Hey guys! It's been kind of a long time but i have my reasons. I had tons of work from uni, i was going crazy with it plus work. Ugh it's been crazy this past few weeks, not to mention things here in my country aren't that great. I actually had time to finish this because my University went on strike the whole week to support most workers who have lost their jobs and stuff like that. Tomorow we're actually having a National Strike so let's hope everything goes well and nobody gets hurt. So pray for my island Puerto Rico guys cause things aren't going so well.

Anyways!!! Here's a longer chapter for you. I'm really trying to make them a bit longer than this but i also want to keep you giuys from waiting. Well i hope you enjoy it!!!


"Come on, Tomoyo. It's not even a real date." Said Sakura as she laid on her bed while Tomoyo threw clothes all over her room. They had decided to meet a few hours early in her house so they could get ready for the group date. Plus it gave Tomoyo a chance to dress Sakura up. She was really exited about the fact that Sakura was finally going out with Syaoran even if it wasn't exactly a date but they would have some time together. So to make the plan go smoothly Tomoyo had to make sure Sakura looked great. She had to make sure Syaoran made a move or something.

"Yes it is, Sakura. You have to make a great impression on your first date and you have to make him not want to look at anything or anyone else but you!" Tomoyo said as she kept looking through Sakura's huge closet which was full of clothes she had made.

"It is not a date! And why would I want to get Syaoran's attention? We're just friends and that's what we're going as. Just friends, Tomoyo, nothing else." She tried to convince herself that she actually believed what she was telling Tomoyo, but she knew that somewhere inside her she wanted this to be a real date. She had to admit that she felt a bit nervous since it was her first date and it was with Syaoran, but that also made her feel a bit comfortable. Sakura knew she could be herself around him and just have fun even if it was fighting with him.

"Found it!" Tomoyo yelled from inside her closet making Sakura sit up on her bed so she could see what she had picked out. Tomoyo came out with a green off the shoulder shirt and a jean skirt. "Simple and cute, but tempting in a way. You're showing enough skin to make him want to see more but not too much to look like a ho or something. It is so perfect! Now accessories, let's see what you've got." She said and went over to Sakura's dresser and pulled out a few boxes that held all of Sakura's accessories.

"Why do you want me to hook up with him, Tomoyo? I mean, he can be a real jerk most of the time, especially to me!" She said as she took the shirt Tomoyo had chosen. She really did like the clothes, and it made her blush just thinking about what Syaoran would think when he saw her. 'Ugh, why do I even care what he thinks of me?'

"Oh come on Sakura! You and Syaoran have had good times. Don't think I didn't see you guys dancing around yesterday, and he enjoyed himself that day we were doing the project. Plus Syaoran's hot, even you can't deny that."

"Ugh! Tomoyo! Will you stop? Sure he's hot; I'm not blind… but…" Sakura trailed off, she couldn't keep fighting Tomoyo. She knew her best friend was right, she did have fun when she was with him and she trusted him, she didn't know why but she did. Sakura liked the fact that Syaoran could listen to her and make her feel better about things that brought her down. But she had to admit she didn't really know that much about him, apart from the fact that he was wealthy beyond believe and that he was from China that was about it. "But I don't really know him. He's so guarded. I can't be with someone who can't talk about his problems and doesn't trust me!"

"You know how he is, Sakura. He's slowly opening up, mostly with you. He even laughs when he's with you. You just have to give him some time to open up completely; it may take him more than we think since he's been this way his whole life. You can't expect him to change in just a month. Oh these are great!" Tomoyo pulled out some hoop golden earrings, some golden bracelets and a long necklace. "We still have a few hours until the date so we can eat something and then get you ready."

"And you?" Sakura asked as she got out of the bed following Tomoyo to the kitchen.

"Me too. I have my clothes in the backpack. Eriol and Syaoran are coming in one car to pick us up." She told her as she opened the fridge. "Wasn't your dad arriving today?" She asked.

"Yeah, but he's coming in late. Around midnight I think. Touya's picking him up"

"Well at least you won't have to bother explaining them who you're going out with."

"Ugh. Don't even mention it. At times like this is when I am so glad Touya has his own family." Tomoyo smiled at her and gave her a sandwich. Sakura stayed silent and just picked at her sandwich. Tomoyo stared at her, she knew her best friend and she knew that she was nervous about the date; it was her first after all.

"Why won't you just admit that you actually like him?"

"Cause I don't. We're just friends, and I like things the way they are now."

"Sakura, I've known you since forever. Why do you keep lying to yourself? Liking Syaoran is not a bad thing. He's a nice kid and he likes you, he trusts you and you definitely trust him in some way so why don't you just stop fighting it." Sakura sighed at Tomoyo's words. She knew her cousin was right. She did like him even if she didn't know much about him but that intrigued her even more.

