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Sorry about the waits, guys. I'm grounded, as some of you know, and only sometimes do I get the 'courage' to sneak online XD
I'm scheduled back for mid-March, but I'll try and finish this story soon. I'll try to write two chapters today, cuz it's exam time, and this is third period which is my lunch XD
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PS: oh and a little heads up. When I get back my computer, I'm thinking of changing my name again. XD;; Something similar; like… Strawberry-chan or something like that.
"It's cold out." He said, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"'K, we'll go then." Sakura lifted the bag but Syaoran got to it before her.
"I'll carry it." He said shortly.
She smiled happily. "Whatever you want." She started to skip down the road leading back to home.
Snow Becomes Spring by Strawberry Promises
Chapter Eight: Christmas Shopping
"Um, Li-san?" Sakura said timidly.
"Yes, Sakura?" Yelen answered, halting in her book reading to look up at her.
"It's a week before Christmas… and I was thinking of going Christmas shopping." Sakura continues, wringing her hands. "D'you think it would be possible if I could have the day off to shop?"
"Of course, Sakura." Yelen said. "Just take Syaoran with you."
Now at this point, Sakura was smiling wide and joyfully celebrating inside. Her mood dampened.
"Syaoran?" She questioned. It wasn't as if she didn't like him or anything… but a guy? "Um, no offense, Li-san, but Syaoran-kun… He'll…"
Yelen laughed. "Cramp your style? Slow you down?"
Sakura lightly blushed. "Yeah,"
"It's for your own good. There are some crazy people out there. Did you know that Syaoran does martial arts, and sword fighting? He's rather good, right after Eriol."
"Yes, I know." Sakura thought back to her first encounter with Syaoran-kun.
Yelen peered over her book at Sakura who had a little rueful smile on her face.
"So anyways," Yelen continued, snapping her book shut. "You'll take Syaoran there and he can carry your bags." She added with a wink.
"What?" Syaoran just came into the room, apple in one hand.
"I've just arranged a little shopping trip for you and Sakura-chan." Yelen said, resuming her book reading.
"What?" He said again, louder. "When did I agree with this?"
"Just now, when you came in." Yelen said, smiling at her son. "Please, Syao-kun?"
He winced at the nickname, but Sakura found it rather… adorable.
"Syao-kun?" She said excited. "That's so cute!"
Syaoran groaned and walked out of the room. "Call me when we're going." He said shortly.
Sakura clapped her hands, smiling. "Can I take Tomoyo-chan with me as well?"
Behind her book, Yelen's smile faltered a bit. Tomoyo would get between the delightful plan she had made… But…
"Then take Eriol with you as well." Yelen appeared from her book with a little wink. "I think she would like that."
Sakura's eyebrows went up. Yelen knew a lot about what went around in her household.
"Alright. I'll go find Syaoran-kun to tell him." Sakura said and walked away.
Yelen smirked as she went back to her book.
"Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura called into the seemingly empty bedroom.
She peered under the bed covers to see Tomoyo there, smiling blissfully.
"What are you doing there?" Sakura aside her, clearly perplexed.
"Eriol-kun just said 'hi' to me in the hall!" She answered, hugging a pillow as if there were no tomorrow.
Sakura smiled. "Then you'll be happy when I tell you the news."
"What news?" Tomoyo was instantly alert.
"We're going shopping!" Sakura rang out. "And guess who's accompanying us?"
Tomoyo shrieked. "No way!"
Sakura smiled and watched as Tomoyo flung the blankets to lunge at her closet, pulling out every outfit under the sun.
"'kay, you get ready, I have to find Eriol-kun and Syaoran-kun to tell them." Sakura said, opening the door slightly.
"Nuh-uh! You're coming back here, right now! We need to make you look good for Syaoran-kun, don't we?" Tomoyo said, smirking.
"What?" Sakura was caught off guard. "I don't like Syaoran."
"Uh-huh, sure, you think that." Tomoyo smiled and turned back to her clothes.
Sakura frowned at her friend and shrugged. She had to find Syaoran and Eriol.
Eriol walked back to the training hall/gym/basement with a smirk.
