I Dare You Chapter 12: The Plan and Sakura’s Leaving, a card captor sakura fanfic

Author's Note: This is the chapter about the plan and the ending. I realize I made a mistake before about what I said, there's only going to be ONE chapter left plus an epilogue… not two chapters… But it's basically the same thing so… :P

Also, some people thought in the end Sakura was confessing her love… but I didn't mean it to be that way, I think it's because too many people have SS confessing so often you automatically assume it. Sakura said I love you in a friendly way, like the love friends say to each other… And no, they're not going out, since the asking-out was a dare… I'm evil, yes.

)FLiPguRL219( - Aww… you really liked the chapter that much? I'm so glad… :) I know the last part was a bit emotional and all, I felt it even when I was writing it… but wow… it almost made you cry?

)czakali( - I do have a crush on somebody… but I'm too afraid to talk to him and now school's over and he's going to a different high school… so I'll never see him again… sigh When I said this story was kind of related to me I meant the crazy stuff and characters do…

)sakura-star69( - I know, I don't edit my story… well, I can if you want me to, but I'll probably take about 6 months instead of 3 to update 'cause I hate editing more than writing it because I don't like reading it over and over again… I just skim through it… (usually falling asleep) so it's natural for there to be errors…

)Jesslyn( - Syaoran will see her like the 'natural way' in this chapter… :) Kidding me? I'm not going to finish this story with Syaoran NEVER seeing her without make-up! That's just… just stupid… lmfao.

)Chessrook44( - Umm… yeah… you're like me… when you said you want to 'drag Sakura out into the street, shoot her, run her over with a steamroller, light her on fire, and crash a plane into her' I was thinking, wow, there's someone as harsh as me! If it were me, I'd probably say instead 'I'd staple Sakura on a table, slap her, punch her, kick her, scratch her, step on her, burn her, pinch her, bite her, and dissect her'. Lmfao! :)

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)Nintendo Trash( - Yeah, even I have to admit this is one of the best stories I've written… it's funny, but not funny to the point when it's crazy and not making any sense… that's just stupid… You printed out my whole story? O.o how many pieces of paper did you waste? How much ink? There's like 30 something pages every chapter!

)Dragonia-Darkwood( - Actually when someone does something I don't like, I shout 'rape' too… That's where I got the idea… but I only do that with friends, and they know I'm joking… :P

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)Cathy( - Lol, but before the story changes, do NOT, and I mean do NOT, ever, EVER, point your middle finger at any teacher! (At least not in front of them)… I don't want you telling your teacher, 'Mini Sweety inspired me!' LOL! If you do, I might as well pack my bags and fly to Greenland… :P

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He nodded. "Yes, forever.

Sakura let out another sounded laugh, then pulled back to look at him square in the face. "So, we still on about the Bryan and Ashley plan tonight?"

Syaoran nodded with a smirk. Looks like everything's back to normal. "Definitely. Wouldn't wanna miss out on fun."

Sakura kissed his cheek lightly. "With each passing day, you're becoming more and more like me."

Syaoran gave her a kiss back. "I'll take that as a compliment."

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For Sakura, that emotional conversation with Syaoran scared her. Badly too. Though nothing looked visibly wrong with her, she felt strange inside. That wild energy that had kept her busy seemed to have died away, leaving her with a serene calm that gave her time to think, to think about ugly truths she didn't want to think about.

But in some other ways, she was glad what had happened, happened, because Syaoran was the first person she considered to be a true friend ever since her parents and Touya were murdered, and the emotional confession was well deserved for such a special occasion. She finally told him she loved him as her close friend, and even after all the mean things she had done, he still forgave her and loved her back the same way.

Maybe she was luckier than she had given herself credits for. Maybe. For after she had finally found a new, true friend, she will lose him within two days, to leave him forever.

The others are outside playing badminton in her gym. She picked up the phone and called Bryan.

"Hello?"

Ew. It's that stupid, annoying, husky voice he always uses and it's disgusting. "Do you try to impress every person you come across on the phone?"

He immediately lost the nastiness. Thank God. "No… Not really. Anyways, why did you call? Please don't cancel our date!" He pleaded.

She rolled her eyes. Can't believe she's going on a date with this poor excuse of a man. "No, just telling you that you don't have to pick me up tonight because you don't have a limo, so I'll pick you up."

He gasped. "You have a limo?!"

"No, but I rented one. Stop asking questions. See you later." Before he could say 'bye', she hanged up.

They had fun all afternoon, until the time came. It was eight-o-clock. The movie theatre isn't that far away, but it's time Syaoran went to pick Ashley up.

He took the limo Sakura had lent him and waved everybody goodbye. "Wish me luck!" He said. Then turned to Sakura. "You better come soon, buddy, 'cause I ain't staying alone with that bitch beside me for no more than 20 minutes."

Sakura winked. "15'll be enough."

And he left.

Syaoran…

The driver drove him to Ashley's house. It was a really nice house, not too big, but big enough.

For this 'date', Syaoran wore a dull yellow long-sleeved shirt with darker yellow at the end of his sleeves and at the collar. The pants he wore was army coloured, baggy, with a large pocket on the side. There's a silver chain hung around his neck, his hair was wild like always, and his sneakers were bought last week. He looked gorgeous, definitely a date to die for, though for his, he had only dressed casually.

Syaoran knocked on the door and forced a smile. He got ready to greet his supposed 'date'.

The door opened and Ashley stepped out.

Syaoran gasped. It was the only thing he could do. Speechless, Syaoran was shocked at the sight of her. Who knew she had such clothing and make-up? Syaoran stood there, totally stunned, as one second passed by…

And another…

And another…

And another…

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING?"

On her face, was pale, peachy powder, black eye shadow piled thickly on her eyelids, sparkling slightly. There was black eye liner around her eyes, no blush, black lipstick, thick mascara and a silver, stylish nose ring with matching earring.

She wore a skull necklace, black tank top with a leather jacket not zipped up, a black mini skirt with a large silver belt put on at a stylish angle, and a pair of boots up to a little above her knee, laced at the side, decorated with hung jewels and gems.

Ashley had to smile. It looked very haunting. "Well, Syaoran dear, since you like Sakura so much, I thought maybe if I looked like her, you'll like me!"

Syaoran's mouth twitched. "Uh… um… well, uh… about that… yah… uh… you look… um… unique, yeah… that's the word, unique…"

She batted her eyelashes. "I knew you'd like it. Shall we go?"

Syaoran laughed nervously. "S-Sure…" ##Poor Ashley… When Sakura sees her like this, she'll probably jump her and make The Plan 50x worse than planned!##

Ashley ended up opening the limo door for Syaoran.

