Starrie: *cringe* GOMEN NASAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Evil Starrie: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO….and finally……..NO!!!!!!!!!!!
Starrie: *looks away* fine, be that way!! you might not forgive me but…I bet my readers can…right guys??????? *hears nothing but crickets* heheheheheeh….i said…right?????? *Hears nothing*
Evil Starrie: see what you did!?!?!? You made them all wait so damn long for this chapter that then all went away and forgot you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starrie: *pout* I said I was sorry….plus I was majorly brain dead for this fic…but luckily…I finally figured out what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^
Evil Starrie: *mutter* took you long enough!!!
Starrie: *sticks tongue out* what-ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *turns to look at readers who somehow still know what learning to love is and what's it about* hehehehe… ^^;; for those of you who waited patiently for this fic and didn't come to hunt my ass here in New York….*huggelz readers* thankies!!!!!!! And as a reward…here's the next chapter for Learning To Love...and i made it a long one!!!!!!!!
I dedicate this chapter to: sakuracelestialfabienne! ^_^ thanxs
for being reviewer number 100 andfor saying that i deserved
it!!! ^_^
Evil Starrie: yeah! thanxs!!...*stops to think* wait a minute...you
said she desereved the 100th review for just two chapters???? *reads review*
hey wait a minute!!! I DESERVED IT!!!!!!!
Starrie: *rolls eyes* we BOTH deserved it alright!?!?!?
Learning to Love
Chapter 3
Syaoran sat in his office working on some papers when suddenly his door burst open and Rachel walked in with a bright smile on her face.
"Hi sweety!"
She called out happily as she went up to Syaoran and gave him a small kiss on the lips.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at a photo shoot right now?"
"I know…but I got out early so I came to see you!" Rachel said cheerfully as she took a seat on a chair.
"you know, you should really tell me beforehand when you're about to come" Syaoran said sternly.
"Why? can't I just come and visit my boyfriend whenever I want…or do you something to hide?" Rachel asked suspiciously.
Syaoran looked up at her and shrugged. He then got out of his chair and headed towards the door with a stack of paper in his hands.
"because I might not be here or I might be in a meeting. I'll come back in a few minutes, I have to drop off these papers"
he then opened the door ands slammed it shut behind him.
"geez…what's his problem?"
Rachel mumbled to herself as she got up from her seat and sat down on Syaoran's chair. She let out a content sight and leaned back. She had had a really rough day to the studio today. Her lips curved up into a smile when she remembered the man she had met today at the studio. His eyes were the most gorgeous shade of green she had ever seen and his dirty-blonde hair complimented his looks perfectly.
"With Syaoran busy with work and no time for me, I can go ahead and cheat on him with that fine guy at the studio. And anyways, it's not like it'll make a difference cuz I know he's cheating on me too"
she then let out another sigh and ran her perfectly manicured nails over the loose sheets of paper around Syaoran's desk. She stacked them all up in a neat pile when all of a sudden, a sheet slipped out. Curiously, she stopped stacking the papers and moved them aside to reveal a folder, which the paper had slipped out of. She opened the folder and saw that it was an employee file. She looked at the wallet-sized picture of a 23-year old woman with auburn hair and green eyes.
"hey…she's that person that almost trampled me in the hallway the other day"
Rachel murmured to herself. She flipped through the records and
stopped when she came upon Sakura's resume.
"so she did some modeling for Daidouji designs while in college?"
Rachel asked as she raised an eyebrow in amusement. She too had
done some modeling for the Daidouji Company yet she had never would've
guessed that Sakura had done so also.
"Oh well, just proves how they take just about anybody these days"
she said as she flipped through Sakura's records. She then heard a door open and quickly dropped the file back on top of Syaoran's desk. She looked towards the door, expecting Syaoran but instead Sakura walked in. Sakura looked equally surprised to see Rachel instead of Syaoran in the room.
"don't you know how to knock!?" Rachel snapped once she recovered from her shock.
"I'm sorry but, I was looking for Mr. Li"
"well isn't it obvious he's not here at the moment!?"
"right…so I'll come back later"
Sakura said c almy as she turned to walk out the door.
"you're that girl that bumped into me the other day right? I didn't know you worked here…exactly what do you do?"
Rachel asked quizzically with a suspicious look on her face. She had a bad feeling that she would someday end up losing Syaoran to this girl in front of her. sakura stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at Rachel.
