Games, Basketball & a bit of L.O.V.E

It's been like a week, and Sakura and Syaoran seemed to only talk to each other as friends. At first their friends couldn't believe what they were seeing but couldn't actually say anything as well for it wasn't their business.

It was once again, the gang at their spot in the cafeteria, everyone was talking normally and happily, even Sakura and Syaoran.

"Oh my god! I never knew race car could do that!" Syaoran exclaimed, as if shocked.

"Mmm-hmm," Sakura nod her head. "I've been on it, it is so cool. At first I was scared, but when you get the hang of it, it's like a piece of cake!"

"How did you do it?" Syaoran asked, practically getting into the conversation with Sakura, ignoring the people around them, staring as if they've just seen something unbelievable.

"There I was, riding down the race track, then my brother said to turn the staring wheel, so I did. And the next thing I knew it, it twisted around like a tornado. It was so wicked!" Sakura screamed with excitement.

"I wish I could try it," said Syaoran.

"I'll try hook you up with it. Basically, I'll have to get my brother to give lessons for free," Sakura said.

"Cool. Hey, maths is in 5 minutes, you wanna get going?" Syaoran suggested, getting up.

"All right," Sakura said, also getting up. "Bye guys."

"Bye," said Madison and the rest of the group. Madison still hasn't figured out what happened with Sakura and Syaoran when Syaoran dropped off Sakura the other day after practice.

"She can never keep it hidden for ever, I will totally find out what's going on, if it's the last thing I do," Madison vowed, whispering in Eli's ear as she waved off to Sakura.

Maths…

"Hello, class," said the teacher as he walked in the room. "On today's lesson, we will be learning about the dividing of fractions and the times fractions. This might be simple to all of you, but I want to make sure you're updated with your work." Said the teacher as he wrote down some revision.

"Man, this is so boring!" Sakura complained, sinking in her seat.

"This is great, you should be able to do this other than algebra," Syaoran said.

"Well, sorry mister smarty pants, but I can't. Not some people are in love with Maths!" Sakura retorted.

"Yeah, but the fractions are the easiest," Syaoran mocked. Sakura just stuck her tongue at him.

'He doesn't know anything!' she thought as she continued on giving him a dark look.

Class has ended for the day and for the week. It was Friday afternoon, the end of Maths, as what Sakura would call it, 'Total Torture'

"Finally, I can breathe," Sakura exaggerated.

"Man, is it me or have you get a really small brain?" asked Syaoran. He never stopped mocking since they have got out of the Maths room.

Sakura decided to ignore his statement and carried on walking down the stairs of Readington High.

"Unlike some people, I have a sence of pride," Sakura joked, angrily.

"What do you mean?" Syaoran said, as both he and Sakura started making their way towards their cars. "That I don't have any pride at all?"

Sakura just kept quiet.

"Don't even answer that. I don't need someone to tell me that I have no sence of pride, I should just know it myself, right?" Syaoran said.

"Whatever, good-bye Syaoran!" Sakura waved away as she got into her car, both their cars were parked together, surprisingly when Sakura got to school, the only space she could find was next to Syaoran's parking space.

Sakura put her car into drive. Things were not going well at all. It feels so weird just being friends with him. She couldn't actually believe it, but wished she could feel his kisses and his hugs. To her, he was the gentleman that practically had the key to her heart. She remembered when they decided to just stick as friends…

Flashback….

"Ring, ring" Sakura's phone went off. Sakura was just doing her homework, her eyes were red from the tears that ran down a half an hour ago. Right, sniffing was all she could do as she tried to concentrate on her homework, but the phone wasn't helping.

"What Madison?" Sakura answered, thinking it was her best friend.

"This isn't Madison," said a silent dark voice. Sakura's eyes widened at the possibility of who it might be.

"Who is it then?" Sakura asked, making sure she's not delaying herself.

"Syaoran," said the voice. Sakura's eyes widened, now wishing she never picked up the phone. "Look, I was thinking, and I think it's better that I tell you this, because I don't want anyone interfering with this conversation right now. I was wondering, because I thought it might be easier for the both of us, that we should just be friends. I mean, everything that has been happening lately has gotten me so confused, so scared, I can't even concentrate without thinking about the incident between the two of us, so I think that it's better for the both of us and everyone else that we stick as friends and nothing more. Do you agree?"

What was she to do? Agreeing to this will just make things worse. Sakura do not agree, whatever you do, do not agree! "I agree."

"Good. So I guess that I have to go now. And, Sakura, please keep this in between just the two of us," Syaoran said.

"Ok," Sakura answered, hanging up the phone, Sakura sucked back onto her bed and began to cry all over again.

End of Flashback…

'But he was right, things did get better. And there haven't been any arguments. Just if I could trust myself with him, but trust is far away in my heart.' Parking her car in her parking space, in front of her garage, Sakura took her key out of the ignition and made hr way to the front door.

Walking in the house, Sakura took off her backpack and made her way to the phone. Looking at the clock, Sakura smiled knowingly.

"3, 2, 1," Sakura said as the phone rang. "Hey, Madison."

