Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Feverishly Perfect ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 5 )

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A/N: Looks like I'm late on updating. *sweat-drops as she looks at angry reviewers* I'm really SORRY! Been running out of ideas lately, but I finally got this one out of my head. It may have little content in this chapter…but it's some progress, right? ^^

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[Sometimes, we wonder whether Sakura-chan -is- perfect. She has the looks, the guys, a happy family, and almost everything seems to revolve around her. What happens when she gets sick? Will it destroy her, or make her life even more perfect than before? Let us find out… [SxS] PLS R/R!

Feverishly Perfect

Written by Semmerie

He gently put the phone back on the receiver and pried the kitchen window open. 'Hope Sakura will not be too angry in the morning. I wonder whether the gaki will let me stay for the whole week…I'll go ask him.' And he flew up and off into the night, never to be seen again…at least until morning.

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S akura woke up that morning feeling extremely grumpy and tired, but it was soothing to see that her sore throat and fever had grown slightly better. The place seemed relatively quiet…except from some loud and irritating noises emitting from the bottom floor. Sakura leaned slightly out of bed. Hearing nothing, she gave up and walked out of her room and peered over the stair banister. Her father and Touya were already awake, and they seemed to be discussing something important.

"…Touya! You only asked to come here for one week!? We can't let Sakura starve…"

Her father's tone of voice seemed worried. So, it was a matter concerning herself…

"But, I've called every single person on the list…."

Sakura leaned forward further.

"Let me see that paper."

Fujitaka made his move and with a swipe of a hand, had the checklist in his possession.

"Otou-san, no--"

Sakura's emerald eyes grew wide when she saw the checklist. Eriol, Tomoyo, Chiharu, Rika...there were dozens of names situated on that one piece of paper! Suddenly feeling slightly itchy, she scratched her shoulder lightly and at the same time pricked her ears for sounds of further conversation. Her father then started to speak.

"You haven't called…this Syaoran Li." He quirked one eyebrow at the raven-haired boy next to him.

"But, otou-san, he's not suitable for the job! He's irresponsible, incorrigible, and absolutely incomprehensible!" Touya started of with a list of big words, but soon stopped when he saw his fathers face.

Sakura saw Fujitakas amber eyes travel from the list, to Touya, and to the list again. His fist tightened and scrunched the piece of paper into a tiny ball. He then walked over to the phone and pressed a series of numbers.

"Moshi moshi, Syaoran Li here? Yes, I would like to speak to you about Sakura. I'm her father, and since she has come down with a bout of chickenpox, I was wondering…"

Sakura leaned forward some more, but she could not catch the conversation. Standing on the tips of her toes, she kicked of her night slippers and balanced herself on the banister. She was that close to hearing them…just a little bit more---

Unfortunately for her, her sense of balance had been temporarily disrupted by her sickness, and she completely lost control, and with night clothes, messy hair and all, she plummeted down headfirst into the dining table below.

"AHHHHHHHHH-HHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Her dress billowed up behind her…the air whipped swiftly past, Sakura winced and closed her eyes…and flapped her hands frantically like a chicken.

My Sakura Cards…my Sakura Cards! Where are they!?

Sakura rummaged around in her pockets, but her hope faded when she remembered that the Sakura Cards on hr desk in her room.

Oh Kami-sama, why did I have to be so stupid as to leave my cards unguarded?! No, scratch that, why did I have to be so stupid as to leave myself unguarded?!

Sakura couldn't take the chance of trying to summon her cards by will…it would take too much time. There was only one thing left to do.

"HELP ME! Someone help me!"

She screamed with all her vocal power possible and her screech echoed through her house like an ice berg crashing into the Titanic. Both her brother and her father looked up in shock.

Touya ran around helplessly, trying to pinpoint the spot where Sakura would fall. Fujitaka looked worried, but had no choice but to continue talking to Syaoran.

She was only a few metres left from the ground…Sakura closed her eyes and waited for the impact. She just hoped that she would not break her leg or something…

5, 4, 3, 2…

*BOOM*

Sakura landed straight into her father's arms. Fujitaka immediately lost his balance though, and they both toppled straight to the floor.

But as Sakura had intended to in the first place, she caught the last of the telephone conversation loud and clear.

Fujitaka straightened his glasses.

"So, Syaoran, will you be coming to take care of Sakura next week? Alright, we'll meet you then. Sayonara!"

