Chapter Three:
The two girls ran down the hallway.
"How could you oversleep on a day like this?" the dark-haired girl demanded.
"I'm sorry" the other girl whined "but my alarm clock didn't work."
"Yes it did, it woke me" the dark-haired girl grumbled.
"I'm sorry, but you didn't have to dump water on me."
They raced into the classroom.
"Sorry we're late" they chorused.
"Sakura overslept" the dark-haired girl grumbled.
"You were the one who kept me up to midnight taking pictures" the other girl replied angrily.
The teacher hid a smile "it's alright, you aren't late by much. Are you two the transfer students from the US?"
The auburn-haired girl smiled sweetly "yes, we're Sakura and Tomoyo."
"Why don't you introduce yourselves to the class?" the teacher offered "I am Professor Terada."
The two girls nodded.
"I am Tomoyo Daidouji" the dark-haired girl introduced, pointing at herself "I was born in Japan, yet moved to the states three years ago."
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto" the other girl introduced, smiling sweetly "I'm Tomoyo's cousin."
"Are there any questions for the two girls?" the teacher asked.
One of the girls raised her hand "what are your hobbies?" she asked.
"I love drawing clothes designs" Tomoyo answered "I even have this computer document that allows me to design clothes on the computer. I also love taking pictures and video-tape everything."
"I love to garden" the girl Sakura answered "and I love gymnastics and ice-skating."
"Why do you video-tape everything?" another girl asked.
"I suffer from a mental disability, I have short-term memory" Tomoyo answered seriously, straight-faced.
"Only when it suits you" Sakura muttered darkly under her breath "yeah right" she then added more loudly "don't believe her, she has photographic memory."
Tomoyo sighed "very well you meanie. I want to be a photographer when I grow up" she admitted.
"Along with five other occupations" Sakura hissed.
"Why did you move to the US?" one boy asked.
"Oh, Sakura was having trouble from an admirer" Tomoyo sighed heavily "so we ran away from her precious love."
Sakura was gritting her teeth "shut up Tomoyo" she hissed, and then added brightly "actually, it wasn't that exciting. My father got a job in the US. So we moved; Tomoyo came along for fun."
"Why did you move back?" another student asked.
This time it was Tomoyo who answered "my mother insisted because she missed me too much to not have me nearby to her" she sighed dramatically. Sakura rolled her eyes.
Mr. Terada coughed quietly to get their attention "well, that seems to be all the question. Why don't you two sit next to Li and Hiirigizawa?" he offered; both girls stiffened, suddenly very quiet.
"Never mind, I forgot, ignore that. Why don't you sit next to Chiharu and Rika?"
The two girl's stiff posture relaxed, relieved. Syaoran and Eriol shared confused looks. Only they had the girls' change in posture. What had that happened?