Hey guys. How are you? Well, that great. Anyways, I'm taking a chem class this summer.Yea, I just got off the phone with like..4 ppl from my chem. class and we came up with this conclusion: chemistry sucks. Aha, anyways, so now its like, 12.58 in the morning, and I am freak'n wired from all the caffeine I've consumed. Plus, I have a huge bump on my head cuz my friend smacked my head with the door of her car. Now that hurt.
Diclaimer: if I owned this marvelous anime I wouldn't have to be in summer school. I would sit on my toosh all day.
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"Oh..hey!! How've you been? Long time no talk!!"
"Hello there" Tasuki exclaimed, grinning at the young woman in front of him. "I'm doing great. What about you?"
"Ehh, I could be better, but I'm not complaining." Sakura was standing outside the Grocki Lecture Hall, juggling multiple books in her arms. It was Friday afternoon, and she was just heading to her dorm from her psychology class.
"Need help?" Tasuki asked, taking some books from her loaded arms. "Looks like you're having a bit of a problem there," he chuckled, walking besides her.
"You're a sweetie. Actually, I'm going up to my dorm though, and it's across campus. I hope you don't mind" she said, turning a corner.
Tasuki waved his arm "No no, it's fine." Glancing to his side, he silently examined the slender figure beside him. "You look worn out," he pointed out, "how 'bout me and you go out, grab dinner, and spend an evening relaxing at the movies?" he suggested slyly, flashing her his trademark irresistible smile.
'Aww, he is absolutely adorable…and not to mention hot!' Sakura couldn't help but think 'but still, there is something off about this guy. He seems a little too perfect' she thought. "Aww Tasuki," she cooed, "as tempting as that sounds, I going to have to decline," she said, putting on a face of regret as they got into the elevator of her building.
"Aww" he complained "oh well, it was worth a try. Any particular reason why?" he asked curiously.
"Well, actually, I'm going out tonight with my roommate and my friends. We made reservations at this really nice restaurant across the city" Sakura answered, stepping out of the elevator and making her way to her room.
"Alright then," Tasuki said, bit rejected, "but you owe me a dinner" he said, reaching her door.
"You betcha," the green-eyed young woman said, unlocking the door to her room, "Thanks for the help Tasuki, I don't think I would have made it back here without you."
"Always glad, so I guess I'll see you around then?"
"Of course. Bye Tasuki-kun!!" Sakura said, giving him a friendly little hug with her free hand and retreating to her room, closing the door behind her. 'Well, that was nice,' she thought, 'although he's a little weird, he's still such a sweetie' she thought. [a/n: okae, I need sleep..its 1.26. { ( -_- ) } zZz gots to get my edumacashun tomorrow]
[a/n: yah, now its 4.23 am, Sunday morning, and I just got home. ;')]
"Who was that?" a deep voice asked from her bed, causing her to jump.
Sakura peeked down at her bed and saw Syaoran sprawled out on it, one eye open and the other eye closed, looking completely exhausted. "Don't scare me like that!" she scolded her friend, clutching at her heart, "you nearly gave me a heart attack!"
Syaoran laughed. "Sorry Sakura. I didn't mean too. I've been in your room for the past 20 minutes, waiting for you too come home. So who was is?" Syaoran asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Tasuki," she answered quickly "but anyway! Why were you waiting for me? did something come up?" she asked, setting down her stuff. She missed the disapproving look Syaoran shot at her,
"Yah, something did come up" Syaoran said, sitting up on her bed, "Tomoyo and Eriol won't be able to make it tonight…they said something about a physics project due tomorrow."
"Aaawww" Sakura whined ,"what about the reservations?! We won't be able to get reservations until probably next month!"
Syaoran sat on her bed, staring at Sakura as she put away her books. Then, a thought struck him and he smiled. "We could go," he offered.
Sakura turned around, "Oh yeah huh! We could go…but do you think Tomoyo and Eriol would mind?" she pondered, tilting her head cutely in thought.
Syaoran chuckled at her expression. "I don't think they would mind one bit. Here," he said, standing up,"I'll call them and tell them what's up, and you get ready." He pulled at her ponytail as he walked past her. "I'll come by at 6:30 and we can go eat some fancy-shmany dinner."
"Sure," Sakura agreed, excited at the thought of still being able to go the restaurant. "I will see you at 6:30! MWAH" she blew him a sloppy kiss as he opened the door, and Syaoran caught is with a wink, closing the door behind him.
