Next day...
Sakura and Tomoyo were on their way to school.
"So, who do you think your Secret Admirer is?" Sakura asked in a conspiratory voice, glancing surreptitiously at Tomoyo for her reaction.
Tomoyo shrugged, unconcerned. All she knew was that he wasn't Eriol, and that's all she cared about. "I don't know. Whoever it is must have been pretty smart to be able to get past my security guards." She commented.
Sakura smiled uneasily. "Yeah, he must be. I think it's Eriol-kun."
The colour rose to Tomoyo's cheeks, and she nearly choked on the sweet she was sucking on. "W-what!?! What makes you say that!?"
Sakura grinned cheekily and held up a finger to state the first point. "Well, first he's half of Clow Reed. So it would be totally easy for him to get past your security guards to you balcony, right?" All it took was the illusion card and the fly card. Sakura thought.
Tomoyo thought for awhile, then nodded uncertainly. "Well-- yeah. But that doesn't mean--"
Sakura held up another finger. That familiar action reminded Tomoyo of Yamazaki. "And he's certainly rich enough to send you that basket. He has tons of money!"
Tomoyo's expression wavered. "Why, yes, but--"
"And your Secret Admirer must know you well enough to know that you absolutely adore candy and chocolate. And Eriol knows you like the back of his hand!" Sakura added gleefully.
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Everyone loves candy and chocolate, Sakura, it's only natural that--"
"Aah. But not everyone's generous enough to spend so much on someone they admire. I heard that those valentine baskets cost up to over a hundred bucks!" Which you are gonna pay Syaoran and I back after you get together with Eriol. Sakura had a challenging glint in her eyes. "And don't you agree that Eriol is generous and kind?"
"Yes! OF COURSE!" Tomoyo said agreeably. That's why I like - no, love - him so much. And also because he's the only one who truly understands how I feel, without me telling him, and he can brighten my day with just one smile...
Sakura smiled. "And don't you agree that he's nice?"
"Of course!"
"And sweet?"
"Definitely!"
"And caring?"
"Sure!"
"And fun to be with?"
"Yes!"
"And you like him?"
"YEAH! I mean, NO, I mean... Kinomoto Sakura, that was a cheap trick!" Tomoyo's face and neck were now varying shades of red and pink, and she looked exasperated with herself. "I like Eriol... as a FRIEND!"
"I see." Sakura observed mildly. "That's too bad, you know, because he really likes you."
Tomoyo brightened, and her face registered joy. "REALLY? I mean, NO HE DOES NOT!"
After hearing Sakura's silence, Tomoyo meekly looked at her friend. Her curiosity got the better of her. "Who said so?"
"Duh, he likes you. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, knows that. I can tell by the way he looks at you." Sakura looked disgusted for a moment. "He looks like some pathetic, lovesick puppy." (Author: Sakura isn't being mean here, she's still cute and nice and genki, she's just trying to get Tomoyo to stand up for Eriol!!)
"NO WAY! ERIOL IS GOOD-LOOKING!" Tomoyo shouted, then realised what she'd just said. "Uh-- oops."
Sakura elbowed her in the ribs. "What did you say?"
Tomoyo blushed, and mumbled, "I said.. he's good-looking. I meant that in a completely physical way. SO. I don't like him and he doesn't like me and END OF STORY. CASE CLOSED." She added firmly.
"Okkkkaaaaayy."
"Besides, Eriol doesn't write that kind of poetry." Tomoyo stated.
Sakura stopped short. "He doesn't? How do you know?"
"Well, he--" Tomoyo blushed. "He let me read some of the stuff he wrote the other day and it was really good. The poems are really deep and full of meaning and, well, no offence, but my Secret Admirer's poetry sounds a little... ridiculous in comparison with Eriol's."
Inwardly Sakura rolled her eyes. To Tomoyo, every single thing done by Eriol was practically God-made. But... "Really? I think it sounded quite good." Sakura defended her first attempt at romantic poetry.
They reached Tomoyo's locker to find three deep-red, long-stemmed roses attached to Tomoyo's locker. There was a note taped to it. It said:
My dearest Tomoyo,
Here's one rose for each day till I reveal myself to you.
Love, Your Secret Admirer.
Tomoyo took down the roses and cradled them in her hands. She had to admit, this Secret Admirer business was a bit much, but it made her feel loved, even if it wasn't from the one boy who mattered.
Sakura giggled. "Aww. That's so sweet." Syaoran had come extra early to school that day just to tape the roses and the note to Tomoyo's locker so that no one would see him.
Tomoyo smiled at her. "Isn't it? This guy seems really nice." She fingered the note. "Three days.." she murmured. "He'll reveal himself on Saturday, then." Tomoyo was deep in thought. "On Saturday I'll be at the Mid-Autumn Festival with Eriol-kun..."
Sakura raised her eyebrows. "As his date?"
Tomoyo blushed prettily. "Of course not! We're going as friends..."
Sakura nodded slightly as she made a mental note. Eriol, Tomoyo, Mid-Autumn Festival. Right. Things were going to get very interesting...
