Protecting Each Other
Author: Obsessor*Cherry
Disclaimer: CCSs not mine! . Humph! So PLEASE don't rub it in! ;-; Now, before weeping begins, my feature presentation.
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic ever so please go easy on me
^-^` - Oh who'm I kidding, be as blunt as y'all want! Flame me for all I care! Just please give me suggestions and ideas! ^^* R&R onegai!
This takes place when all of them are 15 and are in the eighth grade.
""= speaking, = thinking/remembering (**= dreaming)
"Tomoyo!" Daidouji Sonomi cried joyfully to her only daughter. "Come meet your new step-father, honey!" Out of nowhere, an average height, thin, midnight-haired, amethyst-eyed, beautiful, teen slipped out of the shadows. She had a light, pale amethyst-colored button-up short-sleeved shirt, with her school uniform skirt on.
Daidouji Tomoyo glared at the man standing next to her mother with disgust, though no one noticed because her expression was as stone, then Tomoyo broke into a bright smile.
"Konnichiwa, … er, Step-Father?" she asked, a little nervously. Though on the inside she spat at him with contempt. She could somehow sense this man was utterly despicable.
"Oh, konnichiwa, Tomoyo-san. You may just call me Steven," Steven responded in his deep, booming voice. In Tomoyo's head, the sound seemed to reverberate in his snobby, aloof tone. But Sonomi seemed to drink in his sound. She was spellbound by him. Little did she know what he would do…to both she and her daughter.
*~*~*~*~*
Two months had past since her mother, Sonomi had remarried Steven, Tomoyo walked down the sidewalk by her school, towards home. Tomoyo sensed a familiar aura drifting closer, and by its strength, she knew, by then, who it was. Suddenly there was a light tap on her shoulder.
"Konnichiwa, Eriol-kun," Tomoyo greeted without even turning around.
"How did you know it was me? Well I guess you would have guessed by now who would come around to tap your shoulder," Hiragizawa Eriol replied ruefully. He could immediately sense that something was not right.
"What's the matter, Tomoyo-san?"
"… Hmm?" Tomoyo said vaguely, she was too busy thinking, then had gone into a trance. She was totally oblivious to the rest of the world, all of the sudden, she came to an outright halt. Her eyes were glazed over with numbness and they were unfocused, she stood perfectly still without even breathing for a while, then Eriol started to get worried, his magic was not penetrating her trance. Eriol took a hold of her thin shoulders and shook her soundly.
"Daidouji Tomoyo! Tomoyo! Tomoyo-san, get a hold of yourself! HELLO!?" and he slapped her across the face, just as Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura turned the corner. Sakura's mouth dropped open and Syaoran made sure no one was near and brought out his amulet and transformed it into his sword. As he brought his sword up a small, but elegant hand caught his wrist firmly.
"Wait, Syaoran-kun. I can feel something wrong with Tomoyo-chan so-"
"THAT'S BECAUSE HIRGIZAWA HIT HER!" Syaoran raged.
"Shush!" Sakura warned. "Sleep! Release and dispel!"
"Sakura-san! Li! Come quick before she loses any more air!" Eriol exclaimed. The pair rushed over to find Tomoyo in a trance and with a nearly blue face from lack of air.
"What's wrong with Tomoyo-chan!?" Sakura worried.
"What did you do, Hiragizawa!?" Syaoran forced through his clenched jaws.
"She was like this when I caught up with her!" Eriol cried exasperated. "Oh shut up! We're wasting time! If she loses too much air, then…" Eriol trailed off. They all knew perfectly well what would happen. Suddenly, Tomoyo's face twisted with pain and then relaxed. She took a deep breath and fainted. Eriol felt as if something deep inside of him that had been constantly churning had released its grip on his stomach. He sighed with relief. After that experience, Tomoyo's feaures seemed so beautiful right then, he wanted to just stare at her for all eternity. Her skin unusually pale after the episode of some horror and beads of cold sweat on her forehead, and neck, how he longed to wipe it away with his hands. Her hair damp and flowing, framing her face. It was all he could do to stop himself from brushing a stray lock of midnight-colored hair.
The three were now all on their knees and Eriol had Tomoyo's head on his lap. He realized suddenly that he was the one with Tomoyo's head on his lap, he blushed slightly and gently but reluctantly handed Tomoyo over to Sakura. They sat in silence for a few moments. Then, Tomoyo stirred restlessly. She broke out in a cold sweat once more and then her eyes shot open wide. She gasped for air as her three friends looked over her concernedly.
