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Chapter 9: School Projects Can Be Fun Too

The Reed manor stood on top of the hill. Its huge windows shined under the sun. A few servants were scurrying here and there. They were busy preparing the arrival of an unknown guest, which was quite a bit of a problem for them. Clow had been secretive about it.

Eriol stepped inside the limousine after his uncle. When he got in, Clow called to the chauffer through the partition. "The airport, please, Ed."

The driver nodded. "Yes, Reed-sama." The black shiny car went through the gates and out of the manor.

On the other side of town…

Sakura opened her math textbook to do her homework. She looked over at Syaoran, who was sitting across from her, scribbling down the answers on his paper, while in his other hand was a chocolate bar.

He makes it look so easy.

She groaned. It's not her fault she's not good in math.

It says here… if x3, then 15/x + 31 is…? Hmm… looks simple enough.

She was scrawling on a piece of scrap paper when Syaoran tapped her on the shoulder. "Want some chocolate, Sakura-chan?" Without even looking up, she replied. "No, thank you."

Divide 15 by 3 then add 31… hmmm… 36?

Across the table, Syaoran was opening another bar, chomping it noisily. "Are you sshure? 'coz itsh reeally tashty." He asked with his mouth still full.

"I said no, Syaoran..." She furrowed her eyebrows, trying to concentrate. She was on number 3 now… and 12 more to go.

"Why not?" He was watching his sister scribbling like crazy.

…20x + 14 if x3 is…?

"'coz I don't want to be fat like you. Do you mind?"

…2x + 3y 40 – 5x … uuhhh…

"No need to be so grumpy. And who're you calling fat?"

…next is 1/x (9)… She blinked. …whaaaat?

"S'kura?"

9x/3x – 2y …? O…kay… skip that one first…

"Are you listening to me?"

"…"

11x(3) - 14… uhh…Skip this one too…

"Did you know that Touya wears pink fluffy dresses with little white bunnies on them?"

"…"

½x + ¼y… errr…

"Figures. She's not listening."

"…"

12x + 45 y – 21… too… hard…

"Sakura? You okay?"

She groaned and slumped down on the table. She closed her eyes to keep her head from spinning. If her teacher did this to torture students, then it's working.

Sakura felt something poking her. She ignored it at first but twenty seconds later it still hadn't stopped. Frustrated, she finally looked up. "WhAt!"

Syaoran beamed.

"Chocolate?"

Meanwhile in Touya's bedroom, he, Yukito, and Yume were working on a school project. To say the least, things were not going quite so well…

"Ugh, Yume! Would you let go of my arm already? Unlike you, I'd like to have a high mark on this project." Touya tried pulling himself out of her grasp but failing. "Yuki! Would you please help?"

Yukito grinned and dropped the book he was holding. Touya sighed gratefully. You can always count on Yuki. "Actually, I need to go downstairs."

Or maybe not.

"But…but…"

"THANK YOU SO MUCH, YUKI-CHAN!" A huge smile appeared on Yume's face.

Touya watched in horror as his so-called best friend walked out of the room. The girl beside him grinned from ear to ear, staring at him with those wide bright eyes. Touya gulped.

"S-stop looking at me like that." She ignored him, tightening her hold on his arm.

"This will be soooo much fun!"

Touya swallowed hard. Oh, God!

With her head ready to explode, she had resolved into copying Syaoran's math homework… again. She sighed. Syaoran would explain the answers to her later, who, by the way, was munching on his fifth bar of chocolate. It's a wonder why his skin is so smooth. Chocolates are supposed to give you pimples. Yet it doesn't seem to work on him. Damn.

The kitchen door opened. It was Yukito.

"Hey, Sakura, Syaoran." He greeted them as he passed. "Homework?"

Sakura sighed while Syaoran only nodded. Yukito moved his way to the fridge. He picked out some cakes, cookies, bread. Good thing her father had prepared lots of food.

"Really hungry, huh?"

Yukito peaked over the pile of food. "What?"

"Never mind."

Just before stepping out the door, he said. "You might want to feed Kero. I think he's hungry."

Sakura gasped. Kero! How could she forget? The poor cat must be starving. He hadn't eaten a single crumb after breakfast.

