Hole-lay- shi-tak-ay, mushroom...ay's. :D Wow I got a lot of reviews! And I didn't even think it was an all that funnie chapter :S well, goes to show you that even I can go wrong, yes me of all people, the one who can't even walk ten meters without hurting herself :P Heh, anyways, I would like the thank all the little people I had to step on to get up here--er wrong speech-- I wanna thank everybuddy who took the time to read this ( no more joking :D) and appreciate ALL the reviews i got,and i gots a lot. It made me feel so good, so again thanks a bunch guys, oh and Emmie I did read your story, just havent gotten around to reviewing it yet cuuuuuuzzzzzz I...am lazy...no actually i havent been sleeping right since exams.
But thats ALL OVER now :D i am now devoting my time to writing...and working...and cleaning my moms house...Joy. OH! Did I mention my birthday just passed like...2 weeks ago:D I am now officaly 17...great now one more year till im legally an adult and have to do...adult things...like get a full time job Oo! Nd only 2 more until I can drink!...Legally that is :D Anyways, enuff of me blabbing, and on wit de store-eh!
And guys you may hate me but this story, if you didn't notice, is completly au, I may even play with Sakura's background and stuff cuz im bored and want to play with things and try a new angle. I unno, just want to spread my experiments, I respect everyone's views and opinon on how they think that they should be but I would like you all to respect mine and let me have some fun, besides, can't hurt to have a different taste now can it? Plus in the cartoon they don't even look aisan, and in my mind I don't see them aisan either. Anyways, I hope your all not too dissapointed, and it's only minor refrences.
REWIND: "This is perfect." Tomoyo said turning to the dumbfounded group.
"Whats happening?" the 'other guy' said, he was still nameless.
"We're gunna get married man." Eriol said glumly to his friend who's face turned to one of horror.
"No! Screw that shit! That wasn't supposed to happen!" he yelled standing up making himself very, very tall. Damn, Sakura thought, she definatly did not have the upper hand here.
It had become a full out war between the four, meanwhile the sales lady, being the doorknob that she is, meerly went to her desk where she scanned the four cards and typing somethings into, of course this all went unnoticed by everyone. Sakura was trying to convince Tomoyo that she didn't want the damn prick of a guy ( as she described), and the guy that she picked stated to Eriol that he did not want to end up with a shirmp girl who was fifteen years old ( as he described). This, however, resulted in a very angry and offended Sakura.
"What! Fifteen! I'm not fifteen!" she yelled at him while he stared down at her slightly shocked that she would yell at him.
"Ok, sorry, sixteen...Tops." he added dryly looking down at the short girl. Sakura's mouth dropped open and Tomoy's eyes widened...Not good. Ok screw the plan, time to get the hell out of here.
"Sakura! Listen, chill out ok, uh, everything's gunna work out, we'll pick someone else and everything will be fine and dandy!" Tomoyo said hopeful holding her friends arms before she could go crazy and beat that cocky grin off that guys face.
"Syaoran!" the guy named Eriol yelled obviously pissed yet desperatly. "I'm NOT getting married on my own, hell, if I'm going down I'm brining you with me." and the shouting continued on causing all the guys on 'display' to watch the scene and think; Thank God she didn't pick me.
"Everything's set!" came a cheery voice that the four had come to hate.
"Whats all set?" Eriol snapped but the women seemed unfazed.
"They payment and registration." she continued smiling and handed the cards back plus a small white, chique looking shopping bag to the girls. "We hope you enjoy, and good luck on the wedding, we can't wait to see your children here in the future." she put on her biggest smile yet but Sakura dashed foreward and grabbed her upper arms, slightly shaking her.
"Say.What!" she said frantically while the women looked down a little confused.
"They're yours now, you can leave. Oh and we're closing in two mintues." she turned to the mircophone on the desk and pressed the button. "Gentlemen who have not been picked. The store is now closing, you may return tomorrow thank you!" and she turned it off. Sakura was still thinking what she had said.
"Oooooooh," realization dawning upon her. "No, no, no, no. I don't want him." she said with a nervous smile, wanting to fix the problem as fast as possible.
"What?" the lady asked clearly not understanding, who wouldn't want a guy to spoil them always?
