Kalli: Hello! Thank you to all my reviewers! I want to go ahead and do
the review replies, and pay attention to them, because the reviewer Kim
brought something very important to my attention:
Kim: Thank you for ur nice comment AND for bringing to my attention the fact about their ages. Eriol is older than Syaoran and Tomoyo is a little older than Eriol. I'll give a list of their ages before the chapter. BTW, you're very smart for a 12-year-old, I'm impressed! ^^ And best of luck in your career!
SaFiRe Star- Aww, thank you! Ur so sweet! I hope u enjoy this chapter! I tried to make it so it lives up to any expectations, so hopefully it'll be another successful chappy!
SaKuRa LoVa- Hehe..........I'm so evil! Don't worry, it's not really a cliffy this time. You'll see! Happy reading!
Mini Sweety- Thankies! ^^ This chapter's a little shorter, but it's full of humor and fluff! WARNING: FLUFFNESS!!!!!!!! Newayz, I hope u like!
Skylover- I like ur penname! ^^ Sorry it took awhile to update, but here it is!
KawaiinessPnay- I hope so! ^^
Mar- Sorry it took so long! Hope u enjoy!
AnimeObsessionFantasy- You shall see........*evil laugh* Enjoy!
Dangerous-beans- I'd say so! Sakura always seems to run into these situations!
Raine- Thank u! ^~ Hope u like it!
Jazzy- Thank u! Sorry again about the update speed!
Sara- One bed=bad, ne? well, enjoy this chap! ^^
Elisa ang- Aww thank u! I love it when ppl review more than one chap! It makes me feel so loved! Lol, happy reading!
Nascarfan8- Thank u! I'm glad u like it!
Marie- Hey! I remember u! I've got u on the e-mail list, so I hope u enjoy! ^^
Cute Star Angel- Thank u! I know I have to end with a cliffy, but it's always fun (er...sometimes) to get those death threat reviews! It lets u know that ppl wanna read the story! I didn't leave a cliffy this time though! Well, maybe a tiny one! ^^ Naughty? Hmm..........perhaps. *wink*
Kitsune- Thanks! Again, one bed=bad for Sakura! No, I'm not filipina, but it'd be cool if I was! ^^ All the filipina authors I know are really kewl! ^^
xX-Angelic Petal-xX- No prob! Ugh, I think I'd rather deal with mental hospital guys than stupid airhead boys! Doncha hate em? Lol, thankies for the #1 comment! But 'Meaning of Love' is an awesome story! One of my faves by Little Wolf LOVER!
Kerochan- Thanks! He'll kiss her in............not gonna tell! Mainly cuz I'm not sure, but dun worry, I'll find sumthin!
Chibi Akuma- lol, I'm glad it was so funny! ^^ I love it when Syao gets all jealous of Eriol when he and Sakur r together! Lol, enjoy!
UrbanCinderella- Sorry! Well, hopefully you'll like this chapter just as much! Thankies! ^^!
Kira: Our guest for this chapter is.................
Eriol: Me.
Kira: Hey! I was supposed to introduce you! But since ur such a bishie, I forgive you!
Kalli: Uh-oh............
Kira: Say, Eriol, can u take ur shirt off?
Eriol: And WHY would I do that?
Kira: Because when you're older, you must be really beefy. ^o^
Eriol: Uh, no.
Kira: *grabs at Eriol's shirt* Take it off!
Eriol: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU PSYCHO OTAKU GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!
Kalli: Hey, Kira, it's Vin Diesel!
Kira: OOH! MUSCLES!!!!!!!!! *runs off in hope of finding Vin*
Eriol: Thank you.
Kalli: She has this ..................thing for muscles.
Eriol: *sweatdrop* No kidding.
Kalli: Let's get on with it, shall we?
Age List:
Sakura: 18
Syaoran: 23
Meiling: 19
Chiharu: 17, going on 18.
Yamazaki: 18
Rika: 18
Naoko: 18
Tomoyo: 28
Eriol: 27 (Eriol's older than Syao in this one!)
Nakuru: 26, going on 27
Karina: 26
Junasu: 25
Kaho: 37
Touya: 21 (In this fic, he's 2 years younger than Syaoran, {these ages are messed up, ne?} but looks and acts older. He lives at home for a few reasons. 1) To watch over his sister, of course. 2) The college he's going to is local, so it was just as easy to stay home.
Kalli: To Kim, thanks again! Hope this clears a few things up!
The Game of S+S
By: Kalli
~~~~~~Hotel Room~~~~~~#$Sakura P.O.V.#$
My eyes widened in horror as I thought of all the horrible things he was gonna do.
He chose that precise moment to turn and smile at me devilishly. "Well, hello there, Sakura."
I gritted my teeth. "It's Kinomoto! Ki-no-mo-to! And just what the hell is this?"
"What the hell is what?" he asked innocently.
I glared at him as menacingly as I could. "You jerk. Why are YOU my roommate?!"
"Isn't it obvious? I wanted to get to know you better."
"Oh really?"
He smiled suggestively. "Really."
'Alright, Li, I'll play your little game.' I thought evilly. I smiled. "Come with me."
"Anywhere you want me to go." He replied, then walked over and stood so that his face was taking up most of my view.
I tucked a finger under his shirt collar and gently tugged. "Close your eyes and follow me. Oh yeah, no peeking."
"As you wish." He said, then closed his eyes tightly.
I slowly led him by the shirt collar to the door, then to make it convincing, went behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist, but I checked to make sure no one was outside the door first. Then, I told him to open the door and I'd lead him from there.
