Disclaimer: I don't own CCS CLAMP does, I don't own this plot it is off the movie Dirt Dancing Havana Nights, and I don't own the song in this chapter, it is Represent Cuba by the Orishas feat Heather Headley
Last Time…
They were finally out of danger when they stopped running. Syaoran walked up to Sakura with concern in his eyes. "Are you alright?"
She looked up and smiled. "Of course I am. I told you it happens all the time. Anyway just go down this road and turn to lefts and that where your home is." She pointed straight ahead.
"Thanks. For everything today." He told her. "So I'll see you on Saturday?"
"Of course. But remember, don't dress like your rich, or else you have no idea what some people there will do." Sakura warned him with a serious face.
"Okay I'll remember that." He told her nodding his head.
"Well, goodbye! 'Til Saturday."
"'Til Saturday." Syaoran told her as she waved to him.
He smiled at her retreating figure and turned to head home. "Now I just need to explain to my mother why I'm late." He muttered as he continued to walk…
Chapter 3
Syaoran walked into the room his mother was in right when she got off the phone.
"Oh. It's okay now. Yes he just walked in." She told the person on the other line. After that she hung up and glared at him. "Syaoran, what happened? I thought something might have happened to you! Do you know the kind of people who live in this city? All your training would have done you no good out there!" she started to breath heavy after all her lecturing.
"Syaoran took a deep breath and calmly said, "I just missed the bus. It's okay. I walked. It wasn't that hard to find my way back." And he started walking to his bedroom door.
"Well if you missed the bus, why didn't you call me? I could have sent someone to get you." She said this more calmly and had worry in her voice.
He stopped right in front of his bedroom doorway and turned his head to look at her. "Mom I'm okay. You have nothing to worry about. I have a great sense of direction." And he walked into his room leaving his mother with her thoughts.
Syaoran sighed when he closed the door to his room. His mother made him so frustrated! It wasn't that she was a bad mother; it was that she was so overprotective of her children. She thought that when they didn't call to tell her where they were or if they didn't get home right on schedule something terrible happened to them. It drove him and his sisters' crazy!
He sighed. 'Better get started on my homework' he thought as he got out everything from his backpack. As he did this he looked out the window that showed him a perfect view of the pool. When he looked out he saw Nalanie getting out of the pool. She looked beautiful in her bikini but he found himself looking over to where a certain waitress that was serving at a table nearby.
'She have gotten ready for work after I left her to go home' he thought. He kept staring at her down there until his mother came into the room.
"So I heard you and Nalanie and everyone else is going to the country club this Saturday." She started off.
"Yup." Was all he said to her.
"Aren't you excited at all? This is your first party since we got here."
"Mom, there will be million parties. This one is no big deal. Besides I went to tons of parties back home. This one won't be any different." He told her in a bored voice.
Why are you being like this? Your sisters never treat me like you do." Yelan said hurt by the way her son was speaking to her.
"I'm not my sisters'." Was all he said looking through his book.
"So, how are things with Nalanie?" she asked him grinning.
"Mom please! I don't want to talk about things with Nalanie." Syaoran said annoyed.
"I'm sorry, but you two just look so cute together." Yelan said smiling at him.
"Yeah she's really cute…" he trailed off.
Yelan looked out the window to see what he was looking at and smiled when she saw Nalanie out there. She knew her son was going to end up marring that girl. She could tell he was crazy about her. But Yelan didn't know that her son was really looking at the waitress that was in the same area as Nalanie…
"No! I don't want to help you dance Feimei!" Syaoran yelled at his sister who was bothering him to help her with her ballroom dancing.
"But Little Brother! I haven't practiced in like, forever! And Dad is too busy to help me. You're my last resort! PLEASE!" Feimei whined to him. She wanted to practice her ballroom dancing because of parties they went to with their parents. She wanted to practice because she was a little rusty and Syaoran wasn't going to help her.
"No. I told you already. Besides, I hate ballroom dancing. It's so boring." Syaoran told her defiantly.
"But please! We can make it a little more interesting. But please help me practice." She was begging now.
Syaoran sighed, he just couldn't say no when she begged him like that. "Alright then," he told her making her smile. "I'll practice with you."
She smiled and hugged him saying thank you over and over again.
They started to dance a regular waltz. But they looked kind of funny because both were a little bad. They kept stepping on each other's feet and tangling up their legs. They knew that they looked bad, but didn't think that anyone saw them in the room. And no one did. That is until a certain waitress needed to get something out of the room. She walked in and stayed quiet as she watched them dance. She noticed that they had good footing on some of their moves, but they didn't move well together. They weren't meant to be partners. But then she did remember that they were siblings so it wasn't that big a deal.
