Disclaimer: Yes I am the owner. (What are my other 2 wishes?)
A/N: IM BACK! Sorry if I had you guys waiting!
Summary: Sakura is a very unpopular geek at school who is bothered by Syaoran and friends. With help from a friend, Sakura decides it's time to turn the tables. What will happen then?
Ch. 11
Everyone was at last comfortable and having a good time. The girls were all huddled up gossiping and chit-chatting with their recent friend, Kameko.
"So, how's it feel to have some fam down here?" asked Touya to Lei.
"Feels good, she brought some home with her, and I was honestly getting a bit homesick, so yeah, it's a good change."
"I agree… But what I don't agree in is how this party is so dull right now, it's like the dances we had in junior high, girls on one side, and boys on the other. Any suggestions on what to do?" asked Eriol.
"Well… how about a dance-off? You know, get a dance partner and everyone votes who does the best?" suggested Shishiza.
Stare
"HEY! It's better than Monopoly!" defended the sheepish male.
"Well, he has a point there…" said Syaoran as he stroked his chin. "Hey, I don't know about you guys, but a dance-off sounds pretty good right about now…"
"All in favor for the dance-off say I!"
"I!" they said in unison.
"One last detail you left out though." Said Touya. "What if the girls won't agree?"
"Worth a chance!" said Lei as he walked to the other side of the room.
:On the other side of the room:
"So Kameko, how do you like Japan?"
"Oh it's really nice, but very, very different from Puerto Rico. I-"
"Hey girls, um, I was wondering, since this party is kind of dreary at this point, um.. we had an idea."
"And that is…" Sakura said, motioning her head forward, rushing him to say the rest.
"A Dance-Off."
"DANCE-OFF!" cried Tomoyo in agony. "COOL!" she added, changing her tone rapidly to an excited one.
"Sounds good to me…" said Mirasi.
"Same here." Added Kameko.
"Ahem."
"WHAT!" Sakura said as she met the gazes of anticipating eyes.
"Do you agree or not?"
Sigh
She was defeated. She couldn't let her friends down, for she knew they wouldn't join if she didn't participate.
"Fine. I'll do it, but don't expect much!" Sakura said as she raised an eyebrow along with a finger.
"YES! So it's settled! Let's go to the ballroom in the hall!" said Tomoyo enthusiastically.
So everyone followed Tomoyo as she led the way to the 'Grand Ballroom'.
Once everyone was inside, they all lined up and it was the moment that for some was most expected, and for others most dreaded. (A/N: coughSakuracough)
"TIME TO ASSIGN PARTNERS!" said Tomoyo and Lei.
"Okay this is going to be rather easy…
Meiling-Shishiza
Tomoyo-Eriol
Mirasi-Lei
Kameko-Touya
And…
Sakura-Syaoran."
Sakura stood there silent. Her jade eyes wide, and her skin rather pale. Yup, looks like reality hit her, or well, some Chinese originated "little" wolf.
"I-I-I… WHAT THE HELL!"
"Oh come on Sakura stop being such a baby!" teased Meiling.
Glare
"Bu-But. Can't I have a say in this? Who was assigned to give out partners? Aww, come on you guys!" said Sakura, whining like the insult she was told.
"Am I really THAT bad?" questioned Syaoran.
"YES YOU ARE!"
"What did I ever do to you?"
"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT! Don't tell me you suddenly lost your memory of what you and your stupid little friends have made me go through for every dreaded day for the past year of high school!" Sakura said as anger spread through her body.
"Sakura how could you be so sure it was me doing the damage? Think back and try to spot me in that crowd. Was I there? Was I laughing as the same old trick was being pulled on you? WAS I LAUGHING!"
Sakura grew silent. She didn't remember seeing Syaoran's face in that shallow crowd. Was he there? Or was her memory failing on her?... This she did not know, but whatever it was, she didn't care. Syaoran had hurt her. He never spoke to her, and he was now. Something had changed, and that was enough.
"Well…?" asked Syaoran.
"Well what? You know… just forget it. This isn't worth my time."
"Oh yeah? Having fun with your friends isn't worth your time? Throwing off a welcome back party for Lei isn't worth your time? Or is Solitude the only 'person' worth any of your time?"
"Don't you go saying what you don't know! You don't know me, obviously, because you never spoke to me for 4 damned years! What the hell changed? Why do you want to talk to me all of a sudden? Huh? Huh?"
"Because you always had-"
"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?"
"Because…"
"Keep your sorry excuse to yourself bec-"
"YOU GUYS SHUT UP!" yelled Tomoyo standing in the middle of Sakura and Syaoran.
