Chapter Twenty

Mischievous Love

Card Captor Sakura

*starjade*

In Which Herbal Essences,

Kiss Stamps and Notes Appear

" YOU WHAT?"

" I kissed her."

" I'm going to have to repeat that. YOU WHAT?"

" I KISSED HER!"

" Maybe I'm not hearing right. YOU. WHAT?"

" I FREAKING KISSED HER, YOU DEAF PIPSQUEAK!"

Eriol was staring at him in shock. " I can't believe it!"

" Well believe it!" Syaoran said gruffly. There was a small bandage on his forehead, the only remnant of his trip to the hospital.
Besides the fact that he had kissed his mortal enemy.

Yah, that could be taken into consideration.

" Syaoran....look, I know you're a growing boy and you have carnal instincts that lead you to such...actions, but we really did not need such...actions in our Ultimate Plan!" Eriol exclaimed.

" Carnal...Instincts?" Syaoran repeated, confused.

Eriol just let out a big sigh. " I still can't believe it. YOU HATE HER! Why the hell did you kiss her?"

" I don't know! Okay?? I seriously don't know!" Syaoran burst out, frustrated. " I just....I don't know, I guess....I guess...." Eriol watched him carefully and Syaoran finally answered, " I was doing it FOR the Ultimate Plan."

Eriol rose an eyebrow. " Uh huh. Carnal instinct follower, can you tell me HOW exactly this will help the ultimate plan?"

" Wellll..." Syaoran trailed off. " I'll break her heart tomorrow, embarrass her! Tell everyone that she came onto me! And then...she'll be all crying and Hiiro can comfort her!"

Eriol was staring at Syaoran, his eyes looking him over. A twinkle came into those navy blue eyes and he said, " Yes....what a great plan I came up with!"

Syaoran gawked. " You came up with....I came up with the plan, what-"

Eriol was too far off to listen, however. " What a plan...the voices in my head have great ideas. I wonder what sort of fame and glory I'll have when the Ultimate Plan is done..." His pinkie rose to the corner of his mouth and he started to laugh. " MUAH AH AH..."

Syaoran stared at him. " God, I feel sorry for your children..."

" What??"

" Nothing..."

Eriol looked at him curiously. " Alright then...but if you don't want this spreading around school tomorrow-"

" NO PLEASE, NO!" Syaoran yelled. " That is the absolutely worst thing you can do to me! How can you?? I thought we were friends! Friends, not anything more, unlike what some other people think! Now we're just acquaintances-"

" Calm down!" Eriol cautioned. " I just need you to help me analyze this commercial."

Syaoran halted his rant and rose an eyebrow. " What commercial?"

Eriol ran to the TV and pressed play. A girl on the TV was moaning. Syaoran quickly covered his eyes and Eriol yelled, " How can you analyze this if you cover your eyes?? Look!"

" Yes! Yes!" The girl was yelling. " Oh yes!"

Then she held out a bottle of shampoo. " Herbal Essences!"

Syaoran's eyes widened and he turned to Eriol, who had put on glasses and had a notepad.

" Why do you want to analyze this?" Syaoran asked, befuddled.

Eriol snapped, " Why do you think? No matter how much I wash my hair with that shampoo, it never turns out like that girls! Why?? That girl must have some sort of secret! I have made it my goal to find out!"

Syaoran gaped at Eriol and then back at the TV. And then back at Eriol.

God, he should've taken the hint with the whole nail polish business!

**********

Sakura stared at herself in the mirror.

She had kissed Syaoran.

Syaoran had kissed her.

Their mouths had ACCIDENTALLY fell on each other.

They both mistook each other for choking and they started to do CPR on each other.

No matter which way she said it....it still didn't seem real.

God, he had taken away her first kiss! Who the hell did he think he was? Just because it was a VERY nice kiss, did NOT MEAN HE COULD TAKE IT AWAY! He was a thief! A pure thief! She had the right of mind to call the police...

