Thanks for the reviews.
Kawaii Bunnii: Sakura's mother had already died so I didn't include her in the count. I guess I should have said that in a note above the chapter or something. My mistake and I'm sorry.
Sorry that it took so long for me to update! I'm sorry. I've been busy, but here's the new chapter.
And if it's not too much trouble can someone tell me how to spell 'plauging', as in the spread of disease or sickness or whatever. My computer keeps telling me it's misspelled, and the closes word to it is 'ploughing'. The things I go through... This is 2 days after last chapter, so yes it's 2 nights.
"//...//" are thoughts.
~Promise~
~Chapter 5~
***
It had been two days since Sakura had found Mr. Urashima dead, almost been raped, almost been kidnaped, and been saved by Syaoran. It had been two nights of death's, plauging her dreams. Also the nightmares kept ending with the boy giving Sakura the necklace and Syaoran comforting her. This was getting to be too much for Sakura. Too much emotionally, too much mentally, and too much physically. Her friends were worried for her, but somewhat understood her trouble.
"Are you alright, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked Sakura as they got in the limo to go to school. "You've been getting up earlier."
"I haven't been sleeping very well," Sakura said while yawning. "But don't worry about it, I'll be fine." They rode in silence to school.
"Hey guys!" Naoko and Rika said walking up. Then Chiharu and Takashi walked up.
"Aren't you two the cutest couple I've ever seen?" Meiling joked walking up with Syaoran.
Takashi grinned. "Yeah I am pretty cute, aren't I?"
"Well come on cutie," Chiharu said tugging on his sleeve. "The bell is about to ring, and we can't be late for class again."
"Again?" Rika asked curiously. "What HAVE you two been doing before the bell?" Chiharu ignored the comment and walked off with Takashi who was grinning like and idiot. "I guess that explains it," she said and laughed along with everyone.
"Anyway I don't want to be late to class," Sakura said. "I'll see you guys later, okay?" She waved and walked off, followed by Syaoran.
"They really would make a cute couple," Tomoyo whispered to herself patting her camcorder. She walked off towards her class with the others.
"So how have you been?" Syaoran asked walking with Sakura in the hall. "You look tired." As if to prove the point, Sakura yawned.
"Yeah. I haven't gotten much sleep, but don't worry about it."
"You know if you ever need anything..." Syaoran blushed and looked away, while Sakura looked up at him. "Don't hesitate to ask me."
"Thanks Syaoran," Sakura said and blushed. They walked inside the classroom.
"Hey guys," Takashi said and sat down by them. "Are you two going to the dance this weekend?"
"I don't know," Syaoran said. He glanced over at Sakura.
"I don't know either," she said glancing back at him. Neither of them noticed the glances though.
"Well I am. Chiharu talked me into it."
"Tomoyo said that she'd make me a dress," Sakura said smiling. "I remember the time she tried to make me a dress. She stood me up and threw cloth all over me and sewed it together. I came out a mess and with holes stuck in me where she had accidently stuck the pins." She then frowned. "I hope she's gotten better. Those pins hurt when they get stuck in you." Syaoran and Takashi laughed. "It's true. Every time I tried to get away, she stabbed me with the pin." They laughed again and Mrs. Nami walked in and sat down at her desk.
"Good morning class. Today we will be starting our new projects in pairs," the class cheered. "You will be making a poster of a famous Japanese writer, and a famous English writer. It will be due in two days, so work hard." She started to call off names and put people in groups.
"I wonder who I'll be with?" Sakura said out loud. Just then the teacher called her name.
"Group 7 will be Akimoto Naru and Kinomoto Sakura." There were two shouts as Sakura and Naru stood up.
"What do you mean that I have to work with Kinomoto!" Naru shouted.
"It's not like I want to work with you either!" Sakura shot back.
"I don't think that this is going to be a good idea Mrs. Nami. Can we change partners?" Naru said. Both the girls waited for her answer leaning on their desks.
"No," Mrs. Nami simply said. "You two are going to work together and finish this project. And don't forget that this is a big part of your grade so get over it." She continued calling out names so and paired Takashi and Syaoran together.
"This sucks," Sakura said to Syaoran when they went to get together in groups. "As if life isn't hard enough I get stuck with her."
Syaoran gave her a sympathetic look. "I feel for ya," he said and sat down with Takashi.
"It isn't that bad," Takashi said earning a glare from the girl. "Whoa. You've been hanging around Syaoran too much. Your glare is getting as good as him." Syaoran glared at him and Takashi nervously laughed. "Anyway like I was saying, it's not that bad. You both can work separately on the two writers and put them together when your done. That'll be like what, five minutes together?"
"Hopefully," Naru said walking up. "I'm doing Rumiko, you do Shakespear," she fumbled over the English. She turned around and left to go get a book.
"Change of plans class," Mrs. Nami said happily. "Four computers are open in the library, so I'm sending two groups down there. Any volunteers?" She looked around the room. "Ok. Yamazaki's group and Kinomoto's group." The two groups left the class room and started to the library that was a level above them.
