Dear readers,
Sadly, I happened to receive a review from an anonymous person. I would like to repeat that this fic is absolutely MINE. I DID NOT PLAGIARIZE. And you know what? I'm not trying to be rude. But I hope the reviewer by the name of "anon" will respect my privacy and not REVEAL my name. So what if you know me? Like I've said, It's my privacy. You have no right to do that. And for your information, I happen to be good in English, not very good, but good enough to write a fic. So don't mock me when you don't even know how to spell a proper "P-L-A-G-I-A-R-I-Z-E". It's not plagarise. Go learn your spelling before mocking my standard of English. A word of advice : Learn some manners. Thank You, and I don't hope to see you soon, or at all. No offence! (Looks out the window) Ahh.. nice weather..
Phoenix: "Boo! lalala I scared you! Didn't i? muahahahaha!!"
Kero: "(sweat-drop) Erm, sorry readers… she's just shocked by the reviewing results. (knocks phoenix onthe head) Wake up, phoenix! You embarrassing fella!"
Phoenix: "KERO!! 31 REVIEWS!!! Aaaahhhhh!!" (grabs Kero and shaking him violently)
Onii-san: (shouting from downstairs) "OIE BAKA! WHAT"S GOING ON UP THERE!?"
Phoenix: (shoving Kero aside) "No-Nothing! Hehe-hehe.. (Turns back to story) I am so sorry - again! Ano… where's Kero?"
Kero: "Mmmfff! Mmmffff!!" (Shouting from under the pillow)
Phoenix: "What-What's that? … (looking around the room nervously) Kero! Where are you!?"
Kero: (struggled and finally got out from the pillow) "I-AM-HERE! cough-cough BAKA!" (furiously flew out of the room)
Phoenix: "Oh… ano… is that my fault?" (nods reader) "I am so-so-so clumsy today! Argh. Oh wells, I'll say sorry to Kero later. Meanwhile, please enjoy the story while I go prepare some pudding and cookies for him. Ja ne!" (skips out of the room)
Standard Disclaimer Applies
First Love
Chapter 3: The Dare
- Bbrrriiiiinnggg -
Finally, the last bell rang. Although he had waited for only 3 hours, Syaoran thought it seemed like forever. He had been dreading for this moment. Well, maybe not dreading, but he didn't want his friends to see him blush – because of a girl.
"chuckles… Come on, bud. Let's go." Eriol smirked as he saw Syaoran's face reddening (P/N: any word like that?). But they didn't notice, he was also shaking.
"Quick! I want to see my Chiharu!" Takashi said as he started pushing Syaoran out of the room, with an evil Eriol following behind.
- Meanwhile, at Suzukino High -
(If you guys didn't notice, I mentioned before in Chp 1 that Syaoran's school ends earlier)
Sakura, Tomoyo and Chiharu were packing their bags in the class after the bell finally rang. They were always the last to go.
"…Sa-Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo called Sakura with a guilty look on her face.
"Hai, Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura replied, looking at the guilty-looking Tomoyo with a worrying look.
"…A-ano… Are you angry with me for what happened today?" Tomoyo looked up at Sakura, her eyes shimmering with tears.
"Eh? What-what happened today?" Sakura asked, making Tomoyo and Chiharu fall. (P/N: I forgot to mention that Sakura is very forgetful ")
"Sakura-chan… the thing about you and that Li Syaoran… Have you really forgotten?" Chiharu asked, dot-eyed.
"OH! Of course not… Tomoyo-chan! I'm not angry with you! Why should I be?" Sakura asked her dot-eyed friend.
"I told the others that he likes you… But in actual fact, I think he really does you know? Heh-heh…" Tomoyo's dot-eyes eventually turned into shimmering eyes, and she said "I know you do too… do you need my help??"
"Hoe! Tomoyo-chan! I don't like him! I don't even know him and I don't need your help!" Sakura wailed, a bit too excitedly.
Tomoyo's shimmering eyes blinked and evil glints took over. "You're blushing, Sakura-chan. Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahaha…" her witch's laughter trailed off as she walked out of the classroom.
Chiharu giggled as Sakura sweat-dropped. "Tomoyo's condition has turned from bad to worse…" Sakura said as she picked up her bag and walked out of the class, putting on her glasses. Chiharu followed behind her.
- Suzukino High, School Gate -
With Syaoran
"Oh great. It's that SS gossip again. Sakura's gonna hate me for life." Syaoran muttered under his breadth. Eriol, Takashi and he himself had reached the school 5 minutes before it ended, each on a motor-bike.
