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The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made

Chapter 4: Not So Honest Best Friends

Sakura came out of the math classroom, smiling. Syaoran was waiting for her so they can walk to their lockers together, like always.

"So, I see you've come out of that room smiling. That's quite rare to see." Syaoran chuckled.

"Thanks to you, I think I did okay on that test after all." Sakura beamed. "And you have a science test tomorrow, right?"

Syaoran nodded. "Yeah, but I've done all the studying I need." His thought drifted back to that icy and boring study 'date' with Ivy. Mrs. Parks seems quite warm and friendly, so why isn't her daughter like her? Must have inherited all that ice from her father, Syaoran thought.

"You know you've been very quiet lately." Sakura said to her friend.


"I have? No, I haven't. I just have...a lot on my mind lately." Syaoran covered up. He isn't about to tell her about the bet!

"If you say so...if you ever want to talk about what's bothering you, I'm always willing to listen, okay?" Sakura gave him a sincere smile.

"Yeah, thanks Sakura. Here's my locker." Syaoran waved to his best friend and watched as she continued on her way to her own locker.

As soon as Sakura's gone, Syaoran reached into his locker and pulled out something wrapped in silvery wrapping paper. Anybody can guess that it's a present.

Flashback

Syaoran sat down by the wishing fountain at the mall. After that studying session with Ivy, even teachers need to take a rest! His eyes scanned the mall, while his brain tried to conjure up what his next move should be. Ivy the Ice Queen sure isn't easy to get as he had hoped she'd be.

"Mama, look over there! It's my name!" Syaoran heard a voice chirped. He turned around to see a little girl with cute pigtails. She looked about 6-7 years old. Her mother, who looked pregnant, was looking at where her daughter was pointing.

Syaoran looked too, and he saw that it was a jewellery shop. The little girl was pointing at a necklace, with a silver heart pendant. On the pendant was a word, Ivy.

"Oh, yes, it is your name! Come on, honey, Mommy will buy it for you." The woman said, taking her daughter by the hand and leading her into the store. Syaoran suddenly got an idea. He dashed into the shop.

He scanned the shop, noting all the names on the necklace.

"Let see...Anna, Christine, Hillary, and Sarah...ah ha! Here it is! Ivy!" Syaoran picked up the heart shaped pendant necklace and took it to the cashier.

"That'll be $10.00, please." The clerk said. (AN: Sorry, I don't know Japan currency ^^)

Syaoran handed in the money and got it gift-wrapped. He smiled proudly as he walked out of the store. This time, I'm sure Ivy will fall for me!

End of flashback

He turned around to see Ivy at her locker, putting her things away. Perfect, he thought, walking over to her.

"Uh, hi, Ivy." Syaoran started to say.

"What do you want this time, Li? If it's something not worth my time, then I suggest you zip it." She glared.

"Oh, it's nothing big--"

"So it's something small? Small things are not worth my time, so bye!" Ivy slammed her locker and started to leave, but as she did, Syaoran grabbed her by the wrist lightly, making her come to a halt and whirled around to face him, a harsh expression on her face.

Syaoran immediately let go, fearing the worst. He may be Sakura's best friend, but he doesn't think that title will help protect him any longer!

"Don't you ever touch me again! You hear that? You try pulling a stunt like that just one more time, and I swear you'll be lying in a puddle of your own blood!"

"Okay, okay! I get the point! Here, I just wanted to give you something for tutoring me yesterday!" Syaoran shoved the silvery package into her hands.

"I don't want anything from you!" Ivy shoved it back.

"But--ouch!" Syaoran winced as Ivy threw her pencil case at him, hitting him on the head. When he finally recovered from the shock, Ivy was gone and so was her pencil case.

Later

Eriol and Rei laughed as Syaoran told them what happened this morning with Ivy.

"It's not funny you guys! Syaoran glared at his friends. He bet Sakura wouldn't be laughing like those two idiots are.

"I bet Sakura wouldn't be laughing." Syaoran huffed.

"What do you think she'd do then?" Eriol asked.

"She'll probably ask me if I'm okay and then--"

"And then kiss your boo-boo better for you? Aw, how sweet." Rei teased.

Eriol and him burst out in a fresh batch of laughter, while Syaoran's cheeks turned red. But no one knew if it was because he's blushing or if it's anger.

"You two can't do anything except laugh, can you?" Syaoran sighed as he turned the corner that leads to home.

"You said it! See you later, Li!" Rei smirked. Syaoran swear he can still hear the two of them laughing.

As he continued walking, he noticed a familiar figure in front of him. It was a woman with curly blond hair. It was Mrs. Parks, Ivy's mother! A light bulb flashed in Syaoran's head...

"Hi, Mrs. Parks. Remember me?" He asked. The woman looked at him.

"Oh, yes, you're that boy that Ivy tutored yesterday, am I right?"


