A/N: I'm determined to get through this story! Okay, let's do this...
Chapter four is up and running... I'm working on chapter five as you read!
So, read, review, enjoy.
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 4
Back To School
'I'm waiting outside, Sakura,' read the text message on Sakura's cell phone.
"This guy's messed up!!" Tomoyo said, covering her mouth.
"What guy? What's going on?" Syaoron asked, still confused.
"Someone's stalking Sakura," Meilin said bluntly.
Sakura twitched. "He might come in and kill me!!" She put her hands on Tomoyo's shoulders. "I can't die like this Tomoyo!!"
Tomoyo tried to calm her. "Stalkers don't kill in public areas,"
Sakura smiled. "Really?"
"Well actually-" Syaoron began, but Meilin elbowed him to keep quiet.
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," the cell phone said. Sakura gave the cell phone to Tomoyo. "I can't read it! You read it, Tomoyo."
Tomoyo waited for the message to appear on the screen. When it finally did, she gasped. "H-he says, 'If you don't come out, I swear I'll go and get you myself, and I don't care who sees'!! Oh my gosh!!"
"Sakura, what are we gonna do? This person is after you!!" Meilin asked anxiously.
"I vote we sneak out the back." Tomoyo said, biting her nails.
Meilin nodded frantically. "I second that!"
Syaoron had this you've-gotta-be-kidding-me look on his face when he said, "Have you guys thought about this??" The girls shook their heads. "Maybe they've got the place surrounded. What if this guy has stalker friends??"
"I highly doubt it, Syaoron. Stalkers don't usually have other stalkers do their dirty work," Sakura frowned at him and Syaoron glared at her. "Go out the back! That's what we'll do!"
Tomoyo whispered loudly to Sakura. "Do you think Eriol might be doing this?"
Syaoron frowned. "What does Eriol have to do with this? Unless there's something I'm missing..."
Sakura and Tomoyo's eyes went wide. "Um..." The both said in unison. "You know Eriol?" Sakura asked.
"Yea? We're both on the soccer team. I'm captain, he's co-captain... have you forgotten?"
Sakura looked at Tomoyo from the corner of her eyes and Tomoyo looked at Sakura.
"Why do you think he's doing this?" Syaoron asked again. "Tomoyo, do you even know Eriol?"
"Um..." Sakura began. "Eriol's my best friend, too, and I've told Tomoyo so much about him. Maybe Eriol is doing this. After all," She looked at Tomoyo and had an edge to her tone of voice. "He does have my cell phone number." Tomoyo's face went white. Sakura continued. "And he's probably just kidding around. Now can we please concentrate on getting out of here? My life is at stake!" Sakura said quickly.
Syaoron shrugged and got up from the table. Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin followed him to the back door. Tomoyo separated from the three. "I need to go pay for the drinks we never had. Sakura, come with me."
So Syaoron and Meilin went in one direction while Tomoyo and Sakura went the other direction. Tomoyo went to the front desk to pay. She looked at Sakura and whispered, "Good Lord, it is Eriol!! He's the one stalking you!!"
Sakura nodded. "Yea. I bet he's still upset at me for dumping him the way I did."
"And he has your cell number, too!" Tomoyo whispered loudly. "You drove him to insanity!"
Sakura smirked. "So why should I wait until Eriol gets over me if he's a psycho and will never get over me anyhow?"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Don't you see? If you date, he'll continue to stalk you, and not just you, but your new boyfriends! In other words, you're really screwed, Kinomoto." And as soon as she paid, she and Sakura went to the back where Syaoron and Meilin were waiting.
Syaoron looked at his watch. "Can we leave now?"
Sakura nodded. "Slowly go out the back. Make sure no one sees you."
All of them whistled and slowly started walking towards the door. A huge waitress came up to them. "You paid for your food and now you must leave."
Sakura smiled hesitantly. "Um, yes, can we go out the back door?"
The waitress shook her head and pointed. "There's a perfectly good entrance/exit right there."
Sakura cried desperately. "I'll just die if I don't go out the back door!!"
"Literally." Meilin added. But when the waitress continued to look blankly at them, the four slowly walked towards the door, and would constantly keep looking back to see if the waitress was still there. And she was. She was watching and waiting until they opened that door, and walked through it.
(Sakura POV)
So I guess that's what I get for breaking Eriol's heart. I was less than five feet away and I realized the moment I step out of this restaurant, my ex-boyfriend was gonna kill me!! And it's not like I could stay in the restaurant. He said he didn't care who saw him kill me!! Three more steps. What was I doing?? I was walking towards my death!! I looked back and saw the waitress still watching. I turned back around and I was face to face with a wooden door. I took hold of the door knob, slowly opened it, and standing right in front of me was...
