=That Dream=
Chapter 6
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You know how I said that Tomoyo wanted to talk to me? Well, we had a chat all right. And boy did we have a chat.
First off she blushed and stuttered a bit. Ha! The great Daidouji Tomoyo stuttering, to the stuttering king himself!
It's safe to say I was a wee bit surprised. Anyhow, you want to know what she talked to me about? I'm actually quite embarrassed of it. Here, let me tell you.
"Li-kun," Daidouji starts, "I--uh--I need to tell you something. I know that you have an--er--infatuation with my darling Sakura-chan."
I blink at her, and then I smile once again. Yet, my dazzling smile from before lost its dazzle as I tried to brush up on my "acting" skills.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Daidouji-san. Sakura and I are nothing more than mere great friends!"
I smile at her again, trying to take her mind off of things. Namely 'you' and 'like' and 'Sakura'.
"Yes you do," she was saying to me as if I were two. "You do. I know you do, and the fact that you were mumbling about her in your sleep confirms it."
My eyes had widened in shock, and I stared at her for quite a time before I mumbled, "I don't mumble." I just contradicted myself. Idiot.
She grinned slyly at me, she knew that now she had the upper hand, and I couldn't do a thing about it.
"Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan had used the Sleep on you, and considering the fact that Sakura-chan was cleaning your apartment, I came in your room to check up on you. You mumbled a few choice words. Them being 'Sakura, why can't we be?' and your hysterical remark of 'JUST FRIENDS?!' Really, Syaoran-kun, you'd think you'd be more wary, having Eriol-kun as an ancestor."
I glared my infamous glare at her, as I stuffed my hands into my pockets. She grinned in response, and giggled at my predicament.
"You know what, Li-kun, you're funny. You think that you can hide from me, but you can't. You can't and believe me, you won't."
I stared at her skeptically as I saw Eriol walking past, trying to stare at us without seeming suspicious. I walked towards Daidouji, and grinned. I bent down and whispered in her ear, "Play it cool. I'm doing you a favour."
She stared at me with wide amethyst eyes as I bent down and kissed her on the cheek. A defiant blush made it's way to her cheeks. She looked at me confusedly, until I gestured with my eyes to my left her right.
What she saw there, made her giggle insanely. A frigid Eriol stood there, his fists clenched in tight balls. He walked off, stiffly, as he made his way out of the gate.
I pulled back from Tomoyo once I realized that Eriol was gone. She stared at me, her eyes bright.
"Li-kun, how did you know?" she asked me, clutching her shirt.
I smile benignly at her, and I say, "I only learn from the best, Daidouji- san. You should know that I'm related to Hiiragizawa-san."
She looked at me and smiled. She started walking to a bench, and she beckoned me to follow her. I made my way over to her, and we sat down on the bench in a compatible silence. Then she finally spoke.
"I can help you, you know?" she said. She wouldn't look at me. I suppose she's still a bit embarrassed.
"Oh? How so?" I say nonchalantly. I like this. I've the upper hand of everyone today!
"I can help you get Sakura, nitwit!" she says as she turns to me.
I stare at her with mild alarm, and then I grin slightly.
"You want to make Hiiragizawa jealous, don't you?" I say knowingly.
"NO!" she says defensively. 'No' my ass, Daidouji. This is great, I've got both devils eating out of the palm of my hand.
"Okay, so I want to make him a 'smidge' jealous. Not too much, to the fact where he thinks that I'm actually into you."
Wow. That was a blow. I frown, not uncharacteristically. She covers her mouth with her hands as she apologizes with her eyes.
"I didn't mean that! I mean--oh! I don't know! Dammit, Li-kun!" I've never heard Daidouji curse before. I stare at her, shock in my eyes.
This was when I get a clear mental image of her naked, and her standing there with Yamazaki and Hiiragizawa. My face turns red, as I stand up abruptly.
She stares at me inquisitively. Finally, I'm turned around and not looking at her, I say, "I'll help you. You have to help me, but I don't want to make Sakura jealous. I'm sure that I have enough guts," 'or balls,' I whisper to myself, "to ask Sakura to date me if I knew whether or not she liked me."
She stands up, and puts her hands on her hips as she stands in front of me.
She glares at me and says, "Who do you think I am?! I'm not your beck-and-call girl! I'd said I'd help you, not get valuable information without having a thought about my friend's feelings and telling any secrets she reveals to me to you!"
I sigh. I give up! I resign and say, "You can videotape me asking Sakura out if she likes me."
"Okay!" she says happily as she bounces around.
My head, it hurts. It does. It's throbbing right now. Can you feel it? I can. It hurts. Dammit, why do I think I've just sold my soul to the devil. Oh wait, I did.
