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Flashback from the last chapter"I'll tell her for you. Syaoran's fixing up his letter at the moment, with Meiling buzzing around him." Tomoyo laughed.
"Thanks. Sayonara."
"Bye Tomoyo."
Click!
Chapter 11
At school, before class
"This letter I wrote is so crummy!" exclaimed Syaoran. "Who would believe all this crap?"
"Katrina will. Believe me Syaoran; sluttish people like her will eat it up, juts like that. Don't worry bout it!" said Meiling, reassuringly.
"Whatever you say."
"Sakura acts really well, so this thing will work. I'll bet you anything that it will," said Meiling.
"Okay then. How bout ten bucks?" asked Eriol.
"You're on!" said Meiling and they shook.
"Speaking of Sakura, I'd better phone her so that she comes right here and now and we could tell her what the hell we're on about," said Tomoyo, brandishing her phone out.
"Moshi moshi, Kinomoto Residence," said Fujitaka.
"Konnichiwa, may I please speak to Sakura?"
"She's still in bed. I'll go get her for you. May I ask who is speaking?"
"This is Tomoyo."
"Alright. I'll go get her." Tomoyo waited patiently.
"Moshi moshi, Sakura speaking."
"Sakura! Get yourself at school, NOW!" screamed Tomoyo.
"Hoe? Why? It's only half past eight…HOE? HALF PAST EIGHT? AAH! I'll be there ASAP. See you then!"
ClickTomoyo put her phone away.
"She's only just woken up," she explained to Meiling, Eriol and Syaoran. They all sweat dropped. "And she'll be here ASAP."
"Good. I can't wait to get back at Katrina!" said Meiling, punching the air.
"WATCH OUT!" screamed a voice. They all stepped aside to see Sakura, holding onto the post behind them, wearing her skates.
"I'm here!" said Sakura. "So, what's this thing you wanted to tell me?" asked Sakura, still out of breath. The two girls launched into an explanation about their plan.
"Hoe? I can't even act!" said an exasperated Sakura.
"Yes you can!" retorted Tomoyo. "You did great with the play in year five!"
"That was ages ago and I tripped over on stage!"
"But we're not performing on a stage Sakura," said Meiling.
"Oh, that's a good point…But still!" shrieked Sakura. "I can't do it! I can't. I can't. I can't!"
"You already said that you will, Saku. There's no backing out now," smirked Eriol.
"Whatever. Have you put the letter in her locker yet?" asked Sakura.
"Yep!" said Eriol. "This morning, before you came."
"That's good."
"And now we wait for Katrina to find the letter," muttered Eriol, darkly.
With Katrina + Gang
Katrina arrived at school and went to her locker straight away. She was still angry about the incident after the Hip, Hop and Twirl. She opened her locker to find a pink envelope sitting on top of her books. It was decorated with hearts and flowers all over it. She beckoned to Tessa and Sara, who had forgiven her for pushing them over.
"Look at this!" she cried excitedly at them. "I wonder who's it from."
"Well, what are you waiting for?" asked Sara. "Open it!" Katrina took out the folded paper from inside and read out aloud to her friends.
To dear Katrina,
I know this is only a letter and I'm not talking to you face to face, but please believe me when I say this, "I love you". I've had a crush on you ever since we've known each other, but I was too scared to admit it. I hope this will work out between us and please forgive me for all the unreasonable things I've done to you. If you return these feelings for me, please come and find me in the cafeteria at recess and we'll have a private chat after that. Since you've always wanted me to be your boyfriend, I'm yours now.
Love, Syaoran.
P.S. Please don't mention this to anyone. I don't feel like sharing this with public just yet.
"I knew that he liked me!" shrieked Katrina. "I can't wait until lunch!"
"It must feel good to be admired by Syaoran Li," said Tessa, dreamily.
"I can't wait to tell the whole school!" exclaimed Katrina.
"But the letter clearly states that he didn't want you to tell anyone," frowned Sara.
"I'm sure Syaoran will forgive me," said Katrina, shrugging and whispered to the nearest person she knew. The rumor spread so suddenly and then the whole school knew about it.
