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Chapter 38

Syaoron's POV

"WOW..." That was the only word that escaped from my mouth at the first sight of Sakura climbing down from the stairs. She looked beautiful. The dress Tomoyo made her was pretty also. I guess Tomoyo could become a successful designer after all. The earrings and necklace matched her well along with the shoe. Sakura's hair was put up in a bum but with little strands of her hair falling out and little curls were seened here and there. I can see that she had put on a little bit of make up to brighten her face even more.

"So, you like it?" Sakura was jumping up a little.

"Of course he likes it, he's drooling all over his shirt."

I was...I quickly wiped it away.

"Sakura, you look pretty tonight." Eriol complemented. "And you look beautiful Tomoyo." Tomoyo blushed a little.

"Okay, we should go or else we'll be late." I interrupted.

"My lady." Eriol offered Tomoyo his elbow.

"Why thank you." Tomoyo bowed slightly and took his elbow.

Tomoyo turned back towards me and Sakura. She gave Sakura a thumb up and winked at her.

"We should get out of here too. Here." I did what Eriol did but without the cheesy words. Sakura took it and I walked her out of Tomoyo's house and into our own car.

We drove in silence towards the building that the ball was to be held at.

"You look great today..." I nervously said and mentally kicked myself. That was the stupidest word I could come up with. She looked beautiful today...not just pretty! Syaoron! What the hell is wrong with you!

"Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself." Sakura looked like she was about to crack up. "You look so nervous. Is there something bothering you?"

Was it just me or was Sakura closing in on me.

I felt the growth of sweat on my nose and forehead. The AC was on, I felt the cool wind blowing in my face, but I was heating up.

"Syaoron..." I turned to look at Sakura. She was still in her seat with a worry look occupying her face. "Are you sure you're okay?" Sakura asked again.

"I'm fine...oh, I have something for you." Suddenly forgetting about my heating up, with my right hand I went behind my back to the back seats. I searched for the item I bought for Sakura earlier on today.

I felt the handle of the bag and grabbed it out.

"Here." I handed the bag over to her.

"What is it?" Sakura asked taking the bag from my hands. I felt myself relaxing. I didn't feel so tensed anymore.

"Open it."

I looked ahead as I listened to Sakura reaching inside the bag. I just hope she liked it.

"OMG! A CELL PHONE!" (AN: Honestly, I just came up with that idea...all this time I had no clue what Syaoron was going to get Sakura either...) Sakura yelled happily a the sight of the black shining cell phone. Sakura looked over to me at the same time as I looked over to her. "Thanks Syaoron."

"So you like it?" I turned back to the road.

"Yeap." .

"I was going to buy you a pink one, but you have enough pink, so I bought you a black one, thought you needed a new color."

"This one's cool." Sakura opened up the phone and turned it on. "Syaoron, your picture."

Well I touched it before I gave it to Sakura. I was bored, I didn't have anything to do.

While I was playing with the phone I took a picture of myself and saved it as her screen saver. Nothing is wrong with that right?

"You look so funny." Sakura laughed at the same time as she talked.

"Hey, I took so many pictures until I found the best one." I joked, but really, I did kind of did that. "Hey, if you don't like it then I'll erase it. Give it here." I reached for the phone but she didn't let me get it.

"Oh no, I like it." Sakura smiled and closed her cell phone. She put it in her little bag that she was carrying. "Thanks again." Sakura leaned back on the chair and said.

"No problem."

Sakura's POV

Syaoron looked very handsome today. He was wearing a pretty fancy suit. Even though he always wore suits when he went to work, todays' suit was a special one. It didn't look business like. I felt like I was going to the prom!

Syaoron's suit was black with grayish strips running vertically. His tie was of a matching gray. Although Syaoron's hair was messy, his hair today looked like it was a little fixed and looked better than those other times.

I really liked the phone he got me. I desperately needed one too.

"We're here Sakura." I didn't notice Syaoron had stopped the car. This whole time I was unconsciously staring at him, I just hope he didn't notice it.

I came out of my state and took off my seat belt.

"I'll get the door for you." Syaoron hurriedly closed his door after sticking his keys into his pocket and ran to my side.

"Thank you." I climbed out of the car and Syaoron closed the door.

Syaoron looked around and I did too. There were so many cars already and the ball was to start at 7 pm. It was only 6:30pm.

"Here." I turned to Syaoron and he had his elbow offered to me. "We'll have to do this the correct way if we don't want my father to be yelling at us." Syaoron said.

"I don't want that either." I said and took his elbow once again. We walked towards the entrance and I watched as some men bowed towards Syaoron as we walked inside the big building. As soon as I was far enough in, I saw how beautiful the ball room was. It was probably the reddest room I've ever seen. Everything was red. To me, it seemed more like Valentine than an annual ball.

"Wow." I awed as I continued walking in further. Even though my parents were pretty rich, I've never been to an annual ball before and I pretty much didn't expect for it to look this good inside.

"There's too much red." Syaoron spoke from my side.

