Everlasting Love, Don't Leave Me

Chapter 2: Dating

Another CCS Fanfiction by SwEeT AnGeL 1004 at Fanfiction.net

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Author's Important Note (AIN): Wow, we're at chapter two already. I don't have much to say, so just go on and read. But make sure to read my author's note at the bottom of the chapter. CHECK OUT MY BIO PAGE, PLEASE I HAVE RECENT COMMENTS UP THERE

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, names or settings. Except for the ones I make up.

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Previously…

"Mm…you can pay be back some other way. How about letting me watch the movie I supposed to see tonight?" Sakura asked. She realized how daring the words seemed once they were out of her mouth. It made it seem like she was asking him out on…

"A date?" Syaoran asked, raising his eyebrows.

Sakura blushed, "Well--I didn't mean that, actually, just cause my friends didn't show up and all, so--I hope you don't take it the wrong way--you don't have to pay me back."

Syaoran looked at a bumbling Sakura with amusement in his eyes, a tinge of a smile on his lips, "It's fine. A date it is."

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"Sakura! There you are!" a familiar voice made Sakura look up.

It was a very haggard Tomoyo, with her usually immaculate hair blown by the wind and eyeliner smudged. She was walking with a limp, as her shoe had broken off. Behind her were an equally fatigued and anxious Chiharu, Naoko and Rika, who was also limping with the support of Naoko.

"Tomoyo! Where were you guys? I've been waiting for," Sakura glanced at her watch, "An hour!"

"Oh god, you're not gonna believe it. Naoko couldn't get the car from her dad so she asked me to pick up her up, then Chiharu and Rika. We took a wrong turn, and the damn road system in Tomoeda led us to the countryside, and then my car broke down. There was nothing around, so we had to walk to a gas station thirty minutes away, and then Rika fell and twisted her ankle. But we're here, safe," Tomoyo glanced at Rika, "Sorta, and sound."

Sakura grinned, "You guys are crazy. Only you all can do that."

"I'm gonna go now, see you tomorrow," Syaoran said softly to Sakura, standing up from the bench they had been sitting on outside the Pizzeria. He nodded at her and at the four other girls, walking away.

"Bye. See ya," Sakura called after him. Syaoran only looked behind him and nodded again as a response before heading back. He was going back to his apartment to get some unpacking and some thinking done.

Once he was out of earshot, Naoko asked, "He was with you the whole time?"

Sakura smiled dreamily, "Yeah…I got bored and went over to him, and we talked, ate and I bought him dinner 'cause he forgot to change his money then I asked him out and we're going to go see the movie."

"What movie?" Naoko asked.

"The one we were supposed to see tonight. But it's too late, you guys…the next time is all sold out and my brother's coming to pick me up. So I have only an hour…"

"Let's eat dinner. We're starving. You, Sakura, can tell us all about what happened," Tomoyo dragged the girl back into the Pizzeria…

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Syaoran pulled out his keys to put into his apartment lock. He found the right one and put it in, and it opened up, allowing Syaoran to go inside. Syaoran looked around the messy apartment. It was full of half unpacked boxes, usually overflowing with food, books or clothes. Luckily, the apartment was his. Once his family found out he wanted to try Tomoeda, they immediately bought the apartment. His mother had explained to him that it was easier than paying monthly rent, and it wasn't too expensive.

He hadn't known you could buy an apartment, but with the Li clan, anything was possible.

Syaoran kicked aside a cardboard box, and it tipped over, sending bags of chips skittering across the wooden floor. He tossed his keys to the floor and went to his bedroom, which was currently just a mattress pad on the floor with a blanket and pillow. Some of his clothes were unpacked, but they were lying on the floor.

He changed into a workout outfit of loose gray flannel sweatpants and a white tee. He left his room to go to the other one, which was actually fully furnished. The walls were lined with mirrors and the floors were wood, and the only things that were in it were several mats, a sword and a towel.

