"Welcome to the Preliminary round of the Shinto's Cup!" The voice boomed out from the speaker around Shinto's Car Race-track #3. The track wasn't that grand but it'd serve the purpose for the round. "I am Chen, your announcer for the day. I assume that everyone should know who is to be your tag-partner for this round, if not, never fear. On my right, is the lovely, sexy Maria," he winked to the girl with a long wavy black hair, who waved at the crowd. "She has a list. Now that's covered, I'd like to speak to you about the rules…"
Sakura tuned him out. She had read the rules, what to do and what not, from online. She knew who her partner was – someone named L.X: #401. She knew her time of race, which was in another 2 hours. So now that she had 2 hours free, she decided to use her time wisely by checking out her opponents'. She made sure that her white cap was in place, her hair neatly tucked away, hiding any visible auburn locks. She put on her sunglasses to hide her unique emerald eyes. Usually she wouldn't bother but since it was day-time, it was for precaution from a certain group of people. Once she was satisfied with her look, she walked out and blended into the crowd.
Fifteen minutes later, Sakura found herself outside the race-track #3. She let out a huge sigh as she trudged away from the court. She had nearly bumped into her friends whilst she was walking about. Thank the god for her quickness; she was able to avoid them without them sighting her. Learning from her nearly mistake, she decided to stay away from the track until it was her turn to race.
Sakura headed towards the quieter part of the place, which happened to be on the opposite side of the court. She smiled at the quietness as she walked towards the wooden bench under a large tree, and sat down. She leaned back and closed her eyes.
Her minds drifted from racing to her friends and finally, to Syaoran. She smiled happily as she remembered the first time they went out on a date. He was sweet and loving but a tad possessive though she didn't mind. In fact it made her all tingling inside, knowing that she had such an affect on him, the person who was once cold and emotionless. She hoped that he and her friends would never find out about 'Cherry' because they would definitely feel betrayed, especially Syaoran. For he, hated liars the most. It was a guaranteed that he would break it off with her, and she couldn't bear that. Her heart would surely shatter because she had given him her whole heart.
/Flashback/
"Good morning, Blossom," Syaoran greeted as he pecked her cheek and led her to his car.
"M-Morning," Sakura blushed.
Twenty minutes later, Syaoran parked the car inside the Shinto's Mall building. He went over to Sakura's side and helped her out. He locked his car with the alarm, once done; he led her into the mall, with his arm around her waist. Sakura blushed prettily.
They decided to watch a movie, followed by lunch and walked around the Mall, since it was Sakura first time being in here. Once the couple stood in front of the cinema, Syaoran told her to wait for him while he lined up for the tickets. Sakura agreed. She stood leaning against the pillar, waiting for him.
A couple of minutes later, she was surrounded by three guys, asking her for her name, and if she wanted to join them. She of course, declined, and told them she was waiting for someone. Even that, they didn't leave her be, and continued pestering her. Sakura had had enough and was about to yell at them when she found something covered her mouth. She gasped in surprised and blushed brightly. Syaoran was kissing her.
"Sorry love, hope you didn't wait too long," he smiled at her warmly, holding her possessively. Sakura was still dazed from his kiss, she didn't reply. Syaoran turned towards the three boys, his eyes gleamed with promise pain.
"Can I help you gentlemen?" he asked in a cold voice.
They mumbled incoherently before dashing away, leaving the couple alone.
"You didn't have to do that, you know," Sakura said in a timid voice.
Syaoran only smirked and said, "No one touches, what's mine."
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After lunch, Sakura and Syaoran walked around the Mall, doing some window shopping. Sakura once in a while, drag him into different store, but at all time, he would make sure that his arm was around her, preventing from an earlier incident from happening again. He didn't want to admit but he hated the feeling he had when he saw her with other boys. He knew, and understood that she liked him, hopefully loved, and that she was his girl but that didn't stop him from feeling jealous. It was just a precaution and besides, he liked the feel of her in his arms.
"Oh Syaoran, let's go in there!" He sighed in resignation as he allowed himself to be drag into the clothing store. He sat on the chair, smile every now and then, at his girlfriend who was currently beaming with happiness as she browsed through some dresses.
"I'm going to try this, be right back," she told him before leaving for the change room. He got up and went to sit on the chair near the change-room. He found himself wasn't the only waiting, they were some other guys, he'd assume they were probably waiting for their girlfriend like him. He ignored them and picked up a magazine to read.
Several minutes later, a girl came out. Syaoran looked up, and back down again. She wasn't Sakura. The second girl came out, then the third and fourth. Tired of reading a non-sense magazine, he tossed it away and waited for Sakura to come out. He didn't have to wait long.
