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Tomoyo was trying to write in her diary. She decided to write about the painting session at Kagi's house first:
Dear diary,
I was at Kagi-kun's home today to do the painting project on his living room. It looks so much nicer now and less plain. I really enjoyed doing that painting with Eriol-kun and Kagi-kun.
Sakura is coming back to Tomoeda, soon with Li-kun. I wonder how she's doing? I'm not sure if I'm over her yet. Eriol-kun seems worried about me. Do I still love Sakura-chan? Of course I love her as a friend, but as something more? I don't know.
I wonder if Kagi-kun ever suspects us being more than we seem? We certainly haven't told him about Clow Reed or the cards, but will we ever?
At Kagi-kun's home today, something strange happened. I was painting the ceiling and my hand slipped from the ladder. Luckily, Eriol-kun caught me before I hit the ground, but I guess being Clow Reed's reincarnation has its advantages. But, as he was holding me, I think he tried to kiss me. Oh no, I can still remember how close he was. I could feel his breath against my lips. I'm blushing just thinking about it.
Tomoyo was indeed blushing. Then she remembered the time he had actually kissed her. 'Baka! You shouldn't be thinking like that!' Tomoyo scolded herself.
What he did had a strange affect on me. I felt but Eriol-kun's my friend. That feeling is natural, ne? I sure hope so, or I'll have some serious issues to work out. Oh well, I might as well leave it here. Maybe something interesting will happen tomorrow?
Tomoyo
~~~
Tomoyo, Eriol, Touya, Yukito and Kagi were at the airport, waiting for the arrival of Sakura and Syaoran. Tomoyo was constantly moving, straining every now and then to see over the crowd to see if she could spot them. Tomoyo was trembling in…what? Apprehension? Fear? She clenched her hand into a fist. Noticing this, Kagi took her hand in his own and squeezed it, softly. She smiled and him, gratefully. Finally, Sakura and Syaoran emerged from the terminal. Tomoyo's heart leapt up in excitement. Upon seeing them, Sakura ran over.
"TOMOYO-CHAN!" Sakura called. Tomoyo ran towards her, too.
"SAKURA-CHAN!" Tomoyo called out. They caught each other in a hug, tears dripping from Sakura's eyes. Tomoyo's eyes remained dry. The men approached and the girls pulled apart.
"I missed you so much, Tomoyo-chan! I have so much to tell you!" Sakura exclaimed, hastily brushing the tears from her eyes.
"So you're finally back, kaijuu. Too bad the gaki is back, too. You should have ditched him." Touya said.
"Onii-chan!" Sakura scolded.
"It's nice to see you, Li-san. I hope Sakura-san's innocence is still in tact." Eriol said, with a smirk. Syaoran glared, cheeks burning. He took a menacing step towards Eriol, who was just stood, smiling. Kagi quickly stepped between them, trying to keep the violence minimal.
"Hey, baka gaijin. I don't want any comments on Sakura's innocence, okay?" Touya said.
"Nani? What did he mean, Yukito-kun?" Sakura asked, a confused expression on her face. Tomoyo looked at Eriol with a glare and he promptly shut up.
"I don't think he meant anything, Sakura-chan." Yukito said. "Let's go to your house and talk, okay?" Everyone agreed and they made their way out of the airport, luggage being carried by the men.
~~~
"How are you feeling, Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo turned, slightly surprised. She had been daydreaming. A smile lit her face. They were at Sakura's house and were drinking tea in the dining room. Fujitaka was working. Kero was currently upstairs in Sakura's room, with shortcake.
"I'm fine, Sakura-chan." Tomoyo answered. Sakura smiled, happily.
"That's good. How was your holiday?" she asked.
"Nothing very interesting happened. I spent a lot of my time with Eriol-kun and Ka-kun." Tomoyo answered. She sipped her tea, delicately.
"Spending lots of time with your boyfriends, ne?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo laughed.
"Boyfriends? I thought it was customary to only have one." she said. "Anyway, how was your holiday? Did the Li Clan approve of your engagement to their Clan leader?" Tomoyo asked, curiously. Sakura blushed, rosily and laughed.
"Li-sama seems to like me well enough. She didn't seem surprised when Syaoran finally announced our engagement." Sakura laughed, again. "It took a long time for Syaoran-kun to finally tell his family. His sisters practically tackled him when they heard." she said and Tomoyo joined in her laughter. Tomoyo lowered her voice.
"What about the Elders?" Tomoyo asked, casting a glance to Kagi, who was trying to keep Syaoran from strangling Eriol. Sakura followed her glance and nodded.
