Mischievous Love

Card Captor Sakura

Chapter Twelve

~starjade~

In Which Tomoyo Gets A Surprise

Visit with Femininity Himself

" Tomoyo....Just listen to me please!"

" No."

" Please , Tomoyo , my love, you are the beauty of my life, the light that beckons me forward through the obstacles that are laid before me, you are the honey the bees are attracted to , the flower that I admire, the-"

" No."

" TOMOYO, I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND!!!!!!!"

" No."

Eriol groaned. " Look , Syaoran , I think Tomoyo would be saying a lot more than No."

Syaoran glared. " It's bad enough your practicing on me. Just go to Tomoyo. Or that teddy bear. WHY ME?"

Eriol glared. " 'Cause I'm doing this to help YOU!!"

Syaoran sweat dropped. " Oh yeah..."

Eriol put his hands on his hips. " Now, take one. My entrance."

Eriol walked back to the door and sashayed in. He flipped his navy blue hair and adjusted his glasses, then winked at Syaoran.

" Hey , beautiful!!"

A voice at the door interrupted them. " That seriously looks wrong."

Syaoran and Eriol whipped around to Feimei , who stood laughing at the door. Along with the rest of Syaoran's sisters.

" It's not what it looks like!!!" Syaoran protested as they walked away, giggling to themselves. Syaoran turned back to Eriol, who was filing his nails.

" What do you think, flamingo pink or dazzling purple?" Eriol asked, absently.

Syaoran stared. " Eriol , I am seriously worried about you."

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Sakura walked back and forth in her room, pacing in front of Tomoyo.

" Syaoran hasn't done anything for a day now. I am quite worried. Syaoran's probably planning something...planning something eeevil...maybe he's going to hang pictures of us on baboon bodies all over the school....or..."

Tomoyo eyed Sakura. " Sakura , can you guess who you've been talking about twenty four seven since we came to Hong Kong??"

Sakura stopped. " Who?"

Tomoyo sweat dropped. " SYAORAN! That's all you ever talk about, all you ever think about and all you ever stare at! Sakura , your life is REVOLVING around Syaoran!"

Sakura let out a laugh. " That's ridiculous! Now lets go spy on Syaoran. I got these new binoculars..."

Tomoyo rose her eyebrows. " See?"

Sakura stared at Tomoyo. " Uh oh......I think I know what's happening...he's laid an evil spell on me. To make me think about him all the time...that's it! Time for revenge!"

Tomoyo groaned. " Sakura, your talking crazy. Think about it. Just for a minute. If all you ever think, talk, speak or stare at is a BOY, what does that mean?"

Sakura thought. " Evil spells?"

" NO!"

" Green polka dotted-"

" NO! God no!"

" That Tomoyo likes Eriol?"

" Yes-HUH?"

Sakura giggled. " Oooh, who has a crush?"

Tomoyo squeaked, turning red. " I DO NOT LIKE THAT LOSER!"

Sakura grinned, evilly. " Oh, yes you do! Do you know how I know?"

Tomoyo turned redder...if that was even possible. " How?"

Sakura thought. " Because....all Eriol ever does is pinpoint YOU for his pranks....he stares at you in class, he watches you all the time and anything he opens his mouth it's about you. You on the other hand , stare at him in class, turn red every time he's near and smile at everything he says, even though you try covering it up by saying something mean."

Tomoyo blinked. Sakura was more intelligent then she thought." Uh..."

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Tomoyo jumped up and ran to the door, eager for an excuse. She peered through the windows and gasped.

"Sakura!!! It's ERIOL!!!"


Sakura gasped. " Eriol? As in ERIOL, ERIOL???"


Tomoyo groaned. " YES! What am I going to do?"

Sakura held a finger up. " I'll hide and leap out at him if he tries any hanky panky!"

" Hanky panky?" Tomoyo repeated, but Sakura was already stuffing herself under the couch.

Tomoyo took a deep breath and then opened the door. In front of her stood a cleaned up Eriol , all done up in a suit and everything. He was holding a bunch of flowers.

" For the lady..." Eriol said in a low voice. He handed her the flowers and Tomoyo peered at it , suspiciously.

" Nothing going to come out if it , right?" Tomoyo asked.

