In the Shadows
By: Lan Fa- Pretty Blossom
Summary: Sakura Kinomoto, age 15, has been in the shadows of her brother all her life. She had a boyfriend who cheated on her. He was Sakura's first love. She has been crying and alone for a long time until this one guy awakens her spirit…
("…") Speaking
('…') Thinking
(:...:) Some Kind of Noise/ Sound
(A.N.) My Dumb Notes
(/ ... /) Different Scene
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura. If I wanted it so badly I would be really rich and buy it off of CLAMP. And then draw the characters! LoLzzz
Chapter 6- Plan A: Lunch Confession
Replay from Last Time:
Tomoyo passed a note to Sakura.
T: Sakura…Do you like Syaoran?
S: What makes you say that?
T: The reflection of your face when he looks at you or when you look at him…You always start to blush!
S: Uh…That's because I have a high fever disease thing…
T: Don't lie to me Sakura…I know when you're lying and when you're not. Now tell me…
S: I'll tell you later…
T: Yeah riiight… Just tell me now so you can get over with it.
S: Okay…Promise you won't tell anyone?
T: I promise.
S: Well…I really like him…
T: OMG! I KNEW IT!
S: Don't tell anyone!
T: Don't worry.
Sakura crumbles the note and puts it in her pocket.
The bell rang.
Tomoyo and Eriol walked together even though they had different classes.
"Well, Eriol. Our plan is starting to work out. Operation: Get Snow White and Prince Charming Together!" said Tomoyo excitedly.
"Okay, now you're starting to freak me out…"
"Whatever…See you in Calculus love! Bye-bye!" said Tomoyo.
The couple went their separate ways.
End of Replay…
/Lunchtime/
Sakura and the gang were walking to lunch as the first bell rang.
They were quiet…too quiet…
Sakura glanced at Tomoyo, who seemed to be in deep thought.
She glanced at Eriol who also was in deep thought.
Then she looked at Syaoran, admiring his face. Syaoran was not in deep thought like the others, but was staring out into space.
Sakura waved her hand in front of Syaoran's face. "Hellooo? Are you awake? Are you even on this planet we called Earth?
Syaoran got out of his trance and glanced at Sakura, who seemed to be smiling at him.
Syaoran smiled. "Oh…do you want something?"
"No no no! I don't want anything. I was just wondering what world you were in, you were daydreaming," replied Sakura.
"It was nothing," said Syaoran. 'Nothing that you need to know yet.'
The gang made it to the lunchroom.
They sat at a table that was vacant.
Suddenly, Keiko started coming over to the table with a smirk on her beautifully painted face.
"Oh! Syao-kun! Sweetie! Why are you hanging around these losers?" screeched Keiko.
Tomoyo started to heat up. Eriol calmed her down by whispering something in her ear.
Syaoran glared at Keiko. "You do not have the right to call me Syaoran. My name to you is Li. Got that?"
Keiko stared at Syaoran while smirking uncontrollably.
"And don't call my FRIENDS 'LOSERS'. If I was to name a loser right now, I would say you because you just can't admit that you don't have any friends that care about you," continued Syaoran.
A crowd started to form around Syaoran's table.
Keiko got heated up so badly she wanted to leave this horrid scene Syaoran was making.
"Look Syao- I mean Li-kun. Don't you understand that you deserve so much more than friends," Keiko started to say.
"No. I don't understand that. Who wouldn't want friends that care so much about you, they rather risk their lives to save you? Please explain that," said Syaoran somewhat sarcastically.
"Well, I'm not dealing with this! Why should I explain to you about not wanting friends that care!"
"That's because you can't explain it. Friends aren't something you buy. It's something that comes from your heart. And it seems to me that you don't have a heart nor any friends."
Sakura stepped up to defend Syaoran.
"Yeah! He's right! Even though Syaoran and I weren't friends for a long time, it doesn't mean he's not a friend that I can't trust. You have to understand the meaning of friendship to have friends," said Sakura triumphantly.
Tomoyo and Eriol spoke up together. "Keiko, why don't you just step off? Get out of our sight and get out of our faces. We don't want to see your ugly plastic face."
The crowd that was forming cheered.
"Bye bye now," Tomoyo waved slightly while mocking Keiko as she left the crowded area.
Everyone in the lunchroom went back to their seats and continued eating their lunches.
Tomoyo and Sakura were talking about how exhilarating mouthing off to Keiko. It was a blast.
Syaoran and Eriol were silent while the girls giggled on.
Eriol and Sakura were talking while Syaoran and Tomoyo went in line for lunch.
"So…what did you and Syaoran were talking about when me and Tomoyo weren't paying attention?" asked Eriol.
"Oh nothing…," replied Sakura.
'Oh right nothing,' thought Eriol.
"So…who you think is asking you to the dance?"
"I dunno," replied Sakura. 'I hope Syaoran asks me!'
"So…what are you having for lunch?" asked Eriol.
"Um…a turkey and cheese sandwich on white bread. A coke C2, an apple, and blueberry yogurt," said Sakura.
