Chapter 2
New Friends, New Enemies and Welcoming Christmas
SL: Hey All! I'm back! I was so sad! My computer was affected by the blackout that happened! Cuz I live in Southern Ontario.right? *hugglez computer* I was parted from it for to long! Well, today I'm here with Syaoran!
Syaoran: Mmf!
SL: He's a little tied up right now! He was caught trying to steal my chocolate, weren't you, dear Syaoran!
Syaoran: Mmf Flg!
SL: Hehehehehe! Sorry, Syaoran! *Takes of gag*
Syaoran: I didn't take it! I borrowed it!
SL: Save it for Yamakazi! Where's Kero?
Kero: HERE!
SL: Please disclaimer!
Kero: Uff, fine.no characters except for ones she makes up belongs to her, it all belongs to Clamp! Thank Kami!
SL: *shush* On with the story!
Chapter2
"Syaoran! What are you doing here?" Meilin said.
"Uhh.this is my dorm! What are you doing here?" Syaoran said.
"I'm just showing the new exchange student from Japan, Saki around. This is her dorm too! Saki! This is Syaoran! Syaoran this is Saki! He's the one I was telling you about!" Meilin said as she continued to talk.
'Wow. He sure has grown a lot! And he's so much cuter and definitely taller. His hair is still messy! Still kawaii though!' Sakura thought to herself. 'But I have to stay in my disguise. They can't know.Natalie will find me if I do.one way or another!' she sighed.
"Okay! Uhh.nice to meet you Saki. I already choose my room so room yours can be the one right next to the washroom!" Syaoran said.
"Umm.okay! Thanks!" Sakura said as she took her two suitcases into her room. It had a bed, dresser, closet and desk. "Good enough!" She said to herself as she started to unpack.
"Saki! Syaoran's is going shopping later. I'm going to go! If you need anything call me!" Meilin said walking in and handing her a slip of paper.
"Okay! Thanks! And thanks for your help!"
"No problem! See ya later!" Meilin said walking out.
Sakura sighed. She was in Hong Kong and she lived with her crush, but was wearing a damn disguise. How much harder could it get! (SL: MUCH!)
She put away her clothes and books and everything else. Taking out a piece of paper she wrote down everything she needed to get.
"Great!" Sakura said.
"Saki! I'm leaving in half an hour! You wanna come?" Syaoran shouted from the living room.
"Sure!" Sakura shouted back. Walking to the washroom she took a shower and dried off and got dressed. Blow drying her hair and brushing it. She sighed. 'I'll need to get hair dye too!' she said as she took out her make- up kit. She frowned at her image. She still had scars and bruises everywhere. She quickly covered them up. She wore jeans and a light t- shirt, since it was only September. Still warm, yet cool. Walking out, she grabbed her purse and waited for Syaoran.
"Okay. Let's go!" Syaoran said as he grabbed a set of keys from the counter and headed down to the parking lot.
"So how come you came to H.K.U.?" Syaoran asked.
"I had to get away from my parents.they drove me crazy!" Sakura said choosing her words carefully. Not to many hints, or else Syaoran would definitely know.
Syaoran smiled. "Same here. But I don't mind them that much. I have four crazy sisters, so I was glad to get away from them. Do you have any siblings?"
"Yeah, an older brother. He went to the United States for university though. He's planning to become a teacher and has one more year left!" Sakura said.
"Cool. I don't really have to worry. You heard of the Li Clan?" Sakura nodded and smiled remembering knowing his next words.
"Well, I'm going to be the Li Clan leader. They said I should just take subjects for more education!" Syaoran said rolling his eyes. Sakura looked around. It was such a pretty place. 'Maybe this won't be so bad after all!' Sakura thought. The car slowed to a stop.
"Why are we stopping?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know! Police are up ahead!" Syaoran said.
"Uh oh! That can't be good!" Sakura said. She panicked hoping and praying that it wouldn't come. The police came up to their car and smiled at the two.
"Sorry to bother you. But we were wondering if you've seen this young lady? Her name is Kinimoto, Sakura and her step-mother has claimed her missing." The man said eyeing Sakura. "What's your name and where are you from?"
"I...I'm.uh.Saki Mei.I'm from Hong Kong!" Sakura said.
"We haven't seen her, officer." Syaoran said eyeing Sakura also. The car started to move again and stopped in front of a store.
"Why did you lie to him? You said you were form Japan." Syaoran said slamming the door to the car.
"It's a long story, that I rather NOT reminisce. But don't worry. I'm not like a criminal or anything!" Sakura laughed. Syaoran shrugged it off as Sakura grabbed a cart and started down the aisle.
"I'll be right back. You get some vegetables and fruits and stuff and I'll go get other stuff." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded as she got those and then headed for bedding. She had to get sheets for her bed. She picked out a dolphin set and put the sheets, comforter, and pillowcase into the cart and got a comfy pillow for her bed. The one that came with the bed was WAY to lumpy! She went to school supplies as she picked up some binders, paper, pencils, pens, etc. All those things. Syaoran came up holding a basket of things and carefully added them to the cart. (SL: Hey, she does have to get them.right?)
"Got enough stuff, Saki?" Syaoran laughed looking at the almost full cart. She smiled.
"I didn't bring EVERYTHING from home!"
"Okay. I got snack food aka junk food and school supplies and other stuff. You got healthy food and everything like that, right?" Sakura nodded.
"Okay.we'll pay and we'll just split it half and half, okay?" Syaoran said as Sakura nodded in agreement. Paying the pills they carried it out to the car.
"You kind of remind me of an old friend of mine." Syaoran stated as he started the car.
"Meilin said that to. She said it was Sakura.the one that was being looked for by that police officer. I hope she's okay." Sakura said laughing to herself.
"Me too."
"Really? How did you know her?" Sakura said playing along to her game.
