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Eriol's voice started to float around the auditorium.
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you
The audience rocked slowly to the piano's soft music.
Tomoyo on the other hand, blinked rapidly.
Should I say
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you
Like the river flows into the sea
Darling some things are just meant to be..
Take my hand, take my whole life too
Coz I, I can't help fallin in love with you..
As Eriol played the instrumental, Sakura glanced at her second cousin intently.
"Tomoyo-chan?"
Tomoyo blinked. "Y-Yeah?"
"I think he's in love with you."
Like a river flows into the sea
Darling some things are just meant to be
Take my hand, Take my whole life too
Coz I, I can't help falling in love with you
A moment of stunned silence. Suddenly, everyone were standing, clapping wildly for him.
Eriol bowed, then turned to the judge and winked at Tomoyo.
Question and Answer portion...
"Shall we have Contestant no.2, Eriol Hiiragizawa here with us?" announced Yamazaki.
Hoots of laughter and applause met his entrance.
"Hello there, my friend. How are you feeling right now, being up here and watched by thousands of fans here in Tomoeda?"
He smiled. "I feel fabulous..just like a superstar!"
"Well then, your question.." Yamazaki faced the judges. "..will come from the chair of the judges, Ms. Tomoyo Daidouji."
"Mr.Hiiragizawa, hello there!" Tomoyo grinned at him, forced.
"Hello, Daidouji-san!" He smiled pleasantly. "Looking prettier each day, aren't you?"
She shot him a dagger look. "Your question is.." She paused to look at her cue card. "..what do you think is a gentleman?"
He paused for a second to think. "A gentleman, first and foremost, is considerate. He shall always think of others's welfare first before his. And he puts honor above his priorities."
Tomoyo couldn't help but smile a little. At least no chauvinistic remark came from the Lord of Pigs himself. Damn, Hiiragizawa was a crowd charmer. It was evident by the audience melting readily to his appeal.
"Thank you, Mr.Hiiragizawa. That is all."
Soon, it was the moment of truth.
Yamazaki opened the envelope with a flourish. "And our Adonis of Tomoeda is none other than..Mr.Eriol Hiiragizawa!!"
That brought the house down. As Tomoyo got up to present him his trophy and crown, Nakuru led the cheer.
"Good job, Hiiragizawa. I knew you could pull it off," she said in a low voice as she handed him the trophy and posed with him in front of the flashing cameras.
"Thanks, Daidouji-san." He took off his crown and subtly handed it back to her. "But this is for you."
"Keep it. You deserve it."
"No, I would rather have your company for tonight..even just for the fireworks display," he whispered.
"Oh..alright." She quickly turned to the camera again so as the audience wouldn't suspect that something was going on in the stage.
Outside the auditorium, Tomoyo and Eriol , now dressed in kimonos, walked together, staring at the sky.
"The hanabi will be very good. The school council promised that," said Eriol out of the blue.
"Great," was all Tomoyo could say.
"A-And..the fireworks are going to be exported directly from the biggest fireworks company in Japan," added Eriol.
"Oh, Hiiragizawa, if you don't have any other thing to say, just..shut up. I can't take this civil conversations anymore," she groaned.
"Fine! I'm just concerned about your unused oral fluids. They might froth if you don't use them yet."
Her eyes narrowed. "Is that the best you can do?"
"How about 'I love you'?"
Tomoyo choked.
"Didn't you hear what I say?" he said, not losing even an ounce of his cheerfulness.
Suddenly, a loud explosion caught their attention.
"Hey, whaddya know? The fireworks display is starting!" Eriol looked up at the colorful hanabi, still smiling. But upon closer inspection, Tomoyo noticed that his smile was a little shaky.
They were silent for quite a while, pretending to look at the fireworks, but were just really sensing each other's thoughts.
"Tell me, Tomoyo, is it a sin if I couldn't help but fall for you?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Please don't ask things like that. You're not funny anymore," she snapped.
"I see." He exhaled deeply. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Daidouji-san, but I'm not kidding. I'm dead serious, but I can sense you are serious as well-"
"Master!!" Nakuru came to him, looking at him urgently. "It's Mistress Kaho!"
He frowned. "What happened to her?"
"She's here,and she's looking for you!"
"So?"
"And a gang of girls are talking to her right now, the same girls who were watching the pageant awhile ago!"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER?" Without saying goodbye, Eriol hurried away.
"Nakuru was about to follow her master, but she faced Tomoyo first. "He confessed, didn't he?"
"Nakuru.."
"I knew that sooner or later, he's going to fall for you. Right from the start, he had cherished you already..dearly." With that, the woman hurried away.
Tomoyo was still gaping at where Eriol stood awhile ago.
He's in LOVE with her?
She felt her heartbeat quicken.
"Kami-sama, I am too!" she realized, not knowing what she should feel that moment.
