Hello guys! I'm sorry, I really really really suck at chapters between chapters… or..do you know what I mean? I want to get to the "leaving Hong Kong" chapter but I need to write all this! I need more answers from people who haven't been reviewing . And I know there are some. YOU CAN BE ANNONYMOUS AND REVIEW!!! YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT! So please! R&R

Thank you to:

Sieg1308: You're my most constant reviewer, and thanks! Yeah, I was going to add Eriol into choice number one but…I forgot! Gomen-yo!

CCSBrat: Ah…so…you think they should stay a bit longer and things happen? What kind of things? Things like what MIGHT happen in this chapter? Or next? Heheheheh…

Twilight-star1: :p you didn't pick a number! Pick a number! And thanks for reading

Da: :D an anonymous reviewer! Yayyyyy! Thanks!

Rinoa Leonheartilly: Thank you to you too! Erm. The forever? Part of choice number two was just a maybe… like saying they do say good-bye for a long time…but forever only if people wanted them to…and I'm sure they didn't.. :/ I should be more specific! Sorry! But thanks for your response

Melodyfireprincess: what kind of things? Evil grin… ahh…fun stuff

Katana-Seishin: At first I was confused by your idea and thought NO WAY but I get it now! Hehehehe..sorry, I'm a bit slow at times. But I like your idea, and I might incorporate some of it. Not sure how much, but thanks a ton!

DivineShana: For now we will. Thanks for your review!

sweetlove73: arigatou!

Phantom Demon: Thanks! I wish me luck too. And…I'm not really sure if your word is law here, but maybe close? It definitely has some say in things…(and then so does everyone else's…)

sAkUrASaKuRa: of course I'm going to continue with this, how could I not?! The only thing keeping me from writing more is school work…I've been bombarded with it lately. Hopefully…if I'm not working on homework too much this week off there might be a lot more!

Alrighty. I'm sorry this chapter isn't as long as I hoped, but it's a little something for you guys… I hope you like it. And before we start! Here are the results so far for the poll… And PLEASE…anyone that hasn't done it yet, do it! I need your input!

Choice 1: Syaoran (and Eriol?) go to Tokyo with Tomoyo and Sakura 5 votes

Choice 2: Syaoran and Sakura say good-bye (forever? Btw forever is only if you want it to be… it could be like Seishin's idea where they say good-bye, realize their love and Syaoran comes to Japan kind of like the show…basically…) 1 vote

Choice 3: The girls get stuck in Hong Kong even longer 6 votes

Choice 4: "Things" happen before the girls leave (uh oh! Fluff?) 6 votes

And RECAP:

"You traitorous bastard!" The last syllable was pronounced with more force as Syaoran threw his fist into his cousin's face. He breathed in deeply for a few moments, not taking his eyes off of Eriol's. Syaoran said quietly, "Now I can forgive you."

Eriol shrugged it off, pretending it didn't hurt, even though he knew very well it did. The two silently approached the car as Sakura and Tomoyo watched their odd behavior. Clothing bags were put into the trunk while the girls sat their pet carriers in their laps.

Because Hiiragizawa was driving, Tomoyo sat in front while the other couple shared the back. The drive to the grocery store was unusually silent though, save for the purring of Syao (the cat) and the occasional barking of Squishy.

Chapter 8: Invitation

The next morning the sun shone through the windows, its light cascading down onto the four bodies lying in random places and two little creatures that had curled up together to sleep.

"No, go away…" one voice said, an arm moving towards its face to block the sunlight. They had decided to have a movie night at Li's house, since no one but himself lived there, and the group wanted to spend as much time together as possible.

The television screen was blue, a DVD player and a stereo system still on because they had all fallen asleep during the last movie. While they were watching a scary movie, Sakura played on Syaoran's cell phone to keep her mind busy, and the phone sat silently in her pocket afterwards…until…

RING RING!! Sakura shot up and being too asleep to notice or care that it wasn't her phone, she answered.

"Moshi moshi?" She yawned. The person on the other end was surprised and angered, but kept their cool.

"Is Xiaolang there? I need to speak to him, please." A woman's voice.

