Chapter Nine
Eyes of Mist
Card Captor Sakura
~starjade~
The Dance
The room was filled with distanced chatter as all the models swarmed together , looking over Tomoyo's designs and taking excitedly over other conversations. Syaoran stood in the middle of it all , holding his camera carefully.
After the models have chosen the clothing and all the backdrops had been organized , he'd be called in to take photos. Only AFTER! Which meant he had ALOT of free time...
Syaoran groaned , a bored look resting on his serious face. He wasn't ever this restless in his life.
Suddenly a girl with black , purple hair and amethyst eyes sidled up to him. He stared at her curiously and then turned away.
" Hello."
Syaoran stared at her. Was she talking to him?
" Uh..." he said , looking around himself for anyone else. " Hi..."
The girl giggled. " You don't know who I am , do you?"
Syaoran wondered what the hell she was talking about. " Uh....no.."
The girl gave him a reassuring smile. " Does Tomoyo Daidouji ring a bell?"
Syaoran's eyebrows rose and he quickly bowed. " Uh...hello , Daidouji. Sorry.....I didn't know you'd be so young.."
Tomoyo laughed. " And I didn't know you'd be so young! Your really only seventeen?"
Syaoran nodded and Tomoyo whistled. " Wow...That is pretty young to have such a successful business..."
Syaoran peered at her. " How old are you?"
Tomoyo smiled , sheepishly. " Seventeen."
Syaoran rose an eyebrow and Tomoyo blushed. " OK , maybe it isn't that strange...."
Syaoran shook his head , and Tomoyo laughed. " Speaking of schools..."
Syaoran gave her a strange look. They weren't talking about schools...but Tomoyo was already continuing.
" At my school , we're having this party....you want to come?"
Syaoran blinked. " Uhh....why?"
Tomoyo shrugged. " Hey , it's going to be fun! Sakura's coming too! Please come!"
Syaoran's jaw dropped. Okay , he was hearing things. Do normal people in Japan invite people to parties the second they meet them?
Suddenly a voice on his other side said cheerfully , " You should come , you know! We can be friends!"
Syaoran whirled around and was met by emerald eyes. He gulped as he remembered his daydream before. Japan did something to your senses....it scrambled them so you were thinking strange things. It was times like this that he REALLY wanted to go back to Hong Kong!
" Uh..." he said again , as Tomoyo and Sakura stared at him with pleading eyes.
" Please come...." Tomoyo whined. " We can't go if your not coming.."
Ah ha! So that's why they wanted him to come. Probably that crazy Sonomi wanted them to bring him so they would have a chaperone , or something like that..
Syaoran just shook his head. " I don't think so.."
Sakura pouted. " Please? The Cherry Blossom dance is going to be so fun.."
Syaoran choked. " What?"
Tomoyo looked at him strangely. " The cherry blossom dance. That's what we called it....after the lead cheerleader of course!"
Here she smirked at Sakura and Sakura blushed furiously.
This Syaoran didn't notice.
Finally he said , a bit distantly , " Alright , I'll come.."
Tomoyo and Sakura both whooped.
" YES! Li is coming , Li is coming..." They chanted as the went down the hall to tell Sonomi.
Syaoran shook his head , running his hand nervously through his chestnut hair. Cherry Blossom dance....after the Lead cheerleader? This was getting a bit too coincidental....
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Tomoyo giggled as she hooked arms with Sakura and they trotted down the hallway to Tomoyo's room.
" I can't believe my mom said that! Why would she want Li to come with us to our school party? That is like , so weird!"
Sakura nodded. " It is! Why do you think she asked us to bring along Li , who we hardly even know?" Sakura shook her head. " He's only our photographer!"
Tomoyo put her hand on her chin , thinking. " That's true , but I think she likes Syaoran a lot , or maybe she just feels sorry for him.."
Sakura went dot eyed. " Why would she feel sorry for him?"
Tomoyo sighed as she opened the door to her room and they both entered , Sakura making herself at home on Tomoyo's large canopy bed.
" I'm not sure...but he is young , and he looks so old and responsible and so not...teenage...ya know? I bet he hasn't even considered coming late to school , or just doing something reckless and dangerous ..."
Sakura laughed. " Coming late to school is reckless and dangerous??"
Tomoyo spurted into giggles as she grabbed her pillow and flopped down beside Sakura.
