Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ All For a Chance With You ❯ Mixed Emotions ( Chapter 2 )

All For A Chance With You

by Lyeza

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. All the characters belong to Clamp with the exception of Yazumi.

Chapter 2: Mixed Emotions

"I can't be late. I can't be late," Sakura chanted as she ran towards the classroom. She was going to be late. However, when she ran round the corridor, she accidentally collided into someone.

"Ooof," she exclaimed, her arms flailing as she began to fall. The person whom she crashed into quickly grabbed her hand and steadied her. "Gomen nasai," she apologised. She looked up at her saviour and to her mortification, she realised that it was Yazumi.

"Are you alright?" he asked gently. Sakura nodded furiously and bent down to collect their scattered papers. Yazumi bent down to help her."I'm so sorry. I'm such a klutz sometimes," she said earnestly.

Yazumi smiled at her confession. "It okay....," he began but Sakura had already picked up her papers and was now walking away from him.

"I'm sorry!" she shouted again as she disappeared round the corner.

In the classroom,

Sakura stepped into the classroom just in time before the bell rang. "Whoops!" Sakura exclaimed as she punched her fist triumphantly in the air. Syaoran who had been waiting for her approach smiled at her antics. He always loved the energetic way she carried herself. She walked up to him. "Ohayo, Syaoran-kun," she greeted. Syaoran greeted back. He was about to say more to her when the teacher and Yazumi entered. He glanced at Sakura and noticed her blush. Somehow a nasty feeling; something that felt suspiciously like jealousy; crept into his heart. He shook his head and tried to ignore the feeling but he still could not stop glaring at the other boy. It seemed that he could not face the fact that his best friend could be interested in another boy. Syaoran sighed. "I am not selfish. Sakura is my best friend and I should do everything I could to help her capture the guy of her dreams," he told himself. He knew it was the right thing to do. He had even came up with a plan for her. He should be happy that he could help her. But why did he feel so unhappy about it?

During break,

Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol and Syaoran were in the cafeteria having their lunch.

"So, Sakura, Syaoran, do you want to go to the movies with us after school today?" Tomoyo invited. Sakura was about to answer when Syaoran quickly cut in.

"No we can't make it. We have something on," Syaoran interjected.

"We do?" Sakura asked, surprised.

"Yes," he answered. "I thought we could start with our plan," he added meaningfully.

"Oh!" Sakura realised. Tomoyo and Eriol glanced at each other.

"What plan?" they asked in unison.

"Uh...," Sakura began, looking nervously at Syaoran. Syaoran leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms as he gave her an amused, unhelpful smile. Sakura glared at him. He grinned back. It was obvious he was enjoying her discomfort.

"So what is it?" Tomoyo prodded.

"Its uh nothing much really," Sakura said lamely. Syaoran snorted in disbelief. Both Tomoyo and Eriol turned to Syaoran in surprise, then they looked back at Sakura was still glaring at Syaoran. Their expression a mixture of confusion and interest.

"Nothing much," Sakura repeated vehemently, shooting Syaoran a warning glance. Syaoran raised his brows questioningly at her.

Unable to stand it anymore, she kicked his leg under the table. Syaoran, who had not expected such an attack from Syaoran cried in pain. "Ow!!!! What you do that for?" he cried. Sakura looked serenely at him.

"What did I do?" she asked innocently but it was obvious in her face that she was gloating.

Syaoran smiled reluctantly. "You are something, you know that?" he said. There was admiration in his voice.

"I know," Sakura replied. Eriol and Tomoyo just watched the exchange. They knew something was going on between Sakura and Syaoran and they were curious to find out what it was.

"Tell us," Eriol urged.

"Nothing really," Sakura said, again shooting Syaoran a warning glance. Syaoran just shrugged.

"Oh, come on. Tell us what is going on. I know both of you are hiding something," Tomoyo pleaded. Sakura gulped. She did not want to share it with Tomoyo and Eriol-at least not yet.

"Ring!!!!" Sakura was saved from answering by the bell. She sighed with relief and said brightly,"Break over." She then quickly walked back to her classroom. Syaoran followed closely behind her.

"That was close," he muttered.

"And no thanks to you at all," she shot back.

