Laa laa laa! We're back again!
-Naoko
I wonder what would happen if we didn't come back?
-Sakura
They'd all die of a broken heart!
-Rika
XD HAHAHAAAAAA WE COULD TAKE OVER THE WORLD THAT WAY!
-Naoko
=^-_-^= They don't own it. They own nothing that has to do with CCS, except Sakura, and that's a copy of the first movie and some manga and a couple of action figures.
-kuri-chan
Just so you know, this is back in Syaoran's POV.
-Naoko
The next couple of months went pretty well for me. Nothing too bad happened, except for the occasional tripping over a stone when Sakura looked at me of banging my locker shut loudly when she spoke to me. I thought life might actually be looking up for me in Tomoeda, that is, until Halloween came.
One day in class, Tomoyo ran up to Sakura, very much excited. Naoko followed her.
"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo cried. "They're having a Halloween masquerade ball!"
"Hoe?" Sakura said. "What's that?"
"Halloween or a masquerade ball?" Naoko asked.
"Meling walked up to us. "Halloween? Isn't that a western holiday where the dead supposedly rise up to visit the living?"
"HOEEE!" Sakura whimpered. "That doesn't sound like fun."
Naoko's eyes were shining. "That's not the best part Sakura-chan," she said. "Everyone dresses up in a costume!"
Sakura perked up a bit. "That part doesn't sound too bad." She said.
Tomoyo nodded encouragingly. "Our ball is going to have a theme. You are supposed to dress up like people from the 1600-1700s. Usually, it is just European clothing styles, but our school decided to make it worldwide. The only thing you are required to wear is a mask." Her eyes started to shine. "May I make your costume? Please?" She clapped her hands. "I have the perfect idea!"
Sakura sweat dropped. "I don't even know if I'm going to the ball."
Naoko looked shocked. "Why not? It will be so much fun!" Just because it has to do with Halloween doesn't mean you can't make it fun!"
"Won't I need a date for the ball?" Sakura asked.
At the word date, I, who had been getting out my books, accidentally dropped them on the ground. By this time, they were all used to it, so usually no one even looked at me. I had grown thankful for that. This time, however, Tomoyo glanced at me slyly. "I don't think you need to worry about that," she said. I gulped.
Sakura just looked confused.
'Thank God she can be so dense' I thought.
I didn't really pay attention the rest of class. I spent it hoping and praying that by some chance, Tomoyo want thinking of setting me up with Sakura. A very small part of me was hoping that she was, but I managed to squash it down.
No such luck though; after school Tomoyo pulled me aside. Meling took the responsibility of keeping Sakura occupied. 'I'll bet they're in on this together' I thought.
'Why oh why do I have to have such a meddlesome cousin?'
"Syaoran," Tomoyo was saying to me. "Do you have a date for the masquerade ball yet?"
"No," I replied. I was going to continue on to tell her that I wasn't going to go, but she started talking again.
"I thought not," she told me. "Then you wouldn't mind going with Sakura- chan, would you?"
I could feel my face start to turn red. "uh."
"Oh, come on!" Tomoyo cried. "I KNOW you like her. It's so obvious!"
I decided not to reply to that.
"It'll be fun! I promise!"
I looked down at my feet. "Will anyone else be going?" I mumbled.
I could hear Tomoyo was smiling. "Takashi and Chiharu will be going together. I might even go if I can find a date. I THINK Meling is going too."
I looked up, surprised. "She has ANOTHER boyfriend?"
"Yeah," she said dismissively. "Some guy named _______ Nabisco from the track team."
I glowered. 'She never told me,' I thought.
"Great then, it's settled!" Tomoyo said. "I'll make you two matching outfits!" She turned around and headed off, no doubt to tell Meling the "good" news.
"Wait!" I cried after her. "I never said - " It was too late. She already turned the corner.
"Agreed." I scowled and put my hands in my pockets. 'Just when I thought everything was getting better.' I headed off to my locker. I met Takashi there.
