Remember the Time

Chapter 7:

Remember?

Eriol was wrapping a towel around his wet body, he was getting ready to go to the studio, it had been two weeks since he last talk with Tomoyo and everything seemed dull. Eriol walked into his closet and took out a black pair of pants and a red shirt. He couldn't stop thinking about Tomoyo and everything they did together, he was barely getting sleep and he barely ate, he was love depressed if there was even such a depression.

Eriol stopped and looked at the box where everything that was about Tomoyo was in. Eriol reached for the box and set it on his bed and got dressed. He looked at the picture with Tomoyo smiling playing in the water, She was fourteen in the picture he remembered that day.

Flashback

Eriol and Tomoyo were fourteen and were the only ones at the beach since it was nice that day. Eriol sat at the shore letting the water splash at him while he took pictures of Tomoyo giggling and playing in the water. Tomoyo turned to her boyfriend and ran over. "Babe, you don't wanna play with me." Tomoyo asked with smile. Eriol laughed. "I'm playing with you now." He said attacking Tomoyo with tickles. Tomoyo was on the wet sand laughing. "Eriol . . . that's not fair." Tomoyo said laughing. Eriol laughed and stopped. "Your so easy to tickle." He said lying beside Tomoyo feeling the water brush the both of them.

Tomoyo turned to her side and lifted her head looking to Eriol. Eriol looked back. "What?" He asked. Tomoyo just smiled. "I'm having a great time." She said softly. Eriol looked at Tomoyo's hair and curled a strand around his wet fingers. Tomoyo didn't mind him touching her hair she actually liked it. "I know." Eriol whispered back as another waved touched them. Tomoyo smiled and leaned down and kissed Eriol gently. Eriol's hand touched Tomoyo cheek caressing it soft while kissing her back.

Tomoyo broke the kiss and made a circle with her finger on his bare chest. "I love you, Eriol." She said. Eriol smiled. "I love you, Tomoyo." He said back and sat up along with Tomoyo and kissed her once more.

End of Flashback

Eriol smiled slightly at the memory and slipped on his shorts and walked out the door with his Ipod playing in his ears. When Eriol arrived at the studio his students were outside talking to each other not noticing there teacher walking past them. Eriol turned up his Ipod listening to an old Jazz song.

Tomoyo on the other hand was in her studio tuning her classic guitar, Syaoran and Sakura wedding was in one more week and she was still distracted by Eriol being around her, she couldn't help but feel a little guilt for what she said two weeks ago. Tomoyo sighed and put the tuning fork down once her students came in chatting all at once. Tomoyo scars and bruises were healing and she hadn't seem Mar since.

"Good Morning everyone." Tomoyo said standing up in her pearly white long linen sun-dress. "Good Morning." They all said taking there seats. "I'm very proud of all of you for that wonderful performance for parents night, you all did great jobs." Tomoyo said with a smile and everyone applauded. Tomoyo nodded. "Okay, for fun, I want everyone to pick a song from there favorite band, no rock please, and give them to me when the lesson is over and we can sing the song that was chosen the most as a pratice." Tomoyo said.

Eriol walked over to his desk as his Waltz students came in quietly. Eriol's students saw the changes in him, he wasn't eating, he spaced out a whole lot more then he usually would and he was slightly paler. "Morning, Eriol." One of his students said walking over to his desk. "Oh, Morning Yura, how you been, man?" Eriol said trying his best to be like his normal self. "Fine, here, my mom wanted you to have some of her blueberry muffins since she knew you liked them." Yura said putting the small basket on the desk.

"Oh, thanks." Eriol said with a smile opened the basket top and taking out a muffin, when he ate it he sighed. Yura's mother always gave him these muffin, and he loved them, they always seemed to make him feel a little better. "And Man, great Waltzing poise on Parents night, great job." Eriol said to his student making him blushed with embarrassment. "It was nothing." He said.

Eriol nodded and began playing soft classic music. "Okay everyone, were going to be improving our sweeps and turns, today, something a little easier." Eriol said before stuffing another muffin in his mouth. Everyone grabbed there partners and danced as Eriol counted there steps.

Sakura and Syaoran were eating lunch now, there wedding was in one week and still everyone that was invited wasn't there yet, Sakura was panicking. "Sakura calm down, weathers been bad." Syaoran said drinking his water slowly. Sakura sighed. "It's been gray and raining on and off, I can't let this weather ruin the wedding!" Sakura shouted. Everyone stared at her and then went back to there business.

