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Chapter 5:

A THING GOING ON

Our cute couple finally get moving to reach the flower farm in time. It was a quarter to ten that time when they walked out of the house. Syaoran held Sakura's hand while walking down the busy street to the bus stop. They encountered a group of boys and girls, who appeared to be their classmates after they knew their faces.

Mika, a girl with very long blonde hair, hurried to talk to Sakura, "Hey, Sakura! Hello, Li!"

Both Sakura and Syaoran pulled their hand from each other and said, "Hi, Mika!"

They noticed another four of their classmates came up to them. Two of them are boys. A boy and a girl went into a nearby store and left.

"I don't know you're going out with Sakura." Jiro told Syaoran, "Anyways, you seem to be close friends for just a few weeks."

"Jiro's right." A high-pitched voice named Natsumi pointed out. "But I think you know each other a long time ago. And a friend of mine from the other section told me that you have a relationship."

"We knew each other since we're kids." Syaoran rolled his eyes.

"Who told you that thing?" Sakura asked. "Since when?"

"Only last night." Natsumi smiled, "About eight in the evening. My friend told me to pass the news, so I did."

"What?" Syaoran and Sakura blurted out.

"I received a phone call too last night and I didn't believe that at fist but it sounds true." Mika agreed.

"Me, too." Jiro sighed. "Oh girls, isn't it obvious? They knew each other for ages! But is it really true, Li?"

"Yeah." Syaoran answered before Sakura could. "She's mine."

Sakura stared at him open mouthed.

Sakura's POV

What was he saying? A lie! Syaoran was smirking on me. I can't contradict him, no one will believe me.

"Really?" Natsumi shrieked. "Don't be shy about it, Sakura. By the way, where are you going?"

Jiro and Mika suddenly grabbed both Natsumi's arms and dragged her away.

"Forgive her." Jiro said as he dragged Natsumi. "She love to interfere people."

"Just enjoy." Said Mika.

Syaoran and I reached the bus stop. I wasn't comfortable with him now as we waited for the bus. He tried to hold my hand several times but I didn't let him to. I put both of my hands into my pockets. I know he know how I was feeling.

"You don't like my idea?" He asked staring at the sky.

"Not at all!" I said simply.

"Didn't I tell you last night that I'll pretend?" He smiled at me. Oh! His smile made me forgive him. "It's now 10 o'clock. Forget about the bus and we'll ride the taxi."

"I can't remember that I said yes!" I said. "And what are you saying that we'll ride a taxi? I don't have much money."

"I do have." He boasted.

"I didn't force you to come and dictate all I got to do." I stubbornly looked at his eyes. "Wait – OUCH!"

Syaoran pulled my arm and brought me in between the two buildings from the bus stop. It was dark here.

"What are you doing?" I pulled my arm.

"Look. If you'll take the bus, I won't come along with you at the flower farm at all." Syaoran put out his cellphone from his pocket and stared at it. "It's already 10:00 and 3 hours ride. We'll probably get there by 1 p.m. We won't enjoy ourselves!"

"Go." I insisted, "I'll ride the bus and go home. So what if I arrive there by 1? I don't care if you don't enjoy but I certainly will!"

"Fine. I won't come." He smirked, "but don't tell me when you come home that someone made fun of you or snatched your wallet. I'll have a good laugh at that. I'm positive that you'll arrive home at night, not in the afternoon."

I stayed silent. He had a point. I don't wanna walk alone at night in the streets. No one will protect me, unless I got Syaoran with me, I know he will. My temper finally went down.

"Ok, we'll ride the taxi." I sighed. "I think I won't eat my lunch there or I won't buy a souvenir. I don't have enough money, now. If only you've told me when we're still on my room."

Syaoran's POV

"You can have your lunch, souvenir and even a photo!" I smiled. "And then we'll ride a taxi when we'll go home."

He he. Let's see if she'll accept the offer floating on my mind right now.

"How?" she frowned.

