~ A Week With You ~
written by: Kinomoto Sakura
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I'm sort of mad right now.the last chapter uploaded in a VERY strange way. All the ellipsis, or the '.' turned into a period and the double spacing turned into single spacing. Argh. I dearly hope this chapter'll upload CORRECTLY! I am SO glad you guys are enjoying this ficcy. There were ninety-one reviews the last time I checked! Wow! I never thought that this fic would get so many reviews. ^^ Well, onto more important things-the fanfic! Here is the next chapter, as promised. Getting any hints of Syaoran softening up? Well, your guess was right! But I can't make Syaoran fall for Sakura THAT quickly.even though this is already the sixth chapter! I updated so soon cuz it's summer vacation, and I have tons of time, so expect the next chapter to be up soon as well! ^^
And, I decided to add something new to the top of every chapter.it's called, Kinomoto Sakura's Talk to the Characters time! ^^ Hehehe.well, today, we are going to meet-Li Syaoran.
Kinomoto Sakura a.k.a Emma (my other online name) v.s. Li Syaoran --
Emma: "Well, good morning Syaoran-kun. How is my widdle cutie-pie? Syaoran: (glare) "Don't call me THAT! You are worse the Eriol." Emma: (fake sniffle) "Wahh! You ungrateful person! I'm making this an S+S ficcy and this is how you repay me? I could make Sakura fall in love with- Yamasaki! And make YOU marry Meiling! And all the fun stuff!" Syaoran: (panicky) "No! NO! Alright-I'll just allow YOU to call me that.why are you picking on ME?" Emma: (sweet smile) "Oh-you're just so much fun to tease, Syaoran!" Syaoran: "Well, are you going to write the story or not?" Emma: (evil smile) "You're going to be blushing a LOT in the chapter." Syaoran: (blushing) "Really?" Emma: (smugly) "Told ya so."
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Disclaimer: I'm broke, so there is no way I could own CCS!
AND! Don't forget to read my new S+S fanfic, My Angel, My Only, and review! Thanks SO MUCH if you did review it! I couldn't e-mail you last time, but this time I'll try too. ^^ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Back from Chapter Five:
Sakura had fallen fast asleep, her book dangling from her fingertips, and the blanket still half covering her. Syaoran sighed, looking at the innocently sleeping girl. He stood up, and tiptoed over to the girl, with a snoring 'stuffed animal' next to her. How can she sleep though that, he wondered.
Syaoran gently lifted the book up, and placed it back on her nightstand. He covered her with the sheets, and looked at her sweet, smiling face. "Sakura." he whispered, and heard Kero mumbling in his sleep.
"Brat, I know you like her. Admit it." Kero mumbled, while flipping over in his sleep. Syaoran shook his head, "Kero has no idea that I.might."
Kero opened his eyes, and said up, looking at Syaoran. "I knew it kid. You like her, plain and simple." Syaoran gasped. "Y-you're awake! I didn't mean that.if you heard anything.if you didn't.or." he said frantically.
Kero smirked. "I won't tell her kid. She's too dense to know it." Syaoran turned to him, and said, ".Do you promise?" Kero just smirked again, and plopped down next to Sakura, finally falling into a real slumber.
CHAPTER SIX --- Picture Me Perfect
It was a bright and sunny morning. A soft, gentle wind slowly blew threw the trees, and the rays of the sun shown on a particular, green-eyed girl.
"SA-KU-RA!" a boy's voice yelled into her ear. "HOE?! Is there an EARTHQUAKE?!" Sakura jumped up from her bed, staring at a certain amber- eyed boy staring as if she had gone mad.
"Sakura, Tomoyo invited us to go to that picnic today," Syaoran began, then muttered, "Not that I want to go, but she insisted." Sakura blinked, staring at him.
"What are you doing in my room, Syaoran?" she asked, still staring at him. Syaoran sweatdropped, creating an anime vein popping in his head. "You forget everything when you sleep, don't you?"
Sakura blinked again, realization dawning upon her. "Oh! I forgot, the assignment. What time is it?" She glanced at her pink rabbit clock by her bedside. Her eyes widened.
"It's ONLY SIX in the MORNING and you WAKE ME UP?!" she yelled, acting very UN-Sakura like. But then again, you can't really blame her.Syaoran you early bird! (A/N: Hehe, I couldn't resist adding that!)