Eriol smiled, slowly. " Of course not, gorgeous. Can I come in? I'd really like to talk to you...be friends with you...maybe to the next stage...marriage even...a baby.. maybe two...if its a girl, I'd call it Eriolette..."

Tomoyo heard a distinct snicker come from under the couch. "Eriol, where's Syaoran? Is he hiding behind you? Is there a water balloon behind you? Are you going to take pictures of our underwear drawer , or steal our diaries..."

Eriol let out a laugh and then gazed at Tomoyo. " Of course not. I just want to talk to you. Can I come in?"

" Sure.." Tomoyo trailed off as Eriol stepped in and looked around.

" It feels like I've been here before..."

" You have."

Eriol smiled. " In spirit yes...Tomoyo, I need to ask you something. Something really important..."

Tomoyo nodded. " Alright....but don't you dare try anything funny!"

Eriol held up his hands. " Okay , Okay! I'm not the bad guy here! Lets go sit on your couch."

Tomoyo nodded, but then remembered that Sakura was under the couch. Oh no...Eriol was already bending to sit down.

" Nooooooooooooooooo..." Tomoyo groaned , slowly. She ran, step by step and Eriol stopped halfway, staring at her as she ran slowly at him as if in slow motion. Her face was twisted in desperation and Eriol rose his eyebrows.

" You okay-" Eriol started, but broke off with a yell as Tomoyo pushed him hard. He stumbled back, shocked.

Tomoyo stopped, her chest rising as she struggled for a breath, even though she had only run about two feet.

" Lets....Go...Sit....at...the....table..." Tomoyo puffed out.

Eriol blinked. " Oookay."

Another giggle erupted from the couch and Eriol turned to stare at the couch. " Is that couch...giggling?"

Tomoyo let out a high pitched laugh. " Of course not!! Now lets go to the table and sit down!!"

She forcefully dragged him to the table and sat him down. " Would you like anything to eat or drink?"

" No...I just wanted to tell you...something that's been in my heart for days."

Another giggle from the couch, but Tomoyo was to confused by what Eriol was saying to notice how the couch was trembling from Sakura's laughter.

" Huh?" Was Tomoyo's only reply.

Eriol looked down. " I was thinking real hard yesterday as I was staring at the whipped cream I was going to stuff in your shoes and I remembered how much I needed a map..."

" A map?"

" Yes, a map. Because I keep getting lost in your eyes...."

Another snort from the couch.

" And Tomoyo...I think...I that I kinda...like...you."

Tomoyo gasped. His eyes were darting away from hers and she thought, this can't be another prank , can it?? Can it?

Her heart pounded as he leaned towards her, his navy eyes serious. He's a real good actor, Tomoyo thought. Better than most. He looks like he wants to kiss me , but he won't. He'll jump back and yell, gotcha!

She waited for him to jump back, but he just kept coming closer. His hands had somehow found their way to her hands. This is one of their better pranks, Tomoyo thought, a bit frantically , as his face was so close that their noses were touching. Their playing with human emotions now...

She waited for him to jump back.

He didn't.

His lips brushed hers.

Oh No.

" Ow!!!"

The cry shocked them both out of their stupor and Eriol jumped up and saw Sakura struggling out of the couch.

" I'll save you...Tomoyo..." She choked out as she tried to pull her leg out from under the couch, her clothes dusty. " I said...no...hanky...panky..."

" Sakura??" Eriol gasped, shocked, as she finally got herself free and ran towards Tomoyo, throwing herself between the two.

" Don't touch her!!" Sakura threatened, looking quite comical with her hair sticking in every direction, her face smudged with dirt and her clothes covered in dust. " I know what your doing! Your trying to use your non-existent charm to bring her over on your side, RIGHT?"

Eriol's eyes were actually surprised. " Look, I'm sorry, Sakura, but I was just-"

" I know what you JUST, little man! You think your oh so great, with your ' I kinda like you...' pick up lines! BUT THEY WON'T WORK! And let me tell you, if you lay a hand on my best friend once more-"

" Sakura!"

Sakura whipped around to meet Tomoyo's eyes. " Look , I can handle this, alright?"

Sakura nodded and then glared at Eriol. " Don't give me that innocent look, Romeo! I know what your up to! I know where you li-well , not exactly , but I know where your best friend lives! SO HA!"