"You know what, Li-kun, we make a pretty darn good team!" she smiles at me, and before she can walk away, I say to her calmly, "If only I can videotape you and Eriol."
She stops dead in her tracks, and I have to stifle a laugh. She turns around to me, and her nose is flaring. She looks absolutely murderous.
"Excuse me? Did you just say what I think you said?" she takes steps (or leaps) over to me and she pokes me in the chest.
"Li Syaoran! Did you just ask ME, of all people, ME! If you could film Eriol and myself?"
She's still poking me in the chest.
I nod mutely, there's nothing else I can do.
"Oh could you please?!" she says with stars in her eyes. Wait a damn minute! She has stars in her eyes, her voice is sugary sweet, and she just did a 180 on her attitude.
"Uh, Daidouji-san, are you alright?" I ask uncertainly.
"Of course I am! I wouldn't be able to tape it myself, so I could have it for later on. Syaoran-kun, you are a DOLL!"
She's grinning. She was just yelling at me. But now she's grinning. I'll never understand the female population. Never.
"Nope, you won't." DID SHE JUST READ MY MIND?! Oh my god, please no. Please, no!
"Syaoran-kun, I can just tell by the look on your face that you are thinking about how unfathomable we girls are. I'm just confirming your suspicions. You will never understand us. Well, I've got to jet! Bai- bai!"
And she really did just jet off. I was left standing there, like a bumbling idiot. I started my slow walk home.
So, Daidouji, Sakura's best friend, is going to help me win Sakura's heart if I help her with Eriol.
Well, that'll be easy. I already know Eriol likes Tomoyo, all I have to do is just tell him. Or, I can make him suffer. For all's he's done to Sakura and I.
He'd probably deny it, and later on do it. Then he'd tell Tomoyo that he decided, on his own, that he couldn't live another day without telling her how much he loved her, or some rot. Damn him, he's really too good at this.
I look at my apartment door. I stare at it for a bit before I grab the handle. As I take up my keys, I accidentally turn the knob, and lo-and- behold, my door's unlocked. I brace myself, and I gently open my door. Sitting on my couch is none other than Hiiragizawa Eriol.
Uh-oh. He's got this look on his face, and why don't I think it's meant as good cheer and welcome home?
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End Chapter 6
Chapter 6
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You know how I said that Tomoyo wanted to talk to me? Well, we had a chat all right. And boy did we have a chat.
First off she blushed and stuttered a bit. Ha! The great Daidouji Tomoyo stuttering, to the stuttering king himself!
It's safe to say I was a wee bit surprised. Anyhow, you want to know what she talked to me about? I'm actually quite embarrassed of it. Here, let me tell you.
"Li-kun," Daidouji starts, "I--uh--I need to tell you something. I know that you have an--er--infatuation with my darling Sakura-chan."
I blink at her, and then I smile once again. Yet, my dazzling smile from before lost its dazzle as I tried to brush up on my "acting" skills.
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Daidouji-san. Sakura and I are nothing more than mere great friends!"
I smile at her again, trying to take her mind off of things. Namely 'you' and 'like' and 'Sakura'.
"Yes you do," she was saying to me as if I were two. "You do. I know you do, and the fact that you were mumbling about her in your sleep confirms it."
My eyes had widened in shock, and I stared at her for quite a time before I mumbled, "I don't mumble." I just contradicted myself. Idiot.
She grinned slyly at me, she knew that now she had the upper hand, and I couldn't do a thing about it.
"Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan had used the Sleep on you, and considering the fact that Sakura-chan was cleaning your apartment, I came in your room to check up on you. You mumbled a few choice words. Them being 'Sakura, why can't we be?' and your hysterical remark of 'JUST FRIENDS?!' Really, Syaoran-kun, you'd think you'd be more wary, having Eriol-kun as an ancestor."
I glared my infamous glare at her, as I stuffed my hands into my pockets. She grinned in response, and giggled at my predicament.
"You know what, Li-kun, you're funny. You think that you can hide from me, but you can't. You can't and believe me, you won't."
I stared at her skeptically as I saw Eriol walking past, trying to stare at us without seeming suspicious. I walked towards Daidouji, and grinned. I bent down and whispered in her ear, "Play it cool. I'm doing you a favour."
She stared at me with wide amethyst eyes as I bent down and kissed her on the cheek. A defiant blush made it's way to her cheeks. She looked at me confusedly, until I gestured with my eyes to my left her right.
What she saw there, made her giggle insanely. A frigid Eriol stood there, his fists clenched in tight balls. He walked off, stiffly, as he made his way out of the gate.
