Chapter 10:
Tomoyo and Eriol walked back to their classroom. Gasped can be heard as they walked side-by-side and laughing together. Meilin grinned.
"You guys are friends, again?" Meilin asked. Eriol blinked.
"We're friends." Eriol said. Tomoyo giggled.
"Yes, Mei… We're friends, again." Tomoyo said. The three laughed. Sakura walked towards them.
"I'm glad you're not having a quarrel anymore." Sakura said, smiling. The three blinked.
"Quarrel?" They asked. Sakura nodded.
"Yeah, quarrel. You're having a quarrel last week, right?" Sakura asked. The three looked at each other. They shook their head. Sakura looked at them weirdly.
"Why? Aren't you two lovers?" Sakura asked. Meilin stifled a laugh. Tomoyo's eyes widened.
"NO! We're not lovers, 'kura." Tomoyo denied. Meilin laughed silently. Eriol sighed.
"Meilin-san, please stop laughing, it's not funny." Eriol said, sighing. Meilin grinned at him.
"Why? Are you afraid to be misunderstood?" Meilin asked, grinning. Eriol shook his head.
"Not really…" Eriol said. Meilin smiled. She looked at Tomoyo.
"Geez, 'kura, we're not lovers, I'm telling you." Tomoyo said, sighing. She's starting to get dizzy but she's fighting so that they won't realize it. Meilin grinned, again.
"'Kura, stop teasing Tommy, she's just shy." Meilin teased. Tomoyo gasped then pouted. Eriol saw this so he laughed.
"You're so cute when you pout, Tommy." Eriol said. Tomoyo blushed. Sakura saw this s she shrieked.
"Aww, you're so cute, the two of you!" Sakura exclaimed. They blushed. Tomoyo panted. She sat on her chair.
"I know Tommy's cute and all but I'm not giving her to you." Someone said. They looked behind them. It was Syaoran. Tomoyo smiled as she stood up. Sakura's eyes widened.
-Not giving her to him? What does Syaoran-kun mean? - Sakura thought.
"Syaoran, stop it." Tomoyo said, smiling. She walked beside him. Syaoran glared at him. Meilin giggled.
-If I'm not their friends, I'd think that Syao likes Tommy- Meilin thought, smiling. Eriol looked at Syaoran. He raised his eyebrows.
"Do you like Tommy?" Eriol asked. Syaoran glared. Sakura's heart is beating fast. Meilin smiled as she already knows the answer.
"Idiot, I love her a lot." Syaoran said. Sakura couldn't believe her ears. With that said, he took Tomoyo's hand with him and they walked out of their classroom. Sakura stood like a statue.
Syaoran and Tomoyo:
As they walked out of the classroom, Tomoyo collapsed. Syaoran successfully caught her.
"Idiot, why didn't you call me?" Syaoran said. He is now carrying a panting Tomoyo. Syaoran kissed her forehead. He carried her to the infirmary. The nurse looked at them.
"What happened?" The nurse asked. Syaoran sighed.
"Tomoyo-san is just so tired that she fell asleep, ma'am." Syaoran lied. The nurse nodded.
"You may take her to the bed." The nurse instructed. Syaoran nodded. He placed Tomoyo at the bed.
"Ma'am, can I stay here?" Syaoran asked. The nurse nodded.
"Sure, I'll be leaving first." The nurse said, smiling. Syaoran nodded then smiled politely. The nurse walked out of the room. Syaoran looked at the sleeping Tomoyo.
"Tommy, please don't do this anymore. I hate to see you like this." Syaoran said, sadly.
Classroom:
Sakura smiled sadly. Eriol sighed. Meilin looked around.
"I wonder where Ryo is." Meilin asked. Eriol shrugged then he looked at Sakura.
"Sakura-san, what's wrong?" Eriol asked. Meilin looked at her.
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just wondering when Syaoran-kun started loving Tommy." Sakura said, sadly. Meilin looked outside.
"Syao really love her a lot. Ever since they became friends, he's cares a lot for Tommy." Meilin said. Sakura smiled.
"Well, I'm not surprised. Tommy is so easy to love to the extent that I'll probably get crazy when she disappeared or something." Sakura said. Meilin closed her eyes.
-When she disappeared or something, huh? – Meilin thought. Eriol smiled.
"Crazy is a little bit overstatement, don't you think?" Eriol asked. Sakura shook her head. Sakura smiled sweetly at nothing.
"I love Tommy a lot, too. We've been together ever since we're borne." Sakura said. Meilin sighed.
"So you don't want her to die?" Meilin asked. Sakura looked surprised.
"Of course, she's my most precious bestfriend and cousin." Sakura answered Meilin smiled.
"What is she had a disease?" Meilin asked. Sakura smiled.
"I'll be by her side and wait for her to get healed." Sakura said, winking. Eriol chuckled. Meilin hummed. Eriol smiled at Sakura.
"Can I ask something?" Eriol asked. Sakura nodded.
"What is it?" Sakura asked, tilting her head. Meilin looked at Sakura seriously.
