Disclaimers: I don't own Card Captor Sakura 'coz I'm just a kid!!!! And life is a nightmare... hehe... [SP]
A/N: is Yukito's family name "Tskishiro"? I just want to make sure because I got this from a friendster person...
HEY!!!!! This fic's SUPPOSEDLY only ten chappies!!!! Now why did it get longer? This isn't finished yet!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter X
Asking Permission
It was another long day at school. Sakura was going home together with her four close friends, Naoko, Chiharu, Rika and Nakuru. Since Rika and Nakuru lived in the same street as Sakura and Naoko and Chiharu's street is right after, Sakura asked if they could go home with her because she has something to tell them. [Of course you all know what it is]
Tomoyo wasn't there for two reasons: 1) Eriol went to fetch her [and even if he didn't her bodyguards will] and 2) she lived about two streets away from Sakura. And it was a good thing too, because Syaoran told Sakura not to tell Tomoyo—yet. Have you ever heard of someone telling his/her best friend LAST about something; either exciting, thrilling or scary? Well, this is the first, and hopefully the last. But this is all Syaoran's... idea.
"OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!!" they all exclaimed after Sakura told them, making some birds in a distant tree fly away because of fright. The four then bombarded Sakura with questions like, "Is he cute?" "Is he serious?" "Are you totally in love with him and vice versa?" and "When are you going to say YES?"
"Woah!!" Sakura laughed. "Hold you seahorses. I can't answer all 21 questions. Just calm down guys..."
And so she was off to story-telling again. They were listening with rapt attention, not wanting to miss EVERY detail.
"So everyone in your class knows about this?" Syaoran asked. They were AGAIN talking over the phone.
"Now THAT is exaggerating," Sakura pointed out. "Only my four close friends know."
"And they are..."
"Naoko, Chiharu, Rika and Nakuru."
"N—Nakuru?!" Syaoran choked at his own saliva. "You told Eriol's cousin?!"
"Well, yes! But she promised she won't tell anyone, especially her cousin." Sakura assured him.
Syaoran sighed in relief. Then he was silent for a while...
"Sakura?" he finally said. "Could you give me their telephone numbers?"
"Why?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
Syaoran shrugged. "I just want to ask them something."
Sakura cocked an eyebrow at the receiver, but then gave him Chiharu's number first. "What are you going to ask them?" she asked.
"Uh, talk to you later!!" and with that, he hung up. Sakura stared at the phone.
After a few minutes, the phone rang.
"So?" she asked, but Syaoran wasn't paying much attention.
"Does Chiharu speak in full sentences all the time?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura giggled. "Yup!!" then she was serious again. "What did you ask her?"
"What if I told you I was... asking permission?" he said.
'What for?"
"Can you give me another number?" he asked, changing the subject.
Sakura gave him Rika's number next. A few minutes later, he called again to ask for Naoko's number. Again, after a few minutes...
"She seemed bored," Syaoran said the second Sakura answered the phone.
Sakura smiled. "Yeah. She was tired because she's been busy for our play. She's the set designer." Syaoran let out a long whistle. "Ouch."
"So, only one person to call." Syaoran groaned. Sakura laughed as she put down the receiver.
However, after about a minute or so, he called back.
"Nakuru was...surprisingly praying," Syaoran told Sakura. Sakura's eyes widened in shock.
"I didn't know she was religious," she said in awe.
"Me neither," he said. "Well, guess that's about it." He was about to hang up when...
"Wait!!" she yelled. "You still didn't tell me what you were asking permission for!"
"Oh, well, that... you'll know soon enough."
Sakura sighed. "Fine. If you're not telling me, I'll ask my friends."
"I'm not quite sure about that," Syaoran said quite evilly. "They promised they wont tell."
After "debating" about the matter, Sakura then came to another thought.
"Why cant I tell Tomoyo about this?!" she demanded.
"Now, that's my part of the story."
"You really want to know?" Chiharu asked. It was recess time and Sakura took this opportunity to persuade her friends to tell her.
Sakura nodded, her eyes wide and her face like a puppy. Chiharu sighed. This serves too much of plea for her that she finally gave in.
"Ok, since you really want to know and since you are my friend, I'll tell you." Sakura looked like she was going to jump and cry of joy.
"Well," she started. "It was my little brother who answered. My bro said it was Yamazaki, so when I said, 'hi, Yamazaki!' he said, 'uhm, actually this is NOT Yamazaki. This is Syaoran. Have you heard about me from Sakura?' Then I was like, 'of course I've heard all about you! Sakura just told us when we were going home together a while ago.' Then he asked if it was okay if he courted you. I was like 'YES!! So hurry up!!' and he thanked me and he asked me what you've been telling us about him. Of course I said those obvious things girls would say, like handsome, cute, sweet and all those other stuffs... and he said he's nervous because our Family Day is coming closer."
Sakura beamed. "Thanks Chiharu! You're absolutely the best!!!"
She then went to Rika and asked her.
"Well," she started. "He told me not to tell you, but since you've my friend and that you're ACTUALLY pleading, here goes. He asked if you were the shortest in the group, then, with my mock hurt tone of voice I said, 'don't say that! I'm shorter than her for your information--" Sakura laughed. "Then he asked if it was okay for me if he courted you and of course I said yes. I didn't want to disappoint you. Anyway, he asked what you've been telling us, I said, 'why don't you ask her about this?' and...that's it."
Sakura hugged her. "Thanks!!"
"Now only one person to ask..." she muttered as she went near Naoko.
"Naoko!!" she said cheerfully. "I heard that you seemed bored when you were talking to Syaoran."
Naoko nodded. "I was about to sleep when our maid came in my room and told me a boy was on the phone!! You just can't believe my face when she told me A BOY!!"
Sakura laughed. Naoko eyed her suspiciously. "And I'm guessing you're going to ask me what we talked about?" Sakura nodded feverishly.
"Well, he asked if I was your friend, I said YES. He asked if you told us all about you, I said YES. And then he asked if it was okay for me if he courted you, again I said YES." Sakura laughed out loud. She never heard of a conversation where the other person only said three words, and what's more funny was that the person said the same word three times.
Tomoyo then went near Sakura. Sakura sweated slightly. She HAD to tell her. Tomoyo was her best friend!! And maybe if she told Tomoyo not to tell Syaoran she told her, she wouldn't be found out.
"Tomoyo, I have something to tell you..." Sakura said uncertainly. "Please don't get shocked, k?"
"Ok, spill."
"Syaoran... well... he..."
"Courted you?" she asked. Sakura nodded. Tomoyo squealed. "I knew it!!! Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Well, he told me not to, yet..."
Tomoyo snorted. "He's always like that. He never tells me who he's going to court because I will always find ways to break them up!!!"
Sakura looked at her sadly. Tomoyo waved a hand. "Don't worry!!! I'm not going to make your relationship a disaster!! You're my best friend and I think both of you are going to love each other deeply and I also think you two make a kawaii couple!!!"
Sakura beamed once again. All she has to do now was to persuade her not to tell Syaoran she told her.
...TBC...
A/N: yey!! Another chappie up!!! How was it? Weird, right? I thought so...
Sorry for the delay of update; I've been busy for the past few weeks [yea ryt] but hey!! I received my report card!! Uhm, don't ask the grade, it's quite small... I'm THAT dumb. :)
