A/N: omg!! 100 reviews!! thank you guys so much!! xD

um... ya. not much else to say. i hope it doesn't feel too rushed, cuz today i kinda forced myself to sit down and write, and i actually managed to finish it all in one go... i read it over and stuff, but right now my brain's not working too well Dx

Disclaimer: If I did own CCS, I would be too busy freaking out over Syaoran that I wouldn't be here posting stories about him and Saku, k?

Things You Should Never Do Concerning Your Crush

8. forget completely about his birthday… and let him choose his present.

Birthday Present

"Tadaima!!" Sakura smiled as she walked into her house, dropping her bags on the floor. "Mmmf, it's good to be back," the twelve-year-old said while stretching out her arms and legs, tired and sore from the long car ride from the airport. She and her family had gone to America for a vacation, and now, after two weeks, they were finally back.

"Are there any more things I need to carry?" Sakura shouted to her brother and her father, who were currently outside unloading the luggage from the car.

"Nah, we're fine!" Her brother, Touya, called back. "Oi, why's the gaki here?"

Syaoran? Sakura poked her head out the door, and sure enough, "the gaki" was standing only a few feet away from Touya, the two of them glaring daggers at each other.

"Syaoran-kun!" Sakura exclaimed, surprised.

Syaoran stopped glaring at Touya and turned to her. "Sakura," He greeted with a smile.

Sakura rushed to her friend. "Why are you here today?" She tilted her head a little in confusion. Then, realizing that they were standing in the middle of nowhere almost (more like randomly right in front of her house), she quickly said, "Oh! I'm sorry, please come in!"

"Daidouji-san said you'd be coming back today, and I just wanted to drop by and say hi," he told her as they entered her house.

"Oh, really, thank you!" She flashed a sweet smile at him. "Here, you can go sit down in the living room. Do you want something to drink?"

"Nah, I'm fine." Syaoran said.

"You sure?" Sakura offered again.

"Yeah, it's fine."

"Okay then." The two made their way to the living room and sat themselves down comfortably.

"So, anything happen when I was gone?" Sakura asked, starting the conversation.

"Well, for one thing, I'm now officially one year older than you," Syaoran informed her with a smirk.

"What… I…" Sakura stared at him for a moment, and then her eyes widen, realizing that she had completely forgot about his birthday. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry! I… completely forgot…"

"Heh… that's okay, you always forget things anyways," he said as if it were a compliment."

"Gomenasai…" Sakura apologized again. If she'd remembered that July 13th were his birthday, she probably wouldn't have planned the trip during these two weeks. Or, if they couldn't have moved the date, she at least could've bought a souvenir or something as a present. "I'm so sorry! I don't know how I forgot… it kinda just slipped my mind I guess… But I… but I'll…" She'll what? "I'll…"

"Let me choose the present?" Syaoran grinned.

"H-Hai!" Sakura nodded. At least she could make up for the lateness of the present. "I'll do whatever I can to get whatever it is you want, as long as it isn't outrageously outrageous, okay?"

"Okay," Syaoran agreed. "Kiss me."

For a second, it didn't register in Sakura's ears, and she just stared dumbly at him. But then, all of a sudden, her face turned tomato-red. "N-nani?!"

"Kiss me," Syaoran repeated as plainly as if he said it everyday.

"B-but… I…" Sakura didn't know what to say.

"It's not that outrageous, is it?" Syaoran said. "I mean, it doesn't even cost anything… and it'd only be weird and disgusting if you didn't like me… which you do," he finished triumphantly.

Sakura was still somewhat unable to respond.

Syaoran sighed. "Come on, it's not that hard, just close your eyes and relax, okay?"

Sakura obeyed, and shut her eyes lightly, and commanded herself to breath slowly. And then… she felt his lips on her own.

She stiffened, but remembered what he told her beforehand and relaxed, letting herself melt into him. His lips felt so good against hers…

Touya walked to the kitchen, whistling. Everything was unloaded from the car now, and he wanted to grab something to eat for his grumbling stomach. But as he walked past the kitchen-living room doorway, he glanced at the other room and saw…

"OI! GAKI! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO THE KAIJUU?!"

A/N: teehee... I'd hate to see what's gonna happen to Syaoran xP

happy belated birthday to syao-kun!!

wait... one more thing... in the anime/manga, do you think syaoran is older or younger than sakura? I'd like to think he's older, but then he'd have to be born a whole year before her and he'd be really old compared to all their classmates and stuff... ah whatever :P