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Chapter 12:

The Young Man with Azure Eyes

She can't be trusted.

Another voice inside his head says the complete opposite things.

"But you don't know her, she seems different and nice."

Eriol loves the night sky and tries to stay at Tomoyo's office late at night just to see its wonderful view from her office and spend the entire night just staring at it. Just a night before when he thought that he was all alone looking at the stars at the night sky, he was surprised to see a pair of amethyst eyes were staring at him. Not knowing how to react on the first time someone actually sees him entirely.

He did as what his instincts told him to do, just to act normal towards the girl. As the next time that they have met, they even got trapped together. But that was something he should be grateful for because he did proved that she can really see him unlike others do. She doesn't even seemed afraid of him, yet even tried to reach out. They spent the night a little bit awkward at first but ended in a sweet matter.

Tomoyo even fall asleep on his shoulder, something he would never imagine for a sweet pretty girl like her to do to someone like him. It means that she is starting to be friend with him, a monster. She even had the heart to sing him a lullaby, something he never thought of being done for him.

But Tomoyo is the type of girl who is simply irresistible, any man would ever love to be with and spend every time with. But, why is it that she allows herself to hang out with someone like him? Truly, she can just ignore him or be cold with him even if she's the only one that can see through him, yet, just like now, she just enveloped her into an embrace and is tremendously happy to see him. Now she is more eager to watch the stars now with him. Was she drank or something? Guess not. She didn't smell like liquor, and he doesn't seem to imagine Tomoyo being a heavy drinker.

Once they have reached the usual room where they have spent together the most, Eriol decided to start the conversation.

"You look like you had a pretty nice day eh, Ms. Tomoyo? Care to share?"

"Drop the formality. Not actually a pretty nice day, disturbing might be the proper word for my day, starting from last night actually." Tomoyo flashed a bit of worried face, making Eriol feel more interested on what she is about to share.

Tomoyo did not sat down as Eriol did, but prepared two mugs of hot chocolate for the both of them. She handed him his hot chocolate as she drinks hers. Eriol was happy to see that Tomoyo is wearing his jacket, which is now hers.

"Well, I didn't had the time to talk about this to my secretary who happened to love ghost stories."

"Sounds spooky."

Those amethyst eyes of Tomoyo just stared at Eriol's azure eyes, locked hard. She had an expression that tells please let me finish first.

"sorry. Go on." Eriol looked at his mug of chocolate but didn't even touched it.

"I, I-I think there's a ghost in my room. Or that my room is haunted. It' s the first time that that kind of experience had happened to me."

Tomoyo told Eriol of what had happened last night, and he listened eagerly on what she had just told.

"I know I might sound crazy but it really did happened, they were all staring at me. Maybe that's why I don't want to go home yet. I don't really know, I feel so confused all of a sudden."

Eriol looked at Tomoyo who is focusing her gaze on the mug that she is holding to keep her warmth. The low temperature doubled as they got inside this room. Eriol didn't say anything in return but continued listening to her. After she seemed to have finished her story, it's Eriol's turn to ask her a few things.

"But, you were not hurt, have you?"

"Not really, but I feel scared. Like, a lot."

"I see. Some ghosts sometimes hurt the living, which is very rare to happen, so since they didn't hurt you, maybe it's alright for you to go back there and do the usual thing that you do in there."

Tomoyo bit her lower lip and looked at her mug and sipped. She don't have any idea on what to oh her room still.

"what are you planning to do tonight then on your room? Where are you going to sleep?"

Tomoyo put her finger below her chin, as though she is thinking for a possible solution to such problem.

"Maybe, I can check my room first if it's clear and feels like that it is free of ghosts, then if it is, then I shall sleep into my warm bed once again." Tomoyo sipped on her hot chocolate as she talks.

"I hope I can do something to help you with it. Can't you ask anyone to be there for you, to sleep with you like a slumber party?" Eriol felt silly asking that part.

"No, that won't be necessary I believe. I still have Spinel with me so I guess I'll be fine." Tomoyo bravely answered, as if she indeed can do that tonight. Be able to sleep together with her cat and not feel alone and scared of the dark of her bedroom.

