"Where for Out Thou, Syaoran

"Where Fore Art Thou, Syaoran?"

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~*~Cutie Blossom~*~

Okay, I'm back to making romantic stories. This story is the longest and best one if you ask me. Anyways, this story takes place when our Cardcaptor gang is in High School (they are sophomores to be exact) and the school decides to do a spring play of Romeo and Juliet. This happens before Syaoran tells Sakura his feelings and before Eriol tells Tomoyo his feelings also. So Syaoran didn't go back to Hong Kong, but Meilin did (Sorry Meilin lovers, but she wasn't needed in this story. We'll miss her lots! ^_^). Eriol didn't go back to England either, and the whole Eriol and Khoa relationship just didn't happen. Also the Kawaii 2nd movie didn't take place. This story has both S+S and E+T in it. Oh and before I forget, this fic is dedicated to those who read and reviewed my other four fanfics. ^_^ Hope you like this one as much as the other(s) or even more (If you haven't read "Silent Confessions" yet, please read it! It's a CCS romantic one. ^_^ "Chatroom Confessions" is an AAMR Pokémon one. The other two are also Cardcaptor Sakura fics also). Anyways, thanks for all of your review. They mean a lot to me! ^_^ I also wanted to thank JadeWing. She has helped me out a lot especially with bugging a friend of mine that wasn't being very nice. ARIGATO! Sorry JadeWing, but Syaoran doesn't get seriously hurt or squished in this fic. He does get a little bit hurt in the flashback though. Sorry Girl! I know how much you like squishing him. ^_^' Thanks you also for my profile picture! ^_^ One last thing before the story starts, those who are not very good at math or isn't in high school math yet, the math that is in the VERY beginning is true because my math class just finished with those stupid 'special' right triangles right before summer began.

Disclaimer: *Sigh* The same as always. I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura blah blah blah. I do own Mrs. Smith (the teacher), Mokite Ri, Yulin Un (I will burn up both Mokite and Yulin after this fic is finished). They are just a figment of my imagination. (Jade, I'll give you Yulin and Mokite to torture if you want ^_^) Okay??

On with the story!

~*~*~*~*Sakura's Class~*~*~*~*~*~*

 

"To find the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle, you have to divide one of the smaller legs of the triangle into two. And that's how you get the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 triangle," the burnet haired teacher said going on and on. She didn't notice that one of her students was starting to get very bored and annoyed.

'Oh why does Mrs. Smith have to talk about 45-45-90 triangles? I don't care about how to find the measure of the sides on a stupid 'special' triangle,' Sakura Kinomoto thought to herself.

The whole school was now in 6th period and there was only about half an hour left of school till the weekend began. Unfortunately, Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Eriol were stuck in math class for the rest of it. 

It's been around six long years since Sakura opened the Clow Book and it's been four years since Sakura was finished changing the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards. Kero was still with her eating her desserts, playing video games, and still doing his part of being Sakura's alarm clock. Even after all these years, Sakura still woke up late, but she's getting better at it because she find out that if she actually wakes up on time, she could get to walk to school with Syaoran.

Sakura still hasn't changed her hairstyle. It was still the same auburn color that it was during the Cardcapturing days she just grew it down to her shoulders. She still had those piercing emerald eyes of hers and of course she still had her trademark smile. Over the years, Sakura grew just a couple of inches taller and her body blossomed. She was also a cheerleader for the high school.

Now for the rest of the gang, they haven't changed characteristics or personalities much either ever since the Clow Cards were turned into Sakura Cards. Syaoran still had the messy hair that Sakura and the rest of the girl population at school absolutely loved. He's still very protective and now, Sakura and him are really close unlike they were when they first met. Tomoyo was still caring around her video camera just incase something happened that involved the Sakura Cards, but she wasn't as obsessed with Sakura as much as she used to be. She still loved to catch a 'kawaii' moment between the two Cardcaptors though. Tomoyo's hair still had the violet color that it had before, but it was just a tad bit longer then it used to be. Eriol still had the nice hair, glasses, and the devil looking grin that Tomoyo had all grown to love. The only thing that was different about the gang was that both Syaoran and Eriol were about four inches taller than the girls.

'Why do they have to keep the same seating chart since elementary school? I want to sit next to Syaoran or at least sit behind him for a change so I can see his *sigh* handsome face,' Sakura though, letting her mind wonder to her Cardcapturing partner who still sat behind her after 6 years of being in the same class with her. The teachers for some very odd reason always kept the same seating chart. Eriol sat behind Tomoyo (A.N.: I'm not sure if that's right or not, but I decided to put him there anyways.), Tomoyo sat next to Sakura, and lastly, Syaoran sat behind Sakura.  

'I'm one of the strongest sorceress in the entire world of magic. I've gone up against many tough spirits. I've put up with a Guardian Beast that hasn't stopped eating for nearly six years only if there is a Clow/Sakura Card around would he stopped, but I CANNOT tell a boy that I love him! *Sigh* I'm so pathetic,' Sakura thought frowning.

"Miss Kinomoto!" Mrs. Smith shouted at the girl for the third time in a row.

"Hoeee!!!!" Sakura said, snapping out of her daydream.

"Miss Kinomoto, will you please stop daydreaming in class?" Mrs. Smith said starting to get very annoyed with her. This wasn't the first time she's caught Sakura daydreaming in class.

"Sorry, Mrs. Smith," Sakura mumbled while bowing to the teacher in apology.

"Will you please answer #27 on page 567 on last night's homework?" Mrs. Smith asked the 16-year-old girl.

Sakura sweat dropped. "Umm…sure! Of course."

Sakura looked down at her homework paper trying to find the answer to question, but failed to find it.

'Oh no! I skipped that problem,' she thought.

"We are waiting, Miss Kinomoto," Mrs. Smith said, sounding very impatient.

"Umm…" Sakura started.

'The answer is the square root of 3, Card Mistress,' a voice said in her head that sounded very familiar to her.

Sakura had no time to ask or wonder who that was. "Square root of 3?"

"Very good, Miss Kinomoto," Mrs. Smith said sounding impressed. She then turned around and continued the lesson, but Sakura was once again not listening.

'That voice, it sounded familiar. I wonder who it could be,' Sakura thought, but her thoughts were interrupted by the voice again.

'Can't figure who this is, Cherry Blossom?'

'Chotto Matte! That voice sounds like Syaoran's!!'  That very thought made her blush.

'Hai, sou desu. I'm surprised you recognized my voice, Sakura.'

'Can you hear everything I think?'

'Iie, just the thoughts you reach out for me to hear.'

Sakura's blush went from a rosy pink to a dark red and Tomoyo noticed this.

'Probably thinking of Syaoran again,' Tomoyo thought seeing her best friend's red face. Tomoyo then took out a piece of paper, wrote a little note and threw the note on Sakura's desk.

Sakura saw the note that Tomoyo had written bounce onto her desk. She then opened the note and read what the camera-loving girl wrote inside:

Sakura~

Thinking about Syaoran again??

          ~Tomoyo  ^o^

Sakura's blush went even farther into a very dark red. She quickly crumbled the note and threw it into her backpack, which made Tomoyo giggle. 'Hoe! How does Tomoyo know that I was thinking of him?' Sakura thought.

'I was right! Just look how red that face of her's is!'  Tomoyo thought with excitement. 'This is such a kawaii moment and I can't tape it! Baka school.'

'Thinking of who, Sakura?' Syaoran's voice popped into Sakura's head again.

'Umm…N…n…nobody Syaoran. Absolutely nobody!' Sakura stuttered.

'Can I read what was on the note then?'

Sakura's body tensed up. 'IIE!! I mean iie, you can't, Syaoran. It's just something Tomoyo wrote.'

'Oh, but I think there IS something wrong Sakura. Why won't you tell me? Is it because you don't trust me?? I'm hurt!'

'Hoeeee! Oh course I trust you!! I trusted you with my life how many times? I lost count after 100!'

Syaoran blushed. 'I didn't save you that many times, Cherry Blossom.'

'Oh I don't know, Little Wolf! Sure seems like it!'

