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A/N: Thank you thank you thank you for all who reviewed! Sorry this one got out TOO LONG… got caught up with the farwell parties and the malling since classes are over. Well anywayz, at least it DID got out right?
Summary: Kinomoto Sakura and Hiiragizawa Eriol are best of friends, seems perfect for each other. Syaoran Li is a teen sensation, engaged to a lovely singer named Tomoyo Daidouji. Hmmm… seems like Cupid got something mixed up… how will he fix this mess?
Chapter 3: To Start the Romance at the Cinema
"Oh Tomoyo! I would like you to meet the husband of my very dear cousin Nadeshiko and his children," Sonomi gestured as she lets go of the tight hug she gave her daughter. "These are… Fujitaka, Touya and… Sakura Kinomoto," she introduced the members of the Kinomoto family.
Sakura bowed to her as she tries to smile and hide the sinking feeling that she knew the girl.
Tomoyo looked at each one as she bows down too when they did. Her eyes fell on the auburn haired girl, Sakura, and smiled when she smiled. 'Where have I seen her before?' she asked herself with the same confused thought.
"And this young man is Eriol Hiiragizawa," Sonomi continued as she turns to the raven haired boy with glasses.
Tomoyo turned to him and they were both caught in a stare before bowing in respect, not a single thought coming to their mind.
"And everybody, I want to you to meet my daughter, Tomoyo and her fiancée… Li Syaoran," Sonomi introduced the other two.
Syaoran bowed down as Tomoyo waved since she had bowed down when they were introduced to her.
Syaoran caught Sakura's gaze when he errected his back from the bow, as Sakura was caught in his. Their surroundings seems to disappear with their day dream.
"How about I treat you all for lunch huh?" Fujitaka suggested as soon as thr silence was filling up between them.
Everybody nodded cheerfully as they head towards their car. Sakura, Eriol, Touya, and Fujitaka on their Expedition, while Sonomi, Tomoyo, and Syaoral heads for Sonomi's Ford, driven by her personal driver.
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"Mrs. Daidouji's daughter seems nice," Sakura remarked as soon as the car started moving.
"I hear she's the same age as you Sakura," Fujitaka informed her, seeing the interest of his daughter to befriend the young singer.
"Then it's amazing how successful she already is at a young age," Eriol commented as he turns his attention from the window to Sakura's bright face.
"Hey… what do you mean by looking at me," Sakura reacted instantly as soon as she saw Eriol playful gaze at her.
"Oh nothing…" Eriol replied with a hint of trying to start an argument.
"Don't start it smarty pants…" Sakura warned him with a playful glare.
"You two just couldn't get enough of each other do you?" Touya butted in with one of his highly praised teases. "You always gotta find a way to flirt," he added with his menacing laugh.
Eriol and Sakura both looked down with faces all red, feeling their body shrinking with embarrassment.
Fujitaka laughed loud as well as the car halts to a stop in front of a red stop light. "Leave them alone now Touya," Fujitaka told his oldest child after the long laugh.
Sakura and Eriol looked at each other, still feeling the warmth on their cheeks and simply smiled. They were happy to be close, and it should always be the way it is…
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"How do you find Japan so far?" Sonomi asked, referring to her daughter's fiancée.
"Very… welcoming…" Syaoran answered as he turns to Tomoyo before giggling.
"Welcoming?" Sonomi repeated at a loss. "Why? How did they welcome you? And what is SO funny," she continuously asked as she looks at Syaoran and Tomoyo alternately with her confused gaze.
"Because the moment they saw us, a mob instantly had us on the run around the airport," Tomoyo explained between chuckles. "You don't know how happy we were when you told me where to go," she added as a sweet remark.
"Oh…" Sonomi reacted dumbstruckted. "Well you should've anticipated it since you two are teen sensations," she told them enthusiastically.
"I know mom," Tomoyo replied with a giggle. "Hey, the girl back there seems nice… Sakura… isn't it?" she suddenly felt the urge to open up the topic about her.
"I think she's the same age as you… and she's studying Mechanical Engineering in England," Sonomi explained, seeing her daughter's interest in her friend's own.
"And you know… she seems very familiar," Tomoyo added as if she was pulled into a trance. "Like I've seen her before…" she trailed off.
"Maybe you two have seen each other when you were still little," Sonomi tried to explain to her.
"Maybe…" Tomoyo said with a sigh.
'She thinks so too? Weird…' Syaoran thought to himself.
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"Thank you for the wonderful lunch Mr. Kinomoto," Tomoyo expressed her gratitude with a bow as soon as they walked out of the doors of the expensive resturant of Hinageshi.
"You're welcome Tomoyo," Fujitaka replied with one of his kind smiles.
Tomoyo bowed in front of everybody, followed by Syaoran. Sakura and Eriol did the same and they smiled as soon as they all managed to look up to each other.
"Hey! How about we all go out tomorrow?" Tomoyo suggested cheerily. "We only have a few more days to goof around before the concert," she pointed out as she looks at Sakura and Eriol.
"Why not?" Sakura replied excitedly. "Could we go father?" she turned to Fujitaka with a pleading expression.
"Sure thing dear," Fujitaka replied with a kind nod.
