Le Rochefort

Sakura's P.O.V.

"Syaoran-kun when you said we were going out for dinner. I didn't expect it to be in that kind of place…"

"And what's wrong with this kind of place?" He said looking at the Le Rochefort sign.

"Le Rochefort is an acclaimed five star restaurant; reserved for amateurs of fine cuisine."

"I know all that. I've already eaten here on dates." He replied knowingly.

"Oh…dates…" I replied unable to hide my disappointment.

"Yes, business dates. I like to make a good impression on my clientele." he retorted smirking.

"You say that the food is great yet…you still complain. Why is that?"

"This isn't the type of restaurant where you can just barge in whenever you feel like it. I reckon that this place might be booked even for the next three years." I said trying hard not to sound too arrogant.

"Well, you really know a lot about this place for someone who doesn't seem too interested in eating here." He retorted sceptically.

"My brother used to work here. He always brought pastry and sweets made by the chef. He made the sweetest chocolate cakes ah…I wonder if he still makes them!" I smiled reminding myself that I would have to call Touya tonight.

"They sure do! We have at least one thing in common…" He replied merrily.

"What do you mean?"

"Well as a matter of fact I'd also kill for one of his chocolate cakes" He had a way of saying things…

"So want to go in already?" he asked tentatively.

"Didn't you hear what I just said about the waiting list?"

"Oh you don't have to worry about that!" What in the world could he mean by that?

"Why not…? Didn't you say that we would be eating here?" He couldn't have…

"What…? Do you think that I booked a table here three years ago or something?" Argh! How had he guessed?

"Of course not dummy!" I laughed nervously trying to hide my surprise.

"Nooo of course not!" He smiled knowingly.

"We bought a lounge here not too long ago because my mother loves this place. My parents come to eat here almost every week-end." Wow…Rich people certainly lived in another world buying rooms in restaurants.

"Oh…That explains a lot." I replied awed.

"Shall we then milady?" He took my arm and led me to the porch where the doorman opened the gate for us.

"But…but…my dress! Yes my dress! I can't go in there wearing this! I'm sure they have some kind of dress code…" He stopped walking and looked at me up and down.

"Now that you mention it, I've always wondered why you dressed so formally to go to work. I'm sure that'll be just fine." I could feel heat rushing to my face and turned away from him knowing that I most probably looked like a living tomato.

"I really don't have any other occasions to wear these and since Tomoyo always finds time to refurbish my wardrobe…"I blurted out the first thing that I could come up with. Of course, I couldn't tell him that I only did it to impress him.

"Oh? We'll have to change that then!" He said mysteriously.

"Do you have any other objections? If not can we get in?"

"But…"

"Damn it Sakura you're a real pain you know that? You really think that you don't look good enough eh?" I nodded hoping that he would give up on me and proceed on his own but I was forgetting how stubborn he could also be.

"Don't you think that she looks stunning Yamazaki-kun?" He asked the doorman.

"Oh yes! Your wife's gorgeous Li-san. The other men will surely be jealous." The young man replied happily.

"Of course! See my cherry blossom! We're not married yet though…" He puffed proudly. What was there to brag about…We weren't even in a real relationship.

"By the way Yamazaki why are you here? I though that you had your degree now."

"I wasn't able to find a real post yet. Heh…heh it's starting to get a little disturbing because I'm running out of stories to tell my girlfriend." He laughed scratching the back of his head.

"Why don't you drop by next Wednesday then? I have a spot in your field; hmmm…international business right…? One of my seniors left for retirement earlier than expected."

"Y-you would really do that Li-san? He gasped.

"I take it you're free that day then?" He nodded cheerfully.

"Have a good night Yamazaki-kun."

"Good evening to you too Sir; I hope that you'll enjoy your meal." And he took us inside the restaurant. It felt like stepping in another world.

The room was dimly lit and had one chandelier on every table. The tables themselves were mahogany black and made out of, I could tell, of very fine wood. They were all surrounded by at least two sturdy chairs.

These big chairs reminded me of thrones with their mountain goat and unicorn carved on each side. I found it very surprising to find these big and imposing chairs in this refined restaurant.

The mountain goat and unicorn seemed to be the emblem of this restaurant. They came on practically everything in the room: The tapestry, the crests on the walls, the drapes, the carpet and etc.

"Hello, do you have a reservation sir?" The tall receptionist asked from behind his desk drawing my attention away from the rest of the room.

"Oh it's you Monsieur Li. We've prepared everything like you ordered. If you would, please, follow me?"

"Wow…this place is really something else." I whispered in his ear.

"I know but you haven't seen everything. Look above you." I looked up to find out to my big surprise that there was no ceiling.

"It's made out of glass so we can look at the sky from in here. We're lucky! Look, there are no clouds in the sky tonight." He was right the cloudless sky was an incredible sight. Dozens of stars shimmered happily in the blue of the night as if sharing my excitement.

"Wow…this place…it's really…" I muttered struggling to find my words.

"It's beautiful unh? I though you'd like it" I didn't know what to answer…All of this just for me…

"I hope that you find everything to you convenience. Good evening Monsieur, Mademoiselle." The receptionist said with his funny accent opening the door for us.

"Thank you too." The room itself wasn't too different from the big dining hall I had seen when we had stepped inside the restaurant. Same chairs, same table and candles but the fragrance…Somehow this place smelled familiar.