"I don't want him, uh, refund or exchange, something, but I.Do.Not.Want.Him." she stated clearly jabbing her finger into the desk with every word she said. "I'm sorry-,"
"Sorry bout what!" Sakura cut of quickly grabbing the womens arms once again while her face looked hoplessly desperate.
"We don't do exchange or refunds...Bad for buisness." she whispered the rest.
"WHAT!" Sakura yelled and Tomoyo rushed over while the two guys glanced at one another just figuring out how deep in doo doo they really were.
"Calm down Sakura-," Tomoyo started but Sakura ahad been reduced to saying fragmented things.
"Buh, wha? Why...They...No...She...I...you-?"
"Does she need to go to the hospital?" one of the guys whispered causing Tomoyo to give them both a dirty look, though they couldn't really see it with her sunglasses on, but still, they shutup.
"Why! Refunds are good!" Sakura said lamely sounding like a five year old.
"Because, everytime that a women was mad at her husband or had a fight or arguement she'd send him here. It's in our brochure and rules. I'm sure you read them?" she said nodding over to Tomoyo who held the brightly coloured paper.
Sakura spun away from the women and snatched the papers from Tomoyo's hand and scanning over the paper rapidly, her eyes darting over each line. There was nothing, only the rules of the store, a small map, tips for when you left the store with your new purchase and so on, yada-yada, but she didn't see anything about no refunds. And then there it was, at the bottom in size six font. How the hell were they supposed to pay attention to that!? Her mouth dropped open again as she looked up at sales lady Betty, then Tomoyo, then Syaoran and then in noting in particular. Ok, now would be a great time to faint...But of course this wasn't the movies and Sakura wasn't the fainting type. Damn. If she did they'd send her to the hospital and say that the guy was bad for her health and they'd definatly refund him then. Again, damn.
"I'm sorry ladies, but if you do not leave we will have to call security." and with that she extended her arms to her right showing where the last set of escalators were, and surprisingly they led upwards. Weren't they supposed to go down?
Tomoyo worried for her friend took her arm gently that was stil bent and holding the brochure while her mouth was still an 'o' shape. As if she was in a dream Sakura was led away and up the escalators, two very grumpy guys behind her. As they reached the top Tomoyo craned her neck around to see the guys she missed out on and to her shock, the floor was...Empty. She looked around and saw a sign hanging over head and looking plain and lonely. It read; This floor is empty and exists only to prove that women are impossible to please. The exit is to your left, we hope you fall down the stairs.Tomoyo's mouth opened in surprise as well as her eyes but you couldn't see them behind her large dark, Nicole Richie type glasses. So, Sakura was right. She thought looking around the empty department. The guys behind her snickered at the sign, not being able to agree more.
As the sign said the exit was to the left and was an elevator with one button, and she guessed it was to get to the First Level. Well Tomoyo had to admit, the sign was slighty funny, but that was because it hadn't happened to her. She felt bad for all the girls who ended up on that floor and no guys where there, making them live their lives alone or run away with a guy. Sakura was still in stunned mode when they reached outside and there was an akward moment.
"Uh, well, I don't exactly know what to do now." she said to the two guys while Sakura was still in la-la land with a pained expression on her face. That Syaoran guy sighed and looked over to his friend Eriol.
"Our mothers want to have dinner with you both and your families. So uh, " he trailed off looking at his cousin who rolled his eyes. He produced a piece of crumpled paper and a pen from his pocket. Syaoran looked at him weirdly while he was answered with a smirk.
"Always come prepared man, never know who your going to meet." he turned to Tomoyo since Sakura was still not herself. "Write your adresses and phone numbers here and we'll write ours." he extended the things over to her and she wrote down the information.
"There you go." she said exchaning papers with Eriol who after saying goodbyes walked off with Syaoran.
Somehow Sakura got into the car and was sitting there, buckled in and staring out the window. The dark haird women turned the ignition on and drove away feeling weird with this silence, usualy they were being stupid and singing along to their favorite songs when they came on the radio. Finally Sakura came around and Tomoyo didn't know if she should be relieved or scared. Or maybe it was a bit of both, which would mean she was rared? Or is it Scelieved? Whatever, all that happened was Sakura turned her head slowly to Tomoyo who had taken off her sunglasses and her eerily beautiful violet eyes looked worriedly at her. This was a shopping experience that did not go right, and that was a first for Tomoyo.
