What is love?
Summary: Still in depression from her breakup with her boyfriend, Sakura meets Syaoran in unusual circumstances. Will love blossom between the 2 individuals who don't believe in love? SS, TE
Legend:
- words - refers to thoughts
Sorry for leaving this story untouched for such a long time. The school holidays are reaching an end and we still have tons of homework to do and once school starts again we're not going to have much free time. We'll try though! We're really glad that the reviews we received were very understanding and we'd like to thank Carmela-chan for wishing us a safe trip which we did have by the way. :) Thanks again everyone, for the encouraging reviews!Anyway, from this chapter onwards, the two of us are going to use separate identities to write our A/Ns. Just to let you all know. We'll be seeing you at the bottom!
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In the last chapter...
"Okay. But I still can't —" Sakura stopped as she realized Tomoyo's attention was elsewhere.
"Hiiragizawa-san!?" Tomoyo said to a surprised Eriol who had just come out of his office.
Chapter 5"Have we met before?" Eriol asked, surprised.- Who is this person? I couldn't have forgotten her as she is such a beauty.- he thought as he tried to remember.
"Aw... You have forgotten all about me so quickly? We met a few days ago and though we were only in each other's company for barely a few hours, you should have some impression of me at the very least... Do you have short term memory?" Tomoyo asked in a hurt voice. - He has forgotten about me! He has forgotten all about me! And here I am thinking about him everyday! -
"You are... Daidouji-san?" Eriol asked unsurely. - Oh my god! It couldn't be, could it? The girl that appears in my dreams everyday is now standing right in front of me? Am I dreaming?! She looks absolutely stunning.-
"Hai! So you do remember! How have you been?" Tomoyo asked, feeling a tinge of happiness in her heart. - So he does remember? Yes! Wait! Why do I even care if he remembers me or not? -
"Of course! Why wouldn't I? I won't forget such a beauty. It is just that you seem even prettier than before! That's why I couldn't tell that it was you. I'm fine now, thanks for your concern." Eriol replied.
"Are you sure? Can your hand move now?" Tomoyo asked concerned while slightly blushing. "I'm sorry for that, I'm really sorry!"
"Oh don't worry. I'm perfectly fine now!" Eriol replied while moving his hand, showing her that he was fine.
Sakura, who had been listening to the conversation all along felt very confused and finally asked "Hoe?! Do you know each other from somewhere? And Daidouji-san, how did you know that Eriol-kun is injured?"
"Erm... We sort of know each other... He has that injury because of me. He…" Tomoyo was about to explain when Eriol coughed.
Sakura looked at them confusedly.
"Well, since she has let it out, I guess that I have no choice but to tell you." Eriol said as he sighed and explained every thing in detail leaving out the magic part, as he didn't want Sakura to know that Tomoyo knew about magic and for Tomoyo, he didn't want her to know that Sakura knew about magic and in fact, possessed it.
"Oh, so you were injured by those thugs. Well, in any case, I'm glad that you are alright now." Sakura said, feeling happy and relieved that both of them had came clean.
"Hai, anyway, how do Sakura-chan and you know each other? I haven't heard of anything about it before." Eriol asked, feeling the urge to know.
"Eh well I just happened to meet Kinomoto-san a few days ago, the same day that I met you and since I found her extremely kawaii, I asked if she was willing to be my part time model and she actually agreed!" Tomoyo exclaimed, getting a little bit excited, but at the same time, she felt a little jealous that they had called each other by their first names - This means that they are close. I wonder what kind of relationship they share. -
Both Eriol and Sakura sweat dropped.
"Hehe, oh well, I guess both of you should get going, sorry to hold you back." Eriol said in an apologetic way, but somewhere in his heart, he wished that Tomoyo would not go. - What is this feeling I have again? -
"Okay. Oh no... Sorry Daidouji-san, I have to find a document that I left on my desk first before we can leave." Sakura said as she quickly flew to her desk and started searching for it.
