ch4: The Perfect Day & Night
The next day at school, everyone was talking excitedly. Sakura figured that everyone forgot what had happened yesterday. She shrugged it off and looked at most the guys who were talking to the girls.
The only guys not talking to girls were Eriol and Syaoran.
" What's wrong, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, confused.
Sakura was looking around with a sad, but happy expression on her face. 'What did saying *I love you* to Syaoran do? Nothing...' Sakura sighed and looked down. She looked at Syoaran. 'He doesn't love me, anyway.'
" Sakura? Is everything okay?" Tomo demanded.
" ...Yeah, I guess I'm fine." Sakura nodded, biting her lip. " But I mean..."
" What?"
" Nothing...the card did something yesterday. Spread red glitter over everyone and made them pass out. But I was wondering what the glitter did to everyone." Sakura sighed again.
" Oh. Maybe it made everybody fall in love." Tomo beamed.
"...Probably. But are you in love with a certain person?" Sakura asked.
" ...Yeah, totally. You know who, Sakura."
" I know, but Eriol and Syaoran don't seem to be in love with anyone. Why is that?" Sakura blinked.
" Maybe they're too shy to admit who they like." Tomoyo suggested and grinned. " Think?"
" I guess..." Sakura gave in.
But she had a feeling Tomoyo was wrong.
Later on, that day. Tomoyo was walking home. She looked up. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, no clouds in the sky...and there wasn't nothing wrong today. Seemed like the perfect day. But actually it wasn't.
She sighed. That thing Sakura told her made Eriol and Syaoran oblivious to love. Or it seemed. The truth was, she had seriously fallen for Eriol. Before Eriol came, she liked Sakura more than a friend. But then here came this intelligent cutie, who she didn't like very much at first. But now she had fallen for his charm.
But she knew. She knew Eriol was obsessed with Sakura...He told her everything. Every time he talked about his undying love for Sakura, Tomoyo hurt inside. She still liked Sakura as a best friend, but she didn't want Eriol to love Sakura. Because Sakura and Syaoran belonged together. It was practically like destiny, almost.
Suddenly a leaf fell into her hand. She looked down at it. It was a strange color. A bright red, and it was heart shaped. It had the initials E+S=Luv. She thrust it aside. Her face was twisted in a scowl. Maybe she was just imagining things?
" Did you like it? I made it myself."
Tomoyo turned to see Eriol, holding the red leaf.
" I guess." Tomo replied casually.
" I found this heart shaped leaf, and so I took it and painted it red, and carved my intials+Sakura's=Love. I don't even know what happened yesterday. All I remember is being struck by some red light, and everything went black." Eriol suddenly smiled. " Did I pass out or something? Cause I had this awesome dream when Sakura kisses me and tells me she loves me."
Tomo faked a smile, but her knuckles turned white by gripping her bag so tightly.
" Uh, hehe. Kawaii..." Tomo replied, gripping tighter. " Listen, I gotta...go."
Eriol suddenly frowned. " Are you all right, Tomoyo? All this week you've been acting strange."
" I'm fine, Eriol. I just havta go." Tomo turned and began to walk away.
" Tomoyo, please tell me. I'm your friend. What's wrong?" Eriol asked.
Tomoyo began to grit her teeth. " I SAID, nothing's wrong....I'm fine."
She began to walk again, this time her pace was faster.
" TOMOYO! TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG!" Eriol shouted.
Tomo stopped in her tracks. " You want to know what's wrong, Eriol? Do you?"
" Uh...yeah."
" I'll tell you what's wrong..." Tomo spun around to face him, to reveal that her face was tear streaked and red. " I'm IN LOVE with someone. You heard me. I love a guy who's hopelessly obsessed with my best friend! Can you guess who I love?!"
Eriol looked at her suffering face and gulped. " ...Me?"
" That's right, Eriol! I love you, but having to hear you spill every torturing detail about how much you're in love with Sakura...makes me sick. That's why I couldn't stand it anymore. So, now you know. Goodbye."
she turned hotly, tears running down fast.
Eriol was silent, then he said, " Tomoyo, don't leave."
