Title: Never -- Chapter Two
Author: Syaoran No Ichiban Aikousha
Style: Series
Author's Notes: Okay, I did this in a hurry... don't ask why.. e_e; I just don't like to keep people waiting. Anyway... READ. :O
Disclaimer: CCS isn't mine. Neither are the characters used in this story.
' ' - thoughts
[ ] - change of scene
--------------------------------------
"Eriol-kun!" Sakura shouted out in happiness as she ran to the boy that was waiting outside Tomoeda Shogakkou with a slight smile on his face, leaning upon a tree in the shade.
"Konnichi'wa, Sakura-san." He turned his head to face Syaoran and beamed, "Konnichi'wa, Li-kun."
"Eriol-kun, Tomoyo-chan said you were going to meet us in the morning before school." Sakura said as Tomoyo walked slowly up to them.
"I'm sorry, I didn't have time. So I decided to see you after school, since it's only half day today. How've you been, Sakura-san, Li-kun? I heard from Tomoyo-san that you two are ...a couple?" Eriol remarked, seeing a blush creep up to Syaoran and Sakura's faces.
"Y-Yes... something like that." Sakura replied softly, "And how is Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon?"
"They're fine." Eriol said, with a slight idea of what question would come next, he decided to just let them ask and get it over with.
"That's great. What about Mizuki-sensei?" Sakura asked, not knowing of how much pain it caused him to hear that name.
"K-Kaho-san is fine.. I suppose...We're just not together anymore." Eriol answered slowly.
"..Eriol-kun..." Sakura softened her voice, looking at Eriol with glassy eyes in sadness.
"No, Sakura-san. I'm fine." Eriol reassured. He glanced at Tomoyo, who was standing there to the side, watching and listening. He wondered why she didn't join them instead of just quietly looking at them. And the look on her face was something he had never seen her face behold. It was a smile, but it's truthfulness had somehow disappeared... He knew his thoughts sounded dumb. A smile losing what made it a smile? It's just a way of expression... but, somehow, he had the feeling something was wrong.
"Eriol-kun, I have to go home. It's my turn to fix supper and Onii-chan's coming home early tonight with Yukito-san... " Sakura's voice trailed off as an idea moved its way into her head, "Eriol-kun! Would you like to join us for dinner? It'd give you a chance to see Yukito-san again!"
"That sounds wonderful. Will you be joining us, Li-kun, Tomoyo-san?" Eriol looked back to Tomoyo, wishing he could just ask her what was wrong. He had never seen her this unhappy, even if she was beaming. If Sakura had been like this, he'd help her, too, but Tomoyo was usually very happy, which was why he was so worried.
"Syaoran-kun? Will you come, too? You, too, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura asked.
"I guess.. " Syaoran said slowly, glancing at Tomoyo to hear her answer.
"O-Oh... I'm sorry Sakura-chan, but I'm very busy tonight. Thank you for the invitation, anyway. I hope you all have fun." Tomoyo replied, "I must be going now. Good-bye, everyone. I'll see you all on Monday." With that, Tomoyo, turned and walked off, holding her breath so that she didn't let out a single cry of sadness.
"I'll see you on Monday, then, Tomoyo-chan!..." Sakura shouted to her friend, "I really wanted her to come, too. Well, I'm going to head home and start on dinner. Later, then, Syaoran-kun, Eriol-kun!" Sakura dashed off, leaving Syaoran and Eriol standing there.
"Hey, Li-kun.." Eriol started as Syaoran removed his scowl and glanced back at him.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked.
"Have you noticed anything wrong with Tomoyo-san?" Eriol questioned, wondering if Syaoran saw it as he did. He was sure Sakura didn't feel anything wrong by the way she looked at Tomoyo.
"Daidouji?... She's been quieter. I haven't seen that video camera of hers in a while, too. Why?" Syaoran informed, raising an eyebrow at Eriol.
"Nothing. I was just curious as to why she wasn't acting the way she used to around Sakura." Eriol said, lowing his voice a bit.
"What?" Syaoran blinked in confusion at Eriol's words.
"Nothing. Well, I'll see you tonight, then." Eriol sighed and left. Now he was sure Syaoran was unaware of all this, as well. He was going to have to do something about this himself. She was a friend and it wasn't like him to leave a friend alone and unhappy when he knew something wasn't right. He had two three hours before he had to go to Sakura's house. If she had walked slow, perhaps he could still catch her on her way home. He quickly ran into the direction of her house, mansion, if you will, looking ahead to see if she was there. She had probably ran home. He decided to see her at her house as he walked to the gates of the Daidouji Manor and rung the bell.