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Sakura and Tomoyo were on their way to school.
"So, who do you think your Secret Admirer is?" Sakura asked in a conspiratory voice, glancing surreptitiously at Tomoyo for her reaction.
Tomoyo shrugged, unconcerned. All she knew was that he wasn't Eriol, and that's all she cared about. "I don't know. Whoever it is must have been pretty smart to be able to get past my security guards." She commented.
Sakura smiled uneasily. "Yeah, he must be. I think it's Eriol-kun."
The colour rose to Tomoyo's cheeks, and she nearly choked on the sweet she was sucking on. "W-what!?! What makes you say that!?"
Sakura grinned cheekily and held up a finger to state the first point. "Well, first he's half of Clow Reed. So it would be totally easy for him to get past your security guards to you balcony, right?" All it took was the illusion card and the fly card. Sakura thought.
Tomoyo thought for awhile, then nodded uncertainly. "Well-- yeah. But that doesn't mean--"
Sakura held up another finger. That familiar action reminded Tomoyo of Yamazaki. "And he's certainly rich enough to send you that basket. He has tons of money!"
Tomoyo's expression wavered. "Why, yes, but--"
"And your Secret Admirer must know you well enough to know that you absolutely adore candy and chocolate. And Eriol knows you like the back of his hand!" Sakura added gleefully.
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Everyone loves candy and chocolate, Sakura, it's only natural that--"
"Aah. But not everyone's generous enough to spend so much on someone they admire. I heard that those valentine baskets cost up to over a hundred bucks!" Which you are gonna pay Syaoran and I back after you get together with Eriol. Sakura had a challenging glint in her eyes. "And don't you agree that Eriol is generous and kind?"
"Yes! OF COURSE!" Tomoyo said agreeably. That's why I like - no, love - him so much. And also because he's the only one who truly understands how I feel, without me telling him, and he can brighten my day with just one smile...
Sakura smiled. "And don't you agree that he's nice?"
"Of course!"
"And sweet?"
"Definitely!"
"And caring?"
"Sure!"
"And fun to be with?"
"Yes!"
"And you like him?"
"YEAH! I mean, NO, I mean... Kinomoto Sakura, that was a cheap trick!" Tomoyo's face and neck were now varying shades of red and pink, and she looked exasperated with herself. "I like Eriol... as a FRIEND!"
"I see." Sakura observed mildly. "That's too bad, you know, because he really likes you."
Tomoyo brightened, and her face registered joy. "REALLY? I mean, NO HE DOES NOT!"
After hearing Sakura's silence, Tomoyo meekly looked at her friend. Her curiosity got the better of her. "Who said so?"
"Duh, he likes you. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, knows that. I can tell by the way he looks at you." Sakura looked disgusted for a moment. "He looks like some pathetic, lovesick puppy." (Author: Sakura isn't being mean here, she's still cute and nice and genki, she's just trying to get Tomoyo to stand up for Eriol!!)
"NO WAY! ERIOL IS GOOD-LOOKING!" Tomoyo shouted, then realised what she'd just said. "Uh-- oops."
Sakura elbowed her in the ribs. "What did you say?"
Tomoyo blushed, and mumbled, "I said.. he's good-looking. I meant that in a completely physical way. SO. I don't like him and he doesn't like me and END OF STORY. CASE CLOSED." She added firmly.
"Okkkkaaaaayy."
"Besides, Eriol doesn't write that kind of poetry." Tomoyo stated.
Sakura stopped short. "He doesn't? How do you know?"
"Well, he--" Tomoyo blushed. "He let me read some of the stuff he wrote the other day and it was really good. The poems are really deep and full of meaning and, well, no offence, but my Secret Admirer's poetry sounds a little... ridiculous in comparison with Eriol's."
Inwardly Sakura rolled her eyes. To Tomoyo, every single thing done by Eriol was practically God-made. But... "Really? I think it sounded quite good." Sakura defended her first attempt at romantic poetry.
They reached Tomoyo's locker to find three deep-red, long-stemmed roses attached to Tomoyo's locker. There was a note taped to it. It said:
My dearest Tomoyo,
Here's one rose for each day till I reveal myself to you.
Love, Your Secret Admirer.
Tomoyo took down the roses and cradled them in her hands. She had to admit, this Secret Admirer business was a bit much, but it made her feel loved, even if it wasn't from the one boy who mattered.
Sakura giggled. "Aww. That's so sweet." Syaoran had come extra early to school that day just to tape the roses and the note to Tomoyo's locker so that no one would see him.
Tomoyo smiled at her. "Isn't it? This guy seems really nice." She fingered the note. "Three days.." she murmured. "He'll reveal himself on Saturday, then." Tomoyo was deep in thought. "On Saturday I'll be at the Mid-Autumn Festival with Eriol-kun..."
Sakura raised her eyebrows. "As his date?"
Tomoyo blushed prettily. "Of course not! We're going as friends..."
Sakura nodded slightly as she made a mental note. Eriol, Tomoyo, Mid-Autumn Festival. Right. Things were going to get very interesting...
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