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Hope Chapter 7: Torn from an unknown past
Sakura sighed as she concentrated on what the teacher was saying. Sure the lesson was being conducted in Chinese, but she could handle that. She understood all of the Chinese that the teacher spoke.
Nope, this was math class. And math was a language that Sakura could not decipher even if her life depended on it.
Maybe it wasn't all that smart to try and actually take the math class over here on her first day at the school. But she was supposed to be shadowing Lu by taking all her classes with her.
It wasn't all that bad either. In history, she learned a lot of things about the Chinese and their culture (A/N: This is difficult since I'm not exactly sure what the Chinese people they study or the culture. If I don't get things right, I'm sorry. I'm not Chinese so it makes things fifty times harder.) while in Chinese, she learned more vocabulary and sentence structure she could remember in one day.
There were other things she learned, but not through classes. She learned who was who on campus. She learned the different cliques and such at the school and whom Sakura should not associate since they were trouble. And she learned a lot of slang from just listening to everyone talk.
She didn't feel alone at all. She had Lu to guide her at all times. Tomoyo also decided to come with her to the school and so Lu actually had two shadows with her. Many people introduced themselves to her, and she had befriended some from the dance earlier.
The dance, though she wasn't thinking about it at the moment, was definitely not out of her mind. She didn't care if people constantly asked her if she was okay. She plastered on her usual smile and answer in a very convincing voice, "yes, I'm sure I'm fine."
But truly, inside, she really wasn't.
Seeing Syaoran, or someone who looked so much like Syaoran, upset her greatly. At times she would all of a sudden just blank out for no apparent reason. But luckily for her, Tomoyo seemed to understand and covered for her whenever it happened.
Sakura once again felt herself drift again. She smiled softly as she remembered the dance. When things weren't as complicated as they were now. It was one innocent dance, and it was one innocent kiss. Nothing to stress over. But to Sakura it seemed too familiar for her to leave alone.
When they danced, they didn't just dance, they floated. Floated off to an unknown place where no wrong could happen. Everything perfect.
Her daydream was rudely interrupted by the ringing of the bell. It was time for lunch.
She gathered her stuff while watching the other students hurryingly gather their own stuff and then race out the door. People were all in a hurry to get their food she supposed.
Lu and Tomoyo stood next to her. Lu was sort of jumping up and down, looking very antsy.
"Sakura!!" Lu said urgently. "Hurry up already! Lunch has started. If we don't hurry, the line to buy our lunches will be five miles long!"
"I know, I know," Sakura told her, while gathering the last of her stuff. "Okay, we can go."
She stood up and started walking the direction that Lu was going while still stuffing a few things in her bag and zipping it.
Lu stopped for a moment. "Oh yeah Okay you guys, this is the table I usually eat. Let's see, Sakura, you sit here and save the table. Tomoyo and I will go and wait in line to buy lunch."
"Okay. Tomoyo. here," Sakura replied as she handed Tomoyo some money. "Can you buy my lunch for me then?"
"Sure, whatever," Tomoyo said as she and Lu left.
I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know, don't seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore
Sakura sat by herself for a while. She saw how long the line was to buy lunch and knew that Tomoyo and Lu won't be back for a while.
"Hey, can I sit here?" a voice said, interrupting Sakura's thoughts. She had drifted off to dream world once again and she didn't even realize it. She even thought that she felt a magical aura that felt all too real.
There's nothing where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's whats going on, nothing's fine I'm torn
"Um. sure," Sakura replied warmly as she turned around. In front of her was Lu's boyfriend. She should have known. Wouldn't it make sense that couples ate lunch together?
There was an uncomfortable silence.
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn
"So. you like the school?" said Syaoran trying to end the uncomfortable silence.
"It's nice. Everyone here seems friendly," Sakura answered briefly.
Wouldn't you know it? The silence continued as if he never asked the question.
Finally Sakura couldn't take it anymore. She might as well get to know him since she'll probably see a lot of him over the next two weeks.
So I guess the fortune teller's tell us right
Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins and now
I don't care, I have no luck, I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things that I can't touch, I'm torn
"Have you ever been to Japan?" Sakura asked, not being able to think of a better question.
"Nope, but I really want to. For some reason, I get this nagging feeling that something's there that's waiting for me like a destiny that I must fulfill," Syaoran told her, probably not even realizing who he was telling it to.
"Oh cool. What's your family like?" Sakura couldn't help but ask. Her brain wasn't working so her mouth just said an easy question to ask.
"Well. I don't really have a family. At least I can't remember having one," Syaoran replied.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Sakura looked down, trying what to say next. She didn't really want to ask some more about the subject, but she was starting to get really curious. Finally her curiosity got the best of her.
