Hey people! I know...I'm a bad writer...I think it's been about two months since I've continued with this story. And I'm sorry. I've had tests and assignments...and my dad has put me on a timetable. He says sitting on the computer and writing these stories get me nowhere. -_-' Argh

'ne way...uh...next up will be Take My Breath Away and then Not Everything Is Easy. I have two more pages to write for Take My Breath Away...so yeah. I'm sorry for all this delay and all.

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I want to thank all these wonderful people who reviewed my last chappy...and the people who I forgot to mention.

Disclaimer: You know it! Poor old me ain't owe CCS...and I ain't got no money on me...so...yeah.

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Tomoyo took a step back, "Whoa..."

Syaoran tossed the frame down on the carpet his face red in fury, "I can't believe you guys never told me..." then he turned to Tomoyo his eyes piercing into hers, "I asked you yesterday if she had a boyfriend or not...why didn't you tell me then??!" he demanded his fists clenched.

Tomoyo frowned, "I never told you anything! So don't jump up to conclusions!"

"You should have told me, darn it!!" he jumped up.

"You disappeared before I could tell you anything!! It's not my fault that you're such a coward!!!" she yelled.

Eriol shook his head, looking nervously back and forth at them.

"Look...guys, maybe we can talk this over or something..."

"Shut up!!" the two of them exclaimed in unison, then continued arguing.

Tomoyo was now standing up on a couch, so that she could debate eye-to-eye.

"...it's not my fault that you were too shy to ask her that!!!!"

Syaoran's face turned a shade darker, "I couldn't have!! I can't just go along and ask her, 'Oh hi...are you in a serious relationship with anyone?'" he cried incredulously.

Tomoyo shook her fists at him, "Well...you should have then!!!!"

"I'm not crazy like you okay!!!! Who knows what she might think of me!!!!!?"

"Who cares!!!? She already hates you!!!!"

Syaoran enraged at that, "Damn!!!" he cursed, "How can you say that!!!"

Tomoyo rolled her eyes, "Your a jock for god's sake!"

"So!!!?"

"So...she hates jocks!!"

Syaoran only huffed looking away, "Huh...you're just jealous!!"

Tomoyo's eyes widened, and so did Eriol's. He knew exactly what was gonna come along.

"And why would I be jealous??!!!!!"

"Ask yourself!!"

"Well...I don't get answers from myself!!"

"Your jealous just because I'm getting a date!!!"

Tomoyo pulled her bangs, "And what has that got to do with me!!!!!!!?"

Eriol suddenly started to panic.

Syaoran smiled slyly at her, "Because you don't have a date yet!!!"

Tomoyo stuck her tongue out, "That's what you think! Don't forget...I'm engaged!!!" she smiled sarcastically as she showed him her left hand.

Eriol took a few steps back.

Syaoran took a seat on the couch, "Well...sorry to break you Tomoyo...but your fiancé already has a date!" he replied smugly.

Tomoyo gasped loudly. Not believing a word she turned to Eriol who was making a run for it. An expression of hurt crossed her face, "Is that true?" she asked her blood boiling.

Eriol laughed nervously, but as his fingers started to twiddle, Tomoyo fell down off the couch, and before Syaoran knew it, she was on top of her fiancé wrestling him down to the ground!

He only sighed his shoulders slumping, 'Maybe I'll just have to ask someone else out...'

*~*~*~*~*~*

"Sakura!!!" an irritated Sora yelled as Sakura pulled her hard out of the room.

Sakura abruptly stopped and whirled around, "Do you have any idea of what's going on!!!??" she almost screamed alerting the passer-by's.

Sora snatched her hands back, "No...what?"

Sakura clutched her fists, "Rogers was using us!!!"

"In what way?"

"The contract and all was only because he wants a darned vacation, plus...he's moving us here!!"

Sora shook her head confused, "Wait a minute! I get the part when you said 'he wants a darned vacation' but I didn't get the next part..."

Sakura held her head in her hands, "How does this sound!! We are the new workers of Lakmé!!"

Sora looked at the girl for a minute then looked away, "So?"

The emerald-eyed girl stared aghast, "What the hell do you mean by, 'so?!" she asked incredulously.

Sora uneasy eyes suddenly shifted to her feet, "Isn't that good news?" she asked almost meekly.

Sakura took a step back, her mouth hung open, "Oh my god! Sora!"

The girl looked up, and squarely into her eyes, "Don't you want to get away from Rogers, Sakura? Weren't you the one who always complained how much you hated him...so I—,"

"So you already knew about this...didn't you?" Sakura snapped, her eyes flashing.

Sora frowned, "What else could I do? Why aren't you happy?! Huh? We're not going to go through all that shit in Trésor again!"