"I'm his assistant and I help him out with paperwork, scheduling meetings, contract matters, and organizing talks with other companies in the field. I also keep an eye on the companies funds and make sure that everything that's done here in Tokyo get reported back to the main building in Hong Kong."
Rachel just nodded as if she understood when in reality she had no clue whatsoever what sakura had just said (SN: it's okay…even I don't know what I just wrote ^^;; I do that a lot and that's how I can fool anyone into thinking I know something about something when in reality I don't know shit. And yet everyone thinks I know what I'm talking about cuz I seem so confident, when in reality I'm thinking,'I don't even know what I just said!!')
"so you work right beside him don't you?"
"of course, if I didn't I wouldn't be able to do my job right and…"
"I could care less about your job Ms. Kinomoto. I'm just going to say this to you once and one time only so listen carefully. Syaoran is mine you hear? If you ever try to take him away from me I swear I will bring hell down on you and…"
"Listen hear Miss, I don't know who you are or who you think you are but I can tell you this much, Mr. Li is not a piece of property that can be owned. He's human and he his own person, not an object that you can claim possession over!"
Sakura said with anger in her voice. She hated when people claimed possession over others because that was what Larry had done to her. he had treated her as she was his possession and he could treat her any way he desired. She then turned around and opened the door ready to step out of the room. Rachel let out an exasperated sigh and swiveled around in her chair.
"Whatever…spare me the speech. Just go and get me a glass of water alright?"
Sakura closed her eyes in order to calm down the anger within her and turned back around to face Rachel.
"Like I said, I'm Mr. Li's personal assistant, not your slave" she said in a calm, icy-toned voice.
"go get me, a glass of water" Rachel repeated through clenched teeth as she glared at Sakura.
"No"
Sakura answered simply. Racheld slammed her hand down ontop of Syaoran's desk, knocking over a stack of papers. She stood up and made her way up to Sakura.
"damnit, do as I say or I swear that I'll get you fir…"
"What's going on here? Rachel, I can hear you screaming all the way down the hall"
both woman turned around to see Syaoran staring at them questioningly. Rachel sneered at Sakura and gave her a smug smile.
"you're going to regret to saying no" she whispered in a soft voice that only sakura heard.
"Sweety,I was here minding my own business when all of a sudden this…person barged right in. She wasn't even polite enough to knock or to say 'excuse me' when she walked in!! And then I asked her nicely if she could bring me something to drink because I was thirsty and she straight out refused!! That's why I got mad" Rachel ended in a sweet innocent voice.
"I was so nice to her and polite and yet she acted like some ignorant with no class"
Rachel added as she put her hand ontop of Syaoran's shoulder. Sakura stood still, staring at Rachel in pure disbelief. She hoped Syaoran would be able to see through Rachel's lie. Syaoran nodded his head, listening to Rachel's side of the story. After a few minutes, he decided to finally speak up.
"Rachel, Sakura is my assistant. I hired her to help me manage the company, not to be your servant. Even I don't ask her to bring me drinks or anything of that matter. I think you owe her an apology."
"What!?" Rachel shrieked out angrily.
"apologize for what!? she's the one who was rude!! she should apologize to me!! I didn't…"
"It's okay, there's no need for an apology"
Sakura said as she stepped into the conversation. Rachel turned to look at her and gave her a nasty look.
"and don't even think you're getting an apology from me! I…"
"Rachel"
Syaoran said in a warning tone. Rachel turned to look at him and gave him a glare.
"Really, it's no big deal. I should get going anyway, I have some important calls to make"
Neither Syaoran or Rachel said anything, they were both glaring at each other, looking as if they were about to rip each other apart. Sakura then stepped back quietly and quickly slipped out through the door. Once she was out of the office, hell broke lose.
"I can't believe you actually expect me to say sorry to t-t-that…"
"Rachel you have no right to come in like that and start ordering my employers around. i'm the one in charge here, not you!!"
"Fine!! Whatever, be like that! stay with your damn company, I'm so sick and tired of you and it!!"
Rachel then turned around and yanked the door open she then gave Syaoran one last glare before she slammed the door shut behind her. Syaoran let out a sigh of frustration as he turned his back to the door and walked back towards his desk. He knew Rachel's anger was short-lived and by tomorrow morning, she'd be over it and would eventually end up calling apologizing.
