Chameleon - Chapter Four

It was quite a normal day. Everybody’s getting meaner and meaner. Since Li talked to me, I was very noticeable. So now I’ve been getting worse than insults now. I have found weird things like a used tampon in my locker. That’s just really nasty.

We’re now at lunch. I’m talking to Tomoyo in our very deserted table.

“Sakura?.” Tomoyo said.

“What?”

“I was wondering if I should ask you something…”

“Ask”

“ So you know, yesterday, I had fun at cheerleading practice. And you know, I uh, got noticed.” Tomoyo paused, to eat her salad.

“Uhuh, go on.” Sakura said.

“So….” Tomoyo continued. “ Well, we talked and had fun, and so well they’ve invited me to a party.”

“And?”

“Well, the thing is, they’ve haven’t exactly invited you. And I feel really guilty now the fact that I have some more friends and I-.”

“Tomoyo!” I mumbled.

She stopped talking.

“Listen, you should just go to the party. You need some fun, otherwise you’re going to become a grouchy jerk like me. So just go okay, and you can tell me what you guys did.”

“But I’m very worried and kind of nervous.” Tomoyo doubted.

“Hey, as long as you don’t take drugs, get drunk and find yourself sleeping next to somebody the next morning, I reckon you’ll be safe.”

Tomoyo nodded. That was the end of the conversation.

You saw how I reacted to that? That was a mask of me. The truth? I wanted to go as well. I want to have some fun and meet a guy as well. But, I am a chameleon, my aim is to not follow these wannabes.

But I couldn’t let anybody know that. I just couldn’t.

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We have P.A now. It means Performing Arts. OH MY GOD. Not another stupid project. And this time the teacher is choosing

“Tomoyo and….Anna!” The teacher said.

Tomoyo smiled nervously and shyly went to Anna.

“Shibuyo and Mikoru!” The teacher continued on.

I just sat on a chair. Who are they gonna pair me up now? I saw the eyes of the people who haven’t been paired up yet. They were all looking at me with disgust and annoyance. They don’t want to be with me…

I wonder what Syaoran is doing. I looked at him. He was lazily sitting on his desk, watching the cherry blossoms fall.

I just remembered, it’s cherry blossom season. This is my favourite season,not only because I was named after cherry blossoms but also every year I would go to the cherry blossom trees, sit there and think. It was so calm and nobody could disturb you….

“Kinomoto and Li.” The teacher said.

“What?” I said stupidly.

“ I said Kinomoto and Li. So get to work people.”

I froze, letting the information sink in my head. Kinomoto and Li. Kinomoto and Li. Wait a minute. I AM KINOMOTO!

Shit! He’s coming over right now to my desk. Must act normal, must act normal.

“Hey, your cloud popped yet?” He asked me.

“Huh?” I replied.

“That answered my question.” He smirked.

“You’re still day dreaming, is that your hobby, everytime I see you, you’re always not ’re somewhere else.” He continued, watching me.

I just gave a goofy grin back. He blinked at me and laughed.

“Kinomoto, you’re really something you know that.” He said.

I laughed as well. And we both started working.

“So, Kinomoto.” Syaoran said.

“Call me Sakura.” I replied.

‘Well, Sakura, this project was harder than we thought. So we have to do it over the weekend. Why don’t you come over to my house? Here I’ll write down my address and phone number.”

Luckily, no girls were near, when he said,” my phone number.” Otherwise all the girls would jump on me and would fight for the piece of paper that has Syaoran’s phone number. He bent down on his deck, took a pencil and started scribbling.

Syaoran and I had a great time working together. Now I sort of know him, he’s funny, smart and really nice. He was being really nice though, laughing at everything I do and everything I’m telling him.

He has finished scribbling. He handed the piece of paper over to me.

“Thanks.” I said, normal voice this time. No squeaked or flirty voice.

“Sakura! Call me Syaoran okay?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Come over this Saturday evening okay, around 6 pm?”

“Why so late?” I asked him.

“ I’m busy.” Was all he said before walking out of class.

I’m sitting alone in the couch of our house now, tonight is where Tomoyo is going to her first ever high school party at Anna’s house.

I took the remote and pointed it at the TV. I randomly turned to some other channels.

“Sakura, here is your hot milk.” Dad came in the living room. Followed by Touya who just had a shower.

Both sat in between me.

“ So Sakura,” Touya asked, “ How do you find that Li guy?”

I am not surprised at all that Touya would ask me this question. Touya is a handsome college guy himself now, but he knows everybody in this town. He is still overprotective of me now.

Ever since I mentioned, I’m partners with Syaoran and I have to go to his house this Saturday, Touya has been suspicious since.

“Will his parents be there when you have to his house?” Touya kept egging on me.

“ I think he’s quite nice.” I answered the first question. “ And I said, yeah probably, he said he has four sisters, at least one of them is bound to be around when I go over to his house.”

“..Okay…” Touya said. Then he just watched TV.

I guess he ran out of questions to ask.

The next day, I saw Tomoyo and she looked happier than usual. Must have been the party.

“Yeah okay, so I had fun, we danced. There were people who like made out and were drinking and smoking weed.” She started explaining.

“ But, I didn’t do any of those, except dancing, and I met this wonderful guy called Eriol, and we just danced and talked together.” She kept on going.

“And at the end of the party, he took me home with his car, and he asked me out on a date?” Tomoyo squealed.

“So, Sakura, should I go out with him?” She asked me eagerly.

“ Yeah, why not?” I said simply.

Both of us fell into silence of our world. Tomoyo probably day dreaming about her Eriol. Me, obviously I’m thinking about Syaoran but I wonder if there will ever be a day where I could refer Syaoran as mine.