A/N: WHOA!! It's been a while, wouldn't you say?
Anyway, I'm back with a vengeance, it's summer vacation, and I feel like writing. I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long... I've been going through a depression (I guess). I have worked past my issues and to make it up to you, oh faithful readers/reviewers, this will be a looooong chapter!
We start off today's newest chapter with the six freshmen (Sakura, Syaoron, Meilin, Tomoyo, Eriol, and Daisuke) attending their first day in class... and the rivalry between Sakura and Meilin intensifies!
(PS, "Thank Yous" are posted at the bottom of the chapter!!)
If You're Not The One
Chapter 20 (A/N: Chapter 20!! )
Roommates
DAY ONE
Sakura opened her eyes and realized it was morning. She stretched and sat up in her bed and found her roommate was still sleeping. Sakura was about to throw her pillow at Meilin's head to wake her up, but stopped herself and smiled. 'I wouldn't want my roommate to be angry with me, now would I?' She got up from the bed, quietly got dressed, grabbed her books and purse and left.
Sakura walked down the bustling corridors of Feng Hall towards Daisuke's room. As she was about to knock on his door, the door swung open and it was...
"Hey."
"Hey," Sakura stared in shock.
"What are you doing here?"
Sakura covered her mouth. When she tried to reply, all she could do was giggle. "Daisuke, look at you!" (A/N: You thought it was Syaoron, didn't you?) It looked like he had just woke up: his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was a bird's nest, and he was wearing only a muscle shirt (showing off his incredible six pack!! ROWR!!) and boxers.
He smiled. "I was just about to get the paper—"
"We get the paper here?"
"Um, yea." Daisuke continued. "And I wasn't expecting you to be at my doorstep at eight forty-three in the morning."
Sakura blushed. "Well, I was hoping we could go for some of that coffee before class, um, that is if you're up to it?"
Daisuke's eyes brightened and he nodded. "Yea! Yea, just give me a minute. My roommate's still asleep. He had a bad night." Sakura took a peek inside the room and saw a mop of chestnut hair poking out from under the covers of his bed. "So," Daisuke coughed. "I'll be out in a little while, okay?"
Sakura smiled. "Take your time."
Daisuke closed the door and five minutes later stepped out of his dorm room in a black polo shirt and khaki pants along with black shoes. He threw his black satchel with his books over his back as he closed the door. "You ready?" He asked as he extended his arm. Sakura, in her white boat-neck shirt and flowery skirt, nodded as she took hold of his arm.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo was getting her things ready for her morning class when there was a knock at the door. She turned to look at the door and sighed. "Go away," she whispered as she turned back to put her supplies in her book bag. There came another knock at the door, and Tomoyo slowly walked towards the door and said, "Go away!" She opened it and found a pair of blue eyes staring back at her; those same blue eyes that had haunted her for so long. She was powerless. Eriol pulled her toward him and kissed her passionately as she kissed him back. She broke away from the kiss and whispered, "Why didn't you just stay away?" and she continued to kiss him.
AHHHHHHHHHH!
Tomoyo opened her eyes and found herself in her bed. She pulled the sheets off her body and breathed heavily. 'It was just a dream?' (A/N: Yes, that whole kissing thing was just a dream... haha! I love to torture you!!)
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Tomoyo's eyes went wide and a smile appeared on her face. 'Eriol?' She walked towards the door. "Eriol?" She whispered. "Is that—"
She opened the door and sighed.
"Tokyo Times, miss?" A paperboy asked.
Tomoyo shook her head and lowered her shoulders. "No, thanks." And she closed the door. She leaned against her door and hoped maybe another knock would come to the door and that it would be Eriol. She felt a warm tears slide down her cold cheek and quickly wiped it away when she realized she had an hour to get ready for class.
Outside her dorm room, Eriol touched her door with his right hand and was about to knock, but shook his head. 'Be patient!' He told himself. 'You'll see her in class today.' He grinned and walked towards his morning class.
UHK Cafe
Sakura and Daisuke sat down at a booth and ordered coffee. They sat opposite from each other in an embarrassed silence. Daisuke tapped on the tabletop ferociously with his index finger as he waited for his coffee. Sakura tilted her head and noticed he was feeling awkward. When the waiter came back with the coffees, Sakura broke the embarrassed silence.
"Are you sure you're up for this?"
Daisuke blinked. "Huh? Yea! Of course!"
Sakura shook her head. "You're uncomfortable, I can tell."
Daisuke shrugged. "Okay, I admit. This is kinda weird for me. I haven't been out..." he sighed. "...With a girl in a long time."
Sakura giggled. "Well, we're just here having coffee..." She noticed Daisuke turned scarlet when she said that and took a sip of coffee. "Or are we?"
"What?"
"What does our outing together mean?" Sakura asked.
Daisuke shrugged. "I was kinda hoping you could tell me."
Sakura looked down. "I don't know if I should say." She glanced up at Daisuke and watched the ray of hope in his eyes fade. "Oh," he said softly. "Daisuke, what does this mean to you? What do I mean to you?" Sakura asked. Daisuke just shook his head. "I-I like you, Sakura."
"..."
Getting no reaction from her, Daisuke sighed and got up from the booth. "I just th-thought you should know." He began walking away thinking to himself, 'it could've been worse. She coulda laughed in my face.' He then shook his head. 'No, I would've rather she laughed me out of the restaurant than say nothing at all! Great!' He was about to walk out when a hand grabbed him shoulder and spun him around. Daisuke looked into Sakura's eyes and sighed. "Look, I know you probably don't feel the way I do, and I know we just met twenty-four hours ago, but you make me smile and feel a way I haven't felt in a long time. I don't want our friendship to change because of the way I feel for you." He gulped when once again, she didn't reply. "Won't you please say something?"