"So," he said to me. "I hear you're going to the dance with Sakura.
I jerked my locker open angrily and all my books fell out. 'How does he know already?'
"Not by choice," I said through clenched teeth. 'What did I do to deserve all this?' I bent down to pick up my stuff.
"What are you so mad about?" Takashi said to me. "You like her, don't you?"
"I DON'T LIKE HER! WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK I LIKE HER?" I bellowed, making several lower-classmen stop and stare.
"Sure." Takashi said.
"It's just..." I wracked my brain for a word. "Uh."
Takashi patted my shoulder. "It's ok," he said.
I glowered at him. "Let's go," I said stiffly.
"Wait!" Takashi said. "Aren't you going to soccer club?"
"I'm not in the mood for it today," I said.
"Come on!" Takashi prodded me. "Just because of one date-"
"It's not that!" I said. "I've just been having a bad day!" At that moment, as if to accent my statement, a book hit me on the head. I fell over flat on my face.
A girl ran up to me. "I'm so sorry!" she cried and bowed and picked up her book.
Takashi helped me up. "All of your karma has decided to pay you back now?" he asked jokingly.
I rubbed the place where the book collided with my head. "I think I'm going to go home. I can't take this anymore."
"I hope your day turns out better!" Takashi called after me.
On the way home I decided to stop off at the mall to get myself a special treat. I desperately needed something to cheer me up. On the way to the ice cream stands I passed a cake shop. Sakura was inside. I tried to sneak by without her seeing me, but no such luck. Fate was really after me today.
"Uh, hi" she said to me.
"H-hi" I replied. We stood in silence for a minute.
"Um, so, I guess we're going to the ball together," she said finally.
I made a squeak that sounded something like a "yes."
"Well, uh, thanks, I guess. I mean, I wanted to go because you can dress up, but there was the date issue and all, and, um, well, yeah!" Sakura said.
All I could manage to get out was, "No problem."
Sakura laughed nervously. "Well, I have to get going now, so bye!" She gave a little wave, turned, and left.
I didn't even have the heart to go get the ice cream. I watched Sakura leave, then went home.
When I got to my room, I flopped on the bed and contemplated my day. Before long, Meling came in.
"Tomoyo-chan called when you were gone," she said. "Since the ball is only two weeks away, she wants to get the costumes started ASAP. She wants you and me to go over to her house today so she can get our measurements."
I groaned. 'Can this day get any worse?'
Meling shook her head. "It can't be that bad!"
I looked up furiously. "Do you even KNOW how badly my day has gone?" I demanded.
Meling shrugged. I proceeded to tell her about my day.
"Got hit in the head with a book?" Meling asked me when I was finished. "That's pretty good!"
I threw a pillow at her. "Go away!"
Meling grabbed the back of my shirt and dragged me out of the room - again.
"Come on!" she snapped. "Tomoyo-chan has really been looking forward to this! She really likes doing these types of things! The least you can do is humor her."
I chose not to answer. When I regained my feet, to try to get back at her, I demanded,
"Why didn't you tell me you were going out with someone?"
"Oh, Nabisco?" she said dismissively. "I really didn't think you would care. You never seem to."
"Well, maybe I'm concerned about my cousin!"
"Well, I really like this one," Meling said. "He's nice, cute, funny, smart." she kept going on and on so I just wandered (in my mind) off, wondering what I was going to do.
Meling called a taxi. "Do you know where we're going?" I asked her.
"Of course!" Meling replied. "Don't be stupid!"
"You say that too much," I said to her.
"You need it." She responded. We got into the taxi and Meling told the driver the address.
When we got to Tomoyo's house, Sakura and Chiharu were standing outside the gate.
"Hello!" Chiharu said to us brightly.
"Hey!" Meling said.
Sakura walked up to the gate. "We are here to see Tomoyo-san," she said into a little box at the side of the gate. "This is Kinomoto Sakura, Li Meling, Li Syaoran, and Mihara Chiharu."
