Disclaimer: No, CCS doesn't belong to me. And no, please don't sue. And again, this is such a pain to say that I don't and never will own Syaoran:cries:
GOOD NEWS! Mom had a guilt trip and said I could go back on the computer early! Yay! Lol, and the day I started to write this was Valentine's, so Happy Valentine's day! When I post this, and it's like… a week from Valentine's day, you'll know why.
Uhm… it's been a while, and this Christmas fic is far from Christmas. I want to finish this story this week. So yeah, uhm… my other stories are on hold until this one is done… which is hopefully in a week.
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."
Snow Becomes Spring by Strawberry Promises
Chapter Nine: Lost
He was getting annoyed. Syaoran didn't even want to come on this dumb shopping trip and now, before he could go home, he had to find Sakura!
He didn't know where to go. The mall was huge. As he walked, looking into stores and such, Syaoran couldn't help feeling overwhelmed by it all.
The giggling girls that batted their eyelashes at him didn't help, either.
Syaoran growled under his breath. Where was that girl? If only she had a cell phone, so that he could find her and get out of this scary place full of big signs and sales.
He was completely lost and was just walking around aimlessly, hoping that with a little bit of luck, he would find her eventually.
Eventually? He wanted to find her and get out of this place now!
"If I were Sakura, where would I go…" He thought, thinking of what she might buy.
"She was looking for Christmas presents… for… Mother."
"Had she told Sakura what she wanted? Or is Sakura trying to find something on her own? If I were Sakura, looking for a present for my mother, what would I get?"
He ran a hand through his hair. This was hopeless.
Syaoran was about to turn around and go back to the food court, thinking that if he had to stick around here for any longer, it might as well be near food, when something called out to him.
"Syaoran-kun!" Could it be? Maybe, just maybe…
He turned. And crashed into her.
"Sakura! Where were you?" He asked, getting up and pulling her with him.
She blushed a little and moved away from him. He had practically been holding her in his arms!
"Oh just looking around. Here hold this." Sakura said as she overcame her blush. She shoved a couple of bags into his hands and fumbled for her purse.
Syaoran was dumbfounded. How, in the mere span of 15 minutes, had she been able to buy so much!
And the thing she did next completely shocked him.
She… pulled out a cell phone.
Aware that Syaoran's jaw had hit the floor, Sakura turned away in slight disgust.
"Yeah, Tomoyo? I'm just about done. How about we head to the food court in, say, 15 minutes?" Sakura spoke into the phone. "Yeah, that'll be fine. 'Kay, talk to you later! Bye!"
The (flip) phone shut with a distinctive click.
Syaoran's lower jaw reconnected with the rest of it.
"You… had a cell phone?" He asked.
"Yeah, don't you?" Sakura took back some of the bags. Not all, only some.
She started to walk.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Syaoran demanded.
"Because I didn't think you'd need to call me." Sakura smiled at him. "Why?"
"Because I have been walking around pointlessly for the past 20 minutes when I could have been eating an ice cream or something!"
Sakura looked confused. "You want ice cream?"
"No." Syaoran looked exasperated. "Never mind. Just hurry up and finish this so I can go home." He took the bags from her and carried them himself.
Sakura smiled a little at that. He was sweet, when he didn't know it.
"It's just that… well, the last gift I'm getting… is for you." Sakura blushed faintly. "I don't know what you wanted… so I didn't get it yet, and that's why it took me so long. I'm sorry."
Syaoran frowned. "You don't have to get me anything."
"Oh but I do!" Sakura cried out. "I need to get something for everyone! Please, it'll make me feel better for making you carry all the bags."
"Damn straight," he muttered under his breath while Sakura tried to hide a smile.
"So, what would you want?" Sakura asked him, her blush coming back with a vengeance.
"Oh, uhm…" Syaoran shrugged. "I don't know."
"Ok, then, I'll ask Eriol-kun what you want." Sakura started to go back to the food court.
"No!" Syaoran shouted, unexpectedly.
"What?" Sakura said confused.
"Don't ask Eriol. He thinks of the strangest gifts." Syaoran shook his head. "If you have to get me something, get me something. But don't ask Eriol."
Sakura was bemused. Eriol-kun's taste in gifts was that bad?
"O-K." Sakura smiled and tugged at his arm. "I'll just get your gift later. Let's go home."
Syaoran was so relieved to hear the words, 'go' and 'home', he completely forgot to do something about Sakura's arm in his.
Or had he.
To my WONDERFUL reviewers!
AnimeObsessionFantasy- LOL, no, don't worry. They didn't. Thanks for reviewing!
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Sorry this chapter's so short! I tried to make it longer, but I really wanted it to end where I left it. Thanks a lot for reading! Sorry about the wait and I hope you liked it! Review now please!