Sakura (After fifteen minutes)…

She stood in front of Bryan's house, which was pretty much similar to Ashley's and tapped the door three times.

Bryan stepped out.

Sakura gawked at the sight and almost punched, kicked, killed, strangled, murdered, slapped, stepped on, twisted, scratched, kneed, poked, burned, froze, sliced, and stabbed herself. "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Bryan flashed her a smile. Could've sworn one of his tooth shined.

Believe it or not, but Bryan dyed his hair brown, and wore amber contact lenses. Then God knows where he got it, but he wore a light, dull yellow t-shirt with an orangey coloured strip at the end of the sleeves. For pants, he wore a pair of dark green (army colour) baggy pants. It had one pocket on the side of his right leg. Rather stylish. (Syaoran actually wore this in the real CCS. Forgot which episode, but that set of clothing is actually pretty good. All his other cloth sucks. No offence.)

Sakura grabbed his collar and shook him. "Would it kill you to be yourself for once? You already copy Syaoran's hair style everyday, do you have to be him today?"

He smiled that nasty - cough, pardon me – charming smile again (20 people dies immediately from disgusting-ness). Well, baby," he said. "Since Syaoran is the only guy you hang out with, there must be something to his looks that you oh-so-love. So maybe if I looked like him, you'd like me."

She slapped her forehead. What's the point? ##Shallow Bastard…## But you have to admit, his appearance looks a whole damn heck a lot like Syaoran! They could almost be identical!

Besides the fact that Syaoran's more stylish, Syaoran's original, Syaoran's got pride, Syaoran's smart, Syaoran doesn't use stupid smiles to fool people, Syaoran's cute, Syaoran's more natural, Syaoran's can match up to Sakura, Syaoran is fun to hang around, Syaoran's got a gentle temper (to Sakura), Syaoran's polite, Syaoran's brave, Bryan have no style, Bryan's a copy, Bryan got no pride, Bryan use stupid smiles, Bryan's ugly, Bryan's a girl – I mean, girly, Bryan can't match up to Sakura, Bryan's a total bore, Bryan's got a fearful temper (to Sakura), Bryan's rude, and Bryan's a chicken.

Other than that, yah. They're like two identical copies.

Sakura eyed him skeptically. ##When Syaoran sees him, he's 100% bloody pulp.## Sakura checked out her make up in the mirror – black eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lipstick and pale powder on her face. A nose ring, with two skulls for earring. Her Satan necklace was silver, on a thin chain.

She wore a shiny, leather tube top along with tight, black, stylish leather pants with chains for a belt. A spiky wristband was around her left wrist. Her shoes were platform shoes, black with silver skull buckles on the side. Her hair had black streaks and she had let it down on her shoulders, covering half her face. "Let's go." She said.

They walked to the limo, and both stood by the door.

Sakura stared at him, he stared back at her. (And they kissed, and made out, and fell in love, then got married, had a couple of kids and lived happily ever after. Sorry, had to write that… Temptation)

They stood there, doing nothing but waiting…

And waiting…

And waiting…

And waiting…

It was Sakura who exploded. Hand on hip, she demanded, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STANDING HERE? WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS?"

Bryan looked at her with an innocent expression. "I'm not waiting for Christmas, I'm waiting for you to open the door for me."

Heat boiled up Sakura's skin, as she fought to control her temper. She had to scratch her own hand to stop herself from dissecting him. "Why you…" She took a couple of deep breaths. "Why, Bryan, you don't wait for the girl to open the door for you! It's the other way around!"

Bryan seemed lost. "Alright… I'll try that just for today…" He opened the limo door and stood on the side. Sakura was just about to lift her feet, when Bryan slide from behind the limo door, past her, into the limo and shut the door right in her face.

A vein popped on her forehead, a muscle twitched. This stupid, poor-excuse-for-a-buffoon really knows how to piss people off doesn't he… God, is this really worth it for The Plan? It's becoming a really tough decision. Then she thought about Syaoran sitting there all by himself with Ashley while she bails out on him. Nah, she'll go.

Sakura yanked the door open and stepped inside and slammed it shut. "You senseless, hairy, potatoes for brain! Are you stupid or what? Scratch that, it's a dumb question; of course you're stupid you ridiculous fool!"

He pouted and she vomited. "But I did what you said. Usually someone else opens the door for me, today I'm opening it myself…"

"Did you have to slam it shut in my face?"

"Huh? Oh right… Sorry, but all the people on TV, when they open a door, they get inside and shut it."

Sakura could've scratched herself to death right then. "You moron! When I said the other way around, I meant for you to open the door for me! Dumbass!"

There was quite a long time of silence. Bryan finally spoke up.

"Huh?"

Sakura crumbled to dust right then. ##How the hell did he make it to the top 3 hottest guys in school? Oh yeah, because his appearance reminds the girls of Syaoran… God, let's just hope Syaoran's having better luck with Ashley since she's the top 3 hottest girls…##

Syaoran…

He sat inside the limo with Ashley, and it's nothing like what he had expected. What did he expect, you ask? Well, he expected touchy-touchy, annoying whining, high-pitched hyena-laugh, problems with breathing due to closeness, insane giggling, non-stop talking, and absurd flirting.

Instead, Syaoran got a girl that's completely different.

Ashley was actually… shy around him. Yes, you heard me correct. While Syaoran sat at one end of the limo, Ashley scooted over to the other side, pressing herself tightly against the door, almost as if she was afraid of him.

After 3 extremely uncomfortable minutes, it was Syaoran who felt frustrated. Why is she like this, why? Love-dovey's better than shy, goggly-eyes is better than shy! Anything! What's gotten into her?

Syaoran cleared his throat then slowly edged towards her. She began shifting uncomfortably in her seats. "You, look nice."

"No, I don't. I'm not Sakura."

Syaoran blinked, startled by her response. "What do you mean?" He asked.

Ashley turned around to look at him, then looked back outside the window. "All my life, I've always only wanted one thing. I wanted to be popular, I wanted to be known, I wanted guys to chase after me, I wanted girls to look at me and say, 'hey! Look at her, Ashley, isn't it? I wish I could be just like her!'

"I see this kind of things on TV, I read about then in books, and I think it's like a living fantasy. But now, look at me. Sure, I got my dream, but I'm not me. In school, in front of everyone, I always have to act to live up to my reputation, because people don't like 'me', they like my fake self, the 'me' that doesn't come out naturally but if forced to be. But after all these years, I feel I'm mending in with this 'fake me', so much that I don't even think I know who I am anymore…" She closed her eyes and quickly wiped her face and let out a bitter chuckle. "Come to think about it, I don't even have any real friends to share this with…"

"Ashley…"

She smiled sadly then looked at him the best she could. "I don't even know why I'm telling you all this… you're the last person on earth who'll actually listen to me, and understand me…" She paused. A sad silence. "I'm sorry, Li."

