A.N: second last chappie!!!...Thanks for all your reviews.
Learning to Love
Chapter 9:
Tomoyo's head jolted up, hearing her name being called from a distance. She turned to the direction of the bungalow and saw Eriol running towards her.
Quickly she got up, head down and walked over to him.
"Tomoyo-chan..." Eriol began, but she walked past him, looking back at him expectantly to follow and continue to talk.
"Tomoyo-chan, what happened back at the bungalow..." He continued, only Tomoyo had already tuned out.
For the first time, she was aware of his gaze, his every movement, the way he walked, the way he moved his hands trying to explain while he was talking.
"Come to dinner with me..." Was the last thing she heard.
She stopped, "Is that a demand??" she asked smugly.
"No..I didn't mean..." Eriol stopped realizing what she had meant to imply.
"Well?" she grinned, awaiting his answer.
"Consider it an order," he smiled.
"Oh gee I don't know... If it's a repeat of what happened a few hours ago then I'm not sure I want to come along."
"Surely you wouldn't leave me all by myself in a bar..."
"Thought it was dinner??"
"Yeah....just thought that a place we didn't get kicked out of would be better...."
"All an attempt to get me drunk again eh Hiiragizawa."
"Yeah....It's all part of my evil plot...."
"Always had a feeling that was how your mind worked," she smiled, linking her arm with his, walking down towards the bungalow.
Inside Tomoyo's insides lurched, her heart pounded against her chest rapidly. She felt stiff and tense, even though she seemed to be so carefree and relaxed on the inside. She was so close to him, her arm touching his, every now and then, bumping into each other. She felt as if she were about to explode.
Dinner? Why'd she agree? Why's she act as if nothing was wrong? How was she supposed to get through tonight? Sitting opposite him in the bar. She could imagine the deathly silence between them. She flinched just at the thought. Kami-sama, what had she gotten herself into now??
Eriol's chest felt tight, had she even listened to a word he said, the way she acted, she didn't seem to, here he was, trying to pour out his heart and soul, and yet it didn't come out right. He hardly even remembered it, something about not meaning to hurt her, then out came something he had never expected, invitation to dinner. On his run over he had organized what he wanted to say, but the moment he had looked into her amethyst eyes, everything had all gone blank, his throat dry, and everything he had wanted to say came out distorted and disfigured.
Yet she had agreed to dinner. Now as she clung onto his arm, her soft skin against his, he wondered what he had actually said that triggered this? Being so close to her, so close, and yet so far..... (excuse the pun)
Tomoyo sat at the bar, eating quietly, Eriol opposite her, for some reason, seeming to talk non-stop.
"Slow down and eat properly," She remarked.
"Why afraid I'll choke??"
"Nope.. Afraid that when you choke, all the food will fly onto me..." She sighed.
"Never without a remark, eh Tomoyo??"
"Without them I don't know where I'd be today," she smiled.
"I have a surprise for you tonight...." Eriol smiled coyly looking down at his near empty plate.
"Really, what is it? A bear in a cake??" she asked sarcastically
"Here," he handed over a small box.
"What's this??" she asked, her voice serious.
"A little gift from me to you..." he replied, eyes soft and warm
She opened the box to reveal a little ballerina that spun in a circle, soft familiar music playing.
"Eriol....," she began, " I can't accept this,"
"Tomoyo.....you mean the world to me, and I remember, a long time ago, you admired a music box just like this,"
"You'd remember something that far back?"
"Didn't remember for a long time, until I found it back in Japan with some other stuff in storage."
"You mean you've had this for that long?"
"Aa....I bought it that day, and I meant to give it to you....But I misplaced it..."
"I'm that special to you?....."
"I didn't mean it that way....."
"Eriol why are you doing this??"
"I love you, Tomoyo.."
"That's a lie..."
"It's not.....I love you, I need you."
"You don't," she denied, " You're just hurting yourself more by trying to push this farther than it already is."
"Tomoyo....."
"Eriol, it's not real, our relationship, it's not what you think it is."
"Tomoyo, I really do love you, you mean more than the world to me."
"Eriol, We're just going to get hurt."
"Why?"
"Because...."
"You think it's always your fault for ruining a relationship?"
Tomoyo looked at him shocked.
