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Sakura walked over to him, holding the kitten's paw and making it paw gently at Syao as she giggled. Syao didn't mind though, so long as he was able to look upon Sakura's smiling face.

Chapter 7: The Past Will Haunt You

The entire day Syaoran had been watching Sakura. His eyes had softened since they first met. And though everyone but Sakura noticed, they pretended not to and wouldn't tell the innocent one about it. Why did she need a clue? Besides, it would be better for Sakura to know about Syaoran's feelings directly from him.

The pets were in their carriers trying to nap as the girls ran down the street, smiles on their faces. Li and Hiiragizawa had bought them just about everything they wanted (though Li bought both pets). Sakura stopped at a shop that had some things on display outside, looking over the items and found a hair piece. It looked Chinese in its decorating and yet…it looked very Sakura-ish. She liked it but something in her didn't want to buy it.

"You like this? I think it suits you," Syaoran took it, brushing her hair back and clipped it back. He looked from her hair to her face, smiling with love and affection. "Perfect." He wasn't referring to the clip though.

Sakura blushed, taking the clip out of her hair. "It's alright. I don't need it." She wanted it though. But she didn't have to tell him that; he could tell.

Sakura decided to check on her kitten, which gave Li the perfect opportunity to buy the clip and an extra gift. It would be a great gift to surprise her with. And then…she would be leaving soon. He didn't want her to leave. And even though he knew it hadn't happened, he felt as though he had been through a situation similar, which had hurt him very much. As soon as the gifts were boxed and wrapped he put them in his pocket. He walked to where Sakura sat and took the kitten from her.

"Hello precious," he motioned his face towards the cat's, touching his nose to hers. He smiled, nuzzling the kitten and hugging it, then spoke to Sakura. "You'll need to name her. What name will you give her?"

"Well, I know it is a girl, but I'm naming her Syao. Erm," she blushed, lowering her head but keeping eye contact, "If you don't mind."

This caught Li off guard but he played it off coolly. "No, I don't mind, so long as you want to give your cat a boy's name." Li shrugged as he said this, putting the kitten back in its carrier and picking up Sakura's clothing bags. Starting to walk away made Syaoran feel good. Teasing her made him feel good. She was cute when she was flustered and uptight. He turned his head back to look at her adorable face, sticking his tongue at her when he saw the look on her face. It almost made him want to pounce her and claim her as his.

"What am I thinking," whispered his mouth.

"Xiaolang, you're just an asshole sometimes!"

"Xiaolang? When did I tell you my Chinese name?" He would have scratched his head at the thought, but his hands were full.

"Well, remember when I called you Syao?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"You said next thing I do will be calling you Xiaolang, so I am."

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After walking through different districts, they found themselves at Tomoyo's Hong Kong Daidouji Designs store. Since the people who had been there the day Sakura and Tomoyo had been there told all their friends, many more people were visiting, hoping to get a glimpse or an autograph. At sight of Sakura, there was a crowd of screaming fangirls. Because Kinomoto didn't like to be rude, Daidouji decided to have a short autograph session. It didn't matter what the manager said; Tomoyo was the President of the whole company. And because many knew who the two famous bachelors with the Japanese girls were, it was decided to have them sign autographs too. Perhaps this would be a good publicity stunt for Tomoyo.

"Hey, you're Li Syaoran and Hiiragizawa Eriol, right?!"

"Yeah."

"Oh my god! Sign my breasts!" A girl shouted, pulling down her top to reveal the edge of her bust. As told, Eriol and Syaoran signed, annoyed at their popularity with the young girls.

Sakura smiled a little sardonically when she saw that, but before she knew it, someone else asked her to do the same thing to her breasts. Under her breath Sakura said to no one in particular, "I would have despised you, Syaoran, but they did it to me too…"

"Eriol, it seems I'm your biggest fan girl. Hardly anyone has asked for your signature!" Then mumbled under her breath, "Surprising for such a handsome guy like himself."

"Daidouji-chan. I know you didn't mean to tease, but your comment is like a slap to the face." Then Eriol thought to himself, 'But it's nice having her as my biggest fan.'

