The Snowman and The Swallow
I just wanna take this opportunity to thank all those who reviewed! I never expected that I could fulfill my 7-reviews-wish and I got 8! Aw, wonderful! ^_^! Arigatou to everybody! This chapter, I assure you, is much more interesting…WHERE TOMOYO COMES IN!
And a little reminder. Eriol's still in high school. He's 18, remember?
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Who Are You?
Eriol Hiiragizawa tapped his pen against his notebook as his mind reeled with the thousand words of the history textbook before him. He finally sighed with frustration and threw the pen down onto the table.
Damn, he cursed silently.
Several people around the study corner of Shades High School turned to look at him in amusement whereas some just raised an eyebrow and continued whatever they were doing. It was normal, anyway, for the cold-hearted 'Mr. Snowman' to have the mood swings again.
'Mr. Snowman' was what everybody called him in school. He was known for his ignorant self and some people tried to make friends with him but he merely brushed them off. However, the girls in Shades knew this was a hunk and there was not once chance they were going to let go of this guy that easily.
Sure, he was cold and ignorant, but seriously, his looks were ready to make him the next man in the media lights with his dark azure mesmerizing eyes and hair.
Turning the page of the history textbook, Eriol forced the details into his mind and was about to jot down something when someone tapped on the table, making him look up.
"Hello Eriol!" The famous belle of the school greeted him with a killer-smile that could make all guys melt in the knees.
Slim and beautiful Sallie Kimosos settled down beside Eriol and picked up the history textbook, flipping through a few pages, "I see you're learning history." Sallie cooed, aiming a smile at Eriol who remained unfazed.
Sallie folded her arms, determined to make this 'snowman' melt, "I just saw this wonderful move called 'A Dead Man's Journal'. Maybe we can watch it some time, don't you think?" Eriol looked at Sallie for a split second before turning back to his history notebook before taking back the textbook from Sallie.
"Quit fooling." Eriol said with a flat tone as Sallie smiled flirtariously, "I just love fooling about! Come catch me!"
And with that, Sallie snatched the history textbook from Eriol and ran off before turning around with a smile, "Come and get me!"
Eriol rolled his eyes before turning back to his notebook, picking up his pen and continued writing down the notes.
From a distance, Sallie frowned as she walked back to the table and put down the textbook and folded her arms, in which Eriol paid no attention to. Sighing with frustration, Sallie turned around and walked off.
"You're no fun, snowman!"
Eriol looked up from the notebook and stared after Sallie before shaking his head and standing up, packing his things and leaving the study corner for the day.
This Mr. Snowman…
Whoever could change it all?
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"This is Headmaster Tereda speaking. I want to announce a good news that will take place this Saturday night at 1900 hours. A celebration party will be held at the ballroom to commerate Shades School's 15th Anniversary Day!"
Instant cheers and applauses filled the school when the announcement was made over the intercom.
Eriol Hiiragizawa looked up from his desk at his classmates who were dancing around wildly. Rolling his eyes, he stood up and handed in his math worksheet.
Ballroom celebration… The hell… Who needs 'em anyway?
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Waltz music flowed into the decorated ballroom as students in their elaborated costumes danced the night away with their partners. Everyone be it the teachers or pupils or school staff members were either on the dance floor or sitted on the high bar table, enjoying themselves that very night.
All except one. Who else but the 'Mr. Snowman'?
Eriol Hiiragizawa stood at a corner of the ballroom leaning against a pillar, staring out at the dancing crowd before him as he held a glass of juice in his hands.
Stupid celebration…
With his dark long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers which his good friend, Li Syaoran forced him to put on, he looked strikingly handsome that night. But somehow, he had rejected every dance the girls had offered him, be it the belles of the school or the prettiest.
Dang…I should have never agreed to come here. Why the heck did I ever listened to Yamazaki and Syaoran? Eriol thought bitterly as he sipped his drink half-heartedly.
He was about to decide on the option to tell Syaoran that he was not feeling too good and was feeling faint when he stopped in his path.
What was…
What was that?
Eriol listened in carefully as the waltz music started to fade away and the melodious music of the piano rang into his ears, causing his attention to be drifted away immediately, let alone think about going home at this instant.
He had always had a passion for music, having learning the piano since 5 years old. It had been several weeks since he touched it since he was busy preparing for the exams.
Stepping forward to the grand piano where a lady was sitted, Eriol stopped as the music took him away to his own world, looking at the lady in much awe.
(P/S: It's not Tomoyo! It's just an unknown girl! Ha ha! Had you fooled, didn't you?)
The song drifted melodiously around and many stopped to hear. Eriol looked on with much attention when his heart suddenly felt a twitch.
What—Why—
Without much reason, his eyes suddenly jerked to the right and his eyes immediately laid upon a…
Eriol's eyes blinked.
A beautiful dark-haired angel.
Eriol stared on as his mind started reeling. He was not bothering with was he was thinking now. He didn't know why but tried as he may, he couldn't pull his gaze away.
God, he had never seen such a beautiful lady like this before…
He was about to turn away when the unknown lady turned to his direction…
And smiled.
Eriol gulped inwardly as he tried hard to pull his gaze away but his eyes dragged back to hers as she stared intently at him before letting out a soft giggle. Eriol swallowed as he watched her turned away and walked off.