At recess
Katrina saw Syaoran sitting outside the cafeteria talking and laughing with Sakura, Meiling, Tomoyo and Eriol.
"There she comes!" hissed Tomoyo to the rest of them.
'I must remember to tell Syaoran not to hang around that Kinomoto. It's getting on my nerves!' thought Katrina and approached them, aware that the whole school was watching.
"Hey Syaoran! I got your letter," Katrina winked.
"Letter? What letter?" asked Syaoran, looking confused.
"Oh, Syaoran! Don't try to hide it," said Katrina. "After all, I am your girlfriend now."
Sakura looked instantly furious. (They're acting!)
"What are you talking about, Katrina?" said Syaoran coldly. "I've already got a girlfriend, so back off!"
"Who?" asked Katrina, icily.
"Why, Sakura of course!" said Syaoran, slipping his arm around her waist. Sakura giggled. Katrina felt heat rise from her head and felt her face turning red from humiliation. Tomoyo and Meiling exchanged smirks.
"How do you explain the letter then?" asked Katrina, smiling again. She thought that would stump them.
"What letter? I never wrote a letter to you!" said Syaoran.
"I'll show you then. It's got your handwriting on it," she said and reached inside her jeans pocket, but there was nothing there. "Huh? It's not here! Where did it go?"
"You must've been hallucinating, Katrina," said Tomoyo smugly. Everyone burst out laughing, including everyone in the cafeteria. Katrina's face turned all different shades of red.
"You're gonna pay for this, Kinomoto!" She spat and pushed her. Sakura lost her balance and was about to hit the ground, when she felt strong arms around her. Syaoran, with quick reflexes, had caught her just in time.
"Are you okay, Kura?" asked Syaoran, considerately, acting as though Katrina wasn't even there. Syaoran helped Sakura up.
"Thanks, Syao," said Sakura, gently kissing him on the cheek. Syaoran had to try very hard not to blush this time.
"KAWAII!" squealed Tomoyo, filming them.
"Hello? Am I here or am I just invisible here?" asked Katrina. Everyone ignored her.
"AM I JUST SOME NOBODY WHO YOU ALL THINK IS JUST SOME KIND OF IDIOT THAT COULD STAND ON YOU LEGS?" Katrina yelled.
"That's about right," pointed out Eriol. "But you forgot ugly, fat, unwanted and weird!" Everyone roared with laughter again. A group of boys from their class were laughing so hard that they were on all fours, banging their fists on the ground. Katrina stormed off.
"ERIOL!" cried Meiling. "You owe me ten bucks!"
"Damn it! I thought you would've forgotten!" wailed Eriol.
"That was better then expected!" cried Sakura happily.
"It was only because of you and Syaoran," said Tomoyo.
"But you planned it!" said Syaoran. He had been laughing so hard, that he had a stitch in his stomach.
"We all did something to contribute!" said Meiling. "Eriol, that was great when you used magic to get back the letter from her pocket," laughed Meiling. Sakura's eyes widened.
"You have magic?" asked Sakura.
"Umm…yeah," said Eriol, quietly. "I'm the reincarnation of the legendary Clow Reed."
"Oh, I see," muttered Sakura.
"You know who Clow Reed is?" asked Syaoran, suspiciously.
"Oh no. I've just heard about him, that's all," replied Sakura quickly. Tomoyo realized where the conversation was leading to and quickly changed the subject.
"How bout we all come over to my house on the weekend for a sleepover to celebrate the downfall of Katrina?" she suggested.
"That sounds cool," said Meiling. "I'm coming!"
"So am I," said Sakura.
"Me too," said Eriol. "Syaoran?"
"Whatever," said Syaoran.
"Great! I'll go ask Chiharu, Rika and Naoko. If Yamazaki wants to come, then he can as well," said Tomoyo running off.
"Hey!" called Tomoyo to Chiharu, Naoko, Rika and Yamazaki. "You saw what happened to Katrina right?" They all laughed.
"Boy, did we ever," said Rika. "It was hilarious!"
