Evil Starrie: *rolls eyes* Ok, shut up! nobody wants to here what you got to say!
Starrie: *glare* you're so annoying
Evil Starrie: I know, and so are you! how do your friendz put up with a bitch like you!?
Starrie: *smile* cuz they luv me!!! ^_______________________^…now enough of you. *locks Evil Starrie back inside the closet* well, everyone, please read and review!! ^_^
Learning to Love
Chapter 2
"So this is your new office Ms. Kinomoto"
"Call me Sakura"
Sakura said as she looked at Lacy. Lacy smiled at her and nodded.
"Alright, and you can call me Lacy"
Sakura let out a small laugh and nodded her head in agreement.
"Let me take you to Mr. Li's office, you can wait for him in there.
he should be coming to the office in the next few minutes.
He'll tell you what you have to do today"
"Alright"
Sakura said as she followed Lacy through a door that connected Sakura's office to Syaoran's. Lacy then led Sakura to a chair and then headed to the door.
"Well, I wish you luck on your first day!"
She called out cheerfully as she closed the door behind her.
"Thank you!"
Sakura called out cheerfully as she took a seat…
Sakura looked around the office in wonder. The office was rather large and had a small couch to the corner along with a small coffee table. She looked around the office and her eyes wandered to a shelf filled with pictures. Her curiosity got the best of her and she walked up to them. First, she saw an elderly woman with four other women who looked in their late twenties and early thirties surrounding her.
'they must be his family'
she thought as she noted a resemblance between the man she saw a few weeks ago and all the woman's in the picture. The four women along with the elderly woman were laughing and looking as if they were having a good time. She then turned and saw a picture of a girl about her age. The girl had deep mahogany colored eyes and straight black hair that ran past her waist. Sakura let out a giggle once she saw this picture. There was something about this girl that intrigued her. She had a smile on a face that made her look as if she was almost smirking. She looked like if she had the 'I don't care what others think' type of attitude. Sakura then turned to look at another picture that was at the far end of the shelf. The picture was of a woman, and she looked very familiar. She had sun-kissed blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. She had a dazzling smile that showed off her perfect white teeth. Sakura drew in a breath.
"This woman's probably a model!"
"She is"
Sakura immediately turned around to see Syaoran walk into his office.
He closed the door behind him and calmly walked to
where Sakura was.
"She's my girlfriend, Rachel"
He said as he stood next to her looking at the picture.
'Now I remember! That's the same person I bumped into the other day'
she then remembered that she was in Syaoran's office and had been looking at his pictures,
"I-I-I'm sorry, I…"
Syaoran looked at her and gave her a small smile.
"It's ok."
He then let out a small chuckle when he saw the look of panic that was still on Sakura's face.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad at you"
He said reassuringly. Sakura looked at him reluctantly and then let out a deep sigh of relief. She then looked up at him and smiled.
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto, your new assistant"
Syaoran gave her a small smile and shook hands with her.
"you probably already know who I am but either way, I'm Syaoran Li. Owner of the company located here in Japan"
Sakura stared into the eyes of the young man in front of her and felt herself fall into his deep gaze.
'He's…not so bad'
She thought as she continued gazing into his eyes. She couldn't
believe this was the same guy that had greeted her so coldly a little over
a week ago…
Syaoran stared into the eyes of the young woman in front of him and felt intrigued by them. Her eyes were deep pools of emeralds, his favorite color. Her smile was a warm, loving one…it reminded him of…Heather's smile. At the thought of that, he quickly drew his hand away and diverted his gaze to a stack of papers on top of his desk.
"You can work on these for today"
He said simply as he handed her over the papers. Sakura looked at him, confused from the sudden mood change.
"alright…I'll see you then Mr. Li"
Sakura said. she then walked to towards the door that connected her office to Syaoran and stood there for a minute, waiting for him to say something. When Sakura realized he wasn't going to say anything else, she turned back to the door and was ready to twist the knob when Syaoran called her name.
"Yes Mr. Li?"
Syaoran stayed quiet for a few minutes as if he was thinking,
"Those papers better be done by the end of the day"
was all he said to her. Sakura nodded her head and walked through the door.
"Yes Mr. Li"
She called out as she quietly shut the door behind her…
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Sakura was watching TV in her apartment when the doorbell rang. She got up and opened the door to reveal a woman her age with long, black hair and deep amethyst-colored eyes. Sakura smiled at her best friend and let her in.
"Hey Sakura! so how was your first day at work?"
Tomoyo asked cheerfully as she took a seat next to her best friend on the livingroom couch. Sakura let out a deep sigh,
"Exhausting! I swear, my boss wants to kill me!"
Tomoyo let out a small laugh.
