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+Learning to Fly Chapter Four
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+The Amazoness Duo
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+"Where is he?" Sakura whined, hugging herself in an attempt to fight
+off the cold evening that was settling in. "He's always late. It's
+because he works so much. How does Yukito put up with him?" the
+brunette asked, turning to her elegantly dressed friend. As usual,
+Sakura thought Tomoyo put her to shame. Though they'd both dressed up
+for dinner, Tomoyo's lavender ensemble seemed more refined than
+Sakura's more simple green dress. Her pale friend was absolutely
+gorgeous. Sakura's heart raced at the memory of helping Tomoyo braid
+her beautiful dark tresses before they left. Momentarily forgetting
+her complaints, the Cardmistress could only stop and stare. She shot
+an angry look at two older boys who were gawking at Tomoyo, stepping
+closer to the shorter girl protectively. Ignoring most of the stares
+that came her way, with the obvious exception of Sakura's glances,
+Tomoyo smiled. "Yukito-san must have boundless patience, then." The
+occasion for the night's outing was a dinner with Sakura's brother
+and his boyfriend, the object of Sakura's childhood affection. Now
+that Sakura no longer lived with her brother, his busy lifestyle made
+it hard to stay in touch with him. Little things like going out for
+dinner helped keep them close.
+"You must be even more patient than Yuki if you can somehow put up
+with the monster," Touya deadpanned from behind the two girls, his
+white haired lover in tow.
+"I'm not a little girl! You can't call me a monster anymore!" Sakura
+argued, clenching her fists and shaking them at the imposing image of
+her tall, dark haired brother.
+The tall man shrugged. "If it looks like a monster and acts like a
+monster...""It's good to see you both again," Yukito cut in, smiling
+pleasantly at the younger girls.
+Lightening up visibly, Sakura smiled and nodded in agreement. "It's
+good to see you, too.""Now she's calm. Let's get something to eat
+before she snaps again," Touya suggested, pushing the restaurant door
+open. Harumphing, Sakura led Tomoyo past Touya and into the warmth of
+the restaurant beyond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The restaurant was spacious but crowded. The group of four sat in a
+back corner, a myriad sampling of food spread out before them. "Too
+bad Kero-chan's not here. He'd love this," Sakura mused, reaching
+over with her chopsticks indecisively. So much food. It was difficult
+to decide where to begin."Yuki will be sure to eat enough for him,
+too," Touya promised, watching some of the food before him disappear
+thanks to his ever hungry boyfriend.
+"What have you been doing lately, onii-chan?" Chestnut hair fell to
+one side as Sakura tilted her head curiously. "I haven't seen you on
+campus much. I hoped I'd get to see more of you.""He's been working
+mostly. When he's not in class, he's at work. You know Touya. He has
+to keep busy or he's not happy," Yukito replied between mouthfuls.
+"Onii-chan is ever happy?" Sakura asked, blinking incredulously. "I
+thought that was impossible." She couldn't help but smile as Tomoyo
+giggled beside her. "You always look so grumpy.""I'm plenty happy.
+It's better than being so excitable. You end up crying over the
+simplest things or you're excited over the tiniest details. I'd
+rather just sail smoothly through everything," Touya countered."But
+it's cute that Sakura-chan's so excitable! It means everything she
+encounters affects her in some way. She's so emotive. That's why it's
+so much fun to watch her." Sighing dreamily, Tomoyo cast her eyes on
+Sakura, watching her friend blush and fumble with her napkin. Sakura
+was always so cute when she was embarrassed. And if Syaoran wasn't
+going to be around to embarrass her, then it was Tomoyo's duty to get
+a blush on Sakura's cheeks whenever possible. Hoping to change the
+subject, Sakura looked up at her brother. "So... ummm... What jobs
+are you working this week? You're not going ot have to run off to
+wait tables in a minute, are you?"
+Touya shook his head, sipping some tea before replying. "No, I don't
+work here. It's just a nice restaurant. Yuki and I came here to
+celebrate some things a while back. I'm working at a bar now.""A
+bar?" Sakura repeated.
+"He's a bartender there. He's getting pretty good at it, too,"
+Yukito answered. "I'll go just to watch him make the drinks. He has
+very nimble hands.""So does Sakura-chan." Taking one of Sakura's
+hands in her own, Tomoyo let her fingers trace over Sakura's creamy
+skin. She could tell Sakura's blush worsened, but the other girl
+didn't pull her hand away. Smiling, Tomoyo continued to caress
+Sakura's hand. To the heiress's surprise, Sakura's fingers curled
+around her own, holding on warmly. Her heart swooned at the
+feeling.Raising an eyebrow, Touya watched the two girls for a moment.
+"I'm so glad you finally started dating Tomoyo. She's much better for
+you than the brat ever was. I've been waiting for you two to get
+together since you were kids. It was so obvious."Sakura's faint blush
+escalated to near crimson. "Obvious? But..."Touya nodded,
+interrupting. "Very obvious. How you were always blushing around her
+and getting moony about things. I'm surprised it took you so
+long."Simply watching the exchange, Tomoyo continued to nibble on her
+food. This was certainly interesting. "But we're not dating..."
