A/N: Thank you, those who reviewed. I'll keep the story going for you. The
problem is my story is very similar to others. I'm sorry it took me so long
to update. Anyways... I changed the title to "If You're Not The One". You
know, the song by Daniel Bedingfield? I love that song!
Anyways, here's a key (Maybe you'll need it. Maybe you won't)
"..." = speaking
'...' = thoughts
*...* = scene change
~*~*~*~ = beginning/ending chapter
Carry on.
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 3
Call Me, Call Me
The next morning... um... afternoon...
"HOOOEEE!!" Sakura said, jumping out of bed. "12:38??"
Sakura got up, grabbed a towel and robe and entered her bathroom. Fifteen minutes later, she came back out with a towel over her dripping wet hair and a robe over her body. When Sakura looked at her answering machine, it said she had one new message.
"Hm, the phone probably rang when I was in the shower." Sakura clicked the play button.
"Um... hey," Said a deep voice. It was Syaoron. "Just wondering if that was a "yes" maybe or a "maybe" maybe the other day. Sorry I couldn't tell. Anyways, call me... no I'll call you..."
BEEP. The message ended.
Sakura smiled. 'He came over to my house, and he called me!! How good can this possibly get??' Sakura thought. Sakura frowned. "Where's the student directory??!!"
*Minutes Later*
Sakura looked at the phone longingly. 'Should I call him?' She thought. She picked up the phone and held it in her hands. She dialed two digits, but hung up. Sakura paused, picked up the phone again, and dialed four digits, but hung up once again.
Sakura sighed. "Ughh!! This is not hard!!" She shook her head and picked up the phone. "C'mon Kinomoto!" As Sakura was punching the numbers on the phone, she heard from the phone, "HEY!! STOP DIALING!! HEY!!" Sakura screamed and threw the phone to the ground. Sakura's hand shook violently as she picked up the phone.
"HELLO?? ARE YOU THERE?? ANSWER ME!!" Came from the phone.
Sakura replied. "Who's this? And how come the phone didn't ring?"
"I guess you must've picked up the phone before it could ring."
Sakura frowned. "You still haven't answered my first question!!"
"And you haven't answered my question, either." Said the voice on the phone.
"What question?"
"Are we going out this week or not??"
Sakura's face went white. "S-Syaoron??"
"Who else would it be asking you out," Syaoron paused. "Unless you have a line of boys outside your front door asking you out on dates?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "Is that what you think I am? Some kind of slut?"
Syaoron said softly. "I think you're beautiful." Sakura blushed madly on the other line. Syaoron cleared his throat. "I mean, why wouldn't there be boys lining up outside your house?"
Sakura, still blushing, replied. "Nope. You're the first."
Syaoron continued. "So when can I see you again?"
Sakura laughed. "Well, you already know where I live, so you can see me anytime!"
"Is that a promise?" Syaoron asked slyly.
Sakura was silent. What would she say? Sakura thought of the possibilities. '...Well, unless you want to get thrown out again by my big brother, I suggest you never come back... Nah, too harsh.' Sakura thought of another possibility. 'How about... Hey big boy, come on over. I'm available... Okay, no. Less than five minutes ago, Syaoron told me I wasn't a slut. That pick-up line screams 'slut'! Oh no! An awkward silence...'
Sakura was at a total loss for words. "Well, mayb-"
Syaoron stopped Sakura before she finished. "No... no, don't say 'maybe'. When I asked you if we'd go out sometime, and you said 'maybe', was that a maybe 'yes' or a maybe 'maybe'? You have yet to answer my question. So please, give me a straight answer. I'm already confused enough as it is. It's the whole reason why I was calling."
Sakura sighed. She'd bet she was more confused than him. Should she go out with him? 'Well, don't forget about Eriol. If he sees you with a guy this soon, it'll break his heart,' Tomoyo's voice suddenly popped into her head. "Well," Sakura spoke. "'Maybe' means maybe."
Syaoron frowned. "But what is maybe?? A guy only understands the terms 'yes' and 'no'."
Sakura replied. "Well, maybe guys should start expanding their vocabulary."
Of course, Syaoron took offense to that (what guy wouldn't?) so he snapped back. "If girls weren't so fickle... hah! 'Fickle'! How do you like my vocabulary now?"
"Oh please! I learned the term 'fickle' when I was in the fourth grade!" Sakura retorted. "'Indecisive', 'dithering', 'faltering', those would have been good words to use."
"You know what? This was the dumbest idea. Calling you, asking you out on dates. Screw this."
