Oh…my GOD!

How long has this fic been dead!~?

Time for a phoenix down I say!

If you asked him how long he'd been sitting there he wouldn't be able to tell you. It felt like hours, might have just been a few moments. Not that it mattered.
After having held himself up against the wall for a while he went to look for his seat again. He rubbed his arms as he tried to ban all cold from his body. He had been stuck in the rain before, but this was different. He was certain of it.
Eriol must have cursed him or something. Yes that was the only reasonable explanation he could think of. But then what had he mean by…
He shook his head. No he would not think about it. It was probably part of the curse or something.

But how was Eriol cursing him was the big question.
He groaned as he tugged at his still wet hair. How could he defend himself against something he could not see?
At hearing the other students enter the building he sat up straight. Not meaning to draw any unnecessary attention toward himself.
He purposely avoided the others their eyes as they entered the room. Pretending like the entire incident didn't happen seemed like a good idea at the time. Together with avoiding the young mage would probably work out.

But even Syaoran had to admit he couldn't ignore the other forever. No matter how badly he might want to.

He was startled out of his thoughts by a familiar chirpy sound reaching his ears. Looking up he noticed Sakura leaning in to him. His heart starting beating twice as fast and he flushed bright red. Standing upright he felt like he lost all ability to speak as he was faced with the beautiful girl.
He still felt bad about snapping at her yesterday, but she seemed to have forgotten the entire incident. He smiled that silly smile; this was why he loved Sakura. No matter what he would do, she would always be there for him.
"Ne, Syaoran?" He blinked. "What? Sorry?" She giggled. "I asked if you were going to the carnival as well." He cocked a brow as he checked the weather outside. With rain still pouring down he saw little chance of that. She seemed to guess his thoughts and reached for something in her bag.
Taking out a bright pink pamphlet she reached it out to him. "It's next week." Checking the pamphlet over he saw what she meant. It was supposed to be a big carnival in honor of summer.
On one of the pictures he spotted a Ferris wheel standing high above everything else and he felt his heart flutter in his chest.

"So are you coming with us Syaoran?" He smiled brightly as he nodded. And the brown haired girl seemed just as excited as he was which warmed his heart even more.
And as she went back to her seat at the back of class he almost felt like it would be alright. Yes, he would just forget about the whole ordeal. He knew Eriol was just messing with him anyway. If the mage had any real reason of wanting to curse him they could take it out on the battlefield.

…

For long the class had ended. Outside the weather had cleared up enough for them to go outside. Mud and puddles littered the school ground, allowing even the most mature amongst them to find their inner child.

He looked around. Groups of boys and girls were huddled together.
Right, left. No sign of Eriol so far. Around the corner? No, all clear.
He sighed as he checked around for Sakura.
He soon spotted her on the low wall at the far right together with some other girls.

Still no sign of Eriol. Good.

He stalked up to the group of girls and greeted them all with a friendly bow before sitting next to them.
The girls greeted him as warmly as ever. He had become quite a catch he'd noticed. Not trying to be cocky but he'd had his share of invitations over the week. Of course he only had eyes for Sakura. Didn't mean he wasn't tempted though.
"Syaoran is coming to the carnival as well." Sakura exclaimed happily. A roar of joyful sounds emitted from the group of girls, clapping their hands in celebration.
"Yay we're going with a big group this year. It's going to be awesome!" One of the girls exclaimed. He couldn't quite remember her name but he'd seen her put a love letter in his shoes once. He'd read it but he never did respond. But seeing as she didn't mention it he saw no reason why he would need to.

"Who else is coming?" He asked Sakura. Not that it really mattered. As long as she went.
She pressed her finger to her bottom lip as she looked up. As if the answers would fall from the trees. She looked adorable though. No denying that.
"Well, Tomoyo, you, Mihara, Yanagisawa, Sasaki, Touya, Yukito, I don't know about Yamazaki. Oh and Eriol of course."
As Sakura started summing up a bunch of names he'd almost zoned out until she mentioned a certain 'someone.' Ugh, of course she would ask Eriol to come as well. Damn he hadn't even thought about that.
No, it would be okay. Just because he was coming didn't require any form of communication between them. He would just continue to avoid him. Maybe a friendly greeting and that would be it. Yes that would work.
"Something wrong Syaoran?" He noticed Sakura giving him that worried look of hers. "Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine. Just zoned out a bit." She did not look convinced but did not get the chance to press the subject as the bell rung.

They students pressed together as they tried to get in as fast as they could. Syaoran watched as they pressed together. Certain they would only end up stuck together this way and he would play no part in that.
He chuckled at the collected sounds that everyone made. Glad he decided to wait for the crowd to thin out.
Besides, now the rain had cleared up it was kind of nice. Who couldn't appreciate a nice summer rain? And the rainbow afterwards made up for it.
Taking off his vest he watched as the crowd pressed inside. Racking a hand through his hair, which; now that it had dried felt tangled and unruly.

"Their like sheep aren't they?" His eyes opened wide as he spun round. There he was. Eriol, sitting on the exact spot as Sakura had been. Arms rested on his knees. Chin resting on his hands with his eyes to the crowd of people.
He glared down at him as he forced down a growl. How dare Eriol speak of them in that matter? Those were his friends. Well, some of them anyway.
"You don't think so?" The mage wondered aloud. His eyes still set on the crowd. He gritted his teeth again not allowing himself to get angry. "I thought they were your friends?" He asked, venom slicking the very words as he said them.
The other shrugged still not looking up at Syaoran. "What constitutes a friend then Li?" His eyes opened wide as he glared down at him. "What did you-" The others eyes set on him. Blue, like his hair, and ice trailed down his spine again.

He shivered as he took a step back. Like a dear in headlights, unable to run or look away. "Do you consider me your friend?" What kind of question was that? He knew he didn't. But his throat felt sore. So he simple shook his head.
The other stood, eyes never leaving his.
He noticed how quiet it had gone around them, like even nature itself had frozen on the spot.

Eriol stood before him. A small smirk came over him. It seemed unfitting for someone who normally never showed as much as a grimace. He tried to glare at him even more then he already was but the icy cold running through his veins made it hard to concentrate on doing anything really.
"W-what a-are you doing." He was just able to stutter out as he started rubbing his arms. Eriol his smirk faded to a gentle smile, one that would warm any heart. But not his, it just made him feel even colder. "I'm not doing anything to you Li." Reaching out his hand to him he growled like a cornered dog when he felt a hand gripping his shoulder suddenly.

It was like he'd fallen from the sky. From sudden cold to warmth, it was enough to make him lose his balance and fall down to the ground. Yosiyuki Terada. Never had he been as happy to see the form teacher towering over him. "What are you two still doing here? Class started ten minutes ago." He sounded more worried then really upset but his face was definitely set on angry.

"Get inside you two."

Syaoran panted as he nodded, rubbing his arms as he tried to cast off any remaining cold that he felt inside. Glaring sideways he noted the blue haired mage had gone back to that carefree smile of his. Walking calmly he let his eyes slide over towards him again. Not a glare like he was sending him but a friendly smile and ever friendlier eyes to accompany it. And Syaoran could swear that as he ran inside that he saw the other wink at him.

Okay I am done!

For this chapter anyway. ^^

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