"Well, I'm surprised you expected anything less from the great Syaoran Li"
Sakura laughed at this and headed towards the kitchen to get a drink of water.
"You're right…I'm the one who looked for a challenge, now I just have to deal with it"
Tomoyo followed Sakura into the kitchen and grabbed a soda from the refrigerator.
"Oh come on, he's not as bad as people say he is…right?"
Tomoyo asked as she looked at her friend with curiosity in her eyes. Sakura stood there thinking for a while and then turned to look at Tomoyo,
"Actually to tell you the truth…I don't know. he's so, how can I put it….he's so…mysterious you know? one minute, he was so nice and then the next…he was so…"
"Cold? Well, that's Syaoran Li for ya!"
Tomoyo said as she took a sip of her drink. Sakura took a seat next to Tomoyo and put her drink down on the table.
"I don't know…I feel there's more to him then what people think…"
Tomoyo choked on her drink and looked up at her friend with surprise in her eyes.
"Ohmigosh! Don't tell me you like him!? Sakura don't you know that he's a MAJOR PLAYER!? I mean, I know you're slow but PLEASE!!! I know you're not THAT slow!!! How could you ever even think that a player like him could ever fall in…"
"Tomoyo!! Calm down! I DON'T like him!!"
Sakura said as she looked at her friend as if she had just gone insane. Tomoyo let out a sigh of relief once she heard this.
"Alright…I just thought—you know what? Never mind what I thought. Lets just be glad I was wrong. I don't ever want to see you get hurt again like…"
Tomoyo then covered her mouth as she saw the sad look that overcame Sakura's face.
"oh no! I'm sorry Sakura, I really am"
She said desperately as she saw Sakura's eyes fill with tears. Sakura then looked up at Tomoyo and blinked back her tears.
"Don't worry, I'm alright"
She said as she smiled, as to cover up her sadness. But she wasn't alright. She still remembered that night, and it still hurt…
~*Flashback*~
"Do you have to go?"
Sakura asked disappointingly over the phone. Her fiancee, Larry was at the other end and was telling her that he had to go for a last minute business trip.
"the wedding is in two weeks Larry!"
Sakura said into the phone. She didn't want to sound panicky but she couldn't help it. what if he couldn't come back in time for the wedding?
"Don't worry Sakura, I'll be back two days before the wedding"
"But we'll have to do everything last minute then. I'm sure if you tell your boss your situation, he'll let you off the hook. I mean, it's not everyday you get married. Plus, he seems like a really nice man, I'm sure he'll understand"
"NO! ummm…I mean, he's been in a really bad mood lately and if I tell him that I don't want to take this job…well, he might get mad enough to fire me. we can't start off our marriage broke now can we?"
Sakura giggled at the thought and nodded in agreement.
"You're right…well in that case…you promise you'll be back two days before the wedding?"
Larry chuckled at the other end of the line.
"Of course I'll be there in time for our wedding, my cherry blossom"
Sakura smiled as she cradled the phone at the crook of her neck.
"ok then, so what time will you be going to the airport?"
"Tomorrow morning at 9am"
"what!? But…but…I can't see you off then. I have to be at the bridal shop at that time or else I'm loosing my appointment and then the next appointment I'll be able to make is next week and then—you know what? Forget it, I'll cancel and…"
"NO! Don't cancel your appointment sweety, it's ok…you don't have to see me off. Just knowing that you love me is enough for me"
"well…alright"
Sakura said reluctantly into the phone.
"Well, I'll see you then ok Sakura? I'll call you once I reach France alright?"
"Ok…well…I love you!"
Sakura said cheerfully. She heard Larry chuckle on the other line.
"I love you too…see you later sweetheart"
And then he hung up….
Sakura stared at the receiver with a sad smile on her lips. She
then put it down and sat on her couch…she had a lot of things to get ready…
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Sakura and Tomoyo were doing the last fix ups on Sakura's dress. The wedding was five days away; meaning Larry would be back in 3 days. The last two weeks were very lonely for Sakura, but she was now happier because she knew Larry was coming back soon. Her cell phone then rang and she went to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Ms. Kinomoto, this is Mr. Burgon, I'm Larry's boss"
"hello Mr. Burgon, is there any way I can help you?"
"As a matter of fact, yes. I'm looking for Larry, but I can't
seem to find him. I need him to make a quick stop by the office.
I know you two must be very busy with the wedding preparations but, this
will only take a few minutes and…"
"wait a minute…didn't you send Larry to France?"
Mr. Burgon was quiet for a few minutes,
"No…he asked me for a two week break in order to plan his wedding. I wouldn't even think of sending him so far away when his wedding is so near…" (SN: HA!! Busted!! Hehehehe…sorry, had to say that…I alwayz do when someone gets busted..^_^)
"b-b-but…Larry told me you sent him to France! He left 11 days ago!"
