04.08.05

Wow, I updated fast! Hallelujah! -dances for joy- Actually, I'm surprised myself too. I just finished writing down this chapter and typing in all in one day. Hehe. I guess this is to make up for the lost time. After all, school's starting within 10 days, might as well make the best of it. -smiles-

I just wonder when will the phone lines be fixed..

04.12.05

The phone lines got fixed at last! Even cried "hallelujah" upon hearing the first ring in 4 days, lol!


-Some Review Replies-

PinaygrrlHahahaha! I made her ebil in this chapter! I sometimes do that to annoy people.. xD

MysticMoonEmpress That's a HALLELUJAH for me.. school ate up much of my time sadly… hehe.. I'll try my best to make up for the lost time.. xD

Zilver Wings – owww.. hehehe.. that's the way it is.. I try to maintain Syao-chan's cold front.. xD However, I'm very grateful for your support! -bows- arigatou!


Disclaimers: I don't own CCS nor the Korean drama Full House... i just watched it recently and been piqued by interest on how this fic will turn out if both Sakura and Syaoran were in it.. XP I hope you enjoy reading this as I did when I watched the series.. xD go support F.U.L.L. H.O.U.S.E. the drama and manga -cheers-


This chapter is dedicated to Milky Etoile, my longest reviewer ever! Thanks for taking soo much time to review and the helpful link too! Yup, I'm from the Philippines and finished watching Save the Last Dance For Me too, only in vcd. Do ya happen to be in the same country as I am? I'd love you to make a side story of their theme song "I think I" by Byul! (just love the song) hahahaha.. a big arigatou and sarang hye yo (I hope I spelled it out right) to you!

I hope you would like this 7th installment as much as I had a nice time writing it down. -grins-

And there she goes!


FULL HOUSE

House No. 7: A Day to Themselves

"Please, Sak-chan, don't leave me." Syaoran pleaded on bended knees as his eyes remained fixed on the woman beside him. The woman began to shake her head in melancholy, her auburn curls dangling limply on each turn.

"No, my dear, I must leave. My father would kill you if I don't. I must do this.. for our love.." She dejectedly explained with tears flowing down on her porcelain cheeks as she turned away from Syaoran.

"But I love you! Without you, I-"

(A/N: Ebil meeee… xD)

"CUT!" The director shouted, standing up from his infamous seat. "Li-san, you need to make the audience feel the heartbreak, the sadness, the agony of being parted from the one you love…"

Syaoran blew his bangs in frustration as the makeup artist began to do retouches on him. Grouchy guy. He shouldn't have made us work on a Sunday morning for goodness sakes. Doesn't he realize that he was not, in any way, a morning person? All he sees were mistakes. Sheesh!

Indeed, it was a Sunday morning, a bright one to be exact, a time when everyone should be resting and relaxing, or preparing for an outing or even attending Sunday mass. But here he was, still working. Good thing there were not much people at the Causeway Bay or else it would be very awkward and difficult to film. Of course, knowing the typical Syaoran, he would rather cool himself off at his own hotel room and let his manager handle the rest. But for now, it was still early. No people means more peace. And for that, Syaoran was very much grateful.

The sooner this finishes, the better.. He consoled himself while skimming through his lines in the script.

"Ok. Break time's over!" The director barked once more. "On your positions everybody! Let's finish this one up before lunchtime!"

And Syaoran did not need to be told twice.


"Forty-eight thousand, forty-nine thousand, fifty thousand!" Sakura finished counting off the cash bills. She had just withdrawn the amount Syaoran had written in his check from the bank based on the second floor of the hotel. And as of the moment, she was on the process of checking and budgeting the said cash inside her hotel room.

"Hmm, ten thousand goes to my hotel bill. Today's food will only cost me about a thousand, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. I suppose I also deserve a break too, so that will be fifteen thousand, and also, for my plane ticket, I think a thousand will be enough. There, all done!" Sakura triumphantly announced, raising her budget list proudly and giving it a light smack. "I'm such a genius!"

Then she paused for a moment. "Now, there's a problem.." She then surveyed the large traveler's map of Hong Kong that was spread over her bed. "Where shall I begin?"


"Ok! It's a wrap!" The director finally announced over his trusty megaphone, the very words Syaoran longed to hear, despite of the fact that it was an hour or so beyond schedule. "Let's pack up for now. I want the crew here so that we'll be able to decide when will be the next shoot."

Syaoran's lips immediately curved up a smile. His free time is bound to come any minute soon, and he wanted to get out of the place as soon as possible. However, his acting partner, Namamika Hon, is not letting him go without a few words.

"Syao-kun…"

"It's Li-san to you, Hon-san. After all, we're just here for the shooting."