He opened the door and I quickly let go of his waist and literally kicked his butt outta the hotel room, then slammed the door, but not before watching him fall flat on his face and go 'oomph.' Then, I locked it, waited for a few seconds, and heard the most wonderful phrase ever.
"KINOMOTO! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!! LET ME BACK IN. DAMNIT!!!!!!!! OW! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU OLD BAT?!"
I peeked out the door and saw Li getting whacked by an old lady's purse. I snorted and watched. "Look here, Boy, you oughta have more respect for your elders! You also shouldn't curse! Especially at a lady! Didn't anyone teach you manners?"
"Look, why don't you shut up, you old hag?!"
She whacked him continuously over the head until he was on the floor. "That'll teach you to disrespect your elders, boy!" and with that, she walked off proudly.
I burst out laughing, then went to go watch TV. For about 5 more minutes, Li's yelling continued. Then it got quiet. 'Oh no, I hope he doesn't try to break down the door.' When nothing happened, I shrugged and kept watching TV. A few seconds later, I felt an arm wrap around my waist and another cover my mouth.
"Very clever, Kinomoto."
I felt relieved that it was just Li. "But you forgot one thing. I have a key."
If my mouth hadn't been covered, I would've replied to that smart-ass statement with my own, which was 'Well, looks like I'm not the only one who forgot you had one!'.
Then he smiled cockily. "If you'd frisked me first, you'd have known that."
I glared at the space in front of me. He finally took his hand off my mouth. I turned and glared at him. "Li, get your hand OFF of my butt!"
He quickly removed his hand. " Sorry."
"I'm going to bed now." I said grumpily, then got up from the couch to leave.
He followed. "I'll join you."
"You're sleeping on the floor."
"I'd rather sleep in the same bed."
"I'm sure. I'll even let you have the couch. That's it."
Then, once again, I felt 2 arms wrap around my waist and pull me back. "Sure about that?" he whispered huskily into my ear.
I shivered lightly. He leaned in closer. "C'mon. Let's share a bed."
I thought for a minute, even though it was kinda hard since he was breathing on my neck. I could use this opportunity to my advantage. Tease him a little, get him anticipating something, then do absolutely nothing. Well, that means more warm water for me.
I smiled evilly, even though he couldn't see it. Then I whispered back, in an equally husky tone. "Alright. We'll sleep together."
He smiled. "Great."
I smiled again. "Just sleep. Nothing else."
His smile stayed the same. "I know."
I was a little surprised at that. I wasn't expecting him to take it literally instead of like the usual meaning.
I sighed. "Stay on your side. I'm gonna go change."
"Alright. I'll change out here."
I grabbed a large t-shirt and comfy boxer shorts, and quickly slipped into them in the bathroom. When I walked back out, Li was still changing. Or so I thought. When I walked out I was greeted with the sight of his bare back.
He turned around smiling when I walked out. "Ready to hit the sack?"
"Aren't you gonna put a shirt on?" 'I'd rather you didn't.' I thought to myself. He actually had very nice muscles. Nice 6-pack stomach, and his arms were tanned, toned, and muscled in a way that wasn't too beefy, but not particularly skinny either.
"No. I sleep without one. Are you done staring?" he asked smugly.
"No. Stand still." I answered casually.
His face showed a mix of confusion and shock for a moment. "Uh, sure."
I smiled and stared at his stomach a little longer, then lazily waved my hand. "Ok, you can move now."
He stood there blinking with confusion still written on his face. I flipped off the lights, and took that opportunity to slip into bed without him trying to pull something.
A few seconds later, I felt him lay down next to me. I smiled evilly to myself. Time for my plan. I scooted back so that my back was a few inches from his stomach. "Sure is cold in here." I mumbled in a low voice.
"Need some warmth?" He asked, reaching out to pull me closer.
"That'd be very nice." I said.
He then put both his hands on my waist and started to pull me to his stomach, but I stopped him. "What are you doing?" I asked him in an accusing voice.
He gave me a confused look, once again. "You did say you wanted warmth, right?"
I gave him an annoyed look. "When you asked if I needed some warmth, I thought you meant that you were going to turn the heater on for me."
"B-but-"
"That means get your ass up and turn on the damn heater! And while you're at it, get your hands off of my waist."
He grumpily obliged and got up mumbling, then switched on the heat and crawled back into bed with a grumpy look.
I waited a few minutes, then complained again. "Now it's too hot."
"Fine, I'll go turn it down." He said with a glare.
"No, that's ok, I'll just change into something else."
I grabbed my suitcase and slipped back into the bathroom, then started searching through my stuff for something that would make him 'uncomfortable'. I was sure Meiling, who had helped me pack, had packed something that would do it.
"Let's see.............." I mumbled to myself.
I finally found something. Since Meiling had assumed I was rooming with a girl, not a guy, and the room would have twin beds, not just 1 (I assumed that too, but look where that turned out.) so she had packed lingerie. I pulled out an emerald green lingerie dress and panty set. I didn't really like the stuff, but Meiling had bought it for me for my birthday, only god knows why. So, of course, she had packed it. Well, if there was one time that I was glad I had it, it was now.
I smiled and slipped it on, then walked back out into the still dark room, and slipped back into the bed. I felt Syaoran reach his hand over and stroke the back of my outfit. "What are you wearing?"
I smiled evilly. "Lingerie. I feel a lot cooler now."
"I'm starting to feel a little hot. Care to share the coldness?" He asked seductively.
