Sugar Pink: Hi everyone! I'm back with the second chapter of "The Bet I Bet
You Wish You Never Have Made" and I'm really happy about the reviews for
the first chapter! I hope all of you will review this chapter too! THANK
YOU!!! Oh I also remembered that I forgot the disclaimer in the first
chapter. Sorry, it's just that I don't really get disclaimers. I thought it
was obvious that I don't own CCS and never will. But everyone is using
disclaimers, so here's mine:
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. CCS doesn't belong to me. End of story.
And here's the chapter!
The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made
Chapter 2: Syaoran vs. the Ice Queen
Syaoran flopped down on his soft bed. He let out a huge sigh. He had just finished his math homework and it was pretty easy. Now he can think about the bet. He was pretty confident about Ivy, Cathy, and April, but it was Sakura that he worried about. Will she ever fall for him? He had better put all his charms to good use if he was going to win that bet with Eriol and Rei!
"Master Li, dinner is ready," a servant said, bowing slightly. Syaoran nodded and got off his bed, and made his way downstairs. He lives in a huge mansion. The Li's were known for the wealth and power.
The spiral staircase was decorated with ornaments and the light shines brightly from the crystal chandelier that hangs on the ceiling.
Syaoran lives with is mom Yelan Li and his father Ziao Li. He has four older sisters too, and they used to giggle a lot and annoy him. But they're all married now and currently living with their husbands and children. (AN: I know in the anime, they never show Syaoran's father, but in the story, I wanna give him a dad, okay?)
"So, son, how was school today?" Ziao asked his son.
"It was good. I got another lunch detention." Syaoran said sheepishly. His parents laughed.
"Is it because of Sakura again?" Ziao asked. Syaoran nodded.
"Sakura is a really innocent and caring girl. She may be a little late sometimes, but you're really lucky to have Sakura as a friend, Syaoran." Yelan commented, taking a sip from her water.
"Yeah, I'm really lucky..." Let's hope I'm still that lucky to maintain Sakura's friendship after the bet...
~~IN THE KINOMOTO'S HOME~~
"Thanks for having me over, Mr. Kinomoto." Tomoyo said politely. Her bodyguards are behind her, each carrying two suitcases.
"It's always a pleasure to have Sakura's friends over for a sleepover." Fujitaka smiled warmly.
"Except for that gaki," Touya mumbled. Tomoyo laughed at his comment.
"I'll help you with your suitcases, Tomoyo!" Sakura offered. She took two suitcases from one of Tomoyo's bodyguards.
"Thank you, Sakura-chan! I'll take the other two." Tomoyo took her other two suitcases from her other bodyguard.
"What's inside, Tomoyo?" Sakura wanted to know as the two girls climbed the stairs up to Sakura's room.
"Oh, just some outfits I want you to model for me." Tomoyo said. She rolled out her sleeping bag on the plush carpet.
"More outfits? But didn't I already model these last week?" Sakura asked, going through one of the four suitcases.
"Yes, you did, but this time," Tomoyo said, with a sly smile, "I fixed up some stuff and I want to see how it looks."
"You should get a career as a fashion designer Tomoyo-chan." Sakura laughed.
"But I was hoping that we could catch up on some gossip before we start on the clothes." Tomoyo said.
"Sure, what's new?" Sakura asked. She plopped down on the carpet next to her friend.
"So, how are you and Syaoran doing?" Tomoyo asked. She lavender eyes twinkled with mischief.
"Fine..." Sakura said partly confused about the question.
"You know I heard that Syaoran is getting really popular with the girls in school."
"So, what's your point?"
"My point, Sakura, is, do you have a crush on him?" Tomoyo let out a sigh at how dense her friend is.
Sakura looked quite shocked by Tomoyo's question. "Of course I don't have a crush on Syaoran! He's my best friend!"
"But you two are ALWAYS together! And being the observant one in our group, I say you have a crush on him since last year in the 9th grade!" Tomoyo said, looking at her friend accusingly.