Yet…yelling and arguing with her almost every waking hour was becoming
unbearable. He could barely stand her any longer. But if he
was going to win Eriol's bet, he would have to keep Rachel and Tiffany…and
now, he had to get Sakura. a smile made its way to his lips as he
headed towards the door that led to Sakura's office. Rachel had just
given him the perfect opportunity to put his plan to work.
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Sakura looked up from her desk to see Syaoran walk in with a look of regret in his face.
"Sakura, I'm really sorry about Rachel's actions. She shouldn't have treated you like that."
"It's okay Mr. Li, I…"
"No, it's not okay. I feel really bad for making you go through all that. how about I take you out to dinner tonight? Think of it as my way of apologizing."
"really sir, you don't have to go through all that trouble."
"Please Sakura, I insist."
"But it's not necessary."
"It's the least I can do, please?"
Sakura looked reluctant at first but then smiled.
"Alright"
"great! I'll pick you up…how about 7pm?"
"that's fine"
Sakura then took a sheet of paper and wrote down the address of her apartment.
"here's where I live" Sakura said as she handed him over the paper.
"I'll be seeing you at seven then" Syaoran said as he took the paper
into his hands and smiled at Sakura.
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"What!? Are you saying that my design isn't good enough!? You know how much trouble I've gone through for them!?"
Tomoyo yelled out angrily into her cell phone as she walked through the busy streets of a typical afternoon in Tokyo.
"Okay, okay, so now you're saying it's perfect?…what!? It was perfect and you were just joking before?"
Tomoyo said as she calmed down and her lips curled into a smile. She shook her head, as she looked left and right of the street she was about to cross.
"Mel, who understands you"
She said with a smile as she started to walk ahead.
"What!?" (SN: oiiee…she's saying that a lot ^^;;)
She shrieked out in excitement and stopped in the middle of the street.
"Melanie that fantastic!! That's great, that absolutely magnificent!! Are you serious? This is the…"
"Watch out!!"
Tomoyo stopped in mid-sentence and looked to her left, only to find a car come speeding her way. her phone dropped to the floor, yet she couldn't move a muscle. The next thing she knew, she found herself being pulled back and a pair of strong arms. She felt the gust of wind that the car had picked up as it zoomed past her, barely missing her and her savior.
"Ms…are you okay? Ms.?"
Tomoyo realized she had her eyes tightly closed throughout this whole
entire time and slowly opened them. she looked up at her rescuer
and nodded…
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Eriol looked down at the scared woman in front of him as she clung onto
his arms. Her ebony-colored hair flew freely in the September wind
and her amethyst colored eyes still reflected fear from the events of a
just a minute ago. To him, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
Although he had never seen this woman before in his life, he felt a sudden
attraction to her and knew he just had to get to know her better.
~*~*~*~*~*
Tomoyo stared into the deep blue eyes of the stranger in front of her. His dark hair fell over his eyes and rustled in the cool wind. His strong muscular arms were wrapped protectively around her.
"M-M-My phone?"
she stuttered, breaking the silence that had settled between them. Eriol looked down at the floor and tried to hide a smile.
"I think you'll be needing a new one"
Tomoyo followed his gaze until she saw her tiny black phone broken in
half. She let out a long sigh as she went to pick up the small pieces
and threw them away into the nearest trash bin she saw.
(SN: oh wow...i'm re-reading this right now and i realized that's it's
similar to what happened in the movie "the wedding planner" hehehe...^^;;
i had not idea until now!!!!! ^-^)
"great, just great. As if my day couldn't get any worse"
"How about if it gets better?"
Tomoyo let out a small laugh at Eriol's comment.
"please…first I wake up late, second, when I get to my office I'm swamped with paperwork and I'm told I have to come up with a new theme for my next fashion show which I just found out has been moved from 2 months from now to the end of this month. And just when things are starting to get a little bit better, my phone suddenly ends up in little bits and pieces inside a trash can!! Get any better? I don't think so"
Eriol just stood there quiet, trying not to laugh at the woman who was ranting about her terrible day in front of him.
"Well, what do you say if I invite you to lunch? My treat?"
Tomoyo looked at Eriol as if he had just gone crazy.
"you do know we're complete strangers right?"