I smiled and scooted closer. "Sure." I whispered huskily. Then I did indeed share 'coldness'. I used my foot to shove him off the bed and heard him go 'ouwf' when he hit the ground. Then I leaned over the side of the bed and said "Ha! Serves you right, pervert!"
He groaned and pushed himself up to a sitting position. Unfortunately, when he did that, his nose went right into my chest, and so did his wide- open eyes. "Wow........." I heard him mutter from below me.
I quickly pulled myself up and shoved a foot into his face. "Pervert!"
"Hey! What happened to my great view?!" He asked me in a dreamily happy voice.
I blushed like an overripe tomato. "I-I can't believe you're so perverted. Don't you have any respect for a woman's 'privacy'?"
He smiled charmingly. "Of course, so much that I'd like to inspect to make sure their 'privacy' is nice and healthy!" and then he reached towards me, but I slapped his hand away.
"Perv!"
He crawled back onto the bed. "Didn't your mother ever teach you any manners?" He asked jokingly.
I froze. I couldn't stand anyone saying anything about my mother, even if it was joking, or if it was good or bad. It was the worst weak spot I had. It always brought back painful memories. I dropped my head down a little when my eyes started to well up with tears. "How d-dare you!" I choked out.
He gave me a look of clear confusion. I folded my legs up and rested my head on top of my knees. "How could you possibly be so cruel? Talking about my mother. She died when I was 3."
#$Syaoran P.O.V.#$
I sat there in shock. I had just been joking, but now I knew I had taken it too far. I had no idea her mother died. Heck, I knew nothing about her family. I was overcome by an extreme feeling of guilt.
Then I heard a sniffling sound from her side of the bed. Oh shit, she's starting to cry. God, I feel so bad now! Why can't I ever keep my mouth shut? And to top it off, I suck at these situations! I sat there helplessly as she began to cry, and her body was shaking lightly with each shuddering sob. What to do, what to do?!
I slowly scooted over to her. "I'm sorry." I said with concern.
"G-go to hell." Was her biting reply between her sobs.
I winced. There wasn't much I could do at this point. So, I did the only thing that I thought might work. I reached an arm over her shoulder and started to lightly rub her back in an attempt to calm her. When she didn't try to chop my arm off with her hand, I pulled her closer and hugged her to me. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know. I'll never say anything again, I promise."
Her sobs reduced to sniffles with tears still streaming down her face. Then she turned around so that she was facing me and then returned the hug while crying into my shoulder.
I was surprised at first, but I continued rubbing her back slowly and let her cry until she finally drew back with tear stains still streaking her cheeks and her eyes red and watery.
She sniffled, then said in a small, shaky voice, "I wanna go to sleep now."
I nodded, and lay down with her, then pulled her close as she lightly sniffled and whispered to her. "It's okay baby, you can sleep now, it's alright."
I reached up to stroke her hair and continued for a few minutes until the sniffles had subsided and she was in a deep sleep. Then I sighed and let my head drop to the pillow.
~~~~~~~The Next Morning~~~~~~~~#$ Sakura P.O.V.#$
I awoke to a bright light in my eyes, and I opened one eye slightly to see sunshine pouring through the window. I checked the clock. 7: 32. It didn't feel that early though. When I woke up, I had failed to notice that 2 arms were firmly holding me, but after I fully woke up, I definitely noticed it.
I slowly turned my head to see Li holding me. If he'd been awake, I would've knocked him cold. Fortunately for him though, he was still asleep and he looked so boyishly cute that I didn't have the heart to wake him up.
I had to try not to laugh though. His mouth was slightly open and there was a tiny bit of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth. 'How cute.' I mused. I slowly pried myself from his grip and went to take a shower, then I noticed I was wearing lingerie. My eyes widened. I tried to remember the night's events.
Ok, now I remembered why I had this on, I was being evil and trying to make him 'uncomfortable'.
Then I remembered the thing with his face in my chest, and he said something about my mother, I told him to go to hell, he comforted me and said he was sorry, then he hugged me, I cried, I went to sleep and he was still holding me. Ok, nothing as bad as I had first assumed, I thought with relief.
After my memory was cleared up, I wondered at how genuine he had sounded. I figured he really was sorry. I couldn't believe that I'd broken down like that in front of him though. But, I guess, with a flirtatious boss, a court case, and school to worry about, stress can really get to a girl.
*sigh* I closed my eyes and let the warm water wash over my body. I massaged my aching shoulders and neck. Ah..........warm water felt soooooooooooo good. I smiled widely as it pummeled my face gently. I know it sounds weird, but it numbs your face and makes it feel all warm and snuggly, believe it or not.
The shower would've continued being very enjoyable, had there not been a very big interruption.
After I'd finished rinsing my hair, I heard the shower curtain slide open behind me. I turned my head quickly and covered my body by reflex to come face to face with a very groggy, very sleepy-looking Li Syaoran.
His face was inches away from mine, and when I'd turned around, his eyes automatically widened and he turned around. That was when I noticed that he was also bare-naked. I 'eep!'ed and turned my head back quickly.
"I-I'm sorry! Honestly! I just got up and I didn't notice the shower running I figured you were eating breakfast or something! Really! I'm sorry! I'll get out and let you finish up." He spoke.
I turned my head slightly to make sure he wasn't looking at my butt or anything, but instead, to my surprise, found him still turned around facing the wall with a beet red face.
"Okay. But get out of here now! And don't even THINK about turning back to look!" I replied with a blush as bad, if not worse, than his.
He nodded and quickly got out and closed the door behind him. I sighed deeply and continued, somewhat shakily, with my shower.
