Hey, back with yet another chapter!! Yay!
Someone mentioned to me that I had spelled Hong Kong wrong twice...eheheheh...sorry about that! I was out of it when I was typing my story and I had been so tired and I still had more stuff to do. So, sorry! I'll try not to misspell so much this time!
OMG...now I am sooo confused...Hong Kong...Honk Kong...I've seen them in other stories typed both ways that I am so confused now...lol! I hope I'm spelling it write. If not, tell me when you review for this chapter. SORRY! Heheh!
Sorry again if I took long...all the final exams...ahhh it crazy I tell you. Oh and someone had asked if there would be a bad guy in the story and if Li will ask Sakura to marry him...well...I can't really say anything cause I don't want to ruin the plot and suspense when the story starts to get better BUT...I guess I can say that there will sort of be a bad guy and marriage is something people PROBABLY should expect...I'm not going to say anything else and if anyone asks for anything else that could or might or will happen in the future, I will just say "sorry but you have to wait until the next chapters." Heheh, sorry but I kind of don't want to ruin the whole story! I gave out too much information already!
Anyway, I'm sure you just want to skip all this and start reading the chapter so I'll just shut up and let you read!
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*.:.Preview from last chapter.:.*
A female voice over the intercom said, "Flight 386 from Hong Kong is now boarding at Gate 5. I repeat, flight 386 from Honk Kong is now boarding at Gate 5."
"Huh?" Both Sakura and Li said in unison.
"Honk Kong? Isn't that the same gate and flight number you had, Li?"
"Yeah," Li said, "I didn't know your dad went to Honk Kong." Li said.
"Me either." Both of them looked for any sign of Mr. Avalon. They saw him come out with a small suitcase. He smiled at them and both of them smiled back. "Daddy! It's great to see you again. I missed you so much!" Sakura gave her father a big hug.
"I missed you too sweetie." He turned to Li and asked, "And how are you?"
"Fine. Nice to see you again." Both of them shook the other's hand.
"It's nice to see you again too. Well, this is the only suitcase that I actually took with me so why don't we go home now." Aiden said with a smile still plastered on his face.
"Sure."
"Yeah, OK. We can go back in my car."
"You have a car?" Aiden asked.
"Oh yeah, I do. My mom got it for me as sort of a gift." Li said.
"Ohhhhh, that's nice. Well then, shall we go?"
"Yeah!" Both said simultaneously.
All three people walked out of the airport, ready to go home. All three were thinking about the same thing.
Food and rest.
*.:.End of Preview.:.*
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My Sakura
By DaShyGurl
Chapter Seven:
~*~Asking Her Out~*~
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"Will you stop *click* changing the channel every *click* five seconds?" Asked a slightly irritated Li.
"But there is NOTHING on!" Complained a very bored Sakura.
"Well duh! It's one in the morning. What do you expect to be on TV?"
"Something good."
"Then look at me." Li said.
Sakura couldn't help but giggle at the comment. "And what's there to look at?"
Li looked at Sakura, yet he couldn't come up with something else to say. Then he suddenly thought of something.
"Well, I don't know. You tell me that since you're always staring at me."
"WHAT!" Sakura exclaimed.
"It's true. And when I'm not there for you to stare at, you go and get my picture and stare at me in the picture."
"Li, I think your describing what you do. _Your_ the one who always stares at _me_." Sakura said.
"So? What's there not to look at?" At that comment, both of turned different shades of red and avoided eye contact. "Has a-a-anyone e-ever told you h-how beautiful you a-are?" If possible, both blushed even more.
"N..." Sakura began, but before she finished, she stopped herself and thought about all the guys in her middle and high school. "Actually...yeah. Only a million times from the guys that used to go to school with me." Sakura said.
Li's eyes widened as he got _really_ angry. 'WHAT! HOW DARE THEY!!'