CLICK.
Sakura looked at her phone. "Ugh! Jerk! He hung up on me!" Sakura threw the phone on her bed and looked at the clock. 1:26 PM. 'Maybe I'll call Tomoyo and we'll go out to a movie.' Sakura grabbed the phone from her bed and dialed a few digits.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Konnichiwa, Tomoyo!" Sakura said cheerfully.
"Konnichiwa, Sakura. Nan desu ka?"
"Well, I was wondering if we could go catch a movie later on this afternoon. What do you say?"
Tomoyo sighed. "Afraid I can't. One of my friends from school is coming over to my house."
Sakura nodded. "Oh okay."
"Well, I gotta go. She'll be coming any minute-"
"Wait!" Sakura said. "She can tag along! It'll be fun!"
Tomoyo smiled. "Really? Great! When should we all go?"
"This afternoon, you guys can come to my house!"
Tomoyo smirked. "Or I can pick you up."
Sakura was slightly confused. "What?"
"Oh come on, Sakura! You didn't think I could drive?"
"I knew you could drive, Tomoyo. Usually, you have your drivers take you anywhere you want to go, that's all."
Tomoyo blushed. "Well, that's true."
"So you're coming at what time to pick me up?"
Tomoyo checked her watch. "Is two-thirty okay?"
Sakura nodded. "Yup! I'll see ya then. Ja ne!
"Ja ne!"
CLICK.
*2:14 PM*
Sakura grabbed her purse from her room and rushed downstairs. She looked outside and paced the floor repetitively.
"Relax, dear. You have plenty of time." Fujitaka assured his daughter. "It's barely two fifteen."
Sakura looked at her watch. "Hoe, I know."
Touya jogged downstairs. "Hey family! What's going on?"
"Sakura's going on a date." Fujitaka teased.
Touya's eyes went wide. "You're going out with that Chinese gaki!! Aren't you??"
Fujitaka looked slightly confused. "What are you talking about?"
"There was some guy that came over to the house that wanted to speak to Sakura. Of I course, I tried to stop the scandal, but he was crazy! He dragged Sakura outside, and I think he was holding her against her will. She kept pounding on the door, wanting to come in. I accidentally locked the door. I didn't know Sakura was outside with him." Touya said.
Sakura's eyes went red. "Touya!! You're twisting everything around!! Daddy, don't believe him."
Fujitaka nodded. "It gets old after a while, don't you agree?"
Sakura laughed and nodded. "Hai."
DING DONG.
"Okay, that's Tomoyo." Sakura opened the door. Tomoyo was wearing a royal purple shirt with denim bell-bottom, hip-hugger jeans along with a matching denim jean jacket and black boots. Tomoyo's hair was up in a bun with strategic stands falling.
"You ready to go?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura was dressed in a pink pheasant top, blue jean skirt with a pink lacey trim and pink flip-flops. Her medium-length hair was wavy, but not frizzy, and put back into a half ponytail with a clip.
"Yup!" Replied Sakura. "I'm ready."
Tomoyo looked over at Fujitaka and bowed. "It's nice to see you again, Mr. Kinomoto."
"Good to see you, too, Tomoyo." Fujitaka bowed.
"Well," Sakura said. "We'd better go or we'll miss the movie." Sakura and Tomoyo ran out of the house and to the black Jaguar.
Fujitaka smiled and waved. "Drive safely!!"
*Movie Theater*
"Great parking spot, Tomoyo," Sakura said. She was sitting in the backseat and Tomoyo's friend from school was sitting on the passenger's side. When Tomoyo cut the engine, the three girls opened the door. Sakura gasped when she saw Tomoyo friend step out from the car. She was beautiful. She had raven black hair pulled back into a ponytail and powerful ruby eyes. She wore a sleeveless black shirt, red cargo Capris, and black flip- flops.
"Hello," The raven-haired girl turned to Sakura. "Now that I can see your face, I can properly introduce myself. I'm Li Meilin."
Sakura smiled. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Kinomoto Sakura. Are... you Chinese, by any chance?"
"Hai, I know, my Japanese sucks-" Meilin began.
(A/N: My Japanese sucks, too!!)
Tomoyo grabbed the two by the wrist. "Okay, okay, enough introductions!! We'll miss the movie!!"
*Movie*
Tomoyo, Meilin, and Sakura were sitting in that order from right to left, the third to last row at the top.
Tomoyo was at the edge of her seat with this movie. "This is awesome!!"
