Disclaimers: I don't own Card Captor Sakura, ever!!
A/N: Hiya ya'll!! At last, I am back!!!!!!! :) This totally took me a lot of time to take out, ne? Anyway, I'm so glad to be back!! Sorry for the long update!! The longest I had yet.
Chapter XI
A Promise Unfulfilled
Tomoyo and Sakura were in the Daidouji manor doing nothing in particular. They were talking their usual "girl's talk", so obviously Eriol and Syaoran were not there. They were giggling and talking so fast and at the same time... I bet boys will never understand them.
They then got to the topic of Syaoran courting her. Sakura was blushing furiously the whole time she told Tomoyo the whole story. Tomoyo was giggling.
"KAWAII!!!" she squealed when Sakura ended. Sakura blushed even more, if it was possible with a face as red as a tomato. Tomoyo was practically bouncing in her bed where the two were sitting down the whole time.
Sakura, remembering what Syaoran told her, placed her index finger on her lips. "Shhh!! I promised Syaoran that I wont tell you!!"
Tomoyo snorted. "He's always been like that."
Sakura blinked.
Tomoyo raised her brow. "Yup. Believe it." Then, Tomoyo stood up. "Okiez, we have to practice!!"
Their Family Day was fast approaching, and their teacher asked them if they could present Tomoyo's "award-winning" song to the whole school community. Sakura was all go; it would be nice to dance to let her nervousness disappear before Syaoran...
Well, anyway, Tomoyo and Sakura went to the Daidouji gym to practice.
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Sakura and Tomoyo were in Tomoyo's room, talking about the Syaoran matter.
"When exactly did Syaoran court you?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura was fiddling with her fingers. "Uhm... last Saturday?"
Then, Tomoyo's eyes widened. "You should have answered him!!!!!!"
Sakura looked up to her best friend confusingly. "Why?"
"Last Saturday was our monthsary!!!"
"...So?"
"So we would have the same monthsaries!! And we could celebrate it together!!!"
Sakura blinked. "Now that you thought about it..."
"Want me to tell Syao this?"
Sakura nodded hesitantly. If Tomoyo told Syaoran, he would know Syaoran told her. But then again they were planning to tell him...
Just then, the Daidouji butler came in, and with him was Syaoran.
"Speak of the devil!!" Tomoyo said happily. "Come in Syao!! I wanted to tell you something."
Syaoran eyed Sakura suspiciously, but then turned to Tomoyo. "What?"
Sakura buried herself under Tomoyo's sheets. She didn't want to see his reaction that she told Tomoyo! But then again she was curious, so she took a small peep, but she was still under the covers.
"Sakura told me you courted her last Saturday." Tomoyo said it so calmly.
Syaoran's eyes widened in shock. "W-wha?"
"Oh don't lie to me Syao, it was obvious!!!" Tomoyo said, laughing. "Anyway, I just remembered that last Saturday was my monthsary with Eriol and since Sakura told me she wanted to say yes to you on that date, can you have your monthsary on that date so that we could have the same monthsary and we could celebrate it together?"
Syaoran was quiet, but he nodded. Sakura let out a huge breath she didn't know she was holding.
"I know you'd see through me, Syao," Tomoyo said, patting Syaoran on the shoulder. "Anyways, what are you doing here?"
"I came to get the book you borrowed from me."
Tomoyo gave it to him, and just as fast as he arrived, he left. Sakura went out of the sheets.
"See, told ya he wouldn't get angry." Tomoyo said, sitting down beside Sakura. "You didn't have to hide!!"
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"That's a wrap!!!!!" Tomoyo yelled. It was the day before the Family Day, and they just finished their general rehearsal.
"That was great!!" Chiharu said, clapping with Rika and Naoko. Neither of them grew bored of watching their performance even though they saw it for the umpteenth time.
Sakura jumped down the stage, got her bottle and towel from her friends, and drank the contents of her bottle with two gulps.
"So, HE is coming, right?" Rika asked as the four of them (surprisingly excluding Tomoyo) made their way to the locker rooms. Sakura, not thinking that the question was for her, kept humming.
"After 48 years..." Naoko whispered.
"There was a moment of silence..." Rika added.
