Title: Finally Realized
Disclaimer: Let's see~ *looks around my collection* There's a picture of Li that had been through a lot with my eternal hugging, a doll made out of some kind of straw that kind of resembles Eriol. but. no.. I don't think I own CCS yet. *sigh~ darn.
A/N: Some people say that they don't like on how Syaoran is being characterized, but this is how the story is going to be, so I should've mentioned before that this is an A/U fic. And I'm sorry for those that wanted Syaoran to be the 'cool' guy, but I guess I want to try something different and not so much used all the time in stories. But Syaoran won't be totally gay, just.. Shy. So, please enjoy!~ and again, I'm deeply sorry!!
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Chapter 4
******** - Scene Change
".." - Talking
'.' - Thoughts
and the story resumes..again?..O.o
'When is this class going to end?' Sakura stared intently at the clock that was ticking away slowly. All the kids around her tried getting her interest, but she wasn't paying any attention to anyone except to the damn clock in front of the room. 'Man, I bet that device is going slower than usual just to torture me,' Sakura groaned with frustration. 'I need to see Syaoran.'
A girl with straight black hair named Kira nudged Sakura in the ribs. "Hey Sakura! We heard that you're going out with Taratsu again. Man! I wish it was me instead," she exclaimed dreamily, starring off to space. All the girls nodded their heads, while the guys shook their heads jealously. One of the girls said with envy, "I would hold hands with him all day, and kiss him, and hug hi-"
That got Sakura's attention. She quickly turned her head to Kira, "What? Who told you that?"
Kira returned her gaze back to Sakura, "Huh? It's all over school."
"What?!" Sakura jumped out of her seat abruptly, making her chair crash harshly to the concrete floor. Everybody looked up towards Sakura. The teacher glanced up from his textbook. "Kinomoto-san?"
"Gomen-nasai! Gomen-nasai!" Sakura furiously bowed her head again and again. The teacher gave her an odd look, but then presumed on with his teaching.
Sakura slumped back into her seat.
"Sakura? You alright?" Kira stared at her strangely.
"No." Sakura buried herself in her arms. "I can't believe he told everyone that same rumor again. Why can't he just leave me alone?" she mumbled in her arms.
"You mean it's not true?" Kira asked her with excitement. Sakura started to reply back but then the shrilling sound of the bell interrupted her speech.
"Now class, make sure you finish assignment 1-30 from your math book. It's due first thing in the morning!" The teacher announced loudly over the chatter of students. Everybody was rushing out the door, trying to get home while pushing Sakura along with them, but a voice called out to Sakura throughout the stampede of students.
"Sakura! Kira! I've been meaning to ask - " but she was immediately cut off when Sakura stumbled onto the hard, cold ground.
"Sakura! Are you alright?" The same girl asked. She had wavy, raven-colored hair whose name was Katsuki Naratsu asked. She was about 5'8, had slender legs that every girl was jealous of, and was one of the girls that every girl wishes to be. Katsuki and Kira both helped Sakura up by grasping her arms.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Sakura stood up, dusting her skirt with her hands without a tint of embarrassment shown on her face. "I guess I shouldn't stop so suddenly when all these kids are pushing, huh," she laughed quietly. When she was finished, she raised her delicate head up. "Did you want something?"
Katsuki eyed her with worry, but she set that aside and said, "I was about to remind both of you that the cheerleading tryouts are today. You guys do remember that we're suppose to judge them right?"
Kira bobbed her head but Sakura did the opposite.
"It's today?" Sakura's eyes went wide with shock and realization. "I forgot all about that!"
"You forgot? I've been reminding all of the cheerleaders that we need every one of them to help judge the newcomers at every practice meeting we had." Katsuki sighed with a tint of annoyance. "Well, I guess I have to inform that we're short one person," and with that Katsuki started to walk away.
"No! No, I'll be there." Sakura ran up to Katsuki.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I just need to tell Syaoran that I won't be walking home with him today." Sakura replied with disappointment. 'But maybe I can ask him to stay with me while I judge.' Sakura smiled inwardly at that thought.
Katsuki and Kira both wrinkled their nose with a disgusted look. "Are you still hanging out with that boy?" Katsuki asked.