Meilin was laughing. "This is fake!!"
Sakura curled up into a ball. "Th-This is scaaaary!!"
Suddenly, Sakura's cell phone rang, and the three girls screamed. Some people in theater laughed. Sakura grabbed her cell phone and answered it.
"M-Moshi moshi?" She whispered.
"..."
"Hello?" Sakura said, a little louder, thinking maybe they hadn't heard her the first time.
"..."
"HELLO??" Sakura yelled.
"SHHHH!!" The audience snapped.
"Gomen," Sakura apologized.
"Don't yell." The person on the phone said. Their voice was deep and raspy. Sakura gasped. "I can hear you. In fact, everyone in the movie theater can hear you."
Sakura went pale. She quickly looked in all directions of the movie theater, but it seemed everyone was watching the movie. "Hoe? Who is this?" She said almost in a whisper.
"..."
Sakura hung up. Meilin and Tomoyo looked at her. Sakura shrugged at them. "Prank call."
*After The Movie*
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin were walking to the Jaguar when Sakura's cell phone rang. Sakura answered it.
"Hello?"
"..."
Sakura went pale. "You again."
The person on the phone laughed. "Did you miss me? I missed you. I'm coming to get you right now."
Sakura looked at Tomoyo and Meilin. Then she looked around the parking lot. "Who the hell is this and why do you keep calling me??"
CLICK.
"Who keeps calling you?" Meilin asked. "First in the movies. Now out here."
"I-I dunno," Sakura's hand shook as she held her cell phone. "The number that's calling me is blocked."
"Well, what happened this time?" Tomoyo asked.
"He hung up on me before giving his name." Sakura said, putting her phone back in her purse.
"Are you sure it was a 'he'?" Meilin asked.
"Sounded like it." Sakura replied.
Tomoyo grabbed the car keys out of her purse. She looked at her watch. 5:49 PM. "C'mon! Who wants dinner? I'm paying!"
The girls all laughed as they got into the Jaguar. Tomoyo turned on the engine and backed out of her parking space. At the same time, Syaoron walked out of the movie theater with a cell phone in his hands. He dialed a number and then paused. 'Should I call her?' He thought to himself. Syaoron shook his head and stuck the phone in his back pocket. 'I'll call again later,' He told himself. He watched Tomoyo's car speed onto the street and drive away. Syaoron quickly got into his green Jetta and followed the black Jaguar.
(A/N: Hmm.)
*Dinner*
"To drink, miss?" The waitress asked Meilin.
"Water, thanks." Meilin replied.
"For you?" The waitress turned to Sakura.
"Tea, please." Sakura smiled sweetly.
"And you, ma'am?" The waitress question Tomoyo.
"Lemonade," was Tomoyo's response.
The waitress left the three girls alone. Meilin took out her cell phone. "I missed three calls? I left it on vibrate!"
"So tell me," Tomoyo said, leaning closer to Sakura. "What did this mystery person sound like?"
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "W-what do you mean? He sounded eerie, if that's what you mean..."
"Iie, no! What I mean is," Tomoyo cleared her throat. "Did he sound hot?"
"HOE??" Sakura stood up from the table. "How can you tell if someone's hot from their voice?"
"Because that would be cool if you had a mysterious hot person calling you." Meilin giggled. Tomoyo laughed with her, and Sakura slumped into her chair, giving a small "hmph".
"I wonder how he got your number in the first place." Meilin continued, being more serious.
"Yea, creepy." Tomoyo nodded.
"Hoe, I'm emotionally drained after today, and I really don't wanna think about stalker person." Sakura sighed. "So how long have you been in Japan, Meilin?"
"Well, I transferred here before the school year began to reunite with my best friend and cousin." Meilin explained.
"C-cousin?" Sakura asked.
"I didn't know you had a cousin here!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"Well," Meilin said. "You haven't met him, Tomoyo." She turned to Sakura. "But maybe he goes to your school. He lives around your neighborhood."
The waitress brought the drinks to the table then immediately left. Sakura was beginning to put the piecing together. "...Li Meilin..." She mumbled. Tomoyo and Sakura's eyes went wide. They turned to look at each other. "You're cousin isn't-??"
"LI SYAORON!!" Meilin exclaimed as she got up from her seat to greet him. Sakura and Tomoyo turned to look at Syaoron who was standing in front of their table. Meilin and Syaoron embraced each other.
"Man, Sakura," Tomoyo nudged her and whispered to her. "You find the hot ones, don't you?"
