Somewhere, Somehow
Author's Notes: I'm ready for anybody who wants to kill me. Honestly, I enjoyed writing that chapter. I can already feel the death glares you're sending me. Everybody hates me, all because I let Syaoran be betrothed to some girl who cheated on him! I've been getting some hate reviews/mail. Yes, that's me, evil.
THIS IS STILL A SAKURA SYAORAN FIC, PEOPLE!
Chapter Seven – Looking Back
Sakura was in the hotel room, watching TV. It was already 9pm and Tomoyo still wasn't back from her date with Eriol. Sakura suddenly remembered her photo shoot and interview the next morning and decided to sleep early today. Turning the TV off, she stood up and went towards the bed. Suddenly, the door clicked and a giggling Tomoyo came inside with a smiling Eriol. No one noticed Sakura was there. Eriol lifted Tomoyo's chin and kissed her as Tomoyo gladly accepted and returned the kiss. When they parted, Sakura coughed. Both of them blushed a strong shade of red, turned around and saw Sakura with an eyebrow raised.
"Get a room if you wish to continue whatever you were doing without me witnessing it" Sakura said
Tomoyo nervously laughed.
"It's getting late, I better go now" Eriol said
"Alright. Thanks for dinner, Eriol" Tomoyo said, smiling at him
"No problem, Ms. Daidouji" Eriol said, taking Tomoyo's hand and kissed it before leaving. Sakura was grinning in the background; she now had a reason to tease Tomoyo! Tomoyo closed the door and leaned against it with a dreamy look in her eyes.
"I'm in love…" she dreamily said
"I can tell you had a great time"
"It was amazing! We had the restaurant to ourselves! We had a candlelight dinner and a band serenaded us and he was so sweet!"
"Damn, the two of you just met and now he's all lovey-dovey." Sakura pointed out, "Well, I better get to sleep since there's going to be a photo shoot and an interview tomorrow morning, right Tomoyo? Or should I say, Tomoyo Hiirigizawa?" Sakura teased
"S-Shut up!" Tomoyo said, while blushing
"C'mon Sakura! Or we'll be late!" Tomoyo yelled. In her hands were shopping bags with clothes for Sakura to wear at the photo shoot.
"I'm here!"
Sakura finally appeared wearing a pink sundress.
They took a cab to Stature and were greeted by Megumi.
"You're here! I was beginning to worry you're going to postpone the shoot again! Well anyway, none of that matters anymore. Let's start the shoot shall we? Kinomoto-san, my assistant will take you to where the shoot is. Daidouji-san, you come with me and we can begin your interview"
While Megumi was interviewing Tomoyo in another room, Sakura was inside a room filled with men and women. Sakura guessed the women were make-up artists while the men were the camera crew. A small dressing room was set up for Sakura. Her first outfit was a simple black thin-strapped cocktail dress and her auburn hair was neatly brushed. There was an electric fan in front of her to have a wind effect on her hair.
After some time, Tomoyo came in and joined her in the shoot. Both of them were dressed in a bohemian vintage dress and still had a wind effect. The shoot lasted the rest of the afternoon.
"Hey Tomoyo, up until when are we staying here in Hong Kong?" Sakura asked Tomoyo while they were on their break
"Two more days. Fast isn't it?"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah" And that will be the last time I'll be seeing Syaoran.
At the middle of the afternoon, Syaoran was about to leave to go somewhere and have lunch when his phone suddenly rang. He reluctantly answered it.
"Hello?"
"Syaoran, this is your mother speaking" Yelan's voice came from the other end
Syaoran sighed, "Yes, mother, what do you want?"
"I want you to have lunch here in the mansion. We're having guests"
"So?"
"These guests happen to be Kaoru and Amaya. They're here so we can discuss the wedding plans."
Syaoran wanted to refuse and put down the phone, but after the incident yesterday, he wasn't in the mood to argue, "Fine, mother. I'll be there"
"And by the way, we figured it would take you and Amaya to get along again so Kaoru and I decided to have the wedding in a few more months. Goodbye, Syaoran"
"Bye" Syaoran muttered and hanged up, "Great, there goes my lunch"
Syaoran arrived at his home courtesy of his chauffer. When he entered his home, Wei told him to directly go to the dining room. Syaoran did as he was told and went there. There, he saw his mother, his four annoying sisters and of course, Amaya and Mrs. Kaoru Tsugishiro.
