DISCLAIMER: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, CLAMP does.

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Fanny chan: *smiles* Thank you for the lovely reviews… I was so touched. *sniff* I have added a thank you list at the bottom to portray my gratitude… *sniff*

Tomoyo chan: Let's get on to the chapter shall we?

Chibi fanny: YAY!! ExT ALL THE WAY!

Tomoyo: *blushes*

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Summary of this story: Haha… I couldn't stand not writing angst… hehe. Must be something in my blood. So here is a short-story ExT fic… *smiles* R&R please. I don't know why… *ponders* But I find angst fic more touching, more beautiful… *turns to readers and smiles* Right?


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Crying without tears

By Fanny chan

Mistress?

Three months had past, so had Tomoyo's feelings for Sakura.

Sonomi smiled as she heard her daughter coming down the wooden stairway.

"Ohayo Okaa-san."

"Ohayo Tomoyo. So did you sleep well?"

"Hai!" Tomoyo sat down for her breakfast.

"So who did you dream of?" Sonomi added a hinting touch to her question.

Tomoyo blushed. "OKAA-SAN!"

"So it is about Eriol-kun?"

Tomoyo desperately tried to hide her embarrassed face as the house erupted with joyous laughter. Slowly Tomoyo joined in the laughter too, her lovely voice bringing the place to live.

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Sonomi chuckled as she got ready for another day of work.

"Eriol-kun must really be a special person to Tomoyo… But will he break her fragile heart just like Sakura did?" Sonomi became worried on this new realization.

"She may be lively again… but I know she is still recuperating from the loss of Sakura-chan… she cannot suffer another heartbreak… she just… can't…"

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Tomoyo turned the final corner and smiled. An ancient manor stood before her, majestic and beautiful.

"Tomoyo-chan!"

Tomoyo turned to the direction of his voice.

"Eriol-kun!"

Eriol was working in his garden, waving at her. Smiling softly, she walked towards where he was busy trimming of a rose bush.

"Kirei (beautiful)," Tomoyo muttered when she reached him, fingering a rose.

"Be careful!" Eriol said.

Tomoyo, startled, drew her hand back only to be pricked by a thorn.

"Itai…" she whimpered softly.

Eriol knelt down beside her and took her hand in his.

"Does it hurt?" Tomoyo shook her head, smiling to cover up her pain.

Eriol eyed her skeptically then sighed.

"Tomoyo-san, You know you shouldn't lie in front of me."

"Gomen Eriol-kun."

Eriol nodded. "Good. Wait here. I go and get a bandage."

Tomoyo watched as Eriol entered the mansion through the kitchen door.

"Eriol-sama is really caring ne Tomoyo-sama?" Tomoyo smiled at that voice.

"Hai Spinel." She felt the small cat landing on her shoulder.

It was strange. Tomoyo felt as if there was a mysterious yet strong bond between herself and Spinel which she simply couldn't explain. She felt at ease with Spinel… as if they had known each other for a long time.

The kitchen door opened and Eriol entered.

Delicately, he wrapped Tomoyo's finger making the process almost painless.

"Arigatou Eriol-kun," Tomoyo smiled at him.

Eriol smiled back. Then he was utterly surprised when he found Spinel resting upon her shoulder.

"Spinel?"

Spinel opened his sea-green eyes and stared at his master.

"Hai Eriol-sama?"

"Why… are you on Tomoyo-chan's shoulder?"

"I like Mistress Tomoyo master."

"Mistress?"

"Hai. Mistress."

Tomoyo turned towards Spinel on her shoulder with kind amethysts.

"Spinel…" Tomoyo was at a loss for words.

Eriol studied the young lady in front of him.

Misstress…?

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Well, let's leave Eriol confused. He deserves it! Why did he and Kaho have to be an official CCS pairing. Why wouldn't CLAMP put ExT together? *cries*

Fanny chan's says:

[REMOVED]

So to all my reviewers and friends, I do hope you would continue reviewing and support me. Domo arigatou gozaimasu…

~Completed on: 15th September 2002~