She presently fell back onto her bed, still clad in her white pajamas. Syaoran sweatdropped. Maybe I woke her too soon, after all, not everybody is such an early riser like me, he thought.
He crept downstairs, finding Sakura's dad preparing breakfast. When he spotted Syaoran, he grinned broadly. "Ohayo! Guess you're an early bird, like me, eh? Well, I guess Sakura and Touya inherited Nadeshiko's gene, always wanting to sleep to the last minute."
Syaoran looked at Fujitaka more seriously, "Is Sakura very-sad, about her mother's death?"
Fujitaka looked at him in surprise. "Why-not really. She doesn't really remember her mother that well. You see, Nadeshiko died when Sakura was only three years old."
Fujitaka continued flipping pancakes on the stove, saying, "Why the sudden interest in Sakura, Syaoran?" Syaoran blushed red as a tomato. "Err."
Just then, a tousled head appeared in the room. "Dad?" a sweet voice called as she slumped into the kitchen. Fujitaka looked up to see a sleepy Sakura.
"Why, Sakura! You're up so early today! And you're still in your pajamas, with guests here too!" Fujitaka exclaimed. Syaoran shook his head, blushing, "I don't mind."
Sakura growled good-naturedly at Syaoran, "It was all his fault. He woke me up at six, can you believe it. Now I can't fall asleep and I heard voices downstairs."
Syaoran couldn't help smiling slightly at Sakura. She was so sweet-and innocent. "Sakura, I think you'd better eat, Tomoyo told us to meet her at the Daidouji mansion early."
Sakura giggled, "That's only because Tomoyo KNOWS that I will be late, and so when she thinks when she says EARLY, she will think I will be there just on time!" Fujitaka and Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Well, we'd better leave early anyway." Syaoran said a tiny bit crossly, even though he had a half-amused, half-anxious smile on his face. Sakura jumped up from the chair, walking back to the stairs.
"Fine by me! Just let me get dressed and eat breakfast-don't worry, I'm fast. I got a LOT of practice this year." She winked, and skipped up the stairs, humming.
What is she so happy about, Syaoran thought.
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Sakura hummed, as she pondered what to wear. Finally, she decided on a color that she didn't normally wear. Green. She picked out a short spring green summer dress, since it was supposed to be hot out today.
"Hmmm.I wonder if Syaoran-kun will like it." she said as she held it against her self, observing herself in the mirror. Then she shrugged. Why do I care anyway?
She quickly slipped out of her pajamas and slipped the silky fabric on. It was perfect. It had been a few sizes to big a few years ago, but now it was perfect. It was a present from Tomoyo, a long time ago. Tomoyo had been disappointed when she didn't wear it-Sakura thought green wasn't her color at that time.
But now, as she surveyed the dress, it was perfected. Falling slowly to her knees, then a white ribbon woven at the hemline, it was just absolutely perfect for today. Sakura felt like something big was going to happen today. This was the DAY.
Sakura ran to the bathroom, hearing a small voice remark, "You know Sakura, you are being more-let's just say you are paying more attention to what you are wearing today."
Kero was sleepily waking up, and watching her. "You usually grab whatever you find and stuff it on." He informed her. Sakura blushed. Why was she paying so much attention to what she wore?
"Oh be quiet, Kero-chan! Tomoyo, Yamasaki, Chiharu, Eriol, Naoko, Rika, Syaoran and I are going on a picnic today. The we are going to go to the school to help the teachers decorate for the festival at the end of the week."
Kero flew into the air, searching the room for something to eat. "Sakura, I have an odd feeling about today.it seems like something big is going to happen. Not something bad-something good, actually." Sakura smiled. "Exactly."
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Syaoran waited impatiently downstairs. Where was Sakura? Then, a beautiful green-eyed girl, with honey-brown hair ran down the stairs. That green matches her eyes, Syaoran thought. Wait, what am I thinking?!
Sakura rushed past me, sat down on a chair, grabbed a cup of cold orange juice, and gulped it down in five seconds. Syaoran gaped.
Sakura grinned, "I told you I was fast. I know it's not very lady-like," she admitted, "That's what Touya says every morning." Syaoran scoffed, "Lady-like! Good riddance you're not."
Sakura blushed, finishing her pancakes. She wiped her mouth daintily with a napkin and got up, saying, "Okay, I'm all ready to go to Tomoyo's house!" Syaoran just stood there, staring at her.
