Chapter 3

Let's get rid of them

-School-

The next morning When Sakura arrived at school she saw Syaoran by the entrance followed by two girls.

"Please stop following me I'm gonna be late for class" he said as he walks faster trying to lose them. Sakura sighed; she went to her locker ready to get her things when she opened it she saw another bouquet of flowers, "Who could've bother giving me these expensive flowers?" She thought as she read the card it says: "Please meet me later at the park". "Darn who could this person be?" She thinks hard but to no avail found no answer.

When she reached her classroom Syaoran was already in his seat looking outside the window.

"Ohayou, Sakura" Tomoyo greeted Sakura as she took her seat.

"Ohayou Tomoyo." Sakura also greeted her. Tomoyo noticed Sakura carrying a bouquet of flower.

"Who give you that Sakura? A secret admirer?" Tomoyo asked teasingly

"Actually Tomoyo yes, I don't know who it came from." Sakura said. Syaoran heard their conversation and said

"Whoever it is sure has a bad taste." Sakura wanted to argue with syaoran when their teacher arrived and start the class.

Sakura wanted to know who send her the flowers so she went to the park after class. There's no one in there when she arrived so she decided to sit on a swing. She started swinging slowly back and forth when someone tap her shoulder.

"Sakura." A voice from behind her said, Sakura almost fall to the ground when she saw a boy with blue hair and sapphire colored eyes hiding behind thin glasses.

"Eriol!" Sakura exclaimed as she get up and face him.

"What the hell are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in England?" Sakura asked surprised.

"I came here to see you Sakura, remember I told you I love you but you just turned me down. You said it's because you're coming back here with your family and you don't like having a relationship with someone who's far from you. Remember? So that's why I came all the way here to be with you Sakura." He explained slowly waiting for Sakura to react.

"Darn it why did he have to come all the way here. I turn him down because I don't like him. I like him as a friend but nothing more. Yeah I told him that we can't be together because we're going back to Japan which is true by the way, but the truth is I just don't want to hurt him because he's been really nice to me. Hey, maybe if I told him I've already got a boyfriend, he'll leave me then he'll probably go back to England." She thought happy of the thought she come up with.

"I'm sorry Eriol but I already have a boyfriend and I really love him. I'm sorry if you come all the way here to see me but I can't." Sakura said faking a really sad face.

"Is that so? When and where did you meet him?" Eriol questioned sadly.

"Well you see we go to the same school and that's where we become…you know anyway it's a long story but I'm really happy with him right now I couldn't ask for more." Sakura said.

"I see…is that so?" Eriol asked not looking at Sakura.

"Yes I'm really sorry Eriol but I think you should go back home, I'm so sorry for wasting your time." Sakura said now she's quite sure that Eriol's going to go back.

"Well' ok I guess I'll just see you around huh?" Eriol said as he turned his backed walked away then waved his hand.

"What did he mean?" Sakura wondered. "well, at least he's gone, I don't want him to waste his time on me and I don't want him to think that there's a chance I can love him back I don't want to see him that way, he's my friend and I know he can find other girls who can love him."

-Later-

"Daidouji residence, this is Tomoyo" Tomoyo answered the phone with a chirpy voice.

"Tomoyo-chan this is Sakura" Sakura said.

"Oh hello Sakura what can I do for you?"

"Listen Tomoyo I really need your help"

"What is it Sakura?" Tomoyo asked worriedly

"Well remember the flowers earlier?

"uhuh"

"Well I know who sent them." Sakura admitted

"Who? Someone from school?" Tomoyo asked Sakura curiously

"No Tomoyo, It was from a friend of mine. When my family stayed in England I met this guy named Eriol he's really nice and we became really close friends"

"Oh I see, and then?" Tomoyo said wanting Sakura to continue her story

"Well, when my father told me were going back here I thought I have to tell Eriol since his been really nice to me and I wanted to tell him goodbye."

"And how did he send you those flowers? Through mail?...well maybe not" Tomoyo said wondering.

"Ok let me finish first Tomoyo. So when we met that day he told me that he love me and ask me if I felt the same way 'bout him."

"Oh my god Sakura so you already have a boyfriend?" Tomoyo asked surprised.

"No Tomoyo, I'm not finish yet. So anyways…I really like him but not like what he's expecting so I told him I can't because were going back here in Japan and I don't want to have a relationship with someone I can't see." Sakura told Tomoyo who's listening carefully.

"So…by the way you described that Eriol guy I think he left England to see you am I wrong?" Tomoyo asked.

"How did you know that? Sakura asked surprised.

"And he wants to be with you?"

"Yes, he asked me earlier but I told him…"

"You told him what?" Tomoyo asked eager to hear Sakura's answer.

"I told him that I can't love him because I already have a boyfriend and I'm really happy with him right now."

"Do you really h-" Tomoyo tried to say but Sakura cut her.

"No! of course not I just lie to him, I just don't want to see him that way so I have to do something to make him go back." Sakura explained.

"I see…did he asked anything about this boyfriend of yours?"

"He asked where and when we met."

"Your answer?"

"Geez Tomoyo I can't really think of anything else I told him we met at school so on and so forth." Sakura said tiredly

"I see…" Tomoyo said. "But you know Sakura you shouldn't have done that."

