Hey there everyone! I'm back again with the 9th chapter!! This is the big date!!!
Anyway, I just want to say that I know it just got kind of confusing to some of you to suddenly switch the names from the American to the Chinese/Japanese ones, but I only did it because that's what it seems like some people wanted instead and someone even made it clear that that's how it should be. So...basically, I am trying to get used to the Japanese/Chinese names and I hope I am getting it right. If I misspell any of them, please tell me in the review, I would appreciate the help.
I was going to leave it with the American names and then make my next story Japanese/Chinese, but I was like 'what the heck? I'll start now since that's what most of you wanted and get used to it already.'
Also, I'm not back IN SCHOOL and it's not SUMMER school, lol!! That's what someone thought; I thought it was kind of funny. Sorry to confuse you, what I meant by school was Driving School to learn to drive and blah blah blah. But I finished that already and got my permit!
Anyway, on with the story and I hope you enjoy this chapter. Don't forget to R+R!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS/CC or any of its characters.
*.:.Preview from last chapter.:.*
"Ohohohohohohoho! This is wonderful! When did he ask you out? Ohhh I wish I had my camera with me. I can't wait till I videotape you both! When will you be leaving? Oh! I have the perfect dress for you Sakura! And..."
"Tomoyo HOLD UP! One question at a time! He asked me out earlier today."
"And no video camera's allowed. Sorry." Syaoran said quickly, still blushing.
"What time you guys going out?"
"Umm...tonight at...is 8 o'clock fine with you, Sakura?"
"Yup, sure is!"
Tomoyo took a look at her wristwatch and said, "It's already 6:30! Wow, we should get you dressed up. I know the perfect dress for you to wear. That last pink dress you wore was perfect. And I know you got the perfect shoes to match with it, too! And the accessories, and your make-up and the your hair and...well, let's get you upstairs and get you ready now, shall we?"
Sakura smiled at her energetic friend. "Sure. While we do that, we can talk about what we can do in Hong Kong together." Both girls started to go up the stairs while Syaoran watched them. They were saying something about having not seen Meilin in a long time. Once both girls reached the stairs, Tomoyo shouted, "I'll have her back all nice and done by 8! Make sure you get dressed and finish on time!" With that, Syaoran heard Sakura's bedroom door shut close. He sighed contently and started to go upstairs himself. After all, he needed a quick shower and to change in something nice. Once he got upstairs, he started to walk toward his bedroom. He stopped when he heard Tomoyo open Sakura's door suddenly say,
"Hey Syaoran?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are you taking Sakura anyway? I just realized she needs to wear something appropriate to where she would be going."
"Oh. I already have that taken care of. We will be going to a nice fancy restaurant and then walk around the park a little bit afterwards."
Tomoyo smiled and said a small "thank you" before going back in the room and shutting the door.
Syaoran sweat dropped and said "No problem" to the shut door. Then he walked back in his room to figure out what to wear before going in the bathroom to take a nice, warm, and quick shower.
*.:.End of Preview.:.*
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My Sakura
By DaShyGurl
Chapter Nine:
*~*The Big Date*~*
*.:.*Syaoran's Point of View*.:.*
Have I ever been this nervous before?? I don't think so. This is a big night for me. It's my first date with Sakura. Hell, it's my first date period.
I looked at myself in the mirror one last time. I hope I look good in this black tuxedo and black tie to go along with it. Well Syaoran, at least you asked her out. And she did agree to come with you to college. So, if you can't tell her how you feel tonight, you can always tell her when you get there.
I sighed as I remembered I wanted her as my girlfriend before we get there so no one tries to take her from me. Well, I just have to try my best.
*.:.* Normal Point of View*.:.*
Syaoran got out of the room and headed downstairs. He sat on the sofa and sighed again. He looked at his watch and saw that it was 7:56 P.M.
'I've helped Sakura catch card before, faced danger, put my life on the line, engaged in combats with those who wanted to take power to take over the world and so much other shit before. Never, EVER have I been scared or got nervous for anything...and now...now...I'm nervous and scared about a DATE! Geez, Syaoran. What happened to you?' Syaoran thought. But then he smiled, knowing the answer too well. 'You met her.'
