"Complicated Life"
by: Na-chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura and some other stuff in this fic. They belong to
someone who's not me.
Chapter 3: The Awaited Meeting
Author's notes: Sorry for not updating sooner. Exams are coming up so I can't update as much.
Don't worry I'll upload two chapters to make up for next week since I won't be posting then.
Enjoy!
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"What classes are you going to take this semester?" the blue-eyed blonde asked. He had his hands
in his pockets and was chatting animatedly with his girlfriend.
"Hmm...I'm switching to Spanish instead of English."
"Really? Me too."
"What! Don't go teasing me when I'm in a bad mood." The girl hit the boy playfully on the head
with the books she was carrying. The couple had just come from the library and were on their way
home.
"Oww...That hurt you know. I'm serious. I've just realized that Spanish has always been my
calling." Kazuma replied, giving Tsubasa a stern look.
Tsubasa giggled. "I hate it when you get all serious. You look older than my mother!" A pause
then, "If that's what you want...go for it." she smiled for added effect. You have to be
supportive not pushy, her mother had lectured once. She laughed at the memory.
He smirked. "You've been talking to your mother again." It was a statement not a question.
She turned a light shade of pink, "NO! Why would I do that?"
"Defensive today, eh?"
"You're the one to talk Mr. I-went-to-sleep-early-but-in-truth-didn't-sleep-a-wink-from-playing-
playstation-and-don't-want-to-tell-my-girlfriend-when-she-asked-why-I-slept-in-class."
"Hey! I slept for 2 hours!"
She narrowed her eyes as if to say, 'Don't push it'.
"Eep. Alright, let's switch topics, Hime."
"Fine. How's our impeccable friend? I haven't seen her lately."
"She's still little miss perfect."
The brunette sighed. "Tomoyo needs to cool off sometimes. She's such an obsessive compulsive
person though she'd never admit it to anyone."
Kazuma nodded in agreement. "She's pretty uptight when it comes to grades. What she needs is a
boyfriend."
She gasped.
"What's wrong? Did I say something to offend you?"
"Iie...It's not that." she was frowning. "Tomoyo wouldn't like the idea of us setting her up with
somebody. Her types include wealthy guys, period. But she DID set us up."
"We were in love to begin with. She just gave us a little push."
"A blind date at the Tokyo tower, two complimentary tickets to see L'Arc~en~Ciel...the list goes
on. That wasn't just a little push."
"You do have a point but if you don't-"
"-like the idea? Actually, I don't approve of setting her up DELIBERATELY but if it was
accidental..."
He grinned. Sneaky Tsubasa. She plotted schemes even before he knew what was going on. "Let's
say...I have a party at my house on Saturday." he suggested a mischievous smile plastered on his
face.
"And I bring a friend whose name just happens to be Tomoyo..."
"I'll invite my friends and a suitable companion for our raven-haired enchantress."
"Operation Matchmaker, mission start!"
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Operation Matchmaker Step 1: Persuade Tomoyo into coming to the party
On the phone talking to Tsubasa, our heroine has no idea of the plan her friends had made for
her.
"No thanks. I have to study."
"Tomoyo-CHAN! Please! I won't know anyone there at the party!"
"You know Kazuma and besides you're not the only girl he's inviting."
"I know that. But you're my closest friend! You study too much! And if you come, people think
that you're not too uptight when it comes to grades."
"I am not uptight. I'm just concerned."
"A little partying won't hurt your perfect grades would it?"
"No...but still!"
"You're so stubborn. I should've let Kazuma ask you."
"Alright. I'll go. But I'm not getting drunk!"
"I didn't say you had to be. Seriously, why would I let you ruin your life by getting you
addicted to alcohol? You're already too high on caffeine."
"I'll let that comment slide. Well I got to go. Got to make dinner for Spinel."
"Spinel? Who's Spinel? Tomoyo-chan!"
The other line went dead.
"She hung up."