"Good afternoon, mother, Mrs. Tsugishiro"
"Good afternoon, Xiao Lang" both mothers said
Syaoran walked towards the table and was about to sit down when Yelan interrupted him.
"Aren't you going to greet, Amaya, Xiao Lang?" Yelan said
Syaoran sighed, "Good afternoon too, Ms. Tsugishiro"
"Good afternoon too, er…"
"It's alright, Amaya. You can call him Syaoran or Xiao Lang" Yelan said
"You two should start addressing one another by your first name now. Get used to it. You can call her Amaya, Syaoran"
"It's not alright" Syaoran gruffly muttered under his breath
Amaya nodded, "Good afternoon…Syaoran"
"Shall we eat?" Yelan said
After lunch, Yelan and Kaoru started reminiscing their past. Syaoran sat there in silence when his four older sisters started annoying him.
"Ooh, our little brother is FINALLY getting married!" Fanren teased
"Grr…shut up…" he gruffly muttered again
"You better invite us to your wedding!" Fuutie said
"Can we be your bridesmaids?" Feimei asked Amaya
"Of course you can" Amaya said with a smile
"We're going to be bridesmaids at your wedding!" Shiefa squealed
Amaya giggled at them.
"Xiao Lang, Amaya, why don't you step into the living room? Sit down and get acquainted with each other again" Yelan suggested
Amaya giggles stopped and silently nodded. Syaoran sighed, stood up and went towards the door, leaving the dining room to go to the living room with Amaya behind him. They went inside the living room and sat down across each other. Syaoran was still avoiding her gaze. Amaya suddenly opened her mouth and spoke.
"Syaoran, I…"
"I still don't forgive you after what you did 5 years ago" he snapped at her, his amber eyes giving her an icy glare.
"Syaoran, I – I'm sorry," Tears were starting to slid its way down her face, "I don't know what came over me but ever since after that incident, I still loved you. Forgive me, Syaoran"
Flashback
A 16-year old Syaoran sat at his bed, beside his bedside table. It was a Saturday night and he was extremely bored. He needed to go somewhere and chill, like most other teenagers do. He spotted the telephone beside him and decided to call his girlfriend, Amaya Tsugishiro. Syaoran met her through a small dinner party among his mother's friends. They got acquainted and became very good friends. Time passed and soon they realized they were in love with each other.
Syaoran dialed Amaya's personal number and waited for someone to answer. After three rings, Amaya finally answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey Amaya, wanna catch a movie?"
"Oh, um…sorry Syaoran, I'm kinda busy, you know…homework"
"Oh, that's alright Amaya, I understand. I love you, bye"
"Bye, Syaoran. Gotta go!" Amaya said and immediately hanged up.
Syaoran shrugged and hanged up as well. About 10 minutes later, the phone rang. It was Eriol.
"Hey Syaoran, we're going to Matsuki's house party, wanna come?"
"Sure, since I don't have anything better to do"
Syaoran met up with Eriol and a bunch of other friends in front of Matsuki's house and entered together in a line. Syaoran looked around and observed his surroundings. On one side was a bunch of Matsuki's brother's college friends, drinking beer. People were making out everywhere. Some were against the wall, on the table, on the couch, everywhere! Syaoran was about to go to the kitchen to get something to drink when he suddenly spotted a familiar pink-haired woman making out with some guy on the couch. He could hear the woman mutter "I love you" numerous times to the guy she was making out with. Syaoran squinted his eyes to get a better look. His eyes widened when he saw who the woman was.
"Amaya!?"
The woman, who happened to be Amaya herself, looked up and saw Syaoran's face; his face plastered with disgust.
"Syaoran!?"
Syaoran shook his head, "I can't believe you…"
Syaoran turned around and started heading for the front door.
"Syaoran, wait!" Amaya said, pushing the guy off her. Amaya ran towards the door and started chasing Syaoran across the lot.
"Let me explain, Syaoran!" Amaya said, grabbing onto his arm
Syaoran retrieved his arm back and faced her with anger in his eyes.
