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In the previous chapter, Kumiki had thought Syaoran and Sakura were going out, due to a certain pesky parrot in the pet shop. What will happen now?
A Preschool Prank Romance
Chapter 9: Let's Play Pretend!
"Have you heard? Sakura's going out with Syaoran!" a girl from Tomoeda whispered to another girl.
"Yeah! And I thought she kept saying she'd never fall for his know-it-all ways. She prided herself as different from other girls and that looks are only skin deep. Ha!! She doesn't exactly practice what she preach, does she?" the other girl whispered back in a nasty tone of voice.
"I bet Syaoran doesn't even like her! She's probably throwing herself at him, just the way she hates it when other girls does that."
"She probably told all the other girls not to throw themselves at Syaoran so she can keep Syaoran for herself!"
The girls gossiped as they walked down the hall. What they didn't know was that Sakura was behind them, and had heard every single word they said.
What are they talking about?!?!!?!? I'm most certainly not going out with that Syaoran Li!!!!!
"Hey, did you hear? Syaoran and Sakura are going out!" another passing student said. Sakura's eyes widen.
Okay . . . is there some kind of rumour that I don't know about? Sakura thought worriedly.
"I thought she said she'd never fall for him because he's a jerk."
"Yeah, that's what they all say. But in the end, he'll break up with her; just you wait and see. I bet Kinomoto will be wandering like some heartbroken girl and cry her eyes out."
Sakura felt her blood boil. WHO STARTED THIS NASTY RUMOUR??? She just entered the school like everyday, but today, rumours were floating around about her and Li!!
"Good morning," a warm masculine voice greeted her. Sakura's head whipped around and came face to face with Syaoran Li. His amber eyes were twinkling this morning.
Obviously he didn't hear about the rumours yet, or else he wouldn't be smiling like that, Sakura thought. Without saying a word, she yanked him to a corner of the school.
"Hey!! What??" Syaoran protested as he was dragged along.
"Everyone in the school is saying that we're going out! As in boyfriend and girlfriend going out!" Sakura told him.
"Really? We've got to go clear this rumour up before it ruins my reputation!" Syaoran said, making a run for it. But Sakura yanked him back.
"What do you mean ruin your reputation?!?! Are you saying it's disgraceful to be caught dead being my boyfriend?!" she exclaimed.
"Shush, not so loud! People will think we're having a secret affair meeting!" Syaoran hushed. Sakura glared. Syaoran gulped under her gaze.
"Well, no, but, we're known for our arguing! What would people think?!"
"My reputation is already ruined! Girls are saying I don't practice what I preach because I always say I won't go out with someone like you and your know-it-all ways! Everyone thinks I'm just another flirty girl who throws myself at you!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Whoa. . ." was all Syaoran could say. "See, we should fake a break-up! Then everyone will know that we're not going out . . . anymore!"
"Oh no you don't!!!! Everyone will say I'm a flirty girl who throws myself at you, and now you're breaking up with me, trashing my dignity!! Everyone in school will think the infamous Syaoran Li broke Sakura Kinomoto's heart." Sakura huffed.
"Well, what do you want to do then?!?!"
"Pretend we're going out." Sakura replied. Syaoran's amber eyes widen. Did he hear her correctly?
"WHAT?!?!?!!?!?"
"And you better treat me as if I'm the most important girl in your life, so that people won't say I'm a flirty girl who will do anything to get your attention."
"Why?!?!"
"Because if you treat me as if I'm the most important girl in your life, people will actually think you like me, and they won't think that I'm desperate! If you fake a break-up, they'll think I'm just some desperate girl who wants your attention!"
"You mean you aren't?" Syaoran smirked. His reply was a whack on the head.
"Oww!! Give me one good reason why I should agree to this!"
"Because if you don't I won't give you Perfect Boyfriend Lessons!" Sakura threatened. "And trust me, do you ever need them!"
"Are you threatening me???"
"You could say that."
Syaoran stayed silent. What could he do? Suddenly, a plan started to hatch in the back of his head.
