Anyway...here's chapter 12! Oh, by the way...the date of the prom in this chapter is fake!
I just made it up off the top of my head. Oh, and we have...2 more chapters to go...I think.
~.^ And yeah. Now read! Hehe.
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Recap:
"Sakura...you can't hide it from me." Tomoyo said mischievously. Sakura
began to get
nervous.
"Hide what?" Sakura asked, desperately trying to hide her nervousness.
"I can see it in your eyes."
"See what??"
Tomoyo's lips slowly curled up into a wide grin.
"You like Syaoran!!!"
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King of Hearts- Chapter 12
By: Sapphie
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"What?!?! What are you talking about? I do NOT like Syaoran!" Sakura said defensively.
"Oh really? Then, if you don't like Syaoran, why did you get all spacey
when you thought
about hugging him? And if you don't like him, then why are you blushing
like crazy right
now?" Tomoyo said. Sakura gasped when she realized that she was blushing
and covered
her face. "Come on, Sakura. Admit it! You like him!" Tomoyo pressed
on.
"No, I don't!" Sakura said after removing her hands from her face.
"Oh, puh-leeaasse! Sakura, it's obvious you like him. It's written
all over you. You
even liked him when you first met him. Remember? A month ago, you had
the look that
all the girls get when they first meet Syaoran. That dreamy look they
get is exactly what
you have on your face right now. You even asked me if he was going
out with someone
when you first met him!"
Sakura felt herself blush more and dropped her gaze to the floor.
"I'm right, aren't I?" Tomoyo said, still grinning. "You like him, don't you?"
Sakura kept her gaze low. Quickly, she glanced at Tomoyo and returned
her gaze to the
floor. Sakura finally let out a sigh of defeat.
"Well....I guess I do like him a little." Sakura said reluctantly while trying to hide her blush.
"Oh my god! That's so great!! You guys would be such a cute couple!!"
Tomoyo said
with delight.
"Hey!! Whatever happened to 'Syaoran is a player who breaks the hearts
of young
girls-we have to break his heart'? Suddenly you say we'd be a cute
couple??" Sakura
asked in bewilderment.
"Don't worry! We're still getting revenge on him. I was just saying
that if all this stuff
wasn't happening and you guys got together, you'd make a great couple!"
Tomoyo said.
"Come on, Sakura. Don't tell me that you're not dying to go
out with Syaoran!
Doesn't it feel great to have his strong arms wrapped around you?"
Tomoyo asked slyly,
trying to entice Sakura. Sakura thought about when she hugged Syaoran
and remembered
that warm feeling. She just couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, okay. You're right. It would be...nice to go out with him." Sakura
said, trying not
to sound too happy about liking him.
"See? I knew it!" Tomoyo said excitedly, unable to contain her happiness.
"Don't worry.
You'll get your chance to be with him. But for now, you have to play
hard-to-get. When
we get our revenge on him, I promise that I'll get you and Syaoran
to be together in the
very near future." she said, already concocting a plan to get them
together.
"But won't he hate me after I break his heart?" Sakura asked skeptically.
"Don't worry. I know Syaoran. He won't hate you." Tomoyo said reassuringly.
"But what if he--"
Tomoyo cut Sakura off.
"Don't worry! Just follow my plan and it'll go smoothly. Have I ever
steered you in the
wrong direction before?"
"No."
"Exactly. That's why you should listen to me. When everything goes according
to plan,
we'll both get what we want." Tomoyo said slyly.
Shortly after Tomoyo spoke, the announcements came on.
"Good afternoon, everyone. I have an announcement to make. It's the
day the seniors
have been waiting for. That's right! It's prom!! It will be next month,
May 16th on a
Friday, beginning at 7 p.m., ending at 12 a.m. So, find a date, buy
tickets, and come to the
senior prom! Hope to see all the seniors there!"
After hearing the announcement, Tomoyo smiled to herself.
'Perfect.'
// Syaoran's POV \\
Syaoran was at his locker when he heard the announcement.
'I just have to bring Sakura to prom, or else my rep will be ruined.
All my hard work will
go to waste.' Syaoran thought. He looked at his watch. There was still
30 minutes to kill
before classes started again. Syaoran had no idea what to do, so he
decided to just walk
around. As he was walking, he came across John.
"Hey, John." Syaoran said.
"Oh hey, Syaoran." John said. "So, did you dump Suki yet?"
Syaoran sighed.
"No, not yet. I'm going to do that tonight." Syaoran said.
"Oh, okay. Are you gonna ask Sakura to prom? You know it's next month, right?"
"Yeah. I heard the announcement. I'm gonna ask Sakura soon. I don't
want to sound
desperate, so I'll ask her sometime next week, maybe."
