Chapter 2
"Okay, kids. We will be going to Yukiouto Mountains right after roll-call. Say 'here' when I say your name." Mrs. Mackenzie said as she took out the clipboard of the names of students. She started to say the names aloud.
"Sakura Avalon?" No one answered.
"Sakura?" No one said a word. As they started to look around, Li gazed out of the window. How am I going to tell her? He thought as he watched the drizzle of snow fall.
"I guess Sakura will not be joining us this week..." Li stood up uneasily in his seat as Mrs. Mackenzie starred back at him.
"Wait! Mrs. Mackenzie! Madison isn't here either. They are probably late..." He said looking around to see if he was right. He didn't want to go on this trip without her. The teacher nodded and went on with her roll call.
"...Chelsea?"
"Here!"
"....Zachary?"
"Hai!" Li settled back down into his sit as he started to gaze back out of the window when he saw Tori and Julian on their bikes with two familiar girls. Sakura...
***
"Thank you so much!" Madison and Sakura said happily to the two guys. They hopped off of the bikes and Sakura sat down to take her skates off. Madison grabbed their bags and started to put them on the bottom of the Greyhound bus, leaving Sakura with her handbag. I hope this bus has a TV and DVD. I want to show everyone how Sakura captures the cards. Everyone knows what she does now since it's over with... As she started to gaze up at the sky with the dreamy eyes of hers, Sakura tapped Madison on her shoulder with an annoyed but friendly look.
"Oh!" Madison yelped, coming out of her dream world. Sakura sweat dropped, knowing what she was thinking.
"Let's get on the bus.." Sakura said smiling as best as she could. The girls waved at the two boys and started to head up the stairs.
After they got on the steps of the bus, Mrs. Mackenzie stopped her roll call to look at the girls. She smiled.
"So nice of you girls to join us! There are empty sits in the back. Make your selves comfortable as this will be a long trip." The girls just smiled as they walked the rest of the way onto the bus.
"Oh! Look Li! Sakura and Madison are coming on the trip!" Meilin said smiling as she looked at Li. He looked up to see Sakura walking his way. The blood from his heart started to race to his face as he could feel the cherries popping out of his forehead.
***
"Eli?"
"..Oh.. Here!" He said as Mrs. Mackenzie started roll call again. Madison saw Eli and asked to sit with him. He kindly scooted out of her way so she can sit in her favorite spot, by the window.
"Hey, Eli." She said smiling like usual. His heart sank knowing that he couldn't resist her sweetness.
"Hey, Madison.." He smiled back into her eyes as he put his arm around his girlfriend. Right after the battle between Eli and Sakura, he told Madison how he felt about her. Since then they have been together and they both enjoyed it.
***
Sakura scooted into a sit that was empty, window and isle, so she could let Kero out of her bag to sit and be warm. As she let him out of her bag, Li gazed her way.
"Why does that brat keep staring at you, Sakura?" Kero said to his master quietly.
"Hoe?" Her eyes left Kero's to Li's. She smiled as they both stared at each other. He smiled back, blushing lightly.
"It is so cold!" Her gaze broke away from his as she looked at Meilin balled up in 3 jackets and blankets. Li sweat dropped as Sakura giggled. Snow was starting to fall as the sky grew grayer. It was about to snow hard as the sky couldn't hold the precipitation any longer. The brown haired girl along with the stuffed animal appeared to stare out of the window. It's so pretty! Li thoughtfully stared back to see her eyes flow from the sky down to the ground where the snow laid as a thick sheet of paper. Her eyes grew to stars as she gazed on.
***
"...And that is how skiing was invented." Rita heard Zachary say to Chelsea who was on the verge to insanity. She knew he was telling stories but every one was lured in to this amazing tale about tennis rackets and tree branches.
"Is that really true?" One student said. That was it. Chelsea wrapped her hands around her cousins neck to get him to stop. He kept going. Everyone started to giggle.