Tomoyo's voice interrupted his thoughts as she said, "Alright she is already and she is on," she took a look at her wrist watch, "well she is right on time which is quite a surprise. Well not really since I got her ready. Anyway, you ready to go?" Syaoran nodded. "Alright Sakura! Where are you? Come down already!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Sakura yelled. Syaoran went by the stairs and waited. When Sakura came down, his jaw dropped and closed it only until Tomoyo nudged him. Sakura was indeed dressed in the dress that had different shades of pink that Tomoyo had made for her. Her lips were shiny from the lip-gloss she had on. With a light pink eyes shadow and some blush on her cheeks, she looked absolutely beautiful. Her hair was put up in an elegant bun. On each side of her head, there was a little thin part of her hair that was left out, framing her face.
Her shoes were clear, high-heeled shoes that made her reach almost to Syaoran height, almost.
'DAMN she looks fine.' He couldn't help but think.
"Hey, Syaoran." Sakura said. "I'm all ready. Wow you look handsome in a tux. You should wear one more often." Sakura giggled, blushing slightly. She was glad that the blush she had on concealed her blushing.
"I-I-I..um...I mean...you look handsome too. I mean pretty!" Syaoran stuttered, also blushing thought more than Sakura. 'PRETTY?!?! Yeah, good job idiot. Couldn't you think of something better.' Syaoran scolded himself mentally.
"Thanks." Sakura giggled at his response. "And thanks for helping me get ready Tomoyo."
"No problem." Tomoyo answered as Sakura reached the bottom steps. "Well, why don't you two go ahead already? You don't want to be late now do you?"
"Wha?" Syaoran said confused, taking his eyes off of Sakura for the first time since he looked at her. "Late? Oh...OH...OH!!! Oh, yeah, right. We have to be at the restaurant by 8:30 and it'll only take us 25 minutes to get there so that should do it. Uh..ready to go, Sakura?"
"Yup!"
"Great." Syaoran replied. "Then let's go."
"Well, I guess I'll be leaving now. I'll call you tomorrow, Sakura. Have fun!" Tomoyo said.
"Yeah, we will." Sakura answered.
"Oh by the way, what restaurant are you taking her to anyway, Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked.
"Why do you want to know so badly?" Syaoran asked her suspiciously.
"I just wanted to know. Eriol said he wanted to take me out and asked me to choose a nice restaurant. If the restaurant your going is one that I haven't been to, then I want to go there with him to check it out." Tomoyo lied.
"Oh, well it's this restaurant called Royal Palace Restaurant (a/n: I so made that up since I have no idea what restaurants are in Tokyo) which opened a few months according to what that one magazine said. It's supposed to be really fancy and nice. They had a few pictures of the place and it looks good." Syaoran said.
"Cool. Sounds nice. Well, you two have fun."
"We will. I'll call you tomorrow. Bye bye!" Sakura said.
"Bye!"
"C-ya, Tomoyo." Syaoran said.
Sakura and Tomoyo hugged each other briefly before closing the door and each going in their own car. As Syaoran and Sakura got in the car and drove off, Tomoyo waved at them. She didn't follow them to the restaurant to videotape them until five minutes have passed. She didn't want them to get suspicious by seeing her follow them to the restaurant. And she most certainly didn't have to worry about where the restaurant was because she knew exactly where it was. After all, she had went there with her mother and a few "important" people who owned the restaurant themselves to talk about the her fashion show.
'This is going to be very interesting,' she thought as she finally got in the car and started to head to the restaurant. 'They know me there and after talking with those people about the fashion show, they said I was welcome to go there anytime without even having to make a reservation. My name will always be on the list.' Tomoyo smiled at the thought of video taping them. After all, videotaping was her second favorite thing to do, while fashion and designing clothes and making them was her first. Videotaping was her hobby, and what better than to video tape the cutest couple?
*.::.* Syaoran and Sakura*.::.*
Syaoran took Sakura out of the car nervously, hoping she was going to like the place. As they got out and Sakura looked at the place, a gasp left her lips. The place was absolutely magnificent and lovely. It was huge building with all kinds of decorations and such, making the restaurant look indeed expensive, fancy and most of all, beautiful.
"Wow, Syaoran! This place is so beautiful! I can't wait to see the inside." Syaoran smiled at her reaction, glad that she liked it.
"Come on, let's go inside now, shall we?" He asked.
Sakura giggled and took his hand as they both got inside. Once inside, a man sitting at a desk who looked to be in his mid 30s asked, "Have you made a reservation?"
"Yes," Syaoran answered. "It's under Syaoran Li."
"Can you please tell me how to spell it, just to make sure I don't make any mistakes?" As Syaoran spelled it, the man typed in on the computer. "Ah, yes, Mr. Li. A table for two." He nodded his head at a waiter dressed that in black, who seemed to be in his early 20s and very handsome. "Show them to their table. Number 12-C."
