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DISCLAIMER: Card Captor Sakura does not belong to me but to CLAMP. I am just merely borrowing it for entertainment purposes.
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"Ohayo Gozaimasu, Sakura-chan" "Ohayo Gozaimasu, Tomoyo-chan" It appeared that that greeting exchange was some kind of a ritual for the two best friends. "So tell me Sakura" Tomoyo continued "you look kinda puzzled. Does it have something to do about our little experiment last night??" "Well" she answered "It's just that I can't figure out why would Syaoran run like that. I'm kind of concerned about his attitude, you know? It's just that... Are you okay Tomoyo?"
Sakura looked back at Tomoyo, she looked sort of concerned too: concerned about something, concerned about someone. Tomoyo had the very same look that she did last night while she was talking to Kero.
"Hai Daijobu desu (yes, I am okay)" Tomoyo answered absently 2Actually, there's something I need to tell you Sakura" "Of course Tomoyo" Sakura said even more caring "you know you can tell me anything" "Arigato" Sakura "For what Tomoyo?" "For being always there for me" Tomoyo answered "for being my best friend" "Anyway, what's the big secret???" Sakura said anxiously. "I need to tell you something Sakura" Tomoyo said "Last night, after everybody left... E.. Er" "Tomoyo" Sakura interrupted "why are you so nervous? It appeared like a ghost had scared you" "Did you know that in the 18th century, people believed that ghosts could actually..." "YAMAZAKI!!!" the girls yelled "Yamazaki Satoshi!!" Chiharu scolded him "when will you stop lying like that?!. No one buys that, anyway." "Please, Chiharu. Don't nag Yamazaki like that" Eriol said calmly "You know he is a very smart guy. It is just that you do not understand him"
Tomoyo blushed as much as her pale face could. Se was actually as red as Syaoran used to be when he looked at Sakura when they were kids. It was unusual her being like that. Eriol walked up to where they were and stood between Tomoyo and Sakura. Tomoyo couldn't help being nervous.
Suddenly, Sakura felt someone holding roughly her hand and pulling her strongly back. She felt like someone had pulled not only her body, but also her soul out of her own skin. She felt her body wrapped around by two strong arms. She was experimenting a weird sensation. It wasn't fear nor pain, but an unusual happiness, kind of an excitement.
"How could you do this to me?" Syaoran told her. He looked furious "Hoe?" Sakura said "Ohayo Gozaimasu (good morning)", Syaoran-kun "Ano, Ano... Ohayo Gozaimasu" Sakura-chan" he answered nervously. How could I have told her that - he thought - God! I'm stupid! Now she must have thought that I jealous. Well, I was actually. What am I saying?!! Oh, Damned!! Syaoran no baka!!
Syaoran was still holding Sakura and by that time Sakura had put her hands around his neck. She was trying to fix the polo neck of his jacket.
"Everybody!!!" Sensei Terada shouted "the class is about to begin!!"
Sensei Terada stared at them and Sakura, as Syaoran, couldn't do anything but blush. Now there were three blushing people: Sakura and Syaoran, and Tomoyo... always Tomoyo.
Everybody went inside the classroom. It all looked normal except for the people sitting on the rows. Sakura was, as always, sitting next to Tomoyo and in front of Syaoran; but Eriol, he wasn't sitting behind Syaoran. Instead, he was sitting next to him: behind Tomoyo.
Tomoyo was absorbed by her thoughts, she wasn't even listening to the lesson 'til the point she didn't care that sensei Terada asked her whether she was okay. She just kept staring at the horizon until a soft, warm wind blowing perturbed the calmness of the back of her ear.
"Daijobu desu ka, Tomoyo-chan? (are you okay Tomoyo-chan?)" she heard almost in silence.
Tomoyo gasped. It felt weird. It felt that more than having listened, she had felt those words.
"Hai daijobu desu (yes, I'm okay)" she said without turning around "I do not believe you" Eriol said staring at her.
A tear rolled by Tomoyo's face. Eriol held her hand.
"Shall we go outside?" he asked her "You certainly do not seem fine" he continued as he took her outside of the classroom.
"Now that we are alone" he sighed "would you please tell me why are you crying?" he said comprehensively, holding her. "Because. because" she hesitated "because of you" she broke down. "Because of me?" Eriol asked puzzled "but why?" "I." "Listen to me Tomoyo-chan" he said crying "the last thing I want is to hurt you, do you understand me? So please" he sighed between tears "don't cry for me. I'm begging." "Just the way you won't cry for me?" she said "I shall always cry for you, my dear Tomoyo-chan" he answered "because destiny is meant to hurt me. Because life is unfair and shall not let me have you without getting hurt."
