Exchange to Hong Kong
Author: Nijipan
Disclaimers: Cardcaptor Sakura is © CLAMP, Kodansha and other related companies.
Wai! I'm up to my second chapter of this. Exciting! Sorry it took me so long.
Thankies to Reiko-chan who proof read this for me. Enjoy! Oh yeah, any questions
or errors please email me: unlimited_galaxy@hotmail.com
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Chapter 2
"Wow! That breakfast was great!" Kero-chan remarked. "I'm going to play video games now." while he was flying off.
"Kero-chan, you can't! It's nearly midday and Dora will be coming any minute soon." Sakura said while clearing the breakfast table hastily.
*ding-doing* *ding-dong*
"Hello? Is anybody there?" Dora was calling in through the screen door.
In a few minutes time, Tomoyo and Sakura were sitting in the back of Dora's porsche. Sakura was really irritated that Kero-chan didn't come along with her. He was setting up his video game equipment. Dora drove drowsyly and slowly through a network of busy Hong Kong streets. As they turned each street corner, Sakura noticed some of the places. Some were where she had been to before the first time she came to Hong Kong. Then memories of her and Syaoran-kun flooded into her mind. It had been so long since they had been together.
The school building was a tall, cemented, creamy building. At the front it had huge letters which spelt 'International District School'. "This school looks so awesome," Tomoyo commented while pointing up at the letters.
The building was four storeys high. Right in the center of the school ground was a grassed playground with seats scattered randomly and small areas of vegetation. The canteen was on the right of the grassed area. Across from the canteen was the library. Sakura could look inside because it had hugh glass windows and doors. Tomoyo had a big smile on her face because she coud see the school's filming labratory. The principals office was on the top floor so Sakura and Tomoyo were guided by Dora to walk up a ladder of stairs. On the other levels which Sakura passed there were classes of students and lockers. On the top floor was where all the teachers' facilities were.
The school was exceptionally clean as they got their tour. All the students were still in class and the grounds were very quiet. Tomoyo asked the secretary heaps of questions and each one was answered contently. As they were walking out Tomoyo thought up a brilliant idea. "Why don't we invite Syaron-kun and Mieling-chan over to our place tonight? We haven't contacted them since we've arrived." Sakura nodded thoughtfully.
*ding-dong* *ding-dong*
Sakura's heart jumped. "Could is be Syaoran-kun?"
"About time they showed up!" Kero-chan sneered. "Aren't you going to answer that Sakura?"
One of Tomoyo's bodyguards had answered the door and Sakura could hear foot stpes coming towards the TV room and low murmur. She breathed heavily as it seemed forever as the door knob made a revolution before opening.
However, Sakura and Kero-chan was not confronted by a Chinese teenage boy but instead the opposite. A girl who wore her hair in two high buns, had emerald green eyes and wore a red outfit. She smiled and said "It's been a long time, Sakura-chan." The friendliness of the voice had given the clue to the identity of the stranger.
"Meiling-chan!" Sakura exclaimed, throwing her arms around her. "It's been so long... you've changed... you look so different..."
It was visually clear that Syaoran had not turned up. Meiling passed a perfectly wrapped medium-sized package to Sakura and said, "Syaoran-kun is very sorry that he could not attend. However, we both put our money together to get this for you."
Sakura sat in her bedroom and slowly unpeeled each layer of wrapping paper off the parcel. It was a 'IDS' official school bag.Tomoyo came running to Sakur'as room and showed her an identical bag which Syaoran and Meiling had bought for her. "They wanted us to fit in," Sakura thought jovially.
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As Long as Sakura could remeber she had never been driven to school before. She had always been accompanied to school by big brother and Yukito-chan. Sitting in a car was so luxurious. "Our first day, Sakura. This is so cool!" Tomoyo giggled excitedly as she fixed the collar of her uniform. The IDS's uniform was in colours of navy and light blue. They wore a light blue shirt and a navy/grey pleated tartan skirt. There was also a navy tie which you had to wear with it. But all and all, it looked very smart on the both of them.
"Class, listen up, today we have two new exchange students from Japan." Sakura scanned the class cautiously, looking for a familiar face. But she couldn't recognise anyone admist the crowd, she couldn't even see Meiling. "Their names are Kinomoto Sakura and Daijouji Tomoyo. I hope you make them feel welcome to Hong Kong and International District School. Please girls take a seat."
Their teacher, Mrs. Chow, ushered them into two empty seats. Sakura felt very uncomfortable. She had never been the new girl before. All through primary school she had known everyone in her classes. During class some of the students turned around to look at them "properly". Tomoyo was experienced with meeting new people. Her mother usually invited business partners or collegues to dinner. The class was very quiet when they were working.
However at lunch time, Tomoyo and Sakura were greeted by a smiling Meiling-chan. "Your in the same class as us!" she exclaimed.
"Us?" Sakura asked. "Who else is in this class?"
"Oh Syaoran.... huh! He isn't here... he must have walked off. Anyway you can meet our other friends."
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