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     1.4 +Disclaimer: Neither of us owns BSSM or CCS, though I'm sure we’d be happy if 
     1.5 +we did. ^.^; This is a collaboration by Nabiki_S and Forever3330…hoping you 
     1.6 +enjoy it!! Again!!
     1.7 +
     1.8 +Kawaii Getsurin~~A Cardcaptor Sakura Fanfiction
     1.9 +
    1.10 +By Forever3330 and Nabiki_S
    1.11 +
    1.12 +Chapter One: She's so Kawaii!
    1.13 +
    1.14 +Long, slender fingers traced an invisible pattern on the armrest of a 
    1.15 +cushioned chair, crimson in color, seated inside of the Principal's office. 
    1.16 +A tall girl, perhaps sixteen in age, regarded her mother and the Principal 
    1.17 +with calm sapphire eyes. She had once been told her eyes were a shade born 
    1.18 +of the mating of sky and sea, but Tomoyo did not think of herself in such 
    1.19 +ways. It was just her mother's affection, whenever the older woman had the 
    1.20 +chance to give it.
    1.21 +
    1.22 +Chuckling to herself as the adults spoke, the ebony-haired girl stood 
    1.23 +quietly, walking over to the window, locking her hands behind her, gazing 
    1.24 +out the glass. It was like a different world, in Tokyo. Where she had come 
    1.25 +from...London, as her mother had been working there for perhaps five years 
    1.26 +now, it was very different. It was odd to hear her native language all the 
    1.27 +time, but a great relief, then almost musical sounds falling to her like 
    1.28 +water did to one who was thirsty.
    1.29 +
    1.30 +Tomoyo raised her hand to the glass, resting it there gently. The sun was 
    1.31 +bright today...she didn't like it. It was too perfect, too calm. The kind of 
    1.32 +day that was made to be broken. But for now, she would like it. A face that 
    1.33 +was not her own gazed back, reflected in the mirror, and smiled, a small 
    1.34 +smile. The girl finally smiled, softly, and the face smiled back brightly, 
    1.35 +fading away to her own reflection. Mirror was too worried.
    1.36 +
    1.37 +"Daidouji-san." A voice, from behind her. Oh. Another teacher. "Follow me. 
    1.38 +I'll take you to Terada-sensei's room."
    1.39 +
    1.40 +Nodding vaguely, Tomoyo followed. She wasn't sure what she passed on the 
    1.41 +way, lost in her own thoughts, but felt a small tug on her right hand, which 
    1.42 +was resting on her schoolbag as she walked. A small, black cat stared up at 
    1.43 +her, then pointed to where she normally kept crackers. Tomoyo gave a nod, 
    1.44 +before the man in front of her stopped. She looked up, and he pointed to a 
    1.45 +door, walking away.
    1.46 +
    1.47 +Door could do so much for one. They were a way into life, a way into change. 
    1.48 +What did this door hold? Smiling at her own thoughts, Tomoyo reached out as 
    1.49 +the black cat went back into her bag, and pulled the door open.
    1.50 +
    1.51 +The typical boredom had kicked in, and that usually ment, the balancing the 
    1.52 +pencil on her finger trick. Sitting by the open window, Sakura sighed to 
    1.53 +herself, while watching the beautiful scene outside. Quietly to herself, as 
    1.54 +the pencil fell from her finger, "Great...a perfect day to be out and 
    1.55 +blading, and here I am...trying to figure out what compound fractures can do 
    1.56 +to fulfil my life in the future...pfft...I can say this much, it ain't gonna 
    1.57 +be an everyday event, that's for sure."
    1.58 +
    1.59 +"Huh?" The classroom door opened up and Sakura's head turned towards it to 
    1.60 +see what was up, and hoping for some form of interruption for this lame 
    1.61 +amount of learning. And when she saw it was a new student, she figured it 
    1.62 +would at least constitute a limited disruption...at least for ten minutes or 
    1.63 +so.