"Your plan was great! I reckon that it should be mentioned in the Guinness book of records!" said Naoko. Everyone laughed again.
"Well, I was thinking," began Tomoyo. "Do you guys wanna come to a sleepover on the weekend?"
"Sounds great!" said Chiharu.
"Did I ever tell you that sleepovers first started by King – " Chiharu dragged Yamazaki away by the ear, muttering something that sounded like "Looks like someone needs a mental institute…"
"Okay. See you guys at five on Friday night," said Tomoyo, waving. (Let's just say it's Thursday.)
"Sayonara Tomo!" they all chirped. Tomoyo jogged back to Sakura, Eriol, Meiling and Syaoran.
"They said yes," panted Tomoyo.
"That's great!" smiled Meiling. Matt walked up to them with his girlfriend, Michelle.
"Are you guys really going out?" he asked, smirking at Syaoran. Syaoran blushed.
"Err – " he said.
"I knew it!" shrieked Michelle. "You guys make the most kawaii couple!"
"We're not – " said Sakura.
"No need to deny it, Saku," said Matt. "Everyone knows the truth already." Syaoran cursed under his breath, but no one heard him.
"Whatever," muttered Syaoran. And then he said quietly so that no one could hear, "Like that will ever happen. Me and Sakura…Pfft…as if!"
Ding, Ding, Ding!"Well, that's the bell. We'd better get to sport class," said Eriol. They all walked down to the gym and got changed into their P.E. uniform.
"We'll be playing volleyball today!" said the teacher. They all set up the nets to play. Girls against girls and boys against boys. They all split up into teams and started playing, while the teacher supervised. She walked around giving advice to people or complimenting them.
"Meiling!" she cried. "That was quite an excellent save with that dig! I must make sure that you are placed in the volleyball squad. You can take Katrina's place as co-captain!"
Meiling and Sakura high-fived each other. Pretty soon, the bell rang once more and they went to change back into their normal uniform and walked to their next class- Science.
The sensei walked into the classroom.
"I'm sure you would all like to know that a new student has just arrived. Please welcome Josh Ling." Said the teacher. Josh looked around the class and his eyes stopped on Sakura. Sakura was shocked. How could he be here at this time! Thought Sakura.
"Josh, please take a seat next to Miss. Kinomoto." Josh walked over to Sakura and sat down next to her.
"Hey sweetie," he whispered to her.
"Hi," answered Sakura. "What are you doing here?" she whispered back.
Josh mouthed the words: I'll explain at lunch.
Sakura simply nodded. The teacher started explaining about the difference between different chemicals.
Lunch
"Saks!" said Josh, cheerfully, lightly hugging her. Syaoran suddenly felt anger rising. "It's so good to see you again!"
"Yeah, you too!" said Sakura, hugging him back. "Guys, I'd like you to meet my boyfriend from Korea, but we broke up since I was coming back here. Josh, meet Tomoyo, my best friend, Chiharu, Naoko, Rika, Meiling, Eriol and Syaoran." Syaoran glared at him. (Ooh…someone's jealous!) When lunch was over, they went to their normal class again and did the usual schoolwork stuff…yadda, yadda, yadda.
The next morning
Sakura woke up bright and early. (Amazing! Considering it's Sakura we're talking about here!) She decided to go to school early to surprise everyone. She got dressed in a pink halter-top and black jeans and walked to school. Since it was early, there was hardly anyone there. Just before she reached the gates, she felt someone grab her wrist. She looked back to see Hitoshi. (I never mentioned him before, okay? A quick explanation… He likes Sakura and tries to get her to be his girlfriend, but she refuses.)
"What do you want, Hitoshi?" asked Sakura, looking confused.
"You," he answered, strengthening his grip and pinned her against the wall.
TBC
That's it for chapter 11! Thanks to my reviewers and my cousin for helping me write this story so far! (Her name's Melz) I'm getting writer's block every now and then. AHH! Anyways, please review and keep reading. If I only get the reviews of peoples who constantly review, I'm sorry, but I will discontinue this story and write another one. I've got an idea for other stories, but I'm gonna concentrate on this one first. So yeah…
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