"Well, she was a GREAT girl. We got involved in something. At first I really hated her, but then I really grew to like her. She was athletic, pretty, smart, beautiful, and talented. Everything. She had such a cute expression a great smile and everything." Sakura blushed as he continued. "I love her. I really do. I never got a chance to tell her. I loved her so much and then I had to move back here after Meilin got really sick. She got better but then the clan wouldn't let me go back. I'm hoping that in the summer I can go see her again." Syaoran said.
"Wow. Sounds like a great person!" Sakura said.
"Yeah. Don't tell Meilin though, okay?" Sakura nodded and he smiled as they pulled up to the parking lot of the West Wing and jumped out of the green convertible and started to grab some of the bags along with Sakura. He locked the doors and the two took the elevator up to their room. Sakura took her stuff to her room and quickly settled everything down and made her bed. She then joined Syaoran in the kitchen and helped put away all the food and dishes they had bought.
"I also bought some movies." Syaoran said putting them into the cabinet in the living room.
"I brought some." Sakura said getting them from her room and putting them beside his.
"Great! Well, school starts tomorrow. They'll be bringing our timetables up tonight. Or, that's what they told me!" Syaoran said. "What would you like for dinner?"
"Um, anything is fine." Sakura said. 'This is going to be a LONG school year!' Sakura thought to herself as she sat down at the table and talked to him while he made dinner.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ 'She reminds me so much of Sakura, yet I know she can't be. Her hair is blonde and she sounds a little different and she's much taller. I can always test her.' Syaoran thought.
"Nadeshiko and Fujiitaka." Syaoran said.
Sakura's brain stopped but she made an effort not to flinch. She'd kill him for doing this to her. "Who are they?"
"Never mind. So, do you like teddy bears?"
"Yeah, I have a couple in my room. My favourite one is a panda bear." Sakura said remembering the panda Eriol had given her for her birthday the previous year. Although it wasn't her favourite, Kero was although he'd object to the teddy bear part. A knock came at the door as Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and got up from the coach. They had been watching a movie ever since dinner was over. Opening it, she came back soon after with two pieces of paper and handed one to Syaoran.
"Told you!" Syaoran said, as he looked it over. "Got anything with me?" he said showing her his.
"Ummmm, only History and Math." Sakura said looking at his sheet.
"Cool."
"Yup. Well, I'm going to bed. Good-Night Syaoran!" Sakura said yawning and leaving. Her t-shirt slipped a little reviling a bruise. Syaoran glanced over and noticed. He shook his head. She couldn't be. Sighing he turned off the TV and went to bed also.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~
"SAKI! We're going to be late!" Syaoran said knocking on her door.
"Hoe!" Sakura screamed as she scrambled out of bed hurriedly got dressed, brushed her teeth and hair and then grabbed her backpack and joined Syaoran in the kitchen where they quickly had their breakfast, then Sakura quickly snuck some into her room for Kero when he woke up and then the two ran out.
'She's even late, just like Sakura.maybe she is..' Syaoran thought. "Okay.we both have History first. Meilin is in all the same classes as me so luckily she'll be able to show me around and stuff!" Sakura said.
"Yeah. Okay.we have History down here." Syaoran said pointing down a hallway and Sakura followed after him. Meilin was in class talking to the teacher and waved at her friends as they came in.
"Hey guys! I saved some seats for you!" Meilin said as she went and sat at her seat as she pointed to the desk next to her and in front of her.
"Thanks Meilin!" Sakura said sitting down beside Meilin and Syaoran taking the one in front of her. The bell rang and more students scrambled in to grab seats.
"Welcome to your first year and Hong Kong University! I'm Horner-sensei and I'll be teaching History for the rest of the year. Please take out a piece of paper and we will begin." The teacher said. Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed. Soon the bell rang, and the three friends walked out of the classroom.
"Okay, Sakura. We have Vocal, right now. How about you Syaoran?"
"A spare." Syaoran said.
"Okay, then we'll see you later!" Sakura said as the two walked quickly away.
"So how is it with Syaoran?"
"It's great. He's really cute to! And he keeps mentioning stuff about Sakura." Sakura said.
Meilin laughed. "Yeah, he is. And he probably will mention Sakura a lot. He loves her!" Meilin said as they walked into another room.
"Welcome to Vocal ladies! Please, hurry inside and put your bags against that wall and then go join the others sitting in the circle." A lady said with a bright smile. Sakura and Meilin nodded and dropped of their bags and sat down on the floors joining the other girls on the floor. Joyce glared at the two friends as the say down but Sakura and Meilin ignored her. No boys were in the class, which was pretty good. Sakura and Meilin got handed a booklet from the teacher as she went on telling them about the class and told them to practise one song for tommorow. A tape was inside also to hear the song first. Sakura smiled and then an hour later the class was over.
Sakura took out her backpack. "Okay, so know we have Cooking!" Sakura said licking her lips. They hurried to that class and then after to Phys. Ed.
"Oh great. Joyce and her little friends are here." Meilin groaned as they were handed gym uniforms from the teacher. Joyce and four friends were out on the field, Joyce showing off by showing soccer skills.
"Okay girls! We are going to start off by playing a quick warm up game of soccer." The teacher said as she divided the teams. Meilin and Sakura smiled as they were put on the same time. Meilin glanced up at the bleachers and spotted Syaoran and waved. Sakura looked at who she was waving at and smiled waved to. Syaoran smiled and gave a little wave as they went back towards the field.
"Oh look who it is. Joyce." Meilin said glaring at Joyce.
"Main? Oh I never noticed you. What are you doing, following me to my classes?" Joyce said.
"It's Meilin!" Meilin snapped as the ball was passed to her and she shot it in the net. Sakura and Meilin high fived and smirked at Joyce.
"That'll show her!" Meilin laughed. After Phys. Ed, they had their last class, Math. Which thankfully went by fast with the help of Syaoran. Sakura groaned as she was handed a sheet for homework.
"I have so much homework!" Sakura said as she walked out of the classroom. The three were heading for a pizza place for a late lunch.
