Kimi wa Host: Chapter 5

In his Debt

Daidouji Tomoyo stared absentmindedly into her cup of coffee. She took her spoon and swirled the tawny liquid until it created ripples inside the mug. With her fingernails tapping a melodious tune against the glass table she sighed.

"I wonder how Sakura-chan is doing…?" she found herself asking and rested her chin on her palm. She took her eyes off the russet liquid and looked out the window of the small café, watching as people walked by.

Now that she actually had time to do her own thing she found that she had no idea what to do.

"I need to get myself a boyfriend…" she muttered and pushed back on her chair, rising up from her seat. She pulled out her purse and left a small tip on the table, leaving the café with her coffee unfinished.

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"Umm training? Now?" A pale Sakura, or rather, Touya Kinomoto spoke as she stared wide-eyed at the group of chattering high school girls entering the store. Yamazaki grinned and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry! You'll be fine!" he said and slapped the newbie on the back as he made his way to the ladies.

"Good afternoon ladies! May I interest you in spending time with our cute little kitten over there?" He offered as he took their coats. Before Sakura knew it all 4 pair of eyes were on her and she inwardly gulped. She didn't know whether she should be offended by Yamazaki's 'kitten' comment or from the huge mocking grin the boy had on his face.

"Ohh a new member? He's sooo cute!" The girl with black pigtails gushed and crossed her way over to Sakura. Sakura, impressively, stood her ground and slightly tilted her head to bow to the girl.

"W-Welcome to paradise…I'm Kinomoto Touya" she blurted out quietly. The pig-tailed girl squealed and embraced Sakura in her arms.

"Oh my gosh! You are such a cutie! Such a lovely face!" she shrieked, to Sakura's dismay, and led the 'boy' over to the corner of the room. Two of her friends trailed after her while the other walked over to Syaoran.

"I'm Minatsuki Miwako but you can call me Miwa" Miss pigtails (as Sakura dubbed her) spoke as she settled down next to cross dresser. Her two friends, Ayame and Misato as she was told, sat on the couch opposite hers.

"So when did you start working here?" Miwa asked as she crossed her left leg over her right. Sakura took a deep breath and hoped that she would not screw this up. Wahh where is Tomoyo-chan when I need her most?

"Today's my first day" mumbled the host as she kept her eyes on the ground. Miwa sighed in delight and took Sakura's hand in hers gently.

"Aww no need to be shy! You poor thing! Just be yourself!" Miwa instructed and Sakura wondered why they were treating her like some little boy when she was the same age…

Sakura inwardly sighed as a means to calm her nerves. She felt thankful to Miwako though. She seemed like a pretty nice girl. When the silence once again settled amongst the group Sakura averted her eyes to think of a conversation topic. Her emerald orbs finally landed on the uniforms that all three girls wore.

"You go to St. Maria's Private Academy? " questioned Sakura as she observed the fine fabric and intricate details on the neat uniform. Miwako and the other girls nodded.

"Yes, do you know of it?" she asked and accepted the cup of tea Sakura handed her.

"Do I know about it? It's only the most prestigious all girls school in Tokyo! I've always wanted to-" The cherry blossom paused when she planned on finishing with "go there".

"—see what it was like….the academy is huge! But of course I can't because I'm a boy hahaha…" she finished lamely and handed the other girls their tea, wanting to bang her head on something hard.

The three girls giggled in response.

"It's really nothing. It's so boring staying in an all girls school, the teachers are all old geezers and strict" Misato exclaimed as she brushed her blonde hair behind her shoulder.

"Oh, I see...a friend of mine used to attend St. Marias but she never told me much about it" Sakura exclaimed as she tapped her chin thoughtfully.

"Oh really? What's her name? Maybe we know her!" Miwa asked as she tilted her head to the side. Sakura's eyes brightened when she thought of Tomoyo.

"Oh it's-"

Sakura! Don't ever mention my name to a St Maria's student! There were so many rich snobs that were jealous of me I lost count! I felt like the whole school was against me so I switched schools!

"-Umm actually her name escapes me but I'll let you know once I remember" laughed 'Touya' nervously as he rubbed 'his' arm. The girls looked at their host quizzically but obliged nonetheless.