"Oh, we've only got a couple minutes left of class," Mrs. Smith said noticing the time.

'Mou, thirty minutes sure go fast when you're flirting,' Sakura thought to herself, without Syaoran hearing.

"Before you start packing your things…" Mrs. Smith said but stopped waiting for the class to stop packing (A.N.: My teachers do that ALL of the time and it drives me up the wall). "I've an important announcement for those who like to act. The school is going to put on a spring play. They are going to be acting out Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It won't be exactly how Shakespeare wrote it though. We changed it a little. Auditions will be held this coming Tuesday for those who want to come out and show their skills. I'm the director so if you want to try-out, come and sign up with me."

'Romeo and Juliet huh? Sounds fun! Count me in! I wonder if Syaoran will try out for a part in the play also,' Sakura thought to herself.

"Sakura, you'd be perfect for the part of Juliet in show. Are you going to try out?" Tomoyo asked the young auburn haired girl.

"Hai, I think it will be fun!" Sakura answered excitedly.

"I'm going to ask Mrs. Smith if I could be the person to make the costumes like I did for the Sleeping Beauty play in elementary school," Tomoyo said with stars in her eyes. "I can picture you in a pink elegant dress, Sakura."

Sakura sweat dropped. "Hoe. If you say so, Tomoyo."

"What are you guys talking about?" Eriol asked, speaking up for the first time since class stopped.

"We were talking about the play," Tomoyo answered. "Sakura said she was going to try out for a part and I'm going to make the costumes. Don't you think Sakura will look soooo kawaii in a pink elegant princess looking dress, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked Eriol blushing.

"Only if you make it, Tomoyo," Eriol answered blushing also.

"Which part are you trying out for, Sakura?" asked the handsome, young, amber-eyed Cardcaptor standing behind Sakura.

"I'm not sure yet," Sakura answered, turning around to face Syaoran with pink cheeks. "Tomoyo said that I should try out for the part of Juliet, but I'm not sure if I'm good enough."

"I don't see why you wouldn't make it. You've got the beauty and your acting skills are great, Sakura. I'd be surprised if you did not make the part," Syaoran said smiling trying to be supportive to his best friend.

"You really think so, Syaoran?" Sakura asked with a blush.

"Hai," Syaoran answered with confidence.

"Are you going to try out for a part too?" she asked the young warrior, hoping his answer would be yes.

"I don't really think I'm really good at acting."

"Oh come on Syaoran," Tomoyo said entering the conversation. "Why don't you? You should try out to be Romeo,"

'If I make that part of Juliet and Syaoran gets the part of Romeo, that would mean…' Sakura thought to herself but didn't get to finish.

"Tomoyo's right, little descendant," Eriol said half trying to annoy Syaoran and half trying to support Tomoyo.

Syaoran growled. "I thought I told you to stop calling me that."

Finally, the bell rang and school ended. Sakura and Tomoyo signed up for their parts of the play and then walked out of the classroom heading for home, not noticing that Eriol and Syaoran were in a conversation of their own.

"Syaoran, why don't you try out for the play to be Romeo?" Eriol asked the young warrior. "If you make the part of Romeo and Sakura makes the part of Juliet, I bet there will be LOTS of romantic things going on for you two during the play."

Syaoran blushed at the thought, 'Maybe Eriol's right. Maybe we'll even get a chance to kiss.' At that moment, Syaoran walked over to where Mrs. Smith was standing and signed up. Right after he signed up, Eriol signed up too, not for Romeo, but for the part of Romeo's best friend, Mercutio. After singing up, Eriol saw a name on the audition sheet that was signed up for the part of Romeo also that he didn't want to be there.

"Come on, Eriol. Let's go!" Syaoran called to his best friend, while walking out the door of the classroom.

"Kay, I'm coming," Eriol said going out the door also, but took one last look just to make sure that he saw that name, but unfortunately, he did.

'Great. Yulin is trying out for the part of Romeo also. He'll do basically anything to get his hands on Sakura!' Eriol sighed and walked out the door following Syaoran.

Over the years, Syaoran and Eriol have come to be best friends. Syaoran finally understood Eriol's way of being a friend even though it took him awhile to figure it out.

For Syaoran, most things haven't changed. Syaoran is now the captain of the soccer team for the high school. That was just part of the good news though. The beginning of his freshmen year, the Li Clan wanted Syaoran back to train and to also take over as leader for the clan, but with the help of his cousin, mother, and sisters, Syaoran got to stay with Sakura and his two other best friends to help protect the Sakura Cards incase some thing evil comes to take them away from her. That wasn't the best news either. Syaoran got a letter form Meilin saying that she was in love with someone else who was living in China and that she has canceled their engagement to each other. That was the best new to Syaoran (Sakura too, but he didn't know that).

These days, Eriol is the co-captain of the soccer team. Eriol still has Spinel Sun and Nakuru a.k.a. Ruby Moon living with him at home. Finally, Nakuru learned how to cook without burning the food or putting too many ingredients that weren't needed into the food. She still hangs on Touya Kinomoto, Sakura's older brother. On the other hand, for Spinel, Kero still tries to stuff sweets down his poor throat.

"So Eriol, you really think I can do this? I mean, I've never really have done much acting before," Syaoran asked Eriol.

"Of course you can, Syaoran. You can do anything once you put your mind to it."

"So what part are you trying out for anyways?'' Syaoran asked.

"Just Romeo's best friend, Mercutio. I didn't really want to try out for the evil guy even though I've had experience in that part. I thought I'll give that part to another guy," Eriol answered with a smile.

Syaoran smiled also. "Whatever you say, Eriol."

"I thought that maybe Tomoyo would like me more if I do good also," Eriol said. "I've got high hopes anyways."

Syaoran turned to his best friend. "You really love her don't you?" he asked.

"Just as much as you love your Cherry Blossom, Syaoran," Eriol answered back.

Syaoran laughed. "Whoa, that much?"

Eriol laughed along with Syaoran. "Yep that much."

"Well, here's my stop, Eriol. Ja ne!"

"Ja!"

~*~*~*~*Meanwhile, back with Sakura and Tomoyo~*~*~*~*~*

"Do you actually think that I'll make the part of Juliet, Tomoyo?" Sakura asked her best friend.

"Of course, Sakura," Tomoyo answered with a smile across her face. "I wonder if Syaoran will try out for the part of Romeo? That will be totally KAWAII if he did!!"

Sakura blushed. "I really wish he would."

"I wonder if Eriol would try out for a part also," Tomoyo wondered with a blush on her cheeks.

Sakura smiled at her best friend. "I really think you two would make a really kawaii couple. You should tell him, but of course I should practice what I preach I guess."

"I'm absolutely sure that Syaoran likes you, Sakura. Why don't you just confess to him that you like him too??"

Sakura turned to her best friend. "I don't know why, Tomoyo. I guess I'm still just afraid of rejection even though you think he likes me."

"Oh here's my house, Sakura. Call me later! Ja ne!" Tomoyo said while walking up to her house.

"'Kay! Ja ne!"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Sakura's House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Tadiama!" Sakura shouted as she slipped off her shoes and put some slippers on.

"Okaerinasai, Kajiuu!" Touya said walking out of the kitchen. (A.N.: Guess I really didn't need to tell you who that was. ^_^')

Since he graduated from high school, Touya and Yukito went to the same college.

The Judgment Guardian/Touya's Best friend was doing great. Yukito and Touya still studied together like they usually did back in the High School years and Yue decided to take a nice long nap since the city has gone back to normal, but he can always be summoned if there was trouble that had to do with his mistress in any way.

The college students were out of school for a couple of weeks because there was a little 'accident' in one of the Chemistry Labs. The school had to be cleaned from head to foot and that school is pretty big.

"Kajiuu ja nani, Onii-chan!!" Sakura yelled at her brother as she climbed the stairs to her bedroom where she found the one and only Kero, Guardian Beast of the Seal, playing Zylon Warriors with a big plate sitting next to him with a fork hanging on the side of the plate which made the fork look like it was untouched. No doubt, Sakura was right since she knew that Kero would probably use his paws instead of taking the time to use a fork. The plate had crumbs on it that made it look like that there was a chocolate cake there probably hours before.