"Ano.. Sya-- Li-san, would you like to, um, have some coffee with me?" She purred, undaunted by the coldness Syaoran had showed her seconds ago. "You know, to celebrate this shoot's success?"

Stubborn woman. Syaoran remarked silently. Despite of his annoyance, he refused to show any signs of it.

"Thanks, but no thanks." Syaoran declined nonchalantly. "I already have to meet someone so…"

Namamika showed him another one of her seductive smiles. "Oh really? I guess next time then?" Syaoran shrugged before he turned away.

There won't be any next time, bucko. Syaoran thought, obviously disgusted. The drama's gonna end its shoots soon, and it's bye bye to you. Syaoran smiled to himself, walking towards his convertible.


"Sugoi!" Sakura gushed as her eyes danced on the items she saw inside the mall. Clothes, shoes, and bags were on sale in each and every store she had been passing by for the last three hours, and surely, this was a taste of heaven.

Tomoeda doesn't have much of these styles. Might as well buy some. She happily thought, rationalizing the purchase she was bound to make on the black Elle handbag. And it's reasonably cheap too.

Carrying three already loaded shopping bags, she proceeded to the counter to pay up. After that of which, her stomach suddenly grumbled, apparently hinting her to stop by at the nearest food store she could find, a McDonald's.

She decided to settle down on the nearest available table she could find as soon as she had bought her food. Man, all those walking almost killed my feet. She thought as she gently massaged her ankles. But it was still fun though..

Opening the package of her burger, she whispered. "Itadakimasu!" Then, her hungry mouth met the juicy beef patty of the burger and the delectable sweetness of her coke. Upon resting her eyes on the shopping bags in front of her, she realized in amusement. Wow, I never expected to buy lots of things here.

However, this amusement was only short-lived. When she saw numerous couples and families dining also within the same place, loneliness decided to take its toll on her.

I'm not lonely.. I'm not alone! I have Rika and Terada back at Japan. She kept on repeating to herself as she shook her head over and over again. However, the feeling still continued to exist, starting to get the best of Sakura.

Maybe.. I am.. a little lonely… just.. a bit.. lonely.. Mou, 'Touchan! 'Kaasan! 'Niichan! How I wish you all were with me now.. She sighed, bowing her head down to the table as the one of her shopping bags abruptly fell on the floor.

(A/N: 'touchan – father, 'kaasan – mother, 'niichan – brother)

"Miss?" Sakura remained still on her position. But the voice made its attempt once more. "Miss?"

This time, Sakura made a response but not moving from her current position. "Nani?"

(A/N: Nani - what?)

"Is this your shopping bag?" Sakura shot up, and her emerald eyes met his dark sapphire ones.

Her mouth then formed a big 'O' in surprise. "Hiiragizawa-san?"


All he wanted was to have time for himself on this Sunday, After all, he was due back to Japan first thing in the morning the next day. Eriol sighed as he let his two feet carry him anywhere, ranging from the beautiful, skysraped buildings and malls to the dirty, noisy wet markets and streets.

This is going to be a very long day. He found himself predicting when he unexpectedly received a message in his cellphone to come to City Plaza Mall for a meeting. Obviously, this was against his plan of spending the last day at Hong Kong by himself. Nevertheless, being the gentleman he is, he had always put his friends first before him, and this was just a manifestation of such a characteristic.

I wonder what she wants this time? He couldn't help but wonder. This friend of his rarely traveled abroad, and if ever she did, Eriol could easily sense that she was up to something.

"Seventh floor." The elevator speaker announced, snapping Eriol back to reality. He then stepped out, only to be met by a high-class designed restaurant. The lobby assistant approached him, and sooner or later, he found himself being led to a table beside the glass windows.

"Oh, nice to have you here, Eriol-kun!" A feminine voice greeted him from the said table.

Eriol's eyes widened under his gold spectacles. "Mei Ling-chan?"

"Hai!" Mei Ling Rae nodded. She motioned Eriol to take a seat, and he followed. Woman full of grace as always, he found himself commenting.

"So, what brings you here to Hong Kong? Since when did you arrive?" Eriol queried as he took a sip on his glass of water.

Mei Ling started to twirl her long black hair with her index finger. "Oh nothing. Checking up some of my franchises here at Hong Kong. I was already here last week. After all, it would be nice to be out of Japan every once in a while." Her purple eyes sparkled. "How about Eriol-kun?"

"Business as usual. I'll be returning to Japan by tomorrow to take care of business." Was it just him or did he notice Mei Ling's eyes suddenly dulled? "Oh yeah, Syaoran's staying here at Hong Kong. Visited him already?"

"Oh, Syao-chan!" Mei Ling casually recalled. "What is he doing here at Hong Kong anyway?"

"Whatelse, doing a shoot for his upcoming film. After all, he IS a star."

