Author's note: Again, I know that I'm not right, but who cares? I can still
tell a good story without being historically correct! Besides, now you
don't know what's gonna happen! *grins and winks*
Chapter 2: Solitude
Sakura walked over to the grassy gardens of her high school and sat down beneath a large tree. All she wanted was some peace and quiet. Some time to think about what had happened that day. Suddenly an image burst in upon her thought and stunned her with its clarity.
~~~
Sakura walked down the sandy sidewalk of Penguin Park and listened to the silence. She could hear the faint sound of a swing squeaking and she went to see who it was. There, sitting on the swing was a boy with a sullen expression and a frown.
"Hi," Sakura said, sitting down on the swing next to him.
"Go away!" he said abruptly.
"Why don't we just talk for a bit?" Sakura asked kindly.
"No! I just want to be alone!" the boy replied.
"Okay," Sakura said and walked away.
"I just want some solitude," he whispered to himself.
~~~
"Hey," came a voice behind her, interrupting her reverie.
Sakura turned around to see the new kid, Li, standing there, looking at her.
"Um, hi," Sakura replied.
"I didn't get to talk to you earlier," Li said, sitting down beside her.
"Why would you want to talk to me?" Sakura asked, puzzled.
She was expecting any answer except the one she got.
"I wanted to tell you how much I missed you," Li replied, an odd expression on his face.
"M-missed me?" Sakura asked, stumbling over the words.
"Yeah, I know that I promised to come back, and it was a lot longer than I expected, but hey, I kept my promise, didn't I?" he said with a rueful grin.
"What promise? Do I know you from somewhere?" Sakura asked, now really confused.
"Are you mad at me or something? I know it's been a while, but I came back, didn't I?" Li asked angrily.
"Why are you so angry at me when I don't even know you?" Sakura asked, but the words didn't ring true.
"Don't even know me? Sakura, you and I battled the Clow Cards together! We captured them all! How could you forget?" Li asked.
"Clow Cards?" Sakura asked, not understanding.
"My God, you really don't know me, you don't even remember the Clow Cards!" Li whispered.
"I've gotta go," Sakura said, looking at Li hesitantly.
Li just stood there and stared at nothing. Not truly understanding what this all meant. As Sakura was walking away, Madison came running up and gaped at her.
"You are so lucky! The new guy talked to you!" Madison said enviously.
"I don't know, he's kinda weird," Sakura replied.
Clow Cards………the words brought back an odd feeling and Sakura shuddered. Whatever they were, she was sure she didn't want to have anything to do with them.
Chapter 2: Solitude
Sakura walked over to the grassy gardens of her high school and sat down beneath a large tree. All she wanted was some peace and quiet. Some time to think about what had happened that day. Suddenly an image burst in upon her thought and stunned her with its clarity.
~~~
Sakura walked down the sandy sidewalk of Penguin Park and listened to the silence. She could hear the faint sound of a swing squeaking and she went to see who it was. There, sitting on the swing was a boy with a sullen expression and a frown.
"Hi," Sakura said, sitting down on the swing next to him.
"Go away!" he said abruptly.
"Why don't we just talk for a bit?" Sakura asked kindly.
"No! I just want to be alone!" the boy replied.
"Okay," Sakura said and walked away.
"I just want some solitude," he whispered to himself.
~~~
"Hey," came a voice behind her, interrupting her reverie.
Sakura turned around to see the new kid, Li, standing there, looking at her.
"Um, hi," Sakura replied.
"I didn't get to talk to you earlier," Li said, sitting down beside her.
"Why would you want to talk to me?" Sakura asked, puzzled.
She was expecting any answer except the one she got.
"I wanted to tell you how much I missed you," Li replied, an odd expression on his face.
"M-missed me?" Sakura asked, stumbling over the words.
"Yeah, I know that I promised to come back, and it was a lot longer than I expected, but hey, I kept my promise, didn't I?" he said with a rueful grin.
"What promise? Do I know you from somewhere?" Sakura asked, now really confused.
"Are you mad at me or something? I know it's been a while, but I came back, didn't I?" Li asked angrily.
"Why are you so angry at me when I don't even know you?" Sakura asked, but the words didn't ring true.
"Don't even know me? Sakura, you and I battled the Clow Cards together! We captured them all! How could you forget?" Li asked.
"Clow Cards?" Sakura asked, not understanding.
"My God, you really don't know me, you don't even remember the Clow Cards!" Li whispered.
"I've gotta go," Sakura said, looking at Li hesitantly.
Li just stood there and stared at nothing. Not truly understanding what this all meant. As Sakura was walking away, Madison came running up and gaped at her.
"You are so lucky! The new guy talked to you!" Madison said enviously.
"I don't know, he's kinda weird," Sakura replied.
Clow Cards………the words brought back an odd feeling and Sakura shuddered. Whatever they were, she was sure she didn't want to have anything to do with them.