A short introduction: -
This story takes place 15 years after Eriol's death. Tomoyo is a very successful fashion designer. Sonomi is married to Fujitaka 10 years before this story takes place. Tomoyo has two kids, a twin, Hiiragizawa Hikaru and Hiiragizawa Hakuro. Yes, as you guess it, they're Eriol's. Sakura married Syaoran and they also have two kids, Li Syaofeng / Kaze, Li Syaoyu / Amane. Chiharu married Yamazaki and had a daughter, Miki, who is twelve. She's studying in Tomoeda's primary school, a cheerleader captain, very driven and very busy for a 12 year old, but not really closes with the twin. Naoko is still single and is a successful fiction writer and novelist. Rika married Terada-sensei and they have two kids, Erika is 14 and Yuuta is 11. Erika and Yuuta both study in a boarding school, reason behind why they're not really close with the twin. Touya and Yukito are living in Hokkaido and no they have no such thing as what people call as an 'intimate' relation. They're just very, very, good friends. Kero lives with Sakura in Hong Kong and has become somewhat of an advisor for the Li clan for. Nakuru / Ruby Moon and Suppi / Spinel Sun remained in London, guarding Eriol's properties and did keep in touch with Tomoyo (not very often). I think that's about the entire introduction of the story.
Note 1:
This is actually a sequel to my previous story titled Tomoyo's Secret... so if anyone reading this have problem understanding what's going on in this story ... I suggest that you read Tomoyo's Secret and be warn that it was written when I was 13 ...expect the worse in terms of my writings...because personally when I read it again...I, myself was confused and horrified reading it... nonetheless, the idea was there ...you just have to brace yourself with the bad grammars and sentence structures and...many glaring errors...do R&R...flames are welcome...:D
Note 2:
My writing style is more in conversation form. So in order for you to understand the story, understand what the characters are talking about.
Disclaimer:-
No, I don't own Card Captor Sakura but I do own my own original character that I fabricated from my own brain. I know you all out there know who(s) I am talking about. Even though it is a really good thought that I actually own CLAMP, those ladies are seriously geniuses for creating these amazing characters (drool worthy, e.g. Hiiragizawa Eriol, Kamui (X), and etc). Enough of me ranting now go and read my humble piece of fanfic.
That night, 8 o'clock, at the Sushi bar,
When Hikaru arrives at the shop she quickly found the boy sitting at the corner. She noticed that beside the table was Haruko, Rinko, Chihiro, Kaze, Sakuya and even Hakuro were already there. She rolls her eyes at them; Chihiro and Sakuya wink at her. She let out a small sigh, 'they sure are excited.' she mutters under her breath before moving forward to the table.
"You're punctual."
She said.
"Who wouldn't when his date is someone like you?"
Hikaru blushed at his reply. He smiles and pulls the chair in front of him and offers it to her. She murmurs thank you. He sat back on his chair in front of her.
"So what would you love to have?"
He asked in a very prim manner (for a guy).
"I'm not a fussy eater, I eat almost everything. I can even eat an elephant if you let me."
He chuckle.
"Why don't you make the order for me?"
She said casually.
"Well okay then."
He held his hand up to call the waiter. The waiter came after serving the drink to the table beside theirs; she took out her pen and small notebook, ready to take David's order. He ordered two sets of tempura and few kinds of sushi. The waiter told them that their order will arrive in ten minutes time, after that she left the two.
"What song did you played back in the music room when I found you?"
He was taking a sip of his green tea that he ordered earlier before she came.
"Something that I just felt like playing at the moment, currently untitled I guess."
He said as he pushes his cup aside.
"You wrote it yourself? Wow, my brother played the piano too and he writes his own songs too. He'd be thrill to meet you."
She said as she stressed the last sentence. She can hear Hakuro choke and coughed on the other side of the table. She also hears soft chuckles from Rinko's ever jovial voice.
"Yes, I saw the performance that you did with him. It was spectacular; it was really like a cherry on top of a cake. It was a perfect show to end the school's festival."
Hikaru blushes. Just before she could say anything, the waiter came with their food. She decided to enjoy her meal rather than continue the conversation. It appears that David did the same. Meal time was filled with small talks and jokes that Hikaru cracked. He responded to her every joke enthusiastically. After dessert, they both drank their green teas and were ready to leave. He went to the counter and paid the bills. She waited beside him. The both of them walk out of the shop and he offered to walk her home. She gratefully accepted. As they are passing through the penguin park, she notices that her friends are following them at the back. She let out an unintentional snort.
"Your friends and your brother are very protective of you."
David said. She was caught by surprise, he knew. She sighs.
"I'll be honest with you. I don't blame them for acting that way because it is…"
"…your first date with a boy?"
He finished her sentence for her. Again, she was surprise.
"How did you do that?"
She asked, staring at him, perplexed. He runs his fingers through his hair, tucking his bangs behind his ears. Hikaru can't help but find that rather seductive.