"Alright, anyway Hiiragizawa-san, I wonder if you are free tomorrow. I would like to ask you out for dinner with me tomorrow evening as I'd like to apologize for everything as well as to show my gratitude to you." Tomoyo asked, hoping that he would accept. - He might not accept my offer as it might give Kinomoto-san the wrong impression. - Tomoyo thought, her mind having decided that Eriol and Sakura had to be going out.
But to her surprise, Eriol agreed.
"I will be more than glad to accept your offer. So shall I pick you up at your place tomorrow?" Eriol asked eagerly. - I can't believe she asked me out! Hey, wait. Why am I so happy and excited over a dinner? I couldn't have…-
"Hai. So 7.30pm alright? I know the perfect restaurant for us to dine at. Here, this is my address." Tomoyo replied happily as she took out a piece of paper and wrote her address.
"Alright! So see you tomorrow at 7.30pm! I've got to go now, Ja!" Eriol said while taking the address, peering at it as he entered his office. - Wow, she lives quite close to me, just a street away. -
"Ja ne!" Tomoyo replied, feeling the urge to jump around the room. - I can't believe he accepted my offer! Hey, why am I so emotional about him? It's not like I...-
"I'm sorry for the wait, we can go now." Sakura apologized, holding her document in her hand.
"It's okay! Let's go now! I can't wait any longer for you to try on all my clothes!" Tomoyo shouted excitedly as she started walking out.
"Hoe!" Sakura said as she sweat dropped, feeling rather reluctant to go now as she followed suit.
Whisper Hey, isn't that Tomoyo Daidouji? The famous designer? What is she doing in our company?
Whisper Hey, isn't she with the new secretary that Hiiragizawa hired a few days ago?
"Oh my god! Isn't that the famous designer Tomoyo Daidouji? I'm her biggest fan!" Maki exclaimed, not believing her eyes.
"Yup! I'm sure she is! I love her clothes a lot too! Look, the clothes that I'm wearing now are designed by her! My whole cupboard is full of her clothes! But what is she doing in our company?" Serika asked confused.
"Me too! Hey! She seems to know the bitch! How can that bitch know her?" Ami said, feeling angry as she saw them talking to each other.
"Who knows? We'll wring some answers from her later!" Maki replied feeling jealous of Sakura.
&---&---&Meanwhile at Eriol's office &---&---&
- What is happening to met? Why is my heart beating so fast? Hey! What am I doing back here? I thought I was supposed to go and meet Syaoran at his office to discuss some matters? - Eriol thought to himself as he hurried off.
&---&---&
Sakura and Tomoyo walked out the office and they heard some murmuring. But they didn't bother about it as Tomoyo explained her work to Sakura while Sakura occasionally asked some questions about it.
In no time, they had walked out of the building and were at the car park.
"Wow! I wonder whose car is that! It looks so grand! How I wish I could have a car like that!" Sakura exclaimed loudly when she saw a black Menz car which looked too majestic and sophisticated for just anybody to sit in.
Although she usually walked home, she was quite sure that the car wasn't there normally.
"Ano... Kinomoto-san, that's my car." Tomoyo said sweat dropping after realizing that Sakura was referring to her car.
"Oh, I see this car belongs to you." Sakura replied dumbly as she stood there.
"What?! This car is yours?!" Sakura exclaimed, now with her eyes opened widely as what Tomoyo said finally broke through to her brain. After realizing how childishly she had behaved, Sakura turned several different shades of red, as she put her head down - Oh my! She must have think I'm a weirdo! How could I have acted like that in front of a world famous designer? -
"Ah, Kawaii!! I love your expression! You look super kawaii! Hurry up and let's go! I can't wait for you to try on my clothes! I bet you will look even more kawaii than before!" Tomoyo exclaimed with excited and starry eyes as she dragged Sakura to her car.
