Sakura tapped on the window of the ice cream shop. The door was shut and no one seemed to be inside. She glanced down at Minushinn and Ayra. They seemed extremely anxious to get the ice cream into their mouths. She sighed, hesitantly.

Tomoyo and Eriol glanced at each other. Noticing the same stare at one another, Eriol stuck his tongue out and Tomoyo pouted. She brushed a random bit of hair from her face and crossed her arms over her chest.

Eriol just sighed and scratched his head. His dark eyes glanced down at his watch. "I should really get going. I was due home, long ago. Nakuru will be worried." He turned and ran, quickly around the dark corner, down the allyway. Tomoyo raised a light eyebrow at the sound of Nakuru's name. Eriol lived with her. She was his good friend from high school. Hard to believe Eriol was now 19.

Sakura shook her head. "You better go now, Tomo. Sonomi will be worried as well." She smiled softly, clutching Minushinn's tiny hand. He glanced up at her, grinning cutely. "Yea Tobo." His dimples pounced off his face.

Tomoyo laughed. "You're teaching these kids things, Sakura. All good so far, better nto let them see your bad side." She closed her eyes and smirked. Sakura narrowed her eyebrows.

"Shuddap!! They are listening ya know." Tomoyo just blinked back. "Really naughty side too. It's a wonder you don't have a boyfriend. Sakura's mouth gaped opened like a fish.

Tomoyo's eyes darted down to the children, following Sakura's. "Go home and sap on about Eriol, will you!!" Sakura bared her teeth hissingly.

"I do SO not sap about Eriol Hirigaziwa."

"I'm sure."

Minushinn's eyes looked from one girl to the other. "BE FWIENDDS!!!" He shouted gleefully, pulling on both of their outfits.

They both looked down at him. Sakura smiled kindly. "We're just joking around with each other. It's okay," She paused and ruffled his hair. "Tomoyo has to go anyway. Right, Tomoyo?"

She hissed.

"Um, yep." Tomoyo sweat dropped, appropriately and made her way down the block.

Ayra 's snores got louder by the second. Sakura widened her eyes an inch and glanced down at the small child. She had fallen asleep. A tiny head of hair resting against her leg.

It was so cute and peaceful. The adorable child. So calm when she was sleeping. No loud noises or boisterous comments about her toys. She was just 'kawaii.' Her mouth opening and closing slightly, right below the small bridge of her nose. Light blodish hair fell into her tan face. Framing her beauty-

"WAHH!" The small blue eyes darted open, alarmed. 'Minushinn.' Sakura thought, exasperated. He had poked her, over and over again. Then screamed loudly in her ear.

How typical.

She grabbed both of their hands and pulled them in through the glass door. It swung gently behind them and closed shut. With a light jingle.

She glanced around the parlor. It was quite cute and nicely decorated. Sakura decided she like it. So did Minushinn. No one seemed to be there.

She walked up to the counter and tapped on the little bell, atop it. "Hello?" She asked, impatiently. An anxious look on both children's faces.

A messy chestnut head shot up from behind the counter. A tall, masculine body, wrapped up by a tight shirt stood in front of Sakura's eyes. She looked up to meet a pair of amber eyes. A tanned face blinked back at her.

Here was a tall, broad shouldered man standing in front of her. He seemed to be holding an ice cream cone. Strawberry. The man lifted it to his lips and a light tongue flickered out and licked the scoop. A dark eyebrow was arched. His tongue flew back to his mouth and his lips shut. Taking in the delicious taste of strawberry.

Sakura could almost taste it in her own mouth. Her eyes were wider then usual, by about an inch. 'OH MY GOD!! How damn sexy..' She couldn't move. Her light hands gripped the bottom cuffs of her girlish jean shorts. She blinked uncontrollably.

"Um, Can I help you?"

"Hello?"

"Anyone home?"

"Can I help you ma'am!!??"

A man's deep, rugged voice repeated in her mind. She snapped out of her tranze and managed a glare.

"Exuse me. I'd prefer if you could ask once. I heard you the first time. You replied to your own question so quickly I had not time to answer." She darkened her eyes and raised them to meet his own. Her stomach turned and stumbled over. 'Damnit.'

A deep laugh escaped his pinkish lips. "Smart ass answer." He replied snappishly. "But don't think to highly of yourself. It's not good." He kept his eyebrow high, on his forehead.

Sakura wished she could erase it. Where was an eraser when she needed it. "Well excuse me. But I don't believe you have much of a right to be rude to your costumers." She gave him a look over and raised her chin, more dignified.

His laugh repeated. "Not that I'd mind being fired so much. You really should see a doctor about that attitude." He smirked genuinely.

Sakura glared so hard he thought she was trying to make him dissapear. She was. Her insides pounced with fury.

"What in gods name is wrong with you?" She snapped, frowning. "Where the hell do you come off, acting like a jerk??!! It makes absolutely no sense."

His lips only quirked up higher. "The actual question is, where do you come off? This is my personality, little girl." He emphasized the 'little girl'. "If you have a problem with it, go complain to god."

She gaped her mouth open like a fish. 'How rude was this guy going to get.' With a haughty huff she marched herself and the children straight out the door-only to bump straight into Eriol.

"Hey Sakura." He mumbled lazily. "I'm back for work." He scratched the back of his head, with a lazy frown. Then he wailed loudly, at nothing.

"Oh! Eriol, I'm so glad you're here!" She said loudly, with a cheerful grin. "I'm so happy."

He rose an eyebrow in confusion. "Really? You are?" The look on his face struck her as shock. His eyes were lowered a bit. He yawned effectively.

"That man over there, won't stop giving me problems!! He's extremely rude and-and stuff." She huffed quickly. "You must tell your boss something."

Eriol peered his eyes upon the tall, handsome man behind the counter, who was coughing, to stop himself from laughing.

"Oh, him. I've been trying to get rid of him for years, Sakura." He grabbed an 'Ice Cream Palace' apron and tied it around his kneck and waist, strolling to the counter.

"What?" Sakura blinked. "Aren't you going to do something about him?" Eriol shrugged effortlessly.

"He's my best friend, why would I?" The words rolled off his tongue lazily and Sakura stepped back, in shock. Syaoran guffawed unable to hold his laughter back anymore.

"About time you showed up Eriol."

"Shuddap, Syaoran." He mumbled back.

"Sy-oa-ran?" Sakura said blanly, her wide eyes still blinking.

"That-that stupid idiot who won't stop teasing me is Syaoran Li?" She couldn't hold in her shock. "The richest most most popular bachelor in the town of Tomoeda!?" Her pale finger was pointedly jabbed towards Syaoran, who was smirking, uncontrollably.

"STOP SMIRKING!!" She screamed angily.

He shoved his hands out. "Forgive me, little miss princess but it's in my nature." Eriol rolled his eyes. "Isn't it obvious?" He added to Syaoran's statement.

She blinked again, before grabbing the children's hands and marching out of the door. Still awestruck and in a huge state of shock.

One that wouldn't seem to go away.

Such..HORRIBLE news.

Her favorite man, the bachelor of her dreams, whom she had heard about everywhere. With his irresistible charming, romantic skills, was this rude, untolerable idiot. Who was too boastful for words.

The prince charming she'd been pining over. Gone. Dead. Completely dissipated. For good.