"I'm not the one who didn't want to cooperate…"
"OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T! YOU… YOU… INTERESTED LITTLE BASTAR-"
Syaoran held his hand up which caused Sakura to stop speaking. Syaoran's eyes grew cold and hard. He turned around and walked slowly towards the door.
"What's wrong man? You okay?" asked Shishiza.
"Yeah. I'm Fine. Just need some air, don't wait for me. I'm sure my 'partner' won't mind."
And with that, he exited out of the room.
All was quiet and Sakura suddenly felt a feeling of guilt wash over her. She shrugged it off and left the room.
'God. LEAVE ME ALONE!' she yelled to herself, for her conscious was bothering her.
She walked down the hall, and into the kitchen. There, she grabbed a Styrofoam cup and filled it with water. The cold liquid ran slowly down her parched throat.
"Much better."
Still… she felt bad for yelling at Syaoran… well sort of. Half of her thought he deserved it, and the other half thought she went too far. But why did Syaoran leave the room?
She tip-toed a bit and sat on the counter.
Tick Toc Tick Toc went the clock as she sat there, not knowing what to do.
Suddenly the front door closed shut and Sakura's vision rose. It was Syaoran. What should she do?
He looked at her and sighed. He walked over and grabbed a cup of water and filled it to the top and drank it. All awhile Sakura's eyes trailed his every move. What was he doing?
He stood there next to her for a while, his back leaning against the countertop. The quiet was eating Sakura up and so was her conscience. So what the hell, she left her pride aside and spoke up.
"Look Syaoran I'm sorry for yelling at you back there. But you really pissed me off…" she said, her voice trailing off, as she pondered what exactly Syaoran did to trigger her off like that.
"It's okay, I guess. You have the reason for being resentful. I never really talked to you, I guess our social differences stopped me from speaking to you, but I definitely acknowledged your presence." He said, looking intently at Sakura's mesmerizing eyes.
She blinked in confusion. What did he mean with that?
She looked at the kitchen tile, making out the intricate pattern.
Suddenly she felt something warm under her chin. She looked up to meet up face to face with amber eyes. She realized it was Syaoran's face that by the way was very close to hers. She didn't know exactly why, but she closed her eyes slowly… it was the only thing that felt right at the moment.
In a matter of seconds she was enthralled with the tenderness of Syaoran's lips and therefore she kissed him back with just as much passion as he did.
Then… it was over.
She opened her eyes slowly and felt the heat creep up on her cheeks. After a couple of seconds she realized what she just did, and what just happened. She looked frantically from Syaoran to door, Syaoran to the door, and then again… you guessed it, Syaoran to the door.
"I-I-I- gott-t-ta to… GO!" she said as she hopped off the counter and ran past Syaoran and out of the large mansion. She became conscious then that: One, she had come in Touya's car. Two, she didn't have the keys, and Three, even if she did, she couldn't leave her friends without a ride. So she did what any other sane person did. She ran. Ran as fast as she could towards her home, her room, and her sanctuary. She needed to do much thinking and Tomoyo's house, or the block's sidewalk wasn't going to be the rightful place to do it.
After a couple of minutes she grew tired, so she walked. Her eyes were getting used to seeing the frail lights of light posts after light posts. It was getting chilly outside so she covered her bare arms with her not so warm hands.
God, she now hoped she wouldn't have ran out of Tomoyo's house like a 7 year old on the first day of school. She sighed and then noticed that near her was a bench, so she decided to sit down and take a break.
:Back in Tomoyo's House:
"DAMN!" said Syaoran aloud. "I went too fast… I should have just left it off where I accepted her apology. CRAP!"
He took a glimpse at the watch and grabbed his coat and keys. He ran out through the door and walked to his car. Then, started the ignition of his car and drove out of the driveway.
"I hope she's okay… I doubt she could've reached home. It's a rather long distance…" he said out loud.
:Destination-N/A:
Tears fell down Sakura's cheeks. She brought her fingers up to her lips, and she gently stroked them, remembering the warmth she felt against Syaoran's lips. She shook the thought away. She had more important things to deal with. Because soon, it was going to rain. Where was she going to go?
And like if it was called upon, seemingly lights, or rather lighting flickered in the sky and at first small drops fell from the sky above, but soon the amount, speed, and quantity increased, and Sakura was now soaked. Her tears were no longer visible, for the rain had hidden their appearance.
"AAHH!" she cried out in frustration. Why? That question lingered in her head.