"Call me Syaoran." He said. She was wrong in the last part, he truly does feel her pain and understand her. Looks like there's a dark secret behind everyone.

"Why?" She replied. "Why do you want me to call you Syaoran? Kinomoto, Hiiragizawa and Yamazaki are the only ones allowed to call you that, why give me permission?" She looked down, then whispered, "I know you're probably just going on this 'date' with me because you want me to stop bugging you."

"That's not true." Technically, it isn't. He did it because Sakura had told him to. "And you don't have to call me Syaoran if you don't want to…"

"I'll call you Syaoran." She said quickly, then looked away. Few seconds later, she looked back at him. "Syao… Syaoran, my love for you is genuine, really. I don't like you for your money, fame, popularity, or even for your looks for that matter. I like you for who you are… the real 'you'…" She looked away with her cheeks red. "I… I followed you home a couple of times… And, and I saw you stopping by the park to look into the distant sky, to listen to the tranquility of the trees, to hear the crashing of water in the lake. Then sometimes, I would see you take your time helping little kids and older people, then maybe even feed the animals there. And I thought to myself, truly, a guy who is evil could not enjoy such things. His cold exterior at school must all be an act.

"And I was right, the more I knew of you, the more I wanted to uncover your secrets, the more I fell in love with you. But my approach to you was with that skanky little whore trying to live up to her reputation. It's no wonder you didn't like me." She looked at him straight in the eyes. "But I just want you to know, my love for you is real, it's pure, it's not a lie like my life had been."

"Ashley… I had no idea…" Syaoran felt such sadness and caring for her he could not think about anything else… that is, besides that little virus tugging at the back of his mind; The Plan. Why did he have to do it, why? Perhaps he could convince Sakura to go easier on her.

Sakura… Yes, Sakura, the girl who changed him so much. The girl who changed him for the worst. When she entered into his life, he stopped enjoying calmness, he stopped helping people, he stopped feeding the animals, he forgot all that. Instead, he began doing bad things, cussing, swearing at teachers, thinking bad thoughts about people, lost his fairness, became selfish, and began lusting for excitement. Sure, Sakura's 'cool'. But Ashley helped him realize that 'cool' isn't real, it's all an act. It may be fun for now, everything seems nice, happy, and 'cool', but sooner or later, that's going to fade away, because only reality's here to stay.

He may even need to stay away from her for a couple of days to retrieve his old self, and tell her they can't be hanging out together anymore if that attitude of hers doesn't change.

He was suddenly aware of Ashley, wiping a tear away. She chuckled. "I'm sorry, all this talk has gotten me emotional… and something else… but I'm ok!" She added quickly.

"What's that 'something else'?" Syaoran questioned.

Ashley stuck her tongue out. "Doesn't matter."

"Tell me."

"You're the last person I'd tell."

"That's what you thought about telling me about your true self remember? Try me."

"It's embarrassing…"

"I won't say anything."

She looked down. "You're the first person I ever loved, Syaoran… I love you so much, and it hurts me to know you don't like me even the tiniest bit…" She choked a little and began sobbing. Her voice was teary. "I know you'll never love me, we'll never be together, and that I'll never see you again once school finishes, and so far, you don't even notice me… Oh God…" She turned her face as far away from him as possible, but she could not stop crying.

Syaoran reached out and touched her shoulder.

She flinched visibly. "No, Li, I mean Syaoran," she said between sobs. "I look so ugly right now."

Syaoran's eyes became filled with pity for this girl. And it was he who caused her so much pain. "Oh Ashley…" He reached out and hugged her tightly. "You made me realize a lot too… Thank you… so much…"

Ashley could not believe she was actually being embraced by her only love, but she clutched tightly onto him anyways, making this moment last as long as it possible could.

Syaoran looked down at Ashley's head and had to sigh. Here's a girl, loving him freely, loving him for who he is. And girl willing to spill her heart to him and do anything for him, yet he doesn't feel he loves her one bit, only thinking her as a sad, lost little girl he feels terribly sorry for.

Instead, his thought are of that… that daughter of the devil, Sakura. He hates what she had changed him to, he hates her wickedness. Yet, his mind keeps wondering to that incident after school, where she finally showed her emotional side, to him only. Perhaps she was like him, covering up herself with an exterior, except hers aren't 'cold', hers is evil, crazy, bad, and fun… in a devilish way. The world's full of secrets. Still, he could not hate her, or even dislike her one bit.

Syaoran looked down at Ashley and thought of the love she has for him. He then looked outside the window, hoping to remember them, only to see Sakura's wicked, energetic smile.

Damn. He really is screwed.

Sakura…

She's living in a world of nightmares right now. That stupid poor excuse for a buffoon right there is completely the absolute stupidest person EVER LIVED!

They were sitting silently around each other now. Bryan had asked every possible question he could think of, and there was no conversation what-so-ever. Well, at first they were communicating a little, meaning Sakura thinking his questions are pathetic. Though he could not understand why.

But after a while, she seemed to just quit arguing completely, and just reply with a 'yeah, whatever, uh-huh, yup' and so on.

Yet still, Bryan racked through his brain for more questions so the space between them would not be so quiet.

##Wait, ah-ha! I just thought of something I missed!## He turned towards Sakura. "Did you know that I'm cute?"

"Uh-huh."

"Uh… did you know I'm really sexy?"

"Yup."

"Did you know that I'm very stylish?"

"Whatever."

"Did you know that I like myself?"

"Good for you."

"Uhh… umm… Did you know that I'm very handsome?"

"Yeah."

"Did you know I'm rich?"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you know that girls like me?"

"Good."

"Did you know that I'm have lots of friends?"

"Yup."

"Did you know I'm very popular?"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you know that I'm so adorable?"

"Yeah."

"Did you know that I'm so very cool?"

"Uh-huh, yup."

"Did you know that I'm smart?"

"Whatever, yeah."

"Did you know I'm so darn charming?"

"Yes, uh-huh."

"Did you know that I'm so damn irresistible?"

Sakura sighed, running out of patience. "Yes!"

"Did you know that-"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you that I'm-"

"Yup."

"Do you know-"

"Yup."

"Did you think-"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you know that-"

"Yup."

"Do you know-"

"Yes."

"Do you-"

"Exactly."

"Did you-"

"Whatever."

"Did-"

"Yeah."

"Do you-"

"Uh-huh"

"Uh… oh yeah! Did-"

"OK! I GET IT! SHUT UP!"

"Oh… ok… wait… one more question, did you know that I'm-"

"YES! OK, now are you done yet?"

The rest of the way was silent.

