I hope to make this a funny chapter, but also a sort of serious one, anyways I hope you like it!

Chapter 4- Runaway!

"Here," Eriol chuckled as he handed Syaoran a pack of ice to put on the bump that was now beginning to become visible.

"Shut up," Syaoran grunted. "Why didn't you stop her! You could've caught her or something!"

"Eh," he shrugged, "I figured everyone could use a good laugh."

"ME AND SAKURA ARE NOT LAUGHING," He shouted.

"Maybe not today….but tomorrow, I bet Sakura will be laughing her head off, nothing can get her to stop smiling…."

"Apparently, I doubt she'll be laughing about it though….."

"Why can't you just admit it was funny? Smile or something!"

"I don't laugh, I don't smile, I forgot how to do those years ago…" Eriol remained silent. "Look man I'm really tired, I'm going to bed…"He handed the ice pack to Eriol and laid down on the couch. Soon after, he fell asleep.

"Wake up Sleepyhead……." Nakuru laughed. When he didn't wake up, her expression changed. "Syaoran, WAKE UP!" Syaoran shot awake and looked around.

"What time is it?"

"Time for school, go get dressed." Syaoran quickly changed and they were off to school. When they arrived, Tomoyo and Sakura were standing outside. Sakura had a bump identical to Syaoran's.

"So, whaddaya think about yesterday?" Eriol smirked.

Sakura laughed. "I think it was kinda funny…"

"Funny? FUNNY! How could you find it funny!" Syaoran was amazed.

"You don't think it was?" Sakura asked, still laughing a little.

"You know," Tomoyo began, "this kind of reminds me of the chorus to a song…."

"Which one?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo whispered in her ear. "Oh…hey you're right!" Her and Tomoyo began to sing:

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
And think of you
Caught up in circles confusion
Is nothing new

"Oh no…. not this song…" Syaoran groaned.

"What, you don't like it?" Eriol, on the other hand, was dancing along to the music. Sakura could see that Syaoran wasn't very into the song, so she began to act out the song.

Flashback warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories,
Time after time

Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

"Wait," She motioned for Tomoyo to stop. "Do you mind if I sing this part?" Tomoyo nodded, and Sakura smiled. "Syaoran, I dedicate this part to you," she said as she pretended to have an invisible microphone and circled around Syaoran, acting out the song as she sang:

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time

"Stop, stop!" he tried swatting Sakura as if she were a fly. She simply laughed and smiled. The bell rang, and everyone hurried off to their classes. "Oh no, not again…" Syaoran wasn't happy to see the substitute in their class again.

The substitute glared at Sakura and Syaoran with pure hatred in his eyes. There was nothing he would like better than to get rid of them. As if to answer his prayers, the phone inside the classroom rang. He picked it up, and he was grinning ear to ear.

"You," he said, "boy punk….you're leaving."

"Leaving?" Syaoran and Sakura both asked. "By who?"

"Your mother…." He grinned. He may have only been a substitute, but he wasn't stupid. Well, maybe he was, but when Syaoran's mom got on the phone and began yelling, he already knew what Syaoran was in for. Syaoran stared in pure horror, despite his efforts to look emotionless.

'He's enjoying this,' Syaoran thought bitterly. He turned himself around to look at Sakura, and for the first time, she looked serious. He gave her an expression that said 'save me'. Sakura, on the other hand, was already working on a diversion.

'Please,' she prayed silently, 'please hit someone who will actually do it.' She closed her eyes and threw the wad of paper she had crumpled up. She threw it right into one of the football players. He looked around angrily, and his eyes stopped on Sakura, who was pointing to the paper and mouthing the words 'read it'. The football player looked at the paper cautiously, but then decided it would be better not to anger an alien or angel or whatever she was. He opened the paper and read:

'Please, whoever reads this please create a distraction, anything to get the sub's attention.

With Love,

Sakura'

The football player grinned, and took several sheets of paper out of his binder. Wadding them up, he threw all of them, resulting in a paper ball fight. The substitute was having a hard time controlling the class, and, through the midst of wads and spit, Sakura caught Syaoran's attention.

"Let's go," She opened one of the windows in the classroom and climbed out. Syaoran quickly followed after. "C'mon," she said as they ran from the school.

"Where are we going?" Syaoran asked.

"The place I told you about in the letter. It's a while away, think you can handle it?"

"Handle it? Of course I can!" They both ran their hardest, and soon they were there, away from the problem taking place at the school.

"Here we go, Dad and Touya shouldn't be home yet, Touya's at school, Dad's at work."

"Touya Kinomoto?" Syaoran asked.

"The one and only," Sakura laughed. "He moved here before me and Dad, so he could find a place. Luckily he found this one. Make yourself at home." Syaoran looked nervous. "Relax, no one will find you here, no one knows where I live…well, unless you count Touya and my dad…."

"O.k.," he was still on edge as he sat down. "Sakura?"

"Yah?"

"How did you know? About my mom I mean?"

"That, my friend, is my secret, don't worry about it. Just watch TV, I have to go to work at 6 tonight. One of the workers is sick so I have to fill in for her, oh well; I get paid for it at least."

"Eriol will be looking for us after school…"

"Oh don't worry, by then I'm sure the whole school will have heard of the great escape by Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li!" she laughed, then looked confused when he didn't laugh as well. "You know what? Ever since I met you, you've never smiled, nor have you laughed. Why?"

"Because I have nothing to laugh about."

"Oh but you do, you have me!" She smiled. He still didn't smile, so she decided to let it go for the moment.

"SAKURA KINOMOTO!" Touya burst through the door. "What kind of crap are you trying to pull?"

Syaoran and Sakura looked at each other and sweat dropped.

"Hey Sakura, what are the odds we can runaway again?" Syaoran whispered.

"Only one way to find out," was the reply as they both raced out the door and into the street.

"Sakura? What are you doing here?"

"Well, you know me boss," Sakura panted as she and Syaoran arrived at her work, "I like to be early."

"Sakura….you're 3 hours early……."

Sakura sweat dropped. "Eheheh….well, I just figured me and my friend could help setup!"

"Fine… you can mop the floors, Sakura, you can clean the tables." Sakura smiled while Syaoran grumbled. When they had finished, they went to the diner part of the building and ate.

"Hello Sakura!" The waitress said happily. "The usual?" Sakura nodded. "What will it be for your friend?"

"He'll have the same," Sakura replied as the waitress walked off with their orders.

"Ummm, what did I just order?" Syaoran asked.

"A quarter-pounder cheeseburger with fries and Sprite to drink."

"Oh ok." The food came and Syaoran was ready to tear his food apart. "Wait…I need ketchup." Sakura thought about his for a few seconds when it dawned on her. She tried to say something, but her mouth was full of food. Syaoran shook the ketchup bottle, but nothing came out. Finally he grew tired of this and simply hit the ketchup bottle. All of the ketchup squirted out, so now not only his burger was drenched in ketchup, but his shirt was as well. Sakura couldn't help but laugh.

"Here," she said as she finished her food. "I'm sure we'll have clothes for you in the dressing room." Sure enough, there was a baggy white button-up shirt that looked perfect for him.

"Ay Sakura!" her boss yelled. "Seeing as how your friend is using our clothes, why doesn't he sing with you tonight?" Sakura laughed and smiled sweetly at Syaoran, while Syaoran sweat dropped and sighed, preparing for the worst…..