*Author's Note: Sorry for taking so long for this chap… like I said in my other story, I only get my inspiration after midnight, and lately, my mom's taking over the computer by then, or I'm watching T.V. or sketching… :P Well, here's chapter three.
)BlakBluNailPolish45( - Yah, I understand what you mean by 'the fake fight was a bit harsh' but think of it this way, if you were about to go broke any second now and was about to becoming a person who sits on the street all day begging for money, what would you do?? Wouldn't you be desperate??
)katana-chan( - I'm glad you liked my story!! :P Oh yes, 'I Dare You', my most successful story yet…
)Fantasiimaker( - Yup, yup! I speak manderine ^^ It's amazing how many people are Chinese are ff.net…
)Hikari Kawaii Chibi Neko( - Far worse than Meiling?!?!? What's that suppose to mean ;_; I LOVE Meiling!! She's so cool and have a kick-ass attitude!! ;_; Just a girl who's misunderstood… but she's actually really nice and caring!! ;_; Oh yah, and with the Fav. Character thingys, you had the weirdest answers! Lol!
)Meilin Baby 13( - YES! YES! At least someone loves Meiling just like meh :D
)ANNIE( - Lolz, yah, that stupid ending… but I don't know what happened, I've lost inspirations for that story a long, long time ago… I just wanted to finish it so badly and I really don't give a damn about that story ne more… I suppose that's why I ended it like that…
)Minirrie( - I'll try not to, but there's a reason why it's rated PG-13… you can't expect everyone to be Ms. and Mr. Goodie-goodie-two-shoes now can you? ^.~
And a BIG THANKS for EVERYONE else who reviewed!!! :)
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LAST PART OF THE CHAP
"WHAT? I DON'T HAVE A JOB RIGHT NOW HOW ON EARTH AM I SUPPOSE TO GET 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS EVERY WEEK?!?!"
"You're hired." Syaoran said casually giving her a brief smile. "I'm the boss my mom own company… Come with me, let's see how good you are." He said extending his hand.
Sakura wiped her tears and smiled in return. She accepted his hand and walked down the cliff with him, but not before mouthing 'Thank You' to Touya, even if she did feel a little guilty… Hey, at least she got her job…
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Syaoran glance behind him, through the dark atmosphere, he saw the girl having a little trouble keeping up with him, he slowed down his pace. ~~##She seems awfully familiar… have I met her somewhere before??##~~ Realizing he had been staring, he cleared his throat and spoke. "Before we reach the rest of the gang, there's a few things I would like to tell you."
Her head snapped up as she nodded. ~~##Those eyes…##~~
"I'm usually not the kind of person who is unfair, nor do I get angry easily… but you must know, I really don't liked people who are often late… That's all I'm expecting, for you to be punctual."
Sakura gulped, but nodded.
"Two, I'm warning you about Alexia – she's the blond one – right now, she often acts like the boss of the company, and has an extreme dislike for females, especially pretty ones, so if she ever tells you that you're fired…" He sighed. "Just ignore her and tell me, I'll deal with it."
She blushed at the part when he had called her pretty, but she only nodded. "Um, Mr. Li, if um, Alexia really does not like females, why does she allow the other four girls here? I mean of course, she may not be that bad, but I'm just asking, and if I'm wrong just tell me, I mean I'm acting a bit strange, like I'm nervous and all, so forgive me if I say anything wrong, and I'm saying – I mean not saying Alexia's bad or anything-"
Syaoran chuckled lightly at the rambling girl. "It's alright, you don't have to be nervous about anything, everyone here is pretty nice besides her… Two of the girls are already engaged, one is married and the other is not interested of having a relationship…"
Once again, she nodded, but looked down from embarrassment… she just babbled in front of her boss… What a wonderful first impression…
For the rest of the way down the cliff, they stayed in a comfortable silence, that beautiful sound was however broken, when they reached Alexia. "What the hell is she doing here?" She pointed an accusive finger at the trembling Sakura. "I THOUGHT I GOT RID OF HER!" She shrieked while stomping her feet in the sand. "SYAORAN! GET THE GIRL OUT OF HERE! SHE IS TO STAY AT LEAST 80 FEET AWAY FROM ME!"
"Well then, you better start packing because she ain't going anywhere. We needed a new model didn't we? She'll be the one, and if you have a problem with it, leave." Syaoran replied coldly.
Alexia grinded her teeth, but popped down on one of the chairs while cursing under her breath. Syaoran sighed at her behavior, Sakura looked uncertain, the rest of the team were already used to this.
"My name is Sasaki Rika." One of the girls finally spoke, offering a handshake.
"Uh, Hey there, I'm Tsukishiro Yukito."
"I'm Yanagisawa Naoko."
