"Come on Sakura, we have to catch Eriol before he meets Syaoran."
"What on earth are you up to Tomoyo?" Sakura asked, bewildered by her friend's reaction.
"Quick! Don't ask. Just follow." Tomoyo laughed and ran towards Eriol when she saw him.
Tomoyo's head filled with hopes. Hopes that will extinguish if she did not handled with care. Hopes that will determine her life regarding Eriol and Syaoran. She had to take the gamble, and there is no better time than now, since Sakura had decided to be Sakura Kinomoto, the Cardcaptor who captured Clow cards instead of the girl who was traumatized by the events five years ago.
Not only for Sakura's happiness but also her own. After five years dreaming of her white knight that dresses in blue all the time, it was time to take the plunge and hope she will get his attention.
"Eriol, sweetheart! How are you?" Tomoyo smiled when she finally reached him and gave him a bear hug. That earned her a weird stare from Sakura and a puzzled look from Eriol.
"Hey Tomoyo!" Eriol said, returning the hug. "What's up?" He glanced at Sakura and smiled. "How you doing Sakura?"
"Frankly, I am feeling great!" Sakura smiled back.
'Woah! What's wrong with the girls today? The last time I remembered, Tomoyo was fuming mad at me and Sakura is smiling.' Eriol thought, wondering what happened.
"Anyway, we are both wondering. There is a funfair on Saturday. Do you want to join me?" Tomoyo asked.
"Well," Eriol started hesitating, wondering whether to accept the invitation.
"Funfair you say? Why wasn't I invited?" Syaoran asked as he crept behind Sakura and gave her a tap on her right shoulder when he was standing on the left. As the result, Sakura had to turn 180 degrees around before seeing Syaoran's wolfish grin.
"Hey Syaoran! When did you arrive?" Sakura asked.
"Er... I just arrived." Syaoran blushed as she gave him the heart-warming smile he loved when they were children.
"You want to come along?" Tomoyo addressed the question to Syaoran. When she saw him nodded, she shrieked, "Great, this is going to be so cool. It's just like a double date. Now I can take photos with Syaoran, Sakura and Eriol with me." Tomoyo started imagine how the date will be while the three of them sweat dropped.
The bell rang, signaling to the foursome that it was time for class. As Tomoyo went back, happy at the way things turned out, Eriol and Syaoran wondered what exactly happened to the two friends. Sakura on the other hand was fretting how to tell Syaoran her secret.
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"Sakura, come out. I want to see you in that outfit that I made for you." Tomoyo yelled.
"Wait up Tomoyo! I will be out in a minute."
Tomoyo paced around the bedroom, hoping that the summer dress suit Sakura just fine. She made it quite sometime ago, however the 'old' Sakura wouldn't wear it. Now that the chance has come, she intended to make the best out of it.
"Tomoyo, do I look fat in this?"
She turned her attention to Sakura and gasped in astonishment. The white sundress not only fit her perfectly, it even outline her perfect figure that girls will die for. With cherry blossom petals as its design, it made the dress look perfect for her good friend.
"Fat? You are asking me whether you are fat!!!" Tomoyo shook her head. "What's wrong with you? Next you will be asking me whether you are pretty." She approached Sakura and stared into her eyes. "You know, you are just fine wearing this dress. I am pretty sure that Li will get blown away by this."
"You think so?" Sakura smiled. She flopped onto her bed. "I cannot believe you gotten me to buy that black outfit." She recalled the shopping trip they had with Eriol and Syaoran. "Now I doubt I will wear it. It was such a waste of money."
"Well, I hope so too." Tomoyo and went to sit next to her
"What's wrong Tomoyo?" Sakura asked when she didn't speak.
"Erm... Sakura, can I ask something personal?" Tomoyo paused before continuing. "Why did you come back? I thought you didn't want to face the world anymore. A few days ago, you came back and it shocked me to see you your usual self."
Sakura pondered over what Tomoyo said as she heard her clatter on. "Not that I don't want you back. I really do. I waited for years to see you back in school, interacting with the rest. They were all so worried. Hack! Even Eriol and Syaoran were worried like a mother hen. Nevertheless, I still saw pain and sadness in your eyes. Haven't you gotten over Naruko?"
