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'Thinking'
"Saying"
(Author Notes)
Chapter 7
Street Dance
When the two reached the street dance, it was already bustling with people. The street was lined with tents promoting restaurants, fundraisers, and all sorts of things. It was loud and busy, yet it felt strangely relaxing to Sakura. It had been a while since she got out of the house, and she was actually spending time with Syaoran without Lisa hanging all over him.
The air was numbing, so the two sped down the streets and entered a local café. It wasn't well known, but Sakura had always liked the way the café gave off a calm aura. On top of that, the place made excellent milk teas. As she entered the quaint coffee shop, she could already feel the warm environment soothing her worries away. The two ordered their drinks, and headed towards a table located next to one of the windows.
"So, how does it feel to get out of the house?" Syaoran asked, trying to sort some sort of conversation.
"It feels... good. At least I'm not going insane anymore," Sakura chuckled as she remembered how she had been caught trying to punch the television.
"Well that's good."
"Yeah," Sakura, noticing that the conversation was dying, tried to come up with something to say, "uh... Are you and Lisa dating?" 'OH MY GOD! What am I saying?'
Syaoran choked a little, but held his cool, "Excuse me?" Sakura laughed nervously, she didn't mean to ask that question, though she had been wondering about it. It just sort of... rolled off her tongue. Luckily, the waitress arrived with their drinks and the topic was forgotten.
"What'd you get?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Just a plain hot cocoa," he replied, "What'd you get?"
"Hot milk tea."
"Is it any good?"
"Yeah."
"Can I try some? You can try some of mine," he said with a playful pleading look. Sakura was somewhat shocked at his request. Was he flirting with her? 'No! Of course not,' her mind yelled, 'He obviously has something for Lisa, why would he go for you?'
The feeling of regret flooded her mind, how could she have ever thought he would be flirting with her?
"Sure," Sakura mumbled, handing her drink over. Syaoran's warm hand covered her frozen own hand, and took the steaming cup. His cheeks turned a slight shade of pink.
Syaoran took a sip of the sweet liquid. Unfortunately, he did it too fast and it burned down his throat. He choked and almost spit it out. Taking another sip, he handed her back her cup.
"Mm... That's really good."
Sakura laughed at Syaoran's face. It was somewhat distorted from trying to supress his choking. Her laugh caused his face to turn red with embarrassment.
"Hey, it's starting to liven up, why don't we head outside?" he said to cover up his stupidity.
"Sure," she replied as she gathered up her things, "Let's go!" The two walked out of the café and stepped into the cool summer night. The streets were now flooded with people dancing to the various d-jays in the alleys. Sakura could see kids, adults, even seniors just laughing their heads off and dancing the night away.
As they walked down the road, Sakura noticed a couple of drunks stumbling and staggering around the streets. Syaoran also noticed this and pulled her closer to him. Sakura blushed; she wasn't used to being so close to somebody.
They finally arrived at a remote alleyway that was crammed with high school and college students. It was like an open-air club, filled with dancing, music, and people who couldn't keep their hands off each other. As they walked towards the heart of the dance floor, the beat of the music captured Sakura and she couldn't help but start dancing. Syaoran, who had always been a little bit shy about dancing, stood back and watched as the emerald-eyed girl moved with the rhythm of the song. She moved with grace and danced from her soul, it was no wonder Syaoran was mesmerized.
'She looks so beautiful,' he thought, 'and she dances so damned well, unlike someone I know...' he grimaced as he remembered the time he saw Lisa dance. They had been at a clothing store when a song came on. When Lisa started dancing... it wasn't pretty to say the least. She had no sense of rhythm, no sense of style, just thinking about it could give him chills. Syaoran was finally brought out of his reverie when Sakura asked him to dance.
"No, I can't," Syaoran replied flatly, "I can't dance."
"Can you at least try? Please?" Sakura pleaded.
Syaoran took one look at her face and knew he couldn't say no. "Fine, I'll try."
Sakura smiled brightly, dancing had always enlivened her spirits and now she was bustling with energy. "Just listen to the music and dance from your heart."
Syaoran hesitated, he didn't like dancing. 'Well, I am the one who brought her to a street dance,' he thought, silently cursing at himself for bringing her to a dancing activity. 'Might as well try.'
"See! You can dance!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Not very well," he mumbled.
"No, you're doing great!"
"Uh..." he didn't know how to reply, "Thanks." She gave him a warm smile before losing herself in the music once again.