"But it's very pretty." The tables were covered with a silky looking red cloth with 4 chairs lined with gold and also with red comforters surrounding the circle like table.

"Let's get a seat." Before I could answer Syaoron had already started walking towards one of the tables I was staring at.

When we got there Syaoron slightly let go of my hold on his arm and pulled out the chair for me. I took a seat and watched as he went for the chair next to my right.

"Sakura!" I saw Tomoyo practically dragging Eriol over to our table. "I finally found you!" Tomoyo seated in the chair opposite from me and leaned in forward. Eriol took the seat next to her.

"This place is huge! There's food over there!" I looked at where Tomoyo was pointing and there was a long table with all kinds of food there. Just thinking about it made me hungry already.

"Do you guys want some drinks?" Eriol asked.

"Yes please." Tomoyo answered. Just looking at her made me happy. She looked so excited and ready to dance. Too bad this was a ball and there wouldn't be any good music to dance to but classic.

"Come on Syaoron!" Just like Tomoyo had been dragging Eriol moments ago, Syaoron was being dragged by Eriol this time.

Syaoron's POV

I wanted to sit and Eriol just had to drag me alone with him. He was the one who offered, why couldn't he get it for everone?

"Syaoron, I just heard that Ken was back. Is it true?" It's been weeks since Ken's been back and Eriol hadn't seen him at all? Really, I've forgotten all about him because I haven't seen him or heard of him for the past few weeks.

"You haven't seen him at all? He came back a couple of weeks before Sakura started school." I was starting to get mad now, I just hope I didn't see him today or ever again.

"Speaking of the devil..." Eriol pointed to the right side of me. I turned my head to look at him and he was with some girl. I didn't know who that girl was. She didn't look familiar. Ken was coming closer and closer towards me. I stood where I was and continued looking at him.

"Syaoron!" Ken spoke as he saw me and Eriol. "Hey Eriol." Eriol didn't reply and neither did I. Eriol knew what Ken did too and that had sickened the both of us and probably for the rest of our lives. "This is Mina."

"Hi." Mina smiled and greeted both of us. I didn't make any sign of acknowledgment. I continued to stare hard at Ken.

"Hi." Eriol greeted back.

"Don't worry about him, he's always been like that."

'And you've always been a sick bastard.' I thought to myself.

"We'll see you both around?" Ken stated then turned towards somewhere else. I didn't care about where he went as long as he stayed away from me and Sakura. I didn't want Sakura to know him either. Who knows what he would do to Sakura. Anything can happen and I would never forgive myself or Ken if anything ever happened to Sakura.

"Come on, let's get the drinks." Eriol nudged me as soon as Ken was out of sight. I nodded my head and we made our way towards the table where the drinks were held.

Since Sakura and Tomoyo weren't 21 yet, Eriol and I decided to get each of us a cup of some kind of red-ish, pink-ish punch rrom a bowl.

"You guys took quite a while." Sakura said at the sight of us.

"I was about to die of thirst." Tomoyo commented next.

"So, did you both meet anyone or saw anyone familiar?" I asked settling myself down at the same chair.

"No one." Sakura replied before taking a drink from her cup. "Mmmm, this is good." Sakura licked her lips.

"Excuse me, can I have your attention please?" Tony, a man that had always been the host of my dad's annual balls came on the microphone and gathered everyone's attention. "Thank you." The room was of complete silence now. "I would like to thank you all for attending this year's annual ball. If I can remember, this is Mr. Li's 15th annual ball and every year have been of great success. Without further a do, I give you the chairman of Alibi Sports Car, Mr. Li!" Everyone clapped as my dad took the podium. I barely clapped. I didn't care much about this ball.

"Thank you, thank you." My dad cleared his throat before continuing. "I'm very happy about the success that we've had to this very day and if it weren't for everyone who had been buying our cars, I don't think we'll be here to this day." It was the almost the same speech as the one from 7 years ago. "Before I turn it over to the music, I would like my son Syaoron Li, the future chairman of Alibi Sports Car, to come up and say a few words." My dad step off of the podium and everyone starting clapping waiting for me to go up, but this was not planned. I didn't want to go up there. I didn't know I was to give a damn speech!

"Come on Syaoron, everyone's waiting for you." Sakura nudged me on the left side and clapped at the same time. I looked at her and she gave me a thumb up. "Come on." Sakura urged me and pushed me by the left shoulder.

"Okay, I'm going." I whispered loud enough for her to hear and stood up.

Everyone was still clapping as I made my way towards the podium.

The walk there seemed to be forever. It seemed to never end.

As soon as it had ended, the clapping ended too.

"Ahem..." I cleared my throat not knowing what to say. "I would just like to say thank you all for coming to my father's annual ball this year." I paused and looked towards Sakura. She gave me two thumbs up. "Even though I haven't been to any of my father's balls lately, I hope that once I've become the chairman of Ailibi Sports Car, my ideas and motivation will make the company even more successful than now or before." Everyone clapped again. "And, let us just enjoy ourselves today." I finished it off. It was very short but oh well, what else did they want to hear? I was never good in giving speeches.

