"Complicated Life"
By: Na-chan

Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura does no belong to me!!!! Other people own it!!!!! I also do not
own the song Obvious. It belongs to Christina Aguilera.

Chapter 2: Until We Meet

To all those who reviewed thanks! To Ceri, yup, I have seen karekano and this fic is probably
along those lines...
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The sun had risen on yet another beautiful day in the western part of Tokyo where the no. 1
student of the University of Tokyo resided. Unfortunately for her, she was awoken by the sounds
of furniture being moved in next door.

"Who's making all that racket?" the sleepy teenaged girl asked wearily. She was certainly not in
a good mood considering the fact that she was experiencing a headache, probably caused by
drinking too much tea the night before.

Opening the door that led out of her bedroom, she ventured through the living room before going
outside, not caring about how she looked at that moment. Upon reaching the hallway, which
connected all the apartments together, the irritated student noticed that the source of the noise
was coming from the apartment beside hers-number 206.

Eyeing the workers moving the furniture suspiciously, she snapped, "Who's moving in this
apartment?"

"S-Some guy from England, miss." Replied the surprised man who was lifting a chair from the
ground.

"I see." Satisfied with the answer, Tomoyo retreated back to her apartment pushing away her
thoughts of her inconsiderate new neighbor. He was new; she had to give him a chance.

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"Excuse me but may I ask if there is a student by the name of Hiiragizawa Eriol studying in this
university?" Tomoyo asked politely. She couldn't keep her curiosity at bay. Whoever this
Hiiragizawa character was he had to be listed as a threat to dethrone her from her top spot.

The elderly woman looked up from behind the counter. "Ah, Daidouji-san. Please wait a minute."
The woman looked through the file cabinet behind her under the letter H. After a minute, she
shook her head at the younger girl.

"I'm sorry, Daidouji-san. There are no students listed under that name."

"Really? Thank you for your time," Tomoyo said courteously, trying to hide the disappointment in
her soft voice. Turning away from the counter, she pondered on the topic. There was no one in the
whole campus named Hiiragizawa. Then who had tied with her for first place? Whoever thought this
to be a joke was messing with the wrong person.

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Months passed without incident. Finals were coming up. As usual, Tomoyo was in her zone again,
studying until daybreak. She wasn't going to let that Hiiragizawa beat her especially when he
didn't exist or so she thought. Some would call her selfish and self-centered but she had known
no other life than to work for herself.

In the apartment 206 however, that certain Hiiragizawa was also studying for the upcoming final
but not as hard as the girl next door. He knew the material, he had studied it back in London but
he couldn't let his parents down-he HAD to get a high grade.

Trying to concentrate on the book propped in front of him, he couldn't help but smirk as he
recalled the past months. They were the most fun he had in weeks. People were not as uptight here
as they were in London. He had his father to thank for that. Masashi Hiiragizawa was a purebred
Japanese who moved to England in search of a job. There he had met Fennis whom he had married.

Eriol's train of thought was broken by his black cat, Spinel Sun. Though pets were not allowed
inside the apartment building, the boy had managed to persuade the landlady. Spinel was tearing
up his notebook in which he had kept his precious notes.

"Spinel Sun!" the boy was a furious at his pet companion. Snatching the notebook from his cat, he
proceeded to try to retrieve his lost notes but they were already shredded into pieces.

"Meow?" Spinel did not understand why his master was getting angry with him for tearing up a few
sheets of paper. Eriol had never gotten angry at him for tearing up pieces of paper lying on the
floor.

Glaring at the cat, Eriol went to his bedroom, closing the door shut. He was boiling inside. If
he hadn't left the room he could've killed the poor thing.

He laid himself on his comfortable bed. Shutting his weary eyes, he tried to make his anger for
the cat go away. After a few minutes, he had fallen into a deep slumber.

The next week went pretty smoothly with Eriol considering it was the finals. He tried to ignore
Spinel completely but failed miserably. Though he had been giving his pet enough food, he refused
to play with the animal. Some would call it cruelty to animals but Eriol called it due
punishment.