"Hey Syaoran!" Naru said latching herself onto his arm.
"Akimoto, get off of me and I told you to call me Li," Syaoran said annoyed. He pried her off of his arm and went on the other side of Sakura.
"But Syaoran," she whined and pushed herself in between Sakura and Syaoran. "I wanted to ask you if your going to the dance with anyone."
"No," he simply said.
"Great! Pick me up at 6:00 when it starts!" she said happily.
"I can't," he said trying to pry her off again.
"You already said that you would!"
"No I didn't!" he shouted at her finally getting her off.
"Yes you did!"
"Well I can't!"
"Why?"
Syaoran looked to Takashi who was smiling at the exchange and Sakura who was looking on extremely annoyed, for help. Sakura had finally had enough. "Because he's going with me," she said. Naru looked at her disbelievingly.
//Did I just say that! Of all the excuses that had to be the one that popped out of my mouth.//
"Yeah right!" she said and laughed. "Like he would want to be seen in public with trash like you."
"Which is why he's saying no to you, but going with me," she said angrily. Naru stopped laughing and stepped up to her.
"Take that back, Kinomoto," she threatened.
"No," Sakura said without backing down. Out of nowhere Naru slapped her. Takashi grabbed one of Naru's arms.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Akimoto," he said coldly. She snapped her arm away from him.
"Don't you tell me what to do! I'll do whatever I please," she said angrily. She went to hit Sakura again, but Sakura punched her in the stomach before she had the chance. Naru fell to the ground with a cry. Then a teacher walked out of the class room. He looked to Naru who was on the floor to Sakura standing over top of her to Syaoran who was staring blankly back at him to Takashi who was shaking his head at Naru.
"What happened here?" he said walking out of the classroom. "What are you kids doing out of class? Have you been fighting?"
"Well," Takashi said. "We were on our way to the library to use the computers because that's where Mrs. Nami sent us." He started to say something else, but was cut off by Naru.
"Kinomoto attacked me!" Naru screamed pointing at Sakura. "She attacked me and I want her expelled from school, she's dangerous." The teacher looked at Sakura.
"Is this true?"
"She hit me first," Sakura said calmly, but the anger was still under the surface. "I was defending myself from this nut."
"She's telling the truth," Syaoran said. "Akimoto called Sakura a name, when Sakura said something back. Akimoto then hit her."
"Yamazaki tried to hurt me too. He grabbed my arm," Naru said trying bring someone down with her since it looked like she was going to get in trouble. "It hurts."
"I tried to stop her from hitting Sakura," Takashi said.
"He tried to help me," Sakura said backing him up.
"That's enough. I want all of you to go to the office." The group stared at him. "Well? What are you waiting for?" Naru got up and stomped down the hall to the office.
"What about Mrs. Nami?"
"I'll inform her, now go." Sakura walked slowly to the office with Syaoran and Takashi.
"Great," Sakura said downcast. "Now I'll probably get suspended."
"You shouldn't. If Akimoto wasn't being such a bitch, none of this would have happened," Syaoran said. "I don't know why she doesn't just leave me alone. I've told her a million times that I don't like her."
"The girl just doesn't get it," Takashi said. He opened the office door for them and they sat down near Naru. The secretary walked back in and sat down. After a moment she looked back up at the four students.
"What are you doing here?" she asked annoyed. "This is not a daycare. Go back to class."
"We were sent down here because of her," Syaoran said pointing to Naru. She glared at him, but said nothing. The phone on the desk rang and she picked it up. 'Mm hmm... yes... un huh... alright." She set the phone back down and looked sternly at the four students. "Fighting on school premises? This will not be tolerated." She again picked up the phone. "Dr. Maehara, four students out here have been fighting in the halls.... alright." She set the phone down. "Dr. Maehara will see you all now." They got up and walked into the principles office. He looked up surprised.
"Miss Akimoto, Miss Kinomoto, it wasn't you two that were fighting I hope, because I told you that you would be suspended next time."
"It was," Sakura said sadly.
"Mr. Li, please tell me that you weren't the cause," he said.
"Uh well, kind of," he said uncomfortable.
"And you are?" he asked looking at Takashi.
"My name is Yamazaki Takashi," he said.
"And how did this begin?" Dr Maehara asked. Everyone started talking at one and he sighed. "Quiet!" he shouted above the noise. "One at a time. Yamazaki, please begin."
"Well," he began. "We were sent to go work on the computers in the library when Akimoto tried to get Syaoran to go to the dance with her. Sakura is already going with him though, but Akimoto didn't believe it. She then attacked Sakura.
"We tried to stop it, but Akimoto attacked anyway," Takashi said.
"Is this true Kinomoto?"
"Yes."
"Is this true Akimoto?"
"Yamazaki attacked me!"
"He did not. He tried to stop her from hitting me, but she didn't listen," Sakura said.
"Well I'm sorry to say this, but the four of you are suspended for the rest of the day."
"WHAT!" they screamed at him.
