20 Crack and Not So Crack Pairings with Kinomoto Sakura

Note: I do not own Kinomoto Sakura or Sakura, because she is owned by CLAMP. Nor do I own the following characters that I would be adding in from different animes/mangas. Some of these one-shot fics or shorts are from the collection I've posted on livejournal, which I beginning to think of a side story. *argh, must focus!*

Extra Note: Card Captor Sakura and Tokyo Babylon are owned by CLAMP.

Title: I want to return the favor.../I don't care the fact that I...
Pairings: Sumeragi Subaru x Kinomoto Sakura - My recent addiction to the favorite pairing, when I first read it on some fics, I was bored and seeing this pairing sparks my interests.
Other Pairings: unrequited Daidouji Tomoyo x Kinomoto Sakura; past Li Syaoran x Kinomoto Sakura
Category: Tokyo Babylon x Card Captor Sakura
Rating: K (Pure Fluff)
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Humor
Warming: I'm sorry if the characters are a bit OOCness, but that's what made them fun to write about.

Note: Plus this is dedicated to Tsukasa-hime and xsakurahimex

Subaru stared at the teen in front of him. Even though he is sixteen, and she is fourteen, even though he is an onmyoji, she however is a powerful sorceress. He could feel the innocent yet powerful and dangerous light magic that surrounds her. He becomes attracted to it since it is so hard to ignore it and it is also very welcoming.

"Sumeragi-sempai, am I doing this spell correctly?" He was startled out of his thoughts and looks into the emerald green eyes much like his own. Sakura had no clue on how to defend herself when it comes to going against spirits and/or demons, so Subaru, being the person he is, offered to teach. Seeing how close her face to his, his eyes landed on to her lips, he blushed and moved his head away a bit to get rid of the thought that enters his head that sounded strangely like his twin, Hokuto. Hokuto teased him for having a crush on Sakura, someone who is so innocent yet she has a big hope for the future. Seishirou noted that there is a change in Subaru, whenever the mention of Sakura, he blushed and become very self-conscious before looking around to see if she is there or not, truthfully he thought he was acting like a girl. If Sakura is around, he also tends to be a bit selfish or maybe extra selfless, which both Hokuto and Seishiro point out that he lacks when he is around them.

"Sumeragi-sempai?" Sakura tilted her head to the right innocently, however she is oblivious to the situation, making her a lot cuter.

"I'm fine, I'm sorry that I wasn't paying attention earlier. It seems my mind is on somewhere else." Sakura smiles understandingly.

"It's alright, it must be something important than today's lesson." After that, both of them focus on the task at hand, although Subaru's mind is focusing on helping Sakura, it did add in a last fleeting thought. Not as important, as you. Once they are both done, Sakura bit her bottom lip and look down.

"Kinomoto-chan?" Subaru look at her in concern.

"Sumeragi-sempai, is it ok if I call you Subaru-kun?" Subaru blink and blush slightly red, noticing that Sakura too is a bit red as well.

"Um-I-well-Yes!" He said it loudly, mostly because of excitement, that it made Sakura jump and look at him in surprise. Realizing what he just did blush out of embarrassment, she giggled before smiling at him with a cheerful smile that it made his heart skip a beat.

"As long as you call me, Sakura-chan, I'm fine with it." He stared at her smile before looking down and blush.

"Hai." Seeing him a bit red, she leaned forward and covered his forehead with her hand, and doing the same with hers. Subaru blush a bit redder.

"Subaru-kun, are you alright?" He pulled away fast, making her a bit worried. Had she done something wrong? He gives her a soft smile.

"Iie, I'm fine." More than fine with you around. His mind said happily. Both of them realizing how close their faces were and lean in, he watches her closes her eyes and he too closes his, tilting his head a bit, their lips nearly touching when they heard a scream and a crash. Eyes flew opened, faces red, and both back away, not looking at each other in embarrassment.

Damn it, I was so close. Inner Subaru said in Subaru's head with waterfall tears.

I nearly kissed him. Sakura's mind said as she unconsciously touched her lips in thinking of the near kiss and slightly disappointed at the fact that it didn't happen.

"Um, are you free to hang out for tomorrow afternoon?" There, he said it; he wanted to go out with her.

"No, I'm afraid not." That was so blunt and it sounds more of a rejection, that it would've made Subaru very depressed until he heard her say 'but'.

"But, I have an idea." He looked at her surprise with confusion at seeing her smiling at him. She put away the spells and ofudas in her bag next to her star book, before looking at him with an idea. "Meet me on the roof of our apartment at 10 tomorrow night. I have a surprise. I'll see you there." Then she left, tomorrow night would be interesting.

