Friendship Isn't That Strong

Chapter: 12

Wow…so many people reviewed chapter 11 awesome! I wasn't allowed on the computer till I got all of my chores done but I'm naturally lazy so :D Well even though it took me around…6 hours to start the chores I finished them so here's chapter 12 people!

Sakura walked aimlessly down the halls, she didn't care where she went or how she went about getting wherever but she just needed to get as far away from Syaoran as possible.

'I love you Sakura and I need you to look me in the eyes and tell me the same thing.'

Sakura slapped her forehead as she constantly replayed what happened, at first it was like a dream. Thinking about them almost kissing, him putting his arms around, and everything he said, Sakura blushed and gently touched her lips. 'We almost…I wonder what would have happened if…' a light smile came over her face but soon vanished, 'No, no, no!' Sakura shook her head violently, 'Syaoran is for Tomoyo, she deserves him not me!' Sakura turned to look behind her and her eyes became sad, even though she didn't want to admit it, she was hoping he'd come chasing after her. 'Nah, it's better this way anyway, now he'll begin paying more attention to Tomoyo! Yup, everything is all right now!' Sakura tried her best to smile and walk confidently forward but she'd always turn around to see if someone was following her. Sakura jumped up when she heard footsteps running from behind her, she turned around quickly and was surprised to suddenly be hugged by someone with long, dark hair. "Tomoyo?"

Tomoyo let go and tears were running down her cheeks. Sakura put her hands on Tomoyo's shoulders, "Tomoyo, what happened!"

"Syaoran…he…" Sakura took her hands off of Tomoyo, 'He…must of turned her down…and told her that he had feelings for me…' a slight smile appeared on Sakura's face but disappeared, "Tomoyo, don't worry about it Syaoran's just a little confused right now and…"

Tomoyo began to smile, "He said he loved and that he'd go out with me!"

Sakura's heart seemed to be stuck in her throat. "…He said what and did?"

Eriol opened the door to the third floor, he was breathing heavily from having climbed all the stairs from the first floor. "Dammit…I think this place is trying to kill me…" Eriol looked down the hallway and saw Syaoran walking toward him. He had his hands in his pockets and seemed to be distracted. "Hey Syaoran, what's up man?"

Syaoran stopped and just shrugged his shoulders and walked beside Eriol. Eriol placed his hand on Syaoran's shoulder, "Hey come on you can tell your buddy can't ya? Did Sakura give ya a hard time or something?"

Syaoran pushed Eriol's hand off his shoulder with a lot of force. Syaoran didn't have to say anything for Eriol to understand that he was ticked. Eriol grabbed Syaoran's shoulder and kept a strong grip, "What happened?"

Syaoran glared back at Eriol over his shoulder, he didn't attempt to pull away because Syaoran had been in this position before. Whenever something was wrong with him, Eriol would always know and would grab a hold of Syaoran's shoulder because even though they were both equally strong, each had a point where they were weakest and couldn't move. Syaoran had busted his shoulder when he was younger so his shoulder was very vulnerable and the slightest squeeze could cause him massive pain. Eriol knew about this point and used it whenever he needed to get something out of Syaoran but the only risk was that Syaoran usually got even more pissed.

"…Bastard."

Eriol smirked, "But you hang around me anyway, so what's wrong?"

Syaoran glare became deeper and darker, his amber eyes showed Eriol his own reflection but something about the way he looked at him sent a chill down his back,'W…what the hell!' Eriol instincts told him to let go of Syaoran and once he let go, back away. Eriol did just that and Syaoran continued to walk ahead. 'Okay, now I'm even more curious of what happened…but that look…'

Syaoran stopped and looked down at the ground, "I told her…"

Eriol was surprised to hear Syaoran speak and felt a little scared. "…Told who what?"

Syaoran sighed and walked forward, "…I told Sakura that I loved her and it seemed for a moment that she felt the same way…but…"

Eriol walked beside his best friend and then grinned, "Hey all you've got to do is try again at a later time."

Syaoran grinned weakly but Eriol could tell it wasn't because he was happy, "Maybe I should have waited…but I don't care anymore…I have someone now so it doesn't matter."

