A/N: I'm extremely sorry, I went missing didn't I? ): You guys must be so disappointed in me! I am with myself. I'm going to graduate from College soon, and I've been studying hard for my Final Year examination, doing my Final Year Project, plus my Japanese class and all. But I know these are all excuses to your eyes, so I won't explain any further. I'm back with Chapter 6, and I hope you guys are still interested in this, thought it's been a year...
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CCS AND ITS CHARACTERS. CLAMP DOES. But I do own the plot.
Enjoy... :)
PREVIOUSLY IN CHAPTER 5…
2 hours had passed since Syaoran and Eriol started exercising, and it was when more people started coming to the gym did they decide to stop.
"Phew! That was… Great!" Eriol exclaimed as he flexed his muscles. "Grab some drinks?"
Earning no reply from Syaoran, Eriol looked over to where Syaoran was sitting and found him in a daze. With an evil grin, he commented, "Kinomoto-san's eye color is pretty weird eh? I really don't think it suits her."
Syaoran snapped out of his daze and replied, "Sakura's eyes are beautiful! You're the one who's weird!" Immediately after saying that, he slapped a hand over his mouth and cursed inwardly, 'Shit. Fell for his trap.'
"Reeeaaally… I wonder how Kinomoto-san will react if I told her what you said… And did I hear you call her SAKURA?" Eriol continued to tease him.
"You won't do that! You can't tell her that I like her!" Syaoran slapped himself again. "Shit you Eriol!"
"Damned! You confessed! I should have recorded that down!" Eriol said, and earned a death glare from Syaoran, who was, at the same time, blushing madly.
"I… I… I love… I mean, like… I like…"
CHAPTER SIX
"I'd like a cup of orange juice! L-Let's go to the cafe." Syaoran swiftly walked pass Eriol, scratching the back of his head with the towel around his neck. 'Damn you Eriol. I do ONLY like her eyes... She's too quiet. Who'll like a doll who can't speak?'
Eriol smirked at Syaoran's retreating back. 'I'll get you, Syaoran. Hurhurhur...'
"OIE! FASTER!" The amber-eyed superstar growled.
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The Doll Museum was magnificent. While Sakura just glanced through every piece of exquisitely made dolls, Tomoyo was wowing away, glitter-eyed. They stayed at the Museum for more than 2 hours before proceeding to a park nearby. They took so many pictures that they had to change 3 roles of films, and our poor Ken? His hands were loaded with bags and bags of dolls and souvenirs. They were having so much fun admiring the flowers and watching the fish in the pond that they lost track of time. Eventually, only when their stomachs growl did they notice that it was already 4 in the afternoon.
"Where do you want to have lunch, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked. Her face was glowing.
"Hmm, how about... Mcdonald's?" Sakura suggested, scratching her chin with her fingers. "There's a photo-printing shop beside the Mcdonald's which we passed by a while ago... We could send the photos for printing and wait while eating at Mc?"
"Brilliant! Alright let's go before we feel full from hunger! Ken, join us! I still need to shop a bit after that." The giggly Tomoyo made a head-start, while Sakura and Ken jogged up to follow the hyper lady.
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"Your mother scares me." Eriol commented out of nowhere. "She can split her personalities anytime she wants huh?" He shivered at the thought of Yelan Li's sudden display of affection towards him.
"Don't even start. I didn't know she loved you that much." Syaoran uttered. "I have never, ever seen her behave that way."
"It was a nightmare." Eriol nodded at his own comment. "But the concert was great. Did you hear the screams and shouts? Wow."
"My eardrums almost burst." Syaoran scrunched his nose at the thought of the crazy fans. He took a sip of his orange juice and looked around the cafe. It was quiet and the atmosphere was calming. Then he saw. A girl with below shoulder length dark hair was sipping her drink with eyes closed, the smile on her lips and that serene look while she nodded her head against the music from her earpiece made his heart skip a beat. "It's like art..." He muttered.