Well, that would be stupid. Who calls the police and says, " I'm reporting a stolen first kiss?"

Ha, if it was Hiiro, he'd probably come over with twenty police cars...She chuckled a bit, and then frowned, growing serious. Something had happened to her when he had kissed her. Her whole body had come alive. She had felt a...wanting for this prankster who she HATED and wanted to kick his sorry ass all the way to hell. But how could this be?

This could be a scientific thing. Yes it had to be! Like charges repel....opposite charges attract! So therefore, it was an ATTRACTION, not love!!

Haha.
Man, was she intelligent. Smart and witty. Two in one. Ha HA!

She sat down on her chair, proud of herself. And then her shoulders slumped again.

If this was only an 'attraction', why did she want to go kiss him again?

But then again, Syaoran probably thought this was all just a joke. She bristled. He probably didn't think that her first kiss was important. Of course not. He was just a plain old bastard who deserved to rot in hell!!

Sakura's heart sank. If he thought that this was all some joke...that he didn't have these same feelings in his heart as she did....she didn't know what she would do. She had a sneaking suspicion that she might burst into tears. But it was a SNEAKING suspicion, not a true suspicion! Sneaking! Yes. That's right. Sneaking.

Sakura Kinomoto does not burst into tears over a guy who has made her life hell.

No, she doesn't.

Sakura squared her shoulders and put on her coat. She'd go out there and show that prankster what woman were made of!! She'd ask him, 'Why did you kiss me because I was not affected by it at all and just want to know why for future black mail references!' Absolutely! She threw open the door, her fists clenched, her chin raised to face the world.

Only to meet an amethyst eyed....boy.

With a cry, she stumbled back. " AHH! MASCULINE TOMOYO! GET AWAY!" She waved her hands in front of her face, trying to ward this evil creature away from her.

The feminine boy-or masculine girl ran to her and gripped her wrists. " Sakura, shut up! It's me, Tomoyo! I'm just dressed up as a guy for disguise!"

Sakura stared at her in shock. " Why-why the heck would you want to do that??"

Tomoyo rolled her eyes. " Isn't it obvious! I'm going to trick Eriol into being friends with me, cause I'm a guy and find out if he's cheating on me! I know he is! I found this note in Eriol's room by a girl named Jessica saying, ' Meet me at the Cherry blossom tree, you hunky specimen of a Man' and I know that the word 'hunky' is used only in relationships!!"

Sakura gawked at her. " And..."

" And....you're going to help me!" Tomoyo grinned widely.

" No I'm not. Get away from me, you horribly deluded man-woman!" Sakura scorned, before turning around and looking back to her mirror and began to glare at it again.

" Look, Sakura. So what if Syaoran kissed you? It's not the end of the world." Tomoyo said, her voice taking on a soothing tone. Sakura looked up at her surprised.

" It isn't?" Sakura asked, timidly.

Tomoyo nodded, encouragingly. " Of course it isn't! You can still live. Yes, it might have been a horrible experience. And yes, in all the romance books, the hero takes away your first kiss. But as horrible and gross Syaoran's slobbering was, you can make it. I'll support you," Tomoyo said softly, her eyes welling with tears.

" Really?" Sakura asked, her voice shaking. " I don't know if I can-"

"Yes you can!" Tomoyo said determinedly, her eyes moving towards the ceiling. " Up there, is where you look for guidance."

" The plaster?" Sakura asked, sniffling.

" Beyond that," Tomoyo said angelically.

" The roof?" Sakura asked again.

Tomoyo gritted her teeth. " GOD, dammit!"


Sakura blinked and Tomoyo breathed in and out and smiled once more. " Look to God for guidance...and look to me for support, my best friend. We've always been there for each other. I'll still be here, by your side, showing you to the right choices you need to make," Tomoyo said, gently.

Sakura's shoulders shook as she cried. " Oh Tomoyo! My best friend since I was a baby! What would I do without you?"