+Sakura got out at last, her heart pounding. Why did the mention of
+them dating get her so excited? Why was her heart beating so fast?
+Hoe... Why was this all so confusing? Touya's eyes were still staring
+in her direction. She followed his gaze to her hand, still
+interlocked with Tomoyo's. Pulling her hand away in a hurry, she
+placed both hands on her lap, staring at her plate. Stupid Touya. Why
+did he have to mention anything? It felt so nice to hold Tomoyo's
+hand like that.
+"Oh..." Touya rolled this news over for a moment in his head before
+continuing. "So you are still dating the brat?""Yeah..." Sakura
+responded, still staring at the table. Why was that answer so
+dissatisfying to say? It didn't hold the magic it once did, and none
+of the excitement that even her denial of a relationship with Tomoyo
+had held. Syaoran was overseas. He was her boyfriend. She felt safe
+with him. But Tomoyo... A surge of emotions came at the thought of
+her friend, the thoughts exciting and delicious and terrifying all at
+once. Tomoyo made her feel so alive. So warm. So loved. It was such a
+completely different feeling from the relative safety that Syaoran
+offered.
+Tomoyo was her best friend. Syaoran was her boyfriend. So why
+couldn't she be happy with the way things were? That question haunted
+her throughout the rest of the dinner.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+The cold night air blanketed the dark haired pair, a stark contrast
+to the warmth held inside the restaurant. Keeping an eye on the
+fragile seeming heiress, Touya offered his jacket. Smiling, she
+accepted gratefully, sliding her arms into the protective warmth of
+the much too large coat. She was absolutely stunning, a beautiful
+princess shimmering under the glow of the moonlight. The years had
+been kind on the Daidouji girl. At one time Touya had considered her
+a cute kid, but now he had to admit that she was gorgeous. It was a
+similar beauty to what he had seen when his mother's ghost had
+visited him, ethereal and angelic. He wondered if Sakura was as
+blinded to the angel that never left her side as she had been to her
+mother's ghost when she was a child.
+"I wonder why Sakura-chan wanted to speak with Yuki," Touya stated
+after a moment's silence.
+Her eyes cast skyward at the glittering jewels that were the stars,
+Tomoyo spoke, her soft voice carrying on the crisp night air. "Sakura-
+chan is full of mysteries."This caused Touya to furrow an eyebrow. "I
+don't think the monster could be mysterious if she tried." He nearly
+smiled at the giggle his comment drew forth from the heiress. He
+always enjoyed Tomoyo's company. If he'd been Sakura's age, they
+would have made great friends.
+"I think Sakura-chan's asking for advice about something," Tomoyo
+ammended her previous statement, her hands disappearing inside the
+long jacket sleeves. A shake of her head freed her face from her long
+dark hair, letting the breeze caress her cheeks. "She's asking Yuki's
+advice?" Touya glanced questioningly at the short girl. Her silence
+told him all he needed to know. "Yue's advice." Nodding, he returned
+his gaze to the late traffic. "I wonder what she wants from Yue.
+Unless she just wants to see how cute he is one last time before she
+runs off and gets married to the brat.""I don't think you have to
+worry about that," Tomoyo assured the dark haired man. "Yue-san is
+very beautiful, but I think Sakura-chan just wants help figuring
+something out." Her mind was drifting elsewhere, back to the dinner.
+Sakura had been somewhat distracted. Hopefully Sakura's chat with Yue
+would fix things, though Tomoyo doubted it. What was bothering Sakura
+was more complex than something she could simply ask the answer to.
+Some answers only come to us when we have exhausted all other
+possibilities. Some wait til we have nowhere left to turn but inward.
+And Sakura's inner world was something that the brunette had always
+had trouble understanding.Touya slipped his hands into his pockets,
+shaking his head. "Then why isn't Sakura-chan going to you? She's
+always run to you whenever she has a problem. Especially when she
+needs help figuring things out." Turning to look at the heiress, he
+could see that her pale features were set in a serious, somewhat sad
+look. "Because I can't help her this time," Tomoyo said simply.
+Licking her lips, she busied herself with trying to spot where her
+bodyguards had hidden themselves away this time. A helpless feeling
+bubbled up, encasing her heart. It was the same feeling she'd always
+had whenever Sakura had been in physical danger, the knowledge that
+she was helpless to protect Sakura. It was icy cold and devestating.
+That feeling was one of the primary reasons she had pushed Sakura
+towards Syaoran. Syaoran could protect her from whatever magical
+dangers came her way, something Tomoyo couldn't do. But with matters
+of the heart, Tomoyo had always been able to comfort Sakura in some
+way. Not this time. That thought left her feeling useless to the girl
+she loved. Sakura needed her and yet she couldn't lift a finger to
+help.