"I'm sorry Ms. Kinomoto but…I never sent Larry anywhere. He's supposed to be on vacation right now"
Tears of resentment ran down Sakura's face as Tomoyo looked at her with confusion in her eyes.
"Sakura, what's wrong!? What happened?"
She asked worriedly as she saw her best friend hang up the phone, and then quickly start dialing a number.
"Sakura, what…"
"Hello? Yes, when is the next plane to France leaving Japan?…I would like to reserve two tickets…alright, thank you"
"Sakura, what's going on!?"
Tomoyo pleaded as she saw the angry look on her friend's face. Sakura then grabbed her jacket, car keys and turned to look to Tomoyo.
"The next plane to France leaves in two hours. We have to go now if we want to make it on time"
"But why are..."
"Larry lied. His boss didn't send him to France on a business trip!"
Tomoyo then stayed quiet and followed Sakura to her car…
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"Has a Larry Ardwin checked into this hotel yet?"
Sakura asked as she came up to the counter of one of the most luxurious hotels in Paris. The man looked up at the woman with auburn hair and emerald eyes. He nodded slowly and kept looking at her.
"What's his room number?"
"321 north wing"
"Thank you"
Sakura said quickly as she rushed by some people, with Tomoyo right behind her…
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KNOCK-KNOCK
"Who is it?"
Sakura heard Larry call out from inside the room. She could hear a soft feminine giggle come from behind the door.
"Room service"
She said as she disguised her voice.
"Come in"
Larry called out. Sakura then twisted the knob and found Larry…and a woman with reddish-brown hair and sparkling blue eyes sitting in a couch watching a movie and hugging each other lovingly. The both looked up at her with surprise in their eyes.
"S-S-Sakura!?"
They both said as they untangled themselves from each other's arms. Sakura let out a smirk as she looked at the two in front of her.
"Who would've thought…my friend, and my fiancee…here in France…while I'm in Japan killing myself for our DAMN WEDDING!!"
"Sakura, look I"
"Sakura did a lot for you Amy, how could you do this to her!?"
Tomoyo said as she came to Sakura's defense.
"Sweety, I know this looks bad but…"
Sakura moved away from Larry and looked at him with hurt in her eyes.
"I trusted you! I can't believe I actually TRUSTED YOU!!!! you know what? Stay with her! Because I DON'T NEED YOU!!!!!"
Sakura then threw her engagement ring to the floor and ran out of the
room…
Tomoyo looked disgustingly from Larry and to Amy. She brought her hand forward and slapped Amy hard across the face.
"You deserved that…that and a lot worse."
Tomoyo then turned around and left looking for her best friend…
~*End Of Flashback*~
"don't worry, I'm way over that"
Sakura said as she flashed her friend a smile. Tomoyo nodded and
looked down at her drink. She felt bad for bringing up the
subject…
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"So when do I get to meet your new assistant?"
Eriol said as he sat down on Syaoran's couch and watched him go over some papers. Syaoran looked up from the papers in his hands and let out a deep sigh.
"Will you ever stop bothering me? And why are you so anxious to meet my assistant!?"
Eriol shrugged and smiled at Syaoran's annoyance.
"I don't know…just want to meet her that's all"
Syaoran shook his head and turned to look at the papers at hand.
"Whatever. You know, you are so…"
"Mr. Li, Lacy told me to give you these"
Sakura said politely as she came into Syaoran's office. She looked towards Eriol and smiled. Eriol smiled back and got up from his seat.
"Well Syaoran, aren't you going to introduce me to your lovely assistant here?"
Sakura blushed at the comment while Syaoran just rolled his eyes at Eriol.
"Sakura, this is a friend, Eriol Hiiragazawa. Eriol, this is my assistant Ms. Sakura Kinomoto"
"Nice to meet you"
Sakura said as she smiled at Eriol and outstretched her hand to shake Eriol's. Eriol smiled at her and took her hand and kissed it.
"Nice to meet you"
"ahem!!"
Syaoran coughed from his desk. He looked up and glared at Eriol, who just smiled in return.
"Seems like someone over here doesn't want me near you"
Eriol said with a sly smile on his face. Sakura blushed even more and cleared her throat.
"I uhhhh...should get going."
She then slipped through the door and into her office.
"bye!"
Eriol called out cheerfully. Once Sakura closed the door, Syaoran turned to look at Eriol accusingly.
"What the hell was that for!?"
Eriol looked back at him with an innocent look in his blue eyes.
"What's the matter…jealous that you can't have that girl?"
