Crazy Mixed Up Love Square

by

Sakura-chan Master of the Clow

Chapter 3: Just Like Old Times

Summary: Syaoran and Sakura are happily together. But Tomoyo has always had a thing for Syaoran. Eriol comes back to confess to Tomoyo and asks for Sakura's help. She gladly agrees but has promised not to tell anyone. What if Syaoran gets the wrong idea? SS & ET

Disclaimer: I do not own any original characters from CardCaptor Sakura. All belongs to the wonderful members of CLAMP. The story line for this fan fic, however, is all mine so please no copyright.

Announcement: None really


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Sakura was skating to school happily. She was very excited to see how it went with Eriol and Tomoyo last night. She didn't have the chance to ask him or Tomoyo since it was late and they had to leave almost right after she got to see Nakuru's room. Neither acted any differently in her eyes, so she just assumed they were too shy to talk about it. Suddenly, she saw a certain blue haired boy coming into view. She picked up her pace to catch up with him.

"Eriol-kun!" Eriol turned around and smiled at Sakura. He stopped walking so she would catch up to him.

"Good morning, Sakura-chan."

"Good morning. So, how did it go yesterday? Did you tell her?" Sakura said jumping up and down.

"Calm down, Sakura-chan, or else you'll fall jumping up and down on your skates," Sakura stopped jumping immediately but still had a huge grin on her face. Eriol continued walking to school and Sakura followed by his side.

"No, I couldn't tell her. Her phone rang and it was her mother telling her it was time for her to come home."

"Oh, so that's why we had to leave so suddenly. I'm sorry, Eriol-kun."

"It's alright. It's not your fault."

"Well I'm not done yet! Tomoyo-chan is very observant of other people but not of anything when it comes to her, so she's unaware of your feelings towards her. You just have to get her to notice you. Spend more time with her and sort of hint your feelings for her."

"And how do I go on about doing that?"

"Um . . . Oh, I know! How about you compose a song for her? She loves music and you're a great piano player."

"Thank you, but how about we start smaller. I don't want to just come out and say it until I at least know she feels a little bit of what I do for her."

"Okay then, how about you take her out?"

"As in a date?"

"Yup, but she won't know it. Just tell her you need help in choosing something for someone. I'm sure she will be more than happy to help."

"Well, alright. I'll try it."

"Great! Now I want you to ask her to go with you for this afternoon, got it?" Eriol couldn't respond to that since they heard a voice coming from in front of them.

"Good morning, Sakura! Oh and Eriol-kun," Syaoran said.

"Hey, Syaoran! I met Eriol-kun on my way. I guess our paths intersect," Sakura said while giving her boyfriend a hug. "Let's all walk to school together!" The two boys agreed and walked to school with Sakura in between them. They all happily talked with one another.

"Hey, Sakura-chan, Li-kun, Eriol-kun!" Tomoyo said when they reached the school gates. Tomoyo would always wait for Syaoran and Sakura at school before they all went in so they could spend some time together.

"Hey, Tomoyo-chan," Sakura said letting go of Syaoran's hand to go hug Tomoyo like every morning.

"I take it you met up with Eriol-kun?" she asked sweetly.

"Yeah we met up before the place I meet Syaoran by coincidence."

"I see."

"Hey, Eriol-kun you haven't had a chance to see the school yet have you?"

"Um, no not yet."

"In that case, Tomoyo-chan would you mind showing Eriol-kun around?" Sakura asked sweetly turning back to her best friend.

"Sure thing. We still have time before school starts. Let's go get your schedule and show you your classes," Tomoyo responded. Eriol nodded and followed her into the building. Sakura smiled at their retreating forms. Hoping that spending at least some time together will get Tomoyo to see what a kind guy Eriol was. Syaoran, on the other hand, saw Sakura's soft expression towards Eriol and couldn't help but feel a tang of jealousy. Suddenly, Sakura turned back to Syaoran.

"Shall we get to class, Syaoran?"

"Yeah, sure," Syaoran responded, protectively placing a hand on her waist.

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Meanwhile, the other two friends were walking around the school. Tomoyo and Eriol just got his schedule from the office.

"Hey looks like we're in every class together!" Tomoyo said happily.

"That's great."

"Li-kun and Sakura-chan too. We've been together ever since he came back. It seems like it's fate that we never had one class without the other two. Now it can be like old times again with you here."

"Except without all the weird magical stuff," Eriol said chuckling. Tomoyo joined in too.

"Yeah. But I'm also a bit sad for that."

"Why is that?"

"I had so many more outfits for Sakura-chan to try on for me! I wanted to capture her cuteness too!" Eriol chuckled again.