"Promise me to go out for a date tonight." I smirked. Yay! I asked her! Wonder if she'll say yes...

"I'll love to!" Sakura threw her arms around my neck. "Your status in my heart will increase by... let's see. About one percent?"

"One percent?" I released her. "Make it ten."

"It depends on how you'll make my heart happy." She laughed then we went towards the road again. We rode a taxi and gave directions.

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We arrived at the flower farm in time for the lunch. As Sakura stepped out of the taxi, I could feel the happiness inside of her. She was looking and pointing at different directions and saying things to me. I was not paying attention. I was thinking. Was she happy because of the flower farm or me? I blinked.

"Syaora?" Sakura waved her hand in front of my face.

"What?"

"Didn't you hear what I say?" Sakura asked, "I asked you if we could have our lunch now."

I smiled, "Of course, my dear."

"My dear?" she raised an eyebrow, "My dear? Where did that come from?"

"Sorry." I quickly answered. "Don't mind me."

"Ok." Sakura looped her arm into mine and pulled me towards the flower farm's entrance. "C'mon."

I was staring at her while we're heading to the restaurant. Oh my Sakura... if only I can only call you mine. I shook my head. Twenty percent was foolishness. She only wants me to suffer more...

We entered the restaurant when I noticed a familiar girl with wavy raven hair. Only few people were eating inside. Before I knew it, Sakura dashed towards that girl. I ran after her.

"Tomoyo!" she embraced her from her back. "I missed you!"

"Sakura!" Tomoyo stood, "Have a seat."

I didn't move as they kissed each other's cheek. My eyes dropped at a certain boy eating with Tomoyo. Sakura pulled my hand.

"C'mon, let's sit." Sakura said.

I nodded and pulled a chair for her then I sat beside her.

"Fancy meeting you, Syaoran." Eriol smiled, "What a nice day to accidentally meet old friends."

"Eriol's right." Tomoyo turned to me. "Did you just meet here? I'm so happy that I've seen you again, Sakura. I missed my friends until one day, Eriol became my neighbor."

"No," I answered flatly.

"I thought you're at Hongkong." Eriol glared over me. "Why did you return?"

"Wow!" Sakura clapped her hands before I could answer. "So, Tomoyo and Eriol became neighbors! Well, we are too!"

Tomoyo frowned with a "What?"

I started to feel uneasy. "She's my classmate."

"And why did you come here together?" she snapped.

Sakura and I exchanged nervous looks. No one of us dared to answer the question.

"Of course, they're friends..." Eriol smirked at me. What was he thinking? Can he still read my mind?

I can't let this happen. Eriol was too nosy. "And why did you come here together, Eriol?" I picked on.

Sakura was very silent to Tomoyo's response. Erion simply rolled his eyes.

"Because..." Tomoyo blushed. "We'll tell you later but for now, let's eat."

The lunchtime passed. Sakura and Tomoyo were talking to each other all the time. They were walking ahead of us pointing at flowers with yellow color.

I sighed, "Girls love flowers, don't they?" I turned to Eriol at my right, who was smiling at the two beautiful ladies in front.

"It's because flowers are as lovely as they are." Eriol pushed his glasses.

I sighed again, "Sakura is lovelier than a flower." I looked at Sakura in the grass, taking picture of Tomoyo.

"No time to quarrel over this." Eriol shook his head. "Of course you'll praise Sakura than my Tomoyo."

I froze. What did he say? My Tomoyo? I looked at him curiously.

"Don't throw those looks at me." He said calmly. "You heard it right – my Tomoyo. She's funny sometimes and make me surprise. Look at her, she's wearing pale blue."

I turned my head at Tomoyo. She's wearing a pale blue short-sleeved dress, which fell smoothly on his knees. Her hair was let down freely.

"She knew I would wear blue too." Eriol pointed on his closed-neck, blue long sleeves. "Even that simple thing made me smile, too."

"You fancy her?" I asked jokingly.

