Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ All For a Chance With You ❯ Turning Point ( Chapter 4 )

All For A Chance With You

by Lyeza

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in Card Captor Sakura. The only character I have is Yazumi.

Chapter 4: Turning Point

"What!" Syaoran exclaimed when he heard Sakura's request.

Sakura blushed even more furiously. "Cou..ld...you.....," she stammered as she started to repeat what she had said earlier but Syaoran cut her in.

"Why?" he asked instead.

"Because....because.....I'm just curious. I want to know how to kiss and how it feels like to be kissed," Sakura explained lamely.

"And you want ME to demonstrate?" he asked, his heart was beating faster and faster by the second.

Sakura nodded. "I trust you," she said.

The three words carried a wealth of meaning to Syaoran, causing a surge of warmth and tenderness to flow through him. Syaoran froze with indecision.

"Will you teach me, Syaoran?" Sakura asked, her jade eyes pleading at him.

"Ummmmm," Syaoran mumbled, his mind racing with many possibilities. God knows he have wanted to kiss her for quite a while now and now that he was given this opportunity, should he grasp it? What will happen after they kiss? What if he lost control and frighten her instead? "Oh come on, Syaoran. Its just a simple kiss," his heart reasoned. "There's no reason for you to get so worked up over it. Its going to be a friendly kind of kiss. And close friends do that sometimes, don't they?" His mind however was telling him the opposite.

"Syaoran?" Sakura prodded as she stared at him intently.

Syaoran focused his attention back to her. He was still unsure what to do.

After a while of silence, Sakura said, "Its alright if you don't want to. Silly of me to even think that." She started to turn away.

In that instant, when Syaoran realized that Sakura was going to forget about her request, panic seized in him and unthinkingly, he shouted, "Wait!" He grabbed Sakura's hand to stop her from walking away. Sakura turned in surprise and stared at him wide-eyed.

"Huh?" she exclaimed.

"I'll help you," Syaoran answered. "What! Are you crazy?" his mind screamed.

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked dubiously.

"Yes," Syaoran answered. "No!!!!!" his mind protested but Syaoran ignored it.

"Thanks, Syaoran," Sakura smiled gratefully at him, causing strange sensations to his insides. Syaoran gulped.

"Alright. What am I supposed to do now?" Sakura asked uncertainly.

"First, step closer to me, Sakura," Syaoran explained. Sakura moved closer until she stood directly in front of him.

"Then?" she asked again.

Syaoran did not answer her. He cupped his hand underneath her chin, pushed her head back and stared into her eyes. She looked very uncertain and nervous. Syaoran smiled tenderly. "Don't be so tense," he chided gently. "Just relax and trust me, ok?" he asked.

"Ha...aii," Sakura stammered.

Syaoran lowered his head closer to hers and Sakura closed her eyes waiting for the moment when his lips touched hers. After a while, it never came. Sakura opened her eyes and saw him staring at her with tenderness and something else unrecognizable by Sakura. "What's wrong?" she asked, worried. She saw Syaoran shook his head furiously as though trying to rid himself of a certain kind of spell.

"Nothing," he said, frowning slightly. Then he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed Sakura. The moment their lips met, electricity jolted through them, stunning both of them by its intensity. However, neither seemed willing to break the contact. Sakura shivered slightly even though she was feeling totally warm as Syaoran continued to move his lips expertly against hers. Despite her inexperience and innocence, Sakura kissed him back surprising both herself and Syaoran and causing Syaoran to be even more unwilling to stop the kiss.

"Sakura...," Syaoran whispered softly against her lips.

At that, Sakura finally returned to reality. "Oh dear," she gasped, trying to break free of his hold.

Syaoran readily broke his hold of her. "Sakura?" he asked uncertainly as he stared at her but she was busy looking at the ground, unable to meet his gaze. "Are you alright?" he asked.

Sakura nodded but she still refused to look at him.

"I'm sorry," Syaoran apologized, thinking that she might be angry.

Sakura looked up, surprised. "What for?" she asked.

"For kissing you," he said though it sounded more like a question.

"No! No! Don't say that. I was the one who asked you to kiss me, remember?" Sakura said, shaking her head furiously.

"Anyway," Sakura continued. "Thanks. I did not know that a kiss can be this good," she said, smiling shyly at him.