"But," Sakura began as Li directed his attention back to Sakura, "it's the first time _you_ said I'm beautiful." Again, both of them turned different shades of red. Sakura turned to look at Li as Li did the same thing. Both of their eyes met and locked gazes. Neither was able to stop looking at the other. Ever so slowly, their faces started to come closer.
And closer.
And closer.
And closer.
And closer.
Only a few millimeters apart, both of them closed their eyes and....
*RING RING* *RING RING*
The sound of the telephone ringing brought both back to reality. Both looked away at the same time out of embarrassment.
"Sorry." Li apologized. "I didn't mean to. I'll go answer the phone." With that said, he went and picked up the phone that ruined what could have become a very special moment.
Sakura let out a disappointed sigh and gave the phone a small glare for ruining their moment. Li picked up the phone and answered, "Hello?"
"Hi! Is this the Avalon residence?" Li heard a familiar voice ask.
"Yes, this is the Avalon residence. Who is speaking?" Li asked.
"This is Madison Taylor. May I please speak to Sakura?" Madison asked on the other line.
"Madison!" Li exclaimed.
"Madison! OMG she actually called." Sakura exclaimed.
"Hold on one moment." Li handed Sakura the phone and Sakura gladly accepted it.
"MADISON! You haven't called in such a long time! How have you been?" Sakura asked.
"Great! Sorry to call at this hour, but I wanted to talk to you since I haven't talked to you in a long time. Thank goodness you are awake! I thought you would be sleeping by now! Who was that on the other line!"
"Li Showron." This of course surprised Madison big time. From there, many questions followed as Sakura answered all of them. She told Madison about the whole thing from the first phone call she got from Li till now, with the exception of leaving out a few things since Li was still there listening to Sakura talk with Madison. Once both girls finished talking, which was an hour later, they said their good-byes and hung up. Sakura turned around to find Li sleeping on the chair next to her.
'OH NO! I forgot about Li!' Sakura smiled to herself. 'He is so cute when he sleeps,' Sakura thought. She gently nudged Li, trying to wake him up. After the third try, he started to stir and wake up.
*YaWwWwWwWn*
"Welcome back to the world of the awake sleepy head." Sakura smiled. Li opened his eyes fully as he took in his surroundings.
"What the...oh yeah..." Li said as remembered everything. "Dang it, I was having a good dream." Li thought, disappointed that his dream had ended so quickly. No doubts who his dream would be about.
"Sorry, Li. I just haven't talked to Madison in a long time. She is usually busy with her mother on designing things and all. Oh and by the way, she said hi!" Sakura explained.
"It's OK." Li said.
"She said that she is coming tomorrow afternoon cause it turns out that she is free tomorrow. She says she can't wait until she sees you again. She missed you a lot, too."
Li smiled at Sakura. "Yeah, it's been a long time. I never really thought you would just let me back in your life after one little phone call after so many years."
Sakura giggle. "You were a great friend. There was no way I could be mad at you." Both smiled again. Sakura took a look at the clock. "Wow! It's already 2:30 A.M.! Dad would kill us if he knew we stayed up that late!
"Let's go to sleep then. I'm tired anyways." Li said.
"OK." Sakura got up from her chair, followed by Li. Both of them went to their separate rooms and changed into their nightclothes. As both of them went to bed, they thought of the kiss they had almost shared. Both wondered what would have happened if the phone hadn't rang and they would have kissed.
*~*Li's room*~*
Li sighed as he thought about the kiss they almost had. 'I have to tell her how I feel. I can't take it anymore. Tomorrow. I'll ask her if she can come with me to college and then on a date. If she says yes, then I will make sure I make her my girlfriend before I go to Hong Kong, so NO one will dare to hit on _my_ Cherry Blossom. If she doesn't agree to come with me, then...I'll ask her out on a date if she says yes then I will confess how I feel about her during our date.' Li smiled at his plan.
Tomorrow will be a wonderful and exciting day, as well as a nervous one for Li. With his plan in mind, Li went to sleep.
