The Snowman and The Swallow

Hey yo! Here's the next chappie and hope u guys enjoy it! Sorry for the last posting…….sighz….I still have lotza homework to do!!! Hope u guys can understand!

Mysterio000

p.s. r n r like always!

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"GO IN!" The amber-eyed boy Li Syaoran urged, glaring at the uncertain Eriol Hiiragizawa. Both were standing outside Tomoyo Daidouji's dormitory and Syaoran was taking all it could to persuade the 'snowman' to ask the amethyst-eyed girl to the fair.

"NOW!" Syaoran ordered and gave a hard push on Eriol's back, forcing him to enter through the unlocked door.

"W-wait--" Eriol was about to argue when he realized Syaoran had slammed the door shut. He sighed before turning around.

Empty.

"…Might as well go back." Eriol muttered to himself, turning around when he felt a light touch on his shoulder. He glanced around and his eyes met those of violet. A twitch touched his heart and it filled him with warmth as a smile broke on the lady's face.

"Hello, Eriol-kun! What are you doing in my dormitory?" Tomoyo asked, glancing at him curiously yet smiling unfalteringly. Eriol struggled to think of the right words when he gave up.

"…Whatever…" He finally said the one word he always used when he just couldn't think. Behind him, fingers were uncertainly holding on to two tickets to the fair. But he really just couldn't find a way to ask her.

I don't want her to get the wrong idea…I'm not trying to ask her out if not for that bloody airhead block…

"….Are you….Are you busy tomorrow?" He finally blurted out the much-uncertain question. Tomoyo shot him a curious look, "I'm having history lessons in the morning, but I'm free in the afternoon and after that. What's wrong?" Eriol shook his head, "No…Nothing's wrong…"

Tomoyo smiled, "So what are you doing in my dorm?" Eriol looked around the room for an excuse before sighing, "…Never mind. I thought I left something in here."

"Wha--?" Tomoyo looked confused.

Damn, this isn't going too smoothly, is it!?

Eriol was about to exit out of the dormitory when the door opened at lightning speed, revealing a laughing Syaoran. Eriol let out a silent groan as Tomoyo looked as confused as ever.

"Tomoyo! What Eriol is trying to do is to ask you out to the fair that takes place tomorrow!" Syaoran explained, laughing non-stop. Eriol mentally wanted to slap himself at that time, vowing to himself never to lend that airhead block any of his magazines and comics ever again.

She wore a puzzled look, "Ask me out?" Syaoran bent over, snatching the two tickets hiding in Eriol's hands all this while, "Taa daa! That's what Mr. Snowman hides behind him all the time! He wants to ask you out to the fair! Surely you won't reject him?"

Tomoyo giggled as she took the tickets. She looked at Eriol whose gaze was stuck to the ground, hands hidden in his pockets. She smiled, "Sure, Eriol-kun." Syaoran cheered, "YES! I knew you could do it, Eriol-kun!"

Without any more words, Syaoran pulled Eriol out of the dorm, slamming the door closed.

"Eriol will pick you up tomorrow at your dorm at 7pm! Farewell!" Syaoran yelled, pulling Eriol who was struggling out of his firm grasp.

Tomoyo giggled, waving, "That's fine with me. See you!"

She closed the door before a huge yell escaped from the hallway.

"YOU DAMN AIRHEAD BLOCK!!!"

"OOOOOH! I'M SO SCARED!!!"

"FRICK OFF!"

She broke into fits of laughter as she heard footsteps thumping wildly at the hallway before dissolving a distance away.

Mr. Snowman chasing airhead block around the school?

A comical sight. Really.

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"What!? Eriol isn't angry at that Daidouji bitch at all!? You mean they are still as good friends as ever?" Sallie Kimosos yelled as she stormed down the stairs one early morning. Smithers, cleaning the table, immediately looked up, "Mistress!"

"What is this world coming to!? I just received a call from Kareen and says that Eriol had asked Tomoyo out to the fair tomorrow! HOW CAN THAT BE!?" Sallie yelled again, taking a flower out from the vase and throwing it to the ground. Smithers sighed silently, "Mistress, breakfast is ready."