"Why do you always have to be right?" Tomoyo laughed at this and grabbed her hand and brought her back to her room.

"Go take a shower, girl. You'll be fine."

Around an hour later Sakura was sitting in front of her dresser while Tomoyo did her make up. Tomoyo was already dressed but she still had to do her hair and make up.

"Will you hold still? If I mess up I'm gonna have to start all over again!" She told Sakura who was fidgeting a lot. "I've done your make up a million times, Sakura, so I don't know why you're all fidgety. I promised you'll look good and you will!"

"Sorry, it's just that I don't want to be late, I don't want them to have to wait till I'm done. You know me! I'm always late." She said nervously as Tomoyo applied some blush.

"Calm down. You have everything ready and we have time. Okay it's done!" She then turned the chair around so Sakura could look at her make up. She couldn't help but smile at her reflection.

"You are the best! I love it" She looked back at the mirror again and took a closer look at Tomoyo's job. She had some golden eye shadow with black liner making her green eyes pop. And the mascara made her eyelashes seem like they could go on forever. It was a simple look but it made her look even more beautiful.

"Told you, go get dressed while I finish with mine and do my hair."

Sakura went in to the bathroom and started getting dressed. She looked at herself on the mirror and smiled. 'Well not to be cocky or anything, but… girl you still got it' She thought and chuckled a bit. She then combed her hair and started to braid it. When she finished she had a French braid to the side that finished just a bit below the front of her shoulder and her bangs were also to the side. She then put her accessories on and walked out of the bathroom to find Tomoyo still working on her make up.

"Where are we going, anyway?" Sakura asked as she went to her closet to look for some shoes.

"Well there's this carnival just outside of town and Eriol has been wanting to go since forever so I told him it would be a good idea for today." She said as she finished with her make up and then started to brush her hair living it down.

"Okay then flats it is!" Sakura said as she pulled some gold flats to finish her outfit. Then her cell phone began to ring. She knew it was Meiling by the ringtone so she didn't bother looking before answering. "Hey girl"

"Hey! Are you guys ready?" Meiling asked from the other line.

"Yeah, we just finished. Are you?"

"Yeah I'm just waiting for Mat his on his way. Anyway I wanted to let you know that my cousin is going to be there with Eriol in ten. So I'll let you go so I can add some finishing touches. See you there!"

"Ok." With that they hung up. "The boys are going to be here in ten minutes." She told Tomoyo who was putting on her earrings.

"Great! So are you getting nervous?" She asked as she started walking out of the room and down the stairs so she could wait for the boys in the living room.

"Tomoyo! Why would I be nervous I'm going out with a friend, that's it remember?"

"Right. Keep telling yourself that. You don't even believe it, Sakura so will you stop pretending at least with me. I'm your best friend, I know you." Sakura sighed again, it seemed like today that was all she could do. But she knew Tomoyo was right, she could never lie to her and she didn't like it when she tried to.

"Fine. Yeah I'm a little nervous but I'm okay. I'm just hoping today we get along like we did yesterday." At that moment there was a knock on the front door making the girls turn towards it. "Let them in, let me go get my cell I left it in my room." With that she practically ran to her room. She grabbed her cell phone and then looked at herself on the mirror one last time. "Well here goes. Just stay calm girl; it's just Syaoran a good friend and you're just hanging out. Ugh why am I so nervous I never get like this?" With that she took a deep breath and started walking down the stairs.

"So Meiling's still waiting for Mat?" Tomoyo asked Syaoran. She noticed he was fidgeting a little, he had his hands in his pockets but he couldn't stay still.

"Um…yeah he was on his way when we left." He answered simply. 'God why am I so nervous? Sure it's my first date, but it's not really a date we're going as friends.' His train of thought was interrupted when Sakura came down the stairs greeting them with that beautiful smile of hers that could light up the whole room.

"Hey guys! Sorry I made you wait, I left my phone upstairs." She told them. She saw Eriol and Tomoyo nod and then looked over at Syaoran. He didn't move, he was just staring at her, his amber eyes boring into hers. She felt her heart race, but she tried to hide it by smiling at him but there was still a hint of blush on her cheeks.

Syaoran just couldn't tear his eyes away from her. She looked beautiful, even in casual clothes she looked absolutely amazing. And her green shirt just made her eyes stand out more than ever. Her skirt gave him a nice view of her long toned legs. She was just perfect to him. He then looked back at her face and saw her smiling at him so he relaxed and smiled back at her.

"Hey" He greeted her quietly. She walked over to him and looked at him from head to toe. She had to admit, he looked absolutely amazing. This guy was like a model, a Greek God. He was wearing dark jeans with some white and silver Coach sneakers and a white shirt. The shirt wasn't skin tight but tight enough that you could tell he was toned. It was a simple outfit but he made it look really good.

