Sakura looked over at Li, who walked out of the room without a word. Sakura
suddenly had a feeling that this idea was bad..
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Angel
Chapter 2
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She just happened to pass by the mirror and looked into it to make sure that her hair was in place. Her eyes bulged when she saw her reflection. Although Li, who was accompanying Sakura, saw the reaction, he remained silent as he always did.
"I am aging!"
"There's no need to fret. How old are you?" Jin asked.
"I am only eighteen and how can I look possibly different?"
Jin chuckled but went silent when Li glared at him and he whispered to Sakura, "The princess is twenty-five years old and you took up her form here, in Emerenia."
"Oh," Sakura drawled out upon understanding and asked, "Where is he taking us to?"
"The training room," Li answered, his voice void of emotion.
Sakura wisely kept the rest of her questions contained. After taking a few bends and going down a flight of stairs, they finally reached the training room Li was talking about. Sakura suddenly felt as if she was a captive, who was about to be placed in a prison.
The door opened with a soft creak and Li stepped in first, the followed by Jin. Sakura, having no other choice, followed the two of them in and smothered a laugh, "The training room is filled with.. books?"
Li scanned through the shelves and took out a book, then gave it to Sakura before walking away.
"See? I told you he's a silent man," Jin remarked.
"Well.." Sakura started but did not know what else to say, except to look at the book Li had given to her. "The tales of fire gems?"
Jin, upon hearing what she had said, paid more attention to the book Sakura was holding than muttering bad things about Li. "Hey! That's the history of the fire gems! It's like a holy book to Emerenia and if that Li is willing to lend it to you.. well.. that's of course, since you are his.."
"Jin!" Li shouted from the door. "Watch what you say."
"Fine!" Jin shouted back and smiled at Sakura apologetically.
"Come on hime, we have to get you back until our next mission comes along," Li said and offered Sakura a hand. "Meanwhile," he added when Sakura accepted his hand with a blush, "You will have to read up that thick book in your hand and finish it as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Sakura replied and hesitated.
Seeing this, Li signed and told her, "Feel free to speak up your mind."
"I am thinking that you two really make a cute couple," Jin said teasingly.
"I am only saying that the hime may speak p her mind," Li growled.
"Hey! That's unfair," Jin retorted. "You are only nice to the hime!"
"Watch your words, Jin."
"Er.. How do I get back?"
Jin laughed and answered, "Simple! Through the portal!"
"The portal," Li confirmed, eyeing Jin carefully.
Sakura frowned and asked, "Then how will I be able to come back here?"
"Through the portal," Jin answered happily.
"You'll know the answer when the time arrives," Li said and chanted, then a portal opened in front of him. "Here you go."
"Hold on!" Jin shouted. "You are going to let her go back in this form?"
Li looked confused for a moment before he finally realized what Jin was talking about. "She will change back automatically when she reach her world. Ja.."
"Ja ne," Sakura said reluctantly and ran through the portal and back into her world.
The portal closed and Jin looked away and saw the lost look on Li's face. "Hey! Are you all right?"
Jin did not know if Li heard him as he just walked away from the training room. Jin stared after him and remarked, "What a peculiar man.."
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The next day..
As she was late for school the day before, Sakura had to reach the school much earlier than the rest of the students to tidy up the classroom as a form of punishment.
"Baka Jin!" Sakura muttered as she wiped the blackboard. "He should have brought me to Emerenia later, then I wouldn't be late for school!"
She was so busy inner rantings that she did not hear footsteps within the classroom and approaching her. When the person tapped her shoulder, she screamed out in fright, turned and leaned against the blackboard.
"Gomen!" The person apologized. "I did not mean to frighten you. I was just wondering where is class 4-1.." (a/n: I don't know the educational system of Japan so just take it as the fourth level of High school or something. Or can anyone help me out here?)
"Er.." Sakura started, just recovering form her earlier shock. "Yes.. Didn't you read the label outside?"
"As a matter of a fact," he answered. "No."
"That explains it," Sakura smiled. "Are you new here?"
"I am a transfer student from Hong Kong. My name is Li Syaoran and please call me Syaoran," he stated.
"My name is Sakura, Kinomoto Sakura," She told him and took his hand in a shake.
"Is it possible to cal you Sakura?"
Sakura blushed, "Well.. Er.. It will be fine.. I guess."
"I take it as a yes, So.." Syaoran said. "What are you doing now?"
Looking at the duster in her hands, Sakura chuckled, "What does it look like to you?"