"They approved, strangely. Maybe they would are starting to like me?" Sakura said, thoughtfully. Tomoyo shrugged and kept the fact of the Sakura cards might have been a factor, to herself. Sakura's face suddenly looked shocked.
"Hoe, Tomoyo-chan! You're very sneaky for changing the subject like that." she exclaimed. She looked over to where the men were arguing. Or more Syaoran and Touya were trying to get to Eriol and kill him. Sakura turned back to Tomoyo. "Tomoyo-chan," Sakura said, thoughtfully, "Do you know why Eriol-kun had to borrow magic from me? He borrowed quite a bit." Tomoyo dropped her teacup, suddenly. She leaned forward.
"When was this?" Tomoyo asked. Sakura tried to remember.
"I think about a week and a half ago. Naze?"
'A week and a half ago… About the time I…'
"Tomoyo-san!" Sakura shouted. Tomoyo looked at her. "You were looking into space again."
"Gomen. Daydreaming." Tomoyo said, with a smile. Sakura stayed silent, but was suspicious.
~~~
"You better not have done anything to Tomoyo-san." Syaoran warned.
"Yeah, gaijin. She's like a sister to me. Stay away from Tomoyo-chan. You too, Moriato." Touya added.
"I did nothing." Eriol said.
"Good, because I would have hated to come and kill Moriato, too." Syaoran said. Eriol raised an eyebrow.
"Why is it that you think I am the most likely to do something?" he inquired, innocently. Syaoran made a disgusted noise.
"Don't try to sound innocent." Syaoran retorted. Kagi tried to smother his laughter, but it didn't seem to work well. Eriol tried to look innocent. "Don't try to look innocent, either."
"Then what would you like me to do? Walk around with my teeth bared?" Eriol asked.
"Preferably, yes, you baka vampire." Syaoran replied.
"Vampire? I have noticed that Eriol-kun is remarkably pale…" Kagi noted. Eriol raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you supposed to be on my side?" Kagi backed away.
"Of course." he said, sweatdropping.
"Wimp." Syaoran muttered. Syaoran was swearing in Mandarin under his breath. Eriol shook his head.
"My, my. What bad language you have learnt. I should wash your mouth out in soap." Eriol admonished.
"I'd like to see you try." Syaoran said, calmly sipping his tea.
"Or would you prefer if Sakura did it? I'm sure she could find some other ways to wash your mouth." Syaoran spluttered and stood in his fighter stance.
"Shut up, you hentai!" he yelled.
"Even your Japanese has improved." Eriol stated. Syaoran started to make his way to punch Eriol, who just sat there calmly.
"Hey! What did I say about comments on Sakura-chan!?" Touya said.
"Ne, Hiiragizawa-san. You should stop now. I'm not sure I'll be able to restrain Syaoran-kun and To-ya." Yukito murmured, biting into his tenth piece of chocolate cake.
"It's okay. Having Syao-chan and To-ya chase me just proves my theory."
"What?" Yukito asked.
"They're just in love with me."
Bam!
~~~
"Ne, Eriol-kun. You were really asking for it. Luckily, Kinomoto-chan took pity on you and got them to stop."
Eriol, Kagi and Tomoyo were walking home from Sakura's house, Eriol sporting a red mark on his cheekbone that was quickly turning into a bruise. Eriol turned to Kagi.
"I could have stopped them." Eriol retorted. Kagi raised an eyebrow, but remained silent. "Anyway, a bruise on my cheek just makes me looks more dashing. Don't you agree, Tomoyo-san?" Eriol asked her.
"Ano…"
"Well?"
"Ano…"
"Hey, just tell me already."
"Not any more dashing than you already are?" Tomoyo said, uncertainly. Tomoyo felt like hitting her head against a wall after seeing Eriol's sly grin.
"You think I'm handsome, do you?" he asked, an evil twinkle in his eye.
"I never said anything like that." she retorted. Truthfully, she knew how pretty Eriol was, more than some girls, in fact. Heck, both her friends were bishounen. Not that she'd admit that anytime soon. Eriol pouted.
"You wound me. I can feel the ice shards puncturing my heart now." he said.
"Courtesy of our little Ice Princess here." Kagi added. Tomoyo laughed.
"Since when am I yours?" she asked
"Since I claimed your property two weeks before." Kagi answered.
"That was in 'Monopoly'." Tomoyo stated. Kagi shrugged.
"I know." They all laughed.
"Why didn't you help me when Li-kun and Kinomoto-san were hurting me?" Eriol asked, after they were silent again. Tomoyo pursed her lips, adorably.
"I think you deserved it. Especially after you called them 'Syao-chan' and 'To-ya'." Tomoyo said. Eriol pouted, again.