"Y-yeah. Just a second…" Sakura held the phone away from her and crawled over to Syaoran, leaning over and pulling away the arm shielding his face. He opened his eyes, letting them focus and when he saw Sakura he smiled. "Hey sleepy head. I wore you out last night, huh?" Sakura giggled and handed him his phone. "It's for you."

The person on the other end was becoming even more angry as she listened.

Syaoran looked at it, slowly bringing it up to his ear. "Hello?"

"Xiaolang…" She sounded like a storm about to unleash its fury.

"M-mother. Uh…hi. Look, I can explain!"

"Explain what?! You've done it again, Xiaolang! Haven't you?! I don't want to or really need to know about your sexual escapades, so please, leave them out of your phone calls!"

"Mother it's not like that!" He breathed in deeply, trying to calm his anger. Li Yelan was not an easy going person.

"Then tell me how it is!"

"I just had a few friends over last night. Watched movies and went to sleep, that's all. Sakura was just scared during a movie so I let her play games on my phone. She just forgot to give it back, that's all!" He'd calmed down considerably and Sakura was looking at him, confused.

Yelan took a moment. "Sakura? Ying fa?" She paused another moment, smiling and unsure of what to say. "Xiaolang. I have not heard you speak that name in so long. You may bring her. Tell Eriol he must come too. Actually, bring whatever friends you had over."

Syaoran was silent. What was she talking about? Then it dawned on him why the Li corporation was on holiday for so long. "Alright. I'll make sure they come, Mother."

"Good. And please tell Ying fa I said 'Hello' and that I miss her very much! Good-bye."

"B-bye…" He hung up and looked at Sakura, smiling and cupping her face. "Ying-fa, Mother says hello and she misses you. I'm sure she wanted to speak to you, but you'll have the chance to catch up." He pulled his hand away and got up, walking towards the door.

"What do you mean? Syao?" She followed him out of the room towards the kitchen. "What was she talking about on the phone?"

"Well, do you remember my…sisters? Feimei, Fuutie, Fanren and Shiefa..?" He dreaded saying that.

"Sure. I bet they're married by now…with children too…"

"Yeah…and their birthday party is tomorrow night. Mother wanted you, Eriol, Tomoyo and I to come. Especially you, Sakura. She sounded so happy when she heard it was you that answered my phone."

"Tomorrow night…" She thought about when she and Tomoyo would be leaving. They'd been in Hong Kong for 4 days, including this day. There were 2 days left until she had to leave. "Tomoyo and I will still be here, but we're leaving early the day after."

"Good," he sighed, realizing he'd not bought his sisters any presents. They had been out shopping all day yesterday and he didn't feel like doing it again. Sakura noticed the stressed look on his face and hugged him as he got out ingredients for their breakfast. "What're you doing, Ying-fa?" He asked, turning his body and wrapping an arm around her.

"Nothing. It's just that you seemed worried about something is all," Sakura told him, gazing into his tired, fiery eyes.

"Well I didn't buy my sisters anything, and I sure as hell don't feel like going out again." They let go of one another as Syaoran began pouring the dry ingredients into a bowl.

When Li was done mixing all the dry and wet ingredients together, he pulled out a large pan and put it on the stove, turning the head on and spraying Pam on the pan. When it was ready he slowly poured batter into the pan, making a small circle, doing this two more times. When the batter began getting bubbles he would flip it, and Sakura watched, licking her lips.

"Pancakes! You know, I do love your pancakes, Li-kun," she said, taking one with the spatula and sliding it onto a plate. She put the butter and syrup on the counter, spreading a little onto her still-hot pancake.

"Don't put too much on, or you'll insult the cook," he teased.

Sakura giggled, stuffing a piece into her mouth. As she swallowed, a tired looking Daidouji walked in, staring at her stomach as it growled.

"Something smelled good and I just had to get up!" She exclaimed, stretching and looking at the odd couple.

"Are you sure it smells good? They're not as good as you think," Kinomoto replied sarcastically, stuffing her mouth again.

Tomoyo rolled her eyes and shook her head. "As you stuff your mouth full of Li-san's pancakes and maple syrup."

Squishy walked in, following the little kitten who ran directly to Sakura. Following those two was Eriol. "Wait, damn you! Squishy leave that cat alone!"

Sakura picked up Syao, putting her in her lap, frowning down at the cute puppy. "Syao, were you pestering Squishy?"

