Syaoran saw the girl's eyes turn from a soft ice blue to an empty ocean blue. He caught her as she screamed, and collapsed. Blinking, he wonder what happened... Did she see what happened? He wondered to himself. Not having the heart to leave her alone, he propped her up against the Sakura tree and sat down next to her. He blushed slightly as he felt her weight lean against him. A few minutes later, Sakura woke up to find that she was leaning on something warm...with the familiar scent of autumn. Popping up, she found that it was the brown haired boy she leaned against. Stupid stupid stupid! she scolded herself.
"Gomen ne..." Sakura mumbled, fixing her pigtails.
"No problem," he smiled, then looked concerned. "Are you alright?"
"Yah...just saw something, that's all..."
"What'd you see?"
"N-nothing!"
He frowned slightly, but then returned back to his normal expressionless face. He was certain that this Sakura was the same as his Sakura...reborn into a new body. He could feel it. Her aura felt almost identical to his Sakura's, and her hair smelled exactly like the fragrant cherry blossoms she was named for...just like Sakura. The bell rang, waking him from his thoughts.
"I better walk with you to your class...in case you pass out again or something," Syaoran offered.
Sakura felt herself unconsciously nod, then scolding herself afterwards. Hadn't she been hurt enough times before? This would just be another guy breaking her heart...yet...for some reason she felt safe around him...there was something familiar about him. After putting her cards into her pocket, she felt his arm wrap around her waist. She felt heat rise up in her cheeks, wondering to herself why she wasn't pushing him away...like she did to every guy after she decided they weren't worth her time. Even when they reached the classroom, Syaoran still had his arm around her... And so they entered the classroom like this. All eyes turned towards them, and jealous glares were shot at Sakura from all the girls when they saw that Syaoran's arm was around her. However, he calmly guided her towards a group that had a few grinning faces.
"Welcome back, Sakura-Chan!" Eriol grinned.
Tomoyo couldn't help grinning either, "Li-kun, we were just talking about catching a movie after school, wanna come?"
Syaoran shrugged then turned to Sakura, "Do you wanna come with us?"
She blushed then nodded slowly. What am I doing? Haven't I been taught enough that guys will always break my heart? How could I let this one guy make her fall for this entire routine again! Scolding herself silently, she still could not bring herself to push him away.
"We'll both come," Syaoran declared. "What are we seeing?"
Naoko popped up, "13 Ghosts!"
Sakura's face paled, "G-g-ghosts!?!" she stuttered.
Syaoran pulled her closer, and whispered into her ear, "Don't worry, I'll be right beside you." He smiled to himself as he recalled his Sakura's fear of ghost as well. This new Sakura had to be the same as the old one. Immediately he felt Sakura relax when he whispered those words.
As Syaoran was smiling at the blushing Sakura, the gang of friends smiled at each other. For Tomoyo, Eriol, and Meilin, they knew that this was actually the old Sakura in a new body. However as for Yamazaki, Chiharu, Rika, and Naoko, they smiled because they were relieved that Syaoran had moved on and found a new girl. However they thought that his choice was a little unusual because this new Sakura dressed like a punk.
***
The bell rang signifying the end of the school day. Sakura packed her bag, and slung it over her shoulder. When she looked up, she found Syaoran looking at her. She felt heat rise up in her cheeks, and looked away and quickly walked to the girl's locker room to exchange her school shoes for her regular sneakers. She opened her locker deciding whether to wear her regular pink Sketchers sneakers or her pink Sketchers roller-skates. She decided on the roller-skates. Recently, Sakura switched from roller-blades to roller-skates because the new skates were less bulky than blades. Tucking her sneakers in her bag, she skated out to the main entrance.
Everybody was already waiting for her, and exchanging new gossip around. Syaoran seemed to be distant from the gang, but cheered up once he caught sight of Sakura. She skated up to him, as he flashed a rare smile revealing his perfectly white teeth.
"Yay! Sakura-Chan is finally here!" giggled Chiharu.
"Yup, poor Syaoran-kun here was tortured not having you--OW!" Yamazaki began, but Syaoran elbowed him in the stomach.
She giggled a little as Syaoran and Yamazaki began a glaring contest, but to her surprise Syaoran broke it.
"All right, let's start heading downtown," Syaoran stated.
Tomoyo whipped out a video camera and began her new film on Syaoran and the new Sakura. She had missed making outfits for Sakura and filming her. It was good to have her back although it wasn't completely like the old Sakura...
Sakura turned around to find Tomoyo taping them, "Hoi?"
Syaoran looked down at her...only Sakura uses the word "hoi," he thought to himself. "Don't mind her, she's obsessed with video cameras and filming things," he told Sakura. He looked down at the cute confused look on Sakura's face as she nodded.
Sakura and Syaoran hung near the back as the group walked downtown. She was slowly skating next to him. Tomoyo was near the front being dragged by the waist by Eriol as she still continued to film. Suddenly Sakura felt a strong tug on the back of her skirt.
"Hey, baby. Remember me?" came a voice behind her.
Fear swept through Sakura as she turned around slowly...facing her nightmare. The boy who had tugged on her skirt was Daemon. One day he and his gang had drugged her...and was drained of her strength as he stripped her naked one day. She remembered it clearly how weak and defenseless she felt against him...it was a nightmare. However she managed to gain enough strength to scream...and this in fact had saved her. Sakura reached for Syaoran's hand as she recalled this horrible memory.
Syaoran stepped in front of her, growling at Daemon, "What do you want?"
Ignoring him, Daemon laughed aloud, "I'll get you next time, Tenshi Sakura."