No matter how much Sakura wanted to join the small talk, she couldn't forget about what happened earlier with Eriol. His eyes had seemed a mixture of happiness and sadness when he had approached her. And there was something else. Lust? 'He's always been like that though, so it doesn't matter.' Sakura signed another poster and then thought again. 'Why would he be like that if he loves Tomoyo? He hasn't ever been like that!' Holding her head while trying to make sense of it all, Sakura yelled allowed, "Why doesn't he make sense?!"

"Okay! All done! No more Autographs!" Tomoyo cheered very loudly, mumbling under her breath, "Sakura! Calm down. What are you talking about?"

Instantly blushing in embarrassment she looked down. "Um. About that…I…Eriol, I need to speak to Eriol."

As soon as Hiiragizawa heard this, he took Sakura's hand and led her away to an empty alley, leaving a confused Tomoyo and Syaoran.

'What's he up to?' Li thought.

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Pained and confused, Sakura wasn't sure of what to say. Surely he would make the first move. But when he only stood, staring down at her, it made Sakura feel even worse.

"Why do I feel like I know things, when I don't even remember them Eriol? I feel so confused. The way you talk to me. The things you do. It feels so…familiar." Searching his eyes, Sakura found a hidden sadness and then something she wasn't expecting.

"Familiar like…this…?" He whispered as he leaned in towards her, giving her a long, tender kiss. She didn't kiss back, but she didn't pull away either. Eriol noticed this and when he pulled away, Sakura thought that was all and parted her lips only to find his claiming her once again. Sakura wanted to gasp but mad ea sound similar to a moan. Somehow, even if it was only for an instant and not very noticeable, Sakura kissed him back. Eriol was the only one of the two to notice this, which caught him completely off guard and he pulled away.

Little did the two know, Li Syaoran had been watching from behind a wall, becoming very angry at his cousin for messing with Sakura. Angry though he was, Syaoran kept the anger in as he watched the scene before him.

"How was it…?" Eriol inquired as he brushed his dark hair out of his face. Though he had fallen in love with Tomoyo, Hiiragizawa could never keep his mind off of his first love, Kinomoto Sakura. He had come to terms long ago that Li Syaoran was the only person for her, but at the same time he never wanted to let go of her. Still, it was fun to mess with her. Did those kisses even mean anything to himself?

"It…was familiar. But not the same. I think…that the last time that happened there was not as much tenderness. The last time was to say 'I'm sorry' and to make me not hate you…" Kinomoto didn't understand how she knew this, but she was sure she was right.

He blushed and nodded.

"You took away something precious to me, didn't you? And I knew, which made me hate you for it. But you didn't hate me. I made you sad for doing what I did. You were proud of my magic skills, but hurt because I met Syao. You wanted things to be as though the Book of Clow had never been opened so that I would never have met Syao. And when you tried to forget about me and fell in love with Tomoyo, you realized how much she'd been in danger.

"It was all my fault, wasn't it? Oh, she loves Syaoran. I need to get rid of him. No, she should be happy. I'll leave them alone. But wait! Tomoyo could have gotten hurt because of her! Let's make them forget the Clow! That's how it was, wasn't it?!" Sakura voice was getting hoard from her shouting.

All Eriol could do was look at her in shock and wrap his arms around her protectively, holding her shuddering body as close as was possible. He was stupid for doing that. It didn't make things "normal." It was like erasing history. "I'm so sorry. It was Eriol, the young, selfish, immature boy that did that to you. I'm…smarter than that now. I don't want to hurt you again."

Her body was trembling as she stood against him. She couldn't hate him. He was a good friend. He had finally grown up. He was more Clow Reed now than Hiiragizawa Eriol. It took a lot for her to speak, and her voice was shaky, but she did it. "I…forgive you…Eriol-kun."

Syaoran moved out of sight, leaning on the wall trying to think. 'She loves me? But I hardly know her. What was the Clow?' As he thought this, remembered training and using magic. 'Why did they teach me magic? I'm sure mother told me when I was younger.' Li hadn't noticed but his eyes had been shut as he thought, his face strained-looking.

