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Chapter Eleven: Back to School

"Ready to go Sakura?" Touya asked as I walked downstairs, tossing an apple to me.

I nodded, catching the fruit. "Yeah, thanks."

Back to school. Back to the long days of math equations and homework.

Back to uniforms.

I sighed and looked down at my uniform; a navy blue skirt that, in my opinion, was way too short for school, and a white blouse with a navy blue tie.

I walked with Touya out to the car, shoving him aside when he tried to get in the driver's seat.

"Hey, what are you doing?" he snapped.

"Driving." I smiled, holding out my license. I hadn't been able to use it in Hong Kong, so I needed the practice.

"No way squirt." Touya said, grabbing my arm and pulling me back, blocking my way to the driver's door. "I have work to get to, and I can't be late. So get in.

I glared at him, slipping into the passenger's seat. "Ass."

"I love you too Saku." Touya smirked.

I turned from him, staring bitterly out the window.

School…what a drag.

We made it to the school in no time. The familiar groups of people gathered in the courtyard, the guys playing basketball on the court.

"See you at dinner squirt." Touya said.

"Bye." I replied, hopping out of the car and waving as he drove away.

School would be so boring…I bet. Nothing interesting ever happened there.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo grinned, running up to me, her long dark hair bouncing behind her. "Your hear earlier than usual."

I smiled. "Yeah, Touya had to get to work."

"Oh. How about we blade tomorrow?"

"Sure thing." I said, walking with her into the courtyard.

"Hey Tomoyo, Sakura." Eriol smiled, walking up to us. "Isn't this nice, all together again."

I smirked. "Yeah."

"Oh this summer just wasn't the same without you." Tomoyo sighed, linking her arm with mine. "I'm just glad your back."

"Me too." I smiled, totally telling the truth. The last week in Hong Kong had been so horrible I'd practically ran into the airport I wanted to leave so bad.

But, thankfully, Meilin and Shine came and said goodbye to me.

Flashback
"Oh I'm going to miss you Sakura!" Meilin sighed, hugging me tightly as Touya and dad gave the lady at the counter our tickets. "Will you come back?"

"I don't know." I smiled, giving Shine a quick hug. "I doubt it. This was a one time thing, I think."

"Then we'll come and see you." Meilin grinned. "Me and Syaoran."

I frowned. "Maybe just you. Syaoran wouldn't come."

"Oh come on Sakura!" Shine sighed. "Syaoran's just being the same old ass he always was. He'll get over himself and realize that he can't live without you."

I laughed faintly. "Let's hope so. E-mail me, call me, whatever, okay?"

"Sure thing." Meilin grinned. "Don't forget us!"

"As long as you don't forget me." I smiled.

"Never!" Shine shouted, startling a few of the people in the airport. "We'll always be together. Not in body, but in soul."

Meilin and I broke in mad laughter.

"What?" Shine said, looking embarrassed. "I read it in a book once, leave me alone!"

I sighed and shook my head. "Sure Shine, sure. But I've got to go now, talk to you guys later."

"Of course!" Meilin grinned.

I smiled and gripped her hands. "Please tell Syaoran I'm sorry, I really am."

"I know." Meilin said softly. "Don't worry about it Sakura, really. He loves you, and he'll let you go. He'll get over it, he's a strong guy. Just don't worry, I'll bet he's e-mailing you in a week saying how sorry he is."

"Hope so." I smiled as Touya called me from the gate. "Well, bye you guys."
End Flashback

"I've got to get to music class." Tomoyo smiled, kissing Eriol lightly on the cheek. "See you guys at lunch okay?"

I nodded. "Bye Tomoyo."

Then she turned and darted through the crowds, into the school.

"So." Eriol sighed, wrapping his arm around my shoulders. "How are you doing, kid?"

"I'm fine, Eriol." I said. "What about you?"

"You know what I mean Sakura." he said. "About Li, I mean."

"Oh. That." I sighed. "I'm okay, really. Like Touya said, it's water under the bridge."

"That's good that your okay with it then." Eriol said. "Have you talked to that Meilin girl?"

I shook my head. "Not in a few days, but I just got an e-mail from Shine last night."

As if on cue, my phone suddenly started beeping, letting me know I'd just got a text message.

"Who's it from?" Eriol asked, looking over my shoulder.

"Probably Tomoyo." I smirked, pulling my phone from my bag.

It wasn't, it was from Meilin.

ChinaRae: Hey Saku! Sup? Nice day huh?

"That's odd." Eriol smirked. "Shouldn't she mean 'nice day'? Not 'nice day huh'?"

I shrugged. "She probably got mixed up."

CherryB: Nm. Yah, nice day. Wut bout there?

