Title: My Obsession: The Boy Next Door
Rating: T
Pairings: Eventually SxS, ExT, As of now- SxT
Summary: "Hold on, monster, I've been trying to figure out what's so interesting about those people, that's actually keeping you quiet! Their geniuses! He stared out the window for another minute before turning around and smirking. "Is it because you have a crush on the boy next door?"
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a/n: Wow. Can you say late? So sorry. Hope this makes up for it. I've decided to make this whole chapter focused on them (SxS), so hang on tight : )
Oh, before I forget...I've kinda changed the layout that this story will be written in...So instead of being a general point of view, I'll put it in either Sakura's, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Or Eriol. Either past of present. If you don't like it ...feel free to let me know and I might change it back!
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My Obsession: The Boy Next Door
Chapter 2
-10 years ago-
Sakura
"Daddy! Someone's moving in next door! Can I come over to meet him? Pretty please!" Sakura implored endlessly. This was her first neighbor to move in the neighborhood that actually looked like a kid was with them, because of the toys in the moving van. It was as if this neighborhood only attracted elderly people. Not that she minded that. They, after all, made great cookies.
Her father chuckled softly at his only daughter. "Not right now, Sakura. Let them get settled in, all right?" She nodded, a bit upset, and her father left her in her room. She stood and watched. She had a brief glimpse of the boy, before he hid behind his mother. So, since she had a perfect view of everything, she propped herself on the windowsill and waited. And sighed. And waited some more, followed by continuous sighing, until she couldn't wait and sigh anymore. She had to go. Otherwise, she would pee in her pants because she could feel it starting to leak, and four and three quarter year olds didn't do that.
Upon her return, she found her older brother in the same place she had been. "Touya!" She screamed, "Get out!"
"Hold on, monster, I've been trying to figure out what's so interesting about those people, that's actually keeping you quiet! They're geniuses!" He stared out the window for another minute before turning around and smirking. "Is it because you have a crush on the boy next door?"
"Oh! Has he come out? I've been waiting forever to see him again cause he went inside the house for a really long time!" Touya scoffed, and Sakura could hear a brief mumbling of a 'I wonder why?' Sakura did wonder why, though. But, pushing those thoughts aside, she shoved her older brother out of the way.
Touya looked at his sister with a quizzical expression.
Her eyes were wide.
She couldn't speak for a minute. Which was a bit amusing to Touya, because her mouth kept on opening and closing, over and over.
"Oh my goodness," she said in a voice that was barely a whisper when she could finally speak, "he's so cute." Then the peaceful voice was gone, and it was a hardcore screech, like the ones that opera singers use to break glass. "I want to keep him! AHH!"
"Well, then. It looks like someone Sakura likes an older man," he teased. But Sakura didn't care. So before he could continue, she had bolted out of the door and ran as quickly as she could to meet him.
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The boy looked shy. But it was a cute shy that Sakura couldn't stop looking at. It looked like he was looking for something, with a confused, dazed look. When his eyes turned to the bush she was in, her breathing seemed to stop. His eyes were amber. They were beautiful. She couldn't help it. She jumped and tackled him to the ground. He screamed for his mommy.
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-Still 10 years ago-
Syaoran
Syaoran was grumpy. His parents had just packed up and decided to move, dragging him along the way, without ever telling him! And to top it off, they were in a bad mood, too, making his four sisters mad, alongside him. So, the trip here to this uncharted town, that really wasn't uncharted, was quite moody.
When they got out of the car, Syaoran looked around. It didn't looked like there were any kids around here because the yards were all delicate flowers, and no balls or bikes. Until he noticed the house next door. And the bike and a trike. And green emerald eyes staring out the top story window. He got scared. Especially since those eyes had been following him around for a long time now. What would any other manly seven year old boy do right now? He got it. He quickly hid behind his mother and followed her inside, where he remained for an even longer time.
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The clock read five o'clock. It, he was pretty sure, had been about three hours. He figured that the scary green-eyed monster had gone into hiding or something by now.
He walked out.
Big mistake.
The monster tackled him out of nowhere.
"Mommy! Help me!"
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-Present time-
Sakura
"Hey Sakura!"
Sakura looked down, surprised from her tree. "What? Oh-h h-hi Syao- AHH!" Of course, she fell off. Syaoran ran to her, and apologized.
"Oh, sorry, kiddo, didn't mean to scare you." His face was so close, she wanted to just grab it and kiss him senseless. Yep, those romance novels got to her. He leaned down closer. Damn him. He was making everything so hard. "Are you all right?"
Sakura nodded. In her imaginary world, he would swoop down and catch her lips in a passionate battle of their tongues, and embrace her for all eternity. Alas, this wasn't a imaginary world, so he just gave her his hand to help her up. Oh well, it was still something. When he touched her, she felt this electricity. She was pretty sure he didn't. She was a romantic, not a dreamer. He didn't like her. Except as a friend. But she was somewhat ok with that.
"So..." He started.
She waited for him, like she did ten years ago.
"The reason I came over was to ask you if you'd like to go to the ice cream shop down the street with me. You know, just like old times, before school got in the way?"
He was asking her on a date.
Ok, not really, but he was asking her to have ice cream with him, like they used to have every Saturday. Of course she accepted.
