A/N: Srry for the long wait on this update! I've been busy and junk and I'm finally free for the grasp of SKOOLLLLLLLLL!!!! YAY!!!! Newho, enjoy this new chappie as sadly to say this fic is going to end soon! =.=
Thnx to those who reviewed:
azn-kitties: Cuz Eriol is a possessive boyfriend when it comes to Tomoyo! I know he's a jerk and all but you can't help but put a lil drama in a story, ne? Thnx for the review!
anjuliet: AWWWW!!! That turned out to be a kyoote night for you? I wish it was the same for the person I based this story on, but sadly it didn't turn out the way it should've been. HEHEHE Thnk you for reviewing!
faraa: Thnk you reviewing!
…: Yup…Tomoyo is unfortunate. Yeah it is funny that they both read fanfiction, ne? I thought it would be hilarious if a guy actually did love these cheesy romances. And yeah…the question about Sakura liking him? Well for now…she likes Syaoran just as a friend. Thnk you the review!
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sai-chan: Syao and Saku will meet soon! And yes everything from Meiling dressing Syaoran in drag to mistaking him for a hot chick…IT WAS FUNNY! LOL! As for Tomoyo and Eriol…of course it's going to be a happy ending…right? LOL Thnk you for reviewing!
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Carmela-chan: I know Eriol seems like a damned jerk but you'll see what kind of person he really is soon! A POSSESSIVE BOYFRIEND!!! And lastly… you gave Syao a question and he answers! What anime of fanfics do you read?
Syaoran's answer: I read…(Looks at maix-chan…"yeah….what do I read?") I read…wait…I really don't know…I'll get back to you on that!
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AniMeAzN-5-14: I hope I'm not too late?!?! seez AniMeAzN-5-14 lying dead on the ground WE LOST HERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WHY KAMI-SAMA WHY?!?!?! TAKE MEEEEEE!!!! AniMeAzN-5-14 wakes up and sayz: What's all the commotion?! jk Thnx for the review!
Sakura onto Hitomi: LOL! Bringing up fanfiction.net was brilliant, ne? heheh thnk you for your review!
One Night, Never Forgotten
Based on a true story
Dedicated to the ones who graduated in VNHS (6/26/04) and of course…Linda and Monica! Congrats!
By: maixwolfblossom
Proof Read: luna86
Disclaimer: If I wasn't so happy because it's a holiday...I would fight back to gain access to own CCS...but since it's not going to happen today...I might as well give CLAMP it's rightz! CLAMP OWNS CCS...not lil ol' me!
--Chapter Four--
--Life's Dilemmas—
Syaoran paced back and forth. He wondered why Sakura didn't call him for the past two days, but he abruptly realized why.
His cell phone had suddenly lost all service the day after he had the talk with Sakura about a certain corsage, though he still was figuring out what the heck that thing was.
He was determined to talk to contact Sakura but he couldn't since all phone lines in the house were down.
He didn't know why Meiling didn't pay the bill since she was the one who was supposed to drop it off to the post office.
To think of it…he hadn't seen Meiling for a while.
And surprisingly…not even a NEW BOYFRIEND!!!
"Uhhh…Xiao Lang…what are you doing?"
With a twitching eye, he came up to Meiling, his fang of a tooth showing no mercy. His large hands shook to strangle his poor cousin.
Not noticing anything, she stood still and looked at her nails, when Syaoran reached a minimum barrier between her and the wall, she put out a hand and raised a questioning brow.
"And what do you think you're doing?"
His lip quivered with anger at the nonchalant response, his hands longed to feel her vocal chords strain in his unmanageable grasp, but he held his urge and spoke in a not so friendly tone.
"Don't you see, dear cousin…if you haven't noticed…our phone lines and my cell phone are not in service…so tell me…what did you do with the phone bills?"
That's when Syaoran saw the look of lost understanding, and he knew that she, Meiling the impossible, forgot to drop off the bills.