"So…wanna trade lunches?" asked Eriol.
"Is that why you're asking me a lot of questions? So you could get my lunch?"
"No, that's not why. But can we trade lunches anyway?"
"Yeah sure why not. What do you have?"
"Oh we can trade first! Then you'll see what I have."
Sakura took Eriol's lunch bag. She searched through the bag carefully.
"Daaaammnnnn, Eriol! Who wouldn't want this lunch?"
There was tempura inside, which is still crunchy, a sushi box filled with delicious sushi, and a box of white rice, and a green tea drink (The Arizona Green Tea! I love that drink!).
"I dunno. I didn't feel like eating sushi and besides I think Syaoran might get mad if I didn't eat that. I feel like eating a regular American lunch!"
"Syaoran made this? I didn't know he could cook!"
"Well you can believe that! He made breakfast this morning. It was delicious. You should come over for dinner tonight," Eriol asked.
"Well maybe. Anyway back to eating!"
Sakura practically swallowed the whole lunch since she was so hungry and it looked so good.
/Lunch Line/
Tomoyo looked up at Syaoran. "So… Are you going to tell me?"
Syaoran snapped back from La La Land. "Huh? What? Tell you what?"
Tomoyo smacked her forehead. "UGH! You said you were going to tell me the answers to all the questions I asked before, which I can't remember…hehe."
"Oh right! I remember now…"
:Tomoyo sweat dropped:
'Oh great…another "Sakura"…,' Tomoyo thought. (What she meant was that Syaoran was acting like Sakura…daydreaming and such like that)
Syaoran was thinking of what questions Tomoyo had asked earlier.
'Should I tell her? I mean she's like Sakura's cousin and best friend. She might blab it out!' he thought.
Tomoyo stared at his confused face. "You know…you can trust me. Even though I'm You-Know-Who's cousin and best friend."
'How did she know that? Does she have magical powers that I don't know of? So many questions…' he thought again.
"Just tell me what's going on, Syaoran. You can always trust me."
"Do you promise?"
"Of course I do. I'm the most sincere person around, maybe second in the school. Sakura's the sincerest."
Syaoran was silent and not because he was surprised, but because he had nothing to say.
Tomoyo spoke, "Well, since we're on the subject of Sakura. Do you like her? Do you LOVE her? Huh? Huh?"
"Tomoyo…Sakura and I just met. How could we love each other so quickly?" replied Syaoran.
"Love comes quick for those who realize they love each other deeply," said Tomoyo.
"That's very insightful. Where'd you get it from?"
"Oh. I have a fortune calendar. They give you like this old saying everyday."
Syaoran sweat dropped. "And I thought you actually thought of that just now."
"Nah. I'm smart, but I'm not a poet. You should hear one of Sakura's poems. They're brilliant! I think she has one called…uh…uh…uh…well I don't remember, but when I do you'll be the first to know."
Syaoran just stopped listening right now.
Tomoyo snapped her fingers violently, "HELLO! SYAORAN! COME BACK TO EARTH!"
Syaoran glared at her. "What is it Tomoyo," he said irritably.
"Answer my questions, please and maybe I won't bother you so much!"
"Fine. I like Sakura. I like her genki spirit. I like her kindness. I like everything about her! There! Ya happy now?" Syaoran blabbed out.
"Very," said Tomoyo.
Tomoyo and Syaoran got their lunches and sat at the table with Sakura and Eriol.
Sakura watched her friends eat. She knows that it's rude to stare, but she couldn't stop staring at Syaoran.
Tomoyo watched Sakura watching Syaoran.
Eriol was just eating Sakura's sandwich.
Syaoran noticed someone watching him so he looked up to see bright emerald eyes staring right at him.
Sakura turned away as if she was watching Eriol eating.
'I don't understand it… I really like her and all, but I always have this feeling in my stomach whenever I'm around her. Am I allergic to her or something?' Syaoran thought.
'I wonder what I'm going to do with Sakura and Syaoran…,' thought Tomoyo as she took a bite out of her apple.
'I shouldn't stare at people like that. But I just can't help it…,' thought Sakura.
'Hmm… I wonder why there's no cheese in this turkey sandwich… I thought Sakura said that this was a turkey and cheese sandwich, not a turkey sandwich…,' thought Eriol.
Tomoyo started a conversation, "Eriol, what are you wearing to the dance. We HAVE to MATCH!"
Eriol groaned, "Why do we always have to match for every dance?"
"Because it's tradition! We ALWAYS do this! Anyway… Sakura, what are YOU wearing?"
"I don't know right now. I'm not sure if I am even going," said Sakura.
"Well, you HAVE to go! I'll make a dress for you!"
"I'm still not sure. Everyone at the dance is going to have a date and I don't want to go there alone."
Tomoyo smiled mischievously. "Well, I have one person in mind that might go to the dance with you…"
Syaoran heard the conversation and glared hard at Tomoyo.
