She's Your Best Friend's Fiancée

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A/\N: I'm gonna be out of town for a few days, so I can't update. So here's chapter three! I hope you like it. Shout-outs are at the end of the chapter! Oh, and yes, I did change my user name. It's now Eien.Rain!

oo Chapter Three oo

Syaoran tapped his fingers nervously on the elevator door. Thoughts flashed through his mind as he got off, heading to his room. He had gone to town for errands, now coming back as a wreck, trying to sort out what he would say to Sakura.

"Hey, Sakura!" he recited to thin air, practicing. "Uh… I'm…um… back." He hit his head on the counter. "This……" he moaned, "sucks."

O.o.O Sakura O.o.O

"Yeah, Tomoyo left a few hours ago for England. She has some contracts that need to be signed. I was wondering if you guys would meet!" Sakura said into the phone. Eriol had called a half hour ago, and their conversation showed no signs of winding down.

"It's not very likely that we'll meet… I have a lot of meetings to attend. So what've you been doing, by yourself?" Eriol asked.

"Well, I don't really have much planned out for the next few days. I was gonna take it easy for a little while, do a little planning for the wedding while Tomoyo isn't here breathing down my neck." Sakura laughed and stroked the large orange cat in her lap- a gift from Eriol, which she had named fondly 'Kero.'

"Ah, yes. Have you figured out the colors you want? How about the dress?"

"We-e-ell, I was thinking red and white… You know, for the colors, and Tomoyo won't really give me a say in how the dress will look. You'd think she was planning her own wedding, instead of helping with mine."

"Oh, is she engaged?" Eriol inquired, "I wouldn't have thought…"

"No, she isn't. She's not even dating anyone. She really should find a nice guy and settle down. She's beautiful and kind- she'd have no problem finding a cute guy and getting married."

"Not as beautiful as you." Eriol grinned into the phone, knowing that Sakura must be blushing on the other end.

"Thank you. Even so, I must feel sorry for her…" Sakura trailed off.

"Why?"

"Because even if she looks at every single man on the planet, she'll never find one as perfect as you." It was Sakura's turn to smile, wondering if she had finally gotten her handsome fiancé to blush.

"But-"

"Oh, Eriol, the doorbell just rang- can I call you back in a few minutes?"

"Ah- um, yes. I'll keep my phone on for you. I love you, darling."

"Love you too. Bye!"

Sakura sighed as she put the cordless phone back in its place and got up to answer the door. Who could it be? Really, on a day like this, no one normally visited Sakura- Chiharu lived an hour away, married to Yamazaki, her grade-school and high school sweetheart, and Naoko was usually busy with her fulltime job.

She finally stopped wondering and pulled the door open.

"Hi, Sakura," Syaoran Li said a little breathlessly, watching her carefully.

"Uhhh…." Sakura gaped, not understanding. He look very familiar….. he looked….Well, extremely cute, to put it bluntly. But what was his name? Spiky brown hair… Amber eyes… "Syaoran?!"

"Um, yeah," Syaoran replied, sounding uncomfortable.

"Well, uh… come on in!" Sakura blustered, opening the door wider so that he could come in. "Sorry, the place is kinda… messy… I wasn't planning on anyone coming over."

"Oh. Sorry," Syaoran smiled a bit, looking at the unkempt apartment. Paper was everywhere, be it crumpled, stained, or smooth, and dishes lay randomly around the floor and table. Other than that, the apartment wasn't too bad… A few clothes here and there, but nothing too terribly unorganized. "I should've called, but I wasn't sure of your number, so… I'm sorry, is it a bad time? I can come back later—and call first, if you'd prefer…."

"No, no! It's totally fine. I just…. Wasn't expecting you here, after however many years…" Sakura began to pick up dishes and put them on the kitchen counter, trying not to sit there and stare uncomfortably. "What've you been doing lately? Oh, go ahead and sit down."

"I've been doing a lot of training… Martial Arts, schooling, training to take over the family business." He answered, sitting down on the couch as he spoke. "But then I came back here, for a bit more schooling, and to come back into contact with some old friends," he smiled. "I'm only here for a little while."

"Oh. Well, I'm glad you came to visit me! It's been so long since we've seen each other, hasn't it?" Sakura smiled, and he grinned back.

"Yeah, it has. I still have your letters, though, somewhere. And…" Syaoran suddenly trailed off, looking at the pictures on the living room table. One caught his attention immediately. "You… know Eriol Hiiragizawa?"

"Huh? Oh, yes, you do too?"

"He's my best friend."

"Oh… Well, I guess he never told you…He's my fiancé."

End of Chapter three!

Please review—I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I'll try to update soon. –Eien.Rain