DISCLAIMER: I do not own CCS…CLAMP does. Well that's a bit obvious…hehe…pls don't sue me! I also don't own She's all That, A Walk to Remember and The Notebook.

NOTE: Words in Italics means the character's thoughts. Please read and review!

SUMMARY:

He was a typical teen…conformed and popular…she didn't belong and was misunderstood…their paths are thrown together and their lives are changed forever. It all comes down to who's by your side. Based on the movies She's all That, A walk to remember and The Notebook.

Chapter 4: Operation makeover

Tomoyo's eyes glittered as Sakura told her about what had happened the previous day with Syaoran.

"So then I said to him, 'Promise you won't fall in love with me,' and he goes 'Don't worry, that's never going to happen.' So that's it. Nothing important really." informed Sakura.

'Oh Sakura, this is so exciting! You've got to be mega excited! I mean you've just been asked out by the hottest guy in school!" gushed Tomoyo.

"Oh really?! I thought Eriol was your number one guy?" Sakura said mockingly.

"Argh, be quiet!" Tomoyo's face flushed a light pink colour.

"Well is it exciting or what?!" exclaimed Tomoyo. She always changed the subject when they started talking about Eriol.

"It isn't. I'm only going so that he won't talk to me after this. I want him to stop pestering me. And plus, it's not a date. Remember, it's part of his 'get everyone to vote for him' campaign. And yeah, he's dating Meiling anyways so it's definitely not a date!" said Sakura.

"Sakura! Didn't you know?"

"Know what?"

"Meiling broke up with Syaoran!"

"Really? I didn't know that."

"Oh gosh Sakura…you really are a space cadet sometimes!"

"Hey!" Sakura swiped at Tomoyo playfully.

"Well then. Even if it's not a date date…you still got to admit it Sakura…he's so hot and YOU WANT TO JUMP HIM! Hahahaha!" Tomoyo was howling with laughter as Sakura's face turned the shade of a red tomato.

"Tomoyo! Do you have to be so loud? I don't like him…you know what I think of him!" exclaimed Sakura in her defence.

"Yeah, yeah I know…you think he's an arrogant cocky blockheaded moron who only cares about his popularity and status and is wasting his life away!"

"Wow Tomoyo. That was spot on!"

"Hi-five girl!" They both hi-fived and laughed till they got stomachaches.


Meanwhile, Syaoran and Eriol were sitting in the cafeteria looking at what was supposed to be 'lunch.'

"This looks like socks shredded with curdled milk floating in butter. Hey little cousin…look at the menu and tell me what it actually is." requested Eriol.

Syaoran scowled at being called little cousin. It annoyed him endlessly but he resolved not for Eriol to get to him. A few tables away a few girls sighed. They always sat near Syaoran so they could watch him. They loved it when he scowled. Among the girls was none other than MingMei. It was quite pathetic.

"Hmmm…it says Ricotta Pasta."

"Well if this is their Ricotta Pasta I'd be scared to see what chocolate ice cream looks like. Probably poo."

"Yeah you're right…" said Syaoran.

"How are things going with the missus?" asked Eriol.

"What?" asked Syaoran, oblivious.

"You know. The thing with Sakura." replied Eriol.

"Good, I suppose. I mean I'm taking her to Chiharu's party on Sunday night. And then after a couple of dates she'll definitely come to the formal with me. So then I'll win the bet. And I get to ask out Tomoyo!" Syaoran said the last part in a sing-song voice. Syaoran had to bite his tongue to stop himself laughing at his cousin's expression. Eriol's face looked like it was going through something painful.

"Eriol are you alright?" asked Syaoran.

"Yeah I'm fine. But if I were you I wouldn't be so sure on winning this bet!" said Eriol with a glint in his eyes.

"Why not? I've got everything under control." said Syaoran.

"Do you remember the actual bet Syaoran?" asked Eriol.

"Yeah of course I do."

"I doubt it. You have a memory of a goldfish." Syaoran scowled at Eriol's comment but didn't let it get to him.

