A/n: Gawd, I'm in a major slump right now in writing this fanfiction. . .that's why it took me so long to update!! God, I think I wrote like at least 10 drafts before this chapter. . .so I was really down on ideas. But anyways, this is going to be the last E/T chapter in this fic. . . next chap would be S/S for sure!!
The other reason why I was taking so long to update is because I was working very hard on this new fic ^_^ (Yay!! I got a new idea!!) PLEASE go and read my other fic if you have time and tell me what you think of it ^_^ (http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1174972) ARIGATOU MINNA- SAN!!!
Disclaimer: First of all, I totally don't own Cardcaptor Sakura or any of itz characters. Second, I also don't own the story "If You Only Knew", and of course it belongs to kawaiiteddybear, but I have been given full permission from her to write the sequal.
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ENDLESS PASSION
Chapter 9 - True Love Revealed
"Twenty minutes. . ." Tomoyo glanced at her watch and counted the amount of time she had been waiting in the café.
"Why hasn't he arrived yet? Why was Sakura with him this morning?" Tomoyo couldn't keep her mind off of these thoughts. She drowned her sorrow with the third cup of iced tea she ordered. "I'll wait for another ten minutes. . ."
Tomoyo noticed other couples around her, somewhat admiring their relationships. Then she thought of Eriol again, and unpleasant thoughts filled her head. 'Eriol. . . he hasn't been talking to me for these few days. . . he hasn't called me for a long time. Why. . . . . is he changing so suddenly. Is it because. . . . no. . . . it can't be. . . . is it because of Sakura? But. . .How?? Sakura has been my best friend for over ten years. . . . . . . .' Tears started to mount at the side of her eyes, as she waited patiently for Eriol.
In just a flash, ten minutes passed, and still no sign of Eriol. "Sigh, I guess he forgot about me. I might as well leave. . ."
"Tomoyo! Where are you going?" A feminine voice rang in Tomoyo's ears.
Tomoyo quickly turned around, because she recognized the voice as Sakura's. "Sakura!! When did you get here? I didn't even notice you coming in!" Tomoyo said in a blur. Beside Sakura was Eriol, who wore a bright smile on his face, like always.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Tomoyo," Eriol apologized with courtesy.
"Don't blame on yourself Eriol!" Sakura suddenly interrupted, then turned to Tomoyo. "I'm so sorry! It was all my fault. . . I just had to drag him to get his opinion of this dress I saw downtown. Today that dress was on sale, so I had to be the first one to get it before the store even opened!! So. . . I had no idea of what time it was. . . I'm so sorry!!!"
'Eriol went shopping with Sakura. . ." Tomoyo felt her heart being stabbed with pain. "It's alright. . . . " Tomoyo answered in a weak voice.
"Are you alright, Tomoyo? Is something wrong?" Sakura asked, since she recognized Tomoyo's sad expression immediately.
"I'm alright. . .really. . .thank you Sakura for being so caring. . ." Tomoyo replied, forcing a smile to hide her painful feeling behind her face.
"Well, alright. I have to go now!" Sakura announced. "Have a great time!" She waved to Tomoyo and Eriol, and winked at the same time, then bursted out the doors.
"So. . . . what was it that you want to tell me about?" Eriol piped up.
"Oh . . . . It's nothing really important. . . . . I just wanted to see you and spend some time alone with you. . . ." Tomoyo faked her answer, since she originally wanted to spend this time to understand what happening with their relationship.
Eriol replied, "I had the same thought in my mind too!! It's just that Sakura dragged me out to the deparment store so early in the morning for no reason!"
"I understand. . ." Tomoyo weakly commented.
"Oh, and did you hear about Sakura?" Eriol brought up a new topic.
Tomoyo shook her head, signalling a no.
"Well. . . She told me earlier this week that she had enough of Syaoran's attitude, and now she had decided to go steady with Josh." Eriol told her casually.
Tomoyo was shocked, but she wasn't in the mood to answer Eriol.
More unpleasant thoughts ran through Tomoyo's mind again. 'Eriol. . .he's been talking about Sakura all the time since we've sat down. . .why can't he understand how I'm feeling right now? Why is he putting Sakura in front of me!!" Tomoyo became so frustrated in her mind that she spilled the whole cup of iced tea on her lap.
"Oh no!" Tomoyo shrieked, since she adored the short that she had just ruined.