"It's not that I forgot, Syaoran," He walked slowly towards the quaking Meiling, "It's just that-that---Well it's quite a funny story…you see I didn't have a new boyfriend and well…eh heh heh…I spent the money? Isn't that funny?"
But to no avail, it only darkened his features, "Do you see me laughing?"
"Uh…no?" Shoving a picture up to his face, she yelled, "Don't kill me! Look! See this picture!!!! You don't want this posted up in the Internet, do you?"
"No! You will not scare me any longer! Now it's time to turn to the tables! I'm calling your mama!"
Meiling's eyes widened like saucers at the mention of her mother.
Facing her aunt Yelan was something, but facing her okaa-san was another!
Clinging to Syaoran's pants, she said shakily, "Precious Xiao Lang, my dear, dear cousin. Don't do this! It's murder! It's like suicide! You can do anything, but don't call mama!"
Syaoran gazed upon his cousin, "You've gone too far Meiling…I'm sorry…"
With that he picked up the phone…
--With Sakura--
"You know, Tomoyo-chan, it's alright to cry."
Sakura sat on the stool next to the distressed Tomoyo.
"I've never seen you this miserable. You've never brought out the Kleenex box, since god knows when…but you're not crying."
Tomoyo sat dumbly, oddly unaware that Sakura was even talking to her.
Munching on a chocolate bar, Nakuru crowed in, "Maybe she's in shock?"
Sakura slapped Nakuru on the arm and spoke in a 'duh' voice, "What do you think? She should be happy and be jumping around that Eriol's going out with that-that Hoshii!?!?!"
A silent mumble brought them to quiet down.
"What was that, Tomoyo-chan?"
Sakura leaned over to Tomoyo's moving lips.
"Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii Eriol Hoshii."
Nakuru sweatdropped and resumed to eating her candy when Tomoyo snatched it from her mouth.
"How can he be sooo cruel?" Tears streamed down her face as she ate Nakuru's half-eaten chocolate bar.
"Tomoyo?"
But she didn't answer Sakura as if she were in a trance state.
Sakura looked at Nakuru, slightly smiling, "At least we know that she isn't going to starve."
Looking at her candy bar wrapper, Tomoyo grabbed a kleenex from the tissue box and wept into it, faintly whispering, "I just ate Eriol's favorite chocolate bar!"
Grabbing the wrapper, Nakuru licked the remaining crumbs and nodded approvingly, "Yup I got the Butterfinger bar."
Sakura glared at her.
"H-How could you be so careless, Nakuru? You knew Eriol's favorite chocolate was Butterfinger!"
Scoffing, Nakuru replied, "How was I supposed to know that she'd be crying over candy. And I can't help that I like the exact chocolate as Eriol!"
As she heard the name of the cursed boyfriend who destroyed her happiness, Tomoyo sobbed louder making Nakuru and Sakura close their ears with their hands.
"Now why did you have to shout his name? You know how sensitive some people are when they hear names which triggers important memories!"
"So now what?!?! I'm not supposed to speak?"
Grinning evilly Sakura pulled a bundle of socks out of nowhere and said benignly, "Maybe that isn't such a bad idea, after all."
Confused, Nakuru looked up to meet Sakura's mad eyes, "Are you crazy, Sakura….we can't do that to poor Tomoyo!"
"Who said it was for Tomoyo?"
"You mean it's not? Then who?" Nakuru backed up away from the hissing Sakura. "You're peculiar Sakura."
She nodded her head once before answering, "Aha! Crazy like a fox!"
"WAHHHHHHHHHHH!" With that, Nakuru ran around the kitchen.
"COME BACK LITTLE CHILD! I PROMISE I WON'T HURT YOUUUUUU!!!"
--With SYAORAN--
With that he picked up the receiver…
Syaoran held the phone to his ear quietly, while glaring into nothing.
"SHITFUCKER! I FORGOT THE PHONELINES ARE DOWN!!!!!…grrr…but no worries…I'll just have to go out and call then."