"Oh my gosh!! Please sit down. Have a drink with us." Meilin said, tugging on Syaoron's arm. Syaoron sat down, nodded at Tomoyo, and flinched when he saw Sakura. "So how'd you find me?" Meilin asked.
"Coincidence, I guess. I saw you leave with these ladies at the movie theater." Syaoron responded.
"What movie did you see?" Meilin asked.
"28 Days Later," Meilin and Syaoron said in unison. "You too?" They both laughed.
"That was the funniest movie," Meilin said.
Syaoron laughed. "It was so cheesy!"
Meilin giggled. "I know! Did you see the part where..."
While Syaoron and Meilin were lost in deep conversation, Tomoyo whispered to Sakura, "Maybe he's the one who's been calling your cell phone. I mean, he was at the same movie at the same time we were!"
Sakura shook her head and whispered, "Iie, he doesn't know my number. How could he have been able to get it?"
Tomoyo nodded. "That's true. Does he have your home phone number?"
Sakura looked at Tomoyo. "Student directory. Everyone in school knows my number, demo my cell phone number isn't in there. So what?"
"So," Tomoyo continued. "Maybe he called your house, asked your father for your cell phone number-"
"He wouldn't have been able to. You know my father! And he definitely wouldn't have gotten it from my brother." Sakura whispered into Tomoyo's ear.
"Maybe he managed to trick him into getting your number. I don't know, but it's a good chance he might be stalking you." Tomoyo said, staring at Syaoron laughing with Meilin.
Sakura shook her head and thought to herself, 'Iie, he wouldn't want to call me after our big fight we had this morning... unless it's payback.'
"I'm so sorry! Tomoyo, Sakura, this is-" Meilin began.
"We know who he is," Sakura and Tomoyo said in unison, both glaring at Syaoron.
Syaoron had a puzzled look on his face, but continued to talk to Meilin. "I tried calling you earlier today, about three times. I wanted to see if we could get together. Mother called me the other night that you were in town."
Meilin smiled. "She barely told you? I've been in town all year... oh! I see, so you're the one who's been calling me." Syaoron nodded.
Tomoyo interrupted. "Sorry, Meilin, but could I see your phone?"
Meilin handed her phone to Tomoyo. Tomoyo checked the last call on Meilin's cell phone. "This call has a number on her caller I.D."
"And mine didn't," Sakura sighed, looking at her cell phone.
Meilin frowned. "Are you saying you think Syaoron's been stalking Sakura?"
Syaoron once again had a look of confusion on his face. "W-what? What are you guys talking about? I wouldn't stalk Sakura.Even if she did reject me."
Sakura stuck her tongue out at him and he did the same. Meilin and Tomoyo sweatdropped.
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," said Sakura's cell phone. Sakura's hand shook as she held the cell phone. Sakura pressed a button and waited for the message to come onto her screen. Tomoyo, Meilin, and Syaoron hovered around Sakura. The message read:
2 R I C H 4 U
"What??" Sakura and Meilin said, confused.
"What the hell does that mean?" Syaoron asked.
Tomoyo's thought about it for a while until eyes went wide. "Oh my gosh!!"
"What??" Meilin asked.
"What is it??" Sakura asked.
Tomoyo couldn't move, couldn't blink. "S-Sakura," Tomoyo said slowly and shakily. "Too R-rich For You? Th-those are my l-license plate digits." She looked at everyone else, snapping out of her state of shock. "They know where we are."
"'They'?" Syaoron asked, still confused. "Who's 'they'?"
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," Sakura's phone said again. Sakura pressed another button and waited for the message to show on her phone. The four leaned in to see:
I am waiting outside, Sakura.
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A/N: Hehehe, I love cliffhangers. My new best friends. So what do you think? Next chapter...
*Preview for Chapter 4*
"Sakura, what are we gonna do? This person is after you!!" Meilin asked anxiously.
"I vote we sneak out the back." Tomoyo said, biting her nails.
Meilin nodded frantically. "I second that!"
Syaoron had this you've-gotta-be-kidding-me look on his face when he said, "Have you guys thought about this??" The girls shook their heads. "Maybe they've got the place surrounded. What if this guy has stalker friends??"
"I highly doubt it, Syaoron. Stalkers don't usually have other stalkers do their dirty work," Sakura frowned at him and Syaoron glared at her. "Go out the back! That's what we'll do!"
Tomoyo whispered loudly to Sakura. "Do you think Eriol might be doing this?"
