This is personally my favorite chapter so far~ It's so sarcastic and funny in my opinion. I've never written anything like this before, so it feels like a great accomplishment~ Yay! Hope you Enjoy it~ ^o^
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I felt myself jump over bushes and over grown tree roots. I longed her to make some sort of sound again so I could find her more quickly, but all was silent. As I ran, no one seemed to be around. Had the bell rang signaling the end of our lunch session? Not possible. There would still be people out here even if it wasn't our lunch break anymore. There are still other people in our school that might be on their break.
I realized suddenly that Spinel was no longer running along my side. I stopped in my tracks and looked back at him. He was in his pouncing position, lips curled and snarling. I blinked slowly and turned to look at whatever Spinel was looking at. I couldn't see anything.
"Come on, dear Syaoran. Surely you have enough power in yourself that you can see me right?" A snicker. "Or have I gotten stronger since you were last in Hong Kong?"
"Eriol." I stated.
"Cousin!" Eriol exclaimed and removed his invisibility charm and came over to me, hugging me tight in his arms. I resisted the urge to push him away or hack at him with my sword. It would result in a very bad conflict, resulting with me on the ground dying and Eriol standing in triumph on top of me with his staff in his hands.
"Eriol!" Spinel cried with the same joyful enthusiasm as Eriol. "I didn't realize it was you! Master!" And now Spinel added into the whole mess by prancing onto us and licking his dear master's face. Somehow, I just had to be caught up in the middle of all this. Where was Kinomoto?
"Syaoran?" Eriol's worried tone drew my attention. "You seem like you're mind is elsewhere. What's wrong?" At this, Spinel immediately retreated from us and plastered a blank look across his face. He wasn't going to give anything away without my command.
"I was…" I stammered, unsure of what to say.
"Don't tell me you've found the person?"
"No, I haven't found the person."
"I won't give you away, my dear cousin."
"I didn't find the person."
"You're just saying that. You've actually found the person haven't you."
"No."
"Just face it cousin."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"It's Kinomoto, Sakura isn't it?"
"She doesn't have any powers."
"She might just be hiding them from you."
Silence.
"Wait. How do you know her?"
"I'm enrolled in your school now."
"You're avoiding my question. How do you know Kinomoto?" The last thing Eriol said suddenly sunk into my mind. "You're what?!"
"Ah, you should see the look on your face, little wolf!" Eriol chuckled and adjusted his shiny glassing on his nose. It made me want to break them. I felt my fingers twitch and I hoped Eriol didn't notice. "I'm enrolled in your school now." He repeated.
"Get out of my way." I muttered. I still had to find Kinomoto. I couldn't let Eriol block my way from what I was set on doing. This was just pathetic. I sprinted away from Eriol and didn't glance back. I hoped Spinel was following me. I wouldn't be able to face this on my own.
I kept running until I reached a clearing. Kinomoto was hunched over something and rocking back and forth on her heels.
Slowly, I walked forward towards her and she jumped slightly and looked back at me. She smiled slightly and looked back at whatever she was looking at. When I reached her, I looked down at was she was holding.
It was a small creature. A white rabbit it seemed like, but it was injured. Kinomoto was currently wrapping her handkerchief around the wound and humming a happy tune. "It was being attacked by birds, so I had to save it." She whispered.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out a little ointment bottle and held it out to her. I felt my face getting hot but I tried to ignore it. "Y-you should use this." I stammered. She looked up at me confused, and a smile slowly spread across her face and I had to look away.
"Thank you, Li-kun!" She said and took the ointment. "You've been very helpful to me today. I have no idea how to repay you." She laughed slightly.
"You don't have to." I muttered, still looking away. I wasn't focusing on anything in particular, but when my brain wasn't being fuzzy anymore, my vision cleared and my dulled senses became alert again in time for me to see Eriol standing right in my view. I blinked and shook my head. He was still there, with Spinel by his side. He had a smirk on his face and I wanted to run up that slope and punch him.
Slowly, the two of them turned and walked away right as the bell tolled calling us inside back to class. Kinomoto stood up beside me and held the rabbit out to me. "Where should we put it? I want it to be safe."
I thought for a second and remembered my lunch box I had dropped somewhere earlier when Spinel had sprinted off. "Ah. I know." I said and ran towards the place where I had seen Eriol last. That's where my lunch box was for sure and I was right. It sat there on the ground like it was waiting for me this entire time. Kinomoto had followed me up.
Without a second thought, I took out all my food and set it on the ground and used my napkins to make bedding. Kinomoto then set the rabbit inside. "You didn't eat at all today?" She asked me, eyeing the food on the ground.
"It's fine. I'm not that hungry. I'll last till the end of the day for sure. My stomach growled slightly and I hoped Kinomoto hadn't heard. Without any warning, a sandwich was shoved into my mouth. I nearly dropped my lunchbox that I was carrying so tenderly.
"What was that for?" I asked Kinomoto, as she kept the sandwich firmly in my mouth.
"You're hungry right? Sit down. We can eat here." She said and carrying all my stuff, she sat down on the grass. Slowly, I sat down next to her placing the lunchbox between us and began eating my sandwich.
"Aren't we going to be late then?"
"I have a good excuse, as long as nobody sees us." She said and lay down, closing her eyes.
"Thank you." I whispered.
"No need," She replied in the same tone as me. "I should be thanking you for helping me save that little bunny."