Syaoran lugged over a mat and unfolded it, getting ready to train. He was the type of person that thought best while working, and he needed to do some thinking. He finished spreading out the mat and took the cover off the sword, examining it for any damage. He ran a calloused hand over the edge, and didn't flinch when it nicked his already scarred hand. Wiping the blood on his pants, he raised the sword and narrowed his eyes, imagining an opponent.

As he circled the mat, facing an invisible person, hands and sword raised in the traditional stance as he walked around and around. Then his attack began, the slashing and swishing. Not a sound was heard in the room as Syaoran concentrated on shredding the air to pieces. But after a while, he did something Wei had always told him never to do. His mind wandered away, out of the apartment and back to the Pizzeria, where a certain honey haired girl was probably sitting.

Syaoran was sure that he had asked her out. She had started it, which showed that she was probably interested in him, too. But Syaoran wasn't sure about whether he should pursue the relationship further. They barely knew each other, but she was in a lot of his classes and seemed like a wonderful girl. But would she be a one time date or a steady girlfriend?

He was only going to be here a few months. But he had never had a girlfriend (something he'd never admit), so he was eager to experience what love was like. And once again, she was beautiful. And sexy. And attractive.

Syaoran paused in his attack and wiped his sweating brow with the sleeve of his shirt. He'd give her a chance. A steady girlfriend it is.

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When Touya picked Sakura up, she waved goodbye to her friends, yelling that she'd see them on Monday. When she got into the car, Sakura was grinning from ear to ear goofily. Her friends had fawned over her the entire hour about Syaoran, how if he asked her out again she'd be the coolest tenth grader (dating a twelfth, which usually didn't happen but this was an exception), and if they went steady for several more months, she'd get to go to the prom. Her friends saying all this made her especially happy about her first, yes, first date.

"What are you so happy, kaijuu?" Touya asked, looking at Sakura suspiciously.

"Nothing. I mean, everything! Everything in the world's great! Thanks for picking me up. I love you," Sakura leaned over and gave her brother a hug.

"Get off of me. Tell me what happened," Touya said, wanting to know what would make Sakura possibly tell him she loved him after he just called her a monster.

"I got a date," Sakura burst out.

Touya's fists clenched the steering wheel, "What?"

"I'm going on a date with Li Syaoran," Sakura could barely contain the giggles as she almost hysterically told him.

"Who the hell is he?" Touya asked, his knuckle's turning white.

"A new kid. He's eighteen, in my biology, journalism, PE and resource class, and he's a senior, so he gets to go to the prom. He's hot and really nice and he's from Hong Kong and only staying for a few months but oh well, I think I really like him," Sakura bubbled out.

"You can't go out with him," Touya told Sakura.

He popped her mood, and Sakura frowned, "Why not? It's just a date. We're going to the movies."

"He's too old. You barely know him. How do you know he's not some psycho rapist thief?" Touya asked.

"He's not. I talked to him, and he's sweet. Besides, he's just paying me back 'cuz I bought him dinner," Sakura said.

"Cradle robbing thief. He's too OLD! For pete's sake, there's a three year age difference! He's eighteen, old enough to do god knows what, and you're…you're my little fifteen year old sister."

"Sixteen in a couple months," Sakura pointed out, "Besides, daddy and mommy had an age difference of like, a bazillion years."

"That was different," Touya said. He didn't seem to think of anything else to say to support his statement.

"Well, just because you don't go out on dates doesn't mean I can't. And all other fifteen year olds go out dates, okay? I'm the abnormal one because I'm a date virgin," Sakura said.

Touya turned red, "I do too go out on dates."

"Oh yeah? When's the last time you did? I don't remember you even talking to a girl. You're cooped up in the apartment and university with Yukito all the time," Sakura said.

When she stared out the window, she didn't notice Touya shrug nervously.

"Fine. You can go. But you better tell Dad about it."

"I will."

The two drove in silence for awhile until they came to their driveway. Touya stopped the car by the mailbox, "Check the mail."

"All right." Sakura hopped out of the car and opened the box, pulling out a stack of letters. She got back into the car and sorted through it, keeping one for herself, as Touya finished driving down the driveway and into the garage.