" Why shouldn't I?" Tomo hissed.
" Don't."
She obeyed his words and stopped, but didn't turn to face him.
" I never knew."
" Well, now you do." she said.
" Don't be smart on me...I was just so caught up on Sakura... that I have never noticed the beautiful angel in front of me all along." Eriol stepped closer to Tomoyo, right behind her.
She could feel his breath on her neck. Her heart was pounding and slowly she turned around. He was right there. Tomo looked down, eyes watery, and blushing.
" Why didn't I see you? The beautiful angel..." Eriol placed his hands on her shoulders and swept away the hair in her face. " I love you, Tomoyo."
As if to prove it, he bent forward and placed his lips on hers lightly and then pulled back. Tomoyo smiled and hugged him, crying tears of happiness. (oy, a lot of crying, ne?)
" I love you too, Eriol." she whispered in his ear.
She pulled back and kissed him. This time, the kiss was longer. They were held in that embrace, as the sun shone over them, and the wind ripped apart Eriol's love leaf with the initials : E+S. The wind, instead, brought another heartshaped leaf that fell into Tomo's hand.
Later on that night. Sakura was sitting on a deck overlooking a beautiful lake. She looked up. The air was crisp, the moon was full, and the stars were sparkling. There was nothing wrong tonight. Seemed like the perfect night. But it wasn't.
This lake was known for it's supposed magic of getting two people and putting them together, like it was destiny. It was called 'Aishiteru Lake'. Sakura looked around, swinging her bare legs in the lake. Couples were making out, while others were confessing their everlasting love for each other, then sealed it with a long kiss.
She got up and turned.
" Hi."
Sakura sighed. It was Syaoran. He had a soft expression on his face.
" What're you doing here?" Sakura asked.
" Same question for you." he replied and sat down.
" ... I was just wishing for the perfect guy to come along and tell me that he loves me." she murmured. " Like that'd ever happen."
Syaoran was silent and looked at the waves. It was so calm, and beautiful. Deep, but not too deep. Probably like, 6 feet. He took off his shoes and sweater.
" What're you doing?" Sakura asked.
" What does it look like?"
" You can't swim in there! No one can swim in the lake." Sakura cried.
" Who says?" Syaoran sneered, getting ready to jump.
" This sign." Sakura snapped, pointing to the sign.
" Oh well!" With that, he jumped, splashing Sakura.
She screamed. Her new outfit was completely wet. She was seriously soaked.
" Oh my god, Syaoran!" she screeched, clenching her fists. " I will KILL you!"
" Oh, come on! Where's your sense of humor?" he laughed.
Sakura looked at him in utter confusion. He had never acted this way before. She walked up to the edge and sighed. Suddenly there was this hard tug on her ankle. She shrieked and looked down to see Syaoran's hand.
" Syaoran, no----!!!"
He tugged harder and she fell. Sakura was plunged into the cold water, but kinda enjoyed her wake up call. She looked around to see Syaoran facing her, a devious look on his face. She blushed and broke the surface, wating for him to do the same. He did, and he smiled at her.
" See, that wasn't so bad." he grinned.
Sakura knew she was blushing. Her face was hot.
" Yeah, but my new outfit's ruined." Sakura sighed.
" Then I'm lucky my new shoes didn't get ruined." he replied.
Sakura grabbed his shoes and plunged them into the water. Syaoran had a stricken look on his face. He was freaked.
" AH! No! KINOMOTO! I got these before I came here!!!" he shrieked.
" Well, too bad." Sakura teased.
Suddenly Syaoran swam at her, wanting playful revenge. Sakura got the picture and tried to dive down, to lose him. But she felt his arms wrap around her waist, and they both wrestled, Sakura flopping in his arms like a fish. But he held her securely and firmly. Sakura gave up as they again went to the surface.
Syaoran let go and smirked.
" Ha, I got you."
" ... " Sakura just sighed.
She had liked it when he did that. She felt so safe in his arms.Like nothing could ever harm her. She felt depressed, so she decided to go home. She slowly swam to the deck.
" Sakura...are you okay?" his warm voice asked.
