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The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made
Chapter 10: Take A Quiz, Syaoran!
"Ivy, honey! Look what I bought at the store today! It's your favourite dish for dinner!" Mrs. Parks started to take out groceries from the grocery bags.
"Okay, Mom," Ivy replied, the troubles with Syaoran were still plaguing her.
"Do you want a cherry ice pop? It's your favourite." Mrs. Parks put the bag next to Ivy on the table and started to fish around for the ice pops. She took out some stuff as she rooted around in the bag.
Ivy noticed that her mother had taken out one of those monthly, girly, gossip magazines.
"Mom! What's with this thing?" Ivy blurted out as she snatched up the magazine. "Don't tell me you actually read this!"
"Oh no, of course not for me."
"Well, I hope you didn't think I'd read it."
Mrs. Parks looked at the magazine. "Oh dear, I think the cashier must have made a mistake while I was paying. I really have no idea where this came from."
"Whatever . . . just throw it out along with the garbage." Ivy said, ignoring it.
Later than evening
"Arg, I can't believe the channels are messed up!" Ivy grumbled as she flipped through channels.
"I think the TV Company is having some downtime." Mr. Parks told his daughter.
"During my favourite program too! Oh perfect, I'll be bored the rest of the night." Ivy scowled.
"Why don't you have look at that magazine your mother picked up today at the store?" Mr. Parks suggested.
"Ew, no way, I don't read those." Ivy made a face. The magazine was lying innocently on the coffee table. She looked at the TV. Million of those digital snowflakes were flashing on the screen. Scowling, Ivy picked up the magazine and thumbed through it.
This is boring, I wish that stupid TV will come back on--hey . . . what's this?
She paused when she came across a section in the magazine. It was one of those quizzes, like "What Colour Are You?"
This month's quiz was titled: Is He Cheating?
Ivy looked with interest. Maybe this magazine isn't so useless after all . . .
She looked at the first question of the quiz:
1) Does your boyfriend act all mysterious and shifty around you? Is he more distant than usual?
a) No, he's always there for our dates and everything and is always calling me.
b) Sometimes these days he more distant, but he's pretty much there when I needed him.
c) Are you kidding? I haven't even seen his shadow for the last three weeks!
Ivy reread the question and decided that she's better off with choice B. She glanced at question 2.
2) Does he talk about another girl all the time when he's with you? Does he tend to divert his attention to other passing girls?
a) No, his attention is 100% focused on me. In fact, he talks about me in front of other girls, not the other way around!
b) Well he talks about some of the friends he has who happens to be girls, but I think I get about 78% of his attention.
c) He talks about girls all the time in front of me. Sometimes, I think other people will mistake us for "classmates only."
Ivy thought about it. She had never "really" talk to Syaoran about personal things. But she was pretty sure that the answer is option B. So she choose that.
3) Does he act more flirtatious around other girls? Did he have a bad record of cheating in the past?
a) His reputation as a cheater is HUGE. I heard he cheated over 10 girls' hearts in the last year.
b) I know he's a bit of a flirt and had dated other girls before, but he never CHEATED on them . . . I don't think so anyway.
c) I'm his first girlfriend, so I wouldn't know if he'd be a cheater.
Ivy thought about it again. She was positive she wasn't his first girlfriend. But she was sure that Syaoran never cheated on all his previous girlfriends either. He just broke up with them, one after another. Heartbreaking and dumping is different from cheating. So it was option B again.
4) Do you find your boyfriend hanging around some of his ex-girlfriends more than usual lately?
a) No, we don't talk about his ex-girlfriend(s) much. He doesn't want to and he didn't even notice them in the halls at school.
b) I know that he broke up with her, but they've been talking AS FRIENDS and nothing more. But I can get a little jealous, little old me!
c) He hangs around his ex-girlfriend(s) a lot! And he has more than one ex-girlfriend too! If people didn't hear about the latest gossip in school, they'd think he and his ex-girlfriend is still together!
Okay, she wasn't sure about this question. She has no idea which girl was Syaoran's ex-girlfriends, so maybe he did look at them in the hall, and she wouldn't know. She knows that he talks to girls all the time, but she wasn't sure if he was talking to his ex-girlfriends. She'll have to do a little subtle questioning on him tomorrow at school . . .
Meanwhile
Cathy wandered around in the bookstore, clutching a bundle of books she wishes to purchase. The thought of Syaoran and that mysterious gift was still bothering her. Does he really like her in that way? Or did she mistake his intentions of wanting to be just friends? But . . . why would he ask her out?
