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Author's Notes: Sorry folks, I've been super busy with school and work.

Chapter 5:

~ The Drive Home ~

True to her word, Sakura had gone to get her car, though not in the conventional sense as she hadn't actually driven it to the airport. She actually had to do some pretty fancy spell work so that it wouldn't look weird or suspicious when a pink convertible appeared out of thin air. She had it all worked out; she needed people to:

Believe that she left her house with it

See it on the highway

See her driving it into the airport parking lot

See her walking into the airport through the front doors and head to the washroom

So really, all she needed to do was use Create, Illusion, Big, Twin, and her most recent creation, Memory to make all of this happen. First she use Create and Illusion together to make people believe the story. Then she used Big and Twin to multiply it so that it would reach anyone who would have been out in the last hour. Finally, she used Memory, which looked like a little boy who seemed to have forgotten something and was dress in a green school uniform, to imprint all the illusion into all of those people's memories. (A/N: Sakura managed to do all this without her wand or taking out the cards so it didn't look suspicious)

Once all of the magic spell work was finished, Sakura opened the car door, which was now parked in front of the airport main entrance, got in and shut the door behind her. As she was putting in the keys to start the engine, the two boys had just exited the building. One looked utterly surprised that she had already managed to bring the car around, while the other looked simply amused by the whole situation.

Sakura, although very glad her friend was home, glared at him. "What the fuck are you smiling at? This isn't funny."

Eriol simply shook his head and smiled at her as he began loading his bags into the trunk her car. As he got into the front passenger chair, he leaned in close to Sakura and said: "Play nice, he'll make a very useful and powerful ally."

All she could do was mutter a "Who cares" back as she started the engine. But then, Eriol noticed her smirking mischievously. Looking around the car, he didn't see anything out of place. He was just about to ask her what she was up to when he lost his chance, Syaoran had just gotten into the backseat, and they were off.

The car ride from the airport was far from comfortable for Syaoran for 3 reasons:

He couldn't figure out what it was that he had done to insult, offend, upset or whatever the hell it was that he did to make Sakura dislike him... even before there was any actual interaction between them. He thought for a second that maybe Meilin had said something to her but he couldn't think of anything that she could have possibly said to her.

Sakura had made him sit in the very small backseat with a lot of the extra luggage that he didn't seem to remember bringing or see Eriol bring with him out of the airport (A/N: if you remember all of their bags were placed in the truck :p).

The SILENCE. Sakura refused to talk to him and Eriol seemed a little preoccupied with God knows what.

Syaoran liked silence as much as the next person but 30 minutes with nothing but wind... He couldn't use it iPod because it was safely tucked away in his carryon with was in the truck and Sakura hadn't even turned the radio on and to be honest he was a little scared to ask her about it. He wanted her to like him and he didn't want to do ANYTHING to piss her off more. So after 30 minutes of silence, Syaoran had finally had enough.

"Hey, Eriol."

Eriol snapped out of his reveries what a: "Huh? Wha-?"

"I had a couple of questions about Tomoeda. I figured that now would be a good time to ask since we seem to have the time...", Syaoran said as he tried to shift himself in a more comfortable position.

"Ah... ya sure", was all Eriol could say as he watched Syaoran trying to shift around unsuccessfully. Eriol knew immediately why Syaoran was so cramped. Eriol managed to send a quick glare to Sakura before Syaoran continued.

Both Sakura and Syaoran caught the glare but each had a different reaction. Sakura only smirked at the look, knowing exactly what it was for. Syaoran was surprised at the exchanged and didn't understand it. He just chalked it up to years of friendship which often leads to silent communication.

"First, how much longer to I have sit back here?"

This question sent Sakura into a silent fit of laughter, earning her another glare from Eriol. "Well... we've been on the road for what? 40 minutes? So we won't be reaching Tomoeda for another 30", as Eriol said this he glanced back at Syaoran, who looked extremely uncomfortable, then looked at Sakura before continuing with a smile, "We could switch places if you want?"

"No"

Both males looked at Sakura and asked: "Why?"

"Because I'm not pulling over so you guys can switch places".

"Why not?" Though Syaoran was thinking it, it was Eriol who asked the question.

Sakura smiled and glance at him and simply said: "girlfriend".

That shut Eriol up but left Syaoran very curious. "Girlfriend? Who's? Your girlfriend Eriol?"

"Yes"

"Didn't you say she was really sweet and nice?"

"Oh, she is", he said with a smile. "But they're the ones that you have to listen and obey."

"Okay...", Syaoran really wasn't sure what he meant by that but let it go.

5 more minutes of silence followed, but this time it was Eriol to broke it. "Didn't you have questions about Tomoeda?"

"Oh ya... umm... what's it like Tomoeda? Living there I mean?"

"Well... I guess it depends on who you make friends with."

"What do you mean?"

"Life in Tomoeda is quiet for the most part, which means that anything exciting would depend almost 100% on who your friends are."

"I see... What about Seijou High School? What kind of sports teams do they have?"

"Pretty much everything... Didn't you mother tell you anything about the school she enrolled you in?"

"Nope. She told me that I was moving here last night and that I would be starting school on Monday morning?"

"Seriously?", was all the shocked Eriol could say.

Sakura on the other hand was not shocked at all. She has known Yelan for years and this was exactly the sort of thing she would pull on Syaoran. In fact, she had done it multiple times whenever Sakura had been at their Hong Kong mansion.

"Sakura? Who are you dropping off first? Me or Syaoran?"

"Him", was all she said.

Ignoring Sakura's extreme rudeness, Eriol turned back to Syaoran: "We'll be in Tomoeda in a couple of minutes. Where are you staying?"

"Umm...", was all he said as he searched his pocket for the address. "523 Peony Lane".

That shocked Sakura and Eriol. 523 Peony Lane is the house located next to Sakura's place. Eriol was the first to say anything: "I thought you said your mom got you an apartment?"

"She did, why?"

Sakura shot Eriol the "don't you dare say anything" look.

"Because there aren't any apartments on that road", was all Eriol revealed much to Sakura's relief and Syaoran's confusion.

"Oh... so-", was Syaoran managed to say before his head made contact with the back of Eriol seat.

Sakura had hit the breaks so