" You would die, my dear. You would die." Tomoyo replied, shaking as well as she hugged her best friend.

And all the readers 'aww' as the revel at the after school special they are right now witnessing. Let us hold hands and pick up those phones and call our friend right now to tell them that the prankster boys they love are not the right ones for them. Find a boy who spells his name Here-O even if his name really is George. Love him like you love tele-tubbies. And then you will truly be happy.

***********

" I'm too sexy for my pants-too sexy for my pants-too sexy for my pants-"

" Would you shut up?"

" I'm too sexy for my shirt-too sexy for my shirt-too sexy for my shirt-"

" SHUT UP!"

Eriol looked hurt. " You don't like my song?"

Syaoran groaned. " Just shut up!!"

Eriol huffed. He rather liked the I'm Too Sexy song. Sort of reminded him of himself. He was too sexy for his shirt. Besides, Tomoyo was his girlfriend, so she must think so too!

Right? RIGHT??

Eriol got to the cherry blossom tree and sighed. " Finally! So you got the stuff?"

" What stuff?" Syaoran asked. Eriol glared at him and realization hit Syaoran. " Oh you mean the kiss stamps and the clothes?"

" Yes those!" Eriol growled. He grabbed the clothes from Syaoran and went to the pathway leading up to the cherry blossom tree. " Now, Tomoyo will think that I have another girl here! Then she will see that it was not me, but it was YOU that the letter was for and she'll be so apologetic for accusing me that she will run into my arms and finally confess, Whitney Houston style, IIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE....YOOUUUU..."

Eriol, so lost in his dreams, did not realize that a shaking fist had slowly made its way to the front of his face. Growling, Syaoran sneered, " If you even DARE try to put kisses on me and make me run around half naked-"

" Just your shirt! That's it-" Eriol protested but halted as the shaking fist came closer to his face. " Eep-Okay, just unbutton your shirt, I'll make the groaning sounds and then when she comes, you can pretend like the girl ran away and just look really scared, okay?"

Syaoran dropped the shaking fist and ran his hand through his hair. "This is exceeding the limits of friendship, Eriol."

Eriol backed away slowly. " I thought I made it clear that I didn't...go down that path, Syaoran!"

Syaoran stared at him and guffawed. " Coming from a guy who analyzes herbal essences commercials?"

Eriol huffed. " Shut up and help me!" Eriol started to stamp kisses all over Syaoran's protesting face and then laid out girl's clothes in a messed up fashion on the pathway.

" Done and done!" Eriol said proudly. " Might I say, a fine prank, is it not?"

Syaoran glared at him, his hair ruffled and kiss marks all over his face. " It is NOT a great prank!"

Eriol tutted and flipped his hair. " Like your opinion matters, you ruffian!"

*************

Tomoyo walked down the pathway stealthily and Sakura followed, rolling her eyes.

" Tomoyo, if your supposed to be a guy, walk like a guy!" Sakura advised. " Like this!" Sakura began to swagger and Tomoyo watched her incredulously.

" I am not going to 'swagger!' I do not think they will notice how I walk!" Tomoyo huffed. Sakura rose her eyebrow as Tomoyo sashayed along down the pathway.

" Well, by the way Eriol walks, maybe they won't find anything out of the ordinary..." Sakura said slowly. But then she saw a skirt lying on the pathway. Tomoyo ran and grabbed it and stared. She ripped off her baseball hat that was hiding her hair and wiped off the badly made moustache.

" I KNEW IT!" Tomoyo shouted. " I knew he was cheating on me with that Jessica girl!" Tomoyo's eyes began to fill rapidly with tears. " Sakura, I can't believe it, I knew I couldn't trust him, but I liked him so much, how will I live-"

" Come on!" Sakura grabbed Tomoyo's hand angrily and pulled her along the pathway to the cherry blossom tree. They met along the pathway more clothes and with each one brought another wail from Tomoyo until they turned the corner and heard groaning.