*~*Next day. 12:03 P.M.*~*
Sleeping on bed still was none other than Sakura Avalon. Slowly, she started to wake to something that smells so...so...good.
*sniff*
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"Mmmmmm...what smells so good?"
Slowly, Sakura got off bed and quickly combed her hair. She opened the door of her bedroom and took a few steps out. The smell was stronger now...it smelled even better.
'Is Li making breakfast?' She turned around and went back in her room to fix her bed. Once she finished, she noticed a note on her desk. She picked up the note and started to read it. It was from here dad.
Dear Sakura,
Good morning dear. Or should I say good afternoon? I know you slept late last night. I didn't fall asleep until 12:30 and you were not up in bed yet. Did you have a good rest? I hope you did, sweetie.
I'm sorry to say, but I'm afraid I have to be gone for 3 more days. I just received a phone call this morning when I woke up. It turns out that they found some old ancient place underneath the ground that was full of ancient stuff. A few people had dug up the place when they saw something sticking up. I guess too much sand was blown away or something. I won't be gone for long. I'll be back in 3 days. I should be home at 11:00 P.M. the most. I'm very sorry to leave like this right away, but I am needed elsewhere.
Have fun and remember to always be careful and stay safe. I'm sure Showron will do a good job of taking care of you. I can really see that he cares for you a lot.
With love,
Your father.
*Blushing like a tomato*
Sakura sighed as she read the letter. Her father had left yet again. Oh well, at least he will only be gone for 3 days. Plus, that would mean more alone time with Li.
Sakura crunched up the paper and went to the bathroom. She threw the note in the garbage that was in the bathroom and then brushed her teeth. She washed her face with cold water, which surely did a good job of waking her up even more. Sakura quickly dried her face with the towel, eager to go see what Li had made for breakfast.
Sakura was startled when she suddenly heard Li speak.
"I see that you are awake, sleepyhead. I was coming up to wake you up right now. I guess since you're already awake, then you don't mind coming to join me for breakfast, do you?" Asked Li.
"Li you scared me! I never even heard you coming up the stairs!" Sakura said.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you." Li apologized.
Sakura smiled, "It's OK, Li! By the way, breakfast smells good! And I'm starving! So let's go and eat right NOW!"
Li smiled at her and both descended down the stairs and ate breakfast.
*.:.*Li's Point Of View*.:.*
Okay, Li. You can do this. Just ask her out. It's not that hard...........
DAMN IT! IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE EASY!
Okay, just take a deep breath. I took a deep breath as I got myself ready to ask her out.
"Mmmm...you're such a great cook, Li!" I heard Sakura say cheerfully.
"Glad you like it." I answered. I took another deep breath. It's now or never and I choose now.
"Sakura?" I asked.
"Hmm?" She looked at me, mouth full of food. I smiled at her. She looks so cute.
"I-I-I was wondering i-if you would like t-to go out with m-me." I let out a breath that I didn't know I had held in. There. I did it. I looked at her, trying to read her face. But all I saw was a surprised and shocked face. Sakura started choking as soon as realization of what I had said to her hit her.
I right away gave her a glass of water, which she took gratefully and drank the whole thing. Once she did, she took a deep breath.
"Excuse me?" She asked.
"I said, I was wondering if you want to go out with me sometime." I said a little more calmly, disappointedly. I don't think this was a good idea anymore. "Only if you want, I mean. We don't have to you know."
Then, Sakura did the one thing that gave me some hope that she wasn't going to reject me. She smiled ever so brightly, so cheerfully. My heart was beating so fast and it was so loud, I'm pretty sure that she can hear it right now.
"Awww that's so cute of you, Li." I noticed that she was blushing. No doubt I look like a tomato right now. "I'd love to go out with you, Li! You're so sweet. Unlike many of the other guys I've met."