Tomorrow night

She is definitely late, and he is a bit worried. Thoughts like 'is she alright?' and 'is she feeling well today?' range to more depressing ones by minutes with 'There is no way she is going to go out with me' to 'Would she laugh at me because of what I'm wearing today?'. His outfit consists of black sneakers, navy blue tight jeans, a Chinese style white shirt, and he still wear his gloves, which seems normal, too normal given the fact that he knows his own twin. Then he heard running footsteps, and panting like someone just ran up the stairs. He looked at the door, froze, and turned red. Sakura is dressed in a black buttoned up shirt with designs that are in white, a black tattered skirt, not that tattered, but then again some parts of it were ripped, showing white the lace underneath. There is also a black choker with white lace around her neck; she wore white stockings with black dress shoes, and white gloves. Considerably, she either looks gothic or Lolita, a very beautiful one at that too.

"I'm sorry I'm late, Subaru-kun. My best friend from Tomedea, decided to dress me up in one of the costumes made for me." Sakura said, as she sheepishly gave her answer. Subaru felt sweat drip at the back of his head, he knew that feeling all too well because Hokuto made him wear clothes she designed, whenever knowing Sakura is going to be with them. Sakura chewed her bottom lip, before deciding to go with the idea of her previous plan for tonight. Hoping beyond hope no one saw besides Subaru, what she is doing, she took out her 'Fly' card.

"Sakura-chan?" Subaru look at her confused, wondering why she is holding out one of her magic cards out. Sakura look at him with a blush and smile.

"I want to thank you, for making me feel better when I first moved here, for helping me cheer up when I heard Syaoran cheated on me while I was away," Subaru frowned at the name, but he kept on listening. "and for being there for me when I need your help on going against some of my fears." Subaru blush at this. "You've given me so much; I want to return the favor." The 'Fly' card in her hand glowed; the Star symbol appeared below her and glowed in a brilliant gold. Subaru watched in awe, Sakura did tell him who she is, but seeing this in first experience account is different. The card burst into rainbow colors, spreading around her and him, he could feel her magic softly touch against his own back. Once the flash lights dimmed, a paired of wings settled on her back, he looked at his own back and found a pair of wings.

"I want to share my experience in the sky with you." Sakura blushed red when she said that, Subaru is also blushing at this, and he smiled.

"Thank you, Sakura-chan." Sakura look up and beamed at him, before letting her own wings take her a bit up and she flew over to Subaru with her hand out. Wings out spread, her white gloved hand held out. He intake his own breath, she looks like an angel from the heavens, before he reaches her gloved hand with his black one. A startle contrast, black and white, yet they fit like yin and yang, he thought and smiled a bit. The wings on his back beat and a bit startled, he felt himself lift off the ground.

"I'm going to show you the world I grew to love." They flew into the sky, and watched the city glow itself, the lights danced like fireflies, people hustling and bustling, chattering. Compare to the night sky filled with stars they both witness, this city can also be their stars in the sky. After having fun, with twists and turns, both are undisturbed in the night. For Subaru, the feeling of flying is weightless, pure adrenaline rush, and exciting. He never experienced, this before, and certainly not above Tokyo city at all. He looks at Sakura, and softly smiled. The glow around her, cast by the full moon hanged limply in the starless sky, made her look ethereal. Her kindness and gentleness are vast, her smiles that he treasures, the green eyes she has are so much like his own. He pulled her hand, she look at him with surprise. A true angel, she is, with the vast light and pure heat she has. He brought her hand to his cheek, while he moved his unoccupied hand to hers.

"I wanted to say something, since I first met you. It's alright if you don't have to return it after what happened with your ex, but…" Subaru stared at her with determine and gentle gaze, she stare in to him with curiosity and though she may not know, her heart quickens at knowing what is going to happen next. "I love you." Sakura's eyes widen at this. "I don't care the fact that I can't replace him, I don't care the fact you are a powerful sorceress, and I don't care the fact that I'm going to be the 13th head of the Sumeragi clan and someday soon I'm going to be a Dragon of Heaven. It doesn't change the fact that I've fallen in love you. You and your magic attracted me; I couldn't help but get drawn in." He stops when he felt a pair of lips against his. He closes his own eyes and kisses back. The hand holding hers on his cheek, moves to her waist and pull her close, while hers reach for his, fingers intertwining with his. She pulled back with a blush.

"Thank you, for loving me. Even though I am not sure what to do after this, but I care for you, Subaru" Sakura blushes more when she said his name without a honorific, Subaru blush and felt his heart rose in hope. "I want to love you, and I'm willing to return those feelings you have for me fully, so will it be alright if we take this slowly?" Her only reply to that question is a soft kiss on her lips.