She suddenly found herself at the magazines rack. Now, what am I doing here?
"Look, I love this magazine! It has these monthly quizzes and everything! Oh look, this month's quiz is to see if your boyfriend is cheating on you!" Cathy overheard a girl said.
"Are you going to buy it?" The girl's friend asks.
"Please, as if Carver would cheat on me!" The girl replied, putting the magazine back. Cathy walked over to the rack and took a copy of the magazine. She thumbed through it until she came across the quiz page.
She finally came across the quiz page.
Is your boyfriend cheating on you? Do you think he is? Too shy to come right out and ask him? Then take our quiz first, and see if it helps! Remember all quizzes and tests are just for fun.
1) Does your boyfriend act all mysterious and shifty around you? Is he more distant than usual?
a) No, he's always there for our dates and everything and is always calling me.
b) Sometimes these days he more distant, but he's pretty much there when I needed him.
c) Are you kidding? I haven't even seen his shadow for the last three weeks!
Cathy thought about it. Syaoran is always talking to her at school and never really been distant. He was acting mysterious about the gift, but not distant. She decided to choose A.
2) Does he talk about another girl all the time when he's with you? Does he tend to divert his attention to other passing girls?
a) No, his attention is 100% focused on me. In fact, he talks about me in front of other girls, not the other way around!
b) Well he talks about some of the friends he has who happens to be girls, but I think I get about 78% of his attention.
c) He talks about girls all the time in front of me. Sometimes, I think other people will mistake us for "classmates only."
Cathy thought about it again. She remembered Syaoran talked about Sakura Kinomoto, his best friend, sometimes. She knew that he was a big flirt before, but that was just rumours she heard. But . . . he did have a bad reputation at school as a heartbreaker. She decided to choose B.
3) Does he act more flirtatious around other girls? Did he have a bad record of cheating in the past?
a) His reputation as a cheater is HUGE. I heard he cheated over 10 girls' hearts in the last year.
b) I know he's a bit of a flirt and had dated other girls before, but he never CHEATED on them . . . I don't think so anyway.
c) I'm his first girlfriend, so I wouldn't know if he'd be a cheater.
Hmm . . . Cathy never really knows that much about Syaoran for the last few years of school. She thinks that maybe she'll pick the second option. Yes, option B is the perfect one.
4) Do you find your boyfriend hanging around some of his ex-girlfriends more than usual lately?
a) No, we don't talk about his ex-girlfriend(s) much. He doesn't want to and he didn't even notice them in the halls at school.
b) I know that he broke up with her, but they've been talking AS FRIENDS and nothing more. But I can get a little jealous, little old me!
c) He hangs around his ex-girlfriend(s) a lot! And he has more than one ex-girlfriend too! If people didn't hear about the latest gossip in school, they'd think he and his ex-girlfriend is still together!
Hmm . . . sure, they have never talked about his ex-girlfriend before, but she knows he has lots of ex-girlfriends in the past. Would she get jealous if he talks to his ex-girlfriends again? And who is his ex-girlfriends before?
Maybe I'll question him tomorrow. Then I can get my answer!
Then, clutching the magazine along with her books, she headed towards the cashier counter.
Meanwhile
April walked through the candy story, with her little sister Jess holding her hand.
"Oh look, there's the comic books!" Jess giggled, pointing at the comics. April sighed as she let her sister drag her over to the magazine rack. She watches as Jess flips through the comic books. Suddenly something caught her eye. Oh! It was the latest issue of her favourite magazine! She quickly snatched a copy and started to read.
She loves these magazines because they have the latest gossips, and horoscopes, and interesting quizzes. She came across the quiz page.
Is your boyfriend cheating on you? Do you think he is? Too shy to come right out and ask him? Then take our quiz first, and see if it helps! Remember all quizzes and tests are just for fun.
1) Does your boyfriend act all mysterious and shifty around you? Is he more distant than usual?
a) No, he's always there for our dates and everything and is always calling me.
b) Sometimes these days he more distant, but he's pretty much there when I needed him.
c) Are you kidding? I haven't even seen his shadow for the last three weeks!
Hmm . . . this sounds interesting. It might shed some light on Syaoran's mysteriousness. Again, thanks to Jess, April smiled. She started to mentally tick off the options. She decided to go with option B. Next question.
2) Does he talk about another girl all the time when he's with you? Does he tend to divert his attention to other passing girls?
a) No, his attention is 100% focused on me. In fact, he talks about me in front of other girls, not the other way around!
b) Well he talks about some of the friends he has who happens to be girls, but I think I get about 78% of his attention.
c) He talks about girls all the time in front of me. Sometimes, I think other people will mistake us for "classmates only."