"No, Tomoyo! Syaoran-kun is JUST a friend! A good friend, like he has been for the last 15 years, and I do NOT have more-than-friendship feelings for him!"
"Oh really, are you sure about that? If Syaoran ask you out on a date right now, will you accept?" Tomoyo continued with the questions, as if trying to press the answers to the final drop from Sakura.
"I--I--I don't k-know!" Sakura stuttered, partly scared from all the questioning.
"Well, I'll just give you all the time in the world to think about it then. Oh hey, my family is going to visit relatives in Tokyo for the weekend, and they said you could come! Are you going?" Tomoyo asked.
"I can't, Tomoyo. I'm going to that new amusement park with Syaoran-kun, Meiling-chan, and Meiling's boyfriend, Rei."
"Oh, so you're going out with your 'Syaoran-kun' eh?" Tomoyo teased. Sakura flushed. "NO! Meiling-chan and her boyfriend Rei will be there too!" Sakura protested.
"Sure, whatever you say. Hey, you know what happened last night on my date with Eriol?"
And that's how the rest of the sleepover went at Kinomoto's household...
~~NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL~~
"That math test next week is going to be so hard!" Sakura whined. She just had math and Syaoran just had science. The two of them were walking to their lockers for lunch.
"Math is really easy actually. Once you get the hang of it," Syaoran smirked.
"I've been trying for years, and I still haven't gotten the 'hang of it.'" She rolled her eyes. Then suddenly, a light bulb flashed in her head.
"Syaoran-kun..." she started, putting on her most innocent and helpless look. Syaoran backed away.
"Oh no! Whenever you give me that look, it means you want me to do you a favour that's totally impossible!" Syaoran said.
The last time Sakura had given him that look of hers, she had been playing badminton with Tomoyo. The birdie was stuck in the top most branch of a maple tree and she had asked him to climb up and get it for them. And using that 'innocent and helpless' look, she had persuaded him to do so. He was lucky he didn't break any bones!
And there was that time back when they were three years old. Sakura had used that look on him and begged him to get her the moon. The moon!!!!! That was before either of them had known that the moon was NOT to be taken down from the sky. So being the clueless little boy that he was back then, he actually tried to climb up to the roof of the mansion with Sakura and they both fell down. Lucky for him, he only broke his wrist. But Sakura was as fresh as a daisy because he had broke her fall for her. But he's not going to make the same mistake and fall for that innocent look of hers...not this time.
"But it's different this time. As my best friend, you wouldn't want me to fail math and not be able to graduate with you will you?" Sakura pouted, still keeping on her innocent look.
"Well, no, but that doesn't mean, I can do something out of the impossible for you! No way, I'm not going to do you a favour!"
Sakura kept looking at him with her innocent emerald eyes. Syaoran groaned.
"Oh, all right! I'll do you the favour! As long as it's not impossible!"
"Yay! Thank-you, Syaoran-kun! You're so good at math, I was just wondering if you could help me understand all of those numbers stuff before the test next week!" Sakura smiled brightly.
"Sakura, I thought I said I was not going to do you any IMPOSSIBLE favours." Syaoran said with a sarcastic smirk.
"You're so mean! And you call yourself a best friend!" Sakura complained.
"I don't call myself 'a best friend.' I call myself 'Syaoran Li.'" He smirked again. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Whatever you say, Syaoran Li. Come over tomorrow after we go to the fair with Rei and Meiling okay?"
"Sure thing," Syaoran nodded as he stopped at his locker and Sakura continued down the hall to her locker.
He spun the blue dial on his combination lock and it easily opened, unlike all the other lockers. He shoved his green science binder in his locker and grabbed his lunch. He wondered what the kitchen has packed for him today. He peeked inside and saw some chicken, sushi, a bottle of cold 7up, and a chocolate bar.
