It's a miracle! I've uploaded a new chappy of this fic! ::Laughs crazily:: I don't believe it myself ^___^. After how many months?!? Anyway, I'm really stuck on this fic for quite some time now…gomen nasai to everyone who waited for this fic. I really don't think this chapter is good but I think it's a good way to jumpstart my mind on this fic so I could continue it already. Putting this off any longer will not help, eh? But I still wished you'll like this chapter although I myself is knid of not sure about this one…@_@. ::shrugs::Well, it's been a long time so you really can't blame me…^__^;;; I'm babbling so I better quit it now. Go. Read. Kill me later.
GETTING ALONG…WELL?
"You've got a huge appetite for a girl, you know?"
"Thank you for saying that so bluntly." Sakura said sarcastically. She doesn't know why she even bothered to have lunch with him at the same table anyway. Syaoran's comments definitely helped a lot in losing her appetite.
It is already lunch break and since Sakura and Syaoran are new to the company, they decided to take their lunch together. Sakura doesn't want to eat all by herself, looking so lonely in the cafeteria while Syaoran doesn't care about it that much. For him, he could eat all by his self if he wants to. But since it's not every day that Sakura got to swallow her pride and ask a favor from him, he decided to agree with her. It's really not a big deal for him, anyway.
"Do you always eat like that?" He continued to ask, much to Sakura's dismay.
"Well, I am hungry because I wasn't able to eat my breakfast this morning!" She snarled. "Got a problem with that?"
Syaoran looked at her amusingly as she continues to eat her sandwich, then the cake, then the pudding and lastly, her mango juice. (Lol! That IS a lot of food! ^_^;;;)
"It's a good thing you didn't get fat with all that food you eat."
"I don't eat like this always." Sakura rolled her eyes. "How many times will I have to tell you that I didn't eat my breakfast?"
"Well, forgive me for bugging you about it…it's just that you're the first girl I met who eats just like a horse!" Syaoran laughed, as he saw the crumpled face of Sakura looking back at him. "Girls I go out with barely touch their food when we're eating that it became certain waste of money for me. Imagine, paying for an expensive salad that they almost didn't even eat?"
"It's no wonder if they lose their appetite around you, especially with the way you talk and everything."
"Really?" He raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't look like it applies to your situation, though."
"It's because I don't let a jerk like you ruin my day." She replied haughtily. "I should know better now not to eat with you when I take my lunch."
"You're so thankful. Not to mention, sweet." He said coldly.
She shrugged nonchalantly. "My best traits, I guess."
"Hmmm…hello, guys. Mind if we join you?" A friendly looking girl, whom Sakura thought who looks just about her age, interrupted their 'fruitful' conversation. She noticed two more girls standing behind her, smiling back at them.
"Sure. No problem." Sakura smiled. "Please have a seat."
"Oh by the way, I'm Asanuma Ema and these are my friends, Kamisaka Tara and Onoda Mae. "
As if on cue, Tara and Mae greeted them a warmth 'Konnichiwa!' upon hearing their names. Sakura vaguely noticed how the two girls seem to look so sophisticated compared to Ema who looks so plain looking and simple.
"Nice to meet you guys. By the way, I'm Kinomoto Sakura."
"And may I ask the name of this cutie over here?" Tara, the red haired girl who has one of the slimmest bodies Sakura has ever seen, asked frankly.
Syaoran grunted inwardly. Obviously, this girl is a total flirt. And he never likes girls of those types. He must admit she looks really gorgeous and sexy but she is not the type of girl he could get serious with.
"Li…Syaoran." He replied, looking uninterested.
Tara and Mae giggled upon hearing his reply, as if Syaoran's voice sounded like some beautiful music to their ears. Sakura suddenly felt embarrassed at the way the two girls act around him and how he managed to be so rude to them too.
"That is a nice name." Mae answered. "You are not Japanese, eh?"
= Duh. Obviously. = Syaoran answered silently.
"I'm Chinese."
"I've got some Chinese friends, you know." Mae smiled brightly at him. "It's funny 'cause I swear I've already heard your name before…"
"Uh, I think I've got to get going now guys," Syaoran stood abruptly, as if he remembered something important to do. "I still have to call... someone." He lied.
