All Grown Up

By: Chained2me03

Chain: No weird thing... You know, I feel somewhat inspired by my 'It Only Took A Weekend', even though there were only 3 reviews. Like I said, like it or not, review, as flames are now welcome! I hope this is really okay... I can't seem to make Sakura/Syaoran fluff! Ooh!!! I know!!! But it's a secret! Wait till the 3rd of 2nd to the last chapter! It will be kinda shocking, but then again, pretty!! ^_^

Pat, Joe, Reika, Matt: '_' * Blink Blink *

Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo: She hasn't changed one bit...

Chain: I never intend to...

Gang: X_x

Summary: After the fight, Reika spies, to see if Pat cares for Joe or not... Or on the other hand, Joe finally realizes his feelings, and the real Pat.

Pairings: Sakura/Syaoran (CLAMP), Pat/Joe/Matt (My OC's and well, love triangles, and bashings! Joke! ^-^)

Disclaimer: [Note from Chain:] Read 'It Only Took A Weekend.' I only own 11 characters

[]- A/N

_~*~_- Flash Back/Someone else's place

~*~ End/Start

{Previously: 'Sheesh! What's with Pat today? She never, runs away like this!! Or...is...she...?'}

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Chapter 3- Is That Too Hard To Ask?

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I ran looking for Pat, all over, until I saw her, leaning on a fence blocking a way, from a ride, because there was a water stream, watching 2 boys, and 2 girls ride a mini-train ride.

"Big Sister!!!" A girl waved to Pat, as she smiled and waved back. She looked happy, with them.

"Hey, Big Sister!" The girl earlier had green emerald hair and eyes. The one just now, had black hair, with a bit violet highlights, whatever you call it, and purple narrowed droopy eyes.

"Hey, did you have fun? Your Big Brother is buying ice cream. Let's wait at the table over there, okay?"

"YAY!!!!" Wow...she really IS good with kids. Actually, I knew that a long time ago. Once, it was the week for helping older people, which I forgot what to call, but we were assigned to help the people in the orphanage, and it was SO noisy! But all she did was play with them for a while, and they kept quiet. I was going to say, 'Shut-up', but I think it's too rude. They are kids, and babies. She took them...I stand corrected. THEY pulled HER to the table. They really seem to like--love her! No surprises there... Matt seems to love her too.

"Pat!! Oh, you're done already?" He said giving Pat her ice cream, and the kids' as she helped him. Pat was standing, because the kids were the one sitting.

"Yeah. Thanks, Matt. Oh, and Matt?"

"Hm?"

"Arigatou(1)"

He blinked. "For what?"

She smiled weakly, trying to stop her tears. "For letting me come with you, and for comforting me."

Matt's little brother, Daisuke, stopped licking his ice cream, seeing Pat lower her head, and not smiling anymore.

"Onee-sama(2)? Daijoubu desu ka(3)?" The 3 other kids, did the same, and looked at her in concern. She looked up, wiped her tears, and smiled, as cheerfully as she can, "Daijoubu desu(4), chibi ichi(5)." But Matt wasn't comfortable and satisfied with her answer, even though she looked cheerful. But as they say, it's the inside that matters, right? I only noticed, but she did love Joe, only she gets hurt by his insults, even though that's what made her fall for him, and though it was the only way of showing that he loved her back. Weird... everyone seems to be afraid of heartbreak, but they won't know unless/until they show it without knowing, or it's too late.

"I'm going to go to the girls' bathroom, would you want to come, girls?" She asked. They nodded. They weren't contented by her cheerful act. They weren't satisfied either, but the boy with black hair, and brown eyes, and Daisuke, didn't seem to understand. All they thought about was their ice cream, afraid it was gonna melt anytime soon, and they won't get to eat it anymore.

[A/N: x.x]

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Now, back to Sakura.

Sakura's POV

I looked around. Joe was nowhere to be found! Where the hell could he be? Oh, did I say hell!? Oh, shoot! Sorry! Well, not the point. We were in the amusement park, and invited Joe, so that we could bring him and Pat together, but what happened? SHE HATED HIM!! What was the difference, anyway? It always ended like that. Each time we try to bring them together by leaving them in one room, 'accidentally' locking them in the room, 'alone', or just leaving them together, they end up fighting, or Pat running away, and never see Joe around, feeling sorry for himself, and stuff.

"Hey, Moyo? You okay there? Yeah, we're having fun alright. Oh, but did I tell you, Pat ran away, and Joe's nowhere to be found?"

"WWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" She moved her phone.

"I meant in a 'GOOD' way!!"

"That's not what I meant! Kura, Joe HAS to be found or the vice-president will get mad! He is his son!"

"But YOU'RE the PRESIDENT! Can't you do something about it?"

"Sorry, but I promised that he would be alright, or he would sue me! I can't be sued! I have twins, and another one coming!"

Pause. Tomoyo was pregnant!? AGAIN?! "Oh, my gosh! Moyo! Why didn't you tell me?!?!"

"Er-Sakura...TAYLOR JOSEPH AND KINIMOTO PATRICIA PLEASE?!?!?!?!?!"

"Oh, yeah, right, sorry! Rei is with Pat, but we really--Syaoran? I think he went to Joe. Okay? Thanks. G-luck! Congrats. Bye."

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To Joe, when Sakura comes finding him

Joe's POV

I was spying on Pat too, if you haven't noticed. When I saw her cry, I was clenching my fist trying to hold back into punching Matt...even though it was 'my' entire fault...

[A/N: =P Okay... I should stop making smiley faces, and continue with the story. Sorry! X--IT'S HAUNTING ME!!!]

