To see you smile
By: Fallon-chan
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AN: One more chapter to satisfy the masses. ^-^ I'm just full of myself I suppose. I won't make this author notes too long because you already now the basics.
Disclaimers: Studio Clamp and etc owns the rights to CCS, Tomoyo, Eriol, and any other character or plot line and too many other things not to share some money with me. :P
For: Starchick, I'm going to make these thing a hundred chapters long just you wait. Hope you still love this story. *Crosses fingers*
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Chapter Six: Teasing Kisses
Eriol sat in his study all that night. Scheming, Eriol was good at scheming. Even his former self was not as mischief as he was. Clow Reed simply did not have the guts to do most things Eriol would. Teasing his cute little relative was a fine example. Clow would have never but Eriol would and had. So with the hours ticking by on the clock, Eriol thought to himself. Things of importance and not so much of importance came to him as he sat in the red Victorian chair of his.
He thought of dresses, paintings, cakes, and flowers while he sat by the lamplight. How boring they all were. She was quite capable of doing them all herself. He thought of tying a nice, bright, silk red ribbon around Spinel Sun neck or just wrapping him up in a box. Let it be known he never once thought about air holes for this box. He thought of giving Spinel Sun, his creation, to Tomoyo as a present. She was certainly fond of him and Spinel was more entertaining then Kerberos. Just give him a little sugar and that was all it took. Tomoyo liked butterflies. Spinel had butterfly wings. She got two pets in one. Then he realized Spinel was used and it was rude to give gifts that had already been used. Unless it was an antique or a family treasure. Which, Spinel was neither.
So what to give her, he could not think. A poem, a book, a song, a sonnet? At last Eriol completely gave up. The hours were growing long and the night thinner. He yawned and sighed then scratched his head. Many a times he adjusted his glasses. The brightness in his blue eyes flickering out behind the small, thin frames. Sleep was upon him. He fought it. Like a knight up to his neck in flames from a dragon, he fought, bravely and briefly. If the sleep had been an actually dragon, poor Hiiragawa Eriol would be no more.
He fell asleep were he sat. In the chair, in the study, in Reed Manor. He slept as Kaho crept into the room in the earlier hours, kissed him briefly on the head, covered him up, then left him in peace. Surprisingly he slept through his creation, Ruby Moon, greeting every house plants and mug morning. He slept through Spinel screaming and yelling crude words at the other guardian for scaring him. It was safe to say Eriol would have slept through the war of the roses if it had been fought among the rooms of his home.
Strangely Eriol deep slumber could have and was woke by one person. Ah, it had been her angelic voice that had awakened him. It drifted in past the busy noise of the morning ritual of his guardian. Ruby Moon crying for his lost books and Spinel reminding him where they were. He slept through Ruby shouting complaints about what time he had to awake, and Spinel telling him to go to bed sooner. He practically snored through the moment Ruby Moon had busted out in tears because he had forgotten to do his Creative Writing assignment. But when Tomoyo walked outside his door, with her light and smooth steps, singing about the coming summer he stirred and his eyes opened.
His first thought was it was too soon to get up. His second, his body ached for sleeping in the position he had been. His third, he need food. His fourth, was on his creations. His fifth, on Tomoyo.
He flung the blanket off him, wondering were it had come from. He would thank whoever had been kind enough to do it later but know he was in a rather foul mood. Who had dare wake him? They would be in a serious amount of pain later. He was sleeping well. Perhaps foul mood was the right thing to say. More like a nasty, snarling beast would be a better description.
He followed the giggles and the whispers. It had to be Ruby Moon. Or it had been Spinel Sun. He thought of just giving them both to Tomoyo. No, he wouldn't wish that on anyone. He loved them in reality and would have never gotten rid of them but he was cranky and sleepy. He would send them to the Antarctic. He would get sleep then.
Eriol found himself before the door to the kitchen, sleepy, and rubbing his eyes. The air was scented with eggs, toast, fresh orange juice, and jams. Apple jam and strawberry jam. He could smell cheese, which would be for Spinel. Tea was brewing. Tea, Eriol wanted tea. After revenge, he thought to himself.
He swung the door open and found Ruby Moon pouring milk in a glass pitcher, Spinel hovering behind, telling him not to spill it. They were such an easy target. He could blast them or something. His brain was too foggy to think of something useful at the moment. What do kill them with? As he stood in thought, Ruby Moon turned around and smiled.