"Hiiragazawa, you're back. Let's do this." Syaoran shifted into a fighting stance, ready.
But Eriol did not comply. "Guess what we're going this afternoon?" He asked, with that same smirk.
Syaoran frowned and straightened. "What?"
"We're going shopping!" He sang, not unlike the way Sakura said it.
Syaoran's mouth dropped open. "What?" He said again.
"Now, come on, dear, we need to get ready." Eriol said, grinning widely and placing emphasis on 'dear'.
"Wha-what? I never agreed to this!" Syaoran sputtered.
"Your mother did. She's making us accompany Sakura and Tomoyo, okily, dokily?"
"I think not." Syaoran ran back up the stairs to where he knew his mother would be, with a particularly murderous look on his face.
"Oh, Syaoran, you're here. Where's Eriol?" Yelen asked, beside the two girls.
Syaoran faltered when he saw the girls. He couldn't yell at his mother in front of people.
"Um, uh, I'll… go get him." He was at a loss.
"No need, I'm here." Eriol came from behind Syaoran and winked.
Yelen laughed. "Then you're all set to go! Have fun!"
Sakura and Tomoyo ran out, purses and scarves flying.
Syaoran stiffly followed, and muttered to his friend, "I can't believe I'm doing this."
An hour or two later, he muttered again. "I can't believe I'm doing this."
Within a relatively short period of time, Sakura and Tomoyo had already been able to fill the two boys' arms with bags and packages galore.
"Are we almost done yet?" He whined.
Tomoyo looked at him with a shocked expression. "We haven't even started!"
The two girls laughed and ran off, again. Syaoran groaned while Eriol laughed and ran as well.
Three hours later, the group stopped at the food court.
Sighing thankfully, Syaoran dropped all the bags he had been holding. All of them, surprisingly, were Sakura's.
That meant, of course that Eriol was holding Tomoyo's and had to follow her around, to her delight.
The four got their food and ate.
Syaoran was tired. "We're almost done, right?"
Tomoyo and Sakura looked at each other. "No." They laughed.
He slumped in his seat. "How much longer?"
They shrugged. "Not long. Just need a couple more gifts."
"Let's see… I still need Chiharu-chan, and Rika… and Sonomi-san. Oh, and Li-san. Tomoyo-chan, did I get something for Yamasaki-kun yet?" Sakura asked.
"I think so. What are you going to get Rika?" Tomoyo answered.
"I was thinking a bottle of perfume; you know how much she loves that stuff." Sakura said.
"That's true. I was thinking of getting her a nice big box of chocolates. She loves those, too."
As the girls chattered away, Syaoran tuned them and everything else out.
How had he gotten stuck with these fools for a whole day? And carrying all those bags too…
Syaoran decided to speak up. "Uh, can me and Eriol put the bags in the car? We'll come back."
Tomoyo barely gave them a glance as she dismissed them. "Yeah, sure, whatever."
He shrugged and picked up the many bags they had.
A little while later, Syaoran and Eriol returned to find the food court empty.
"Damn, where did they go?" Syaoran grumbled, running a hand through his hair.
Eriol shrugged. "I dunno, I'm going to look for Tomoyo, okay?"
Syaoran grinned. "You like her or something?"
Eriol grinned back. "Maybe, but I just did that so you'd be with Sakura." Then he turned his back and walked away from a speechless Syaoran.
"Me? And Sakura?" He scoffed. "Yeah, right."
Well, that's that. How was it? Slightly longer than the other chapters, right:) Slightly.
Gosh, I'm so sorry about the wait you guys had to endure! And you were so cool about it in your reviews and stuff!
Geez, I can't wait till I can be on the computer like… without sneaking. I promise (hopefully) to update really, really faster :D
Um… yeah so this story's progressing nicely. This is chapter eight… I think this story'll go to about 10-12 chapters, so look out for some fluff in future chapters! XD
Thanks so much for all your reviews, and sorry I can't respond. I want to finish this story quick and get chapters out as soon as possible. Sorry 'bout that!
Well, I hope you liked this chapter! I wasn't the greatest, I know, but I hope you still liked it. Thanks for reading and I hope you review!
