'Kay here's the full version. Has a whole bunch of new additions at the
end. Hope you enjoy!!
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership on CCS
My hands and fingers moved along the piano keys gracefully and perfectly. Even with my eyes closed in concentration, I could see her radiating light hidden and watching.
"Do come out Daidouji-san, I hate the eerie feeling of someone watching me," I called out into the open ending the melody early and playing the final note with melodramatic emotion.
She flushed and threw back her long lavender hair as she stepped out. I finally had opened my eyes and stared into hers.
And at the moment she spoke, I knew....
"Aren't you the hypocrite, Hiragizawa-kun," she retorted playfully.
My Lady of the Lake.
Magic of the Stars
Constellation 4: Love of the Past
"Hypocrite, me?" I made an action of faked disbelief, "Why would I ever do such a thing? Me, the wonderful (and not to mention handsome), wise piano player, Tomoyo-san?" I added looking sweetly at her.
She leered, her face hovering inches before mine, "My dearest Eriol- kun..." she whispered fluttering her eyelashes with amusement, "I am so, so very..." she choked her laughter back and maintained her seductive look, "sorry...." We stared into each other's eyes for a moment and cracked.
I had laughed mannerly and did not collapse clutching my side as she did, "My, my Tomoyo-san, I never saw this side of you before! It seems you are not as perfect as you look," I said serenely watching her giggling figure on the carpeted floor.
She wheezed and managed to get herself in a kneeling position in front of me, "You...wheeze you would do the same if you had to say that... Eriol-kun..."
I chuckled. Being reborn had its differences. My Lady was ... so -- open now..."It sounds right..."
She stopped giggling and looked at me with a bright smile on her face, "What?"
"It sounds right -- perfect -- when we call each other by the first name ... almost if we had known each other for the longest time..."
/Great Hiragizawa. ... real smooth!\ My inner voice scolded me. I ignored it and waited for her reaction.
~**~
I watched him silently, letting my smile leave my face. The silence was growing unbearable now, but all I could do was watch him.
"Eriol-kun" I whispered, my face brought closer to his. He was right ... it did sound perfect. The name just rolled off my tongue elegantly, as if it were meant to be that way.
"Tomoyo-san..." he whispered back, a turmoil of emotions showed in his eyes. What was he thinking of...? I wanted to know -- to ask -- but my breath caught in my throat and I knew I couldn't breath until...
~**~
Our faces were ever so close and my heart thumped so loudly I could've sworn she could hear it.
/What are you doing, Hiragizawa!?\
/Do you really think she wants you?! Don't you think she's just caught by the moment?!\
/She's the Lady of the Lake, dammit! What the hell are you doing?!\
'I love her...' I told the voices of my head. I love her ... the words echoed inside of me. It sounded beautiful.
~**~
Our faces remained only inches away from each other for what seemed like an eternity. We didn't dare move for fear of...
/For fear of what, Daidouji?\
/For fear of being able to love another?\
/Or for fear of love itself?\
I couldn't shake my head at the voices. I tried to breathe, but couldn't.
/You could back away now, you know ... just turn away...\
Away? And lose him forever? My eyes glistened with a slight tear. Why do I feel this way?
/Just turn away....\
That's right... I love Sakura-chan....but, but...
/Are you sure?\
NO! I--I...! The person whom I love is...!
~**~
I couldn't stand it anymore. I moved in for the kiss.
"Tomoyo-chan!!" Sakura-san's voice rang out from the doorway.
"Want to go to the movies? I fo--" and then she finally noticed our positions and gawked. Xiao-lang came up behind her drinking out of a water bottle, looking as if he had just gotten out of Physical Education, choked.
"Why hello, Sakura-san, Xiao-lang..." I said trying to rid the uneasiness in the air without moving and looking at them in the corner of my eye. Tomoyo-san flushed continued to stare at me, afraid of what would happen if she moved or spoke.
Sakura-san finally seemed to come to her senses and laughed nervously, "Um-um ... if you still want to come to the movies, you guys ... meet me at my house at 7..." she continued to stare for a moment with a slightly shocked smile and then left.