"It happens. It because it HKU! They ALWAYS give us so much homework, even on the first day of school! It's so stupid!" Meilin said opening the door letting Sakura and Syaoran in first.
"You guys sit down. I'll order." Syaoran said. The girls nodded and went to sit down finding a booth near the corner.
"Saki, can I ask you something?" Meilin said.
"Sure." Sakura said smiling.
"Well, Syaoran said that his old friend, Sakura, used to get abused by her step-mother and that once she got a black eye and it bruised." Meilin said reaching over and wiped at Sakura's eye. "So why do you have a bruise there. I don't think that's really coincidental. Your so much like Sakura, do you know her?" Meilin said crossing her arms.
"I-I-I.tripped and hit the edge of table." Sakura said.
"Sure." Meilin said as Syaoran came with the pizza and three drinks.
"Sprite, Coke and Root Beer." Syaoran said giving them out and giving them each a plate. He opened the box and took out two pieces for himself.
"Mmmm.Yummy!" Sakura said as she swallowed a piece.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Sakura closed her History textbook and sighed. "Just math left!" she said as she took out her Math binder and textbook. Syaoran had gone out with some friends so she was left alone and decided to get her homework done. 5 minutes later she groaned.
"This is way to hard!" Sakura complained. "Kero!" Sakura yelled. She walked to her room and saw him asleep by an empty bowl. She rolled her eyes and walked back to the kitchen and sat back down at the table. She pulled out a bag of chips and poured herself a glass of pop and started to eat as she tackled the problems. Soon she was done as the door slammed.
"Hey!" Sakura yelled out as she put away her homework and all the dishes.
"Hey, you have dinner yet?" Syaoran yelled out.
"Nope! Only a little snack."
"Okay, I brought home some Burger King since I'm to lazy to make dinner, and since I knew you'd be tired from doing all your homework." Syaoran said setting the bags on the counter.
"Thanks!" Sakura said as she went and took the bag he handed her.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Syaoran swung his sword, slashing it in the air. He never really had to do anything with his skills, but it was better to know, right? He missed card capturing. He felt around and felt his green aura present. For a split second his felt a pink aura and then it disappeared. He shook his head and went back to what he was doing.
Sakura did a sigh of relief. "Kero! I can't practice this! To do this, I KIND of need to release my aura. I can't let Syaoran or anyone know I'm here!"
"But, if you don't practice, all your powers will basically just slip away and the you'll loose possession to the cards!"
"But, no! I can't! He can't know it's me! Later Kero!" Sakura said as she grabbed her pyjamas and went to the washroom. She took out the box of hair dye and managed to get her hair dyed again. The blonde had been coming out. She sighed at her image. She didn't like the change. Nor would Syaoran if he did find out the she was really Sakura. She shook her head and changed into her pyjamas and brushed her teeth. Opening the door and turning off the light she went to her room. She closed her door and turned off the light. Climbing into bed she grabbed the panda bear that Eriol had given her and hugged it. She sniffed and started to cry. She hated it.
"I hate this place! I want to go home!" Sakura wailed into the teddy bear. "But I can't because of that stupid witch, Natalie!" She looked at the clock. It was only 6pm in Toemedo. She grabbed the phone and quickly dialled Tomoyo's number.
"Ohayu?" A deep voice said.
"Eriol?"
"Sakura?"
"ERIOL! Is so good to talk to a familiar voice." Sakura cried as she leaned against the headboard against pillows and hugged the soft panda bear.
"What's wrong Sakura? You sound like your crying."
She nodded then remembered she was on the phone. "Yeah." She sniffled. "Is Tomoyo there?"
"Yup! I'm here!" Tomoyo said picking up the phone.
"I hate this! I signed up for HKU, and Meilin is in my class, which is good. She's in all my classes, also good. Then there is Syaoran. Guess what, first he's in two of my classes and to top it all off, he's my ROOMATE! I have to live with the guy that I love for the whole school year and he won't even know it's me. Although they've mentioned 'Sakura' a lot and I think they've started to suspect me too. And Kero said that if I don't practice my skills and stuff then they'd drain away. I can't let Syaoran feel my aura!" Sakura cried.
"Awww! Sakura! I feel so bad! And there's Natalie." Tomoyo said.
"Uhh! They have police here looking for me! I was driving with Syaoran to the store and they were stopping every car and asking if they'd seen me and showed a picture. He was looking at me but shook his head and waved us by. How bad is it there?"
"A lot worse!" Tomoyo said.
"Oh yea! She has pictures of you all over town WITH Touya again! She followed us home, and questioned us but we made up that we were seeing off a 'cousin.' So she left us alone for a while. She even got a search warrant! She searched Tomoyo's mansion and mine! She practically tore apart Tomoyo's little video room and ruined my library. She almost found my spell books and stuff. Luckily I was able to get them away. It's driving me crazy, because she phones us almost every other day!" Eriol growled.
Sakura bit her lip. "Sorry guys. To get away from my misery, I only put the whole town in it! I'm such a screw up. Maybe I should've just let Natalie kill me!" Sakura wailed.
"Sakura! NO! We would've just missed you and Syaoran never would of forgiven himself. What you did was right. Or maybe you could of gone to the police." Tomoyo said.
"Yea, I dunnohz. I have to go. It's late and I have school. With that stupid Joyce. Her and her friends are sooooo annoying! And I saw her flirting with Syaoran! The NERVE of that girl!" Sakura growled. Tomoyo and Eriol laughed and wished her good-luck and goodnight and hung up. Sakura sat the phone back in its cradle and sighed. She heard a knock at the door, so she quickly shoved Kero's drawer closed.
"Come in!"
"Hey, you okay? I thought I heard talking."
"Oh, yea." Sakura said wiping her eyes. "I was just talking to some friends back home. I miss everyone so much." Sakura sniffed hugging the giant panda bear.
