Sugar Pink: Oh my, I haven't update this story for a long time now, have I? So here I am today, with the long awaited chapter! Lol! Anyway, a huge thank you to all those who reviewed! I feel so touched! Please leave a comment/suggestion for this chapter too!

The Bet I Bet You Wish You Never Have Made

Chapter 12: The Date

Syaoran closed his grey locker with a slam and swung his bag over his shoulders. He strolled over to Sakura's locker, wondering where to take her on their "date."

Maybe to that new outdoor market or maybe the mall, he thought as he soon reached Sakura's locker.

"Hey, ready to go?" Syaoran asked.

"Yep, I'm all done!" Sakura smiled. The two of them walked out of the school building.

"So where are we going today, Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked.

"Um, how about that new outdoor market? I heard that they sell great products and it's pretty exciting down there with all the food and people." Syaoran suggested.

"Okay, that sounds fun!"

*****

"How long is it going to be?" Sakura whined as she continued to walk. They two of them have been walking for quite a while now.

"It's not long." Syaoran reassured.

"That's what you said 30 minutes ago!" Sakura complained as her friend laughed.

"Well, let's talk about something." Syaoran said.

"Like what?"

"Let's talk about you."

"My name is Sakura Kinomoto and I get stuck with a sarcastic guy who calls himself my best friend." Sakura rolled her eyes.

"What about your love life?" Syaoran questioned. Maybe he'll be able to hint something to her.

"What about it?"

"When are you going to get a boyfriend? I mean, both Tomoyo and Meiling is already dating someone. When are you going to find a guy that'll suit you?"

"I don't know, I guess I'll find out when I see him." Sakura shrugged. She had never given much thought to the topic anyway.

"What about someone you know really well say they like you?" Syaoran asked.

"Like who?"

"Think about it, Sakura. Anyway, here's the outdoor market." Syaoran pointed to a mob of people a few feet away.

"Oh, we're here!" Sakura beamed. She dashed immediately over, with Syaoran behind her.

*****

"Oh wow! Look at all these stuff!" Sakura exclaimed, excitement flowing through her. She had never seen such a large crowd of people!

"Hey, Sakura, there's a stand where you can get your fortune told." Syaoran pointed to a small stand with a lady around mid 30's.

"That's interesting! Come on, Syaoran, let's go!" Sakura pulled him by the hand and lead him to the fortune telling stand.

"Hello there, young ones. How may I help you?" The woman said warmly.

"We wanna get our fortune told!" Sakura explained.

"Ah, I see. Sit down," the woman smiled once again. "You can call me Madam Zophia."

"I would want to know when my friend here will get a boyfriend, Madam Zophia." Syaoran grinned, pushing Sakura onto the small wooden stool.

Madam Zophia grinned knowingly. "Are you sure she doesn't already have one?"

"You have got to be kidding! She'll never give any of the guys at school a chance." Syaoran laughed.

"Well, let me just have a look." Madam Zophia closed her eyes for a moment. Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other, wondering what she's doing. Then she opened her eyes again, another smile on her face.

"I can sense your aura, my dear." Madam Zophia said. "And I can tell that your future partner is closer than you think he is."

Sakura looked her, a feeling of confusion and excitement filled her. "Do you mean to say that I already met him?"

"Indeed you have, and you have known him for quite a long time now."

"Who is he?" Sakura wanted to know.

"Ah, you must discover that for yourself, child. But remember this advice: you may have to go through quite a lot to realize your feelings for each other." Madam Zophia smiled knowingly once again.

"Um . . . okay. Thank you." Sakura said, unsure of what to say. Paying the famous Madam Zophia, she and Syaoran walked off in another direction.

"That was weird." Sakura said.

"Tell me about! I swear, she was looking at me the whole time when she's telling you your fortune. It's like she's giving me a free reading!" Syaoran said. Sakura was silent.

"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked.

"Do you think what Madame Zophia said is true? That I have already met my future soul mate?" Sakura asked.

"Uh, I don't know. What do you think?"

"I'm not sure either. But it'll be so cool if it's true!" Sakura grinned.

"Well Madame Zophia did say you've met your soul mate for a really long time now. Hey, maybe it's me she's talking about." Syaoran grinned. Sakura laughed.