"Sure . . . for now, I'll pretend to be your boyfriend . . . but ONLY for now." Syaoran said.
"Deal."
Lunch
"Okay, you have some explaining to do." Eriol and Rei sat down at their usual lunch table. Only they didn't continue, because Sakura and Tomoyo were sitting at their usual table.
"Uh . . . hello Sakura-chan and Tomoyo-chan." Eriol said, shock to see Sakura sitting next to Syaoran.
"Hi, Eriol, Rei. Tomoyo and I were just going to go for some more orange juice." Sakura said cheerfully.
"Yeah, do you guys want anything?" Tomoyo asked.
"No . . . we're fine." Eriol said. As soon as the girls were gone, the two guys started the questioning.
"What were they doing here? They hardly eat with us." Rei started.
"And what's this I heard about you and Sakura going out?" Eriol asked.
"Well, it's a long story." Syaoran sighed as he plunged into the tale of the rumours this morning.
2 minutes later
"So how did that rumour get started?" Eriol asked.
"I'm not sure. But now Kinomoto wants to pretend that we're going out, because if I fake a break up with her, people will think she's some desperate girl wanting to get my attention." Syaoran rolled is eyes.
"So you're going to be stuck with her?" Rei said. "Poor you."
"That's where you're wrong. You see, I have a plan." Syaoran's amber eyes glinted with mischief.
"What?" his two friends asked immediately.
"Well, I was thinking I'd find her a new boyfriend. You know, set her up with some other guy."
"You mean play matchmaker? Come on, how girly can you get?" Rei rolled his blue eyes.
"Hey, it's better than letting people think I'm going out with her!" Syaoran argued.
"Well, how do you plan to do this? And who's the guy that you want to set Sakura up with?" Eriol questioned, feeling quite curious.
"I think it might be . . . Taitou Wong." Syaoran smirked.
"Isn't he that guy who has a crush on Sakura since elementary?" Eriol asked.
"Yeah . . . and I have just the perfect plan to get Sakura to notice him." Syaoran smirked. "But I'll need your help, guys."
After school, and the plan hatches . . .
"I think we're far away enough now." Sakura said, turning around, to see if any classmates from school were behind her and Syaoran.
"Okay. So I can stop pretending to walk you home?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah, bye." Sakura said.
"Bye." Syaoran said, sincerely. Of course, he smirked and dashed behind a tree after Sakura wasn't watching. Rei and Taitou were there waiting for him.
"Yo, there you are!" Rei greeted.
"Sorry, I had to pretend to walk her home." Syaoran said.
"Ok, give me quick run through of the plan again." Tai said.
"Ok, Eriol said he's finding someone to come along and pretend to flirt with Sakura. That person will try to flirt with Sakura and get her annoy. Then you go out there and fake punch the guy and save Sakura.," Syaoran explained. "That guy, following our plan, will pretend to get scared and run away and Sakura shall be grateful for your heroic act and she'll fall for you for sure." Syaoran grinned.
"That sounds like a foolproof plan." Tai said, thinking it over. "So I just go out there, fake punch the guy, and pretend to scare the guy away and save Sakura-chan? Are you sure that guy will be scared?"
"He'll be following the plot, don't worry. Eriol found this guy, and I think he's a pretty good buddy with him." Rei assured.
"Okay," Tai said. "Finally, Sakura will return my feelings after all those years."
"Shush, there's the guy now! He's making his move on Sakura now!" Syaoran said, as he kept his watchful amber eyes on Sakura. He saw a guy with blond hair and brown eyes walk towards her. Syaoran guessed he's around their age, but he can tell that he's from another school because he wore a different uniform than what Tomoeda High School usually wears.
"Hey, do you have the time?" the guy asked.
"Yep, it's 3:30." Sakura replied.
"Thanks. Hey, what's your name?" the guy asked, flashing Sakura a smile.
"Uh . . . my name's Sakura."