Sakura stared right back. "What? Do I have an egg on my face or something?" she inquired, looking at him. He blushed. "Oh, it's just that I've never thought about you that way before." he froze. Did I just say that out loud?
Sakura just blushed again, and said quickly, without looking at him, "Let's just go." Syaoran followed her, glad that she had questioned what he said.
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"Ohayo, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura greeted her best friend cheerfully. The lavender-haired girl, with violet eyes smiled serenely back at Sakura. Syaoran just stared at his feet and muttered, "Daidouji."
Sakura glanced over at Li, and then laughed, "Syaoran-kun, no need to act so formal! You've known Tomoyo for like-forever!" Syaoran just shrugged and threw his not-so-usual rare smile.
Chiharu, Yamasaki, Naoko, Eriol, and Rika were walking down the street to the front of the Daidouji mansion. Chiharu glanced admiringly at the mansion.
"Your mansion is HUGE, Tomoyo." She remarked sincerely.
Yamasaki looked up at the huge sprawling mansion. "Did you know that the first mansion was invented by this one constructer, who was horrible at math, and did the dimensions of the house three times as large?"
Sakura's eyes opened wide. "Really?" she asked, her wide innocent green eyes drinking in every word. Suddenly, Chiharu came in and whacked Yamasaki over the head with the picnic basket she was carrying.
"Lies! All you tell are lies! I don't know WHY we EVER even PUT UP WITH YOU!" she yelled, the whole time hitting him over the head.
Everybody sweatdropped, watching the two. Unknown to Sakura, Syaoran wasn't watching the scene-he was watching her. Sakura suddenly turned to Syaoran-to find him staring at her.
"What's wrong?" she said crossly, getting unnerved by Syaoran's constant staring. Syaoran's face burned red, as he muttered, "Nothing." Sakura glanced at him again. "You know, it isn't even noon and you have a horrible sunburn, Syaoran!" (A/N: Dense Sakura!)
Syaoran, if possible went even more scarlet, and turned away, muttering something that was inaudible. "Well, ready to go, guys?" Rika said softly.
Sakura looked at her brightly, "Sure, let's go!
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They reached a pretty park, with a small quiet brook, and a little bridge. Many families with little children were laughing and playing by the stream, oblivious to the rest of the world.
Sakura ran over a huge, looming tree with pink blossoms, "Let's sit here, under the cherry blossom tree, okay?" she asked excitedly. The rest of the group agreed, and they sat down to eat.
"Eeeeeeeee!" Chiharu shrieked as she looked into the picnic basket. A small golden 'stuffed animal' was sitting in the basket, frozen. It looked like it could have been eating-but it couldn't be.
Chiharu shuffled about six feet away from the basket when she stuttered, "W- Wh-What IS that thing?!" Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo sweatdropped.
Sakura looked at Kero nervously, "Ummm-err-ehh-"
Suddenly, there was distraction by a yell coming from the other side of the park, "Hey, I didn't know you guys were eating here today too!"
Meiling, who seemed to be dragging Hinato (A/N: Remember him?) was running over, smirking for some reason. She glanced at Syaoran and Sakura, and giggled.
Syaoran raised an eyebrow at Meiling. Meiling-giggling? Something was definitely UP. Tomoyo, looked up, and smiled at them. "Come and join us!"
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Her honey-brown hair rose and fell in the soft breeze that was rushing by them. They had finished lunch, and Naoko was telling them a ghost story, with Yamasaki cutting in every five minutes.
Sakura had fallen asleep, her back against the tree. Good thing too, because she would have been frightened out of her wits if she heard the story.
"Yamasaki, how in the world am I supposed to tell this story if you keep saying, 'Did you know." every five seconds?!" Naoko said crossly, looking at him.
Chiharu smiled, "Don't worry, I'll deal with HIM." She continued in dragging Yamasaki by the ear off to the stream, and them dumping him in it. She came back, dusting off her hands.
"There. It is all disposed of. Continuing, Naoko?" Chiharu said, with a small grin on her face. Naoko smiled, "Sure! Okay, so then the ghost frightened off the girl who was-"
Syaoran wasn't really paying much attention to the story. He was watching Sakura sleep, looking like an angel, even when dreaming. Tomoyo caught him staring and quickly videotaped him, whispering, "Kawaii!"