"Who is it?" A lady's voice asked through the intercom.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol. I'm a friend of Tomoyo-san's." Eriol answered slowly.
"Is she expecting you?" The voice questioned.
"No." Eriol answered truthfully, "But, I am a good friend of hers." As that was said, the gates flew open. Entering the front yard of the mansion, he walked up the steps to her front door and was about to knock, but the doors were opened before he was able to. A women, probably the one from the intercom, looked at him and nodded.
"She's in her room." She said.
"Thank you." Eriol replied with a bow. He headed down the long hallway and saw a sign hanging upon one of the doors entitled ''Tomoyo's Room" with a little camera ornament resting next to it. He gently knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Yes?" Tomoyo called out cheerfully.
"It's me." Eriol said, hoping she'd recognize his voice.
"Hiiragizawa-kun??" The door was quickly opened as a surprised Tomoyo stood behind it, "What are you doing here? Is something wrong?"
"Yes. Something is wrong." Eriol said, "May I come in?"
"Sure." Tomoyo said as she watched him walk into the room. She closed the door behind them and gestured to a chair, "Is it serious?"
He shook his head to her offer of a seat, "Rather. Serious enough for me to come here."
"What is it..?" Tomoyo asked, bracing herself for whatever he might of said, horrible thoughts entering her already scarred mind.
"It's you, Tomoyo-san." Eriol replied, "Something is wrong with you, but I don't think you'll tell me what it is."
"Me..? Nothing is wrong with me. I'm sure. What made you think something was?" Tomoyo asked with surprise, though in her heart, she knew all this hiding would make everything worse. If Eriol noticed, was it possible that Sakura and Syaoran noticed?
"I can tell. Sakura-san and Li-kun don't know it, but I see that you're unhappy. Your movements, your face, it's not right." Eriol explained. He wondered if he sounded ridiculous. Of course, Tomoyo'd deny, but it was worth a try.
"I assure you... " Tomoyo smiled weakly, "Nothing is wrong."
"When Kaho-san said it wouldn't work out between us, I nodded to her and said I understood. When everyone around me asked if I was okay, I nodded and said I was fine." Eriol said, "When I asked myself why I was doing this, I shook my head and denied. Tomoyo-san, you're my friend, and seeing you like this is making me unhappy as well. Don't be like me, Tomoyo-san, please. I figured out the difficult way that releasing your painful emotions is the best. Unfortunately, for me it was a bit too late. I don't want to see you go through what I went through." Eriol looked at her silently before finally stepping out of her room, "I enjoyed the visit. I'll see you, then." As that was said, he walked out, closing the door behind him.
''Hiiragizawa-kun...'' Tomoyo whispered.
[Sakura's house]
"I really loved the dinner, Sakura-san. And it was wonderful seeing you again, Yue." Eriol said to Sakura and Yue as he stepped off Sakura's front porch. Syaoran had already gone home and Touya was helping Sakura's father clean up the table. Yukito had changed, letting Yue have a chance to talk with Eriol.
"I'm glad. I just hoped Tomoyo could have come." Sakura said sadly.
"Yes, I did, too. Well, I must be going, I promised Spinel and Ruby Moon that I'd call them everyday." Eriol chuckled slightly, "Good-bye, Yue."
"Bye, Eriol-kun!" Sakura shouted to Eriol as he walked off. She looked to Yue, who had been quiet ever since he saw Eriol, "Yue-san, I hope you enjoyed the evening." He simply looked down at her and nodded before changing back into Yukito.
"Hey, Sakura, I'm not doing the dishes tonight, am I?" Touya asked, poking his head out of the front door at the two.
"Oh, right.." Sakura said sheepishly. She sighed and walked back into the house with Yukito.
[Eriol's house]
Eriol sat quietly, looking down at the fireplace, burning rapidly with the colors of bright orange, red and yellow. Sparks were heard from it as he clasped his hands together. The light from the growing flame reflected off his eyes as he thought, though his mind only drew a blank. Despite the entertaining night he had, his face was serious and showed no signs of happiness. Too many melancholy thoughts were rotating about his head, confusing him and making him miserable all at once. The strange thing was, his thoughts continued to drift off to Tomoyo. Was this because he wanted to help her that bad? That must have been it... why else would he be thinking of her this much? What other explanation was there for that?