* * *
It was a normal day for everyone else so everything was happening the normal way inside the classroom and after the couple left, Sensei Terada restarted with the class. He was teaching them calculus, it wasn't easy but everyone was trying to get it. Sakura had a lot of trouble catching up of course, she was as bad in math as she had been the years before and some things just don't change. Syaoran, on the other hand, had understood the procedure since the very beginning. He had always had that great love towards mathematics.
"So, Syaoran" Sakura broke the silence "why did you leave last night?" "I had a call"
Syaoran close is notebook as fast as his hands would let him. There was something written he didn't want Sakura to see. It was certainly not calculus.
"A call?" she asked "from whom?" "From silence" he replied "from within, from the fear inside." "I don't understand" "Do you remember Hiiragizawa's coming back all from the sudden?" he spoke as calmly as he could "and then my coming back because of some businesses I had to take care back in Japan? Don't tell me you really thought it was a coincidence. Of course you did. I had forgot about your being so naive" he held her hand "which by the way, I must tell you, I loved." "So... anyway" she blushed "what about that call?" "Well. I just can't tell you here, but..." he said in a mysterious, but yet suggestive way "Come to my place after school. I'll tell you then. But I must warn you. Do not bring Kerberos: this is something that we must solve by ourselves. And please, don't say anything neither to Hiiragizawa nor Daidoubji. I don't want them to be worried. We'll ask them later." "Okay" she said "I'll be there"
The bell rang.
She kissed his cheek and ran away. He lifted his hand up to his own face, he touched his right cheek and felt it glossy: girlish taste, peach scent. Sakura had left a kiss drawn with lipstick on his face. He couldn't do anything but blush and stare. He was thinking about his unexpected victory: for the first time, it hadn't been him who had run away.
End of chapter 3
Author's notes: I apologize for not updating during the week but I've been having a hard time at school (I'm trying to get a scholarship for college, you know?). Anyway, Sakura and Syaoran are meeting ALONE AT HIS PLACE in the next chapter so tension will be growing bigger. Love it? Hate it? Let me know. Comments and reviews welcome! Love you all and thanks for reading
DISCLAIMER: Card Captor Sakura does not belong to me but to CLAMP. I am just merely borrowing it for entertainment purposes.
Chapter III Reactions
"Ohayo Gozaimasu, Sakura-chan" "Ohayo Gozaimasu, Tomoyo-chan" It appeared that that greeting exchange was some kind of a ritual for the two best friends. "So tell me Sakura" Tomoyo continued "you look kinda puzzled. Does it have something to do about our little experiment last night??" "Well" she answered "It's just that I can't figure out why would Syaoran run like that. I'm kind of concerned about his attitude, you know? It's just that... Are you okay Tomoyo?"
Sakura looked back at Tomoyo, she looked sort of concerned too: concerned about something, concerned about someone. Tomoyo had the very same look that she did last night while she was talking to Kero.
"Hai Daijobu desu (yes, I am okay)" Tomoyo answered absently 2Actually, there's something I need to tell you Sakura" "Of course Tomoyo" Sakura said even more caring "you know you can tell me anything" "Arigato" Sakura "For what Tomoyo?" "For being always there for me" Tomoyo answered "for being my best friend" "Anyway, what's the big secret???" Sakura said anxiously. "I need to tell you something Sakura" Tomoyo said "Last night, after everybody left... E.. Er" "Tomoyo" Sakura interrupted "why are you so nervous? It appeared like a ghost had scared you" "Did you know that in the 18th century, people believed that ghosts could actually..." "YAMAZAKI!!!" the girls yelled "Yamazaki Satoshi!!" Chiharu scolded him "when will you stop lying like that?!. No one buys that, anyway." "Please, Chiharu. Don't nag Yamazaki like that" Eriol said calmly "You know he is a very smart guy. It is just that you do not understand him"
Tomoyo blushed as much as her pale face could. Se was actually as red as Syaoran used to be when he looked at Sakura when they were kids. It was unusual her being like that. Eriol walked up to where they were and stood between Tomoyo and Sakura. Tomoyo couldn't help being nervous.
Suddenly, Sakura felt someone holding roughly her hand and pulling her strongly back. She felt like someone had pulled not only her body, but also her soul out of her own skin. She felt her body wrapped around by two strong arms. She was experimenting a weird sensation. It wasn't fear nor pain, but an unusual happiness, kind of an excitement.