"Ne, 'kura, what if… What if Tomoyo is dying today?" Meilin asked. Sakura and Eriol's eyes widened.
"What? What do you mean?" Sakura asked. She grabbed Meilin's shoulder. Meilin hid her pain by laughing. Eriol blinked.
"It's just a hypothetical question, it's nothing serious." Meilin lied. Sakura and Eriol sighed in relief.
"I'm glad. I didn't know what to do if you're serious." Sakura said, smiling. It pained Meilin to see her reaction.
"But, what if it happens?" Meilin asked, smiling slightly. Sakura smiled.
"I'll probably… Cry everyday." Sakura said. Meilin smiled. Eriol looked at them.
"You know if I were you… I won't let that happen. I'll probably do something to make her get healed." Eriol said. Sakura smiled. Meilin looked sad.
"Yeah, but that won't happen because she's so cheerful!" Sakura said, smiling. Eriol nodded. Meilin just listened to them and stayed quiet.
"Yeah, she's so happy everyday so it's probably impossible for her to die or something" Eriol said. But, Meilin can't take it anymore. She smiled at them as she walked out of the classroom. She headed to the bathroom. Meilin sniffed as tears flows to her cheeks.
"She's important to me, to us!" Meilin said, crying.
Infirmary:
Tomoyo's eyes opened slowly. She smiled as she saw Syaoran holding her hands.
"Syaoran, why are you here?" She asked, smiling. Syaoran's eyes opened. He looked at her. He smiled.
"You collapsed." Syaoran simply said. Tomoyo nodded.
"I know but you should be at 'kura's side." Tomoyo said. His eyes went wide.
"What? What do you mean?" He asked. She smiled.
"You love her the most so you should be at her side." She said. He shook her head.
"No, the one I love the most is you." He said. She smiled sweetly.
"I know that, too. What I meant is love, as in love, not sisterly-love." She said. He smiled and shook his head.
"You're the one hurting the most, you know." Syaoran said. Tomoyo's eyes widened.
"No, the one hurting the most is Sakura-chan." Tomoyo said. He shook his head.
"You're wrong. You're giving up on me so that I can be with Sakura and you're also giving him up so that he'll only love Sakura but… I still can't let you go." Syaoran said. Tomoyo looked down.
"Giving up that Hiiragizawa won't make you happy but being with him makes you happy, right?" Syaoran asked. Tomoyo nodded as she looked at him.
"I can't. I shouldn't. Guys like Eriol should be with 'kura and laugh like there's no tomorrow." Tomoyo said. Syaoran sighed.
"How can we laugh like there's no tomorrow if you're not here with us?" Syaoran asked. He looked at her. Tomoyo looked down, again.
"I bet you can manage it some-"Tomoyo said. Syaoran slightly glared at her.
"You bet we can manage?" Syaoran asked, standing up. Tomoyo smiled painfully. Syaoran sighed heavily.
"Well, you're wrong! We can't even handle this loneliness filling in our hearts from what is happening and what you're feeling right now, yet, you expect us to manage it for when that day comes? That's ridiculous, Tomoyo." Syaoran said. One tear escaped Tomoyo's eyes. That pained her.
Meilin:
She got out of the bathroom and decided to walk around. Out of nowhere, she saw Ryo leaning at some door.
"Hey, Ryo!" Meilin shouted. Ryo turned around and smiled sadly. Meilin frowned.
"What's wrong?" Meilin asked. Ryo pointed at the door. Meilin peeked inside and saw Syaoran and Tomoyo talking. She gasped.
"Why are you eavesdropping?" Meilin said, yelling a little. Ryo immediately put his hand over her mouth.
"Don't be so loud, geez." Ryo said. Meilin suddenly pinched his hand. Ryo released as Meilin glared.
"Hey! What do you think you just—"Meilin said but stopped. Ryo and Meilin's eyes widened as they heard what Tomoyo just said.
Infirmary:
Tears flow as she gathered all of her courage. She wiped her tears and inhaled heavily, she smiled then her gaze became soft looks.
"I'm sorry but I think it's time I should say this to you. I already lost all of my hope. Every ounce of it was all gone. I'm living with hope until yesterday because of a reason. A reason I didn't want to give up but, all of a sudden, I got lonely and sad so I'm only waiting for it to come." Tomoyo confessed. Syaoran's eyes widened. Tomoyo looked at him seriously.
"I told myself that I'll be smiling and laughing until that day comes but that doesn't mean I'm happy." Tomoyo said, smiling bitterly. Syaoran continued to listen. Tomoyo then change her smile. She is now smiling happily.
"Ne, Syaoran, how about I propose an agreement?" Tomoyo asked, excited. Syaoran blinked as Tomoyo grinned.
"If ever I find a reason to live again, I promise that I'll take the examination that you're suggesting." Tomoyo said, winking. Syaoran blinked and blinked until he composed his self. He smiled.
"It's on." Syaoran challenged. Tomoyo smirked.
"Oh, it is so on." Tomoyo challenged back. They smirked at each other. However, the other two still can't believe their ears.
"Tommy, oh God!" They said.
To be continued…