EPISODE TWO: Where's Yamazaki-kun?
Homeroom, 8:00am
"Ohayo Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura walked into her classroom.
"Ohayo Sakura-chan." Tomoyo smiled.
"Ohayo!" Rika, Chirhru, and Naoko walked in the room.
Sakura sat down at her desk. She turned when she heard the sound of a bag drop on the desk behind her.
"Ohayo Li-kun!" she smiled.
"U-uhh....O-ohayo." Li stuttered.
"So......Sakura-chan how was your weekend?" Tomoyo asked.
"Fine! I went to Twin Bells, and visited Miss. Maki! Then I bought this kawaii plush toy, that looks like a panda!" she squealed.
"Wow! It sounds kawaii, I'll come over some time, and you can show it to me." Tomoyo sat in her seat, which was across from Sakura's.
"Hai!" Sakura smiled. "Chirhru-chan? Where is Yamazaki-kun?" Sakura looked at a worried Chirhru.
"I-i don't know Sakura-chan..." she frowned.
"He seemed okay on Saturday, do you think he's sick?" Tomoyo suggested.
"I don't know, I hope he's okay." Chirhru sadly said.
"Me too." Sakura said. Sakura couldn't ever recall Yamazaki being absent. "Tomoyo-chan, has Yamazaki-kun ever been absent?"
"Ummmm.....not that I know of, why?" she answered.
"Oh, well I just thought maybe......" She began but was interupted by Terada-sensei.
"Ohayo Class." Terada-sensei walked in the room.
"Ohayo!" everyone said.
"Okay, today we'll start with mat--wait, it looks like Yamazaki is sick in the hostpital."
"GASP!!!!" everyone gasped.
"The hospital??? What happened?" A boy asked.
"I don't know, except for he is in the hospital." Terada-sensei responded.
"Tomoyo-chan, we should visit Yamazaki-kun later." she whispered.
"Hai, we'll tell the others at lunch." she answered.

"Ughhhh......." Sakura sighed, as she and Li walked to lunch. "Li-kun, how do you understand math so well? You kept answering those questions like that!" she snapped her hands.
"I don't know, it's just very easy to me." he said. "Sakura-chan, are you feeling alright?"
"Huh?" she looked up at Li. "Yeah, Li-kun. Why do you ask?"
"I don't know, 'cause you seem very tired."
"Oh, well after an hour of math, how can I not be tired?" she put her hand behind her head.
"O-Oh..." Li sweat-dropped.
Li-kun is right, I don't feel real well. Hmmmm.....I wonder if i am catching something? she thought.
"Sakura-chan! Li-kun!" Tomoyo ran over to them. "Are you busy today after school?"
"Uhh....no, how about you Li-kun?" Sakura looked over to him.
"No, why?" he asked suspiciously.
"Me, You, You, Chirhru-chan, Naoko-chan, and Rika-chan are going to visit Yamazaki-kun, is that okay?" she asked.
"Hai! I hope he's well." Sakura looked happy.
"Sure." Li nodded.

"Great! We'll meat at Li-kun's house since it's closest to the hospital." Tomoyo said. "That is....if you don't mind Li-kun?"
"Wha-wha??? My house?" he asked surprised.
"Yes."
"Well...." he looked at Sakura and Tomoyo. "Sigh, Okay. When?"
"4!" she smiled, and said. "Come on! Were all waiting for you guys!"
They all walked over to a spot under the giant Sakura Tree.

