Hello people, Kandie Gurlz is back! First of all, I will take the honour and pride to thank those who reviewed. Your act is appreciated, hope you'll continue to review! ^_^ In case I forgot, I tend to make Syaoran a little too possessive. Yah, I do that on purpose.........just to confuse his mind a little and add more spice to the plot. Wouldn't it be delicious?

~Many Thanks~

Kura-chan – yea, I made Syaoran possessive in this fic deliberately. It's kinda fun to have him and the readers in suspense once and for all.

Sakurapetalstears – I'll try to make it longer since you requested for it. Hope you enjoy this chapter

Crazy Cherry – I'm updating for all of you!

Sapphirecrystal – Thanks gal. I don't find any of those Japanese words difficult to comprehend, but if you have any difficulties, dun hesitate to e-mail me.

Sweet-captor – Are you saying that Sakura is worn out by the shouting of Syaoran? I don't quite get you when you reviewed. Sorry!

Avelyn Lauren – Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't intend to make this a CCS crossover. Maybe I can get Usagi And Mamouru to be friends with Sakura and gang. What do you think? Oh, I had Sakura's aura flare in this chapter.

Hikaru Ayumi – Yeah, I know that already, but thanks anyway.

Adriana – Sure thing! I'll mail you when this fic's out.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The Bachelorette

By

Kandie Gurlz

Chapter 3 – A not so pleasant trip

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* enjoy!

"Sakura, Hurry up! Tomoyo is waiting outside with her limo already!" Touya yelled, his voice horsed from the shouting. "If Tomoyo isn't going to loose her patience, I will loose my patience for her." He thought, remind Tomoyo to thank him later.

"I'm coming! Just give me a second will you?" Sakura rampaged. Touya swear that he could feel the house rumble a little.

Finally, after a series of yelling and cursing, Sakura emerged from her room. She took a huge leap across the stairs and landed on the floor, unharmed. [A/N: Talk about being a world class gymnast.] Grabbing a piece of bread, she kissed her dad goodbye and dash for the door.

"Bon Voyage, Sakura! Remember to keep in touch!" Fujitaka smiled, his Sakura is growing up.

"Bye otou-san, I will." With that, Sakura boarded the limo and beamed at her father.

* * *

"Proceed to Tokyo airport please, Reiko." Tomoyo commanded, her voice rang out loud and clear.

"Hai, Daidouji-sama." Reiko, her bodyguard, replied.

Soon, the limo was on the way to its destination, going further away from home, away from Fujitaka's sight.

"I didn't keep you waiting for long did I?" Sakura asked, flashing Tomoyo an apologetic smile.

"No you didn't. Instead you have me suspended in mid air. I was actually starting to doubt the fact that you're coming."

Smiling sheepishly, Sakura answered, "Well, I said I'm sorry, can't you forgive me?"

"I will do that, if you agree to this condition of mine."

Before even thinking twice, Sakura desperately agreed. "Sure, anything for you."

"Alright!" Tomoyo cheered! "You'll have to wear that costume. It'll definitely look so kawaii on you. So drop-dead gorgeous!"

Sakura opened her mouth to protest but Tomoyo rambled on.

"You've agreed so don't back out on this okay? It will be so kawaii!"

Sakura sweat-dropped, "Which costume exactly are you talking about?"

Heaving a sigh, Sakura mumbled incoherently to herself, "Sakura, remember to think twice before you agree to anything, especially when it includes Tomoyo."

* * *

[Airport]

"I'm starting to take attendance, if your partner is not here, leave a space for them. It is required that your partner is to be with you at all times, no matter when, where or what is it. Understand?"

"Understood" The pupils chorused together.

"What is taking Sak - Kinomoto so long?" Syaoran heaved, he had almost addressed her by her first name!

"You mean Sakura?" Eriol asked in amusement, maybe there's hope for him after all.

"Duh, who else?"

"There's a chance that she's sill in bed, drifting off in her world." Eriol answered as if it's no biggie.

Syaoran stumbled over his steps, finally after regaining his posture, he snapped, "I'm so dead! I have to get an A on this project you know."

"Hey, chill!" Eriol calmed him. "I bet you 5 bugs that she's going to make it in time, like she always does."

"Whatever, I'm not interested."

Shortly, Terada-sensei called out Sakura's name, when hearing no answers, he proceeded on to the next student but unfortunately, Sakura beat him to it.