"My name's Mihara Chiharu."
"Yamazaki Takashi."
"And I'm the one and only Akizuki Nakuru!! What's your name cutie?"
Sakura looked at the friendly faces and a bright smile lit her face. "I'm Kinomoto Sakura, and I hope we can all become friends." She said accepting their handshakes.
"Don't worry, as long as you're not like Alexia, we'll love you!" Chiharu said ignoring Skinner's 'humph'.
"Oh yah, and you may already know, but anyways, I'm Li Syaoran." He said smiling gently at her.
She smiled back and bow. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Li."
"And if we don't stop the introductions, we won't be able to complete the purpose of being here today!" Takashi warned pointing at the mildly lit sky.
Though it was not as bright as 'Morning Horizon', it had its own beauty. The 'Morning Horizon' had the exactly features of a person full of brilliance. Obviously cheerful, and can lit anyone's face to a smile. Very energetic, incredibly happy, a kind heart and a sweet smile. The site before their eyes were quite the opposite, more of a Goth… someone who had been hurt throughout their lives, shed endless tears and never loved nor been loved… a hole had long ago pierced through their heart, the scars are unbearable… Just like a void, with no feelings, no life, just a living thing, without a purpose… It had happened so many times that it not longer seemed to matter… No longer giving a damn about it… It was quite dark… but beautiful, pitiful, yet fabulous… almost representing the difference between an angel and a devil…
"An angel and a devil…" she whispered to herself and smiled. "Morning horizon, and before the rising…"
"You're quite observant." Syaoran commented getting the camera, tripod, and lighting ready.
She nodded. "Yah, I guess you could say that… I've been that way since I was little… some call it a talent, I would rather call it a curse."
"Why?"
"I don't know… there are things in the world which I hope to not have seen every single bloody detail of… The truth sometimes is too much for me to bare." She turned to him and smiled. "I'm sounding like a girl who had been hurt in the past by their boyfriends or fiancé don't I?" He nodded, causing her to laugh. "No, it's not that, so don't feel sorry for me… just that I'd like to think of everyone as… more of 'angels' than 'devils'… you know what I mean? But the world does not meet up to my expectations, and I'm often hurt by that… You see, if only I can look at person and just brush by easily by the first impression, the world would seem like a much happier place." She sighed with a sad smile and looked at him. "Wouldn't you say so?"
Syaoran listened intently the whole time she spoke… she speaks from experience… though it wasn't pleasant, the way she said it… it seemed much deeper than it really was… or maybe that's how deep it really is, just that not many people had been smart enough to realize it… But she certainly has…
"Are you guys gonna stand there all day and make us come here for nothing, or are we gonna get some pictures taken?" Alexia spat angrily, already dressed for the scene, with her make-up done.
She was wearing a black, faded tank top which stopped at her ribs, her short skirt reach only up to her thigh, is was the same mysterious colour as her tank top. A silky, black, transparent scarf tied loosely around her neck, riding on the traveling wind. Over her tank top and skirt, she wore a light black see-through shirt which was dotted with patterns of different kinds of flowers, the shirt rested between her shoulders, only buttoned once on the top, the rest flew down to her hips, tangling itself with the wind. Her sleeves were a little longer than usual, it reached 5 inches below her finger tips, yet, not unattractively so, for the sleeves had a large slit start from the bottom, all the way to the top. Over the short skirt, she overlapped it with a longer skirt with the same material as the shirt, it landed on the sand all around her, it was quite a large dress, even with the gentlest breeze, it helped the soft material of the skirt to fly as high as her waist, though the other side still stayed firmly on the ground, covering both her shoeless feet.
He nodded. "Yah, let's go." Alexia narrowed her eyes at the auburn haired girl before standing by the cool water, on the comfortable sand. "Alright, first, we gotta get your position. Don't stare right at the camera, turn slightly toward the ocean… good, good… ok, stop. Now, look straight in front of you… yes, perfect… now, put your right hand on your left collarbone, no a little lower… now, curve your hand in, pretending there's a bubble in your palm. Put your left hand over your right hand, holding onto it lightly, not in a death grip. Excellent. Bent on your knees, no, actually, sit in a position a mermaid would… tilt your head to the opposite side your feet is on, a little more… look down a bit… Now, I want you to think of something really tragic, and put a very pained expression on your face." Syaoran looked her over and was quite satisfied. "Don't move now."
