Yah!! The second chapter finally done! This one took me a while. If you think about it, the summer is busier than the school year. Well at least it is to me. That's why I like school: time's all organized and nothing unexpected happens. Don't get me wrong, I love the summer!

On with the story!! ^_^!!

Disclaimer: I do not own the cast of CCS. They belong to CLAMP!! If only fate could be more kind!!!! And don't you dare sue me. It'll be just a waste of your money and time.

Chapter Two
Lemon Orange Frenzy - $5.60

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"Hey Sakura! Come over here!" Takashi shouted. Rush hour was finally over and the workers of Cherrie Delight were cleaning up. Actually, it was just Takashi, Sakura, Touya, Yukito, and Chiharu. Tomoyo left on a date with Eriol, Rika left to take care of her 2 months old baby, and Naoko had shopping to do. Fujitaka was in the back counting the money.

No one really needed to work at Cherrie D. (short for Cherrie Delight)." They all had their own jobs. Sakura as a model and Tomoyo was her manager/designer. Since Rika had Sasu, she quit her job and let Terada-senshi (who still teaches) do all the hard work. Naoko was both a piano performer and teacher. Yukito, who lives with Touya (doctor), has a job as a computer engineer. As for Chiharu and Takashi, they were both actress/actors in a show called "Life with Ribbon." Everyone worked at Cherrie D. simply because it was cool. It was kind of like leading two different lives. Plus it was the perfect place for them to meet.

"What is it Takashi?"

Walking towards Takashi, Sakura looked at table #13 where that amber-eyed guy sat. Sakura just couldn't get him off her mind. Takashi stood right next to the counter, a towel in his hand. "Can you take over for me?" Pointing at Chiharu, he whispered, "Our anniversary is a week from today and I still haven't gotten a present ready."

Smiling, Sakura took the towel and said, "No problem." And softly, she asked, "What are you getting her?"

"That necklace in front of 'Jewels & Gems'. It costs a fortune but it'll be worth it. And if I don't get it now, it's gone forever"

Sakura looked skeptically at Takashi asking, "What do you mean by that? Can't you get it tomorrow or something?"

Walking towards the door, Takashi replied, "Yeah but the only problem was that the owner said that the necklace was already on hold for some rich guy." Opening the door, he continued, "But since the guy hasn't showed up in months, the owner said that if I go to the store before it closes today, I can have it."

And with that, Takashi left the store. Shrugging her shoulders, she started scrubbing the counter. But every time she got near the guest book, she wondered what that brown haired guy wrote. It was obvious that he was the only person that wrote in it today since anyone new were to busy on rush hour and others came here on a weekly basis. As she worked nearer and nearer the book, curiosity was practically killing Sakura. When she finally couldn't handle it, the brown haired girl dried her hands on her apron and picked up the book and flipped it to the last entry.

Cute name. Love the Cherrie.
Syaoran Li

There was nothing special about this note; it was like all the others. Like usual, it said how much they loved the drinks, how cute the name was. The only thing missing was the rude comments about the 'sexy waitress'. Even though everything was pretty plain, Sakura couldn't help but think this entry was special. Something stood out, something made this entry special. Must be the name…

Putting it back down, Sakura picked up the towel and moved on to table #2. For some stupid reason, she just couldn't get the name 'Syaoran Li' out of her mind. Whenever she did, the image of the amber-eyed guy would appear in her head.


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He was just walking. There just simply was nothing to do. His amber eyes darted here and there but nothing seemed to interest him. It was the same boring stores over and over: clothes, jewelry, more clothes, toys, chocolates, and more toys. Everything was in order and that was boring

Then all of a sudden…

*WHAM!!

Before Syaoran could do anything, he landed on the ground with someone on top of him.

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Takashi was running as fast as he could. He hoped that the store hasn't closed yet. Sure he could go to that store any day he wanted but he wanted to make sure no one else got there before him.

He kept on running, dodging people here and there. He kept on dodging but he accidentally ran into someone.

*WHAM!!

As he was trying to get up, Takashi noticed something warm and soft eased his fall. Noticing that a person was below him, he quickly got up. Putting his hand behind his head, Takashi nervously apologized, "Sorry. I didn't mean to run into you. It's just that I'm in a hurry."

Accepting the hand that the black haired man offered, the amber-eyed man stood up. After dusting off the dirt that got on his business suit, the brown hair man asked, "Where are you trying to go?"

Since it was Takashi's fault that the man fell, Takashi answered, "That jewelry store that has the balloons in the front." Then looking more closely at the man, Takashi realized that he saw this man at Cherrie D a few minutes ago. "Hey! Didn't you just have a drink at Cherrie D?"