" ... "
She was beginning to pull up, when Syaoran again wrapped his arms around her waist. Sakura broke out of his grip.
" What's wrong?" he asked.
" ... You couldn't understand." she sighed.
" If you say that, then I still wouldn't know why you're so sad." Syaoran remarked.
" ... " Sakura just shrugged.
" Tell me, Sakura. Tell me what's wrong." he sighed.
A few moments of silence passed.
" ... Okay, fine. Be that--"
" I love you, Syaoran."
He gasped.
" That's what's wrong. I love you and I was afraid to tell you. That's why I was so sad. Practically everyone in class are supposedly in love, all except you and Eriol. Me and Tomoyo had this empty feeling, like we were supposed to love someone. But who?" Sakura sighed. " I love you, Syaoran Li. And if you don't feel the same about me, then...that's okay. I understand."
With that, she pulled up onto the deck, sitting down, but looking down. Watching her reflection being messed up by a single tear. Syaoran quietly swam forward and looked up. He reached forward and took her hands, taking Sakura by surprise.
" I love you, too. Sakura. I never knew you felt the same. I was too scared to admit it, and plus I didn't want to look weak or stupid. So I decided to keep it to myself. Plus you looked interested in Eriol. " He paused and looked into her eyes. " I love you, Sakura Kinomoto."
Sakura slipped into the water, looked at him for a second, and wrapped her arms around his neck.
" I love you, too!" she sighed.
They kissed this time. And indeed...this certaintly was...The Perfect Day & Night.
a/n: ...heh, fluff, fluff and lotsa fluff! sorry for the rush of sugary sweetness, but it gave me a warm feeling! ^_^ heh...did it warm ya? thanx for the nice reviews! makes me hyped to do more and even more card captor fics! thank you, thank you! *bows* review, and thanx for you're extremely nice reviews! *tears in eyes* i love you all!
and thanx for telling me that the love card is widely used by people, and that it, in fact...is a real card. ^_^ so, thanx again! ^ . ~ ( so i lied about the title of the last chapter...so what? :p)
The next day at school, everyone was talking excitedly. Sakura figured that everyone forgot what had happened yesterday. She shrugged it off and looked at most the guys who were talking to the girls.
The only guys not talking to girls were Eriol and Syaoran.
" What's wrong, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, confused.
Sakura was looking around with a sad, but happy expression on her face. 'What did saying *I love you* to Syaoran do? Nothing...' Sakura sighed and looked down. She looked at Syoaran. 'He doesn't love me, anyway.'
" Sakura? Is everything okay?" Tomo demanded.
" ...Yeah, I guess I'm fine." Sakura nodded, biting her lip. " But I mean..."
" What?"
" Nothing...the card did something yesterday. Spread red glitter over everyone and made them pass out. But I was wondering what the glitter did to everyone." Sakura sighed again.
" Oh. Maybe it made everybody fall in love." Tomo beamed.
"...Probably. But are you in love with a certain person?" Sakura asked.
" ...Yeah, totally. You know who, Sakura."
" I know, but Eriol and Syaoran don't seem to be in love with anyone. Why is that?" Sakura blinked.
" Maybe they're too shy to admit who they like." Tomoyo suggested and grinned. " Think?"
" I guess..." Sakura gave in.
But she had a feeling Tomoyo was wrong.
Later on, that day. Tomoyo was walking home. She looked up. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, no clouds in the sky...and there wasn't nothing wrong today. Seemed like the perfect day. But actually it wasn't.
She sighed. That thing Sakura told her made Eriol and Syaoran oblivious to love. Or it seemed. The truth was, she had seriously fallen for Eriol. Before Eriol came, she liked Sakura more than a friend. But then here came this intelligent cutie, who she didn't like very much at first. But now she had fallen for his charm.
But she knew. She knew Eriol was obsessed with Sakura...He told her everything. Every time he talked about his undying love for Sakura, Tomoyo hurt inside. She still liked Sakura as a best friend, but she didn't want Eriol to love Sakura. Because Sakura and Syaoran belonged together. It was practically like destiny, almost.
