A.N: Enjoy this chapter! Thanks to Meika-chan and HaruHigashi for reviewing the previous chapter!

Typist's notes (Yume-chan): Forgive me for typing this up late!

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, its characters, or anything related to it, except for my story's plot.

Chapter 4: The Prankster Again

By Kyu-chan

Sakura lay in bed, having woken up by the voices she heard outside. The doctor had told her that she would be able to go back later in the afternoon. She had been told that she had been poisoned and that she was lucky to be alive. She still felt weak and her head felt dizzy. Sakura, closed her eyes, and in a moment she had slipped into the world of dreams.

"Miss Kinomoto!"

She slowly opened her eyes. It was the doctor. It was time for a checkup which meant that in an hour or so she would be back in her own bed, minus the smell of antiseptics and the white walls. She got up eagerly only to be told by the doctor to take it easy.

Sakura glanced out the door and spotted Syaoran looking at her. She gave a small smile and a little wave. Then, she turned back to look at the doctor.

As Syaoran walked around the ship, he was pondering who in the world would attempt to frighten Sakura out of her wits. More precisely, attempt to murder Sakura. But he couldn't figure out the answer. Maybe it was someone they did not know. It was possible. But what could they possibly have against Sakura?

The next morning…

At breakfast, Sakura had more or less recovered. Still, taking the doctor's advice, she had to withdraw from the tennis tournament held today. Since it was a mixed doubles tournament, Syaoran had to pull out along with Sakura.

Meanwhile, Eriol had a strong feeling that disaster was about to strike. And the target? Well, he was quite sure it would be someone that he knew. His thoughts turned to the tennis tournament, and were filled with images of volleys, forehand shots and others.

In the competition, there were eight couples that had signed up. In the first match, Tomoyo and Eriol were due to play an English couple, Ryan and Elise.

From one of the seats, Mei Ling had a bird's view of everything. She had checked out where everyone was sitting and she sat where was sure that she wouldn't be very noticeable to her friends. She made sure that they knew that she was present at the competition by chatting with Chiharu and Sakura before she took her seat.

There was a great turn-out at the tournament. All eyes were on the first game. Mei Ling quietly slipped out of her seat. She smirked as she entered Sakura's room, and emptied most of Sakura's clothes into the sea.

Back at the tournament, it was the final game between Eriol-Tomoyo and Ryan-Elise. The score was 6-5, 4-6, and it was down to the final game. Eriol served and hit the ball. Thinking that the ball would be out, Ryan makes no move to hit it back. The ball hits the ground just before the white line and rolls out of play. For a split second, the audience went silent. Eriol threw his racquet down and hugged Tomoyo hard. After a few seconds, they both realized that they were hugging and quickly pulled away, blushing.

The incident was soon forgotten as the next match started. After all the qualifying and semi-final matches were played, there were only two couples left. Eriol and Tomoyo had beaten the Moriaki twins to reach this round. They were due to play a Korean couple, Jang Won and Na Seoul, who had won both their previous matches in straight games.

Mei Ling, who was back by the time the third qualifying match finished, continued watching the game as if nothing had happened. While buying a drink beforehand, she had chatted with the food vendor, who was also watching the game. The food vendor, who was clearly a tennis fan, described each of the matches clearly (everyone was watching the match, there were very few customers). She occasionally made comments like, "Yes that was a brilliant backhand shot. I couldn't have done it myself!" Then, she hurried off to her seat, armed with all the information she needed, as if she had been there the whole morning.

Jang Won-Na Seoul easily won the first game with their agility and powerful shots that sent Tomoyo and Eriol all over the court, running after each ball. Eriol-Tomoyo fought for a comeback when they took the second set, with some change to their strategy. It all came down to the final set. Both the couples had taken 5 sets each in the final game.

The score currently was 30-15 in Jang Won-Na Seoul's favour. Eriol served and Jang Won hit the ball into the net, making it 30-all. Tomoyo served and Na Seoul missed it. Now the score was 40-30. 1 more point and they would have won the tournament! Jang Won served an ace, making the score even, with both that had one point to go. Jang Won and Na Seoul looked nervous. So were Tomoyo and Eriol, but they didn't show it. Jang Won served and Eriol hit it back with a simple forehand. Jang Won ran forward but it was too late. The ball had just skimmed above the net and fell. Eriol and Tomoyo had won!

(A.N. Forgive me if I wrote anything wrong about tennis!)

Eriol and Tomoyo couldn't believe it as the crowd cheered and they were each handed a 400 dollar cheque. They were definitely going to have a celebration party tonight. As Sakura walked with Tomoyo, all Tomoyo could talk about was how she was going to spend the money. She was going to upgrade her camera, that's for sure. She'll probably spend some (or most of it) on buying stuff, and she will save part of the money. Mei Ling had joined them by then, congratulating Tomoyo on her great tennis skills and they discussed the final match for awhile. After that, she excused herself to join Chiharu and Naoko who were heading the food stall. All of a sudden, Sakura brought up the subject of Tomoyo's actions in the first match (also known as The Hug) with Eriol. Tomoyo's face turned the shade of an overriped tomato.

Syaoran too was giving Eriol a hard time, but Eriol was calmer and admitted that he might have feelings for Tomoyo. He made Syaoran promise not to blab with a threat of a long time diaper incident. After that threat, Syaoran solemnly promised not to say a word.

In their room…

Sakura entered the toilet and had a refreshing bath. She felt relaxed lying in the bathtub smelling the soothing lavender scent around her. Only after about 30 minutes did she come out. She looked through her bag.

"Tomoyo, did you take my clothes?" Sakura asked, looking puzzled.

"Duh! Remember, I'm wearing your red dress for the party," Tomoyo said, walking towards her.

"No. I mea-" Sakura didn't get to finish.

"Oh my gosh! Your clothes!"

All that was left was a pair of undergarments.

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