rlm@0: Untitlted rlm@0: rlm@0: by Cera rlm@0: meikosama@hotmail.com rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: "Hoe!!! I'm going to be late again.. Kero-chan why didn't you wake me??" Sakura shouted at Kero-chan frustrated as she rlm@0: grabbed her hat off the back of the chair. She was out the door before Kero-chan even had a chance to remind her that last rlm@0: time he tried to wake her up, he was almost seriously injured by her. "Ohayou onii-san. Where's papa?" Sakura asked as she rlm@0: shoveled her breakfast into her mouth.. rlm@0: rlm@0: "He left this morning for his business trip remember?" Touya reminded her trying not to piss her off this morning. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Oh.." Sakura said sounding dissapointed. "Wah! I'm going to be late. I'm suposed to be there early today." Sakura yelled rlm@0: towards Touya as she rushed to put on her roller blades and took off towards school. Sakura sighed as she skated towards rlm@0: school taking in the sight of the flowers that are begining to bloom now that spring has come again. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Yo! Sakura-chan. Chotto matte." Yukito yelled as he saw Sakura skating in front of him. She turned around and slowed down rlm@0: waiting for him to catch up. "Ohayou, Sakura-chan." Yukito said smiling at Sakura. She tried not to blush but failed and could rlm@0: only manage to mutter "Ohayou, Yukito-san" back at him. Feeling shy around Yukito, Sakura couldn't think of anything to talk rlm@0: about so she just decided to enjoy riding to school with him. rlm@0: rlm@0: As Sakura's school came into view she started saying goodbye to Yukito and turned into her school where Tomoyo was rlm@0: waiting for her. She stopped to watch as Yukito rode on towards his school and he turned around throwing something at her. rlm@0: "A present for you." He said as he rode out of sight tossing a piece of candy to her. Sakura blushed again and Tomoyo noticed. rlm@0: rlm@0: "He always has something for you doesnt he Sakura-chan." Tomoyo said as she watched Sakura blush even more. "Come on rlm@0: now, we can't be late to class." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Hai!" Sakura shouted for no reason. Taking Tomoyo's hand into her own she took off towards class. Tomoyo just looked rlm@0: down at her hand that was holding on to Sakura's reminding herself that Sakura is just to young to understand. "When your rlm@0: older. I'll tell you again so you can understand...Just how much I love you Sakura-chan," she thought to herself. rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: During their break Tomoyo and Sakura sat outside watching as Meiling chased Li-kun around trying to get him to be her rlm@0: boyfriend. The two girls giggled as they discussed how persistant she is. "Ne, Tomoyo-chan. Would you like to come over rlm@0: after school? Papa-san is away on a business trip and Touyo is going to Yukito's tonight to study so I'd be all alone and it'd be rlm@0: nice to have your company for a while," Sakura concluded looking at her best friend. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Of course!" Tomoyo smiled at Sakura and sighed to herself. "This becomes more difficult every day. Now I know how rlm@0: okaa-san felt when she was in love with Sakura's mom. It is depressing when the other is completly oblivious to your feelings." rlm@0: rlm@0: Sakura noticed the change of expression on Tomoyo's face and asked her if something is wrong. Tomoyo just forced a smile rlm@0: trying to convince Sakura. "Why dont we go help Li-kun get away from Meiling for a little bit? All she does is chase him rlm@0: around. It must get tiring." Tomoyo suggested trying to get her thoughts of Sakura out of her mind. Sakura nodded and the two rlm@0: took off after Li-kun. rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: "Tadaima Kero-chan!" Sakura shouted as she entered her home tugging Tomoyo behind her. "Eh, where's Kero-chan? He rlm@0: usually comes to the door to greet me." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Didn't you say you have a fight with him the other night?" rlm@0: rlm@0: "Yeah, but I thought he got over it. Maybe he's just up in my room sleeping or playing that new game he got." Tomoyo nodded rlm@0: at her friend and they headed upstairs to Sakura's bedroom. As Sakura opened the door and stepped inside her room her jaw rlm@0: dropped to the floor. "KERO-CHAN," Sakura said trying to keep her temper in check. "What have you done to my stuff?" rlm@0: She asked looking at pricless contents of one of her desk drawers. She noticed all the notes that Tomoyo had given her were rlm@0: laying on the floor along with other keepsakes. rlm@0: rlm@0: Tomoyo placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder calming her down and went to pick the stuff up off the floor. She noticed that rlm@0: Sakura had kept the notes from her and blushed slightly. "Maybe there is hope," she thought to herself. She decided to take a rlm@0: chance, and asked Sakura why she kept all of them. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Because they are from my best friend and they are very important to me. Just like you Tomoyo-chan," Sakura said giving rlm@0: Tomoyo a warm smile. rlm@0: rlm@0: Tomoyo blushed again and looked at the desk. "So where'd all this stuff come from?" Sakura pointed at the drawer Kero-chan rlm@0: removed them from and Tomoyo tapped on the drawere. "It's safe to come out Kero-chan," Tomoyo whispered. rlm@0: rlm@0: Kero-chan poked his head out of the drawer and looked at Sakura. "Gomen nasai Sakura-chan. I only wanted to have some rlm@0: space for myself." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Daijoubu Kero-chan." Sakura said finally after calming down. Just ask next time you do something like that, ne?" Kero-chan rlm@0: nodded his agreement and the trio went downstairs to fix something to eat. rlm@0: rlm@0: As Sakura was preparing some food Tomoyo was videotaping Kero-chan and finally turned the camera on Sakura. "Aww.. rlm@0: Sakura your so cute when you cook," Tomoyo said drawing Sakura's attention. When Sakura noticed she was being taped a rlm@0: rather large sweat drop appeared on her head. "If only she knew how much I meant it." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Arigatou Tomoyo-chan," Sakura smiled at her friend and went back to cooking. After their food was done the girls along with rlm@0: Kero-chan sat down to eat and talked about school and their friends. Tomoyo frinally brought up how she thought Li-kun was rlm@0: starting to get a crush on Sakura even though Meling was after him. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Hontou?" Sakura asked blushing. "Do you really think he likes me?" rlm@0: rlm@0: Tomoyo only nodded that he does like her. Then she felt like kicking herself for bringing it up. She felt herself slipping into a rlm@0: depression over it. "Can something really hurt so much? But I have to keep torturing myself. Why???" she thought silently. rlm@0: Sakura noticed the change in Tomoyo's facial expressions and asked her friend if she was alright. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Yeah, I'm fine." Tomoyo tried to convince Sakura. It seemed her best friend knew her better than she thought. Sakura still rlm@0: wasn't satisfied though. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Thats why I asked you here Tomoyo-chan." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Huh? I dont get it." rlm@0: rlm@0: "You seem...distant lately. Like there's something on your mind all the time. And I just want you to know, if there's anything rlm@0: wrong, or anything you need to talk about I'm here for you." Sakura said smiling gently at Tomoyo. "Actually, why dont you rlm@0: stay here tonight? Tomorow we dont have school and we could go on that picnic we were suposed to have a while ago." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Are you sure?" Tomoyo asked not wanting to be a bother to anyone. Sakura nodded at her friend and took one of Tomoyo's rlm@0: hands into hers. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Let's go shopping ne?" Sakura suggested. They both cleaned up after eating and decided to go out for a while. rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: Once the girls returned from their shopping trip is was already dark outside and they were both exhausted from their busy trip rlm@0: shopping. "I can't believe you spent a whole months allowance already Sakura-chan. But that shirt will look so good on you." rlm@0: Tomoyo said complimenting Sakura for the millionth time that day. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Why dont we go to bed now Tomoyo-chan? I'm so exhausted." Sakura said leading the two upstairs. When they entered the rlm@0: room they found Kero-chan still playing his new game and yelling at the tv screen. They both laughed at him getting his rlm@0: attention. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Did you two get me anything?" He asked with a hopeful look in his eyes. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Gomen ne Kero-chan. Not this time." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Oh well. I guess I'll just go to sleep then he said saving his game. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Ano.. Sakura-chan. I came here right after school so I dont have anything to sleep in." rlm@0: rlm@0: "It's okay Tomoyo-chan. You can wear something of mine." Sakura looked through her clothes and found something that rlm@0: would be good for Tomoyo to sleep in. After the two girls changed Tomoyo began to head downstaris when she felt Sakura rlm@0: take hold of her hand. "Its always when she touches my hand that makes me hurt the most." Tomoyo thought quickly. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Where are you going Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura asked her friend. rlm@0: rlm@0: "I was going to sleep on the couch." rlm@0: rlm@0: Sakura just smiled at her for a moment. "Baka, your sleeping in my room with me." Sakura told her not giving Tomoyo much rlm@0: choice. "Great. Being that close to her. Watching her sleep. I wont sleep at all tonight." Tomoyo only smiled and followed rlm@0: Sakura to her bedroom. rlm@0: rlm@0: The two crawled into Sakura's bed and Kero-chan turned off the lights after they were situated. rlm@0: rlm@0: "O-yasumi" He said to the two girls as he layed down in his new bed in Sakura's desk drawer. As the two girls lie there in the rlm@0: dark they talked until almost midnight. Sakura moved so that she was now laying on her back and as she resituated herself her rlm@0: hand brushed up against Tomoyo's. "What is that weird feeling I just got?" she asked herself. Tomoyo had stopped talking and rlm@0: Sakura just laid there not bothering to move her hand away from Tomoyo's. rlm@0: rlm@0: As Tomoyo tried to think of anything in the world other than the fact that Sakura's hand was touching her (and trying to rlm@0: remember to breathe) Sakura was deep in thought. She was thinking about her relationship with Tomoyo and all the things they rlm@0: had done together. She thought about all the comments Tomoyo had given her. And then one incident stuck out in her mind. "I rlm@0: love you Sakura." then later. "I'll tell you when your older." Sakura thought as much as she could trying to figure out what that rlm@0: meant. rlm@0: rlm@0: Finally she figured it out. But could Tomoyo really like her..like that? No, thats not the problem. She knew Tomoyo liked her. rlm@0: She just pretended not to.. But the problem was..Did she like Tomoyo back? Yes. she did. She loved Tomoyo too. "Hoe. rlm@0: What am I going to do?" Sakura thought to herself. "What do I do now? Do I tell Tomoyo I love her? No, I wont tell her. Then rlm@0: what?" Sakura's mind was whirling as she lay next to Tomoyo frozen in place. "That's it. I'll show her." she concluded. rlm@0: rlm@0: Sakura moved her hand ever so slightly so that it was resting on top of Tomoyo's. She held on to Tomoyo's hand and rlm@0: entertwined their fingers. "Sakura-chan?" Sakura didn't say anything to Tomoyo leaving her best friend full of questions. Sakura rlm@0: then rolled over wrapping one of her arms around Tomoyo's waist and fell to sleep. Tomoyo, not daring to move a muscle, was rlm@0: wondering what was going on here. "Is this a joke? Could it be, that she likes me? No, she'd never feel like that. She's to young rlm@0: to understand." rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: rlm@0: When morning came Tomoyo's mind was still at work wondering why Sakura was holding on to her so tightly. She hadn't slept rlm@0: one bit. Sakura woke up in Tomoyo's arms and smiled to herself. She held on to Tomoyo a little tighter letting Tomoyo know rlm@0: she was awake. Sakura looked up at her friend innocently and asked, "Sleep well?" rlm@0: rlm@0: Tomoyo could only mumble a few words that didn't make sense. "Your so cute Tomoyo-chan," Sakura smiled at her and got rlm@0: out of bed. "Evil. She is evil," Tomoyo thought. "Tomoyo-chan, after we shower lets go on our picnic, ne?" Tomoyo could only rlm@0: nod at her friend, as she still lay paralized. rlm@0: rlm@0: A few hours passed and the girls had gotten dressed and they were just finishing with packing their lunch. "Todays the day. I'll rlm@0: tell Tomoyo-chan how I feel today at our picnic." Sakura told herself. "Are you ready Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura asked and the rlm@0: two girls headed out the door. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Ano..Kero-chan isnt coming Sakura?" Tomoyo asked. rlm@0: rlm@0: Sakura thought back to when Tomoyo was in the shower earlier and how she bribed Kero-chan not to come along today. rlm@0: "Onegai Kero-chan? I'll make you a whole cake just for you if you just stay behind today. There's something I have to tell rlm@0: Tomoyo and there can't be anyone around when I tell her." Sakura pleaded with the guardian beast. rlm@0: rlm@0: "What do you have to tell her?" rlm@0: rlm@0: "You'll see soon enough. Just trust me." rlm@0: rlm@0: "Fine, but I get a whole cake tommorow. All to myself." He demanded crossing his arms. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Arigatou Kero-chan!" Sakura exclaimed hugging him. Sakura laughed as she was remembering the conversation and turned to rlm@0: Tomoyo. "He said he wanted to stay home and finish his new game today," Sakura informed her friend. "Well, you ready?" rlm@0: rlm@0: The girls headed to the park and Sakura's heart was racing. "This isn't going to be easy. I can't believe this. What if something rlm@0: goes wrong? At least I know she wont reject me." Sakura's mind was going a mile a minute and she couldn't wait to get to the rlm@0: park and get this off her chest. rlm@0: rlm@0: They found a nice spot under a tree to place their blanket and sat down. Tomoyo began to unpack their lunch when she felt rlm@0: Sakura take hold of her hand. Tomoyo stopped and looked at Sakura. "What is it Sakura, is something wrong? You look rlm@0: scared." rlm@0: rlm@0: "No nothings wrong," Sakura shook her head and conintued. "Its just, there's something I have to tell you. You see, it's that, rlm@0: I...I.." Sakura paused, looking at Tomoyo's eager face. She was sure Tomoyo knew what she was going to say but she was rlm@0: still scared to admit it out loud. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Hey, Sakura have you seen Li-kun around her?" Meling shouted as she saw two of her friends. "Must kill," Sakura thought rlm@0: looking at Meiling with an evil smile. "What's with the evil look Sakura? Something wrong?" Meiling asked innocently. rlm@0: rlm@0: "I'm trying to have a private conversation with Tomoyo at the moment." Sakura retorted. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Oh? What about?" Meiling was being persistant and was getting on Sakura's nerves. "Oh food, mind if I have some?" she said rlm@0: already with food in her hands almost to her mouth. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Meiling, could you please leave us. I need to talk to Tomoyo privatly." Sakura was on her last nerve and about to use one of rlm@0: her clow cards to dispose of Meiling. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Tell me whats so important first." rlm@0: rlm@0: "No." Sakura crossed her arms over her chest. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Yes." rlm@0: rlm@0: "No." Sakura now extremly pissed and losing her temper. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Yes." rlm@0: rlm@0: "I'm trying to tell Tomoyo I love her okay? Now leave me alone and go chase Li-kun. Do whatever you want. But let me tell rlm@0: Tomoyo I'm in love with her okay?" Tomoyo and Meiling's jaws were dropped to the floor. Meiling could practicaly see flames rlm@0: coming from Sakura's head and decided to quickly make her exit. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Excuse me for a moment. I think I have to go umm.. Chase Li-kun for a while or umm.. something." Meiling said as she ran rlm@0: from Sakura. Sakura smiled proudly at herself for getting rid of Meiling and then frowned. "Great, it was supposed to be rlm@0: special when I told her I love her," Sakura thought out loud. rlm@0: rlm@0: "Sakura-chan," Tomoyo startled Sakura out of her thoughts. "If you really do mean that, it was very special just hearing you say rlm@0: it." rlm@0: rlm@0: "I did mean it Tomoyo-chan. I'm in love with you, not Li-kun or Yukito-san. Your the one who makes me feel special. Who's rlm@0: always trying to make me happy. I'm just sorry it took me so long to realize it. Last night, when I was laying in bed..." Sakura rlm@0: trailed off thinking how nice it was to be laying with Tomoyo. "Last night you held me in your arms. I know you didn't sleep at rlm@0: all, and I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. I just needed to be sure. But when I was laying, listening to your heart beat, feeling rlm@0: your arms around me. I felt happier than I had ever been in all my life. I love you Tomoyo-chan." Sakura finished and looked at rlm@0: her best friend. Tomoyo had tears in her eyes and Sakura wiped them away. rlm@0: rlm@0: Tomoyo tried to speak, but once again no words would come out. All she could do was throw herself into Sakura's arms and rlm@0: hold on to her with all her might. "I love you Sakura. I always have" Tomoyo said as she released her hold on Sakura. She rlm@0: looked up at Sakura who was now crying tears of joy. Tomoyo smiled at her and leaned in so she was only a few inches from rlm@0: Sakura's face. "I promise I'll make you happy Sakura-chan," she said. rlm@0: rlm@0: "You already do silly." Sakura closed the distance between them and kissed her friend on the lips. "Now what do you say to rlm@0: eating all this food you brought?" Sakura suggested as they broke apart. Tomoyo smiled and began to eat. After they finished rlm@0: the two spent the rest of the day at the park. Sakura was leaning back against a tree holding Tomoyo in her arms. Neither rlm@0: spoke much, but instead enjoyed the others warm embrace and they both knew, nothing would ever be able to come between rlm@0: them from now on. rlm@0: rlm@0: End rlm@0: rlm@0: Yada Yada....So that was it..My turn to rant now.. How was the story? To long? To short? Comments welcome at rlm@0: meikosama@hotmail.com rlm@0: rlm@0: Japanese Terms: rlm@0: rlm@0: 1) Ohayou - good morning rlm@0: rlm@0: 2) onii-san-brother rlm@0: rlm@0: 3) Yo -kinda obvious but it's a greeting in case there's some baka people out there rlm@0: rlm@0: 4) chotto matte - wait a minute, hold on rlm@0: rlm@0: 5) hai - yes rlm@0: rlm@0: 6) Tadaima - I'm home rlm@0: rlm@0: 7) Gomen nasai - I'm sorry rlm@0: rlm@0: 8) Daijoubu - It's okay rlm@0: rlm@0: 9) Arigatou - Thanks rlm@0: rlm@0: 10) Hontou - Really? rlm@0: rlm@0: 11) ne - basically asking for agreement.. like putting 'okay?' at the end of a sentance rlm@0: rlm@0: 12) Ano.. - ummm rlm@0: rlm@0: 13) Baka - silly, stupid...a million things really..all depends on the context rlm@0: rlm@0: 14) O-yasumi - goodnight rlm@0: rlm@0: 15) Onegai - please rlm@0: