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"What the heck do you think you're doing, Sakura!" Tomoyo hissed through clenched teeth as she zipped in and out of traffic. She had a death grip on the wheel, and Sakura thought it was probably best not to lip off at this point.

"What? I finally found a hot guy who likes me. What's wrong with that? Am I not allowed to have a boyfriend?" Sakura asked innocently.

"Sakura, sweetie, of course you can have a boyfriend. Just not one of mine, okay!" Tomoyo simpered.

"But Syaoran isn't one of yours. You didn't want to go to the ball with him, which is why you tricked me into switching places, remember?" Sakura shot back. Now she was the one getting angry.

"Look, Sakura, I'll give you any of my other guys, but I get Syaoran, okay? I want him. Come on, you know you're just doing this to get even with me," Tomoyo giggled.

"That's not true," Sakura half-lied. She really did like Syaoran, but she did want to get even with Tomoyo badly.

"Okay, honey, whatever. So, what do you want to do tomorrow? We can go to a movie or something, if you like. I'll even buy your way," Tomoyo offered, trying to change the subject and get back on Sakura's good side so she'd give in.

"Sorry, but I have plans tomorrow. Syaoran and I are going out. He's my boyfriend, remember? We're going to do stuff together as a couple." Sakura put extra emphasis on those words, because she knew that it would make Tomoyo flinch and get even more jealous.

"Fine. Whatever. I'll just get together with Rika or something. You're not my only friend, Sakura. You do realize that, right?" Tomoyo spat.

"Yes, I know, Tomoyo. And you're not my only friend, either, so let's just do stuff on our own or with our other friends for a while. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Let's test that theory," Sakura said as they pulled into her driveway.

"Okay, let's," Tomoyo snapped. Sakura got out and flounced up to the front door, went in, slammed it, and burst out laughing. This was going to be more fun than she had imagined.

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The next day, she met Syaoran at the mall. He seemed a little nervous, and had done as she'd instructed and let his hair remain tousled instead of slicking it back. Sakura had done her best to wear her most up-to-date clothes, but she still looked like a through back to the early 1990's in her tapered-leg high-waist jeans and cut-off t-shirt. This was going to be an expensive remodeling, she could tell.

They shopped for five hours, hitting all of the major department stores, and getting everything from jeans and shirts to cologne, and in Sakura's case, bras. Of course, for that stop she'd left Syaoran outside, both of their faces glowing like Rudolph's nose, as she entered Victoria's Secret.

Finally, they collapsed at a table in the food court, surrounded by scads of bags containing all sorts of treasures. Sakura looked at Syaoran, her face aglow with pleasure.

"I think I just spent over one thousand dollars! That's more than I've spent on clothing in the last five years," she giggled. Syaoran looked at her with a rather vacant stare and collapsed on the table snoring. It had been a very long day for him.

"Oh, wake up!" She laughed, jiggling his head with her hand. He swatted her hand away and mumbled something incoherent into the tabletop. Sakura giggled. Syaoran had a sweet little charm to him, and Sakura couldn't believe that Tomoyo wouldn't even give him a chance. She totally deserved what was coming to her this time.

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"Tomoyo! Hi! Uh, where's Sakura?" Rika asked in a slightly bewildered voice when she opened her front door to find Tomoyo on the top step. Tomoyo collapsed onto Rika's shoulder and began sobbing. Rika rolled her eyes and began patting Tomoyo's back, leading her upstairs to her bedroom. She sat Tomoyo down on the bed and asked her to explain everything.

"It's that Sakura. She's ditched me for a guy, Rika! How could she do that to me? Of all people! I trusted Sakura, and this is how she repays me. Why, Rika, why? I just don't get it!" Tomoyo cried, and fell into the stack of pillows piled at the head of the bed.

"I dunno why Sakura'd do that, Tomoyo. I mean, it's not like you've ever abandoned her for a guy before...You were right there for her when her dad was in that accident and she needed someone to be with her- Oh wait, that was me. You were off with Haru at the movies. Well there was that one time- No, that was me, too. Well, you've always let her follow you around, anyway..." Rika finished lamely.

"Rika, who's side are you on, anyway?" Tomoyo looked at her, her eyes all red and puffy and her nose slightly drippy. Rika had never seen her quite like this before. But she wasn't going to lie to Tomoyo, either.

"Honestly, Tomoyo? I think it's good that Sakura finally found a guy. So you could say I'm on her side this time."

Tomoyo looked at her in astonishment, let out a little cry, and rushed from the house, slamming the front door on her way out. She couldn't believe that Rika would betray her to that little tramp Sakura like that.

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Well, there's another chapter in the books. What did you guys think? I hope you liked it. I thought it was a little boring. Please review! I love seeing what you guys have to say, and I still respond to all signed reviews. Thanks for reading!