Eriol heart stopped beating, "Wha…?"

Syaoran stared up at the ceiling, "Tomoyo came and tried to comfort me and then told me how she felt. I decided to just tell Sakura to fuck off and go out with Tomoyo…"

Eriol grabbed Syaoran by the shoulder only this time he squeezed it and pushed him against the wall, "You did what!"

Syaoran kicked Eriol off him and grumbled in agony as he reached for his shoulder. "What the fuck is wrong with you! I said I'm now dating Tomoyo Daidouji, do you have a problem with that!" Syaoran felt another sharp pain from his shoulder, "Fuck!" Syaoran began to walk forward and left Eriol standing in the middle of the hallway, 'Dammit Syaoran, you fucking idiot!' Eriol hit the wall with his fist, put his hands in his pocket, and began to walk behind Syaoran.

Sakura kept replaying what Tomoyo just said in her head, 'He said he loved me and said he'd go out with me!' Tomoyo wasn't crying because she was sad, it was because she was happy. "…Oh …well congratulations!"

Tomoyo wiped her eyes and gave a big grin, "Thanks Sakura! I can't wait until I tell Aisha, she'll be so happy!"

Sakura felt a sudden jolt in her heart, 'Yeah…Aisha is going to be so happy…' Sakura balled up her fist and held her head. 'Too much is going on at once…'

Down the hallway Eriol and Syaoran saw Sakura and Tomoyo down the hall. Eriol looked first at the obviously happy Tomoyo, held his heart, and then looked over at Sakura who was trying her best to smile. 'I…know how you feel Sakura…' Eriol glanced at Syaoran who was staring at Sakura and then he grinned. "Hey Eriol, I'm not going to feel sad over Sakura because I've obviously got someone better now and I'll make sure Sakura knows I'm not hurting as well." Eriol didn't like Syaoran's tone or that sly grin. Syaoran wasn't always the nicest person in the world, he knew just what buttons to press on a person to tick them off, and he knew what to say to make them feel better. Both qualities made him the good guy and the bad one. Syaoran ran over there to Tomoyo still grinning and gave her a huge hug. "Hey there Tomie!" Syaoran gave Tomoyo a kiss on the cheek, which made Tomoyo blush. Sakura tried her best to keep smiling, "I heard you two are now going out, how…nice." Eriol couldn't help but laugh a little when he saw Sakura's attempt to not get mad.

Syaoran held Tomoyo tighter, "Yup, it's really nice I mean look at her!" Syaoran gave Sakura a evil grin, "She's the perfect height, her hair is long and beautiful, AND she has such a lady-like personality yup definitely my type!" Syaoran gave Tomoyo another kiss on the cheek, Sakura was now over flowing with anger and exploded.

Sakura glared up at Syaoran "Alright you fucking ass get a damn room you bastard!"

Syaoran let go of Tomoyo and glared right back down at Sakura, "Hey it's my resort and I can do what I want when I want wherever I want to do it! Besides…" Syaoran waved his hand over Sakura's head, "what can a little thing like you do?" Syaoran closed his legs and leaned over at Sakura.

"I can give you a black eye, wanna see?" Sakura balled up her fist and went for Syaoran's face but he grabbed her hand and pushed it backwards.

"Oh my, you're so strong whatever shall I do?"

"You piece of shit!" Sakura tried the same thing with the other fist but Syaoran caught it with his other hand.

"Ooo and so close too!" Syaoran pushed Sakura back and she landed on someone but instead of apologizing, she went back to Syaoran to continue arguing.

Touya had an angry look on his face, "So…fucking noisy…"

Yukito laughed, "Yup, that's Sakura for you."

Touya stared at Sakura who was desperately trying to win against Syaoran but all she had was a big mouth and no strength. "She's…like a little rampaging monster."

Yukito stared up at Touya and smiled then back at Sakura. 'He at least didn't call her a demon and plus, if Sakura is a monster she's a cute one.'

Eriol was standing on the sidelines with Tomoyo, but he kept staring at Tomoyo waiting for her to say something to him. Tomoyo began to fiddle with her hair and stared down at the ground.

