AN: OOPS...srry..kinda forgot to update. I got caught up reading all these good fanfics and stuff. And watching some Inuyasha eps. xD But anyways. Here's the next chap. well anticipated I hope. And there's a surprise at the end. ENJOY
Disclaimer: plot...mine...characters...not mine
Chapter 18
Before Tomoyo could start stammering again, Eriol said, "We're getting married in two weeks."
Sakura's eyes went wide in surprise as she just stared at her two friends. Syaoron was a different story. His face held no emotion whatsoever, but inside he was going through a mix of jealousy, anger, and excitement for his friends.
"AWW Eriol! I wanted to tell them. Meanie" Tomoyo whined as she slapped Eriol's arm playfully.
Eriol noticed the silence from his friends, "Uhh guys…aren't you gonna say anything?"
Inside Syaoron's head: 'I can't believe they're getting married before US! If only Sakura was better…DAMN…'
Sakura took one look at Syaoron's distant face before turning back to congratulate the new soon to be married couple.
"I'm so happy for you guys! When are you getting married? Can I be bridesmaid?" Sakura was rambling on while Tomoyo just nodded her head in agreement. Eriol and Tomoyo were happy that at least Sakura was happy for them.
"Congratulations you two." Syaoron said a bit gruffly. He shook Eriol's hand and gave Tomoyo a light hug. "Have you two decided on a date yet?"
"Well yea, sort of, but if you want us to wait a bit considering Sakura doesn't have her memory, we will. We just wanted to let you know that Sakura will be my maid of honor and you're going to be Eriol's best man." Tomoyo smiled at the two.
This request took Syaoron by surprise. Sure he knew that Tomoyo would ask Sakura to be her maid of honor, but he never would have guess Eriol would ask him to be his best man.
"Uhh…sure, I'd be honored to be your best man Eriol." Syaoron said.
"Thanks man…means a lot." Eriol replied.
The rest of the afternoon was spent listening to Tomoyo go on about the different designs she has ready. She wanted Eriol to have a bit of choice so she designed a couple of different tuxes for him and Syaoron to choose from. As for the bridesmaids' and maid of honor's dresses, Tomoyo already had everything designed and made.
"How about next week, you guys come over to my studio to try on the clothes. Need to make sure everything fits." Tomoyo suggested as they all made to leave the café.
Syaoron just looked at Sakura, she nodded, and agreed to go with Sakura to Tomoyo's studio to try on the clothes.
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AT HOME
Sakura and Syaoron got back to their penthouse, a bit exhausted and carrying so many bags. After leaving the café, Syaoron decided to take Sakura shopping since she complained that the clothes in her closet were a bit skimpy for her current tastes. Current as in her immature state.
Sakura didn't even bother putting the clothes in her closet. She just dropped all the bags in her room and flopped down on the bed. Syaoron followed her in and dropped the bags on the floor also. He turned to leave but Sakura pulled his arm and he sat next to her on the bed.
"Syaoron, are you sad that Tomoyo and Eriol are getting married?" Sakura asked.
"No of course not. I'm happy for them." Syaoron replied.
"Then how come you didn't seem happy for them at the café?"
"I was just a bit disappointed that they were getting married…before us."
Sakura was a bit confused at this remark. "What does that mean?"
"You probably don't remember but, we were gonna get married. The engagement ring I got you is in the jewelry box on your makeup stand."
Sakura immediately got up and went to her jewelry box and brought back the Tiffany pink diamond engagement ring that Syaoron had given her in Paris.
"It's so…pretty." Sakura mumbled more to herself. She looked at Syaoron and saw the sad look on his face. "So we were supposed to get married?"
Syaoron just nodded in response.
"So why aren't we?"
"Because, You don't have your memory back. And I don't want you to marry me now just because you think you should because of something you said that you can't even remember."
"And I thought I had memory problems. Syaoron don't you remember what we promised when we were little. Well for me it feels like last week anyway."
Syaoron looked a bit confused, "What are you talking about?"
"At my mom's birthday party. We were playing out in the gardens with the other kids and this one boy, my mom's friend's son, was bothering me a lot and you defended me. After that, we went to my room and you said that when we get older, we'd get married and you'd make sure no one ever bothered me again. You promised!" Sakura looked back down at the ring.
