Transformations
Chapter 4: The Preparation Juggling
Author's note: Okay, here's chapter 4! It's not too interesting this chapter, I mean, not much happens, but next chapter is gonna be really important! Hope you like it though! Thankies to people that reviewed! It's more than all of my other fics combined! Hehehe, but thanks! It's nice to know that at least someone's reading your stuff! Hehehe!
DISCLAIMER: As you've heard, I dun own CCS or the characters. BUT, I do own Jenny, Fred, and.Brendan (yup, almost forgot bout him) AND, I only own those three 'cause I made them up with my imagination. Okay, on to the story!
Sakura's slim form lay in her bed in the dark room. Outside no one was on the street yet, since it was only 5:00 am. But every once I a while a woman or man would walk past, on their way to work. Sakura smiled in her sleep. She was having a dream.about prom.
~~~~~ 4:00 pm. ~~~~~
Sakura was now wide awake, and changed, since she was going to meet everyone at Tomoyo's house before they went to the festival. She was wearing a blue jean skirt, and a white short sleeved shirt with cherry blossoms printed on it. She slipped on a pair of clogs and a handbag, and stepped outside. It was a warm and sunny day, and lots of people were out. To bad I don't have time to stop by one of those outdoor cafés, Sakura thought as she passed an arrangement of tables on the sidewalk, most of them filled up. She continued to walk, and after a few blocks, reached a big mansion. Sakura was used to the routine, and calmly rang the bell by the side of the gate and turned towards the television intercom, ready for someone's face to appear any moment.
Sure enough, a maid answered it, "Welcome to Daidouji residence," the woman said. "who's this?"
"Sakura. I'm here to see Tomoyo," Sakura responded.
"Oh, hello Sakura. Going with Ms. Tomoyo to the festival? You'll find her in the game room," the maid told Sakura before the intercom flicked blank and the gate opened.
Sakura nodded and walked inside, where another maid stood waiting to take her jacket.
"Miss, would you like me to take your jacket?" she asked.
Sakura looked back, "Oh, no thanks. But thank you," she said and headed for the back of the mansion to the game room. She opened the door to see that Eriol, Meilin, Fred, Chiharu, Naoko, Rika, and Yamazaki had already arrived.
Tomoyo was sitting on the armchair that Eriol was sitting on, and both were trying to figure out some crossword puzzle, Meilin, Fred, and Brendan were concentrating on beating each other in a friendly, but competitive video game, Yamazaki was telling Naoko a lie about video games, and Chiharu was persuading Rika that they were lies.
"Hey Sakura," Tomoyo greeted Sakura. She jumped off the chair, much to Eriol's disappointment.
"Hey, Tomoyo. Am I late? Almost everyone's here already," Sakura said.
"Nah, and Syaoran and Jenny are still coming," Tomoyo pointed out.
As soon as Tomoyo said that Syaoran walked in with Jenny. "Hey," Syaoran said.
Tomoyo and Sakura turned around, "Oh, hey you guys," both said.
"Well, I guess we should get going," Tomoyo announced to the occupants of the room. Everyone nodded, except Meilin and Fred.
"NO!! We need more time.must win!" Fred said without taking his eyes off the screen.
"Awww.one more minute.YAY!" Meilin cheered as she let go of the controller. "Boo yah! I won!" she teased Fred who smirked.
"What do you have to say?" Meilin asked him.
"Nothing to say," he responded and kissed her on the forehead, "just that you look cute when you're a sore winner," he added slyly.
Meilin crossed her arms, "Whatever. I'll let you off this time,"
Brendan who was also playing walked to Sakura, "Hey Sakura,"
Sakura skipped over to him, "Hey Brendan. You dropped out of the game before?" she asked.
"Yeah, they're way too into it," he said and laughed.
Sakura looked behind them at Meilin and Fred, "Yeah, but that's cute!" she laughed.
~~~~~ The festival! ~~~~~
Sakura walked next to Brendan, closely behind the others. The festival area was quite crowded, for most of the town had the common sense to go outside. Sakura slipped past a big woman with a handful of bags and spotted a ring toss booth, with fluffy stuffed animals for the prizes. "Oh, look over there! I'm gonna go play!" she said, "anyone want to come with me?" she asked and secretly pushed Syaoran towards the booth. "Get Jenny one!" she whispered to him. Most people joined her. Sakura got her rings, but out of the five chances she got, she only got one of them. "Aww." she mumbled and backed away to watch the others.
"Here, let me try," Brendan said and stepped up to the booth. He laid his money on the counter and took his rings. He got all of them! Next to him was Syaoran, who had also gotten all rings in.
Soon enough Syaoran had gotten an orange bunny rabbit, and a small pink bear. "Here Jenny," he said and gave her the bunny.