***
"What's wrong Eli?" Madison said worried that something was worrying him. Her love's face was overwhelmed with thought as he starred at the floor. What pretty carpet...
"Oh nothing. I'm just thinking." He smiled back to her to reassure her that nothing was wrong. She grinned too as if to tell him that she believed him.
***
Li climbed out of the seat from Meilin, who was telling herself the philosophy on freezing toes and finger tips. Not the toes! Please! and walked to where Sakura and Kero were sitting.
He picked up the sleeping Kero in the seat next to Sakura and sat down, placing Kero on his lap. He saw that Sakura's head was laying on the window sill of the bus. She must be tired...
"Oh! Hey, Li." She said as she lifted her head from the window. The sky was back to a grayish-white while they spoke. With a look of concern he gazed at her. He noticed that she was wearing the shirt that his mother gave her on that fateful winning trip as she noticed that he was wearing the scarf she made him. They both blushed and looked away from each other. Meilin became aware of the situation and gave a quiet little giggle as she already knew both of their little secrets.
"Are you tired?" Sakura peered at Li while he asked that fateful question to where she nodded yes.
"I didn't get much sleep last night." She said as her eyes started to drift closed. He looked at her with alarmed as she said it was a dream. Her head found his shoulder as she fell asleep on him. He just smiled and leaned his head on to hers.
***
"Hey, Li. Did you..." As Eli looked to where Meilin was in which she was still talking to herself about the cold, he noticed that Li wasn't where he sat down beside her. He looked puzzled as he looked back and forth to where he could had gone. With chestnut brown hair behind Eli's chair and another brown haired girl behind Madison, he knew exactly where Li was. Eli peered over his seat to the ones behind him. As a breath of air came out of his mouth, Madison looked over her chair too. Sakura's precious head, the one filled with all of her thoughts, dreams, hopes, and secrets, was on top of Li's shoulder. His too, was on her head. Meilin noticed that the other two love birds were looking at the two beside herself, she started to giggle. Madison too, started to giggle as Eli grinned.
"Okay, kids. We will be going to Yukiouto Mountains right after roll-call. Say 'here' when I say your name." Mrs. Mackenzie said as she took out the clipboard of the names of students. She started to say the names aloud.
"Sakura Avalon?" No one answered.
"Sakura?" No one said a word. As they started to look around, Li gazed out of the window. How am I going to tell her? He thought as he watched the drizzle of snow fall.
"I guess Sakura will not be joining us this week..." Li stood up uneasily in his seat as Mrs. Mackenzie starred back at him.
"Wait! Mrs. Mackenzie! Madison isn't here either. They are probably late..." He said looking around to see if he was right. He didn't want to go on this trip without her. The teacher nodded and went on with her roll call.
"...Chelsea?"
"Here!"
"....Zachary?"
"Hai!" Li settled back down into his sit as he started to gaze back out of the window when he saw Tori and Julian on their bikes with two familiar girls. Sakura...
***
"Thank you so much!" Madison and Sakura said happily to the two guys. They hopped off of the bikes and Sakura sat down to take her skates off. Madison grabbed their bags and started to put them on the bottom of the Greyhound bus, leaving Sakura with her handbag. I hope this bus has a TV and DVD. I want to show everyone how Sakura captures the cards. Everyone knows what she does now since it's over with... As she started to gaze up at the sky with the dreamy eyes of hers, Sakura tapped Madison on her shoulder with an annoyed but friendly look.
"Oh!" Madison yelped, coming out of her dream world. Sakura sweat dropped, knowing what she was thinking.
"Let's get on the bus.." Sakura said smiling as best as she could. The girls waved at the two boys and started to head up the stairs.
After they got on the steps of the bus, Mrs. Mackenzie stopped her roll call to look at the girls. She smiled.
"So nice of you girls to join us! There are empty sits in the back. Make your selves comfortable as this will be a long trip." The girls just smiled as they walked the rest of the way onto the bus.
