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Tomoyo sat up quickly breathing heavily. Her room was dark except for the moon light that shined through her window onto her bed. Climbing out of bed, she got dressed. She had been awakened by a feeling. It wasn't something she could explain, just a knowledge that she needed to be in the park.
Quickly, she got out of bed and put a jacket over her pajamas. Lately she had been getting many feelings. Most of them had to do with Sakura and Syaoran. They were soul mates and it was Tomoyo's job to get them together so that fate would follow the correct course. If they would only figure out that they loved each other.
Tomoyo grimaced as she laced up her shoes. Though her abilities were very small, the two cardcaptors tended to broadcast their emotions on a very large scale and she was getting constant headaches. I amazed her how deaf everyone else was to their feelings. Well almost everyone.
Fujitaka and Touya knew exactly what was going on with Sakura. Tomoyo still remembered when, three months ago, a month after she had arrived, Touya found out that the 'brat' was back. It wasn't a pretty sight. Tomoyo had made sure to be discreet about her inquiries, but she was sure that they also knew about the cards.
The young girl wanted to keep a low profile and not be noticed. That was how she worked best; as a manipulator and conniver. Already Tomoyo had power in the school. What was truly amazing was that the students had no idea that she had it. It was a very subtle manipulation. Tomoyo comforted herself with the thought that she never abused her power. Truthfully, she hadn't actually used it yet, either. Still, it was nice to know that she had it. Eriol would be proud.
Tomoyo tried not to think of her friend as she grabbed her camera on the way out and checked to make sure that it had tape. Her escape from the mansion was undisturbed. One of the advantages of being slightly empathic was that she could make her way out of the house without being spotted. This made her thought turn, again, to her friend.
While she was away from him in Japan she had tried to convince herself to not let her feelings for him grow deeper. One way was to stop thinking about him. She knew that a relationship between them would never work. Eriol couldn't love, he told her that himself. Tomoyo did her best to stop herself from falling in love with him.
Her feet pounded on sidewalk and echoed through the streets. She would soon find out if her efforts had worked. There was a reason that she was running at fast as she could towards the park. He was here.
He wasn't on the path when she found him. He was standing in the woods with his back towards and his two guardians at his side. He knew she was there and she knew he knew. One hand raised slightly to point at the clearing by the penguin. Standing there was Sakura, with Kero at her shoulder, and Syaoran. Tomoyo readied her camera and started recording. As if that was a silent signal, the battle began.
Tomoyo stopped her tape when the two cardcaptors left. It had taken half an hour for them to figure out how to change the Clow cards and defeat Eriol's first monster and she had it all. It would make an interesting television show if not for the fact that everything was from the villain's prospective. Speaking of which, her eyes wandered back to the figure in front of her. If she had known what she would see, the girl probably wouldn't have opened her eyes.
Tomoyo learned the truth about the old adage that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Eriol had turned around and was looking at her with a smile on his face. It wasn't his normal innocent smile. No, this was a smirk that fit in with his part as the evil villain, but Tomoyo knew better. She knew that the handsome boy in front of her wearing long black robes and glasses could make beautiful music with his fingers. The sorcerer who had just threatened his other incarnation's daughter was also a brother and a son. This was no villain.
Eriol held out his hand, "Take this, it will insure that you will never be harmed by my magic." In his palm was a simple silver necklace with an opal in it. As she reached for it, her fingers brushed his and the girl barely controlled her expression. It would do her no good to blush in front of him. Reinforcing the barriers on her mind, Tomoyo looked up into her eyes. At that moment, with his eyes staring into hers, Tomoyo realized the one truth that would stay constant throughout her life. She was in love.
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Tomoyo arrived early for school the next day. No one was in the class room when she got there and she sat down at her desk. Without knowing it, her hand closed around the opal on her necklace. At least Eriol hadn't put it on her himself.
Thinking back to the meeting in the woods, Tomoyo was pleased to discover that neither of them had broken any of their rules. Eriol had been the perfect gentleman. They exchanged greetings and, by mutual decision, decided to leave. Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun were also polite and kept to themselves. It was surprising, to say the least.
The girl was broken out of her reverie by the entrance of another person. Li Syaoran sat down behind the desk that was next to her. Even though he wasn't what one would describe as 'bright and cheery' on normal days, today he looked even worse. "Are you all right Li-Kun?"
