By: Eina
Chapter 1
Eriol meets Tomoyo
Dashing through the rain, Tomoyo's damp hair framed her pale face as the rain gently poured on the humble town of Tomoeda. Carrying a dozen she tried to find her way back home while struggling with her long navy blue skirt as a school uniform. As she entered a dark brown condominium she swiftly entered the elevator and reached for the fourth floor and entered room 104.
"Mom I'm back!" Tomoyo cried dropping her bulky bag on the corner of the door. "And I bought some eggs too!" She said finding a colorful bowl to place the eggs on.
She waited for a while, Tomoyo waiting for a response but nothing happened. Then a folded paper on the dining table caught her attention. Due to her curiosity she opened the paper, which read:
Dear Tomoyo,
Sorry for leaving you alone again without notice.
I'll try to make it up. Don't wait up, I'll be returning late.
Love,
Sonomi
"So that's why no one's responding to me." Tomoyo folded the paper back. Ever since she was a child it had been like this. Her family owns a very popular toyshop down the lane and everyday of the week she spends her time alone on the dark condominium.
"What's the fuss all about?" Tomoyo asked as she tried to squeeze in the crowd. She saw a shiny black limousine, and then a boy emerged, with grayish-blue orbs enclosed in round specs with thin black straps. He walked in dignity as his jet-black hair shone shining against the rays of the sun.
"Who's he?" Sakura asked Tomoyo who had her arms folded.
"New boy." Tomoyo said shortly staring at the boy.
Beyond Tomoyo's knowledge, her simple beauty already enchanted the new boy.
"Ikuso." Tomoyo said.
"What's wrong with her?" Rika asked.
Sakura just shrugged. Even she found Tomoyo's behavior these days very weird.
"Class!" Mr. Terada tapped the table to get the attention of his class. "This is your new classmate Eriol Hiiragizawa, he came from England."
"He's the boy from the limousine!" Some of the girls gossiped. Hushed whispers filled the room, the students exchanging their opinions about the new student.
"You may sit over there, beside Daidouji-san." Mr. Terada pointed at the empty seat beside Tomoyo, near the window.
As classes went on Eriol tried his best to talk normally to Tomoyo but she was playing deaf on him. This went on for the whole week. Eriol became the campus crush and Tomoyo treated him the very same way she treated him the very first day they met.
"Tomoyo, hurry up!" Her mom called.
"Mom, why do I have to meet your new client?" Tomoyo asked as she went out the door of her room wearing a baby blue blouse with some ruffles on it, partnered by a denim skirt that was acid washed.
"I promised you that I'll make up with you so here's my promise!" Her mom smiled in happiness.
Tomoyo didn't want to ruin Sonomi's happiness so she did accompany her.
As she fixed some of the adorable stuff toys and dusted it, a question aroused on her mind. Who could the new client be?
Then she heard a clattering sound on the door. It must be the new client!
Tomoyo ran over the door to welcome them, to her surprise she saw…
"Hi… Hiiragizawa!"
"Uh, you're here Ms. Nicoli!" Tomoyo's mother cried. "And
who's this attractive young man?"
"Oh, good morning Mrs. Daidouji, this is my cousin Eriol Hiragizawa and I
believe that your daughter already knows him." A blonde girl smiled.
"Oh, is that so. Tomoyo would you mind entertaining our client's cousin? " Sonomi asked her daughter.
Tomoyo knew she had no choice; she just followed her mom's request.
"Ahem." Eriol cleared his troat, trying to get his attention. "Uh, anou… nice dress Daidouji-san." He tried to start a conversation with the girl.
"Thanks." Tomoyo replied curtly as she continued to dust the stuff toys.
Eriol was surprised yet very happy that Tomoyo wasn't playing deaf with him anymore. Without even noticing it he released a very interesting shade of red on his cheeks. Too bad, Tomoyo was very observant.
"Are you blushing?" Tomoyo frankly asked.
"What! Are you kidding me?!" Eriol freaked out. "Hehehehe!" What the heck is happening to me? Eriol asked himself as he stared at Tomoyo who was grinning at him.
"Thinking about your crush?" Tomoyo asked.
"Uh, what the heck are you talking about! Crush I have no time for that!" Eriol gulped. That was close! He thought. Phew, this girl notices everything, better be careful.
"Anou… Daidouji? I was thinking… if I… if I…" Eriol played with his fingers.
Ring.
"Well then see you, Mrs. Daidouji!" Nicoli waved.
"Aya!" Eriol cried.
"What was it you were saying?" Tomoyo smiled and asked him.
