(A/N : Hey there…. Sorry for the LONG LONG LONG LONG update.. i kinda got lost of ideas for the next few chapters... and also.. sorry for the short chapters.. i'm not of a writer.. more of a mathematician.. -D
Disclaimer : I do NOT own Cardcaptors or anything about Cardcaptors. Cardcaptors is (c) to CLAMP.
My Masked Hero - SakuraYang
Chapter 7 - Will I ever get to see your face?
Sakura closed her eyes. She breathed in and out hoping to lose those chills that she had been receiving. Her hands and legs were still shaking from that nervousness from the small dance. I regret doing this. I wish I was the one who volunteered to leave. I don't want to this anymore. I came here just find guys as Tomoyo said, but then I come here and I find my Masked Hero that wasn't expected to be found. Just then, she felt shivers running down her spine. She opened her eyes. Hands were placed on her mask and she closed her eyes again hoping not to be seen. The hands lifted off Sakura's mask. Sakura didn't want to look at him yet.
Tomoyo looked from the side and felt happy for her.
"You may turn around now." His bodyguard commanded.
All the girls turned around and some fell on the ground. They all gazed at the back of the unmasked girl and gasped. Someone started to cry knowing that it wasn't her who was chosen.
Sakura opened her eyes and turned around. There on front of her was... her... Masked Hero. She felt many emotions running through her. Unknown to explain, embarrassed that everyone saw her with her mask off, shocked to find that she was picked, nervousness to see him in reality, happiness to finally see him. He smiled at her. She blushed heavily and turned away then turned back at him. He bowed and lead her upstairs. She took his arm and walked upstairs. Her heart was racing faster than ever before. How come I didn't feel like this in my dreams? Sakura questioned herself. Her hand was shaking. He felt it through her arms.
The event has ended. Then the front door opened and the other girls who left to the other room returned along with masked dates. Chiharu, Rika, and Naoko walked in and saw Sakura unmasked on top of the stairs. Chiharu felt happiness grow inside her and yelled without manners, "Go for it, Sakura!"
Rika and Naoko heard and covered her mouth. "Shh..."
Sakura turned and saw the three of them. She smiled. She felt even more nervous because her friends were there to see her unmasked.
They both stood on top of the steps holding hands. Sakura's hands started to calm down after time passed, but her heart wouldn't stop racing. Sakura stared up at his eyes and he to her. Sakura's hand was raised to his mask. His hand stopped her from taking it off. He took her hand and led her to the balcony. She followed him outside.
When she stepped outside, she stopped in her tracks awing at the beautiful scenery. There was the beautiful ocean below and she could hear the waves crash into the cliffs below them. The moon was just hovering above the ocean. Behind the moon was a blanket of stars that seemed endless. She walked to the edge wanting to feel the ocean breeze. She closed her eyes waiting for it. When she felt it, she turned around and said, "I love it!"
He walked up to her. Without knowing, she jumped and gave him a hug. Her hands went around his neck. He was surprised that she had hugged him and he put his arm around her waist. "Thank you for everything." He knew what she meant, her dreams he was in. She released him and stared into his eyes. Her hands found their way to his mask again wanting to see his face. His hands stopped her once again.
"Can I?" asked Sakura.
"Not yet, Sakura." He spoke and shook his head.
Sakura gasped. He spoke. That voice. "Aren't you..." Sakura began talking.
>>Tomoyo's House
"He hushed me and said,..." Sakura paused.
"What did he say, Sakura?" asked the girls anxiously sitting on their sleeping bags. They were at Tomoyo's mansion for a sleepover again.
"He said,... 'Xiao Lang.'" Sakura finished.
"Aww... We already knew that." Rika whimpered.
"Who did you think it was?" Naoko questioned very curiously.
Sakura just gave in a small laughter. "It was a funny thought. To think that it could have been him."
"Who, Sakura? Can't you see that we're all anxious?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura lied down flat on her sleeping bag and closed her eyes. "Syaoran..." She whispered so that only the two next to her could hear.
Tomoyo and Rika, who were beside Sakura, made loud gasp and screamed excitedly.
"Who was it, Tomoyo? Rika?" Naoko and Chiharu wanted to know.
Tomoyo and Rika screamed. "It's Syaoran!"
Naoko and Chiharu joined in the screaming. "Are you serious, Sakura?" Chiharu asked.
Sakura opened her eyes and saw all four of them sat on their sleeping bags and blankets. They all leaned forward waiting to hear Sakura's words.
"You think he's cute too?" Naoko inquired.
"Well..." Sakura sat up on her sleeping bag also. "I have to be honest with you since we're playing 'Truth', I thought I have to let you know." Sakura paused and looked at the four of them. "Stop staring at me like that, you're making me nervous. I'm nervous enough just seeing him."
"Okay." They all moved back. "Now tell us."
"Okay, don't worry. When Syaoran first walked into our classroom, he was showing a frown right? Then I wondered to myself, 'He would have been much better looking if he had smiled.' and then he looked at me rudely. That made me change my opinion about him. So it wasn't my fault."
"Wow, the truth comes out." Rika said happily clapping her hands together. "So why did you hate him so much?"
"I mean, HELLO! He's been here for a few days and he thinks he's the best there is here. You see all the girls drooling for him. The guys are trying to get tips? Even I can't concentrate on my class work because he's behind me staring like I was his evil girlfriend or something. Other than that, he called my Masked Hero, 'made-up.'"
"We all did until we saw him last night."
"I've known you all for a long time now and I know that you're all just kidding."