"What? I didn't catch that." Eriol asked. He turned towards the direction Syaoran was facing and he saw, too. "Wow. It's like a piece of art come alive."
Then the girl, suddenly, opened her eyes and looked their direction. She gave them a warm smile and nodded, bringing up her cup in a "cheers" gesture. Syaoran was struck. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of green which reminded him of Sakura. He smiled back, and pointed to his eyes.
"Contact lens." She mouthed.
'Contact lens huh... Sakura's natural...' He thought.
"What a beauty. But Tomoyo-chan's prettier than she is." Eriol stated.
"Keep your thoughts to yourself."
"That's a fact." Eriol gulped down the rest of his juice. "We should get going."
Syaoran nodded, drank the rest of his juice and left. 'Green eyes...' He thought yet again.
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He paced around the living room, glaring at the phone every once in a while. 'This is nerve-wrecking.' He thought. 'Dumb phone, why won't it ring!?' He's cancelled all his appointments just to stay at home and wait for the phone to ring. Somebody was supposed to call. 'Argh, I'm reaching boiling point... I can't take it anymore! ARGH!'
"Otousan, are you sure she didn't call at all for the past 2 days?!" Touya demanded, and the older man nodded. "And you let her be?!"
"Touya, let your sister enjoy herself. You should go out too, aren't you supposed to meet up with Yukito?" Fujitaka asked.
"I cancelled the meeting. She's all alone out there without me! What if she gets kidnapped or even worse, gets into an accident or something?!" Touya flared up.
"Son, please, calm down." Fujitaka sighed.
"I'm calling her." Touya decided.
"Alright son, but don't be too harsh on her now."
Touya dialled the numbers and waited while the line was getting through... "Hello? Sakura Kinomoto speaking!"
"OIE KAIJUU! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL?! OTOUSAN IS VERY ANGRY WITH YOU, YOU LITTLE MONSTER! ARE YOU WITH ANY GUY?! LET ME BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THE BRAT!" Touya shouted into the phone.
"My dear daughter, Touya is accusing me, you should know who to believe." Fujitaka called out.
Sakura giggled, "Oniisan, I'm not a monster! And thanks for caring, but I'm fine! It's fun here! We should come as a family next time! Oh and I miss both you and otousan so much!"
Touya felt a warm blanket envelope his heart, and smiled. "You take care over there, kaijuu. I'll pick you up when you're back." They said their goodbyes and hung up, and Touya dialled yet another number. "Yukito? Let's meet up. Yea, she's fine..."
And in the background, Fujitaka was smiling at the brother's love for his sister.
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For the next 2 days, Sakura and Tomoyo had breakfast together with Meiling, Syaoran and Eriol, and after which they would go their own ways. The bond between Tomoyo and Eriol has, over the days, become quite strong. They had even exchanged numbers. Sakura and Syaoran though, only exchanged a few words once in a while. Sometimes, Syaoran would even be quite annoyed at Sakura's weird cries of "hoe"s whenever he tries to talk to her.
"So, what time are you guys leaving tomorrow?" Tomoyo had asked the boys and Meiling.
"Around 6 in the evening. How about you guys?" Eriol asked, munching on his toasted bread.
"We're leaving the hotel at 8AM, so I guess we can't have breakfast together..." Tomoyo replied sadly. "Hey, we should take a photo together!" And she whipped out her camera.
"Good idea! Picture, picture!" Meiling cheered on.
'Take a picture... With Syaoran?! Are you kidding me?!' Sakura thought.
'Argh what the hell! What's the point of taking pictures when we're never going to see each other anymore anyways!' Syaoran thought, gritting his teeth.
"Come on guys! It's just one picture!" Tomoyo pressed on. With a sigh, both Sakura and Syaoran put down their cutlery and readied themselves for the camera. "Excuse me! Do you mind helping us with this? Press and hold this button, thanks!" Tomoyo told the waiter who was walking by.
"Alright, ready," The waiter urged. All of them gave their best smiles (except Syaoran, who was sulking a bit), "On 3, 2, 1!" He pressed the button, and a bright flash blinded their eyes.
