CHAPTER ONE: Lincoln Jr. High
'No.......' Li thought nervously as he sat on his bed. It was early Monday morning, and Li was practically panicing. Yesterday he had forgotton about having to ask Courtney Ledford.....until this morning when he woke up--of course. "Calm down Li...." he said aloud to himself. "Just prepare for a 'NO!' and you'll be fine." he reasoned. 'Heh....who am I kidding? I just CAN'T do this.' he gave in to himself.
As Li walked into the kitchen he poured a bowl of 'Cheeros' and slouched in his seat hoping thathis sisters wouldn't see him--was he wrong.
"LI!!!!!!!" his eldest sister yelled as she ran into the basement, panicing. A mear second later she reapeared, holding a light yellow sweater and matching socks.
"sigh." Li just continued to eat as his third youngest sister began to argue with his youngest sister.
"Come on! I want to ware the skirt!" Li's youngest sister yelled.
Flailing her arms above her head, then pointing to her attire. "And you want me to ware this!?"
"Well.....the pink p.j.s would suit you." the youngest sister smiled evily.
"Sheesh!" she gave in, and ran up stairs cursing.
"Why do I have to put up with this?" Li rolled his eyes, and walked to the front door. "I have three older sisters and no brothers." he sighed again, "I'm leaving now!" he called.
"Bye Li!" Li's calmer second oldest sister smiled, from the living room, she was waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up for school.
"Yeah......bye." he frowned and slammed the door.
~~~~~~~
Knock Knock Knock
"Come in." a male voice answered throught the door into the principle's office. Principle Martin was a middle aged man with a slight temper. He didn't like kids much, and it was pretty apparent to everyone. "hmmmmm.....yes?" he asked while looking up from a parent complaining about an unfair punishment.
"Mr. Martin---" a girl's voice began, but was interupted by Principle Martin.
"PRINCIPLE Martin." he interjected.
"Yes...." the shy voice belonging to a honey haired, emerald eyed, young 14 year old. "My dad just transferred here from Washington D.C, and I'm new here sooo....."
"Name?" the principle asked.
"Sakura Avalon." Sakura replied.
"Okay...Sakura....paperwork?" he asked annoyed.
"Here." she held out a large stack of papers, completely filled out.
"Hmmmm....." he read the paperwork over suspectically.
Sakura was unsure around him, the principle gave off this mean and strict vibe, that Sakura didn't like at all. Sakura had shinny honey colored hair, that fell slightly above her chin. Her bangs fell lightly on her forehead. Her sparkling emerald-green eyes, shimmered with kindness and beauty.
"Well.....you better get to homeroom, before your counted absent." he spun his chair around, and picked up a book.
"Yes...thank you." she back up and quickly left the room. When she had left the school's office, she sighed lightly. 'What a creepy guy.' she thought with her eyes closed. Sakura woke up from her trance, when a passing blonde whistled at Sakura. "Huh?" "Hey....." he smiled slyly. He slowly walked over to her, but Sakura who was completely freeking out, just pretended not to notice, and power-walked down the hall.
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Li shut his locker, and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. '7:28....' "I'm gonna be late!" he yelled, and ran to homeroom.
Panting, Li burst in the room, just as the teacher was taking atendence. "I'm HERE!" he yelled. All the jocks were laughing, while the girls giggled along with their athletic boyfriend. Even the nerds and geeks were laughing. As Li sat down at his seat blushing, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, Madlynn and Courtney were starring at Li, and whispering.
Li mentally kicked himself. 'No! How could this have happened?!' he thought, as he shut his eyes.
~~~~~~~
Sakura sat in her seat in homeroom, when a girl of her age, with beautiful black hair fell down her back half way, her purple eyes were happy and smiling. Her kind, and gentle face smiled, as she walked over to Sakura.
"Hello.....Madison Taylor." she stuck her hand out infront of her.
Sakura blinked a few times then smiled back, "Sakura.....Avalon." Madison took her seat next to Sakura. Madison wore a light blue skirt that came just above her knees, her matching blue sweater complimented her pale skin.
"I like your shirt." she smiled.
"Thank you." Madison smiled. "I designed it." she said proudly.
"Wow! That's really cool!" Sakura remarked.
"Maybe if you come over sometime, I'll make you something too." she smiled, then pivoted in her seat as the homeroom teacher began to take atendence.
