A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm so happy! Here's the second chapter! Just so you don't get confused, Syaoran was telling his friends the exact same thing that went on in chapter one. I know that hana no tenshi, Chareinami-chan, ,,,,,, and Sakura Kinomoto asked for E&T, but I have no ideas for those two. Suggestions will be welcomed by you E&T fans, but keep in mind that it's only for one chapter. So I'll either use one offer or incorporate all the ideas into one (most likely I'll do the latter!). From those who read Destined Love, it's simple to see that E&T doesn't come easy for me. I'm best at writing about Chiharu and Takashi. They're my favourite CCS couple! Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter. I had a lot of fun writing it.

Foreword: For those who don't know, in Destined Love, Chiharu moved away from Tomoeda after everyone graduated from elementary school. She came back for the final year of Seijou High.

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Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura is owned by CLAMP.

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Valentine Sweethearts

By Beloved

Dedicated to all of those who love that good old mushy, fluffy Valentine's Day!

Chapter 2: Feelings and Flowers

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"Cheers to a successful Valentine's Day!" saluted a voice, raising a soft drink.

"Here, here!" responded three more voices simultaneously; the sound of aluminium cans clink rising from the centre of the group.

Syaoran Li was overjoyed that his girlfriend was happy with their special night. His friends, Eriol Hiiragizawa, Takashi Yamazaki and Kai Ichimaya were very pleased with his achievement. They all know how much the Chinese teen loved to delight his emerald-eyed fiancée.

"So who wants to tell their story next?" asked Eriol with a glimmer in his eyes. "Takashi? How about you? You're always up for telling a good story."

The spiked hair teen, that never seemed to open his eyes, smiled an eager grin.

"Listen and learn, fellows, as I tell my best story yet," announced Takashi as he took a familiar place in the spotlight. "This time, there shall not be any interruptions provided by my beautiful Chiharu."

Takashi cleared his throat while Syaoran, Eriol and Kai sat back and got comfortable for the second V-Day story for the afternoon.

* Valentine's Day *

Chiharu Mihara smiled dreamily at herself as she gazed outside and thought about what day it was. Valentine's Day. Could any other day be more romantic? Well, there was a girl's wedding day, but Chiharu didn't want to think about that at the moment because it would take her forever to get out of that trance before class started. The present was nice enough, and she hasn't spent a Valentine's Day with her love ever since they were twelve-year-old kids. Oh, but what a special day that was.

* Five Years Ago *

Chiharu was a having a conversation with her friend Rika Sasaki about Valentine's Day, which happens to be that day. All of a sudden, a familiar face, and a raised index finger caught her eye. Takashi was in the middle of telling another lie in the schoolyard.

"Sorry Rika, but I have to stop Takashi before someone actually believes him," Chiharu sighed. For some reason, that gave Rika a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

"Do what you have to do," Rika said slowly. "But if you're asking me, it looks like Takashi does it for your attention, and it seems as if you don't mind giving it to him."

Chiharu blushed, and she quickly turned around to hide her burning cheeks.

"Well, I'm not asking," replied Chiharu as she stubbornly crossed her arms, failing to deny Rika's words in her mind.

Rika chuckled as she saw her friend head in the direction of the boy who she refused to admit that she loved.

'One day you're going to realize that I'm right,' Rika thought to herself.

~*~(Schoolyard)~*~

Takashi was only giving his story a fraction of his attention as he focussed on Chiharu coming towards him, which was his plan in the first place. He had difficulty controlling his anticipation with every second that Chiharu got closer to him.

"Why can't you ever stop lying?" asked Chiharu as she carefully wrapped her delicate fingers around his throat, and lightly began to shake hard enough to make things appear differently.

Takashi was so pleased with her presence that he almost forgot to exaggerate. Almost. Neither one ever brought up the topic of the false show that they always put up. A silent mutual agreement took its place.

Those who were previously entertained subtly left the scene; just how Takashi had asked them to before he started his "lie".

"Where did everybody go?" asked Chiharu who felt a bit confused. Did she intimidate them? She hoped not.