Syaoran…

By the time they arrived at the theater, Ashley had stopped crying. She looked up, and there was a river of black stain down her cheek. She took a tissue from her bag and wiped away all her make up, them smiled. "I don't look good with black make up, anyways…"

Syaoran took her hand. "Let's go."

They went into the movie theater and bought tickets, then cut their tickets and went inside.

It was 8:21. One minute late.

They sat inside the theater and talked lightly about just ordinary things. Everything went happily for 14 minutes, then when the clock struck 8:35, Sakura and Bryan came.

Sakura walked straight up the aisle, with Bryan trailing behind. Ashley stared in shock. Syaoran braced himself for trouble.

Sakura lit up an extra happy face and screamed. "OH MY GOD! SYAORAN! WHAT A COINCIDENCE! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE AT THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME! WOW, WHAT, A COINCIDENT!"

Syaoran sweat dropped at her enthusiasm. "Yeah, Sakura, fancy meeting you here!"

Bryan gawked at the sight. "What on earth are you two doing here?"

Then all of sudden, Ashley was her bitchy self again. "Ex-CUse ME! Listen, you little whore, what on earth, are you doing here?" She wrapped her arms around Syaoran's neck. "He's mine ok, sorry you're jealous, bitch, but it's too late now." She gave a smirk.

Sakura and Bryan continued up about three more steps and then came face to face to Syaoran and Ashley.

All at once, Sakura screamed.

"WHORE! SLUT! BITCH! SKANK! PRICK! MOTHER-FUCKER! PROSTITUTE! HOW DARE YOU, I SAY, HOW DARE YOU DRESS IN THOSE?! HUH? ANSWER ME, BIATCH, HOW DARE YOU?!?" Sakura tear Ashley's leather jacket off and shoved it right in her face. "WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THIS?"

Ashley gave her a cocky grin. "Same place you got it, slut."

"I HAD IT SPECIALLY MADE, FUCKER!"

Ashley gave a wildly laugh. "Well, looks like I did too…"

"YOU!"

The whole time, Syaoran didn't even notice anything, he just stared at Ashley strangely. Anger rose in him. ##What is wrong with her? What happened to her confessions and all? Were they just all lies? They didn't seem like lies… What's going on? Why is she like this again?##

Syaoran shook his head sadly, then looked up at Sakura and Bryan. That's when his eyes widened. "YOU SON-OF-A-BUFFOON, BASTARD, PIECE OF SHIT, UNHOLY THING FROM HELL, SICK SHIT WITH NO GIRLFRIEND HOW DARE YOU COPY MY STYLE?!?! THOSE ARE MY FAVOURITE PANTS AND SHIRT! HOW ON EARTH, DID YOU GET IT?"

Bryan blinked. "Oh, this is yours, I'm so sorry…" he smirked. "Didn't realize it was yours, I'm sooo, very sorry."

"DON'T YOU GIVE ME CRAP LIKE THAT! YOU SONOFABITCH I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO! EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS MY FAVOURITE CLOTHING HOW ON EARTH DID YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON IT?"

And like Ashley had replied, Bryan said the same thing. "The same place you got it, punk."

Syaoran glowered at him. But then he remembered the park he so loved, and it brought him peace. He took a couple of deep breathes, then calmed down. "I bought mine from China."

Bryan had a wild grin. "Oh, oops, did I forget to mention I have a few quite close friends who goes to school in China?"

Syaoran found it hard to keep control. He shook with rage. How dare he, how dare this poor excuse for a raccoon wear his cloth, that, is like the ultimate scar across his life! "YOU PIECE OF CRAP!"

"Syaoran!" Ashley held him down.

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO! I'M GOING TO DISSECT HIM! I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL TEAR HIM UP, THEN BURY HIM, THE DIG HIM UP AGAIN, THE CHOP HIM UP MORE, THEN FEED HIM TO A SHARK, THEN I'LL STAB THE SHARK AND LIQUIFY IT THEN BURY THE LIQUID SHARK THEN DIG THAT GRAVE UP AGAIN THEN FEED THE LIQUID TO CHICKENS THEN I'LL KILL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE CHICKENS THEN VAPORIZE THEM THEN I'LL KEEP THE AIR INSIDE A JAR AND I'LL FLY TO THE SUN THEN I'LL THROW IT INTO THE SUN THEN LATER I'LL KILL THE SUN-"

"Syaoran, calm down…" Ashley soothed.

That made Sakura jump. "YOU SCREWED LITTLE PRICK FROM THE DEEPEST OF HELL! FIRST YOU DARE TO MAKE ANOTHER COPY OF MY CLOTHING, NOW YOU FRIGGIN' DARE TO CALL SYAORAN BY HIS NAME?!?! HOW DARE YOU I SAY, HOW DARE YOU! OOO, I'M GOING TO BURN YOUR FACE THEN SOAK IT WITH GASOLINE THEN STUFF YOU IN A BAG AND LIGHT THE BAG ON FIRE, THEN BURN YOU, AND BEFORE YOU DIE I'LL THROW YOU INTO A LAKE SO YOU'LL DROWN-"

"SHUT UP!" Somebody shouted.

"YEAH! FUCK YOU!" Another person cried.

Syaoran, Sakura, Ashley and Bryan looked up front to see the angry faces of everybody in the theater glaring at them. "GODDAMN YOU ASSHOLES! THE MOVIE'S STARTED! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT, THEN FREAKIN' LEAVE ALRIGHT? THE REST OF US WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME PEACE AND QUIET. SO SHUT UP!"

"THANK YOU!" A person yelled.

"GOD BLESS YOU!" Another said.

Sakura and Syaoran settled down, but had to take deep breathes to calm themselves down.

But before they would continue phase 2 of the plan, to talk and keep ignoring Ashley and Bryan, Syaoran turned to Ashley and said, "Ashley, could I have a talk with you outside?"

Ashley had a look that said clearly she knew she was in trouble. "Why, Sayoran," she said sweetly. "I don't think so, since-"

"Please?" He spoke firmly, not a note of pleading in his voice.

Ashley bow her head down and stood. "Sure."

Sakura was awfully confused why Syaoran wanted to talk to Ashley, but she didn't say anything.

And once again, our lovely couple is alone. Ahh… Precious Bryan and Sakura. Our two favourite people.

I mean, they're just having the time of their life!

Actually, not really. That was a lie. Now that Syaoran and Ashley left, there was only silence between the two, for Sakura was in no mood to talk to this sad excuse for a gorilla beside her, and didn't feel the tiniest guilt nor uncomforted about the silence that had elapsed between them.

But Bryan was not as cold-hearted as she was, and this was not his idea of a good time. Sure, he'll be popular in school, but is it really worth it to go through all this with the ice-queen? ##I have to think up something to say! Wait… Ah-hah! I got another one!##

"Did you know that I'm brillian-"

"Oh my god, yes!" Sakura exclaimed exhaustedly.

