Chapter-6

The shower water hit my head and i let it sooth my nerves for a while. Hmmm... nice. I thought. I've been away for almost a week why has'nt syaoran called yet? i opened my eyes and sighed.

i dont love you...Meileen

i closed my eyes again. Oh but you'll have to Syaoran...I smiled a little imagining his bright amber eyes. i heard a scurry of footsteps.

"My lady...phone for you" i ran out grabbing my robe and rapping it around my self.syaoran...

"SYAORAN? IS THAT YOU? ITS-" but i got cut off in the middle. "When are you coming back?" it was Yelan-sama. "Yes maam, I will arrive there tomorrow morning" I said. "Good. I will hang up now...good bye" and the conversation was over. *sigh* Aunt Yelan can be so difficult. Ever since i found out about my mother's death wish, she seems so distant from me. Is it wrong for my mother to wish for me and syaoran to get married? We practically lived together and he never liked any other woman...So why was aunt like this...and why does'nt syaoran love me?

Does'nt matter...i will make him love me...i will make him...mine and if there any one who dare stand between us...i will do something really really bad to them.

"Oh look Meileen is back!" a student chirped. "Oh god she looks so beautiful" someday else gasped. i turned around to face meileen li clad in black ankle boots. Her dress perfectly fitted and she wore the prettiest green scarf around her neck which set off her scarlet eyes. Her glossy straight black hair shimmered in the morning sun whenever she walked. She walked in her confident strut that intimidated most students. She scanned the hallway clearly searching for somebody. She was one of the prettiest girls on campus and she knew her was her ususal bimbos who sniggers as they pass me by.

"Oh Kinomoto...do tell us where you got those glasses. i bet i could fit them on my car headlight" said one of the platinum blondes with thier over caked faces. I smiled at them and walked away which I think pissed them off but Meileen was walking full speed ahead and they hurried to follow her

As i was walking i bumped into someone. Someone with dark amber eyes. "Hey Li...Whats up? "I ask him. He looks kinda moody today."Hey kinomoto...you seen meileen anywhere?" he asked me. "I saw her going that way" I said. he sighed in releiif. i raise my eyebrow. "Sibling rivalry?" I asked him. He gave me a dark look. "If only..." he muttered. Before i could ask him anything-

"YO! Syaoran! Why so gloomy? If I'm not mistaken i think i saw meileen's car today" it was eriol. He finally caught sight of me. "Hey Sakura!" he was cheerful...as per usual. "Hey hiragizawa" i said. "Please call me eriol" he said. i smile. My phone rings. it shows TOMOYO DAIOUJI with her cute photo below it.

"SA-KU-RA! HELP MEEE!" she screams into the phone. "Hoe?" i ask her in my usual habit which i picked up from 4rth grade. "I completely forgot about the test" she said. "Which one?" i ask and there is silence "So its not just history?" she whispers. "English too" i said and I heard her sharp intake of breath. "Okay situation code red. Meet me in room 205. Group study now!" i laughed. "you're lucky we have first period free today" i say."Hurry up sakura" she said. "Ja ne" i say and hang up. I looked up to see the two 6 foot guys were listening to our conversation...embarassing much?

"Ehh... i gotta go now" i said and made my way to the so called room 205. i could still feel their eyes boring into my back but I scurried past ignoring them.

Meileen walked into her Chinese class. Nobody asked her why she was late or where she was. Old Mr. Xian Ho asked her to get seated. She went to her usual spot next to Li syaoran who was surveying her with a wary look. She felt hurt but she pushed that away.

"Syaoran...I've looked everywhere for you where were you?" she cooed. He decided to ignore her. Her expression froze on her face for a while before turning to her friends who were dying for her attention.

"Please turn to page 27..."

I will change your mind soon...thought meileen smiling a little

"Oh sakura you're a life saver..."

We had just finished both our tests and were heading to the cafeteria. I made her revise notes in remarkable timing and lent her my notes...i'd say a B+, to say the least.

"Just buy me lunch" I said shrugging. She smiles looking up. "Isnt that li syaoran?" tomoyo said to her friend. I looked up too he was standing against his locker in a heated with none other than Li Meileen.

"Lets not make a scene, Meileen" for a group of seniors were crowding around them. "Like i care...all i care about is you Syaoran...not my marks not my reutation, ITS YOU!" she says pointing dramatically a finger towards him. He looks weary untill his eyes lock with mine. Help he mouth to me. Tomoyo's eyes widen and she looks at me shocked. I dont know what came over me. It had to do something with the fever i had that day...or i would never contort to such behavior.

I snuck past the students and opened the glass and punched the fire alarm.

And then everybody started screaming and walking out of the corridor. All except me, who snuck back to my place next to Tomoyo, Li and Meileen? Oh and i hadnt the seemingly concerned classmates of ours scurried off leaving the 5 of us. I could feel Meileen's glare on me but i remained ominious to her reaction.

"Well I think we should all get to class before we get into trouble...tomoyo?" i asked turning to her. She was gaping so i grabbed her hand and took her away but not without looking at syaoran. I saw him smile and suddenly I was glad I did it...

Only later in class did I realise the consiquence of what I like this won't get overlooked in my school. Meileen, Li and Eriol were called to the office later because the student community confessed it was because of meileen they had crowded during the 4rth hour.

Some people actualy lied. It was meileen out of frustration who did it or Eriiol because he was I remained unnoticed,which didnt bother me the let bit...untill i found out Li got into detention because of me...He lied for me.

Meileen of course went ballistic she insisted that it wasnt syaoran and even went far as saying it was her. But Li insisted so bad he got a week worth detension.

As i walked out of school filled with guilt I felt somebody pull me into the nearby storage room.

"You didnt do it" I stated seeing the amber eyes before me. "But it was done on my behalf...So I am to take the blame" he said. "I wish i hadnt done that" I said lowering my eyes. "Better to be in detension than to be with Meileen" he had a dark look. "Why do you hate her so much?" I asked unable to contain myself. "That's...complicated" he didnt say anything. We remained silent for a while.

"So why drag me into this dark dinky room?" I asked. He looked away- "I wanted to say Thank you...nobody has ever tried to save me like that"he said. "You mean nobody has ever gotten into trouble trying to save you" i said. "That too" he said. "Wow guess I am your knight in shining armour now" I chuckled. "Dont get too cocky" and with that he left me...

I didnt realise then that a certain somebody had been eavesdropping on us...