+"Why not? You've always steered Sakura well so far. I swear she
+would've ended up running into a wall without you there. You've made
+my duties as a big brother a lot easier. I can actually get some
+sleep when I know you're around to keep her out of trouble." Touya
+was grateful for all Tomoyo had done for his sister. Though he teased
+her, he was intensely protective of Sakura. Tomoyo had been Sakura's
+safety net from almost the day they met. It relieved him to know that
+Tomoyo was there for Sakura when he couldn't be. "Because I think I'm
+involved." A breeze played with the jacket, making it sway around the
+delicate heiress, her long, dark hair following suit. Her pale
+fingers peaked out of the sleeves as she held the jacket closer. "I
+can't give Sakura any advice on this if it's about me. I have to let
+her decide. I can't tell her what's in her heart. Not this time.
+Because I'm too close. I made a mistake last time. I won't do that
+again. I have to let Sakura find out for herself what's in her
+heart.""You were only looking out for her. Few people would have done
+what you did, trying to get her with someone else so she'd be happy."
+Placing a hand on her shoulder, he looked down into her stormy blue
+eyes. "You've always been looking out for her. You've always been
+working for her best interests, even when she didn't see that. You've
+sacrificed so that she'd be happy. If that doesn't make you worthy of
+her love, I don't know what does." Squeezing her shoulder lightly for
+emphasis, he continued. "If I'd been the one trying to push her in
+anyone's direction, I'd have wanted her with you over the brat
+anyday. Don't scare yourself with thoughts of whether or not you're
+good enough for her, Tomoyo-chan. Because I know you are. You'd be my
+first choice for her."Slowly, a smile spread across Tomoyo's face.
+Looking up, she brushed back her hair. "Thank you, Touya-san.""Don't
+mention it. I should thank you for trying to take the monster off my
+hands." Touya let go, glancing once again around the parking lot.
+"Now where are those two? Some lovers they turn out to be, making us
+wait in the cold like this."Smiling, Tomoyo cast her eyes to the
+stars once more. Touya was right. It was up to Sakura now. And
+whatever Sakura decided, she would always be by her side. Doubts
+would only hold her back.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Sakura walked nervously alongside her onetime crush and protector,
+Yukito. The older man smiled at her, but this only served to make the
+young Cardmistress fidget even more. Snow the color of Yukito's hair
+began to dance around them, swirling lazily about the two. Hugging
+her jacket closer, the athletic girl struggled to make sense of the
+maelstrom in her head. She couldn't talk to Tomoyo about this because
+Tomoyo was the whole reason her heart was flittering so wildly. She
+surely couldn't ask Syaoran. How would the proud future leader of the
+Li Clan react to his girlfriend asking him about her feelings towards
+another girl? Kero's advice was suspect at best. Her brother's
+preferences over the two closest to Sakura's heart was obvious. That
+left her stoic guardian, the Judgement himself. "Yukito-san," Sakura
+finally got out through numb lips. "I need to speak to Yue."
+In a dazzling display of cool light and wings, the man who had stood
+next to her was replaced by his counterpart, the long haired
+guardian, Yue. "Yes, Sakura-sama."
+That title always made Sakura want to squirm. It felt too heavy
+resting on her shoulders. She didn't like the thought of being in
+charge. She just wanted to be friends with her 'subjects'. But now
+wasn't the time for her discomfort over titles. How was she supposed
+to begin? She'd never been good at talking about love. It left her
+feeling confused and tongue-tied. The words finally escaped her in a
+rush. "How do you know you're in love?"Silence surrounded the
+ethereal pair for a long moment. When Yue spoke, he arched an eyebrow
+curiously. "Isn't this better asked of Tomoyo? Or perhaps Dark and
+Light? Love has never really been my strong point.""But you and Touya
+seem so happy. You look like you belong together. When I'm with
+Syaoran..." Sakura trailed off, looking down at the gathering snow
+for a moment. "It doesn't feel that way. And I can't ask Tomoyo.
+She's... I..." The Carmistress blushed and held her hands to her
+heart. "Tomoyo's in love with me. But I don't know how I feel. I
+thought I was in love with Syaoran. But now I don't know anymore.
+Tomoyo makes me feel so... hanyan... When I'm with her, my heart
+starts pounding. It's like I'm short of breath. And the things she
+says... The thought of her finding someone else, of someone else
+getting Tomoyo's love, it makes me feel miserable. I don't know what
+I'd do without her."Yue smirked, crossing his arms regally. "It
+sounds to me like you've answered your own questions, Sakura-sama.
+Perhaps you just needed someone to listen.""What? No, I..." Sakura's
+blush deepened as she shook her head. "That wasn't what I meant.
+I..." But her words did ring with a certain truth, didn't they? The
+way Tomoyo made her feel was something she had taken for granted as a
+child. But now that she understood how her friend felt, it made
+Sakura wonder about her own feelings. Were they the same?
