Somewhere, Somehow

Author's Notes: Bwahaha! Sorry for leaving all of you with a cliffhanger like that in the previous chapter! But don't worry; you will now know Sakura's reaction on this chapter! Thanks for the reviews! And sorry for not updating for a long time! School's been hectic for me! Thank you for your patience.

Chapter Nine – Lying From You

Sakura's chopsticks fell with a clatter on her plate while looking at Syaoran in a state of shock. Syaoran looked down at his lap and started mentally cursing himself.

'Shit. Shit. Shit! I shouldn't have told her at this time! Especially when she's leaving tomorrow! I knew this was going to happen! Aargh! How stupid can I get!?'

Syaoran looked up and saw a smiling Sakura.

"Congratulations, Syaoran!" she cheerfully said

"Er…thanks; I guess" Syaoran said, confused; he decided to shrug it off

Once they paid for their lunch, the chauffer took them back to the office. While they were in the car, Sakura was sitting silently but had a smile on her face. Syaoran looked at her and started a conversation.

"Sakura?"

"Hmm? Yes, Syaoran?" Sakura asked, looking at him

"Anou…are you sure it's okay for me to get married?" Syaoran asked

Sakura blinked then smiled, "Of course it is, Syaoran! I'm really happy for you! I bet whoever your bride is, is the happiest woman on earth, right now. She must be really lucky to have you as her fianc

"Are you really sure?"

"I'm positive, Syaoran! Why are you asking me?"

Syaoran shrugged, "I don't know. I thought you'd get…I don't know, angry?"

"Why should I? I shocked though. I was wondering why you didn't tell me that you already had a girlfriend. So, tell me, how did the two of you meet?"

"Umm…well"

Syaoran was wondering if he should tell her the whole truth.

Just lie to her, damnnit! A voice inside Syaoran's mind said

No! Telling the truth is much safer!

Lie! She'll get hurt if she finds out the truth!

But it'll hurt her even more if she finds out you're lying! And she's your best friend!

Oh, for crying out loud! Lie just this once and tell her the truth when the right time comes!

Syaoran shook his head and decided to tell half of the truth.

"I uh…I met her when I was 16…umm…my mother was having a small party at that time and she was the daughter of one of my mother's friends. And well, I guess we fell in love and…well, that's basically it. Ehehe…"

"Wow. So you two must've been very much in love"

Snort.

"Um…why do you say that?"

"Well, for one thing, you're already 21! Being together for five years is really a long time. Why didn't you propose to her when you were still young? Like, 17 or something?"

"Um…I dunno…I was just waiting for the right moment…"

Now, that was a BIG lie.

"How did you propose to her? If you don't mind me asking"

Uh oh.

"N-Not at all. Hehe. Well…"

Syaoran was avoiding her gaze and was thinking of a way to get out of the question. He suddenly realized the vehicle was stopping.

"Oh, look, we're back. Hehe."

Syaoran exited first and then went over to Sakura's side of the car and opened the door for her.

"Arigatou…"

Syaoran smiled and nodded. While they were walking inside the building, Sakura couldn't help but wonder.

'Is there something you're not telling me, Syaoran?'

"So I'll be seeing you at the airport tomorrow?" Sakura asked

Syaoran nodded, "I still can't believe you're leaving tomorrow! I don't even have a farewell gift" he suddenly felt guilty

"You don't have to," Sakura said with a smile, "Being with you tomorrow before I leave is enough"

Sakura and Syaoran were sitting on the black leather couch opposite Syaoran's desk. While they were talking, there was a knock on the door. The door opened and Maya came inside.

"I apologize for interrupting, sir, but your mother is here to see you"

A tall woman with long black hair, wearing traditional Chinese clothes entered the room. Her lips were crimson and her sharp eyes gave a cold and at the same time, gentle look. Syaoran immediately stood up; Sakura stood up as well.

"Good afternoon, mother" Syaoran said, bowing down

Yelan bowed down as well. Her eyes moved from Syaoran and landed on Sakura.

"G-Good afternoon" Sakura said, immediately bowing

"Er…mother, this is Sakura Kinomoto. I assume you've heard about her. And she's er…my childhood best friend…"

Yelan nodded and went towards Sakura. Sakura blinked a few times and then smiled.

"Pleased to meet you, ma'am" she said

"So this is the Sakura my Xiao Lang used to play with before?" she turned to Syaoran who nodded, "I believe you're a model?"

Sakura nodded, "That's right, ma'am"

Yelan smiled at her. 'What a sweet lady. I haven't met anyone like her. Am I making the right choice of having my son marry Amaya? We'll just wait and see'

"What brings you here, mother?" Syaoran asked

"Amaya just informed me that you agreed on marrying her"

Ack!

"W-What are you talking about, mother? I didn't agree. I proposed to her, remember?" Syaoran said, hoping his mother could read his thoughts right now, but that would be equally a bad thing.

The soft look on Yelan's face disappeared as she looked at Syaoran sternly. Syaoran was looking down at the floor, avoiding her gaze. A smile suddenly formed on Yelan's lips.

"Of course, how could I forget? Have you invited Sakura already?"

Syaoran looked up, "Um…no…not yet. There's no guest list yet."

"Well, let her be the first on your list, then. I'm sure she won't mind"

Yelan looked at Sakura who nodded shyly.

"It's settled then" Yelan said, smiling at Sakura.

"Um…I don't mean to be rude but I must be going now. Gomen nasai" Sakura apologized

"That's alright. It was a pleasure of meeting you. Good day, Kinomoto-san"

"Good day to you too, and thank you for the invitation. Bye, Syaoran"

"Yeah, bye"

After Sakura left, Syaoran already had a feeling, no, he already KNEW what was about to happen.

"Xiao Lang…"

"Y-Yes?"

"Did you lie to Kinomoto-san? You're childhood best friend?"

"N-Not exactly…"

"What did you tell her?"

"The truth"

More like, half the truth.

"Are you sure? Are you sure that it wasn't just half of it?"

This is what I get from having a psychic for a mother.

Syaoran sighed, "I told her half of it"

"So, you lied to her?"

Syaoran shook his head, "I told her everything. Except I left out where Amaya—" he said through gritted teeth, "—cheated on me and that we were betrothed to one another. I told her that I proposed to her"

Yelan sighed and shook her head, "When will you ever learn? How could you lie to her, Xiao Lang?"

"If I told her the truth, she might suddenly get angry at me or something"

"Why will she? She's your best friend, I'm sure she'll understand if you told her. But telling a lie? What if she finds out? She'll be hurt once she knows the truth! Xiao Lang, you're already an adult; you're no longer a teenager or a child, you should know better and do the right thing"

"I know, mother, I know. But…" he paused, "Agh! I don't know!" he threw his hands in the air in frustration.

Yelan shook her head again, "Tell her the truth, Xiao Lang. Tell her before she leaves tomorrow"

Syaoran looked at his mother. How did she know?

Oh yeah, she's psychic.

As soon as Yelan left, Syaoran sat down at his chair and began thinking.

Should I really tell Sakura the truth? What will her reaction be? Agh…

Yelan's cold glare and stern look suddenly entered Syaoran's mind. Syaoran cringed and shook his head.

I guess I really should before mother kills me. I hope Sakura understands…

Author's Notes: Okay, I'm really sorry for the boring chapter! To be honest, I kinda got stuck somewhere in the middle. Hehe, that's why it came out like crap. Sorry! I'll try my best and make it up in the next chapter!

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