Sakura frowned a little. "What? Of course. He's my best friend," she stated like it was the obvious thing. "Why? Is there something wrong with that?" she looked at both of them.
Kira shrugged her shoulders carelessly, "No, it's just that people are starting rumors about you and him."
"What? I thought people are starting to start rumors about me involving with Taratsu."
"Yeah, that too."
Sakura shook her head with confusion. "Huh? Then what are they saying about Syaoran and me now? That we're together?" Kira nodded her head. "We're not! We're just friends!"
Kira was about to reply but Katsuki interrupted her. "It doesn't matter. What matters now is that we have to go to the field and start judging."
"Wait, I'll be there in a sec. Just start judging without me. I'll be back soon," and with that Sakura ran out the door before any of them could reply to find the person she was dreaming about the whole period before.
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Sakura went out of the school building and ran straight to the tree where she always meets Syaoran after school. 'I hope he's still there.' By having the long conversation with her fellow cheerleaders, she was late for 30 minutes. When she arrived near the tree, she was relieved when she saw him standing under the shade of the flowers that the tree blossomed. Sakure smiled happily. 'He's still here. Waiting for me like the perfect gentleman he is.' Sakura stopped abruptly. 'Eh? When did I start thinking about him like that?'
Syaoran turned her head towards Sakura's direction and noticed that she standing a few feet away from him. His face lit up. "Sakura!" he yelled out, but for a regular person's hearing, it was merely a soft whisper. But he saw that Sakura hadn't move from her position, so he quietly walked towards her.
When he was a foot apart from her, he detected that she still hadn't acknowledged his presence. Syaoran raised his hand to her until it was right in front of her view, and waved a little. That seemed to bring her back to reality, and when Sakura realized her spacing off, she started to blush madly.
"Are you okay Sakura?"
"I'm fine! I'm fine! I guess I dozed off a little there." Sakura laughed nervously.
Syaoran stared at her with amusement, "How can you doze off when you're standing?"
"Huh? Well-well.. I just can!" Sakura stuck out her tongue to him. Syaoran chuckled while shaking his head.
"Anyways, here."
Sakura looked down and saw her bookbag grasped in his hands. "Huh? Oh yeah! Thank you Syaoran!" Sakura grabbed her bookbag with her hand and hugged the person in front of her with her other arm around his neck.
Syaoran blushed heavily like he always does whenever Sakura came in contact of him, but when Sakura became conscious of what she was doing, she immediately let go. She too started to blush a little. "Sorry about that."
"No, it's okay." Syaoran started to look someplace else, trying to put his sight onto something else other than his friend.
"So, should we leave right now then?" he quietly asked.
"Oh! I can't!"
Syaoran returned his gaze back onto Sakura.
"I forgot that I have to judge for cheerleading tryouts today."
"Oh," Syaoran stated. "Oh, okay then. Then I should just -" Syaoran was about to leave and say good-by but an arm instantaneously wrapped around his.
"But you can stay with me if you want to." Sakura asked, now with her blushing level on maximum. Hoping that he'll say yes. Syaoran paused for a minute.
"Wait with you?"
"Yeah, please Syaoran?" Sakura asked again.
"How about if I don't want to?"
'Huh?' Sakura heart dropped, but then she saw on his face that he was smiling. 'Syaoran no baka.' Sakura said to herself. 'Scaring me like that.'
"Please, oh pretty please Syaoran?" Sakura hugged him tighter, putting on her best puppy-dog look.
"Don't do that Sakura. You know that I can't say no to that face." Syaoran tried looking away from her.
Sakura broadly smiled. "I know. That's why I'm doing it."
Syaoran hung his head dramatically with defeat. "Fine. I'll stay with you."
"Ha ha! I knew that you couldn't say no to me Syaoran Li. Now come on! They're waiting for us." Sakura, still holding onto his arm, dragged him to the field area, but a girl's voice interrupted their rate of movement, and called out Syaoran's name. They both turned their heads to the girl that was running up to them.
"Syaoran! Hold on!"
"Miaki!" Syaoran declared with surprise. "What are you doing here at this hour?"
When Miaki reached to them she answered, "I was tutoring this one kid that my teacher assigned me to teach and I'm telling you, he's a drag."
Syaoran nodded his head, "I see.."