Syaoron frowned. "What does Eriol have to do with this? Unless there's something I'm missing..."
*End of Preview*
Okay. I'm done. I'll try and update faster.
Anyways, here's a key (Maybe you'll need it. Maybe you won't)
"..." = speaking
'...' = thoughts
*...* = scene change
~*~*~*~ = beginning/ending chapter
Carry on.
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 3
Call Me, Call Me
The next morning... um... afternoon...
"HOOOEEE!!" Sakura said, jumping out of bed. "12:38??"
Sakura got up, grabbed a towel and robe and entered her bathroom. Fifteen minutes later, she came back out with a towel over her dripping wet hair and a robe over her body. When Sakura looked at her answering machine, it said she had one new message.
"Hm, the phone probably rang when I was in the shower." Sakura clicked the play button.
"Um... hey," Said a deep voice. It was Syaoron. "Just wondering if that was a "yes" maybe or a "maybe" maybe the other day. Sorry I couldn't tell. Anyways, call me... no I'll call you..."
BEEP. The message ended.
Sakura smiled. 'He came over to my house, and he called me!! How good can this possibly get??' Sakura thought. Sakura frowned. "Where's the student directory??!!"
*Minutes Later*
Sakura looked at the phone longingly. 'Should I call him?' She thought. She picked up the phone and held it in her hands. She dialed two digits, but hung up. Sakura paused, picked up the phone again, and dialed four digits, but hung up once again.
Sakura sighed. "Ughh!! This is not hard!!" She shook her head and picked up the phone. "C'mon Kinomoto!" As Sakura was punching the numbers on the phone, she heard from the phone, "HEY!! STOP DIALING!! HEY!!" Sakura screamed and threw the phone to the ground. Sakura's hand shook violently as she picked up the phone.
"HELLO?? ARE YOU THERE?? ANSWER ME!!" Came from the phone.
Sakura replied. "Who's this? And how come the phone didn't ring?"
"I guess you must've picked up the phone before it could ring."
Sakura frowned. "You still haven't answered my first question!!"
"And you haven't answered my question, either." Said the voice on the phone.
"What question?"
"Are we going out this week or not??"
Sakura's face went white. "S-Syaoron??"
"Who else would it be asking you out," Syaoron paused. "Unless you have a line of boys outside your front door asking you out on dates?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "Is that what you think I am? Some kind of slut?"
Syaoron said softly. "I think you're beautiful." Sakura blushed madly on the other line. Syaoron cleared his throat. "I mean, why wouldn't there be boys lining up outside your house?"
Sakura, still blushing, replied. "Nope. You're the first."
Syaoron continued. "So when can I see you again?"
Sakura laughed. "Well, you already know where I live, so you can see me anytime!"
"Is that a promise?" Syaoron asked slyly.
Sakura was silent. What would she say? Sakura thought of the possibilities. '...Well, unless you want to get thrown out again by my big brother, I suggest you never come back... Nah, too harsh.' Sakura thought of another possibility. 'How about... Hey big boy, come on over. I'm available... Okay, no. Less than five minutes ago, Syaoron told me I wasn't a slut. That pick-up line screams 'slut'! Oh no! An awkward silence...'
Sakura was at a total loss for words. "Well, mayb-"
Syaoron stopped Sakura before she finished. "No... no, don't say 'maybe'. When I asked you if we'd go out sometime, and you said 'maybe', was that a maybe 'yes' or a maybe 'maybe'? You have yet to answer my question. So please, give me a straight answer. I'm already confused enough as it is. It's the whole reason why I was calling."
Sakura sighed. She'd bet she was more confused than him. Should she go out with him? 'Well, don't forget about Eriol. If he sees you with a guy this soon, it'll break his heart,' Tomoyo's voice suddenly popped into her head. "Well," Sakura spoke. "'Maybe' means maybe."
Syaoron frowned. "But what is maybe?? A guy only understands the terms 'yes' and 'no'."
Sakura replied. "Well, maybe guys should start expanding their vocabulary."
Of course, Syaoron took offense to that (what guy wouldn't?) so he snapped back. "If girls weren't so fickle... hah! 'Fickle'! How do you like my vocabulary now?"
"Oh please! I learned the term 'fickle' when I was in the fourth grade!" Sakura retorted. "'Indecisive', 'dithering', 'faltering', those would have been good words to use."
"You know what? This was the dumbest idea. Calling you, asking you out on dates. Screw this."
CLICK.
