From the reviews, it looks like everyone's glad that Li finally figured it out. Sorry this was kinda late. It wouldnt let me log in so I could update. Gomen!
Love 4rm a Game
Chapter 14
Stupid Everything!
Tomoyo and Eriol came back from a slightly ( more like 2 hours) extended lunch date and saw Li asleep on the couch with the television still on. Eriol walked over and turned it off. Tomoyo, thinking that Sakura, too, was asleep, slid quietly into their room, but found her sitting on the floor, meditating. Smiling, Tomoyo took out something from the bag she was holding and threw it at Sakura, who, instinctively, caught it.
Sakura opened one eye and looked at what was just thrown at her. In her hand was a black, knee-length, a-line skirt. Tomoyo threw two more articles of clothing at her friend and skipped out. Looking at the other two pieces, her eyes grew narrow and a growl came from her throat. One was a green, tight looking, off-the-shoulder top and the other was a golden ring belt.
" Tomoyo! What's this suppose to be!" she yelled, still sitting on the floor.
Tomoyo turned around while on the floor herself and grinned. She told Sakura it was for their dinner tonight. Sakura questioned on. Tomoyo explained that she and Eriol made reservations for the four of them to go to a fancy Hawaiian restaurant and that she had wanted Sakura to wear that. Sakura rolled her eyes and gave a sarcastic 'joy'.
Tomoyo responded with another smile and , " I'm glad!"
Sakura sighed and put the pieces together on the floor, forming the outfit. She frowned and folded the clothes and placed it on her bed. Wonderful.
Putting her hair in a low ponytail, she headed out the hotel room and into the elevator. The minute she walked into it, her nose scrunched up. It was the three oh-so-preppy girls--Katie, Susan and Kaitlyn. Sakura groaned and leaned against the wall opposite of the preps.
" Hey, girls. Look who we haven't seen in a long time," Katie said, with an egotistic grin, pointing at Sakura.
Rolling her eyes and walking out the elevator as the doors opened, Sakura replied, " And I was having such a nice time without having to see your ugly faces." She left them with their mouths hanging.
Sakura left the hotel and strolled the streets of Hawaii. She passed flower shops, restaurants and clubs. She stopped in front of a gift shop and decided to buy some things for the brother and dad. Walking in, she spotted a set of Hawaiian necklaces for men. They were bead necklaces with a different word on each bronze tag. One said 'harmony' and the other said 'peace'. She took them in her hands and looked them through. Nodding, she went to the counter and paid for the gifts.
As she walked out with her bag, she literally ran into Sanjiro. " It seems like we're always bumping into each other, Sakura," he chuckled.
" I'll say," she repiled, dusting the invisible dust from her shoulders. Running a hand back through the loose strands of hair, she sighed and mumbled, " See ya." Sanjiro said his 'bye' and they parted.
Tonight I gotta go to that stupid dinner date..Stupid Tomoyo..Stupid clothes..Grrr
She walked down the sidewalk full of people walking here and there. Thinking back at the clothes that were once in her hands, she frowned. The thought of having to wear that 'horrid' outfit made her shiver.
After mindlessly wandering about the busy streets for half an hour, Sakura decided to head back to the hotel to see what else Tomoyo had in store for her.
She walked through the door to find Li running around the room while being chased by Kaitlyn. Li was yelling for help while the other two just stood on the side lines, apparently amused.
Sakura couldn't help but give out a few chuckles herself at the amusing site. Having had her fun, she decided to step in( they were messing up her hotel room). As soon as Li had passed by her, Sakura stepped in and held Kaitlyn in her place. Kaitlyn froze and, out of the blue, yelled, " Like, get your dirty body away from me!" At that point, Sakura was ready to hurt her in a way unimaginable but kept her cool and just pushed her against the wall.
Glaring at the prep, Sakura pointed at the door and managed to say a kind 'get out'. Kaitlyn stood up and headed for the open door with the other two following her, laughing. Susan got a little 'I told you so' into their conversation as they left.