"More than fancy." Eriol answered me seriously. "Sweet Tomoyo is only mine and I love her."

My jaws dropped. "You mean – you mean – she's your-"

"Girlfriend." Eriol stared at me with those don't-be-shocked eyes.

My spirits dropped. Eriol was lucky for having her as a girlfriend but I was lucky too for having Sakura as a – friend.

"Why did you fell suddenly lonely?" Eriol asked as we follow the girls walked towards a bridge.

"You're so lucky."

"Don't say that, you have your Sakura." Eriol laughed and put his hands on his pockets.

"She's not yet mine." I confessed.

"Don't worry." He patted my back. "I sensed that she'll be yours soon. Just be patient. Sweet Tomoyo is too nice for me when I became close with her as neighbors. At first, I thought of her as shy lady like she used to be but she always invite me into her house to eat. She's a good cook and I suddenly realized that she is special for me..."

Eriol began telling his story.

/FLASHBACK/

Eriol was sitting in a porch where he could see lots of flowers in Tomoyo's garden. He turned to Tomoyo at his right, who was telling stories about her bestfriend, Sakura.

"I really missed her and I want to see her again." Tomoyo sniffed and sliced a cake to put in Eriol's plate. "It's nice to see you back, Eriol, from England. I treated you as a friend ever since we're young."

"I know." Eriol held Tomoyo's soft hands at the table making her blush. "Let's don't talk about her. Let's talk about us."

Tomoyo stood, "Anything, what is it?" she drew back her hand.

"You know that I love you, Tomoyo." Eriol stood and reached out for her hand, "If you opened my heart right now, you'll see a name written on it bottom –"

"Don't tell me that Eriol, please." Tomoyo begged.

"But that's the truth." Eriol stared at Tomoyo's watery eyes. "I don't care if you refuse my love. All I want to do is to tell you to free my feelings for the most wonderful girl I've ever known."

Tears slipped down Tomoyo's face.

"I know you won't ever love me back but I have to tell you this words." Eriol exhaled and tightened his grip to Tomoyo's hand. "I love you."

More tears crawled down Tomoyo's face. "Eriol... forgive me..."

Eriol let go of her hand with watery eyes too. "I guess I have to go. Thanks for your friendship, sweet Tomoyo. I do understand your situation." He wiped his tears before it fell down.

Eriol turned back and about to go. He walked several steps towards the gate while Tomoyo stayed still, crying. When Eriol was halfway towards the gate, he raised his hand in the air and waved, "Goodbye, sweet Tomoyo."

Tomoyo quickly raised her head and ran towards him. He threw herself to embrace his back then buried her face. She cried hard, "Please don't go. You misunderstood what I said. I told you to forgive me because I don't have any plan to tell you my feelings, for you might laugh at me. Now, I know you won't."

Eriol faced her and hugged her too. "Do you love me as I love you? Answer me, sweet Tomoyo. Stop crying. I hate to see you cry."

"These are tears of joy, Eriol." Tomoyo smiled. "I do. I do love you."

Eriol lifted up Tomoyo's chin and kissed her lips softly. The birds sang and the branches of the tree swayed gracefully, sign of agree.

/END OF FLASHBACK/

"It's nice to hear your short story.." I sighed. Sakura and Tomoyo sat below a tree and we followed them.

"Short story?" Eriol blurted out. "You just don't know what really happened. It took me a year to tell herthat! How dare you say that to me!"

"Fine." I held my hands up. "You still don't know my story. Contradiction to what you're saying, I told Sakura a million times about my feelings but you see we're not yet together."

"Bro, your big day will arrive too." Eriol pushed again his glasses.

Eriol and I sat beside the girls. The only different was, they sat close together, while I was like a mile away from Sakura.

"How sweet of you to see!" Sakura clapped her hands. "You fit together. You're lucky Tomoyo. I wish I was, too."

I whistled looking at the sky and pretended not to be listening.