Sakura giggled. Daisuke's face paled. 'Okay, I take it back! I would've been better off if she had never talked to me ever than be laughed at!'
Sakura reassured him after seeing the worried look on his face that she wasn't laughing at him. "Nothing's gonna change between us. We're still friends, well, at least until I work out my issues anyway. And you make me smile and feel a way I haven't felt in a while either." Sakura giggled even more. "And I wasn't about to pay for your coffee." Daisuke laughed and they both walked back to the booth.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo walked into a classroom filled with strangers, well, there were few students from her high school, but it's not like she talked to them. She found a row with a few empty seats and she took her seat on the far edge and put her backpack on the empty seat next to her. Tomoyo would watch the door to the classroom open and close, hoping that the next person who would open the door would be Eriol, but to her dismay, it was always someone else. Suddenly the bell rang, and the students standing took their seats. The professor walked inside his classroom and nodded at the kids. "Good- morning, class." He began. Something in the back of the room caught his eye, making him say, "Sir, find a seat quickly. We're starting." Tomoyo tapped on the desk with her index finger impatiently. "Just sit so we can get this over-with." She muttered. Suddenly, a figure stood before her.
"Is that seat taken?"
Tomoyo looked up at the man and smiled. "No!" She moved her things from the seat beside her and let him sit beside her. "I didn't think you'd be here!" She whispered.
"Neither did I!" He whispered back smiling at Tomoyo.
(A/N: I wonder who that could be...)
UHK
Sakura and Daisuke walked to class and found seats together and talked with each other until class began. The teacher walked inside her classroom and sighed. "I'm running behind, so unless you wanna waste my time, be expected to stay after class so I can waste your time."
Sakura's eyes went wide, but Daisuke snickered. "What's so funny? I didn't find that amusing!"
"I've heard about this teacher. She loves to intimidate the freshmen class. She's actually a nice woman and she'll make you feel right at home."
"How do you know?" Sakura whispered.
Daisuke shrugged. "I do my homework. I checked online and looked in books."
At that moment, the teacher said, "And all that crap you read about me on the Internet and in all sorts of books......... I'm a hard-ass and I don't cut anybody any slack."
This time Daisuke's eyes went wide and Sakura giggled.
After Class
"Whoa!" Daisuke murmured. He and Sakura walked out of the classroom. "Ms. Mizuki is kind of evil!" Little did Daisuke know Sakura wasn't paying attention. "Can you believe how much homework we have? It's ridiculous!" He continued. Sakura, however, would continue to look behind her to see the people coming out of their first class. 'I didn't see Syaoron in class,' she thought. Daisuke finally took notice. "Uh, Sakura? Is everything alright?"
Sakura blinked, "I guess." She couldn't possibly let Daisuke know she was thinking about Syaoron, especially after what he told her this morning. "Er, my roommate didn't show up for class."
Daisuke stopped suddenly, and Sakura turned to face him. "You know, that's weird. My roommate didn't show up either." They were both heading toward the dormitories when they saw Meilin stomping toward them.
"SAKURA!!"
Sakura giggled, but put on a straight face when she came up to her. "Kinomoto, you didn't wake me up! I missed and entire class on the first day."
Sakura shrugged. "I tried to wake you, Meilin. You're a heavy sleeper!"
"LIAR!" Meilin screeched. "You purposely wanted me to be late to class so I could get kicked out!"
Everyone was looking at Meilin. Sakura's right brow arched as she spoke. "Why are you yelling? Classes are still taking place in this area! Besides, isn't this class an extra credit thing for you?"
Meilin growled. "Why am I wasting time talking to you?? I need to talk to the teacher!!" And she stormed off. Daisuke and Sakura looked at each other and continued walking.
"So you wanna get lunch?" Daisuke asked.
"Sounds good."
DAY TWO
Sakura woke up and smiled. 'Today's gonna be great!' She thought. She stretched and rolled on her side to look at her alarm clock.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Sakura rolled off her bed. "Th-th-this is a nightm-mare!" She looked at the clock again. "11:58! I've completely missed my first class! Meilin! Wake up! We—" But Meilin wasn't in her bed. Sakura growled. "MEILIN!!"
Sakura exited her dorm room and stormed down the halls. Meilin was walking down the halls with Daisuke. "Thanks, bitch! (A/N: HAHAHA! Ram!! "Thankthh Beeetch"!) You made me late and made him escort you!"
Meilin rolled her eyes. "One, it's not my responsibility to wake you up, it's yours, and two, I didn't make him! He offered!"
"He probably did it to be nice." Sakura sneered.
"'He' is standing right here!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"Stay out of this!" Sakura and Meilin shouted in unison. "Look, psycho," Meilin sighed. "If I were you, I wouldn't be here arguing with me! The teacher is leaving for lunch any minute!" Sakura glared at Meilin and walked quickly to her class. "In the meantime," Meilin added. "Daisuke and I are getting lunch at the café. You're welcome to join us afterwards!" Sakura stopped. Growled. Walked faster.
"I'm gonna kill her!!" Sakura said as she stomped to her class when she bumped into someone. She was about to fall when the person she had bumped into grabbed her hand and pulled her back up. Sakura's emerald eyes once again met those amber eyes. "Syaoron!" She gasped. "Thanks."
Syaoron nodded. "No problem." They both looked down and saw each other's hands entwined. Sakura pulled her hand away and rubbed her arm.
"I'm... sorry about your mother."
Syaoron nodded. "Meilin tell you?"
"It was in the papers." Sakura said. "How've you been?"
"I've been better." He admitted. "So how've you been?"
Sakura looked past Syaoron and saw her teacher leaving her class. "I have to go." She said. "I'm sorry." And she left to catch her teacher. Syaoron watched her leave. "Yea, me too."
DAY THREE
Sakura was finishing her homework on her bed when Meilin came in. She was listening to her CD player, singing loudly, "DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOVE??" Meilin hummed the rest of the song.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Whatever," and continued to finish her homework.