"Kero! Why can't you pick up your own messes??" Sakura asked getting annoyed with her Guardian Beast of the Seal.

"Come on, Sakura. I picked up my mess last time," Kero answered without even taking his eyes off of the screen.

"That was last month, Kero!!" Sakura nearly yelled at the small looking lion.

"Really? Felt like yesterday."

"You really amaze me, Kero. You eat like you have a black hole as a stomach, but your stomach hasn't turned into the size of a soccer ball. You haven't gained an ounce since you came out of the Clow Book, Kero!"

"Since I 'amaze' so much you, does that mean I'm off the hook from not putting away my dishes??" Kero asked, pausing his game.

"Iie," Sakura answered nicely to the beast.

"Kajiuu!!! Quit stomping up there! It sounds like there's a heard of elephants in your room!" Touya yelled from downstairs.

Sakura growled. "Kajiuu ja nani!!!"

Sakura turned back to Kero. "Kero, I'm trying out for a play at school. I was hoping that you would help me study my lines for the audition. Will you pretty please with some chocolate pudding on top?"

"Double chocolaty?" Kero asked with high hopes.

"Hai."

"Count me in, Sakura. Double chocolate pudding, here I come!!!"

"Hoeeee…"

~*~*~*~*~*~*At Tomoyo's House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Mushi Mushi, Daidouji residences."

"Tomoyo?" asked the unknown voice on the other side, but Tomoyo realized whose voice that was right off the bat.

"Hai. Eriol I presume," Tomoyo asked blushing slightly.

"Hai. How did you know it was me?" Eriol asked at the other side of the line blushing also.

"I had a hunch," Tomoyo answered, hoping that he'd accept the answer.

"Oh. Um…the reason I called was that I've got some 'kawaii' news that you'll love to hear. Am I right?"

"Of course. Does it concern our two favorite Cardcaptors??"

"Of course it concerns those two. Are you absolutely sure you want to know the 'kawaii' news??" Eriol asked.

"If it concerns Sakura and Syaoran and if it's kawaii also then OF COURSE I want to know!! Eriol, please tell me! I'm really curious!" Tomoyo pleaded.

Eriol did his trademark smile even though she couldn't see it.

"Come on, Eriol. I know you are smiling over there," Tomoyo said. "The smile that means you are going to torture me and not tell me the kawaii news about Sakura and Syaoran unless I beg!"

"Oi, how did you know I was smiling?" Eriol asked.

Tomoyo blushed a very nice shade of red. "I know you too well."

"Okay, since you know me so well, I'll tell you. Syaoran is trying out for the part of Romeo in the play."

"Syaoran is trying out for Romeo?" asked Tomoyo asked making sure that her ears heard right.

"Hai."

"OHOHOHOH (A.N.: You know Tomoyo's laugh ^_^'). This is going to be incredibly KAWAII!!!!!" Tomoyo nearly screamed into the phone.

"I thought you'd like to know."

"Of course I wanted to know. Arigato for telling me, Eriol!"

"I've got some bad news though," Eriol said into the phone, remembering the other person that was on the list for trying out for Romeo besides Syaoran.

"What is it, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked her fellow matchmaker.

"Yulin Un is also trying out for the Romeo part," Eriol answered whishing that it wasn't true. (A.N.: I do NOT know any Chinese names so I just made his name up.)

"Iie, you're kidding right??" Tomoyo asked hoping he was.

"I wish I could say that, but I'm not," Eriol answered sadly.

Yulin Un was the richest, the 'coolest', and the most wanted senior in the entire school. He was also the captain of the football team. He had short blonde hair, blue eyes, and of course the 'I'm so cool and no one can ever resist me' smile. No one hasn't resisted him either besides one who just happens to be our favorite Card Mistress, Sakura Kinomoto. Yulin of course took this as a challenge just like most of the other guys like him. Ever since Sakura was a freshman, he has been after, but has failed so far. Yulin has been enemies/rivals with Syaoran ever since then also. Syaoran knew that Yulin was after Sakura so he could use her in a way he wouldn't even dream about using her. Whenever Yulin was around Sakura, Sakura made sure that Syaoran was somewhere near just incase she needed him which he ALWAYS was. Heck, even Touya didn't like Yulin. Touya liked Syaoran a lot more then that baka. Yulin has asked Sakura to every dance that the high school has had, but she always makes up some excuse like she's going with someone else and when he asks who, she always said Syaoran and the two always went together, which made Touya feel a lot better that she's going with someone who actually cared for her.

"Do you think Syaoran has a chance to be Romeo?" Tomoyo asked the scorer at the end of the phone.

"Of course he does, Tomoyo. He's my descendant and I'm sure that if that Yulin baka gets in the way, Syaoran will have him skinned and left out to dry, no pun intended," Eriol assured her. "Sakura is safe with Syaoran around and I'm absolutely sure that Syaoran can get the part of Romeo." 

"I sure hope he can, Eriol," Tomoyo said. "Eriol?"

"Hmm??"

"Are you going to try out for a part in the play too?" Tomoyo asked hopefully.

Eriol blushed again remembering who he signed up for.

"Hai, I am. I signed up for Romeo's best friend, Mercutio, in the play."

Tomoyo blushed at the thought of what she could make as a costume for him.

"Will you let me design you a costume, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked.

"Of course, Tomoyo. I wouldn't let anyone else do it other then you."

Tomoyo giggled and blushed.

"Miss Tomoyo," one of the maids said opening the door, "your mother wants to see you."

"Okay. Arigato," Tomoyo answered and then went back to on the phone. "I got to go, Eriol. My mother is asking for me. Ja ne! See you tomorrow!"

"Oyasumi nasai, sweet Tomoyo," he said to her.

"Oyasumi," Tomoyo said before hanging up the phone with a blush still on her cheeks. She sighed and then went off to find her mother.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Monday at School~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The bell rang for the students get out of their fourth periods and head out for lunch. Sakura walked out of her classroom happy to finally get out of Science. She was about to head out to meet with the others, but a hand around he wrist held her back.

"Hi, Kirei Cherry Blossom," the voice whispered into her ear.

Sakura knew who's that voice was but was still hoping for it not to be.

'Onegia, don't let it be Yulin. Onegia don't let it be Yulin,' she thought.

Turned around to face the person and found non-other then Yulin Un himself.

"Hi, Un-kun," Sakura said really wishing it was Syaoran instead of Yulin.

"Oh come on, Sakura. You shouldn't call me by my last name. Including that you and I are going to be working in the play that's coming up," Yulin said with a smile on his face. "I'm trying out for Romeo which I know I will make and you'll get to be Juliet. Exciting isn't it?"

Sakura then got the shivers. 'No! He's trying out for Romeo. Argh!! I wanted Syaoran, not this etchi. Where is Syaoran? Chotto Matte!! Syaoran, can you hear me?? Please Syaoran, COME IN!!!!' Sakura thought, trying to reach the young warrior with her thoughts like they did last week.

Syaoran was all ready at the tree that Tomoyo, Eriol, Sakura, and him ate lunch at. Tomoyo and Eriol was all ready there so they were waiting for Sakura.

"Sakura?" Syaoran said knowing that he heard her voice. When he looked around, she was nowhere to be found.

'Sakura, did you call me?' Syaoran thought, reaching his words out to the young Card Mistress.

Sakura sighed in relief. 'Hai, I did. Yulin is bugging me again. ONEGIA help me.'

She didn't have to think it twice; he was all ready running towards her aura at the speed of the Dash Card.

'I'm on my way, Sakura,' he thought to her.

"Best of all, your little wolf isn't here to protect you," Yulin said. "Why don't you come with me for a little bit and have some fun?" Yulin asked…err…not really asking but saying as he dragged the poor blossom to where his buddies were sitting.

"You wanna bet her little wolf isn't here?"

Sakura turned her head to see where the voice was coming from already knowing who it was though. She found her love, partner, warrior, and fellow Cardcaptor, Li Syaoran standing in the hall not too far form them. Sakura smiled knowing that she was now safe.