"Oh. Well then did you know that-"

"Yes."

"Did you that I'm-"

"Yup."

"Do you know-"

"Yup."

"Did you think-"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you know that-"

"Yup."

"Do you know-"

"Yes."

"Do you-"

"Exactly."

"Did you-"

"Whatever."

"Did-"

"Yeah."

"Do you-"

"Uh-huh"

It was the limo all over again.

Ashley and Syaoran…

Syaoran looked at Ashley accusively. And if glares could kill, then Syaoran's was the worst kind of poison. "What's gotten into you?" He questioned. "You've confessed everything to me, and you were just fine! And then out of nowhere, poof! You're back to your 'fake self' again! What the hell's going on?!"

Ashley looked up with tears all over her face. "I'm sorry, Syaoran! But I can't help it! I wasn't lying! My real self is almost becoming one with the fake one! I can act normal around you because I only confessed to you, I only love you, I feel I can only trust you! But when people come, it's like an automatic response; I switch into 'fake me' mode without meaning to! I'm sorry Syaoran! I tried, I really did! But I can't control myself!"

Syaoran paced some more. Sure. He admired her strength to tell it all, to confess, but what good is confession when she can't prove her confessions to be true? Syaoran felt so frustrated, but felt like he should cut her some slack. He was about to tell her just as much when he saw 5 familiar figures approaching. He grabbed Ashley's hand and said, "I'm sorry, let's go back inside." He wiped away her tears and they walked back.

Sakura was so relieved when they came back to save her from the horrible, slow torture from Bryan's lack of common sense.

When Syaoran settled down beside her, she grabbed his shirt and whispered, "What were you doing out there with her? And what took you so long?"

Syaoran smirked the evilest smirk he had ever given. "I can assure you my dear, we weren't doing anything secretive, I said once and I'll say it again, you needn't to be jealous."

Sakura poked him. "Who said anything about being jealous?" She defended herself. "I'm just glad you came back."

"Why?"

"Because! That IQ-of-3 moron over there beside me is absolutely insane! He's got no brain what-so-ever! I can't stand him!"

Syaoran grinned. "I'll gladly help you beat him up anytime." Then he spoke even more quiet. "They're coming."

"Who?"

"Dumb girl! Who else?"

"Oh, right… my bad…" She laughed nervously.

They sat watching the movie in silence for approximately 10 seconds when the gang came. Tomoyo and Chiharu were holding the drinks and Rika and Naoko were holding the popcorn. Eriol stood in the back trying not to let himself seen. It's obviously he only came because Tomoyo had threatened him or something close to that.

They didn't even bother to stay hidden. Tomoyo and Rika stood in front of Ashley, and Chiharu and Naoko stood in front of Bryan.

"WHAT THE F-"

They didn't finish speaking (Sakura and Syaoran were pretending nothing was happening), because Tomoyo and Chiharu poured their large cup of coke right down their head, followed by Rika and Naoko's sticky, colourful popcorn.

"Oops. That, was an accident." They said in a monotone voice. "I am, oh so sorry. Please forgive me. My hand had accidentally slipped. It was all an accident."

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING THIS IS AN ACCIDENT? WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU!"

Sakura had never found any movie more interesting. "Wow, Syaoran, isn't this such a great movie?"

"Oh yes, Sakura, best I've ever seen!"

"I'm so glad we came to watch this movie and nothing else!"

"Yeah, I totally agree!"

Tomoyo slapped Ashley across the face. "Bitch, when I say it's an accident, it's an accident, don't argue."

"LIKE HELL IT IS! YOU PRACTICALLY WALKED RIGHT UP TO MY FACE AND POURED THE WHOLE CUP OF DAMN COKE ON ME! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING HERE ANYWAYS?"

"Wow Syaoran, isn't this a wonderful scene?"

"Certainly is, the graphics are amazing!"

"Yeah, totally unpredictable."

"Such, an interesting movie…"

"LISTEN, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I SAID SO! I DON'T CARE IF YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT, BECAUSE WHAT I SAY, GOES! AND WHAT AM I DOING HERE? THE SAME REASON YOU'RE HERE!"

"OOPS! SORRY, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE GOING OUT WITH SYAORAN, DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE!"

Syaoran poked her nervously. "Uh, Ashley, we're not dating, remember?"

Ashley's face turned all red. "OH, THEN SORRY, DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS TWO GIRLS HAVING A GET-TO-KNOW-EACH-OTHER NIGHT WITH SYAORAN!"

"NOT WITH SYAORAN, BUT I AM WITH ERIOL!"

"HE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND! YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HIM!"

"BECAUSE HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, IT GIVES ME ALL THE MORE REASON TO KNOW HIM MORE!"

"YOU KNOW WHAT, YOUR IQ IS SO LOW THERE'S NO POINT IN TALKING TO YOU!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU LITTLE INSECT? TAKE IT BACK!"

"NEVER!"

"I SAID TAKE IT BACK!"

"NO!"

"I'LL ASK YOU ONE LAST TIME, TAKE, IT BAAAAACK!"

"MAKE ME!"

"AAAAAAAAAAH!" Tomoyo let out an ear-splitting scream and jumped Ashley.

"Such, a wonderful movie, don't you agree Sakura?"

"Yeah, getting so exciting."

Bryan…

Everything happened like as if it were in slow motion for him. The fluid poor onto him as the popcorns followed. "NNNNOOOOOOOO!!!" His cried echoed for eons and eons. "MY DELICATED HAIR!" He looked up at the smirking girls. "Oh, how could you do such a horrible thing! Oh, how do you have the heart to do something like such to someone as handsome, brilliant, charming, stylish, cute, adorable, attractive-" Whack.

Chiharu had whacked him across the head. "Uh-huh, whatever, see if I give a crap."

"Mihara? What are you doing you? Oh, Yanagisawa, the only girl – besides Sakura – that had turned me down… What are the two of you doing here?"

Naoko smiled sweetly. "We just came here by accident, I'm sorry."

"But, but, it can't be! You knew Sakura and I are having a date here today! You came to ruin it didn't you? DIDN'T YO-" Whack.

Sakura glared at him. "We are NOT going on a date!"

Bryan apologized but Sakura just put a hand right in his face, then glared at the two girls. "YOU SET THIS UP! YOU DIDN'T WANT US HAVING A GOOD TIME SO YOU CAME HERE TO RUIN IT DIDN'T YOU? DIDN'T YOU?"

Chiharu rolled his eyes. "Give me a break, Bryan, it's just a movie theatre, playing a movie I oh-so want to see."