(Normal POV)
"Touya??" Sakura, Tomoyo, and Syaoron blinked.
Meilin titled her head. "Who?"
Touya frowned at Sakura. "Kaijuu!! You've got a lot of explaining to do!!"
Sakura frowned. "Why?"
Touya frowned. "Because, here I was, following you, making sure you weren't with any boys, and there you are with the Chinese gaki!!"
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Syaoron did their famous anime-fall.
Meilin tilted her head the other way. "Huh?"
Tomoyo got up and dusted herself as she said, "So you're the one who's been stalking Sakura!"
"Stalking her?" Touya raised an eyebrow. "All I did was follow her around, send her a few phone calls, and type a few text messages."
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Sakura twitched. "Hoe?"
*Later that evening*
"It was still freaky, Tomoyo," Sakura said, brushing her wet hair (A/N: She had just taken a shower). "I mean, what if it had really been Eriol?"
"Then you would have really had a problem." Tomoyo said as she finished putting the curlers in her hair. She grabbed the facemask and began spreading green blobs on her face. "But at least it's over.
"So is spring break." Sakura sighed. "I didn't get a vacation! I starred in my own horror story!"
Tomoyo giggled as she fanned her mud masked faced. "Well, don't worry. Tomorrow will be better, I'm sure."
"Why do you say that, Tomoyo?"
"Hey, look. I gotta go. See ya bright and early, tomorrow!"
CLICK.
Sakura looked at the phone and hung up. "But tomorrow's Monday. We don't go to the same schools. Oh well." Sakura put her hair up in a ponytail and changed from her bathrobe to her pajamas. Sakura turned out the lights and snuggled in her bed.
*The Next Morning*
"HOOEE!! Thirty minutes till!!" Sakura jumped out of bed, grabbed her clothes and rushed into the bathroom. Two seconds later she had her sailor fuku (school uniform) on and was combing her hair straight. She grabbed her hair clip and put her hair back in a half ponytail. She ran downstairs with her satchel on her back and her shoes in her right hand. "Bye dad!!"
Fujitaka came out with a spatula in his hands and an apron on. "What about breakfast?"
"No breakfast! I'll be late for school!"
"Then take it on the go." Fujitaka said, throwing her a granola bar. Sakura caught it with her left hand. Sakura stuck it in her mouth as she put on her rollerblades. Finally, she left.
*Northwest High School*
Sakura went to her locker, put in her rollerblades, and put on her shoes. She dashed out of the locker room and zoomed down the hallways and upstairs with her satchel. Sakura muttered to herself, "can't be late, can't be late, can't be late!" She turned to her left and ran down that corridor. The tardy bell rang. Now Sakura was chanting, "will be late, will be late, will be late!" Sakura slid the door open to her classroom. When she saw the teacher wasn't inside, Sakura jumped happily. "Made it!"
"Hey Sakura!" Three girls greeted her.
"Ohayo Chiharu, Rika, Naoko!" Sakura greeted them as she sat in her desk (A/N: which was on the last row on the left, second to last desk). Syaoron, who sat behind her, mumbled to himself. "Late again, Kinomoto? To think, you're already a senior and you still haven't gotten used to waking up early?"
Sakura turned around to face him and whispered. "Look, I'm sorry if your upset about me rejecting you a few days ago, but now, you need to get over it. It sounds pathetic." She turned around to face her three friends. "So how was your spring break?"
Five minutes passed and the teacher was still not present, and the students (especially Rika) were concerned. "I wonder what happened to the teacher," students whispered to one another. Finally, Sensei Terada walked in. "Ohayo, students."
"Ohayo, Sensei." The class chanted.
"Students. I have exciting news." Terada began. "We have two new students."
The class began to whisper. "Two new students?" Sakura whispered to Naoko. "That's odd. Receiving new students in mid-second semester." Naoko nodded.
Sakura looked at Eriol, who sat across the room. He was talking to a few of his friends from the soccer team. Sakura smiled. 'Tomoyo was wrong. He's moving on with his life.' Eriol started laughing and his eyes moved to where Sakura was sitting. He suddenly stopped laughing, and his smile faded when he saw her. He turned around and continued talking to his friends. Sakura's eyes were wide and her face was contorted. 'Or not.'
"Settle down students!" Terada yelled over the students. Everyone was silent. "Thank you. These students came from an all-girls school across town. I suggest you make them feel welcome."
