Konbanwa Minna-san! Well, here's the much-awaited chapter two! Let's see,
I've kept you waiting for an excruciating 3 hours! I hope to get Ch. 4 or
maybe even 5 out by the end of the weekend, but don't expect it. Now, for
a short explanation: I know I made an odd scene between Li and Eriol.
Don't worry, that was spur of the moment and designed simply to make
Hiiragizawa look like an idiot. Nothing, and I repeat NOTHING will develop
from this occurrence. That was not one of the confusing relationships that
I mentioned. Second, I'm simply going to state that Thursday was a lot
like Wednesday except for no exploding clocks. I'm moving on to Friday.
Enjoy!
Chapter 2
Kinomoto Household
Sakura was drowsily getting out of the shower after being roused by Kero. She was toweling off and selecting her clothes quickly, as she was in her eternal rush to get to school on time. "Well, at least I didn't blow up the clock today!" she congratulated herself. She's been getting better with the clock. Although, she still bought five spare ones at the store yesterday just to be safe. She ran down the stairs and ate some toast. She ran out, but stopped when she felt that something was missing. She looked at the empty chair at the table. "Oh yeah, Onii-chan isn't here to call me a kaijou. He must be helping Yukito move into his new house in Tokyo today," she said to no one in particular. She shrugged then ran out.
She met up with Eriol and Tomoyo on the corner and they power-walked to school to make it on time. Syaoran joined them at the next street. They were laughing and talking to each other, even teasing each other. Until three heads snapped to the side to face just east of their current direction. All fell silent. "Something wrong?" Tomoyo asked, worried. "We sense an odd aura near the school" sakura explained to her friend. "A dark aura," Eriol added. "We'll just have to see who or what it is once we get there." Syaoran said. Sakura started running as she yelled out, "WE ONLY HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES UNTIL THE BELL!!" The rest looked at her for a moment, then started running after her.
Tareda-sensei's class
The four plopped down in their chairs just as the bell rang. They were all out of breath from the long run. Tareda-san just sighed and got ready to intro the new student. "Ohayo minna-san, like I said two days ago, we have a new student," he passed to make sure he had everyone's attention, "He is an American here on a new exchange program. He is taking Yamikaze's place for the rest of the year." Sakura, Tomoyo, and Chiharu drooped a bit at this. Especially Chiharu since she wouldn't have someone to hit whenever he lied. "Please enter and introduce yourself." Tareda called to a figure outside. A boy stepped in and smiled at everyone. He bowed and said, "Ohayo minna-san. My name is Rob Forrest. I'm an American, as Sensei said. Uh, I'm unsure of what else to say," he turned to Tareda," Is it alright if I allow a few questions?" "Sure, but only a few." Tareda said, eager to get on with his lesson plan. "Arigato. So, questions, comments, suggestions?" No one stood up. So he headed for Yamikaze's old seat. It was just to the left of Sakura's. "Oh, I'm sorry class. I need to make a few quick copies of today's math review. I'll be back in five minutes," Tareda said and exited. "Hi there Forrester!" Sakura greeted the new student in English. "Ohayo! Anata wa desu ka?" (That's "Good morning. What's your name?") he replied in Japanese. Sakura giggled and replied, "I'm Sakura! I'm pleased to meet you!" he said, extending a hand. Rob shook it firmly. "And these are my friends. Daidouji Tomoyo, Hiiragizawa Eriol, and Li Syaoran." She said, pointing to her friends in turn. They all greeted him and shook his hand, although Syaoran's was a bit firmer than the rest. "So, Forrester-san..." "No no no, please, call me Rob or Robbie. I don't like people to throw -san or -kun at the end of my name. I'm sorry, continue Kinomoto- san." "Well, if I have to call you rob, you have to call me Sakura." She said as Rob briefly smiled. "As I was saying, would you like to sit with us at lunch?" "If you'll have me. I wouldn't want to be a bother to any of you," he said. "Of course we'll have you! And you won't be a bother! I'm sure that we'd love to learn about you." Tomoyo squealed. Rob simply gave her an odd look and gave Eriol a questioning look. He only nodded. Tareda came back in and started his lessons. Everyone was amazed at how quickly Rob finished his work. He finished at least twenty minutes before everyone else. He borrowed Tareda-sensei's seating chart and took twenty minutes to memorize everyone's names. Li finished second and he found himself glancing at Rob every few seconds. He surmised that there must be something odd about him, but he wasn't sure what.
