Chapter six part two

By Eri

Dear Diary,

I don't believe it. Susanna is in love with Tomoyo! And, she's hiding her love. I don't understand why she keeps it a secret. It is romantic after all. Like Tasha says, I'm sure if she tells her how she feels maybe her and Tomoyo will have a future together…Tomoyo would be happy. Then again, Tomoyo never said she went that way. Susanna could be broken hearted. No matter. It's up to me to get them together. A talk with Tasha is in order. Let the romance begin.

Until Later,

Sakura

Sakura's P.O.V

I put my diary away and leaned back in my bed. It was only 8:30 and I was already in bed. Classes did start back up tomorrow. I turned over.

"Okay, I have to go over this in my head…" I though. "Step one, talk to Tasha. She won't be thrilled with my eavesdropping, but she will be thrilled when I tell her my plans to help."

I glanced at my diary wondering if I should write my plans down like a check list. A second went by and my train of thought was interrupted.

"Sakura we're back." Rika barged in. Tomoyo followed her. They were both in their sweatpants and t-shirts. I guess my plans are on hold.

"We brought you some juice." Tomoyo handed me the small bottle of fruit punch. I smiled at her even though my body screamed 'Tell her the secret!' Then again, if Susanna wanted her to know now, she would have told her.

Rika plopped on her bed and sighed, "Today has been so hectic. I've never ran around that much I my life."

"At least you didn't fall." I mumbled about my embarrassment from earlier.

Rika laughed. "Don't forget taking orders from Tasha."

"Who can forget?" I asked dramatically. "And I thought Touya was bad…"

"You're brother?" Tomoyo questioned. I nodded answering. "Bet it must be nice to have siblings."

"Heh, you can borrow Touya." I mumbled again. I was actually serious and I think Tomoyo knew that.

"You can keep him." She giggled.

Rika yawned stretching. "You guys want to go visit Tasha and Susanna in the senior dorms?"

My eyes brightened. "That's a great idea!" I couldn't control my excitement. "Right, Tomoyo?" My chance had come to start playing Love-Doctor for Tomoyo and Susanna.

A blush sent over her face. That was a good sign. "I guess…if you guys want to."

"Let's go!" I jumped up grabbing my shoes and running out the door. There was no time to waste.

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Tomoyo's P.O.V

My day with Susanna was over and now Rika and Sakura wanted to visit her and Tasha again. I enjoyed talking to Susanna earlier, but now seeing her will be awkward from now.

We walked trough the South End of the school rather quickly. Most of the girls in school were resting for tomorrow's classes.

Crestwood was getting back into the swing of things.

Soon, we arrived at the Senior Dorms. They're a lot better than the ones for lower-classmen. They're more spacious and cleaner looking. Tasha and Susanna's room was at the end of the second hall. Sakura had moved fast. She was a few feet ahead of us and I didn't even know she knew where their room was. Rika smiled when she saw Sakura looking lost. "It's the second to the last one the left, Sakura-chan!"

"Okay!" She said. We caught up to her as she knocked on the door three times.

"Who is it?" yelled Tasha on the other side. You could hear loud rock music on the other side of the door also. It was amazing how Tasha was heard over the music. Loud voices come in handy I suppose.

The door swung open. To my surprise it was Susanna who answered the door. In a way, I guess she was surprised her self. Her light brown eyes were glowing for a few moments. "Hey you guys." Her lips curved into a smile.

Tasha came up behind her. She was half dressed wearing a short tank top the stopped above her bellybutton and her panties. I blushed. "Sakura! Rika! Tomoyo! Hey you guys!" Energetically, she pulled all of us in the dorm. Susanna stepped back letting her friend throw a fit. Susanna waved at me and smiled. Her cheeks were as rose colored as mine were.

We all sat down. I was on a small sofa and Sakura and Rika were on (I assume) Tasha's bed. Their room looked much like their style. The colors were mostly velvet red and black. It was put together nicely.

"So," Tasha brushed her hair as she spoke. "What bring you guys here?" She slipped on a pair of pajama bottoms. I couldn't help but watch. Not that I was attracted to Tasha. I just couldn't help myself. I felt so dirty…

"We just thought we'd visit?" Rika said casually.

Sakura agreed, "Yeah."

Susanna smiled. "How nice of you girls."

"No problem." Sakura talked again. "We figured you'd want some R & R with just the two of you, but…"

"You mean three."

"You have a third roommate?" Sakura asked seeming really talkative tonight.

"Uh huh. She's a little bitch, and…"

"Natasha!" Susanna interrupted.

"It's true! You know I don't like her Susanna….but anyways, she's always off somewhere. Come to think about it, she's not even a senior. She's just a junior taking some senior classes. And actually she's more around your guys' age.

"Really…?" Rika gasped intrigued.

"You might know her. Her name's Meiling Rae."

Sakura looked lost now. Like me, she just sat and listened.

"Meiling, really? She's in one of my classes." Rika said again.

"Oh, isn't she a know it all? She'll go on and on about everything if you don't cut her down to size, I swear."

Susanna frowned. "You know your wrong Natasha."

"Zana, Please…" She rolled her eyes. "Besides, why are you sticking up for her after she was rude to you?"

"Rude to her?" Sakura questioned.

"Very!" You could tell Natasha was getting furious all over again. But she is mellow-dramatic that way.