A few minutes later, I stepped out, feeling refreshed. I wrapped a towel around my hair and threw on a bathrobe, then walked out to see Li sitting on the bed waiting. He looked up when I entered and smiled timidly. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to."
I smiled back understandingly. "It's alright. Just, uh, don't do it again, okay?"
He nodded. "I didn't look either."
"Yeah, you got enough looking last night." I said scowling.
He smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, but it was an accident!"
"So, that doesn't matter! You still acted like a pervert!"
He smiled devilishly. "I know."
I glared. "Haven't you done enough perverted stuff already?"
His smile faded a little. "I'm sorry. I'm also sorry about that............. 'mother' thing last night."
I smiled. "It's okay. Uh.........." I coughed lightly to stall. "Thank you." When I saw his confused look, I quickly explained. "For comforting me. Even if you did cause it."
"Your welcome. I'll try not to be so perverted from now on, how's that?" He asked teasingly.
I giggled. "Sounds good. I'll even let you sleep in the bed tonight."
"Do I get to hold you like that again?" he asked seriously.
My breath caught for a moment. He looked really serious about it. It was almost.....sweet. 'Sweet? Since when is THAT on his agenda of pervertedness?'
"I promise my hands will stay above your waist!" He said quickly.
I pursed my lips together and thought for a minute. Well, it was kinda nice. And it did keep me warm. Plus, it'd probably get him to stop bugging me. But still, he might take it as something more, and I didn't want that. "I'll think about it, okay?"
He blinked in surprise. "You will?"
"Yes. Don't get smug about it though."
"I won't. I'm still in shock!" he joked.
I stuck my tongue out. "Hahaha. We better get going. We only have 15 minutes to get ready before we have to head down to the meeting room for the presentations. When's the lunch break today?"
"12:15. Oh yeah, I meant to ask you. Would you like to go to that café downstairs with me for lunch?"
"The White Tulip?" I asked excitedly. "I heard it was impossible to get into that place without a reservation!"
"I have some..............family connections to the restaurant." He said hesitantly, and a fleeting fearsome look crossed his face, but was gone in a second.
"Oh. Well, sure. I'll meet you there around 12:20 or so then?"
He flashed a smile. "Sure. And don't forget that you promised to go on a date with me after the convention!"
I rolled my eyes. "It's not a-"
"-date" we both said at the same time. He sighed. "I know, I know. It's a 'friendly get together.'"
I smiled and patted his head. "Good boy! Now, hurry! I'm going on down! See you at lunch!" I yelled as I rushed him into the bathroom.
I jerked open my suitcase and pulled out a dark green business suit and some tan heels. I picked out some dangly pearl-colored flower earrings. I checked the mirror and decided I was satisfied with my reflection, then ran out and bounded down the steps, smiling and saying 'Hi!' to a few people on the way.
I was smiling happily as I thought about eating at The White Tulip Café. Talk about a stroke of luck! The only downside was I had to eat with that pervert! And what was that thing about 'family connections' that he seemed so upset about? Oh well, I guess I'll find out at lunch.
I scrambled into the meeting room and took a seat beside Nakuru and Watanabe. "Hey guys!"
Watanabe looked at me quizzically. "You seem happy today."
"Well, I'm having lunch at the White Tulip!" I said happily.
"White Tulip? How'd you get reservations to that place?!" exclaimed Nakuru with wide eyes.
"Li's taking me. He's got 'family connections'."
I heard a snort from behind me. "I'll say. Just wait till you see who the 'connection' is."
I turned around to see who it was. "Morning Boss!" smiled Nakuru.
Eriol smiled back. "Morning, Nakuru."
"You know the 'connection'?" I asked him curiously.
"Yeah, but I'm not gonna tell you, you'll find out who it is on your own." He said mysteriously, then winked quickly.
"Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen! We hope that you had a good time meeting fellow Business representatives yesterday! Today, we will be discussing some of the hot topics in the Business world! There will be presentation that include tips, secrets of the trades, and may possibly introduce you to new ideas that will result in more success for your company!" Spoke a tan, brown-haired man in a Business suit from onstage.
I turned back around and tried to pay attention. Business presentations tended to bore me, as I had learned the day before, so I had to get someone to nudge me if I was falling asleep in my chair. 'Oh well, at least I have lunch to look forward to!' I thought happily.
The End
Kalli: Somewhat of a cliffy this time, but it could be worse!
Kira: I didn't find Vin Diesel!
Kalli: He............moved! Yeah, that's it. Go to.........Pluto. He'll be waiting for you there!
Kira: ^^ Ok!
Eriol: She seems even denser now than she was before.
Kalli: You noticed? Well, here's the preview for you, since I'm sure everyone's dying to know what happens next:
After finally getting out of the presentations, Sakura heads to the café, where she muses over her feelings for Syaoran, while he thinks about how he feels towards her in his hurry to meet her. After they meet up, Li escorts Sakura to the table, where Sakura meets the owner of the restaurant, Li's 'connection'. Who is it? You'll find out next time on "Musings and Cherry Blossoms at the White Tulip"!
Eriol: When do I get to meet Tomoyo?
Kalli: Soon enough! So, shut up! Anyways, don't forget to R+R! Oh yeah! I almost forgot:
Poll question!
Which CCS character has the best personality?
Eriol: *snickers* I know who WON'T be winning that.......unfortunately, they're both related to me.
