Alright, I have no idea what I'm writing about this chapter, so let's see what happens when I wing it. Not that that's any different from what I normally do...

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Tomoyo walked to the park that night to contemplate her actions. She sat down on the swing and gazed at the stars, wondering what made her behave in such a cruel way all the time. Sakura had been her only real friend and Syaoran had genuinely been interested in Tomoyo, but she had ruined it. She played a stupid little stunt and was too stubborn to apologize. Now she didn't have any friends, and all the guys liked Sakura. Tomoyo bowed her head and silently cried.

When she opened her eyes, there was a pair of shoes right in front of her. She moved her gaze upwards and took in the neatly groomed appearance of a boy with blue eyes and glasses. She was suddenly very aware of her puffy red eyes and tear streaks.

"Oh, um, hello? Do I know you?" Tomoyo asked, getting annoyed at the way he was staring.

"Sorry, I didn't know if you were okay or not. Sorry to have offended you. Goodbye," the boy nodded to her politely and walked off.

Tomoyo silently kicked herself for being so rude. "Wait! I'm sorry, you caught me off guard. Please don't be angry, I didn't mean to snap," she apologized to the boy. That wasn't really such a hard thing to do, she realized.

"You're Tomoyo, aren't you? Sakura's cousin?" he asked.

"Yes, yes I am. Although we don't really get along," she responded, flustered. "Do I know you?"

"So sorry, my name is Eriol Hiiragizawa. I met Sakura a few days ago. It's nice to meet you," he bowed politely, and Tomoyo reciprocated. "May I ask why you were crying?"

"Oh. I was just thinking. I've done so many terrible things to people I care for, and now I...I don't know if they'll ever forgive me," she said, the tears beginning to well in her eyes again. Eriol noticed and gave her a handkerchief from his pocket.

"I'm sure they would forgive you. What have you done that's so terrible?" he asked kindly. Tomoyo felt a strange kind of peace with this gentle young man, so she explained everything from the moment that Syaoran asked her to the dance to when he found her on the swing.

"Interesting. I think I may be able to help you," Eriol said.

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Rika was walking home from school after talking with Sakura that day, when suddenly Syaoran came jogging up from behind her. She pretended not to notice him and kept walking.

"Rika, I need to talk to you," he said. She kept walking. He gently pulled on her elbow. "Rika, please. I need your help badly. Please just give me half an hour?" he pleaded. Rika stared at him woodenly for a while. Then she glanced around, grabbed his wrist and pulled him behind a nearby stand of trees.

"Alright, what is it?" she demanded.

"It's about Sakura."

"Well, duh. That doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out. What about her?"

"I need you to help me get her back, Rika."

"You never had her in the first place. It was all a sham, remember? Besides, why would she want you back after what she saw in the movie theatre? And Eriol treats her way better than you do," Rika said skeptically.

"That's all true, but Rika, I need her. I've been tormented with this for days now. I'm not gonna say that this was Tomoyo's fault, because I did kiss her back. But you've got to understand Rika, I had a crush on Tomoyo for years, and kissing her was something I had dreamed about that whole time. But when I was kissing her, I realized, there wasn't the same tingling feeling I get when I kiss Sakura. Dreams are never as good as reality, Rika," Syaoran finished, tears gathering on his eyelids.

"Are you being completely honest with me, Syaoran?" Rika questioned.

"Yes. I swear I am."

"Alright, fine. I'll help you get her back. But if you ever do anything like this again..." Rika made a few very clear hand gestures as to why Syaoran had better not do it again. He swallowed hard and nodded in consent. "Okay, meet me at my house at 7 tonight, and we'll develop a plan then," Rika told him.

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Okay, I know it wasn't very exciting or anything, and that beginning with Tomoyo and Eriol was awkward, but I had to think of something! And yeah, she probably can't see the stars in urban Japan, but let's not get too technical, okay? Anyway, please review!