Syaoron thought back to that day, and suddenly remembered everything from that day. Some little boy that was older than them had been picking on Sakura and pulling her hair. Syaoron had pushed the boy away when he heard Sakura start to cry. Of course he got in trouble by his mother for being violent but he didn't mind as long as Sakura was alright.
Syaoron took the ring from Sakura's hand and placed it on her ring finger. "Well then, I suppose we had better keep that promise. But I guess we should wait until after Tomoyo and Eriol."
He looked into Sakura's eyes and he just couldn't help himself as he leaned down and kissed her on the lips. It was light and soft but still held all the emotion that was bottled up inside his heart. Still, he didn't want to scare Sakura so he let her respond if she wanted.
Sakura sort of froze as she felt Syaoron's lips on hers and she wasn't sure what to do. But when she felt Syaoron start to pull away, she acted almost instinctively and started to kiss him back. She wasn't sure what she was supposed to do, but it felt right.
Feeling her respond to him felt so good. They continued to kiss and have tongue wars with each other and soon, she was lying on the bed, Syaoron on top. Her hands were around his neck, pulling him down more towards him as they continued to show each other how much they loved each other.
They pulled apart, gasping for air, and then it hit Sakura. She was lying on the bed WITH Syaoron lying on top of her, and she had been kissing him. Her face went tomato red as reality smacked her in the face.
Syaoron was still taking deep breaths of air and he saw Sakura's face go bright red. He smiled at her innocence and kissed her on the forehead before getting up off her. He helped her up and pulled her to him.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have lost it like that." Syaoron whispered as he hugged her to him in more of a comforting embrace.
"I-It's okay…" Sakura mumbled back, blush going deeper red.
They stayed like that for a bit until Syaoron felt that Sakura should get some sleep.
"You should probably get some sleep." He left the room so she could change as he did the same and got ready for bed.
When he came back to her room to check on her, she was already inside the covers, looking up at the ceiling.
"Are you still uncomfortable about what happened before?" Syaoron asked as he came in.
Sakura turned towards him and smiled. "Not really I guess. I've just..never done that before. At least not that I remember."
Syaoron chuckled as he tucked her in. "Good night Sakura."
He turned to leave but Sakura stopped him. "Syaoron…could you sleep…here tonight?"
Syaoron just looked at her before nodding and getting in the bed.
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Eriol and Tomoyo
After leaving Syaoron and Sakura, Eriol and Tomoyo spent the day at Tomoyo's mansion, watching dvds, and just relaxing. Pretty soon the wedding preps would start and they wouldn't have any time to themselves so they took advantage of today.
Eriol made popcorn while Tomoyo was going through her LARGE dvd collection.
"So what do you want to watch?" Tomoyo yelled from the den.
"Hmm…do you want to watch a romance or action movie?"
"Either one's good, you choose."
"Ok, let's watch The Myth. It's a mix of both so it should be good." Eriol replied as he walked in with popcorn, chips and soda.
"Ohh I wanted to watch that. Ok." Tomoyo popped in the dvd and sat next to Eriol on the sofa, with the remotes in her hand.
About an hour into the film, the movie was long forgotten and Eriol and Tomoyo were "getting to know each other" better on the couch.
By the end of the movie, Eriol and Tomoyo had fallen asleep in each others arms. Happy and content written all over their faces.
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One week later
"Do I have to go?" Syaoron whined as he and Sakura got ready to go to Tomoyo's studio.
"I thought I was the one who acted like a 7 year old. Why are you whining? You knew about this for a week now. Sheesh." Sakura replied as she pulled on her jacket.
Syaoron pouted as they walked out the door to his car. "I still don't see why I have to try on anything. A tux is a tux."
"Quit whining. You never whined even when Auntie Yelan made you play with your sisters."
Syaoron was still pouting as they pulled up in front of Tomoyo's studio. "Syaoron, stop pouting. Eriol's gonna laugh himself silly if he sees that face."
The door to Tomoyo's studio opened and Syaoron's face reverted back to his old emotionless state again.
