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Chapter Three: I don't like Mondays.

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Tell me why!

I don't like Mondays

Tell me why!

I don't like Mondays

Tell me why!

I don't like Mondays

I want to shoot

The Whole day down

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Sakura went into the kitchen on Monday morning to find only Syaoran was there, eating fruit. He was wearing jeans a t-shirt. Sakura was wearing jeans too and a shirt with the picture of angel on it.

"Morning." Syaoran muttered. Sakura nodded.

"Nervous about school today?"

"I guess. You taking your bike?" Sakura nodded again.

"I always do. You can ride yours if you want."

"I was planning to." Sakura noticed he was reading a letter.

"What's that?"

"Just telling me which class I'm in."

"Lemme see." She took it and examined it closely.

"This is identical to mine!" she exclaimed. Syaoran peered over her shoulder.

"At least I won't get lost." Sakura shrugged and drank a mouthful of coffee.

"We'd better get going. We don't want to be late on your first day. Did Yelan register you and everything?"

"Yup." Syaoran replied, pulling on a leather biker jacket.

Within ten minutes they were riding down the street.

As they arrived in school Sakura led Syaoran over to the spot where she usually parked her bike. As they took off their helmets Syaoran asked,

"What lesson do we have first?"

"Maths. That's why I hate Mondays!"

"SAKURA-CHAN! YOOHOO!" They both turned to see Tomoyo dragging Eriol over to them. Eriol was clinging onto his glasses for dear life. Tomoyo was pretty strong.

"Good morning Sakura-chan!  And Syaoran!"

"Tomoyo, I think Eriol is having trouble breathing." Tomoyo looked down at her boyfriend to find his face was turning the same colour as his hair. She released him and turned back to Sakura.

"Guess what!"

"You got a new camera?" Tomoyo seemed to deflate slightly.

"How did you know?"

"Because you only ever make me guess when you've got a new camera." Sakura said as they started walking towards their classroom. Tomoyo laughed and shrugged.

In the classroom every single girl turned to look as Syaoran came in. Gaggles followed them across the classroom. Syaoran looked around for somewhere to sit. Eriol grinned and pointed to the seat next to him.

"This one's always free. Can't figure out why."

"Because your girlfriend scares everyone away?" Sakura suggested. Tomoyo poked her in the ribs, making her jump.

"I do not!" Syaoran sat down and looked nervously towards a large group of girls who were staring at him.

"Is there some sort of weird ritual that you have to stare at the new guy in Japan?" He asked. Tomoyo giggled.

"No! They're staring because you're cute, duh!"

"Hey!" Eriol interjected. Tomoyo looked at him.

"But not as cute as Eriol."

"That's better." Sakura twisted around to look at Syaoran.

"You should watch out. They'll start stalking you soon!"

"What? This isn't going to make my being here any easier is it?"

"Nope." Sakura said. Eriol shrugged.

"Well he can't date any of them anyway. What with being engaged to you and all-"

"WHAT?!" Sakura and Syaoran shouted. The room fell silent. Sakura gave them an irritated glance,

"What?" They started to talk hurriedly. Sakura turned on Tomoyo.

"What the hell happened to the 'you cannot tell anyone' thing?"

"Eriol won't tell!"

"He practically announced to the entire class." Syaoran said angrily. Tomoyo looked away.

"I'm sorry…"

"It's ok. Besides, given any luck I'll be gone in three months." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded.

"Three months… why does that seem so much longer now?"

"Because three months is a pretty long time." Eriol suggested. Sakura hit his arm. Syaoran grinned. Sakura smiled sweetly.

"Some people think I'm nice. Others think I'm a juvenile delinquent."

"Which are you?"

"Both. Depends on whose around at the time. For instance if it's Tomoyo and Eriol I'm generally nice. If it's someone like Noriko I'm an absolute bitch."

"Which one's Noriko?"

"The one who's staring at you and practically drooling." Tomoyo said lightly. Syaoran looked around and saw a blond, good-looking girl.

"You don't like Noriko?" He asked Sakura. She snorted.

"What's to like?"

"She doesn't look that bad."

"You just wait."

And he didn't have to wait long. During registration the teacher was called to the office. Noriko pranced over, long blond hair swinging. She looked down at Syaoran.

"What's your name, then?"

"Syaoran Li."

"Why don't you come and sit with us?" She gestured with an elegant hand towards their desks. Syaoran glanced over, seemed to consider it then shook his head.

"Nah, I'm ok over here thanks." She seemed a bit put out but didn't dwell on it. She sat on the edge of his desk and smiled, showing perfect teeth.

"I'm Noriko Amano."

"That's nice. You're sitting on my desk." He said. Sakura couldn't help it. A snort of laughter escaped her. Noriko turned on her in a flash, blue eyes glittering angrily.

"What are you laughing at, you freak?"

"Well… I believe it was you." Sakura said, pretending to have to think about. Noriko stood up. So did Sakura.

"Don't you dare laugh at me!"

"I dare. Got a problem?"

"Yeah, I do have a problem! I have a problem that freaks like you are cluttering up my school. You're just a stupid little slut!"

That was a mistake. Sakura raised her fist and was about to knock Noriko out when Syaoran jumped to his feet and seized her wrist. Sakura screeched at Noriko,

"Take that back! Take it back right now!"

"Or what? You'll get your boyfriend to protect you? Oh, I forgot. You don't have one anymore do you?"

"I don't need a guy to cower behind! I can handle my own fights!" Sakura shouted. Tomoyo stepped in front of her.

"Sit down Noriko." She said quietly. Noriko gave her a glance, then looked at Syaoran.

"Feel free to come and sit with us anytime you get bored with these weirdo's."