Sakura shook her head, her face getting icy, "So you lied to me...thinking that I would go along with the plan...is that it, Sora? Huh? You thought that you could get through your problems, by bringing me with you?!?" she asked feeling hurt.

Sora looked down at the floor, "I didn't mean that Sakura...I thought that you didn't like Rogers...so I...thought that you wouldn't mind this..."

Sakura shut her eyes tightly, then abruptly turned around.

'Once again!' she thought, 'Once again I'm being betrayed!'

"I don't care if your going through this or not, Sora...but...I'm quitting—!"

Sora instantly gasped, "You are not!"

"Sorry...but I am"

Sakura took a few more steps to the glass door, "I'm leaving. You can take the van from the workers to drop you. I have to go..."

But she was only stopped short as Sora grabbed her hand, "I'm so sorry Sakura! I didn't mean it...honestly!! I thoughts you would like this! Please...I—," she sobbed.

Sakura didn't turn around. She knew she was no good in tragic moments.

"Forget about it," she said in a small whisper, as she pulled away and walked through the door.

Sora stood there, as she watched one of her close friends walk away. As her eyes glistened with tears, footsteps around her stopped.

She looked down at the wooden floor.

"I'm sorry...Sakura..." she whispered.

*~*~*~*~*~*

It had taken Syaoran a few minutes to pull Tomoyo off Eriol.

"Look Eriol..." Tomoyo commented in a small voice, as she turned around, "If this the way you want it then...I think we must break this relationship—,"

"What!?" the men cried.

Tomoyo looked away, "I don't think that you know this Eriol...but when people get engaged...you don't go around asking other women out!"

"But—!" Eriol protested.

"You men just don't know the important things of a relationship!"

"Hey!" Syaoran defended, "He didn't choose to go out with Karmen!"

Tomoyo turned around aghast, "Yuk! Your going out with Karmen??!!?" she cried out as Eriol cringed.

Syaoran rolled his eyes as he came in between the two, "Look it was just a da—"

But Tomoyo only pushed him away, "Stay out off this Syaoran Li!!"

With flaming eyes she peered at Eriol, "How could you stoop so low!! How could you even think about it? You are my husband-to-be, you dum ass!! You are to be married with me...you can't just go around asking other women to get on with you when you are bloody engaged!!!"

As Eriol took another step back, he noticed the little droplets of salt water around her large violet eyes.

"To—,"

"Don't!" she roared as she pointed him a shaky finger, "Don't even start with me!!" Then she abruptly turned to Syaoran.

"I...I'm leaving...when Sakura comes...tell her that I had to go somewhere...or something...I..."

Before she could say anything, she swiftly turned around on her heels, and made a run for the door.

But she soon stopped as Eriol took a sharp grab of her hand.

"Tomo—,"

"Let go off me, you freak!!"

"Listen to me!!" he cried as he clutched her wrist hard.

Syaoran stood up silently, "Uh...guys...no violence please"

But his objections only went deaf to the couple's ears.

As Tomoyo kept on struggling to get away from his grasp, Eriol stood still not moving a muscle.

His expression was grim, but Syaoran knew what was going on in his head.

Giving out a loud sigh, the brunette managed to sit back down.

'I have my own problems'

"Listen Tomoyo—," Eriol said as if through gritted teeth.

Tomoyo stopped short for a second, then shook her head wildly, "I don't want to listen to anything, okay!!? I've had enough of it!!"

"Listen!" he almost growled, "Just because I'm going with Karmen for this damn party...it ain't mean that I'm breaking up the engagement!! You get it!!? Stop acting like a silly girl dammit!!"

But being Tomoyo, she didn't let down her guard.

"Silly girl?! Who the hell are you to call me a silly girl!!? You're the one who's dumb and stupid! You're the one whose going out with that dumb bimbo!!"

"It's just a party Tomoyo!! You don't need to get all angry...and start to make rash decisions!"

"Party? Things can go on in the party, okay? I'll pray to god 24/7 if you don't make a rash decision seeing as I'm not around!"

Eriol's eyes widened. For him everything happened in a whirl as he raised his hand, and hit her hard across the cheek

Syaoran was immediately up on his feet.

Tomoyo only stared at him with red eyes, in complete shock! Then she closed them tightly not being able to believe the horror. As one hand crept up to her burning cheek, tears poured down, not even volunteering to stop. She instantly pulled away from his grasp harshly, and stared at him shakily.

Syaoran didn't say a word. He was speechless. This was the first time he had ever seen Eriol raise his hand on a woman.

But unlike him, Tomoyo had already thought up her upcoming words. Her eyes flashed angrily.

"Get out!" she closed her eyes ones again astonishing Eriol. He was at loss of words. He clenched his fists. Had he heard right?

"I said, get out!!" she cried as the agony in her voice fell out.