I pulled back from Tomoyo once I realized that Eriol was gone. She stared at me, her eyes bright.
"Li-kun, how did you know?" she asked me, clutching her shirt.
I smile benignly at her, and I say, "I only learn from the best, Daidouji- san. You should know that I'm related to Hiiragizawa-san."
She looked at me and smiled. She started walking to a bench, and she beckoned me to follow her. I made my way over to her, and we sat down on the bench in a compatible silence. Then she finally spoke.
"I can help you, you know?" she said. She wouldn't look at me. I suppose she's still a bit embarrassed.
"Oh? How so?" I say nonchalantly. I like this. I've the upper hand of everyone today!
"I can help you get Sakura, nitwit!" she says as she turns to me.
I stare at her with mild alarm, and then I grin slightly.
"You want to make Hiiragizawa jealous, don't you?" I say knowingly.
"NO!" she says defensively. 'No' my ass, Daidouji. This is great, I've got both devils eating out of the palm of my hand.
"Okay, so I want to make him a 'smidge' jealous. Not too much, to the fact where he thinks that I'm actually into you."
Wow. That was a blow. I frown, not uncharacteristically. She covers her mouth with her hands as she apologizes with her eyes.
"I didn't mean that! I mean--oh! I don't know! Dammit, Li-kun!" I've never heard Daidouji curse before. I stare at her, shock in my eyes.
This was when I get a clear mental image of her naked, and her standing there with Yamazaki and Hiiragizawa. My face turns red, as I stand up abruptly.
She stares at me inquisitively. Finally, I'm turned around and not looking at her, I say, "I'll help you. You have to help me, but I don't want to make Sakura jealous. I'm sure that I have enough guts," 'or balls,' I whisper to myself, "to ask Sakura to date me if I knew whether or not she liked me."
She stands up, and puts her hands on her hips as she stands in front of me.
She glares at me and says, "Who do you think I am?! I'm not your beck-and-call girl! I'd said I'd help you, not get valuable information without having a thought about my friend's feelings and telling any secrets she reveals to me to you!"
I sigh. I give up! I resign and say, "You can videotape me asking Sakura out if she likes me."
"Okay!" she says happily as she bounces around.
My head, it hurts. It does. It's throbbing right now. Can you feel it? I can. It hurts. Dammit, why do I think I've just sold my soul to the devil. Oh wait, I did.
"You know what, Li-kun, we make a pretty darn good team!" she smiles at me, and before she can walk away, I say to her calmly, "If only I can videotape you and Eriol."
She stops dead in her tracks, and I have to stifle a laugh. She turns around to me, and her nose is flaring. She looks absolutely murderous.
"Excuse me? Did you just say what I think you said?" she takes steps (or leaps) over to me and she pokes me in the chest.
"Li Syaoran! Did you just ask ME, of all people, ME! If you could film Eriol and myself?"
She's still poking me in the chest.
I nod mutely, there's nothing else I can do.
"Oh could you please?!" she says with stars in her eyes. Wait a damn minute! She has stars in her eyes, her voice is sugary sweet, and she just did a 180 on her attitude.
"Uh, Daidouji-san, are you alright?" I ask uncertainly.
"Of course I am! I wouldn't be able to tape it myself, so I could have it for later on. Syaoran-kun, you are a DOLL!"
She's grinning. She was just yelling at me. But now she's grinning. I'll never understand the female population. Never.
"Nope, you won't." DID SHE JUST READ MY MIND?! Oh my god, please no. Please, no!
"Syaoran-kun, I can just tell by the look on your face that you are thinking about how unfathomable we girls are. I'm just confirming your suspicions. You will never understand us. Well, I've got to jet! Bai- bai!"
And she really did just jet off. I was left standing there, like a bumbling idiot. I started my slow walk home.
So, Daidouji, Sakura's best friend, is going to help me win Sakura's heart if I help her with Eriol.
Well, that'll be easy. I already know Eriol likes Tomoyo, all I have to do is just tell him. Or, I can make him suffer. For all's he's done to Sakura and I.
He'd probably deny it, and later on do it. Then he'd tell Tomoyo that he decided, on his own, that he couldn't live another day without telling her how much he loved her, or some rot. Damn him, he's really too good at this.
I look at my apartment door. I stare at it for a bit before I grab the handle. As I take up my keys, I accidentally turn the knob, and lo-and- behold, my door's unlocked. I brace myself, and I gently open my door. Sitting on my couch is none other than Hiiragizawa Eriol.
Uh-oh. He's got this look on his face, and why don't I think it's meant as good cheer and welcome home?
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End Chapter 6