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Glossary:

Sensei: teacher

I now present you with Chapter Eight!

Enjoy!

Chapter Eight

Cerberus let go of his controller and leaned back on his cushion.

He had been gaming non-stop ever since Sakura left for school, and had decided to take a break. He got up and flew over to the writing desk, opening a drawer and heaved the leather bound book containing the Sakura Cards.

He undid the clasp and the cards floated out, circling him, each emitting a faint pink glow. "You all have sensed them too?" The cards gathered in his open arms, and he hugged them to his chest. Cerberus had never hidden anything from Clow, and yet again, and again, he had discovered how many things he hadn't been told. He loved Clow as a friend. As family.

"Did you love me back?"

"WHAT?" Lunch break was over, and the group had just returned from the school grounds.

Sakura stood over her desk, her eyes wide with fear and anger. Tomoyo, Eriol and Syaoran hurried over, where they were joined by Yamazaki, Rika and Chiharu. "Who…would have…who did this?" She was stammering and rubbing her arms, her fingertips running over the faint scars.

Her books were torn and scribbled in, with some pages ripped out. Somebody had gauged out "Bitch" on her desk, and the contents in her bag were discarded all over the floor. Sakura started shaking, and she bent down, holding her hands over her head. "Please! I didn't do anything wrong! Please…"

*Flashback*

"…damn bitch! He's mine, you hear me? How dare you take him away from me!" The sound of a sharp slap echoed along the empty corridor.

"I didn't…he asked me out…I didn't tell him to…please…let me go…" Sakura cowered against the wall, shaking her head desperately. A girl laughed.

" As if we'd believe you!"

A splatter of blood, and Sakura cried out in pain.

Syaoran knelt down beside Sakura and put his arms around her. There was no conscious thought in the movement. It was a reflex, an instinctive action. "Shh…it's all right now." His amber eyes narrowed as he glared at her desk. A breeze blew in through the open window, and he caught a whiff of designer perfume.

Who…?

A silver figure sprinted down the street, looking around at shops and people.

It stopped by a café. Its body was strangely translucent, as if it was merely an apparition. It approached an elderly woman and there was a flash of gold; then it was gone. Seconds later, the woman started gasping and clutching her chest.

"Help…me…help…" People gathered around her.

"Somebody call the ambulance!" "What's going on?" "She's having a heart attack…"

There was a final, shuddering gasp, and the woman lay still on the floor, her eyes open and glassy. The ambulance's sirens rang as it swerved into view. Paramedics hurried in through the entrance. The silver figure stood by the window, observing, before it dashed away. It was humming an eerie tune.

"Hmm…hmm…too late…you were all too late..."

The classroom door slid open, and the commotion among the students faded.

"All right folks. Lunch break is over! Sit down." The teacher slammed the door shut and dumped his files onto his table. Sakura slumped down in her seat miserably. It was Math, her least favourite subject since elementary. She twirled her pencil absently. Who hugged her just now?

She recognized the scent. It made her feel safe. Who was it…? A ruler slammed down onto her desk and she jumped in her seat.

"Kinomoto-san!"

"Yes sir!" She looked up nervously at her teacher, who was quivering with anger. He threw her test paper down and positively yelled.

"You failed your test! Did you even study? Do you listen in class? Do you even try?" She looked down at the large red 26% and felt her eyes burn with tears. She hated her teacher. Did he really have to humiliate her in front of the whole class? In front of him?

"Sensei." She looked up at the source of the voice.

"Takeda-kun?"

"I'll help her study for the next test." Syaoran glared at Katsu and put up his hand. The teacher swiveled around.

"Uh…Li-kun? Do you have something to add?"

"If somebody has to help Sakura study for the test, it would be me." He shoot another glare in Katsu's direction. "After all, I achieved a higher grade than Takeda-kun." The teacher nodded approvingly.

"All right then. Kinomoto-san, your partner will be Li-kun. I expect a dramatic improvement in your grades." Sakura nodded, blushing. Syaoran leaned back in his chair with a satisfied smirk.

Nobody noticed the troubled look on Tomoyo's face.

"Hey. Check that out. There's another fair coming up."

Touya pointed to a poster that was pinned on a notice board. Yukito peered out from behind his stack of food. "Next Saturday night…do you want to go together? With Sakura and her friends?" He smiled gently at his best friend. "After all, you two were gone for so long. It's been a while since we've all been together like this."

A light breeze ruffled the leaves on the Sakura trees. Touya brushed his hair back and sighed. "I'll tell Kaijuu about it. She gets so excited it's annoying." Yukito laughed.

"You have such a deep sister complex."

"…shut up."

A girl hurried along to the shoe lockers.

She only had a few minutes out of class. Her footsteps sounded strangely loud as she ran down the stairs. She took her bottle of superglue out of her pocket and padded along the long lines of shoe lockers. "Sakura Kinomoto…Sakura Kino-oh! Here…"

She wrenched the door open and squirted glue on the inside of the shoes. Then, she fished out some tack pins and dropped them onto the glue. "I hope you learn after all this. I'll teach you not to touch what belongs to me." She closed the door with a snap and ran back to class.

Nobody would ever know what happened.

I won't be updating for a while because...! I'm off to Rome tonight!

And also because I'll be busy sitting in my corner, crying about Harry Potter.

Seriously. I still can't believe it's THE LAST MOVIE. )':

This is so depressing.

Hahaha well, I'll update when I get back!

Have a great summer everyone!

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