Mischievous Love

Card Captor Sakura

Chapter Sixteen

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In Which A Party an Obsessive Girlfriend Strike Back

Sakura frowned as Tomoyo gushed on and on about the only boy (even that was questionable) who resembled a baboon more than any other human in the world.

" And I didn't even think, it was all so spontaneous and his eyes were all dark and mysterious and I couldn't tell what he was thinking-"

Sakura finished, " And then you kissed him again and again and again and then you fell off the face of the earth wrapped up in the heat of passion never to be seen in mortal realms again."

Tomoyo stopped and thought. " That is another way of putting it, I guess."

Sakura sighed. " Tomoyo, do you know that Eriol is the man-girl-thing that has been pranking us these past few weeks??"

Tomoyo rose her eyebrows. " Uh huh...So?"

Sakura growled. " So????"

Tomoyo answered, " So...what?"

Sakura said through gritted teeth. " So what happens if Eriol was only doing all this to..." She trailed off and motioned to Tomoyo to finish the sentence.

Tomoyo shrugged, helplessly. " Can I buy a vowel?"

Sakura yelled, "No you may not!! He could be pranking us, Tomoyo! He could be pranking us and chuckling in that weird way he chuckles and then his glasses will flash and then he'll break your heart!"

Tomoyo smiled. " Look, Sakura. I trust him. He won't do anything. He's like that boy in elementary school who would pull your pigtails."

Sakura growled, " No one pulled my pigtails in elementary school!"

Tomoyo sighed. " It's just a phrase, Sakura!"

Sakura groaned. " Do you trust him? Do you truly like him? Do you truly think he likes you back?"

Tomoyo nodded. " Yes, yes and maybe so."

Sakura sighed. " You always have told the truth. Even when you had to make it up. I'm going for a walk, see you later! And don't stay on too long on the phone chatting up Mr. Lover Boy there, alright?"

***********

Sakura walked down to the park, gritting her teeth slightly. They had been in Hong Kong for several months. It was a great place, busy and crowded yet with a beauty within that made people stay and spend their lives here.

Too bad that Big Baboon Dude With Weird Underwear had decided to live here too. It might have actually been a beautiful place...the BBDWWU guys always ruin it for unsuspecting people, don't they?

Almost unbidden, Sakura remembered Syaoran's words last night. He had said such sweet things, it had melted her heart. She now knew that she could never underestimate Syaoran. He had brought her defences down and she'd never let that happen again!

And now this whole Eriol and Tomoyo thing? There must be something behind it! Sakura could see that Tomoyo had completely fallen for Eriol (contradicting Tomoyo's own rules which she stood by so determinedly...the bad boy pranker and the good , sweet love?? Huh?? That hypocrite!!)

Sakura shoved her hands in her pockets and started to think about what other pranks there were. She had to get back at Syaoran for what he did last night!

While she was contemplating a plan, Sakura had run straight into a warm body. With an oof! she fell backwards, only to be caught by two strong arms.

Blue eyes twinkled at her cheerfully and she gasped.

" Hiiro?"

Hiiro patted his chest. " Yup, it's me!"

" Owwww..."

Hiiro looked around confused and then saw that Sakura had fallen, since he had let go of her. He gasped and he went down to help her up.

" Oh, I'm sorry!" Hiiro said.

Sakura just waved it off. " It's alright. I know when there's someone important around that needs more attention."

Hiiro blinked. " You are the first one to understand my logic!"

Sakura sweat-dropped and Hiiro shrugged and said in a husky voice, " However I do like it when a girl is so dependant on me.."

Sakura's eyebrows rose. " Uh huh. Well, you are a unique person, Hiiro. Just like everyone else."

Hiiro grinned. " Damn straight!"

Sakura coughed. " Uh Hiiro...now that we're in this position, can I ask you something? Did you send those letters? Do you really want me to meet you this Saturday?"

Hiiro's brow furrowed. " What? What letters?" Then as if something dawned on him his eyes went wide and he said fakely, " Ohhhh! Those letters! Yah, I sent them! Did you like them?"

