Author's Note: Some people have been saying that the kiss happened way too fast. Hopefully, this chapter will explain it a bit better. I'm really sorry I couldn't get this up earlier, I had actually two earlier versions that I didn't like so it took a while to change it to something a bit more satisfying.

Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura.

Switched Valentines

By: Wings of Jade

Chapter 7: Smiling and Talks

"Stop smiling."

"I can't."

"Think of something sad or something. But please, STOP SMILING."

"I CAN'T!"

"SAKURAAAAAAAAAAA!" complained Tomoyo. "How are you ever going to audition for the part of Yukiko if you can't stop smiling? She's supposed to be the sad one! You know, the one whose mother died when she was young, with alcoholic father and gangsta brother - and you just lost your boyfriend! Come on, put on a sad face."

Sakura tried, she really did. She tried to get her face muscles to relax. She tried to focus on being sad. She tried to close her mouth. But all she ended up doing was bursting out in laughter.

"No, I'm sorry, Tomoyo, but I can't act sad," she choked out between laughs.

"Then how are the judges going to say that you're a definite Yukiko?"

"I don't know." Sakura shrugged and smiled again.

Tomoyo clutched her forehead in frustration. "STOP SMILING! It's really starting to get to me now."

Sakura quickly covered her mouth with her hand. "Gomen nasai, I didn't realize smiling was a crime in your book."

Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Sakura, you've been smiling all week. During classes, during lunchtime, after school, when I come to your house. When the teacher asks you a question, it takes you a full minute to realize that the teacher has addressed you, while smiling. I mean, what happened? I know Sakura is cheerful, but not so distracted she doesn't know what 70 multiplied by 2 equals." Sakura's face broke out in a huge grin.

"SAKURA!"

"Gomen! Gomen!" She covered her mouth again. "Well...I suppose I should tell you...it's Li Syaoran."

"The math guy with those incredible eyes?"

"Yeah."

"What about him?" Sakura took her hand off her mouth and beamed at her.

Tomoyo's eyes widened. "You mean..." Sakura nodded her head, and cried, "YES, TOMOYO, I DID!"

"KAMI-SAMA! ARE YOU SAYING YOU KISSED HIM?"

"HAI!"

Tomoyo screamed. "OH MY GOD THAT'S SO CUTE I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU SAKURA NO WONDER YOU WERE SMILING IT'S OKAY TO SMILE NOW SAKURA YES YOU DON'T HAVE TO COVER YOUR MOUTH OH MY GOD THAT IS SUCH GOOD NEWS KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII - "

"Tomoyo, you can take a breath now."

"THAT'S SO COOL YOU KISSED SUCH A CUTE GUY AND HE'S ALL SMART AND EVERYTHING AND HE'S SO NICE AND KAWAIIIIII - "

"TOMOYO. YOU. CAN. TAKE. A. BREATH. NOW." Tomoyo sucked in huge gulps of air.

"BUT IT'S SOOOOO - "

"Tomoyo, I realize that."

"Oh, alright." Tomoyo's screaming died down. "Okay, let's practice for our parts, shall we?"

"I never thought acting was in you, Tomoyo." Tomoyo shrugged. "Oh, I don't know, I just saw an audition for the main character, and she seems a lot like me, you know?" Sakura nodded. "Alright," continued Tomoyo, "From line 57."

Sakura's face immediately turned stony - well, sort of. Half stony half smiling.

"Kyoko."

"Hey, Yuki-chan," gushed Tomoyo, "The best thing just happened to me. Remember Ken, the big tall blond jock guy? He asked me out!"

"That's great, Kyoko-san." Tomoyo looked at Sakura strangely.

"Yuki, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," replied Sakura. "I'm fine."

"No you're not. You're...upset. You look as if someone took away your sunshine." Tomoyo frowned inwardly. Sunshine? Who the hell wrote this script?

"I-I always look like th-that." Tomoyo looked up from her script to see Sakura trying to stifle her laughter.

"SA-KURA!"