"Sakura, My family is arriving tomorrow night, and Tomoyo's mom is not going to be here for another two days, and all your friends are here anyway, just chill." Syaoran exclaimed. Sakura nodded and took Syaoran's hand and sighed. "Your right, I just need to relax." She said. Syaoran smiled and little and nodded gripping Sakura's soft hand slightly.

"What you should be worried about is Mar." Syaoran said. Sakura looked up to Syaoran confused. "Mar?" Sakura said. Syaoran nodded. "Yesterday when I was going for pizza with my students I saw him coming out a local bar, he might have been piss-drunk but I'm not sure." Syaoran said. Sakura let go of Syaoran's hand and drank her wine. "I have to call Tomoyo and tell her." She said worried. "Don't. Tomoyo will be fine, It's Eriol I'm worried about actually, he hasn't been himself." Syaoran said.

"Like what? he seemed fine to me last time I saw him."

"I think Eriol and Tomoyo had another meltdown, except not as eventful, he never told me, his been spacing out, eating less, and sleeping less, it's not like him, he eats when his hungry only and never spaces out unless his along, and he always gets a great night sleep. I think his still in love with Tomoyo, poor bastard can't more on." Syaoran sighed before eating some on his grilled chicken.

"Syaoran, Is that anyway to talk about your friend." Sakura said. Syaoran shrugged. "I just have a bad feeling, and I don't want to say anything to him, he gets easily offended at this time." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded. "Well, let it'll blow over." She said. "Where? In the hospital?" Syaoran said.

"No." Sakura said. "Just let him work things out himself, I agree with you about him still loving Tomoyo, but I think she's afraid to love anyone, cause she's been getting her heart broken over and over agin, so let's just see where this goes and there we can take over."

"See there goes that 'we' agin, I'm not playing match maker anymore." Syaoran said folding his arms. Sakura smirked. "I have ways of making you help me." Sakura smiled evilly. Syaoran sweat dropped.

It was five o'clock and Eriol was sitting in his desk chair looking out the window, the sun beginning to set, Eriol reached behind him and took his last Muffin out the basket and ate it. 'How depressing the sky looks.' Eriol thought with a sighed and he stuffed the muffin in his mouth. Eriol spun around and his seat and looked up at the ceiling. Eriol groaned and closed his eyes.

Tomoyo was getting ready to leave but something stopped her at Eriol studio room. Tomoyo looked threw the small window and knocked on the door. Eriol didn't move. "COME IN!" He called. Tomoyo's hands shiver, she was oddly nervous. Tomoyo sighed and opened the door. Eriol turned around his chair facing the window not knowing It was Tomoyo.

"Um . . .I needed to talk to you." Tomoyo said shutting the door. Eriol's heart sped up hearing Tomoyo's voice but he couldn't face her. "Why?" He said. "Because I just wanted to say I was sorry for saying that you didn't love me all those years ago, I just didn't believe you could since we were fighting so much." Tomoyo said walked across the room and standing on the opposite side of the desk.

Eriol sighed relaxing and smelling Tomoyo sweet perfume. "You smell nice." Eriol said. Tomoyo blushed. "What is it?" He asked. "I got it imported for America it's called Egyptian Vanilla." Tomoyo answered. Eriol grinned. "It suits you." Eriol commented. "Thank you." Tomoyo whispered.

"And your forgiven, even though I see nothing to forgive or forget, what is the real reason you're here?" Eriol said leaning back more into the chair. "I wanted you to come with me to my place for a movie." Tomoyo said with a smile. She didn't want to be along that night. Eriol laughed. Tomoyo stopped smiling and stood confused.

Eriol took off his glasses and laughed even harder. "Stop." He gasped and fall out his seat. "Oh." Tomoyo gasped walking the desk looking to Eriol's head on the floor as he was holding his stomach. "Why are you laughing?" Tomoyo asked offended. Eriol sat up and shook his head. "Sorry, I just thought that was funny." Eriol said looking to Tomoyo amazed at how beautiful she could look in anything.

"How was it funny? I invited for over my place for a movie, I see nothing funny." Tomoyo started laughing herself making Eriol laugh agin putting his glasses back on. "I can't stand it when you do this to me." Tomoyo laughed and stomped her foot trying to could mad but the laughter was getting to her.

