"Now the top layer of a leaf if called a palisade, while the bottom is called the spongy cells-"

::BOOM::

"HOEE! That hurt!!"

Mr. Terada didn't even glance up from his science book and said automatically,"Sit down Kinomoto-san, and you will receive your tardy slip after class."

Sakura bit her lip. This was the 3rd time this week. She just couldn't set her stinkin' new alarm clock right! It had so many buttons to choose from, while her old one was simple. Alarm, set, clock. Soo complicated eh?

She set her books down before sliding into her seat. She wasn't next to Tomoyo, Eriol, or Syaoran in this class, so she had no one to whisper "My alarm clock is a gift of the devil!" to, so she idly chewed her pencil as Mr. Terada continued on about stems, and epidermal tissues, and on and on. It wasn't that he was boring! Actually, he made things pretty interesting.

But Sakura obviously had her mind drifting elsewhere, as her eyes wandered lazily around the room, to rest on a certain someone, who also looked pretty dead.

=Has he really deserved all of this? = She thought uncertainly, as she remembered the night before, when he had accidentally dropped the glass full of water. He had cleaned it up of course, but his shaking hands told her that he wasn't exactly comfortable..

Well that was my favorite cup! She thought angrily, her chewing becoming a little more ferocious. Then it faltered. She knew it wasn't even his fault.

Argh!! Why did he have to be so un-faulty?!

Then that took her mind straight back to the past.

Augh, that beast! How could he have done that to her? Being mean to her every second of the day. Acting like she was dirt. No, more pathetic then dirt. Oi, he was young then! Only a little boy! Sakura's angle and devil once again popped out of nowhere.

But that doesn't excuse him from his actions!

Well, he learned his lesson!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

No he didn't!

Yes he did!

"ARRRRGGH!"

Sakura stopped herself as she saw everyone staring at her.

Slowly putting her hands down from the tangled mess you can call her hair, she turned a pretty deep shade of red.

She glanced to see if Syaoran had seen.

=Of course he heard dumb butt! That screamed could have been heard all the way in China!!=

But his head was bent down over his work. He had not even looked up, not even moved.

Sakura sighed.

Why did she care what he thought anyway?!

The bell rang for the end of class, and she picked up her backpack 'n books. Heading out for the door, her head a little down from lingering embarrassment, she hurried to her next class.

~~~~~

"Sakura! Wait up!" Sakura turned, and smiled.

Tomoyo ran along side her, her wavy hair blowing out in the growing wind.

"The weather is getting cold isn't it?" She said gleefully. Sakura smiled too. She loved the winter, the wind.

Actually, she loved the summer too. And the spring; and you couldn't forget autumn..Argh she liked all weather!

They turned a corner, still chatting cheerfully. Tomoyo planned on coming to Sakura's house, to drill her in some math, and maybe help out with that "gift of the devil" Sakura frequently talked about.

As they continued talking, Sakura looked up to see someone holding something in their hands. As she got closer, she still couldn't recognize the person, but recognized the little mew that came from the bundle in the person's arms.

Her kitty?!

"Hey! That's my-"

"Hey Sakura."

"Syaoran?" Sakura was a little shocked.

"What are you doing with my cat?"

"She almost got run over by a car, and I picked her up."

Sakura opened her mouth to say something.

"I dunno how she got out."

Sakura closed her mouth.

She opened her mouth again.

"No, she's not hurt."

She closed her mouth again.

How did the guy read her mind?! It was really irritating her.

Crossly, she grabbed the cat from Syaoran, and made a wide circle around him, saying, "Drop dead." She didn't even know the words were out of her mouth. Maybe she was annoyed because he knew her so well, that he even knew what she was going to say.

She stalked away, not even saying thank you, as Syaoran gave something that sounded much like a sigh, and continued down the road.

Tomoyo hurried to catch up to Sakura, somehow shaking her head while doing so.

Upon arriving at the house, she carefully set the kitty down, reminding herself, again, to name it someday. Maybe it would just stay Kitty..

She whipped out a can of tuna, opened it, dumped it in a bowl, and slid it across the floor, where it directly made contact with Kitty's open mouth.

Tomoyo giggled at the routine. "Do you wanna work on that math now?"

Sakura groaned, and said something that went along the lines of, "Yea. Wee. Math."

They clambered up the stairs, and for the next two hours, pored over polygons, coordinate planes, defining variables; all that good stuff.

When it was all over, and in Sakura's brain, she plopped on the bed and said that he didn't want to hear the word, "variable" again.

"I'm so serious! They say it over and over again! 4 times in one question-"

::BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP::

"..."

Tomoyo looked at Sakura.

::BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP::

"Is that you're alarm clock?"

"..."

::BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP::

"Why is it off at 6:00, P.M.?"

::BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP::

"..."

"Were you trying to get it to 6:00 A.M.?"

::BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP::

"..."

"TURN IT OFF ALREADY!!!"

Sakura sighed, rolled over, and slammed her hand onto the snooze button.

"No not the snooze button!" Tomoyo gave a mock sigh, and clicked the machine to "off."

"AUGH!!!"

Tomoyo popped out a brand new pair of ear pluggers.

"THAT STUPID ALARM! I SET IT TO A.M.! AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT DOES?! P.M.! P.M.! ARGH!!!! AND THAT FREAKING SNOOZE BUTTON! I THOUGHT IT WAS THE OFF BUTTON! BUT LIKE TEN MINUTES LATER, IT'S "BEEPING" IT'S ANNOYING HEAD OFF! HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS?!!!!"

At this point, Sakura wasn't on the bed anymore, but pacing back and forth across the room, ranting and raving, while Tomoyo serenely glanced at her nails, before adjusting her ear plugs again.

"STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID ALARM!!!"

