littlecrush2

Hi out there, all you CCS fans! The not-so-long-awaited second chapter of IT'S JUST A LITTLE CRUSH… is up!!!! In this chapter things get kinda crazy, romantic, and funny all at the same time! A little more happenings between Tomoyo and Eriol, for all you E/T shippers, as a matter of fact, this chapter mostly revolves around them, seeing as there's not going to much more romance between them in this fic, (it IS  about Sakura and Syaoran after all,) and some things with Touya that I'm positive you'll love!  By the way, I'm using all the old incantations before she meets Eriol and everyone, but FROM THE MANGA, because it's not like I memorized the anime ones!  And, I finally overcame my search engine retardation (aren't you proud!) and found the complete set of lyrics for "Crush," the song that this whole thing is sorta kinda based on! Thus, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? The bad news? All right. The bad news is that since I found all the lyrics, you can expect more songfic-ness in the future. (I know you're groaning ~_^) But the good news is that I assure you that it'll be very touching, but without some of the fluffiness typical tearjerkers come with. Don't believe me, huh? Oh ye of little faith! I will prove it to you if you read on!

DISCLAIMER: You know that I'm gonna say that I don't own Card Captor Sakura or anything of that sort, so I don't think I'll bother! I will, however, bother saying that the scenarios and most of everything except the characters and their personalities belong to me, as I made this story! I also don't own the song "Crush;" Jessica Paige and the record company that she works with does! And, to finish off naming all the things I don't own, I don't own most of the titles of my chapters, because I get most of them from movies or songs. Chapter One's title was taken from a part of the Wedding Planner, and this chapter's is from a really pretty song called "Dimension of Love" I heard on one of the dubbed episodes of Tenchi Muyo!

It's Just A Little Crush…

Rated PG

Chapter Two: When The Cherry Blossom Starts To Bloom

Sakura flopped down onto her bed, thoroughly exhausted and baffled. She took the Clow Book from a little hidden shelf she, Tomoyo, and Eriol had hidden behind a large sketch of two girls under a cherry blossom tree Tomoyo had drawn for her a while back. She opened them, and the cards arrayed themselves in a circle around her head.

"What are you doing?" Kero asked, watching Sakura mutter to herself as she looked at every single one of the cards. Sakura ignored him, and continued muttering to herself. Finally, she decided what to do, and closed the book.

"Come with me, Kero," she said, standing up.

"Where are going?" he asked, hovering a little behind her. She didn't answer, but chanted,

"THE KEY THAT HIDES THE FORCES OF DARKNES…SHOW YOUR TRUE FORM BEFORE ME!"

"WAA!!!" Kero cried, scurrying out of the way frantically to avoid the large blast of wind that accompanied such acts of magic.

"RELEASE! FLY!!" Wings sprouted from Sakura's back, and she shot out of her open bedroom window.

"Sakura! Waaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!!!!!!!!" Kero called, flapping his own tiny wings in a flurry, and shooting out the window after her.

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Sakura felt again the rush of wind on her face as she soared over the city. Momentarily forgetting why she was up here in the first place, she looped around a few times, then turned over on her back, and then turned back again. She shot like an arrow above the clouds, smiling and waving at the passing birds. Her face fell after a minute or two, however. Flying always helped her to think when she was confused, but for once it didn't seem to be working. Deciding she needed a little bit of exercise to flush out her uneasiness, she landed in a secluded clearing amidst a small, dense forest just outside the suburbs.

Letting her wings disappear, she once again took up the staff, and immediately picked a card.

"RELEASE!  SWORD!"

The staff elongated and formed a sharp tip and edges. Taking the sword in her right hand, she held it exactly parallel to the ground. She twisted her left foot slightly so that her toes and foot pointed to the direct left of her body, and her right foot was perpendicular to it, her toes touching her left foot and facing the same direction as her outstretched arm and sword. With her short, loose black skirt and matching tube tank, she look like some sort of lethal ballerina. After pausing a moment to gather her concentration, she began a series of long slashes, parries, thrusts, and various other tactics. She tuned out the world around her as she concentrated on her performance. If she tried hard enough to fight, her strange fluttering sensation would go away. She hadn't even felt this…strange…when Eriol arrived, or when she had to face a magical problem. This was much worse. Her feelings weren't so mush fear, danger, or anything of that nature, but more like…a sense of adrenaline. But different…in a way. It was all so confusing!

Sakura slashed fiercely, forcing her thoughts back. When she had begun to sweat a little, even in the chilly autumn air, she was satisfied.

Coming out of the meditative state she always entered when fencing, she looked around to see a very disgruntled Kero hovering nearby.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING!?" he yelled, red faced, or as red faced as a stuffed animal-slash-magical-guardian-beast-with-wings could get. "YOU ALMOST CLEAVED ME IN HALF!"

"No, I didn't Kero," Sakura explained. "I was only practicing my fencing, so I just wanted the sword to be blunt. The worst thing that could've happened to you would've been a little bump, is all. Besides, you should've stayed out of the way," she added matter-of-factly, letting her wand take its own shape, and taking out another card.

"We're going home now anyway. RELEASE!! FLY!!"  Sakura once again took off, carelessly flying just a bit above the trees, with a thoughtful Kero trailing behind her.

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Meanwhile…

"Hey, Tomoyo!" The raven-haired teenager sitting at the third floor window of the music suite at her house looked down out the window towards the familiar voice, and saw Eriol waving jovially.

