Sugar Pink: Hi, I'm here to deliver the 7th chapter, hot off the oven! Ha-ha-ha! Anyway, I hope you people review this story! And don't worry, I won't spoil HP and the Order of the Phoenix for anyone ^^. But it's an awesome book, I'll say that much. I only included some minor info on the 4th book last chapter, so nobody minded that, correct? Ha-ha-ha. Please R&R!!
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The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made
Chapter 7: What Do You Get When You Cross a Bookworm and a Flirt? Trouble!
Syaoran walked out of the library with a huge sigh. Spending time with Cathy is boring and he doesn't think he can take it anymore. Cathy had her nose buried in that Harry Potter book still, hardly noticing him, and Syaoran Li sure isn't going to be ignored over a book!
Maybe I should be straightforward and ask her if she wanted to go out with me. It would save the time, and after all, out of the 4 girls, Cathy seems to be the nicest one--second only to Sakura, of course, he thought.
"Syaoran, wait!" A female voice called. Syaoran turned around to see Cathy jogging up to catch up with him. She was holding something in her hands--his cell phone.
"You left this in the library." Cathy smiled, handing his possession back to him.
"Thanks...Cathy, would you like to go out with me?" Syaoran asked, following his idea. Cathy looked up at him with a tint of blush over her cheeks.
"You're asking me to go out with you? Are you sure?" She asked tentatively.
"Sure I'm sure. Why?"
"I don't know...it's just that I never thought someone with such a popular reputation would ever go out with someone who's as quiet as me." Cathy said.
"Well, I do. I think that we...uh...have a lot in common. We both like...um...reading!" Syaoran lied. Well, it isn't a complete lie...I do like reading...comic books that is, he thought silently to himself.
"Well, I guess I can go out with you...if you really want to." Cathy answered shyly.
"Of course I want to. I'll pick you up for our first date tomorrow after school, okay?"
"Okay...I got to go now; class is about to start. Bye, Syaoran." Cathy said, still in that shy tone of voice. Syaoran waved back with a smile and continued his way to his locker, stuffing his cell phone in his pocket. This bet is going smoothly, he's already had a date with one of the girls! Next target: April Orimoto, the 10th grade Flirt!
After school
"Hey, Li, I need to talk to you." An icy female voice said. Syaoran didn't have to turn around to know that it's Ivy.
"Hi, Ivy." Syaoran replied. "What can I do for you?"
"My mom wants to talk to you." Ivy said.
"Why?"
"How should I know? Now shut up with the questions and follow me." She snapped. Syaoran shrugged and followed her out the school and to a dark blue car. Mrs. Parks was inside, waiting.
"Oh, Ivy, I see you managed to get Syaoran here." Mrs. Parks chirped. Syaoran noticed that Mrs. Park was sitting in the passenger seat, and sitting in the driver's seat was a man that Syaoran never saw before.
"It's nice to see you again, Mrs. Parks." Syaoran smiled, keeping an eye on the mysterious man.
Mrs. Parks seems to notice this and said "Oh that's my husband, Ivy's father, Mr. Parks."
"Oh, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parks." Syaoran greeted politely. However, Mr. Parks respond surprised him.
"Are you trying to get close to my daughter, boy?" Mr. Parks asked roughly.
"Um, well, Ivy is a classmate and friend, and she's really pretty and smart--"
"Cut the small talk! Don't you even think about getting near my girl, or I'll have her older brother, my son, pound you!" Mr. Parks shouted. Ivy slides into the back seat and the car zoomed off into the distance.
I wonder if Ivy's older brother is anything like Touya, Syaoran shook his head in frustration and walked on home.
Meanwhile
"Well, he seems like a nice boy. He wasn't scared of me, and he sure complimented you a lot." Mr. Parks grinned, keeping his eyes on the road.
"Dad!" Ivy protested. However, there's a slight pink tone on her cheeks.
"Your father is right, dear. Syaoran seems like a nice boy. Why don't you give him a chance? I heard that there's a nice restaurant downtown..." Mrs. Parks trailed off.
"Mother, he's only a classmate! Classmate, and that's not even a friend." Ivy reasoned.
"Well, I could always do a little match making--"
"Don't you even dare!" Ivy yelled, cutting her mother off. Mrs. Parks let out a sigh. Ah, young love...
Later that evening
Syaoran thought that getting April Orimoto to go out with him is just a piece of cake. She is the Flirt after all, and she went out with lots of boys before. But maybe he should play it safe. He sat up and grabbed a piece of paper and pencil and started to make a list.
Operation Winning Bet
Target #1: Ivy Parks
Please her parents more
Give more romantic gifts to chip the ice
Hopes for a science test so she'll tutor me again
Get Sakura to tutor me in Japanese so I can tutor Ivy in Japanese
Target #2: Cathy Johnson
Catch up and read all the HP series, up to the 4th book so I know what she was talking about.
Read more fantasy novels, like Lord of the Rings
Visit library
Read more poems and visits museums more
Target #3: April Orimoto
One word: Flirt
Act more popular and cool when she's around
Target #4: Sakura Kinomoto
At this point, Syaoran paused. Sakura...what would make Sakura fall for him? He started to write
Target #4: Sakura Kinomoto
Get her gifts for no reasons
Act mysterious
Be straightforward and ask her out
Syaoran sat back and admire his handy work. Tomorrow...he'll put the plan in action! But then again, why wait until then? Maybe he should start tonight on Cathy's case and start reading those Harry Potter books...