Eriol stopped laughing along with Tomoyo. "So why was it funny?" She asked. Eriol shrugged and stood up slightly towering over Tomoyo. "You sounded so bloody cheery like the time we pulled an April fool's on Syaoran that year in Middle school." He said. Tomoyo giggled remembering Syaoran walking into the girls locker room while the cheerleaders were changing into there uniforms.

"So do you?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol nodded seriously. "Sure, I don't mind." He said. Tomoyo smiled. "Great, let's go." She said and began walking. "What now?" Eriol said a little baffled. "No time like the present, right." Tomoyo said. Eriol gathered up his stuff quickly and jogged to catch up with Tomoyo.

"We'll take my car." Eriol said they stepped out the building together. Tomoyo nodded and Eriol unlocked the doors to his Lexus. Tomoyo walked to the passenger side and opened the car door and got in along with Eriol. His car seemed like apples. "New car?" Tomoyo asked as Eriol started up the car. "No, not actually, I got it seven months ago." He answered and club music blasted in the speakers. Tomoyo winced at how loud it was a surprised that Eriol's glasses didn't brake.

Eriol turned it down and went threw his bag and took out his Ipod. "Just a little music to start the night off." he mutter and plugged his Ipod into his car radio and pushed play it started playing some smooth Jazz. Eriol sighed and kept the volume down a little and zoomed off speeding down the road.

Tomoyo buckled up along with Eriol who turned a corner leaving tire marks behind him. "Your going a little too fast." Tomoyo said holding onto the dashboard. "Oh, sorry." Eriol said slamming the breaks at a red light. Tomoyo sighed and looked to Eriol who as gripping the wheel. "Your not racing anyone, you know." Tomoyo said. Eriol sat back and sighed. "Right. I just like the thrill of speed, a new habit." He said. Tomoyo just rolled her eyes.

When Eriol and Tomoyo got to her place Eriol started looking at Tomoyo DVD's collection. The Grudge, Spirited Away, Steam boy, Dark Water, The Harry Potter movies, etc. Eriol chuckled seeing a Disney movie: Beauty and The Beast.

"I can't believe you still like Beauty and The Beast." Eriol called as Tomoyo was in the kitchen ordering pizza. Tomoyo smiled, "What do you want on you pizza?" She asked. "Just cheese thank you." Eriol said. Tomoyo nodded and ordered the pizza. "Hey you wanna watch Spirited Away, I didn't see that." Eriol asked pick up the DVD case and opened the Spirted Away case and looking at the disc.

"Sure," Tomoyo said hanging up the phone and walking into room. "I'm going to change out of this dress, I'll be back." Tomoyo said walking past Eriol and into her bedroom. Eriol looked around the room and stopped looking at the PS2 system. Eriol smiled and sat down and looked at the games she had. Tekken 4-5, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, Final Fantasy 7, 8, 10, and 10-2, The Harry Potter games, Dragon Ball Z butakai 3. Eriol laughed never seeing a woman playing Dragon Ball Z, except for Meiling which was another story.

Tomoyo came back in with her too-big collage shirt with some short pants on. "Yes, I can play Dragon Ball Z just as good as Meiling." Tomoyo said smiling. Eriol turned his head and looked to Tomoyo in amazement, she had a fine body. Eriol blushed and then turned his head when the door rang. Tomoyo walked over to the door and opened it paying the pizza boy and walking back in. Eriol stood up and took the warm box from Tomoyo and opened it inhaling the tangy yummy scent. "Ah." Eriol said exhaling closing the box. "That's some good pizza." He said as Tomoyo put Spirited Away in the DVD player and went into the kitchen for something to drink and some plates.

Eriol sat on the couch and watch the previews. Tomoyo took out two cherry sodas and then turned and looked to Eriol who folded his arms watching the screen not noticing Tomoyo was staring at him. 'Why did I invite him over?' She thought sadly but really she wasn't regretting she invited him over, she wanted someone with her at the moment, she was along at night too much and she just wanted someone with her.

"Tomoyo, hurry up the movies starting." Eriol called not taking his eyes off the screen. Tomoyo's heart flutter slightly hearing her name said by Eriol made it so sweet to say. Tomoyo sighed and smiled at her thoughts and walked in with the glasses of ice and the cherry soda's.

Eriol and Tomoyo drifted off to sleep while watching the movie, it was about twenty-five minutes before it was over and they were sleep. Eriol's arm was around Tomoyo shoulder while she was snuggled up under him with her hand on his chest like a pillow. Eriol opened his eyes and yawned. 'Damn, I fell asleep.' He thought blinking seeing the credits rolling on the screen. Eriol turned his head seeing Tomoyo sleeping peacefully in his arms. Eriol smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Tomoyo moaned softly and sighed.

