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"…" Speech
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Italics Thoughts and accented words
# … # Songs and POV's
(…) My notes
… Time and scene changes
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Flashback from the last chapter
Tomoyo quickly dialed Meiling's number into her cell phone.
"Li Mansion," was the reply. "What can we do for you?"
"Can I please talk to Meiling?" asked Tomoyo, hurriedly.
"Yes."
"Wei? Meiling here."
"Meiling!" exclaimed Tomoyo. "Can you come over to my place like right now?"
"I guess..." replied Meiling. "Do you want me to bring Syaoran as well?"
"NO!" Tomoyo shouted a little too loud. "Come alone, right now!"
"Okay...okay. See you soon."
"Sayonara."
Click!
Chapter 21
Sakura and Meiling were both sitting in the room of Tomoyo Daidouji.
"So why did you call me over?" Meiling asked Tomoyo. Tomoyo glanced sideways at Sakura and sighed.
"It's about Syaoran," she replied.
"Syaoran?" asked a confused Meiling. "Why?"
"You see...it's like this..." Soon, Tomoyo and Sakura had finished explaining about the strange actions of the so-called-Syaoran.
"Syaoran did all that?" asked Meiling incredulously. Tomoyo and Sakura both nodded gravely.
"But Syaoran's not like that at all!" exclaimed Meiling. "He was acting completely normal when he was walking home with me!" Something clicked together in Sakura's head.
"When did you walk home?" asked Sakura suspiciously.
"As soon as the bell rang," replied Meiling. "He was with me the whole of last period and after school...Hey! That doesn't make any sense!"
"Exactly," said Sakura grimly. "No one could be in two places at once." Tomoyo nodded.
"I completely understand," she said. "That person who came up to us wasn't the real Syaoran... But how?"
"Maybe we should tell Syaoran," suggested Meiling.
"No, not yet," replied Sakura. "I'll tell him when the time comes..." Tomoyo and Meiling looked at her weirdly. "And I'll know when that it."
"Okay..."
"But who do you think tried impersonate Syaoran?" asked Tomoyo. Meiling shrugged.
"It might be..." began Sakura, thinking out loud. "No wait...forget that..."
"Who did you think it was?" asked Tomoyo.
"Forget I said that," said Sakura shaking her head. "It's nothing." Tomoyo and Meiling exchanged looks of worry.
"What do you think of that Luke guy?" asked Sakura, changing the subject.
"I don't know..." replied Meiling. "But there's something weird about him...that's all." Tomoyo nodded.
"That's what I think as well. What about you, Sakura?" said Tomoyo.
"I agree with you...there is something different about him..." replied Sakura and something flashed into her mind. "That's it!" she exclaimed. Tomoyo and Meiling stared at her.
"What?" they both asked her in unison.
"Luke!" cried Sakura. "I won't tell you just yet, in case I'm wrong, but just act normally around him, okay?"
"Why though?" asked Meiling curiously.
"Just promise me you'll act normally around him," said Sakura.
"Fine, fine."
"Good!" said Sakura, standing up. "I'd better get home before Touya kills me. Sayonara!" she said, as she ran out the room. Tomoyo and Meiling just sat there staring at her.
The next day
"SAKURA KINOMOTO!" shouted Kero. Sakura jerked awake and sat upright. She stretched and yawned, then rubbed her eyes. She looked to her left, where her alarm clock sat. It read seven fifteen.
"Kero!" she exclaimed, flopping back onto her bed. "It's only seven fifteen! What did you wake me up for?"
"Seven fifteen!" cried Kero. "Do you know what you're doing at school today?"
"Yeah," replied Sakura. "We're going on a field trip to the farm today. Why?"
"Seven fifteen...field trip?" said Kero, trying to knock some sense into her.
"Seven fifteen..." murmured Sakura to herself. "HHOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEE! I'M SO LATE!" She practically jumped out of bed and threw on a black pair of jeans and a pale pink halter-top and dashed downstairs, grabbed her lunch and bag and ran off to school without bothering about breakfast.