She stiffened when the name was mentioned before letting out a sigh. She told Tomoyo about the dreams that she had been having and the conversation with Touya that night. Her uncertainty, fear and sadness she experienced after those dreams were the turning point of her life. She didn't want to lose Syaoran at all. Hence, she had to come back and tell him the truth, the truth of what happened and hope that Syaoran will accept her for who she is now.
Tomoyo admired Sakura's courage at this point of time and gave her a big hug. "You can do it. And I am sure that Li will still love you. Even if he knows the truth."
"That's what Touya said." Sakura said, feeling more confident.
"Then take the plunge. Go for it." Tomoyo encouraged her.
"How about you then? Are you going to take the risk?" Sakura asked.
"For what?" Tomoyo asked.
"Eriol dear. Come on. After I came back, it seems that you are lost in a world of your own regarding Eriol."
Tomoyo looked away, not knowing how to explain to her.
"Listen, you cried because of him. Doesn't it say a lot already? You must as well spill it out and lighten your load."
"I don't know what he thinks about me. He is just, treating, treating me as a friend. I don't know whether he likes me."
Sakura just smiled. 'She didn't noticed that Eriol had been staring at her as well. This is just so kawaii!' She studied her friend's face. Her eyes lost the gleam and had a crestfallen look in the purple eyes.
"Look at it this way Tomoyo, we are going out with Eriol and Syaoran. Let's have a good time and in the meantime, you can always flirt like the way you did on Thursday!"
"You noticed Sakura?" Tomoyo turned beetroot red.
"You bet! But hey, that's really a cool side that you should try to develop for captivating Eriol's heart."
"Right. Let's bring it on!" Tomoyo jumped up and joined Sakura laughing.
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This chapter is a little crappy. But hey, thanks for reading on. Hope you all enjoy it and thanks again for all the reviews. Angeline edited some of the parts for me too. So a million thanks to Angeline too. Cheers! And God bless!
"What on earth are you up to Tomoyo?" Sakura asked, bewildered by her friend's reaction.
"Quick! Don't ask. Just follow." Tomoyo laughed and ran towards Eriol when she saw him.
Tomoyo's head filled with hopes. Hopes that will extinguish if she did not handled with care. Hopes that will determine her life regarding Eriol and Syaoran. She had to take the gamble, and there is no better time than now, since Sakura had decided to be Sakura Kinomoto, the Cardcaptor who captured Clow cards instead of the girl who was traumatized by the events five years ago.
Not only for Sakura's happiness but also her own. After five years dreaming of her white knight that dresses in blue all the time, it was time to take the plunge and hope she will get his attention.
"Eriol, sweetheart! How are you?" Tomoyo smiled when she finally reached him and gave him a bear hug. That earned her a weird stare from Sakura and a puzzled look from Eriol.
"Hey Tomoyo!" Eriol said, returning the hug. "What's up?" He glanced at Sakura and smiled. "How you doing Sakura?"
"Frankly, I am feeling great!" Sakura smiled back.
'Woah! What's wrong with the girls today? The last time I remembered, Tomoyo was fuming mad at me and Sakura is smiling.' Eriol thought, wondering what happened.
"Anyway, we are both wondering. There is a funfair on Saturday. Do you want to join me?" Tomoyo asked.
"Well," Eriol started hesitating, wondering whether to accept the invitation.
"Funfair you say? Why wasn't I invited?" Syaoran asked as he crept behind Sakura and gave her a tap on her right shoulder when he was standing on the left. As the result, Sakura had to turn 180 degrees around before seeing Syaoran's wolfish grin.
"Hey Syaoran! When did you arrive?" Sakura asked.
"Er... I just arrived." Syaoran blushed as she gave him the heart-warming smile he loved when they were children.
"You want to come along?" Tomoyo addressed the question to Syaoran. When she saw him nodded, she shrieked, "Great, this is going to be so cool. It's just like a double date. Now I can take photos with Syaoran, Sakura and Eriol with me." Tomoyo started imagine how the date will be while the three of them sweat dropped.