"Ah.." Mei Ling giggled. "Silly me. I should check the newsstands more often, ne?" Eriol just shrugged. Suddenly, her cellphone alarm rang. "Oh no, I almost forgot! I had to meet my franchise caretakers within fifteen minutes! Thanks for the time, Eriol-kun!" Then she dashed off, leaving the smiling Eriol behind.

Some things never change.


"Ne, Hiiragizawa-san?" Sakura asked as Eriol finally sat down with her as soon as he finished buying his own food.

"Hmm, what is it, Kinomoto-san?" Eriol looked up after stuffing a piece of French fry into his mouth.

"What brings you here?"

"Oh, just spending the last of my free time here at Hong Kong." Eriol replied. "After all, I'm leaving first thing in the morning tomorrow." He then sighed. "It's back to work again.."

"To where?"

"Japan."

Sakura almost choked on her drink. "Honto ni?" Eriol just nodded.

(A/N: Honto ni – really)

"Hmm, why the shock?"

Sakura beamed. "That's because I live at Japan too!"

"Wow, that's very least expected! I'm very surprised!"

"Yeah, never really hoped that Hiiragizawa-san.." Eriol suddenly waved his index finger in front of Sakura, stopping her midway.

"Tsk tsk tsk. Drop the formalities. It's Eriol-kun for you."

She decided to play along. "And it's Sakura-chan for you too!" Then they both burst into fits of laughter. "As I was saying, I never really expected Hi—Eriol-kun to be living at Japan too! You should visit me at Tomoeda sometime!"

"Hmm," Eriol acted. "I'll think about it. After all, I have to fit you in my ever-busy schedule."

Sakura pouted. "Mou, that's very mean!"

Eriol patted Sakura's head. "Well, at least now I know that there are greater possibilities of us meeting again, ne, Sakura-chan?"

"Hai!" Sakura chirped. Now, she can finally say that she was not lonely anymore. After all, she had found consolation in her newfound friend, Eriol Hiiragizawa.


His fingers drummed to the beat that blasted from his convertible's high quality stereos. He glanced on the rearview mirror for the tenth time to check if he still looked alright.

Maybe driving without a top roof is a bad idea, he mused. He had been driving for the past three hours, and soon he will finally arrive at his destination.


"Xie xie kuang lin." She bowed as her customer, after purchasing some clothing, finally left the store at Kowloon.

(A/N: Xie xie kuang lin – thank you, please come again, I think..)

"Mei Ling jie, xin ku ni le." The storeowner said, patting her before she went on her way to attend the new stock of clothing that was being transferred.

(A/N: Jie – attached to elder woman, more likely superior. Xin ku ni le – said after doing a good job, most probably an encouragement)

Mei Ling smiled. At least, I'm glad that my branch here is doing well. She then began to fix the arrangement of the clothes in the store too.


There she is.. Syaoran thought as he watched every movement made by the girl inside the building. Exquisitely elegant, he silently commented. He had already arrived at his destination fifteen minutes ago, yet he remained inside his car since then, being content on observing her from afar.

She had not changed. Still wonderfully beautiful. Syaoran praised. She had been his childhood friend since he had moved into Japan, and since then, she had amazed him in ways that are innumerable.

Unexpectedly, his phone rang.

"Ni hao?"

(A/N: Ni hao – more like a hello in Chinese, just like moshi moshi is for the Japanese.)

"Li! Kamiya here. The director decided to hold the next shoot back at Japan the day after tomorrow, thus we need to be back at Japan a.s.a.p. I already booked tonight's last flight. Where are you now?"

"Uh, I'm on my way back to the hotel now. I'll be there in an hour or so.." Syaoran lied. So much for his spare time.

"Ok. I'll wait for you here at the hotel lobby after an hour. Drive safely, ok?"

"Yes, mom." Syaoran rolled his eyes before hanging up. He took one last look at his subject, the most important person to him.

One day, I'll tell you.. He vowed to himself as he started up the engine and drove away.

Oblivious to him, that person turned to look at the glass doors of her shoppe, just in time to see Syaoran's silver convertible pass by.

Her cherry colored lips turned to a lip. "Syaoran.." She murmured as she flipped her raven shoulder length hair back, returning to her work.

And this person was Syaoran's childhood friend, Mei Ling Rae, the overall manager of the Amethyst Designs.


Is this info overload to you? There, I finally introduced Mei Ling Rae to you guys! Hahaha! Tried my best to have the places in Hong Kong the CCS gang went accurate. XD after all, the last time I went to HK was like in elementary, which is about 7 years ago! Lol!

Must look up the recommended site for the episode summaries… the memories on the said series is running out of my mind already -cries-

Up next: House No. 8: Surprises

The gang finally returns back to Japan. What awaits them there?

"Please save the last dance for me.."

-ne0nchan signing out!