    1.64 +
    1.65 +Mr. Terada looked away from the black board for a moment and smiled 
    1.66 +politely, "Well now...who do we have here?" He placed the chalk down and 
    1.67 +walked over to Tomoyo, "Hello there, you must be Miss Daidouji, yes? I've 
    1.68 +been expecting you."
    1.69 +
    1.70 +The girl smiled. It was small, silent, and calm, as she was. "Hai. I am 
    1.71 +Daidouji Tomoyo. You are Terada-sensei...? Ah...where should I sit?" 
    1.72 +Tomoyo's voice was low and musical, and one would have to strain to hear it 
    1.73 +if it had been noisy. But it was not. The classroom was hot, silent, thick 
    1.74 +with the boredom she herself was familiar with, though she would never admit 
    1.75 +it. Her eyes slid off the teacher, smile in place, and roamed the classroom.
    1.76 +
    1.77 +A few boys and girls smiled at her, and she smiled back, ever polite, eyes 
    1.78 +catching on a few of the more energetic. At the end of her examination of 
    1.79 +the classroom, Tomoyo found herself looking into a pair of eyes of a green 
    1.80 +she had never quite seen. They were not emerald, as many would say, but soft 
    1.81 +and warm and alive. Like a forest, growing. Emeralds were hard gems. These 
    1.82 +eyes might be gems, but they were by no means hard.
    1.83 +
    1.84 +Yoshiyuki Terada nodded toward Tomoyo and gestured towards the end of an 
    1.85 +isle of desks, "Well, if you don't mind...you can take a seat next to Miss 
    1.86 +Kinomoto." He thanked the teacher that had escorted Tomoyo to the class and 
    1.87 +then asked the young girl something before she got to her seat, "Perhaps 
    1.88 +you'd like to introduce yourself to the class first though? If not...that's 
    1.89 +fine too."
    1.90 +The green eyes that Tomoyo had found fixed on were attached to the rather 
    1.91 +fair skinned Kinomoto Sakura. She was smiling warmly towards the new girl 
    1.92 +and even gave a slight nod as Terada Sensei motioned towards the seat next 
    1.93 +to her's. She thought it was about time that someone would take that seat, 
    1.94 +having been without someone to whisper to in quite some time. Sakura then 
    1.95 +reached down to pick up the pencil that had dropped from her desk, not 
    1.96 +wanting Tomoyo to trip on it.
    1.97 +
    1.98 +A blush spread across the pale girl's cheeks, slightly ashamed for having 
    1.99 +been the least bit rude. She bowed slightly to the class. "I am Daidouji 
   1.100 +Tomoyo, just here from London...I was born here, though." Not quite knowing 
   1.101 +what to say about herself, the heiress smiled and walked to the empty desk, 
   1.102 +gracefully. A good number of boys, and a few girls, gave Sakura glares, as 
   1.103 +the girl settled herself into the seat and Terada began his lesson again, 
   1.104 +this time accompanied by whispers and notes passing about the room.
   1.105 +
   1.106 +"Thank you for allowing me to sit here." Tomoyo's voice, low, to the girl 
   1.107 +beside her, as she searched for something in her bag, carefully around the 
   1.108 +hidden creature.
   1.109 +
   1.110 +Straightening up and placing the pencil back in the fold of her text book, 
   1.111 +Sakura smiled brightly and quietly replied, "Not a problem. I've been dieing 
   1.112 +to have someone to talk to...errr...not that Terada Sensei's class is 
   1.113 +boring. But, you know...it's good to have someone to talk to." Sakura wasn't 
   1.114 +opposed to Terada at all...just when it came to math that she suddenly felt 
   1.115 +a distaste for the classroom environment.
   1.116 +
   1.117 +"So, you're from London England...that's so cool. It must have been 
   1.118 +wonderful there, right?" She wasn't particularly overtly interested in 
   1.119 +Europe, but the thought of living anywhere but here, tickled her greatly. 
   1.120 +"If you need any catch up notes or what-nots...just let me know. I have most 
   1.121 +of them here and you're free to borrow them whenever you want them." Sakura 
   1.122 +was half paying attention towards what Terada was writing in the black 
   1.123 +board, but was more focused on her new classmate.
