Chapter 1 The Reunion
Present Day 5 May 2014
"I forgot how we ended up together like this." Said the Daidouji only heiress to her best friend then sipped her cappuccino.
"Oh really? How come my dear Tomoyo?" An auburn-haired girl insisted on her curiosity.
"I am sorry but I just do not remember, my dear Sakura," she spoke emphasizing on 'not'. She bashed her long black hair that hanged on her shoulder to her back.
"But I am really curious about your love story. How you end up with the charming grand guy Eriol Hiiragizawa-"
Tomoyo tried to hush her cousin, "Would you lower your voice darling?"
"But why?" Sakura protested. "For the sake of your reputation? Come on, Tomoyo. For Clow Reed's sake!"
"Clow Reed? My dear, Eriol is Clow's reincarnation though." Tomoyo smirked.
"That's why. It's for his sake as well."
The café they sat in was not as full as 5 minutes ago since the lunch break almost done. Those two girls were not just sat there for little lunch break. The auburn-haired girl called her cousin to talk to her privately. She dragged her cousin right away from her office located above the shopping mall where the café was. The long black hair girl was the heiress and only daughter of Sonomi Daidouji, a toy company tycoon in Asia, particularly in Japan. She was Tomoyo Daidouji. Tomoyo had been recently getting the attention of media due to her big sponsorship for F1 race that will be held in Tokyo. Her charming and beauty took the biggest part of that attraction. She personally would wave the chequered flag. However, her performance was not the reason for the auburn-haired girl dragged her off. She was caught on picture by paparazzi going out with some mysterious man, which nobody knew what kind of relationship they had. The picture showed clearly the face of Tomoyo was clinging on the man's shoulders. The other picture from different newspaper showed her kissed him. Sakura brought up all the newspaper and magazine she could find with Tomoyo news in it.
"I can't believe it Tomoyo. You have been dating Eriol all this time. How could this happen?"
"I told you that I didn't remember." Tomoyo took another sip.
"Yeah!" Sakura exclaimed. "But since when?"
"I don't know either." Tomoyo was lying. She still remembered how it started 5 months ago on December before Christmas.
5 months before, 15 December 2013
Tomoyo was driving her silver Bentley down town Shinjuku. He tried to find a parking place since it is quite difficult to find a parking place in down town Tokyo during Christmas time. Desperate could not find any vacant place in parking building, she just parked off street. She got off her car, closed the door and locked it. She walked to the zebra cross while putting her black leather gloves as high as her half lower arm. She tidied up the sleeves of her blue navy winter pea coat matched with red scarf. She brought a birkin bag with her. Her high boot was tapping on the street as she waited for the light turned green. She was nervous.
Fortunately, the light turned green and she could wipe away her nervousness for a while. She walked quite far towards a high rise building in Shinjuku. It was Sora Tower, 51% of the stake owned by Daidouji family. She could easily get parking place in her family company building but she was trying to show her humble said by pretending she came by subway. She is going to attend some little charity party.
It was 8.15 pm. Damn. I am late. She ran a little bit to catch the elevator but it was closed right when she arrived to press the button. She needed to wait until one of the 6 elevators. Elevator 2 was opened. As she reached the elevator, a blueish black-haired man stood there was going to go out, stopped when he saw Tomoyo. They were both familiar to each other. Tomoyo was awed and shouted, "Hiiragizawa!" She rushed into him and hugged him tight. He too, was quite surprised and excited at the same time. He returned her hug. Tomoyo pulled away and said, "How are you? I can't believe that you are actually here. I am so excited."
"So am I, my lady. Now, what floor?"
"30, Sir. Please." Tomoyo was showered by excitement. "Tell me. Weren't you gonna go out the elevator?"
As the door closed, he said, "Well. I was going to find you. Make sure if you are coming. I wanted to surprise you but it seems that you spoiled it. What a pity, Eriol." he said to himself.
"My my, you didn't change, Hiiragizawa." She could not shut her smile up.
"My my lady Daidouji, you didn't change either. Always spoiling everything." He also could not shut his smile up. He reached Tomoyo hand and kissed it. He still hold her hand as they were having conversation until the elevator reached floor 30 they let go their hands off.
00.23...
Tomoyo walked with the handsome man she met in the elevator.
"So... that was quite a party. We both were quite occupied up there." Tomoyo broke the silence between them.
"Yes. Indeed." said the man looking at her face. He was about 188 cm tall and Tomoyo about 168 cm tall. Thanks to her high heeled boot, their height were not that much different.
"How are you, Hiiragizawa? What brought you here?" Tomoyo looked at him. "Are you bored with England and already missing Tomoeda?" Tomoyo tried to imitate his British accent.
He chuckled. "Well. I have some business here."
"What is it then?"
"It's a secret, baby," he blinked.
"Okay. Very well."
"Haha. Just kidding Daidouji. Why don't you call me Eriol by the way?" asked the blue-eyed man.
"Because you keep calling Daidouji."
"Come on. On your letter you always called me Eriol. But on real conversation you always call me Hiiragizawa. Please don't." Eriol begged her.
"If you tell me your secret," Tomoyo teased him.
"Yes, my lady."
"And call me Tomoyo."
"Yes, my lady. I mean Tomoyo." They were chuckled and laughed together.
Tomoyo took a long detour to her car because she was eager to be with Eriol Hiiragizawa. She clinged on his arm.