"Yeah! Eriol-kun is up. See I told you it was a good idea to make a big breakfast, Suppi-chan!" He shouted gleeful.
"The name is Spinel Sun!" Spinel shouted and Eriol glared. Couldn't they see he needed sleep or to kill something. He wanted sympathy!
"Grab the teapot, Eriol. Do hurry up before everything gets cold." Spinel sat flying out of the room and onto the patio.
Ruby Moon followed him with the milk and a plate full of rolls and biscuits. Eriol grumbled slightly. His clothes were wrinkled and he probably didn't smell his best either and they were ordering him around. Did Yue and Kerberos give their master orders? He would have to ask Sakura-chan later. He carefully grabbed the teapot, from China. It had once been Clow Reed's, his favorite in fact. It was certainly old. Kaho wished they wouldn't use it but Eriol did see any sense in having something you didn't use. It would just gather dust but Kaho just didn't seem to understand this. He walked outside, barefooted on the stone patio. The stones were cool and made his feet tingle but he made it the table anyhow.
His eyes open widely now fully awake as he watched Tomoyo arrange a few daffodils in a narrow crystal vase that has been imported in from Italy. She wore a long sleeved simple white dress. The collar was large ending in bits of lace and a small white ribbon below it. The ends of the sleeves were dressed in the same lace and the bottom of the dress was large and puffy. She wore gray socks that came to her knees and simple brown shoes. Her hair, Tomoyo wore down with a white ribbon to match her dress. He stood and watching her for a moment, tea pot trembling in his hands before she looked up and him.
"Hiiragizawa-kun, how nice that you're up. I was afraid you would miss breakfast. I do hope we didn't wake you." Tomoyo told him with the sunlight playing in her hair, which Eriol definitely notice.
Eriol hands were trembling but he still managed to greet her in return, "No, Daidouji-san. No one woke me."
He wanted to smack himself. What was wrong with him? Was he nervous? No he wasn't. Or was he? Was Daidouji-san making him nervous? Had he ever been nervous a day in his life? Why was he shaking? Was it all from the lack of sleep? Yes, he told himself trying to calm down. It was the lack of sleep. He was almost calm, two more seconds of breathing was all it would have taken, but then Tomoyo spoke.
"Good. I'm very glad." Tomoyo told him and smiled sweetly.
He smiled weakly in return while gulping. The two hundred year old china shattering was heard a second later.
"Eriol-kun killed Clow's teapot!" Ruby Moon gasped.
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Tomoyo personally saw to it that Eriol was placed in bed skipping breakfast for everyone. Although it had taken Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun both to get him there. He was truly stubborn if he wished. He was sick and he was not telling her otherwise. Powerful magician or not. She had a feeling as Nakuru-san carried him into one of the separate bedrooms (no sense in giving Kaho something as Spinel had suggested) he would have destroyed something in a fit if she had not been there as well.
"Daidouji-san I'm not sick!" He protested.
"Nonsense. You're pale and clammy. Not to mention you were shaking downstairs. Nakuru-san before you leave for school would you please bring some extra blankets and pillows in?" Tomoyo asked turning her attention away from Eriol, who seemed to be pouting, to Ruby Moon.
"Can do." Nakuru said as he ran down the hall, simple pulling blankets of another bed and dragging it and several pillows behind.
She handed them to Tomoyo. Tomoyo placed the blanket over top Eriol and puffed the pillows up before placing them behind him. Spinel and Ruby Moon stood smiling from the doorway. It was truly a shame they could not capture this moment forever. Tomoyo after she had tucked Eriol in placed a thermometer in his mouth with much protest. He began to say something but was cut off short as Tomoyo gently placed in his mouth.
"Spinel will you please check that for me, I have to phone Mr. Applegate and inform him that I will not be coming in today." Tomoyo explained.
"You're not going into the office today? Whatever for?" Spinel asked quite curious as he watched her walk down the hall.
"I'm going to stay here and watch after Hiiragizawa-kun." Tomoyo enlighten all.
"That so sweet Tomoyo-chan and so cute! You're so lucky Eriol-kun to have some one as pretty as Tomoyo for a nurse. I wish I were sick. Then I could have ice cream and Tomoyo-chan to take care of me. Best of all I wouldn't have to go to school today!" Ruby Moon said wistfully holding the thermometer in his mouth making sure he couldn't take it out. He and Spinel had moved closer to Eriol while Tomoyo spoke on the phone. They did not trust their master.
