A/N: Ladies and gentlemen... welcome to the Moulin Rouge! O.o *Sweatdrop* Sorry... wrong fic! *Blush* I was going to say: Ladies and gentlemen... we may now present the last and final chapter of 'Inescapable You, Too'!! We decided to dedicate this fic especially to Miss BBD, who gave us all the rights to write this story and also because she's the author of the first part.
For all of those you have alredy read it, then the first two lines must be familiar.. for all those who haven't... what are you waiting for?? Go for it!
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Chapter 7: Inescapable You.
"Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel."
It was around six o'clock that afternoon. Silence filled the big old house, letting it become a relaxing place.
As the sun was setting, the house was getting darker, and the only light was coming from the fire place in the living room.
Although it was summer, the nights were turning chilly, sign that fall was getting closer everyday.
The shadows of the only two figures in the house, danced in the walls of the living room, while each of them were settled in their own thoughts.
Eriol Hiiragizawa was sitting on the couch reading a book, the same one that he had started two days ago and never had the chance to finished. For the first time that day he was fully dressed, he was wearing a black tank top and some gray pants. (A/N: Can you imagine him dressed up like that?? *Drools*) Using the same idea Tomoyo had when Syaoran and Sakura got locked up together, they dressed Eriol up. They had to go through her body to finally slide the shirt on him... it took some doing, but at least he was dressed.
Tomoyo, on the other hand, was sitting on the floor with her back laid on the side on the couch. She was wearing some blue jeans and a light purple, strap-less, tank top.
She was sewing a new design for Sakura to wear, since she found a sewing kit in the Hiiragizawa residence, when the crackle from the fire called her to attention. She stared at the fire for a moment, examining the colors that it had... orange, yellow, blue and red... all mixing to form the flame that danced in the fireplace. A sigh escaped her lips while she continued sewing, unaware that Eriol left his glance from the book and had been staring at her the whole time.
What was it about her? What did she have that he couldn't stop staring at her? What was that sensation in his heart? Was that because of the magical handcuffs? All those questions rolled in his mind, he tried to give an answer to all of them and came up with a simple one... a simple one that even though it was hard to believe it, it had happened to him.
A chuckled escaped him, he couldn't believe that something created by him would actually work on him. But it was true... the power of the handcuffs brought him closer to Tomoyo, at the point that he couldn't stop thinking about her. And the fact that she was by him all the time didn't help either.
"What's so funny?" Tomoyo asked turning to face him with a frown.
"Nothing!" He answered immediately.
She eyed him suspiciously. "Nothing?? Yeah, right... I'm sure you're laughing at my dress!"
"No!" He cried sitting down on the floor next to her. "Why would I be laughing at your dress? It's beautiful..."
Tomoyo's expression softened and turned into a smile. "You think so?"
"Hai." He answered smiling.
"You're not lying to make me feel better?"
"No, I'm not lying to make you feel better."
"Arigato!" She said smiling and turning her attention back to her work.
Eriol smiled and turned to see the fire and then turned back to see her. He couldn't help but think how beautiful she looked under the light that the fire gave.
Tomoyo felt his eyes on her and turned around to see him. "What is it?" She asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Huh? What?" He asked confused.
"You were staring at me... do I have something on my face?"
"No, it's not that." He answered looking away.
Tomoyo giggled. It was the first time she ever saw him acting that strange way. "Then what is it?"
He sighed and turned his glace to her. "I was only admiring your beautiful eyes."
At that comment, Tomoyo pinched her finger with the needle and immediately dropped the clothes. "Oww..."
"Are you ok?" He asked worried.
"I just pinched my finger." She answered with her finger in her mouth.
"Let me see."
"No." She said holding her finger.
"Now who's being the baby?" Eriol asked with his usual grin.
Tomoyo frowned and let him check her finger.
"Hmm... it's not that big a deal. It'll be all right." He said still looking at the injured finger.
"Easy for you to say." She murmured.
"Do you think if I kiss it the pain will go away?" He asked looking directly at her eyes.
Their glares locked up. For a moment she was completely lost in his deep blue eyes, wondering what exactly did he mean by that. Was he talking about the pain on her finger... or the pain her heart every time she was so close to him like that very moment?
"W-what?" She asked confused.
Eriol smiled and kissed her finger. "Did the pain go away?"
Tomoyo blinked, while her cheeks turned crimson red. "Oh.. the finger! It's ok now... thank you." She answered dumbly. "I thought you were talking about something else..."
"If you meant your lips then I gotta say that I wouldn't mind..." He murmured out loud turning to see the fire.
"What?" She asked confused.
Eriol froze and his eyes widened. *Did I said that out loud??!* He asked himself in disbelief. "What?"
"What did you just said?"
*I did said it out loud! ... baka, baka!!* His mind screamed. "No, nothing... I didn't say anything!" He answered... and now he had done it. He fell into the most embarrassing situation of his life, he never thought it could be possible. He was blushing... wait a minute.... he was blushing??
*I'm blushing??*
"Are you blushing??" She asked shocked.
"Nani?? No, I'm not blushing!"
Tomoyo eyed him suspiciously as she leaned forward to take a better view of his cheeks. "Oh, my god... you are blushing!"
"I'm not blushing!!" He cried trying to convince her.
Tomoyo giggled and sat back in her place. "Oh, don't be sorry about that... I think you look cute." She said without even thinking.