" Ohhh myyyy goooddd," Tomoyo paled as she heard the sounds. Anger filled Sakura and she burst into the clearing.

" WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU AR-" Sakura halted.

What the heck was going on?

A boy had fell from the tree, looking suspiciously like Eriol and landed on top of someone who looked suspiciously like Syaoran and they went tumbling onto the ground. They landed in a heap on the ground, and Syaoran groaned.

" OWWW!"

Eriol struggled to get up but gave up and fell back on top of Syaoran. " That hurt."

" Well, its all because of you and your ridiculous plan to find out if Tomoyo was cheating on you or not!" Syaoran retorted angrily, trying to pick out the mess of twigs in his hair.

" Oh shut up, Syaoran, you know I didn't mean to do that-" Eriol started to reply and all of a sudden, giggling interrupted their meaningful conversation.

They both froze.

No, it was not the giggles of a crazed boy. ( i.e. Eriol.)

No it was the giggles of two girls who had just happened to fall upon a rather awkward scene. ( i.e. Sakura and Tomoyo.)

They were both laughing their heads off at the sight. " I was expecting....a girl..." Sakura choked out.

" But you know....Eriol....he and Syaoran....had been rather suspicious..." Tomoyo burst out into giggles.

Syaoran and Eriol stared at each other and finally grasped the situation. They were on the ground, on top of each other, Syaoran had kiss marks all over his cheeks and his shirt was unbuttoned-

" OH NO!" Syaoran and Eriol yelled, wrenching apart from each other and backing away so fast they could've made a record in the Guinness book of World Records.

Sakura and Tomoyo burst out laughing again and Sakura said to Tomoyo, " Well, I never knew Syaoran called Eriol 'You Hunky Specimen of A Man!'"

Tomoyo giggled. " And Eriol, I never knew you wore lipstick!"

Eriol and Syaoran blanched. Syaoran shouted, to save his wounded pride, " Well, Sakura kissed me!"

They went silent and all three of them stared at Syaoran. Syaoran was breathing heavily. " Yah, Sakura kissed me and it was like she was forcing herself on me! No wonder Hiiro likes her, she is such a tramp-"

" You bastard." Sakura said softly, before turning away and heading off into the forest. Syaoran finally realized what he was saying and then moaned.

" Shit!" He swore and chased after her.

Which left Eriol and Tomoyo and a kiss stamp.

Eriol wrung his hands out, embarrassedly. " Yah well....Tomoyo, I kind of wrote that note. Because I wanted you to-well-"

" Get jealous?" Tomoyo provided for him. Eriol hung his head.

Tomoyo shook her head. " That's my fault for dating a prankster. You know Eriol, maybe we shouldn't date-"

" NOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOO!" Eriol yelled. " Oh Tomoyo, my shining moon, don't leave me! Remember our movie together? That will star me and my way with the ladies? And remember our times together?? Don't you remember the banana? THE BANANA...."

" Eriol, you are the biggest loser I have ever met!" Tomoyo said, shaking her head as she knelt down in front of him and picked a leaf out of his hair.

Eriol smiled at her. " Oh Jessica..."

Tomoyo's eyes widened and she screeched, " ERIOL!" and Eriol burst out laughing.

" I'm joking, I'm joking!" Eriol laughed as he tugged on Tomoyo's hand and pulled her against his chest, kissing her on the lips as deeply as he could. Tomoyo, might I say, forgot about the kiss stamp, Jessica and the letter. Only that hunky specimen of a man was on her mind as she kissed Eriol back.

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Sakura ran deeper and deeper into the forest, trying to figure out how to get home. All she wanted to do was get home and glare at the mirror again and swear at Syaoran. She hated Syaoran. He was the biggest *censored* there ever was! He was so *censored censored* that it was *censored* impossible to *censored* believe it!