+"Yuki, we need to get going or I'll be late for work." Turning at
+the sound of her brother's voice, Sakura saw Touya and Tomoyo walking
+towards them. Yukito walked past to join Touya, already having
+reverted back from his true form. Questions still lingered in the
+Cardmistress's mind even as Tomoyo approached her. A smile spread
+across her lips nonetheless as she took the few steps to reach her
+beautiful friend. Even if questions lingered, she still loved being
+with her friend. And that was enough for now.
+"Touya wanted to know if we wanted to go to the bar he worked at
+with them," Tomoyo explained, brushing back her dark hair from her
+pale face. She felt better after talking to Touya and could only hope
+that Sakura felt the same way after her conversation with Yukito. She
+couldn't help but return the smile Sakura gave her, falling alongside
+her athletic friend. "Unless the monster is too little," Touya added,
+slipping an arm around Yukito as they walked. Sakura's fists balled
+up as she followed her elder brother. "I am not! I'm plenty old
+enough to go to the bar." Her dreams of one day growing up and being
+taller than him were hampered by the fact that he was still
+incredibly taller than her. Sakura could only claim to be taller than
+Tomoyo, and even then it was only by a few inches. "Come on, Tomoyo-
+chan. We don't have work tomorrow. It'll be fun." Whether she really
+thought it would be fun or she was just trying to prove her brother
+wrong, Sakura couldn't rightly say. The two thoughts bled together
+until they were practically the same thing.
+Still, seeing her brother with his arm around the slender white
+haired man made her own heart years. Her fists unclenched as she
+found herself gazing sidelong at her friend. It would feel so nice to
+hold Tomoyo like that, to feel the soft, frail girl in her arm,
+moving against her as they walked. The heiress was so elegent, so
+gorgeous. Her steps seemed almost perfect, making her seem to glide
+along barely touching the floor. How would it feel to hold onto her,
+to feel Tomoyo melt against her side? "Are you coming with us or are
+you going to walk the whole way?" Touya asked, shattering Sakura's
+thoughts. "What?" Embarrassment colored the brunette's cheeks as she
+saw Touya and Yukito getting on their bikes. Tomoyo slid up behind
+her brother, her arms going around his waist to hold on. "Oh... Yeah,
+I'm coming." Sakura climbed up behind Yukito, holding on as the
+taller boy pushed the bike into motion. For some reason this didn't
+hold the excitement it once had. Her eyes found their way back to
+Tomoyo, the heiress sitting demurely on the back of Touya's bike just
+as she had once sat on the back of Sakura's staff when they would fly
+through the night. A pang of loss struck Sakura as those memories
+resurfaced. She missed gliding through the air with Tomoyo so close
+to her. When she flew with her wings, it could feel so lonely. But
+when she had flown on her staff with Tomoyo, they were sharing the
+night sky together. But now that seemed so long ago. They weren't
+children anymore. That magic seemed far away. She longed to be on the
+bike near Tomoyo, the two of them free as the wind. Catching Sakura's
+gaze, Tomoyo smiled at her friend. Sakura's nostalgic look was
+replaced by a smile of her own. They watched each other for a long
+time as the snow and lit up streets zipped past around them. The
+beauty around them couldn't compare with the beauty of her best
+friend, the wind and snow playing through her hair. For a moment,
+Tomoyo wished that she had her camcorder with her. But Sakura was
+always a beautiful sight. For now she was content to simply watch,
+their eyes never breaking for more than a few seconds. Did Sakura
+have any idea how she affected her? How her heart would swell just by
+being near the brunette? Even the Cardmistress couldn't know just how
+strong her spells could be. "I love you, Sakura," she whispered to
+her friend, knowing Sakura couldn't hear her as they sped along on
+the bikes. She thought she saw Sakura's mouth move shortly afterwards.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"I think you've just been around your sisters so long that you don't
+know how to treat a girl's heart," Fanren explained, sitting on an
+ornamental stone as Syaoran continued practicing, his limbs moving
+nimbly about in the different poses. "And what makes you think that?"
+Syaoran asked dryly, switching his balance as he moved. Martial arts
+was one thing he could count on. Overemotional girlfriends and pissed
+off cousins were far away when he was training. Unfortunately, his
+big sister wasn't about to let him escape completely."Because Meiling
+hasn't been here in days." She leaned forward and spoke in a
+conspiratorial whisper. "I heard she punched a whole in her wall."
+Sweatdropping, Syaoran tried not to lose his balance. "That's just a
+rumor. So what can't I figure out a girl's heart if I grew up with so
+many girls, huh?"Fanren grinned, watching her intent little brother.
+"Because you think like a girl, silly."
+Syaoran nearly stumbled at this bit of news. Whirling about, his
+eyes narrowed. "I what?""You think like a girl. You've grown up with
+all your big sisters and mom. You don't think like a boy. A boy would
+be expected to try to figure out a girl's heart so they could one day
+marry so you'd have someone to help you with the Li Clan. But you
+practically grew up as a girl. Boy's hearts are easier for you to
+understand because they're simpler. Like that boy you had a crush on
+who ate all the time."Syaoran's cheeks flushed as he went back to his
+training. Let Fanren air her crazy theory if it would make her feel
+better. She was his big sister, so he was obligated to at least
+listen. "That was different. I liked him because his magic attracted
+mine."Laughing, Fanren shook her head. "You keep telling yourself
+that, Syaoran. Anyway, it's the same way the rest of your sisters
+think. They don't have to deal with the subtleties of a girl's heart.