"You heard me," he said calmly.
"But this is all Akimoto's fault," Takashi said. "If she had left Syaoran and Sakura alone, none of this would have happened."
"I will not tolerate violence in my school," he said with no room for discussion. "Your parents will be phoned immediately to come and get you. Mr. Li I know your circumstances and you will leave now."
"What about me?" Sakura asked. "I don't have a place to go. I can't go back to the orphanage."
"I know your circumstances also. You've been staying at the Daidouji residence, so go there."
"Yes sir."
"Akimoto, Yamazaki, sit down. We'll call your parents now." They sat down and Sakura looked regretfully at Takashi.
"I'm sorry. I didn't meant to get you in trouble," she said.
"Don't worry," he said breaking out into a grin. "It's no problem. I won't get in trouble, and I'm only missing school. No worries." She smiled at him and then was ushered out of the office with Syaoran by the secretary. They walked back to the classroom to gather their stuff.
"Miss Kinomoto, Mr. Li, I would have expected better from you two," Mrs. Nami said as soon as they walked in. They didn't say anything, only walked by to get their stuff. "I expect this project to be done on time none-the-less," she called after them. They both nodded and left out the door and started walking home.
"I'm sorry about getting you in trouble," Sakura said sadly. "Everything's my fault."
"No it's not," he reassured her gently. "Don't worry about it. Come over to my place since it will be kind of lonely over Tomoyo's by yourself."
She looked up at him smiling brightly. "Thank you Syaoran, you're a good friend." He smiled back as they walked to his place.
***
It had been two hours and school was going to let out in about an hour. Sakura had finished her part of the project and so had Syaoran. Both of them were now watching the television. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, then back at the t.v. He did it twice more until Sakura noticed. She looked at him confused and he looked away. She shrugged and turned back towards the t.v. Looking back over at Sakura, Syaoran shifted positions and cleared his throat.
"Umm, Sakura?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yes?"
"You know that you don't have to go to the dance with me if you don't want to," he said looking away. "Well unless you want to go..." She looked at him confused.
//...unless I want to go...//
Something finally clicked in her mind. "You would want to go to the dance with me?" she asked slowly. He nodded.
"If you want to, I'd love to go to the dance with you."
She smiled happily. "Li Syaoran, I'd love to go to the dance with you!" she said hugging him. He fell back on the couch they were sitting on in surprise. He hugged her back, happy.
"If I knew that you'd be this happy I would have asked you sooner."
"What do you mean?" she asked breaking the hug.
"Well I didn't think that you'd want to go with me with all the problems you'd been having."
"I didn't think anyone would WANT to go with me because of all the problems I'd been having," she said smiling.
"Well I guess we were both wrong."
"Yeah, and I'm glad," she said happily. "Tomoyo is going to flip. She's been dying to design my dress." Just then the phone rang.
"I wonder who'd be calling us at this time," Syaoran said, reaching over to grab the phone. "Hello?" he asked uncertainly. He then smiled. "Oh hi Takashi, how are you?" Sakura watched him nod a while 'uh huh-ing' into the phone. "Yeah I know. I've finished everything too... yeah... Sakura is here too if you want to talk to her..." Sakura watched as Syaoran turned bright red and mumble something into the phone. He didn't wait for an answer and tossed her the phone. Sakura took it up happily.
"Hey Takashi!" she said.
"Hey Sakura. I didn't know that you were THAT kind of girl," he said laughing. Sakura pulled the phone away and looked confusedly at it. She finally brought it back up to her ear.
"I don't know what you mean."
"Let's see," he said playfully. "You and Syaoran are over his house ALONE together, with no interruptions."
"T-Takashi!" she said blushing red.
"Oh, so DID I interrupt something?"
"NO!"
"Okay then. So how is your day off school?" he asked changing subjects.
"It's fine. I didn't think being suspended was this... easy," she said. "You didn't get into trouble, did you?"
"Not really. My dad says that I would never hit a girl, and he's right. Well maybe if it was Akimoto," he added as an afterthought.
"I can't say I blame you."
"Well I got to go now. I was just seeing what you all were doing," he said.
"Okay. Bye then."
"Bye." Sakura gave Syaoran back the phone who was no longer blushing. "I'm glad he didn't get into any trouble because of me."
"He shouldn't have," Syaoran said. "He shouldn't have even gotten suspended."
"Your right," Sakura said sadly. "It's all my faul–"
"Stop," Syaoran said interrupting her. "It's not your fault, so don't say it is." They sat in silence before the phone rang again. Syaoran picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Syaoran, dear!" a girl said into it. Syaoran pulled the phone away and covered it up so whoever was on it couldn't hear.
"How the hell did Akimoto get my number?!" he yelled at Sakura. Sakura giggled and Syaoran put the phone back up to his ear.
"What do you want Akimoto?" he said annoyed.
"Syaoran, is that any way to greet your lover?" Naru said into the phone.