Eriol moved away from Tomoyo slowly and she opened her eyes. "We fell asleep?" Tomoyo whispered. "Looks like it." Eriol said stretching. "What time is it?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol sighed and looked up his watch. "It's four-fifteen am." Eriol answered. Tomoyo and Eriol were silent for a moment and then someone knocked on the door. Eriol looked to Tomoyo who sat up smoothing back her hair. "Who could be up at this hour?" Eriol whispered. Tomoyo shrugged and walked to the door. "It might be Sakura, she's been checking on my work for the maids dresses." Tomoyo said and opened the door.

Tomoyo was suddenly scared Mar was standing at the door piss-drunk, he barged into the apartment and punched Eriol in the face. "Mar stop it"! Tomoyo shouted. Eriol was surprised and fell back. "WHO IS THIS, TOMOYO!" Mar shouted pointing to Eriol who's nose was bleeding. Eriol looked at Mar with rage, he hated him even more. Eriol winced as he touched his nose. "Mar please!" Tomoyo begged. Eriol propped himself up and before he could say something Mar smashed a pillow over Eriol face as he was on top of his.

"MAR STOP YOUR KILLING HIM!" Tomoyo shouted. Eriol couldn't fight Mar off and it was frustrating him. Eriol felt his body get heavy, he couldn't breath. Eriol stopped struggling a little. "DIE YOU BASTARD, TOMOYO LOVES ME, SHE WILL NEVER LOVE YOU!" Mar shouted crazed. Tomoyo panicked and ran into the kitchen and opened the cabinet where she put all her cups and took out a hand gun. Tomoyo cocked it and ran in the room and held it to Mar firmly.

Tomoyo's eyes began to tear. "Get away from him, Mar." Tomoyo said in a shaking voice. Mar looked at the gun and back off Eriol. Eriol sat up gasping and wheezing. Tomoyo sighed slightly. "Tomoyo put the g-gun down." Mar said slowly. Tomoyo nose stung from all the smell of Mar's drinking.

Tomoyo walked slowly to Eriol and covered him still holding the gun as Eriol tried to breath. Mar stood and ran out the room as he head people coming down the hall. Tomoyo was still holding the gun in shock as the police came in. "Lady, drop the gun." They said slowly. Tomoyo blinked and looked to the officer and put the gun down. "What happened?" The Police officer asked walking in still holding his gun. Tomoyo broke into tears when Eriol finally caught his breath. "You Idiot, your guy just ran past you." Eriol said whipping the dripping blood from his nose.

"You better clean that." The officer said. "Saaki, go after him."

It was about nine in the morning and Eriol had told them everything of what happened. Tomoyo was still broken up about it. "Okay so where did the gun come from?" Officer Miya asked writing down everything Eriol said. "It's hers, I don't own one." Eriol said. Tomoyo nodded. "I have a weapon licence and I brought the gun years ago for protection, Mar had been running me down for some time after what happened." Tomoyo exclaimed quickly and handed her weapon licence. The man nodded and gave it back to her as the Officer Saaki came back and shrugged. "Couldn't find him, he gave us the slip." She said. Officer Miya nodded. "Well Mistress Tomoyo, we'll keep this a private investigation for your own safety." He said. Tomoyo nodded.

"We'll call if we have any updates." Officer Saaki said. Tomoyo nodded once more and folded her arms and shivered a little. The police officers walked over and went into the elevator. Tomoyo and Eriol silently walked back into the apartment. Eriol walked past Tomoyo and went into her kitchen and got her some water and gave it to her when he went back into the small living room. "Thanks." Tomoyo muttered. Eriol sat down next to Tomoyo and looked at her with concern.

"You okay?" He asked. Tomoyo nodded. Eriol patted Tomoyo's back and sighed. "Eriol, I'm so sorry I got you into this." Tomoyo said feeling tears beginning to well up in her eyes agin. Eriol smiled a little hearing his name come from Tomoyo. "Thank you for calling me Eriol, Tomoyo." Eriol said. Tomoyo looked to Eriol surprised and blushed.