"I'm here!"

Two elegant young ladies came rushing through the main entrance and dash for the group. Abruptly, Sakura trip over her jeans and fell......... She waited for the impact to come but instead, two firm arms came in contact. She opened her eyes and unexpectedly, saw Syaoran holding on to her. Blushing beet red, she thank him quietly and turn her head to Tereda- sensei, "Tomoyo and I are not considered late, are we?"

"Just because we are in public, I'll excuse you this time. I'm sure your knight in shining amour wouldn't care less if you are running late but you're working with your partner right now, so at least, try to be considerate." Tereda lectured. Sakura wasn't sure if he is trying to imply on something.

"Knight in shining amour?" Sakura thought, "Who the hell is that, I don't recall myself having a boyfriend even!"

"That is because you never even bother with them." Sakura heard her conscience hinting. "Man, I know we personally think Syaoran is hot!"

"We?" Sakura laughed, "There must be something wrong with you, he's so ............"

"Cold?" Eriol suggested aloud, he has been breaking into her thoughts.

"Yea, cold and lonely perhaps. Thanks Eriol.........Hey! Hiiragizawa, how many times have I told you not to do that! Can't you give me some privacy? It's not like I broke into your thoughts every time." Sakura hissed into his ears, so not to allow others to overhear it.

"One thousand, three hundred and fifty-six times." Eriol replied as a- matter-of-factly.

"Figures. You have a knack for numbers." Sakura said bluntly, her mind drifting off to a certain amber eye boy......

"Hell, where did that come from?" She shakes her head vigorously, getting the thought off.

* * *

[Plane]

"Now, fork it over." Eriol demanded playfully.

"What?" Syaoran exclaimed.

"You know," Eriol paused to take a look at his reaction, "the deal we make earlier......... the 5 bugs you promised me."

Syaoran let out a fustrated groan, "Listen, I don't recall myself having any deal with you in the first place."

"We betted 5 bugs on Sakura that she will not be late, remember?"

"And I remember telling you that I'm not interested either!" Syaoran snapped. "And please, get back to your own seat, you're sitting on Kinomoto's place."

"Uh, uh, uh!" Eriol wagged his finger in Syaoran's face, "don't try to change the subject."

Somehow, Syaoran wasn't listening, for he was very tempted to bite his finger off when it came close enough. "Just get lost, will you?"

"Are you that eager to sit with her?" Eriol teased. "Don't you want me anymore?"

"I'm a man, Hirragizawa, not a gay."

"Alright, Syaoran, now for my 5 bugs. When are you going to pay?"

Syaoran is ready to shout any moment but decided against it as he heard an all too familiar voice.

"Say Tomoyo, can I sit with you since this seat is empty?"

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but we're all assigned to seat with our partners, didn't Syaoran tell you that?" Tomoyo asked, leave Sakura to be a perfect empty vessel.

"Why, the delinquent did not tell me!" Sakura sighed, another day with the monster.

"Did anyone happen to tell you that you have brains as hollow as that of a coconut?" Syaoran remarked, aroused by her delicate features and sharp comebacks.

Fuming, Sakura's aura flared like a blazing fire. No one ever lived to tell a tale after crossing the path of Sakura Kinomoto. No one, that is – with the exception of that ignorant, obnoxious Li Syaoran.

"I'm not the one with the big mouth here." Sakura argued, debating whether to get rid of this pest once and for all. By right, violence is not her nature but this time, to her – Syaoran had gone overboard. She tripped Syaoran and went back to her original seat. "Serves him right!"

"Phew!" Relief washed over her as she did not revealed her powers. She almost did earlier, when they quarreled. Meanwhile, Syaoran came limping towards his seat. He glared at Sakura before resuming on to the magazine.

*Woaw! What's up with him? Cold this minute, and too open the next.*

*Ah! Leave him be, that's my descendant for you!* Eriol exclaimed telepathically.

*Eriol, you always have a habit of breaking into people's thoughts, that's very rude of you.! I don't even know why Tomoyo will look up to such a annoying idiot like you*

*Well, I wouldn't be the infamous Hiiragizawa if I'm not annoying. Tomoyo loves me just the way I am.*

*Eww! Stop all that mushy stuff, it's getting me sick! Say, wouldn't Li-kun have magic too if you claimed to be his ascendant?*

*Why don't you ask him?* Eriol smiled his all so famous smile. *Riddle this and riddle that, can't you give me a more straightforward answer?*

*No can do, Sakura. As I said earlier, ask him yourself if you want to know.*

Sakura saddened, can't she even pry a thing or two out of Eriol?