Syaoran smiled. "Wait for me after school, okay?" he asked. Sakura nodded. "We are taking a trip to the mall," he announced.

After school,

"Why are we going to the mall?" Sakura asked as they walked out of the school gate.

"I'm changing your wardrobe," he replied.

Huh?" Sakura muttered.

"Since I am an expert on women's fashion, I thought I will give you advice on what kind of clothes you should wear," he explained.

"What's wrong with my clothes?" she demanded, gesturing at her shirt and jeans.Syaoran stopped and looked at her thoughtfully.

(AN: They wear home clothes to school)

"It's fine but if you were ever to attract Yazumi's attention, you have to do better than this," Syaoran remarked.

"Oh!" Sakura exclaimed, wide-eyed.

"You look like one of us guys," he continued bluntly.

"I can't help it. I don't have an elder sister to emulate. I only have a brother and he teaches me how to be a tomboy," Sakura said.

"Not anymore," Syaoran quipped. Then he looked at her short hair. "Hmmm, I know the perfect way for you to style your hair," he said as he looked at her hair critically. Sakura raised he hand self-conciously to her dishevelled hair.

"Let's go. We have little time to waste," he urged as he took her hand and led her to the bus stop.

In the mall,

"What kind of clothes do you think will suit me?" Sakura asked as she browsed through the clothes rack.

"Something cool and elegant," he answered thoughtfully. After a while, he exclaimed, "Aha!"

"You've found something?" Sakura asked expectantly.

"Viola'," he announced, holding up a simple yet beautiful green blouse along with a white silk skirt.

"Green?" Sakura asked, raising her eyebrows questioningly.

"It complements your eyes," he reasoned hastily.

"Come on. Go and try it on," he urged as he handed the clothes over to her.

"If you say so," she said dubiously as she went to the changing room.

Syaoran was whistling to himself when he heard Sakura called him. He turned and what he saw stole his breath away. In her usual shirt and jeans, she would always look cute and perky but in this, she looked absolutely breathtaking. "You look beautiful," he breathed.

"Really?" Sakura asked, her expression earnest yet shy.

"Yes," he nodded. "This will no doubt capture Yazumi's notice," he added. As he said that, he could feel the bitter taste in his mouth. He did not know why he felt this way everytime he thought of Sakura and Yazumi but he was also determined not to figure it out.

"Alright, let's take this," he said abruptly. Then he looked around and picked a few more clothes. "And these," he decided, trying to push away his confused feelings.

"I can't afford all these," Sakura protested, looking at the clothes he had chosen for her.

"Don't worry. I'll pay for them," Syaoran told her. Sakura looked like she was about to protest again when Syaoran cut in, "Come on. Its not everyday I could spend for my best friend. Consider it my early birthday present to you."

"Alright," Sakura relented. "I just don't feel comfortable using your money, that's all."

"You'll find a way to repay me one day," he teased.

The next day,

Syaoran was waiting impatiently for Sakura. He knew she was going to wear her new clothes today. He hoped she wore the green blouse and the white skirt-It's his favourite! Yazumi, who was sitting beside him, stood up and walked to the front of the classroom. Syaoran just watched him with a frown on his face; it seemed he had been doing a lot of that lately since he knew of Sakura's crush on Yazumi. Suddenly, he saw Yazumi stopped and gaped at the doorway. Syaoran turned to see what Yazumi was gazing at and he frowned even deeper. Standing at the doorway, wearing the suit that he had bought her yesterday, was Sakura. She also had styled her hair in a way Syaoran had thought her yesterday. All in all, she looked absolutely stunning! When Sakura's eyes met his across the room, he was able to see the shy and uncertain look in her expression and Syaoran realised that it made her looked even more endearing. He turned to Yazumi who was still gazing at Sakura with a transfixed look on his face. "It seems that our first step has created the effect we wanted," he thought with triumph, but there was a tinge of disappointment in his heart that disturbed him. He struggled to ignore it.

Sakura walked self-consciously to her seat. She knew everyone in the classroom was watching her. "You look beautiful, Sakura," Rika praised as Sakura passed her.

"Thanks," Sakura smiled.