"Sakura . . . that means cherry blossom. A pretty name for such a pretty girl . . . so, Sakura, are you interested in going out sometime? How about my place? We can go for coffee . . ." the guy smirked, placing a hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Excuse me, I'm not interested." Sakura coldly shrugged off his hand. What a jerk! He's around my age but from another school. Not even Syaoran Li, our school's biggest player, would do something as nasty as this guy, Sakura thought, walking away.
"Hey, you don't have to be afraid of me." the guy continued to follow her. "How about we go to your house then?"
"Excuse me, but I'm not interested." Sakura said. Deep down, she felt a bit of fear rising, but no way would she let that show.
"You know you're interested in me." the guy said, advancing towards her.
"Go away!!" Sakura yelled, but he seems to ignore her.
Back where Syaoran is . . .
"That's your cue! Go out there and save her!" Syaoran said, giving Tai a shove. Tai dashed out there stood in between Sakura and the blond haired boy.
"Hey, you, I've been noticing how you've been harassing her, so you better go away." Tai glared.
"Taitou?" Sakura asked.
"It's okay, Sakura, don't worry." Tai reassured. Yay! Finally, Sakura will realized that I am worthy of protecting her and will be in love with me forever!
"Hey, why don't you go away, buddy!" the blond guy glared back.
This guy is quite good at acting! Time for me to fake punch him and be heroic! Tai thought.
Meanwhile . . .
Syaoran and Rei stood silently, watching with rising anticipation.
"This is like watching a movie." Rei said.
"Hey, guys, am I late?" Eriol asked, popping up behind them.
"No, Eriol, in fact, you're just in time." Syaoran said, not taking his eyes off the action between Tai and the stranger Eriol found to act out their plan.
"Oh, okay, because I thought I was late and--hey, what are you guys watching? Shouldn't we be starting the plan soon? Sakura will be home by the time we're done setting up if you guys don't help out!" Eriol said.
"The plan is going great! That guy you found is very good at acting angry and mad! After Tai fake punch him, Sakura will be in love with Tai for sure!" Syaoran grinned, continue to watch as Tai and the blond haired boy argued.
"Fake punches me? That Tai guy is going to only fake the punch right?" a voice asked.
"Don't worry, Larry, Tai will definitely fake it. You can trust him." Eriol said. Syaoran turned around in curiosity.
"Who are you?" he asked a boy around their age with black hair and brown eyes. He's around their age, but wore a different school uniform, meaning he's not from Tomoeda.
"Oh, this is Larry. He's from my old school before I moved to Tomoeda. He's my friend, and he's our age. He's the guy I asked to help us carry out the plan." Eriol explained.
At this, both Syaoran and Rei's eyes widen.
"WHAT?!?!" the two of them asked frantically.
"What????" Eriol asked back, just as frantically.
"If that's the guy you asked to help carry out the plan . . ." Rei asked, pointing at Larry.
"THEN WHO IS THAT OUT THERE?!?!!?" Syaoran exclaimed, pointing at the blond guy.
"I don't know . . . hey, was that a trick question?" Eriol asked dumbly.
"That guy really WAS trying to harass Sakura then!!!" Syaoran exclaimed. "Oh no!"
Just then Syaoran, Eriol, Rei and Larry all heard Tai's voice shouting. They quickly turn their attention back to Tai.
"If you don't leave Sakura alone, I'll punch the daylights out of you!" Tai threatened.
"Oh yeah? If you're so strong, GO AHEAD AND TRY!!" the blond guy threatened.
"Hey, I know that guy!" Larry spoke up.
"You do???" Syaoran asked. Then he noticed that both the blond haired boy and Larry were wearing the same school uniform, meaning they're from the same school.
"Yeah, he's Jacob. He's the school's biggest jerk, but he's a really good captain when it comes to wrestling!" Larry said.
"WRESTLING?!?!?!" Syaoran, Rei and Eriol exclaimed. They heard Tai's voice again.
"Yeah, when I punch the daylights out of you, just don't cry." Tai said, getting his fist ready . . .
Sugar Pink: Ooohh, what's going to happen now? Haha, please tune in to the next chapter of A Preschool Prank Romance! to find out! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and it wasn't too crappy. I kind of rushed it, to tell the truth . . . eheheh.
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