For what seemed like hours, the two continued dancing. Suddenly, Syaoran pulled closer to her and leaned in for a kiss. Sakura was shocked and terrified, but she was also feeling strangely excited. The two were mere centimeters away when someone yelled
"FIRE!"
-Penguin Park-
"I can't believe it was a bunch of teenage girls just running around yelling fire for the fun of it," Sakura said, rocking back and forth on the springy pony.
"I think they were drunk or something..." Syaoran said as he remembered seeing the four girls acting is if they were on some drug.
"Do you think they got arrested?" Sakura had seen a couple of police officers running after the seemingly high girls.
"Maybe."
Sakura looked up at the sky, the night was clear and crisp and the stars and moon shone brightly above.
Syaoran looked at Sakura, she was so peaceful, so serene, and so beautiful.
-Flashback-
Syaoran was swimming slowly around. It was a beautiful sight here. The colorful coral reef with swaying leaves and a rainbow of colors made the scene extraordinary. There were also many kinds of fish. He even saw a pufferfish! Everything was so beautiful. He wanted to stay here forever. The rays of light shined on the reef, making it seem from heaven. He started to close his eyes.
Syaoran was disturbed from his relaxation when he heard loud splashing. That, girl, she was drowning! He swam over as fast as he could. She looked like she fainted. 'Oh god, what am I going to do?' Syaoran picked her up. 'She's so light..'. He swam to shore, but no one was in sight. 'They must have swam deeper into the ocean.'
Syaoran collapsed on the shoreline. He looked at the girl. 'She looked so peaceful..Oh god. She could be dead!' He checked her pulse, and it was slowing. 'I didn't know that I would ever use CPR.' Syaoran took in a deep breath. He leaned closer. Right when Syaoran placed his lips or hers, her eyelids fluttered open.
-End of Flashback-
"Syaoran! Are you alright?"
"Huh?" Syaoran was awoken from his reverie and looked around at his surroundings. He apparently had fallen off his springy pony and was now sprawled across the tanbark floor. "Oh yeah, ehehe, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Sakura raised an eyebrow, one minute he had been sitting on the pony and then, CRASH, he fell onto the floor.
"Yeah, completely sure," he said as he climbed back up on the pony. Sakura shrugged and returned to looking at the peaceful night sky.
'What was that?' Syaoran asked himself. 'Was the girl Sakura? Where was I?' So many questions flooded his mind, what was going on? 'Am I remembering something?' he thought hopefully, maybe he'll be able to get his memory back soon! 'Or was it just a dream?' his happiness had left just as quickly as it came. The dream, or whatever it was, confused him to no end and left him curious as to what it all meant.
-Lisa-
Lisa finished unpacking the rest of her things. Ever since she had gotten to Tomoeda, she had been spending every moment with Syaoran. It had left her no time to unpack.
RING RING
Lisa picked up her cell phone and flipped it open.
"Hello?"
"Is everything in order?" a deep muffled voice asked.
"Yes, I'm in the house right now," Lisa replied while opening a false bottom in her suitcase.
"Good, you better stick to the plan."
"I know," Lisa replied, rolling her eyes, she knew the plan inside out.
"Okay, goodbye and remember if you mess up, I won't hesitate to kill you," and without another word, the line was dead.
"There's no need to worry," she whispered with a smirk as she pulled out her favorite gun from her suitcase's hidden compartment, "I'll be sure to get the job done."
Whoa... Lisa has a gun? Whatever could that be used for? Again, I don't think they have street dances in Japan. Oh and the flashback comes straight from chapter one...
Next chapter: Syaoran receives some mail from Meilin. And, break is almost over, school's starting soon!
Reviewer Replies:
Ngoc1231: Syaoran got a flashback! The rest of his memory is... slowly coming back.
Sakura Lily2: Thanks!
INVU4URAQT: Thanks!Evenstar-archer: Sorry if that was confusing. It was supposed to sarcastic. He's really somewhere in his teens...
Czakali: Yeah, last chapter was short. I hope this chapter was a little bit better!
Sally: Thanks!
Mariko: I hope your stuffed animal is okay... lol yeah Syaoran was being mean and inconsiderate. The letter should be coming in next chapter. And, the Naruto characters were more of a one-time appearance.
anna18: Yes, this is an SxS, but I don't think Yukito will end up being a character that Syaoran feels jealous over... but he'll pop up soon enough
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