"For you, anything." He whispers against her lips, and smiles at hearing her laugh with the endearing blush she currently has on her face.

Omake 1: Attempt on videotape

((A/N: The sudden thought of Tomoyo coming into the picture, I couldn't resist doing it))

Tomoyo filmed the interaction between Subaru and Sakura. Hearing her cousin being tutored by an omnyoji, especially by a guy made her feel bittersweet for this. The fact that Sakura is being reached out by a guy who is in love with her after the incident with Syaoran, made her feel happy. It also made her sad, because she wants to be the one to do it. She love Sakrua for a long time, those feelings had once again resurfaced after the incident with Syaoran, but being the kind person she is. She doesn't have the heart to do it as she sees Sakura reacting with Subaru. As long as Sakura is happy, she too is happy. While filming, she heard a movement coming from the bushes and blinked when the two other spies coming out. One who looked a lot like Subaru, but she is dressed femininely. Tomoyo guessed that perhaps Subaru and this person are twins. The other person looks like a doctor, a family friend perhaps. So she edged closer to hear what they are talking about.

"They look so cute together; don't you think so, Sei-chan?" The twin said, the doctor hummed at this and nodded.

"Yes, they definitely do. When do you think the wedding is going to be?" Tomoyo's eyebrow raised a bit high at this, before she softly giggled. That made the two aware as they look at her sharply with surprise.

"I'm sorry for surprising you, my name is Daidouji Tomoyo. I'm Sakura-chan's best friend in Tomedea, and her cousin." The twin and the doctor look with surprise, the twin decided to introduce herself while the doctor watch.

"My name is Sumeragi Hokuto, and this is Sakurazuka Seishiro. It's a pleasure to meet you, Daidouji-chan." Hokuto said.

"Just call me Tomoyo-chan." Tomoyo said as she smiles at Hokuto.

"As long as you call me, Hokuto-chan." Hokuto said as she returned the favor.

"So what are you doing here, Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo pointed towards her mini-video recorder in her hands.

"I decided to come and visit Sakura-chan, just to say hello. So when she said she is going to be tutored, I decided to follow secretly and film the whole thing." Tomoyo sighed dramatically, and puts her hand on her own cheek. "If she said her tutor is a guy, I would have dressed her up for the occasion." Tomoyo said as she sighed dramatically, Hokuto gasped at this. Seishiro took his eyes off the couple for a few minutes, look at Tomoyo and Hokuto; he inwardly shivered, before looking back at the couple. "Me too! I would've dressed Subaru for this occasion, but he is adamant that it's only for tutoring, and not a date." Both Tomoyo and Hokuto gasped, and clasped each other's hand.

"I think this would be the start of a beautiful friendship." They would've held each other hands and discuss more when Seishiro's golden eyes widen through his glasses.

"They're going to do it." Hokuto and Tomoyo froze, before Tomoyo scrambled to see through her video recorder. Using the zoom button, her eyes widen and nearly squealed in the kawainess of this. Hokuto look over Tomoyo's shoulder, and Seishiro looked over their shoulders. Then the scramble for the video camera begins. Somehow one of them ended up screaming after falling, and then they end up on top of one another in a crash. The spy group groaned in disappointment, there is no doubt that Sakura and Subaru heard it, and most likely embarrassed of what they were almost doing. Tomoyo sighed at this. Well, there is always next time. Turns out, next time is much sooner.

Omake 2: Double Trouble

Sakura gulped at this, Hokuto had given Subaru the clothes he would wear later, came over to her apartment with a couple of bags, and she and Tomoyo had been giving each other a grin. She knew that grin is going to be similar to asking for trouble, when it comes to designing costumes.

"Sakura-chan…"Tomoyo and Hokuto sing song at her, Sakura shivered inwardly at this.

"Hai Tomoyo-chan, Hokuto-chan?" Tomoyo and Hokuto continued grinning at her.

"We want you to do something for us." Tomoyo said as she caught hold of Sakura's arm.

"And we want to see you in it." Hokuto said as she grabbed hold of the other arm. Sakura swallowed nervously, if anything that is going to be scary, is that there are two Hokutos or two Tomoyos.

"Nani?" Hokuto and Tomoyo pulled Sakura into her bedroom to change into the outfits in there before meeting with Subaru, Sakura sighed resignedly and surrendered to them after struggling a bit, she would've called for help, but that would make it more awkward. Running sounded tempting as well, but they would've caught up to her anyway, magic or not.

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