Hey y'all, it's me again. I know I've been off the raider for sometime now coz of a complicated reason that would probably bore you to death. I updated yesterday for ya'll who haven't read it yet but for those who have. I made a slight mistake, I said I won't update in two months, I forgot to correct that part it's going to be a week or two until I update again so sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Before the story I want to thank all of ya'll who reviewed since January, I promise I'll finish it and I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.
Hidden attractionsSyaoran laid his head back on the sofa. He would usually look around and touch whatever his hands could get on but this time, this time he was too nervous to do such things. He had promised Sakura that he would protect her like he always had but he had no idea what he was protecting her from. He was afraid of letting her down.
"Syaoran!" Sakura yelled from upstairs.
"Yeah, are you done?" he asked praying she would say yes.
"In a minute, I was just checking if you were still here." Her voice was more cheerily and lively than usual.
Syaoran knew a minute meant forever. She had been upstairs for so long that he couldn't help but wonder what she was doing. Tired of waiting he walked up the stairs to her room. Just as he thought the door was locked.
"Sakura…if you keep this up we're going to be extra late." he softly knocked on the door.
"I said in a minute."
Syaoran rolled his eyes. He tucked his free hands into his pockets and sighed. Living around five women he was used to the delay and as usual it annoyed him. Sakura's door slowly opened, it was almost as though it opened by itself. Syaoran entered her room and looked around. "Sakura…where are you."
"Look behind you." She said softly.
Syaoran slowly turned around. As his eyes took in the image his jaw dropped. He raised his eyebrows and slowly covered his mouth. Standing before him was Sakura, her auburn hair tumbled alluringly around her shoulders, her cheeks had a sensuous glow and her lips pouted with abandoned, Syaoran began thinking of her in ways he never had before. Her emerald eyes glowed and as they glared at him, knees grew weak. His eyes traveled every from her head up to her toes. She wore a that brought out her spectacular curves. He blinked hard and swallowed. She hid her face in her hands and said softly.
"I know, I look ridiculous, you don't have to say it." Even her coyness took his breathe away.
She slowly slided herfrom her face. Syaoran was quiet; he didn't know where to begin. Sakura felt embarrassed. Not knowing what he thought made her think of the worst. She looked at the floor, down at the pink carpet. She played with her fingers and looked up at him.
"I'm waiting…what do you think?"
He slowly approached her and looked into her eyes. All the wanted to do was to touch her. He tightened his fist just to prevent himself from loosing it. "You look…" his mouth went dry "You look marvelous." He whispered softly.
She slowly smiled her cheeks turned crimson. He smiled back at her not taking his eyes off her. She turned her head away and said "To think, I'm going to a dance…I can't believe I'm doing this."
Syaoran wanted to get another glimpse of her face. He touched her chin with his thumb and gently pushed her head to his direction.
"You…you are beautiful." He hesitated.
Once again Sakura turned away. She walked over to the dressing table "You don't mean that…since when did you think I was beautiful."
Syaoran could tell she was trying to resent the idea. "Sakura, I've always thought you are beautiful…it's just that now…now you're, I don't know how to put in words."
Sakura blushed. She walked over to him. She raised her arm and in her palm was a silver necklace with the carving of a cherry blossom right on the middle.
Syaoran looked down at it and back at her.
"I've been having trouble putting it on, can you help me?"
Syaoran took it from her hand. She turned around. He moved his hand to the length of her neck then stopped.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing…" he buckled the necklace. She turned around
The look on Syaoran's face brought doubt. "Maybe we shouldn't go."
"No…we should. You look amazing, taking a whole hour to get dressed was all worth it." He flooded her with flattery, something Sakura was still trying to get used to.
"It may sound strange coming from me but, I'm…I'm afraid." She confessed.
"Of what?"
"Everything, what Luca is planning on doing or the way people are going to tease me on the way I look. I'm used to that kink of stuff but for some reason this time feels different."
"What would make you say that."