"Okay if you remember the bet so well, recite it for me!" said Eriol.

"Fine…you said I had to make her go to the prom with me…but obviously to do that I have to go out with her a couple of times." said Syaoran.

"Little cousin…you do have a memory of a goldfish. There's still the other part to the bet you know. You still have to make her pretty remember?! And from what I saw this morning little cousin she still looks like she has a major neon 'I'm a dag' sign on her." Eriol laughed uncontrollably as Syaoran smacked his head and said

"Crap…I totally forgot about that…This is impossible!"

I actually like Sakura as a friend…she's pretty nice…sometimes a bit sad but quite nice…and the fact that she is best friends with Tomoyo helps as well…thought Eriol.

Sure enough when Syaoran looked up he saw Sakura walk through the cafeteria and out to one of the quads. His eyes trailed to how ugly she was…Oh man…I am so dead!


Sakura Kinomoto put on her old sneakers as she went down to breakfast. She could smell congee and smiled sadly to herself. Mum's favourite breakfast was congee.

"Hey dad. Hey Touya." said Sakura.

"Morning Sakura." greeted her dad and Touya.

"So what are you doing today honey?" asked her dad as he put a bowl of congee in front of her.

"No. Nothing today. Although I am going to a party this Sunday." replied Sakura.

Touya and Fujitaka almost dropped their spoons in disbelief. Sakura didn't notice a thing.

"A…a party you say?" asked Touya, his voice full of doubt.

"Yep…Chiharu's party. I'm going with Syaoran Li. You know him. He's that rich boy. But it's nothing. It's just a scam for me to choose him for Prom King. It's only just this once thank goodness." finished Sakura. She sounded relieved.

"Well darling I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. Do you want to borrow my card to go shopping for clothes?" asked Fujitaka.

"Nah dad it's okay."

"What are you planning to wear to the party?" asked Touya. He knew his sister didn't have that much. But then again he had only seen the right side of her wardrobe. It was full of plain baggy grey/black/white clothing.

"I'll make an effort. I'll wear my loose jeans and my baggy grey jumper…and my old converse sneakers." Touya wanted to take his sister shopping himself even though he hated it. What kind of effort is that for a party?! And it's not even that cold!

"Are you sure you don't want to use my credit card Sakura?" asked her dad.

"No, no it's fine. Well I better get to school or I'll be late."

"Sakura…it's Saturday today. You don't have school today." said Touya. Sakura's face turned pale.

"Oh right…It's Saturday…well I'll just go over to Tomoyo's house then."

With that Sakura put on her skates and left for Tomoyo's house.

"Dad…can you believe it?! Sakura's going to a party. She hasn't gone to one since mum died…" said Touya.

"Yes I'm happy about that…but she thought it was Friday today…that's not a good sign at all…"

"Yeah it isn't…I hope she'll be alright. She looked so pale when I told her it was Saturday."


Sakura opened the door and took her skates off. Work was good today…another cat taken! The party starts at seven doesn't it? It's in 4 hrs! I might as well change now to get it over and done with. Sakura trudged upstairs and quickly put a pair of loose jeans on, her grey baggy jumper and her pair of chucks. She looked at herself in the mirror. Man I look gross! Oh well I can't be bothered and I don't want to draw attention to myself anyway. Ring! Sakura snapped out of her thoughts at the doorbell ringing. I wonder who it is. No one ever come over to our house…maybe it's Yukito…but Touya's not home…As Sakura approached the door she started to grow weary about going to the party. Oh well…I can't get out of it now. Sakura opened the door and she almost fainted. What the hell is he doing here?! Syaoran laughed pleasantly.

"Oh crap. Did I say that out loud?" asked Sakura.

"Yeah you did," replied Syaoran. Sakura groaned to herself and cringed. Could she be any more embarrassing?!

"Anyways, why are you here so early? I thought you were coming at 7:00p.m." Sakura asked smoothly. She was trying to regain some of the little dignity she had left.