"Hey guys!" Tomoyo greeted from behind a mannequin. "Come on in and make yourselves comfortable…if you can."
"Hi Tomoyo!" Sakura greeted.
Syaoron responded with a "Hey"
Syaoron sat down on the couch but immediately jumped back up to see a pin on the seat. "OWWW. Damn it that hurt." He said while rubbing his backside.
"Oops. Sorry about that Syaoron. My studio is a mess at the moment." Tomoyo said sheepishly.
"At the moment?" Eriol immerged from behind a curtain wearing a white tux, similar to the one he wore at the fashion show. "Tomoyo, your studio is ALWAYS, and emphasize on the always, like this."
Tomoyo crossed her arms and glared at Eriol. "Hmmph."
With said pin and all the other junk off the couch, Sakura and Syaoron were patiently waiting for Tomoyo to bring out her numerous designs for them to try out. Knowing her, it would take about 2-3 hours to model them all.
Tomoyo went around her desk to the clothing rack and pulled out a hanger covered by a long plastic cover. "Sakura, you can try this one on for starters. And here are the shoes and accessories that go with it." She handed the dress and bag full of accessories to Sakura before she turned her attention on Syaoron.
"Now you mister, he are your shoes and tux." She handed him a shoebox and another covered hanger. "The tie is hanging on the inside of the tux."
Eriol showed Syaoron to the dressing room while Tomoyo showed Sakura.
2 minutes later and Syaoron and Sakura both walked out of the dressing rooms simultaneously.
Tomoyo was going around Sakura in circles making sure everything was in place before doing the same to Syaoron. After making sure that everything was right, she and Eriol stepped back to look at the two models and see how they looked together.
Sakura was wearing a light lavender colored dress that came down to right above her knees. It was held up by thin straps and had a bow tied around the middle. The dress alone looked great but it didn't compliment as well with Syaoron's tux as Tomoyo had thought it would.
"Nope." Tomoyo said while shaking her head. "Doesn't match. Ok next one."
Sakura and Syaoron were sent back into the changing rooms with new clothes to try on. This went on for about…6 outfits until they finally found the perfect. Syaoron was wearing a black tux/suit, same as the one Eriol wore at the show. Sakura was wearing a pastel yellow, knee length dress. The top was held up by thin, satin straps and the skirt had a layer of lace on top of the silk material. If you looked closely, you could see lightly embroidered flowers all over the dress. As soon as the two stepped out, both Eriol and Tomoyo nodded to one another.
"You guys are definitely wearing this." Tomoyo said
"I dunno Tomoyo…it shows a lot of skin." Sakura's back was halfway bare.
Syaoron nodded, he didn't want Sakura to feel improper, as she was taught when they were younger. "Maybe you should move the backline up a bit."
"No, it's fine. Don't worry Sakura. No one will think you're some kind of 'loose woman'." Eriol reassured her.
"If you guys say so." Sakura and Syaoron walked back in to get changed. The changing rooms had swinging doors and Syaoron's door swung wide open as he came out first. Unfortunately, Sakura was right behind him in the next room and got hid hard in the head and collapsed right there on the floor. Syaoron was oblivious to this until he heard Tomoyo gasp and run to Sakura's side.
Slapping her cheek, Tomoyo tried to revive the unconscious Sakura.
"What happened?" Syaoron asked as he saw Sakura lying there.
"You dopehead, you hit Sakura on your way out. She's unconscious." Tomoyo snapped as she kept trying to get Sakura to wake up. Syaoron came and picked Sakura up bridal style and carried her to the sofa. Eriol brought over a bowl of water and dumped it on Sakura's face.
"ERIOL! MY COUCH!" Tomoyo yelled as she smacked him on the arm.
Eriol's eyes went wide a bit. "Oops. Sorry, wasn't thinking about that."
Fortunately for him, it worked and Sakura sputtered as she sat up and looked at everyone.
"WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?" Sakura yelled.
All three stared at each other after hearing Sakura's 'language'.
"Uhh…Sakura, how old are you?" Syaoron asked.
Sakura looked at him like he was from Mars. "What kinda question is that? Dope, I'm 19 remember."
AN: ok stop here for now..so how did yu like the surprise?
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