`The Resurrection of Love

By: Dark Hooded Eriol the Magician

Legal Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura I do not own because CLAMP does.

Hey! I am back with Chapter II for Ai Mi Yamaegeru! This is just part two, and there are lots more to come once my delirium starts again. I hope you will like this with my utmost sincerity. Arigato gozaimasu for reading! Mostly from Tomoyo's point of view, she likes Sakura doesn't she?

Chapter II: Honey

Tomoyo Daidouji stepped out of the limousine and into the pavement. She bowed to the limousine as it slowly drove away, and then she stood there in the school gates where she will wait for Sakura who would usually skid to a stop and would nearly trip over. She blushed at the thought of Sakura who would accidentally be in her arms. Or Sakura crashing to her and landing on top of her. Or if Sakura will suddenly hug her and tell her something worth the sun in the sky or the jewels in the world... The wind blew, stirring her long hair that rose and fell like waves of the sea. Her gentle blue eyes lit up when she recalled the sweet voice of her best friend assuring her that she was all right and would be seeing her at school. Tomoyo knew that it was a sunny late summer day and soon it would be autumn. The blue sky stretched across the land with the patterns of the clouds lazily floating by, coupled along with the big bright sun that gave the world gladness. She smiled as Chiharu passed by with Yamazaki and was scolding him about the nonsense he was mumbling. She looked at her clothes and smiled to herself. It was the start of classes and they were starting junior high school already, of course they were going to the school Touya and Yukito were going to. The knee-length skirt of navy blue and white blouse matched perfectly with her stockings and black shoes and her elegant dark gray hair that was tied into a ponytail. Soon, as expected, Sakura came skating along the pavement, her honey gold hair glinting in the sunlight, and a smile upon her lips. She was the perfect picture of innocence. "Ohayo Sakura!" Tomoyo called as soon Sakura stopped in front of her. She smiled warmly and held Sakura's hands with hers, looking at the deep emerald green eyes that had captured everyone's hearts. She searched for the bright sparkles that danced in the pools, the same twinkles that mesmerized her young heart. She looked away; they were the emerald green yet it shone with little happiness and love. "Ohayo Tomoyo!" Sakura said smilingly. Oddly, whenever she heard or saw Tomoyo, she would always feel a familiar warmth and gladness that washed through her like an ebbing tide. It was like she was reminded of the sweetness the other girl showered upon her ever since they were young. She always got carried away whenever she heard Tomoyo's voice, or the enthusiasm that awakened forgotten memories. "Eyes can never lie...."Tomoyo sighed. She knew her best friend perhaps even better than Sakura knew herself. She had fallen for the young girl with an armful of hopes and dreams, the girl with the sweetest eyes and personality. Her name...Sakura who always puts others before her, who cared for others endlessly... "Daijobu?" Sakura asked gently, she didn't understand why Tomoyo's eyes suddenly had tears. She looked at the deepest blue eyes, eyes that looked like an underground pool of the purest water, the color of the summer sky. They were so gentle and kind that Sakura could always feel safe and unharmed. "Ah...daijobu desu..."Tomoyo smiled and she quickly wiped away the tears in her cheeks and smiled as of old. She brought her hand to Sakura's cheek and touched it slightly, feeling the tender skin. She had always wanted to do that to Sakura, as a way of reassurance. "Let's go Sakura. It's about time we get to class."