"No, why would I do that?" Syaoran asked, forgetting she had named the cat after him.

Sakura blinked. "Not you; Syao!" she said, happily holding up the white kitten. Syao blinked, looking at her male counter part and Li looked back at Syao.

"Oh. That thing." He turned back to his pancake making.

"Syao is not a thing, Xiaolang. She's a kitten and you bought her for me!" Sakura protested, pouting her lips and holding Syao protectively.

"Don't remind me."

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After breakfast Syaoran told the group about his sister's party, telling the girls the only thing they needed to worry about was being there, since the quads would love to meet them. Eriol already knew this information, he was family, after all. He shrugged it off casually, thinking about what the others would think of he and Daidouji.

When Tomoyo heard about the party, everyone knew what was going through her mind. Lucky for them they already had outfits. But lucky for Tomoyo she never traveled without a little something just in case. "Sakura-chan. Do you know how much you inspire me?" There was that unusually frightening gleam in her eyes again.

"Yes, unfortunately I do," Sakura answered, feeling a little scared.

"Hohohoho! You sound scared, Sakura-chan! Hm. Well, I might not make you an angel again. I might just go with the design I was telling you about yesterday…" She said while directing her gaze toward Squishy. Sakura had put Syao down and Squishy was sniffing her, making her fur stand up and Syao hiss. "Squishy stop pestering Syao!" The puppy looked up at his lavender-haired owner and stood on his hind feet, letting his tongue loll out. "I know you're just a cute wittle puppy!" Tomoyo exclaimed, picking him up and nuzzling his face.

Everyone else sweatdropped.

At a lack of conversation, Syaoran suggested that everyone take a shower, it was getting further into the day and everyone was going to need one. Plus, he had three full-sized bathrooms.

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Daidouji and Hiiragizawa each went their own was to guest bathrooms while Xiaolang escorted Sakura to his private bath.

"Xiaolang, is this okay? Taking me into your room and then letting me use your shower?!" Sakura was bewildered, staring at his finely decorated room. Her mouth hung open as she gazed from item to item, silently wandering how much each thing had cost.

Syaoran picked up a remote, pressed a button and a television set began to rise out of the chest at the base of his bed. "You can watch that for a while as I take my shower," then took a precautious tone, "unless you want to join me? Ying fa?" His amber orbs stared into her jade ones, searching for a reaction, even though he knew what it would be.

Or so he thought.

Ying fa's face was beet red as she spoke, looking toward her feet. "C-could I really do that? Is it okay?"

This intimidated Syaoran, trying to turn him into a carnivorous beast but he would not allow that. Syaoran Li laughed. A hearty, scratchy laugh that wanted to tease the innocent Sakura. "Do you really want to? Am I really hearing this? No, no. You go take a shower and I'll stay here and be good, I promise."

Sakura frowned a little. Part of her was really hoping…and that part began thinking of a way to get what it wanted.

What she didn't realize was that as she thought about it, Syaoran did too. As he thought he took Sakura into the bathroom, showing her where everything but the towels were. Sakura noticed this but said nothing, hoping he wouldn't notice either. And suddenly Kinomoto wasn't feeling as innocent as she once had.

Sakura slipped off her clothes once the door was shut—not locked—and brushed through her hair, turning on the water and waited for it to heat up. While she showered, Sakura was too pre-occupied to notice the door was clear glass and didn't fog up enough to make a difference. Her mind was too busy thinking of other things. 'Screw the towels I should just call him in like I need something. Then…seduce him.' The thought again, aloud. "Like I need to seduce him. It's Xiaolang." She rolled her eyes, and was about to call for him when she looked and gasped.

I know, short. Less than 4 pages I think… But I hope you liked it…ah what a tease I am!! Leaving it off like that! I guess…I might have to change it to R soon, huh? Or do they show…stuff…in PG-13? As long as it's not sex?

Well, maybe I can get to some furious writing and get it done?

Please, vote again for those that haven't. Yes, there's a tie, and sure I'll probably only do two, but…I WANT MORE VOTES!! And trust me, I count them all. (Well, if you're like….3 and 4 3 and 4 3 and 4 I'm not counting 3 votes for number 3 and 3 votes for number 4…one for each, get it? Yeah…)