"C'mon lets get something to eat, I have to be at the studio in a hour, I have a Waltzing class." Eriol said standing up. Tomoyo nodded. "Just give me a minute." She said and went into her room. Eriol walked over to the door and looked at it. Mar left a little chip on the door. 'Holy shit.' Eriol thought grimly. If he ran into that crazed Mar dude he was totally dead. Tomoyo came back into the room wearing a black tee-shirt and a pair of jeans. "Ready?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo nodded and grabbed her purse and made there way out.

"WHAT!" Sakura shouted to her friend while they were looking at some silverware for the wedding reception. "Sakura don't worry about it, the Police are looking for him now." Tomoyo once agin told Sakura what happened with Eriol and her, she was still a little scared but her mother was back in town and heard Tomoyo saw Eriol and she was worried, just like a mother should be. "And you have a gun?" Sakura whispered as someone was walking past them.

Tomoyo just nodded. "You know it's sexy in a bad-ass-girl-kinda way, but Tomoyo, I'm shocked." Sakura said. Tomoyo looked at a large stainless steel cutting knife that had a small heart on it. "Sakura, don't worry about it, I'll be fine, I know how to handle myself, and beside you should be happy, you'll be Mrs. Sakura Li in six days, C'mon smile, be married, seriously." Tomoyo said picking up the knife. Sakura laughed.

"Yeah, your right, Touya's still a little you know, protective." Sakura said slowly. Tomoyo chuckled. "Your Brother." She said. Sakura just nodded and picked up a fork. "This would go perfect with a plates Syaoran picked out." Sakura said. "Excuse me, Ma'am." Sakura asked and the salesperson came over and nodded. "I'll have a set of these for two-hundred." Sakura said with a smile. The salesperson was baffled. "It's for a wedding." Tomoyo said quickly. The salesperson nodded. "Well, in that case we have free rush delivery for these things, follow me so you can sigh the papers." The salesperson said with a smile.

Tomoyo and Sakura followed the Salesperson to the counter and began sighing the order forms and what not. After that Tomoyo and Sakura went to Chiharu's apartment, they were having a small tea party with Rika and Nikki. Tomoyo was sitting down as Sakura exclaimed everything that had happened.

"So you and Eriol are straight now?" Nikki asked. Tomoyo shrugged and ate a cookie. "Well hell, sleeping with him on a couch sounds like something to me." Rika said as Chiharu walked in the dinning room with the tea. "Well at least there talking, praise the Lord for that." Chiharu said. "Amen." Sakura, Rika, and Nikki said at once. Tomoyo blushed. "C'mon guys." Tomoyo pleaded blushing.

"Tomoyo, honey look, if you really want to make up with Eriol just do it, but don't act like you don't feel a little something when you see him, you must still love him?" Rika said sitting down pouring the tea. Tomoyo thought for a moment. Did she really still have feelings for Eriol? Or was it just she missed him? Or was it something else? Tomoyo sighed and ate another chocolate cookie. "I don't know, I mean I missed him and all now that I think about it but I can't love him, it's just too confusing." Tomoyo said.

"But Eriol's a great guy, I heard he cried for two days when you guys broke up, I heard it from Syaoran who was there." Chiharu said a matter-a-factly. Tomoyo looked to her friend a little confused. "I thought he wanted to brake up with me." She said. "Well, that was just pure anger and you were totally PMS-ing." Rika said.

Tomoyo frowned. "No I wasn't, that day I wanted my mom and me to pick out a junior prom dress before hand but she said I was old enough to do it myself and then we fought and I told her she was never there, and when I saw Eriol I saw still anger and I thought he would ask me why I was anger and then I started remembering everything so stupid that happened between up and he thought I was trying to make him something that he wasn't, I didn't mean it."

Sakura just nodded. "But you still must love him, Syaoran and I argue sometimes but we always make up."

Tomoyo looked to her silent friends and smiled a little. "No, I don't love him anymore." Tomoyo said firmly. "Just like I thought." Chiharu said. Sakura looked to Rika and Nikki. "Your in denial, okay lets ask a few questions." Chiharu paused and looked to Nikki. "Yes, when you kissed Eriol for the first time in eight years what did it feel like?" Nikki asked. "Um . . . That's personal." Tomoyo said.

"Have you ever felt safe around any man but Eriol?" Sakura asked with a smile. "What?" Tomoyo said baffled. "Have you ever got over Eriol completely?" Rika asked. "Yes." Tomoyo said quickly. "Stop!" Chiharu shouted. Everyone was quiet. "Look, Tomoyo has to do this on her own." She said. Tomoyo nodded. "I'll see him tonight." Tomoyo said standing up. "Good." Sakura said with a smile. "We can just talk like we use to."