"How could you do this to me?" Syaoran told her. He looked furious "Hoe?" Sakura said "Ohayo Gozaimasu (good morning)", Syaoran-kun "Ano, Ano... Ohayo Gozaimasu" Sakura-chan" he answered nervously. How could I have told her that - he thought - God! I'm stupid! Now she must have thought that I jealous. Well, I was actually. What am I saying?!! Oh, Damned!! Syaoran no baka!!
Syaoran was still holding Sakura and by that time Sakura had put her hands around his neck. She was trying to fix the polo neck of his jacket.
"Everybody!!!" Sensei Terada shouted "the class is about to begin!!"
Sensei Terada stared at them and Sakura, as Syaoran, couldn't do anything but blush. Now there were three blushing people: Sakura and Syaoran, and Tomoyo... always Tomoyo.
Everybody went inside the classroom. It all looked normal except for the people sitting on the rows. Sakura was, as always, sitting next to Tomoyo and in front of Syaoran; but Eriol, he wasn't sitting behind Syaoran. Instead, he was sitting next to him: behind Tomoyo.
Tomoyo was absorbed by her thoughts, she wasn't even listening to the lesson 'til the point she didn't care that sensei Terada asked her whether she was okay. She just kept staring at the horizon until a soft, warm wind blowing perturbed the calmness of the back of her ear.
"Daijobu desu ka, Tomoyo-chan? (are you okay Tomoyo-chan?)" she heard almost in silence.
Tomoyo gasped. It felt weird. It felt that more than having listened, she had felt those words.
"Hai daijobu desu (yes, I'm okay)" she said without turning around "I do not believe you" Eriol said staring at her.
A tear rolled by Tomoyo's face. Eriol held her hand.
"Shall we go outside?" he asked her "You certainly do not seem fine" he continued as he took her outside of the classroom.
"Now that we are alone" he sighed "would you please tell me why are you crying?" he said comprehensively, holding her. "Because. because" she hesitated "because of you" she broke down. "Because of me?" Eriol asked puzzled "but why?" "I." "Listen to me Tomoyo-chan" he said crying "the last thing I want is to hurt you, do you understand me? So please" he sighed between tears "don't cry for me. I'm begging." "Just the way you won't cry for me?" she said "I shall always cry for you, my dear Tomoyo-chan" he answered "because destiny is meant to hurt me. Because life is unfair and shall not let me have you without getting hurt."
* * *
It was a normal day for everyone else so everything was happening the normal way inside the classroom and after the couple left, Sensei Terada restarted with the class. He was teaching them calculus, it wasn't easy but everyone was trying to get it. Sakura had a lot of trouble catching up of course, she was as bad in math as she had been the years before and some things just don't change. Syaoran, on the other hand, had understood the procedure since the very beginning. He had always had that great love towards mathematics.
"So, Syaoran" Sakura broke the silence "why did you leave last night?" "I had a call"
Syaoran close is notebook as fast as his hands would let him. There was something written he didn't want Sakura to see. It was certainly not calculus.
"A call?" she asked "from whom?" "From silence" he replied "from within, from the fear inside." "I don't understand" "Do you remember Hiiragizawa's coming back all from the sudden?" he spoke as calmly as he could "and then my coming back because of some businesses I had to take care back in Japan? Don't tell me you really thought it was a coincidence. Of course you did. I had forgot about your being so naive" he held her hand "which by the way, I must tell you, I loved." "So... anyway" she blushed "what about that call?" "Well. I just can't tell you here, but..." he said in a mysterious, but yet suggestive way "Come to my place after school. I'll tell you then. But I must warn you. Do not bring Kerberos: this is something that we must solve by ourselves. And please, don't say anything neither to Hiiragizawa nor Daidoubji. I don't want them to be worried. We'll ask them later." "Okay" she said "I'll be there"
The bell rang.
She kissed his cheek and ran away. He lifted his hand up to his own face, he touched his right cheek and felt it glossy: girlish taste, peach scent. Sakura had left a kiss drawn with lipstick on his face. He couldn't do anything but blush and stare. He was thinking about his unexpected victory: for the first time, it hadn't been him who had run away.
End of chapter 3
Author's notes: I apologize for not updating during the week but I've been having a hard time at school (I'm trying to get a scholarship for college, you know?). Anyway, Sakura and Syaoran are meeting ALONE AT HIS PLACE in the next chapter so tension will be growing bigger. Love it? Hate it? Let me know. Comments and reviews welcome! Love you all and thanks for reading