Here's the next chapter! Sorry it took a little longer than usual…(and this chapter isn't even like…that LONG.) schoolwork just kept piling up. (_ grr, great expectations!) anyways, hope you guys enjoy this!

On the Pages of a Magazine

Chapter 3

By: Suteki Sakura

"Tadaima!" Sakura exclaimed, as she entered the front door. "Hoe? 'Nii-chan? What were you doing behind the door?"

Touya had been waiting by the door since six o'clock that night. About an hour and a half before Sakura came home.

"Just making sure you came home…" Touya opened the door and peeked outside, eyeing the street, from left to right. "Good. That gaki didn't come with you." He said with a relieved sigh.

Sakura giggled. "Oh, you mean Syaoran-kun? He walked me home."

"What?!" Her brother made for the door again before Sakura stopped him, still grinning.

"He wouldn't come any closer than a block away from our house!" she pouted. "'Nii-chan, why do you always have to scare him off?"

"I'm the only one that can mess with you."

"Hoe?" Sakura stared at Touya. "Ano…oh! You'll never guess what happened today!"

"Nani." He said, looking disinterested.

"A lady came up to us at the supermarket and asked Syaoran-kun and me to try out to be print models!" Sakura was now starry eyed and grinning. As Touya looked at her, his gaze softened for a second then flashed back to his usual teasing face.

"Was she wearing her glasses?" Touya grinned as his sister stomped on his foot.

Sakura stormed up the stairs and up to her room while yelling back at Touya. "You'll see! One day, I'll be so famous, you'll bow down to me!"

Touya smirked. "Kaijuu."

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Dialing the number on the business card, Sakura smiled. 'What a wonderful day! I can't wait to tell Tomoyo!'

"Hai, Kazeshi desu?"

"Ah…Hi! Kazeshi-san? It's me, Kinomoto Sakura. The girl from the supermarket?" she smiled into the receiver.

"Oh! Yes, yes, Sakura-san." Sakura could tell from the voice that Natsuko was probably smiling also. "Have you two decided if you're going to go for the modeling job?"

"Hai! Syaoran-kun said he's okay with it." Sakura gave Kero his pudding before she flopped down on her bed. "When should we come by? Is it at the address here on the card you gave me?"

"Yes. How about, Tuesday at…three o'clock. Is that okay for you both?"

A short silence came between the conversation while Sakura thought. 'Tuesday…the day after tomorrow…yeah!'

"That would be great!" she answered.

"Alright, just come in casual clothes. We'll take care of the rest. See you there!"

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Syaoran and Tomoyo sat in Sakura's room eating the cake that the latter had brought.

"Mmmmm!" squealed Kero. "You make the best cake, Tomoyo!"

"Yeah, it is really good!" Sakura and Syaoran both answered at the same time, which also earned both flushed cheeks.

"I'm glad you think so!" Tomoyo smiled. "Anyways, so that photo shoot is tomorrow for you two, right?"

"Hai!" answered Sakura cheerfully.

Tomoyo sighed. "Do you mind…if I take practice shots of you guys?"

"Uh...sure…" Syaoran said.

"GREAT!" Tomoyo reached behind her and pulled out her camera, a tripod, and a suitcase.

Sakura sweatdropped. "Ano…Tomoyo-chan. Where'd all that come from?!"

"I brought it." She smiled. "Here are some outfits I made for you two to wear!"

Syaoran and Sakura both facefaulted.

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"Okay…just tilt your head down a teensy bit…o…okay, great! Hold it!"

Click. Flash.

Tomoyo giggled. She had Syaoran wear dark olive green cords and a gray long-sleeved shirt underneath a lighter green polo shirt. He was sitting on the floor while Sakura leaned forward behind him on his shoulder, arm draped in front. Tomoyo had most likely gotten a picture of that pose with a very red faced Syaoran. 'Oh man, if this is what Kazeshi-san is going to have us do at the photo shoot…I don't know if I can survive it!'

Sakura was wearing a red 3/4-sleeve blouse; a long beige skirt and the same beige-colored leather calf length boots. 'Hey, Tomoyo-chan's outfits for us are a bit tamer than usual…heehee!' she thought.

"Alright! Now how about this…" Tomoyo arranged them to have Syaoran sitting leaning back on his hand with his side facing the camera. She then made Sakura kneel slightly behind him, facing him. Sakura leaned forward on one hand, which was on the other side of Syaoran's legs. Basically, Sakura looked like a tiger, and Syaoran was a log. The tiger was just crawling over the log, halfway past it. (A/N: LOL!!)

'Oh. My. God. I feel faint…' Syaoran thought, feeling his face burn. 'Why did I even agree to this in the first place? Simple. Sakura asked. Gee. Just wait until tomorrow.'

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