The Snowman and The Swallow
Ne, this is like as always, mysterio000 with the next sweeeeet chappie of eSnowman&eSwallow! I myself is beginning to enjoy writing this! I mean, well, all this while, I've been always enjoying anyhow. But I'm getting excited at how the 'snowman' is getting to fall blindlessly for this 'swallow'. Anyway, remember to review, k? Thanx for the overwhelming support, minna-san!
DOMO ARIGATOU! *yells my lungs out*
Mysterio000
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Tomoyo opened her eyes slowly, letting the light playful rays of the morning sun cheer up her vision. She looked ahead and smiled at the ripples of the sea. It was always so beautiful. She then felt someone's breath steadily breathe warmly against her neck. She turned around, pushing the jacket away and her eyes settled upon the sleeping eyes of Eriol Hiiragizawa.
A smile touched her face as she softly reached out to his hair, brushing several dark strands away from his eyes so she could get a better look. She held back her hands, flushing while giggling silently.
Kami-sama, he looks so cute when he's asleep!
She looked down at the jacket and no doubt about it, it belonged to him. Deciding not to disturb his sleep, she stood up as quietly as possible before facing Eriol, a smile as always lighting up her eyes before she turned and went beyond the patches of flowers, her soft footsteps treading lightly on the grass path. She then stopped, catching sight of more patches of flowers ahead.
She held her breath. She had never seen something so beautiful as this before. Taking a few more steps ahead, she let her soul take in the wondrous feeling of the valley.
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His eyes stirred and fluttered opened. Those dark azure orbs stared out dazedly to the long stretch of flowers before his eyes turned to the right, remember what happened last night. His mouth dropped in surprise as he realized she was no longer there. Standing up like a bolt of lightning, his legs instantly took off to practically nowhere.
Heck! Where the hell had she gone!? Goddamn.
He cursed as he turned on another winding path of flowers, letting the stretch of purple flowers lead him furthur into the valley. He suddenly stopped, feeling a twitch in his heart.
It was no particular twitch, though.
With some kind of new invisible 'force' in him, he turned to his right and ran to the other end of the valley. He didn't know why. His legs just kind of took off like this and his heart just said he was right.
He then stopped at an almost seemingly never-ending path of blue roses. His eyes shot furthur down the rows and landed on the lady he was looking for all this while. He heaved a sigh before walking forward silently.
Thank god she's here. I thought she was lost, goddamnit.
He then frowned.
So what if she's lost? She has got nothing to do with me anyway. I don't care….
He sighed, still almost many distances away from her. She suddenly turned around with something in her hands. She then caught sight of Eriol and her face immediately brightened up before she jogged forward.
"Eriol-kun!"
He folded his arms, looking down at the girl whose eyes were sparkling. He then let out another sigh, "Where the heck have you gone?" She giggled, "I just wanted to explore a bit. I'm sorry if I got you running over places to look for me or something…"
He frowned, "Forget it."
She beamed, "Why the sad face, Eriol-kun?" She suddenly held up her hand, revealing a certain blue rose in it, "Ne, here's for you, Eriol-kun!"
His eyes darted down to the blue rose and a strange look came to his eyes.
It wasn't like any other blue rose, though. Its petals were beautifully blossomed, soft and tender. Its stalk resembled a winding path up the stairs that added to its beauty. It was the most beautiful rose he had seen in his life, though he was rather reluctant to admit it.
"Ne," She said, smiling unwaveringly, "I thought you would preferred a black rose since you like black. But you know, black roses are kinda extinct in the world. If you want it, sure, no problem. But maybe I'll have to take a plane flight all the way to Hawaii to find it." She ended before letting out a merry laugh.
His head suddenly bowed down, strands of dark hair tumbling down his eyes, hiding the twitch on his mouth.
Well, almost.
"Eriol-kun, are you smiling!?" She asked, bouncing joyously, looking up at Eriol, brushing his hair away to see his smile. He immediately took a step back, a few pink stains here and there.
"N-No." He replied, almost a whisper. He then shrugged, scratching his head, "…I don't think Hawaii has black roses either." She laughed before breaking into a beam, "Well, maybe I can buy one for you for a high price if you like it so much. Or maybe I'll make one just for you." She joked.
He bowed down his head again, covering up yet another twitch threatening to appear anytime.
She smiled softly, holding out the blue rose, "Ne, take it, Eriol-kun."
He looked up, a strange look in his eyes as he stared down at the rose. "Just treat it as a memoir from me. Well, you know, if I die or something."
Damn, she's talking crap again.
She laughed as she noticed the weird look he was giving her. She shoved the blue rose in his palms, "Ne, if I die tomorrow, at least you'll still have this in memory of me."
He shrugged, looking down at the rose in his hands.
Silence.
"……You won't die tomorrow." He muttered. She laughed heartily, "Well, you never know." A beautiful smile pasted on her lips, "Some things can be unpredictable, Eriol-kun. You never know when you're gonna die tomorrow. You've got to cherish everything you've got every moment. You never know when you're gonna lose one of them. That's why its important to stay happy always."
She stopped, looking at Eriol who was still staring down at the rose.
"Time just passes by like that. It'll never stop for you, no matter what. It just keeps on revolving and revolving… So what's the point of being sad, Eriol-kun? You've got to be happy in order to live life….It's just one."
She smiled, "Kanashii no ha semete shimau koto da to…"
He looked up, eyes suddenly soft.
