Author: Sakuraloveu here everyone!!! I updated again and since the last chapter was so useless, this whole chapter is about nothing BUT the party! Hope you will enjoy!!! And please, REVIEW!!!
Special Thanks goes to:
AngelBlossom16 and Wolf Jade!
I think I made a mistake of uploading the new chapter on New Year's Eve, since everyone else updated their stories too and well, I got crashed under all the other story updates. Cry…Not many people reviewed this time but that's okay, seeing as I made a time mistake! But please, review this time?
It's a new year, a new start for my stories and me! I hope "Chapstick Fate" along with "Be My Wife" will be the sunshine in your rainy days! Thanks again everyone!!!
Disclaimer (why every time?!): I don't own CCS, and even if you sue me, I won't have the money to pay you! Whoever you are!
On the with the story……
Chapter Six
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Aw…we just got here…not already…screwing up her face in annoyance, Sakura slowly turned around with a confused Syaoran to see Yukito, looking surprisingly good in a white tux, standing infront of her, smiling.
"Yukito…konbawa." Sakura smiled and bowed.
"Konbawa Sakura-chan. You look stunning tonight." Still smiling, Yukito complimented on Sakura's dress, "It looks as if WE are here together instead of you with," looking at Syaoran with a somewhat weird look, "him."
It's kind of true. I mean him with his white tux and I with my black and silver dress and all…after looking back and forth between Yukito and herself, Sakura silently agreed with him for a moment. What am I thinking? This is Yukito I'm talking about here…
Returning Yukito's look, Syaoran looked at Yukito with slight guard in his eyes and held out a hand. "Konbawa. Li Syaoran, Kinomoto Sakura's companion for tonight."
"Yukito, Sakura's manager." Returning with an equally polite and a cold nod, Yukito replied.
Returning their attention back to Sakura, both men spoke at the same time: "Sakura…"
"Hoe…"
Ignoring Syaoran, Yukito put an arm around Sakura's waist and attempted to lead her into the actual room where the party's being held. "Let's go Sakura, you know how Oychikago-san is when people's late for his…"
"I believe," reaching out a hand and grabbed on to the arm Yukito had around Sakura's waist, Syaoran held a firm grip and forcefully took it away from Sakura and said with a sense of warning in his tone, "that Sakura's here with me."
"So what? Let go of…" turned around to look at Syaoran, Yukito was going to continue when his eyes met with a pair of icy ambers. What the……
(A/N: Woo, anyone here that knows the anime/mange Gravitation? You know that look Yuki Eiri has in his eyes? Those really, really icy murderous look? Yeah, that's what I'm trying to pull here… and apparently, not doing a good job on it…
Leaving Yukito stunned, Syaoran put his arms around Sakura's waist and pushed the door to the party room open.
"Sakura, you look lovely tonight!"
"Sakura! Oh your dress looks so amazing!"
"Sakura…"
Ever since they stepped into the room, Sakura has been over whelmed with all the compliments and attention people were giving her. Hm…am I this popular?
As if reading her mind, Syaoran spoke with a hint of amusement: "Whoa, aren't you the popular one? Bet you never lacked guys around you eh?"
Blushing a little, Sakura was just about to reply when the lights darkened and a slow song came to play. All of a sudden, about three or four men rushed over to Sakura's side and chaos such as "Sakura, may I have this dance?" and "Back off, I was here first!" broke out.
"Um…ah…" Not sure exactly what to do, Sakura was surrounded and feeling a little freaked out.
"Excuse me," a strong and yet forceful voice rang behind the circle and the admires, startled by such a voice, looked back to see Syaoran standing there looking at them with a calm face and a pair of ambers that were filled with hidden amusement, which Sakura did not fail to see.
Taking advantage of the moment, Syaoran quickly stepped up, grabbed Sakura's hand, and pulled her on to the dance floor. Gathering her into a quite close dancing position, Syaoran led Sakura on and started to swing with the music.
