Somewhere, Somehow
Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews! Here's chapter five! Sorry it took so long; it has been a hectic week for me since our exams are coming up next week and I have to study really hard since I'm already failing second quarter which really sucks. I'll try my best to update though. But just in case, the next update might be on the third week of October. Just keep on the look out! Don't forget to review!!
Chapter Five – Photograph Of You And Me
Syaoran arrived at the mall and saw Eriol wearing his usual smile and was waving at him.
"Good. You're on time. I was getting hungry by the minute."
"You and your appetite" Syaoran said, shaking his head sideways, "So where are we going to eat lunch?"
"I was thinking Japanese; Kuretake (1) maybe?"
"Sounds great" Syaoran said
"We're here!" Tomoyo cheerfully announced
"Hey Tomoyo, I'm getting hungry, know any great restaurants here?"
Tomoyo placed a finger on her cheek and looked up, "Well I heard there's this great Japanese restaurant" she suggested
"Great! I've been craving for Japanese!"
Tomoyo smiled, "Let's go then"
Sakura and Tomoyo arrived at the restaurant. The place wasn't really full so there were a lot of vacant tables.
"Table for two, please" Tomoyo told the maitre'd
"Right this way"
They followed the maitre'd and let them settle at a table near the sushi bar. A waitress came over and handed them menus. Before Tomoyo could open her menu, somebody called out her name.
"Tomoyo? Tomoyo Daidouji?"
Tomoyo looked up and saw Eriol Hiiragizawa.
"Eriol! A pleasure of seeing you here!"
"And of course, this must be the lovely Sakura Kinomoto" Eriol said, smiling at Sakura
"Of course!" Tomoyo said
"Why don't you join a friend and me at our table? I'm sure he'd love to see Sakura"
"Why, of course! Let's go, Sakura" Tomoyo said
Before Sakura could say anything, Tomoyo had already stood up and followed Eriol to their table. Sakura sighed and followed them. She stopped when she saw who was sitting beside Eriol.
"Syaoran!?"
Syaoran looked up and saw Sakura.
"Sakura!"
Sakura smiled, "Funny bumping into you"
"Yeah" Syaoran said, standing up and pulling out the chair opposite him (the chair in front of him) for Sakura to sit on. Sakura continued smiling and sat down, thanking Syaoran. A waitress approached them and began taking their orders. After doing so, Syaoran started a conversation.
"So you two know each other?" Syaoran asked, referring to Tomoyo and Eriol.
"We met in a bar" Eriol said
"Of all places…" Syaoran muttered, sighing as well.
"We met at the bar where the after party was held. While you and Sakura were gone, we decided to get acquainted" Eriol continued
Sakura nodded, "That's great! Now, we can all hang out together!" she said, acting like a child, "Let's go shopping after this!"
Towards the afternoon, they walked around the mall and ate some ice cream for dessert. While they were window shopping, Sakura spotted a picture taking booth. Sakura noticed that Tomoyo and Eriol were way up ahead of them.
"Hey Syaoran" Sakura said, making Syaoran stop
"Hmm?"
"Let's take a picture. We never had a picture of ourselves, you know" she said, smiling at him
"Sure" Syaoran nodded
They stepped inside the booth, inserted a few coins in the coin slot and prepared themselves. They were allowed to have three shots. Two shots were decent, both were smiling. The third and final one, Sakura was pinching and pulling Syaoran's cheek while Syaoran placed horns, using his index and middle finger, on top of her head.
"That hurt, you know" Syaoran said, rubbing his cheek
"Sorry, but I couldn't help it!" Sakura said, smiling at him
"KAWAII!" a squeal out of no where came
Both turned their heads to see where the squeal of excitement came from. They saw Tomoyo holding a video camera. Beside her was a smiling Eriol.
"Aw, you both look so cute!"
Both Sakura and Syaoran laughed nervously.
"I'll just take this" Syaoran said, taking one of their decent photos
"Don't you want the other one?" Sakura asked, referring to the photo wherein she pinches his cheek
"No, thank you. I'll save myself from embarrassment" he said
"What shall we do next?" Eriol asked
"Well, I was thinking of letting Sakura buy some clothes" Tomoyo said, putting away her video camera
"Why?" Sakura asked
"No reason" Tomoyo said, giving her an innocent smile, "It's been a long time since you tried on some clothes and end up buying them. Let's relieve that moment again, shall we?"
"Demo…" Sakura turned to Syaoran, "You don't mind do you?"