"Tomoyo! Do you need any help?" Eriol asked in a concerned tone.
"It's ok, I'll just clean my clothes in the washroom. . ." Tomoyo replied as she went to the washroom.
As she turned on the water on the faucet, she looked at herself at the mirror. 'How. . . . . how could I ever possibly be jealous of Sakura? Why am I being so childish??' Tomoyo's mind is mushed up with a billion feelings crumpled together. 'God, what was I thinking. . .'
She tried to scrub of the stain on her shirt with a wet towel, but the water didn't seem to be strong enough for the work. Tomoyo scrubbed harder, as frustration grew in her mind. She scrubbed and scrubbed, until her frustration reached to the peak, she threw the towel across the counter and collapsed on the ground.
Tomoyo felt like her heart has been torn into pieces. She felt useless and painful hin her heart, and there's nothing she could do but collapse and cry. 'Why??? Why did they do this to me? All I wanted was to be loved. . .but why did she had to take everything away from me? She was my best friend all along. . .and she's also the one putting me into this pain!' Tomoyo couldn't resist these thoughts, and tears had finally been bursted out. She didn't want to care about anything else, and she felt completely worn out.
There was a sudden knock on the washroom door outside, and a masculine voice was shouting through, "Tomoyo!! Tomoyo!! Are you alright?? You've been in the washroom for a while!" Tomoyo immediately recognized it as Eriol's voice.
Tomoyo didn't care, and she didn't want to reply, and continued sobbing in her arms in her curled up position on the floor.
"Tomoyo!! Are you in there! Answer me!!" Eriol shouted louder.
Tomoyo still didn't give the effort to reply.
A tinge of fright suddenly hit Eriol. "Tomoyo!! Are you alright!! Don't scare me!!!! TOMOYO!!!!" Eriol was knocking on the washroom door like crazy, drawing everyone's attention. "Tomoyo!! I'm going to come in!! Please, say something!!!"
Tomoyo couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly bursted, "Leave me alone!!"
Eriol, who was surprised by the reply, but relieved at the same time since Tomoyo replied finally.
"Tomoyo? Is everything ok, are you alright?? Please, talk to me!" Eriol continued shouting through the door.
"I said. . . . LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" Tomoyo screamed, and finally bursted out of the washroom door. She covered her face with her hands to hide the tears as she ripped through the crowded café and ran straight out.
"TOMOYO!!" Eriol called as he followed her. He felt extrememly startled, because he was reminded of Tomoyo's cold stare when she opened the washroom door. 'Tomoyo. . . I never thought this would happen.. Her eyes. . . . it was the coldest ones I've ever seen. . . . . Gosh, what have I done??'
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Running as fast as she can, and as far as she can, Tomoyo kept on running until she finds a quiet spot. 'Why. . . what did I just do? All I wanted to do was to talk to Eriol. . .why did everything had to turn out this way??' Tomoyo feels her heart beating faster than ever, so she decided to stop at penguin park, since she didn't notice how far she had ran already. She refuse to sit at the benches because she didn't want to be seen, so she hides herself inside the bushes and sits beside a large tree. Tomoyo was breathing very hard, and she was crying at the same time.
In a little while, Eriol caught it very quickly . He entered the park and he looked around to find traces of Tomoyo. "Tomoyo!! Are you here? Please, Tomoyo!! Please tell me what's wrong!!" Eriol shouted.
Tomoyo heard every single word very clearly, but she continued to hide from him.
For some reason, Eriol had a feeling that he was sure Tomoyo's in penguin park. "Tomoyo, please don't hide from me! I'm sorry for whatever I'd done wrong. . . but please. . . I can't stand the thought of you hiding from me!!" Eriol, who was also tired from all that running, collapsed on the ground.
Tomoyo saw Eriol and wanted to come out and help him up very badly, but she was stubborn and she wouldn't move from her spot.
Eriol stood up, and announced in a very loud voice. "Tomoyo!! If you choose not to come out and see me, then I'll tell you everything right now. . . . . . . . . I don't know why you're mad at me, but I want to tell you that I'm very sorry for what I've done! Tomoyo, please understand that I love you more than anything in the world and I am willing to risk my life just for the sake of your safety! I was hoping to tell you this all along . . .but I never had the chance. . ."
Tomoyo perked up and was very curious on what Eriol is going to say next.
