August 31, 2001
5 years, 2 months, 23 days prior to Incident
Sakura hummed cheerfully as she made her way to her next class.
Hiroma Satoshi had given her triple the promised payment!
Imagine, 1.8 million yen for a single, quick job. The target hadn't even been an important politician, though the team of soldiers had admittedly thrown her into a loop for a moment.
Either the guy had suddenly struck rich, or he was that grateful. In any case, Sakura appreciated it a lot. That trip to Osaka had made her a little worried about her finances.
Sakura was brought out of her musings when she bumped into someone's back.
"Oops, sorry," she said, looking up.
Ah, it's Yagami. Retreat.
Too late; he had already seen her, if that subtle glance of resentment meant anything.
"Fuyuno-san, can I talk to you for a second?"
Oh no, he wanted to talk to her. Their last private conversation involved him faux-politely accusing her of cheating and her blank-facedly denying it.
The guy had a superiority complex: he just couldn't accept that anyone was better than him. Granted, he was very intelligent and she did have a bit of an unfair advantage, but that was no excuse to act this way.
"If I say no, will you send your fangirls after me? Because several of them are my friends, and several more like me enough not to hurt me, so that wouldn't be very effective."
Light's brows crinkled in confusion. "What?"
"Nevermind. Sorry, but class starts in a minute, and I don't want to be late."
His eyes practically burned holes into her back as Sakura walked off, and she happily imagined that she could hear him grinding his teeth, though she knew he was too mannered to do that in public.
Fuyuno Sakura - age 11, 1st year junior high
Yagami Light - age 12, 1st year junior high
AN
So you knew what Light thought about Sakura… now you know what Sakura feels about Light. Namely, annoyed.