Another Chance
By: Snow Horse
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura, which is very mean and rude and well, just plain sad. Anyway, CLAMP owns all of CCS and all the characters I use in this story, except for Izumi, Tetsuya, Mika, Ron, Kei, Chris, Jonouchi, Hayao, and all the characters that aren't in CCS that I have already used or might use in the future.
Summary: Sakura and Syaoran were killed...by a Clow Card. All the cards released themselves. And now two new Cardcaptors are coming into the picture...Will they be able to take their place or will they die as well?
Key: "talking"
'thinking'
Scene Change...
(a/n: author's note)
typing
Chapter 10
A Stick Fight in Karate Class and Kero Meets The Older I&T
"This is just perfect," the older Izumi said and sighed. Her teacher's uniform was nowhere to be seen and she was going to be late for her first class, which was Izumi's and Tetsuya's class because it had gotten switched to the morning for them all.
"What's wrong?" the older Tetsuya asked, standing in the doorway of Izumi's room.
"I can't find my uniform!" Izumi practically shouted as she grabbed some things from under the bed and threw them across the room, almost hitting Tetsuya in the head.
"Did you look in your closet?" Tetsuya asked.
"Yes."
"Dresser?"
"Yes."
"My room?"
Izumi raised an eyebrow at him. "Why would it be in your room?" she asked, confused.
Tetsuya laughed. "Don't worry, it's in the laundry room where you left it last night after taking it out of the dryer," he replied with a smirk after he stopped laughing.
Izumi glared at him. "You could've told me that earlier, now we'll be late for our first class," she stated and went to get her uniform.
"And that's unusual?" Tetsuya asked skeptically.
Izumi turned around and stuck her tongue out at him before continuing her walk to get her uniform.
The Younger Izumi...
'I wonder where Tomoyo is,' Izumi thought to herself. 'I haven't talked to her since last night.' Izumi was on her way to school on her roller blades and was just absentmindedly skating. Her thoughts were with the two unknown Cardcaptors, Tomoyo's disappearance, and Tetsuya.
She arrived at school just in time to catch the bell and ran into the gym and onto the bleachers in a flash. She glanced around, but couldn't find Tomoyo anywhere. 'That's odd, Tomoyo would never miss class,' she thought to herself. Then she spotted Tetsuya.
Izumi rushed over to him and still standing, asked, "Have you seen Tomoyo-chan?" Her voice had a little sadness in it.
"Haven't seen her all morning," Tetsuya replied in an absentminded tone. He was reading a book and seemed really into it.
Izumi sighed and just sat down on the spot. 'Where is she?' she asked herself.
The Older Versions of Izumi and Tetsuya...
"I told you we would be late, Tetsuya, you never listen to me!" Izumi yelled at Tetsuya as they arrived at school at the bell, breathing hard.
"I do so listen to you, Izumi!" Tetsuya replied.
They stood glaring at each other for a while until a voice made them widen their eyes.
"You two will never change," it said and then they looked towards the voice and saw a video camera and then Tomoyo's face was in view. "I couldn't resist taping the moments of my friends' future!" She stood up straight, her eyes shining.
Izumi and Tetsuya just stared at her, confused.
"I know who you are," Tomoyo replied, seeing their confused faces. "I'm not as dense as Izumi and as proud as Tetsuya, so I figured it out."
Izumi blinked. "Sorry, but we have no idea what you are talking about, Miss Daidouji," Izumi replied, trying to look confused and trying to hide her fear at the same time.
Tomoyo smiled wickedly at them and then replied, "I think you do, Izumi-san." At her name, Izumi got an angry look on her face and then turned to Tetsuya.
"How could you have told her!?" Izumi yelled at him.
Tetsuya got angry at Izumi. "What do you mean by that!?" Tetsuya replied. "I didn't tell her, you did!"
Tetsuya and Izumi glared at each other. "Neither of you told me, I figured it out on my own!" Tomoyo screamed at them both, knowing they were so dense to think that either one of them would tell. "The 10-year-old Izumi said, 'You act like those two are Tetsuya and me or something,' after I said that I couldn't wait to see the footage I shot of you two last night." She paused. "And then, I figured it out!"
Izumi sighed. "Tomoyo-san, you have to promise not to tell Izumi or Tetsuya about us or time could be ruined," she said quietly. "We came here to capture Return, because Return brought us here and we have to catch it, not the younger versions of ourselves, because if they do, then our future might change drastically."