"God! Where are they! Don't tell me they didn't get them for me!"

"What are you looking for Li-san?" I asked noticing him fumbling behind curtains.

"I'm looking for something…Ah! There it is!"

"What is it? What is it? Why are you hiding it?" I exclaimed trying to get behind him.

"It's nothing interesting…Hey! Don't do that!" He exclaimed backing into a corner.

"Mou! Syaoran-kun why are you being so mean? You're doing it on purpose!" I huffed turning away from him.

"Sakura…" He said softly. My heart skipped a beat I could almost feel him against me…

"I don't want to talk to you." I bit back trying to sound composed.

"Ha ha, I know you don't mean that. I was only playing with you. Here, this is for you Sakura-san."

"What is…Oh! Syaoran they're gorgeous!" He was holding out a bouquet of peonies and roses. The Roses were arranged in a heart pattern with peonies surrounding them. The peonies…That's what I was smelling. Their sweet scent reminded me of him.

"I give you my heart beautiful cherry blossom." I felt like somebody had just knocked the air out of my lungs.

"Pl-please don't talk like that…Don't say things like that!" Don't make me hope…

"Oh sorry…I was only trying to lighten the mood…Guess it didn't work too well unh?" he laughed nervously ruffling his hair.

"It's alright…I'm the one getting upset for nothing." I couldn't help but feel uneasy with the way things were changing between the two of us.

"Oh…so…ehm…Would you like to eat something? You must be hungry."

"Gosh I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" I answered quickly jumping on the occasion to change the subject.

"Great I mean! I mean…I'll go get our waiter so we can give him our orders."

"But…wait!" He disappeared before I could stop him. Great now he was running away from me.

"Great job Sakura! What were you thinking...taking him seriously. Didn't you learn anything you Baka! Baka!"

"Umh…Is everything alright Madam…"

Li's P.O.V.

"I seriously didn't think she would react that way. I just though that women loved these kinds of things…And here I was hoping to get closer to her tonight..." Maybe the whole dinner thing had been a mistake. She had already made it clear last week that she didn't want anything to do with me.

"You're heartless Xiao-Lang…trying to abuse of her after all she's been through." I told myself but deep down I still couldn't understand how and why this sweet and warm feeling I felt when with her could be so wrong.

"Get a grip you idiot! You can't let it get to you! You planned this whole night…Can't chicken out now!" I had to come up with something…but it was easier said then done. Hurting her was the last thing I wanted to do right now.

"First things first, where's that damned waiter!" Why hadn't I come up with a better excuse to leave the room? Like a phone call or something…

"Monsieur Li! Monsieur Li!" I turned around to see the waiter walking quickly towards me.

"Oh! There you are! I was looking all over the place for you."

"Oh yes Madam…"

"Miss" I corrected before I could stop myself.

"What...? Well ehm yes she informed me that you were off looking for me. Did you need something in particular?"

"Actually Miss Kinomoto wanted to have a look at the menu."

"I left the menus on the table like you ordered."

"Oh… Right silly me! Did you get it by the way? You didn't have too much trouble finding the place?"

"Do not worry everything is ready and we'll proceed just like you planned."

"Right…" Everything was going as planned…No turning back.

"If you'll excuse me, I'll take my leave now. I still have some things to talk about with the cook."

"Wait! I still have one thing…" I exclaimed.

"Yes Monsieur Li?"

"The dessert…If it's still possible I would like you to change it. Instead of the tiramisu I ordered, I'd like one of your chocolate cakes."

"Oh? Yes and I suppose you would also like it to be to be moved with your dessert." He took out a notepad.

"Yes I'd appreciate it…"

"Is that all?" I nodded.

"Well then I'll come back to take your orders in half an hour or so."

"I don't have any objections. Sounds good…" He nodded and walked off quickly disappearing down the hall. I stood there a couple of seconds not really knowing what to do. Then it hit me, I was at LeRochefort with my fiancé, Sakura Kinomoto.

"Let me recapitulate what happened so far today with Sakura…" Somehow that didn't sound right. As if always thinking about here wasn't enough now I had to replay to myself every single day that we had spent together so far.

"Syaoran my friend, stay away from her and keep what little's left of your sanity." Having conversations with one's self also wasn't a good sign…

"You said it yourself buster! You're completely mad! Crazy! Cuckoo!" The little voice in my head cackled maniacally.

"Shut up!"

"Hoe! Are you alright Syaoran-kun? Who are you shouting at?" There she was…the source of all my worries and pains. Standing in the hallway, being herself, her beautiful, attractive, adorable self.

Black Marvel

Born to be the champ, after the girls that is…

Wow time sure flies…It's been a while hasn't it…Sorry about that…A lot of things happened to me lately and I'm not doing too well at school this semester. Sigh…Well I kinda deserve it for not studying lol…Oh I'll just have to give up on med school then! Too tedious for a lazy punk like me! Like I said this was written a long time ago. Typing it and uploading it was the real challenge. You guys can thank the peeps who reviewed lately and reminded me that I was writing these stories lol! Like I said my focus is now on my life. I'm trying to get things done right now (Starts with the girl of course). I'll try to update frequently since I'll officially be on break in two weeks. Anyhow ya, that's it! Gimme a break now, I need to study for my finals.