Eriol and I waited for a while, staring at my phone, waiting for her reply.

Ding.

ChinaRae: Perfect-o. Like yur skirt.

"She's freaking me out." Eriol shuddered beside me. "Tell her to cut it out."

I smirked. "Chill out, it's not like she's gonna pop out and kill you."

"You never know."

CherryB: Confused much? Wut r u doin?

I sent it.

"Wait." Eriol said suddenly. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Send her another one." Eriol said.

I shrugged.

CherryB: Eriol says hi.

I sent it.

Ding.

"What the hell?" I said, looking up from my phone.

No way. There's no way that Meilin could be here…

Eriol and I looked around, scanning the crowds for a black-haired Chinese girl.

There was none.

Ding.

ChinaRae: U look confused.

CherryB: WHERE R U?

ChinaRae: …

"I officially name her freaky." Eriol smirked. "Time to find her. Come on Sakura."

Eriol grabbed my wrist and pulled me through the crowds of chattering teenagers, the both of us looking for any sign of Meilin.

ChinaRae: Come on Saku. U can do betta.

CherryB: We will find u yet Rae

ChinaRae: Doubt it

I rolled my eyes and shoved my phone back in my purse, my emerald eyes darting around, finally catching sight of someone hiding behind the entrance gates.

"Over there." I whispered to Eriol.

He nodded and we ran through the crowds, darting past people, finally turning the corner to the front gates.

Where I promptly had arms wrapped around me.

"Sakura!" Meilin grinned, hugging me tightly. "Took you long enough!"

I grinned. "Meilin! What are you doing here?"

"We got a year exchange!" Meilin laughed. "And our parents say that if we like it here enough, we can stay."

I smiled. "That's great!"

Wait. We?

Meilin let go of me then, and I was fully able to see the person standing behind her, his arms folded across his chest.

And my heart stopped beating.

Syaoran.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

"U-Um." I managed to croak. "S-Syaoran, hi."

He turned to me, nodding slightly. "Hey Sakura."

I felt a deep blush run along my cheeks as I looked back at him…at his lips.

"T-This is Eriol." I said quickly, grabbing Eriol's arm, as if he could protect me or something. "Eriol meet Meilin Rae and Syaoran Li."

Eriol smiled and shook Meilin's hand. "Nice to finally meet you guys."

"You too!" Meilin grinned. "I've heard so much about you guys. Where's Tomoyo?"

"In music class." I said, trying to keep my eyes off the chocolate-haired boy behind Meilin. "We can meet up with her at lunch."

"Great!" Meilin smiled. "Now, show me around! I have no idea where to go."

"Sure thing." I smiled. "Eriol, want to help?"

"Sure Saku." Eriol said. "Coming Syaoran?"

Syaoran nodded and followed after us as we walked into the courtyard.

I noticed, as we walked through the crowds of students, towards the school, that many of the conversations stopped, and many eyes, mostly female, followed after us.

Well, after Syaoran.

I couldn't help but feel the tiniest twinge of jealousy.

Okay, big twinge, huge twinge. More like a touch-him-and-die twinge.

"So what made you two come here?" I asked, trying to take my mind off the ogling girls watching after us.

Meilin shrugged. "There was a year exchange and we went for it. We thought, actually, that it was in Tokyo, but found out only yesterday that it was here."

So that's why Syaoran agreed to come, then, because he didn't think it was here.

"Well that's great." Eriol grinned. "You got to show Sakura your city, so we can show you ours. Hey Sakura, how about we take them out tonight?"

I groaned. "Eriol it's a school night, you really think that we should?"

"Oh come on Saku." Eriol grinned, wrapping his arm around my shoulders, as he always did. "It'll be fun, just like before school ended."

"Don't forget we got caught, by Touya." I snickered.

I noticed, from the corner of my eye, the way Syaoran stiffened when Eriol put his arm around me.

So, he hadn't totally forgotten about me, or hated me, then huh?

Maybe this was a good thing. Maybe.

I highly doubted it.

So far, Syaoran and I were back the way we started: not talking.

I sighed and walked into the school with the others. "Well, welcome to Tamoeda High. Get used to the crowds, there are gonna be more soon."

"Tonight." Eriol said, cutting off my little speech. "I'm picking us all up, we're going out."

"Yes!" Meilin grinned.

"Great." I rolled my eyes.

"What time?" Syaoran asked.

"Ten." Eriol answered. "The perfect time."

"Where are we going?" Meilin asked.

"Where else?" I laughed. "Penguin Park!"

"Penguin…Park?" Syaoran said, sounding confused.

Okay, Sakura's in for an interesting school year. Review!