She ran up to where her friends were standing – that includes Rika, Tomoyo, Chiharu, Naoko, Meiling, Yamazaki, Syaoran, Eriol, Ryu AND Josh. (He he...I kinda forgot about him in the last few chapters...)
"Hi," gasped Sakura. "Whatcha doing?"
"Nothing much," replied the gang.
"I'm leaving," said Josh abruptly, surprising everyone. They all stared at him.
"What?" exclaimed Sakura and Naoko.
"You can't go!" exclaimed Eriol and Chiharu.
"You've only been here for like...how many days?" shouted Meiling and Yamazaki. Josh shrugged.
"I'm just telling you..."
"Where are you going?" asked Ryu.
"Back to Korea," he replied.
"Why the hell did you even come here then?" asked Eriol, still in shock. Josh shrugged again.
"Family stuff," he replied simply.
"And you're moving back because of family stuff as well?" asked Sakura. Josh nodded.
"Today's my last day of school," he said.
"WHAT?" exclaimed everyone. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US EARLIER?" Josh sweat dropped.
"It sort of slipped my mind..." he said, scratching his head. Everyone sighed.
"Everyone!" shouted the teacher in charge. "Time to get on the bus!" Everyone jammed into the mini bus, trying to get the back seats, but Katrina and her two friends got there first, so Sakura and the gang sat at the front of the bus, as far as they could away from them. Sakura sat next to Tomoyo; Chiharu sat next to Yamazaki; Eriol sat next to Syaoran; Naoko sat next to Rika; Meiling was next to Ryu, and Josh sat by himself. Luke walked past them.
"Can I sit here?" he asked Josh, politely. Josh wasn't a rude person, so he nodded. Luke sat down next to him.
They drove for around an hour and had a break at a park that was a few minutes away from the farm for a snack. Everyone rushed out of the mini bus and ran to the nearby benches to get a seat. Since there weren't any space left, Sakura and the gang went to the fountain and sat beside it, on the ledge and immediately started to talk.
"Hi," said Luke walking towards them. Everyone instantly stopped talking, but none of them replied. Syaoran glared at him. Sakura didn't like the awkward silence and decided to speak up.
"Hi..." she replied cautiously.
"Can I join you?" he asked politely.
"Umm..." started Sakura, glancing at the others. "Sure...Why not? Right guys?" she said, putting on a weak smile.
"Yeah...why not..." said Ryu. Everyone nodded politely, except Syaoran, who kept glaring at him. Luke slumped down next to Sakura. Sakura felt really uncomfortable about sitting next to him, but didn't want to move, in case it seemed rude. After all, Luke did apologize for what he did. Tomoyo noticed this and brought up some conversation, hoping that Sakura would join in and not feel so uncomfortable. They chatted on for a few minutes. Tomoyo realized that Sakura wasn't exactly joining in, so she decided to bring her in.
"Don't you think so Sakura?" she asked Sakura. Sakura's gaze shot up to Tomoyo.
"Huh?" she asked. Tomoyo looked at her weirdly. "Umm...Uh yeah, I totally agree." Everyone else nodded and continued to talk, but Sakura didn't keep talking and kept silent. Syaoran now noticed Sakura was acting strange around Luke and thought it was the best opportunity to confess his feelings to her.
"Hey Sakura," he said lightly. "Can I talk to you for a moment?" Sakura nodded. "Somewhere else?" Sakura nodded again. Syaoran led them to a clear area, where no one else was.
"I noticed you were feeling strange near Luke," he started. Sakura nodded, not in the mood to talk. "Why did you let him sit with us when you didn't even like him?"
"Same reason why Ryu let him sit next to him on the bus..."
"Which was...?" Sakura giggled. "What?" asked Syaoran defensively.
"You can be so stupid sometimes!" laughed Sakura, turning all hyper again.
"Hey!" cried Syaoran. "That's offensive!" Sakura laughed again.
"We should be nice to him," said Sakura, suddenly becoming strict.
"Why? After all he's done?" cried Syaoran.
"He apologized," replied Sakura.
"So...?"
"And he just wanted to become friends with me..."
"Your point being...?"
"Just be nice to him!" shouted Sakura.
"Just tell me one reason why though..."
