Konnichiwa minna-san!
Last chapter, I made a slight mistake; in one part I said the sakura tree was in the schoolyard, and later I hinted that it was in the park. It's my bad; I was gonna make it in the schoolyard, but I changed my mind. It's actually supposed to be in the park, my bad! Gomen ne.
Thanks for the reviews; you guys are great ^_~!
JuNeMaNgO- thanks for reading! I'll have lotsa time to write; maybe I write too much, ne? And thanks for the support, as well. I'll try to make this chappie more interesting for you!
Shadow Elf Sofi- thanks for the review, and I hope you like this fic!
Cherry Blossom- I'm honored to have such an insightful author review my ficcie, thanks for notifying me of my error! I'm trying to fix the grammar; it annoys me as well.
Danielle- I have a lotta time to write now that I'm on summer vacation. Thanks for the encouragement and I'll try to write longer chappies!
Fantasiimaker- your formatting advice really helped; thanks a lot! If you know how to fix the new formatting mistake, please tell me! You like Marmalade Boy? I've only read some of the manga but it's cool.
Next set of business: the disclaimer. I really hate this part, it gets dry after a while. I do not own CCS, never have, never will.
On to the fic!
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"Hoe (Huh)?"
Sakura rubbed her eyes, wondering why her bedroom wall suddenly disappeared, letting in so much sun. She also wondered why she didn't hear the annoying buzz of her alarm clock. Groping around for it, she felt nothing except grass.
"Oh well," she yawned. Then her senses kicked in. Her eyes popped open, horrified. "Oh no..." I must've fallen asleep under the tree... Looking at her watch, she relaxed. "Phew..."
It was only six o'clock. Sakura was amazed that she actually had the capability of waking up so early. It was probably the brightness of the sun. Stretching her arms a little, she stood up. A few cherry blossoms drifted off her body. They must have fallen on her while she was sleeping. Trudging back towards her house sleepily, Sakura thought of her nightmare.
Still deliberating this problem, Sakura bumped into someone, and they both ended up on the ground.
"Gomen ne (sorry)," she hurriedly apologized, getting to her feet. Then she saw who she had bumped into, and gasped.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!
Syaoran shut off his alarm and pushed himself up from his bed. Unlike Sakura, he was very much a morning person. Stretching, he smiled as he felt the rays of the sun hitting his face. "Ah...another new day."
He wasn't sure why, but he was happier than normal today. It was as if something wonderful was going to happen. He quickly showered and dressed, grabbed a piece of toast and ran outside for his morning jog.
Just as he rounded a corner, he collided into someone, knocking both of them to the ground.
"Gomen ne," the person said, her voice honey sweet.
Groaning, he lifted his head, only to meet the eyes of Sakura! "Saku-chan? What are you doing up so early?" For all the years Syaoran knew Sakura, she had never gotten up so early before.
"Oh...I was just...um...enjoying the crisp morning air!" Sakura's genki (energetic) face seemed a little downcast today, and Syaoran really doubted what she said was true.
"Oh, I see," he said, more than a little skeptically, but then he changed the subject. "So Saku-chan, you know the plan? During lunch, I-"
"I know," she snapped, then her anger disappeared, replaced by regret. "I'm sorry, Syao-kun, I'm just not a morning person." She quickly strode away, leaving a stunned Syaoran standing on the sidewalk.
Even though that's what he thought, Syaoran was very worried about Sakura. What was wrong with her? He shook his head, mystified, then continued on with his daily run.
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Looking for Sakura in the busy lunch room, Syaoran saw her sitting next to Tomoyo, who was sitting next to Eriol, busy chatting with him. Syaoran, seething, tried to keep his temper in check. He sat down next to Sakura and forced a grin on his face.
"Ohayo, Saku-chan." Even though he was talking to Sakura, Syaoran's eyes kept flitting to Tomoyo and Eriol.
Sakura noticed this, and responded sadly. "Ohayo..."
Syaoran, watching Eriol flirt shamelessly with Tomoyo, growled under his breath, but Sakura heard. Each jealous growl was a knife wound in her heart.
Syaoran turned his eyes to Sakura, and put his arm around her. "So, dearest Sakura, would you like to go out with me? We can go to Chez Ritz, that neat restaurant you really wanted to eat at." He winked at her, partly as flirting, and partly as a signal for her to accept.
"Of course," Sakura replied, not exactly with the enthusiasm a girlfriend would.