After awhile Feimei left but didn't notice she was there and went out the other door. Syaoran on the other hand turned around and stopped open mouthed as he saw Sakura grinning at him. "Oh God." Was all he could say.
Sakura just kept smiling at him and crossed her arms over her chest and said to him in a voice that you could have mistaken for serious I you hadn't just seen what she had. "You know," she told him, "you're a pretty good dancer."
Syaoran looked at her like she was crazy and said, "Are you kidding? I was terrible. Same with Feimei." But he had a little chuckle in his voice.
Sakura shrugged and looked at him with a smaller smile, "Well…" she started out and then made her smile back to normal, "yeah. You were terrible. But I was just trying to be nice."
"Haha, very funny." He told her while she just laughed at him.
"Please don't tell me your going to dance like that at The Underground on Saturday."
"Don't worry, it was mostly Feimei. She kept stepping on my feet!"
"Oh just like a man. Never taking responsibility for something that's just as much his fault as anyone else's. Please tell that to someone who wasn't watching you." Sakura told him rolling her eyes.
"Okay, fine. I'm just as rusty as my sister." Syaoran said, just because of that little speech she gave him. He was really starting to wonder if she was a man hater. "Are you happy now?"
"Very." Was all she said while walking over to him. "All you have to do while dancing is let yourself feel the music." She was standing right beside him now.
"But I don't understand, there all just songs." He was really confused when she said 'feel the music'. It just didn't make sense to him.
"It's not just music here in Cuba." Was all she said.
All he could do was nod.
"I'll tell you what," she started to make a deal, "you promise me that you will show up at the Underground, and I'll help you dance better."
Syaoran thought about. It would give him an excuse to spend time with her. "Alright, I promise I'll show up. I already told you I was going to make it anyway right?"
Sakura looked at him sheepishly, "I was just making sure you wouldn't forget."
He laughed at how much she wanted him to be there, "I wouldn't forget."
"Good because I really want you to be there. I don't know why, but I think it will be more fun with you there." And with that she walked away.
It was now Saturday night and they were all getting ready to go to the country club. The guys were wearing suits while the girls were wearing some pretty fancy dresses. Syaoran had a change of clothes for when he went to the club later.
"Come on people! I can't wait to get there and party!" Meiling shouted to them all.
"Yeah I want to show off some moves!" Rika exclaimed.
"Whoa, slow down there," Travis told her, "I don't want to many guys looking at you. I might have some competition then."
"Awe, don't worry Trav. You know you're the only one for Rika." Eriol patted his back smiling.
"Well I'm going to try and get me another girl!" Jesse said while grinning at Meiling.
"Oh yeah! I'm so with you there man!" Jake agreed with him and they gave each other high-fives.
Naoko and Meiling glared at them and at the same time, punched them on their arms again making them howl in pain. Both girls just hmmphed and left them there.
Nalanie walked up to them and whispered so only they could hear to them, "Well it looks like your boys are getting a little bored with you now huh?" she sneered at them.
All they did was glare at her and Naoko just told while she was walking away from her, "Don't you know how to tell when someone's joking?" but didn't stay for the answer.
Takashi and Chiharu were standing around and finally Takashi said, "Can we get going now?"
Chiharu helped him out by saying, "Yeah, at this rate, by the time we get there the party will be over."
Syaoran nodded and said, "Yeah come on everyone, let's go."
Everyone followed him to the car. Nalanie followed after him and grabbed his hand. He just ignored her and just so she would stop bugging him, let her hold his hand.
When they got to the country club, lots of people were already there and dancing like there was no tomorrow. They saw Shawn, Naomi, and Megan sitting down and saw that they were waving them over. So they then sat down with them.
They talked and danced for most of the time. Around 10:00 Naomi came up to Syaoran and Nalanie dancing. "Hey," she told them, "we're going over to Megan's now for an after party. What do you guys think?"
"What do you think Syaoran? It sounds fun." Nalanie asked.
"Actually, I was thinking of going to a Cuban club." He told her.
Nalanie nodded and thought it might be fun, and she would get some more time with Syaoran.
Naomi snorted and asked, "Oh yeah? Which club?" she couldn't believe a hunk like him would want to hand out with Cubans, it just didn't make sense.
"The Underground." Syaoran told her.
Naomi only nodded. She had heard of that place. It was one of the most popular clubs.
"Yeah…" Nalanie trailed off, "We're going to The Underground."
After they left to go to the club and everyone else went to go to Megan's house for the party. Syaoran changed into his change of clothes, which was just an open up shirt with some jeans. Nalanie was still in her dress since she didn't bring a change of clothes.