"You look good." She told him blushing.

"Thanks. You look…" He was searching for the right word but couldn't seem to find it so he kept quiet for about a minute. Then he saw the look that passed through Sakura's eyes. She looked sort of disappointed. And then he realized that she was expecting a complement, she was being self conscious. "You look absolutely stunning, Sakura" He finally said surprising her. She looked back at him with wide eyes. But then she blushed again and smiled.

"Thanks." She whispered. The she turned to Eriol and Tomoyo who had watched the whole exchange but tried to hide it. "Let's get going we don't want to keep the others waiting." After that they went over to Syaoran's car and headed towards the fair.

It was about a thirty minute ride to the fair but they enjoyed it listening to music and talking about anything. When they finally arrived, the others were waiting for them on the parking lot.

"About time you got here!" Meiling told them as they got out of the car.

"Oh, like you did any better? You guys got here two minutes ago, Mei." Chiharu said making her glare back at her but Chiharu just stuck her tongue out playfully.

"Where's Rika?" Sakura asked as she looked around for her.

"She called me last night, told me she couldn't make it because she was going to go visit some relatives or something." Tomoyo explained. "She wanted me to tell Eriol to not find her a date or anything until the next time." At this everyone chuckled. They all knew how Rika could be about boys.

"Well then let's go!" Chiharu announced excitedly as she grabbed Yamazaki's hand and started dragging him towards the entrance. Everyone followed behind them chatting away while Sakura and Syaoran stayed a bit behind.

"You okay?" Syaoran asked Sakura. She was too quiet and he knew she was nervous but he wanted her to enjoy herself.

"Yeah, of course. Why do you ask?" She asked looking ahead never making eye contact with him.

"You don't look okay."

Sakura sighed and then looked up at him and gave him a smile. She didn't want to ruin this for him, and she wanted to have fun too. So she knew that she had to put her feelings aside and just enjoy herself. "Sorry. I was just thinking. Anyway, let's go I want to get on some rides!" After that she grabbed his hand and dragged him towards were the others were. He just smiled and let himself be dragged around.

About two hours later the group was sitting around a table while they ate and joked around. The girls all had a few prizes the boys had won for them, while the boys just smiled at the girls' excitement. Eriol had won Tomoyo a huge spotted dog, Yamazaki a bear for Chiharu, Meiling had insisted on a big lion and ofcourse Mat won it for her, Sakura on the other hand had a small yellow bear and a wolf. She had the opportunity to have a big one but she couldn't decide between all of them so she went with two small ones that she had loved.

"Told you I'd win something for you." Syaoran said so only she could hear. They had been arguing the whole time about how he couldn't win anything for her, of course they were just joking around, until he finally came up to a game that he liked and won.

"Don't get cocky now. I'm sure I could've won too." Sakura said smiling and hugging her stuffed animals closer.

She had to admit she was really enjoying herself with Syaoran. He was being a perfect gentleman, even if they argued about random stuff just to joke around, he was also making her laugh which in return would make him smile or smirk and she loved it every time he did. All in all it had turned out to be a great date till now.

"I'm sure you could have, Sakura. But you have to admit I was great at it."

"Oh, shut up. Anyone can throw a ball and knock down some bottles." She said laughing a bit.

"But I looked great doing it. Right?" He said giving her his cocky grin which made her want to smack him in the head and kiss him senseless all at the same time.

"Shut up." She answered blushing but kept smiling at him. He laughed a bit at her reaction and then looked around at the others who were also laughing and talking. He too had to admit that this had turned out to be a great night and the fact that he was with Sakura made it even better.

"Hey guys. There's going to be some fireworks in a bit. Want to go down to the beach so we can see them better?" Yamazaki asked everyone.

They all nodded, specially the girls who were very excited about it. They cleaned up the table and started to make their way towards the beach when a voice called out Sakura's name. She looked around for the voice when someone came crashing on her making her almost fall to the ground.

"Sakura! It really is you" The person said while she hugged Sakura who still didn't have a clue who it was because she couldn't see her face.

"Um… yeah, but I can't breath!" At that the girl let go of her and smiled. When Sakura finally looked up at the person she smiled enthusiastically and squealed at the same time the other girl did. "Rae!" She threw her arms around the girl and both hugged again. The others just stared at them like they had gone crazy.

"Rae! It's been so long! I thought you moved." Sakura said as she let the girl go.

"I did but now I'm back. Dad got a great job here, so we'll be staying for a while or at least we're hoping it lasts." The girl said. Then she looked over at the group and smiled at them. "Hey guys! It's been a long time, especially you Mat. How's life treating you?" The girl asked, obviously she knew the others, but Meiling and Syaoran were still out of the loop, they had never seen this black haired girl with amazing blue eyes.