Faking concern, Syaoran peered at her. "What's wrong, koi (lover)?"
Sakura glared at him, knowing it was all an act. "Don't you think you're laying it on a bit thick, lover-boy?" She stomped out of the cafeteria, managing to hold her tears in until she reached the bathroom.
There, she cried her eyes out.
Meanwhile, back in the cafeteria, Tomoyo watched Sakura leave with concern. What was that about? That was supposed to be Syaoran, stomping out in jealousy. Eriol tried to recapture her attention with some joke or other, but she ignored him.
"Eriol-kun, I have to go see what's wrong with Sakura-chan." Rising out of her seat, she glanced at Syaroan, seeing him, not glaring at Eriol as she would've expected, but instead looking the direction Sakura had gone with the true concern of a boyfriend. She dismissed that thought. It must be her imagination; after all, they were faking it, right?
Running out of the cafeteria after Sakura, Tomoyo pondered Sakura's strange behavior. Could it be that she was jealous...of her and Eriol? It was unthinkable, but possible. After all, Eriol had given Sakura a beautiful flower on that one day she was really depressed. And he had especially smiled at her the day he arrived.
Tomoyo moaned. All the clues pointed in that direction. Sakura loved Eriol! What was she going to do? She liked Eriol and Syaoran, but she wouldn't get serious with either of them for now. But unless she chose one or the other, they wouldn't stop pursuing her, and that left poor Sakura all alone!
I must do something about this. I can't have Sakura's heart broken. I'll do whatever I must to help her out; even if it means going steady with Syaoran. Having decided this, Tomoyo hastily headed towards the bathrooms, where a depressed Sakura sat sobbing.
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Oooh, I feel sooooo evil! Mwuahahaha! Poor, misled Tomoyo may just break Sakura's heart! Let me hear the cries of pity and condemnation!
Do you guys think I should make Tomoyo accept Syaoran's offer to go steady? This fic is going in a different direction than I planned, but I like it! The decision is yours. Well, mainly, anyways...if Tomoyo dated Syaroan, it'd be much more interesting!
Well, that's about it! Remember to come back and read the next chappie to find out what Tomoyo's gonna do!
Pink_hime_sakura
Last chapter, I made a slight mistake; in one part I said the sakura tree was in the schoolyard, and later I hinted that it was in the park. It's my bad; I was gonna make it in the schoolyard, but I changed my mind. It's actually supposed to be in the park, my bad! Gomen ne.
Thanks for the reviews; you guys are great ^_~!
JuNeMaNgO- thanks for reading! I'll have lotsa time to write; maybe I write too much, ne? And thanks for the support, as well. I'll try to make this chappie more interesting for you!
Shadow Elf Sofi- thanks for the review, and I hope you like this fic!
Cherry Blossom- I'm honored to have such an insightful author review my ficcie, thanks for notifying me of my error! I'm trying to fix the grammar; it annoys me as well.
Danielle- I have a lotta time to write now that I'm on summer vacation. Thanks for the encouragement and I'll try to write longer chappies!
Fantasiimaker- your formatting advice really helped; thanks a lot! If you know how to fix the new formatting mistake, please tell me! You like Marmalade Boy? I've only read some of the manga but it's cool.
Next set of business: the disclaimer. I really hate this part, it gets dry after a while. I do not own CCS, never have, never will.
On to the fic!
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"Hoe (Huh)?"
Sakura rubbed her eyes, wondering why her bedroom wall suddenly disappeared, letting in so much sun. She also wondered why she didn't hear the annoying buzz of her alarm clock. Groping around for it, she felt nothing except grass.
"Oh well," she yawned. Then her senses kicked in. Her eyes popped open, horrified. "Oh no..." I must've fallen asleep under the tree... Looking at her watch, she relaxed. "Phew..."
It was only six o'clock. Sakura was amazed that she actually had the capability of waking up so early. It was probably the brightness of the sun. Stretching her arms a little, she stood up. A few cherry blossoms drifted off her body. They must have fallen on her while she was sleeping. Trudging back towards her house sleepily, Sakura thought of her nightmare.
Still deliberating this problem, Sakura bumped into someone, and they both ended up on the ground.
"Gomen ne (sorry)," she hurriedly apologized, getting to her feet. Then she saw who she had bumped into, and gasped.
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BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!
