Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura owned by Clamp.
With a twisted mix of virtual marriage lifei inspired by a Korean variety show We Got Married ^^
Sakura is a young and famous runway model. Her cousin, Tomoyo set her up for a virtual marriage show for local TV. And it happens that her partner is Syaoran Li. The spoiled son of Li Corporation who Sakura hate the most. OOC.R&R.S&S
Chapter II
It's been really cold lately, snowy a little. But I need to study, there will be an exam next two week. That's why right after today's fashion show, I want to study in a nearest coffee shop. I brought all necessary books inside the bag. And some snacks and candy.
I need to pass the upcoming exam so next year I'll graduate from the school. Well, to be honest I'm confident with my skill. I'm pretty genius, but don't ask me about math. I seriously hate to calculate and been failing this subject over and over since my middle school year.
"Otsukare-"
"Oh, otsukare Sakura-chan!" said one of the staff.
Then my phone ringing, I see Tomoyo's name on the screen.
"Hi, what's up Tomoyo?"
"Sakura, I'm terribly sorry! I can't seem to bring your car back on time. I'm stuck in a traffic jam in town. I'll drive the car right to your place later. I promise!"
"So, you want me to take a cab?"
"NO! Definitely NO! Listen, I told my friend to pick you up and send you home. Mmm, if I'm right, then it'll be a black Lexus LS 460 Hybird. He'll pick you up at 6 in the lobby area."
"What? Wait. He? He's a he? Why you-"
"Ja ne, Sakura! Take care! Have fun!"
Aish, I'm sure Tomoyo is up to something, but I don't know what. She's killing me with her weapon which I can't fight. She knew it very well that I can't say "no" to her and she overused it lately. I'm pissed, mou!
"Ms. Kinomoto!"
"Ye.. yes!" a security called me from a distance, and we both run to get closer so he can tell me what he actually wanted to say.
"Ms. Kinomoto, someone is waiting for you at the lobby. Be careful, some cameras are with him."
"Huh? Oh, okay."
So, I walked outside the building to meet that person. He could be the one Tomoyo told me earlier.
There I see a man in black polo shirt and jeans. Tall, a bit tanned, messy chestnut hair, folding his hand on his chest, look a bit build up, and a pair of beautiful brown eyes with long eyelash. Oh, he's so.. WAIT! HE IS THAT GUY! HE IS SYAORAN LI OH MY GOD!
"Good evening. Are you Sakura Kinomoto?"
Why is he acting like it's our first meeting? I met him once before. As I thought, he's a weird person. And well, I'll just follow his lead. There are quite few cameras here, maybe he's acting up because of the cameras. So I will just follow his acting role.
"Aaah, good evening. I'm Sakura Kinomoto, nice to meet you." offering a handshake.
Then he grab my hand shyly. "Nice to meet you too. I'm Syaorin Li. And sorry to tell you this, but I'm your partner for this season 'You and I' show."
"Huh?" I tried to digest clearly what he just said, giving him a questionable look.
"You know, that reality show for celebrities virtual marriage. I believe we're one of the couple, aren't we?"
"Eh?" still with the same questionable stare at him. I seriously have no idea on what he's saying.
"Did you fill the form? The one they gave you some other day? You suppose to write what kind of guy do you like, and hate. Aaah, I don't know how to explain this." Then he run his hand through his hair and glancing at one of the cameraman, look frustrated and fluttered. "You guys there, can you help me out a bit? I can't do this thing well. I want to explode already, seriously this is embarrassing!" with him look troubled like that, I can't help but laughing. He look cute, despite of how our first meeting like, still he left me an impression that he's cute and charming, like a totally different person.
"It's a reality show, the staff won't help with anything." one of them said it in a shrill voice which make me laugh even harder.
"Aaaargh. Oh, why don't we talk inside the car? I'll tell you more about this show, and.. I hope you're okay with the cameras inside the car. They put some inside as well, what a pain."
He open up my door, and I get into his car. Just as he said, there are some cameras hanging there. Sure this must be a reality show, and I'm still not sure whether to put a good act towards him or just treat him bad like what I've been thinking of?
He started to turn the key and start the engine on, I glance a bit to see his expression. From this distance, his eyes look so clear. Brown and bright, and the bridge of his nose look so high and shaped beautiful.
"Well, first of all, is it okay to call you Sakura?"