"You okay?" she asked nervously as she turned left at the light. and continued to drive on the empty streets. She heard a squeak of some sorts next to her and saw her friend searching for the right words to say. What she did say was; Sumpit, lerg, tang, hano, him, you, Betty, and finally a nice long, loud, and stress relieving EEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
That was two days ago. And tonight would be the family 'get together' you could say and Sakura was not looking foreward to it. She hadn't seen or spoken to her supposed 'husband to be' since the day she bought him, well techically she did not buy him but, whatever. She was at the moment in her room a towel wrapped up in her hair making it look like a turban and her bathrobe while she looked glumily at the mirror. But what was not ordinary was that she was holding a heating pack to her forehead.
"Sakura?" came a man's voice and she could tell it was her brother.
Dashing faster than the spped of light Sakura threw the pad under her bed, threw the covers over herself and grabbed a spray bottle with water in it squirting a fine mist in her face which made it look as if she was sweating. Sakura began to cough as she held a onion to her nose.
"Come in." she said with what sounded like a stuffed nose, and her eyes had watered and became red. Touya came in with a pair of nice jeans and a dark blue dress shirt, he was looking good.
"Why aren't you ready?" he asked coming to the foot of the bed and looking down at her without any trace of pity. Sakura looked up at him with tired eyes and sniffed.
"Touya, I'm sick. I don't feel good. I think I have a fever...Can you check?" she pleaded in that stuffy voice and Touya looked down at her suspisciously. He cautisously manuvered around the mess in her room, cursing under his breath. He placed a large hand on her forehead and his dark eyes widened slighty.
"Dad!" Touya yelled but, again there was no trace of sympathy. Men, what are they good for?
A thin elderly man came up the stairs confusion evident on his lined face and he walked into his daughters room. "What is it?" he asked stepping over the junk and mess.
"I'm sick I can't go." she stated, sighing and sniffing again.
"Oh, honey, I'll call Tomoyo and-"
"Dad, before you do that, let's check something out." Touya said walking onto Sakura's right side of the bed. She stared at him curiously wondering what the hell he was up to and watched as he bent down and picked something off the floor. When she saw a white cord and then a square green pad attached she said aloud. "Damn." Fujitaka glanced at his daughter then to his son.
"...I don't get it." he said flatly, failing to see what Touya was trying to tell him.
"She pulled the old I'm sick trick. You get a heating pad and put it to your head, faking a fever," he jumped onto the bed and walking over her form and she was so tempted to grab one of his legs and make him fall. He went to the other side where he stepped down and opened her drawer.
"Thats private!" she managed to say no more stuffiness about her as she tried to shove the drawer closed but Touya grabbed the sliced onion and spray bottle.
"Then you sniff an oinon and instant tears and red eyes.
"I hate you." she said coldly crossing her arms
"Love ya too." Touya said walking to the door and looking about before smiling back at his sister. "Tomoyo's here by the way. " and with that he smiled at the pretty girl that entered while she smiled dreamily back. It was a long time story, since they were about ten, that Tomoyo had developed a small crush on the eldest Kinomoto. Sakura didn't know what she saw in him, he was an asshole if you asked her. Tomoyo then saw Sakura and gasped.
"Your not ready!" all that Sakura did was keep her arms crossed and glared at her best friend. Oh how she hated people at the moment.
"I look like I'm practically dying and thats all you can say!"
It was about an hour, much mess and a grumpier than ever Sakura later that they were done. Tomoyo had outdone herself this time. But, the odd thing was that she actually respected what Sakura wanted so she could feel comfortable around these people. Since it was a dinner with family they had dressed modestly and respectfully wanting to give a good impression. Tomoyo, her mother being part aisan had inherited the pale complextion and dark hair, but her father being from Morroco had gotten his wavy hair and rare eye colour. It was such a beautiful yet frightening colour and thats why most men were attracted to her. She had left her hair down, where it almost reached her waist and was left to move freely. She had worn a black skirt and simple strapless heals, and a baby blue halter top which gave it some causualness. Sakura was wearing tight, black capri's that ended right at her kness and white, platformish sandles. Her top was fitted as well and purple, allowing her to be comfortable. Her wild hair was tamed as much as possible, but it was her mothers fault.