"I'm right aren't I?? Tomoyo, I used to believe that same thing, but then I figured that I had tried my hardest to make the relationship work, but my hardest wasn't enough. I now know that it wasn't my fault, because I tried my best. It's the same for all your relationships. And Tomoyo, if we never try, how are we to know it won't work out. The way you speak now, it's like your trying to predict what's going to happen, when the truth is, we both don't know, and we never will until we give it a shot."
Tomoyo just stared at him, wanting to hold him close and say she felt the same way about him but something pulling her back.
"I'll prove it."
"What??"
"I'll show this whole bar how much you mean to me."
"What?? No...How??"
Eriol got up and went over to the stage, the person manning the stage offered for Karaoke music but Eriol declined. Instead he got up took the microphone and began to speak, his voice echoing.
"Tomoyo...you are all that I'll ever want, all I'll ever need, be mine..." he smiled at her.
She watched him, his face nervous and unsure but he smiled at her reassuringly.
"All I am, All I'll be, Everything I this world, all that I'll ever need," Eriol sang slowly his eyes watching her.
"Is in your eyes, shining at me.....When you smile I can feel, All me passion unfolding."
Tomoyo watched him the blood rising to her cheeks.
"Your hand brushes mine, and a thousand sensations, seduce me coz I... I do, cherish you, for the rest of my life, you don't have to think twice"
"I will, love you still, from the depths of my soul, its beyond my control, I've waited so long, to say this to you. If your askin' do I love you this much...I do..."
Eriol looked over to Tomoyo who replied with a warm smile, her eyes brimming with tears.
Tomoyo woke, sun streaming through the windows. She felt Eriols warm body beside her, his warm breath against her cheek. She could feel his hands run through her hair and she smiled, wriggling closer to him.
Suddenly in the silence the phone rang. Impertinently, Tomoyo went to answer it but when she heard the voice on the other end of the phone she froze.
Eriol watched from the bed as Tomoyo held the receiver closer to her, "Hai... Masatake.."
A.N: Dah Dah Daaaahhhh....(suspense music) mwuahahahahaha.... well....that one was kind of long. Hope your enjoyed it.....Stay tuned and keep reviewing for the next chapter of Learning to Love...
Learning to Love
Chapter 9:
Tomoyo's head jolted up, hearing her name being called from a distance. She turned to the direction of the bungalow and saw Eriol running towards her.
Quickly she got up, head down and walked over to him.
"Tomoyo-chan..." Eriol began, but she walked past him, looking back at him expectantly to follow and continue to talk.
"Tomoyo-chan, what happened back at the bungalow..." He continued, only Tomoyo had already tuned out.
For the first time, she was aware of his gaze, his every movement, the way he walked, the way he moved his hands trying to explain while he was talking.
"Come to dinner with me..." Was the last thing she heard.
She stopped, "Is that a demand??" she asked smugly.
"No..I didn't mean..." Eriol stopped realizing what she had meant to imply.
"Well?" she grinned, awaiting his answer.
"Consider it an order," he smiled.
"Oh gee I don't know... If it's a repeat of what happened a few hours ago then I'm not sure I want to come along."
"Surely you wouldn't leave me all by myself in a bar..."
"Thought it was dinner??"
"Yeah....just thought that a place we didn't get kicked out of would be better...."
"All an attempt to get me drunk again eh Hiiragizawa."
"Yeah....It's all part of my evil plot...."
"Always had a feeling that was how your mind worked," she smiled, linking her arm with his, walking down towards the bungalow.
Inside Tomoyo's insides lurched, her heart pounded against her chest rapidly. She felt stiff and tense, even though she seemed to be so carefree and relaxed on the inside. She was so close to him, her arm touching his, every now and then, bumping into each other. She felt as if she were about to explode.
Dinner? Why'd she agree? Why's she act as if nothing was wrong? How was she supposed to get through tonight? Sitting opposite him in the bar. She could imagine the deathly silence between them. She flinched just at the thought. Kami-sama, what had she gotten herself into now??
Eriol's chest felt tight, had she even listened to a word he said, the way she acted, she didn't seem to, here he was, trying to pour out his heart and soul, and yet it didn't come out right. He hardly even remembered it, something about not meaning to hurt her, then out came something he had never expected, invitation to dinner. On his run over he had organized what he wanted to say, but the moment he had looked into her amethyst eyes, everything had all gone blank, his throat dry, and everything he had wanted to say came out distorted and disfigured.