Eriol arched an eye brow. "Who's Spinel?"

"Oh, he's my cat. It's actually really weird on how I got him."

Eriol returned his gaze on to his untouched cup of chocolate, and looked at Tomoyo for her to continue her story about her cat. Eriol found it not disturbing as he hears her cat's arrival, which she found a little bit good of not much being the questioning guy.

"Well, I am actually having a weird dream, can't remember it though, but it was so sudden that Spinel suddenly appeared on my arms as I sleep and no one in my house claimed that they saw my cat even before he came to me, nor left him on my room. We presumed that he went up on my room from my window."

"possible since all cats can climb on to roofs."

"But I do remember seeing him on my dream that night. Maybe it was a premonition thing that I will have him. Nonetheless, I still feel happy to have Spinel."

Tomoyo smiled to herself. She recalls every time Spinel will purr and play with her as she is on her bed, look at her with his big, round eyes, and most of all, Tomoyo can't just resist taking her eyes off Spinel when he is sleeping, he just look so cute.

"I even named him Kawaii before, not until I changed his name into Spinel."

"Why is that?"

Tomoyo remembered why she changed her cat's name so sudden, because of you. She remembered the first time they met together and remembered him and the similar night sky that they looked up into that night. Of course, she is not stupid enough to tell that to Eriol aloud.

"because… he had black for his skin, making it dark of course. And I thought of jewel resembling to that, so I came up with Spinel." Tomoyo was glad that she was able to think of that.

There was a moment of silence between them. Tomoyo continued to drink on her hot chocolate drink, unlike Eriol who just looked at it but not even drink it. She wondered if he is allergic to chocolates.

"Do you have a family, Tomoyo?"

"I have my mom. Though she is mostly busy on our business. Dad died even before I turn 5. I don't have any siblings to share my life with, but have Sakura as my cousin and almost like my very own sister. Her big brother Touya also acted like my own brother. Now that Sakura is married to Shaoran, Shaoran then became like my own brother too. You?"

Eriol slowly looked at the floor and smiled a little. Tomoyo wondered if he found her family a little bit interesting.

"My mom is Japanese and my dad is a Londoner. Just like you, I didn't had any siblings too but I also didn't had any best friend or almost like siblings, like you. But I do have lots of acquaintances."

"That's cool! My dad is French and my mom is Japanese. Wow, never thought that we both have our dads to be a European! How did they met? And why do you have a Japanese surname rather than of a British?" Tomoyo let out a giggle as she continues to drink her hot chocolate. Surely she is interested in listening to Eriol's life then. As for Eriol, he find it hard to continue his story.

"Well, mom was assigned to work there since she and her co-workers were having a bench mark for their office in London. She met my dad there, dated and had me. Of course, my mom is not a legal settler there so she still needed to return here in Japan. She didn't know that she was already carrying me that time. She carried me, gave birth and wanted to return to London and tell my father that I am already alive. When he found out about my existence in this world, he denied me as his first born, as his son. Mom went back here, heart-broken. She doesn't have any idea what to do to make me have a better life. I was not enough to give the right amount of happiness for her, and she was so stressed with her jobs just to keep us alive. She died when I was almost 18, almost there to graduate from highschool and to help her out with our bad situation. After she died, my older cousin Nakuru helped me. She welcomed me to her home and work together to pay the bills while I am studying. I stopped a few times at college but still managed to get through the tough situation. That bastard, I'll forever blame everything that happened to my mom on him and never forgive him. He never even bothered to help or even talk to us."

Tomoyo felt like a big fat stupid jerk for asking that. She didn't see that coming from him. He looked so sweet and pure, not the type of person who has a dark background or horrible past. Tomoyo looked at her cup and felt so bad that she cannot even think of anything good thing to say or do for him.

"I am sorry I asked." She looked down in pure embarrassment and guilt.

Eriol smiled at her and touched her chin to look at her beautiful eyes. "You didn't do anything wrong, you asked I answered. It's no big deal, trust me."