Guys whistled and hit their desks with their fists. One boy said, "Hell ya, we'll make them feel riiight at home!" Some of the guys laughed while some of the girls rolled their eyes. Sakura turned to look at Syaoron.
"What?" Syaoron asked.
"Two girls from an all-girls school?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
Syaoron raised an eyebrow. "Would you prefer two boys from an all-girls school?"
Sakura stared blankly at him. "Which two girls do we both know that go to an all-girls school?"
Syaoron shook his head. "No. It's just coincidence. It couldn't be-"
"Ladies and gentlemen-" Terada began.
"Gentlemen?" Chiharu said. "I don't see any gentlemen!" Some girls laughed while some guys growled.
"Daidouji, Tomoyo and Li, Meilin."
The two girls walked into the room in Northwest High School sailor fukus. Everyone was silent. Sakura looked at Syaoron and whispered, "Just coincidence?"
Sensei Terada grabbed his seating chart. "Daidouji, please sit in the seat behind Chiharu, and Li, please sit behind Daidouji."
The girls moved to their seats. Tomoyo sat next to Sakura and Meilin sat next to Syaoron.
"Tomoyo!! Meilin!!" Sakura whispered.
"How come you didn't tell us you two were transferring here?" Syaoron whispered.
"Yamazaki!" Sensei Terada exclaimed suddenly. "You're not in my homurumu (homeroom)!!"
Yamazaki grinned. "When I heard there were two girls coming from that all- girls school, I couldn't resist!"
Chiharu stood up. "YAMAZAKI!! What kind of boyfriend are you?? You lie and you're a pervert. It's over!!"
"WHAT?? Chiharu!! I'm sorry!!" Yamazaki cried as Terada was pushing out of the classroom. When Terada finally shut the door, the class burst into applause.
*Lunch*
Sakura, Tomoyo, Meilin, Syaoron, and Yamazaki, with their bento (boxed lunches), sat down underneath a peach blossom tree. "Thanks for letting me sit with you guys," Yamazaki said sadly. "After my public humiliation, I don't think anyone else will let me sit with them."
"Don't worry. Chiharu won't stay mad at you for long." Sakura said cheerfully.
"Oh no. It's not Chiharu I'm worried about." Yamazaki said matter-of-factly and grinned. "She always comes back to me! She can't live without me!"
Syaoron muttered. "Yea she can."
"Anyways, I'm starving! Let's eat!" Meilin said.
"So, why'd you transfer here so late in the year?" Asked Syaoron.
"Well," Tomoyo said. "I'm here on official business!" She winked at Sakura.
"And I'm here to be with you!" Meilin said.
Yamazaki raised an eyebrow. "Are you boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Syaoron shook his head. "No. she's my half-cousin."
"Ah. that 'Li' part sure explains things." Yamazaki said, stuffing his mouth full of ramen (noodles).
Sakura was puzzled. "How are you half-cousins?"
"Yelan and my mother are half sisters. Therefore, Syaoron and I are half cousins." Meilin explained.
"Oh! I thought you two were blood related." Tomoyo said.
Yamazaki grinned. "And because you two aren't blood related, you two could still be boyfriend and girlfriend."
When Yamazaki said that, it gave Sakura a knot in her throat and her stomach drop. Sakura shook the feeling and continued eating. Syaoron saw Sakura and said, "Meilin and I are just good friends; we've known each other all our lives." Syaoron looked at Sakura. She still refused to say anything. "And besides," Syaoron continued. "My heart belongs to another." He watched Sakura from the corner of his eye. She blushed a deep scarlet.
"Hmm, very interesting, and very poetic." Yamazaki said. "You mind filling us in on this 'oh so special someone'?"
Syaoron ate some gohan (cooked rice) (A/N: No, not DBZ!) and shook his head. "Afraid I can't, my friend."
Meilin looked at Sakura. "Hey! You're all red. If you're really that hot, take of your jacket. That's what I did."
Sakura shook her head. "No, I'm fine."
Tomoyo smirked and thought to herself, 'Mr. Li Syaoron, you're not making this any easier for Sakura, and especially for that Eriol guy, who's trying so hard to get over her. I'll have to do something about this predicament.'
"So, ladies," Yamazaki said to Tomoyo and Meilin. "I'm sitting underneath this peach blossom tree, and I remembered something we learned in class. Did you know peaches are another form of apples? These type of apples are a reddish-orange color and they get fuzzier and fuzzier until they get so heavy, they fall off a tree, and then they get bruised when they hit the ground, and that's why their not as hard as regular apples-"
"Oh! Don't listen to him!" Syaoron laughed. "He loves to make up stories. Ever since he was in the fourth grade."