I stepped away from the podium as the clapping continued. I made my way towards my dad and he gave me a smile that was of warmth and of caring, one that I haven't seen in a long time.

"Before we start, Mr. Li had suggested that Syaoron and with his date, start the ball off." Tony said and shocked the hell out of me. I looked at my dad and he only gave me another urging smile.

"Damn..." I swore under my breath. Everything here was not planned.

I looked over at Sakura and she was just as shock as I was. Her face had turned into a worry look instead of the happy bright face just moments ago.

The whole room was silent and the lights started to fade. It didn't fade into totally darkness, it was dark enough to see everyone's faces clearly.

A couple of seconds later a spot light came on into the center of the ball room. I watched as it silently made its way towards Sakura. I continued to watch as she nervously looked to both her sides. I was not expecting this just like she was, but there really was no way to get out of this.

I straighten up and started down the three stairs that lead to the stage where the podium was. I was nervous as heck as I made my way closer and closer to Sakura. Just like my walk towards the podium, the walk towards her was just as long, but this one was different. Although I was nervous, I felt excitement sprouting inside of me. This was going to the be the very first time I dance with Sakura and it was the very first time we were up close with each other.

Sakura's POV

I didn't know what to do as soon as the spot light had landed on me. I didn't know what to do as I continued on looking from left to right. I was very nervous and so nervous that I heard my own heart beat. I didn't expect this to happen. I thought we were just going to dance when ever we wanted to.

"Sakura..." I looked up to see a very nervous Syaoron looking down at me. When did he made his way here? I didn't even notice it.

I watched as Syaoron stick out his right hand. It was waiting in the air, but for what?

'Oh, right.'

I nervously took my left hand from under the table and put it onto Syaoron's right hand. I just really hope I wasn't going to trip on my way to the middle or mess up in dancing!

Syaoron pulled me up from the chair. I was walking slowly next to him now making our way towards the middle of the ball room.

We reached the middle of the ball room and just then the classical music came on softly and loud. Not loud enough to make me jump out of my skin though.

Syaoron had to pull me in front of him and he was the one who first had to put his left arm around the back of my waist.

I gulped and reached with my right hand to his left shoulder. Slowly and softly Syaoron took my left hand into his right hand.

"Are you ready?" Syaoron lean down towards my ear and whispered.

I looked up at him finally and nodded.

"Okay, 1" I watched his lips as the counted off. " 2, 3."

On three he took the lead as we spun around in circles, will it seemed like it even though we weren't really turning in circles only.

"You're doing great." Syaoron whispered again into my ear. Honestly, with his smooth soft voice, he was calming me down. I didn't feel as nervous as seconds before. "And if you don't mind, you can stop the hard grip on my right hand and left shoulder."

"Oh." I guess I was too nervous that I accidentally gripped onto him too tightly. How foolish of me.

We continued dancing and more and more people joined us. I was glad. I just felt weird with me and Syaoron dancing alone.

"Sakura, don't be too nervous." Syaoron's voice came on again. I stopped looking over his left shoulder and finally looked up at him into his face.

Syaoron looked down at me also. He was starring deeply and hard at me. I starred back but at his eyes. For the first time his eyes were not as dark as those other times. His eyes now were of

a light chocolate brown, not dark like usually, almost soft. I switched my gaze to his whole face. His sharp features stood out more than ever. His perfect strong jaw line was tightly shut while his mouth was in a almost thin line, but also a smile at the same time. His cheekbones weren't those popping ones that were sharp, but it was a set of good cheek bones that made him look very handsome.

I continued starring at him not paying attention to anything around us. I forgot about everyone dancing around us and only paid attention to the person in front of me.

Slowly, I watched as Syaoron's mouth turned into a real smile just like those other times. I looked into his eyes and saw them brighten.

Syaoron pulled me in closer towards him and he set his chin on my left shoulder. What was he up to? It seemed like we were hugging and instead of dancing, but we were both still moving.

"Should I tell you something?" Syaoron asked and his breath kind of tickled my neck a little.

"What?" I asked not moving from our position.

"Do you really want to know?" He asked making sure.

"I'm sure, tell me."

"I think I like you."

At the words of Syaoron, I didn't know what to say. I was speechless. I...I didn't know if he was serious or not. Maybe he was just teasing, but Syaoron didn't seem like the person who would tease about liking someone, but at the same time I felt a spark of happiness growing inside of me.

I took a deep breath and exhaled... "I think I like you too." I let it out. I just had to.

After my words, the grip that Syaoron had around my waist grew tighter, but I didn't mind.

Syaoron lifted his head slowly and looked at me in the face with the same smile.

He started lowering his forehead and it landed on my mine softly. "Good." Syaoron whispered.

I'll continue tomorrow with more on the ball...it's not the end of the ball yet! Thanks for reading and hope you guys liked it!