Heyla everybody!! Sorry I haven't posted anything for soooo long!! I've been bogged down with so much homework it's not funny o.O* Mysterio!! My sincerest apologies…I think you are actually the only who is reading my story, but yes…never mind…this is for you ;) so yea…enjoy and review!!

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, only this story.

"Tomoyo-chan! Hey! What are you doing here?"

"I signed up for stage crew, and yea…I got stuck as a stage hand.  I never knew you were in crew as well"

"Hahaha!! Yea, our school only has one crew for everything, so yea, the stage manager picked me and my friends to crew for the musical"

"Funkiness!  You know? I think this won't be so bad after all.  Anyways, I have to go now.  Catch you later Eriol!"

"Bai"

Eriol watched as the purple haired girl walked gracefully down the steps and out of the hall of his school.  Eriol and Tomoyo each went to single sex-schools, and their schools happened to be brother and sister.  Every year, their schools' put on a combined musical, where people from both their schools were in.  The musical was going to be set at his school, since it was the bigger of the two schools.  Stage crew was made up of costumes, sound, props, lighting and stagehands - which was what he was.  A stagehand's job was to move the sets for scene changes.  He wondered if Tomoyo would be able to move the sets - some of them were quite heavy and Tomoyo didn't exactly look all that strong.  Oh wellsguess we'll find out just how strong she is soon. 

Rehearsals were on weekends for a month.  The stagehands would all be squashed up backstage, cramped on a bed (prop) that had been stacked on top of another just like it, and in pitch dark.

******Change of scene********

Tomoyo yawned.  The musical was starting to get really boring.  It was only a week until the first show, and all the stagehands had heard the musical over and over many times.  They even knew most of the lyrics to the songs.  We really are a pathetic bunch, singing the songs every time they're played.  But it's so boring just sitting here…and we're not allowed to talk properly either.  She shivered.  It was cold and she didn't have a jumper with her.

She walked over to where Eriol was leaning on the wall.  "Eriol? It's really cold…" He slid his arm around her.  "Where's you're jumper?"

"Didn't bring one today…was supposed to be hot…it probably is outside, but not in this pitch dark" He chuckled to himself and tightened his arm around her.

******The next day*******

Tomoyo sat on the bed as usual with the other stagehands while they were waiting for the cast to get themselves organised.

*Yawn* "Man, I'm so tired!"

"Hahahah!! Tomoyo, you're always sleepy," said Peter, another stage hand

"Well it's not my fault we always have 10am starts" she retorted with a pout.

"10am's not THAT early Tomoyo.  You should've gone to sleep earlier," said Sam, another stage hand.  Tomoyo just yawned again.  Eriol lay behind her, so she just leant back and nestled her head on his stomach and closed her eyes.  She felt his hand gently stoke her head and she sighed contentedly as she fell asleep.

During the lunch break, Mandy and Tomoyo were exploring the school grounds.  The rest of the guys had gone somewhere else and since Tomoyo and Mandy were the only two girls that were stage hands, they thought they'd better.  "Um…Tomoyo? I don't mean to pry, but like…are you and Eriol going out?" Tomoyo threw her head back and began to laugh hysterically.  After she has calmed down, she answered Mandy.  "No, hahaha!! We're not.  Why do you ask that?" Mandy fidgeted uncomfortably.

"Cause he's always holding you, and you're always leaning on him and it looks like you're going out."  Tomoyo cheeks reddened slightly.  True, he WAS always holding her, but that was only because she had been really tired and had been trying to catch a bit of a nap.  Yet somehow the thought of them going out sent shivers down her spine.  He was just being nice and letting him lean on her.  That's all.  Eriol was just being the sweet best friend he had always been, right?  She shrugged mentally.  No point in beating myself over the head 'bout it.  "Hehehe…I think it's just you Mandy.  You and Peter have been getting kinda cosy too.  Are YOU two going out?" Tomoyo asked with a mischievous grin caressing her features.  Mandy blushed red as a tomato and shrieked a loud "NO!!!"

Tomoyo wiggled her fingers in her ear to try and restore what little hearing had not been destroyed by the emphatic answer.  "Geez…just asking…I'm standing right next to you, so you don't have to yell you know."  Mandy looked sheepish.  "Heheh…yea…I know…but yea…I don't like him or anything…and yea…don't wanna lead him on or nothing…cause he's a really nice guy and I don't wanna hurt him none."   

"Aaaaaawwwwwww…but you guys look so CUTE together."  Mandy glared at Tomoyo and began chucking whatever junk she could find in her pockets.  

"HAHAH!! Oi!!! Mandy!! Stop throwing you're junk at me girl!! HAHAHA!! Ok, Oki, I take it back…you and Peter don't look cute together…heheheh…*cough cough*…"  Mandy glared poisonously at Tomoyo, who just coughed lightly.  "Shall we go look for the others now"
"Yes Tomoyo, we should" And they walked off to look for their friends.

AIE!! THAT WAS SOOOOOOO DODGY!! *sob*…man…I can't do nothing right these days…oh wellz…I'll just post it and see how you guys like it…PLEASE REVIEW!!