Eriol was talking to Tomoyo, something about school, and they weren't listening to the story either. Rika was talking with them as well.
"You know, I personally think that it should be a MASKED ball," Tomoyo started, then Eriol cut in, "That would be a good idea, but what about having costumes, or something like that-"
Rika smiled at them, "That would be a fabulous idea! I'm sure I can ask Tereda-sensei to arrange all that for you guys." Tomoyo's eyes sparkled, "Really? YES!" she punched a fist into the air, looking unlike Tomoyo.
"Gomen nasai," she said sheepishly, "I'm just excited about making Sakura a new dress, Ohohohoho!" Sakura then yawned, and blinked sleepily.
"Hooe.?" she mumbled, still yawning, "What's going on?" Chiharu looked over at Sakura, remarking, "You sure can sleep Sakura. Didn't you get enough sleep last night?"
Sakura suddenly did a mock-glare at Syaoran, "SOMEBODY woke me up this morning at SIX, can you believe it, six' o' clock in the morning, and he was yelling at me to wake up."
Syaoran blushed; "I-I-" Sakura shushed him, "No need to explain, I'll just bet you wake people up every morning, just try not to do it to me, ne?" Still blushing, he nodded.
Eriol excused himself, saying he wanted to go buy some more drinks from a vendor nearby, and Rika said, "I'll come with you, I don't mind." Eriol shook his head, "No, stay here, I'll get your drinks."
Syaoran looked at him suspiciously, then shrugged. Tomoyo was watching this exchange, and then laughed, "Oh-ho! Sakura is good for you, you are getting soft, Syaoran!"
"W-what?" he stammered, "I am NOT!" Everybody laughed.
Tomoyo suddenly looked up, looking troubled, "Eriol still hasn't come back.do you think something could have happened to him?" Just then, a sudden strike of thunder boomed from the sky, hitting the picnic basket, inches away from them.
"Aiiiiiieeeeee!" Naoko and Rika dashed from the spot they were sitting at. Chiharu jumped, grabbing Yamasaki's hand (A/N: Let's just pretend he crawled out of the river, kk?).
Syaoran yelled over the boom of thunder, "Sakura-sleep!" She nodded, "Sleep Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Make everyone fall asleep!"
Against her will, Tomoyo fell asleep with the rest of the group, and then Sakura, Syaoran, and Kero (A/N: Kero had come out of the basket, after Chiharu's fright.) were the only ones still awake, since only they had magic.
Sakura thought, looking at the huge crashing of thunder, then an idea formed in her mind. What if, I waited till the thunder gathered at the last second, and then stop it with Shadow, stopping the main point of magic, she thought.
Sakura searched the area with her senses, trying to sense the main point of magic. "It's coming from-there!" she yelled, pointing at the forest.
Kero zoomed after her, with Syaoran a few steps in front of her. "Are you sure about this, Sakura?" Kero asked, quickly changing into his real form.
Sakura nodded, "Hai!" Syaoran looked at her, but then shrugged, saying, "If you think so." Sakura ran up the center of the forest, then concentrated all her energy-the power source seemed to be coming from-the large oak tree!
"Shadow Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Capture the source of the thunder!" Sakura called, slapping the card with her wand. A figure, covered in smoky black robes and a hood flew out of the card, covering every inch of the tree.
Syaoran yelled, "Thunder, come to my aid!" He shot a sliver of energy right at the tree, making it stop giving off electricity. "Sakura-now!" he called.
Sakura nodded, a determined look on her face. She thought for a quick second, and then she smiled. Time to put her plan into action. "Wood Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Dispel all the energy from the tree!"
Wood soared into the open, capturing the energy coming from the tree, and then the thunder suddenly halted, without a sound. About a few feet away, a small boy stood on the topmost branches of a tree, smiling.
"Very good-Sakura. You transformed three cards today, more than I expected." Then a figure resembling Yue, only with red wings, said, "Are you sure she is ready that soon, master?" He smiled. "Only a few more cards to go."
