Mischievous Love

Card Captor Sakura

Chapter Twenty Four

starjade

In Which Triumphs Over Evil, Supply Teachers and

The Ultimate Plan Rear their Ugly Heads!!

Ah yes.

This beautiful story about two lovers amongst pranks and other weird things who still are so dense that they do not FRIGGIN REALIZE THAT THEIR SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER!!!?!?!?!?!?!?

Yes. Well, besides that, let us recap to find out where we left off!

Was there our hero of the story, Hiiro, about to kiss our lovely damsel in distress Sakura?

Was there Syaoran, jealous villain of the story, about to ruin this lovely moment?

And was there a cross-dressing Eriol.....doing whatever the weird things he does?

Yes there was!

So lets go back to the story, now, shall we?

Sakura's eyes widened considerably as Hiiro's offending lips came slowly towards her, puckering up and only for an instant, did she think that maybe Hiiro needed a tic tac.

THEN something INCREDIBLY BIG and HUMONGOUS and QUEER slammed between the two of them!

Sakura fell to the ground as did Hiiro and she gasped, trying to get up. Everybody in the gymnasium cried out and stood up, trying to figure out what had happened.

Sakura looked down and she gasped.

This INCREDIBLY BIG, HUMONGOUS and QUEER thing was...

yes...

it was...

Eriol Hiirigizawa, cross-dresser almighty himself.

" Point to self: Never become a human beach ball," He groaned, trying to fix his glasses and straighten out his skirts at the same time.

Syaoran came running up to them, face contorted. " You...little...asshole..." He breathed out, his fists coming out as he faced Hiiro.

Hiiro looked confused. " But the script said-"

" Syaoran, Syaoran, baby!" Eriol said, getting up quickly. " Don't forget the..." Then his voice went low and Sakura couldn't hear it anymore, but she caught something about a plan and burned nail polish.

Syaoran's shoulders slumped, but he still grabbed Hiiro around the collar and growled, " I don't want you touching her. Got it?"

Hiiro tsked. " You didn't eat that chill pill I gave you, did you?"

Syaoran then realized that the gymnasium was hooting and hollering. He turned around and faced the crowd, confused.

The supply teacher came in front of them, smiling widely. " Oh what a dramatic story we have on our hands! Eriol and Syaoran, about to marry, but Syaoran has another lover!"

Syaoran flushed hard and Sakura's eyes widened.

" Yes, he does! And just when his lover was to kiss another, Eriol sacrificed himself to stop the kiss because in his heart, he truly does love Syaoran."

" Wait a minute..." Eriol said, angrily.

" Yes?" The supply teacher asked.

" You forgot to mention that I was hot beyond words!" Eriol cried out indignantly.

The supply teacher just rolled her eyes. " Now, I think the lovers should be together, now shouldn't they? Syaoran, come step out here!"

Syaoran stepped towards the teacher, still confused.

" Hiiro, come here as well."
Hiiro stumbled towards Syaoran.

" Now let this couple get married!"

Syaoran's eyes widened. " WHAT?"

Sakura also cried out, " WHAT?"

Hiiro fell to the ground. " NOOO! I'm NOT Q-"

Eriol clapped a hand on Hiiro's mouth and grit his teeth. " Don't. Say. It."

Syaoran was pretty much sick of it. All these marriages, and lovers and pranks and emotions-he was sick and tired of it all and he just muttered, " I'm leaving." Before stalking out of the gymnasium, the door slamming behind him.

There was silence after he left and then Eriol looked around the occupants and laughed, a bit nervously.

" Somebody's pmsing..." He said, shaking his head.

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Syaoran stomped down the hallway, anger filling him. Stupid supply teacher...stupid gay marriage....stupid Sakura and Hiiro....stupid barney tickets that had been tempting him since Hiiro had given them to him in the early morning...

Everything was just stupid!!

He liked Sakura. He really really liked her. He couldn't deny it anymore. Hell, the more he denied it, the more weird situations he ended up in. But he HAD to deny it. In front of everyone else anyways.

He was in the process of fixing up that problem anyways. Everyday, he chanted fifty times, " I do not like Sakura...I do not like Sakura..." And if he made a mistake, he had to imagine Eriol in a frilly pink bikini..

.Just thinking about that gave him chills...

" Syaoran!"

And here was the horror herself, Sakura.

He whirled around, meeting Sakura's emerald eyes. And he almost lost himself again. Steeling himself and imagined Eriol strip teasing to back-street boys, he managed to bark out, " What the hell do you want?"

