A Predictable Predicament
By Rosedreamer49
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
Prologue
The evening was perfect. Kinomoto Sakura smiled in satisfaction as she spun around in the arms of her dance partner, Li Syaoran. It was her twentieth birthday, and her best friend Tomoyo had arranged this party for her.
Tomoyo had invited all Sakura's friends, Rika, Naoko, Mei Lin, Eriol, and many others. She had also invited her last remaining family, her brother Touya and his boyfriend Yukito. Her father, Fujitaka, had unfortunately passed away several years ago, and while Sakura missed him every day, she had moved on. The party was wonderful. Tomoyo had outdone herself, and rented a medium sized ball room at a fancy hotel in Japan. The walls had been hung with banners, and a string quartet had been hired for the evening. There was a large space in the middle of the room for dancing, and Sakura and Syaoran had taken advantage of it.
Looking over her shoulder, Syaoran whispered in his date's ear, "Sakura, your brother is giving me a death glare." Sakura started to giggle.
"Have you ever known him NOT to give us a death glare? Ever since we started going out, he has hated you for stealing me away from him." She looked up and winked, "Not that I mind. Don't get me wrong, I love my brother with all my heart, but I also love you." Syaoran caught her in a light kiss, and smiled down at her. He had a little velvet box in his pocket that had been on his mind all week.
"Will you join me outside for a moment?" He led Sakura outside, to a small garden, where they sat down on a bench together. Sakura leaned her head on his shoulder, and Syaoran fingered the green silk strap on Sakura's dress.
"Do you like it? Tomoyo designed it, and I wasn't sure, since it is a little—" Syaoran silenced her with a kiss.
"I love it." He ran his hand over her bare arm, sending shivers through Sakura. She shifted her weight nervously, and the green silk skirt rustled bit. The two were content to sit and smile at each other, exchanging the occasional kiss, for a little while, until Syaoran remembered why he had brought her out here in the first place.
He gave her one last kiss, and slid off the bench onto his knee. Pulling a black velvet box out of his pocket, he opened it, and looked up at Sakura, whose eyes were wide as dishes.
"Sakura, my love, will you do me the honor of marrying me?" The moonlight glittered of the diamond in the ring, and off of her teary eyes, as she brought her hands up to her heart.
"Syaoran," She said, dreamily, "This has got to be the best birthday gift ever. Yes, yes I'll marry you." She gave him a hug, and he let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding. Slipping the ring on her finger, he helped her to stand, and led her inside.
"Do you want to tell everyone now? Or later?"
"Now." She dragged Syaoran to the dance floor, and cleared her voice loudly. After failing to get the attention of everyone several times, she lost her temper, "Oi! Everyone! Pay attention!" They did.
"Syaoran and I have an announcement to make." Sakura surveyed her friends, assembled around her, some she had known for a long time, and some she had just met. Her brother and Yukito stood to one side, and Tomoyo and Eriol, the newest couple, stood together, with Tomoyo's video camera firmly attached to her eye. "Well, umm..."
Tomoyo interrupted, "You're pregnant!" She shouted, guessing wildly. Touya's head shot up, and he looked like the world was going to end.
"NO!" Sakura blushed, shouting indignantly. Touya's face relaxed, and a few giggles were heard through the croud. "We're engaged!"
Several things happened at once. Tomoyo shouted, "I knew he'd do it! KAWAII!", all of Sakura's girlfriends leapt up, begging to be bridesmaids. Eriol dropped his drink, which smashed to bits on the floor, but was shoved under a table. Yukito just smiled, and Touya fainted dead away.
"Gee, Sakura, your brother took it better than I thought he would." Said Syaoran, hiding a smile.
WEEE! That was fun. Very sappy though. Fluffy too. And several bad attempts at humor. Even if it is in the humor section, it won't really even start to be funny until next chapter. Hope you liked it anyway, though. I'm sorry, but Fujitaka can't be in this story, for reasons that will be explained in the next chapter. It is essential to my pathetic plot that he not be around. Thank you, and please review!