Sakura took a few steps away from Syaoran "Well, remember when I wore that hair clip in my hair. It was treated like a big deal. I could see their faces glaring at me. I know they won't say it to me, they will whisper and pretend I'm not there."
"No they won't."
Sakura managed a weak smile.
"You never told me why Tomoyo broke up with you."
Syaoran rubbed his eye and whispered "She just did, it was because of something…"
Sakura turned around and looked at him "What?"
"I can't really say but I'm beginning to think she was right." Syaoran confessed more to himself than he did to her.
"It must have been a bad break up." Sakura knew that Syaoran wasn't torn by it. She just wanted to test his honesty.
Syaoran shrugged his shoulder "It was more emotional for her than it was for me." He admitted "She was devastated yet sure."
"Really…it's hard to believe anyone would moan over you." Sakura teased.
"That's the Sakura I know." Syaoran chuckled, the serious tone disappearing from his voice as quickly as it had arrived.
"We better get going." Sakura hesitant.
Before she could walk away Syaoran grabbed her wrist. Sakura turned around and glared at him before she spoke. "What's the matter?" she asked.
Syaoran sheepishly smiled "I just want to tell you that…that…" Syaoran paused and exhale noisily "That you have nothing to worry about." Though it wasn't exactly what he wanted to say he went with it.
She looked at him curiously "O…kay?" Sakura knew that that wasn't what he wanted to say.
He slowly released her wrist. He stood still and watched her walk toward the door. He was speechless. She stopped walking then she slowly turned around "Aren't you coming?"
Syaoran shook his head pulling himself back to reality "Um, yeah…let me just call my driver. He can drive us there."
Once he was done calling his driver he made his way downstairs. As he stepped off the last step he turned to Sakura, who was standing by the door.
"He's coming in a few minutes."
Syaoran noticed that the look on Sakura's face once again changed. This time she had a reluctant look on her face. She walked over to him and slightly smiled, he look at her embracing every minute of it. Out of the blue her left eye filled with tears. She turned away from him. He softly held her chin and moved it to his direction. A tear fell from her eye. Syaoran raised his eyebrows intrigued. The sight of her crying was spectacular. He slowly smiled.
"I thought you don't cry."
She quickly wiped the tear from her eye and sniffed "I don't."
"Can you explain what has just happened?"
Sakura slowly retreated backwards "Something got to my eye…I think it's out now." She rubbed her eye then blinked hard.
"You don't need to lie around me Sakura…You know ell enough that I know you better than that."
Sakura stopped moving "I guess I was crying…to be honest, I don't why."
"Maybe it's because…." Syaoran's words trailed off when the doorbell rang. "That must be my driver." He said walking toward the door.
He causally opened the door. The figure standing before him forced him to make a face and little by little his fist tightened. "What do you want Luca?" he said trying to maintain calmness.
"I'm here to pick up my date, you know Sakura." he said in his usual confident tone.
"She's not going with you."
Luca forced a laugh "And you're the judge of that…aren't you suppose to be with that Tomoyo." Luca's laugh quickly faded.
"Listen, if I were you I would leave…Sakura is going with me whether you like it or not."
Sakura walked over to Syaoran and stood behind him. It was as though he was armor. Luca looked at Sakura, he gave her a sly look. He licked his lips and rubbed his hands against each other."
"Now that's what I'm talking about…you look hot. You really are a chick aren't you? For a minute there I began thinking otherwise." He said jokingly.
Sakura stared at him coldly "I'm not going with you." She said "Get lost!"
"Ouch! The kitty still has claws, you know what they say, you can take the beast of Sakura but you can't take Sakura out of the beast."
Syaoran looked at him straight in the eye "Leave her alone."
Luca smiled "Okay…I'm gone. I'll see y'all at the dance right?"
Sakura and Syaoran didn't reply. Syaoran closed the door. The moment he did Sakura broke into laughter. She covered her mouth and laughed even louder. Syaoran tried laughing be he didn't get it. "What's so funny?"
"Luca, I just can't believe how dense he is." She stopped laughing and looked at Syaoran "You and I make a great team."
