I Just Wanted a Normal Life
By: pnaixrose
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THE GREAT REVIEWS! Don't worry, you'll find out what Syaoran and Eriol are hiding about the Li clan soon. Probably not in this chapter, but soon. Oh yeah before I forget, I would like to apologize if the characters' personalities are all wrong. I know that some people like them with their own personalities and sometimes in my story they may get all out of hand.
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or the characters, just the additional ones. Please don't sue me.
Chapter 4: She's the Angel Lady
"It…it's her…" Syaoran said shocked as he looked at the picture of Sakura's mother. The same comforting emerald eyes. The same flowing silver hair. The same loving, gentle expression on her face.
It was her.
"I told you she looked like my mom."
"So…I knew your mom since I was four?"
Sakura nodded slowly, wondering what it all meant. "I guess so…"
"So Tomoyo, do you think we're ready for that recital?" Eriol and Tomoyo have just finished practicing their song and were just leaving the school's music room. For the school recital, Eriol had been chosen to play the piano and Tomoyo was chosen to do a solo. They had been practicing for quite some time already and were as ready as ever.
"Yeah I guess…" Tomoyo replied slightly sadly.
He noted her sad tone of voice. "What's wrong?"
"Oh it's nothing. I just remembered that my mother isn't going to be at home…" she said, forcing a slight smile.
"Do you get to see your mom a lot?"
"No…and I really want to practice the song we're doing to somebody. I was hoping that I could sing it to her."
"But you sing beautifully already…" 'Just like an angel…' Eriol added silently to himself.
Tomoyo blushed at his compliment. "Arigatou…"
"Hey why don't you come over my house for a while?" he suggested, wanting to wipe the sorrow off her expression. "We can perform for Nakuru and Spinel Sun. I'm sure they won't mind, it would also get them to stop fighting for a while."
Tomoyo's saddened eyes lit up, happy at the prospect of not spending yet another night in a big house surrounded by maids and butlers. "Are you sure?"
He only smiled behind his round glasses. "Yes. Of course."
"Alright! Let's go!"
Tomoyo and Eriol started to walk to his house in a happy silence. Throughout the way, Eriol took glances at her, satisfied with himself that she was no longer frowning. This girl didn't deserve to spend her life in loneliness every night. No, not Daidouji Tomoyo.
'As long as she's happy, I'll be happy too.' Eriol thought.
They walked in silence the whole way thinking their own thoughts. Night was starting to swallow the sun when they arrived to Eriol's mansion. When they entered the house, they spotted flour riddled all over the kitchen. And of course Nakuru and Suppi were fighting yet again, both covered in a layer of flour.
"Oh Master you're home!" Nakuru said cheerfully as if nothing happened.
"It's all her fault!" Suppi shouted in exasperation.
"What happened?" Eriol asked calmly, as if used to these antics.
"Er…I was trying to bake a cake. But then Suppi came and said I did it wrong…" Nakuru explained slowly.
Eriol stopped her explaining with a sigh. "Alright let's clean up…" Eriol said with a smile.
"I'll help too, Eriol." Tomoyo replied.
"Oh, Tomoyo you don't have to."
"But I want to in exchange for letting me come over."
"You're welcome here anytime though."
She looked at him stubbornly with a grin on her face. "Oh just let me help."
Eriol smiled. "Fine you win."
Nakuru and Suppi heard their little conversation and smiled at each other.
"Master, you invited Lady Tomoyo?" Nakuru asked innocently.
"Yes…why do you ask?"
"Is it possible we might have a mistress now?" Suppi asked suspiciously.
"WHAT!?" Tomoyo and Eriol said in unison.
"Well we were just thinking that you two were a couple. You have invited her over a lot, Master. And you talk abo-" Nakuru didn't get to finish. Eriol had his hand on her mouth already.
"…don't listen to them…" Eriol told Tomoyo with a nervous smile on his face.
Eriol gave Nakuru and Suppi a glare and said to them, "So do you want to hear us perform our song? Maybe after we all pitch in to clean this mess?" he asked eager to change the subject.
"Yeah sure!" they replied.
After they finished cleaning the huge mess, they went into the den where there was a huge piano. Eriol sat and played the piano while Tomoyo sang her song with a beautiful melodious voice. It echoed throughout the house like a lullaby, settling a comforting feeling upon their hearts.
'She really does sound like an angel.' Eriol thought, lost in a trance as he felt her voice move him. He had practiced this song with her about a hundred times, but very time, it still got to him.