The blonde hair, blue-eyed waiter nodded his head. "Right this way please."
"Hey wait, I have a question." Sakura interrupted. All three men looked at her, waiting to hear what she wanted to ask. "It's just that...it's kinda weird you have a computer. Don't restaurants have those little books that have which people have which table at what time?" All three men sweat dropped at her question.
"Hey wait a second." Syaoran said. "She's right. How come you do use a computer?" He asked, curious as well.
"Well," the man at the desk began, "the owner's of this restaurant thought it was much more organized and better this way."
"Ohhh." Syaoran and Sakura said simultaneously. The waiter cleared his throat and said, "If you're ready, please follow me now." Sakura and Syaoran both nodded as they followed the waiter. "As you can see," the waiter began, "this restaurants has three levels. You, Mr. Li, have chosen the third one on a large balcony for a better and more romantic viewing. Therefore, we will be going up the elevator to get there." Sakura looked all around the place as she listened to him.
Syaoran took a quick glance at Sakura and smiled at her, as they followed the waiter hand in hand, both blushing by the hand contact. They both got in the elevator. Once they reached the third level, they followed the waiter behind him as he took them through numerous tables before they reached a _huge_ and magnificent balcony that was filled with many tables. Their table was right by the railing in the middle of the balcony, having a great view of the garden that was obviously made by the restaurant owners to make it more romantic.
"Wow." Sakura breathed. "This is soooo romantic. This is a wonderful place, Syaoran." She smiled at him and he couldn't help but smile back.
They took their seats as the waiter said, "I will be your waiter as well tonight. I will be right back with your menu's." He then turned around and
left.
"So, why don't you tell me a little more about the whole college thing that I will be going to. Anything I should now before getting there?" Sakura said, trying to make conversation. Both didn't notice the newcomer as Syaoran answered Sakura.
*.::.* Newcomer *.::.*
Tomoyo smiled, having seated only 3 tables to the right of them. They should most definitely not notice her. She put her purse on the table making sure it's facing them. She couldn't just hold the video camera and tape them. People will think she is stalking them or something, so she had to keep it in her purse.
'Well, I'll just order something while I finish some more designs. I can't miss anything since I'll be able to watch everything later.' She thought to her self, as she got out a book, ready to start. 'But before I do a few more designs, let's see what I should order from the menu...
*.::.* Back to Syaoran and Sakura *.::.*
After saying a few things to her about college, the waiter finally got back with their menu's. "I hope you are enjoying it here so far and here are you menu's." He said, handing a menu to each of them. "I'll be back in five minutes to see what you have chosen. If you need anymore time, please don't hesitate to tell me. Be back in five minutes." With that said, the waiter left them alone to have time to choose what they want to eat.
(a/n: IMPORTANT: *Read Me!* Sorry! I have no idea as to what kind of food Japanese people eat. Therefore, I have no idea what kind of food restaurants in Tokyo, Japan would be serving, much less an expensive and fancy one.
SO, just pretend that they ordered something that's good! Syaoran will have some kind of Japanese spaghetti and chicken and Sakura will have the same. They both ordered coke for a drink. And I guess they both ordered whatever soup they are suppose to like. You come up with the soup they ordered. Sorry again, but I don't know any Japanese foods.)
When the waiter came back, they told him what they wanted as he wrote it down in his little notepad. "Alright, is that all the two of you will be having?"
"Yes, thank you." Sakura replied.
"Yeah, we'll let you know if we need anything else." Syaoran answered.
"Alright, then. You're food should be here in 7-10 minutes. I'll be back once it is ready." The waiter then left.
Once the waiter left, he continued to tell her a little more about college in his Clan.
"So, was that all you had to tell me about the college?" Sakura asked, trying to continue to make conversation.
Syaoran smiled at her as he said, "Yeah. I guess that was about it. Like I said, all supplies will be given to you when you get there."
"Were you serious when you said we have to be in class by 8 A.M. sharp?" Sakura asked, pouting at the fact.
Syaoran laughed softly at her cuteness. "Yes, you do. The Clan is pretty strict usually. But don't worry, my sisters will love you. And speaking of my sisters...I have to warn you in advance. They are...very...well how should I put this? Active? Yeah, active, energetic and hyper and usually squeal at anything cute. Annnnnd, when they meet you, they probably will be all over you. It's usually what they do to anyone they meet that they think is cute and I know they will do that knowing how cute you are."
"You think I'm cute?" Sakura laughed seeing him blush all over, turning very red.
