AN: hey, ppls . . . thanx SO much for da reviews AGAIN!!! Can't get enuf of it though . . . and ARCHANGEMON . . . well . . . I just like plain Cadbury milk choclate . . . shouldn't be hard to get eh?

Also . . . I'm sorry for making Syaoran mean to Sakura in the 2nd chapter . . . that wasn't my intention. He was actually so ENARMOURED with Meilin and also he was wondering why she seemed confused when he mentioned Jet and also the fact that he's a BOY [:Þ to da boys . . . j/k] his mind was just one-tracked . . . is that the right thing to say . . . does ppl say one-tracked or did I just make it up? ENJOY!

Disclaimer: AARRGGHH!!! I forgot the disclaimer last chapter!!! AND THE CHAPTER BEFORE THAT!!! Nooo!!! I don't wanna be sued!!! Get off the twirly whirly chair and hides under the computer desk – cowering . . .

Pretense

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'We attract hearts to the qualities we display;

We retain them by the qualities we possess.' (Scad)

"Wake UP Kaijou!"

Sakura bolted awake, her arm flinging out to fight the intruder of her dreams.

"OU-UUCH!! Watch id squird! Whad are you drying do do? KILL be?!?"

["OU-UUCH!! Watch it squirt! What are you trying to do? KILL me?!?"] Touya cried holding his VERY sore nose.

"Touya, I ALREADY told you not to 'yell' in my ear when you try and wake me up. This isn't the first time it's happening - "

"Yeah? Well, see if I care when you're late to school!" With that, Sakura's annoying [AN: but caring, I think. Wish I had an older bro. =s ] brother stomped out of her room still holding his nose.

"OH NO!" Glancing over at the Whinnie the pooh clock that hung on the wall, she realized that she was indeed late. She had 15 minutes to get to school. "HOE!" She dashed out of bed, brushed her teeth, flew into her uniform, raced down stairs, and into her skates. Grabbing a piece of toast in one hand and her book bag in the other, she hurried after Touya who was already on his bike and heading out of the driveway. [AN: Sakura accomplished all this in exactly 7-minutes. @_@]

"Touya. Wait up!"

"Why?" he asked flatly.

'Oh, great. He's still mad. BOYS can be SO immature! Well, he should have heeded her warning and just woke her up like a normal brother would do. He'd be really nice and just wake her gently. But if she said that, then Touya would ask how she would know what a normal brother would act like when she's only seen him in action . . . maybe what she should do is get an alarm - '

Sakura kept these thoughts to herself and just contended herself by just asking – "What's the big hurry? You only have to be at the college 20 minutes after my school starts and what's – Oh hey Yue!" [AN: I'm calling him Yue because I like it better than Julian. Gomen to all the Julians out there. No offence intended]

"Hey Sakura," he answered back what a wave and a cheerful smile. [AN: don't you just LOVE Yue or Julian? Julian is just so NICE and Yue is just so decorous!]

"How come you guys are going early today? Because I don't think this gaki here would tell me - "

"Sure. We have soccer practice and the pitch is booked for another team coming in and uh – don't you think you need to hurry?" he asked glancing at his watch.

"HOE! Look what you've done Touya!!!" Sakura cried before running into the school.

"Look what I'VE done?!?! GIRLS! are SO immature!" Touya unknowingly echoed Sakura's earlier thought.

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BRIIING!

The bell sounded just as Sakura burst into the room.

"Sakura. So nice of you to join us – on time." Ms McKenzie greeted Sakura with amusement twinkling in her eyes.

Sakura blushed. With bent head, Sakura quietly made her way over to her desk, and sat down. However, she stiffened when she felt a slight tug on her hair and swiveled around to came face to face with none other than a smiling Syaoran. Surprisingly Sakura had forgotten that he was here because of the fuss she had to endure in the morning.

"Hey. I thought you weren't coming, but I'm glad to see you here on my first day here – after so long."

Sakura smiled back. "Me too" she replied.

"Now class. As you all might have noticed, one of our student from grade 5 has come back. Syaoran Li. We also have a new student in our midst. Jet Randall is here from Australia. Please make them both feel welcome. Ms McKenzie shot a smile at the two boys before continuing with her class. Sakura however noticed all the looks that Syaoran got and silently fumed.

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Lunch Time – Cafeteria.

"So, Meilin. How's the SNMC going?" Syaoran asked of Meilin only to be returned with a very confused look.

"She opened her mouth and was about to ask what he was talking about when Sakura interrupted them.

"Uh, Meilin. Weren't we supposed to meet a certain someone during lunch time?" Sakura asked with a pointed look.

"Huh? OH! Um yeah. That's right. Sorry guys, but we have an important appointment." With that, the girls hurried out of the cafeteria. Syaoran stared after them in stunned silence.

After a few moments, he turned to see Jet watching him quietly with an unreadable expression on his face.

"What did you make of that, Jet?"

"Well, Syaoran. You are going to have to figure it out for yourself. I don't have the right to tell you anything."

"But - "

Jet raised his hand to stop him. "Syaoran. Just drop it, ok? I can't talk about it. It's not my place." With that, he turned away, heading to a table of guys and girls waving at them to join their table. Syaoran trailed after Jet shaking his head and frowning at his tone of voice.

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AN: ok guys . . . you know what I want . . . you mean you DON'T !?!?! :o what have I taught you during my last three chapters and after the e-mail some of you ppl got from me? sigh . . . given up already ?. . . ok. HERE IT IS . . . EVERYONE READY? 

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Haha  . . . thought I wasn't going to tell you ne? any wayz . . . I'm serious though you guys . . . if you want to find out who Meilin and Sakura was going to see during their lunchtime and what Jet had figured out, then you're going to have to review me ok? Pretty please with a cherry on top? Well . . . actually, we'll make it a strawberry since I don't like cherry which will make it more of a sacrifice ne? OH! and I might not update for a while since I haf exams coming up and I REALLY need to study. And I hope that you have enjoyed yourself. Tell me what you think, k?

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