Syaoran shut off his alarm and pushed himself up from his bed. Unlike Sakura, he was very much a morning person. Stretching, he smiled as he felt the rays of the sun hitting his face. "Ah...another new day."
He wasn't sure why, but he was happier than normal today. It was as if something wonderful was going to happen. He quickly showered and dressed, grabbed a piece of toast and ran outside for his morning jog.
Just as he rounded a corner, he collided into someone, knocking both of them to the ground.
"Gomen ne," the person said, her voice honey sweet.
Groaning, he lifted his head, only to meet the eyes of Sakura! "Saku-chan? What are you doing up so early?" For all the years Syaoran knew Sakura, she had never gotten up so early before.
"Oh...I was just...um...enjoying the crisp morning air!" Sakura's genki (energetic) face seemed a little downcast today, and Syaoran really doubted what she said was true.
"Oh, I see," he said, more than a little skeptically, but then he changed the subject. "So Saku-chan, you know the plan? During lunch, I-"
"I know," she snapped, then her anger disappeared, replaced by regret. "I'm sorry, Syao-kun, I'm just not a morning person." She quickly strode away, leaving a stunned Syaoran standing on the sidewalk.
Even though that's what he thought, Syaoran was very worried about Sakura. What was wrong with her? He shook his head, mystified, then continued on with his daily run.
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Looking for Sakura in the busy lunch room, Syaoran saw her sitting next to Tomoyo, who was sitting next to Eriol, busy chatting with him. Syaoran, seething, tried to keep his temper in check. He sat down next to Sakura and forced a grin on his face.
"Ohayo, Saku-chan." Even though he was talking to Sakura, Syaoran's eyes kept flitting to Tomoyo and Eriol.
Sakura noticed this, and responded sadly. "Ohayo..."
Syaoran, watching Eriol flirt shamelessly with Tomoyo, growled under his breath, but Sakura heard. Each jealous growl was a knife wound in her heart.
Syaoran turned his eyes to Sakura, and put his arm around her. "So, dearest Sakura, would you like to go out with me? We can go to Chez Ritz, that neat restaurant you really wanted to eat at." He winked at her, partly as flirting, and partly as a signal for her to accept.
"Of course," Sakura replied, not exactly with the enthusiasm a girlfriend would.
Faking concern, Syaoran peered at her. "What's wrong, koi (lover)?"
Sakura glared at him, knowing it was all an act. "Don't you think you're laying it on a bit thick, lover-boy?" She stomped out of the cafeteria, managing to hold her tears in until she reached the bathroom.
There, she cried her eyes out.
Meanwhile, back in the cafeteria, Tomoyo watched Sakura leave with concern. What was that about? That was supposed to be Syaoran, stomping out in jealousy. Eriol tried to recapture her attention with some joke or other, but she ignored him.
"Eriol-kun, I have to go see what's wrong with Sakura-chan." Rising out of her seat, she glanced at Syaroan, seeing him, not glaring at Eriol as she would've expected, but instead looking the direction Sakura had gone with the true concern of a boyfriend. She dismissed that thought. It must be her imagination; after all, they were faking it, right?
Running out of the cafeteria after Sakura, Tomoyo pondered Sakura's strange behavior. Could it be that she was jealous...of her and Eriol? It was unthinkable, but possible. After all, Eriol had given Sakura a beautiful flower on that one day she was really depressed. And he had especially smiled at her the day he arrived.
Tomoyo moaned. All the clues pointed in that direction. Sakura loved Eriol! What was she going to do? She liked Eriol and Syaoran, but she wouldn't get serious with either of them for now. But unless she chose one or the other, they wouldn't stop pursuing her, and that left poor Sakura all alone!
I must do something about this. I can't have Sakura's heart broken. I'll do whatever I must to help her out; even if it means going steady with Syaoran. Having decided this, Tomoyo hastily headed towards the bathrooms, where a depressed Sakura sat sobbing.
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Oooh, I feel sooooo evil! Mwuahahaha! Poor, misled Tomoyo may just break Sakura's heart! Let me hear the cries of pity and condemnation!
Do you guys think I should make Tomoyo accept Syaoran's offer to go steady? This fic is going in a different direction than I planned, but I like it! The decision is yours. Well, mainly, anyways...if Tomoyo dated Syaroan, it'd be much more interesting!
Well, that's about it! Remember to come back and read the next chappie to find out what Tomoyo's gonna do!
Pink_hime_sakura