'Okay… I changed my mind, Syaoran is the sweetest guy I know,' she thought to herself as she rummaged through her closet.
Twenty minutes later, Sakura was walking around her dorm wrapped in a towel, trying to decide on what dress to wear. "Not red…not green… agh! Where did I get this thing?!" she muttered, throwing a bright yellow floral dress over her shoulder. "Ahh! I found you!" she exclaimed, finding the perfect dress for the evening.
The dress was a classy little black number. It fell down to the middle of her shin, and material was bunched up along the side of her waist, giving a slender yet curvy waist appearance. The fabric had a shining tint to it, making her glitter when she walked. The top came up to a halter top that tied on the neck. The back of the dress fell to the middle of her back, and a little string tied in the middle for extra support. [ a/n: that was my homecoming dress. =")]
Pleased with the dress, Sakura started on her make up. She dapped just a little bit of gray eye shadow on and put a little eyeliner. She smacked on a glossy pale pink on her lips and surveyed her reflection. "Oh, my hair!" she exclaimed, unwrapping the forgotten hair from the towel. Carefully, she blew dry her hair until it was a little damp. She bunched her long auburn tresses into a sloppy/elegant bun supported by pins. With the hair hanging down around her face, she grabbed a curler and curled them into large curls, framing her face.
"Done!" she exclaimed. She glanced at the clock and it red 5:45. "Man..Syaoran won't be here for another 40 minutes, and I'm already done. What to do, what to do," she thought looking around her dorm for something to pass time. After 5 minutes of searching for something to entertain her, she decided to go wait in Syaoran's room. Grabbing her shoes and purse, she carried them into her friend's room.
The door was unlocked so she just let herself in. "Oh, eww..what a mess!" she cried in distain, looking at the piles of laundry, scattered papers, and empty Chinese cartons spread across the room. Not spotting Syaoran, she figured he was in the shower and sighed. 'There goes my only source of entertainment. Oh well, I might as well help these poor guys out,' She thought with a shrug, setting her purse and shoes on a clean portion of Eriol's desk.
Ten minutes later, all trash was in a bag, papers were stacked, and the laundry.. well, she didn't actually touch the laundry. Other than the pile of dirty clothes, the dorm was spotless. Happy with her work, Sakura laid in front of Syaoran's laptop that was sitting on his bed. 'I wonder where that Syaoran is' she thought, laying on her belly. Her feet were kicking up in the air as she rested her head on her arms. Still bored, she decided to download some good old Sailor Moon episodes.
Five minutes later, she was laughing at the Scouts on the computer screen as they sweatdropped at something Usagi had said. *BAM* Sakura's head shot up in surprise as she saw Syaoran breathing heavily, frantically trying to lock the door of his dorm. On the other side, thumping was heard and two voices signing ,"Syaoran-chan!! We know you're in there! Open up darling!"
"Go away!" he yelled through the door, running a hand through his still wet hair. Clutching at the towel around his waist [~oOoh..yum] he turned around to see a wide eyed and absolutely beautiful Sakura sitting on his bed, and yelped.
"Haha! You should have seen your face! It was priceless!" Sakura laughed as the two walked to his car. "I don't think I have ever seen you look so surprised in my whole life," she giggled, latching on to his arm.
"Yah yah," he muttered under his breath. "Imagine trying to be raped in the bathroom, right after you step out of the shower. I don't think you'd be very pleased if you where in my situation."
That only caused Sakura to break into even more peels of laughter. She had to support herself on his arm, otherwise she would have fell over from laughing so much. Syaoran grinned at the young woman beside, her happiness rubbing off on him. "Alright miss, we have reservations waiting for us. Let's hurry up!"
Sakura giggled some more and stepped into Syaoran's sleek silver M3 BMW. "Oh Syaoran," she sighed, tired from all that laughing" what would I do without you?" she asked, grinning at her friend.
Syaoran laughed as he sped out of the parking structure, "I have no idea Sak" he said, shifting gears.
The restaurant was like something out of a movie. Crystal chandelier hung from the high ceilings, roses were placed on each beautifully decorated table, a grand staircase lead to the balcony tables, which had an amazing view of the sunset. Fortunately enough, Eriol was able to 'pull a few strings' in order to get the balcony tables. 'God bless Eriol,' Sakura thought dreamily as she stood next to Syaoran as he spoke with maître d about the reservations. They were lead up the stairs by a waiter, different languages where buzzing around the room, English, Japanese, French, Chinese…
"It's beautiful here" Sakura whispered in Syaoran ear, "thanks for taking me." she said gratefully, holding onto his arm.
