WOW! I HAVE SO MANY REVIEWS! I had no idea you guys actually like this, but I'm flattered! Thanks you guys! * blows kisses * okay, for amethyst sweet angel, I guess it is kind of by couples… I actually never thought about it that way… I always thought I was doing it through connections, but, since it is by couples (which I SERIOUSLY never knew!), then it is! For flitter bug, I'M GLAD YOU TOOK NOTICE!!! Yeah, I don't really like kikyo either… I think she's a little thorn that's trying to ruin Inuyasha and Kagome! Grr… * cough * anyways, I'm glad you're an E+T fan! I just love that pairing! As for doing Sonomi Daidouji? I don't think so, probably because I've got this fic all planned out… maybe next time? * shrugs *

Oh you guys! I can't believe I've got my trilogy all planned out! I can't wait to start working on it! I'M SO EXCITED!!! Same goes for the one-shot (yes, I WILL make you guys anxious about the upcoming trilogy! insert evil laugh here)!

I guess I should warn you guys now: I ship Meiling+Touya and Nakuru+Yukito pairings. It's possible that you'll see these pairings in many of my fics, so please don't flame me Y+T fans! I like them too, but I'm more into the ships above! I'm sorry!!!!!

Okay, enough babbling. Here's chapter 7!

Chapter 7: Naoko

Yanagisawa Naoko cursed herself mentally for about the millionth time.

Why oh why did I forget to give the note? She thought, running frantically around the school looking for Hiiragizawa-kun. And then it hit her. It was all Ryo Kisaki's fault! He just HAD to shove a book in front of her face as soon as she entered her last class!

Naoko groaned when she saw no sign of the blue-haired boy anywhere. If I were Hiiragizawa-kun, where would I go? She thought. Since she didn't know Hiiragizawa-kun that well, Naoko just decided to look for Li-kun. On the way there, she bumped into Sakura-chan.

"Sakura-chan! Thank God I saw you!" she exclaimed, nearly flinging herself at the auburn-haired girl. Sakura looked confused.

"Is there something wrong Naoko-chan?" she asked, noticing her friend's distressed look.

"Have you seen Hiiragizawa-kun? I've been looking for him EVERYWHERE but it seems like he vanished into thin air!" she cried out, causing people around them to stare. Sakura giggled and placed her hands on Naoko's shoulder.

"Okay, first of all Naoko-chan, breathe," she said. Naoko did what Sakura-chan told her. After she's calmed down, Sakura-chan smiled at her.

"Hiiragizawa-kun left a long time ago with Tomoyo-chan. They went to the ice cream parlour," she said. Naoko smiled gratefully at Sakura-chan and hugged her.

"Thanks Sakura-chan!" she exclaimed and was about to run out of the school when Sakura-chan stopped her again.

"Why are you looking for Eriol-kun anyway?" she asked. Naoko-chan turned to her.

"I need to give him something," she said before running out. Outside, it was a beautiful day. The sun was shining brightly and the wind was not hot and not cold either. Naoko smiled as she headed towards the ice cream parlour.

It's a good idea that Hiiragizawa-kun and Tomoyo-chan decided to go to the ice cream parlour. It's such a beautiful day today, she thought. This brought Naoko back to the task at hand. Why would Terada-sensei want to give a note to Hiiragizawa-kun?

Then Naoko thought about her azure-eyed friend. Tomoyo-chan and him are getting a lot closer nowadays. It's also something that's very evident. Naoko frowned.

She never admitted this to anyone, but she really doesn't want Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun to end up together.

She knows it's cruel of her to do that, but she couldn't help it! Tomoyo-chan's the only person left that hasn't changed ever since the rest of Naoko's friends have found their "love".

Take Sakura-chan, for instance. Sure, she might still be bubbly and cheery, but she's not as dense anymore ever since she met and fell in love with Li-kun. And Chiharu-chan. Sure, she might still be hitting Yamazaki-kun now and then, but Naoko knows that Chiharu-chan only does it now because that's the way she shows just how much she loves Yamazaki-kun. It goes for Rika-chan too. Ever since she turned 15, it's like she doesn't even know how to be a teenager anymore because she's always so busy planning for her upcoming wedding and she became "too mature" for a 15-year old.

Naoko sighed. She just doesn't want to lose Tomoyo-chan. She only wants Tomoyo-chan to stay sweet and feisty when she wants to. She doesn't want her to become a completely different person as soon as Hiiragizawa-kun comes and takes her away.

The sound of bells ringing broke Naoko's thoughts and found herself across the street from the ice cream parlour. There, on the windows, were Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun. Naoko watched as Hiiragizawa-kun takes a spoon of his ice cream and tell Tomoyo-chan to open wide, which she does without complaint. Then Hiiragizawa-kun bursts out laughing because he sees some ice cream on Tomoyo-chan's cheek and leaning towards her, he wipes it off her while keeping his eyes fixed on hers. Tomoyo-chan, realizing that they were really close, blushes and averts her gaze from him while takes a spoon from her ice cream and decides to feed it to Hiiragizawa-kun, who smiles cheekily at her before eating it.

