A/N: Another chapter! I feel like I'm moving the plot too slowly…is that true? This chapter speeds up a bit.

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, and this time, a lot of the things here are from Seventh Grade Tango.

Chapter 5: Spin the Bottle

Tomoyo peeked around and saw that, for a party, there weren't many decorations up. She was currently at Leiko's party. Despite the lack of ribbons and streamers, Tomoyo could see that Leiko was the type of person to keep her house, and probably room, clean. She was the opposite of Sakura, who sometimes had a hazardous room where something would pop out at Tomoyo and try to trip her. Kero, of course, never lifted a paw to help, but instead found amusement in adding to the mess and irritating Yue, who was occasionally around to disapprove of his master's room.

The Daidouji heir was one of the last to arrive so many of her fellow students were already there. Some people had discovered the snack table and were engaged in a match to see who could devour the most in the least amount of time. Others were just leisurely standing around. After being greeted by Leiko, Tomoyo wandered around to try to spot Sakura or someone.

Before Tomoyo could find Sakura though, Eriol found Tomoyo. Wait, Eriol?

"Miss Tomoyo, over here!" the mage summoned from a corner.

"Whoa! What are you doing here?" Tomoyo had absolutely no idea that Hiiragizawa would be at the party. He was probably invited just because he was 'hot' by Leiko's standards.

"Well, being good-looking DOES have its advantages." Eriol informed her.

It took a moment for Tomoyo to realize what he just did. "Hey, my thoughts are only for my entertainment! They are only meant to be heard by me!"

Eriol chuckled.

"And what kind of conceited person calls himself hot?" Tomoyo wrinkled her nose in disgust.

"Umm, me?" Eriol replied innocently.

"Yeah, for sure." Tomoyo mumbled under her breath.

"It's one of the big benefits of being the most powerful magician of all time."

"The REINCARNATION of the most powerful magician of all time."

"Same thing. Anyway, it's serious business."

"Yeah yeah, Hiiragizawa, I already know: if it weren't for you Sakura's cards wou-"

"It's ERIOL-kun. And there's more to it that the cards." he said mysteriously.

"You mean trying to embarrass me in front of the whole school is serious business?" Tomoyo questioned sarcastically.

"Embarrassing you is FUN business. Serious business is like…granting people three wishes to make their lives perfect. What would yours be?"

"Huh?" Tomoyo was taken aback. That question came out of nowhere. She didn't even see how it related with what they were talking about.

"Well???" Eriol pressed, leaning in so close that Tomoyo could see the strands in his eyes that colored them their endless midnight blue.

"You can't grant wishes!" she accused. Tomoyo was getting a little weird out, and she didn't like the pressure he was putting on her.

Eriol dropped the question. "Yeah, you're right."

Tomoyo was extremely relieved that he lifted the pressure, but she couldn't help asking a question. "If you can't even do it, why did you ask?"

Hiiragizawa shrugged. "Curiosity."

"Hey Tomoyo, there you are!" A voice from behind the couple called.

Eriol and Tomoyo turned around to find Leiko coming their way.

"Hi Eriol-kun!" Leiko beamed as she approached the reincarnation. "What are you doing here? You're gonna miss the surprise!" Leiko informed him, completely ignoring Tomoyo.

She led them to the living room where everyone was already gathered. Finally, Tomoyo spied Sakura. She went to stand next to her.

Leiko moved to the front of the room and out of box drew out an empty bottle. "This is the surprise!" She announced, twirling the bottle on her hand. "Spin the Bottle!"

"Spin the bottle??! Oh my gosh, that is an embarrassing game!" Sakura whispered to Tomoyo. The Daidouji heir had to agree.

"Spin the bottle is weak! We should play Seven Minutes in Heaven!" someone protested.

"What's Seven Minutes in Heaven?" Sakura asked Tomoyo quietly. Tomoyo had to admit that she didn't know it herself.

"Next time, let's just stick with Spin the Bottle for now." Leiko said. "Spin the bottle is easy because everyone already knows the rules."

After explaining to rules to several people who unbelievably had never heard of Spin the Bottle, the crowd gathered into a circle and sat down. Tomoyo felt relieved to end up between Sakura and Eriol. She really didn't feel comfortable sitting next to a complete stranger when everyone was lip locking. Besides her, other people appeared somewhat nervous too. People had heard of the game many times before, but they never actually played. Now that they were going to, the partygoers felt rather clueless.

After squeezing in between Eriol and Tomoyo, Leiko asked uncertainly, "Umm, ok, how about I go first?"

Leiko briskly gripped the bottle and with a quick flick of her wrist sent the bottle spinning neatly. It spun itself out and came to a stop on…someone Tomoyo didn't even know. But whoever the boy was, he looked like he wanted to kiss Leiko. She tried not to show it, but Tomoyo could tell Leiko wasn't too happy with the result of her spin. When they kissed, she hunched her shoulders up, leaned in for a quick one, and pulled back immediately. Then she went back to the circle and again squeezed in between Tomoyo and Eriol.

