A/N: Hey, I decided to continue it since I didn't really like the ending. Anyway, you know the drill. I don't own any of these characters; they belong to CLAMP and whoever created them. I apologize if some characters act out of characters since some I don't know some too well.
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2 weeks later…
Sakura sat at her desk in school. Tomoyo had set next to her, but neither of them said a word to each other. Sakura didn't even acknowledge Tomoyo's existence. Whenever Tomoyo would look her way, she'd just look away and pay attention to something else. Chiharu and Rika noticed this.
"What the heck is going on? It's almost lunch-time and neither of them have spoken to each other all day!" wondered Rika.
"Do you think they had a fight?" asked Chiharu.
"Maybe. Let's talk to them at lunch."
"Or maybe you should mind your own business and leave well enough alone," said a voice. The girls turned to Syaoran who had been listening in on their conversation.
"You just eavesdropped on our conversation and you're telling us to mind our own business?" Rika said scornfully.
"Uh…" Syaoran decided to shut up.
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At lunchtime, everyone gathered outside to either eat or play with friends. Tomoyo just sat behind a bush and ate her lunch in silence. She looked at the sushi that had been made for her and took a bite out of it. She looked over to where the kids were playing and saw Sakura talking with a bunch of girls. A boy came over and tapped her on the shoulder. Sakura swiveled around and immediately blushed crimson red. Tomoyo felt her heart rip in two. Tears fell down her cheeks, but she immediately wiped them away for fear someone would see her.
Too late.
Chiharu and Rika had been watching her and saw what she was doing. They traced her line of vision and saw Sakura with the boy. A light bulb went off above Chiharu's head.
"Of course!" she cried, "This must be the classic case of jealousy! Tomoyo's upset because Sakura seems to be getting that boy's attention and not her!" She smiled as she drew to her conclusion.
"Or it could be the other way around," said a voice. The girls turned around to see Syaoran eavesdropping again.
"Huh? What are you talking about? And why are you listening in on our conversation again?" Rika demanded.
"I thought you girls knew Tomoyo," said Syaoran, not responding to what Rika had just said. Rika and Chiharu looked at each other.
"Of course we know her. She's our friend. But what do you mean by it could be the other way around?"
"If you know Tomoyo, then you'd understand what I meant," Syaoran said cryptically. And with that he walked away to God knows where. Rika and Chiharu looked at each other incredulously.
"If we knew Tomoyo…"
"…then we'd understand what he meant." They looked at Tomoyo again, and at Sakura. The boy had apparently gone away and she was still looking at her.
"Tomoyo's the nicest person we've ever known. She'd never be jealous of Sakura. She loves her too much," said Rika.
"Wait a minute," said Chiharu. She paused. "Say that last part again."
Rika looked at her questioningly, but complied.
"She loves her too much." An awkward silence filled the air.
"Chiharu-chan…that might be it."
Chiharu's eyes grew wide.
"Oh my god, Tomoyo-chan's in love with Sakura!"
"Shh! Not so loud! You want the entire school to know?" Rika cried.
"Sorry!" Chiharu said quickly, "Should we go talk to her?" Rika nodded.
The two walked over to Tomoyo who was still silently crying.
"Tomoyo-chan?"
The voice startled Tomoyo who quickly looked up to see her friends. She quickly rubbed away her tears and tried to muster her most cheerful voice, "Hello Rika-chan and Chiharu-chan. How are you all today?"
"Tomoyo-chan, can we ask you why you and Sakura haven't been talking to each other recently?"
Tomoyo looked away with a sad look on her face.
"It's a long story," she said.
"We've got time," said Chiharu.
"Ok, then, a long story I don't feel like telling," Tomoyo reiterated. Rika and Chiharu felt a pang of guilt. Rika took a deep breath and decided to come out with it.
"Tomoyo-chan, are you in love with Sakura?"
Silence.
"Tomoyo?"
Tomoyo got up. "Excuse me," she said with tear-filled eyes. She walked away from them and headed toward the school.
After a moment of silence, Chiharu turned to Rika and smiled.
"Well that's an obvious 'yes'."
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School had finally let out. Rika and Chiharu decided to meet up with Sakura and try to talk to her. Usually Sakura would walk home with Tomoyo, but not today. Today or ever.
Sakura said good-bye to some other school friends and finally headed home. Rika and Chiharu caught up to Sakura.
"Hey, Sakura-chan!" greeted Rika.
"Hi, guys. What's up?" she greeted back.
"Sakura, could we talk for a moment?" asked Rika.
"Sure. What's on your mind?"
"Tomoyo is."
Sakura's cheerful expression devolved into an indifferent one.
"Oh. What about her?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Why aren't you talking to her?"
"We couldn't be friends anymore."
"Why not?"
"We just couldn't. Leave me alone," Sakura said. She walked faster to try to escape them, but they stayed persistent.
"We talked to her, Sakura," said Rika. This stopped Sakura dead in her tracks.
"What did she say?" she asked.
"Not much, but we could figure it out," uttered Chiharu.
"Oh? And what did you figure?"
"She loves you, Sakura-chan," Rika said quietly. Another silence filled the air. Finally Sakura responded.
"I know."
"So then why won't you talk to her?" they asked.
"In case you have forgotten, Tomoyo's a girl," Sakura replied.
"So?" they said.
"Are you guys in love with girls?"
Rika and Chiharu looked at each other.
"Well, no, but--"
"I rest my case," finished Sakura. She began to walk again.
"It's ok if she's a girl. That happens," said Rika.
"That's how love is," Chiharu added.
"Well love is something I shouldn't be wasting my time with," said Sakura with bitter hatred. She stormed away.
"You know, you're denial could easily be mistaken for the fact that you actually return the feelings!" Rika called out angrily. Sakura stopped again. She turned around and walked back to them with an angry look on her face.
"You wanna know something?" she asked defiantly.
"Huh?"
"Guess what? You know my older brother, Touya? He came out of the closet weeks ago. He's been secretly in love with Yukito and you know how my father reacted to that? He flipped his lid! He got so angry that he almost kicked him out! Now tell me, how do you think he would react if he found out his only other child was a homosexual? How do you think he would react?!"
Rika and Chiharu were speechless.
"I thought so." She continued walking. Rika regained her composure.
"Is that why you're rejecting her? Because of what your father may think?" she asked. Sakura didn't need to answer.
"So you want to love her, but you can't. That's it, isn't it?" Chiharu asked quietly. Sakura broke into a run and ran to her house, leaving her two friends behind. Rika and Chiharu decided not to pursue, because now, they understood.
Sakura ran to her house and opened the door. No one was home. Dad must've been at work, while Touya was out with Yukito most likely. She threw her stuff on the floor and ran up to her room.
"Hey, kid, what's up? Have a good time at school?" asked Keroberos. But Sakura just fell onto her bed and cried.
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A/N: Just to let you know, this ain't the end. The final chapter is up next!