"Cool it, bud. It's true anyways." Takashi joked, looking around, hoping to see his girlfriend. Eriol just chuckled lightly.
Syaoran groaned and glared at those 2 guys. Just then, Takashi shouted.
"CHIHARU DEAR!!" he ran towards his girlfriend, only to find the school's belle and a long, raven-violet haired beauty beside her. Syaoran blushed when he saw Sakura, and same for Eriol. (P/N: You know who he's blushing at! It's too obvious. Muahaha!!!)
"Takashi darling! Why're you here?" Chiharu exclaimed with a rather shocked expression on her face. She hadn't expected him to come to her school to find her. But of course, they've arranged to meet later at night.
"Hi Sakura and Tomoyo. Looking as beautiful as ever." He said to the two girls beside Chiharu, and continued, turning to Chiharu. "I'm here with my friends. Come on, I'll introduce them to you." He grabbed Chiharu's hand and brought her to his friends. The two girls followed behind.
"Buddies. I'd like to introduce you to my girlfriend, Chiharu Mihara." Takashi said proudly. This made Chiharu blush.
Syaoran merely nodded. He didn't dare to look up. He knew Sakura was standing just in front of him.
"Nice to meet you, Mrs Yamazaki." Eriol said. With that, he got a head-whack from Takashi, and he continued. "You must be Sakura Kinomoto." He smiled at Sakura. Hearing her name, Syaorans's stomach did a flip-flop.
Sakura was rather shocked when she heard her name being called. I'm still recognizable even in these? "H-hai… Nice to meet you." She managed to stutter.
Tomoyo giggled at Sakura's reaction. "I told you already, people know who you are." She said to Sakura, and turned to Eriol. "Tomoyo Daidoji. But please, call me Tomoyo." She offered a hand for him to shake.
Eriol blushed, and Syaoran noticed. "Konnichiwa Tomoyo-chan. Eriol Hiiragizawa. Eriol will do, though." He replied, and looked at Tomoyo's misty-blue eyes. (P/N: It's her eye colour isn't it? Please correct me if I'm wrong ne!) Beautiful…
"Li! Introduce yourself! Where're your manners?" Takashi said as he whacked his buddy on the shoulders. Syaoran glared at him.
"Li Syaoran." He muttered.
"Yea, we know." Tomoyo and Chiharu chirped, taking secret glances at the blushing Sakura.
Just then, 2 boys walked pass them.
"So, it's true…They ARE together." the black-haired boy said.
"Aww… we really don't have a chance anymore, do we?" the golden-haired boy joined in.
Both of them sighed as they walked away. This made Sakura and Syaoran blush even more. The others just giggled, followed by Tomoyo's little "kawaii".
"I have an idea! Let's go out since we have nothing to do!" Chiharu suggested, giving a this-could-be-a-chance-to-make-them-together look to Tomoyo. Tomoyo immediately understood and added, "Yea! Good idea! Let's go for some shopping and change our clothes and we can go to the new café which just opened in town!"
"Cool with me. What about you Takashi?" Eriol asked with an if-you're-not-going-you'll-be-dead tone.
"O-of course! Let's go." Takashi replied. He was about to get onto his bike when 2 voices suddenly shouted.
"WAIT!!" Yes, Sakura and Syaoran cried in unison. They both blushed madly, and Sakura continued, "Ano… Onii-san will be mad if he knows I'm going out with boys…"
"And-and.. and I have to.. to train! Yea. Train my sword-skill." Syaoran scratched his neck, looking away from Sakura.
"Aww… come on. Let's go." Eriol insisted, pushing Syaoran onto his motor-bike. Reluctantly, he put on his helmet.
"Ok, now, we have 3 girls and 3 boys. I'll be on Takashi's bike, Tomoyo, you'll hop on to Eriol's. And that leaves Sakura and Li." Chiharu said brightly, putting on a silver helmet and climbed onto Takashi's bike, while Tomoyo did the same and climbed onto Eriol's. Indeed, they both blushed.
"Quick Sakura. Do you want to reach home late?" Chiharu asked. Sakura shook her head and put on the black helmet which Syaoran passed to her.
"The last one to reach Kiko (P/N: A name from nowhere. It's supposed to be the name of a shopping centre in this fic though…) treats!" Takashi shouted as he sped off, followed by Eriol.
Shocked, Sakura clumsily climbed onto Syaoran's bike, and he sped off.