Sakura looked at her phone. "Ugh! Jerk! He hung up on me!" Sakura threw the phone on her bed and looked at the clock. 1:26 PM. 'Maybe I'll call Tomoyo and we'll go out to a movie.' Sakura grabbed the phone from her bed and dialed a few digits.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Konnichiwa, Tomoyo!" Sakura said cheerfully.
"Konnichiwa, Sakura. Nan desu ka?"
"Well, I was wondering if we could go catch a movie later on this afternoon. What do you say?"
Tomoyo sighed. "Afraid I can't. One of my friends from school is coming over to my house."
Sakura nodded. "Oh okay."
"Well, I gotta go. She'll be coming any minute-"
"Wait!" Sakura said. "She can tag along! It'll be fun!"
Tomoyo smiled. "Really? Great! When should we all go?"
"This afternoon, you guys can come to my house!"
Tomoyo smirked. "Or I can pick you up."
Sakura was slightly confused. "What?"
"Oh come on, Sakura! You didn't think I could drive?"
"I knew you could drive, Tomoyo. Usually, you have your drivers take you anywhere you want to go, that's all."
Tomoyo blushed. "Well, that's true."
"So you're coming at what time to pick me up?"
Tomoyo checked her watch. "Is two-thirty okay?"
Sakura nodded. "Yup! I'll see ya then. Ja ne!
"Ja ne!"
CLICK.
*2:14 PM*
Sakura grabbed her purse from her room and rushed downstairs. She looked outside and paced the floor repetitively.
"Relax, dear. You have plenty of time." Fujitaka assured his daughter. "It's barely two fifteen."
Sakura looked at her watch. "Hoe, I know."
Touya jogged downstairs. "Hey family! What's going on?"
"Sakura's going on a date." Fujitaka teased.
Touya's eyes went wide. "You're going out with that Chinese gaki!! Aren't you??"
Fujitaka looked slightly confused. "What are you talking about?"
"There was some guy that came over to the house that wanted to speak to Sakura. Of I course, I tried to stop the scandal, but he was crazy! He dragged Sakura outside, and I think he was holding her against her will. She kept pounding on the door, wanting to come in. I accidentally locked the door. I didn't know Sakura was outside with him." Touya said.
Sakura's eyes went red. "Touya!! You're twisting everything around!! Daddy, don't believe him."
Fujitaka nodded. "It gets old after a while, don't you agree?"
Sakura laughed and nodded. "Hai."
DING DONG.
"Okay, that's Tomoyo." Sakura opened the door. Tomoyo was wearing a royal purple shirt with denim bell-bottom, hip-hugger jeans along with a matching denim jean jacket and black boots. Tomoyo's hair was up in a bun with strategic stands falling.
"You ready to go?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura was dressed in a pink pheasant top, blue jean skirt with a pink lacey trim and pink flip-flops. Her medium-length hair was wavy, but not frizzy, and put back into a half ponytail with a clip.
"Yup!" Replied Sakura. "I'm ready."
Tomoyo looked over at Fujitaka and bowed. "It's nice to see you again, Mr. Kinomoto."
"Good to see you, too, Tomoyo." Fujitaka bowed.
"Well," Sakura said. "We'd better go or we'll miss the movie." Sakura and Tomoyo ran out of the house and to the black Jaguar.
Fujitaka smiled and waved. "Drive safely!!"
*Movie Theater*
"Great parking spot, Tomoyo," Sakura said. She was sitting in the backseat and Tomoyo's friend from school was sitting on the passenger's side. When Tomoyo cut the engine, the three girls opened the door. Sakura gasped when she saw Tomoyo friend step out from the car. She was beautiful. She had raven black hair pulled back into a ponytail and powerful ruby eyes. She wore a sleeveless black shirt, red cargo Capris, and black flip- flops.
"Hello," The raven-haired girl turned to Sakura. "Now that I can see your face, I can properly introduce myself. I'm Li Meilin."
Sakura smiled. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Kinomoto Sakura. Are... you Chinese, by any chance?"
"Hai, I know, my Japanese sucks-" Meilin began.
(A/N: My Japanese sucks, too!!)
Tomoyo grabbed the two by the wrist. "Okay, okay, enough introductions!! We'll miss the movie!!"
*Movie*
Tomoyo, Meilin, and Sakura were sitting in that order from right to left, the third to last row at the top.
Tomoyo was at the edge of her seat with this movie. "This is awesome!!"
Meilin was laughing. "This is fake!!"
Sakura curled up into a ball. "Th-This is scaaaary!!"
