Boy Crazy
Tell me it isn't true,Eriol," fourteen-year-old Tomoyo Daidouji said into the phone.She was lying on
her bed, talking to her boyfriend, Eriol Hiiragizawa. "Tell me you don't have to work the entire winter
break."
I don't know," Eriol replied, "but I have to work today.In fact,I'm supposed to be there right now.I'll
e-mail you later,okay?"
"Okay." Tomoyo sighed as she hung up the phone.Eriol worked at the CI, a cool coffee bar and
Internet cafe with computer terminals all over the place.
Sure.E-mail me.Like that's going to do any good! Tomoyo thought.Just a few minutes ago she'd
been reading through her old e-mails from Eriol.They were all the same.She'd write,Want to go to
a movie? and he'd write back, Can't. Gotta work tonight.
There were ten just like that.Eleven,if you counted the e-mail he wrote from work.It said,Tomoyo.
Wish I were anywhere but here-with you.It was signed, Eriol the Latte-Meister.
Why am I complaining? she wondered.
After all,Eriol was by far the smartest and most interesting guy she'd ever dated.He was cute
and honest and funny, too.But lately he was winning in the "Best Boyfriend Who's Never Around
for a Date" category.
If he works all week,this vacation is going to be the worst, she thought.With another sigh, she
hopped off the bed, brushed her long Brown hair out of her face, and went downstairs to see
what her sister, Sakura, was doing.
Sakura was sitting in the living room with their mother, Nadeshiko. The two of them were hunched
over a magazine.
"What's up?" Tomoyo asked, joining them.
"Mom's going nuts about some movie star,"Sakura answered. "Are you sure he's famous, Mom?
I've never heard of him."
Nadeshiko's mouth dropped open. "Are you kidding? He's a major star! I can't believe you've never
heard of Clow Reed! Are you sure you're my daughter?"
Sakura glanced at Tomoyo and faked a gasp." Oh, no!
Maybe we were switched at birth!"
"Very funny," Nadeshiko said, smirking.
Tomoyo reached for the magazine and stared at a photo of a french actor. He had dark eyes, a
classic tan, and wavy silver hair." What's the big deal about this Clow Guy?"
"He rented the house right down the beach from us," Nadeshiko replied." I saw him move in
yesterday."
"Oh." Tomoyo tossed the magazine back to her mom, "I can't believe you aren't more excited!"
Nadeshiko said. Tomoyo shrugged." Sorry, Mom, but we don't speak much french yet.We've
only been taking it for a few months in school."
"Besides," Sakura chimed in," he's almost as old as Yue."
"I heard that!" Yue announced from the kitchen in his Spanish accent. Yue was a full-time
housekeeper and cook for the Kinomotos. He carried a tray of bagels and juice into the living room
and set it down.
"You hear everything," Tomoyo teased him." You must have the biggest ears in the house."
"Believe it," Yue joked, pretending to be proud of them." And by the way, my little lemonade,
how dare you say I'm as old as Cloud Reed? He is at least five years older. Maybe ten!"
Yue snatched the magazine from Nadeshiko and stared at the photo." I can only hope I look that
good when I am his age," he declared
"Did you know that he's shooting a commercial here in Malibu?" Yue went on.
"Where?" Tomoyo asked, perking up.
"At your favorite hang-in," Yue said.
"Hangout," Tomoyo corrected him. "You mean the CI?"
"That's the place," Yue said.
Tomoyo was suddenly interested." What kind if commercial?"
"It's some kind of coffee thing for the Superbowl," Yue said." I read about it in the newspaper.Clow
is getting too old for the leading roles, so he's going to focus on directing instead.Including this major
commercial." "Cool! Maybe I can watch them filming!" Tomoyo announced.
"I wouldn't mind mind watching them shoot it, either." Sakura said. " I mean, we don't have anything
beter to do this week."
"Sorry,my little lemonades." Yue shook his head. "The set will propably be ...
hehehe Cliffhanger :P ,Stay tuned for the next chappie