Syaoran grunted and replied, "I didn't get much sleep last night." Of course he didn't, he had to go running off into the park at some ungodly hour in the night. He couldn't tell Tomoyo this, of course. Then again, he didn't need to. Tomoyo had gotten about as much sleep as the young clan leader had, maybe even less, for the same reasons. She just had the ability to look completely unfazed by anything and subsequently appeared as if she had gotten a full nights rest.
More students were arriving and their conversation stopped. The class was about to start when Sakura ran into the room, panting. "I...made...it." She made her way to her desk and sat down next to Tomoyo. Turning around in her seat, she gave Syaoran a 'look'. Even without her empathy, Tomoyo could tell what this look meant. It clearly said, 'We need to talk alone about what happened last night.' Well, it clearly said that to anyone who knew what to look for. In other words, only Tomoyo and Syaoran understood that anything out of the ordinary had taken place. Let it not be said that Sakura couldn't be subtle when she needed to be.
Class finally started and, as Tomoyo expected, a new student was introduced. Eriol's greeting was in perfect Japanese. Kaho would be proud. Then again, everything he did was always done to perfection. He wouldn't be Eriol if he didn't.
The boy in question was pleased to discover that the only available desk was behind Tomoyo. His ally was being careful not to pay undue attention to him lest she give herself away. She seemed to be good friends with Sakura, and by extension, Syaoran. He saw his descendant glare at him as he sat down. He would be fun to tease. He was already grinning at the thought.
Syaoran observed the new student as he made his way to sit next to him. There was something odd about him. It set his instincts on edge. Of course, the transfer student hadn't done anything to warrant his suspicions, yet. Then again, he did have that smile of his, and that overly innocent air about him. He was almost too perfect, too charming. Granted, it could just be the fact that before fifteen minutes of class had even passed, he was flirting with Sakura. The knowing looks that Sakura's best friend was throwing him as he grew read with anger weren't helping either. He would watch Hiiragaziwa, Syaoran decided. He would watch him very closely.
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Because they had both learned English as a first language, the school saw no point in having Eriol or Tomoyo take a class in it. Instead, the two had free time which they spent in the music room. It was the first time they were alone together since he arrived. "They haven't revealed their feelings for each other yet, have they."
There was no need to ask who they are, "No, they haven't. They must before you are finished with them."
Eriol didn't ask how Tomoyo knew, it was just a fact that she did. "Are you going to stop me?"
"No, I'm actually going to help you. Not directly of course."
Eriol, nodded, satisfied. "Just like I'm helping you."
Tomoyo smirked, "If you count flirting with every girl helping, then yes, you are. I am of the opinion that you enjoy what you are doing."
Eriol gasped in mock shock and clutched his heart as if he'd been stabbed. "Tomoyo, I'm hurt that you would think such a thing of me."
Laughing, she was about to retort when she heard a voice calling, "Tomoyo-chan." Sakura came into the room alone. "I was searching for you, do you want to eat with us?"
"Of course Sakura-chan." Seeing the curious look that Sakura was giving both of them, Tomoyo spoke up to stop all rumors before they start. "I was just taking the time to talk to Eriol about England. It was my home for years, you know." Sakura knew, but it didn't hurt to remind her. The last thing she needed were gossips saying that she and Eriol were a couple.
Sakura smiled and said, "I forgot. I would talk to someone from home too if I grew up away from here. Do you want to come, too?" The last part was addressed to Eriol.
"How could I turn down an offer from such a lovely lady as yourself." His smile was charming.
::Flirt.::
::I prefer the term, charismatic negotiator dealing with the more favorable attributes of women.::
::In other words, a flirt.::
::If you insist, then yes, I'm a flirt.:: Deep down, Eriol knew that this was a lie. He wasn't flirting to get girls to like him, instead, it was an escape. It was what his subconscious told him to do in order to keep his mind off Tomoyo. He couldn't love. He was just attracted to her power. She knew that he couldn't love and would never believe him if he said that he could. His seer deserved someone better than him. This was all in his subconscious. Consciously, he only truly knew one thing: never flirt with Tomoyo, hurt will only follow.
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Tomoyo smiled serenely as the two Kinomoto siblings fought. It had started out normally; Sakura was eating, Touya made a comment about how much monsters ate, and Sakura stamped on his foot. It was amusing to watch their antics.
Unbeknownst to the others, Tomoyo was here for a reason that had nothing to do with Sakura's father's cooking. The next attack was going to be here and Tomoyo was going to get it all on tape. It will also have the added benefit of her 'accidentally discovering' Sakura's secret. Tomoyo had already positioned her camera in the perfect place in order to catch it all.
