Kero: You're writing again! Yay!
Me: Sorry for not updating any of my fics for so long, but I failed my prelims and have been studying. I'm taking time out to write this chapter.
Kero: Ummm... do you have any...
*gives Kero pudding*
Kero: Yay! Pudding!
Me: I don't own Cardcaptors, or the song Hang On, and I am willing to bet that the meaning of life is monkeys.
Kero: And remember, '' means thought when it's on its own.
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Chapter 5 – Back to school
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"Hey Madison. Where's Li?"
It was lunchtime of the next day. Sakura hadn't had a chance to return Li's fleece yet as she had been late (surprise, surprise) for registration and she didn't have art class today, and that was the only class where she sat next to him. Madison looked up as her friend sat down at the table.
"What's wrong?" She asked, noting her friend's eyes scanning the busy cafeteria.
Sakura seemed to snap out of a trance and turned to face the raven haired girl.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I was just looking for Li."
"Why would you be looking for him?" Kim asked, looking up from her meal.
"I...I have to return something to him."
Madison smiled, while her friends continued to look confused.
"He avoids the cafeteria when he can. He'll probably be under the large cherry blossom tree in the grounds."
Sakura gathered her lunch and stood up.
"Thanks Madison. I'll see you in math class." And she then left turned and left.
Madison, Kim and Becca watched her go. When she was out of sight, they huddled together in whispered conversation, which was hardly necessary seeing as it was hard to be overheard in the noisy cafeteria.
"She's a strange one." Kim whispered.
"You think she actually listened when we told her it was a bad idea to associate with Li?" Becca added.
"Maybe she doesn't care?" Madison glanced back at the door as she whispered.
In the grounds Li slipped a small case into his bag and rolled down his sleeve, leaning back against the cherry blossom tree. He looked up into its branches and watched some of the soft pink petals fall from their perch, a sure sign of the coming of autumn. As one of the soft petals landed on his nose, his mind flashed up images of Sakura.
"Why can't I get you out of my head...?" He uttered softly to no-one in particular.
"Who can't you get out of your head?"
Li started, and quickly turned his head in the direction of the soft voice, the cherry blossom petal flying off his nose. His eyes widened as he saw Sakura walking up towards him, her lunch bundled in her arms. She dumped the items of food on the ground and sat by him.
"Well...who can't you get out your head?"
Turning his head down, and his face red, Li managed to mumble together a sentence.
"I...It's nothing..." He lied, trying to avoid her gaze.
Sakura gave him a confused smile, then her eyes widened in remembrance. Reaching to the garment bound around her waist, being Li's fleece, and undoing the loose knot.
"Here...You...ummm...I forgot to give this back to you yesterday." She blushed as she presented the navy blue item to him.
Li accepted it, flopping it over his lap, and began to stare at the clouds, expecting Sakura to just get up and leave now that she had returned his fleece. He was very surprised when he heard her munching away at her sandwich. He turned to face her, blushing away. The voice in his head remained silent, allowing his own thoughts to filter through.
'She is so beautiful..."
Sakura turned, smiling innocently at him. Then her face tightened and she began to slam at her chest, choking on a piece of her meal. In a flash, Li grabbed her around the waist, squeezing tightly, forcing her to cough up the piece of bread. Sakura inhaled deeply, refreshing her starved lungs.
"Are you okay?" Li's voice was full of concern as he spoke, not releasing his grip on her slender form.
After a few more breaths, Sakura turned to face him, a weak smile playing on her face.
"Yeah...I'm okay." She managed, leaning back against him.
It took a few seconds for them both to realise the position they were still in. With Li's arms clamped around her waist, and Sakura leaning against his body. Both turned deep red and shot back from each other.
'Oh great! Now she probably thinks I'm some kinda perv...'
"I'm sorry." Li said, with his face towards the ground.
A confused look formed on Sakura's face.
"What are you sorry for? You saved my life."
"I...Just...Just for holding you so...I'm sorry."
Stooping quickly he grabbed his bag and fleece and dashed off, slight tears forming in his eyes. Sakura just stood confused. She found it strange how Li apologised to her for no real reason. Was he treated so bad that he considered his very touch to be something unclean?
"Please..." She whispered to herself. "Let me get close to you."
"Well now I found myself,
Wish I was someone else.
My hands are stained with l o v e,
Wish I could take it away..."
Li shook his head as he walked home, the song Hang On, by Seether, playing on his CD player. He glanced at the buses as they pulled away, pain searing through him as he thought of the day before when he had walked with Sakura. Sighing heavily, he resumed walking. On the bus, Sakura stared dejectedly out of the window at the passing scenery, catching a glimpse of Li as the bus left the school. She thought back to the day before, how warm she had felt being so close to him. Sighing, she lay back in her seat, ignoring the noise about her. Once Li arrived home, he did not bother to eat. He sat in his chair at his desk and took a pencil in his hand. He transferred the CD from his personal CD player, to the small radio/tape/CD player on the desk. Starting up the song Hang On once more.
"I hid behind this shell,
In time the pain will melt.
My heart is stained with love.
Wish I could fake it!"
By 8:30 he sat back, having been in the chair since he arrived home. He gazed at the desk in a frantic stare. Seven drawings lay on the desk. Simple and hasty compared to some of his more patient pieces, but definitely his most beautiful so far.
"They're...They're all beautiful..."
"Well now I found myself,
Wish I was someone else."
"And they're...they're all of...of...her..."
"My hands are stained with l o v e,
Wish I could take it away..."
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Kero: Nice songfic integration.
Me: Thanks. Now please excuse me while I go cry like a little girl over my exams.
Kero: Please send nice reviews to encourage Keyo in his time of need...and pudding. Lots of pudding.
