Pretense

Part II

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Disclaimer: well . . . need I say it? You should know by now yeah? ^_^

'He will swallow up death in victory; (which is what Jesus did when he rose from the dead)

and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces' - Isaiah 25:8 -

Syaoran and Sakura stumbled away from the Playground. Sakura was exhausted but the rides had been so much fun. She wondered when she'd last laughed that much. They walked towards the parking lot in companionable silence. 'Syaoran had matured a great deal but his fun-loving personality was still there. Maybe Meilin has been a good girl friend to him. Maybe they're engaged.' She mused. The thought stabbed at her heart but -

"Shae." Syaoran interrupted her reverie. "Somehow, the name Shae doesn't suit you." He stopped walking and turned to her, seemingly waiting for her reaction.

"Oh?" Sakura asked casually but her heart was thudding in dread. "What name do you think suits me?"

Syaoran studied her face then resumed walking, forcing Sakura to join him. "Maybe you should tell me." He said softly and Sakura thought she detected a touch of longing in his voice. But there was no way she was going to answer that question. 'Does he know?' She wondered anxiously. He looked up, his face questioning.

"I'm really starving! Do you mind if we go some where to eat?" Syaoran blinked at the abrupt change in conversation then sighed. She noted his resigned expression. As they got in the car, she jokingly said, "you know, I'm supposed to be asking all the questions, not you.'

"And somehow, I get the feeling that you've got a secret that you aren't willing to share with me." Sakura huffed at that. "But I'll pull it out of you yet." Syaoran added with a confident smile.

"You shouldn't sound so sure of yourself you know. I'm sure it can't be all that healthy."

Syaoran shrugged. "I always succeed and I usually get what I want.

Sakura sneaked a glance at him. "HUM!" was all she was willing to say.

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Phone conversation

"Hello Tomoyo? This is Sakura."

Tomoyo squeaked in delight. "Where have you been hiding yourself girl? I haven't heard from you for a while. Two months I think!"

"Actually, I'm in Japan. I'm at Syaoran's house. He doesn't know who I am. You know how I changed my name to Shae? Well . . . Syaoran only know me as Shae the journalist. Gary assigned me to interview Syaoran and do an article on the Li Enterprise.

"Woah! Slow down! That's a lot of info to take in, in one go. Why don't you tell him who you really are?' The question was met with silence. "Sakura?" Tomoyo prodded.

"Because I'm afraid," came the whispered reply. Sakura told Tomoyo everything that had happened before she left Japan.

"Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out." Tomoyo assured Sakura. "So . . . how's it going – living at Li's place?"

"It's fun actually but I really need a favour."

"Go ahead. I'm all ears."

"I need a dress for a ball that Syaoran's holding for all his business associates and he wants me to attend. I don't really want to go but I'm obliged to. The thing is, I'd feel really awkward with Meilin and Syaoran turning up together.'

"Oh my gosh! You don't know!" Tomoyo gasped.

"Know what? What's wrong Tomoyo?"

"Meilin and Syaoran aren't together. Meilin's married to Jet!"

Sakura was stunned. "Jet?"

"Yup. They probably couldn't get a hold of you so they couldn't tell you. They've moved to Singapore. Jet works there. Anyway, don't worry Sakura, I'll make you a dress. I promise, it'll knock the breath out of Syaoran when he sees you."

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AN: Hey ppl!!! I'm back and I only took 3 months this time! Better than the last time eh? How are we all? What did you think of this chapter? Good? Bad? I'm going to wrap up this story soon. Possibly one to two more chapters. It's really going to drag otherwise. What do you think?

Thankyou soooooo much for everyone that reviewed. You made me feel so … well…talented! Hehe…but yeah you really made my day! 

A favour from some of you lovely ppls . . . E-mail me some suggestions/descriptions of really nice gowns or whatever it is they wear, cos I can't describe clothing very well. Okies? Thanx everyone.

Newayz R&R ppl and hope you have a lovely Easter!

Cheers

NiteAngel

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