They walked into the club that was mostly dark except for lights around the stage. People there were dancing so close and rubbing up against each other. Syaoran then understood what Sakura meant by feeling the music. That's what these people were doing. While he was looking around he saw Sakura with a bunch of guys around her dancing. She was just like everyone else, feeling the music and dancing like crazy. She looked over and saw him.
Nalanie was looking over the club and had walked a little bit away from him. He saw Sakura start to walk over. She was wearing a red tank top today with a knee length skirt. She walked over to him smiling. She got to him and shouted over the music, "You're here. And you look so cool!"
Syaoran smiled. She still remembered when he called Cuban dancing cool and shouted back, "So do you!"
At that moment Nalanie walked over, "Syaoran, who are you talking to?" she was trying to keep the jealousy out of her voice. She was jealous because this girl in front of her was gorgeous.
"Hey nice to meet you! I'm Sakura!" she told her while sticking out her hand for a shake.
Nalanie took her hand and just plainly said, "Nalanie Orimoto."
"Yeah, I know who you are." Was all Sakura said.
Just then some people went on stage and started to play a song.
Hey, mi musica,
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Hey, tu musica
Sakura bobbed her head to the music then turned to Nalanie asked, "Do you mind if I steal your date for one dance?"
Nalanie looked at her and said, "Well it's up to Syaoran."
Sakura nodded and looked at him and asked, "So how about it eh?"
Syaoran smiled at her, this is what he wanted, to dance with her. "Okay." He smiled.
"Great!" Sakura exclaimed dragging him to the dance floor.
Nalanie looked at them in shock. She didn't actually think Syaoran would say yes! He was supposed to dance with her! But she sighed and thought she'd yell at him later about it and went to the bar to get a drink.
Te quiero Havana,
The rhythym' pumping in my heart,
In La Rosa we dance to the tempo of the love, boy,
Your hip's making a shift,
And you fall deep into its spell,
Let your body talk, till voice in you says,
Say baby
Sakura weaved Syaoran through the crowd of dancers. She looked at him and grinned. "Wanna put on a show for your girlfriend over there?"
Syaoran looked at her and shrugged, "Sure. Why not?"
When they got to a spot on the dance floor, Syaoran wasn't sure what he was suppose to do with her. They danced differently here. Sakura looked at him as if saying 'Do what I do' and made a little shake with her chest.
He tried to follow her but still had trouble getting it right. This was a lot different then ballroom dancing. Sakura stepped closer, wrapped her arms around his neck, she then brought her face next to his ear and whispered, "Put your hands on my hips." And he followed her instructions. Missing the glare that a certain blonde was sending them from across the room.
I'm the one you find deep in that move,
that drives your body and your senses,
I'm the heat inside,
when rhythym and love collide,
Cuba, let me introduce myself
Cubaaaaaaaaaaa!
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
hey, mi musica
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
hey, tu musica
"Cuba!" Sakura shouted at the same time the people on stage did as well as the people on the dance floor did. When they did this the lifted one of their hands in the air shouting out Cuba.
Syaoran looked at her funny.
"What she asked as they danced, he was getting better, he was starting to catch on, "everyone's doing it, whenever they play this song that's what we do."
"Oh, okay." Was all he could say.
Ven que te quiero cantar de corazón asi
La historia de mis raíces
Rumba son y guaguanco todo mezclado
Pa' que lo bailes tu
Mira, ay quien no baila en la habana
I'm the one you find deep in that move,
that drives your body and your senses,
I'm the heat inside,
when rhythym and love collide,
Cuba, let me introduce myself
Cubaaaaaaaaaaa!
Nalanie was sitting there, watching Syaoran and Sakura dance and was totally jealous. She leaned back more when a woman who sat beside her in a stool asked, "So whose your date?"
As she was about to answer a man walked up who had dark hair that was a little ruffled and had piercing hazel eyes. "It's probably the foreigner dancing with my sister." He told her with his Spanish accent.
A guy that came up behind her said "Your lucky to have come here for a vacation now, cause once the revolution comes through, your sorry ass is going to be out of here."
"Oh so are you just going to, kick us out?" she asked.
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Hey, mi musica
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Hey, tu musica
Así que mueve, mueve tu culete
a mi son como un chupete
Shake it, shake it,
trae queque, my flow
My life, my style,
sete peque, aqui mi ruso con el prete
aquí la cucu con el pepe
sientate, relajate,
escucha esto que ponemos
un poco de tó, de música cubana,
rumba y sentimiento
cambio si, orishas,
move your body
Move your body, body,
Move your body, body
"Cuba!" Syaoran and Sakura shouted at the same time like everyone else. They were laughing while they danced.
"You're getting the hang of this, aren't you?" Sakura asked him while they still danced to the song very closely.
"You're enjoying this aren't you?" he asked her back.
She looked at him defeated and said, "Okay you win. But I have to admit, you catch on pretty fast."
