The Snowman and The Swallow
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"Come on, Eriol! We're here!"
Tomoyo said excitedly as she grabbed the blue-eyed boy's hand, pulling him off the train. Eriol frowned, "Don't tell me we came all the way here just to see the scenery?"
She shot him a smile, "Ne, come on, Eriol! It's worth it! After all, it's about time you cool off in life!" He shrugged, "I'm always cool." She let out a merry laughter, "Cool as in attitude? Nah, come on."
Before he could protest on, she pulled him towards the ascending hills and they stopped before a large scene of grasses and trees.
Tomoyo folded her arms, giggling, "Eriol, don't tell me this is the place you were talking about? The 'Plum Blossoms Valley'?" Eriol rolled his eyes, "It's not here…" He pointed furthur ahead, "It's somewhere furthur down…Behind that empty hut there…"
She craned her neck to see furthur in vain. She scratched her head, "…There are too many trees around…I can't really tell the way…" She looked up at him, giving him a smile, "Surely you would know?" He shrugged before nodding, "I guess……."
He looked straight ahead silently.
It's been so many years since I came here… Mom always took me here when I was six… She always love the scene here…
He looked down at the dark-haired lady, "I'll lead the way. Better stick close. You don't want to get lost here." He muttered. She smiled warmly, "Of course I won't get lost! I've got a better sense of direction than anyone!"
He shrugged before taking a step forward, leading her deeper into the valley.
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"When are we reaching, Eriol-kun? We've walked for quite some time already." Tomoyo said as she followed close behind the 'snowman' who was walking on continuously. He spoke no words, just taking another step and another in a quick pace.
Then he stopped so suddenly that she almost bumped into him. She craned her neck to the view before her and she gaped.
The sight before her….
Perhaps not even words could describe.
The beautiful-colored flowers blossomed before her sight, those little petals that swayed lightly in the playful breeze. A strange-smelling yet beautiful aroma she had never smelled before reached her nose, causing a wonderful feeling to swirl in her heart. She took a closer look at the sight before her and noticed that there were two wooden swings somewhere in the distance.
She took a few steps forward, pacing along the neat grass patch. She stopped before a bed of blue roses before kneeling down, touching the soft petals.
A light smile played lightly on her lips as she turned around and looked into those dark azure eyes who gazed back expressionlessly at hers.
"I thought they were fake roses…." She said, standing up, "I didn't know such a beautiful place like this still exists today."
Silence.
She turned around, looking at him with a strange expression.
Why has he gone silent all of a sudden? She thought, eyeing him.
Those dark azure orbs stared far away beyond the long stretch of colored flowers, somehow deep in thought.
Eriol-kun…She was about to call out his name when she stopped, noticing something strange in his eyes… It was something she had never seen before…Something so rare and looked so different…
A look of longing?
She took a step forward to the blue-eyed boy who was still somewhere pacing in his thoughts. She looked at him curiously before smiling, "Eriol-kun? Are you alright?"
He suddenly jerked his gaze back down on the dark-haired girl, as though just being pulled away from long hours of sleep. She looked at him strangely, "Something wrong, Eriol-kun?"
Silence.
He kept staring down at the girl before him with silent thoughts. She gazed into his strange azure eyes.
"…What are you thinking about, Eriol?" She finally asked, waving a hand in front of his eyes. He jerked his head up, shaking his head profusely, "N-Nothing…" She looked at him before breaking into a smile, pointing to the swings, "Wanna go there, Eriol?"
He folded his arms and was about to refuse when she took his hand, pulling him off before he could even react to anything.
"I knew you would refuse! Come on! You've got to cool yourself off a little sometimes!" She said as she plopped down on one of the swings, glancing at the boy before her.
He looked down at her before slowly taking a step towards the other swing and sitting down silently, nodding. His eyes immediately ran across the long stretch of flowers again…
She frowned, suddenly worried.
That's strange…He never is this quiet…Is something bothering him…? She thought curiously, eyeing his silent form. Maybe I made him angry…?
She sighed before kicking herself up on the swing gently, swaying to and fro as the wind blew on her dark strands. Eriol's gaze suddenly turned to her, another strange look in his eyes. She looked back before speaking, "Eriol, what's wrong? You've been looking strange for quite some time now…"
Silence.
"Did I make you angry?" She stopped herself on the swing, looking at Eriol who was still remaining quiet. He didn't respond, just looking down back down on the ground again. He then started to push himself up on the swing slowly.
A light smile appeared on her face as she swung herself up lightly, too, gazing at Eriol. She somehow knew there was something bothering him that made him so strange all of a sudden…but somehow, some things were best left unasked…
She looked ahead towards the skies now beginning to darken. She then looked at Eriol who was still swinging to and fro lightly, deep in his thoughts. She smiled as she pushed herself higher…….