"Because I said so. Trust me. You don't have to be nice to him, just not rude..."
"RUDE?" cringed Syaoran. "Since when was I rude?"
"Since always..."
"Thanks... I'll take that as a compliment..."
"Okay..."
"IT'S TIME TO GET BACK ON THE BUS!" cried the teacher's voice. Everyone lined up in a single file in front of the door. Sakura felt a tap on her shoulder, so she turned around.
"Oh..." she said. "Hi Luke."
"Hi...I was wondering if you would sit with me on the bus..." he said, rather shyly. Sakura tried her best to put on a smile.
"Of course!" she replied happily. "I'll just tell Tomoyo so she knows." Luke nodded. Sakura ran off to where Tomoyo was waiting for her.
"About time Saku!" she said impatiently. "Come on! We need to get good seats!"
"Tomoyo – Luke asked me to sit with him...Is that okay with you?" Sakura asked her.
"Um...yeah...but why did you accept? Why not sit next to me?" asked Tomoyo, looking at her strangely.
"I just have a feeling that I should be nice to him...that's all..." replied Sakura. "I hope you don't mind..."
"Of course not!" smiled Tomoyo. "Sit behind us then!" Sakura nodded and got onto the bus with Tomoyo and Luke.
On the bus
# Luke's Point of View #
Why is Sakura being so nice to me all of a sudden? I'm supposed to be working against her, not on the same side! Jeez...she can be so stupid sometimes. Master will be pleased after I finish the next part of the ultimate plan...I can't wait to put it in action!
"We're here!" called the teacher after a few minutes. How stupid are the people at this school? They make us stop at some stupid park for a break, when really; the farm is just like one minute away! That's plain stupid.
"Everyone!" called the teacher again. "Get off the bus!" The rampage of students crammed out of the bus, wanting the first look at the farm. Meiling dragged on behind. It was so obvious that she would have preferred to be anywhere but here.
"Wow..." chirped everyone in awe. I stood on tiptoes trying to get a glance at the farm – a bit stupid really, but have to mix in with everyone else. I saw Meiling – she was not even bothering to try and look; she was still gloomy – as usual.
"Hey Meiling!" I called to her.
"What?" she snapped at me. I guess she didn't like me very much; well, she wasn't supposed to, was she?
"Take a look at the farm," I told her. She just glared at me. I saw Sakura nudge her in the ribs.
"Fine," she replied neutrally, but stopped glaring at me. I led her to the front of the class. Her jaw dropped when she saw it.
"This...is the farm?" she asked in a shocked voice.
"Yeah," I replied coolly. "Cool isn't it?"
"But – " she began. "I thought that all farms were sort of dumpy places that stunk like animals!"
"Well," said Sakura, laughing. "I guess you thought wrong then!"
"Let's get a closer look!" cried Meiling, dragging Sakura and me with her. I saw the Li kid staring at me; I just looked away. Then he started to follow us. I guess he doesn't trust me...I don't blame him...I'm not supposed to be trusted. Everyone in out class started to follow with Meiling's lead.
We followed a sandy pathway through the farm. There weren't any animals in sight, yet. There were blasts of wildlife beside the pathway – from various fruit trees down to little yellow daisies. Disgusting – I thought to myself. How could anyone like these pathetic flowers and plants? Anyway – back to the point, the plan.
"Miss," I waved over to the teacher. "May I please use the bathroom?"
"Of course," she replied. "After the introductions, if you please." I only nodded; it was just a little delay, it would still be all right in the end.
"Quiet down please, class!" yelled the teacher, over all the chitchat. Every single student fell silent. "On this field trip, since I know practically nothing about this farm, I'd like you to meet John Wills." She said, gesturing to a man, who looked like he was in his late forties. He was wearing a pair of old ragged and brown overalls, as well as thick boots and gloves, matching with a straw hat; he looked definitely like a farmer should be. He had kind and gentle blue eyes and frizzy gray hair, starting to bald. The class applauded politely. The man took a step forward.
"Good morning!" he welcomed them cheerfully. "And welcome to my farm. Today, I will tour you around the farm and answer all your questions about it."
