In the Shadows
By: Xiao Ying- LiL CheRRy
Summary: Sakura Kinomoto, age 15, has been in the shadows of her brother all her life. She had a boyfriend who cheated on her. He was Sakura's first love. She has been crying and alone for a long time until this one guy awakens her spirit…
("…") Speaking
('…') Thinking
(:::....:::) Some Kind of Noise/ Sound
(A.N.) My Dumb Notes
( ... ) Different Scene
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that involves Card Captor Sakura. But I wish I did…I only own my own characters and setting. CLAMP will always own CCS no matter how much someone wants it...:::grins:::
(A.N.: Hope you guys like this chapter…I've been slacking off a lot…in school, at home, on FanFic, anything you name I must be slacking a lot of each…Well FYI, since I'm doing chapters for this story and others…I will also be doing one-shots…a lot of them…R&R!)
Chapter 5- Operation: Get Snow White and Prince Charming Together!
Replay from Last Time:
"Do you think Syaoran will be alright?" asked Eriol.
"Yeah, don't worry. Once Sakura tells her brother not to do something, he doesn't do it and listens to her a lot," said Tomoyo.
"So…what do you wanna do now?" asked Tomoyo.
"I dunno…Your choice…"
Tomoyo and Eriol were just walking around…
Until Tomoyo got an idea.
:::DING!:::
"I got an idea to make Sakura fall in love with Syaoran! I mean she has never been this happy since she was with Tai…"
"So what's your plan?" questioned Eriol.
Tomoyo whispered in his ear…
The couple had silly grins while Eriol had both the silly grin and his glasses shining.
End Replay…
The next morning in the Daidouji Residence…
:::BEEP BEEP BEEP:::
Tomoyo quickly woke up and jumped off her bed.
'I need to take a shower! I must have to say…Eriol needs some air freshener in his household. Two big guys can really mess a house up…' Tomoyo thought.
She went to Eriol's house last night and it was exhausting and somewhat smelly…
Tomoyo stepped into the bathroom. Opened the shower faucet to "hot" and stepped in.
Tomoyo remembered yesterday clearly…about what happened to Syaoran and Touya…
She also remembered that plan she concocted with Eriol. It took the whole weekend…
FLASHBACK:
:::Tomoyo whispering:::
"My idea is to get Prince Charming a.k.a. Syaoran to ask Snow White a.k.a. Sakura to the 'Welcome Back Dance'! Whaddaya think??? Huh? Isn't it the most perfect idea ever!?"
Eriol's glasses shined mischievously. "Let's continue this plan at my house."
(A.N. Sorry guys…I can't tell you what kind of plan they concocted! There will be a series of plans. Maybe about 3-5 plans to get Sakura and Syaoran together. That is also including the dance plan. So relax…Thx!)
FLASHBACK ENDED
Tomoyo looked at herself…Her fingers were all wrinkly and it kind of looked like her beautiful manicured nails were about to break off.
'I beta get out of here! I love my nails too much!' She harrumphed and quickly dried herself before she got cold.
Usagi, her personal maid, came up and got a few of Tomoyo's designs for her to pick from.
"Miss Tomoyo, here are your choices for today's outfit. These are some marvelous designs you made, Miss Tomoyo. Which outfit would you like to wear today?" said Usagi.
"Thank you for bringing them upstairs, Usagi! I don't know what I would have done without you! Thank you for admiring these designs. Um…I suppose I would prefer to wear the light blue tank top with spaghetti straps. And that white skirt. Thank you again, Usagi. And can you bring up my blue flip-flops?"
"Of course, Miss Tomoyo. It will be my pleasure. I'll be right back."
Usagi ran down the stairs quickly.
'Hmm…I think I'll call Eriol…Maybe he has some more ideas…' thought Tomoyo.
Tomoyo dialed Eriol's number while…
At the Hiiragizawa/ Li Residence…
(A.N. It's the same time for all the Residence…I'm doing them all separate instead of just doing one morning and getting over with it…)
Eriol woke up with a start when his alarm clock rang loudly.
"Oh God…I'm so tired…I'm making myself a reminder…Never make plans that includes love with Tomoyo," said Eriol.
Eriol heard some footsteps coming near his door.
The door knocked. Eriol said, "Come in."
The doorknob turned and surprisingly it was………….Syaoran…. What a surprise…Whoop-dee-doo!
"Good morning! You should wake up. I made breakfast. I woke up at like 3 o'clock in the morning and YOU just woke up! Yah know Eriol…. You should wake up early in the morning and get a good start on your training! That will keep you in shape!" said Syaoran cheerfully.
"Well, good morning to you too. I can't wake up early in the morning…I always have a tendency to sleep a lot. Well, you can someday wake me up early in the morning and I'll train with you, but that's all I can do for now," yawned Eriol.
Eriol walked out and said he was going to the bathroom. The door to the bathroom shut with a click.
Syaoran walked out of Eriol's bedroom and now he's downstairs in the dining room, eating his homemade breakfast.