Eriol just smiled and held her hand out so she could shake it.
"My name's Eriol Hiirigizawa, nice to meet you"
Tomoyo reluctantly took his hand and shook it.
"I'm Tomoyo Daidouji, nice meeting you too"
Eriol's eyes opened in surprised when Tomoyo said Daidouji.
"Daidouji? You mean as in Daidouji designs?"
Tomoyo nodded with a proud smile on her face,
"yes, that's my clothing line"
"I really admire your designs, they're great. Your bridal collection is just fantastic"
Eriol said with a smile on his face. He made sure to leave out the fact that his ex-fiancée had bought a bridal dress from Daidouji design for their wedding. But things ended up not working between them so they broke off the engagement and went their separate ways. Tomoyo looked at Eriol in surprise. She had never met a guy who had actually taken the time to look at her bridal designs.
"how do you…"
"a friend of mine once bought her wedding dress from Daidouji designs"
Eriol added before Tomoyo could ask.
"So what do you say to lunch? Yes or no?"
Eriol asked as he looked into her eyes.
Tomoyo looked reluctant at first but then after a few seconds decided that there would be no harm in saying yes.
"well…alright, lunch it is"
she said as with a smile on her face.
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Sakura stared at the four dresses that were strewn ontop of her bed and let out a frustrated sigh. She had narrowed her closet down to these four dresses but she didn't know what to wear.
'exactly what do you wear to a dinner with your boss and yet it has nothing to do with work?'
she asked herself cluelessly as she picked up a black dress. It had thin spaghetti straps and came a few inches above her knees. The dress had princess seams at the side and it made the dress look both casual and yet elegant at the same time. She scrunched up her nose when she noticed how short the dress was. She then put the dress down and walked back to her closet but just when she was about to step inside, her doorbell rang. She let out a groan as she stumbled past her mess of shoes on the floor and went to open the door.
"oh it's only you"
She said with a sigh of relief when she saw Tomoyo standing at her doorway. She then turned back around and headed towards her room while Tomoyo stood there in confusion. She then decided to follow Sakura to her room where she saw clothes strewn all over the place.
"What happened? a tornado blew your way?"
Tomoyo asked with a giggle as she stepped through Sakura's shoes and sat on the bed. Sakura looked at her friend and rolled her eyes.
"hahaha…funny"
she said with a smile. She then turned back towards her closet and after a few minutes, emerged with a look of pure frustration on her face.
"I don't know what to wear!! Help me Tomoyo!"
Sakura whined as she threw the cloths that were ontop of the bed to the floor and lied down next to Tomoyo.
"ooh!! Hot date?"
Tomoyo asked hopefully as she stood up and turned to look at her best friend. Sakura let out a laugh at her comment.
"yeah right! it's with my boss, so of course it's not a date!!"
Tomoyo's smile disappeared and became a frown.
"Why, out of all the people this world has to offer, would you go out with Syaoran Li?"
"Like I said, it's not a date. We're just going because…we have to talk over some contract deals"
Sakura lied, knowing that its best that she didn't tell Tomoyo about her clash with Rachel.
"Riiiiight…contract deals you couldn't discuss at work?"
Tomoyo asked suspiciously.
"Tomoyo! Stop asking question and help me out here! I don't know what to wear and he'll be here in ½ hour."
Sakura whined as she put on a last coat of Mascara on her eyelashes. Tomoyo let out a giggle as she looked at Sakura's pile of clothing.
"alright, alright, I'll help. Afterall, I'm the fashion expert here"
she said with an amused smile on her face.
"hmmm….this one's cute. Here, wear this one"
Sakura turned around to look at the dress Tomoyo had chosen and shook her head.
"it's too short!!"
"No it's not, it's perfect. Now no more excuses, put it on"
Tomoyo said as she handed Sakura over the black short dress. Sakura let out a sigh of defeat as she unzipped the dress. There was no way she could win an argument against Tomoyo.
(20 minutes later)
"you look absolutely gorgeous!"
Tomoyo squealed happily, as she looked Sakura over one last time.
"You think so?…I think the dress is a little too short and…"
"nonsense! The dress is perfect, you look perfect!"
Sakura relaxed and smiled at Tomoyo.
"Thanks for your help, I don't know what I'd do without you!"
she said as she went to give her friend a hug. she then got a pensive look on her face.