Hearing the terrified whimpers of Meiling, he smiled softly at the power he uncovered.
"You…stay right here, like a good little girl, while I go out for a little bit…okay…Meiling?"
Patting her on the head, he walked out of the mansion feeling dominant for the first time in weeks.
Glancing around he saw Takashi outside the mansion gates and gaped.
"Why is it that every time I come out, you're always here?"
Takashi ran a hand through his hair and blushed a faint pink.
"I was kind of hoping that you would come out again…I mean your…feminine side…if you know what I mean? Did you know that…" Takashi held his index finger up, "men who dress in drag tend to like the free feeling of dressing the way they want and turn out to be really attractive when they doll themselves up?"
Making a disgusted face, Syaoran stepped away from Takashi.
"I thought you had a girlfriend?"
Takashi nodded his head, "I do."
"You know what? You make me sick!" With that Syaoran walked away from his weird friend.
A few blocks off, Syaoran came across a deserted phone booth smiling he rushed to it.
He picked it up and put a quarter in only to find…THE PHONE NOT WORKING!!!!!
Cursing, he went to get his change but he found that his change was stuck.
"WHY KAMI-SAMA?!?!?! WHY SHOULD I BE CURSED?!?!? Is every phone dead in this damned town?"
"Ummm…Sir?"
Syaoran lowered his gaze and saw the source of the voice, to discover that it was a teenage girl around his age with auburn hair.
"Uh…yeah?"
She pointed at his hand and the payphone, "You've got the phone up-side down…"
Looking at his hand, he laughed nervously and put it upright, "Uh…Arigato (Thnk you)"
"No problem…" Standing there for a while, she saw someone that caught her eye and ran like a crazy buffoon with a bunch of socks in her hands.
"Hello? Yes…I would like to order a large pepperoni sausage pizza. Yes…at the address 78300 Shiinjo lane. Uh huh…thirty minutes? I can wait. Arigatou. click…Ah! Now that I got that settled…WAIT!!! I was supposed to call Auntie Rini!"
Syaoran dug his pocket for a new coin and stopped abruptly, "OH CRUD! I JUST SPENT MY LAST COIN!!!"
Thinking for five minutes, he finally gave up.
'Aw well! Might as well wait for that pizza. All this stress is making me hungry.'
As he rounded the corner, he hid behind a garden wall. To his relief no one was at the front gates.
"What was that sigh for, my love?"
Syaoran's eyes widened when he turned his head to his left, to see Takashi's eyes staring back at him.
Whey faced, Syaoran ran for his life.
"COME BACK MY LOVE AND DRESS UP FOR LITTLE TAKASHI!!! You know how daddy likes it!!!"
"YAMAZAKI-SAN!!! I DON'T GO THAT WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
And Takashi skipped happily singing back, "Well any way you do go, I will follow...to the ends of the world--"
From a distance you can hear Syaoran's screams.
"See you in hell, from heaven!"
"...to the depths of helllllll...and even if you go to heaven, I'll bring you down with me...just like our love...soon enough...we will be down with LOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEE!"
--With Sakura--
Sakura sat up on her bed, she just came back from Tomoyo's exhausted from chasing Nakuru…unfortunately, she lost her half way across town, near the pay phone on Shiinjo Lane.
"Why can't she just stay in one place?"
Sighing, she looked at the phone and picked it up to weigh down the possibility if she should call Syaoran.
Deciding that she didn't have a choice, she dialed his cell phone and waited.
Mimicking the message she said, "Sorry but the phone number you're dialing is not avail—wait…I've never heard that before…"
WHAT SHE HEARD:
Sorry but the phone number you're dialing is not in service any longer…if you are sure that you dialed the wrong number, hang up and try again.
END
"That's strange…"
She picked up the phone again and dialed his home phone, but it also said that the phone was disconnected.
"I guess…he changed his phone number?"