"Yeah, Luca's drunk did you notice. I think he should have put in more effort if he wasn't."
Suddenly the sound, of a hooter came from outside. "That's our Syaoran said quickly grabbing her elbow. In a split second Sakura was already blushing. His hand slipped down to her hand. He held it and pulled her. Sakura couldn't withstand his the grip he had on her so she walked along with him. He quickly opened the door. For some reason Syaoran had the urge to show Sakura off.
Syaoran and Sakura stood out the school premises. Both of them stood still. Sakura swallowed and looked at him to see if the look on his face was similar to hers. It wasn't. There was no sign of fear or delight. She turned away and looked ahead. "Why am I so nervous?" she asked him.
"Luca?"
Syaoran let his hand out. Sakura looked at it and held it tightly. "Are you ready?"
Sakura nodded.
They made their way into the hall. As they walked through the doors all eyes lingered on them; mainly on Sakura" Sakura felt as though her heart was going to pump right out of her chest. Syaoran tightened the grip on her hand reminding her not to be nervous. They casually walked in. Sakura could hear whispers coming from few of the girls. A pitchy voice whispered "I knew it, I knew what she was up to all along."
Sakura wanted to run away but she knew Syaoran wouldn't let her go. "They're talking about me Syaoran…I can hear them." Sakura said, lowering her voice to a near whisper.
"The are just jealous."
Sakura hesitantly smiled. Syaoran walked Sakura over to a corner where his friend were standing.
"Hi guys…" he said casually.
The gang just looked at Sakura. "Hey, Hi Sakura. You look…awesome" Eriol said with sincerity.
Sakura lightly smiled. She knew Eriol quiet well, he used to be one of her friends years ago. She was aware that he said some pretty mean things about her a time or two but she didn't really care. At least he had the decency to greet her.
Naoko, Chiharu and Rika were too ashamed to even give Sakura a second glance making her feel uneasy. Syaoran put his arm around her neck. Sakura blushed, "What is he doing?" she asked herself. "Is he trying to give his friends the idea that we are dating." Though Sakura had some feelings for him she didn't like what he was doing. She pushed his hand off her shoulder and muttered "Now now Syaoran…try keeping you're hands to yourself for once after all, we came as friends.
Syaoran looked at her quizzically and she looked at him angrily. She turned to everyone else and they were all glaring at her. She reached the point where she began to feel as though she was a freak. She looked Syaoran sadly "I'll go get something to drink." Was her excuse for escaping Syaoran's friends.
Sakura walked over to the food table and grabbed some punch. When she turned around Syaoran was in front of her with boyish grin on his face.
"You're not mad at me, are you?"
Sakura took a sip and looked at him "Why did you put you're hand around. I thought I told you how weird it is when you touch me." Sakura was basically trying to be impossible.
"I'm sorry, I thought we got past that." Syaoran said calmly. He didn't want to make a scene.
"Do want them we are dating?"
Syaoran blushed immensely "No…I was just being friendly."
Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Why don't we go back?"
Sakura looked at him doubtfully "No."
"No? I guess I can live with that, but why"
Sakura took another seep of her drink "I know exactly what they are thinking, Sakura scammed her way to get where she is and loads of other nonsense." Sakura took another seep.
"Oh really? Maybe they are thinking, oh I never noticed how beautiful she is."
Sakura spat back the punch into her cup and purposely laughed. "Uhu and Luca is the kindest guy in the world who does no wrong."
"Speaking of Luca, where is he?" Syaoran stooped on his toes and looked over Sakura's shoulder. He tried to look past the crowd for a blonde tall guy. On the other side of the room was Luca having a laugh with his friends. Syaoran looked at Sakura "He is definitely up to something."
Sakura turned around but didn't see Luca. "What makes you say that?" She turned back to Syaoran whose eyes were wondering about.
"He's laughing with his friends, probably telling them about his mischievous plan."