"Yea. That's true. We might be disagreeing, but Sakura knows it's all jokes." Chiharu commented.
They all giggled and laughed together.
"So did anything happen after that?" asked Tomoyo curiously.
"We just danced and talked some more."
"I want details. Does anyone else want details?" Chiharu asked.
"Yea!" They all yelled.
Sakura blushed and started to talk again.
>>Flashbask
Xiao Lang took Sakura's hand again and began dancing.
"You're a good dancer." Sakura commented.
"You're better than me."
Sakura waited for a little while longer before talking again. "Why didn't you talk before?"
"I..." He stuttered. "...didn't know what to say?"
"I think you had plenty to say."
He just smiled.
"So..." Sakura began again.
"If there's a question you want to ask, ask away."
"Is this really a ball to find a bride?"
"No. This is a ball to finally meet you."
"How did you know I was coming?"
"Did you want to?" He changed the subject.
"What?"
"Meet me?"
Sakura blushed and turned away. "I wanted to see your face."
"If you do, then this wouldn't be so fun."
"Fun? You mean you're someone I know?"
"If I showed you my face, there would be no point of hiding it in the first place."
"You've kept me wondering for a while now, can I at least just for tonight?"
"Come here." He took her and he walked into the shadow.
"Wait. I want to... take it off."
He nodded. Sakura walked up to him in the shadow. She placed her hands on his mask. Slowly, she lifted it off his face and gazed into his brown amber eyes. But it was still too dark to identify him.
"Now is the time to unmask your date." The announcer in the dance hall announced to everyone.
Sakura holding his mask walked in to see what they were doing. As she walked in, the guys pulled off the girls' masks and the girls pulled off the guys' mask. Then everyone knew this couldn't be a Masked Ball Party.
Xiao Lang appeared at the door to the balcony. Sakura forgot she had his mask and almost went back outside to give it to him. But when she turned around, he already had another one on. So Sakura put his first mask on her and smiled at him. He smiled in return.
>>End of Flashback
"Sakura, what are you smiling at?" Rika mentioned.
"She must be really happy to get to see his face."
"It's not like I saw his face. He was in the shadow." Sakura replied sadly.
"Do you remember his features?" Chiharu asked.
"He was... Hey wait! Why are all of you so interested?" Sakura wondered.
"I think that we should tell her." Tomoyo insisted.
"You planned to keep something from me?" - Sakura
"Not exactly. We were going to tell you, it's just that we haven't decided yet." - Tomoyo
"TRUTH! The name of the game is truth." - Sakura
"Truth," Chiharu sighed, "We saw Takashi and Eriol there."
"And?" - Sakura
"We think you might have had Syaoran." - Rika
"Why do you say that?" - Sakura
"Remember when they said they were gonna go party at Syaoran's palce?" - Tomoyo
"Yea." - Sakura
"Well Takashi and Eriol unmasked themselves and we had them." - Chiharu
>>Flashback
"Eriol! What are you doing here?" - Tomoyo
"Came to party, Tomoyo. You're here to do the same I see." - Eriol
"Takashi!" They heard from beside them. "T! I mean Tomoyo! I think we should leave now. Let's party at your mansion."
"Hey Rika! Naoko! Over here!" Eriol signaled at them.
"We can't leave yet. Sakura needs her time." Tomoyo said calmly.
"Speaking of Sakura, where is she?" - Eriol
The four girls pointed upstairs. They all turned and saw Sakura with Xiao Lang's mask. She was sweetly smiling. Eriol and Takashi saw Xiao Lang walk in smiling as well.
"Oh hey, girls. Look at the time, but we have to go now." Eriol said.
"What are you talking about? It's only eleven forty-five." Takashi said in a flash. Eriol elbowed him and pulled Takashi ahead of him.
"It was nice knowing you all came." - Eriol
"Bye, have a nice trip home." The girls called behind them.
>>End of flashback
"So! That doesn't give a clue why Xiao Lang is Syaoran." - Sakura
"Then tell us what happened to Xiao Lang after you had his mask on." - Rika
"Well there isn't much left to be said. When he came in, I put his mask on. He walked to me and smiled. He kissed me on the cheeks and looked passed... me... just suddenly, he had to leave. I turned as he left and saw two guys. Now that I think of it, they do kind of look like Eriol and Takashi." - Sakura
"They are Eriol and Takashi!" - Chiharu
"But Xiao Lang doesn't look like Syaoran. He was there on front of Tomoyo too." - Sakura
"No, he doesn't." Tomoyo agreed.
"Are you both sure? We're playing truth here." - Naoko
"Positive." - Sakura and Tomoyo
"Besides, Xiao Lang is way too cute to look like Syaoran. Syaoran can never have a smile as nice as his. The best Syaoran can ever do is a slight smirk. At least Xiao Lang can smile." - Sakura
"ooOOooo... Compare and contrast... Be careful, Sakura. You can actually fall for him like that." - Rika
"Don't worry. I still like Xiao Lang a lot." - Sakura
"You only like?" - Naoko
"Well I said I love him, but it feels like it's not quite there yet. I don't know. I like him a lot which means I love him right?" - Sakura
"It all depends." - Tomoyo
(A/N : RR.. i'll try my best to find out things to write about.. or if you guys wanna give me ideas? i'll put them in my story.. thanks a lot!)
Next Chapter - Chapter 8 - The Truth from Syaoran
Syaoran made Sakura cry. Why? Why do they always argue when he opens his mouth?
>>SLAP "I hate you"