Syaoran just ignored his comment and took a sip of his cappuccino (SN: *drool* coffeeeeeeeeeeeee……me need my coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…sorry, ^_^ I'm addicted to cappuchino's and french vanilla…two of the best coffee drinks in the world…latte, mocha too and…shit! Lemme stop!!! no coffee for me!!! *bursts into tears*)
"You know…Ms. Kinomoto is rather cute…you wouldn't mind if I ask her out right?"
Syaoran almost choked on his drink as soon as Eriol said this.
"Of course I'd mind!! She's my assistant!"
"Are you sure its because of that?"
"what else would it be?"
Syaoran asked, annoyed at Eriol's comment.
"What's the matter Syaoran? want to make her game number 3?"
Syaoran let out a bitter laugh.
"Please, she my assistant! I wouldn't even think…"
"What's the matter? Can't handle 3 woman at the same time?"
Eriol said with a sly look on his face, challenge in the air. Syaoran looked at him and smirked.
"if I can handle 2 woman's like Tiffany and Rachel, adding one more, and one that's so innocent, wouldn't make much of a challenge. Sakura's too sweet and innocent for me."
"So you're saying you can't handle another one?"
"I never said that!"
"Right…"
Syaoran then let out an exasperated sigh and got up from his chair.
"fine! I'll take your damn challenge! I'll prove you wrong, I can handle 3 different woman at the same time!"
Eriol smirked.
"Wanna make a bet? I say you can't"
Syaoran turned to look at him and gave him a sly grin.
"Get ready to loose…because I'll prove to you I can"
Eriol laughed at Syaoran's self-confidence.
"Fine, but I get to choose the 'victim'
"Fine"
"Sakura"
"What about her?"
"She's the one"
"B-B-But I can't! She's my assistant and…"
"What's the matter, backing out so soon?"
Syaoran narrowed his eyes and Eriol and then outstretched a hand.
"You got yourself a bet"
~*To be continued*~
Starrie: ooooooooooooooooooooh…..a bet!!!! ^_^ that'll juice things
up!!!!!! hehehehehehehee…*while smiling* I have know damn clue where I'm
going with this fic!! ^_^
Evil Starrie: HAHA!!! For the first time, you don't have everything
so neatly planned out *smug smile*
Starrie: shut up!! I know I'll come up with something…*gulp*
I hope…
Evil Starrie: whatever…anywayz…does this count as a cliffy?
Starrie: hmmmmmm…lemme think…
Evil Starrie: -.-;; you know, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to
figure this out….you're most definitely ditzy…
Starrie: *whining* don't make fun of meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! I'm
not ditzyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! That's…that's…that's Sapphie!!!! ^_^
heheheheheh…just kidding Saph!!! Anywayz, I guess it does…kinda…count…as
a cliffy…but, it's not as bad as my other cliffys!!!!! Come on, and those
of you who've read my other stories KNOW I'm right!!!!! Would you all have
preferred me to leave one of my mean, suspenseful cliffys!?!?!?!? *readers
of "Love of a cherry blossom" and "Return of the X" shake their heads
frantically while new readers just look on with confusion* hehehehehehehehehe…thought
so…*evil grin* I'll save the more meaner cliffys for later on in the story!!
and--hey!!! look what my mom brought me!!!!....it's.....coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!^______________^
me got coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...*takes a sip of her cappuchino blast*
Evil Starrie: NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! enough coffee for you!!! you're gonna
get high and then you're gonna start to...
Starrie: hehehehehehehe...here it comes! *SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK
SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehehehehehehe.....^_^ *SQUEAK*!!!!
*SQUE--
Evil Starrie: *with hands over Starrie's mouth* well, Starrie's officially
gone insane!!! excuse me while i wack her on the head...*grabs a mallet
and hits Starrie over the head*
Starrie: oooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!!!! kawaii little kero's floating
around @_@ *falls to the ground*
Evil Starrie: *sigh of relief* better...anywayz, review everyone!!
you're reviews mean a lot to us Starrie's ^_^ (hehehe...although the majority
of you hate me cuz i'm Starrie's evil half, meaning i come up with the
mean cliffhangers ^__________^) well, gots to go now and--eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!!!!!!!!!!!!
*horrified look crosses face* DO STARRIE'S HOMEWORK!?!?!?!? oh well, if
i'mma pull off an all nighter, might as well take a sip of Starrie's capphuchino...*looks
at cups weirdly...slowly picks it up and takes a sip* hey!! iced cappuchino!
this shit is the best!!! *takes another sip* i luuuuuuuuuuuuuv this!!!!!
^_^ *takes another sip* hehehehehehehe........*SQUEAK*!!!!!! *claps hands
over mouth* d-d-did i just...squeak!?!? nooooooooooo!!!!! *drops cappuchino
and runs out of the room screaming...
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