"Who is that from? A love letter from your new boyfriend?" Touya asked.

Sakura rolled her eyes, "It's from Kaho. Strange, it's postmarked from America. I thought she was still in England."

They got out of the car and up into the house, where Fujitaka was reading the newspaper in the living room.

"Hey daddy," Sakura planted a kiss on her father's cheek and handed him the mail, "Lots of letters for you."

He made a face, "Probably bills."

"Dad, Sakura has some interesting news to tell you," Touya said obnoxiously.

Sakura stuck out her tongue at him, "I don't see why it's such a big deal to you. I just got a date, dad. Is it okay if I go out next week?"

"If you have that math project done by then. Who are you going out with?" Fujitaka asked.

"Syaoran Li. He's a new kid, Dad. Eighteen, and they barely know each other. Apparently, they're going to watch a movie," Touya answered for Sakura.

"Oh," Fujitaka looked nervous, "Sakura, sit down. I understand that you want to go out on a date with him, and I'm fine with that. You're fifteen, and it's normal for you to…have these feelings for boys."

Touya snorted as he tried to hold in laughter, "I'll be upstairs. Good luck, dad."

Sakura looked at Touya, then back at her father, oblivious, "What?"

Fujitaka coughed, "Erm…well, you're getting to be a young…woman, now. And now that you're going to start…dating, there are some things…that you should need to…know."

After Sakura heard her father blush and pause every few words, a light clicked, and she burst out laughing, "Are you trying to give me the sex talk?"

Fujitaka turned bright red just then, "What?"

"Dad, you don't have to. I know, I'm not going to start sleeping with guys until I'm ready or married, and I've learned everything at school. So relax dad, I'm not going to let you go through with this torture," Sakura giggled.

Fujitaka looked relieved, and he relaxed, "Thanks, honey. I trust you. I was just trying to do my job as a parent."

"And you're doing a great job of it," Sakura kissed her father again.

"I love you, honey."

"Me too, daddy. Sleep tight," Sakura waved to her father as she ran upstairs to go to bed.

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Up in her bedroom, Sakura pulled out the letter from Kaho. She tore it open and began to read.

Dearest Sakura:

How are you sweetie? I'm sorry I'm late in writing. I've been in a whirlwind of activity since I received your last letter. You've probably already noticed that this letter took it's time coming to you…and that it's postmarked from America. Amazingly, I took a job in New York. I've always wanted to travel the world, and after Japan and England, it's time for me to conquer those rude Americans. Haha, just kidding. But I got a really good job offer that was irresistible, so I packed up everything and moved. Shocked? I wouldn't be too surprised. But now that I'm in America, I love it. The smell is so much different than England, and it's so busy here, and loud. You know I like my silence. Anyways, I got a small apartment that's two bedrooms. Hint hint, you could come and visit sometime. I'd love to see you again. Anyways, so how are you? Tell me how school is. Got any dates lately? Tell the gang I said hi, especially Tomoyo. I have to go now, so write back quickly! Let me know how you're doing. I miss you. XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Loves,

Kaho Mizuki

Sakura squinted at the crossed out, scribbled sentence. She turned the paper over and held it up to the light, where she could make out "Tell Touya I said hi, too". Weird. Why would she cross that out? It was a perfectly innocent sentence.

Sakura turned her mind to other things. Kaho's birthday was in a week and two days, and nothing was mentioned in the letter. Hm. She'd have to go shopping tomorrow for a gift that would be cheap to send all the way to America. Sakura put away the letter and washed up to go to bed. She crawled under the covers and hugged a stuffed animal. She closed her eyes. Now, she could start dreaming about Syaoran.

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It was Monday morning. Sakura was in her biology class again, but there was no sign of Syaoran yet. The bell hadn't rung, since Sakura had actually woken up early to get to school on time. She had spent the weekend shopping for Kaho's birthday gift, and had gotten the perfect candle set to accent her table. She packaged and sent it with a letter via ExpressMail to New York, where it'd get there by Kaho's special day. Now, writing in her notebook the warmup question, Sakura wondered who Kaho would be spending that day with.