The drive there was peaceful. She was used to this. They usually fell into two categories when they were alone. Either they would start talking and never end, or they would sit and enjoy each other's company in a serene silence. When they got there, she opened the door to get out, but he told her to stay. She was confused. Maybe he was in a hurry, so he was doing it Togo? But when he swooped down onto her side of the car, opened it, offered a hand, and said 'the royal ice cream shop awaits, milady', her heart and brain shut down.
Completely.
So, she tripped on the curb.
He chuckled (such a rich and velvety sound) and picked her up, carrying her into the shop.
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They ate their ice cream (he had told her to sit in their booth, while he ordered the ice cream, getting her favorite flavor, mint-chocolate chip, and paying for it, even when she argued that she should pay for her own). She kept stealing secret glances at him. She couldn't resist. She smirked at herself. She was such a dork. She didn't even notice the ice cream on her face until Syaoran pointed it out.
"Kiddo, you have ice cream on your cheek." He smiled. Sakura melted.
"Oh do I? I'm so sloppy." She looked around frantically for a napkin, but failed to find one.
"Calm down, Sakura!" He laughed his sexy laugh. Sakura blushed, again. "I'll get it off." He got off his side of the booth and sat close to her on her side. Her heart stopped. He took her chin in his hand and tilted it towards him, so that they were face to face. He took his thumb and moved it across the green ice cream. "Still sticky," he murmured, softly. Sakura nodded. They had never been this intimate before, nonetheless, they had never been intimate at all! "How to get it off..." His face was still only centimeters away from her face. " I know..." His mouth came leaning even more down towards her mouth until it reached her cheek. A passerby would be amused, because for the ten seconds that we was sucking on her face, Sakura's expression was priceless: shock and wide eyes. His lips were...amazing. They were so soft and sweet and moist, and everything lips could be. They were also very good cleaners, because they did an amazing hob on her cheek. But once she felt the stickiness off, they still were attached to her face, moving downwards, until his lips and the corner of her mouth were in sweet contact.
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-Present-
Syaoran
They were driving in his car, both peaceful and calm. Well, Sakura was probably calm, but Syaoran was thinking. A lot. He knew he liked Tomoyo, very much, but he never felt familiarity with her, like he felt with Sakura, and he'd known her for almost the same amount of time. But when he went on dates with Tomoyo, he always felt, normal, nothing special, but just being in the same room as Sakura made his palms sweaty. He had considered having feelings for Sakura, but he always countered this, by saying that when he was with Tomoyo, he'd want to rip her clothes off right away, whether with Sakura, it took a couple of minute. Well, more like seconds, now. But Tomoyo was still faster. And Sakura was still considered a kid to him. Sometimes.
Sakura liked him, a lot. Ever since they were little. He was honored, all right, but he didn't like it, just because it did make him think to much about her. It seemed the only time that he didn't think about her was when he was with Tomoyo.
He looked over at her. She had got to be the most adorable girl in the world, with those full, pink pouty lips. He shook his head. Stop looking at her lips. Ok. He could do that. Stop looking at her breasts. Ok. He could do that. Since they were there, anyway. Otherwise, his eyes would have been glued to that corner spot.
As she was getting out, he had an idea. She used to love fairy tale romantic interactions when they were little. So he told her to wait, and got to her side, and opened the door and offered his hand. "The royal ice cream stop awaits, milady." She blushed. She looked delectable. She tripped. Classic Sakura.
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They had a nice time at their booth. He had got the ice cream and paid for it (much to her dismay), and everything was going great. He saw her sneaking looks at him, and smiled. He always did the same with her. On one of his snuck looks, he saw some ice cream on her cheek. She blushed and smiled prettily and frantically and looked around for a napkin.
He didn't think she needed one. He scooted over to her side, extremely close to her and grabbed her chin and began wiping the ice cream off gently with his thumb. It was still sticky. He told her so. His eyes couldn't stop looking at her, and she smelled so good. It was intoxicating. He leaned down, and before he knew it, his lips were on her cheek, sucking and cleaning and licking and swirling. And if that wasn't enough, they moved down even lower, to the corner of her mouth. Her lips were delicious. Even if he could only taste a little bit of it.
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-10 years ago-
Sakura and Syaoran
"Mommy, this girl attacked me!" Syaoran's mother had come, with an amused look in her face.
"Darling, she just wanted to meet you." She took Syaoran off the ground and placed her in front of Sakura. "This is Syaoran. What is your name, child?"
Sakura suddenly became shy. "Sakur-ra, mam."
"Isn't that a pretty name, Syaoran? Cherry blossoms!" Syaoran still went behind his mother's legs.
"I need to go in and help your sisters, Syaoran. Get to know her!" An she left, leaving a very scared Syaoran. He was just about to run off ,when she said something.
"Hey, doesn't you name mean, Little Wolf?" Syaoran nodded, hesitantly. Sakura didn't seem to mind. "Did you know wolves are my favorite animal? I have lots of stuff with them, like this necklace!" Syaoran was interested.
Finally, he said, "It's pretty."
"Really? You like it?" He nodded. "You can have it! New friend?" She held out her hand and the necklace.
He looked at her. She was one of the first kids to be nice to him, because he always got scared easily. He nodded and grabbed her hand.
"I'll show you my stuff, now, ok?" She nodded happily and hugged him. But first, she put the necklace tightly around him, so it would never fall off. They headed to his new house. She tripped over a rock.
a/n: And there we go! Chapter 2 is done! Hope you liked it! And Happy Father's Day!
xoxo
Rendezvous