Syaoran looked down at the angel in his arms. Syaoran couldn't resist but say, "It's not as beautiful as you are tonight," huskily in her ear, leading her towards their table. He missed the unknown emotion that flashed through Sakura's eyes after he said that. His mind was occupied with his own internal conflict.
The sun was setting and the Tokyo skyline was bursting with color. The two friends chatted animatedly; totally oblivious to the stares of envy they received. Syaoran began to notice the little thing about Sakura as the conversation went on. How her curls bounced as she chatted excitedly, the way she would wrinkle her nose when something unpleasant was said, the way she tilted her head when she listened, and how she rested her elbow on the table and tugged at right ear when she couldn't find the right words to explain something.
Unbeknownst to him, Sakura was doing the exact same thing to him. She couldn't help but realize all the cute little habits he had. Like when he was at a loss of words for example, he would glance to the left and look completely adorable, or when he talked about his psycho-girl problems, the way he would run his hand through his chocolate hair, and the way he would crack a joke about almost anything.
Dinner went on smoothly, without a hitch. Half way through dessert, which was a marvelous huge chunk of chocolate cake, Sakura received a phone call.
"Moshi Moshi" Sakura said into the phone, wondering who was calling so late. Syaoran continued to eat his cake, raising a eyebrow at her, then wiggling them, causing her to giggle.
"Kian?!" Sakura burst out, glancing at Syaoran with a surprised look. "Hi! How are you! Oh my goodness! I missed you so much!" Syaoran looked at Sakura.
'Who the hell is Kian?!' Syaoran thought to himself. He felt a pang of jealousy rise up as he watched Sakura chat happily to some guy name 'KIAN'. Quickly, he crushed down the emotion. 'Why should I be jealous, she's my friend. I'm just looking out for her' he said to himself.
"That would be no problem at all, you didn't even have to ask. You know I would love to" Sakura said into the phone. After a pause she continued, "No. no there's no inconvenience. Yes, I'll meet you in 40 minutes." …."yah, I love you too! Bye!" and with that she hung up. Sakura put her phone away and glanced up to see Syaoran's quizzical look in his eyes.
"Soo," he began, sitting back in the cushioned seat, "who's this 'Kian' guy you were talking to?" He watched Sakura's face lit up when he mentioned his name, causing Syaoran to get even more jealous by the second.
"Kian's coming over tonight!! Guess why!!" Sakura exclaimed in a sing-song voice.
Syaoran didn't even want to ask.
"He's going to drop off the baby!"
"Nani? Baby? I'm confused" Syaoran stated, trying to put the bits of information he was getting together. "Why does the name Kian sound so familiar to me?"
"Don't tell me you already forgot, silly!" when Sakura received blank stare from her dinner companion, she sighed. "Kian Kinomoto, my cousin..he used to live next door to us when we were around two years old… couple years older than us? Does that ring a tinkly bell somewhere in that head of yours?" she asked playfully.
By now, Syaoran had already unbuttoned the top two buttons of his dress shirt, giving him a more causal look. Of course, Sakura couldn't help but notice, and had the smallest hint of a blush on her cheeks.
"Oh!" Syaoran exclaimed in recognition, "Kian! Your cousins! I just barely remember him! He moved Osaka, right?"
"Yes he did!" Sakura answered happily, glad that he finally remembered. "And he's in Tokyo right now because his wife is having a baby! Isn't that great?"
"Wait, if his wife is still going to have the baby, how is he going to drop it off in an hour?" Syaoran asked, still confused.
'Wow, I thought I was dense' Sakura thought to herself. "No, no, he's going to have another baby. He already had one child named Kinomoto Mai," she explained. "That's why I'm going to have ask you if we can cut out beautiful dinner a little short right now," she added, "if that's okay with you, I mean."
"OH! Okay! Yah, sure. Its fine with me!" he said, finally getting what she was saying. He set down some yen and a tip, and the two were on their way back to the dorm. Sakura took one last look at the beautiful environment and left with Syaoran.
"Thanks for taking me Syaoran," she said as they drove back to campus, "I've never been to a place like hat before."