"Why do you always ruin my fun?" Yulin asked they young Chinese warrior.

"Because Sakura isn't just a toy that can be played around with," Syaoran answered which made Sakura blush.

Yulin lightened his grip on Sakura and she took that opportunity to kick him in the shin, which made him release his hold on her wrist all together. The young Cherry Blossom ran into the young warrior arms, which of course made the warrior blush.

"Sakura, beware because anything I want, I get. You hear that??" Yulin yelled at the two.

Syaoran gave a glare at the senior. "As long as I'm around you won't get everything you want." With that been said, the two walked away from the senior and out of the school heading for the tree where Tomoyo and Eriol await their arrival, Sakura still in his arms.

"Gomen for interrupting your lunch, Syaoran," Sakura said blushing.

"You shouldn't feel sorry. I'm glad you turn to me when are in trouble. Mou, I wouldn't know what I'd do if you got hurt form that guy," Syaoran said tightening his grip on her.

"Arigato, Syaoran. I'm glad you stayed here in Japan with us. It wouldn't be the same with out you here."

"I'm glad I stayed here too. Did you want me to start picking you up after fourth period so that he won't bother you anymore?"

"Would you? I would feel a lot better if you would. Oh and Syaoran?"

"Hai?"

"Have you decided about you trying out for the play? Yulin said that he was going to try out for Romeo, but I was hoping you would be Romeo instead, Syaoran," Sakura blush went farther into a darker red.

Syaoran blush. 'She wants ME to be Romeo??'

"Syaoran?"

"Um…hai, I was going to try out for the play."

"Which part?" Sakura asked hoping his answer would be Romeo.

"I went with Tomoyo's advice and I'm trying out for Romeo."

"Yokatta!!" Sakura said wanting to jump up and down excitedly.

"You seem happy about it."

"Ano, a.) I won't feel uncomfortable when I'm acting with you and b.) I'm not afraid to kiss you as I would him," she said to him and gave him a peak on the cheek.

Syaoran turned crimson because of what she said, but mostly because of the kiss on his cheek. 

"So Syaoran, did you want to help each other with our lines for the audition tonight?" Sakura asked. "Kero helped me out during the weekend, but it couldn't hurt if I had some extra help especially since the audition is tomorrow. So what do you say?"

"Sure. I have most of the lines down, but I'd like the extra help."

"Great! I'll come with you after school then," Sakura said excitedly and Syaoran nodded in approval as they came close to the tree. 

"Hi Tomoyo! Hi Eriol!" Sakura waved to her other two best friends.

"Hi Sakura!" Tomoyo and Eriol said in unison and blushed after they realized that.

"What happened, Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked. "You were just sitting next to us and then bang you went running…no…sprinting towards the school."

"Oh, Sakura needed some help with the baka again," Syaoran answered, finally calming the blush that was still on his cheeks.

"You mean Yulin?" Eriol asked.

"Hai," Sakura answered for Syaoran. "He said that he was also trying out for the part of Romeo, but I don't want him to make the part so Syaoran and I are going to help each other so he can make the part of Romeo and I the part of Juliet."

'Great! With Sakura's help, Syaoran will be sure to get the part of Romeo!' Tomoyo thought happily to herself.

"Eriol, did you need some help with your lines too?" Sakura asked.

"Iie, no one else tried out for the part of his best friend so I automatically got the part," Eriol answered, "but thanks anyways, Sakura."

Tomoyo smiled at Eriol knowing that he didn't want to ruin a time for the two to be alone. Eriol saw her smile and returned it with a tad bit of pink in his cheeks.

Not too long after, the five-minute bell rang, signaling that lunch was over. With a groan, our two favorite Cardcaptors, favorite violet haired scorer, and favorite video camera women/designer walked towards the school together and went in their separate ways to their fifth period class. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*Syaoran's Apartment~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"You know, it's nice of you to help me with my lines, Sakura," Syaoran said while opening the door to his apartment.

"I'd love to help. It's a lot better then sitting in my room all day like I normally do and watch Kero play video games," Sakura said.

"You know, you can always come over and visit. It gets boring in here after a while so I'd love to have company," Syaoran said.

"Then I will take you up on that offer, Little Wolf."

"Okay, Cherry Blossom."

Sakura and Syaoran both walked into Syaoran's living room and then there was an uncomfortable silence that followed.

"So…um…do you want a snack before we start working on our lines?" Syaoran asked trying to break the silence.

Sakura turned to Syaoran and did her famous smile which always made him blush like crazy and this time, it wasn't any different. "Sure! I'd love one."

Syaoran smiled and blushed. "Okay. Why don't you make yourself comfortable and I'll get us something to eat and drink?"

"'Kay!"

Sakura sat down on the coach and got out her script while Syaoran was making their after school snack.

While waiting for the male Cardcaptor, Sakura looked around her surroundings. All of it was very familiar to her since she's been at his apartment many times before. The apartment also had a familiar scent to it.

Sakura smiled. 'It smells just like Syaoran. His scent always makes me fell comfortable and safe.'

A couple minutes later, Syaoran emerged from the kitchen caring a tray that contained a plate of cookies and two cups of tea. He set the tray on the coffee table in front of Sakura.

Sakura took one of the cups of tea and took a sip. 'Syaoran ALWAYS made the best tea.'

"Oishii!" Sakura said smiling.

Syaoran smiled back which made her blush like crazy.

"Glad you like it, Sakura," he said sounding pleased that she did.

Sakura smiled again making it Syaoran's turn to blush.

"Shall we start?" the Cherry Blossom asked the Chinese warrior.

"Huh? Start what?" Syaoran asked forgetting the real reason why Sakura was over.

Sakura giggled. "The play baka!"

Syaoran blushed. "Ara, I almost forgot!"

"Okay let's start. What part are you supposed to recite for the audition?" Sakura asked while flipping though the script.

"The *gulp* balcony scene," Syaoran answered nervously. He knew what happens in the most well known scene in Romeo and Juliet: The kiss between the two lovers.

"Honto ni? Okay, then the balcony scene it is because that's my scene too," Sakura said also nervous because she also knew what happened in that scene of the play.

Sakura then stood up and pushed Syaoran lightly on the coach.

"I'll stand up and you'll sit so it will look more like I'm in the balcony," she explained, seeing his confusion.

"Okay. Shall we start?" Syaoran asked.

"Hai."

(A.N.:  Forgive me, but my class did Romeo and Juliet when I was a freshman and I'm going to be a junior this coming year so I can't remember what they say exactly. I do remember what happens though ^_^ since this is one of the best parts of the play!! ^_^ Also, I can remember that Tybalt is the bad guy in the play and Romeo's best friend's name was Mercutio. So please forgive me for not knowing what they exactly said during the play. Gomen nasi!)

"Romeo, Romeo. Where fore art thou, Romeo?" Sakura said stating her lines sweetly.

"I am here, Juliet," Syaoran said, starting his lines.

"Oh Romeo, you scared thee. You shouldn't be here. You could be found here talking to me and then killed for doing so."

"I'd do anything for you, love," Syaoran said romantically and blushing. "Even burn Tomoyo's video camera if you wanted," he mumbled.

Sakura giggled and continued. "Oh Romeo, I don't want our families to fight anymore. There is no reason for them to be. If they get along with each other then we would not have to keep seeing each other in secret."

"You are right, sweet Juliet," Syaoran stood up and took Sakura's hand in his, which made her blush. "Maybe we call them into a treaty."

"Do you believe we can, love?"

"We can conquer anything together, dear Juliet," Syaoran said and suddenly embraced Sakura in his arms.

Sakura's blush went even further into a red. "Oh Sy- I mean Romeo-"

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Syaoran glared at the phone and released Sakura out of his arms.

Sakura's heart was pounding so hard that she needed to take a couple of deep breaths just to slow her heart down. She looked around at her surroundings again to get her mind off of what happened. She found two pictures on one of the walls in the living room that she hadn't seen before.

'Must have been a couple Tomoyo took,' Sakura thought.