" . . . . . Tomoyo! Please, would you marry me!!!"
Silence filled the air. Tomoyo was completely shocked, and yet she had no idea Eriol thought this way all along. Tomoyo wanted to understand if Eriol was serious, so she stepped out and walked right in front of him.
"Eriol, this. . . . this is so sudden. . . . . . . I. . . .I don't know. . . . ."
Eriol didn't let Tomoyo finish and he interrupted her with a tight hug. His embrace relieved Tomoyo, and tears starts to dry off of her face.
"Tomoyo, I was never as serious as I am now. I truly mean it, please let me take care of you for the rest of my life. . ." Eriol whispered the words to Tomoyo's ears.
Tomoyo was very happy to hear every single one of his words, and she felt like the heavy load of pressure had just been removed from her heart. "Eriol. . . .I feel the same way when I'm with you. . ."
A huge smile popped on Eriol's face as he embraced her even tighter. But Tomoyo was still confused about why Sakura was spending so much time with him.
"Eriol. . .there's something I wanted to straighten." Tomoyo stated. "Why was Sakura at your house this morning?"
Eriol chuckled and replied, "Oh! I almost forgot!!" He reached into his pocket and grabbed a small, red case. He opened it in front of Tomoyo, and inside the case contained a diamond-studded ring.
Tomoyo was speechless for a minute. "Eriol. . . . this. . . . this is so. . . . .beautiful!"
"Sakura helped me pick it out this morning. During these two weeks, I was just consoling Sakura because. . . you know. . . the fight between Syaoran and her. So, Sakura wanted to thank me, and she decided to come along with me to buy this wedding ring for you. . ." Eriol was sort of blushing when he explained this to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo suddenly felt stupidity in her mind. 'How could I have been so pessimistic all along? I can't believe I was actually suspicious about Eriol and Sakura. . .' "Oh, Eriol. . .you're the best guy any girl could wish for! I love you!" Tomoyo's tone cheered up.
"And I love you too. . ." Eriol replied back.
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Chibiwinwin: EEK!! So many mistakes. . .but too lazy to edit them =Þ
Yay!! Finally finished this chap. . . again I'M SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!! Thank you for everyone who's being so patient and thanks to those who stayed and waited for this chap!! Thank you everyone!!!
Even though this is a little late. . .but HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!! lol =Þ
The other reason why I was taking so long to update is because I was working very hard on this new fic ^_^ (Yay!! I got a new idea!!) PLEASE go and read my other fic if you have time and tell me what you think of it ^_^ (http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1174972) ARIGATOU MINNA- SAN!!!
Disclaimer: First of all, I totally don't own Cardcaptor Sakura or any of itz characters. Second, I also don't own the story "If You Only Knew", and of course it belongs to kawaiiteddybear, but I have been given full permission from her to write the sequal.
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ENDLESS PASSION
Chapter 9 - True Love Revealed
"Twenty minutes. . ." Tomoyo glanced at her watch and counted the amount of time she had been waiting in the café.
"Why hasn't he arrived yet? Why was Sakura with him this morning?" Tomoyo couldn't keep her mind off of these thoughts. She drowned her sorrow with the third cup of iced tea she ordered. "I'll wait for another ten minutes. . ."
Tomoyo noticed other couples around her, somewhat admiring their relationships. Then she thought of Eriol again, and unpleasant thoughts filled her head. 'Eriol. . . he hasn't been talking to me for these few days. . . he hasn't called me for a long time. Why. . . . . is he changing so suddenly. Is it because. . . . no. . . . it can't be. . . . is it because of Sakura? But. . .How?? Sakura has been my best friend for over ten years. . . . . . . .' Tears started to mount at the side of her eyes, as she waited patiently for Eriol.
In just a flash, ten minutes passed, and still no sign of Eriol. "Sigh, I guess he forgot about me. I might as well leave. . ."
"Tomoyo! Where are you going?" A feminine voice rang in Tomoyo's ears.
Tomoyo quickly turned around, because she recognized the voice as Sakura's. "Sakura!! When did you get here? I didn't even notice you coming in!" Tomoyo said in a blur. Beside Sakura was Eriol, who wore a bright smile on his face, like always.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Tomoyo," Eriol apologized with courtesy.