Tomoyo tried her hardest to keep smiling for Sakura because she didn't want the other girl to feel rather sad. She didn't want to make it obvious that she missed the Sakura that always relied to her and ran to her with her problems. Even videotaping isn't as much fun. Always lost in her thoughts, Tomoyo cannot manage to keep up with the classes and got a low grade for the pop quiz. It didn't bother her though; she can always make up for that. What really messed up her focus was how to make Sakura remember how to love again. "Tomoyo? Are you okay?" Sakura asked worriedly as she waved her hand in front of Tomoyo's face. "Ah! Gomen ne Sakura! I was thinking...." Tomoyo said sincerely and started to pack her things along with Sakura who was still looking at her as if unconvinced. "Oh, I think you're out of it Tomoyo. You got low in the quiz, missed the questions, and didn't even volunteer for helping me out. What's wrong?" Sakura said, looking down. She didn't want to be rude to her best friend so she just mentioned the few of the list of other things that were unusual in Tomoyo's behavior. "Nothing's wrong Sakura. I am just thinking too deeply. I am sorry if I made you worry." Tomoyo apologized. She looked at Sakura and smiled. "Don't worry, I am okay." "Oh. Um, there are cheerleader tryouts today and I'd want to attend that so I'll have an extracurricular activity this year. Could you wait for me until I finish my turn?" Sakura asked hopefully. "Sure. There's choir audition too. I'll try for that too so one of us won't go home alone when there's practice for our clubs." Tomoyo replied smilingly. "Great. Um, do you think I can really do it? Oniichan said that it's harder here...."Sakura said, nervously looking at Tomoyo. Tomoyo reached over and took Sakura's hand and smiled encouragingly. "Sakura can do anything she sets her mind into. 'Everything will be all right', ne Sakura?" "Yes...Everything will be all right. Thank you Tomoyo. Let's go." Sakura said cheerfully and they walked out the empty classroom and into the crowded corridor. Tomoyo escorted Sakura to the gym before heading to the music room. While singing, all her mind was set on the old Sakura who would always sneak in to listen by the windowsill to hear her sing. She focused on the beautiful emerald green eyes who would widen happily when she will say that the song was for her, the sweet smile... It just motivated her to sing higher and richer that almost all the ones who would audition were stunned to hear the angelic voice but Tomoyo didn't see them. She was just in a place in her heart were Sakura was the center of her universe. She didn't know that a handsome brown-haired boy was staring at her.

It was a beautiful late summer afternoon, right after school. Syaoran walked down the lane to his apartment slowly and wondered why he was so enchanted by Tomoyo's singing. He was just passing by the corridor to go outside when he heard her voice. He couldn't described it by any other word but...heavenly. Even Tomoyo's company was angelic. She was so sweet and caring, just like...Sakura. He froze in his tracks. What was he thinking? He was thinking about Tomoyo and not Sakura! Syaoran shook his head and tried to clear his mind. Tomoyo is Sakura's best friend. Sakura is the girl he loves. Nothing must change that. But Syaoran could admit that he was confused. And in his dazed confusion, he bumped into the glass door.