"Me either," Syaoran thought as he ran his hand through his messy hair. None of his previous experiences with his ex-girlfriends had ever been this good- this wonderful and magical. With Sakura, he had actually lost control and totally forgot that it was his best friend that he was kissing and it was supposed to be a kissing lesson (just a lesson).

Syaoran glanced back at her and dug his hands in his pockets. It was all he could do to stop himself from kissing her again.

For a while, they just stood there awkwardly, unsure what to do next.

"Aahh, Syaoran..." Sakura began.

"Yes," Syaoran prodded.

"I need to get going now. See you during the match tomorrow," Sakura said as she hurriedly carried her bag, waved him goodbye and practically ran to the bus stop.

Syaoran stared at her retreating back. "I can't believe I've kissed Sakura, my best friend, and I have actually enjoyed it," he thought. "Great, Syaoran. You should not have kissed her. Now you probably won't be able to rid her out of your mind," his mind said. "Shut up!" he shouted. It was a good thing that no one was there or they would have thought he's gone crazy.

"I have a game tomorrow and I need to concentrate on it," he said vehemently. With that thought in mind, he picked up his bag and left the school.

In Sakura's house

Sakura sighed as she heavily as she sank onto the bed. The dazed expression had still not left her face yet. Slowly, she lifted her hand and touched her lips. "What have happened just now?" she whispered. When she had made her request, it was just out of curiosity. She did not expect the overwhelming reaction that followed. His kiss had made her feel special and wanted-as if she's more than just his best friend................................... Then Sakura sat up.

"Get a life, Sakura," Sakura chastised herself. "He probably kissed you the way he kissed other girls," she reasoned. However, she still could not help feeling as if the kiss might have meant something more to him as it was to her. "What is he doing now? Is he thinking about me?" she wondered aloud.

"Who's thinking about you?" a voice asked.

"Aaah!!!" Sakura shouted as she jumped in shock. She looked at the direction where the voice came from. "Kero!" she exclaimed with relief. "You scare me. I did not know you are there."

"Of course, you were too busy with your own thoughts that you were oblivious to the rest of the world," Kero said.

Sakura looked at him peevishly.

Kero continued, "You should have looked at yourself just now, Sakura. You looked like exactly like a lovesick fool."

"Quiet, Kero," Sakura ordered as she threw her pillow at him.

Kero easily dodged the pillow. "So, who have affected you so? Who is he?" Kero asked.

"As if I will tell you," Sakura said.

"Well, as long as he's not that gaki, I guess I don't mind," Kero said dismissively.

To her mortification, Sakura blushed furiously. Kero peered at Sakura intently. "Oh no. Its that gaki you have been thinking about," Kero realized, horror written all over his face.

"No, its not," Sakura denied.

"Then why are you blushing?" Kero countered.

"Uh............its my turn to do dinner today. I better get started," Sakura said as she ran out of the room.

"Just great. Now I know for sure Sakura likes the gaki," Kero muttered.

The next day,

During the soccer match

"Go, Syaoran!" the crowd shouted as Syaoran dribbled the ball closer and closer to the goal. He easily evade one of the defenders and continued to run. "Is Sakura watching me now?" he wondered. "What the heck are you thinking, Syaoran? Will you concentrate on your match," he told himself as he kicked the ball into the net.

"Goal!" the crowd shouted enthusiastically. Syaoran smiled triumphantly and then looked around the stands for Sakura. It was then he noticed her standing quite nearby but it seemed that she did not even notice he had scored. Syaoran scowled as he saw Yazumi and Sakura chatted animatedly with one another. "How could I even forget that Sakura has a crush on Yazumi? So much for the theory that our kiss might mean something more to her," he thought snidely. His frown deepening, Syaoran continued to stare at the couple, oblivious to the enthusiastic pats and punches from his team mates.

Meanwhile,

"Hey, your friend just scored a goal," Yazumi remarked as he turned his attention to the field.

Sakura blushed as she looked for Syaoran. "He's a great soccer player," she murmured. She saw Syaoran looking in her direction. Happily, she lifted her hand and waved but Syaoran apparently must have not seen her for he quickly turned away and ran to the centre of the field.

"Umm.....Sakura?" Yazumi asked uncertainly. Sakura turned to him questioningly.

"What is it?" Sakura asked.

"Are....you......are you........and Syaoran a couple?" Yazumi asked.

"No....," Sakura answered but there was a slight disappointment in her voice.

Yazumi missed it though and smiled at her. "I'm glad," he said softly. Sakura, however, was focusing her attention on the game that was going on that she did not hear him.