Sakura felt a bit odd at the thought that this wasn't some big joke and Hiiro actually...sent those romantic letters. Could it be? " Yeah, they were...sweet. I guess...I guess I'll come this Saturday."

" This Saturday?" Hiiro asked, confusedly. Then his face cleared and he let out another fake laugh. " Ohh! This Saturday! I understand completely! Complete understanding!!"

Sakura's eyes widened. Just smile and back away slowly, she thought grimly, as she began to take steps away from him. While he was still talking about understanding completely, she had already made her way down the road towards her house. She sighed, wondering whether Hiiro actually wrote those beautiful, sappy words to her. Could he really like her that way?

When she finally reached her house, she heard a lot of loud music and laughter coming from the huge house beside hers. Limousines and grand cars lined up the road and Sakura smiled evilly. Ah, this is that party Syaoran invited her to. To announce to everyone that she was his friend. God, how stupid could he get? Did he really think she would come...

Slowly, an idea dawned on her. Of course...Why hadn't she thought of this before? Tapping her fingers together evilly, she whispered, " Excellent," as she crept into her house and up to her room to change for one big party.

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Syaoran was slouched on a chair, drinking champagne out of a glass. He knew she wasn't going to come and Yelan's knowing glances really annoyed him.

Ah well. He'd just get another punishment, maybe two , for lying. At least he'd get some sort of amusement out of this boring party. He watched carefully as his cousins ladled punch into their cups and grinned as they choked on their drinks. A little or a lot of salt never hurt anyone.

He had also replaced the cookies with gag cookies that squirted red paint at you when you picked it up and he had topped all the brownies with mud. He couldn't wait for dinner to start. That's when the firecrackers began.

Meiling had sat beside him and had been smiling non-stop. " So, that Kinomoto girl isn't coming, huh?" She asked, gleefully.

Syaoran sighed. " Nope. Don't tell Mother that. She'd freak. Or maybe not. It looks like she already knows. No wait, she always has that face on. That....knowing face."

Meiling gave him a weird look. " You're really bored, aren't you?"

Syaoran let out another sigh. " Uh huh."

But then his heart beat doubled as Yelan made her way over to him, smiling. " Hello, son."

Meiling got up quickly. " This is all yours!" She whispered to Syaoran.

Syaoran glared after her. " Traitor!"

Yelan looked around and sighed. " Is Sakura coming?"

Syaoran coughed, turning red. " Yes, well, about Sakura-"

Suddenly the door flew open and everyone turned to the door. Syaoran gasped. Oh no...

Sakura was standing there in a flouncy, lacy dress, her hair up in pigtails and a crown on her head. Red lipstick, blue eye shadow and an elaborate blush on each cheek. High, lacy knee socks and buckled shoes, she looked like a doll.

" SYAORAN, LOVE!" She squealed.

Syaoran's eyes widened in horror, and he yelled, " Nooooo!" But no one heard him as they watched the girl leap into Syaoran's lap and hug him tightly around the neck , kissing him on the cheek , leaving a bright red lipstick mark.

" Miss me?" She smiled, fluttering her eyelashes.

Syaoran groaned. Oh no.

********

Eriol stared at the picture with growing sadness.

" Syaoran , dear boy. You've grown up. I can't believe what we've been through together, but now, since girls have entered our lives and since they are more interesting than you..."

He stopped and blew his nose, adding the kleenex to the huge pile next to his chair.

" I'm going to have to...to break up with you!!"

With those final words he sobbed into his pillow for two seconds. " But I can't go on like this!" He whispered to the picture. " I've grown up. I've matured. We've both matured. And now...I'll have to backstab you. I wasn't really conning Tomoyo. I...I love her."

He flinched as if the picture would strike out at him.

" Syaoran? Syaoran your not speaking to me!!!" His blue eyes grew desperate as he shook the picture.

" NOO! SYAORAN!!" He cried, falling to his knees and shaking his fist at the ceiling.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. He jerked and then quickly struck a match and lighted the candles all over the family room. Then he made his way to the door and there stood a blushing Tomoyo.

