Somewhere, Somehow
Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews! Sorry for the delay in updating! School was a stress this week and had a lot of things to do! Damn teachers. Damn school. I will burn down the school one day. Grr…anyway, here's Chapter Twelve!
Disclaimer: I don't own People Are People and Figaro. They are both real places.
Chapter Twelve – The Camera Guy
Sakura woke up when the alarm clock beside her rang. She turned it off and opened her eyes. The sun's rays were against her face and it made her look like she was almost glowing with radiance, but alas, her heart was still stained with pain and heartache. Sakura got up and walked towards the bathroom in her pink and yellow nightgown made out of lace. She took a shower and got dressed in a pink blouse and denim shorts.
As Sakura was descending down the stairs, she could already smell the delicious scent of the pancakes being cooked in the kitchen. She immediately ran down the stairs, entered the kitchen and saw Touya cooking.
"Pancakes!" Sakura squealed and sat down on the chair
Touya placed a blue plate with two pancakes smothered in syrup and butter. Sakura's eyes lit up and began eating. Touya looked at his sister's cheerful face. He smiled at bit. He knew after a tired or depressing day, pancakes would always make Sakura smile and be cheerful again.
"Sheesh, you eat like a monster too; gobbling up big bites" Touya teased
Sakura was about to jump off her seat and tackle Touya to the ground when Kaho suddenly came inside with the kids. Each of them greeted good morning to each other. During their family breakfast, the phone rang. Touya got up from his seat and answered it.
"Sakura, it's for you"
Sakura got up from her seat and took the phone from Touya.
"Hello?"
"Ohayo Sakura, it's Tomoyo"
"Ohayo, Tomoyo" Sakura said, cheerfully
"You're sounding cheerful today" Tomoyo said, smiling from the other end
"Touya made pancakes" Sakura said
"I knew it," Tomoyo giggled, "Anyway; this won't take too long, do you want to go shopping with me later this afternoon?"
"Sure!"
"Great! I'll pick you up around 2, okay?"
"Okay. Ja, Tomoyo" Sakura said, before hanging up.
Just as what Tomoyo had promised, she arrived in front of the Kinomoto's house driving in a black SUV. Sakura quickly got out of the house, happily entered the car and sitting beside Tomoyo in the passenger's seat. They drove to the mall while listening to Ayumi Hamasaki's songs. Once they arrived at the mall, they immediately ran to the nearest and their most favorite store, People Are People.
They ran from one store to another, bringing with them several shopping bags from different stores. Soon, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief when Tomoyo got tired and decided to have coffee at Figaro. While walking towards the escalators, Tomoyo started conversation.
"How are you feeling?"
Sakura stretched out her arms and walked backwards in front of Tomoyo.
"I'm feeling great! Thanks to Touya's pancakes and to you!" Sakura said, smiling at her.
Tomoyo chuckled, "That's great!"
"Ah, I can't wait to eat their Zebra Brownie(1)! Yum!"
Tomoyo smiled when she suddenly saw that Sakura was about to bump into someone who was taking a candid picture of a small boy eating chocolate ice cream.
"Sakura, watch out!"
Before Sakura could stop, she tripped over a foot and began falling backwards. Click. She almost landed on the floor on her butt when someone caught her. Sakura looked up and saw a man with dark aqua hair and pale purple eyes.
"I'm so sorry!" Sakura said as the man brought her back to her feet. She looked down and saw the instant photo, it was still the same scenery of the boy, but it was all blurred. She bent down, picked it up and gave it to the man, "Sorry about your picture"
The man took the photo from her, "It's alright. I caught something better anyway" he said, smiling at her
Sakura looked down at the floor and blushed.
"I'm Aki, by the way. Aki Kimura"
"Sakura Kinomoto"
"Ah, the model? Wow, you look more beautiful in person" Aki smiled again
Sakura blushed even more and heard Tomoyo giggle in the background.
"Oh, this is Tomoyo Daidouji, by the way" Sakura said, motioning for Tomoyo to come forward.
"Pleased to meet you" Tomoyo said
"Likewise" Aki said, nodding his head
"Why don't you join us in Figaro?" Tomoyo suggested
Aki shook his head, "No thanks"
"But we insist!"
Aki laughed and finally gave in, "Alright. Let's go"
Sakura and Tomoyo cheered for joy and continued their way to Figaro.
When they arrived at Figaro, they sat down outside while they stirred their cup of coffee with silver teaspoons.
"So, Kimura-san"
"Call me Aki" he said
"Okay then, so Aki, tell us something about yourself" Tomoyo said
"Well…there's nothing really much to say. I'm not an interesting person"
"Aw c'mon! Please" Sakura said, pouting
Aki laughed, "Okay, okay. Um…I'm 21 and I love photography and-" before Aki could continue, Tomoyo cut him off
"Blah, blah, blah! Tell us something we don't know, besides your age! Like, do you have a girlfriend or something?" Tomoyo asked
"Tomoyo!" Sakura said, playfully slapping her friend on the arm.
