Hey, people! I am soo, soo, soo sorry for not updating earlier!!! I know it's been a really long time, but things kept coming up. My mom took off internet, and then at school the computers are Macs so I had to figure out how to use them. ugh. I'm really sorry. Oh, I changed my pen name because my friends want to find me at ff.net, and I DON'T WANT THEM TO!!! I would die if they read my fics! So that's why i changed it.
Orange Blossom- oops, hehe, sorry about leaving you hanging- truly didn't mean to!
Chrisie B- thank you for the quotes! I'm going to use one of them in my upcoming ficcie
hawynislegurl48- thank you! I write it on a pad, then type up my stories. Right now, I'm writing the 10th chapter!!! I"m already that far!! hee hee!
Bishounen Lovah- heehee- who can fight better? Eriol or Tomoyo?? You'l find out later!!! ^-^
Anyway, here's the 2nd chapter- read and REVIEW!!!!
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Tomoyo went to the bathroom, and washed her face. Seeing circles under her eyes, she quickly disguised them- gossips would talk if they saw.
After eating a quick breakfast and chatting with Sakura and Syaoran, Tomoyo headed to the East wing. There, she had a small room, where she designed all the wedding dresses. It was April- a month until Sakura's wedding. Tomoyo was adding a few touches.
Sakura's dress was secret- not even Sakura knew what it looked like. Tomoyo was sewing the dress herself. It was ivory satin with pearly beaded along the hen and neckline. There was also delicate pink embroidery, giving the dress a translucent pink look.
Tomoyo had just finished a swatch of embroidery when a page in the forest green of the kingdome came in.
"Princess-to-be Sakurarequests your prescence in her chambers," the page said. "She bade me to give you this message: 'Tomoyo-chan, it's time for your second job.'"
Tomoyo nodded, and gave the boy a coin, rubbing her temples. Her second job. Sakura had told her about it a month ago, but Tomoyo had forgotten. Baka, baka! she chided herself. How could you have forgotten? Now you're stuck with some crazy lord until Sakura's wedding. urgh.
Arriving at Sakura's chambers, Tomoyo saw the Princess Meiling, and Lady Chiharu were already there. Sakura brightened when she saw Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan! You're late- we've already drawn names," she said.
"I got Yamazaki-kun," Chiharu said, smiling.
"And I got that new Lord, Touya," Meiling said, grinning.
"And what lord gets the 'honor' of being stuck with me for a month?" Tomoyo said, mentally adding, honor's right. he won't have any when I'm through with him.
Sakura didn't notice Tomoyo's tone of voice. "You're so lucky!" she squealed. "You get the Lord of all the Southlands! Lord-General Eriol Hiiragizawa!"
"Dare?? WHO??" Tomoyo exclaimed. Sakura took the outburst the wrong way.
"I know- aren't you lucky?" Sakura said. Chiharu and Meiling nodded in assent.
"That's not what I meant," Tomoyo muttered to herself.
She excused herself quickly. If she was going to be "Ice Raven" to him, she needed information. And that meant one thing- gossip.
Going to her room, she rummaged through the closet, finding a somewhat dirty dress- a servant's uniform in beige. She found a muslin clothe and covered her hair, and looked for dirt to smudge her face.
There was no dirt in the impeccably clean room. Tomoyo snorted, then got some from a potted plant. Checking her reflection, she was glad to see that she had become just another servant. Grabbing a linen cloth, and some cleaning supplies from her cache, she set out for Lady Stacinii's room- the Queen Bee of Gossip, as Tomoyo privately thought of her.
Sure enough, Lady Stacinii was having tea with two other ladies, Huxa and Kurana. Tomoyo polished the dresser, while keeping an ear on the ladies' conversation. To her own amusement, it was about her.
"Oh! Huxa, I forgot to tell you. You know the darling Lady Tomoyo?" Stacinii said.
"Of course! I can't wait to see the dress she designed for Sakura!" Huxa said. Kurana nodded, delicately sipping her tea.
"Of course Sakura said that Tomoyo is to be Lord Eriol's escort!!! Shocking isn't it?"
"Lord-General Hiiragizawa??? How do you know?" Kurana asked. Tomoyo was privately wondering the same thing.
"Oh, I had tea with Princess Sakura earlier," Stacinii said dismissively.
"Eriol, eh? All the ladies say he's absolutely gorgeous, but unfortunately, I think poor Tomoyo is going to have her heart broken," Huxa said, looking sad.