Syaoran smiled softly and allowed himself to come in and sat down on the bed. "So this is the panda bear. It's nice and soft." Syaoran said as he reached over and touched it. Sakura nodded and sniffed again as tears continued to pour down. Syaoran reached over and wiped them away.
"Your so much like her it's not even funny." Syaoran said. He shook his head and mumbled and good night and walked out. Sakura pouted as she lied back down and tried to go back to sleep. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Three months later Sakura shivered as she pulled her jacket closer to her body. It was the last day of school before the Christmas break. She smiled and looked up at the sky at the lightly falling snow. Meilin came up next to her and smiled.
"It's so pretty with all the light snow." Meilin said looking around at the covered ground and trees. It was December and Sakura had yet to think of what to do. Syaoran and Meilin had invited Sakura to go to the Li estate for the break. It'd be great, but she didn't know. Tomoyo and Eriol also wanted her to go back. She knew the risks but wanted to return just for the two weeks. She sighed happily and closed her eyes as she whirled around dancing in the snow and smiled opening her eyes.
"Nice day, Saki, isn't it?" Syaoran said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and smiled. She nodded and joined him as they headed back to the apartment.
'How can I like this girl so much. She's not Sakura, so why am I having the same feelings for her like Sakura!' Syaoran sighed and unlocked the door.
"So what do you want to do. I'm leaving tommorow to go home." Syaoran said as he dropped his stuff on the counter.
"I don't know. I was going to go to Japan, but I decided against it, and I don't really know your family that well and I wouldn't fit in. So, why don't you just go and I'll stay here." Sakura said as she dropped of her stuff in her room and changed into sweats and a sweater.
"I can't leave you alone for the holiday. It's so lonely." Syaoran said.
"I'll be fine!" Sakura debated.
"Lonely, eating by yourself, everything. I can't leave you like that. It's mean and I'm staying." He confirmed as he picked up the phone and dialled and talked for awhile. He smiled and hung up. "I have decorations and stuff in the storage closet, but we'll have to go buy a tree." Syaoran said. Syaoran and Sakura dragged out three big boxes and decided to leave them and get the tree first. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ "THIS one?" Syaoran said.
"To skinny."
"That one?"
"To flimsy."
"This one?"
"To fat."
"Saki! That's already like 30 trees!" Syaoran said as he pulled on gloves.
"Here!" Sakura said as she ran up to a tree and smiled at it.
"Finally!" Syaoran said as he got his car and paid the cashier and got someone who worked there to help him put it in the car. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Meilin shook of her boots and pulled off her scarf and gloves as she knocked on the door and opened it.
"Hey, it's me!" Meilin called. The smell of cookies, a tree and other smells wafted over towards her and she looked around questionably.
"Hey Meilin. We decided to stay for the break." Syaoran said as he put a decoration on the tree. Soft Christmas music played in the background. It looked so cozy, warm and inviting. Meilin laughed. Sakura and Syaoran looked at her as if she was crazy.
"You guys look like a married couple acting like this and everything!" Meilin laughed and took of her jacket. Sakura blushed and Syaoran rolled his eyes.
Meilin grabbed the remote and grabbed a couch pillow and hugged it as she flipped through the channels.
"Don't you have something to do, Meilin?" Syaoran said as he hung garland on the tree. (SL: Okay, your all like."What the hell is garland." Okay.it's like that silvery shiny long strips of stuff that you hang on the tree. You know.it's a weird name but ya.*looks at clueless faces* Okay! Give me a break)
"Nope. I live at home remember? I don't have anything to pack and homework I'll start later. Besides Julie and Kyle weren't home when I called so I have NOTHING to do." Meilin said as she found a movie.
"Who are Julie and Kyle?" Sakura asked taking out a box from one of the big boxes.
"Two of Meilin's best friends. They started dating a while back, but they all remained best friends. Meilin likes to hang out with me or here alone whenever Julie or Kyle go out because she feels kind of excluded." Syaoran said.
"Do not!" Meilin yelled as she stuffed a cookie in her mouth.
"And chocolate consoles her." Syaoran said as Sakura took out the angel. She reached up to put it and frowned.
"I can't reach it!" Sakura pouted. She gasped as he lifted her up. She smiled down at him and carefully put the angel on top, then he slowly put her back down. Her heart stopped beating as he looked into her eyes and smiled. She smiled weakly as he let go of her waist and went to put lights on the tree. She breathed a sigh of relief and went over to the kitchen to check her baking cookies. She took them out carefully put them all on the rack to cool. She took a cooled cookie and ate it.
"Mmmm! These are delicious!" Sakura said. Syaoran reached over for a cookie and took a bite before Sakura could stop him.
"Gah! Hot!" Syaoran said.
"That's because I just took those out. These are the cool ones." Sakura said pointing to the cooled ones. "I tried to tell you." Sakura laughed. Syaoran blushed as he drank a glass of water and finished the cookie.
"They're good." He said as he went back to the tree and plugged in the lights. Then he went and turned of all the lights and Sakura went over to join Meilin and him to look at the tree.
"It's so pretty!" Sakura smiled and hugged Syaoran. He blushed and hugged her a little.
"Awww! Kawaii!" Meilin said. Sakura braced herself from saying it. She was acting like Tomoyo. Sakura bit her lip.
"Your acting just like Tomoyo!" Syaoran said shaking his head. Sakura giggled to herself. At least she didn't have to say it.
"Whose Tomoyo?" Sakura asked.
"She's also an old friend. She was Sakura's best friend. I bet she misses Sakura, wherever she is." Meilin said.
"Oh." Sakura sighed.
SL: Okay, there we go! End of that chapter. Hoped you liked it!
Kero: There's never enough of me in there.
Syaoran: I'm happy!
Sakura: Just be lucky I'm still there!
Syaoran: Hehehe
SL: Bye!