(A/N: Oh my god! Syaoran can dance! lol...
Too close to not to lean on to Syaoran's shoulder, Sakura can feel herself getting heated up for reasons unknown to her. "Thank you." She quietly whispered.
Apparently didn't hear what Sakura said, Syaoran lowered his head: "Huh?"
Looking up to see Syaoran's face, Sakura noticed just how CLOSE their faces were. Oh my god, why is my heart beating so fast? Can't take her own eyes off Syaoran's, Sakura forgot what she was going to say and just gazed into those clear ambers, with her mouth slightly open.
Her eyes…they are so clear and…innocent. Finding it hard to concentrate on anything else, Syaoran is busy staring into Sakura's pool of emerald. She's beautiful…lowering his stare on to Sakura's slightly open mouth, Syaoran didn't realize that he's slowing going down to meet those inviting soft lips until he was about a breathe away. GAH!! Hold it! What am I doing?
Oh my god, what's he doing? Watching Syaoran's head slowly coming down, Sakura got this tinkling feeling inside of her and much to both her relief and horror, she can't move. I can't move…why can't I move? Suddenly came to a realization, Sakura's eyes widened. He's going to kiss me! Lost control of her body, Sakura felt Syaoran's breathe on her face and her eyelids closed on their own. Oh…what…Though Sakura might be ready, the kiss never came. Huh? Slowly opening her eyes, Sakura is once again, gazing into a pair of clear amber and not to mention, a pretty uncomfortable looking Syaoran.
(A/N: Haha…for some reason, I don't feel like making them kiss right now. There will be plenty of that later. :P
"Eh…" "Um…" Both of them sharply inhaled at the same time.
"Go…gomen…um…what were you saying?" Syaoran looked away, finally, from Sakura's emeralds and asked out of desperation to change the atmosphere.
Taking the hint, Sakura lowered her head again and repeated herself: "I…I said…I said thank you. For…for just…just now." Taken in how wrong that sounded, she quickly explained more: "I mean, I mean with those guys…"
To their relief, the song ended just in time. Breaking apart from each other far too quickly based on normal standards, Sakura just blushed hard and prayed that no one would notice while our adorable Syaoran, ran a hand through his head for the fifth time tonight, and cleared his throat. Not knowing what to say to each other, Syaoran almost cried out of relief when someone came over to them and started talking to Sakura. Note to self: avoid another dance with her tonight.
"Sakura, you look so nice tonight!" A red haired woman came over to Sakura. She's also wearing a black dress, but the style is very different from Sakura's.
(A/N: Grinning…Guess who?
"Kaho!" Squealed with surprise and delight, Sakura hugged her friend/sister-in-law/Department Head. "What are you doing here? I thought you and Touya are still on your honeymoon!"
(A/N: Yes, I'm making Kaho married with Touya. They are just so BORN for each other! But just so I'm clear, I've got nothing against the Yukito/Touya pairings either!
Still smiling, Kaho spoke softly: "We came back about three days ago, and I saw the invitation in our mail. Touya wanted me to surprise you, and since we already surprised father, I thought I would do it one more time." Finally noticing Syaoran standing beside Sakura, Kaho stared for a second at Syaoran and smiled again when she asked Sakura: "Now who's this?"
Just realized Syaoran's presence, Sakura blushed a little and did the introduction: "Kaho, this is Syaoran, Li Syaoran. He's…he's a friend of mine. He's just here so that Yukito wouldn't bother me, and so far it's working."
Now turning back to Syaoran, she did it again: "Syaoran, this is Kaho. She's my brother Touya's wife, my sister-in-law. She's also my department's head."
After shaking hands with Syaoran, Kaho smiled for another minute while looking at the pair and whispered into Sakura's ears, but just loud enough for Syaoran to hear too: "Sakura I think he's an excellent choice, I know Touya wouldn't be hard on him." Ignoring the looks on both Sakura and Syaoran's face, Kaho bowed a little and walked away.