The bell rang, signaling to the foursome that it was time for class. As Tomoyo went back, happy at the way things turned out, Eriol and Syaoran wondered what exactly happened to the two friends. Sakura on the other hand was fretting how to tell Syaoran her secret.
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"Sakura, come out. I want to see you in that outfit that I made for you." Tomoyo yelled.
"Wait up Tomoyo! I will be out in a minute."
Tomoyo paced around the bedroom, hoping that the summer dress suit Sakura just fine. She made it quite sometime ago, however the 'old' Sakura wouldn't wear it. Now that the chance has come, she intended to make the best out of it.
"Tomoyo, do I look fat in this?"
She turned her attention to Sakura and gasped in astonishment. The white sundress not only fit her perfectly, it even outline her perfect figure that girls will die for. With cherry blossom petals as its design, it made the dress look perfect for her good friend.
"Fat? You are asking me whether you are fat!!!" Tomoyo shook her head. "What's wrong with you? Next you will be asking me whether you are pretty." She approached Sakura and stared into her eyes. "You know, you are just fine wearing this dress. I am pretty sure that Li will get blown away by this."
"You think so?" Sakura smiled. She flopped onto her bed. "I cannot believe you gotten me to buy that black outfit." She recalled the shopping trip they had with Eriol and Syaoran. "Now I doubt I will wear it. It was such a waste of money."
"Well, I hope so too." Tomoyo and went to sit next to her
"What's wrong Tomoyo?" Sakura asked when she didn't speak.
"Erm... Sakura, can I ask something personal?" Tomoyo paused before continuing. "Why did you come back? I thought you didn't want to face the world anymore. A few days ago, you came back and it shocked me to see you your usual self."
Sakura pondered over what Tomoyo said as she heard her clatter on. "Not that I don't want you back. I really do. I waited for years to see you back in school, interacting with the rest. They were all so worried. Hack! Even Eriol and Syaoran were worried like a mother hen. Nevertheless, I still saw pain and sadness in your eyes. Haven't you gotten over Naruko?"
She stiffened when the name was mentioned before letting out a sigh. She told Tomoyo about the dreams that she had been having and the conversation with Touya that night. Her uncertainty, fear and sadness she experienced after those dreams were the turning point of her life. She didn't want to lose Syaoran at all. Hence, she had to come back and tell him the truth, the truth of what happened and hope that Syaoran will accept her for who she is now.
Tomoyo admired Sakura's courage at this point of time and gave her a big hug. "You can do it. And I am sure that Li will still love you. Even if he knows the truth."
"That's what Touya said." Sakura said, feeling more confident.
"Then take the plunge. Go for it." Tomoyo encouraged her.
"How about you then? Are you going to take the risk?" Sakura asked.
"For what?" Tomoyo asked.
"Eriol dear. Come on. After I came back, it seems that you are lost in a world of your own regarding Eriol."
Tomoyo looked away, not knowing how to explain to her.
"Listen, you cried because of him. Doesn't it say a lot already? You must as well spill it out and lighten your load."
"I don't know what he thinks about me. He is just, treating, treating me as a friend. I don't know whether he likes me."
Sakura just smiled. 'She didn't noticed that Eriol had been staring at her as well. This is just so kawaii!' She studied her friend's face. Her eyes lost the gleam and had a crestfallen look in the purple eyes.
"Look at it this way Tomoyo, we are going out with Eriol and Syaoran. Let's have a good time and in the meantime, you can always flirt like the way you did on Thursday!"
"You noticed Sakura?" Tomoyo turned beetroot red.
"You bet! But hey, that's really a cool side that you should try to develop for captivating Eriol's heart."
"Right. Let's bring it on!" Tomoyo jumped up and joined Sakura laughing.
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This chapter is a little crappy. But hey, thanks for reading on. Hope you all enjoy it and thanks again for all the reviews. Angeline edited some of the parts for me too. So a million thanks to Angeline too. Cheers! And God bless!