~~~~~

The next day at of school, Sakura arrived pretty early, concerning the many hours they had spent on getting the alarm correct, Tomoyo drilling the buttons and what was what into Sakura's head, and Sakura' s continuous ranting.

Of course, the lack of sleep left her pretty groggy and grumpy indeed. Not to mention tired.

"Sakura, can you answer number 15 for us please?"

::SNOOOORE::

"Sakura?"

"Mumble..Mumble, Yes the vanilla is good with the bananas..SGNAAAK~"

And that's pretty much how the rest of the day went. After school, Sakura and Tomoyo began to walk home again together.

"Augh, that was the worst day of my life." Sakura rubbed her nose. "Did I snore?"

Tomoyo giggled. "No, you didn't snore."

Sakura sighed with relief.

"You SNACGGKKT-ed."

"Oh that's just great!" Sakura threw her arms up in the air.

She stopped mid throw, when she spotted a white streak whiz across the street.

"Kitty?"

That stupid pretty pretty cat..

"How'd you get out of the house?!"

Sakura began to chase the cat, with Tomoyo on her heels.

They ran across streets, into yards, over fences, but the cat wouldn't stop. They finally reached the busy road where Sakura recognized as the street she had gotten Kitty back from Syaoran.

What had she said again...?

Oh yes. Drop dead.

She ran on. But soon Kitty seemed to want to take a bath right then, and stopped smack dab in the middle of traffic.

Sakura's jaw dropped. This was the busiest road in Tomeada! And Kitty decided to stop right here?!

She waited for the streets to clear just a little bit, before she sprinted across, grabbing the licking cat, which yelped in surprise, and was almost across the street, when a swerving car came directly for her. Her eyes widened, as she stood, rooted to the spot.

Kitty jumped out of her arms, and someone jumped in, pushing her distances away from the obviously drunk driver.

That someone didn't make it out in time.

::SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH::

Sakura flinched at the sound of an impact, as she tried to get to her feet.

But everything was blurring, everything seemed like a dream.

Her legs wobbled under her, and she collapsed to the ground, the darkness overtaking her.

~~~~~

) Heehee...I feel like I have so much power, a story at the edge of my fingertips! Muahahahaahah!!! XD Hope you liked this chappy! And if you read this before, you'll know what happened, and what will happen. I think. I'll try to make it similar, but it's kinda hard, since I don't remember a thing. ;D Heehee~