**to be continued**
Eriol's voice started to float around the auditorium.
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you
The audience rocked slowly to the piano's soft music.
Tomoyo on the other hand, blinked rapidly.
Should I say
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you
Like the river flows into the sea
Darling some things are just meant to be..
Take my hand, take my whole life too
Coz I, I can't help fallin in love with you..
As Eriol played the instrumental, Sakura glanced at her second cousin intently.
"Tomoyo-chan?"
Tomoyo blinked. "Y-Yeah?"
"I think he's in love with you."
Like a river flows into the sea
Darling some things are just meant to be
Take my hand, Take my whole life too
Coz I, I can't help falling in love with you
A moment of stunned silence. Suddenly, everyone were standing, clapping wildly for him.
Eriol bowed, then turned to the judge and winked at Tomoyo.
Question and Answer portion...
"Shall we have Contestant no.2, Eriol Hiiragizawa here with us?" announced Yamazaki.
Hoots of laughter and applause met his entrance.
"Hello there, my friend. How are you feeling right now, being up here and watched by thousands of fans here in Tomoeda?"
He smiled. "I feel fabulous..just like a superstar!"
"Well then, your question.." Yamazaki faced the judges. "..will come from the chair of the judges, Ms. Tomoyo Daidouji."
"Mr.Hiiragizawa, hello there!" Tomoyo grinned at him, forced.
"Hello, Daidouji-san!" He smiled pleasantly. "Looking prettier each day, aren't you?"
She shot him a dagger look. "Your question is.." She paused to look at her cue card. "..what do you think is a gentleman?"
He paused for a second to think. "A gentleman, first and foremost, is considerate. He shall always think of others's welfare first before his. And he puts honor above his priorities."
Tomoyo couldn't help but smile a little. At least no chauvinistic remark came from the Lord of Pigs himself. Damn, Hiiragizawa was a crowd charmer. It was evident by the audience melting readily to his appeal.
"Thank you, Mr.Hiiragizawa. That is all."
Soon, it was the moment of truth.
Yamazaki opened the envelope with a flourish. "And our Adonis of Tomoeda is none other than..Mr.Eriol Hiiragizawa!!"
That brought the house down. As Tomoyo got up to present him his trophy and crown, Nakuru led the cheer.
"Good job, Hiiragizawa. I knew you could pull it off," she said in a low voice as she handed him the trophy and posed with him in front of the flashing cameras.
"Thanks, Daidouji-san." He took off his crown and subtly handed it back to her. "But this is for you."
"Keep it. You deserve it."
"No, I would rather have your company for tonight..even just for the fireworks display," he whispered.
"Oh..alright." She quickly turned to the camera again so as the audience wouldn't suspect that something was going on in the stage.
Outside the auditorium, Tomoyo and Eriol , now dressed in kimonos, walked together, staring at the sky.
"The hanabi will be very good. The school council promised that," said Eriol out of the blue.
"Great," was all Tomoyo could say.
"A-And..the fireworks are going to be exported directly from the biggest fireworks company in Japan," added Eriol.
"Oh, Hiiragizawa, if you don't have any other thing to say, just..shut up. I can't take this civil conversations anymore," she groaned.
"Fine! I'm just concerned about your unused oral fluids. They might froth if you don't use them yet."
Her eyes narrowed. "Is that the best you can do?"
"How about 'I love you'?"
Tomoyo choked.
"Didn't you hear what I say?" he said, not losing even an ounce of his cheerfulness.
Suddenly, a loud explosion caught their attention.
"Hey, whaddya know? The fireworks display is starting!" Eriol looked up at the colorful hanabi, still smiling. But upon closer inspection, Tomoyo noticed that his smile was a little shaky.
They were silent for quite a while, pretending to look at the fireworks, but were just really sensing each other's thoughts.
"Tell me, Tomoyo, is it a sin if I couldn't help but fall for you?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Please don't ask things like that. You're not funny anymore," she snapped.
"I see." He exhaled deeply. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Daidouji-san, but I'm not kidding. I'm dead serious, but I can sense you are serious as well-"
"Master!!" Nakuru came to him, looking at him urgently. "It's Mistress Kaho!"
He frowned. "What happened to her?"
"She's here,and she's looking for you!"
"So?"
"And a gang of girls are talking to her right now, the same girls who were watching the pageant awhile ago!"
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER?" Without saying goodbye, Eriol hurried away.
"Nakuru was about to follow her master, but she faced Tomoyo first. "He confessed, didn't he?"
"Nakuru.."
"I knew that sooner or later, he's going to fall for you. Right from the start, he had cherished you already..dearly." With that, the woman hurried away.
Tomoyo was still gaping at where Eriol stood awhile ago.
He's in LOVE with her?
She felt her heartbeat quicken.
"Kami-sama, I am too!" she realized, not knowing what she should feel that moment.
**to be continued**