Suddenly, Sakura's cell phone rang, and the three girls screamed. Some people in theater laughed. Sakura grabbed her cell phone and answered it.
"M-Moshi moshi?" She whispered.
"..."
"Hello?" Sakura said, a little louder, thinking maybe they hadn't heard her the first time.
"..."
"HELLO??" Sakura yelled.
"SHHHH!!" The audience snapped.
"Gomen," Sakura apologized.
"Don't yell." The person on the phone said. Their voice was deep and raspy. Sakura gasped. "I can hear you. In fact, everyone in the movie theater can hear you."
Sakura went pale. She quickly looked in all directions of the movie theater, but it seemed everyone was watching the movie. "Hoe? Who is this?" She said almost in a whisper.
"..."
Sakura hung up. Meilin and Tomoyo looked at her. Sakura shrugged at them. "Prank call."
*After The Movie*
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin were walking to the Jaguar when Sakura's cell phone rang. Sakura answered it.
"Hello?"
"..."
Sakura went pale. "You again."
The person on the phone laughed. "Did you miss me? I missed you. I'm coming to get you right now."
Sakura looked at Tomoyo and Meilin. Then she looked around the parking lot. "Who the hell is this and why do you keep calling me??"
CLICK.
"Who keeps calling you?" Meilin asked. "First in the movies. Now out here."
"I-I dunno," Sakura's hand shook as she held her cell phone. "The number that's calling me is blocked."
"Well, what happened this time?" Tomoyo asked.
"He hung up on me before giving his name." Sakura said, putting her phone back in her purse.
"Are you sure it was a 'he'?" Meilin asked.
"Sounded like it." Sakura replied.
Tomoyo grabbed the car keys out of her purse. She looked at her watch. 5:49 PM. "C'mon! Who wants dinner? I'm paying!"
The girls all laughed as they got into the Jaguar. Tomoyo turned on the engine and backed out of her parking space. At the same time, Syaoron walked out of the movie theater with a cell phone in his hands. He dialed a number and then paused. 'Should I call her?' He thought to himself. Syaoron shook his head and stuck the phone in his back pocket. 'I'll call again later,' He told himself. He watched Tomoyo's car speed onto the street and drive away. Syaoron quickly got into his green Jetta and followed the black Jaguar.
(A/N: Hmm.)
*Dinner*
"To drink, miss?" The waitress asked Meilin.
"Water, thanks." Meilin replied.
"For you?" The waitress turned to Sakura.
"Tea, please." Sakura smiled sweetly.
"And you, ma'am?" The waitress question Tomoyo.
"Lemonade," was Tomoyo's response.
The waitress left the three girls alone. Meilin took out her cell phone. "I missed three calls? I left it on vibrate!"
"So tell me," Tomoyo said, leaning closer to Sakura. "What did this mystery person sound like?"
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "W-what do you mean? He sounded eerie, if that's what you mean..."
"Iie, no! What I mean is," Tomoyo cleared her throat. "Did he sound hot?"
"HOE??" Sakura stood up from the table. "How can you tell if someone's hot from their voice?"
"Because that would be cool if you had a mysterious hot person calling you." Meilin giggled. Tomoyo laughed with her, and Sakura slumped into her chair, giving a small "hmph".
"I wonder how he got your number in the first place." Meilin continued, being more serious.
"Yea, creepy." Tomoyo nodded.
"Hoe, I'm emotionally drained after today, and I really don't wanna think about stalker person." Sakura sighed. "So how long have you been in Japan, Meilin?"
"Well, I transferred here before the school year began to reunite with my best friend and cousin." Meilin explained.
"C-cousin?" Sakura asked.
"I didn't know you had a cousin here!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"Well," Meilin said. "You haven't met him, Tomoyo." She turned to Sakura. "But maybe he goes to your school. He lives around your neighborhood."
The waitress brought the drinks to the table then immediately left. Sakura was beginning to put the piecing together. "...Li Meilin..." She mumbled. Tomoyo and Sakura's eyes went wide. They turned to look at each other. "You're cousin isn't-??"
"LI SYAORON!!" Meilin exclaimed as she got up from her seat to greet him. Sakura and Tomoyo turned to look at Syaoron who was standing in front of their table. Meilin and Syaoron embraced each other.
"Man, Sakura," Tomoyo nudged her and whispered to her. "You find the hot ones, don't you?"
"Oh my gosh!! Please sit down. Have a drink with us." Meilin said, tugging on Syaoron's arm. Syaoron sat down, nodded at Tomoyo, and flinched when he saw Sakura. "So how'd you find me?" Meilin asked.