"This seat taken?" a deep voice asked.

Sakura looked up, "No, of course not."

Sakura grinned secretly as Syaoran plunked his notebooks down next to her and sprawled into the plastic chair. Tomoyo passed a wink to her, while Sakura blushed.

"So…this warmup question…I don't get it…" Syaoran asked Sakura.

She could feel his hot breath against her cheek and it warmed them, turning them red in the process.

"It's really easy. You got to look it up in your notes," Sakura explained.

"I see. Thank you," Syaoran nodded as he opened up his notebook and started writing. Sakura looked at his handwriting and was pleased to see that it was dark and masculine, just like him.

"Students," their teacher clapped her hands, "Now that we're ending this quarter, it's time you have a project."

The students groaned while she continued, "You'll be working with your lab partner. I'm passing out the papers, so just read the directions. It should be simple, and it'll only take you three to five hours." She smiled evilly as she took the Xeroxed sheets and handed them out.

Sakura looked at Syaoran, "I guess we're partners."

Syaoran nodded, "I guess so."

"I'll give you ten minutes to look at this and make plans. This is an out of school project so you'll need to get together after school or on the weekends. It's due in two weeks, so I wouldn't procrastinate. After this, we'll go over the warmup and proceed to check the homework. Go," the teacher said, putting ten minutes onto the timer.

"So I guess we're going to have to go my house," Sakura said, "Given as yours is a mess."

Syaoran smiled crookedly, "Good guess."

"Um, I guess tonight would be good. I'd have to call home on my cell to check first, though. And…you could meet my dad and brother before we…go out," Sakura stammered on the last words.

Syaoran smiled again, "It's fine. I think that's cute."

Sakura didn't ask whether he thought her family wanting to meet him was cute, or her getting embarrassed over the fact that he'd asked her out. She'd have to get over it.

"We never made the plans official, either," Syaoran continued, "Friday night? I'll pick you up at 6:30."

"You have a car?" Sakura asked, surprised.

Syaoran grinned, "No."

Sakura laughed, "We're walking, aren't we? How romantic."

When the teacher walked nearby, Syaoran quickly changed the subject, "So since I'm free after school everyday, just tell me when."

"Today will be the best. I have dance Tuesdays and Thursday, so I'm busy those days. You don't do any sports?" Sakura asked.

Syaoran shrugged, "I'm not much for the whole organized sport thing. I've never actually played them, either. I'm more of a martial arts guy."

"You should try out for soccer," Sakura said, "They need one more good player."

Syaoran nodded, "Maybe. So…today?"

"Today," Sakura agreed.

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After PE, Sakura stole out of the girls' locker room to get a head start on walking to lunch. Their school had a forty minute lunch period for the whole school, and though she wasn't buying today, she wanted to get a good seat. She glanced at the bulletin board and was pleased to see that on the signup list for boys' soccer, Syaoran's name had been scrawled on in his handwriting.

After buying a drink for her lunch (they had run out of canned iced tea at her house), Sakura headed to her usual table where her friends all sat. Tomoyo was already sitting there, opening up a can of apple juice taken out from her brown lunch bag. Sakura took a seat next to her, but got up again to take a straw and napkins. She sat back down.

"Ew, all the freshies are dressing like sluts," Chiharu announced as she dramatically sat down in front of them, throwing her lunch box down.

Tomoyo laughed, "They are?"

"Yes. Look at that girl," Chiharu nodded at several teens who had obviously hemmed their skirts a little too short and unbuttoned the top of their collared shirts.

"Even with our uniforms, tsk tsk," Takashi sat down next to Chiharu and slid his arm around her waist. She gently kissed him before Sakura threw a crumpled napkin at them, "We're eating."

Naoko and Rika sat down at the table next to Tomoyo and joined in on the conversation, "So…you're working on the biology project with Syaoran, eh, Sakura?"

