Chayton spent most of the class sneaking glances at Tomoyo, the girl who sat next to him. She was pretty in a way, but more because he reminded him of his sister, Teracia. But finding a girlfriend was not his mission. Finding the Spirit Cards was, however, and that meant finding out who the other Candidates were. In this classroom alone he had felt three sources of magic, though the Cards sometimes chose people without magic rather than those with it. One source came from the boy who sat on the other side of Tomoyo, and, from the venomous glare Chayton was recieving from him, the kid thought that Chayton was moving in on his girlfriend. Maybe he would have a little bit of fun, just to make the kid mad... But that would have to wait until later. The other two sources came from two kids who also sat nearby, though he had yet to find out their names. Miss Kaho had magic as well, but the Cards had never chosen a person to be their Master if they were already over 15, so she wasn't a Candidate. Other than those three, Chayton didn't sense anyone else nearby who could be a possible Candidate for the Cards. That was good. It meant his chances were better.
"Tomoyo, would you mind if I sit with you at lunch?" Chayton asked as soon as the lesson was over.
"Sure," Tomoyo replied. "That is, if you don't mind sitting with my friends as well."
"Of course not. I should like to get to know them better. After all, I'd like to make some friends before I return home at the end of the year."
"You're only staying for this year?"
"Yes, sadly. But its still fun to travel. I get to meet nice people, though I don't think I've yet to meet any as nice as you, Tomoyo."
The murderous look Chayton got from Tomoyo's boyfriend nearly sent Chayton into tears with laughter. He did manage to keep a straight face until he got outside, where he did laugh, though quietly. While Tomoyo had gone to talk to Sakura and Syaoran, Eriol had followed Chayton outside. He looked like he was ready to hang Chayton from the top of the school and leave him there. Chayton smiled, but hardly in a friendly way. It only heightened Eriol's distrust in the boy, but Chayton hardly cared.
"What's the matter? Don't like me flirting with Tomoyo?" Chayton asked softly.
"I know you're up to something, Chayton. I don't know what it is, but you had better leave Tomoyo alone. My magic is much stronger than yours, and I won't allow you to cause anyone any trouble here, understand?"
"Stronger than me, huh? I wouldn't be so sure, pretty boy," Chayton hissed. "But I'll leave Tomoyo alone, for now, anyway. I have bigger things to worry about for the time being. So just stay out of my way."
Chayton walked off, and Eriol semi-followed him, turning off into the cafeteria, while Chayton walked into the school library. Sakura, Syaoran and Tomoyo were already sitting at a table when he walked in. Tomoyo looked a bit surprised that Chayton wasn't with Eriol.
"Where's Chayton?" she asked. Eriol wished she hadn't but it was Syaoran who answered.
"I don't think it matters. There's something about him I don't trust."
"You once said that about Ms. Mizuki, but she turned out to be on our side. And you said the same about Eriol too," Sakura pointed out.
"Syaoran's right, Sakura," Eriol said. "I don't think we can trust him. Not until we find out what's going on, anyway. I have a feeling he's looking for those cards, just like we are. We should be careful. I'd hate to see any kind of powerful magic fall into the wrong hands."
Reluctantly Sakura and Tomoyo agreed with the two boys, but Tomoyo seemed very unsure. It wasn't like Eriol to say stuff like that without a reason but... Chayton seemed like such a nice person. It was hard to believe that he would do anything that would cause harm. But a promise was a promise, and she would remain cautious, just like the rest of the gang.
"Tomoyo, would you mind if I sit with you at lunch?" Chayton asked as soon as the lesson was over.
"Sure," Tomoyo replied. "That is, if you don't mind sitting with my friends as well."
"Of course not. I should like to get to know them better. After all, I'd like to make some friends before I return home at the end of the year."
"You're only staying for this year?"
"Yes, sadly. But its still fun to travel. I get to meet nice people, though I don't think I've yet to meet any as nice as you, Tomoyo."
The murderous look Chayton got from Tomoyo's boyfriend nearly sent Chayton into tears with laughter. He did manage to keep a straight face until he got outside, where he did laugh, though quietly. While Tomoyo had gone to talk to Sakura and Syaoran, Eriol had followed Chayton outside. He looked like he was ready to hang Chayton from the top of the school and leave him there. Chayton smiled, but hardly in a friendly way. It only heightened Eriol's distrust in the boy, but Chayton hardly cared.
"What's the matter? Don't like me flirting with Tomoyo?" Chayton asked softly.
"I know you're up to something, Chayton. I don't know what it is, but you had better leave Tomoyo alone. My magic is much stronger than yours, and I won't allow you to cause anyone any trouble here, understand?"
"Stronger than me, huh? I wouldn't be so sure, pretty boy," Chayton hissed. "But I'll leave Tomoyo alone, for now, anyway. I have bigger things to worry about for the time being. So just stay out of my way."
Chayton walked off, and Eriol semi-followed him, turning off into the cafeteria, while Chayton walked into the school library. Sakura, Syaoran and Tomoyo were already sitting at a table when he walked in. Tomoyo looked a bit surprised that Chayton wasn't with Eriol.
"Where's Chayton?" she asked. Eriol wished she hadn't but it was Syaoran who answered.
"I don't think it matters. There's something about him I don't trust."
"You once said that about Ms. Mizuki, but she turned out to be on our side. And you said the same about Eriol too," Sakura pointed out.
"Syaoran's right, Sakura," Eriol said. "I don't think we can trust him. Not until we find out what's going on, anyway. I have a feeling he's looking for those cards, just like we are. We should be careful. I'd hate to see any kind of powerful magic fall into the wrong hands."
Reluctantly Sakura and Tomoyo agreed with the two boys, but Tomoyo seemed very unsure. It wasn't like Eriol to say stuff like that without a reason but... Chayton seemed like such a nice person. It was hard to believe that he would do anything that would cause harm. But a promise was a promise, and she would remain cautious, just like the rest of the gang.
