A/n: Thank you for the wonderful reviews! I can't believe it reached above 50. Thankies to all! Anyway, this is the sixth chapter of Oniichan, about Valentine's Day, though it's a bit late. ; Hope you enjoy.

Important: Since Sakura is 13, she is studying in Seijuu High as a freshman. Touya is a senior, also in Seijuu.

Disclaimer: CCS does not belong to me.

Chapter 6: 'Hana'

Sakura sprinted to her classroom, not wanting to be late. As she got there, she quickly turned the doorknob and opened the door. "SORRY, I'M LATE, SENSEI!"

On her seat, Naoko looked up from her book she was currently reading, a bit startled by the sudden outburst of the new arrival. "Ano, Sakura-chan, the teacher hasn't arrived yet so you're not late."

Sakura blinked, and then looked around the room. It was true. Their teacher was no where to be found; only a bunch of students were inside.

Tomoyo, who was talking to Rika a while ago, quickly went to her best friend. "Ohayo, Sakura-chan. You seem cuter today." A blush went to Sakura's face. "Hoe, Tomoyo-chan, do you have to say that all the time?"

Tomoyo smiled, but then she noticed something was missing-or rather someone. "Sakura-chan, where's Syaoran? Why isn't he with you?"

"Ano, he's sick today, so he can't come to school." Sakura said as she put her things on her desk, getting ready for her class.

Tomoyo sat down on her seat next to her best friend, and asked. "Sick? But he was fine yesterday. Why now? Especially since it's Valentine's Day."

"I don't know. He just said he's not feeling well and that he was too sick to go to school. Dad let him stay at home to rest. But I know the real reason why he doesn't want to go home."

Tomoyo raised an eyebrow, curious. "Oh? And what is that?"

"Well…"

---Kinomoto Household---

Syaoran sighed once again as he flipped over the channels of the TV. Despite what he said to his father, he was quite feeling alright. In fact, he wasn't sick at all. He just made an excuse so that he can't go to school today.

Because if he did go to school, a flock of girls would follow him around (as if they don't do that everyday). But, of course, today wasn't any other day. Today is February 14, Valentine's Day. God, how he hated that day of the year.

Several girls would give him chocolates, and his locker would be full of love letters, which would only be thrown in the trash can, unread. Yet, the girls don't seem to mind it. They would still follow him around. They practically kissed the ground he walked over. It was like he was some god or something.

Syaoran sighed again and turned off the TV, finally giving up on trying to find a good show. And now that he was given the chance to be free from school, he was bored. Another sigh escaped his lips.

"I wish Sakura was here. Then, I could have someone to tease."

Throwing his head backwards, closing his eyes, he felt something furry rub against the skin of his leg. His head shot up again and opened his eyes, only to find Kero who jumped onto his lap. The cat licked his face, as if it was begging him of something. Syaoran already knew what that was. Food.

Standing up from the couch, Syaoran went to the kitchen to grab some food for Kero. 'That cat really has to learn how to diet or else Dad won't have enough money to support all of us.'

Kero followed him around as he searched for a can of cat food. Syaoran almost stumbled on him when he tried to reach for a can inside the cabinet. Why does Dad have to hide it in here anyway?

When he finally got the can, the phone rang. He placed the can of cat food on the counter and made his way to the phone. Answering, he said. "Hello, Kinomoto residence. Syaoran speaking. How may I help you?"

The voice on the other line said. "Hey, gaki." Syaoran groaned inwardly as he realized who the person he was talking to. "I just want you to do something for me."

Syaoran protested. "But I'm sick!"

"Oh, puh-leez. I know you're not sick, and besides, it's just a tiny favor."

Syaoran sighed. "Fine. What is it?" Coming out from the kitchen, Kero crawled toward Syaoran and rubbed its fur on his skin. Still on the phone, Syaoran ignored him.

"There's a bag there that I left on the porch. I want you to give it to me at my school."

Syaoran's eyes widened. "So you want me to go all the way to your school just to deliver your bag!"

"Hey, it's not just a bag. It contains the materials I need for our project today. And I need it now."

Kero tugged on to the lower end of Syaoran's pants to get his attention, but failed miserably. "What! B-but I cant go there!"