-----------------------------------------------
x_x Bah, okay, now I have to do the next chapter. There was a bit more ExT in this one than the last, ne? :B And yes, I know the chapters are rather short. So sue me. e_e;
Author: Syaoran No Ichiban Aikousha
Style: Series
Author's Notes: Okay, I did this in a hurry... don't ask why.. e_e; I just don't like to keep people waiting. Anyway... READ. :O
Disclaimer: CCS isn't mine. Neither are the characters used in this story.
' ' - thoughts
[ ] - change of scene
--------------------------------------
"Eriol-kun!" Sakura shouted out in happiness as she ran to the boy that was waiting outside Tomoeda Shogakkou with a slight smile on his face, leaning upon a tree in the shade.
"Konnichi'wa, Sakura-san." He turned his head to face Syaoran and beamed, "Konnichi'wa, Li-kun."
"Eriol-kun, Tomoyo-chan said you were going to meet us in the morning before school." Sakura said as Tomoyo walked slowly up to them.
"I'm sorry, I didn't have time. So I decided to see you after school, since it's only half day today. How've you been, Sakura-san, Li-kun? I heard from Tomoyo-san that you two are ...a couple?" Eriol remarked, seeing a blush creep up to Syaoran and Sakura's faces.
"Y-Yes... something like that." Sakura replied softly, "And how is Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon?"
"They're fine." Eriol said, with a slight idea of what question would come next, he decided to just let them ask and get it over with.
"That's great. What about Mizuki-sensei?" Sakura asked, not knowing of how much pain it caused him to hear that name.
"K-Kaho-san is fine.. I suppose...We're just not together anymore." Eriol answered slowly.
"..Eriol-kun..." Sakura softened her voice, looking at Eriol with glassy eyes in sadness.
"No, Sakura-san. I'm fine." Eriol reassured. He glanced at Tomoyo, who was standing there to the side, watching and listening. He wondered why she didn't join them instead of just quietly looking at them. And the look on her face was something he had never seen her face behold. It was a smile, but it's truthfulness had somehow disappeared... He knew his thoughts sounded dumb. A smile losing what made it a smile? It's just a way of expression... but, somehow, he had the feeling something was wrong.
"Eriol-kun, I have to go home. It's my turn to fix supper and Onii-chan's coming home early tonight with Yukito-san... " Sakura's voice trailed off as an idea moved its way into her head, "Eriol-kun! Would you like to join us for dinner? It'd give you a chance to see Yukito-san again!"
"That sounds wonderful. Will you be joining us, Li-kun, Tomoyo-san?" Eriol looked back to Tomoyo, wishing he could just ask her what was wrong. He had never seen her this unhappy, even if she was beaming. If Sakura had been like this, he'd help her, too, but Tomoyo was usually very happy, which was why he was so worried.
"Syaoran-kun? Will you come, too? You, too, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura asked.
"I guess.. " Syaoran said slowly, glancing at Tomoyo to hear her answer.
"O-Oh... I'm sorry Sakura-chan, but I'm very busy tonight. Thank you for the invitation, anyway. I hope you all have fun." Tomoyo replied, "I must be going now. Good-bye, everyone. I'll see you all on Monday." With that, Tomoyo, turned and walked off, holding her breath so that she didn't let out a single cry of sadness.
"I'll see you on Monday, then, Tomoyo-chan!..." Sakura shouted to her friend, "I really wanted her to come, too. Well, I'm going to head home and start on dinner. Later, then, Syaoran-kun, Eriol-kun!" Sakura dashed off, leaving Syaoran and Eriol standing there.
"Hey, Li-kun.." Eriol started as Syaoran removed his scowl and glanced back at him.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked.
"Have you noticed anything wrong with Tomoyo-san?" Eriol questioned, wondering if Syaoran saw it as he did. He was sure Sakura didn't feel anything wrong by the way she looked at Tomoyo.
"Daidouji?... She's been quieter. I haven't seen that video camera of hers in a while, too. Why?" Syaoran informed, raising an eyebrow at Eriol.
"Nothing. I was just curious as to why she wasn't acting the way she used to around Sakura." Eriol said, lowing his voice a bit.
"What?" Syaoran blinked in confusion at Eriol's words.
"Nothing. Well, I'll see you tonight, then." Eriol sighed and left. Now he was sure Syaoran was unaware of all this, as well. He was going to have to do something about this himself. She was a friend and it wasn't like him to leave a friend alone and unhappy when he knew something wasn't right. He had two three hours before he had to go to Sakura's house. If she had walked slow, perhaps he could still catch her on her way home. He quickly ran into the direction of her house, mansion, if you will, looking ahead to see if she was there. She had probably ran home. He decided to see her at her house as he walked to the gates of the Daidouji Manor and rung the bell.