"Well, during my short stay in that school, I heard a lot about the Hiiragizawa twins. I also heard that you have never accepted any invitation from anyone."
They reached her house gate. She unlocked the small door beside the gate and he followed her in.
"I was actually surprised and glad that you accepted mine."
His lips curled as he said that. Maybe he was feeling proud. She let out a quiet giggle.
"I guess me and my brother are quite popular in school. Me and my pranks, my brother with his debonair and cold attitude, people often wonder what we're really like."
She answered.
"When I first saw you before your performance, I thought that you are the most ravishing girl I've ever seen."
Hikaru was startled and blushed by his comment. She gazes at him.
"Thank you. It's very rare for me to get compliments; I'm not quite used to it."
She admitted. He grins as he sees her turning crimson under the bright neon light in front of her house front door.
"Thank you for tonight, it was great. The food, the company and everything was great."
He took her hand and kisses the back of it.
"It was my pleasure."
He placed a piece of folded paper in her palm. She stares at him.
"What's this?"
She asked.
"It's my contact number and e-mail address."
He smiles at her warmly. She put the paper in her jeans' pocket.
"If you ever come to London, give me a call."
He said.
"Maybe I will…coincidentally I am going to London by the end of this month."
She smiles back at him. His green eyes shine under the light.
"That's great! Just call me or e-mail when you're there, if you need company or a personal tour guide."
She nods.
"I better go now."
He leans closer and gives her a light peck on her cheek. Yet again, she was caught by surprise. Just as he turns around, Hikaru saw he mother's limo pull over in front of her. Yogi came out of the driver's seat and opens the back door for his boss, Daidouji Tomoyo. She comes out from the car with her briefcase in one hand and her hand bag on her shoulder.
"Okasan, okaeri."
Hikaru said as she helps her mother with the briefcase. Tomoyo gave her daughter a peck on her cheek. She turns around and saw the blonde boy.
"And you are?"
She asked. He bows and introduces himself.
"My name is David Forest, I am Hikaru's schoolmate."
Tomoyo turns to her daughter, she nodded in response.
"It was nice meeting you, Ms. Daidouji, I'll be leaving now."
Tomoyo nods and he walk out of the Daidouji's mansion. A maid comes out from the house and took Tomoyo's briefcase and greeted them before she proceed into the house.
"Were you out on a date, young lady?"
She asked as she stares into her daughter's azure eyes. How much she looked like her father, Tomoyo thought to herself. Before Hikaru can answer her mother's question, Hakuro, Chihiro, Haruko, Rinko, Kaze and Sakuya appear from behind them.
"Yes she was out on a date with that foreign boy."
Rinko answered for her. Tomoyo smiles, she knew what was going on. It's obvious that they have been following her daughter the entire time and she notices Hakuro's dull expression. She chuckles.
"Well, it seems that you have company. Why don't I leave you all alone and I'll be catching my beauty sleep, after a nice long bath."
She said to her daughter and her friends. Hikaru gave her mother a light peck on her cheek while murmuring 'oyasumi' to her. Hakuro walk towards the smaller living room, followed by the rest of the teenagers.
"So how was the date?"
Chihiro asked, rather mischievously. Hikaru let out a groan.
"You guys tell me, you all were there the entire time. So don't play dumb."
She said as she throws the pillow at Chihiro.
"Karu-chan, you were right, he has the most amazing green eyes I've ever seen."
Haruko said, changing the topic and Rinko nodded, agreeing to what Haruko just said. She looked at Kaze.
"In fact it's as nice as Kaze-kun's eyes."
Kaze blushes at Rinko's remark. Hikaru smiles and mutters 'I told you so'. Hakuro let out a small sigh and takes out a book from his pocket and starts reading again. Behind the book, he was actually grinning, he was rather excited seeing his sister on her first date.
"Kuro, I can see that crooked smile of yours behind that book. And the book is upside down in case you haven't notice."
She snickered. The rest of them can't help but laugh.
"It's getting late, why don't all of you sleep over here tonight? I can ask the maid to get the extra rooms ready."
She asked them. Sakuya, Rinko, Chihiro and Haruko shook their heads in unison.
"I need to baby sit my brother tomorrow. My parents are going for their fourth honeymoon for two months."
Rinko said, rolling her eyes.
"And I need to accompany her home."
Sakuya added. Hikaru turn to Chihiro and Haruko.
"We need to take care of our houses."
Hikaru bit her lip, showing her discontent feeling. Then she turns to Kaze.
"I'll be staying over. Since no one is at ojisan's place."
Hikaru hugs him, making him blush. A maid comes in carrying a tray of drinks and placed it on the coffee table.
"Thank you Keiko-chan."
Hikaru said to the maid, the maid bows before she leaves the room. Haruko and Hikaru pour the orange juice into the glasses on the tray. The five (excluding Hakuro as he was busy reading his book) of them chatted until late in the night. After that they all say their goodbyes and went back to their respective homes. Kaze decided to sleep in Hakuro's room that night; they went to bed after saying their good nights.
