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Forever Loved
Chapter 9
Of Friends and Death
By Violet Karuto
~*~
Sleepily, she sat up in her bed, looked around, and dropped back down onto the pillows. ¡¥what happened? I feel weak¡K¡¦ holding her head, she swung her leg onto the floor and stood up.
Half way, her knees buckled and she fell downwards again if not for a strong pair of arms.
¡§You¡¦re still too weak to move around Princess¡¨ groggily, Tomoyo looked up to see Eriol, one arm holding her up, the other holding a tray of breakfast.
¡§Oh, thanks¡¨ Eriol¡¦s eyes widened a bit before going back to normal. Being treated like a normal person by her is not an everyday thing.
Finishing her breakfast, her memory came rushing back as she sat on the bed. Impulsively, she flinched when Eriol put his hand on her forehead to check her temperature.
Realizing the change of aura from neutral to defensive, he took back his hand and looked at her in concern. ¡§What¡¦s wrong Princess?¡¨, he asked.
Tomoyo had a huge urge to hug herself close as she found her shaking voice.
¡§Please leave my room, Prince Hiiragizawa.¡¨
Eriol cringe inside as he heard the cold bitterness in her voice and her choice of words.
¡§Is everything alright?¡¨He asked again.
Tomoyo took a deep breath from exploding as she answered in the same shaking voice, ¡§I said, PLEASE leave this instant¡¨
Stubbornly, the prince inched even closer to check her temperature again, ¡§Maybe you caught a fever after all, since you¡¦re still weak in magic.¡¨
The word, ¡¥magic¡¦ finally snapped the last twine of patience within her as she scooted towards the end of the bed, opposite of the prince.
¡§What right do you have in concerning yourself in my health affairs, Hiiragizawa?¡¨She started to get up as she tucked her feet into the warm sleepers, ¡§Prince or no prince, you¡¦re still a stranger to my palace.¡¨
Sighing in defeat and of the princess¡¦ stubbornness, he stood up as well, facing her, with the king size bed the only object separating them.
¡§I am not going to tell you everything, Princess, only what you need to know at the moment.¡¨ Sighing once again, he sat down at one of the sofas in her room.
¡§Though you may see me as something else, I am still the prince of the Hiiragizawa kingdom, and my name is still Eriol Hiiragizawa, with a few exceptions.¡¨
Tomoyo stood in silence as Eriol started to speak again. In her mind, she is still doubting whether if she should believe him or not.
¡¥Surely, you have no choice now have you?¡¦ she asked herself, ¡¥since Mother and Father are out, we are the only royalties in this caslte¡¦
¡§I am the reincarnation of the world¡¦s greatest sorcerer, Clow Reed, and I have come to train you in fulfilling your destiny.¡¨
Minutes passed by as neither of them spoke a word. Finally, giving in to her curiosity, Tomoyo broke the deafening silence.
¡§Traning¡K? Destiny¡K? You must be kidding me, Prince Hiiragizawa, I am but a normal princess of the Daidouji kingdom that will one day take over the thrown. What¡¦s so special about me that I need training from the ¡¥Great Sorcerer¡¦ like yourself?¡¨ Tomoyo mocked as she gazed evenly back to the prince.
¡§I cannot tell you anything during this time for it is still too early, even for you.¡¨ He stood up, ¡§but I will tell you one thing, your existence does matter concerning the fate of this world.¡¨
¡¥How cliche is that?¡¦ Tomoyo asked herself, ¡¥It is as if something from a fairytale book¡¦
¡§Very well, I will not question you any further if you won¡¦t tell me anything. But, give me one good reason that I shouldn¡¦t¡¦t have you banned from this kingdom this instant?¡¨
Foreseeing this, Eriol regained an air of confidence as he spoke, almost whispered, ¡§Because I know what happened to your parents¡¨
A look of puzzlement crossed Tomoyo¡¦s face as it reverted back to her poker face.
¡§Happened? Why I certainly know what ¡¥happened¡¦ to them, Hiiragizawa, they went to the borders to deal with business issues. Is that the best you can give me? I expect something better from the Great Clow Reed¡¨
Her insult didn¡¦t even faze him a bit as he continued, ¡§Oh, my Princess,¡¨ Tomoyo wore a look of disgust as Eriol smirked, ¡§You must have been confused of WHICH parents I¡¦m talking about¡¨
¡¥Which?¡¦ Now she¡¦s totally confused.
¡§What do you mean ¡¦which¡¦?¡¨ Tomoyo gave the best glare she could muster at the moment.
Seeing her expression, Eriol chuckled, ¡§I must say, Princess, a glare does not suit you.¡¨, sweeping a graceful bow, he walked towards the door, ¡§Have a nice evening, hime-sama¡¨
Realizing that he totally ignored her question, she tried to catch up by walking around the huge bed.
