Since I combined Chapters 3 and 4, this will become the 4th chapter. Originally it was the 5th. Sorry for the confusion! D:::

I have nothing else to say. X)

Chapter Four

"Sakura's Answers – Recorded"

Syaoran was having a hard time apologizing. He felt pressured and anxious as he searched for the right words to say. However, when he finally did find the words to say, only words of selfishness came out, "Why do I have to apologize? I haven't done anything wrong!" he said as he gave out an exhale. All were eyes were on him, making him uncomfortable. "And stop staring at me!" he added as an awful excuse, hoping that the subject would somehow change to his advantage.

"Syaoran!" this time Eriol's voice got high, as if almost shouting. People started to look at their direction. Syaoran was planning to shout back but was interrupted when the waiter came back and gave them their orders.

All fell silent in embarrassment. Nobody really knew what to say or wanted to talk and so they just ate what they ordered in silence. Both Eriol and Syaoran looked very pissed and just glared at each other without end.

Feeling guilty Sakura couldn't stop herself from breaking the silence, "Eriol-kun and Li please stop it. If he doesn't want to apologize then let him, it's not a big deal anyway," she said while trying to avoid eye contact with Syaoran, then took a small portion of her strawberry shortcake into her mouth.

This made Eriol smile yet the disappointment on his face was so evident. "It's…" he began but was cut of short by Syaoran.

"Apologize for what exactly?!" Syaoran shouted as the sudden sound of fists hitting the wooden table and metals quivering were heard.

"Your attitude when it comes to Sakura-chan," explained Eriol in a calm tone of voice.

Syaoran was pissed off; it was four against one and he couldn't help but feel very annoyed. "Nothing's wrong about my attitude towards her!" he retorted instantly. Most of the other customers were now looking at them with surprise and astonishment.

The people around them couldn't stop looking at the scene they were making. Both Eriol and Syaoran were now standing and kept on shouting at each other.

"Stop it!" Sakura finally shouted, making Eriol and Syaoran shut up. "If I'm what's causing this, I'll just leave then!" as she stood up and walked out on them. "And thanks Eriol for the treat, I'll treat you next time, sorry," before she was out of sight.

Slowly and with an awkward smile on her face, Tomoyo followed her best friend. "Eriol-kun, thanks for the treat. See you at school then!" bowed at the three of them and then ran after her friend, leaving the shop in utter silence.

With a bad mood Eriol called out the waiter and asked for the bill. After paying he left without saying another word to Syaoran and Alicia.

"Syaoran-kun, are you alright?" Alicia asked him after hearing the door close.

He took his seat and fell silent. Having no more appetite to eat what's left of his order he just stared at the large window besides them, arms crossed, ignoring Alicia completely.

Seeing that the mood won't lighten up whatever she does, she too fell silent but finished the cappuccino she ordered.

Before she finished her cappuccino, Alicia heard Syaoran leave the café. After taking the last sip of her drink, she stood up and left, leaving everyone on the shop in shock at what they just witnessed.

Sakura was walking away from the coffee shop with Tomoyo behind her. Angry and frustrated at what happened at the coffee shop, "Why did he have to act like that? He could just say that he didn't want to apologize!" she said in an irritated tone of voice.

Worried about her friend, Tomoyo tried cheering her up. "Don't worry about it; everything will turn out alright."

Her frustration lessened a little with the help of Tomoyo's encouraging words. "Thanks Tomoyo-chan, but still, he should have…" she stopped, trying to calm herself. Finally giving out a deep breath, she smiled at Tomoyo, "Yeah."

While resting on the swings, Sakura asked, "Hey Tomoyo-chan, do you really think Li hates me?" As she kicks hard to be able to move forward and backward, "I really miss the old days…" sighing on that thought which lightened the weight of curiosity from her head.

Intrigued because of what she heard from Sakura, "Why ask that now?" she asked frankly. "You've known each other since you were kids right? Couldn't you tell how he felt for you since then?" she asked, feeling very much interested in the topic.

"Hmm…" continuously kicking, "…I can't recall what started this somehow, it's a bit blurry, but I think," following it with a soft whimper, "I don't know what to think anymore," feeling sympathetic to herself. "So in your opinion, does he hate me that much?"

Tomoyo started giggling, "I'm not going to answer that question. You'll have to answer that yourself!"

Disappointed towards her best friend she frowned a little, yet she's interested if Syaoran really hates her because if she was asked – she hates him. Well, she thinks that way but since she fell wrongly in love with the way he stared at her. She started having second thoughts. But it didn't stop her from thinking that he was the one who made her high school life miserable, there's no mistake, he's the one who caused it because of a past they cannot overcome.

"Still think that he's the one who caused all the bad things happening to you at school?"

Needing no time to think, she had a solid answer, "Yes!"

Although she anticipated her answer, she tried asking once more making her feel a little upset and sorry. She was quite hoping that Sakura's mind would change about suspecting Syaoran because of the way she was staring at him while at the shop, "Hey Sakura-chan? Do you still find Li attractive?"

Sakura was surprised on that question making her almost fall down the swings. Turning fiery red she answered, "Tomoyo-chan?!" Her voice was filled with shock and actually wavered a bit.

Tomoyo stealthily got her video recorder and started taking a video clip of kawaii Sakura-chan blushing from a strange question. "You look so cute Sakura-chan!" she said as her full concentration was set on Sakura, eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.

