All in the Game of Love

YOZZZZZZZZZZ! Sorry for a rather late 3rd chapter but I'm still not doing well in my homework and somehow still rushing though school started long ago! Anyway, hope you guys enjoy the 3rd chappie and drop a review if you feel like to! THANKS!

As always

Mysterio000

p.s. the almighty one!

*

Eriol stared at the 'masterpieces' laid down before him on his desk. He shrugged, leaning back on his chair before folding his arms.

He tapped his fingers on the wooden table.

He looked around the room.

He shuffled his feet.

He eyed the outlines of the sketch that curved in prefect angles, the dark trace of lines that shadowed several regions, the shades and lights of every area that threw light into the two simple sketches.

He carefully picked up the two 'masterpieces' and eyed them under the sunlight streaming through the window.

They were sketches of…him.

The first one was drawn when he was struggling through his Geography homework, his frustrated expression potrayed perfectly through the dark led of the pencil, the way he held his pen and how the wind brushed against his hair…

The second piece was beautifully sketched when he fell asleep. How his eyelashes curled up to form a crescent angle, how he kept a entrancing look on his face as he drifted off into dreamland, how his Geography notes somehow landed on the floor…

Everything, every detail was perfect, right down to the last outline of the sketch.

Eriol sighed as he opened the drawer and stuff the two sketches in. He stood up and exited his bedroom.

Whatever. I don't need to remind myself that I hate Geography….and Tomoyo.

*

"Hey Eriol." Syaoran greeted with a sly smirk on his face as he settled down behind the blue-eyed boy. Eriol looked up from his Math sums into the gleaming eyes of the amber-haired boy that immediately spell t-r-o-u-b-l-e.

"Yeah?" Eriol replied, leaning back on his chair with a sense of coolness lingering around him as always.

"Well…Want to double-date after school today?" Syaoran suggested, winking at Sakura in a distance. After the game of truth and dare that fateful day, the two amber-haired couple has somehow gotten closer after they confessed their true feelings after school yesterday.

Eriol froze for a second before Syaoran's words hit him like a hammer.

"…With…?" He asked with the slightest hint of worry, though he was about to know what was going to hit him in the way.

"Your girlfriend. Who else? Sakura will of course, be my date." Syaoran announced with an air of mischief around.

"What the…" Eriol uttered to himself, thoughts spinning wildly in his mind. No way was he going to act all mushy with Tomoyo in front of another couple! It was the last thing he wanted in the world! Well…except for dating Naoko.

Eriol looked up once more in Syaoran's eyes that spoke the simple words 'I won'. Of course the blue-eyed boy was never satisfied with losing a challenge so he gamely nodded, "Fine. After school then." He said through gritted teeth just as the class door opened and Tomoyo skipped in with the same cheerful look pasted on her face as usual.

Eriol groaned silently as Sakura broke the news to Tomoyo who at first rounded her eyes in amusement until she caught a glimpse of Eriol.

Slowly, she broke into a smile and winked at Eriol before heading towards her seat at the back of the classroom with the same happy smile.

Eriol frowned, closing his thick Math book in annoyance.

What a damn cheerful girl with a damn optimistic look on her face everytime. Was she born to smile? Born to laugh always? Doesn't she finds herself irritating?

He looked up and caught Tomoyo smiling in his way again. He rolled his eyes.

Maybe she doesn't. But I do.

*

"How would you like to share my blueberry cone?" Sakura asked sweetly as she looked at Syaoran who happily accepted, "Thank you, sweetie."

Eriol had to fight back the urge to throw up right then. It was too…diabetic. Thank God he didn't suffer from diabetes. If he did, he couldn't accept the high amount of 'sugar' that he was swallowing right at that moment.

The two couple trudged downtown towards the funfair that just opened lately. Sakura and Syaoran were the ones who suggested it. Eriol labelled it as a 'childish' place to head to for a double date. Tomoyo merely shrugged and nodded, though she didn't sound much interested. In the end, the amber-haired couple had to drag the other couple alongside with them.

So there they went, with Syaoran and Sakura linking hands together and the other couple enjoying their own ice cream cones individually. Of course, things weren't much satisfactory…yet.

Sakura shot a glance at Syaoran before whispering, "This isn't good, you know." Syaoran sighed, "There's nothing we can do if the two refuses to get along with each other. To think this has to go on for 5 weeks…And it's only the 2nd day."

Sakura turned around as the other silent couple came to a stop, looking at the emerald-eyed girl strangely.

"What?" Both asked at the same time, still enjoying their usual peppermint and strawberry cone. Sakura eyed them for a long time before her eyes lit up, "I know!"

Syaoran knew that glint in her eyes all too well. She was up to something definitely.

Sakura went forward and took their hands -- and clasped it together.

