The Reunion By like a falling star

Chapter 7

A week later

"Wake up!!!" Eriol heard something - or someone - scream into his ear. He groaned and rolled over, pressing his pillow over his ears. "Ungh" he said.

"Wake up, Eriol!!!" A hyperactive Tomoyo shrieked, bouncing around the room. "If not, I'll set Rodger on you!" she called out in a singsong voice.

Eriol sat up, his eyes struggling to open. He wasn't wearing a shirt. "Well, you're chirpy." He commented in a groggy voice.

"We're going for breakfast!" She announced happily.

"We are? Who's going?" Eriol asked, stifling a yawn.

"You're taking me to Krosser's!" Tomoyo said, pouncing on him. "Your treat!"

Eriol lifted his eyebrows. "What's got you into such a cheery mood?"

"I don't know." Tomoyo admitted. "I just woke up like this." She tugged on Eriol's arm. "Go and change already! I'll be waiting outside." She skipped out of the room, Eriol's eyes trailing after her.

Eriol smiled. It was funny how Tomoyo's moods affected him. If she was sad, he was sad too, and would do anything to bring the smile back to her lips. Likewise, if she was happy, she brought him joy, and he would do anything to keep the smile on her lips.

It had only been a week and a half since their "reunion" after years of not seeing one another, and already his affection for her had multiplied. He'd discovered things about her that he'd previously not known-such as the fact that she hated butter on bread, that she loved the smell of rain, that her previous dog, Rodger's mother, had died a few months ago, and how she'd cried and cried when it lay its head on her lap and never opened its eyes again. She wasn't the frozen, ice princess he thought she was; she was a fragile, broken doll in need of love.

He wanted to take her in, to give her all the love she needed, and never let her cry again.

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~Sing to me the song of the stars Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again When it feels like my dreams are so far Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again~

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"Syaoran? Is there something wrong?"

Syaoran looked at his wife-to-be, and his gaze softened. He smiled gently at her. "No, nothing's wrong, Sakura."

"Oh, ok then." Sakura paused. "Syaoran?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you think Tomoyo-chan will find happiness?"

Syaoran turned to her. "That's exactly what I was wondering." He said.

"Do you think Eriol-kun will give her happiness?"

Syaoran put an arm around her. "You read my mind."

"I thought you didn't like Eriol-kun?" Sakura asked innocently.

"I think he's fine. Just a little mysterious." Syaoran said. "But I think that that doesn't matter to Tomoyo."

Sakura nodded slowly. "Oh, I see."

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~Till I lay my head back down And I lift my hands and pray To be only yours I know now

You're my only hope~

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"I think that one of our friends is in love." Chiharu said, turning to Yamazaki, who was lying on the bed beside her. [A.N.: They're married already!]

"I've noticed." Yamazaki said, also turning towards her.

She smiled at him. "You're more observant than you seem to be."

"I know." He leaned over and gave her a peck on the cheek. "That's why you love me so."

Chiharu rolled her eyes. "Do you think it'll work out?"

Yamazaki considered for a moment. "I think that they just don't know it yet. But when the time comes, everything will work itself out."

Chiharu smiled at him again. "You know how to make me smile. That's why I love you so."

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