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 5: Wrong Decisions and a Party

Syaoran was getting unbelievably bored. He looked at his watch for what seemed like the thousandth time. 6:50pm. Man what is wrong with these girls!? It better be worth it. I've been waiting here in Kinomoto's living room for the past 3½ hours. What on earth are those girls doing…they've had so much time and they're still not ready! All I told Fudie was to make sure Sakura wore appropiate clothing to the party and to change her hair! Why would that take so long?! But then again knowing my sisters…they always take an hour in the bathroom each everytime they go doing I don't know what…they better hurry…the party starts in 10 minutes and it takes at least 10 minutes to get there…I don't want to draw attention to Sakura and myself with a late entry…

"Syaoran, Sakura is ready to come down now." Syaoran snapped out of his thoughts as he heard Feimei's voice. His sisters came down one after the other but he didn't see Sakura. Syaoran turned to his sisters and asked

"Where is she?"

Fanren smiled and pointed to the bottom of the staircase. Syaoran turned and gasped at the person he saw. Oh my gosh. Sakura looks so hot…that doesn't even look like her! She has green eyes! I didn't know she had green eyes!! Wow she looks amazing…green eyes! My favourite colour… I never noticed them behind those ugly glasses…and oh man she looks so good! Arrghhh, she looks so beautiful in that dress. Syaoran could feel his brain liquefy into nothing but a sticky mess. He couldn't speak! The Li sisters smirked at each other behind Syaoran at his reaction. They had never seen their brother speechless before. He usually had something to say always…they'd toast their skills at a club tonight! Sakura Kinomoto had never looked better in her life. She wore a strapless bottle green dress that hugged her top half which also flowed nicely over her waist. It had a black bow at the back and the dress was made of a satin material…it fitted her perfectly. Sakura's auburn hair fell in soft ringlets past her shoulders and it was a welcome change from the loose bun she always had her hair in. The make-up did wonders to Sakura's face. A small touch of black eyeliner went a long way in emphasizing her jade green eyes and light gold eye shadow made her skin look rosy. Syaoran could clearly see that Sakura was indeed not flat at all but slender and quite curvy.

"So we're going now?" asked Sakura. Syaoran couldn't seem to speak and just nodded.

The Li sisters screamed "Have fun!" at Sakura and Syaoran as they closed the door.

"Can you believe the look on Syaoran's face when he saw Sakura?! If his mouth opened any bigger, I reckon we could have used his mouth as a basketball hoop!" said Fuutie.

"True, true. I hope he's nice to her though."

"Yeah…sometimes he can be a real loser."

"Especially when something or someone threatens his popularity. Syaoran can be totally different."


Syaoran couldn't stop marvelling at how different Sakura looked as he drove them to Chiharu's party. He tried to talk to her.

"So are you excited about the party?"

"Nope."

"Well…do you like the new way you look?"

"Yes and no." Syaoran did not know how to respond to that so he said nothing. A few minutes later, they pulled up into Chiharu's driveway. The party already looked like it was in full swing. There were streamers everywhere and they could hear loud music pumping from inside. It seemed like the whole street was shaking due to the volume and impact. Sakura and Syaoran wordlessly got out of his car and walked inside.

"Hey Syaoran…dude you're here!" screamed Yamazaki. He came next to them with a large glass in his hands filled with beer.

"Who's that?" asked Yamazaki. He looked at Sakura quizzically.

"This is Sakura Kinomoto. You know…Tomoyo's friend."

"Wha-? What are you doing here with that freak!?" exclaimed Yamazaki. Sakura was stung by his comment but let it pass. Don't draw attention to yourself Sakura.

"Ummm…." said Syaoran.

"Syaoran…hey!" Chiharu said as she edged closer towards them.

"Why the hell are you here with her?! She looks different, Syaoran, but she's still a loser!" said Chiharu.

"Ummm about that…" said Syaoran as he tried to explain. Sakura was hurt at how Chiharu could be so cruel…and right in front of me too! That biatch!

"Hey Syaoran you're finally here! Come dance with me and Terada!" said Rika as she came over.

"Okay then…I'll see you later Sakura." said Syaoran as Rika pulled him away by the arm. It's alright that I'm leaving her alone. As long as I take her to the prom it's fine…I don't actually have to stay with her.

Rika had finally pulled Syaoran to the dancefloor and they were all dancing to the techno music. Syaoran felt a bit guilty at leaving Sakura at the door but tried to console himself.