"Eriol…"

Eriol could feel it coming and he was prepared to throw every comment he could think of at her. "…What?"

Tomoyo looked at Eriol, "I'm sorry…"

"Well listen here you little…wait…huh?" Eriol was expecting an 'I told you so' or an 'haha in your face you bastard.'

"I said I'm sorry…"

Eriol slapped his face, "…What for!"

Tomoyo looked back toward the ground, "I…said something I shouldn't have done there…"

Eriol was completely confused but grinned. "And here I thought you were such a little bitch…seems like I was right and you aren't what you seem."

Tomoyo grinned, "I'm way to happy in order to be bothered with being mad…I proved you wrong and that is enough a payback. Plus with you being Syaoran's best friend, I can't be mean to you."

Eriol gave a weak grin, 'Well even though she can still have an attitude, it's kind of nice to know that there's still a hint of the nice Tomoyo. Even if her reason for being nice to me is a shallow one…'

"Tomoyo…I have a question…"

"What?"

"Why do you act the way you do?"

Tomoyo looked up at Eriol, "Act what way?"

Eriol ran his hand through his hair and stared up at the ceiling, "Just now…even though it was a kind of shallow reason, you were kind. Then before all the drama happened, when we meet up in the hallway you acted a little aggressive but it was still you. Down there…" Eriol looked down at Tomoyo, "you acted like a completely different person…it didn't feel like that was you talking…"

Tomoyo crossed her arms, "If you don't have to like the way I act."

Eriol stared deep into Tomoyo's eyes and again he saw a different person emerging. "I'm sorry…Tomoyo can I ask you something else?"

"No…"

Eriol ignored her responds and continued, "What does Aisha act like?"

Tomoyo grinned at Eriol, "She's the most popular girl in school. She's always outgoing and knows how to get what she wants and she's taught me everything I know up till now. I really admire her strength."

Eriol stared up at the ceiling, "Ah…I see. I'd like to meet this Aisha person…"

Tomoyo smile grew even bigger, "On Monday, come during lunch so I can introduce you two! I'm positive you'll like her once you get to know her!"

"I'm sure I will…" Eriol let out a little grin, walked in between Syaoran and Sakura, and pushed them both apart. "You two, go to separate corners now."

Sakura looked away from Syaoran, crossed her arms, and began to walk away, but when she saw Touya standing in her line of sight, she rushed past him. Syaoran did the same thing only in the opposite direction. "Come on Eriol, we'd better get to our room, it's getting late." Eriol couldn't see Syaoran's face as he dragged him to the room but he did catch a glance of his face. Strangely enough, he was smiling.

Tomoyo rushed after Sakura after giving Touya and Yukito their room keys. "Sakura, wait up!"

Sakura stopped, waited for Tomoyo, and began walking. "Grr…I hate that sorry son-of-a-bitch! Good luck with putting up with him!"

Tomoyo laughed at Sakura, "But he is really nice Sakura and he makes me happy. I bet you two can become better…" Tomoyo stopped talking and felt a slight pain in her heart, "well…better acquaintances."

"Yeah, yeah where's our room?"

Tomoyo took out the room key and looked at the number labeled. "Room number 665"

Sakura looked at the room numbers, turned at the next hall and saw Syaoran, Eriol, Yukito, and Touya all going into their rooms. She looked at her room number, which was in between their rooms and then smirked at Syaoran's room. "666, it suits you."

Syaoran stuck out his tongue and went into his room still dragging Eriol, Yukito laughed and Touya entered the room without glancing at Sakura. Tomoyo entered the room key and both went inside.

Sakura sat on the bed while Tomoyo sat on the other, Sakura had told Tomoyo the entire story but she excluded Aisha's part in all of it thinking it was best left unsaid. Tomoyo was crying but had an angry expression on her face. "Why the hell did you tell me all this sooner?"

Sakura took one of the pillows and placed it in front of her as if to protect herself. "I'm sorry, I didn't want you to worry about it."

"Sakura don't give me that bullshit, why in the hell wouldn't I worry! Who wouldn't!"