Tomoyo's eyes went round with surprise as Eriol's mouth almost reached the floor right then. If looks could kill, Sakura could have been died by now.

"Now that looks so much better! Don't ever let go of each other, alright?" Sakura giggled before she linked her hand around Syaoran's again who was beginning to get impress with his girlfriend's evil mind.

"SAKURA!" Tomoyo was about to let go of Eriol's hand when Syaoran winked, "Remember. Either you guys hold hands or you end up holding another." Of course, he was hinting about the forfeit if they broke the rules.

Silence.

Eriol cursed under his breath.

Tomoyo rolled her eyes as she started sulking.

Syaoran and Sakura happily made their way to the fair as the unhappy couple tagged along.

Today was definitely NOT their day.

*

"Here you go! Four tickets for two couples made in heaven!" The ticket-seller complimented as he winked at the teenagers who made their way into the funfair.

Sakura looked around the funfair full of rides before exhaling out an excited breath of air, "Alright! We'll hit that ride first!"

The unhappy couple watched in dismay as Sakura pointed her finger at the…roller coaster. This time, there was no escape. They were in for a big time.

"You…can't be serious." Eriol tried a futile protest. He hated riding on fast rides. He hated the way his world went spinning and spinning in his mind. There was no way he would fasten the seat belt and take the ride. Things weren't going too well in Tomoyo's mind as well. Though she didn't have a problem with rides, she could still recall the last time she sat on a 5-loop roller coaster and how she couldn't stop throwing up her lunch before her after that.

"Whatever. Let's just go!!!" Sakura exclaimed as she pulled the couple along with her and Syaoran. The amber-eyed boy of course didn't have a fear for roller-coasters at all. He had been going to funfairs for as long as he could remember. One thing for sure, turning 360 degrees in air for as long as the ride allowed was the best part of it all.

"Don't remind me where I am and how I landed in here." Eriol spat out as the ride assistant fastened the seat belt around him as Tomoyo settled beside him on the two-seater ride. She was praying she wouldn't throw up after that.

"Well then, you can remind yourself to remind me that, too." Tomoyo mumbled as she put on her seat belt. Sakura and Syaoran settled themselves happily at the seats in front of them as the ride controller pressed the START button.

They were off!

And of course, you wouldn't like to know what happen next. Things didn't end off too well when Tomoyo threw up after the ride and Eriol complained of a terrible headache. Sakura and her boyfriend merely shrugged and went on more rides, leaving the two sitting on a bench with pale faces.

*

"Dammit. My world is still spinning." Eriol moaned as he rubbed his temples. Tomoyo sat beside him, pale as ever as she frowned, "My stomach is still spinning, too."

"It's payback time sooner or later, I swear." Eriol vowed as he closed his eyes in exhaustion. Tomoyo shrugged, "I didn't know you can't take rides." Eriol frowned, "Likewise."

"Let's just be thankful we're still alive." Tomoyo said as she leant back on the bench.

"Hey guys! Wanna try the Tower of Terror ride?" Sakura asked cheerfully as she and Syaoran approached them again. Syaoran shot Eriol and Tomoyo a warning look as their hands reached for each other hastily again.

"Not after my ice cream completely digests." Tomoyo gave a slight whine as Eriol rolled his eyes, "I swear, I'll get you guys back one day for tormenting us with a 3-loop roller coaster. It's killing my head."

Syaoran sighed, "Whatever. Come on, honey. Let's go try the bump-bump cars!" Sakura immediately agreed as they skipped off again.

"Dammit. I think I need something to ease my headache." Eriol muttered as he stood up groggily.

"Sit down." Tomoyo said, giving Eriol a push as he fell back down on the bench. "I'll go grab some nachos for you to eat. I heard they're great painkillers."

"Stop acting kind again." He spat out despite his terrible headache.

"I'm not. You're being too sensitive again." Tomoyo stuck out her tongue, "And I'm doing this not because I like you but because I don't want to be the one responsible in case you faint or anything."

"I'm strong." Eriol retorted.

"Rubbish. Now be a good boy and stay here while I run off to get some nachos for you." Tomoyo said as she took off for the nearest titbits stall.

Eriol shrugged, "Stop acting kind…" His eyes suddenly rounded in surprise and slight fear as he sat up straight, watching as the familiar sight of the long brown-haired lady cat-walked to his side.

Her name was Donna Budrey and she was known for a long-time crush on Eriol for a long time. Ever since the latter stepped into Shades, Donna was always finding a chance to hang around Eriol each time.

Eriol groaned, because of his headache or Donna, he couldn't tell. He didn't really find Donna ugly, of course. She always had many men pinning for her long luscious brown locks, mesmerizing emerald eyes and her famous tall, slim figure. But she devoted her time mostly to…finding Eriol and flirting with him. That was why he didn't like her.