"Cute?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
"Uhh... well... "
"You think I'm cute?" He asked smiling.
Tomoyo's mouth kept hanging open, waiting for the words to come out. "... uhhh.... well... y-yeah..." She answered blushing furiously. "But you were the one that started the sweet talk!!" She accused.
"Sweet talk?"
"Yeah! About my eyes being beautiful..." She said blinking her eyes rapidly.
Eriol chuckled and turned his glance to the fire. "I only said it because I meant it..."
"W-why would you mean that?"
"Because..." He said turning to face her again. "... I believe that I have fallen in love with you." And with that, another link shortened,
Then silence fell between them. Neither of them knew what to do, and only by instinct they started getting closer. They both closed their eyes in anticipation, but the sudden ring of the phone made then stop abruptly.
They both blushed and looked away and it wasn't until the seventh ring that Eriol realized that he had to pick up the phone.
"M-moshi moshi?" He asked as he picked up the phone.
"Konbanwa, Eriol-kun! I need to talk to Tomoyo." Sakura said with a worried voice.
"Is everything alright?"
"Hai... but her mother called me and asked for Tomoyo."
"Nani??!" He asked with his eyes widened.
"I think she want Tomoyo to go home."
"Oh, no..." He murmured in a depressed tone.
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A few moments later, they were walking together toward Tomoyo's house, both of them with worried looks on their faces and in the most uncomfortable silence ever. Tension could practically be cut with a knife.
Tomoyo pulled closer the jacket she had over her shoulders and took a deep breath.
Eriol looked at her and then turned to see where they were. He then stopped, making the girl next to him do the same.
She turned to face him with a puzzled look. "Is there something wrong?" She asked. It was the first time she talked to him after what happened.
"Can we go to the park one minute?" He asked pointing across the street to where the park was. "I need to talk to you."
Tomoyo blushed and nodded. "O-ok..."
He lead her to the park and when he found a nice spot, he motioned her to sit and then he sat next to her on the grass.
They stayed in silence for a while. Tomoyo was completely tense, she turned to see Eriol, who was only looking at the stars as if he had never seen them before.
She cleared her throat and decided to speak first. "If you're worried about my mom... don't be. I'm sure that we can pull this one off. If Sakura-chan didn't get caught by her brother or father I'm sure that we won't have any problems in my house."
Eriol smiled. "I'm not worried about that."
"Then... what are you worried about?"
He took a deep breath and tried to relax. "I'm worried because... I think that I might have ruined our friendship because of what I said."
Tomoyo blushed, but remained silent.
"But... I don't regret saying what I feel. I know that you probably don't feel the same way about me and it's ok. I guess that the handcuffs didn't worked that well. I just wanted to let you know that. I know that things are gonna be weird from now on, but... just try to forget that I said that." He finished looking up at the sky once more.
He looked at her with the corner of his eyes and tried to guess her reaction. Tomoyo had a frown on her face and was looking at the grass beneath her.
"Well, I guess we better go. Your mom must be worried." Eriol said as he started to stand up.
She did the same, but when he started to walk, he was stopped by the pull on his left wrist. He turned to see her, and noticed that she didn't moved from her place.
"Why... would you think that?" Tomoyo asked raising her glare from the grass.
"What?"
"... that I don't feel the same way about you?"
Eriol was taken back. He only stared at her, trying to figure out what exactly did she mean by that.
Tomoyo blushed as she took a step toward him, closing the distance between them. "You can't say that the handcuffs didn't work, because the did bring us closer than before. I feel like I know you more than I did before... and I am glad of that fact. I'm also glad because they made me discover my true feelings towards you..." She said turning as red as possible. "Eriol... I... I love you." Finally the last link shortened, only the last step had to be done.
Eriol smiled at her sweetly. It was the first time she ever saw him smile like that, almost like it was only reserved specially for her.
He cupped her face in his hands, as he slowly bent down to kiss her. And the moment their lips met, the handcuffs came lose and fell on the ground. They shared the first kiss for a while, until their lungs begged for air.
He broke the kiss slowly and smiled at her, hugging her close to his heart.
Tomoyo giggled. "I suppose that those handcuffs really do magic..."
"No, you were the one that did the magic."
"Oh? How come?" She asked facing him.
"You enchanted my heart, my love." He said grinning.
Tomoyo only blushed.
"You know what? You also look cute when you blush."
"Stop that!" She cried while her cheeks turned redder.
Eriol laughed and then picked up the handcuffs from the ground. "Well, what do we do with these?"
"Hmm... maybe we should prevent another accident and keep them, what do you think?"
"I think you're right..." He said when an evil idea crossed his mind. ".. or maybe we can find a new use to it."
"Now what is that supposed to mean??" She asked eying him suspiciously.
"You'll find out soon enough."
"Sure I will..."
"You know me too well, Tomoyo." He said grinning evilly.
"And that's why that smile of yours scares me."
"Really? I thought you liked it..."
"I never said that." Tomoyo answered giving him her own evil grin.
"I think we've been together too long..." He said once they started walking out of the park to her house.
"Had enough of me already?"
Eriol grinned and whispered into her ear. "I can never have enough of you, after all... I'm inescapable from you."
The End.
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A/N: Wooo hooo!!!!!!! Finally!!!!! We have finished!!!!! Thank you everyone for reading the story, it has been great writing for all of ya! We had real fun doing this and we hope you also had fun reading it!
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