LAVENDER SHADOW

Little Wings - Hi! . May change the rating for swearing. Changed my pen name. Oh, and WHAT DOES BEING A BETA READER MEAN?

Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. I also don't own 'Born to try' it belongs to Delta Goodrem. Very, very talented singer/songwriter.

'word' = thoughts ~word~ = little voice in your head

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"Feminine Sides"

"Syaoran! Sakura! Over here!" Tomoyo called and waved at them.

Her and Kei were waiting in the line for the go-kart racing. The cute couple went over to Tomoyo and her boyfriend.

"Hey, I'm Sakura! You must be Kei Azumi" Sakura greeted him.

"Li" Syaoran gave a curt nod. He didn't trust this guy one bit.

"How's it going?" Kei smiled.

Tomoyo, sensing Syaoran's untrusting behavior, decided to say something before he said something else to Kei. "Well, we should be going in then, huh?" She said.

"Tomoyo, I don't like the way Syaoran's looking at Kei" Sakura whispered to her best friend. She looked at the death glare he was giving Kei.

"I know. I saw it too" Tomoyo muttered.

"You two are so going down!" Sakura grinned at Kei and Tomoyo.

"Girl, I don't think so!" Tomoyo laughed.

"Hey. How many?" The ticket guy said. They'd moved up to the front of the line.

"Four please" Kei said politely. Syaoran snorted.

"Yeap, those four just over there. Next!" He told them, indicating to four go-karts nearby.

Kei, Syaoran, Sakura and Tomoyo each chose one and strapped themselves in. They all drove slowly to their track and stopped at the starting line. But that was when the trouble arose.

"You know it would be so much better if Eriol were here instead, don't you think?" Syaoran said loudly.

"Syaoran!" Sakura hissed. "Be nice!"

"Get ready to get your ass kicked, Azumi" Syaoran said in a dangerously low voice.

"If I were you, I wouldn't have said that. You are in for a jolt back to reality" Kei spat.

"Bring it on" Syaoran said coldly.

"No. You know, this isn't a good idea, why don't we make this a nice, friendly race okay? Then we're all happy, ne?" Tomoyo pleaded.

"Yeah. I totally agree with that idea, what about you guys? All up for a good, and FRIENDLY race?" Sakura begged them.

"Don't worry Sakura. This guy's going down. Prepare to eat my dust, baka" Syaoran gave him a more intense glare.

"Not if you eat mine first, Li" Kei snapped.

Syaoran revved up the engine and sped of down the track. Kei, having almost as good reflexes as Li, did the same. Sakura and Tomoyo gave a small shriek before trying to catch up with them. No use whatsoever, the boys were just way too fast for them.

Kei pushed the accelerator to the limit and was neck and neck with Syaoran. Kei bumped his go-kart, causing him to go a little off track. When he was back on balance, he and Kei shoved each other at the exact same time with a lot of force, causing them both to crash into opposite sides of the track, into the side tires. The girls screamed and stopped their karts. Tomoyo and Sakura hopped out as quickly as they could and rushed to their boyfriends.

"KEI!" Tomoyo shouted.

"SYAORAN!" Sakura yelled.

"This isn't dodgem cars!" Tomoyo scolded while the two boys glared at each other. "Kei, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine" He shook off the dust.

"Oh, Syaoran, you are so untrusting, why did you have to be so competitive, huh?" Sakura said but nevertheless gave him a hug.

"Sakura, Syaoran, I'm really sorry, I'm just gonna take him home now, I apologize for ruining your day" Tomoyo said, as if Kei were a restless little child.

"Yeah, I think we'll head off too" Sakura shot Syaoran a rare dirty look.

Tomoyo made sure that they were out of earshot of Sakura and Syaoran before she blew up at Kei.

"What were you thinking?!" Tomoyo rounded on him.

"He started it. He just started giving me glares and making comments, it wasn't my fault" Kei said simply.

"Oh, that sounds so childish and you know it!" Tomoyo snapped. "If you hadn't retaliated then maybe Syaoran wouldn't have kept being so cold to you"

"You're right. Maybe I should've just let it go" Kei shrugged.

"Aren't I always?" Tomoyo grinned.