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn. Torn.
"Where are you living then?" Sakura blurted out.
"I've lived with Lu's family for a while. They were nice enough to shelter me," Syaoran started, but then he got that distant look in his eye. "They were so nice, so kind. They found me wonder around lost and hungry and they took me in. I couldn't remember anything. Not my past, my family, or anything. I sort of knew who I was. I mean, for some reason, I knew that my name was Syaoran.
"Also, I had with me a pendant, and a bunch of strips of paper with ancient writing on them, a board, a key, with a little box," Syaoran paused. "Then I have my dreams. I always hear the same music every time and I'm with a girl. I'm sure that if I find the girl, I'll be able to unlock my past. (A/N: Sorry for the interruption folks! But this is so like Sailor Moon. I just realized that!) I'll find her somewhere. I know it."
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
Sakura just listened. She couldn't find words at all. She couldn't relate at all to what he was feeling. She couldn't imagine not being able to remember anything. the cards. Tomoyo. Kero. Touya. and him. For her, all she had was memories for the one she loved, but it seemed like Syaoran didn't even have that.
There was another one of those uncomfortable, embarrassing pauses. But Sakura and Syaoran didn't even notice.
Syaoran blinked, as if he just snapped back into reality. "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't even realized I did that again! Sometimes, I just blank out and my mouth starts going off without my brain. I didn't need to burden you with the knowledge of my lost past."
"It's okay really," Sakura replied quietly. "I can't really say that I understand, but I'm fine with listening."
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn
As if on cue, Tomoyo and Lu returned after braving through the long line.
"Here Sakura, I got you pizza. I hope you like it," Tomoyo told her while handing Sakura her lunch.
"Thanks."
"Hey Syaoran. Did you finish your Japanese test okay?" Lu asked.
"I guess so," he answered simply.
Sakura heard Lu chatter some more about school. But, it's obvious to see that Syaoran was still torn about his past, just like Sakura is torn about hers.
TBC
Count down: 3 chapters to go (I think)
IMPORTANT!: If you leave your email address with review, then I'll email you when the next chapter is uploaded. Questions can be emailed to me at ShockingBuggy@aol.com or you can IM me (screen name is ShockingBuggy) Thank you peoples! Next chapter should be up soon (and I swear it WILL NOT take 3 months).
Hope Chapter 7: Torn from an unknown past
Sakura sighed as she concentrated on what the teacher was saying. Sure the lesson was being conducted in Chinese, but she could handle that. She understood all of the Chinese that the teacher spoke.
Nope, this was math class. And math was a language that Sakura could not decipher even if her life depended on it.
Maybe it wasn't all that smart to try and actually take the math class over here on her first day at the school. But she was supposed to be shadowing Lu by taking all her classes with her.
It wasn't all that bad either. In history, she learned a lot of things about the Chinese and their culture (A/N: This is difficult since I'm not exactly sure what the Chinese people they study or the culture. If I don't get things right, I'm sorry. I'm not Chinese so it makes things fifty times harder.) while in Chinese, she learned more vocabulary and sentence structure she could remember in one day.
There were other things she learned, but not through classes. She learned who was who on campus. She learned the different cliques and such at the school and whom Sakura should not associate since they were trouble. And she learned a lot of slang from just listening to everyone talk.
She didn't feel alone at all. She had Lu to guide her at all times. Tomoyo also decided to come with her to the school and so Lu actually had two shadows with her. Many people introduced themselves to her, and she had befriended some from the dance earlier.
The dance, though she wasn't thinking about it at the moment, was definitely not out of her mind. She didn't care if people constantly asked her if she was okay. She plastered on her usual smile and answer in a very convincing voice, "yes, I'm sure I'm fine."
But truly, inside, she really wasn't.
Seeing Syaoran, or someone who looked so much like Syaoran, upset her greatly. At times she would all of a sudden just blank out for no apparent reason. But luckily for her, Tomoyo seemed to understand and covered for her whenever it happened.
Sakura once again felt herself drift again. She smiled softly as she remembered the dance. When things weren't as complicated as they were now. It was one innocent dance, and it was one innocent kiss. Nothing to stress over. But to Sakura it seemed too familiar for her to leave alone.
When they danced, they didn't just dance, they floated. Floated off to an unknown place where no wrong could happen. Everything perfect.
Her daydream was rudely interrupted by the ringing of the bell. It was time for lunch.
She gathered her stuff while watching the other students hurryingly gather their own stuff and then race out the door. People were all in a hurry to get their food she supposed.
Lu and Tomoyo stood next to her. Lu was sort of jumping up and down, looking very antsy.