"HECK CARE! I'm going to Shades now!" Sallie said, putting on her shoes. Smithers shrugged, "What about breakfast, Miss?" Sallie let out a frustrated shout, "Throw it out of the window! And I'm not coming back home till I get that bitch out of my boyfriend's hands!"

Smithers looked puzzled as the house door slammed shut, his Mistress gone.

"Boyfriend?"

He let out a sigh, "Must be the time of the month again."

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Damn…

Eriol cursed as he buried his head under the pillow. It was pouring heavily outside and that airhead block wasn't back yet. Not like he cared anyway.

Must be at that Kinomoto's house again…Don't even know what they do there…

He let out a muffled chuckle before tossing around the bed again, flinging the pillow to the end of the room. His eyes met those blank ceilings and his heart felt the twitch like always again and his face felt hot again.

He groaned, tossing around the bed again.

Dammit…This sucks…..

A flash of her image came through his mind and he cursed again, tossing to the other direction.

Why do I always see her? Am I possessed or something? Holy hell…Give me a break…

The door opened a little, revealing Syaoran's head peeking in. Eriol sat up, sighing, "Hey, airhead block." A grin lit up on Syaoran's face, "Hey, Snowman." He let himself in the room, settling down on his own bed.

"I thought you were at Kinomoto's?" Eriol asked, not sounding if he cared a wee bit. Syaoran laughed, "Don't get any funny ideas, Snowman. I was out at a date with Sakura just now, not at her house, though."

Syaoran pulled the blankets over himself before asking.

"Hey, Snowman…tell me honestly. You like her, don't you?"

"…..No."

Syaoran sat up, followed by Eriol. Their gaze met across the room. "You sure you don't like her?" Syaoran asked again. Eriol nodded, but deep inside, he couldn't explain the awful feeling he had, "…Sure." Syaoran smiled, "Well, when I first fell in love with Sakura, I kept denying that I love her, too…"

Syaoran settled down back in his bed.

Eriol did the same.

Silence.

"…So what happened?" Eriol asked slowly.

"I couldn't quite want to give up my pride and admit that I've fallen in love with such a girl like her…But sometimes things just goes like that. You can't command your heart to do what you want it to do, or what you don't want it to do. It does everything on its own. You may lie to your mind, lie to your soul. But you can never lie to your heart." Syaoran explained, voice suddenly turning serious.

"…Why do you keep saying I like her when I don't?" Eriol suddenly asked out of the blue.

"…You do, Eriol…It's just that you either don't know, or you just don't want to give up your pride and admit it. Because you always stayed walled and speaks to anybody except yourself, nobody takes a distance closer to you. But you realize that the relationship between you and Tomoyo is really different? She's determined to be your friend and in my eyes, she has already done the impossible and broke down all the four walls of your 'room'."

Silence.

"You do love her, Eriol…You just don't want to admit it." Syaoran finally said.

Another round of silence.

"Just follow your heart, Eriol…It'll lead the way…" Syaoran said with a soft whisper before falling into a deep slumber in a land of his own dreamy Sakuras.

Eriol sighed, pulling the sheets closer to him.

"I won't like her. I can't and I won't and I mustn't. Dad told me not to trust anybody in life…" Eriol whispered to himself before sitting up, looking at the amber-eyed boy sleeping soundly at the right end of the room.

But that airhead block, though acts silly and stupid, can be really a great friend sometimes…I find myself trusting him but I just can't help it…can I, Dad?

Dad, help me…

If I listened to your advice and stay walled forever…

Does that means I'll have to stay a distance away from Syaoran…

And even Tomoyo?

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END OF CHAPPIE!!!!!!!!

Haha. Leaving poor Eriol-kun in confusion!

Aw, so sad. Well, check out the next chappie to see what happens between Eriol and Tomoyo on their 'date' at the fair. And will Sallie appear to act as a hurdle between them?

Stay tune!

That's all folks!

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Hope ya enjoy!

As always,

mysterio000