"Hey, Sakura. Right! That's it, what the hell is going on between you and Li?" Madison demanded.

"Nothing. We're just friends," Sakura answered innocently.

"Don't try pull the act on me, young lady, now I can see right through all of that even though I'm on the phone and I can't actually see, doesn't mean I can't tell that something is totally happening between you and Li," Madison stated.

Sakura sighed, as if defeated. "All right then, I'll tell you."

"Good. Hey, can I get popcorn while you tell me your story, for some reason I have a feeling there might be some drama in it so I want my mouth stuffed up while I say "mmm," "No way!" and "Oh my god!"," said Madison, getting up and walking to her kitchen getting some snacks. Sakura laughed cheerily as she also made her way to the kitchen getting something to eat.

"It all started when we were in the car…" Sakura started. "… then I agreed to it. I didn't really want to, but I felt like I had, you know?"

"That is the saddest story I have ever heard?" Madison sobbed as she whipped her face with tissue.

"I know. Thinking about it just makes me wanna cry. But you know I can't just do that?" Sakura said.

"True," Madison agreed. "Look, Sakura, my dinner is almost ready, I have to go."

"My brother has just gotten home as well, I'll try beg him to make dinner for me since how I'm so lazy." The two teenagers laughed heartedly.

"Bye," said Madison.

"Bye," said Sakura as they both hanged up.

"Hey, Tori, You know you're my favourite big brother? Right?" Sakura began.

"I'm your only big brother. What up, kid?" Tori mocked.

"I'm not a kid, I'm a teenager," Sakura said, angrily.

"Whatever, what do you want?" asked Tori.

"I was wondering if you could make dinner," Sakura pleaded.

Tori just rolled his eyes and nod his head.

"Yesss!" Sakura exclaimed, triumphantly.

Saturday, the next day…

Sakura sat in her living room, practically bored.

'It's almost 2 and I still don't know what to do,' she thought to herself. 'I know, I'll ring Madison.' Thought Sakura as she reached for the phone. Punching in her best friend's number, Sakura waited for someone to answer.

"Hello?" answered Madison. Sakura smiled as if someone just came and saved the day for her.

"Hey Madison, it's me," Sakura said.

"Hi Sakura. What's wrong?" asked Madison.

"I'm so bored. I have nothing to do," Sakura whined into the phone. "You wanna hang out?"

"Sorry Sakura, but can't do. I'm going on a date with Eli. I would come with you, but we planned this at the beginning of the week. I'm really sorry," Madison apologised.

"That's ok. Don't worry. I'm so bored and nothing is really going on. It seems like everyone is out," Sakura said.

"Well if it helps, how about you call Syaoran?" Madison suggested.

"He's probably out. Or even busy," Sakura said.

"Well, Eli told me he was just staying home 'cos everyone said they were out. Basically it's just like what you're going through," Madison explained.

'How did she get to know all this?' Sakura wondered, suspicious. But instead of saying that, she said "All right, I'll knock for him then. Bye Madison." Sakura said hanging up.

Sakura ran up stairs to put on her trainers (sneakers) and grabbed one of her brother's basketball. She started making her way out the door and across the street to Syaoran's house.

Sakura knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer. A middle aged women who seemed to be in her thirty's, answered the door.

"Can I help you?" asked the woman, clearly not knowing who Sakura might be.

"Hello, my name is Sakura, and I was wondering if-" Sakura started but another females voice interrupted her.

"Mum, who's at the door?" said the voice, as the female approached the entrance of the house. "Oh my god, it's you!"

"Yeah, it's me," Said Sakura confused.

"Yeah, duh! But you're the girl that Syaoran was checking out a couple of weeks ago. We called you the window girl since as Syaoran wouldn't tell us your name," said the brown haired female.

"Window girl, and who's we?" Sakura asked, as morw female voices came from the house.

"Femei, hurry up, Titanic is on!" Said another female girl, but three approached them from inside of the house.

The three girls screamed excitedly as soon as they saw Sakura.

"Oh my god, the window girl!" they screeched, loud enough to pop Sakura's ear drum.

"May I ask what on Earth is going on?" asked the mother, well the middle aged woman.

"Mum, remember when we first moved here and like Syaoran was looking at a window and we said he was checking out some girl, well guess what?" said Femei. "This is her!"

"Ok," said the mother as if thinking that her own kids were crazy. "I'm sorry, but do you request to see Xia lang?"

"Yes please," said Sakura.

"Xia lang!" the mother shouted up the stairs.

"Yes mother?" Syaoran shouted back.

"Someone is down here for you!" the mother once again shouted up.

"I'm coming!" Syaoran yelled.

"What is it that you have with my son?" asked the mother.

"I'm just his friend and I was just wondering if he'd like to shoot some hoops with me," Sakura answered, bouncing the basketball in her hands.

"I see, a tomboy?" asked the mother, smiling a little bit, obviously liking Sakura for something.

"Yes, I call myself a tomboy but other girls won't say so, for I'm a cheerleader," Sakura said. "But a cheerleader who is in love."

Everyone gasped.

