Chapter 7: Friendship has its advantages
"I'll get spare clothes while you show Eriol to the bathroom," Sakura spoke at once before Tomoyo could say anything else.
"But you don't know where they are," Tomoyo argued. "I just fixed them yesterday."
"Don't worry, I'll look for it," Sakura said as she went away as Tomoyo opened her mouth to argue.
Tomoyo sighed. She turned her attention to their guest. "Please follow me."
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Tomoyo had been standing for quite sometime and still Sakura hadn't showed up with the clothes. Moreover, Eriol, well, she wondered what Eriol was doing. Stop it Tomoyo! She chided as she caught herself blushing.
"Umm Tomoyo?"
She looked up. Eriol was standing behind the door, shirtless!
"Yes?"
"There is no towel here, could you please get me one?" he asked.
"Oh, of course," she said, nearly breathless.
"Thank you." She heard as she turned her back to go get a towel. She passed by a mirror and looked. She was blushing deep red! But she couldn't help it. When she saw Eriol's creamy white torso, she felt her breath catch in her chest. And to think it was completely wet from washing. And his blue-black hair! It was artistically clinging to his face. Whoa! Get a hold of yourself Tomoyo! You're supposed to be annoyed by him… Annoyed by his boyish smile, that is. My, my Tomoyo, is that what happens when you're too angry at a person?
But it was a good thing Eriol didn't see her because the corridor was a little dark for there were no windows to let light in.
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"There you are Sakura! What happened you?"
"Don't worry, I found the clothes, okay? I found the clothes," Sakura answered before Tomoyo could say anything about her tardiness.
"By the way, you go ahead, I still have to get a towel," Tomoyo said.
"You saw Eriol?" she asked with eyes open in shock.
"It's not what you think!" Tomoyo cut her. "He was standing behind the door!"
"Really?" Sakura narrowed her eyes.
"Yes! Now go!" and Tomoyo banished Sakura who was laughing her head off.
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"Ms. Sakura, you have a phone call," the maid handed Sakura the phone.
"Thank you… Hi Syaoran! I missed you," Sakura said as she absentmindedly placed down the clothes on the floor in front of the door of the washroom before walking away.
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"Hey Sakura! Sakura?" Tomoyo called out as she rounded to the corridor leading to the washroom.
"She got a phone call from Li," Eriol said in the washroom.
"Oh. By the way, here is your towel," she knocked. The door opened and a hand reached out. Then it closed again.
"Your soiled clothes Eriol," she said. "I have to have them washed."
"Here." Eriol's hand stretched from inside the door.
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"I'm sorry for the misfortune, Eriol," Tomoyo said.
"Apology accepted. Thank you for doing so," Eriol smiled. Tomoyo slightly blushed. He looks so good in a white-collared, v-neckline cashmere shirt paired with coffee brown slacks… Hey! Why do I know that shirt? Then she ushered Eriol outside, keeping her face as blank as possible.
"That was so kawaii!" Sakura reappeared in the scene.
"You just had to forget your job whenever Syaoran calls," Tomoyo faced her.
"Hey, at least I was able to help," she laughed. "By the way, I would like to apologize for accidentally soiling the spare clothes," she smiled guiltily and continued, "So I took one shirt from your personal closet."
"What!"