"You are expected," a voice said. "Please come in." the gate opened.
The four of us walked in. Tomoyo, Takashi, and another guy walked up to us.
Meling smiled and ran to grab the guy's hand. "Syaoran, this is Nabisco," she said.
Nabisco bowed. "Nice to meet you."
I bowed back. "Ditto."
Tomoyo smiled. "Well, since we're all here, why don't we get started?"
"What about Naoko-chan?" And Rika-chan?" Meling asked. "I know that Naoko- chan really wanted to go."
"Rika-chan is going to a party with Terada-sensei. (A/N - They're closer together in age!) Naoko-chan doesn't have a date." Tomoyo finished sadly. Nabisco perked up. "Naoko? I've heard that name. What's she look like?"
Rika described her.
"Hey, that sounds just like the girl Sakaguchi-kun likes!" Nabisco said.
"Reeeeally?" Tomoyo asked. She seemed eerily eager. "Are you sure?"
Takashi nodded. "Yeah. I was talking to him about it a while ago."
Tomoyo's face lit up with a smile that seemed to scare everyone. "I think I have two more costumes to make then."
Everyone sweat dropped.
"Quick! Someone give me that phone number!" Tomoyo demanded. "I don't have my planner with me!"
Chiharu recited Naoko's phone number.
"Great," Tomoyo said. "Now I need a phone." She led us to her room, where she had a speakerphone. When we got there, she made everyone sit down. She prepared to dial the number.
"Wait!" Sakura cried. "Shouldn't we see if Sakaguchi-kun wants to go to the dance with her first?"
"And, wouldn't it be a good idea if HE asked her?" Meling asked.
Tomoyo seemed put-out for a couple of seconds. She then brightened up. "I know! We'll call Sakaguchi-kun and see if he wants to ask her! If he does, then we can make them meet at the mall!"
Everyone sweat dropped again. 'She sure is persistent' I thought.
"I'll call him," Nabisco said. He dialed the number.
"Hello?" a voice on the other end said.
"Sakaguchi-kun!" Nabisco said. "You like a girl named Yanagisawa Naoko, right?"
"What's all this about?" the voice asked suspiciously.
"Just answer the question!" Tomoyo cried.
"Huh? Who's that?"
Sakaguchi sweat dropped as Meling clapped a hand over Tomoyo's mouth. "Uh, that was Meling-chan."
"Why is Li-san on the phone?" Sakaguchi asked.
"We're on a speaker phone," Sakaguchi said. He gave a nervous laugh and glared at
Tomoyo. Tomoyo mouthed "sorry".
"Uh. ok. Sakaguchi's voice said. "Yeah, I do. Why?"
"Have you asked her to the ball?" Meling piped up.
"Yeah, actually I did. About 15 minutes ago. She said yes."
Tomoyo gave a silent cheer. She then gave Sakaguchi a pointed look.
Sakaguchi sighed. "You need to come to Daijobou Tomoyo's house right now. She wants to size you for a costume for the ball," he said. He then gave Sakaguchi the address.
"Ok." Sakaguchi seemed a little surprised and confused. "I guess I'll see you in a couple of minutes then. Bye for now."
"Bye," Sakaguchi said. He hung up.
Tomoyo floated up. "Now I have to call Naoko-chan!" she cried.
Everyone groaned. I leaned back. This would be a long evening.
Yay! That chappy is done!
-Rika
Where's Naoko?
-Sakura
I donno. *they hear psycho laugher* uh.. *bursts in with a Syaoran doll* BURN BABY BUUUURN!!! *lights it on fire* XD
-Naoko
SYAORAN! *bursts into tears*
-Sakura
BWAHAHAHA!
-Naoko
*sweatdrop*
-Rika and Kuri-chan
*clasps chest and falls over*
-Sakura
What was that for?
-Rika
Step one of taking over the world: breaking Sakura's heart. *quenches flames* -Naoko
=^O.o^= ok..