And then she returned to her group of friends. Sakura flung herself back onto her chair. Tomoyo and Syaoran sat down too. He looked at Sakura.

"What just happened? You went crazy!"

"It's nothing." Sakura said through clenched teeth. Syaoran looked towards Tomoyo who shook her head warningly.

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It was during PE, last lesson that things went really wrong. Syaoran and Eriol were playing soccer while the girls practised cheerleading. Tomoyo was videotaping Sakura cheering. As Sakura threw up the baton, Noriko stuck out her leg. As Sakura stepped forward to catch the spinning baton she tripped and tumbled down a small bank, catching on a tree, to land on the football field. Tomoyo gasped.

"Sakura! Sakura, are you ok?" Syaoran and Eriol ran over to her. Sakura was lying on her front. Syaoran rolled her over. Tomoyo moaned and covered her face. Eriol put an arm around her. Syaoran propped up Sakura's head. When she had caught on the tree her face and neck had scraped. The blood trickled down onto his shorts as the teacher ran over. Noriko stepped down the slope. Tomoyo screamed at her,

"You pushed her!"

"No, she tripped." Noriko said, smiling sweetly. The teacher ignored them but knelt next to Sakura. Syaoran looked down at her as she opened her eyes weakly.

"Sakura? You ok?"

"I hate Mondays…" she mumbled, sitting up and wincing. The teacher helped her stand.

"Take her to the office, get her bandaged up. I'll talk to Miss Amano later."

As Syaoran helped Sakura limp to the office he asked,

"Why would she trip you?"

"Because she's a bitch?"

"Sakura…"

"She just hates me."

"Why?"

"None of your business. Come on, let's wash this blood off." The nurse handed her a wet towel.

"Wipe yourself down and I'll fetch the bandages, Sakura. And you'll have to-"

"Fill in the injury form, yeah, yeah."  Sakura finished, spitting blood into a sink. The nurse disappeared. Syaoran stared at Sakura.

"Do you come in here a lot?"

"Sure, all the time."

"Why?" Sakura threw the bloody towel in a basket and picked up a fresh one.

"Fights… falling off my bike… various things." She saw that he was still staring at her.

"What?"

"You just don't look like the sort of person to get into fights and ride a motorbike, that's all."

"Why not?"

"You just look too… innocent." She smiled as she pulled her face from under the tap, rinsing the last bits of dirt away. Syaoran could see the scrapes covering her cheeks and nose.

"Innocent, huh? Appearances can be deceiving."

"Evidently." He replied. The nurse bustled back in, clutching bandages and a slip of paper.

"You know what to do, Sakura. I'll fill in the form." She sat on the bed as Sakura expertly covered her wounds.

"Name… Sakura Kinomoto. Class… 11F. Cause of injuries…" she looked up at Sakura. She replied,

"Tripped down the bank. Hit a tree."

"That's a new one." The nurse commented. Sakura grinned and put the bandages in the cupboard over the sink.

"See you soon Nurse."

"I don't doubt it." She commented wryly. Sakura and Syaoran started down the hallway to meet Tomoyo and Eriol by the bikes. Syaoran glanced at her face.

"Does it hurt?"

"I just have half the skin scraped from my face. Of course it hurts!"

"Sorr-y! Just being concerned for my unwanted girlfriend!"

"I don't need concern." Sakura said, waving as they saw Eriol and Tomoyo. Tomoyo gasped.

"Sakura, your face!"

"It's just a couple of scrapes. It'll heal." Sakura told her, pulling on her helmet. Tomoyo frowned. Sakura grinned.

"I'll see you at five at the hospital."

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It was a good thing that Syaoran had had all his martial arts training. Because the second Touya caught sight of his sister wrapped up to the equivalent of an Egyptian mummy he turned on Syaoran.

"What the hell did you do?"

"I didn't do anything!"

"It wasn't him. I just had a fall." Sakura interrupted, dumping her bag on the table and sitting down. Touya threw him another suspicious glance before turning to pour some tea. He asked,

"Was it what's-her-name?"

"Noriko Amano. And yes it was."

"Did you tell the teacher?"

"Of course not!" Sakura said scornfully. As they all sat down to drink tea Syaoran said,

"Does she do this a lot?"

"Oh, all the time." Sakura said airily, helping herself to some biscuits. Touya said,

"At least once a month Sakura comes home wrapped up in badges because of her. Let's see the damage then." Sakura pulled off the wraps and Touya winced.

"Ow…"

"Hit a tree on the way." she said simply. Touya glanced at his watch.

"Are you meeting Tomoyo at the hospital?"

"Yeah."

"Why are you going to hospital?" Syaoran asked, deeply confused.

"I do a bit of charity work there on Mondays. Looking after children."

"You want to be a nurse?"

"No way! The pay is crap!" Sakura said. Fujitaka came in, hearing the last sentence.

"But if Syaoran becomes a successful business man, as Yelan wishes then you won't have to worry about money." They both threw him a glare. Fujitaka took the biscuit from Touya's hand and asked,

"Is Syaoran going to the hospital with you?"

"I don't know. Ask him."

"I might as well. If mother finds out Sakura left my sight for more than a second I'm dead." Syaoran said miserably. Sakura threw her half-eaten biscuit at him.

"Sorry I'm such a burden!"

"Well you should be!" He retorted, in a joking voice. Sakura reached for her biscuit but Syaoran popped it into his mouth. She glared at him and he smiled sweetly, crumbs falling from his mouth onto the table.

"Git." She muttered.

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Lotsa of love to all my reviewers! This is only my 2nd CCS fic, the first being a pretty bad songfic called 'Voices'. I'm usually a Harry Potter kinda gal. So go easy on me, k?

Lotsa luv

Katie.