Kalli: You never know. Some people's minds work in odd ways! Like, Fire Dragon/Misery for example! ^^ I'd say j/k right now, but I'm not kidding, so, I'll say goodbye instead! Ja! ^~
Kim: Thank you for ur nice comment AND for bringing to my attention the fact about their ages. Eriol is older than Syaoran and Tomoyo is a little older than Eriol. I'll give a list of their ages before the chapter. BTW, you're very smart for a 12-year-old, I'm impressed! ^^ And best of luck in your career!
SaFiRe Star- Aww, thank you! Ur so sweet! I hope u enjoy this chapter! I tried to make it so it lives up to any expectations, so hopefully it'll be another successful chappy!
SaKuRa LoVa- Hehe..........I'm so evil! Don't worry, it's not really a cliffy this time. You'll see! Happy reading!
Mini Sweety- Thankies! ^^ This chapter's a little shorter, but it's full of humor and fluff! WARNING: FLUFFNESS!!!!!!!! Newayz, I hope u like!
Skylover- I like ur penname! ^^ Sorry it took awhile to update, but here it is!
KawaiinessPnay- I hope so! ^^
Mar- Sorry it took so long! Hope u enjoy!
AnimeObsessionFantasy- You shall see........*evil laugh* Enjoy!
Dangerous-beans- I'd say so! Sakura always seems to run into these situations!
Raine- Thank u! ^~ Hope u like it!
Jazzy- Thank u! Sorry again about the update speed!
Sara- One bed=bad, ne? well, enjoy this chap! ^^
Elisa ang- Aww thank u! I love it when ppl review more than one chap! It makes me feel so loved! Lol, happy reading!
Nascarfan8- Thank u! I'm glad u like it!
Marie- Hey! I remember u! I've got u on the e-mail list, so I hope u enjoy! ^^
Cute Star Angel- Thank u! I know I have to end with a cliffy, but it's always fun (er...sometimes) to get those death threat reviews! It lets u know that ppl wanna read the story! I didn't leave a cliffy this time though! Well, maybe a tiny one! ^^ Naughty? Hmm..........perhaps. *wink*
Kitsune- Thanks! Again, one bed=bad for Sakura! No, I'm not filipina, but it'd be cool if I was! ^^ All the filipina authors I know are really kewl! ^^
xX-Angelic Petal-xX- No prob! Ugh, I think I'd rather deal with mental hospital guys than stupid airhead boys! Doncha hate em? Lol, thankies for the #1 comment! But 'Meaning of Love' is an awesome story! One of my faves by Little Wolf LOVER!
Kerochan- Thanks! He'll kiss her in............not gonna tell! Mainly cuz I'm not sure, but dun worry, I'll find sumthin!
Chibi Akuma- lol, I'm glad it was so funny! ^^ I love it when Syao gets all jealous of Eriol when he and Sakur r together! Lol, enjoy!
UrbanCinderella- Sorry! Well, hopefully you'll like this chapter just as much! Thankies! ^^!
Kira: Our guest for this chapter is.................
Eriol: Me.
Kira: Hey! I was supposed to introduce you! But since ur such a bishie, I forgive you!
Kalli: Uh-oh............
Kira: Say, Eriol, can u take ur shirt off?
Eriol: And WHY would I do that?
Kira: Because when you're older, you must be really beefy. ^o^
Eriol: Uh, no.
Kira: *grabs at Eriol's shirt* Take it off!
Eriol: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU PSYCHO OTAKU GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!
Kalli: Hey, Kira, it's Vin Diesel!
Kira: OOH! MUSCLES!!!!!!!!! *runs off in hope of finding Vin*
Eriol: Thank you.
Kalli: She has this ..................thing for muscles.
Eriol: *sweatdrop* No kidding.
Kalli: Let's get on with it, shall we?
Age List:
Sakura: 18
Syaoran: 23
Meiling: 19
Chiharu: 17, going on 18.
Yamazaki: 18
Rika: 18
Naoko: 18
Tomoyo: 28
Eriol: 27 (Eriol's older than Syao in this one!)
Nakuru: 26, going on 27
Karina: 26
Junasu: 25
Kaho: 37
Touya: 21 (In this fic, he's 2 years younger than Syaoran, {these ages are messed up, ne?} but looks and acts older. He lives at home for a few reasons. 1) To watch over his sister, of course. 2) The college he's going to is local, so it was just as easy to stay home.
Kalli: To Kim, thanks again! Hope this clears a few things up!
The Game of S+S
By: Kalli
~~~~~~Hotel Room~~~~~~#$Sakura P.O.V.#$
My eyes widened in horror as I thought of all the horrible things he was gonna do.
He chose that precise moment to turn and smile at me devilishly. "Well, hello there, Sakura."
I gritted my teeth. "It's Kinomoto! Ki-no-mo-to! And just what the hell is this?"
"What the hell is what?" he asked innocently.
I glared at him as menacingly as I could. "You jerk. Why are YOU my roommate?!"
"Isn't it obvious? I wanted to get to know you better."
"Oh really?"
He smiled suggestively. "Really."
'Alright, Li, I'll play your little game.' I thought evilly. I smiled. "Come with me."
"Anywhere you want me to go." He replied, then walked over and stood so that his face was taking up most of my view.
I tucked a finger under his shirt collar and gently tugged. "Close your eyes and follow me. Oh yeah, no peeking."
"As you wish." He said, then closed his eyes tightly.
I slowly led him by the shirt collar to the door, then to make it convincing, went behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist, but I checked to make sure no one was outside the door first. Then, I told him to open the door and I'd lead him from there.