Then phone clicked back onto the receiver, and Fujitaka turned towards Sakura with a stern look.

"Eavesdropping again? Sakura, how many times have I told you not to listen in to others people's private conversations?" Sakura seemed unaffected and gave Fujitaka a beaming look of innocence, lightly brushing her feet onto the floor.

Fujitaka sighed and pointed to Sakura's room.

"Your room, now."

But, Sakura was not listening. As she dreamily made her way up the wooden flight of stairs, her face slowly spread into a secret smile and her mood brightened considerably.

"Syaoran's going to come over for the next week…"

She stepped into her room, smiling all the while, and closed the door with a soft click. She couldn't wait!

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Meanwhile 230;.

Syaoran put the phone back on its receiver and sighed again. Now, all he had to do was get that stuffed animal out of the house and it would all be peaceful and quiet…

"Hey, I didn't know you ate pudding! Mumphruphblrg, tbis ish breally ghoosd!" (1)

Syaoran slapped his hand to his forehead and proceeded to pry Kero from the fridge with a crowbar.

"Yes, I eat pudding--"

A twist and a muffled yelp.

"That was my private stock---"

A pull and the sound of the door creaking.

"And I do not want you ransacking my fridge!"

With one last muscle-straining pull, Syaoran yanked Kero off the fridge with a gigantic bang. Holding him by his neck, he looked at the guardian beast straight in the eye, and glared.

"Aren't you supposed to be getting home?" Syaoran asked gruffly. "You've been here for the past night, and my guess is that Sakura is very worried about you!"

Kero started sweating and he wrung his hands nervously.

"Actually, I was going to ask you whether I could stay for another week."

Syaoran huffed and he ruffled his chocolate locks in exasperation, and pretended to consider what Kero had just said, while almost strangling him at the same time.

"You want me to keep you in the house after you emptied the fridge of all the food I had just bought yesterday, made the house a mess, and broke almost all the windows while trying to get in!?"

Syaoran's arm twitched and with one flick of his arms, sent Kero flying out of the window like a Frisbee.

"I forgive no-one if they eat my precious chocolate supply!"

Kero was sent flying into the direction of Sakura's house screaming.

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When Kero crashed with a shattering bang into Sakura's room, the said person was still grinning stupidly and plucking petals of a cherry-blossom with her hands.

"He loves me…he loves me not…He loves me!"

Sakura's eyes twinkled happily as she grabbed Kero by the hands and spun him around the room with glee.

"Guess what, Kero-chan, Syaoran loves me!"

Kero rolled his eyes dramatically and flew to the window.

He pointed to a small black dot walking towards the house and looked at Sakura.

"Isn't that Tomoyo? She's coming to take care of you, right?"

Sakura stopped her dreamy reverie and pranced over to where Kero was sitting. Soon, she had spotted her friend too.

"Yeah, there she is!"

Tomoyo looked up at the sound and waved gaily at Sakura and her friend.

Sakura waved back too. Then, she left the window and crashed onto her bed, quickly changing out of her pyjamas and slipping into an oversized shirt and shorts.

"I've got to tell Tomoyo-chan all about my day!"

They were going to have lots to say, as Tomoyo had plenty of things to tell Sakura too…

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"-and Eriol asked me to e his girlfriend!"

Tomoyo tottered starry-eyed across Sakura's room, sighing dreamily.

"He's the…the most hunkelicious hunk in the whole world…he's kind, thoughtful, caring, sensitive, strong, manly…"

"…And very evil too." Sakura continued for her.

"He is not!" Tomoyo whirled around and glared.

"As I said, he is the most handsome, thoughtful, and most romantic person I ever met, and his lovely silky hair…"

Sakura sighed and stared blankly out of the window. Tomoyo was going to talk for a long time…she turned to her page in a storybook and began to read, trying to block out Tomoyo and her incessant ramblings about a certain Eriol-kun…

Though inwardly, she envied her raven-haired friend. How she wished that Syaoran-kun and her could be…a couple…

To Be Continued Shortly

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Semmerie: I apologise for this really short chapter! I apologise…this will never happen again-*gets hit by a rotten tomato* HEY! No fair…!!! Give me that fruit-*gets pelted by torrents and torrents of vegetables* Uughhh…*slumps down to the floor and collapses with carrots and random pieces of fruit sticking out of her nose and ears*

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