Next day
Syaoran let out a huge yawn as he opened his locker. He felt a tap on his shoulder and when he turned around, he saw Cathy.
"Hi, Syaoran! Guess what I heard? There's a Harry Potter discussion group in the library today! Do you wanna go?" Cathy said excitedly.
"Uh...I'm sorry, but there's soccer practice today." Syaoran said.
"Oh...okay then, maybe another time." Cathy said. She looked at her watch. "I got to go now; I have to return this book to the library before class starts. See you."
Syaoran waved and then let out another huge yawn. He had stayed up late night and managed to rummage through the 3rd book and half way up to the 4th book. His yawn quickly went away as he noticed a redhead with aqua eyes. April Orimoto.
"Hey, April, how are you?" Syaoran asked, leaning against the lockers. A playful smirk was on his face.
"Syaoran Li right? The captain of the soccer team?" April gave him a smile before tugging on her combination lock, setting its grasp of her locker free.
"You got that right. Look, I'll be straightforward with you. I have practice today after school. Care to come watch and go out afterwards?" Syaoran flashed her one of those irresistible sweet smiles of his.
"Sure, I've got the time anyway." April gave him an amused smile that said "let see what you're up to now."
Syaoran lazily twirled a strand of her silky red hair between his fingers. "Perfect, see you then."
Lunch
"Wow, Tomoyo-chan! Would you look at that beautiful necklace!" Sakura gasped, jabbing her index finger at a page of a girls' magazine.
"It is pretty." Tomoyo bend over, looking over her friend's shoulder.
Sakura was pointing at a necklace with a silver star pendant and each corner of the star was tipped with gold. In the middle of the star was a single small emerald. (AN: Sorry if that description wasn't very well ^^. But I got the picture in my head, so try your best to imagine it.)
"It's expensive too! Look at the price, $340, tax not included!" Meiling said, reading the magazine over Sakura's shoulder as well.
"What are you three up to now? Reading the latest news on that new celebrity?" Syaoran laughed as he plopped down across from Sakura. Eriol and Rei sat beside their girlfriends.
"Sakura-chan was just looking at this." Tomoyo tore the magazine away from Sakura's grasp and handed over to Syaoran.
"Hey! I was reading that!" Sakura whined. Syaoran took the magazine from the violet haired girl. He looked at it.
"What's so interesting about shaving lotion?" He asked, confused.
"What? The girls are interested in shaving now?" Rei laughed, reading it also. Eriol looked too.
"Really, I understand that you girls are nosy and curious, but getting excited over shaving lotion?" Eriol chuckled.
"What are you talking about?" Meiling snatched it back. She frowned. "It's on page 24, not page 25, you idiots!" She tossed the magazine back to the boys and Rei caught it with one hand.
"Oh, you're talking about the necklace!" Syaoran said, getting it.
"Yes, the star pendant one with the emerald in the middle. Not the shaving lotion ad on the next page." Tomoyo rolled her eyes. Sakura giggled.
"Sakura was just admiring it." Meiling informed.
"The shaving lotion?" Rei piped up. Meiling threw a napkin at her boyfriend with a light glare.
"I was just kidding!" Rei laughed.
"It costs too much, or else I'd really save up for it." Sakura sigh, drinking her milk.
Hmm...one of the tricks on my list is to give Sakura gifts. And she does seem to be liking the necklace a lot...
Syaoran let out a small smirk as an idea began to form in his head...
After school
Syaoran scored another goal and his team mates cheered.
"Good job, Li! We'll be able to win our next game against South Hill Side next month!" The coach said.
"Okay, you can all go change now." The coach said. walking away with his clipboard. Syaoran turned his head and saw April sitting on the benchers, watching. He gave her a wink and she blew him a kiss in return.
That girl really is a flirt, Syaoran thought, going into the boys' changing room.
"You were great!" April complimented as Syaoran walked out, all freshened up.
"Thanks...now, ready to go?" He asked, putting on his best smile.
"Yeah, but first, I have to make a stop at the library. I'm returning my little sister's picture books." April said.
"No problem. I could spend the whole day there with you, if it's what you want." Syaoran winked.
At the library
"Oh, I almost forgot! I promised my sister I'll help her borrow out a book. Can you wait five more minutes. I have to go look for it on the shelves." April said.
"Of course, anything for you."
The two of them wandered into the back of the library, and soon they could hear voices.
"Who's talking back there?" Syaoran asked.
"Oh, it's just the library's monthly book discussion group. This week they're talking about Harry Potter." April answered, looking at the books on the shelves.
Syaoran nodded absentmindedly. Where did he hear about this discussion group again? Oh hey, Cathy told him about it today! Which means...she's probably here! His amber eyes widen at the thought.
"Um...I'll be right back, April." Syaoran said to the redhead before making his way further back. He was right, Cath was there, sitting cross-legged listening.
Suddenly, the person who's in charge of the group, a woman in her 30's, looked up and saw Syaoran.
"Hello there, young man. Care to join us? We're just talking about Harry Potter, a book desired by many children. Come sit down." She smiled warmly.
The whole group, as well as Cathy, turned their heads to see who the instructress was talking to.
"Syaoran! You made it after all!" Cathy beamed with happiness, while Syaoran gulped.
Sugar Pink: AND THAT'S ANOTHER CHAPTER! PLEASE REVIEW! If you review more, I'll update sooner! I wanted to make it pass 100 reviews after this chapter, please? Since it's already has 90 reviews. Review! R/R!! Thank you! I always wanted to hear what you people have to say and I'll take any advice!