"Tomoyo, how come your cell phone hasn't rung?"
She asked curiously. Tomoyo's cell phone was always ringing nonstop and today for the first time in a long time, it hadn't rung once. Tomoyo smiled and began to giggle.
"why do I get the feeling you've been holding something back from me?" Sakura said as she laughed at her best friend.
"come on, spill"
She said as she brushed her hair. Tomoyo then cleared her throat
and a light pink blush was forming on her cheeks.
"well, today I met this really cute guy…"
"really!? That's great Tomoyo!!" Sakura squealed out happily as she hugged Tomoyo.
"okay, I want details. Height? Eye color? Hair? how about…"
DING-DONG
(SN: that doorbell sounds so cheesy ^^;;;)
"wow…he's actually punctual."
tomoyo said as she looked down at her watch. She then turned to Sakura and gave her a sly grin.
"you'll get the details another day. your date's here"
Tomoyo said as she got up to open up the door for Syaoran.
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Syaoran stared at the door and wondered what was taking Sakura so long
to answer.
'maybe I should ring again'
he wondered to himself. Just when he reached for the doorbell, the door swung open and he found himself staring into the eyes of a young woman who looked nothing like Sakura.
"hi, ummm…does Sakura Kinomoto live here?"
He said reluctantly, not sure who the woman in front of him was. She was staring at him with an emotionless expression on her face. The woman smiled at the sound of her best friends name and opened up the door wider.
"Sakura's almost ready, come in and take a seat. By the way, I'm Tomoyo Daidouji, Sakura's best friend."
Syaoran introduced himself, said polite hello and shook hands with Tomoyo.
"you two live here?"
he asked in attempt to make conversation. Tomoyo shook her head,
"no, Sakura lives on her own, I live somewhere else. But I'm constantly
here so this is like my second home"
Tomoyo said with a laugh as she took a seat across from Syaoran.
"so…Syaoran is it? where are you going to take my best friend tonight?"
Tomoyo said as she started her interrogation. Syaoran was caught a bit by surprise and let out a chuckle.
"nothing much, just dinner. Don't worry, she'll be home by midnight. I'm guessing this is the part where you start to interrogate me to see if I'm worthy enough of your best friend?"
he said with a smirk on his face. Tomoyo just shrugged and leaned back.
"it's better to be interrogated by me then by her brother. He'd probably make you take a lie detector test. He's very protective of his little sister."
"well, I think one brother is way better then having four sisters"
Tomoyo's eyes widened and then she let out a laugh.
"get outta here, you have four sisters!?"
Syaoran nodded in response,
"every single time I go back home to Hong Kong, I here little brother is so cute!! And little brother is just adorable! Little brother needs a girlfriend! And little brother this and little brother that. that's why when I got offered this job here in Tokyo, I was more then willing to go!"
what he told her was only half of the truth. Sure he left because he wanted to go off on his own away from his family, but the main reason he left was to forget Heather. The memories were too painful for him and honestly, he didn't want to remember.
"wow, four sisters…that's one major headache right there"
Tomoyo said in-between laughs. She then looked at Syaoran and smiled.
"you know, you're different then I'd thought you'd be"
"oh really?"
Syaoran asked, urging Tomoyo to continue.
"yeah…I expected you to be cold…I don't know…kinda snobbish I guess?"
"and now what do you think?" Syaoran asked curiously.
"I'm really not quite sure. But I don't think you're as cold hearted as people say you are"
Syaoran was about to ask what else people say about him when he heard a door open and footsteps coming up from behind him.
"I'm sorry for making you wait, I couldn't find my shoe"
Sakura said apologetically as she came from behind Syaoran and smiled. Tomoyo couldn't help but let out a small giggle at the look that Syaoran had on his face. When Syaoran realized that he had been staring all this time at Sakura and that Tomoyo was laughing at him, he started to blush.
"Is something wrong? Tomoyo why are you laughing? And Mr. Li…you look…red"
Sakura said as she looked at him worriedly. Tomoyo just started to laugh harder at Sakura's naiveté. Syaoran just cleared his throat and tried to ignore Tomoyo.
"Let's go?"
he asked as he got up. he turned towards Tomoyo and smiled.
"It was nice meeting you."
he said as he shook her hand. Tomoyo stood up and smiled at him also.