"Um, Tomoyo? Are you okay?" Sakura asked as she skated by her friend in the late afternoon sunlight, going to her house for a snack (luckily Touya was out for work). They were still going home together as they always did back in primary school, to keep some of their old childhood charm back. It was a beautiful late summer afternoon, the sky slowly tinted by purple, orange, pink and red as sunset drew nearer in the distant sky. The gust was blowing, stirring their skirts and Tomoyo's dark hair. "Hai, daijobu desu." Tomoyo replied smilingly as she turned to her best friend who was wearing her roller blades and looked cute like she always was. Tomoyo wanted to kick herself for forgetting to bring her video camera because the way the sunlight touches Sakura's pretty face was.... dazzling. The orange and pink accentuated the features better than ordinary lighting and she looked like she was glowing, from her silken light brown hair to her finely toned skin. But it wasn't what Tomoyo was thinking about why she was walking in a dreamy state. She was quite exhilarated by the comfort and relief the audition had brought her. She was at peace with herself and had accepted the fact that Sakura now was more important than Sakura before. "Yokatta." Sakura said, smiling slowly and she looked at Tomoyo who was gazing at her with starry eyes and a faint blush on her pale cheeks. She mustered a small sweatdrop for her eccentric best friend. "I'm a part of the cheerleading club now, and we start practice at Wednesday." Sakura added uncertainly. She skated alongside with Tomoyo and smiled. She had heard some of their classmates talking about Tomoyo's singing, and she was glad to hear that Tomoyo had become quite popular. "When will you start practice?" "Tomorrow. Kitajima-sensei liked the song so much that she said I start practice as soon as possible." Tomoyo replied smilingly, and she pulled out a book from her bookbag."Sakura, would you like to try to review what we learned?" "Sure..." "Oh! Before I forget, here's a picture of Li that I had taken for you when he was not looking." Tomoyo said cheerfully handing it to Sakura who looked at it with utmost adoration for the boy, so much that Tomoyo could almost say that Sakura still loved him. See began to ask questions to Sakura who answered everything perfectly though she was staring at the picture while skating. It was delightful to see Sakura so attentive to class and had no distraction though it was so cute for Sakura to be distracted. Then she noticed that Sakura hadn't stopped staring at the photograph, as if trying to see something that was hidden. "Sakura, if you don't stop staring at Li, you'll never understand what I'm trying to teach you." Tomoyo said jokingly. She flipped a page over her book to look at something and then giggled when Sakura looked at her unfocusedly. "W-What were you saying Tomoyo? I'm sorry..."Sakura said, her emerald green eyes trying to regain focus. She smiled and tried to encourage Tomoyo to ask her again. "We're studying Japanese History Sakura. Anyway, this is the question so please listen carefully..."Tomoyo said and she asked, "What was the last period of the shogunate government?" Sakura heard Tomoyo's question clearly and answered "The Tokugawa Era." "That's right Sakura! I knew you'd pull through." Tomoyo said happily flipping through the pages of her book. She patted Sakura's hand and then noticed the clear, sad look in her best friend's eyes. "What's wrong?" "Gomen ne. Nandemonai Tomoyo.... I was just admiring the picture. He looks cute here. Can I keep it Tomoyo?" Sakura asked hopefully. "It's yours Sakura. You don't have to ask me to give you that." Tomoyo said in her sweet soothing voice. She glimpses the wonderful sparkles in Sakura's eyes when she said it, and it gave her hope. Tomoyo smiles brightly when she suggested that Sakura come by Saturday to watch the old videos of them two with Kero-chan. "Sakura will look cute in the new batch of costumes I made. And she will look be a very cute koala bear. And every time Sakura smiles, I will catch it in video and forever watch it to seal it in my heart." Tomoyo said, placing a hand in her cheek and staring at Sakura with stars in her eyes while walking beside Sakura. She delighted the sight of Sakura blushing and sweatdropping. Sakura thought that Tomoyo had sure a weird sense of cuteness but it was probably her way of comforting her. Tomoyo always managed to bring a blush in her cheeks and make her embarrassed anytime she liked. But Sakura always found it special to have Tomoyo with her anywhere she went because the dark haired girl always found a way to help her up when she stumbled, push her forward when she was afraid. "Hoe...okay. It's a date then." Sakura agreed. "I'm happy that Sakura is going to remember a lot of things, ne? From the Clow Cards to transforming them to Sakura Cards. From Sakura's first meeting with Li! It will all be so cute!" Tomoyo said happily. It will be a great booster on making Sakura remember how it was to be loved, and how to love...again. Tomoyo had never quite forgotten the events involving the Nothing Card, especially when it had happened just a few days ago and the images was still vivid in her mind. Sakura gazed at Tomoyo and smiled. Tomoyo was her longest and closest friend. Tomoyo knew her better than anybody did. Her gentle touch, her sweet smile, her perceptiveness.... it was all that Tomoyo used for her own special magic. She was like the sweet honey that the bees made slowly slipping in her mouth and intoxicating her with the exotic taste. The exquisiteness Tomoyo had was like gold, and her sweetness was enough to put sugar into shame. It was just Tomoyo. She smiled and felt happiness fill her heart with joy and gladness at the mere thought of having Tomoyo over the weekend.