"C'mere" Kei laughed and pulled her into a passionate kiss. They only separated when oxygen was needed.

"Listen, I'm really sorry but I have to go" Tomoyo said.

"Ok. Call me later, yeah?" He asked.

"Yeah, alright" Tomoyo waved good-bye then walked home.

She had to call Eriol. Tomoyo just hated being on a bad note with one of her best friends. He should forgive her. But wait. 'I don't have anything to be sorry for, so why should he forgive me?'

~You broke his heart~

'I can't help that. Maybe I just don't return those feelings'

~Don't you?~

'N-no'

~Then why are you this upset if he's just a friend to you?~

'Beacause he's one of my BEST friends!'

~Remember in ninth grade when you tripped on Sakura's rug and broke her favourite CD? You weren't as upset that she was mad at you~

'I was so'

~No, you weren't. Sure, you called her once in the three days she was pissed at you but you just waited for her to come round~

'I'm not a bad friend. I had more on my mind that week. My singing recital was coming up, I didn't have much time'

~I didn't say you were. You have the music festival coming up and you still find the time to fret about how sad you are that Eriol's mad at you. At hours on end, mind you~

'JUST SHUT UP! Stupid little voice. What are you anyways, my conscience?'

~Actually, yes. It took you a lot longer to figure it out than I'd expected~

'Are you always this annoying?'

~No. I only pop up when you need advice, or something's troubling you, and I give you a gentle shove in the right direction. Eriol~

'I'm gonna give YOU a gentle shove in the-'

"Miss Daidouji, is that you?" One of the maids called.

"Yes" Tomoyo called back.

"Your mother had to leave urgently on a business trip in Europe, sealing a deal and she should be back in a couple of months" the maid told her.

"Thank you, Tachika" Tomoyo sighed. Her mother ALWAYS had to go on freakin' business trips.

Tomoyo chucked her shoes off and pushed the little voice to the back of her mind. She reached for the phone and dialed Eriol's number.

"Moshi moshi, Hiiragazawa residence" A female voice said.

"Moshi moshi, could I speak to Eriol please?" Tomoyo asked politely.

"Yes. Hold on a minute" The voice said.

"Eriol speaking" Eriol said.

"Eriol, it's Tomoyo" Tomoyo said. He kept silent. "Listen, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier"

Still nothing.

"Please, say something" She asked nervously.

"Don't be sorry. I should be the one apologizing, I'm happy for you, really. I am" Eriol answered with a happier not in his voice.

"I hate being on bad terms with you, let's not fight again, ok?" Tomoyo suggested.

"Deal. So what did you do today?" Eriol asked.

"Ugh. You don't want to know" Tomoyo rolled her eyes, even though he couldn't see.

"Yes I do. Now spill, it doesn't sound as if it's good" Eriol urged.

"Okay...Well, Sakura, Syaoran, Kei and I were at the go-karts right? And Syaoran doesn't..er..like Kei very much and they turned a race into a game of bumper cars. They ended up crashing and received a scolding from Sakura and I" Tomoyo said.

"Sounds like my cute little descendant. Wow, I totally forgot about the little descendant thing" Eriol laughed.

"Hey, you wanna come round my house tonight with Sakura and 'cute little descendant' and watch the cardcapturing tapes? I can't believe I still have them all" Tomoyo asked.

"Yeah, that'd be great. Be over in an hour" Eriol said.

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"Ohhhh, look at Sakura! She's so tiny!" Tomoyo laughed.

"Sakura, I have to admit, you look ridiculous in that outfit" Syaoran shook his head.

"I agree" Eriol chuckled.

"Shut up you guys!" Sakura said half-heartedly, she herself, was laughing too.

"Sorry Sakura, but you're the funny-looking cardcaptor! 'Return to your power confined! Water card!'" Syaoran said in a squeaky voice.

"Hey! Watch it! Don't you remember 'Force, know my plight, release the light! Lightning!" Sakura giggled.

"Shut up" Syaoran blushed.

"Oh, how sweet, my cute little descendant's blushing. Again" Eriol teased.

"Hey! I wanted to forget about that, and I succeeded! Now you just had to go and bring it up again!" Syaoran glared at him.