Sakura looked at Syaoran, and to the girl he was talking to, and back to Syaoran again. And the only thing in her mind was a big question mark.
Sakura nudged her elbow to Syaoran's side and when he glanced at her, she pointed with her head to Miaki's direction. With the recognition of what she was trying to say, he presented both of them.
"I met Miaki when I was in the library today."
"Yeah, and after I was babbling on for hours, he finally had the courage to ask me my name. I thought he knew me before but I guess I was mistaken." Miaki eyed Syaoran with a playful glare.
Syaoran ducked his head sheepishly.
"AND, he didn't know that I was even in his math class." Both Miaki and Syaoran laughed. Sakura let go of Syaoran's arm and laughed politely but was still wondering on how Syaoran opened to this girl so quickly. 'When I first Syaoran, I even had to make him try to say one word to me. How did she break though his shell on the first day?'
Sakura knew that her best friend was immensely self-conscience around people and the more Syaoran and Miaki talked, the less she felt pleasant towards this girl, and then the unexpected question came rushing to her mind, making her panic inside. 'Do you like her? No, no,' Sakura shook her head, 'Syaoran doesn't like anybody.' She reminded herself. 'So. do I like him then?' Sakura stared at him.
"Its pretty late right now," Miaki stated, looking down on to her wristwatch. "So do you mind if I walk with you Syaoran? I need help with my homework anyways." And to both of the best friends bewilderment, Miaki attached herself to Syaoran's other arm.
Sakura looked intently at where Miaki came in contact with Syaoran. 'They're acting like they've known each other for a lifetime.'
Now Syaoran, who was blushing extremely, tried to get out of the grasp of Miaki gently. He raised his arm out of Miaki's hold, and backed away a little bit, bringing Sakura along with him.
"I-I'm suppose to go with Sakura to the cheerleading tryouts."
"Cheerleading tryouts?"
"Oh shoot! We have to go now Syaoran! They're going to kill me!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Wait, does Syaoran have to go with you? I mean, he's just going to stand there and do nothing but watch."
"Well I guess that's true, but-" Sakura stated.
"So can't Syaoran just walk me home for today?"
Sakura glanced at Syaoran. "I guess he can walk with you if he wants to." Sakura slowly said. 'Please say no, please say no.'
"But I already said I'll go with you though." Syaoran stared at Sakura. "And I don't feel comfortable about you walking home alone." Syaoran said with a frown.
"It'll be alright, I'll be fine." Sakura tried to smile happily.
"Are you sure?" he questioned.
"I'll be fine! And Miaki here needs to be protected by you today too."
"Protect?"
"Yeah, protect" Sakura replied back with a huff.
"Okay, if you're alright about this."
"I'm alright, now go, shoo!" Sakura gently pushed him, but her heart wanted her to do the opposite.
"I'll come by your house later on. Just to make sure you got home safe, ok?" he announced quietly to her.
"Yeah, you better." Sakura waved good-bye to him, and she saw him waving back.
"Come on Syaoran." Miaki urged him to follow her. "I need to ask you about the problem number 26. I don't' know whether the parabola goes up or down.."
Sakura dropped her hand to her side and started to walk to where the tryouts were being held, holding onto her bag tightly, wishing that it were her that was walking with him.
Sakura vigorously shook her head. 'It's just him walking her home, nothing big, nothing big' Sakura told herself. 'He's just walking her home being the perfect gentleman he is. Don't be selfish Sakura.' She slowly came to a stop. 'But then why am I getting worked up over this little thing?'
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finally~~ finished~~~ aahh~ I feel refreshed now~ but I'm not satisfied on how I wrote the ending though.. It was kind of weird and dull, huh.. And I was trying not to use the same words over and over. but I guess that didn't work out well did it?..and, it seems to me that this story is going a bit too fast for my liking. *sigh~ so many problems. oh well~ I'm too tired right now, so I'm sorry if there's any mistake because I'm too lazy to read it over~ ^^;
If there is a major mistake, then please tell me!! And review too!! Hehehee~ and like before, I'm gonna go to sleep now. It's past midnight!! So please review!! It'll make my life happier!!! And I thank you for those that reviewed, and even though it wasn't much, I'm really grateful!!