A gust of wind blew by, picking up her golden tresses into the air, blowing them soothingly by her side, her dress and her long sleeves followed the example of her hair, they too, flew freely with the air. The special lighting did its job, with her beauty and the faint light casting itself upon her, giving her a spiritual look… it made her look like a dark goddess whom descended from high above, a creature of death, yet so magical, almost as if she was the glowing…
~~##Something tragic uh? It's tragic enough that the bitch is going to steal away my Syaoran!##~~ She thought angrily. ~~##Ok, not angry… you have to act sad…##~~ Hearing Syaoran saying his famous 'don't move now', it meant he was pleased… and his attention was on her… Oh how she wish she could gave him a seductive look or pull some of that extra clothing off of her to make him notice her… but she knew, it would only get her fired and slim her chance of getting him.
Something just wasn't right… the expression Alexia had just didn't seem… deep enough… it looked… fake. Wow. That's new. Alexia, fake. He quickly snapped a few shots without paying much attention to them… what was missing from the picture? He looked at the girl standing beside him who was currently looking intently at Alexia.
You're quite observant… There are things in the world which I hope to not have seen…The truth sometimes is too much to bare…
I'm often hurt by that…
~~##She relates perfectly to the picture… perhaps, only a girl who's soul is somehow connected to the surrounding can perfect the perfection?##~~ He looked at her. "Watch her carefully… observe her every move… I'll have you posing like her in about two minutes." He whispered, still looking through the camera. She looked stunned, but he gave her a reassuring nod, making her smile and shift her attention back to the female posing on the sand… Only posing… nothing more… absolutely nothing…
"Alexia, go sit on the side, Sakura, take her cloth and go in the same position she was in. Quickly, we don't got much time left, the sky is brightening."
Sakura did as she was told, but it seems that Alexia wasn't quite as obedient… "EXCUSE ME?!?!" Her loud screech rang through the thick atmosphere, "why is she taking my spot? Isn't she gonna be part of Chi, Nao and Rik? I'm the main model, she's only a pathetic excuse for one, and for her first picture you're going to let her take the main spot?!"
"Alexia, QUIET!" Syaoran yelled angrily. "You will watch what you say, you had your chance in the spotlight, it's her turn now, do not waste my time, do as you're told to before you really piss me off. When the photos are developed, we will then see which is better, if yours really is (which I doubt) you will be in the photo we submit, if it is not, live, with, it!" He said the last three words slowly, pausing in between. "Sakura, go grab her clothing and change into it."
She looked a little nervous. "Right here…? Um, isn't there suppose to be a change room around here or something?"
Her burst out laughing. "Haven't you ever posed before?"
"Yes…"
"And you change by yourself in a change room every time? Even in emergencies you refuse to change unless there's a change room?"
"Well, no, but she's my best friend, she's a girl and she always dresses me up…"
"Exactly. Alexia, pass her the clothing, Nakuru, go dress her up."
"As you wish boss!" Nakuru chirped happily. "I'm gonna have fun dressing up a doll as cute as you!" She cooed with stars in her eyes.
Alexia stripped out of her clothing until all she had left was her under clothing, she shoved them forcefully into Sakura's arms, nearly pushing her over. She looked at her smugly and left to put on her casual cloth.
"LET THE DRESSING GAME BEGIN!!!" Nakuru laughed crazily and dragged the groaning Sakura away.
"Don't take too long!" Syaoran called out to her. "We don't got all day!"
"YES BOSS!"
After Sakura finished changing…
Nakuru happily dragged the finished-dressing-up Sakura back and smiled contently. "Isn't she the cutest?" She sighed cheerfully looking at the slightly pink in the cheek Sakura.
"Nakuru… don't torture her too much…" Yukito warned, the only respond he got was Nakuru sticking her tongue out playfully.
"Guys, stop it, Sakura, go sit on the sand, pose exactly the same way Alex did, do the same as I said to her, think about something tragic, something sad, let your hair flow freely, don't be nervous… everything will be fine."
Sakura did as she was told, ignoring the death glares shot her direction by Skinner. ~~##Think of something sad… tragic… that's definitely the easiest thing…##~~ Sakura looked down slightly, her bangs casting a shadow across her eyes.