"Oh, that's so sweet Syao," she said and hugged the blushing Syaoran.
Syaoran nodded and finished his turn. He walked over to Sakura, mostly hidden by the crowd, "Here, I know you like pink, and, well, I don't think I want to keep this," he said and handed her the pink bear. (Aww.the bears!)
"Really? Thank you Syaoran. You're sweet," she told him and patted him on the shoulder.
Syaoran blushed a light pink and walked back to Jenny, who was watching an intense game of ring toss between Meilin and Fred.
Sakura carefully placed the little bear in her bag and watched Brendan.
Brendan was almost out of rings. By the time he was finished he had gotten a green bear, and a blue fuzz ball. "Well, I wanted to get you pink, but they ran out of pink bears, so here's a green one," Brendan told Sakura and gave her the green bear.
Sakura shook her head, "That's okay," she assured him and thanked him. (but she didn't say he's sweet! Hahahaha!)
After that they kept walking, and by the outdoor stage there was a singer performing. They stopped there, and by now the sun was setting, and they decided to get dinner from some food stalls. The guys went to get the food, and Sakura sat down next to Jenny. "Hi, I'm Sakura," she said.
"Oh, hi Sakura, I'm Jenny.well you might already know that," she added and laughed.
"Well, this was fun, right?" Sakura asked. She looked at the orange bunny that Jenny was holding, "oh, can I see that bunny? It's so cute!"
Jenny nodded, "Yeah, this is really nice, and sure you can see it. Can I see that green bear?" she asked and gestured to the green bear Sakura was holding carefully in her arms.
"Oh, sure," Sakura said. The two exchanged stuffed animals.
"Syaoran gave me it," Jenny explained.
"Cool, and Brendan gave me mine," Sakura added.
The two traded back and talked about.girl stuff, thorough out dinner. Finally the concert was over, and everyone decided that they should go home. "Oh, Jenny, well, Tomoyo, Meilin, Naoko, Chiharu, Rika, and I were planning to go over to Tomoyo's house to prepare for prom on Wednesday. Do you want to join us?" Sakura asked.
Jenny grinned, "Really? Sure, I'd love to," she agreed and walked next to her. Wow, it's great. Syaoran has a girlfriend, and she's really nice. I'm glad he chose someone so kind, Sakura thought.
~~~~~ School on Wednesday ~~~~~
The whole grade was chatting excitedly about the prom. It was now the only thing students could think about. Even though they still had to wait another week until they stepped out of the school.for good most likely, no one cared. Hallways were now the place to shop for dates, arrange meeting times, and yell important messages across the hall. Girls were telling friends about dates, and exchanging makeup tips. Boys were trying to get last minute dates by asking every girl in the hallway, and telling their friends how their date was 'better'. The days were also warm now, and the windows were wide open, carrying the sounds of laughter, competition and insanity out into the streets nearby. Teachers were just trying to keep the school sane.
"Please sit DOWN!" the home economics teacher pleaded. She whipped a bead of sweat from her forehead and bit her lip trying to think of how she could get her class to cooperate when she had unsuccessfully tried at least twenty times, "Okay, if your not in your seats with your books open by the time I count to three, I'm making a complaint, and you may not be able to go to prom!" she threatened. Immediately the class ran to their seats and flipped their books open. "Thank you. Now we are going to make flowers to display on the food tables for prom. I will pass out the materials, and I expect you all to have one finished by the end of class," the teacher said, and started to pass things out to the class.
Syaoran leaned forward and tapped Sakura on the shoulder, "Hey Sakura,"
Sakura turned around, "Yeah?"
"Can you come over to my apartment to help me get ready for prom?" Syaoran said. He thought abut what he had said and decided that it sounded VERY weird.
"Uhh.well I guess so, but I have to go to Tomoyo's house too. Can I come right after school?" she asked.
Syaoran shrugged, "Sure,"
The two talked about how excited they were, and Syaoran successfully made a green flower. Sakura, had made more what looked like a pink used tissue. "Err..Syaoran, can you help me out?" she asked and held up her 'masterpiece'.
Syaoran smirked, "You don't need help with that, Sakura. It looks like a wad of wasted paper already. I think that's good enough," he teased sarcastically.
Sakura glared at him, "Come on Syaoran! Please?"
Syaoran nodded, "Duh I'll help you. I thought we were good enough friends for you to know that," he said and grinned at her.
Sakura smiled and handed him a pink piece of paper, and in a few minutes, it was a pretty flower! Yeah, I'm glad we made this deal. I met Syaoran! I hope we keep in touch in college, since we're going to the same one, Sakura thought and watched him thoughtfully.
Syaoran finished the flower, "Okay Sakura, here it is," he said and showed her the flower. He handed it to Sakura and for a split second his fingers brushing over her milky white skin. She's actually pretty! Haha, well duh she is, but I don't like.like, like her, the thought.
