Boundaries between Love and Hate

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Chapter 3: Conspiracy

Tomoyo was fuming when she reached her house. That scumbag Eriol has managed to avoid her the entire day despite the fact that they have every subject together and that he sits behind her! The guy was just so fast.

Tomoyo muffled her scream on her pillow, frustration edging up inside of her. "I swear Hirigizawa, Eriol I'm going to get back at you!" She said with such ardour as she screamed again on her pillow.

Eriol on the other hand was brimming with amusement of the things that occurred that day. He had managed to escape Daidouji, Tomoyo's wrath. It was quite a challenge because after all they did belong to the same class. But it was worth it.

He figures that Tomoyo must be screaming murder right now. Thinking about it amuses him even more. Then his smile disappeared from his face when his thought wandered off to that kiss they had shared early on the day. 'What the hell possessed me to kiss that girl'. He thought. Then he disregarded it and quickly went on to bed.

The next day went on as like any other day with the addition of Eriol and Tomoyo playing cat and mouse providing the school some things to talk about.

This went on for the whole week that Sakura and Shaoran thought that the two are going berserk. They then decided to take matters on to their hands. It's obvious that the two like each other but they seem to be pretty good at hiding it.

After one hell of the week, Shaoran waited for Sakura at the school gate deciding that they need to talk. Then he spotted her pacifying Tomoyo because even though with so much effort Tomoyo can't seem to catch Eriol leaving Tomoyo frustrated and agitated.

"Oi Kinomoto" he started to gain Sakura's attention. "Can we talk?"

"Huh?" Sakura answered absently still looking at Tomoyo 'Jeessh Eriol you are so dead once Tomoyo got to you. She's a walking time bomb' she thought not really giving attention to Shaoran.

Shaoran noticed this. He shrugged his shoulder then went in front of Sakura and tried again not really minding Tomoyo's death glare. "I said can we talk? This is really important."

"Oh, sure but make it quick I still have things to do." Sakura said not really meaning to but she vented some of her annoyance to the poor Shaoran but it seems like he didn't mind at all. "Ah Tomoyo looks like I can't accompany you today." She said to her friend who's currently trying her best to glare Shaoran to death. "Would you be fine on your own?" Sakura asked it intending for Tomoyo to be distracted with her death glare to Shaoran.

The question seemed to do the trick Tomoyo faced her a little indignantly. "For crying out loud Sakura I'm already 17 fully capable of taking care of myself." She said exasperation evident on her voice. "It's you I'm worried about. You can never be so sure with one of Hirigizawa's kin around." With this she then glared at Shaoran who by that time put his two hands on air.

"Hey, I just wanted to talk to Kinomoto about something important. Don't worry I won't do anything to her." Shaoran said a tad annoyed. He knows that the reason Tomoyo's annoyed with him is because of his annoying cousin.

Tomoyo eyed Shaoran a bit then left with a huffed.

"So what do you want to talk about Li?" Sakura asked after some time of lull.

"Let's go some place where we could talk privately." Shaoran replied then walked outside without waiting for Sakura's reply.

Sakura rolled her eyes then followed forth.

They went to the park silence filling the air. When Sakura can't take it anymore she then speak again this time a bit irritated 'he said he wanted to talk but how could that be when he's not uttering even a single syllable' "So WHAT ARE WE GONNA TALK ABOUT?" She asked emphasizing each word.

Shaoran seemed to be startled out of his reverie stared at Sakura for a minute then answered. "It's about Eriol and Daidouji. The things they are doing are going out of proportion." He said exasperation in his voice.

Sakura eyed him for a sec then replied "I know but, Tomoyo would not give up until she got what she wanted and this time she wants to skin Hirigizawa alive."

Shaoran looked at Sakura pensively "Do you think we could resolve this without getting my cousin to be skinned alive by your cousin?"

Sakura looked at Shaoran as Shaoran looked at Sakura then both of them laughed a little.

"Both our cousins are crazy." Sakura said after some time.

"Yeah it's a good thing we don't act like them" Shaoran replied then a moment of silence followed again. "Ahm so what do you propose we do?" Shaoran asked Sakura again after some awkward silence.

"Hmm, let's see now." Sakura started pondering on a bit about the situation in hand. "It's obvious that the two of them like each other." Shaoran gawked at Sakura about her notion.

"Are you nuts? How could you say that they like each other? They're at each other's throat you know." Shaoran said looking at Sakura as if she grew horns or something.

"Well are you familiar with the line the more you hate the more you love?" Sakura asked then rolled her eyes when Shaoran just stared at her. "I think it applies to those two, though I have to admit that Tomoyo is the only one doing the hating part. Your cousin on the other hand is doing things intentionally to annoy my cousin. I think they both have feeling towards each other though they're concealing it that even they don't realize it themselves thus both are making a subconscious effort to make their feelings go away thus the hating and the teasing." Sakura finished looking quite please with herself.

Shaoran pondered on the things that Sakura said then replied "It does makes sense when you put it that way. So I guess the only way for them to stop is for them to realize how they truly feel about each other?" Shaoran asked.

"Yes basically that's it but it would be hard considering that Tomoyo hated your cousin's guts, stealing her first kiss and all. And that Hirigizawa seems to enjoy teasing Tomoyo out of her wits." Sakura replied a bit annoyed about the situation their cousins are both in.

"I quite agree with you Kinomoto they are both stubborn too if I may say so myself so we really need to think ways of getting them out of each other's throat first before we get to making them realize exactly how they feel." Shaoran said then a moment of silence came over again.

"Ahm I think I better go now. It's getting late and I'm the one incharge of cooking dinner." Sakura said breaking the silence.

"Ah ok. I'll walk you home if you don't mind." Shaoran replied with a slight smile on his face.

"Sure if it's not a bother." Sakura said smiling sweetly at Shaoran who was a bit taken a back with Sakura's smile then absently walked beside her.

The two walked out in the park but this time they are both accompanied by a comforting silence.

A.N. So what do you think? Sorry for the late update. Been busy with our graduation coming along and all. Hope you people will like it. Review please..

Ja.