Chapter 10: Dreams, Kisses, and Bedtime Stories (Part 2)
"I'm finished!" Tomoyo said as she put her fork and knife down. "Hurry up Eriol! You're not finished with your story. We've got a few hours left." Eriol swallowed his drink and wiped his mouth. "Yes. I'm finished. Now go to your room and get ready."
Tomoyo disappeared to her room while Eriol helped Nakuru with the dishes. "What story?" "Bedtime story." "Tomoyo still listens to bedtime stories?" Eriol arranged the glasses. "She couldn't sleep last night and asked me to tell her one." "What did you tell her?" "The story about Clow's best friend, Charlotte." Nakuru stifled a snigger. "With the dark hair and purple eyes?" "How did you know?" "Tomoyo told me. And I must say it's such a coincidence that Clow's friend is similar to yours. Tell me, would Charlotte go away also, and Clow would miss her?" "What's that supposed to mean?" She laughed and turned back to washing the dishes. Eriol wiped his hands and went to his bedroom.
"You're late!" Tomoyo crossed her arms in mock irritation. "Sorry. I took a long time brushing my teeth." He hopped into the bed and cleared his throat. "Ready to continue?" She nodded. "And so Clow decided to go back to the fair the following day." Eriol narrated everything that happened. Clow met her again and they strolled along the streets. They talked the whole day and Clow was amazed by the immense knowledge the girl contained. The sun was setting when Clow decided to take her home. After that, he walked home and realized that they had so much in common. She liked books, the simple life, and appreciated the subtle beauty of the environment. Eriol related to her all that Clow and Charlotte did. What seemed to be a whole week of adventures, from running along the fields to a country-dance, was told in a matter of hours.
Tomoyo was listening to Eriol when the clock struck twelve. The boy stopped. "We'll continue tomorrow." "What? But Charlotte and Clow were still having a picnic! Please Eriol, finish it!" Tomoyo pleaded. "Tomoyo, I get tired also. I'm not your mom who can stay up for two whole days. And besides, you might fall asleep when I tell you the last part." "Why not give a preview of the last part?" He tucked her in and kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Tomoyo." She smiled and closed her eyes. "Goodnight Eriol."
After six hours of sleep, Tomoyo woke up and changed for breakfast. "I can't wait for the last part! I wish it was night already!"
"It's okay Tomoyo, I can do this myself." "But I want to help Nakuru, after all, I have been a guest for two weeks and you have done so much for me." Nakuru decided that it was no use arguing with Tomoyo's stubbornness. "All right."
Tomoyo was rinsing the dishes when Nakuru asked her something. "What happened to Charlotte and Clow?" "They spent a lot of time together and Eriol cut the part when Charlotte and Clow were having a picnic," Tomoyo pouted. "It was so fun listening to him. I wish it was already evening." "What do you think the ending is?" "I don't know. But I feel that Charlotte's going to tell him something he'll never forget and would change his life forever," Tomoyo answered. "But you know what, Eriol never said that Clow ever fell in love with Charlotte." Nakuru creased her eyebrows. "He didn't? But they look so romantic together!" Tomoyo nodded. "That's what I thought also. I hope that Clow would fall in love with her and Charlotte would love him back. Clow has been very nice to her." Nakuru sighed sadly and nodded at her. "I hope so too."
Eriol was reading a book when Nakuru walked in the library. "Master?" He put his book down and recognized Nakuru. "Yes, what is it?" She strode to him and sat down a chair. "Tomoyo told me that you were in the second part and would be telling her the last part tonight." He nodded. "Yes. About the whole week they spent together." "And she also said the Charlotte and Clow were having a picnic when you stopped. Tomoyo tells me that she feels that Charlotte was going to tell Clow something that would change his life forever. Would she say that she loves him?" Eriol's shook his head. "I wish she did. But it wasn't what she said." Nakuru's eyes widened. "What did she say?" "She said, 'Goodbye Clow'."