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Gomen nasai, to be ending it right here, but this is a longer chapter than my other ones---I just felt like writing, I guess. Anyways, I'm starting a NEW S+S fanfic, called, "My Angel, My Only". PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read and review it? Well, you'll just have to find out what exactly is that BIG thing that's going to happen next time! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'd like to thank all my kind and wonderful reviewers. Thanks again, you guys are the BEST! - Kinomoto Sakura a.k.a Emma
written by: Kinomoto Sakura
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I'm sort of mad right now.the last chapter uploaded in a VERY strange way. All the ellipsis, or the '.' turned into a period and the double spacing turned into single spacing. Argh. I dearly hope this chapter'll upload CORRECTLY! I am SO glad you guys are enjoying this ficcy. There were ninety-one reviews the last time I checked! Wow! I never thought that this fic would get so many reviews. ^^ Well, onto more important things-the fanfic! Here is the next chapter, as promised. Getting any hints of Syaoran softening up? Well, your guess was right! But I can't make Syaoran fall for Sakura THAT quickly.even though this is already the sixth chapter! I updated so soon cuz it's summer vacation, and I have tons of time, so expect the next chapter to be up soon as well! ^^
And, I decided to add something new to the top of every chapter.it's called, Kinomoto Sakura's Talk to the Characters time! ^^ Hehehe.well, today, we are going to meet-Li Syaoran.
Kinomoto Sakura a.k.a Emma (my other online name) v.s. Li Syaoran --
Emma: "Well, good morning Syaoran-kun. How is my widdle cutie-pie? Syaoran: (glare) "Don't call me THAT! You are worse the Eriol." Emma: (fake sniffle) "Wahh! You ungrateful person! I'm making this an S+S ficcy and this is how you repay me? I could make Sakura fall in love with- Yamasaki! And make YOU marry Meiling! And all the fun stuff!" Syaoran: (panicky) "No! NO! Alright-I'll just allow YOU to call me that.why are you picking on ME?" Emma: (sweet smile) "Oh-you're just so much fun to tease, Syaoran!" Syaoran: "Well, are you going to write the story or not?" Emma: (evil smile) "You're going to be blushing a LOT in the chapter." Syaoran: (blushing) "Really?" Emma: (smugly) "Told ya so."
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Disclaimer: I'm broke, so there is no way I could own CCS!
AND! Don't forget to read my new S+S fanfic, My Angel, My Only, and review! Thanks SO MUCH if you did review it! I couldn't e-mail you last time, but this time I'll try too. ^^ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Back from Chapter Five:
Sakura had fallen fast asleep, her book dangling from her fingertips, and the blanket still half covering her. Syaoran sighed, looking at the innocently sleeping girl. He stood up, and tiptoed over to the girl, with a snoring 'stuffed animal' next to her. How can she sleep though that, he wondered.
Syaoran gently lifted the book up, and placed it back on her nightstand. He covered her with the sheets, and looked at her sweet, smiling face. "Sakura." he whispered, and heard Kero mumbling in his sleep.
"Brat, I know you like her. Admit it." Kero mumbled, while flipping over in his sleep. Syaoran shook his head, "Kero has no idea that I.might."
Kero opened his eyes, and said up, looking at Syaoran. "I knew it kid. You like her, plain and simple." Syaoran gasped. "Y-you're awake! I didn't mean that.if you heard anything.if you didn't.or." he said frantically.
Kero smirked. "I won't tell her kid. She's too dense to know it." Syaoran turned to him, and said, ".Do you promise?" Kero just smirked again, and plopped down next to Sakura, finally falling into a real slumber.
CHAPTER SIX --- Picture Me Perfect
It was a bright and sunny morning. A soft, gentle wind slowly blew threw the trees, and the rays of the sun shown on a particular, green-eyed girl.
"SA-KU-RA!" a boy's voice yelled into her ear. "HOE?! Is there an EARTHQUAKE?!" Sakura jumped up from her bed, staring at a certain amber- eyed boy staring as if she had gone mad.
"Sakura, Tomoyo invited us to go to that picnic today," Syaoran began, then muttered, "Not that I want to go, but she insisted." Sakura blinked, staring at him.
"What are you doing in my room, Syaoran?" she asked, still staring at him. Syaoran sweatdropped, creating an anime vein popping in his head. "You forget everything when you sleep, don't you?"
Sakura blinked again, realization dawning upon her. "Oh! I forgot, the assignment. What time is it?" She glanced at her pink rabbit clock by her bedside. Her eyes widened.
"It's ONLY SIX in the MORNING and you WAKE ME UP?!" she yelled, acting very UN-Sakura like. But then again, you can't really blame her.Syaoran you early bird! (A/N: Hehe, I couldn't resist adding that!)
