Episode 6
Sakura's Point of View
I tugged on the chain holding us together. It stretched! Hope flooded me as I tugged the chain harder. It stretched more, but didn't break.
"Jeez," Syaoran said. "It's like a retractable dog leash!"
I looked over at Tomoyo and Eriol. They had already flopped down and given up, but it was much easier for them. They'd been friends forever, and me? I just met Syaoran like a week ago. But, I thought, he did save me, and tried so hard doing so. I snatched a glance at him, and was surprised to find that he was looking at me, too. We both kind of blushed, but Meiling's growl brought our attention to her. She glared at us (well, mainly me...).
Luckily, Syaoran brought us all out of the trance by barking, "Hey, Mister Vice-Mayor!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!" It didn't sound very much like a question to me, but...
"This just proves that you and your comrade are meant to be together as comrades!" he told us. I looked at Syaoran hopefully. Maybe we could get different comrades if this didn't work out! "But even if it doesn't work in the usual time its supposed to, then we keep them on for as long as we need to!"
"How does that even prove anything...!? Dude, you make no sense!" I shouted at him. He smiled back at me, turning away.
"Let the ball begin!!" he rose his arms into the air, and some fireworks went off. Crazy people, I thought. Setting fireworks off in a building!
Vice-Mayor beckoned for us to get up, and when we did, music started. I looked at the crowd before me. They looked back, waiting for something.
"The Guardians will start the dance!!" a new voice called. I searched for the source. A tall, handsome man, maybe in his late 30's, stood at the door of the ballroom. "I, Lord Gousuke Yoshida, call them forth with great respect!" Suddenly, another male with a strange cloak stepped through the door, and whispered something into Lord Yoshida's ear. "Ah! That's right! Meiling Li, step forth!"
A confused Meiling stood. The mayor smiled harder, and beckoned for the other figure beside him to go to her. "Since you are the lone Warrior of the ruling group, my son shall be your dance partner!" His son jumped, did a little front flip, and landed in front on Meiling. She lurched back, almost tripping herself on the throne behind her. A hand shot out from behind the cloak, grabbing the back of Meiling's neck to save her from a throne attack.
"Oh, uh.....thank you," Meiling said, stunned. She even went a bit red.
"Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten to introduce myself. Well," the male threw off his cloak, the Vice-Mayor catching it. "I am Lord Gousuke Yoshida's son, heir to Tomoeda, the Young Lord Kazushige Yoshida, at your service, mi'lady." He stared her down with a melting smile. He was sooo cute! I'm so jealous of her! But....then again.....I looked at Syaoran. She's just as jealous of me.
He was tall, with blonde hair going half-way down his neck, medium bangs sliding down his forehead, and dazzling blue eyes. "Let us dance, now, milady." He swept Meiling off her feet, down onto the dance floor, where a clearing had gathered. The music restarted from the beginning.
I looked at the Vice-Mayor. He must have been calling himself 'mayor' so that his position wasn't as high as Lord Yoshida. Finally, I noticed that he was beckoning for us to dance as well. "But I don't know how," I complained.
"That's okay," Syaoran told me. "I do." He pulled me by the chain to the dance floor, closely followed by Eriol and Tomoyo. "Just do a I tell you to," Syaoran instructed me before I could say anything. "Put your right hand in mine-"
"What? No! Why?" I whined, embarrassed.
"No, fool, just do it," he hissed at me. "And put your left hand on my shoulder." Reluctantly, I did as he said. Then I felt his hand on my hip, and I had a creeping suspicion that it was going to start moving backwards.
"Hey!!!" I seethed at him. "Pervert!"
"You idiot!! Have you never seen a ballroom dance before!? I'm not trying to feel you up, okay!? That's so nasty, especially to you!"
"Fine," I sniffed. He rolled his eyes.
"Okay, follow my lead." He started stepping about, and giving instructions. He told me the man always leads, and I reluctantly let him. Soon, everyone else joined in.
After a while, people started clapping. I looked over Syaoran's shoulder and saw that we were the only ones dancing. "Okay, er, we can stop now." I told him through gritted teeth. He stopped, and I bumped into him.
Lord Yoshida stood. "No, please keep dancing! I'll make the song a slow-"
"NO!!" Syaoran and I both shrieked in unison. "We're really tired.." Syaoran added. "You start....whatever happens next." I nodded.
The Lord's face fell slightly. "Well, okay..." His hand swooped across the crowd. "Then let the party begin!"
Syaoran immediately ran off in the opposite direction as far as the chain would let him, (which was about 15ft from me) showing off his board thingy to some girls. I went over to Tomoyo and Meiling. "Hey, guys. That dance was torture."
"I liked it," They both said. I frowned.
"Why do you have to throw yourself all over Syaoran like that? You know I like him!" Meiling suddenly burst.
"What?" I said, bewildered. "I do not throw myself all over him! I know you like him, but I don't! We can trade guys if you want. I'll take Young Lord Kazushige..."
She glared at me. I sighed. "Look, there's nothing going on with us, okay? I don't like him. And if there was, I would tell you...but there isn't. And never will be." I added for safety.
Her face lightened. "Really? You promise?"
I nodded, smiling. "Really, I promise." I opened my arms for a hug. She accepted it, and even Tomoyo joined in. "I'm glad we're friends again," I whispered into her ear. She smiled harder.
Syaoran's Point of View
"Sometimes I can even see a little into the future," I told the pack of girls that swarmed me. I was showing them my lazen board (izzat what its called?) and they seemed infatuated with it....or me.
"Can you do that now?" A cute girl with short blonde hair prodded me in a sweet voice that I assumed was supposed to be seductive.
"I can try..." I put the board on the ground. Everyone took a step back, and I closed my eyes. Great Lord of the Skies, I chanted in my head, let me see what the future holds, and a solution I will mold. I know. The chant is a little weird. But hey, it works, it rhymes, thats all that matters.
FLASH!
I was running. Suddenly there was a crash, and a voice yelled, "Uwaah!!" I was paralyzed. There was an intake of breath. My face felt hot.
FLASH!
I snapped out of it. The girls looked fascinated, but there was no time for that. Someone was gunna hurt themself!
I dashed across the room, towards the place where I had seen it happen.
It all happened at once. I went too far for the chains to handle, and there was tug. I tripped on something, and fell on my back. Sakura came flying on top of me, and her lips smashed against mine. I couldn't move; the chains were all tangled. Everyone gasped. I blushed so hard my face must've looked like a....red fruit. Or something. Sakura's face was red, too.
I couldn't believe it.
In a public place (well, actually, public or private, it didn't matter, I still wouldn't be able to believe it) I was kissing my comrade Sakura Kinomoto, whom I disliked so much....
...or do I?
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