-Kuri-chan
-Naoko
I wonder what would happen if we didn't come back?
-Sakura
They'd all die of a broken heart!
-Rika
XD HAHAHAAAAAA WE COULD TAKE OVER THE WORLD THAT WAY!
-Naoko
=^-_-^= They don't own it. They own nothing that has to do with CCS, except Sakura, and that's a copy of the first movie and some manga and a couple of action figures.
-kuri-chan
Just so you know, this is back in Syaoran's POV.
-Naoko
The next couple of months went pretty well for me. Nothing too bad happened, except for the occasional tripping over a stone when Sakura looked at me of banging my locker shut loudly when she spoke to me. I thought life might actually be looking up for me in Tomoeda, that is, until Halloween came.
One day in class, Tomoyo ran up to Sakura, very much excited. Naoko followed her.
"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo cried. "They're having a Halloween masquerade ball!"
"Hoe?" Sakura said. "What's that?"
"Halloween or a masquerade ball?" Naoko asked.
"Meling walked up to us. "Halloween? Isn't that a western holiday where the dead supposedly rise up to visit the living?"
"HOEEE!" Sakura whimpered. "That doesn't sound like fun."
Naoko's eyes were shining. "That's not the best part Sakura-chan," she said. "Everyone dresses up in a costume!"
Sakura perked up a bit. "That part doesn't sound too bad." She said.
Tomoyo nodded encouragingly. "Our ball is going to have a theme. You are supposed to dress up like people from the 1600-1700s. Usually, it is just European clothing styles, but our school decided to make it worldwide. The only thing you are required to wear is a mask." Her eyes started to shine. "May I make your costume? Please?" She clapped her hands. "I have the perfect idea!"
Sakura sweat dropped. "I don't even know if I'm going to the ball."
Naoko looked shocked. "Why not? It will be so much fun!" Just because it has to do with Halloween doesn't mean you can't make it fun!"
"Won't I need a date for the ball?" Sakura asked.
At the word date, I, who had been getting out my books, accidentally dropped them on the ground. By this time, they were all used to it, so usually no one even looked at me. I had grown thankful for that. This time, however, Tomoyo glanced at me slyly. "I don't think you need to worry about that," she said. I gulped.
Sakura just looked confused.
'Thank God she can be so dense' I thought.
I didn't really pay attention the rest of class. I spent it hoping and praying that by some chance, Tomoyo want thinking of setting me up with Sakura. A very small part of me was hoping that she was, but I managed to squash it down.
No such luck though; after school Tomoyo pulled me aside. Meling took the responsibility of keeping Sakura occupied. 'I'll bet they're in on this together' I thought.
'Why oh why do I have to have such a meddlesome cousin?'
"Syaoran," Tomoyo was saying to me. "Do you have a date for the masquerade ball yet?"
"No," I replied. I was going to continue on to tell her that I wasn't going to go, but she started talking again.
"I thought not," she told me. "Then you wouldn't mind going with Sakura- chan, would you?"
I could feel my face start to turn red. "uh."
"Oh, come on!" Tomoyo cried. "I KNOW you like her. It's so obvious!"
I decided not to reply to that.
"It'll be fun! I promise!"
I looked down at my feet. "Will anyone else be going?" I mumbled.
I could hear Tomoyo was smiling. "Takashi and Chiharu will be going together. I might even go if I can find a date. I THINK Meling is going too."
I looked up, surprised. "She has ANOTHER boyfriend?"
"Yeah," she said dismissively. "Some guy named _______ Nabisco from the track team."
I glowered. 'She never told me,' I thought.
"Great then, it's settled!" Tomoyo said. "I'll make you two matching outfits!" She turned around and headed off, no doubt to tell Meling the "good" news.
"Wait!" I cried after her. "I never said - " It was too late. She already turned the corner.
"Agreed." I scowled and put my hands in my pockets. 'Just when I thought everything was getting better.' I headed off to my locker. I met Takashi there.