"Like the quote goes in 'Once Upon a Time', Being sad is the same as giving up…It's alright to be happy, Eriol-kun. You don't always have to go on with life wasting all your happiness on sadness and hatred."
He looked amused as she continued, "I'm sure your mother won't want to see your life wasted on sadness, too. She wants you to be happy. Surely you won't want to disappoint her?"
Silence.
"You don't understand…" He finally answered, sitting under the tree, leaning against the thick bark. Tomoyo looked down at him with tender eyes before sitting beside him.
"….Maybe I don't…" She smiled faintly, "How about telling me all 'bout it? It'll make you feel better, Eriol-kun…Or if you don't trust me or don't feel like it, it's ok…I won't force you." She said.
A long moment of silence.
"……..My dad had a friend once…" His eyes adverted to the skies where another pair of swallows flew past.
"A really good friend, Skrichey, whom he trust with all his heart and soul…" He continued, "….Who knows, he betrayed my dad and set up another business to go against his. Skrichey bought up all of Dad's shares and for a moment, our family had to declare bankrupt…"
Tomoyo looked at him silently, eyes willing him to go on.
"…My dad finally saw his true colors and he regretted believing and trusting Skrichey in the first place. Because he couldn't handle the pressure he was having, my dad turned into an alcoholic and took drugs…" Eriol said, his voice lacing with hatred and disappointment.
Those amethyst eyes softened and she sat back on the tree, saying nothing but her silent response encouraged him to go on.
"……Then one day my dad had a heart attack. Skrichey was there before him and my dad desperately cried out for his medicine." His fists clenched, "But that damn idiot just stood there like a mighty boss before my dad. He didn't want to help. He wanted to watch my dad died…"
Eriol went silent and it was obvious that the anger and hatred he had contained for those many years were finally flaring up.
"When I heard those cries, I rushed into my dad room…but Skrichey was gone. I couldn't find the medicine and so……so…." His head hung down, his voice turning shaky.
"….Daijoubu desu." He heard a gentle voice spoke beside him. His eyes turned towards those soft ones before turning back to the skies.
"…..My father died before me….Before then, he told me not to trust anybody at all…….." Unable to handle the hatred, Eriol buried his head in his hands, fists clenched up and teeth gritted tight.
"And that's why you turned so cold? You didn't want to trust anybody after what your father experienced?" Tomoyo asked gently.
"No…" Eriol replied softly, hanging down his head, "…….At first, I did what my dad told me to do…I trust no one, I tried to be cold. But I couldn't. I realized I miss my old life where I used to have so many friends……."
He stopped for a long time.
"Until my mom died of the stress and pressure. She couldn't cope with my dad's death…" He finally spoke, "And that was then when I realized Skrichey had taken too many things out of my life. I wanted to take revenge….I hate him……He hurted everybody in my life. He took away everyone I loved…I couldn't handle that…I didn't want that…So I stayed a distance away from everybody from then on. I was afraid to have that kind of feeling when someone I know goes away again…"
Silence floated around them before Tomoyo broke it.
"….Zettai daijoubu…" She said, smiling softly, "It's all in the past…….I know you've been hurted, you've seen too much pain in your life…But cheer up, Eriol-kun. I know you want your revenge." She knelt down before him, brushing the strands out of his eyes, willing his eyes to look at hers.
"But revenge can wait, Eriol-kun. Once you see him, you can always get your revenge. But now the problem is, you don't even know where he is. And he probably would be dead now." She smiled, "So why not enjoy life while you still can, Eriol-kun? Don't let vengeance and hatred get in your way. You must prove to Skrichey that you can live on although you've been hurted too many times. Don't let him see you in sadness. It'll only make him mock at you."
Silence before she stood up, stretching out a hand towards his.
"Ne, daijoubu desu. Kanashii no ha semete shimau koto da to…Never give up, Eriol-kun…"
His eyes looked up to hers before he stood up, putting his hands in his pockets.
"…….I…I guess." He finally replied in a soft tone. She smiled up at him, "That's the spirit, Eriol-kun! That's the mighty bodyguard of mine I know!"
He shrugged, scratching his head, "…..Yeah, I guess."
She laughed, "Of course! Don't you remember being my bodyguard?" He nodded hesitantly, "…Yeah, fine."
She bounced joyously, "I knew you'll agree to be my bodyguard!" He sighed, shaking his head, suddenly forgetting about his depressed mood he was awhile ago.
"NE, I'M AN IDIOT!" She suddenly cried out, causing Eriol to be amused. He folded his arms, "What now?" She took his hand in one swift movement, pulling him forward.
"I FORGOT WE HAD PHYSICS CLASSES LATER ON!"
"Aw, damn." He muttered, quickly running towards the train station with his hands in hers and another holding the blue rose she had given him awhile ago…
He didn't know why but he suddenly felt lighter than usual as though he had lifted off a load of bricks from his chest.
As he felt her pulling on his hand, urging him to go on faster as they would be late for classes, he couldn't help a certain thing happening.
He didn't know why. It just suddenly happened. He couldn't help it.
He actually smiled for the first time in so long.
And surprisingly to him, it was a wonderful feeling that he hadn't had in such a while.
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END OF CHAPPIE!
YEAH! SWEET ONE!
Ne……..I think the part where he was talking all the Skrichey crap was boring but I needed to do that part so as to let you pple know what caused the coldness in him… just hope you would still hang on to this ficcie and review, onegai?
Domo arigatou,
Mysterio000