Meilin turned off the CD and beamed at her roommate. "Hey Sakura!"
Sakura growled. "Meilin."
"Doing homework?" She asked as she took out her CD.
"Nothing gets past you!" Sakura said sarcastically. She slammed her book and walked toward the mini refrigerator and opened it. Sakura found four half-empty juice boxes and a half-eaten sandwich that was molding. "Meilin, are you gonna finish these?"
Meilin was now putting in the CD in the CD player of the boom box. She turned around and found Sakura holding the sandwich and a juice box and smiled. "A bit late to eat that sandwich, don't you think?"
"Not what I meant!" Sakura said, throwing the bad food in the trashcan. "Throw it away if you're not gonna finish it off!"
"Yes mother!" Meilin muttered.
"Well, someone's gotta have authority around here!" Sakura snapped. She grabbed a cola out of the refrigerator and went back to finish her homework. Meilin shrugged. "A bit pessimistic, are we?"
"A little bipolar, Meilin?" Sakura retorted before getting back to her work. Meilin sighed and turned on the CD player to the boom box. Sakura flinched when she realized it was a CD of Cher. Meilin hummed on the verses and sang loudly on the chorus. Sakura rolled her eyes every now and then. When the song finally ended, Meilin smiled. "I love that song!" She then pressed rewind on the boom box and the song played itself over. Sakura once again slammed her book, took hold of it, and headed for the door. "I'm going over to Daisuke's." She told Meilin. "Hopefully he doesn't like Cher!"
"Actually, Daisukes coming over to help with my homework." Meilin sighed. "I think he likes me!"
Sakura put down her book, tried stifling a laugh, but burst into uncontrollable laughter. Meilin stopped. "What's so funny?"
"You are!" Sakura said in between laughter. "I actually feel sorry for you!"
Meilin frowned. "And why is that?"
"Because you're an idiot!"
"Excuse me?"
Sakura sighed. "Meilin! You're a self-absorbed idiot, it's no wonder why Syaoron didn't want to marry you!"
Meilin charged towards Sakura and tackled her over the bed. Sakura tried to push her off, but Meilin grabbed hold of Sakura's hair. Sakura screeched and slapped Meilin. Meilin let go of her roommate's hair and held her cheek. Sakura pushed Meilin off of her and tackled her.
"Get off me!"
"Dream on!"
"You better not touch me again!"
"Or else what??"
Meilin punched Sakura in the eye. Sakura growled. "I can't believe you hit me!" And Sakura backhanded Meilin's faced. Meilin tugged at Sakura's hair and Sakura bit Meilin's arm while strangling her.
"Hey! The door was open!" Daisuke said entering when he found the two girls on the floor. "Or maybe I should come back at another time..."
"NO!" The girls shouted in unison. "I mean!" Meilin said as she dropped Sakura's head on the floor. "Sakura was just leaving."
"As if!!" Sakura said, now getting up off the floor. "This is my room, too." She straightened her hair and turned to Daisuke. "Besides, I heard you were gonna help Meilin with some homework. Maybe we should study in a group!"
"Great!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"Great..." Meilin muttered.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo and Eriol were walking together to their dorms. Both were silent. Eriol would glance at Tomoyo from time to time. 'She looks the same,' he thought. 'I hope she feels the same... about me...'
"So," Tomoyo began. "How're things. How're your classes."
"I'll manage. How about you?"
"Okay." She said. Silence.
"Eriol—"
"Look Tomoyo—"
They both paused and chuckled. "You first," Eriol offered. "Okay." Tomoyo cleared her throat. "I'm willing to start over," Tomoyo finally said. "If that's what you want."
"Yes!" Eriol exclaimed. "That's all I've wanted!"
"But let's take things slow because—" Tomoyo was cut off by Eriol's lips on hers. Her heart fluttered when his lips left hers. Tomoyo blushed. "Oh what the hell!!" She jumped into Eriol's arms and kissed him passionately. Eriol parted from the kiss and said, "You've been wanting to do that for a while or spur of the moment?" Tomoyo shrugged. "Both!" And kissed him again.
(A/N: YAY! However, Tomoyo and Eriol have one more obstacle to overcome!)
Sakura and Meilin's Room
Meilin found herself stuck on a problem. "Hey Daisuke, can you help me out with this problem?"
"I already got that answer! You'll find it on this paragraph!" Sakura said before Daisuke could help.
"Thank you, Sakura," And Meilin went back to work.
"So, Daisuke, you almost done?" Sakura asked.
"Yea," He nodded. "Just three more."
"Me too!" Sakura smiled. She looked at Meilin's paper and realized she had eight more problems to go.
Daisuke eyed Sakura carefully. "You haven't been cheating off of me, have you??"
"CHEATING!!" Sakura gasped. "ME??"
Daisuke tried to grab her paper. "Then let me see your paper!"
"No!" Sakura laughed. "I'm not gonna let you see my paper!"
"Then prepare to die!" Daisuke said, now tickling her. Sakura burst into laughter. "Daisuke!! St-Stop! I-I-I'm ticklish!!" And continued to laugh. Daisuke grabbed hold of her paper. "You have been cheating!"
"Have not!"
"Yes!" He said. "We have the same answers!"
"Then I guess we both got the right answers!"
Daisuke raised a brow. "I don't believe it."
"How rude!"
"Well," Daisuke explained. "We have the same answers... WORD FOR WORD!"
"Then maybe you've been cheating off of me!" Sakura teased. She looked over at Meilin. Tears were forming in the raven-haired girl's eyes. "Meilin..." She began. Meilin grabbed her things and stormed out of the room. Sakura and Daisuke followed her out. Meilin went inside Daisuke and Syaoron's room. Sakura looked at Daisuke. "Do you mind that she's in your room? Does your roommate mind?"
