A/n: i am sooo sorry for not updating in soo long, but my computer was really jacked up. But here is the next chapter and i hope you like it!

Chapter 3: School Daze 2

"Hi Madison!" greeted Sakura as Madison came up to get her seat. "I'm Sakura Kinomoto. And this is Syaoran Li." She said pointing to the brown-eyed boy next to her. She was just about to introduce the blue-eyed boy when Madison cut her off, suddenly afraid of finding out his identity.

"Your name is the Japanese way of saying cherry-blossom right?" she said rather nervously.

Sakura's look of surprise was obvious. "Yes it is. But, how did you know that? I thought you came from France or something."

"I am, but I'm also part Japanese—my mother is Japanese." Said Madison happy to have changed that topic.

"Oh wow!" said Syaoran, joining in. "Do you have a Japanese name?" he asked

"Yes I do, but I don't really like it. None of my friends in France could pronounce it, so I don't really go by it anymore. My mother calls me by that name sometimes though."

"Really? I'm sure it's not that bad. Do you mind if I ask what it is?" said Syaoran.

"Not at all. It's 'Tomoyo'" she said, albeit reluctant to give it away.

"Ah! Plum Blossom." Said the blue-eyed boy who for the entire conversation had been staring at her. Saying so he took her hand in his own ad kissed it. Needless to say, Tomoyo's face was awash with red. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Eriol Hirragizawa."

At this, Syaoran rolled his eyes. "Stupid baka and your 'gentleman' behavior. If anyone deserves the award for the best faker, it's you! Besides you're scaring the poor girl!"

"Eriol is from England. He's an exchange student—came here two years ago." Said Sakura while shaking her head at the two boys who had begun a heated argument. "Oh, and Madison—do you mind is I call you Tomoyo?" she said, breaking her original thought.

"Not at all. I think I'm starting to like that name actually." Said Tomoyo with a smile.

"Ok, Tomoyo it is!" said Sakura happily. "So, listen Tomoyo, would you like to hang out with us at lunch today unless you have somewhere else you have to be." Said Sakura hopefully.

"Oh! I would love to!" Tomoyo's eyes were bright with joy.

Tomoyo and Sakura smiled at each other and then broke out into fits of giggles as Ms. Mizuki escorted Eriol and Syaoran to the door of the class—where she sent kids that needed a 'time out'—for using profane language in the presence of their teacher.

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Later in the day, as the bell for lunch rang, the four headed toward a giant cherry blossom tree under which six people were seated on a blanket around a picnic basket. Tomoyo did her best to stay away from Eriol. She was not sure what to make of the stranger that was so familiar to her.

"Hey guys! Who brought the picnic basket?" greeted Sakura.

"Hey Sak, and it was MeiLing." Said a girl with long chestnut brown braids.

"Oooo! Nice!" exclaimed Sakura. "And, I would like all of you to meet a new friend of mine. Zack, drum roll please! Presenting Ms. Madison Tomoyo Taylor!" said Sakura with extreme flare.

"Hey, call me Tomoyo." Said Tomoyo, feeling a little embarrassed about being so forward. But, she felt better when everyone warmed up to her.

"Now to introduce everyone else." Said Sakura pretending to hold a microphone. "First up, the lovely Chihiru Mihara." She said pointing to a girl with the braids. "Next we have Takahashi Yamazaki, Zack for short. He's Chihiru's BF." She said with a smirk thrown in the direction of the blushing couple. "Next we have Naoka Yanagisawa, Nikki for short," she said pointing to a girl with short dark brown hair. "And to the right of her is our resident maniac: Sota Watanabe. They like each other but wont admit it"

"Hey! Stop telling lies Sakura!" wined Naoka with a fiery-red blush on her face. Everyone except Sota and Naoka were laughing

"That's Syaoran's cousin and our wonderful food provider: MeiLing." She said pointing to the girl with the long black hair. "And the guy she's codling with is her boy friend, Yahiko Yamamoto. You already know Syaoran and Eriol and me, and the only to people we're missing are Rika Sasaki and Shiro Kochi. And that's all of us." Sakura finished with a clap.

"Nice to meet you all." Said Tomoyo, feeling self-conscious. Just then Rika and Shiro showed up "Thanks for letting me hang out with you guys. "

"No prob!" Said Sakura. "The daughter of my mom's best friend is always welcome!"

"Your mom?" asked Tomoyo, confused.

"Yeah. You're mom is Sonomi Taylor, right?" said Sakura. Tomoyo nodded. "I'm Nadeshiko Kinomoto's daughter." She said with a smile—this was the first time she knew something that the others didn't. "My dad told me that you were in town, and when Ms. Mizuki introduced you I knew I just had to make friends with you!" Sakura's smile widened.

Tomoyo looked at her with a dumb-founded look on her face. Was this really the Sakura in her mom's story? How ironic that they should be friends as well! "Wow." She said. "Talk about coincidence." She didn't mean for anyone to hear, but they did and soon they were all laughing.

a/n: I made Sakura less clueless. I hate it when she's portrayed as a ditz. I mean, she isnt really, she's just a little slow thats all.. ya.. R&R ppl!