Polaris
By heavenangelgrl
Disclaimer: blah de blah de blah, whole bunch of legal stuff, fine print, basically, I don't own CCS or its characters.
A/N: Indulge yourself in this chapter because the next one is going to be short also. By the way, as you can tell, my updates are going to be way less frequent because of school. Isn't it odd how when it's summer you want to go back and when it isn't, you don't? Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 5: A Glimpse of Hope
The same question haunted Eriol for the entire night. Why hasn't Daidouji Tomoyo marry yet? She doesn't seem like she has a boyfriend yet either, because when she got off work today, there was no fancy car with Prince Charming waiting for her. Maybe that means he still has a chance with her. "Who cares what the heck is going on with her! Tomorrow's Sunday, for goodness sake! You still have places to go, people to see, and."
Just then, a knock came from the adjacent room. Actually, more like a loud bang. "For the love of God, Eriol-sama! With all due respect, be quiet! Some of us are trying to get our beauty sleep!" The loud shriek belonging to Nakuru accompanied the banging.
"Akizuki-san, after all these years, you still don't understand that your beauty sleep method doesn't work. Nothing does," a deep, slurred voice was followed by a low purr and a yawn. A queer silence followed that unnerved the catlike creature with wings.
"I'm too tired right now and my body won. But you're going to get it tomorrow, Suppi-chan, no matter how cute you are." With that declaration of war, silence wrapped itself around the mansion again.
"Nakuru-chan is right. Just get some sleep, damn it." With that, sought after the comfort that comes along with a goodnight's sleep. As expected, he failed miserably.
The following day was one of important discoveries for this young, charismatic lawyer. For one thing, he found out that his best friend had followed a completed unexpected path. "A doctor? Yamazaki-kun? What the heck were you on when you took the college entrance exams?" Eriol was still not used to how his old friend Yamazaki Takashi looked in a white doctor coat. However, judging by the photo identification, he was a doctor all right.
"Since we're on the subject of doctors, did you know that back in the Stone Ages, doctors used to paint red crosses on cave entrances to show that-" Before he was able to finish his tall tale, his very pregnant wife hit him on his head with a very heavy clipboard. Holding his head in pain, he turned to his wife. "Chiharu-chan, please don't use a clipboard. The metal part really hurts."
"Hiiragizawa-kun! It's great to see you! It's been a while, hasn't it?" the brunette said with a friendly smile, which was kindly returned by Eriol.
"Yes, it has. And I can see much has happened while I'm gone. So, boy or girl?" he asked, indicating the unborn baby. He still couldn't shake off the oddness of having Yamazaki as a father. 'Poor little suckers.' he thought with a sympathetic smile.
"Hey, I know what you're thinking, Hiiragizawa. I'm going to be a great father!" Yamazaki said with a slightly irritated tone. Just because he was Hiiragizawa Eriol's best friend, doesn't mean he doesn't get made fun of by him.
"Hiiragizawa-kun hasn't even said anything yet," Chiharu looked oddly at her husband, then turned back at Eriol. "Sorry about that. He'll be great for one thing though, bedtime stories. Anyway, they're twins! Takashi- kun wouldn't let the doctor tell me if they're boys or girls though. He said it'd ruin the surprise. So what are you doing here anyway, Hiiragizawa- kun? Oh I know! You must be here to visit Daidouji-san."
"Daidouji-san is here?" Eriol asked out loud. He'd seen Tomoyo just yesterday and she looked fine. As beautiful as ever.
"Not Daidouji Tomoyo, you idiot. Daidouji Sonomi. I guess you didn't know about that. Well, since you're here, you may as well pay a little visit. She is in room 336 on the third floor. Well, duty calls so I'll see you around," Yamazaki said as a nurse came to fetch him for a patient.
"Well, I guess it would be very rude of me not to pay Daidouji-san a visit. I'll see you then. Yamazaki-san," Eriol teased her with her new last name. With a blush and a courteous nod, Chiharu left Eriol to wander through the quiet halls of the hospital.
Rounding the corner to the elder woman's room, many thoughts clouded Eriol's mind. 'Why is Daidouji-san in the hospital? How long has she been sick?' Taking a deep breath, he turned the copper doorknob to the room of the woman who was supposed to be his mother-in-law.
Upon hearing the door open, the sole occupant of the large, white room turned to take a look at the intruder who'd stumbled upon her afternoon sleep. "Who's there?" she asked in a hoarse voice as she tried to sit up on her bed with no prevail. Instead of wasting another effort, she merely stared at the young man. The same dark blue hair. the same sapphire eyes. even the same mischievous smirk! Sonomi's eyes widened when she came to realization as to who's standing in front of her. "Hiiragizawa-kun?"