As the match went on, Syaoran could not keep his mind of Sakura and Yazumi. Occasionally, he would glance at where they were standing. "Syaoran!" one of his teammates called, trying to get his attention. Syaoran quickly took the ball from his teammate and dribbled it again towards the goal. The crowd roared with excitement as the star player made his way to the goal. "Are they watching?" he could not help himself from wondering. Again, he stole a glance at the stands. Unknown to him, one of the opponent was running over to him and in his distraction, the opponent managed to tackle the ball away from him.

"What!" Syaoran exclaimed as the ball was taken away from him. The roar of excitement and anticipation that was present moments ago died down. Syaoran cursed himself for getting distracted. "Focus, Syaoran. Focus," he reminded himself. Determined to commit himself completely to the game, he ran after the opponent, pushing aside thoughts of Yazumi and his best friend.

After the match,

"That was a pretty good game, Syaoran," his coach said after he left the shower. "Though I think you would have been able to score more goals just now. You seemed rather distracted. There were a lot of times I saw you looking over at the crowd just now," he continued. Their team had won but by just one goal which Syaoran had scored earlier on.

Syaoran looked down. "I'm sorry, coach. Something is bothering my mind lately," Syaoran apologized.

"Well, I hope you will be able to sort whatever problem you are having. We can't afford to have our best player performing shabbily especially with the finals coming round the corner," the coach said. Giving a reassuring pat on Syaoran's shoulder, the coach then left.

"How do I sort this out?" Syaoran thought.

"Hey, Syaoran!" his teammates called. Syaoran turned to them. "Let's go out and celebrate," they invited.

"No thanks. There is someone else I need to look for," Syaoran said and went in search for Sakura. "I wonder where she is?" Syaoran asked as he went through the throng of students looking for her. He wanted to celebrate with her and talked to her. Maybe they could even talk about what had happened between them yesterday. He had felt the chemistry between them and he badly wanted to know if she had felt it too. He turned around the corner and finally saw her walking towards the exit. He was about to run towards her when he saw that she was not alone; Yazumi was beside Sakura. They were chatting animatedly with one another and to Syaoran, Sakura seemed very happy. Syaoran took a step back. "Who am I to spoil her time with the guy of her dreams?" he thought. Depressed, he went the other way, eager to avoid the couple.

As Sakura walked to the bus stop with Yazumi, she looked around for Syaoran. "Where is he?" she wondered.

"Who?" Yazumi asked. Sakura looked up at him, surprised. It was then Sakura realized she had spoken aloud.

"Oh, no one," Sakura said hastily.

Yazumi stared at her dubiously but said nothing. As they waited for the bus, Sakura could still see no sign of him. "Come on, Sakura," Yazumi called as he boarded the bus.

Sakura glanced around her again and when she realized that Syaoran probably would not show up, she followed Yazumi. "I guess, he must have followed his friends to celebrate their victory and forget about me," she reasoned, slightly depressed at the thought.

As Syaoran walked back to his apartment, his mind drifted back to Sakura. "Why have I been feeling this way towards Sakura lately? Could it be that I'm attracted to her?" he thought. They had been best friends for years now and he was contented to let it stay that way. However, he knew something had changed between them ever since he found out about her infatuation and was even surer of it after yesterday. "I have always like Sakura as a best friend but......................do I want now something more?" he asked aloud.

Monday morning,

"Ohayo, Syaoran!" Sakura greeted happily.

"Ohayo," Syaoran greeted back but he was watching the scenery outside the window. Had Syaoran been watching her, he could have noticed the pink tinges staining her cheeks as she looked at him.

"That was a great game yesterday," Sakura praised as she sat at her seat.

"Really?" Syaoran drawled, finally turning to her.

"Yes," Sakura nodded empathetically.

"And how would you know?" he asked cynically.

"Of course, I know. I was watching the game at the stands. I thought you know that," Sakura said.

"Were you really watching?" he asked, not even bothering to hide the bitterness in his voice.

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked, confused. "What are you talking about? Of course I was watching," Sakura said, her tone puzzled.

Syaoran stared at her. Her face an expression of bewilderment and a slight hurt. Syaoran sighed. "I'm sorry, Sakura. I guess I'm just feeling particularly moody today," he apologized when he realized that he was behaving rather churlish towards her, especially since she did nothing wrong.