+They can work their feminine wiles on a boy and more often than not,
+he'll be theirs. You can't expect the same tricks to work on girls as
+boys.""And just how did you get to be so insightful?" Syaoran asked,
+shooting her a glance.
+A smirk crossed the elder siblings lips as she shrugged. "I like
+boys and girls, so I needed to learn the rules for both."
+Syaoran didn't know how to answer, his cheeks flushing."So I think
+I'm in a unique position to understand how difficult things must be
+for my little brother. You're having the same problems I did when I
+was first trying to figure out how to go about winning a girl's
+heart. You're still too used to falling for boys, so it's confusing
+you. Meiling doesn't work the way you're used to.""I'm dating
+Sakura!" Syaoran finally shot back. "She's a girl, or did you just
+forget that?" His pride was wounded and he only knew to fight back.
+His sister thought he had grown up as a girl, that he didn't know how
+to figure out a girl's heart. Of course he did. He was dating the
+Cardmistress. "No offense, Syaoran, but that hardly counts. Sakura's
+more tomboyish than you are." She saw him wince at that and quickly
+moved to reassure him. "It's not a problem. It's not like you're any
+less a person for it. You're my wonderful little brother. It's just
+that you grew up more like a little sister, so these things that boys
+have to deal with end up being confusing. But that isn't your fault.
+Who was supposed to explain them to you? One of your sisters? Mom?
+And Wei's too old for that sort of thing."
+"So you're supposed to teach me how to be a man?" Syaoran asked
+incredulously. What would she know about being a man? And having the
+nerve to call him, the heir to the Li Clan, her little sister. But he
+couldn't get himself to just leave or to quit listening to her. Maybe
+it was that he felt so off balance with Meiling angry at him. Or
+maybe he sensed some truth in her words. Yukito had been so much
+easier to have a crush on. That had made sense to him. Sakura was a
+little more confusing and it always felt like he was doing the wrong
+things with Meiling.
+"Well, I can't teach you how to be a man. I think you're fine the
+way you are. Though you could smile a bit more." The older girl
+winked at her brother. "I can, on the other hand, help you figure out
+how to understand a girl's heart. Which might help patch things up
+with Meiling. And if you're going to stop her from getting
+married...""That isn't my problem. If she's going to get married,
+that's her business," Syaoran said frostily.
+"It's not her choice, Syaoran," Fanren reminded him gently."She
+could fight it. I know Meiling. She's a fighter. So why would she
+just give up?" Anger fueled his motions as he kicked and punched at
+the air in front of him."Because she doesn't feel like she has
+anything to fight for. Why keep fighting if she has no reason? What
+good would arguing the wedding be? I think she's tired of fighting
+it." A small smile passed across Fanren's lips. "But I'm sure we
+could change that.Syaoran couldn't help himself. He turned quickly,
+his eyes burning with intensity.
+"How?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Though Tomoyo was fairly certain her mother had ended up in bars
+several times for various reasons, either while talking to business
+associates or lamenting her beloved Nadeshiko, Tomoyo herself had
+never been to one. It was a bit exciting to be in such a different
+atmosphere. She somehow didn't think it would be nearly as exciting
+without Sakura so near. Staying close to the other girl, Tomoyo
+followed right behind Sakura. Touya, meanwhile, took his blace behind
+the bar dressed in his uniform, relieving a fellow employee. He
+wasted no time in getting to work. Sakura slid up onto a stool near
+the bar, followed closely by Tomoyo. Emerald eyes looked all about
+the nicely decorated yet dimly lit bar. People mingled about all
+over. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
+"You have to order something if you're going to sit there," Touya
+cautioned, cleaning out some of the glasses.Nibbling on her lower
+lips, Sakura nodded after a moment. "Okay. Get me whatever the usual
+is.""I'll have one, too," Tomoyo followed. One certainly couldn't
+hurt. And she could call her bodyguards to drive them home.
+"Are you sure?" Touya asked, raising an eyebrow. When the two girls
+nodded, he went about getting them their drinks. Seeing his sister
+drunk was an awkward thought, but if she did anything stupid, at
+least he'd have stories to hold over her for the rest of her life.
+And if she was going to try it, he felt a lot better about it being
+when he could keep an eye on her rather than somewhere else. "Here
+you are, ladies." He produced the two glasses, sliding them to his
+sister and her friend. Taking her glass, Sakura examined the amber
+liquid for a long moment. Catching sight of her brother watching her
+even as he helped another customer, the Cardmistress decided to throw
+caution to the wind. She wasn't going to look like a stupid little
+kid in front of him. Raising the glass, she took a long drink. And
+almost coughed it back up. The liquid tasted vile, almost burning her
+throat as it went down. She swore she saw Touya smirk as he walked
+past. Harumphing, she tried again, closing her eyes this time as the
+liquid burned down into her belly. Having accomplished that much, she
+made she he was watching the next time she took a drink. 'I'm not a
+little kid anymore, Onii-chan,' she thought triumphantly.