"So uh, ladies…before I worked here who were your hosts?" Sakura asked as she racked her brain for other topics.

Miwako's face brightened.

"Actually Eriol-kun was my host. He's such a gentleman" Miwa sighed and watched the Englishman from across the room. Sakura blinked surprised when she noticed how love stricken the girl was. Her mouth instantly curved upwards.

"Oh so you're in love with him!" Sakura spoke out loud and the other two girls had to cover her mouth.

Miwako, who had been surprised by the mans sudden outburst lowered her head and blushed a deep crimson, nodding silently. sakura threw her a warming smile.

"Then what are you doing here talking to me for? Go talk to him!" urged the cherry blossom as she got up with the intentions of fetching Eriol. However, she was abruptly pulled down by a flustered Miwa.

"No! I could never…I-I mean I-" at this point the girls words had seemed to fumble over one another and Sakura couldn't help but let loos a laugh.

"T-Touya-kun!" The raven haired girl uttered embarrassingly as she tried to stop the 'boy' before a scene was made. Sakura lowered her voice and wiped at her eyes.

"I'm sorry Miwa-chan. It's just that when I first saw you you seemed like a confident girl! I guess you must really be in love with him to get this riled up" she exclaimed and wiped the tears from her eyes. The said girl blushed even deeper when she found Eriol's eyes looking towards the loud group and she buried her face in Sakura's shirt. For a moment Sakura was paralyzed but her eyes softened when she saw the girls ears turn red from embarrassment.

"Don't be embarrassed Miwa-chan, Love is something you shouldn't hide" she explained and gently pushed the girl off her, giving her a bright smile. Miwa slowly lifted up her face to look at Sakura.

"So…you know how she feels? How?" Ayame interrupted in awe as she stared dumbfounded at the boy.. Sakura froze once again. Oh crap!

"Urmm…I have…a t-twin sister…and uh she practically tells me all these unnecessary stuff…soo i understand girls pretty well..." The host in training lied and scratched her head sheepishly. Miwa watched her in awe and once again took 'his' hands in hers.

"Then you understand how I feel?" she questioned with as her eyes sparkled with delight. Sakura watched her confused before nodding her head slowly.

"So you can tell me what I need to know to impress Eriol-san?"

An even slower nod.

Miwa's face became bright and she threw her arms around Sakura.

"Oh thank-you so much Touya-chan! (twitch "chan..?") You have no idea how grateful I am!" the pigtailed girl hugged her newly acquired friend again and the boy in turn hesitantly patted her back.

"Urr no problem…" the cherry blossom muttered warily with a forced laugh.

Sakura Kinomoto you are SO screwed!

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Li Syaoran watched in amusement as Touya chatted happily with the other girls. They seem to be having fun at least. He thought and smiled to himself.

"Syao-kun? What is it?" The brunette leaning on his shoulder asked as she watched him smile. Syaoran cleared his throat and shook his head.

"Uhh it's nothing Ritsuko-san" he answered and looked at the clock waiting for his time to be up.

Before he knew it his eyes were lingering over to the newbies and he watched Touya as he laughed along with the girls.

He really IS feminine looking. I wouldn't be surprised if he was mistaken for a girl. It's too bad though.

At the last comment Li immediately whirred out of his thoughts.

Okay where did that come from?

Syaoran shook his head to clear his thoughts. His lack of sleep must be getting to him…

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"Okay…Maybe I'll just check on Sakura for a bit and then I'll go home" Tomoyo mumbled as she casually walked down the alleyway stealthily.

She suddenly stopped.

"Oh god I must be insane!" She wailed and was about to turn around when she heard the rusty hinges of the door sound. Out of fear Tomoyo did the only thing she could do and threw herself behind the closest object. The hairs on her neck rose when she recognized the European accent and she wanted so badly to bang her head against something, presumably a brick wall or an iron pole. This thought ended however when she heard the voice behind her.

"Daidouji-san?"

Tomoyo cursed and mentally slapped her forehead when she realized that the object she was 'hiding' behind was a mere streetlight. She rolled her eyes at her antics. Ugh can this day get any worst? With a heavy intake of breath she immediately stood up.

