The Snowman and The Swallow

Hiyaz! Next chappie on the run!!! Let's see how Eriol handle with the tears in here…WAHAHAH! I luv this, man! And I was kinda lazy and wanted to write this chappie tomorrow but I guess I didn't have the time…so here it is.

R n r

As always,

Mysterio000

p.s. the almighty one!

*

"I'm worried. Hiiragizawa has been strangely quiet these days. Even when I call him those names that he used to detest, he no longer whacks me with a pillow or call me an airhead block." Syaoran said with a worried frown acrossed his forehead.

Both he and Sakura were standing outside the shared dorm of him and the blue-eyed boy. Once again, Eriol had locked himself in the room and disallowed anybody to enter.

Sakura sighed, "He's devastated." Syaoran nodded, brushing a few amber locks off his eyes, "I know, I know. After all, he does love Tomoyo."

"Does he knows of his own feelings?" Sakura questioned. Syaoran shook his head, "I doubt so. He may seems mature but he's denser than anybody could be." Sakura frowned, "So what does he think of Tomoyo as?"

"A friend." Syaoran replied with a breath of sigh, "Though his heart is arguing with his mind. And the problem now is, Eriol wants to search for Tomoyo himself and isn't willing to let the police know about this. This world is huge and Tomoyo is just one person out there. How on Earth is Hiiragizawa gonna do that?"

"We've gotta help him." Sakura said, eyebrows knitted together, "and Tomoyo." Syaoran nodded, "But Eriol doesn't want to get the help of the police though he seriously needs their assistance in order to find Tomoyo."

"…Fine if Eriol doesn't want to get the police…" Sakura muttered.

Silence.

"Syaoran, the only person who can help Eriol now is himself." Sakura said, getting serious, "I've heard about this theory where one can communicate with another through the mind if they are closely related. Perhaps Eriol can try reaching Tomoyo."

Syaoran looked at the emerald-eyed girl and nodded grimly, "I've heard about this kind of mind-reaching thing. It does happens."

"We should get Eriol to try." Sakura said.

"But…how the hell do we get Eriol to open up his door?" Syaoran demanded.

"Eriol bought the combination lock from the school store, didn't he?" Sakura asked. Syaoran nodded, "Yeah."

"So that means only somebody have the key to the combination lock." Sakura's eyes gleamed with hope.

Syaoran snapped his fingers, "The storekeeper!"

*

"Hiiragizawa!" Syaoran exclaimed as he barged through the door once it was opened by the storekeeper. Sakura waited outside, fingers locked in a prayer.

Like the thousandth time, Eriol was curled into a ball, burying his head in his hands and hiding in a corner the room.

He didn't stir. Didn't move.

"Eriol!" Syaoran tried again, squatting beside the motionless boy, shaking his friend's shoulder, "Eriol! Please! Hear me out!"

A slight stir but that was all.

"Eriol! Listen! Don't you want to find Tomoyo!?" He tried for the third time, hoping to catch his attention. It did, somehow, once he mentioned the name 'Tomoyo'.

Blue eyes looked up into amber ones.

Silence.

"How?" He managed to whisper. Syaoran's eyes softened. He could tell that Eriol was on the verge of crying. His voice was hoarse and it seems that it took all of his strength to speak a stable word.

"I don't know if this can work but it all lies in your hands now." Syaoran started to explain, "Have you ever heard of this mind-reaching theory before? Where two person closely related can reach each other's mind and speak to each other?"

Eriol slowly nodded.

"Well," Syaoran continued, "It's been proven somehow that it works. I don't know about you and Tomoyo or how closely related the two of you are. But in anyway, you just have to give this a try."

"…….So…what do I do?" He hesitatingly asked.

"Talk to her, baka! Say whatever you want to say to her! The words you feel from the bottom of your heart!" Syaoran's eyes got serious, "Just give it a shot, Eriol. This is the only way to find out where she is."

Eriol looked surprised.

