Chameleon - Chapter Nine

I waited for Anna to say something. But she didn’t. Instead she came running, “SYAORAN!”

“Oh honey, I missed you!” She hugged him, did I mention she was sitting on his lap?

I must have didn’t, because all the green of envy came over me.

Tomoyo and the amazing blue eyed guy. I know, my new nickname for him, were standing, watching the whole thing like me, but what was weird is that they look like they’re trying to get away from each other.

“ Syaoran, you’re done right, you must be. Come on.” She said, getting off his lap and grabbing his hand.

While Anna was pulling Syaoran, he had time to say bye. I just nodded and sat there.

Tomoyo went off by herself. Leaving me with the blue-eyed guy.

“ Hey, Sakura” He said. He pulled a chair and sat down next to me.

“ How did you know my name?” I asked.

“Oh, I know a lot of things….” He said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Creepy.

“ So… do you like hate Tomoyo or something?” I said, just choosing a random topic in the out of my head, I mean from the way they were looking opposite ways, making sure that they’re not any distance near each other, it is obvious that they know each other.

“Uh…no…well she and I were going out…and yeah well I broke up with her.”

That rang a bell inside my head.

“You’re Eriol?” I choked.

“ Yes, cherry blossom, I was nearly going to point out how dense you are and was gonna tell you that my name is Eriol, but you saved yourself.” He said, again, with that freaky smile.

“ She’s your best friend…well used to be.” Eriol continued again.

“ Tomoyo told you everything…” I finished him off.

“ That was kind of the reason we broke up, I mean she only thinks about herself, and all she talks about is you, and Anna, everytime we meet, it’s always the same thing. It’s just really mean of her to ditch you…and everything.” He explained.

“ Hey! Tomoyo doesn’t only care about herself!” I exclaimed.

“ Yeah, she ditched me because of that, but it’s because she wants to have fun. She probably thinks that what if I’m gone, who would she be friends with? She wants to know other people. It’s just…she chose the wrong people she wants to know..” I kept going.

“ Sakura, Tomoyo doesn’t know who she ditched, you’re a great friend, I can tell, the only problem, you..er..don’t want attention, the way you look, you don’t give a friendly aura.” Eriol concluded.

Then he did the most surprising thing.

He came closer, pushed the honey brown hair that covered my blushing face, and cupped my cheeks in his hands.

“ Sakura, you’re really pretty. Even beautiful, why do you hide it?” He said gently.

OH MY GOD! I AM HYPERVENTILATING! A BOY TOLD ME I WAS PRETTY!

“ Be more cheerful, come on, you only think about yourself too, instead of letting others getting used to you. Open up to them, show them your true personality. Don’t be afraid.” He continued, of course, he already let go of my face.

“ Oh…okay.” I stammered. I don’t know what to say.”

“ So, Eriol, in your great effort of counseling me, I think I’ll show you that it worked and had a tremendous effect on me, I finally understand, by making the first move right now!.” I said.

“ Be my friend?” I asked coolly.

“ Yes.” He said, smiling his normal cute smile again, thank god.

I returned his smile.

“ See? Smile like that more, and Syaoran Li will notice you.” He said, AGAIN, with that creepy grin.

I blushed hotly.

“Uh, when did Syaoran come into the subject?” I asked, trying to stay clueless.

“ When you were blushing and staring at him like crazy.” He retorted.

I punched him playfully on the folder.

“ Shut up. Its not that obvious.” I argued.

“ Yes, Sakura, as obvious as the sky is blue and you’re madly in love with him.”

“ Damn it.” I said, blushing.

“It’s okay, I will not tell him.” He assured me.

“ Also, Eriol, wanna play basketball with me tomorrow?” I said suddenly.

“ Sure.”

“ Well I gotta go. But see you okay, meet you in the gym in the sport center okay? I will be waiting.” I said.

“ You won’t tell anyone especially him?” I made sure.

“ Yeah yeah.” He said.

I left the library with a big smile on my face

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“ I said the truth, I will not tell anybody. But that doesn’t mean I’m NOT gonna do anything that will leave you two alone..hehehehehe” Eriol laughed evilly.

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A/N: I fast forward to next week

The next Monday I went to school, it was no longer a surprise to find Mei Lin, Rika, Chiharu and Naoko waiting for me by my locker again.

Yet I still could not believe it. And I’m taking all of Eriol’s advice mind you. Well not all of them, I mean I didn’t change the way I look and still kept the hairstyle that covers my face and still wear dark dull colours.

But I showed a bit of my true self and opened up to them, almost as much as I did Tomoyo.

I told them the music I love, what hobbies I have, and what I think of things. And they accepted it, sure we do have disagreements where I don’t agree and all agree, but they accept my opinion. Which is so relieving and yet so cool.

And I also found out that Eriol is moving to our school, on Monday he said, when we met on Thursday.

Yeah, on Monday, wait a minute! Today is Monday. Eriol is coming over today!”

I was excited.

I went to my homeroom, so the teacher can take the attendance for all of us.

Then I heard it,

“ Class, we’re gonna have a new student today, Eriol Hirigazawa”

At the corner of my eye, I saw Tomoyo blushing madly and looking down at her table.

The other girls were ogling at him too.

Yes I have to agree that Eriol is hot as well.

He has amazing blue eyes, obviously, with a really calm tinge in it. His face was really gorgeous too. Nice nose, nice lip, nice structure of everything. He also had neat dark blue hair too. And he looked really good with his glasses too, furthermore Eriol Hiragazawa is a definite hottie, with or without his glasses.

“ You can choose where to sit Eriol.”

Eriol saw headed for me, well the desk next to me to be exact.

When he passed, I smiled, so did he.

“ Hey, Sakura.” He grinned.

“ Hi.” I replied.

He sat down, and when I looked around, for the second time, evil glares from Tomoyo and the rest of the girls.

Hell, when are they gonna stop giving people nasty glares, and talk to the guy themselves. Instead of bitching about each other, in this case, right now it’s me.

“ Uhum, girls focus. As I was saying it was time for our yearly school outdoor cultural education, and as you can see, the abroad trip out of japan policy has been approved, and Tomoeda is a long way from the coastal shores, so..” The teacher explained, she’s called Ms. Yamagi.”

“ We are going to the Bahamas!” She finished.

Everybody jumped for joy. I am happy too, I can’t wait to see the sandy beaches, and everything. The girls immediately clustered up and started talking about bikinis and tanning. Chiharu said to me, “ Ain’t it great? I can’t wait to do all the water sports, aaaah.”

“ Yeah.”

“ Okay everybody settle down.” The teacher yelled because the class room was so loud.

“ Here are your permission slips, and the visa form to go to Bahamas. I want you to make sure you bring the permission slip, your ID, and your passport, and your photos by this Friday! We have to give it to the embassies, there will be no delays. No slip, no trip!” She concluded and then dismissed us.”

I read the slip, the trip was in three weeks time. I am glad to get out of school. And you can’t wait to see Syaoran in his swimming trunks. A voice in my head said.

I shook my head. NO BAD SAKURA! MUSN’T THINK ABOUT THAT! OR RATHER…HIM!

I couldn’t wait to spend my time on the sand, looking at the waves making their ways to the shore, talking and hanging out with Mei Lin, Chiharu, Naoko and Rika.

But deep down in my heart, I badly wanted to spend the outdoor trip with Tomoyo as well…