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The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made
Chapter 3: Teddy Bears, Tutoring, and Being Tutored
"You're Kinomoto's best friend, aren't you?" Ivy questioned. Syaoran stared at her. Okay, he wasn't prepared for that! He had expected her to punch him in the face, and blinding him forever, not asking him if he's Sakura's friend!
"Huh?" He asked, still recovering from the shock that he's still standing and that his nose isn't suffering from a great amount of pain.
"I asked, are you Kinomoto's best friend?" Ivy repeated her question. She sounded annoyed. "You know, Li, the one thing I hate the most is repeating myself..."
"Uh, yea, I'm Sakura's best friend! I've known her since...too long ago, that I can't even remember!" Syaoran answered nervously. Ivy sighed.
"Fine, Kinomoto's my friend too, so I guess I can do her best friends a favour. I'll meet you at the library on Sunday, 2:00 pm, sharp. But get this straight, try to flirt with me and you'll be a lot worst off than Chris Jones." Ivy said, slamming her locker with a loud BANG, as if to prove her point.
Syaoran let out a HUGE sigh of relief and leaned against the greyish lockers for support. He had been really nervous back there. But he had to thank Sakura for his study 'date' with Ivy. If Sakura isn't Ivy's friend, then who knows what could have happened to him by now? That's the Sakura he know, always so gentle. If Sakura can befriend the Ice Queen, then she could do anything!
"Hey, Syaoran, what are you doing here? Come on, everyone's waiting for you in the Cafeteria." Sakura smiled, coming up to him.
"Yeah, let's go." Syaoran said. The two of them soon reached the Cafeteria and sat down at their regular table along with Tomoyo, Eriol, Meiling, and Rei.
"So, what took you two so long?" Meiling asked. She took a bit out of her PB&J sandwich.
"They were probably having the time of their life flirting with each other on the way here." Rei snickered. Sakura and Syaoran flushed.
"WE WERE NOT!"
"Remember the--" Eriol stopped himself from saying the word 'bet.' Instead, he said, "--ahem." As if trying to hint to Syaoran.
"Remember what?" Tomoyo asked him. She tied her long, violet haired up in a ponytail.
"Nothing..." Eriol answered, with a tint of mystery.
"Are we still going to that new amusement park?" Meiling asked.
"Of course we are. It'll be so much fun!" Sakura squealed with excitement.
"Are you coming with us, Eriol?" Rei asked. Eriol shook his head.
"I'm going to go visit Tomoyo's relatives with her in Tokyo."
"So you guys have fun!" Tomoyo grinned.
~~NEXT DAY~~
"I'm leaving now, dad! I'm already 10 minutes late!" Sakura hollered to her father.
"Okay, Sakura, just be careful." Fujitaka shouted back. Sakura opened the front door and dashed immediately over to Syaoran's house. She had insisted that instead of him going over to her house every time they met, she'd go over to his house for once. Sakura paused at the big mansion. It was huge!
She walked up to the front gates, which were locked. She pressed the intercom button and heard a buzzing sound, then later, someone over the intercom.
"Hello?" The voice said.
"Um...hi?" Sakura frowned. What was she supposed to say?
"Who is this?"
"Um...Sakura Kinomoto...I'm waiting for Syaoran." Sakura answered.
"Oh yes, Master Li Junior is coming down. Please hold on, Miss Kinomoto."
Soon, the gates opened, and Sakura walked up to the front doors. As soon as she reached it, it swung open, revealing her amber-eyed friend.
"Hey, Sakura! Have you been waiting long?" Syaoran asked.
"No, not really. Come on, Meiling and Rei are waiting for us at the amusement park! Oh right, you said you'd come over to help me with math after the trip, remember?" Sakura asked.
"Is your brother going to be home?" Syaoran asked. He doesn't really like Touya glaring at him every second he's was seen with Sakura.
Sakura giggled, "No, Touya is gone on a school field trip and won't be back until tomorrow."
Syaoran let out a sigh of relief. Then he froze. Ugh, his study date--well okay, maybe it isn't a date--with Ivy Parks is tomorrow. That reminded him of the bet. He'll have to get close to Cathy next...and being the bookworm that Cathy is, he'll probably see her tomorrow at the library anyway! Perfect!