The first picture, she remembered where and when it took place. It was last summer. Eriol, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Sakura went to the beach the same week school was let out. The picture was of Eriol, Syaoran, and Sakura playing beach volleyball. Sakura was bumping the ball, while Syaoran and Eriol were preparing to receive it. All three of them were smiling and they looked like they were having a great time.

Sakura smiled remembering how much fun they had together. 'I remember that Kero had a fit because I wouldn't take him with us so he could taste all of the food Tomoyo made us. I had to promise him that I'd bring him home some pudding before he let me leave.'

Sakura then looked at the other picture and blushed. The other picture was of her and Syaoran at the beach that same summer. They were in the water splashing each other. Sakura noticed that she was blushing, but was that Syaoran blushing too?

"Remember that summer?" a voice suddenly asked.

Sakura's head jerked to see Syaoran standing besides her.

"Hai, I do," Sakura answered. "I remember it very well in fact. Kero wouldn't let me go unless I promised him that I'd bring him home some of the pudding Tomoyo made."

Syaoran smiled making her knees go weak. "I wouldn't doubt it one bit. Kero sure has a big appetite."

"You can say that again."

"Okay," Syaoran said. "I wouldn't doubt it one-"

Sakura threw a pillow at him that hit him in the face. "Ha ha." –She looked back at the picture.— "I never knew Tomoyo took that picture of us in the water splashing each other," Sakura said getting lost in Syaoran's amber eyes, but still surprisingly able to keep the conversation going.

Syaoran was getting lost in her emerald eyes also. "I didn't know either until she gave the picture to me."

They stood there getting lost in each other's eyes. Suddenly, Syaoran took Sakura in his arms once again and slowly began to lower his head. Sakura lowered her eyelids while trying to hold in a 'hanyan' from slipping. There faces were getting closer and closer until there lips were millimeters apart. Noses brushing, they could feel each other's breath on their faces.

Ring!! Ring!! Ring!!

Now both Syaoran and Sakura gave the phone the ultimate death glare. If looks can kill, the poor phone would of died in a nanosecond.

Syaoran released Sakura once again and went to go answer the phone that was in the kitchen.

"Mushi Mushi, Li Syaoran speaking," Syaoran said into the phone.

"This is Mr. Kinomoto," said the voice on the other side.

"Oh Konbanwa, Mr. Kinomoto," Syaoran greeted politely.

"Konbanwa, Syaoran. Is Sakura over there with you? I called Tomoyo and she said that she was with you."

"Hai, She's helping me with my lines for the play," Syaoran answered.

"You are trying out also, Syaoran?" Fujitaka asked.

"Hai," Syaoran answered getting nervous. 'Please don't ask which part. Please don't ask which part.'

"Syaoran, I want to thank you."

"Nani? Doushite?"

"Tomoyo told me about Yulin and what he has been doing to Sakura. Tomoyo also told me about what you did for Sakura today. Arigato."

Syaoran was shocked, but still found the use of his vocal cords. "Mr. Kinomoto, you shouldn't thank me. She's a great girl. When I first came here from Hong Kong, I didn't have any friends from here or Hong Kong. Mr. Kinomoto, your daughter befriended me even thought I was really mean to her at first. Now because of her, I've got three best friends and made more friends that I could not have made with out her. She found the real me that was locked away inside."

Mr. Kinomoto smiled after hearing this. "You love her don't you?

Syaoran blushed a very dark red. "Nani? W-w-w-what do you mean?

"From what I've heard form both Touya and Tomoyo, you love her deeply. You also know what?"

"What?"

"When my daughter comes home from school each day, all she talks about is you, Syaoran. I'm not lying either. It's always Syaoran this and Syaoran that."

Syaoran blushed further. "Really?"

"Hai. Anyways, could you send my daughter home? Dinner's almost ready," Mr. Kinomoto said, changing the subject. "You can come too if you want, Syaoran."

"I can't but thanks for asking. I've got some homework I need to finish," Syaoran answered. "But I'll walk your daughter home."

"Arigato," Sakura's father said before hanging up the phone.

Syaoran sighed. 'Guess our practice is over. It was just getting to the good part too.'

"Who was that on the phone, Syaoran?" Sakura asked entering the kitchen.

"Your father. He wants you home for dinner," Syaoran said frowning.

Sakura frowned also. "Oh, then I guess I'll see you later then," she said heading for the door.

"Wait!"

"Hoe?"

"You think I'm going to let you walk home alone?" Syaoran asked.

The young Cherry Blossom blinked confusingly.

Syaoran smirked. "I would not be a Romeo if I let you walk home alone!"

Syaoran grabbed his keys and linked his arms with Sakura's.

"Now lets get you home, sweet Juliet," Syaoran said, dragging the still confused Card Mistress out the door of his apartment.

"Hoe?"

~*~*~*~*~*~*In Front of Sakura's House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

When the two Cardcaptors got to the fence of the Kinomoto house, Syaoran turned to face the young auburn haired girl. He kissed Sakura's forehead gently and bowed, which made Sakura giggle.

Touya was watching through the front window at the scene that was taking place right outside. He saw how happy his little kajiuu was. Finally, over the six years that Syaoran has lived in Japan, Touya finally chilled down when he saw the warrior with his sister just a little bit over a year ago.

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ Flashback Begins (This happened Freshmen Year)^_^ ^_^ ^_^

Touya drove up to the High School one day right after he was let out of his last class and waited for his little sister to come out of the school. Suddenly, he heard a terrifying scream from the side of the school.

Touya gasped. "That sounded like Sakura!!"

Touya got out of his car and sprinted towards the side of the school where the scream came from. He found Mokite Ri there holding onto poor Sakura's arm.

Mokite Ri was a senior that year when our Cardcaptor gang were freshmen. This boy was bad to the bone. He was even worse then Yulin! He had short brunette hair with dark brown eyes. He was always after a girl to get into bed with and poor Sakura was one of his targets, but he hasn't got what he wanted from her yet because of Syaoran so he decided to do anything to get what he wanted and that included violence.

Before Touya could say anything to Mokite, Syaoran appeared from the backside of the school. Apparently he heard and recognized Sakura's scream too.

"MOKITE! You let Sakura go right now or else!" Syaoran yelled at the brunette haired boy.

"Or else what, Wolf boy?" Mokite laughed. "You don't own Sakura and don't you dare take a step closer boy or I'll hurt her!"

Touya growled. "You hurt my sister and you'll have to deal with me and you do NOT want to be on my bad side. Right, Syaoran?"

"Touya, you are not that bad," Syaoran confessed. "You may want to get back though. I think this is going to get ugly."

Touya seemed surprised that Syaoran didn't agree. "I think I can handle him," Touya answered.

Syaoran shrugged. "Suit yourself."

Syaoran then turned back to the senior. "You better let her go, Mokite or you're going to be in a world of hurt by tomorrow morning."

Mokite threw Sakura hard to the ground towards Touya and took a couple of steps closer to Syaoran. "Why don't you come and try to hurt me, Wolfy?" Mokite asked and laughed at the new nickname he gave Syaoran.

"Guess I'll have to, Mokite," Syaoran answered.

Touya rushed to his sister's side and picked her up and took her farther away from where Mokite stood in front of Syaoran.

Sakura looked over at the male Cardcaptor. "Syaoran, I believe he's drunk. I bet you can get a way for him to hurt himself with out you even throwing a punch."

"Thanks for the tip, Sakura," Syaoran said over to the young auburn haired girl which made her blush.

Mokite smirked. He then reached into his back pocket and took out something that had a cover on it. He took the cover off it and revealed that it was a knife. It wasn't very big at all though. It was just a smile knife, but it was big enough to do some serious damage.

Both Sakura and Touya didn't like the look of that knife. Syaoran didn't look shocked at all though. He just stood there emotionless and ready to battle.

"Syaoran!" Sakura called out with tears starting to come out of her eyes. "Please don't do it! You'll get hurt!"

"Don't worry, Cherry Blossom. I'll be fine. Touya, please take her somewhere safe," Syaoran said to the college student.