By Rosedreamer49
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
Prologue
The evening was perfect. Kinomoto Sakura smiled in satisfaction as she spun around in the arms of her dance partner, Li Syaoran. It was her twentieth birthday, and her best friend Tomoyo had arranged this party for her.
Tomoyo had invited all Sakura's friends, Rika, Naoko, Mei Lin, Eriol, and many others. She had also invited her last remaining family, her brother Touya and his boyfriend Yukito. Her father, Fujitaka, had unfortunately passed away several years ago, and while Sakura missed him every day, she had moved on. The party was wonderful. Tomoyo had outdone herself, and rented a medium sized ball room at a fancy hotel in Japan. The walls had been hung with banners, and a string quartet had been hired for the evening. There was a large space in the middle of the room for dancing, and Sakura and Syaoran had taken advantage of it.
Looking over her shoulder, Syaoran whispered in his date's ear, "Sakura, your brother is giving me a death glare." Sakura started to giggle.
"Have you ever known him NOT to give us a death glare? Ever since we started going out, he has hated you for stealing me away from him." She looked up and winked, "Not that I mind. Don't get me wrong, I love my brother with all my heart, but I also love you." Syaoran caught her in a light kiss, and smiled down at her. He had a little velvet box in his pocket that had been on his mind all week.
"Will you join me outside for a moment?" He led Sakura outside, to a small garden, where they sat down on a bench together. Sakura leaned her head on his shoulder, and Syaoran fingered the green silk strap on Sakura's dress.
"Do you like it? Tomoyo designed it, and I wasn't sure, since it is a little—" Syaoran silenced her with a kiss.
"I love it." He ran his hand over her bare arm, sending shivers through Sakura. She shifted her weight nervously, and the green silk skirt rustled bit. The two were content to sit and smile at each other, exchanging the occasional kiss, for a little while, until Syaoran remembered why he had brought her out here in the first place.
He gave her one last kiss, and slid off the bench onto his knee. Pulling a black velvet box out of his pocket, he opened it, and looked up at Sakura, whose eyes were wide as dishes.
"Sakura, my love, will you do me the honor of marrying me?" The moonlight glittered of the diamond in the ring, and off of her teary eyes, as she brought her hands up to her heart.
"Syaoran," She said, dreamily, "This has got to be the best birthday gift ever. Yes, yes I'll marry you." She gave him a hug, and he let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding. Slipping the ring on her finger, he helped her to stand, and led her inside.
"Do you want to tell everyone now? Or later?"
"Now." She dragged Syaoran to the dance floor, and cleared her voice loudly. After failing to get the attention of everyone several times, she lost her temper, "Oi! Everyone! Pay attention!" They did.
"Syaoran and I have an announcement to make." Sakura surveyed her friends, assembled around her, some she had known for a long time, and some she had just met. Her brother and Yukito stood to one side, and Tomoyo and Eriol, the newest couple, stood together, with Tomoyo's video camera firmly attached to her eye. "Well, umm..."
Tomoyo interrupted, "You're pregnant!" She shouted, guessing wildly. Touya's head shot up, and he looked like the world was going to end.
"NO!" Sakura blushed, shouting indignantly. Touya's face relaxed, and a few giggles were heard through the croud. "We're engaged!"
Several things happened at once. Tomoyo shouted, "I knew he'd do it! KAWAII!", all of Sakura's girlfriends leapt up, begging to be bridesmaids. Eriol dropped his drink, which smashed to bits on the floor, but was shoved under a table. Yukito just smiled, and Touya fainted dead away.
"Gee, Sakura, your brother took it better than I thought he would." Said Syaoran, hiding a smile.
WEEE! That was fun. Very sappy though. Fluffy too. And several bad attempts at humor. Even if it is in the humor section, it won't really even start to be funny until next chapter. Hope you liked it anyway, though. I'm sorry, but Fujitaka can't be in this story, for reasons that will be explained in the next chapter. It is essential to my pathetic plot that he not be around. Thank you, and please review!