Syaoran shook his head, "Not at all. Besides, I also want to see this"
"What about you, Eriol?"
"I'm fine" he said, smiling
"Great! Let's go then!" Tomoyo said, grabbing Sakura's wrist and took her to one of the stores.
"Isn't it a coincidence that we met them at the same place at the same time?" Syaoran told Eriol, feeling suspicious already
"What do you mean?" Eriol asked
"Why do I have the feeling that you and Daidouji planned this?"
"You guessed wrong then" Eriol chuckled, "C'mon, they're waiting for us"
"What do you think, Li-kun?" Tomoyo asked, with Sakura beside her
"Tomoyo! This is so embarrassing!" Sakura cried out
"Oh, be quiet! It looks great on you!" Tomoyo retorted, and began recording Sakura in her outfit.
Sakura, who was trying to hide her face away from Tomoyo's camera, was wearing a pink halter top and really short denim shorts. Syaoran was trying his best not to turn red as a tomato.
"Agh! This is not me! I would never wear this!"
"She's right, Tomoyo. It doesn't suit her" Eriol said, noticing Syaoran's almost sweaty and red face
"E-Eriol's right" Syaoran managed to say, or rather – stutter.
"Very well" Tomoyo sighed, "You can change now"
"Thank you!" Sakura said towards to Eriol and Syaoran.
At sundown, they finished their shopping and finally exited the mall after that hectic time.
"Hey Sakura, do you mind? Eriol's taking me out for dinner"
"Not at all. Have fun!" Sakura said, waving at Tomoyo who was inside Eriol's car. As soon as they were out of their sight, Tomoyo started a conversation.
"Do you think they got suspicious?" Tomoyo asked Eriol
"Syaoran did" Eriol said
"Really?" Tomoyo giggled, "Let's just hope something will happen between the two of them. Thanks for the help, Eriol"
Tomoyo thanked him as she placed her hand over Eriol's own. Eriol looked at Tomoyo and smiled at her. He then took Tomoyo's hand and held it tight (2).
"So what do you want to do?" Syaoran asked
"Can we go home? I'm tired" Sakura said
"Sure" Syaoran said, nodding his head
As they were waiting for Syaoran's car to arrive, a pair of cold eyes watched them closely from a distance.
"Is that him? He sure has grown ever since I last saw him. That was when? 5 years ago?"
An elderly woman nodded
"Is he in love?"
"He's in love with his work"
"What about that girl?" a younger woman asked, eyeing Sakura
"That's his best friend as I have heard from Yelan. I believe she's a model. If I remember correctly, that's Sakura Kinomoto; but fortunately, I don't see love in his eyes."
"THE Sakura Kinomoto? Wow. He has great taste"
The older woman's eyes suddenly turned into a deathly glare.
"I'm sorry, but I don't like her. She's is out of his league" she said, referring to Sakura, "Back to the Li residence"
"Yes ma'am" the Li's chauffer replied and the car drove away
"Hmm…that's strange. I don't see my car or my chauffer anywhere. Oh well, mother must've sent him back home. Taxi or go walking?"
Sakura shrugged, "What do you think?"
"Well, taxi would be a good idea if you weren't famous. Walking wouldn't be such a great idea since you're tired. I guess taking a taxi back to the hotel is the only option left. Don't worry, if the driver tries to do something to you, I'm here" Syaoran said, smiling at her
"Arigatou" Sakura said, smiling back at him.
They hauled a cab and took one back to the hotel where Sakura and Tomoyo was staying in.
Author's Notes: Ooh, cliffhanger near the end. Who could that younger woman be? Only Tamer Shadow/Nat Nat knows! Bwahaha! But do not fret! You will soon find out in the next chapter, more or less! Hehe. Don't forget! Next update might be on the third week of October OR next week, depending how busy I am with the exams. Just keep on the look out. Don't worry; I'm not abandoning this story.
1 – I don't own Kuretake, there really is a Japanese restaurant called Kuretake over here, where I live.
2 – Just a "Cruel Intentions" reference. If you watched Cruel Intentions, the first one, in the scene where Sebastian (Ryan Philippe) and Annette (Reese Witherspoon) were driving back from the home for the aged, Annette was trying to make Sebastian laugh/smile and towards the end of the scene, she places her hand on top of Sebastian's hand and correct me if I'm wrong (since I'm too lazy to watch it again), Sebastian took Annette's hand and held it.
Illusion Dragon: Hmm...they might hate each other. I'm not sure yet. Bwahaha! Hehe... )
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