Tomoyo's eyes shined and she clasped her hands together. "A romantic tale of two lovers fighting an evil Clow Card," she said serenely. "I just can't wait to film some more of it!" She brought up her camera and started filming them again.
Izumi and Tetsuya sweatdropped. "Tomoyo-san," Izumi groaned and then realized something. "We're late!" She flew off in the direction of the gym and Tomoyo and Tetsuya sweatdropped behind her.
"Still as late as ever," Tomoyo stated.
"Yea, but this time it wasn't her fault," Tetsuya replied and sighed. Then, they set off after Izumi.
The Younger Izumi...
'Man, where are the teachers?' Izumi asked herself and sighed. 'And Tomoyo, where are you?'
Suddenly, the gym doors opened and Tomoyo silently walked through, holding her camera, followed by Mr. Huffer and Mis Hinacogee. Tomoyo walked up and sat down beside Izumi.
"Where were you?" Izumi asked in a whisper.
"Attending to some business," Tomoyo replied with a smile.
"Sorry we're late," Mr. Huffer announced, "but Miss Hinacogee had troubles finding her uniform this morning."
Miss Hinacogee glared at Mr. Huffer. "I wouldn't have had troubles if you had told me where it was," she replied. "Well, anyway, today we'll be fighting with sticks." She smiled at the class before pointing to the box of sticks in front of them. "In an orderly fashion, get one and pair up with someone-"
"Of the opposite gender," Mr. Huffer finished and the class got to it.
Miss Hinacogee walked over to Mr Huffer and whispered, "There's an odd number today, someone won't have a partner."
Mr. Huffer shrugged and replied, "One of us will just have to be his or her partner."
Miss Hinacogee got a worried look on her face as she watched everybody pair up.
Izumi paired with someone from her math class and Tomoyo paired with someone from her English class. The person who was alone was-
"Mr. Li," Mr. Huffer announced after everyone had partners except for Tetsuya, "you will be partnered with Miss Hinacogee." Miss Hinacogee glared at Mr. Huffer before sitting beside Tetsuya on a blue mat.
'This is so not good,' Miss Hinacogee thought. 'If Tetsuya recognizes my fighting style, I'm doomed, but I guess it will be harder for him to recognize mine than Tetsuya's. Still, he watched me last night more than he did Tetsuya. What would happen if he were to beat me? I mean, what would the rest of the class think? This is really bad.'
"We will have a practice fight between the partners to see how much you know," Mr. Huffer explained. "When someone drops their stick, they lose."
'Why did it have to be me that didn't have a partner?' Mr. Huffer asked himself. 'I'm so stubborn sometimes. I just can't admit that I would rather have Izumi as a friend than an enemy. If Tetsuya beats Izumi, then we're dead.'
"Begin!" Mr. Huffer shouted and everyone started.
(A/n: Focusing on Younger Tetsuya and Older Izumi here, k?)
Izumi and Tetsuya both stood up and waited for the other to move. 'He'll move first, because he can't be patient,' Miss Hinacogee thought and smiled with her glare.
'She thinks I'm going to move first, but I'm not,' Tetsuya thought in his head.
So, for the next few minutes they both just stood there, glaring at each other. Then, an idea hit Miss Hinacogee. Instead of glaring with her eyes, she softened them and smiled a sweet looking smile. Tetsuya blushed red at her smile, but never kept his eyes off her because he could sense that she was up to something.
Meanwhile, Mr. Huffer was helping the rest of the class with their moves and watching what mistakes they made. When he glanced over at Miss Hinacogee and Tetsuya, they were still standing there, with Tetsuya as red as a tomato and Miss Hinacogee smiling at him. Mr. Huffer rolled his eyes. 'I'm being stubborn again,' he told himself and got back to helping the other kids.
"I'm not going to break first so you should just move," Tetsuya told Miss Hinacogee.
"Sorry, but I never give up, not even when the tide is against me," Miss Hinacogee replied.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Tetsuya asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It means, that even if an opponent is better at fighting than I am, I'll still keep fighting until the very end," Miss Hinacogee replied and smiled her sweet smile at him, making him blush yet again.
'How could I be this dense?' Miss Hinacogee asked herself. 'He blushes red every single time I smile at him. I can't believe I didn't notice this before.'
