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Chapter Two:

Everyone was looking at the new student. Mr. Takamuya closed the door after exchanging a few words with Mr. Kurogane. He walked over to the middle of the classroom where the new student was, waiting for him. Mr. Takamuya gestured to the class as he smiled warmly. "Class, meet Mei Lin Li. She's from Hong Kong and she'll be staying with us now. Please be kind to her."

Mei Lin smiled and bowed her head, two long ponytails dropped down from her shoulder. Tomoyo gave Sakura a glance and mouthed, "KAWAII!"

Sakura stifled a laugh and nodded. Mei Lin was being led to the chair in front of Sakura. Mei Lin put her bag on the desk and gave Sakura a small smile.

"Hi, Im Mei Lin." She said, turning around to face Sakura as Mr. Takamuya started to teach again. Sakura smiled at her and shook her hand, "I'm Sakura."

Mei Lin giggled. "That's cute. Cherry blossoms. I hope we'll be good friends." Mei Lin gave another smile as she turned back to face the teacher and listened to the lecture.

Sakura smiled as she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket again. Cursing inaudibly, she took it out and saw that she had a message from Tomoyo.

"Hey! Let's invite Mei Lin out for lunch!"

Sakura smiled and prodded Mei Lin at the back softly. Mei Lin looked at her curiously, "Anything wrong?"

Sakura shook her head and showed her the message. Mei Lin nodded and gave her a smile. "Who's Tomoyo?"

Sakura pointed to Tomoyo who waved. Mei Lin nodded, "Yes. I will go."

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"Here, try this." Tomoyo gave Mei Lin a spoonful of her strawberry yogurt.

Mei Lin screwed her face, "It's sour!"

Sakura and Tomoyo laughed. "It's just new to your taste buds, Mei Lin." Tomoyo laughed. Mei Lin smiled and took another bite of her tuna sandwich.

"So, what made you come here to Japan?" Sakura asked her while taking a sip of her chocolate drink.

Mei Lin chewed her sandwich. "My relative, Aunt Yelan, came here on business matters. She asked if I can accompany her here in Japan. Both my parents died when I was young. She treats me like family."

Tomoyo gasped, "Oh. I'm sorry to hear about your parents."

Mei Lin shook her head, "That's okay. I don't mind really. I never got the chance to get to know them since they were away so much." Mei Lin looked at Sakura, "What about you, guys?"

Sakura smiled at Mei Lin as she wondered where to start. "Well, my mother was a model at 16 but she died when I was a baby. I have a brother, Touya. He's in college. My father is in South Africa right now." Sakura told her as Mei Lin nodded. "He's an archeologist." She added.

Tomoyo flipped her over her shoulder. "My mom is the owner and president of Daiduji Co. I'm an only child. But Sakura is like my real sister in so many ways. We've been friends for like, ever." Tomoyo said smiling widely at Sakura.

"Awww... That's really sweet. My only best friend back in Hong Kong is a boy." Mei Lin answered back, crumpling her sandwich bag and stuffing it in her bag. "He's Aunt Yelan's only son." Mei Lin looked at Sakura and Tomoyo's faces. "Hey... No naughty ideas! We're cousins!" Mei Lin shrieked as Tomoyo threw a marshmallow at her.

Sakura laughed as she watched the two struggle for the packet of marshmallows on the desk. Sakura grabbed it out their reach and stuffed them in her mouth.

"No more marshmallows." Sakura said, trying to chew down the stuff.

Mei Lin looked at her in awe. "How on earth did you manage to stuff all those marshmallows in your mouth?"

Tomoyo giggled, "Just so you know, Sakura is a kaiju."

Sakura looked at Tomoyo, "Hey! And here I thought you are my best friend!"

Tomoyo laughed harder with Mei Lin.

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"Goodbye!" Mei Lin waved as they watched her drive off in a BMW that came to pick her up.

"Wow. Am I the only NOT rich person?" Sakura said disbelievingly.

Tomoyo laughed and gave her a pat on the back, "Hey. Being with me already makes you rich."

Sakura smiled and said, "Wow. I'm a freaking leech, Tomoyo."

Tomoyo laughed and walked away towards her waiting car. Sakura waved back as she fastened her helmet under chin and skated back home.

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"IM HOOOOOMMEE!" Sakura yelled for Touya to hear as she went inside the front door

The house was quiet. Sakura entered the kitchen and found a note taped to the fridge, "Be back home late. Oral Defense in Lit. Stay safe, Kaiju."

Sakura nodded as she took the note off and threw it in the wastepaper bin. She dashed up to her room and dropped her bag on her desk, thanking God that it was a Friday and there was no school the next day. Without changing her clothes, Sakura dropped on the bed and closed her eyes, feeling exhausted from the week's activities. She heard a faint click before she finally went to sleep.

Just as Sakura was dozing off on the bed, Touya came in the front door, panting. He had biked from his university, hoping to get home before Sakura so he can prepare dinner. His Oral Defense was canceled at the last minute since his professor got sick. His eyes roamed the hall and saw Sakura's rollerblades propped on the wall near the door. He sighed and removed his shoes. He raced up the stairs and knocked on Sakura's door.