"Yea, she knows my roommate." Daisuke said.
"Oh yea? And who's your roommate?" Sakura asked.
Daisuke remembered the conversation he had with Syaoron the other day.
FLASHBACK
Syaoron sighed. "Look, does she know we're roommates?"
"Uh, no. But she does know I know you. So I don't think this'll work..."
"Nonsense, Daisuke. We're all friends here. As long as Sakura doesn't find out about you informing me of her well-being, it's all good."
END OF FLASHBACK
Daisuke grabbed Sakura by the hand. "I dunno what's gotten into Meilin, but let's go back to your room and finish our homework, okay?" Sakura nodded and Daisuke led her to her room. Sakura couldn't help but feel like Daisuke was hiding something from him.
The Next Day
Sakura and Daisuke were in the café ordering food. They were sitting beside each other in a booth, Daisuke arm around Sakura. After the waitress left, Sakura started a conversation. "Can you believe it? It's like the homework never ends!"
Daisuke laughed. "So what do you think of us?"
Sakura blushed. "I think we've come pretty far from day one!"
"Do you think so?" Daisuke asked, now leaning in to kiss Sakura. Sakura blushed, closing her eyes. And they kissed, at least, that's all Sakura thought of it as. Daisuke, however, thought he was in heaven. But he broke the kiss, realizing Sakura wasn't into it as much as he was, and smiled at her anyway. Sakura smiled back.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
Sakura shrugged. "I dunno. I hope you know it's not you, but the truth is I'm always gonna love Syaoron because he played such an important role in my life. I feel horrible about how I left things with him. I wish he knew that I want things to be different between us."
"So," Daisuke tilted his head. "You're feeling guilty."
"I dunno..." Sakura began.
Daisuke interrupted. "That wasn't a question." Before he could finish, he saw Syaoron outside the café and excused himself from the table. Daisuke met up with Syaoron and began. "What do you want?"
"Well, how's it going... with Sakura?"
"Good." And Daisuke turned around and began walking back towards the café. Syaoron pulled him back. "Daisuke, we had a deal."
Meanwhile inside the café, Sakura looked outside her window and saw Daisuke and Syaoron talking. 'Well, they do know each other. There's nothing suspicious about that.' She thought. Suddenly, Meilin sat down in front of Sakura. "Hello, cherry blossom."
"You left in such a hurry last night." Sakura said, looking uninterested.
"Thanks to you!" Meilin growled. "All I ask is that you stay away from Daisuke."
"That didn't sound like you were asking!"
"Probably because it wasn't a request... It's an order! Stay away from him!"
"Then I guess you wouldn't like that we're having lunch together." Sakura snapped.
"I don't. I don't like that you steal my guys..."
"You make him sound like he was actually yours to take!"
Meilin pounded her fist on the table. "I warn you, Sakura, you are not gonna have your way!"
"Believe me Meilin, I know," Sakura sighed.
Meilin rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about??"
Sakura shook her head, put a tip on the table and exited the cafe. 'If I had it my way, I would be with Syaoron right now.' She looked outside for Daisuke and Syaoron, but they were nowhere to be found. She sighed and left for her dorm room. She opened the door to her room, threw her book bag inside and threw herself on her bed. 'Okay, why would Daisuke ditch me?' Sakura thought. She stared up at the ceiling, watching the ceiling fan slowly spin. "Maybe he's in his room." Sakura got up and exited her room and went down the hall to Daisuke's room, and she was about to knock when she realized it was already open. Sakura took a peak inside. Daisuke was giving Syaoron something...
'Okay, that explains the disappearing act, however...'
"So is that what she said?" Syaoron asked.
"Yea," Daisuke answered. "I think you should talk to her."
"Not yet!" Syaoron protested. "I'll wait until she approaches me."
Sakura looked really closely at them. Syaoron was sitting on one of the beds in his boxers... could he be? 'No,' she assured herself. 'They're not roommates..." But now Daisuke was leaving and Syaoron was opening the closet. 'Those are Syaoron's clothes in Daisuke's closet!'
Sakura's mind was racing, she didn't even bother remembering Daisuke was headed her way until...
"S-Sakura??" Daisuke said. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought we were on for lunch. I was waiting." She looked inside the room, and Daisuke grabbed the handle of the door and closed it behind him. "I think the real question is, what's he doing in there?" Sakura continued.
"You saw?"
"Well, you only left the door half-way open." Sakura crossed her arms. "So? Is he the mysterious roommate?"
Tomoyo's Room
Tomoyo and Eriol were sitting on the bed, their hands entwined. Tomoyo's head was lightly resting on Eriol's shoulder. Eriol broke the silence. "Tomoyo, I have to ask: How could you have possibly forgiven me after what I did?"
Tomoyo's head, now off his shoulder, explained, "You see I always loved you, and what's happened between us... it was an obstacle we both had to overcome, you know? This dispute between us... it's over. I'm over it."
"We can finally be together." Eriol said, kissing her.
Tomoyo smiled, then remembered what her mother said. Realizing her expression changed drastically from happy to sad, Eriol asked, "What's the matter?"
Tomoyo's eyes filled with tears. "My mother found out about what happened."
Eriol went scarlet. "Oh shit!"
"I know," Tomoyo sighed. She suddenly got an idea. "I KNOW!!" She looked at Eriol with pleading eyes. "Eriol! You love me don't you??"
"That depends on what you're asking me to do." Eriol smirked.
"Hey!" Tomoyo said as she hit his arm.
"Ow!"
"Anyway!" Tomoyo grinned. "Let's go back to Tomoeda—"
"What?!"
"—For a weekend—"
Eriol sighed. "Oh."
"—And meet my mother!!"
A/N: Okay, I'm stopping it right there!! Will Daisuke admit his roommate is Syaoron?? Will Eriol agree to go back to Tomoeda to visit Tomoyo's mother?? Tune in next time!!