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Operation Matchmaker Step 2: The Party
Loud music came from the two-story house that the Ikegamis resided in. The drive way was packed
with automobiles ranging from new models to antiques. This was definitely the place.
As the dark haired teen approached the stylish abode of his newfound acquaintance, he couldn't
help but wonder why the neighbors of the said house weren't rushing to complain about the
boisterous sounds that were disturbing their night's rest. Probably they had gotten used to it.
"Yo Hiiragizawa! Glad you could join us. Guys, Hiiragizawa Eriol." Kazuma greeted the boy warmly
as Eriol reached the entrance. Since he had been only been in Tokyo for half a term, Eriol had
only met a few people. Kazuma, he had met the week before in the hallway on his way to class.
His fellow students nodded at the introduction. So this was the famous Hiiragizawa whom they
were always being compared to. He WAS good-looking like the rumors had said, and his appearance
demanded respect. The boys couldn't help but feel jealous of the perfect Eriol but such feelings
had dissolved when they had gotten to know him.
After an hour of socializing, Eriol went outside to a balcony on the second floor. He had a glass
of water in his hand. He couldn't drink and drive himself home and besides, he was under age.
There he had chanced upon the raven-haired goddess he had stolen a glance from before. He
quickly apologized for intruding her privacy.
"No, it's okay. I like company." the girl replied smiling faintly, hiding the annoyance in her
soft voice. This guy would probably be here to give her one of those pick-up lines like 'Hi,
Gorgeous' or something. She had experience with those guys and was calculating on how she could
escape if this certain man had tried to get aggressive. She was surprised when he had ignored her
completely and leaned on the rail of the balcony.
"Don't worry. I won't try to give you a line like 'Hi, Gorgeous'," He said looking at the stars,
obvious to her reaction. "You can even push me off this balcony if I try to do something stupid,"
he added, still not meeting her curious gaze.
Tomoyo propped her arms on top of the railing and stared into the endless night. "Nice weather
we're having," she commented.
"It's pretty much the same from where I came from."
"Really? So you're not from here?" Usually she didn't have the time for mindless chatter such as
this but she felt intrigued by him.
"I'm from England. You're a native, right?"
"You could say that. So what brings you to Japan?"
"University. It's a tradition in our family to go to Tokyo and study here all through out our
college lives." He paused before finally facing her. Man! She's more gorgeous up close, He
thought for a second.
"I see. I'm Daidouji Tomoyo." She held her hand out to him in a friendly gesture. She felt she
could trust him enough to let him know her name.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol. Nice to meet you Daidouji-san." There was a flash of emotions on Tomoyo's
face but they quickly disappeared before Eriol could notice.
There was a pause before the girl spoke. "Same here. Well I have to go. See you around,
Hiiragizawa-kun." And at that she left the balcony, leaving Eriol alone.
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Inside the house, a surge of emotions overwhelmed Tomoyo as she tried to get over the shock of
meeting a person whom she believed to be a fragment of her imagination.
The person whom she just had a decent conversation with was the person she had grown to despise
over the past months. 'Calm down Daidouji. It's not like anything's going to change after this.'
The inner voice inside of her lectured. 'Yeah right. Now she can plot on ways how to keep him
from getting good grades and how to let him mess up.' Her selfish side was joining in on the
heated debate between Tomoyo, her conscience and her heart.
"Are you okay Tomoyo?" Tsubasa asked worriedly, snapping her friend out of her trance.
"Now that you mention it, I'm feeling kind of dizzy." Tomoyo lied. If there was one thing her
friends didn't know was that she was a façade to everyone even to them. She trusted no one.
The brunette felt for Tomoyo's temperature to see if she was sick. "You don't seem to be sick.
Did you drink anything besides the root beer I gave you?"
Tomoyo shook her head. "I'm just tired. Maybe I'll go home early." 'Like now.' She wanted to add.
"Alright. But I'm not letting you go home alone. It's dangerous this time of night. I'll go with
you."