Tomoyo meanwhile was working with Eriol on the flowers. They were very good at it and had made at least a dozen. "Hey, Eriol, you're Syaoran's friend, right?" Tomoyo asked.
Eriol looked up at Tomoyo, "Yeah. Why?"
Tomoyo leaned closer, "It seems strange. Sakura seems to be disappearing a lot lately. I mean, she seems busy,"
Eriol nodded, "Yeah, you mean you think they're hanging out? I agree. It's a been the same with Syaoran,"
"Wonder what they're doing," Tomoyo mumbled. The two then went back to their flowers, both trying to think of answers.
~~~~~ Lunch ~~~~~
Two boys walked across the lawn.
"Hey, ya know in class, Syaoran?"
"Yeah"
"Doesn't it seem like he's always with that girl Sakura?"
"Yeah, I guess. But he's going out with Jenny,"
"Well, maybe they're good friends," one voice concluded.
(sry, just wanted to get the point across that people are starting to get suspicious about how they're always hanging out all of a sudden)
~~~~~ Syaoran's place after school ~~~~~
Syaoran came out of his room with a dressy casual dark green shirt that buttoned down, and a pair of black pants. (I dunno, but he's supposed to look really cute!)
Sakura was sitting by the couch and got up when she heard him coming. "Syaoran, why'd you tell me to come over? You look great already, without my help!" she told him.
Syaoran raised his eyebrow, "I do?"
Sakura grabbed him and made him sit down with her on the couch. "Yeah, you always have. You just need to be confident," she coached. "I can think of a million reasons why Jenny, or any girl should like you,"
Syaoran smirked, "Why am I being coached by a girl about love?"
Sakura grinned, "Because you made a deal," she told him matter-of-factly.
Syaoran grinned and watched as Sakura rummaged through his closet until she pulled out a brown suit. She's actually a really nice person.I mean, she's kind, smart, sporty, and everything. That's why.I think (oh, what'd you think he's gonna say?) she's perfect for the deal. She's really a miracle worker. Brendan should be feeling lucky, he thought.
~~~~~ Tomoyo's mansion~~~~~
Tomoyo walked out of the tiny salon in her mansion. Her hair was up in a bun, and only a few wisps of her dark hair were left down. She was wearing a lavender dress that reached her ankle, and held a pair of purple pumps in her hands. She walked out and made her way down the hallway, and was greeted by Meilin, who was wearing a fiery red shiny tight dress. It only had one strap on the shoulder, and ended right under her knee. Meilin was already wearing high heeled shoes, so when she ran, her shoes clicked against the white marble floor, making a loud ringing sound. "Hey Tomoyo, where's Sakura?" she asked.
Tomoyo walked into a room that had a table full of cosmetics, and a wardrobe on the back. She went over to the mirror by the table, and put long dangling earrings on, "Oh, she told me that she had some business to take care of," Tomoyo told Meilin. "Actually, she's been a little weird these past few weeks, but I trust she'll be here soon,"
At that moment, Sakura walked into the room, "Hey you guys, sorry, I had to- "
"Take care of something. We know," Meilin and Tomoyo said at the same time.
"Err..yeah," Sakura said. She held up the shopping bag she was holding, "I'm gonna take a shower, and then change okay?"
Tomoyo nodded, "Okay, but Rika's using the one on this floor, so go to one of the others,"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, Naoko and Chiharu told me when I came in," she said and decided to go up to the next floor. No one was one the next floor, so Sakura quickly reached the large bathroom. She took a warm shower, and changed into her dress. It was a light pink dress, but it gave a white kind of glow. It was no sleeved, but a transparent kind of fabric was trailing from the side of the sleeve (though it's not much of a sleeve), down to her waist. The lower part of the dress wasn't too flared, but had a long slit on the side that went from her knee to the end, near her ankle. Then she put her regular clothes back into her bag and went back to the others. Now everyone was in the same room, putting makeup, and accessories on. Sakura spotted Jenny in a light orange dress with spaghetti straps. The dress was very fitting, and showed her figure, but wasn't too tight. Her hair was tied into two buns in the back o her head, and she had added sparkles. "Hey Jenny, you look great," she said.
Jenny picked up a light red lipstick, "Really? Thanks, you look great too,"
Sakura started to look through the cosmetics that were displayed on the table, but Tomoyo cut in.
Sakura, can I do your hair and makeup? Please? Its prom night and making your dress is only half I can do to help you look great," Tomoyo blurted before Sakura could say anything. She had done her face already, and altogether she had created a kind of lavender and white look. Her lips were a sparkly light purple, matching her eye liner. She had added a tint of silvery-white blush on, but not enough to make her look too pale. Instead, it gave her a kind of angelic look.