The fighting stopped abruptly as everyone felt a spell wash over them. Tomoyo's opal glowed very briefly when she felt it. Both she and Touya fell to the ground, asleep. Or faking sleep as the case may be. While lying on the couch, Tomoyo pushed the play button on her camera and waited.
The fight was very quick. Tomoyo suspected that Eriol was going easy on them. Syaoran ran into the house and with his help Sakura defeated the rampaging stove. Sakura, weak after changing the jump card, sat down on the floor while the others woke up.
Yawning, Tomoyo rubbed her eyes and asked, "What happened?"
"Nothing!" Sakura answered quickly.
"Yes, and Li-kun just teleported right beside you."
"You fell asleep, Daidouji-san." Touya answered, covering for his sister while having a glaring match with Syaoran. Tomoyo was impressed, not many people can multi-task while engaging in one of those fabled contests.
"I see. Well good thing I had my camera running so I could catch everything I missed." It wasn't very subtle, but it was worth it to see the identical expressions of horror on all three of their faces. Rewinding the tape, Tomoyo watched it in front of them. There really wasn't anything that they could do. To try to stop her from watching the tape would practically be admitting that something was going on. Tomoyo made a show of emitting a few speculative hmms and ohs and even raised an eyebrow to show how 'surprised' she was. When she finished she turned of the camera and looked at them expectantly.
"Its not what you think-" Sakura started.
"Lying won't work, she already suspected something before this." Syaoran interrupted.
Tomoyo nodded, "For the past two weeks the two of you kept running off, I kept having memory lapses, and I caught a few other scenes on tape."
"Why did you wait to confront us?" Syaoran asked suspiciously. He had only known her for a month and a half and still didn't trust her completely.
"I wasn't sure that I wanted to. I mean, what if you were confronted with this after being raised the way I have. I wasn't sure if I just wanted to ignore it and hope that all this would go away." Tomoyo lied.
Syaoran excepted this and nodded, "I guess we should explain some things."
"I guess you should." While the two explained to her, Tomoyo felt brief touch on her mind.
::Was that satisfactory?::
::Very, thank you.::
::I wonder, what will they think when they realize that you and I were collaborators?::
::I don't know.::
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That's it, it's just a transitional part. I've decided to only have two more parts, maybe three.
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Tomoyo sat up quickly breathing heavily. Her room was dark except for the moon light that shined through her window onto her bed. Climbing out of bed, she got dressed. She had been awakened by a feeling. It wasn't something she could explain, just a knowledge that she needed to be in the park.
Quickly, she got out of bed and put a jacket over her pajamas. Lately she had been getting many feelings. Most of them had to do with Sakura and Syaoran. They were soul mates and it was Tomoyo's job to get them together so that fate would follow the correct course. If they would only figure out that they loved each other.
Tomoyo grimaced as she laced up her shoes. Though her abilities were very small, the two cardcaptors tended to broadcast their emotions on a very large scale and she was getting constant headaches. I amazed her how deaf everyone else was to their feelings. Well almost everyone.
Fujitaka and Touya knew exactly what was going on with Sakura. Tomoyo still remembered when, three months ago, a month after she had arrived, Touya found out that the 'brat' was back. It wasn't a pretty sight. Tomoyo had made sure to be discreet about her inquiries, but she was sure that they also knew about the cards.
The young girl wanted to keep a low profile and not be noticed. That was how she worked best; as a manipulator and conniver. Already Tomoyo had power in the school. What was truly amazing was that the students had no idea that she had it. It was a very subtle manipulation. Tomoyo comforted herself with the thought that she never abused her power. Truthfully, she hadn't actually used it yet, either. Still, it was nice to know that she had it. Eriol would be proud.
Tomoyo tried not to think of her friend as she grabbed her camera on the way out and checked to make sure that it had tape. Her escape from the mansion was undisturbed. One of the advantages of being slightly empathic was that she could make her way out of the house without being spotted. This made her thought turn, again, to her friend.
While she was away from him in Japan she had tried to convince herself to not let her feelings for him grow deeper. One way was to stop thinking about him. She knew that a relationship between them would never work. Eriol couldn't love, he told her that himself. Tomoyo did her best to stop herself from falling in love with him.
Her feet pounded on sidewalk and echoed through the streets. She would soon find out if her efforts had worked. There was a reason that she was running at fast as she could towards the park. He was here.
