Chapter Five: New School, New Friends
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. As if I could.
Author's Note: Ehehehe… Sorry for not updating for two months. I had a lot going on with school. So much has happened in those two months. I was loaded with homework and projects. Also my friends and I had a problem with this guy who was stalking our other friend who he had a crush on. Yeah, it was not fun having him slander all of us and having to file paperwork against him. Way too much drama for my liking. Anyways, I hope all of you are doing fine and won't have to deal with any crazy people. Without further ado, I present to you chapter 5.
Recap of the Previous Chapter:
"Remember the three of you will be watching over Sakura and try to get into the ball. If you can't get your hands on an invitation then you'll just have to crash it, which you most likely will. Sakura, just worry about Li's son, look out for any suspicious characters, and try to get some information out of the kids. No doubt, they probably have a lot of rumors and information circulating around the school," Suzu said. "Well, you four can go home now and rest up. Tomorrow is when your mission officially starts."
Chapter Five
In a small pink room, a young girl by the name of Sakura Kinomoto was sleeping soundly without a care in the world. At least she was until she heard,
"KAIJUU IT'S TIME TO GET UP!"
"Mou... five more minutes Touya," Sakura replied softly.
Touya sweat-dropped but then a brilliant idea came to him. Slowly, Touya slipped out of the room and within two minutes he was back in Sakura's room wearing a white sheet with two holes to see through.
"GHOST!" yelled Touya.
"AHHHHH! Get away! Get away!" screamed Sakura when she saw the ghost, aka Touya. "Okaa-san! Otou-san! There's a ghost in my room!"
The two parents quickly rushed into Sakura's room with worry written all over their faces.
"What's wrong?" Nadeshiko and Fujitaka yelled at the same time.
"BwaHAHAHAHAHA! You should have seen your face kaijuu! … So funny!...Must do it again sometime soon," Touya said while laughing hysterically.
In a flash Sakura got out of bed and stomped on Touya's foot. "I'm not a kaijuu you baka!"
"Touya, that was not very nice," Fujitaka started.
"Apologize to Sakura now," said Nadeshiko.
"Alright, alright, it was only a joke. Anyways, if I hadn't done that, who knows when she would have woken up," Touya tried to reason with his parents.
"You know Touya is kind of right. Sakura, you have less than an hour to get ready for school," Nadeshiko said.
"Eh! Since when did I go to school?" Sakura asked.
"Gee what a forgetful kaijuu we have here," Touya said.
"Honey, don't you remember? Today is the first day of your mission," Fujitaka said.
"Oh yeah! My mission starts today. I completely forgot! Ehehehe…" Sakura said rubbing her head.
Everyone else in the room just sweat-dropped.
"Well then, Sakura, you better hurry up! Get dressed and come downstairs for some breakfast. I don't want you to go to school on an empty stomach," Nadeshiko said cheerily.
The Kinomotos ate their breakfast happily before Sakura and her parents left for Seijyu High.
"Touya, you should do some extra research on Li and the ball while we're gone," Fujitaka said.
"No problem otou-san. See you later kaijuu!"
"Grrr… I am not a kaijuu, baka!"
Fujitaka and Nadeshiko merely sweat-dropped at their children's childish behavior.
It was a twenty-minute drive to Seijyu High. Sakura was absolutely amazed by the school grounds. The main building was tall and majestic with big beautiful windows. In the middle, there was a gigantic antique clock. The front of the school was amazing as well. Lush grass everywhere with giant trees providing shade and there were patches of flowers here and there. What caught Sakura's eyes was the gigantic Sakura tree that stood elegantly in a remote side of the campus.
But that was only the main building. Seijyu High was quite wealthy and they had built three humongous libraries. A greenhouse with all sorts of flowers, plants, and herbs could be found on the far side of the campus. Not too far away, a planetarium was built. There was also a lab within for students and professors to conduct some of the more important experiments.
On another side of the campus was a small little chapel decorated with Corinthian columns, white marble and Baroque murals.
The school over time had also built a Hall of Fame filled with pictures and biographies of successful past students.
The Kinomotos were stunned by the sight. They're eyes became even larger when they saw the interior of the school. Though the school itself was high-tech, it still kept the old and traditional touches. For example, the front hall was lighted by pure crystal chandeliers. There were marble columns and mirrors and exquisite gold statues in the hall.
As they all walked towards the principal's office, they saw students crowded in small groups giggling and whispering. Girls were flipping through the latest fashion magazines for new hairstyles, new clothing, etc. Some guys were already beginning to drool at the sight of Sakura but as dense as she was, Sakura didn't notice at all.
The Kinomotos finally entered Principal Beaumont's office.
"Bonjour Monsieur et Madame Kinomoto," said Beaumont cheerfully.
"Bonjour!" The Kinomotos replied. "We're here to enroll our daughter, Sakura, in your school."