She slowly moved to where Li was laying, which was on the couch, in a very exhausted position with his body sprawled out over the sitting area. Shaking her head, she commented, " I leave for half an hour and come back to find you making a mess of the hotel room."
He put his hands up in defense. " It wasn't my fault! I was sleeping and I guess the others left without locking the door and they must have come in. Then when I woke up, Kaitlyn had her big face in front of me," he replied, sitting back up.
She stared at him like he was a stranger. He returned her puzzled stare with a questioning look. She answered his unasked question. " The Li that I met would have been playing along with that girl." She paused and leisurely,put her hands behind herher. "Looks like you've changed in these last two weeks."
Running a hand back through his chocolate brown hair, he mumbled a 'maybe' and stared at the blank television screen. An awkward silence filled the room as the two stared at the t.v and floor. Just as one of them were about to speak, Tomoyo came bursting into the room.
" I'm ba-ack!" she said in a singsong voice. Sakura and Li simutaneously turned their heads toward the door. Eriol walked in with a tired look and Tomoyo smiled. Leaning on his arm, she asked, " Are you read for the dinner date? We're leaving at 5." Sakura glanced at her watch, which read 4:15.
Sakura trudged to her room and closed the door. Her eyes fell on the clothes that were still on her bed. Slowly, she dragged herself over to the laid out outfit. Picking up the pieces, she grumbled into the bathroom to change.
Tomoyo waited outside the restroom for what seemed like forever. After about 15 minutes, Sakura came out, dressed in the entire outfit. The top fitted perfectly on her curves and the skirt flowed as she moved. Her belt laid limp around her small waist. A smile crossed Tomoyo's lips as she rushed to Sakura, sat her in front of the mirror and started on her hair.
Sakura rolled her eyes and asked, " Why do you wanna do my hair? We're only gonna eat some stupid food."
Tomoyo lowered her head and whispered into Sakura's ear. " Don't you want to look nice for Li? You know you want to," she said, nudging Sakura. Rolling her eyes again, she gave an expression of wanting to throw up, though somewhere deep in the back of her head, she felt that Tomoyo was...right? Tomoyo finished fifteen minutes later. Sakura's hair was in a loose bun with falling strands framing her face. Letting out an exhausted sigh, Sakura stood up and walked out the bedroom.
Syaoran looked up and stared at her. He said her name as though he was asking if it was her. " Sakura?.."
" What?" she snapped, walking over the door.
Syaoran shook his head and stood up. Sakura glanced at him and soon found herself staring. Syaoran was wearing black slacks, a dark green shirt and a black blazer over the shirt. His hair was more unruly than ever. Sakura caught herself staring and was glad that Li didn't notice.
Turning around, she stepped out the door. " Let's get this thing over with," she murmured, slipping on her heels andgoing out into the hallway. She stood there for a while, waiting for them to finish getting ready. Then, out of nowhere, someone crashed right into her.
" Like, oh my gosh! I'm sorry!" apologized the person.
That sounds like... She turned over and saw the one who collided into her. " Preppy # 2?"
Preppy # 2 ( Kaitlyn) stood there speechless when she realized who she crashed into. " Kinomoto?" Kaitlyn looked like she had seen a ghost and was frozen in place.
The others heard the crash and ran to the door to see what had happened. Kaitlyn looked up and saw Syaoran. Her eyes widened even more and she was on the verge of fainting. Her eyes closed and she fell towards Sakura. Quickly sitting up, Sakura held her hands out and caught Kaitlyn as she fell. Sakura, Li, Eriol and Tomoyo all looked at each as Sakura held the limp body of Kaitlyn.
" What am I supposed to do with this?" Sakura asked, holding up the knocked-out prep.
Sorry it's taken me so long!
It looks like Sakura and Syaoran are having a change of feelings for each other. Will the double dinner date push them to their limits and confess their true feelings? Will they realize the feelings at all? Find all this and more next time on Love 4rm a Game!