"Hoe!" Sakura screamed sweat dropping as she was dragged by the currently out of control Tomoyo. - Oh no! Maybe I shouldn't have agreed! -
Tomoyo started the engine and drove at a fast speed as Sakura stared out of the window admiring the scenery, Tomoyo made light-hearted conversation between the two of them as she drove to the building. Soon they reached a gray yet not daunting tall building and Tomoyo parked her car in a special parking lot reserved especially for her after passing a security check.
- I'm dreaming aren't I? I'm going to wake up and realize everything here is an illusion. - Sakura thought to herself, she still couldn't get over it.
"Come on, let's hurry up! I can't wait any longer!" Tomoyo exclaimed breaking Sakura from her thoughts.
"Hai!" Sakura quickly replied as she got out of the car realizing that she had yet again, acted stupidly. -Oh god, I have to get used to this quickly. I'm too nervous! -
Thankfully, Tomoyo didn't seem to mind, in fact she seemed extra happy and excited about it.
"Alright, we're reaching soon." Tomoyo said entering the building where lots of people greeted her and she greeted them back with a nod. Sakura nodded as she followed closely behind her.
"Okay, here it is." Tomoyo said as she opened a door that led them to a compact room with quite a few clothes racks scattered all over the place, some cameras and spotlights were stationed at all sides and a big stage was right at the middle.
Sakura stood in awe of the place. The design was simple yet elegant. Sakura now knew why Tomoyo was so famous. Her taste was absolutely fantastic!
"Okay Kinomoto-san. I'll roughly brief you on our plan now. In the following 3 weeks, you'll have to come here quite often and for longer periods to practice for the fashion show. You'll be guided by Kate and Rachel over there on how to catwalk as well as some other basic things like what to do on stage." Tomoyo briefed. "For now, you will first practice your catwalk and stuff first before we will go to the exciting part, that is…. Trying on clothes!!"
"Uh huh." Sakura replied still slightly in a daze, her excitement bubbling over. But at the same time, she was getting rather nervous.
"Okay, we'll be starting soon to catch up on the time we lost at your office. Please prepare yourself and calm down okay?" Tomoyo asked smiling as she walked over to two women there and spoke to them in a soft voice.
&---&---&
"Alright babe, you're a natural!" Kate a blonde haired girl commented as Sakura did the catwalk rather smoothly after some dreadful hours.
At the beginning, Sakura had been a complete klutz as she stumbled all over the place because of her nervousness. It took several hours before she finally got used to it.
"Okay Kinomoto-san, you can take a break now. You look utterly exhausted." Tomoyo smiled as she passed Sakura a cup of coffee and Sakura sighed in relief while taking it.
"Finally! My legs are aching so badly!! I never knew that modeling was so hard." Sakura exclaimed as she sat down and massaged her aching feet.
"Don't worry, you will get used to it in a matters of days." Tomoyo reassured her. "By the way, I've been wondering, how's work at the Li's company like?"
"It's pretty good. The salary is fine, the people are okay... Except for the big boss there. He is so cold. It is impossible to communicate with him. I don't see why so many people like him. It is just that he looks quite okay. Speaking of which, weren't you looking for him the other time? You know him? What is your relationship with him?" Sakura asked curiously as she recalled her first meeting with Tomoyo.
"Oh, you mean that time? Well, he was once my classmate and we get along quite well. We are just friends and I was looking for him to ask him if he could sponsor the fashion show. I haven't met him for almost 8 years as I went to study at England and he remained in Hong Kong. But we still keep in contact with each other. Anyway, Syaoran-kun can be a great friend when you get to know him well. He is just cold to strangers." Tomoyo explained.
"Hmm... I guess you might be right. But I still don't get it why is he well-liked by so many people with his attitude. In our company, there is this group that call themselves 'B3' as in Beautiful 3, but we refer to them as Bitches 3. They have a major crush on both Li-san and Eriol-kun. And when they saw Eriol-kun and me together, they will always come and confront me. But nowadays, Eriol-kun seems to be nearby all the time, so they couldn't confront me." Sakura said as she sighed, remembering those horrible experiences she had had.