Syaoran took the chance to annoy her. "Boy, Sakura, it's not like you to forget these kinds of things so easily."

"Easy for you to say. That ball of fur can eat a whole grocery store if he wants to."

"Yeah, I know. Good thing I'm not the one feeding it."

She groaned for what seemed like the nth time that day. Then she started to look around. Where has that cat gone to? "Syaoran, have you seen Kero?"

"No…" he replied, a bit uncertain. "Wait, I think I saw him a while ago… " Sakura beamed. "or maybe I was wrong…hmm." She scowled.

"Syaoran!"

"Okay, okay! I think I saw Kero upstairs-- Sakura? Hey, wait up!"

He gobbled down the last of his chocolates and followed her upstairs, tripping on the first three steps as he did so.

They passed by their father's room and was about to pass Touya's when Yukito popped out in front of them, bumping Sakura and making her fall back into Syaoran.

"Oh, sorry, Sakura." Yukito helped her up.

"That's alright, Yuki-" A loud crash was heard inside the room, then followed by a muffled voice. Syaoran pressed his ear against the door to listen.

"Ow! That hurts." It was Yume's voice.

"Stop complaining."

At the sound of Touya's voice, Sakura turned to Syaoran. "What's he sayin-"

"Sssshhhh…" Syaoran covered her mouth before she could say anything else.

"It won't fit!"

"That's because the hole is too small."

"What?"

Sakura saw Syaoran widen his eyes, so she leaned against the door too. Yukito followed.

"Okay, this might hurt a bit."

"Owww! Too…tight…"

"Let's try it again. Just push harder this time."

Their eyes were wide as saucers, and their jaws were hanging open. They leaned even closer.

"But I'm too tired! Touya…"

"Do you want this done or not?"

"Could we just use some oil or lubricant or something?"

"We'll just use soap or shampoo. Be back in a sec."

Sakura's heart was pounding so loud you could almost hear it.

"Here, use this."

"Jasmine? You use jasmine?"

"So? Got a problem with that?"

"No. It's just no wonder your hair smells so nice."

"Of course it does. But I can't say the same for you."

"WHAAT?"

"Shut up if you want this to get over with."

"Could we just change positions? It's really uncomfortable."

"Fine." A few shuffling then the voices came back again.

"Ready now?"

"OK!"

"Then let's-"

"Wait!"

"What now?"

"I might fall off the bed. Could you move a little? Okay, that's it."

Syaoran was sweating hard and so were Sakura and Yukito.

"ooohh… Harder!"

"Almost… there…"

"AAAHH!"

The door suddenly burst open. Three people stampeded into the room like wild bulls, each yelling different things.

"STOP!"

"Touya! What are you doing!"

"Oh, God! You didn't do it, did you?"

Touya and Yume stared at the three persons in front of them. Their minds trying to understand what they're saying. Sakura and Syaoran were yelling about 'having to use protection' or something about a 'child'. Yukito was screaming 'congratulations' and about him being the best man for their wedding.

What wedding? And whose? Yume wanted to ask. Sakura, Syaoran and Yukito were yelling at the same time.

"Oh, my God! Touya, you didn't do it, did you?"

"Do what?"

"I never thought it would be so soon!"

"What the hell…?"

"So how did it go, Yume?"

"Er… Yuki?"

"Did he treat you well?"

"Eeehhhhh…"

"I'LL BE THE BEST MAN!"

"Yukito!"

"And to think I almost thought Touya was gay."

"SYAORAN!WHAT THE F-"

"I didn't know you and Yume are going out."

"Me? And Yume?"

"Imagine. My best friend and my sister!"

"Uh, Yuki…?"

"Oh, oh! What are you gonna-"

"EVERYBODY SHUT UP!"

Veins were popping on Touya forehead. A headache was coming. "Now, can someone please explain to me what exactly is going on?"

"Oh, c'mon, Touya. Don't act like you don't know." Syaoran smirked at him.

"Know what?"

"Nice try, but it won't work."

"Yuki?"

Yukito grinned, looking at his twin sister then at Touya. Both of them seemed to be confused. "We already know what happened."

"What happened?"

"We're not that dense, you know." Sakura joined in. "Even I know what's going on. We heard everything."

"What are you talking about?" Yume asked, completely perplexed. "Touya and I were just working on our school project on sewing."