Sakura looked at him, searchingly. " Are you okay?"

" Am I okay? AM I OKAY? I just got married to Eriol!!! And you'd think I'd be okay??" Syaoran burst out. " And it doesn't help that I'm in l-" Then he halted. And then his eyes grew wide.

He was going to say it.

HE WAS GOING TO SAY IT! The L-Word!! How could he even let himself say it?? He collapsed to his knees and stretched his arms to the heavens above.

" I AM SORRY, GOD OF ALL PRANKSTERS! I HAVE ALMOST DENIED MY PRANKSTER LINEAGE FOR THE-" he shuddered. " THE WORD! FORGIVE ME! FORGIVE ME!"

Sakura slowly backed way. " Syaoran??" She asked, more confused then ever.

He got up and stared at her with a holy look. " Sakura, I must leave. But I promise you, we will meet again! Till next time..." He whirled around and winked at her before turning and slamming into the lockers. Coughing, he got up again and ran out of the building before he could embarrass himself any further.

Sakura watched him go, and swore to herself. Why did he stop Hiiro from kissing her? They were going out...even though Sakura could never bring herself to kiss Hiiro. Holding hands, sure, hugging, sure....but kissing him? It was like kissing her own hand!!

But why did Syaoran feel so strongly about it? She hated this! She hated being confused about his feelings towards her.

" Sakura, what's up?" Tomoyo asked, worriedly behind her.

Sakura whirled around and asked Tomoyo, desperately, " I need a plan! I need a plan to figure out what Syaoran feels for me! Give me a plan!"

Sadly, Sakura did not know that Tomoyo has a one-track plan mode. And that this plan would not only involve hours of teaching, learning, make-up and acting....it involved giving up her dignity and her self-respect. Sadly, Sakura did not know that Tomoyo was quite influenced by Eriol. And that was a very, very bad thing.

As Tomoyo told her about her plan, Sakura's eyes began to get that evil look in them. (cue: teddy bear dying)

" Yes...yes, that is what I shall do!" Sakura made a pose. " I will right wrongs and triumph over evil! And that means you!" She whirled around and put her hand up and then stared at her fingers.

" Funny, in the show whenever they did that, nail polish instantly came on their nails," Sakura mused.

Tomoyo grabbed Sakura's arm and dragged her out of the hallway. " This is not Sailor Moon, Sakura! There is a difference between anime and real life!"

How right you are Tomoyo. How right you are.

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Syaoran sighed as Eriol tapped his coffee, brooding. Yes, his new character was Mr. Brood. After a cross dressing bride, this could be called an improvement.

Except, with Eriol, he always took things...a bit too far. Always scandalizing everything proper and polite. Which is the main reason why Syaoran was still friends with Eriol. Eriol was everything the elders hated.

And he loved it.

" The coffee...swirls like a brown sea of love...like my heart...except my heart is a red organ that keeps me alive...and compared to coffee...wouldn't be a good comparison at all..." Eriol said, a serene look coming over his face.

" Would you shut up and let me think?" Syaoran growled. " We have the-"(insert low, scary, foreboding voice) "-ultimate plan....but it got messed up at the dance yesterday. So we have to postpone the-" (again, insert the low, scary, foreboding voice) "-ultimate plan. And find a better place and tactic to accomplish it."

Eriol spoke in a low voice. " Do me a favour and check if any girls are looking at me and falling over my brooding look?"

Syaoran rolled his eyes and looked. " Nope...wait there is one! And she's walking over here!"

Eriol grinned wide and turned around. " Oh, love of my life!!" And then froze.

A plump, moustached, thin lipped, make up caked woman stood there. When she heard Eriol's words, a blush spread over her sallow skin.

" Oh dearie! Are you calling.....me?" The woman asked, fluttering her eyelashes.

Syaoran snickered as Eriol shook his head desperately. " No...I was calling....that boy behind you!"

The woman turned around and looked at the black haired boy with disdain. " Hmpf!" The fat woman pouted and flounced away. Eriol sighed and the black boy looked at them with wide eyes.

" What the hell was that?" The boy asked.

"Hmmmphshimf.." Eriol mumbled. The boy and Syaoran stared. Eriol pouted. " Oh come on, I'm doing my brooding mumble! Can't anybody understand me??"

" Only the insane institution, Eriol. Only they will welcome you with open arms," Syaoran said comfortingly. Eriol glared and the boy stared at them.