"Yes, and I was wondering if you'll do me a small favour..."

"What is it?"

"I'm very grateful that Ivy tutored me, so I brought her a thank-you gift. But she won't accept it and--"

"hit you on the head with her pencil case?" Mrs. Parks asked with sympathy. Syaoran nodded.

"So I was hoping that you'd give it to her for me instead?"

"Why, of course, I'll be happy to," Mrs. Parks smiled.

"Great, here it is," Syaoran handed her the silvery wrapped package.

"I'm sure Ivy will like it too. Thank-you, Syaoran," Mrs. Parks smiled.

"Oh no, I should be thanking Ivy. I know it's not everyday she'll tutor someone."

"Ivy is a loner sometimes; she never had many friends. That Sakura Kinomoto girl comes over to our house sometimes, but I think that's all the friends I've seen her with."

"Yeah, Sakura is a nice girl. We've been best friends since birth, practically. Well, I got to go now. Bye, Mrs. Parks," Syaoran waved as he jogged home. Am I a genius or what? He smirked to himself.

"Hi, Syaoran! I'm glad I caught up with you!" A voice that sounds like Sakura said. Syaoran looked to his left side and saw Sakura standing there, smiling.

"Oh, hi, Sakura-chan. What's up?"

"Oh...well, you see..." Sakura hung her head sheepishly. "I kind of forgot my keys at home, and Dad is going to come back home late tonight because he has an after school study class to teach. Touya is working at one of those part-time jobs of his, and Tomoyo is on a date with Eriol. And I have no way of getting into my house, so I was hoping that--"

"That you could come over to my house until someone gets back?" Syaoran finished off for her. He knew her too well to not know what she's going to say.

"How did you know that?" Sakura asked, a bit startled. Syaoran rolled his eyes.

"Never mind how I knew. Come on, you can stay over at my place till someone gets back, okay?"

"Thanks, Syaoran-kun! You're the best!"

"I know."

At the Li's mansion

"Mom, I'm back!" Syaoran hollered.

"Syaoran, how many times did I tell you not to yell in the house? It's not very polite!" Yelan scolded.

"I don't know I was supposed to count how many times, mom. But I dare say it's around 235?" Syaoran grinned.

Sakura giggled.

"Syaoran..." his mother said in a warning tone.

"Okay, mom, I'm sorry! But I have a guest over today. It's Sakura, she forgot her keys and nobody's home so--"

"Oh, Sakura, it's been a long time since you've last came over!" Yelan smiled at the girl.

"Mom, she was just over two days ago when we left for the amusement park." Syaoran let out a sigh. He pulled Sakura up to the den.

"Come on, Sakura, we have to start on our homework."

Once inside the den, the two didn't do their homework, of course.

"So, how's your head?" Sakura giggled.


"What?"

"Syaoran, I'm talking about your head, silly. Ivy told me that you were flirting with her and she bonked you on the head with her pencil case." Sakura reminded.

"Oh yeah...that. Well, I wasn't flirting!" Syaoran protested.

"Sure, you aren't." Sakura looked at him sceptically.

"I wasn't! I just wanted to give her a present!"

"Why would you want to give her a present for no reason?"

"I do have a reason! She tutored me in science on Sunday, so I thought I'd get her a thank-you gift. She didn't except it, so I gave it to her mom to give it to her." Syaoran shrugged.

"You better mind your own business when it comes to Ivy. It took me a long time to be her friend too, but she's actually very nice."

"Actually, I have to say thank you to you, Sakura. If you weren't Ivy's friend, then she wouldn't have tutored me at all." And I'd lose the bet for sure, he added silently to himself.

"Do you want to make her your next dating target?" Sakura asked.

"Maybe..."

"Syaoran, don't."

"I don't see why. She's pretty and smart."

"Just don't. You'll be a lot worst off than Christ Jones if you do."

"Sakura, I can handle this, you know?"

"If you can, then you wouldn't have gotten hit on the head." Sakura pointed out.

Good point, Syaoran thought. But instead, he said, "Look, Sakura, I know what I'm doing. Just...stay out of this okay?"

"You're my best friend, Syaoran. I don't want to see you get hurt. And Ivy's my friend too, and I don't want to see her suffer heartbreak."

"Okay, Sakura, I promise you, I won't make Ivy my next target. Okay?" Syaoran gave her a sincere smile. He felt bad for lying to Sakura. He is, after all, going to have to break Ivy's heart. He doesn't really have more-than-classmate feelings for her, but he has a bet to win!

"Okay!" Sakura smiled back brightly, pleased with the answer.

"But I really did give her the gift for tutoring me." Syaoran explained, lying again.

"I believe you, Syaoran-kun. You'd never lie to me, you're my best friend, and best friends are always honest with each other, right?"

"Yeah...that's right, Sakura..." Syaoran replied, with a sinking feeling in his stomach.

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