"First off, call me Li. Second, I'm not your lover. Third, bye." He slammed down the phone and sat back down on the couch. "That girl never gives up. How many times do I have to tell her to leave me alone? I swear she's a stalker." Sakura smiled sadly at him.
"I feel sorry for whoever she gets to go to the dance with her."
"I know what you mean." Just then he got up. "I'm going to the bathroom.
***
Naru looked down at the phone in shock. "He...hung up on me?" she said disbelievingly. She hung it up and looked back down at the number she acquired from a friend of a friend. She picked up the phone and re-dialed it. After a few rings, someone picked up.
"Hello?" a feminine voice asked. Naru looked at the number in frustration.
"I must have the wrong number," she said and without waiting for an answer she hung up. She dialed the number again, and again the same feminine voice answered.
"Hello?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, but is this the Li residence?" Naru asked.
"Yes."
"May I speak to Syaoran then?"
"No."
"Why not?" Naru asked. "Are you his mother or something?"
"No," she said giggling. "May I ask who this is?"
"I'm Akimoto Naru." The line was silent for a moment.
"Oh, well, I'm sorry, but Syaoran doesn't want to talk to you right now."
"That's a lie! Who is this?" Naru demanded.
"Don't you recognize me Akimoto?" the girl said. "That hurts." Then something in Naru's mind clicked.
"KINOMOTO!" she shrieked into the phone. Sakura almost dropped the phone, wincing from the noise. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE?"
"Nothing that concerns you," Sakura answered cooly back. "I suggest that you stop calling us. That's considered harassment, and you wouldn't want your father to have to arrest his own daughter, would you?"
"At least I have a father, orphan whore," Naru spat back.
"Now, now. That's no way to talk. That's verbal assault you know," Sakura said tightly on the other end. Her knuckles were turning white from the pressure she was putting on the phone in order not to shout.
"Whatever," Naru said slamming down the phone in anger. "She's over his house?!" Naru screamed. "She's over his HOUSE! I'm going to get you Kinomoto, I swear it!" She laid down on her bed, taking out her phone. "If this doesn't work, I don't know what will," she mumbled.
***
"Who was that?" Syaoran asked coming out of the bathroom.
"Akimoto," Sakura said sitting back down on the couch. "She really can't take a hint. Hell, she can't even get it when someone is yelling it in her ear."
"I know," Syaoran sighed, sitting down next to her. "It's almost time for school to let out. Do you want me to walk you back home?"
"Sure," Sakura said getting up. "I bet Tomoyo is wondering what happened anyway." Syaoran opened the door for Sakura and followed her out after locking it. They walked down the sidewalk in silence. A limo pulled up to them and a Tomoyo burst out the door.
"Sakura! I was so worried when I heard you were sent home, but wasn't there," she said grabbing her friend in a hug. Sakura hugged her back.
"I'm sorry Tomoyo. I should have told you."
"It's ok," she said letting go. "I heard that you and Naru got into a fight."
"Yeah. When I was told to go home, Syaoran invited me over."
"I'll see you guys later," Syaoran said. "Meiling will be home soon, and will want to yell at me for getting suspended. I'll talk to you later," he said and left.
"Bye Syaoran," the two girls called.
"I guess I should tell you that I'm going to the dance now," Sakura said looking back at Tomoyo.
"Really!" Tomoyo shouted. "That means..." she trailed off getting a dreamy look in her eyes. "I can design your outfit!" she yelled dragging her into the limo.
"Tomoyo! Wait a sec! Oh, no, WAIT!" Sakura was cut off when she hit her head on the entrance to the doorway. Tomoyo gasped and let go of her hand causing her to fall down on her butt.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo said and got out helping her friend up. "I'm so sorry. I guess I got over excited," she said sheepishly.
"It's okay Tomoyo," Sakura said getting inside the limo. "Just don't go so fast next time." Tomoyo gave a small laugh and followed her inside.
"What changed your mind?" she asked. Sakura blushed sightly.
"It's the reason I got suspended for the day."
"What?"
"Akimoto was trying to get Syaoran to go to the dance with her, but he kept saying no," Sakura explained. "Syaoran looked to us for help, and I blurted out that he couldn't go with her because he was going with me. We got into a fight because of what she said, and we were all suspended."
"Even Takashi and Syaoran?"
"Yeah. And when we got to his place he said I didn't have to go with him if I didn't want to and I said I did."
"That's so cute!" Tomoyo said. "I have the perfect idea in mind too. I think green... no... maybe... no... if I did that... yeah... and the color... perfect... hair... yes... no... shoes... up... down... up... no down maybe... shorter... more elegant..." she continued on with Sakura looking at her worriedly.
//Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...//
To Be Continued...
***
Hey guys! I'm sorry that it took me soooo long to update. I've been pretty busy. No excuses, I know. Jeeze. Anyway I know it's not much of a chapter. I was stupid and started a few more stories, so I don't know when I'm going to be able to update. I'll post the other stories after this one is finished probably. What did you think? Tell me in a REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! I would love for you to REVIEW because it tells me that you're reading it. I won't be offended if you flame. I promise.
