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The Kiss

By

Cherry Kay

Summary: No. This can't be happening. I just didn't do it. Oh my god! Is he going to think I have a crush on him now? Of course, you idiot, he would. You just kissed him in front of the bloody school. And without his permission either.

Chapter Three: The Ice Prince

No, oh god, please no. You cannot let this happen. I silently pleaded to myself.

He was there.

Definitely.

No mistaking it.

And now, I'm torn between going to run for it or staying and finally facing this great problem of mine.

And of course I chose the later one as I silently made my way towards the opposite of his seat.

I wasn't about to be called a coward.

"Glad you have graced me with your lovely presence, Miss Kinomoto." He said sarcastically.

I froze in my seat.

So much for not being a coward,

"Now, guess you're giving me the silent treatment, now huh, honey Why? Isn't me kissing you, enough? Oh wait. It was you kissing me not the other way around." He said in the most sarcastically cold way possible.

I couldn't say anything so I just glared at him.

Humph! Why was he called the Ice Prince anyway?

Yes, he was rich.

He was probably rich enough to buy half of Japan

Yeah, I know, I was exaggerating but you never know.

And yes, he was good looking

Wait.

Scratch that.

He was really good looking.

Actually, he has a fan club already and I seemed to be the only girl not falling for his charms.

Yeah right! My conscience said. It's not nice to lie, you know.

I wasn't. Maybe if he wasn't such a bastard he'd be my dream guy.

What the?

Did I just say, him, my dream guy?

I was really getting delusional.

"Don't you even dare think about it Kinomoto! I had enough of your slut of a mouth as it is." He said coldly, snapping me out of my reverie.

I was taken aback.

Slut of a mouth?

How dare he say that to me!?

Why I ought to-

But before I even had the chance to open my mouth to retort, a familiar voice interrupted us.

"Ah, I see you're already there Mr. Li." Mr. Kataro, the principal, said pleasantly. "I am sorry to keep you waiting."

Li nodded to him and I saw his eyes narrowed at the sight of me.

The principal and I weren't really in good terms.

"And Ms. Kinomoto, what are you doing here? Is it your brother again?" He said in disapproval.

"No, I was late." I said through gritted teeth.

Why were all of them assuming that my brother did anything?

"Late again? Alright Ms. Kinomoto, come into my office, and you to Mr. Li, please." He said as he went in.

Li and I followed and then seated at the opposite side.

"So Mr. Li, about your share in this school…" Mr. Kataro trailed of.

"Yes, sir, I've already told my mother, and she agreed to double it." He said his voice void of any emotion.

I rolled my eyes.

The principal is a suck-up.

"Thank you, Mr. Li. I assure you that what you've done is greatly appreciated." Mr. Kataro said cheerfully. "And now, I heard some girls telling me you were attacked by the brother of Ms. Kinomoto here," He looked at me sternly before continuing. "Now, I'm not one to believe rumors but with Ms. Kinomoto's brother, you can't be too sure."

I looked down.

I can't bear to look at the principal or even Li.

Especially when I feel like I want to cry.

Because if Li ever said that it was true,

I was going to be kicked out.

And after all the things I did to the school, I doubt there will be one more second chance.

Besides, the only reason why I didn't was because I was a friend of Tomoyo, and the Daidouji's also share something for the school, and my Aunt Sonomi had threatened the school to take her share if I ever got kicked out.

Not that we're poor or anything.

We're actually in the middle class.

But if the Li's wealth was compared against ours, we'd probably be look like a tiny ant.

And so, now that the Li's were doubling, I doubt they would need the Daidouji's money.

So good-!

"No. It wasn't true." Li suddenly said, breaking my thoughts of saying goodbye to the school.

I was stunned.

"Are you sure Mr. Li? Because many of our students said that you were attacked by Kinomoto's brother and if he had threatened you in any-"

Li cut him of.

"I said that it wasn't true. Do you think I'm a liar Mr. Kataro?" Li asked coldly.

Mr. Kataro gulped.

I wanted to laugh at how Mr. Kataro was easily intimidated by Li but I was still in shock.

"Of course not, Mr. Li." He said quickly. "And, um, now you can leave. Thank you for doubling your share again Mr. Li and Ms. Kinomoto?"

I turned my head at the mention of my name not noticing that Li had already left.

"Yes sir?" I asked uncertainly.

"You are dismissed. And as for you being late, just get an excuse slip from Ms. Hino." He said as he motioned for me to leave.

I was shocked again.

What? No punishment?

Well, that's new. I thought as I left the room.

Then suddenly a thought struck me.

Li.

What he had done was certainly a big surprise and I was regretfully required to thank him even though he really pissed me off.

I quickly look towards the opened door.

Shit.

He had already left.

I quickly walked out of the room and thankfully he was still there but he was walking quite fast.

I wonder why he's in such a hurry, I thought to myself as I jogged towards him.

"Hey Li," I said when I was close enough.

I saw him stop but he didn't turn around.

