A/N: Wow it's been a while oo Well as usual I don't really have a good excuse other than a busy schedule but this chapter is kind of long I think. Well I hope you're all happy with it since it's taken so long. Oh and since I can't thank my reviewers one by one, I'll thank them all together and I'll just point out those who 'spotted the magic' at the end of each chapter. So, on with the story!

"Are you coming?" Syaoran enquired. Sakura was suddenl snapped from her thoughts and saw Syoaran standing holding the car door open. Sakura's paranoia increased as she saw him standing there looking at her. This man who had only been in her life for two days but confused her so much. She took a step backward and she knew her fear was evident in her eyes. Then she heard her home-phone ring. She turned instantly and ran back inside while shouting back to him, "Excuse me a minute!"

He sighed and looked at his watch again; seven thirty. He looked back toward the house and closed the car door. At that instant, he pulled from his pocket, his cellphone, and held his finger over the answer button. He was debating whether he should answer the call when the cell rang or not. But he knew he had to...he always had to. "Eriol," he said dully into the phone after hearing the ringtone.

"Ah, Syaoran. Where are you? You were supposed to be here an hour ago." The other man's voice replied on the other end of the call.

"Yeah I know. But I'm actually waiting on my date tonight." Syaoran spoke monotonically.

"Date? You? Well I wouldn't want to miss this," Eriol jokingly said.

"Whatever, later," Syaoran said before hanging up and walking over to the driver's seat.

Sakura hung the phone back on the receiver after telling the caller it was a wrong number, and had begun to walk back to the frontdoor when a chilling revelation dawned on her; someone called her home-phone, only those in the JTPS even knew she had a phone and none of them would call her anyway. The phonebook didn't have her number either so wrong numbers were practically impossible for her to get. She stared blankly and slowly sank onto the couch behind her. 'Okay Sakura, calm down...' She breathed in a deep breath and sighed aloud, 'You just need to breath and count to ten...one...two...three...four...five...six...seven...eight...nine'

As her mind paused before the final number, she heard a familiar voice cut through the silence, "Ten!" Her eyes shot open in surprise and she looked around. However, she was no longer in her living room, she was now in a rapidly moving car. "Huh? What happened?" She blurted out confusedly. A voice on her left replied, "I said, ten minutes until we arrive, but I think I can make it in five." Recognising the voice as Syaoran's, Sakura replied still baffled at how she got in the car, "Um, I think you're going fast enough as it is."

"Well I don't." As he spoke the last syllable, his foot pressed even further down on the gas pedal. The engine revved as Sakura was pushed further back into her seat. She glanced out of the window only to see a blur of colours moving past. "How fast are we moving?" She practically shouted at him.

"About..210 km/hr" He said with a casual smirk not even glancing at the dashboard. Her eyes widened as she yelled back, "But the speed limit is 80!" He glanced at his watch keeping one hand on he wheel as he swirved through the 'slow' moving cars. Sakura looked at him in shock and was about to pray for her life when she was interrupted by the screeching and swirving of the car she was currently in, into a parking space. She was suddenly jerked forward when the car stopped instantly and Syaoran said, still glancing at his watch, "Yep, five minutes, just like I said."

Sakura looked over to him disbelievingly. He glanced back at her and then said, "Let's go." He opened the door and got out of the car. He walked around to Sakura's side and opened the door for her. All the while Sakura still had her eyes wide with shock, 'What have I gotten myself into...?' she asked herself before stepping out of the car. He closed the door after her and started to walk toward the entrance. Sakura followed after him and mentally noted everything about the man. She was sure that by the end of the night, he would have driven her crazy. She sighed and made to catch up with him.

They stopped a little away from the entrance and stared at a long line of people standing outside itching to go in. She looked up at the building and saw a glowing blue sign flashing the name 'Reed's'. She had heard how popular this place was but she never expected to see a line of people the length of a football field standing outside. She looked back at her side only to find that Syaoran had already walked off and was heading toward the entrance, bypassing the people who had been waiting in line for probably hours. She ran after him and yanked his arm turning him around in a flash. "What are you doing?" she quietly demanded.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" He replied and continued on his previous path.

"It looks like you're skipping the line!" she yelled at him while jumping infront of him.

He smirked, "What of it?"

"What do you mean 'What of it', you can't just skip! Who knows how long these people have been here waiting to get in!' She said frustratedly.

He looked her in the eye calmly, gently pushed her out of the way and continued walking toward the waitress at the entrance of the restaurant with Sakura following close behind dejectedly.

"Ah, Mr. Li, a little late aren't you?" The waitress playfully jested.

"Yes, well, I was waiting for my date." The waitress cast her glance over Syaoran's shoulder and saw Sakura, "Oh yes, you're date." She replied. Her eyes, still on Sakura, had a mysterious glint in them. "Follow me right this way then. Your usual table I presume?" the waitress said while leading them in between tables adorned with various dishes. The waitress finally stopped at a secluded table at the back of the restaurant that overlooked a lake. She then left them and went back to the entrance to usher in other guests. When they were seated, another waitress bounded toward them and pulled out a notepad from the pocket in her apron. "Hello, my name is Tomoyo and I'll be your waitress this evening. What can I get for you?" the chirpy waitress asked,

"Just the usual for me." Syaoran replied.

"Right away Mr. Li! And you, Miss?" The waitress smiled at Sakura. "Uh... I'll just have what he's having.." Sakura replied unsurely.

"Of course! So that's two double chocolate fudge brownies with a scoop of german chocolate ice-cream on top. Coming right up!" The waitress then skipped merrily to what Sakura assumed was the kitchen and disappeared behind the door. "That's what you usually have at a restaurant like this?" Sakura asked smiling.

"Meh, what can I say, I like chocolate?" Syaoran replied with a grin.

The night moved along at a quick enough pace for Sakura with only a few awkward silences in between. Halfway through their 'meal' a man with midnight blue hair and azure eyes hidden behind half-moon spectacles, strolled up to the table and sat down at an empty seat. Sakura instantly recognised him as the man whom she had bumped into the day before.

"Eriol..." Syaoran said with a touch of dislike in his voice. The man, now introduced as Eriol, replied, "Syaoran, finally here I see, and with a lovely young lady as well." He then turned to Sakura and held out his hand, "I believe we have met before. I am Eriol." Sakura shook his outstretched hand, "Pleasure meeting you."

Eriol then smiled mischievously, "It usually is." Sakura giggled and returned to her dessert. Syaoran gave Eriol one of his death glares while Eriol merely returned it with a smile.

Yay!I'm done, and Eriol is finally introduced properly! Now, don't go away, there's still the second half of the date plus loads more mischief to plunge these characters into. Sorry again for the extremely long wait but don't expect another chapeter too soon either. I'm really busy with school and stuff. Geez I don't get a break anymore. Anyway! Hope you liked it! Til next instalment

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