Hello Again! It's been quite a while since I've updated the fic. Sorry for that. Anyways, Here now is the 6th Chapter! Enjoy!

Chapter 6 : Forgive and Forget (Part 1)

It was 5:30 PM. The class had ended. But before this day officially ends, Tomoyo did not forget those who were late in the class. There were 24 of them. She gave them a task - to make the classroom spotless clean. Well, you may think that 24 people can clean the classroom before the sun goes down. But the classroom was so big and there were so many utensils to clean.

"Well, you deserve it for being so late." Tomoyo says. "I'll be here tomorrow, and be sure to clean this and the other room properly - or else." Then, everyone left aside from those who were punished.

While walking towards the hallway, Syaoran tried to get Eriol's attention. "Hey, you..." he asked. "How are you related with her?"

Eriol was clueless. "Um...With who? Sakura?'

- "Yes. It's her."

"Uh... Our families are ...close friends. And I'm her friend...Why - are you asking?"

- "Ah, nothing! That's nothing. Forget it."

As they continued to walk, Syaoran went in front of Eriol, blocking his way. Then, he immediately asked Eriol a favor. "Please!" said Syaoran, with both palms closed. "Help me!"

Eriol was surprised, as he tried to stop Syaoran from what he's doing. "Uh- Sir, I don't understand... What help?"

He doesn't have a choice but to tell Eriol what's going on. In the first place, he's asking for help, right? Syaoran started listened to Syaoran's explaination "Well, It's a very complicated story, just to tell you, but let me explain to you a bit. It was around 10 years ago. We knew each other before. Then my parents asked me to go back to Hong Kong that's why I left her. But I promised her that I'll go back as soon as possible."

Eriol just stared at him. "...and then..."

"You're...not getting it... You know, the way she slapped me?" Syaoran said. Eriol, still clueless shook his head.

Syaoran slapped his forehead with his right palm "I'm dead!", as he continues his explanation. "We were like childhood friends, and we fell in love with each other, that's what I'm trying to tell you!"

"Ah..." said Eriol. "I remember her describing someone sheet before...a giant monster with a weird name and went to Hong Kong to eat humans, and she doesn't want that monster to come back. So it was you..."

- "Seriously? She said that?"

"Yeah... She said that..."

Syaoran thinks deeply. "Okay, then...I know this is too much of a favor ... But Please ask her to forgive me. I didn't mean to hurt her feeling. It's just that...I had a lot of things to do that I almost forgot her. Please tell her that I felt bad that I left her, and I felt sorry for it."

But Eriol told him that he cannot do what Syaoran wants. "I cannot do that..." He said. "You left Sakura...That's why you should explain to her why... you didn't came back for her. I think... it's much better if you...talk to her..." Syaoran went silent, as he continues. "Letting others to say sorry on your behalf...I don't think it will be sincere."

Syaoran insisted. "But did you see how she slapped me? How sure are you that she will accept my apology? I'm sincere, but how can I say sorry if she's not ready to face me? I know you can help me since you're close friends, right? I know she'll listen to you. So please, help me." Eriol sighed, as he does not have a choice since Syaoran won't stop asking him for his help. "O...Okay...I'll try." he said

Syaoran thanked him. "Thank you! You owe me a thing!"

It was almost 8:00 PM when Eriol went back to their house. At the same time, he saw Sakura leaving. He tried to talk to her but it seems that she's in a hurry. He called her name. "Sakura!"

She turned her head to him. "Oh,Eriol!" she said. "I' m so sorry, I only dropped by, I have to go now, it's too late in the evening and oto-san asked me to come home early."

"O...okay." he replied. Sakura walked fast. But then he remembered what happen that afternoon, so he called Sakura's attention. "Sakura!"

Sakura looked back at Eriol. "Why?" she asked.

"A...About what happened... on the office..." He said

- "Ah..." Sakura immediately got what he means. "Just forget it. That is something that you should not be involved."

"But, Sakura - " Eriol tried to bring it up for Syaoran's sake, but Sakura doesn't want to talk about it, that why she tried to avoid him in a nice way. "You know what, I really want to talk to you about that, but I have to go now. Your meal is ready, and take care of Oji-san, okay? See you tomorrow and Good night!" Eriol tried to stop her but Sakura just walked fast. Then, he thought that there is something between Sakura and Syaoran. He just then went back to their house.

He doesn't want to get involved with other people's past, but he made a promise to Syaoran that's why he thought if it will be much better if he will talk to Sakura whenever she's ready.

Back at the office, the trainees who were late were punished. They were tasked to mend all the utensils used for the class and to clean not just the entire class room, but the whole first floor of its building as well. Tomoyo will come back and see if they were able to do her orders, or else, she will mark their grades down. They started a conversation while cleaning.

"Aiiish!" said one of them. "There are a lot of thing to clean! It will take us forever to clean these!"

Another one scolded him. "Don't complain!" She said. "We deserve this because we were late, and our Boss saw it! We should be thankful that we were not removed from the class."

"But she's harsh! I must have been home at this time and watching TV! Now I'll be missing my Favorite Drama."

"Enough of it! Let's just finished this so that we can get home!" Everyone kept going, when someone had changed their topic. "Hey, guys! Have you met the newest trainee in our class?"

"Who? that weird megane guy?"

"Yeah."

"He acts like a child, don't you think?"

"Well, for me he looks like retarded." Then, he mimics himself like and a person with autism with his funny face and unbalanced walk. Almost everyone laughed.

"Oh, you people are so mean. We still don't know him."

"But we don't have to know him. I have a bad impression from the time I saw him."

"Me too. Besides, I have a feeling that our Boss was the one who allowed him to join us. If so, she's treating us unfairly."

Everyone had their own opinions against Eriol, and one of them had come up with an idea. "How about this, since all of us are on the same page, I think it will be much better if I tell you what my plans are for that guy..."

They stared at each other, then one of them said "Wait... Don't tell us..."

"Yup! A good plan to welcome him"

Oh, no! I thought there will be no bullies! (Wait, I write this fanfic, I should have known that! J/K). Anyways, I hope that I can update the fic as soon as Possible, but right now, enjoy!