"What do you want now, Kinomoto?" He said his voice exasperated.

"Um, I just wanted to say thank you. That was really nice of you." I said embarrassedly.

I received no reply.

And I saw him start walking again.

I blushed.

Damn, he ignored me again!

Oh well, at least the problem with Li was solved.

Now there is only one left,

Schoolmates.

-

I knocked a few times and this time it was opened immediately.

It was Ms. Itsuka.

Again.

Damn! Isn't her time over yet?

"So Ms. Kinomoto, I assume you have your excuse slip now, hmm?" She asked in that really annoying voice.

I wanted to roll my eyes.

She was really irritating me.

But I didn't, instead I just gave her the excuse slip I got from Ms. Hino, after I went back from my conversation with Li.

If you could even call that conversation!

She looked at me for a moment before letting me.

Humph! Am I really that criminal look-

But I didn't finish my thought as everyone in the class seemed to have stopped what they're doing and was looking at me.

"And now that Ms. Kinomoto had graced us with her presence, let's go back to our lesson." Ms. Itsuka said as she wrote on the board completely oblivious that her students weren't paying attention to her anymore.

God! Is me kissing Li that big of a deal?

Guess, it is, when I heard everyone around me started whispering and looking at me, and the only one who gave me a reassured look was Tomoyo as I slowly walked towards my seat.

I held back a sigh of relief as I finally reached my seat that seems to have taken like ages which was actually just a 5-second walk.

Oh god!

If this is how they react when they saw me, then it would have to be worst in the cafeteria.

-

And I was right.

When I walked into the cafeteria, with Tomoyo, everyone was looking at us as if we were Martians or something.

I could hear them whispering which I am particularly sure that it was me that they were talking about.

We had sat at our usual spot together with our other friends, Chiharu, Naoko and Rika.

I sighed.

The three probably have heard of it by now, and Chiharu, being some kind of a gossip, most certainly knew about it, and the look those three were giving me has just confirmed it.

"Sakura, what the heck were you thinking?" Naoko asked, annoyed.

I cringed.

I should've expected Naoko to say something like that because she isn't really the type of friend that you could go and form trouble with, and she particularly thinks that we are too young to have boyfriends.

That's why she was so pissed when Chiharu and Yamazaki got together, but of course, since Yamazaki was our friend since practically, when we were babies so that kind of lessens her problem with it though she still acts annoyed whenever Chiharu and him do PDA.

And now, I just kissed someone in front of the whole school which is a big shock to her since she knows that no guy could go near me unless they want a death wish.

"Um…"

I didn't know what to say.

"Just ignore her Sakura," Chiharu butted in. "What you did was awesome! You finally had the courage to stand up to your brother and what's cool is you just kissed the most popular guy I school!"

I sweat dropped.

Chiharu was a gossip really and a girly girl. She almost always talks about boys (particularly Yamazaki) and everything about make-ups and etc. And that's why she and Naoko almost never get along with each other.

They were total opposites.

It's a wonder they are friends.

"Uh, err, thanks Chi."

"Yes, Sakura, it was great that you finally had the guts to stand up to your brother, but you kissing Li are almost like looking for a lot of trouble." Rika said, frowning.

"Huh?" I asked confused.

"Sakura, Li has a fan club remember?" Tomoyo said.

Oh yeah.

His fan club.

How could I forget that?

That fan club is the most famous club ever and owned by one of the most popular girls in school.

Meia Tsukishiro.

"Arrgh… Tell me again why did I do it?" I asked more to myself.

"I told you so, Sakura." Naoko said with a bit of pity in her voice.

All of my friends knew why I was devastated.

Meia was not a person to be messed with as well.

Her parents were also rich, almost as rich as the Li's.

One word was all she needed to say to get what she wants.

And the fact that her brother, Yukito, was best friends with mine doesn't exactly help.

Meia was also exceptionally beautiful; she has silver-white hair like her brother, and looked like a true angel.

Too bad she's such a bitch.

She was always the main reason why my brother and me get into trouble because she always made up things about what I do in school which was very much rated r, and tell it to my brother.

And of course you know what happens.

"Earth to Saku! Earth to Saku!" My friends said to me as they try to shake me out of my reverie.

"Uh, oh, sorry I spaced out."

"That's alright Sakura, but I think we have a problem." Chiharu said in a troubled voice.

I was totally confused.

"Tsukishiro is coming." Tomoyo said, worried.

Uh oh.

I turned my head and it was true.

She was coming, along with her group of suck-up friends, and she looking right at me.

But that wasn't the thing that made me stop breathing.

It was the fact that she was smirking.

And that was when I knew that I was in real trouble.

CherryKay: I'm so happy that you all liked my story and hope that you like this new update as well… Hmm…… Well, you guys may think that the rival thing is already old and used but I put a rival in, to spice up the story, and I promise to make it more original or something… Anyway, the next chapter will be up in a few days probably. Anyway, just keep on reviewing people! I love ya all! (:

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