He wasn't on the path when she found him. He was standing in the woods with his back towards and his two guardians at his side. He knew she was there and she knew he knew. One hand raised slightly to point at the clearing by the penguin. Standing there was Sakura, with Kero at her shoulder, and Syaoran. Tomoyo readied her camera and started recording. As if that was a silent signal, the battle began.
Tomoyo stopped her tape when the two cardcaptors left. It had taken half an hour for them to figure out how to change the Clow cards and defeat Eriol's first monster and she had it all. It would make an interesting television show if not for the fact that everything was from the villain's prospective. Speaking of which, her eyes wandered back to the figure in front of her. If she had known what she would see, the girl probably wouldn't have opened her eyes.
Tomoyo learned the truth about the old adage that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Eriol had turned around and was looking at her with a smile on his face. It wasn't his normal innocent smile. No, this was a smirk that fit in with his part as the evil villain, but Tomoyo knew better. She knew that the handsome boy in front of her wearing long black robes and glasses could make beautiful music with his fingers. The sorcerer who had just threatened his other incarnation's daughter was also a brother and a son. This was no villain.
Eriol held out his hand, "Take this, it will insure that you will never be harmed by my magic." In his palm was a simple silver necklace with an opal in it. As she reached for it, her fingers brushed his and the girl barely controlled her expression. It would do her no good to blush in front of him. Reinforcing the barriers on her mind, Tomoyo looked up into her eyes. At that moment, with his eyes staring into hers, Tomoyo realized the one truth that would stay constant throughout her life. She was in love.
Bloody Hell.
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Tomoyo arrived early for school the next day. No one was in the class room when she got there and she sat down at her desk. Without knowing it, her hand closed around the opal on her necklace. At least Eriol hadn't put it on her himself.
Thinking back to the meeting in the woods, Tomoyo was pleased to discover that neither of them had broken any of their rules. Eriol had been the perfect gentleman. They exchanged greetings and, by mutual decision, decided to leave. Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun were also polite and kept to themselves. It was surprising, to say the least.
The girl was broken out of her reverie by the entrance of another person. Li Syaoran sat down behind the desk that was next to her. Even though he wasn't what one would describe as 'bright and cheery' on normal days, today he looked even worse. "Are you all right Li-Kun?"
Syaoran grunted and replied, "I didn't get much sleep last night." Of course he didn't, he had to go running off into the park at some ungodly hour in the night. He couldn't tell Tomoyo this, of course. Then again, he didn't need to. Tomoyo had gotten about as much sleep as the young clan leader had, maybe even less, for the same reasons. She just had the ability to look completely unfazed by anything and subsequently appeared as if she had gotten a full nights rest.
More students were arriving and their conversation stopped. The class was about to start when Sakura ran into the room, panting. "I...made...it." She made her way to her desk and sat down next to Tomoyo. Turning around in her seat, she gave Syaoran a 'look'. Even without her empathy, Tomoyo could tell what this look meant. It clearly said, 'We need to talk alone about what happened last night.' Well, it clearly said that to anyone who knew what to look for. In other words, only Tomoyo and Syaoran understood that anything out of the ordinary had taken place. Let it not be said that Sakura couldn't be subtle when she needed to be.
Class finally started and, as Tomoyo expected, a new student was introduced. Eriol's greeting was in perfect Japanese. Kaho would be proud. Then again, everything he did was always done to perfection. He wouldn't be Eriol if he didn't.
The boy in question was pleased to discover that the only available desk was behind Tomoyo. His ally was being careful not to pay undue attention to him lest she give herself away. She seemed to be good friends with Sakura, and by extension, Syaoran. He saw his descendant glare at him as he sat down. He would be fun to tease. He was already grinning at the thought.
Syaoran observed the new student as he made his way to sit next to him. There was something odd about him. It set his instincts on edge. Of course, the transfer student hadn't done anything to warrant his suspicions, yet. Then again, he did have that smile of his, and that overly innocent air about him. He was almost too perfect, too charming. Granted, it could just be the fact that before fifteen minutes of class had even passed, he was flirting with Sakura. The knowing looks that Sakura's best friend was throwing him as he grew read with anger weren't helping either. He would watch Hiiragaziwa, Syaoran decided. He would watch him very closely.
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Because they had both learned English as a first language, the school saw no point in having Eriol or Tomoyo take a class in it. Instead, the two had free time which they spent in the music room. It was the first time they were alone together since he arrived. "They haven't revealed their feelings for each other yet, have they."
There was no need to ask who they are, "No, they haven't. They must before you are finished with them."
Eriol didn't ask how Tomoyo knew, it was just a fact that she did. "Are you going to stop me?"