"Sakura!!" Lu said urgently. "Hurry up already! Lunch has started. If we don't hurry, the line to buy our lunches will be five miles long!"
"I know, I know," Sakura told her, while gathering the last of her stuff. "Okay, we can go."
She stood up and started walking the direction that Lu was going while still stuffing a few things in her bag and zipping it.
Lu stopped for a moment. "Oh yeah Okay you guys, this is the table I usually eat. Let's see, Sakura, you sit here and save the table. Tomoyo and I will go and wait in line to buy lunch."
"Okay. Tomoyo. here," Sakura replied as she handed Tomoyo some money. "Can you buy my lunch for me then?"
"Sure, whatever," Tomoyo said as she and Lu left.
I thought I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know, don't seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore
Sakura sat by herself for a while. She saw how long the line was to buy lunch and knew that Tomoyo and Lu won't be back for a while.
"Hey, can I sit here?" a voice said, interrupting Sakura's thoughts. She had drifted off to dream world once again and she didn't even realize it. She even thought that she felt a magical aura that felt all too real.
There's nothing where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
That's whats going on, nothing's fine I'm torn
"Um. sure," Sakura replied warmly as she turned around. In front of her was Lu's boyfriend. She should have known. Wouldn't it make sense that couples ate lunch together?
There was an uncomfortable silence.
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn
"So. you like the school?" said Syaoran trying to end the uncomfortable silence.
"It's nice. Everyone here seems friendly," Sakura answered briefly.
Wouldn't you know it? The silence continued as if he never asked the question.
Finally Sakura couldn't take it anymore. She might as well get to know him since she'll probably see a lot of him over the next two weeks.
So I guess the fortune teller's tell us right
Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
But you crawled beneath my veins and now
I don't care, I have no luck, I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things that I can't touch, I'm torn
"Have you ever been to Japan?" Sakura asked, not being able to think of a better question.
"Nope, but I really want to. For some reason, I get this nagging feeling that something's there that's waiting for me like a destiny that I must fulfill," Syaoran told her, probably not even realizing who he was telling it to.
"Oh cool. What's your family like?" Sakura couldn't help but ask. Her brain wasn't working so her mouth just said an easy question to ask.
"Well. I don't really have a family. At least I can't remember having one," Syaoran replied.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Sakura looked down, trying what to say next. She didn't really want to ask some more about the subject, but she was starting to get really curious. Finally her curiosity got the best of her.
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn. Torn.
"Where are you living then?" Sakura blurted out.
"I've lived with Lu's family for a while. They were nice enough to shelter me," Syaoran started, but then he got that distant look in his eye. "They were so nice, so kind. They found me wonder around lost and hungry and they took me in. I couldn't remember anything. Not my past, my family, or anything. I sort of knew who I was. I mean, for some reason, I knew that my name was Syaoran.
"Also, I had with me a pendant, and a bunch of strips of paper with ancient writing on them, a board, a key, with a little box," Syaoran paused. "Then I have my dreams. I always hear the same music every time and I'm with a girl. I'm sure that if I find the girl, I'll be able to unlock my past. (A/N: Sorry for the interruption folks! But this is so like Sailor Moon. I just realized that!) I'll find her somewhere. I know it."
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
Sakura just listened. She couldn't find words at all. She couldn't relate at all to what he was feeling. She couldn't imagine not being able to remember anything. the cards. Tomoyo. Kero. Touya. and him. For her, all she had was memories for the one she loved, but it seemed like Syaoran didn't even have that.
There was another one of those uncomfortable, embarrassing pauses. But Sakura and Syaoran didn't even notice.
Syaoran blinked, as if he just snapped back into reality. "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't even realized I did that again! Sometimes, I just blank out and my mouth starts going off without my brain. I didn't need to burden you with the knowledge of my lost past."
"It's okay really," Sakura replied quietly. "I can't really say that I understand, but I'm fine with listening."
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn
As if on cue, Tomoyo and Lu returned after braving through the long line.
"Here Sakura, I got you pizza. I hope you like it," Tomoyo told her while handing Sakura her lunch.
"Thanks."
"Hey Syaoran. Did you finish your Japanese test okay?" Lu asked.
"I guess so," he answered simply.
Sakura heard Lu chatter some more about school. But, it's obvious to see that Syaoran was still torn about his past, just like Sakura is torn about hers.
TBC
Count down: 3 chapters to go (I think)
IMPORTANT!: If you leave your email address with review, then I'll email you when the next chapter is uploaded. Questions can be emailed to me at ShockingBuggy@aol.com or you can IM me (screen name is ShockingBuggy) Thank you peoples! Next chapter should be up soon (and I swear it WILL NOT take 3 months).