   1.124 +
   1.125 +Tomoyo couldn't help but smile warmly. For once there was someone who wasn't 
   1.126 +asking about...
   1.127 +"London? Isn't that where Kawaii M is?!" A glasses-wearing girl leaned 
   1.128 +around Sakura, whispering in an excited voice, amber eyes sparking. "Ah, 
   1.129 +she's the coolest!"
   1.130 +
   1.131 +"Yes, Kawai M was thereabouts. I don't..." How best to handle this? "Know 
   1.132 +much about her. I mean, I've seen the news, and pictures, but it's not as if 
   1.133 +she went out of her way to speak to an ordinary girl like me. Ah...do you 
   1.134 +mind if I ask your names?"
   1.135 +
   1.136 +"Oh. Sorry! Yanagisawa Naoko. Rika-chan is the girl behind me and two seats 
   1.137 +over, but don't bother looking. She's taking notes, probably. That's Chiharu 
   1.138 +behind Miss Kinomoto," Naoko's voice was lightly teasing. "And that's about 
   1.139 +it."
   1.140 +
   1.141 +The girl arched one eyebrow, then turned to look at 'Miss Kinomoto'.
   1.142 +
   1.143 +Sakura nodded, as if confirming Naoko's introductions, "Yeah...that's the 
   1.144 +gang, so-to-speak." She then felt alittle stupid, when the mentioning of 
   1.145 +Kawaii M was made, "Umm...question? Who or what is Kawaii M?" obviously not 
   1.146 +one up with modern news, Sakura had no idea what Naoko was going on 
   1.147 +about...which wasn't all that surprising. The girl had always confused or 
   1.148 +creeped out Sakura with her odd tales and para-media quips.
   1.149 +
   1.150 +She had hoped that Tomoyo wasn't going to think poorly of her ignorance, or 
   1.151 +perhaps it was obscure knowledge and it wouldn't make Sakura look too 
   1.152 +poorly. She then made an after thought that perhaps she should've just 
   1.153 +smiled and acted like she knew what they were talking about. Too late for 
   1.154 +that, she guessed.
   1.155 +
   1.156 +About to answer, Tomoyo was cut off by Naoko, who's eyes were shining 
   1.157 +brightly. "Kawaii M is only the super hero ever!!! She fights the 
   1.158 +paranormal, all while looking good! Well, I mean, she gets messed up after 
   1.159 +battles, but oh gods! She is the BEST! Sakura-chan, haven't you watched the 
   1.160 +news lately?"
   1.161 +
   1.162 +"Sakura-chan. So that's your name. Cherry blossom." Tomoyo wasn't heard by 
   1.163 +Naoko.
   1.164 +
   1.165 +"Anyways, Chiharu-chan knows more about it, don't you Chiharu-chan?!" Naoko 
   1.166 +leaned over, more quiet now that she was done.
   1.167 +
   1.168 +Chiharu looked up at the mention of her name and then smiled, "Hai, I've 
   1.169 +been keeping paper clippings...hold on," she then pulled open her back pack 
   1.170 +and fumbled around till she finally pulled out a slim binder and handed it 
   1.171 +to Naoko, "Oh, I'm sorry, Mihara Chiharu...it's a pleasure to meet you miss 
   1.172 +Daidouji. In there are all of the events that the media have covered on 
   1.173 +Kawaii M. Well, as much as they've released here in Japan. Two of those 
   1.174 +clippings I had to pull off of the internet."
   1.175 +
   1.176 +Sakura blushed as Tomoyo said her name, though wasn't sure why...perhaps it 
   1.177 +was the way she had said it, "Yeah, Kinomoto Sakura...but I like your name 
   1.178 +much better, Tomoyo-chan just chimes nicely. Errr...I mean, Tomoyo-san. 
   1.179 +Sorry..." She then bent over to look at the binder that Naoko was looking 
   1.180 +through. "Ohhh...you're right. She is pretty."