"Sakura, may I have the honor of sharing this dance with you?" Sakura and Syaoran didn't have time to get what Kaho said out of their heads before another slow dance started and Yukito's voice sounded behind them, again.
"Um…thank you Yukito, but no thank you." Sakura politely declined the invitation.
"You would choose to share a dance with Li-san here and not me?" actually looking a little hurt, Yukito glared at Syaoran for a second and walked away, "I see."
Now with his back toward the pair, Yukito's eyes flashed something unpleasant. Oh no Kinomoto Sakura, you are not getting by so easily.
"Um…would you…would you like a drink Sakura?" Feeling a little thirsty after a while of standing there and Sakura refusing dances, Syaoran suggested.
"I um…I don't think so Syaoran, but thank you for asking." Sakura turned down the offer, too tired to do anything anymore.
"Okay, I'll be right back then." Syaoran told Sakura to wait right where she is so that he can find her after he comes back, considering the fact that the drink table is all the way across the room.
Finally made to the drink table through a whole lot of people on the dance floor, Syaoran was looking for the drinks when he noticed Yukito standing not far away from where he is. Syaoran would have just turned around and ignored Yukito if he had not catch sight of a little bottle Yukito brought out of his pocket just as he was turning around. What's he up to now?
Syaoran stood still and acted normal so that Yukito wouldn't pay any attention on to him and out of the corner of his eyes, Syaoran watched as Yukito drained some of the clear contents of the bottle in to a glass of what looked like water. Hm…he's spiking the water? He doesn't drink pure water? Strange guy.
Lost interestin Yukito, Syaoran searched on the table some more before noticing a container filled with fruit punch. This would do. Turning around to walk back to Sakura, Syaoran saw Yukito making his way towards Sakura as well—with the glass of spiked water in his hands. What's he…oh god! A thought hit his head as Syaoran put down his glass and pushed people out of the way.
He just realized what Yukito was going to do.
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Where is Syaoran? He can't get lost in a room can he? Sakura was wondering what was taking Syaoran so long when she saw Yukito approaching her. Doesn't he ever give up?
"Sakura, you look a little exhausted. The night is finally getting into you?" Yukito smiled as he reached Sakura. Prefect. That Li guy isn't around.
"Um…I guess." Sakura replied with a weak smile. Where's Syaoran?
"Well then, maybe you'll need this glass of water more than I do." Yukito offered a glass of water to Sakura, still smiling. Come on Sakura, you know you want it.
Looking a little suspicious of the water, Sakura carefully observed the water, but found nothing wrong with it. Maybe he's actually nice tonight.
Syaoran watched as Sakura took the glass Yukito offered, entirely unaware of what that glass contained. Damn it! I'm too far to warn her! Don't drink that Sakura! "SAKURA!" he yelled, desperately trying to warn Sakura while still trying to reach her. No!
Totally oblivious to Syaoran's yell, Sakura slowly raised the glass to her mouth. To Syaoran, everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. He finally reached her, but too late to verbally warn her, so Syaoran did the first thing that came to his mind:
he took the glass from Sakura's hand, and drank it himself.
The last thing he saw before everything turned dark was a pair of emerald eyes looking at him, filled with worries and fear. She's…she's okay…whoops……
"Syaoran! SYAORAN!"
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After notes……Syaoran fainted from the strongly spiked water, now what will Sakura do ? And what about Yukito? What's going to happen to them? Find out in the next chapter of "Chapstick Fate"!
Author: Whoa, finally getting somewhere with the party. I don't know: should I have made them kiss? That would have been too soon wouldn't it? Ha, I'm so evil! I made Syaoran faint from a glass of spiked water! I assure you, spiked water really CAN be incredibly strong if you mix the right alcohol with it! Hehe, wonder what other evil things I've got up my sleeves? But anyhow, REVIEW PLEASE!!!
Was born to make you happy……