She presently fell back onto her bed, still clad in her white pajamas. Syaoran sweatdropped. Maybe I woke her too soon, after all, not everybody is such an early riser like me, he thought.
He crept downstairs, finding Sakura's dad preparing breakfast. When he spotted Syaoran, he grinned broadly. "Ohayo! Guess you're an early bird, like me, eh? Well, I guess Sakura and Touya inherited Nadeshiko's gene, always wanting to sleep to the last minute."
Syaoran looked at Fujitaka more seriously, "Is Sakura very-sad, about her mother's death?"
Fujitaka looked at him in surprise. "Why-not really. She doesn't really remember her mother that well. You see, Nadeshiko died when Sakura was only three years old."
Fujitaka continued flipping pancakes on the stove, saying, "Why the sudden interest in Sakura, Syaoran?" Syaoran blushed red as a tomato. "Err."
Just then, a tousled head appeared in the room. "Dad?" a sweet voice called as she slumped into the kitchen. Fujitaka looked up to see a sleepy Sakura.
"Why, Sakura! You're up so early today! And you're still in your pajamas, with guests here too!" Fujitaka exclaimed. Syaoran shook his head, blushing, "I don't mind."
Sakura growled good-naturedly at Syaoran, "It was all his fault. He woke me up at six, can you believe it. Now I can't fall asleep and I heard voices downstairs."
Syaoran couldn't help smiling slightly at Sakura. She was so sweet-and innocent. "Sakura, I think you'd better eat, Tomoyo told us to meet her at the Daidouji mansion early."
Sakura giggled, "That's only because Tomoyo KNOWS that I will be late, and so when she thinks when she says EARLY, she will think I will be there just on time!" Fujitaka and Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Well, we'd better leave early anyway." Syaoran said a tiny bit crossly, even though he had a half-amused, half-anxious smile on his face. Sakura jumped up from the chair, walking back to the stairs.
"Fine by me! Just let me get dressed and eat breakfast-don't worry, I'm fast. I got a LOT of practice this year." She winked, and skipped up the stairs, humming.
What is she so happy about, Syaoran thought.
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Sakura hummed, as she pondered what to wear. Finally, she decided on a color that she didn't normally wear. Green. She picked out a short spring green summer dress, since it was supposed to be hot out today.
"Hmmm.I wonder if Syaoran-kun will like it." she said as she held it against her self, observing herself in the mirror. Then she shrugged. Why do I care anyway?
She quickly slipped out of her pajamas and slipped the silky fabric on. It was perfect. It had been a few sizes to big a few years ago, but now it was perfect. It was a present from Tomoyo, a long time ago. Tomoyo had been disappointed when she didn't wear it-Sakura thought green wasn't her color at that time.
But now, as she surveyed the dress, it was perfected. Falling slowly to her knees, then a white ribbon woven at the hemline, it was just absolutely perfect for today. Sakura felt like something big was going to happen today. This was the DAY.
Sakura ran to the bathroom, hearing a small voice remark, "You know Sakura, you are being more-let's just say you are paying more attention to what you are wearing today."
Kero was sleepily waking up, and watching her. "You usually grab whatever you find and stuff it on." He informed her. Sakura blushed. Why was she paying so much attention to what she wore?
"Oh be quiet, Kero-chan! Tomoyo, Yamasaki, Chiharu, Eriol, Naoko, Rika, Syaoran and I are going on a picnic today. The we are going to go to the school to help the teachers decorate for the festival at the end of the week."
Kero flew into the air, searching the room for something to eat. "Sakura, I have an odd feeling about today.it seems like something big is going to happen. Not something bad-something good, actually." Sakura smiled. "Exactly."
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Syaoran waited impatiently downstairs. Where was Sakura? Then, a beautiful green-eyed girl, with honey-brown hair ran down the stairs. That green matches her eyes, Syaoran thought. Wait, what am I thinking?!
Sakura rushed past me, sat down on a chair, grabbed a cup of cold orange juice, and gulped it down in five seconds. Syaoran gaped.
Sakura grinned, "I told you I was fast. I know it's not very lady-like," she admitted, "That's what Touya says every morning." Syaoran scoffed, "Lady-like! Good riddance you're not."
Sakura blushed, finishing her pancakes. She wiped her mouth daintily with a napkin and got up, saying, "Okay, I'm all ready to go to Tomoyo's house!" Syaoran just stood there, staring at her.
