Disclaimer:- I still don't own CCS.
Previously:-
"You do realize you're infuriating all the time don't you? " Sakura said raising an eyebrow.
" Oh, I'm not like that all the time!" Syaoran answered blinking, trying to look all innocent. Sakura looked confuddled.
" I mean, sarcasm is just one other service I offer along side it! " He said, grinning arrogantly.
Sakura sweatdropped and smiled "You're so infuriating !"
Syaoran smirked and poked her nose playfully "and don't you forget it "
Chap 8:- Revenge gone wrong
Sakura and Syaoran walked into the theater, carrying the drinks and the pop corn.
Syaoran found some really good seats near the middle center of the theater. The slightly dim lights were still on inside and he could see a lot of kids, some grownups, and even a few teenage couples near the left side.
Some of the latter were hardly aware of their surroundings, they were instead kissing with a fierce intensity.
Syaoran screwed up his face in disgust and rolled his eyes. He went and took a seat far way from the kissing couples.
The movie was actually very good, it had lots of action and plenty of parts when Sakura held her breath, eyes wide as she stared at the movie screen.
When the movie finally ended Sakura had a big grin on her face. But, when she started to get up, she realized that something was holding her down... more like someone...
Syaoran.
During the movie, though neither of them had noticed it, he had wrapped one arm around her waist and she had wrapped one arm around his shoulders.
They both blushed bright red when they noticed this.
Syaoran and Sakura removed their hands quickly and they felt a strange twinge as they did so.
But obviously them being the dense person they are, put the feeling down to the clammy theatre atmosphere.
Both of them went out of the theatre each lost in their own thoughts, although the pinkness in their cheeks can still be seen.
Sakura laughed suddenly startling Syaoran " That was the most wonderful movie I saw in a while "
Syaoran smirked "Beats Titanic any day ! Although the ending was quite obvious "
Sakura frowned " I wouldn't say that, I really thought this Alex guy would get Gina in the end..."
" But I suppose, Jamey was having a better shot at getting her from the beginning, since they were best friends and all, but both of them were really hell bent on telling everyone their relationship was platonic though" Sakura continued ranting thoughtfully.
Syaoran merely rolled his eyes.
" Hey are you alright? It's not like you to be so, well, quiet " Sakura asked tilting her head in confusion.
" I'm glad you noticed. I thought you were enchanted with the sound of your own voice and I decided not to disturb your self obsession" Syaoran said smirking pleasantly.
Sakura gasped and pointed furiously at Syaoran .
" Me? You call me? Self-obsessed? You of all big-headed people call me self-obsessed? Do you know the meaning of irony? " she said accusingly.
Syaoran smiled "Hm, Now that I think of it, there's not much for you to be self-obsessed about is there? "
"Oh, I suppose, Mr. frost bite here has a lot of good points huh?" Sakura said faking a yawn.
" I'm sure you attract girls by the dozen. Girls that haven't grown eyes and brains that is " she finished of with a smile.
Syaoran smirked " Believe me I do attract girls with brain and eyes, I had a huge fan club back at the school days " he said thoughtfully
" I didn't know you had a fan club. Does it have a name? Was it called after your class type? " Sakura asked amused.
Syaoran frowned " My class type? "
" Yup, you are The Syaoran, class type stupidicus-dorkus " Said the still extremely amused Sakura.
Syaoran scowled " Very funny, but no it didn't have a name, the weird part is that they didn't even go to my school "
" Obviously. " Sakura snorted. " If they did, they would've know that you have the personality of a sick cactus. "
Syaoran glared at her. " As I was saying, they all adored me because I'm handsome and perfect."
" And vain. " Sakura piped in.
Syaoran rolled his eyes. " Oh you have seen right through me. "
" I know " Sakura wisely nodded. " You're also jealous that I have better hair then you. "
" Oh that must be it. " Syaoran said in a deadpan voice.
" Mmhmm! You know some day I might be willing to swap hair secrets with you. "
Syaoran smirked " My hair maybe messy... "
Then in a low husky voice " but chicks dig it don't they?" he said with a mischievous smile on his face.
Sakura's jaws dropped ' Did Syaoran just say what I think he did?'
She blinked and then smiled " oh sure, they dig it alright ! The it part being a 6 feet grave to bury themselves in as soon as they catch a glimpse of your wild hair "
" Why are we talking about this again? " Syaoran wondered as they walked in the direction of the parking lot.