"Syaoran, you're so funny!" She giggled.

"I wasn't kidding." Syaoran replied in a more serious tone. That caught Sakura's attention. She looked at him.

"What?"

"Well, I was just wondering, Sakura. We've been friends for a long time, haven't we? So how come we've never dated?"

Sakura looked at him as if he's crazy. "Because we're best friends, Syaoran! And best friends don't go out with each other!"

"But . . . can't we be something more?" He asked hopefully. Just say yes, Sakura! Just say yes, I'll win the bet, and I'll never ask you for another favour again!

"Well . . . why do you want to be something more? I thought you were . . . well . . . okay with the way our friendship is now." Sakura mumbled softly.

"Well, if you haven't noticed, I've had a crush on you for a long time." Syaoran lied. He snuck a glance at Sakura. Did she fell for it? He's guessing she probably did because, no offence, but Sakura could be a bit dense sometimes.

Sakura's emerald eyes widen. "What?!?!"

"Uh, never-minded." Syaoran brushed it off quickly. Okay, so maybe she didn't fall for it after all . . .

"Are you serious Syaoran?" Sakura asked, her voice 100% shocked.

"I guess . . ."

"I never knew you felt that way . . ."

"I--"

"I can't answer you right now! All this is coming a bit too hasty for me!" Sakura said bluntly.

"I understand . . ."

"Can we go home now?" She asked.

"Sure . . ." Syaoran replied. Obviously he had scared the daylights out of her. She had never expected him to say that he has a crush on her for a long time.

*****

"Well, we're here." Syaoran said as the cozy yellow home of Sakura came to view.

"Oh, yeah, that's right." Sakura replied. "Thanks for today, Syaoran. I had a lot of fun."

"No problem." He smiled back.

"Bye," Sakura said, walking up the front steps and into her home. Syaoran wasn't sure, but he thought he had seen a tint of pink crossing Sakura's cheeks as she said her goodbye.

*****

Sakura lied down on her bed, hugging her soft pillow. She had a lot to think about tonight. Mostly, it's about what Syaoran had said to her at the open market today.

Does he really have a crush on her? Being his best friend for so long, Sakura knows that Syaoran is a flirt and has dated almost half the girls at school.

What if he's just wanted to have a short relationship with me too? Sakura thought. But Syaoran is her best friend. He wouldn't break her heart like that! And if things don't work out, they could always go back to being just best friends again . . . can't they?

*****

"Hello, Syaoran speaking." Syaoran said into the cordless telephone.

"Hey, guess who this is!" A chirpy voice said on the other line.

"Hi, April." Syaoran smiled. Now why would she call him?

"Good guess," the girl said. "Anyway, I was wondering if you're busy this Saturday night? Some of my friend are going out as a triple date thing and I was wondering if you'll go with me."

"You want me to be your date?" Syaoran asked.

"Well, if you don't want to, I could always ask--"

"I'll be honoured to go with you!" Syaoran quickly finished off his sentence. He can hear her gave a small laugh.

"Okay then, pick me up on Saturday then! Bye!" April said and then hung up. Syaoran placed the phone down.

One of the girls is getting attached to me eh? Now all I have to worry about is Sakura. I wonder what her answer will be?

Suddenly, the phone rang, breaking him out of his thoughts.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Syaoran? This is Cathy. Is this a bad time to call you? If it is, I could call back some other time." Cathy's voice said on the other line.

"No, it's a perfect time. What is it?"

"Are you busy on Saturday? Because if you aren't, some of my friends are going out and I was wondering if you'll like to go with me. But if you are, you don't have to go." Cathy added in the last sentence quickly.

"Sure, I'll love to go!" Syaoran said.

"That would be cool! I'll see you tomorrow then, bye." Cathy said. Then she hung up. Hanging up, Syaoran lied back down on his bed. Suddenly, a frown crossed his face. Something isn't right. What is it? There's this little nagging feeling inside him that . . .

"OH NO!!! I MADE A DATE WITH TWO GIRLS ON THE SAME DAY!!!!"

Sugar Pink: Well, that's it for this chapter! And if I'm correct, the next chapter should be the triple date! Wanna see how good old Syaoran get out of this mess? I do too! Ha-ha-ha. Anyway, please review this chapter! It gives me the motivation to write more and faster!

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