A/N: This chapter has been beta-ed by: yingfa07.
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Chap 4: New Model.
Nakuru leaned forward, pushed her body as close to Syaoran as she could. She put both her hands on his chest, her breast pressed against his abdomen, her head raised up, nearly touched his chin, her ruby eyes looked coldly at the camera while Syaoran's left arm wrapped around her slim waist possessively, his other hand reached to his hat pretended like he was going to pull it off. They were posing a really sexy pose.
The camera flashed. Near there, at the dark corner, a big grin appeared on Meilin's face: "Awwww….What a perfect couple they made."
Suddenly…: "NO, NO, NO, and definitely NO!!!!!!!!!!!" She startled and turned back only to find Tomoyo was running madly to her: "Li Meilin, don't say such a thing." Meilin was looking at Tomoyo in horror when Eriol put his hand on her shoulder: "Calm down, dear. Can't you see that Meilin's starting to panic? Tell her what you're thinking. Slowly." Tomoyo took a deep breath, and then she explained: "Meilin, do something. Kick her out. That Nakuru slut is nothing compare to my friend. She will look better with Syaoran. I'm sure about that. You have t…" Meilin jumped into her mouth: "Wow, wow, wow…Easy girl. What friend are you talking about exactly? Beside, Nakuru is my top female model. I don't care if she's a slut or not, k? So why should I kick her out? She has the ability to seduce the reader. No. Seduce their money. Give me a good reason to do what you asked." Tomoyo shook her head violently: "NO. You can keep her but don't let her pose that kind of…ew…with Syaoran." Meilin sighed. Tomoyo has always tried to set Syaoran up with some of her friends that she thought would make a perfect girl for him but it's always failed. This time, she must be trying to set him up with another one again.
Meilin said in a warning tone: "Tomoyo, I don't know who the hell is your friend, k? And don't be so ridiculous, unless I find that girl is fit him more, there's no way I'd change the model, understand?" She looked at Meilin a while, then she pulled out her cell, pressed on the speed dial: "Hey Sakura! Do you want to have a part-time job? I have a friend and she's looking for new member, you wanna come? If she likes you, I'm sure you'll get the job, it's really interesting anyway. Great. Then meet me at 4.30 p.m at Sapphire CafÈ, k? Bye!" She shut her phone and grabbed Meilin's hand: "You'll see. Let's come meet your new model."
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Sakura put her cell into her bag. Not that she needed money, she just wanted something to busy her in her spare time so she decided to get a job. It seemed like it was an interesting job, though.
Sakura opened her closet and looked into it. She wanted to look good in their first meeting. She pulled out a white strapless dress and a pair of white high heels. Then, she let her mid-back long hair flew freely, put on a pair of sunglasses, took her bag and went outside. Being late on first encounter wasn't a good thing to do.
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Meilin waited impatiently for the new girl to come. Because Tomoyo was too excited, they ended up being here for 15 minutes earlier. But she was rather curious herself. The kind of girl that could make Tomoyo acted like that must be really interesting indeed. She was dept in thought when she heard Tomoyo shouted: "Over here, over here!!!" Meilin turned back only to see a beautiful Japanese girl with long auburn hair and a pair of crystal clear emerald eyes. That girl smiled at them: "Hi, Tomoyo. Hi Eriol." Then she looked at her: "I'm Sakura Kinomoto, Tomoyo's friend. You must be the one that she talked about?" Meilin nodded and smiled back. Tomoyo was right. This was definitely a beauty. "I'm Li Meilin. The Vice President of Ruby Empire. Have you heard about it?"
Sakura frowned. Where has she heard that last name before? It was kind of familiar to her…Hey, wait a min. Did she say "Ruby Empire"? Sakura gasped. She didn't know that Tomoyo knew such a person. "Ruby Empire? Of course I've heard about it. It's my pleasure to meet you." Meilin told her to sit down, then she got to the point: "Let's see. You're looking for a part-time job, am I wrong?" Sakura shook her head: "No. You're not." She nodded: "Good. The job isn't easy, but you'll be paid very well and maybe, you're gonna be popular, too." She looked at Sakura and continued: "I want you, to be one of my models." Sakura looked at her in amuse: "A model? Eh…uhm…I'm not sure. I mean, look at me, do you really think I can be a model?" Tomoyo, the one that stayed silent from the beginning, started to jump up and down: "Hey, what do you mean by "look at me"? You're gorgeous, totally fitted to be a model." Meilin glared at her and pushed her down then she turned back to face Sakura: "Well? Sakura? What do you say?" Sakura looked out of the glass window of the cafe, lost in her thought. After a while, she answered: "I'll do my best. Thank you, Meilin."