"Aah, yes. The Lord-general has been known to toy with ladies' affections. The ones that he has been serious about, he quickly broke off, leaving the ladies' hearts shattered," Kurana added. She didn't look at all disapproving of Eriol's actions.
"Of course. I've heard nothing at all bad about his looks, though," Stacinii said.
"Oh, he has midnight-blue hair, and stunning blue eyes. So young, too! Only 21!"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. All of these ladies were married, but they always took an interest in lords. Now that she had gotten the information, she hurried to clean the rest of the room and leave.
"Oh, and Princess Meiling's excort is to be the Lord Touya," Kurana supplied.
"oh- Touya? You know, he was mere liuetanent(sp?) who befriended the former Lord of Decatir- Resthar. Then when Resthar was dying, he made Touya the lord of Decatir, since he had no sons or nephews," Huxa said. Tomoyo like that story- a little liutenant becoming a Lord. The ladies started to talk about something else, and Tomoyo finished and left. Getting out of her servant dress, she stashed it in her clsoed.
Soaking in her bath, she pondered what she heard. So..this Eriol was a heartbreaker, a charmer, a flirt and good-looking. Well, she had dealed with good-lookers before. She could handle this- except for the fact she was stuck with him for a month. Oh, well- she would act polite, nothing more.
She didn't want to get into a relationship, because Tomoyo lacked the essential ingredient of love- the ability to trust. Ever since her mother's death, Tomoyo had never trusted anyone- not even Sakura. Sakura had confided in Tomoyo; Tomoyo never told Sakura or anyone of her swordfighting skills, her dagger and her mother. She was afraid of being betrayed, so she never trusted.
And she definitely wasn't going to trust Hiiragizawa.
Easing herself out of her tub, she studied her closet. It was a fancy state dinner...she decided on a white chiffon with loose pieces of fabric that fluttered at the slightest breeze. It had a low scooped neckline, nad short sleeves. It was literally sprinkled with white ribbons, which fluttered and dance. The skirt was long and clung to her. Donning it, she darkened her eyes a bit, but didn't put any other makeup on.
Going out to her balcony, she picked a snow-white jasmine flower, and tucked it into her hair.
Looking in the mirror one last time, Tomoyo made her way to the antechamber of the dining hall. Since it was a state dinner, she had to be "presented".
Syaoran and Sakura were there, as was Queen Yelan, with Military Commander Thomn. Since Sakura hadn't "introduced" Tomoyo to some man, Tomoyo was presented with Major Carn, a good friend of hers. He was 27, and Tomoyo and him loved to grumble to each other about their friends' matchmaking attempts.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Carn said, striding toward her. "Commander Thomn says I won't be promoted until I marry. Will you marry me? I promise we'll divorce as soon as I'm promoted."
Commander Thomn, overhearing Thomn, rolled his eyes good-naturedly. Carn's bachelor status was a topic of much ribbing the the Palace Squad. All the soldiers thought he should marry Tomoyo. Tomoyo and Carn were good friends, but both knew it would never go farther. Commander Thomn was constantly warning Carn that he wouldn't get promoted until he married.
"Oh, Carn, I'm so sorry," Tomoyo said, pretending to look stricken. "Sakura is making me be the escort of Lord Eriol. But if she lets me get off, maybe..." Tomoyo looked at Sakura mock-hopefully. Everyone laughed
"Nope, Tomoyo-chan! You're staying with Eriol," Sakura said. Then the doors opened, and Syaoran and Sakura descended the stairs to dinner. Next was Yelan and Thomn, then Syaoran's sisters and Meiling.
"Presenting...Lady Tomoyo Daidouji and Major Carnelion Tiniwa of the Palace Squad," the caller said.
Tomoyo stepped out, and enjoyed the gasps of pleasure as the people saw her dress. Lady Tomoyo had gained the reputation of having the most beautiful dresses at court.
Carn and she started talking during dinner.
"So, Lord-General Eriol Hiiragizawa is going to be your escort for the next month?" Card asked.
Tomoyo winced. "Unfortunately."
"Wow..he's pretty powerful. He's the Lord of the whole Southern peninsula. I've heard he's a brilliant battlefield general."
"Is that so?" Tomoyo was interested- she needed more info.
"Yeah...he's also pretty young- i think 21. I've heard he's a powerful sorceror."
"He's Magical??"