Set Date for Next Chapter: August 23rd Title: Christmas Break
New Friends, New Enemies and Welcoming Christmas
SL: Hey All! I'm back! I was so sad! My computer was affected by the blackout that happened! Cuz I live in Southern Ontario.right? *hugglez computer* I was parted from it for to long! Well, today I'm here with Syaoran!
Syaoran: Mmf!
SL: He's a little tied up right now! He was caught trying to steal my chocolate, weren't you, dear Syaoran!
Syaoran: Mmf Flg!
SL: Hehehehehe! Sorry, Syaoran! *Takes of gag*
Syaoran: I didn't take it! I borrowed it!
SL: Save it for Yamakazi! Where's Kero?
Kero: HERE!
SL: Please disclaimer!
Kero: Uff, fine.no characters except for ones she makes up belongs to her, it all belongs to Clamp! Thank Kami!
SL: *shush* On with the story!
Chapter2
"Syaoran! What are you doing here?" Meilin said.
"Uhh.this is my dorm! What are you doing here?" Syaoran said.
"I'm just showing the new exchange student from Japan, Saki around. This is her dorm too! Saki! This is Syaoran! Syaoran this is Saki! He's the one I was telling you about!" Meilin said as she continued to talk.
'Wow. He sure has grown a lot! And he's so much cuter and definitely taller. His hair is still messy! Still kawaii though!' Sakura thought to herself. 'But I have to stay in my disguise. They can't know.Natalie will find me if I do.one way or another!' she sighed.
"Okay! Uhh.nice to meet you Saki. I already choose my room so room yours can be the one right next to the washroom!" Syaoran said.
"Umm.okay! Thanks!" Sakura said as she took her two suitcases into her room. It had a bed, dresser, closet and desk. "Good enough!" She said to herself as she started to unpack.
"Saki! Syaoran's is going shopping later. I'm going to go! If you need anything call me!" Meilin said walking in and handing her a slip of paper.
"Okay! Thanks! And thanks for your help!"
"No problem! See ya later!" Meilin said walking out.
Sakura sighed. She was in Hong Kong and she lived with her crush, but was wearing a damn disguise. How much harder could it get! (SL: MUCH!)
She put away her clothes and books and everything else. Taking out a piece of paper she wrote down everything she needed to get.
"Great!" Sakura said.
"Saki! I'm leaving in half an hour! You wanna come?" Syaoran shouted from the living room.
"Sure!" Sakura shouted back. Walking to the washroom she took a shower and dried off and got dressed. Blow drying her hair and brushing it. She sighed. 'I'll need to get hair dye too!' she said as she took out her make- up kit. She frowned at her image. She still had scars and bruises everywhere. She quickly covered them up. She wore jeans and a light t- shirt, since it was only September. Still warm, yet cool. Walking out, she grabbed her purse and waited for Syaoran.
"Okay. Let's go!" Syaoran said as he grabbed a set of keys from the counter and headed down to the parking lot.
"So how come you came to H.K.U.?" Syaoran asked.
"I had to get away from my parents.they drove me crazy!" Sakura said choosing her words carefully. Not to many hints, or else Syaoran would definitely know.
Syaoran smiled. "Same here. But I don't mind them that much. I have four crazy sisters, so I was glad to get away from them. Do you have any siblings?"
"Yeah, an older brother. He went to the United States for university though. He's planning to become a teacher and has one more year left!" Sakura said.
"Cool. I don't really have to worry. You heard of the Li Clan?" Sakura nodded and smiled remembering knowing his next words.
"Well, I'm going to be the Li Clan leader. They said I should just take subjects for more education!" Syaoran said rolling his eyes. Sakura looked around. It was such a pretty place. 'Maybe this won't be so bad after all!' Sakura thought. The car slowed to a stop.
"Why are we stopping?" Sakura asked.
"I don't know! Police are up ahead!" Syaoran said.
"Uh oh! That can't be good!" Sakura said. She panicked hoping and praying that it wouldn't come. The police came up to their car and smiled at the two.
"Sorry to bother you. But we were wondering if you've seen this young lady? Her name is Kinimoto, Sakura and her step-mother has claimed her missing." The man said eyeing Sakura. "What's your name and where are you from?"
"I...I'm.uh.Saki Mei.I'm from Hong Kong!" Sakura said.
"We haven't seen her, officer." Syaoran said eyeing Sakura also. The car started to move again and stopped in front of a store.
"Why did you lie to him? You said you were form Japan." Syaoran said slamming the door to the car.
"It's a long story, that I rather NOT reminisce. But don't worry. I'm not like a criminal or anything!" Sakura laughed. Syaoran shrugged it off as Sakura grabbed a cart and started down the aisle.
"I'll be right back. You get some vegetables and fruits and stuff and I'll go get other stuff." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded as she got those and then headed for bedding. She had to get sheets for her bed. She picked out a dolphin set and put the sheets, comforter, and pillowcase into the cart and got a comfy pillow for her bed. The one that came with the bed was WAY to lumpy! She went to school supplies as she picked up some binders, paper, pencils, pens, etc. All those things. Syaoran came up holding a basket of things and carefully added them to the cart. (SL: Hey, she does have to get them.right?)
"Got enough stuff, Saki?" Syaoran laughed looking at the almost full cart. She smiled.
"I didn't bring EVERYTHING from home!"
"Okay. I got snack food aka junk food and school supplies and other stuff. You got healthy food and everything like that, right?" Sakura nodded.
"Okay.we'll pay and we'll just split it half and half, okay?" Syaoran said as Sakura nodded in agreement. Paying the pills they carried it out to the car.
"You kind of remind me of an old friend of mine." Syaoran stated as he started the car.
"Meilin said that to. She said it was Sakura.the one that was being looked for by that police officer. I hope she's okay." Sakura said laughing to herself.
"Me too."
"Really? How did you know her?" Sakura said playing along to her game.