"Hai, Daidouji-san. It's been a while, hasn't it. How have you been?" Eriol had always liked the direct attitude and energetic spirit of Daidouji Sonomi. Seeing her so helpless before his eyes is more or less an unusual and painful experience for him. 'Will I one day be like that? Helpless, lonely.'
"Well, as you can see, I've been quite busy. aging." With that, the two were drawn into a whirl of polite conversations and social gossip.
"It's been great seeing you, Daidouji-san, but I must leave now. I have other business to attend to," Eriol politely excused himself. He had indeed enjoyed his time with the older woman and wished to visit her again soon. It seemed as if it had been forever since he had a decent conversation with another human being.
Just as he was about to stand and leave however, he felt a tug on his sleeve that caused him to stare straight into the watery eyes of the woman he admired so much. "You. still care for my daughter, don't you, Hiiragizawa-kun?" she asked in a quite voice that was clearly choked by the threat of the onslaught of tears.
"Daidouji-san." For once in a long time, Eriol was speechless. Did he care for her? He must admit, seeing her again did arouse a lot of odd feelings, but was care one of them? Could he honestly forgive her for what she'd done to him? With a bitter smile, he surrendered. Yes, he still cared for the amethyst-eyed angel. Perhaps now more than ever.
"Hai, you still do. Please, take care of her for me, Hiiragizawa-kun. I've. been a burden to her, too much of a burden. And I must plea for your forgiveness, Hiiragizawa-kun." At this, Eriol's brows knit together in confusion. What did Daidouji-san have to apologize for? His unspoken question was soon answered as her voice found its way to his ears again. "The reason Tomoyo-chan had to leave Japan seven years ago. was because I was sick and I needed to fly to the States for the proper treatment. Tomoyo- chan had. had sacrificed her happiness for me. That child. always putting others before herself."
A gasp of shock came from Eriol as he digested the information that was just fed to him. So. Daidouji-sa. no, Tomoyo-chan still do care about him? And she didn't mean anything she said that night in December? Does that mean he still has a chance? He almost began gasping for air with the excitement. What he'd hoped for for the last seven years had finally came true! Not that he'd wish Sonomi ill, but Tomoyo-chan still loves him! "Please take care of my daughter, Hiiragizawa-kun."
"Hai, Daidouji-san. You can count on me." With that and a refreshed sense of hope, Hiiragizawa Eriol walked out a man ten times happier than before.
Disclaimer: blah de blah de blah, whole bunch of legal stuff, fine print, basically, I don't own CCS or its characters.
A/N: Indulge yourself in this chapter because the next one is going to be short also. By the way, as you can tell, my updates are going to be way less frequent because of school. Isn't it odd how when it's summer you want to go back and when it isn't, you don't? Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 5: A Glimpse of Hope
The same question haunted Eriol for the entire night. Why hasn't Daidouji Tomoyo marry yet? She doesn't seem like she has a boyfriend yet either, because when she got off work today, there was no fancy car with Prince Charming waiting for her. Maybe that means he still has a chance with her. "Who cares what the heck is going on with her! Tomorrow's Sunday, for goodness sake! You still have places to go, people to see, and."
Just then, a knock came from the adjacent room. Actually, more like a loud bang. "For the love of God, Eriol-sama! With all due respect, be quiet! Some of us are trying to get our beauty sleep!" The loud shriek belonging to Nakuru accompanied the banging.
"Akizuki-san, after all these years, you still don't understand that your beauty sleep method doesn't work. Nothing does," a deep, slurred voice was followed by a low purr and a yawn. A queer silence followed that unnerved the catlike creature with wings.
"I'm too tired right now and my body won. But you're going to get it tomorrow, Suppi-chan, no matter how cute you are." With that declaration of war, silence wrapped itself around the mansion again.
"Nakuru-chan is right. Just get some sleep, damn it." With that, sought after the comfort that comes along with a goodnight's sleep. As expected, he failed miserably.
The following day was one of important discoveries for this young, charismatic lawyer. For one thing, he found out that his best friend had followed a completed unexpected path. "A doctor? Yamazaki-kun? What the heck were you on when you took the college entrance exams?" Eriol was still not used to how his old friend Yamazaki Takashi looked in a white doctor coat. However, judging by the photo identification, he was a doctor all right.
"Since we're on the subject of doctors, did you know that back in the Stone Ages, doctors used to paint red crosses on cave entrances to show that-" Before he was able to finish his tall tale, his very pregnant wife hit him on his head with a very heavy clipboard. Holding his head in pain, he turned to his wife. "Chiharu-chan, please don't use a clipboard. The metal part really hurts."
"Hiiragizawa-kun! It's great to see you! It's been a while, hasn't it?" the brunette said with a friendly smile, which was kindly returned by Eriol.
