A/N: nothing much to say but I hope you enjoy! This is going to be a shorter chapter so review and I'll post another one.
Chapter 4: The Promise
Last Time
He smiled and walked up to her presenting an envelope.
Sakura looked at him suspiciously and eyed the envelope before taking it after Tomoyo nudged her. She opened it and saw a check for $10,000 for clothes.
She glared at it then looked up at Syaoron. He didn't like that look on her face.
Nope he didn't...
Sakura glared at it again...
"Do you think I dress Crappy!?"
Eriol and the guys stepped back. No way have any girl said that to a man who offers her money to go shopping. Men don't know how to deal with these ladies.
Eriol stared bewildered. He never handed these kinds of ladies before...he was used to the 'thank you I love you' mode then happiness as she stops nagging and goes shopping.
"Whoa!" Syaoron thought, "This isn't the Sakura I remembered!"
"Well, I guess I got to go..." Meling said edging her way to the door. "Need sleep you know, early flight..."
Kei agreed and everyone left leaving Sakura and Syaoron there. One Glaring, the other one shocked, Sakura huffed and turned away to leave throwing the check back at him.
Syaoron picked it up and was determined to give something to her.
'Sakura whatever happened between us, I'd fix it!'
Sakura cursed lightly as she got into her car and started the engine.
How dare he think like that about her?!
She dialed Tomoyo's number and knew she had to complain about how she left them alone.
As she waited for her to pick up she thought...
But what if...
He was just thinking of her as every other woman....
"Damn you Syao!!!! Sakura cursed aloud.
"I'm not every other woman! A dense man like should know that by now!"
"Don't tell me you're having trouble with him again?"
"Yes, I am!"
"Sakura... have you not forgiven Syaoron for getting engaged to someone other than you yet?"
"Tomoyo had could you say that?"
"Tomoyo?"
Sakura sweat dropped. "Er...You...You aren't Tomoyo?"
"Silly, I'm your Okaa-san!"
"Okaa-san..."Sakura paused "forget this conversation..."
She sighed from the other side. "All right, you never did like it when I tried to figure out your problems for you."
"Ma, Syaoron and I aren't an item and never were!"
"Oh, to you it seemed innocent but to a trained eye such as Yelan and me we saw a lot more potential. In fact, Yelan and I were both a little disappointed Syaoron Choose Ying instead of you to be with him we really were hoping to untie our family..."
"MA!!!"
"Sorry... I just thought you would like to hear my side of the situation...why can't you just forgive him and let go of that grudge?"
"But Ying..."
"I know, I know, she hurt your feelings first..."
"How...how'd you know?" Sakura questioned
"Oh, didn't you hear, it was so very popular...around town..."
"TOWN! Oh my god! Is there a god anymore? Why does my problems have to be..." Sakura stopped. No one had heard of it then, so why should they say it now unless...
A Black haired sapphire eyes image popped up...
"MA! You were talking to Tomoyo AGAIN!!!"
Nadeshiko chuckled on the other line "Whatever you say dear, now get home and we'll talk about this..."
"All right! And I swear I'll dig everything out of you..."
"Try!" Nadeshiko said.
The line went dead and Sakura let out a breath. Sometimes everyone seemed against her. Hell! Sometimes she was against herself! Maybe this new IMPROVED Sakura had some glitches... maybe...
"Never!" Sakura whispered. This was for the best...
She drove off into the endless night, definitely her mother and her needed to talk.
A certain Amber eyes boy stared after the car in sigh. This was definitely going to need a serious makeover! He'd messed up big time... then again; he'd never hit a girl before... even he was surprised at his anger...
With s sigh he pressed the unlock button and his car door opened for him. Climbing in he contemplated the next day... he'd have to get a new check and this time, just money...he'd never known Sakura was so touchy about how she dressed. As far back as Syaoron could remember, she dressed pretty damn hot! But now, now a new Sakura was here, it wasn't the old one anymore...
Revving his engine he was out of there!
Syaoron got up extra early, He felt half dead, so dead that even his shower didn't fully awake him. But he had to...ever since Sakura became independent she'd drop most of the dead mornings and went everywhere early. He had to get to the airport to see his friends off and hopefully Sakura would be there and they could work it out.
With that in thought he put on his jacket and headed out the door only stopping long enough to grab his keys and wallet.
This was definitely not a good morning! She'd spent all last night prying into how much her mother knew she'd barley had enough sleep and when she awoke to hit her alarm she realized she'd set it wrong! She was already late!
Hopping out of bed she dressed quickly and fled out the door, Her car was gone!
"James!" Sakura hollered at the butler
He turned with questioning eyes.
"Where's my car?"
"Ah, you're mother took it out shopping with Mrs. Li"
Sakura fell to the ground on her knees "I'm never going to make it!"
Sakura glanced over the gate and saw Syaoron speeding to his car!
Argh! "Why?" She looked pleadingly to the sky.
The sky gave its answer, Syaoron looked up to see Sakura and...NO CAR!
He smirked "Need a ride?"
Sakura mentally wanted to strangle him and remove that handsome smirk off his face...HANDSOME!
Sakura shook her head and kicked herself mentally!
She stood and gave a little nod, unwilling to admit defeat.
Syaoron smiled and leaned against his car. "Then come on!"
Sakura glared up! He wanted her to walk all the way around her long driveway, up his driveway to his ca?
"You get over here!" Sakura shouted
"Jump the fence!" She smirked.
Sakura was about to when she noticed his gaze was on her short skirt. "You Pervert Get over here!"
"Tsk Tsk!" Syaoron shook his head sadly "Is that anyway to treat you ride?"