"it was nice meeting you too. Now both of you better get going or else you're going to be late to your date—I mean reservation!"
Tomoyo corrected herself quickly as she ushered them to the door. She waved good-bye and shut the door and let out a sigh and smiled to herself.
"Maybe…he's just the one that Sakura need to forget Larry"
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Tiffany looked at her date that was sitting across from her and smiled. her turquoise colored eyes twinkled with curiosity as she studied him carefully.
'he's alright…but way too boring'
she thought as she faked a laugh to what he was saying. She let out a soft sigh and pushed back a piece of her hair.
'I wonder…what's syaoran up to tonight?' (SN: hehehe...she wants booty!!! just kidding!!! ^^;;)
she thought as she stared out into space. A smile then formed on her lips,
'maybe, I'll visit him after this loser drops me off'
she then turned to look at her date but what she saw behind him made her eyes widen in surprise and then narrow into slits of anger.
"Tiffany…is something wrong?"
her date asked her. Tiffany jumped at the sound of his voice and turned to look at him.
"oh no, everything's fine. Hey ummmm…you don't mind if we end our date a bit early do you? I just remembered I have something really important to do."
Her date looked at her reluctantly, "ummmmm…"
"Thanks! I knew you'd be okay with it"
Tiffany said cheerfully as she got up from her seat and grabbed her
purse and jacket. Her date let out a sigh of defeat and stood up
also…
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Sakura looked around the large restaurant and drew in a sharp breath.
"wow, it's so beautiful!"
she said as her green eyes sparkled with amusement. Syaoran let out a small laugh,
"I'm glad you like it"
"Buy you didn't have to do this Mr. Li, I…"
Sakura, could you please just call me Syaoran? I'm still not used to the whole 'Mr. Li' thing"
Syaoran said with a look of dislike on his face. Sakura giggled and nodded.
"alright then, I'll call you Syaoran. but at work I'll still call you Mr. Li"
"Call me Syaoran, even at work"
Sakura was about to argue that it wouldn't be polite when then she changed her mind and nodded.
"Alright, alright…Syaoran"
"That's better"
Syaoran said with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Hello Syaoran, what brings you here today?"
a voice interrupted Sakura and Syaoran's conversation. Sakura
looked up and saw an elderly man standing with two menus in
his hand.
"Is this your girlfriend? She is quite lovely"
the man said as he placed the menus down on the table. Sakura blushed and picked up the menu and decided to let Syaoran do the speaking.
"no Andrew, this is just a friend. Sakura, Andrew, Andrew, Sakura." Syaoran introduced the two.
"Nice to meet you Sakura"
"Nice to meet you sir"
Sakura said politely as she smiled at the man.
He smiled back and said, "I must admit I'm a little bit disappointed. I had thought that maybe Syaoran here had found a girl who could change him. he's too serious for his own good."
Syaoran frowned and rolled his eyes.
"Andrew, people don't change"
"oh, you'd be surprised"
Andrew answered with a smile on his face. He then took out a small pad and pen.
"would you like to order something to drink before you eat?"
"Yes, why don't you bring up a bottle of your finest white wine?"
"I'll be back with your wine in a few minutes"
Andrew said as he closed his pad and smiled at the couple.
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"okay, so what are we toasting to?"
Sakura asked as she held her wineglass in her hand.
"Well, ummmmm…."
Syaoran quickly scanned his head for an excuse,
"For you. Because ever since you started working for the Li Corporation, the business has been running smoothly"
Sakura blushed at the comment and looked down at her food.
"I-I-I'm only doing my job and…"
"Syaoran how could you!?"
Sakura jumped at the loud feminine voice. She looked up and saw a tall woman who looked to be around her age glaring down at her. She had deep turquoise eyes and shoulder length red-auburn hair.
"So who's this bitch you're with huh!?!"
she asked as she turned to look at Syaoran. Syaoran muttured a curse under his breath and got up slowly.
"Tiffany, calm down please" he said as he tried to keep his composure.
"I'm not calming down until you tell me who the fuck she is!!" Tiffany yelled out as she pointed at Sakura.
"Tiffany, you're causing a big scene!" Syaoran said in a sharp whisper.