"Alright..." Sakura said uncertainly. She was very worried about Syaoran's behavior. Desperate to get away from her scrutiny, Syaoran immediately stood up and said, "I.... I...just realize I need to do something at the library. See you later." Then he quickly walked towards the door.

"Wait!" Sakura called. "I want to come with you too," she said but Syaoran had already left. With a resigned sigh, Sakura went back to her seat. "What's bothering Syaoran?" she asked, concerned.

Unknown to them, Eriol and Tomoyo were watching the exchange. "Something is wrong with Syaoran," Tomoyo whispered to Eriol. Eriol pulled her out of the classroom so that Sakura could not hear them.

"I know. He is not being himself," Eriol said. "He's getting more moody and is constantly frowning at someone, especially Yazumi," Eriol observed.

Tomoyo gasped at his second sentence. "Could it be..." Tomoyo's words trailed off as she pondered on the possibility.

"Could it be what?" Eriol asked.

Tomoyo turned to him. "How could you be that dense? Maybe Syaoran likes Sakura and he could not accept the fact that Sakura likes Yazumi," Tomoyo explained.

"Maybe....," Eriol said thoughtfully.

"It might be true, Eriol," Tomoyo said excitedly. "Oh kawaii! I think they will look perfect together," Tomoyo gushed.

"But Sakura likes Yazumi, right?" Eriol pointed out.

"Oh, yes," Tomoyo said, disappointed. "It will be wonderful if Sakura and Syaoran are together."

"You know," Eriol began. "I think I saw Sakura blushed when she talked to Syaoran just now," he remarked.

Tomoyo looked at him with hopeful eyes. "Really?" she asked. Eriol nodded.

"I'm quite certain," he said.

"Oooh! Maybe there's hope after all. Maybe there's a chance that they might get together," she said happily. Then she turned to Eriol and said, "Eriol..."

"Why do I not like the tone of that voice," Eriol commented.

"Why don't we play match maker?" she suggested.

"No. Definitely not," Eriol said firmly.

"Why not?" Tomoyo asked.

"It is not right to interfere in their relationship. Besides, if they really do belong to each other, they will figure it out soon," Eriol explained.

Tomoyo looked very disappointed. "Oh well. I hope they do figure it out soon. They really are suited to each other," Tomoyo relented.

"Don't worry. Give them a bit more time," Eriol reassured her.

After school,

Sakura was helping Yazumi with his literature assignment. Sakura had explained to Yazumi some of the important points to take note and then waited for him to listen them down. Sakura's thoughts drifted to Syaoran. "I wonder where Syaoran is? Why is he acting so weird today?" she wondered. She wished she was with him right now. It was ironic. A few days ago, she would trade anything she has to be with Yazumi but now that she was with him all she wanted to do was leave and looked for her best friend.

"Why am I feeling this way? Could it be that I'm falling for Syaoran?" she asked. Then she shook her head and said, "Its Yazumi who I like. Syaoran is my best friend; not someone I'm supposed to fall in love with," she reasoned though unconvincingly.

"How can our relationship change just by a kiss?" she wondered, blushing at the reminder of their kiss.

"Sakura," Yazumi called, interrupting her thoughts. Sakura turned to him.

"Can you help me explain this point again? I still can't understand this," Yazumi requested.

Smiling brightly at him, she started, "Alright, let's return to page 175..........."

At the basketball court,

Syaoran was playing basketball with Eriol. "Where's Sakura?" Eriol asked as they played.

Syaoran stopped and sighed heavily. "She's tutoring Yazumi in literature," Syaoran explained, a frown deepening on his face.

"You don't sound too happy about it," Eriol observed.

"Who would be happy if someone keep monopolizing your best friend's attention?" Syaoran said.

"Is that the only reason?" Eriol asked.

"What are you talking about?" Syaoran asked, pretending not to understand. Eriol just kept quiet as he watched Syaoran's mental struggle.

"Aaahhhh! I don't know. I just don't know how I feel," Syaoran said, frustration laced in his voice.

"Do you not know?" Eriol challenged. Then he said, "I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow," he said. With a wave, he turned and left.

Syaoran stood at the court contemplating what Eriol had said to him. "Eriol is right," he said softly. "I do know what is going on."

He looked at the school building. He knew Sakura was in one of the classrooms with Yazumi. "I have fallen in love with Sakura, my best friend," he admitted. "But Sakura loves Yazumi, right?"

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

Oh! Syaoran has admitted to himself that he loves Sakura. Will Sakura be able to figure out that she loves him too?