"Explaining is already useless, Amaya! I ask you out on a date, you tell me you're busy with homework and now I come here to this party and see you making out with some fucking guy! Jeez, he could be in college by now! I know you're not drunk, Amaya! So don't lie to me that you were drunk and you didn't realize what you're doing! I'm sorry, but I'm not stupid. It's over, Amaya. It's over"
Syaoran turned around and went back home, leaving Amaya alone; drowning in her own tears.
End of Flashback
"Well, you should've thought about that sooner," Syaoran said in a cold tone
Amaya's sniffling could be heard. Her salty tears were already staining her dress. Syaoran sighed, stood up and crouched in front of Amaya. Amaya looked up with her blotchy hazel eyes.
"Here" Syaoran handed Amaya his handkerchief, "I'll think about it. For now, dry those tears and we'll talk in my office. Does tomorrow sound good to you?"
Amaya sniffled and nodded.
"Okay. Tomorrow then, be there after lunch, around 1. C'mon, let's go back" Syaoran said. Amaya stood up and followed Syaoran back to the dining room, walking beside him.
'If only Sakura were here, she'd know what to do'
"Sakura…" he sighed
"Hmm? What was that, Syaoran?"
"Nothing. Just…nothing. Forget it"
While Syaoran wasn't looking, Amaya smirked.
'Sakura, huh? Do you love her more than a friend, Syaoran? Well, I can see she's getting in the way of my wedding. Don't worry, Syaoran, I'll get rid of her'
Author's Notes: Amaya equals evil (the equal sign doesn't work on ). Next chapter will come out soon! Exams are finally over! Math was a complete hell! I swear, I thought I was going to die right on the spot! By the way, I'm listening to Syaoran's song, "That Girl I Can't Ignore" or "That Girl On My Mind", either of those two. But I think "That Girl I Can't Ignore" is more right? I dunno...hehe.
the-unknown-freak: (sweatdrops) Don't worry, this is still a SakuraSyaoran fic. Ehehehe…
lilac-cherryblossoms-sakura: Animax is fine. Their dubbing are all the same though. The voices, I mean. Exams are hell! Well, ours is done now. Yay!
dream-eater-is-hungry: I already reviewed Perfect NOT. Thanks sa review! Hehe. Amaya is evil…eviler than me…I think. Hehe. Dude, C is making us redesign (lack of a better word) the bulletin board for a damned major project on her subject!
Copperline Kitty: I can be really mean sometimes, you know. Hehe. Agh! No, don't fall off the waterfall! I'll update!!
Sarah the original: I get hyper when I drink Pepsi. Hehe.
Illusion Dragon: Yes, SS forever!! Thanks for review!
the smiley face: More death glares and threats, eh? I'll give you something though; Amaya and Kaoru have something up their sleeves. No, he isn't getting married to her, I assure you that. Thanks for the review! I'm amused by it. Hehe.
Serenity's Blaim: I already thought about Kaoru betraying Yelan. Thanks for the suggestion though! The one about Yelan meeting Sakura! Can I use it?
JB: Your question will be answered soon! Thanks for the review!
odango3: Yes, I realize that, that's why I let Yelan change it. Sorry for the error. Thanks though.
kmmgirly:I'm already thought about how he can get out of the wedding. And about Sakura's reaction? Hmm…maybe she'll go berserk…or maybe…hmm, you'll have to find out in the future chapters!
sagistar: You know, your expression made me laugh, "omg…that sux major balls" Hehe. Sorry. I'm just easily amused! Thanks for the review!
charice: Yes, it would be really wrong if they aren't together! Thanks for the review!
Tamer Shadow: I hope you'll forget about strangling me. Bwahaha! Hey! Frillion or Kuroshin started torturing you in the notebook! Don't go blaming me for what I didn't do! Ehh…C sucks ass. She's going to make us redesign the model for a damned major project for her subject! I hope so too. Math was hell! Haha. I think I'm gonna be a slave…oh well. Thanks for the review!
CrAzY-SiLLy-Me: Yup, I saw your new story but I still haven't read it yet. Thanks for the review!
And thanks also to the following!: AnimeAngel41, aznchicki, Viky, P.M., chikichiki and Cherry Princess Sakura! Thanks!
All questions concerning about Syaoran's betrothal to Amaya, who cheated on him will be more or less answered in the future chapters!