Sakura looked at them wondering what was wrong. "In love with basketball I mean."

"Oh," they sighed.

"I'm nothing but just a friend to your son," Sakura explained.

Right then, Syaoran walked in, wondering why everyone was at the door all at once.

"What's going on?" Syaoran asked, pushing past his sisters and mother, wanting to see who it was that was at the door. When he saw Sakura, he immediately smiled.

"Hey."

"Hi," Sakura greeted back. "Wanna play basketball?"

"Sure. Mum, I'm going out, okay?" Syaoran asked.

"Yeah, that's all right with me," said his mother.

Syaoran walked out the door, shutting the door on the people inside, trying to peak on the two of them.

"Your family is so nice," Sakura laughed.

"What did they say to you," Syaoran asked.

"Just the fact that they already gave me a nick name even when I didn't know them," Sakura answered.

"What's that nickname?"

"Window girl," Sakura said, walking in the basketball court, surprisingly no-one was there. "All right, you be the attacker and I'll be the defender."

"Why?" Syaoran asked curiously.

"'Cos when I'm attacking, I always loose the ball when I have to shoot," Sakura explained, giving him the ball.

"All right, but we'll have to swap," Syaoran said.

"But I love defending," Sakura whined.

"Yeah, but it doesn't stay forever, you have to learn something new as well, that way the game is not dull," Syaoran explained.

Syaoran started bouncing the ball, turning around, he bounced the ball while he ran for the basket and easily shooting the ball. "Whoa!" Syaoran screamed excitedly. "What happened to you being great at defending?"

"Actually, I was easy on you," Sakura said, but Syaoran absolutely not believing it.

They carried on playing basket ball. Sakura was actually right, she weren't really good at shooting and Syaoran actually felt sorry for her for when she tried to shoot a couple of times and some other times getting lucky with a shot.

The game was 16-4 for Syaoran and the two decided to take a break.

"Here," said Sakura, handing him a bottle of water, also taking a drink from hers.

"Did you only bring water?" Syaoran asked.

"Yeah," answered Sakura, showing him her bag of bottled up water.

"Oh. Why?" Syaoran asked curiously.

"Because I only drink water for when I'm playing around. It runs through my system easily and stuff. I love water. It's my fave drink and then it's Dr. P," Sakura said.

"What, Dr. Pepper?" Syaoran asked.

"Yeah." Sakura answered.

Syaoran quickly finished his water and got. He pulled Sakura to her feet as well.

"What are you doing?" Sakura screeched as if shocked.

"I'm gonna teach you how to shoot?" Syaoran answered, pulling her in front of the basket, in the middle of the court.

"This spot is too far, I'll never get it in," Sakura complained.

"Yes you will, and I'll make sure of that," Syaoran said, standing behind her. "Now, don't flinch, okay, just stay calm, do you trust me?"

"What?"

"Do you trust me?" Syaoran whispered in her ear.

"Yes."

"Good." Said Syaoran as he put his hands on either side of Sakura's waist and put his head on Sakura's shoulder from the behind her. Sakura felt herself heating up, but kept calm anyways, after all, she had to. "Now, look at the basket and vision that you're trying to hit the moon in a special spot, just concentrate on the basket for a while. Do you feel yourself being lifted?"

"Not really," Sakura said.

"Okay then," Syaoran said, this time he brought one hand away from her waist and touched Sakura 's right cheek with it, and now Sakura felt like she was on cloud nine but she knew she didn't have to say anything for him to actually know. Syaoran moved a couple of inches, making enough space for her to shoot the ball. "Now shoot!"

Sakura pushed the ball up with her to hands and surprisingly it went in. That was the best shot she had ever master. Turning around, Sakura hugged Syaoran screaming happily. "Oh my god, I can't believe I just did that! Thanks so much!" she said, squeezing on tight to him.

"That's all right, my Cherry Blossom," he whispered in her ear.

Sakura's eyes widened with shock, but Syaoran let go anyways, getting Sakura's bag of water, both him and Sakura made their way out the court.

Sakura pushed her key in the key whole, she turned around to face the handsome man behind her.

"Thanks so much, Syaoran, you really made my day. I'll see ya later," She said. Syaoran just stood there as if expecting something, and then Sakura rushed to him, hugging tightly as if not wanting to let go. She went on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you so much, my little wolf," she whispered into his ear before walking in her house.

The two might not have noticed but there was a crowd actually watching them, Syaoran's sisters and his mother were watching from the window as if watching a movie, they were munching on popcorns as well.

"I knew they wouldn't be able to stay as friends for ever," Madison stated as she got out of the bush with Eli as she made sure the coast was clear.

"I know. They should just go out and get it over with," Eli said.

"I know, but Sakura is still healing. All Syaoran needs to do is break the already melting ice so that everything could be cleared out. I'm just making sure that I'm there to see what happens," Madison said as her and Eli made their way down the street, talking happily.

Hey guys, my hand screwed, I am never doing that again. Now I know how authors feel like when they type up like 15 to 30 pages of a chapter. Please review, I actually tried in this chapter, I think. All right, I'm going now. Bye.

Dangerette