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A/n: I would like to say a very big thank you to all of you nice people who have reviewed my story. Without you, I am nothing and this story is nothing. This story has finally come to an end and I hope you would be nice and review the story for me. It's not everyday that an author writes a story, posts it, gets nice reviews and finishes her story. This story is my first complete ExT story and I've only got you guys to thank. Thank you again.



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*Bows to all her reviewers*



*~*Continuation*~*



After Christmas morning, Tomoyo flew to Milan for New Year's Eve. She had a feeling that it might do her some good. Tears stop falling completely. Life must still of on with or without Eriol. True, he was the love of her life but life must still go on. She will never forget him. She will always keep him in her heart. Sakura called her on Christmas morning to check on her. Tomoyo told Sakura about the video tape. That morning was a sad one but still, it's in the past. "Attention all passengers, please put on your safety belts. We will be landing shortly, thank you", the air stewardess announced through the intercom. Tomoyo put on her safety glass and her seat belt. She looked at her watch for the time. She had an appointment with Vincent, one of the leaders of her designer crew in Milan. She had the appointment about 3 hours after her flight. That gave her enough time to dump her stuff at her apartment and time to change her clothes.



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"Miss Daidouji, I think we are done for the night. We will see you in 3 weeks time to confirm the designs for out autumn collection", Vincent said.

Vincent was gay and one of Tomoyo's confidants in Milan. It was almost midnight and she was really tired. The whole team had been working for almost 7 hours straight with only dinner as a break.

"Thank you so much for being here guys. Not everybody would work after- hours", Tomoyo said,

The crew laughed with her and hugged her. Then, they left her office. Tomoyo stayed to pack up her desk since her secretary was not around. Carefully, she piled up all the designs into a folder. She made herself a cup of coffee and spent about an hour looking at the designs. The autumn collection was huge because 'TND' was well known for their back to school styles for both teenagers and kids. The latest trend nowadays was plaid skirts, tartans and kilts. Tomoyo made it in a way that they were different from other designers. She did some redesigning for some of the designs till it was really late at night.

About 5 hours later, Tomoyo was prepared to go home. She left a message on her secretary's desk saying that she would not be in the office unless she was needed. She packed up all her things and placed the folders back into the shelves. She managed 7 folders, her bag and her suitcase with two hands. Tomoyo yawned as she made her way to the elevator. There were people working on shifts but not many. They greeted Tomoyo as she walked past them. Tomoyo made her way to the car park. There, she had trouble managing the things in her hands while she was looking for her keys. Some of the folders fell and papers scattered. Tomoyo bent down to pick them all. That was when she noticed a design of a rose sapphire ring. 'How did this get here?' she though. She recognized it as on of Eriol's designs but how did it turned up in on of her folders. She quickly gathered the papers and put them into the proper folders before driving back to her apartment.



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It was the night before New Year's Eve. Tomoyo spent her whole day free from work. She even gave all her staff a day off. She went all around Milan with her friend, Vincent and his boyfriend, Gerald. The three went sightseeing around Milan. All the placed reminded her of Eriol. They were all memories. She felt sad but she was getting used to it. She was at her mourning stage. She still couldn't' accept his death but she refused to show it to anyone. The night of Christmas Eve brought all of her tension out and she couldn't' cry anymore. Gerald and Vincent invited Tomoyo to come along to the opera with them and she accepted. They were going to watch the Marriage of Figaro by Mozart. Tomoyo felt like going just for the fun of it. Gerald and Vincent were going to pick her up at around 7.30 pm. Tomoyo started preparing herself from 3pm. She had manicures and pedicures at one of the spas in the city. Then, she got back home and got dressed. She had on a simple plain black bareback dress that hugged her hips and showed off her tall and lean figure.

Ding dong! Ding dong!

Tomoyo rushed to the door with her handbag. She opened the door and greeted Vincent and Gerald. Vincent smiled at her and complimented her looks. Then, they left for the opera.





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Ring ring! Ring ring!

"Hello, this is Tomoyo Daidouji on the line. I am not in at the moment. Please leave a message after the beep and I'll get back to you as soon as possible"

Beep!

"Hey dear, its mom here. I'll be coming to Milan in a couple of days after New Year's Day to see you. I'll be on flight VA 071 and I'll be arriving at 5pm. I'll see you then, dear. Bye"

Beep!



Tomoyo woke up with the sound of her mother's voice on the answering machine. She looked at her clock. It was about 12 in the afternoon. 'Gosh, I've overslept', she thought. She got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up. Then, she slipped into a nice blue top and white jeans. After that, she made her bed and cleaned up the house. She even made herself a cup of hot chocolate. 'New Year's eve tonight will be the night that I will start a new life with a new year. It's only been 6 days and I've already missed you like you've died ages ago, Eriol-kun. How am I going to cope?' she thought.



Through out the day. She cleaned up her apartment and relaxed. After doing all those stuff, she drove to the beach to relax. She had a lot in mind. It was a yea that she'll never forget. For so many years, she had lost contact with her closest friends in Tomoeda and she met them back because of Eriol. He was the one who brought Sakura and her together after so long. It was rather hard to believe that he was gone. As she walked on the sandy beach, she saw many couples passing by. Most of the couples smiled at her while the others were just too caught up in their own little world. Then, something shiny caught her eye. She bent down and picked it up to have a better look at it. It was a silver ring and it had words engraved to it.