"What about you?"

"Don't worry about me. I've gone up against more powerful spirits then you'll even know of," Syaoran said. "Right Sakura?"

Sakura smiled thinking of the Cards that she's the mistress of. "Hai."

Touya on the other hand was confused. "What does he mean by 'spirits', Sakura?"

Sakura laughed. "Who knows Touya, maybe one day, you'll know."

Mokite was now getting annoyed. 'How dare they ignore me!'

Mokite charged at Syaoran with anger in his veins. Of course Mokite was drunk, but he was still fast. Syaoran was caught off guard for a second but was able to just get cut in his right arm. He didn't show any pain or grab his arm or anything. Syaoran then punch the dark eyed senior in the face.

Mokite held his face for a second.

"Syaoran are you okay??" Sakura asked still in Touya's arms.

"Hai," Syaoran said sounding that he didn't even feel the cut.

Sakura wiggled free of Touya's grasp that he held on her and ran over to her best friend/crush to observe his cut.

"Sakura, you should be over with Touya. He can protect you," Syaoran said to the girl who observing the cut on his right arm.

"Demo…" Sakura started, "I want to be with you, Syaoran."

"But you could get hurt," Syaoran whispered, felled with concern.

Sakura smiled. "I know that, but I don't care. I care about what happens to you, Syaoran."

The two blushed.

Mokite took this as an opportunity and started to charge towards the couple.

"WATCH OUT!!" Touya yelled, seeing the senior come towards his sister and the warrior.

Syaoran saw the senior that was charging towards them and also noticed that he was going after Sakura and not himself. He pushed Sakura onto the ground with his body. When they hit the ground, Syaoran's body was on top of Sakura's body, protecting her fragile body from harm. That was when knife made contact with the upper left side of Syaoran's back, just a tad bit lower where his shoulder was. The knife made it deep into this shoulder. Syaoran groaned in pain. Mokite almost stabbed him again, but Touya took the knife out of his hands before he had another chance at the young warrior.

"What's going on here?" a new voice asked walking around from the front side of the school. The voice's owner was none other than the principle of the high school.

The principle's eyes went wide open when he saw the knife in Touya's hand.

Touya followed the principle's gaze down to his hand where Mokite's knife still was.

He dropped the knife. "It wasn't me I swear! It was Mokite!" Touya said, pointing down to the senior below him.

"Don't blame an innocent person, Mr. Kinomoto," the principle said walking over very fast and very angry.

"It wasn't Touya's fault," Syaoran said getting off of Sakura. Syaoran then helped Sakura up off of the pavement too and then put a hand over the wound that was near his left shoulder. "Touya's right. It was Mokite. Touya got the knife out of Mokite's hand before he could stab me again. Arigato, Touya."

Touya stood there shocked from what he just heard. 'He just thanked me. Maybe Sakura was right. He isn't such a gaki after all!'

Syaoran started to walk home when he felt a hand on his good shoulder. When he turned around it was Touya.

Touya smiled at the boy. "Come on, Syaoran. Lets take you to our house to get your wounds taken care of. Then you and Sakura can tell me about these so called 'spirits'."

Syaoran laughed. "Okay, Touya."

For all of the damage that Mokite did, he got expelled out of the school and was never seen or heard from again.

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ Flashback Ends ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

Touya remembered that day very well. After all, that was the day he learned about the Sakura/Clow Cards, Eriol, Nakuru, Yue, and about the mysterious stuff animal of Sakura's that he was suspicious of for a very long time. Even though it took a little proving, (Sakura had to transform her wand out of key form just like she had to do for Tomoyo), he finally understood what has happened to Sakura over the six years of being the Card Mistress. Even though Touya now knows about the Cards, Kero, and everything else, they decided to keep it a secret from Fujitaka. They thought it was for the best that he didn't know about them.

Touya smiled again looking at the two couples. "You know what dad? I didn't like that boy at first, but after I saw how he really treats Sakura, I'm glad I didn't punch his lights out."

Mr. Kinomoto emerged from the kitchen and smiled watching the young couple. "I'm glad you didn't too. They are perfect for each other."

"I agree, dad."

Kero was watching the love scene through Sakura's window.

Kero was starting to get very annoyed that they haven't said good night yet. "He better make his kiss or good night quick because I ran out of pudding hours ago!!" the Guardian Beast said getting worried that he might die of starvation before his mistress says good night to the kid.

Syaoran stood up from his bow. "Sleep well, Juliet."

Sakura curtsied. "Oyasumi nasi, dear Romeo."

"Oyasumi, Cherry Blossom," Syaoran whispered before starting to walking back, but before he did, Sakura gave him a quick peek on the cheek and then ran in her house, shutting the door behind her.

After shutting the door, she couldn't hold it in any longer.

"HANYAN!!!!!!!"

Touya laughed. "Okaerinasai, Kajiuu!" Touya said to his younger sister.

"Arigato," Sakura said not caring about her brother's teasing.

"Dinner's ready so go and wash your hands," Fujitaka said to his daughter.

"'Kay," Sakura said before walking upstairs to a VERY hungry Guardian Beast.

Fujitaka watched as his daughter walked upstairs.

'She really loves him,' he thought with a smile.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Tuesday~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The school day went by very slowly for our gang. Nothing really exciting happened. Yulin didn't attack Sakura only because Syaoran was with her nearly every second of the day.

Both Sakura and Syaoran were nervous for their auditions. Syaoran really wanted to be Romeo just for Sakura and to also show Yulin gaki that he could beat him and that Sakura is off limits to him also.

Yulin, on the other hand, was very confident. He knew he could beat Syaoran for the part of Romeo. After all, he was 'the man' (A.N.: It's more like 'the baka' or 'the gaki' if you ask me) or so he thought.

Finally, sixth period was let out and Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Eriol walked over to the Auditorium where the auditions were taking place.

Tomoyo and Eriol went in and sat down together to watch the auditions take place while Sakura and Syaoran went backstage to go get ready for their auditions.

"I'm so nervous," Sakura said starting to tremble.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine," Syaoran assured her.

Sakura blushed. "Arigato, Syaoran."

Tomoyo was just as nervous as Sakura was. Both her and Eriol were sitting in the auditorium waiting for the auditions to begin.

"Eriol?" Tomoyo asked and turned to look at the scorer.

"Hmm?"

"Are you positive that Syaoran has a chance at the part of Romeo?" Tomoyo asked. 

"Hai. My little descendant can do anything once he puts his mind to it," Eriol answered with confidence but blushing also.

"Guess you're right, Eriol. Oh by the way, I started your costume. You are going to look so incredibly kawaii in it for sure!" Tomoyo squealed blushing.

That made Eriol sweat dropped and blushed at the same time.

Mrs. Smith then walked onto the stage.

"Okay, first we'll start the auditions for the leads," she said looking down at her clipboard. "We've all ready paired up you guys up as Romeo and Juliet since we need both Romeo and Juliet in your auditions."

Sakura gasps. 'Oh no! What if I'm with Yulin? This is not good! Onegia Kami-san, let me be with Syaoran!! Onegia!!!'

"Okay Syaoran and…" she paused. "Oh! And Sakura. Will you guys please get in your places and begin."

Sakura sighed in relief. 'Arigato!! I'm with Syaoran!'

Syaoran and Sakura walked onto the stage. Sakura took the steps that lead to the balcony and Syaoran walked over and stood underneath the balcony Sakura was climbing to.

While they were getting ready, Tomoyo got stars in her eyes.

"This is going to be so KAWAII!!" she squealed excitedly and took out her video camera and started taping. Eriol sweat dropped.

'Listen Sakura; don't mind the people that are watching. Just imagine you're back at my house and you and I are practicing again,' Syaoran thought reaching them out to Sakura.

'Hai. Okay Syaoran! We can do this! I just know we can!' Sakura thought, becoming confident.

Yulin saw what was happening on stage between the Cherry Blossom and the Little Wolf and did not like it at all.

'You better watch your back, Li Syaoran. The Cherry Blossom WILL be mine!!' he thought grunting his teeth.