Toodles!~ ^^
Disclaimer: Let's see~ *looks around my collection* There's a picture of Li that had been through a lot with my eternal hugging, a doll made out of some kind of straw that kind of resembles Eriol. but. no.. I don't think I own CCS yet. *sigh~ darn.
A/N: Some people say that they don't like on how Syaoran is being characterized, but this is how the story is going to be, so I should've mentioned before that this is an A/U fic. And I'm sorry for those that wanted Syaoran to be the 'cool' guy, but I guess I want to try something different and not so much used all the time in stories. But Syaoran won't be totally gay, just.. Shy. So, please enjoy!~ and again, I'm deeply sorry!!
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Chapter 4
******** - Scene Change
".." - Talking
'.' - Thoughts
and the story resumes..again?..O.o
'When is this class going to end?' Sakura stared intently at the clock that was ticking away slowly. All the kids around her tried getting her interest, but she wasn't paying any attention to anyone except to the damn clock in front of the room. 'Man, I bet that device is going slower than usual just to torture me,' Sakura groaned with frustration. 'I need to see Syaoran.'
A girl with straight black hair named Kira nudged Sakura in the ribs. "Hey Sakura! We heard that you're going out with Taratsu again. Man! I wish it was me instead," she exclaimed dreamily, starring off to space. All the girls nodded their heads, while the guys shook their heads jealously. One of the girls said with envy, "I would hold hands with him all day, and kiss him, and hug hi-"
That got Sakura's attention. She quickly turned her head to Kira, "What? Who told you that?"
Kira returned her gaze back to Sakura, "Huh? It's all over school."
"What?!" Sakura jumped out of her seat abruptly, making her chair crash harshly to the concrete floor. Everybody looked up towards Sakura. The teacher glanced up from his textbook. "Kinomoto-san?"
"Gomen-nasai! Gomen-nasai!" Sakura furiously bowed her head again and again. The teacher gave her an odd look, but then presumed on with his teaching.
Sakura slumped back into her seat.
"Sakura? You alright?" Kira stared at her strangely.
"No." Sakura buried herself in her arms. "I can't believe he told everyone that same rumor again. Why can't he just leave me alone?" she mumbled in her arms.
"You mean it's not true?" Kira asked her with excitement. Sakura started to reply back but then the shrilling sound of the bell interrupted her speech.
"Now class, make sure you finish assignment 1-30 from your math book. It's due first thing in the morning!" The teacher announced loudly over the chatter of students. Everybody was rushing out the door, trying to get home while pushing Sakura along with them, but a voice called out to Sakura throughout the stampede of students.
"Sakura! Kira! I've been meaning to ask - " but she was immediately cut off when Sakura stumbled onto the hard, cold ground.
"Sakura! Are you alright?" The same girl asked. She had wavy, raven-colored hair whose name was Katsuki Naratsu asked. She was about 5'8, had slender legs that every girl was jealous of, and was one of the girls that every girl wishes to be. Katsuki and Kira both helped Sakura up by grasping her arms.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Sakura stood up, dusting her skirt with her hands without a tint of embarrassment shown on her face. "I guess I shouldn't stop so suddenly when all these kids are pushing, huh," she laughed quietly. When she was finished, she raised her delicate head up. "Did you want something?"
Katsuki eyed her with worry, but she set that aside and said, "I was about to remind both of you that the cheerleading tryouts are today. You guys do remember that we're suppose to judge them right?"
Kira bobbed her head but Sakura did the opposite.
"It's today?" Sakura's eyes went wide with shock and realization. "I forgot all about that!"
"You forgot? I've been reminding all of the cheerleaders that we need every one of them to help judge the newcomers at every practice meeting we had." Katsuki sighed with a tint of annoyance. "Well, I guess I have to inform that we're short one person," and with that Katsuki started to walk away.
"No! No, I'll be there." Sakura ran up to Katsuki.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I just need to tell Syaoran that I won't be walking home with him today." Sakura replied with disappointment. 'But maybe I can ask him to stay with me while I judge.' Sakura smiled inwardly at that thought.
Katsuki and Kira both wrinkled their nose with a disgusted look. "Are you still hanging out with that boy?" Katsuki asked.
