-A Dark Evening-
The school clock had just made its last ring for the day. Everyone started to fix his or her bags and walked straight home. But Sakura had
an emergency practice for the volleyball varsity. On the other hand, Tomoyo couldn't come because she had a dentist appointment that
day. After three tiring hours, the coach finally instructed the team players to have a time-out and head home.
The team went to their varsity lockers and had a quick bathe and changed clothes. Sakura was the fastest because she really wants to go
home already. Its getting dark and she's scared of it!
'I'm going home! I'm going home!' She thought for a while as she skipped towards the gate.
Suddenly, she heard a sound behind the bushes near the garage. She quickly checked it out and saw two blonde lads with wooden
sticks, the other redheaded lad was holding nothing and the other one was hurt.
'Oh my! I must be quiet or I'm beat!' She gasped and placed her hand near her mouth.
'How dare you talk to me like that! You despicable creature!' The redheaded said as the two blondes started hitting the lad on the floor.
'Now, if you don't want us to beat you again. Do us a favor and don't go to the camp!' The three lads walked away.
Sakura was startled. She was scared but she couldn't leave the wounded person. She walked closer and closer. She heard the person
sigh and stopped walking. She wrapped her arms around herself and continued walking towards the person. He had the same school
uniform, which makes him a student from Sakura's school. His brown hair covered his blood dripping face. A few more steps…
Sakura's eyes were filled with different emotions of pity and torment. She had never seen anything like this with her own eyes. She
reached the point where she could only do two things… help or not.
'Go away…' The lad said as he placed his hand on his face. 'Whoever you are I don't need your help.'
'B-but you're wounded.' She whispered. 'What should I do? Who is this man?'
The lad moved a bit, 'Ahh… damn. Kinomoto… is that you?' He sat up and swept his blood dripping hair away from his face.
'Li!' Sakura screamed as she handed a clean towel from her varsity bag. 'What the hell have you gotten yourself in?'
Syaoran took the towel and wiped off the stains all over his body, 'Nothing. Don't worry. I can still stand up and did I tell you to stop
calling me Li?'
'Oh really now? Pfft… fine, Syaoran then.'
'Yes, I can… I'll show you.' Syaoran stood up for 2 to 3 seconds, after a while his ribs start to ache. He touched it with his two hands
and landed on his knee.
'If you don't mind... I can walk you home.' Sakura went near and sat on her knees.
'It doesn't matter… but I can do this myself.' He muttered.
'Oh I insist.'
'All right, just don't bug me. I'm not in a good mood.'
'Err… whatever weird guy.' Sakura smiled. Syaoran's eyes rolled back.
'Let's go.'
'------'
At the street, they were walking silently. Sakura was minding her own business by dribbling her pink and yellow striped volleyball while
Syaoran walk slowly.
'So Kinomoto, Are you going to the camp?' Syaoran finally asked.
'I guess so.' Sakura placed the ball back to her varsity bag.
'I'm going.'
'So what?'
'I'm just saying it.'
'And?'
'Nothing… what's wrong with you?'
'You're the one with problems.' Sakura stopped walking.
'No you are!' Syaoran shouted.
'Then why did you get beaten up?'
Syaoran looked at the floor and didn't respond. Sakura started walking again and Syaoran followed. It was a silent trip to home.
'------'
A few blocks from Syaoran's home, He opened another conversation. A conversation of what happened a few minutes ago in the school
grounds.
'They were 4th year students…'
'They were?' Sakura was shocked. 'From our school?'
'Yes, they were after something and… I don't want them to have it… or get it… or take it or something.'
'Okay.' She raised one eyebrow. 'So because of that you got beaten up?'
'Yeah.' He said while pointing left. 'This is the path to my house. Sorry for the long walk. I can go on my own now.'
'… This is the path to your house?'
'Yeah, why?'
'Well, Tomoyo's house is also there!' She smiled and pointed to the right. 'This path his my house.'
'Alright then. See you on Monday, Kinomoto.' He said leaving a smile on his face. 'If you will go to the camp.'
(Author's Note: It's Friday.)
'Wait Syaoran!' Sakura grabbed his arm.
'Uhh… yeah?' Syaoran blushed.
'Nothing. I forgot what to say. Okay bye then!' She ran to the path leading to her house.
'Okay? Weird… She's really weird.' He thought to himself. 'That path sure reminds me of something… must not go there
anymore.' And he walked to his path and headed home.
Sakura was running very fast. It was very late, about 7:30 in the evening.
'Wait Syaoran! Nothing. I forgot what to say. Okay bye then! What the heck? That was stupid. Sakura you look stupid! Very
stupid indeed!' thoughts ran all over her head… weird and stupid thoughts.
'Sakura. Its late, why are you still wandering around?'
'Eh?… Ichiro?' Sakura stopped running. Her thoughts stopped.
'Did you like the alarm clock I gave you?' Ichiro smiled.
'Oh so that was you.' Sakura raised an eyebrow.
'I forgot to place my name. Sorry.' He smiled and led out a peace sign.
'Oh I see. That's okay.'
'You should be going home now.'
'Yeah. Thanks for the alarm clock! Bye.'
'Take care!' Ichiro waved and went back to his house.
Sakura unlocked her gate and went inside. She ate dinner and had a short talk with her dad.
'Dad! Can I go to the camp next week?'
'Sure, why not? How was school?'
'It was cool!' Sakura laughed. 'That rhymes!'
'Yeah it is!'
'Dad, do you think I'm a boy hater?'
'Uhh what?' Fujitaka questioned, 'What are you talking about Sakura?'
'Everybody in school thinks that I don't take any 'serious' relationships... and that I hate it!'
'Well, do you think you are a boy hater?'
'Well… yes?' Sakura smiled.
'Then why do you have me and Touya around?'
'You're right. You got a point there, dad. But what I mean is not a family issue.'
'Right, well what do you want?'
'I don't want to be boy crazy.' Sakura said. 'But I also don't want to have no friends.'
'Well, its normal to have boy friends but a boyfriend is another issue.'
'Dad, I don't want to have a buoooyfriend…' Sakura whispered.
'See! See what I mean!' Fujitaka pointed out.
'I don't see anything, dad.'
'You're not a boy hater after all!'
'Then what am I?'
'You just don't like relationships… relationships that would deal with your heart.'
'I see.' Sakura stood up and was heading back to her room. 'Thanks dad.'
'Sakura…'
Sakura stopped and looked back to her dad. 'Yes?'
'But the heart should not be kept to waste. Love is a wonderful gift. Do not waste it.'
But isn't love the same with having friends and best friends… true friends?'
'Yes, but there is more that you don't know about love.'
'Which is?'
'I don't know… love is eternal.' Fujitaka continued. 'Why not have tastes of it?'
'I'll think about it dad.' Sakura smiled.
'All right, go to sleep now.' Fujitaka smiled as he cleared away the plates.
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