Yet she had agreed to dinner. Now as she clung onto his arm, her soft skin against his, he wondered what he had actually said that triggered this? Being so close to her, so close, and yet so far..... (excuse the pun)
Tomoyo sat at the bar, eating quietly, Eriol opposite her, for some reason, seeming to talk non-stop.
"Slow down and eat properly," She remarked.
"Why afraid I'll choke??"
"Nope.. Afraid that when you choke, all the food will fly onto me..." She sighed.
"Never without a remark, eh Tomoyo??"
"Without them I don't know where I'd be today," she smiled.
"I have a surprise for you tonight...." Eriol smiled coyly looking down at his near empty plate.
"Really, what is it? A bear in a cake??" she asked sarcastically
"Here," he handed over a small box.
"What's this??" she asked, her voice serious.
"A little gift from me to you..." he replied, eyes soft and warm
She opened the box to reveal a little ballerina that spun in a circle, soft familiar music playing.
"Eriol....," she began, " I can't accept this,"
"Tomoyo.....you mean the world to me, and I remember, a long time ago, you admired a music box just like this,"
"You'd remember something that far back?"
"Didn't remember for a long time, until I found it back in Japan with some other stuff in storage."
"You mean you've had this for that long?"
"Aa....I bought it that day, and I meant to give it to you....But I misplaced it..."
"I'm that special to you?....."
"I didn't mean it that way....."
"Eriol why are you doing this??"
"I love you, Tomoyo.."
"That's a lie..."
"It's not.....I love you, I need you."
"You don't," she denied, " You're just hurting yourself more by trying to push this farther than it already is."
"Tomoyo....."
"Eriol, it's not real, our relationship, it's not what you think it is."
"Tomoyo, I really do love you, you mean more than the world to me."
"Eriol, We're just going to get hurt."
"Why?"
"Because...."
"You think it's always your fault for ruining a relationship?"
Tomoyo looked at him shocked.
"I'm right aren't I?? Tomoyo, I used to believe that same thing, but then I figured that I had tried my hardest to make the relationship work, but my hardest wasn't enough. I now know that it wasn't my fault, because I tried my best. It's the same for all your relationships. And Tomoyo, if we never try, how are we to know it won't work out. The way you speak now, it's like your trying to predict what's going to happen, when the truth is, we both don't know, and we never will until we give it a shot."
Tomoyo just stared at him, wanting to hold him close and say she felt the same way about him but something pulling her back.
"I'll prove it."
"What??"
"I'll show this whole bar how much you mean to me."
"What?? No...How??"
Eriol got up and went over to the stage, the person manning the stage offered for Karaoke music but Eriol declined. Instead he got up took the microphone and began to speak, his voice echoing.
"Tomoyo...you are all that I'll ever want, all I'll ever need, be mine..." he smiled at her.
She watched him, his face nervous and unsure but he smiled at her reassuringly.
"All I am, All I'll be, Everything I this world, all that I'll ever need," Eriol sang slowly his eyes watching her.
"Is in your eyes, shining at me.....When you smile I can feel, All me passion unfolding."
Tomoyo watched him the blood rising to her cheeks.
"Your hand brushes mine, and a thousand sensations, seduce me coz I... I do, cherish you, for the rest of my life, you don't have to think twice"
"I will, love you still, from the depths of my soul, its beyond my control, I've waited so long, to say this to you. If your askin' do I love you this much...I do..."
Eriol looked over to Tomoyo who replied with a warm smile, her eyes brimming with tears.
Tomoyo woke, sun streaming through the windows. She felt Eriols warm body beside her, his warm breath against her cheek. She could feel his hands run through her hair and she smiled, wriggling closer to him.
Suddenly in the silence the phone rang. Impertinently, Tomoyo went to answer it but when she heard the voice on the other end of the phone she froze.
Eriol watched from the bed as Tomoyo held the receiver closer to her, "Hai... Masatake.."
A.N: Dah Dah Daaaahhhh....(suspense music) mwuahahahahaha.... well....that one was kind of long. Hope your enjoyed it.....Stay tuned and keep reviewing for the next chapter of Learning to Love...