Goodness she's humiliating. She looks hot and people still don't like her. Eriol does know what he's doing. He picked a girl who people still would dislike after she became hot. I really can't have Eriol winning this bet…I wonder where he is anyway? Oh there he is…Eriol appeared in front of Syaoran, Rika and Terada. He grabbed Syaoran's arm and pulled him aside.

"Hey Syaoran…where's Sakura?" asked Eriol.

"Ummm brought her here…but I left her…I think she's somewhere out front."

"You left her alone?" exclaimed Eriol disbelievingly.

"Yeh Eriol…I don't have to stay with her…it wasn't part of the bet or anything." said Syaoran a little defensively.

"I know little cousin…but it's called common sense! You bring someone to a party and you stay with them!"

"Well she is so humiliating!"

"I thought you got your sisters to give her a makeover."

"I did and mind you she doesn't look bad but everyone still sees her as a loser. I'm not going out with a loser." said Syaoran.

"Fine, have it your way. You just want to win the bet don't you?"

"Yep…that's it. I'll take her to the prom and then everything will be finished…caput."

"Okay then little cousin…I'll see you later." said Eriol as he walked away from Syaoran.


That egotistic self-centered sexy jerk…I can't believe he just ditched me! So much for getting to know me better so I could vote for him for Prom King…HA! As if I'm going to vote for him now! Stupid popularity contest…What kind of person invites you to a party and leaves you at the front door…SYAORAN LI the butt…grrrr! And what is it with these people? Sakura looked at her surroundings. Couples making out in the corners. Wasted people on the couches. Techno music blaring. Hundreds of beer bottles in huskys filled with ice. Bowls of punch. Drugs being swapped around shadily. Teen Central.

I don't belong here! These people are feral teens who are wasting their time! What whackjobs. Why is being so cool and popular so important to them? Arghhh bloody conformists…Sakura just wanted to get out of there but she didn't have a ride home. And out of all the damn days, I had to forget my mobile and my wallet! I'll just have to wait for Syaoran…who knows when that will be! Sakura looked in her handbag to find the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Mr. Darcy to the rescue! Excellent. Sakura seated herself in a small corner and started to read. The music was blaring and she tried to ignore it. After a few minutes of reading she was sucked into the world of the five Bennett sisters and their quests to find husbands.

"Freak!" someone screamed. Sakura looked up to see Naoko with a look of disdain on her face.

"You're such a geek! Who the hell invited you?" asked Haruka.

Oh man…why do these popular kids always gang up on me?!

"Yeah…and why on earth are you reading!?" asked Izumi.

Sakura couldn't find anything to say. People had never been so mean to her before!

"Make way…make way!" MingMei pushed her way through people and stood in front of Sakura.

"You slut! What the hell are you doing here?! I heard Syaoran invited you. You stay away from him you hear me? He is mine! And I'm not going to let some whore come and steal him from me!" raged MingMei.

"I'm not a slut!" said Sakura.

"Yes you are…you're a complete slut and whore. Go home! You don't belong here!" said MingMei. With that MingMei dumped the icy contents of her beer on Sakura's head. People started laughing at Sakura's drenched body and she had never felt so humiliated in her life. She grabbed her handbag and book and quickly ran outside away from the hell of MingMei and her friends. Sakura seated herself on the curb as she could feel small teardrops cascading down her face. Why are these people so cruel? I haven't done anything wrong! F Syaoran! Sakura started shivering. She was wet from her head to her waist. Her wet slender body felt cold as wind hit it. I better go dry myself up. Sakura slipped back into Chiharu's house and went upstairs. She looked around for a few minutes before she found a bathroom. Sakura locked herself inside, grabbed a towel and started to wipe off the beer that had drenched her. She looked at herself in the mirror. She saw a beautiful girl with large jade green eyes. She looked closer and saw someone who was scared of life and was running away from it…and was running away from herself ….


I'm falling…falling in love again…again…again…again…again and again…

Syaoran was dancing with Naoko and Yamazaki to the Rogue Trader's song 'In Love Again' and was having a great time but he couldn't help feeling guilty at how he had ditched Sakura. I hope she's alright…I didn't really want to leave her at all but then everyone started calling her a freak…I wonder what she's doing now? Probably gone to watch some television or something…maybe I should go look for her…just in case…

"Hey Syaoran! Dance with me!" a hot redhead came over and started dancing with Syaoran. All thoughts of going to look for Sakura evaporated from his mind as he stared at the leggy redhead. Nah I won't look for her…she'll be alright…and why on earth do I care anyway?! Syaoran kept on dancing.


