{A/N: Etaaai. I should be updating this more often ^_^U Gomen ne, please review and make Yumi "yappi". ^.^





"I, I," for a moment, he faltered, then, in a stronger voice, "I am

ratherfondofMeiling." He said the last part in a bit of a rush. Syaoran jumped

and furiously stalked over to him. "I will have to ask you to stay away from

my cousin," He said between clenched teeth. Perfect. Just when I thought

that things couldn't get any worse. We're probably going to brawl. Eriol

thought. "Syaoran-!" Sakura cried, shocked that he had eavesdropped on

their private conversation. Syaoran waved his hand in annoyance. "I have no

bad intentions for my lovely little descendant," Eriol quietly said. "Like hell

you don't!" Syaoran snapped. Sakura and Tomoyo watched with eyes as

round as a pair of moons. "I told you that I didn't. What more proof do you

want?" Eriol asked. Ignoring that, Syaoran demanded, "Meet me behind the

bell tower after school!" Sighing, Eriol answered, "If you insist."



The rest of the day passed in a red blur for Syaoran. He vaguely had

memories of Sakura's pleading with him to not fight Eriol, Tomoyo telling

him how much it bothered Sakura, Meiling concerned about his stormy set

face, and seeing Eriol's enigmatic face pass, in a hallway, at lunch, and

everywhere. He leaned against the bell tower, his fist clenched in anger. He

heard footsteps approaching and straightened. It was Sakura, followed by



Eriol and Tomoyo. "Syaoran, please, please, don't fight Eriol!" Sakura

pleaded, holding his arm. Syaoran looked down at her mournful face and

said in a quiet voice, "I am sorry, Sakura, but this is something that I must

do." Then, hating himself for having to do it, he gently pried her fingers

from his arm.





Eriol and Syaoran circled each other, appraising each other. Finally, Syaoran

whipped his sword out. Eriol, sighing again, brought out a shield and lance.

It was impossible for the girls to tell who had struck at the other first and the

two merged into an angry blur. Dust was flying up so Sakura used the

SHIELD to protect herself and Tomoyo from the flying debris. Syaoran

lashed again and again, not to seriously hurt though. Eriol, meanwhile put

any defensive skills to trait and spun his shield around and around blocking

every shot. Syaoran growled, sounding more and more like a little wolf.

Then, Syaoran jumped high up, preparing a fire attack to bring a quick finale

to the battle. However, Eriol rubbed his temple and called, "Crude Lightning

bolt!" A small lighting bolt hit Syaoran and he fell from the sky,

unconscious. Eriol lifted his hands and caught Syaoran in mid-air. Funny

how his heart was suddenly beating so erratically. He turned around and saw

Meiling running towards him. No wonder why his heart was beating so, he

thought to himself. Meiling shrieked when she saw Syaoran's limp body.

"Xiaolang, Xiaolang!" she cried, tears spilling from her eyes. Sakura and

Tomoyo were at her side in a second, comforting her while pelting Eriol

with questions. "Is Syaoran all right?" Sakura asked sharply. "He'll be fine.

He's a tough one, Syaoran is," Eriol answered. Rubbing his temple again, he

declared, "Since I am the one who knocked him out, I will tend to him over

the night." Sakura and Meiling interrupted at once. "But, but, I could do

that-!" "We live in the same apartment anyway-!" Exactly, Eriol thought to

himself, what a pleasure it will be to think that I am sleeping in the same

apartment as you. "I simply cannot accept no as an answer. Meiling, will

you please lead me to your apartment?" Eriol asked. Meiling frowned, but

nodded and Sakura pouted. She would have liked to care for Syaoran; after

all, he was always doing good things for her.