+Tomoyo watched her friend take her first few drinks before trying
+her own. Sakura was so cute even while trying to prove that she was a
+big girl. The heiress took a sip of her own drink. So that's why
+Sakura was having a hard time with it. She could see why businessmen
+would talk business over such hearty drinks. It must show how intent
+they were to drink such strong things. And if it helped them loosen
+up while they were at it, they probably wouldn't complain. Tomoyo
+decided on the slow and steady approach to finishing her own drink,
+rather than the occasional gulps that Sakura seemed to favor. The two
+stayed that way for some time. Tomoyo kept sipping at her drink while
+Sakura would take big gulps of hers when Touya would come past. Touya
+would occasionally refill Sakura's glass when it would near the
+bottom. The music played around them, enveloping them in the almost
+mysterious atmosphere around them. Tomoyo kept watching Sakura as she
+absentmindedly nursed her drink. Watching Sakura was, after all, her
+favorite hobby.Meanwhile, Sakura was getting a bit tipsy. She hadn't
+quite gotten used to the taste of the stuff, but it had stopped being
+so difficult to drink. By now Touya surely wasn't thinking of her as
+a kid. She grinned at the thought. Good. That would show him to treat
+her like a child. Her head moved slightly in tune to the music
+surrounding her, letting her mind wander. She forgot all about Touya
+and trying to prove anything to him. Stormy blue eyes caught her own
+emerald eyes like a magnet, reeling her in. She smiled brightly at
+Tomoyo, swiveling to look at her friend. It felt so nice to have
+Tomoyo's eyes on her, to have all of Tomoyo's attention like that. It
+made her feel special. And not special because of any magic or power
+she had, but special simply for who she was in the eyes of her best
+friend. Tomoyo was so sweet.
+Her foot swept out, gently pushing against Tomoyo's sandal-clad feet
+under the stools. The heiress looked only momentarily puzzled before
+her foot pushed back lightly. Giggling, Sakura continued playing with
+Tomoyo's foot. Leaning over, she had to speak in a loud whisper to be
+heard. "Ne, Tomoyo-chan, do you want to dance?" Everyone else was
+dancing and it seemed a shame to just sit there all night. Besides,
+it would be so nice to feel Tomoyo so close, to move across the floor
+holding onto her.
+"I'd love to, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo replied, sliding gingerly off of
+her seat and taking Sakura's hand. Her heartbeat quickened as she
+felt Sakura's warm hand holding onto her own, pulling her inexorably
+towards the dance floor. She had learned to dance with her mother
+when she was young, danding at first on the tall woman's feet to the
+music her mother would put on. Being able to dance with Sakura had a
+dreamlike quality to it. She almost couldn't believe it was
+happening. Little moments like that gave her a taste of what it must
+feel like for Syaoran to be dating the beautiful tomboy. She found
+those little tastes delicious and treasured them deep within her
+heart. A warm smile lit up her face even as her heart played a
+staccato beat in her heart while Sakura's arms went around her,
+pulling her close. Her mind whirled but she made no attempt to stop
+it. Though she hadn't expected to be dancing so very close to Sakura,
+she was thankful for the chance to.
+The music danced around them like The Flower Card as Sakura held her
+dark haired friend close. Their bodies moved together under the the
+dim lights. Tomoyo's soft figure felt wonderful up close in Sakura's
+arms. Tomoyo was just as elegant dancing as she was walking, her
+skirt twirling about as they danced. Sakura's own athleticism helped,
+though her state of mind made her slip up now and then. Tomoyo hardly
+seemed to notice the few mistakes. Had dancing ever felt this good
+with Syaoran? When they danced, Syaoran always felt so guarded, as if
+he were simply trying to prove his capabilities in the situation. It
+never felt like he was simply there, dancing alone with her. But the
+people seemed to melt away as she danced with Tomoyo. The heiress's
+hands found their way to her back, holding onto her there as they
+danced, Tomoyo's body unabashedly hers as she led it this way and
+that in their dance. It was a glorious feeling. Tomoyo trusted her
+wholeheartedly, adrift in her arms. And Sakura pulled her along,
+never letting go.
+An eternity later, the two pulled themselves away from the dance
+floor, finding a nice spot to catch their collective breath. Tomoyo
+leaned against the wall, her heart still pounding from the whirlwind
+ride it had been on during their dance. Oh, to be able to dance with
+Sakura like that whenever. Syaoran was the luckiest boy under the
+heavens. Slumping against the wall next to Tomoyo, Sakura's green
+eyes refused to leave the flushed heiress. "You're so beautiful,
+Tomoyo-chan," Sakura found herself whispering, her fingers stroking
+through Tomoyo's luxurious hair. Her worries from earlier that night
+felt like that had melted away, evaporating into nothing. She felt
+free in that way she'd wished to reclaim with Tomoyo up in the sky.