The day her mother died…
The day her father was caught in a car accident…
When Touya and her found out their father would be paralyzed for life…
How she used to be jealous of Tomoyo because she got all the guys while she, Sakura was too boyish to attract… Only cute enough to have boys flirting endless with her…
How most of her boyfriends had dumped her for Tomoyo… not that it mattered… Tomoyo deserved all the attention, but why can't she, Sakura be loved by once for who she is instead of what she looked like? This is one of the reasons why she started posing for Tomoyo without complaints…
Syaoran looked at the beautiful girl sitting silently on the dark coloured sand, even the wind seemed to be froze by her beauty… this is what he had been searching for… she looked so real, she blended perfect with the scene, her expression seemed so… mournful… almost as if she was about to cry. Either she was an amazing actress, or she had thought of something, which really deserved her tears… That doesn't matter now, he had finally seen the perfected perfection… at last… she looked so innocent, yet so full of emotions, she looked so weak and fragile, but was trying to be strong, her hair wavered from the wind, her slim body looked so pale and deadly under the glowing light…
His finger pressed down, a flash captured her beauty in one shot…
A young goddess was sent to earth for her training… she had just landed, clueless as ever of what was expected of her, her guardians watched her from above, the faint outline of their faces slightly fading… they were only to make sure she arrived safely… not to be with her for eternity… this was her test, one which only she could complete, one where no one would help, only trust in herself… The three guardians looked proudly at their child before their figure hid completely in the dark clouds…
~~##Where did that come from?##~~ Syaoran asked himself, he had just stared at the girl for awhile when this story suddenly took form in his head… ~~##What was that suppose to mean?##~~ He looked back into the story for the second, when he realized something, the young goddess whom landed on earth was in the position Sakura was in currently, in fact, she looked identical to the girl now sitting soundlessly on the sand… the three guardians from above were three girls, each with their hair down… one had light brown hair, about an inch or two pass her shoulder, the other had darker brown hair up to her shoulder, while the last had really dark brown hair in a reddish shade, her hair length was in between the first and second. All three had straight hair, blowing freely in the wind… Chiharu, Naoko and Rika.
He snapped a few more pictures of Sakura, she looked so beautiful, he didn't even realize how much time nor how many film he spent on her until Alexia suddenly bursts.
"ALRIGHT! That's enough! Can't you see she's only an amateur? Why are you wasting more films on her than me??"
He snapped back to reality and blinked. "Oh, yes, um, Sakura, you can change now and sit on the side or something… Nakuru, pull out Chi's pigtails and straighten Nao, Rik and Chi's hair, quickly, let's go…"
The sun lit the horizon, but luckily, the sky was has not yet brightened, there were still traces of that mysterious darkness. Just like Syaoran wanted, Nakuru came back in no time, with the tree girls having their hair straightened, yet the hair straightening substance has long ago dried, their feather light tresses floated in midair with help of the wind… "Perfect." Syaoran murmured to himself, he can just picture the outcome of the final product now… "Chiharu, Naoko, Rika, stand at where Sakura stood, don't bother with a pose, stand close together, I just want you to get your expression right… look slightly downwards like an angel staring at earth… Pretending you have just sent your only baby girl to earth for her training…"
Sakura listened carefully to what he was saying, out of nowhere, she suddenly said, "A weak, gentle smile, yet mixed with sorrow and unshed tears…" Realizing what she had just said, she quickly covered her mouth and gave a sheepish smile. "I'm sorry… I don't know why I just said that…"
"Like I said, you're very observant, and what you said was… was the same as what I was thinking…" Syaoran turned back to his camera and snapped a few picture of the three girls.
Pretty soon, morning came, Sakura couldn't help but smile, the dark had beauty, but the light will always be her number one. "Um, Mr. Li, do you mind if I ask you a questions?"
"Sure."
"Why did you take that picture of Yanagisawa, Mihara and Sasaki if they did not pose or anything? I mean, they didn't even get dress up… Er, I'm sorry if I said anything wrong…" She added quickly.
"Oh no, it's quite already Sakura. I only needed a picture of their faces, with a few special computer techniques from Yukito, we'll have only the slight outline of the picture shaded and blended into the dark sky… I was hoping to give a feeling somewhat of a… sacrifice… the main person would be the one to-be-sacrificed, while the three of them would be the ones whom is looking at their best friend or daughter one last time… that's why they had to look slightly faded and sad, and the happiness because what will become the girl is something everyone wants…"
"Wow… and you say I'm observant." She teased. "You have quite an imagination… and the ways you describe every single detail, its… amazing…" Suddenly, her cell phone rang. "Um, hello?"
"WHERE'S MY CAR?!?!?!" The voice demanded angrily.
"Oh, um hi Tomoyo?" She said nervously. "Your car? Well, you see, I kind of came here… and got accepted as a model… and so I had to stay longer than expected?"
"WHAT? BUT HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET TO WORK NOW?!?!?!?" A masculine voice was heard on the other line, he seemed to be comforting her and it was working. Sakura silently thanked Eriol. "YOU ARE SO LUCKY THAT ERIOL'S HERE! HE AND I WILL BE AT THE SUN DANCE BEACH PARKING LOT IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR GOT IT? I WILL THEN GET MY CAR AND HE WILL GO HIS WAY TO WORK… DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO RUN AWAY NOW, I'M BRING THE OTHER KEY WITH ME AND YOU'RE TAKING THE BUS HOME TODAY! GOT IT GIRL?"