"Don't blame on yourself Eriol!" Sakura suddenly interrupted, then turned to Tomoyo. "I'm so sorry! It was all my fault. . . I just had to drag him to get his opinion of this dress I saw downtown. Today that dress was on sale, so I had to be the first one to get it before the store even opened!! So. . . I had no idea of what time it was. . . I'm so sorry!!!"
'Eriol went shopping with Sakura. . ." Tomoyo felt her heart being stabbed with pain. "It's alright. . . . " Tomoyo answered in a weak voice.
"Are you alright, Tomoyo? Is something wrong?" Sakura asked, since she recognized Tomoyo's sad expression immediately.
"I'm alright. . .really. . .thank you Sakura for being so caring. . ." Tomoyo replied, forcing a smile to hide her painful feeling behind her face.
"Well, alright. I have to go now!" Sakura announced. "Have a great time!" She waved to Tomoyo and Eriol, and winked at the same time, then bursted out the doors.
"So. . . . what was it that you want to tell me about?" Eriol piped up.
"Oh . . . . It's nothing really important. . . . . I just wanted to see you and spend some time alone with you. . . ." Tomoyo faked her answer, since she originally wanted to spend this time to understand what happening with their relationship.
Eriol replied, "I had the same thought in my mind too!! It's just that Sakura dragged me out to the deparment store so early in the morning for no reason!"
"I understand. . ." Tomoyo weakly commented.
"Oh, and did you hear about Sakura?" Eriol brought up a new topic.
Tomoyo shook her head, signalling a no.
"Well. . . She told me earlier this week that she had enough of Syaoran's attitude, and now she had decided to go steady with Josh." Eriol told her casually.
Tomoyo was shocked, but she wasn't in the mood to answer Eriol.
More unpleasant thoughts ran through Tomoyo's mind again. 'Eriol. . .he's been talking about Sakura all the time since we've sat down. . .why can't he understand how I'm feeling right now? Why is he putting Sakura in front of me!!" Tomoyo became so frustrated in her mind that she spilled the whole cup of iced tea on her lap.
"Oh no!" Tomoyo shrieked, since she adored the short that she had just ruined.
"Tomoyo! Do you need any help?" Eriol asked in a concerned tone.
"It's ok, I'll just clean my clothes in the washroom. . ." Tomoyo replied as she went to the washroom.
As she turned on the water on the faucet, she looked at herself at the mirror. 'How. . . . . how could I ever possibly be jealous of Sakura? Why am I being so childish??' Tomoyo's mind is mushed up with a billion feelings crumpled together. 'God, what was I thinking. . .'
She tried to scrub of the stain on her shirt with a wet towel, but the water didn't seem to be strong enough for the work. Tomoyo scrubbed harder, as frustration grew in her mind. She scrubbed and scrubbed, until her frustration reached to the peak, she threw the towel across the counter and collapsed on the ground.
Tomoyo felt like her heart has been torn into pieces. She felt useless and painful hin her heart, and there's nothing she could do but collapse and cry. 'Why??? Why did they do this to me? All I wanted was to be loved. . .but why did she had to take everything away from me? She was my best friend all along. . .and she's also the one putting me into this pain!' Tomoyo couldn't resist these thoughts, and tears had finally been bursted out. She didn't want to care about anything else, and she felt completely worn out.
There was a sudden knock on the washroom door outside, and a masculine voice was shouting through, "Tomoyo!! Tomoyo!! Are you alright?? You've been in the washroom for a while!" Tomoyo immediately recognized it as Eriol's voice.
Tomoyo didn't care, and she didn't want to reply, and continued sobbing in her arms in her curled up position on the floor.
"Tomoyo!! Are you in there! Answer me!!" Eriol shouted louder.
Tomoyo still didn't give the effort to reply.
A tinge of fright suddenly hit Eriol. "Tomoyo!! Are you alright!! Don't scare me!!!! TOMOYO!!!!" Eriol was knocking on the washroom door like crazy, drawing everyone's attention. "Tomoyo!! I'm going to come in!! Please, say something!!!"
Tomoyo couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly bursted, "Leave me alone!!"
Eriol, who was surprised by the reply, but relieved at the same time since Tomoyo replied finally.
"Tomoyo? Is everything ok, are you alright?? Please, talk to me!" Eriol continued shouting through the door.
"I said. . . . LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" Tomoyo screamed, and finally bursted out of the washroom door. She covered her face with her hands to hide the tears as she ripped through the crowded café and ran straight out.