He opened the door and I quickly let go of his waist and literally kicked his butt outta the hotel room, then slammed the door, but not before watching him fall flat on his face and go 'oomph.' Then, I locked it, waited for a few seconds, and heard the most wonderful phrase ever.
"KINOMOTO! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!! LET ME BACK IN. DAMNIT!!!!!!!! OW! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU OLD BAT?!"
I peeked out the door and saw Li getting whacked by an old lady's purse. I snorted and watched. "Look here, Boy, you oughta have more respect for your elders! You also shouldn't curse! Especially at a lady! Didn't anyone teach you manners?"
"Look, why don't you shut up, you old hag?!"
She whacked him continuously over the head until he was on the floor. "That'll teach you to disrespect your elders, boy!" and with that, she walked off proudly.
I burst out laughing, then went to go watch TV. For about 5 more minutes, Li's yelling continued. Then it got quiet. 'Oh no, I hope he doesn't try to break down the door.' When nothing happened, I shrugged and kept watching TV. A few seconds later, I felt an arm wrap around my waist and another cover my mouth.
"Very clever, Kinomoto."
I felt relieved that it was just Li. "But you forgot one thing. I have a key."
If my mouth hadn't been covered, I would've replied to that smart-ass statement with my own, which was 'Well, looks like I'm not the only one who forgot you had one!'.
Then he smiled cockily. "If you'd frisked me first, you'd have known that."
I glared at the space in front of me. He finally took his hand off my mouth. I turned and glared at him. "Li, get your hand OFF of my butt!"
He quickly removed his hand. " Sorry."
"I'm going to bed now." I said grumpily, then got up from the couch to leave.
He followed. "I'll join you."
"You're sleeping on the floor."
"I'd rather sleep in the same bed."
"I'm sure. I'll even let you have the couch. That's it."
Then, once again, I felt 2 arms wrap around my waist and pull me back. "Sure about that?" he whispered huskily into my ear.
I shivered lightly. He leaned in closer. "C'mon. Let's share a bed."
I thought for a minute, even though it was kinda hard since he was breathing on my neck. I could use this opportunity to my advantage. Tease him a little, get him anticipating something, then do absolutely nothing. Well, that means more warm water for me.
I smiled evilly, even though he couldn't see it. Then I whispered back, in an equally husky tone. "Alright. We'll sleep together."
He smiled. "Great."
I smiled again. "Just sleep. Nothing else."
His smile stayed the same. "I know."
I was a little surprised at that. I wasn't expecting him to take it literally instead of like the usual meaning.
I sighed. "Stay on your side. I'm gonna go change."
"Alright. I'll change out here."
I grabbed a large t-shirt and comfy boxer shorts, and quickly slipped into them in the bathroom. When I walked back out, Li was still changing. Or so I thought. When I walked out I was greeted with the sight of his bare back.
He turned around smiling when I walked out. "Ready to hit the sack?"
"Aren't you gonna put a shirt on?" 'I'd rather you didn't.' I thought to myself. He actually had very nice muscles. Nice 6-pack stomach, and his arms were tanned, toned, and muscled in a way that wasn't too beefy, but not particularly skinny either.
"No. I sleep without one. Are you done staring?" he asked smugly.
"No. Stand still." I answered casually.
His face showed a mix of confusion and shock for a moment. "Uh, sure."
I smiled and stared at his stomach a little longer, then lazily waved my hand. "Ok, you can move now."
He stood there blinking with confusion still written on his face. I flipped off the lights, and took that opportunity to slip into bed without him trying to pull something.
A few seconds later, I felt him lay down next to me. I smiled evilly to myself. Time for my plan. I scooted back so that my back was a few inches from his stomach. "Sure is cold in here." I mumbled in a low voice.
"Need some warmth?" He asked, reaching out to pull me closer.
"That'd be very nice." I said.
He then put both his hands on my waist and started to pull me to his stomach, but I stopped him. "What are you doing?" I asked him in an accusing voice.
He gave me a confused look, once again. "You did say you wanted warmth, right?"
I gave him an annoyed look. "When you asked if I needed some warmth, I thought you meant that you were going to turn the heater on for me."
"B-but-"
"That means get your ass up and turn on the damn heater! And while you're at it, get your hands off of my waist."
He grumpily obliged and got up mumbling, then switched on the heat and crawled back into bed with a grumpy look.
I waited a few minutes, then complained again. "Now it's too hot."
"Fine, I'll go turn it down." He said with a glare.
"No, that's ok, I'll just change into something else."
I grabbed my suitcase and slipped back into the bathroom, then started searching through my stuff for something that would make him 'uncomfortable'. I was sure Meiling, who had helped me pack, had packed something that would do it.
"Let's see.............." I mumbled to myself.
I finally found something. Since Meiling had assumed I was rooming with a girl, not a guy, and the room would have twin beds, not just 1 (I assumed that too, but look where that turned out.) so she had packed lingerie. I pulled out an emerald green lingerie dress and panty set. I didn't really like the stuff, but Meiling had bought it for me for my birthday, only god knows why. So, of course, she had packed it. Well, if there was one time that I was glad I had it, it was now.
I smiled and slipped it on, then walked back out into the still dark room, and slipped back into the bed. I felt Syaoran reach his hand over and stroke the back of my outfit. "What are you wearing?"
I smiled evilly. "Lingerie. I feel a lot cooler now."
"I'm starting to feel a little hot. Care to share the coldness?" He asked seductively.
I smiled and scooted closer. "Sure." I whispered huskily. Then I did indeed share 'coldness'. I used my foot to shove him off the bed and heard him go 'ouwf' when he hit the ground. Then I leaned over the side of the bed and said "Ha! Serves you right, pervert!"