" Who knows? To Syaoran , it might feel like he was riding on the edge if he came a second late to school-"
They both looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Sakura sighed. " I'm not so sure , though...Syaoran is sooo boring , too...I wonder how we'll stand it at the party with him?"
Tomoyo punched Sakura's shoulder lightly. " Syaoran isn't boring! You just don't know him yet. At this party , we'll get to know him a lot more!"
Sakura nodded , and thought about her Litte Wolf. She wondered if he got her present...she hoped deeply that he was happy with it. She wanted him to be at the party...so that they could dance and sit out on the porch , staring at the stars and the moon and whispering their dreams to each other in the silence of the night-
" Sakura? Sakura!" Tomoyo shook Sakura out of her rather pleasant daydream ,and Sakura quickly turned her attention to Tomoyo , rather dazedly.
" What? What?"
Tomoyo smiled brightly. " What are you going to wear?"
Sakura groaned. " Not again , Tomoyo-"
" Come on! I got the nicest outfit in the WHOLE WORLD!"
Sakura flopped onto the bed hiding in Tomoyo's pillows. " Spare me the horror...."
" Sakura!"
" ALRIGHT , alright! Jeez.."
" That's better. Now try this on!!!!!"
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Syaoran stood stiffly in the front parlour , though he was dressed a bit too casually for a party. A white button down shirt , with a white shirt and black jeans and a jean jacket , seemed to scream , ' I hate being here , so I was too lazy to put on some decent party clothes'
In case you didn't already get that message from his expression.
" Syaoran , I can't thank you enough for taking the girls out to the party ," gushed Sonomi and Syaoran nodded politely.
" It's my pleasure..." he said threw a clenched jaw. Sonomi smiled.
" I think this party will be a good break for Sakura and Tomoyo...these last few days have been quite stressful...I think it would be a great break for you too!" Sonomi said , her eyes brightening. Her eyebrows rose pointedly and Syaoran stared at her.
" Thank you for your concern, Ms. Daidouji.." Syaoran said stiffly and Sonomi laughed.
" Call me Sonomi.." she said , smiling. Syaoran stared at her , wondering what she meant.....Why was this woman trying to treat him like a little kid? He owned his own business for gods sake! And here she was , acting like a mother...
Soon , pattering from above , and high pitched giggling told them both that Tomoyo and Sakura were coming. Syaoran ran a hand through his hair , trying not to groan. Why WAS HE HERE? HE WAS A FREAKING PHOTOGRAPHER , not an escort!
Sakura and Tomoyo came down the stairs , both dressed in dresses. Sakura wore a simple pink dress , that shimmered around her legs. Her hair was let out , and only a touch of make up graced her face. Tomoyo wore a velvet dress , that brought out the colour of her eyes.
They both stopped in front of Syaoran , though his eyes were stuck on Sakura. She was really , really , really , really pretty....
" Lets go!" Sakura said , cheerfully. " I can't wait to get there!"
A hint of a smile touched Syaoran's face as Sonomi ushered them all out the door. Syaoran quickly took out the keys to the car that Sonomi had given him and climbed in. The girls clambered into the back and began to talk in high pitched voices.
Syaoran felt like stopping the car right then and there and getting off and going right back to Hong Kong. These people , honestly!
Suddenly parts of their conversation began to settle him down and he began to listen in.
" Sakura , ya gonna dance with anyone tonight?" Tomoyo asked , excitedly.
Sakura shifted , uncomfortably.
" Probably not..." she said , trailing off.
Tomoyo's eye grew large. " Why not? So many guys will ask you.."
Sakura shrugged. " I just don't feel like dancing with guys tonight....I'll just dance with our friends alright?"
Tomoyo rose her eyebrows and said , " Alright , Sakura...."
Syaoran looked back at them from the rear-view mirror and Tomoyo caught the look.
" Hey , Syaoran...ya got a girlfriend?" Tomoyo asked , slyly.
Sakura elbowed her and Syaoran blushed.
" Uh..." he stuttered and Sakura stared at him curiously, " No..." He flushed and kept his eyes trained on the road.
Tomoyo's eyes brightened. " Reeeeeally. You should dance with some girls , ya know. They're a lot of good single ones around here....I mean , SAKURA's single..."