Next Leiko persuaded Sakura to take a turn. Her bottle stopped at Syaoran! It was too good to resist, Eriol and Tomoyo just had to tease. Sakura's face was already scarlet by the time she and Syaoran leaned in for the kiss. By the time they were done, both their faces were red as tomatoes. It was such a cute moment, Tomoyo regretted not bringing her camera.

Following her embarrassing moment, Sakura suggested that Tomoyo go. The Daidouji heir didn't realize how nervous she was until she actually had to grip the bottle and spin it. She touched the bottle and it felt sticky. Then it dawned on her that it was her own palms that were sweaty. Still, she hesitated. She had a bad feeling about this.

"Just go or lose your turn!" Someone rushed.

Tomoyo was forced to spin the bottle. Not only did it spin, it jumped and zigzagged all around. Finally it came to a stop on…the very same guy who was her first dance partner. Tomoyo inwardly winced. She had absolutely no desire to kiss him. Awkwardly, the both of them leaned in and tried to kiss. Instead, they bumped noses. Tomoyo felt so humiliated. Face burning, she apologized to the boy and scurried back to the circle, sat down, and tried to regain her composure. She could head the laughter in the background. She heard a familiar chuckle next to her. Looking up, Tomoyo realized that she had plopped down next to Eriol.

"Very smooth, Miss Tomoyo." He teased. "I give you 11 out of 10 for that one," he added, grinning.

"My eyes were closed, I couldn't see…" Tomoyo tried to counter, feeling very sheepish.

It only made Eriol laugh harder.

"Let's see you try it!" Tomoyo dared.

Eriol smirked devilishly at this. Leaning in a little so only she would hear, he whispered, "I think you've already seen me try it."

Tomoyo's face flamed. He was right, she did. She wasn't thinking of that when she dared him to try it, but it was true.

"Who's next?" Someone asked.

"I want to go again!" Leiko announced excitedly. Taking the bottle again, Leiko took another spin. The bottle slowed down and stopped on……Eriol. Tomoyo blinked, wasn't it spinning really fast just a second ago? It looked like there was enough momentum for another round…then it just stopped?

There was the usually hoots and hollers in the background, but Eriol and Leiko looked the least awkward out of all the earlier players. Leiko was about 3 inches shorter than Eriol, so they looked right together. She looked like she would fit perfectly in Eriol's arms. Stepping together, Leiko raised her arms and wrapped them around Eriol's neck. Then she tilted her head as Eriol leaned down. Their noses didn't even bump. Tomoyo was starting to feel a heavy weight on her heart.

All the wisecracking stopped and they kissed. Tomoyo's heart dropped, she didn't know when she started caring about who Eriol was with, but suddenly she was jealous of Leiko. Eyes glued to the couple, Tomoyo saw Leiko pulled Eriol closer to her.

"Hey! Are you guys gonna come up for air???!?!" Somebody protested, voicing Tomoyo's exact thoughts.

Finally, Leiko and Eriol broke apart. Leiko's face was ruby. She picked up the bottle absentmindedly and announced that the food was in the kitchen. Then she quietly asked Sakura and Tomoyo to stay behind with her. After some signs and complaints of wanting another turn, everyone left to the kitchen.

"Thanks for staying guys." Leiko said, "Oh my god, I'm out of breath, Eriol is such a good kisser."

Ever since that kiss, Tomoyo wasn't breathing quite right. After hearing what Leiko said, she felt her heart drop down a few more notches. Sakura apparently sensed some hurt from Tomoyo because she threw a worried look at her. Tomoyo didn't even know why she was so concerned about Eriol's business; he was just someone who was involved in the Sakura Cards and the boy who always sat next to her. Tomoyo didn't think he had taken much, if any at all, of her heart. Apparently he had snuck up on her and stabbed Cupid's arrow though her center; why else would she be drowned in jealousy when he kissed someone else?

"Wow, have any of you kissed Eriol-kun before? He's a great kisser."

Tomoyo flashed back to the kiss in seventh grade. She had only kissed him once, but even back then Tomoyo could tell he was a good kisser. The Daidouji heir could understand what Leiko meant, but it didn't stop her from feeling more and more jealous.

"I think I'm gonna get with Eriol. Yeah, I'm sure of it." Leiko announced.

"Hiiragizawa-kun?" Sakura asked. "But he never gets with anyone…girls have asked before, he rejected them all…"

"He won't reject me!" Leiko said cheerily.

Tomoyo couldn't believe her ears. First a kiss and now Leiko was going to get with Eriol?? "Umm, are you sure Eriol even wants to get with you?" she asked Leiko. She didn't like the way Leiko sounded so sure of herself, like Eriol had already said yes or something.

"He let his lips do the talking." Leiko joked.

Tomoyo bit her lip as the pendulums of heartache hanging from her heart became heavier and heavier. Before the dumb party everything was perfect: Tomoyo was the only person Eriol had ever gotten with. Now, one little kiss and Eriol was Leiko's. It just wasn't right! Tomoyo wished that her own bottle had stopped at Eriol, and Leiko's missed Eriol completely.

TBC

A/N: How was that? Review plz! And sorry for all the heartache this may have caused, I was hurting too! =(