He groaned and pushed himself up to a sitting position. Unfortunately, when he did that, his nose went right into my chest, and so did his wide- open eyes. "Wow........." I heard him mutter from below me.
I quickly pulled myself up and shoved a foot into his face. "Pervert!"
"Hey! What happened to my great view?!" He asked me in a dreamily happy voice.
I blushed like an overripe tomato. "I-I can't believe you're so perverted. Don't you have any respect for a woman's 'privacy'?"
He smiled charmingly. "Of course, so much that I'd like to inspect to make sure their 'privacy' is nice and healthy!" and then he reached towards me, but I slapped his hand away.
"Perv!"
He crawled back onto the bed. "Didn't your mother ever teach you any manners?" He asked jokingly.
I froze. I couldn't stand anyone saying anything about my mother, even if it was joking, or if it was good or bad. It was the worst weak spot I had. It always brought back painful memories. I dropped my head down a little when my eyes started to well up with tears. "How d-dare you!" I choked out.
He gave me a look of clear confusion. I folded my legs up and rested my head on top of my knees. "How could you possibly be so cruel? Talking about my mother. She died when I was 3."
#$Syaoran P.O.V.#$
I sat there in shock. I had just been joking, but now I knew I had taken it too far. I had no idea her mother died. Heck, I knew nothing about her family. I was overcome by an extreme feeling of guilt.
Then I heard a sniffling sound from her side of the bed. Oh shit, she's starting to cry. God, I feel so bad now! Why can't I ever keep my mouth shut? And to top it off, I suck at these situations! I sat there helplessly as she began to cry, and her body was shaking lightly with each shuddering sob. What to do, what to do?!
I slowly scooted over to her. "I'm sorry." I said with concern.
"G-go to hell." Was her biting reply between her sobs.
I winced. There wasn't much I could do at this point. So, I did the only thing that I thought might work. I reached an arm over her shoulder and started to lightly rub her back in an attempt to calm her. When she didn't try to chop my arm off with her hand, I pulled her closer and hugged her to me. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know. I'll never say anything again, I promise."
Her sobs reduced to sniffles with tears still streaming down her face. Then she turned around so that she was facing me and then returned the hug while crying into my shoulder.
I was surprised at first, but I continued rubbing her back slowly and let her cry until she finally drew back with tear stains still streaking her cheeks and her eyes red and watery.
She sniffled, then said in a small, shaky voice, "I wanna go to sleep now."
I nodded, and lay down with her, then pulled her close as she lightly sniffled and whispered to her. "It's okay baby, you can sleep now, it's alright."
I reached up to stroke her hair and continued for a few minutes until the sniffles had subsided and she was in a deep sleep. Then I sighed and let my head drop to the pillow.
~~~~~~~The Next Morning~~~~~~~~#$ Sakura P.O.V.#$
I awoke to a bright light in my eyes, and I opened one eye slightly to see sunshine pouring through the window. I checked the clock. 7: 32. It didn't feel that early though. When I woke up, I had failed to notice that 2 arms were firmly holding me, but after I fully woke up, I definitely noticed it.
I slowly turned my head to see Li holding me. If he'd been awake, I would've knocked him cold. Fortunately for him though, he was still asleep and he looked so boyishly cute that I didn't have the heart to wake him up.
I had to try not to laugh though. His mouth was slightly open and there was a tiny bit of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth. 'How cute.' I mused. I slowly pried myself from his grip and went to take a shower, then I noticed I was wearing lingerie. My eyes widened. I tried to remember the night's events.
Ok, now I remembered why I had this on, I was being evil and trying to make him 'uncomfortable'.
Then I remembered the thing with his face in my chest, and he said something about my mother, I told him to go to hell, he comforted me and said he was sorry, then he hugged me, I cried, I went to sleep and he was still holding me. Ok, nothing as bad as I had first assumed, I thought with relief.
After my memory was cleared up, I wondered at how genuine he had sounded. I figured he really was sorry. I couldn't believe that I'd broken down like that in front of him though. But, I guess, with a flirtatious boss, a court case, and school to worry about, stress can really get to a girl.
*sigh* I closed my eyes and let the warm water wash over my body. I massaged my aching shoulders and neck. Ah..........warm water felt soooooooooooo good. I smiled widely as it pummeled my face gently. I know it sounds weird, but it numbs your face and makes it feel all warm and snuggly, believe it or not.
The shower would've continued being very enjoyable, had there not been a very big interruption.
After I'd finished rinsing my hair, I heard the shower curtain slide open behind me. I turned my head quickly and covered my body by reflex to come face to face with a very groggy, very sleepy-looking Li Syaoran.
His face was inches away from mine, and when I'd turned around, his eyes automatically widened and he turned around. That was when I noticed that he was also bare-naked. I 'eep!'ed and turned my head back quickly.
"I-I'm sorry! Honestly! I just got up and I didn't notice the shower running I figured you were eating breakfast or something! Really! I'm sorry! I'll get out and let you finish up." He spoke.
I turned my head slightly to make sure he wasn't looking at my butt or anything, but instead, to my surprise, found him still turned around facing the wall with a beet red face.
"Okay. But get out of here now! And don't even THINK about turning back to look!" I replied with a blush as bad, if not worse, than his.
He nodded and quickly got out and closed the door behind him. I sighed deeply and continued, somewhat shakily, with my shower.