"That's a good idea. I can't emphasize enough how important it is for
you to go out with
her. I once overheard some people talking about you. They said that
you haven't gone out
with every cheerleader yet. People were confused and defended you,
saying that you did,
but someone pointed out that Sakura was a new cheerleader and you haven't
gone out
with her yet."
"Oh shit. I completely forgot about that." Syaoran said, beginning to feel a bit frustrated.
"I suggest that you go out with her for a couple days before prom. After
prom, just ditch
her and you'll be the King of Hearts!"
"Yeah." Syaoran said. They didn't say anything to each other for a moment.
"Well, I
gotta go now. I'll talk to you later."
"Okay. Later, Syaoran. Good luck with Sakura." he said.
"Thanks." Syaoran said. With that, he walked away. He couldn't believe
it. People were
talking about him...in a bad way! He was used to having people talk
about him in a good
way, saying things like, 'I wish I was him' or 'He's so cute' and so
on. He had already
planned out what he was going to do. He was gonna break up with Suki
tonight, leaving
him free for Sakura. Hopefully, Sakura will be going to prom and then
he would ask her
to go with him. He was gonna do everything John had suggested to him,
but the only
thing he didn't want to do was ditch her. Usually, Syaoran never cared
about the girls at
school (except for Tomoyo), but he couldn't seem to --not-- care about
Sakura. He didn't
understand his feelings and kept denying that he liked her. Suddenly,
his thoughts were
interrupted. The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. He walked to
his locker and got out
his books, trudging to his next class.
// Fast forward--> 8 p.m. \\
Syaoran parked up his black convertible in front of Suki's house. He
turned off his
engine, took the keys out of the ignition and got of out his car. Before
making his way up
to the front door, he took a deep breath.
'Okay, Syaoran. Just get straight to the point. Make it short and sweet.'
he thought to
himself. He straightened himself out and took one last deep breath.
Soon enough, he
made his way towards Suki's door. Without hesitation, he rang the doorbell.
Soon, he
heard a voice answer from inside the house.
Suki opened the door to find Syaoran. Upon seeing her, he gave her a
smile that lasted for
only one second.
"Hi, Suki." he said.
"Hi, Syaoran." she said, examining him. She was about to hug him, but
decided against it.
"Would you like to come in?"
"Sure. Thanks." he said, entering her house. He took a seat on the couch.
Suki sat down
next to him. As they sat there, silence lingered around them. Suddenly,
Syaoran cleared
his throat and spoke.
"Suki..." he began, "...there's something I have to tell you.
Suki looked at him with concerned eyes.
"Suki...I-"
"Syaoran. Stop right there. I know what you're gonna say." Suki said matter-of-factly.
"You do?" Syaoran asked, completely dumbfounded.
"Yes, Syaoran. I know what you're gonna do. You're gonna break up with
me." Suki said
bluntly.
Syaoran was shocked that she knew, but something told him he shouldn't
be surprised.
Suki smiled and let out a little laughter, finding Syaoran's expression
amusing.
"Well...that solves my problem. Here I was, about to sugar coat it,
but I guess you had it
all figured out already." Syaoran said, not knowing what else to say.
Suki just smiled.
"It's okay, Syaoran. I already knew this was coming. I'm just like you.
I play with the
emotions of vulnerable guys."
"Yeah, I had that figured out." Syaoran said, letting out a small laugh.
"Look, I know you're breaking up with me, but I wanted to know...if
we could still be
friends? You know, maybe we could learn a thing or two from each other."
Syaoran was completely taken by surprise. The girl he was breaking up
with was asking
to be friends with him. Then again, the girl he was breaking up with
wasn't crying, and
this breakup wasn't phasing her.
"So...." Suki said, "Is it a yes or a no?"
Syaoran smiled.
"Of course. I'd be crazy not to be friends with you!" he said. Suki smiled happily.
"Great! I knew you'd say yes!" she exclaimed.
"You know everything, don't you?"
"Of course I do!" she said with a proud smile on her face. Syaoran shook
his head while
laughing. Again, a momentary silence swept over them.
"So, Syaoran. Is there another girl you're trying to go out with? There
--has-- to be
another girl after me. I just know it."
"Well...there is this girl that I'm trying to go out with. I've been
trying for a month and
have tried so many times to go out with her, but she keeps on going
out with someone
new everytime I want to ask her out." Syaoran explained.
"Ow. That's harsh." she replied.
"I know. I'm just hoping that she'll go with me to prom."
"Why? You like her or something?"
Syaoran suddenly felt his heart beat a bit faster and tried not to blush.
"No, I don't like her. It's just that I went out with every girl at
my school except her.
She's the last person I need to go out with and I'll be named King
of Hearts."