"Ah! Found it!" the heiress yelled abruptly as she held up her keys as proof. She turned around and met Eriol face to face.

"Oh! H-san I didn't notice you there!" Tomoyo laughed as she shoved her keys in her pockets. "I was just looking for my keys! And what do you know? I found them!" she smiled again.

Eriol shot her a skeptical look.

"Naturally Daidouji-san I'd think it'd only take you a second to find your keys since they are easy to spot…" he said good naturedly and Tomoyo tried her best not to glare at him.

"Well we're all not as smart as you!" she said evenly and slapped her head (to Eriol's amusement) when she realized she was only degrading herself. She suddenly looked at her watch and gasped.

"Oh, well look at the time! I must be going now! Bye bye!"

Before Eriol could protest the girl was already making her way out of the alley and in second she was gone like the wind. The azure-eyed boy scratched his head before giving it a shake and going over to the dumpster to resume his task at hand.

The exhange student, however, stopped shortly when he noticed something lying on the floor behind the lamp post. He quickly got rid of his trash and walked over to the mysterious item.

When he bent down to pick it up he examined it carefully.

"This is…"

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Sakura sighed in relief as she watched the St. Maria girls leave. She was safe for the time being. Although Miwako had said that she would be back tomorrow. At the thought Sakura groaned and leaned her head back on the sofa.

"You did good" a voice spoke up from behind her causing her to jump slightly.

"L-Li-san" she said as she accepted the drink he offered her. Syaoran frowned.

"I told you to quit it with the honorifics, just Syaoran is fine" he stated and sat down beside her.

"Um okay Sha-Syoaran…" she muttered a little embarassingly and before the tension grew awkward Sakura threw him a question.

"So!...uh do I pass the 'test'?" she questioned curiously. Syaoran placed his glass on the table before staring at her as if the answer was obvious.

"Did you pass? Of course you did! You did exceptionally well for your first day!" he retorted proudly.

"The three of us were impressed! Besides you Eriol was the only one who handled his first day well!"

Sakura blushed again and Li had to avert his eyes for some odd reason...

"Th-Thanks" she coughed all the while wondering why her face was heating up. Syaoran smiled in return.

"Actually what impressed me most was that you could hold a conversation with the girls for so long! Usually I would let them be the ones to strike up a conversation." The Li heir shook his head as he let out a low chuckle. Sakura blinked before grinning up at him.

"Oh ho! Are you telling me that the Great Li Syaoran is clueless when it comes to girls?" she laughed as she nudged his ribs playfully. Syaoran scowled at her and rolled his eyes.

"Well excuse me if I'm not as sensitive and feminine like you to be able to understand girls" he pointed out gruffly. Sakura's brow twitched nervously.

"What? I'm not feh-feh-feminine!" she defended and patted her chest to reassure Li. Syaoran stared at her as if she were insane abefore he burst out laughing.

"Hahaha! of course you're not! Although I'd tone down the defensiveness a bit" he chuckled again and moved his hand to rub her head teasingly.

Sakura froze from the close contact and she abruptly held in her breath. Syaoran noticed this and quickly retracted his hand away.

"Oh urm, I should go…get ready for my next appointment!-" he coughed and scurried away before Sakura could process his words.

The genki girl bit her lip as she watched Syaoran go and she carefully brought her hand to place it on the spot Syaoran's hand had touched earlier.

His hand feels so nice and warm…she thought and immediately blushed. Sakura shook her head furiously and patted her cheeks as a means to snap herself out of her daydream. No no no! I'm a guy! A GUY! G-U-Y!

With a sigh Sakura awaited her next customer while her eyes lingered on Syaoran's back.

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"That was a close one…" Tomoyo sighed as she quickly made her way through the alleyways. She hid her hands in the pockets of her coat and drew in a shaky breath as her heels clicked along the unzipped her purse and searched for her cell phone thinking to call her driver to pick her up at the mall in about an pale hand froze when she didn't feel the sought out item and she stopped in her tracks, removing her purse from off her shoulder.

Tomoyo paled when her communicating device was no where to be found.

"Just my luck!" the singer cursed as she reluctantly turned around to retrace her steps.