"Oh? And why not?" Sweat trickled down his forehead as he tried to come up with an excuse.

"Well, I, um, just can't."

"That's not enough reason, gaki, so you better come here in less than ten minutes." With that, Touya hung up. Kero, who was tired of trying to get his attention, bit his finger hard, causing Syaoran to yell.

"OUCH!" He licked his finger, and then glared at the cat in front of him. "Why you, mangy cat. You're gonna pay for this!"

Terrified, Kero quickly ran away, hoping to escape the wrath of his owner's brother. Syaoran began to chase him, momentarily forgetting that he was supposed to deliver a bag to Touya.

--Seijuu High—

Yukito watched him as he paced. Back and forth. Back and forth. Back and forth. Then he paused. A hand traveled through his black hair. Touya grunted, frustrated. Ten minutes left until class starts and that gaki brother of his still hasn't arrived.

"Where is that gaki!" He shouted causing several students to turn their attention to them. Behind him, Yukito just smiled, not minding the attention they were given. He was already used to this, and it never fails to amuse him.

"Don't be mad at Syaoran, To-ya. Maybe he has some trouble coming here." Yukito said, walking a few steps closer to his friend. Touya just grumbled, ignoring what Yukito said.

Then he paused. There's something wrong here, like something's missing-or someone. He turned to his friend and asked rather meekly. "Where's your sister? Wasn't she here a while ago?"

For a few seconds, surprise was all Yukito felt. Since when did Kinomoto Touya start worrying about his twin sister? He knew quite well that Yume has a crush on Touya ever since the first time they met which was years ago. But he didn't know what Touya felt about her.

Usually, Touya would do anything to stay away from her. Heck, he even disguised himself as a big bunny once, just to hide. But why the sudden change now? Perhaps he likes her too? Yukito smiled, imagining what Yume's reaction will be when he tells her that. It would be quite amusing really…

Yukito snapped out from his deep thoughts when he noticed Touya was still waiting for his answer. It took a while for him to remember his friend's question but he quickly recovered. "She said she had to return a book to the library and asked for us to wait for her."

Touya nodded. In the corner of his eye, he saw a figure appear over the sidewalk. Yukito followed his gaze and quickly recognized who the figure was.

Syaoran ran as quickly as he could to the gate where Touya and Yukito were waiting. He would have got there sooner if it wasn't for that gluttonous cat. And now he has to face Touya.

He finally reached the gate, panting hard. Touya's bag swung over his shoulder. And I must tell you. That bag isn't exactly light.

"About time. I thought you'd never get here, gaki." Touya glared at him while Syaoran glared back. Yukito just played the role of being their eye witness.

"Well, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't leave your stupid bag!" Syaoran spat, causing Touya to glare harder. If looks could kill, both of them would have been dead.

Their argument could have gotten longer if Yume didn't show up and bounded on Touya. Since Touya was much taller than her, her feet dangled in midair. (A/n: She's kinda like Nakuru, ne?) "Whatcha doing Toya?"

Touya muttered something under his breath. Then, as if noticing Syaoran for the first time, Yume leaped onto him too. (Who says she can't glomp Syaoran like she does to Touya. She ain't Nakuru, you know.) much to Touya's luck and Syaoran's misfortune.

"HIII, SYAO-CHAN!" Syaoran struggled to get out of Yume's hold, but not succeeding.

"Let go of me! I need to breathe!" Yume quickly let go, seeing as his face turned slightly purple for lack of air. "And don't call me that."

Yume just looked at him with innocent eyes that she used whenever she asked for her parents something. "Call you what, Syao-chan?"

"That!"

"That? I never call you 'That'. I call you Syao-chan! Isn't that a cute name, Yuki?" She turned to her twin who smiled and nodded.

"I agree. It is quite cute." Touya smirked, only to receive a glare from his brother, whose face was red partly because of embarrassment and another part because of fury.

"Nee, Syao-chan…" Touya said, using the new nickname given to his brother just for teasing him. "Why don't you hand over my bag now so I can proceed to my class?"

Grouchingly, Syaoran- or should I say, Syao-chan- gave Touya his bag.

"Ok, since I have all the things I need, we can go to class now, Yuki." Touya threw his bag over his shoulder and started off toward his next class with Yukito following behind.

