Chapter six: The theatre of courtship.
Tomoyo was dressed to go to the theatre, Eriol had got them tickets to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. She looked in the mirror at the dress, gloves, cardigan and shoes which Eriol had brought as a gift for her.
The dress was sky blue with a love heart neckline the sleeves were puffed. The gloves went up to just below her elbow they were white silk. The cardigan was white with three-quarter length sleeves it had a lovely- crinkled edge and tied up over her bust. The shoes were also white they were high heels. Tomoyo couldn't believe that Eriol had brought all of this for her.
He had shown her what was in all but two of the parcels he had got from Harrods earlier. There was a dress for Sakura, a suit for Yue, A dress for Ruby, a suit for Touya. The other two Eriol had shown her surprised Tomoyo, they were a pendant and a ring from Sakura for Yue and Yukito, and a ring for Sakura from Yue and Yukito.
Eriol knocked on her door.
"Tomoyo-chan are you ready?"
Tomoyo quickly sprayed on some perfume and walked out; when she saw Eriol she froze. Eriol was dressed in a black tuxedo with a light blue shirt. Over this he wore a fitted dress coat that flared at his waist and went to his ankles, it looked like a cloak. In his left hand he held a top hat and gloves.
"Eriol, you look so..dashing."
Eriol blushed slightly and looked at the floor.
"Tomoyo-chan you look radiant tonight, like a spring flower."
Tomoyo went tomato red, she didn't know where to look. Suddenly her eyes met with Eriol's, he stepped up to her and took her hands in his, which sent a warm feeling through Tomoyo's body. Eriol leant down towards her and was just about to kiss her again when the phone rang in her room. Eriol froze; Tomoyo looked at the door of her room.
"It could be Yue-san about Sakura-chan's condition," she said, looking back at him. "I'll be right back."
Eriol let go of her and nodded. Tomoyo went into her room and picked up the phone.
"Mochi mochi, is this Tomoyo-chan?"
"Yes, who is it?"
"It's Ruby-sempai, I'm glad I caught you before you went out."
"Hello, Ruby-sempai. How is Sakura-chan?"
"She's much better, she's sitting up and eating now. Sakura-chan and Shaolan-kun have split up, they decided they didn't love each other any more."
"How are things going between Yukito-san and Sakura-chan now?"
"I don't know I haven't been able to get near them," said Ruby in a rather injured tone. "Here is Mitsuki-san she can tell you."
"Hello Tomoyo-chan, how's London?"
"Oh just fine. Oh would you tell Sakura-chan and Yue-san, separately if possible, that Eriol-kun picked up their packages. How are those two getting along now?"
"Well Sakura-chan seems to be recovering very quickly, so I would say very well." Miss Mitsuki said and Tomoyo could hear her smile.
"Do you think that she has fallen in love with him?" Tomoyo asked in a whisper.
"If Sakura-chan hasn't than, I would say she is on her way to doing so. But I think she might well have done already."
Tomoyo grinned to herself.
"Thank you, Mitsuki-sensei, I have to go now or I and Eriol-kun will be late. Tell Sakura-chan I send my love and hope she gets well soon and tell the others hi from me, ok?"
"Alright, have fun, see you soon."
"Bye."
Tomoyo placed the receiver down; she quietly walked out of the room and locked the door. Eriol was waiting patiently in the hallway for her, sitting on a chair: after she had come out and locked the door, he rose and offered her his arm.
"Well, shall we go?"
Tomoyo smiled at him and took his arm.
"Yes, let's."
As they walked along to the main entrance of the hotel, Eriol spoke to Tomoyo.
"Well, how is Sakura-chan?"
"Much better, she and Yukito-san appear to be getting along very well now, so she is recovering her strength very quickly."
"Oh good, I'm glad to hear that things are better between them, I was worried for a while."
"Mitsuki-sensei said they were getting very close."
Eriol smiled deep inside: he felt like jumping for joy and shouting at the top of his voice but he merely replied, "I was hoping that would happen."
They walked out of the entrance of the Ritz where they were staying and got into a cab.
"Her Majesty's Theatre please," said Eriol.
They sat down and the cab made its way to the theatre. When they arrived they got out of the cab: the theatre was white marble with wooden double doors leading into it. Eriol took Tomoyo's hand and led her in, he handed their tickets to an usher who took off the stubs. Eriol led Tomoyo into a small waiting area where they sat: all the chairs were cushioned in red velvet. This area slowly filled as more people arrived to watch the show.
Eriol bought Tomoyo lemonade, he also purchased two programs: one for himself and one for Tomoyo. Eventually the announcement came:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats for tonight's performance of 'Phantom of the Opera'. Please note no smoking, filming or photography of the performance is allowed. Please switch off all mobile phones and pagers before entering the auditorium."
Eriol smiled at Tomoyo.
"Here we go: all set?"
Tomoyo nodded, she rose and followed Eriol up the stairs, and she noticed he was following the signs for the box. As they reached the top of the stairs an usher checked their tickets and opened the door. Tomoyo stared: they were in one of the boxes, the most expensive seats in the house. She looked at Eriol, who smiled at her. Tomoyo wasn't sure if he was doing all of this for her, or if this was what he normally did when he went to the theatre. Eriol took Tomoyo's hand and seated her in a soft red velvet cushioned chair next to his; then he sat down quietly next to her. The lights dimmed and the curtains opened.