She sat there for a few minutes more and laughed to herself, 'Oh Sakura, you're overreacting! Syaoran wouldn't stand you up. You have four days before prom! He just can't…wait…unless he's some one like Eriol! I can't believe it! I can't believe it!'
Shaking off the suspicious feeling that was being roused within her troubled soul, Sakura smiled uneasily.
"It's just my imagination."
As she sat on her laptop, from time to time she would glance at the phone, willing for it to ring, but it never did and Syaoran wasn't even online. Not even on fanfiction.net!
After an hour later, she grew tired and with a sigh, she logged off the internet and got ready for bed.
--With Syaoran--
Sitting on his computer, Syaoran grabbed a piece of his pizza and searched his author alerts and found that his favorite authoress updated, clicking on the link, he noticed someone was online but didn't bother since he was on 'Appear Offline' Mode.
Meiling came in a bowed to Syaoran.
"Here, Master Syaoran. I brought your laundry."
"Thank you, slave!"
In a bored tone, Meiling asked, "Is there anything else you need?"
"Oh why yes…what exactly is a corsage?"
"It's a bracelet that is decorated with flowers and ribbons that are made of silk. Plus it's supposed to match the color of the girl's dress and the male's flower on his tux."
"I know the perfect one…wait what's Sakura's dress color? Isn't it yellow?"
Slightly taken aback, Meiling put a hand over her heart.
"She would die in the color yellow for a prom dress! Oh course not you dolt! She's wearing a pale pink dress to prom."
"What did I say about names, Mei Ling?"
Clearing her throat she spoke in monotone. "They are not for slaves to say or we may be punished."
Motioning for her to come closer, Syaoran patted her head thoughtfully and said, "That's a girl."
"I'm not a dog."
"Aww yes…but you'd make the perrrrfect puppy!"
With that, she huffed off and Syaoran went to search online for the perfect corsage.
--Two days later—
At lunch, Sakura found herself denying the nourishment of cafeteria food until Tomoyo poked her on the back.
"Uh…Sakura? What's wrong?"
Sakura blankly blinked her eyes and opened her mouth.
"OMG! TOMOYO! TWO FRIGGIN' DAYS LEFT TILL PROM! AND HE HASN'T CALLED!!!"
Rolling her eyes, Tomoyo sat next Sakura near the trunk of the Cherry Blossom Tree, "At least you have a date."
"I may not have a date if I don't know where he is!!!" A lost look emerged from her wide eyes, "Maybe he was abducted by aliens!"
Grabbing Sakrua by the shoulders, Tomoyo stared deep within Sakura's eyes, "Haven't you tried Meiling's cell?"
Putting her hands on Tomoyo's she shook her best friend, "I DID! She hasn't been answering her phone lately!"
"I see…another Eriol! Which reminds me..." The wind swept Tomoyo's long hair showing a streak of anger penetrate the usually twinkle eyed person Sakura used to know.
"Ano ne…Tomoyo-chan?"
Sakura waved her hand in front of the dazed girl.
"Tomoyo-chan?"
"CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M THINKING?"
Sakura sat for a while and watched Tomoyo put her hand on chin, wonderingly.
"That's it!"
Sakura popped up looking with a hopeful grin, "What's it?"
"I know where I put my music sheets for choir."
Sakura feel back anime style and put a hand on her head, "I'll never know what you're going to think up next…"
Tomoyo chuckled and patted Sakura on the back, "You see, Saku-chan...that's the beauty of it all..."
Cherry blossom petals floated softly to the grass, while the two friends sat in complete silence. The--
"Matte (wait) Tomoyo-chan...I don't see it...where is the beauty!"
Tomoyo hit Sakura on the head, "I didn't mean it literally!"
A/N: Is it a disappointing chappie? Well no worriez cuz the next chappie is THE PROMMMMMMMMM!!! mUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! All the action and drama rolled in one...and I'll make sure there are humorous moments...rest assured...= ) See ya next on the next chappie named...One Night: The Prom!!! DOn't miss OuT!!! Til next time...
--maixwolfblossom