"YOU LIE! YOU FATASS LIAR! I SWEAR TO FRIGGIN' GOD GET OUT OF THIS THEATRE RIGHT NOW!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"

"I SAY GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I BEAT YOU INTO A BLOODY PULP!"

"OH YEAH?"

"YAH!"

"OH YEAH?"

"Such an exquisite movie Syaoran…"

"Definitely, nothing can distract me right now…"

"YEAH!"

"WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE, PUNK?! I CAN BEAT THE STUFFINGS OUTTA YOU ANY DAY!"

"OH YEAH?"

"YEAH!"

"OH YEAH?"

"YEAH?"

Bryan rolled his eyes. "I must be nice to sissy girls, it's not nice to take advantage of the weak and stupid."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH! THAT'S JUST IT!" Chiharu cried as she jumped right on him with her nails pointing sharp like a female lion.

"Ahh… I'm so damn into the movie, aren't you Sakura?"

"Oh yeah, I mean, this movie theatre is just so normal…"

Tomoyo and Ashley scratched at each other, slapped each other, as Chiharu scratched Bryan and he tired punching her. They kept missing each other until Chiharu began biting him, which he had a bit of problems with… (Hey, there's nothing wrong with biting people! Right? ;;)

"ALL RIGHT! GET OUT OF MY THEATRE!" Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at a scary, fat man in a formal suit, glaring down at them. "YOU HEARD ME, YA MORONS, GET OUT!"

Chiharu bared her teeth at him. He did the same back. "You don't scare me, little girl, now GET OUT!"

"FINE!"

Bryan and Ashley and Eriol left, but as the last 6 of them left, it wasn't as easy.

"Bastard!" Chiharu cried walking out.

"Pathetic excuse for a pancake!!" Tomoyo said following Chiharu.

"Sick vomit coughed back out from hell!" Sakura glared.

"Asshole with the IQ of a chimpanzee!" Rika stuck her tongue out.

"Gorilla faced old meanie!" Rika stuck her nose in the air.

Syaoran smirked at him and flicked his middle finger and walked away.

As soon as they left, someone asked, "Are you they gone yet?"

Another replied, "Yeah…"

Then, the whole theatre cried, "YAY!!"

Like they had planned, after they left the theatre, they headed for Diary Queen (My fav. Ice cream store :D).

"Syaoran, drive me home!" Ashley whined.

"No, I want ice cream."

"I look like a loser soaked from head to toes with nasty stuff!" She glared at Tomoyo.

"I want my double chocolate blizzard first."

She sighed.

"Sakura, please, let me go home." Bryan begged."

"No, haven't got my ice cream yet."

"Please! I look like a sad little sucker with crap spilt on me!" He growled at Chiharu.

##You are a sad little sucker anyways…## "No, I want a strawberry cheese quake first." (Yummy! My personal favourite. It's supposed to be the chocolate one, but its too sweet so… YUMMY!)

"What about me?"

"Too bad for you."

"Why are you so mean?"

"You asked me out."

When everyone took their order, they sat down and began talking.

"So, Syaoran, Have you heard about the precipitation today?" Sakura asked.

Ashley and Bryan blinked. "Huh?"

"Are you kidding me? Of course I have! It's 5 miles more to the East today!"

"WHAT? Where did you hear that? It's suppose to be 10 miles more to the East than yesterday!"

"No, you know what, It's 5, ok, and don't argue with me about it."

"Excuse me? This is what I've been studying since the day I was born, ok? And I know it's 10, I read about it 50 times a day! Oh, sorry, I meant 53."

"Well, you know what? I read about it 54 times a day!"

"Dammit, you will listen to me!"

"No, you know what, I tell you it's 5 miles to the east than yesterday!"

"No, it's ten!"

"Five!"

"Ten!"

"FIVE!"

"TEN!"

"LISTEN TO ME, I'M MORE EXPERIENCE AT THIS PERCIPITATION PROBLEM THAN YOU! IT'S MY SPECIALTY!"

"WELL IT'S MINE AS WELL!"

"IT'S MINE MORE! I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT ITS EXCITEMENT EVER SINCE I WAS BORN!"

"NO, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS TEARFULLY THRILLING SUBJECT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVOURITE!"

Then Tomoyo cut in. "YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S FIVE OK? I CHECKED IT 10 TIMES IN A ROW JUST BEFORE I CAME TO THE MOVIE TODAY, AND THAT'S WHAT IT SAID, SO SHUT UP! STOP ACTING LIKE TWO IMMATURE BLUE POLKA DOTTED ZYZZVAS!"

"EXCUSE ME? WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Sakura gasped. "BLUE POLKA DOTTED ZYZZVAS! HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE GREAT INTELLEGENCE OF ME?! ZYZZVAS ARE RED STRIPPED!"

"BLUE POLKA DOTTED!"

"RED STRIPPED!"

"DON'T ARGUE WITH ME YOUNGESTER, I STUDIED THEM EVER SINCE I KNEW HOW TO TALK, THEY'RE SUCH FASCINATING CREATURES WHO KNOWS HOW TO MOVE! JUST SO EXQUISITELY BREATH-TAKING, I KNOW MORE THAN YOU!"

"YOU DO NOT! I TOOK SPECIAL ZYZZVA CLASS SINCE I WAS IN GRADE ONE!"

"I DID SINCE I WAS IN KINDERGARDEN!!!"

"I TOOK MORE ADVANCED ONES!"

"I TOOK THE MOST ADVANCED ONES!"

"YOU LIARS! YOU TOOK THE MOST ADVANCE STUDY OF PENIS ENVY!"

"OH YEAH?"

"YEAH!"

"OH YEAH?"

"YEAH! WELL GUESS WHAT? EVEN THOUGH YOU TOOK THAT EXTRA CLASS, I CAN STILL DEFINE IT BETTER THAN YOU!"

"EXCUSE ME? DON'T DISS ME LIKE THAT! I DARE YOU TO SAY IT, I DARE YOU, TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS!"

"FINE, I WILL!" Sakura took a deep breath. "Function: None. Definition: the supposed coveting of the penis by a young human female which is held in Freudian psychoanalytic theory to lead to feelings of inferiority and defensive or compensatory behavior" (I have no idea what that means… lol just copied it off the dictionary on the internet… )

"Oh, you sucker! Simplify it! It's just means when a male is envious of another's you-know-what because they have none!"

"THAT'S NOT TRUE! IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!"

"NO IT'S NOT! I WAS THE ONE WHO TOOK ALL THE CLASSES!"

"FINE, LET'S ASK BRYAN SINCE HE'S A GUY!" (Or is he? Muahahahaha! )

Sakura walked over to Bryan. "BRYAN! ANSWER THIS!"