When a few minutes had past Tomoyo return back into the room and sighed. Poor Hiiragizawa-kun, she thought as she watched him. Spinel removed the thermometer from Eriol's mouth and as Eriol read the thing he smiled as if he had won a battle.
"Look see! I have no fever! I can go to school! I'm not sick!" Eriol cried raising up but only to have Ruby Moon shove him back down.
"He must be sick if he wants to go to school." Ruby Moon put in.
Spinel could clearly see the concern in Tomoyo's violet eyes, and the emotion was directed towards his master. He shook his head. He would pay for this. He wasn't sure how he would pay for what he was about to do but it would probably be painful. Although Eriol and Ruby Moon had been able to read the small numbers on the mercury thermometer, Tomoyo had not. He used this to his advantage. He held the thermometer in his paw and released a small amount of heat. Ruby as well as their master sensed the little bit of magic. Eriol's eyes narrowed. Spinel's eyes meet the other guardian's. Nakuru-san nodded and then placed his hand on Eriol forehead and heated it as well.
"Here Tomoyo." Spinel said with a note of wickedness in his voice as he handed it to Tomoyo and he and his partner in crime ran out the door.
"Bye-bye Eriol-kun. Take good care of our master for us Tomoyo-chan!" Ruby Moon yelled as he shoved Spinel into his backpack, surprisingly without a fight.
"Get back here! How dare you do this to me!" Eriol yelled angrily. Tomoyo ignoring Eriol's cries, read the thermometer and placed her hand of his head. Her cold hand sent chills down his spine.
"I figured you had a fever." She told him in a soothing voice.
"I am not sick. I have never been sick in my life. I can not get sick!"
"Do try to rest Hiiragizawa-kun. There is no sense in fighting me. You're not moving unless I give you permission." Tomoyo calmly responded to his small out burst.
"I am your elder, you do know this? You can not tell your elders what to do." He mumbled to Tomoyo glaring out the window where he could see one of his creations waving.
"Perhaps you are older then I am but you're acting immaturely." She advised as she walked over to the window and waved back at Ruby Moon.
Eriol thought for a moment wondering if she was serious. When he realized she was, he started to chuckle. Immature, him? Of course not, it was just the truth!
"What?" Tomoyo asked turning away from the windowpane.
"Clow Reed never became sick and neither can I." He answered still chuckling.
"Well that doesn't matter, because you are not Clow Reed." Tomoyo told himself now sitting beside him on the large bed.
"Of course I am. What a silly thing to say, Daidouji-san. I know, you know other wise!" Eriol exclaimed, looking in her direction and wished she hadn't as she frowned.
"Your name is Hiiragizawa Eriol, not Clow Reed." She replied in a low tone voice.
"Sakura-chan's and Touya-san's father name is Kinomoto Fujitaka yet he is still one of Clow Reed's reincarnations, such as myself. We both are part of Clow Reed, so are we not he?" Eriol argued, now intrigued with her response wondering what the next would be.
"I am part of my mother and my father, yet I am neither." Tomoyo stated staring up at the roof.
"Well put Daidouji-san. Well put indeed. You are certainly wise beyond your years."
"No Hiiragizawa-kun, it is just common sense."
"Are you really going to play nurse, Daidouji-san?" He asked wanting to change the question
"Yes, I am going to take care of you whether you like it or not." Tomoyo told him teasingly climbing off the bed and walking towards the door.
"Do not threaten me, Daidouji-san. I am a very powerful magician." He retorted playfully.
"Ah, but so is Li-kun and I do not fear him. He fears me." Tomoyo chirped smirking.
"Do you really think I will do what you want me to do so easily?" He asked finding the bed comfortable now.
"Men and boys alike give in to me rather hastily. So perhaps you will or perhaps you won't. Either way you're staying in that bed." She said, walking out the door, and closing it behind her.
Moments later, finding Eriol was asleep when she came back up.
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Tomoyo thought of calling someone but remembered the time difference and thought other wise. Did they miss her? She wondered as she rethread the needled and returned back to her stitching. So far Nakuru-san's dress was coming along fine. She had chosen to take her time, trying to make each stick the tiniest she could. Hopefully he would like it. How sad it would be if he did not.