"Did you also know," Yamazaki continued. "That Eskimos have school until they're in fifth grade..."
*After School*
Sakura and Tomoyo were walking and talking down a hallway after school with their books in their backpacks. Tomoyo was not too happy.
"And did you see the way Syaoron kept looking at you in fifth period?? I swear! Take a picture it'll last longer. And then at lunch!! Good Lord!! 'My heart belongs to another'?? What kind of phony pick-up line is that??!!"
Sakura shrugged. "Tomoyo, I really like him, and he really likes me. And when he talks that way and stares at me in class, it's really flattering. What I want to know is why you're against that!!"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "I'm telling you. It's too soon. Eriol will have a fit if he sees you two together."
"Not only Eriol, it seems," Sakura snapped.
Tomoyostopped walking. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Sakura stopped walking as well. "What I mean is why are you sticking up for Eriol when you don't even know him? It's crazy! I thought you were my friend!"
Tomoyo continued walking and Sakura followed. "I am your friend, and that's why I'm looking out for your best interests."
"I think I can make my own decisions, thanks." Sakura replied.
"Look, I didn't say that you couldn't-" Tomoyo began as she stopped walking.
"And I think you're afraid." Sakura declared.
"Really." Tomoyo said uninterested, as she looked at her nails. "Why do you say that?"
"It's not about hurting Eriol, and it's not about looking out for my best interests, either. It's because two boys find me attractive, and I just so happen to feel the same about one of them, and I think you're scared that if I pay more attention to Syaoron, you'll feel excluded."
Tomoyo began walking fast. "I can't believe you just said that."
"Said what?" Sakura said, following her.
"That I'm jealous of you!"
"I didn't say you were!!" Sakura replied. "You did."
"Well you were implying it." Tomoyo said, not stopping to look at Sakura.
"I was implying nothing of the sort."
Tomoyo stopped. "You wanna know something? I am one of the richest girls in Japan. I have everything but a boyfriend, and do you wanna know why? Because guys don't like me, they like my money! And do you wanna know something unfair? You get everything and it bothers me!" Tomoyo continued walking.
Sakura began walking again. "I do not! And could you please stop walking then stopping then walking? That's really bothering me." Tomoyo didn't respond, but continued walking. "Tomoyo!! Wait!!" Sakura stopped walking. "Great!" She sighed.
*Outside the School*
Syaoron walked across the student parking lot to his car. He grabbed the keys from his back pocket and was about to unlock his car when Tomoyo appeared in front of him.
"H-hey, Tomoyo." Syaoron said. "How was your first day?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Entertaining."
"Really. How so?"
"Well, watching you making eyes at Sakura was amusing."
Syaoron went red. "You saw?"
"Who didn't? I mean, you're best friend Eriol must be really upset at you and Sakura..." Tomoyo's voice trailed off.
Syaoron crossed his arms. "Eriol?"
"Hiiragizawa, Eriol... he is your friend, right?"
"Yea," Syaoron responded. "What about him? Why would he be upset?"
Tomoyo leaned in. "Well, if he's your friend, he would've told you..." Once again, her voice trailed off.
Syaoron was getting irritated. "What would he have told me, Tomoyo??"
"Notice how Eriol and Sakura were really close before spring break and now they don't even say hi to each other as they walk down the halls."
Syaoron unlocked his car. "Is there a point to this?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Well, Syaoron, if you haven't figured it out by now... I really have to go. That calculus homework won't do itself. It was nice talking to you." Tomoyo said, walking away when she turned around and said, "by the way, I don't like you."
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A/N: Ouch, Tomoyo. Well you can't really blame her. 'Jealousy! Yes jealousy will drive you MAD!!' (Hehe, Moulin Rouge humor). Anyways, there's a good reason why Tomoyo's acting the way she is. You'll see why in the next few chapters.
*Preview for Chapter 5*
"Moshi Moshi?"
"Meilin? It's Tomoyo."
"Hey Tomoyo!" Sighed Meilin. "You having a hard time with that calculus homework, too?"
"I need to tell you something." Tomoyo said quickly.
Meilin sat up straight. "Sounds serious."
"I-It is. And you gotta promise not to tell!"
*End of Preview*
Okay, chapter five will be up soon. I'm really having a good time with this story... hehehe, anyways. Now I dunno, but should I make them juniors or seniors? Oh well, I'll think about that. Later gator!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 4
Back To School
'I'm waiting outside, Sakura,' read the text message on Sakura's cell phone.