'She keeps trying to take me down with that smile of hers,' Tetsuya thought. 'It's like magic how it makes me feel like looking away from her. How is she doing that?' Tetsuya's eyes glared once more at Miss Hinacogee.
Another few minutes and they were still standing there. "Getting bored yet?" Miss Hinacogee asked.
"Not one bit," Tetsuya replied with a smirk. "You?"
"I could never get bored here," Miss Hinacogee answered and thought, 'I mean, Tetsuya's face is so-well-tough looking, but in a cute way. How could I be bored looking at him?'
"If neither of you moves soon, then we'll be waiting for you all day," Mr. Huffer said which made Miss Hinacogee jump, so Tetsuya was the first to hit Miss Hinacogee in the hand.
Miss Hinacogee winced, but then blocked the next attack and for the next one, she swung her stick around in a circle and then pointed it straight at Tetsuya. She ducked when he swung at her and then took the stick and threw him down to the ground, but he wasn't done yet.
Tetsuya jumped back up and used his stick to kick up and hit Miss Hinacogee in the stomach, but she blocked it with her stick and pushed him backwards and he just spun around in the air and landing perfectly on his feet.
''I didn't expect to last this long,'' Miss Hinacogee and Tetsuya thought at the same time.
Then, Tetsuya jumped up in the air and was going to slash Miss Hinacogee with his stick. 'Blocking it would just break my stick, but I have a better idea,' Miss Hinacogee thought quickly. She smiled before waiting until the exact moment and then did a perfect back flip in the air and her foot hit Tetsuya's stick right on the money and it slipped out of his hands and over his head. He landed on his knees on the floor, while Miss Hinacogee landed on her knees right in front of him.
All of a sudden, cheering was heard throughout the gym. They both got up and turned towards the class. Mr. Huffer was smirking while he clapped and when the cheering died down, he said, "As you can see, combining moves from other sports can win the fight for you, like Miss Hinacogee using a back flip to get out of a tough situation and win the fight."
The bell rang and Mr. Huffer yelled, "Class dismissed!" and everyone left the gym except for Mr. Huffer, Miss Hinacogee, and Tetsuya.
Tetsuya glared at Miss Hinacogee. "How did you do that?" he asked.
"I've been a cheerleader since I was five and I've been practicing martial arts for 6 years," Miss Hinacogee explained. "I can easily think on my feet."
"But you knew the exact moment you had to jump," Tetsuya replied. "One second too late and you would've gotten hurt, one second too early and you wouldn't have dodged the attack. Why take the risk?"
"That's what life will do to you when you've been through everything I have," Miss Hinacogee answered. "Taking risks is just a part of life and I've been hurt more in the past six years than I will ever be hurt in the future, so I just go with it and hope I get it right."
Tetsuya stubbornly narrowed his eyes. "I've trained my whole life in the martial arts and you've only trained 6 years, how can you beat me?" Tetsuya asked.
"You have to have the right teacher," Mr. Huffer replied before Miss Hinacogee could and then added, "I've trained martial arts for my entire life as well, but I still have a lot to learn and sometimes, the student can become the teacher, so Miss Hinacogee has taught me a few things as well."
Seemingly satisfied, Tetsuya walked out of the gym with his stubborn attitude showing. He couldn't believe that a girl beat him.
The older Izumi sighed and then held her left hand with her right. "You're really strong, you know that?" Izumi asked the older Tetsuya.
"Yea, why?" Tetsuya asked and then Izumi held out her left hand. On it was a big red mark from the stick Tetsuya hit her with.
Suddenly, Tetsuya picked Izumi up in his arms and said, "Well, we'll just have to fix that, won't we." Izumi laughed.
"You didn't have to pick me up, you know, I can walk," Izumi replied, putting her arms around his neck.
"I know, but this is more fun," Tetsuya replied with a smile. Izumi just couldn't help but smile back.
Younger Version of Izumi...
"Hey, Tomoyo," Izumi asked when they were walking home from school that afternoon. Izumi had this concentrated look on her face like she was trying to figure something out. "How did Li get beaten today in class? I mean, I thought he was the greatest." Izumi closed her eyes and smiled.
Tomoyo saw the smile and smiled knowingly. "No one can be perfect, Izumi-chan, not even Li," Tomoyo answered.
Izumi sighed and then looked down at the ground. "I just can't figure it out, Tomoyo, I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what my own head is telling me," Izumi explained sadly.