"Erasing the blackboard and you can't reach the top. Let me give you a hand."
"No.. I can manage.." Before she could finish her sentence, the duster was snatched away from her hands and she could only stand there and gape at Syaoran as he could easily erase the upper portion of the blackboard.
When he had finished, he carefully placed the duster back on the board and slapped his hands free of dust. "Easy."
"As I can see," Sakura stated and eyed Syaoran. "You are taller than I am."
Syaoran grinned, "Is it in the school rule that the person on duty must come an hour earlier than usual?"
"No, I was late for school yesterday and so.." Sakura laughed nervously and watched the group of soccer guys having their morning practice by the window.
"It is lucky that our classroom is not located on higher floors or we will have to exercise more to keep up with the pace," Syaoran commented.
Sakura watched the game silently while Syaoran sat in a chair and propped both his feet on the table, with both his hands behind his head. "You like soccer?" Sakura asked.
"Perhaps, I don't get to play much," he admitted with a smile.
"My brother plays soccer and very well, in fact."
Out of a sudden, Syaoran pushed Sakura onto the ground with him on top of her and she let out a surprised gasp, "Syaoran?"
"Don't move!"
A scant second later, a soccer ball broke through the window and the glass shattered and flew about. Luckily for Sakura, Syaoran protected her from the broken glass but he himself suffered a few cuts on his arms. Everything happened so fast that Sakura did not even have the time to blink.
"Are you all right?" Syaoran asked, moving away from Sakura.
"You are bleeding!" Sakura exclaimed and stood up hastily. "We have to get you to the sick bay!"
"There is no need for.."
He was pulled along by a determined Sakura and dragging him along his wake, She dumped him onto a seat in the sick bay, grabbed the first-aid kit and started applying medication on the cuts on both his arms.
Syaoran winced the moment the cotton wool with the medication touched his wound and he tried to pull away, "It's painful!"
"Bear with it, this particular cut is rather deep.. I will be more gentle but if you keep moving about in your seat, I cannot assure you what harm I will do to you."
"Fine.."
Sakura was grateful that he kept quiet and still for the rest of the ordeal. "Done!"
"Arigato," Syaoran said and stood up, just when the school bell rang.
"Oh my! Hurry, back to the class or we'll be late!!!"
Syaoran sweatdropped as he was once again being dragged by Sakura back to the classroom.
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TBC.
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Angel
Chapter 2
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She just happened to pass by the mirror and looked into it to make sure that her hair was in place. Her eyes bulged when she saw her reflection. Although Li, who was accompanying Sakura, saw the reaction, he remained silent as he always did.
"I am aging!"
"There's no need to fret. How old are you?" Jin asked.
"I am only eighteen and how can I look possibly different?"
Jin chuckled but went silent when Li glared at him and he whispered to Sakura, "The princess is twenty-five years old and you took up her form here, in Emerenia."
"Oh," Sakura drawled out upon understanding and asked, "Where is he taking us to?"
"The training room," Li answered, his voice void of emotion.
Sakura wisely kept the rest of her questions contained. After taking a few bends and going down a flight of stairs, they finally reached the training room Li was talking about. Sakura suddenly felt as if she was a captive, who was about to be placed in a prison.
The door opened with a soft creak and Li stepped in first, the followed by Jin. Sakura, having no other choice, followed the two of them in and smothered a laugh, "The training room is filled with.. books?"
Li scanned through the shelves and took out a book, then gave it to Sakura before walking away.
"See? I told you he's a silent man," Jin remarked.
"Well.." Sakura started but did not know what else to say, except to look at the book Li had given to her. "The tales of fire gems?"
Jin, upon hearing what she had said, paid more attention to the book Sakura was holding than muttering bad things about Li. "Hey! That's the history of the fire gems! It's like a holy book to Emerenia and if that Li is willing to lend it to you.. well.. that's of course, since you are his.."
"Jin!" Li shouted from the door. "Watch what you say."
"Fine!" Jin shouted back and smiled at Sakura apologetically.
"Come on hime, we have to get you back until our next mission comes along," Li said and offered Sakura a hand. "Meanwhile," he added when Sakura accepted his hand with a blush, "You will have to read up that thick book in your hand and finish it as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Sakura replied and hesitated.
Seeing this, Li signed and told her, "Feel free to speak up your mind."
"I am thinking that you two really make a cute couple," Jin said teasingly.
"I am only saying that the hime may speak p her mind," Li growled.
"Hey! That's unfair," Jin retorted. "You are only nice to the hime!"
"Watch your words, Jin."