Sakura didn't care much about what Luca was up to anymore but Syaoran couldn't go through the night peacefully. He looked at Sakura and touched her shoulders. "I'll be right back." He spoke like a father speaking to his son "Don't make a move."
He walked past her and made his way through the crowd. Sakura turned around and sighed. She looked around and bit her lip. "Syaoran, you better not leave me here on my own." She muttered.
Sakura looked around the room for Syaoran's face but he was nowhere in sight. She looked around the room, no one bothered to talk to her since Syaoran left. She frowned aggravated. All the couples were on the dance floor dancing, she was the only one not dancing. At least she thought so.
"Hey Sakura…" a male voice said. Sakura turned around startled.
She slightly smiled "I'm sorry…you scared the heck out of me."
The guy with the chocolate brown eyes and auburn hair looked at her and smiled back. "You're looking great tonight."
"Um…thanks, I've seen you around but, what's you're name?"
"Tai." He replied in a decent tone.
"How did you know my name"
"You're pretty popular, you're reputation and all."
"Oh…" Sakura was quiet. She looked around for Syaoran again but there still was no sign of him. She sighed again.
"So what in the world is a cute girl like you doing all by yourself"
Sakura looked at him with no expression on her face "Are you…are you trying to flirt with me?" she asked. A guy trying to flirt with her was the least of her expectations.
He sheepishly smiled. He was ashamed that she immediately saw right through him. He scratched the back of his head and replied "Yes…is that okay with you?"
Sakura didn't say anything.
"So, where is Syaoran?"
Sakura's lip curled, the anger raged through her veins "That dirt bag left me here on my own, he's been gone more than half an hour"
"The dance is almost over. The last song is going to play soon. You should have been here earlier. After the last dance, everyone gets to vote who they want to be king and queen of the dance floor."
Sakura was silent. Tai moved closer to her "I know you don't know me so well, to be honest with you I'm one heck of a goal keeper. You know when a player from the other team is trying to score…"
Tai's words trailed off when he noticed she wasn't listening. "Hey, are you listening."
Sakura shook her head "Of course, soccer….and stuff."
"Sakura…" a voice called out. Sakura looked past Tai's shoulder when she saw Syaoran's face. Part of her wanted to smack him for leaving him all alone and another part wanted to hug him, she sort of missed him. He walked to her and looked at Tai. "I'll be leaving…" Tai said walking away.
Sakura looked at Syaoran and frowned "I can't believe you left me."
Syaoran shrugged his shoulders "Don't be mad, I was only trying to protect you from Luca, turns out he is not up to anything."
"Maybe we should just leave." Sakura said softly.
"Was Tai hitting on you?" Syaoran was a tad jealous.
"Yeah, some guys are so shallow. Only a yesterday he wouldn't even give me a second glance and now he wants to flirt with me."
"I've got an idea, I'm sure this is the last song…you…you want to dance it with me?"
Sakura smiled at him. "Sure."
Syaoran pulled Sakura right in the middle of the dance floor. He pulled her closer to him, he eyes at the level of his collar bone. The shaking of her knees almost gave her away. She placed her hands around his neck. It wasn't like the way they did it earlier, she wasn't afraid of what she would feel if she touched him. He wrapped his hands around her slender waist. Though the look on his face didn't say it, he was quiet shocked at the way Sakura wrapped her arms around his neck and how she didn't mind when he wrapped his arms around her waist. There was something different about her, it all showed when he found her at home on the couch. He looked into her eyes and asked "Sakura, are you okay?"
She nodded "Why would you ask."
"Well" Syaoran didn't know where to begin.
The song began to play, it was . Sakura took a deep breathe and looked into Syaoran's eyes and he into hers. To Sakura it was all happening too fast but it didn't matter. She had already lost herself in his eyes. As they slowly moved to the rhythm Sakura felt as though she was flying, away from everyone else. Just being in his enough felt like enough happiness to last her a lifetime.
The music stopped playing. Syaoran slowly released Sakura from his arms and he did the same. They looked at each other and both blushed. The looked up at the stage at the same time. A female student and Luca went on stage arms crossed.