~~~~~~~
"And everyone was laughing!" Li exclaimed. Zachery just sat there smiling at his friend. He had his arm around Chelsea.
"Well Li, don't be late next time and you'll be fine." Rita reasoned as she took a bit of her turkey snadwidge.
"Well, thanks for your support..." Li said sarcastically.
"Hey Li, have you asked Courtney out yet?" Zachery asked anxiously.
"Your asking Courtney Ledforn out?!?!?!" Nikki asked VERY shocked.
"Yeah......." he trailed off.
"HAHAHA!!!!" Zachery began laughing, Rita just giggled.
"WHAT?!???" Li shot back. "It shouldn't matter if Im popular or not!" he yelled.
"Li......" Chelsea bagen. "look over there." she pointed to where Courtney, Madlynn, Madison, and a few other popular people were sitting. "Do you really, really think Courtney is going to say 'yes' to you?" she finished.
Li starred at the laughing blondes, brunettes, and dark-haired beauty's that sat next to the jock's table. But then, a new face caught his eye. "Who's that?" he asked, never taking his eyes off her.
She, namely Sakura Avalon, was smiling and laughing with the others, already on her first day of school in San Fransico she was already popular with everyone--girls and guys.
"Oh, who cares." Rita sighed, obvioulsy jelous.
"Her name is Sakura Avalon, she's new from Washington D.C. I heard she used to model, and is very very snobby." Nikki said of a matter-of-fact.
"Nahhh....." Chelsea waved her hand infront of her. "I headr she's kinda shy, but really nice, she's in my homeroom."
"Ohh....." Li sighed, starring at Sakura.
"She's kinda cute, eh Li?" zacheru smiled at his friend. Chelsea elbowed him in his stomach.
"Yeah, whatever." Li replied, not really listeing.
Rita smiled, "Ask her out instead."
"What?!?!" Li snapped back to reality. "No way.....Look at her...." he said, everyone looked over to her. "Now, look at me." everyone did so.
Li wasn't exactly a dirt-bag, he was pretty cute actually. His messy brown hair fell into his eyes, and his personality made him a pretty good package. If any of his friends he sat with, he would most likely be the popular one.
"Yeah, and?" Zachery asked clueless.
Nikki answered. "Li, your cute, nice, and mysterious."
"Heh!" a voice from behind Li was heard.
Li turned around, and shot up in his seat. For that voice belonged to a very popula jock--Nick Applegate. Though he was teased (only by the brave losers) for his last name, he was probably the most popular and toughest guy in school.
"Hey....uhh....Nick...." Chelsea stuttered.
One of Nick's friends replied. "You shouldn't be the one who's stuttering."
"What do you want Nick?" Rita asked impatiently as she rolled her eyes.
"I'm not here for you." he snapped back.
Rita actually used to be Madlynn's bestfriend, and Nick's girlfriend, but that all passed, as when Nick dumped her, and so did Madlynn and her possy. Thus, becoming bestfriends with Zachery, Chelsea, Nikki, and Li.
"Listen, just stay away from that new girl....what's her name?" Nick glarred at Li, who glarred back. "Yeah, Sakura Avalon."
"Why, would I be intrested in her?" Li snapped back, loosing his temper now.
"I'm not blind, I saw the way you were starring at her, but you don't have to worry about her anymore, 'cause, soon she'll be mine. But why would she even give a second thought about you, or for that matter any of you." he looked at the rest of the table. Then before leaving he lifted Li's tray, and a sloppy joe went flying all over Li's Green button up shirt, and his jeans.
Laughter filled the cafiteria, mainly from Nick and his friends, but slowly more people started to laugh histerically, when getting sight of Nick's 'accident'.
Only Li's friends, some other dorks, Madison, and Sakura weren't laughing. Madison wasn't like the others, even though she was one of them, and apparently so was Sakura.
"Oooooh, Li, look what you've done now!" Nick laughed on.
Li, dieing from embaressment, was being comforted by his friends, and also restrained too.
"I'll get you for this." he said calmly, but then everyone stopped laughing, gradually. And contiued with their coversations. "Just great!" Li said very loud, as his friends tried to calm him down.
The next BIG discussion at lunch, would be four cute Brittish guys, standing and dancing on the tables, pretending to be The Beatles, they were singing 'Love Me Do'. Everyone was enjoying their gfake Beatles concert, except Li and his friends.