"Syaoran, are you there?" Sakura waved her hand in front of his face, snapping him back to reality.
"Huh?" Syaoran asked, startled out of his daydreams.
"You were daydreaming." Sakura accused.
"Yeah, so maybe I was. Oh hey, there's Meiling and Rei!" Syaoran pointed to the two figures standing a few feet away. The amusement park was just in front of them.
"There you two are! Come on; let's buy the tickets!" Meiling dragged Sakura along with her, pulling her to the ticket booth, leaving Rei and Syaoran behind.
"So, how's your bet going?" Rei questioned.
"I've got a study date with Ivy Parks tomorrow." Syaoran said in confidence.
"Ivy Parks? Wow, you're good! So, what's the price to pay? Did you get bonked in the head yesterday while asking her?" Rei teased.
"No. And it's all thanks to Sakura that I'm not injured."
"What does Sakura got to do with it?" Rei asked.
"She's Ivy's friend, so once Ivy found out that I'm Sakura's best friend, she said she'd help me."
"Cool! And speaking of Sakura...I hope you thought about this already." Rei added with a serious tone.
"Yes, I have. And I can say from the experience that I've gathered for the last 15 years as Sakura's best friend, that everything's going to be fine. In face, I think Sakura won't even fall for my act at all. She knows me too well to know I'm just acting."
"Hey, you guy! Come on!" Sakura shouted eagerly, waving to the boys. They grinned and ran towards the park.
Couple hours later
"Phew, that was tiring!" Sakura sighed. She plopped down on a bench and sighed again. They've been on tons of roller coasters and rides. She had tried to refuse going into the haunted house, but Syaoran had promised her one of those big, fluffy, teddy bears if she would go in.
"Yeah, the haunted house was the best, right Sakura-chan?" Meiling teased.
"No! That was the worst part! It was so scary! Those vampires looked so real!" Sakura whined. She watched as Meiling tried to carry the big Tweety bird stuffed animal that Rei had won for her. It wasn't easy to carry, seeing that it's half her height.
Rei laughed, seeing his girlfriend uncomfortable. "Here, I'll hold it." He said, taking the toy from her arms. Meiling gladly gave it to him.
"I wonder where's Syaoran-kun is..." Sakura frowned. After they've finished their last ride, Syaoran had told them to wait for him while he finds the bathroom. But it's taking him a long time...
"Hi guys, I'm back!" Syaoran's voice called out. Sakura's eyes widen as she saw Syaoran carrying a huge stuffed bear, as big as Meiling's Tweety.
"Whoa! Did they give you that because you were the 1000th person to walk in the bathroom or something?" Rei laughed. Syaoran glared at him playfully.
"Where did you get it?" Sakura asked, amazed at the size of the bear.
"I won it...for you. Since I promised you I'll get you one if you'll go in the haunted house." Syaoran smiled, handing the bear over to Sakura. Sakura gently took the bear, still in shock. Syaoran won it for her? She thought he was joking when he had said he'd win one for her.
"I thought you were kidding!" Sakura gasped.
"Will I ever joke about something as big as this?" Syaoran laughed.
"Thanks, Syaoran-kun! It's adorable!"
"I bet Tomoyo would be upset that she isn't here to film this 'kawaii' moment between you guys." Meiling giggled.
Couple hours later--at the Kinomoto's home
"I think I finally get it now." Sakura frowned as she stared at the textbook. Sakura and Syaoran have been studying math since they got back from the amusement park.
"Sakura! We've been studying for three hours! Can we take a break?" The chestnut haired boy whined like a baby.
"But--oh all right, we'll take a break! But I have to get this stuff before Monday, or else I'm dead!"
Syaoran sighed as he leaned back against the chair. He had no idea that tutoring Sakura would be that tiring.
"Syaoran, do you want something to drink?" Sakura asked. Syaoran didn't even noticed that his best friend had already made her way to the kitchen and was now opening the fridge.
"I'll have a coke."
"Okay!"
"What else do you have trouble with?" Syaoran asked, taking the cold canister from the girl.
