Chapter 15 What He Saw
"Where are you going, Master Eriol?" asked Nakuru as she watched Eriol pack his things furiously.
"I'm going to hell and I'm not coming back!" he yelled.
She gul[ped a little. She rarely sees her master angry, and never this intense. Better not enrage him more or he might take her along to where he's going.
He banged the cabinet door close and dragged his suitcases outside.
"Master, wait!" Nakuru cried as she followed him out. "I thought you were going to stay here for good."
His blazing blue eyes pierced through her body. "Do you expect me to stay here one second longer knowing that my beloved girl is already engaged to another man?"
She scratched her cheek uneasily. "But Master.."
"If you have only told me earlier that she's already commited, I wouldn't have to waste my money on the plane tickets!" he continued.
"I never told you that she's engaged because you never asked," she replied matter-of-factly.
"I did!"
"You didn't. You only asked me if she's married, and she's not. You only asked if she has a boyfriend, which she doesn't have. She has a fiance," she explained.
He looked at her, disbelief on his face. "You are despicable! You are so stupid! You are so..so.."
"Besides, if I tell you the truth, you might not go back and try to win her back," she added.
He stopped.
"You and Ms.Tomoyo deserve a second chance with each other. If you really love her, you must not give her up without a fight," she finished gently.
"B-But they're engaged already.."
"It can still be broken," Nakuru shrugged. "Married people divorce everyday, what more for engaged couples?"
He placed his suitcases down. "Do you really think it's worth a try?"
"Well, considering the things at stake here- your lifetime happiness, your heart's joy and all that sappy senti stuff - I guess, yes it's worth it," said the girl.
"But she hates me.." he softly protested, as if he was only waiting for one final coaz to totally change his plans.
Nakuru gave him one. "Then go and change her mind! You are not Eriol Hiragizawa for nothing!"
Immediately he abandoned his suitcases and left the house.
Eriol was whistling happily as he was treading the path leading to the Daidouji residence.
"Nakuru's right," he told himself. "I love her too much to give her up easily."
He then noticed Miruyuki walking towards the mall with a woman. His heart fell. Miruyuki was on a date with Tomoyo!
He then did a double take when he looked at the man's companion. It wasn't Tomoyo. It was Naoko! He felt immeasurable anger at Miruyuki for being unfaithful to his fiancee and seeing another woman when she's not looking. He was about to confront him when a car sped in front of him. After it had passed, he had lost sight of the scoundrel already.
Tomoyo was bathing in the pool when her maid rushed in. "Mistress Tomoyo, someone wants to see you, but he doesn't want to wait in the living room."
Eriol appeared from the sliding door connecting the inside of the house to the backyard. "What I will tell you is extremely important and urgent" he said gravely.
She turned to the maid. "It's ok. You can leave us now."
After the housekee[er left, she faced her unexpected guest. "To whom do I owe this privilege visit of yours?"
"To your fiance." He uttered the last word as if it was a deadly disease.
"Oh?" She was intrigued. She swam to the steps and ascended. She reached for her towel and started to dry the wild tousle of her dark hair.
Eriol sucked his breath in as he gazed at the loveliness approaching him slowly. Her stunning curves he once noticed in the one-piece suit back in high school were revealed daringly in her two-piece rose-red bikini. He felt his face flame.
"Damn it, Hiragizawa! Stop acting like a teenager!" he scolded himself. "This isn't the first ime you've seen women in this skimpy outfits."
"Can you hand me my robe, please?" she said, breaking the train of his thoughts.
"Robe?" he echoed stupidly. He suddenly forgot what the word was, and everything else for that matter. All he was aware of was the goddess in front of him.
"It's at the back of your chair," she said.
"Chair?" he said dumbly.
She looked at him strangely. She took the robe herself and slipped it on. Afterwards, she sat on the garden chair across Eriol and stared at him. "Are you doing drugs?"
"O-Of course not!"
"Then why are you acting so weird?" she demanded.
To his dismay, he blushed deeply.
"Oh god, Eriol Hiragizawa! What the hell is wrong with you?" she cried.
"N-No, I mean.." He scanned his mind for anything to say to save his face. No clever lines came to him. Oh damn!
She sighed. "You came here to make a fool out of yourself?"
He looked embarrassed. "Actually, it's about your fiance.." He inhaled shakily. Good, he's starting to make sense again. "i saw him in the mall awhile ago.."
"And you think that's alarmingly abnormal?" she asked, an eyebrow raised quizically.
"No, let me finish first!" he snapped. "I saw him in there with another woman.. with Naoko Yanagisawa."
She rolled her eyes. "Give me a break! Miruyuki's too crazy about me to even think of infidelity! And of all the girls, why Naoko? I'm much prettier than her!"
"Well at least she's honest," he thought wryly. "Not necessarily humble, but honest." He cleared his throat. "Look, I had my glasses on when I saw them, and I'm dead certain that it's your fiance and he's doing a hanky panky with another woman."
"You're wasting my time, Mr.Hiragizawa. Is that all you want to talk about?" she said cooly.
He stood up. "I hate to say this, but you'll be sorry that you didn't believe me."
She smirked. "Of course."
He dejectedly left the mansion.
"I swear, I'll kill you for this, Miruyuki Motokou." he vowed to himself silently.
To Be Continued...
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Erratum:
to the ppl who subscribed to the site newsletter and read the spoiler, I'm sorry to say that the scene is suppose to be in Chapter 16. He he, gomen!It won't happen again!