"Maybe your head isn't telling you anything," Tomoyo replied. "Maybe your heart is telling you something." Izumi shot a confused glance at Tomoyo and then they had to go their separate ways to their own houses. "See you in school tomorrow!"
"Ja ne!" Izumi yelled and started walking toward her house. 'What is Tomoyo talking about?' Izumi asked herself. 'She knows something I don't know, doesn't she? Oh, I don't know.' She sighed in spite of the fact that she was only thinking it. "Tomoyo will always be Tomoyo," Izumi whispered to herself and smiled.
She reached her house soon after and went straight up to her room. "Kero!" She yelled soft enough for only him to hear.
"What?" a little voice said from the second drawer down on her desk.
"Did you figure out what card that was last night?" Izumi asked and sat down on her bed.
Kero rubbed his eyes and then answered, "Yep, it's Return."
"Return?" Izumi asked and then scenes from her blast into the future pooped into her mind. "That's the card I used to get back here from the future when Time sent me there."
"Return is a very powerful card, Izumi, even before it got sealed the first time," Kero explained. "It has the power to make the dead seem alive, but they will never be alive. There's no card that could bring the dead back to life."
"That's what happened last night!" Izumi almost shouted. "Return brought back these zombies and there were two people there fighting them when Li and I got-"
"Two other people?" Kero asked suddenly, interrupting Izumi. "What did they look like?"
"They had masks and weird outfits on, so I didn't see who they were," Izumi answered sadly and then remembered something, "but Tomoyo got them on tape!"
Kero flew up to Izumi. "Well, ask her for the tape!" he almost shouted. "We have to figure out who those two are and why they're after the Clow Cards."
Izumi pulled out her phone and dialed Tomoyo's phone number. "Hello?" Tomoyo's voice answered on the other end of the phone.
"Tomoyo-chan, that card was the Return Card and Kero and I need that tape to figure out who those people are," Izumi said quickly. "Can you come over?"
"I'll ask Okaa-san, hold on," Tomoyo said on the other line and then silence. A few minutes later, Tomoyo answered, "She said I'm allowed to come over just as long as I'm not out too late."
"Great!" Izumi shouted. "Ja."
"Ja, Izumi-chan," Tomoyo replied and hung up the phone.
"I'm hungry, Izumi-chan," Kero said suddenly.
Izumi sweatdropped. "Jonouchi isn't home right now, so you can go get something yourself, Kero," Izumi answered and Kero flew down the stairs in an instant.
Izumi sighed and then, bored, she got out her laptop and signed onto her screen name. Her friend, Mika instantly IMed.
Hey Izumi-chan! Mika typed to Izumi.
Hi Mika, how are you and Ron doing? Izumi replied.
We went on our first date the other night and it was spectacular!
I'm happy for you!
You don't seem all that happy.
Well, Li and I got into a fight and now we're not speaking to each other.
Li?
Tetsuya-san or Karatekid.
Oh. Wait, you got into a fight!?
Yes, don't sound so surprised. It was bound to happen. I mean, we're like a dog and a cat, complete opposites.
That is so not true. You guys can't possibly be that different, can you?
Yes. We are most definitely different.
Anyway, you know Kei?
Yea, what about him?
He got this whole big plan to visit you in Tomoeda and to make Karatekid and Kawaiiluver suffer for yelling at him.
He's crazy, I tell you.
Yea, but if he does come, please be careful, Izumi-chan.
Don't worry, Mika-chan, I'll be fine. Sorry, but the doorbell just rang, Tomoyo must be here. Ja Mika!
Ja Izumi-chan!
Izumi read the last message and then logged off and put her laptop away. She ran downstairs and opened the door to see a smiling Tomoyo standing there.
"Izumi-chan, I brought the tape like you asked," Tomoyo said and held up a tape. Kero came flying over and grabbed the tape.
"Now, let's see who these two are," Kero said and popped the tape into the living room VCR. Tomoyo and Izumi ran over and sat in front of it while Kero sat on Izumi's head.
The tape opened up to two people flying above the camera on what looked like Izumi's wand. "I couldn't hear what they were saying, because they were so far away, but I taped it anyway," Tomoyo explained excitedly.
They were the two people fighting the Return Card. Soon, they landed in Penguin Park and the camera (aka Tomoyo) went into the trees so she wouldn't be seen.
Suddenly, the wind started up and Return appeared in front of the two people. The boy tried to attack it, but suddenly ended up back where he started.