¡§W-Wait! You haven¡¦t answered my question yet.¡¨
But the door was closed as Tomoyo was left with her thoughts. ¡¦Which? What does he mean by ¡¦which¡¦?¡¦
Walking back towards her bed, she sat quieting contemplating her thoughts, ¡¥Urgh¡KMaybe Luki will know since he knew me ever since I was a toddler¡¦
After changing into her rider¡¦s outfit, she sneaked out of the castle as quiet as possible. ¡¥Don¡¦t want him to spying on me again, now do we?¡¦ she thought as she rode out into the forest.
~*~
Arriving by the crystal lake, she jumped off Moonlight and looked around. ¡¥Luki!¡¦ she called with her mind, ¡¥Where are you? I need to speak with you¡¦
A bustle could be heard near one of the bushes as the rabbit creature slowly emerged with blood trailing behind. ¡¥I heard your distress call¡¦, it said sarcastically.
Tomoyo gasped and hurried over to where the injured animal was.
¡¥What happened?¡¦ she demanded, ¡¥Did the hunters hurt you? I¡¦ll surely kill them¡¦
The rabbit-creature sighed to her mistress¡¦ panic and gently licked the wound. ¡¥It¡¦s no big deal¡¦, she responded through their minds, ¡¥I was merely caught off guard, won¡¦t happen again, I promise¡¦ The rabbit added the last part as she saw the accusing stare she got from Tomoyo.
¡¥You should know better than to trod the place of humans. I can¡¦t loose another friend, Luki¡¦ With that, Tomoyo gently swept the animal into her hands and nuzzled its partially clean soft fur.
¡§And now¡¨ Tomoyo place Luki gently back onto the ground, ¡§I heal you¡¨
During the healing process, Tomoyo burned out all the infections with her magic and mended the slightly cracked bone. ¡¥It must be a skilled hunter¡¦, she thought as she examined the wound, ¡¥to have the arrow buried this deep into the bones¡¦
/Kill¡K/
¡¥Huh?¡¦Though it did not cut the connection of magic, it did distract her from her healing, ¡¥What was that?¡¦ Tomoyo thought as she listened.
/KiLL¡K/
It was louder this time and Tomoyo was sure it was no illusion. Though somehow, her senses was blurry and all she could hear is the hoarse voice.
/Kill, my sweet, Kill for mee¡K/
Tomoyo blanked out for a second before regaining conscious with a hypnotized mind. ¡§Kill¡K¡¨, the word came out of her mouth and before she knew it, she was cutting the life string in Luki¡¦s heart. The poor animal¡¦s whimpering could be heard as she continued with this deadly operation.
The sound of the patient¡¦s heartbeat lessened each second as Tomoyo held her firm grip on the life source.
*Ba-dump Ba-dump*
*ba-dump ba-dump*
*Ba-dump*
*ba-dump*
*ba-dump*
*baaa-*
¡§No!¡¨ instantly, she jerked back her magic and out of Luki¡¦s body as she leaned against a tree, panting. With tears pouring down her face, the princess gasped for breathe as she choked on her own tears.
Regaining her clearer vision, she looked towards the body of her small friend.
It was still
¡§No..¡¨Tears sprang out of her eyes again, ¡§Nooo¡K.¡¨ she buried her face in her hands. ¡§Again¡K I did it¡K again¡K¡¨ Her whole body trembled as she hugged herself tight.
Bringing her face up again, she looked at the body of her so very best friend that helped her and accompanied her through all these years.
¡§LUKI!!!!!!¡¨
The piercing scream that was full of sorrow and confusion sliced through the forest as a cold chill swept through the trees.
A blinding light, an explosion, took place before Tomoyo as her bobbing head watched on. Instantly, she could feel every drop of energy, magical and physical, being drained out of her as the energy took form as a sphere.
¡§Please¡K. Even if sacrificing my life¡K.. Save Luki¡K.¡¨
Looking at the colorful lights surrounding it, Tomoyo leaned back against the tree. And for the second time of her life, she fainted into darkness
~*~
A/N: PHEEEEEEEEEW mYYYY~~! Dat took long~! Sorrie haven¡¦t updated so loong~!!!¡K sooOO wat do you guys think??? Will she b saved by *someone* again like last time? **Hint hint: mostly likely not.^_~** I THINK I finally get where dis story is going! Yay! Go meeH~ yaya¡K u guys must b like : ¡§Wat TOOK u so long?¡¨ well for one thing, I¡¦m SLOW and second, I¡¦m just LAZY ^_^;; Gomen gomen~ hope u guys enjoyed dis chapter as much as I did writing it! Well c ya next time~!!!
R&R!