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We start off today's newest chapter with the six freshmen (Sakura, Syaoron, Meilin, Tomoyo, Eriol, and Daisuke) attending their first day in class... and the rivalry between Sakura and Meilin intensifies!
(PS, "Thank Yous" are posted at the bottom of the chapter!!)
If You're Not The One
Chapter 20 (A/N: Chapter 20!! )
Roommates
DAY ONE
Sakura opened her eyes and realized it was morning. She stretched and sat up in her bed and found her roommate was still sleeping. Sakura was about to throw her pillow at Meilin's head to wake her up, but stopped herself and smiled. 'I wouldn't want my roommate to be angry with me, now would I?' She got up from the bed, quietly got dressed, grabbed her books and purse and left.
Sakura walked down the bustling corridors of Feng Hall towards Daisuke's room. As she was about to knock on his door, the door swung open and it was...
"Hey."
"Hey," Sakura stared in shock.
"What are you doing here?"
Sakura covered her mouth. When she tried to reply, all she could do was giggle. "Daisuke, look at you!" (A/N: You thought it was Syaoron, didn't you?) It looked like he had just woke up: his eyes were bloodshot, his hair was a bird's nest, and he was wearing only a muscle shirt (showing off his incredible six pack!! ROWR!!) and boxers.
He smiled. "I was just about to get the paper—"
"We get the paper here?"
"Um, yea." Daisuke continued. "And I wasn't expecting you to be at my doorstep at eight forty-three in the morning."
Sakura blushed. "Well, I was hoping we could go for some of that coffee before class, um, that is if you're up to it?"
Daisuke's eyes brightened and he nodded. "Yea! Yea, just give me a minute. My roommate's still asleep. He had a bad night." Sakura took a peek inside the room and saw a mop of chestnut hair poking out from under the covers of his bed. "So," Daisuke coughed. "I'll be out in a little while, okay?"
Sakura smiled. "Take your time."
Daisuke closed the door and five minutes later stepped out of his dorm room in a black polo shirt and khaki pants along with black shoes. He threw his black satchel with his books over his back as he closed the door. "You ready?" He asked as he extended his arm. Sakura, in her white boat-neck shirt and flowery skirt, nodded as she took hold of his arm.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo was getting her things ready for her morning class when there was a knock at the door. She turned to look at the door and sighed. "Go away," she whispered as she turned back to put her supplies in her book bag. There came another knock at the door, and Tomoyo slowly walked towards the door and said, "Go away!" She opened it and found a pair of blue eyes staring back at her; those same blue eyes that had haunted her for so long. She was powerless. Eriol pulled her toward him and kissed her passionately as she kissed him back. She broke away from the kiss and whispered, "Why didn't you just stay away?" and she continued to kiss him.
AHHHHHHHHHH!
Tomoyo opened her eyes and found herself in her bed. She pulled the sheets off her body and breathed heavily. 'It was just a dream?' (A/N: Yes, that whole kissing thing was just a dream... haha! I love to torture you!!)
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
Tomoyo's eyes went wide and a smile appeared on her face. 'Eriol?' She walked towards the door. "Eriol?" She whispered. "Is that—"
She opened the door and sighed.
"Tokyo Times, miss?" A paperboy asked.
Tomoyo shook her head and lowered her shoulders. "No, thanks." And she closed the door. She leaned against her door and hoped maybe another knock would come to the door and that it would be Eriol. She felt a warm tears slide down her cold cheek and quickly wiped it away when she realized she had an hour to get ready for class.
Outside her dorm room, Eriol touched her door with his right hand and was about to knock, but shook his head. 'Be patient!' He told himself. 'You'll see her in class today.' He grinned and walked towards his morning class.
UHK Cafe
Sakura and Daisuke sat down at a booth and ordered coffee. They sat opposite from each other in an embarrassed silence. Daisuke tapped on the tabletop ferociously with his index finger as he waited for his coffee. Sakura tilted her head and noticed he was feeling awkward. When the waiter came back with the coffees, Sakura broke the embarrassed silence.
"Are you sure you're up for this?"
Daisuke blinked. "Huh? Yea! Of course!"
Sakura shook her head. "You're uncomfortable, I can tell."
Daisuke shrugged. "Okay, I admit. This is kinda weird for me. I haven't been out..." he sighed. "...With a girl in a long time."
Sakura giggled. "Well, we're just here having coffee..." She noticed Daisuke turned scarlet when she said that and took a sip of coffee. "Or are we?"
"What?"
"What does our outing together mean?" Sakura asked.
Daisuke shrugged. "I was kinda hoping you could tell me."
Sakura looked down. "I don't know if I should say." She glanced up at Daisuke and watched the ray of hope in his eyes fade. "Oh," he said softly. "Daisuke, what does this mean to you? What do I mean to you?" Sakura asked. Daisuke just shook his head. "I-I like you, Sakura."
"..."
Getting no reaction from her, Daisuke sighed and got up from the booth. "I just th-thought you should know." He began walking away thinking to himself, 'it could've been worse. She coulda laughed in my face.' He then shook his head. 'No, I would've rather she laughed me out of the restaurant than say nothing at all! Great!' He was about to walk out when a hand grabbed him shoulder and spun him around. Daisuke looked into Sakura's eyes and sighed. "Look, I know you probably don't feel the way I do, and I know we just met twenty-four hours ago, but you make me smile and feel a way I haven't felt in a long time. I don't want our friendship to change because of the way I feel for you." He gulped when once again, she didn't reply. "Won't you please say something?"
Sakura giggled. Daisuke's face paled. 'Okay, I take it back! I would've been better off if she had never talked to me ever than be laughed at!'