He waved his hands franctically. "No, really, please, I don't want trouble-"

"TELL THAT WANNABE OVER THERE THE REAL DEFINITION OF PENIS ENVY!"

"Uhh… uh… uh…"

"I KNEW IT 'UH' MEANS I'M RIGHT, RIGHT?"

"Well…"

"SEE? I KNEW IT, IN YOUR FACE, I WAS RIGHT!"

"MORON! HE SAID 'UH' NOT 'YES'!"

"'UH' MEANS I'M RIGHT!"

"NO, 'UH' MEANS HE'S UNCERTAIN! HE'S TOO DUMB TO KNOW ANYTHING!"

"NO IT DOESN'T! HE'S ON MY SIDE!"

"HE'S ON NOBODY'S!"

"NO, MINE!"

"NOBODY'S!"

"MINE!"

"NOBODY'S!"

Bryan shook Ashley roughly with tears in his eyes. "We're stuck with geeks!" He cried.

Ashley nodded anxiously. "Uh-huh. Those people are nerds I tell yeah, super nerds! Like those who wears neon yellow extra thick lens glasses!"

"Let's get out of here!" Just as they snuck to the door and was about to leave, the store owner, had to say, "Hey yo! You 7 annoying idiots over there! Your 2 friends are ditching ya!"

All face turned to look at Bryan and Ashley.

Bryan smiled nervously, though he's more prepared to cry. "We just want to go home…"

Sakura looked at them coolly. There was silence for a while as she took a few deep breathes. "All right. Let's go."

In the car…

"GODDAMMIT IT'S 'THE'!"

"I TELL YA IT'S 'HE!'

"IT'S THE!"

"HE!"

"THE!"

"LISTEN TO ME, YOU IMMATURE SCALY PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A PORCUPINE WITH AN IQ OF 2, IT'S HE!"

"I TELL YA IT'S THE! IF I HAD MY BIBLE WITH ME RIGHT NOW, I'D PROVE IT TO YOU, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T! I SWEAR TO GOD, WHEN WE GET HOME, I'M GOING TO PROVE IT TO YOU ONCE AND FOR ALL SO YOU'LL FINALLY SHUT YOUR NASTY BIG FAT LIPS AND PAY MORE ATTENTIONS TO THE MASTER MORE OFTEN!"

"OH YEAH? HIPPO FACE!"

"YEAH! YOU WON'T BE CALLING ME THAT WHEN IT'S PROVEN I'M RIGHT! YOU'LL BE BEGGING ME TO BE YOUR TEACHER!"

"NEVER!"

"I'LL SHOW YOU!"

And so on…

Ashley and Bryan had began covering their ears and wanted to scream outside for any killers in need of victims to take them because it's like hell in here!"

After…

They drop Bryan and Ashley off as they both walked woozily out still smelling like coke mixed with popcorn. "Th-thanks, for, for, for th-the, ride?"

"YOU'RE WELCOME!" Everyone said ever so nicely.

Sakura blinked her eyes innocently. "So, Bryan, Ashley, want another double date together tomorrow?"

"NO!"

"I mean, we'd love to, but really!"

"Yeah, too much, uh, trouble for you!"

Sakura shook her head. "No, really, I'm free tomorrow!"

"NO! WE STILL CAN'T!"

"Why not?" Syaoran asked.

"Because, because…" Ashley stuttered. "I have my dance lesson tomorrow and Bryan has to come with me!" Bryan nodded anxiously.

"Oh…" Syaoran looked thoughtful. "But I remember you saying sometime that your dance was every Tuesday…"

"WELL IT CHANGED!"

"Can't you cancel it?"

"NO!"

"Why not? Are we not worth it?"

"IT'S NOT THAT!"

"Then what is it?"

"Well, uh… you see… um… OH! LOOK AT THE TIME! MOM'LL GROUND ME FOR LIFE! GOODBYE! NICE, UH, DATE?!!"

As soon as they were out of sight, Sakura turned around with a wicked smile. "Told you it'll work."

And they walked away.

They were all going to sleep over at Sakura house since she's got endless guest rooms, but as the rest of them fooled around, played with the cool stuff she had at home, Syaoran thought perhaps he should give her a little talk about perhaps her, changing more decent.

She was in her room, and he knocked on the door. "Come in."

He walked in and stood in front of her. "Sakura, can I talk to you for a second?"

She looked at him briefly. "Not right now, I'm busy."

He looked at what she was doing and saw she was looking for people's phone number and address. He sighed. "Who are you trying to stalk now?"

"Nobody."

"So what are you doing?"

"Making preparations."

"For what?"

"The ending of never."

"You never told me what it meant."

"You'll know tomorrow."

"Why tomorrow?"

She looked at him and sighed heavily. "Have I ever lied to you hon? No, never. Now please, leave me alone for tonight and go join the others. I'm busy."

He couldn't very well press her more about 'the talk'.

Next day…

Sakura woke up earlier than all of them, she told them to make themselves at home for she had some business to do, and request for them not to follow her.

But Syaoran didn't care what she said, there was still that talk, and he wanted to see if she was up to more bad things.

Yet, he was in for a surprise.

First, she went to Bryan and Ashley's half on behalf of her and her friends to apologize for the incident yesterday, and promised it shall never happen again.

Then, she went to every single teacher's house, and begged them to go back to school. She claimed everything that had happened was her fault, she had forced the others to become so crazy like that, and they were not to be blamed for. She only wishes for them to go back. After promising the chaos will stop, and a little sincerity added to her voice, they all agreed.

Next, she went around the neighbourhood, apologizing to every single student in their grade for her horrid behavior.

It took her from 10 in the morning till 7 at night.

Syaoran was touched.

She wasn't such a devil after all.

She spent such a long time, with no rests in between, apologizing to people, taking all the blames, risking for everyone to hate her, just so she could set everything back to normal. He was touched, oh yes, he was. 'The talk' had vanished from his mind. He was terrible stunned by her behaviors. She had guts. Oh yes, she did.

Before, he had never thought much of her. Now he realized, she was fun, she was beautiful, she was witty, she wave braved and she was an angel at heart.

At that moment, he knew he was in love.

She came back home at 7:30, and invited everyone to join her at the pool for a swim.

She blasted the music on, loud, as she went to change. Luckily Tory wasn't home.

Everyone jumped in the pool and splashed each other. Syaoran just sat down by the deck, waiting for her.

Sakura came back 5 minutes later. Probably grabbed a few bites to eat.

He stood up to talk to her, but she didn't see him, and just climbed up to the diving board, and did a graceful jump.

She hit the water swiftly, and came back up a few seconds later. She drifted on top of the water, as the make up dissolved off her face.

They faded away into the water and her face was no longer so pale, her lips were red, her cheeks were pink with life. Her eyelashes didn't seem so exaggerated, her eyelids looked human.

