*Patalastas:Hi Ate Ekai! Long time no see!(naks!)*

*Uh guys, beware of a semi- ala-Bijin lemon scene near the end of the chapter.*

Zephyr Chapter 8:Apologies

Tomoyo was going down the stairs the next morning when she met Eriol who was halfway up. They both paused, standing on the same spot where they stood last night.

"O-Ohayou," greeted the woman awkwardly at last.

He looked at her as if he wanted to say something, but decided against it. He continued on his way up, carefully not looking at her.

Her puzzled eyes followed him.




Eriol was in front of his computer rereading Tomoyo's novels when he heard a polite knock on his door. "Come in," he said.

Tomoyo entered the room, bringing a tray of food for him. "You were being a primadonna by refusing to eat with us downstairs so I brought you your breakfast. I can't let you starve, can I?"

He minimized the window he was using and went to the lavatory to clean himself up.

She sighed before looking at Eriol's work. She was quite surprised to see the chapter of the new novel she was working on. Smiling, she typed something on the document before leaving the room.



Eriol came back and was about to eat when he noticed that the window on the screen was maximized again. "Oh no," he thought with dread. Tomoyo must have seen his work! He was about to close the window when he noticed that something was typed on it.


Ice Blue Eyes, sorry again for last night. I should have called to inform you that I will be going home late, but no matter, for I won't do this again. I hope you quit giving me the silent treatment already. I miss your insults so much! Please talk to me again, ok?

~Moonlight Blossom, your favorite author~

p.s. If you want the rest of chapter 3, ask me.


Eriol smiled and saved the document. He then decided to surf the net.



Tomoyo opened her inbox and found a fresh message. It was an e-card designed with a white rose and a note with "I'm sorry" written in flowing cursive. Along with it was a message.


Daidouji-san, I'm sorry too. I have no right to react so violently, but I guess I was overtaken with worry as to your safety last night.

Can you open the door right now and lend me your diskette containing your novels? I'm sorry I had to steal the first 3 chapters. I was just desperate to see your work and well..I was too proud to ask for it.

I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me.

~Ice Blue Eyes, your biggest fan~


Tomoyo rushed towards the door nad opened it. There she found Eriol standing on her doorstep, looking at her uncertainly.

"I-I got your e-card," she told him breathlessly.

"G-Good," he managed to choke out.

She handed him a diskette. "I got the continuation of Chapter 3 as well as Chapter 4 here."

"Domo arigatou," he mumbled shyly as he took the diskette.

Uneasy silence hung heavily in the air.

"A-About what happened in the stairs.." began Eriol.

"Oh, you're forgiven. I read your message in the e-card," she replied in forced cheerfulness.

"No. About what I nearly did to you.."

"Forget it, you were drunk."

"A couple of shots only," he said defensively.

"Let's call spade a spade. You still drank too much. You don't know what you were doing!"

He didn't know what to say. How could he tell her that their near kiss was all he could think about last night.

She sighed. Well in any case, I forgive you."

"Thanks." He turned around and started to walk back to his room, relieved that he and Tomoyo were able to converse normally without her usual quips.

But he was wrong.

"Come to think of it, you were a bit too defensive about your sexuality last night. Does that mean something, hmm?" she giggled and ran towards her room and locked it before an angry Eriol could touch her.



That night, Eriol was reading the chapters Tomoyo gave him. He just finished reading the continuation of the third chapter where Nadine decided to make Earl fall for Tamara's charms, hoping love could bring out his human side. He was on chapter 4 Nadine forced Tamara to "seduce" her master in his bedroom that night..



Wearing a gauzy black silk nightgown reaching to her thighs, Tamara covered herself with a robe and walked bravely towards his room.

The door swung open freely and there she found her young lord palying the piano. He looked up at her. his cold blue eyes looking at her with uninterest. "What are you doing here, Tamara?"

She momentarily lost her nerve."I came here to seduce you, believe it or not."

He laughed mockingly. "Seduce me? Why?"

"None of your business!" She knew seducing him was like setting Antartica on fire using only a lighter, but still her fighting spirit was strong, and hse won't back out from this challenge.

He sat straighter, a flicker of interest in his bored eyes. "So what are you waiting for? Start your game now."

She gulped. Could hse possibly do it to a person she just met weeks ago?

"I'm waiting.."

"Here goes nothing," she thought as she approached him cautiously as if she was a dangerous river with untested rapids. Se kneeled in front of him and looked at his eyes.

Those sapphire jewels, cold and untouchable, that attracted her the first time she saw him.

He was gazing at her intently too, as if discovering her beauty for the first time.

No words were spoken between them. Their eyes did the talking, and their perfectly timed breaths that came in deep sighs as if controlling something in themselves coming from deep within, their heartbeats dancing at the same time.

She shakily stood up. "I-I'm scared." She turned her back on him. Yes, she was really scared. She was feeling something so powerful, a raw emotion unleashed by his mere nearness, and the reins of her rational mind couldn't control the growing passion in her anymore.

She was about to open the door- her hand was on the knob already- when she felt his hand cover hers. The same hand locked the door and pulled her body towards him.

"You succeeded in arousing me by your mere tantalizing eyes, lady. I can't allow you to leave." He cupped her face.

She felt herself drown in his clear blue eyes that were burning in emotions. It was the first time she saw them blaze like that.

"Nadine and Rosemary might wake up!" she hissed.

"Rosemary is sound asleep. As for Nadine, I know she was the one who sent you here," he murmured huskily. "Remind me to thank her in the morning."

"W-Wait!" Her further protests were cut short by his probing mouth on hers.

She didn't notice anymore how he was able to ease her down his bed.



Eriol blinked at the screen, face flushed. Evil Tomoyo Daidouji stopped there! He dialed the number of her cel.

"Hello?" greeted Tomoyo. Eriol could hear the sound of typing.

"Tomoyo Daidouji, how dare you stop there!" he barked.

"Sorry. I'm a wholesome writer, and I do not make blow-by-blow accounts of something I haven't experienced yet," she replied lightly, knowing at once what he was talking about.

He blushed. "That's not what I meant. I mean, what happened to them after he eased her down his bed?"

"They played poker in the dark."

"Daidouji-san!" he groaned.

"They made love, of course."

" Damn! I mean what happens after that! What happens then?"

"They wake up and change their clothes."

"Cut it out! Will you just tell me what will happen the morning after, when they already changed their clothes and brushed their teeth and all those stuff?"

"Earl will-" she laughed. "Why don't you wait for me to finish my fifth chapter? I'm working on it already."

"Is he in love with her already?" he asked

He heard her deep 'hmmm' before she laughed."I don't know yet, to be honest."

"I hope you make Earl fall for Tamara."

"Special request?"

"Very special request," he replied, smiling. "How long will the chapters in the story be?"

"Eight to ten."

"Too short. Can't you make it longer?"

"I'm afraid not. I'm leaving London soon," she explained.

"What??!!" he exclaimed. "L-Leaving?"

"Yeah. I have to go back to Japan to enroll myself in school."

"When will you be leaving?" he asked, unsure how he would react.

"In less than thirty days, so rejoice, Ice Blue Eyes! Your meddlesome fashion shocker will be out of here soon."

Eriol gripped the phone so tight that he might just break it. "I-I see."

Suddenly, he didn't feel so good.

**to be continued**