He was about to close the locker, when something--or rather someone caught his eye. It was Ivy Parks, the girl previously known as the 9th grade Ice Queen. She's known as the 10th grade Ice Queen now, but whatever. Syaoran remembered that Ivy was one of the four girls on his list to winning the bet. Slowly he made his way to her.
"Hi, Ivy," Syaoran started nervously. He remembered Chris Jones, the guy who tried to flirt with Ivy last month. He's in the hospital now, not doing too badly. The doctor said he should be able to go back to school in two more weeks, but he should sit out during PE class. Syaoran shuddered from the memory of Chris.
Ivy looked up at the chestnut haired boy, her aqua blue eyes glaring at him. "Who are you?"
"Um, I'm Syaoran...from science class."
"Oh, you mean that brown haired freak that sits in front of me right?" Ivy insulted. Syaoran had wanted to shout,
"I'm not a freak! You're the freak here! What's wrong with you, beating up every guy who tries to say hi!"
But then, he decided that he better not say that, unless he wanted to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair...that, and lose the bet.
"Yeah, if that's how you put it. Listen, I know you're really good at science and all--" he gulped when Ivy suddenly flipped her blond hair over her shoulders. For a second, Syaoran had thought that she was going to clobber him that that simple action. She looked up at him, her expression still icy.
"What? Go on, I don't have all day you know?"
"Okay...as I was saying, I know you're really good at science and all, so...uh...would you like to...tutor me with the chemistry unit we're working on?" Syaoran asked, feeling his heart beat REALLY fast.
He was waiting for Ivy's next move, and whatever it was, he was running out of patience waiting for it.
He just KNEW that she's going to do something horrible, like clobbering him on the head, and giving him amnesia. He was prepared for ANYTHING she's going to throw at him; he was prepared for ANYTHING she's going to say!
Just SAY something, he thought. I'm ready for ANYTHING you're about to say I'm ready for ANYTHING you're about to hit me with. He watched as Ivy turned to look at him. Her aqua eyes were narrowed as she kept her famous glare still.
And then, out of the blue, she did something that Syaoran didn't expect her to do at all...
Sugar Pink: Okay and that concludes chapter 2 of the story! Please R and R!!!!! I love to read your comments and I want to know if this story is actually worth continuing. Be sure to leave in your review where you think I need improvements! Bye!!
The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made
Chapter 2: Syaoran vs. the Ice Queen
Syaoran flopped down on his soft bed. He let out a huge sigh. He had just finished his math homework and it was pretty easy. Now he can think about the bet. He was pretty confident about Ivy, Cathy, and April, but it was Sakura that he worried about. Will she ever fall for him? He had better put all his charms to good use if he was going to win that bet with Eriol and Rei!
"Master Li, dinner is ready," a servant said, bowing slightly. Syaoran nodded and got off his bed, and made his way downstairs. He lives in a huge mansion. The Li's were known for the wealth and power.
The spiral staircase was decorated with ornaments and the light shines brightly from the crystal chandelier that hangs on the ceiling.
Syaoran lives with is mom Yelan Li and his father Ziao Li. He has four older sisters too, and they used to giggle a lot and annoy him. But they're all married now and currently living with their husbands and children. (AN: I know in the anime, they never show Syaoran's father, but in the story, I wanna give him a dad, okay?)
"So, son, how was school today?" Ziao asked his son.
"It was good. I got another lunch detention." Syaoran said sheepishly. His parents laughed.
"Is it because of Sakura again?" Ziao asked. Syaoran nodded.
"Sakura is a really innocent and caring girl. She may be a little late sometimes, but you're really lucky to have Sakura as a friend, Syaoran." Yelan commented, taking a sip from her water.
"Yeah, I'm really lucky..." Let's hope I'm still that lucky to maintain Sakura's friendship after the bet...
~~IN THE KINOMOTO'S HOME~~
"Thanks for having me over, Mr. Kinomoto." Tomoyo said politely. Her bodyguards are behind her, each carrying two suitcases.