Lunch
Wind was blowing hard outside so they decided to eat in the cafe today. While they were waiting for Robbie, the gang talked about what they though of him. "He seems very smart. He's cute too." Sakura said, mumbling the last part so that only Tomoyo could hear. Just then, they saw Robbie enter. They all waved so that they knew where they were. "Hey buddy!" Someone yelled at Rob for accidentally bumping into him. Robbie bowed and apologized respectfully, then tried to move on. "Hey, you can't bump into Chong and expect to leave with just an apology! He needs some kind of monetary compensation!" someone else explained to him while blocking his path. Rob only chuckled, "Oh, and what if I refuse to comply?" "Then we'll beat the snot out of you!" a third said. Syaoran was about to get up to help him, until he saw Rob smile and chuckle at his predicament. Sakura urged him to go, but Syaoran said, "I think he can handle it." Just then, two of the three lunged at him and attacked. Rob only smirked. He performed a side-flip (sometimes called a no-hands cartwheel) kicking the one and making him fly back. He was out cold. Rob landed on the second's back. He crouched down and jumped off, sending the poor fellow to the ground HARD. He performed a few twists in the air before landing perfectly. He glared at Chong and he just ran. Robbie chuckled again and walked to his table. (This took a total of three seconds. The knockouts only took a total of one second.) "Wow! That was awesome!" Sakura squealed. Rob only nodded as he took the empty seat next to her. Everyone said how cool that was, except for Syaoran. "The acrobatics were completely unnecessary." Syaoran commented. "On the contrary, I had to do something spectacular. If they tell a teacher or administrator what happened, who would believe their story?" Rob pointed out. "That's a good point," stated Eriol before smiling his odd smile. "So, Rob, we're all going to Tomoyo's tonight. We'd like to invite you to thank you for getting us out of Math for a couple of days." He simply gave her a confused look. "Sensei opted to wait for you to get her before starting the next chapter in the book. He said that he didn't want to end up losing you because the next chapter is difficult." "Well, that is hardly my doing." Rob said while munching on a tuna fish sandwich (mmmmm!). "Maybe not, but will you come over anyway?" "Well, alright. Where is it?" "You can follow us there after school." "Nifty." (That was all Sakura and Rob) "I can't make it tonight. I have to go to a meeting with a representative of the Elders, the get up early tomorrow." Syaoran said. Sakura's mood noticeably dropped. "That's alright, we'll just have to fun without you!" Eriol said, adding "my cute little descendant" under his breath. Syaoran glared at him, then continued to eat his lunch. Everyone just sighed and finished their lunch.
Road, on the way to Tomoyo's
They'd all been laughing and talking. Syaoran was doing a bit of glaring, and Eriol was doing a little teasing. "So, Rob, what's up with the black robe?" Eriol inquired. Rob replied, in English, "I'm the God of Death." they both chuckled. He was right of course; it was unusual for someone to go to school wearing all black when they had a uniform. Mr. Tareda excused him since it was his first day. Once at Tomoyo's, they talked and told stories about their past. Rob met Sonomi, Tomoyo's mother as well. After a few hours, everyone started to head home (I'm sorry, but I'm horrible at dialog.) Everyone took Daidouji-san's offer of a limo home except for Rob. He decided to walk, saying that he didn't live far away. Everyone went home and thus ended a great night.
Sakura's Dream
She was in a large, dark room. It seemed almost as if it were a huge void. In the center of this void sat a being in a soft, golden light. She approached it carefully, not sure if disturbing it would be wise. Upon hearing her approaching footsteps, it stood up. "W-w-who are you?" Sakura stuttered. It only chuckled at her. "Who are you?" she repeated more forcefully. It pulled back the hood on its cloak, then dropped the cloak all together. It slowly turned to face her. "Who...?" she whispered as she saw the thing. It was a boy, around her age. He had long, golden hair. It was waist length and it was in a tight braid. He also had dark red eyes that had a piercing gaze. "Me?" he questioned. His voice was low, barely a whisper, but it seemed to reach every fiber of her being. She shivered as even her very soul was touched by this low, creepy voice. He then spread his large, bat- like wings. He flapped them a few times to rid them of stiffness, then folded behind his back again. "Watakushi wa Shinigami desu..." he whispered. Sakura's eyes widened as she said to herself, "The God of Death?"