Meanwhile, Nakuru was having some thoughts of her own. 'This is a perfect chance for them to be alone.'
When they finished Nakuru and Suppi clapped enthusiastically.
"Master Eriol was right. You do sound like an angel, Lady Tomoyo," Spinel Sun said with honesty.
"Thank you." Tomoyo smiled sweetly while blushing.
"Well we've got work to do don't we, Suppi?" Nakuru said standing up suddenly.
"No…not that I remem-"
"DON'T WE, SUPPI!?"
"O-Oh yeah…" he said as he was stuffed under Nakuru's arm. "See you later Lady Tomoyo. Master." Nakuru pranced out of the room after taking a bow, the smaller guardian still being suffocated under her arm.
At first everything was quiet but then Tomoyo noted just how beautiful the grand window that practically covered the entire wall was. She took Eriol's hand and pulled him over to it, engrossed with how beautiful the site was outside.
"Wow…"
It was nighttime and the stars and the moon was out. Plus with the fireflies fluttering around, it was extra beautiful.
"Eriol, do you always see this? It's amazing." Tomoyo asked in awe.
"Well most of the time I don't notice. But since you pointed it out…it really is beautiful."
"I would never see this view from my room."
"Why not?"
"There are some trees that block the sky."
"Well you can come over here and see it whenever you like."
She smiled at his thoughtfulness. "Thank you…for everything."
Eriol looked at her eyes. "What do you mean?"
"You certainly know how to make a girl happy. You're the only one who understands me. Sakura's a great friend but sometimes she's dense. I know that Syaoran is also a great friend but he doesn't really show it. Usually it is I giving the advice and comfort to people. But you're the only one who I never had to give advice to. You're the only one who gives ME advice." She gave a big sigh. "It's a big relief sometimes...to be around you."
Eriol smiled at her silently.
Their eyes met. Slowly their lips moved towards the other.
Slowly…
Slowly…
Slowly…
Getting nearer…
And nearer…
And nearer…
When…
The door burst open.
"MASTER!"
Nakuru and Suppi saw that Eriol and Tomoyo were almost about to kiss.
"AWWW MAN! Bad timing huh?" Nakuru yelled pouting at their poor time.
"…what's wrong?" Eriol asked as if nothing had happened. But Tomoyo was blushing, too embarrassed to say anything.
Suppi continued what Nakuru didn't finish, "It's about Master Syaoran…"
"Nani?"
Nakuru moved aside. People were behind her. Eriol and Tomoyo recognized them at once. Syaoran's mom and four sisters, Fuutie, Shiefa, Fanren and Feimei. Yelan looked very grave and saddened while her usual perky daughters looked like they've been crying.
"Is…it almost…time?" Eriol could barely get the words out.
"Yes…" Yelan answered.
"Oh god…"
"Eriol, what's happening?" Tomoyo asked. All she got was a worried look from Eriol.
"Come on…we have to find my 'lil descendant'."
"Syaoran?"
"Yes?"
"If my mother didn't stop you from….doing that….then would you..." She drew an sharp intake of breath. Sakura didn't want to say the word. "Would you not be here right now?"
He didn't answer and only avoided her eyes.
Kero's head suddenly popped up from Sakura's drawer. "Hey Sakura can you get me some foo-YOU!"
Syaoran and Kero immediately got caught in a glaring contest with each other.
"Stop you guys." Sakura sweat dropped at the familiar scene.
"Hmph…fine. Well I'm going to get food…" Kero glared at Syaoran, "Don't you dare do ANYTHING to her!"
Syaoran glared back at him, "What do you mean by anything?"
"…Look gaki…just don't touch her…"
"AND WHY WOULD I DO THAT?!"
"…you guys are sooo slow…" Kero grinned when he left the room.
"S-S-Sorry about that…don't listen to him…"
'God I don't believe I'm thinking this but, I'll miss that stuffed animal too,' Syaoran abruptly thought.
"Syaoran?"
"Oh…sorry what?"
She had seen the look of grief pass through his eyes. "…Now can you can me what you and Eriol are hiding? What's going to happen?"
Syaoran looked down, "I can't tell you…not yet…"
"Syaoran…"
'Should I tell her how I feel about her? I won't be able to later on…wait I shouldn't, she'll just laugh…but what if she doesn't? I have to tell her then I guess…oh god…'
"…Syaoran?…" Sakura was worried. It looked like he was trying hard to decide on something.
