AN: For all those who read "Wondrous", my apologies for not starting the sequel yet...^_^; This is another idea that I was asked to do, so, I hope you guys like it! Not as much drama, but I hope it makes somebody laugh, because I did.
Disclaimer: I do not own...
I guess should probably start with my name. At the moment, it's Li Syaoran….Though due to my current situation, I'm considering changing it to "pathetic idiot", or something along those lines.
As for how I got into it…Well, it all started a couple of weeks ago when my mom was assigned a transfer, and I had to switch schools. Unfortunately, with all the packing (and unpacking), and everything else that comes with completely uprooting your life, my mom forgot to check the schedule of the new school. It turns out that the new school has winter break the week after my old one. So, instead of getting a week to adjust, I was pretty much immediately thrust into the chaos. A fact which, later on, I thought might actually be a good thing.
My first day in the new school didn't go too badly. I got shown around by a guy called Ryu, from the grade above mine.
It was in third period that I first saw her. Though, I guess, technically I heard her before I saw her. And it wasn't even her voice, either. It was her laugh. Sakura Kinomoto has the sort of laughter that makes everyone around her…well, if not laugh, smile, at least.
Of course, I didn't know that was her name at the time. I just thought she was beautiful. No, I didn't find out her name until after that class…when she came over and introduced herself to me.
I was just shutting my books, wondering whether or not Ryu was waiting for me, or if I had to wait till he got here from his own class, and end up being late for my own, when I heard footsteps come up beside my desk, and halt there. I looked up to see soft-looking, honey-brown hair framing a cheerful face highlighted by a pair of emerald-green eyes.
"Hi! I'm Sakura. I just figured, since you're new and all, maybe you could use some help catching up with some of your classes? Except math, since I'm not very good at that."
Since my mind was drawing a complete blank, I pushed my chair back and stood up, giving myself time to come up something other than uh…. "Nice to meet you, Sakura." Yeah, I know. Very eloquent. "I don't know about needing help. I'm usually pretty good about my studies."
"Oh." She said, her smile disappearing.
Mentally, I started beating myself up over my stupidity (See? The new name makes sense now, doesn't it?) In an attempt to see her smile again, I said, "I don't know about all of them, though. Maybe you could hold that offer for me for the rest of the week, after I've been through all my classes?" I shrugged my shoulders carelessly, though inside I was hoping with everything I had that she'd say yes. "And, who knows? Maybe I could give you some pointers on math."
If her frown had caused me to beat myself over the head, watching it transform back into a smile was without a doubt like seeing the sun come back from behind some very dismal clouds. "Sure!" She exclaimed.
I grinned back at her (It's really an impossible thing to not do), before I heard Ryu call me from the hall.
"So, saw you were talking to Sakura in there." He tells me as I head out.
"Is she seeing anyone?" I immediately blurted out.
He blinked, green eyes filling with mirth. "Direct, aren't you? No, she's not."
"Really? But she's gotta have admirers. A girl that sweet…" Okay, so I sort of finally realized I was speaking out loud, and decided to shut up. Unfortunately, it was a little bit too late.
He snickered. "You've really got it bad, don't you? Well, of course she does. But none of them have actually gone out with her. It's not her fault, though. They just couldn't handle it."
(Looking back, I'm starting to realize he had some idea of what I was going to go through…I need to kill him on Monday…If I haven't already killed myself for making Sakura cry, of course.)
"Huh? What are you talking about?" I asked, frustrated with the vagueness of his explanation.
Instead f answering, he just smirked and steered me to an open door. "Well, here's your next class. I'll see you in an hour!"
"Wait, what are you…?" I tried to call after him, but was interrupted mid-speech by the bell.
The rest of my day-and week, too- went fairly well, though I never got Ryu to elaborate on what he had been telling me. Sakura was in some of my other classes as well, though not as many (all) as I would've liked.
"Is your offer for that help still good? I was thinking, maybe over break you could help me out." I spoke as we left one of our classes together on Friday. It wasn't just a ploy to get to spend more time with her, actually. Some of the classes here were a bit ahead of where we had been in my old school.
That radiant smile lit up her face again. "Sure!"
We quickly exchanged addresses, though I told her it would be better if we were at her place, since quite a bit of our apartment was still taken over by boxes. She agreed, though I thought there was a bit of apprehension in her eyes…something I probably should have asked her about.
The next morning, I headed over to her house, formulating a plan. I'd spend the next day or two studying with her, then maybe I'd ask her if she wanted to catch a movie or hang out somewhere before the break ended.
However, all my plans fled when I knocked on the door and was greeted by a red-eyed giant, who immediately snarled, "What do you want, kid?"
Hmmmm...I wonder who that is?