The Snowman and The Swallow
ELLOZ! FINALLY the long awaited chapter is up! We'll see where Skrichey's long-distance shot landed at! ..:: dreads at that thought ::.. WAH! ..:: cries ::.. PLEASE DUN LET ANIBODY DIE, MYSTERIO000!!!!!!!!!
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R n r!
As always,
Mysterio000
p.s.the almighty one!
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Eriol landed on the ground, his back ripping with the pain of the impact. But strangely, he felt nothing more than that. He opened his eyes dreadfully, expecting the worst.
No…This…This can't be…
Tomoyo was right before him, her face wearing a look of intense pain as she closed her eyes in submission, letting her head rest on Eriol's chest. Eriol shakingly lifted up his hands and saw blood stained everywhere.
No………no…… Please…Please don't let it be what I think…
"T-Tomoyo…" He whispered, eyes immediately filled with tears as he sat up, cradling her head in his hands carefully.
"Tomoyo…Tomoyo…Please…open your eyes…" He said with little ounce of strength left. He couldn't think, couldn't feel. His brain was no longer working right.
Her eyelids flickered before they struggled to open.
Amethyst met dark azure.
"W-Why?" He hoarsely whispered, now openly crying before her, "Why did you do that?" She weakly let out a smile, using her last ounce of strength to lift her hand to touch his face.
"Because I wanted to protect you…"
And her hand dropped, eyes finally closing into darkness but not before allowing a single tear to roll down.
"No……" Eriol hugged her closer to himself, "This can't be…"
His fiery eyes slitted at Skrichey who was now laughing hysterically.
"SKRICHEY, YOU BASTARD!!!! I HATE YOU!!!!" He yelled with anguish and hatred in his voice.
Skrichey was about to take a step forward when a gun shot rang out.
Eriol watched in silence as Skrichey soon fell to the ground, his legs injured by the shot from behind.
"ERIOL!"
"HIIRAGIZAWA!"
Blue eyes looked up as Syaoran and Sakura came running to him in a hurry, followed by a bunch of policemen holding on to Skrichey.
It's…It's finally over…
He dropped his head, tears rolling down endlessly as he embraced the motionless Tomoyo in his hands. He finally stood up, carrying Tomoyo in his arms. Dreary blue eyes met those shocked amber and emerald ones.
"TOMOYO!?" Sakura screamed, shocked at the situation of her friend.
Syaoran gaped before turning into a grim look, "Call the ambulance, Sakura-chan."
Sakura looked up.
"NOW! WE'VE GOT TO GET TOMOYO TO THE HOSPITAL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!" Syaoran ordered.
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"LET ME GO!!! I'VE GOT TO SEE HER!!!" Eriol struggled against Syaoran's strong arms, preventing him from entering the operation room.
"JUST COOL IT, ERIOL! SHE'LL BE FINE!" Syaoran yelled. Eriol finally dropped to the ground in despair.
"She won't be fine…" He leant back on the wall with pain written all over his face, "I was the one who got her into this…It's all my fault…"
Syaoran looked down sympathetically at Eriol before sitting down beside him on the ground.
"Eriol…Did you ever wondered why she had done that?" The amber-eyed boy asked softly.
"She said she wanted to protect me…" He lowered his head, tears welling once more in his eyes.
"And that's because she loves you, isn't it?" Syaoran made it sound like a statement more than a question.
Silence as a sob was heard soon enough.
"I don't know…" Eriol finally whispered, crying all over again.
"And you love her, isn't it?" He asked the question again which Eriol had denied every time.
He looked up into those comforting amber eyes, "…I don't know…"
"You do love her, Eriol…Trust me. You were always so cold and so emotionless. Everybody feared you and called you a 'snowman'. But who was the one who changed it all? Tomoyo. She was the one who showed you that life is not only about hatred and vengeance and that life is still something meaningful after all. She showed you how to smile, how to be happy and you dare say you aren't happy being with her?"
Syaoran continued, "And if you didn't love her, why had you gone searching for her for so many hours non-stop when she was missing? Wasn't it because you wanted to find her and see her again? Wasn't it because you love her and couldn't wait to feel her again?"
I love her…I DO love her…I was always so afraid that I would wake up one day and see her gone…I was always so protective of her, making sure that she was always safe…I was always so cold and all…But she always managed to make me smile not matter what…
Tears continued to fall endlessly as the truth hit him.
"I'm so stupid, aren't I?" He finally managed to say the words he had kept in his heart for so long, "I never knew…" He began to choke on his words, more tears spilling out, "And now it's too late…"
"It's never too late to tell someone your feelings, Eriol…" Sakura finally said, looking at those crying blue eyes, "When Tomoyo wakes up, tell her you love her."
"She won't wake up…" He said dreadfully.
"Eriol…You have to believe in her…She's a strong girl…She'll get through this…Believe her…" Syaoran comforted as Eriol continued crying on the shoulders of the amber-eyed boy.
"It's alright, Eriol…" Syaoran said, patting the blue-eyed boy on the back.
I really hope everything's alright…
Hours soon passed when the operation door finally opened. The three friends sprang up from the ground, rushing towards the surgeon.
"Doctor, how is she!?" Eriol asked anxiously, eyes full of indescribable expression.
The doctor lifted off his face mask, bowing down his head.
"She…She needs a miracle to survive. It all depends on her now."
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"Tomoyo…" Eriol whispered as he held her hand in his. She looked so peaceful lying on the bed, eyes closed and dreaming somewhere, perhaps.
"Tomoyo…Please wake up…I've so much that I want to tell you…" He murmured, leaning forward to watch her serene face.
She didn't move.
"Tomoyo…I promise I won't let you go once you wake up…" He vowed, his hand brushing those dark tresses off from her closed eyes.
"You know what? I'm here still praying that you will wake up. I believe you will…" He dipped his head, "But what if you don't? I'll lose you forever…"
"I'm so blind in the past…Not to see how much you meant to me…You told me to cherish everything that I have because I'll never know how much it meant until I lose it. I never took that sentence for consideration. Wasn't I so stupid?" He murmured.
"You were always there to make me smile, make me laugh…You were the one who showed me that life isn't just about hatred and that it consists of so much more than that…Laughter, joy, smiles and happiness…"
His eyes softened.
"Wake up, won't you? I still have so much things to do with you…So much things to tell you…"
She needs a miracle to survive…
"I'll keep praying for a miracle, Tomoyo…" Eriol whispered, "Don't leave me yet…"
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END OF CHAPPIE!!!!!
Yay! I've finally quit my usual cliffy endings! But I guess I got you guys hanging whether Tomoyo will die OR not…
..:: TEARS ::..
DUN DIE, TOMOYO!!!!!!!!!!! ERIOL WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU!!!!!!!
R n r!!!!!
As always,
Mysterio000
Ps. The almighty one!