Yes, I'm still alive. This chapter was definitely later than my usual updates. Sorry guys. I was too busy getting bombarded by homework and projects. Thinking about it while writing this is actually getting me kind of depressed… And guess what? My computer broke down as well! All my chapters… gone just like that. Sigh, so please forgive me if I haven't been posting early updates. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer – I said it once, I said it a thousand times. CCS is not mine.

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I want to dedicate this chapter to my real-life friends in the real world whose birthdays are coming up! Ayane and Mei Yi, this is for you! And thanks so much for helping me with my History test!

"First rule! I will choose the one you'll go out with, and if you don't keep him interested or if you don't continue dating him for at least two months, you, Sakura Kinomoto, will lose the bet."

Get out of my head, damn it.

"Second! If you keep him interested or if you continue dating him for at least two months, I, Tomoyo Daidouji, will lose the bet."

When is it going to stop?! This is the sixteenth time it's been playing in my head!!!

It's alright Sakura. Breathe in. Breathe out. It's just a silly little bet which you still have a chance of winning! Right?

Right. And besides, it's not the first time I've received a dare…

Wow, what possessed me to say 'silly'?

"Sakura-chan! Does it fit?" Asked by a very enthusiastic Tomoyo. She peeked inside.

"Waaaii! Sakura-chan! You look so kawaii!" She still has this habit of making me clothes…

"Come on! Rosita just baked strawberry shortcake. Let's eat it in the garden, 'kay?" She then started dragging me towards her garden.

Which seemed larger than my own house.

"So… who are you going to pick?" I asked. Because clearly, I want to know who it will be.

She beamed after I asked. "Isn't it obvious, my dear Sakura-chan? Syaoran Li, of course!"

I hope that the tea cup I dropped wasn't too expensive…

1 hour, 34 minutes, 21 seconds later. Trina's house.

"So, it's gonna be our boss isn't it?"

"Technically, he's just our boss' son."

"It kind of means the same thing doesn't it?"

"Yeah, ok. I guess so. But what am I going to do, Trina?! You know Tomoyo and her matchmaking schemes! And I seriously do not want to be matchmaked right now. Worse still, it's with Syaoran Li, Hong Kong's infamous teenage playboy." Is matchmaked even a real word? I think I need to improve my English after this…

But Trina just went, "Hey, if you don't want him, I'll take him…" with a sparkle in her eye.

Which was kind of disturbing. "Trina, you're not helping."

"Hey,hey. What about seducing him?" She was now sporting a mischievous grin. Tomoyo and Trina have way too much in common for my own comfort.

I gave her a glare. I wouldn't be caught dead doing that to him. Especially to him.

"Okay, okay. Jokes aside, I think you should just be yourself. With some adjustments, here and there. "

"Which would be?"

I got a big wide smile as a reply.

"First of all, loosen up! You shouldn't be acting so hostile towards Li. Besides, what made you hate him so much?"

I sighed. "It's not that I hate him, I don't like what he represents."

"And what do you think he represents?"

"It's a long story. A very long story which I'm trying to forget."

She must have sensed my seriousness, because she didn't try to question me further. I faced her with an appreciative smile.

"So, what else do I have to improve on? You know how stubborn I can get…"

Trina giggled a little. "This is going to be a long day."

3 hours 43 minutes and 18 seconds later. Mayflower Hotel. About to start work.

After grueling hours under Trina's commands, we finally finished. Basically, she just gave me tips on how to 'loosen up'. And how not to be so hostile towards Li from now on.

Well, okay. But I just can't help but feel like that towards him. And I've never really felt that way towards anyone as much as this.

"Kinomoto-san! Kinomoto-san!"

Eh?

I turned around and saw someone running towards me, clearly out of breath.

"Ms Honda…"

She finally caught up with me. "Kinomoto-san, where have you been? I was trying to look all over the place for you."

"Oh, I'm sorry, but my shift hasn't started yet. It's still Clara's turn."

"I've tried calling your house some hours ago to tell you that Clara called in sick today. But no one picked up. Anyways, since I already found you, I have a favor to ask."

"Um, sure. What do you want me to do?"

"Could you deliver something to Presidential Suite 7? He's been bugging all the workers for so long already…"

"Deliver what?"

"I don't know but Kasumi-san said that it's at the check-in desk. Just tell her about it, I'm sure she knows how to take it from there, alright? I need to go now, I'm late for an appointment. Thanks Kinomoto-san!"

"Um, okay."

I made my way to the check-in desk to see a very big package wrapped in Manila paper. And then went in the elevator and pressed on the "25th" floor button. Tomoyo hasn't exactly said when to start the bet, did she? Today's Saturday, But it'll probably start on Monday because that's when she thinks I'm going to see Li-Kun again… She doesn't know that he's staying over at the Mayflower just yet.

The doors opened, then I started looking for Presidential Suite Number Seven… Ah. Finally found it.

I pressed on the bell, then a masculine voice answered.

"Who's there?"

"Um, delivery."

I tried fumbling with the end of my shirt, then the door opened. I looked up and –

Oh shit.

It's him. Dressed in-

Oh my …

Well, I can say for sure that he wasn't even PROPERLY dressed. He was freshly showered, shirtless, with a face towel around his neck and his lower half covered only by a towel.

"Are you done staring, Kura-chan?"

It took me several seconds to get his meaning, and I felt my cheeks burn.

"I wasn't staring."

"Sure didn't look that way…" He was probably a head taller than me so I had to look up to meet his eyes. I was giving him a full-on glare but the color of my cheeks probably gave me away…

This is the problem with redheads, they blush more than other people. Okay, so I may not be a complete redhead but Auburn hair is kind of reddish…

What am I saying, pay attention to what's going on, Sakura!!

"Here, Honda-san asked me to deliver this to you." I pushed the package towards him.

He took it. Then I bowed down and said, "I'll excuse myself now, sir."

Walk away now Sakura… before you ultimately embarrass yourself more.

But he pulled me back by the arm, then used his finger to tilt my head up until I met his gaze.

"Cute. Definitely cute." He whispered.

He let me go, and then went inside his room again.

"Well, see you around Kura-chan!" And with that, he slammed the door shut.

Winning this bet might be harder than I thought, darn it.

Yay! I'm finally done with this chapter! Yeah, Sakura's being too hostile around Syao-kun, isn't she? Hehe. Just wait for her side of the story, alright my dear readers?

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Okay. Good. Well, sorry to say but you won't be expecting updates as soon as I did before. I just transferred to a new school so I'm adjusting to it. But so far so good, the teachers are surprisingly very fun to be around with, not like the nagging-types… But it's slightly more demanding than my old school, which means more homework load than I got back then. Funny, last chapter I got the least hits for this chapter but got more reviews. Forgive my absolute randomness but I just started reading Fruits Basket and I immediately fell in love with it!!! 'Ms Honda' is actually Tohru Honda from the manga, I just borrowed the name, that's all. I absolutely adore Ayame Souma from Fruits Basket… -starts daydreaming- ok. Will stop talking now.

Well, see you next chapter dearies! I think I sound like a grandma saying that… -sweatdrops-

- Peach Blossoms421