" Because you are jealous of me and need counseling. Not everyone can be as great as I am Syaoran, you are just going to have to get over that fact! " Sakura said with a sigh.
They continued to argue and bicker all the way to the parking lot, at the parking lot , and on the way to a restaurant.
They dined at a place called Tenshi Miko.
" I can't believe you ate an entire basket of cheese rolls. " Syaoran said sounding disdainful.
" It wasn't I who ate two hamburgers and some chicken nuggets! " Sakura shot back.
" What did you expect? You stole my cheese rolls ! "
" It's your fault for not getting my order right! "
" What? "
" You know I believe this all comes from your jealousy of my hair. "
" And you call me vain? "
" Yes. " Sakura chirped innocently as they walked out of the restaurant. "Oh and Syaoran ?"
"Hm?"
" I'm driving. "
" It's my car. So I drive " Syaoran scoffed as they walked toward his vehicle.
" Yes but it's my life and I choose TO LIVE! " Sakura shouted the last part before snatching the keys out of his hand and racing to the drivers side.
She hopped in and locked the door behind her.
Syaoran tapped on the glass. " Open up " He ordered.
" What are you going to do?" She said in a sing song voice.
He leaned into the window to prove his point. " Something horrible "
Sakura stuck out her tongue. " oooh very scary Syaoran "
" It will involve all the stuffed animal collections that you keep on your room "
"How do you know that I still have my stuffed toys?"
"Oh so you do have them, I just guessed it " Syaoran said smiling haughtily.
Sakura scowled " You're good "
" I know "
" But then again, you don't know where my house is, so you can't do anything !" Sakura exclaimed happily .
" Believe me Sakura, I do know where your house is, I saw it in your Bachelor application form "
" WHAT? " She screamed and scowling she unlocked the car and hopped out, bopping Syaoran with the door.
" You really are cruel! " She huffed as she flounced over to the passengers side.
Syaoran smirked and buckled his seat belt before turning on the car. Sakura shivered and clenched her eyes shut in preparation for the wild ride she was in for.
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Sakura kept her eyes clenched shut during the entire trip, but she could tell from the amount of swaying and careening around that Syaoran was still driving like some drunk maniac.
Once the car rolled to a stop Sakura leaped out and ran for her life up the side walk before collapsing at the mansion door.
"I hope you die a horrible and painful death " Sakura said heaving to catch her breath and glared at him.
" Glad you enjoyed the date too Sakura " Syaoran said grinning at her.
Sakura stuck out her tongue, sneering playfully " Dumb jerk "
" Wow, what a great come back " Syaoran said rolling eyes.
" I'll get back at you for this Syaoran! " Sakura said challengingly.
"Oh I'm terrified " was the sarcastic reply
" But first, I have to visit the doctors to see if I've got brain damage on bumping on the car door so many times " Sakura said scoffing as they went inside the mansion.
" Impossible " Syaoran said smirking " You had brain loss as a child. "
" You are unbearable. " Sakura yelled rolling her eyes as they reached the stairs leading to their separate rooms
" I try to be " Syaoran amiably said shooting her a grin.
Sakura laughed " You know I think I'll write a book about this. It will be titled ' How I dated a jerk and survived ' pretty catchy huh? "
" mmhm" Syaoran said amused
" I'm sure it would be a bestseller for all the spurned girlfriends of villains! I will strike a chord among millions!" Sakura said smiling gleefully.
"Good luck with that, Stuffed animal collector "
" Thank you, Egoistical dork "
" You're welcome, stupid wench "
Before Sakura could continue she was interrupted by an irate looking camera man .
" Incase you haven't noticed, we really need to finish this episode " the cameraman yelled in frustration.
Sakura scoffed " This is a major déjà vu, why is he like that anyway ? "
Syaoran nodded " I'll say... PMS, maybe?"
"Eww! He's a man, Syaoran, not a woman... hahaha. It'd be funny though." Sakura said giggling.
" Maybe he's a transvestite..." Syaoran said smirking.
The cameraman merely raised an eyebrow at the pair.
Sakura rolled her eyes " Good night Syaoran " she said and went in the direction of her room.
Syaoran watched her retreating form and softly said " Night, Sakura".
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As Sakura was getting into her room hall she saw Sandy explaining her time on the date.
