Chapter Seven

Card Captor Sakura

Mischievous Love

~starjade~

In which pranks lead to heat

between the destined

Candlelight flickered on the table , as spurts of laughter and conversation surrounded the table. As darkness fell like a velvet cape over the sky , a cheery atmosphere enveloped the Li Mansion. Food was served , exclamations resounded , and delightful jokes were made.

And of course , our two little pranksters were glaring at each other the whole time.

" I think I should go get the first course ," Yelan announced , getting up.

Syaoran stood up as well , and smiled grimly at his mother. " That's alright , mother. I'll get it for you!"

As he walked into the kitchen , he grabbed the serving plate from the cook and sprinkled mounds of salt on one of the plates. He used a bit of magic to make sure the plate went to Sakura.

Then he took a glass of water and filled it with vinegar. He then mixed it thoroughly with water and spelled it as well , to make sure it went to Sakura. One of his sisters , Fuutie , came in and grabbed the other plates as well.

They walked into the dining room , and everyone started to clap as they set the plates down. Sakura resumed her glaring at Syaoran and Syaoran settled into his seat , glaring as well , but a triumphant gleam in his eyes.

" Here you go!" Yelan said cheerfully as she passed around the plates. Sakura grabbed a plate and a glass of water and Syaoran stared at her out of the corner of her eye. This was going to be good...

~~~~~~******~~~~

Tomoyo yawned as she settled down on the couch. Fujitaka had asked her and Yukito if they had wanted to come , but Tomoyo declined , saying she wanted to stay at home and Yukito had some business somewhere that he needed to attend. She had ignored Sakura's pleading looks and before Sakura had left , Tomoyo left her with some advice.

" Never accept ANYTHING Syaoran gives you alright?"

She hoped that Sakura was going to have a *cough* uneventful dinner.

She leaned back against the cushions and grabbed the remote control as she flipped through the channels. Suddenly the doorbell rang.

" Who would it be at this time?" she mumbled as she got up from her rather comfy position and stalked over to open the door.

Suddenly a crash of thunder sounded as her fingers touched the doorknob. Tomoyo jerked back , her amethyst eyes wide. She peered out the window and gasped

" It's not even raining! There are no clouds! So why is there thunder?"

Suddenly all the lights flickered out in the house. Tomoyo let out a stifled shriek as the doorbell rang again.

" Don't worry , something must be wrong with the electrical circuit , you can check later , don't worry..." She repeated as she opened the door , ever so slowly.

The door creaked , ( which she was absolutely sure it didn't , because Fujitaka had oiled the hinges just yesterday ) and standing before her was a huge scarecrow , shadowed by the dark.

" AHHH!" Tomoyo screeched and stumbled away , but the scarecrow had opened it's mouth and green ooze spurted out , hitting her on her chest , stomach and face.

" EWWWWW! AHHHHHH! EWWWWWWWW!" She yelped , not sure which one scared her most. The scare crow began to laugh , it's body shadowed and it's laugh haunting and deep.

But as Tomoyo inched away , her breathing fast , her heart thumping against her chest , it's beats pounding against her throbbing ears , the scarecrows laughs began to sound more human , not deep and haunting anymore , and the thunder was gone , even though the lights were still cut down.

The laugh was familiar....She had heard it waaaaaay too many times...

" ERIOL?" she screeched.

The scarecrow burst into more laughter as it pulled it's head off and there , with flashing , mysterious navy blue eyes and hair stood Eriol Hiirigizawa , the master prankster of all time.

" HA! You should have seen your face! Oh my god , that was soooo funny!" Eriol gasped through fits of laughter.

Tomoyo growled. " That is so not funny! You scared me half to death!"

Eriol just gasped for breath as he took off the scarecrow clothes , dressed in khaki pants and a blue shirt. He just grinned as Tomoyo tried to calm her pounding heart.

" How the hell did you do that? Why did you do that? Most importantly , you are going to be DEAD when I'm done with you!" Tomoyo screamed as she leapt at Eriol trying to land a punch.

Eriol just grabbed her around the waist and swung her inside the dark house and closed the door. Tomoyo couldn't see Eriol and could only feel his hands around her waist. It gave her a fluttery feeling deep inside her chest , but the feeling that was dominating her right now was her ego and Eriol sure as hell deflated it!

" Let me go , Eriol and GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" she yelled.

Eriol laughed.

" Fine! Bye!" he said and his hands left her waist and she could hear his step as he went to the door. The door clicked shut.

" Thank you , God!" she muttered. " What the hell was that fool thinking? I swear , he's going to get it tomorrow!"

She began to walk carefully , through the hallways , putting one foot ahead of the other , trying to find the kitchen. She knew that in one of the cupboards , there were some candles.

" Damn!" she swore as she nearly ran into a vase. She stumbled away from it and she could hear her head crack as she stumbled against the table and hit her head against the edge.

She fell to the ground , slipping into unconsciousness. The last thing she saw was worried navy blue eyes swirling around in her sight and soft words , " Tomoyo? Tomoyo , speak to me!"

Drowsily , she mumbled , " Eriol...my Eriol..."and slipped off into darkness.