Fin Chapter two
Well, there's a touch of action for you! Will Shinigami be the new evil that will plague Sakura? You'll just have to wait to find out!
Now that all of the major players have been introduced, I can get into the real story. I promise that it will speed up soon and explain Rob's presence next chapter.
Chapter 2
Kinomoto Household
Sakura was drowsily getting out of the shower after being roused by Kero. She was toweling off and selecting her clothes quickly, as she was in her eternal rush to get to school on time. "Well, at least I didn't blow up the clock today!" she congratulated herself. She's been getting better with the clock. Although, she still bought five spare ones at the store yesterday just to be safe. She ran down the stairs and ate some toast. She ran out, but stopped when she felt that something was missing. She looked at the empty chair at the table. "Oh yeah, Onii-chan isn't here to call me a kaijou. He must be helping Yukito move into his new house in Tokyo today," she said to no one in particular. She shrugged then ran out.
She met up with Eriol and Tomoyo on the corner and they power-walked to school to make it on time. Syaoran joined them at the next street. They were laughing and talking to each other, even teasing each other. Until three heads snapped to the side to face just east of their current direction. All fell silent. "Something wrong?" Tomoyo asked, worried. "We sense an odd aura near the school" sakura explained to her friend. "A dark aura," Eriol added. "We'll just have to see who or what it is once we get there." Syaoran said. Sakura started running as she yelled out, "WE ONLY HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES UNTIL THE BELL!!" The rest looked at her for a moment, then started running after her.
Tareda-sensei's class
The four plopped down in their chairs just as the bell rang. They were all out of breath from the long run. Tareda-san just sighed and got ready to intro the new student. "Ohayo minna-san, like I said two days ago, we have a new student," he passed to make sure he had everyone's attention, "He is an American here on a new exchange program. He is taking Yamikaze's place for the rest of the year." Sakura, Tomoyo, and Chiharu drooped a bit at this. Especially Chiharu since she wouldn't have someone to hit whenever he lied. "Please enter and introduce yourself." Tareda called to a figure outside. A boy stepped in and smiled at everyone. He bowed and said, "Ohayo minna-san. My name is Rob Forrest. I'm an American, as Sensei said. Uh, I'm unsure of what else to say," he turned to Tareda," Is it alright if I allow a few questions?" "Sure, but only a few." Tareda said, eager to get on with his lesson plan. "Arigato. So, questions, comments, suggestions?" No one stood up. So he headed for Yamikaze's old seat. It was just to the left of Sakura's. "Oh, I'm sorry class. I need to make a few quick copies of today's math review. I'll be back in five minutes," Tareda said and exited. "Hi there Forrester!" Sakura greeted the new student in English. "Ohayo! Anata wa desu ka?" (That's "Good morning. What's your name?") he replied in Japanese. Sakura giggled and replied, "I'm Sakura! I'm pleased to meet you!" he said, extending a hand. Rob shook it firmly. "And these are my friends. Daidouji Tomoyo, Hiiragizawa Eriol, and Li Syaoran." She said, pointing to her friends in turn. They all greeted him and shook his hand, although Syaoran's was a bit firmer than the rest. "So, Forrester-san..." "No no no, please, call me Rob or Robbie. I don't like people to throw -san or -kun at the end of my name. I'm sorry, continue Kinomoto- san." "Well, if I have to call you rob, you have to call me Sakura." She said as Rob briefly smiled. "As I was saying, would you like to sit with us at lunch?" "If you'll have me. I wouldn't want to be a bother to any of you," he said. "Of course we'll have you! And you won't be a bother! I'm sure that we'd love to learn about you." Tomoyo squealed. Rob simply gave her an odd look and gave Eriol a questioning look. He only nodded. Tareda came back in and started his lessons. Everyone was amazed at how quickly Rob finished his work. He finished at least twenty minutes before everyone else. He borrowed Tareda-sensei's seating chart and took twenty minutes to memorize everyone's names. Li finished second and he found himself glancing at Rob every few seconds. He surmised that there must be something odd about him, but he wasn't sure what.
