Disclaimer : CCS is belonged to Clamp. Any similiarities to another fan fic. is unitentional.
~ The Two of Us~
Chapter 3 : The Night Club's Dilemma
So this is the night club,thought Tomoyo when she and Rio entered one. A place that full of people,full of beers,full of disco's light. The sound of the music –that the DJ played –mixed with the sound of laughing people and make that club getting even noisier.
Tomoyo didn't like that club. She felt like she wasn't part of the crowd. Too noisy,she thought. She also didn't like the way the boys were staring at when she walked. Like the lion who was ready to catch its victim. Tomoyo tried not to look around. She just followed Rio.
Rio then sat at the bar's chair and shouted to the bartender, "Yo Steve! My order –like usuall!"
Steve –the bartender raised his thumb and picked a bottle behind him. He then poured it to a small glass and give it to Rio. "And how about you? What do you want to drink?"
"I...I don't drink," said Tomoyo.
Rio seemed to know that Tomoyo didn't like that club because he said, "We can get out if you want to."
"N,no. You still want to be in this place,right? I'm all right. I can just sit here and wait."
Rio looked like he wanted to say something,but then a beautiful and sexy woman with red hair and flashing-red top appeared and said, "Rio!! Do you still remember me?"
"Satsuki?!! It's been a long time,huh? Hey Tomoyo,this is Satsuki. She's my..." said Rio.
"...girlfriend!" shouted Satsuki.
"My ex-girlfriend!" Rio corrected.
"Yeah,whatever! Hey! Would you like to accompany me? I felt lonely right now," Satsuki whispered to Rio.
Rio looked at Tomoyo. "Sorry Satsuki! I have a...,"
Tomoyo cut Rio. "If you want to talk to her then go ahead! She's your old friend right? Don't worry about me. I'll be all right!"
"Well...if you insist. Come on Satsuki!" (A/N : What a sucks boy!)
Tomoyo watched Rio and Satsuki until they disappeared in the crowd. Actually,it's weird,thought Tomoyo. I should be jealous right now,but...to be honest, I don't –couldn't feel that feelings.
*
Eriol was sitting on one of the chair in the night club. He took a look at a world that totally different from the one that he used to live.
No wonder why a person like my brother like this place,thought Eriol. It's so him. But it definitely not my world. My brother forced me to come to this place. He said this was the perfect place to find a girlfriend.
He's actually right. There are many beautiful girls in this place,but... they are all look the same –the kind of girls who would give everything for popularity and money. Yeah right. I wouldn't find my dream girl in this place. The type of girl who is honest,nice,and caring each other.
A girl like Tomoyo.
Eriol shook his head when he realized what he had been thinking of. Idiot! Tomoyo is just my friend –and she is my brother's girl! Damn! Why I'm thinking of that weird stuff?! Maybe this club's atmosphere doesn't fit with me and make me think something that is nonsense.
Eriol then noticed a really beautiful girl ,with purple tank-top and black leather skirt, who was sitting on the bar's chair. (A/N :You must had guess who she was,rite?)
This one is different,Eriol thought. Not only her beautiful looks, but also a her charm. She seemed to had all of my criteria for my dream-girl. But...I don't have enough courage to talk to her. And besides,a girl like her must had got a boyfriend.
Eriol was about to leave that place,but then he realized that there was a drunk man who was trying to annoy that girl.
"I'm sorry,sir! But I can't accompany you," said that girl.
"Oh come on! You're so that damn beautiful! Too bad if you just sitting in this place all alone!" said that drunk man.
"But I...,"
That drunk-man suddenly pulled the girl's hand.
"Let me go! That's hurt!"
"Excuse me! I don't want to get into your problem,but you can't push this lady if she doesn't want to." said Eriol.
"Who do you think you are? You want to fight with me?!!"
"No. I don't want to add more noise to this place," said Eriol calm.
"Shut up!!" said that man. He let fly his fist to Eriol but Eriol manage to avoid it. Eriol then quickly grabbed that man's arm and twisted it.
"Ouch!!! I'm sorry! Let me go!!" that man yelled.
Eriol released that man's arm. That man ran away from Eriol. After that,Eriol turned around to that girl . "Are you all...To,TOMOYO?!!" Eriol gasped when he realized who the girl really was.
"Eriol? What are you doing in here?" asked Tomoyo. She almost couldn't believe that her rescuer was Eriol. And Tomoyo had to admit –at least to herself –that he looked so...handsome. No wonder why the girls had their eyes focused at him.
"You're with my brother,right? Where is he?"
"He's talking with his friend,"
"And leave you alone?"
" Well...It's all right for me,"
The DJ suddenly changed the song. It was 'Here With Me' by Dido.
"It's our favourite right?" said Tomoyo when she heard the first intro.
"Yeah," Eriol replied. He looked around and realized that the club's atmosphere suddenly changed. The noise slowly decreased. People were going down to the dance floor. He then turned his face to Tomoyo. Geez...she is so...beautiful. Why I have never realized it before?
"What are you looking at?!" shouted Tomoyo. She did it to cover her face that now starting to blush.
"Hey! Who said I was looking at you?! I was looking at the pretty girl behind you!" Eriol lied.
Tomoyo paused and then said, "Sorry."