"Hi Eriol! What are you doing here? How'd you get past the g…" Tomoyo started to say, then saw the guards that usually watched the entrance to the estate rush over. One grabbed a calm Eriol who was making no move to escape the bonds of the strong woman, while another woman regarded Tomoyo.

"You know this kid?" she asked, pointing at the softly grinning boy in her partner's grip. Tomoyo nodded.

"He's a friend of mine that came at my invitation, and he just wanted to stroll the grounds."

"Oh. You can let go, Shika." The woman holding Eriol let go.

"Next time Mistress Tomoyo, could you inform us of your visitors? We wouldn't want anymore mistakes."

"Of course. It must've slipped my mind. You may continue with your duties." The two women bowed and strolled out of sight. When they were out of earshot, Tomoyo asked Eriol,

"Can't you ever do anything normally?" He shook his head, with a laugh from Tomoyo.

"So what are you doing here?" she pursued.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to go visit the new art exhibit with me. It opens in about an hour, so we can get something to eat on the way."

"Okay. Let me just get dressed, and I'll be right down." Tomoyo rushed silently out of the music suite, and entered her huge bedroom just across the hall that looked almost like a house in itself. Picking out one of her latest designs in dresses for herself, she dressed herself quickly, then pinned her up in a large, braided bun on her head, letting the rest of her hair cascade down her back on a ponytail. Taking a little purse and putting her video camera in just in case, she left word with one of the servants that she was going out with her friend, and should be back within a few hours. She then walked around the grounds, until she saw Eriol leaning against a tree just outside the music suite, right where she had left him.

"Ready?" he asked, offering an arm. Tomoyo nodded and took it, and walked him off the grounds, waving to Shika and her partner at the front gate.

"So where are we going to eat?"

"I was thinking that new pizzeria place right by the museum, so we can make sure not to be late." (A/N: Do they even HAVE good old-fashioned Italian pizzerias in Japan? I feel sorry for them if they don't. Nothing like eating a slice of pizza given to you by a waiter with an Italian/New Jersey accent dripping with sarcasm…SJW daydreaming and drooling happily…)

"Great! I haven't had some nice, thick garlic rolls in a long time!"

Arriving at the little restaurant, Eriol held the door open for Tomoyo and followed her inside. Sitting down at a little booth, they ordered and waited for their order to come, chatting softly about little insignificant things. When they had finished, they left and walked across the street to the museum, where various people stood about in the lobby buying their admission. Tomoyo and Eriol did so too, and followed the signs indicating the new exhibit that they were there to see.

Tomoyo grabbed Eriol by the hand and rushed over to a particular painting of two girls under a cherry blossom tree. Under it was the name "TOMOYO DAIDOUJI" on a little brass plate.

"My painting! How did it get here!" she exclaimed, staring happily at it.

"I thought it would be nice to see your work finally recognized, so I entered it," Eriol replied, grinning at Tomoyo.

"You did? Oh, Eriol, how wonderful!" she quickly enfolded him in a tight hug, then continued to stare happily at her work, still holding Eriol's hand.

"Isn't it beautiful?" she murmured.

"I've seen things more beautiful," Eriol said softly, looking at Tomoyo in a way she had never seen him do before.

"Really?" she asked, looking back at him.

"Really."

"Like what?" she continued, knowing what the answer would be. Her heart beat uncontrollably against her rib cage.

"Like you," he answered, staring deep into her violet eyes. She blushed as Eriol cupped her face in his left hand and lifted her head up to his, but didn't resist in the least. He leaned into her, and she allowed his lips to brush over hers, relishing in the feel of it. She leaned into the kiss, trying to make it last.

They parted, and Tomoyo hugged Eriol fiercely, then finally let go, allowing his arm to sneak its way around her waist.

"That was fun," she commented with a silly grin.

"We should do that again sometime," Erriol agreed, and they walked together along the hall of the museum, admiring the paintings.

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Ding-dong! Syaoran impatiently rung the bell at Sakura's house once more, and doubt started to force its way into his mind. What if she was avoiding him? What if she hated him? He didn't think he could deal with the pain.

But finally the door creaked open. However, it wasn't Sakura that stood in the threshold.

It was Touya.

"Umm…" Syaoran mumbled, just before Touya exploded.

"YOU LITTLE PUNK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! IF YOU'RE HERE TO SEE MY SISTER, SHE WENT OUT! AND SHE WAS REALLY ACTING WEIRD TOO! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER, SCUM?! YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY LITTLE SISTER, SHE DOESN'T NEED LITTLE PUNKS LIKE YOU RUINING HER REPUT…"

"Touya, calm down!" came a voice from inside the house, grabbing the black-haired young man just in time to keep him from pulverizing Syaoran.

"I'm sure he didn't do anything, right?" Syaoran could now see that the other voice belonged to Yukito. The brown-haired teen nodded vigorously.

"And he even has something for Sakura," Yukito added, pointing at the wrapped up bundle in Syaoran's arms. He nodded again.

"See, there's nothing wrong. Do you want me to give this to Sakura for you?" Yuki asked politely.

"No, it's okay. Uh, bye!" and Syaoran ran off to the park, where he would wait for a while for Sakura to get home.

It was then that he realized that it would take a tad more effort to let Sakura fall in love with him.

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Sorry it was so short guys, but I thought it was pretty cute. Don't you? As always, send me your thoughts, no flames, you should know the routine. Until we meet again…