"You never change, Tomoyo-chan." Tomoyo blushed slightly remembering Syaoran said almost the same thing to her only yesterday.

"Well, shall we get on with the tour?"

"Lead the way," Eriol said smiling.

Tomoyo first showed him where his classes would be and the quickest way to get there. Usually the way she, Syaoran and Sakura go.

". . . And through that door is the roof. We like to eat there since it has a nice view of Tomoeda. You can join us if you want, Eriol-kun."

"I would love to. Um, Tomoyo-chan?"

"Yes?"

"Nakuru's birthday is coming up. And I want to get her something special. Your style is very similar to hers so I was wondering if you could help me pick something out for her."

"I would love to! I'm free after school today. You want to go then?" Eriol sighed in relief and nodded. Suddenly the warning bell rang, signaling class was about to start.

"Uh-oh! We better get going or we'll be late." Tomoyo grabbed his hand and started dragging him to homeroom. Eriol blushed slightly but continued running. There were able to make it just in time. The teacher was at the door about to go in. Tomoyo introduced him and explained his situation. The teacher nodded and dismissed Tomoyo so he would tell Eriol to wait in the hallway for a bit before going in and introducing himself. Eriol agreed and waved goodbye to Tomoyo as she slipped through the sliding door.

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"Hey, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura waved when she saw her enter.

"Hey, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo greeted back taking her seat next to Sakura.

"How was the tour?" Syaoran asked who was sitting behind Sakura near the window.

"It went well. He has every one of our classes so I showed him which way we go. He'll be joining us for lunch too if that's okay."

"Of course it is. I'm sure everyone will like to catch up with him too. Oh! How about we all study at my house today after school?" Sakura suggested.

"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan, I can't. I promised Eriol that I would go with him to pick out a gift for Nakuru-chan. He said her birthday is coming up soon."

Sakura's eyes lit up. "Oh, well that's okay. You two have fun!" Sakura said smiling. Just then the teacher came in.

"Settle down everyone! Please take your seats." A bunch of teenagers struggled to reach their seats.

"Alright everyone, we have a new student joining us today so please give him a warm welcome." At the sound of the gender of the new student, the guys groaned while the girls cheered. The teacher ignored them. "Come on in!" Eriol opened the door and stepped into the room. He stood at the front of the class.

"Hello, my name is Eriol Hiiragizawa. It's nice to meet you all," he said bowing. Other than Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Sakura, the other old friends smiled and waved at him too. Rika, Chiharu, Naoko, and Yamazaki grew excited seeing their old friend again. Eriol just smiled and nodded at them. The girls in class started talking animatedly about how cute he was and such, making the guys hate him for a while. But Eriol ignored them.

"Alright everyone, settle down. Please make him feel welcome. Now let's see, there's an empty seat behind Daidouji-san. You may sit there," Eriol thanked him and made his way towards Tomoyo. He chuckled to himself at the irony of the seating chart since it was like they were in grade school again. Classes went on until it was finally time for lunch.

"Hey, Eriol-kun! Will you be joining us for lunch on the roof?" Naoko asked.

"Of course. I'll meet you there," he replied, taking out his lunch. Suddenly Yamazaki popped out of nowhere

"Speaking of roofs! Did you know that in the old days they were made out of—"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can tell us about it up there." Chiharu had already begun dragging him away by the ear. "We'll just meet you guys there!" she yelled before turning the corner. The friends laughed and gathered their lunches and followed them.

Everyone was excited about Eriol's return and asked him many questions. On occasion, Yamazaki would tell one of his stories again. Eriol saved him by joining in and making everyone believe it was true. After lunch they had time to spare so Tomoyo showed him around a bit more before the afternoon classes commenced. Soon enough school ended and everyone went their separate ways. Yamazaki and Chiharu were going on a date, Rika said she had plans in the library, and Naoko had her book club to go to. Everyone said their goodbyes at the school gates. Tomoyo and Eriol went ahead leaving Syaoran and Sakura left. Sakura wanted to follow her two friends to see how it would all go. But she figured she would be better to let them spend time by themselves.

"Hey, Sakura, want to stop by for ice cream?" Syaoran asked.

"Sure. But I have to make dinner tonight so I have to get home early to start on my homework."

"Oh okay. I can come with you and help you if you want."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. I'll help you with your homework later too if you want."

"Okay then. You can stay for dinner. I'll make sure to make something yummy. What would you like?"

"Anything is fine."

"How about we let Kero decide then?"

Syaoran laughed. "Sounds good."

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Eriol and Tomoyo were walking around the mall window shopping.

"So how do like being back in Tomoeda so far, Eriol-kun?"

"I am certainly enjoying myself. But I haven't seen Meiling-chan here though. I was hoping to meet her."