Her mother had wild hair as well, her parents had been Latino and she met her father here in Miami who was well, cauckaisan. (I have no bloody idea how to spell it and am too lazy to find out.) So having hair like Shakira that was brown and up to her elbows she let it be. She had simple features, normal sized lips, a small nose, and her eyes, though everyone liked and pointed out her eyes. They were green, but upon further insepection you would see gold seeping from the iris and into the green, ending in flecks. Now to say that Sakura and Tomoyo were models would be...A lie.
Sakura was short, she hit around five foot four and Tomoyo and inch or so taller. But because Sakura was short, and her mother Latina, caused her to be curvy. It was cute and suited her since not many short girls were curvy and could pull it off but, Sakura did not have long slender legs, ok, she hated that but she lived with it. Sure she wasn't fat, but she wasn't exactly skinny. She was fleshy and not exactly toned which caused her to shrink at the idea of buying a bikini. For her not to balloon up she had to be careful how much milk she drank and how much bread she ate since well, her metabolism sucked and she didn't even eat that much. Hey she was human you know, but whatever, she was cute and she was small, fleshy and untoned, but sweet and nice and thats all that mattered. Besides she looked good in the pants and the heels helped slim her out, so time to flaunt those curves.
Tomoyo was much in the same boat as her friend. Slighty slimmer from being taller was her only advantage. But she too hated and was too embarresed to excersise which allowed her to be not so toned either. Whatever it's not like you would see Brittany Spears' walking around everyday anyway. Her lips were slightly more pouty and her cheekbones slightly more noticable. Not as curvy as her friend she put up with her body. When Tomoyo proclaimed them done they walked out of the messier than before room and out the house.
With Touya's car following theirs they ended to their grandparent's house where the four of them agreed on going. They just hoped that Syaoran and his family were ready for their family. Music could be heard down the dark street as they drove slowly down. Sakura feeling better as she thought of her family and she was so glad to see them. Cars were parked all over the street and she didn't recognize a few of them, she guessed it was the guys and their own families and she suddenly got a knot in her stomach. She wasn't ready for all this. She didn't even know these guys and she was supposed to marry one of them? Well, it was too late now as she noticed Tomoyo park and get out of the car. Taking a deep breath she got out of the car slowly and walked up the gate with her family.
The house was large and as they walked around the house and into the overflowing flowered backyard they were greeted with cheers of welcome. There were tables laid out on the grass and chairs while at least seventy people sat laughing and talking to one another. There were large colourful lanterns hanging around giving off some light in this darkness and it gave a festive glow even though it was July. Some of her uncles were playing guitars and violas while one of her aunts sang in Spanish. This was her mothers family, and since everyone on her father side was dead this was all she had, and well she had enough to make up for it. Her grandmother hobbled over smiling while she took her into her frail arms hugging her. Sakura smiled as well planting a kisses on both cheeks while she moved to Touya and Tomoyo. Soon enough Sakura was in arms recieving hugs, kisses, congrats and warm wishes for the future, looking over at Tomoyo who made a slight face at her and was going through the same thing. Tomoyo only had her mother left so Sakura's family had become her own, and it worked out fine that way.
Sakura was suddenly nervous again since her father was asking for the young men that were picked and they were being shoved to a table near the people playing the music. Then she saw them, and hell she was feeling sick again. Let's hope its not like the movies and she ends up throwing up in her future mother in laws lap. They didn't notice them at first, since they were all playing cards and the eating hadn't begun yet, but then her uncles and cousins finally noticed them and yelled cheers and 'Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyy'd!" them. And thats when his family noticed them too, damn, his family could almost beat her's with the amount of people. Her uncles sprang up doing the respectful kissing of the cheeks while she laughed nervously, hating Tomoyo for ever doing this to her, her best friend of all people. When everyone was silent again Sakura looked nervously at the people staring up at them and refused to look at either one of the guys, but Tomoyo took things into her own hands.
"Hi!" She leaned over the table and reached her hand out to an elderly lady. "I'm Tomoyo, and this is Sakura." she said smiling, Tomoyo was always smooth in these situations, she wondered how smooth she'd be if Sakura 'accidently on purpose' cause her to trip onto the table. She smirked out loud and Tomoyo noticed.