"No. Stay here. I can manage."
"Daidouji Tomoyo, I am not going to let you go home alone and that's final."
"Whoa! What's going on?" Kazuma had stumbled upon the two ladies having an argument. He stood in
between as if he was the referee.
Tsubasa placed her slim arms on her hips. For someone who was only a little taller than five feet,
she managed to look scary enough to give someone goosebumps. "Tomoyo insists that she could go
home alone at this time of the night."
He raised an eyebrow. "It's too dangerous all alone especially if you're a girl." It was the
girls' turn to raise their eyebrows. "Err...What I mean is the world is full of precarious
things." He changed his previous sentence quickly. Girls could be so captious.
"That's better. Well come on." Tsubasa gestured toward the stairs, a smile appearing on her
relieved face.
"But-"
"No buts."
"Ikegami! Help me out here." Tomoyo looked at Kazuma with pleading eyes.
He shrugged. "Why don't you want Tsubasa to accompany you? Though I'd prefer to see her home
myself..." He stopped when he saw his girlfriend giving him her evil eye.
"I'll only let you go home if you have someone to go with you," Tsubasa finally said giving up.
"Do you want me to ask one of the guys?" He offered, looking at Tomoyo uncertainly. It was their
fault she was there in the first place.
"Okay. Thanks," She replied, giving him a small genuine smile. She didn't want to ruin Tsubasa's
night by making her friend go home early.
A few minutes passed and Kazuma reappeared, followed by the dark-haired boy Tomoyo had met
earlier. When Eriol saw Tomoyo, he smiled.
"So we meet again Daidouji-san." He greeted.
The girl managed a fake smile. She wasn't exactly thrilled to see him.
"You've already met? That's good. At least I know Daidouji's in good hands," Kazuma said eyeing
Tsubasa in the corner of his eye. She had kept quiet all of a sudden, which he had found unusual.
Tsubasa watched the trio closely, a smile threatening to descend on her lips. 'She actually
found someone! It wasn't like the plan but I guess it's better than nothing. Shinobiki, you're a
genius.' She patted herself on the back.
"Shall we go, Daidouji-san?" Eriol held his hand for the dainty maiden to take.
Tomoyo took it vacillatingly. She trusted Hiiragizawa with her name but her life? Maybe she could
reconsider.
"Take care of her Hiiragizawa-san. You didn't drink any alcohol?" Tsubasa was a pessimist by
nature.
"Only water," He replied.
"Good. See you Tomoyo." She waved at her chum and left together with Kazuma.
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"Can you drop me off at the bus stop? I can go home from there," Tomoyo suggested. She didn't
feel at ease with this boy unlike before. She was seated on the passenger's seat across from her
rival who was driving.
"Don't worry about the distance, I only need directions." He reassured her, eyes on the road in
front of him.
"Are you sure? I live in the western district."
"Me too."
"Alright. Thanks for everything." She had lost this battle.
"I've heard a lot about you during the party." He was trying to strike up a conversation.
"Really?" Her tone suggested that she was uninterested.
He ignored it. "They say you're the most perfect girl they've ever met. Top student, rich,
beautiful, single..."
"Nobody's perfect." She replied.
"Yeah. Sorry about that. But I believe them."
She smiled nervously. I should've taken Tsubasa's offer instead of going with Hiiragizawa, she
slapped herself mentally. "Well, thanks for the compliment," She said trying to calm herself.
"No problem. Should I turn left or right?" he was referring to the fork in the road-one led to
the heart of the western district and the other near the outskirts.
She paused as if unsure. Maybe I should jump out of the car and...NO! There's no turning back
now. "Turn left," She finally said after thinking it over. This Hiiragizawa would be a hard one
but she hadn't met anyone who could beat her at her own game yet. Deception played a major role
in her life.
~~~Tsuzuku~~~
Author's notes: Err...how'd it go? Did you think it was too short? I know Tomoyo and Eriol are a
bit out of character but this is an AU!
by: Na-chan
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura and some other stuff in this fic. They belong to
someone who's not me.
