ittokijr: hello people! it's already been a long time since I last wrote something here. I hope you all enjoy reading this story! All kinds of criticism are mostly welcomed
Fated to Love You
Chapter one : Routine
"Oh my god, look at you!" a girl exclaimed rather dramatically as she pushed someone off and that person fell to the floor. The other girls merely snickered over the sight before them. She then pulled the fallen girl's hair up. The girl whose hair was being pulled has long auburn hair which reaches her waist and she will always make her hair into two long braids. That girl could only stay silent upon the treatment she got.
"Just the thought of seeing you everyday makes me sick!" The bully shouted out loud as she shoves the poor girl down. Her body made contact with the cold hard floor as her arms supported her weight. She still stays silent even after being pushed lower to the ground like that. The bully let out a dry, humorless laugh.
"You are not even trying to stand up for yourself. You really are a good for nothing, aren't you? I bet your parents totally regret having someone as stupid as you as their child. I can't believe you are even breathing the same air as I do right now." the bully continued throwing inappropriate speech to the other girl. There were people watching the whole scene but everybody just walked away like it was a normal thing to happen and nobody cares about the poor girl's wellbeing. She was about to do something else to the girl but the school's bell rang which actually saves the other girl's life.
"Sora, let's just leave her be right now. We have class to attend." the bully's friend, Yumi Nakahara, said. Her friend nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, we'll be late if you continue to have all the fun right now." Emi Sakamoto, the bully's other friend said in agreement. Sora Tachikawa only smirked at her friends' words. She pulled the fallen girl's hair once more and undid her braids. She then ruffled her hands all over her head to make her long hair into a total mess. She still got no response from the other girl though. After messing her hair up, Sora and her two friends walked away from there and laughed all the way to class like nothing happened, leaving the poor girl behind.
The girl tried to stand up herself. Nobody even bothers to stop and give her some hands. She stood up and tried to straighten out her messy and tangled hair. Gosh, her hair was a total wreck. She brushed her long hair patiently with her delicate fingers. There was still nothing coming out from her lips, not even a sigh. It was as if she was born to be treated this way. It was as if those insults were actually made for her. It was as if these things were totally normal for her.
She did her hair and her hair was done in no time. She brushed the dust off from her skirt and her uniform, she also gathered her things which were scattered all around the floor and picked them up. Before she left the spot, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She reopened her eyes to reveal her beautiful pair of emerald eyes behind those thick glasses and plastered a smile on her face. How the hell can someone smile after being picked up on like that? Perhaps she's the only one who can.
"Cheer up, Sakura! Everything's going to be all right." The girl said before leaving for class.
Her name was Sakura Kinomoto.
Soon she reaches her class and slid the door open. Sakura went into the room and walked towards her seat. Just when she was about to reach her seat, she tripped on something and fell. Everyone laughed at the scene and apparently she was not tripping on something, she was tripping on someone.
"Oops, didn't see you there. Sorry." Sakura turned to look at the person behind her who doesn't sound sorry at all. That person totally did it on purpose. Sakura didn't say anything and only stood up silently without having someone to help her up again this time. She sat on her seat and took out her books as lesson will start and the teacher will come soon. She prayed silently for the day to pass on by quickly. She wants to get out from this school as soon as possible. The teacher finally comes and the first lesson starts.
If break time at school was probably the thing every student is totally excited for, then it was the total opposite for Sakura.
"Hey nerd, go buy us something to eat now. Here's the money." A boy student commanded as he threw the money on Sakura's desk.
"You better come back here in five minutes. We are starving like hell here." Another student said. Sakura merely nodded and she started walking to the cafeteria. It is a daily routine for her, becoming somebody else's slave for the break time and to be picked up on everyday at school. She doesn't even remember about how that first started anymore. She just got used to every treatment she gets from everyone at school.
After buying the things those guys had asked her, she was once again on her way to the class. She was walking through the hallway and that was when a raven haired girl spotted her bringing some foods. A frown was immediately formed on her face as she approached the girl.
"Sakura, why are you buying other person's food instead of yours?" the raven haired girl asked as her amethyst eyes sparked in irritation. Sakura gave her a small smile.
"That's okay, Tomoyo. Those people do not do something bad to me at all." Sakura replied.
"Sakura, that was not okay at all. Come, let me teach them some lesson." Tomoyo said as she took Sakura's hand and dragged her all the way to Sakura's class. Tomoyo slid the door rather violently and that caught everyone's attention.
"There you are, nerd. Where's my food?" the guy who asked Sakura to buy his food asked casually. Tomoyo instantly knew who to blame and walked towards his seat, still dragging Sakura behind her.
"Daidouji, what are you doing in our class?" the guy asked as he raised his eyebrow in confusion upon seeing Tomoyo's unexpected arrival in his class. Tomoyo didn't answer and turned to look at Sakura. She took the goods from Sakura's hands and threw them into the guy's face. The guy stood up in anger thus made his food fell on the ground.