Sakura reassured him after seeing the worried look on his face that she wasn't laughing at him. "Nothing's gonna change between us. We're still friends, well, at least until I work out my issues anyway. And you make me smile and feel a way I haven't felt in a while either." Sakura giggled even more. "And I wasn't about to pay for your coffee." Daisuke laughed and they both walked back to the booth.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo walked into a classroom filled with strangers, well, there were few students from her high school, but it's not like she talked to them. She found a row with a few empty seats and she took her seat on the far edge and put her backpack on the empty seat next to her. Tomoyo would watch the door to the classroom open and close, hoping that the next person who would open the door would be Eriol, but to her dismay, it was always someone else. Suddenly the bell rang, and the students standing took their seats. The professor walked inside his classroom and nodded at the kids. "Good- morning, class." He began. Something in the back of the room caught his eye, making him say, "Sir, find a seat quickly. We're starting." Tomoyo tapped on the desk with her index finger impatiently. "Just sit so we can get this over-with." She muttered. Suddenly, a figure stood before her.
"Is that seat taken?"
Tomoyo looked up at the man and smiled. "No!" She moved her things from the seat beside her and let him sit beside her. "I didn't think you'd be here!" She whispered.
"Neither did I!" He whispered back smiling at Tomoyo.
(A/N: I wonder who that could be...)
UHK
Sakura and Daisuke walked to class and found seats together and talked with each other until class began. The teacher walked inside her classroom and sighed. "I'm running behind, so unless you wanna waste my time, be expected to stay after class so I can waste your time."
Sakura's eyes went wide, but Daisuke snickered. "What's so funny? I didn't find that amusing!"
"I've heard about this teacher. She loves to intimidate the freshmen class. She's actually a nice woman and she'll make you feel right at home."
"How do you know?" Sakura whispered.
Daisuke shrugged. "I do my homework. I checked online and looked in books."
At that moment, the teacher said, "And all that crap you read about me on the Internet and in all sorts of books......... I'm a hard-ass and I don't cut anybody any slack."
This time Daisuke's eyes went wide and Sakura giggled.
After Class
"Whoa!" Daisuke murmured. He and Sakura walked out of the classroom. "Ms. Mizuki is kind of evil!" Little did Daisuke know Sakura wasn't paying attention. "Can you believe how much homework we have? It's ridiculous!" He continued. Sakura, however, would continue to look behind her to see the people coming out of their first class. 'I didn't see Syaoron in class,' she thought. Daisuke finally took notice. "Uh, Sakura? Is everything alright?"
Sakura blinked, "I guess." She couldn't possibly let Daisuke know she was thinking about Syaoron, especially after what he told her this morning. "Er, my roommate didn't show up for class."
Daisuke stopped suddenly, and Sakura turned to face him. "You know, that's weird. My roommate didn't show up either." They were both heading toward the dormitories when they saw Meilin stomping toward them.
"SAKURA!!"
Sakura giggled, but put on a straight face when she came up to her. "Kinomoto, you didn't wake me up! I missed and entire class on the first day."
Sakura shrugged. "I tried to wake you, Meilin. You're a heavy sleeper!"
"LIAR!" Meilin screeched. "You purposely wanted me to be late to class so I could get kicked out!"
Everyone was looking at Meilin. Sakura's right brow arched as she spoke. "Why are you yelling? Classes are still taking place in this area! Besides, isn't this class an extra credit thing for you?"
Meilin growled. "Why am I wasting time talking to you?? I need to talk to the teacher!!" And she stormed off. Daisuke and Sakura looked at each other and continued walking.
"So you wanna get lunch?" Daisuke asked.
"Sounds good."
DAY TWO
Sakura woke up and smiled. 'Today's gonna be great!' She thought. She stretched and rolled on her side to look at her alarm clock.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Sakura rolled off her bed. "Th-th-this is a nightm-mare!" She looked at the clock again. "11:58! I've completely missed my first class! Meilin! Wake up! We—" But Meilin wasn't in her bed. Sakura growled. "MEILIN!!"
Sakura exited her dorm room and stormed down the halls. Meilin was walking down the halls with Daisuke. "Thanks, bitch! (A/N: HAHAHA! Ram!! "Thankthh Beeetch"!) You made me late and made him escort you!"
Meilin rolled her eyes. "One, it's not my responsibility to wake you up, it's yours, and two, I didn't make him! He offered!"
"He probably did it to be nice." Sakura sneered.
"'He' is standing right here!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"Stay out of this!" Sakura and Meilin shouted in unison. "Look, psycho," Meilin sighed. "If I were you, I wouldn't be here arguing with me! The teacher is leaving for lunch any minute!" Sakura glared at Meilin and walked quickly to her class. "In the meantime," Meilin added. "Daisuke and I are getting lunch at the café. You're welcome to join us afterwards!" Sakura stopped. Growled. Walked faster.
"I'm gonna kill her!!" Sakura said as she stomped to her class when she bumped into someone. She was about to fall when the person she had bumped into grabbed her hand and pulled her back up. Sakura's emerald eyes once again met those amber eyes. "Syaoron!" She gasped. "Thanks."
Syaoron nodded. "No problem." They both looked down and saw each other's hands entwined. Sakura pulled her hand away and rubbed her arm.
"I'm... sorry about your mother."
Syaoron nodded. "Meilin tell you?"
"It was in the papers." Sakura said. "How've you been?"
"I've been better." He admitted. "So how've you been?"
Sakura looked past Syaoron and saw her teacher leaving her class. "I have to go." She said. "I'm sorry." And she left to catch her teacher. Syaoron watched her leave. "Yea, me too."
DAY THREE
Sakura was finishing her homework on her bed when Meilin came in. She was listening to her CD player, singing loudly, "DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOVE??" Meilin hummed the rest of the song.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Whatever," and continued to finish her homework.
Meilin turned off the CD and beamed at her roommate. "Hey Sakura!"