Sakura's POV

Tomoyo put her hands into her lap. "But you're lucky enough with Syaoran..."

I jerked my head towards Syaoran, who was sitting a meter away from me. I knew he was listening to our conversation. I wanted to talk to him but how? I can't think of any topic. Besides, he was very quiet and I knew he felt a bit sad.

I moved closer and closer until my shoulder touched his. "Yeah. I'm lucky enough." What? What did I say?

Syaoran stopped whistling and frowned at me. "Do you mean it?"

"Of course!" I said.

"You're not lying?"

"Do you want me to change what I've said?" I laughed. Then I suddenly felt him wrap his arms around me.

He tightened his hug and kissed my forehead. "Thank you, my Sakura. You know how much I love you and you made me smile about what you've said. It's nice to hear that you're lucky to have me."

"Oh, that's nothing." I smiled.

Syaoran released me. "No. It's not. It costs another percent up."

"What?" I frowned and stood up. "Okay, two percent will do."

"Two? Why two? Make it five." Syaoran stood up too.

"That's my decision." I playfully replied. I turned back and I saw Eriol and Tomoyo gone. "Where are they, Syaoran?"

"Don't know..." Syaoran shrugged, "Maybe somewhere. Like that tree, for instance." He pointed another tree.

I saw a pale blue dress exactly like Tomoyo's, standing behind the tree Syaoran pointed. "C'mon." I grabbed Syaorans's hand and pulled him.

"Don't interfere other people's business." He insisted as we went closer to the tree.

"What business?" I wondered and continued to pull him.

"Don't be too silly Sakura." Syaoran replied, "You know what I mean, what two lovers are – you know – doing alone..."

"What? You're the one who's silly." We reached the tree and I saw Tomoyo standing back, where Eriol was kissing her. Her hands were encircled on his neck and Eriol's were n here waist.

"Like kissing..." Syaoran continued.

Tomoyo and Eriol broke from their kiss and released each other. Their eyes widened when they saw us.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo screamed.

"Do you have a relationship?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Eriol held Tomoyo's hand and walked towards us. "What you see is what you get."

"But... but... you didn't tell me." I explained.

"Well, you didn't ask." Tomoyo laughed. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you don't have a thing going on between you. I thought Syaoran already reconstructed his courage from Hongkong to ask you. Eriol just pulled me here and told me the whole thing."

"Donn't be shocked Sakura." Syaoran put his hand onto my waist.

I felt ashamed. Tomoyo was now a beautiful lady with her Eriol. And me, who did I get? Syaoran, who love me, but I didn't accept his love yet. What if the day comes when he gets tired of courting poor in spirit girl Sakura? I can't let that happen. I sighed deeply looking into the ground.

"Please excuse us." Eriol bowed his head then pulled Tomoyo's hand away from us. "We'll just having a look around the farm. If ever we won't meet until sunset, just visit my house or Tomoyo's. This is the address." He threw a calling card to Syaoran, who caught it with his right hand.

"W-wait..." I began.

Tomoyo and Eriol walked away. Tomoyo waved at me and Syaoran. "We'll meet again, Sakura! See you next time!"

With that, they left. I was looking into the ground sadly and I knew Syaoran was worried. My eyes started to dim and it was painful, as I was holding back the tears. Syaoran faced me and held my shoulder. He shook my body, but I stayed silent. Tears slowly crept down my face and I still don't want to lift my face to wipe the tears. Syaoran came close to me then wrapped my body slowly with his arms. I rested my head into his shoulder then cried.

"Hush, Sakura." Syaoran muttered, "Even though I don't know the reason, you should stop crying."

I sobbed hardly. "Tomoyo has changed. Is it because Eriol is always with her? Or she has already forgotten me?"

"Don't say that." Syaoran rubbed my back. "Ok, go on if you want to cry. My shoulders are strong enough for you to lean on. I won't care if my shirt will be soaked, as long as I'm here for you, my Sakura..."

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