   1.181 +
   1.182 +"Tomoyo-chan is fine, if I am permitted to call you Sakura-chan." She would 
   1.183 +look wonderful in some of those costumes, Tomoyo thought, thinking. She 
   1.184 +wasn't paying attention to the binder much, though the other three were. She 
   1.185 +was watching the brunette. "Ah, nice to meet you as well, Chiharu-san. Your 
   1.186 +clippings are...very extensive."
   1.187 +
   1.188 +And slightly scary, the ebony-haired girl though silently. "You think she's 
   1.189 +pretty?" Tomoyo felt a flush rise in her cheeks.
   1.190 +
   1.191 +The green eyed girl tilted her head slightly as she was reading over Naoko's 
   1.192 +shoulder now, and then looked back at Tomoyo, smiling. "She is...not too 
   1.193 +many people could pull off an out-fit like that and look good in it. But, 
   1.194 +she's done it perfectly. I guess, hence the name Kawaii..." Sakura then sat 
   1.195 +back down after Terada Sensei glanced in her direction, though said nothing. 
   1.196 +She got the point quick enough without a word and nodded apologetically.
   1.197 +
   1.198 +Sakura then looked back at Tomoyo, "Well then, Tomoyo-chan it is. And I like 
   1.199 +Sakura-chan, so that's fine." She took notice that the new girl wasn't too 
   1.200 +interested in Chiharu's collection, and figured it was cause she's seen it 
   1.201 +all first hand in the local papers of London. Probably old news to her.
   1.202 +
   1.203 +Chiharu piped up, "I've been hoisting a fan site for her...though I really 
   1.204 +could use some better pictures to use. News print doesn't scan too well." 
   1.205 +She then reached back to take the binder from Naoko, "We should put that 
   1.206 +away before we get into trouble. I really don't want it taken away from me 
   1.207 +again."
   1.208 +
   1.209 +Tomoyo sweat dropped. "I could...see if I can find some for you...sometime. 
   1.210 +You're EverGreener? I think I've seen the site." She smiled all the time, 
   1.211 +though this was slightly over the top. Sakura seemed interested, though. She 
   1.212 +probably found the superhero exotic or the like. It was odd to even think 
   1.213 +about the website...it even guessed at Kawaii M's vital statistics, and was 
   1.214 +quite possibly the best site out there for the new hero.
   1.215 +
   1.216 +"When's lunch period...?" Naoko groaned as the pictures and clippings were 
   1.217 +taken away, looking depressed. "I can't wait for the horror to end. Or art. 
   1.218 +I hear we're pairing up for the photography unit. You wanna be with me, 
   1.219 +Chiharu-chan? Or are you still waiting to see who else comes 'round. I think 
   1.220 +Rika-chan is paired with Kamirko-chan."
   1.221 +
   1.222 +Chiharu put the binder away in her pack, "You could do that for me, Tomoyo? 
   1.223 +Wow, that's great...I'd even give you mention on the site for that," and 
   1.224 +then grinned at Naoko, "No, we can do it together, Na-chan. I think we work 
   1.225 +pretty good together actually." She then went back to topping up her math 
   1.226 +notes that they had missed cause of the conversation. Grumbling about the 
   1.227 +work as much as Sakura was previously.
   1.228 +
   1.229 +Sakura sighed and figured her had to get back to work as well, but the 
   1.230 +mention of the photography assignment had caught her attention, and she then 
   1.231 +realized that she didn't have a partner either. "Hmm...Tomoyo-chan? Would 
   1.232 +you like to work with me on that project? I mean..." she lowered her head, 
   1.233 +being somewhat embarrassed, "...I just didn't have a partner, and 
   1.234 +figured...seeing how you didn't either...you know, I...well, it would be a 
   1.235 +great way for us to get to know each other, right?" She sort of perked up at 
   1.236 +the last part, "I love making new friends, and I'm sure we'd get along just 
   1.237 +swell."
   1.238 +
   1.239 +Tomoyo smiled birghtly, leaning over on her desk as she replied. "I think so 
   1.240 +as well, Sakura-chan. Besides which, I think you'd make a good model. I like 
   1.241 +photography, actually. It's always been a hobby of mine. And I think I'm 
   1.242 +decent at it, enough not to shock anyone with the horror, at least." She 
   1.243 +giggled at this. "Is this an in school project, or out of school?"