"Of course. I have everything ready for her. Her schedule is all set and we already have a locker assigned for her. I'm sure Sakura will fit in perfectly. Do you have any questions before I have someone escort Mademoiselle Sakura to class?"
"No I think we're alright for now," replied Fujitaka.
"Well you can always come to me if you have any problems. Now Mademoiselle Sakura this is your schedule and your locker is on the second floor along with all the other juniors. Mademoiselle Tomoyo Daidouji and Monsieur Eriol Hiiragizawa have volunteered to give you a tour of the school along with our other transfer student. Your guides are waiting for you and the other student outside," said Principal Beaumont.
"Merci Madame Beaumont," Sakura replied cheerily. Principal Beaumont just smiled at the young girl's enthusiasm.
"You said there was another transfer student?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Yes as a matter of fact today is his first day also," replied Principal Beaumont.
"Just out of curiosity, who is this young man?" asked Fujitaka who was trying to get more information hoping it was about Jing Long's son.
Before Principal Beaumont could reply, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Beaumont. "Well now I won't have to tell you who the other student is, you get to meet him yourself. We sure are getting a lot of transfers at this time."
The door opened revealing a young gentleman which caused Sakura to gasp. It was…………..Koji Takawa. (CS88: tee-hee did you think it would be Syaoran?)
"Bienvenue Monsieur Takawa," said Beaumont. (Translation: Welcome Mr. Takawa)
"Merci, I just came here for my schedule," Takawa replied seriously.
"Here you go," said Beaumont while handing him his schedule. "You have the same classes as Mademoiselle Kinomoto. I'm sure you two will become good friends."
The first warning bell rung and Madame Beaumont turned towards the door where Tomoyo and Eriol stood and said, "Please escort these two to their classes. I hope the two of you will have a wonderful first day at Seijyu High."
Sakura and Takawa went with Eriol and Tomoyo while Nadeshiko and Fujitaka made their way home.
While walking to class Tomoyo started talking to the new students cheerfully.
"Hi there, my name is Tomoyo Daidouji and this is my boyfriend Eriol Hiiragizawa. You must be Sakura. I'm so happy to finally meet you. There aren't a lot of Japanese students at this school and you are so kawaii too! I hope we can be great friends. We have all of the same classes together too. Isn't that great!" Tomoyo said with stars shining in her eyes. She couldn't wait to have Sakura model her clothes.
Eriol then jumped in to say, "I'm Eriol and we have all of the same classes too. I hope we can be good friends as well and please excuse my girlfriend's hyper attitude."
"I'm sure we'll be great friends," replied Sakura. "Don't you think so too Takawa-san?"
"Yeah. Sure. Whatever. Let's just get to class," Takawa replied dully.
"Do you two know each other? Is he always like this?" Tomoyo whispered her observation in Sakura's ear.
"Eh! How did you know?" Sakura asked cutely
"Just the way you talk to him. It seemed like the two of you knew each other. Anyways would you like to come over to my house after school so we can get to know each other better. We can even sit together during lunch. I'll even introduce you to my other friends. They would like you for sure!" said Tomoyo.
"Okay!" Sakura replied cheerfully.
The four teenagers entered the rowdy class. All eyes were on the new kids. Most of the students welcomed the new transfers but there were also some rude ones especially Cory Puget and her cronies.
"Hmm, fresh meat. Better show her whose the boss around here girls," Cory said snottily while pointing at Sakura.
"Yeah who does she think she is anyways? She's completely trying to show off and she's not even pretty. How pathetic is that?" screeched a Cory wannabe.
"Just ignore them Sakura-chan. They just don't know any better," Tomoyo said.
"Nobody can ignore me. I'm superior to all, remember," replied Cory maliciously. Then she turned her attention to Takawa and said, "And who might you be cutie? Why don't you hang out with me and my friends?"
Cory then added while glancing at Tomoyo, "You don't want to associate with those inferior people."
"Mind your own business Miss I-Think-I'm-All-That. Don't act all innocent with me and apologize to Sakura," replied Takawa coldly.
"Why would I want to apologize to the likes of her?" asked Cory.
"She's my cousin and if you don't want to suffer my wrath, you will apologize immediately!" Takawa raised his voice.
"Well sorry," Cory said meaninglessly to Sakura. Then she walked up close to Sakura and hissed, "You got off lucky bitch, if it weren't for your cousin you'd be dead meat by now…"
Before any more could be said, the teacher, Monsieur Orville Meunier had arrived and both Takawa and Sakura went to the front. "Bonjour! As most of you probably already know, we have two new students who transferred here from Japan. Please be courteous to them. Now please introduce yourselves to the class."
"My name is Sakura Kinomoto and I'm 16 and my favorite subject is P.E. and my least favorite subject is math. I look forward to get to know all of you better," Sakura said brightly. Many of the guys drooled at the sight of Sakura and her cheerful smile.
