Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura belongs to CLAMP.

A/N: Ok! I got this up before Sailor Star Sakura kills me. I want to live to see tomorrow and finish my first fanfic. Joking. Mostly is because she is such a nice person, and reviews my story since my very first chapter. I don't want her die of waiting. That would not be very nice of me.

Chapter 7: Longing and Crying

Eriol sensed that Tomoyo had fall in to sleep. He organized his books in the room that he rented, and started headed back home. He could of just stay there, but he missed her right at the second he left the house. He had to see her, even if she was sleeping. Since that night, he tried to avoid her, because he really didn't know if he is going to lose control over himself like that night.

*Eriol's Mansion*

After he open the door to his house, he saw his two guardians stay in front on him.

"She cried again." Nakuru said. Eriol's heart wrenched every time he heard that, but he didn't want to scary her anymore.

"She wants to talk to you, why don't you give her a chance?" The cat-like guardian said.

"I would give her all the chance, but I could not give myself any." Eriol answered as he headed toward Tomoyo's room. The two can only shook their head and left their master along.

**Tomoyo's Room**

Eriol slowly walked toward the beauty on the bed, and then he sat down by her. He carefully brushed few strip of hair out of Tomoyo's face. He could tell that she cried herself to sleep again. What hurt him even more was he had noticed that she was getting skinner and paler everyday. "Tomoyo please stop tutoring yourself." He whispered. While all this happens, Tomoyo was in her dream.

**In the dream**

Eriol was standing in front of her. "Hiragizawa-kun!" She reached out for him. But matter how hard she tried, she could never reach him. Then she collapsed from running too much. "Please Hiragizawa-kun, don't leave me!" But Eriol's image just slowly faded away.

**End of dream**

"Hiragizawa-kun!" Tomoyo yelled and woke up from the dream. She was sweating and crying. Then what surprised her was she saw Eriol in front of her. Eriol's heart broke in to pieces then he saw her like that. Then he embraced her; he couldn't leave her like this.

"Don't worry I'm here." He whispered to her like he once did. He gently stroked her long hair as to show her that he is here.

"Please don't leave me." Tomoyo just stayed in his embrace, and wouldn't let go of him. She was afraid that if she does let go, he is going to leave her again.

"Shh¡K go to sleep, you need some rest. I'll stay here by you." Eriol whispered to her.

"But if I went to sleep, you will leave me again." Tomoyo really didn't want him to leave her again. After few weeks of living without Eriol, she realized that she couldn't live without him. It scared her to know the fact, since they had known each other just for 2 days, but as the time go by she slowly accepted. There was a lot of thing you couldn't explain when it comes to love. Yes, she is slowly accepting the fact that she was falling in love with Eriol.

Eriol didn't know that he meant so much to Tomoyo already. All he was trying to do was to forget Tomoyo, and had Tomoyo forget about him. But somehow he found that impossible. "I promise I won't leave you again. Now, go to sleep." They both are exhausted, one from waiting, and one from working himself to death. Soon, they both went to their dreamland in each other's embrace.

A/N: KyteAura, hope you don't mind that I borrowed the dream idea, because that was the only way the I could think of to have Eriol stay. Anyway, that was kind of mush and happy ending for this chapter. Hope you guys will like it. HOWEVER, the story had not ended yet!!! I have most of the plot thought out by now, which means I know what the ending is going to be. But guess what, you guys have to wait for me to write out the later chapters. I mostly make up thing as I go, as long as it stays in the plot, then I'm all good. Oh! My finals are coming up, so I don't know I fast I can finish each chapter, but I'll try my best.

Always and Forever
By KyteAura
It's Eriol and Tomoyo's life after marriage. It's very cute!! I love it!