Sakura hid her face behind the pillow, "I'm sorry Tomo…"

Tomoyo sighed, walked over to Sakura, and hugged her, "Dammit Sakura don't be so fucking stubborn!"

Sakura held Tomoyo back, "Thanks Tomo…I promise next time I have a problem, no matter what it is I'll come to you first." Sakura began to grin but felt a sudden hit in the back of her head, she looked up and it was Tomoyo holding a pillow over her shoulder. "That's for telling the damn teacher before me."

Tomoyo hit Sakura again, "That's for telling Eriol before me!"

Sakura wasn't sure if she was just playing or if she was seriously trying to hurt her, "I'm sorry Tomoyo!"

Tomoyo threw the pillow at Sakura, climbed into bed, and then turned out the light. "Goodnight Sakura Kinomoto."

Sakura went to the bed and quietly tried to sleep but kept a pillow under her arm just in case Tomoyo decided to attack again. Sakura knew that it wasn't good when Tomoyo called her by her full name, it meant she was really ticked off. Sakura laid bed thinking and stared at the ceiling until she fell asleep.

Syaoran began throwing a ball into the air while Eriol tried to sleep. Eriol and Syaoran may have lived in the same house but not the same room because Eriol liked to go to sleep early but Syaoran had more energy when he was about to go to sleep so he stayed up later. Eriol sat up, got out of bed, and snatched the ball away from Syaoran in mid air.

"Give me this damn ball and go the hell to sleep!" Eriol walked over to his bed but was hit in back by a pillow. Eriol slowly turned around and saw the obviously guilty Syaoran smiling. Eriol picked up the pillow and began to constantly hit Syaoran on top of the head with every word he said. "Go…to…sleep…dammit…you…fuck…ass…bastard…where…in…the…hell…do…you…get…this…much…damn…energy!" Eriol quit hitting Syaoran and walked back into bed. "Now do you see why I'm always against sharing a room with you!"

Syaoran was feeling dizzy from being hit in the head so many times, "Eriol…stop…spinning."

Eriol shook his head and laid down, "Sleep Syaoran…"

Syaoran laid in bed and began to stare at the ceiling and began to laugh a little. Eriol sat up and turned slowly to Syaoran, "Are you okay?" Eriol got out of bed and put his hand on Syaoran's head, "I think I may have hit you too many times…"

Syaoran smiled up at Eriol, "Sorry…I'm just thinking about something funny."

"Do you have to think about it now?"

"Yeah, I do."

Eriol sat on Syaoran's bed and rubbed his eyes, "What are you thinking about that's so fucking funny and it better be good too."

Syaoran sat up and stared at Eriol, "Sakura…she looked funny when we were arguing. She's so small and it's so much fun arguing with her…it's better that we're friends, I don't know if we'd be able to do the same thing if she was my girlfriend…"

Eriol sighed and turned out the light. He couldn't say anything to Syaoran because he knew he was just trying to make himself feel better. He also couldn't say anything because even he was feeling sad because his best friend was dating the girl he had feelings for but it isn't like he can say it now. Syaoran laid down and turned over to his side, 'Yeah…everything is better this way…I'm positive.' Syaoran closed his eyes but whenever he did all could do was see Sakura. He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling waiting for sleep to overcome him. '…I'll probably see her in my dreams as well…' Syaoran buried his head in the pillow and quietly whispered to himself, "Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit!"

Yukito was already asleep and Touya tossed and turned trying to go to sleep. He eventually gave up and got up, picked up the key card, and walked out to the balcony. Touya opened the balcony doors and saw the silhouette of another person standing in the moonlight. It was Sakura staring into the moonlight. Touya first thought was the walk away but his legs kept walking forward to the balcony edge. Sakura turned to him but didn't say anything.

There was a long, awkward silence between them until Touya decided to speak. "Big moon…"

"Shut the fuck up." Sakura immediately snapped at his comment, "Don't try and start a damn conversation with me about the fucking moon."

Normally, when Sakura snapped like this, they'd know to back off but Touya wasn't that type of person. "I wasn't trying to start a damn conversation about the moon with you!"