   1.244 +
   1.245 +The mention of her being a good model caught Sakura off guard and even 
   1.246 +caused Rika to raise her head from her notes taking. "Errr...huh? Me? A 
   1.247 +model? Not likely...I don't think I'm model material...that stuff kinda 
   1.248 +requires abit of beauty and grace...two serious requirements that arn't in 
   1.249 +my favour. But...thank you, that was nice of you to say." She then flipped 
   1.250 +open one of her note books and read over the assignment, "Hmm...says here, 
   1.251 +that it's kind of an artsy thingy. So, I'm guessing where ever you can point 
   1.252 +a camera. In school or out...doesn't really matter as long as it's done with 
   1.253 +proper lighting, focal points and mood settings involved."
   1.254 +
   1.255 +Sakura handed over her notes on the project to Tomoyo and bent over next to 
   1.256 +her, pointing out the various requirements, "See? It doesn't say where it 
   1.257 +gets done..." She then looked up at her new classmate with a kind smile, 
   1.258 +"You like taking pictures, huh? Too cool. Maybe you can teach me a few 
   1.259 +things...I tend to always mess up the exposures."
   1.260 +
   1.261 +Terada looked over to the two, after taking notice that Sakura had moved 
   1.262 +closer to Tomoyo. He then smiled seeing that Sakura was actually pointng out 
   1.263 +an up-coming project paper to the new girl and went back to finishing up the 
   1.264 +lesson. "...and that's why the common denominator is always followed 
   1.265 +with..."
   1.266 +
   1.267 +"Anywhere?!" The first time in ages she'd even had time to think of such a 
   1.268 +thing. "I think the park would be nice...all the flowers are blooming, and 
   1.269 +the Sakura trees as well. Maybe even in a kimono..." Tomoyo touched her hand 
   1.270 +to her cheek, eyes glazed over. "Oh, I think you'd look nice in a nice blue 
   1.271 +one...fabrics are endless...what kind of embroidery, though? I think maybe 
   1.272 +suns...suns and stars...dragons? Hmm. So maybe brighter colors..." She 
   1.273 +trailed off, smiling dreamily. "We should go to the store after school! I 
   1.274 +still remember where it is, I think."
   1.275 +Naoko was staring. It was hard to take in. Although Sakura was entergetic, 
   1.276 +cheerful, and always smiling, she was hardly graceful. She generally caught 
   1.277 +the baton on her head and nose and anywhere but her hands fifty percent of 
   1.278 +the time in cheerleading, and she'd been doing that for quite a while. 
   1.279 +"Um...model?"
   1.280 +
   1.281 +"Yes! Don't you see it?" Tomoyo turned, excited. "It's perfect!!"
   1.282 +
   1.283 +Sakura sat back in her chair as her cheeks went all rose coloured from 
   1.284 +embarrassment and some-what shock. "Errr...I don't know...I've never really 
   1.285 +done anything like this before." She then caught the mention of hit a store 
   1.286 +afterwards, "Umm...wouldn't that be expensive? I really can't afford 
   1.287 +that...not that i don't want to, but...." She really didn't know Tomoyo 
   1.288 +would get so enthusiastic about this project...it was suppose to be a simple 
   1.289 +picture shoot to show creativity. But the way she was going on, it sounded 
   1.290 +like she wanted to open a photo studio.
   1.291 +
   1.292 +"Ummm...perfect?" A sweat drop ran down her forehead, "I don't know if I'd 
   1.293 +say perfect...I'm just..."
   1.294 +
   1.295 +Rika final said something after quietly listening to the conversation, "Oh, 
   1.296 +I don't know Sakura-chan. Perhaps you could be a model? I think you should 
   1.297 +give it a try." The green eyed girl looked at Rika with abit of surprise, 
   1.298 +"You choose NOW to say something?" Rika giggled and then went back to her 
   1.299 +gazing lovingly at Terada Sensei.