"Yes mother." She said sarcastically. "If that's all, Ja Tomoyo."
"Ok then, Ja sweetie!"
Sakura hung up the phone and sighed, slumping into the nearest chair. "Great… just great."
"What happened?"
"Oh, nothing… Just that my best friend will be here in about half an hour and then I'll have to take the bus home when I'm not even sure I know where the bus stop is!" She said in one breath.
"Aww! Isn't that too bad." Alexia taunted. "Guess you'll just have to depend on your luck tonight dear. I wish you to get lost and never to be found again!"
Everyone glared at her, but she just gave a sweet smile and took a sip from her drink.
"Yukito, do me a favour, bring the camera to Mike and have him develop the pictures… After he does, pick out four best out of the pile of Alexia and Sakura, two of each of course, and pick out only one picture from the pile of Chi, Nao and Rik. Nakuru, Alexia, you two bring the rest of the equipments back to the company, and don't touch any of my stuff!" He warned. "As for the rest of us, since I woke you all extra early, let's call it a day, go home now and go do whatever you want. Sakura, umm, I don't want you getting lost or anything, so um, do you want me to walk with you to the bus stop or something?" He asked giving her an uncertain glance.
"WHAT?!??!!?!?" Alexia shrieked. "You're walking her to the bus stop?!?!? You never even walked me to my car before and it's much closer!"
"I'm sure that you will not get lost walking out of the building into the parking lot that is right beside it, Skinner. Nakuru, Yukito, take Alexia and the equipment and go now, I don't need anymore complaints, I think I've got a headache…" He sighed, shaking his head.
After half and hour when everyone is gone…"So um Sakura, you wanna go now?" Syaoran questioned.
"Are you sure it's not too much trouble? I mean you'll have to walk all the way back here… besides, I don't want to be a burden to you…"
"S'ok, I'll call Takashi to pick me up after, beside, I have to get back to the company today anyways…"
"Well… if that's the case… I guess all I can say is, thank you, for everything." She smiled and grabbed his hand. "C'mon! I still have chores to do around the house, and the sooner I finish, the sooner I'll be free!"
Syaoran chuckled at her cuteness but soon began walking, matching her pace.
At the bus stop…
The two stood there quietly, not saying a word, the street wasn't that busy yet for people are just starting to wake up, not quite the time for rush hour yet… Syaoran cleared his throat, catching Sakura's attention. "Um, your job officially begin tomorrow, but I will pay you for your work today." He grabbed a piece of a paper and a pen from his pocket and scribbled something down, then handed it to Sakura. "That's the location, and be there at 9:00am, but come half an hour early tomorrow since I'll have to have you fill out a few forms alright?"
Sakura nodded, accepting the small piece of paper. "But if I'm only going to be going to the company everyday, how will we take pictures?"
"What happened today, will happen a lot more in the future… but the most is once every two weeks because as soon as the photos are developed, I will need Takashi to pick out a new scene while the rest of us will have pick out every single flaw in the picture to make it as perfect as possible… I'll need everyone's opinion in this… other than that, there will be people there who will be making cloth for you, trying them on you, have you pose a few times and see what the affects that come out would be…" He explained. "And stuff like that, so yah."
Tire screeching sound was heard nearby, the two of them looked to see the bus driver lazily opening the door, waiting for Sakura to step on. "Well, I gotta go Mr. Li, um, I'll see you tomorrow then, and thanks again." She gave a tiny bow and turned around to aboard the bus.
"Wait!" Syaoran grabbed her hand and spun her around. "Um, maybe, I uh, should walk you to the bus stop, err, everyday from now on, um, just in case you uh, get lost…" He stammered blushing slightly. "Oh, and um, you can call me Syaoran…"
"Oh," Sakura was a bit taken back. "Well, I suppose if that's ok with you… and um, wouldn't everyday be a little too much for you?"
"No, like I said, I'll just call and send someone over to pick me up or something, no big deal." He looked at her as she tried to decide. "Don't worry about me, I mean I couldn't possibly have you get lost and then drown myself in guilt all day now can I?" He grinned with his eye twinkling.
Sakura heard that and gave a small laugh. "Well, in that case, sure, why not?"
The bus driver beeped loudly. "HELLO! ARE YOU GONNA ABOARD THE BUS OR NOT?!?!" She growled angrily.
The two blushed from embarrassment as Sakura nodded. "Yah, I'm coming." She gave him a small smile before they let go of each other's hand and went different ways.
