Chapter 11: Waking up and realizing
"How is she?" someone spoke. "She's fine. Just a few scratches on her arms when you carried her along the woods," another answered. "Sorry," the voice spoke sheepishly. "But time was running out and I was stopped by a few guards. Do tell me, how did you escape so quickly?" "He didn't put up much of a good fight, a few punches knocked him down. I didn't even break a sweat!" The other voice laughed. "So now that she's back, how are you going to explain about Kaho?" "I'll tell her the truth. Kaho's getting married to someone else and she wants me to remove her powers so that she could live normally." The other one laughed again. "Do you think that'd be easy?" "Sssshhhh! She'll be disturbed." The laughter died down. "Why don't you take a rest, Eriol? You had a hard night." "I want to be the first one she would see when she wakes up."
Tomoyo's head lolled to one side and caught a whiff of cool after- shave on the pillow she was lying on. Her still-fuzzy mind tried to remember where she had known it. But it gave her a headache and just giggled in resignation. Eriol looked at the beautiful rose sleeping on his bed. He just saw her take in the scent from his pillow and giggle. He smiled tenderly and leaned over to kiss her forehead and tuck away a lock behind her ear. "Tomoyo." Her eyelids fluttered opened, revealing a shiny pair of amethyst orbs. "Eriol?" He didn't take off the smile from his face as he reached to touch her cheek again. To his surprise, Tomoyo took his hand, placed it beside her other cheek and cradled it like a pillow. "So it was you who was carrying me?" Eriol nodded, not removing his hand. Her cheek was soft and warm, and nothing else would compare to its smoothness. "How are you feeling now?" "Just a bit dizzy. Tell me, what happened?" Eriol breathed in. "I'll tell you when you're not dizzy anymore." Another giggle gurgled in her throat. It gave the boy a ticklish feeling and slightly pinched one cheek with his other hand. Tomoyo brows frowned but a smile was still in her face. "Why did you do that?" "I was just checking if you were for real," he replied lightly. A blush darted across her cheek. "I should be the one doing that, you know." "Why?" Eriol was interested to know. "Because I'm so overjoyed that I'm not dreaming again." "You've been dreaming about me?" he teased. But Tomoyo admitted, "Yes. And you know it's so hard to live with just a dream while I was alone there. I'm so glad that I'm finally home and that I know I'm not hallucinating again." Eriol chuckled; Tomoyo giggled while she blushed furiously red. She suddenly thought about the implied thought of the word home. Home? But of course! Where else but right here, right now in Eriol's arms. Eriol quieted down and became serious as he looked at her with all the desire he had. "You know what Tomoyo? Me too."
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AN: Waaaaaaiiiiiiiiii! Yokatta! Hurrah! I'm through at last! The joy of finishing! Hahahahaha! Review! Everyone share in my joy! Waaaaaaaaaahhoooooo!
"How is she?" someone spoke. "She's fine. Just a few scratches on her arms when you carried her along the woods," another answered. "Sorry," the voice spoke sheepishly. "But time was running out and I was stopped by a few guards. Do tell me, how did you escape so quickly?" "He didn't put up much of a good fight, a few punches knocked him down. I didn't even break a sweat!" The other voice laughed. "So now that she's back, how are you going to explain about Kaho?" "I'll tell her the truth. Kaho's getting married to someone else and she wants me to remove her powers so that she could live normally." The other one laughed again. "Do you think that'd be easy?" "Sssshhhh! She'll be disturbed." The laughter died down. "Why don't you take a rest, Eriol? You had a hard night." "I want to be the first one she would see when she wakes up."
Tomoyo's head lolled to one side and caught a whiff of cool after- shave on the pillow she was lying on. Her still-fuzzy mind tried to remember where she had known it. But it gave her a headache and just giggled in resignation. Eriol looked at the beautiful rose sleeping on his bed. He just saw her take in the scent from his pillow and giggle. He smiled tenderly and leaned over to kiss her forehead and tuck away a lock behind her ear. "Tomoyo." Her eyelids fluttered opened, revealing a shiny pair of amethyst orbs. "Eriol?" He didn't take off the smile from his face as he reached to touch her cheek again. To his surprise, Tomoyo took his hand, placed it beside her other cheek and cradled it like a pillow. "So it was you who was carrying me?" Eriol nodded, not removing his hand. Her cheek was soft and warm, and nothing else would compare to its smoothness. "How are you feeling now?" "Just a bit dizzy. Tell me, what happened?" Eriol breathed in. "I'll tell you when you're not dizzy anymore." Another giggle gurgled in her throat. It gave the boy a ticklish feeling and slightly pinched one cheek with his other hand. Tomoyo brows frowned but a smile was still in her face. "Why did you do that?" "I was just checking if you were for real," he replied lightly. A blush darted across her cheek. "I should be the one doing that, you know." "Why?" Eriol was interested to know. "Because I'm so overjoyed that I'm not dreaming again." "You've been dreaming about me?" he teased. But Tomoyo admitted, "Yes. And you know it's so hard to live with just a dream while I was alone there. I'm so glad that I'm finally home and that I know I'm not hallucinating again." Eriol chuckled; Tomoyo giggled while she blushed furiously red. She suddenly thought about the implied thought of the word home. Home? But of course! Where else but right here, right now in Eriol's arms. Eriol quieted down and became serious as he looked at her with all the desire he had. "You know what Tomoyo? Me too."
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AN: Waaaaaaiiiiiiiiii! Yokatta! Hurrah! I'm through at last! The joy of finishing! Hahahahaha! Review! Everyone share in my joy! Waaaaaaaaaahhoooooo!