"Er.. How do I get back?"
Jin laughed and answered, "Simple! Through the portal!"
"The portal," Li confirmed, eyeing Jin carefully.
Sakura frowned and asked, "Then how will I be able to come back here?"
"Through the portal," Jin answered happily.
"You'll know the answer when the time arrives," Li said and chanted, then a portal opened in front of him. "Here you go."
"Hold on!" Jin shouted. "You are going to let her go back in this form?"
Li looked confused for a moment before he finally realized what Jin was talking about. "She will change back automatically when she reach her world. Ja.."
"Ja ne," Sakura said reluctantly and ran through the portal and back into her world.
The portal closed and Jin looked away and saw the lost look on Li's face. "Hey! Are you all right?"
Jin did not know if Li heard him as he just walked away from the training room. Jin stared after him and remarked, "What a peculiar man.."
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The next day..
As she was late for school the day before, Sakura had to reach the school much earlier than the rest of the students to tidy up the classroom as a form of punishment.
"Baka Jin!" Sakura muttered as she wiped the blackboard. "He should have brought me to Emerenia later, then I wouldn't be late for school!"
She was so busy inner rantings that she did not hear footsteps within the classroom and approaching her. When the person tapped her shoulder, she screamed out in fright, turned and leaned against the blackboard.
"Gomen!" The person apologized. "I did not mean to frighten you. I was just wondering where is class 4-1.." (a/n: I don't know the educational system of Japan so just take it as the fourth level of High school or something. Or can anyone help me out here?)
"Er.." Sakura started, just recovering form her earlier shock. "Yes.. Didn't you read the label outside?"
"As a matter of a fact," he answered. "No."
"That explains it," Sakura smiled. "Are you new here?"
"I am a transfer student from Hong Kong. My name is Li Syaoran and please call me Syaoran," he stated.
"My name is Sakura, Kinomoto Sakura," She told him and took his hand in a shake.
"Is it possible to cal you Sakura?"
Sakura blushed, "Well.. Er.. It will be fine.. I guess."
"I take it as a yes, So.." Syaoran said. "What are you doing now?"
Looking at the duster in her hands, Sakura chuckled, "What does it look like to you?"
"Erasing the blackboard and you can't reach the top. Let me give you a hand."
"No.. I can manage.." Before she could finish her sentence, the duster was snatched away from her hands and she could only stand there and gape at Syaoran as he could easily erase the upper portion of the blackboard.
When he had finished, he carefully placed the duster back on the board and slapped his hands free of dust. "Easy."
"As I can see," Sakura stated and eyed Syaoran. "You are taller than I am."
Syaoran grinned, "Is it in the school rule that the person on duty must come an hour earlier than usual?"
"No, I was late for school yesterday and so.." Sakura laughed nervously and watched the group of soccer guys having their morning practice by the window.
"It is lucky that our classroom is not located on higher floors or we will have to exercise more to keep up with the pace," Syaoran commented.
Sakura watched the game silently while Syaoran sat in a chair and propped both his feet on the table, with both his hands behind his head. "You like soccer?" Sakura asked.
"Perhaps, I don't get to play much," he admitted with a smile.
"My brother plays soccer and very well, in fact."
Out of a sudden, Syaoran pushed Sakura onto the ground with him on top of her and she let out a surprised gasp, "Syaoran?"
"Don't move!"
A scant second later, a soccer ball broke through the window and the glass shattered and flew about. Luckily for Sakura, Syaoran protected her from the broken glass but he himself suffered a few cuts on his arms. Everything happened so fast that Sakura did not even have the time to blink.
"Are you all right?" Syaoran asked, moving away from Sakura.
"You are bleeding!" Sakura exclaimed and stood up hastily. "We have to get you to the sick bay!"
"There is no need for.."
He was pulled along by a determined Sakura and dragging him along his wake, She dumped him onto a seat in the sick bay, grabbed the first-aid kit and started applying medication on the cuts on both his arms.
Syaoran winced the moment the cotton wool with the medication touched his wound and he tried to pull away, "It's painful!"
"Bear with it, this particular cut is rather deep.. I will be more gentle but if you keep moving about in your seat, I cannot assure you what harm I will do to you."
"Fine.."
Sakura was grateful that he kept quiet and still for the rest of the ordeal. "Done!"
"Arigato," Syaoran said and stood up, just when the school bell rang.
"Oh my! Hurry, back to the class or we'll be late!!!"
Syaoran sweatdropped as he was once again being dragged by Sakura back to the classroom.
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TBC.