Then, the clock glowed and zombies started popping up.
"SWORD!" the girl yelled.
"Stop the tape right there!" Kero yelled and Tomoyo abruptly stopped it.
"What did you do that for? It was just about to get to the best part!" Tomoyo replied and glared at Kero.
Kero flew over to the screen and pointed to the girl's wand. "That's Izumi's wand," Kero pointed out.
"No, it's not, Kero!" Izumi and Tomoyo both said at the same time.
"I had mine at that point because that's when I came," Izumi finished.
"It sure looks like it," Kero replied, "and what about that card?" He pointed to the card that the girl had just thrown up into the air. "It's a Clow Card."
"But I had all my Clow Cards, I had just looked at them beforehand," Izumi replied. "That couldn't be a Clow Card."
Kero groaned and then Izumi suddenly got an idea. "I'll fix us some drinks, okay?" Izumi said and ran into the kitchen.
Tomoyo sighed and then, grabbed Kero. "Kero, those two people are Izumi and Li," Tomoyo whispered. "Return made them come back here from their time. I figured it out and told them I knew and they told me not to tell Izumi or Li about it or the space time continuum would be ruined."
Kero widened his eyes. "Those two are Izumi and that gaki!" Kero almost yelled and Tomoyo covered his mouth quickly.
"Shhh!" Tomoyo whispered as Izumi walked back into the room, carrying a tray of juice.
"All we had was orange juice," Izumi said as she set the tray down on the table. "Did you figure out any clues to who they might be, Kero?"
Kero looked straight at Izumi's smiling face and said, "We haven't found anything." He turned back towards the screen. "In fact," he continued, pressing the stop button on the tape and ejecting it, "I don't think anything on this tape will help us." He got the tape and gave it to Tomoyo.
"You sure, Kero?" Izumi asked.
"Yes," Kero answered, picking up his orange juice glass. He drank it in one gulp and then sighed happily. Tomoyo sighed, thankful that Kero didn't tell Izumi. Izumi was just confused.
'Kero had wanted that tape so badly before, but now, he just gives up?' Izumi asked herself. 'It doesn't make sense.'
"Well, Izumi-chan," Tomoyo stated and stood up, "I think I should be going now."
Izumi stood up as well. "Right," Izumi replied. "Maybe we can get together tomorrow or something since there's no school."
"That would be great!" Tomoyo replied, her eyes shining. "You can try on some new outfits I made!" Izumi sweatdropped.
"Hey Tomoyo," Kero stated. "I was wondering if I could stay at your house for tonight, seeing how I need to look at that tape some more and you won't let Izumi have it overnight..." He trailed off into his own world.
"If it's okay with Izumi," Tomoyo replied and turned towards Izumi.
"It's fine with me," Izumi said with a smile, but inside, she was thinking that Kero was hiding something. 'Kero is acting odd. First he wants the tape, then he doesn't, then he does again,' Izumi thought to herself as she watched Tomoyo leave with Kero sitting on her shoulder.
"Ja, Izumi-chan!" Tomoyo yelled, running down the sidewalk. Izumi waved, but didn't say anything. She had a lot on her mind.
When Tomoyo and Kero reached the corner, Tomoyo stopped running. "I think I know how we can find out where Izumi-san and Li-san live, but it's going to be risky," Tomoyo stated to Kero. "You in?"
"I wouldn't have come if I wasn't in," Kero replied with a groan. "I still can't believe those two are Izumi and the gaki."
Tomoyo laughed and headed towards Tetsuya's house, hoping that he had enough sense to figure out where the older versions of Izumi and Tetsuya lived.
Older Versions of Izumi and Tetsuya...
"Guess what's on tonight, Izumi?" Tetsuya asked her. Izumi had just come out of her bedroom and she had a bandage on her hand and a smile on her face. Tetsuya was seeing what was on the television and sitting on the couch.
"What?" Izumi asked, sitting beside him.
Tetsuya had his head pointed towards the ground and Izumi couldn't see his eyes. "Tetsuya?" Izumi asked, concerned.
Once she put a hand on his shoulder, the doorbell rang and she jumped up off the couch, which made Tetsuya laugh so hard. "That's not funny!" Izumi screamed, blushing horribly. "I can't believe you would get someone to ring the doorbell just to scare me."
Izumi walked towards the door, but Tetsuya replied, "I didn't tell anyone to ring the doorbell, that was just a random thing that happened at the right moment. I have to say, whoever did it must have magical energy in them." Izumi stopped abruptly. "What's wrong?" Tetsuya asked, concerned.