EdgeOfChaos
Kawaii Bunnii: Sakura's mother had already died so I didn't include her in the count. I guess I should have said that in a note above the chapter or something. My mistake and I'm sorry.
Sorry that it took so long for me to update! I'm sorry. I've been busy, but here's the new chapter.
And if it's not too much trouble can someone tell me how to spell 'plauging', as in the spread of disease or sickness or whatever. My computer keeps telling me it's misspelled, and the closes word to it is 'ploughing'. The things I go through... This is 2 days after last chapter, so yes it's 2 nights.
"//...//" are thoughts.
~Promise~
~Chapter 5~
***
It had been two days since Sakura had found Mr. Urashima dead, almost been raped, almost been kidnaped, and been saved by Syaoran. It had been two nights of death's, plauging her dreams. Also the nightmares kept ending with the boy giving Sakura the necklace and Syaoran comforting her. This was getting to be too much for Sakura. Too much emotionally, too much mentally, and too much physically. Her friends were worried for her, but somewhat understood her trouble.
"Are you alright, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked Sakura as they got in the limo to go to school. "You've been getting up earlier."
"I haven't been sleeping very well," Sakura said while yawning. "But don't worry about it, I'll be fine." They rode in silence to school.
"Hey guys!" Naoko and Rika said walking up. Then Chiharu and Takashi walked up.
"Aren't you two the cutest couple I've ever seen?" Meiling joked walking up with Syaoran.
Takashi grinned. "Yeah I am pretty cute, aren't I?"
"Well come on cutie," Chiharu said tugging on his sleeve. "The bell is about to ring, and we can't be late for class again."
"Again?" Rika asked curiously. "What HAVE you two been doing before the bell?" Chiharu ignored the comment and walked off with Takashi who was grinning like and idiot. "I guess that explains it," she said and laughed along with everyone.
"Anyway I don't want to be late to class," Sakura said. "I'll see you guys later, okay?" She waved and walked off, followed by Syaoran.
"They really would make a cute couple," Tomoyo whispered to herself patting her camcorder. She walked off towards her class with the others.
"So how have you been?" Syaoran asked walking with Sakura in the hall. "You look tired." As if to prove the point, Sakura yawned.
"Yeah. I haven't gotten much sleep, but don't worry about it."
"You know if you ever need anything..." Syaoran blushed and looked away, while Sakura looked up at him. "Don't hesitate to ask me."
"Thanks Syaoran," Sakura said and blushed. They walked inside the classroom.
"Hey guys," Takashi said and sat down by them. "Are you two going to the dance this weekend?"
"I don't know," Syaoran said. He glanced over at Sakura.
"I don't know either," she said glancing back at him. Neither of them noticed the glances though.
"Well I am. Chiharu talked me into it."
"Tomoyo said that she'd make me a dress," Sakura said smiling. "I remember the time she tried to make me a dress. She stood me up and threw cloth all over me and sewed it together. I came out a mess and with holes stuck in me where she had accidently stuck the pins." She then frowned. "I hope she's gotten better. Those pins hurt when they get stuck in you." Syaoran and Takashi laughed. "It's true. Every time I tried to get away, she stabbed me with the pin." They laughed again and Mrs. Nami walked in and sat down at her desk.
"Good morning class. Today we will be starting our new projects in pairs," the class cheered. "You will be making a poster of a famous Japanese writer, and a famous English writer. It will be due in two days, so work hard." She started to call off names and put people in groups.
"I wonder who I'll be with?" Sakura said out loud. Just then the teacher called her name.
"Group 7 will be Akimoto Naru and Kinomoto Sakura." There were two shouts as Sakura and Naru stood up.
"What do you mean that I have to work with Kinomoto!" Naru shouted.
"It's not like I want to work with you either!" Sakura shot back.
"I don't think that this is going to be a good idea Mrs. Nami. Can we change partners?" Naru said. Both the girls waited for her answer leaning on their desks.
"No," Mrs. Nami simply said. "You two are going to work together and finish this project. And don't forget that this is a big part of your grade so get over it." She continued calling out names so and paired Takashi and Syaoran together.
"This sucks," Sakura said to Syaoran when they went to get together in groups. "As if life isn't hard enough I get stuck with her."
Syaoran gave her a sympathetic look. "I feel for ya," he said and sat down with Takashi.
"It isn't that bad," Takashi said earning a glare from the girl. "Whoa. You've been hanging around Syaoran too much. Your glare is getting as good as him." Syaoran glared at him and Takashi nervously laughed. "Anyway like I was saying, it's not that bad. You both can work separately on the two writers and put them together when your done. That'll be like what, five minutes together?"
"Hopefully," Naru said walking up. "I'm doing Rumiko, you do Shakespear," she fumbled over the English. She turned around and left to go get a book.
"Change of plans class," Mrs. Nami said happily. "Four computers are open in the library, so I'm sending two groups down there. Any volunteers?" She looked around the room. "Ok. Yamazaki's group and Kinomoto's group." The two groups left the class room and started to the library that was a level above them.