Syaoron smiled at Sakura shocked face turn into a glare to full anger! He could basically see the steam coming out both ears, too stubborn to admit defeat!
"Fine!" Sakura said looking away
"You win!" Syaoron said simply "I'll come get you, but..." Did you really think Syaoron was going to be that easy? LOL
Sakura head snapped back up towards him 'blackmail?'
"You have to have lunch with me just like old times..."
"NO!"
"In that case..." Syaoron opened his door and got ready to go in.
"All right you damn devil!" Sakura shouted
Syaoron smiled and climbed in anyways.
"Syao! You damn bastard!"
He drove off and the next thing she knew he was parked by her side.
"Didn't think I'd abandon you did you? I'm always a ladies man..." Syaoron smiled his cute boyish lop-sided smile.
"Wish I could say the same" Sakura muttered
Syaoron laughed and pushed a hand through his hair sexily.
Sakura couldn't help but stare
Syaoron smirked "Like what you see?"
"Actually disgusted" Sakura said icily.
Halfway to the airport Syaoron laughed aloud.
"What's so funny you jerk!" Sakura said rudely watching the road for him.
"You!" Syaoron said chuckling "You know you could have had you're chauffeur drive you there, yet you choose to beg me and let me win!"
Sakura burned. True! She hadn't thought of that, but did he have to throw that at her face?
She sat straight as a board when she felt his arm curl around her shoulder.
"Chill Sak, you know you can always count on me to get us there in time..."
Sakura smiled a bit lost in old memories not noticing Syaoron noticed that smile as well.
'Good I'm breaking the ice already!' Syaoron sighed inwardly.
He parked at the nearest spot and both stepped out to the front.
"Thank you" Sakura said rather forcefully "but... this doesn't change anything! I'll take a Taxi home"
"But Lunch!" Syaoron protested
"You never said when..." Sakura smiled and walked off hauntingly.
"Sak, that style doesn't suit you" Syaoron said jogging to catch up
"Who are you to tell me?" Sakura hollered back
"Just tell me one thing, why won't you accept money from me?"
"I'm not needy!" Sakura shot back
"You accepted in from the others!"
"That's different!"
"How?"
"Because I loved you!" Sakura said. Tears brimmed in her eyes, he stood there shocked at her response, he had expected a saucy reply not this...
She walked away in a hurry and entered the building. Shaking off the impact that little sentence made he went after her. They REALLY needed to talk.
Inside the airport
Sakura couldn't believe she had just said that! She wasn't thinking clearly and that just...slipped out. Hurriedly she rushed her pace as she felt he was nearing her, obviously he hadn't comment yet hand he wanted to! A wave of relief washed over her, as everyone was right in front of he she just needed to reach them.
"Tomoyo!!!" Sakura said hugging her
Tomoyo smiled and hugged Sakura tightly; She wouldn't be seeing them for a few years, everyone knew that.
"Hey..." Tomoyo started
"Where are our hugs?" The other asked
Sakura laughed a real laugh and hugged all of them.
"Since you were so late!" Meling scolded "we all have to go now... we all held back till the very last minute just to say bye"
Sakura nodded "thank you...Keep in touch!"
All the girls nodded and Sakura turned to the boys ignoring Syaoron who was getting scolded for bring Sakura late.
'Serve him right!' Sakura thought. She smiled and hugged all the boys.
"Have a safe trip!" Sakura shouted as everyone went to their own gates, flying different ways.
"Love you two!!!" They all yelled back
Sakura nodded and backed away waving.
Syaoron smiled softly at Sakura real face and turned to watch them go. He smirked slightly as he saw Eriol shake a finger at him "Whatever" he said beneath his breath. He turned to face Sakura...only she wasn't there anymore
"SAK!" he turned to see her going to the front and not towards the garage.
He ran faster than he'd ever run before and caught her wrist.
"Let me go!" Sakura said sternly
"Sak! Don't cause a scene because I will finish it by carrying you off"
"I'll call rape!" Sakura said equally getting in his face
"Rape!" Syaoron smirked leading her towards the garage parking "We'll see about that"
Sakura humped slightly at his cockiness.
Syaoron smiled he'd won this battle...but the war was not over yet...
"Sak...about what you said..." Syaoron started
"Xaio-Lang, I didn't sat anything..." Sakura concluded
"Fuck Sak you're mad at me again"
"No I'm not!"
"You only call me Xaio-Lang when you are" Syaoron pointed out.
"Look stop it! Just get me home or I'll open this door and jump out!" Sakura said covering her ears
"Look Sak, I meant no harm!" Syaoron's voice softened "I just want us to be that same again...won't you at least accept a birthday gift from me? Let's make up the years we lost..."
Tired from arguing Sakura had enough... A hint of sympathy for him lingered in the air and Sakura knew how sorry he was...
"All right" She whispered softly
Syaoron smiled softly and touched her hand "Thank you Sakura..."
Sakura hadn't really realized but birthdays without Syaoron did affect her happiness. Sakura sighed and she felt her shell that she wrapped around her heart start to break down and that scared her...
"Promise me..." Syaoron said softly. He wanted to hold her but he knew he betternot ruin it now...
"yeah..." Sakura said softly and stared out the window.
The rest of the ride home no one spoke but silently they knew everything might be okay... at least they think so...
A/N: so what you think? And don't expect the everyday upload... it's just because I had an idea of where I was taking the story up till now ... plus the end of the quarter is here and don't have time to really update it anymore...it's going to depend on how many review I get now... Well thank s for reading this chapter RR please... and thanks to my already faithful readers!!!
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