Life at Lincoln Jr. High, wasn't exactly easy. Already by lunch, Li had been laughed at only a million times or so. With the school day only half over, Li still hadn't asked Courtney out, but Zachery told him it was okay, if he didn't today. He wasn't willing to put his friend, through anymore misery.
During lzast period, Li started drifting into 'Madlynn Dream Land'. He pictured them together, though truely he knew it would NEVER happen. Her light blonde locks, swaying in the breeze, her blue eyes shinning in the sunlight. But, for the record, Li was himiliated once more, when Mr. Greenberg yelled at Li for daydreaming.
As soon as the day had come, it had lsft--yeah right. Today, like every other ordinary day at Lincoln seemed to take forever. Li, and his friends, went their sepret ways to their houses. Li walked fast, almost running, incase Nick crossed his path again. 'Tomarrow, I will ask Courney out, for sure!' Li lied to himself, not for the first time that day.
AUTHORS NOTES:
Hey! How was that? Well, I'm not feeling well today, it's almost summer, and I've got a cold, dang, that sux. Well, it isn't exactly how I wanted it to be, but it will get better.
1) Okay, some people asked, if Madlynn was Madison/Tomoyo. And the answer is no. After I submitted the prolouge, I relized I didn't describe Madlynn very well, if not at all. So I tried to that in this chapter.
2) OOOOOOOHHHHH THANK U!!!!!! FOR REVIEWING, i appreciate it ALOT!!! please keep reviewing
3) i'm glad y'all like it. I am aiming for 20 chapters or so, maybe more.
4) same thing as last time, if anything is incorrect or u have a suggestion email me at : acouguitarqt@aol.com
5) Oh, I did put Sakura in, but I will have ALOT ALOT on her in the next chapter, which should be up by tomarrow, so check back. Yeah, anyway, I mainly had Li in this chapter, oooh, and please don't get mad, that I didn't do much with sakura yet, but i will, she is the main character afterall. and sorry li-fans, that i made him kinda dorky, and embarresed, but hey, in the next few chapters, the story turns around, and things become very VERY intresting. (ive already started the 3rd chapter) ^^;;
Thanks again! ^o^ and please email me at acouguitarqt@aol.com, for anything. Ja!!!!
AcouGuitarQT
'No.......' Li thought nervously as he sat on his bed. It was early Monday morning, and Li was practically panicing. Yesterday he had forgotton about having to ask Courtney Ledford.....until this morning when he woke up--of course. "Calm down Li...." he said aloud to himself. "Just prepare for a 'NO!' and you'll be fine." he reasoned. 'Heh....who am I kidding? I just CAN'T do this.' he gave in to himself.
As Li walked into the kitchen he poured a bowl of 'Cheeros' and slouched in his seat hoping thathis sisters wouldn't see him--was he wrong.
"LI!!!!!!!" his eldest sister yelled as she ran into the basement, panicing. A mear second later she reapeared, holding a light yellow sweater and matching socks.
"sigh." Li just continued to eat as his third youngest sister began to argue with his youngest sister.
"Come on! I want to ware the skirt!" Li's youngest sister yelled.
Flailing her arms above her head, then pointing to her attire. "And you want me to ware this!?"
"Well.....the pink p.j.s would suit you." the youngest sister smiled evily.
"Sheesh!" she gave in, and ran up stairs cursing.
"Why do I have to put up with this?" Li rolled his eyes, and walked to the front door. "I have three older sisters and no brothers." he sighed again, "I'm leaving now!" he called.
"Bye Li!" Li's calmer second oldest sister smiled, from the living room, she was waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up for school.
"Yeah......bye." he frowned and slammed the door.
~~~~~~~
Knock Knock Knock
"Come in." a male voice answered throught the door into the principle's office. Principle Martin was a middle aged man with a slight temper. He didn't like kids much, and it was pretty apparent to everyone. "hmmmmm.....yes?" he asked while looking up from a parent complaining about an unfair punishment.
"Mr. Martin---" a girl's voice began, but was interupted by Principle Martin.
"PRINCIPLE Martin." he interjected.
"Yes...." the shy voice belonging to a honey haired, emerald eyed, young 14 year old. "My dad just transferred here from Washington D.C, and I'm new here sooo....."
"Name?" the principle asked.
"Sakura Avalon." Sakura replied.
"Okay...Sakura....paperwork?" he asked annoyed.
"Here." she held out a large stack of papers, completely filled out.
