(a/n) lol...i can just imagine your faces after the last chapter... hahaha. thanks for the reviews once again. i love all of you and your opinions. Crazy First Love was my first real attempt at sweet romantic stories for CCS. Im glad all of you like it so far.
Crazy First Love
Chapter 14 - Confession
Syaoran's house, his room-
Syaoran fidgetted with the package on his desk. If Meilin says this would work, I suppose it would... he sighed. He sat up in his seat and looked at the time.
"Past 1 AM already... I suppose it's either today or I go suffer engagements," he grumbled. "Might as well get some sleep before going out..."
He got up holding the small box and placed it on the desk drawer and plopped himself onto the bed staring at the ceiling. I think I can imagine her future reaction already...
Sakura's house, her room, that very morning-
She rose from her bed slowly and yawned long and tiredly and took a glance at time. Today is the last day... hmm, more like the ONLY day for Syaoran... Sakura sighed as she got out of bed and went into the bathroom. A long treacherous Sunday was awaiting.
Within minutes she was already downstairs in slight depression. Her father then noticed her mood.
"What's wrong Sakura? Not feeling well?" he asked putting down his cup of coffee.
"No, just a bit exhausted I guess...," she sighed as she plopped herself onto the couch. "It's been a...boring weekend."
"Oh? I thought you had fun with Syaoran yesterday," he said with a smile on his face as he resumed reading the newspaper.
She felt her face heat up. "Well, it was...okay, I guess..." She closed her eyes, remembering what had transpired the previous. She suddenly felt a bit of anxiety about what Syaoran would do today. She then took the tv remote and starting watching tv until the phone rang.
Sakura darted from her seat and to the phone in a split second picking it up to her ear. "Hello?"
"Hey, Sakura. Guess who's coming home." said the voice. Her eyes went wide. "Touya?"
Syaoran's house-
He got up from his bed and yawned for a long time and finally took a look at the time.
"WHAT THE-- IT'S PAST 12 ALREADY?" he boomed. He ran straight into the bathroom and within seconds already going down the stairs.
"Meilin! You still here?" he called. Syaoran entered the kitchen to find a note on teh door. He snatched it from the counter.
Dear fav cousin,
I went to Aunty Yelan to see if I could help you out a bit to buy some time. I'll letyou know if there's any progress or not. But until then, get going! You don't have time to waste!
Sincerely,
Meilin
He rolled his eyes. "Knowing mother, she'll say no anyway so it's pointless going there," he sighed. "Hm, I still didn't call her yet."
He picked up the phone and started dialing in Sakura's phone number.
Meanwhile, Tomaeda Airport-
Sakura impatiently tapped her foot in the lobby waiting with her father.
"Where is he! Wasn't he the one who told us to pick him up by now? And he's late!" she whined. Her father laughed.
"You know him, he likes to surprise people," he said grinning.
Then her vision went blank. She felt someone's hand covering her.
"Well, does this count for a surprise then?" the voice came. The stranger removed his hands and crossed his arms. Sakura turned around and gave him a bear hug.
"Welcome back Touya!"
"Oi... can't breathe...," he choked. She instantly let go.
"Sorry. It's been a few months since you visited so..."
"Yeah, I got swamped with studies and exams. So how is everything?"
"All good now that you're here! Let's go home!"
"Hopefully, you didn't mess with my room while I was gone...," Touya grinned. She laughed nervously.
"Of course not," she said mischievously.
Her cellphone then rang a cute tune and she dug the phone out of her pocket, answering it. "Hello?"
"Hey Sakura," Syaoran's voice came. She almost lost her grip on the phone and coughed.
"Oh, hi Syaoran..." she said hopnig Touya didn't hear her as they went through the lobby.
"I called your house but you weren't there so... I was wondering if you were busy today? If you don't mind, I mean."
"Oh, um, I'm sort of busy... I can't go out today..."
"...I see..."
"But you can...err, come over, if you want."
"Really? I mean, uh, sure, I'll swing by in 30 minutes," he coughed.
"Okay, then I'll...see you later." And hung up on the phone. She sighed.
"Yo! Who was the caller?" Touya asked when they loaded the luggage into the car.
"Um... a friend."
On the way to Sakura's house-
Syaoran fumbled around with the box in his pocket. Okay...so how am I going to say it... saying just 'will you marry me' would be so lame... I'll just sound like I took it off a movie or something... He sighed. "This might be a bit harder than I thought."
He finally stood on the footstep of her house. Here goes nothing... He pressed the doorbell and then heard muffling going on inside. Suddenly the door swung open to reveal Touya looking down at him.
"Hm? Who are you?" he asked with a finger on his chin.
What the... why is HE here?