Sakura put her finger to her chin, as if she was in deep thought, "Hmm.why would I want to let my best friend, and great designer do my hair and makeup for prom night?" she said sarcastically. "Of course Tomoyo!" she said and let Tomoyo guide her to a set of chairs on the other side of the room.
Tomoyo sat Sakura down and started to do her best friends hair.by the time Tomoyo was done with Sakura, everyone was watching, since they had finished.
"Err.Tomoyo, you're not doing something too fancy, are you? I mean, it's only prom," Sakura said, confused that Tomoyo was still doing her face.
Tomoyo looked over her shoulder at the others, "It isn't too much, right?"
Meilin grinned, "Nah, If it was we would have stopped you a long time ago," she teased slyly.
"Yeah, see? And.there. All done," Tomoyo finished.
"Go look in the mirror Sakura," Jenny told her and dragged her to the full length mirror.
"You look great," Chiharu assured her and followed with the rest of the group.
Sakura raised her eyebrow and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her pink lips were now a more sparkly pink, and her eye shadow was a shade of light pink, and a little silvery. Her cheeks were tinted pink also. The back of her hair had been pulled back and pinned with a small bobby pin, so it was hard to tell what was holding it up. Part of the many loose strands of hair that usually waved around her face were tied up in two small buns on the side of her head. Sakura grinned in surprise, "Wow, Tomoyo, you didn't have to spend so much time on it, but thanks anyway!" she hugged her friend.
"Okay, but we've gotta go downstairs. The guys should be coming to pick us up around now," Naoko pointed out and opened the door for everyone. The group went downstairs, all eagerly chattering about how excited they were. When they got to the first floor they all went to the large living room. Sakura went over to the window with Jenny to see if they were coming. No site of them yet.
"I wonder what Syao's gonna be wearing," Jenny pondered as she watched a couple heading to the hotel they were having the prom at.
Oh, I can tell you that. He's wearing a dark green button-down shirt and black pants. Don't worry, he looks very cute, Sakura thought, but held her tongue. "Well, I'm not sure, but I'm sure he'll look great," she said.
"Oh, but umm.you don't mind me calling him Syao, do you? I mean, if you don't want me to than I can." Jenny added worried.
"Huh? Oh, that's fine with me. It's cute you have a nickname for him," Sakura pointed out happily.
Jenny grinned, "Yeah, and I trust you that he's gonna look really cute. You guys seem to be really good friends. You hang out together a lot," she observed.
Sakura blushed, "well, we're friends, but I don't think we're really good friends. Well just help each other out with stuff, and everything,"
Jenny nodded and turned back to the window. Yeah, they really are good friends. Maybe they just don't realize it, she thought and looked down at her hands.
Sakura looked at Jenny, "Hey, what's up?"
Jenny looked up and put on a smile, "Nah, just thinkin' 'bout how cute Syaoran's going to look," she lied.
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, he will," she murmured. Then she shook her hands, "Well, yeah he will, but Brendan, he's gonna look great too," she added and blushed. Syaoran's cute, but so is Brendan. And he's my boyfriend, she reminded herself.
"Hey you guys," a voice said from the other side of the window and knocked lightly on the window, right next to Sakura's head.
"HOE?! Oh, hi you guys!" Sakura said when she noticed the guys standing outside. "That wasn't funny Syaoran," she added when she saw that it must have been him, since he seemed to be cracking up.
"What? It wasn't me, it was Brendan," Syaoran said protecting himself.
"Really? Brendan!' she scolded playfully.
The girls then went to meet them by the door. Before they left, a maid took pictures. Then all the couples linked arms and headed to the school.
Jenny leaned on Syaoran's shoulder as they walked. I know Sakura's a really nice person and wouldn't lie, but I still feel suspicious about everything. Syao's a really nice person too, but.doesn't anyone else see that they're together all the time? She thought and looked up at Syaoran. He was looking straight ahead. No, I can't just jump to conclusions, she sighed and leaned on his shoulder again.
"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked.
"Huh? Nothing. Just tired from getting ready," Jenny covered up.
Syaoran laughed, "Hah, I'm lucky. Guys don't need all that preparation,"
Jenny also laughed at that and took her mind away from the bad thoughts that were starting to pour into her head.
"Oh, we're here!" Sakura suddenly squealed and skipped inside the giant hotel.
Author's note: Cliffhanger! Well, kinda. So anyway.Review! Oh, and I'm going to Florida for two weeks in the end of August. One week is in Disney World! Wahoo! Well, getting to the point, that means I won't be writing when I'm there. I'll probably have time to write one more chapter before I leave, and then it's back to school, so I dunno if I'll have lots of time. So.hopefully I'll put the next chapter up before I leave. Byebyes!
