Syaoran ran through the streets as dogs howled into the night. He was panting, but he didn't care, he just wanted to get out of there and over to Eriol's. He arrived not too long after, and Eriol warmly welcomed him in.
"Your mom again, huh?"Eriol asked. Syaoran nodded, and Eriol shook his head. "When will the woman ever learn?" Nakuru walked in with a blanket and some pillows as the phone rang. "Well speak of the devil…."Eriol sighed. Nakuru picked up the phone.
"Hello?" she asked, obviously annoyed because she knew what was coming.
"YOU HAVE SYAORAN!"His mother screeched, practically deafening everyone.
"With all do respect, I don't have him, he came to us, and he came to us because you're drunk! And until you stop, Syaoran will not stop coming here."
"I DON'T NEED A BOY-CRAZED TEENAGER TELLING ME WHAT MY SON WILL AND WILL NOT DO!"
"EXCUSE ME!I AM A VERY RESPONSIBLE PERSON AND I AM NOT BOY CRAZY!...except when it comes to Toya…."she murmured the last part and nearly made Eriol fall anime style as Nakuru slammed the phone down.
"C'mon Syaoran, we have school tomorrow…"Eriol went to bed as Syaoran went to the couch.
"Wake up!" Syaoran woke up to a pillow being thrown in his face." Be sure to wear a jacket, it's raining outside today." He droned out of his sleep and got ready for school." Don't worry about it," Eriol said as they arrived at the school, trying to cheer him up.
Syaoran walked into class and a few people giggled and many laughed. Apparently there had been kids from his school at the grocery store that Saturday…..
"Class," the giggling and laughter ceased as the teacher walked in, "we have a new student….Her name is Sakura Kinomoto. Anything you want to say, Sakura?"
Sakura smiled. "Well, I'm 17, and don't let my looks fool you, I'm TOUGH!" she made a pose that made everyone laugh, well, everyone except Syaoran.
"Where would you like to sit?" the teacher asked. Sakura made a thoughtful look and soon she decided.
"THERE!" she pointed to a desk directly behind Syaoran. The whole class murmured and laughed, telling her she didn't want to sit behind him. "But this is where I wanna sit…."she whined and, ignoring the protests, sat down behind Syaoran. "It seems the class doesn't like you…" Sakura whispered to him.
"Barely anyone does, it's no surprise," he said mono-tonely. Sakura gave him a weird look.
"Oh, well, I'll be your friend!" she replied cheerfully.
"I don't need nor do I want sympathy friends," he answered bitterly.
"I said I was gonna be your friend, I want to, so I'm not doing anything out of pity." School passed by, and that girl was in EVERY ONE OF SYAORAN'S CLASSES! She requested to sit by him in each class, always talking to him, what was with her? No one had ever been friends with him like this. His classmates were just as surprised as he, until they finally decided she was an alien or an angel sent to be friends with him. It was still raining when school ended, and Syaoran noticed that Sakura wasn't wearing a jacket and that she was walking.
"Where are you going?" Syaoran asked.
"Home of course," she smiled warmly, the rain wetting her face and hair.
"Wanna ride home?" Nakuru asked from the front seat. Sakura nodded and sat beside Syaoran. Sakura stared at Syaoran the whole time, which made him really nervous. Just before leaving, she slipped a note into his hand. He read the cover as she left, it read: DO NOT OPEN UNTIL ALONE!Syaoran stared at it for a while, wondering what it could be….