"I'm--"
"Now I remember! Sakura's friend from several years back!" he exclaimed with realization. He then turned around. "OI SAKURA! THAT GAKI FRIEND OF YOURS IS HERE!"
If it wasn't for his current situation, Syaoran would've argued but he didn't. "Yes... and the name is Syaoran, thanks."
"Oh, right, my bad," he grinned. He went back inside as Sakura slid down the banister of the stairs and jumped right in front of him.
"Hey Syaoran! Sorry I couldn't get out of the house... but now you're here!" she said dragging him inside and closing th door.
Once inside, they went up into a room full of boxes. Syaoran looked around with slight hesitation.
"Uh, Sakura, what is this..?" he asked cautiously. "You're not... moving are you?"
"Moving? Oh! This is just my brother's stuff. I'm helping him get his stuff in his room," she laughed. He sighed relief. That was a close one...
"Well, I'll help you then," he said smiling. She nodded as they opened the boxes up and began taking the books inside out and onto the shelf that was in the room. Throughout the time, Syaoran began to rethink what to do. Touya is here...this might get things a bit more complicated... He sighed and then heard a yelp. He quickly turned around to see Sakura gripping her hand.
"What happened?" he asked as he took her hand. She winced.
"I...sort of twisted my wrist. I was just trying to move that box into the next room...," she said and pointed to a large box with her other hand.
"You should've just called me then," he said slowly caressing her wrist. She blushed as he rubbed her hand. It just felt comfortable.
"I'm okay...err, can I get my hand back?" she said, still blushing.
"Huh? Oh, sure," he said as let go. "Don't do anything. I'll move it. Where to again?"
"Just into the next room on your left. Thanks." He smiled and went off with the box. She then held her hand close to herself. It felt so warm...
After 1 hour-
"Well, I'd say you two did quite a nice job with the assortments...," Touya said scanning the room as he came in with his clothing luggage. "Thanks again."
"Sure, anytime, I guess," Syaoran shrugged. Sakura laughed.
"C'mon Syaoran, let's talk for a bit," she said taking his hand and dragging him out of the room. He was blushing at the sudden touch.
"Don't do anything funny, y'hear!" Touya telled after them.
She shut the door of her room and then jumped on her bed as Syaoran just took an empty chair.
"So, why'd you come over?" she asked.
"Well," he began, scratching his head. "I wanted to talk to you about something."
She then remembered yesterday. "Oh yeah..."
He then took her hands into his. "But more importantly, there's something that's been bothering me that I have to tell you."
"Huh?" she had the feeling she was going to hyperventilate right there. He took a deep breath.
"Sakura... for the longest time I've known you, you've probably never really noticed but I really like you...a lot. I used to be a arrogant kid when we were younger but when I met you things began to change. At first I thought of you as a best friend but as time continued, my feelings for you were becoming the one that defines 'more than just friends'. I've always considered asking you out but I didn't know how you would react and it might've damaged or completely changed the friendship we had. But now I'm certain that I want to be with you, no matter what you say. That why I would like to ask..."
He then takes out a small black box out of his pocket, opening it and her eyes went wide.
"...Sakura Kinomoto, will you consider marrying me and being my wife?"
For about 5 minutes Sakura just stared at the ring she was being shown with her mouth open. She looked up at him seeing a determined look in his eyes. She then closed her eyes and breathed slowly. Her heart was racing quite fast.
She finally opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile. "Before I answer you, I want to get this off my mind too..."
"When I first met you, I did at first think you were quite a pain... but things change. Slowly developing into teen years, I was starting to think more about you, I wasn't at first sure what the feeling was. But this year, I became a bit more clear about what that feeling was. It seemed like life was starting to get more lively whenever I'm around you. I felt more cheerful than I normally would when I'm with you. So it became crystal clear what I was feeling, especially after yesterday...
So Syaoran... my answer to your proposal..."
He then inhaled ready for the answer to hit.
"I would love to be your wife."
He then took the ring out of the box and slipped it into her ring finger on her right hand. "I believe this calls for a party, don't you?" he smiled.
Sakura laughed. "I think so... but before we get to that, I believe we're leaving something out in this situation."
"Huh? We are?" he asked oblivously. She grinned mischievously and then wrapped her arms around his neck, putting her lips onto his. It was a long and passionate kiss until the dorr opened.
"Hey Sakura, where did you put my SAT books--" Touya came but then stared. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY SISTER!"
"Uh oh."
(a/n) Yay! Alas, things that should be said have been spoken! I hope you all liked this chapter as much as i enjoyed writing it. As for how the chapter ended, well, i just felt that there had to be at least a little comedy in this chapter. Just plain fluff doesn't help my brain. lol!
I TELL YOU NOW--THIS IS NOT THE END! I STILL HAVE TO WRITE A WEDDING!$#!