Sakura growled. "Meilin."
"Doing homework?" She asked as she took out her CD.
"Nothing gets past you!" Sakura said sarcastically. She slammed her book and walked toward the mini refrigerator and opened it. Sakura found four half-empty juice boxes and a half-eaten sandwich that was molding. "Meilin, are you gonna finish these?"
Meilin was now putting in the CD in the CD player of the boom box. She turned around and found Sakura holding the sandwich and a juice box and smiled. "A bit late to eat that sandwich, don't you think?"
"Not what I meant!" Sakura said, throwing the bad food in the trashcan. "Throw it away if you're not gonna finish it off!"
"Yes mother!" Meilin muttered.
"Well, someone's gotta have authority around here!" Sakura snapped. She grabbed a cola out of the refrigerator and went back to finish her homework. Meilin shrugged. "A bit pessimistic, are we?"
"A little bipolar, Meilin?" Sakura retorted before getting back to her work. Meilin sighed and turned on the CD player to the boom box. Sakura flinched when she realized it was a CD of Cher. Meilin hummed on the verses and sang loudly on the chorus. Sakura rolled her eyes every now and then. When the song finally ended, Meilin smiled. "I love that song!" She then pressed rewind on the boom box and the song played itself over. Sakura once again slammed her book, took hold of it, and headed for the door. "I'm going over to Daisuke's." She told Meilin. "Hopefully he doesn't like Cher!"
"Actually, Daisukes coming over to help with my homework." Meilin sighed. "I think he likes me!"
Sakura put down her book, tried stifling a laugh, but burst into uncontrollable laughter. Meilin stopped. "What's so funny?"
"You are!" Sakura said in between laughter. "I actually feel sorry for you!"
Meilin frowned. "And why is that?"
"Because you're an idiot!"
"Excuse me?"
Sakura sighed. "Meilin! You're a self-absorbed idiot, it's no wonder why Syaoron didn't want to marry you!"
Meilin charged towards Sakura and tackled her over the bed. Sakura tried to push her off, but Meilin grabbed hold of Sakura's hair. Sakura screeched and slapped Meilin. Meilin let go of her roommate's hair and held her cheek. Sakura pushed Meilin off of her and tackled her.
"Get off me!"
"Dream on!"
"You better not touch me again!"
"Or else what??"
Meilin punched Sakura in the eye. Sakura growled. "I can't believe you hit me!" And Sakura backhanded Meilin's faced. Meilin tugged at Sakura's hair and Sakura bit Meilin's arm while strangling her.
"Hey! The door was open!" Daisuke said entering when he found the two girls on the floor. "Or maybe I should come back at another time..."
"NO!" The girls shouted in unison. "I mean!" Meilin said as she dropped Sakura's head on the floor. "Sakura was just leaving."
"As if!!" Sakura said, now getting up off the floor. "This is my room, too." She straightened her hair and turned to Daisuke. "Besides, I heard you were gonna help Meilin with some homework. Maybe we should study in a group!"
"Great!" Daisuke exclaimed.
"Great..." Meilin muttered.
Tokyo University
Tomoyo and Eriol were walking together to their dorms. Both were silent. Eriol would glance at Tomoyo from time to time. 'She looks the same,' he thought. 'I hope she feels the same... about me...'
"So," Tomoyo began. "How're things. How're your classes."
"I'll manage. How about you?"
"Okay." She said. Silence.
"Eriol—"
"Look Tomoyo—"
They both paused and chuckled. "You first," Eriol offered. "Okay." Tomoyo cleared her throat. "I'm willing to start over," Tomoyo finally said. "If that's what you want."
"Yes!" Eriol exclaimed. "That's all I've wanted!"
"But let's take things slow because—" Tomoyo was cut off by Eriol's lips on hers. Her heart fluttered when his lips left hers. Tomoyo blushed. "Oh what the hell!!" She jumped into Eriol's arms and kissed him passionately. Eriol parted from the kiss and said, "You've been wanting to do that for a while or spur of the moment?" Tomoyo shrugged. "Both!" And kissed him again.
(A/N: YAY! However, Tomoyo and Eriol have one more obstacle to overcome!)
Sakura and Meilin's Room
Meilin found herself stuck on a problem. "Hey Daisuke, can you help me out with this problem?"
"I already got that answer! You'll find it on this paragraph!" Sakura said before Daisuke could help.
"Thank you, Sakura," And Meilin went back to work.
"So, Daisuke, you almost done?" Sakura asked.
"Yea," He nodded. "Just three more."
"Me too!" Sakura smiled. She looked at Meilin's paper and realized she had eight more problems to go.
Daisuke eyed Sakura carefully. "You haven't been cheating off of me, have you??"
"CHEATING!!" Sakura gasped. "ME??"
Daisuke tried to grab her paper. "Then let me see your paper!"
"No!" Sakura laughed. "I'm not gonna let you see my paper!"
"Then prepare to die!" Daisuke said, now tickling her. Sakura burst into laughter. "Daisuke!! St-Stop! I-I-I'm ticklish!!" And continued to laugh. Daisuke grabbed hold of her paper. "You have been cheating!"
"Have not!"
"Yes!" He said. "We have the same answers!"
"Then I guess we both got the right answers!"
Daisuke raised a brow. "I don't believe it."
"How rude!"
"Well," Daisuke explained. "We have the same answers... WORD FOR WORD!"
"Then maybe you've been cheating off of me!" Sakura teased. She looked over at Meilin. Tears were forming in the raven-haired girl's eyes. "Meilin..." She began. Meilin grabbed her things and stormed out of the room. Sakura and Daisuke followed her out. Meilin went inside Daisuke and Syaoron's room. Sakura looked at Daisuke. "Do you mind that she's in your room? Does your roommate mind?"
"Yea, she knows my roommate." Daisuke said.
