Chapter Nine: Kero's Pudding Dreams and More

Disclaimer: Don't own CCS.

Recap:

Sakura merely stared into Syaoran's intense amber eyes with half curiosity and half shock. 'What beautiful eyes…"

However Sakura quickly snapped out of her reverie and mumbled softly, "I have to go now."

Sakura rushed towards the exit and left the book on one of the carts and left. 'I can't believe he said that. But his eyes were so mesmerizing. They look so confident and warm but at the same time it's coated with a tinge of sadness. How could someone like that ever be an enemy?' thought Sakura as she hurried to the classroom.

Meanwhile, Syaoran who was still in the library smiled and thought, 'What a shy girl. She seems harmless and nice though.'

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Chapter Nine:

Sakura quickly ran back to the classroom. 'Hmmm, there's still ten minutes left of lunch. I'm kind of hungry now.'

Sakura opened her bag to pull out her lunch but only found Kero finishing her last cookie.

"Kero what are you doing here?" asked a very surprised Sakura.

"Hey Sakura, this was a great lunch, too bad you didn't pack enough. I'm still a bit hungry," said Kero as he rubbed his stomach.

"Waaah, you ate my entire lunch," cried Sakura.

"Oops…." Kero tried to laugh it off.

Sakura sighed again.

"I'm very sorry Sakura. I promise I won't do it again," said Kero apologetically.

"You're forgiven," said Sakura a bit more happily.

"School's pretty boring, how do you manage to survive? There are no video games anywhere," commented Kero.

"Well you didn't have to come. You could always stay at home," replied Sakura.

"But I like being with you Sakura. Anyways, if I stay by your side all the time, I can help you whenever you're in trouble," said Kero earnestly.

"Aww, you're so awesome Kero!" squealed Sakura.

"Does that mean I get an extra serving of pudding tonight?" asked Kero with a grin.

The bell signaling the end of lunch rang and Sakura quickly shoved Kero back into her bag. Slowly, the students started to file back into the classroom.

Tomoyo rushed towards Sakura and asked, "Can you come to my house after school Sakura?"

"Be careful Sakura, once she gets you to be her model there's no way out," said Meiling jokingly.

"I'm not that bad, pretty please Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked with puppy-dog eyes.

Sakura still hesitated a bit wondering if there was any work waiting for her at home.

Koji then stepped in and said, "Just go Sakura, I'll go home and tell your parents."

"Pretty please?" asked Tomoyo again, intensifying her puppy-dog eyes.

"I guess I can go then," said Sakura with a smile.

"Yes! This is going to be so fun! Sakura-chan will look so kawaii and I get to videotape it all," said Tomoyo with stars in her eyes.

"Hey Eriol, get your girlfriend under control," said Ken.

Eriol smiled and kissed Tomoyo on the cheek. "Were you so happy that Sakura was going to model for you that you forgot about me?"

Tomoyo blushed and answered, "Of course not. Are you going to come too, Eriol?"

"Not today, my dear. I have something that I need to take care of," said Eriol eyeing Syaoran as he entered the classroom.

"Is everything alright?" asked the very observant Tomoyo.

"Nothing to worry about, Tomoyo dear," answered Eriol with a small smile.

Tomoyo nodded and everyone got into their seats as the teacher had arrived.

Class began and the teacher droned on and on as the students took notes. However not everyone was paying attention. Sakura was busy daydreaming and thinking about why Syaoran was the enemy. Koji was wondering about how to get information out of Syaoran. Tomoyo was still in heaven and anticipating for the end of classes so she could videotape Sakura in her most kawaii moments. Eriol and Meiling were both still thinking about approaching Syaoran. As for Kero, well he was busy sleeping and dreaming about his promised pudding.

After what seemed like days, classes were finally over. Tomoyo quickly dragged Sakura with her.

"I can't wait to see you in my designs. You are going to look so kawaii!" gushed Tomoyo.

Sakura smiled but was starting to wonder what she had gotten herself into.

"Good luck getting away from her Sakura," said Meiling with a smirk.

"Stop scaring her Meiling. She's only modeling some clothing, not preparing to be beheaded," Tomoyo answered back.

"Whatever you say, Tomoyo," Meiling continued.

Tomoyo ran out the door with Sakura in tow.

"See you tomorrow!" said Sakura with a smile.

At the front of the school, Tomoyo and Sakura got into the limo Tomoyo had called ahead for and were driven to Tomoyo's home.