"Well, she was a GREAT girl. We got involved in something. At first I really hated her, but then I really grew to like her. She was athletic, pretty, smart, beautiful, and talented. Everything. She had such a cute expression a great smile and everything." Sakura blushed as he continued. "I love her. I really do. I never got a chance to tell her. I loved her so much and then I had to move back here after Meilin got really sick. She got better but then the clan wouldn't let me go back. I'm hoping that in the summer I can go see her again." Syaoran said.
"Wow. Sounds like a great person!" Sakura said.
"Yeah. Don't tell Meilin though, okay?" Sakura nodded and he smiled as they pulled up to the parking lot of the West Wing and jumped out of the green convertible and started to grab some of the bags along with Sakura. He locked the doors and the two took the elevator up to their room. Sakura took her stuff to her room and quickly settled everything down and made her bed. She then joined Syaoran in the kitchen and helped put away all the food and dishes they had bought.
"I also bought some movies." Syaoran said putting them into the cabinet in the living room.
"I brought some." Sakura said getting them from her room and putting them beside his.
"Great! Well, school starts tomorrow. They'll be bringing our timetables up tonight. Or, that's what they told me!" Syaoran said. "What would you like for dinner?"
"Um, anything is fine." Sakura said. 'This is going to be a LONG school year!' Sakura thought to herself as she sat down at the table and talked to him while he made dinner.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ 'She reminds me so much of Sakura, yet I know she can't be. Her hair is blonde and she sounds a little different and she's much taller. I can always test her.' Syaoran thought.
"Nadeshiko and Fujiitaka." Syaoran said.
Sakura's brain stopped but she made an effort not to flinch. She'd kill him for doing this to her. "Who are they?"
"Never mind. So, do you like teddy bears?"
"Yeah, I have a couple in my room. My favourite one is a panda bear." Sakura said remembering the panda Eriol had given her for her birthday the previous year. Although it wasn't her favourite, Kero was although he'd object to the teddy bear part. A knock came at the door as Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and got up from the coach. They had been watching a movie ever since dinner was over. Opening it, she came back soon after with two pieces of paper and handed one to Syaoran.
"Told you!" Syaoran said, as he looked it over. "Got anything with me?" he said showing her his.
"Ummmm, only History and Math." Sakura said looking at his sheet.
"Cool."
"Yup. Well, I'm going to bed. Good-Night Syaoran!" Sakura said yawning and leaving. Her t-shirt slipped a little reviling a bruise. Syaoran glanced over and noticed. He shook his head. She couldn't be. Sighing he turned off the TV and went to bed also.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~
"SAKI! We're going to be late!" Syaoran said knocking on her door.
"Hoe!" Sakura screamed as she scrambled out of bed hurriedly got dressed, brushed her teeth and hair and then grabbed her backpack and joined Syaoran in the kitchen where they quickly had their breakfast, then Sakura quickly snuck some into her room for Kero when he woke up and then the two ran out.
'She's even late, just like Sakura.maybe she is..' Syaoran thought. "Okay.we both have History first. Meilin is in all the same classes as me so luckily she'll be able to show me around and stuff!" Sakura said.
"Yeah. Okay.we have History down here." Syaoran said pointing down a hallway and Sakura followed after him. Meilin was in class talking to the teacher and waved at her friends as they came in.
"Hey guys! I saved some seats for you!" Meilin said as she went and sat at her seat as she pointed to the desk next to her and in front of her.
"Thanks Meilin!" Sakura said sitting down beside Meilin and Syaoran taking the one in front of her. The bell rang and more students scrambled in to grab seats.
"Welcome to your first year and Hong Kong University! I'm Horner-sensei and I'll be teaching History for the rest of the year. Please take out a piece of paper and we will begin." The teacher said. Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed. Soon the bell rang, and the three friends walked out of the classroom.
"Okay, Sakura. We have Vocal, right now. How about you Syaoran?"
"A spare." Syaoran said.
"Okay, then we'll see you later!" Sakura said as the two walked quickly away.
"So how is it with Syaoran?"
"It's great. He's really cute to! And he keeps mentioning stuff about Sakura." Sakura said.
Meilin laughed. "Yeah, he is. And he probably will mention Sakura a lot. He loves her!" Meilin said as they walked into another room.
"Welcome to Vocal ladies! Please, hurry inside and put your bags against that wall and then go join the others sitting in the circle." A lady said with a bright smile. Sakura and Meilin nodded and dropped of their bags and sat down on the floors joining the other girls on the floor. Joyce glared at the two friends as the say down but Sakura and Meilin ignored her. No boys were in the class, which was pretty good. Sakura and Meilin got handed a booklet from the teacher as she went on telling them about the class and told them to practise one song for tommorow. A tape was inside also to hear the song first. Sakura smiled and then an hour later the class was over.
Sakura took out her backpack. "Okay, so know we have Cooking!" Sakura said licking her lips. They hurried to that class and then after to Phys. Ed.
"Oh great. Joyce and her little friends are here." Meilin groaned as they were handed gym uniforms from the teacher. Joyce and four friends were out on the field, Joyce showing off by showing soccer skills.
"Okay girls! We are going to start off by playing a quick warm up game of soccer." The teacher said as she divided the teams. Meilin and Sakura smiled as they were put on the same time. Meilin glanced up at the bleachers and spotted Syaoran and waved. Sakura looked at who she was waving at and smiled waved to. Syaoran smiled and gave a little wave as they went back towards the field.
"Oh look who it is. Joyce." Meilin said glaring at Joyce.
"Main? Oh I never noticed you. What are you doing, following me to my classes?" Joyce said.
"It's Meilin!" Meilin snapped as the ball was passed to her and she shot it in the net. Sakura and Meilin high fived and smirked at Joyce.
"That'll show her!" Meilin laughed. After Phys. Ed, they had their last class, Math. Which thankfully went by fast with the help of Syaoran. Sakura groaned as she was handed a sheet for homework.
"I have so much homework!" Sakura said as she walked out of the classroom. The three were heading for a pizza place for a late lunch.