"This guy's messed up!!" Tomoyo said, covering her mouth.
"What guy? What's going on?" Syaoron asked, still confused.
"Someone's stalking Sakura," Meilin said bluntly.
Sakura twitched. "He might come in and kill me!!" She put her hands on Tomoyo's shoulders. "I can't die like this Tomoyo!!"
Tomoyo tried to calm her. "Stalkers don't kill in public areas,"
Sakura smiled. "Really?"
"Well actually-" Syaoron began, but Meilin elbowed him to keep quiet.
"YOU HAVE ONE NEW TEXT MESSAGE," the cell phone said. Sakura gave the cell phone to Tomoyo. "I can't read it! You read it, Tomoyo."
Tomoyo waited for the message to appear on the screen. When it finally did, she gasped. "H-he says, 'If you don't come out, I swear I'll go and get you myself, and I don't care who sees'!! Oh my gosh!!"
"Sakura, what are we gonna do? This person is after you!!" Meilin asked anxiously.
"I vote we sneak out the back." Tomoyo said, biting her nails.
Meilin nodded frantically. "I second that!"
Syaoron had this you've-gotta-be-kidding-me look on his face when he said, "Have you guys thought about this??" The girls shook their heads. "Maybe they've got the place surrounded. What if this guy has stalker friends??"
"I highly doubt it, Syaoron. Stalkers don't usually have other stalkers do their dirty work," Sakura frowned at him and Syaoron glared at her. "Go out the back! That's what we'll do!"
Tomoyo whispered loudly to Sakura. "Do you think Eriol might be doing this?"
Syaoron frowned. "What does Eriol have to do with this? Unless there's something I'm missing..."
Sakura and Tomoyo's eyes went wide. "Um..." The both said in unison. "You know Eriol?" Sakura asked.
"Yea? We're both on the soccer team. I'm captain, he's co-captain... have you forgotten?"
Sakura looked at Tomoyo from the corner of her eyes and Tomoyo looked at Sakura.
"Why do you think he's doing this?" Syaoron asked again. "Tomoyo, do you even know Eriol?"
"Um..." Sakura began. "Eriol's my best friend, too, and I've told Tomoyo so much about him. Maybe Eriol is doing this. After all," She looked at Tomoyo and had an edge to her tone of voice. "He does have my cell phone number." Tomoyo's face went white. Sakura continued. "And he's probably just kidding around. Now can we please concentrate on getting out of here? My life is at stake!" Sakura said quickly.
Syaoron shrugged and got up from the table. Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin followed him to the back door. Tomoyo separated from the three. "I need to go pay for the drinks we never had. Sakura, come with me."
So Syaoron and Meilin went in one direction while Tomoyo and Sakura went the other direction. Tomoyo went to the front desk to pay. She looked at Sakura and whispered, "Good Lord, it is Eriol!! He's the one stalking you!!"
Sakura nodded. "Yea. I bet he's still upset at me for dumping him the way I did."
"And he has your cell number, too!" Tomoyo whispered loudly. "You drove him to insanity!"
Sakura smirked. "So why should I wait until Eriol gets over me if he's a psycho and will never get over me anyhow?"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Don't you see? If you date, he'll continue to stalk you, and not just you, but your new boyfriends! In other words, you're really screwed, Kinomoto." And as soon as she paid, she and Sakura went to the back where Syaoron and Meilin were waiting.
Syaoron looked at his watch. "Can we leave now?"
Sakura nodded. "Slowly go out the back. Make sure no one sees you."
All of them whistled and slowly started walking towards the door. A huge waitress came up to them. "You paid for your food and now you must leave."
Sakura smiled hesitantly. "Um, yes, can we go out the back door?"
The waitress shook her head and pointed. "There's a perfectly good entrance/exit right there."
Sakura cried desperately. "I'll just die if I don't go out the back door!!"
"Literally." Meilin added. But when the waitress continued to look blankly at them, the four slowly walked towards the door, and would constantly keep looking back to see if the waitress was still there. And she was. She was watching and waiting until they opened that door, and walked through it.
(Sakura POV)
So I guess that's what I get for breaking Eriol's heart. I was less than five feet away and I realized the moment I step out of this restaurant, my ex-boyfriend was gonna kill me!! And it's not like I could stay in the restaurant. He said he didn't care who saw him kill me!! Three more steps. What was I doing?? I was walking towards my death!! I looked back and saw the waitress still watching. I turned back around and I was face to face with a wooden door. I took hold of the door knob, slowly opened it, and standing right in front of me was...