   1.300 +
   1.301 +"You're perfect." Tomoyo's voice was confident. "Don't worry about supplies. 
   1.302 +I can get them. Okaa-san doesn't mind funding my hobbies, so long as I 
   1.303 +complete them." She smiled at the girl, both hands on her cheeks, reddening 
   1.304 +as costume ideas flooded her mind. "Oh! I can see you in sooooooooo many 
   1.305 +different things! Sakura-chan at the aquarium! Sakura-chan at the beach! Ah, 
   1.306 +this'll be fun! School is wonderful!! It'll be just so absolutely perfectly 
   1.307 +KAWAII!!"
   1.308 +
   1.309 +"Erm, Tomoyo-san--" Naoko was beginning to think this girl was more 
   1.310 +obsessive then herself, in about three minutes of knowing her. What had 
   1.311 +happened to the quiet girl of about two minutes ago?
   1.312 +"Sakura-chan will make a wonderful model! Even her ears are adorable!"
   1.313 +
   1.314 +Instinctually Sakura covered her ears, "My ears?...a...adorable?" The poor 
   1.315 +girl was now getting out right embarrassed as some of the other students 
   1.316 +were catching wind of this little talk, and more notes were being passed 
   1.317 +around the classroom. Kinomoto was fully aware what was on those notes too, 
   1.318 +and this caused her to shy away more so, "I...umm...arigato 
   1.319 +Tomoyo-chan...domo ...errr...but, don't you think...umm? Don't you think me 
   1.320 +on the beach, at the aquarium, and...my ears are alittle much?"
   1.321 +
   1.322 +She was beginning to think this new girl was alittle too friendly, though it 
   1.323 +was incredibly flattering to say the least. Sakura couldn't quite place it, 
   1.324 +but there was something about Tomoyo that seemed so darn familiar...perhaps 
   1.325 +it was her face, or her smile, or her voice...but something seemed to dig 
   1.326 +into Sakura psyche deeply. And the praise she was getting from the girl was 
   1.327 +making Sakura feel...funny. If it wasn't for the crowds of students 
   1.328 +near-by...she felt that it wouldn't be that uncomfortable.
   1.329 +
   1.330 +Giggling as the other girl turned red, Tomoyo smiled. This felt familiar, 
   1.331 +like she'd done so before. She knew this girl, it seemed. And it was hard 
   1.332 +not to keep hyperventilating on the uber-kawaiiness of Sakura, but she was 
   1.333 +starting to get weird looks, and that would hardly do. Though she had always 
   1.334 +been somewhat eccentric, off in her own little world. And the whispering was 
   1.335 +growing in volume, possibly about her, but that didn't much matter.
   1.336 +
   1.337 +"Gomenasai, Sakura-chan. I guess it's just that you were right, is all." She 
   1.338 +smiled sweetly, tilting her head so it seemed as if her hair were violet in 
   1.339 +the light. "We get along swell."
   1.340 +Sakura's mouth was partially open as she was looking at Tomoyo in a new 
   1.341 +light, though somewhat still in shock, "Umm...yeah. Exactly my 
   1.342 +point...sorta." She then straightened up and looked down at her books, 
   1.343 +noticing that she's missed the entire last part of the lesson and sighed in 
   1.344 +grief, "Ohhh, man..."
   1.345 +
   1.346 +Terada Sensei was just wiping off the board and then turned around, "Okay 
   1.347 +class, now I'm sure that wasn't so bad. I'll expect those papers to be 
   1.348 +finished by tomorrow, and just a reminder. The photography assignment study 
   1.349 +is due for next Monday, so I hope that you all have setup partners, and if 
   1.350 +not, I'll assign partners tomorrow for the remainders of you all." He then 
   1.351 +brushed off his hands and bowed, "Class dismissed..." He said this just as 
   1.352 +the bell rang out as if he was timing it in his head.
