Moving On
"Sakura!" Mr. Kinomoto's voice rang through the house as Sakura rose and yawned. "Sakura, wake up!"
"I'm awake!" she answered as she hurried to dress. She packed up her school supplies and ran down to breakfast. Touya was still there, because he was going to stay for the whole week. When he saw Sakura, he sneered.
"Some things never change." Touya took a sip of his tea. "You still sound like a monster rampaging on those stairs."
Sakura playfully punched Touya and sat down to eat. As she ate as quickly as possible, Touya laughed as he remembered her doing the same thing when he was still in high school. He stopped her as she dropped her plate in the sink. "Sakura-chan… about what I said about Tomoyo yesterday…"
"That's okay," Sakura interrupted. "I'm glad you're trying to prepare me for the real world. Thank you, Touya."
Touya nodded and tossed Sakura her backpack. "You're gonna be late for school if you don't hurry up."
Sakura strapped on her skates and placed her school shoes in a bag. She exchanged waves to her brother as she sped off. It didn't take her long until she skidded to a stop in front of Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan!" she yelled happily. She hugged Tomoyo.
"Good morning to you too, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo answered. "You seem to be in a good mood today."
"I had a terrible dream that I was all grown up and I wasn't friends with you or Syaoran or Meiling or Rika or Chiharu or Naoko!"
"That'll never happen," Tomoyo explained, comforting Sakura. "Some friendships, like ours, last a lifetime."
"Thanks, Tomoyo. Let's get to school."
As Sakura and Tomoyo walked into their classroom they heard a very familiar voice. Then they saw who it was: Meiling.
"Sakura." Meiling turned away from Sakura to talk to Syaoran, who was double-checking an English paper that was due in the afternoon. He nodded along as he pretended to be listening. Sakura sat in front of Syaoran and Tomoyo sat across from Sakura, in front of Meiling. Meiling was mad at Sakura after a fight they had had the year before. Sakura knew Tomoyo noticed too, because she had leaned over the desks and whispered,
"I guess she still hasn't forgiven you."
Sakura nodded in agreement as Meiling gave her a dirty look and continued her conversation. Sakura didn't mind: she was in a good mood today. After weeks of waiting, she was finally going to ask Syaoran if he wanted to see a movie with her today. Tomoyo had encouraged her. Since Meiling was visiting again, she'd wait until the afternoon to ask…
"Sakura!" Mr. Kinomoto's voice rang through the house as Sakura rose and yawned. "Sakura, wake up!"
"I'm awake!" she answered as she hurried to dress. She packed up her school supplies and ran down to breakfast. Touya was still there, because he was going to stay for the whole week. When he saw Sakura, he sneered.
"Some things never change." Touya took a sip of his tea. "You still sound like a monster rampaging on those stairs."
Sakura playfully punched Touya and sat down to eat. As she ate as quickly as possible, Touya laughed as he remembered her doing the same thing when he was still in high school. He stopped her as she dropped her plate in the sink. "Sakura-chan… about what I said about Tomoyo yesterday…"
"That's okay," Sakura interrupted. "I'm glad you're trying to prepare me for the real world. Thank you, Touya."
Touya nodded and tossed Sakura her backpack. "You're gonna be late for school if you don't hurry up."
Sakura strapped on her skates and placed her school shoes in a bag. She exchanged waves to her brother as she sped off. It didn't take her long until she skidded to a stop in front of Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan!" she yelled happily. She hugged Tomoyo.
"Good morning to you too, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo answered. "You seem to be in a good mood today."
"I had a terrible dream that I was all grown up and I wasn't friends with you or Syaoran or Meiling or Rika or Chiharu or Naoko!"
"That'll never happen," Tomoyo explained, comforting Sakura. "Some friendships, like ours, last a lifetime."
"Thanks, Tomoyo. Let's get to school."
As Sakura and Tomoyo walked into their classroom they heard a very familiar voice. Then they saw who it was: Meiling.
"Sakura." Meiling turned away from Sakura to talk to Syaoran, who was double-checking an English paper that was due in the afternoon. He nodded along as he pretended to be listening. Sakura sat in front of Syaoran and Tomoyo sat across from Sakura, in front of Meiling. Meiling was mad at Sakura after a fight they had had the year before. Sakura knew Tomoyo noticed too, because she had leaned over the desks and whispered,
"I guess she still hasn't forgiven you."
Sakura nodded in agreement as Meiling gave her a dirty look and continued her conversation. Sakura didn't mind: she was in a good mood today. After weeks of waiting, she was finally going to ask Syaoran if he wanted to see a movie with her today. Tomoyo had encouraged her. Since Meiling was visiting again, she'd wait until the afternoon to ask…
