0Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is Clamp's. I did not take any materiil advantage from this. I own nothing.

Warning: OOC. Fluff. Cliche. Ficlet. E x T

Note: Sequel of 'Twice'. The timeline is around Sakura Card Arc (Eps. 57) and English is not my native language, so please bear with me. Nakuru/Ruby Moon is a girl in this fiction. It's a two-shot story.

A Date

Ch. 1: Before

It's 9.45 a.m.

Eriol is standing in front of a booth ticket in Tomoeda station. Yesterday, he and the other two girls chose this place as the meeting point. Actually, the time they will meet supposed to be at 10 a.m but he came early because he knew someone will come early too. His lips curve a smile when he heard the footsteps reaching his point. The sapphires behind the wired-glasses looking at the girl wearing a pink dress and twin-tails hair with pink ribbon walking towards him. For a second, he feels like his time froze at the moment her amethysts meet his sapphires.

"Ohayou gozaimasu, Hiiragizawa-kun," she greets him with smile. He replied the same and Eriol almost didn't notice the company who came with her. "Ah, Hiiragizawa-kun, let me introduce to you, she is my mother, Daidouji Sonomi," the girl said as she is standing between them. "Mother, he is my classmate, Hiiragizawa Eriol."

The boy look at the lady and bow in respect, "Nice to meet you." The short-haired lady smile and bow as reply, "What a polite boy you are, Hiiragizawa-kun. Nice to meet you too."

"Thank you," he replied.

"Is Sakura-chan here already?" Sonomi looking around with hopeful eyes.

"I'm afraid she is not here yet, Ma'am," answered Eriol. Her daughter chuckles and adding, "I told you before, Mother. Maybe Sakura-chan will be late."
Sonomi look down and rumbling about how excited she is to meet Sakura today before going to office since she heard from Tomoyo that they will go together. Then, her eyes look at the boy who just smile to both of them. Suddenly she feels something familiar. "Have we met, Hiiragizawa-kun? You look familiar to me."

"I don't think we have met, Ma'am," he answered in slightly cautious tone because he sense the short-haired lady notice. Now, Sonomi look at the boy closely until she knew from where she feels she knew that boy before. Those smiles, those glasses and not to mention the aura, kinda…

"Ah!" She shouted in shock when finally she remembered. "You look like Kinomoto-sensei," she stated again. "Wait, the boy that Tomoyo once told me…"
Eriol notice the slightly panic tone in Sonomi's daughter tone when said, "Mother, it's almost time for your meeting, isn't it?"

Sonomi shouted in horror when she saw her watch and say good bye to them before going off to the office. The girl faces him again after waving hand to her mother, "I'm sorry about my mother, Hiiragizawa-kun."

"It doesn't really matter, Daidouji-san. Your mother must be really busy to work in holiday too," Eriol smile to his classmate. She nodded, "Yes, she is."

The dark haired boy try to extend their conversation before some familiar voice took his attention and also hers. "AAAAHHH, I'M LATE! WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP EARLY SUPPI?!" Said a girl with brown reddish hair running in hurry and sounds like quarreling with invisible person. "Ruby Moon…" Of course, Eriol knew who 'Suppi' is, also the winged cat creature hiding in her purse. However, Tomoyo didn't know that and look clueless with Rubby Moon's false form running to their direction and talking to herself. "Isn't she…" The amethyst eyed girl remember meeting her holding Sakura's brother and her name is, "…Akizuki-san?"

"Ah! Master!"

Nakuru Akizuki waving her hands and smile brightly towards Eriol who just smile to her while Spinel Sun in his false form try to get out from her purse to see his master but becomes frozen when he saw him. Not alone. The sun guardian knew he need to stay still or else the unknown girl beside his master will suspicious. However, the moon guardian seems didn't take the same action and just be her usual self like in their house. Eriol let a soundless sigh as she comes closer to him and his classmate.

"What are you doing here?" She asked and then realize her master with someone. "Ah, aren't you the Card Mis—" Eriol put he finger on his lips when she look at him to remind her to not mention anything that may expose their identity, "—I mean, Sakura-chan's friend?"

"Ah, yes, I'm Daidouji Tomoyo, nice to meet you, Akizuki-san," The little girl bow a bit and smile politely. "Just Nakuru is fine," she chuckled and lowered her eyes to meet the amethyst. "So, you are Tomoyo-chan," The teenage girl took a close look and make the little girl confused. "Y-yes?"

"Mmmmm, KAWAIIIIIII!" Suddenly, Nakuru hold her tightly. It surprised Tomoyo and just blinked in confusion. She rambling how Sakura is cute but Tomoyo also cute without letting her go. The little girl doesn't know what to say and Eriol feel that. So, he rescued her from his guardian. "She can't breath if you keep doing that," even though her master said that with smiley face and friendly tone, Nakuru knew she needs to stop so she lets her go and standing again while apologizes to the little girl with twin-tails hair.

"No, it's okay," she reassured her and something in the teen's purse took her attention. The cat shape with transparent wings. "It's…"
The moon guardian follows Tomoyo's eyes and smirk. She took out the sun guardian and showed him to the little girl. "It's my favorite, his name is Suppi~!" She told her excitedly, especially when she mentioned the name. Spinel Sun move his hand a bit as a protest about the name but then keep silent when the little girl commented, "So cute~!"

Nakuru let her holding Suppi. The amethyst eyed girl smiles when she puts him in front of her face, "I'm Tomoyo, Suppi~ Nice to meet you~!"
As Tomoyo introduce herself, she feels Suppi is similar to Kero-chan. The shape of his head and body, the wings, it's too identical. But, her thoughts about that is gone when Nakuru say, "Are you two on a date?"

"Eh?" The little girl blinks and blushes a bit, trying to look at the boy beside her, who is now look at her too with a tint of slightly pink oh his cheeks. Amethyst meets sapphires then they look away at the same time while Tomoyo give back Suppi to her. Looking at this, Nakuru say, "Aaah, so sweet~ I wish I can go on a date with Touya-kun~ AAAH! I'M LATE TO GO TO MY PART-TIME JOB WITH TOUYA-KUN!" She waves a good bye to them and runs to the station.
Tomoyo and Eriol stood still for a moment in silent. Then, Eriol bows at her, "I apologize to you on her behalf, Daidouji-san."

"Oh, no, it's okay, Hiiragizawa-kun," she smiles gently to him.

"But, she misunderstood about…" The boy look at her in deep, "…us."

Tomoyo feels her cheeks blush again when she heard the last word. "It's…"

Both of them look at each other for a minute and ignore everything around them. Even Eriol didn't realize when a footstep walks closer to them and look at them in confusion because neither of them look at the person who just came. So, that person is coughing to get their attention and it's failed. The amber eyed boy annoyed because of his failure. "Oi," still no reaction. "Oi," he said that in higher voice but zero respond. He then put his voice in more higher tone,"OI!"

They blinked and look at the amber eyes boy. "Oh, Li-kun. Oyahou gozaimasu," said Tomoyo with smile as usual. Eriol also do the same thing, "Ohayou gozaimasu, Li-kun."

Li still look at them suspiciously but try not to ask till Sakura came and they are going together as promised.

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