"So," he said to me. "I hear you're going to the dance with Sakura.
I jerked my locker open angrily and all my books fell out. 'How does he know already?'
"Not by choice," I said through clenched teeth. 'What did I do to deserve all this?' I bent down to pick up my stuff.
"What are you so mad about?" Takashi said to me. "You like her, don't you?"
"I DON'T LIKE HER! WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK I LIKE HER?" I bellowed, making several lower-classmen stop and stare.
"Sure." Takashi said.
"It's just..." I wracked my brain for a word. "Uh."
Takashi patted my shoulder. "It's ok," he said.
I glowered at him. "Let's go," I said stiffly.
"Wait!" Takashi said. "Aren't you going to soccer club?"
"I'm not in the mood for it today," I said.
"Come on!" Takashi prodded me. "Just because of one date-"
"It's not that!" I said. "I've just been having a bad day!" At that moment, as if to accent my statement, a book hit me on the head. I fell over flat on my face.
A girl ran up to me. "I'm so sorry!" she cried and bowed and picked up her book.
Takashi helped me up. "All of your karma has decided to pay you back now?" he asked jokingly.
I rubbed the place where the book collided with my head. "I think I'm going to go home. I can't take this anymore."
"I hope your day turns out better!" Takashi called after me.
On the way home I decided to stop off at the mall to get myself a special treat. I desperately needed something to cheer me up. On the way to the ice cream stands I passed a cake shop. Sakura was inside. I tried to sneak by without her seeing me, but no such luck. Fate was really after me today.
"Uh, hi" she said to me.
"H-hi" I replied. We stood in silence for a minute.
"Um, so, I guess we're going to the ball together," she said finally.
I made a squeak that sounded something like a "yes."
"Well, uh, thanks, I guess. I mean, I wanted to go because you can dress up, but there was the date issue and all, and, um, well, yeah!" Sakura said.
All I could manage to get out was, "No problem."
Sakura laughed nervously. "Well, I have to get going now, so bye!" She gave a little wave, turned, and left.
I didn't even have the heart to go get the ice cream. I watched Sakura leave, then went home.
When I got to my room, I flopped on the bed and contemplated my day. Before long, Meling came in.
"Tomoyo-chan called when you were gone," she said. "Since the ball is only two weeks away, she wants to get the costumes started ASAP. She wants you and me to go over to her house today so she can get our measurements."
I groaned. 'Can this day get any worse?'
Meling shook her head. "It can't be that bad!"
I looked up furiously. "Do you even KNOW how badly my day has gone?" I demanded.
Meling shrugged. I proceeded to tell her about my day.
"Got hit in the head with a book?" Meling asked me when I was finished. "That's pretty good!"
I threw a pillow at her. "Go away!"
Meling grabbed the back of my shirt and dragged me out of the room - again.
"Come on!" she snapped. "Tomoyo-chan has really been looking forward to this! She really likes doing these types of things! The least you can do is humor her."
I chose not to answer. When I regained my feet, to try to get back at her, I demanded,
"Why didn't you tell me you were going out with someone?"
"Oh, Nabisco?" she said dismissively. "I really didn't think you would care. You never seem to."
"Well, maybe I'm concerned about my cousin!"
"Well, I really like this one," Meling said. "He's nice, cute, funny, smart." she kept going on and on so I just wandered (in my mind) off, wondering what I was going to do.
Meling called a taxi. "Do you know where we're going?" I asked her.
"Of course!" Meling replied. "Don't be stupid!"
"You say that too much," I said to her.
"You need it." She responded. We got into the taxi and Meling told the driver the address.
When we got to Tomoyo's house, Sakura and Chiharu were standing outside the gate.
"Hello!" Chiharu said to us brightly.
"Hey!" Meling said.
Sakura walked up to the gate. "We are here to see Tomoyo-san," she said into a little box at the side of the gate. "This is Kinomoto Sakura, Li Meling, Li Syaoran, and Mihara Chiharu."