"Romeo, Romeo. Where fore art thou, Romeo?" Sakura started her lines doing better then she did the day before.

"I am here, Juliet," Syaoran started also doing better then yesterday.

During their audition, the two had no trouble ignoring the little audience they had since they were getting lost in each other's eyes. Sakura was starting to feel like the real Juliet.

When they finished, they got a standing ovation from the little audience in the auditorium and also a 'Kawaii' from Tomoyo.

"That was great you two," Mrs. Smith said walking up to the stage where the two were still standing.

"Arigato," Sakura and Syaoran said in unison, which made them blush.

The brunette haired teacher saw the two blush. 'Maybe these two don't have to act like they are in love because they all ready do love each other! I never noticed this during class!' Mrs. Smith thought.

Yulin's face was reaching the boiling point. 'I can't believe this is happening to me!'

All the other auditions went by, but none were as good as Syaoran and Sakura's. Yulin did okay but Mrs. Smith didn't come up and congratulate him as she did the two Cardcaptors. The majority that clapped for him were the girls who would kill to be with him.

"Okay," Mrs. Smith said, getting everybody's attention, "The results will be posted tomorrow after school on the door of my classroom. If you make the part or some other part, the practices will start this Friday and will be on Monday through Thursdays each week."

With that said, everybody started pulling their stuff together to get ready to head on home. Syaoran and Sakura stepped off of the stage to catch up with Eriol and Tomoyo.

"So how'd we do Tomoyo?" Sakura asked her camera-loving friend.

"You guys were awesome! I wouldn't be one bit surprise if you guys get your parts," Tomoyo answered. "And I got it all on tape!"

Everybody sweat dropped.

"I better head on home. Onii-chan will be worried if I don't," Sakura said grabbing her backpack.

"I should too. If I don't, mother will send the bodyguards after me," Tomoyo said sighing.

"I'll walk you home, Sakura/Tomoyo," Syaoran and Eriol said at the same time.

Both Sakura and Tomoyo giggled making the boys blush.

"That's very nice of you, Syaoran, but you don't have to take Sakura home because I'll be taking Sakura home myself," Yulin said, coming from behind the girls.

"And I'll be walking Tomoyo home, Eriol so you don't have to bother," said a voice behind Yulin.

Tomoyo groaned. 'Just great. I was hoping that we've seen the last of Laiseth. I guess not. At least Eriol is with me this time unlike last time.'

"Hey, Laiseth," Yulin said, greeting his friend. "I didn't know you came back."

"Yea. My family decided to come back for a couple of days for a visit. I missed Miss Daidouji so much that I wanted to have a little talk with her," Laiseth said looking over at Tomoyo. "Did you miss me too?" he asked.

"Just as much as a toothache," Tomoyo mumbled. "But if I were to chose between the two, I think I'd choose toothache.

"Me too," Eriol mumbled.

Laiseth Ketch was in the same grade as Yulin and is also Yulin's best friend. Laiseth has shoulder length dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and of course the stupid popular guy smile. His attitude is just as bad as Yulin's. He liked the ladies and unfortunately he had his sights set on poor Tomoyo. Laiseth was the captain of the Basketball team last year, but his family moved away during the summer. He hated both Syaoran and Eriol for beating him at getting captain (and co-captain in Eriol's case) of the soccer team. Eriol hated Laiseth just as much as Syaoran hated Yulin. It didn't take a scientist to know what Laiseth would do if he got his hands on Tomoyo, but so far he has failed. He almost succeeded one time though and thank god Syaoran was around.

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ Flashback Begins ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

(A.N.: This happens Freshmen Year for our gang.)

Finally the soccer game was done and over with.

Seijou High School just got done playing their archrival, Radmen in a soccer game.

It has been a good five years since Seijou beat Radmen and since Syaoran and Eriol were on the team, all of Seijou High School was eager to show that they could beat Radmen after five long and gruesome years. They finally succeeded after too. Syaoran, Eriol and the rest of the team won the game 3-0.

After a tough game, Syaoran packed up his stuff and started to head out of the locker room headed for home, but right after he got out of the locker room, he saw a girl who he couldn't quite see the face of and Laiseth trying to keep a hold of her wrist.

Syaoran walked over to them still not being able to see whom the girl was. "What are you doing to that poor girl, Laiseth?"

"Syaoran! Help me please!" was heard from the girl.

Syaoran gasped. "Tomoyo?!"

"*Sob* Hai!"

Syaoran growled. "Let the girl go, Laiseth or suffer the consequences!"

"No way! You'll have to come over and make me!" Laiseth yelled.

"Fine with me," Syaoran said and took a couple of steps toward him.

"Syaoran? What's going on?" said a voice behind Syaoran.

Syaoran turned around to see Eriol stepping out of the locker room.

"Eriol! Tomoyo is in trouble again!" Syaoran said, pointing to where Laiseth had a hold on Tomoyo's arm.

Eriol turned beat red with anger. "LAISETH! YOU LET HER GO RIGHT THIS INSTANT OR ELSE YOU'LL REGREAT IT!!"

Laiseth smirked. "I told the Wolf Boy over there to come and make me and I'll tell you the same thing! COME AND MAKE ME!!"

"Fine with me," Eriol said giving him the nastiest glare that he could.

"Eriol! Onegia be careful!" Tomoyo cried.

"Don't worry, Tomoyo. I'll be fine," Eriol said not giving up on his glare at Laiseth.

"Do you need any help, Eriol?" Syaoran asked.

"Iie. Just protect Tomoyo for me will ya?" Eriol asked.

"Okay."

Laiseth let go of Tomoyo and started to charge at Eriol with punches which all of them Eriol avoided with grace.

Syaoran ran over to Tomoyo and helped her up. "Daijobu desu?"

Tomoyo nodded. "Hai, I'm fine."

"TOMOYO!!!"

Syaoran and Tomoyo looked over to see Sakura standing there, still in her cheerleading uniform.

Sakura ran over to her best friend and helped Syaoran lift Tomoyo to her feet.

"What happen to you? Are you okay?" she asked quickly.

"Laiseth came after her," Syaoran answered for Tomoyo.

"And I'm okay. I'm just worried about Eriol," Tomoyo said looking over at the battle.

Laiseth's battle against Eriol wasn't going very well. Eriol was so fast that he still hasn't got a hit on him yet. Finally, after many missed punches, Laiseth was losing his energy and he accidentally tripped over his own foot and fell to the ground with a thud. Eriol just smirked and started to walk away towards his three best friends. Once he turned his back…

"ERIOL!! LOOK OUT!" Tomoyo screamed.

Eriol looked behind him to see Laiseth come at him with his fist up in the air, aiming right for his head. Only because Eriol was caught off guard, Laiseth's punch finally made contact with Eriol's body and got him right in the mouth.

With his lip bleeding, Eriol turned back around to face the jock and aimed a punch heading right for Laiseth's chin, which of course made contact with the target he was aiming for.

Laiseth fell to the ground and with one last smirk Eriol went over to his friends to make sure that Tomoyo was all right. Tomoyo wiped off the blood to Eriol's lip and she rewarded his bravery with a kiss on the cheek, which caused Tomoyo to inspect Eriol more to see if he had a fever or not.

^_^ ^_^ ^_^ Flashback Ends ^_^ ^_^ ^_^

"Well," Yulin started, "Sakura and I should get to know each other better anyways because her and I will be working together in the play so I should be the one to walk her home."

Syaoran growled. "Who said that you made the part of Romeo, Yulin?" Syaoran asked.

"Isn't it obvious??" Yulin asked.

"Iie!" Tomoyo, Eriol, and Syaoran screamed at him.

"Come on, Tomoyo," Laiseth said. "Admit the fact that Yulin and I are much better for you and Sakura then these two gakis."

Tomoyo growled. "You wanna bet?"

"You'll see that I'm better then you tomorrow, Syaoran," Yulin said with a smirk, "because I'll make the part of Romeo and you won't. Now, I'll be taking my Cherry Blossom home now so go away gakis! I don't know why Sakura and Tomoyo even hang around with you! Tomoyo and Sakura could do so much better then you two!"