"Syaoran?" He looked up and stared. He thought she was pretty wearing her usual attire but with that dress, she was even prettier. It was a curve-neck filled with white lace sleeveless light pink dress, showing her tan lean arms. On the waist-line was a band of white-like-belt. The dress was a knee-length long, ending with a see-through white lace. Her hair which was tied up was down, framing her heart-shape face. She twirled and smiled at him.
"What do you think?"
"Pretty." Sakura blushed while Syaoran glared at the person who dared complimenting his girl in front of him. The said boy gulped and quickly looked away from the cold glare.
Syaoran got up and went to her. "You're beautiful." He kissed her lightly on her lips causing her to turn red again. He grinned whilst holding her close.
In the end, he bought her the dress, much to Sakura annoyance. She wanted to buy it with her own money but he was too stubborn so she gave up.
It was nearly five PM when they left the Mall. Syaoran drove around the town and ended up at the beach. The two made way down to the beach, hand-in-hand, and waiting for the sun to set. When they reached a quieter area, they sat down.
"It's beautiful," Sakura commented as the orange globe disappeared into the horizon.
"No more than you."
Sakura blushed and turned around. She found herself face-to-face with Syaoran. His eyes were dark and it seemed to pull her in.
"Syaoran…"she whispered as he leaned in and closed the gap between them. She shyly kissed him back. Minutes later they broke apart. Sakura was flushed from both contentment and embarrassment. Syaoran found her even more attractive. He got up and offered her his hand.
"Let's have dinner." With a smile she accepted his hand.
/End of Flashback/
A loud cheer woke her up. Sakura blinked sleepily. She realised she had fallen asleep. Suddenly she jerked up in surprise.
"I fell asleep!" She looked down at watch and let out a huge relieve. She still had an hour. She got up and stretched, deciding that she should head back before she fell asleep again.
Looking up at the blue sky, she didn't see a foot in front of her and tripped.
"Ack!"
"Are you alright?"
Laughing at her own clumsiness, she replied sheepishly. "Yeah, sorry about that." She looked up and was met with a familiar face.
"Lei!" The black haired boy grinned back at her.
"Well, well, nice to see you again Cherry."
"Yeah! How are you? What are you doing here?" She asked, sitting down next to him.
"I'm great now that I see you," he winked causing her to blush. "And I'm here for the Shinto's Cup."
"But—oh, that's right. I forgot that you're from Tuen Mun! Wow, this is great!" Lei chuckled at her cheerfulness. "Have you raced?"
He shook his head in negative. "No, I got another…hour to go. What about you?"
"Nope, an hour to go as well."
"Great! So, tell me, why are you at this part of the place? Too crowded inside?"
"Yeah, and all those testosterone those men were given off is killing me." She lied.
Lei laughed. "I understand what you're saying."
Half an hour later, the duo decided to head back into the court.
"You know who your tag-partner is?" Sakura asked.
"No, my team-leader just told me the number, and the time of my race and that's it. I can't be bothered checking it out myself."
Sakura laughed. "Just to make you feel better, I don't exactly know who my partner is either. Just the initials and number."
"What a pair we make huh?" he chuckled. "So what's your number? Maybe you're paired up with my team-mate."
"96."
Lei's eyebrow rose in surprise. "Seriously? Wow, we're fated!"
She looked at him in confusion.
"Does your tag-partner happen to be #401?"
"Yeah! How do you know?"
He grinned and took out his number card. 401. Sakura blinked.
L.X.
Lei Xing.
"No way! Unbelievable, we're partner! Just like last time." She grinned in return.
"So partner, are you ready to smash them all with our superb skills?" He offered his arm.
She giggled before linking her arm with his. "You betcha!"
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The Preliminary round ended successfully. As expected, Sakura, Syaoran, Lei, Meiling, Tomoyo, Eriol, Chiharu, Lisa, Rika, Jia had made through to the next round.
Sakura had managed to avoid her friends and Syaoran for most of the time. However, there was one time; her cover nearly blown because of a stupid wind. Her friends were right in front of her when the wind decided to be playful. She shrieked but thanked to her lucky star; she caught her cap in time before they saw her.
When they finally saw her, the girls and Eriol greeted her with a smile. Meiling was being enthusiastic and excited about the whole thing. Sakura smiled back but it didn't quite reach her eyes; she was trying to calm her nervousness.
She was afraid that they might recognize her; after all, she was only covered by a mere cap and sunglasses. However, she was relieved when they didn't seem to recognize her, although Syaoran was staring at her way too intensely; she didn't like it. In fact, she made up an excuse and quickly ran away from the group before he can suspect anything more.
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It was close to six PM when Sakura said good-bye to Lei and headed home. As soon as she stepped into the room, her phone went off. It was Syaoran. He always called her or messages her at night before she went to bed, asking how her day was and that he missed her. Today however, he told her about his race and that all of her friends, including himself, made through to the next round. Sakura congratulated him. They couple talked for hours before they hung up and Sakura went to bed with a smile on her face.
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