"She wasn't rude. She was just telling me her opinion." Susanna defended Meiling again.

"Oh, so it didn't bother you she called your designs 'worthless crap'?"

"Your being hysterical, Tasha, stop."

Tasha started mumbling something about Meiling being a stupid slut-face or something similar to that.

Sakura frowned. "How could she be so mean?"

"Yeah," Rika agreed. "Sharing your opinion is one thing, but being cruel is another."

"You guys just stop!" Susanna huffed out. She seemed hot. "It doesn't matter because I stopped working on the designs anyway, okay!"

The room went silent and everyone looked around not saying anything. Of course I didn't say anything. I didn't want to add to her frustration. After all, I knew how she felt. You work so hard on something, then, someone trashes it because they're jealous and they can't do it or can't get an idea even close to yours. I've met girls like Meiling. In my book, Natasha's right. They're all slut-faced bitches.

"Um, you know, I think we're gonna go to the cafeteria." Natasha began to get up slowly. "Who's in with me?"

Rika and Sakura decided to go. I glanced at Sakura who was eying me. I don't think she knew I noticed. I decided to stay with Susanna.

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Sakura's P.O.V

Natasha and I sat at a table while Rika went to grab some snacks for herself. Meanwhile we both sipped our fruit punches enjoying each other's company. Now was the perfect time for me to talk to her. But, how do you tell someone you were eavesdropping on a personal conversation between her and her best friend?

"So, um Tasha…I…"

"Something you wanna ask me, Kura-chan?" She asked sipping her juice.

"Yes, I uh…" It was harder than I thought.

She let out a sigh. "It was you wasn't it?"

My eyes got wide. "W-what do you mean?"

"You know what I mean." She then looked dead into my eyes. "Honestly, I'm disappointed Sakura. I mean, I know you're new, but I thought you were smarter than that."

"How could she know? I thought I hid myself okay. Damn it Sakura!" I cursed to myself. I decided to come out with it. She wouldn't hate me too bad if I explained how my diary fell. "I didn't mean to listen in, Natasha!" I finally blabbed. I saw her eyebrow arch. "My diary… it fell- it fell and I went to get it and I just overheard! Then Susanna said she loved Tomoyo and…."

"You what?" Tasha exclaimed. She put her hand over my mouth drawing attention to other girls. Within a few moments we were in the hall where we could talk. She let my mouth go. "You heard Susanna say she loved Tomoyo?"

"Yes…" I said quietly. Then it clicked. "Wait, you didn't know?"

"Of course not! You seemed nervous and I thought doing what I did would make you say whatever you had to say!"

My whole body suddenly got hot. "Damn it Sakura!" I cursed once again.

"Now, back to the subject at hand…does Tomoyo know?"

"No…" I answered.

"Are you lying?"

"No! Tasha I wouldn't tell her secret! I was hoping you could help me get them together." My heart was pumping.

"Really?" She asked again. This time it was more surprise than disbelief.

"Yes…now, is there any way I can help?"

"Yes." Tasha sighed. "You can leave it alone."

My heart dropped and I cocked an eyebrow. "Leave it alone? Don't you want them to be happy?"

She shot me a look. "Of course, but the only way to do that is leave Susanna alone so she can tell her when she's ready. Pushing her into it and setting them up secret rendezvous doesn't work. Trust me, I've tired. Please Sakura, leave it alone."

I sighed heartbroken in a way. She was right, anyways. Getting into it would make things worse. "Fine. I'm sure it'll happen if it's meant to be."

"Hey you guys! Were'd you go?" Rika was calling from down the hallway.

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Tomoyo's P.O.V

I sat a few feet away from her. The room was silent, just like before. It was madness. "Are you okay?" I asked her.

She shot up from her concentration on the floor. "Oh, yes, I'm okay." Susanna breathed out. "It's just, sometimes I want Tasha to just leave it alone. I knew Meiling was just being mean, but it still hurt. The more Tasha talked about it, the more it made me think about it again. Sorry…"

I got up to go sit by her. "For what?" I asked her.

"For…" A smiled formed on her face. "You know, I don't know. Sounds a little stupid, huh?"

"No!" I said loudly.. "You're not stupid! Don't say that! It's the most untrue thing about you!"

I could tell my outburst scared her, but I couldn't help it. Stupid is not what she was. "You're wonderful."

It was quiet again until she managed to laugh again. As she did, she pulled me into a hug. It was warm, and…wonderful like her. "Thank you." She whispered. I returned her warm hug.

We sat in silence for a little while longer until I finally asked, "Can I see them?"

Susanna looked at me. "See what?"

"Your designs..."

"Heh, you don't want to see those…"

"I asked didn't I? Of course I do."

I guess she took me seriously because she suddenly got up and went to the other side of her bed. She pulled out a large black and light green sketch book. She brought it over to me and opened the book. We looked at them together. They were all beautifully designed. She had evening gowns, sundresses, and even swimsuits. I smiled at her genuinely. "They're beautiful…."

END CHAPTER

ERI: Sorry it took so long! I was busy with school and things. But that's winding down now. Did you guys like that chapter. I thought of many ways to put that together, but I liked this way the best. Please Review and I hope to see you shortly. Thank you all. BTW (by the way) If you're a Meiling fan, no offense to you but I had to do it. But, on a good note: You'll see her soon.