"Then it's all set!" Tomoyo exclaimed, unlikely immodest. "We'll meet tomorrow in front of THAT fountain at 8 o'clock in the morning okay?" she informed them as she points out the elegant fountain in front of the restaurant.
"Okay then… Tomorrow at 8," Sakura repeated with a smile, glacing over to Syaoran like he glanced at her. "Bye!" she waved her hand as they enters the Expedition again.
"Bye!" Tomoyo waved too as their Ford arrives.
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"Hmmm… Gotta deal with the arrows first…" Cupid whispered to himself as he hides behind an alley's wall and rubs his temples.
He conjured an arrow and his bow as he points it to Sakura and fires before she completely steps in, in their car.
A perfect hit on her heart!
He conjured another one arrow and points at Syaoran as he opens the door for Tomoyo and fires.
Another perfect hit!
"That oughta get things started…" he said to himself rather loudly as he turns around into the alley.
Two old and huge bullies looked at him mischievously, one playing with a club in his hand, and both giggling with complete evil.
"Uh…" Cupid trailed off. "Bye!" he motioned his hand in a wave as a sweat drops and he shimmers away in a swirl of little pink hearts.
The two bullies are left dumbstrucked, blinking and rubbing their eyes 'til they fall out, not believing what they just saw.
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"Hey guys!" Tomoyo exclaimed as soon as she saw Sakura and Eriol arrive, looking for them.
Tomoyo and Syaoran decided to arrive a little early so that they would turn just a few heads. They're both still geared with their dark sunglasses and this time with casual clothes and caps.
"Hey!" Sakura waved to them as she and Eriol runs towards them. They were both wearing casual clothes as well and caps, all except for the sunglasses.
"Where do you wanna go?" Tomoyo asked as she and Syaoran stands up to accommodate them.
"How about the movies?" Eriol spoke up with a suggestion.
Everybody nodded.
"Sure, c'mon!" Sakura exclaimed as they walked towards the movie house.
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"What movie do you wanna watch?" Tomoyo asked as they arrived at the movie house and bought all their snacks which were mostly consists of popcorn, sofdrinks, and other junkfoods.
"What about…" Sakura started as she eyes the titles on the top of the ticket booths. "A Series of Unfortunate Events?" she finished with a question as she smiles sheepishly with a huge sweat drop.
"That's for kiddies," Eriol teased her.
Sakura made a hurt but playful expression.
"Okay… how about… The Notebook?" Tomoyo suggested as she smiles at Syaoran.
"Nah… Too mushy," Syaoran finally spoke up.
"Then what do you wanna watch?" Sakura and Tomoyo asked in unintentionally in unison as they both giggle at the awkward choral question.
Syaoran and Eriol looked at each other and smiled mischievously as they dragged the two girls to the one of the ticket booths.
"Constantine," the girls exclaimed as the two guys bought the tickets.
"C'mon," Syaoran invited Tomoyo, slightly glancing to Sakura's way.
"It'll be fun," Eriol added as he drags Sakura towards the cinema.
Sakura moaned silently as she glances over to Syaoran, who was dragging Tomoyo. 'What's wrong with me?' she asked herself as she looks hurtingly at Eriol. 'Oh Eriol…' she added.
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Once inside the cinema, the movie was already starting and they decided to take a seat just a few rows from the large screen in the order: Eriol, Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo. Placing their drinks at the side of their seats, and opening their popcorns, they sat back to enjoy the movie.
Cupid followed the couples inside and sat just behind them, trying to enjoy the movie while doing his job. 'Wait until the scary part…' he thought to himself as he uncontrollably let out a menacing laugh.
The people sitting next to him turned to him slowly and cautiously with horrid expressions.
"Uh…" he coughed out his embarrassment. "Sorry," he simply apologized as his sweat drops. Yeah, he seems to be embarrassing himself and sweat dropping a lot since he started to fix the mess.
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The speakers growled as the extravagant music filled the cinema and a hideous creature zooms in the screen. All the watchers screamed and lovers hug each other in shock.
'Gotta work!' Cupid noted to himself as he played his fingers and shots two glowing orbs of hearts through Sakura's and Syaoran's seats and to their hearts.
Syaoran and Sakura shrugged at the sudden warmth that shot through their body and instead of turning to their partners their hands held on the the arm rest between them like a reflex on top of each other.
They turned to each other at the sudden contact, and as the loud explosion from the movie echoed in the cinema, the screen lit up bright that they were snapped back to reality at the instant sight of each other's eyes.
Eriol wondered why Sakura didn't tagged on him like she always did when she's scared and if talking about Sakura, she's always scared. Tomoyo on the other hand tagged on Syaoran who surprisingly did not held her in his arms like he always does, and to think that Syaoran is the sweet type.
Something was going wrong, Tomoyo and Eriol felt, but unless it did affect each other's relationship, better keep quiet about it.
Sometimes it's better to listen to your mind rather than to your heart.
simply-0bssesed: Again, sorry that it took so long… SORRY! Anywayz, I hope you like this chapter, it's just the beginning of the romatic stuff… hehe… hey, where have you ever heard of people who kissed on the first hand contact? Sheesh… oh well, REVIEWS!