Chapter 3: The Awaited Meeting
Author's notes: Sorry for not updating sooner. Exams are coming up so I can't update as much.
Don't worry I'll upload two chapters to make up for next week since I won't be posting then.
Enjoy!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"What classes are you going to take this semester?" the blue-eyed blonde asked. He had his hands
in his pockets and was chatting animatedly with his girlfriend.
"Hmm...I'm switching to Spanish instead of English."
"Really? Me too."
"What! Don't go teasing me when I'm in a bad mood." The girl hit the boy playfully on the head
with the books she was carrying. The couple had just come from the library and were on their way
home.
"Oww...That hurt you know. I'm serious. I've just realized that Spanish has always been my
calling." Kazuma replied, giving Tsubasa a stern look.
Tsubasa giggled. "I hate it when you get all serious. You look older than my mother!" A pause
then, "If that's what you want...go for it." she smiled for added effect. You have to be
supportive not pushy, her mother had lectured once. She laughed at the memory.
He smirked. "You've been talking to your mother again." It was a statement not a question.
She turned a light shade of pink, "NO! Why would I do that?"
"Defensive today, eh?"
"You're the one to talk Mr. I-went-to-sleep-early-but-in-truth-didn't-sleep-a-wink-from-playing-
playstation-and-don't-want-to-tell-my-girlfriend-when-she-asked-why-I-slept-in-class."
"Hey! I slept for 2 hours!"
She narrowed her eyes as if to say, 'Don't push it'.
"Eep. Alright, let's switch topics, Hime."
"Fine. How's our impeccable friend? I haven't seen her lately."
"She's still little miss perfect."
The brunette sighed. "Tomoyo needs to cool off sometimes. She's such an obsessive compulsive
person though she'd never admit it to anyone."
Kazuma nodded in agreement. "She's pretty uptight when it comes to grades. What she needs is a
boyfriend."
She gasped.
"What's wrong? Did I say something to offend you?"
"Iie...It's not that." she was frowning. "Tomoyo wouldn't like the idea of us setting her up with
somebody. Her types include wealthy guys, period. But she DID set us up."
"We were in love to begin with. She just gave us a little push."
"A blind date at the Tokyo tower, two complimentary tickets to see L'Arc~en~Ciel...the list goes
on. That wasn't just a little push."
"You do have a point but if you don't-"
"-like the idea? Actually, I don't approve of setting her up DELIBERATELY but if it was
accidental..."
He grinned. Sneaky Tsubasa. She plotted schemes even before he knew what was going on. "Let's
say...I have a party at my house on Saturday." he suggested a mischievous smile plastered on his
face.
"And I bring a friend whose name just happens to be Tomoyo..."
"I'll invite my friends and a suitable companion for our raven-haired enchantress."
"Operation Matchmaker, mission start!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Operation Matchmaker Step 1: Persuade Tomoyo into coming to the party
On the phone talking to Tsubasa, our heroine has no idea of the plan her friends had made for
her.
"No thanks. I have to study."
"Tomoyo-CHAN! Please! I won't know anyone there at the party!"
"You know Kazuma and besides you're not the only girl he's inviting."
"I know that. But you're my closest friend! You study too much! And if you come, people think
that you're not too uptight when it comes to grades."
"I am not uptight. I'm just concerned."
"A little partying won't hurt your perfect grades would it?"
"No...but still!"
"You're so stubborn. I should've let Kazuma ask you."
"Alright. I'll go. But I'm not getting drunk!"
"I didn't say you had to be. Seriously, why would I let you ruin your life by getting you
addicted to alcohol? You're already too high on caffeine."
"I'll let that comment slide. Well I got to go. Got to make dinner for Spinel."
"Spinel? Who's Spinel? Tomoyo-chan!"
The other line went dead.
"She hung up."