+Tomoyo blushed faintly, unable to pull away from Sakura's emerald
+orbs. "Thank you, Sakura-chan. But you're the beautiful one. Even
+when you aren't there, your beauty is still burnt into my mind."
+Reaching out, her lithe fingers brushed past Sakura's cheek softly.
+"You're so gorgeous. It's no wonder everyone loves you. I can't
+imagine anyone being able to resist your charms. I know I never
+could."Giggling, Sakura slid closer to her friend, twirling Tomoyo's
+hair around her fingers. "But you never tried. I'm sure you could if
+you wanted to. You're the prettiest, smartest, most talented girl I
+know. I'm still surprised you haven't found someone better
+yet.""There can't be anyone better than you. You're the one I love.
+Everything about you..." Tomoyo kicked herself after the words had
+escaped. Yeah, good job. How was Sakura supposed to believe that
+Tomoyo would be okay when Sakura married Syaoran if Tomoyo still
+believed Sakura was her perfect person? Well, it was out now. Sakura
+already knew that she loved her. But Tomoyo didn't want Sakura to
+think she could never fall in love with someone else. She didn't want
+to make Sakura feel guilty. "Hoe... Tomoyo-chan, you always say the
+sweetest things," Sakura crooned, burying her nose in Tomoyo's hair.
+Tomoyo's eyes closed while she nuzzled the wonderfully soft hair,
+enhaling Tomoyo's wonderful scent. Tomoyo shuddered almost
+imperceptibly against her. The Cardmistress loved hearing that, even
+if she felt guilty about having Tomoyo's love so completely. But it
+was such a wonderful sensation knowing that the other girl loved her
+so much, that Tomoyo would see her as an angel. Tomoyo was the most
+amazing girl she knew. Having Tomoyo see her like that always made
+her feel like she could move mountains. "We should get home, Sakura-
+chan," Tomoyo said after taking a moment to compose herself. "It's
+getting late." Gracing Sakura with her patented smile, she dug in her
+purse to pull out her cellphone, quickly dialing her bodyguards. Even
+as she spoke into it, she could feel Sakura's gaze caressing her skin
+and her hair being twirled around Sakura's nimble fingers. It took
+some effort to keep her voice steady on the phone. "They'll be here
+in a few moments," she said at last, turning her eyes once more to
+the pretty brunette against her side. Her heart nearly stopped when
+Sakura slipped an arm around her waist, pulling her close. "We should
+probably go wait outside for them," she suggested. 'Because if we
+stay in here, I don't know what will happen. If I can get you home
+and in bed, then everything will be fine. You're dating Syaoran. I
+will not damage that. I love you too much to damage that,' Tomoyo
+thought, even as Sakura walked her to the door. It felt so very good
+to be in Sakura's strong arms, held against her side. Tomoyo let
+herself give in for the time being, resting her head on Sakura's
+shoulder. Sakura smiled happily as she felt Tomoyo's long hair spill
+down across her back. The warm breath from the heiress felt so good
+on her shoulder. She couldn't resist nuzzling Tomoyo's hair one more
+time, enjoying the way it tickled her nose. Stepping out into the now
+frigid outdoors, the Cardmistress protectively pulled Tomoyo closer.
+Melting into her grasp, the heirss placed a hand against her heart,
+standing neslted in Sakura's arms as the snow fell like pieces of
+clouds from the heavens. The two stayed that way until the limo
+finally arrived, Tomoyo enraptured by the feel of Sakura's heartbeat
+against her palm.
+Climbing in, Tomoyo leaned back against the seat, trying to will her
+heart to regain some sense of normalcy. That night had been like a
+surreal dream, taking her on a tour of a heaven that could not be. If
+only she could have taped it! She sighed, slipping her sandals off
+her aching feet. At least there would always be the memories, though
+CDs last twice as long and are ten times clearer. She needed to hire
+someone to follow them around constantly to get everything on tape.
+The best things always happened when she just happened to be away
+from her trusty camcorder. Whatever god lived in the heavens above,
+he certainly loved irony.
+Tomoyo was yanked out of her daydream as her bare foot was pulled up
+onto Sakura's lap. Staring blankly for a moment, Tomoyo could only
+watch as the brunette began to rub her foot and ankle. Her toes
+wiggled absentmindedly as she watched Sakura. First priority: Hire
+someone to bring her camcorder along at all times so when dreamy
+things like this happened, she'd have proof they weren't just a
+wonderful dream she was having. "Do your feet hurt?" Sakura asked.