(Normal POV)
"Touya??" Sakura, Tomoyo, and Syaoron blinked.
Meilin titled her head. "Who?"
Touya frowned at Sakura. "Kaijuu!! You've got a lot of explaining to do!!"
Sakura frowned. "Why?"
Touya frowned. "Because, here I was, following you, making sure you weren't with any boys, and there you are with the Chinese gaki!!"
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Syaoron did their famous anime-fall.
Meilin tilted her head the other way. "Huh?"
Tomoyo got up and dusted herself as she said, "So you're the one who's been stalking Sakura!"
"Stalking her?" Touya raised an eyebrow. "All I did was follow her around, send her a few phone calls, and type a few text messages."
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Sakura twitched. "Hoe?"
*Later that evening*
"It was still freaky, Tomoyo," Sakura said, brushing her wet hair (A/N: She had just taken a shower). "I mean, what if it had really been Eriol?"
"Then you would have really had a problem." Tomoyo said as she finished putting the curlers in her hair. She grabbed the facemask and began spreading green blobs on her face. "But at least it's over.
"So is spring break." Sakura sighed. "I didn't get a vacation! I starred in my own horror story!"
Tomoyo giggled as she fanned her mud masked faced. "Well, don't worry. Tomorrow will be better, I'm sure."
"Why do you say that, Tomoyo?"
"Hey, look. I gotta go. See ya bright and early, tomorrow!"
CLICK.
Sakura looked at the phone and hung up. "But tomorrow's Monday. We don't go to the same schools. Oh well." Sakura put her hair up in a ponytail and changed from her bathrobe to her pajamas. Sakura turned out the lights and snuggled in her bed.
*The Next Morning*
"HOOEE!! Thirty minutes till!!" Sakura jumped out of bed, grabbed her clothes and rushed into the bathroom. Two seconds later she had her sailor fuku (school uniform) on and was combing her hair straight. She grabbed her hair clip and put her hair back in a half ponytail. She ran downstairs with her satchel on her back and her shoes in her right hand. "Bye dad!!"
Fujitaka came out with a spatula in his hands and an apron on. "What about breakfast?"
"No breakfast! I'll be late for school!"
"Then take it on the go." Fujitaka said, throwing her a granola bar. Sakura caught it with her left hand. Sakura stuck it in her mouth as she put on her rollerblades. Finally, she left.
*Northwest High School*
Sakura went to her locker, put in her rollerblades, and put on her shoes. She dashed out of the locker room and zoomed down the hallways and upstairs with her satchel. Sakura muttered to herself, "can't be late, can't be late, can't be late!" She turned to her left and ran down that corridor. The tardy bell rang. Now Sakura was chanting, "will be late, will be late, will be late!" Sakura slid the door open to her classroom. When she saw the teacher wasn't inside, Sakura jumped happily. "Made it!"
"Hey Sakura!" Three girls greeted her.
"Ohayo Chiharu, Rika, Naoko!" Sakura greeted them as she sat in her desk (A/N: which was on the last row on the left, second to last desk). Syaoron, who sat behind her, mumbled to himself. "Late again, Kinomoto? To think, you're already a senior and you still haven't gotten used to waking up early?"
Sakura turned around to face him and whispered. "Look, I'm sorry if your upset about me rejecting you a few days ago, but now, you need to get over it. It sounds pathetic." She turned around to face her three friends. "So how was your spring break?"
Five minutes passed and the teacher was still not present, and the students (especially Rika) were concerned. "I wonder what happened to the teacher," students whispered to one another. Finally, Sensei Terada walked in. "Ohayo, students."
"Ohayo, Sensei." The class chanted.
"Students. I have exciting news." Terada began. "We have two new students."
The class began to whisper. "Two new students?" Sakura whispered to Naoko. "That's odd. Receiving new students in mid-second semester." Naoko nodded.
Sakura looked at Eriol, who sat across the room. He was talking to a few of his friends from the soccer team. Sakura smiled. 'Tomoyo was wrong. He's moving on with his life.' Eriol started laughing and his eyes moved to where Sakura was sitting. He suddenly stopped laughing, and his smile faded when he saw her. He turned around and continued talking to his friends. Sakura's eyes were wide and her face was contorted. 'Or not.'
"Settle down students!" Terada yelled over the students. Everyone was silent. "Thank you. These students came from an all-girls school across town. I suggest you make them feel welcome."