"Wow, that's really nice of him. Are the two of you going out by any chance?" Tomoyo finally managed to asked the question that had been bugging her. - No! Please say no! -
"Huh? Eriol-kun and I?" Sakura burst out laughing as she choked on her coffee before she finally controlled herself.
"What's so funny?" Tomoyo asked as hope rose in her heart.- Does this mean they are not going out? -
"Sorry for being rude. But Eriol is just a very good friend of mine. I really cannot imagine going out with him. Not that he's bad or anything, it's just that you know... Erm... Weird in a way." Sakura struggled to explain.
"Oh. So how's he like?" Tomoyo asked trying to sound calm but she was struggling to stop herself from squealing in delight.
"Hmm… He's nice. But he's scarily perceptive." Sakura replied not wanting to let Tomoyo know that he could read minds while wanting to warn her about it at the same time. "Shh… don't tell him what I told you okay?"
"Don't worry. That'll be our secret! So anyway, how long have you been in the company?" Tomoyo asked with a grin.
"Right!" Sakura smiled before continuing. "Actually I've only been working there for a few days. The day we met was my first day there. You see, I'd just resigned from my previous job because…" Sakura let it trail off as she recalled Andy and all the happy times that they were together, and his cheating on her!
She had already locked away those memories far back in her head, and Tomoyo's question pushed it back to the front.
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it." Tomoyo quickly said as she noticed Sakura's change of mood. Her eyes seemed teary.
"I'm sorry, it is just some bad memories, I'll tell you another time okay?" Sakura asked, trying to be cheerful.
"Sure." Tomoyo replied feeling the urge to comfort Sakura.
"How about you?" Sakura asked back cheerfully.
"Me? I loved designing clothes since I was small and so I started this company with part of the Daidouji's fortune that my father had left." Tomoyo answered sighing as she remembered the days when she just started this company.
"So how is your work, Daidouji-san?" Sakura asked curiously, wondered what it was like to be a famous designer.
"It's great! I love my work very much! Although I'm usually busy especially because of the fashion shows, as that is the period where my real works starts -- designing all my clothes. But the work here is rather enjoyable. It's my dream come true. By the way, you can call me Tomoyo-chan if you want, there's no need for formalities." Tomoyo replied smiling.
"Hai. You can call me Sakura-chan if you want too!" Sakura replied, glad that Tomoyo had made the first move.
The two talked about just about everything under the sun, from exes to companies and practically about everything in their life. And soon, they became good friends.
After the short break, it was Sakura's nightmare but Tomoyo's dream. It was time for her to try on different clothing!
&---&---&
"Hey Sakura-chan, try this pink kimono that I just finished designing this week!" Tomoyo said animatedly as she handed it to Sakura.
Sakura nodded, taking the kimono as she retreated to the changing room to change. After a while, she emerged rather shyly as the two stylists eyed her critically.
"Kawaii!" Tomoyo shouted, with stars in her eyes. "Sakura-chan, you are really incredibly kawaii!! I'm so glad that I chose you!"
"Though we are quite used with Tomoyo-san's reaction, we have to agree that you do look wonderful and... kawaii in it." The 2 stylists nodded in agreement.
"Hoe" Sakura looked at them weirdly as she sweatdropped.
Dress after dress was put on and Sakura felt like she was going to die of exhaustion. But Tomoyo's excitement had never ceased.
"Sakura-chan! Check out this dress! I like it most!" Tomoyo said excitedly as she passed her a white dress.
Sakura barely nodded again as she dragged her feet to the changing room once again.
"Oh my god! Sakura-chan! You look absolutely... KAWAII!!" Tomoyo shouted as Sakura walked out. The white grown fit her perfectly as it hugged all her curves. She looked exactly like a tenshi in it.
"Arigatou." Sakura smiles meekly at her loving how the gown looked on her too.
"Okay, I think that's it for today. I guess you are tired right? Well you'll have to come down next Saturday same time same day on your own. Is that fine with you?" Tomoyo asked.
