A/N: I think I just now realized how lame this chapter title is. Well no duh, Kari, everyone knows that weapons aren't safe. I mean what was I thinking? It doesn't matter. What's done is done and I am too darn lazy to go back and change it.
I am finally back from my HIATUS and full of new ideas for this fic. I have worked on pieces of other chapters and the ones I was missing. I will stop talking and let you guys enjoy this newly revised chapter and no, I have not forgotten to leave you a summary of the previous chapter. I hope you enjoy the unnecessarily long summary:
Ch. 1 Sum : Well, as we have read, the journey for our Secret Agents has finally begun. Sakura woke up late, as per usual, mainly because her brother played a dirty trick on her. Tsk, tsk. On her way to school, rushing I might add, she ran into the MEGA HOTTIE!!!! Syaoran Li which she will come to know him as: Li Xiao Lang. He didn't leave a charismatic impression of himself when he rudely told Sakura to watch where she was going. Well, forgive her for enjoying the beauty of nature! Anyway, she made it to school just as everyone was heading to their classes and met up with her second cousin, Tomoyo. Yay! Sakura skillfully styled her hair with DEADLY needles that could kill anyone in an instant and then went to class where their teacher, Terdada-sensei, introduced a new student. DRUM ROLL!!!! . . . . . . Li Xiao Lang! Sakura went into a pissy mood and gave that heart-throb a cold shoulder, OUCH! She then turned away to look out the window, all jealous much, at the beautiful pink cherry blossom trees. Which leads us to now. When a student walks up to Sakura and asks her if she's enjoying the view. What could that mean? Is it some sort of secret code?
Chapter 2: Weapons Aren't Safe
Sakura nodded and turned to see Tomoyo. She knew it was her from the sound of her voice and the way she asked the question. It didn't take a genius to figure out all this simple elementary stuff.
"Daidjubu desu ka, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked squatting down to look up at her partner. She wasn't worried or concerned, but she wanted to know what was up. Her eyes scrutinized Sakura's body language and other nonverbal gesture. She was right, something else was troubling her.
"Hai, hai, daidjubu." Sakura replied looking back out the window. She knew Tomoyo was reading her like an open book. There was nothing she could hide from her. "You do realize that this means--"
Tomoyo cut her off, "Hai, I do realize what it means." She placed her hand on Sakura's shoulder, trying to reassure the girl that everything would turn out fine.
"Good," Sakura said smiling, but then sighed and groaned. "Doshite me?" She whined putting her head down on the desk. It was such a tiresome job, keeping up the façade of a normal high school girl. If only she could spend this valuable time at JISA investigating the only reason she joined then she wouldn't feel so bad about dragging Tomoyo into this.
Tomoyo giggled lightly, not wanting to sour the cheerleader's mood any more than it was. "Oh, Saku. Don't worry, you'll be fine." She gave her a small hug and returned to her seat where she began working on next week's science experiment. Being the responsible one she was, Tomoyo took the time to hack into the school's mainframe computer and look up all the assignments. That was her trick to getting an A; she did them all before hand and turned them in only when they were due. Her storage space was full of incomplete products because she didn't fully know what the teachers wanted yet. When they said, she would get the project, tweak it up a bit, and wait till the day came that she needed to turn it in.
Behind Tomoyo, the new student, Li Xiao Lang, examined Sakura. To anyone it would appear as if her was glaring at her, angry for some unknown reason, but he wasn't.
Li's POV:
Why is it that I'm getting a strange feeling from these two girls? Kinomoto just seems to be a dumb, air headed girl, but my instinct has never led me wrong before. Kinomoto and Daidouji seem normal enough. I don't know what it is, but I guess I'm going to find out soon enough. If I know by tomorrow that it's nothing, then I won't pursue it any further. I came here for one purpose and one purpose only. That is what I need to focus on.
Regular POV:
Sakura could feel a pair of eyes intently watching her. It made the hair on her neck stand up. She knew she couldn't show her ability to recognize her heightened senses, but an alarm kept flashing in her mind. The person was doing more than just looking at her. It felt like she was under a microscope. She slowly turned around, acting as if she was glancing around the room when she saw that Li was transfixed on her.
"Do I have something on my face, Li?" Sakura took out her mirror, playing her role as a brain deficient girl, and looked at her face. She sighed in relief when he turned away. He bought the act after all.
Li frowned, so she was a normal girl after all. He almost gave himself away by studying her for so long. How could he not think that she would feel someone watching her? Everyone has an extra sense, that's how they can feel when someone is following them. He turned his attention to the teacher who put the assignment on the board and reminded that class that it was due tomorrow. 'So easy,' Li thought remembering vaguely that he did something like that a few years ago.
The bell rang, its sound like sweet music to the students' ears. They all left as usual, in a rush to get through the rest of the day so they could make it back home for some peace. The classroom only had a few students by the time that Tomoyo got up to get Sakura and leave.
"Saku, its time to go," The amethyst eyed girl tapped the desk to get her attention. She frowned when she didn't get a reaction. It wasn't like Sakura to tune her out or completely ignore her. Something was up, she was behaving stranger than usual. "Li, Sakura won't respond to anything I'm doing."
The Chinese boy shrugged his shoulders. What did he care if she didn't want to pay any attention to her? It wasn't his problem, but now that he thought about it, this was strange even for someone normal. "So what? I don't see how it has anything to do with me."