"If I'm right he probably found it by now and is holding it hostage until I agree to date him or something" scowled the girl as she sulkily made her way back to her nightmare. She walked a few steps in silence before she opened her mouth again.

"Okay, I'll just threaten him and if that doesn't work I'll charge him with theft—OOF!" The girl squeaked when she collided into someone's chest.

Her amethyst eyes looked up in anger before she calmed herself.

"I'm really sorry sir. I wasn't watching where I was going and-"

"Well well well, look what we have here?" the man, or teenager rather, that she bumped into smirked as he rubbed his chin. His two friends leered wolfishly at Tomoyo behind him and she backed away slowly.

"What's a little rich girl like you doing in such a shady place?" he asked as he examined her brand name clothes. Tomoyo frowned and secured her jacket around her body. The 'leader' of the group must have predicted her to run away and before Tomoyo could actually commence the action her arms were grabbed and she was thrown roughly against the brick wall. When her vision refocused she glared at the three boys.

"Let. Me. Go" she snarled and tried to free herself from their grips.

The teen tutted.

"For such a classy lady you sure don't have any manners. Ever heard of saying 'please'?" he questioned amusingly and lowered his face to hers. Tomoyo scowled. Today was not the day to piss her off and this guy was already half way there.

Before she knew it her Daidouji blood kicked in and she wordlessly spat in her attackers face.

"Like I would say 'please' to a jerk like you" she retorted angrily and watched as he screamed curses and wiped at his nose in disgust. When he was finished he glared at Tomoyo and raised his hand in the air.

"You freaking bitch! You'll pay for this!" he yelled and hovered above her. Despite the situation she was in Tomoyo rolled her eyes.

"Oh geez could you get any more cliché then this? I mean seriously…"

The boy glowered in anger and brought his hand down just after Tomoyo closed her eyes awaiting the impact. This is not good!

All of a sudden a loud whack was heard and when Tomoyo felt the hands on her arms and legs loosen she opened her eyes hesitantly. She stared in shock as her attackers stood up groggily with bruised faces and they glared at her savior before running away with tails between their legs.

The sound of someone wiping their hands together made her turn around.

"Tsk Tsk Tomoyo-chan, you hang out with the strangest people"

Tomoyo's eyes widened.

"Yamazaki-kun!"

The said Takashi Yamazaki grinned at her and gently held her arm.

"Are you alright? Did they hurt you?" he questioned worriedly as he examined her for any bruises. Tomoyo shook her head and carefully withdrew her arm away.

"No, I'm fine, thank-you for saving me" she smiled and bowed graciously. Yamazaki held up his hands in protest.

"Don't be thanking me just yet Tomoyo-chan, if it weren't for Eriol suggesting me to look for you things would've been different"

Tomoyo pouted.

"What're you talking about? That idiot? Yeah right!" she huffed and turned her head defiantly. Yamazaki chuckled.

"Well no matter, even if he told me to give you this I think his real intentions were for me to see if you were alright. Don't tell him I told you that though" Yamazaki explained as he fished through his pocket to return her missing item. Yamazaki's eyes brightened when he felt the outline of her phone and he withdrew it from his pocket, handing her the device.

"Here you go. Eriol says not to lose it again and to be careful next time" he smiled and glanced at his watch in alarm. "Oh shoot! duty calls! I'll see you later Tomoyo-chan!" With one last wave he turned around and headed back towards the club. Tomoyo watched as Yamazaki openedthe club door and disappeared inside the building. Eyeing the phone in her hands she sighed.

"Shoot" she muttered as she dialed her driver's number, an unpleasant frown on her face.

"I'm in his debt again…"

I haven't been in the CCS fanfiction mood lately…if you noticed I've been totally into Naruto fanfics…teehee…

BUT!

The flame has rekindled and I'm back! YAYY!

This is weird since I love ExT the most but I find myself totally looking forward to Sakura's and Syaorans relationship! It seems more interesting! Lol! Eep! That's not good!

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and if I can I'll update again just before the New Year comes in!

Oh! And check out my POLL guys! From the looks of it ExT needs more love!

P.S: Please excuse and spelling/grammar errors. I'll fix it tomorrow…