"Yeah- really powerful, too."
"Great," tomoyo muttered.
"Watch out! You might have met your match!" Carn teased. Tomoyo grinned.
"No man's got the better of me yet."
Orange Blossom- oops, hehe, sorry about leaving you hanging- truly didn't mean to!
Chrisie B- thank you for the quotes! I'm going to use one of them in my upcoming ficcie
hawynislegurl48- thank you! I write it on a pad, then type up my stories. Right now, I'm writing the 10th chapter!!! I"m already that far!! hee hee!
Bishounen Lovah- heehee- who can fight better? Eriol or Tomoyo?? You'l find out later!!! ^-^
Anyway, here's the 2nd chapter- read and REVIEW!!!!
~*~
Tomoyo went to the bathroom, and washed her face. Seeing circles under her eyes, she quickly disguised them- gossips would talk if they saw.
After eating a quick breakfast and chatting with Sakura and Syaoran, Tomoyo headed to the East wing. There, she had a small room, where she designed all the wedding dresses. It was April- a month until Sakura's wedding. Tomoyo was adding a few touches.
Sakura's dress was secret- not even Sakura knew what it looked like. Tomoyo was sewing the dress herself. It was ivory satin with pearly beaded along the hen and neckline. There was also delicate pink embroidery, giving the dress a translucent pink look.
Tomoyo had just finished a swatch of embroidery when a page in the forest green of the kingdome came in.
"Princess-to-be Sakurarequests your prescence in her chambers," the page said. "She bade me to give you this message: 'Tomoyo-chan, it's time for your second job.'"
Tomoyo nodded, and gave the boy a coin, rubbing her temples. Her second job. Sakura had told her about it a month ago, but Tomoyo had forgotten. Baka, baka! she chided herself. How could you have forgotten? Now you're stuck with some crazy lord until Sakura's wedding. urgh.
Arriving at Sakura's chambers, Tomoyo saw the Princess Meiling, and Lady Chiharu were already there. Sakura brightened when she saw Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan! You're late- we've already drawn names," she said.
"I got Yamazaki-kun," Chiharu said, smiling.
"And I got that new Lord, Touya," Meiling said, grinning.
"And what lord gets the 'honor' of being stuck with me for a month?" Tomoyo said, mentally adding, honor's right. he won't have any when I'm through with him.
Sakura didn't notice Tomoyo's tone of voice. "You're so lucky!" she squealed. "You get the Lord of all the Southlands! Lord-General Eriol Hiiragizawa!"
"Dare?? WHO??" Tomoyo exclaimed. Sakura took the outburst the wrong way.
"I know- aren't you lucky?" Sakura said. Chiharu and Meiling nodded in assent.
"That's not what I meant," Tomoyo muttered to herself.
She excused herself quickly. If she was going to be "Ice Raven" to him, she needed information. And that meant one thing- gossip.
Going to her room, she rummaged through the closet, finding a somewhat dirty dress- a servant's uniform in beige. She found a muslin clothe and covered her hair, and looked for dirt to smudge her face.
There was no dirt in the impeccably clean room. Tomoyo snorted, then got some from a potted plant. Checking her reflection, she was glad to see that she had become just another servant. Grabbing a linen cloth, and some cleaning supplies from her cache, she set out for Lady Stacinii's room- the Queen Bee of Gossip, as Tomoyo privately thought of her.
Sure enough, Lady Stacinii was having tea with two other ladies, Huxa and Kurana. Tomoyo polished the dresser, while keeping an ear on the ladies' conversation. To her own amusement, it was about her.
"Oh! Huxa, I forgot to tell you. You know the darling Lady Tomoyo?" Stacinii said.
"Of course! I can't wait to see the dress she designed for Sakura!" Huxa said. Kurana nodded, delicately sipping her tea.
"Of course Sakura said that Tomoyo is to be Lord Eriol's escort!!! Shocking isn't it?"
"Lord-General Hiiragizawa??? How do you know?" Kurana asked. Tomoyo was privately wondering the same thing.
"Oh, I had tea with Princess Sakura earlier," Stacinii said dismissively.
"Eriol, eh? All the ladies say he's absolutely gorgeous, but unfortunately, I think poor Tomoyo is going to have her heart broken," Huxa said, looking sad.
"Aah, yes. The Lord-general has been known to toy with ladies' affections. The ones that he has been serious about, he quickly broke off, leaving the ladies' hearts shattered," Kurana added. She didn't look at all disapproving of Eriol's actions.