Sakura had finished cleaning up and went downstairs feeling better. She cast her jade eyes over the punch bowl. Might as well have some alcohol…If I don't try it now I don't think I'll ever try it…Sakura went over to the punch bowl and got herself a small cup. She started sipping it slowly. Hey! This is pretty good…Sakura got herself some more. After a few cups of punch Sakura started to feel like her head was made of metal. It felt heavy…as if it was weighing her down. The room and people started to spin around her and she could see lights everywhere. Her stomach felt like it had a snake inside it. It was churning and Sakura felt herself start to get clammy. Small beads of sweat started to form on her head. The music was still blaring in the background. She walked herself to the nearest toilet and collapsed in a heap on the floor. What the hell was in that punch? I want to throw up so badly…Sakura groaned and put her head in her hands…Why is my body getting so tired? Why am I hurting everywhere? With that last thought Sakura lapsed into a welcome state of unconsciousness as everything went black.
Eriol was getting bored at the party. Just another damn party…people getting drunk and dancing…great…Ring! Ring, Ring! Eriol's mobile was ringing loudly. He flicked it open.

"Hello?"

"Hey Eriol…it's Tomoyo."

Eriol nearly dropped the phone.

"Oh um hey Tomato…I mean Tomoyo! What's up?" Eriol cringed. Tomato?!

"I was wondering if you could check up on Sakura for me? She's not used to those kinds of parties and I was hoping you could check on her for me? I'm getting worried about her…"

"Yeah sure. Okay. Umm I'll call you when I find her." Good work Eriol! No mistakes!

"Thanks. I'll speak to you later." Tomoyo said as she hung up. Eriol went looking in all the rooms for Sakura but couldn't find her. Where the hell is she?! He finally went to the last bathroom and opened the door. Slumped on the floor was Sakura. Eriol rushed to her and felt her skin. It was clammy and she looked deathly pale. He touched her on the side of her neck and felt a steady but faint pulse. Oh crap. She's unconscious…I better call an ambulance! Eriol quickly called for an ambulance and carried Sakura out of the house and on to the front lawn. Lucky most people were in the dance room. Otherwise they would have asked questions. Syaoran the bastard. What would have happened if Tomoyo didn't ring me about Sakura? She'd be seriously hurt! I better ring Tomoyo. Eriol quickly alerted Tomoyo of the news. Tomoyo sounded like she was going to cry. She said she'd meet them at the hospital. Minutes seemed to tick by slowly.

Eriol could finally hear the ambulance's siren and got Sakura ready to go on the stretcher.

"Do you know what happened?" asked one of the medical staff as they put Sakura on the stretcher.

"No I don't. I just found her unconscious in a bathroom." replied Eriol.

"Well you'll have to come along just to fill out some forms…and to be there for her of course. It's probably cyanide poisoning. Always seems to happen at a teenager's parties. One kid decides to be stupid and drops a few drops into the punch…and then that's it…people can die." Eriol climbed into the ambulance with Sakura. He was very worried. He looked out of the back and saw that a few people had come out front to see what an ambulance was doing there. Among them Eriol saw a pair of shocked amber eyes.


The ride to the hospital seemed to take forever. Eriol was scared that Sakura wouldn't make it…especially after what that member of the medical staff had told him. He and Sakura were not close friends but they knew each other well enough to feel worried if the other was hurt. After what seemed like a decade they finally reached the hospital. The paramedics wheeled Sakura into the Emergency Care unit and Eriol was told to stay outside. After a few minutes he sensed someone coming towards him and looked up.

Tomoyo was coming towards him and gave him a tight smile. Her amethyst eyes looked a bit red. It seemed as if she had been crying.

"Hey Eriol. Where's Sakura? Is she okay? Is she alright?" asked Tomoyo frantically.

"I honestly don't know. She's in the emergency care unit. The guy says he thinks it's Cyanide poisoning. We'll just have to wait and see. Sakura's got to fight for herself too. No use if her body just gives up." explained Eriol.

"I hope she's going to be okay." replied Tomoyo. Eriol stood up and engulfed Tomoyo in a warm hug.

"She'll be okay, don't worry." Tomoyo's cheeks went red at Eriol's hug and was glad that he couldn't see her. Tomoyo couldn't help worrying about Sakura though. What on earth did she do to herself?


AUTHOR'S NOTE: I hoped you guys liked this chapter…How slack is Syaoran?! And is Sakura okay?! 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) My holiday was good and now I'm refreshed and in the mood for writing!

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