Fairy Lights

AN: We do not own Card Captor Sakura

Summary: A Kayapride and Tella collaboration.University tests, assignments and classes can be a real horror. Two students never thought that those three simple things can bring them together in such and unexpected way. (Li & Kinomoto)

Chapter 1: Coffee, Tea, Tests and Assignments

Sakura paused when she saw him sitting next to the only table available in the over crowded campus coffee shop. Oh, how she loathed him. She hated every part of him and she marvelled in her love for hating him. Syaoran Li…

Li looked up form his books to see Sakura searching for a table. He caught her eyes and gave her one of his best 'dog eating' smirks. Sakura's hair stood up with irritation when she saw that smirk.

Ignoring him she dumped her books on the table before scratching a bill out of her purse for tea. Keeping her head high and her attitude even higher she ordered her tea and smiled gratefully at the elderly owner when she took hold of the large polystyrene cup.

Li stood up from his table and walked over to the counter, making sure he brushed past Sakura with his shoulder, as he took out money and ordered a cup of coffee. Sakura gritted her teeth as she felt Li touching her, but she kept her cool and walked to her table.

She soon drowned herself in her Intercultural Communication notes, adding some as she studied. She frowned when she picked up her cup of tea for the hundredth time only to find it empty, laughing slightly at herself she placed it aside and focused on the effects of stereotyping in society.

Li stood up form his books and sighed. He really needed to discuss the survivor case study with her, since he's not so sure if what he said was right. He walked up to her and made sure he stood behind her. "Hmmmm… Intercultural Communication, the perfect subject for you, since you're a culture on your own and really don't know how to communicate."

"Hardi-har-har Li. I didn't know that your very limited vocabulary allowed for such an extensive use of words that are clearly above you level of understanding."

"Well, I had to lower my standards, otherwise you wouldn't have understood me." He smirked.

"I'll ignore that over clichéd comment. Now what do you want?" She shot a glare at his handsome grinning face. He had taken the opportunity to place himself in the chair opposite her, to Sakura's annoyance. She gritted her teeth when he made himself comfortable. "Don't get too comfortable you brat, you are not staying."

"Well actually I am." He answered. "Because I need to discuss something with you, and I won't leave until you have listened." He watched as she thought about it. "Let me put it this way, the sooner you listen, the sooner I'll disappear from this table. Deal?" He really didn't want to ask her for help, but he didn't have a choice, if he wanted to pass the test he needed it.

He needed her help and she could see it. He was a smart man and his marks reflected it, but when it comes to putting two and two together to form a very equal five, he was lost. "I suppose it's the SURVIVOR case study form Chapter 9 that's to getting you." He nodded and she sighed. "Fine get your stuff and I'll explain it to you but there's one condition."

"Oh, really, and what may that be?" he asked as he leaned over to the other table to get his books and notes. He wasn't really surprised at the 'one condition' thing. With Sakura there was always a condition, most of the time it was something he didn't like, but it was at least always bearable.

"You have to help me with the VKK assignment. I'm not sure what that crazy woman wants me to write for her and those stupid articles she gave us is a bunch of bull…"

Li's mouth almost dropped open with surprise. 'A girl who doesn't understand feminists, now that's something you don't see everyday.' He thought to himself. He knew that if he said that out loud his chance of understanding the case study would fly out of the window and into the drain. "Okay, deal." He held out his hand so that they could shake on it.

Pleased with herself she shook his hand. "Very well Mr. Li, let the group study begin." She flipped open her text book to the appropriate chapter as Li moved in to sit next to her. "Okay, so what they are basically saying is that by showing that the participants had to deliver medicine to the village, they are stereotyping and degrading the people of the country. They are emphasizing the false belief that people from third world countries are dependent on first world countries."

"I understand that part, but what I don't understand is what it has to do with Intercultural Communication." Li said. He then shook his head and read the question again. "Wait, I think I do understand. What the study is really about is that seeing that culture, the audience immediately generalise it to the whole country and they get wrong idea. Is that it?" Really hoping he's right because that chapter is giving him a headache.

"Yes. See, a lot of people don't travel or have never travelled, they are the ones who are more inclined to believe what they see on TV and interpret it as being a truthful and accurate representation." Her eyes lifted from the white pages to meet his and she smiled cheekily at his dark gaze. "The question I'm placing my money on is the one about Global Imperialism. That woman is mad enough to ask it."

"That's something I can agree with. That woman is like a damn mosquito. She whines in your ear, but stays out of squashing reach." He joked. But it's the truth that communication lecturer can really be highly annoying. "Anyways I guess I should thank you, I actually think I can answer that question now." He added a bit more seriously as he looked at his watch. "Meet me here tomorrow after English and I'll try and explain, that bunch of bull, you call the articles, to you." He closed his books and started packing them in his bags.

"I can't." Sakura answered as he put her own study materials away and pulled her beaten down student card from her key ring. She frowned at the mutilated piece of plastic. "I have to drop Tomoyo off on my way, since her car is still in the shop. Could you come to my house around three?"

"I guess I could do that, but then you have to make me lunch. I can't explain things on an empty stomach." He grinned. He heard that Sakura can really make some delicious food and he desperately wants to try it out.

"Fine, fine… I'll be eating at that time myself." She glanced at her watch. "Oh crap! We only have about 5 minutes to get there and it's on the other side of campus!"

"Well I guess we should hurry up then." He said as he started to walk. "Not that I'm really enthusiastic about writing the test." His words were barely spoken when Sakura came charging past him, running like the devil was after her. "Well I guess I should run to." He thought and picked up his pace. They both arrived just in time, panting from the run. They each took and exam paper and answer book and went to sit next to Tomoyo and Eriol.

Sakura scolded Tomoyo with an intense glare when she lifted a questioning brow at her and the man sitting next to her. She watched her friend shrug and turn her eyes to her question paper before she turned to her own. She frowned when a hand tapped her leg slightly half way through the paper. Looking down without drawing attention to herself she took the piece of gum Li offered her.

Li watched as Sakura glared at Tomoyo, then turn to her question paper. She took her pen and started chewing on the back end while reading through the questions. He shook his head and took out a piece of gum. He looked around to see if anyone was watching and seeing that the lecturers were busy, he tapped her on the leg and offered her the gum. He smiled as she took the gum and started chewing on it instead of her pen. Satisfied he turned back to his own paper and went on answering the questions.

AN-Tella: Hey people. This is just a fic that I wrote with one of my best friends, Kayapride, while we were in class and not paying attention or waiting for class to start. Not much thought went into this from my part, since it was really just to help pass the time. But it was fun writing it with her and you will see that we play on one another's humour and sarcastic remarks. You'll see that it is not my normal writing style, I adjusted it to fit with Lizaan's – it has to form a unity somehow. I wrote Sakura's P.O.V. Enjoy the rest.

Thank you!

Tella

AN-Kayapride: Hey guys! I'm the other author! I really hope you guys enjoy our little fic. As Tella said, we started this out of boredom and well it became so much fun to write it! So please let us know what you think! And if you have any questions or flames or reviews, please do not hesitate! We would really appreciate your comments! I wrote Li's point of view, (Trust me it wasn't easy, since I'm not a guy, so bare with me) and he may be a bit out of character here and there. Oh yeah, I'm also new to writing CCS fanfics, since I only wrote DBZ fics, so please don't hold it against me!

Thank you and enjoy!

Kayapride