Himitsu backed away,to MEiling's surprise.She stood up curiously and examined him,peering at him with her suspicious ruby eyes."Hmm?"
The boy sweatdropped."W-What?"he squeaked,much to Sakura and Li's surprise.
Li's cousin stepped back and stared at him."You look familiar."
"I-I..I..I d-don't know you."he mumbled.
"If you say so."she shrugged and sat down his seat."Is this your place?"
He nodded meekly.
"Mind if I sit here?"
"Y-Yes,I mean no,er.."he sputtered.
"Good morning class."greeted the teacher.
"Ohayou sensei!"
"Everyone,we have a new student in class,altough some of you may already know her back in fourth grade.Li Meiling,come here."
She nodded and walked to the front while Himitsu watched her quietly from his seat.
"Nihao!I'm Li Meiling,for those of you who don't know me.I'm the cousin of your best-looking classmate,Li Syaoran."she announced proudly while Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Alright,since we don't have a ready seat for you yet,you may take the vacant seat beside Ikaru."the sensei gestured towards Himitsu.The boy,upon sensing Meiling's eyes on him,quickly looked down.
She skipped towards him and sat down her seat.
"Now you may all bring out your paper and pen.We're going to have a quiz on problem-solving."the woman announced cheerfully,oblivious to the class' collective groans.
"Great,it's my first day in school and I'm going to take a test about something I know nothing about."she muttered.
Himitsu stared at her wordlessly.
She noticed it and looked at him sharply."What do you want?"
He gulped and quickly turned back to his work.
After a sigh,she turned back to the figures she jotted down.They swirled vexingly in front of her eyes.She suddenly wished she was sitting beside her cousin.Li was very good in Math.
Suddenly,she saw her seatmate push a piece of paper towards her subtly,his face slightly red."Here."
She peered at it and saw the solutions."Y-You're giving this to me?"
He nodded.
"I don't need your help!"she hissed.
His face fell."Uh-"
Her eyes darted towards the teacher's desk.To her relief,it was empty.She cheerfully turned back to her seatmate."But I couldn't turn down such generous offer."She quickly took the paper and copied his answers.
Sakura and Li were watching the scene in awe.
"Is he really the Himitsu Ikaru we fought with last night?"asked Sakura.
Li nodded.
Meiling placed her lunch on her desk.She looked sideways at her seatmate who was busy making advance notes for their next lesson in Math.She smiled.Even Syaoran was not THAT conscientious.
"Excuse me."she tapped him on the shoulder.
He looked up,startled."Y-Yeah?"
"Why aren't you eating your lunch yet?"
He looked down."I'm not hungry."
"Nonsense!"She broke her sandwich in a half and shoved it to his hand."Eat it."
"Um-"he looked at her food hesitantly.
"Don't kill yourself in front of my eyes,Himitsu.Take it!"she snapped.
His eyes shook."T-Thank you,Ms.Li."he mumbled as he took her offer.
She choked."Ms.Li?That sounds too stiff!Call me by my first name."
"M-Ms. Meiling then."he said.
"Sounds good."She said."By the way,thanks for the help in the Math quiz awhile ago."
"Anytime.Ms.Meiling."he mumbled again.
"What will you do with her?"asked Nakuru Akizuki,looking at the sleeping Tomoyo.
Eriol calmly sipped his tea."Nothing.We'll wait for her to wake up,then I'll thik of something."
"This shouldn't have happened if you didn't save her!"Nakuru blamed him.
"Why did you save her anyway?"His cat,Spinel,asked.
"Because she was worth saving."he explained matter-of-factly.
"You must think of her so highly for you to say that."the cat remarked.
He stirred his drink and gave no reply.
Tomoyo suddenly let out a groan.
"She's awake!"both of his servants said.
He placed his cup down and waited.
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The boy sweatdropped."W-What?"he squeaked,much to Sakura and Li's surprise.
Li's cousin stepped back and stared at him."You look familiar."
"I-I..I..I d-don't know you."he mumbled.
"If you say so."she shrugged and sat down his seat."Is this your place?"
He nodded meekly.
"Mind if I sit here?"
"Y-Yes,I mean no,er.."he sputtered.
"Good morning class."greeted the teacher.
"Ohayou sensei!"
"Everyone,we have a new student in class,altough some of you may already know her back in fourth grade.Li Meiling,come here."
She nodded and walked to the front while Himitsu watched her quietly from his seat.
"Nihao!I'm Li Meiling,for those of you who don't know me.I'm the cousin of your best-looking classmate,Li Syaoran."she announced proudly while Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Alright,since we don't have a ready seat for you yet,you may take the vacant seat beside Ikaru."the sensei gestured towards Himitsu.The boy,upon sensing Meiling's eyes on him,quickly looked down.
She skipped towards him and sat down her seat.
"Now you may all bring out your paper and pen.We're going to have a quiz on problem-solving."the woman announced cheerfully,oblivious to the class' collective groans.
"Great,it's my first day in school and I'm going to take a test about something I know nothing about."she muttered.
Himitsu stared at her wordlessly.
She noticed it and looked at him sharply."What do you want?"
He gulped and quickly turned back to his work.
After a sigh,she turned back to the figures she jotted down.They swirled vexingly in front of her eyes.She suddenly wished she was sitting beside her cousin.Li was very good in Math.
Suddenly,she saw her seatmate push a piece of paper towards her subtly,his face slightly red."Here."
She peered at it and saw the solutions."Y-You're giving this to me?"
He nodded.
"I don't need your help!"she hissed.
His face fell."Uh-"
Her eyes darted towards the teacher's desk.To her relief,it was empty.She cheerfully turned back to her seatmate."But I couldn't turn down such generous offer."She quickly took the paper and copied his answers.
Sakura and Li were watching the scene in awe.
"Is he really the Himitsu Ikaru we fought with last night?"asked Sakura.
Li nodded.
Meiling placed her lunch on her desk.She looked sideways at her seatmate who was busy making advance notes for their next lesson in Math.She smiled.Even Syaoran was not THAT conscientious.
"Excuse me."she tapped him on the shoulder.
He looked up,startled."Y-Yeah?"
"Why aren't you eating your lunch yet?"
He looked down."I'm not hungry."
"Nonsense!"She broke her sandwich in a half and shoved it to his hand."Eat it."
"Um-"he looked at her food hesitantly.
"Don't kill yourself in front of my eyes,Himitsu.Take it!"she snapped.
His eyes shook."T-Thank you,Ms.Li."he mumbled as he took her offer.
She choked."Ms.Li?That sounds too stiff!Call me by my first name."
"M-Ms. Meiling then."he said.
"Sounds good."She said."By the way,thanks for the help in the Math quiz awhile ago."
"Anytime.Ms.Meiling."he mumbled again.
"What will you do with her?"asked Nakuru Akizuki,looking at the sleeping Tomoyo.
Eriol calmly sipped his tea."Nothing.We'll wait for her to wake up,then I'll thik of something."
"This shouldn't have happened if you didn't save her!"Nakuru blamed him.
"Why did you save her anyway?"His cat,Spinel,asked.
"Because she was worth saving."he explained matter-of-factly.
"You must think of her so highly for you to say that."the cat remarked.
He stirred his drink and gave no reply.
Tomoyo suddenly let out a groan.
"She's awake!"both of his servants said.
He placed his cup down and waited.
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