"Ummm... well, you see, I, uh…I…I…wanted to see what you're wearing for the party…" Syaoran stuttered. Not so confident now is he?! The player…probably thinks the world thinks he's God or something…he wishes…

"Well I'm already dressed so you don't have to worry."

"What do you mean? You're wearing home clothes. You haven't changed."

"This is what I'm wearing to the party okay?! You got a problem with it? You're lucky I'm even going with you. I hate those events. It's like a gathering of people who are like 'look at me, look at me…I'm so good and popular…everyone loves me'…and then when you add all their IQs together it's like less than the average person." said Sakura.

Wow…this girl really is feisty…she always seemed so damn dazed!

"Well I want you to look nice for the party…not that you don't look nice!...I mean you look very nice…it's just I want you to look nicer…but you do look nice usually…I mean…like…oh can you please just change?"

"FINE then."

"I've got people here to help you!" said Syaoran.

"What?!"

"Yeah…they're going to help make you look good…not that you don't look good!...ok I'll just shut up now."

"Good idea." Sakura laughed to herself at Syaoran's inability to talk properly.

"Well let me just call them in." Syaoran turned around and screamed

"Fuutie, Shiefa, Fanren, Feimei …come in with the stuff! She's ready!"

"Prepare yourself." whispered Syaoran.

"Huh? Ahhhhh!" Sakura didn't get to say much as she saw a jumble of arms tugging her upstairs. When Sakura was finally upstairs she looked to see who the owners of those arms were. There were four slender, tall girls who were quite pretty with big smiles.

"Okay Sakura…your going to a party this afternoon…and we want you to look your best…so don't talk and just obey! And by the way I'm Fuutie. This is Shiefa." Fuutie pointed to one of her sisters. Shiefa giggled and said "Hi!"

"This is Feimei…" Fuutie pointed to another one of her pretty sisters. Feimei smiled brightly and said "Hey Sakura!"

"And last but not least…Fanren." Fuutie pointed out her last sister who just exclaimed "Sakura let's get going. We only have 4 hrs to get you looking hot!"

Sakura could only stare open mouthed at the girls. She was seated on her stool in front of the mirror.

"Alright then…first we'll start with plucking your eyebrows. You need to look after the shape honey…otherwise you'll start looking like a werewolf!" exclaimed Shiefa.

"But…but…" Sakura protested weakly.

"No buts! Okay Fanren and I will do your eyebrows while Fuutie and Feimei can go through your wardrobe and get you something wearable! Let me just get out my tools!" said Shiefa. She grabbed a gigantic bag and rummaged through it for a total of five minutes before she looked up triumphant.

"I got two pairs of tweezers. Here…catch Fanren!" Shiefa chucked a pair of tweezers to Fanren who caught it gracefully in one hand. Sakura removed her glasses and both girls started plucking her eyebrows. Sakura could feel her eyes watering. I am so not used to this…it kills! I don't get how Tomoyo can be bothered!

After what felt like a decade or so Shiefa and Fanren stepped back to admire their work…they had their hands on their chins and were moving Sakura's face at different angles.

"Pretty good Fanren! Hi-five!" The girls hi-fived each other and started giggling.

"Hey, can I have a look?" asked Sakura. She had been turned around on her chair so that she was no longer able to look at herself in the mirror.

"No sorry Sakura…we can't let you have a lookie till it's all done."

Sakura groaned loudly. What if they made her look like a prostitute or a drag queen?!

"Don't worry. We Li sisters know the essentials of keeping a woman happy. Fashion and makeup are obviously the essentials Sakura. We rock in that department!" said Shiefa.

"Now…let's see…hmmm…do you always wear those glasses Sakura?" asked Fanren.

"Yes…"

"Tsk, tsk! Do you have any contact lenses?" asked Shiefa.

"Yes…but I don't like to wear them…they dry out my eyes."

"Well too bad because you're going to be wearing them from now on…now get them out!"