Suddenly a leaf fell into her hand. She looked down at it. It was a strange color. A bright red, and it was heart shaped. It had the initials E+S=Luv. She thrust it aside. Her face was twisted in a scowl. Maybe she was just imagining things?
" Did you like it? I made it myself."
Tomoyo turned to see Eriol, holding the red leaf.
" I guess." Tomo replied casually.
" I found this heart shaped leaf, and so I took it and painted it red, and carved my intials+Sakura's=Love. I don't even know what happened yesterday. All I remember is being struck by some red light, and everything went black." Eriol suddenly smiled. " Did I pass out or something? Cause I had this awesome dream when Sakura kisses me and tells me she loves me."
Tomo faked a smile, but her knuckles turned white by gripping her bag so tightly.
" Uh, hehe. Kawaii..." Tomo replied, gripping tighter. " Listen, I gotta...go."
Eriol suddenly frowned. " Are you all right, Tomoyo? All this week you've been acting strange."
" I'm fine, Eriol. I just havta go." Tomo turned and began to walk away.
" Tomoyo, please tell me. I'm your friend. What's wrong?" Eriol asked.
Tomoyo began to grit her teeth. " I SAID, nothing's wrong....I'm fine."
She began to walk again, this time her pace was faster.
" TOMOYO! TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG!" Eriol shouted.
Tomo stopped in her tracks. " You want to know what's wrong, Eriol? Do you?"
" Uh...yeah."
" I'll tell you what's wrong..." Tomo spun around to face him, to reveal that her face was tear streaked and red. " I'm IN LOVE with someone. You heard me. I love a guy who's hopelessly obsessed with my best friend! Can you guess who I love?!"
Eriol looked at her suffering face and gulped. " ...Me?"
" That's right, Eriol! I love you, but having to hear you spill every torturing detail about how much you're in love with Sakura...makes me sick. That's why I couldn't stand it anymore. So, now you know. Goodbye."
she turned hotly, tears running down fast.
Eriol was silent, then he said, " Tomoyo, don't leave."
" Why shouldn't I?" Tomo hissed.
" Don't."
She obeyed his words and stopped, but didn't turn to face him.
" I never knew."
" Well, now you do." she said.
" Don't be smart on me...I was just so caught up on Sakura... that I have never noticed the beautiful angel in front of me all along." Eriol stepped closer to Tomoyo, right behind her.
She could feel his breath on her neck. Her heart was pounding and slowly she turned around. He was right there. Tomo looked down, eyes watery, and blushing.
" Why didn't I see you? The beautiful angel..." Eriol placed his hands on her shoulders and swept away the hair in her face. " I love you, Tomoyo."
As if to prove it, he bent forward and placed his lips on hers lightly and then pulled back. Tomoyo smiled and hugged him, crying tears of happiness. (oy, a lot of crying, ne?)
" I love you too, Eriol." she whispered in his ear.
She pulled back and kissed him. This time, the kiss was longer. They were held in that embrace, as the sun shone over them, and the wind ripped apart Eriol's love leaf with the initials : E+S. The wind, instead, brought another heartshaped leaf that fell into Tomo's hand.
Later on that night. Sakura was sitting on a deck overlooking a beautiful lake. She looked up. The air was crisp, the moon was full, and the stars were sparkling. There was nothing wrong tonight. Seemed like the perfect night. But it wasn't.
This lake was known for it's supposed magic of getting two people and putting them together, like it was destiny. It was called 'Aishiteru Lake'. Sakura looked around, swinging her bare legs in the lake. Couples were making out, while others were confessing their everlasting love for each other, then sealed it with a long kiss.
She got up and turned.
" Hi."
Sakura sighed. It was Syaoran. He had a soft expression on his face.
" What're you doing here?" Sakura asked.
" Same question for you." he replied and sat down.
" ... I was just wishing for the perfect guy to come along and tell me that he loves me." she murmured. " Like that'd ever happen."
Syaoran was silent and looked at the waves. It was so calm, and beautiful. Deep, but not too deep. Probably like, 6 feet. He took off his shoes and sweater.