"It happens. It because it HKU! They ALWAYS give us so much homework, even on the first day of school! It's so stupid!" Meilin said opening the door letting Sakura and Syaoran in first.
"You guys sit down. I'll order." Syaoran said. The girls nodded and went to sit down finding a booth near the corner.
"Saki, can I ask you something?" Meilin said.
"Sure." Sakura said smiling.
"Well, Syaoran said that his old friend, Sakura, used to get abused by her step-mother and that once she got a black eye and it bruised." Meilin said reaching over and wiped at Sakura's eye. "So why do you have a bruise there. I don't think that's really coincidental. Your so much like Sakura, do you know her?" Meilin said crossing her arms.
"I-I-I.tripped and hit the edge of table." Sakura said.
"Sure." Meilin said as Syaoran came with the pizza and three drinks.
"Sprite, Coke and Root Beer." Syaoran said giving them out and giving them each a plate. He opened the box and took out two pieces for himself.
"Mmmm.Yummy!" Sakura said as she swallowed a piece.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Sakura closed her History textbook and sighed. "Just math left!" she said as she took out her Math binder and textbook. Syaoran had gone out with some friends so she was left alone and decided to get her homework done. 5 minutes later she groaned.
"This is way to hard!" Sakura complained. "Kero!" Sakura yelled. She walked to her room and saw him asleep by an empty bowl. She rolled her eyes and walked back to the kitchen and sat back down at the table. She pulled out a bag of chips and poured herself a glass of pop and started to eat as she tackled the problems. Soon she was done as the door slammed.
"Hey!" Sakura yelled out as she put away her homework and all the dishes.
"Hey, you have dinner yet?" Syaoran yelled out.
"Nope! Only a little snack."
"Okay, I brought home some Burger King since I'm to lazy to make dinner, and since I knew you'd be tired from doing all your homework." Syaoran said setting the bags on the counter.
"Thanks!" Sakura said as she went and took the bag he handed her.
~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Syaoran swung his sword, slashing it in the air. He never really had to do anything with his skills, but it was better to know, right? He missed card capturing. He felt around and felt his green aura present. For a split second his felt a pink aura and then it disappeared. He shook his head and went back to what he was doing.
Sakura did a sigh of relief. "Kero! I can't practice this! To do this, I KIND of need to release my aura. I can't let Syaoran or anyone know I'm here!"
"But, if you don't practice, all your powers will basically just slip away and the you'll loose possession to the cards!"
"But, no! I can't! He can't know it's me! Later Kero!" Sakura said as she grabbed her pyjamas and went to the washroom. She took out the box of hair dye and managed to get her hair dyed again. The blonde had been coming out. She sighed at her image. She didn't like the change. Nor would Syaoran if he did find out the she was really Sakura. She shook her head and changed into her pyjamas and brushed her teeth. Opening the door and turning off the light she went to her room. She closed her door and turned off the light. Climbing into bed she grabbed the panda bear that Eriol had given her and hugged it. She sniffed and started to cry. She hated it.
"I hate this place! I want to go home!" Sakura wailed into the teddy bear. "But I can't because of that stupid witch, Natalie!" She looked at the clock. It was only 6pm in Toemedo. She grabbed the phone and quickly dialled Tomoyo's number.
"Ohayu?" A deep voice said.
"Eriol?"
"Sakura?"
"ERIOL! Is so good to talk to a familiar voice." Sakura cried as she leaned against the headboard against pillows and hugged the soft panda bear.
"What's wrong Sakura? You sound like your crying."
She nodded then remembered she was on the phone. "Yeah." She sniffled. "Is Tomoyo there?"
"Yup! I'm here!" Tomoyo said picking up the phone.
"I hate this! I signed up for HKU, and Meilin is in my class, which is good. She's in all my classes, also good. Then there is Syaoran. Guess what, first he's in two of my classes and to top it all off, he's my ROOMATE! I have to live with the guy that I love for the whole school year and he won't even know it's me. Although they've mentioned 'Sakura' a lot and I think they've started to suspect me too. And Kero said that if I don't practice my skills and stuff then they'd drain away. I can't let Syaoran feel my aura!" Sakura cried.
"Awww! Sakura! I feel so bad! And there's Natalie." Tomoyo said.
"Uhh! They have police here looking for me! I was driving with Syaoran to the store and they were stopping every car and asking if they'd seen me and showed a picture. He was looking at me but shook his head and waved us by. How bad is it there?"
"A lot worse!" Tomoyo said.
"Oh yea! She has pictures of you all over town WITH Touya again! She followed us home, and questioned us but we made up that we were seeing off a 'cousin.' So she left us alone for a while. She even got a search warrant! She searched Tomoyo's mansion and mine! She practically tore apart Tomoyo's little video room and ruined my library. She almost found my spell books and stuff. Luckily I was able to get them away. It's driving me crazy, because she phones us almost every other day!" Eriol growled.
Sakura bit her lip. "Sorry guys. To get away from my misery, I only put the whole town in it! I'm such a screw up. Maybe I should've just let Natalie kill me!" Sakura wailed.
"Sakura! NO! We would've just missed you and Syaoran never would of forgiven himself. What you did was right. Or maybe you could of gone to the police." Tomoyo said.
"Yea, I dunnohz. I have to go. It's late and I have school. With that stupid Joyce. Her and her friends are sooooo annoying! And I saw her flirting with Syaoran! The NERVE of that girl!" Sakura growled. Tomoyo and Eriol laughed and wished her good-luck and goodnight and hung up. Sakura sat the phone back in its cradle and sighed. She heard a knock at the door, so she quickly shoved Kero's drawer closed.
"Come in!"
"Hey, you okay? I thought I heard talking."
"Oh, yea." Sakura said wiping her eyes. "I was just talking to some friends back home. I miss everyone so much." Sakura sniffed hugging the giant panda bear.