"What are you guys talking about?" Sakura questioned.
Chiharu rolled her eyes. Typical Sakura. "That question was for you, baka."
"Oh... What was it again?"
Her three friends fell anime-style. She sweatdropped, but the picture was not complete without a question mark hovering above her.
"I asked if HE was coming," Chiharu said.
"Oh... who? Touya? I didn't know you like him!"
"Baka!!" the three yelled. "What?!" Sakura countered.
Rika took a deep breath, and said, "She was asking if your Syaoran dearest is coming on Family Day."
Sakura blinked. "OH!! Well why didn't you say so? Yes, he is!"
Then, Sakura started to change into her normal clothes. "I'll introduce you to him, okay?"
"You better will!!" Naoko practically screamed.
Chiharu looked at her friend weirdly, then said, "Nah, better not."
"But why?" Sakura looked hurt.
"'Coz we don't want yo disturb you guys," Rika answered for her. "We'll just spy on you guys!!"
"Of course!" Naoko butted in. "Just like those detectives in books who read newspapers!!"
"Yeah!" Chiharu joined in. "We'll put holes for the eyes!!"
"Hey, what about a magazine?" Sakura suggested, finally getting the drift.
"Sure, a porn one!!" Rika chirped. 'There she goes again with the porn!!' Sakura thought, laughing mentally.
"And we put holes in the--" Chiharu's voice dropped into a whisper, "nipple part." The girls burst into a fit of giggles.
"And if we get caught by our teacher..." Rika said, her tone worried, but her eyes laughing.
"We'll just say we're studying Biology!!" Naoko said.
"Of course!" Chiharu said. "If they say, 'What are you reading?!'"
Rika continued for her, "We just say, pointing to the naked girl in front of us, 'Miss!! We're studying for our Biology!! Look, the reproductive system...'"
"The skeletal," Sakura added, "Digestive... Nervous..."
And they were laughing and talking as they made their way out of school.
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Sakura immediately went home so that she could pick the right clothes to wear on Family Day.
'It must be...drop-dead!!' she thought happily. 'Whatever that means!! Hehe!! Well, whatever!!'
And just as she laid down her head, visions of what WOULD happen in the Family Day kept playing in her head, almost depriving her of sleep...when at last she fell into deep slumber.
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It was FAMILY DAY in Tomoeda Jr. High!!! It wasn't Sakura's first time to be here, but her heart has hammering in her chest. She scanned the crowds, looking for messy chestnut brown hair and green Chinese t-shirt.
"Hey, Sakura, let's go." Her big brother said.
She was still scanning the crowd...
"HEY GAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"OOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEY!!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura was holding the ear Touya just yelled into.
"Let's go!!" Touya said before running towards Sakura's classroom.
Sakura looked at her brother's retreating back disbelievingly. "For a College student he still acts like a six-year-old."
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"Hey, Sakura!!" Chiharu, Rika and Naoko said as they went near her.
"Have you seen Syaoran?" Sakura asked.
"Uh... we don't even know what he looks like," Rika pointed out.
Sakura sweatdropped. "Oh... Well, if someone asks who he is while he's with me, tell them he's my cousin."
"Why? Everyone will just find out afterwards, right?" Chiharu asked.
"Even still... Hey, I have to go."
"Ok," Naoko said. "See ya."
"We'll have the porn mags ready!!" Rika practically yelled.
'If someone asks you if you know Rika, say no,' Sakura thought.
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Lunch and the games were done, and still Sakura didn't see Syaoran.
Where could he be? Sakura thought as she made her way to the backstage. It was entertainment time, and they were the last performers.
She saw Tomoyo inside the dressing room, applying make-up to herself. She was already in her dress, a blue sleeveless dress but the skirt part was half and it was ruffled in the sides. Under her 'half-skirt' was a black mini skirt. She was also wearing high-heeled leather boots. Her hair was in a ponytail. She was also filled with glitter.
She went inside the dressing room and changed into the everything-blue-and-black outfit...without the half-skirt.
"Tomoyo, have you seen Syaoran?" she asked.
"Nope." Tomoyo said. Sakura sighed. "Why? You haven't seen him either?"