" Hey, wait a minute!" The boy said, looking at Eriol. " I knew you! You're dating Tomoyo, right?"

Eriol grabbed the boy around the neck and cried, " How do you know Tomoyo? What is your relationship with her? If I see that holy name come past your lips one more time-"

" To-mo-yo," The boy enunciated and Eriol stared at the boy angrily for a few seconds before letting him go.

" Damn, I am a coward," Eriol mumbled, huddling in the corner.

The boy rolled his eyes and looked at Syaoran. " Anyways, it's great that I found you guys!!" He sat in the chair next to Eriol, leaving Eriol and Syaoran blinking.

" Uh huh..." Syaoran said slowly. " And tell me again, why are you sitting in the sacred seat of the two greatest pranksters of Hong Kong?"

The boy snorted for a second, before his eyes grew wide. " I admire your work greatly! From what Tomoyo tells me-" Eriol growled, and he began inching towards the boy with a plastic fork- "-and from what I've seen, you guys have some intelligent pranks!"

" Well, yes," Syaoran said seriously. " Being pranksters is hard work. But if not for our fans, we would have never made it in this business. I would also like to thank my parents, my friends and most of all God, who has been with me every step of the way-"

" Okay, there," The boy said, confusedly.

Syaoran questioned, " You've seen our pranks?"

The boy flushed a bit. " Well, I go to your high school and I am the same age as you guys.."

" So then, your supposed to be in our class," Eriol finished. " but I've never seen you!"

" Ooooh," The boy said, looking a bit claustrophobic. " I sit waaayy in the back. A lot of people don't notice me." Then he said, importantly, " My name is Yuki and I'm glad to meet you guys! I was supposed to meet Sakura-"

Syaoran choked and turned red at the name. The boy raised his eyebrows. " What about Sakura rises such a reaction out of you?"

" None of your business, Yuki!" Syaoran spat back.

" No, no, don't be mean to the boy!" Eriol said, grinningly. " This guy is cool! I can so see he does his eyebrows."
The boy clapped a hand over his eyebrows and flushed hard. " Only you would notice that..." the boy mumbled and Eriol looked at him curiously. The boy flushed again. " Well, from what Tom-"

" Don't say the holy name!!" Eriol growled, threateningly. Then he grinned, maniacally, looking quite schizophrenic.

" Stop scaring the kid, Eriol," Syaoran rolled his eyes.

" How about you shut up, nail-polish-burner?" Eriol pouted. Then he turned to Yuki. " What's your opinion on...lip glosses?"

" Strawberry all the way," The boy said importantly. Then he blinked and flushed. " I-I-I-mean..."

" This guy is pretttty queer," Syaoran mumbled.

" DON'T SAY THAT WORD!" Eriol screeched.

" Then again, so are you," Syaoran groaned. " I am surrounded by strange, queer idiots."

" Nooo, I mean, I'm only interested in football and girls!" Yuki stuttered out. " Football and girls and beer!"

Syaoran and Eriol blinked and the boy suddenly pointed. " That girl is so hot!! Don't you think?"

They followed his point and gaped. It was that fat woman that Eriol had flirted with...slightly. They then gaped at the boy.

" I like this kid!" Eriol murmured.

" Well, I got to go!" The boy mumbled. " Bye!"

" We'll see you in school tomorrow, right?" Eriol asked, before he left.

" For sure!!" The boy cried and ran out of the coffee shop. Outside, she breathed hard leaning against the bricked wall.

Yes, you haven't misread! No, I'm not the worst speller in the world! I typed SHE! SHE! For the boy you've all thought was Yuki is actually SAKURA IN DISGUISE!

gasp faint

Oh yes! The horror! Oh the cross-dressiness of this story! Oh the one mindedness of Tomoyo's plan! Oh the football, the beer and the girls!! I'm sure you guys are SHOCKED and SURPRISED and AMAZED and you absolutely did not see that coming!

" I'm in so much trouble!" Sakura grumbled as she tore off the black wig and rubbed off the little stubble that Tomoyo had drawn on her cheeks and attempted to pull up her pants. " They think I go to their school! I am such a bad liar!! Now what am I going to do tomorrow?? I could have told them I was sick...but tomorrow, they'll look for a Yuki..."

She smacked her palm against her forehead and then slowly, an idea came to her. " No wait...I can make this work!"

She clapped her hands and ran off in the distance while the scene slowly closes and you don't get to see how she trips and falls and how some random loser tries to kidnap her but she reveals her cat woman strength and triumphs over evil like the Sailor Universe that she is.