"Magical energy," Izumi stated and turned towards him. "You don't think it's you or me, do you?"
Tetsuya stood up and walked to the door before replying, "It couldn't possibly be. How could they find out where we lived?"
The doorbell rang again and Tetsuya pressed the intercom, asking who it was.
"Tetsuya Li," a voice answered on the other line.
Izumi put a hand to her mouth. "He can't come here!" Izumi almost shouted. "He'll see the pictures!" Then, Izumi raced around the apartment, putting every picture of her and Tetsuya into a box.
"Izumi, calm down," Tetsuya replied, sweatdropping at how panicky she was.
"We have to hide everything that could make him think that you're him and I'm Izumi," Izumi replied sharply and took the last picture down. "Now." Izumi put the box under the sink for safe-keeping and sighed with relief. "There, you can let him in."
"Is anybody there!?" the younger Tetsuya asked on the other line of the intercom.
"You can come up," the older Tetsuya stated into the intercom and then they heard footsteps run up the stairs.
Izumi was breathing hard from running around and was sitting on the kitchen floor still after she had hid the pictures. Tetsuya rolled his eyes at her. "He's going to think you're weird if you don't get up off the floor," he stated and then a knock came on the door.
"I don't care, as long as everything in this apartment is Izumi and Tetsuya free," Izumi stated and then tried to slow her breathing.
"If you say so," Tetsuya replied and opened the door. The younger Tetsuya was standing there with an angry look on his face. "What are you doing here, Mr. Li?"
'Don't be mean, Tetsuya!' Izumi shouted in her head.
"I'm here because I have to talk to Miss Hinacogee," the younger Tetsuya replied and Izumi held her breath for Tetsuya's reply.
"Miss Hinacogee doesn't live here," the older Tetsuya replied and Izumi let out her berath.
"Yes she does," the younger Tetsuya answered. "I looked it up in the filing cabinet in the office of all the teachers."
"So you're confessing that you went into the teachers' secret files?" the older Tetsuya asked.
The younger Tetsuya got really angry and glared at the older Tetsuya. Izumi crawled along the kitchen floor and then went into Tetsuya's room, since it was the only one that was off the kitchen and the door was open.
Then, the doorbell rang again. The older Tetsuya pressed the intercom and asked who it was yet again.
"Tomoyo," a voice answered on the other line of the intercom.
''Tomoyo!'' the older Tetsuya and Izumi screamed in their heads.
Then, Izumi walked out of Tetsuya's room as if she hadn't been listening in on their conversation and smiled when she saw the little Tetsuya. "Hello and why are you here?" she asked sweetly.
The younger Tetsuya blushed at Izumi's smile and looked down at the floor. Izumi took the chance and mouthed to Tetsuya to tell Tomoyo that Tetsuya was here.
"I want you to teach me," the younger Tetsuya replied, his blush getting redder.
The older Tetsuya pressed the intercom button and said, "Mr. Li is here also, Miss Daidouji, so you may come up."
"Teach you?" Izumi asked the young Tetsuya. "But don't I teach you in class?" She blinked, really confused and a bit frustrated, but in a cute way, not an angry way.
Then, they heard footsteps up the stairs and Tomoyo popped up behind the young Tetsuya. "How did you get our address, Miss Daidouji?" the older Tetsuya asked when he saw Tomoyo. The young Tetsuya turned around and faced Tomoyo who had a huge smile on her face.
"I went to Li's house and the folder of you both was on his desk and the door was open, so I got it," Tomoyo answered.
Izumi smiled the widest smile she could muster. "Well, come on in, everybody!" she stated happily and lead Tomoyo and Tetsuya to the couch.
Tomoyo looked around. "Why aren't there any pictures of either of you around the apartment?" Tomoyo asked suspiciously, trying to get Tetsuya to notice something.
"Oh, we just got here a few days ago and haven't had a chance to unpack yet," the older Tetsuya answered when he saw Izumi's frightened face. Izumi sighed with relief and then turned to the younger Tetsuya.
"What did you mean before?" Izumi asked him. "I mean, Te-Mr. Huffer and I teach karate in class."
"I want you to teach me your moves," Tetsuya answered, more serious now that Tomoyo was here and he was trying to hide his redness.