Naoko sighed. How could she say something like her not wanting Tomoyo-chan to be with Hiiragizawa-kun? Tomoyo-chan's much more happier now, and it's all because of Hiiragizawa-kun. If Naoko were to tear them apart, she'd feel devastated to see Tomoyo-chan heartbroken, and Naoko would rather have Tomoyo-chan completely changed and happy with Hiiragizawa than to have her be the same and yet miserable.

Naoko fought the urge to cry. I guess it's time to let my last friend go, she thought sadly before taking a deep breath and crossing the street to the ice cream parlour. Once inside, the smell of candy filled Naoko's nostrils as she walked to Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun's table.

"Hi," she said, surprising the dark-haired couple. Tomoyo-chan beamed at her.

"Naoko-chan, it's nice to see you here," she replied, scooting over to give her a seat, which Naoko gently declined.

"Is there something we could do for you Yanagisawa-san?" Hiiragizawa-kun asked, smiling politely at her. Naoko returned his smile.

"Actually, I forgot to give this to you," she said, pulling out the note and handing it to him. Hiiragizawa-kun took it, confusion written on his face.

"What's this?" he asked. Naoko resisted the urge to roll her eyes. He could be so stubborn sometimes, she thought.

"It's a note that Terada-sensei told me to give to you," she said. She watched Hiiragizawa-kun as he slowly opened the note and read the contents in it, then turning into a brilliant shade of red as he hastily folded it and stuff it in his pocket. Tomoyo-chan raised an eyebrow.

"So what did Terada-sensei want?" she asked, oblivious to Hiiragizawa-kun's redness, unlike Naoko, who was stifling her laughter. If possible, Hiiragizawa-kun turned redder.

"I-It was n-nothing," he stammered. He then coughed and shoved a chunk of ice cream in his mouth. By now, Naoko's eyes were welling up with tears from not being able to laugh out loud.

"Well, I guess I'll be going now," she managed to say before waving to the couple. Once outside, she burst out into laughter.

"You know Yanagisawa-chan, if you keep laughing like that, you might scare people," a voice said, causing the brown-haired girl to stop laughing. She turned to see a girl around her age with jet-black hair and ruby red eyes. Naoko's eyes widened.

"Li-chan!" she exclaimed, flinging herself at the girl. Li-chan laughed while hugging Naoko.

"It's nice to see you to Yanagisawa-chan," she replied. Naoko pulled away from her and stared at Li-chan in disbelief.

"When did you come back? Why didn't Li-kun tell us you were coming? WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL?!" she said this all in one breath, firing questions here and there. Li-chan just laughed.

"Well… I just came and Syaoran doesn't know I'm here because I didn't tell him and I didn't call because I knew you and everyone else were somewhere else," she replied, beaming. Then she blushed.

"Have you, by any chance, have seen my cousin and Sakura-chan?" she asked. Naoko raised an eyebrow at the girl, noting her blush. That's when it hit her. Naoko smiled knowingly at her.

"Are you looking for Kinomoto-san?" she asked. Her suspicions where confirmed when Li-chan blushed harder.

"Well, I don't know where Sakura-chan and Li-kun are right now, but you can ask Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun right now," Naoko said, pointing at the window where Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun are. Naoko saw Li-chan raise an eyebrow at the two.

I guess she doesn't know about Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun yet, Naoko thought. Li-chan turned to her after staring at the couple.

"I guess I should," she said before bidding Naoko farewell and entering the ice cream parlour. Naoko stood there for a moment before heading home, still deep in thought. Her thoughts were once more interrupted when she slammed into someone.

"Oh I'm so sorry-" she was cut off when she heard a chuckle. She looked up and saw Ryo-kun, smiling at her.

"Naoko-chan! Just the person I was looking for!" he exclaimed. Naoko stared at him, speechless. Why is it that she hasn't noticed just how handsome Ryo-kun is? Naoko shook her head, breaking out of her trance.

"Why were you looking for me Ryo-kun?" she asked, now fully aware of his smiles, his touches and how his black hair falls boyishly over his grey-blue eyes.

"There's this bookstore they just opened, and I wanted you to be there with me to check it out," he replied, taking Naoko's hand and causing her to blush. Naoko beamed at Ryo.

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go then!" she exclaimed.

I guess change isn't all THAT bad….


All right! There's chapter 7! Do you guys know how hard it is for me to finish this chapter? Not because of writer's block, oh no. It's because I've had SO much interruptions while doing this story, and it's funny how I started this fic on Wednesday and finished it just now. If you guys were confused who "Li-chan" is, that's Meiling. I didn't actually think of putting her here, but I realized it would be fun doing Meiling's thoughts about E+T, so I decided to put her here. Well guys, you DO know what to do now, right? R+R! Aw… you guys are the best! -^_^-