When Friends Take Over

By: nikki hiiragizawa sailorsjini@yahoo.com

Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura no matter how I try. The ladies of CLAMP does. Arigatou for letting me use your characters! ^^

Author's notes: This is the result of sleepless nights and reading Harry Potter: I think of Eriol. ^^ Anyway, this is not a very long fic, but it has three endings and it is up to you to choose which one is the most appropriate. R & R and help me choose the best ending, onegai! Thanks…

Warning: This is extremely a S+S, E+T fic. About those instances when Yukito and Touya…uhm…you'll find out in the end. ^^

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Part 2: When he finally realized what is going on…

Four years after Movie 2.

All passengers from Flight 222, please claim your baggage at Port 1….

A sixteen year – old boy impatiently brushed his dark hair with his fingers. It's been so long since he had been to Japan. Being alone in a large house with two always arguing pets is stressing, so he warmly welcomed a chance to study high school in the country he always yearned for…

Yearned for…and I don't know why… he mused. I have always known there is something in this place that makes me want to come back, and I can't still figure out what it is. It is not magic, and definitely not my cute descendant.

Erasing those thoughts from his mind, he started towards the baggage counter and proceeded to his condominium.

At the condominium…

Eriol neatly stacked away the last of his belongings. Since his mansion near the amusement park was torn down, he had to do away with this room while studying in Tomoeda High School.

I wonder how my friends here are doing right now… he thought, remembering his friends whom he left so suddenly years back. Why am I so glad I am here, he wondered. Something is forcing me to come back here…and as an all-powerful wizard, it annoys me that I can't figure this out…

Next Day

Clothed in the sky blue uniform of Seijou High, Hiirazigawa Eriol entered the classroom. Since it was the first day, he was not introduced formally to the class.

Seeing one of the seat near the windows free, he quickly walked towards it and sat down. Hah, I'll love this seat. He smiled to himself. From there he could see the roofs of Tomoeda, as well as the streets near the school.

Suddenly a fragrant smell hit him. It smelled like lavender. Lavender…that smell reminds me of somebody I wanted to see for a long time… Slowly, recognition flowed to his mind when…

"Hiirazigawa – kun?!" a startled voice said. In his musings, he recognized the voice as soft, a bit high – pitched, yet pleasing. He turned to smile.

"Hai, I'm Eriol. I just came from England so…huh? Daidouji – san?"

True enough, the owner of the voice was his old friend Tomoyo Daidouji. Before he could speak, he was swept away in a hug.

"It's you! Oh, it's been a long time! How are you? Where's Nakuru and Spinel? When did you get here? You going to be with us for the year? H..hey, Hiirazigawa – kun, you alright?"

Eriol looked up to meet Tomoyo's eyes. She had not changed much, though her dark hair reached almost to her waist and her amethyst eyes were brighter. Her sweet smile is still the same and so is her calm voice. She…I have never felt this happy until I saw her. I wonder why? Eriol snapped out of his daydreams and assured Tomoyo that he is alright…just a bit…startled.

That lunch break, they ate together.

"So you mean my cute descendant finally got a yes from Sakura?" Eriol laughingly asked.

"Hai, they've been steady for four years now, and still going strong."

"Where are they now?"

Tomoyo waved her chopsticks around. "Oh, around. You see, we are in different classes from them, and they spend most of the time together."

Eriol looked down to his gyouza. "Oh, I see. So you are left alone most of the time?"

"No, I am videotaping them most of the time," Tomoyo replied as she gulped down her juice. "But…" if you tell them, I'll be dead, so don't even dare."

The young man laughed. "Okay, I won't. But only in one condition."

"What is it?"

"You let me watch your videos and go with you when you videotape them."

"Haha. Fair enough."

Eriol watched as the long – haired girl continued to talk about Tomoeda. She hasn't changed a bit although four long years had passed. She is still the same – cheerful, energetic, yet ladylike. A wave of emotions suddenly swept past him. What is it? Pity? Longing? Sympathy? Care?… Love?

Eriol blushed slightly. Why does he want to come back to Tomoeda? Is this the answer he was looking for? Tomoyo's dark eyes, her long curly hair, her carefree laughter, her undying loyalty… Was Kaho's prediction so true? He began to realize it was. He liked Tomoyo Daidouji…no he loved her ever since he set his foot in Tomoeda. He just didn't feel it then because it was buried under his admiration for Kaho and worries toward Sakura and his descendant, and he never knowing it was because of this girl he was pulled into a decision to come back to Japan. Damn, why didn't I find out sooner? I was so….so…clueless…

With his feelings finally uncovered, he looked at Tomoyo and smiled.

"Hm? Is something wrong Hiirazigawa-kun? When you smile like that, I know something is going on..that is, based on my experiences."

Eriol chuckled. "No, I just realized how much I miss…how much I miss this town."

Damn, why can't I tell her?! "I was really looking forward to, uh, looking forward to revisit places again." Baka! Baka! You are such a baka!!

"Oh," Tomoyo said thoughtfully. "Then I'll go with you."

"Are?"

"You could get lost here after 4 years of being not here, so I'll be your guide.." Tomoyo pressed her forefingers together, "that is, if it's okay with you?"

"Great!"

Tomoyo smiled to herself. I can't believe he is back, she thought. After four years of making myself forget… he came back. I wonder if he has feelings for me…She glanced at Eriol who was busying himself with his gyouza. I wonder if he even knows I have feelings for him…Pasting a smile on her face, she continued the conversation.

Author's notes

Nikki: You still alive, Hiiirazigawa-sama?

Eriol: Bleh!!

Nikki: Aaaww….but the fun's just starting….

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