Sakura walked to a drawer near her table and took out a pair of contact lenses. She gave them over to Shiefa's outstretched hand. She put them in Sakura's eye and Sakura felt naked without her glasses…she had worn them for so long!

"Okay next is your hair…do you always wear it in that loose bun?"

"Yes…"

"Okay well we're going to take that bun out and curl your hair…that should look good!"

"Do I have to?" asked Sakura. She was dreading their answer.

"Yes! Now stay still!" Shiefa and Fanren started curling Sakura's hair.

I feel so uncomfortable…like I'm up in front of a crowd fully naked…gosh this is taking a long time…how on earth can they be bothered?! When the two girls had finished the sun was setting and the sky was a beautiful pinky-orange colour.

"Can I have a look yet?" asked Sakura.

"No! We still need to do your make-up!" Sakura groaned at how much time this was taking. At least Touya and dad are coming home late tonight. Sakura saw the girls take out small objects. Some were cylindrical in shape while others were cube shaped. They were all filled with different coloured powders and who knows what else.

Man there's a lot of make-up…I can't believe I'm trusting Syaoran's sisters with my face… After a lot of brushing and applying Sakura was finally free to breathe.

"Can I look now?!"

"Not yet…you still have to get your clothes and shoes on! Fuutie and Feimei should be done with picking your clothes by now…we've given them 3 hrs already!!! Fuutie…Feimei…you guys ready?!" asked Fanren.

"Yep…we've got the whole outfit…dress, shoes and handbag. But blindfold Sakura! I want her to be surprised at what we're putting on her!" said Fuutie.

Sakura did a no way motion with her hands. "No way!"

"Yes way!"

It was no use. The strength of four Li girls managed to tie the blindfold over her face. Sakura could feel herself being put into clothes and shoes. She was sure she was wearing a dress and she could feel it hugging her body. Oh crap. Oh crap. This is so embarrassing. I haven't worn a dress since mum died. And not to mention I'm going to draw attention to myself. But I guess it doesn't matter. The popular kids don't like me anyway…

"All done!" screamed Feimei excitedly. One of the girls pulled off Sakura's blindfold and twisted her chair so she was staring at the mirror. Sakura's reflection surprised her so much she almost fell off her chair. Her mouth kept opening widely and closing at the same time. She felt like a goldfish. In the mirror she could see herself and four faces looking at her reflection enthusiastically. Is that really me? It can't be! I look so different…even a bit like mum…Sakura felt lost for words. She did not know what to say.

"Come on Sakura…you better go downstairs. Syaoran eat your heart out!" exclaimed Fuutie.

"Yeah Sakura hurry…don't looked so shocked…you look hot!" said Shiefa.

"Come on Sakura…don't forget your handbag!" said Feimei.

"Are you ready?" asked Fanren.

"I guess so…I'll be as ready as I'll ever be." replied Sakura somewhat uncertainly.

And with that the four Li sisters grabbed her arm and dragged her downstairs to a waiting Syaoran.


AUTHOR'S NOTE: I hoped you guys liked this chapter…because I had fun writing it! When I started getting reviews for my 1st chapter I'd do a little victory dance (lame I know) because I was so happy…then I'd continue to write! So please send reviews because they are my favourite things ever and I will continue to write for your pleasure! (hey I rhymed! Lame I know). This is my first fanfic! The storyline is based on the movies She's all That, A Walk to Remember and The Notebook (they're like my favourite romance movies…LMAO)

I'd like to thank my editors (yes I have editors because I'm too lazy to edit myself and my editors are absolutely fantastic!) Sarah and Jennifer a.k.a.UnknownKunoichi and of course to everyone who has reviewed, added me to their story alerts list, their favourite authors list, their favourite stories list or to those who have just read my story!

P.S. I'm sorry but I won't be able to upload the next chapter for another 3 weeks! I'm going on holidays overseas and won't have access to the internet! But (there's a but) if I get up to 20 reviews within the next 24 hrs (ha…yeah rite) I will upload the next chapter so you guys can see Syaoran's reaction. Anyways Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year everyone:)

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