Bring down your last defence
Feel your innocence
Slip into the light,
Baby hold on tight
Bring down your last defence
Feel your innocence
Slip into the light,
Baby hold on tight
Let me introduce myself,
Cubaaaaaaa
"Thanks, but I think that you you're just making me look better." He told her.
She giggled and said, "Now look whose being modest."
He laughed and said, "Me."
"Dawn right."
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Hey, mi musica
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Orishas Orishas underground de Havana
Represent, Represent, Cuba,
Hey, tu musica
They continued to dance until the song ended. Then a new song started to play and Sakura pulled him into the crowd as they made room. He then saw two people enter the circle. He looked at Sakura and she told him while they started dancing.
Sakura whispered over to him, "Yukito y Nakuru. The king and queen of The Underground. When they dance, the floor is theirs."
Syaoran looked at them, then at Sakura. She looked a little upset that Nakuru was said to be the best dancer in the club. He whispered over to her smiling, "You're just as good a dancer as her. Don't worry."
She looked at him smiling and turned away and pulled him over to where Nalanie was. He saw that she had some people around her.
"Oh," Sakura said when they got over there, "I see you have met my older brother Touya. Touya, this is Syaoran. Syaoran this is Touya and Pablo." She said gesturing to the other man around Nalanie.
"Hey." Syaoran said.
"Hello." Was all Touya said.
"We were just talking about politics." Nalanie told them.
"Oh really?" Sakura asked, "Well my brother loves to talk."
"Yeah about the revolution." Touya said seriously. "Of course, Sakura in a way doesn't want the revolution because it will spoil her job at kissing all your Asses."
This caused everyone to look at Sakura. Sakura just looked at him and asked, "What revolution? The only revolution I see is on the dance floor."
"You're too naïve." Was all Touya answered back.
"Well I'm sorry all of you, but I have work tomorrow so I better head home." Sakura told them. "Bye." But she was only looking at Syaoran.
"Bye" was all he said, he didn't want her to go, but she did have work.
She walked away leaving them there. Nalanie made Syaoran danced with her. But he went eventually just left her there and sat down to get a drink.
Sakura was walking the streets to go home. All at once some guy pushed her to a wall just outside the club. The guy started to try and kiss her but she wouldn't let him. She was trying to push him away.
"Stop it!" she yelled trying to push him off.
The guy was obviously drunk because she could smell it in his breath. "I said stop it!"
"If I was someone else you probably wouldn't say no." he said drunkenly.
"What are you talking about! You're trying to take advantage of me!" she screamed at him.
The guy wouldn't leave her alone. If she had known who it was, she would have known it was Shawn. He was at the party and wondered away after getting drunk. He saw Sakura and thought she was good looking and wanted to have her.
He went after her again and ripped the strap on her tank top. Once he did that she slapped him super hard and got away running back into the club. She wanted to find her brother or someone else she knew.
She walked into the club looking a mess. She wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into Syaoran. He saw she was still here and smiled, but then saw the broken strap and asked what happened. "Where is he? Who was he? I'll get him!" And he started to walk away pushing through the crowd.
"No! It's okay! He's gone now! I didn't even see his face!" Sakura yelled as she pulled him back.
He calmed down and then said, "At least let me walk with you home. I've learned my way around here enough to know where my house is now."
Sakura thought about it for a bit then nodded.
Syaoran told Nalanie to head home without him. She didn't know that Sakura came back so she didn't know he was with her. He told her had to do something before heading home. She agreed and left without him. He and Sakura headed to her part of town.
On the way they talked about things and learned more about each other. Syaoran found Sakura very interesting. Then they got to a gate and Sakura told him this was it.
"This is where you live?" he asked looking at the small house.
"Yep, home sweet home." Was all she said.
"I'll walk you up." He told her.
"No it's okay, you don't have to go any farther. If people see you brining me up to the house I can lose my job."
"What do you mean?"
"Staff isn't suppose to mix with guests." Was all she said.
"But we're not at the hotel."
"There are spies everywhere who know who are and can tell the hotel. Even if I'm not at the hotel, I can still get in trouble for being around you."
"Man this is ridicules." Syaoran sighed, "They practically choose who are our friends."
"Yeah, well, what can you do? Good night." And she turned around.
"Wait." Syaoran told her and she turned around to face him.
"What?"
He reached forward and lifted the strap to the right place on her shoulder. He smiled at.
She blushed and whispered a small thank you and went inside.
What they didn't know was that someone who knew both of them saw what he did…
TBC
A/N Well here is the third chapter! I hope you enjoyed it as much as the others. Syaoran and Sakura are getting closer :D But who was it who saw them? You'll have to see next chapter. Well Read & Review! Ciao!