"I'm sorry!" Sakura burst out, "but it's just so funny!" Tomoyo placed a hand on her hip.

"Do you want this audition or not?"

"Of course I do."

"Then come on, be a little more serious." Tomoyo looked back at her script. "No you don't, Yukiko. Something's wrong." It took Sakura a moment to find her line.

"NOTHING'S wrong, Kyoko, leave me alone."

"Why won't you tell me?"

"Because I don't want to!" Sakura yelled. "Is that a good enough answer for you? I. Don't. Want. To. Get that into your thick skull, Kyoko-san. Get lost." When Tomoyo didn't reply, Sakura looked up from her script. Tomoyo seemed stunned.

"W-Wow," said Tomoyo, "That was awesome, Sakura. That was so...authentic."

"Really?" said Sakura, flattered. "Arigatou."

"Anyway..." Tomoyo scanned the script. "Yukiko - I - I'm only trying to help."

"Well, you can't help me! My mom's dead, my dad's getting drunk somewhere, my brother's fighting with some idiotic guys who dress like retards, and Taku just left me!" cried Sakura passionately. "Now can you say you can help me?" She glared at Tomoyo. Okay, now you have to cry. Cry, cry, cry...She was squinting at Tomoyo with effort. Cry, baka, CRY! Tomoyo raised an eyebrow.

And then, instead of crying, she did exactly the opposite.

She laughed.

Tomoyo's eye twitched, but seeing Sakura double over was too much, and she joined in.

"Sakura," gasped Tomoyo, breathless, "Stop it. I am really beginning to dislike your happiness!"

That just brought more laughter.

"Aha," Sakura managed, "You lookfunny Tomoyo. Your face is all red." Tomoyo poked Sakura.

"Your face is red too, you tomato."

Again, uncontrollable laughter.

When they finally - yes, finally - calmed down, both of them were lying on the grass, looking at the sky, breathing heavily. Tomoyo checked her watch. "Lunchtime's over, Sakura. We have to get back to class."

"You realize we got no work done, right?"

Tomoyo shrugged. "Yeah."

"Alright then." The two sat up, stood up, and walked towards class.

Sakura was daydreaming in class today. Not really smiling, but it was more like she was lost in her thoughts.

It had already been almost a week since the two of them had...kissed. They actually talked together since, not even in math class. The math sensei had stopped letting them work in pairs, and instead insisted that they work individually. And with all the work the teachers were piling on their shoulders, she didn't have any time to properly talk to him.

Why did I kiss him? Sakura thought. I don't know. Maybe it was just that moment. I mean, sure, we've TALKED talked, and I feel like I've known him for years...but still, it's only been a couple of days. Do people kiss after knowing each other for a couple of days? Or does that only happen in the movies? Or maybe it's fate?

"Kinomoto-san." Sakura jumped.

"Hai!"

"Please come up to show us the proper solution to this problem." The science sensei pointed at the board. It required a mathematical equation of some kind that Sakura barely remembered, but she walked up anyway.

Maybe we weren't thinking straight...maybe it's just because I felt so sad after Kanaye was with another girl, I needed comfort...someone to comfort me...by kissing me? Ugh, it was those eyes. Yes, yes, that's it, it was his eyes. STUPID EYES. STUPID...INCREDIBLE...EYES...Why is it always the eyes?

"Kinomoto-san, are you finished?"

"Hai, sensei," answered Sakura, drifting back to her seat dreamily. And the hair...and the mouth...and that gorgeous hunk face...aahhh...

The sensei frowned. Her answer was correct, but her process was extremely confusing.

Density equals mass(heart)volume
mass(heart)volume is 50(heart)25
50(heart)25 equals (heart)(heart)
Therefore, the density is 2.

Before the sensei could point this out, however, the bell rang for the next class, and Sakura had filed out before she could talk to her. What's with all the hearts? wondered the sensei.

"Hey," said a soft voice. Sakura whirled around, slamming her locker door shut. It was after school, and in 30 minutes would be her audition. Standing in front of her was Li Syaoran, in his tall, mathematical genius, athleticglory.

