"Complicated Life"
By: Na-chan

Disclaimer: CCS is not mine, never was, never will be. The song "Before I fall in love" is not
mine and so is "Complicated". The first song is by Coco Lee and the latter is Avril
Lavigne's.

Chapter 7: Uncertainties

Author's Notes: Gomen for taking super duper loooooong to update.

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Confused. Irritated. Such adjectives described Tomoyo's mood. It had been a week since that
weekend rendezvous with Eriol and he had been avoiding her. Purposely. Why? There were more than
a hundred reasons she could conjure up with.

"Tomoyo-chan? Is something wrong? You look a bit out of it today."

She snapped out of her reverie and faced Tsubasa. "Couldn't sleep yesterday."

"Ohhh. Still thinking about him, right?" Tsubasa teased.

"N-No. It's nothing like that!" Her friend replied. She should've known Tsubasa wouldn't give
that topic a rest.

"If you say so Tomoyo-san."

"Really! There is nothing going on between me and Hiiragizawa."

"It's Hiiragizawa again, huh? I thought you called him, Eriol-kun?"

"Oh, pleez. Let's just change the topic, okay? It's giving me a headache." Tomoyo rubbed her
temples in a circular manner.

"Sure."

"Yo! Tsubasa! Daidouji! Wait up," Kazuma called from the other end of the hallway. When he caught
up with them, he kissed Tsubasa on the cheek and flashed Tomoyo a smile.

"How was class?" His girlfriend asked casually.

"As usual, boring."

"Why'd you choose that class anyway? You could've went with me and Tomoyo-san," She scolded
lightly.

He shrugged. "It looked interesting."

"Looks can be deceiving."

Tomoyo sighed. Lovers' quarrel. Better steer clear out of this one. "Umm...guys? Will you excuse
me for a moment? I forgot to research something in the library."

"I'll go with you, Daidouji."

"No! I mean, no thank you. You guys continue your little chat." She walked away from the couple.

"What's wrong with her?" He asked, dumbfounded.

"Hiiragizawa?"

"Probably. They seem to be repelling each other like opposite sides of a magnet."

"I thought that was normal but...Tomoyo-chan has been acting strangely this past week. Ever since
we bumped into them at the mall..." Tsubasa's voice trailed off.

"You do have a point. Do you think they fought?"

"No, I don't think so. Maybe you should talk to Hiiragizawa-san."

"Sure. And you have a little tete-a-tete with Daidouji."

She smiled. "Count on it!"

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Tomoyo sighed. One of the many signs showing lack of interest. That was exactly what she was
feeling--bored. Bored as she stared blankly at the ceiling of her bedroom. This was the perfect
time to strain her brain thinking of all the possible answers to the numerous enigmas of the
world and yet she restrained herself from doing so. She preferred keeping her mind blank rather
than thinking of...him.

"Aaarg! Why am I thinking about him anyway? I shouldn't stop my life just for him. He's even
avoiding me..." She whacked her head with a pillow. At times like these she would open the radio
and listen to her favorite songs while singing along with them. That's exactly what she did.

She came across an old favorite of hers.

My heart says we've got something real

Can I trust the way I feel

Cause my heart's been through it before

Am I'm just seeing what I want to see

Or is it true

Could you really be...

She remembered being back in Tomoeda with her mother. She was so young then...so innocent. Her
emotions were all so understandable back then. Why did he have to complicate things?

She changed the station quickly before it dug up too much memories. Another song caught her
attention.

Why you have to go and make things so complicated?

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

And you fall and you crawl and you break

And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty

And promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it...no no no...

A sigh escaped her pursued lips. Why? Why today? Why of all the possible days to switch on the
radio did the stations choose to play songs that she could relate to so well?

Ding-dong!

"Tomoyo-chan! Are you there?"

She recognized the voice over the music. "Coming." She wasn't surprised to find Tsubasa behind
the door, smiling brightly.

"Konnichiwa Tsubasa-chan. What brings you to my humble abode?"

"Does a friend need to have a reason to visit?"

Tomoyo thought for a moment before replying, "No!" and pulling the shorter girl inside.

"Are you having problems with Kazuma? Or is it with your mother? Tell me all the details." She
asked as to let Tsubasa forget her true purpose of coming which probably included the
raven-haired girl's love life.

"Everything's fine with me and Kazuma. That goes with Okaasan too."

"Hmm...Oh how rude of me! Please sit. Do you want anything? Water, cookies, junk food?"

All her questions were answered with negative gestures. "No thanks, Tomoyo-chan. I just ate. I
just came over to talk..."

The host's ears perked up at the word 'talk'. Talk? What did she do this time? The last time she
and Tsubasa had a little girl talk was when the latter had fought with Kazuma.

"About what, Tsubasa-chan?"

"You've been acting a little...off lately. I'm worried about you. Kazuma is too." Tsubasa began
her little speech. "Is something wrong?"

Tomoyo was distracted by Spinel coming into the room. "Yes...I mean NO! Everything's absolutely
dandy, ne Spinel?" She picked up the feline to cover up her mistake.

"So this is Spinel. Such a cute little kuroneko."

"Yeah. He's one smart cat. I even think he understands us!"

