Sakura Kinomoto, age 15, got up from bed and stretched.
She put on her school uniform and went downstairs.
"Hey!! I was going to eat the leftover pizza!!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Too late, monster." Toya smirked.
Grumbling, Sakura settled down to eat some old cereal.
As unhappy as she was that she had to eat cereal, she felt happy for no reason.
Or at least, she knew there was a reason, but she didn't know what it was.
After shoveling the cereal into her mouth in a most grossly unladylike way, Sakura grabbed her skates and was out the door.
"Itterashai!! (See you later)" said Sakura's dad as she ran past.
"Hope you never come back! " Toya added.
"Hopefully, I never will!" Sakura yelled back.
Without waiting for his infuriating reply, Sakura hobbled out onto the street, stepping on the back of her skates.
"Oh, no...Toya's going to tease me again that I'm in high school and I can't even get to school on time..."
Sakura put her skates on properly and sped down the street.
She was making good time when she crashed into a boy with brown hair walking down the street.
"Whoa...Excuse me...uh...Hey!!! Sakura!! It's me!!" the boy yelled.
Sakura scratched her head trying to remember if she knew this guy or not.
"It's me, Syaoran Li." the boy said, a little calmer.
Sakura still can't remember who the heck this guy is.
"Uh...To tell the truth, I really don't know who you are. Anways, I've got to go, or I'm going to be late for school. See you around." Sakura said.
Then she turned and skated off.
She made it through the school gates just in time and breathlessly arrived at her seat.
She looked up to the front of the room to see...the boy she'd run into just a little while ago.
Sakura stared as the teacher gave Syaoran a seat next to Kamiko, a top student that he believed would help Syaoran on his first day at school.
Sakura stared until Mr. Fujimura told her that it was rude to stare.
She blushed as the class laughed.
Sakura went through Language Arts, Trig, and Biology with the new kid, and then it was lunch.
She went to her locker to put her things away and meet Tomoyo.
Tomoyo was waiting for her at her locker.
"Did you see the new kid? He is sooooooooooo cute!! Maybe even cuter than Yuuto!" Tomoyo nearly drooled.
"Uh...." Sakura couldn't really agree, because this was the guy who had nearly made her tardy that morning, and she felt really uncomfortable around him. Besides, she thought Yuuto, a senior in the school was a lot better looking.
"Well, anyway, hurry up. I'm starving, and I want to eat..." Tomoyo stopped in mid-sentence and stared somewhere behind Sakura.
"What?" Sakura asked and turned around.
Then she saw Syaoran.
He smiled shyly and asked, "Now do you remember me?"
Sakura was annoyed. She felt a strange heat going up her chest, a feeling that was familiar but hadn't felt in several years.
"Will you stop pestering me with your I-know-you joke? Just leave me alone." Sakura said angrily.
Syaoran turned away and said in a strangled voice, "Fine. I'll leave you alone."
Something stirred in Sakura's memory.
*****Flashback*****
Sakura is hearing someone's voice.
"Please, Sakura, never forget me" the voice was saying.
"Please..." the voice got smaller, as if it were going far away.
"No!!!" Sakura heard her own voice.
"No...."
********
"Sakura!!"
Sakura was jolted awake by the sound of Tomoyo's voice.
"Sakura, wake up!!"
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" said Sakura. "I was just wandering off, I guess." she laughed.
She looked back to see if Syaoran was still there, but he was gone.
The two girls went to the cafeteria and got their lunches.
They sat down at a table and were about to eat when Tomoyo squealed and said, "Look!!! Look!! Yuuto's coming to our table, and he's looking straight at me!!!"
Sakura swiveled around in her chair to take a look and found herself looking at Yuuto's chest.
Sakura blushed as Yuuto cleared his throat.
"Umm....Uh...uh... Sakura!! erm, I was wondering if you could come to the movies with me this Saturday..."
Sakura gaped.
Tomoyo looked horror struck.
Two tables over, Syaoran choked on a piece of chicken.
"Umm....that is.. if you're busy...."
"Oh, no,no, no...It's just that..."
Sakura stopped. Now why had she said "just that"? She hadn't meant to say that.
She wanted to yell, "Yes!! Yes!! I'd love to!!"
but the words wouldn't come.
It was as if those words had been wiped from her vocabulary, as if she didn't have them to say anymore.
Syaoran and Tomoyo waited breathlessly for her answer.