As I turned my full attention to Tomoyo-san again loud footstep was heard running back toward the room. Sakura-san had come back suddenly and dragged away the still gawking Xiao-lang (his eyes were violently twitching and he looked as if he was about to barf) while slamming the door shut.
Tomoyo-san flushed brighter than ever and looked into my eyes deeply this time. Blushing slightly, I turned away. Sakura-san and Xiaolang's interruption seemed to drain all my courage away.
"Do you want to go to the movies, Dai--"
"Tomoyo-san, please, Eriol-kun. After all," she stood up and walked to me, "It sounds right." And she left leaving a aura of coldness behind.
I smacked myself, literally. /You ~are~ and idiot, Hiragizawa!\
Gathering my things, I headed home.
~**~
/You shouldn't have been too hard on him, Daidouji...\
I shook my head violently to get rid of the voices. Unfortunately, as soon as they fell silent, I reconsidered what they had said.
'Too hard on him?' I thought, 'He was the one that turned away from me!' I stopped walking in the middle of the stairwell. "Why do I feel so bad because of the stupid little fluke?" I said aloud, "It's just a spur of the moment thing..." My eyes softened, "Eriol-kun..."
"Maybe you feel bad because you loved him even before you were born, Tomoyo..." A voice behind me whispered. Startled, I turned around. The figure before me was... my eyes widened... it was me...?
Grinning beautifully and elegantly, she raised her hand and twirled a strand of her hair suddenly seeming to wait for a response. I suddenly noticed that she had no feet. 'No! ghost do not exist, but she looks like me too!' I tried to convince myself, 'What in the world is going on?' I shivered,
Her dress was probably covering her feet. She was in a simple white dress, but a silvery substance seemed to veil her and make her seem more spiritual than ever. She was slightly translucent and older, but other than that, she looked exactly like me...
"Silvery substance? You mean the salmite? It's a sign of magical power," she whispered in the same teasing tone. Finally, the question that was struggling to get out, burst through my tongue, "Who are you?" my voice came out softly and urgently.
"Me?" she breathed, "I'm your past life's spirit."
AN
Every explanation will be in the next constellation (with some pretty moving memories...). Don't worry all Meiling fans, I haven't forgotten about her!
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership on CCS
My hands and fingers moved along the piano keys gracefully and perfectly. Even with my eyes closed in concentration, I could see her radiating light hidden and watching.
"Do come out Daidouji-san, I hate the eerie feeling of someone watching me," I called out into the open ending the melody early and playing the final note with melodramatic emotion.
She flushed and threw back her long lavender hair as she stepped out. I finally had opened my eyes and stared into hers.
And at the moment she spoke, I knew....
"Aren't you the hypocrite, Hiragizawa-kun," she retorted playfully.
My Lady of the Lake.
Magic of the Stars
Constellation 4: Love of the Past
"Hypocrite, me?" I made an action of faked disbelief, "Why would I ever do such a thing? Me, the wonderful (and not to mention handsome), wise piano player, Tomoyo-san?" I added looking sweetly at her.
She leered, her face hovering inches before mine, "My dearest Eriol- kun..." she whispered fluttering her eyelashes with amusement, "I am so, so very..." she choked her laughter back and maintained her seductive look, "sorry...." We stared into each other's eyes for a moment and cracked.
I had laughed mannerly and did not collapse clutching my side as she did, "My, my Tomoyo-san, I never saw this side of you before! It seems you are not as perfect as you look," I said serenely watching her giggling figure on the carpeted floor.
She wheezed and managed to get herself in a kneeling position in front of me, "You...wheeze you would do the same if you had to say that... Eriol-kun..."
I chuckled. Being reborn had its differences. My Lady was ... so -- open now..."It sounds right..."
She stopped giggling and looked at me with a bright smile on her face, "What?"
"It sounds right -- perfect -- when we call each other by the first name ... almost if we had known each other for the longest time..."
/Great Hiragizawa. ... real smooth!\ My inner voice scolded me. I ignored it and waited for her reaction.
~**~
I watched him silently, letting my smile leave my face. The silence was growing unbearable now, but all I could do was watch him.
"Eriol-kun" I whispered, my face brought closer to his. He was right ... it did sound perfect. The name just rolled off my tongue elegantly, as if it were meant to be that way.
