Author's Note: Hiya guys! I'm back! Hooray!!! Thanks for all the reviews! NOTE: This chapter will contain a lot of scene changes. A LOT will be going on so take your time reading. Ok less talking, more writing! Here I goooooooo!
Disclaimer: I do not, sadly, own Cardcaptor Sakura or She's All That (1999), but I do own the DVD! Lol.
…- time gap
Chapter 10 – She's All That
.: School – Narrator's POV :.
"Saaaaakuuuuuuraaaaaa!!!" yelled a high-pitched voice.
"Yes Tomoyo…?" Sakura replied.
"Guess what!"
"What?"
"I have good news and bad news for you!"
"Gimme the good news first." Sakura mumbled out.
"Ok! Well, the poll shows that you and Meilin are neck to neck in this voting."
"Okay."
"And the bad news is…you need a date for the prom."
"WHAT?! No one ever told me THAT!"
"Well, it's bad not to go without a date, you'll lose votes. Anyway, I gotta get going, Eriol's waiting for me! Oh and don't forget to vote for prom king! Syaoran vs some new hot transfer student. Bye Sakura!"
And with that, Tomoyo left me in deep thought…
What should I do?...
I was astonished, over a couple weeks; a geek like me turned into someone people admired. It was quite…strange having random people come up to you and talk to you about non-sense. Was it all because of…him?
.: Narrator's POV :.
A group of boys were on the cafeteria balcony and one young man from that group, turned to listen to some impromptu rappers rapping just below him.
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(Human beat box on)
Between two girls which one we gonna pick
(pick)
I'd rather pick Sakura cause Meilin be talkin' SHHH(it)
She thinks she's all of that and we're everything in between
But who's about to be prom queen, Sakura
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Well, Meilin use to be the thing but now she's not
(NOT)
Sakura's going for prom queen and Meilin's hot
(hot)
But we don't give a damn about Meilin Vaughn (AN: for rhyming purposes, her last name is Vaughn)
'Cause Meilin's fading out and Sakura's on
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If I could get with Sakura, Yo it'd be real cool
With the queen by my side we'd run the whole damn school
Well, my man click on the beat box
(Beat box imitates drum riff)
Sakura!
Yeah yeah!
She's all that.
(Beat box off)
-
The young man smiled and left.
…
"Hey Syaoran! Oh and to you too Eriol."
Syaoran and Eriol were sitting on an outdoor picnic table.
"Hey Takeo and Yuuhi." Syaoran replied.
"What's up my man?" Takeo asked.
"Nothing much, just gonna go and pick up Sakura."
"Oh la la," Takeo said imitating a girl's voice, "someone's making-out in the car everyday day!"
"Not true Takeo!"
"Oh come on, don't tell me you don't want a little action with a girl who now has it all."
"What are you saying man?!"
"Awww, dats so cwute, Syaoran has a crush on Sakura."
"Haha." laughed Yuuhi.
"…"
"Stop it Takeo." Eriol said.
"I think I want a little action with this girl. You know a little of 'ahhh' and 'ohhh'." Takeo said continuing his moaning and groaning sounds.
Syaoran came up to Takeo grabbed him by the collar and screamed at him, "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!"
"Hey man. Cool down." Yuuhi said casually.
Eriol was pretty surprised by Syaoran's actions and went in to separate the two from each other.
"Syaoran, for two years I've watched you run this place like some sort of God. You had everything, girls drooling all over you, every single one…and now, I think it's time that I stepped in to get what I want." Takeo said as he walked away with Yuuhi following behind him.
"Man Syaoran. What was that?"
"I…I…I don't know…" Syaoran said looking like he was lost for words.
"I think you should terminate this bet…or else someone's gonna get hurt."
Syaoran regained his composure and scoffed.
"What do I have to lose?"
"Your status…your reputation…and…Sakura." Eriol said as he walked away leaving Syaoran, once again, in a confused state.
.: After school, Kinomoto's Residence – Narrator's POV :.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Come in." Sakura called out while she was sitting in the basement working on the portrait of her mother.
"Hey." said a voice coming down the stairs.
Sakura turned around curious to see whose voice it was.
"Syaoran?"
"Yeah…um…sorry about not riding you home today." he said.
"Oh…that's ok." she replied.
"So you're working on the portrait again?" he asked.
"Yeah. Just touch ups."
Syaoran nodded.
"So um…why are you here again?" Sakura asked.
"Uh…"
"It's not about prom…is it? I mean…well I've got some questions for you –"
"Uh…you know what? I got to go. Yeah, my mom wants me to uh…mow the lawn. Bye!" Syaoran said in a rush and ran up the stairs closing the door behind him.
Sakura sat there quite astonished and perplexed about the scene that just unfolded before her.
"Hey kaiju!" a young voice yelled out.
"TOUYA! DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
"Whatever, dad says you're gonna be late for your job unless you get your butt moving."