" What're you doing?" Sakura asked.
" What does it look like?"
" You can't swim in there! No one can swim in the lake." Sakura cried.
" Who says?" Syaoran sneered, getting ready to jump.
" This sign." Sakura snapped, pointing to the sign.
" Oh well!" With that, he jumped, splashing Sakura.
She screamed. Her new outfit was completely wet. She was seriously soaked.
" Oh my god, Syaoran!" she screeched, clenching her fists. " I will KILL you!"
" Oh, come on! Where's your sense of humor?" he laughed.
Sakura looked at him in utter confusion. He had never acted this way before. She walked up to the edge and sighed. Suddenly there was this hard tug on her ankle. She shrieked and looked down to see Syaoran's hand.
" Syaoran, no----!!!"
He tugged harder and she fell. Sakura was plunged into the cold water, but kinda enjoyed her wake up call. She looked around to see Syaoran facing her, a devious look on his face. She blushed and broke the surface, wating for him to do the same. He did, and he smiled at her.
" See, that wasn't so bad." he grinned.
Sakura knew she was blushing. Her face was hot.
" Yeah, but my new outfit's ruined." Sakura sighed.
" Then I'm lucky my new shoes didn't get ruined." he replied.
Sakura grabbed his shoes and plunged them into the water. Syaoran had a stricken look on his face. He was freaked.
" AH! No! KINOMOTO! I got these before I came here!!!" he shrieked.
" Well, too bad." Sakura teased.
Suddenly Syaoran swam at her, wanting playful revenge. Sakura got the picture and tried to dive down, to lose him. But she felt his arms wrap around her waist, and they both wrestled, Sakura flopping in his arms like a fish. But he held her securely and firmly. Sakura gave up as they again went to the surface.
Syaoran let go and smirked.
" Ha, I got you."
" ... " Sakura just sighed.
She had liked it when he did that. She felt so safe in his arms.Like nothing could ever harm her. She felt depressed, so she decided to go home. She slowly swam to the deck.
" Sakura...are you okay?" his warm voice asked.
" ... "
She was beginning to pull up, when Syaoran again wrapped his arms around her waist. Sakura broke out of his grip.
" What's wrong?" he asked.
" ... You couldn't understand." she sighed.
" If you say that, then I still wouldn't know why you're so sad." Syaoran remarked.
" ... " Sakura just shrugged.
" Tell me, Sakura. Tell me what's wrong." he sighed.
A few moments of silence passed.
" ... Okay, fine. Be that--"
" I love you, Syaoran."
He gasped.
" That's what's wrong. I love you and I was afraid to tell you. That's why I was so sad. Practically everyone in class are supposedly in love, all except you and Eriol. Me and Tomoyo had this empty feeling, like we were supposed to love someone. But who?" Sakura sighed. " I love you, Syaoran Li. And if you don't feel the same about me, then...that's okay. I understand."
With that, she pulled up onto the deck, sitting down, but looking down. Watching her reflection being messed up by a single tear. Syaoran quietly swam forward and looked up. He reached forward and took her hands, taking Sakura by surprise.
" I love you, too. Sakura. I never knew you felt the same. I was too scared to admit it, and plus I didn't want to look weak or stupid. So I decided to keep it to myself. Plus you looked interested in Eriol. " He paused and looked into her eyes. " I love you, Sakura Kinomoto."
Sakura slipped into the water, looked at him for a second, and wrapped her arms around his neck.
" I love you, too!" she sighed.
They kissed this time. And indeed...this certaintly was...The Perfect Day & Night.
a/n: ...heh, fluff, fluff and lotsa fluff! sorry for the rush of sugary sweetness, but it gave me a warm feeling! ^_^ heh...did it warm ya? thanx for the nice reviews! makes me hyped to do more and even more card captor fics! thank you, thank you! *bows* review, and thanx for you're extremely nice reviews! *tears in eyes* i love you all!
and thanx for telling me that the love card is widely used by people, and that it, in fact...is a real card. ^_^ so, thanx again! ^ . ~ ( so i lied about the title of the last chapter...so what? :p)