"No, I'm actually going to help you. Not directly of course."
Eriol, nodded, satisfied. "Just like I'm helping you."
Tomoyo smirked, "If you count flirting with every girl helping, then yes, you are. I am of the opinion that you enjoy what you are doing."
Eriol gasped in mock shock and clutched his heart as if he'd been stabbed. "Tomoyo, I'm hurt that you would think such a thing of me."
Laughing, she was about to retort when she heard a voice calling, "Tomoyo-chan." Sakura came into the room alone. "I was searching for you, do you want to eat with us?"
"Of course Sakura-chan." Seeing the curious look that Sakura was giving both of them, Tomoyo spoke up to stop all rumors before they start. "I was just taking the time to talk to Eriol about England. It was my home for years, you know." Sakura knew, but it didn't hurt to remind her. The last thing she needed were gossips saying that she and Eriol were a couple.
Sakura smiled and said, "I forgot. I would talk to someone from home too if I grew up away from here. Do you want to come, too?" The last part was addressed to Eriol.
"How could I turn down an offer from such a lovely lady as yourself." His smile was charming.
::Flirt.::
::I prefer the term, charismatic negotiator dealing with the more favorable attributes of women.::
::In other words, a flirt.::
::If you insist, then yes, I'm a flirt.:: Deep down, Eriol knew that this was a lie. He wasn't flirting to get girls to like him, instead, it was an escape. It was what his subconscious told him to do in order to keep his mind off Tomoyo. He couldn't love. He was just attracted to her power. She knew that he couldn't love and would never believe him if he said that he could. His seer deserved someone better than him. This was all in his subconscious. Consciously, he only truly knew one thing: never flirt with Tomoyo, hurt will only follow.
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Tomoyo smiled serenely as the two Kinomoto siblings fought. It had started out normally; Sakura was eating, Touya made a comment about how much monsters ate, and Sakura stamped on his foot. It was amusing to watch their antics.
Unbeknownst to the others, Tomoyo was here for a reason that had nothing to do with Sakura's father's cooking. The next attack was going to be here and Tomoyo was going to get it all on tape. It will also have the added benefit of her 'accidentally discovering' Sakura's secret. Tomoyo had already positioned her camera in the perfect place in order to catch it all.
The fighting stopped abruptly as everyone felt a spell wash over them. Tomoyo's opal glowed very briefly when she felt it. Both she and Touya fell to the ground, asleep. Or faking sleep as the case may be. While lying on the couch, Tomoyo pushed the play button on her camera and waited.
The fight was very quick. Tomoyo suspected that Eriol was going easy on them. Syaoran ran into the house and with his help Sakura defeated the rampaging stove. Sakura, weak after changing the jump card, sat down on the floor while the others woke up.
Yawning, Tomoyo rubbed her eyes and asked, "What happened?"
"Nothing!" Sakura answered quickly.
"Yes, and Li-kun just teleported right beside you."
"You fell asleep, Daidouji-san." Touya answered, covering for his sister while having a glaring match with Syaoran. Tomoyo was impressed, not many people can multi-task while engaging in one of those fabled contests.
"I see. Well good thing I had my camera running so I could catch everything I missed." It wasn't very subtle, but it was worth it to see the identical expressions of horror on all three of their faces. Rewinding the tape, Tomoyo watched it in front of them. There really wasn't anything that they could do. To try to stop her from watching the tape would practically be admitting that something was going on. Tomoyo made a show of emitting a few speculative hmms and ohs and even raised an eyebrow to show how 'surprised' she was. When she finished she turned of the camera and looked at them expectantly.
"Its not what you think-" Sakura started.
"Lying won't work, she already suspected something before this." Syaoran interrupted.
Tomoyo nodded, "For the past two weeks the two of you kept running off, I kept having memory lapses, and I caught a few other scenes on tape."
"Why did you wait to confront us?" Syaoran asked suspiciously. He had only known her for a month and a half and still didn't trust her completely.
"I wasn't sure that I wanted to. I mean, what if you were confronted with this after being raised the way I have. I wasn't sure if I just wanted to ignore it and hope that all this would go away." Tomoyo lied.
Syaoran excepted this and nodded, "I guess we should explain some things."
"I guess you should." While the two explained to her, Tomoyo felt brief touch on her mind.
::Was that satisfactory?::
::Very, thank you.::
::I wonder, what will they think when they realize that you and I were collaborators?::
::I don't know.::
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That's it, it's just a transitional part. I've decided to only have two more parts, maybe three.