"Oh yea? And who's your roommate?" Sakura asked.
Daisuke remembered the conversation he had with Syaoron the other day.
FLASHBACK
Syaoron sighed. "Look, does she know we're roommates?"
"Uh, no. But she does know I know you. So I don't think this'll work..."
"Nonsense, Daisuke. We're all friends here. As long as Sakura doesn't find out about you informing me of her well-being, it's all good."
END OF FLASHBACK
Daisuke grabbed Sakura by the hand. "I dunno what's gotten into Meilin, but let's go back to your room and finish our homework, okay?" Sakura nodded and Daisuke led her to her room. Sakura couldn't help but feel like Daisuke was hiding something from him.
The Next Day
Sakura and Daisuke were in the café ordering food. They were sitting beside each other in a booth, Daisuke arm around Sakura. After the waitress left, Sakura started a conversation. "Can you believe it? It's like the homework never ends!"
Daisuke laughed. "So what do you think of us?"
Sakura blushed. "I think we've come pretty far from day one!"
"Do you think so?" Daisuke asked, now leaning in to kiss Sakura. Sakura blushed, closing her eyes. And they kissed, at least, that's all Sakura thought of it as. Daisuke, however, thought he was in heaven. But he broke the kiss, realizing Sakura wasn't into it as much as he was, and smiled at her anyway. Sakura smiled back.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
Sakura shrugged. "I dunno. I hope you know it's not you, but the truth is I'm always gonna love Syaoron because he played such an important role in my life. I feel horrible about how I left things with him. I wish he knew that I want things to be different between us."
"So," Daisuke tilted his head. "You're feeling guilty."
"I dunno..." Sakura began.
Daisuke interrupted. "That wasn't a question." Before he could finish, he saw Syaoron outside the café and excused himself from the table. Daisuke met up with Syaoron and began. "What do you want?"
"Well, how's it going... with Sakura?"
"Good." And Daisuke turned around and began walking back towards the café. Syaoron pulled him back. "Daisuke, we had a deal."
Meanwhile inside the café, Sakura looked outside her window and saw Daisuke and Syaoron talking. 'Well, they do know each other. There's nothing suspicious about that.' She thought. Suddenly, Meilin sat down in front of Sakura. "Hello, cherry blossom."
"You left in such a hurry last night." Sakura said, looking uninterested.
"Thanks to you!" Meilin growled. "All I ask is that you stay away from Daisuke."
"That didn't sound like you were asking!"
"Probably because it wasn't a request... It's an order! Stay away from him!"
"Then I guess you wouldn't like that we're having lunch together." Sakura snapped.
"I don't. I don't like that you steal my guys..."
"You make him sound like he was actually yours to take!"
Meilin pounded her fist on the table. "I warn you, Sakura, you are not gonna have your way!"
"Believe me Meilin, I know," Sakura sighed.
Meilin rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about??"
Sakura shook her head, put a tip on the table and exited the cafe. 'If I had it my way, I would be with Syaoron right now.' She looked outside for Daisuke and Syaoron, but they were nowhere to be found. She sighed and left for her dorm room. She opened the door to her room, threw her book bag inside and threw herself on her bed. 'Okay, why would Daisuke ditch me?' Sakura thought. She stared up at the ceiling, watching the ceiling fan slowly spin. "Maybe he's in his room." Sakura got up and exited her room and went down the hall to Daisuke's room, and she was about to knock when she realized it was already open. Sakura took a peak inside. Daisuke was giving Syaoron something...
'Okay, that explains the disappearing act, however...'
"So is that what she said?" Syaoron asked.
"Yea," Daisuke answered. "I think you should talk to her."
"Not yet!" Syaoron protested. "I'll wait until she approaches me."
Sakura looked really closely at them. Syaoron was sitting on one of the beds in his boxers... could he be? 'No,' she assured herself. 'They're not roommates..." But now Daisuke was leaving and Syaoron was opening the closet. 'Those are Syaoron's clothes in Daisuke's closet!'
Sakura's mind was racing, she didn't even bother remembering Daisuke was headed her way until...
"S-Sakura??" Daisuke said. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought we were on for lunch. I was waiting." She looked inside the room, and Daisuke grabbed the handle of the door and closed it behind him. "I think the real question is, what's he doing in there?" Sakura continued.
"You saw?"
"Well, you only left the door half-way open." Sakura crossed her arms. "So? Is he the mysterious roommate?"
Tomoyo's Room
Tomoyo and Eriol were sitting on the bed, their hands entwined. Tomoyo's head was lightly resting on Eriol's shoulder. Eriol broke the silence. "Tomoyo, I have to ask: How could you have possibly forgiven me after what I did?"
Tomoyo's head, now off his shoulder, explained, "You see I always loved you, and what's happened between us... it was an obstacle we both had to overcome, you know? This dispute between us... it's over. I'm over it."
"We can finally be together." Eriol said, kissing her.
Tomoyo smiled, then remembered what her mother said. Realizing her expression changed drastically from happy to sad, Eriol asked, "What's the matter?"
Tomoyo's eyes filled with tears. "My mother found out about what happened."
Eriol went scarlet. "Oh shit!"
"I know," Tomoyo sighed. She suddenly got an idea. "I KNOW!!" She looked at Eriol with pleading eyes. "Eriol! You love me don't you??"
"That depends on what you're asking me to do." Eriol smirked.
"Hey!" Tomoyo said as she hit his arm.
"Ow!"
"Anyway!" Tomoyo grinned. "Let's go back to Tomoeda—"
"What?!"
"—For a weekend—"
Eriol sighed. "Oh."
"—And meet my mother!!"
A/N: Okay, I'm stopping it right there!! Will Daisuke admit his roommate is Syaoron?? Will Eriol agree to go back to Tomoeda to visit Tomoyo's mother?? Tune in next time!!
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