I can't… I-I can't control…myself…
His eyes followed her as she walked off to the dance floor before she was stopped by a waitress. Smiling as she took the drink, she disappeared within the crowd.
Eriol looked on with emotionless eyes when he felt his heart twitch like before again. Shrugging, Eriol turned back to the pianist when he realized that the song had ended. Turning around, he walked out to the balcony with his mind in a whirl.
Strange, he was really sure that she was a Hiragz student… So how come he had never seen her before? If he did…surely he had some impressions?
Breathing in the fresh air of the night, he decided to put that thought away on why he couldn't control himself a while ago. Maybe he was just curious about this girl on why he had never seen her before. Nothing else…
…right…?
Feeling frustrated, he took another sip from his drink when he felt a light tap on the shoulder. Turning around, he suddenly realized who it was.
…She…
The lady smiled brightly, "Hi there! Aren't you the one at the piano floor just now?" Eriol nodded silently. The lady held out her hand, "I'm Tomoyo Daidouji. And you are…?"
Silence.
The lady then let out a giggle, "Oh, I get it! You must the famous Mr. Snowman everybody is talking about, aren't you? You must be Eriol Hiiragizawa." The lady smiled, "Nice to meet you." She let her hand slide back to her sides, knowing well that this 'snowman' was not giving it any chance to shake it.
Eriol merely nodded before turning back to the night skies. Tomoyo leant against the railings, looking up to the stars, too.
It was a long time before anyone spoke.
"I bet you must be wondering who am I, ne?" Tomoyo asked, facing Eriol who looked back with an expressionless face. Tomoyo smiled warmly, "I just got transferred over to Shades a couple of days ago." She looked down beyond the railings, "…Took me quite some time before I settled down…"
Silence.
"How old do you?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol remained unfazed, still staring out to the skies, "…None of your business."
And much to his amusement, she giggled. "I don't believe you're that cold, are you?" Tomoyo teased, "Even a snowman can melt under the summer's heat."
Eriol looked at Tomoyo with a cold glint in his eyes before returning his gaze back to the scenery.
Silence.
"To tell you the truth… You're the very first person I really got into a conversation to since I transferred over…" Tomoyo whispered as she stared down at the enormous garden below. Eriol gave her a mere glance before turning back.
"…If I'm not wrong… you hate the world, don't you?" Tomoyo asked, looking at Eriol with her amethyst eyes.
Eriol blinked as he stared down at Tomoyo. A few moments of intense silence when Eriol spoke, "What makes you think so?"
Tomoyo smiled, "Only when one feels hatred, hatred itself blocks in its way, too, resulting in the many cold glaciers around his heart, disallowing anybody to enter his path…"
Silence.
"Did I guess correct?" Tomoyo eyed Eriol softly, "You hate the world, don't you? That's why you become the famous Mr. Snowman."
Eriol looked down at the scenery as a soft breeze began to blow by, playing with his dark azure strands.
"But even a snowman can smile, too." Tomoyo said, smiling softly, "Why won't you?"
Eriol kept silent when he turned to Tomoyo.
"What do you understand?" He asked coldly, "Everything in the world is only filled with hatred. Everybody around is a pretender. They pretend to like you and befriend you but what happens in the end? You're the one who suffer. You're the one who gets betrayed."
Tomoyo eyed him slowly when she smiled gently, looking back to the scenery, "What you spoke can be true… But not all people in this world is a pretender…"
Tomoyo looked at Eriol, "But so what if everybody is a betrayer, a pretender? There's no need for hatred to come by…"
"You don't understand." To which the 'snowman' replied coldly, "You know nothing."
Silence.
"Well…maybe I do know nothing…" Tomoyo smiled at Eriol, "After all, I only knew you for 5 minutes…" She then let out a sigh, "You're right… This world is filled with hatred. But look around us, Eriol, there's so many things in this world to rejoice about. There's still so much things to be happy about…"
"Is it worth it to just waste your life and give in to hatred?" Tomoyo asked softly, not meeting Eriol's gaze.
"But…" Tomoyo continued, looking at Eriol, "Like you said, this is none of my business." She smiled, "This is your business. You have the right to feel what you want to feel, to see what you want to see, to hate what you want to hate."
Silence.
Tomoyo smiled before she took a step back, "I guess I should go back now. See you, Eriol."
Eriol glanced at Tomoyo who retreated back into the crowd and disappeared.
Frowning slightly, Eriol turned back to the scenery but somehow his mind seemed to find the words again…
But look around us, Eriol, there's so many things in this world to rejoice about. There's still so much things to be happy about…
Is it worth to just waste your life and give in to hatred?
Unconsciously brushing the azure strands away from his eyes, he felt the twitch on his heart again.
Without knowing why, he turned around…
And somehow, the eyes of the dark-haired angel found her way to his…
And smiled, waving good-bye before disappearing into the warm yet cold night…
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The End!
(of the chapter, duh!)
Stay tune to find out how this certain 'swallow angel' will change the live of this 'snowman'.
Will they meet again after this fateful night of the dance?
Catch the next chapter out soon!
Mysterio000
(Hey, how about 17 reviews?)