The cinnamon haired stranger looked at Takashi with a confused look. Cherrie D? "You mean that smoothie shop? I thought its name was Cherrie Delight."

Noticing that much time wasn't left, Takashi asked if the guy wanted to walk with him to the store. "Sure," was the reply.

"For your first question," Takashi began, "Yeah, Cherrie D is the smoothie shop. We call it Cherrie D since it's shorter than saying 'Cherrie Delight.' It's kind of like a nickname for the store."

Syaoran nodded understandingly. Wanting this conversation to continue, he asked, "Why are you going to the jewelry store?"

Takashi laughed. Instead of answering the question, Takashi stated, "Here we are, having a nice conversation when we don't even know each other names." Extending his hand, Takashi said, "The name's Takashi Yamazaki. I work at Cherrie D. I'm getting a necklace for my girlfriend since it's our anniversary."

Syaoran laughed while extending his hand. Tomoeda seemed like the perfect little city. It wasn't busy like Tokyo or Hong Kong and every one was so nice. Not to mention, everything had an innocent glow to it. Syaoran was glad that he came here, it was perfect. "My name is Syaoran Li. I'm the leader of the Li Clan and I'm here to get some contracts signed and make some deals."

Takashi raised his brow at this. The leader of the Li Clan huh? Pretty impressive… Then looking at his watch, he noticed that the store would close within three minutes. Motioning to his watch, Takashi explained that he had to go or else the store was close and his opportunity to get the necklace would be lost forever.

"If you're not busy, you can walk with me."

Syaoran just grinned. Takashi obviously knew how bored Syaoran was and desperately need a conversation. Walking side by side, they rushed down the sidewalk, towards 'Jewels & Gems'.

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Now that most of the shop was clean, Chiharu finally had a chance to look around. When she saw that Takashi was no where in site, her face became scarlet with anger. Where in the world is he! He should be cleaning like the rest of us, but no…he just had to go somewhere!

"Hey Chiharu, what are you doing?" Sakura asked, cutting Chiharu out of her trance.

It was then that pigtailed girl noticed that while she was thinking of Takashi, she was twisting the towel in her hand. The poor thing now was stretched beyond limits.

Laughing nervously, Chiharu put down the rag. Sakura just looked weirdly at her. Taking the rag from Chiharu, Sakura flung both her and Chiharu's at the bin Touya was carrying.

"It's about time to go. You should get ready to leave," Sakura said, walking towards the back. When she came back, her coat in her hand, she noticed that Chiharu still stood there, a serious face on.

Chiharu was starting to worry. Ever since Chiharu reminded him that their anniversary was coming up (since he almost forgot), he's been spending more time away from her. He would always make silly excuses about going shopping or picking something up. But why did it take him so long? And how come whenever he came home he was out of breath. Was he cheating on her?

"Chiharu? Chiharu! CHIHARU!"

Surprised, Chiharu broke away from her thoughts. Looking up, she faced a not only angry but also worried Sakura. "What's going on with you? I've been calling you name for about two minutes!" Sakura calmed down when she noticed the look on her friend's face. "What's wrong?"

It was then that Chiharu couldn't take it any longer. All her thoughts about Takashi cheating on her were too much. Fling her arms around the emerald eye girl, she cried, silently as tears rolled down her cheeks and onto Sakura's blouse.

Now this was scary. First Chiharu was all happy and jolly. Then she was calm and pensive and now, she was crying like there was no tomorrow. This was the first time that Chiharu acted like this.

Sakura's thoughts were interrupted when Chiharu all of a sudden rushed out of her arms and ran into the ladies' stall. With confusion all over her face, Sakura just stood there, her arms still wide open. When Chiharu came out, Sakura looked at strangely. Something defiantly wasn't right. "Chiharu, maybe you should see a doctor."

Chiharu just nodded while walking towards the back room, for her jacket. When she came out, she was back to the happy Chiharu. Sakura just sweatdropped as Chiharu pulled her out of the store. They kept on walking until another one of Chiharu's emotional breakdowns. One minute she would be happy and talkative, the next, she was screaming her head off crying. Sakura thought it would be wise to remain silent. This sure was a weird day. Hopefully tommorow won't be so full of surprises.

To Be Continued...


What's wrong with Chiharu?? And is Takashi cheating on Chiharu. I bet you guys already know what he was doing but hey, Chiharu don't. Don't worry, there will be S+S moments. It's just that they need a reason to really 'meet'. Syaoran looking at Sakura and she looking back is NOT enough. I think they'll be some moments in the next chap. READ AND REVIEW!!!!

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