"Great Idea, just get don't kiss him." Sakura said smiling even more. "Sakura." Tomoyo said in a whining voice. And her friends laughed.

That same night Eriol was in the bath tub at his apartment, mind you, a nice hot bath would do him some good, Waltzing today was about four hours and he just got back. Eriol sunk into the bath water and closed his eyes releasing air bubbles from his mouth. He was worrying about Tomoyo a little bit, was Mar still after her and did he really love her? Eriol slowly came up out of the water smoothing back his wet hair and sighing. He looked to his waterproof watch that was on the edge on the bath tube, it was 9:09pm. Eriol sighed and got out the tube wrapping a black towel around his waist.

Eriol let the water drain and walked to his living room and turned on his radio and began playing some jazz music. Eriol sighed and walked to his room dried off and dressed in his black cotton PJ's. Eriol put the towel around his neck as his hair air dried. Eriol was about to get something to eat but stopped when the door bell rang.

Eriol sighed annoyed and walked to the door. Eriol opened the door seeing Tomoyo holding a bag and a box. "Hi." Tomoyo said blushing. Eriol didn't have a shirt on and Tomoyo was totally checking him out. "Hi." Eriol said slowly. Tomoyo smiled. "Can I come in I didn't want to be along tonight." Tomoyo said seriously. Eriol gulped and nodded stepping aside and getting Tomoyo in his apartment as he shut the door. "Thanks." Tomoyo said smiling.

"Um . . . I-I." Eriol stammered and sighed and went back to the kitchen. Tomoyo gasped at Eriol's neat apartment. "Wow, I was expecting you to be a slob." Tomoyo said. Eriol chuckled. "Nope, I may not look it but I like order." Eriol said from the kitchen. Tomoyo walked over to the a small table that was filling with pictures of Eriol and everyone he knew. Tomoyo looked to the frame that was down and lifted it seeing Eriol and Tomoyo holding each other smiling. She remember that, they were fifteen in that picture.

FLASHBACK

Fifteen year old Eriol and Tomoyo were walking to the school, they had a fund raiser and Eriol was the president of the campaign for new computers, balls, and stuff for there school they raise over seven thousand yen and most of it was going to charity. Eriol was wearing a black suit and tie with Tomoyo wearing a black dress she made for the occasion. Eriol and Tomoyo were on the dance floor dancing to a slow song. Eriol was awarded student of the year and everything, it had to be the best night they ever had. Eriol spun Tomoyo around and smiled.

"What a wild couple of weeks, huh?" Eriol whispered to Tomoyo over the music. Tomoyo just nodded. "I had fun doing it with you." Tomoyo said with a smiled as they swayed to the music. "I'm glad they heard what I had to say, I'm just so . . . so. . ." Eriol paused thinking of a word. "Happy?" Tomoyo said looking into Eriol's eyes. Eriol chuckled softly and nodded. "C'mon let's take a picture to remember this night." Eriol said taking Tomoyo hand and weaving through the dancing teachers and couples.

Eriol and Tomoyo stopped at the picture booth and paid them and stood behind a blue and purple background and got there picture taken to remember that wild week.

END FLASHBACK

Tomoyo smiled slowly and laid her frame back down. "So you okay?" Eriol asked coming into the room still with no shirt. Tomoyo looked at Eriol's tone abs and then blink looking to Eriol's face blushing. "I think so, I just didn't want to be along tonight that was all." Tomoyo said. "I understand." Eriol said with a small smile. "And I wanted to show you something." Tomoyo said holding a red box with gold star stickers on it.

"It's not a prank is it?" Eriol asked eyeing the box. Tomoyo shook her head. "C'mon let go to your room." She said. Eriol nodded and lead the way to his room. Tomoyo sat on the bed and put the box beside her smiling and setting her sleep over bag down. Eriol walked to the closet and slipping on a red shirt. Tomoyo still had on her jeans and black tee-shirt. Tomoyo smiled and handed Eriol the box. Eriol looked at Tomoyo and then the box and took it. "Um . . . Do I open it?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo smiled still and nodded. Eriol took the top off the red and gold box and look into it contents.

Eriol reached in and gasped seeing a small pink circle with a blue and green flower on the front that had sliver rhinestones on it around the circle. It was a prize Eriol won for Tomoyo at a festival. Eriol sat the box to the side and opened it, it was a compact mirror. "Remember that?" Tomoyo asked softly.