"I, uh, um..." Syaoran began to stutter. Then in a small voice, he said, "sure." He couldn't believe he had said that to her without realizing it. "Oh look! Food is here!" He thanked god when the waiter came with their food. He needed to try and cool his blushing face.
Sakura giggled at his reaction.
"Here is your food. I hope you both enjoy it and have a great time. Once you are done or if you need anything else, just nod at me and I'll be right over. I'll be over there next to the other waiter's and waitresses." He said, pointing them to the direction. Both nodded before he left the two again.
"Mmmm, looks good. I think I'll start with the soup first." Sakura said, looking at the delicious looking food.
"Me, too."
As the two ate, they talked about anything that came to their mind. Both had a wonderful time talking and laughing about everything. Neither notice when time had passed until they both finished eating all they had ordered.
"Wow! That was great." Sakura said cheerfully.
"Which, the food, the date or the conversation?" Syaoran asked, smiling fully.
"All of it! Tonight was wonderful. Thank you again, Syaoran." Sakura answered happily.
"No problem. Plus, it's not over yet." He said.
"It's not?"
"Nope. We still have to order some dessert and then there is one more place I want to take you. It's a surprise so don't bother asking where." Sakura pouted at him for not telling her where he is going to take her. But smiled again remembering the wonderful time she is having.
Syaoran nodded at the waiter, who came to them as quickly as he can.
"How may I help?" He asked.
"Yes, what do you have for dessert?" Syaoran asked. The waiter pulled out to small menu's from the pocket of his jacket.
"Right here should let you know all the desserts we have. Would you like five minutes to decide?"
"Yes, please."
After looking through what they had, Sakura and Syaoran decided on having a sundae with lots of hot fudge. Syaoran nodded at the waiter and told him what they wanted as he wrote it on his little notepad once again. The waiter told them that their dessert should be done in about five minutes and then he excused himself. Both waited for their dessert until it finally came and they started to eat.
"Anything else?" The waiter asked.
"Yes," Syaoran began, "can you please bring the check?"
"Of course. I'll be right back." With that said, he left the two once again.
*.::.* Tomoyo *.::.*
Tomoyo looked up at them as she noticed that the waiter had just brought the two the check. She called up on her waitress and asked for her check as well. She started to gather her designs and everything else, putting them in place, getting ready to leave.
She had just finished talking with Eriol on her cell phone. She just had to talk to him, missing him already. As the waitress handed her the check, she took another glance at the cute couple. She smiled seeing that they were still eating their dessert. Now, all she had to do is go and pay for her food and then wait in her car to follow them next. A frown appeared on her face as she realized that she didn't know where they would be next.
A smile came back on her face as she remembered. 'Oh yeah, he is taking her on a walk to the park. Now I remember.' She slowly got up and walked over to the desk and paid how much she owed them. She then went to the elevators to go down. Once there, the person by the said,
"I hope you enjoyed your stay here. Thank you for coming by and have a great night. We hope to see you again."
She walked to her car and got in. She turned on her car and drove off to the park.. It couldn't hurt to get there before they did.
*.::.* Syaoran and Sakura *.::.*
Once Syaoran paid for their dinner and dessert, the two got on the elevator and went down. As they reached the door, a guy standing there said,
"I hope you enjoyed your stay here. Thank you for coming by and have a great night. We hope to see you again."
Sakura smiled as she followed Syaoran to the car. "So, tell me, where are you taking me?"
"Well, it's not really somewhere special at all. I just find it special cause it has a lot of memories of our childhood there." Syaoran answered.
"Ohhh you're taking me to the park!" Sakura said. Syaoran nodded and smiled. "Great. I love the park. I find it special cause of the memories it holds of us, too." Syaoran smiled hearing her say that. Throughout the rest of the drive, they stayed silent, not knowing what else to say after talking about everything in the restaurant. Once they got there, Syaoran parked his car and told Sakura to wait. He got out and walked to her side. As he opened the door for her, he smiled and said, "Is it ok if we just walk around a little bit?"
Sakura took his offered hand and got out of the car. She smiled and said, "Of course. I'd love that." She closed the door and, still holding his hand, started to walk next to him. They both felt like they were on cloud nine, just walking in the park hand in hand silently. The silence didn't seem to bother either one. After a little bit, they got to the Penguin slide and stopped there, just looking at it and all around it.