The bus drove away leaving Syaoran standing there all by himself, thinking… He was either in love with her, or he was lusting after her. Either way, to him, she was the most perfect creature ever roamed earth, he wouldn't hesitate to marry her… ~~##Marry her eh… mother should be pleased to hear this…##~~
Later that night…
Sakura plotted down on the couch yawning. Tomoyo has not returned home and god knows where she really is… She had done all the chores she was supposed to there was no way that Tomoyo would find anything to yell at her for… Looking around the house once more, she double-checked everything before finally finding her own little time…
-_-A/N: '8-)' equals to rolling eyes ok??-_-
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Wild Wolf: Oh hi! You finally sighed on!
Cheerful Cherry: Yup yup! And guess what wolf? I just got my job 2day!!! I'm soooooooooooooooo happy!!! :D:D:D:D:D
Cheerful Cherry: Most of the people there have an attitude problem, but they're still nice… my boss especially (hard to believe eh?) and there's this one girl that just hates me for absolutely no reason!!
Wild Wolf: Hate you for no reasons?? That can't be true, how can anyone hate you?
Cheerful Cherry: Cut it out…
Wild Wolf: Oh C'mon! I'm only telling da truth!
Cheerful Cherry: 8-) Nice try, but I'm not going to meet you anytime soon!!
Wild Wolf: Then how 'bout a date instead?
Cheerful Cherry: I said I can't even meet you how can I go on a date with you if I can't let you see me?? Lol
Wild Wolf: Then can you at least tell me your real name?? Please?? I'll tell you mine after!
Cheerful Cherry: Nice try, but no. Why do you want to meet me so badly ne wayz? I'm no one special, you're the owner of your company, got find some other girls or something…
Wild Wolf: I don't like any other girls! They're too annoying, gluing themselves to me, act all pushy… *sigh* If only everyone were like you… someone easy to talk to…
Cheerful Cherry: Yes, yes, if everyone were like me, I wouldn't b unique ne more now would I?
Cheerful Cherry: Wait, how old are you?
Wild Wolf: How old r YOU? If you tell me your age, I'll tell u mine.
Cheerful Cherry: I don't tell things first, if u tel me ur age, I ain't telling you mine yet, but at least u can b sure that someday you will no…
Wild Wolf: Great… Just great… perfectly wonderful… u see me when I'm 80 and tell me exactly one minute before I die… I'd love that… 8-)
Cheerful Cherry: Don't you? At least you know your purpose of life is done before you died :D
Wild Wolf: You're saying my purpose of life is knowing about u and seeing u?
Cheerful Cherry: lol yep :D but you must know, purpose of life isn't easy to complete… Hey, I mean at least you found the reason why you're alive… I'm stil trying 2 figure dat out!
Wild Wolf: Wat?!?! My life revolve around u bu' urs don't revolve around me??!! What kind of sense is this??
Cheerful Cherry: Perfect sense :D
Wild Wolf: ur mean…
Cheerful Cherry: I know :D proud of it :P
Wild Wolf: You're making me sad right now :'(
Cheerful Cherry: Aww!! I'm sry, is there anything I can do to make you feel better sweetie??
Wild Wolf: Tell me your name, address and phone number :)
Cheerful Cherry: ARE YOU TRYING 2 STALK ME?!?!?!?! O_O Because you're acting like a stalker right now… a very experienced one… *shudders*
Wild Wolf: A stalker?!?!? XD Oh yes, I love stalking people, especially people I meet on MSN whom I have no idea who they are! I'll stalk them by calling random numbers and pretending that it's them!! Oh, the fun of it all!
Cheerful Cherry: Yah, yah, and I'm a rapist 8-) lol
Wild Wolf: You're the one who called me a stalker!
Cheerful Cherry: You're the one who refused to stop bothering me! Like I said, go find yourself a girlfriend of something, but I'm unavailable.
Wild Wolf: How do you know I don't have a girlfriend?
Cheerful Cherry: Observation
Wild Wolf: U no… u're sounding like-
Wild Wolf: DAT'S IT!!Wild Wolf: I just remember, I've found my perfect girl next to you 2day…
Cheerful Cherry: Yay… let's have a party… a grown up man has finally found a girl… 8-)
Cheerful Cherry: (About time…)
Wild Wolf: No, no, no!! I'm serious! She's different… A very observant girl… A lot like you… :)
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~~##Very observant girl?##~~ Sakura thought to herself, ~~##Isn't that what Syaoran said to me today?##~~ She placed her hands on the keyboard not knowing what to type. And exactly why did he say that whoever girl was like her?? Had he already found out everything but her but is just playing like he has no idea?
~~##YOU'RE GOING PARANOID AGAIN!!!!##~~ She screamed at herself, but that still didn't lessen her doubt.
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Cheerful Cherry: How can u say she's like me if you never met me??
Wild Wolf: I've talked to you for 3 months!! And the way you talk (when you're seriously) sounds so deep, just like her… :P
Cheerful Cherry: What's her name?