*Hey Sakura, don't ponder too much over your questions, the answers will find you eventually when the time is right.*

*Really?*

*Sure thing! Good old Clow Reed won't lie to you. For the time being, just go to sleep and rest.* After this sentence, Eriol put a sleeping spell on Sakura and she drift off to slumber land.

* * *

Announcement was made over the speaker as the air stewardess speaks, "Attention passengers, for you own safety, please buck up your seat belts as we are landing on Hong Kong. I repeat, please buck up your seat belts as we're landing on Hong Kong"

Sakura fluttered her heavy eyelids opened and struggled helplessly to keep herself from falling asleep again.

"You're pathetic." Syaoran remarked, seeing the state she was in.

"And you are just as pathetic, Mr. I'm-perfect-at-everything. Don't forgot you have me as your partner. At least you'll know that you can't expect everything to go smoothly." Sakura smirked.

Syaoran opened his mouth to snap back at her but suddenly, he felt Sakura's hand on his shoulder. Without much choice, he supported Sakura and held on to her, afraid that she will fall off the plane – which is highly impossible.

Syaoran look at her with his warm amber orbs and felt an uncontrollable urge to comfort her. He tightened his grip on Sakura's hand and shift his vision down to her pink and supple lips that scream to be touch. He was so close to her that he could smell the fragrance of Sakura. She smell of the cherry blossoms that bloomed in the spring, the fresh scented flowers of spring that so many animals rejoice during the period of time.

"Dear passengers, we've arrived in Hong Kong, have a pleasant trip!"

Every student stand up and proceed to the exit. Syaoran snapped out of his trance and remove his hand from Sakura grasp. "What the hell are you thinking, gripping my hand like that?"

Sakura turn her head 360 degree, in hope of finding Tomoyo and Eriol. It was never a pleasure to stick herself to Syaoran, needless to say a whole two weeks will be a living hell to both of them.

"Are you faking dumb or do you need me to spell it out for you?" Sakura rolled her eyes.

"You are afraid of landing?" Syaoran asked, amused.

"You got a problem with that? Everyone is afraid of something. What are you afraid of?" Sakura asked, back to her normal self again.

"Me?" Syaoran stared at her, "Are you outta your mind? How can I be afraid of anything?"

Before Sakura can reply, she spotted Tomoyo and Eriol. "TOMOYO! WE"RE HERE!"

"Sheesh, you sure shout loud for such a petite size like you." Syaoran commented.

"Is that an insult or a compliment?"

"What do you think?" Syaoran smirked, now he understands why Eriol enjoy teasing him so much.

"Doesn't sound like a compliment to me."

"Looks like you're brain has grown from the size of a dot to the size of an ant." Syaoran said sarcastically.

Sakura ignored him and chatted endlessly with Tomoyo. Carelessly, Sakura tripped over her left shoe and her shoelaces became untied. "Tomoyo go on with Tereda-sensei, I need to fix my shoelaces first. I'll come to join you shortly."

"Okay, if you say so." Tomoyo ran off and joined the group of students.

Sakura bend down and retie her shoelaces into a neat bow. As she got up, all she notices was the unfamiliar faces around her. Panic starts to seize her heart as she realized that she was lost in the crowd of buzzing people. She looked around frantically for someone she is familiar with, but to no avail, she failed miserably.

Frightened by the position she was in, Sakura was actually starting to give up when suddenly a hand came into her way and grab hers in a vice-like grip. She opened her mouth to scream but was covered harshly by the hands of her captor. She struggled against him, trying to freed herself, but instead of letting loose, the grip became incredibly tight.

*Anyone* Sakura begged, with tears brimming her eyes, *please help me...*

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

IMPORTANT! MUST READ!!!

A/N: In this fic, no clow cards whatsoever are involved. Meaning, no Yue, no Kero, etc... But still, Sakura, Syaoran and Eriol have magical powers. Later in the fic, you'll find out what kind of powers they possessed. Instead of having clow cards, they have the powers inserted into their body, got it? E-mail me if you have any enquires. R & R! ^_^

Good Day,

Kandie Gurlz