"I am Naley, Eriol's mother." she smiled while an identical women sat next to her.
"And I am Yelan." she smiled as well and they had to be the most adorable little old ladies you ever saw.
And then the boring, long, introductions started and then Sakura's unlce so kindly told her to sit down...In front of Syaoran. She smiled and said that she didn't feel like sitting but her cousin ,Han, had forced her to sit down and well she couldn't exactly fight against a guy who was huge and managed to lift her up and use her as a weight. She sat stiffly and Tomoyo sat next to her smiling around and then kicking Sakura under the table, casuing the afore mentioned girl to jerk foreward and choke out a strangled sound. She shot a dirty look to her right as Tomoyo leaned in and whispered in her ear.
"Stop sitting like that, you look like your constipated or you have a stick shoved up your ass." and she continued smiling sweetly and carrying conversations on with the enemy's side of the family. She'd get her later.
As the meal began Sakura took this chance to shoot up from her table and head to large table where all the food was being served and people were lining up. There was everything laid out and Sakura was suddenly very hungry, she avoided as many people as she possibly could which was not many since her family was huge and sat down still not looking at anyone. People were lauging and talking and enjoying themselves very much, and it looked as if the guys families were enjoying themselves quite a lot as well. As she was eating she was uncomfortable cause she had that creepy feeling someone was watching her. As she put the fork in her mouth she took it as an opportunity to look at the guy in front of her.
And of course she turned beet red and almost choked on her food when he looked at her and caught her staring. Damn him. If you all hadn't noticed I'd say that damn was Sakura's favorite word, then again, it did describe a variety of things. Tomoyo looked over at her concerned but Sakura waved her off coughing and telling her to resume her conversation with Eriol. She looked back at her food and avoided all eye contact with the bimbo in front of her. She looked down the table and saw her father and brother talking quite happily with their family...
The traitor.
The evening went fine, well as good as it could of gone and Sakura was actually starting to enjoy herself. She was currently talking with Tomoyo, Eriol and his family and laughing her head off. He was really funny and just cracked you up and his mom was a sweetheart, except when she went physco on her son. Syaoran on the other hand sat grumpily in his seat glaring at his cousin, oh how he would murder him later. Sakura was relaxed and pushed him out of her mind because he was a waste of space, she would figure out what to do with him later. As she sat back on her chair and looked at her watch she saw that it was two-thirty in the morning but she was only a tad tired. She watched as Tomoyo laughed her head off at another story Eriol told and felt herself being tapped on the shoulder.
"Sakura?" her father called and she turned her attention to him but he just called Tomoyo as well.
It was then that Sakura noticed everyone got really quiet and were staring at her dad. Aw, great he was gunna give some sappy speech, just peachy. Her father smiled kindly at everyone his eyes tired but clear and he stood up and she realized just how much he had aged. But she loved him even though half his brain had been fried but his age.
"As everyone knows, Sakura and Tomoyo have finally reached that age where they went on the shopping experience of their lives. We all wish you the best and Sonomi and I have been talking to Yelan and Naley, and we all have deiceded that, it would be best to our money together and buy you an apartment." Fujitaka smiled boardly as Tomoyo clapped and bounced in her seat and Sakura just looked over at her with a blank face.
Then as the clapping continued only the people around her noticed her eyes roll back in her head and she slid off the chair. Tomoyo screamed Eriol sprang foreward and Syaoran just stood up and looked over the table down at her. Maybe if he was lucky he'd be able to sneak out and get a boat to New Zealend.
Guys, before your all like why did you make Sakura that way lemme explain. Ok the chances of a perfect girl who's only flaws are being clumsy and late are...ziltch. Nada...So I made her more realistic, cuz honestly some stories make me feel sad, I'm not freakin' perfect and I no none of you are either...I dont mean that to offend n e one! But come on lets make her have more real girl problems and I think it'll make the story all the more real. :D that was my two cetns I hope you agree! And anyways, when she went to her grandparents house I had the idea from the movei Fools Rush In staring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayak. Amazing movie and it's the part where Isabela takes Alex to meet her family after she finds out shes pregnant. Too funnie, n e wayz thats my crazy authors notes, review please!
lmao the action starts to happen in the next chapters ;)