Wild Wolf: Y? Are you trying to hit on her? Oh no :O Don't tell me you're a lesbian!! *dies*
Cheerful Cherry: You know, if you were here with me right now, I'd be going after you with a knife! You watch what you're saying buddy, I've dated guys before!!
Wild Wolf: lol, jks jks, you no I wasn't serious!
Cheerful Cherry: You had BETTER not be! :@:@
Cheerful Cherry: lol, ne wayz, tell me, what's so special about this 'special girl'??
Wild Wolf: She's…
Wild Wolf: …
Wild Wolf: I don't know, she's just different, she looks at everything deeper than they appear or they really are… she seems always happy, she listens to you, she respect other and give them personal space (which is different from most girls) and she looks at me in a friendly way, not like other girls whom don't even look at ME, they look at my money… I feel like I can trust her because she's… honest…
Cheerful Cherry: My, my, my! U seem to be speaking quite deeply about her!
Wild Wolf: Yah, I guess so… but that's because she's such an interesting topic to talk about…
Cheerful Cherry: Now I don't like what you're saying…
Wild Wolf: y?
Cheerful Cherry: You're talking about her as if she's some kind of possession!
Wild Wolf: Alright, how about this, I talk deeply about her because… she amazes me too much…
Cheerful Cherry: Cheesy… but better than the first :)
Wild Wolf: Well, you're hard to please…Cheerful Cherry: but you still love me don't you :D lol
Wild Wolf: O_O LOVE YOU?!?!? When did I say that?
Cheerful Cherry: Shut up! You know what I mean, you love me in a friendly way, otherwise, why would you tell me all those stuff??
Wild Wolf: Already, u win. Happy?
Cheerful Cherry: Extremely ;)
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Syaoran couldn't help but smile at how cute this girl was acting… she reminds him so much of Sakura… if only they were the same person… wouldn't it be a dream come true? And why does she keep on refusing to tell him her name? If she's going to be stubborn, he would just have to do the same until one day she can't take it anymore and spill… but at the rate things are going, he'd be the first to spill it to her before she even starts feeling anxious…
The phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Good evening, son."
"Oh… Hi mother."
Yelan heard the disappointment in his son's voice and couldn't help but chuckle. "What's wrong? Expecting a call from someone else?? Someone like… Your girlfriend or fiancée?"
"Not really… but of course, if she called, it would be great…"
"Really? So you and Alexia are finally going out!!!"
"WHAT?!?!?!" Syaoran gasped with his eyes widened. "Me and ALEXIA?!?!? You mean Skinner?"
"XIAO LANG!"
"Sorry, I mean, ALEXIA AND I??"
"Of course… She's been all over you the first day you hired her haven't she?"
He groaned out loud. "Mother, I HATE her! She's so nosy and refuses to keep her hands to herself!"
"But at least she loves you!"
"Correction, she loves my money… Besides… I just found who I want to have as my wife today… and it's not Skinner."
"Really??!!?!? Is she your girlfriend? Are you engaged yet? When's the wedding? Are you coming back to Hong Kong soon?"
"No mother, I just met her today, she's my newest model… And no, I haven't asked her out yet… I mean I don't even know if she has a boyfriend or not… plus, she's still a little uncomfortable around me…"
"Listen Syaoran, I'll give you 3 more months, if then you don't find someone else, you still have to come home. And you're either bringing Alexia, or you'll be married to Meiling, you know she still doesn't believe the engagement's off yet… you led her on for too long…" A few clicks of stroking keyboard was heard on the other end.
"Yah? Sorry, what were you saying? Three more month, find a girl or Meiling?"
"Xiao Lang, what are you typing?"
"Oh, I'm talking to 'Cheerful Cherry'."
"I see you still haven't given up on her yet have you…" She spoke, sighing.
"Nope. But of course, Sakura – that's my new model's name – would be great too, her personality is so much like cherry's… but of course, if I ever get to meet cherry, I'll probably choose her over Sakura… but then again… Sakura's nice and incredibly beautiful… Well my point is, I'm either marrying 'cherry' or Sakura…"
Yelan breathed in a few times, and did not speak till she calmed down. "I don't care anymore Xiao Lang, you're already 22 and it's about time you take over the clan! Those elders are changing the rules to their advantage, and there's nothing I can do about it since your father died and until you take his place, the elders will rule!! Three month is all I'm giving you! Oh yah, by the way, say hi to that 'cherry' girl for me."
"Um… ok? Why are you interested in talking to her?"
"Because I need to make a good first impression for my maybe-future-daughter-in-law."
"Ok, whatever…"
*~*
Wild Wolf: My mother said 'hi'.
Cheerful Cherry: What?!?!