Tomoyo blushed and melted as she looked at his gorgeous azure eyes and jerked away, unable to take such sweet move that he just made.

"Still! I am sorry." Tomoyo felt scared now to ask him further questions, she might bring out something not necessary to talk about.

"May I ask why you don't have your French surname in use, Mademoiselle?'"

Tomoyo smiled quietly at the French accent of Eriol, making her feel comfortable once again. "My mom hated my dad because she found out that my dad is not yet sure whether to marry her or not so she decided to have my surname after her, not from my dad's. But as they had me, my dad had already decided to marry her so we'll be complete, not until he died. Mom then became too broken after learning that dad really loved her and the reason why he didn't marry her quickly because he had some problems dealing with his family, about him marrying an Asian woman. I got used and loved her surname that she told me I cried when my surname is about to be changed to my dad's, so we have decided to have dad's surname be used as my middle name instead, and making me feel totally a Japanese since I am here."

Eriol laughed, telling her that "we have some similarities as well Mademoiselle. But mine's a little bit grudged if you ask me."

Tomoyo laughed as well, changing the mood in the air a little bit jolly than hate by the sound of her voice.

"I won't be like him, my dad I mean. Never will, I am going to be way better than him and nicer than him that nobody will ever even know that he is my dad."

Out of nowhere, Eriol said that when Tomoyo didn't even asked. Tomoyo stopped laughing in return, feeling the hate that Eriol had just said. Tomoyo felt sorry for the young man, it is not very obvious in him that he keep this kind of feeling in his heart. Who can blame him anyway, he didn't deserve this. Tomoyo was thinking deeply of it that she didn't notice that she was staring blankly at her cup of hot chocolate.

"you okay? Sorry if I sounded too angry at my words and scared you."

Tomoyo tried her best to sound chirpy and change the mood for the sake of them both. "Me, scared, to you? Are you kidding me? Why would I even get scared to someone like you anyway?"

Tomoyo smiled slowly, showing him that she is trying to crack some joke on him. He then decided to play along her jokes as well but deep down inside, he wanted to tell her you'll be so scared when you find out the truth about me. He didn't want to tell that but wanted her to find out for herself the truth about him.

"So you are not scared of me? Is that it? Then take my punishment for not being scared of me!"

Eriol surprised her with a tickle attack from the waist as she struggle down on him while Eriol didn't stop on his attack. Bursting out laughing, Tomoyo cannot fight back completely. When Eriol found that Tomoyo is already defeated with his murderous tickles, he stopped attacking and caught his breath, as well as Tomoyo.

"you, *pants* are, *pants* so dead!" Tomoyo pants between every word that she spoke. She then dove into Eriol and as they roll over the floor, they found themselves in a very awkward position-Tomoyo is on the top of Eriol while they are both panting and catching up their breaths. Truly, Eriol succeeded with his attack on Tomoyo. She wasn't able to make anything against him. Instead of looking at her awkwardly, Eriol broke into a laugh as Tomoyo hit him in a not so hard way.

"What are you laughing about mister!''

"You can't fight me, you're so tiny you fight like a guinea pig!"

Tomoyo laughed even before she hit him back again. "Hey! I'm no guinea pig!" they continued laughing until Tomoyo got so tired that she rest her head in Eriol's chest, still on their position where Tomoyo is in a sort of kneeling position on top of him, but still managed to hang on for a bit tell him something.

"Here, Eriol-kun, take it. I thank you for your kindness and pure heart for being my friend. This will keep you protected and guided."

Tomoyo handed him a rosary bracelet made of blue jewel like-beads. It's warm, not knowing where that warmth is coming from.

"I made it. I hope you like it."

She dropped her head entirely onto Eriol's chest as she fell asleep, no longer caring about the awkward position that they are into. She's getting a feeling that she'll have a good cold sleep tonight. Eriol, surprised by Tomoyo's little gift of appreciation, looked blankly at the wall and caressed her hair and to her cheeks as she sleeps soundly. He felt so lost that he did not know what had just happened.

She is too sweet. I cannot afford to harm or use her for my revenge.

Such a bastard I am, really. I don't want to be a foolish man like my father.


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