Orphaned Heart- Chapter One

Orphaned Heart

Chapter One

Written by - CetaBabe

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"Normal talking"

"SHOUTING" (not used in long peices of speech, it makes it look overpowering)

Thoughts

Emphasis

(Writer's comments)

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp does.

Rating: M for language, minor themes and possibly violence in further chapters

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Orphaned Heart

I finally got an idea for a new chaptered story, the updates won't be as frequent, but they'll be longer. Plus, I have no idea how long it will last. Plus, I'm not using endings (-san, -chan) or the last name for not close people, just first names, but nicknames will be used for close friends, and Miss, Mrs, Ms, Mr will be used.

Summary: Sakura was an orphan, no-one knew of where she lived, bar her best friend Tomoyo. The populars isolate her because it's rare for her to have a genuine smile, who could blame her; after all, her whole family was dead, plus she was always late. But, when a new boy comes to school and finds out Sakura's secret, what will he do? Mock her? Help her? Reject her? Teach her there's more to life? Make her life hell? or Love her?

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"SAKURA!" A screaching womans voice could be heard throughout the orphanage. "SAKURA!"

"Yes, Miss Kagu" A girl sat up from her bed and groggily called back. She looked to the left of her bed and at the clock that showed 5:28am. "It's only half 5, do I have to get up yet?" She mumbled to herself.

"SAKURA!" There was a loud knock on the door a the womans screaching became louder. "GET UP!"

"Yes miss," The girl said and climbed out of the tattered bed, pushing her auburn hair out of her face to reveal stunning emerald eyes. She rummaged through her small wardrobe to find a simple outfit and her uniform. She splashed her face with the water that was kept in the basin in her room. She put her uniform on the bed and changed into the plain dress, it fell just below her knees, was plain grey and had a few holes in it. She sat infront of the mirror and started to brush her hair, sighing.

"ARE YOU DONE YET!?" Miss Kagu shouted through the door.

"Almost, miss" The girl replied as the door opened. A tall, well-built woman stood in the doorframe, her long black hair tied in a bun, flames in her dark blue eyes. She examined the girl and walked towards her.

"No, almosts. You are done." Miss Kagu grabbed the girl's wrist and pulled her into the hall. "Just because your 16 doesn't mean you can take the time to look like the queen, Sakura, you have work to do." She ordered.

"Yes miss," Sakura picked up the basket of washing that was outside her room and headed down the stairs.

She did as she was commanded, she washed clothes with other orphans, scrubbed dishes with different children and so on. It was a large orphanage, with almost 100 children, but it wasn't well built: the outside wall was brick, but the inside walls were wood, the windows didn't shut properly, there were holes in the roof and wood, the floorboards creaked and sometimes broke under the weight of people walking and so on and so forth.

By the time Sakura was allowed to get ready for school - being one of the few teens that were allowed to go, all the younger kids could go, but secondary school orphans were lucky if they could go - it was quater to 8. Oh no! Sakura thought, I'm going to be late, again!

She hurried upstairs, quickly changed into her uniform - a black knee-length pleated skirt, white blouse, dark blue blazer or jumper choice, Sakura wore a jumper and black shoes - she splashed her face with water to remove the dirt , brushed her hair, picked up her bag and ran out of the building, shouting her good-byes as she left.

She looked at her simple black watch, all the orphans had one - so that they were not late for chores, half 8 it said. Oh no, oh no, oh no! Sakura screamed in her head, School starts in 10 mins, and I'm still ages away. A determined smirk came on her face as she picked up her pace.

Surprisingly, she made it to her classroom with seconds to spare, huffing and panting.

"Morning 'Kura." A girl with long dark violet hair and amethyst eyes said to her as she sat down.

"Morning 'Moyo" Sakura replied and sighed.

"Rough morning?" Tomoyo inquired. Sakura just nodded. I'm glad Tomoyo knows about the orphanage, Sakura thought, At least I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not around her.

"Look who it is" A voice carried across the classroom and three girls walked towards Sakura, "What do you do that makes you so late, and scruffy?" the girl continued. Her long brown hair was tied into two plaits on the side of her head, her brown eyes showed coldness. Chiharu, Sakura thought.

"I heard she's been off with boys when she's so late." Another girl said, he short brown hair rested on her shoulders and her brown eyes showed the same ice that Chiharu's did. Naoko. Sakura thought.

"Who were you with this morning then, Sa-Ku-Ra" The final girl spelt out towards Sakura. Rika. Sakura thought once more. Her hair was a darker brown to the others, was wavy and sat at her shoulders, her brown eyes were darker than the other two's and they showed the chilling factor as in the other two's but with a hint of maturity.

Sakura grit her teeth and tried to ignore the girls, but they kept pestering:

"Come on tell,"

"Who was it?"

"What was he like?"

"What if it was a girl?"

"You really think?"

"Why not, I once heard she was a lesbian"

"Would explain alot."

"So tell us, WHO?!"

Before they could pester her anymore, the teacher walked in and settled the class down. Sakura let out a small sigh of relief. As much as she was used to the comments, and the the odd male touching her (A/N, no rape, just touching - thought I would clarify that) sometimes, the comments were to much to handle. Tomoyo looked towards Sakura and saw the discrete tear slide down her face, even if she did have a false smile on - her eyes betrayed her.

"Class," The teacher spoke up, "Great news! Today a new student will be joining us. He's just moved here from Hong Kong, so be nice!" He instructed. At the word 'He' most of the girls looked up to the door with anticipation. The teacher gestured to the door and in walked a tall boy. Sakura looked up out of curiosity when the class started murmering, and she was glad she did. He was about a head hieght taller than Sakura's 5 foot 4 frame and well-built. He flicked his messy chocolate locks out of his eyes to reveal eyes of amber that were hard to determine - a mixture of determination, passion (A/N not that kind of passion people!), caring and protectivness. Sakura was mesmerized, for the first time since all her brother was killed, she felt warmth in her heart, eventually she was able to avert her gaze.

" This class," The teacher began, "Is Syaoran Li, He will be with us from now on." He turned to the boy. "You can sit in the empty seat behind Miss Kinomoto, the far back corner." He gestured for the new student to head to his seat, which he did.

As soon as he sat down, Sakura could feel that she was being stared at. A cold stare from the girls in the classroom, and a stare that was new to her, she was only used to Tomoyo giving her that look, but she was facing the board. A mild stare of confusion, worry and caring. And coming from behind her...