Talk to her?

He hesitated before looking up.

"I guess…I guess I could give it a try…"

*

I'm hungry…I'm thirsty…I'm cold…

Am I gonna die?

Tomoyo silently thought to herself as she hid in the corner of the small wooden room. She hadn't been eating since the past 12 hours nor had she tasted any sip of water. She felt cold…tired…and desperate to get out of this horrid place.

Eriol…I'm scared…

A tear trickled down her cheek as she pulled her jacket closer to herself, eyes closing into darkness. She was alone. There was nowhere she could go to, nobody in sight she could run to.

She had never been so frightened in her life before.

( Tomoyo! )

…Eriol-kun?

( Tomoyo! Where are you!? )

Eriol-kun!

( Tomoyo, please, tell me where are you! )

I…I don't know! I'm scared…

( Tomoyo…Please tell me where are you…I need to find you… )

I…I think I'm somewhere in a small wooden room…I'm surrounded by four walls here and I never got the chance to see the outside…

( I'll find you, Tomoyo. Wait for me. I'll be there. )

I'm scared…and it's so cold in here…I don't know what to do…

( Don't be afraid, Tomoyo. I'll get you out soon enough, you'll see. )

Eriol-kun…

( Wait for me. Please, Tomoyo… I'll be there…I promise. )

Eriol…I'm cold…It's so cold in here…

( Cold? )

I'm cold…

( Tomoyo? )

Eriol…I don't wanna be in here…

( Tomoyo… )

"Hiiragizawa?"

( Tomoyo! Please answer me! TOMOYO! TOMOYO!!! )

"ERIOL, WAKE UP, PLEASE!"

His eyes snapped opened.

"Thank the Gods! You gave us a fright, Hiiragizawa! We both thought you'll never wake up again!" Syaoran exclaimed.

Eriol blinked.

"…W-What…What happened?" He asked slowly.

"I don't know! You closed your eyes and started to drift away! I should be the one asking you what happened!" Syaoran said with a worried look.

Eriol shook his head, "…I…I saw Tomoyo…"

"What?" Syaoran asked.

"You mean you really communicated with her? You reached her mind?" Sakura queried anxiously.

The blue-eyed boy touched his forehead, "I…don't know…Perhaps it was all a dream."

"I don't think so." Sakura commented, standing up, "I think you really reached her mind. What did she say?"

Eriol…I'm cold…

I don't wanna be in here…

Eriol stood up suddenly, "I've got to find her!"

"Hiiragizawa! You know where she is!?" Syaoran yelled after the running boy.

"I saw her in my mind! I know where she is!" Eriol shouted back and ran out of the Shades exit.

*

She blinked, rubbing her eyes.

Was it just a dream? Or did she really heard Eriol?

( Wait for me. Please, Tomoyo… I'll be there…I promise. )

A single tear rolled down once again as she wiped it away.

She prayed it was real.

Please let it be real…Please…

*

I've seen that place before…A small wooden room…Tomoyo said she was cold in there…with many white boxes surrounding her…

His eyes widened in shock. He remembered that place. The room stored with ice! The ice pack room! Eriol recalled the time when Skrichey had locked his mother in there after his father died and how he had to get the police to locate that place for him. By the time the police had gotten his mother out, she was almost on the verge of being frozen to death.

Eriol…I'm cold…I don't wanna be in here…

"No…" He whispered as he closed his eyes in despair, letting the horrible truth hit him.

"I have to get Tomoyo out…I have to…Before she…" He continued running, tears welling in his eyes as he ran towards the train station.

"Tomoyo…wait for me." He whispered as he quickly caught the train to the north.

**

END OF CHAPPIE!!!

Not much of a cliffhanger but hang on to this fic, eh?

Guess things are kinda brewing up in here…I'm not much of a suspense writer so forgive the lame language that I used sometimes.

Niway, drop a review, ne?

As always,

Mysterio000

p.s. the almighty one!