I dunno, but I seem to hate myself all of a sudden... I wanted to punch myself. I mentally kick myself sometimes now.

'Yeah... HOW MANY DAMN TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY, YOU LOVE HER, DAMMIT!?!?!?!?!'

I refused to listen. How the hell did I get a psycho inside my brain?!

'I'm NOT you're brain, idiot! I'm your heart! Kids these days don't follow their hearts! They don't at least cry their hearts out when they're in pain! They always stop their tears. That's not good for your health you know!'

Oh, so you're a doctor now!?

'Just listen! You, Taylor Joseph, has been in love with Kinimoto Patricia, since you started teasing her, when you have met her, 2 years ago, when you were 9!!!'

I still refused. Why the hell would I fall for a girl as violent and a wuss like that?!

'Okay. Let me just ask you to explain, why you call her a wuss, ask HER to do something instead of your friends, who are way smarter than her, and like before, did you notice the you're the only one who says thank you to her, after she does something NICE for you. While all you do is annoy her, and make her mad at you, then you regret all of it?'

...I can't say anything...

'Well...?' The so-called 'Heart' said impatiently.

I-I call her a wuss so I could get her to talk to me, because I wanted to get her attention, because she helped me, and all I do is make her...cry...

"Joe? You there?" Someone shouted.

"It's me! Sakura. I'll go to Pat, and ask if she's coming home with us, or with her friend. You just talk to him..."

"Kay." She said as soft as Pat's voice.

"..." I didn't want to answer. Actually, I never wanted to see Pat get mad at me.

"Oh, so there you are!!" She found me. But I was crying silently.

"She probably forgave you by now. You know, it may not look like her, but, whenever you try to make us laugh, remember, whenever you or she leaves the room or place, she smiles. And also, it might not be her, but she can't be angry with you forever. Especially at the one she really loves. She may be hotheaded, but she can forgive easily, and she's gullible. Isn't that why you love her? But...she doesn't understand love yet. All the love she got was from Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo, Touya, and me. And children." She paused. And stood up.

"Pat was 3 when our parents died, visiting Touya. And they never got to know her, but only for a year. Her birthday, September 27th, her first birthday, was the only birthday that our parents got to be with her. By her first Christmas, they were gone. New Years day, Valentines, Touya's Birthday, April Fools, my birthday, and her second birthday...they weren't there. On her third birthday was when we knew a plane crashed from America coming back to Japan. So, I think the best thing to do now, is to stand up, dry your tears, and ask for her forgiveness. It's all we can do. Or she'll stay mad at you, unless she forgets about this whole thing, which I doubt, because she may be forgetful, but she never forgets embarrassing, and hurtful times."

She is smart. I never knew that Pat only spent time with her parents for only a year, and her birthday, but never on Christmas, New Years day, Sakura's birthday, and her birthday was when they finally knew that they crashed on a plane accident. And to think that she had a better life than I did, because she had a sister, and brother, and I only had my grandmother, while my parents were away. But, Pat's parents died. I thought they went to Canada, like she...lied.

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Flash Back, when Joe, Rei, Matt, Terra, Nyoko, Tsuki, Merodi and Ryuu went to Pat's home for Pat's very first Christmas party, and when she first met them.

Authoress' POV meaning the Authoress is speaking.

"Sakura? Do you need help with those rice cakes?"

"No, thanks. Just get the door please! It might be the 2 stooges."

[A/N: Meaning Eriol and Syaoran.]

Pat giggled, silently, and she opened the door.

"Merodi!!" She jumped. The girl, pink hair, and blue eyes hugged, Pat, when Pat jumped to her, nearly making her fall, luckily, Ryuu, was there to save her.

[A/N: +^_^+ I really should stop doing these...]

"Hey, Pat. Oh, meet, Taylor Joseph, Tomoko Reika, Hanabishi Matthew, Hasegawa Nyoko, his sister, Hasegawa Tsuki, and you know Ikegami Ryuu, and Ikegami Terra, right?"

[A/N: Terra Cotta? XP I was joking!]

Pat reached a hand to Reika, shook her hand, same with Matt, Nyoko, Tsuki, Ryuu, and Terra. But when she did that to Joe, his hands on the back to his head, and was looking in the other way, and had a frown. "Nice to meet you too, Senior Taylor." She smiled, well, it's the usual with the blushes. He seemed to like her the first time they've met.

"Why would it be nice meeting a wuss like you?!" He said, looking to the way he did before he turned to her. Her face was flushed, in annoyance.

"At least greet, a simple hello, and not call me a wuss, thank you very much!"

And they continued fighting.

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After the party, they were fetched by their parents. Pat saw hellos with a kiss on the cheek, made her feel jealous.

"Where's YOUR parents?" Joe brought up. Joe's really stupid, but we all know that it wasn't his fault, although I believe that I would want to kill him.

"They--They've gone to Canada..." She said a bit choking on it. She didn't want anyone to have pitty on her, especially when she was the class leader since grade 1, to almost everything, and was champion on everything, and gave her 2 rooms full of 1st prized trophies, and she had passion in almost everything. They thought that she had a very nice life. But they were wrong. She never wanted all of the trophies, the passion to love everything she does, no fear what so ever, and being champion for everything. All she wanted was her parents' love.

Is That Too Hard To Ask?

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(1)- Thank you/Thank you very much wait... that's Doomo Arigatou. Never mind!

(2)- Big Sister

(3)- Are you okay/alright?

(4)- I am fine/okay/alright

(5)- Little One