Sandy giggled "Oh girls, you should've seen him, he was such a romantic "
Sakura looked confused 'What the heck is she talking about?'
Sandy continued unaware of Sakura's presence " He is an excellent driver too, It was so perfect "
Sakura looked at her with surprise and nearly had a fit. They tried to make each other jealous!
Sandy didn't have the greatest time, in fact, she was not less than petrified on the car ride, and probably thought the best part was the fashion explanation in the village.
The rest of the date Sandy was busy glaring at Brianna.
Sakura snorted and this got the girls attention they soon flocked over to her and started the twenty question routine.
" Give me, like, every single dirty detail! " Kourin yelled loudly.
" Where did you guys go anyway?" Kasumi asked.
Sakura rolled her eyes at the over-enthusiastic bunch of girls "We went to a movie and a restaurant "
The girls sighed in happiness " A romance flick ? "
Sakura smirked " Nah, it had a lot of action and comedy in it, and yes a little of romance too" and seeing the wild gleam in all the girls eyes Sakura raised a hand to shush them.
"But not the dirty slobbery kind of romance you guys think" Sakura said .
Before the girls could question her further, Sakura was dragged away by Kasumi, Naoko, Kourin and Airo .
"Just thought we'd save you from them " Kasumi said smiling at Sakura.
Then the girls went to back to talking with Sandy and Brianna joined them.
"You know, Brianna just went on and on about her great time at the date " Naoko said frowning.
Kasumi nodded her head.
"Did they really have a great time?" Airo asked making sure that Sandy and Brianna were far away from hearing.
Sakura shook her head " Sandy was just irritated and annoyed the whole time, the only part she liked was the explanation of the ancient fashion town by a tour guide"
"An ancient fashion town?" Naoko asked with a raised eyebrow.
Sakura smiled "Yeah, it was a major fashion centre in those days "
Kasumi's eye sparkled " I'm so happy, even the ancients know the ways of life "
Airo and Kourin cheered the Ancient wisdom.
Sakura sweat dropped and Naoko shook her head in disbelief.
"And Brianna couldn't stop hitting on Syaoran, he didn't like it, and she got really nauseous by his driving "
"Is he that bad?" Naoko asked.
"Worse, the guy who gave him a license should be shot " Sakura replied dully.
The girls giggled.
Sakura barely stifled a yawn "Sorry girls, I'm going to bed now it was a very tiring day"
Kourin smiled slyly " Syaoran must've worn you out, huh?"
Sakura rolled her eyes " Ignoring the dirty innuendo, yes he did , Good night girls"
"Night Sakura " They said in unison.
Sakura went to her room all the while formulating her plan of revenge tomorrow on Syaoran.
'He's going down' was her last thought before sleep claimed her.
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The morning sun was just beginning to rise at the Li mansion and our favorite sarcastic bachelor could be seen putting on his jogging dress and shoes.
Syaoran is a regular jogger and an exerciser, he finds early morning work outs a lot relaxing.
Our sneaky little card mistress happened to witness this routine of Syaoran one day, and that is why she is now seated on the branch of a tall tree under which she saw him doing his exercise.
Sakura smirked at her devious little plot.
' Trying to irritate Syaoran early in the morning is the most amazing way to start your day' Sakura thought.
She grinned humorlessly at her own jibe. Buckling down and swinging herself into a ready position, she ran through her mental checklist one last time.
1. Fill balloons with ink.
Check.
2. Climb tall tree and conceal presence there.
Check.
3. Wait for target to walk past and drop it directly over head.
Status pending…
Sure, it isn't the most wisest revenge plan we would come up with but hey this is Sakura we are talking about so, this plot is devious for people her range.
Suddenly, there was a rustle of the nearby trees and she immediately knew that it was Syaoran.
' I just have to drop them right over his head!' Sakura's heart leapt.
The only thing was- Syaoran wasn't standing directly under her. In fact, he was a bit higher up, and a little to the right.
Straddling the branch, Sakura scooted forward, suppressing the growl that threatened to surface with the grating of bark against inner thigh.
Syaoran turned around to the other side and did some back flips..
Shoot! Now she'd have to shift again! Leaning more to the right, she extending her reach as much as possible, every limb stretching to its' limit.
She sighed in relief as she finally had the balloon positioned perfectly over his head- only to realize that she had absolutely no hold on a branch whatsoever.
