Summary: Sakura makes a new friend: Tomoyo Daidouji who has a crush on Li's best friend, Eriol Hiiragizawa. During gym class, Li and Sakura get into a soccer accident; the situation ending up with Li on top of Sakura. Then we find out the Li likes Sakura and that she has a breathing problem.

Take My Breath Away

By: Senshi Tsubasa

Chapter Three: Megumi and Miki

SCHOOL TIME

"Good Morning Kinomoto!" I turned my head and saw Tomoyo walking towards me. I smiled.

"Morning." I shut my locker door and leaned against it.

"You're here early." Tomoyo mentioned as she looked at her watch.

"Ah, yes. I didn't want to be late this morning so I left extra early to make sure I got here on time!" I said proudly. She laughed.

"You know," Tomoyo started, "soccer season is starting soon."

"Yea…?"

"Well…I'd thought you'd like to see this then." She grabbed my hand and dragged me towards the gym. Once we reached the gym, we exited out the doors leading outside. She pointed towards people playing out on the field.

"Do you want me to try out or something?" I was confused.

"No. Look. Li and Hiiragizawa are out there." She said, pointing to two certain figures out on the field. "They always come early to school and practice for try outs."

"Oh..." I watched them practicing. Hiiragizawa was the goalie and Li was trying to kick the ball past him. "They're quite good…" I leaned against the fence in front of us to get a better view.

"Yes. Hiiragizawa is quite the goalie." Tomoyo said blushing. I laughed.

"Why don't you call him by his first name? Since you guys are friends and all..." I questioned her. She looked at me thoughtfully.

"Well. I'll start once he calls me Tomoyo." She explained.

"You know what you should do, Daidouji?" I said looking back at the boys.

"Hmm?" she looked over towards them as well.

"You should call him by his first name and see his reaction. You can tell if he likes you that way." I said.

"What if he tells me to stop it?" she asked me worriedly.

"Hah, I told Li the same thing and he didn't stop."

"That's no help!"

"Haha-oops. Well you should still try." I said comfortingly.

"Can I call you Sakura?" she asked me shyly. It was my turn to look at her. I thought about it for a moment. I didn't really like getting close to people, but she looks like she needs it. I suppose it's all right for her.

"Sure." I smiled.

"Call me Tomoyo."

"All right, Tomoyo."

"Come on Sakura! If we don't leave, the boys will notice us!" she dragged me away from the fence as we ran back inside of the school.

LUNCH TIME

"Tomoyo, I need to find a part time job!" I moaned as I sat down on the grass with my lunch plopping down next to me. She sat down gracefully and thought for a moment.

"Well, so do I. Want to look after school today? It'll be fun. What kind of part time job were you looking for?" she set out her lunch in front of her. I chewed on my chopsticks, pondering.

"Hmm….maybe a waitress—no, I'd trip and spill someone's food all over them. Maybe a cashier—no, someone would rob me. Maybe a receptionist—no-" I was cut off.

"Okay, okay. I get it. We'll find something suitable." Tomoyo laughed as she started eating her food. "Oh, how'd it go with Li this morning? Did you guys talk in class?" I choked on my food.

"Uh…no. Heh…" I answered nervously.

"Why not?" She asked curiously.

"Uh…because..." I started, "...I'm avoiding him…" I said shamefully.

"Ah. And why's that?" she questioned me.

"Well—wait! Listen! Do you hear that?" I tilted my head up. "Voices!" I started looking around me.

"It's probably Hiiragizawa and Li." Tomoyo said carelessly, obviously forgetting that I am avoiding Li. I stood up fast collecting my lunch.

"I got to go! I forgot something in my class!" I ran in the other direction, deciding to take the long way back to the school building.

"Ah-wait! Sakura..?" Tomoyo had no chance of getting back to me, because I was out of there.

"Was that just Kinomoto?" Eriol asked as he sat down next to Tomoyo. She nodded.

"She forgot something in class." She stole a glance at Eriol.

"That's weird…" Li said to himself as he sat down.