Sakura quickly blushed, "It's just a project."

"Plus a date this Friday," Syaoran said, making Sakura squeak and jump into the air.

He nodded at everyone and gestured at the seat next to Takashi, "That taken?"

"Nope," Takashi moved his lunch slightly so it was out of the way. Meanwhile, Tomoyo threw Sakura a look, 'What is he doing here?', and Sakura responded with another look, 'I don't know! Why is he sitting with us?'

Sakura glanced at Syaoran and chuckled nervously, "Hey."

"It's all right if I sit here, right? I mean…" Syaoran trailed off.

The whole cafeteria had gone quiet, staring at the sophomore section where a handsome senior was sitting with a group of 10th graders.

"It's fine," Sakura quickly said, but then lowered her voice, "It's just that…seniors don't usually associate with lower classmen. Or classwomen."

Syaoran shrugged, "I think that's stupid. You guys are cool. I'll sit with whoever I want."

The cafeteria was still silent, until Tomoyo finally coughed to break it, and then it went back to its usual bustling. But three broad shouldered, school jacket wearing seniors came over to Sakura's table and glanced at Syaoran, "You Li?"

Syaoran looked up, "Sure."

"I heard you signed up for the soccer team. Good luck," the leader, Shotaron Inichi said, sarcasm dripping from the last two words.

"Same to you," Syaoran replied back.

They walked away, laughing and slapping each other on the back.

Syaoran rolled his eyes, "Dorks."

Sakura again nervously laughed, "Heh heh, yeah. So, back to what we were talking about."

"Sluts," Rika said helpfully.

"No, after that. Oh, so you're going out with Sakura?" Naoko innocently asked Syaoran.

Sakura blushed a deep red, "No…a date, yes."

"I think that's so cute," Tomoyo said loudly, "You two look so cute together. And it's about time you went on a date, Sakura. You've never been on one."

Sakura smiled fakely, but hissed to Tomoyo, "I'm going to kill you."

Syaoran, to her surprise, chuckled, "I think she's cute too."

Sakura abruptly got up and threw her uneaten lunch into the trash, and headed to the bathroom. Syaoran quickly got up and caught her by the wrist as she fled the cafeteria.

"Hey, hold on. Sorry if that embarrassed you," Syaoran said.

Sakura sighed, "It's all right. I love them, but sometimes that drives me crazy."

Syaoran laughed and agreed, "I know how you feel. I have four sisters."

"Four? Wow. I can barely handle one brother," Sakura said and giggled.

Syaoran nodded, "They make me insane. But I love them for it, but I'll never admit it."

Sakura smiled, "Me too. I pretend I hate my brother, but he's the best brother one could ask for."

"Listen…I know we don't really know each other, but I just wanna tell you that…I like you. And I hope this date turns out to be good, 'cause I wanna go on another one with you after that. And another one."

Sakura looked up into Syaoran's amber eyes, dazed, "You like me?"

Syaoran nodded and blushed, "Yeah. I do."

Sakura smiled broadly, "That's good. Because I do, too."

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"Hold on, the reception's not too good here," Sakura said, walking around with the cell phone pressed against her ear. The halls were empty, since it was already twenty minutes after the last bell had rung for the students to leave.

"All right," Syaoran played with the lock on her locker, spinning the dial slowly. His hand paused and his fingers began to spin the other direction. He stopped at number eighteen and spun right again, stopping at thirty. Lifting the hook, the locker swung open.

"Oniichan? What are you doing home?" Sakura asked.

Syaoran curiously looked through Sakura's messy locker, full of loose sheets, shoes and dry pens. He dug out a photo and stuck it on the locker, and he could see Sakura and her friends waving at him from the picture.

"I'm going to have someone home, okay? It's Syaoran. Shut up. No! I said shut up. I don't care. We're working on a biology project. No, it's not another date or an excuse. We got a biology project. What do you mean, is he dumb? BIOLOGY, 'niichan!!! I know he's 18, but he has a good excuse to not be in Chem. NO HE'S NOT DUMB. Or stupid. I'm bringing him home. BYE," Sakura forcefully clicked the cell phone to off.

