Somewhere, Somehow
Author's Notes: Thank you all so much for your reviews! You just made my day after having a crappy day at school! Sorry for the cliffhanger! It's fun to see all of you get "irritated" after you see cliffhanger when you're already dying in suspense to see what happens next! I'm so evil, aren't I? Now my friends have a reason to call me evil. Bwahaha! Anyway, on with the story! By the way, I forgot to tell you this, this story is an AU.
Warning! This chapter contains A BIT of fluff/mush that will probably make you cringe. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Chapter Four – Moonlit Night
Sakura stared at the man in front of her. Li Syaoran, her childhood best friend whom she met 15 years ago, was standing right before her eyes. While the whole room was packed with chatters, laughter and the like, both of them were staring at each other's eyes, speechless. The silence between them died down when Sakura suddenly stood up from her seat, threw her entire body towards Syaoran, hugging him.
"Syaoran!"
Syaoran suddenly lost his balance, causing him to fall over, bringing Sakura with him. All eyes were suddenly on them. Murmurs among people and paparazzi began circulating around the room.
"Isn't that Li Syaoran, one of Asia's top businessmen?"
"What is he doing here?"
"Why does it seem that Sakura knows him?"
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Sakura said, quickly apologizing to him
Syaoran stood up and took both Sakura's hands, helping her stand up as well. Syaoran smiled at the happy and smiling Sakura in front of him.
"It's alright" he said
"I'm so happy to see you!" Sakura said, hugging him again and resting her head on his shoulder.
"Me too" Syaoran said, wrapping his strong arms around Sakura, hugging her back.
They suddenly pulled away when they realized their public display of affection in front of all the people. Both of them blushed crimson. Without hesitation, paparazzi began bombarding them with questions.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Li! What's your relation to Ms. Kinomoto?"
"How come you know each other?"
"Are you in a long-distance relationship?"
Tomoyo and a bunch of bodyguards stepped in between the reporters and camera crew, blocking their way.
"This way!"
Tomoyo took hold of Sakura's hand and led her and Syaoran to another door.
"Get in!" Tomoyo said, gently pushing them inside the door and shutting the door, leaving the both of them alone in the dark room. Sakura felt a string dangling in front of her and decided to pull it. When she did, the room was filled with light.
"Well, that was nice" Syaoran said
"Ehehe…forgive her" Sakura said, laughing nervously
"It's alright. Anyway, look, there's another door" Syaoran said, pointing at the door
Syaoran opened the door and the both of them entered. The room they were in had long staircases.
"Let's go up, shall we?"
Sakura nodded and the both of them began climbing the long stairway. Even though the Plaza wasn't a hotel, it was really big; about 16 stories high. Sakura grew tired, she and Syaoran stopped to rest multiple times but it didn't stop them from climbing the stairs. They finally reached the top. A door was in front of them, which at first, seemed lock; but when Syaoran turned the doorknob, the door opened.
"It's the rooftop"
Sakura's eyes perked up when she heard the word rooftop. She always loved the rooftop or the balcony and look up at the night sky to watch the sparkling stars and the bright moon. Syaoran gave her way and Sakura went outside.
"Sugoi…" she said, staring at the sky in awe, "It's so breathtaking"
"Yeah" Syaoran said
Sakura turned around and faced Syaoran.
"I really missed you, Syaoran. I still kept the necklace you gave me" Sakura said, holding the necklace around her neck
"I missed you too, Sakura. I'm wearing the bangle you gave me" Syaoran said, showing it to her.
"Remember your promise?" Sakura asked
Syaoran nodded, "Yeah. I promised you that you and I would find each other again. Somewhere, somehow"
"Well, guess what? Your promise has been fulfilled" Sakura said, smiling at him
"I know. Knowing that I had is the best feeling in the world. And seeing you again is the most beautiful sight I ever laid my eyes on" Syaoran said, pulling her into a tight hug.
Sakura blushed, leaning her head on Syaoran's chest, "Oh, Syaoran…"
The next day, Sakura woke up in her own bed in the hotel on a bright Sunday morning. She sat in an upright position and saw that she was still her in outfit from last night. She suddenly saw Tomoyo come out of the bathroom with a towel around her head.
"Ohayo, Sakura" Tomoyo greeted smiling at her
Sakura placed a hand over her head, "What happened? I don't remember a thing"
"You met Syaoran last night" Tomoyo said, while drying her hair
A smile formed on Sakura's lips, "That's right. We went up that long flight of stairs and ended up in the rooftop"
"You fell asleep while the both of you were sitting down, looking at the stars. He carried you all the way down, and refused to let you go even inside the car. He also carried you back to your bed and placed the blanket over you"
Sakura blushed, "I hope I wasn't too heavy for him…"
"You got a strong man with you, Sakura. You're never too heavy for him"
Sakura chuckled a bit, "What are our plans for today? What time is it, by the way?"
"It's 11am. We were supposed to have an interview and a photo shoot this morning. But you were pretty worn out so I had it postponed till tomorrow at 10am"
"That's a relief. I'm so tired. I'm not in the mood to be bombarded with camera flashes and interviews at the moment. And besides, who would want to work on a Sunday?" Sakura said, falling back down on her bed.
"I figured you wouldn't" Tomoyo said, "Hey Sakura, do you want to go shopping for a bit?"
Sakura nodded, suddenly forgetting her tiredness, "Sure"
RING!
RING!
Syaoran tossed and turned at his bed, coving his ears with his pillow, trying to avoid and ignore the ringing phone beside him.
RING!
"Aargh!" Syaoran threw the pillow off him answered the phone gruffly, "What the hell do you want!?" he yelled over the phone
"Tsk, tsk, Syaoran. Is that how the way you answer phone calls? Where are your manners?"
"Damnnit Hiiragizawa! I was trying to sleep!"
"Well, you can sleep later. Why don't we have lunch?"
Syaoran sighed, "What time is it?"
"10:48am. Let's meet in front of the City Mall at round 11:30"
"Ugh. Fine. But I still hate you for waking me up, see you in a while"
"Let's go, Sakura! The mall is waiting!" Tomoyo said, waiting for Sakura by the door.
"I'm coming!"
Sakura finally appeared wearing a white sleeveless top, a white asymmetrical skirt with small ruffles at the hem and white sandals.
"Kawaii! You look like an angel!" Tomoyo said, taking out her video camera and began recording Sakura.
"Ne, Tomoyo, why are you bringing your video camera?" Sakura asked, curious.
"Well, something might happen exciting to you while shopping and maybe it can be something worth remembering by and I want to catch it on video!" Tomoyo explained, oh-so-cheerfully.
Sakura sweatdropped, "Okay…let's go then!"
Author's Notes: Short, I know. Don't kill me! To be honest, I was having a hard time typing this, that's why it was delayed by a day or two. Sorry! Wah, don't hate me! Lol XD
Copperline Kitty: I must agree with you there! Syaoran is cute when he's around Sakura. Hehe. Thanks for reviewing!
dream-eater-is-hungry: Red wine rocks! I drank vodka once…hehe. Yes, I know it's an evil cliffie, now you know why I'm evil. Bwahaha! Ang corny…haha. XD
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the-unknown-freak: Thanks, and I will. I love making cliffhangers. Hehe. But I hate/dislike it when I read one. It leaves me hanging. Hehe.
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