"MMMMMM!!!!!! This is sooooooo delicious!!!!" Sakura wailed.
"Your father made it, right Sakura-chan?" Rika asked.
"Hai!" she answered stuffing a riceball in her mouth. "Tomoro-chrn, you rearlly like Nikurmarn." Sakura tried to say clearly, but the riceball was to big so the words didn't come out right.
"Huh?" they all looked at her confused.
"~Gulp~ I said, Tomoyo-chan, you really like those Nikuman. Right?" she corrected.
"Oh....yes, thay are very good." she smiled.
"Li-kun, what do you have?" Chirhru asked.
"Dim Sum, Squid-on-sticks, and sliced Nikuman." he answered, taking a bite of a squid-on-sticks.
"Oh, I have Dim Sum too." Chirhru smiled.
"I have....Riceballs, Sushi, clams." Naoko smiled.
"I have clams too!" Rika said.
"Cool." Naoko smiled.
"I wonder what's wrong with Yamazaki-kun?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, me too. I hope it isn't serious." Tomoyo added.
"It probably isn't." Li started. "Sakura-chan, you said he rarely gets sick, right?"
"Hai." she looked confused.
"Well, he probably is not too sick, if he rarely gets sick in the first place." he finished, biting a Nikuman.
"I hope you're right." Chirhru said sadly.
Oh, that's right....Yamazaki-kun, and Chirhru-chan, have been best friends since they were very young. Now, i know why Chirhru is so worried. Sakura thought.
"I'm sure Li-kun is right." Sakura smiled, biting another riceball.
"Yeah." Naoko agreed.

"Oh My God Yamazaki-kun! Are you okay????" Chirhru ran into the hostpital room.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked.
Li just stood behind them. "Your not TOO sick, are you?" he asked, trying to hide his worriedness.
"I'm okay guys. Thanks for coming." Yamazaki responded with a smile.
"Rika-chan, and Naoko-chan were going to come, but their parents wouldn't alow it." Chirhru said forcing a smile.
"And Tomoyo-chan." Sakura added.
"Well...." LI said.
"I just have a medium case of Mono." he smiled.
"ICH!!!! Sounds nasty!" Sakura jumped back. "Is it contageous?"
"No, don't worry Sakura-chan." he chuckled.
"Worried??? I'm not worried." she said confidently.
"Yes, your right Sakura-chan, how can someone be worried over a medium case of Mono?" Li smiled.
"Thank you for agreeing, Li-kun." she smiled.
"Your welcome." he looked at Yamazaki. He was very worried. Li had already knew about Yamazaki's condition, it wasn't what he said, it was much much worse.
"Well, we can't really stay long." Li said.
"Oh, but I'm so worried." Chiharu sat on the bed. "Are you sure your going to be okay?"
"Hai, I will, please don't worry Chirhru." he smiled, descretly holding her hand.
"Okay, I trust you, Yamazaki." she forced a smile.
"Good. Well you all better get going, I will see you all soon. Good-bye!" he smiled as they left.
"Bye Yamazaki-kun." Li waved.
They called each other by their real names. Sakura thought.
"Come on, Chrihru-chan. Yamazaki-kun said he would be okay." she put her hand on her friends shoulder. But noticed that they were holding hands.
"Come on Sakura-chan, maybe Chirhru-chan should stay here." he began walking away.
"Hey! Li-kun, Wait!!! Bye Yamazaki-kun, get well! Bye Chirhru-chan!" she called as she ran after Li.