Sakura was surprised by his reaction but wasn't planning on backing down. "Well then I guess you must have been talking to yourself so not only are you a bastard but you're crazy too?"

"At least people like this crazy bastard unlike you, you little bitch."

Sakura glared up at Touya, "I was just standing here minding my own business then you walk in here and ruin the whole thing!" Sakura moved further away from Touya and he watched her.

There was another silence and Sakura glanced over at Touya. 'After everything this bastard has done to me, he now tries to talk to me! Damn asshole…' Sakura turned away from him but began to think and then walked back over to him. "Why the hell do you want to talk to me all of sudden?"

Touya glared at Sakura and then back at the sky, "I didn't."

"Then why are you talking to me now?"

"Because you won't stop."

"Why do you need to respond then?"

"Because…" Touya turned to Sakura and noticed a sly smile on her face, she was trying to bug him. Touya threw he back the exact same smile, "Because I've always thought that even bugs need some attention before you squash them."

Sakura grin turned into an angry frown, "What the fuck are you trying to imply?"

"You heard me or are you also as dumb as you are fucked up looking?"

Sakura glared up at Touya once again but all he did was smirk down at her. "Why the fuck don't you go back to live with YOUR dad, nobody wants YOU here!"

"Dad died."

Sakura felt a sharp pain in her heart, "What?"

Touya looked down at Sakura and continued, "Dad died of a heart illness and apparently it's hereditary on his side. The doctor said that the chance of us getting it were 1 percent."

Sakura glance away from Touya and tightly gripped the rail, "Well good riddance to him, I've got enough problems on my hands so I don't have time to mourn over someone who didn't give a fuck about me."

"On his deathbed he told me to come back here…to make amends for us both."

Sakura looked at Touya who was staring back at her, "I don't need any pity."

"Good cuz I've got none to give." Sakura glared at Touya, he was the first person who could argue on her level without making any short jokes. Even though there was a huge height difference and not to mention gender, it was almost like they were both looking in a mirror.

Sakura looked at the sky as did Touya, there was another silence but this one wasn't awkward it felt calming in a way.

Touya turned around a leaned on the rail, "Yukito blabbed about everything that's been going with you…your life could make a good book, 'The diary of the monster's mayhem.'"

Sakura couldn't help but grin although she held it, "You shut the fuck up, you don't know anything."

Touya ignored Sakura's comment and continued, "He also told me about this Aisha chick, she sounds like a hoe."

Sakura glanced at Touya from the corner of her eye, "How do you figure that?"

"Because you're a bitch and bitches and hoes don't get along."

Even though he called her, a bitch Sakura couldn't help but laugh at his comment. He glanced over at the now laughing Sakura and saw the image of his mother in her. He smiled at Sakura and then looked back up at the sky, "Heh, it wasn't that funny."

Sakura tried her best to sound mean but couldn't stop laughing, "Shut up dammit, I know it's not!"

Through the glass doors leading to the balcony, there were two shadows in the darkness watching the now happy scene between a brother and sister.

"I knew they'd get along if they had a chance to talk."

"It's because their personalities are somewhat similar so of course they can get along."

Yukito looked over at the other guy, "You really are a good person Syaoran…"

"Whatever Yukito…whatever…" Syaoran walked back to his room but was stopped when he felt Yukito staring at his back.

"What?"

"You know that you love Sakura more than Tomoyo, so why are you with Tomoyo?"

Syaoran continued to walk toward his room, "Because…" Syaoran then flashed back to his and Tomoyo's walk to the movies a while ago, "Sakura's a good person…"

Syaoran entered his room and went straight to bed with a small smile. 'She's a very good person…too good maybe…' Syaoran went to sleep and in his dreams, he saw a smiling Sakura by his side.

To be continued...

Ahh…done. I stayed up later than planned but that's okay. This one felt longer than the rest…maybe.

Next chapter I'll try to get it in on Tuesday if I can but if not look for it on Wednesday because like this one, I probably won't get it in till 2 – 3 am. Thanks much people for reading!