"Of course. I've heard nothing at all bad about his looks, though," Stacinii said.
"Oh, he has midnight-blue hair, and stunning blue eyes. So young, too! Only 21!"
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. All of these ladies were married, but they always took an interest in lords. Now that she had gotten the information, she hurried to clean the rest of the room and leave.
"Oh, and Princess Meiling's excort is to be the Lord Touya," Kurana supplied.
"oh- Touya? You know, he was mere liuetanent(sp?) who befriended the former Lord of Decatir- Resthar. Then when Resthar was dying, he made Touya the lord of Decatir, since he had no sons or nephews," Huxa said. Tomoyo like that story- a little liutenant becoming a Lord. The ladies started to talk about something else, and Tomoyo finished and left. Getting out of her servant dress, she stashed it in her clsoed.
Soaking in her bath, she pondered what she heard. So..this Eriol was a heartbreaker, a charmer, a flirt and good-looking. Well, she had dealed with good-lookers before. She could handle this- except for the fact she was stuck with him for a month. Oh, well- she would act polite, nothing more.
She didn't want to get into a relationship, because Tomoyo lacked the essential ingredient of love- the ability to trust. Ever since her mother's death, Tomoyo had never trusted anyone- not even Sakura. Sakura had confided in Tomoyo; Tomoyo never told Sakura or anyone of her swordfighting skills, her dagger and her mother. She was afraid of being betrayed, so she never trusted.
And she definitely wasn't going to trust Hiiragizawa.
Easing herself out of her tub, she studied her closet. It was a fancy state dinner...she decided on a white chiffon with loose pieces of fabric that fluttered at the slightest breeze. It had a low scooped neckline, nad short sleeves. It was literally sprinkled with white ribbons, which fluttered and dance. The skirt was long and clung to her. Donning it, she darkened her eyes a bit, but didn't put any other makeup on.
Going out to her balcony, she picked a snow-white jasmine flower, and tucked it into her hair.
Looking in the mirror one last time, Tomoyo made her way to the antechamber of the dining hall. Since it was a state dinner, she had to be "presented".
Syaoran and Sakura were there, as was Queen Yelan, with Military Commander Thomn. Since Sakura hadn't "introduced" Tomoyo to some man, Tomoyo was presented with Major Carn, a good friend of hers. He was 27, and Tomoyo and him loved to grumble to each other about their friends' matchmaking attempts.
"Tomoyo-chan!" Carn said, striding toward her. "Commander Thomn says I won't be promoted until I marry. Will you marry me? I promise we'll divorce as soon as I'm promoted."
Commander Thomn, overhearing Thomn, rolled his eyes good-naturedly. Carn's bachelor status was a topic of much ribbing the the Palace Squad. All the soldiers thought he should marry Tomoyo. Tomoyo and Carn were good friends, but both knew it would never go farther. Commander Thomn was constantly warning Carn that he wouldn't get promoted until he married.
"Oh, Carn, I'm so sorry," Tomoyo said, pretending to look stricken. "Sakura is making me be the escort of Lord Eriol. But if she lets me get off, maybe..." Tomoyo looked at Sakura mock-hopefully. Everyone laughed
"Nope, Tomoyo-chan! You're staying with Eriol," Sakura said. Then the doors opened, and Syaoran and Sakura descended the stairs to dinner. Next was Yelan and Thomn, then Syaoran's sisters and Meiling.
"Presenting...Lady Tomoyo Daidouji and Major Carnelion Tiniwa of the Palace Squad," the caller said.
Tomoyo stepped out, and enjoyed the gasps of pleasure as the people saw her dress. Lady Tomoyo had gained the reputation of having the most beautiful dresses at court.
Carn and she started talking during dinner.
"So, Lord-General Eriol Hiiragizawa is going to be your escort for the next month?" Card asked.
Tomoyo winced. "Unfortunately."
"Wow..he's pretty powerful. He's the Lord of the whole Southern peninsula. I've heard he's a brilliant battlefield general."
"Is that so?" Tomoyo was interested- she needed more info.
"Yeah...he's also pretty young- i think 21. I've heard he's a powerful sorceror."
"He's Magical??"
"Yeah- really powerful, too."
"Great," tomoyo muttered.
"Watch out! You might have met your match!" Carn teased. Tomoyo grinned.
"No man's got the better of me yet."