- Kiko, the shopping centre -
"Sakura! Look at that! It's so kawaii! I'm sure it'll fit on you. Let's go!" Tomoyo exclaimed as she walked pass a boutique, and oulled Sakura into the shop.
"Hoe! Tomoyo-chan… I didn't bring enough money today…" Sakura replied. She knew the boutique they were in sells really expensive clothes.
"Oh look! Isn't this kawaii?" Tomoyo ignored Sakura as she looked through a stack of pinkish dresses. "I'd like to try this one please." she said to the sales-lady, pulling out a pink dress with little sakura-petals printed on it. The cutting was simple, but it showed hints of sexiness. It was short, from what Sakura saw.
"Sure, you've got a great taste. What's the size?" the blonde sales-lady asked.
"Her size." Tomoyo pointed at Sakura. Sakura had wanted to argue, but she knew it was pointless.
"Good selection. Come on little tenshi." the sales-lady said and pulled a reluctant Sakura into the dressing-room.
"She doesn't seem too happy though." Eriol said as he looked at Sakura being pulled away, like a little girl.
"Heh-heh. But I am!" Tomoyo replied as she continued to look for clothes, this time for herself and Chiharu. "Aren't you guys buying any clothes?" she continued.
"That'll fit you." Eriol ignored the question as he pointed at a turquoise top. "With this." he continued, pulling out a white knee-length skirt. (P/N just imagine it yourself, I'm not good at describing. Heh-heh…)
"Well, your taste is not that bad, for a guy." Tomoyo commented, and made Eriol blush. "Alright. I'll try them on. Wait a minute." she said as she took the skirt and the top and went into the dessing-room.
"You do like her, don't you?" Syaoran asked with a smirk.
"Shut up Li. Here comes your Sakura." Eriol replied.
Sure enough, Sakura had stepped out of the dressing-room. The dress was short, covering only her mid-thighs. Her model-figure was perfectly revealed. Her hair was let down, and of course, she had taken off her glasses, revealing her beautiful emerald eyes. She looked like an angel.
"Ten-tenshi…(Angel)" Syaoran muttered under his breadth.
"Sakura-chan! Kawaii ne!" Chiharu had exclaimed, running towards the beautiful girl.
"Ano… arigato…" Sakura replied. She felt uncomfortable wearing such a short dress.
"No wonder she's the school's belle. Just look at her." Takashi had commented.
"KAWAII!!" Tomoyo said as she ran out of the dressing-room, hugging Sakura tightly. She didn't know that she looked beautiful as well.
Meanwhile, Eriol was drooling over the beautiful-looking Tomoyo and Syaoran over the angelic Sakura. There was total silence from both the boys
"Alright, now that we've got all our clothes. let's go. Li, your treat. Don't forget." Takashi reminded as he pulled Chiharu out of the boutique.
Syaoran reluctantly took out his wallet and walked towards the cashier. "For everybody." he said as he handed the cashier his credit card. Why can't I just pay for her? he thought.
"Thank you, Mr Li. Have a nice day." the cashier said as she returned Syaoran his credit card.
- At the café -
"Thanks for the dress, Li-san." Chiharu said as she took a sip of orange juice from her glass.
"No problem. It's supposed to be my treat." Syaoran replied. He secretly took a glance at Sakura, who was keeping quiet all the time. He knew she felt uncomfortable wearing such a short dress.
"Hey, let's play a game, shall we?" Takashi suggested, breaking the awkward silence.
"What game?" Eriol asked, removing his glance from Tomoyo.
"Truth, or dare." Takashi said evilly, looking at Syaoran and Sakura.
"Oh great. Just great." Syaoran muttered under his breadth.
Both Tomoyo and Sakura knew they couldn't say "no" to this game, or their parents would be crippled. Eriol smirked and Chiharu's eyes brightened.
"Cool. So it's a yes. We'll start with, Eriol. Truth or Dare?" Takashi said. Eriol shot him a look, but Takashi continued, "Crippled parents?"
"Freak. TRUTH." Eriol almost shouted. He knew he was getting it.
"Now, now… What is the colour of your underwear today?" Takashi asked. Eriol heaved a sigh of relief.
"Blue. Sea-blue with black stripes.(LOL!!!)" Eriol answered simply. These made the crowd around them laugh. He continued, "What?! Now it's my turn! LI! Truth or Dare?"
"What the… Dare…" Syaoran muttered, shooting an angry glance at Eriol.
"Heh-heh… Fine. I DARE you to…" Eriol trailed off.
"What?! Get on with it. There's nothing I won't do. Especially if it's a dare. You know it." Syaoran replied icily. His amber eyes burning with flame.