"I know that Tomoyo but I need to do something. I hate to lie to him but-" Sakura tried to argue.

"No Sakura, I mean you shouldn't have told him that you have a boyfriend…you met in school."

"Why not?" Sakura asked confused.

"Remember the flowers?"

"Yes"

"How did you think it got to your locker?"

"He probably asked someone to put it in-…Oh my God!" Sakura exclaimed

"See Sakura I think he knows someone from there if not maybe he's the one putting it either way it means he's gonna find out about it sooner or later." Tomoyo explained to Sakura who's now worrying.

"Better find yourself a boyfriend Sakura" Tomoyo added now giggling. "Hey how about Syaoran? I mean he's also annoyed by admirers' right?" Tomoyo suggested teasingly.

"No way Tomoyo that's never gonna happen" Sakura said to Tomoyo who's still giggling.

"I'm tired Tomoyo I think I'll go to sleep now… Oyasumi" Sakura said as she put down the phone.

The next morning Sakura was shocked when she reached her locker to find the boy she least wanted to see that day standing infront of it. She was really shocked.

"Eriol?" Sakura said as she reached the boy with glasses standing there. "What are you doing here?" Sakura asked him.

"Why I'm waiting for you Sakura." He said in an ever-so-loving voice.

"And why is that?" She asked him again.

"Oh I just forgot to tell you yesterday that I already transferred." He said.

"Oh Eriol why are you doing this?" Sakura asked her friend who's currently staring at her.

"Because I wanted to see you Sakura." He said walking towards her. Sakura back off a little when she saw him coming near.

"But I already told you I already am in love with someone." Sakura insisted.

"So where is he?" He asked her

Syaoran was running, another three girls tell him that they love him that morning and again they are following him wherever he goes.

"Damn it just leave me alone!" he yelled at them but they still keep on following him asking him to take the cookies, letters, chocolates and other stuff they made for him. When Meilin saw the three girls she started yelling at them and joins them on following syaoran.

"Leave him alone, I don't want any of you following my husband-to-be" Meilin shouted the three girls then started to glare at her

"you're not! You're cousins" one girl said

"yeah that's right!" the other two said. They started to fight when Syaoran stopped.

"DARN IT I HAVE ENOUGH OF YOU ALL" he shouted then started walking again the girls fell silent then started yapping at each other again after a few seconds. Syaoran just had enough.

"Darn it shut the fuck up!" He said as he turns around to glare at them. "I'm really starting to loose my patience now" he thought.

"Leave me alone all of you I already have a girlfriend and I really love her so stop this nonsense now." He looked at them.

"Finally some peace and quite" He thought again when he noticed not just the four girl who's following him fell silent but also all the people in the hallway.

……………………….

"So who is he?" Eriol asked again, Sakura was about to say something when she heard a commotion Eriol also looked at whats happening.

"Darn it shut the fuck up!" She saw Syaoran glare at the girls who's walking behind him.

"Leave me alone all of you I already have a girlfriend and I really love her so stop this nonsense now." Syaoran said the place fell silent.

"He did?" Sakura wondered.

"So who is this boyfriend of your?" Eriol repeated again.

"No Syaoran you're lying right?" Meilin said looking at Syaoran.

"No, Meilin It's true" Syaoran said nervously he knows what's Meilin's next question.

"Damn it what to do now?" he thought

"So Sakura who's this boyfriend of yours? Can I at least see him?"

Syaoran was cut by his thoughts when he saw Sakura and a guy talking. They're the only ones there who didn't pay attention to whats happening unlike the other people who started whispering or looking at them.

"Damn it…what can I say to shut him up?" Sakura also thought

"So who is she Syaoran? I know you're just lying." Meilin said to Syaoran confidently

"Come on Sakura who is it?" Eriol ask persistently

"My boyfriend is…" Sakura started. "My girlfriend is …" Syaoran started at the same time.

Both Syaoran and Sakura were surprised to hear their voices in midst of silence and whispers.

They gave each other an are-you-thinking-what-I'm-thinking look then the both of them smile.

Syaoran move towards to Sakura as she does the same.

"Eriol, this is my boyfriend Syaoran Li" She said looking from Eriol to Syaoran then back at Eriol and smile as she reached Syaoran who wraps his arm around her shoulder.

"Meilin, this is Sakura Kinomoto, we've been going out since the other day and I really love her."

"I think I'm gonna puke" the both of them thought as they carry on with the act. Syaoran wrap his hand on Sakura's who did the same as the two of them walked away from the shocked crowd.

They're still holding each others hand while walking to a place where they can talk.

"Hey this isn't bad after all" Syaoran thought

"His hand's really warm" Sakura said to herself.

When they reached their classroom the two of them sit down since no one else is around.

"I can't believe I did that" Sakura whispered making sure that no one hears.

"Do you think I like doing that?. It's not like I have any other choice you know." Syaoran whispered back.

"Well we just happened to be stuck in the same situation earlier, and I don't have any choice left either." Sakura whispered to him again.

"So what do we do now?" Sakura asked.

"Let's just pretend" Syaoran whispered to his so-called girlfriend.