"Erm... I think so." Sakura replied after some thought as she changed out of the grown and back to her own clothes.
"Alright then, next week you might have to be here longer. You should be ready to model in the clothes that have been chosen and we might start letting you model with the music on to get you ready. You can keep the grown for yourself. Take it as a gift from me since you accepted this job." Tomoyo offered seeing as Sakura liked the grown.
"Oh no, I can't accept such an expensive gift, Anyway it should be my honor that I can work for you" Sakura quickly pushed the grown away lightly.
"No, I insist. Don't argue with your boss. I will walk you out." Tomoyo said in a firm tone as she walked to the door.
"Okay. Thanks Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura said as she walked forward to catch up out noticing a smile on Tomoyo's face as she turned back.
"I'll go now. Ja ne, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura waved goodbye as she stared at the sky, it was about 8pm already and the sky was pitch black except for the streetlights.
"I can get my bodyguard to send you home." Tomoyo offered as she followed Sakura's gaze and remembered her encounter in the alley. She didn't want Sakura to experience the same thing that she had gone through.
"Ano... You better let him send you home." Sakura rejected, though she was tempted to accept it.
"Nah... I don't like taking my car with her in it. It's a her by the way. She's too, what's the word? Oh yes… Paranoid. She seems to think there's a bomb in every corner. I just managed to shake her off before I went to your office this afternoon. Besides, I have two cars here just in case anything happens." Tomoyo replied as she gave a soft sigh.
"Okay then. I guess I'll see you next Saturday then! Ja!" Sakura said as a lady in black who seemed rather worked up led the way.
"Ja!" Tomoyo replied as she too entered her own car and drove home. - I have to hurry home and look for the clothes for tomorrow's dinner with Hiiragizawa-san -
&---&---&
"Naoko-chan! I'm back!" Sakura yelled.
"Sakura-chan, it's so late already. You had me quite worried there. So how's the modeling?" Naoko asked eagerly.
"It was rather tiring, though some parts are fun! Tomoyo-chan is really great too!" Sakura gushed.
"Tomoyo-chan? You're on first name basis with her already?!" Naoko exclaimed gleefully.
"Hai, she insisted. We are now friends. Now I'm so nervous about the fashion show even though it is in a month's time." Sakura said ecstatically.
"Fashion show!? You are in her fashion show?! I heard that it is every model's dream to be in her fashion shows as she only accepts the best. Wow! I can't believe it! I so envy you Sakura-chan..." Naoko pouted childishly.
"Hehe..." Sakura laughed nervously. "Anyway she has given me a white grown. Want to see it?" Sakura asked as she took out the grown.
"Oh my god! This grown looked so nice! How I wish I could have that." Naoko joked.
"I can give you if you want!" Sakura replied not knowing that Naoko was joking.
"No no, I was just joking Sakura-chan... Anyway, I'm going to the mall tomorrow. Wanna come?" Naoko offered.
"Sure, I haven't been to one in ages!" Sakura squealed enthusiastically. "But can we leave late morning? I'm exhausted!"
"No problem. Anything for my best friend! And wear that grown tomorrow, I want to have a look at it!" Naoko agreed happily. "Anyway, I'm going to this small village which is quite far from here tomorrow so I won't be back for a quite a while. I'm trying to find some inspiration for my next book."
"Okay, anything for my best friend!" Sakura copied Naoko sticking her tongue out. "I will be all alone at home again. Well, I guess I should sleep now or else I won't be able to wake up tomorrow." Sakura complained sleepily.
"I'm so sorry but I can't help it. Oyasumi." Naoko said as she too turned off the computer and began to pack her bag.
"Oyasumi" Sakura replied as she fell onto her bed fast asleep.
&---&---&
"Sakura, what do you think of this top? Is it too bright?" Naoko asked Sakura while holding up a yellow sleeveless top.
