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Bayb-Tiger: Well I don't have much to say about this chapter….i hope you guys like it….and sorry that I haven't been the best authoress for a while. Been a little tired of writing…losing my ideas….jus a lil stressed and sad..but I hope u guys like it!
Thanks: VampireJazzy, FlowerLover, Marine Brother Shran thanks for reviewing hope you enjoy it
Disclaimer: Okay…parts of it is from the movie A Walk To Remember, say for example the play part…I took some parts off that and the whole him asking her for help in the later chapters…butt! Most of the plot is mine…ooh and the song is by MANDY MOORE not Sakura…hehehe
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Chapter
Four: The Bet
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Life…a simple word that could mean everything. I'm glad that things did …slowly get better I mean friends…I needed those… I'm not sure what was wrong with me at the time either…why had I fainted earlier that day? How come…was it because of the deaths…school…life…friends? I wasn't sure that the time…I think I was better off not knowing…or maybe if I had known…maybe I would've done it differently. Done what?...well that's another story all together.
Sakura got up the next day tiredly. She had already missed a day of school, she couldn't miss another. So taking a quick shower and getting dressed she rushed out the doors and headed towards her pink car now completely cleaned off. She noticed a girl with short light brown hair and the cutest blue eyes gazing at her eyes adoring, "Sugoi!" the girl proclaimed.
Sakura walked towards her, "Yeah…it's my car," Sakura comments sheepishly. "Oh my god…you go to Tomoeda High too? How come I've never seen you?" the girl asks pointing towards her uniform. Sakura eyes the girl's uniform in astonishment, it was indeed the same, "I just moved there, and you?" "Oh!" the girl gasps in realization, "Well…I was on holiday the past week too. Ohh, name's Kaori." Sakura smiled taking her hand, "Sakura Kinomoto."
"Oh…sorry!" Kaori says apologetically realizing who the girl was, "I didn't know…" Sakura looks away sadly. Kaori suddenly starts shaking her hands, "I don't mean I hate you…I mean I'm sorry I hadn't realized it sooner. I didn't even ask you how you are." Sakura smiled a true smile, she and finally found a true and real friend. "I've been feeling better." Kaori grins, "I just had this fantastic idea! My friends and I are always part of the school play…we aren't exactly that popular…but it could help you make some new friends." Sakura smiled at the thought, "I'd love that…and would you like a ride?"
Kaori grins, "I thought you'd never ask!" and hops into the car with her.
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After the school that day Sakura had followed her new friend to the drama department, "Don't worry about the others…they're fucking assholes everyone. Especially Tomoyo and Mei Ling…always thinking that they're all that." Sakura nodded her head, trying to take everything in.
"Demo…everyone was so mean to me…so cold," Sakura replied looking downwards ashamed. Kaori laughed, "Really? Well you have just been around the wrong crowd. Sure my friends may be quiet…but they're good people they would do that." Sakura smiled happily. "And here we are," Kaori proclaims happily opening the large canopy doors.
Everyone sat down in a circle around the teacher, Mr. Terada the drama teacher. "So Takashi here," the teacher says while pointing to a brown haired brown eyed guy who grinned, "Is the one who created the play called 'Sparkling Diamond' that is about a player who works in a club, but one day he hires this goddess and realize that all the money and girls in the world could never replace that one.
Sakura sighs, "So romantic." Kaori giggles, "Yeah I want to be Cheryl the girl who's the guy's first girlfriend." "The girl who gets played? How come?" Sakura asked curious. "So I get to bitch," Kaori explained easily flipping her brown hair, "And you?" Sakura sighs, "Sateen…she seems so…perfect." Kaori eyes her new friend sadly but doesn't say anything. The teacher continues handing out the full script to the others when the doors suddenly burst opened. "Sorry," Syaoran quickly replies as he walks towards the group using his crutches, grabs a sheet form the teacher and throws his bag down by the chair, "Detention."
Mr. Terada frowns, "Mr. Li I suggest that if you would like to be in the school play that you be on time." "Who said I wanted to be here?" Syaoran retorts back. "Would you like to be elsewhere?" Mr. Terada threatened causing Syaoran to back down. Sakura watches the two in confusion, "I don't get it…" Kaori sighs, "Big boy over there got in trouble. It's for community hours if he doesn't do it; it's straight to the big house for him." Sakura gasped but made no comment.
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Kaori had indeed been right after she had made new friends at the drama department, people had treated her differently. Although she still received dirty looks, she now had her friends to support her. And her and Kaori were becoming closer with each upcoming day. One day at school though, some girls in one of their classes stopped them. "Why the fuck are you hanging with that slut Kay?" a girl with dirty blond hair and dark brown eyes snarled out.
Kaori stepped in front, "Watch who you call a slut bitch! She's just like us." The girl beside her with black hair and brown eyes laughed, "Like us? She's a fucking private! She doesn't know what us is!" Sakura felt tears well up in her eyes, but held them back when Kaori touched her arm comfortably. "Fuck you! She's here just like we are! We're all people April! Just because she started out differently doesn't mean she's not like us!"
April growled, "She's a fucking private Kay! Getting messed with her will fuck you over. You know we hate people like her." Kaori smirked, "No April…its YOU who hate people like her. It's you SNOBBY LITTLE BITCHES who hate people like her." April and her friend glared but walked off leaving them alone. "Don't worry Sakura…don't let these people bother you, they have no right to say anything they know nothing about you."