Sakura stared right back. "What? Do I have an egg on my face or something?" she inquired, looking at him. He blushed. "Oh, it's just that I've never thought about you that way before." he froze. Did I just say that out loud?
Sakura just blushed again, and said quickly, without looking at him, "Let's just go." Syaoran followed her, glad that she had questioned what he said.
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"Ohayo, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura greeted her best friend cheerfully. The lavender-haired girl, with violet eyes smiled serenely back at Sakura. Syaoran just stared at his feet and muttered, "Daidouji."
Sakura glanced over at Li, and then laughed, "Syaoran-kun, no need to act so formal! You've known Tomoyo for like-forever!" Syaoran just shrugged and threw his not-so-usual rare smile.
Chiharu, Yamasaki, Naoko, Eriol, and Rika were walking down the street to the front of the Daidouji mansion. Chiharu glanced admiringly at the mansion.
"Your mansion is HUGE, Tomoyo." She remarked sincerely.
Yamasaki looked up at the huge sprawling mansion. "Did you know that the first mansion was invented by this one constructer, who was horrible at math, and did the dimensions of the house three times as large?"
Sakura's eyes opened wide. "Really?" she asked, her wide innocent green eyes drinking in every word. Suddenly, Chiharu came in and whacked Yamasaki over the head with the picnic basket she was carrying.
"Lies! All you tell are lies! I don't know WHY we EVER even PUT UP WITH YOU!" she yelled, the whole time hitting him over the head.
Everybody sweatdropped, watching the two. Unknown to Sakura, Syaoran wasn't watching the scene-he was watching her. Sakura suddenly turned to Syaoran-to find him staring at her.
"What's wrong?" she said crossly, getting unnerved by Syaoran's constant staring. Syaoran's face burned red, as he muttered, "Nothing." Sakura glanced at him again. "You know, it isn't even noon and you have a horrible sunburn, Syaoran!" (A/N: Dense Sakura!)
Syaoran, if possible went even more scarlet, and turned away, muttering something that was inaudible. "Well, ready to go, guys?" Rika said softly.
Sakura looked at her brightly, "Sure, let's go!
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They reached a pretty park, with a small quiet brook, and a little bridge. Many families with little children were laughing and playing by the stream, oblivious to the rest of the world.
Sakura ran over a huge, looming tree with pink blossoms, "Let's sit here, under the cherry blossom tree, okay?" she asked excitedly. The rest of the group agreed, and they sat down to eat.
"Eeeeeeeee!" Chiharu shrieked as she looked into the picnic basket. A small golden 'stuffed animal' was sitting in the basket, frozen. It looked like it could have been eating-but it couldn't be.
Chiharu shuffled about six feet away from the basket when she stuttered, "W- Wh-What IS that thing?!" Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo sweatdropped.
Sakura looked at Kero nervously, "Ummm-err-ehh-"
Suddenly, there was distraction by a yell coming from the other side of the park, "Hey, I didn't know you guys were eating here today too!"
Meiling, who seemed to be dragging Hinato (A/N: Remember him?) was running over, smirking for some reason. She glanced at Syaoran and Sakura, and giggled.
Syaoran raised an eyebrow at Meiling. Meiling-giggling? Something was definitely UP. Tomoyo, looked up, and smiled at them. "Come and join us!"
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Her honey-brown hair rose and fell in the soft breeze that was rushing by them. They had finished lunch, and Naoko was telling them a ghost story, with Yamasaki cutting in every five minutes.
Sakura had fallen asleep, her back against the tree. Good thing too, because she would have been frightened out of her wits if she heard the story.
"Yamasaki, how in the world am I supposed to tell this story if you keep saying, 'Did you know." every five seconds?!" Naoko said crossly, looking at him.
Chiharu smiled, "Don't worry, I'll deal with HIM." She continued in dragging Yamasaki by the ear off to the stream, and them dumping him in it. She came back, dusting off her hands.
"There. It is all disposed of. Continuing, Naoko?" Chiharu said, with a small grin on her face. Naoko smiled, "Sure! Okay, so then the ghost frightened off the girl who was-"
Syaoran wasn't really paying much attention to the story. He was watching Sakura sleep, looking like an angel, even when dreaming. Tomoyo caught him staring and quickly videotaped him, whispering, "Kawaii!"
Eriol was talking to Tomoyo, something about school, and they weren't listening to the story either. Rika was talking with them as well.