"Nah. I don't think so. It fits you perfectly." Sakura replied as she looked for a top for herself. She was wearing the dress that Tomoyo had given her yesterday and she had the feeling that she was being watched by a lot of guys.
The two of them were at the shopping mall and in one of the department stores seeing if there were any clothes that they liked. Sakura was looking for more working clothes when something caught her attention.
"Sakura-chan?" Naoko asked feeling that Sakura's attention wasn't on her.
"Let's go to the toys department!" Sakura suddenly shouted as she dragged Naoko.
"Hai hai. How old are you now?" Naoko asked, sighing. Sakura had always taken a fancy to toys. She had never grown up.
But Sakura ignored that comment as she bent down careful not to damage the dress and quickly picked up a stuffed toy.
"Kawaii! It looks just like Kero-chan!" Sakura exclaimed excitedly as she hugged it tightly.
"Ano... Sakura-chan..." Naoko whispered feeling embarrassed as everyone's gaze was on them.
"Ah... Gomen. It was just so cute that I couldn't resist." Sakura apologized profusely while turning 10 shades of red.
The crowd shook their heads and soon left. But behind a pillar, a normally stony face barely concealed into a rare smile as he saw the scene.
Only after they left did he emerge from behind the pillar. It was an amber-eyed man who looked 24. He had needed to buy some supplies and just happened to pass by the place.
- Wow, she is actually quite childish. She's cute too. And her dress, she looks like a tenshi.- He smiled just at the thought of it.
- No! It's just an illusion! She's just another of them...- His mind shot back as he quickly dismissed the thought and walked away.
But even as he walked away, her image still appeared freshly in his brain.- Argh, what is happening to me? -
&---&---&
"Wow. Daidouji-san you look wonderful." Eriol said as he met Tomoyo at her door. She was wearing a purple night grown with light make-up and some accessories.
"You too." Tomoyo replied blushing slightly at Eriol's compliment. He was wearing a tuxedo.
"Let's go." Eriol said as he led her to his car in a gentlemanly manner and they drove to the restaurant.
&---&---&
"Okay. Have a safe trip!" Sakura cried out as Naoko left.
After sending Naoko off, Sakura went to her desk and started at her documents.
"Oh no! I must have taken the wrong document when I was in a hurry! What should I do now? The deadline's tomorrow!" Sakura panicked when she realized she had taking the wrong one.
She quickly locked the house and ran to the building. Sakura ran past the security guard who was sleeping soundly on his chair. Sakura stared at him in disgust, he was snoring loudly and she could see a little puddle of drool on his hand. - I wonder why they hired him as a security guard, they must be blind to hire him! A world class company hiring such staff!-
She didn't want to waste anymore time as she quickly ran into the elevator so that she could quickly go to the top floor where her desk was.
"Come on... That document requires quite a lot of time to do and I do not want to work overnight and not be able to wake up tomorrow!" Sakura murmured as she wished the lift could hurry up.
&---&---&
They had reached at a restaurant that was at the top of a building that had 90 floors and were being led to a table by a waitress. Being the gentleman that he was, Eriol pulled out Tomoyo's chair for her.
"Thank you." Tomoyo replied shyly as she sat down.
"You're welcome." Eriol said smoothly as he sat at his seat.
"Wow, I love this restaurant the scenery here is so beautiful. It is definitely breathtaking, especially at night." Tomoyo exclaimed as she looked out.
"Yup, it definitely does," Eriol nodded. - But not as beautiful as you -
They ordered their food and started on a light conversation.
"Cheers" Both of them toasted their wine as they took small sips from it.
"Isn't it such a wonderful day?" Tomoyo said while drinking her wine in a lady-like manner as she looked out, admiring the scenery.
"Of course. It's not everyday that I get to dine with such a beautiful woman." Eriol said smiling charmingly or rather, seductively. - Argh, what am I doing? Flirting with her? No! I can't leave a bad impression on her! -
Tomoyo blushed at his comment and quickly bent her head down to hide her blush.-What am I blushing for? But he looks so charming, how I wished this would never end -
There was a short period of silence between them and Eriol suddenly suggested going for a walk to digest their food after their dinner.