Tomoyo laughed and threw popcorn at him. "At least you've loosened up since then. Are you guys coming to the Music Festival?" She asked.

"Yeah, of course we are!" Sakura said.

"Damn straight. I wouldn't ,miss seeing Christina Aguilera if you paid me!" Eriol grinned.

"Oh!" Tomoyo said in a mock indignant voice.

"One, you don't NEED more money, Eriol, you're loaded. And two, we're seeing TOMOYO. It's her big moment, and all you can think about is seeing Christina Aguilera, I like her music but some of the stuff she wears" Sakura shuddered.

"Yeah, that's the best thing about it!" Eriol laughed.

Tomoyo and Sakura belted him with pillows and slippers. Syaoran was observing the scene, a rare amused look on his face.

Suddenly, the lights went out with a buzz. Tomoyo grabbed onto the nearest person, who just happened to be Eriol. Sakura huddled close to Syaoran and scrunched her eyes shut.

"W-what happened?" She whispered.

"Shh Sakura, it's gonna be ok, come on, I have a torch in my bag upstairs, we'll go and get it" Syaoran comforted.

"Eriol?" Tomoyo said softly.

"Yeah?" He answered.

"I'm scared" Tomoyo told him. He hugged her and kissed her head.

"It'll be ok" Eriol reassured her.

Tomoyo could just make out his face and she did something she'd wanted to do for a long time. She kissed him.

Eriol looked at her in surprise for a moment, even though he knew she wouldn't be able to see the look on his face. Then he pulled her close and it was his turn to kiss her.

He pressed his soft lips against hers and ran his tongue along her bottom lip, asking for entry. Tomoyo opened her mouth and kissed him like she'd never kissed Kei, or anyone else for that matter. It was true, she DID kiss one guy in America but this was the first time she'd actually felt something. A beam or light was shining from upstairs, Syaoran's torch. Tomoyo and Eriol broke apart quickly.

"Oh god. I'm sorry" Tomoyo whispered.

"Hey, you two ok?" Sakura called.

"Um, yeah" Eriol said huskily. Oh how she loved the sound of his voice.

'What have I done?' Tomoyo thought miserably 'I cheated on Kei!'

~So? You love Eriol, not Kei~

'I do not. Now do me favor and DON'T TALK TO ME!'

"Found the torch' Syaoran said.

"Obviously" Eriol smirked.

Syaoran looked like he was fighting not to say 'shut up' with great difficulty. He compromised on glaring at his cousin. As usual. Sakura released the clow key, something she hadn't done for a long time and used the light card. The room was bright again.

"Well, we can't watch television because the light card only gives light, not electricity" Sakura said.

"Then we'll just have to find another way to entertain ourselves" Eriol grinned mischievously.

"What do you have in mind?" Tomoyo asked suspiciously, but deliberately not looking at Eriol. His grin faltered slightly when he noticed this.

"Why don't we share some embarrassing stories? Don't you think Syaoran?" Eriol said innocently.

"No" He said stubbornly.

"Ooohhhh, do tell!" Sakura said happily.

"Okay then! There was one time when Syaoran was eight, and his sisters must've been around fifteen and over. Anyway, Syaoran's sisters thought it would be fantastic if they had another sister" Eriol started.

"You shut your face or I'll personally rearrange it!" Syaoran threatened.

"So moving on with the story, they tied him to a chair and somehow got a nice little skirt and blouse onto him, then they put..was it PINK lipstick they put on you? Hmm..then of course the eye shadow and blush. Nice rosy cheeks when they'd done the make-up. So then of course, Syaoran's sisters thought no girl could have his messy hair, so they attached double-sided tape to a wig and fastened it on" Eriol laughed.

"Poor Syaoran! That would've been so funny!" Tomoyo and Sakura giggled. Syaoran growled.

"And for the finishing touch, a sweet little hat completed the outfit. How's that for getting in touch with your feminine side, my cute little descendant?" Eriol chuckled.

"That's so gorgeous, Syaoran!" Sakura kissed him on the cheek, leaving him blushing slightly.

Little Wings - And that's the end of that chapter! Lol. I actually liked this chapter, as opposed to the last one. Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!