Yah wanna know what he's eating??? It sounds really delicious!
Since Syaoran makes his own cooking then I should really try to make it sound like he's eating Chinese and Japanese food.
Syaoran cooked two breakfast bento boxes. Well sort of… It had rice (of course), couple of sushi, bok choy (my favorite! Just incase you didn't know… bok choy is a Chinese vegetable broccoli thingy…), dumplings, and a bowl of congee (which is also my favorite! Also if you don't know what congee is…it's kind of like porridge, but so much better…) in each bento box. (If that doesn't make any sense then tell me.)
Eriol came out of the bathroom looking better than when he woke up.
His mouth opened wide…drooling at the food.
"Whoa! I thought this was breakfast…but whatever! This is the first time I have ever had a full breakfast." Eriol dived into the food like he was going to fight someone for it.
Soft munching and crunching all through the dining room.
Nothing was loud not even a mouse.
Of course not until the phone rang.
Syaoran ran to pick the phone up. "Konnichiwa, this is the Hiiragizawa Residence. May I ask who is calling?"
Eriol heard some muffling. Eriol thought about Syaoran's tone when he spoke on the phone.
"Eriol? It's Tomoyo," said Syaoran.
Eriol decided to go gangster! (LOL)
Eriol picked the phone up.
"Hey T-Dizzle! It's E-Hizzle on da hiz phone!" said Eriol. (LOL)
Syaoran gazed at Eriol…
'What did he just say?' thought Syaoran.
Syaoran heard some serious laughter over the phone.
"What chu laffing at? Chu beta lissen to mehhh! So what's up with you, homie G? What's chur P-Izzle?" said Eriol unusually.
Some more laughter came about the phone.
Syaoran kept staring at Eriol. 'What does P-Izzle mean? What does any 'izzle' mean anyway!? Oh god…why doesn't he just stop talking like that. I'll ask him what he meant later…' thought Syaoran.
Eriol continued his conversation without acting gangster.
A few minutes later…
Eriol hung up, got ready to go to school, and waited for Syaoran.
Syaoran saw him got ready so he got the signal. Eriol was grinning madly…for some reason.
Now at the Kinomoto Residence…(Same time)
Today for some nonspecific reason…Sakura woke up early for once…
Sakura was downstairs making breakfast for her family.
She did everything early in the morning from 4 A.M. to 7 A.M.
She woke up, took a shower, picked out her clothes, packed all her books, and made breakfast.
Sakura wore a light yellow t-shirt and a light pink skirt with white flip-flops.
Touya came running down the stairs looking for something…
"What are you looking for?" asked Sakura.
"Umm…My Latin book…" said Touya.
"Oh that book! I took it down to the library and dropped it off. I thought it was a library book. I couldn't read what it said since it was in Latin or something so I threw it in the library shoot," said Sakura.
"You WHAT! I needed that BOOK! I can't go to the library now! I'll be late for class! And I have a Latin test today! And, and, and-," said Touya panicky.
Sakura sighed… "Well…JUST KIDDING! HaHa! I have your book right here! And you thought I couldn't read Latin…I took that class last year and I passed."
Touya glared at Sakura and snatched the book away from her. "I oughta get you back for that! But I'm running late."
"And I thought I was always late, but I guess it runs in the family…" said Sakura mischievously.
"Whatever…I'll take those pancakes…and eat on the way. Well, see ya after school and I better not see that Gaki Li again," said Touya threatenedly.
"Well, get used to it. He's coming over every other day and I'm going to his house on every other day. Oh yeah…he lives with Eriol."
"Well, I'm watching you, kajuu. You better watch it…"
Touya left through the door.
The smell of Sakura's freshly made pancakes made the air alluring.
Fujitaka, Sakura's dad, came downstairs.
"Hello, sweetie. You're up early today. Do you want a ride to school?" said Fujitaka.
"Hai, arigatou Otou-san. But you are going to have to eat some breakfast before you leave."
"Of course dear."
Fujitaka munched on the pancakes and when he finished eating, he drove Sakura to school.
At School…Where Sakura made it early…
"Hey guys…What's up?" asked Sakura.
Eriol and Tomoyo said, "Nothing much…"
"Oh nothing…I guess…well what's up with you?" asked Syaoran.
"Nothing…Eriol…you have a computer right? Well, never mind me asking…Almost everybody has a computer…Eriol, what's your screen name? I never really asked you about that," says Sakura.
Syaoran started to heat up. 'Why didn't Sakura ask me for my screen name…' he thought to himself. He was jealous.
Sakura took Eriol about 10 meters away from Syaoran and Tomoyo.
"Hey Eriol…I have a question to ask you…Wha-,"
Eriol interrupted Sakura. "What is Syaoran's screen name, you ask?"
"Hey! How'd yah know?"
"Uhhh…maybe it's because that when you asked me for my screen name back there, that was just a code for 'What's Syaoran's screen name?' And besides you already know my screen name, duh!"
Sakura sighed. It was hard to fool Eriol these days since Syaoran lives with him and spending so much time with Tomoyo.