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Eriol was driving while Tomoyo and Sakura were having a little chit chat.
"It's really great, Sakura. Oh god, just think about all the outfits I can make for you." Tomoyo said dreamy but Sakura just shrugged it off: "Stop dreaming Tomoyo. Why didn't you tell me you are a talented designer and Eriol is a professional photographer in Ruby Empire? It surprised me to hear that you guys have that kind of part-time job. But why I haven't heard your name before?" Eriol chuckled from the driver seat: "It' because we're still in University so we all agreed to use a nick name. Mine is Eli while Tomoyo's is Angel. But, well, in some case, someone just didn't hide his identity." Sakura shrugged: "Who care about them, I'd love to see your works someday. Anyway, talking about work, Meilin said you guys will help me, so when will I start working?" Tomoyo smiled: "Tomorrow, I'll guide you to where Meilin at and she'll assigned you to some studio then my job is just watch over you then take you back once you're done with your model work." She frowned: "I'm a little worry. If I have a partner, then that'd be embarrassing for sure. They'd laugh at my clumsiness." Tomoyo grinned: "Why do you think so? What make you think you'll have a partner?" Sakura sighed in relief: "Then I'll have no partner tomorrow? Thank goodness!" Tomoyo giggled, thought about Sakura's reaction if she know who her partner was going to be…
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Syaoran and Sakura apartment…
"Nani? Meilin, are you crazy? I'm not coming tomorrow. I'm busy. Shit! Listen, I don't care. I only come because my mother forced me to and just several times a week, not everyday." Syaoran growled in anger. But Meilin's voice at the other line was still calm: "Calm down, I need you, Just tomorrow, ok? I promise you won't have to model with Nakuru, so please come. Your partner this time will be a different girl. She's a new comer. She needs a guide so just work with her once and I'll consider if you'll be working with her or not. Better pray that she'll do a great job tomorrow, or else…you will stick with Nakuru FOREVER. Okay? Bye, Syaoran." Syaoran shouted out loud: "Wait, don't hang up. Fuck, Meilin?" The line went dead. He swore to the phone: "Me? Working with an amateur? That's it. Li Meilin, I'll swear I'll beat you to pulp tomorrow." Syaoran shut the phone and shoved it into his pocket. He sat on the couch, ran his hand through his hair: 'Shit! Anyway, hope that's a price to pay for the leaving off Nakuru.' He thought to himself.
The sound of the door cracked open snapped Syaoran out of his thought. There was no need for him to turn back to know who it was.
"You came back, eh? What important business that made the bastard on the plane had to rush like that?" Sakura said mockingly. Syaoran glared at her: "Shut up. You're so annoying." She smirked: "You'll get use to it soon. I'm going to be more and more annoyed day by day. You'll see." Then she walked away to her room when Syaoran let out a sigh of relief: "God! Is it that hard to be in England?"
Little did he know, just like Sakura's said, she was going to be more and more annoyed to him day by day…
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Sakura walked out of the University's gate and looked for Eriol. She needed to thank him. Perhaps the guy that has been beaten to pulp by Eriol told the other ones, so when she walked in the class, they still stared at her but no one dare to touch or provoked her. She was grateful about that. But she didn't see Syaoran the entire morning. That made her kind of irritated: 'What kind of student is that? I had to work very hard to get a scholarship and that guy, not even tried to come to the University still can remain here. Now that's the problem.' Sakura thought to herself angrily.
"Hey, Sakura! Get on the car. Tomoyo is already at Ruby Empire." Eriol's voice shot through her ear. She turned back immediately and rushed to where he was: "Hi Eriol. Thank you for saving me yesterday. This morning, that guy didn't even dare to look at me." She said cheerfully and opened the front door. He smiled: "No prob. It's my pleasure. By the way, you have had a partner to guide you. A pro. Tomoyo insisted on one." Sakura blinked: "A partner? Oh my. I don't think I need a partner, especially a professional one. What will she like?" Eriol turned his head to the window to hide a big grin: "It's okay. Don't worry. You'll get to know it soon."
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Eriol's black Mercedes car stopped in front of a tall building. Sakura looked up with amuse: "Wow…It's huge." She heard Eriol chuckled from behind: "Yes, it's. Come on, let's go. Shouldn't let them wait for us." Then they walked into the building. One second later, a black Lamborghini pulled up at the front of the building and slowly drove into the garage.
Eriol guided her to the lobby and stopped by the elevator. They both got in and he pressed the button 16: "That's where Meilin's office was. We just need an assignment and then Tomoyo and I will take care of the rest." She looked at him: "You and her? What do you mean?" He winked: "I'll be photographer this time and each of your and your partner outfits was designed by Tomoyo." Sakura nodded. She was glad that the photographer was Eriol, it lessen her anxiousness.
