Unlikely Love

Sakura sighed and flopped down on her bed. "Hey Kero…" she said petting her dog on the head. Kero jumped on her back barking. "Working sucks. I wish Dad could keep paying for me…" picking him up to roll over. Since Touya wanted to work and pay for college himself, it left a lot of extra money in his account which Sakura used quite often to her needs. But she never thought about when that'd end.

Sakura Flash Back Mode

" Sakura you done?" Tomoyo yelled. "Ya, almost!" It was summer and Tomoyo thought Sakura needed a change to her wardrobe for the new school year. Sakura pulled out her credit card (well Touya's) and handed it to the cashier. "Ummm, I'm sorry Mr. Kinomoto?" Sakura looked up at hearing that. 'Oh right Touya's card…' she thought. "Ya?"

"Uhh your card got declined. " she said placing the card on the counter.

Tomoyo came up with a load of clothes she was buying. "Is there something wrong Sakura?" she asked.

"Uhhh ya Touya's card got declined…" Sakura muttered.

"Oh it's alright I'll pay for you." Tomoyo said handing the cashier two more piles of clothes… one for herself… and one for Sakura.

End Flash Back

Sakura groaned. And that's how it happened. The money Touya had in his account, the money for college, extra money he made. All gone. She had used it all, and when her dad found out he wasn't too happy. So to pay it off she had to get a job.

"SAKURA!!" yelled from downstairs. "Yes?!" she replied getting up grudgingly and walked downstairs. "What do you want Touya?" Sakura asked sitting on the sofa in front of him. "Otou-chan has something to talk to you about." Touya said grumpily. Sakura raised her eyebrow and looked over to her father. Whatever it was it probably wasn't going to be good with Touya.

"Sakura…" he started. "I have important news for you…"

"Ok…" she replied unsure of what to expect. Touya sighed impatiently. They're father gave him a look saying be quiet or else. Touya sat there begrudgingly and let him speak.

"I have this friend you see… and she has this son…." 'Oh God, don't tell me my dad is trying to hook me up…!' Sakura thought starting to panic. " Uh huh…" she said.

"Well the son, Syaoran is the heir to the Li clan… and he just broke up…" Mr. Kinomoto (just gonna say that… since I don't know what XD sorry!) said "with another one of his fiancés." He said with a pained expression. "And since your mother's been friends with them a long time. She wanted you to get to meet Syaoran," Touya winced hearing the name. " again once you were 16…" Sakura looked at him suspiciously.

"Ummm what do you mean again?" she asked. Her father looked to Touya who looked away.

"He means you knew him, you forgot him, and now you have to meet the brat again." He muttered and left.

Her father grimaced. "Kind of like that." He sighed. "That's the thing and now since you're 16. His mother and I planned to let you too meet again. So we were invited for dinner so please come and try to get along with him." He said eyes pleading for her to say ok and listen to him.

"Ok…" Sakura muttered skeptically but listened to him. He smiled gratefully and pulled her into a hug. "That's my girl." He said kissing her on the fore head.

Sakura sighed, and trudged upstairs. "Kero!!!" she wailed jumping on the bed and waking him up. He looked at her his head tilted to the side. "I don't want to go to a dinner party and meet no snobby heir to Hong Kong." She said in a mock voice of her dad. Kero whined sympathetically and grabbed her cell phone. (he's smart - lol jk) "Oh I guess I should call Tomoyo." Sakura said taking it from him and dialed speed dial 1, and waited for the ring.

After one or two Tomoyo's voice answered excitedly."Hey Sakura!." She yelled. "What's up?" Sakura winced.

"Ummm well do you know someone named Syaoran Li?" she asked. Tomoyo sweat dropped.

"Sakura… he's your boss…" Sakura eyes widened.

"Umm are you sure? Because like Dad just said that we were going to a dinner with them… or something… Oh gosh…" she whispered the last part. "You're kidding right? He broke up with his fiancé today right?!" Sakura practically yelled into the phone.

"Yes! Why? But what's that have to do with you going to dinner with them." Sakura whimpered. "You're allowed to get married when you're 16 right? Guess who just had their sweet sixteen recently!" she yelled.

"Oh… my… gosh…" Tomoyo said grinning in spite of herself. This was planned ages ago, and since Tomoyo was cousins with Sakura the rest of the family already knew the plan. She would be engaged to Syaoran once they were 16 (Syaoran's like 17).

"Umm I'm sorry Sakura." Tomoyo started then paused "Uhh I have to uhh feed Spinel, he's hungry so ya bye!" Sakura frowned. 'Ok then…' she thought.

Tomoyo sighed and picked up Spinel (he's a kitty!) who had been sitting on the edge of her bed pitifully mewing. She started petting him, he purred. "Thanks for the idea." She said speaking to herself more than Spinel.

Hours later in Sakura's room

Sakura looked at herself in the mirror every once in a while, she had been pacing in her room for a while waiting to leave for the dinner. Kero ran along behind her running into her every time she stopped to turn around.

"Sakura! Time to go!" Fujitaka yelled from downstairs. She looked over herself one last time. She was wearing a white spaghetti strap tank top, white jacket over it with a blossom broach, and a sparkly skirt.

Kero followed her downstairs. "I'm coming, hang on." She arrived just in time to hear Touya cursing to himself.

"Damn Li's why'd it have to be tonight…" Touya had a date that he had to cancel so he wasn't all too happy. He pulled at his tie. "Have to wear freaking suit, dress up, act nice. What the hell…" he muttered under his breath, but their father had heard him and shot him a disapproving look. Sakura gave him a smug look before getting into the car.

She looked back at the house to see Kero looking out the window, whining. Sakura waved bye just as her dad started the engine and drove off.

Li Residence

Just as Sakura reached the door and was about to ring the bell; a girl came out and hugged Sakura. "So you must be the new girl, auntie's been talking about." She looked Sakura over, while she was doing that four more girls came out and hugged her.

"Oh my gosh!" the first one said hugging her till she could hardly breathe. She looked to Touya for help, while he pretended he didn't see her.

"How'd mom find a girl like this?! What's your name?" asked another girl.

"Umm my name's Sakura." She said attempting to smile but it came out more of a grimace.

"She's so K-A-W-A-I-I!" another one of the four girls exclaimed pinching her cheeks. The last one was quietest probably the oldest as well.

"Speaking of kawaii… Who are you?" she asked Touya.

He raised his eyebrow. "Touya Kinomoto." Before Kinomotos could object they were dragged inside. Sakura stepped away from the girls who were crowding around Touya, only to run into Syaoran.

"Hello." He said smirking. Sakura looked away.

"Hello yourself." She said through gritted teeth, secretly she didn't mind the dinner at all… Syaoran kept smiling. "Ok y'know that's really creepy." Sakura commented sitting down at the dinner table. Syaoran sat down to her left, and Touya on his other side. He glared at Syaoran and received a glare right back.

"All right." Fujitaka said standing up once everyone had arrived. " Me and have an announcement that most of you probably know already." Sakura looked up suspiciously.

"Syaoran needs a new fiancé and Nadesheiko and I promised that once Sakura turned 16… She would be Syaoran's-" but Fujitaka never got a chance to finish. Or it was like that from Sakura's eyes. Everything started to fade…… just as she was falling she felt someone catch her, before everything went black…