"Never underestimate the power of a mammal. Heck, some people even have smaller brains than
dolphins!" The girl chuckled before her tone grew serious.

"Is this about Hiiragizawa? Did he do anything to you? If he did I will personally see his
sorry little arse shipped back to England complete with enough bruises to last him a lifetime."

"........"

"He didn't do anything eh? Then what?"

"He k-kissed me." There she had said it.

"Honto ni!? Wow...I had no idea Tomoyo-chan! So are you two going steady?"

"No. Actually he's been avoiding me."

Tsubasa's brow furrowed. "What! Why? I thought he liked you..."

"Or maybe he was just playing with me. I don't know what to do anymore. Maybe I'll just forget
about him and live my life like before." Tomoyo smiled slightly. She directed all her attention
to Spinel and stroking his fur.

"Tomoyo-chan..."

"It's alright with me. There are numerous jerks like him in the world. All the good ones are just
taken or just..."

"Gay?" Both of them burst out laughing.

"Yeah...gay." Tomoyo said, smiling brightly. If her love life was a mess, at least she had her
friends.

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6 meters of concrete away...

The telephone was ringing and Eriol made no move to pick it up. After the third ring, the
answering machine played its recording.

"Hi. I'm not here or anywhere near this vicinity. Leave a message after the beep. Beep.."

Ikegami Kazuma's voice rang clear through the recording. "Hiiragizawa, Daidouji's acting strange
this past week. If you have anything to do with it..."

Eriol pulled the cord from the outlet. "Sorry, Ikegami. I don't want to talk about it."

A voice startled him from behind. "Oh really? If you're planning on leaving me hanging, be my
guest but don't keep avoiding Daidouji. I don't like seeing her upset even though she manages to
conceal it well."

"Ikegami..." Eriol turned to face the blonde.

Kazuma's aquamarine eyes were filled with concern and anger. Concern for Tomoyo and anger for the
young man in front of him. "Do you feel anything for her Hiiragizawa?"

Eriol lowered his eyes until his bangs covered them. "Yes..."

"Then why are you here moping instead of being at her doorstep begging for forgiveness? And don't
give that line 'I don't beg, I intimidate'." Even though the blonde looked serious when he said
this, his eyes softened.

"............"

"Speechless eh? Do you want me to help you get on her good side? I can arrange that, you know,"
His gaze drifted on the cat dish on the floor. Neatly printed in cursive writing was the name
Spinel Sun. "You have pets in your apartment?"

"Used to. My cat's been gone since the end of the first semester. Probably ran away."

"Oh. Sorry for barging in. The door was unlocked and I needed to straighten things out before
Tsubasa drove me insane with her suspicions."

"No harm done."

"...So are you going to tell her?"

Eriol was silent. "I'm not sure."

"Well just don't take too long to think about it. Daidouji doesn't like waiting even though she
tries not to show it. She's such an introvert, that girl."

"Her? An introvert? I think not..." He grinned. "Thanks."

"No problem. If it's knocking sense into someone, I'm the man for the job. Now do you know
where she lives? I have to pick up Tsubasa from there."

"She lives next door..."

"I see...NEXT DOOR!? You mean...never mind. See you around."

"Yeah." And with that fleeting goodbye, Eriol neared another closing in one chapter of his life.

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The room was pitch-black and the only source of luminescence was a small lighted candle. Two
figures huddled over the glowing piece of wax. The taller one spoke up.

"What's with the dark setting? You'd think we were in a cult of some sort."

"Shh! Keep it down. Someone may hear us," The shorter one hissed.

From the lack of light, you couldn't see the former's eyes narrow. "Could we at least open the
lights? You're being too paranoid Tsubasa."

"Oh, alright." With a flick of the switch the room was flooded with light. "Happy now?"

"Much better. Now, let's get down to business. What did you learn at Daidouji's?"

"Hmm...Where should I start? Ah. She's pretty upset."

"Other than that?"

"He kissed her," Tsubasa paused. "And she's confused of what to do next."

"The same goes for him. I can't figure out what to do with this two. Is that all you found out?
Does Daidouji like him?" Kazuma asked.

"Let's see...Yep, she feels something for him," She looked up from her notebook which was filled
with notes she had transcribed from the tape recorder she had hidden in her pocket while talking
to Tomoyo.

"He likes her too."

"And?"

Silence.

"They're a hopeless case," He concluded.

"I agree. Tomoyo-chan needs our help though. She can't keep herself busy with her
studies or Spinel 24/7."

"Wait. Did you just say Spinel? By any chance is that Spinel a cat?"

"Yeah. She found him in her bedroom a few months ago and decided to keep him. Why?" She looked
at her boyfriend, not understanding where this topic was going.

He grinned mischievously. "Well, it just so happens Hiiragizawa lost his feline a few months ago.
A cat by the name of Spinel Sun. Names like that don't go unnoticed..."

She shared his smile. Bingo. "We'll make great matchmakers yet."

~~~Tsuzuku~~~

Author's Notes: What are those two up to? Poor Tomoyo and Eriol. Okay, rephrase that. Poor
Spinel! How'd he get into this mess!? ^__^ Find out next chapter! R & R!