"Li-kun, you didn't seem real worried." Sakura looked at him strangely.
"Sakura-chan, I am not worried.....as much as you and evryone else." he responded.
"Why?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Yes I would!"
"No."
"Sigh, well if you feel that strongly about it, then okay. But Li-kun...."
"Yes?"
"....I am alot more then you think I am." she said calmly.
"......"
"Li-kun! Why don't you give me as much credit as the others?"
"Hm? What on earth do you mean?"
"You treat the others with much more respect." she looked almost sad. "I thought we were friends?"
"Oh, are we not?"
"Well, I want to be."
She wants to be my friend? he thought.
"And I want to be your friend too." he smiled after much thought.
"Really???" She looked surprised.
"Y-y-yeah." he stuttered.
"Oh Li-kun!!!" she hugged him. But after she relized what she was doing she backed off, blushing. "Go-gomen-ne."
"Agritaru." he blushed.
"Oh, Li-kun! Ummmm.....errrr.....promise not to tell anyone?"
"Huh? What?"
"I saw Chirhru-chan and Yamazaki-kun holding hands, and calling each other by their real names."
"Yes, They truely are in-love."
"Li-kun......" she began. "You are very smart, you know."
"You are too."
"Really? You think?"
"Hai, except in math."
Sakura aweat-dropped, "So I've heard."
"But wait, then how come you don't treat me like I'm smart?"
"'Cause if your treated like your smart all the time, then you get cold and a very unhappy person." he looked very sad.
"Li-kun...." she whispered.
"....and you never smile, and cannot have as much fun as others, because it would ruin your reputation that THEY made." he inhaled deeply, trying to hide his emotions. "Once your treated like that, you really can't change. You alwawys have to hide your feelings and emotions."
"Li-kun...."
"Sakura-chan, you are a very nice and caring person, that evryone loves. You do not want to be treated like you can do everything by yourself." he forced a smile.
"Li-kun....I'm so sorry." she whispered.
"Nani?"
"I have been treating you like that. I feel so guilty, I really am sorry."
"Oh, Sakura-chan...."
"No! Li-kun, you don't have to be like that, unless you want to. Please act like a normal 10 year old." she looked at him, desperastely.
"....no, I'm sorry Sakura-chan, it's too late."
"NO!!! Li-kun, it's never too late!" she screamed. "Li-kun, be everything your not. That's what my onii-chan always tells me."
"Sakura-chan...." he reached out. But she ran away into the park. "....It's my fault." he whispered as he watched her run away.

"How can Li-kun think that? How?!?!" she whispered as she ran.
Finally when she stopped, out of breath, and felt a tear run down her face.
What???? a tear?? Why??? ............... I bet Li-kun would know. But he probably hates me now. she faught to hold her tears in.
"Sakura-chan??"
"~gasp~ T-tomoyo-chan!!!" Sakura spun around to see her worried friend. "Wha-wha-wha????"
"I saw you running, the gym test isn't for a while." she looked worried.
"Hehe, I know Tomoyo-chan, I was just.........running for......fun." she forced a smile.
Now I know how Li-kun must feel, always having to HAVE TO hold in your emotions. she continued to TRY to smile.
"Why, is she doing this?" a boy whispered from the tree above.
"So......Sakura-chan, you are alright?"
"Hai! I'm fine! Really." she smiled.
"Okay, that's good. Oh, I'm sorry I'm running erands for my mother. Oo-na-na!!" Tomoyo waved.
"Bye!!!" Sakura yelled back. "Sigh......" she slouched in a bench. "Poor Li-kun....."
What? he thought.
"....he always HAS to hold in everything, doesn't he? Didn't he tell me that? Now I know how hard it must be. I've never ever kept anything from Tomoyo-chan." she whispered. Another tear ran down her cheek. "NO!!! I will not give up! Not this soon! I have to convince Li-kun, that you shouldn't have to be like that to make others happy." she stood up with her arm in the air above her head. She sweat-dropped, "This is gonna be very hard." she sat in the chair again. "ohhhhh......." she sighed.
"Sakura-chan, please don't put yourself through this..." a voice from behind said.
"Huh?????" she looked very scared.
A boy jumped down from the tree.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHCKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!" she screamed.
"hehehe, Sakura-chan please don't do this...."
"Oh, Li-kun....I'm doing it for you. But it's very hard, see? I can't even not be afraid." she sighed.
Li smiled. "It's okay to give up sometimes, too." he sat down next to her.
"Really?"
"Yes, sometimes, you don't have a choice." he looked out across the park, at some little kids trying to climb the playground. "Like those kids over there..."
Sakura looked to where he was talking about.
"...they are too little to climb the playground."
"Yeah, your right.......again." she whispered.
Li looked over to her in concern, her head was hanging down, and he saw a tear run down her face.
"It will be okay." he whispered VERY softly.
Sakura forced a smile, "Hai, Li-kun. It will, because I trust you." she forced a smile.