"Tomoyo-chan, why ask that question?" as she stopped swinging, eyes set on the sand on her feet.

Still recording her bewildered best friend and was feeling high from the blushing image of Sakura, she replied, "It's because of how you stared at him back at the coffee shop," Tomoyo replied revealing her sneaky observation.

"Oh that…" she tried making an excuse but couldn't make a good one. Now that Tomoyo mentioned it, his image reappeared in her head. The shirt that he was wearing, the way his sunglasses complimented his smooth face, his gorgeous eyes that she couldn't get enough of, were what she tried recalling. However her mind was struggling, ever since their freshman year he was her number suspect but before that they were so much more. She couldn't make up her mind; thoughts of what she felt when she stared at him were there but at the same time she couldn't just remove her suspicions of him.

Because Sakura just continued to stare at her feet, Tomoyo was able to continue taping her without getting noticed. "So what's your answer?" asked Tomoyo, her voice was clear.

She heard the question and had an answer. In an instant she broke her deep thinking and went back to reality. As she stood up she clenched both her fists and held it up to her chest, "I don't find him attracive!" as much as she wanted to sound convincing, her voice betrayed her as it wavered slightly. With doubt in her mind she lowered her hands, "or maybe I do?" sounding a little off.

This made Tomoyo giggle. Hearing her previous statement, "What was that?" she asked her again hoping for a straight answer. "You said he was what?"

Sakura's red cheeks said it all. "Why do you ask me to repeat myself?"

"Just answer my question in a loud and clear voice, Sakura-chan," she said in her oh-please-tell-me tone of voice. "Please, Sakura-chan? Please? Pretty please?" she said as her face showed much cuteness, camera focusing on Sakura.

Feeling rather annoyed by the teasing of her best friend she said, or more like shouted, "He's quite good-looking! Happy?!" her face turned even more fiery red.

Tomoyo couldn't help but giggle at the sight of Sakura. After a lot of laughter she stopped recording. She felt triumphant since she was able to record their whole conversation. Aside from this, she also managed to force Sakura into giving her a straight answer. Yes, Tomoyo was very very happy.

Syaoran was on his way to the Naomi's house because they said they'd meet up there before lunch to make up for their postponed date. It was postponed because of the interruption of his best friend and cousin Eriol.

Upon arriving on the front door he pressed the door bell. Naomi was the one who answered the door, "Coming!" since she was expecting him all morning, her voice sounded excited and happy that somebody rang the doorbell.

"Hi Naomi," he greeted her weakly as the door opened.

"Why the long face, hon?" she asked as she placed her lips on his.

Syaoran sighed and was obviously pissed from his expression. This made him push her back a little; he wasn't on the mood to kiss her at that time. "Sorry Naomi, I'm a bit… tired right now," he explained making a pathetic excuse for rejecting his girlfriend's kiss.

Disappointed and frustrated that he's paying no attention to her patience made her sigh. "What happened anyway?" she asked while inviting him inside, but he kept rooted in front of her. Although she waiting that whole morning, Syaoran gave no apology or anything of that kind, "What's wrong?" she tried again and moved to give him a hug.

Gently but with enough strength, Syaoran pushed her once more, feeling more pissed than earlier, "I'm not in the mood Naomi," he said straightforwardly.

Naomi's anger only grew. Not only was she rejected twice, but Syaoran was pouring his anger out on her when she didn't do anything! She glared at him and angrily replied, "What's your problem? You don't have to vent it out on me!"

Syaoran grabbed her hands and went towards the mall, where they said they'd spend the afternoon together, trying to avoid any more conflicts with her.

The mall wasn't very crowded when they arrived. "So where'd you want to eat?" he asked her, trying to make up for how he acted earlier; his voice softer this time.

Naomi was still angry at him for venting his anger out on her for no apparent reason although it was a lot less than she was earlier. Still, that did not stop her from continuing to act angry in front of Syaoran if only so he'd comfort her. "I'm not hungry."

However he plan failed and Syaoran did nothing to try and make her feel better. He just stood there and waited for her to give an answer. "Where do you want to go?" she asked, feeling a bit displeased at how Syaoran was acting and ignoring her.

"Nowhere specific, you decide," he replied, feeling a bit restless.

Naomi pointed at a restaurant she wanted to go. "They have the best salads. Want to eat there?" she asked while pointing out a restaurant that has different kinds of vegetable salads as their specialty.

Having no appetite to eat because of what happened earlier on the coffee shop, he answered, "I'm not hungry, come on…" he grabbed her hand, dragged her in, and bought what she wanted.

Syaoran remained silent during and after they waited for Naomi's order to be brought to their table.

As Naomi started eating her salad she offered him some, "You really don't want to eat?" she asked offering him a bite off her fork.

"No, I'm quite full," he said, staring into the empty space beside his eating girlfriend. He was thinking about her; he had been staring at her the whole time at the café. From time to time, she would look back at him as well, but she never noticed him staring at her due to his sunglasses. He found her very beautiful earlier, and the dress that she wore was perfect for her. His thoughts filled with Sakura and how he had acted that morning. How stupid! he thought to himself as the sound of metals hit the glass plate in front of him startling the girl in front of him.

Shortest so far! I couldn't think of anything to lengthen this chapter, sorry! XD XD XD