Author's note: *...*=thoughts (unless used for emphasis)
Chapter 3: An Attempt At Apology
Sakura arrived at school just before the bell rang. She saw Syaoran at his desk, and it didn't look like he had much sleep the night before. She glared at him just before greeting Tomoyo, who was unable to tape their latest card capture. Sakura did a kawaii little flounce before sitting at her desk.
Sitting behind Sakura all day proved to be difficult for Syaoran. His mind couldn't leave the awful night he had, especially the dream. Before lunch, Mitsuki-sensei called on him twice, and he couldn't answer either time. When the lunch bell sounded, she asked him to stay for a minute.
"Li-kun, is something wrong? You don't seem to be yourself today." Mitsuki-sensei knew about the incident between Syaoran and Sakura, having been there, but she knew nothing of his dream.
"Sakura-chan and I had a big fight yesterday. I said some really awful things and ... made her cry. I really need to talk to her, though. It may be life-threatening to her if I don't, but I really don't think she'll even look at me." Syaoran's voice cracked in worry and remorse.
"If it's that crucial, you need to find a way to get her to listen. If you can't get her to talk to you during lunch, I'll see what I can do."
"No, I've got to do this myself. I'd prefer not to have any help."
"Okay, if you don't want it, I understand. Now, go to lunch. You still have enough time to speak with her, I think." She smiled in a way that slightly eased his nerves.
"Sumimasen, Mitsuki-sensei." Syaoran bowed politely in apology.
"Don't worry, Li-kun. Everyone has their off days." She smiled again warmly.
Syaoran headed outside to find Sakura. He figured she probably would be sitting with Tomoyo and the other girls. He found all of them but Sakura sitting in the shade of a ginko tree.
"Where's Sakura-chan?" Syaoran asked, trying to hide his anxiety. He did a poor job of it, and Tomoyo was a little shocked.
"She didn't sit with us today. I think she's on the rooftop," Tomoyo said, pointing to the fence at the top of the school.
"Domo!" Syaoran shouted as he dashed back to the building. His time to talk to her was growing shorter and shorter. He threw open the door and ran to the stairwell. As he sped up the stairs, he tried to think of what he would say to Sakura.
"I've got to tell her about my dream, that's for sure. That'll be the easy part. The real challenge will be getting her to talk to me in the first place." Syaoran reached the top step and shoved the heavy door open. Sakura was sitting at one corner of the roof, eating the rice from her lunch. She looked up when she heard the bang of the door resettling in the jamb. Her first reaction was to invite Syaoran over to eat with her, but she was still too mad to let that catch her off guard.
"What do you want?" Sakura inquired icily.
"Sakura, I have to tell you something! It's very important! Are you going to listen to me?"
"Why should I? I'm so stupid it might not sink in." Sakura shot him a heated glare.
"Look, Sakura, I'm serious! You've got to..."
"I've got to what? I don't think I *have* to do anything you tell me. Now go away and let me finish my lunch in peace." Sakura began to eat again, bowing her head so Syaoran wouldn't see the tears in her eyes.
"Hey, Sakura, I'm sorry..."
"Yeah, right! Even if you are, it's rather late to apologize for that. I told you to leave, so do it!" A tear ran down Sakura's cheek.
Just then, the end lunch bell rang. Syaoran wanted to keep trying to convince her to listen, but she continued to refuse. Syaoran decided it was getting nowhere fast and he would catch her after school and talk to her then.
Sakura brushed past Syaoran and hurried back to class. She was ready to explode into a crying fit, but she decided just to go back to class and calm down.
Syaoran felt absolutely defeated. *Why didn't I just apologize first? Stupid arrogance!* He headed back to class, feeling like the whole world had turned its back on him.
Chapter 3: An Attempt At Apology
Sakura arrived at school just before the bell rang. She saw Syaoran at his desk, and it didn't look like he had much sleep the night before. She glared at him just before greeting Tomoyo, who was unable to tape their latest card capture. Sakura did a kawaii little flounce before sitting at her desk.
Sitting behind Sakura all day proved to be difficult for Syaoran. His mind couldn't leave the awful night he had, especially the dream. Before lunch, Mitsuki-sensei called on him twice, and he couldn't answer either time. When the lunch bell sounded, she asked him to stay for a minute.
"Li-kun, is something wrong? You don't seem to be yourself today." Mitsuki-sensei knew about the incident between Syaoran and Sakura, having been there, but she knew nothing of his dream.
"Sakura-chan and I had a big fight yesterday. I said some really awful things and ... made her cry. I really need to talk to her, though. It may be life-threatening to her if I don't, but I really don't think she'll even look at me." Syaoran's voice cracked in worry and remorse.
"If it's that crucial, you need to find a way to get her to listen. If you can't get her to talk to you during lunch, I'll see what I can do."
"No, I've got to do this myself. I'd prefer not to have any help."
"Okay, if you don't want it, I understand. Now, go to lunch. You still have enough time to speak with her, I think." She smiled in a way that slightly eased his nerves.
"Sumimasen, Mitsuki-sensei." Syaoran bowed politely in apology.
"Don't worry, Li-kun. Everyone has their off days." She smiled again warmly.
Syaoran headed outside to find Sakura. He figured she probably would be sitting with Tomoyo and the other girls. He found all of them but Sakura sitting in the shade of a ginko tree.
"Where's Sakura-chan?" Syaoran asked, trying to hide his anxiety. He did a poor job of it, and Tomoyo was a little shocked.
"She didn't sit with us today. I think she's on the rooftop," Tomoyo said, pointing to the fence at the top of the school.
"Domo!" Syaoran shouted as he dashed back to the building. His time to talk to her was growing shorter and shorter. He threw open the door and ran to the stairwell. As he sped up the stairs, he tried to think of what he would say to Sakura.
"I've got to tell her about my dream, that's for sure. That'll be the easy part. The real challenge will be getting her to talk to me in the first place." Syaoran reached the top step and shoved the heavy door open. Sakura was sitting at one corner of the roof, eating the rice from her lunch. She looked up when she heard the bang of the door resettling in the jamb. Her first reaction was to invite Syaoran over to eat with her, but she was still too mad to let that catch her off guard.
"What do you want?" Sakura inquired icily.
"Sakura, I have to tell you something! It's very important! Are you going to listen to me?"
"Why should I? I'm so stupid it might not sink in." Sakura shot him a heated glare.
"Look, Sakura, I'm serious! You've got to..."
"I've got to what? I don't think I *have* to do anything you tell me. Now go away and let me finish my lunch in peace." Sakura began to eat again, bowing her head so Syaoran wouldn't see the tears in her eyes.
"Hey, Sakura, I'm sorry..."
"Yeah, right! Even if you are, it's rather late to apologize for that. I told you to leave, so do it!" A tear ran down Sakura's cheek.
Just then, the end lunch bell rang. Syaoran wanted to keep trying to convince her to listen, but she continued to refuse. Syaoran decided it was getting nowhere fast and he would catch her after school and talk to her then.
Sakura brushed past Syaoran and hurried back to class. She was ready to explode into a crying fit, but she decided just to go back to class and calm down.
Syaoran felt absolutely defeated. *Why didn't I just apologize first? Stupid arrogance!* He headed back to class, feeling like the whole world had turned its back on him.