"Oh, by the way," Tomoyo said, gathering their attention, "I forgot to mention this to Sakura, but my mother gave me tickets to the amusement park this weekend. I thought we could all go together."

"Sounds like fun! I'm game." Eriol said stuffing some food in his mouth. "What about you Li?" he looked at Li.

"Oh, sure." Li's mind seemed to be elsewhere.

LUNCH TIME WITH SAKURA

"I don't know what to do!" I complained as I looked at myself in the mirror. I frowned at my reflection. 'I'm a plain girl! What does he see in me?' I heard the toilet flush. 'Oh, I didn't realize someone was in here with me.'

A girl with long brown hair came out of the stall. She walked to the sink and started washing her hands. She had a pleasant look on her face as she did so, but when she turned the faucet off she looked at me via mirror.

"You're Kinomoto Sakura, right?" she continued to look at me.

"Uh, yea." I felt uneasy. The girl narrowed her eyes.

"I thought so." She dried her hands off.

"Uhh.." I didn't know what to do next, so I decided to leave the girl alone. As I walked out, the girl stepped in front of me with her hands on her hips.

"I'm not sure what kind of relationship you have with Syaoran, but he is not yours. He's mine." She emphasized the word 'mine' as she continued to glare at me.

"Syaoran? I don't know who you're talking about." I lifted my hands up, to show that I had no idea what this girl meant.

"Don't try to fool me, stupid girl. You may be new here, but you better watch your step. You don't want to mess with me." She twirled around, her long hair smacking me in the face as she walked out of the restroom.

"Who was that?" I said out loud to myself. '…and who is Syaoran?'

I walked out of the ladies room and decided to go to class early. I sat down at my assigned seat. I had art after lunch. While I was thinking about who Syaoran was, I felt someone hovering over me. I turned around and looked up to see someone staring at me. My back leaned against the table for support.

"E-excuse me?" I stuttered, not sure what to make of the guy staring at me. He had short, shaggy black hair, and piercing light blue eyes. He smiled.

"This must be Kinomoto Sakura." He said, more to himself, than to me.

"Y-yes, but how do you know who I am?" I questioned.

"I believe my sister gave you some trouble." He said. 'So part of my question is about to be answered…'

"Long hair?" I asked.

"Yea."

"Brown hair?"

"Yea."

"Extremely obsessed with her boyfriend 'Syaoran'?"

"Yes and no." He laughed. I looked at him strangely. I don't think I like this guy very much.

"What do you mean?" I asked impatiently.

"Yes that she's obsessed and no that he's her boyfriend." He explained to me as he sat down next to me. He rested his elbows on the table and looked up at the ceiling.

"They go way back," he started, "Me and Megumi, my sister, lived next door to Syaoran while growing up so we were all close. We went to the same school up till junior high, then me and my sister moved to a different neighborhood, separated from him. Anyway, we ended up going to the same high school. She's obsessed with him, but he never liked her much."

"I could see why." I muttered folding my hands neatly between my legs as I looked at the floor.

"Do you?" He grinned. I looked up at him.

"What's your name?" I asked him.

"Miki." He looked into my eyes; I couldn't help but stare back. His eyes were so enchanting.

"Why were you looking for me?" His face was leaning closer to mine; I couldn't help but be drawn to him. He grabbed my chin with his hand and brought my face closer to his.

"I had to see the girl whose looks exceeds my sister's.." he leaned closer to my ear and whispered the last part, "..and who has stolen Syaoran's heart." He smiled and let go of me. The heat that bottled up in my face finally died down.

"B-but who is Syaoran? I don't even know him!" I regained my composure as he stood up, his back to me. He titled his head to look at me.

"How could you not? He's the one whose locker is right next to yours, the one who wraps his arm around you, the one can't get enough of you." With that he walked out of the classroom.

"The one…who can't get…enough of…me…?" I blinked a few times. 'No way…Li?' I never realized that I didn't learn his first name. The bell rang for class to start. I banged my head on the desk. 'I don't even know Li all that well.' People started coming in, laughing, and chatting away.

End of Chapter Three