It was the last day in the cabin and the girls were packing up their stuff. Eriol and Syaoran went ahead with the luggage to the van, which was at least a 30-minute walk away. Tomoyo took a plastic bag and started gathering up the leftover cans and bottles. Sakura was fixing up the beds and folding each blanket carefully.
"This was a lot of fun." Sakura said, smiling. "So many things happened in just a week."
"I know." Tomoyo agreed. "I'm glad we went."
"Mm-hmm."
"So how are you and Syaoran?"
"How do you mean?"
"Like…your relationship with him…"
Sakura turned pink and shrugged. "I guess we're going to start dating once we get back home."
"Hmm." Tomoyo watched her friend. "I still can't believe my two roommates are going to be dating."
She giggled. "What's so hard to believe?"
"I don't know." Tomoyo laughed. "But it's really good, though."
"Yeah. I've been crushing on him for so long. I didn't think anything would happen, but it did."
"My guess is he's liked you longer than you liked him."
Sakura shook her head. "Uh-uh."
"Uh-huh."
She sighed. "How about you and Eriol? Anything good happen?"
"Same old, same old." Tomoyo smiled. "But I like it that way. One of these days, he's bound to ask me to marry him!"
Sakura laughed. "I'm sure he will!"
Tomoyo frowned a little. "If he's not afraid of commitment, that is."
----
Eriol put the bags in the back. Syaoran followed with more bags. The two then went back and walked to the cabin.
"You like this little adventure we did?" Eriol asked.
Syaoran shrugged. "Wasn't much of an adventure, but yeah I guess."
"What do you mean not an adventure? You kissed Sakura!"
"Ha. So?"
"Wasn't that exhilarating?"
"Sorry, man, but I don't talk about personal stuff. Not even with my best friend."
Eriol nodded. "Ok. But don't you talk about stuff like that to Sakura?"
"Yeah."
"So…what are you saying?"
"I don't talk about stuff between me and Sakura, all right? I don't think it's anybody else's business but ours."
"That's true."
"I mean, you wouldn't tell me anything about you and Daidouji, right?"
Eriol thought for a second. "Yeah I guess."
--
A few minutes passed by with comfortable silence. Then they arrived back at the cabin where the two girls were waiting outside, doors locked and everything else. They held 2 bags each, full of garbage and some other stuff. Syaoran walked over to Sakura and took the bags in her hands, same with Eriol.
"So what's in here?" Syaoran asked.
"Um…one's got garbage, and the other has stuff from the bathroom and kitchen."
He nodded in understanding.
She wrapped her hand around his arm. "I had fun. Did you?"
"Sure." He smirked.
"I'm really glad I actually got a week away from those people." Sakura sighed. "But I have to go back. And it sucks."
"Just remember you're doing it for the money." He said.
"I know. Sometimes…though…it's really hard to concentrate when your boss literally goes after you."
"That's life."
Sakura looked up at him. "How about your work? You excited to go back there?"
"No. I don't like working, but I know I have to do it." Syaoran shrugged. "I say, just suck it up. It's all worth it in the end. We get the money, don't we?"
"Right." She kissed his cheek.
He turned pink. "Can I ask you something, babe?"
She rested her head on his arm. "Go ahead."
"When we get back to the city, can I take you out?"
"Yes of course." Sakura giggled, but nevertheless blushed.
"All right. Good."
--
"Are you husband-material?" Tomoyo asked Eriol out of nowhere.
He looked at her, surprised. "W-w-why?"
"I'm just asking." She shrugged. "Do you think you'd be a good father?"
"W-w-what's going on?"
"Nothing."
"T-then what's with all t-the questions?"
"I want to know. Is there something wrong with that?"
"N-no, not at all." He gave her a weak smile.
"So do you think you are?" Tomoyo urged again.
Eriol reddened heavily. "I-I guess, but I never really thought…about it."
"Ok." Tomoyo nodded. "Good."
"Tomoyo, w-why'd you ask?"
"I don't know." She shrugged again. "I just want to know that if our relationship's heading towards the right direction, I want to see if you're ready for it."
That shocked him. He decided not to say anything, but his heart pounded hard and heavy.
----
Sakura motioned to sit on the passenger seat beside Syaoran, but Eriol pulled her off.
"Wha-? Eriol?" Sakura glared, standing outside with hands on hips.
Eriol smiled at her sheepishly. "I need to talk to him."
She glared and went to the backseat with Tomoyo. "He's got no manners at all."
"No duh." Tomoyo grinned.
Sakura laughed.
--
Eriol frowned at them and put on his seatbelt. Syaoran still didn't start driving.
"What are you doing, man? Drive!"
"Sakura sits there." Syaoran looked at them. "And you're not Sakura."
"Don't you think I know that?" Eriol rolled his eyes.
"So why the hell are you there?"
"I need to talk to you."
"No."
"Just start driving, Syaoran. We can change later." Sakura said from the back.
"Yeah see? She said it's ok."
Syaoran sighed and started to drive. "No she didn't."
"You know what I mean."
He growled under his breath.
--
Ten minutes into the driving, Eriol still didn't speak. Syaoran started getting annoyed. He glanced at the rear-view mirror and saw Sakura and Tomoyo chatting like crazy. He sighed impatiently and glanced at Eriol. He was frigid like a stick and didn't do anything.
"Talk." Syaoran ordered.
"Huh?" Eriol looked at him.
"We've been driving for 10 minutes already. Talk."
"Oh." He wiped his forehead. "Uh, right."
Syaoran watched the street in front.
"Well…uh…" He started. "Uh…I…uh…"
'Oh my god…is this even going anywhere?' Syaoran thought.
"Uh…see…yeah…and…uh…"
"Use some real words…!"
Eriol gulped. "Uh-huh."
-
Five minutes more and Eriol couldn't get a word out. Syaoran parked the car on the side and glared at his friend.
"Why'd you stop?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yeah, what's going on?" Sakura asked.
"Change." Syaoran said as he leaned his head on one hand.
"Ok." Eriol said immediately and got out of the seat.
Sakura glanced at Tomoyo with a confused look. "O-ok…"
-
Once Sakura got on the passenger seat, Syaoran started driving the car.
"What happened?" Sakura asked, glancing at Eriol.
"A lot of uh and yeah and see."
"So…basically…nothing happened?"
He shrugged. "I told him to talk, but all he got out were those three words and it got annoying."
Sakura laughed with Tomoyo.
"Eriol, what happened to you?" Tomoyo asked.
He was still frozen. "N-nothing. I-I just…couldn't talk…that's…all."
Syaoran glanced at his friend from the mirror. His eyes showed a little more concern than usual. 'What's wrong with him?'