Hello my good people that will review this as soon as you finish reading! Welcome back to the fourth chapter of Why I Hate Peaches! I have gotten so many complaints that my chapters are so short, so I will work on this chapter day and night until it is 300 million pages long! No, I'm just kidding! But I'm working on making my chapters longer
Now, my faithful reviewers, time for the actual story!
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Sakura blinked at the sunlight that was pouring in through the window. It took a while for her mind to register what day it was. She blinked a couple of times so her eyes could get used to the sunlight. She flipped over in her bed to look at her clock. "WHAT! IT'S 7:50 ALREADY? KERO!" Sakura shouted as she fell out of her bed. With her hair puffing out in different directions and her head hurting, she stood up haphazardly and stumbled towards the bathroom. Kero was still nowhere in sight.
Sakura walked towards the sink and turned the faucet. She splashed some really cold water and her face and shook it out. Blinking a few times, she stared at her reflection in the mirror. A small smile was making its way into a big smile as she looked at herself. "Today is the day when the plan will be put into action." Sakura said to herself slowly. She giggled. "Momo won't know what hit her!"
Sakura finished up in the bathroom and walked back to her room. "Ouch!" She had tripped over a fallen chair. "Oh no! I'm late for school!" Sakura stood up and ran quickly to her room and rushed through putting her clothes on and brushing her hair. She rushed right out of her room and to the kitchen.
"Good morning, Monster." Toya greeted warmly.
"Good morning!" Sakura shouted as she grabbed an apple. "I'm going to school early today because Tomoyo and I have a project we need to work on." Yeah, it was a tiny little fib, but Sakura needed to go fast. "Bye!" Munching on her apple, Sakura jammed her skates on and rushed out the door.
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Tomoyo whistled softly as she walked to school. "I guess today is the day! I hope Sakura's plan works." Tomoyo sighed and kicked a nearby pebble. "I just wish that Eriol had to pay attention to me...and not Momo." Tomoyo gasped and covered her mouth. 'Did I just say that? Oh my god! What am I thinking? Eriol is just a friend. Eriol is just a friend.' Tomoyo turned a bright shade of red as she approached the school building.
As she walked into the building, she saw Eriol and Li already inside. "Um...Hi Li." Tomoyo blushed and said nothing to Eriol.
"Hey, Tomoyo." Eriol grinned and waved at her.
Li looked confused at Tomoyo's red face and spoke slowly. "Where's Sakura?"
Tomoyo stayed silent.
Li cleared his throat and spoke once more. "Where's Sakura?"
Tomoyo jumped and blushed even more. "What?"
Li sighed. "I said, where's Sakura?"
"I'm right here!" Sakura appeared behind Tomoyo and she stood panting. "I'm so tired! I half ran, half skated to school!"
"Students? What are you doing in here so early?" A teacher looked at them, obviously confused at why students would even want to go to school early...or even, at all.
Sakura gave her a fake smile. "Oh...you know...we're here to learn!"
The teacher nodded slowly, as if he were afraid that if he nodded any faster, Sakura would explode. "Right." She walked away from the group mumbling about crazy young people.
They all watched the lady disappear behind a corner.
"Now Sakura, about the plan..." Eriol rubbed the back of his head and focused his eyes on her. "I was thinking, that maybe Li could do it and I would watch!"
Tomoyo stared at Eriol with what looked like triumph. 'So he doesn't even want to do it!'
"Hey! That's not fair! How come you wanna abandon me?" Li glared at Eriol.
Sakura sighed and looked at him. "No. You will both do it. For the sake of all man kind."
Eriol looked confused. "All man kind?"
Sakura eyed him wearily. "Well, if you won't do it for all of man kind, then will you do it for Tomoyo? I mean, she did get embarrassed."
Tomoyo suddenly blushed and looked at the ground.
Eriol sighed and held out his hand. "Fine. It's a deal."
Sakura clapped her hands together and giggled. "Great!" She glanced at a watch on her wrist and smiled at Li. "It's almost 8:20. Can you do this?"
Li nodded slowly. "You'll just have to owe me one."
Sakura ignored him and looked out of a window. She saw a blonde haired girl walking towards the school and she laughed. "She's coming!" Sakura backed away from the window and stifled a giggle. She saw Momo coming in and began to yell at Li and Eriol. Soon, Tomoyo joined in.