"TOMOYO!!" Eriol called as he followed her. He felt extrememly startled, because he was reminded of Tomoyo's cold stare when she opened the washroom door. 'Tomoyo. . . I never thought this would happen.. Her eyes. . . . it was the coldest ones I've ever seen. . . . . Gosh, what have I done??'
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Running as fast as she can, and as far as she can, Tomoyo kept on running until she finds a quiet spot. 'Why. . . what did I just do? All I wanted to do was to talk to Eriol. . .why did everything had to turn out this way??' Tomoyo feels her heart beating faster than ever, so she decided to stop at penguin park, since she didn't notice how far she had ran already. She refuse to sit at the benches because she didn't want to be seen, so she hides herself inside the bushes and sits beside a large tree. Tomoyo was breathing very hard, and she was crying at the same time.
In a little while, Eriol caught it very quickly . He entered the park and he looked around to find traces of Tomoyo. "Tomoyo!! Are you here? Please, Tomoyo!! Please tell me what's wrong!!" Eriol shouted.
Tomoyo heard every single word very clearly, but she continued to hide from him.
For some reason, Eriol had a feeling that he was sure Tomoyo's in penguin park. "Tomoyo, please don't hide from me! I'm sorry for whatever I'd done wrong. . . but please. . . I can't stand the thought of you hiding from me!!" Eriol, who was also tired from all that running, collapsed on the ground.
Tomoyo saw Eriol and wanted to come out and help him up very badly, but she was stubborn and she wouldn't move from her spot.
Eriol stood up, and announced in a very loud voice. "Tomoyo!! If you choose not to come out and see me, then I'll tell you everything right now. . . . . . . . . I don't know why you're mad at me, but I want to tell you that I'm very sorry for what I've done! Tomoyo, please understand that I love you more than anything in the world and I am willing to risk my life just for the sake of your safety! I was hoping to tell you this all along . . .but I never had the chance. . ."
Tomoyo perked up and was very curious on what Eriol is going to say next.
" . . . . . Tomoyo! Please, would you marry me!!!"
Silence filled the air. Tomoyo was completely shocked, and yet she had no idea Eriol thought this way all along. Tomoyo wanted to understand if Eriol was serious, so she stepped out and walked right in front of him.
"Eriol, this. . . . this is so sudden. . . . . . . I. . . .I don't know. . . . ."
Eriol didn't let Tomoyo finish and he interrupted her with a tight hug. His embrace relieved Tomoyo, and tears starts to dry off of her face.
"Tomoyo, I was never as serious as I am now. I truly mean it, please let me take care of you for the rest of my life. . ." Eriol whispered the words to Tomoyo's ears.
Tomoyo was very happy to hear every single one of his words, and she felt like the heavy load of pressure had just been removed from her heart. "Eriol. . . .I feel the same way when I'm with you. . ."
A huge smile popped on Eriol's face as he embraced her even tighter. But Tomoyo was still confused about why Sakura was spending so much time with him.
"Eriol. . .there's something I wanted to straighten." Tomoyo stated. "Why was Sakura at your house this morning?"
Eriol chuckled and replied, "Oh! I almost forgot!!" He reached into his pocket and grabbed a small, red case. He opened it in front of Tomoyo, and inside the case contained a diamond-studded ring.
Tomoyo was speechless for a minute. "Eriol. . . . this. . . . this is so. . . . .beautiful!"
"Sakura helped me pick it out this morning. During these two weeks, I was just consoling Sakura because. . . you know. . . the fight between Syaoran and her. So, Sakura wanted to thank me, and she decided to come along with me to buy this wedding ring for you. . ." Eriol was sort of blushing when he explained this to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo suddenly felt stupidity in her mind. 'How could I have been so pessimistic all along? I can't believe I was actually suspicious about Eriol and Sakura. . .' "Oh, Eriol. . .you're the best guy any girl could wish for! I love you!" Tomoyo's tone cheered up.
"And I love you too. . ." Eriol replied back.
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Chibiwinwin: EEK!! So many mistakes. . .but too lazy to edit them =Þ
Yay!! Finally finished this chap. . . again I'M SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!! Thank you for everyone who's being so patient and thanks to those who stayed and waited for this chap!! Thank you everyone!!!
Even though this is a little late. . .but HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!! lol =Þ