"It's always a pleasure to have Sakura's friends over for a sleepover." Fujitaka smiled warmly.
"Except for that gaki," Touya mumbled. Tomoyo laughed at his comment.
"I'll help you with your suitcases, Tomoyo!" Sakura offered. She took two suitcases from one of Tomoyo's bodyguards.
"Thank you, Sakura-chan! I'll take the other two." Tomoyo took her other two suitcases from her other bodyguard.
"What's inside, Tomoyo?" Sakura wanted to know as the two girls climbed the stairs up to Sakura's room.
"Oh, just some outfits I want you to model for me." Tomoyo said. She rolled out her sleeping bag on the plush carpet.
"More outfits? But didn't I already model these last week?" Sakura asked, going through one of the four suitcases.
"Yes, you did, but this time," Tomoyo said, with a sly smile, "I fixed up some stuff and I want to see how it looks."
"You should get a career as a fashion designer Tomoyo-chan." Sakura laughed.
"But I was hoping that we could catch up on some gossip before we start on the clothes." Tomoyo said.
"Sure, what's new?" Sakura asked. She plopped down on the carpet next to her friend.
"So, how are you and Syaoran doing?" Tomoyo asked. She lavender eyes twinkled with mischief.
"Fine..." Sakura said partly confused about the question.
"You know I heard that Syaoran is getting really popular with the girls in school."
"So, what's your point?"
"My point, Sakura, is, do you have a crush on him?" Tomoyo let out a sigh at how dense her friend is.
Sakura looked quite shocked by Tomoyo's question. "Of course I don't have a crush on Syaoran! He's my best friend!"
"But you two are ALWAYS together! And being the observant one in our group, I say you have a crush on him since last year in the 9th grade!" Tomoyo said, looking at her friend accusingly.
"No, Tomoyo! Syaoran-kun is JUST a friend! A good friend, like he has been for the last 15 years, and I do NOT have more-than-friendship feelings for him!"
"Oh really, are you sure about that? If Syaoran ask you out on a date right now, will you accept?" Tomoyo continued with the questions, as if trying to press the answers to the final drop from Sakura.
"I--I--I don't k-know!" Sakura stuttered, partly scared from all the questioning.
"Well, I'll just give you all the time in the world to think about it then. Oh hey, my family is going to visit relatives in Tokyo for the weekend, and they said you could come! Are you going?" Tomoyo asked.
"I can't, Tomoyo. I'm going to that new amusement park with Syaoran-kun, Meiling-chan, and Meiling's boyfriend, Rei."
"Oh, so you're going out with your 'Syaoran-kun' eh?" Tomoyo teased. Sakura flushed. "NO! Meiling-chan and her boyfriend Rei will be there too!" Sakura protested.
"Sure, whatever you say. Hey, you know what happened last night on my date with Eriol?"
And that's how the rest of the sleepover went at Kinomoto's household...
~~NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL~~
"That math test next week is going to be so hard!" Sakura whined. She just had math and Syaoran just had science. The two of them were walking to their lockers for lunch.
"Math is really easy actually. Once you get the hang of it," Syaoran smirked.
"I've been trying for years, and I still haven't gotten the 'hang of it.'" She rolled her eyes. Then suddenly, a light bulb flashed in her head.
"Syaoran-kun..." she started, putting on her most innocent and helpless look. Syaoran backed away.
"Oh no! Whenever you give me that look, it means you want me to do you a favour that's totally impossible!" Syaoran said.
The last time Sakura had given him that look of hers, she had been playing badminton with Tomoyo. The birdie was stuck in the top most branch of a maple tree and she had asked him to climb up and get it for them. And using that 'innocent and helpless' look, she had persuaded him to do so. He was lucky he didn't break any bones!
