Disclaimer: Uhm, I think I forgot to disclaim in other chapters so here and it applies to the whole story okay? Card Captor Sakura is too wonderful to be mine, the song in the previous chapter "If I'm not in love with you" as well okay?

Author's notes:

Aha chapter seven....just a few words....hope you like it ^,^;;

Chapter 7: If the truth sets us free, why does it hurt so much?

Tomoyo and Eriol were walking hand in hand towards the school when Keitaru called him in their usual hang out.

"Excuse us Daidouji-san, I'm just going to borrow him for a moment." And Keitaru smiled at Tomoyo with the kind of smile that makes girls melt.

Eriol's eyes narrowed at him yet he told Tomoyo, "You go on ahead Tomoyo- chan; I'll follow you to the student counsel meeting."

Tomoyo nodded and went on her way.

Keitaru put his arm over his shoulders, "You finally did it huh? I guess you win, meet me later, I have a date with Kaho's friend, I offered Kaho to have a double date and I said that I'm going to have you as her partner."

Eriol grinned, "Glad that you would keep your end of the bet." They shook hands and he left.

*

Eriol had the most spectacular afternoon. Mizuki Kaho was more than a dream come true. She was...perfect...there was no other word to describe her. The phone on his bedside table rang.

"Moshi moshi..." He said.

"Eriol-kun, it's me." He recognized the voice as Tomoyo's.

"Tomoyo-chan, what can I help you with?"

"Well, I was just wondering where you have been. I called earlier and Nakuru-san said you were out." he noticed the slight worry in her voice.

"I was out with Keitaru. So, what happened over at Sakura-chan's?" that started their conversation and about an hour later Tomoyo had to put down the phone which ended it. Eriol found himself starring once again at the ceiling above his bed having another mental dilemma.

"No doubt about it, I'm in love with Kaho but what about Tomoyo-chan?"

*

The last two weeks of their student life, Eriol and Tomoyo barely had time with each other, they just had a couple of strolls in the park. Tomoyo was busy for the promotion of her album for it was released a week before their graduation while Eriol was busy getting to know Kaho.

On their graduation day, Eriol was the proud salutatorian while Tomoyo followed as the first honorable mention. When people where taking their pictures and saying goodbye to their high school life, Eriol found Tomoyo and led her to the empty ballroom beside the auditorium where their graduation was held. He decided that it was time to break the news to her.

"Tomoyo-chan...I..." before he could finish Tomoyo interrupted him.

"I'm glad that you pulled me here, I wanted to give you this." She handed him a small black leather box.

"What's this?"

"Your graduation present." was her reply.

He was stunned; she was thoughtful enough to buy him a graduation present while he was lying to her all this time. He opened it and inside he found a gold Rolex watch.

"Look at the back." she whispered.

'I love you Eriol, now and forever' was engraved.

"Do you like it?" He looked at her; her eyes were shinning with hope, happiness and love. He couldn't possibly break her heart now.

"You wanted to tell me something?"

"Don't worry...it was nothing." Her cell phone rang and she excused herself out to answer the phone call.

Kaho entered a few moments later. "I've been looking for you everywhere, there's...something I want to tell you."

He looked at her, intrigued.

She looked at him straight in the eyes. "I've fallen in love with you, I know it's wrong but..." he silenced her with his finger.

"I love you too." his hand moved towards her cheeks.

"You...you do? How about Daidouji-san, I though you...and her?" the last two words were hardly audible.

"Tomoyo-chan, I courted her because of this bet with Keitaru-san, he said that if I could make Tomoyo-chan my girl then he'll help me with you." He softly kissed her.

When they broke apart, Kaho was slightly confused. So you mean you courted Daidouji-san just so you could be with...me?"

Eriol nodded. "The thing with Tomoyo-chan was nothing but a game; I loved you right from the start." he sealed it with another kiss unaware of a certain raven haired girl that witnessed everything.

*

Tears cascaded down the pale face of one Tomoyo Daidouji; she heard enough of the conversation to have her heart broken. She couldn't move, her body was numb from the pain that surged in her heart.

She unconsciously dropped her cell phone which made a loud clatter against the marble floor.

It took all her strength to pick it up and just when she was about to turn around and run, a voice interrupted her, "Look, Tomoyo-chan, I could explain."

Author's Notes: I'm not sure if you could consider this as a cliffy hehehe....I know some of you might actually be furious of me breaking them apart...but hey....who says love is easy? I changed the summary by the way....tell me what you think of it or if you want the other one back...please tell me too.....mou...please R+R and tell me what you think....