"You are expected," a voice said. "Please come in." the gate opened.
The four of us walked in. Tomoyo, Takashi, and another guy walked up to us.
Meling smiled and ran to grab the guy's hand. "Syaoran, this is Nabisco," she said.
Nabisco bowed. "Nice to meet you."
I bowed back. "Ditto."
Tomoyo smiled. "Well, since we're all here, why don't we get started?"
"What about Naoko-chan?" And Rika-chan?" Meling asked. "I know that Naoko- chan really wanted to go."
"Rika-chan is going to a party with Terada-sensei. (A/N - They're closer together in age!) Naoko-chan doesn't have a date." Tomoyo finished sadly. Nabisco perked up. "Naoko? I've heard that name. What's she look like?"
Rika described her.
"Hey, that sounds just like the girl Sakaguchi-kun likes!" Nabisco said.
"Reeeeally?" Tomoyo asked. She seemed eerily eager. "Are you sure?"
Takashi nodded. "Yeah. I was talking to him about it a while ago."
Tomoyo's face lit up with a smile that seemed to scare everyone. "I think I have two more costumes to make then."
Everyone sweat dropped.
"Quick! Someone give me that phone number!" Tomoyo demanded. "I don't have my planner with me!"
Chiharu recited Naoko's phone number.
"Great," Tomoyo said. "Now I need a phone." She led us to her room, where she had a speakerphone. When we got there, she made everyone sit down. She prepared to dial the number.
"Wait!" Sakura cried. "Shouldn't we see if Sakaguchi-kun wants to go to the dance with her first?"
"And, wouldn't it be a good idea if HE asked her?" Meling asked.
Tomoyo seemed put-out for a couple of seconds. She then brightened up. "I know! We'll call Sakaguchi-kun and see if he wants to ask her! If he does, then we can make them meet at the mall!"
Everyone sweat dropped again. 'She sure is persistent' I thought.
"I'll call him," Nabisco said. He dialed the number.
"Hello?" a voice on the other end said.
"Sakaguchi-kun!" Nabisco said. "You like a girl named Yanagisawa Naoko, right?"
"What's all this about?" the voice asked suspiciously.
"Just answer the question!" Tomoyo cried.
"Huh? Who's that?"
Sakaguchi sweat dropped as Meling clapped a hand over Tomoyo's mouth. "Uh, that was Meling-chan."
"Why is Li-san on the phone?" Sakaguchi asked.
"We're on a speaker phone," Sakaguchi said. He gave a nervous laugh and glared at
Tomoyo. Tomoyo mouthed "sorry".
"Uh. ok. Sakaguchi's voice said. "Yeah, I do. Why?"
"Have you asked her to the ball?" Meling piped up.
"Yeah, actually I did. About 15 minutes ago. She said yes."
Tomoyo gave a silent cheer. She then gave Sakaguchi a pointed look.
Sakaguchi sighed. "You need to come to Daijobou Tomoyo's house right now. She wants to size you for a costume for the ball," he said. He then gave Sakaguchi the address.
"Ok." Sakaguchi seemed a little surprised and confused. "I guess I'll see you in a couple of minutes then. Bye for now."
"Bye," Sakaguchi said. He hung up.
Tomoyo floated up. "Now I have to call Naoko-chan!" she cried.
Everyone groaned. I leaned back. This would be a long evening.
Yay! That chappy is done!
-Rika
Where's Naoko?
-Sakura
I donno. *they hear psycho laugher* uh.. *bursts in with a Syaoran doll* BURN BABY BUUUURN!!! *lights it on fire* XD
-Naoko
SYAORAN! *bursts into tears*
-Sakura
BWAHAHAHA!
-Naoko
*sweatdrop*
-Rika and Kuri-chan
*clasps chest and falls over*
-Sakura
What was that for?
-Rika
Step one of taking over the world: breaking Sakura's heart. *quenches flames* -Naoko
=^O.o^= ok..
-Kuri-chan