Chapter 4: The Preparation Juggling
Author's note: Okay, here's chapter 4! It's not too interesting this chapter, I mean, not much happens, but next chapter is gonna be really important! Hope you like it though! Thankies to people that reviewed! It's more than all of my other fics combined! Hehehe, but thanks! It's nice to know that at least someone's reading your stuff! Hehehe!
DISCLAIMER: As you've heard, I dun own CCS or the characters. BUT, I do own Jenny, Fred, and.Brendan (yup, almost forgot bout him) AND, I only own those three 'cause I made them up with my imagination. Okay, on to the story!
Sakura's slim form lay in her bed in the dark room. Outside no one was on the street yet, since it was only 5:00 am. But every once I a while a woman or man would walk past, on their way to work. Sakura smiled in her sleep. She was having a dream.about prom.
~~~~~ 4:00 pm. ~~~~~
Sakura was now wide awake, and changed, since she was going to meet everyone at Tomoyo's house before they went to the festival. She was wearing a blue jean skirt, and a white short sleeved shirt with cherry blossoms printed on it. She slipped on a pair of clogs and a handbag, and stepped outside. It was a warm and sunny day, and lots of people were out. To bad I don't have time to stop by one of those outdoor cafés, Sakura thought as she passed an arrangement of tables on the sidewalk, most of them filled up. She continued to walk, and after a few blocks, reached a big mansion. Sakura was used to the routine, and calmly rang the bell by the side of the gate and turned towards the television intercom, ready for someone's face to appear any moment.
Sure enough, a maid answered it, "Welcome to Daidouji residence," the woman said. "who's this?"
"Sakura. I'm here to see Tomoyo," Sakura responded.
"Oh, hello Sakura. Going with Ms. Tomoyo to the festival? You'll find her in the game room," the maid told Sakura before the intercom flicked blank and the gate opened.
Sakura nodded and walked inside, where another maid stood waiting to take her jacket.
"Miss, would you like me to take your jacket?" she asked.
Sakura looked back, "Oh, no thanks. But thank you," she said and headed for the back of the mansion to the game room. She opened the door to see that Eriol, Meilin, Fred, Chiharu, Naoko, Rika, and Yamazaki had already arrived.
Tomoyo was sitting on the armchair that Eriol was sitting on, and both were trying to figure out some crossword puzzle, Meilin, Fred, and Brendan were concentrating on beating each other in a friendly, but competitive video game, Yamazaki was telling Naoko a lie about video games, and Chiharu was persuading Rika that they were lies.
"Hey Sakura," Tomoyo greeted Sakura. She jumped off the chair, much to Eriol's disappointment.
"Hey, Tomoyo. Am I late? Almost everyone's here already," Sakura said.
"Nah, and Syaoran and Jenny are still coming," Tomoyo pointed out.
As soon as Tomoyo said that Syaoran walked in with Jenny. "Hey," Syaoran said.
Tomoyo and Sakura turned around, "Oh, hey you guys," both said.
"Well, I guess we should get going," Tomoyo announced to the occupants of the room. Everyone nodded, except Meilin and Fred.
"NO!! We need more time.must win!" Fred said without taking his eyes off the screen.
"Awww.one more minute.YAY!" Meilin cheered as she let go of the controller. "Boo yah! I won!" she teased Fred who smirked.
"What do you have to say?" Meilin asked him.
"Nothing to say," he responded and kissed her on the forehead, "just that you look cute when you're a sore winner," he added slyly.
Meilin crossed her arms, "Whatever. I'll let you off this time,"
Brendan who was also playing walked to Sakura, "Hey Sakura,"
Sakura skipped over to him, "Hey Brendan. You dropped out of the game before?" she asked.
"Yeah, they're way too into it," he said and laughed.
Sakura looked behind them at Meilin and Fred, "Yeah, but that's cute!" she laughed.
~~~~~ The festival! ~~~~~
Sakura walked next to Brendan, closely behind the others. The festival area was quite crowded, for most of the town had the common sense to go outside. Sakura slipped past a big woman with a handful of bags and spotted a ring toss booth, with fluffy stuffed animals for the prizes. "Oh, look over there! I'm gonna go play!" she said, "anyone want to come with me?" she asked and secretly pushed Syaoran towards the booth. "Get Jenny one!" she whispered to him. Most people joined her. Sakura got her rings, but out of the five chances she got, she only got one of them. "Aww." she mumbled and backed away to watch the others.
"Here, let me try," Brendan said and stepped up to the booth. He laid his money on the counter and took his rings. He got all of them! Next to him was Syaoran, who had also gotten all rings in.
Soon enough Syaoran had gotten an orange bunny rabbit, and a small pink bear. "Here Jenny," he said and gave her the bunny.
