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Tomoyo piled up her workbooks and pencils and slid them into her bag. She zipped it up and slung it over a shoulder. Tomoyo hummed, softly to herself and left the classroom and went towards the front gate. Her humming echoed down the deserted hallway, making it sound eerie. Tomoyo always seemed the last to leave the classroom, much after everyone else, in fact. Always finishing any extra homework for school or for the clubs who asked for her help, she was always the last to leave. A figure was leaning against the gates of the school, whistling with their hands shoved in their pockets.

"Kagi-kun?" Tomoyo said, uncertainly. The figure turned and smiled.

"You're here."

"You shouldn't have waited." she told him. His green eyes twinkled and he laughed.

"I don't mind waiting for a pretty lady." he said. Kagi started to walk in the direction of Tomoyo's house, assuming she would follow. Tomoyo didn't move.

"Ano, Kagi-kun?" He turned, facial expression questioning. She looked embarrassed and pointed in the opposite direction of her route home. "I'm going in this direction today."

"Oh." Kagi said, turning and following Tomoyo. "Why are you going this way today, Tomoyo-chan?" Kagi asked, curiously.

"I'm going to see Nakuru-chan, today. Girl-talk." Tomoyo told him.

"Is Eriol-kun going to be there?" Kagi asked. 'If he's there, I'm going to be there, too!' he thought, fiercely. She laughed.

"Of course not! This is girl talk and Eriol-kun looks pretty boyish, for a girl." Tomoyo said. Kagi rubbed his chin, thoughtfully. They stopped outside Eriol's home. She turned to him. "Ja ne, Kagi-kun." she said. Kagi smiled, nervously. "Daijoubu?" Tomoyo asked, worriedly.

"U-u-un. I j-just…" Kagi stuttered. Suddenly, Kagi bent and kissed her, full on the mouth. Tomoyo looked at him, shocked. "Ja ne!" Kagi ran off in the direction of his house. Tomoyo just stared after him, confused and surprised. She walked up to the front doors of Eriol's mansion and knocked, dazed.

'Kagi-kun…he kissed me. On the mouth. Like he…likes me.' Tomoyo blushed at these thoughts. The front door flung open and Eriol came sailing out, crashing into Tomoyo.

"Gomen." Eriol said, hastily getting up. Tomoyo winced and accepted the offered hand up. "Ruby Moon pushed me." Spinel came flying out the next second.

"Master! Leave now! Tomoyo-chan's here." Nakuru shouted, coming into view. Spinel put on a face of utter terror and Eriol snatched Spinel from the air.

"Ne, Tomoyo-san. Don't eat any food offered to you. Or anything made by Nakuru." Spinel advised, before Eriol dragged him away down the street. Nakuru hugged Tomoyo, tightly.

"Oh, Tomoyo-chan! Don't listen to what Spinel says! He's lying." Nakuru whispered in her ear. She pulled back and looked at her. "Let's go inside and have some tea!" Tomoyo was dragged inside and seated at the table in the kitchen. Nakuru brought out two cups filled with tea, giving one to Tomoyo. She put down a plate of cookies.

"Did you make these, Nakuru-chan? They're delicious!" Tomoyo said, biting into one.

"Nah, master made those ones. I helped though." Nakuru told her. Tomoyo put on a thoughtful expression. 'Eriol-kun cooks?' she thought. Nakuru started to talk, about how there were so many more cute boys here than in England, how she likes to make Spinel drunk, how Touya and Yukito was finding new ways to get away from her.

"Oh, Tomoyo-chan, they're awful! I look for them everywhere, but they just keeping running away. Don't they know I just want to have fun!?" Nakuru wailed. Tomoyo patted her arm, comfortingly.

"Don't worry. They'll stop running, eventually." Tomoyo assured her.

"Let's stop talking about my boy problems. Anything you want to talk about, Tomoyo-chan?" Nakuru asked.

"Not really, Nakuru-chan." Tomoyo told her. Nakuru eyed her, suspiciously.

"Are you sure?" she asked. Tomoyo looked guilty.

"Well…it's nothing, really, but…Kagi-kun acts really strange around me nowadays. Like he wants to tell me something. Every time he tries, though, something interrupts. First it was Eriol-kun, then it was the teacher…" she trailed off.

"And?" Nakuru prompted. Tomoyo blushed.

"Kagi-kun…he kissed me today." Nakuru stood up, surprised.

"WHAT!?" she shouted. Tomoyo winced and rubbed her ears.

"Calm down, Nakuru-chan."

"You let him KISS YOU!?" Nakuru shouted.

"No, not really, Nakuru-chan. He took me by surprise." Tomoyo admitted. She looked nervous. "You don't think he…likes me, does he?" she asked. Nakuru sat down and took some deep breaths.

"Do you like him?" Nakuru asked, calmer. Tomoyo pulled at her collar, nervously.

"Ne, I don't know. I do care for him very much, but…" She paused.

"Don't worry, Tomoyo-chan, everything will work out for you." Nakuru assured her. 'And hopefully for master, too.' she thought, privately.

