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Summary- Sakura is mourning her mother's death. She is very fragile now, and she wants to be alone. She moves to a new school, meets Syaoran. He is being very nice to her, but how will Sakura take it?

Last Chapter:

"Would you be my date for the prom?"

"Why not?"

"Is that a yes?"

"No. It's a definitely."

Sakura was smiling and looking out the window when Syaoran leaned in and kissed her. She was surprised but when a few seconds passed she closed her eyes slowly and responded. 'I'm falling for him…'

Ch. 7

After they separated, Sakura just sat on her bed with Syaoran leaning on her nightstand. "So how did you get in?"

"Your window was open…"

"Oh, so you're the breaking and entering type, aren't you?"

"Only when it's necessary."

"Right…"

Later-

Sakura called Tomoyo and told her what happened, and of course Tomoyo had a KF, a Kawaii Fit, as Sakura calls it.

"So you're going to let me do your dress, right?"

"But of course!"

"I have the perfect idea! You will love it, just as much as I do! Let me get started on the plans…"

Next Day

The year was almost finishing and Sakura didn't want to have any problems with anyone, so she decided to make a phone call.

"Hello?' said a girly voice.

"Hi Meiling."

"Sakura?"

"Yup, that's me…"

"What do you want now!"

"Look I want to know what I ever did to you and whatever it is I'm sorry."

"Well nothing exactly, only steal the attention from my precious Syaoran!"

"Meiling, you can't keep him for you if he doesn't feel the same way…"

"So… you like him?"

"Well, yeah."

"Oh BOY! I have no chance, he's in love with you… he told me so."

"…"

"Sakura, you there?"

"Yeah, I'm here. HE SAID THAT?"

"Yeah" she said bluntly.

"I'm sorry Meiling, but you'll find some one for you."

"I guess you're right…"

"So, friends?" Sakura asked.

"Friends."

"Okay, well Tomoyo is going to do your dress for the prom, so give me your measurements."

"Okay, (-) So I guess I'll see you later Sakura."

"Okay, bye."

Sakura felt a weight lifted off her shoulders. She felt she could graduate the next day. But most of all, she couldn't believe that Syaoran… loved her.

Sakura walked downstairs and made herself a sandwich, with a cup of juice. When full, she washed her dishes and went outside to check the mail. She opened the mail box, and took the envelopes in her hand, walking slowly into the house while reading.

"Bills, Bills, Credit Card Offers, Ads, and a letter for me!" She dropped the rest of the letters on the coffee table and went upstairs .

Sakura was puzzled when she saw the plain dark green envelope which only had her name on it and no address or nothing else. 'I guess the person put it in my mailbox personally…' she thought and ripped the letter open and saw a blank page only with one sentence at the bottom:

"Watch your back and of the one you love."

'One I love? Don't they mean loved ones? I don't have a loved one. Right?'

Sakura just realized what she asked herself and that her subconscious was questioning the answer. "Do I love anyone, as in the one I will love and see myself with in the future?" she asked out loud. Her whole body shook as she received chills down her spine. 'The only person that could be is Syaoran… But I only like him a lot. I don't love him.' Sakura was so confused that she let out a scream of frustration. Her head was telling her that she didn't love Syaoran but something in her heart was refusing that as an answer. She sighed and shook her head.

Sakura heard Beethoven, Fur Elise and realized that her phone was ringing. 'Wonder who it is…'

"Hello?"

"Hey Sakura, its Tomoyo, I'm almost done with your dress all we need is to go shopping for the other touches but first come pick me up and while you're here, try on your dress, so I can finish putting the hem on."

"Yay! What about your dress and Meiling's?"

"My dress has been done since last year, (that's why I've been on a diet these past weeks…)" whispered Tomoyo in the last part. "As for Meiling's, I just started but it'll be done by prom, which is Monday, and since today is Friday I have 2 more days to finish it. But you know we can invite Meiling to go shopping with us today because her dress is real simple, yet pretty, duh! So, I'll lead in the direction the dress goes." Tomoyo said all at once.

"Er… Okay?"

"So first come here, try on your dress then we'll go pick up Meiling. I'll let her know we're coming for her. You know I'm glad we're friends with her now. It was getting kind of boring with you…" Tomoyo chuckled.

"Shame on you!" Sakura said playfully. "Well let me get dressed so we can hit the mall."

"Okay, Bye"

Sakura hung up her phone and knew what she needed was some good ol' shopping. She went in her room and began to get ready. She brushed her hair and put it in a high ponytail and took out a strand of hair. Then she put on some stretch denim Levi jeans. Also she wore a white tank top with a matching jean jacket with a pair of white K-Swiss sneakers. Lastly, she wore large, thin silver hoops with her silver locket that had an "S" engraved on it. Sakura grabbed her white purse, which contained her cell phone, her keys and her Louis Vuitton wallet. (A/N: This girl has class… wonder where she gets it from…)

She got in her car and drove off to Tomoyo's house. When she was there she parked the car and got off, anxious to see her dress. Sakura was about to knock on the door when Tomoyo opened it for her. "Come In! Come In!"