She coughed and both Syaoran and Sakura looked at her like she had gone insane.
" Um..yah , I'm just the photographer , in case you didn't know!" Syaoran said coldly as they drove up to the school. The school was huge and balloons and streamers decorated the front entrance.
Tomoyo's eyebrows rose at Syaoran's comments and Sakura elbowed her again , warning her not to say anything. They entered the school , and at once , Sakura and Tomoyo were bombarded by their friends.
" OH MY GOD , Sakura , can you believe that they named the dance after YOU?" Chiharu screamed as she waved her hands about.
Rika grinned as she took both Tomoyo and Sakura into the centre of the crowd. Flashing coloured lights spurted in the dark room. Music blared over the speakers as a Dj spoke a dedication in the mike.
" Who is that hot guy you just walked in with?" Rika asked , her eyes on Syaoran. Both Tomoyo and Sakura looked back at him. He had his hands in his pocket and was walking around , giving glares to all the girls who even dared approach him.
" Our photographer!" Tomoyo answered and Rika and Chiharu stared at her.
Tomoyo shrugged. " My mom's idea!"
Chiharu shook her head and cried , " What are we standing around for? Let's dance!"
She whooped as she led in the three girls who started to laugh as they began to dance.
Sakura had a big smile on her face as she twirled around , and suddenly spotted Syaoran staring at her. When Syaoran realized he was staring , he quickly jerked around , not after giving her a piercing glare.
Really warm and cuddly , isn't he?
Suddenly a smirking boy sidled up to her with a tray of punch. " Punch , my lady?"
Sakura grinned as she took a glass of punch. She took a sip and her eyes widened. It had a tangy almost metallic taste to it that wasn't there before? As she headed for the food tables , she took another sip. And then another. And another. And another...
She sat down and shouted, " I want some more PUNCH!"
The boy gave her the whole tray and she stared at him , and then laughed. She drained the first cup and quickly worked her way through the whole tray. Soon , she was feeling drowsy and nearly tipsy. She saw Tomoyo staring at her strangely , and she got up from her stool , and succeeded in falling down.
" OW! Floor, why did you hit me?" she scowled as she got up , and drunkenly staggered towards her friend.
" Sakura? Sakura , are you okay?" Tomoyo asked worriedly as Sakura made her way to her , with a childish smile on her face.
" I am *burp* FINE! Why are you asking me....uh...what were you saying...hehe....your wearing the funniest dress! You look purple! Your my favourite teletubby , ya know?" She said , nearly falling , before Tomoyo grabbed onto her arm.
" Sakura? Are you...drunk?" Tomoyo asked , stricken.
Sakura giggled. " Drunk? I'm not drunk...do I want to dance? YES! There is music! Don't you want to dance?"
Tomoyo's eyes widened nearly twice their size as Sakura began to jerk about , in her rendition of dance moves. As she twisted about , a couple of guys noticed her and began to laugh.
" Look , the drunk cheerleader is trying to dance!!"
Soon a whole crowd surrounded her and Sakura was beaming at the attention. She didn't notice how the crowd ridiculed her , how they were pointing and laughing...
Suddenly , a tall man stepped in the crowd.
" Sakura?" he asked , and Sakura stopped her dancing and cheered.
" Syaoran! Come dance with me!!" With that she grabbed Syaoran's hands and twisted him around her. Syaoran stared at Tomoyo , who was biting her fingernails , a look of pure terror on her face.
Syaoran stared at Sakura's empty emerald eyes and suddenly something seemed to take over him. He grabbed Sakura's hand , and stared at her straight in her eyes. She stopped manically laughing and stared at him. A flicker of emotion passed her emerald eyes as Syaoran suddenly twirled Sakura around him , fast. She kept up with the moves , as Syaoran began to dance with her. The drunkenness seemed to peel away from her as Syaoran twirled Sakura around , picking her up , and swinging her around his body , as she spun in a single circle as the music was suddenly shut off.
Sakura was left laughing , as she walked to Syaoran. She suddenly put a hand on his cheek and stared into his amber eyes.
" My little wolf..." she whispered as she collapsed into his arms. The crowd began to frisk about as the teachers were alerted that someone had spiked the punch and everyone crowded around the lead cheerleader.
Syaoran was left staring as the teachers and Tomoyo led Sakura off. What did she just say?
My Little Wolf??
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