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"Kinomoto?" replied Terada, eyes widened, "What are you doing in school. . .this early?" It was 7:20 and there were only four students at school because school started at 8.

"Good morning Terada-sensei," Sakura politely bowed, "I'm just making up for being late yesterday morning."

Terada eyed her suspiciously but then went back into his class.

Sakura sighed relieved as she went back to walking. She stopped in front of a door and looked at the numbers on top of it 'E-02'. Sakura opened the door and found the classroom was empty. Her face faulted, "He's not here yet." She dimly closed the door and walked off. Not noticing the person in front of her she bumped into him and fell, "Iitai. ." Sakura rubbed her head.

"Watch where you're going," growled a voice.

Sakura looked up as her face brightened, "Li-kun!"

Syaoran was still frowning, "Not only you have tardiness for school, you're clumsy too." He got up, dusted himself and started walking away.

Sakura's face saddened. She quickly stood up and ran in front of him, "Why are you being so mean to me?"

"I'm not being mean, I'm being myself."

"I don't believe you! You weren't mean to me before! So what did I do?"

"It won't change anything."

"Yes it will! I will definitely try to make it up to you and I'll know not to do it again."

Syaoran rolled his eyes. This girl was worst than the girl's in Hong Kong, "Just leave me alone." He then walked off, trying to find some peace.

Sakura eye's started watering, "What did I do to make our new friendship turn so horrible?"

Syaoran stopped upon hearing this. He turned and faced her. His eyes squinted as he saw her eyes watering, "Listen Kinomoto, and listen careful. Whatever gave you the idea we were friends? We were NEVER friends! Get it through that thick skull of yours." He then turned away and softly whispered to himself, ". . .I never had friends. ." His eyes saddened in a flash, and then went back to normal.

Sakura's eyes widened overhearing the last comment of his, as she mumbled to herself, "That can't be true, everyone has at least one friend. . ." From then she made a promise to herself, "By the end of this semester, I promise you won't be lonely anymore. You will have a friend, a person to lean on when life gets too hard for you to handle alone. For this is the only thing I can give you."

After that little promise the two stayed away from each other's paths until the bell would ring.

"Good morning Sakura-chan," greeted Tomoyo, "You're pretty early."

"Yeah, I wanted to apologized to Li," replied Sakura.

"How'd it go?"

"Not as good as I thought it would be. He yelled at me, and said that we were never friends."

"NANI?! That's terrible! Wait till I get my boyfriend on him. . .! Oh is he going to be sorry." Tomoyo made a sinister laugh, while plotting her revenge for her best friend.

Sakura sweat dropped, "Don't worry about Tomoyo-chan, it's okay."

"I'm not letting him get away with this Sakura-chan! Nobody treats my friends like dirt."

DING DING

"Come on, let's go Tomoyo-chan. Let's drop the subject."

"Fine. . . but if I hear he's hurting you I'm going after him!" replied Tomoyo just entering class.

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"Calm down! Calm down! Settle class!" Terada tried to calm everyone down, "Goddamnit will you guys just listen to me?!"

The class looked at Terada, the room was dead silent.

"Thank you!" Terada exasperated, "Now today we have a-"

Soon again the class was fill with chatter.

Streams of tears ran across Terada's face, "Doesn't anyone want to listen to me???" (T_T)

"I do. . ." Rika sighed dreamily, as she rested her head on her hands. Her eyes were in a dreamy trance, ". . .Terada-sensei is so dreamy. . . ."

Terada sweat dropped and raised a brow, slowly he moved away from this girl.

"Terada-san? Is everything ready?" asked Mitzuki as she walked into the room. She sweat dropped looked at the sight before her.

"Ah, Mitzuki-san, maybe you can help me with this?" asked Terada.

"Alright class, listen up!" Mitzuki said in a stern voice, as the class quiet down, "Today we have a field trip to the zoo with my class. You have 3 minutes to get a pencil or pen, paper and to get down in the bus. We'll be leaving very shortly." With that she left.

"You heard the woman! Onward march!" saluted Terada as he followed Mitzuki. The students slowly behind, not wanting anyone to think they know this peculiar human being.

