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Chapter 10:

Inspiration and Dedication

Tomoyo woke up and had her eyes very wide opened as she thought that she was still in the land of nightmares, which just had happened last night. She even got worried of taking a bath, not knowing what she may see inside the bathroom. Normally, she would spend 10 to twenty minutes inside but this morning, just a very quick five minute bath was already enough for her. She even felt scared by just looking at her dolls that are placed inside her very room. Truly, last night was just devastating. It made her feel scared with her own room.

Before Tomoyo close her bedroom door, she saw Spinel patting his bed then slept. That just made her feel warm and smile.

Tomoyo arrived at her office no longer that much shuddered from what had happen last night. She focused herself on what she needed to do and to finish. Tomoyo mentally talked to herself;

"Since I have finished all of the designs for the Winter Bag Collection…

Oh yeah! The scarfs and accessories for the Winter Collection is not yet done! Even my designs for my own clothing line is not yet done! Damn that!"

She immediately sat down to her chair and faced her table and started drawing. Since she is the senior designer of Hikaru's products, she is viewed to have at least six years of experience in designing, not just bags. As for Tomoyo, she had more than six years of training and application of designing. Ever since she was a child, she and Sakura loves to play like any normal little girl does. But as for Tomoyo, she creates her own dolls' clothes and mini bags, even its pillow and sofas for her dolls, and most especially, she loved making Sakura her costumes every Halloween. When they had reached their teen years, Tomoyo would create clothes and attires for Sakura and if Sakura have any design on her own, Tomoyo would gladly make that attire for her by herself. Because of that, everyone in their family viewed Tomoyo as the "Future Armani of Japan". And now, she believe to have been living with that title.

Tomoyo looked at the clock and it is already pass 4, she was only able to make four scarf designs and non for her clothing line. Now that's so great. She needed to pass nine more designs for their Bag Scarf Winter Collection and yet she was only able to finish four. She had a hard time thinking of a proper design but also the proper material that would fit for that. Even if she knew that Rika will need to decided lastly on what proper material is needed for Tomoyo's design, she is still the one needed to give out the rightful material, Rika only needed to double check if it really suites properly for the design or have it changed just in case and create the real draft of the material.

"I am so screwed. I hope Hikaru won't get mad for my late submission of the rest of the designs tomorrow, I have no choice but to pass it a little late. Damn, if only I can think of something useful to base my designs with…"

People usually didn't know that part of Tomoyo where she needed something or someone to inspire her on her works. Truly, people had thought that she was so great that inspiration is no longer necessary for her to do such tremendous works, but that sure is their misconception about her.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Tomoyo looked everywhere to get any ideas for her to finish her designs but saw nothing but furniture's, and her things inside her office.

Fail.

Having an argument inside her mind, she tried to think of someone she knew that can be an inspiration for her work.

Sakura… well, the first two scarf designs were pattern to her already.

As usual, she'll never ever be forgotten by Tomoyo. She's her best friend ever, so who can even blame her? The scarf dedicated to her was of course, mostly pink with white sakura petals design and the second one was the other way around, motly white with pink little lacing-kind of scarf.

Mom. The third scarf was already dedicated to her.

Well yeah, it was color brown, made suitable for her bronze designed bags in honor of her maturity and hard taste as a wall nut. It also has simple, light colored circular patterns. (author's note: can't think of a proper thing to say about color brown, not until I saw my walnut from plants versus zombies hanging on my bed xD)

Next.

The fourth one was actually dedicated to her new pet cat, purely black due to his black skin color, and golden yellow for its design which its cloth material actually twirled around.

And for the fifth and the rest of her designs?

Tomoyo rested her head on the table in defeat. She then saw the jacket that Eriol gave her before, and then suddenly thought of the young man with deep blue eyes.

Well, I guess he can be an inspiration to my works. Besides, he is a new found friend, maybe through this way can be a form of gratitude for all the good deeds that he has done for me.

Instantly, Tomoyo drew quickly, drawing a scarf design. She put tiny stars on its yarn-like shreds on each end. Too much stars is not pretty nice look at and to be added as a design for a scarf, so she lessen it and had it balance amount of stars. Simple but cool to look at with its royal blue color and bright yellow stars, goes well for her light blue bag designs for the winter collection season.

The next one was designed of a huge moon, not too big as a design for the scarf but just on the right size, and had beautiful attached strings on its both end. The moon is colored yellow, placed on a lighter shade color of yellow. These two designs was from thinking of the night sky that she and Eriol shared to look at.

Since it was winter, she thought of the coldness that it brought to the temperature and for some reason, remembered Eriol's blue eyes. She have never seen such beautiful blue eyes before, so she decided that these would be her seventh and eighth design.

The seventh was white in color, with very light blue designs of snowflakes, each of course has its different design of snowflake, just perfect for the winter bag collection.

The eight was merely also royal blue in color with white linings and lacings. It was designed in a simple manner, just like Eriol's eyes, simple but very pretty to look at. Just like the color of the sea, she added its form to be like of the waves.

As for the last, she chose the color pink in honor of the rose that Eriol gave her. Somehow, it is still alive and she don't even know the reason why. All that she know is that the rose is placed in a bottled water, maybe the reason why it is kept alive. Just like the rose, its material is designed to form in a circular manner, and is meant to feel so soft and gentle but strong just like the still living rose.

"there, all I need is just some inspiration and dedication so I can finish the job."

Tomoyo looked at the clock and it's now past seven in the evening. Great. Just in time that she had finished her scarf designs, it is already late.

But that didn't bother her, what bothered her even more was that she had finished everything today because of making Eriol as her inspiration for five of her designs in their Winter Scarf for Bags Collection. She never thought that this is possible, just thinking of him will make her finish her duties faster.

Tomoyo went out of her office and saw that Naoko is still there, as well as Chiharu. She immediately passed everything to Chiharu, but since it is already late, they all decided to go home. Naoko informed Hikaru that the scarf designs were already done, so she will immediately write a letter of approval for Tomoyo's work to be crafted, but added that it'll be just for tomorrow since it is alright night time. As for Chiharu, she'll just bring at home and check the designs if they are all good enough to be crafted immediately for the following day. They left Tomoyo at her office who is starting to work on her designs for her own clothing line business.

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