"Don't worry, my beautiful Chiharu," Takashi said with a grin. "You didn't scare them away."

All thoughts of Chiharu's earlier fears washed away as soon as Takashi used the endearment. Now her only problem was making sure that Takashi didn't notice the red hue on her cheeks.

"Happy Valentine's Day," he simply said with the same everlasting smile. "I have something for you."

Takashi took Chiharu's hand and placed an object in her palm without her seeing what it is. Once she (reluctantly) reclaimed her hand, the girl in pigtails smiled. It was a yellow plastic ring with her favourite flower, which was artificial, indicating the top.

Chiharu slipped on the ring, daydreaming about the day when Takashi might give her a different ring of more value, and even more significance.

* End of Flashback *

"Chiharu! Are you in there?" a deep singsong voice asked, taking the teen away from her daydream.

She turned her head, and found herself looking at Takashi whose face was mere inches away from hers.

"Glad to see that I got your attention," continued Takashi. "Are you doing anything after school?"

Chiharu shook her head. She made sure to clear her schedule because after all, Valentine's Day only came once a year.

"Good," he said. "You bring your football, and I'll bring the plays. Did you know that it's never too early to get ready for football season? Long ago, everyone underestimated-"

"What?" Chiharu asked having a hard time following what her boyfriend was trying to tell her.

"Trust me," Takashi answered with a grin. "Just bring your football to the park an hour after school is finished, and I'll take care of the rest.

Before she could say anything else, Takashi kissed her temple, and scampered back to his seat.

'An hour is all I have,' he thought to himself. 'I better act fast!'

~*~(Park)~*~

"Takashi! Where are you?" called out Chiharu. "You better have a good reason why I'm holding this football!"

"I'm over here!" Takashi yelled, waving his arms so she could find him.

He was standing twenty feet away from her at the base of a cherry blossom tree.

"Throw the ball!" he continued.

Chiharu sighed, and thought to herself, 'What do I have to lose?'

She tossed the ball, and he caught it. But before Takashi threw it back, he called Chiharu to come and see him.

Takashi never moved away from the bare tree, but he made a casual move of bending down, and hiding something behind his back. By the time Chiharu came up to him, Takashi revealed what he had concealed.

A beautiful bouquet of Cherry Blossoms took Chiharu by surprise. She smiled at him as she inhaled its sweet fragrance.

"Oh Takashi," Chiharu murmured. "These flowers are so pretty. But you're never the one to do something without a reason, so why?"

Takashi grinned because he had never came across anyone who knew him so well.

"Darling, I present to you the freshest blossoms that I could find," he began. "These flowers are much favoured by two of your close friends. Chiharu, I want you to know that I'll always be your friend. I'll be there when you need someone to talk to, and I'll be there when you need someone to listen. I promise to never let you down." He hesitated. "I need to know...do you promise to do the same for me in return?"

"You know I do, Takashi," replied Chiharu. "I'm touched that you would want to do so much for me."

Takashi drew the girl in his arms, and gave her a soft lingering kiss.

"I'd do anything for you," he whispered. "Now this time, I'll run over to the picnic tables, and you have to throw the ball when you come up to the half way point."

Before Chiharu could question her boyfriend's motives, he rushed off, and she had to laugh as she chased after him.

'I wonder what he has planned next?' she inwardly pondered as she threw the ball.

By the time she got to the tables, Takashi was waiting for her with the football in one hand, and a crisp Peony in the other.

"This flower happens to be favoured by a very good friend of mine who is very protective of his girlfriend," Takashi said with a smirk. "It is a known fact that he would never let anything dangerous happen to her, and that he'll always be at her side whenever she's in harm's way. The reason why he does this is because he loves her. Chiharu, you know how much I love you. But you don't know how much I'm willing to take on the same commitment for you. My love, will you let me take care of you for the whole time that we are together?"

Chiharu hugged Takashi tightly, and nuzzled his jaw before she murmured, "Only if you let me take care of you too."

Takashi chuckled, and hugged her back before giving her instructions to throw the football to him once he got to the boulders.