~~~~~~*****~~~~~~

Yelan rose her glass and clinked it with her fork. The table quieted as she spoke.

" Here's a toast to the new Kinomoto family! Welcome to the neighbourhood!"

Fujitaka grinned as everyone clinked their own glasses. Yelan grinned. " Time to eat!"

Everyone dug into their food eagerly and Sakura took a spoonful of her food. As she ate , a disgusting taste filled her mouth and she nearly gagged.

" Is something wrong?" Fujitaka whispered at Sakura. Sakura shook her head and reluctantly ate another piece. This time , it was too much. With a " Yuck!" she spit out the food into her napkin.

Everyone at the table quieted. " What's wrong , Sakura?" Yelan asked. Syaoran could not hide the smirk growing on his face.

Sakura shook her red face. " Nothing , Nothing , I just need some water..." She grabbed her class and downed it quickly. NOW , her face turned pale and quickly shifted into a sickly green as she raced for the washroom. Miraculously , she found it and they could hear her *ahem* emptying her guts.

Syaoran had to hide his snigger by turning it into a cough as everyone leapt from the table to find out if Sakura was okay.

As Sakura walked in , pale and angry , Syaoran leaned back against his chair and said to no one in particular , " Great food , isn't it?"

Sakura nearly leapt at him in her fury , but a warning glance from Syaoran stopped her. She dropped into her chair. Time for REVENGE!

~~~~****~~~~

All she woke up to was a splitting headache. A blur of light hovered over her as she groaned from pain. Clutching her throbbing head , she tried to rise.

She found that she was on a couch , her head hurt badly , everything was dark , there was two candles in front of her and a navy blue haired boy was standing next to her saying , " Tomoyo , love , I was worried sick!"

Well actually , no.

This NAVY HAIRED BOY was sitting on the couch , leaned back and popping a can of coke , watching the basketball game on the T.V.

" Oh , he just missed it! By like one inch! Oh , god , why'd you have to send him out! He didn't foul , that other player ran into him! Oh my god , there going to score. Score , Score....THEY SCORED!" He jumped up , spilling coke all over Tomoyo.

" AHHHHH!" she screamed as Eriol jumped from the surprise.

" Oh...hehe...your awake..." Eriol stuttered.

Tomoyo narrowed her eyes. " Like you'd even care."

Eriol opened his mouth to protest and Tomoyo got up growling under her breath.

" You are the worst person on EARTH , Eriol! Just go to hell , and give us all a break!" she said venomously as she trotted towards the kitchen , blinking to hold off a headache . The throbbing seemed to have died down , but she could feel a pulsing ache at the top of her head.

Great. She was pranked by Eriol , the lights went out , smacked her head on the corner of a table , and woke up to Eriol spilling coke on her. Just a great evening , wasn't it?

Eriol rushed up to her. " Look , I'm sorry , alright?"

Tomoyo ignored him , as she headed for the garage. The moon was shining high as she opened the garage , looking for the power circuit. Annoyingly , Eriol was right behind her , helping her open the garage , helping her pick her way through all the tools and bikes..

Tomoyo stared at him , confusedly. Was he trying to apologise for the way he treated her? Well , he may have actually changed!

Tomoyo shook her head in confusedness as she opened the power circuit....suddenly , a huge splash of the same green ooze that Eriol had squirted at her , splattered onto her. She leapt back , screeching in horror. As she finally regained her senses , she could hear Eriol laughing his head off.

" Oh , the old tricks...always the best!" Eriol sputtered. Tomoyo was now through. She hated his guts!

" Look , Eriol." she said through clenched teeth , the tone of her voice commanding attention.

" I do not want to put up with your pranks. I have no idea why your here. Your making my life hell ever since I came to Hong Kong and I don't know why I bother with you. Don't you ever feel guilty the way you treat others? Get your act together and leave , because I NEVER want to see your face again!"

Eriol stood there , illuminated by the moon through her whole speech. His expression was serious as he turned around. Tomoyo sighed. Wow. She never thought she had it in her...

All of a sudden a hand grabbed hers and swung her in a circle making her squeal in horror as she twirled and landed against someone's chest. Looking up slowly , she met the intense eyes of Eriol.

" I still want to see you , my Tomoyo. I still want to see you...." he whispered , his voice deep and thorough. She shivered as he swung her away from him and his hand let go of hers , his footsteps resounding in the dark as he walked away.

Tomoyo was left with a pounding heart and the feel of Eriol's body against hers still around her. She had to breath a couple of times before she could feel slightly normal again.

She bent down and touched the green ooze and smiled slightly. Eriol Hiirigizawa...the master of pranks...

~~~~~~*****~~~~

Sakura smiled as dessert came riding in. After her vinegar and salt accident , she was nearly on the edge of rage. She was going to make sure that smirking chestnut haired boy went down!