" You know, living in a nudist's camp must take all the fun out of Halloween." Eriol blurted out, and then mentally hit himself. Really. He just had to bring up nudists now.

" Hey, Eriol," Tomoyo whispered., used to Eriol's strange comments

Eriol grinned, foolishly. " Hey, Tomoyo."

They stood there for a few seconds, awkwardly and then Eriol coughed. " You want to come inside?"

Tomoyo grinned. " Okay."

She picked her way through the house, and smiled gently at him as they settled onto the couch. Eriol leaned back and began humming under his breath, " Bittersweet memories....that is all I'm taking with me...So goodbye, please, don't cry, we both know I'm not what you...you need..."

Tomoyo stared at him. " Uh, Eriol?"

Eriol jumped, startled and realised he was singing to the picture in his hand. " Yah?"

" I was thinking maybe we could go see a movie or something," Tomoyo started, looking down, a blush still resident on her cheeks. " If you want to.."

Eriol grinned and kissed his picture goodbye. " Alright."

He put the picture down on the coffee table and went to grab his jacket.

" Uh Eriol?"

" Yes, darling?"

" Why did you kiss a picture of Syaoran in a tutu?"

" ...."

**********

Syaoran gaped at Sakura, who grinned at him.

" Hey, darling!" Sakura said, running a hand down the side of his face. " I can't believe I'm here! You guys, are like, sooo rich! Sorry, I was late, but I had like, my period and you know how it is, and I couldn't find the right brand of tampons, so I was like, maybe I should call you, since you know so much about tampons-"

Syaoran gritted his teeth. " Kinomoto-"

Sakura put her hands to her chest and got off his lap. " Look, here everyone!! Syaoran and I have been like, going out for like the past three weeks and he's like, calling me Kinomoto!!" Her eyes filled with pretend tears. " I can't believe you, gumdrop, honey doodle!"

Meiling coughed. " Gumdrop Honey Doodle??"

Sakura turned to Meiling and beamed. " That's my nickname for him!!" She went over and hung onto Syaoran's arm and gazed into his face adoringly.

" Tell them what your nickname for me is!!" Sakura said, cheerfully. The whole household was staring at the two of them shock and amusement clear on their faces. Syaoran wanted to die.

" Uh...." He stuttered, knowing Sakura planned this somehow.

" Oh, silly!! My nickname is Fluffy Bunny Lollipop!! Right?? Right??" Sakura said, her eyes smiling at him.

All of his cousins snickered and Syaoran clenched his jaw. Was this the most embarrassing that has ever happened to him? Oh yah. And what did he do to deserve this?? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Yelan coughed and with rather amused glances at the two of them, announced, " Come out and eat! Lunch is ready!"

Sakura squealed, " Yay! I remember the first time Syaoran and I met, he was all google eyed and he asked me if I was a angel and I'm just like, yes, yes I am and we have been going out since!!" Sakura said conversationally to all of Syaoran's cousins

Syaoran bared his teeth at his cousins, so they wouldn't make any snide comments, but they sure as hell weren't doing anything to hide their laughter.

One of his cousins asked, " So, how do you guys spend your dates?"

Sakura gasped. " I was just thinking about it! Syaoran invites me over for a movie, and then dinner and then a long walk on the beach. Syaoran is such a softie, you know! A big, big softie!!" She puckered her lips at him and blinked at him. " Kiss me, baby!"

Syaoran reddened and yelled, " Mother!! Do you need any help??"

" Not really, son!" Yelan answered back as she carried in the plates for lunch.

Syaoran mumbled, " Well, look at that, lunch is ready!"

Sakura giggled and waited until Syaoran sat down before flouncing onto his lap. " Gumdrop Honey Doodle and I only need one plate. We feed each other!" She said happily, blinking wide eyed innocence at the whole table. That was all they needed for another bout of raucous laughter.

Syaoran was the laughing stock.

God.

He wanted to die.

" Look, Kinomoto, stop this! What the hell are you doing? You just had to announce that we were FRIENDS, and then leave!!" Syaoran murmured under his breath, angrily.