Tomoyo rolled her eyes at Li's uncaring behavior. She wanted to slap him; Sakura was right about the rude comment. How could he not care about Sakura? Everyone cared about her! "You have your next class with her, that's 'so what'. So you better do something to snap her out or both of you will be late to your next class." Her patience was wearing thin.
Li got the hint and approached the spaced-out girl cautiously. "Oi," he said waving his hand in front of Sakura's face, "you can get up now. Class is over now, Kinomoto-chan." He sensed that something fishy was going to happen.
Tomoyo walked around the desk, contemplating her next move when she was overcome with a wonderful idea. She waited till she was in perfect position, right behind Li. "Li, look out!" Her hands shot out, shoving the un-expecting boy onto the lap of the dazed girl.
Sakura's head snapped up in alert and her eyes widened. "Tomoyo! What the hell was that for?" She thrusted the new kid off of her and stood up to face her good-for-nothing friend. "Why would you shove a person at me?"
Tomoyo decided it would be wise for her to play the innocent card while sneaking out of the classroom. "Nani? Me?" She pointed to herself and blinked her eyes, pretending to be baffled that her cousin would think it was her.
Sakura nodded slowly, grinding her teeth against one another. She was getting impatient and very pissed. "Hai, Tomoyo, anata." Her fists tightened and relaxed as she tried to calm herself down. This wasn't the time for her to act out.
Tomoyo sighed in defeat, it was useless to continue her façade. "Gomen-nasai Saku, demo you didn't answer to me at all. It was like you were in some sort of trance and I needed to startle you to get it to go away. I was worried."
Sakura slumped her shoulders at how much her odd behavior was affecting everyone. She put her head down, "Gomen Tomoyo. I didn't mean to make you worried. I didn't even realize that I was dozing off." She gave a dry laugh while collecting her things.
Tomoyo smiled a sad smile, knowing that she was being lied to. "So what were you thinking about Saku?" She waited patiently for the answer, but the one she received wasn't what she had asked.
"Nothing!" Sakura said a little too quickly. She wanted to curse herself aloud for completely blowing it. Did she learn nothing as an agent? "Come on, Li's out there waiting for us. Don't forget we're ambassadors." She walked out of the door and to the other side, the hall.
Tomoyo paused to whisper to herself, "What were you really thinking of?" She shrugged it off and joined the couple outside in the lively halls.
"About time," Li said getting off from his position on the wall. He didn't have time to waste waiting on some girls to chat about their soap opera problems. Valuable time was being spent, time that he would need later on.
Sakura glared at him, "Shizuka." She waved her hand behind her while dismissing herself from Tomoyo. It was such a drag that she had to put up with this boy. "Come on Li." She walked into the classroom well aware that they were late.
"Kinomoto-san, you're late." The sensei growled as she glared at the two students. She didn't particularly notice that she didn't know the boy and she really didn't care.
Sakura bowed in respect even though she had none for this teacher. "Gomen-nasai sensei, demo I have to show the new student, Li Xiao Lang around." She hoped that this excuse would pass for today.
The teacher nodded, knowing that she had to let her student off for having a responsibility. "Well since you're both late, I am going to assign you two as each other's lab partners."
Sakura's jaw dropped and the same time her books fell to the floor. "Nani?! Sensei couldn't you . . ." She left the question unfinished knowing it was useless to argue.
The teacher gave her a 'not-my-fault-you-were-late' look. "I informed you two days ago that we would be choosing lab partners today and everyone already has one. I will not break up a pair so you can have your way. Take your seat Kinomoto-san, you too Li-san and welcome."
Sakura nodded, clearly unhappy with her punishment and bent down to pick up her books. That is when she felt it. Something had poked her, hard.
Sakura's POV:
Oh god, how I hate her. I am already doing charity work by spending so much time with this boy and now I'm lab partners with him?! Why do you hate me so much?
A small gasp escaped my mouth, it was like someone had pinched me hard and tore off some skin. I fell to the floor, sweating and holding my thigh for dear life. I had to make it look convincing, but I already knew what happened.
"Daidjubu Kinomoto-san?"
I wanted to strangle the teacher right then and there. Do I look alright? I'm bleeding for god's sake! Goddamn it woman, use your eyes! One thought crossed my mind, I'm going to kill him and with that I left the room. I didn't bother answering the teacher or telling her where I was going. She could use her brain for once.
Regular POV:
Li stared at the blood on the floor. Something wasn't right about this whole situation. "Would you like me to clean this up sensei?" Sucking up was needed right now.
The teacher smiled, "I would appreciate it. Arigatou Li-san." She went back to teaching the class, not bothering to get most of their attention. If they failed it was their own fault.
Li slipped out of the class and walked down the hall, following the droplet of blood on the ceramic tiled floor. He tip-toed quietly and listened to Sakura's voice as she yelled at someone.
"Kuso! I told you that it was dangerous." Sakura paused long enough for someone to have replied. "Ready my roba! Just wait till you see what happened." She paused again, "I'm bleeding! Kuso! You are so lucky I have class, demo we will talk about this later." The agent closed the small device that looked oddly like a cell phone and turned to walk to class, unaware that someone had heard her one-sided conversation.
A/N: You know, I'm still not sure if I should keep calling him 'Li' or go by his actual name 'Syaoran'. I guess I'll stick with Li till Meiling gets here. Please review, if this is your first time reading this fic or if its your first time reading this newly revised chapter! Don't be shy okay? I know how you people work, I am one of you! If you don't know how to leave a review, please refer to the first chapter and I have step-by-step instructions on how to leave one. Thank you guys so much!