Me: Sorry for not updating any of my fics for so long, but I failed my prelims and have been studying. I'm taking time out to write this chapter.
Kero: Ummm... do you have any...
*gives Kero pudding*
Kero: Yay! Pudding!
Me: I don't own Cardcaptors, or the song Hang On, and I am willing to bet that the meaning of life is monkeys.
Kero: And remember, '' means thought when it's on its own.
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Chapter 5 – Back to school
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"Hey Madison. Where's Li?"
It was lunchtime of the next day. Sakura hadn't had a chance to return Li's fleece yet as she had been late (surprise, surprise) for registration and she didn't have art class today, and that was the only class where she sat next to him. Madison looked up as her friend sat down at the table.
"What's wrong?" She asked, noting her friend's eyes scanning the busy cafeteria.
Sakura seemed to snap out of a trance and turned to face the raven haired girl.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I was just looking for Li."
"Why would you be looking for him?" Kim asked, looking up from her meal.
"I...I have to return something to him."
Madison smiled, while her friends continued to look confused.
"He avoids the cafeteria when he can. He'll probably be under the large cherry blossom tree in the grounds."
Sakura gathered her lunch and stood up.
"Thanks Madison. I'll see you in math class." And she then left turned and left.
Madison, Kim and Becca watched her go. When she was out of sight, they huddled together in whispered conversation, which was hardly necessary seeing as it was hard to be overheard in the noisy cafeteria.
"She's a strange one." Kim whispered.
"You think she actually listened when we told her it was a bad idea to associate with Li?" Becca added.
"Maybe she doesn't care?" Madison glanced back at the door as she whispered.
In the grounds Li slipped a small case into his bag and rolled down his sleeve, leaning back against the cherry blossom tree. He looked up into its branches and watched some of the soft pink petals fall from their perch, a sure sign of the coming of autumn. As one of the soft petals landed on his nose, his mind flashed up images of Sakura.
"Why can't I get you out of my head...?" He uttered softly to no-one in particular.
"Who can't you get out of your head?"
Li started, and quickly turned his head in the direction of the soft voice, the cherry blossom petal flying off his nose. His eyes widened as he saw Sakura walking up towards him, her lunch bundled in her arms. She dumped the items of food on the ground and sat by him.
"Well...who can't you get out your head?"
Turning his head down, and his face red, Li managed to mumble together a sentence.
"I...It's nothing..." He lied, trying to avoid her gaze.
Sakura gave him a confused smile, then her eyes widened in remembrance. Reaching to the garment bound around her waist, being Li's fleece, and undoing the loose knot.
"Here...You...ummm...I forgot to give this back to you yesterday." She blushed as she presented the navy blue item to him.
Li accepted it, flopping it over his lap, and began to stare at the clouds, expecting Sakura to just get up and leave now that she had returned his fleece. He was very surprised when he heard her munching away at her sandwich. He turned to face her, blushing away. The voice in his head remained silent, allowing his own thoughts to filter through.
'She is so beautiful..."
Sakura turned, smiling innocently at him. Then her face tightened and she began to slam at her chest, choking on a piece of her meal. In a flash, Li grabbed her around the waist, squeezing tightly, forcing her to cough up the piece of bread. Sakura inhaled deeply, refreshing her starved lungs.
"Are you okay?" Li's voice was full of concern as he spoke, not releasing his grip on her slender form.
After a few more breaths, Sakura turned to face him, a weak smile playing on her face.
"Yeah...I'm okay." She managed, leaning back against him.
It took a few seconds for them both to realise the position they were still in. With Li's arms clamped around her waist, and Sakura leaning against his body. Both turned deep red and shot back from each other.
'Oh great! Now she probably thinks I'm some kinda perv...'
"I'm sorry." Li said, with his face towards the ground.
A confused look formed on Sakura's face.
"What are you sorry for? You saved my life."
"I...Just...Just for holding you so...I'm sorry."
Stooping quickly he grabbed his bag and fleece and dashed off, slight tears forming in his eyes. Sakura just stood confused. She found it strange how Li apologised to her for no real reason. Was he treated so bad that he considered his very touch to be something unclean?
"Please..." She whispered to herself. "Let me get close to you."
"Well now I found myself,
Wish I was someone else.
My hands are stained with l o v e,
Wish I could take it away..."
Li shook his head as he walked home, the song Hang On, by Seether, playing on his CD player. He glanced at the buses as they pulled away, pain searing through him as he thought of the day before when he had walked with Sakura. Sighing heavily, he resumed walking. On the bus, Sakura stared dejectedly out of the window at the passing scenery, catching a glimpse of Li as the bus left the school. She thought back to the day before, how warm she had felt being so close to him. Sighing, she lay back in her seat, ignoring the noise about her. Once Li arrived home, he did not bother to eat. He sat in his chair at his desk and took a pencil in his hand. He transferred the CD from his personal CD player, to the small radio/tape/CD player on the desk. Starting up the song Hang On once more.
"I hid behind this shell,
In time the pain will melt.
My heart is stained with love.
Wish I could fake it!"
By 8:30 he sat back, having been in the chair since he arrived home. He gazed at the desk in a frantic stare. Seven drawings lay on the desk. Simple and hasty compared to some of his more patient pieces, but definitely his most beautiful so far.
"They're...They're all beautiful..."
"Well now I found myself,
Wish I was someone else."
"And they're...they're all of...of...her..."
"My hands are stained with l o v e,
Wish I could take it away..."
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Kero: Nice songfic integration.
Me: Thanks. Now please excuse me while I go cry like a little girl over my exams.
Kero: Please send nice reviews to encourage Keyo in his time of need...and pudding. Lots of pudding.