Syaoran stared at her. She couldn't be called extraordinary, but she couldn't be called ugly either. She was some kind of a beauty, and she looked adorable, especially when she smiled, how sweet it seemed, instead of haunting. He was staring at the Sakura he had wanted to know since the day they met.

Sakura opened her eyes and saw him staring at her. She smiled another one of her adorable smiles and he just had to smile back. She swam to the deck and sat beside him. "Surprised?" She asked.

"Definitely. You should stop wearing make up. You look more sweet and innocent like this."

"But I think I'm more pretty and cool with my make-up."

"Full of the maturity you don't have."

She splashed a handful of water on his face.

He wiped his face and turned serious. "I followed you today."

She blinked. "What?"

"I saw you knocking on those people's doors… You are truly brave… begging for forgiveness and taking all the blame to save others is the most brave thing anyone could've done."

She looked down. "Yeah… I suppose…" Her eyes were wet.

"Sakura…"

"Yes?" She looked up. And in an instant, she looked like an innocent cupid doll staring up at him.

He smiled slightly. "I'm proud of you, of what you did. It took courage. I don't think I would've even had the guts to be able to spend such long hours to apologize to each and every single person…"

She looked weary. "You're not someone who would need to ever apologize to anyone."

"That's not the point Sakura… I… I think I'm in love with you…"

She smiled. "I love you too, Syaoran…"

"That's not what I meant… I don't think you love me the same way I love you… I loved you as a friend before, but now, after realizing that deep inside, you weren't a completely heartless bitch – whom I would not have liked – I fell in love with you…"

If possible, her eyes became sadder, perhaps because she knew what was going to happen next.

"Will you be my girl?"

Sakura looked down. And after what seemed like eternity, she replied, "yes…"

Syaoran was so happy he smiled, but she was not done talking.

"But…" At that word, his heart sank. "I can't."

"Why?" He demanded.

"It's time for me to explain the ending of never…"

"Why do you always explain things at the worst times?"

She ignored that comment. "Ending, means this is all ending, Syaoran. My life here has officially ended. I'm leaving tomorrow, to another town, another city, far, far away from here."

"But-"

She shushed him. "And never, means I'm never coming back. It's as simple as that. You can talk now."

"SAKURA-"

"You can talk now, quietly. Let's not cause a commotion." She said, looking at her friends having fun. She can feel their joy.

"Sakura, you can't leave…" His voice sounded so desperate.

"I have to. It's a promise I made myself since I came."

"You knew all along?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Then we would spend all our time mourning instead of having fun." She smiled. "And I was right."

He seemed to have trouble accepting reality. "But, why?"

"I never told you my past have I? That's why."

"Can you tell me, then?"

"No, I have not told anybody. It's too painful, and it happened here, I want to get away from this place, so I may forget it."

"Then, why did you come back in the first place?"

"To say goodbye, to my friends, forever. I, I did not expect to meet you, Syaoran. Trust me, I do not wish to leave you after only such a short time of knowing you."

He looked around frantically, trying to find something to change her mind, to still be able to see her. "But if we date, we'll still be together."

"No, we're not, Syaoran. Accept the reality, I'm going, and never coming back. How are we suppose to have a relationship like that?"

"I'll call you every single day, I'll tell you everything that happens in my life."

"We still won't be able to see each other."

"I'll send you all my photos every week."

"Photos are far from reality and really meeting."

"I'll visit you every single goddamn weekend! Sakura, you can't go…" He grabbed her, and almost cried.

She pulled away from him. "You have to learn to accept this, we're not even going to be part of each other's life, this relationship won't work. You'll have 20 thousand girls here whom you spend everyday with, while I have 20 thousand guys where I am to look at everyday. It's not going to work. Sooner or later, we'll forget each other completely. I wish it could work, really. I don't think I've ever fallen in love before, but if there had to be one, it would be you."

"Why won't you even try, Sakura, why?"

"Because I see reality clearer than most people."

"Sakura."

She slipped into the water and floated on her back. "Did I ever tell you why I love this pool so much? It's so big, and the bottom is paint in just a turquoise colour, it reminds me of the lake at the park near our school. When I'm near there, I feel peace and joy, especially hearing the chitters of animals and singing of the birds. The tranquility makes me happy, just like this pool makes me feel. I feel like I'm floating on top of the lake, with my eyes closed, that is." She sighed contently.

Syaoran was very taken aback at what she had. He now realizes what a wonderful person she truly was. She wasn't to be blamed for anything, it's just that so much has happened in her life, the only way she can stay calm is by cooking up excitement to forget her past so she shall not appear so weak in front of others. But truly, she enjoys peace and quiet, so wants to help people, she knows when she's done something wrong, and her kind heart gives her the courage to admit that.

He's just go to find a way to make her stay or at least be his.

Just got to.

That night, when everybody was asleep, Sakura was still awake, writing a letter for Tory.

Dear Tory,

It's your one and only Sakura.

I had the time of my life here, living in Tomoeda, having fun with my friends and all, but mostly, I'm so glad I met you on the streets that day. You can entertain me anytime, anywhere, you're a natural.

I hope you're having tons of fun right now at, what's his name? Oh right, Jimmy's house, you're coming back tomorrow night right? Well, I'll be long gone by then. I know this may be surprising to you, but I've only came to stay for two weeks. And you can't change my mind. I won't tell you where I'm going because I don't want you to look for me. Just know that I will never forget you, Tory, you are like my older brother…

Actually, I once did have an older brother, his name is Touya. You two are just so much alike, I had the time of my life with you here, living with me, Tory.

And hey, don't be so upset that I'm leaving, think about it this way, remember our bet? And how I managed to live up to it? I've made it to school for a week without being late! Which means, you'll be cleaning the entire house for quite a while hon! But now I'm gone, you can do whatever you wish!

And you still have the other copy of the keys to this house, I don't mind you living here, just don't make a mess out of it, and don't even think, about selling it. You still remember I'm the rightful owner, right? ;)

Tory, please don't be so hard on Syaoran. I've only known you for two weeks, and I love you, but that's exactly what I feel about Syaoran, please do not beat him in a bloody pulp when I'm not here, I won't be too happy… - And you wouldn't want that, my darling.

I hope you won't be too lonely without me. But don't you worry, you're a brilliant guy, you'll be just fine.

Goodbye Tory, I love you.

Best Wishes,

Kinomoto Sakura.

Saturday, May 15, 2004

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Author's Note: I've noticed, and I'm sure you did too, this chapter wasn't that funny. Well, that's because it's nearing the end, and the genre of this story is Humour/Romance. I've already covered the Humour part, now I'm fulfilling the Romance part. Hope you liked it anyways. Next chapter will be the last.

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