Tomoyo was dressed to go to the theatre, Eriol had got them tickets to see Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. She looked in the mirror at the dress, gloves, cardigan and shoes which Eriol had brought as a gift for her.
The dress was sky blue with a love heart neckline the sleeves were puffed. The gloves went up to just below her elbow they were white silk. The cardigan was white with three-quarter length sleeves it had a lovely- crinkled edge and tied up over her bust. The shoes were also white they were high heels. Tomoyo couldn't believe that Eriol had brought all of this for her.
He had shown her what was in all but two of the parcels he had got from Harrods earlier. There was a dress for Sakura, a suit for Yue, A dress for Ruby, a suit for Touya. The other two Eriol had shown her surprised Tomoyo, they were a pendant and a ring from Sakura for Yue and Yukito, and a ring for Sakura from Yue and Yukito.
Eriol knocked on her door.
"Tomoyo-chan are you ready?"
Tomoyo quickly sprayed on some perfume and walked out; when she saw Eriol she froze. Eriol was dressed in a black tuxedo with a light blue shirt. Over this he wore a fitted dress coat that flared at his waist and went to his ankles, it looked like a cloak. In his left hand he held a top hat and gloves.
"Eriol, you look so..dashing."
Eriol blushed slightly and looked at the floor.
"Tomoyo-chan you look radiant tonight, like a spring flower."
Tomoyo went tomato red, she didn't know where to look. Suddenly her eyes met with Eriol's, he stepped up to her and took her hands in his, which sent a warm feeling through Tomoyo's body. Eriol leant down towards her and was just about to kiss her again when the phone rang in her room. Eriol froze; Tomoyo looked at the door of her room.
"It could be Yue-san about Sakura-chan's condition," she said, looking back at him. "I'll be right back."
Eriol let go of her and nodded. Tomoyo went into her room and picked up the phone.
"Mochi mochi, is this Tomoyo-chan?"
"Yes, who is it?"
"It's Ruby-sempai, I'm glad I caught you before you went out."
"Hello, Ruby-sempai. How is Sakura-chan?"
"She's much better, she's sitting up and eating now. Sakura-chan and Shaolan-kun have split up, they decided they didn't love each other any more."
"How are things going between Yukito-san and Sakura-chan now?"
"I don't know I haven't been able to get near them," said Ruby in a rather injured tone. "Here is Mitsuki-san she can tell you."
"Hello Tomoyo-chan, how's London?"
"Oh just fine. Oh would you tell Sakura-chan and Yue-san, separately if possible, that Eriol-kun picked up their packages. How are those two getting along now?"
"Well Sakura-chan seems to be recovering very quickly, so I would say very well." Miss Mitsuki said and Tomoyo could hear her smile.
"Do you think that she has fallen in love with him?" Tomoyo asked in a whisper.
"If Sakura-chan hasn't than, I would say she is on her way to doing so. But I think she might well have done already."
Tomoyo grinned to herself.
"Thank you, Mitsuki-sensei, I have to go now or I and Eriol-kun will be late. Tell Sakura-chan I send my love and hope she gets well soon and tell the others hi from me, ok?"
"Alright, have fun, see you soon."
"Bye."
Tomoyo placed the receiver down; she quietly walked out of the room and locked the door. Eriol was waiting patiently in the hallway for her, sitting on a chair: after she had come out and locked the door, he rose and offered her his arm.
"Well, shall we go?"
Tomoyo smiled at him and took his arm.
"Yes, let's."
As they walked along to the main entrance of the hotel, Eriol spoke to Tomoyo.
"Well, how is Sakura-chan?"
"Much better, she and Yukito-san appear to be getting along very well now, so she is recovering her strength very quickly."
"Oh good, I'm glad to hear that things are better between them, I was worried for a while."
"Mitsuki-sensei said they were getting very close."
Eriol smiled deep inside: he felt like jumping for joy and shouting at the top of his voice but he merely replied, "I was hoping that would happen."
They walked out of the entrance of the Ritz where they were staying and got into a cab.
"Her Majesty's Theatre please," said Eriol.
They sat down and the cab made its way to the theatre. When they arrived they got out of the cab: the theatre was white marble with wooden double doors leading into it. Eriol took Tomoyo's hand and led her in, he handed their tickets to an usher who took off the stubs. Eriol led Tomoyo into a small waiting area where they sat: all the chairs were cushioned in red velvet. This area slowly filled as more people arrived to watch the show.
Eriol bought Tomoyo lemonade, he also purchased two programs: one for himself and one for Tomoyo. Eventually the announcement came:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats for tonight's performance of 'Phantom of the Opera'. Please note no smoking, filming or photography of the performance is allowed. Please switch off all mobile phones and pagers before entering the auditorium."
Eriol smiled at Tomoyo.
"Here we go: all set?"
Tomoyo nodded, she rose and followed Eriol up the stairs, and she noticed he was following the signs for the box. As they reached the top of the stairs an usher checked their tickets and opened the door. Tomoyo stared: they were in one of the boxes, the most expensive seats in the house. She looked at Eriol, who smiled at her. Tomoyo wasn't sure if he was doing all of this for her, or if this was what he normally did when he went to the theatre. Eriol took Tomoyo's hand and seated her in a soft red velvet cushioned chair next to his; then he sat down quietly next to her. The lights dimmed and the curtains opened.