Wild Wolf: My mother said 'hi', I'm on da phone wit her right now…
Cheerful Cherry: Oh, ok, tell her 'hi' from me then… :S
Wild Wolf: Oh yah, will you marry me?
Cheerful Cherry: WHAT? What's wrong with you?
Wild Wolf: My mom told me to ask you that.
Cheerful Cherry: O_O Is your mom like your match maker or something??
Wild Wolf: Something like that… Oh, and now she wants to know if you wanna be my girlfriend or at least start dating me. Can't say I don't agree wit her on tis one…
Cheerful Cherry: O_O
Wild Wolf: Is that a yes?
Cheerful Cherry: Uh, that's a NO! You're weird right now…
Wild Wolf: Ok, now my mom's asking if you're allowed to go to Hong Kong forever.
Cheerful Cherry: y…?
Wild Wolf: Because if you marry me you'll probably have to live there 4eva.
Cheerful Cherry: WAT?!?! I didn't even agree 2 marry u yet!! O_O are you high?
Wild Wolf: I'm only saying what my mom tells me to say!
Cheerful Cherry: Oic… so you still listens to ur mommy eh?
Wild Wolf: Don't tease me 'bout that… if u no my mom, u'd be tremling by her feet 2…
Wild Wolf: trembling*
Wild wolf: Ok, now my mom wants to know your name, age, phone number, address and that I should visit you sometimes…
Cheerful Cherry: O_O the most I'm telling you is that I'm in Japan…
Wild Wolf: YES!
Cheerful Cherry: O_O??
Wild Wolf: I FINALLY FOUND OUT SOMETHING 'BOUT U!! OH YAH!Cheerful Cherry: O_O???????????????????????
*~*
Sakura was feeling extremely strange of the conversation they're having right now… why the hell did he want to marry her if they never even met before?? Why does his mom wants her to marry if she has never even talked to her before?? This is really weird…
"I'M HOME!!"
"Hi Tomoyo!" Sakura greeted not taking her eyes off of the computer screen.
Tomoyo bounced upstairs followed by Eriol who gave Sakura a quick 'hi' before going into the kitchen like Tomoyo. "I wonder what's for dinner…" She wondered out loud. A few second later, she grabbed a brown and yellow thick stick from the pot and screamed. "WHAT THE HECK IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE?!?!?!??!" She accused holding the stick high.
Sakura turned around and took a peek before drowning herself in the conversation again. "A parched corn."
"AND WHAT ARE THESE SUPPOSE TO BE?!?!!" She said holding up the pot with only 2 tiny over cooked corns left. "YOU EXPECT ERIOL AND I TO EAT THESE?!?!?!?!"
Sakura turned around once more and shrugged. "You just answered your first questions… that's suppose to be a drought of corns…"
Tomoyo shook her head slightly. "I need to teach you how to cook all over again…"
Other than the argument Tomoyo started, everything went smoothly for the night… Sakura was beginning to feel really attracted to Wolf… she had no idea when did that start happening, but it just seems that all of a sudden, even if he did seem weird, at least he had a sense of humour and knew exactly when to say what and when to quit… But pretty soon, it was 11:00pm, and Sakura regretfully said 'byez' to wolf for she knew she had better get to bed now… it wouldn't be good being late on your first supposed day of work…
Sakura slipped under her covers and fell into a deep slumber… Her world filled with pleasant dreams…
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Questions and Answers
Q: Will Syaoran find out about Touya?
A: Yes, sorry to say, but everything has to be known sooner or later.
Q: What will happen to Alexia?
A: She will have to be here for most of the story, but eventually, she'll have to go…
Q: Will Syaoran catch on to the similarity between Cherry and Sakura?
A: He will suspect something, but he isn't sure… Of course, somewhere around chapter 18 Sakura would finally tell him because by then, they've already been talking for 6 month… and of course, you know what three month after now means, Syaoran has to go back to Hong Kong with a fiancée ^_^
*Author's Note: I hope you liked that chapter, now how about a review?? ^_^ Can you tell that at the beginning I was ok, then, an emotional moment, then I'm ok again?? Coz that's what happened… :P
I have a story to suggest to you all, it's the greatest I've ever read… I would give you the link but somehow, it never shows up… -_- (Ignore this, Hyper_CherryBlossom and Hikari Kawaii Chibi Neko, I've already suggested this story to you on MSN…)
Anyways, go to fictionpress.net,
Click on 'Find'
Search for my penname, it's the same, Mini Sweety
Then you go to my favourite story list and you'll find it ^_^ I loved the story
so much and was deeply touched by it ^.^
6524 words, pretty good…
P.S. Should I change my penname to Tomoyo Hime or keep it as Mini Sweety??