Sakura frowned a little. "What? Of course. He's my best friend," she stated like it was the obvious thing. "Why? Is there something wrong with that?" she looked at both of them.
Kira shrugged her shoulders carelessly, "No, it's just that people are starting rumors about you and him."
"What? I thought people are starting to start rumors about me involving with Taratsu."
"Yeah, that too."
Sakura shook her head with confusion. "Huh? Then what are they saying about Syaoran and me now? That we're together?" Kira nodded her head. "We're not! We're just friends!"
Kira was about to reply but Katsuki interrupted her. "It doesn't matter. What matters now is that we have to go to the field and start judging."
"Wait, I'll be there in a sec. Just start judging without me. I'll be back soon," and with that Sakura ran out the door before any of them could reply to find the person she was dreaming about the whole period before.
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Sakura went out of the school building and ran straight to the tree where she always meets Syaoran after school. 'I hope he's still there.' By having the long conversation with her fellow cheerleaders, she was late for 30 minutes. When she arrived near the tree, she was relieved when she saw him standing under the shade of the flowers that the tree blossomed. Sakure smiled happily. 'He's still here. Waiting for me like the perfect gentleman he is.' Sakura stopped abruptly. 'Eh? When did I start thinking about him like that?'
Syaoran turned her head towards Sakura's direction and noticed that she standing a few feet away from him. His face lit up. "Sakura!" he yelled out, but for a regular person's hearing, it was merely a soft whisper. But he saw that Sakura hadn't move from her position, so he quietly walked towards her.
When he was a foot apart from her, he detected that she still hadn't acknowledged his presence. Syaoran raised his hand to her until it was right in front of her view, and waved a little. That seemed to bring her back to reality, and when Sakura realized her spacing off, she started to blush madly.
"Are you okay Sakura?"
"I'm fine! I'm fine! I guess I dozed off a little there." Sakura laughed nervously.
Syaoran stared at her with amusement, "How can you doze off when you're standing?"
"Huh? Well-well.. I just can!" Sakura stuck out her tongue to him. Syaoran chuckled while shaking his head.
"Anyways, here."
Sakura looked down and saw her bookbag grasped in his hands. "Huh? Oh yeah! Thank you Syaoran!" Sakura grabbed her bookbag with her hand and hugged the person in front of her with her other arm around his neck.
Syaoran blushed heavily like he always does whenever Sakura came in contact of him, but when Sakura became conscious of what she was doing, she immediately let go. She too started to blush a little. "Sorry about that."
"No, it's okay." Syaoran started to look someplace else, trying to put his sight onto something else other than his friend.
"So, should we leave right now then?" he quietly asked.
"Oh! I can't!"
Syaoran returned his gaze back onto Sakura.
"I forgot that I have to judge for cheerleading tryouts today."
"Oh," Syaoran stated. "Oh, okay then. Then I should just -" Syaoran was about to leave and say good-by but an arm instantaneously wrapped around his.
"But you can stay with me if you want to." Sakura asked, now with her blushing level on maximum. Hoping that he'll say yes. Syaoran paused for a minute.
"Wait with you?"
"Yeah, please Syaoran?" Sakura asked again.
"How about if I don't want to?"
'Huh?' Sakura heart dropped, but then she saw on his face that he was smiling. 'Syaoran no baka.' Sakura said to herself. 'Scaring me like that.'
"Please, oh pretty please Syaoran?" Sakura hugged him tighter, putting on her best puppy-dog look.
"Don't do that Sakura. You know that I can't say no to that face." Syaoran tried looking away from her.
Sakura broadly smiled. "I know. That's why I'm doing it."
Syaoran hung his head dramatically with defeat. "Fine. I'll stay with you."
"Ha ha! I knew that you couldn't say no to me Syaoran Li. Now come on! They're waiting for us." Sakura, still holding onto his arm, dragged him to the field area, but a girl's voice interrupted their rate of movement, and called out Syaoran's name. They both turned their heads to the girl that was running up to them.
"Syaoran! Hold on!"
"Miaki!" Syaoran declared with surprise. "What are you doing here at this hour?"
When Miaki reached to them she answered, "I was tutoring this one kid that my teacher assigned me to teach and I'm telling you, he's a drag."
Syaoran nodded his head, "I see.."