"Oooh. Nice!" Suki said. "That means when you finally go out with her,
I'll get to tell
everyone that I went out with the infamous 'king of hearts.'" she said,
laughing a bit.
"Hey...did you really have to add the 'infamous' part?" Syaoran said in a whining tone.
"I'm just kidding, Syaoran." she said, ruffling his chestnut hair.
"Hey! Don't mess with the hair or I'll mess with yours!" he threatened.
"Don't you dare!" Suki said, backing away from him.
"Watch me!!" With that, Syaoran pounced on Suki, ruffling up her silky brown hair.
"Hey!! Stop!!" Suki said while laughing, trying to get Syaoran off of
her. However, he
would not stop. He kept ruffling her hair, causing pieces of her hair
to stick out in a
random manner. Soon, he got off her and stood up. He curled his hands
into fists and
placed them on his hip.
"Ha ha! That's what you get for messing with my hair! Revenge is so
sweet.
Mwahahaha!" he said animatedly. Suki stood up and gave him a playful
glare. She
smoothed out her hair well as she could.
"You're gonna pay for that, Syaoran!!" she threatened, making her way
toward him.
Syaoran noticed her coming his way and quickly retreated to the door.
"Try and make me!" he said, grabbing the doorknob.
"I'm serious! You're paying for what you did to my hair! You're gonna
pay for my next
hair appointment!!" she said.
"What?!?" he asked, completely dumfounded. Suki stood in front of Syaoran
and gave
him her most icy glare. Syaoran glared back. Suddenly, they both burst
out laughing.
"Oh my god. That was so funny!!" Suki said as she wiped a tear away.
"I know! It was hilarious!!" Syaoran said, trying to contain his laughter.
After they both
calmed down, they smiled at each other.
"I can see it now. This is the beginning of a great friendship." Syaoran
said with
satisfaction.
"Yeah. It is." she said in agreement. "But....just so you know, I'll
always be here if you
ever decide that you want to be more than friends again." she said,
looking him in the eye.
Syaoran was caught off guard by her question.
"Okay, thanks. I'll keep that in mind." Syaoran said, not knowing what
else to say. "Well,
I better go now." he said.
"Okay then." she said. "I wish you the best of luck with your next girl.
And I hope that
when you're done playing people, you'll settle down with a girl who
you can call your
one true love."
"Thanks." Syaoran said. "Thanks alot."
They smiled at each other and hugged each other good bye.
"Keep in touch!" Suki called out as Syaoran walked out the door.
"I will!" he called over his shoulder as he got into the car, soon driving away.
// The next week - during lunch \\
Syaoran walked around the courtyard, going nowhere in particular. As
usual, girls would
sneak a couple of peeks at him or blush as he passed by. Some girls
even asked him to go
to the prom with them, but he turned them down. Coincidentally, while
he was aimlessly
walking around, he bumped into Tomoyo and Sakura.
"Hey, Tomoyo. Hey, Sakura." Syaoran said calmly.
"Hi, Syaoran." the girls replied together.
"Are you going to the prom, Tomoyo?" Syaoran asked.
"Syaoran, that's such a dumb question to ask. Of course I'm going to
prom!" Tomoyo
said with a smile. Syaoran couldn't help but smile at Tomoyo. He turned
his attention to
Sakura.
"How about you, Sakura? Are you going?" he asked, beginning to feel a little hopeful.
"Yeah. I'm going." she answered, smiling a little. Syaoran smiled at
her. "Are you
going?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm going." he said as he ran his hand through his hair.
"That's great." Sakura said. There was a momentary silence between the
three teenagers.
"Are you going with a date?" Sakura asked Syaoran. Syaoran raised an
eyebrow,
completely surprised by her sudden question.
"Oh...well....of course I'm going with a date!" Syaoran said, hoping
Sakura wouldn't see
through his lie.
"Oh..." Sakura said, seeming disappointed.
"Why do you ask?" Syaoran asked, noticing the look on Sakura's face.
Sakura sighed.
"Well, you see, I was going to ask you if you wanted to go to the prom
with...."
*** to be continued ***
AN: hahahahahahahahahaha!! I left you with one of my infamous cliffhangers!!
Muahahahahahaha!!! *evil grin* *taps fingertips* Ex-cellent. Hehehe.
Sorry guys. I HAD
to do it. I know you're probably mad at me for doing that, but please
don't let your anger
for me stop you from reviewing! You can tell me how much you hate me
in your review!
^^;; Oh, and just so you all know, after this fic is finished, I will
stop writing fanfics. So
yeah. Don't be sad...although I don't see why you would be...but oh
well. I'll get the next
chapter out a.s.a.p, kay? I promise. Until next chapter, jaa! ^.~