After slaving his hours studying, Eriol finally got through with the finals. He felt so satisfied
he forgot he was ignoring Spinel. The minute he got home he looked for his faithful companion.
After several minutes of looking, he noticed the glass doors of the balcony open.

Cursing under his breath, he slid then open, hoping to find his pet sleeping outside. Then a
horrible thought struck him. What if the cat had fallen from the balcony? It certainly wouldn't
survive the fall. They were seven stories above the ground for Pete's sake!

Panicked, Eriol left his apartment, praying his companion was safe.

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It was late that evening when Tomoyo finally came home. Using her keys to open the locked door,
she slid inside wearily. The finals were over and now she could finally catch up on her sleep.

Not bothering to open the light, she walked to her bedroom. After changing out of her clothes and
into a nightgown, she hurried to bed. She was out immediately. Unbeknownst to her, a small black
cat slid beside her while she was off in dreamland.

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The first rays of sunlight entered the room of the unsuspecting Daidouji, trying its best to make
its presence noticeable. Upon reaching the eyelids of the teenager, these surprised victims
fluttered open, revealing the brilliance of the girl's amethyst eyes.

"Good morning..." she said, a smile playing on her relaxed features. She was still lying on her
bed, not having a care in the world. The finals were over and they were given a break-something
she really needed after hours of stress.

Suddenly, something stirred beside Tomoyo that made her jump. "What was that?" she was obviously
freaked. Maybe she had been watching too many horror flicks. Cautiously, she lifted her printed
blanket from the bed.

"Meow..." came the startled purr from the other occupant of the bed-a black cat. It stared at
Tomoyo with its wide eyes.

Tomoyo sighed in relief. It was only a cat not a monster. "Where'd you come from?" she observed
the animal closely. "It's probably a Bombay." Tomoyo mused. Its black coat of fur was shiny and
it had a collar around its neck in a shape of a sun. The name Spinel Sun was engraved in italics.

"Spinel Sun? That's an odd name." Tomoyo held her hand out to Spinel. She knew it was a trained
animal since it was well taken care of. But if it was well taken care of, why is it here? The
girl couldn't help wondering.

Smiling at the feline, Tomoyo waited for it to come closer. When it did, it licked her the palm
of her hand affectionately. "I'm Tomoyo." The girl whispered softly. She was surprised when the
cat almost smiled at the simple introduction.

Spinel was having his own thoughts. Though he was only an ordinary domestic cat, that didn't mean
he didn't know a good master when he saw one. Since cats don't have consciences, Spinel didn't
even think twice to befriend the human in front of him and feel guilty of having another loyalty
to a certain master next door.

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It had been a few weeks since Spinel had gone missing. Tomoyo had tried to look for the owner but
no one had heard of anyone looking for a lost animal since animals weren't allowed in the
building and these things were the kind of matters people rarely remembered. Eriol hadn't asked
for any help in looking for Spinel-he relied mostly on answers he got from people who lived in
the apartment building who didn't even know that pets were allowed inside the place. He had
almost given up on the search but he still had hope that he would find his furry friend. He
missed that Felis domesticus even if he didn't show it much.

The results of the finals were already posted yesterday but the boy had been too preoccupied to
look them up. Today he had decided to catch a glimpse on the said results-just to make sure he
hadn't done badly and had to be sent back to London. Walking toward the bulletin board where the
listing was, he noticed a raven-haired girl around his age he had never seen around the campus.
She was smiling brightly, which made him think of the goddess Aphrodite in all her glory. What's
wrong with you Hiiragizawa? Concentrate on the task at hand! His mind was commanding him to just
shrug away the thought of the girl. Recognizing a familiar face in the crowd, he decided to make
his way to his friend, thoughts on the beautiful goddess vanishing from his mind.

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Tomoyo was just looking up her name on the listing of results from the finals. She held back a
laugh when she saw that she had beaten that non-existent Hiiragizawa. Smiling profusely, she
turned to Tsubasa who was beside her.