"Hey. Kaiju." He called out loud. There was no answer. He waited for thirty seconds while listening through the door and opened it. He saw Sakura sprawled on the bed still with her uniform on. Touya smiled a bit and took of her socks before grabbing Sakura's blanket and putting it on top of her. He closed the door softly and rushed back down to the kitchen for dinner.

After cooking dinner he set the table and removed his apron. He laid it on the counter top and went back to the foot of the stairs. "KAIJUUU!" He called out in a very loud voice. He heard a loud thump from above and he smiled to himself. Good. He woke her up. Touya went back to the kitchen as he got out the pitcher of juice and set it on the table.

There were loud footsteps on the stairs and the doorway revealed a very irritated-looking Sakura who had a red mark on her face.

"Wow, Kaiju. You still have drool on your face." He said teasingly.

Sakura stomped her feet and walked towards him with a menacing glare.

"ARGH! TOUYA! Why the heck did you Have to call me out loud?! I fell on my face!"

Touya laughed hard, clutching his stomach.

"Now THAT is funny. Totally made my day, Kaiju."

Sakura crossed her arms and stepped on Touya's foot hard. He growled in pain.

"KAIJU!" He called after her as she ran back up to her room to change.

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"Hi, Sakura!" Tomoyo waved at her as Sakura opened the door. It was the next morning and Sakura just got ready for going mall shopping.

"Good morning too, Sakura." Mei Lin added. She was invited by Tomoyo to go with them.

Sakura nodded as she called out to Touya, "Hey, Touya! I'm going out now!" She closed the door and followed the other two to Tomoyo's waiting limousine.

As they go settled inside, Mei Lin cleared her throat. "Hey guys. Would you go with me to the airport after we go shopping?"

Tomoyo looked at her curiously while Sakura asked, "Why? Is anybody leaving?"

Tomoyo gasped as her hand flew to her mouth, "What?! Don't tell us you're leaving NOW?"

Mei Lin laughed. "Of course not, I just got here. It's a cousin, he's coming here to visit and maybe stay. He says he's tired of Hong Kong and he wants a change of scenery."

Sakura smiled and also Tomoyo, "Great. We can show him around."

Mei Lin thanked the girls as they drove to the mall.

"Hey, Tomoyo... I fell like I'm in a deja-vu..." Sakura told Tomoyo as they checked a boutique for prospective clothes. Tomoyo laughed at her; they were waiting for Mei Lin to come out of the dressing room. "I've just been here two days ago." Sakura said laughing.

"Hey... You agreed to accompany me the day I got my new camera." Tomoyo said defensively as she held up a tank top with sequined details on the hem.

Sakura nodded, "I know. But actually, the real reason I'm going to the mall at all is mostly because you ask me to go with you."

Tomoyo smiled as she hung the tank top over her arm and went on searching for more.

"Hey guys, I'm done." Mei Lin's voice came from one of the cubicles.

"That is really nice, Mei Lin!" Sakura said in agreement as Mei Lin walked around for them. She was wearing a black mini-skirt with a tight blouse on top.

"Really? Doesn't it make me look slutty?" Mei Lin asked consciously, checking herself in the mirror.

"Of course not!" Tomoyo said as she looked at Sakura for agreement.

Sakura nodded at Mei Lin, "Yes Mei Lin. It's really good."

Mei Lin smiled as she handed her credit card to one of the waiting saleslady. She took Sakura's hand, "It's time to dress you up, Sakura."

Sakura raised her arms as if in defeat and shook her head frantically, "Uhhh... No! No way! There is no way I am getting inside a mini-skirt!"

Thirty minutes and several struggles later, Sakura came out of the cubicle defeated. She was wearing a very short denim mini-skirt with a black spaghetti-strapped top. Sakura stomped towards the mirror as she tried vainly to ignore and not to look at herself in the mirror.

"I'm really not a mini-skirt girl, Mei Lin. And you, Tomoyo!" She glared at Tomoyo furiously who avoided her accusing finger.

"Relax, Sakura. It doesn't hurt to have one really girly ensemble in your closet." Mei Lin said as she looked for heels to match Sakura's clothes. Tomoyo had just explained to her about Sakura's dilemma concerning girly clothes because of Touya's overprotectiveness.

"But still, this is completely ridiculous-" Sakura started but stopped when Tomoyo's hand clamped shut on her mouth.

"No more buts, Sakura. You know..." She said glancing at Mei Lin, "it really helps to have another pair of hands to help me force you into these clothes. I just might be able to finally make you wear all the creations I've done for you!"

Sakura groaned. Before she could go back to the dressing room to change back into the comfort of her own jeans, Tomoyo grabbed her arm and forced her into a chair.

"Ouf! Tomoyo-" Sakura tried to take Tomoyo's hand away while she took of Sakura's sneakers and replaced them with high strappy heels.

"I look like a tramp, Mei Lin." Sakura said moments later after being helped up by both of them in front of the mirror.

"Nonsense, Sakura. You look HOT." Mei Lin said with a giggle. Sakura crossed her arms and glared at both of them as they stared at her from head to foot.