Disclaimer: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC previous chapters!^_^
Forever Loved
Chapter 9
Of Friends and Death
By Violet Karuto
~*~
Sleepily, she sat up in her bed, looked around, and dropped back down onto the pillows. ¡¥what happened? I feel weak¡K¡¦ holding her head, she swung her leg onto the floor and stood up.
Half way, her knees buckled and she fell downwards again if not for a strong pair of arms.
¡§You¡¦re still too weak to move around Princess¡¨ groggily, Tomoyo looked up to see Eriol, one arm holding her up, the other holding a tray of breakfast.
¡§Oh, thanks¡¨ Eriol¡¦s eyes widened a bit before going back to normal. Being treated like a normal person by her is not an everyday thing.
Finishing her breakfast, her memory came rushing back as she sat on the bed. Impulsively, she flinched when Eriol put his hand on her forehead to check her temperature.
Realizing the change of aura from neutral to defensive, he took back his hand and looked at her in concern. ¡§What¡¦s wrong Princess?¡¨, he asked.
Tomoyo had a huge urge to hug herself close as she found her shaking voice.
¡§Please leave my room, Prince Hiiragizawa.¡¨
Eriol cringe inside as he heard the cold bitterness in her voice and her choice of words.
¡§Is everything alright?¡¨He asked again.
Tomoyo took a deep breath from exploding as she answered in the same shaking voice, ¡§I said, PLEASE leave this instant¡¨
Stubbornly, the prince inched even closer to check her temperature again, ¡§Maybe you caught a fever after all, since you¡¦re still weak in magic.¡¨
The word, ¡¥magic¡¦ finally snapped the last twine of patience within her as she scooted towards the end of the bed, opposite of the prince.
¡§What right do you have in concerning yourself in my health affairs, Hiiragizawa?¡¨She started to get up as she tucked her feet into the warm sleepers, ¡§Prince or no prince, you¡¦re still a stranger to my palace.¡¨
Sighing in defeat and of the princess¡¦ stubbornness, he stood up as well, facing her, with the king size bed the only object separating them.
¡§I am not going to tell you everything, Princess, only what you need to know at the moment.¡¨ Sighing once again, he sat down at one of the sofas in her room.
¡§Though you may see me as something else, I am still the prince of the Hiiragizawa kingdom, and my name is still Eriol Hiiragizawa, with a few exceptions.¡¨
Tomoyo stood in silence as Eriol started to speak again. In her mind, she is still doubting whether if she should believe him or not.
¡¥Surely, you have no choice now have you?¡¦ she asked herself, ¡¥since Mother and Father are out, we are the only royalties in this caslte¡¦
¡§I am the reincarnation of the world¡¦s greatest sorcerer, Clow Reed, and I have come to train you in fulfilling your destiny.¡¨
Minutes passed by as neither of them spoke a word. Finally, giving in to her curiosity, Tomoyo broke the deafening silence.
¡§Traning¡K? Destiny¡K? You must be kidding me, Prince Hiiragizawa, I am but a normal princess of the Daidouji kingdom that will one day take over the thrown. What¡¦s so special about me that I need training from the ¡¥Great Sorcerer¡¦ like yourself?¡¨ Tomoyo mocked as she gazed evenly back to the prince.
¡§I cannot tell you anything during this time for it is still too early, even for you.¡¨ He stood up, ¡§but I will tell you one thing, your existence does matter concerning the fate of this world.¡¨
¡¥How cliche is that?¡¦ Tomoyo asked herself, ¡¥It is as if something from a fairytale book¡¦
¡§Very well, I will not question you any further if you won¡¦t tell me anything. But, give me one good reason that I shouldn¡¦t¡¦t have you banned from this kingdom this instant?¡¨
Foreseeing this, Eriol regained an air of confidence as he spoke, almost whispered, ¡§Because I know what happened to your parents¡¨
A look of puzzlement crossed Tomoyo¡¦s face as it reverted back to her poker face.
¡§Happened? Why I certainly know what ¡¥happened¡¦ to them, Hiiragizawa, they went to the borders to deal with business issues. Is that the best you can give me? I expect something better from the Great Clow Reed¡¨
Her insult didn¡¦t even faze him a bit as he continued, ¡§Oh, my Princess,¡¨ Tomoyo wore a look of disgust as Eriol smirked, ¡§You must have been confused of WHICH parents I¡¦m talking about¡¨
¡¥Which?¡¦ Now she¡¦s totally confused.
¡§What do you mean ¡¦which¡¦?¡¨ Tomoyo gave the best glare she could muster at the moment.
Seeing her expression, Eriol chuckled, ¡§I must say, Princess, a glare does not suit you.¡¨, sweeping a graceful bow, he walked towards the door, ¡§Have a nice evening, hime-sama¡¨
Realizing that he totally ignored her question, she tried to catch up by walking around the huge bed.