Sakura was shocked at the sight of Tomoyo's home. It was humongous and looked a bit old-fashioned. The front yard was filled with imported cherry blossom trees on one side. There was also a nice and large fountain with a mini-maze surrounding it on the other side of the yard.

Before Sakura could take a walk around the garden she was pulled into the mansion by Tomoyo.

"Tomoyo, your home is amazing. It's so big and beautiful, especially your front yard," commented Sakura with excitement.

"Arigatou, my mom loves the cherry blossom trees. She's very fond of flowers," replied Tomoyo with a smile. "Let's go to my room now."

Tomoyo's room was big as well. It had a four-poster bed against the right wall. There were also two big glass doors that led to the balcony overlooking the backyard. On another side of the room were a couch, two chairs, and a coffee table. In another part of the room was a desk with a computer for Tomoyo to do her school work. Tomoyo's room also had a large bathroom and a big walk-in closet. In between the two were three full length mirrors.

"Sakura you can sit on the couch. I'm going to grab some clothes for you to try on and get my camera ready. The maid will be up soon with some tea and cakes," said Tomoyo kindly.

Sakura plopped onto the couch. As soon as she did, Kero popped out. He was still in a daze though, since he had just woken up from his dream.

"Where's…my…pudding?" asked Kero.

"Shh, Kero, not so loud. We're at Tomoyo's house right now. She doesn't know about you," said Sakura frantically.

"Who's Tomoyo?" asked Kero.

"My new friend. I met her on the first day of school. She's really nice and wants me to model some of her clothes," replied Sakura.

"But I'm hungry," said Kero as his stomach growled.

"Please hold on and pretend to be a stuffed animal. I'll give you two bowls of pudding when we get home, okay?" said Sakura.

"Yay!" Kero yelled.

Tomoyo returned with a rack of clothing for Sakura to try on and Kero hurriedly became still and sat on the coffee table.

"Wow, that's a very cute stuffed animal Sakura-chan," said Tomoyo.

"Arigatou, his name is Kero," added Sakura.

"Well, try these on today," said Tomoyo pointing at the rack.

"That's a lot," said Sakura.

"Oh, that's only a small fraction of what I want you to try on," replied Tomoyo.

"Only a small fraction?" said a shocked Sakura.

"Yep, you can change in the bathroom," Tomoyo said pointing to the bathroom.

So Sakura grabbed the first piece and went in to change. When she came out, she looked at herself with the mirrors while Tomoyo smiled and recorded every precious second happily.

And the whole process continued until Sakura had tried on every piece that Tomoyo had picked out.

"Your designs are amazing Tomoyo. Are you going to be a designer after school?" asked Sakura.

"Yes, mother has already set aside some money for me to start my own company and line of clothing," replied Tomoyo. "You look so kawaii in my designs. You make them look so pretty. You should become a model and work with me Sakura-chan."

"Meh, I don't know if I'm that ambitious," said Sakura.

"Thanks for coming today Sakura-chan! I hope you will come again soon to try on the other designs!" squealed Tomoyo.

Sakura smiled and said, "You're welcome. I have to go home now. It's getting pretty late."

"Do you need a ride?" asked Tomoyo.

"No, I can walk. My house is about 15 minutes away," replied Sakura.

"Okay, see you at school tomorrow Sakura-chan!" said Tomoyo.

"Bye!" replied Sakura as she began her walk home.

Syaoran+

As soon as the bell had rung signaling the end of the school day, Syaoran quickly packed his bag and left the classroom.

However he was not quick enough to escape Meiling.

"Syaoran! Wait up!" yelled Meiling.

Hearing that only quickened Syaoran's pace to leave the school.

As he reached the front door, he was blocked by Eriol.

"You can't avoid us forever, Syaoran," said Eriol seriously.

Meiling soon caught up with the two and said, "So spill, Syaoran. Why are you here?"

Syaoran remained silent and looked away. 'Shoot! I can't get out of this. I'm going to have to tell them sooner or later,' thought Syaoran unhappily.

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CS88: So what is Syaoran hiding? Stay tuned and find out! Well, another chapter is out. It's not very long though and doesn't have any S+S moments. Sorry. I wanted the characters especially Sakura and Tomoyo to interact a bit. Anyways, I've updated in time for New Year's! Hope you enjoy it and review! Also, thanks to those who reviewed: Chloena, Starangelxviii, blah blah, Xazz, giRlDrEaMiNg, Knda Crazie, youkaigirl64, BlueMeteorGirl, videll202, evil neko, Anime Flower, and Sirenic Griffin

The next chapter should be out pretty soon. I've already started it and have a good portion done.