"Sakura I'm sitting with Eriol-kun, is that okay?" asked Tomoyo.

"Sure, go ahead," smiled Sakura in response. She walked in the bus wondering where to sit. Just then she spot one, "Excuse me? Do you mind if I sit here?"

The girl gave Sakura a thorough look then frowned, "You want to sit with me? Look at you! Where's your diamonds girl? Your gold? I'm sorry but I just can't sit beside such a. . . .commoner. ."

"Mioko-chan!" a girl shoved Sakura aside as she took the empty seat.

"Where were you? I was actually being asked to sit with one of those," Mioko replied as she disgustedly pointed at Sakura.

"No way? Gross!" Tiki, frowned.

Sakura saddened but didn't let that get the best of her. She looked around and saw another seat with a bunch of this Asian guys, "Excuse me, but may I seat here?"

The guy looked at her, "Nah man, only us blackies are allowed herre!"

"Blackies?" questioned Sakura.

"Yah, ya know? Us black peeps!"

"But you guys are Asia-"

"Why don't you come and sit with us," said a girl with light brown hair as she pulled Sakura into the seat beside her, "Rule 1: Don't ever tell those guys they're Asians! You never want to cross them. . . ." the girl sighed, ". . .stupid Asian wiggers. . ."

"Wiggers?" questioned Sakura.

"You know, white or Asian people trying to act like a black man."

"Ohh! Wow, I didn't know that!"

"Yeah, anyways. Rule 2: Never associate with miss princess over there," She pointed at Mioko, "She has a tendency to think that everyone is her servants. Now that's all cleared up, why were you talking to them anyways?"

"I was asking if I could seat with them."

"Okay, well, my name is Takako, Mia."

"I'm Kinomoto, Sakura."

"This is Li, Syaoran," Mia gestured.

Sakura felt uneasy as his gaze shifted towards her, then turning into a glare, "W-We've already met."

"Oh okay then."

Syaoran shifted his gaze back to the window.

Sakura leaned over to Mia, "He doesn't trust very easily does he?"

"Oh don't worry about that. He was always like that."

"Hoe? How come?

"I'm not really sure, he doesn't really talk about himself."

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Little Mia was playing with some of her friends. Laughing as hard as 7 year- olds could until something caught her eye. It was a little boy hiding behind a tree staring straight at her. He face heated up as she looked away.

Her friend noticed this, "Who's that boy?"

"I don't know," Little Mia mumbled truthfully.

"He keeps staring at you . . . .I think he has a crush on you!"

Little Mia blushed deepened; no one had ever had a crush on her. She looked back at the boy.

"He's so cute!!!" squealed her friend, ". . .but shy also. . . .Aw, that's so adorable!"

The little boy stood up, fixed his hair and slowly made his way to the two little girls. He gulped, He could feel some body sweat build up. "O-Okay c-c-c-calm do-down Sya- Syaoran. . . .i-i-i-it won't w-work if yo-you don't c-c-c-calm d-d-d-down." He slowly made it to Little Mia, "H-H-Hello."

"Hi?" Little Mia looked confused at the boy's talking ways.

"M-M-May I-I-I pl-play w-wit-" Little Syaoran gulped, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Calming all his nerves down he opened his eyes, "May I play with you?"

"Sure," smiled Little Mia.

Little Syaoran smiled enormously, I did it! For the first time, I was able to talk normally!

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". . . .and that's how we became friends," explained Mia.

"He just went up to you and asked to play with you?" Sakura replied.

Mia nodded.

"Was he talking fine?"

Syaoran just started eavesdropping and was surprised with the question. Why would she care if he talked fine?

"Yeah, just perfectly, why?"

Sakura scrunched up eyebrows, "It doesn't make sense!"

"What doesn't?"

Sakura snapped out of her gaze, "Oh, nothing, it's nothing important." But her eyes told otherwise, she was definitely thinking about the little boy she met when she was younger.

Syaoran turned back to the window, unnoticed by others, he was actually watching at Sakura's reflection. He could tell she was thinking hard. Syaoran thought. Suddenly a memory of a little girl came up to his mind,

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A/N: done now! Thanks for the 60 reviews!!! ^.^ I really appreciate it! Now please answer this

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