"Hmmmm....." he read the paperwork over suspectically.
Sakura was unsure around him, the principle gave off this mean and strict vibe, that Sakura didn't like at all. Sakura had shinny honey colored hair, that fell slightly above her chin. Her bangs fell lightly on her forehead. Her sparkling emerald-green eyes, shimmered with kindness and beauty.
"Well.....you better get to homeroom, before your counted absent." he spun his chair around, and picked up a book.
"Yes...thank you." she back up and quickly left the room. When she had left the school's office, she sighed lightly. 'What a creepy guy.' she thought with her eyes closed. Sakura woke up from her trance, when a passing blonde whistled at Sakura. "Huh?" "Hey....." he smiled slyly. He slowly walked over to her, but Sakura who was completely freeking out, just pretended not to notice, and power-walked down the hall.
~~~~~~~
Li shut his locker, and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. '7:28....' "I'm gonna be late!" he yelled, and ran to homeroom.
Panting, Li burst in the room, just as the teacher was taking atendence. "I'm HERE!" he yelled. All the jocks were laughing, while the girls giggled along with their athletic boyfriend. Even the nerds and geeks were laughing. As Li sat down at his seat blushing, he noticed out of the corner of his eye, Madlynn and Courtney were starring at Li, and whispering.
Li mentally kicked himself. 'No! How could this have happened?!' he thought, as he shut his eyes.
~~~~~~~
Sakura sat in her seat in homeroom, when a girl of her age, with beautiful black hair fell down her back half way, her purple eyes were happy and smiling. Her kind, and gentle face smiled, as she walked over to Sakura.
"Hello.....Madison Taylor." she stuck her hand out infront of her.
Sakura blinked a few times then smiled back, "Sakura.....Avalon." Madison took her seat next to Sakura. Madison wore a light blue skirt that came just above her knees, her matching blue sweater complimented her pale skin.
"I like your shirt." she smiled.
"Thank you." Madison smiled. "I designed it." she said proudly.
"Wow! That's really cool!" Sakura remarked.
"Maybe if you come over sometime, I'll make you something too." she smiled, then pivoted in her seat as the homeroom teacher began to take atendence.
~~~~~~~
"And everyone was laughing!" Li exclaimed. Zachery just sat there smiling at his friend. He had his arm around Chelsea.
"Well Li, don't be late next time and you'll be fine." Rita reasoned as she took a bit of her turkey snadwidge.
"Well, thanks for your support..." Li said sarcastically.
"Hey Li, have you asked Courtney out yet?" Zachery asked anxiously.
"Your asking Courtney Ledforn out?!?!?!" Nikki asked VERY shocked.
"Yeah......." he trailed off.
"HAHAHA!!!!" Zachery began laughing, Rita just giggled.
"WHAT?!???" Li shot back. "It shouldn't matter if Im popular or not!" he yelled.
"Li......" Chelsea bagen. "look over there." she pointed to where Courtney, Madlynn, Madison, and a few other popular people were sitting. "Do you really, really think Courtney is going to say 'yes' to you?" she finished.
Li starred at the laughing blondes, brunettes, and dark-haired beauty's that sat next to the jock's table. But then, a new face caught his eye. "Who's that?" he asked, never taking his eyes off her.
She, namely Sakura Avalon, was smiling and laughing with the others, already on her first day of school in San Fransico she was already popular with everyone--girls and guys.
"Oh, who cares." Rita sighed, obvioulsy jelous.
"Her name is Sakura Avalon, she's new from Washington D.C. I heard she used to model, and is very very snobby." Nikki said of a matter-of-fact.
"Nahhh....." Chelsea waved her hand infront of her. "I headr she's kinda shy, but really nice, she's in my homeroom."
"Ohh....." Li sighed, starring at Sakura.
"She's kinda cute, eh Li?" zacheru smiled at his friend. Chelsea elbowed him in his stomach.
"Yeah, whatever." Li replied, not really listeing.
Rita smiled, "Ask her out instead."
"What?!?!" Li snapped back to reality. "No way.....Look at her...." he said, everyone looked over to her. "Now, look at me." everyone did so.
Li wasn't exactly a dirt-bag, he was pretty cute actually. His messy brown hair fell into his eyes, and his personality made him a pretty good package. If any of his friends he sat with, he would most likely be the popular one.
"Yeah, and?" Zachery asked clueless.