Seeing a very familiar look from Tomoyo, she grabbed her hand which was hidden beside her waist.

"TOMOYO! Do NOT tell me you're videotaping all of this!" She said out loud, embarrassed.

Tomoyo hid her phone quickly and stuffed it in her pocket. "Too late, Sakura." Tomoyo said with a huge grin on her face.

Sakura stomped her feet as she walked back towards the dressing room and removed the clothes, tossing them over the door and into the waiting saleslady's arms. Little did she know was that Tomoyo already paid for the clothes and shoes.

This shopping trip is one of my worst nightmares. Sakura thought savagely.

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"Who are we waiting for anyway?" Tomoyo asked Mei Lin as they were waiting on a bench inside the airport for the past twenty minutes, sipping milkshakes.

"Oh... He'll be here any minute," Mei Lin said distractedly as she flipped her phone open and answered the incoming call. "Hello?" Mei Lin said as she walked away from the two.

Sakura and Tomoyo chatted while waiting for Mei Lin to come back.

"He's here, guys!" Mei Lin said suddenly as she grabbed their hands and practically hauled them to the arrivals section of the airport. Several people were streaming out of the gate, clutching luggage. Mei Lin stood on tiptoes while looking for her 'friend.'

Tomoyo tugged at Mei Lin's shirt. "Mei... What does he look like anyway? How are we supposed to know it's him we're looking for if we don't know what he looks like?"

Mei Lin looked at her and smiled, "Oh... You'll know soon enough. You'll know it's him."

Sakura then noticed several tall men in suits with shades, looking very much like the people in the movie, Men In Black. Sakura tugged at Mei Lin's other side and pointed at the men.

"Is that him?" Sakura asked, not taking her eyes off the several men advancing towards them.

Mei Lin shrieked and waved her arms up in the air. "Yes! That's him! Over here!"

The men in suits nodded and walked towards her faster.

"I thought we were waiting for your 'friend'. Why are there so many men here? And they look old…" Tomoyo asked as they got closer.

"That's not him exactly, silly." Mei Lin said with a smile. The men were in front of them and they parted, revealing a tall boy about their age with black hair and glasses. He looks kind and smart. He had on a suit and he had a big smile on his face.

"Mei Lin!" The boy said loudly as he hugged Mei Lin tight. Mei Lin shrieked and hugged him back. Tomoyo was speechless. Sakura merely shrugged her shoulders.

After what seemed like several minutes, Mei Lin introduced the newcomer to them. "This is Eriol Hiiragizawa. He's my dear friend. Eriol this is Sakura Kinomoto and this is Tomoyo Daiduji." Mei Lin said as Eriol shook Sakura's hand.

"Wonderful to meet you, Ms. Kinomoto." Eriol said with a smile.

Sakura smiled at him too and shook her head, "Please, call me, Sakura."

Eriol nodded and turned to Tomoyo. "And I'm charmed to meet you, Ms. Daiduji." He said, shaking her hand longer than necessary.

Sakura could see Tomoyo blushing.

"It's Tomoyo." She answered back in a soft voice.

Eriol smiled and straightened up. "Well, thank you for taking care of my wonderfully naughty and irritating friend, Mei Lin." He said with a grin that made Mei Lin scowl.

Tomoyo laughed and shook her head, "Mei Lin's been very nice."

Eriol smiled at her, "I'm sure she was. Now... I'm hungry. Let's go eat."

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"Thank you for a wonderful time today." Eriol told Sakura as she went back up the steps to their front door. Sakura gave one last wave and the limousine drove off. She sighed as she remembered the events of the day.

They took Eriol to a newly-opened festival and made him ride the Double Dragon, one of the twistiest rides known to mankind. He didn't speak for several minutes after they got off the ride, so was Mei Lin.

Sakura opened the door and crept slowly inside, careful not to make any more noise. She bit her lower lip at the sight of Touya in front of her, his arms crossed with a menacing glare.

"Where the heck have you been?" Touya said in a low and dangerous voice. Sakura covered her ears as she prepared herself for the blow.

"WHY THE HECK DIDN"T YOU TELL ME THAT YOU WERE GOING OUT?! I'M JUST A CALL OR TEXT AWAY! AND WHO WAS THAT BOY?"

Sakura opened one bleary eye and looked at him, "My cellphone ran out of battery, Touya. And that was Eriol, Mei Lin's friend. He just came from Hong Kong and we, that is to say, Tomoyo and I took him to the festival." Sakura explained to Touya while removing her shoes and hitching her backpack higher on her shoulders. She could still see Touya breathing fire out of his nostrils.

"Okay..." Touya said. Sakura could feel the gargantuan effort behind those words. "Just... Next time... Tell me. Especially when there are boys involved." He said as he glared at Sakura walking past him.

"One boy, Touya. He's only one boy. And I think he likes Tomoyo..." She added as an afterthought, her finger on her chin.

Touya shook his head as Sakura started to mutter under her breath as she trudged back up the stairs.

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Okay. I know it's a little bit dull. And I'm not getting that much feedback (actually none at all). Still, give this story a chance please. :0 I promise you'll like it! And Syaoran's coming up. So don't feel depressed about it. Please review and thank you!