Chiharu did as she was told, and at the third location, Takashi was waiting with one of the most breath taking Manju Sages that she had ever seen. The smell intoxicated her as she took in the scent of the flower that reminded her of no one other than her only love.

"This is my favourite flower," Takashi started off. "I never knew why I liked this flower so much until we were twelve, and you blushed after I called you beautiful. I noticed your cheeks, and from that day on, the petals always reminded me how pretty you were when you were little... and how beautiful you are right now."

The girl in pigtails was absolutely speechless with her boyfriend's confession, and also blushing from his memory of the past. Soon, she felt him lightly taking her hand.

"Come," he said softly. "I have one more place to show you."

"What, no football?" she joked playfully as Takashi gave her a smile in return.

He led her to a clearing, and then he bent down to get something that was hiding in a patch of shade. Chiharu looked at her assortment of flowers. Cherry Blossoms for friendship, a Peony for protection, and a Manju Sage that represented Takashi's own feelings for her. What else did he have up his sleeve?

The spiked hair teen got up, and showed his girlfriend what he had in his hand.

Chiharu took in a breath as she rested her eyes on a delicate Freesia bud that was only moments away from blossoming.

"Here's your favourite flower, my love," smiled Takashi as he continued speaking. "I happen to know that all though Freesias are your first pick, you've never seen this flower bloom. This is your chance, but first I have to ask you an important question."

"You know you can ask me anything, Takashi," encouraged Chiharu.

"I don't know if you think this is too soon, but I've thought about this a lot for a long time, and I came to my conclusion.

Takashi swiftly wrapped on arm around Chiharu's waist, and gently moved her until her back was against his chest. Then he moved his other hand holding the Freesia bud in front of her for both of them to see.

Sunlight washed the fragile bud, and its petals slowly began to stretch out and blossom, welcoming the beams in its cold centre. In the middle of the flower, there was a thin gold ring with a gem representing her favourite flower, indicating the top.

Takashi gave Chiharu a soft kiss on her neck. Then he kissed the hollow of her ear. She shivered with delight as he whispered the words, "My beautiful Chiharu, will you marry me?"

Chiharu was so overwhelmed, that it took her several attempts to speak before she could whisper, "Yes."

Takashi laughed as he carefully took the ring out of the flower, and slipped it on Chiharu's third finger on her left hand. First he kissed her fingers, then her wrist, and finally her lips.

It was their first kiss as fiancées.

"I love you, my valentine sweetheart," breathed out Takashi once they broke away from the kiss.

"And you know how back I love you too," answered Chiharu as she leaned forward to capture his lips again.

* Back to the Present *

Takashi's friends congratulated him on his new status.

"It's about time, you know!" exclaimed Syaoran, messing up Takashi's hair. "You knew Chiharu longer than I knew Sakura, and I'm still getting married before you!"

"It won't be that way if they elope," pointed out Eriol, only to receive sceptical looks from his three friends. "What? It's just a suggestion!"

"So when is the wedding?" asked Kai. "Have you two talked about it yet?"

"Oh, I think we're going to wait until we finish college," said Takashi. "We have our whole lives ahead of us. So who's going to tell their story now?"

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To be continued...

A/N: I have a few notes for everyone before I finish.

School started on Monday, and I'm going to have SO much work to do in the very near future! ;_; I'll do my best to write and type out chapter three for next Friday. But there are still so much textbook pages to read and projects to start. As much as I love doing this for you guys, my schoolwork has to come first! That also goes for reading chapters. So don't give up hope on me, Montserrat T!

I'm changing my penname! The next time I post up a chapter, I'll be called Amethyst Beloved. I've shared the exact same name with other authors for too long! Amethyst isn't there to represent Tomoyo's eyes, but it's my birthstone.

Don't forget, I'll be expecting suggestions for an E&T V-Day from all of you E&T fans! If you don't have any ideas, I would still love the reviews. Even though all of you aren't use to reading about C&T, can you please tell me what you think of the chapters? Should I write more C&T stories? It comes so naturally to me!