"You still got ten more minutes to do that." Sakura reminded him.
"I know. That's why I've got to get going." He paused. "Nice to meet you Asanuma-san, Kamisaka-san and Onoda-san."
"You may call me Tara."
"….and Mae."
"Guys!" Ema hissed softly.
Tara rolled her eyes. "What?"
Syaoran just shrugged nonchalantly.
"See you later, Sakura." He finally said before leaving them alone.
Sakura raised an eyebrow after hearing her name being spoken out loud by that jerk. Since when do they call each other by their first names? But an image suddenly appeared in her mind in which she suddenly remembered how Syaoran introduced his self back on the airport where they first met, wherein he told her his first name. However, she couldn't consider that situation because after that, she didn't bother calling his name anymore.
"You two look like good friends." Ema commented as she watched Syaoran's retreating back.
She stifled a laugh upon hearing her sentence. "Uh…not really."
"But he just called you Sakura…don't tell me, you've got something goin' on between the two of you, huh?" Tara asked curiously, a naughty smile creeping up her face.
Ema nudged Tara gently.
"Hey!" Tara shrieked.
"Gomen nasai Kinomoto-san. Tara could be very nosy sometimes. "
"It's okay, Asanuma-san. I was not offended." Sakura smiled, looking amused at the three girls who looks and acts so differently from each other.
"Just drop the formalities and call us by our first names, will you? Anyway, you don't mind if we call you Sakura don't you?" Mae smiled. "I bet my life you're about the same age as we all are here. How old are you anyway?"
"I'm nineteen years old."
"How about Li?" Tara butted in.
"He's about the same age as I am." She replied, recalling some of Mr. Cheung's remarks.
"I told you guys, they're the same age just like us. Are you guys also trainees?" Mae asked, placing her elbows up on the table.
"Hai. Li-kun and I are partners."
"Sugoooi! I mean you're so lucky to be with him! I totally think he's hot!" Tara squealed excitedly.
= If you only knew… = Sakura thought.
"How come you call him by his last name while he calls you by your first name. I thought all along that you call each other on first name basis, being partners and all." Ema wondered out loud.
"Well, I think he's just used by calling me like that." Sakura sweatdropped.
"Think you could build me up to Li-kun?" Mae asked dreamily.
Tara frowned. "And you guys said I am blunt."
"Well, hel-lo! I was just kidding!"
"But you sincerely wished Sakura would do so." Tara rolled her eyes. "I knew you since forth-grade my dear friend."
Sakura laughed. "Well if you really like him that much, if he's in a good mood, maybe I could try bringing it up."
"Honto ni?" Mae's eyes grew large. "You're so sweet Sakura!"
"Oh my. I think these two have become so hyperactive today, Sakura." Ema cried out apologetically. "They are always like this! Gomen nasai about their behavior!"
"No. Don't worry about it, really."
"What are you talking about, Ema? If I know, you've got the hots for Li-kun too!" Tara rolled her eyes.
"Tara!" Ema's cheeks flushed.
Sakura giggled once more at them. Seeing them teasing each other kind of reminds her of her own bestfriend, Tomoyo.
= I missed my friends. = She sighed. = I wonder how they are doing? =
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"Five more minutes and we're out of here." Syaoran said out loud, looking at the clock on their desk.
Sakura is busy putting away all the papers when she heard him talked. She was caught in surprise upon hearing him say that it's almost time to go home. Time flew so fast that she barely noticed it.
"Time sure do flies when you're doing something."
"Uh-huh." He nodded in agreement. "It's a good thing we were assigned separate tasks for today or else we wouldn't be able to get our work done."
"You couldn't have said it better." She relied sarcastically.
Syaoran whirled his chair around to look at her.
"You've got some temper. What's eating you?"
"Maybe it's because I am so unlucky to be stuck here with you for a month."
"Don't act as if you've got the biggest problem here on earth, Miss." He smirked. "We have the same fate, remember. I also don't want to be stuck with some girl who acts as if she always have a PMS."