A sudden and single snort made Tomoyo prick her finger with the sharp, silver tip and a few drops of blood appeared and she simple wiped the away of some tissues she had brought up incase Eriol had needed one. She glanced at the boy who slept silently across the room. He looked so peaceful when he slept. Who would have guessed he was a troublemaker when awake? With his stories and his magic, one would not call Hiiragizawa Eriol an angel. Yet for a brief moment while she sat watching him, Tomoyo imagined an angel would look very much like he did at that instant.
She returned to her sewing until she had finished the sleeves. It was strangely quite if not for the scattered snores from Eriol she might have gone insane from the lack of noise. The house just didn't seem alive without the guardians there or without Eriol awake. She sighed wondering when the others would return home. She missed them so.
Tomoyo placed her sewing aside and went over to the bed. She carefully placed her hand lightly on his forehead checking to see if he was still running a fever. She sighed. How was she suppose to tell when her hand was warm? If only he had been awake and she could have tried the thermometer. What she wouldn't have given for an ear thermometer. It would have been quite been handy at the moment. Since she was not fortunate enough to have one on her, she turned to her other option. She swiped her hair away from her face and bend down over his sleeping body and smiled. She would return with her video camera after she was done. She doubted that anyone in Tomoeda had seen Eriol asleep before. They would know, she thought happily. Making sure her hair was out of her way Tomoyo pressed her lips to Eriol forehead and surprisingly she found him cool, much to her relief. Things would have been fine if a lock of Tomoyo's hair had not tickled Eriol's nose and distributed him. He awoke before her lips meet his head.
"Not that I am complaining, but wouldn't a thermometer give you more acquired results."
His words startled and the lilac hair girl jolted back.
"Hiiragizawa-kun! You're awake." She stuttered, embarrassed now then she could ever remember.
"You sound disappointed Daidouji-san. Perhaps you were up to something while I slept, no?" He asked teasingly, grinning about how uncomfortable she had become.
Tomoyo glared at him and reached for a pillow. Which soon collided with his smug face.
"Here I was worried about you and you're being callous in return!" Tomoyo declared raising her voice, her face a deep red color.
"Do not yell at me Daidouji-san. I should be the one angry after all. I was the one who woke to find you kissing me, not the other way around." He said chuckling as he watched her go even redder.
" I was not kissing you. I was merely checking your temperature." Tomoyo said trying to swat him once more with the pillow but he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her onto the bed as well. She fell into his lap, baffled, quickly sat up, but before she could leave he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Is that what they call it where you come from?" He asked pulling her closer to him. He would probably be dead in the morning.
"Well.... My mother...Well Hiiragizawa-kun... that is how my... mother checks…mine." Tomoyo stuttered squirming now with his face only inches away from her own.
Eriol wrapped his arms around her tighter as she tried to get away from him.
"Have you been here the whole time I was asleep?" He asked her and Tomoyo could do nothing but nodded.
"Aren't you afraid you'll catch what I have?" Eriol asked once again.
"I thought you weren't sick." She replied in a hush tone.
"Then why do you keep me here then, Daidouji-san?" He asked.
Tomoyo wanted away. Now. She wiggled and squirmed but that only made him hold on even tighter. He was enjoying this, she was sure. Tomoyo would have smacked the amused look of his face if her arms had been freed.
"Because...you are... sick, Eriol." Tomoyo stuttered once more.
He chuckled once again that day. Tomoyo was proving to be quite something today. He had a feeling she would have smacked him senseless if he hadn't her in a positions were she couldn't move her arms.
"Is it just Eriol now? What happened to Hiiragizawa-kun, Daidouji-san?"
Tomoyo gasped now just realizing her mistake. She said nothing and just glared at him. She would kill him.
"Oh my, Daidouji-san you're looking rather red. Maybe you have what I have. Better check to see if you have a temperature as well." He responded to her silence and her piercing looks.
"I'm not sticking any thermometer in my mouth." She snapped fiercely.
He knew he should have stopped but it was only fair. She had thought it was amusing to tease him earlier. All he had done was broken a priceless piece of china. Sleep in a chair half the morning and woke up cranky. It was all her fault. So he didn't stop. Eriol had fun with he aggravated people. Li-kun was in Japan but Tomoyo was right there in front of him. She would do.