"Hey Syaoran!" Naru said latching herself onto his arm.
"Akimoto, get off of me and I told you to call me Li," Syaoran said annoyed. He pried her off of his arm and went on the other side of Sakura.
"But Syaoran," she whined and pushed herself in between Sakura and Syaoran. "I wanted to ask you if your going to the dance with anyone."
"No," he simply said.
"Great! Pick me up at 6:00 when it starts!" she said happily.
"I can't," he said trying to pry her off again.
"You already said that you would!"
"No I didn't!" he shouted at her finally getting her off.
"Yes you did!"
"Well I can't!"
"Why?"
Syaoran looked to Takashi who was smiling at the exchange and Sakura who was looking on extremely annoyed, for help. Sakura had finally had enough. "Because he's going with me," she said. Naru looked at her disbelievingly.
//Did I just say that! Of all the excuses that had to be the one that popped out of my mouth.//
"Yeah right!" she said and laughed. "Like he would want to be seen in public with trash like you."
"Which is why he's saying no to you, but going with me," she said angrily. Naru stopped laughing and stepped up to her.
"Take that back, Kinomoto," she threatened.
"No," Sakura said without backing down. Out of nowhere Naru slapped her. Takashi grabbed one of Naru's arms.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Akimoto," he said coldly. She snapped her arm away from him.
"Don't you tell me what to do! I'll do whatever I please," she said angrily. She went to hit Sakura again, but Sakura punched her in the stomach before she had the chance. Naru fell to the ground with a cry. Then a teacher walked out of the class room. He looked to Naru who was on the floor to Sakura standing over top of her to Syaoran who was staring blankly back at him to Takashi who was shaking his head at Naru.
"What happened here?" he said walking out of the classroom. "What are you kids doing out of class? Have you been fighting?"
"Well," Takashi said. "We were on our way to the library to use the computers because that's where Mrs. Nami sent us." He started to say something else, but was cut off by Naru.
"Kinomoto attacked me!" Naru screamed pointing at Sakura. "She attacked me and I want her expelled from school, she's dangerous." The teacher looked at Sakura.
"Is this true?"
"She hit me first," Sakura said calmly, but the anger was still under the surface. "I was defending myself from this nut."
"She's telling the truth," Syaoran said. "Akimoto called Sakura a name, when Sakura said something back. Akimoto then hit her."
"Yamazaki tried to hurt me too. He grabbed my arm," Naru said trying bring someone down with her since it looked like she was going to get in trouble. "It hurts."
"I tried to stop her from hitting Sakura," Takashi said.
"He tried to help me," Sakura said backing him up.
"That's enough. I want all of you to go to the office." The group stared at him. "Well? What are you waiting for?" Naru got up and stomped down the hall to the office.
"What about Mrs. Nami?"
"I'll inform her, now go." Sakura walked slowly to the office with Syaoran and Takashi.
"Great," Sakura said downcast. "Now I'll probably get suspended."
"You shouldn't. If Akimoto wasn't being such a bitch, none of this would have happened," Syaoran said. "I don't know why she doesn't just leave me alone. I've told her a million times that I don't like her."
"The girl just doesn't get it," Takashi said. He opened the office door for them and they sat down near Naru. The secretary walked back in and sat down. After a moment she looked back up at the four students.
"What are you doing here?" she asked annoyed. "This is not a daycare. Go back to class."
"We were sent down here because of her," Syaoran said pointing to Naru. She glared at him, but said nothing. The phone on the desk rang and she picked it up. 'Mm hmm... yes... un huh... alright." She set the phone back down and looked sternly at the four students. "Fighting on school premises? This will not be tolerated." She again picked up the phone. "Dr. Maehara, four students out here have been fighting in the halls.... alright." She set the phone down. "Dr. Maehara will see you all now." They got up and walked into the principles office. He looked up surprised.
"Miss Akimoto, Miss Kinomoto, it wasn't you two that were fighting I hope, because I told you that you would be suspended next time."
"It was," Sakura said sadly.
"Mr. Li, please tell me that you weren't the cause," he said.
"Uh well, kind of," he said uncomfortable.
"And you are?" he asked looking at Takashi.
"My name is Yamazaki Takashi," he said.
"And how did this begin?" Dr Maehara asked. Everyone started talking at one and he sighed. "Quiet!" he shouted above the noise. "One at a time. Yamazaki, please begin."
"Well," he began. "We were sent to go work on the computers in the library when Akimoto tried to get Syaoran to go to the dance with her. Sakura is already going with him though, but Akimoto didn't believe it. She then attacked Sakura.
"We tried to stop it, but Akimoto attacked anyway," Takashi said.
"Is this true Kinomoto?"
"Yes."
"Is this true Akimoto?"
"Yamazaki attacked me!"
"He did not. He tried to stop her from hitting me, but she didn't listen," Sakura said.
"Well I'm sorry to say this, but the four of you are suspended for the rest of the day."
"WHAT!" they screamed at him.