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" Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?"

" No."

" COME ON! I'll wash your car!"

" No."

" I'll give you a makeover! No offence, but you badly need one-"

" No."

" I'll find you a husband!"

" N-NO! Sakura!! What is the meaning of this! This is an educational atmosphere, not these weird antics of yours!" The supply teacher growled, glaring at Sakura.

Sakura was on the ground, already dressed up in her boy clothes. " Pleaasse just pretend I'm Yuki and I belong in this class! Just for today! I swear, tomorrow, it'll be all over! Please? I'll do anything!"

" No!" The teacher yelled out and then she stopped. That same look came over her identical to the one that she had when she made that marriage between Eriol and Syaoran in front of the whole school. " Wait a minute...you said anything right?"

Sakura thought for a second that she may have made a bad choice, but she was too desperate. " ANYTHING!"

" Alright...will you volunteer for an activity I have planned out for today?" The teacher asked. No one ever volunteered in their class, for anything. It was quite sad and the supply teacher would always have to appoint people, but they always for some reason, get sick and run to the nurse's office.

Sakura grinned. That wasn't so bad! " Alright! I'll volunteer for anything! Thank you so much!"

The supply teacher grinned. " My pleasure."

The bell rang and students began to file in. Sakura quickly ran to the back, sitting down. People walked in, looking strangely at Sakura and she hoped none of them would ruin her cover. As long as Eriol and Syaoran didn't make a scene about her-

" YUKIIIIIII!"

Wait, this was Eriol we were talking about. Sakura banged her head against her desk as Eriol jumped around her.

" I can't believe I never noticed you before!" Eriol cried. Syaoran looked around as the second bell rang.

" Kinomoto's not here," He mumbled.

Sakura rose an eyebrow, grinning gleefully inside. " Why do you care?" She asked, pointedly.

Syaoran flushed. " I-I don't!"

" People, people, sit down!! And I saw the whoopee cushion on my chair, Hiirigizawa, I know you did it! Now, we have a new project today relating to human studies and economics!"

Everybody groaned. They knew what kind of projects their longest staying supply teacher had and it was horrendous.

" Now, we will be doing a play! I have actually written it and it will involve the whole class! You will learn about humans in the old age, how money worked, how wars were started, about the government and the people and the differences in status, age, gender and other such things that do not matter in this day and age. You will learn the value of family, friends, acquaintances, and love."

Everybody winced at the word love. The supply teacher grinned and Sakura felt a sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach.

" Already, someone has volunteered for the part of the Princess, the damsel in distress! Yuki, stand up!" The supply teacher smirked and Sakura's eyes widened. The girls stared at her jealously and the boys gaped.

" But Yuki's a guy!" Syaoran gasped.

" Since you care so much, Syaoran, we will make you one of the Princess's suitors! There are two, actually, vying for her attention!" The supply teacher said.

Tomoyo put a hand to her chest. " How romantic!"

" This class is seriously queer obsessed," Syaoran grumbled.

" The next lover will be..." The supply teacher looked around and all the guys hid under their desks. Except one. Except for the stupidest guy in the whole entire world.

" Hiiro!"

Sakura groaned. Tomoyo looked delighted. All the girls glared daggers at Sakura. Sakura glared dagger at the teacher.

And all in all, Eriol smirked at Yuki, a knowing look in his eyes. " The ultimate plan has begun..." He murmured.

" Huh?" Syaoran asked.

" Brooding, brooding!" Eriol put his hands up in defence and Syaoran looked at him weirdly.

And that is the end of this chapter. The ULTIMATE PLAN has begun! This story may be ending soon! Oh the sadness and floods and mock Sailor Moons! What IS the ultimate plan? And was Eriol really brooding, or is that knowing look mean INTELLIGENCE? And will this friggin couple ever hook up?? We will see...in the next chapter of Mischievous Love!

a/n: ducks from angry readers YES i knooeee i haven't updated in like....a long time....lolll. sorrysorrysorrysorry!!! But I hope this chapter slightly makes up for it. The plan is revealing itself in the next chapter...soooo the story will be ending in the next 2-3 chapters! eeeekkk! i dunt wanna say goodbye to this story, but i might have to!

anyways, send in ur suggestions and comments okay? and I would like to say this, I hope this doesn't offend any gay people, im sorry, but the way eriol acts......it wouldn't be mischievous love without mentioning it! loll, andddd i dont own sailor moon...-- or barney!

see ya latez,

--starjade--