"AIEEEEEEE! I almost forgot about that!"
Sakura dashed up the stairs and slipped on a pair of converse sneakers and ran out the front door.
.: Penny's Pastry Shop – Narrator's POV :.
"Welcome to Penny's Pastry Shop. How may I help you?" said Sakura.
She was wearing her pink uniform standing behind the cash register taking orders.
"Hey Sakura."
She looked up.
"Uh…Hi Takeo…"
"Um, can I get a coffee and apple strudel please?"
"Sure." Sakura said while turning around to fetch his order. "Here you go, that'll be –"
"Hey, listen."
"What?" she said quite rudely.
"Chill, I just wanted to know if you…wanted to go out with me."
She looked at him with a 'what the hell are you trying to pull on me' face.
"Like, I mean," he continued, "a special kind of out, like the prom."
"I don't think so. $4.50 please."
"Did someone ask you out already?" he enquired as he handed her the cash.
"No." Sakura replied as she took the money and shut the cash register quite abruptly.
"Are you…waiting for Syaoran to ask you?"
"…" Sakura looked at Takeo with her full attention.
"Ah, I see. You're waiting around for him. Hey, as a note," Takeo said taking his coffee and strudel, "I saw him the other day with Meilin. Just a little heads up for you ya know? Since we're friends and all."
Takeo left after that with a little grin on his face that Sakura could not see.
.: The next day at school – Syaoran's POV :.
I felt really bad about yesterday.
Flashback
"So um…why are you here again?" Sakura asked.
"Uh…"
"It's not about prom…is it? I mean…well I've got some questions for you –"
"Uh you know what? I got to go. Yeah, my mom wants me to uh…mow the lawn. Bye!" I said like I was in a rush and ran up the stairs closing the door behind me.
End
So I thought today, I'd make it up to her by answering her questions she wanted to ask.
I walked down to the locker area and found her talking to Tomoyo.
"Hey Sakura!" I called out.
She turned to look at me and gave me an icy glare and turned back to continue her conversation with Tomoyo.
I felt a pang of pain in my chest.
Eurk...is this physical or mental pain? Argh...I must have trained to hard for soccer.
…
For the week AND the week after, Sakura avoided me. Whenever I tried talking to her she'd ignore me. To make things worst, prom was in exactly one day from today. I was bombarded with so many questions, problems, and ideas because I was class president. So, I don't blame that as a reason for not being able to talk to Sakura, it just made the situation, a little more complicated.
"Hey Syaoran."
"Hey Eriol. What's up?"
"Nothing. I'm just happy."
"Happy? You mean to say you've discovered your gay self?" I joked.
"Syaoran! I'm with Tomoyo!"
"Haha, then why are you so 'happy'?"
"I asked her out to the prom and she said yes!" he said smiling.
"Oh. Good job." I gave him a pat on the back.
"Syaoran…have you asked Sakura?"
"N..not yet." I felt another pang of pain in my chest once more.
"So you gave up on the bet?"
AH! THE BET! I FORGOT!
"Thanks Eriol, see ya later!" I said as I sprinted to the gym leaving him somewhat baffled.
…
I smashed through the gym doors and to see Sakura there planning last minute stuff with Tomoyo, but before I could talk to her, I ran into…Meilin.
"SYAO-BABY!" she said while running towards me.
I stuck out my hand to prevent her from hugging me.
"Aww Syao-kun, I forgive you! Now take me to the prom!"
"I don't think so."
"What? Are you waiting for that silly Sakura girl? I heard she already decided to go out with someone else." she whispered.
"What?!" I yelled out.
Who could have asked her out.
I turned around to face Sakura once more and saw Takeo approaching her.
OH MY GOD WHY DIDN'T I REALIZE SOONER?!
I ran to Sakura and blurted out without thinking, "Is he going with you to the prom?!"
She looked at me a little surprised by my question. "Oh, so now it's not okay for other people to ask me."
"Sakura! He wants –" I tired explaining to her what kind of a person he was, but he interrupted before I could finish.
"Syaoran, man, stop this non-sense. I can't believe you made a bet on her." Takeo said.
Oh – my – fucking – God.
I felt my mouth drop towards the floor.
"So…this is what it all comes to isn't it? I was a little person that you could bet on." Sakura grimly said.
"Syaoran betted that he could turn you into prom queen; he figured he'd give a little make over, and by hanging out with you, your popularity would rise." He explained to her, and then turned to me, "People have feelings, leave her alone."
"Is this true?" Sakura asked me.
I really didn't want to answer her.
"Is this true?! Was I, a FUCKING BET?!" she screamed.
"Yes…" I meekly answered trying not to look at her face.
The next thing I saw was Sakura running out the gym with Takeo following her.
What the hell have I done?
"Pick me tomorrow night at 7 sharp baby." Meilin whispered into my ear.
.: To be Continued!...:.
Uh oh…Syaoran is in a mess! xD PLEASE REVIEW!