"Uh… I was saying… that…" He looked around the shop. "That you have a wonderful shop and I hope that it will… ah… have more clients." Eriol cried.
"Oh, thanks." Tomoyo said as he watched the cousins walk outside the door. "That boy sure is acting weird."
"Oyasumi!" Tomoyo kissed her mother goodnight and went straight to bed. And according to her before-going-to-sleep ritual says: diary first to remember the day.
"Now where did I put it!" Tomoyo searched beneath her bed for her diary, but it was missing. "Gosh, where did I place it!" She panicked as she opened each and every storage room she could have to find her precious diary.
Tears rolled out of blue orbs. Realizing her diary was gone, how could she remember some of her very cherished moments with Sakura and the others? She knew that the only solution is to buy another one. Slowly… she closed her eyes and fell into slumber.
On the other hand…
"Tomoyo Daidouji." Eriol spelled the girl's name in English on an intermediate pad, then on Japanese.
He thought of their first day of meeting. He smiled at her but she just raised her left eyebrow and gave him a what's-that-supposed-to-mean look then walked away. Weird thing was this afternoon; she's a different person, always smiling and very gentle.
"Split personality." Eriol said to himself without even noticing the two girls reading the name he doodled on the paper.
"To-mo-yo" Nakuru spelled
"Da-i-do-u-ji" Aya added. (Nicoli) "Hmm… isn't she the girl from the toy store, ah Mrs. Daidouji's only child!"
"Oooh! Eriol's in love!" Nakuru cried.
"NO I AM NOT!!!" Eriol cried as his wand appeared on his right hand.
Thug!
"No magic in the house!" Aya threw a tanuki statue at Eriol... only Kami knows where it came from.
"Ouch!" Eriol cried. "Why do I have to suffer in this kind of family!!!"
Back to he condo…
Tomoyo still asleep seemed to be dreaming about something.
In a dark and creepy room was where Tomoyo had just waked up. She felt chills on her body as the wind gusted through her. All alone in the room, she heard something… a violin?
She followed the tune and leaded her to…
'Hiiragizawa?' Tomoyo thought.
Eriol was playing the violin; there was something in him that was very weird.
"Anou… Hiiragizawa…" Tomoyo reached her right hand to call him. When suddenly, he touched her hand, kneeled in front of her and then… kissed her hand!
Bring… ring… bring!
"ARGH!!!" Tomoyo cried as she woke up. "What a dream." She said shivering. Her dream was freaky enough to be a start of a bad Sunday day.
Back at Sakura's place.
"So Tomoyo… what's the problem, who's bugging you?" She asked.
"ARGH! Why does he have to be in my dreams, why couldn't it be another boy!" Tomoyo cried.
"Who's in your dreams, Hiiragizawa, Eriol?" Sakura smiled.
Ding-dong!
"Sakura, Hiiragizawa's here!" Sakura's dad called (Wow, Sakura's getting more powerful!)
"Let him go upstairs." Sakura cried. "So is it him?"
Tomoyo slowly nodded her head.
"Hiiragizawa enter!" Sakura cried.
"He hasn't even knocked." Tomoyo said.
"Uh! Dai… dou…ji! Eriol cried. "Kinomoto."
Sakura just shook her head with a grin on her face.
"Sakura." Tomoyo called her friend as if she was planning something bad. Tomoyo was holding one of Sakura's book (It was her Algebra book, actually) and it flew directly straight to…
"Eriol!" Sakura cried, as he was headshot by the girl.
"Why does Karma have to struck today?!" Eriol cried.
"I'll call you later Sakura!" Tomoyo said as she went out of Sakura's room.
= On the train =
"(Sigh) I shouldn't have done that." She sighed as she looked outside the scenery of the train. 'What's happening to me?' Tomoyo asked herself. Eriol hasn't done anything bad to her, but why does she feel very mad everytime she sees him. "Now I'm even guilty about it!" She sighed.
A/N: Nihao! How's ya doin' everybody! Ok, I don't expect you guys to like this fic. I just messed this up to be honest. I made Tomoyo a very war freak person and Eriol just lets her do it to him. Very familiar *insane laugh* well, I would like to dedicate this to all my friends, may you all stay the same; I'm talking about being warfreak forever. Oh, this is also dedicated to Jess-chan a.k.a. Kari-chan, Master a.k.a. Black Thief (She keeps on changing her pen name!) and to Crazycat_Freak (Welcome to the fan fiction world, my friend. (Tsaring! Niwala naman kayo! Gusto ko lang namang sabihin na PUTANG INA KAYO! May you stay GAGO forever! {Now, dat's what I call a DEDICATION. *weird laugh*} Thank you *bows*)