Syaoran laughed, "I can't see what you mean about your brother."

Sakura shook her head distastefully, "I don't know if he does that on purpose or if it comes naturally."

Syaoran assured her, "It comes naturally."

"You opened my locker!" Sakura exclaimed, "How'd you do that?"

Syaoran shrugged, "Your combo's 9-18-30, right?"

"Yeah," Sakura nodded, "But half the time I can barely open my locker."

Syaoran half smiled, "I don't know. Something told me those were the right numbers."

"Wow," Sakura applauded, "You're a genius. Anyways, let's get started walking home."

Sakura put on her backpack that had been sitting on the floor, and slipped her phone into her pocket. The two of them left the school building and Sakura got her bike.

"You're not going to ride it?" Syaoran asked.

Sakura shook her head, "It'd be rude to leave you walking."

"I don't mind," Syaoran said.

Sakura looked at him and saw that he had a teasing look in his eyes, and she giggled, "Shut up."

They headed down the first hill in the direction of the Tomoeda suburbs, walking in silence. They quickly reached her house, and Sakura rang the doorbell and waited for Touya to open the door.

"ONIICHAN! I KNOW YOU"RE IN THERE, SO OPEN THE DOOR! I HAVE A KEY, ANYWAYS!" Sakura hollered loudly.

Syaoran winced, the wind had blown her words straight into his right eardrum.

Some clomping noises, then Touya slowly creaked open the door, a scowl on his face. He glared at his little sister before looking at Syaoran, looking him straight in the eye. Syaoran didn't look intimidated, but stood almost an inch taller than Touya, directly staring at him.

Touya blinked first, and he mentally cursed himself for letting himself lose. Sakura first said, "Can we go in now?"

"Sure…" Touya gave a look to Syaoran, "But why don't we go to the living room to see what you're doing?"

"Ok…" Sakura shrugged and they walked in. She asked, "Is Yukito here?"

"Yes. We're finishing up our homework," Yukito came out of the dining room, a pencil tucked behind his ear.

"Cool. Yukito, meet Syaoran. He's my partner for a Biology project," Sakura explained.

"Nice to meet you, Syaoran. Don't be afraid of Touya. His bark is worse than his bite," Yukito grinned at Syaoran.

Syaoran shrugged, "I wasn't afraid of him."

Yukito smiled again, "That's the spirit."

Touya rolled his eyes and gently herded Yukito back into the dining room, "We'll be in there for awhile. Remember, I'm watching you."

When they left, Sakura cleared away the coffee table and sat down on the rug and began to pull out her books, "So we need to look up all the information in chapter 9, right?"

"I believe so. I wasn't paying much attention," Syaoran admitted.

Sakura looked at him, "And why is that?"

"Because I was busy looking at the prettiest girl in the school," Syaoran said.

Sakura blushed and laughed, "Stop teasing me."

Touya immediately came into the room, "That was corny as hell. And what are you two doing, not working and giggling?"

"Shut up 'niichan…"

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"So that was how the first time he came over went," Sakura said, and she took a gulp of her drink, only to find it empty.

"With Uncle Touya popping in every three seconds?" Natasha asked interestedly.

"Do you even have to ask that?" Sakura sighed, "Hey, do you think if I ask for another drink and tell them to bill it on Mr. Akisu, the millionaire, they'll do it for me?" Sakura asked thoughtfully.

"HAH, no. And mom, you've already had enough. You're acting tipsy," Tory said.

"Everybody in the club gettin tipsy…" Natasha vaguely hummed.

Sakura nodded, "Yeah, I'd better stop before I have to pee in my pants. Anyways…"

Tory interrupted, "Were Uncle Yukito and Uncle Touya…um, 'going out' then?"

"I don't know…I guess so. I was totally oblivious to everything about Touya and Yukito, and I assume they were. It wasn't official until they told everyone they were getting married," Sakura shrugged.