"Okay people!" Luca shouted in a drunken voice and the crowd reacted clapping and cheering him on.
"As you all may know." The girl began "Luca and I were king and queen of the dance floor last year. Now it's time for us to pass on our crowns."
"And the king of the dance floor is….." there was a drum role in the back ground.
Luca opened the envelop "Syaoran….winning over the female vote."
Syaoran looked at Sakura and slightly smiled as though it was no big deal. The most ironic part of it all was that he only danced for a few minutes. "Good for you." Sakura said though she knew exactly how he won. Syaoran walked over to the stage with some of the girls whistling and cheering him on.
Syaoran walked over to the microphone. He gave Sakura a short glance then turned to the rest of the crowd. "I'm not sure if I deserve this but…thanks."
The girl put the crown on Syaoran's head and Syaoran stood aside.
"And the queen of the dance floor is" Luca began "Sakura Kinomoto!"
Sakura's eyes immediately widened. She stood numb for awhile. "Sakura you won." Naoko congratulated her.
Sakura slowly smiled befuddled. She slowly walked over to the dance floor and a couple of guys were cheering her on. She walked on stop the mike and simply said "Thanks?"
"Come where you crown you hot mama." Luca said.
He took out what was suppose to be a crown from the box. Instead of it being a silver crown. It was a crown made out of raw mean. The moment Sakura saw it she skipped a heart beat, she could feel the blood drain from her face. She knew exactly what was going to happen next. She began to hear laughter from afar. She looked over at Syaoran who was angry. Everything began to go in slow motion. She looked at Luca who was busy laughing. Tears practically formed in his eyes. Sakura took a deep breathe and gathered all her wits. She ignored the pointing fingers and the loud laughter. She smiled and took the codeless mike from Luca's eyes.
"Why Luca…" she said grabbing the crown from his hands.
"You made me a crown, Barbequing this Sunday would be a sweat drop." The laughter faded from the crowd.
"I must say, you did quiet a job with the burgers…oh and is that a hot dog?" She tried to speak as smart as possible.
"Dude, I would wear it, really if I was trying to advertise Hochikawa Butcher shop" A few students began to laugh. Sakura patted Luca on the shoulder "Great job!"
As she walked off stage the crowd was silent, suddenly there was a clap from afar. Sakura stopped walking. The clapping increased and the next thing everyone was clapping. Sakura forced a smile and bowed.
Syaoran watched her, he knew immediately that she wasn't the same person he saw in the cafeteria who solved everything through violence. As Sakura made her way out of the hall he followed her. She walked outside and he called out her name. The minute he did she stopped walking. "You were great out there." He said calmly.
"I thought you would say that…I don't know why I'm doing this."
Syaoran took one step closer to her but the only thing he could see was her back "What do you mean."
"All of this." She turned around and faced Syaoran "What am I doing here?"
"You're here cause I asked you to come with me."
"So…I never say yes. No matter what, that's the way I am or at least I thought." Hurt filled her eyes.
"Sakura are you mad at me?" Syaoran tried holding his breathe.
"No Syaoran." She said softly "It has nothing to do with you, it's me. I let myself get sucked into this world. I don't belong here I feel as though I'm someone else."
"Someone you used to be?"
Sakura smirked "No, I was a bit of a cry baby back then. It's as though I'm playing so many different roles and trying to pick one. Only weeks ago I was all alone, I didn't mind but I didn't realize how much I missed having everyone around. I know you're intentions are good but…this isn't me anymore, these clothes and this shoes" She bend over and took them off "These things are killing me."
She carried both of her shoes in her hands "Thanks Syaoran but I'm sorry. I can't do this…"
Syaoran tried to say something but something stopped him. She slowly walked away. He ran after her and held her hand.
"You're not going anywhere."
"Let me go." She said calmly looking deeply into his amber eyes."
Syaoran slowly let her go.
Plz review and forgive me for my current mistake, I'm not asking for much right?