Tomoyo agreed quickly, feeling only too happy to be able to spend more time with him.- Oh no, I guess I am falling for him.-
&---&---&
Yawn "What's the time now? Half an hour to 9? I might as well lock the office now. It's not like anybody is still in the office now right?" The security guard that had been sleeping not long ago thought aloud.
He had woken up right after Sakura had taken the lift up and was now trying his best to find any excuses to be able to skive.
"Maybe I will just check if the boss has left yet as he came here in the afternoon." He thought to himself as he walked slowly towards the security windows.
"Hmm... No one here, no one here, and no one here." The guard briefly glanced at the windows as he saw the place was in total darkness before yawning again.
He switched off the electricity and since the company was extremely high-tech, all the doors were automatically locked too!
&---&---&
"Why is the stupid office so dark? I can't see a damn thing." Sakura exclaimed beginning to get frustrated, forgetting that there was such a thing as lights as she tried to find her way through to her desk in the dark. She had bumped into several desks on the way through.
"Ah! Here it is!" Sakura held the document in her hands triumphantly. She double-checked again to make sure that it was the right one. She didn't want to run back again just for a stupid document.
It was then that she felt something green flash pass. Sakura's eyes widened as she quickly ran towards where she had sensed it. - It couldn't be what I think it is, could it? - It was gone as quickly as it came.
- Weird, there's nothing here. - She thought to herself as she found herself at the entrance of Li's office. And just then, she heard a disorientated groan.
"AHH!! Ghost!!" Sakura shouted, her voice shaking with fear as she quickly hid under a desk shivering, with her hand covering her face, "Go away, I didn't offend you!"
"Huh? What ghost?" The 'ghost' asked in a confused tone as he yawned and looked under the table. "Oh, it's you." A man said boredly as he shook himself awake.
"Li-san?" Sakura asked unsurely, recognizing the voice. She was still scared to look up.
"No, I'm a ghost." Syaoran rolled his eyes. His head throbbed painfully and the girl wasn't helping. He reached out for the light and found that it wasn't working. - Of all the times to get a blackout... -
"Whatever. My mistake, happy?" Sakura stared angrily at him as she walked towards the lift.
"Crap!" Sakura yelled. "This is not happening to me... It's all a dream, I'll count to three and then I'll wake up." She mumbled under her breath as she realized the lift wasn't working and the staircase door wouldn't budge too.
"What's the matter?" Syaoran asked running over as he heard Sakura yelled.
"The lift isn't working. The staircase door is locked. What's happening?!" Sakura demanded trying to keep her voice steady as she kept pressing the lift button, hoping that the light would come out.
"Oh damn, what is the time now?" Syaoran asked as he stared at his watch. "8.30? It shouldn't be turned on so soon." He continued worriedly.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked feeling confused.
"This company will lock up at 9 on Sundays. And having so many levels, we installed a system that will automatically off the power and lock all doors once switched on. Only my office is an exception as the system went haywire last week and refused to unlock the door again. Overloaded I guess." Syaoran explained in an annoyed tone.
"But it's too early isn't it?" Sakura asked hopefully.
"It is." Syaoran paused for a while as he tried opening the staircase door. "But... It's all locked up." Syaoran continued seemingly nonchalant but actually shaken inside.
"What?!" Sakura shouted.
End of Chapter 5Jo: Hmm… 5kwords! I think we broke a record. Anyway, this chapter is longer than usual as a sort of compensation for not updating for such a long time. Oh yes, in case anyone's wondering why all the cars are black, she's, points a black freak.
LingIs it cliffy and long enough? I wonder what will happen. What is wrong with liking black? Black is so cool and such.. He he… Anyway if you wonder why there's a sudden change, Jo wants it to be like that. She wants to show that there're 2 different minds at work. ;; hehe…
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