"What's your problem bitch?" the guy spat at Tomoyo angrily and looked down at her with rage. Tomoyo didn't waver and glared at the guy.
"You better make some better use of your feet and stop commanding other people to buy your food." Tomoyo hissed angrily. The guy stepped forward towards Tomoyo but his friend grabbed his shoulder, signaling him to stop. The guy removed his friend's hand off his shoulder and pointed at Sakura who is standing just behind Tomoyo.
"That nerd over there didn't refuse when I asked her to buy me food, why the hell are you being the one angry over here? Are you trying to stand up for your stupid friend? She doesn't even try to stand up for her own idiot self for god's sake! Why should you care?" he replied as he let out a dry laugh from his lips. His friends keep telling him to stop but the guy only shrugs them off. Tomoyo raised her hand up and slapped him hard across his cheek. She pulled his collar and she forced him to look at her.
"You better watch that stupid mouth of yours. Do not ever talk trash about my friend. You are dead if I ever heard you badmouthing her again." Tomoyo said through gritted teeth as she pushed the guy back with so much strength that he actually stumbled backwards. One of his friends managed to catch him before he fell flat to the floor and muttered something to him.
"Told you to stop right there." His friend muttered silently. The guy glared at his friend and stood up straight right after, face flushed in embarrassment as he heard people snickering behind him.
"You are also dead if I ever saw you commanding her to do some useless things and if you even dare scheming and doing bad things to her." Tomoyo threatened once again. The guy only gulped nervously and went out from the class in embarrassment, followed by his peers right after. Tomoyo sighed and turned to look at Sakura who only looks down at the floor, not daring to make eye contacts with Tomoyo. Tomoyo sighed and put her hands on Sakura's shoulders.
"Please let me know immediately if they are doing things to you. I will absolutely kick them where it hurts the most." Tomoyo said as she looked at Sakura. Sakura could only nod in response and that made Tomoyo let out a sigh once again. Sakura only nods when Tomoyo told her so, Sakura never really talks about anything. Sure she is that type of introvert and shy person but Tomoyo thinks things like these should always be shared to her no matter what happens. Tomoyo took Sakura's hand in hers and walked out from the class with her. Sakura followed obediently from behind. Tomoyo tried to engage herself in a conversation with Sakura after all that happened in Sakura's classroom and thank god it works. Tomoyo told Sakura about the trending fashion that was happening right now but was interrupted by the sound of girls' high pitched squeals in the hallway.
"Must be Syaoran Li and his friends walking through the hallway." Tomoyo guessed as she looks over to the direction of the girls' noisy screechs. She was right. Syaoran Li and his groups were walking through the group of girls. They were heading somewhere and the girls tailed them from behind. Syaoran Li is the number one heartthrob in Tomoeda High and not only that. He has everything any other guy could ask for. He has wealth to looks, and he's the guy for every lady's dreams. Syaoran's group and his bunch of girl followers walked past them and they walked away from their sight.
"It must have been great to have a fairly normal high school life, right Tomoyo?" Sakura said as she was also looking at the group that has just passed a moment ago. Tomoyo tore her gaze from Syaoran's group and turned to look at her best friend. She patted Sakura's shoulder and gave her a comforting smile.
"That's why I told you to try and stand up for yourself, my dear Sakura. People won't bother you anymore if you fight back." Tomoyo told her best friend and Sakura looked down once again, her hands found their way to her long braided hair and started playing with her hair.
"I tried, but nothing comes out from my mouth. I was scared they might even do something worse. Maybe that guy was right, I was an idiot." Sakura said, earning a scowl from Tomoyo.
"No, Sakura. You are not an idiot, stop calling yourself names like that. You can fight them back in no time, you just have to be brave and try. I'm sure you can do it and no, they will not do something worse. You have your invincible spell, don't you?" Tomoyo asked, smiling as she asked the question to Sakura. A smile crept to Sakura's face and she nodded.
"Everything's going to be alright." Sakura said and stop playing with her long hair. She wrapped her arms around Tomoyo's body so suddenly it surprised Tomoyo.
"Thank you for always being there for me even though I'm such a loser." Sakura said, feeling grateful for having a loyal friend like Tomoyo and a loving cousin like she is. Tomoyo smiled and hugged her back.
"That's what friends are for. But we are also blood-related so I think it's also what families are for." Tomoyo replied and they both giggled at Tomoyo's statement. They broke away from the hug and were about to walk along the hallway again but the bell rang and that indicates break has ended. It's time to class again. Sakura's face fell and her shoulders slumped down in disappointment. Tomoyo felt her uneasiness and took Sakura's hand.
"Too bad we were not in the same class. We'll have to walk each other to class right now. Let's go home together later." Tomoyo said and that made Sakura's face lighten up a bit.
"Yes, I hope school ends soon." Sakura replied and they both walked towards their classrooms.
Today is still going to be a long day for them.