Sakura turned a corner and then groaned. She had seen that bush before. Now she was seeing it for the fourth time. Great. She was lost. All because of stupid Tomoyo's plan to stalk Eriol. Now she was lost in the forest, and their were creepy things in the forest like...ghosts and....big wolves....

She looked up at the full moon and winced. Werewolves! Oh god......where was Tomoyo?? Probably off making kissy faces at Eriol-

*BAM*

" Oof!" Someone grunted and Sakura squealed as she crashed into someone and went falling to the ground. Someone caught her by her arms and held her tightly.

" Sakura?" Asked a familiar voice.

Sakura felt all the blood rush to her face and her heart thumped wildly, and she controlled herself before growling, " Syaoran, what the hell are you doing out here, you damned bastard?"

There was silence. " Look, Sakura-"

" Just let go of me!" Sakura yelled, pushing him away from her. He let go of her and she stumbled back. " You are an inconsiderate jerk and I don't want to be near to you. So freaking leave me alone."

" Sakura-"

" SHUT UP!" Sakura yelled.

Syaoran smirked, slightly. " No baboon face? No leader of all that's unholy? No monkey's ass? Not even gumdrop honey doodle?"

Sakura flushed and turned away from him. " Mr. Li, please leave. I don't want you near me. Now leave or I might have to get a restraining order against you."

Syaoran rose his eyebrows, not revealing how much this was hurting him. " Fine, I'll leave."

" Fine. Go."

" Fine. I'm leaving!"

" Fine. Leave."

" ......I'm going!"

" Then GO!"

Syaoran walked a few metres away and then turned around and grinned at her. " Fluffy Bunny Lollipop."

Sakura turned around, eyes flashing angrily. " Get the hell away from me!"

Syaoran folded his arms and looked up to the sky. " I can't exactly get away from you, Sakura. No matter what I do....your always on my mind."

Sakura's eyes widened in surprise as Syaoran muttered, " I'm really sorry."

And with his amber eyes burning into hers, he grabbed her and pulled her hard against him, pressing his mouth against hers. Her body tensed with shock and she rose her fists to push him away, but he gripped her hands tightly and her whole body was melting fast and she was losing herself quickly as he pressed against her more tightly, kissing her deeply until she was drowning-

He broke away from her, breathing hard. Sakura could hardly believe that he had kissed her again. She stared at him in wonderment as he clenched his teeth hard and gave a mocking laugh. " You still-you still like me don't you, Miss Kinomoto? Too bad. It really sucks that I don't feel the same way for you. Playing with you still gets a kick out of me."

Sakura's eyes filled with angry tears. I got sucked in again...she thought, her heart filling with hurt. Again, I fell for his kiss-

" I hate you, Syaoran Li," Sakura hissed. " I hate you."

She stormed away from him fast and he watched after her until she was out of sight. Then he let out his breath and sank to the ground, burying his face in his knees.

" I am so stupid."

Ah yes, Syaoran. The truth of life. The truth of your life, to be specific. But we must not delve to much into Syaoran's stupidity and instead, we must announce that this is the ending of this chapter, full of gumdrop honey doodles and fluffy bunny lollipops.
Too bad that the ultimate plan still hasn't' been revealed....or our ultimate couple has not gotten together yet....and what really is happening between Eriol and Tomoyo and....Manly Tomoyo?

Find out on the next chapter of Mischievous Love!

a/n: Aw that sucks! At least they kissed again! ho ho ho ho. ( i can get a bit into the Christmas spirit, can't I?) lol, well Syaoran said all that shit in the end cuz it was for the quote quote Ultimate Plan. What the Ultimate Plan is I don't know, but it must be pretty good for Syaoran to do all that just to get Sakura to go with Hiiro!

And this chapter did have a point!! So all you anxious ppl, dunt worry, the Ultimate Plan will show its hideous face veerrry soon!

Aight, ppl, see ya latez,

'nuff luv,

~starjade~