"Oh, what? Sorry…" Syaoran said as he looked into her eyes. Emerald eyes locked into amber eyes. They just sat there trying to stop looking into the other's eyes but they were unsuccessful. Soon, like Eriol and Tomoyo, their lips started to move slowly to the other's.
Slowly…
Slowy…
Slowly…
Getting nearer…
And nearer…
And nearer…
When…
The door bursts open
"MASTER SYAORAN!" Nakuru shouted as she burst opened the door.
She saw that once again she had interrupted something again, "AWWWW KAWAII! STUPID ME I KEEP ON DOING THAT!" Nakuru pouted.
"Hoe!" Sakura shouted in surprise, her cheeks red.
Syaoran and Sakura saw that behind Nakuru were Eriol, Tomoyo, Suppi, Syaoran's mother and his sisters, Sakura's dad and brother, Yukito and Kero. Fujitaka, Touya, Yukito and Kero came from downstairs because they were wondering what was happening when Eriol and a bunch of people barged in.
"GAKI! WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH MY SISTER?!" Touya shouted.
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH HER!" Kero shouted.
"… ehhh…w-what! I-I wasn't!…" Syaoran sputtered, red as a tomato.
"KAWAII!" Tomoyo shouted with star eyes and of course she was recording all what had happened in her camera since they opened the door.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU GAKI!" Touya and Kero said in unison.
"Stop Touya, Kero. I'm sure they can explain!"
Fujitaka was holding back Kero while Yukito was holding back Touya.
"…oh god…" Sakura mumbled as she sweat dropped.
Throughout the commotion, Syaoran looked up at his mother in confusion "What are you doing here mother?"
He saw the solemn look on their faces and he also saw the look on Eriol, Nakuru and Suppi. And suddenly, he already knew. He mumbled a curse under his breath.
Touya and Kero calmed down to look at the scene. Everyone was silent. And everyone (except Syaoran and his family, Eriol, Nakuru and Spinel Sun) thought the same thing: 'What the heck is going on?'
"The elders felt his powers and he is about to destroy the dimension that he was trapped in. He's going to get out sooner than we thought," Yelan informed solemnly.
"…H-How soon?" Syaoran stammered.
"Next week…"
"Nani?! That soon?!" Eriol said enraged.
"We can't do anything about it," she continued quietly.
Syaoran just stood there, thoughts racing his mind again while Eriol and his mother continued to argue. One thought just kept repeating itself.
'Next week…I'm…I'm…going…to…..'
Syaoran ran (once again) out of the room and out of the house. Sakura started to follow him, not liking the distraught look on his face, however Eriol stopped her by placing an arm in front of her path.
"He needs time to think…" he said gravely.
"But what is going on?" Fujitaka asked, blinking from behind his glasses.
Touya pointed an accusing finger at Yelan and Eriol. "Yeah…we all should know! We already know about the Clow Cards and everything! What else are you hiding?!"
Yukito suddenly turned into Yue and turned to Eriol saying, "What is going on, Clow?"
"You mean none of you know what's going to happen?" Shiefa squeaked out.
All was silent.
"You didn't even tell the Card Mistress or her guardians, Clow?" Fuutie asked.
"I couldn't," Eriol answered, his palms turned into fists. It was just to difficult to say...
"THEN TELL US NOW!" Yue said angrily.
"Please, Eriol." Tomoyo added. She had put down her camcorder and stopped recording.
"…I'm sorry…it really should be Syaoran telling you." Eriol said.
"I told him he didn't have to take the position as leader, but he was determined…well Eriol, I guess we'll have to stay at your house tonight…" Yelan said with a sigh, "Xiao Lang would not want us there in his apartment. He needs time to think."
'No!…I don't want to say good-bye to everyone…' Syaoran thought as he ran to his apartment as quick as he can. He didn't hear anything except his thoughts blaring in his head, not even his footsteps slapping against the sidewalk.
'But…I have to…I don't want Sakura to be killed…god why does life have to be so difficult! I just wanted a normal life! I didn't want to learn how to fight and kill…and I don't want any magic. I want a normal life!'
He had always thought that if he wasn't born in the Li family, he would've had a chance to be happy, to be a normal teenager. But then, another thought came to mind, stopping all of that.
'But then…I guess wouldn't have met everyone…I wouldn't have met her. Maybe it's worth all this pain, all this complication after all.'
And as he ran, thoughts and images of her filling his mind...he knew in his heart that she was worth all this pain.