C A U G H T S T A R I N G
Shii-Chan©

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Summary: Kinomoto Sakura never expected to have to play prey when her new house catches on fire and kills her father and brother. Previously in her life, while she lived in America suspicious footprints and a pool of blood had left obvious evidence for the killing of her mother and twin sister, but no DNA was ever found on the scene, nor on her family members. Her new neighbor, Hiiragizawa Eriol, gives her a box that was accidentally mailed to him, and because of strange circumstances she finds strange pictures of innocent children who had died. Then she ends up living with Li Syaoran, the owner of the business that creates devices that can harm paranormal life and protect innocent people from the evil beyond the grave. What will happen in the adventures she has with him, and meanwhile where has Hiiragizawa taken her (other/adopted) sister, Tomoyo? Was it just a date after all? Aside from that, it seems like Syaoran knows too well about this 'Certain Eye Color can mean you are a ghost.' Business. And can Sakura have secrets of her own?
Genre: Romance/Horror/Hurt-Comfort/Mystery/Adventure/Suspense

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Date: 10/30
Time: 5:38 PM
Place: Tomoeda Shopping Mall
Year: 2011

"What do you look for in the future-love or happiness? How can we obtain both without spoiling one thing in life?"

***Chapter 7: Just High School Drama***

Over the days where we had last joined them, Tomoyo and Sakura were just average teenage girls. Dokubutso hadn't been seen sense the scary image everyone had seen at Syaoran's mansion.

Meanwhile, the girls had been fooling around like average teenagers. Well, it was more of Tomoyo, dragging Sakura to every boutique with Eriol's yen and trying to get dresses for the dance.

"Sakura-Chan, the colors that you look best in is green, pink and black." Tomoyo began. "Try to find something in that color scheme." Tomoyo said.

"Yeah, but Tomo-Chan, that's easy for you to say because you always have the best of best styles and colors. I mean seriously, you look good in everything..." Sakura smiled while rolling her eyes a little.

"SAKURA~ Let me find your dress than. Try on these...and this...oh! And especially this!" In all, Tomoyo gave Sakura about eight dresses.

One dress was blue but it was too itchy and had too much 'ruffle' for Sakura.

The second had a black corset that exposed Sakura's cleavage a lot and had a short white waste line with a green skirt. It looked really tacky.

The third was almost perfect, but they didn't have it in pink, black or green.

Sakura finally found the one; it was a lime green dress with a dark green corset on the back but on the front many sparkles hemmed right under her upper chest and a long skirt that made it look like a green wedding dress. And it was on sale for 32,000 yen!

"I'll take it! Heehee!" Sakura said giving the cashier Eriol's money.

Place: Tomoeda High School
Time: 9:23 AM
Date: 10/31
Year: 2011

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"Funny, Sakura-Chan and Daidouji-San did not attend school today...maybe to prepare for the dance?" Syaoran spoke aloud, taking his seat. He was getting a bit worried about Sakura...she had been staying at Eriol's for the past few days and he had noticed her eyes flickering more often. When an angel's eyes flickered a lot it meant trouble was in store; the usual for angel's amazing instincts.

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" Eriol shouted. Not to mention Eriol had been staying at his house. He enjoyed his best friend's company, but seriously, he was a nuisance by nature.

"Eriol, you know how I feel about Halloween..." Syaoran shook his head.

"Yeah, I know, the best day for the dark entities to get out and scare the hell out of everyone; I know." Eriol said with his tongue sticking out in a playful way.

"Have you kept any contact with Sakura-Chan and Daidouji-Chan?" Syaoran asked, breaking the ice.

"Yes, see, you do love Sakura, you're sooooo worried about her! Ha, but seriously, they're fine. My mom and sister have been doting all over them and keeping them company. They've been in MAD PREPERATION for the dance. Speaking of which, Syaoran-"Eriol was interrupted by some fan girls of his and Syaoran's.

"Syao-Kun~ Eri-Pyon...Who are you all taking to the dance?" The twenty fan girls whined.

"Syaoran's taking Kinomoto Sakura and I'm taking...uhh..." The girls frowned at Syaoran but they all smiled at Eriol.

"Daidouji-Kinomoto Tomoyo is Eriol's date! Now leave us at once." Syaoran said. The girls opened their mouths to oppose, but walked away as Terada-Sensei hushed everyone.

"Sakura? Why did you say her? Of all people!" Syaoran slapped himself with the palm of his hand.

"And you about Tomoyo?" Eriol said. Syaoran laughed, "You started it." Syaoran said with a serious expression.

Place: T.P.H.S Halloween Dance
Time: 6:45 PM
Date: 10/31
Year: 2011

Sakura wore her hair straightened, and then curled it to make beautiful ringlets which also made her hair go down to her chest instead of her shoulders. Then she put on the green 'wedding dress' Tomoyo and Eriol had gotten for her and a silver mask with sequins. She changed privately and looked at her eyes in the mirror. Syaoran was right, they did sometimes look...translucent.

"Sakura-Chan, you don't look like yourself, almost even kawaii-ier than usual!" Tomoyo said. Tomoyo wore her hair up in a princess-bun that had little curls falling down from the bun. She wore a violet dress to accentuate her regal amethyst eyes and a gold mask that matched her necklace.

"You look sooooo pretty too, Tomoyo-Chan!" They embraced delicately and then Eriol's sister, Ruby Moon, as they called her in the psychic world, drove them to the dance. They arrived, and no one really knew who they were, not because they were new (certainly everyone thought they were the prettiest 10th graders), but they were so beautiful-even in a disguise.

"Syaoran, I thought Sakura was going to be here? Same with Tomoyo. I don't see them." Syaoran looked at his tuxedo. He had told everyone in his homeroom class his date was Sakura to get out of seeing everyone. It was as if asking him "Do you want love or happiness?"

"Ha, so you are worried about Sakura...well all Tomoyo has texted me is that she and Sakura are in a big disguise...so much for a masquerade ball..." Eriol sighed.

All of a sudden, the two beauties walked in. The dance spot light was moving around the area they were in, so of course all attention was on them. Tomoyo just smiled while Sakura blushed and sweat dropped in an anime style.

"Syaoran, while Sakura's not here, you should try dancing with the hot one in green!" Eriol wiggled his eyebrows. He actually did know that that was Sakura, but he needed to make the future come true. If Sakura and Syaoran didn't get it together...some of the future would be end catastrophically.

"Yeah...okay." Syaoran put his white mask on and then walked up to the girl in green.

"Hey, whoever you are. Do you want to dance?" Syaoran asked, holding out his hand.

Sakura, automatically knowing it was Syaoran, blushed and then after a few dots of silence said 'sure.' She took his hand and they did a slow song.

"What's your name?" Syaoran said. Sakura didn't reply, but instead, looked into his intense amber-gold eyes.

'So those are the eyes of a ghost...and a human combined...' Sakura said. Syaoran stared back into hers' with a nervous action. They were so familiar...the bright green eyes he could remember that faded every now and then...they were Sakura's eyes, but Sakura was surely smart enough to know it was him, hence why would she accept his request? Girls were so difficult.

"Excuse me, I'll be right back, I could use a drink." The mystery girl left and went to the punch table. Syoaran watited around a bit and then 'she' came back, only her eyes were stuck in a permanent closed setting.

"Konnichiwa, Syaoran-Kun, can you guess who I am now?" She pulled off her mask and opened her eyes...

They were silver, like Sakuya's.

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***Chapter 7: Just High School Drama-End***

TO BE CONTINUED...