"Thanks!" Tomoyo thanked the waiter, who nodded and left. "Speaking of which, we took quite a lot of pictures these days, Sakura and I." She searched through her bag. "Here they are!" She opened up a big brown envelope, took out the pictures and passed it around. "Most of the pictures are of Sakura. Hohoho!"
"T-Tomoyo-chan! This is embarrassing! You should've asked me before you start passing around! Give it back, Meiling-chan! Give it back!" Sakura tried to snatch the pictures from Meiling, but to no avail.
"Wow! Sakura-chan you're so photogenic!" Meiling commented as she flipped through them. "Goodness this is one beautiful picture. Everyone look!" Meiling held up one of the pictures which showed Sakura chasing a yellow butterfly, there was a white flower stuck at her ear, and even the wind blew at the right direction.
Sakura blushed at the attention she was getting. "Hoeeee!" She squeaked, and covered her face. "I look hideous in that photo!"
"Wow, Sakura, is that really you?" Eriol asked.
(Syaoran)
Shit. She's really pretty in that photo. Actually, she's beautiful. Those curves, that smile, and those eyes... Such innocence. She seems so gentle, as if trying her best not to hurt the butterfly, yet at the same time wanting to catch it. And that flower complimented perfectly. Damn, she is beautiful.
I looked at her. Why didn't I notice before? I've only been mean towards her, yet she doesn't seem to mind. And she's not like the other fan-girls who scream and shout and go all crazy at our existence. I really shouldn't treat her so badly. Shit, now I feel all guilty.
(End of Syaoran's POV)
"Y-You look great." Syaoran complimented.
Sakura was shocked. Actually, everyone at the table was shocked. 'Did I hear wrongly?' All of them thought.
"E-Excuse me?" Sakura asked. She couldn't believe her ears.
"I don't repeat myself." Syaoran stated. If anyone ever noticed, though, there was a slight tint on his cheeks.
Sakura smiled. A minute later, Syaoran passed a piece of paper secretly under the table to Sakura.
You look beautiful in that picture.
Li.
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Next day, 7.55am
"Alright, we're leaving. Take care you guys!" Tomoyo bade.
"Bye Meiling-chan, Eriol-kun, Li-san. We had fun, all thanks to you guys." Sakura commented gratefully. For a second, Sakura and Syaoran's eyes met. But only for a second, for Sakura turned away blushing, and Syaoran found it difficult for him to gaze at those amazing pair of emerald orbs.
"Take good care ladies. It's great that we got to know such beautiful ladies." Eriol said. "And I'll send you a message or two, Tomoyo-chan, if you don't mind."
Tomoyo shook her head. "Of course I wouldn't mind! I'll be looking forward."
"I'll miss you guys so much! Be sure to bring me around Tomoeda sometime alright! And make sure you visit us when you come to Tokyo too." Meiling balled her eyes out, causing the lot to sweat-drop.
"Tomoyo-chan, Sakura-chan. We have to go." Ken informed. "We don't want to miss the train now, do we?"
"Right... Okay, we have to go now. Hope to see you guys soon! And remember, if you need a designer, you're looking at one! Hohoho!" Tomoyo passed her luggage to Ken and got into the car, followed by Sakura.
"Bye, Daidouji-san," Syaoran started. "Bye..." He paused for a while, "Sakura." He smiled.
Sakura was shocked, yet happy at the same time. She nodded, and searched inside her bag, took out an envelope and gently shoved it into Syaoran's hands. "This is for you. Bye, Syaoran." And there, they were gone.
Meiling and Eriol shared a knowing glance, and left Syaoran looking at the envelope in his hands. Slowly, he opened it up, and took out a photograph. It was the one in which Sakura was chasing a butterfly. He turned to the back, and scribbled on it were these words;
Syaoran Li,
Thank you. I'm happy to be able to meet you.
Sakura Kinomoto.
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A/N: Alright, that's it for now. I haven't been writing, thus you can see that it's not well-written. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Do review! :D