Important: author note

Yes, I know it has taken time, a lot. Im so sorry. But Im back, baby. Please, don't send any virus. I need a Beta, urgently. If you remember, english is not my first languaje. I need someone to check my grammar. Please, I beg you.

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, so please don't sue me.

In the search of an angel

By Mstica

Contributors: Ludmila Lococo and Sakura-txell.

/ Dream sequence/

"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

Promise me

Tomoyo knoked the bedroom's door twice.

"Come in," a mature voice responded. "Oh, Tomoyo. How was your early walk?"

Eriol had just left her when one of the maids told her that her mother wanted to talk to her.

"It's a beatiful day, mother," said the young lady. "What are you doing?"

Her mother's bed was covered with two half full suitcases. Clothes where everywhere.

" There is a problem with one of our European's divisions," answered Sonomi Daidouji. "Oh, What's the point in having partners there if they can't do things right," the woman shook her head regretfully. "You don't mind that I leave for a few days, do you?"

Tomoyo didn't mind. She got used to this kind of situations very early in her youth. " I don't mind mother. Don't worry, if something happens I can call Mr. Kinomoto. He arrives this night from his trip".

Sonomi frowned. Her enemisty with her pased away cousin's husband was very well known. However, for Sakura's sake, she learned to control it. "I guess it's OK," she walked and stopped in front of her daugther. "And how is our dear Sakura this days?"

The amethyst eye girl forced herself to smile. "She is fine, mother. I'll see her this afternoon in Lee's house."

"That's perfect sweetheart," Sonomi stoped in front of her frowning suspiciously and Tomoyo feared that she had noticed one of the bruices that the turtle neck was hidding. "Why did you tie your hair up?" She took the tie of letting her daugther's hair fall graciously " It looks better when you wear it down, honey," she said while tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Tomoyo saw the longing look her mother had. She recognise the same look she have every time she traveled trough her memories. Those memories where Nadeshiko resided.

Then Sonomi continued packing while talking "I know, " she suddenly exclaimed. "Why don't we go out when I'm back? Us three: You, Sakura and me."

Tomoyo acompanied her mother until the car took her away to the airport. She needed to get things ready for tonight.

"So, we fight him tonight?" asked Syaoran angered. "How could you accept that duel?"

"There was no other way," answered Eriol. "He will keep appearing and attaking us every minute if I had refused. This way is better. We know when and where and this way we can be prepared."

" And where is this duel?" asked Touya.

"You are not coming," said Sakura in a calm voice.

"The hell I wont!" her brother screamed.

"Dad is coming home tonigth. What do you think will happen if he arrives and nobody is there?"

" And what do you think will happened if you do not came back ever?" answered her brother.

Sakura took gently his hand and walked with him away from the others. "Please Touya, if you come then Tomoyo will come too and I wont be able to focus in this fight if I am worry about you two," she placed her hand in his cheek. "You don't have your powers," she smiled while he cursed. "…to protect you. I beg you, for once, trust me. Trust my powers and abbilities. I will be back."

Touya didn't answered. However, he wrapped his sister in his arms, embracing her. "Just promise me that you'll be back, monster."

Sakura smiled. "I promise."

"Good afternoon Wei," greeted Tomoyo holding some bags. " Are the others here?"

"Yes, Miss. Please, follow me."

She reached the room and notice the tension that was there. It was not so hard to imagine what kept everybody else preocupided.

"Tomoyo," Sakura came to her and hugged her. "You came."

"But of course," answered her friend. "You really thought that I would let you have an adventure without one of my designs?"

Sakura receive one of the bags Tomoyo was holding. "One of your designs?" asked the Card Master preocupied.

Tomoyo laughed at her friends expression. "Oh, don't worry," she said to calm her down. "I understand that you are no longer a child. This suit won't make you look like a doll."

And she was rigth. The suit was a simple one piece in black and light pink color. Comfortable and practical that would let her fight, run, jump and whatever else was necessary.

"I also brought a matching bow for Kero," said Tomoyo.

"A present for me!" screamed Kero flying to Tomoyo's shoulder.

"Yes, for you" confirmed the girl. " And don't worry, it's designed to fall once you transform so it wont choke you."

Kero screamed in joy.

"You are patetic," Spinel murmured but Kero heard him.

"You are just jealous because you don't have one."

Sakura smiled. "Thank you, Tomoyo. I'll put it on right away."

Tomoyo smiled watching her friend leave.

"A costume, Tomoyo?" asked Syaoran laughing. "Aren't we a little old for that?"

Tomoyo turned to him and trowed him a bag. "As I told Mei Ling, many years before: this is the only way I have to make sure you come back safe and sound to me".

He came close, reaching her showlder in a comforting way "Oh, yes. Our sense of honor wouldn't let us not return this clothes to you".

Tomoyo gasped mockingly "Nobody would dare to loose my trust doing that," she finally smiled pointing the bag. "It has your clan's sign".

Syaoran's smile turned to a frown. "We asked Touya to take you to your home".

The amethyst girl's eyes frowned "What? Why?"

"Tomoyo, you know why. Remember what hapened last night", Syaoran let the bag on the floor "This ends tonight. We need to be able to fight with all our powers. We cannot loose concentration in protecting you".

"The SHIELD Card..."