She smiled as Yelan announced , " Vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup , people! Hope you like it! There will be some apple pie for others who don't want it! Alright?"

Everyone just squealed at Yelan's announcement and dug into their ice cream. Sakura leaned back evilly , watching as Syaoran poured huge amounts of chocolate syrup onto his ice cream. He looked at his ice cream strangely , but shrugging , he took a huge spoonful and swallowed it all.

Sakura snickered as she watched Syaoran's face. It turned pale first.

Then purple.

Then blue.

Then red.

Then green.

And he leapt up , running for the washroom as well. Everyone stared at each other wide eyed as they could hear Syaoran emptying his guts as well.

" Twice? In a day?" Yelan muttered as everyone raced over to the hallway to check if Syaoran was okay.

Sakura leaned back in her chair. Life was good. After switching the syrup bottle , with another filled with mud and water, carefully mixed to look like chocolate syrup , she knew that Syaoran would be livid.

And livid he was! Syaoran came back , a dark red aura around him , looking like he wanted to rip out Sakura's throat.

Yelan coughed as they all settled down , finishing their desserts subdued. She cleared her throat and said with her eyes on Sakura and Syaoran.

" I am so sorry for tonight's events. I have no idea how such...events could've happened. I hope that you will forgive us..." she trailed off , her face ashamed.

Fujitaka quickly rose. " No , no , we had a wonderful time! I loved the food , and my family loved the variety! We are lucky to have you as neighbours."

Sakura and Syaoran both held back a grimace. Lucky? Yeah , right!

As Fujitaka and Yelan talked , the whole family jumped as they could hear music coming from the front parlour.

Yelan grinned. " How 'bout some dancing?"

Syaoran's sisters began to giggle , as some guys walked in and took their arm. Sakura stared at them confused. Where did they come from? Were they servants? Or friends? Or what?

Yelan ushered everyone out to the ballroom like front parlour and she extended a hand towards Fujitaka.

" Dance?" she asked.

Touya growled. " Dance? Where did this come in? Our plan was to have dinner , leave and we're all happy!"

Sakura nodded , her face scrunching up as the sisters spread out around the ballroom.

Yelan suddenly winked at Syaoran and pointed towards Sakura. Syaoran stared at her , with full , complete horror. He shook his head as hard as he could , but Yelan gave him a stern glance and Syaoran's heart dropped.

Syaoran turned as slow as he could to Sakura who stood on the sidelines with her brother. He went up to her and muttered , " I have to dance with you..."

Sakura stared at him , wondering if he was talking to her. " Huh?'

Syaoran glared at her. " I have to dance with you , are you deaf?"

Sakura glared back. " Shut up , you complete asshole , I am so not..." but then she stopped , seeing the look on Fujitaka's face, "...going to wait around here , I'm going to dance! Let's dance!" she said with fake enthusiasm.

Syaoran grew wary , as Sakura reluctantly took his hand , making sure they were only touching fingers as he led her out to the centre. Hoping for a fast song, he waited for the next song to come. Suddenly , a romantic slow love song came on and both Sakura and Syaoran groaned.

" No....." they both whined. Fujitaka and Yelan twirled past them , and the heavy duty stern looks from them made them think over jumping out the window and drowning themselves.

Carefully , Syaoran put his hands on her waist and Sakura put her hands on his shoulders. They danced with a feet of distance between them , glaring at each other the whole time.

" You know , this whole prankster business could've been totally avoided if you had kept you trap shut and didn't try to diss me up!" Sakura muttered , angrily.

Syaoran gaped at her. " Right. Your the one whop called me , and let me quote ,'self indulged idiot.'"

Sakura huffed , disbelieving. " Really. So the time you took me and Tomoyo's underwear and posted it on the flag pole was just 'payback' for me calling you a 'self indulged idiot.'"

Syaoran nodded. " Yeah! And remember today? You squirted red paint at me!"

" You put vinegar and salt in my food!"

" You switched the chocolate syrup with mud!"

" You are so going to get it , Syaoran!"

" You are going down Sakura!"

" Really?"

" Really!"

As this fight was going , they were totally unaware that they had moved so close , their noses were almost touching and their bodies were squished together. The music stopped and everyone started to clap at the pair.

Sakura and Syaoran stared at each other , horrified , then at the crowd , then at their position and leaped away from each other.

" EWWWWWWWW! COOTIES!" They screeched and everyone sweat dropped. The night really was eventful for our hero and heroine , oh and for Eriol and Tomoyo as well. The heat is rising , very Veeeeerrrry quickly! Better put it out before out characters do something they regret! Like...fall in love!

Ew! Cooties!

a/n: hahahahahahaha! Luv zee chapter? Or no? This chappie was mostly the growing relationship between Eriol and Tomoyo and some heat between Syaoran and Sakura , but since the two are so dense , their relationship will be qutie slower than Eriol and Tomoyo's!

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