"No problem Sakura. You should see the restaurants back in Hong Kong," he said as he parked the car, "judging by your reaction tonight, you would love them."
The two walked up to Sakura's room together. Glancing at his watch, Syaoran asked, "what time did you say you would meet him, Sakura?"
"9:30. Why?" she asked as they waited for the elevator.
"Cuz we were supposed to meet him negative 6 minutes ago" he said with a grin. He was rewarded by a gasp from his comrade.
Sakura bolted out of the elevator once it reached her floor. Syaoran laughed and watched as one of his best friend's ran down the carpeted floor in heels. "Why such a huge rush, Sakura?" he yelled down the hall. He didn't see anyone waiting in the halls. "Nobody's here yet."
"Because my room is a huge safety hazard!!!" came her muffled reply from her dorm, "and you know Kian! He's always late!"
Syaoran chuckled. 'Why am I not surprised?' he thought to himself. Just then, he remembered something. Opening Sakura's door, he watched as she put away all her little gadgets. "Hey Sak, I gotta go run down to Taizo's really quick. The dolt forgot his history book in my car and he has an exam tomorrow. I'll be back in like 10, 15 minutes."
"Kae, but hurry back! I want you to meet Mai!"
Syaoran jogged down to his car to retrieve his friend's book. Deciding to just walk to his dorm building, he began the five minute walk. Reaching Taizo's door, he heard music pounding through the walls, the bass pulsing the ground. Syaoran sweatdropped as he opened his friend's door and nearly fell in surprise. There in the corner of the room was his friend Taizo, trying fruitlessly to fend himself off from the ever-clingy Xuan. Syaoran could hear his friend's nervous chuckled as he tried peeling off her fingers one by one as the girl continued to babble on, seemingly oblivious to his attempts to get away from her.
Finding the scenario quite amusing, Syaoran leaned against the doorway, watching as his friend managed to successfully jump over a couch, putting it between him Xuan.
"Aww..Tai-chan! What's wrong baby? I thought we were gonna go, you know, study some history together," she said in her elevated voice.
"Eheh..you see Xuan, I wasn't actually talking to you when I said, "Let's have a study date'. I was talking to Kana-san. Plus, I don't have my book."
"Well sugar, since I'm already here, we might as well study, and we can use my book!" she answered, completely unfazed.
Syaoran took the moment to intervene, "There's no need to share a book, Pho-san," he said, grinning at his friend's dreading face, "I have the book right here!" and with that, Syaoran gave them a jaunty salute and let himself out before they could say anything. The look Taizo sent him was meant to kill.
Arriving back at Sakura's dorm, he was surprised to find it empty. His attention was diverted to the hall, where he could hear a young child laughing. Peering down the hall, he saw a young girl, about the age of 2 streaking towards him, long brown hair trailing behind her. She squealed in delight as her chubby legs propelled her forward, a disgruntled Sakura hot on her tail. Just then, he realized that the child wasn't wearing any pants, and Sakura was holding a pair of diapers in her right hand. Before he knew it, the little toddler was running full force into him, and without thinking, he scooped her up by the arms. He held her at eye level with him, so the two stared face to face with each other until Sakura came. Just then, he felt a warm sensation running down his shirt and pant leg. Looking down, he realized that the little monster had peed. On him. And all the while, the little child laughed, and not long after, Sakura joined in with her.
"Aaawwww," Sakura cooed, snickering, "just smile, my dear" she added in between bouts of laughter.
And that was only the beginning of the two week ordeal of babysitting Kinomoto Mai.
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There, done! Hopefully, FF.net will be nice and allow me to post. BTW, my cool editor Mei Yen resigned, *waves bye to Mei Yen* I'll miss you! But yeah, the last chapter was courtesy of her, so big ups to her. I need someone who'll be able to post chapters for me, cuz at times, FF wont allow me to do so. So unless someone steps up to help, I don't think I'll be able to post anymore chps..="(. Hit me up on the electronic mail, yo. c0nfuzzled_pnai@hotmail.com
Oh yes, and to the person who reviewed me and asked my if I was "ghetto"..i don't know, you tell me. I live in southern California in a highly concentrated area of people you might consider 'ghetto' ..i think that speaks for itself. Plus, why would it matter anyways? Gosh kids.
Please help me out with though, cuz I really need someone who'll be able to upload chps. for me..if you don't know how, its cool, I'll show you how.