"My name is Koji Takawa and you will address me as Takawa at all times. Sakura is my cousin and anybody who hurts her will have to answer to me," Takawa said sternly while glaring at all the guys and Cory plus her cronies.
"Well then Takawa you'll be sitting next to Eriol and Sakura may sit next to Tomoyo since they are your guides," said Monsieur Meunier.
The two went to their assigned seats and the teacher began his boring history lesson. Time passed by quickly for Sakura who spent most of her time daydreaming and staring through the window since she had already learned most of the material when she was younger and still in training. Before anyone knew it, it was already time for lunch.
Tomoyo dragged Sakura while Eriol and Takawa followed the pair to lunch.
"Wai! I can't wait for you to meet my friends Sakura-chan. They're Japanese too and they're really nice. I'm sure you'll like them. We always sit under the cherry blossom tree. From there you can see the gardens. It's really beautiful…" Tomoyo rambled while walking.
Sakura's only reaction when she saw the lunch place was, "Hoe…" It was beautiful. The cherry blossom tree sat on a hill that overlooked the gardens in front of the greenhouse.
"Sakura, meet my friends. The one with the curly pigtails is Chiharu Mihara and sitting next to her is her boyfriend Takashi Yamazaki," Tomoyo started.
Yamazaki interrupted, "So your name is Sakura. Did you know that if a person named Sakura sits under a cherry blossom tree…"
Chiharu cut Yamazaki off by strangling him. "Lies! All lies! Don't listen to him Sakura-chan, he always tells tall tales. They always start off harmless and then it becomes incredibly ridiculous."
"Hoe! Okay!" replied Sakura with a smile.
"Anyways this is Rika Sasaki. She's wonderful at arts and crafts and cooking, not to mention she does really well in school too and is the most mature out of all of us," Tomoyo continued.
"Nice to meet you Sakura-chan," Rika said with a smile.
"And over here is Naoko Yanagisawa. She's really into freaky ghost stories, mysteries, and anything that's supernatural. She's also a really great writer."
"Pleased to meet you Sakura-chan!" said Naoko.
"Lastly, we have Meiling Li Sato and her fiancé Ken Sato. Both of them specialize in martial arts," Tomoyo finished.
"Hoe! Were the two of you related?" Sakura asked.
"No, I'm really a Li but since I can't get married for another 5 years I decided to just take Ken's last name," Meiling replied gently.
"Oh, that makes things less confusing. Well I'm Sakura and this is Koji Takawa. We're both new. I hope we can all become good friends," Sakura said happily.
"Me too!" replied everyone else in unison.
"So I heard that you and Takawa are cousins, Sakura-chan. You must feel more comfortable with the change since you're not alone," Chiharu began.
"Ummm…I guess," Sakura replied hesitantly. As a matter of fact, Sakura still didn't know why Takawa was here and even claimed to be her cousin. But she just went along to avoid suspicion even though she didn't fully trust Takawa yet.
Tomoyo saw the hesitation when Sakura spoke and quickly jumped in to say, "So Sakura can you come over after school. I have a bunch of clothes I want you to model for me."
"Hoe! Me model, I've never done it before. Are you a designer Tomoyo-chan?"
"Oh it's just a small hobby of mine. I promise it won't take long. Please Sakura-chan," Tomoyo pleaded.
Sakura just couldn't turn down Tomoyo and agreed. "Well, it looks like Tomoyo has found her next victim," Meiling said.
"Yeah, Tomoyo loves dressing up people and once she starts, you can't stop her," Ken added.
"Now, now, don't pick on Tomoyo. A little dressing up never hurt anybody," Eriol interrupted.
"Aww, arigatou Eriol. You always say the right things," said Tomoyo.
For the rest of lunch the gang chatted and told stories of their past. In no time, Sakura felt that she had always known her new friends. The bell rang and the group of friends made their way back to their classes.
"Ano, what do we have next Tomoyo-chan?"
"Our next class is an optional class. You can choose whichever one you want to go to. Our school offers a wide variety of optional classes. You have to go to at least three a week. Some students use this time as study hall. I'm going to go to choir. Rika and Chiharu usually go to the crafts class and Naoko goes to creative writing. The rest of our group usually goes to the martial arts class. Which one would you like to go to Sakura?"
"I think I'll go to martial arts. Gomen Tomoyo but singing isn't my strongest subject. I really want to see everyone practice," Sakura said.
"How about you Takawa-kun," Tomoyo asked.
"I'll just go with Sakura," replied Takawa.
"Okay, I'll just see you later for math class. Ja ne!" Tomoyo waved goodbye.
"Follow us then, we're all going to the martial arts classroom," Meiling said.
CS88: Okay I'm going to stop here. I know that the ending to this chapter was boring and nothing much happened but I just wanted to introduce Sakura's new friends. The action will pick up in the next chapter. I'll be updating soon. I won't wait 2 months again. Please review! More reviews more encouragement. More encouragement faster updates + better chapters.