"Wanna go for a drink?" Eriol asked her. "Since you came by subway. So you can go home by taxi."
"Actually I came here by car." Tomoyo blushed.
Eriol's laugh bursted out. "Why you told everyone that you came by public transportation?"
"Because-"
"It's okay. We can go for coffee then I will drive you home if you want."
"Really?" Tomoyo exclaimed. Eriol nodded. She jumped on and hugged him. Tomoyo was so happy to meet Eriol. The handsome tall well-toned body man with blue eyes, bluish black-haired, quite pale skin and his signature Marc Jacobs glasses has been friend of Tomoyo and her cousin Sakura Kinomoto since elementary school. He went to study for a year during the last year of elementary school in the same school as them. Then he went back to his motherland, England. However, Tomoyo kept in touch with him ever since. Their correspondences became more intensive as Tomoyo started to get involved in her mother business empire. Eriol family was a notable tycoon as well. Hiiragizawa family business focused on information communication and technology. They hold many stocks from many ICT-and-related company. Apple, Samsung, Intel, IBM were some of their interest.
That time was their last year on high school. Tomoyo was busy with her upcoming final school term and preparing to enter University of Tokyo. She had intention to study technology and engineering. On the other hand, she also had intention to study abroad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USA, Imperial College London, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Aachen University in Germany was some of her choices. However, she has not made up her mind.
"Say Eriol, are you gonna continue your study here?" Tomoyo asked while they sat in the hotel café near Sora Tower after ordering their drinks.
"I don't know yet. I am still considering. How about you? Have you made up your mind?"
"Wherever you go, I will follow." Tomoyo chuckled.
"Seriously Tomoyo."
"I haven't made up my mind. Really. But if I could end up study together with you, why not?" Tomoyo teased Eriol.
The waiter came to bring their orders. Eriol continued their conversation. "How could we end up study together if we will study different stuff?"
Tomoyo took a sip of her cappuccino. "Well, probably we could study in the same city for example."
"Ah okay." Eriol took a sip of his cappuccino as well. "What about London?"
"Why London?"
"Well. You could study in Imperial College London and I can study in London Business School. Those were in our lists I suppose." Eriol and Tomoyo indeed exchanged their choices of university.
"The thing is, I couldn't leave my mother business. I will study here I guess. You know, study and work. I want to get involved in research and development department in my mother company. So—yeah."
"I understand. I too, in fact, wanna do the same, work and study. I also consider taking online class so I can focus also on some business implementation stuff in my parents company. You just inspired me to re-consider."
"Good to be help." Tomoyo smiled. "But a wizard reincarnation like you should be able to handle it, right?"
"Well my power in useless for some human knowledge processing like this. Also, I only hold half of Clow Reed real power. I couldn't do much about it. I just want to try to live like a human now. Even, Clow Reed was human. He deserves normal life, doesn't he?"
Tomoyo giggled. "Say Eriol, can you make people fall in love?"
Eriol started to tease Tomoyo, "Why? Do you want to take down someone?"
Tomoyo shrugged. Eriol laughed. "Haha—I was able to do that in the past life. Now not anymore. Beside, it was not appropriate as well. I do want to fall in love too. I think I cannot remember how Clow Reed feel when he was in love."
"Clow Reed fell in love with somebody?"
"He was also human."
"With who?"
"I don't remember. Maybe Fujitaka, Sakura's father, who got those memories. We not only shared power but also memories. There are things that I could remember and not."
"I see." Tomoyo sighed. Deep inside her heart, she was long for the man in front of him.
Tomoyo was a girl who held her pride so much. Her manner, attitude and behaviour was trained so well that she make her a proper lady. However, she really concerned about the reputation of her family, company and self. She might be not a famous celebrity or actor but she was acknowledged in business sector in Asia as the heiress of Sonomi Daidouji Company, Daidouji Toy Company Corporation. Sonomi was so powerful that she could control the games industry in Asia especially in Far East. It was about time that she would have big power in the world games industry. If Hiiragizawa intention was more on system, Daidouji passion was hardware. Tomoyo wants to set up both families together as great business partner. She was aware that in order to build partnership between them would take time. That's why Tomoyo start to build her character since young. She wanted to be professional. That she needed to gain good reputation on her. Including her personal life.
One morning she woke up in a room, which was not hers. It was Eriol's bedroom in Hiiragizawa mansion in suburb Tokyo. She can smell the masculine around her body. It was from Eriol who still slept next to her. She got up and gave him light kiss on his forehead. She was then remembering what happened last night. She smiled happily and looked satisfied.
"I want you Eriol. I want to touch your skin. It's so addictive and I will never get enough."
"Aaahhh... Damn. Oh God." Tomoyo moaned as her partner was exploring somewhere between her upper thigh.
"It may be hurt Tomoyo. Are you sure?" "Yes."
Slowly inserted his to Tomoyo pleasure central. The more she moaned the deeper his thrust.
Damn, it was so wonderful. Tomoyo bit her lips full of satisfaction of her love adventure last night.
She looked closer to Eriol and touched his face and hair passionately. She sang in whispering voice.
Underneath your clothes
there's an endless story
That's the man I chose
That's my territory
And all the things I deserve
for being such a good girl, honey
And since that morning they had relationship begin with one-night-stand.
The end of first chapter. Please comment. I'd love to know what do you think. Thank you. :)