"Who is it?" A lady's voice asked through the intercom.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol. I'm a friend of Tomoyo-san's." Eriol answered slowly.
"Is she expecting you?" The voice questioned.
"No." Eriol answered truthfully, "But, I am a good friend of hers." As that was said, the gates flew open. Entering the front yard of the mansion, he walked up the steps to her front door and was about to knock, but the doors were opened before he was able to. A women, probably the one from the intercom, looked at him and nodded.
"She's in her room." She said.
"Thank you." Eriol replied with a bow. He headed down the long hallway and saw a sign hanging upon one of the doors entitled ''Tomoyo's Room" with a little camera ornament resting next to it. He gently knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Yes?" Tomoyo called out cheerfully.
"It's me." Eriol said, hoping she'd recognize his voice.
"Hiiragizawa-kun??" The door was quickly opened as a surprised Tomoyo stood behind it, "What are you doing here? Is something wrong?"
"Yes. Something is wrong." Eriol said, "May I come in?"
"Sure." Tomoyo said as she watched him walk into the room. She closed the door behind them and gestured to a chair, "Is it serious?"
He shook his head to her offer of a seat, "Rather. Serious enough for me to come here."
"What is it..?" Tomoyo asked, bracing herself for whatever he might of said, horrible thoughts entering her already scarred mind.
"It's you, Tomoyo-san." Eriol replied, "Something is wrong with you, but I don't think you'll tell me what it is."
"Me..? Nothing is wrong with me. I'm sure. What made you think something was?" Tomoyo asked with surprise, though in her heart, she knew all this hiding would make everything worse. If Eriol noticed, was it possible that Sakura and Syaoran noticed?
"I can tell. Sakura-san and Li-kun don't know it, but I see that you're unhappy. Your movements, your face, it's not right." Eriol explained. He wondered if he sounded ridiculous. Of course, Tomoyo'd deny, but it was worth a try.
"I assure you... " Tomoyo smiled weakly, "Nothing is wrong."
"When Kaho-san said it wouldn't work out between us, I nodded to her and said I understood. When everyone around me asked if I was okay, I nodded and said I was fine." Eriol said, "When I asked myself why I was doing this, I shook my head and denied. Tomoyo-san, you're my friend, and seeing you like this is making me unhappy as well. Don't be like me, Tomoyo-san, please. I figured out the difficult way that releasing your painful emotions is the best. Unfortunately, for me it was a bit too late. I don't want to see you go through what I went through." Eriol looked at her silently before finally stepping out of her room, "I enjoyed the visit. I'll see you, then." As that was said, he walked out, closing the door behind him.
''Hiiragizawa-kun...'' Tomoyo whispered.
[Sakura's house]
"I really loved the dinner, Sakura-san. And it was wonderful seeing you again, Yue." Eriol said to Sakura and Yue as he stepped off Sakura's front porch. Syaoran had already gone home and Touya was helping Sakura's father clean up the table. Yukito had changed, letting Yue have a chance to talk with Eriol.
"I'm glad. I just hoped Tomoyo could have come." Sakura said sadly.
"Yes, I did, too. Well, I must be going, I promised Spinel and Ruby Moon that I'd call them everyday." Eriol chuckled slightly, "Good-bye, Yue."
"Bye, Eriol-kun!" Sakura shouted to Eriol as he walked off. She looked to Yue, who had been quiet ever since he saw Eriol, "Yue-san, I hope you enjoyed the evening." He simply looked down at her and nodded before changing back into Yukito.
"Hey, Sakura, I'm not doing the dishes tonight, am I?" Touya asked, poking his head out of the front door at the two.
"Oh, right.." Sakura said sheepishly. She sighed and walked back into the house with Yukito.
[Eriol's house]
Eriol sat quietly, looking down at the fireplace, burning rapidly with the colors of bright orange, red and yellow. Sparks were heard from it as he clasped his hands together. The light from the growing flame reflected off his eyes as he thought, though his mind only drew a blank. Despite the entertaining night he had, his face was serious and showed no signs of happiness. Too many melancholy thoughts were rotating about his head, confusing him and making him miserable all at once. The strange thing was, his thoughts continued to drift off to Tomoyo. Was this because he wanted to help her that bad? That must have been it... why else would he be thinking of her this much? What other explanation was there for that?
-----------------------------------------------
x_x Bah, okay, now I have to do the next chapter. There was a bit more ExT in this one than the last, ne? :B And yes, I know the chapters are rather short. So sue me. e_e;