And there was that time back when they were three years old. Sakura had used that look on him and begged him to get her the moon. The moon!!!!! That was before either of them had known that the moon was NOT to be taken down from the sky. So being the clueless little boy that he was back then, he actually tried to climb up to the roof of the mansion with Sakura and they both fell down. Lucky for him, he only broke his wrist. But Sakura was as fresh as a daisy because he had broke her fall for her. But he's not going to make the same mistake and fall for that innocent look of hers...not this time.
"But it's different this time. As my best friend, you wouldn't want me to fail math and not be able to graduate with you will you?" Sakura pouted, still keeping on her innocent look.
"Well, no, but that doesn't mean, I can do something out of the impossible for you! No way, I'm not going to do you a favour!"
Sakura kept looking at him with her innocent emerald eyes. Syaoran groaned.
"Oh, all right! I'll do you the favour! As long as it's not impossible!"
"Yay! Thank-you, Syaoran-kun! You're so good at math, I was just wondering if you could help me understand all of those numbers stuff before the test next week!" Sakura smiled brightly.
"Sakura, I thought I said I was not going to do you any IMPOSSIBLE favours." Syaoran said with a sarcastic smirk.
"You're so mean! And you call yourself a best friend!" Sakura complained.
"I don't call myself 'a best friend.' I call myself 'Syaoran Li.'" He smirked again. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Whatever you say, Syaoran Li. Come over tomorrow after we go to the fair with Rei and Meiling okay?"
"Sure thing," Syaoran nodded as he stopped at his locker and Sakura continued down the hall to her locker.
He spun the blue dial on his combination lock and it easily opened, unlike all the other lockers. He shoved his green science binder in his locker and grabbed his lunch. He wondered what the kitchen has packed for him today. He peeked inside and saw some chicken, sushi, a bottle of cold 7up, and a chocolate bar.
He was about to close the locker, when something--or rather someone caught his eye. It was Ivy Parks, the girl previously known as the 9th grade Ice Queen. She's known as the 10th grade Ice Queen now, but whatever. Syaoran remembered that Ivy was one of the four girls on his list to winning the bet. Slowly he made his way to her.
"Hi, Ivy," Syaoran started nervously. He remembered Chris Jones, the guy who tried to flirt with Ivy last month. He's in the hospital now, not doing too badly. The doctor said he should be able to go back to school in two more weeks, but he should sit out during PE class. Syaoran shuddered from the memory of Chris.
Ivy looked up at the chestnut haired boy, her aqua blue eyes glaring at him. "Who are you?"
"Um, I'm Syaoran...from science class."
"Oh, you mean that brown haired freak that sits in front of me right?" Ivy insulted. Syaoran had wanted to shout,
"I'm not a freak! You're the freak here! What's wrong with you, beating up every guy who tries to say hi!"
But then, he decided that he better not say that, unless he wanted to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair...that, and lose the bet.
"Yeah, if that's how you put it. Listen, I know you're really good at science and all--" he gulped when Ivy suddenly flipped her blond hair over her shoulders. For a second, Syaoran had thought that she was going to clobber him that that simple action. She looked up at him, her expression still icy.
"What? Go on, I don't have all day you know?"
"Okay...as I was saying, I know you're really good at science and all, so...uh...would you like to...tutor me with the chemistry unit we're working on?" Syaoran asked, feeling his heart beat REALLY fast.
He was waiting for Ivy's next move, and whatever it was, he was running out of patience waiting for it.
He just KNEW that she's going to do something horrible, like clobbering him on the head, and giving him amnesia. He was prepared for ANYTHING she's going to throw at him; he was prepared for ANYTHING she's going to say!
Just SAY something, he thought. I'm ready for ANYTHING you're about to say I'm ready for ANYTHING you're about to hit me with. He watched as Ivy turned to look at him. Her aqua eyes were narrowed as she kept her famous glare still.
And then, out of the blue, she did something that Syaoran didn't expect her to do at all...
Sugar Pink: Okay and that concludes chapter 2 of the story! Please R and R!!!!! I love to read your comments and I want to know if this story is actually worth continuing. Be sure to leave in your review where you think I need improvements! Bye!!