"Amigos para siempre", Tomoyo read out.

Tomoyo's eyes widened. She slid the ring on her finger and it fitted perfectly. The ring was hers. It was one of the promise rings that she had thrown into the sea. It hit her so badly. If that ring was here, where's the other one?



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After about three hours of trying to find the other promise ring, Tomoyo gave up and drove to a local café to have lunch. She ordered a cup of lemon tea and a slice of apple pie. As she waited for her order, she looked at the rig intensely. Her thoughts strayed when she noticed a young man with dark navy blue hair with sunglasses drinking his tea. He put in two slices of lemon and half a packet of sugar before stirring it. Tomoyo couldn't believe her eyes. For a moment, she thought it was Eriol but then a woman came up to the man and he took off his sunglasses before kissing her. That was when Tomoyo felt disappointed. She still couldn't accept the fact that Eriol was dead. For some magical reason, she still believe that he was alive somewhere. 'Eriol-kun, I miss you', she thought in mind and prayer.



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Tomoyo spent the time after that driving around the streets of Milan. She went round and round the city for a long time until it was pretty dark. Unexpectedly, she drove down the streets that Eriol had brought her when they had just came back the orchestra last time. She relived the memory of the event. She went to get sushi from the same Japanese restaurant that they had take outs before. She ate her sushi while she drove. On the radio, there were dedications being called out. She listened as people made dedications to their loved ones. She continued driving until she reached a junction that would bring her either to the city or the hilltop spot where Eriol had once brought her. 'What a coincidence, ne?' she thought. She remembered what Kero would always tell Sakura.

*Flashback*

"There's no coincidence, only inevibilities", Kero said.

*End of flashback*

'Kero's right. This is a sign. I know it's impossible for him to still be alive, but hope still springs eternal', Tomoyo thought. She went for the junction that would bring her to the hilltop spot. Then, on the radio, someone made a dedication.

"I would like to tell my darling that it wasn't a coincidence in meeting you, it was an inevibility in knowing you. You know who you are, come to our special place. I'll be waiting there for you to fulfill my broken promises", the dedicator said.

For some reason, Tomoyo felt like it was to her. The voice sounded familiar. She made herself believe that it was possible that Eriol might be up there at the hill. She wanted it to happen just so badly that she would give everything she had to make it happen. It was about a 10 minute drive to the hill top. There, Tomoyo saw a very familiar car and the number plate was familiar as well. Tomoyo stepped out of her car and walked to the car but no one was there. The person was standing in front of the car. Slowly, the person turned around. Tomoyo gasped and tears started to form in her eyes. It was Eriol. They stood apart and stared at each other. Slowly, tears began to fell. Then, Eriol walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"I'm sorry, Tomoyo for hurting you. I am so sorry for everything I did to you. Gomen nasai, Tomoyo-san. I never meant to put you through all that", Eriol whispered.

Tomoyo cried even harder on his chest. Then, she started hitting him.

"How could you kill me like that?! Did you know how I felt when you sent me that tape? I thought you were dead. I was so ready to forget us and everything. I was even going to ask Syaoran's mother to erase my memory of everything. How could you...? Just how would you do that to me....?" Tomoyo cried.

Eriol wrapped his arms possessively around Tomoyo, not letting her go. He whispered words of apologies to calm her down.

"I told you that I would come back to you and try to fulfill my promises to you. Here I am, Tomoyo and this time, I'll never leave you again", he said.

Tomoyo cried harder. Eriol leaned in and kissed her. Tears of joy and happiness fell down her cheeks. Tomoyo finally felt complete. Her heart was overwhelmed with happiness. Then, they broke apart for air. Eriol still had his arms around her.

"Just to tell me that I'm not dreaming. Tell me how exactly did you escape death?" Tomoyo asked.

"I met an old friend at the hospital by the name of Serenity Miles. She was my nurse and she was my donor. No Tomoyo, you are not dreaming. I am really here for you and I promise that I'll never ever leave you again", Eriol said,

Then, he slipped a ring on her finger. It was the other promise ring that she couldn't find. Her eyes widened.

"This was my old promise to you that we would be together if we met under the same circumstances but...."

He stopped and slipped another ring on her finger. This ring was the result of the design that he did. It was the rose sapphire ring with diamonds as its petals and a large sapphire stone in the middle.

"This one is my proposal ring to you asking you to marry me with the promise that my heart will always love you and no one else", he said.

Tomoyo's eyes widened. She squealed and hugged Eriol immediately.

"Tomoyo Daidouji, will you marry me?" Eriol said.

Tomoyo looked at him and smiled.

"Yes I will, Eriol Hiragizawa. Yes indeed I will", Tomoyo answered.

Eriol held her in his arms as the New Year came to life. It was indeed a new year of a new life.



And the best part was.....

Promises were kept and not broken anymore.







*~* the End *~*



A/n: I hope you all enjoyed that fic. It took me some time but I did manage to finish it. I would like to thank all of you again for being so nice to me and reading this fic. Again for one last time, review the story for me. Your reviews are very well appreciated. Thank you.



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