Sakura shook her head.
"Don't worry; maybe he'll surprise you after our number."
This seemed to cheer Sakura up.
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"Ladies and gentlemen," the announcer said, "the moment you've all been waiting for!! The pride of Tomoeda!! They won the first prize of the Tomoeda Annual Teen Singing Contest for the second year running!! So let's give it up for Tomoyo and her dancers!!!!"
(Countdown) 3, 2, 1!!
What can I do for you?
The crowd cheered. The lights were going round and round...and Tomoyo and her dancers appeared. They started dancing.
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
I can hear youWhat can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
The crowd cheered harder. Sakura took this time to look for Syaoran. He would be smiling up to her, proud of having his love up the stage... and Tomoyo sang.
Far beyond the hazy borders of my heart
I could see a place that's something like this
Every now and then I don't know what to do
Still I know that I can never go back
But the things I've seen in those hazy dreams
Can't compare to what I'm seeing now
Everything's so different
That it brings me to my knees
The crowd was roaring!! Sakura quickly scanned the crowd...
And though I know the world of real emotion has surrounded me
I won't give in to it
Now I know that forward is the only way my heart can go
I hear your voice calling out to me:
"You'll never be alone"
It was Sakura's lead dancing as the guitar did his lead!! She again took this opportunity to look for Syaoran.
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
I can hear you
And Tomoyo was back in the center.
And if I find the real world of emotion has surrounded me
And I can't go on
You are there the moment that I close my eyes to comfort me
We are connected for all of time
I'll never be...
And though I know the world of real emotion has surrounded me
I won't give in to it
Now I know that forward is the only way my heart can go
I hear your voice calling out to me:
"You'll never be alone"
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
I can hear you
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
I can hear youI can hear you
(Boom!)
The crowd clapped and cheered as they bowed...
But Syaoran never appeared.
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Sakura was holding back tears as they made their way towards the dressing rooms. Tomoyo noticed her best friend's actions and went near her.
"It's alright Sakura; he must have been busy," Tomoyo whispered. Sakura nodded, but then she couldn't take it anymore so the tears streamed down her face. Tomoyo wrapped her arms around her.
After changing, they went near their families.
"Tomoyo, Sakura, you did a great job!!" Sonomi cried. "And for that we're going out to dinner!!"
"I'll pass." Sakura said quietly. Touya looked at his sister disbelievingly. My sister passing the chance of eating exquisite food?!?! This has gotta be headline news!!!!
"She's tired, mom," Tomoyo said, backing up for her best friend. "Maybe some other time."
"Okay, whatever you say," Sonomi said disappointedly.
They then went to their respective houses.
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The minute they arrived, Sakura immediately went to bed, ignoring her father's plea to eat dinner. There she cried like she never cried before.
He promised!!!!This was not what she had expected. She expected, fireworks, flowers, clowns in unicycles and juggling balls, flying elephants... okay, only the fireworks and flowers. Oh, and the kiss.
But no matter how hard she tried to think of a reason why Syaoran didn't come, it all ended up the same.
He didn't come... She sniffed...
He didn't want Sakura's answer... Tears threatened to fall down...
He broke his promise...
He didn't love her just like he said he did... Her lips trembled furiously...
And it hurts...
And with that she broke down.
The End...
Or is it?
Nah, just...
TBC...
A/N: Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!! That was unexpected!! (Ducks and evades the fruits thrown to her) I know it sucked!! I wanted to change that but that's IT!! That's the plot!! Whether we like it or not, that's it!!! DON'T GET ANGRY!! NO FLAMES PLEASE!! ...Or you could, if you have a valid reason unlike--!! Never mind.
Some clarifications: Tomoyo's outfit and the song were from Final Fantasy X-2. The song is entitled "Real Emotion" and Yuna sang it in the opening. Okay, so it wasn't Yuna, but an imposter named Le Blanc who took Yuna's figure and voice in singing it. Oh, and she used Yuna's garment grid to transform into Yuna. And the outfit Tomoyo wore was the outfit worn by Yuna, er, Le Blanc.
Thanks to those who reviewed!!!! Always review so that I'll know you liked it!! This was the longest chappie ne?
