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Author: to all those who have read this fanfic and STILL DO that HAVNT reviewed: SPOOT ON YOU!!! I've had this up for at least 3 months, and I finally got ONE review today (November 19, 2004). Thank you sooooo much TamiaEternity, you are my first reviewer!! gives you a big bar of chocolate
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Point of the matter: Review!! It gets updates faster because I've actually got a reason to and am motivated to!
Now onto the update.
Unending Battles
Chapter 6: A Good Day Going Bad
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Sakura reached a hand out, grabbing what she thought was her alarm clock, and dived back under the warmth and dark haven of her covers.
:::BEEP::: :::BEEP::: :::BEEP:::
The bleary-eyed girl stuck her head out from under the blankets, blinked a bit from the bright light shining in though her window, and looked around for the source of the noise.
"Sakura! Get up, you're going to be late again," said Kero in an annoying concerned tone.
"H-hai..." mumbled Sakura as she climbed out of bed and walked over to her desk where her alarm clock was still beeping. She yawned and stretched luxuriously, forgetting the reason for her getting up so early on a Saturday.
"You're helping that brat move his stuff into his apartment today, remember?" Sighed Kero.
"HOE!" yelped Sakura, remembering that she had promised to meet Li at 9 o'clock, "it's already 9:20!"
She quickly got dressed, thanking Kami-sama that she had gotten a shower the night before and hurried downstairs to choke down a few bites of breakfast.
"Sakura doko dai yo?" Eriol asked.
"I don't know, she probably slept through her alarm again. I suppose I'll go call her house to see how much longer she'll be." Li said as he went back in his apartment to phone the Kinimoto residence.
"Eriol, why do we have to help him move his furniture?"
"Because he is our friend and he asked us for help," replied Eriol sweetly. A bit too sweetly.
"Uh-uh, even when he already asked Sakura who has her Cards and magic to help? I don't think so. What are you planning this time." Yume was skeptical of her friend's intentions.
"I'm not planning anything," Eriol said, innocently defending himself from his love's accusations. However, it was partially true, because it wasn't HIS idea, it was Li's.
All Yume responded with was a growl. I could read his mind...if I didn't have to waste so much of my energy to move all Li's stupid furniture and mask those two idiots' magical signatures for them. Damn, why did I even come here?
Eriol just smiled and wrapped his arms around Yume's waist, Yume stiffened and pulled away.
"Come on, let's go inside while we wait for Sakura. Most of the things have been moved in already anyway, we deserve a break." Said Eriol, somewhat disappointed but not surprised.
"Hn."
"Sharon-kun, gomen nasai!"
"Iie, its alright Sakura. I didn't have much to move so we're already finished. Why don't we go somewhere and have fun. It's been a long time since we've been together and it'd be nice to spend some time with Eriol and get to know Yume a bit."
"H-hai," said Sakura, still feeling a bit guilty, "uh-no, where did you want to go?"
If those big comical sweat drops were real, Li would defiantly have one right now, "Uh...I was hoping you'd pick"
"Why don't we go to the Tomoeda Amusement Park?" Eriol interjected, seeing as Sakura also looked uncomfortable.
"Shouldn't we get them out of town to teach them how to hide their own magic?" Yume looked a bit perplexed at the turn of events. She had never been to an amusement park and didn't want to put a crimp in her record.
"It'd probably be better to wait until winter or summer break, then we have all the time we need instead of a few hours." Eriol did have a point, plus he liked how Yume couldn't read his mind and didn't want to give up his ability to free thought around her.
"Whatever. You guys go, I'll be back a Tomoyo's place."
"Where is Tomoyo-chan anyway?" asked Sakura, just realizing her best friend's absence.
No one knew.
Tomoyo smiled to herself as she followed Sakura and company around Tomoeda Amusement Park, I'm getting such adorable footage of Sakura-chan today! If only she could have worn one of the outfits I made...
So far Li, Sakura, Eriol and Yume had gone on 4 roller coasters, the bumper cars, and merry-go-round twice. Yes, Yume did decide to go (only after Eriol practically got on his knees and begged) and, to her disgust, was having a good time.
"Whose turn is it?" Eriol asked, asking who was going to pick the next ride.
"It's Sakura-chan's turn now," replied Li, glancing at his (now official) girlfriend, "what do you want to go on next?"
"Hmm..." she cast her green eyes about the park when something tall and round caught her eye, "oooh, how about the Ferris Wheel!"
A few minutes later everyone was in pairs, Li with Sakura and Eriol with Yume, to ride in the cars.
"Don't forget," Li whispered to Eriol.
"Don't worry, I haven't." He was too excited to forget. This was his chance to prove to Yume that he really did love her. But she doesn't feel the same way. said a voice in the back of his head, Maybe not, but I have to try again. Everyone says that she does and just is too stubborn to admit it...and it might be true, look at Li-kun with Sakura-chan. They're two completely different people with barely anything in common with you, let alone Yume. You know it. Just give up, she hates you just as much as everyone else. She only puts up with you because you've known each other your whole lives so its easier for her to tolerate you. Stop it! Just stop, it's not true! Even if she doesn't feel the same about me, she doesn't hate me, that can't possibly be true. It is, and you know it SHUT UP! I'm not listening to you anymore! Eriol took a breathe to calm himself down and erase the bad thoughts that polluted his mind by his conscience.
Meanwhile, Yume was facing the same inter-turmoil as Eriol had, only it was with the voice in her head, not her conscience. Or, so she thinks.
Kami-sama, why did I have to come? Jeez, now I have to ride in a small Ferris Wheel car with him and face utter humiliation. Plus, he might tell me that crap about him "loving" me. Damn pansy. You know you love him too. You're too stubborn for your own good Yume. Don't go analyzing me. You're as bad as those stupid psychologists that Luna forced me to see. Look where they ended up. Don't change the subject. Just shut up and go away. You should tell him. Its not good to keep things like this bottled up. You sound like the butterfly. You're changing the subject again I'm not going to tell him or anyone else because there's nothing to tell! That's what you think. You love him, admit it No. Come on, stop being so stubborn. You know you want to say it. I thought I told you to shut up. The voice obeyed, but just because it was quite didn't mean that Yume didn't have "dirty" (in her eyes) thoughts about her and Eriol.
(Author: its really not anything bad!! Get you're minds out of the gutter!! Basically she's thinking about her and Eriol being a couple and acting like Li and Sakura, little things like that. What? Don't look at me like that you gutter-brains!)
At some point during the fighting or their consciences, Eriol and Yume had sat down in their designated car. Yume was looking bored out the window and Eriol was watching her, wondering how to phrase what he was going to say without her smacking him and screaming "pervert". At least she can't run this time.
To Be Continued...
Author: I'm so sorry to keep those of you who read hanging like this, but I'm stuck on how to write what will happen next. I can't decide to have Yume finally give in to everyone's nagging and finally tell Eriol her true feelings or to have her keep blowing him off until something happens that forces her to express herself. Help me please!! I think what I'm going to take a review vote. I don't know if anyone has done this before, but basically tell me what you want to see happen and the choice with the most votes is what will more or less happen. Of course, for this to work I actually need a little thing called REVIEWS. Please review, even if it isn't for the vote. I really do care what you all think.
If I don't get many reviews, then I'll know that my story is not popular and obviously doesn't have many people reading it. But, even if that is the case, I will continue to try to update regularly for the one fan that I KNOW I have! Thanks again for your review! I love you forever!!