"You heard me," he said calmly.
"But this is all Akimoto's fault," Takashi said. "If she had left Syaoran and Sakura alone, none of this would have happened."
"I will not tolerate violence in my school," he said with no room for discussion. "Your parents will be phoned immediately to come and get you. Mr. Li I know your circumstances and you will leave now."
"What about me?" Sakura asked. "I don't have a place to go. I can't go back to the orphanage."
"I know your circumstances also. You've been staying at the Daidouji residence, so go there."
"Yes sir."
"Akimoto, Yamazaki, sit down. We'll call your parents now." They sat down and Sakura looked regretfully at Takashi.
"I'm sorry. I didn't meant to get you in trouble," she said.
"Don't worry," he said breaking out into a grin. "It's no problem. I won't get in trouble, and I'm only missing school. No worries." She smiled at him and then was ushered out of the office with Syaoran by the secretary. They walked back to the classroom to gather their stuff.
"Miss Kinomoto, Mr. Li, I would have expected better from you two," Mrs. Nami said as soon as they walked in. They didn't say anything, only walked by to get their stuff. "I expect this project to be done on time none-the-less," she called after them. They both nodded and left out the door and started walking home.
"I'm sorry about getting you in trouble," Sakura said sadly. "Everything's my fault."
"No it's not," he reassured her gently. "Don't worry about it. Come over to my place since it will be kind of lonely over Tomoyo's by yourself."
She looked up at him smiling brightly. "Thank you Syaoran, you're a good friend." He smiled back as they walked to his place.
***
It had been two hours and school was going to let out in about an hour. Sakura had finished her part of the project and so had Syaoran. Both of them were now watching the television. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, then back at the t.v. He did it twice more until Sakura noticed. She looked at him confused and he looked away. She shrugged and turned back towards the t.v. Looking back over at Sakura, Syaoran shifted positions and cleared his throat.
"Umm, Sakura?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yes?"
"You know that you don't have to go to the dance with me if you don't want to," he said looking away. "Well unless you want to go..." She looked at him confused.
//...unless I want to go...//
Something finally clicked in her mind. "You would want to go to the dance with me?" she asked slowly. He nodded.
"If you want to, I'd love to go to the dance with you."
She smiled happily. "Li Syaoran, I'd love to go to the dance with you!" she said hugging him. He fell back on the couch they were sitting on in surprise. He hugged her back, happy.
"If I knew that you'd be this happy I would have asked you sooner."
"What do you mean?" she asked breaking the hug.
"Well I didn't think that you'd want to go with me with all the problems you'd been having."
"I didn't think anyone would WANT to go with me because of all the problems I'd been having," she said smiling.
"Well I guess we were both wrong."
"Yeah, and I'm glad," she said happily. "Tomoyo is going to flip. She's been dying to design my dress." Just then the phone rang.
"I wonder who'd be calling us at this time," Syaoran said, reaching over to grab the phone. "Hello?" he asked uncertainly. He then smiled. "Oh hi Takashi, how are you?" Sakura watched him nod a while 'uh huh-ing' into the phone. "Yeah I know. I've finished everything too... yeah... Sakura is here too if you want to talk to her..." Sakura watched as Syaoran turned bright red and mumble something into the phone. He didn't wait for an answer and tossed her the phone. Sakura took it up happily.
"Hey Takashi!" she said.
"Hey Sakura. I didn't know that you were THAT kind of girl," he said laughing. Sakura pulled the phone away and looked confusedly at it. She finally brought it back up to her ear.
"I don't know what you mean."
"Let's see," he said playfully. "You and Syaoran are over his house ALONE together, with no interruptions."
"T-Takashi!" she said blushing red.
"Oh, so DID I interrupt something?"
"NO!"
"Okay then. So how is your day off school?" he asked changing subjects.
"It's fine. I didn't think being suspended was this... easy," she said. "You didn't get into trouble, did you?"
"Not really. My dad says that I would never hit a girl, and he's right. Well maybe if it was Akimoto," he added as an afterthought.
"I can't say I blame you."
"Well I got to go now. I was just seeing what you all were doing," he said.
"Okay. Bye then."
"Bye." Sakura gave Syaoran back the phone who was no longer blushing. "I'm glad he didn't get into any trouble because of me."
"He shouldn't have," Syaoran said. "He shouldn't have even gotten suspended."
"Your right," Sakura said sadly. "It's all my faul–"
"Stop," Syaoran said interrupting her. "It's not your fault, so don't say it is." They sat in silence before the phone rang again. Syaoran picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Syaoran, dear!" a girl said into it. Syaoran pulled the phone away and covered it up so whoever was on it couldn't hear.
"How the hell did Akimoto get my number?!" he yelled at Sakura. Sakura giggled and Syaoran put the phone back up to his ear.
"What do you want Akimoto?" he said annoyed.
"Syaoran, is that any way to greet your lover?" Naru said into the phone.