"Hi." Sakura immediately regretted it. That sounded so dumb!

"Um..." Syaoran seemed a bit hesitant. "We need to talk."

"Can...can it wait? I...I um...I have an audition in half an hour."

"That's alright," said Syaoran. "I don't need that long."

"Oh...um...okay." She followed him out of the school and onto the field - the same field where she had seen Kanaye with someone else. Strangely, she didn't feel sad anymore.

"Er...I don't know how to say this..." Syaoran began nervously, running a hand through his hair. "Uh...do you remember the night when we were in the park, and then it got dark, so I volunteered to walk you home, and then we...somehow..."

"Kissed? Yeah." Sakura's heart began to beat a bit faster. How could I forget?

"Well...ugh...how do I say this...you don't take that...too suddenly...or offensively...or personally...or pervertedly or anything, do you?"

"No, of course not! Well, the sudden part yes...but...um...yeah...um..."

"You're sure?"

"Yeah!"

"Oh, alright then." He looked relieved. "So we can leave it at that?"

"Nani?" asked Sakura intelligently.

"So...we...can...just...not talk about it anymore? We can leave the subject alone?"

Sakura paused for a moment, taking his sentence in thoughtfully. Then she forced a smile. "Sure."

"Al-Alright then. I'll...I'll see you later." He gave her a tight smile.

"Yeah. Ja." The two immediately turned around without another word, and began to walk in opposite directions.

She took it so lightly, thought Syaoran. I thought she'd be all sensitive. Or mad, at least. Maybe it's because she just doesn't feel the same way. Whatever. Besides, I'm only mildly interested in her...okay, maybe more than a little bit interested. Who am I kidding, she hasn't gone out of my mind since...it happened. Well, it's no use thinking about it. Might as well just try to forget about it.

Sakura turned around, just for a moment. Syaoran was walking with his hands in his pockets, back straight, never looking back. She turned away, a little hurt. Just a little. He didn't want to talk about the kiss anymore. Well, who would? But still...it was as if he wanted to forget about it, like he has some other girlfriend or something. well, if he does have a girlfriend, I wouldn't be surprised. Probably that valentine of his. Who wouldn't like someone like him? I should just...give up on guys. He probably took that big brother thing I told him before to heart. He probably thinks of me as a little sister.

I can't take it anymore. Syaoran whirled around, and before he could stop himself, he shouted, "Sakura!" She turned back again hopefully. He jogged back to her, fueled by determination.

"Sakura...you...you don't think of me as a bad person, do you?"

"Bad person?" Sakura looked curiously at him. "Why would I think that you're a bad person? You're a really nice guy." She smiled, but again, it was forced. Syaoran saw right through it.

"Goddammit," he growled. "Every time I think back to the night in the park, I start thinking about the...the kiss. It. And then I start thinking about you. I see the look on your face every time you see something that reminds you of him. And...and I want to make things better for you. I can't stand to see you look so sad. I know it's only been a couple of days, but still...I...it doesn't seem like a couple of days." He looked her dead in the eye. "I don't want you to think of me as a big brother, Sakura. I guess what I'm trying to say is..." Say it, damn it, say it!

Sakura put a finger on his lips. "You don't have to say it," she told him quietly. "I already know." She embraced him in a hug. "And all I'm going to say is that I feel the same way." Syaoran wrapped his arms around her waist, and the two stood like that, their arms around each other, not moving. They were both silent; not a word came out of their mouths. United because ofa simple mistake.

A really good mistake.

Then, finally, Syaoran spoke. "Don't you have an audition?" Sakura glanced at her watch.

"Kami-sama, you're right! I'll see you after the audition, alright?"

He kissed her on the cheek. "Good luck."

Hehe...I wanted to end it there, but then I realized it would be too short. So, expect more to come! And of course, review, please. If you insist on flaming, then go ahead, I will definitely ignore them. If you have constructive criticism on the other hand, please do tell me:) Oh, and if you're wondering why Sakura gets the secondary part and Tomoyo gets the lead...you'll find out next chapter.