Her legs trembled once before losing their grip completely, sending Sakura plummeting towards the ground.
She gasped as she felt her sudden weightlessness, wind rushing past her ears in a dizzying flurry. Syaoran looked up sharply, and reacting on lightening-fast reflexes, held out his arms.
Sakura landed in them neatly, her slight weight barely jarring his frame as she impacted. Seconds later a splash was heard beside Syaoran.
He turned around and saw the ground with lots of ink and a torn piece of balloon near it.
Syaoran figured out what was happening in no time.
Mean while Sakura was taking several deep breaths, in an attempt to force the manic rush of adrenaline making her heart pound and her legs shake to calm.
She was alive. She was uninjured. She was…in Syaoran's arms.
Blinking her emerald eyes she turned her head slowly, coming eye to eye with a very annoyed Syaoran.
As casually as she could manage, she smiled and said " Hi, lovely trees ne?"
Syaoran growled.
Sakura gulped ' oh boy this might get messy' she thought frightfully.
"Sakura " Syaoran's voice was deliberately clipped and his eyebrows were furrowed "please tell me you didn't just jump from that tree trying to put ink on my head "
"I didn't just jump from that tree trying to put ink on your head ."
She felt an irritated growl rumble low in his throat. Hoping the cute tactic would work she blinked innocently and donned her best smile.
"Oh hell no. That look isn't getting you anywhere. You get me pissed too much as it is, I don't need you dropping out of the fucking sky to prove it "
Sakura gave out a nervous laugh at the scowling Syaoran.
" Honestly, what were you thinking? You could've broke your neck you crazy klutz ! " Syaoran said giving her a glare when he said the last part.
Sakura blinked, she didn't know whether to be happy for his concern or angry that he managed to insult her.
She was unceremoniously flung over his shoulder, his strong arm hooked in the crook of her knees to keep her from tumbling.
" I'm taking you back in, and for god's sake, try to repress your tree climbing plans from now on. With your clumsiness it's almost a given you'll fall again, and I won't always be there to catch you."
"As you wish, master Syaoran " Sakura said sarcastically.
Syaoran paused for a moment. "You sound like Wei, except for the sarcasm. I could get used to hearing that, although I'd rather hear you call me Lord Syaoran."
Sakura could hear the smug grin in his tone. She immediately bristled. "The only name you're going to be hearing out of me are on you being the Lord with a stick way up your --"
Syaoran's hold on Sakura's legs suddenly went slack and the young girl shrieked as she felt gravity's alarming pull.
Acting on self-preservation instincts alone she immediately clamped her arms around Syaoran's back. She managed to suspend herself that way, upside down, for a full five seconds before she lost her hopeless battle and found herself kissing dirt.
Syaoran's infuriating laughter drifted over her.
" Nice young ladies don't even consider saying things like that. You're such a wench, Sakura" With that final snicker he sauntered away, chuckling to himself the whole time.
Sakura fumed from her undignified position on the forest floor and heard Syaoran's parting words.
"Find the way out on your own, wench "
Sakura scowled " So much for the concern on breaking my neck" she said to herself and got up shakily and began her journey back into the mansion.
A/n: Thanks to: Cookiez, Animefreakkagome, cherryxxblossom, a little someone, midnite-goddess, Kitty Meow-Mix23, cloverluck11, Tella, candy-chan-chan, cute-mistress-paige, mystiekaye, Daisuke-fan-gurl, fireflower,lovergirl, lionessmama and skai for their wonderful reviews.
Tella: Yeah, fan fiction thinks they are doing a great detective job tracking down all the rule breakers, feh, won't I like to tell them the truth! I was banned from updating for about 9 days or so...i'm glad you like my version of the show, i'll talk to you later then ja ne!
a little someone: i really like ur pen name, it's nice. I'm glad you like my story and thank you for reviewing! ja ne!
cherryxxblossom: hehehe.. maybe the 29$ was a lot too exaggerating.. hehe.. Brianna's leg was under the seat so that's why she stepped on the brakes by mistake...u want to sit with Syaoran in the car ? I don't think that's good idea...-giggles- unless u have a strange fetish for maniac drivers... Ja ne !
candy-chan-chan:believe me i know the consequences of too much coffee...oh boy, it led me to do the most emberassing thing ever...but something good did come out of it..hehe...hope u liked the chap ja ne !