Yume sighed. It has always been Yuki and not her. Why does she even hope of having him anyway? She shook away those thoughts. She shouldn't be thinking about it right now. It's Valentine's day for god's sake!

Then after making a few steps, Touya stopped, as if just remembering something. He turned his head around slightly and called out. "Aren't you coming?"

Yume got confused for a while then she realized that he was talking to her. Her eyes widened. That didn't happen before.

Getting impatient, Touya called out to her again. "Come on. Hurry up! I don't have all the time, you know."

Despite her surprise, a smile crept up to her face and she skipped toward them. Not without saying goodbye to a certain little wolf. "BYE, SYAO-CHAN!"

Syaoran grunted as he watched them disappear inside the school building. He was about to head back home when he spotted four familiar faces. One being his sister, the other two being Tomoyo and Eriol, and the last one being Seiichi Daiben, one of his annoying classmates.

Syaoran knew very well what he was doing there. Seiichi was trying to flirt with Sakura. Syaoran smiled, knowing that Sakura also didn't like him. But he was still going to watch them anyway.

"C'mon, Sakura. Let's go on a date. It's Valentine's Day." Sakura was trying to break away from him but with no such luck. She was lucky enough that Tomoyo and Eriol were there.

"I'm sorry, Daiben-kun, but I can't go on a date with you. I have plans for tonight." Sakura said as politely as she could.

"Why not? I just don't get you Kinomoto. Practically all the girls in our class wants to go out with me." Not too far away from them, hiding behind some thick bushes, Syaoran was clenching his fists. Why that good-for-nothing egotistic little bastard-

If Syaoran was there right now, he would have beaten the crap out of that stupid jerk. Maybe turn him into a bloody pulp if he ever had the chance. He swore that by tomorrow, he'd make sure Seiichi won't live to see daylight again.

Sakura sighed, wishing that her brother was there. Tomoyo tried her best to make Seiichi go away, and so did Eriol. But both their efforts were in vain as Seiichi just ignored them.

"I know you can't resist me, Sakura. Just say yes and you'll have the best time of your life!" Sakura inwardly groan. This is really giving her a headache. Yet as luck would have it, she was saved when the school bell rang.

"I guess I'll be seeing you later after class." With a wink, he left. He went past the bushes but he tripped and fell forward on his face. Scowling, he got up again and wiped the dirt off his face not without letting out some swear words.

"My, my, I never knew you are capable of swearing, Daiben." Seiichi turned around only to be met with Syaoran's furious amber eyes.

Seiichi cowered under his death glare. Syaoran stepped closer to him and gripped his shirt so that they were face to face. "Stay away from my sister, you ass. Got that?"

Seiichi nodded dumbly. It was better not to enter a fight with Kinomoto Syaoran. Terrified, he hurriedly ran away. Syaoran smirked. Guess he's not so cocky anymore.

---After class: with touya, yuki, and yume---

"Hey, Yuki, I was wondering if you could come with me to the flower shop. I have a part time job there." Touya said to his friend as they went out the gate.

Yukito shook his head, apologetically. "Sorry, Toya. But I can't go. It's my turn to do the errands today. Maybe Yume could come with you."

Hearing her name, Yume turned her attention to them. "What are you talking about, Yuki?"

Before Touya could say anything, Yukito beat him to it. "Touya was wondering if you could accompany him to the flower shop."

Yume's eyes lit up. "Why?"

"I'll be doing my part time job." Touya answered. Yume's shoulders noticeably sagged. She was rather hoping it would be for another reason.

"Alright, I'll come with you. Let's go" Yume went off, dragging Touya along with her.

---Flower shop---

Touya arranged the flowers, and cutting the stems to the right length. Yume watched him as he did this. Her head rested on the palms of her hands with her elbows supporting her. Her eyes followed his hands as he put the flowers in their right places.

"You're really good at this, To-ya." Yume commented.

Without looking up, he replied. "Not really. It isn't so hard."

"It's easy for you to say. I'm always so clumsy. I couldn't do anything right." Unconsciously, the corners of his lips turned up ever so slightly that you wouldn't be able to see it if you don't look close enough.