"Oh, I think we have to have a quick review of section 3.4, and I'll be fine." Sakura said. Syaoran nodded and took a large gulp from his drink.
Couple hours later, at the Li's mansion
Syaoran once again plopped down on his soft bed and closed his eyes. He had stayed over for dinner at the Kinomoto's. His eyes wandered over to his work desk, where a couple of textbooks lay.
One of them was his science textbook. He groaned as he remembered his study session with the Ice Queen. This is going to be the longest weekend in his entire life...
Next day
Syaoran dashed through the streets, making his way to the library, with his school bag slung over his shoulders. He's already 10 minutes late! Lateness was supposed to be Sakura's habit! Not his! I'm starting to act like Sakura, Syaoran groaned as he paused at a red light.
Soon he reached the Tomoeda Public Library. He pushed the doors and was quite running out of breath. He spotted a girl with blond hair sitting at a table, alone.
"Hi, Ivy, I'm here!" Syaoran puffed, trying to catch his breath.
"You're 15 minutes late, Li. I was beginning to think that you wouldn't show up." Ivy said icily.
"And miss spending time with you? No way!" Syaoran grinned. That line always worked with girls when he's late. But the reality hit him. This wasn't just any girl! This is Ivy Parks, the Ice Queen! Realizing that, he also realized that he had made a big mistake. Ivy would probably think he's trying to flirt with her and clobber him into a coma right then and there!
"You're lucky you're Kinomoto's best friend, or else I would have clobbered you into a coma!" Ivy glared.
"Didn't I already tell you not to flirt with me?"
"Uh...yeah...sorry..." he quickly apologized.
"Now shut up, and turned to page 245!" Ivy snapped, getting annoyed.
Two hours later
Gee she reminds me of the teacher Syaoran sighed silently.
"Li, are you paying attention? You better be, because like I've said before, the one thing I hate most is repeating myself!" Ivy's icy voice snapped him back to reality in an instant.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm listening. Uh...listen, Ivy, I think I've got most of this chemistry stuff. Maybe we should call it quits." Syaoran suggested. He was bored to death!
"I was waiting for you to say that," Ivy replied. She instantly grabbed her bag and marched out of the library.
"Hey, Ivy, wait up!" Syaoran dashed after her.
"Oh, Ivy, honey, there you are. What have you been doing?" Mrs. Parks asked. Ivy was outside of the library and bumped into her mother, who obviously been shopping.
"I was tutoring some freak of a classmate in science." Ivy said. Her voice seems to soften a little when she's speaking to her mother.
"There you are!" Syaoran groaned, catching up to the blond. "How could you just leave like that?"
"You said you understand the whole thing." Ivy replied. Her voice had hardens again.
"Oh, are you the classmate Ivy's tutoring?" Mrs. Parks asked with a smile.
"Yes, my name's Syaoran. And you must be Mrs. Parks, Ivy's mom, am I right?" Syaoran asked.
"Yes, yes, I am. I'm happy to see that Ivy is actually willing to tutor you! She's still pretty...upset, about the incident with Chris Jones. He was a nice boy; do you know how he's doing?" Mrs. Parks asked, quite concerned.
"Uh...yeah...I heard he should be able to go back to school in a week or two. My friend Eriol is the captain of the basketball team. He said it's a pity not to have Chris on the team." Syaoran answered nervously.
"I'm only tutoring him because he's Kinomoto's best friend, mom." Ivy grumbled.
"You mean Sakura Kinomoto? Isn't that the girl who tutors you in Japanese, dear?" Mrs. Parks asked her daughter.
"Yes,"
"Oh, you're best friends with Sakura?" Mrs. Parks asked Syaoran.
"Yeah, since practically forever. Well I got to go now, Mrs. Parks. Bye, Ivy!" Syaoran gave a final smile before turning the opposite direction and walking away.
"He seems like a nice boy; don't you think so, Ivy?" Mrs. Parks asked.
"Whatever," was her daughter's reply. I wonder why Kinomoto is best friends with a flirt like him. But at least he didn't try to kiss me or anything...like that stupid Chris Jones, Ivy thought, a disgusted expression came across her face.
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