Eriol looked at the foggy glass then to Tomoyo who's smile softened. "Yes, I won this for you at our school festival." Eriol said almost breathless from the memories. Tomoyo nodded. "Tomoyo is this-?" Eriol asked looking to the box closing the compact mirror. Tomoyo nodded. "It everything we had in the past, I haven't opened it in a while so some of the stuff may be dusty." Tomoyo said exclaimed. Eriol stood putting the mirror back in the box and bending down on one knee looking under his bed and taking out the black box that had everything to deal with Tomoyo Daidoji.

"I guess we do think alike sometimes." Eriol said sitting back next to Tomoyo and gave her his box. "I guess so." Tomoyo said with a smile. Tomoyo opened the box and laughed seeing Eriol and Tomoyo covered in soak subs in the picture making faces. "I remember that, it was Syaoran's 12th birthday." Tomoyo laughed setting the picture beside as she was sitting in the middle of Eriol's bed. Eriol lifted the black dress that she wore to the school fund raiser party. Eriol smiled and sat it down and reached into the red and gold box once more taking out a picture of himself leaning on a tree with a serious but soft look on his face.

Eriol smiled at the picture. "I never knew you had this one." Eriol said showing Tomoyo the picture. "Oh, I took that when we were supposed to be going to the pool one summer and I was late and I brought my camera for some pictures and I saw you leaning on the tree waiting for me and I took the picture." Tomoyo exclaimed. Eriol nodded and sat the picture to the side. Tomoyo lifted the sliver heart locket and opened it seeing Eriol and Tomoyo kissing and on the other side on the heart locket it said: LOVE IS BEYOND FOREVER. Tomoyo smiled looked to Eriol who was holding a CD of there favorite song. Eriol laughed seeing Michael Jackson's Do you Remember song. Eriol sat the CD down and sighed.

Tomoyo and Eriol at the same time picked out a photo of each other. Eriol smiled. "I forgot that was from our high school photo." Tomoyo said showing Eriol the picture. Tomoyo smiled just like the picture making Eriol laughed. "Oh, Man I hated school Photo day, it was so pointless." Eriol said. Tomoyo nodded and laughed. "Wait in line for a photo that would be forgotten later." She said. Eriol nodded and sat the picture down along with Tomoyo.

Tomoyo pulled out Eriol's autographed tee-shirt that Tomoyo gave them for a get well present which led to Tomoyo getting sick after making out with Eriol. Tomoyo blushed at the thought and was at the bottom seeing old books. Eriol looked up and snatched the book from Tomoyo's hand. "You can't read that." He said firmly. Tomoyo smirked and sat the box aside. "And why not, it's nothing to be a shamed about." Tomoyo said. Eriol nodded. "Oh yes it is, I'm ashamed and besides I'm a terrible writer." Eriol lied. Tomoyo scoffed. "If your so bad then why did you get best young writer award for your report on the Edo era in high school?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol laughed.

"I paid a nerd?" He said. Tomoyo and took the book from Eriol. "Okay, okay, you can read my old books but not in front or near me." Eriol said. Tomoyo closed the book and nodded. "Fair enough." Tomoyo said putting everything back in the box. Eriol smiled and lifted a collection of books. "Huh, what is this a innocent looking book filled with dark, deep, intimate, secret?" Eriol said putting everything else back in the box except for the books. Tomoyo blushed. "Oh C'mon, I don't know about deep and intimate but it's my secrets." Tomoyo said reaching for the book. Eriol laughed and back away from Tomoyo as she reached for the book.

"Eriol, C'mon I'm not playing." Tomoyo said with a sigh. Eriol grinned. "It's not fair, you get to read my secrets and thoughts and I can't with yours." Eriol said opened the book and flipped the pages. Tomoyo walked around the bed and took the book from Eriol. "Hey, It's not fair." Eriol said reaching for the books. Tomoyo backed away. "It is fair, and I'm a lady that's why." Tomoyo said with a smirk.

Eriol smirked and reached for the book once more and Tomoyo backed up even farther. "C'mon it might be nothing I haven't even heard." Eriol said reaching for it and Tomoyo's back it the wall. "It is and I should keep it a secret." Tomoyo said. Tomoyo hugged the book tight as Eriol was completely in front of her blocking her way with his hands on either side of the wall. Tomoyo blushed smelling Eriol clean scent.