I didn't hear you leave
I wonder how am I still here...
The song has begun,thought Eriol. A tiny voice inside him said, 'Ask her to dance...You want it right?'
No,said Eriol's mind.
Yes,you want it ,said another voice inside of him. Go ahead.
"H,hey Tomoyo! W,would you like to...dance with me?" said Eriol quickly. Damn! Why should I say that?
Tomoyo blushed. And her next words got out in sudden –not giving herself a change to think about it. "A,all right," she said. Eriol was shocked for a moment but then he grabbed her hand. It's warm,thought Tomoyo. Eriol kept holding Tomoyo's hand in their way to the dance floor.
It's too late to come back,thought Eriol. So now I'd better continue this.
I don't want to move a thing,
It might change my memory...
Eriol suddenly put his hand on Tomoyo's waist. He gently pulled that girl's body get closer to him and give her a calm smile. Tomoyo could feel her cheeks blushed even more.
"I can't dance," said Tomoyo nervously. She looked down to the ground –trying to match her steps with Eriol's.
Eriol actually felt nervous too. But he could manage himself to keep calm and said,"Just relax and let it all flows."
"Let it flows?" asked Tomoyo. Her moves were 'stiff'.
"Let go all of your feelings –your emotion. Just like when you're singing. Enjoy it and relax. And...lifts your head up," said Eriol as he slowly touched Tomoyo's chin and pulled it up.
Tomoyo looked through Eriol's sapphire eyes. That's weird,she thought. I never knew that the ocean-depth could give the warmth. Tomoyo took a long deep breath. After feeling more relax,she put her arms around Eriol's neck. "L,Like this?"
This time is Eriol's turn to feel his heart beated faster. "Ye,yeah. L,like that." Both of them fell into the music's rhyme and care about nothing except enjoying every single second of that moment.
Oh I am what I am
I'll do what I want
But I can't hide...
Hey,why am I doing this? thought Eriol confused. Tomoyo is just my friend and she's my brother's girl! I know that! All people know that! But...why I couldn't stop? Why now my mind full of her? Her kindness,her beauty,her charm,her sincerity –all full of her?
...I won't go
I won't sleep
I can't breathe
Until you're resting here with me...
The situation shouldn't be like this,thought Tomoyo. No,it shouldn't. I shouldn't dance with him. I shouldn't get attracted with his eyes,his smile,his gentle,his warmth. No I shouldn't. But why I can't resist it? Why I can't say 'no' to him?
...I won't leave
I can't hide
I cannot be...
Eriol lips was getting closer to Tomoyo's. Tomoyo stunned. She could feel his warm breath,his desire,his gentle touch. Her heart beated faster and faster. Their nose had touched each other. It's only a few milimeters left before their lips met.
Until you're resting here with me...
As the song come nearly to the end,Eriol pulled his body away from her. He paused for a momment – waiting for the song finally stopped. "Y,you are ...a...a great dancer," Eriol gave Tomoyo a compliment.
"Th,thanks," replied Tomoyo.
People in that club got back to their first act. I just like all of the previous scene was only an illution. Like it wasn't real,like it never happened.
Tomoyo and Eriol got into a long silence. But Tomoyo later broke it. "I...I think I'll go...to the restroom," she said as she passed Eriol.
*
I'm horrible,pathetic,freak,thought Tomoyo as she saw her reflection on the rest room's mirror. She was breathless,because she had decided to run on her way to that rest room. Even later she found out that it was difficult to do since she was wearing a plum high heel strapped shoes. She hoped by running she could forget about all of that scene,but instead her memory just kept safe and fresh in her mind.
She took a long deep breath. She used to do that to calm down herself –even at that time,she didn't feel it was helping. But basically,Tomoyo was a calm girl ,so it's not so hard for her to take control of herself.
But as she starting to feel more relax,she remembered something important.
Rio!! Oh My God! I almost forgot about him! He must have been waiting for me for a long time! thought Tomoyo as she rushed out of the rest room. She decided that she'd better not to see Eriol for a couple of days,so instead using the door which where she first came in,she choosed the back door.
This place is worse than that club,thought Tomoyo as she walked on the back side of the night club –which was seemed to be a 'rubbish area'. She didn't watch her steps and got slipped by something.
BRUK!!
Ouch! Why I must fall in this situation? Tomoyo tried to get up before she realized what thing that had made her got slipped.
A hand bag.
A hand bag? That's silly! I got slipped by a hand bag!!...By the way,who's the owner? Why she left her handbag on the street? Tomoyo was wondering when she picked up the bag.
The answer seemed to come faster than Tomoyo expected. She touched something sticky on it. Something red. Something bad.
Blood.
Tomoyo's heart beated faster again –and this time,the reason was different from before. Blood? She immediately looked to all direction and that's when she realized something.
10 meters from her, laid a stiff body full of 'the red,sticky things' .
TBC
A/N: Ha!Ha! Ok this is the romance that I've promised. Sorry if this chapt. is not as you expected to be. But I'm not lying when I said this is better than Chpt.1 &2 rite?And...Tomoyo and Eriol didn't kiss in this chapter –just to make sure! The mystery waits in the Chpt.4! So keep reading! Don't just read! Drop a review! Oh yeah,the song is Here With Me by Dido.