   1.353 +
   1.354 +Sakura began packing up her books and supplies slowly, still thinking about 
   1.355 +all of the ideas Tomoyo had stated. And then she smiled to herself, 
   1.356 +picturing herself wearing the kimono with bright enwrapping dragons and 
   1.357 +cherry blossoms. "Hmm...that would look nice, I do admit." The rest of the 
   1.358 +class also began to pack up, making the odd comment of the new girl and her 
   1.359 +rather vocal expressions towards Kinomoto.
   1.360 +
   1.361 +Smiling as she left, Tomoyo spent what was left of the day thinking about 
   1.362 +her ideas, and sketching. It'd been a while since she'd done such things, 
   1.363 +and she was generally cheerful about it. Sakura was in most of her classes, 
   1.364 +but it didn't take long to get the hang of drawing her, after three periods 
   1.365 +of staring.
   1.366 +
   1.367 +Now there was just the problem of finding the girl. Standing by the school 
   1.368 +gates, where a slight breeze lessened the heavy heat of the day, Tomoyo 
   1.369 +waited for the other girl, watchful.
   1.370 +As Sakura left the confines of the school, she stopped to strap on her 
   1.371 +roller blades on the front steps. And it didn't take her long to throw her 
   1.372 +school bag over her one shoulder and shoes over her other, "Wow...what an 
   1.373 +interesting day, and here I thought it would be boring."
   1.374 +
   1.375 +She skated up to the school gates and saw Tomoyo waiting there. "Oh my...was 
   1.376 +she actually serious about shopping after school?" Sakura hadn't taken her 
   1.377 +entirely serious before, and even now, thought that maybe Tomoyo just wanted 
   1.378 +someone to walk home with. "Hi Tomoyo-chan!" She waved as she rolled up to 
   1.379 +the long haired girl. "Are you waiting for me?"
   1.380 +
   1.381 +"Of course, Sakura-chan!" The raven-haired girl smiled sweetly. "We're going 
   1.382 +shopping, remember? I still know the way to my favorite craft store, and it 
   1.383 +should have everything I need. Or is there something else you need to do?" 
   1.384 +Her brow creased, worried. "I don't want to keep you from getting things 
   1.385 +done."
   1.386 +
   1.387 +And if she ever should, it would be very, very bad. Doing such a 
   1.388 +thing...deserved nothing.
   1.389 +
   1.390 +Sakura shook her head, "Nope...it you wanna look around for stuff at the 
   1.391 +craft store, I'd be glad to go with ya!" A sparkled smile came forth from 
   1.392 +Sakura as she stopped rolling right at Tomoyo, and then a crack caused her 
   1.393 +to stumble abit, and had to take a hold of the classmate's shoulder to 
   1.394 +steady herself, "Errr...sorry about that. Okay...so where to?"
   1.395 +
   1.396 +She was rather surprised...she hardly ever stumbled before on her skates. In 
   1.397 +fact she was a rather good roller blader, but she figured mistakes happen.
   1.398 +
   1.399 +"It's just across from the Grudenten Cafe. You know of it? It was quite 
   1.400 +popular last I was here." Tomoyo smiled, steadying her classmate as she 
   1.401 +looked up slightly, the skates making Sakura taller. "The craft store is 
   1.402 +small, but it has a good selection." It wasn't as if she were surprised; 
   1.403 +Sakura had the tendency to be less the graceful at times. But she seemed to 
   1.404 +be graceful to Tomoyo, almost all the time, just slightly distracted. It was 
   1.405 +odd, already, that she wasn't.
   1.406 +
   1.407 +Nodding cheerfully, Sakura knew exactly where that was, though never knew 
   1.408 +there was a craft shop across from it, "Okay..." she began skating at 
   1.409 +walking speed, sometimes backwards to face Tomoyo directly and other times, 
   1.410 +just beside the young girl.
   1.411 +
   1.412 +It didn't take the two long to get where they were going, and Sakura found 
   1.413 +Tomoyo's presence rather soothing, in an odd way. Like they've been friends 
   1.414 +forever. Without the crowd of the students, Sakura was able to be herself, 
   1.415 +and didn't mind the raven-haired girl's rather eccentric ways.
   1.416 +