"First off, call me Li. Second, I'm not your lover. Third, bye." He slammed down the phone and sat back down on the couch. "That girl never gives up. How many times do I have to tell her to leave me alone? I swear she's a stalker." Sakura smiled sadly at him.
"I feel sorry for whoever she gets to go to the dance with her."
"I know what you mean." Just then he got up. "I'm going to the bathroom.
***
Naru looked down at the phone in shock. "He...hung up on me?" she said disbelievingly. She hung it up and looked back down at the number she acquired from a friend of a friend. She picked up the phone and re-dialed it. After a few rings, someone picked up.
"Hello?" a feminine voice asked. Naru looked at the number in frustration.
"I must have the wrong number," she said and without waiting for an answer she hung up. She dialed the number again, and again the same feminine voice answered.
"Hello?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, but is this the Li residence?" Naru asked.
"Yes."
"May I speak to Syaoran then?"
"No."
"Why not?" Naru asked. "Are you his mother or something?"
"No," she said giggling. "May I ask who this is?"
"I'm Akimoto Naru." The line was silent for a moment.
"Oh, well, I'm sorry, but Syaoran doesn't want to talk to you right now."
"That's a lie! Who is this?" Naru demanded.
"Don't you recognize me Akimoto?" the girl said. "That hurts." Then something in Naru's mind clicked.
"KINOMOTO!" she shrieked into the phone. Sakura almost dropped the phone, wincing from the noise. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE?"
"Nothing that concerns you," Sakura answered cooly back. "I suggest that you stop calling us. That's considered harassment, and you wouldn't want your father to have to arrest his own daughter, would you?"
"At least I have a father, orphan whore," Naru spat back.
"Now, now. That's no way to talk. That's verbal assault you know," Sakura said tightly on the other end. Her knuckles were turning white from the pressure she was putting on the phone in order not to shout.
"Whatever," Naru said slamming down the phone in anger. "She's over his house?!" Naru screamed. "She's over his HOUSE! I'm going to get you Kinomoto, I swear it!" She laid down on her bed, taking out her phone. "If this doesn't work, I don't know what will," she mumbled.
***
"Who was that?" Syaoran asked coming out of the bathroom.
"Akimoto," Sakura said sitting back down on the couch. "She really can't take a hint. Hell, she can't even get it when someone is yelling it in her ear."
"I know," Syaoran sighed, sitting down next to her. "It's almost time for school to let out. Do you want me to walk you back home?"
"Sure," Sakura said getting up. "I bet Tomoyo is wondering what happened anyway." Syaoran opened the door for Sakura and followed her out after locking it. They walked down the sidewalk in silence. A limo pulled up to them and a Tomoyo burst out the door.
"Sakura! I was so worried when I heard you were sent home, but wasn't there," she said grabbing her friend in a hug. Sakura hugged her back.
"I'm sorry Tomoyo. I should have told you."
"It's ok," she said letting go. "I heard that you and Naru got into a fight."
"Yeah. When I was told to go home, Syaoran invited me over."
"I'll see you guys later," Syaoran said. "Meiling will be home soon, and will want to yell at me for getting suspended. I'll talk to you later," he said and left.
"Bye Syaoran," the two girls called.
"I guess I should tell you that I'm going to the dance now," Sakura said looking back at Tomoyo.
"Really!" Tomoyo shouted. "That means..." she trailed off getting a dreamy look in her eyes. "I can design your outfit!" she yelled dragging her into the limo.
"Tomoyo! Wait a sec! Oh, no, WAIT!" Sakura was cut off when she hit her head on the entrance to the doorway. Tomoyo gasped and let go of her hand causing her to fall down on her butt.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo said and got out helping her friend up. "I'm so sorry. I guess I got over excited," she said sheepishly.
"It's okay Tomoyo," Sakura said getting inside the limo. "Just don't go so fast next time." Tomoyo gave a small laugh and followed her inside.
"What changed your mind?" she asked. Sakura blushed sightly.
"It's the reason I got suspended for the day."
"What?"
"Akimoto was trying to get Syaoran to go to the dance with her, but he kept saying no," Sakura explained. "Syaoran looked to us for help, and I blurted out that he couldn't go with her because he was going with me. We got into a fight because of what she said, and we were all suspended."
"Even Takashi and Syaoran?"
"Yeah. And when we got to his place he said I didn't have to go with him if I didn't want to and I said I did."
"That's so cute!" Tomoyo said. "I have the perfect idea in mind too. I think green... no... maybe... no... if I did that... yeah... and the color... perfect... hair... yes... no... shoes... up... down... up... no down maybe... shorter... more elegant..." she continued on with Sakura looking at her worriedly.
//Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...//
To Be Continued...
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Hey guys! I'm sorry that it took me soooo long to update. I've been pretty busy. No excuses, I know. Jeeze. Anyway I know it's not much of a chapter. I was stupid and started a few more stories, so I don't know when I'm going to be able to update. I'll post the other stories after this one is finished probably. What did you think? Tell me in a REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! I would love for you to REVIEW because it tells me that you're reading it. I won't be offended if you flame. I promise.
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