"Hey, red boy!" She called out as she sashayed her way to Eriol and settling beside him on the bench. Eriol winced, hating the way she labelled him as. The name come about when everybody called Eriol as a 'hot hunk' and somehow, she found a way to transform the whole name into…red boy.

"Yeah?" He asked uninterestedly as she crossed her right leg over the other, showing her attractive tan with her miniskirt expertly slitted at the side.

"So seeing me made you act even cooler, huh? Do I really turn you on that much?" She teased, laughing as she leant even closer to Eriol, her strong perfume drifting towards his nose, causing him to bite off a few sneezes coming his way.

"…Not really. On the contrary, more like it." He uttered as he looked away to the distance until he spotted Tomoyo making his way towards him with a pack of nachos in her hands. He suddenly smiled, all of a sudden forgetting his headache as he stood up, looking at Donna.

"Well, I appreciate the way you flirt but I've got to go. My girlfriend is here." Eriol said as Donna's face darkened, "Who is the lucky girl?" She spat with a sarcastic tone in her voice, threatening to shoot daggers anytime from her eyes.

"Hello, sweet darling Tomoyo!" Eriol looked in Tomoyo's way as she approached him, handing him his packet of nachos before looking up with a confused look in her eyes. She managed to catch his wink as she looked down to see Donna's unhappy face. Tomoyo bit down her giggles as she smiled back at Eriol, "Hello, honey, enjoy your nachos that I bought for you!"

"Aw, you shouldn't have." Eriol answered back with a honeyed voice as he wrapped an arm around Tomoyo's waist, drawing her closer, "But thank you, anyway, sweetie pie."

Tomoyo looked at Donna whose smile has disappeared somehow, "So, honey, who is she?"

"Oh, just a friend." Eriol answered back as Donna folded her arms.

"Well, please to meet you…Tomoyo. Your boyfriend do have…taste." Donna said darkly as Tomoyo rested her head on Eriol's shoulder, "Of course! What do you think?"

Eriol expertly faked a bright smile, "Well Donna, we've got to rush for a movie now. See you again, eh?"

Donna hid a frown as she waved, "Yeah. Enjoy yourselves." The sarcasm in her voice grew with every syllable.

"See you, Donna!" Tomoyo waved with a honey smile pasted on her lips as Eriol held her hand and brought her further down out of sight from Donna.

*

Tomoyo burst into giggles once the two of them were a distance away from the bench where Donna left them.

"Was that a girl who wanted to win your heart?" Tomoyo knowingly teased as Eriol rolled his eyes, letting go of her hand as they turned on a corner, "Obviously. One thing for sure, she is someone I hate more than you."

"Tsk tsk. What a thing to say, honey." Tomoyo emphasized on the last word as she giggled.

"Yeah, whatever…But you were smart in catching on." Eriol said as he nibbled on the nachos. "No problem." Tomoyo replied as she took some nachos on her own.

"The nachos are mine!" Eriol cried out in dismay.

"But I paid for them!" Tomoyo retorted.

"Argh! You said you would treat me!"

"I DID NOT!" Tomoyo gasped in disbelief, "And your headache is already gone!"

"No, it isn't!"

"LIAR!"

And it was a comical sight really, with Tomoyo snatching the whole packet of nachos from Eriol and the latter chasing the girl all over the funfair.

*

"OK! STOP!" Eriol exclaimed as he lunged for the nachos packet in Tomoyo's hands, easily grabbing it, "Loser!"

Tomoyo stuck out her tongue as the both of them continued their way back to where they first came from, deciding to find back Sakura and Syaoran.

"One thing for sure, you owe me a packet of nachos." Tomoyo said, dissatisfied. She wanted back her money!!!

"No, I don't. You do."

"I don't!"

"I--"

Before any more words could be exchanged, Eriol stopped in his tracks as Tomoyo abruptly halted.

"Eriol! What are you up to now?" She let out an annoying puff of air, snatching back the packet of nachos.

This time, the blue-eyed boy did not react. Instead, he could only stare right ahead, freezing in place.

"Wha--" Tomoyo stopped, too, as she looked up to see another pair of dark azure eyes glaring down at them. Confused, Tomoyo turned to Eriol who swallowed nervously.

"Eriol?" Tomoyo asked with a strange look on her face.

Eriol backstepped as the man before them took another step closer.

"D-Dad…"

**

END!!!!

Ooohlala! This chappie is rather long! It's draining out ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dammit, huh? It took me like 2 hours to complete this when it's a Friday and I'm supposed to enjoy? Heehee, nvm! It's worth it to see Tomoyo and Eriol acting so cute! RnR k?

As always

Mysterio000

p.s. the almighty one!