What Touya did next shocked Yume. "Here." He handed her a pink chrysanthemum which she gladly accepted though a bit shakily due to surprise. "Th-thanks."

"You know what that means, right?" Yume shook her head and looked at him eagerly wanting to know what it meant.

"It means, 'You're a wonderful friend.'" Her eyes widened. In that one sentence, she felt as if her heart was about to leap out from her chest. Unable to control it anymore and for lack of anything else to say, she circled her arms around him. Her eyes were glassy and tears threatened to fall. How is it that he could make her so happy with even the simplest of things?

Syaoran was watching TV when he heard the front door open. Sakura appeared in the doorway. "So, how was school today? Did the teachers assign any homework?"

Crashing down on the sofa beside him, Sakura made herself comfortable and grabbed the remote away from him, ignoring his protests. "Hey!"

"No, we don't have homework today. Just some things to study for tomorrow's tests." Syaoran groaned. It was then that he noticed that Sakura was holding a small package.

"What's that?" He pointed at the box on her lap.

Sakura followed his gaze. "Oh this?" When she lifted the tiny box, he nodded. "I just bought this a while ago right after class. It's for you."

She handed him the box. He opened it to see the contents then he turned to her again. "Chocolates? For me?"

She nodded, enthusiastically. "Happy Valentine's Day, Syaoran-kun!" Like always, she hung herself on him, squeezing him tight, and like always, he didn't complain.

Instead, he gave her a smile which he preserved only for her. "Thank you, Sakura. I really appreciate it. Happy Valentine's Day to you, too"

---Extra bit at the end (yep it's not done yet. dedicated to all of you guys!)---

…Next Morning…

Syaoran went down the empty halls, careful not to make any noise. It was bright and sunny outside, the perfect weather. That's why everyone is outside, playing, chattering out in the school yard.

But still, he had to be careful. You'll never know when a person might see you. Stealthily, he made his way to his locker. When he reached there, he opened the lock and from inside fell out what seemed like a million Valentine cards.

There was so many that only a portion of his chestnut brown hair could be visible. He shot his arm up, digging through the endless sea of cards. He gasped for air, and then he heard a shout.

"Hey! There he is!" Oh no, he thought. Not them! Anything but them! But it was too late. A fangirl had already spotted him, leading a bunch of other girls toward him. NOOOOO!

He hurriedly stood up and ran away as fast as his feet could carry him. Sakura! Where are you! HELP ME!

---classroom with Sakura and Tomoyo---

Sakura spun around, confused. "Tomoyo?" Her raven-haired friend turned to her. "Yes?"

"Did you hear something?" Tomoyo shook her head, getting confused herself. "No, why?"

"I thought I heard something."

"Must be your imagination."

Sakura nodded her head and spun around again, her back facing the window. She didn't her brother outside with his hands gripping the base of the window. His feet were being dragged by several girls that wouldn't let go. He shouted her name but it was useless. She could not hear since the classroom is soundproof.

Horrified, he watched as his fingers began to slip one by one until he finally let go. The girls dragged him away before anyone in the classroom would notice him.

"SAKURA!"

Moments later, he arrived at the classroom. Sakura gasped. Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened to the size of two large saucers. Now standing in front of her, Syaoran was…uh…wrecked from head to toe.

One of his shoes was missing. Only two buttons were left on his shirt, the others were torn off. His whole uniform was dirty, and his pants had cuts on them. He had dirt smudged on his cheek, and his hair was even messier than before. There were even leaves tangled in them!

"Uh, Syao-"

"Don't ask. You don't want to know what happened." With that, Syaoran sat himself down on his chair. Sakura just stared at him, and in her mind she thought. What's wrong with him today? I just wanted to tell him that he had a big hole at the back of his pants.

Unknowingly to Syaoran, his black pants had hole at the back, revealing his Winnie the Pooh underwear.

TBC

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A/N: LOL.So did you like it? I hope it's long enough. I know Valentine's Day was a week ago but I couldn't help it! Please review! I beg you. PLEEEEEEEAAAAAAASE

Fun Facts: Did you know that Tomoyo's name in the French series of CCS is Tiffany? I remember that Tiffany was also the name of Chuckie's wife. You know, the killer doll. LOL