Prompt: Falling in Love (Eriol's POV)


Clow Reed had dedicated his life to magic. He never knew how it was like to love someone, to fall in love with another person. All of his life, all he knew was magic and knowledge, to the point that he was regarded as the best. Then he didn't want to be the best anymore. But it was too late.

After he was reincarnated, however, things were quite different for Eriol. After several lifetimes of not knowing what love was, Eriol fell in love three times before he was even thirty years old.

The first time he fell in love, he fell in love with the girl of his dream. The girl who had grown into a beautiful woman by his side, who held his heart in her hands. She was his best friend, his wife, his Cherry Blossom, and he would always love her until the day he took his last breath.

The second time Eriol fell in love was when his son was born. The first time he laid his eyes on the tiny baby, he knew he was in love. The boy's dark blue hair, his big grey eyes not unlike his own, his smiles and the sound of his laughter, they never failed to fill his heart with so much warmth and joy.

The third time Eriol fell in love was the day when his daughter was born. He was just shy of thirty by then. She was his angel. When she looked at him and called him "Papa", his heart melted and he knew he was hers. His wife often teased him that their little girl had him wrapped around her little finger, but he didn't mind, for he knew that was the truth.

And for the first time in his long life, Eriol was grateful that he was the best because he would do anything and everything in his power to protect this little family of his, for they were his whole world.