Guys whistled and hit their desks with their fists. One boy said, "Hell ya, we'll make them feel riiight at home!" Some of the guys laughed while some of the girls rolled their eyes. Sakura turned to look at Syaoron.
"What?" Syaoron asked.
"Two girls from an all-girls school?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
Syaoron raised an eyebrow. "Would you prefer two boys from an all-girls school?"
Sakura stared blankly at him. "Which two girls do we both know that go to an all-girls school?"
Syaoron shook his head. "No. It's just coincidence. It couldn't be-"
"Ladies and gentlemen-" Terada began.
"Gentlemen?" Chiharu said. "I don't see any gentlemen!" Some girls laughed while some guys growled.
"Daidouji, Tomoyo and Li, Meilin."
The two girls walked into the room in Northwest High School sailor fukus. Everyone was silent. Sakura looked at Syaoron and whispered, "Just coincidence?"
Sensei Terada grabbed his seating chart. "Daidouji, please sit in the seat behind Chiharu, and Li, please sit behind Daidouji."
The girls moved to their seats. Tomoyo sat next to Sakura and Meilin sat next to Syaoron.
"Tomoyo!! Meilin!!" Sakura whispered.
"How come you didn't tell us you two were transferring here?" Syaoron whispered.
"Yamazaki!" Sensei Terada exclaimed suddenly. "You're not in my homurumu (homeroom)!!"
Yamazaki grinned. "When I heard there were two girls coming from that all- girls school, I couldn't resist!"
Chiharu stood up. "YAMAZAKI!! What kind of boyfriend are you?? You lie and you're a pervert. It's over!!"
"WHAT?? Chiharu!! I'm sorry!!" Yamazaki cried as Terada was pushing out of the classroom. When Terada finally shut the door, the class burst into applause.
*Lunch*
Sakura, Tomoyo, Meilin, Syaoron, and Yamazaki, with their bento (boxed lunches), sat down underneath a peach blossom tree. "Thanks for letting me sit with you guys," Yamazaki said sadly. "After my public humiliation, I don't think anyone else will let me sit with them."
"Don't worry. Chiharu won't stay mad at you for long." Sakura said cheerfully.
"Oh no. It's not Chiharu I'm worried about." Yamazaki said matter-of-factly and grinned. "She always comes back to me! She can't live without me!"
Syaoron muttered. "Yea she can."
"Anyways, I'm starving! Let's eat!" Meilin said.
"So, why'd you transfer here so late in the year?" Asked Syaoron.
"Well," Tomoyo said. "I'm here on official business!" She winked at Sakura.
"And I'm here to be with you!" Meilin said.
Yamazaki raised an eyebrow. "Are you boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Syaoron shook his head. "No. she's my half-cousin."
"Ah. that 'Li' part sure explains things." Yamazaki said, stuffing his mouth full of ramen (noodles).
Sakura was puzzled. "How are you half-cousins?"
"Yelan and my mother are half sisters. Therefore, Syaoron and I are half cousins." Meilin explained.
"Oh! I thought you two were blood related." Tomoyo said.
Yamazaki grinned. "And because you two aren't blood related, you two could still be boyfriend and girlfriend."
When Yamazaki said that, it gave Sakura a knot in her throat and her stomach drop. Sakura shook the feeling and continued eating. Syaoron saw Sakura and said, "Meilin and I are just good friends; we've known each other all our lives." Syaoron looked at Sakura. She still refused to say anything. "And besides," Syaoron continued. "My heart belongs to another." He watched Sakura from the corner of his eye. She blushed a deep scarlet.
"Hmm, very interesting, and very poetic." Yamazaki said. "You mind filling us in on this 'oh so special someone'?"
Syaoron ate some gohan (cooked rice) (A/N: No, not DBZ!) and shook his head. "Afraid I can't, my friend."
Meilin looked at Sakura. "Hey! You're all red. If you're really that hot, take of your jacket. That's what I did."
Sakura shook her head. "No, I'm fine."
Tomoyo smirked and thought to herself, 'Mr. Li Syaoron, you're not making this any easier for Sakura, and especially for that Eriol guy, who's trying so hard to get over her. I'll have to do something about this predicament.'
"So, ladies," Yamazaki said to Tomoyo and Meilin. "I'm sitting underneath this peach blossom tree, and I remembered something we learned in class. Did you know peaches are another form of apples? These type of apples are a reddish-orange color and they get fuzzier and fuzzier until they get so heavy, they fall off a tree, and then they get bruised when they hit the ground, and that's why their not as hard as regular apples-"
"Oh! Don't listen to him!" Syaoron laughed. "He loves to make up stories. Ever since he was in the fourth grade."