"Well, who do you have in mind? Do I know this person? AND PLEASE DO NOT PAIR ME UP WITH YOUR COUSIN AGAIN!" groaned Sakura.
"Why would I let you go with Ray again? He's a pain in the butt anyway. Besides it's someone totally different from Ray and he's your friend. And he's here right now. And he is currently eating right now. And he's real cute," Tomoyo hinted.
Sakura had a questioned look on her face. "You mean Eriol? But Tomoyo, isn't he your date?"
Tomoyo once again sweat dropped. "No! Of course Eriol is my date. Stupid! Another guy at this table."
The table they sat at has more than just them. It's a long table full of kids.
"You mean Thomas from Chemistry? Damn, he isn't cute!" said Sakura.
"No. Not him."
"You mean Fred from Gym?"
"No."
"You mean Rikku from Calculus?"
"No."
"You mean Tsukino-sensei from Industrial Arts?"
"HELL NO!" (Tsukino was sitting at the end of the table)
"You mean Bobby from Philosophy?"
"No."
"You mean Edward from Language Arts?"
"No."
"You mean Syaoran from almost all my classes?"
"No-----I MEAN YES! Yes! You finally got it huh? You're so dense sometimes…" said Tomoyo.
Sakura smiled at Syaoran and Syaoran just stared at her with a slight smile coming to his lips.
Syaoran decided to ask Sakura since Tomoyo already spilled the beans.
He threw his lunch in the big trashcan and grabbed Sakura's hand. Sakura followed him outside.
Tomoyo was getting starry-eyed. She took out her video camera and began to follow Sakura and Syaoran. She grabbed Eriol violently when he took another bite of his sandwich.
/With Sakura and Syaoran/
Syaoran led him and Sakura on a bench near a cherry blossom tree.
Syaoran was just nervous and began twiddling his thumbs and Sakura was doing the exact same thing. Syaoran ran his hand over his hair making it messier than usual.
'Oh my God… He is so cute!' thought Sakura.
Sakura started to speak, "Syaoran? Why'd you bring me outside?"
"I-uh-uh-I—just wanted to ask if you would go to the dance with---me," stuttered Syaoran.
"Uh… I don't know what to say," said Sakura.
"Well, you don't have to go with me. It's optional."
"Sure. I'll go with you. It's not like anybody is going to ask me anyway."
Syaoran smiled brilliantly.
Sakura stared at his messy hair and said, "You know… You look really cute with your hair messed up like that…"
/With Tomoyo and Eriol/
They were hiding in the cherry blossom tree. They were behind the blossoms at the top.
"THAT IS SO KAWAII! RIGHT ERIOL?" Tomoyo whispered loudly at Eriol.
Eriol took another bite out of his sandwich.
"Eriol! Stop eating and watch the romantic shoujo movie I'm going to make someday!"
He didn't listen.
"ERIOL! DAMMIT! YOU BETTER LISTEN TO ME! OR YOU'LL GO TO THE DANCE DATELESS!"
"Okay okay! I'm listening," he answered.
"Oh! Eriol! Look at THAT!"
/With Sakura and Syaoran/
Syaoran didn't know what to do so he took Sakura's lips to him.
Sakura was speechless, since she was getting kissed by her crush.
Syaoran nipped her lip and Sakura opened her mouth.
They were kissing intensely, not caring if the world saw them.
Syaoran broke apart and looked her Sakura's pink, swollen lips. "Do you consider us boyfriend and girlfriend?" he asked.
"Sure. You're the best," giggled Sakura. She hugged Syaoran tightly.
Suddenly, Eriol and Tomoyo fell out of the tree. Eriol was first and Tomoyo landed on him.
"OUCH! Tomoyo! Get off, PLEASE!" cried Eriol.
Tomoyo slowly got up and took leaves, twigs, and blossoms out of her hair. She dusted herself off.
Eriol got up while his body ached. He rubbed his head slowly.
Sakura gasped as she saw Tomoyo with her beloved video camera. "Tomoyo…," she started to say, "How much did you see?"
"A whole lot of it! That was so romantic! Let's see that kiss one more time! Come on, Sakura! Give one to the camera!" cried Tomoyo.
Sakura slowly backed away. Syaoran grabbed her hand and ran away from Tomoyo.
/With Keiko/
"That Kinomoto bitch is going to pay," Keiko growled.
Mimi said, "Why don't we just leave her alone? I mean… How much trouble is she going to cause anyway?"
"A lot of trouble for me. She took Li away, now she has to pay."
"What are you going to do to her?" asked Kathy.
"Whatever makes her suffer… The only thing is to take Li away from her. Bring Tai back into the picture. And mess Kinomoto up, so badly, she'll be called the slut of this damn school," she answered.
(A/N: Well sorry… I'm so sorry! I haven't updated for like…a month or two (or subconsciously more) and I'm sorry. I always have homework and I barely have anytime to type my stories. Well SUMMER VACATION IS HERE! Actually, it's been here since June 21st, but I was taking my time on updating my stories. Sorry if you were waiting for them.
Thank you everyone for updating!