"YOU ARE SUCH AN IGNORAMUS!" Sakura pointed at Li.
"DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?" He yelled back.
Momo watched in utter confusion as the four yelled at each other.
"YOU KNOW WHAT?" Eriol yelled.
"WHAT!" Tomoyo shouted back.
Li crossed his arms over his chest and frowned at them. "Momo is so much better than you two! We're going to hang out with her instead!"
Sakura fought with herself hard to prevent from laughing. "FINE BY ME!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!" Sakura turned and Tomoyo followed her. They walked away quickly and turned the corner.
Li and Eriol stared at each other and tried not to laugh.
"What happened?" Momo asked in a honey sweet voice.
Li and Eriol turned around surprised. They almost forgot that she was there. "Oh. You see, Sakura was saying that...um she was prettier than you were. And Eriol and I said that you were prettier than her." Li glanced at Eriol. "Right, Eriol?"
Eriol frowned, but then smiled. "Yeah. She got mad and left. Do you mind if we hung out with you?"
Momo smiled and giggled. "You think I'm pretty?"
"Of course!" Li and Eriol answered, a little too quickly.
Momo didn't catch it because she was too busy looking at them. "I always knew that Sakura was so jealous of me! I mean, look at the way that she does her hair! I understand how you two were so repulsed by her!" Momo smiled at them before giggling once more.
Li and Eriol exchanged looks before turning back to her with smiles on their faces.
"Yeah...right." Syaoran said, a fake smile plastered on his face.
'Oh someone! Save me!' Eriol and Li thought at the same time.
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"Haha!" Sakura laughed as she rolled around on the ground. (OOC: Hey! That rhymed!)"I wonder what kind of torture that she is doing to the poor boys!"
Tomoyo only smiled. "Yeah."
Sakura looked up at her. "What's wrong?" She quickly stood up and brushed herself off. "Are you okay?"
Tomoyo looked away. "No. It's nothing."
Sakura eyed her suspiciously before nodding. She looked at her watch and smiled. "Time to get to class!"
Tomoyo nodded and followed the girl to class.
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"Finally! School is over!" Sakura stretched as she walked next to Tomoyo. They walked down the hallway while lots of kids ran and shoved past them. "It's almost time for the boys to do as they were told and humiliate her!"
Tomoyo nodded.
Sakura looked at her worriedly. "Are you okay? You were quiet for most of the day." (OOC: That rhymed again!)
Tomoyo sighed. "I'm sorry Sakura. It's just that...I think I...never mind." Tomoyo shook her head and looked away.
Sakura frowned. "But it's not like you to be this way. Remember when you made me cute outfits for when I'm Card Captor Sakura?" Sakura smiled at her. "You were always happy! So...why are you so depressed now?"
Tomoyo looked at her. "I'm sorry. Maybe I'll tell you later."
Sakura was about to respond when she spotted Momo standing with Li and Eriol. Momo was laughing and was walking away. She waved to them and shouted something. "See you at my house!"
Enraged, Sakura walked up to the two boys. "What just happened?"
"I'm sorry Sakura!" Li said as quickly as this author typed the letter I.
"What happened?" Tomoyo asked. Everyone turned to look at her. "What?"
"Nothing. Anyway, tell me!" Sakura looked at Syaoran with dewy eyes. "Why did she say 'see you at my house'?"
Eriol looked at the ground. "Well, Sakura...you see, Momo invited us to her home for dinner...and we kinda sorta said yes."
Sakura and Tomoyo let their mouths hang open. "WHAT!" Although it was far from their natural instincts to shout or be extremely angry, it was exactly what they did.
"You were supposed to find something out about her and then humiliate her! You were supposed to reject her! You were supposed to make her cry!" Tomoyo glared at the two boys who shrunk back helplessly.
Eriol shook his head and stood straight against Tomoyo. "We said we were sorry! What were we supposed to do? She wasn't all that bad, you know."
Sakura blinked. "What? I don't believe this! You're actually taking her side? What do you mean that she's not that bad? She's just acting! She just wants the attention!"
"She just wants you to feel sorry for her so that you won't trust us! It was a simple task!" Tomoyo exploded and everyone turned to stare at her once more. "Stop looking at me!"