Eriol looked shaken at her words. But it didn't take him to think twice of what she really meant.

Then without saying a word, or even taking a second glance at her, he briskly walked to the door.

As he opened the door, he looked to his side, and then seemed hesitant.

"You still don't trust me, right? Have it your way then...Daidouji-san...you'll regret this." his voice cracked.

He immediately made his way out, and almost slammed the door behind him.

Tomoyo stared at the door with watery eyes. Her flushed face, then looked down at the floor. Then just as Syaoran made his way towards him she fell down on her knees and broke into tears.

Syaoran stopped short as he looked down at her crumpled form on the floor.

"Tomoyo" he whispered.

As she glanced at him sideways, words seemed had for her to make, "He...doesn't...like me anymore, Syaoran..." she half wailed. Syaoran frowned.

'Damn you Eriol!'

"...he...he...likes her...how stupid could I have been...he doesn't like me anymore, Syaoran...he...doesn't like me anymore" Her tears soon fell restlessly on the floor.

Syaoran slowly crouched down on the floor next to her.

"He didn't mean it Tomoyo—,"

"He did!" She turned to look at him, "He slapped me!! He's never done that!! We've had worse fight...and...and...he's...never slapped me..." she trailed of.

Syaoran held her by her shoulders, "He loves you Tomoyo. He does..."

"He doesn't! If he did...then...why's he going out with...Karmen...why didn't he tell me? What if there's something...going on...between them...huh?"

Syaoran shook his head, "There isn't. Tomoyo...it was a dare!"

Tomoyo stared at him aghast. She abruptly stood up. He face went a dark shade of red.

"What?!" she shrieked.

Standing up, he shrugged, "Sato suggested it"

Her hands immediately flew to her face, "Oh no!"

*~*~*~*~*~*

Sakura gritted her teeth, as she made a sharp turn to the left. Not bothering to show the indicator she took another turn, which then started to a huge white building.

Cursing gibberish words loudly, she turned off the engine, and took out the keys. Fumbling out of the seatbelt, she flung the car door open and slammed it behind her. As she stormed through the huge glass doors, she pushed her way through the people to the receptionist.

"Ah...Sakura...how was the interview?" the lady asked her eyes twinkling evilly.

But Sakura wasn't tuned in for being nice, "Where's that darned Ben?!" she cried her eyes flashing.

The lady stood up unexpectedly, "Miss Kinomoto...you are certainly not accepted to address your boss in that way!" she squeaked sternly.

"Look lady! I don't give a damn! And he ain't my boss anymore...so get through him, and ask him to get his bloody butt down here!!"

The lady stood still, shocked by her words, "Kinomoto Sakura!! You better watch your tongue!"

Sakura only clenched fists; "I've watched it long enough! And I'm not gonna say this once again...ask Ben Rogers to show his filthy face down here! And do as I say!"

But the lady wasn't the one to give up either. She huffed, and held her face up high, "Mr Rogers isn't at his office...so if you really want to pig out in font of him...you may come tomorrow...and you, as you already might know...will be given your resignation tomorrow"

Sakura tightly gritted her jaw, "For your bloody information...I've already quit! So if that doesn't keep your snobby lips shut...Lord knows what more I can do!"

And with that she turned around and stormed outside, towards her car.

*~*~*~*~*~*

Tomoyo sat down heavily on the sofa. She glanced at the kitchen, where Syaoran was at the moment. He had kindly volunteered to prepare some coffee.

As she held the edge of her shirt tight, she soaked them with her tears. He had never slapped her...never.

More tears poured out. She could still fell the sting on her cheek. She would never expect things to go so wrong.

Should she apologise to him?

'No...never!'

Then she started to wonder what Sakura would think. Her eyes soon trailed over the photo frames. Things had happened so quickly.

She stood up and went to pick up a photo frame. As she looked she smiled at the photo. It was the one where Eriol and her were standing side by side, except Eriol's arms were missing.

She smiled sadly at the photo, and sneaked another glance at the kitchen. She could hear Syaoran rambling about sugar.

Taking her seat on the sofa again, she turned the frame in her hands around, and took the pieces apart.

She carefully took out the small glass piece. What immediately caught her eyes was a girl's picture, which was folded sharply away.

She turned the photo around, and then unfolded the fold. Tears instantly fell down.

This was a picture she would never forget. The night that changed all three of their lives.

It was a graduation photo. A young Tomoyo was smiling brightly. While the boy beside her was smirking; Eriol. He had his arms around the waist of green-eyed girl. She was smiling back happily, her radiant emerald eyes twinkling.

Two drops of tears fell down.

Tomoyo's mind went silent as she caressed the girl's picture.

"Oh Sakura...you don't know how sorry I am for having done this to you"

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