"Fine. I dare you to kiss Sakura Kinomoto." The crowd gasped as Eriol finished his sentence. Sakura's head shot up. That would be my first kiss! Damn that freaking Eriol! Sakura thought angrily.
"W-wait!" Syaoran was about to argue when Takashi interrupted. "Crippled parents?" he reminded dangerously.
"F-fine. K-kinomoto. I'm s-sorry but it's a d-dare." Syaoran stuttered as he scratched the back of his neck. Sakura nodded with understanding.
"I haven't finished my sentence. FRENCH kiss, for no less than 5 minutes." Eriol continued. This angered both Sakura and Syaoran. (P/N: I AM EVIL! muahahaha!!)
"WHAT!!?" They both screamed in unison.
"Crippled parents?" Takashi reminded again, a hint of playful-ness in his tone.
Tomoyo and Chiharu exchanged playful glances. They knew it was going to be fun. "As evidence, I'll be taping it down." Tomoyo giggled as she took out her video camera.
Sakura shot her a death-glare, and turned to Syaoran, who was blushing crimson-red, and nervously scratching the back of his neck. Awkwardly, Syaoran sat down beside her and held her soft face into his hands. He bent down and closed his eyes.
Sakura knew he was serious. Her heart was pounding furiously. She could feel his warm breadth against her face as he came nearer to her. She closed her eyes tightly. They're only centimeters apart! Slowly, their noses touched, and then…
"S-SYAORAN?!" a long black-haired girl with ruby red eyes shouted.
Syaoran shot up upon hearing his named being called. Blushing furiously, he looked at the girl up and down.
"K-karla? W-what are y-you doing here?" he managed to choke out.
Phoenix: "Erm, how was that? Oh my.. I think this chapter sucks big time. But please, don't flame!"
Kero: "munch…munch… yummy! I think I'll forgive you Phoenix. Wow, the cookies are great!"
Phoenix: (Ignoring Kero) "I'm sorry if this chapter's bad. Sorry!! Have been kinda busy with my performance and all. I'm extremely sorry!"
Kero: "Cheer up, Phoenix! I'm sure they'll understand. Quick! Your Phoenix's Replies!"
Phoenix: "Oh, alright. Here goes…"
Phoenix's Replies
Viky, zucool, Pinaygrrl, Sanosukesfoxel, DeAtHaNgEL-LaVeNdA, Rynx- Too- Genki, Mystic Moon Empress, puzzleboy, Kazumi Kairi or Kairi-chan, valzie, danielle ann, Sakura-tenshii, sai-chan
Thanks for reviewing guys! Thanks! please do continue to review!
Special Thanks To:
boo!x) (a.k.a JKEC .-): Muackks! I'm glad we're gonna be in the same class again next year! We're gonna bring the house down!! Thanks for reviewing and FRIENDS4EVER!! See you when school-reopens! BTW, I really do hate the new principal. x)
ocean (a.k.a TMW): Hey! Thanks for reviewing on my story! I'm glad you love my story, but I'm having some problems updating already! I'm going overseas!! Nvm, I promise to rush on it after I've came back ok? IT'S A PROMISE. Anyways, SKY rocks for life! Good luck and see you in school next year!
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To those whom I know and have reviewed, I'm sorry for not replying to you. It might be b'cos I don't know who you are… Anyways, thanks again for reviewing, and keeping my identity a secret! UNLIKE SOME UNKNOWN "ANON".
SPECIAL THANKS CREDITS TO:
Chizumi: THANK YOU CHIZUMI!! THANKS!! DOMO DOMO DOMO!! I am so-so-so very grateful. So grateful that I'm dedicating this story to YOU. Yes, YOU. Kero loves you too! Keep In Touch alright? Thanks for being my keypal! You're my first! happy x-mas too!! I hope you like this story, and this chapter, and all the other chapters that I've told you about. LOL. ARIGATO!
Phoenix: "Oh I forgot! Kero! Chizumi asked me to thank you about the cookies!"
Kero: "Oh, tell her it's alright. And that I'll be saving more of it for her!"
Phoenix: "Right. You heard that Chizumi. Kero! Where's my pudding!?"
Kero: "Er, er… You were busy typing and I thought you didn't want your share… so… heh-heh… heh-heh…"
Phoenix: "KEROBEROS!!! YOU ATE MY PUDDING?! I HATE YOU!!" (strangles Kero on the neck and shaking him vigorously)
Kero: "mmmfff! mmff-mmffff!!"