By now, Sakura was trembling with fright that even Syaoran's comforting hold on her didn't help. Syaoran glared at the departing boy wondering what he had done to make Sakura so afraid of him... The group finally realized that Sakura and Syaoran had stopped walking, and turned around to see what was going on.
"Gomen ne..." Sakura mumbled, fixing her pigtails.
"No problem," he smiled, then looked concerned. "Are you alright?"
"Yah...just saw something, that's all..."
"What'd you see?"
"N-nothing!"
He frowned slightly, but then returned back to his normal expressionless face. He was certain that this Sakura was the same as his Sakura...reborn into a new body. He could feel it. Her aura felt almost identical to his Sakura's, and her hair smelled exactly like the fragrant cherry blossoms she was named for...just like Sakura. The bell rang, waking him from his thoughts.
"I better walk with you to your class...in case you pass out again or something," Syaoran offered.
Sakura felt herself unconsciously nod, then scolding herself afterwards. Hadn't she been hurt enough times before? This would just be another guy breaking her heart...yet...for some reason she felt safe around him...there was something familiar about him. After putting her cards into her pocket, she felt his arm wrap around her waist. She felt heat rise up in her cheeks, wondering to herself why she wasn't pushing him away...like she did to every guy after she decided they weren't worth her time. Even when they reached the classroom, Syaoran still had his arm around her... And so they entered the classroom like this. All eyes turned towards them, and jealous glares were shot at Sakura from all the girls when they saw that Syaoran's arm was around her. However, he calmly guided her towards a group that had a few grinning faces.
"Welcome back, Sakura-Chan!" Eriol grinned.
Tomoyo couldn't help grinning either, "Li-kun, we were just talking about catching a movie after school, wanna come?"
Syaoran shrugged then turned to Sakura, "Do you wanna come with us?"
She blushed then nodded slowly. What am I doing? Haven't I been taught enough that guys will always break my heart? How could I let this one guy make her fall for this entire routine again! Scolding herself silently, she still could not bring herself to push him away.
"We'll both come," Syaoran declared. "What are we seeing?"
Naoko popped up, "13 Ghosts!"
Sakura's face paled, "G-g-ghosts!?!" she stuttered.
Syaoran pulled her closer, and whispered into her ear, "Don't worry, I'll be right beside you." He smiled to himself as he recalled his Sakura's fear of ghost as well. This new Sakura had to be the same as the old one. Immediately he felt Sakura relax when he whispered those words.
As Syaoran was smiling at the blushing Sakura, the gang of friends smiled at each other. For Tomoyo, Eriol, and Meilin, they knew that this was actually the old Sakura in a new body. However as for Yamazaki, Chiharu, Rika, and Naoko, they smiled because they were relieved that Syaoran had moved on and found a new girl. However they thought that his choice was a little unusual because this new Sakura dressed like a punk.
***
The bell rang signifying the end of the school day. Sakura packed her bag, and slung it over her shoulder. When she looked up, she found Syaoran looking at her. She felt heat rise up in her cheeks, and looked away and quickly walked to the girl's locker room to exchange her school shoes for her regular sneakers. She opened her locker deciding whether to wear her regular pink Sketchers sneakers or her pink Sketchers roller-skates. She decided on the roller-skates. Recently, Sakura switched from roller-blades to roller-skates because the new skates were less bulky than blades. Tucking her sneakers in her bag, she skated out to the main entrance.
Everybody was already waiting for her, and exchanging new gossip around. Syaoran seemed to be distant from the gang, but cheered up once he caught sight of Sakura. She skated up to him, as he flashed a rare smile revealing his perfectly white teeth.
"Yay! Sakura-Chan is finally here!" giggled Chiharu.
"Yup, poor Syaoran-kun here was tortured not having you--OW!" Yamazaki began, but Syaoran elbowed him in the stomach.
She giggled a little as Syaoran and Yamazaki began a glaring contest, but to her surprise Syaoran broke it.
"All right, let's start heading downtown," Syaoran stated.
Tomoyo whipped out a video camera and began her new film on Syaoran and the new Sakura. She had missed making outfits for Sakura and filming her. It was good to have her back although it wasn't completely like the old Sakura...
Sakura turned around to find Tomoyo taping them, "Hoi?"
Syaoran looked down at her...only Sakura uses the word "hoi," he thought to himself. "Don't mind her, she's obsessed with video cameras and filming things," he told Sakura. He looked down at the cute confused look on Sakura's face as she nodded.
Sakura and Syaoran hung near the back as the group walked downtown. She was slowly skating next to him. Tomoyo was near the front being dragged by the waist by Eriol as she still continued to film. Suddenly Sakura felt a strong tug on the back of her skirt.
"Hey, baby. Remember me?" came a voice behind her.
Fear swept through Sakura as she turned around slowly...facing her nightmare. The boy who had tugged on her skirt was Daemon. One day he and his gang had drugged her...and was drained of her strength as he stripped her naked one day. She remembered it clearly how weak and defenseless she felt against him...it was a nightmare. However she managed to gain enough strength to scream...and this in fact had saved her. Sakura reached for Syaoran's hand as she recalled this horrible memory.
Syaoran stepped in front of her, growling at Daemon, "What do you want?"
Ignoring him, Daemon laughed aloud, "I'll get you next time, Tenshi Sakura."
By now, Sakura was trembling with fright that even Syaoran's comforting hold on her didn't help. Syaoran glared at the departing boy wondering what he had done to make Sakura so afraid of him... The group finally realized that Sakura and Syaoran had stopped walking, and turned around to see what was going on.