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.:Yummei:. Yes, this is definitely not a finished story! I know that the story's sounding so cheerful and happy now, but there hasn't been a lot of romance between Syaoran & Sakura! But don't worry! The chapters are soon going to be focused on the two. -
After work, Syaoran picked Sakura up from work. "Hi." She mumbled and went in the car.
"Hey." Syaoran watched her face. "You all right?"
She glanced at him and looked away, putting her seatbelt on. "No…"
"What's the matter?" He leaned towards her.
"My boss." She mumbled. Her eyes turned glossy with tears.
"Sakura…" He took off his belt and moved closer to her.
"I don't know what to do…" She whispered and covered her face with her hands.
"Tell me." He took her hands in his.
She looked up at him and started crying silently. He put his arms around her and pulled her close. Worry showed in his face more than anything else. Even though she felt horrible about what was happening, having him around made it a lot better for her. When she regained composure, she pulled away from his embrace and stared at him in the eyes. He wiped away her stray tears with his thumb and caressed her cheeks. She kissed his hand lightly.
"So…what happened?" He asked quietly.
"I found out from my boss that…I might get fired…" She whispered.
That took him by surprise. "What??" He asked bewilderedly. "Why?" Then he got mad.
"The company is…laying off people and he told me that…from all the things I've done in the past…I might be one of them." Her bottom lip shook as tears leaked out. "I've been working there for a long time. I'm going to miss my friends…and not just that…" She attempted to wipe her tears with her arm, but Syaoran pushed it back and wiped them away himself. "I won't have a job anymore…"
He hugged her tightly and kissed her hair. "It'll be all right, babe…don't worry."
Her soft sobs wrenched at his heart.
"I won't let that happen, 'Kura. You understand? It'll be fine."
She held onto him tightly. When they pulled away, he looked down at her with compassion. Then he bent down and kissed her lightly on the lips. She closed her eyes at the feeling and responded with a greater one. They kissed for a few seconds and then let go. He gave her a tiny smile.
"Let's go home."
She nodded, but kissed him on the lips softly again. "Thank you."
"I didn't do anything."
"You were here for me." She whispered. "Even though I'm feeling blue, I feel a lot better that you're here with me."
He lightly touched her cheek and started driving the car. For the rest of the drive, they kept silent. It wasn't an awkward silence. They enjoyed not talking with each other and just being there together. Syaoran thought about the plans he made for that night and wasn't sure if he would go through with it. Sakura didn't think anything would lift up her spirits after what she got from her boss the whole day, but Syaoran did it just by being there.
"Sakura?" He asked hesitantly.
"Hmm?" She looked at him and almost smiled with awe. There were so many times when she would just look at him and see the handsomeness in him.
"There's this thing that I kinda…wanted to do with you tonight, but…after that…I don't know if we should do it or not…"
"What is it?"
He glanced at her. "Uh…I made reservations…in a restaurant…" He turned a little pink.
Sakura's eyes widened. "You did?"
"Yeah." He muttered. "But I think I'll just…cancel-"
"No! Uh-uh!" She stopped him. "I-I want to go."
"Really?" Syaoran's heart pounded.
"Mm-hmm."
"Why?"
"If I stay home, I'll just feel down. Whenever I'm around you, I feel better." She got a smile out. "And if we go out on a date, I think I'll feel a whole lot better."
He felt his heart jump at that. "Ok…let's go then."
"K." She silently giggled. "What time is the reservation?"
"Uh…7:30."
She nodded.
"Wear a dress, ok?" He asked.
She cocked her head back. "Why should I?" She teased.
His eyes widened a little and he turned redder. "Uh, just because…uh…"
"I'm kidding." Sakura laughed a little. "I'll wear a dress. Just for you."
He sighed with relief. "Great."