Nikki answered. "Li, your cute, nice, and mysterious."
"Heh!" a voice from behind Li was heard.
Li turned around, and shot up in his seat. For that voice belonged to a very popula jock--Nick Applegate. Though he was teased (only by the brave losers) for his last name, he was probably the most popular and toughest guy in school.
"Hey....uhh....Nick...." Chelsea stuttered.
One of Nick's friends replied. "You shouldn't be the one who's stuttering."
"What do you want Nick?" Rita asked impatiently as she rolled her eyes.
"I'm not here for you." he snapped back.
Rita actually used to be Madlynn's bestfriend, and Nick's girlfriend, but that all passed, as when Nick dumped her, and so did Madlynn and her possy. Thus, becoming bestfriends with Zachery, Chelsea, Nikki, and Li.
"Listen, just stay away from that new girl....what's her name?" Nick glarred at Li, who glarred back. "Yeah, Sakura Avalon."
"Why, would I be intrested in her?" Li snapped back, loosing his temper now.
"I'm not blind, I saw the way you were starring at her, but you don't have to worry about her anymore, 'cause, soon she'll be mine. But why would she even give a second thought about you, or for that matter any of you." he looked at the rest of the table. Then before leaving he lifted Li's tray, and a sloppy joe went flying all over Li's Green button up shirt, and his jeans.
Laughter filled the cafiteria, mainly from Nick and his friends, but slowly more people started to laugh histerically, when getting sight of Nick's 'accident'.
Only Li's friends, some other dorks, Madison, and Sakura weren't laughing. Madison wasn't like the others, even though she was one of them, and apparently so was Sakura.
"Oooooh, Li, look what you've done now!" Nick laughed on.
Li, dieing from embaressment, was being comforted by his friends, and also restrained too.
"I'll get you for this." he said calmly, but then everyone stopped laughing, gradually. And contiued with their coversations. "Just great!" Li said very loud, as his friends tried to calm him down.
The next BIG discussion at lunch, would be four cute Brittish guys, standing and dancing on the tables, pretending to be The Beatles, they were singing 'Love Me Do'. Everyone was enjoying their gfake Beatles concert, except Li and his friends.
Life at Lincoln Jr. High, wasn't exactly easy. Already by lunch, Li had been laughed at only a million times or so. With the school day only half over, Li still hadn't asked Courtney out, but Zachery told him it was okay, if he didn't today. He wasn't willing to put his friend, through anymore misery.
During lzast period, Li started drifting into 'Madlynn Dream Land'. He pictured them together, though truely he knew it would NEVER happen. Her light blonde locks, swaying in the breeze, her blue eyes shinning in the sunlight. But, for the record, Li was himiliated once more, when Mr. Greenberg yelled at Li for daydreaming.
As soon as the day had come, it had lsft--yeah right. Today, like every other ordinary day at Lincoln seemed to take forever. Li, and his friends, went their sepret ways to their houses. Li walked fast, almost running, incase Nick crossed his path again. 'Tomarrow, I will ask Courney out, for sure!' Li lied to himself, not for the first time that day.
AUTHORS NOTES:
Hey! How was that? Well, I'm not feeling well today, it's almost summer, and I've got a cold, dang, that sux. Well, it isn't exactly how I wanted it to be, but it will get better.
1) Okay, some people asked, if Madlynn was Madison/Tomoyo. And the answer is no. After I submitted the prolouge, I relized I didn't describe Madlynn very well, if not at all. So I tried to that in this chapter.
2) OOOOOOOHHHHH THANK U!!!!!! FOR REVIEWING, i appreciate it ALOT!!! please keep reviewing
3) i'm glad y'all like it. I am aiming for 20 chapters or so, maybe more.
4) same thing as last time, if anything is incorrect or u have a suggestion email me at : acouguitarqt@aol.com
5) Oh, I did put Sakura in, but I will have ALOT ALOT on her in the next chapter, which should be up by tomarrow, so check back. Yeah, anyway, I mainly had Li in this chapter, oooh, and please don't get mad, that I didn't do much with sakura yet, but i will, she is the main character afterall. and sorry li-fans, that i made him kinda dorky, and embarresed, but hey, in the next few chapters, the story turns around, and things become very VERY intresting. (ive already started the 3rd chapter) ^^;;
Thanks again! ^o^ and please email me at acouguitarqt@aol.com, for anything. Ja!!!!
AcouGuitarQT
