Fairy Lights

AN: We do not own Card Captor Sakura

Chapter 7: Malls, Milkshakes and Confrontations

The two walked out of the cinema after watching Kingdom of Heaven. "That was awesome." Li said excitedly. "I must say you have great taste in movies. I was worried that you were going to torture me by watching a chick flick."

"I won't even torture myself with a chick flick, well, not in the mood I am now. That's for when I'm in my funny mood."

"Oh, okay. Now I know when notto go and watch a movie with you." They walked around the top floor. "How about something to drink before we go home?" He asked. He was kind of thirsty, plus he can actually talk to Sakura then.

"Sure, what about Burgundy's? I love their milkshakes. Plus their service is excellent." She grinned as she led him through the quiet mall.

Li shrugged and allowed him to be led through the mall. They came to Burgundy's and walked up the stairs to sit on the second floor, in a cosy corner. The waiter came and Sakura ordered a vanilla milkshake and Li ordered a double thick coffee shake. Sakura grimaced as she heard the word coffee.

"Coffee? How can you drink coffee?" She sighed at his raised eyebrow. "Never mind. So…"

"So…" Li copied her.

"You, uh... I mean.." She sighed and mumbled under her breath. "What the hell do I say?"

"How about… how the VKK assignment went or how you did in the KOB test?" Li suggested. "Let's start with that."

"Uh… Fine, as to be expected I suppose. You?"

"Well, thanks to you I did well in KOB, and the assignment, well that depends on whether the lecturer likes me or not."

"Oh." She bit her lip nervously. "Do you do this often?"

"Do I do what often?"

"This kind of thing."

"Oh, you mean the dating thing?" Li watched her nod. "No not really, I haven't been on a date in years." He answered truthfully.

"Oh."

"Look, tell you what, I can see you're uncomfortable, so let's pay for the drinks and I'll take you home, ok?" He sighed. This is definitely not easy.

"No! It's just… I uh… I've never been on a date before." She mumbled quickly and adverted her gaze to the salt and pepper shaker.

"Oh, is that all? Well it's not that hard. Usually when you're on a date, you just talk to the other person, try to get to know them, if you already know them then just talk about a bunch of crap, like when we're at Varsity. That's all there is to it. If it goes well, then we take it further, until you become totally comfortable." Li explained gently. "Don't worry, we'll take it slow."

Sakura thanked the waiter. "Why haven't you gone on dates? I know you're popular and all, I just can't figure it out"

Li snorted. "Because most of the girls who wanted to date me, were either bimbo's or sluts and some were both. And between you and me, they're just not my type. Besides most people think because I'm popular and good looking and everything, that I'm shallow and easy. And well, I'm neither. I like to have an intelligent conversation with someone."

"An intelligent conversation? I thought dates were all about making out and seeing how fast you can get the girl into bed with you?" She frowned as she thought about all the 'date stories' she has heard of in her past. "At least, that's what Tomoyo's dates sound like and how she behaves." She sighed. "Anyway, I suppose not all people are the same."

"Don't believe everything you hear. Most of the stories are just... well, stories. Anyway there is a lot more to dating than just that. That's what I believe in anyway." Li answered "And by the way, the drinks are on me." Li took out his wallet and took out some money. "That's another thing about dating, you get to spoil the other person."

"I get spoiled?" Sakura asked herself rather unsure of what Li has told her. If she gets spoiled, doesn't she have to spoil him as well? Confused she pushed a hand through her hair and let her heavy locks bounce back down to frame her face once more. This whole dating thing seems rather strange to her.

"Jip, you get spoiled. Where I come from, the guy has to spoil the girl." He answered, he looked at her confused face and as if he reading her mind he goes on. "You don't have to do anything in return if you don't want to. I will never ask for anything in return. All I ask is that you just be yourself, that's all. Think you can do that?" He smirked.

"I'm always myself you jerk! For crying out loud! Why would I pretend to be someone I'm not?" She huffed slightly. "And would you like, stop invading my mind? It's freaking me out!"

"Ah, you see, that's the Sakura I know. Keep that up and you don't have to worry about a thing. And about the whole invading your mind thing, well I can't help that your face is like an open book." He shrugged and stood up, after giving the waiter a tip. "Come on let's walk around a bit, and then I guess I'll have to take you home so that you can get your beauty sleep." He grabbed his stomach and let out a fake whimper after Sakura's fist, made contact with his abdomen. "Hey that hurt" he whined

"You are such a liar. It takes a lot more than that to hurt you and you damn well know it. And my face is not like an open book, you are the only damned person I know who always seem to know what is on my mind, whether I like it or not." The impact of her words sank in and Sakura let her face fall behind her hands. "Oh no!" She moaned loudly before gritting her teeth and mumbling to herself. "Me and my big mouth."

"That's not always a bad thing you know." Li stopped and turned to face Sakura. "If it makes you feel any better, I don't always know what goes on in that head of yours. Sometimes I don't know what to make of you. But what I do know is that I'm willing to take the time to get to know you better."

Sakura blinked at Li in surprise. This guy was full of answers today and she did not particularly comprehend some of them quite as well as he thought. "Eh? What do you mean you don't know what to make of me?" She pulled on his arm and he came to a stop in a quiet corner of the shopping centre.

"What I mean is that I don't always know what you are feeling or more specifically how you are feeling. You keep some of your emotions locked up as if you don't want anyone to know your true feelings. And that is not always a good thing. You can't keep bottling up your feelings forever. It's not good for you. Now I'm not saying that you should just go to the nearest guy you see and tell him your all your feelings. What I'm saying is, that you have to learn to trust people enough so that you can talk about your feelings. And, well, I really hope that one day you will trust me enough, and tell me how you feel." Li answered, hoping Sakura would understand him. He stood still and waited for her to think about what he had said.

Her eyes trailed from his understanding and expecting face down to the ground and trailed back up again. A frown furrowed her brow as she looked at him. "But I always tell you how I feel... kind of. I think... Don't I? You always seem to know somehow. Or am I wrong again?" She watched his dark eyes examine her confused ones, and somehow she knew that she didn't quite understand what he had told her.

"Yeah, well, you do, kind of..." He sighed and ran a hand through his unruly hair. "This is going to be difficult to explain." He thought for a bit, trying to think of the best way to explain it to her. "Okay, let's try this. What do you do when you get hurt, or when you want to cry?"

"I don't cry and I don't let people know when I am hurt." She snapped in defence. He should know this by now. She doesn't cry and she doesn't acknowledge any form of emotion that anyone might use against her, sadness being her number one enemy.

"I think you just answered your own question. You don't allow yourself to cry. You think that people will use it against you. And, well, some people might, but not everyone. Especially not me. I would never use your emotions against you Sakura and neither will Tomoyo or Eriol. If you keep blocking yourself up from the world, you will only make the situation worse. Just try to trust me on this."

She frowned at him before turning her eyes to the ground. Walking past she took his hand in her own. She did not know what to think or what to do. Shutting people out has always been part of her life and now this guy is asking her to do the exact opposite. She just did not know what to do.

AN-Tella: How sweet… Urg! Lizaan, I hate this chapter. It's too sugary. Then again, the very last chapter… I shudder to think. All the romantics at heart are going to love the end of this tale. I suppose it is to a degree very predictable, but then again, aren't all love stories?

Tella

AN-Kayapride: Too bad. Besides this chapter may do you some good! Haha! Anyways I am a hopeless romantic, so sue me. Hope you enjoyed it!