Sakura took a step back furious. "Syaoran...look at me." Li looked up at her face hesitantly. "Do you agree with Eriol? Are you taking Momo's side? After she made Tomoyo cry?"
Li didn't move and he hardly took a breath. It was a minute before he opened his mouth, but then closed it once more.
People who had heard the shouting stopped and stared at the scene before them. Some were whispering to each other while others were talking loudly. They pointed at the four people and whispered. Although Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, and Syaoran knew that there was people watching, they paid no attention.
Syaoran broke from Sakura's stare by looking to the side. He then whispered so softly that they could barely make out his words. "I'm not going to Momo's house for dinner." Syaoran closed his eyes and sighed. He straightened and opened his eyes. He blinked and stared at each of them. Shaking his head, he walked away without another word.
Sakura watched as Syaoran walked away from her and she felt a pang of guilt well up inside of her. She looked away from his departing figure and ran off crying. Her face was bright red and tears threatened to fall. She pushed roughly at the people who stood blocking her way. She was embarrassed, hurt, and guilty all at the same time.
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"Hey Toya!" A soft feminine voice called out to him. "Want to go to my house for dinner tomorrow evening?" Kira stood smiling, her blonde hair flying in the soft wind. "You can bring your family too!"
Toya took a gulp of his water and wiped one dark brow. He sat on the benches out near the fountain in the bright sun. He was waiting for Yuki to come out of class. "I don't know..." He ran a hand through his hair and blinked up at her. "Why?"
Kira smiled. "Well, my mother told my sister and I that we might invite some friends and their families over for dinner!" Kira smiled. "So...are you going to come?"
Toya sighed and stood up. He brushed himself off and looked down at her. "Sure...I guess. I'll bring my little sister."
Kira giggled and clapped her hands. "Great!" She giggled again. "See you tomorrow at 7:30!" She gave him a small wave and ran off...skipping occasionally.
Toya watched after her and sighed. "Great."
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"Hey Kero, where were you this morning?" Sakura sighed as she folded one of her shirts. The two were sitting in Sakura's room folding the laundry. Sakura's eyes were still red, but not as much as before.
"Oh...I was in the bathroom downstairs." Kero shrugged as if he did it every day. Sakura raised and eyebrow at him. "What?"
Sakura giggled. "What were you doing in the bathroom?"
Kero sighed and frowned at her. "For your information, it was strictly business."
Sakura then burst out into hysterics. "Business!" She fell down on the floor and rolled around.
Kero frowned and watched with a disgusted face as Sakura slapped her knee and rolled on the rug. "Ha, ha. You're being very funny." Kero crossed his arms and sat down. "I'm not telling you what I was doing there."
Sakura stopped laughing to look at him with wide eyes. "I don't want to know!"
"Okay then." Kero nodded and went back to folding the laundry.
Sakura followed suit. There was silence until Sakura broke it. "Hey Kero?"
"Hm?"
"You know what I feel like doing?" Sakura asked as she folded a skirt. She didn't wait for him to answer. "I want to go out as Card Captor Sakura once more. You know, to forget about today's little incident."
Kero looked at her and began to smile. "It's been a long time since you went out as Card Captor Sakura...you know. And it wouldn't hurt to go out on duty."
Sakura smiled at him and stood up abruptly. "Okay! I'll call Tomoyo!" She ran towards the phone and quickly dialed the number. She waited while it rang and heard someone speak.
"Hey! This is Tomoyo—"
"Hey..." Sakura was cut off as the voice continued.
"I'm sorry I can't go to the phone right now! I went out to dinner with my mom! Please leave a message at the beep!"
Sakura sighed and hung up. She looked over at Kero. "I guess it's just you and me!"
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"I think this was a bad idea." Sakura sighed as she walked out in one of her cute outfits. This time, she wore a black on white mini dress, long black boots, long white gloves, and a black and white hood. She looked around herself, seeing nothing strange. "Why did we even bother?"
Kero frowned at her. "It was your idea in the first place," He was in his true form and as he sat on the ground, he wiggled. "Not mine."
"Hey! It was your idea! So don't blame it on me! AAAHH! Help me!" Sakura screamed as a sudden gust of wind picked her off her feet. Next, a snowdrop landed on Kero's nose.
"What? Snow? In May?" Kero looked up at the sky and gasped. Small amounts of snow were dropping fast. "Sakura? This is definitely strange!"