The older Tetsuya widened his eyes and Tomoyo almost laughed, but caught herself before she could. Izumi glanced at the older Tetsuya for just a second before answering, "I don't think I could."
"But, it's like extra help, and a teacher can't turn down someone who needs help," the younger Tetsuya replied, knowing that he had gotten his way.
Izumi sighed. "I guess you're right," Izumi answered and looked down at the ground in worry. "We can start on Monday."
The younger Tetsuya smirked. 'I am so going to show Izumi up next time I see her,' Tetsuya replied and then got up. "I have to get back home since, as Tomoyo pointed out, my door was open," he stated and then walked out the door and closed it behind him.
Tomoyo burst out laughing the second he was gone. "I c-can't believe th-that he didn't figure it out y-yet!" she said between laughs.
"Is something wrong, Tomoyo?" Izumi asked, shooting a worried glance at her. "Did something happen to me, well, Izumi?"
Tomoyo suddenly stopped laughing. "No, of course not," Tomoyo replied.
"That's good," Izumi answered and sighed again. "Why are you here then, Tomoyo?"
"Oh!" Tomoyo just remembered. "Right!" She unzipped her backpack and Kero came flying out of it. "Kero was going to figure it out and tell Izumi, but I stopped him and told him not to tell her."
Kero just stayed where he was in the room and glared at Tetsuya while Tetsuya glared back. "Gaki," Kero stated under his breath and glared harder.
"Stuffed animal," Tetsuya stated under his breath and glared harder.
""What did you say!?!?"" Tetsuya and Kero both yelled at each other and glared even harder than ever.
Tomoyo and Izumi sweatdropped. "Kero," Izumi said and shook her head. "Well, I can't blame you for noticing the signs that definitely show it was me."
"You mean, you aren't going to yell at Tomoyo for telling Kero or at Kero for finding out!?!?" Tetsuya yelled.
"No, should I?" Izumi asked him with a glare.
"Yes," Tetsuya replied without yelling. "At least give the fuzz ball a stern talking to."
"Don't you call me that, gaki!" Kero yelled at Tetsuya and glared at him while Tetsuya just glared back.
"Kero!" Izumi yelled, standing up, and then Kero stopped and floated down on Tomoyo's head.
Izumi sat down on the couch as well and Tetsuya stood behind the couch, leaning against it.
Tomoyo giggled. "I just remembered what you said the other day," Tomoyo stated randomly. "Not really you, but Izumi."
"What did I say?" Izumi asked, confused.
"You called Tetsuya a 'sexy baka' and then hit yourself for it," Tomoyo replied and Izumi laughed.
"I remember that," Izumi said. "It was when you and Meiling-chan were sleeping over and I had just come from skating with Tetsuya that day and my clothes were all muddy after falling in the mud."
"But you dragged me with you," Tetsuya added. "Did you ever yell at Izumi for ruining your outfit?"
"No, I could never yell at her when just the fact that it got ruined is because you and Izumi were spending time together," Tomoyo answered, her eyes shining. Izumi and Tetsuya sweatdropped.
Kero had fallen asleep on Tomoyo's backpack and was sleeping peacefully.
Then, Tomoyo took out a digital camera from her back pocket and asked, "Do you think I could have some pictures of you guys together?"
""Pictures?"" Izumi and Tetsuya both asked at the same time.
"Yes, I already have poses I want you to be in!" Tomoyo explained and the got out rough sketches of two figures.
Izumi and Tetsuya sweatdropped. "If you want them that badly, Tomoyo-chan," Izumi said and Tomoyo jumped up from her seat.
"Stay there, Tetsuya," Tomoyo said before Tetsuya could move. "I want you right there."
"Okay," Tetsuya replied and stayed where he was, leaning on the couch.
"Izumi, what do you think of this pose?" Tomoyo asked, showing Izumi one of her rough sketches.
Izumi smirked. "I like it, Tomoyo," Izumi answered and then went around to the front of the couch.
"Tetsuya, just look at the camera," Tomoyo said and Tetsuya, confused, turned towards Tomoyo.
Suddenly, Izumi jumped on Tetsuya's back and Tomoyo got a flash just before they both went crashing down to the floor. Izumi and Tomoyo were both laughing their heads off while Tetsuya was angry at first, but then started laughing in spite of the pain he was in.
(A/n: Sorry for the weird ending, but I just think Tomoyo would want a picture of them because she's just Tomoyo. Well, read and review!)