"Like us for an example," Laiseth said.

Sakura's anger reached the peak but she still didn't show it.

"Oi! Who said she was your Cherry Blossom, Yulin?" Syaoran asked.

"I did of course!" Yulin answered.

Syaoran glared at Yulin and started to reach for sword charm around his neck, but before he got to it, Eriol stopped him.

"I'd be glad to let you cut Yulin into shreds, but before you do just promise me that you'll shred Laiseth for me too," Eriol whispered.

Tomoyo giggled and whacked Eriol on the arm playfully. "Now come on you guys. As much as I want you to shred these two goons, I think it's for the best that you shouldn't because it will just backfire in your face and I really don't want to be bailing you guys out of jail right now."

"Umm…maybe Tomoyo's right. Just wait till tomorrow to get your revenge when you get the part of Romeo instead of him which I'm sure that will happen," he said knowing that Tomoyo's right.

"Okay," Syaoran whispered back but did not release the glare from Yulin.

"Why don't we go, dear Tomoyo?" Laiseth asked Tomoyo.

"And shall we go also, Sakura?" Yulin asked the young scorer.

Yulin was answered with a punch in the stomach, which left a surprised face on everybody's face besides the deliverer, Sakura Kinomoto.

"Iie!!" she answered, red in the face with anger.

"WHY?" Yulin asked not very happy.

"Why you little-," Laiseth started, but was stopped by a glare from Syaoran.

Before she answered Yulin's question, Sakura first looked over at Syaoran with a smile. "Arigato for teaching me where to punch a guy where it really hurts. Guess it came in handy."

Syaoran smiled and nodded. "No problem."

Sakura then faced Yulin again. "Iie, I don't want you to walk me home. You want to know why? HERE'S WHY:

A.) Syaoran asked me first.

B.) I don't trust you like I do Syaoran.

C.) You think I'm all like 'I want you. I need you. Oh baby, oh baby' to you WHEN I AM NOT!

D.) I love my friends with all of my heart. If anybody makes fun of my best friends, they will have to answer to me!

E.) I'd like Syaoran to walk me home instead of you anyways!!!

That's why I'm having Syaoran walk me home instead of you! Oh I forgot one:  F.) YOU ARE MORE SEX HUNGRY THEN KERO IS OBSUSSED WITH PUDDING!!!

Are you ready to take me home, Syaoran?" she finished sweetly.

Syaoran's smile grew. "Of course."

"Mou, Syaoran! You're starting to rub off on her!" Eriol said shocked.

Sakura and Syaoran blushed.

"Sakura, could you say that again so I can get it on tape?" Tomoyo asked.

Everybody sweat dropped.

"Come on Tomoyo. Let's get you home," Eriol said hooking his arm with his.

"'Kay!" Tomoyo said blushing.

"I'm taking Tomoyo home!" Laiseth bellowed.

Tomoyo gave him the meanest glare that she could. "Do NOT make me repeat what Sakura just did to Yulin! Let's go Eriol."

"Okay," Eriol said as he led Tomoyo out of the school.

"We should go too, Sakura," Syaoran said to the once angry, but now cold down and cherry again Card Mistress.

"'Kay," she said blushing.

The two left behind Yulin and Laiseth, both really surprised and confused.

"Um…Who is Kero?" Yulin asked. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*In Front of Tomoyo's House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Arigato for walking me home, Eriol," Tomoyo said blushing.

"It was my pleasure," Eriol said bowing and blushing.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" Tomoyo asked.

"Hai. I'll be looking forward to it," Eriol said still blushing.

Tomoyo then gathered up all of her courage and stood up on her tiptoes and gave a quick peek on Eriol's cheek. Then Tomoyo skipped up to her house and entered the house, shutting the door behind her.

Eriol just stood there dumbstruck and also red as a tomato. He then put a hand to here she kissed him and smiled.

 'Life is soooo good,' he thought before heading on home.

~*~*~*~*~*~*In Front of Sakura's House~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Sakura?"

"Hmmm?"

"What made you so angry to just blow up in Yulin's face like that? Not that I'm complaining or anything, but I was jut wondering," Syaoran asked opening the gate for the Card Mistress.

Sakura sighed and walked through the gate and up to the porch with Syaoran close behind. "Ano, I just don't like how that gaki treats you, Tomoyo, or Eriol. Also, no one treats my partner like that and gets away with it!"

Syaoran blushed. 'Does she care that much to just go and punch a guy like she did to Yulin tonight?'

"You know Sakura," Syaoran started, "I've been through years of very hard training so I think I could of taken care of him easily."

"Yea I know but…"

"It's very nice of you though, Cherry Blossom."

Sakura blushed. "You're welcome, Little Wolf."

Syaoran looked over at her house. "So you're home and safe from Yulin."

Sakura giggled. "Hai."

"So I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

"Hai."

Sakura blushed harder. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

"I am?" Syaoran asked looking confused.

"Hai." Sakura stood up on her tiptoes and gave Syaoran a quick kiss on his cheek.

Syaoran blushed. "You know, I'm really liking this new good night kiss on the cheek ritual. I could definitely get used to this."

Sakura giggled and blushed even harder.

"Ja ne, my Little Wolf," Sakura said before going into the house.

"Ja ne, my Cherry Blossom," Syaoran said before heading home.

Syaoran smiled thinking about the little kiss that the young female mistress gave him. 'Life is soooo good!'

~*~*~*~*~*~*~The Next Day (Wednesday)~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Okay class, today we are going to do a little experiment," Mrs. Smith said to her sixth period class.

"I'm going to pair you up boy girl so listen up for your partners," Mrs. Smith said. "Once you hear who's your partner, go and sit with them. Understand?"

She was answered with a "hai" from the class.

"Okay, Chiharu Mihara and Takashi Yamazaki, Syaoran Li and Tomoyo Daidouji, Eriol Hiragizawa and Sakura Kinomoto," she said and then continued pairing up the rest of the people. (A.N.: Thought I was going to pair up S&S and E&T right? Aren't I mean? ^_^ Well there's a little sliver of C+T for their fans. ^_^)

'*Sigh* I wanted to be with Syaoran. Oh well. At least I'm with one of my best friends. Tomoyo is probably soooo jealous!' Sakura thought to herself.

"Looks like you are stuck with me, Eriol," Sakura said sitting in Syaoran's seat and he sat in her's.

"It's a pleasure, Sakura," Eriol said to the girl.

'Oi! I get to seat behind him now! This is a first,' Sakura thought to herself, but wasn't complaining. After all, she gets to get a peaky at him whenever she wanted to. 

"So Tomoyo, looks like it's you me," Syaoran said to his partner/best friend.

"Hai," Tomoyo said with a smile on her face.

All through the experiment, the four were jealous of the couple behind them or in front of them. Sakura and Syaoran wanted to seat together and Tomoyo and Eriol wanted to be together, but of course they wouldn't admit it to anyone other then their selves.

Syaoran and Tomoyo had trouble concentrating because Eriol would say something that would make Sakura laugh. That simple gesture made Syaoran and Tomoyo think they were flirting with each other, which made their blood boil. Sakura and Eriol had the same problem. During the experiment, Syaoran or Tomoyo would lean closer to the other person to explain something to each other.

'They are sitting way to close to each other,' Sakura and Eriol would think off and on during the experiment.

Finally, after all of that torture, the last period of the day was coming to a close.

"Okay class, one last announcement for those who tried out for the play," Mrs. Smith said. "Remember that the results will be posted in a minute so don't forget to check to see if you made it or not."

'How could I forget? Especially after who's in the competition,' Syaoran thought.

The bell finally rang and the school day was over.

Sakura, Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol ran over to see the results…

*_* *_* *_* You'll have to wait and see! *_* *_* *_*

Gomen nasi, but I'm going to stop here! I have the rest of the story done it's just too big that I had to split it into two chapters! This is the mid point! @_@ *Sigh* I'll put the chapter up in a couple of days if I get lots of reviews so ONEGIA REVIEW!!! I'm not going to set up a limit, but I'm just asking how I'm doing so far.