"Coincidence, I guess. I saw you leave with these ladies at the movie theater." Syaoron responded.
"What movie did you see?" Meilin asked.
"28 Days Later," Meilin and Syaoron said in unison. "You too?" They both laughed.
"That was the funniest movie," Meilin said.
Syaoron laughed. "It was so cheesy!"
Meilin giggled. "I know! Did you see the part where..."
While Syaoron and Meilin were lost in deep conversation, Tomoyo whispered to Sakura, "Maybe he's the one who's been calling your cell phone. I mean, he was at the same movie at the same time we were!"
Sakura shook her head and whispered, "Iie, he doesn't know my number. How could he have been able to get it?"
Tomoyo nodded. "That's true. Does he have your home phone number?"
Sakura looked at Tomoyo. "Student directory. Everyone in school knows my number, demo my cell phone number isn't in there. So what?"
"So," Tomoyo continued. "Maybe he called your house, asked your father for your cell phone number-"
"He wouldn't have been able to. You know my father! And he definitely wouldn't have gotten it from my brother." Sakura whispered into Tomoyo's ear.
"Maybe he managed to trick him into getting your number. I don't know, but it's a good chance he might be stalking you." Tomoyo said, staring at Syaoron laughing with Meilin.
Sakura shook her head and thought to herself, 'Iie, he wouldn't want to call me after our big fight we had this morning... unless it's payback.'
"I'm so sorry! Tomoyo, Sakura, this is-" Meilin began.
"We know who he is," Sakura and Tomoyo said in unison, both glaring at Syaoron.
Syaoron had a puzzled look on his face, but continued to talk to Meilin. "I tried calling you earlier today, about three times. I wanted to see if we could get together. Mother called me the other night that you were in town."
Meilin smiled. "She barely told you? I've been in town all year... oh! I see, so you're the one who's been calling me." Syaoron nodded.
Tomoyo interrupted. "Sorry, Meilin, but could I see your phone?"
Meilin handed her phone to Tomoyo. Tomoyo checked the last call on Meilin's cell phone. "This call has a number on her caller I.D."
"And mine didn't," Sakura sighed, looking at her cell phone.
Meilin frowned. "Are you saying you think Syaoron's been stalking Sakura?"
Syaoron once again had a look of confusion on his face. "W-what? What are you guys talking about? I wouldn't stalk Sakura.Even if she did reject me."
Sakura stuck her tongue out at him and he did the same. Meilin and Tomoyo sweatdropped.
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," said Sakura's cell phone. Sakura's hand shook as she held the cell phone. Sakura pressed a button and waited for the message to come onto her screen. Tomoyo, Meilin, and Syaoron hovered around Sakura. The message read:
2 R I C H 4 U
"What??" Sakura and Meilin said, confused.
"What the hell does that mean?" Syaoron asked.
Tomoyo's thought about it for a while until eyes went wide. "Oh my gosh!!"
"What??" Meilin asked.
"What is it??" Sakura asked.
Tomoyo couldn't move, couldn't blink. "S-Sakura," Tomoyo said slowly and shakily. "Too R-rich For You? Th-those are my l-license plate digits." She looked at everyone else, snapping out of her state of shock. "They know where we are."
"'They'?" Syaoron asked, still confused. "Who's 'they'?"
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," Sakura's phone said again. Sakura pressed another button and waited for the message to show on her phone. The four leaned in to see:
I am waiting outside, Sakura.
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A/N: Hehehe, I love cliffhangers. My new best friends. So what do you think? Next chapter...
*Preview for Chapter 4*
"Sakura, what are we gonna do? This person is after you!!" Meilin asked anxiously.
"I vote we sneak out the back." Tomoyo said, biting her nails.
Meilin nodded frantically. "I second that!"
Syaoron had this you've-gotta-be-kidding-me look on his face when he said, "Have you guys thought about this??" The girls shook their heads. "Maybe they've got the place surrounded. What if this guy has stalker friends??"
"I highly doubt it, Syaoron. Stalkers don't usually have other stalkers do their dirty work," Sakura frowned at him and Syaoron glared at her. "Go out the back! That's what we'll do!"
Tomoyo whispered loudly to Sakura. "Do you think Eriol might be doing this?"
Syaoron frowned. "What does Eriol have to do with this? Unless there's something I'm missing..."
*End of Preview*
Okay. I'm done. I'll try and update faster.