Eriol and Tomoyo's eyes were locked on each other. And for a moment Eriol and Tomoyo forgot about the book. Eriol looked to Tomoyo's lips slowly and then back at her as if asking if he could. Tomoyo dropped the book and everything seemed to go completely quiet. Eriol stepped a little closer to Tomoyo making her feel weak in the knees for a moment looking at Eriol's longing stare. Tomoyo stood on her toes slight and there lips brushed each other. Eriol and Tomoyo's eyes were now seriously locked on each other.

Eriol leaned forward and lightly kissed Tomoyo and looked back to her. Tomoyo's eyes were closed as Eriol studied her face. Eriol leaned in once more and kissed Tomoyo full on. Eriol brought her hands down to Tomoyo small waist and brought him to her holding her as if she'd fly away. Tomoyo kissed Eriol back and her hand went to her chest feeling his heart rapidly beating. Tomoyo wrapped her arms around Eriol and there kiss suddenly became feverish. Eriol inhaled Tomoyo's sweet scent kissing her over and over as if he wanted and waited for this to happen. Tomoyo sighed and then suddenly her cell rang.

Both Eriol and Tomoyo jumped braking there kiss. Tomoyo ran out the room and to the living room and answered her cell. Eriol was frozen in one spot and then sighed. 'Damn.' He thought and let his head hit the wall. 'What was I thinking?" Eriol thought hitting his head three more times and then turning around sliding down the wall and sitting down. Eriol touched his lips. It was so much sweeter then he remember. Eriol looked down and saw Tomoyo's dairy. Eriol picked it up and opened it at random, and it read:

Dear Dairy,

I had such a wonderful week, Eriol invited me to a dinner just for us two, oh how romantic, Eriol's so good to me, I hate it if we broke up, but anyway It's my fourteenth birthday soon and he wanted to do that for me and throw a party he hasn't said were but I suppose it's a surprise, I won't nose around I don't want to ruin his plans for me. And for the twentieth time my mom has left me in along, she won't be there on my birthday agin no surprise since she wasn't here for Christmas, or my first boy-girl party when I was twelve, sometime I wish Eriol would just ask me how am I doing? You know, but I don't want to make it seem like I'm not happy, I love him so much, my mom hasn't even asked me about Eriol yet, I seriously don't think she cares much, but I'm glad I have my friends and Eriol with me.

Eriol smiled slightly and then he felt guilty for not asking her how she was doing, she always seemed happy to him so he never asked. Eriol closed the book and sighed putting it behind his back feeling suddenly tired, Tomoyo had found a way to weaken him, or maybe it was just because of the Mar-thing, Tomoyo kissing him, and all his thoughts. Yep, that was it. Eriol stood up and walked out his room checking on Tomoyo.

Tomoyo was on the couch crying. Eriol felt his heart ache he walked over to her as Tomoyo hung up the phone. "What happened?" Eriol asked softly. Tomoyo sniffed and whipped her eyes. "Someone thought it was funny to ruin the wedding cake by setting it on fire." Tomoyo cried. Eriol raised an eyebrow. "Um . . . Tomoyo is just a cake." Eriol said. Tomoyo looked to Eriol and frowned.

"It is not just a cake, Eriol. It's Sakura and Syaoran wedding cake, it took weeks to get it right and the wedding is in six days and we don't have a cake and it's going to take hours for it to be done." Tomoyo cried. Eriol handed Tomoyo a tissue box. "Don't get upset, the bakers will make another one." Eriol reassured. Tomoyo took some tissues and whipped her eyes. "I'm just stress I have to work on the final fittings on the braids maid dresses and everything is going crazy." Tomoyo sniffed. "It's just your best friends wedding just relax, look at me cool as a cucumber and I have to give a speech." Eriol said.

Tomoyo laughed making Eriol smile. "You have to give a speech?" She asked. Eriol nodded. "Since I'm Syaoran's best man I have to say something about him and Sakura getting married and all." Eriol said. Tomoyo whipped her eyes once more and nodded. "I'm just letting my stress get to me I should relax, your right." Tomoyo sighed. Eriol nodded a little taken back that Tomoyo said he was right though.

"C'mon we better get some sleep, the clock is ticking and the wedding is soon." Eriol said and Tomoyo nodded. "You can sleep in my bed I'll have the couch." Eriol said. Tomoyo creased her eyebrows. "I can take the couch." Tomoyo said at once. Eriol shook his head. "It's not how you treat a guest." Eriol said with a smile and Tomoyo just nodded not wanting to fight or argue.

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