"Yes, it has. And I can see much has happened while I'm gone. So, boy or girl?" he asked, indicating the unborn baby. He still couldn't shake off the oddness of having Yamazaki as a father. 'Poor little suckers.' he thought with a sympathetic smile.
"Hey, I know what you're thinking, Hiiragizawa. I'm going to be a great father!" Yamazaki said with a slightly irritated tone. Just because he was Hiiragizawa Eriol's best friend, doesn't mean he doesn't get made fun of by him.
"Hiiragizawa-kun hasn't even said anything yet," Chiharu looked oddly at her husband, then turned back at Eriol. "Sorry about that. He'll be great for one thing though, bedtime stories. Anyway, they're twins! Takashi- kun wouldn't let the doctor tell me if they're boys or girls though. He said it'd ruin the surprise. So what are you doing here anyway, Hiiragizawa- kun? Oh I know! You must be here to visit Daidouji-san."
"Daidouji-san is here?" Eriol asked out loud. He'd seen Tomoyo just yesterday and she looked fine. As beautiful as ever.
"Not Daidouji Tomoyo, you idiot. Daidouji Sonomi. I guess you didn't know about that. Well, since you're here, you may as well pay a little visit. She is in room 336 on the third floor. Well, duty calls so I'll see you around," Yamazaki said as a nurse came to fetch him for a patient.
"Well, I guess it would be very rude of me not to pay Daidouji-san a visit. I'll see you then. Yamazaki-san," Eriol teased her with her new last name. With a blush and a courteous nod, Chiharu left Eriol to wander through the quiet halls of the hospital.
Rounding the corner to the elder woman's room, many thoughts clouded Eriol's mind. 'Why is Daidouji-san in the hospital? How long has she been sick?' Taking a deep breath, he turned the copper doorknob to the room of the woman who was supposed to be his mother-in-law.
Upon hearing the door open, the sole occupant of the large, white room turned to take a look at the intruder who'd stumbled upon her afternoon sleep. "Who's there?" she asked in a hoarse voice as she tried to sit up on her bed with no prevail. Instead of wasting another effort, she merely stared at the young man. The same dark blue hair. the same sapphire eyes. even the same mischievous smirk! Sonomi's eyes widened when she came to realization as to who's standing in front of her. "Hiiragizawa-kun?"
"Hai, Daidouji-san. It's been a while, hasn't it. How have you been?" Eriol had always liked the direct attitude and energetic spirit of Daidouji Sonomi. Seeing her so helpless before his eyes is more or less an unusual and painful experience for him. 'Will I one day be like that? Helpless, lonely.'
"Well, as you can see, I've been quite busy. aging." With that, the two were drawn into a whirl of polite conversations and social gossip.
"It's been great seeing you, Daidouji-san, but I must leave now. I have other business to attend to," Eriol politely excused himself. He had indeed enjoyed his time with the older woman and wished to visit her again soon. It seemed as if it had been forever since he had a decent conversation with another human being.
Just as he was about to stand and leave however, he felt a tug on his sleeve that caused him to stare straight into the watery eyes of the woman he admired so much. "You. still care for my daughter, don't you, Hiiragizawa-kun?" she asked in a quite voice that was clearly choked by the threat of the onslaught of tears.
"Daidouji-san." For once in a long time, Eriol was speechless. Did he care for her? He must admit, seeing her again did arouse a lot of odd feelings, but was care one of them? Could he honestly forgive her for what she'd done to him? With a bitter smile, he surrendered. Yes, he still cared for the amethyst-eyed angel. Perhaps now more than ever.
"Hai, you still do. Please, take care of her for me, Hiiragizawa-kun. I've. been a burden to her, too much of a burden. And I must plea for your forgiveness, Hiiragizawa-kun." At this, Eriol's brows knit together in confusion. What did Daidouji-san have to apologize for? His unspoken question was soon answered as her voice found its way to his ears again. "The reason Tomoyo-chan had to leave Japan seven years ago. was because I was sick and I needed to fly to the States for the proper treatment. Tomoyo- chan had. had sacrificed her happiness for me. That child. always putting others before herself."
A gasp of shock came from Eriol as he digested the information that was just fed to him. So. Daidouji-sa. no, Tomoyo-chan still do care about him? And she didn't mean anything she said that night in December? Does that mean he still has a chance? He almost began gasping for air with the excitement. What he'd hoped for for the last seven years had finally came true! Not that he'd wish Sonomi ill, but Tomoyo-chan still loves him! "Please take care of my daughter, Hiiragizawa-kun."
"Hai, Daidouji-san. You can count on me." With that and a refreshed sense of hope, Hiiragizawa Eriol walked out a man ten times happier than before.