My heart was beating faster now. She actually accepted it. She said she'd _love_ to. I think I am on cloud nine. I smiled one of my rare smiles that I reserve just for her. "Great. Does tonight sound good to you?"
*.:.*Sakura's Point Of View*.:.*
"Sakura?" I heard Li ask.
My mouth was full of food, so the only thing I was able to get out of my mouth was a "Hmm?"
"I-I-I was wondering i-if you would like t-to go out with m-me." Li had said. This shocked me beyond belief. Did he just ask me out? Oh God! I chocked right away, seeing how my mouth was full of food and I had stop breathing because of my shock.
He right away offered me a glass of water, which I drank gratefully.
"Excuse me?" I asked, thinking maybe I had heard him wrong.
"I said, I was wondering if you want to go out with me sometime." He repeated. I noticed a tinge of disappointment when he repeated to me what he had said. "Only if you want, I mean. We don't have to you know." He finished.
I couldn't help but smile at that. He actually asked me out! Haaanyaannn!! This _must_ be a dream come true! That was so _cute_ and he looked so cute right now! I couldn't help but tell him that.
"Awww that's so cute of you, Li." I felt my face getting warmer. Is it just me or is it very hot in here? I noticed Li was red, too. How cute! He was blushing! "I'd love to go out with you, Li! You're so sweet. Unlike many of the other guys I've met." My heart was beating really fast now.
"Great. Does tonight sound good to you?"
"Tonight sounds perfect." I said. This is one great day that is about to become even better.
Tonight will be one magical night.
*.:.* Regular Point Of View*.:.*
Sakura and Li both smiled at each other.
"Wanna help me get all the dishes washed?" Asked a very red Sakura.
"Sure." Replied a very red Li.
Both of them started to get everything off of the table and into the sink, where they will start washing the dishes.
Tonight will be one night that both of them will not forget.
*.:.*2:00 P.M.*.:.*
While Sakura and Li were sitting on the couch watching TV, Li was debating on whether or not he should ask her about the whole college thing yet. After a few minutes of debating, he finally decided that he would ask her.
"Sakura?"
"Yes, Li?"
"I was wondering. Have you come up with your answer for college yet?"
Sakura smiled. She had already thought about it. "I would love to come. Sounds like a really great college. I just have to ask my daddy for permission. I think it would be great if we go to the same college. Plus, that means we can spend more time together to make up for the years we missed."
Li smiled at her. "Great. My sisters will be ecstatic when they hear that you will be coming, if your father agrees to it." Then something hit Li. Something he had not yet noticed. "Sakura?" He asked again.
"Yes, Li?"
"Where is your father anyways? Did he leave for work already?" Li asked, confused and puzzled.
"Oh! I forgot to tell you! He left today. Said he had a phone call about finding this ancient place and they had needed him. He will be back in three days. What day is it today again? I forgot?"
"Ohhhh I see. Today is Tuesday." Li replied.
"Oh OK. Then dad should be back on Friday. I can ask him about the college then. I'm sure he won't mind." Sakura said.
*.:.*3:30 P.M.*.:.*
*Ding Dong*
Sakura got up and answered the door.
"MADISON! You came!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Of course. I told you so already yesterday. By the way, I brought a few dresses for you to try on. I haven't had you try on any of them in such a long time!
Sakura sweat dropped at her best friend. "Come on in, Madison."
"Thanks. Where is Showron? I haven't seen him in such a long time!"
"Here I am. And you can call me by my first name, you know that already." Li said. "Long time no see, huh?"
"Definitely! Ohohohohohohohohoho! This is great. I brought about 10 dresses for Sakura to try on. Li, you can let us know how Sakura looks in them!" Madison smiled, grinning a little too evilly. Both Sakura and Li blushed.
"S-sure. Why not?" Li said. This made Madison's smile grow even bigger. This was going to be fun.
To Be Continued...
Well, that's it for this chapter.
He finally asked her out! Next chapter will be the date and confession!!
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DaShyGurl