"You know, I personally think that it should be a MASKED ball," Tomoyo started, then Eriol cut in, "That would be a good idea, but what about having costumes, or something like that-"
Rika smiled at them, "That would be a fabulous idea! I'm sure I can ask Tereda-sensei to arrange all that for you guys." Tomoyo's eyes sparkled, "Really? YES!" she punched a fist into the air, looking unlike Tomoyo.
"Gomen nasai," she said sheepishly, "I'm just excited about making Sakura a new dress, Ohohohoho!" Sakura then yawned, and blinked sleepily.
"Hooe.?" she mumbled, still yawning, "What's going on?" Chiharu looked over at Sakura, remarking, "You sure can sleep Sakura. Didn't you get enough sleep last night?"
Sakura suddenly did a mock-glare at Syaoran, "SOMEBODY woke me up this morning at SIX, can you believe it, six' o' clock in the morning, and he was yelling at me to wake up."
Syaoran blushed; "I-I-" Sakura shushed him, "No need to explain, I'll just bet you wake people up every morning, just try not to do it to me, ne?" Still blushing, he nodded.
Eriol excused himself, saying he wanted to go buy some more drinks from a vendor nearby, and Rika said, "I'll come with you, I don't mind." Eriol shook his head, "No, stay here, I'll get your drinks."
Syaoran looked at him suspiciously, then shrugged. Tomoyo was watching this exchange, and then laughed, "Oh-ho! Sakura is good for you, you are getting soft, Syaoran!"
"W-what?" he stammered, "I am NOT!" Everybody laughed.
Tomoyo suddenly looked up, looking troubled, "Eriol still hasn't come back.do you think something could have happened to him?" Just then, a sudden strike of thunder boomed from the sky, hitting the picnic basket, inches away from them.
"Aiiiiiieeeeee!" Naoko and Rika dashed from the spot they were sitting at. Chiharu jumped, grabbing Yamasaki's hand (A/N: Let's just pretend he crawled out of the river, kk?).
Syaoran yelled over the boom of thunder, "Sakura-sleep!" She nodded, "Sleep Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Make everyone fall asleep!"
Against her will, Tomoyo fell asleep with the rest of the group, and then Sakura, Syaoran, and Kero (A/N: Kero had come out of the basket, after Chiharu's fright.) were the only ones still awake, since only they had magic.
Sakura thought, looking at the huge crashing of thunder, then an idea formed in her mind. What if, I waited till the thunder gathered at the last second, and then stop it with Shadow, stopping the main point of magic, she thought.
Sakura searched the area with her senses, trying to sense the main point of magic. "It's coming from-there!" she yelled, pointing at the forest.
Kero zoomed after her, with Syaoran a few steps in front of her. "Are you sure about this, Sakura?" Kero asked, quickly changing into his real form.
Sakura nodded, "Hai!" Syaoran looked at her, but then shrugged, saying, "If you think so." Sakura ran up the center of the forest, then concentrated all her energy-the power source seemed to be coming from-the large oak tree!
"Shadow Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Capture the source of the thunder!" Sakura called, slapping the card with her wand. A figure, covered in smoky black robes and a hood flew out of the card, covering every inch of the tree.
Syaoran yelled, "Thunder, come to my aid!" He shot a sliver of energy right at the tree, making it stop giving off electricity. "Sakura-now!" he called.
Sakura nodded, a determined look on her face. She thought for a quick second, and then she smiled. Time to put her plan into action. "Wood Card, under the contract we made, release! Sakura Card! Dispel all the energy from the tree!"
Wood soared into the open, capturing the energy coming from the tree, and then the thunder suddenly halted, without a sound. About a few feet away, a small boy stood on the topmost branches of a tree, smiling.
"Very good-Sakura. You transformed three cards today, more than I expected." Then a figure resembling Yue, only with red wings, said, "Are you sure she is ready that soon, master?" He smiled. "Only a few more cards to go."
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Gomen nasai, to be ending it right here, but this is a longer chapter than my other ones---I just felt like writing, I guess. Anyways, I'm starting a NEW S+S fanfic, called, "My Angel, My Only". PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read and review it? Well, you'll just have to find out what exactly is that BIG thing that's going to happen next time! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'd like to thank all my kind and wonderful reviewers. Thanks again, you guys are the BEST! - Kinomoto Sakura a.k.a Emma