"Tomoyo-san..." he whispered back, a turmoil of emotions showed in his eyes. What was he thinking of...? I wanted to know -- to ask -- but my breath caught in my throat and I knew I couldn't breath until...
~**~
Our faces were ever so close and my heart thumped so loudly I could've sworn she could hear it.
/What are you doing, Hiragizawa!?\
/Do you really think she wants you?! Don't you think she's just caught by the moment?!\
/She's the Lady of the Lake, dammit! What the hell are you doing?!\
'I love her...' I told the voices of my head. I love her ... the words echoed inside of me. It sounded beautiful.
~**~
Our faces remained only inches away from each other for what seemed like an eternity. We didn't dare move for fear of...
/For fear of what, Daidouji?\
/For fear of being able to love another?\
/Or for fear of love itself?\
I couldn't shake my head at the voices. I tried to breathe, but couldn't.
/You could back away now, you know ... just turn away...\
Away? And lose him forever? My eyes glistened with a slight tear. Why do I feel this way?
/Just turn away....\
That's right... I love Sakura-chan....but, but...
/Are you sure?\
NO! I--I...! The person whom I love is...!
~**~
I couldn't stand it anymore. I moved in for the kiss.
"Tomoyo-chan!!" Sakura-san's voice rang out from the doorway.
"Want to go to the movies? I fo--" and then she finally noticed our positions and gawked. Xiao-lang came up behind her drinking out of a water bottle, looking as if he had just gotten out of Physical Education, choked.
"Why hello, Sakura-san, Xiao-lang..." I said trying to rid the uneasiness in the air without moving and looking at them in the corner of my eye. Tomoyo-san flushed continued to stare at me, afraid of what would happen if she moved or spoke.
Sakura-san finally seemed to come to her senses and laughed nervously, "Um-um ... if you still want to come to the movies, you guys ... meet me at my house at 7..." she continued to stare for a moment with a slightly shocked smile and then left.
As I turned my full attention to Tomoyo-san again loud footstep was heard running back toward the room. Sakura-san had come back suddenly and dragged away the still gawking Xiao-lang (his eyes were violently twitching and he looked as if he was about to barf) while slamming the door shut.
Tomoyo-san flushed brighter than ever and looked into my eyes deeply this time. Blushing slightly, I turned away. Sakura-san and Xiaolang's interruption seemed to drain all my courage away.
"Do you want to go to the movies, Dai--"
"Tomoyo-san, please, Eriol-kun. After all," she stood up and walked to me, "It sounds right." And she left leaving a aura of coldness behind.
I smacked myself, literally. /You ~are~ and idiot, Hiragizawa!\
Gathering my things, I headed home.
~**~
/You shouldn't have been too hard on him, Daidouji...\
I shook my head violently to get rid of the voices. Unfortunately, as soon as they fell silent, I reconsidered what they had said.
'Too hard on him?' I thought, 'He was the one that turned away from me!' I stopped walking in the middle of the stairwell. "Why do I feel so bad because of the stupid little fluke?" I said aloud, "It's just a spur of the moment thing..." My eyes softened, "Eriol-kun..."
"Maybe you feel bad because you loved him even before you were born, Tomoyo..." A voice behind me whispered. Startled, I turned around. The figure before me was... my eyes widened... it was me...?
Grinning beautifully and elegantly, she raised her hand and twirled a strand of her hair suddenly seeming to wait for a response. I suddenly noticed that she had no feet. 'No! ghost do not exist, but she looks like me too!' I tried to convince myself, 'What in the world is going on?' I shivered,
Her dress was probably covering her feet. She was in a simple white dress, but a silvery substance seemed to veil her and make her seem more spiritual than ever. She was slightly translucent and older, but other than that, she looked exactly like me...
"Silvery substance? You mean the salmite? It's a sign of magical power," she whispered in the same teasing tone. Finally, the question that was struggling to get out, burst through my tongue, "Who are you?" my voice came out softly and urgently.
"Me?" she breathed, "I'm your past life's spirit."
AN
Every explanation will be in the next constellation (with some pretty moving memories...). Don't worry all Meiling fans, I haven't forgotten about her!