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For awhile no one bothered Sakura. She knew that people were talking behind her back, and that they were making fun of her. They also messed around with her locker and her car, but she always had her friends by her side.
One week later, the drama group had to meet again where the final decisions were made. Who was going to be doing what?
Mr. Terada had happily sat everyone down; even Syaoran was here on time with his friends sitting down in the audience waiting to hear what part he got.
Kaori frowned, "This is a fucking theatre not a fucking hang out place." Sakura giggled, "Oh Kay…who cares. I bet you will get the part." Kaori grinned, "You betcha…I have a feeling you will get yours too." "Hope so," Sakura said crossing her fingers.
Terada cleared his throat as he eyed all his students, "The role of Cheryl will go to Kaori Mai, Sateen goes to Sakura…also the songs will also be live sung by her." That surprised Sakura, "Honto?" she asked standing up causing everyone to laugh. Mr. Terada laughed, "Yes Sakura you did fantastic at the audition." Sakura smiled and embraced her friend tightly, "I got the part!" Kaori giggled and hugged her back, "Me too!"
"The best friend Robert will be Takashi, and Kevin will be played by Syaoran Li," Mr. Terada proclaimed as he folded the sheet of paper nicely. "The fuck!" Syaoran yelled standing up, "I didn't even try out!" Mr. Terada grinned, "While Miss. Yamoto thought you did sucha good job in her class acting that she recommended you." Syaoran frowned and sat down furiously. This couldn't get any worst. In the audience his friends had left hearing his part, but not before laughing at him.
"Okay let's try the sixth scene! Everyone places!" Mr. Terada yelled clapping his hands
Cheryl: How could you Kevin…how long have you known this 'Sateen', she's probably a slut like the rest of them! What about us!
Kevin: (tiredly) Baby…there is no us anymore.
Cheryl: How could you! You told me you loved me! You told me we were forever.
Kevin: (boredly) I don't know what love is…but if this is love? Than…I'm drinking it baby, cups of it…if this is love than it's great. If this is love than with her it's heaven its perfect. And heaven is with her doll face, with you I just don't get that feeling anymore.
Mr. Terada shakes his head tiredly, "Syaoran…a little more EMOTION please…it's supposed to be the most intense scene of the play!" Syaoran looks at the script, "Why don't you have him read it? He wrote it!" Syaoran questioned pointing towards Takashi causing him to blush. "Because you were chosen for the part not him! I expect you all to practice," he said glaring at Syaoran, "See you all next week."
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Sakura clutched her books tightly as she watched Syaoran rehearsing his lines tiredly. "You know just because you don't want to be in drama doesn't mean you should ruin it for the rest of us." Syaoran glares at her, holding his crutches close to him. "If I wanted your opinion I would ask." Sakura shrugged her shoulders, "Well I think it's stupid. Takashi worked hard on that play…and you're just going to ruin it."
Syaoran glared at her furious, "And what makes you think I will ruin it?" Sakura scoffs at him, "Did you hear yourself in rehearsal, and anyways I've got to go." Sakura says and heads into her car. Syaoran looks around; there was no one else around the school. "Can you give me a lift?"
Sakura glared at him, "You've got to be kidding me." Syaoran grinned sheepishly, "Please?"
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Sakura growled for the second time as she watched Syaoran turn the dial, "You want to not do that!" Syaoran listened as the rock tune entered his ears, "What?" "Turn it down!" Sakura yelled back. "What?" Syaoran asked again not hearing her through the loud music. Sakura quickly changed the radio to a slow love song, "I said turn it down…and don't change the dial unless you want me to drop you off right here!"
Syaoran had no comment, so he decided to watch the road pass by. He noticed that there were coming near a coffee shop and groaned when he noticed Eriol's blue sports car in the parking lot. Syaoran quickly ducked down, embarrassed to be seen with her. Sakura scoffed, "Well geeze I didn't know you loved me that much. Am I really that hated?" Syaoran bit his tongue and said nothing.
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The next day Sakura was hanging out by her lockers, she was late because she had just had a talk with one of her teachers. Suddenly Syaoran appeared from behind her and sighed tiredly, "I want to apologize," he started.
"About what?" Sakura questioned staring into his brown chocolate eyes. Syaoran sighed looking away, "I…I need help with my lines." "And why are you telling me this?" Sakura said while walking towards her locker to place some books in. "Will you help me?" Syaoran questioned stopping her from closing her locker.
Sakura eyed him, "For that you must grovel and beg," she said while snapping his hand away from her locker. "Come on…" Syaoran pleaded as she began to walk away. "You know, you suck at asking someone for a favour," Sakura continued walking away from him. Syaoran grabbed onto her arm, "Please will you help with the lines. You were right, just because of me we shouldn't ruin the whole entire play."
Sakura smiled, "Okay…come by my house at 4 today. Don't be late." Sakura quickly waved him off and headed towards her class. Syaoran smirked as he watched his friends walking towards him. "So Syaoran…you know the bet," Eriol said while hanging onto his friend. "Yeah, yeah just make sure you guys have the money ready," Syaoran simply answered. Yue chuckled, "Oh yeah…you won't be able to keep her Syao. She's a feisty one."
Syaoran smirked, "We will see my friends. We will see."