"Okay, okay…You got me…Now what is his screen name!!!???" said Sakura.
Eriol wrote it down on a piece of paper Sakura gave him. "Here…Yah happy now?"
"Yes sir ree!!! Thank YOU!" said Sakura happily.
Sakura and Eriol joined Tomoyo and Syaoran.
While Sakura and Eriol were away talking about something, Tomoyo was interrogating Syaoran the whole time.
This was probably part of their plan…
Tomoyo flooded Syaoran's brain with questions.
"Do you currently have a girlfriend? Ever dumped anybody? Do you like anyone now? In Japan? Do I know her? Does she know you? Can you tell me? Are you going to the 'Welcome Back Dance'? Are you asking anybody? Gunna ask your crush anytime soon? Who you going with? Are you going to tell me anything!?"
Those questions are what Tomoyo asked.
Syaoran sweat dropped…
"Uhh…No I don't have a girlfriend. Yes, I've dumped a lot of girls. Only because they wanted me for my fortune. Yes, I like someone now and in Japan. Yes you know her. She knows me. I might tell you later. Yeah, I might go to the dance. I might ask someone…Maybe I'll ask her…I'm not telling you yet…and I'll tell you everything if you keep this to yourself…" said Syaoran tiredly.
Tomoyo grinned madly.
By the time Tomoyo stopped questioning Syaoran, Eriol and Sakura came back.
The bell rang just in time for class.
Tomoyo mouthed to Syaoran, 'Meet me at Lunch.'
Syaoran nodded.
Tomoyo walked with Eriol to her classes, of course. And Sakura stayed close to Syaoran. Their arms brushed each other without noticing.
Not far behind them was Keiko glaring at Sakura.
Keiko took out her cell phone.
She dialed a number…ring…ring…ring….
"OH PICK UP THE PHONE DAMNIT!" she shrieked.
The other line answered. "Hello?"
"Oh you finally picked the phone up? You loser! Well Nozomu…I got a job for you to do…"
"Is there any money involved?"
"Yes of course…All you need to do is mess Sakura Kinomoto up…"
"Well that sounds like a treat! Hmmm…. cherry blossom…here I come…"
Back to the Main Characters…
I'll have to change their schedules…I forgot what they had…Well these are the schedules.
Sakura-Syaoran-
1st PeriodCoed Gym/Industrial ArtsCoed Gym/Industrial Arts
2nd PeriodGeographyLanguage Arts
3rd PeriodCalculusCalculus
4th PeriodLanguage ArtsGeography
5th PeriodLunchLunch
6th PeriodPhilosophyPhilosophy
7th PeriodChemistryChemistry
8th PeriodFrench IIIFrench III
Tomoyo-Eriol-
1st PeriodCoed Gym/Industrial ArtsCoed Gym/ Industrial Arts
2nd PeriodLanguage ArtsPhilosophy
3rd periodCalculusCalculus
4th PeriodPhilosophyGeography
5th PeriodLunchLunch
6th PeriodGeographyLanguage Arts
7th PeriodChemistryChemistry
8th PeriodFrench IIIFrench III
(Well that was the hardest thing I have ever done…not…LoL)
Well all the main characters are in Industrial Arts.
Tsukino-sensei walked in front of the classroom. "Attention class! I hope you all have worked on that project! Bring your projects in on…Wednesday. (Just to let you know…it is Monday in the story. The weekend passed really fast…) I want to see what you crazy little kids did on your project. You can bring the project in and do it here for every other day."
Everyone was quiet…They were all gloomy looking and bored.
'Oh YEAH! You go do your thang Tsukino-dude!' said a little voice in Tsukino-sensei's head.
Tsukino-sensei smiled mischievously.
Everyone in the class listened to the teacher drone on about how the wood for their project should be smooth and splinter-free.
Tomoyo passed a note to Sakura.
T: Sakura…Do you like Syaoran?
S: What makes you say that?
T: The reflection of your face when he looks at you or when you look at him…You always start to blush!
S: Uh…That's because I have a high fever disease thing…
T: Don't lie to me Sakura…I know when you're lying and when you're not. Now tell me…
S: I'll tell you later…
T: Yeah riiight… Just tell me now so you can get over with it.
S: Okay…Promise you won't tell anyone?
T: I promise.
S: Well…I really like him…
T: OMG! I KNEW IT!
S: Don't tell anyone!
T: Don't worry.
Sakura crumbles the note and puts it in her pocket.
The bell rang.
Tomoyo and Eriol walked together even though they had different classes.
"Well, Eriol. Our plan is starting to work out. Operation: Get Snow White and Prince Charming Together!" said Tomoyo excitedly.
"Okay, now you're starting to freak me out…"
"Whatever…See you in Calculus love! Bye-bye!" said Tomoyo.
The couple went their separate ways.
(A.N. Well that's another chapter done…It's not as good as the other ones…not as funny…anymore…well don't worry…I'll get my pep back soon!)
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Stay tuned for Chapter 9: Plan A: Lunch Confession