"Riiiiiiiight."

"But it's true!"

"Then what about the voices we heard saying 'it can't fit' or 'the hole is too small'?"

Yume thought for a moment then she said, "Oh! I was having problems with the shirt I was working on. I tried it on to see if it fits but when I tried taking it off, my head got stuck. I guessed the hole was too small."

"Yeah, and she asked me for help and I did." Touya was looking suspiciously at Yukito, who was sweating nervously.

"But…but what about all the moaning and…and you were using some shampoo? Jasmine, was it? Syaoran smirked, seeing the blush on Touya's face.

"Oh, that."

…

…

…

"WELL?"

"Well what? We were using shampoo so that it'll be easier to slide Yume's head through the hole."

"And the moaning?"

"What do you expect? It wasn't easy, you know."

"Yeah, it really hurt. I thought my head was going to snap off." Yume rubbed the upper portion of her neck.

Syaoran sweatdropped. "So… I guess that solved everything." Sakura and Yukito nodded, finally understanding.

Touya was examining the three of them. They were acting so weird lately. "Exactly what did you think we were doing?"

They gulped, looking at each other in panic. What would Touya do to them? They were hoping he wouldn't ask.

It was Yukito who anwered first, more like the only one brave enough to do it. But of course, he is Touya's best friend. Best friends don't harm best friends, right? "We… um… we made a mistake so…it doesn't matter really…"

"I don't care. Just answer the question."

"We…we, uh… we thought that…"

"Yeah?"

"We just thought that you and Yume were doing…" He trailed off.

"Doing what?"

"Doing, uh… things."

"What kind of things?"

"W-what kind of things, you ask? Well…" Yukito was really nervous now. Inside his mind, he was screaming 'what to do? What to do? What to do?... help!'

Syaoran was pulling out his hair from all the tension. And when he couldn't take it, he yelled. "OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! WHAT HE'S TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WE THOUGHT YOU AND YUME WERE F-"

Sakura put her hand over his mouth just in time. Yukito sighed in relief, but it was short-lived. Touya was still waiting for an answer. Deciding that Touya would find out eventually, judging from Syaoran's condition. Yes, he has some mental issues. Yukito motioned Yume to come closer so she could hear. He began to whisper.

Touya's and Yume's expressions changed from confusion to shock then embarrassed and finally, anger- with Touya at least.

"WHAAAAAAT?" Touya growled, despite his red face. Beside him, Yume was also blushing.

"Yukito! Why would you think that!" Yume cried out. She couldn't believe it, her own twin brother.

"If you were in our position you would have done the same." Syaoran countered.

"Gaki, if I were in your position, I would think first before I-"

"Oh, yeah? What if Sakura was in Yume's position with a guy you don't know, or better yet, any guy at all, don't tell me you're actually going to let her do that, do you?" Syaoran smirked.

Touya stammered. "O-of course, I would n-"

"Forget it, Touya. You're just too overprotective." Syaoran rolled his eyes.

"Oh, and you aren't?" he glared at him. "And don't try to change the subject, you gaki."

Both were looking daggers at each other, shooting a few insults. Sakura and Yume sweatdropped. Men. They weren't even discussing the topic anymore. Sakura thought, Thank God for that!

Yukito on the other hand, well, let's just say with all the things happening around, he got hungry. Chocolate! Yum!

At the airport, the plane had landed. Passengers were rushing out, men in business suits, children with their parents, a few tourists…

Standing a bit farther away from the crowd, Eriol was waiting patiently. Then he saw a woman in a wheelchair, a middle-aged man was walking behind her. Eriol waved at them. The man saw him and whispered something to the woman. She looked up and saw Eriol. She smiled.

They were coming closer. He was getting anxious. They were accompanied by several bodyguards so it was easy for them to get through the crowd. A few seconds later, they finally reached him.

The woman spoke first. "Eriol! It's so good to finally see you again."

Eriol bowed and smiled at her.

"It's nice to see you too, Feimei."

A/n: OMG a cliffhanger! Hehe. Ok, so I haven't updated for almost two months. Actually, I rewrote this chapter three times already and then I had to reread it for errors and such. Not to mention homework. Ugh! It's freaking midnight already! I must sleep.

Fuyumi-chan