¡§W-Wait! You haven¡¦t answered my question yet.¡¨
But the door was closed as Tomoyo was left with her thoughts. ¡¦Which? What does he mean by ¡¦which¡¦?¡¦
Walking back towards her bed, she sat quieting contemplating her thoughts, ¡¥Urgh¡KMaybe Luki will know since he knew me ever since I was a toddler¡¦
After changing into her rider¡¦s outfit, she sneaked out of the castle as quiet as possible. ¡¥Don¡¦t want him to spying on me again, now do we?¡¦ she thought as she rode out into the forest.
~*~
Arriving by the crystal lake, she jumped off Moonlight and looked around. ¡¥Luki!¡¦ she called with her mind, ¡¥Where are you? I need to speak with you¡¦
A bustle could be heard near one of the bushes as the rabbit creature slowly emerged with blood trailing behind. ¡¥I heard your distress call¡¦, it said sarcastically.
Tomoyo gasped and hurried over to where the injured animal was.
¡¥What happened?¡¦ she demanded, ¡¥Did the hunters hurt you? I¡¦ll surely kill them¡¦
The rabbit-creature sighed to her mistress¡¦ panic and gently licked the wound. ¡¥It¡¦s no big deal¡¦, she responded through their minds, ¡¥I was merely caught off guard, won¡¦t happen again, I promise¡¦ The rabbit added the last part as she saw the accusing stare she got from Tomoyo.
¡¥You should know better than to trod the place of humans. I can¡¦t loose another friend, Luki¡¦ With that, Tomoyo gently swept the animal into her hands and nuzzled its partially clean soft fur.
¡§And now¡¨ Tomoyo place Luki gently back onto the ground, ¡§I heal you¡¨
During the healing process, Tomoyo burned out all the infections with her magic and mended the slightly cracked bone. ¡¥It must be a skilled hunter¡¦, she thought as she examined the wound, ¡¥to have the arrow buried this deep into the bones¡¦
/Kill¡K/
¡¥Huh?¡¦Though it did not cut the connection of magic, it did distract her from her healing, ¡¥What was that?¡¦ Tomoyo thought as she listened.
/KiLL¡K/
It was louder this time and Tomoyo was sure it was no illusion. Though somehow, her senses was blurry and all she could hear is the hoarse voice.
/Kill, my sweet, Kill for mee¡K/
Tomoyo blanked out for a second before regaining conscious with a hypnotized mind. ¡§Kill¡K¡¨, the word came out of her mouth and before she knew it, she was cutting the life string in Luki¡¦s heart. The poor animal¡¦s whimpering could be heard as she continued with this deadly operation.
The sound of the patient¡¦s heartbeat lessened each second as Tomoyo held her firm grip on the life source.
*Ba-dump Ba-dump*
*ba-dump ba-dump*
*Ba-dump*
*ba-dump*
*ba-dump*
*baaa-*
¡§No!¡¨ instantly, she jerked back her magic and out of Luki¡¦s body as she leaned against a tree, panting. With tears pouring down her face, the princess gasped for breathe as she choked on her own tears.
Regaining her clearer vision, she looked towards the body of her small friend.
It was still
¡§No..¡¨Tears sprang out of her eyes again, ¡§Nooo¡K.¡¨ she buried her face in her hands. ¡§Again¡K I did it¡K again¡K¡¨ Her whole body trembled as she hugged herself tight.
Bringing her face up again, she looked at the body of her so very best friend that helped her and accompanied her through all these years.
¡§LUKI!!!!!!¡¨
The piercing scream that was full of sorrow and confusion sliced through the forest as a cold chill swept through the trees.
A blinding light, an explosion, took place before Tomoyo as her bobbing head watched on. Instantly, she could feel every drop of energy, magical and physical, being drained out of her as the energy took form as a sphere.
¡§Please¡K. Even if sacrificing my life¡K.. Save Luki¡K.¡¨
Looking at the colorful lights surrounding it, Tomoyo leaned back against the tree. And for the second time of her life, she fainted into darkness
~*~
A/N: PHEEEEEEEEEW mYYYY~~! Dat took long~! Sorrie haven¡¦t updated so loong~!!!¡K sooOO wat do you guys think??? Will she b saved by *someone* again like last time? **Hint hint: mostly likely not.^_~** I THINK I finally get where dis story is going! Yay! Go meeH~ yaya¡K u guys must b like : ¡§Wat TOOK u so long?¡¨ well for one thing, I¡¦m SLOW and second, I¡¦m just LAZY ^_^;; Gomen gomen~ hope u guys enjoyed dis chapter as much as I did writing it! Well c ya next time~!!!
R&R!