When Sakura could finally speak, she tried to reply, but...
She put on her school uniform and went downstairs.
"Hey!! I was going to eat the leftover pizza!!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Too late, monster." Toya smirked.
Grumbling, Sakura settled down to eat some old cereal.
As unhappy as she was that she had to eat cereal, she felt happy for no reason.
Or at least, she knew there was a reason, but she didn't know what it was.
After shoveling the cereal into her mouth in a most grossly unladylike way, Sakura grabbed her skates and was out the door.
"Itterashai!! (See you later)" said Sakura's dad as she ran past.
"Hope you never come back! " Toya added.
"Hopefully, I never will!" Sakura yelled back.
Without waiting for his infuriating reply, Sakura hobbled out onto the street, stepping on the back of her skates.
"Oh, no...Toya's going to tease me again that I'm in high school and I can't even get to school on time..."
Sakura put her skates on properly and sped down the street.
She was making good time when she crashed into a boy with brown hair walking down the street.
"Whoa...Excuse me...uh...Hey!!! Sakura!! It's me!!" the boy yelled.
Sakura scratched her head trying to remember if she knew this guy or not.
"It's me, Syaoran Li." the boy said, a little calmer.
Sakura still can't remember who the heck this guy is.
"Uh...To tell the truth, I really don't know who you are. Anways, I've got to go, or I'm going to be late for school. See you around." Sakura said.
Then she turned and skated off.
She made it through the school gates just in time and breathlessly arrived at her seat.
She looked up to the front of the room to see...the boy she'd run into just a little while ago.
Sakura stared as the teacher gave Syaoran a seat next to Kamiko, a top student that he believed would help Syaoran on his first day at school.
Sakura stared until Mr. Fujimura told her that it was rude to stare.
She blushed as the class laughed.
Sakura went through Language Arts, Trig, and Biology with the new kid, and then it was lunch.
She went to her locker to put her things away and meet Tomoyo.
Tomoyo was waiting for her at her locker.
"Did you see the new kid? He is sooooooooooo cute!! Maybe even cuter than Yuuto!" Tomoyo nearly drooled.
"Uh...." Sakura couldn't really agree, because this was the guy who had nearly made her tardy that morning, and she felt really uncomfortable around him. Besides, she thought Yuuto, a senior in the school was a lot better looking.
"Well, anyway, hurry up. I'm starving, and I want to eat..." Tomoyo stopped in mid-sentence and stared somewhere behind Sakura.
"What?" Sakura asked and turned around.
Then she saw Syaoran.
He smiled shyly and asked, "Now do you remember me?"
Sakura was annoyed. She felt a strange heat going up her chest, a feeling that was familiar but hadn't felt in several years.
"Will you stop pestering me with your I-know-you joke? Just leave me alone." Sakura said angrily.
Syaoran turned away and said in a strangled voice, "Fine. I'll leave you alone."
Something stirred in Sakura's memory.
*****Flashback*****
Sakura is hearing someone's voice.
"Please, Sakura, never forget me" the voice was saying.
"Please..." the voice got smaller, as if it were going far away.
"No!!!" Sakura heard her own voice.
"No...."
********
"Sakura!!"
Sakura was jolted awake by the sound of Tomoyo's voice.
"Sakura, wake up!!"
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" said Sakura. "I was just wandering off, I guess." she laughed.
She looked back to see if Syaoran was still there, but he was gone.
The two girls went to the cafeteria and got their lunches.
They sat down at a table and were about to eat when Tomoyo squealed and said, "Look!!! Look!! Yuuto's coming to our table, and he's looking straight at me!!!"
Sakura swiveled around in her chair to take a look and found herself looking at Yuuto's chest.
Sakura blushed as Yuuto cleared his throat.
"Umm....Uh...uh... Sakura!! erm, I was wondering if you could come to the movies with me this Saturday..."
Sakura gaped.
Tomoyo looked horror struck.
Two tables over, Syaoran choked on a piece of chicken.
"Umm....that is.. if you're busy...."
"Oh, no,no, no...It's just that..."
Sakura stopped. Now why had she said "just that"? She hadn't meant to say that.
She wanted to yell, "Yes!! Yes!! I'd love to!!"
but the words wouldn't come.
It was as if those words had been wiped from her vocabulary, as if she didn't have them to say anymore.
Syaoran and Tomoyo waited breathlessly for her answer.
When Sakura could finally speak, she tried to reply, but...