Tomoyo's room,
Tomoyo was woken up by a strange dream that she had seen, startled as she sit herself up on the bed. She was sweating. She scans her surrounding, feeling uneasy. She got out of her bed, took her night robe and walk out of her room. The lights in the corridor were dimly lit. She tip toed towards Hakuro's room, slowly opening his door. On the bed she saw Hakuro and Kaze sleeping on the king size bed. She closed the door gently. She proceeds to Hikaru's room which was just around the corner. Tomoyo pushes the lavender coloured door. To her surprise, she didn't find Hikaru in her bed, her room was empty. She heard a faint sound of violin coming from the twin's personal living room. She walked towards the room. There she found Hikaru playing the same tune she was playing the other day.
"Why aren't you in bed sweetheart?"
Hikaru stops playing and turn around to find her mother walking towards the sofa and sat on it. Hikaru placed her violin on the stand holder and sat beside her mother.
"Can't sleep?"
They both asked in unison. Hikaru giggles.
"So how was your first date?"
Tomoyo asked. The younger girl sighs mischievously.
"Well, it was okay. We talked, ate, walked and were spied by a group of espionage, including my own brother who usually couldn't care less."
She said, rolling her eyes. Tomoyo chuckles at her daughter's remarks.
"Well they did it because they love you and care about you and it was your first date with a boy."
She said in a matter-of-factly tone.
"Yes I know that. But …oh well, it still surprises me that Kuro was there. Usually he'd just stay at home, read books, hack some website or just mind his own business."
She paused.
"He seriously needs a life or a girlfriend…"
Tomoyo couldn't help but laugh.
"So how did that boy manage to ask you out on a date? If I was not wrong, you have a reputation of being untouchable and unattainable."
Hikaru snorted. She let out a loud sigh.
"Well, first of all he can play the piano real well. Secondly, he said he's going back to his country tomorrow and thirdly, I don't know, he's just charming I guess."
Hikaru smiled as she remembered her encounter with the boy earlier today in the music room.
"I guess it runs in the family where we're always attracted to people who are musically inclined."
"Just like how you were attracted to Otousan?"
"I guess so. He had this charm that no one can say 'no' to. The way he brings himself around, he was just brilliant; Mysterious, charming and eloquent in his speech."
Hikaru squeezed her mother's hand.
"Sounds like a perfect gentleman to me."
She smiled at her mother and hugs her.
"I've never actually went out on a date with your Otousan."
"Honto?"
Hikaru asked, disbelieving what she had just heard. She stares at her mother intently with her sapphire eyes. Tomoyo couldn't help but think how much she looks like Eriol. It makes her sad and happy because it's as if he is still with her. At least part of him is. She nodded as a response.
"Okasan, that is so unbelievable. Then how did you guys actually become a couple?"
The eagerness in her voice was transparent.
"We were good friends. It's really complicated with everything that was going on at that time. He told me how much he loves me. It caught me by surprise and I literally ran away."
Hikaru raises an eyebrow.
"…and he chased after me. Talked to me, convincing me and the rest is history, I guess."
Tomoyo closed her eyes momentarily, reminiscing on her past.
"Why did you run away?"
Hikaru asked. Tomoyo slid her arm around her daughter's shoulder.
"I told you I was caught by surprise; I mean he was my best friend. Back then I used to think friends will always remain friends and I never thought of crossing that boundary."
She inhales deeply and let out a brief sigh. Hikaru stares at her mother, puzzled.
"Okasan, you don't sound like you. You sure that was you?"
Tomoyo curled her lip and smiled.
"Karu, people grow up. I think our whole relationship was more about the companionship and being comfortable with each other. You've seen the tapes, I think you get the picture how we were."
Before Hikaru manage to voice out her opinion, Tomoyo kisses her daughter's head. Hikaru pouted her lips because she understood that that was all her mother was going to say.
"It's very late, I think you better you go to bed now okasan. You have to be in the office before eight and it's already three in the morning."
"Funny, I thought it's always the parents who should say that to the children."
She laughed and gave Hikaru a peck on her cheek.
"I suggest you go to bed too my dear."
Tomoyo said to her little girl. Hikaru muttered 'Hai' in a rather enthusiastic manner before going back to her bedroom. Tomoyo too went back to hers. Before she was able to push her bedroom door open she felt a warm hand holding hers. She turns around and found Hikaru behind her.
"What is it?"
She asked.
"Can I sleep with you tonight?"
Tomoyo pulls her daughter nearer to her and hugs her tightly. She finds it amusing and sweet that her daughter is very attach to her even though she's almost a lady herself. They went in the room and turn of the lights and went into their own realm of slumber.
Review…flames are very much welcome…suggestions and ideas are also welcome….
Author's footnote (long one):-
Hmm...sorry for not updating sooner...am trying to update at least once a week...:D
Till then, loads of love,
Izy
13th May 2010
Thursday, 3.49 PM
Malaysia