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Operation Matchmaker Step 2: The Party
Loud music came from the two-story house that the Ikegamis resided in. The drive way was packed
with automobiles ranging from new models to antiques. This was definitely the place.
As the dark haired teen approached the stylish abode of his newfound acquaintance, he couldn't
help but wonder why the neighbors of the said house weren't rushing to complain about the
boisterous sounds that were disturbing their night's rest. Probably they had gotten used to it.
"Yo Hiiragizawa! Glad you could join us. Guys, Hiiragizawa Eriol." Kazuma greeted the boy warmly
as Eriol reached the entrance. Since he had been only been in Tokyo for half a term, Eriol had
only met a few people. Kazuma, he had met the week before in the hallway on his way to class.
His fellow students nodded at the introduction. So this was the famous Hiiragizawa whom they
were always being compared to. He WAS good-looking like the rumors had said, and his appearance
demanded respect. The boys couldn't help but feel jealous of the perfect Eriol but such feelings
had dissolved when they had gotten to know him.
After an hour of socializing, Eriol went outside to a balcony on the second floor. He had a glass
of water in his hand. He couldn't drink and drive himself home and besides, he was under age.
There he had chanced upon the raven-haired goddess he had stolen a glance from before. He
quickly apologized for intruding her privacy.
"No, it's okay. I like company." the girl replied smiling faintly, hiding the annoyance in her
soft voice. This guy would probably be here to give her one of those pick-up lines like 'Hi,
Gorgeous' or something. She had experience with those guys and was calculating on how she could
escape if this certain man had tried to get aggressive. She was surprised when he had ignored her
completely and leaned on the rail of the balcony.
"Don't worry. I won't try to give you a line like 'Hi, Gorgeous'," He said looking at the stars,
obvious to her reaction. "You can even push me off this balcony if I try to do something stupid,"
he added, still not meeting her curious gaze.
Tomoyo propped her arms on top of the railing and stared into the endless night. "Nice weather
we're having," she commented.
"It's pretty much the same from where I came from."
"Really? So you're not from here?" Usually she didn't have the time for mindless chatter such as
this but she felt intrigued by him.
"I'm from England. You're a native, right?"
"You could say that. So what brings you to Japan?"
"University. It's a tradition in our family to go to Tokyo and study here all through out our
college lives." He paused before finally facing her. Man! She's more gorgeous up close, He
thought for a second.
"I see. I'm Daidouji Tomoyo." She held her hand out to him in a friendly gesture. She felt she
could trust him enough to let him know her name.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol. Nice to meet you Daidouji-san." There was a flash of emotions on Tomoyo's
face but they quickly disappeared before Eriol could notice.
There was a pause before the girl spoke. "Same here. Well I have to go. See you around,
Hiiragizawa-kun." And at that she left the balcony, leaving Eriol alone.
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Inside the house, a surge of emotions overwhelmed Tomoyo as she tried to get over the shock of
meeting a person whom she believed to be a fragment of her imagination.
The person whom she just had a decent conversation with was the person she had grown to despise
over the past months. 'Calm down Daidouji. It's not like anything's going to change after this.'
The inner voice inside of her lectured. 'Yeah right. Now she can plot on ways how to keep him
from getting good grades and how to let him mess up.' Her selfish side was joining in on the
heated debate between Tomoyo, her conscience and her heart.
"Are you okay Tomoyo?" Tsubasa asked worriedly, snapping her friend out of her trance.
"Now that you mention it, I'm feeling kind of dizzy." Tomoyo lied. If there was one thing her
friends didn't know was that she was a façade to everyone even to them. She trusted no one.
The brunette felt for Tomoyo's temperature to see if she was sick. "You don't seem to be sick.
Did you drink anything besides the root beer I gave you?"
Tomoyo shook her head. "I'm just tired. Maybe I'll go home early." 'Like now.' She wanted to add.
"Alright. But I'm not letting you go home alone. It's dangerous this time of night. I'll go with
you."