Sakura and Tomoyo both ran upstairs, into Tomoyo's room. When Sakura saw her dress, her jaw almost dropped on the floor. "I hope you have a better idea for my wedding dress because nothing can get better than this…" Sakura said eyeing the dress.

"I'm glad you like it. Now try it on!"

Sakura tried the dress on and looked at herself in the mirror. The dress was absolutely gorgeous. It was not too extravagant that you would only see the dress and not the beautiful Sakura under it, but it was just right. It was a light pink silk dress that was tight on Sakura's bust, and on her waist it loosely went onto the floor dragging a little behind her. It had thin spaghetti straps with little diamonds on them. On the bottom of the dress were several silver sparkles (A/N: like glitter-like you know) that slowly faded onto the top of the dress until you saw nothing but the pink silk. Tomoyo also made matching pink silk gloves, just like the dress. It was utterly and completely stunning.

"I love you so much! Thank You Thank You Thank You!" Sakura said as she hugged Tomoyo tightly.

"Well now that you tried on yours, take a look at mines." Tomoyo said as she opened the closet and took out a silk lavender halter dress with a sort-of low v-neck, (leaving space for a little bit of cleavage) that had a purple butterfly broche at the end-point of the v. Also the dress was long that would obviously drag a little behind Tomoyo. The dress was a little daring yet nice, just like Tomoyo. The dresses were equally beautiful but very different in their own way.

"Okay, let's get going. You'll see Meiling's dress when she has it on, on Monday, it just wouldn't be fair for us to see it without her seeing it first, you know?"

"Yeah I get you. Well let's get going!"

Both girls got in the car and Sakura noticed what Tomoyo was wearing. She had on a pair of black pants with a light yellow T-Shirt that had a cute baby chick and said under it in black letters said: "I'm a chick, so what?" Then, Tomoyo's hair was in a ponytail with the hair at the end in a braid and to hold the ponytail up was a light yellow ribbon. Also, Tomoyo had on Black and yellow Reebok's. Lastly, Tomoyo had on thick dark silver hoops with little yellow diamonds on it and a Matching necklace. "Haven't you noticed that we always have to have everything match exactly with what we're wearing?" Sakura asked as she turned on the ignition. "Yeah, I think it's just our nature!" Tomoyo said as they drove off.

Finally, they reached Meiling's house and she was waiting outside. She was wearing pink pants and a sleeveless pink shirt that said "I know you like me but there is no need to STARE" in red letters. And for shoes she wore pink and red Puma's.

"Hi!" said Meiling who clearly didn't know what to do but just stand there.

"Well get in!" said Sakura.

"Oh, sorry." said an embarrassed Meiling.

"So how's my prom dress coming along?"

"It's very pretty… it's red and gold, so we'll be looking for red shoes and stuff, okay?"

"Alright."

After talking and driving for 20 minutes they finally reached the Tomoeda International Mall.

"Let's go Shopping!" they all said in unison

"So… Okay we want to buy shoes, purses, jewelry, and anything else that you think is cute." Tomoyo said, seeing Sakura's confused face. "Meaning we can also buy clothes for school, parties, and all that…" Tomoyo said knowing Sakura had finally understood. "Now let's go into Rose shoes!"

Tomoyo looked and looked and finally found some purple strappy sandals with diamond accents. "I don't know about you two but I got me some shoes!" Tomoyo said as she looked at the price and the shoe size. She tried them on and asked, "How do they look?"

"They are the same color as the dress and they fit you foot great!" said Sakura.

"All I know is that it looks good, because I haven't seen your dress. But they're nice." Meiling said, finally saying something after continuous staring.

"Now let me get you all shoes." After 10 minutes Tomoyo found Meiling red shoes with a high heel and gold accents. Also, she found Sakura Light pink shoes with glitter accents. Each of their shoes went well with each of their dresses. They went to the cashier, paid and headed out to Handbags & more. There, Tomoyo found a silver bag for her, a gold one for Meiling and a pink one for Sakura. When they paid they went to Claire's (A/N: It's an accessory store with stuff for your room, and purses, etc.).

Sakura found herself a silver necklace with little pink cherry blossoms dangling off it, as well as the earrings and bracelet. Meiling found a simple gold necklace with several vertical lines coming off it, making an upside down triangle with long gold earrings with a ruby diamond at the ends. Tomoyo found a necklace perfect for her v-neck, which had purple butterflies that consisted of purple diamonds, along with the earrings and ring.

After a while of shopping for other things, they headed to the food court and sat down to eat. "So much shopping makes me hungry!" commented Meiling.

"Me too." Sakura said staring at the picture of a burger in front of her.

After they all ate and were stuffed they started talking. "So Meiling do you have a date to the prom?"

"Yeah…"

"Who?" Sakura and Tomoyo said together.

"Well his name is Shishiza, which means Leo, but, I don't know if I really like him…"

"How long do you know him?" Sakura asked

"Two years, but as a friend. The thing is I kind of do like him, but I'm still getting over my cousin, and it's hard."