She turned away leaving the two of them alone. Eriol was staring after Sakura with a little bit of appreciating in his eyes.

" She's getting smarter." Eriol muttered.

" Oh yah..." Tomoyo replied.

" No wonder Syaoran's so in love with her.."

" Yah....no wonder...WHAT?"

Eriol grinned, his eyes sparkling. " I think MY best friend has a CRUSH on your best friends , and so the best friends must not be enemies, but best friends and then they can go past best friends into....into...LOVE!"

Tomoyo stared at him. " This reminds me of that General Hospital episode...the one where-"

" The doctor's daughter falls for his prankster ex-girlfriend's son?"

" Yes! How did you know?"

" There's a lot about me you don't know."

" Like the fact you watch General Hospital and paint your nails Flamingo pink?"

Eriol jumped at the last part and Tomoyo giggled and pointed at the nail polish bottle that was peeking out of his pocket. Eriol flushed and Tomoyo laughed even louder.

" I DON'T HEAR NO YELLING AND PRANKING DOWN THERE!" Came a cry from upstairs. Tomoyo giggled.

" Don't worry! I just splattered him with some vinegar."

" Good!"

Eriol smirked. " Protecting me from your unruly best friend?"

Tomoyo put a hand to her chin. " I'm not so sure why, but don't take any time trying to analyze what I do. Now you better go, before Sakura finds that sledge hammer."

Eriol grinned and Tomoyo walked him to the door, trying to centre herself. Eriol's smile was real nice...he was quite good-looking and those eyes...wooh...

" Oh yah, I almost forgot. Here." Eriol handed her a card, that was covered in a scented envelope. " See ya!"

" Bye!" Tomoyo answered , but Eriol wasn't leaving. He looked , a bit worriedly at the stairs and then swooped in and kissed Tomoyo on her cheek and whispered, " Farewell..." Before leaping off the steps and disappearing.

Tomoyo, in a daze, closed the door and collapsed on a chair, her eyes closed in bliss. She touched her cheek softly and grinned in happiness.

When she opened her eyes, she met Sakura's angry emerald ones. " So...you telling me I fall for bad boys?"

Tomoyo blinked. " Oh no...Sakura , let me explain!"

" WHERE'S MY SLEDGE HAMMER?"

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

Syaoran was standing at the door when Eriol arrived at the Li doorstep.

" Did you get her to agree or not?" Syaoran burst out before he was even inside.

Eriol grinned. " Not yet! This takes a long time and my friendship with Tomoyo is growing like a bud in rain..."

Syaoran glared. " Look, Eriol. I put up with your feminine side long enough. Now I'm going over there, and I'll get her to say yes, even if it's the last thing I do!"

Eriol grinned. " You sound like your going to propose to her or something..."

" UGH!" Syaoran cried. " Don't put nasty thoughts in my head. Now I'm going over there, you get to work on the-" here he paused momentarily to tap his fingers evilly, " Ultimate Plan and I'll try to get Sakura to say yes."

Eriol's face contorted. " NOOO!"

" What?" Syaoran retorted, tired.

" TRYING IS THE FIRST STEP TO FAILURE! DON'T EVER TRY!" Eriol cried.

Syaoran blinked. " Way to much sugar for you pal..."

Now this is where the story just has to end. I know, I know , your all crying over the ending and wishing there was more humour in this pathetic excuse for a romance story...but it will get there...we'll get there...somehow....

So, I am sorry to say, you won't see how this budding romance of Eriol and Tomoyo's turns out, nor how Eriol is so in touch with his feminine side....You won't see how Syaoran 'cough' convinces Sakura ( or not) to tell his whole family that they are 'friends' or how Syaoran and Eriol will carry through with this Ultimate Plan...

Now, unless you want to see me in green polka dotted boxers , I suggest you leave a review for this aspiring author that lives only to entertain you...feel special....feel very special...

a/n: So sorry for the lack of updates! HOMEWORK, the evil bug has been getting to me. I swear , just because of that test where I got a 'cough' kind of low mark, my parents have been giving me...EXTRA CREDIT! Extra Credit?? Of all things...

So, bear with me , aight? gotta go!

See ya latez,

~starjade~