All my other previous boyfriends talks about me in front of their friends all the time. I wonder if Syaoran is doing the same? Well, he never really talked about girls much. I think he mentioned a Sakura Kinomoto once but that's all. I guess I'll go with A, April thought as she took a glance at question number 3.
3) Does he act more flirtatious around other girls? Did he have a bad record of cheating in the past?
a) His reputation as a cheater is HUGE. I heard he cheated over 10 girls' hearts in the last year.
b) I know he's a bit of a flirt and had dated other girls before, but he never CHEATED on them . . . I don't think so anyway.
c) I'm his first girlfriend, so I wouldn't know if he'd be a cheater.
April knew that her answers for that question were either A or B. No way it could be C. She knows Syaoran's rep as the school's heartbreaker, but did he actually cheat on the girls, or did he just break up with them? There's a big difference.
And besides, if Syaoran did cheat on all of his previous girlfriends, wouldn't he have the reputation as the school's biggest cheater instead? But instead, he got the reputation as the school's heartbreaker. I guess I'll pick B. April mentally checked off the answer. Now, let's go on to question 4.
4) Do you find your boyfriend hanging around some of his ex-girlfriends more than usual lately?
a) No, we don't talk about his ex-girlfriend(s) much. He doesn't want to and he didn't even notice them in the halls at school.
b) I know that he broke up with her, but they've been talking AS FRIENDS and nothing more. But I can get a little jealous, little old me!
c) He hangs around his ex-girlfriend(s) a lot! And he has more than one ex-girlfriend too! If people didn't hear about the latest gossip in school, they'd think he and his ex-girlfriend is still together!
April thought about it. She and Syaoran never talked much, let alone about his ex-girlfriends. She remembered that he said something about how his ex cheated on him. This isn't working out. She'll have to get some answers from Syaoran. She'll question him tomorrow at school.
"Come on, Jessie. Let's go to the cashier." April said, taking Jess by the hand again and holding the magazine in the other.
Meanwhile
"So, Rei, why haven't you call me yesterday?" Meiling asked. The whole gang, Syaoran, Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, Meiling, Rei, were sitting in the Li's mansion's living room, having another one of those friendly gatherings.
"Uh . . . did I promise to?" Rei asked, puzzled. He didn't remember about promising Meiling that he'd call her.
"No, you didn't say you'd call. But why didn't you though? Are you being distant? Are you cheating on me?" Meiling asked. Rei looked shocked.
"What? What are you talking about? I'm not cheating on you! Why would I?" He exclaimed.
"You're being distant. It says so on this quiz right here!" Meiling pointed to the quiz in the magazine.
"Give me that!" Rei snatched the magazine from Meiling's grasp. "This is crazy! This quiz isn't even accurate!"
"Oh yeah? Well, do you talk to other girls and flirt with them a lot? And how come we never talked about your ex-girlfriends?" Meiling questioned.
"Meiling! How can we talk about my ex-girlfriends? You're my first one!" Rei sighed, sinking into the couch.
"Really?"
"Yes, really!" Rei sighed.
"Aw, you're so sweet!" Meiling threw her arms around him, giving him a huge hug. Rei laughed and hugged her back.
"You know, you shouldn't believe everything those magazines says." Sakura said.
"But it's fun to try them sometime." Tomoyo said, which made Eriol look nervous. Is she going to try that quiz on him?
"You have no idea how fussy you girls can get sometimes." Rei smirked, which earned him a playful punch on the arm from Meiling.
"Well, Syaoran-kun obviously doesn't mind that part, considering how many girls he has dated before." Sakura grinned.
"You know, Sakura, I have a certain target in mind right now." Syaoran said slyly.
"Who?" Sakura asked.
"Someone cute, sweet, and special," Was his reply.
"Who's that?"
"Oh, I'll let you know . . . when the time is right." Syaoran said mysteriously.
"Don't worry, Sakura, Syaoran is always mysterious." Rei laughed.
"You know, the more girlfriends you have the more of a chance that you'll get fussed with questions from those magazines." Eriol said.
"Yeah, I can't imagine what I'll do if my girlfriend questions me with those stupid quizzes." Syaoran grinned. Little does he know . . .
Sugar Pink: Okay, and that's all for this chapter! Hope you all enjoyed it! I think it was too boring . . . but please REVIEW ANYWAY! THANKS! I do read your reviews, people, and I like to. Tell me where I need improvements. I accept suggestions too! Okay! THANKS! R/R!!! Until next time!
