Chapter Eight- Dinnertime
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I==D====== = Syaoran's POV
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o/'o/'o/'o/'o/'o/' = Tomoyo's POV
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* = Nakuru's POV
'___' = Thinking "_____" = Speech
Yes that's right! After half a year (really very sorry ^-^') I'm back to bring you more of my really cheesy bad story!! I'll try to update more often, in between volleyball and sleeping in, lol....
Well here it is, the long awaited chapter 8! Enjoy!
Disclaimer- CCS belongs to Clamp because they draw better than me
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"Ne, Sakura-chan, daijoubu ka?" Tomoyo peered at me with worried eyes as we stepped out the elegant palace doors.
"Of course! I'm fine Tomoyo-chan. Um..hey, let's go over to that pagoda."
We walked slowly up the winding pathway to the dainty little pagoda on a hill overlooking a pond, stopping to smell the flowers every now and then. There was a typical chinese style bridge over the pond where koi of many colors swam. The pagoda was completely cobweb free, and not at all dusty as I had thought it would be. "Look at those fish! Next time we should bring some bread or something with us to feed them with."
"You know, Sakura-chan, this place is really pretty, but kind of..strange.." Tomoyo-chan commented gazing at the many lotus flowers floating on the surface of the water.
"You mean Li-san, Hiragizawa-san, and Nakuru-chan?"
"Besides them, this place just seems...bewitched."
"What do you mean?"
"Well..for one thing, have you noticed that in this garden, all the flowers are in bloom? Even the ones that aren't in season?"
I blinked and looked around me at all the beautiful blossoms. It was the new year already, but barely. We had celebrated New Years just two weeks ago, and it was still winter. A cherry blossom floated down from a sakura tree in full bloom. "You're right." I murmured. "It's way too early for the cherry blossom trees to flower."
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Sakura's forehead creased in worry and her eyes grew dark in thought. "Ah, but I'm probably just thinking too much. The climate here is probably just really warm." I comforted her.
Sakura turned to me and smiled, all worry gone. She was a very carefree person and never stayed sad for long. "You're right! We shouldn't worry too much."
I smiled back. "In a year we'll be back home with Otou-san and until then, we can write him letters and stuff. Maybe, Hiragizawa-san will agree to let us pick a flower to send to him, he'd like that."
"Yeah...oh that reminds me, how come you're here now, too?"
"I was worried about you."
"Well, I'm glad I'm not alone. Arigato Tomoyo-chan." Sakura hugged me.
"Me too." I whispered.
(A/N- awww..one of those little best friendly-ish moments)
Suddenly, a clear chime rung out in the air from the castle. "What was that?" Two more chimes followed it. "Has it been an hour already?"
Sakura walked over to a sundial and checked. "Mm..it's only 7:50, we've still got ten more minutes."
"We might as well start walking over then. It'll probably take us that long to find the dining room, this place is pretty big."
~Third Person~
"Where are those two?" Syaoran asked impatiently. His claws clacked on the marble floors. It was five past eight. Just as he said that, the girls walked through the door, panting slightly.
"Gomen nasai." Tomoyo bowed. "We got a little lost." Sakura looked at the table in confusion. The wolf was seated at the head, and Eriol just a little further away, with Nakuru the butterfly perched on a plate in front of the seat in front of him, but there were many more seats spread out all over. Needless to say, it was a very large table.
"Are we waiting for any one else?" Sakura asked tentatively. She started to move toward a seat, then stopped, unsure of where to sit.
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"No, take any seat you like." I smiled.
Daidouji-san promptly took her seat, and folded her napkin on her lap. Sakura followed suit.
"Well if it's all right with you ladies, I'd like to begin eating before I get any older." Syaoran snarled, ever impatient. I sighed inwardly and scolded him telepathically.
'What about the flowers? And the apology?'
'Can it wait?' He grimaced. When a wolf grimaces it kind of looks constipated. Sakura scratched her head in confusion. Tomoyo, ever the lady ignored it and waited for the host, Syaoran, to declare dinner started.
'No!'
Syaoran made a face. "Fine, fine!" He turned around and picked up a bouquet of flowers from the ground. The two girls were confused. Syaoran tossed it to Sakura, who caught it.
"Here, I'm sorry." Except proud Li-san was not used to apologizing, and it came out more like, "HERE! I'm.so...sorr......sorrrrryyy."
"Ano..arigato Li-san, demo, why are you sorry?" She hugged the bouquet of nadesico flowers. "I love the flowers by the way." She smiled
Li-san blushed slightly, and stammered. "Yo..you're welcome...." I smiled to myself, he's finally being more polite. "I'm..sor...sorrrrrry...because of..well..because of what....OH JUST START EATING ALREADY! I'M SORRY ALL RIGHT?!"
Well so much for that.
Sakura sweat dropped and immediately started eating, Nakuru took looong sips of her honey, and I, not scared or anything started on my fish. Tomoyo was the only one who seemed to retain her composure, but then I noticed her chewing on one pea for a really really long time.
"So..ah...what did you guys do so far?" I ventured.
"Stuff."
"mm"
"Yeah" The girls continued eating timidly. Conversation for the rest of dinner was at a minimum and half an hour later when it was finally over, they were only too happy, and relieved, to be excused.
"Well..." Nakuru said when they had left. "I think that went quite...well..." Syaoran left immediately.