•Landslide•
By Yue LianStandard Disclaimers Apply: All characters belong to CLAMP!
This Chapter is going to be dedicated to Raigeki- 'cus uv the awesome reviews he/she? Leaves. glomps into a bear hug Thankies fo da encouragement! x
And I'm srry for the distraction this is causing you in your reviewing department…but I wanna keep ya all for myself now . LOL
Also thanks to JOlteusK for reviewing and this whole story (except this chapter) is dedicated to her….;;; - and please stop bugging 'bout writing Noir fanfiction…never gonna happen. ,;
And Finally: Oni-dragon- lol…how can I say no to a happy ending!!! Just be prepared for some more angst before it ends tho'…
On wit da story!!!!
Chapter FourMadison brushed her hair back into a loose ponytail and smiled happily at her reflection. Great! Everything was perfect today! Unable to keep her happiness inside she flounced out of the room, humming Tokiniaiwa happily, heading towards the kitchen area where Sakura was sure to be judging from the amount of noise that was emitting from that general direction.
Sakura glanced up and beamed at the dark haired girl in front of her as she stopped her task of cooking breakfast.
"Madison! Are you feeling better?" She asked brightly, waving a ladle in the air towards her best friend.
"Of course! I've been better for ages!" Madison replied cheerfully as she strapped on the spare apron, leaving out the exact time when she had begun to feel better, which was a certain moment before Sakura's date.
"So! How was the date?" Madison asked, ladling the ready rice soup into two small bowls, before setting them down onto the counter.
"Sakura?" she prodded as she noticed the other girl's expression.
"I-It was fine, Maddie. Just fine." Sakura replied tonelessly. They had gone to the play and everything, but Li had just seemed so… preoccupied and lost in thought. It just kind of had made Sakura wonder if she had been replaced already.
"Let's eat!" She said; injecting as much cheer she could into her voice as she handed Madison a set of chopsticks. "I made the eggs as well as I could…"
Madison shrugged at the brunette's behavior, she wasn't too worried, it was probably just some misunderstanding that would be cleared up by the end of the day. No use in getting her hopes up…
Sakura must have thought so too, because she had begun to chatter animatedly about the next date that they were going to have. Yep, nothing was wrong in paradise land.
"Wow! This is delish!" Madison exclaimed, hoping that the comment would cheer the downcast brunette up and successfully accomplished her task of brightening the other girl's face.
"Thanks!" Sakura beamed happily at the darker haired girl. Maddie was always there to take care of her and she wanted to be something more than a burden to the other girl. She wasn't sure what but she definitely didn't want to be looked at like a burden or be taken care of like a baby by her best friend.
Now, if only Li was that considerate… Sakura sighed and set her chopsticks down softly atop her unfinished bowl of rice. It wasn't that Li was being a jerk, it was just that there wasn't chemistry between them anymore.
At first, she'd been ecstatic that Li had asked her out, but after their date- she realized that it really wasn't going to work… All throughout the play Li had been worried about something and was lost in thought and Sakura, in turn had been worried about Madison staying home alone sick.
After the play had finished, she hurriedly excused herself- skipping out on the dinner and Li had barely protested, mumbling that if she really didn't feel up to it then it was okay. Sakura had rushed home and found Madison sleeping like an angel in bed.
Smiling softly at the memory, Sakura stood up to clear away the dishes when a hand touched her lightly on the arm. Glancing over at Madison, she found her gaze drawn towards Madison's chocolate orbs of concern.
"Sakura? You should eat more…" Madison said softly, a furrow in her eyebrows as she gazed up at the standing girl, towering above her.
"Nah, it's okay." Sakura said lightly. Looking at the window she continued cheerfully. "Besides Maddie- it's a beautiful day outside, let's go on a picnic! We haven't been on one for ages!"
Madison tore her gaze from Sakura and blushed slightly as she murmured, "Sure, that's fine. I'll pack the food okay?" After all, she really could never deny the brunette anything.
Sakura smiled happily as she skipped towards the bedroom to change into something more appropriate. It was going to be so much fun! Her green eyes darkening for a moment, she decided that the next time she saw Li, she was going to break things off… it just wasn't going to work for them… she just knew it…
Madison cleared away the food quickly and set the dishes into the dishwasher. Rinsing her hands off at the small sink between the refrigerator and the cabinets she hurriedly donned an apron and set to work packing the things that they needed. The blanket was in their closet and the basket for the food was in the cabinet underneath the counter…
Madison got it out and threw the bag of marshmallows into the container that took care of their sweets. She grabbed the already cooked rice and started to make onigiri- rice rolls. Shifting slightly as she molded the rice ball into the intended shape she called towards the open bedroom door.
"Sakura? Um… what do you want as the beverage?" Sakura paused brushing her hair for a moment and tapped lightly on her lower lip. She didn't think that soda would be good for their health, but she wanted something similar…
"Oh, Madison!" she exclaimed as her green eyes lit up. Poking her head out the door she continued excitedly, "I just bought a whole pack of ice tea drinks, it's really sweet and everything! It's soooo good!" Madison laughed at the brunette's obvious enthusiasm and placed the cartons into the small basket. She couldn't help it- Sakura's happiness was beyond contagious.
Sakura smoothed her hair and glanced into the mirror one more time. Madison had made the dress she was currently wearing- surprisingly it didn't have ruffles or lace- it was just…cute! Sakura grinned at her choice of words. Everything associated with the dark haired girl was cute.
"Sakura?" The brunette glanced at her reflection once more before running out of the room.
"There you are!" Madison exclaimed as Sakura plopped into the chair in front of her. She gestured at the packed picnic basket, "Do you want to go now?"
Sakura looked at the clock it was already eleven-thirty. "Sure! I know a great place it's near the lake…" she mumbled as she slipped on her shoes.
Madison nodded and grabbed the picnic basket, slinging her camcorder across her shoulder. She didn't have the heart not to bring it along- so what if Sakura was dating Li? She could film her best friend if she wanted to.
Li glanced nervously at Touya, "…so, I think I should tell her…"
The older boy looked down at him and nodded slightly. "It's better sooner than later," he agreed.
Li smiled and blushed. "Okay, I'll go now…"
TBC
YL: so……hmmmm……oncoming fluffiness in next chapter…of course tinged with angst… Hope you enjoyed that chapter!!! I'll try to update soon!!!!