"Mr. Wills," said a student that I didn't recognize. "What kind of animals do you keep here?" John Wills chuckled.
"Please," he said. "Feel free to call me John – I never really like all the formalities anyway. Anyway – I have quite a variety of animals here, not just your usual farm animals. There are cows, horses, pigs, sheep, chickens and roosters. However, we also have a snake, friendly monkeys, a wolf and a lazy dog."
"Can we see the dog?" yelled a student. John put his hands to his mouth and whistled loudly.
"This is what I do to tell Rex that it's time to eat, otherwise he doesn't bother turning up," explained John. "Oh look – here he comes now!" A scruffy dog came running up to him, wagging its tail expectantly. "This is Rex everybody."
"Can I pat it?" asked a girl. John nodded.
"Go ahead," he said. "All the animals here are very tame and obedient. Sit!" he ordered Rex. Rex sat down, his tongue sticking out, showing all his pointy, sharp teeth. The old farmer threw him a doggy biscuit. The girl slowly advanced towards the dog, but abruptly stopped after seeing its teeth.
"He's not dangerous really," said John. "He's quite lazy. Besides being useless, he's the best friend that anyone can have!" The girl backed away, not believing him.
"Oh you scaredy cats!" cried Meiling, confidently. "He's just a dog for crying out loud!" She walked forwards without hesitation and patted Rex behind the ears. "See? Nothing dangerous!"
"That's right..." said the farmer, waiting for her name.
"Meiling Li," she replied.
"Yes," he said. "That's right Meiling. Do you want to feed him?" Her eyes lit up brightly.
"Do I ever!" The farmer handed her a paw shaped doggy biscuit. Meiling rested the doggy biscuit on the palm of her hand, bent down on her knees and held out her hand. The dog staggered over to Meiling and sniffed her, then her hand. Looking delighted, he licked the biscuit off Meiling's hand and swallowed it.
"How cute!" exclaimed Meiling, smiling.
"Can we go see the snake?" asked a boy.
"Perhaps later on," the farmer replied.
"Snake?" shrieked Katrina. "Don't they have poisonous fangs or something?"
"Well, not all snakes do," he replied. "But this one does!" Katrina looked at him in disgust. Seeing her panic-stricken face, he said, "Like I said before, none of the animals here are dangerous, unless they're defending themselves, so don't provoke them, but otherwise they are very tame." Katrina didn't believe him.
"Don't be a wuss," said Meiling. "John should know – he runs this farm." John smiled down at her, with a small smile. Meiling smiled back.
"Now I'm sure your teacher will want to discuss some things with you," said John. "So off you go." They all crowded around the teacher.
"Miss," I asked again. "May I use the bathroom now?"
"Yes Luke," she replied. "But please be quick though, the tour starts soon." I nodded to her and asked the farmer for directions.
"Just behind the barn," he told me and pointed towards it.
"Thank you," I said to him and ran off in the direction of the barn.
# Normal Point of View #
Luke ran behind the barn. He scanned the area around him to make sure that there was no one around. Once he was sure that no one was around, he took out something from his pocket. It was an old and rusty chain with a miniature sword on it. There was an inscription on it, reading: ------. (I'm not going to tell you what it says on it – you'll have to keep reading to find out!)
He held onto the chain and dangled it in front of him. Then he closed his eyes and started to mutter a chant. He was about to finish it off when someone approached him from behind.
"May I ask what you're doing here, dear?" asked a dumpy woman. She was a bit wide in the middle and wore an old dress. She looked like she was the wife of John Wills.
"Who are you?" he asked automatically, as he stuffed the chain into his pocket. He suddenly realized that he was being rude and stopped. "Sorry. I was just looking for the bathroom." The woman nodded understandingly.
"I'm Natalie Wills," she said. "The bathroom is just through that door. I suppose you're from Tomoeda High?" Luke nodded.
"My name is Luke," he said politely. "Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Wills." He bowed to her and ran through the door. He took out the chain again and continued to mutter the ancient chant of magic. The chain swayed from left to right; a wave of magic rushed past him, ruffling his hair and his eyes flashed red.
TBC
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