"That went well," the brunette commented when she saw Tomoyo's glowing face.

"Yup. Let's celebrate!"

"Let's go to that new Japanese restaurant that just opened in front of the mall." Tsubasa
suggested. She liked spending time with her friends when they weren't thinking about schoolwork.

"Why not? Maybe later at 8?" Tomoyo was already thinking ahead of time. Who would come with them?
What would she order? Who would pay the bill? But her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a
voice from behind her. Not caring to turn around, she listened on the conversation not paying
much attention to the details

"Tough luck, Hiiragizawa. Daidouji's beaten you." Tomoyo's eyes widened at the name of her rival
who she had thought of to be non-existent. Maybe her hearing was deluding her.

A deep voice replied, "No big deal. Maybe I should go and congratulate her." At that, Tomoyo
turned around quickly. Scanning the crowd, she found only familiar faces and no Hiiragizawa
Eriol.

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"I'm home!" Tomoyo called when she had gotten inside her apartment. Spinel automatically bounded
from the kitchen to his new mistress. "Meow..." it purred, playfully rubbing itself on the girl's
legs.

Tomoyo giggled. "Stop it, Spinel! I'm ticklish..." she picked up the cat from the floor. "Sorry
if you get lonely." She whispered as she stroked its fur back and forth.

"Meow..." Spinel purred once more, as if to say 'don't stop'.

"Sorry but I can't stay for long. I have to go out for dinner." The girl explained as if the
animal understood what she was saying. Surprisingly, it seemed to react to the statement since it
looked at her with its brilliant aquamarine eyes, a hint of pleading in them. For an ordinary
Bombay cat, Spinel was really smart.

Tomoyo groaned. She had seen that look on Spinel's face before. "Don't look at me like that." She
shielded her amethyst eyes from the disarming stare the cat was giving her. Entering the living
room, she sank into the beige couch. Spinel jumped beside her. "But you know what? I don't feel
like going out now..." the girl whispered to her companion.

"Meow." Spinel seemed to nod in agreement.

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It was already midnight and Tomoyo was sitting on the couch watching television-she had canceled
her little celebration bash with her friends. She had settled for something less- a nice homemade
meal with her pet cat who was currently snuggled beside her, asleep.

"...And now a word from our sponsors." Tomoyo switched the appliance off-her eyes were getting
tired from all the radiation the television was emanating. 'I need fresh air...' she thought
rubbing her temples. The balcony would be a good place to start.

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"What's wrong with me? Why can't I sleep?" Eriol raked his fingers through his rumpled hair. He
had gone to bed an hour ago but he still couldn't fall asleep. "Today's the only day I get to
sleep early and this happens," he muttered. 'Maybe I do have insomnia like Okaasan said.' He had
gotten out of bed and was currently staring at the brilliant jewels in the sky. There was no moon
that night but that didn't mean that he couldn't see anything without the light. The lights
coming from the city were enough to let him see clearly.

"The view from here is very beautiful," he whispered wistfully. The scenery before him reminded
him of London at night-something he enjoyed admiring. His thoughts were cut short when he heard a
soft but beautiful feminine voice over the sounds of the cars down below. He was immediately
drawn to it.

Can you hear it in my voice
Was it something I let slip
Does the whole world know
Isn't it obvious?

I'm the one who's in control
Now I'm acting like a fool
Do my feelings show?
Is my face aglow?
Isn't it obvious?

That I don't know what I'm doing anymore
I'm feeling like a little girl
Caught up in emotions
I'm out of control
Isn't it obvious?

The voice suddenly stopped, making Eriol wonder who the singer was. It could have been anyone,
but he felt a sudden bond to that person. Maybe this person understood. Understood him.

'That voice...I need to meet whoever owns it. I will find her.'

~~~Tsuzuku~~~

Author's Notes: Sorry, no ExT moments just yet! Hehehe...I'm just trying to psyche you guys up.
Don't worry, next chapter, The Awaited Meeting!