"Like I give a shit! I just want to know who the hell is she and what is she doing with…"
"Ummmmm…excuse me miss, but this is all a misunderstanding. Syaoran and I…"
Sakura froze when she suddenly felt something cold being thrown on her face. Droplets of the bittersweet wine trailed down her chin and splashed down upon her dress. By this time the restaurant had become unbearably silent and everyone seemed to be frozen in place. Syaoran cleared his throat and picked up a napkin and offered it to Sakura.
"Ummmmm…I guess I owe you another dinner huh?"
Was all that he could manage to say. Sakura stared at him in disbelief, her eyes rapidly filling with tears of embarrassment.
"You…jerk!!"
She said as she took a step forwards and slapped him hard across his
cheek. She picked up her jacket and ran out of the restaurant, leaving
behind a stunned Syaoran and a semi-content Tiffany with an empty wineglass
in her hand…
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Sakura ran through the darkened streets, her tears mixing in with the
drizzle that was lightly falling from the night sky. She came upon
a tall building and stopped. She tried to calm down but either way
her sobs resurfaced. She took a deep breath and walked into the brightly-lit
lobby of the building.
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Tomoyo sat on her couch in her livingroom with the telephone to her ear. She let out a giggle and continued to talk to the other person on the line.
"Stop making fun of me, I wasn't that scared"
Tomoyo pouted as she thought back to what had happened earlier that day. she then let out a giggle,
"Fine, fine, think whatever you want."
She said in-between laughs. She heard a knock on her door and became quiet. She peeked through the peephole and saw it was Sakura.
"Hey Eriol, I got to go. I guess I'll see you tomorrow?…….okay, bye!"
Tomoyo turned off the phone and quickly opened the door.
"Sakura what happened!?"
Tomoyo asked as she quickly enveloped her in a hug and ushered her in.
"Come in, lets get you out of those clothes you're soaking wet"
Tomoyo said worriedly as she rushed into her room and in a few seconds
emerged with a shirt, sweatpants and a towel.
Sakura smiled and took the items from her hand.
"Thanks Tomoyo"
She said as she went to change in the bathroom.
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Syaoran sat in his office and let out a long sigh. It had been almost a week since what had happened back in the restaurant and Sakura hadn't come to work for the past few days. Under normal circumstances, I his employee's didn't show up to work after 3 days, he would've fired them but he couldn't do that to Sakura. he knew the reason she wasn't coming to work was because of him. because of him she had been humiliated in front of a whole bunch of strangers.
"Mr. Li…are you okay? You seemed…worried"
Lacy asked with concern in her eyes as she walked into Syaoran's office and laid down a manilla-colored folder in front of his desk. Syaoran looked up at her and let out another sigh.
"I'm alright…just a bit tired"
"Syaoran…I've known you and your family for a very long time now and I know something's bothering you. I don't like to see you like this"
Lacy said sternly. Whenever she referred to Syaoran by his first name, it always meant she was concerned about something.
"is it about Ms. Kinomoto? I'm surprised you haven't fired her yet after her 5 days of absence." Lacy shook her head in disbelief, "in her short stay here, she's done a lot for the company and I really thought she'd stay. I guess I was wrong"
"Actually…it's my fault. The reason she hasn't come to work the past few days is because…"
Syaoran stayed quiet, not sure of what to say. Afterall, how was he going to explain that Tiffany, his SUPPOSEDLY ex-girlfriend that he was no longer seeing…saw him in a restaurant with Sakura and ended up humiliating Sakura in front of everyone?
"You should apologize" Lacy said, interrupting Syaoran's thoughts.
"it doesn't matter what you did, just as long as you go and apologize…before it's too late"
Lacy said as she smiled at Syaoran. she then turned around and headed out the door.
"you shouldn't let a good thing go Syaoran…because once it's gone, it might never come back" she said as she exited the room. Syaoran looked puzzled as Lacy's words rang in his head.
"Shouldn't let a good thing go"
he murmured softly. He then shrugged and picked up the phone.
"she probably means that I shouldn't let Sakura go since she's helped
out the company so much" he said as he dialed up the florist shop.
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Sakura had just coming home from some job interviews and took a seat on her couch. She let out a long sigh and closed her eyes. She had been walking all day and was extremely tired. She had planned to go to the Li Corporation today in the morning to make her leave official but she ended up chickening out and decided to put it off for another day.