"Sakura!" Chiharu called as she ran to the front of the classroom towards Sakura. Takashi was close behind her. "You look great," Chiharu said as she looked at her with admiration. "You should wear like this everyday."

"Thanks, Chiharu," Sakura thanked gratefully.

"Do you know, if a lady starts to wear...............................," Takashi began but Chiharu quickly knocked him.

"Don't bother him," Chiharu said. Sakura smiled and continued to her seat. She was so occupied with her own thoughts that she crashed into a certain someone again.

"Wha...attt!!" she sputtered as she tried to regain her balance.

"Good morning, Sakura," Yazumi greeted as he steadied her.

"Yaa.....zuuu..mi..," she stammered. She took a deep breath to calm her rioting nerves. "I'm sorry. I didn't look where I was going," she apologised.

"Its okay. It seems that we keep bumping into each other lately," he said giving her a melting smile.

"Umm...yeah," she said nervously. She tried to look unaffected by his smile but she was failing.

"Anyway, yesterday when we crashed into each other at the corridor, I accidentally took your literature paper by mistake. I forgot to bring it today so can I give you tomorrow?" he asked.

"Sure," Sakura nodded.

"Thanks," he smiled and started to walk away. Then he turned and said, "By the way, you look beautiful today but then you have always been so even in your shirt and jeans." He winked at her and walked to the front of the classroom. Sakura flushed and went to her seat.

Syaoran who was watching the exchange scowled at them. "I guess you must be responsible with Sakura's new look," Tomoyo remarked behind him. Syaoran turned around and realised that both Tomoyo and Eriol had been standing behind him.

"I bet this has something to do with the plan which you guys are so secretive about yesterday," Eriol challenged.

"Well...uh.....," Syaoran began.

"What is it exactly?" Tomoyo asked.

"What do you think?" Syaoran said, gesturing to Sakura and Yazumi who were talking with one another.

Tomoyo caught on quickly. "She didn't," she gasped in surprise.

"She did," Syaoran confirmed with a nod.

"I can't believe I never noticed her crush on Yazumi before," she said.

"That's because you are too busy drooling over Eriol," Syaoran reasoned. Tomoyo flushed.

"That is really nice of you to help her out," Eriol complimented.

"Yeah, nice indeed," he thought sarcastically.

"Not bad at all, Syaoran," Tomoyo said, observing Sakura and Yazumi. "It seems a simple makeover has already helped Sakura capture Yazumi's attention," she observed,

"This is shallow. He doesn't seem to notice her before and now, just because of a change in clothes he started to develop an interest in her," he said snidely.

Eriol shook his head and said, "You're contradicting yourself, Syaoran. If I'm not wrong, you are the one who asked her to change her style of clothing so that Yazumi notice her and now that it works, you say its shallow."

Syaoran remained quiet. He knew Eriol got a point. He was the one who suggest to her that she should change her wardrobe. He remained silent, hoping that they would chage the subject. However, Tomoyo had something more to add.

"And how about you? Look at all the girls you have gone out with. They all have one thing in common besides being airheads; they are one of the most beautiful girls in school. Intelligence and good attitude has never been your criteria in looking for a girlfriend," Tomoyo pointed out to Syaoran.

"Yes, and all the relationship do not last for more than one month," Syaoran argued.

"You're right," Tomoyo agreed. "The point is, most of you guys will tend to get attracted to a pretty face first. It will take a while later before you guys look at a girl's attitude and intelligence. For now, let's just watch what will happen. If Yazumi really likes her for herself and not just her new look, he would pursue her eventually. If he does not, he would forget about her after a while," Tomoyo surmised.

Syaoran grunted. He knew what Tomoyo had said was right and he could not think of a single rebuttal for her. At that time, Sakura went over to him. "Thanks, Syaoran," she thanked, her eyes filled with gratitude. Syaoran sighed. He knew he should be happy that the first part of their plan is working.

"You're welcome," he answered weakly. Inwardly he was chastising himself. "What is wrong with me lately?" he thought angrily.

Sakura smiled happily and sat at her own seat as she let out a contented sigh. She was feeling cheerful today and it was all thanks to Syaoran's willingness to help her change into a better girl. She would always be grateful for agreeing to help her. Now, she would just wait and see what would happen next.

To be continued.................................................................. .................