"Everything's good, Rae. Not much has changed." Mat told her smiling a bit but not with the same excitement as Sakura.

"That's good to know." She said smiling back. Then she looked at the other two she didn't know, a girl who had Mat's arm around her and a guy who was standing behind Sakura. She eyed him from head to toe and had to admit that she absolutely liked what she saw. "And who's this?" She asked referring to them.

Sakura looked back and smiled. "This are our friends, Meiling and Syaoran, they came from Hong Kong and are now studying with us. We also got them into dancing, they're really good."

"Well, nice to meet you." Rae said, but was mostly looking at Syaoran who just stayed without any emotions on his face. He had to admit the girl was beautiful, but there was something about her that he just didn't like. "Anyways, I have to go. I'm meeting some friends so I'll see you soon Sakura, so we can catch up and all that stuff. Take care guys, and nice meeting you Syaoran…Meiling." After that she gave Sakura a hug and left to find her friends.

"That's the last person I thought we would bump into." Tomoyo said making her way near Sakura.

"Yeah. I never thought we would see her again."

"So you're glad she's back?"

"To tell you the truth…I'm not sure. But let's hope things have changed a bit." Sakura said and then looked back at Tomoyo who gave her a reassuring smile.

"Come on girl, the fireworks will start in a few minutes and we need to find a good spot." Sakura laughed and nodded. They all went down to the beach after that and sat near the shore were a lot of couples were also doing the same. They were all with their rightful dates just talking a bit until the fireworks would start.

"So who was that girl?" Syaoran asked Sakura who was sitting next to him looking over at the ocean.

"Rae. We've known each other since childhood. She was with Mat and I in the other group I told you about." She explained still not looking at him.

"So what did you mean when you said that you hoped that things had changed a bit?" He knew there was more to the story and he really wanted to know what it was.

Sakura sighed and closed her eyes. It looked like she wasn't going to answer him, but he knew she was just organizing her thoughts. "Rae and I have been good friends since we were kids, but not all is perfect. We've had a few bumps in the road, if you can call them that. Rae, she's a great dancer, but she always wanted more attention for the things she did and, not to be cocky or anything, I got that attention without even trying. That made her jealous a few times and it got in the way. Everything I wanted she wanted it too and did everything in her power to get it."

"And you call her a friend?" Syaoran asked a bit disgusted at the thought of the way Sakura had described Rae.

"Not everything was bad, Syaoran. She was there for me when no one else was. When we were little I went through some stuff that wasn't easy to deal with and she was there for me all the way, along with Tomoyo and Mat. When Omi was killed we went through it together, but then I closed myself from everyone and she had to move so we just said goodbye and that was it. I didn't want reminders of my times with that group so I just forgot about her and moved on." She explained remembering all those times in the past with Rae and the others. She sometimes missed it, but she knew what she had now was better and she was thankful for it.

Syaoran stayed quiet and looked over at the ocean not knowing what to say. He knew what Sakura meant about the stuff she went through as a kid but he wasn't supposed to know so he couldn't mention anything about it. But this made him realize why Sakura was so fond of Rae, even though she wasn't perfect she had made Sakura feel safe in some ways, so this girl couldn't be all that bad.

"Well…I'm glad you found her again. Maybe things have changed like you said before." He said finally looking at her. Sakura looked over at him and smiled. She liked when he gave her advice, it made her fell kind of important because he was actually listening to her.

"I'm glad too. But I'm also thankful for knew friends, like Meiling…and you." She said making him blush and turn away.

"Me? Why me? All I do is fight with you, and get on your nerves."

"True." She said laughing making him frown a bit at her but he knew she was just playing. "But you also listen to me, and you make me laugh, you make me forget about all the bad things that have happened. You make me so mad, but you make me challenge myself, you make me enjoy myself with small things. And even though you confuse me with your mood swings, I enjoy seeing all of your emotions on your eyes, I enjoy seeing you live. So in a way when I'm with you… everything seems okay." She finished blushing and looked back at the ocean while she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear since the wind was blowing it around.

To say that Syaoran was stunned would be an understatement. He never thought she felt like this when she was with him. It made him want to explode with happiness, but he just smirked at her and took up some courage and brought his arm around her and brought her closer to him making her look up at him in surprise.

"I'm glad I make you feel that way. I like the fact that I'm the one who can make you feel all that at the same time. And I'm also glad I met you, because even though you infuriate me sometimes, you actually make me feel, which is something I'm not use to…but I've grown to like it." He whispered back. Sakura looked at his eyes and could see the sincerity behind his words. She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder just as the first fireworks exploded in the sky.

Well there it is guys!! I hope you liked it so leave your thoughts on a revew. Tell me what you woild like to happen next and stuff like that.. what you liked what you didn't. Take care!!! Much BORICUA love!!!!