"Oh no, she decided to stay in Hong Kong for the rest of her studies to be close to her new boyfriend. Courtesy of Sakura-chan and yours truly."

"You love setting other people up don't you Tomoyo-chan?"

"I guess you can say that. It took a whole lot to set Li-kun and Sakura-chan though. But I'm glad their together now. They're so kawaii!" Eriol noticed a tint of sadness in her eyes as she spoke.

"Tomoyo-chan, don't you feel lonely?" Tomoyo turned to stare at him. Surprised and confused at the same time.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, your two best friends are a couple. I know you love them both, but don't you want someone to love you like those two?"

"You're as sharp as ever, Eriol-kun. Yes I do wish for that sometimes. I mean I have been asked out in the past, but I turned them all down."

"Why is that?"

"I guess because I just didn't feel the same way. It would be unfair to the person if I agreed but didn't feel the same way. I want to love the one for me and have him love me too," Tomoyo said blushing slightly thinking about Syaoran.

"And I take it you have found someone?" Eriol asked, taking notice of her blush.

"Well, y-yes I have."

"And have you told him yet?"

"No. I don't think I ever could."

"Why not? You're a beautiful, smart, talented, kind girl, Tomoyo-chan. I'm sure he would feel the same way."

"I don't think he would. I mean he's a very dear friend to me and I don't want to risk our friendship."

"I'm sure he'll understand. And I'm sure he'll accept your feelings and give you the answer that's best," Eriol said. Hoping the 'friend' would be him.

"No. I don't want to make it awkward."

"Is it someone I know?" Eriol asked.

"Yes. You know him well," Tomoyo said blushing yet again.

Noticing her discomfort, he decided to stop prying for information. "I don't want to make you uncomfortable so you don't have to tell me until you're ready."

"Thank you, Eriol-kun," Tomoyo said, hugging him. Eriol blushed slightly but hugged her back. "Now what has Nakuru-chan been begging for?"

"Other than Touya-kun?" Tomoyo laughed. "Well she really enjoys eating sweets, but I'm already baking her a cake. I want to give her something that will actually last."

"Hmm, has she been bothering you for something in particular?"

"Let's see. A cell phone so she can call up Touya."

"Perfect! We're near the Apple store. Let's go," Tomoyo said dragging him in the direction of the store.

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After buying Nakuru her presents, Eriol offered to walk Tomoyo home, which she happily allowed him to do.

"Thank you for coming with me, Tomoyo-chan."

"It was my pleasure. I was able to get her something too after all. So when are you going to throw the party?"

"On her birthday. It falls on a Sunday this year so it's perfect. Do you mind helping me and Spinel Sun set the house up? I was thinking of having Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun distract her all day."

"I would love to! I already have the idea in my head. Oh, would you like me to hold on to your present for her at my house? You know in case she finds it in yours."

"Sure thing," Eriol said handing her his small bag.

"Well we're here. Thank you for walking me home."

"It was my pleasure. Thank you for coming with me." Eriol took Tomoyo's free hand and kissing her knuckles. "See you at school tomorrow," he added before walking towards his house. He didn't notice Tomoyo's slight blush or her small smile before she entered her own.

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Here's chapter 3! So no, I'm not dead. But I am so so so sorry for the late update. Let's just say I hate summer homework and the first two weeks of school. But I felt I had to give you all something before I get too busy with school. So I hope you all enjoyed it. I promise not to keep you all waiting for so long. Though I don't know how that will work out. But I promise to update if not every weekend like Syaoran Why? then at the very least every other weekend.

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Thanks to everyone who's continued reading and kind enough to send me reviews. Also for alerting and faving. Again so sorry. But hey, I've been thinking of making fan fictions inspired by my favorite songs. What do you think? A lot of them are like Syaoran Why? But the readers who still read and review from that story really liked it so maybe? Tell me whether you want them. I'm not sure about making them into a one-shot because it'll be a really long one-shot. Speaking of which, thanks to all the readers out there who read Masquerade. I can't believe people are still reading that. I'm grateful though. ^-^. And people are still finding and reading and reviewing and all that other junk Syaoran Why? I can't believe it. I would have thought that it was buried with all the other completed and un-updated fan fics by now. But I truly am grateful you're still reading. I'll try to make this fan fic as great as my first one. Oh and I would greatly appreciate it if you guys looked up I'm In Love With My Best Friend's Fiancée by sakuranoichigo. That's the account I share with my dear friend Suikahime and that's the fan fic we're collaborating on. So I hope you like it if you read it! Thanks to my wonderful betas. I love you all and I'll see you in chapter four! Please leave me your reviews! I won't update unless I get them for they strive me to write more. I hope you enjoyed so far and remember to review!

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