"Dear Daidouji-san, who said anything about a thermometer?" He said in a singsong voice and Tomoyo eyes widened as he leaned forward and kissed her on the forehead as well.
He pulled away slowly and blue eyes locked onto violet eyes. Eriol and Tomoyo remained liked this for what seemed like an eternity. The both them on the bed with her wrapped up in his arms and starring at each other.
"Tomo-"
"Erio-"
The both began at the same time. Whatever Eriol had to say to Tomoyo or whatever she had to say to him was never spoken for a loud sneeze was heard. Both heads turned towards the opened door and found both guardians standing there looking quite amused. Their eyes followed Eriol, down to his arms, and up towards Tomoyo. Eriol quickly let go of Tomoyo and the two were off the bed quickly. Eriol coughed and adjusted his glasses and Tomoyo straightened her dress.
"Hello, Spinel and Ruby. Why are you home so earlier?" Eriol asked.
"Idiot forgot his writing assignment last night and skipped rest of school. Are we…interrupting something?" Spinel began and it was quite obvious he was doing all he could to keep a straight face.
"What?! Is that it? Where's the kiss? You can do better then that Eriol-kun! Have you already kissed her? Did I miss it? It's not fair!" Ruby Moon pouted, rather disappointed with the way it turned out.
"Well maybe if you hadn't sneezed." Spinel said under his breath. It was rather funny watching his master twitch like that. How much of a comfort it was to know Tomoyo would allow him to hide out in her room. His master wouldn't dare enter Tomoyo's room. Or would he? Spinel was unsure of the matter now.
"Aww! Don't they make such a cute couple Suppi-chan? Our Eriol and little Tomoyo! Who would have every thought! It's so sweet! Romance, isn't it beautiful Suppi? Now Tomoyo can stay with us forever! Yea!" Nakuru exclaimed joyfully hugging Spinel in a tight embrace.
"Can't---breath." The beast choked, out turning blue.
"Nakuru-san! You're choking Spinel!" Tomoyo exclaimed running towards him, sewing bag in hand, and catching Spinel as fell to the floor.
Ruby Moon saw the sewing bag and smiled brightly fling his arms around Tomoyo's shoulders.
"Is that you're wedding gown? I want to see!" He asked happily trying to peek.
"No it's not my wedding gown." Tomoyo told her as she released Spinel and pressed the bag close to her chest.
"Can I be one of the bridesmaids? Pretty please!" The human like guardian said practically glowing.
"Yes, of course you can- I mean, No! I am not marrying Hiiragizawa-kun!" Tomoyo shouted.
"Hiiragizawa-kun? Aren't you two on a first name base now?" Spinel inquired eyeing his first master and then towards Tomoyo.
"No!" Tomoyo shouted shaking her head. Why were they only bothering her? Why not Eriol? It was his entire fault!
"Leave Tomoyo-chan alone before you embarrass her even more." Eriol said walking towards Tomoyo gesturing for her to leave the room first. Which she willingly did, followed by Spinel who made in her room before she slammed the door shut. Locking it from behind.
Eriol walked down to his study and sat in there for the longest time, tenderly stroking his forehead.
Ruby Moon pretended to go to his room and pouted. When he got in there and made sure the door was locked, he turned off the video camera in his large purse and smiled at the camera lens peeking through the hole in the material. Tomoyo wasn't the only sneaky photographer around.
He grinned as he pulled out his notebook and a pen from his backpack. Now he would have something to write about for his assignment.
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AN: Well I rather enjoyed writing this chapter. I hope everyone enjoyed reading it. ^-^ I know everyone has caught on to Eriol tea habits when Tomoyo's present. I like the idea of him spilling tea all the time seeing how he supposed to be perfect at everything. It's only fair for Eriol to torture Tomoyo as well. He likes to see her embarrassed remember? Or at least in my story. -_-;Once again to T.M: Tomoyo will not end up with Spinel perhaps Kero-chan but not Spinel. *lol* And as for your friend San-chan tell them if they make fun of my kawaii little picture I will send evil dust bunnies after them. Why is everyone thinking Spinel and Tomoyo are going to end up together? *grumbles*
A favor to ask of everyone.
#1. What exactly does the name Tomoyo translate to in English? I heard Plum Blossom and Friendly World? Can anyone who is sure of this clear me on the matter?