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Longing, dark azure eyes stared towards the stretch of flowers, a word forming in his mind…
Mom…
He had thought of so much memories about his mother back when she was still alive…All the time when he was sad or angry, she would always bring him to the valley and both would always spend hours sitting on the swings…She always made sure he got happy by the end of the day…
He turned around and saw Tomoyo still peacefully swinging on the swing. He narrowed his eyes before he turned back to the ground…
Damn…Why am I always looking at her…?
He felt another twitch tangled on his insides and he mentally wanted to choke his heart to death at the moment.
"Eriol-kun?"
He turned around, finally able to break his thoughts away from his mother, "What is it?" He could see that she was getting a little worried at his sudden silent form.
"…Daijoubu?" She asked, eyeing him softly. He felt his heart twirled and he nodded, turning back to the scene before him.
"…Yeah…"
Silence overcame again together with the chirps of the birds that flew around every now and then.
"Ne, Eriol…Are you thinking of someone awhile back ago?" She asked gently, her eyes softly settling on his as he turned and faced her. He was somewhat surprised at how she was always able to read his mind.
Damn, she IS scary…How the heck is she able to read my mind!?!? Even that bloody airhead block needs at least 100 years to figure out what I'm thinking!
"…How did you know?" He asked, his voice almost inaudible. She smiled, "Could tell…" She swung herself up again, "Perhaps you can tell me? Does it happens to be one of your latest crush?" She couldn't help but tease, giggling lightly.
He frowned, looking back on the ground.
"I'm just joking, you know…Don't take it to heart, yah?" She said, smiling brightly, pausing the swing. He looked at her who had her eyes trained on his, always twinkling the usual sparkle.
His heart fluttered…yet he didn't know.
"…I-I…" He paused, looking up at the skies, "…I was just thinking about my mother…"
Silence.
"You miss her?" She asked, sounding her words carefully so as not to hurt him. She knew somehow that his mother had passed away and he had missed her awfully when he came to the valley.
Perhaps this valley brought much memories back to him…That explains why he was awfully quiet and strange just now…
He didn't respond, just keeping his gaze on the skies above but she could tell he was missing her much.
"…She always brought you to this valley when you were young, didn't she?" Tomoyo asked, swinging herself up again. He was taken with surprise again, looking at the girl beside him swinging.
"…How did you know?" He couldn't help but ask.
She laughed, stabling the swing beside him, "Elementary, Eriol-kun. If you believed in mind-reading abilities, then you can assume I have them."
He rolled his eyes as she broke into another fits of laughter, "Ne, just kidding, Eriol-kun! Maybe it's just good observation instincts… I don't know…" She smiled, "Like I said, I'm always better in reading and guessing people's thoughts, you know…"
He frowned, "Yeah right…" He muttered.
"I heard that, Eriol-kun!" She pouted cutely, folding her arms. He blinked, looking at her.
The hell!?!?
Her frown changed into a huge smile, "Ne, sometimes you can be so…so…" She paused to find the right words. He looked at her, "…What?" She laughed, "Sometimes you can be so strange, Eriol!"
She started swinging herself to and fro again when she suddenly hopped off the swing, almost giving him a jump from her sudden action. She turned around, beaming at him, "Come on! We've yet to explore more!"
She pointed furthur away, "How 'bout there? I can see another stretch of purple flowers! I bet they're even beautiful!"
She ran forward, leaving him stunned.
What the—?
He was about to call out her name when she ran back, taking his hand, "Ne, what are you waiting for, Eriol? Come on!"
"B-But—" He protested, "It's already so late! I—"
"There isn't school tomorrow," She reasoned, smiling.
"Yeah but—" He frowned, "I still have to study."
She sighed, "But you can always do that tomorrow, Eriol!"
"But—"
"Come on! You don't want to leave me alone here, do you? I don't even know how to go back on my own!" She said before breaking into a playful grin, "I know! From now on, you'll be my bodyguard, my protector! If anything happens to me, you'll pay for it! So make sure I'm always well and ok, ne!" She laughed as she pulled him forward once again.
He groaned inwardly as he finally gave in, allowing her to take his hand and dragging him forward.
Damn, he definitely didn't have the power to resist this girl…
Danggit, even airhead block can't persuade me to do something I don't like…Even the teachers are afraid to go against me…So how come just a simple girl like that can pull me into doing so much things!?!?
Goddammit.
I just don't get a thing.
I just don't get it.
And I don't even know why.
What power does this girl holds on me, anyway?
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END OF CHAPPIE!
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