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Disclaimer! I don't
own CCS nor its characters, so leave me alone! :P
Konichiwa minna-san! ^^ I finally have new
CCS fic for you guys! Actually, I had to write a short story for an English
paper, and as I was reading it, I thought, Hey! I can just replace the names I
made up with Eriol and Tomoyo's
name and have another fic!! Muahha! Now that I've bored you with the story behind this, enjoy!
Hidden Tears
I'm not sure if I can do this... Daidouji Tomoyo thought to herself as her
mother's funeral begun. She
still wasn't quite clear on how
she had gotten involved in singing for the ceremony. She could barely talk to
anyone, let alone sing in front of all of them. Sighing, she glanced around the
room for a familiar face, but couldn't find one. Most of the people at the funeral
were from her mothers work and she hadn't really met any of them. She vaguely wondered
if her father would show up, but then pushed the thought aside. She had never
met him, so how could she ever recognize him? He had left her mother while she
was an infant and had never bothered to contact them in the fifteen years he
had vanished either. Now with her mother gone, she had no living family that
she knew of and didn't
have a thought as to what would happen to her after the funeral. She seated
herself on the plush black chair near her and tried her hardest to keep from
crying. Why should she care her mother had left her in this way? Daidouji Tomoyo was never around much
anyway. She always seemed to be caught up in her work and never spent much time
with her daughter. How is it different now? She asked herself, not
realizing she had shared the thought aloud.
But Daidouji-san, it is different." A young male voice commented from behind her.
She turned her head towards the sound of the voice and her amethyst eyes met
with grayish blue ones. The young man answering her rhetorical question was at
a height of about 5'11, had dark black hair and was strangely familiar. After
letting her study him for a few minutes, he revealed his identity.
Well, it was worth a shot, but I was
pretty sure you wouldn't
recognize a friend from sixth grade." He said with his trademark smile. This Tomoyo
recognized immediately and snorted.
Acquaintance is more like it Hiiragizawa
Eriol." She replied snidely." Besides, I thought you lived in England? Since
when did you come back to Japan?"
At this Eriol chuckled and took a seat in the chair next to hers.
It was getting boring." He told. She raised an eyebrow at him.
So you decided to use your time more
wisely and come bug me here?"
She asked sarcastically. He thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Yup, I think that was it." Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
"You have no life Hiiragizawa-kun." They sat in silence for a while before Eriol
spoke again.
"So how is Sakura-san?" He asked. Tomoyo's eyes narrowed.
"Don't even start with me." She warned.
"It was just a simple question."
"A simple question that you're not allowed to ask."
"Why's that?" She ignored his last question and went back to
her thinking.
Another long silence before Eriol broke
it.
"Actually, the reason I came is that I heard of
your mothers death. I'm
sorry." He said sincerely.
"It's not that big of a deal." She tried shrugging it off. He studied her
closely.
You may not show it, but you truly are
upset about it."
He told her. She couldn't
deny it." It's alright to not admit to others that you are
torn up about this, but don't
lie to yourself."
She looked at his thoughtful eyes and realized that he was right. She had a
song to perform.
Excuse me for a minute Hiiragizawa-kun.
She said with a smile, walking to the front of them room. His eyes followed her
and smiled.
^^ So what'd ya think? It's a one shot, so no sequel, sorry! Well,
anyways, as usual, R&R! See ya!
-Daidouji-san