"Did you also know," Yamazaki continued. "That Eskimos have school until they're in fifth grade..."
*After School*
Sakura and Tomoyo were walking and talking down a hallway after school with their books in their backpacks. Tomoyo was not too happy.
"And did you see the way Syaoron kept looking at you in fifth period?? I swear! Take a picture it'll last longer. And then at lunch!! Good Lord!! 'My heart belongs to another'?? What kind of phony pick-up line is that??!!"
Sakura shrugged. "Tomoyo, I really like him, and he really likes me. And when he talks that way and stares at me in class, it's really flattering. What I want to know is why you're against that!!"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "I'm telling you. It's too soon. Eriol will have a fit if he sees you two together."
"Not only Eriol, it seems," Sakura snapped.
Tomoyostopped walking. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Sakura stopped walking as well. "What I mean is why are you sticking up for Eriol when you don't even know him? It's crazy! I thought you were my friend!"
Tomoyo continued walking and Sakura followed. "I am your friend, and that's why I'm looking out for your best interests."
"I think I can make my own decisions, thanks." Sakura replied.
"Look, I didn't say that you couldn't-" Tomoyo began as she stopped walking.
"And I think you're afraid." Sakura declared.
"Really." Tomoyo said uninterested, as she looked at her nails. "Why do you say that?"
"It's not about hurting Eriol, and it's not about looking out for my best interests, either. It's because two boys find me attractive, and I just so happen to feel the same about one of them, and I think you're scared that if I pay more attention to Syaoron, you'll feel excluded."
Tomoyo began walking fast. "I can't believe you just said that."
"Said what?" Sakura said, following her.
"That I'm jealous of you!"
"I didn't say you were!!" Sakura replied. "You did."
"Well you were implying it." Tomoyo said, not stopping to look at Sakura.
"I was implying nothing of the sort."
Tomoyo stopped. "You wanna know something? I am one of the richest girls in Japan. I have everything but a boyfriend, and do you wanna know why? Because guys don't like me, they like my money! And do you wanna know something unfair? You get everything and it bothers me!" Tomoyo continued walking.
Sakura began walking again. "I do not! And could you please stop walking then stopping then walking? That's really bothering me." Tomoyo didn't respond, but continued walking. "Tomoyo!! Wait!!" Sakura stopped walking. "Great!" She sighed.
*Outside the School*
Syaoron walked across the student parking lot to his car. He grabbed the keys from his back pocket and was about to unlock his car when Tomoyo appeared in front of him.
"H-hey, Tomoyo." Syaoron said. "How was your first day?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Entertaining."
"Really. How so?"
"Well, watching you making eyes at Sakura was amusing."
Syaoron went red. "You saw?"
"Who didn't? I mean, you're best friend Eriol must be really upset at you and Sakura..." Tomoyo's voice trailed off.
Syaoron crossed his arms. "Eriol?"
"Hiiragizawa, Eriol... he is your friend, right?"
"Yea," Syaoron responded. "What about him? Why would he be upset?"
Tomoyo leaned in. "Well, if he's your friend, he would've told you..." Once again, her voice trailed off.
Syaoron was getting irritated. "What would he have told me, Tomoyo??"
"Notice how Eriol and Sakura were really close before spring break and now they don't even say hi to each other as they walk down the halls."
Syaoron unlocked his car. "Is there a point to this?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Well, Syaoron, if you haven't figured it out by now... I really have to go. That calculus homework won't do itself. It was nice talking to you." Tomoyo said, walking away when she turned around and said, "by the way, I don't like you."
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A/N: Ouch, Tomoyo. Well you can't really blame her. 'Jealousy! Yes jealousy will drive you MAD!!' (Hehe, Moulin Rouge humor). Anyways, there's a good reason why Tomoyo's acting the way she is. You'll see why in the next few chapters.
*Preview for Chapter 5*
"Moshi Moshi?"
"Meilin? It's Tomoyo."
"Hey Tomoyo!" Sighed Meilin. "You having a hard time with that calculus homework, too?"
"I need to tell you something." Tomoyo said quickly.
Meilin sat up straight. "Sounds serious."
"I-It is. And you gotta promise not to tell!"
*End of Preview*
Okay, chapter five will be up soon. I'm really having a good time with this story... hehehe, anyways. Now I dunno, but should I make them juniors or seniors? Oh well, I'll think about that. Later gator!