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Tomoyo looked through her closet and found three dresses Sakura would like. Looking down, she carefully picked out the shoes that fit the dresses. All pairs were high-heeled and with straps. She glanced one last time at her choices and nodded in approval. Tomoyo then walked out of her room to Sakura's, with dresses in one hand and shoes the other. She saw Sakura looking through her own closet for some clothes.
"Hey. Look at these." Tomoyo suggested.
Wearing only her underwear and bra, she looked at the dresses. "Wow, it's so nice!"
"Uh, yeah! It's mine, what do you expect?"
Sakura giggled.
"Ok, try them on!"
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Sakura took them and quickly jumped to the bathroom, which was the next room to hers. After locking the door, she moved the full-length mirror her way and tried on the first dress. It was beige with no straps. The seams were decorated with small, white pearls. The dress was up to her ankles, lightly hiding her feet. On the chest was a picture of a stitched white flower blooming; while on the bottom of the dress, white flowers were stitched all around.
'Looks pretty…' She spun around and the bottom twirled gracefully.
She took it off and tried the next one, which was pink and red mixed together. The dress was a knitted-2piece: the first piece was a midriff top while the second was a long skirt. The skirt had a slit running along the right leg, which was very sexy. The back had interesting, but complicated designs, showing skin. Sakura loved it, since it was her favourite colour, but she thought it was a little too funky and bright for a formal date.
'I want to wear this some other time…just not on this one…' She thought helplessly. 'But honestly, I like this so much.' She gave a little twirl and smiled. 'If I don't like the other one, I think I'll wear this.'
After she finished zipping off the skirt, she held the last one in her arms. A gasp made its way out of her mouth. Her breath caught in her throat, because the dress was so beautiful. It was black with crossovers on the top. There was a red rose on the left thin strap of the dress. The bottom was uneven with one side stopping at the knee while the other side flowed down to the ankle. There were 2 different layers, but they weren't the same length. With the dress came a black scarf.
"Oh my gosh…" Sakura whispered. 'I definitely like this.' She looked at herself in the mirror and turned to see the back. It was open in the middle up to her hip. 'Sexy, but elegant.' Sakura smiled. 'Yes…I think I'll wear this one. It's…so nice!!' She got out of it and hurried back to her room, where Tomoyo was waiting patiently.
"So, what'd you pick?" Tomoyo asked immediately.
"The black one." Sakura smiled. "It's so beautiful, Tomoyo!"
"I know!" She gushed. "I was actually going to give you all those three for your birthday, but since it's in 8 months, I'll just give it to you now."
"What??" Sakura's eyes widened. "Y-you're giving them to me?? All three of them??"
"Definitely!" Tomoyo giggled. "So what shoes are you wearing?"
She couldn't believe her best friend was giving all those dresses to her. Not paying attention to Tomoyo's last question, she hugged her friend tightly. "Thank you, Tomoyo. You're the best."
"Oh honey, I'm just looking out for you." Tomoyo murmured. "You've got to look your best for your date, no?"
Sakura pulled away and smiled at her. "Ok, I've got the dress. Thanks to you."
"Uh-huh."
"So how about the shoes?"
"Well…here are three." She glanced at them and picked out the black one. The other was white and it didn't fit well with the dress and the last one was pink, which was really for the other dress. The shoes she chose had 2-inch heels with straps around the front and ankle.
"All right. Great!" Tomoyo grinned. "Now, let's do your hair."
"What are you going to do with it?" She asked hastily, looking at her long hair worriedly.
"I'm just going to curl it and spread it, so the layers are going to be shown clearly." Tomoyo replied. "Don't worry, Sakura."
"I trust you, Tom." Sakura smiled.
"Thanks." Tomoyo smiled back. "Put on your dress and shoes. Sit on this chair right here and let me do everything else."
Sakura nodded. "To tell you the truth, I'm getting very nervous."
"Syaoran is definitely going to fall in love when he sees you, if he hasn't already." Tomoyo commented, getting a heavy blush from Sakura.