Sakura blinked. " Whatever are you saying, Gumdrop Honey Doodle??"

Syaoran felt his heart drop as she whispered to Meiling, " Syaoran is such a good kisser, you know? And those rugged looks, whoo! Makes my heart go all aflutter! You should see him in his boxers, you know, those green polka dotted ones? Those are his all time favourites!"

Meiling choked. " You've seen in him in his boxers?"

Sakura winked conspiratorially. " I've seen him in less than that!"

The whole table turned green and Sakura let out a high pitched giggle. " Syaoran, let's go upstairs alright? You promised you'd show me your Barbie doll collection?"

Syaoran growled, " Just eat and get out of here."

Sakura gasped. " But I'll get fat!"

Syaoran retorted, " Then get fat, like I care!"

Sakura turned teary. " YOU THINK I'M FAT??" She screamed, tears pouring down her cheeks. " You...You BASTARD!"

With one last sob, she raced up the stairs and out of their view. Silence was around the whole table, his cousins almost red trying to hold in their laughter.


One of the elders said seriously, " What you did was a cruel thing, Xiao-Lang. That girl is sensitive, and you called her fat."

" What??" Syaoran burst out. " I didn't-"

" Really. We thought more of you," Another elder shook his head. " I can't believe you would hurt a girl like that."

Syaoran yelled, " BUT I DIDN'T-"

" Such a low blow."

" From the next leader of the Li Clan?"

" Really. Shocking."

Syaoran let out a yell. " ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! I GIVE IN! WE WEREN'T FRIENDS! I DIDN'T DO THE PUNISHMENT! I LIED TO YOU ALL! BUT JUST GET KINOMOTO OUT OF HERE!"

This time his cousins burst out into laughter, not being able to hold it in. The elders looked surprised and Yelan looked satisfied.

" I knew it!" Yelan said. " I had a suspicion you were lying to me!"

Syaoran wasn't short of any anger yet. He had dealt with his family, now he had to deal with...her. Yes her. Yes, the Stinking Loser From Japan Who Ruined His Life And Would Pay Dearly. Yes that one.

He marched up the stairs and up to his room, and pounded on the door.

" Kinomoto!" He yelled. " Open the door, RIGHT NOW!"

Of course, being the prankster that he was, he should've realised something was wrong. But of course, anger made him a fool and he opened the door and was splashed with mud and paint with shreds of his beloved boxers floating around and sticking to his body, making him look like a human , polka dotted chicken.

Sakura was laughing straight and hard, gasping for breath. " I...paid...you...back!" She gasped, holding her stomach. Syaoran was never this angry in his life and roared, leaping at Sakura. Sakura's eyes grew wide with fright, as he leaped on her and the rolled for a few minutes, Sakura getting as dirty as Syaoran as she tried to fend him off.

" I thought you weren't friends!"


The statement shocked both of them and they stopped their rolling and looked at the door where Yelan stood with her arms crossed and all of his cousins staring at him in surprise and amusement.

He stared down at Sakura and realised how it must look like.

" We weren't-"

" We just-"

" I never-"

" I don't-"

"Yes, well, I know you two need your privacy!" Yelan said, smiling brightly as she closed the door.

Syaoran and Sakura looked at each other and screamed, " I don't like you!!"

And that is where this story ends. Sakura is realising how much she loves Syaoran, she even went to the party and announced she was his girlfriend! Really! And Eriol, well, Eriol has gotten over Syaoran and moved onto Tomoyo. This story and it's love triangles. I don't really know how you put up with it!


Well, as the scroll bar nears the end, I must say that you can't see the Ultimate Plan, nor how Syaoran will pay Sakura back , or how Eriol and Tomoyo's date goes! And where Hiiro, our lovable dumb idiot, fits into all this?

Find out in the next chapter of Mischievous Love!

a/n: lol, okay, I dun't really know where my brain was when I wrote this! lol! The romance for E and T have started and Syaoran and Sakura just need a bit more nudging or a lot more nudging for them to finally get it on!

At least I UPDATED! Muah ah ah ah. Tell me what you think of it aight? See ya latez,

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