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WARNING: OVERUSE OF THE WORDS: "TIGHT-ASS" and "ANAL".
Disclaimer: I do not own CardCaptor Sakura. And Hershey's bars. And Marina & The Diamonds
SUCK IT.
Hah, I'm eating cherries, right now. They're good. And I'm listening to Meliss Polinar, too. 'Meant to Be'
I wonder if people really read this.
Anyways, this song should be, like, the theme song for this story, for all characters. Not just Tomoyo.
High achiever, don't you see?
Baby, nothing comes for free
They say I am a control freak
Driven by a greed to succeed
Nobody can stop me
...
Are you satisfied with an average life?
Do I need to lie to make my way in life?
Are You Satisfied? - Marina & The Diamonds
Walking through the halls of Tomoeda Academy, Tomoyo Daidouji only thought of one thing.
Noise. The gossip of Tomoeda Academy during seven a.m. was considered noise to Tomoyo.
"There she goes, again." A student whispered to her friend, unintentionally audible, as Tomoyo picked up trash dumped by another student.
Tomoyo frowned slightly to herself as she made her way to a trash can past the girls who were gossiping, but smiled politely when she caught sight of them, while they stared back like a deer caught in headlights.
School was like this every day for Tomoyo. She's the vice president of the student council, but was most likely known for her "anal" behavior. She won her position as vice president because of her politeness and beauty, but students believed they were deceived once they found out how "anal" she was. She frowned upon students who wore inappropriate clothing and sometimes went out of her way just to lecture them about the hazards of sagging jeans and the distraction of cleavage.
Being an only child, everybody perceives her as up-tight, obnoxiously smart, and obnoxiously beautiful according to the rumors, but all she ever does in her morning routine is wash her hair with generic shampoo (without conditioner), brush her teeth, then wear clothes that are neither in-style nor ugly. She feels more comfortable wearing plain clothes: a plain-colored tee with maybe a little design here and there, and flared jeans that were out-of-style compared to the flowery, chiffon skirts and skinny jeans of today's fashion, but she made it work because of her jet-black hair that waved at the ends, her fair skin, not-too-bony facial structure, amethyst eyes and polite, straight-teethed smile, not to mention, her gentle nature added to her seemingly angelic beauty. She never strutted in the halls like it was a runway, but rather she rushed through the halls, sometimes bumping into people on the way, because she was too busy juggling her homework schedule in her head.
Tomoyo had her suitors, like Hotaka, the president of the student council, who flirted with her now and then, but she's always seen them as a distraction or somebody who was trying to get some reaction out of her usual, calm façade. And so, guys backed off within a month after she rejected a popular and attractive senior, who asked her to prom (publicly in the cafeteria, even though prom was a thousand months away), in the lunch line ("No, Thank you." She gracefully declined, while holding her hand out for change from the lunch lady, then walked to a table while everybody in the cafeteria awed at the situation.)
So, I'll do English AP first, then Pre-Calc, and then Government., Tomoyo ran her homework schedule in her head to ignore the current comments being thrown at her and the gossip about random people she didn't care to know.
She didn't get it. She was thought it was common sense just to throw away litter, and what's so bad about making the Earth a little cleaner? If only, she thought, while making her way outside the academy to go home, people thought about others rather than themselves and their pathetic little drama. Okay, well, maybe Tomoyo was a little obnoxious, but she had pride in her 4.0 GPA that hovered over others while they scurried to their friends to gain sympathy or show-off how much of a rebel they are because of their low grades.
"Tomoyo! Hold up!"
She stopped half-way across the courtyard, and turned around to see Hotaka catching up to her.
Tomoyo had to agree with the rest of the girl population, Hotaka was an attractive guy. His smile was just enough to make anyone kiss the ground he walked on, but Tomoyo wasn't taken in by any of it, well, not anymore. Not after what happened two years in ago in freshman year.
"We've got a new kid to show around tomorrow, but everyone is busy with the upcoming assembly, so I was wondering-"
"I got it." Tomoyo interrupted him, raising a flat hand to the air, betraying her usual, neighborly behavior. She could tell a puppy-pout was about to emerge and she stopped it before she wouldn't stand it anymore.
He chuckled, "Alrighty, then. Just make sure you're in the office by 6:45, okay?"
Tomoyo nodded, "Right. See you tomorrow."
"Bye." He said, but Tomoyo was already headed to the gate and on her way home.
"Ugh!" She raised her arms and head to the sky in frustration, once she was near Penguin Park. It was empty because school ended later for elementary kids and teenagers were busy hanging out at the nearest coffee shop or mall.
Tomoyo hunched her back in defeat. She interrupted her former crush after he went out of his way to talk to her. Well, inform her, rather, but it was still embarrassing nonetheless. But nothing could be worse than freshman year.
Tomoyo sighed, sadly as she remembered the most humiliating moment of her life.