Sakura looked at Syaoran, and to the girl he was talking to, and back to Syaoran again. And the only thing in her mind was a big question mark.
Sakura nudged her elbow to Syaoran's side and when he glanced at her, she pointed with her head to Miaki's direction. With the recognition of what she was trying to say, he presented both of them.
"I met Miaki when I was in the library today."
"Yeah, and after I was babbling on for hours, he finally had the courage to ask me my name. I thought he knew me before but I guess I was mistaken." Miaki eyed Syaoran with a playful glare.
Syaoran ducked his head sheepishly.
"AND, he didn't know that I was even in his math class." Both Miaki and Syaoran laughed. Sakura let go of Syaoran's arm and laughed politely but was still wondering on how Syaoran opened to this girl so quickly. 'When I first Syaoran, I even had to make him try to say one word to me. How did she break though his shell on the first day?'
Sakura knew that her best friend was immensely self-conscience around people and the more Syaoran and Miaki talked, the less she felt pleasant towards this girl, and then the unexpected question came rushing to her mind, making her panic inside. 'Do you like her? No, no,' Sakura shook her head, 'Syaoran doesn't like anybody.' She reminded herself. 'So. do I like him then?' Sakura stared at him.
"Its pretty late right now," Miaki stated, looking down on to her wristwatch. "So do you mind if I walk with you Syaoran? I need help with my homework anyways." And to both of the best friends bewilderment, Miaki attached herself to Syaoran's other arm.
Sakura looked intently at where Miaki came in contact with Syaoran. 'They're acting like they've known each other for a lifetime.'
Now Syaoran, who was blushing extremely, tried to get out of the grasp of Miaki gently. He raised his arm out of Miaki's hold, and backed away a little bit, bringing Sakura along with him.
"I-I'm suppose to go with Sakura to the cheerleading tryouts."
"Cheerleading tryouts?"
"Oh shoot! We have to go now Syaoran! They're going to kill me!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Wait, does Syaoran have to go with you? I mean, he's just going to stand there and do nothing but watch."
"Well I guess that's true, but-" Sakura stated.
"So can't Syaoran just walk me home for today?"
Sakura glanced at Syaoran. "I guess he can walk with you if he wants to." Sakura slowly said. 'Please say no, please say no.'
"But I already said I'll go with you though." Syaoran stared at Sakura. "And I don't feel comfortable about you walking home alone." Syaoran said with a frown.
"It'll be alright, I'll be fine." Sakura tried to smile happily.
"Are you sure?" he questioned.
"I'll be fine! And Miaki here needs to be protected by you today too."
"Protect?"
"Yeah, protect" Sakura replied back with a huff.
"Okay, if you're alright about this."
"I'm alright, now go, shoo!" Sakura gently pushed him, but her heart wanted her to do the opposite.
"I'll come by your house later on. Just to make sure you got home safe, ok?" he announced quietly to her.
"Yeah, you better." Sakura waved good-bye to him, and she saw him waving back.
"Come on Syaoran." Miaki urged him to follow her. "I need to ask you about the problem number 26. I don't' know whether the parabola goes up or down.."
Sakura dropped her hand to her side and started to walk to where the tryouts were being held, holding onto her bag tightly, wishing that it were her that was walking with him.
Sakura vigorously shook her head. 'It's just him walking her home, nothing big, nothing big' Sakura told herself. 'He's just walking her home being the perfect gentleman he is. Don't be selfish Sakura.' She slowly came to a stop. 'But then why am I getting worked up over this little thing?'
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finally~~ finished~~~ aahh~ I feel refreshed now~ but I'm not satisfied on how I wrote the ending though.. It was kind of weird and dull, huh.. And I was trying not to use the same words over and over. but I guess that didn't work out well did it?..and, it seems to me that this story is going a bit too fast for my liking. *sigh~ so many problems. oh well~ I'm too tired right now, so I'm sorry if there's any mistake because I'm too lazy to read it over~ ^^;
If there is a major mistake, then please tell me!! And review too!! Hehehee~ and like before, I'm gonna go to sleep now. It's past midnight!! So please review!! It'll make my life happier!!! And I thank you for those that reviewed, and even though it wasn't much, I'm really grateful!!
Toodles!~ ^^