Natasha scrunched her nose, "Was it weird?"

"Sorta. But not as weird as it would've been if Touya started going to gay bars to meet people. Since it was Yukito, someone I'd known for half my life, it seemed rather natural. I'm glad they have Aiden and Serina," Sakura smiled, "They're coming to the airport."

"Are Aunt Tomoyo and Eriol coming?" Natasha asked, "Are they?"

"Probably. Last I called, they were, so they most likely will. Anyways, back to the story. After finishing the biology project, we went on the date Friday. We went to Mimi's, a cute little restaurant, had dinner and watched a movie. It was pretty funny, since we were both kind of awkward. The craziest thing was that Syaoran had a motorcycle. I thought we were walking, since he did say he didn't have a car, but the night he was picking me up, he vroomed up in a red Harley Davidson. Apparently, he had seen it and bought it for himself. After ten minutes of arguing with Touya and Daddy, they finally let me go on the conditions that I wear a helmet at all times and walk home when it was darker. I didn't remember a single detail about the movie since we were busy being self conscious, being surrounded by couples who were making out. In the end, he put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. It was the sweetest first date I could think of. On the walk home, he asked me to be his girlfriend. I agreed…and now let's fast forward to the next week, a Tuesday."

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For the past few days, Sakura was in heaven. She felt like she walking among the angels in clouds, accompanied by her hot-ass, motorcycle riding, martial art expert Syaoran Li. Now, it was the end of the day and she was in resource, sitting in a desk next to Syaoran, who had his brows furrowed in an attempt to finish a deadline for Journalism. They had grown very close over the weekend after their date, spending practically all of Saturday and Sunday together, touring Tomoeda and all its stores. Luckily, his unlimited spending account prompted Syaoran to buy two class rings, one for Sakura (which she wore on a chain around her neck) and one for him.

Touya and Fujitaka were suspicious at first, it was unusual for two teenagers to like each other so much. But once Fujitaka, and soon Touya, understood the connection between them and the adoration Sakura received from Syaoran, they gave permission for their relationship to grow. Syaoran was still eating lunch with the sophomores, and now that was two couples at their table.

Sakura took out a letter from her backpack that she had stuffed in last night, hoping for a peaceful time to read it. She ripped it open and her eyes quickly read it.

Dearest Sakura,

Thank you SO much for the beautiful pink candle. Every time I smell it, it reminds me of Tomoeda, and of course, you. So, I heard about your new boyfriend from Tomoyo…tell me, is he hot? I know you must be blushing now…didn't you ever know I was 15, too? Going on sweet sixteen, too. Now that my birthday's passed, yours will quickly come. I'm sorry this letter is so short, but I must get going now. I love you!

Kaho Mizuki

P.S. You might want to consider coming over to the US for the summer!

Sakura smiled in satisfaction as she finished reading the letter. But her attention was caught somewhere else, when she looked up and saw the teacher standing at the front of the room.

"Girls and boys, might I have your attention for a second? This is Eriol Hiiragizawa. He is another transfer student, but from England. Please welcome him to the class," the teacher made a brief speech before sitting down.

Sakura stood up and almost shrieked, "ERIOL!!!"

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Author's Important Note (AIN): Eh, heh heh. That was kind of stupid, but this chapter was getting long so I had to end it, and I wanted to put Eriol in so that was kind of a twist. Um…you need to read this author's note if you want to understand how Sakura knows Eriol…Let's think of the original plot line from the manga and TV series. Now, subtract the magic, Meiling and Syaoran, and we're left with Eriol, who came to Sakura's elementary class. He left in the end, and now he's back. WOW!

Anything else? Um…if you're wondering why I keep on putting in Kaho's letters, it's because it will play a significant role later. Sorry if I skipped over the detailing on the motorcycle/Sakura's first date, I didn't want to get too deep into that. Also, I put in the part about Touya and Yukito as a mini spoiler for the next chapter, so don't feel too lost if you're wondering who 'Aiden' and 'Serina' are, and how Tomoyo and Eriol end up together.

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