Syaoran smiled softly and allowed himself to come in and sat down on the bed. "So this is the panda bear. It's nice and soft." Syaoran said as he reached over and touched it. Sakura nodded and sniffed again as tears continued to pour down. Syaoran reached over and wiped them away.
"Your so much like her it's not even funny." Syaoran said. He shook his head and mumbled and good night and walked out. Sakura pouted as she lied back down and tried to go back to sleep. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Three months later Sakura shivered as she pulled her jacket closer to her body. It was the last day of school before the Christmas break. She smiled and looked up at the sky at the lightly falling snow. Meilin came up next to her and smiled.
"It's so pretty with all the light snow." Meilin said looking around at the covered ground and trees. It was December and Sakura had yet to think of what to do. Syaoran and Meilin had invited Sakura to go to the Li estate for the break. It'd be great, but she didn't know. Tomoyo and Eriol also wanted her to go back. She knew the risks but wanted to return just for the two weeks. She sighed happily and closed her eyes as she whirled around dancing in the snow and smiled opening her eyes.
"Nice day, Saki, isn't it?" Syaoran said as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and smiled. She nodded and joined him as they headed back to the apartment.
'How can I like this girl so much. She's not Sakura, so why am I having the same feelings for her like Sakura!' Syaoran sighed and unlocked the door.
"So what do you want to do. I'm leaving tommorow to go home." Syaoran said as he dropped his stuff on the counter.
"I don't know. I was going to go to Japan, but I decided against it, and I don't really know your family that well and I wouldn't fit in. So, why don't you just go and I'll stay here." Sakura said as she dropped of her stuff in her room and changed into sweats and a sweater.
"I can't leave you alone for the holiday. It's so lonely." Syaoran said.
"I'll be fine!" Sakura debated.
"Lonely, eating by yourself, everything. I can't leave you like that. It's mean and I'm staying." He confirmed as he picked up the phone and dialled and talked for awhile. He smiled and hung up. "I have decorations and stuff in the storage closet, but we'll have to go buy a tree." Syaoran said. Syaoran and Sakura dragged out three big boxes and decided to leave them and get the tree first. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ "THIS one?" Syaoran said.
"To skinny."
"That one?"
"To flimsy."
"This one?"
"To fat."
"Saki! That's already like 30 trees!" Syaoran said as he pulled on gloves.
"Here!" Sakura said as she ran up to a tree and smiled at it.
"Finally!" Syaoran said as he got his car and paid the cashier and got someone who worked there to help him put it in the car. ~~~***~~~***~~~***~~~ Meilin shook of her boots and pulled off her scarf and gloves as she knocked on the door and opened it.
"Hey, it's me!" Meilin called. The smell of cookies, a tree and other smells wafted over towards her and she looked around questionably.
"Hey Meilin. We decided to stay for the break." Syaoran said as he put a decoration on the tree. Soft Christmas music played in the background. It looked so cozy, warm and inviting. Meilin laughed. Sakura and Syaoran looked at her as if she was crazy.
"You guys look like a married couple acting like this and everything!" Meilin laughed and took of her jacket. Sakura blushed and Syaoran rolled his eyes.
Meilin grabbed the remote and grabbed a couch pillow and hugged it as she flipped through the channels.
"Don't you have something to do, Meilin?" Syaoran said as he hung garland on the tree. (SL: Okay, your all like."What the hell is garland." Okay.it's like that silvery shiny long strips of stuff that you hang on the tree. You know.it's a weird name but ya.*looks at clueless faces* Okay! Give me a break)
"Nope. I live at home remember? I don't have anything to pack and homework I'll start later. Besides Julie and Kyle weren't home when I called so I have NOTHING to do." Meilin said as she found a movie.
"Who are Julie and Kyle?" Sakura asked taking out a box from one of the big boxes.
"Two of Meilin's best friends. They started dating a while back, but they all remained best friends. Meilin likes to hang out with me or here alone whenever Julie or Kyle go out because she feels kind of excluded." Syaoran said.
"Do not!" Meilin yelled as she stuffed a cookie in her mouth.
"And chocolate consoles her." Syaoran said as Sakura took out the angel. She reached up to put it and frowned.
"I can't reach it!" Sakura pouted. She gasped as he lifted her up. She smiled down at him and carefully put the angel on top, then he slowly put her back down. Her heart stopped beating as he looked into her eyes and smiled. She smiled weakly as he let go of her waist and went to put lights on the tree. She breathed a sigh of relief and went over to the kitchen to check her baking cookies. She took them out carefully put them all on the rack to cool. She took a cooled cookie and ate it.
"Mmmm! These are delicious!" Sakura said. Syaoran reached over for a cookie and took a bite before Sakura could stop him.
"Gah! Hot!" Syaoran said.
"That's because I just took those out. These are the cool ones." Sakura said pointing to the cooled ones. "I tried to tell you." Sakura laughed. Syaoran blushed as he drank a glass of water and finished the cookie.
"They're good." He said as he went back to the tree and plugged in the lights. Then he went and turned of all the lights and Sakura went over to join Meilin and him to look at the tree.
"It's so pretty!" Sakura smiled and hugged Syaoran. He blushed and hugged her a little.
"Awww! Kawaii!" Meilin said. Sakura braced herself from saying it. She was acting like Tomoyo. Sakura bit her lip.
"Your acting just like Tomoyo!" Syaoran said shaking his head. Sakura giggled to herself. At least she didn't have to say it.
"Whose Tomoyo?" Sakura asked.
"She's also an old friend. She was Sakura's best friend. I bet she misses Sakura, wherever she is." Meilin said.
"Oh." Sakura sighed.
SL: Okay, there we go! End of that chapter. Hoped you liked it!
Kero: There's never enough of me in there.
Syaoran: I'm happy!
Sakura: Just be lucky I'm still there!
Syaoran: Hehehe
SL: Bye!
Set Date for Next Chapter: August 23rd Title: Christmas Break