"Not even with the SHIELD Card. If you come then Touya would come too and we cannot afford protecting both of you".

"Syaoran, I... I have always been with Sakura in every battle. I don't know if I can just stay away when... "

Syaoran grabed her shouders in a reasuring way, "I promise you, that thing will not take Sakura. I'll fight with everything I have. So will the others. But I need you to trust me. Please".

"I... I trust you" she smile saddly at him, "I always trusted you with her".

"Thank you", the boy smiled "I'll go change".

Once he left, Tomoyo heard a soft clapping of hands.

"That was very sweet" Eriol was standing there, close to the wall. Tomoyo didn't ask how he got in without knoking the door of the apartment "Where are Spinel and Nakuru?", she asked walking to him.

"Outside, waiting for us", he smirked "So, Syaoran promised you that he will protect Sakura and you believe him. It surprise me how trusting you are of him".

"Of course I trust him", she smiled.

"You trust me too?"

Tomoyo looked seriously to him "That depends, are you willing to do the same promise?".

He laughed cruelly "Oh, I will fight with all my stregth, I assure you".

"No", she walked to him until she was one step away "Not that. Will you protect Sakura above everything?".

Eriol sneered, " I will have my revenge, that should satisfy you". It surprised him that the fact that she was arguing anoyed him.

" I don't care about your revenge. That shouldn't be your goal tonight". She walked to him until she stood a step away from him. "I want you to promise me that you will protect Sakura above everything", she said very serious "Revenge wont give you anything".

He Knew that. Once he kills Queasitor, everything would end. There will be no purpose in his life. He would return to his emptiness. But he wanted that. Was emptiness the same as peace? No, he felt peace recently, last night, and it wasn't the same.

Eriol sneered. How dare she? He grabed her body, turning her and pushing her to the wall. He came close to her and her body warmed his at contact. It felt good, he relaxed while she tensed. Yes, she made him feel at peace. Not enough to forget his hate for his enemy. There was still that desire to kill. And he would not resign to his right to be satisfied.

So the question would be, what's the diference between peace and emptines? Could he live without this peace? How would it be to return to his old life were Mitzuki is gone.

Eriol buried his face in Tomoyo's neck. She smelled different than Kaho but it felt almost the same. "So warm", he murmured. He could hear her heart beating faster and watched her face. She would do anything for her loved ones. He smirked.

"So, you don't want me to get revenge?", he murmured "Even when i deserved it?"

"I want you to do this for the right reasons"

"To protect your Sakura"

"By protecting her you'll also be protecting the rest of us. We all love her. I cannot imagine the repercussions; Shaoran, Touya, Kero, Yue, Yukito, her father, my mother, me. She is very important to us"

"Yes, she is", he whispered. He did't have to return to his old life. The girl was giving him, without knowing, another alternative. "I tell you this, i will focus in protecting Sakura. I will not seek revenge but her wellfare above everything else, but you must promise me something".

"What is it?"

"You will be mine. You'll become everything I tell you to be," he took a strand of her hair betwen his fingers. "My friend, my companion," he brought the hair to his nose and smelled. "My lover, even. All the atention you give to the others and more. I want it all. I don't need it but it would make my life more pleasant", he smelled her neck "better", he aded.

Tomoyo closed her eyes "Fine", she whispered.

Eriol was surprised, " No doubts?", he asked "No conditions?"

"Focus on protecting Sakura. Don't give yourselfe to anger and bloodlust and I will hold my end of this bargain".

"And how would you know if I have withold mine? No matter what, Quaesitor will die. How would you know if it was my desire for revenge or my duty to protect Sakura that defeated him".

"Syaoran will tell me. He knows this things".

Eriol snorted in anger, his hand gathering a handfull of hair behind her head bringin her closer to his face. His mouth was almost touching hers. That was not what he wanted, she was suposed to trust him, no others. The deal was that she would give everythig to him, no others. "I cannot asure you that I will honour my part of this agrement but I asure you that you will honour yours".

"I will not...", he didn't let her finish. His mouth was on hers with force.

"Oh, you will, my dear, " he wispered, his fingers touching her check. "Because you only give, Tomoyo. You will want to care for me, protect me. You will want to..." he could't help but kiss her again, but this time slowly. "save me".

"What's going on" Syaoran appeared in the room. Eriol's back stoped him from seing the kiss but not from seing that he was holding Tomoyo. He tensed not liking this, "Tomoyo?"

Eriol steped away smirking at her. Sakura came wearing the outfit that Tomoyo made for her. Touya, Yukito and Kero came with her.

"Oh, Eriol. When did you arrive?

He looked at Sakura and smile "It's time to go".

They all left the apartment and walked Tomoyo and Touya to his car. Syaoran grabbed her hand stopping her "Is everything OK?", he whispered.

She smiled, "Yes, of course. Just queep your focus on the battle", she walked to Sakura and huged her "Come back to me, promise me that we will be together again".

Sakura smiled " Of course".

Tomoyo droped her hands from around her friend and looked at the rest of them "The same goes for all of you. You must come back to me".

They all nodded.

"Come on, Tomoyo" said Touya. "I'll take you to your home".

And with one more look that promised too much, both of them left.

Eriol turned to them. His ayes cold and calculating. The time arrived.

"Let's go".