+Tomoyo nodded weakly. The brunette rubbed more intently, trying to
+massage the tenseness out of them. "Mine would get like that after
+lots and lots of track. And yours are so much more delicate. It must
+hurt a lot more for you." "It was worth it. I got to dance with you
+for so long. I'd do it again even if they'd fall off," Tomoyo
+promised, watching the curious Cardmistress. Sakura made a face,
+working on Tomoyo's delicate foot with both hands, caressing over the
+soft skin and rubbing wherever she could get. "I hope not. You have
+such cute feet. I'd hate to see anything happen to them." Tomoyo
+stared at the roof of the limo for a moment, borrowing from Sakura's
+library a word she thought expressed the situation perfectly.
+"Hoe..." Sakura giggled and continued caressing Tomoyo's foot. Her
+fingers slowly began making their way upward, over her ankle and up
+the back of her leg. "Your skin's so soft, Tomoyo-chan. You feel so
+nice. It's not like this when I'm with Syaoran." Sakura giggled,
+shaking her head. "I mean, he feels different than you. Well, his
+legs, anyway." Her hands continued to climb higher until they were
+rubbing the sides of Tomoyo's thighs under the dark haired girl's
+lavender skirt, Sakura's body pressed nicely against Tomoyo's.
+"Everything feels different with you.""That could be because I'm a
+girl. I hear boys and girls do feel a bit different," Tomoyo
+reasoned, trying to look as composed as possible under the situation.
+Sakura's hands felt deliciously good against her bare skin, warm and
+strong against her soft thighs. Little flitters of reason struggled
+to take hold, telling her to stop Sakura from doing anything else,
+that Sakura was drunk and shouldn't be this close. But it felt so
+wonderful. And she hardly had the heart to deny Sakura anything.
+"You feel so much better. You make me so hanyaan, Tomoyo-chan.
+'Everything will always be all right.' But it only feels all right
+when I'm with you," Sakura explained, her weight holding Tomoyo's
+slender form underneath her. That swirl of feelings that she felt
+when Tomoyo was close to her felt like a hurricane now, something
+powerful and unstoppable. There was some magic about the heiress that
+sparked something deep inside of her that no one else could touch. In
+her current state, Sakura's thoughts were a swirl of emotions and
+feelings, logic lost somewhere along the way. There was only the
+fragile, pale girl undernearth her and the storm of feelings she sent
+through her. Tomoyo looked up at her, pink lips and stormy blue eyes
+framed by her raven hair. Sakura pressed further into the smaller
+girl, her lips finding Tomoyo's. She kissed her friend softly, loving
+the way Tomoyo's feathery lips felt under her own. Tomoyo was still
+mildly out of it because of her own drink at the bar, but she knew
+she was much more lucid than Sakura. Or, rather, she had been before
+Sakura had kissed her. Tomoyo was rapidly becoming drunk off of
+Sakura, off the taste of Sakura's lips against hers and the feeling
+of Sakura's body pressing against hers through their clothes. So she
+wasn't overly surprised to find herself kissing back shortly, her
+hands climbling up Sakura's back even as Sakura's hands began
+questing over her own body. Sakura was kissing her. Sakura was loving
+her. And it felt so wonderful. Her body squirmed as the brunette's
+hands quested over her thighs, caressing over her panty-clad lower
+half. Her own deft fingers were busying themselves with Sakura's top,
+sliding it down and exposing the Cardmistress's bra. Tomoyo's eyes
+drew in the whole picture before her, her heart jumping with joy at
+the sight.
+Kissing Tomoyo quickly escalated to much more, Sakura was pleased to
+see. Though the logic that may have stopped her from all this was
+curiously absent, the emotions and feelings that surrounded her
+spurred her on further. She blushed slightly as she felt Tomoyo
+unclasp her bra, letting it slide forward and out of the way. Her
+blush grew as she watched Tomoyo's gaze move over her bare chest. Her
+embarrassment was shortlived, however, as Tomoyo's hands swiftly made
+their way to Sakura's chest, fingertips caressing over the soft skin.
+Sakura purred as she pressed closer to Tomoyo, kissing her pale
+friend deeper. She wanted to pull Tomoyo closer, to kiss her more, to
+make love to her. She wanted to never let her go.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+"Owwwww..." Sakura awoke the next morning to an angry headache.
+Moving made her feel even worse. Her feet ached and the sheets felt
+odd against her. Blinking groggily, the Cardmistress forced herself
+to sit up. She immediately wished she hadn't. Her head swam and for a
+moment she thought she would pass out. It slowly passed, but her
+headache returned with a vengence. The sheets rustled against her
+bare skin, a strange feeling for her. The only time she'd been in bed
+naked, she'd been sleeping with Syaoran. Her eyes slowly widened, the
+headache that had been impeding her thinking now being pushed
+forcefully to the side. The night before... Tomoyo... in the car...
+Kero didn't bat an eyebrow as he floated in, carrying a mug of
+steaming tea. He'd seen Sakura get dressed enough growing up that
+seeing her in just a sheet wasn't particularly bothersome. "Tomoyo-
+chan says to drink this. She says it'll make ya feel better."
+Taking the cup, Sakura held it close in her hands. Did she...? Had
+she...? With Tomoyo? The sheets slipped down as she took her first
+sip. "Hoe..."

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