"To you, what is 'love?'?"

"Being able to forgive and forget."

"A warm feeling that makes you happy."

"What kind of question is that?"

"Making the person you love happy."

"Being together."

"Love is something…not eternal."

x

You…

x

Tomoyo groaned, her head feelings stuffy and weird. She threw her blanket off of her and stumbled. The violet haired beauty wondered if the air conditioning was on since it was so damn hot!

Tut tut, temper temper temper.

She put on some new clothes, since the clothes she had been previously wearing had gone sticky with sweat. Tomoyo stumbled to the door and opened it, stepping outside. She shivered slightly, because the temperature dropped 10 degrees.

Tomoyo took a look at the window next to her and her eyes widened. Judging from the sunlight, it looked like it was late morning. Damn, she had slept late.

Stumbling, she continued to walk forward, keep a hand on the wall to steady herself. She wondered what was happening to her…her mind flashbacked to when she had came back.

x

Tomoyo hesitated, wondering what would happen when she stepped inside the living room. Her eyes coasted over their soaked group. Reyna and Rei had gone back home, only after reassurance Tomoyo would be alright and that they'd be there again tomorrow.

Wei opened the door, to reveal the three heads already sitting. They stopped talking and for a second, everything was in slow motion for Tomoyo.

Sonomi shot up and ran to her daughter, hugging her while crying. "Tomoyo! What were you thinking?!"

"Exactly. She wasn't thinking," said Syaoran. That earned him two jabs in the ribs by Eriol and Sakura, and a glare from Tomoyo.

"Mother, you're ruining your dress." Tomoyo forced out.

Sonomi glanced down at one of her best dresses in her wardrobe. "It's okay."

"Come on everyone, have some hot chocolate to warm you kids up." Yelan gestured to the couches.

They settled on the couches, with blankets wrapped around them and steaming hot chocolate in hands. Yelan stared at them. Syaoran fidgeted, feeling as if the stare was for him. "You know…"

She stood up and walked to stand over Syaoran, staring down at him. "Why did you go out without telling us Xiao Lang?!" She hit him in the head with a fan she had in her sleeve.

Sakura smirked as Eriol laughed. Syaoran tried to cover his head but it was futile. "Next time, tell us!"

"Yes mother."

Tomoyo's eyes danced as she took in the happy scene.

x

All this thinking was making black spots appear before her eyes. She swayed and fell into readied arms. "Tomoyo?"

She stared up at the face and opened her mouth. "Ah…."

Tomoyo fainted, weak with fever.

x

"Tomoyo's…sick?" asked Sakura in a disbelieving voice. She fell back onto the couch. "Wow…that's a first."

Rei's brow creased. "How?"

Sakura coughed. "Well…I don't know exactly how to explain it…but it's probably from being out in the rain without any protection…"

'God's favorite daughter,' thought Eriol. He was sitting on the chaise, still holding the fainted Tomoyo in his arms. Sakura and Syaoran sat opposite them in the love seat, with Rei in an armchair and his twin perching on the arm rest. He opened his mouth. "So…what do we do now?"

Everybody in the palace was gone except for them, due to All Soul's day. They had all gone to their homes or provinces to visit their relatives' graves, and living ones.

"The basic of all ways of relieving fevers," drawled Syaoran. "Cool them down."

They rolled his eyes at his idioticness. "Of course!"

Sakura stood up and clapped her hands. "Okay then! Reyna, cook up some soup for us-"

"Aye!"

"-Rei, Eriol, and Syaoran, go and find some mattresses. Put them in Tomoyo's room!"

"For what?" Syaoran whined.

She glared at him. "In case her fever doesn't let up, we'll stay overnight with her."

He nodded. Sakura continued.

"And I-" She picked up Tomoyo. "Will go and cool her down."

x

Tomoyo yawned and moved around, feeling a heavy weight on her chest. She opened her eyes sleepily and looked around. The last thing she could remember was falling and arms catching her. Now she was in her room.

A light snore drove her to look down at her chest. An arm was right under her breasts, and her eyes followed the arm to the shoulder…the neck…and the head…whose shade of hair color was exactly alike to the shade of the guy she hated…

"PERVERT!"

She leapt up; flinging Eriol off of her, as the group came running in to her room. Tomoyo pointed at Eriol, who was rubbing his head. "What happened?"

Reyna and Sakura ran over to Tomoyo. "Be careful, you still have a slight fever."

Syaoran glanced down at his cousin. "What did you try to do, hit on her?"

Eriol glared at him. "No, I was sleeping when suddenly I was flying through the air."

"No shit Sherlock." Rei rolled his eyes at him. He walked over to his sister and picked up Tomoyo. "Come on, sis made some soup."