"Just take your time, and let your heart decide, maybe you'll change your mind faster at the prom." Tomoyo said.

"Yeah."

Sakura heard this and applied it to herself; maybe she would fall in love once she sees him again and has thought things over. 'Now, about that letter…'

"Well guys, let's go back home, our work here is done." Sakura said as she grabbed her purse and 3 shopping bags.

At Sakura's House-

"Hey, do you guys wanna stay over?" Sakura asked.

"Sure. I'll walk to my house with Meiling and from there ask my mom to give us a ride to Meiling's house." Tomoyo said as she ran out of the door with Meiling running behind.

"Tomoyo knows me too well…" Sakura said out loud as she grabbed the phone and headed upstairs to her room.

Sakura was worried about the envelope and the letter inside. 'I have to tell Syaoran about it, or I'll feel guilty since it's about him.' Sakura thought, not noticing that she had just admitted to herself that the loved one was Syaoran.

She closed the door behind her and sat on her bed holding the envelope in her small hands which had freshly manicured nails.(A/N: they got their nails done at the mall, okay? She has pink, Tomoyo has purple and Meiling has red, and yes it's their natural long nails, not FAKE:D)

"Hello?" said a deep voice. Sakura suddenly remembered Meiling's comment. 'he's in love with you… he told me so.' She felt sort of flattered and anxious to talk to Syaoran.

"Hi Syaoran, I have to tell about something I received in the mail, and maybe you would know what it means. I've been worried about it all day and I need to know if you think it's what I think."

"Okay…" Syaoran said processing the information.

"Well I went to check my mailbox and I received this letter that was dark green and it had no address or nothing it only said 'Sakura Kinomoto'."

"How strange…" Syaoran voice trailed off, showing he was in deep thought. "Does the color dark green mean anything to you?"

"Well it's my ex-boyfriend's favorite color, but he wouldn't threaten me like that."

"Sakura, there's a thing that some guys do, and it's called playing the part. Why do you think you defended him instead of your mother? Because you thought he was perfect and would never curse your mother out. You can't always believe what everyone says, especially someone who treated you cruelly when he was with your best friend. I honestly think its Minoko, and everything leads to him. Especially after you guys had your little fight."

"You're right. You're absolutely right. But when do I know when to trust people, and what they say?" Sakura says.

"Well, when they're there for you, when they always treat you the same and when they are your friends for you, not your popularity, or social status."

"But, I mean, like when you like some one, how do you trust them when they say you like you… or even love you?" Sakura said, obviously talking about Syaoran.

"Well, when they like you or love you for who you are, and not just your looks."

"And do you like me for me or for my looks?" Sakura said, drawing imaginary circles on her pillow.

"I like you for your looks…"

Sakura's smile turned into a frown.

"…but I love you for you" Syaoran said, as you could hear him gulp at the end.

"You- You do?" Sakura said as she lifted her head from her bed and focused onto her door.

"I do. But, Sakura do you feel the same?"

"I don't know… But, I do know that I like you a lot. I just need time to sort out my feelings."

"I'll wait as long as you want to…"

'DING DONG!'

"Oh, Syaoran I have to go, Tomoyo and Meiling are here." She said walking down the stairs quickly.

"Since when are you and Meiling friends?"

"I'll explain to you later. Now bye!" Sakura said desperately.

"Okay, Okay, Bye!" he said laughing.

"Bye." Sakura said as she hung up the phone in the kitchen and ran to the door, knowing Tomoyo would probably ask her why she took long, so she didn't want to make it worse, by taking her time to the door.

She opened the door and saw Meiling and Tomoyo standing there suitcases full, with a frown on their faces.

"What took you so long!" said Tomoyo passing Sakura.

"Um… I was on the phone…" Sakura said, trying to leave as many details out of it, but everybody knew something happened because Sakura's smile said it all.

"You don't need to lie to us Sakura." Tomoyo said hands on her hips.

"I'm not lying you guys, it's the truth. I was on the phone, but it wasn't a big deal." Sakura said trying to make up an excuse for the obvious upcoming question.

"Then why are you smiling?"

"Because… I tripped and fell flat on my face and I… I just can't stop smiling about how funny it is." Sakura said knowingly.

"I'm not gonna ask again now, because I'm hungry, you can tell me later at night. What's there to eat?" Tomoyo asked putting her hand on her stomach.

"Let's see… nothing. I would cook, but I'm tired, so let's just order pizza." Sakura said as she closed the refrigerator. "How does 1 large with pepperoni sound?"

"Sounds goooooooooooood!" Tomoyo said.

Sakura grabbed the phone and dialed the number of the pizza place and ordered. When she was done she sat on the couch and sighed. She began to think how her life would be if she were still in her old house. She shook the thought away not even wanting to think of the possibilities

'One thing is for sure, if I wouldn't have gotten on that plane, bumped into Syaoran and fainted, I would have avoided him in school seeing he was probably just another good-looking, conceited guy, and never meet him.' Sakura thought. 'But thank god I have met him, because he's taught me its okay to be happy, even if someone you loved died.'

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