"I'm finished!" Tomoyo said as she put her fork and knife down. "Hurry up Eriol! You're not finished with your story. We've got a few hours left." Eriol swallowed his drink and wiped his mouth. "Yes. I'm finished. Now go to your room and get ready."
Tomoyo disappeared to her room while Eriol helped Nakuru with the dishes. "What story?" "Bedtime story." "Tomoyo still listens to bedtime stories?" Eriol arranged the glasses. "She couldn't sleep last night and asked me to tell her one." "What did you tell her?" "The story about Clow's best friend, Charlotte." Nakuru stifled a snigger. "With the dark hair and purple eyes?" "How did you know?" "Tomoyo told me. And I must say it's such a coincidence that Clow's friend is similar to yours. Tell me, would Charlotte go away also, and Clow would miss her?" "What's that supposed to mean?" She laughed and turned back to washing the dishes. Eriol wiped his hands and went to his bedroom.
"You're late!" Tomoyo crossed her arms in mock irritation. "Sorry. I took a long time brushing my teeth." He hopped into the bed and cleared his throat. "Ready to continue?" She nodded. "And so Clow decided to go back to the fair the following day." Eriol narrated everything that happened. Clow met her again and they strolled along the streets. They talked the whole day and Clow was amazed by the immense knowledge the girl contained. The sun was setting when Clow decided to take her home. After that, he walked home and realized that they had so much in common. She liked books, the simple life, and appreciated the subtle beauty of the environment. Eriol related to her all that Clow and Charlotte did. What seemed to be a whole week of adventures, from running along the fields to a country-dance, was told in a matter of hours.
Tomoyo was listening to Eriol when the clock struck twelve. The boy stopped. "We'll continue tomorrow." "What? But Charlotte and Clow were still having a picnic! Please Eriol, finish it!" Tomoyo pleaded. "Tomoyo, I get tired also. I'm not your mom who can stay up for two whole days. And besides, you might fall asleep when I tell you the last part." "Why not give a preview of the last part?" He tucked her in and kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Tomoyo." She smiled and closed her eyes. "Goodnight Eriol."
After six hours of sleep, Tomoyo woke up and changed for breakfast. "I can't wait for the last part! I wish it was night already!"
"It's okay Tomoyo, I can do this myself." "But I want to help Nakuru, after all, I have been a guest for two weeks and you have done so much for me." Nakuru decided that it was no use arguing with Tomoyo's stubbornness. "All right."
Tomoyo was rinsing the dishes when Nakuru asked her something. "What happened to Charlotte and Clow?" "They spent a lot of time together and Eriol cut the part when Charlotte and Clow were having a picnic," Tomoyo pouted. "It was so fun listening to him. I wish it was already evening." "What do you think the ending is?" "I don't know. But I feel that Charlotte's going to tell him something he'll never forget and would change his life forever," Tomoyo answered. "But you know what, Eriol never said that Clow ever fell in love with Charlotte." Nakuru creased her eyebrows. "He didn't? But they look so romantic together!" Tomoyo nodded. "That's what I thought also. I hope that Clow would fall in love with her and Charlotte would love him back. Clow has been very nice to her." Nakuru sighed sadly and nodded at her. "I hope so too."
Eriol was reading a book when Nakuru walked in the library. "Master?" He put his book down and recognized Nakuru. "Yes, what is it?" She strode to him and sat down a chair. "Tomoyo told me that you were in the second part and would be telling her the last part tonight." He nodded. "Yes. About the whole week they spent together." "And she also said the Charlotte and Clow were having a picnic when you stopped. Tomoyo tells me that she feels that Charlotte was going to tell Clow something that would change his life forever. Would she say that she loves him?" Eriol's shook his head. "I wish she did. But it wasn't what she said." Nakuru's eyes widened. "What did she say?" "She said, 'Goodbye Clow'."