"Oh! Look Li! Sakura and Madison are coming on the trip!" Meilin said smiling as she looked at Li. He looked up to see Sakura walking his way. The blood from his heart started to race to his face as he could feel the cherries popping out of his forehead.
***
"Eli?"
"..Oh.. Here!" He said as Mrs. Mackenzie started roll call again. Madison saw Eli and asked to sit with him. He kindly scooted out of her way so she can sit in her favorite spot, by the window.
"Hey, Eli." She said smiling like usual. His heart sank knowing that he couldn't resist her sweetness.
"Hey, Madison.." He smiled back into her eyes as he put his arm around his girlfriend. Right after the battle between Eli and Sakura, he told Madison how he felt about her. Since then they have been together and they both enjoyed it.
***
Sakura scooted into a sit that was empty, window and isle, so she could let Kero out of her bag to sit and be warm. As she let him out of her bag, Li gazed her way.
"Why does that brat keep staring at you, Sakura?" Kero said to his master quietly.
"Hoe?" Her eyes left Kero's to Li's. She smiled as they both stared at each other. He smiled back, blushing lightly.
"It is so cold!" Her gaze broke away from his as she looked at Meilin balled up in 3 jackets and blankets. Li sweat dropped as Sakura giggled. Snow was starting to fall as the sky grew grayer. It was about to snow hard as the sky couldn't hold the precipitation any longer. The brown haired girl along with the stuffed animal appeared to stare out of the window. It's so pretty! Li thoughtfully stared back to see her eyes flow from the sky down to the ground where the snow laid as a thick sheet of paper. Her eyes grew to stars as she gazed on.
***
"...And that is how skiing was invented." Rita heard Zachary say to Chelsea who was on the verge to insanity. She knew he was telling stories but every one was lured in to this amazing tale about tennis rackets and tree branches.
"Is that really true?" One student said. That was it. Chelsea wrapped her hands around her cousins neck to get him to stop. He kept going. Everyone started to giggle.
***
"What's wrong Eli?" Madison said worried that something was worrying him. Her love's face was overwhelmed with thought as he starred at the floor. What pretty carpet...
"Oh nothing. I'm just thinking." He smiled back to her to reassure her that nothing was wrong. She grinned too as if to tell him that she believed him.
***
Li climbed out of the seat from Meilin, who was telling herself the philosophy on freezing toes and finger tips. Not the toes! Please! and walked to where Sakura and Kero were sitting.
He picked up the sleeping Kero in the seat next to Sakura and sat down, placing Kero on his lap. He saw that Sakura's head was laying on the window sill of the bus. She must be tired...
"Oh! Hey, Li." She said as she lifted her head from the window. The sky was back to a grayish-white while they spoke. With a look of concern he gazed at her. He noticed that she was wearing the shirt that his mother gave her on that fateful winning trip as she noticed that he was wearing the scarf she made him. They both blushed and looked away from each other. Meilin became aware of the situation and gave a quiet little giggle as she already knew both of their little secrets.
"Are you tired?" Sakura peered at Li while he asked that fateful question to where she nodded yes.
"I didn't get much sleep last night." She said as her eyes started to drift closed. He looked at her with alarmed as she said it was a dream. Her head found his shoulder as she fell asleep on him. He just smiled and leaned his head on to hers.
***
"Hey, Li. Did you..." As Eli looked to where Meilin was in which she was still talking to herself about the cold, he noticed that Li wasn't where he sat down beside her. He looked puzzled as he looked back and forth to where he could had gone. With chestnut brown hair behind Eli's chair and another brown haired girl behind Madison, he knew exactly where Li was. Eli peered over his seat to the ones behind him. As a breath of air came out of his mouth, Madison looked over her chair too. Sakura's precious head, the one filled with all of her thoughts, dreams, hopes, and secrets, was on top of Li's shoulder. His too, was on her head. Meilin noticed that the other two love birds were looking at the two beside herself, she started to giggle. Madison too, started to giggle as Eli grinned.
