She's Your Best Friend's Fiancée

Disclaimer: I do not own anything you recognize from the movie or manga. Obviously.

A/\N: I've never seen the movies, or the anime, but I read the six-book-long version of CCS, so I have no idea how Meiling or Yelan Li act (They weren't included in that version). If Yelan is terribly out-of-character, please inform me immediately- I'd like it to be at least a little accurate. I'm not planning on putting Meiling in, since I'd probably mess it up a lot. Thanks for reading- hope you enjoy!

Chapter Two

The plane was late getting to the Hong Kong airport, and didn't board until 10:30 at night. Syaoran was sitting impatiently near the flight entrance way, clutching an empty cup loosely. It had once held lemonade, but that was a half hour ago. He had sucked the Styrofoam cup dry. His luggage sat at his feet- all the essential items needed to live in a foreign country for a year. He would be living in a different apartment then he had had before, but he didn't mind. That place had been extremely small and hard to keep clean, as Syaoran liked it.

Syaoran sighed and crushed the empty cup, tossing it to land perfectly inside a garbage can several feet away. Now that his toy was gone, he laid his head back against the wall, closing his eyes and listening. The stupid plane was two hours late- it had to be coming in sometime soon, right?

As if predicting the weather, Syaoran began to bet himself- "If the plane comes in under twenty minutes, I'll go talk to Sakura first thing in the morning. If it comes in less than sixty minutes but more than twenty, I'll wait a few days. If it comes in…" he thought, but he was interrupted by the loud voice, announcing that his flight was there.

He looked at the clock. It had been two minutes since he had made the bet. Cringing, he realized what it meant. He was going to see Sakura- tomorrow. Trying to calm down a bit from his sudden nerves, Syaoran gathered up his belongings- with little difficulty, seeing as he was strong, and guys never have as much as girls do, anyway- and went through the archway, towards the airplane headed for Tomoeda.

Right where Sakura was.

:Sakura:

"July? But that's only four months away! How am I going to make the perfect wedding dress in only four months?" Tomoyo whined, following behind Sakura as they went through the store. Touya had sent them on errands, coming to visit and finding nothing edible in the refrigerator.

"That's plenty of time." Sakura muttered as she glanced at the shelves. "Just be glad I'm actually letting you make this dress. The ones you put me in when we were younger were insane."

Tomoyo pouted, then grabbed a carton of ice cream and positioned it in the cart. "I've gotten better, and you know it. Speaking of which- my design plans were accepted in France and England. Isn't that neat? I'll be going to England in a few days to go sign a contract. Actually," she smiled shyly, "I'm leaving in two days. In the early morning."

"Tomoyo, that's wonderful! Eriol's leaving tomorrow to go to a few meetings down there. Maybe you'll meet. But Tomoyo, why didn't you tell me? That's such great news!" Sakura grinned, placing butter and eggs in the pushcart. Tomoyo shrugged.

"I dunno… I guess all this excitement about the wedding. Speaking of which, back to your dress. It will, of course, be white. I'd like it to have short sleeves, but not a sleeveless since those are ugly, since it's in July. I've met Eriol, though it was incredibly brief. He was on the other side of the room and I didn't get a good look. And I can never see him while he's here- I'm out of town too much. Hey, what kind of dress would he like? Argh, I can't believe you didn't tell me sooner!"

Sakura laughed.

"Calm down. Let's see…..I do want Eriol to like my wedding dress. Um… He doesn't really go for immodesty, so I'll take your advice and have a short-sleeved. Maybe with beads, and a long train, too. And maybe a little tiny bit of lace, or maybe a sash, or maybe even…"

"Hold it right there, Sakura. I'm the designer, not you." Tomoyo teased, and the two headed for the check-out stand. "You….you get to be the beautiful model! Ooh, I can record your whole wedding, and your reception, and when you cut the cake and smear it in Eriol's face…. Sakura, this is so wonderful! Tell me more about Eriol. Please?"

Sakura laughed again. "Why are you so eager all of the sudden?"

"Because you're engaged. I have to make sure he's the right man for you! Is he modest? Is he charming? Is he kind? Gentlemanly?" Tomoyo began listing attributes as if they were a shopping list.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes! He's the best man in the world. No one compares."

Tomoyo looked closely at her long-time friend. "What about Syaoran? You were pretty deeply in love with him, before he left for China."

Sakura stared. "Who's that again?" she asked.

"Are you serious? You can't be! Syaoran Li, your best friend! It's only been five years since you lost contact, but you had the biggest crush on him, I still can't believe………." She paused. "You remember him, don't you?"

"Now I do. But barely. He was always leaving. I was stupid to have such a big crush on him. If he were here now, I'm positive that I wouldn't fall for him. Eriol is so…..Perfect. Especially for me."

And the topic was dropped.

:Next Day (Tomorrow is the day Syaoran will visit Sakura):

"Bye, Touya! I hope you come visit again soon. Love ya!" Sakura hugged her brother goodnight, and watched him go down the stairs. Sakura's apartment was on the third floor of a nice apartment building, where she lived alone. Fujitaka had passed away four years ago, and Sakura had moved to the apartment in downtown Tomoeda, so that she was closer to her school. Touya went to college in Tokyo, but was permitted to visit Sakura whenever the time was right. Tomoyo, when she was actually in town, usually stayed with her mother, Sonomi, and a few times, when her mother was out of town, Tomoyo stayed instead with Sakura.

As Sakura shut the front door, Tomoyo's voice came from the living room.

"Sakura, You have a message on your phone." Then, in a very sing-song, teasing voice, she added, "From 'E. Hi-ra-gii-za-wa!" Sakura couldn't keep the grin from her face as she pressed the red, blinking button on the phone. A loud beep sounded before a voice said,

"Hey, you've reached Sakura Kinomoto. However, I'm either gone, busy, or I lost my phone, so please leave a message and I'll get back to you. Bye!" another loud beep, before a male's voice sounded.

"Hey, Sakura, it's Eriol. The plane just landed in England, so I'm calling from the taxi. I have a few more meetings today, but I'll try to call again tomorrow. I love you! Talk to you in the morning."

"Aw, he sounds sweet," Tomoyo giggled as Sakura blushed.

"Well, of course he does! He's only the most perfect man in the world!" Sakura smiled. Then, "Oh, hey, Tomoyo. What time do you have to leave for England tomorrow? Do you need a ride to the airport?"

"No, it's okay. My mom's driver will be taking me. And besides, the plane leaves at four in the morning- I have to be there by three. Can you even get up that early?"

Sakura shrugged. "I doubt that I could. Anyway, you should be getting to bed. It's ten-thirty."

"Yeah, I guess….Well, I'll see you in a few days, Sakura! Love ya! Take care!" Tomoyo paused at the doorway. "Oh, and one other thing, Sakura…" she stared at Sakura coolly. "Absolutely no planning without me. Got it?"

"Yeah, yeah! Bye, Tomoyo!"

End of Chapter Two.

I'm sorry it's moving so slowly! Syaoran will go see Sakura in the next chapter, and it will be a longer and more interesting chapter, too. Thanks for those who reviewed the first chapter:

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