'I'm surprised I haven't gotten a call saying I'm fired…afterall, I slapped him. that should've been enough to get me fired'
she thought to herself. She was falling into a deep sleep when her doorbell rang. Groaning, Sakura got up and walked up to the door and opened it.
"Hello, are you Sakura Kinomoto?"
A young teenager who was dressed in a florist shop uniform asked.
He was holding a large bouquet of roses in his hand.
Sakura gasped when she saw the roses, not only were they beatiful but
they looked like if they had cost a fortune.
"Y-Y-Yes"
she managed to stutter. She opened up the door wider so that the young man was able to come in and put the roses down on top of the coffee table.
"do you know from who the flower's from?"
she asked curisoly. The guy shook his head.
"no, I don't. but it might say there"
he said as he pointed out a small card wedged between the roses.
"thanks"
Sakura said as she gave the guy a tip and led him out the door. She closed the door behind her and picked up the small card. She opened it up and red it out loud:
Dear Sakura,
I'm sorry about happened the other
day at the restaurant. What I said was inappropriate and I should've
taken your feelings into consideration. I hope you can find it in
your heart to forgive me.
Sincerely,
Syaoran Li
Sakura re-read the letter, finding it hard to believe that Syaoran was asking for her forgiveness.
'Does he really mean what he says?'
Sakura wondered as she took a seat on her couch again. Her thoughts
were interrupted again by the doorbell. When she
opened the door, she was surprised to find Syaoran standing at the
door.
"Hey Sakura…mind if talk to you for a few minutes?"
Syaoran asked reluctantly, not knowing what to expect from her.
Sakura just stood there quiet and nodded. She opened her
door a bit wider and let him in.
"I-I-Is something wrong Mr. Li?"
Sakura asked as she took a seat across from him. a look of worry crossed her features. Syaoran looked serious and seemed to be having a hard time talking.
"Sakura…I…"
"I'm sorry"
Sakura blurted out before Syaoran could go on any further. Syaoran looked at her in confusion,
"Sorry about what? I'm the one who should be sorry"
Sakura bit her lip and looked away.
"I'm sorry for slapping you. I shouldn't have done that."
Syaoran let out a chuckle and shook his head. He got and took a seat next to Sakura,
"you don't have to be sorry, I deserved that slap. I shouldn't have said that, it was rude and mean of me"
Sakura then turned around to look at Syaoran,
"but I shouldn't have slapped you either way! you're my boss and…"
Syaoran stared at Sakura as she rambled on but he couldn't make sense of what she was saying. It wasn't because he couldn't understand her, it was just because of the simple fact that he was having an internal battle with himself.
'kiss her! now's the perfect chance!'
'are you crazy!? What if you get slapped??'
'are you just gonna sit there like some moron? What the hell are
you waiting for??'
'no! it's wrong…yeah, I know I'm a jerk but I'm not THAT big of
a jerk to kiss her after what I did to her the other day'
'Running out of time Syaoran…if you're going to do it, do it now!'
Syaoran gave his head a small shake to hush the voices within them and placed a finger on Sakura's lips.
"Syaoran…what are you doing?"
Sakura asked, a bit scared as she looked at him in confusion. Syaoran didn't answer her and just continued to stare into her deep emerald eyes. He leaned in slowly, allowing his eyes to close every so slightly…
(SN: ready for this people??? Are ya ready??? Huh huh huh huh huh huh?????????
*bounces up and down happily* hehehehheehehe…get ready, here it comes!!!!!!!
^^)
*~To Be Continued*~
Starrie: HA!!! my first major cliffy for this fic!! You should look
at your faces!! ^0^ hehehehehe…well yeah…that's where the chapter
ends!! Yup that's right….you can't scroll down anymore now can ya??? Hehehheeheheheh….
Evil Starrie: *smiles evilly*.i taught her how to be evil…just proves
what a good teacher I am *smug smile*
Starrie: *jumps up and down laughing* hehehehehehehehehe…..HA!!!!!!!
this is so much funzies!!! Aren't you all surprised??^_^ well, wait for
next chapter and I promise I won't make you wait uhh…what..3 months?
Evil Starrie: yeah…cuz of summer vacation, she'll be able to write
faster ^^
Starrie: *nods frantically* yupperoonies!!!!!!!!!!!! i have half of
the next chapter already done!! see? i'm won't make ya wait MONTHS this
time around ^-^
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