A few minutes later, I stepped out, feeling refreshed. I wrapped a towel around my hair and threw on a bathrobe, then walked out to see Li sitting on the bed waiting. He looked up when I entered and smiled timidly. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to."
I smiled back understandingly. "It's alright. Just, uh, don't do it again, okay?"
He nodded. "I didn't look either."
"Yeah, you got enough looking last night." I said scowling.
He smiled sheepishly. "Yeah, but it was an accident!"
"So, that doesn't matter! You still acted like a pervert!"
He smiled devilishly. "I know."
I glared. "Haven't you done enough perverted stuff already?"
His smile faded a little. "I'm sorry. I'm also sorry about that............. 'mother' thing last night."
I smiled. "It's okay. Uh.........." I coughed lightly to stall. "Thank you." When I saw his confused look, I quickly explained. "For comforting me. Even if you did cause it."
"Your welcome. I'll try not to be so perverted from now on, how's that?" He asked teasingly.
I giggled. "Sounds good. I'll even let you sleep in the bed tonight."
"Do I get to hold you like that again?" he asked seriously.
My breath caught for a moment. He looked really serious about it. It was almost.....sweet. 'Sweet? Since when is THAT on his agenda of pervertedness?'
"I promise my hands will stay above your waist!" He said quickly.
I pursed my lips together and thought for a minute. Well, it was kinda nice. And it did keep me warm. Plus, it'd probably get him to stop bugging me. But still, he might take it as something more, and I didn't want that. "I'll think about it, okay?"
He blinked in surprise. "You will?"
"Yes. Don't get smug about it though."
"I won't. I'm still in shock!" he joked.
I stuck my tongue out. "Hahaha. We better get going. We only have 15 minutes to get ready before we have to head down to the meeting room for the presentations. When's the lunch break today?"
"12:15. Oh yeah, I meant to ask you. Would you like to go to that café downstairs with me for lunch?"
"The White Tulip?" I asked excitedly. "I heard it was impossible to get into that place without a reservation!"
"I have some..............family connections to the restaurant." He said hesitantly, and a fleeting fearsome look crossed his face, but was gone in a second.
"Oh. Well, sure. I'll meet you there around 12:20 or so then?"
He flashed a smile. "Sure. And don't forget that you promised to go on a date with me after the convention!"
I rolled my eyes. "It's not a-"
"-date" we both said at the same time. He sighed. "I know, I know. It's a 'friendly get together.'"
I smiled and patted his head. "Good boy! Now, hurry! I'm going on down! See you at lunch!" I yelled as I rushed him into the bathroom.
I jerked open my suitcase and pulled out a dark green business suit and some tan heels. I picked out some dangly pearl-colored flower earrings. I checked the mirror and decided I was satisfied with my reflection, then ran out and bounded down the steps, smiling and saying 'Hi!' to a few people on the way.
I was smiling happily as I thought about eating at The White Tulip Café. Talk about a stroke of luck! The only downside was I had to eat with that pervert! And what was that thing about 'family connections' that he seemed so upset about? Oh well, I guess I'll find out at lunch.
I scrambled into the meeting room and took a seat beside Nakuru and Watanabe. "Hey guys!"
Watanabe looked at me quizzically. "You seem happy today."
"Well, I'm having lunch at the White Tulip!" I said happily.
"White Tulip? How'd you get reservations to that place?!" exclaimed Nakuru with wide eyes.
"Li's taking me. He's got 'family connections'."
I heard a snort from behind me. "I'll say. Just wait till you see who the 'connection' is."
I turned around to see who it was. "Morning Boss!" smiled Nakuru.
Eriol smiled back. "Morning, Nakuru."
"You know the 'connection'?" I asked him curiously.
"Yeah, but I'm not gonna tell you, you'll find out who it is on your own." He said mysteriously, then winked quickly.
"Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen! We hope that you had a good time meeting fellow Business representatives yesterday! Today, we will be discussing some of the hot topics in the Business world! There will be presentation that include tips, secrets of the trades, and may possibly introduce you to new ideas that will result in more success for your company!" Spoke a tan, brown-haired man in a Business suit from onstage.
I turned back around and tried to pay attention. Business presentations tended to bore me, as I had learned the day before, so I had to get someone to nudge me if I was falling asleep in my chair. 'Oh well, at least I have lunch to look forward to!' I thought happily.
The End
Kalli: Somewhat of a cliffy this time, but it could be worse!
Kira: I didn't find Vin Diesel!
Kalli: He............moved! Yeah, that's it. Go to.........Pluto. He'll be waiting for you there!
Kira: ^^ Ok!
Eriol: She seems even denser now than she was before.
Kalli: You noticed? Well, here's the preview for you, since I'm sure everyone's dying to know what happens next:
After finally getting out of the presentations, Sakura heads to the café, where she muses over her feelings for Syaoran, while he thinks about how he feels towards her in his hurry to meet her. After they meet up, Li escorts Sakura to the table, where Sakura meets the owner of the restaurant, Li's 'connection'. Who is it? You'll find out next time on "Musings and Cherry Blossoms at the White Tulip"!
Eriol: When do I get to meet Tomoyo?
Kalli: Soon enough! So, shut up! Anyways, don't forget to R+R! Oh yeah! I almost forgot:
Poll question!
Which CCS character has the best personality?
Eriol: *snickers* I know who WON'T be winning that.......unfortunately, they're both related to me.
Kalli: You never know. Some people's minds work in odd ways! Like, Fire Dragon/Misery for example! ^^ I'd say j/k right now, but I'm not kidding, so, I'll say goodbye instead! Ja! ^~