"Unnnnh…huh?" Tomoyo asked vaguely. "Where am I?"
"Er…You're on the sidewalk in front of our school," Syaoran replied awkwardly.
"Nani!?" Tomoyo tried to sit upright but was still too weak from her ordeal to think straight. "But I thought I was… Ohmigosh! I've got to go home! Right now! I-I think Sonomi's in danger! I've got to help!" Tomoyo ranted.
"Wait! Wait! Calm down! We'll have to help you to your house! Just don't go too hard on yourself!" Eriol tried to calm Tomoyo with some response.
"Now tell me, what in blue blazes happened!?" Eriol demanded gently.
"I think I saw something in my mind's eye… Sonomi's room was covered with specks and globs of this silvery fire that looked like it was made out of light! And on the bed!…" Tomoyo couldn't continue, before she dissolved in a fit of silent sobs. She lowered her majestic head to hide her tears but all could see through her hair with their magic and it was evident to their eyes where the burning tears of pain and hate dropped onto her skirt and legs. Strangely, they had never witnessed Tomoyo cry and were surprised to see that the tears left red marks on her legs, and black marks, even darker than her black uniform skirt, on her skirt.
"Tomoyo? Do you have… magic!?" Eriol exclaimed, surprised.
"N-No, not that I know of. Why do you ask, Eriol-kun?" Tomoyo looked at him with those penetrating, royal violet eyes. Eriol felt his heart pounding furiously as he tried to regain his composure.
"Look at your lap, Tomoyo-san," Eriol explained. Tomoyo gasped as she saw the marks that her tears had left, then had evaporated on the spot, not even leaving trails on her damp and flushed cheeks. She leaned heavily on the person behind her, which happened to be Eriol. He stiffened, mustering all the composure he could, he just barely kept himself from wrapping his arms around the angelic figure leaning against him. Tomoyo felt the change and shifted her weight so she could turn to look at him.
"What's the matter, Eriol-kun?" Tomoyo's voice lulled.
"Oh…Nothing. Don't you think we should be getting back to your house? To make sure everything is all right?" Eriol replied.
"Oh my gosh! Quick let's go check, right now!" Tomoyo exclaimed hastily. Sakura, Syaoran, and Eriol all tried to lift Tomoyo at the same time and got a bit tangled up. They ended up having Eriol take her, thinking since he was the reincarnation of Clow Reed, it would be safest to let him take her. Eriol gently lifted Tomoyo up in his strong arms, and the four started off to Tomoyo's house. Tomoyo-san is so light…and thin. I don't remember her being this thin. Eriol worried.
When they finally reached Tomoyo's house, the house seemed all right on the outside, but all of them could sense something was not right inside.
Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo all trooped inside and ascended the grand staircase, up to Sonomi's room.
*~*~*~*~*
…What they found in the room horrified them. Sonomi was tied sprawled eagle-spread to the bed, stripped of her clothing and was flecked with wetness. As Tomoyo said there was a silvery fire enveloping the room, though it burned nothing, it seemed to be burning hot. She had died very recently, there was a bloody gash at her breast, the friends found she had been raped harshly. Sakura fainted right off, and Syaoran caught her without even thinking about it, the others turned away to look at the damage done to the room. The four fell into shock.
Then Tomoyo simply whispered, in a barely audiable voice, "So it's true. It's finally happened…My time has come." And all traces of silver disappeared into her.
"NANI? What do you mean?" Syaoran asked in confusion. He held a limp Sakura in his arms after she had fainted upon entering the room.
"It's time for me to pick up my burden and start to rebuild my family's and my life," Tomoyo stated as if that sentence would explain everything. Her friends stood dumbstruck behind her, not comprehending, all except for Eriol. When they could scrape together enough courage to look at the horrifying scene on the bed, they immediately looked away. All except for Tomoyo.
"Farewell, my beloved Sonomi…" she whispered, and lost conscience.
I know it's rotten of me to leave you hanging there like that, but I just started and wanted y'all to R&R, give me suggestions, want me to write more, give me moral support, yadda, yadda, yadda… There I go ranting on again, but anyhow, I know that this one is not going to be short. So if you hate it, flame me, if y'all likes it, (@_@) R N'R, onegai!
bye-bye! See ya latr! ^_~