The bell of the elevator rang through the air and the door opened. Sakura gasped. In front of her very eyes was a totally fashion world. She followed Eriol while still kept looking around in awe. Finally, they reached a glass door which brought her attention back: "Is this Meilin's office?" Eriol nodded and pushed the door, let her got in first then he followed her. When they got in, they saw Tomoyo was already there: "Hi, Sakura!!! Ready for your first day?" She jumped on and hugged Sakura tight: "I was up until 4 in the morning to complete the whole collection for you so I didn't come to school this morning." She smiled: "Really? Thank you. Oh, hi Meilin." She waved at the girl behind the oak desk. Meilin smiled back: "Studio 27. You should go now, the photo shoot will be in a moment. Eriol and Tomoyo will go with you. Try your best." She winked. Sakura nodded: "Okay. I'm on my way. See ya." Then she ran out of the office cheerfully while Tomoyo giggled behind her: "Isn't she cute?" Meilin shook her head: "Yeah, totally different from my stupid cousin. But maybe that isn't enough of her to be his girl." Tomoyo grinned: "Then let's make a bet. Whoever wins can…"
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Syaoran walked along the hall. Damn that Meilin girl. She forced him to drive Nakuru to the airport to Hawaii. She would complete the new collection there. 'That was the reason why she said I won't have to model with her anymore. Damn her.' He swore. Syaoran pushed the door of the 27th Studio, stepped inside and asked the errand guy: "Hey, has the new model come?" The errand guy answered respectfully: "Yes, Kinomoto-san has come. She's really beautiful. She was changing into former clothes with Daidouji-sama in there." He pointed to the female changing room at the right corner of the room. Syaoran wondered: 'Tomoyo too? What is she doing here? She barely come here unleash there's some thing excited her. Who was that girl?' The errand guy started to report again: "Li-sama, Eriol-sama is here, too. He's waiting for you to change into Daidouji-sama's new collection." Syaoran nodded. "Weird. This is getting weirder and weirder. Tomoyo and Eriol appeared at the same time? Now that's really weird."
Syaoran stepped into the male changing room. Eriol was sitting on a couch and reading a magazine. Hearing Syaoran's footsteps, he threw the magazine a side and stood up, pulled out a plastic bag: "Hey, dude. Wear this. Tomoyo's new invention." He announced. Syaoran looked at him: "What special event make you guys come here?" Eriol grinned: "What so weird about that. I'm a photographer. She's a designer. What's wrong for us to come to the studio?" Syaoran glared at him: "But Tomoyo only designed when she wanted and at her house. And you, Meilin only call you when some models need to picture outside, I mean in the natural.Argggg….You know what I mean." But he just shrugged: "Sorry, dude. I got no idea what you're talking about so just stop making a big fuss and wear these clothes on."
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Sakura pulled out a dress, she looked at it with wide eyes: "Oh god, Tomoyo, it's great." Tomoyo giggled: "I know. It'll fit you. Put it on." She urged her to wear the dress so Sakura put it on. She let out a small "wow" in amuse. It was a strapless red dress that reached to her knee with a low V-cut on her back that reached near her belt. The dress tightened on every of her curves that made her totally gorgeous. She wore a pair of red high heels with string tight up to her ankles. Before she could say something, Tomoyo forced her so sit in front of the make up desk. After done with the make up things, she started to work with Sakura's hair. Tomoyo pulled them up and tight them to the right of her head then used some machine to make Sakura's hair curlier. Then she decorated it with a big ruby gem. Tomoyo then put her jewelry box on the desk and pulled out a white gold necklace with a big a ruby stone on it and put it around Sakura's neck. She also put on her wrist and her finger a bracelet and a ring, both with ruby on it.
Sakura looked at her in the mirror. She was so beautiful as if she wasn't a normal Japanese student but a Goddess from the Ancient's Legend. Tomoyo smiled in front of her work: "I promised you I would let you see my works someday, then here it's. I kept my promise. Anyway, come on, let's go outside. You'll have plenty of times to look this pretty, I promise."
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Syaoran put on a tight red shirt, a black vest and a black jean. Eriol helped him on sticking the red rose to his chest and straitened his vest. He then took a step back and examined his cousin: "You look just great, dear cousin." He frowned: "Whatever. I'm going out. By the way, who is my partner? Guys in here all have had their mind on her ass." Eriol chuckled: "Just get out, you'll know her soon."
Syaoran grumbled then pulled the door aside, he looked up only to find a beauty in front of him:
"IT'S YOU!!!" They both yelled out.
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A/N: So how was the chapter? I think I made it extra long this time, hope it'll please you.
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