"S-Syaoran! Are you…okay?" Kinomoto asked sympathetically.

Snapping out of it, he demanded himself to speak. "Why would Eriol-kun do that? Did we really… Were we really…?"

She wanted to scream, to tell him everything and she knew he couldn't remember. A jolt to memory. Was that what he needed? What Eriol had done, he had only done that one time, but it was enough. And Clow…but Syaoran must have heard that. Had Syaoran ever kissed her? Maybe once…

Confusion turned to shock, then his body relaxed as those cherry flavored lips met his. He remembered this taste, this feeling. He tried it once and had been yearning for it since. His memories flooded back to him and Syaoran understood why Eriol had done this to her. It wasn't right though. Sakura belonged to him and him only! Syaoran wrapped his arms around her protectively, kissing her even deeper, or tried to. This shocked Sakura, making her instantly slap Syaoran across the face. He jolted his head back, then smiled down at her.

"Still the little flower you always were," he teased, hugging her tightly. She giggled and blushed, satisfied with the bravery of her actions.

"Syao-kun, let's go join Tomoyo-chan and Eriol-kun. I'm sure they're wandering where we are, ne?" She inquired, taking his hand and pulling him back towards the Daidouji Designs store.

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"We should take our new little friends back to the hotel, huh? I hope the hotel doesn't mind," Tomoyo said, looking at her new little puppy. "And we should buy them a little something to eat." She brought the puppy and carrier to her face, looking at the little dog. "I bet you're hungry, huh?" He barked and whined, making everyone laugh.

"What will you name that little beast, Tomoyo-chan?" Syaoran mumbled, surprising Tomoyo at calling her chan.

"I don't know yet. Eriol-san, what do you think is a good name for him?" Tomoyo asked, pushing her bottom lip out into a pout.

Eriol thought for a moment as they walked to the car. "Well, you could name him after me!" he joked.

Tomoyo looked at him un-amused.

"What?! It was worth a shot…I mean, c'mon. Sakura named her female cat Syao…" he whined.

"I shall call him Squishy! Yeah. Squishy," Tomoyo said, recalling a certain movie she had recently seen. "It's a cute name, you know? Better than Eriol," she retorted, a scary gleam in her eyes.

This look inevitably frightened all of them, and somehow inspired a new design for Daidouji. Her eyes lit up and then a horrendous laugh spilled out of her mouth, the back of her hand to the side of her face. "Hohohoho! Oh Sakuraaa-chaaan..!"

The two girls saw the car and began hurrying towards it, trying not to harm their animals. As they hurried Tomoyo began telling Sakura about her outfit design.

"Just like the old days when we were in Elementary School, eh Syaoran-kun?" Eriol glanced over at his distant cousin and sighed. "I know you saw what happened. Look Li-san. I'm sorry I did that to you all. It wasn't just you three that were affected, you know. Many of our class mates forgot about you and Meiling. A certain teacher did not, but that's expected and beside the point. Li-san. Can't you forgive me?" Eriol had spoken all that time with no response. At Eriol's silence however, Li thought a moment and stopped walking. Who cared if the girls were waiting, or watching for that matter?

"You traitorous bastard!" The last syllable was pronounced with more force as Syaoran threw his fist into his cousin's face. He breathed in deeply for a few moments, not taking his eyes off of Eriol's. Syaoran said quietly, "Now I can forgive you."

Eriol shrugged it off, pretending it didn't hurt, even though he knew very well it did. The two silently approached the car as Sakura and Tomoyo watched their odd behavior. Clothing bags were put into the trunk while the girls sat their pet carriers in their laps.

Because Hiiragizawa was driving, Tomoyo sat in front while the other couple shared the back. The drive to the grocery store was unusually silent though, save for the purring of Syao (the cat) and the occasional barking of Squishy.

I hope I didn't make it out to be more interesting that it was… But I hope you liked it :D I love getting reviews! I should probably get going, since I have papers to write and things to study for L Thanks for reading!

And for the next chapter

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1. Syaoran goes to Tokyo with them

2. Syaoran and Sakura say good-bye (forever?)

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4. "Things" happen before the girls leave….(uh oh!)

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