Sakura looked around and saw Li running towards her dressed in his battle outfit. (OOC: What is it called?)
"Sakura!" Li waved to her, swinging his hand in the air. "The snow!"
"I know! Something weird is going on here!" Sakura called out. Li stopped in front of her, panting. "We have to—" Li was cut off as another voice began to speak.
"Isn't snow just so pretty?" A light feminine voice called out from the shadows. It sounded familiar to Sakura, but she just couldn't place where she heard that voice. "Are you Card Captor? Master of the Clow?"
Sakura gripped her wand tightly before answering. "That depends! Are you friend or foe?" (OOC: I've always wanted to say that!)
The voice laughed. "Friend..." Sakura sighed. "Or foe. You be the judge." The voice edged closer to the three as it laughed louder and louder. "I've been searching for you master of the Clow. I've been searching for a long time."
Li shivered as snow fell all around Sakura and him. "What do you want?"
The voice laughed again and a figure emerged from Sakura's left behind a tree. "What do I want? The answer is simple, really. I want the power. I want the glory. I want...the cards!" With the last syllable, the figure raised a staff above its head and a light beam hit Sakura forcefully in the chest.
"I...I can't move!" It was true. Sakura lay on the ground paralyzed as Li rushed at the figure.
Kero moved towards the figure, but was hit by beam. He froze in his tracks.
"Take this!" Li raised his sword over his head and brought it down on the figure. He felt that he hit something, but instead the voice laughed.
"You missed." Looking closer, Li saw that he had hit a tree. It was hard to see with all the snow that was falling. "I'm over here."
Li turned and saw a flash of light. "I've got you now!" He ran towards where he last saw the light and lunged at the figure. "Ha!"
"Nope." The voice came from behind him and he turned around. "Just stop fighting me. I've come to help!"
Li glared at the shadows. "You think attacking Sakura is helping?"
There was a gasp and then, "Sakura? Sakura is master of the Clow?" A rustle of leaves and a shadowed figure emerged. "Sakura remains stronger than I?"
Sakura struggled to breathe as she tried to move. "Who are you?"
A girl with blonde hair came to the clearing. She held a staff and wore a mini dress with short ankle length boots. She wore a mask that hid the top half of her face. In truth, she looked like a child that was costumed as a beautiful witch, if it weren't for the huge butterfly wings that came from her back. She fluttered over to Sakura who still lay on the ground.
Li took a step in front of Sakura. "What are you?"
The girl stopped moving. "I won't tell." She smiled and held her staff tighter to her chest. "So Sakura Kinomoto is master of the Clow Cards," She straightened and gestured with her arms. "And here I was expecting a challenge." She nodded towards Sakura. "I think I'll just let her live for now." The girl turned and started to walk gracefully away.
"Wait!" Li called out. "Who are you?"
The girl froze and turned her head back to look at him. She smiled. "Wouldn't you like to know?" And with that, she disappeared.
Li took several breaths and turned to Sakura. "Sakura! Are you okay?"
Sakura remained silent. Li picked her up by the shoulders and shook her. As he shook her, pain shot up in every bone in her body. Tears flooded her eyes as she screamed. Opening her eyes, she saw Li looking worriedly at her. "Li..." And then she saw red.
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"She's paralyzed. She can't move." Voices spoke all around her.
"What do we do? Should we take her to a hospital? I mean, is this an emergency?" A deep male voice sounded muffled to Sakura.
She tried to move so that she could hear clearly, but she couldn't fell anything. 'What? What's going on?' She tried to open her eyes, but no such luck. She began to struggle when another voice spoke.
"Toya, Toya calm down."
'Dad?' Sakura suddenly felt pain in her temples and she opened her mouth in shock.
"Dad! She moved!" There was the sound of scraping chairs and movement all around her.
The pain shot up once more in her body and she let out an ear splitting scream.
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Finally! For all of those that are still complaining that this chapter still too short, I'll have you know that it is 10 pages long!
What's going to happen to Sakura? Who's that mysterious girl? Why is Eriol taking evil Momo's side? You'll have to wait for the next chapter to find out what happens!
Is everybody finally happy with the length of this chapter? I know I am! Stay tuned next time for the continuation of Why I Hate Peaches!
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