"Oh, that's so sweet Syao," she said and hugged the blushing Syaoran.
Syaoran nodded and finished his turn. He walked over to Sakura, mostly hidden by the crowd, "Here, I know you like pink, and, well, I don't think I want to keep this," he said and handed her the pink bear. (Aww.the bears!)
"Really? Thank you Syaoran. You're sweet," she told him and patted him on the shoulder.
Syaoran blushed a light pink and walked back to Jenny, who was watching an intense game of ring toss between Meilin and Fred.
Sakura carefully placed the little bear in her bag and watched Brendan.
Brendan was almost out of rings. By the time he was finished he had gotten a green bear, and a blue fuzz ball. "Well, I wanted to get you pink, but they ran out of pink bears, so here's a green one," Brendan told Sakura and gave her the green bear.
Sakura shook her head, "That's okay," she assured him and thanked him. (but she didn't say he's sweet! Hahahaha!)
After that they kept walking, and by the outdoor stage there was a singer performing. They stopped there, and by now the sun was setting, and they decided to get dinner from some food stalls. The guys went to get the food, and Sakura sat down next to Jenny. "Hi, I'm Sakura," she said.
"Oh, hi Sakura, I'm Jenny.well you might already know that," she added and laughed.
"Well, this was fun, right?" Sakura asked. She looked at the orange bunny that Jenny was holding, "oh, can I see that bunny? It's so cute!"
Jenny nodded, "Yeah, this is really nice, and sure you can see it. Can I see that green bear?" she asked and gestured to the green bear Sakura was holding carefully in her arms.
"Oh, sure," Sakura said. The two exchanged stuffed animals.
"Syaoran gave me it," Jenny explained.
"Cool, and Brendan gave me mine," Sakura added.
The two traded back and talked about.girl stuff, thorough out dinner. Finally the concert was over, and everyone decided that they should go home. "Oh, Jenny, well, Tomoyo, Meilin, Naoko, Chiharu, Rika, and I were planning to go over to Tomoyo's house to prepare for prom on Wednesday. Do you want to join us?" Sakura asked.
Jenny grinned, "Really? Sure, I'd love to," she agreed and walked next to her. Wow, it's great. Syaoran has a girlfriend, and she's really nice. I'm glad he chose someone so kind, Sakura thought.
~~~~~ School on Wednesday ~~~~~
The whole grade was chatting excitedly about the prom. It was now the only thing students could think about. Even though they still had to wait another week until they stepped out of the school.for good most likely, no one cared. Hallways were now the place to shop for dates, arrange meeting times, and yell important messages across the hall. Girls were telling friends about dates, and exchanging makeup tips. Boys were trying to get last minute dates by asking every girl in the hallway, and telling their friends how their date was 'better'. The days were also warm now, and the windows were wide open, carrying the sounds of laughter, competition and insanity out into the streets nearby. Teachers were just trying to keep the school sane.
"Please sit DOWN!" the home economics teacher pleaded. She whipped a bead of sweat from her forehead and bit her lip trying to think of how she could get her class to cooperate when she had unsuccessfully tried at least twenty times, "Okay, if your not in your seats with your books open by the time I count to three, I'm making a complaint, and you may not be able to go to prom!" she threatened. Immediately the class ran to their seats and flipped their books open. "Thank you. Now we are going to make flowers to display on the food tables for prom. I will pass out the materials, and I expect you all to have one finished by the end of class," the teacher said, and started to pass things out to the class.
Syaoran leaned forward and tapped Sakura on the shoulder, "Hey Sakura,"
Sakura turned around, "Yeah?"
"Can you come over to my apartment to help me get ready for prom?" Syaoran said. He thought abut what he had said and decided that it sounded VERY weird.
"Uhh.well I guess so, but I have to go to Tomoyo's house too. Can I come right after school?" she asked.
Syaoran shrugged, "Sure,"
The two talked about how excited they were, and Syaoran successfully made a green flower. Sakura, had made more what looked like a pink used tissue. "Err..Syaoran, can you help me out?" she asked and held up her 'masterpiece'.
Syaoran smirked, "You don't need help with that, Sakura. It looks like a wad of wasted paper already. I think that's good enough," he teased sarcastically.
Sakura glared at him, "Come on Syaoran! Please?"
Syaoran nodded, "Duh I'll help you. I thought we were good enough friends for you to know that," he said and grinned at her.
Sakura smiled and handed him a pink piece of paper, and in a few minutes, it was a pretty flower! Yeah, I'm glad we made this deal. I met Syaoran! I hope we keep in touch in college, since we're going to the same one, Sakura thought and watched him thoughtfully.
Syaoran finished the flower, "Okay Sakura, here it is," he said and showed her the flower. He handed it to Sakura and for a split second his fingers brushing over her milky white skin. She's actually pretty! Haha, well duh she is, but I don't like.like, like her, the thought.