Tomoyo smiled up at him. "Thanks."

He walked out the door, carrying her. Eriol glared at him icily, and he smirked.

"Today's soup is vegetable with carrots, potatoes, beef, with some spices mixed in." Sakura said in a professional manner. "It's delicious!"

Reyna smiled. "Thanks."

Tomoyo motioned for Rei to out her down and he placed her on her feet. Slowly, but surely, she made her way to the table and sat down. Sakura smiled and placed a bowl of steaming soup in font of her. "Here you go."

The group watched anxiously as Tomoyo carefully directed the spoon to her mouth.

She swallowed, as the people around her visibly relaxed. She grinned. "Yum!"

"You're gonna think everything is yummy since you just woke up." Eriol commented dryly as he pulled out a chair and sat down across from her. Tomoyo stared at him coldly, eyes narrowed.

Reyna hit Eriol on the head. "Bad."

Tomoyo giggled into her soup as she finished. Syaoran and Sakura were fighting over what movie to watch, while Rei looked on. Reyna had retreated to the kitchen to make some popcorn. Tomoyo lifted her eyes from her soup and stared at Eriol's piercing gaze. She gulped, and averted her eyes. "What?"

"What do you mean?" Eriol asked innocently.

"You know what I mean."

"Please, do tell."

Unknowingly, they had inched closer together across the table as they talked. So it came as a surprise when someone said, "Are you guys gonna kiss?"

Tomoyo and Eriol turned their faces to the speaker. "What?!"

Sakura's eyes said it all.

The both of them turned back to look at each other and noticed their closeness. They sprang apart quickly. "No!"

Sakura shrugged, content. "Okay then…come on, let's go watch some TV."

She pulled the both of them to the living room, where Reyna was yelling at the TV, which was on Gossip Girl. "I hate you Georgina!"

"She's just playing her character," Syaoran informed her. She stuck out her tongue and turned to the entering group. "Come on! Let's watch!"

Tomoyo smiled and skipped over to the couch. She sat down. "Blake Lively is the perfect Serena, don't you agree?"

Sakura nodded. "Yeah, she's so pretty!"

They rambled on about the ph so fantastic show of Gossip Girl.

x

Tomoyo sniffed. She couldn't believe this was happening. She didn't want to believe it. But she didn't have a choice.

"Gong Mo Li you bitch!"

Eriol rolled his eyes at the teen. "It's a drama, no need to swear at it."

"But she's soooooo bitchy!" whined Tomoyo. Sakura nodded to agree with her as she kept her eyes on Romantic Princess.

"Well…I gotta agree with you on that…" muttered Eriol. Tomoyo got a triumphant look on her face. "Ha!"

Reyna moved around on the floor. "I think she's a fake…"

"Me too." Syaoran nodded at the violette.

They continued to watch and as the credits rolled, got up and stretched.

Tomoyo yawned. "I'm going to bed now."

"Be careful." Sakura cautioned her as she went to her bedroom, Syaoran following her.

Rei got up too. "Yeah, we'll go to the guest rooms and leave you two alone."

Tomoyo's eyes widened as she started to protest. "Wait-"

The pair left, leaving Tomoyo and Eriol alone. They were silent, both not knowing what to say. You could have cut the tension with a knife, it was the thick.

She stood up abruptly. "I'm going to sleep!"

Tomoyo half ran to her room, almost expecting Eriol to run after her. But he didn't and she wondered about this as she laid in bed.

'Why didn't he follow me?' Tomoyo pouted then quickly caught herself. 'What am I thinking? That I want him to?!'

'Yes, you do,' her mind whispered to her. She frowned. 'What the heck?!'

'But he hates me,' Tomoyo continued to talk to herself sadly. 'And I think I might…'

Might what?

x

Eriol moved around, trying to get comfortable in his bed. He closed his eyes, thinking of the various things they had done today. He threw a hand to his forehead and tried to think himself to sleep.

He didn't know what his feelings were for her.

Though he was pretty sure they were feelings of love.

But if she loved someone else…

As long as she was happy, he would be too.

Even if it meant breaking his own heart.

disclaimer: i wouldnt be here if i didnt own any of the above, would i?

Has anyone ever watched Gossip Girl or Romantic Princess? They're FANTABLOUS! Right now, I'm hooked onto the later, while waiting for the second season of GG to come out this f-ing Monday!! I really recommend both of the series.

The title has a meaning but it's a secret!! Hehe! Oh, and for those that don't know, Vampire Knight Guilty (Yes the one we so desperately want) promo is out and subbed on crunchyroll! The song is fantastic, the series is too, but giving Ichiro a ponytail? I'm not that hyped about it...

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