She was a freshman of Tomoeda Academy and wasn't as well-known or as fairly pretty as she is now. She didn't put any effort into her clothes, didn't waste any available passing period to talk, studied all the time, and only talked to Hotaka and her friends: Sakura, Rika, and Naoko. She wasn't well-received by the girl population, seeing as she was Hotaka's best friend at the time and he wouldn't dare to leave his best friend alone, so she became immune to the numerous glares she received then. Hotaka had numerous dates and a couple of girlfriends that year, some were tall, short, pretty, smart, stupid, but they all treated Tomoyo the same way. They treated her with fake kindness in front of Hotaka, but their façade faded and each of them had their "girl-on-girl" talk with Tomoyo, which usually consisted of "Watch it, geek", "Who do you think you are? Hanging around Hotaka like a leech?", or "Do you really think you can surpass me?"
Hotaka's dates would always talk smack about Tomoyo and try to pry him away from her, but he wouldn't budge or even believe them. Loyalty was a trait Tomoyo always admired from him, but Hotaka's kindness and loyalty came to a stop faster than ponchos going out of fashion.
Chiharu, Tomoyo's former best friend in middle school, who was going out with Hotaka at the time, humiliated her on the final month of freshman year. Chiharu changed into a prissy, Laguna-Beach-bitchy girl once freshman year started and completely avoided Tomoyo, but she had her eye on Hotaka and finally got her chance to go out with him two months before school ended. Tomoyo was disappointed when Chiharu complained in front of her face about her relationship with Hotaka while she went out with him, then Chiharu got the best of Tomoyo and chewed her out on the last month of school.
"You are so pathetic!" Chiharu screeched at her former best friend after she stomped her way to Tomoyo, which caused a rude interruption in a conversation between her and Hotaka.
"Who do you think you are? I told you to stay away!"
"Chi-", Hotaka tried to calm her down.
Chiharu turned to Hotaka, "You are so stupid, Hotaka! Can't you see this girl is totally in love with you? It's so pathetic how she's always hanging around you! And don't tell me I'm overacting 'cause everybody is thinking the same way I am!"
Shocked, Hotaka turned to Tomoyo, whose tears had already found their way to her cheeks. Humiliated, Tomoyo pushed through the crowd of on-lookers, and out the doors of Tomoeda Academy. Gossip was everywhere she turned when she finished freshman year, but she left without a trace except for Sakura, Rika and Naoko, who stayed by her side.
She came back to Tomoeda, from England right before the summer ended and just in time for junior year, changed. She was prettier, confident, and detached with all the petty drama of high school and decided to devote her time to planning her future. She decided she was going to prove to her disbelieving father that she could take over the toy company, so she applied for the student council and accepted a job offer from her aunt's daycare center.
She didn't have a crush on Hotaka, anymore. She figured crushes would get in the way of her goal. But she still felt the need to not make herself look so strict every once in a while.
Tomoyo punched in the code to open the gate of her large, but modest-for-a-toy-company-president mansion and walked across the circular driveway, which Tomoyo found to be a pain after a mile walk from home. She opened the grand, French door and stepped inside. She walked lazily in the corridor, but stopped surprised at the guest in the open study room.
Her father was talking animatedly with a teenager, who could pass for twenty because of his tall stature and his fancy suit he was currently adorning. He had black hair that seemed to change into a dark, blue color from the sunlight shining through the window, simple glasses, and he had a charming, polite smile while talking to the older man. Tomoyo thought he wasn't too bad looking, but decided she had to get to her homework. His head perked up when he noticed Tomoyo, who was perched at the doorway, eyeing their conversation suspiciously. Her eyes widen and her cheeks flushed from embarrassment when the newcomer caught her staring at him.
"Oh! Tomoyo, come! Meet Eriol." Tomoyo's father waved his over as she walked to the desk, while Eriol stood up and held out his hand.
"I'm Tomoyo." She said in monotone while she shook his hand, slightly curving the edge of her lips to make it seem like she was smiling, but was too tired to make it into a full smile.
He smiled and shook her hand in return, "Eriol."
"Well," Tomoyo broke apart from him, "I'm gonna go do my homework, now."
Excusing herself, she spun on her heel and headed upstairs to her room, with clenching fists. She dropped her backpack to the floor and plopped on her queen-size bed. She noticed the gleam her father had in his eyes when he was telling her to meet Eriol. She knew what Eriol was here for. Her father considered him to be the next candidate for the company. He knew she wanted to take over the company, but he didn't consider his own daughter as a candidate. She couldn't protest about her father's uncalled-for decision, but silently protested by proving to him that she was capable.
Fired up, she zipped open her backpack and sped through her homework, while she withstood the happy, mumble of conversation between her father and Eriol downstairs.
Yo!
Bear with me, please. Not much going on, but I promise romance by Chapter six!
Till then I'll fill you in on Tomoyo's life.
REVIEW, if you'd like. I don't mind: criticism, flames, suggestions here and there, praises, and Hershey bars.
I feel like watching Jersey Shore, right now. Man, that show is ridiculous. Where did they find them?
And they have crazy nice cars, too. They don't deserve nice cars. I do. POOP.