Tomoyo meanwhile was working with Eriol on the flowers. They were very good at it and had made at least a dozen. "Hey, Eriol, you're Syaoran's friend, right?" Tomoyo asked.
Eriol looked up at Tomoyo, "Yeah. Why?"
Tomoyo leaned closer, "It seems strange. Sakura seems to be disappearing a lot lately. I mean, she seems busy,"
Eriol nodded, "Yeah, you mean you think they're hanging out? I agree. It's a been the same with Syaoran,"
"Wonder what they're doing," Tomoyo mumbled. The two then went back to their flowers, both trying to think of answers.
~~~~~ Lunch ~~~~~
Two boys walked across the lawn.
"Hey, ya know in class, Syaoran?"
"Yeah"
"Doesn't it seem like he's always with that girl Sakura?"
"Yeah, I guess. But he's going out with Jenny,"
"Well, maybe they're good friends," one voice concluded.
(sry, just wanted to get the point across that people are starting to get suspicious about how they're always hanging out all of a sudden)
~~~~~ Syaoran's place after school ~~~~~
Syaoran came out of his room with a dressy casual dark green shirt that buttoned down, and a pair of black pants. (I dunno, but he's supposed to look really cute!)
Sakura was sitting by the couch and got up when she heard him coming. "Syaoran, why'd you tell me to come over? You look great already, without my help!" she told him.
Syaoran raised his eyebrow, "I do?"
Sakura grabbed him and made him sit down with her on the couch. "Yeah, you always have. You just need to be confident," she coached. "I can think of a million reasons why Jenny, or any girl should like you,"
Syaoran smirked, "Why am I being coached by a girl about love?"
Sakura grinned, "Because you made a deal," she told him matter-of-factly.
Syaoran grinned and watched as Sakura rummaged through his closet until she pulled out a brown suit. She's actually a really nice person.I mean, she's kind, smart, sporty, and everything. That's why.I think (oh, what'd you think he's gonna say?) she's perfect for the deal. She's really a miracle worker. Brendan should be feeling lucky, he thought.
~~~~~ Tomoyo's mansion~~~~~
Tomoyo walked out of the tiny salon in her mansion. Her hair was up in a bun, and only a few wisps of her dark hair were left down. She was wearing a lavender dress that reached her ankle, and held a pair of purple pumps in her hands. She walked out and made her way down the hallway, and was greeted by Meilin, who was wearing a fiery red shiny tight dress. It only had one strap on the shoulder, and ended right under her knee. Meilin was already wearing high heeled shoes, so when she ran, her shoes clicked against the white marble floor, making a loud ringing sound. "Hey Tomoyo, where's Sakura?" she asked.
Tomoyo walked into a room that had a table full of cosmetics, and a wardrobe on the back. She went over to the mirror by the table, and put long dangling earrings on, "Oh, she told me that she had some business to take care of," Tomoyo told Meilin. "Actually, she's been a little weird these past few weeks, but I trust she'll be here soon,"
At that moment, Sakura walked into the room, "Hey you guys, sorry, I had to- "
"Take care of something. We know," Meilin and Tomoyo said at the same time.
"Err..yeah," Sakura said. She held up the shopping bag she was holding, "I'm gonna take a shower, and then change okay?"
Tomoyo nodded, "Okay, but Rika's using the one on this floor, so go to one of the others,"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, Naoko and Chiharu told me when I came in," she said and decided to go up to the next floor. No one was one the next floor, so Sakura quickly reached the large bathroom. She took a warm shower, and changed into her dress. It was a light pink dress, but it gave a white kind of glow. It was no sleeved, but a transparent kind of fabric was trailing from the side of the sleeve (though it's not much of a sleeve), down to her waist. The lower part of the dress wasn't too flared, but had a long slit on the side that went from her knee to the end, near her ankle. Then she put her regular clothes back into her bag and went back to the others. Now everyone was in the same room, putting makeup, and accessories on. Sakura spotted Jenny in a light orange dress with spaghetti straps. The dress was very fitting, and showed her figure, but wasn't too tight. Her hair was tied into two buns in the back o her head, and she had added sparkles. "Hey Jenny, you look great," she said.
Jenny picked up a light red lipstick, "Really? Thanks, you look great too,"
Sakura started to look through the cosmetics that were displayed on the table, but Tomoyo cut in.
Sakura, can I do your hair and makeup? Please? Its prom night and making your dress is only half I can do to help you look great," Tomoyo blurted before Sakura could say anything. She had done her face already, and altogether she had created a kind of lavender and white look. Her lips were a sparkly light purple, matching her eye liner. She had added a tint of silvery-white blush on, but not enough to make her look too pale. Instead, it gave her a kind of angelic look.
Sakura put her finger to her chin, as if she was in deep thought, "Hmm.why would I want to let my best friend, and great designer do my hair and makeup for prom night?" she said sarcastically. "Of course Tomoyo!" she said and let Tomoyo guide her to a set of chairs on the other side of the room.
Tomoyo sat Sakura down and started to do her best friends hair.by the time Tomoyo was done with Sakura, everyone was watching, since they had finished.
"Err.Tomoyo, you're not doing something too fancy, are you? I mean, it's only prom," Sakura said, confused that Tomoyo was still doing her face.
Tomoyo looked over her shoulder at the others, "It isn't too much, right?"
Meilin grinned, "Nah, If it was we would have stopped you a long time ago," she teased slyly.
"Yeah, see? And.there. All done," Tomoyo finished.
"Go look in the mirror Sakura," Jenny told her and dragged her to the full length mirror.
"You look great," Chiharu assured her and followed with the rest of the group.
Sakura raised her eyebrow and stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her pink lips were now a more sparkly pink, and her eye shadow was a shade of light pink, and a little silvery. Her cheeks were tinted pink also. The back of her hair had been pulled back and pinned with a small bobby pin, so it was hard to tell what was holding it up. Part of the many loose strands of hair that usually waved around her face were tied up in two small buns on the side of her head. Sakura grinned in surprise, "Wow, Tomoyo, you didn't have to spend so much time on it, but thanks anyway!" she hugged her friend.
"Okay, but we've gotta go downstairs. The guys should be coming to pick us up around now," Naoko pointed out and opened the door for everyone. The group went downstairs, all eagerly chattering about how excited they were. When they got to the first floor they all went to the large living room. Sakura went over to the window with Jenny to see if they were coming. No site of them yet.
"I wonder what Syao's gonna be wearing," Jenny pondered as she watched a couple heading to the hotel they were having the prom at.
Oh, I can tell you that. He's wearing a dark green button-down shirt and black pants. Don't worry, he looks very cute, Sakura thought, but held her tongue. "Well, I'm not sure, but I'm sure he'll look great," she said.
"Oh, but umm.you don't mind me calling him Syao, do you? I mean, if you don't want me to than I can." Jenny added worried.
"Huh? Oh, that's fine with me. It's cute you have a nickname for him," Sakura pointed out happily.
Jenny grinned, "Yeah, and I trust you that he's gonna look really cute. You guys seem to be really good friends. You hang out together a lot," she observed.
Sakura blushed, "well, we're friends, but I don't think we're really good friends. Well just help each other out with stuff, and everything,"
Jenny nodded and turned back to the window. Yeah, they really are good friends. Maybe they just don't realize it, she thought and looked down at her hands.
Sakura looked at Jenny, "Hey, what's up?"
Jenny looked up and put on a smile, "Nah, just thinkin' 'bout how cute Syaoran's going to look," she lied.
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, he will," she murmured. Then she shook her hands, "Well, yeah he will, but Brendan, he's gonna look great too," she added and blushed. Syaoran's cute, but so is Brendan. And he's my boyfriend, she reminded herself.
"Hey you guys," a voice said from the other side of the window and knocked lightly on the window, right next to Sakura's head.
"HOE?! Oh, hi you guys!" Sakura said when she noticed the guys standing outside. "That wasn't funny Syaoran," she added when she saw that it must have been him, since he seemed to be cracking up.
"What? It wasn't me, it was Brendan," Syaoran said protecting himself.
"Really? Brendan!' she scolded playfully.
The girls then went to meet them by the door. Before they left, a maid took pictures. Then all the couples linked arms and headed to the school.
Jenny leaned on Syaoran's shoulder as they walked. I know Sakura's a really nice person and wouldn't lie, but I still feel suspicious about everything. Syao's a really nice person too, but.doesn't anyone else see that they're together all the time? She thought and looked up at Syaoran. He was looking straight ahead. No, I can't just jump to conclusions, she sighed and leaned on his shoulder again.
"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked.
"Huh? Nothing. Just tired from getting ready," Jenny covered up.
Syaoran laughed, "Hah, I'm lucky. Guys don't need all that preparation,"
Jenny also laughed at that and took her mind away from the bad thoughts that were starting to pour into her head.
"Oh, we're here!" Sakura suddenly squealed and skipped inside the giant hotel.
Author's note: Cliffhanger! Well, kinda. So anyway.Review! Oh, and I'm going to Florida for two weeks in the end of August. One week is in Disney World! Wahoo! Well, getting to the point, that means I won't be writing when I'm there. I'll probably have time to write one more chapter before I leave, and then it's back to school, so I dunno if I'll have lots of time. So.hopefully I'll put the next chapter up before I leave. Byebyes!