"No. Stay here. I can manage."
"Daidouji Tomoyo, I am not going to let you go home alone and that's final."
"Whoa! What's going on?" Kazuma had stumbled upon the two ladies having an argument. He stood in
between as if he was the referee.
Tsubasa placed her slim arms on her hips. For someone who was only a little taller than five feet,
she managed to look scary enough to give someone goosebumps. "Tomoyo insists that she could go
home alone at this time of the night."
He raised an eyebrow. "It's too dangerous all alone especially if you're a girl." It was the
girls' turn to raise their eyebrows. "Err...What I mean is the world is full of precarious
things." He changed his previous sentence quickly. Girls could be so captious.
"That's better. Well come on." Tsubasa gestured toward the stairs, a smile appearing on her
relieved face.
"But-"
"No buts."
"Ikegami! Help me out here." Tomoyo looked at Kazuma with pleading eyes.
He shrugged. "Why don't you want Tsubasa to accompany you? Though I'd prefer to see her home
myself..." He stopped when he saw his girlfriend giving him her evil eye.
"I'll only let you go home if you have someone to go with you," Tsubasa finally said giving up.
"Do you want me to ask one of the guys?" He offered, looking at Tomoyo uncertainly. It was their
fault she was there in the first place.
"Okay. Thanks," She replied, giving him a small genuine smile. She didn't want to ruin Tsubasa's
night by making her friend go home early.
A few minutes passed and Kazuma reappeared, followed by the dark-haired boy Tomoyo had met
earlier. When Eriol saw Tomoyo, he smiled.
"So we meet again Daidouji-san." He greeted.
The girl managed a fake smile. She wasn't exactly thrilled to see him.
"You've already met? That's good. At least I know Daidouji's in good hands," Kazuma said eyeing
Tsubasa in the corner of his eye. She had kept quiet all of a sudden, which he had found unusual.
Tsubasa watched the trio closely, a smile threatening to descend on her lips. 'She actually
found someone! It wasn't like the plan but I guess it's better than nothing. Shinobiki, you're a
genius.' She patted herself on the back.
"Shall we go, Daidouji-san?" Eriol held his hand for the dainty maiden to take.
Tomoyo took it vacillatingly. She trusted Hiiragizawa with her name but her life? Maybe she could
reconsider.
"Take care of her Hiiragizawa-san. You didn't drink any alcohol?" Tsubasa was a pessimist by
nature.
"Only water," He replied.
"Good. See you Tomoyo." She waved at her chum and left together with Kazuma.
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"Can you drop me off at the bus stop? I can go home from there," Tomoyo suggested. She didn't
feel at ease with this boy unlike before. She was seated on the passenger's seat across from her
rival who was driving.
"Don't worry about the distance, I only need directions." He reassured her, eyes on the road in
front of him.
"Are you sure? I live in the western district."
"Me too."
"Alright. Thanks for everything." She had lost this battle.
"I've heard a lot about you during the party." He was trying to strike up a conversation.
"Really?" Her tone suggested that she was uninterested.
He ignored it. "They say you're the most perfect girl they've ever met. Top student, rich,
beautiful, single..."
"Nobody's perfect." She replied.
"Yeah. Sorry about that. But I believe them."
She smiled nervously. I should've taken Tsubasa's offer instead of going with Hiiragizawa, she
slapped herself mentally. "Well, thanks for the compliment," She said trying to calm herself.
"No problem. Should I turn left or right?" he was referring to the fork in the road-one led to
the heart of the western district and the other near the outskirts.
She paused as if unsure. Maybe I should jump out of the car and...NO! There's no turning back
now. "Turn left," She finally said after thinking it over. This Hiiragizawa would be a hard one
but she hadn't met anyone who could beat her at her own game yet. Deception played a major role
in her life.
~~~Tsuzuku~~~
Author's notes: Err...how'd it go? Did you think it was too short? I know Tomoyo and Eriol are a
bit out of character but this is an AU!