Sakura crossed her arms in annoyance. "What did you just say?"
"You heard me."
"And I wonder what Tara and Mae saw in you." She glared disdainfully at him. "You're the most conceited guy I've ever known!"
"What makes you say that?" Syaoran laughed.
"Just look at the way you act! You're so full of yourself and so…ungentleman!" Sakura replied haughtily. "I won't be surprised if girls couldn't stay long enough to be patient with you."
"You completely got it the other way around."
Upon hearing him, she couldn't help rolling her eyes. "And you asked me why I thought you were conceited."
"At least I have some romance in my life…unlike you who looks as if you've never experienced going out on a date!" He chuckled.
"Excuuuuseee me?!? If you only knew how many guys far more handsome than you asked me out for a date in my entire life?" Sakura raised an eyebrow. She knew she's exaggerating but she couldn't help it. This guy is acting like a total jerk to her and she's getting all fed up.
"That's got to be one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard in my entire life."
"And you're the biggest liar I've ever known! Really, a lot of girls go out with you, huh? Sheeessssssh……."
"Isn't Tara and Mae just one of the proofs of my appeal?" Syaoran pointed out. He knew he's acting like a total jerk but he couldn't stop his self. Maybe it's ego or something else, but no girl, no girl has ever told him that he's a jerk.
"They are just one of the few girls who were blinded by you're so-called appeal." Sakura answered haughtily. "Even if you are the last guy here on earth, I won't go out with you."
"You know, if you'll only learn how to actually smile while talking to me, you could be prettier."
She smiled sarcastically. "Happy?"
Syaoran stood up as soon as he noticed that it's already past ten minutes since the end of the work day. "That's better. If you keep that up maybe some guy will finally get to notice you."
"Jerk." She muttered while Syaoran chuckles softly.
"Oh by the way, Mr. Cheung forgot to tell you but two weeks from now, there's going to a company's outing." Syaoran reminded her. "The company sponsors recreational activities like this. I think it's to improve the cooperation and unity among its workers."
"Thanks for reminding me, anyway." Sakura replied neutrally.
As soon as he finished arranging his desk and making sure that he left nothing in his workplace, Syaoran decided to go home already because he's been itching to take some rest. The day has certainly been a long day for him, with all the surprises and commotion between the two of them going on. When he decided to go to Japan, he's looking for some time off to his self, away from all the girls back in Hongkong. But he never expected that he would end up with such a stubborn girl, who even became his partner, to be with for almost a month. With Sakura around, the peace and quiet he's looking for seems to be far away.
"Ja." He said carelessly, leaving an annoyed Sakura behind.
After about five minutes since Syaoran left, Sakura decided to go home too as well. She feels as if her head aches already. She never knew how hard work could be especially if you're stuck with some gaki criticizing your moves every now and then.
As Sakura approached the lobby of their office, she was surprised to see a familiar, tall silver-haired guy, waiting for her at the lobby. She even squinted her eyes to see if she's not imagining things but after a few seconds, she realized that her eyes weren't deceiving her.
"Konnichiwa, Sakura-san."
"Yukito-san!" Sakura smiled widely and eagerly hugged him. After not seeing him for almost a year now, she couldn't believe that he ended up visiting him here!
Meanwhile, Syaoran was walking back at the office because he found out that he forgot his car keys. He was just about to push the huge glass doors of the lobby when a scene caught his eyes.
It was Sakura.
Hugging a man.
= So she got a boyfriend, eh? Well, I must admit she's pretty…= Syaoran shook his head. = But a …boyfriend? =
His eyes unwillingly crumpled into a glare.
"Bah! Why should I care?" He muttered softly under his breath. "It's certainly none of my business."
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kotsch
A/N: I think they just like each other. ::smiles thoughtfully:: I just have this idea in my head right now but I wouldn't tell it cause it'll ruin the whole story! ^__^ I know, nothing much still happened here but I'm quite having fun seeing them argue with each other. They look so kawaii, don't you guys agree? Well, more actions coming up in the next chappys! I'll try my best to upload them asap. That's about it for now, I guess. Please, review okay?!? Arigatou gozaimas!