"Ah, oh. Um, well.." is he trying to be too friendly to me? He should've known it won't be that easy to ask people to call them by their first name. They need to have a good relationship, and become a good friend, so then they can call each other by their first name.
But, looking at how many people out there will be watching this, I can't let that happen. I just have to be good in front of camera, and let this show work like how the main script want us to be. We supposed to pretend to be friendly with each other, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. So, I'll just put away my selfish pride, and befriend him. "..sure! My friends always call me with that name."
"Cool! Well, to call you Kinomoto sounds like a guy name. Sakura sounds cute."
Whoa, he's still full of himself, and rude. I calmly clear my throat, trying to make a noise.
"So, Sakura.. should we talk about something? Like… something fun and easy?"
"Sure!"
"Hmm, okay since it's our first meeting, let's start with basic question. Like.. do you ever have a boyfriend? Or have you ever being in relationship?"
"Nope. I'm not interested."
"Dang! Then I have no chance?"
I let out a loud laugh. He's so carefree and funny. No wonder every girl dying to be with him. He's charming and gentle. WAIT! NO! He's a total different person back then. Well, I'm not sure about how he really is in real life. He's famous for making Li Corporation rise from bankruptcy, he's also famous for rejecting those beauty around the world simply because he's not into flashy girl. This society knew him as a rich young man. I wonder how he manage to look good like a royal prince when he's actually flirty to me that time. Maybe he need a good image for the sake of his company? And that time he was accidently shown his true self? Or maybe he was drunk? Well I'll find the truth about that.
"Hahahaha, we'll see about that Mr. Li."
"You sound like a very careful person. I'm expecting you to be carefree around me."
"Huh? Excuse me?"
"I mean, you look tense and nervous. It's okay you can just do like what you usually do. Tomoyo told me a lot of wonderful things about you. She said you're a very happy person, she told me that you're a good friend and everyone will always look for you to find comfort. To be honest, I'm excited to see that side of you."
"Well then, I'm sorry to turn your expectation down. We all need time to get friendly to each other. So don't ever expect to be 'too' friendly to you all of sudden. This is our first meeting, and all I can do is just doing everything formally. I'm not a western, and I have some basic manner how to treat people on the first meeting."
"Whoa, I didn't mean it that way. I'm sorry. I was just trying to melt our 'stranger' boundaries. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to be rude to you."
"I hope you'll be more careful in the future toward others, Mr. Li."
"Uh, how should I say this. You know, I'm actually a very quite person in real life. But this cousin of mine told me to be casually friendly on our first meeting. So I did exactly what he said to me and I really have no idea that it'd turn out other way. I'm sorry. I'll make sure to beat him later at home."
Oh God, why suddenly I feel warm on my cheeks. He's so cute when he said that. That he's actually clueless with what he should do on our first meeting, that he's actually seeking for advice to look good. I mentally slap my face. I can't let my guard down. To think that he's cute and adorable was a reckless think to do. What the hell am I doing!
"You live with your cousin?"
"Yeah, I mean no. I live at Tokyo, I have my own house there. But sometimes we just stay at the Family House at Chiba. That time we stayed there for the weekend because of my sister thirty-first birthday party."
"Oh you have sister?"
"Yeah, four of older sisters."
"Oh God, you sure have a lot."
"Can you imagine how they keep bugging me to get settled soon. Oh hell, I wish they could just shut the fuck up and not to get in others business."
"Oh, you don't want to get settled down?"
"Yes. NO! I mean NO! I just don't like it when they suddenly get busy just because they want to find me a date for Saturday night. I mean, don't you think I'm old enough to find a date for myself?"
"Sure, you are. But hey, they're just worried. They want the best for you and that's why they're doing that to you. And I'm sure if you tell them what you really feel about that and what you really want to do, they sure will understand. Rather than be quite and keep the anger to yourself, better tell them how you felt about it."
There was a silent moment for three second, which made me wonder what's on his head, how he'll reply me, oh God.. please make him to say something. Did I say too much? Right, I shouldn't say things like that. Ah, my mistake.
"I would like to be your friend. Can i?"
"Huh?"
"I know that was sudden, and maybe you found it weird for me to say that. But seriously, I know we can be a good friend in the future."
"Sure." I know it's not necessary, but I just feel like I need to smile on his 'weird' confession. I found out that he is a honest person and totally naive about relationship toward others.
I'm curious to find out more about him. I hope everything will turn out good, because I can't seem to control my heartbeat anymore.
To be continued...
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