"What? It was just a simple question!"
Sakura turned to Aki, "I'm sorry for my best friend here, she's mentally retarded and straightforward"
"HEY! I resent that! Anyway, answer the question"
"No, I don't have a girlfriend"
"Got any ex-girlfriends?"
"One, back in high school. Didn't work out"
"How come?" Sakura asked
Aki shrugged, "The usual. She was cheating on me. I haven't dated ever since."
They nodded when Tomoyo suddenly clasped her hands together.
"Don't worry! Sakura here will date you! She never dated any guy…ever!"
Sakura looked at her best friend in disbelief and in shock.
"T-T-Tomoyo!"
Tomoyo smiled at her blushing friend, "Just kidding. Be right back, I'll just go to the bathroom."
When Tomoyo stood up, she gave a quick wink to Aki. Aki blinked a few seconds and then blushed. Thankfully, Sakura didn't notice the wink. Sakura looked up at Aki.
"I'm so sorry about her. She's really like this" she apologized
Aki smiled at her, "It's alright"
"Let me treat you to a chocolate cake as an apology" Sakura offered. Aki opened his mouth to protest but Sakura continued, "I'm not taking no for an answer"
Aki closed his mouth, "If you insist"
Sakura smiled and went to the counter to get the order. When she came back, she was smiling.
"They're going to bring your cake here" Sakura sat down and began to wonder, "I wonder where Tomoyo is? She's taking a long time in the bathroom"
After a while, a waiter came towards their table and placed the plate with the chocolate cake in the middle and handed out two forks.
"Enjoy your meal" the waiter said, before leaving
"Thanks" both said in unison. Sakura pushed the plate towards Aki.
"Dig in" she smiled
Aki looked at the cake in front of him and pushed the plate to the middle of the table.
"I can't finish this by myself now, can I? Share it with me"
"No, no. It's alright. I'll just have my Zebra Brownie"
"But I insist. I can't finish this whole cake by myself, so have some. I won't be taking no for an answer" Aki smirked at her
"Oh, fine. It is kind of tempting" Sakura said, lifting her fork and began eating.
After Aki ate some bits of cake, he looked around and Tomoyo was still no where in sight.
'Good, she's not yet here' Aki thought
Aki turned to Sakura, "Hey, um…I was wondering if you would like to go out sometime?"
Sakura, who was about to feed herself, stopped midway; she looked at Aki with a surprised expression.
"Um…"
"It's alright if you don't want to, I mean…I understand since you're a celebrity and all"
"No, no. It's okay. I would love to go out with you"
"Really?"
Sakura nodded.
"Wow. Thanks. So, how about tomorrow? We could have lunch together"
"Sure. Pick me up at my house. Here's my address" Sakura scribbled quickly on a piece of paper and handed it to Aki. Suddenly, Tomoyo arrived.
"I'm back!"
"What took you so long?" Sakura asked
"Sorry, but when I was on my way back here, I spotted the cutest dress that would look great on you!" Tomoyo squealed, her amethyst eyes twinkling.
Sakura sweat dropped and gave a small laugh.
Towards the end of the day, they went shopping bought some more clothes. It was like they almost ran through the whole mall. They exited the mall when Tomoyo spoke up.
"You two stay here, I'll go get the car" she offered
"Are you sure don't want us to come with you?" Aki asked
"I'm sure I can manage" Tomoyo smiled and began venturing out to find her car. When Tomoyo was out of earshot, Aki turned to Sakura.
"Thank you for accepting my date, Sakura. I'm sorry if it all seemed too sudden"
"Oh, that's fine" Sakura smiled
"I really want to get to know you more. You're a pretty and interesting woman"
Sakura blushed at the comment, "Thank you"
A minute still hasn't gone by when Tomoyo suddenly appeared driving the car.
"Well, that was fast" Sakura commented
"It wasn't that hard to look for it"
Aki opened the door for Sakura like a gentleman would. Sakura stepped inside the car and thanked Aki before driving away.
'Maybe going out with Aki isn't such a bad idea. Maybe I would be able to like him. He could be the best remedy; the best remedy to forget Syaoran.'
Sakura closed her eyes when a single tear slid down her cheek. Tomoyo took a quick glance at her best friend and was now worried. Maybe hinting Aki to ask Sakura out on a date was a bad idea.
Author's Notes: I have the feeling all of you are going to start bombarding me with death glares and threats again. Hehe.
1 - Isn't made out of zebras, okay? Just a chocolate brownie that is designed like a zebra. Hehe.
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