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Chapter 4: A maid?

"Oy! Aku! AKU!" The loud bass voice boomed into Sakura's ear, snapping her harshly out of her daydream. "Hoe!!!" She cried to accent her surprise. She looked around quickly to see who had yelled at her. "Welcome back to the planet Earth." Syaoran muttered as she glanced at him. Sakura smiled weakly and rubbed the back of her head.

"Hehe, yeah, sorry guys, guess I zoned out for a sec." She replied as a large sweatdrop formed on each of the trio's heads. Eriol laughed whilst Syaoran heaved a sigh and dropped his forehead into his palm to signify his exasperation. "What's wrong with you these days, Aku? You've been staring into space so much, its starting to creep ME out." He mumbled. Sakura looked at her fingers as she began to poke them together, as if contemplating a pathetic answer.

"Nothing."

Ever since that dream, Sakura has been staring into space a lot more often than usual and they were starting to get worried. She glanced at Syaoran and saw him staring at her with concern. She avoided his gaze and doubted whether he remembered he had an engagement with the Kinomotos or not...

"I think our Aku's been staying inside for too long. Why don't we take a break and go out for a stroll in the marketplace?" Eriol suggested, slapping a hand on Sakura's back.

"Did you know the word market originally came from India? It was formed by a man called Imboshka who." Yamazaki said, he probably was still talking, but Sakura had already started ignoring him, you could only fall for the guy's stories for so long before you figured out he wanted attention.

Syaoran emitted a stretched out yawm as he excersized him limbs, a growl rising in his throat as he replied, "Sounds great to me. I need to get a present for Yelan anyway."

It was the beginning of November and to celebrate Queen Yelan's birthday, they had been given 3 whole days to themselves. The trio had turned into close friends and about a month ago, Yamazaki the wise young blabbermouth joined them.

They left towards the bazaar in the afternoon and sounds of "Hoe!" began to ring all over the place as Sakura got overexcited.

She squealed, "Look at this! Isn't this just adorable? ... Syaoran!... Eriol! Yamazaki!"

They came over to see what she was getting so excited about but immediately sweat-dropped once they realized that Aku's feminine side had once again kicked in. It happened every once in a while and they soon just brushed it off as having a split personality.

"Um...Aku? Are you sure you're feeling alright?" Yamazaki couldn't believe his own eyes, of course, he also couldn't believe that Aku was acting like a girl, and in public..

"Yeah...that's a-...." Eriol trailed off in embarrassment.

"...-A teddy bear, you're holding." Syaoran finished it off for him. Sakura stared at them in confusion. A minute of silence passed....finally, Sakura realized what she had just done and she was supposed to be a boy! She decided to use her "split persona" scapegoat and snapped her head back..

"Eh? What are you guys staring at- Ack! What am I holding!??" She cried, tossing the bear back into the pile of stuffed animals.

The already large sweat drops that had been implanted on the heads of her three friends increased in size. She gave the orange bear-like toy one last look and hurried on. Making sure to give her friends dirty looks as if she was blaming them for making her hold the stuffed toy. It was then when she saw something that caught her attention. It was a girl in rags, shivering beside an alley. Her face was covered with dirt and abnormally pale. Her dark hair, long and tangled, clumped down on her shoulders. Sakura kneeled down.

"Please, sir! Take me in as a servant! Maid! Anything sir! I can cook, clean, tidy rooms, do the laundry! Please, sir!" The girl begged Sakura, clasping her hands together pathetically.

She took pity on her and glanced at Syaoran. She did her famous puppy face. He sweat-dropped and gave in.

"Well...as long as you pay for her yourself, it's not against the rules to keep a maid..." Before he could add on anymore, Sakura had lunged at him, giving him the manliest hug that she could muster, nearly picking him up. Realising that the bundle in her arms was beginning to flail, she released him and scratched the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Oops, hehe, sorry about that..." She muttered weakly before turning around to talk to the petite girl. Luckily, she hadn't noticed the faint blush that had arisen on Syaoran's cheeks.

"I can hire you I guess, but we're heading to the palace and punishments there can be severe." Sakura began, but soon trailed off as she saw the girl's face brighten with joy. Sakura couldn't help but think, 'Poor thing.' Somehow, the girl reminded her of someone back home, in the Kinomoto Kingdom. Sakura sighed.

"Let's get going, we'll need to clean you up later." She said, motioning with her hand for the girl to follow. Syaoran was still gasping for air while Eriol and Yamazaki laughed at their friend's lack of oxygen. The stopped suddenly as they realised Sakura had meant business.

"What? Aku, you mean she's gonna stay with you?" Yamazaki joked, poking Sakura in the shoulder.

Sakura scowled, "Ha-ha, as if she'll be safe with you!" She shot back.

Syaoran and Eriol chorused, "Oooooh, whipped..." in the background.

All of this caused the girl to giggle, clasping a hand over her mouth.

-_- Frame Skip. -_-

The two of them entered Sakura's room. The air was stuffed with awkward silence as Sakura gave the girl a quick tour.

"Soo... uh.what's your name?" Sakura finally asked.

"Tomoyo, sir." The girl replied, looking down.If she had kept looking at Sakura, she would have noticed the disbelief written all over the girl's face.

"To-Tomoyo?" Sakura stuttered. Tomoyo squeaked and looked up.

"Yes, sir- ack!" She cried out, becoming the second victim to Sakura's doomsday hug. Tomoyo eeped as Sakura even began to twirl her around. Tomoyo was confused and of course, not sure of how to react. Sakura released the stunned girl and cried out,

"Tomoyo! It's me! Sakura!" This time, it was Tomoyo who had disbelief etched on her face.

"Sa-Sakura, Prin-Princess Sakura?!"

Both of them squealed. They couldn't believe their luck. Tomoyo had been Sakura's maid in the past ever since they were small. They had shared secrets with each other and even shared the same room. They had lost each other in the wild scene to escape as Sakura was pulled back into the forest and Tomoyo towards the countryside. Now that they had found each other, Sakura sighed in relief.

"Oh my Lord! Sakura! I've been searching all over for you ever since that day." A sad smile formed on their faces.

"Well, at least we're together now. Best of all, we're both safe."

"Um...Sakura, why are you disguised as a boy? How did you hide your, uh, you know... And nice room you've got." Her eyes filled with curiousity.

"It's...a long story. I'll fill you in later. Just so you know, I have to put tape around my chest. Lets just say that I'm a little more resistant to pain than before... First, we better get you washed and cleaned. You can go and take a shower whilst I go and find you some clothes." She said, wincing in memory..... Tomoyo nodded and they hugged each other one last time before departing to do their own tasks. Outside a boy with cold blue eyes passed by and stopped at the door. He listened to their conversation and sneered. Just then, someone was fiddling with the doorknob. He immediately disappeared out of sight as his enemy, Aku, came out...

*~Meanwhile at Syaoran's Room~*

He leaned against his door, confused and gripping just below his own chest as a lone thought ran through his head 'I swear to God, I felt bumps on Aku's chest just then...'

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Beta Reader; Yeah, I thought a few of you were wondering how any girl would have been able to hide her chest when she's getting sweaty and junk all the time. -.- Ehehe...