"We sure had a lot of the cardcaptoring memories here, didn't we?" Syaoran asked softly. Sakura could only nod and say,
"Yeah. This has always been my favorite place." She took a look at the swings and started to walk to it, Syaoran behind her, still having not let go of her hand. Only when she took a seat on the swing did he finally let go of her hand. "Remember a certain memory right her?" Sakura asked him smiling.
"How can I forget? You came here after telling Julian how you felt." Was Syaoran's answer.
"Thanks for being there for me on that day, Syaoran."
"No problem."
Sakura and Syaoran kept on walking around the park. Every now and then, they would stop and tell each other of what memories they remember in which part of the park. Many of them were when they battled during their cardcaptoring days.
After a while, they seemed to enjoy their little "walk" during the park and having all those memories come back to them.
"Hey, Syaoran? What time is it?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran took a look at his wristwatch, not believing the time. "Wow! I didn't think it was this late. It's 11:25 right now. You want to head back home now or stay a little bit longer?"
"Hmmm, how about another five minutes before we leave. I just want to walk around a little bit longer." Sakura said. Syaoran smiled at her and took her hand in his. They walked a little bit before Syaoran suddenly stopped.
"What is it Syaoran?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran groaned. "I should have known she wouldn't give that hobby of hers so easily." Sakura looked at him confused.
"Hoe?" Sakura said, oblivious to what he was talking about, looking all confused.
*.::.* Tomoyo *.::.*
"Uh oh. Guess I have been caught." Tomoyo said to herself.
"Come out, Tomoyo. I know you're there. I see the red light of your camera." She heard Syaoran say.
"Tomoyo? She's here?" She heard Sakura's confused voice.
Tomoyo got out of the bush and walked over to them. "Eheheheh! Hey guys!" She said.
"You followed us didn't you?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo just nodded, closing her camera. "And you taped us the whole time didn't you?" Again, Tomoyo nodded. "And you got everything on tape, starting for the time we got in the restaurant till now?" Tomoyo just nodded....again! "Including everything we talked about?" Tomoyo nodded once again.
"I knew it. I just had a feeling you wouldn't give up this hobby, I just knew it." Syaoran said.
"So you got EVERYTHING on tape?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, Sakura, everything." Tomoyo answered.
"Can I have a copy!!" Sakura asked excitedly. Tomoyo just grinned.
"Of course!!"
"What? You're choosing her side?" Syaoran said in mock hurt.
"Of course! I want to always remember this day. It was great!" Sakura replied.
"Fine." Syaoran said. "But it's only fair if I get a copy, too!"
Tomoyo just laughed at them. "You guys make such a cute couple!" Both Sakura and Syaoran blushed at Tomoyo's comment. "I'll make sure to make copies for both of you. Of course I'll have a copy myself just as well."
"Great. Now that everyone is happy," Syaoran said, "you guys want to go home?" Both girls nodded. "Alright. Tomoyo, you want me to drop you home or do you have your car with you?"
"I have my car with me. Well, I'm going now. I'll see you both later. I'll come when Eriol gets here. He called me on my cell when you guys were on your "date". He said that he got everything ready. He said he is going to arrive here the same day your dad is arriving here. I told him everything already."
"Wonderful! This will be so exciting. I'm sure daddy won't mind if I go with you guys. I'm just not so sure if I want to leave him and Touya here for so long." Sakura answered sadly.
"Don't worry, Sakura. I'm sure everything will turn out alright." Syaoran said. "Come on, let's go home. We'll see you later, Tomoyo."
"Bye, Tomoyo." Sakura said.
"Bye!" With that said, each left in the direction of his/her car and drove to their home.
*.::.* Sakura's House *.::.*
Sakura and Syaoran both changed into their nightclothes.
"Thanks for tonight, Syaoran. It was amazing." Sakura said, smiling cheerfully.
"No problem." Syaoran answered. 'Ok,' Syaoran thought to himself, 'it's now or never. Well, not never but later. But better now then later.' "Hey Sakura?"
"Yes? What is it?"
Syaoran blushed and looked down on the floor, finding his feet very interesting all the sudden. "Um," he looked up at her, "do you want to go out again sometime? In Hong Kong?"
Sakura smiled at him and answered, "I'd love to." Syaoran smiled back at her, feeling relieved at her answer.
"Great. Goodnight then."
"Goodnight, Syaoran."
Both went into their room and got under the covers, a smile lingering on each of their lips.
To Be Continued...
Whew!!! That's it for this chapter. It's 2:03 AM by me right now. I'm sooo tired right now.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to R+R!! Leave a comment about this chapter in your review.
Sorry if I took long taking this chapter out.
Until next time,
DaShyGurl