"Where are you going, Master Eriol?" asked Nakuru as she watched Eriol pack his things furiously.
"I'm going to hell and I'm not coming back!" he yelled.
She gul[ped a little. She rarely sees her master angry, and never this intense. Better not enrage him more or he might take her along to where he's going.
He banged the cabinet door close and dragged his suitcases outside.
"Master, wait!" Nakuru cried as she followed him out. "I thought you were going to stay here for good."
His blazing blue eyes pierced through her body. "Do you expect me to stay here one second longer knowing that my beloved girl is already engaged to another man?"
She scratched her cheek uneasily. "But Master.."
"If you have only told me earlier that she's already commited, I wouldn't have to waste my money on the plane tickets!" he continued.
"I never told you that she's engaged because you never asked," she replied matter-of-factly.
"I did!"
"You didn't. You only asked me if she's married, and she's not. You only asked if she has a boyfriend, which she doesn't have. She has a fiance," she explained.
He looked at her, disbelief on his face. "You are despicable! You are so stupid! You are so..so.."
"Besides, if I tell you the truth, you might not go back and try to win her back," she added.
He stopped.
"You and Ms.Tomoyo deserve a second chance with each other. If you really love her, you must not give her up without a fight," she finished gently.
"B-But they're engaged already.."
"It can still be broken," Nakuru shrugged. "Married people divorce everyday, what more for engaged couples?"
He placed his suitcases down. "Do you really think it's worth a try?"
"Well, considering the things at stake here- your lifetime happiness, your heart's joy and all that sappy senti stuff - I guess, yes it's worth it," said the girl.
"But she hates me.." he softly protested, as if he was only waiting for one final coaz to totally change his plans.
Nakuru gave him one. "Then go and change her mind! You are not Eriol Hiragizawa for nothing!"
Immediately he abandoned his suitcases and left the house.
Eriol was whistling happily as he was treading the path leading to the Daidouji residence.
"Nakuru's right," he told himself. "I love her too much to give her up easily."
He then noticed Miruyuki walking towards the mall with a woman. His heart fell. Miruyuki was on a date with Tomoyo!
He then did a double take when he looked at the man's companion. It wasn't Tomoyo. It was Naoko! He felt immeasurable anger at Miruyuki for being unfaithful to his fiancee and seeing another woman when she's not looking. He was about to confront him when a car sped in front of him. After it had passed, he had lost sight of the scoundrel already.
Tomoyo was bathing in the pool when her maid rushed in. "Mistress Tomoyo, someone wants to see you, but he doesn't want to wait in the living room."
Eriol appeared from the sliding door connecting the inside of the house to the backyard. "What I will tell you is extremely important and urgent" he said gravely.
She turned to the maid. "It's ok. You can leave us now."
After the housekee[er left, she faced her unexpected guest. "To whom do I owe this privilege visit of yours?"
"To your fiance." He uttered the last word as if it was a deadly disease.
"Oh?" She was intrigued. She swam to the steps and ascended. She reached for her towel and started to dry the wild tousle of her dark hair.
Eriol sucked his breath in as he gazed at the loveliness approaching him slowly. Her stunning curves he once noticed in the one-piece suit back in high school were revealed daringly in her two-piece rose-red bikini. He felt his face flame.
"Damn it, Hiragizawa! Stop acting like a teenager!" he scolded himself. "This isn't the first ime you've seen women in this skimpy outfits."
"Can you hand me my robe, please?" she said, breaking the train of his thoughts.
"Robe?" he echoed stupidly. He suddenly forgot what the word was, and everything else for that matter. All he was aware of was the goddess in front of him.
"It's at the back of your chair," she said.
"Chair?" he said dumbly.
She looked at him strangely. She took the robe herself and slipped it on. Afterwards, she sat on the garden chair across Eriol and stared at him. "Are you doing drugs?"
"O-Of course not!"
"Then why are you acting so weird?" she demanded.
To his dismay, he blushed deeply.
"Oh god, Eriol Hiragizawa! What the hell is wrong with you?" she cried.
"N-No, I mean.." He scanned his mind for anything to say to save his face. No clever lines came to him. Oh damn!
She sighed. "You came here to make a fool out of yourself?"
He looked embarrassed. "Actually, it's about your fiance.." He inhaled shakily. Good, he's starting to make sense again. "i saw him in the mall awhile ago.."
"And you think that's alarmingly abnormal?" she asked, an eyebrow raised quizically.
"No, let me finish first!" he snapped. "I saw him in there with another woman.. with Naoko Yanagisawa."
She rolled her eyes. "Give me a break! Miruyuki's too crazy about me to even think of infidelity! And of all the girls, why Naoko? I'm much prettier than her!"
"Well at least she's honest," he thought wryly. "Not necessarily humble, but honest." He cleared his throat. "Look, I had my glasses on when I saw them, and I'm dead certain that it's your fiance and he's doing a hanky panky with another woman."
"You're wasting my time, Mr.Hiragizawa. Is that all you want to talk about?" she said cooly.
He stood up. "I hate to say this, but you'll be sorry that you didn't believe me."
She smirked. "Of course."
He dejectedly left the mansion.
"I swear, I'll kill you for this, Miruyuki Motokou." he vowed to himself silently.
To Be Continued...
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Erratum:
to the ppl who subscribed to the site newsletter and read the spoiler, I'm sorry to say that the scene is suppose to be in Chapter 16. He he, gomen!It won't happen again!