"But those names were kawaii! You can't tell me those names weren't kawaii." he objected. Tomoyo smiled to herself.
"Hai, hai. Kawaii desu." she admitted, "But you also said they loved you."
"Hey, who wouldn't love me?" Eriol defended. Kagi looked thoughtful.
"Well-"
"I didn't say to list them." Eriol interrupted. They reached Kagi's house. Eriol and Tomoyo bid her goodbye and continued on their way. Silence reigned for a moment or two, but it was a comfortable silence. "How are you feeling?" Eriol asked, softly.
"I'm fine, I guess. My emotions are a bit of a jumble. I'm happy to see her, of course, but I'm sad to see her, too. Do you understand what I'm talking about?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yeah, I do." Eriol answered, "You are happy to see her, because, well, she's Sakura-san. The one you love. On the other hand, you know now that you will go through a lot of pain seeing her with my cute little descendant."
"You're right." Tomoyo said, nodding, "You always are."
"Not always." Eriol stated. Tomoyo smiled, suddenly and walked closer to Eriol. She linked their arms together and leant her head against his shoulder. Eriol felt like blushing at that moment, but suppressed it.
"How much do you think Kagi-kun suspects about us?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol had trouble finding his voice.
"Probably a lot. We are strange people." he said, after a moment's pause.
"You mean, you are a strange person. I'm as ordinary as a stone." she said. They stopped outside Tomoyo's house and separated.
"You were never ordinary and never will be." Eriol said. His eyes seemed darker than usual. Tomoyo didn't think she liked where this was going.
"Ja ne, Eriol-kun. I'll see you at school on Monday. I hope your bruise heals up soon." Tomoyo said. A slow smile appeared on Eriol's face. He put a fingertip to his bruise. Faint light flashed for a moment and was then gone, as was the bruise. Tomoyo pouted. "That's cheating."
"Un," he leant forward slowly and Tomoyo moved back, slightly. His smile grew and he kissed her cheek. "Ja ne." He walked away, quickly, leaving a stunned Tomoyo standing with her hand against her cheek.
~~~
"Ohayoo!" Sakura greeted, cheerfully. Everyone in the classroom looked up in surprise. Sakura was early for once. Tomoyo followed in after her.
"Ohayoo." she greeted. People returned their greetings and returned to their conversations. Sakura bounced over to Syaoran and kissed his cheek, making him blush.
"Ohayoo, Sakura-chan." Syaoran said, without a stutter. Eriol looked at him with a raised eyebrow, while Kagi and Tomoyo stifled their laughs. Before another word could be spoken, the teacher walked in and commenced the class.
~~~
Tomoyo was the last person in the classroom. Sakura and Syaoran had already left after Tomoyo had insisted. She had been finishing of the extra class work she had gotten for her extracurricular activities. Tomoyo leant back in her chair, stretching out her cramped muscles. She didn't notice that someone was watching her from outside the classroom.
'She's so beautiful. I…I have to tell her!' Kagi thought. 'Especially since this is my chance, when Eriol-kun isn't around. Maybe I have a better chance if I tell her first.' Kagi took a deep breath and walked into the classroom and closed the door behind him. Tomoyo turned her gaze to him and smiled.
"Ka-kun. I didn't know you were still here." Tomoyo said. Kagi's heart was beating erratically in his chest.
"T-Tomoyo-chan." he said.
"Nani?" He swallowed hard.
"I, uh…have something to tell you. I-I…" Kagi swallowed, again. "Would you… I-I"
"What is it, Ka-kun?" she asked, her eyes questioning.
"I-I…lo-" The door of the classroom slid open.
"Kagi-san, I didn't know you were still here." Eriol said, walking inside the classroom. Kagi gaped. 'I was so close!' he thought. Tomoyo smiled at Eriol.
"Ne, Eriol-kun. I just finished, so we can go now." she told him. Tomoyo looked back at Kagi, who was almost sobbing over his bad luck. "What did you want to tell me?" she asked. Eriol's eyes glanced at Kagi. 'Damn, busted.'
"It's nothing, Tomoyo-chan. I'll tell you so other time." Kagi said.
"Okay. Let's go then, ne?"
~~~
"Moshi moshi. Daidouji Tomoyo speaking."
"Ooo, Tomoyo-chan! I haven't heard from you in ages!" Tomoyo smiled into the receiver.
"Nakuru-chan, it's nice to hear from you, too. How are you?" she asked.
"I'm fine. Spinel is being no fun and Master is moping again."
"Moping again? What do you mean? He seemed fine at school today." Tomoyo said. Nakuru paused and lowered her voice.