Lunch
Wind was blowing hard outside so they decided to eat in the cafe today. While they were waiting for Robbie, the gang talked about what they though of him. "He seems very smart. He's cute too." Sakura said, mumbling the last part so that only Tomoyo could hear. Just then, they saw Robbie enter. They all waved so that they knew where they were. "Hey buddy!" Someone yelled at Rob for accidentally bumping into him. Robbie bowed and apologized respectfully, then tried to move on. "Hey, you can't bump into Chong and expect to leave with just an apology! He needs some kind of monetary compensation!" someone else explained to him while blocking his path. Rob only chuckled, "Oh, and what if I refuse to comply?" "Then we'll beat the snot out of you!" a third said. Syaoran was about to get up to help him, until he saw Rob smile and chuckle at his predicament. Sakura urged him to go, but Syaoran said, "I think he can handle it." Just then, two of the three lunged at him and attacked. Rob only smirked. He performed a side-flip (sometimes called a no-hands cartwheel) kicking the one and making him fly back. He was out cold. Rob landed on the second's back. He crouched down and jumped off, sending the poor fellow to the ground HARD. He performed a few twists in the air before landing perfectly. He glared at Chong and he just ran. Robbie chuckled again and walked to his table. (This took a total of three seconds. The knockouts only took a total of one second.) "Wow! That was awesome!" Sakura squealed. Rob only nodded as he took the empty seat next to her. Everyone said how cool that was, except for Syaoran. "The acrobatics were completely unnecessary." Syaoran commented. "On the contrary, I had to do something spectacular. If they tell a teacher or administrator what happened, who would believe their story?" Rob pointed out. "That's a good point," stated Eriol before smiling his odd smile. "So, Rob, we're all going to Tomoyo's tonight. We'd like to invite you to thank you for getting us out of Math for a couple of days." He simply gave her a confused look. "Sensei opted to wait for you to get her before starting the next chapter in the book. He said that he didn't want to end up losing you because the next chapter is difficult." "Well, that is hardly my doing." Rob said while munching on a tuna fish sandwich (mmmmm!). "Maybe not, but will you come over anyway?" "Well, alright. Where is it?" "You can follow us there after school." "Nifty." (That was all Sakura and Rob) "I can't make it tonight. I have to go to a meeting with a representative of the Elders, the get up early tomorrow." Syaoran said. Sakura's mood noticeably dropped. "That's alright, we'll just have to fun without you!" Eriol said, adding "my cute little descendant" under his breath. Syaoran glared at him, then continued to eat his lunch. Everyone just sighed and finished their lunch.
Road, on the way to Tomoyo's
They'd all been laughing and talking. Syaoran was doing a bit of glaring, and Eriol was doing a little teasing. "So, Rob, what's up with the black robe?" Eriol inquired. Rob replied, in English, "I'm the God of Death." they both chuckled. He was right of course; it was unusual for someone to go to school wearing all black when they had a uniform. Mr. Tareda excused him since it was his first day. Once at Tomoyo's, they talked and told stories about their past. Rob met Sonomi, Tomoyo's mother as well. After a few hours, everyone started to head home (I'm sorry, but I'm horrible at dialog.) Everyone took Daidouji-san's offer of a limo home except for Rob. He decided to walk, saying that he didn't live far away. Everyone went home and thus ended a great night.
Sakura's Dream
She was in a large, dark room. It seemed almost as if it were a huge void. In the center of this void sat a being in a soft, golden light. She approached it carefully, not sure if disturbing it would be wise. Upon hearing her approaching footsteps, it stood up. "W-w-who are you?" Sakura stuttered. It only chuckled at her. "Who are you?" she repeated more forcefully. It pulled back the hood on its cloak, then dropped the cloak all together. It slowly turned to face her. "Who...?" she whispered as she saw the thing. It was a boy, around her age. He had long, golden hair. It was waist length and it was in a tight braid. He also had dark red eyes that had a piercing gaze. "Me?" he questioned. His voice was low, barely a whisper, but it seemed to reach every fiber of her being. She shivered as even her very soul was touched by this low, creepy voice. He then spread his large, bat- like wings. He flapped them a few times to rid them of stiffness, then folded behind his back again. "Watakushi wa Shinigami desu..." he whispered. Sakura's eyes widened as she said to herself, "The God of Death?"
Fin Chapter two
Well, there's a touch of action for you! Will Shinigami be the new evil that will plague Sakura? You'll just have to wait to find out!
Now that all of the major players have been introduced, I can get into the real story. I promise that it will speed up soon and explain Rob's presence next chapter.