"Un. Arigatoo, Nakuru-chan."

~~~

Eriol drank from his cup of tea. He was sitting in Sakura's lounge room, drinking tea, while Spinel and Kero were competing on the Kinomoto household gaming console. Sakura was sitting next to him, calm and observing.

"Is there something interesting about my face, Sakura-san?" Eriol asked, taking another sip of his tea. She stayed silent for a moment, before answering.

"You're in love with Tomoyo-chan, aren't you?." Sakura said. Eriol dropped his cup with a clatter. Luckily for Sakura, the cup was already empty. Masking his shock as best he could, he turned to look at her.

"What exactly makes you think that?" he asked, struggling for a calm face. Sakura looked thoughtful.

"Well, Syaoran-kun said that he thought you were in love with Tomoyo-chan. So I started watching you and noticed you always look at her in class." she said.

"I sit behind her. It is quite impossible to avoid looking at Tomoyo-san." Eriol pointed out, hoping she would just leave it there.

"Yes, but even when we're not in class, you always watch her. And you look so happy when you're with her, even when you don't smile." Sakura said. She turned to look at him.

"Am I so obvious?" he asked.

"So, you love her then?" Sakura asked. He nodded slightly. Sakura gave an excited squeal and threw her arms around him.

"I'm so glad! Tomoyo-chan won't have to be so lonely anymore." she said, happily.

"But, Sakura-san. Tomoyo-chan doesn't like me back." Eriol objected, looking up at her. Sakura looked confused.

"How do you know? Have you asked her?" she asked.

"No, but I still think it's too early." he said. Sakura slapped his arm, playfully.

"You can't know if you haven't asked her!" Sakura said, with a laugh. Eriol didn't join in her laughter. She suddenly turned serious. "Oh, but I think you should tell her, Eriol-kun. I watched Tomoyo-chan sometimes, too. She watches you, too, but only when she thinks no one is looking. Not very often, though. Just glances."

"But then, she watches Kagi-san as well?" Eriol asked. Sakura's brow furrowed.

"Sometimes." Sakura made him look at her and took his hands in hers. "Tell her, Eriol-kun. Don't worry about what will happen. Everything will surely be alright." she assured him. He smiled at her.

"Maybe it will, Sakura-san."

~~~

Tomoyo covered her ears with her hands. A flash of lightning and the roar of thunder. She squeaked in fright and clamped her hands harder over her ears.

'How embarrassing. I'm still afraid of thunderstorms.' she thought. How she wished could just run to her mother's bedroom and snuggle in the blankets with her, like she used to, when she was younger. Tomoyo pulled the blanket tighter and breathed, deeply. She shivered. The phone in her room rang, unexpectedly and she nearly screamed. Shakily, Tomoyo reached over and picked up the phone.

"Moshi moshi?"

A pause.

"I knew you would still be awake." Relief washed over her.

"Eriol-kun!" she exclaimed. He chuckled, softly.

"Relieved to hear from me?" he asked. She squeaked again as the thunder sounded.

"Hai. How did you know I was awake?" Tomoyo asked.

"I just knew. Maybe because I'm thinking about you all the time." Tomoyo blushed.

"Don't say that."

"Why not?" he asked. Tomoyo tried to change the subject.

"It is very stormy tonight." she stated.

"Yes, it is." A silence stretched between them, where the only sounds were the sounds of their breathing.

"Are you having trouble getting to sleep?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yes. My head is too full of thoughts, I guess." he admitted.

"Then, tell me some of your thoughts. Maybe I can help." she offered. He paused for a while. "Gomen. I shouldn't have asked. Your thoughts must be private." Tomoyo apologised.

"No, it's fine." he said. "I was just thinking about…England." Tomoyo felt a cold hand clamp on her insides. A great heaviness grew in the pit of her stomach.

"Honto?" she said, trying to keep her voice from shaking.

"Hai. I wonder how the weather is there now? Probably dreary, like always. I miss my garden there, sometimes. Not that I don't like my garden here." he said.

"Would you take me to see it one day?" she asked. He smiled.

"Of course." She paused.

"Don't go." Tomoyo blurted.

"Ne, I wasn't planning to. I was just thinking about England." He heard her give an audible sigh.

"Good."

"You wouldn't want me to go?"

"Of course not! I'd miss you too much. Everyone would."

"I'd miss you, too, Tomoyo-san." Tomoyo stayed silent. She looked outside her window and noticed the rain had stopped. She yawned.

"I had better get to sleep now, Eriol-kun." she said, tiredly.

"Hai. Oyasumi nasai, Tomoyo-hime." Tomoyo smiled into the phone.

"Oyasumi nasai…Eriol-hime." Eriol chuckled softly before hanging up the phone.

Beep…beep…beep.

a.n.

Well, I need an ending. This fic will be ending pretty soon. Another chapter or two? It has been hard working on this fic since I keep getting sidetracked. I keep getting new ideas for plots and I have to write them out before I forget them. There are a total of six ideas I could work on. Six! L

Hopefully, I can find so ideas and get another chapter up before holidays finish! (unlikely since it finishes in two days…) Thank you for all your kind reviews! Arigatoo! J