"I think master likes a girl." Tomoyo felt a little strange.
"Honto? Who?" Nakuru couldn't detect an emotion in her voice.
"I don't know, but he's always daydreaming and sometimes he wears this really goofy smile." Tomoyo giggled.
"It's hard imagining the great reincarnation of Clow Reed smitten with a girl."
"Maybe, but master is still master."
"I know."
"Ooo! I wonder if she's pretty?" Nakuru squealed. They both giggled. "I think master needs a girlfriend, anyway. He must be really lonely sometimes."
"He has you and Spinel, though."
"Hai, demo…"
"Don't worry. If things don't work out with Eriol's crush, I'll be here." It was Nakuru's turn to smile into the receiver.
"I'm glad. What about you, Tomoyo-chan? Got any boys you like?" Nakuru asked.
"Well, I…"
"Ruby Moon. Are you still bothering Kinomoto Touya on the phone?" Tomoyo giggled as she heard Eriol's voice in the background.
"No, no! I'm talking to someone else now." Nakuru said.
"Is it another one of your 'pretty boys', Nakuru? You know, our phone bill is getting pretty high." Eriol said. Tomoyo suppressed another giggle.
"Demo, this phone call was important. I needed to talk to Tomoyo-chan, it's hard living with no females, you know."
"Technically, you're not female, Ruby Moon. Let me talk to Tomoyo-san for a while."
"Demo…!"
"You have been on the phone for very long, already."
"Alright, don't take too long. You know, our phone bill is getting pretty high…" Nakuru repeated. Tomoyo heard a slight rustling through the phone. Tomoyo laughed.
"Tomoyo-san?"
"Eriol-kun." Tomoyo said, her voice cheerful. There was silence for a moment.
"What were you and Ruby Moon talking about?" Eriol asked, curiously. Tomoyo laughed, yet again.
"Just girl-talk." she answered, mysteriously.
"What sort of girl-talk?" he asked, suspicious.
"Nothing you should worry about. Not really, anyway."
"Hmm." Eriol paused, again. "Do you know what Kagi-san was trying to tell you before?"
"No, I don't. He seemed really nervous, too. Stuttering, blushing and sweating. I've never seen him like that before." Tomoyo said.
"Hmm." Eriol said, again. Tomoyo sighed.
"Is that all you can say? Hmm?" Eriol laughed, softly, making Tomoyo smile.
"Do you still have the music box I gave you?" he asked.
"Un. I still listen to it, sometimes. I even keep your handkerchief in there."
"You don't have to keep that, if you don't want to."
"No, I want to. It reminds me of that day…when we became friends."
"I remember." Tomoyo hesitated for a moment, contemplating whether she should say something or not.
"Sakura-chan…she told me you borrowed magic from her over the holidays."
"Hai…I did."
"You used it to save me, didn't you?" Tomoyo's tone was faintly accusing.
"Hai."
Silence.
"Don't tell Sakura-chan. I don't want her to be worried or upset. She'll be sad. I don't want to make anyone sad."
"Alright, I won't."
"Arigatoo."
"Do you…still love Sakura-san?" Eriol asked, timidly. Tomoyo sighed.
"Part of me will always love her and I guess that's unavoidable. Demo…"
"Demo?" Eriol encouraged.
"I think I can love someone else. I think I will be able to."
"That's good." Tomoyo grinned wickedly into the phone.
"Say, Eriol-kun, have you got any girls you like? Any crushes right now?"
"T-Tomoyo-san!" She laughed.
"Come on, you can tell me. Is she pretty?"
"Very pretty."
"Oh, you do like someone! Do I know her?" Eriol paused.
"You could say that." Tomoyo's patience was wearing down.
"Just tell me!"
"No."
"Please?"
"No." Tomoyo sighed, in defeat.
"Fine, but you have to tell me eventually. Then I can play matchmaker."
"I'll tell you…one day."
"Tee hee. I'm glad."
"I'd better get going now. Sayonara, Tomoyo-san." Tomoyo smiled.
"Sayonara, Eriol-kun." Eriol hung up and Tomoyo could hear the tone. Placing the phone back in its place, Tomoyo lay down on her bed.
'So Eriol-kun likes someone. A pretty girl that I might know. Oh, I wonder who could it be?'
I kind of have writer's block on this fic. Ugh, my worst enemy. Don't worry, I'll try to write up a suitable ending for this fic. 'The Girl I Want' will be coming to a close, soon. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT REVIEWED THIS FANFICTION! YOU PEOPLE ARE THE BEST! Arigatoo! Ja ne!