A/N: I know, it's been a while. February was just a terrible month for me.
A lot of stress and I'm just emotionally and physically drained. And WHY IS
IT SNOWING OUTSIDE?!!? IT'S MARCH!!!
Disclaimer: Is it just me or do you get tired of this too?
Chapter 14: A Light from the Stars
"I bet you that he's mommy's old boyfriend," Kara said as she poked at the pebbles in the shallow end of the lake with a thin stick. She stared absent-mindedly at the reflection of the moon upon the motionless lake. Her 'younger brother' was busy looking for smooth, flat stones to throw. She always found the jumping motions intriguing and begged him to perform the trick for her.
"Well, then Auntie Tomoyo had really weird taste. That guy is sooooo annoying. Besides, daddy is so much better," he complained, picking up the tenth stone. "All right, are you ready?" The girl excitedly bobbed her head up and down as she watched with anticipation. The first stone glided across the smooth surface, creating ripples and wrinkling the moon.
She clapped her hands enthusiastically and jumped up and down at Akira's show. As the tenth pebble flew over the lake's surface, Kara went to grasp something around her neck, but only to find it gone. "Where did it go?" she asked no one in particular as she began to search for the jewel.
"Where did what go?" Akira asked, distressed to see his sister in such a frantic state.
"My necklace!" With that, she began to cry as hard as she could. Immediately, Sakura and Syaoran bolted out of their tents, but Tomoyo just assured them that she could handle it so they went back to bed. When Kara saw her mother and Eriol approach, she ran towards them even as Akira kept searching. "Mommy! I lost that necklace you gave me!" she cried with tears still streaming down her face.
"Aw, poor baby. It's okay, you didn't mean to," Tomoyo said in a baby voice, trying to calm her daughter. Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw something glistening in the moonlight under the shallow water. With a smile, she picked up the chain and waved it in front of Kara. "Found it," she said with a melodious voice as the girl's face lit up. Immediately, she snatched it and put it back around her neck.
The whole time, Eriol watched. He squinted his eyes to see what was so precious about the jewel. He almost had to gasp for a breath when he saw the familiar Polaris necklace that was a gift from him to his true love. She noticed his unusual silence and Tomoyo realized that Eriol must've seen her most prized possession. She slowly turned to him and caught his gaze. She immediately cast her eyes back towards the water to avoid any questions. There was a question still, however, it wasn't directed to her. "Why did you get so upset over that necklace, Kara-chan? Your mommy can easily buy you a new one." He put his hands on his knees as he bent over to look the little girl in the eye.
Completely oblivious to the tension, Kara just said with an innocent smile, "Mommy gave it to me when I was this little." With her thumb and index finger, she created a little space in between to emphasize the word 'little'. "She said it was a gift from Daddy." At that, Eriol's stare snapped right back at Tomoyo, who was currently trying to keep her eyes on her daughter.
"Come on, Kara-chan, Akira-chan. It's time for you two to get to bed," Tomoyo said as she was about to chaperone the two. However, the children just ran towards the tents, giggling all the way. Sighing helplessly, she began to tread towards the camps with Eriol in an unnerving silence. However, she knew that the talk would be unavoidable.
*The next day*
"Do we have to go home, daddy?" Akira-chan begged with his puppy-dog eyes as he pulled on his father's pant leg. Syaoran just looked down at him and chuckled before giving a nod. Immediately putting on a pout, he walked away with his head slightly bowed. Immediately, Syaoran felt a tug at his heart and was just about to give him when his wife put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a look that said, "don't you dare fall for that." Seeing that the method wasn't working, Akira took Kara's hand and together, they got into his Auntie Tomoyo's minivan.
"Can you drive today, Sakura-chan? I'm feeling a bit under the weather," Tomoyo said as she handed her the keys to her van. Without a word, Sakura took them and got into the driver's side of the car.
Before Tomoyo could get in, however, Eriol spoke up, "Why don't you let the couple ride in the same car? You can come with me, Tomoyo-chan," With a sigh, she knew that she was going to have to make up an excuse quickly about the necklace.
"No way am I going to let her ride in a car with a maniac like you! That's just cruel and unusual punishment!" Syaoran said protectively. He could tell that Tomoyo was way too tired to have to put up with the likes of Hiiragizawa Eriol.
"It's ok, Syaoran-kun. I doubt that Eriol-kun will attempt murder," she said as she got on the passenger's side.
Speechlessly, Syaoran stared at the trail of dust left by the van that just took off with his 'little sister' and arch enemy in it. "Honey, are you coming or not?" Sakura said impatiently through an open window.
Snapping out of his reverie, Syaoran practically jumped into the car. "Hurry, Sakura-chan, step on it! Don't lose them, we have to make sure that Tomoyo-chan gets out of this ALIVE!"
Disclaimer: Is it just me or do you get tired of this too?
Chapter 14: A Light from the Stars
"I bet you that he's mommy's old boyfriend," Kara said as she poked at the pebbles in the shallow end of the lake with a thin stick. She stared absent-mindedly at the reflection of the moon upon the motionless lake. Her 'younger brother' was busy looking for smooth, flat stones to throw. She always found the jumping motions intriguing and begged him to perform the trick for her.
"Well, then Auntie Tomoyo had really weird taste. That guy is sooooo annoying. Besides, daddy is so much better," he complained, picking up the tenth stone. "All right, are you ready?" The girl excitedly bobbed her head up and down as she watched with anticipation. The first stone glided across the smooth surface, creating ripples and wrinkling the moon.
She clapped her hands enthusiastically and jumped up and down at Akira's show. As the tenth pebble flew over the lake's surface, Kara went to grasp something around her neck, but only to find it gone. "Where did it go?" she asked no one in particular as she began to search for the jewel.
"Where did what go?" Akira asked, distressed to see his sister in such a frantic state.
"My necklace!" With that, she began to cry as hard as she could. Immediately, Sakura and Syaoran bolted out of their tents, but Tomoyo just assured them that she could handle it so they went back to bed. When Kara saw her mother and Eriol approach, she ran towards them even as Akira kept searching. "Mommy! I lost that necklace you gave me!" she cried with tears still streaming down her face.
"Aw, poor baby. It's okay, you didn't mean to," Tomoyo said in a baby voice, trying to calm her daughter. Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw something glistening in the moonlight under the shallow water. With a smile, she picked up the chain and waved it in front of Kara. "Found it," she said with a melodious voice as the girl's face lit up. Immediately, she snatched it and put it back around her neck.
The whole time, Eriol watched. He squinted his eyes to see what was so precious about the jewel. He almost had to gasp for a breath when he saw the familiar Polaris necklace that was a gift from him to his true love. She noticed his unusual silence and Tomoyo realized that Eriol must've seen her most prized possession. She slowly turned to him and caught his gaze. She immediately cast her eyes back towards the water to avoid any questions. There was a question still, however, it wasn't directed to her. "Why did you get so upset over that necklace, Kara-chan? Your mommy can easily buy you a new one." He put his hands on his knees as he bent over to look the little girl in the eye.
Completely oblivious to the tension, Kara just said with an innocent smile, "Mommy gave it to me when I was this little." With her thumb and index finger, she created a little space in between to emphasize the word 'little'. "She said it was a gift from Daddy." At that, Eriol's stare snapped right back at Tomoyo, who was currently trying to keep her eyes on her daughter.
"Come on, Kara-chan, Akira-chan. It's time for you two to get to bed," Tomoyo said as she was about to chaperone the two. However, the children just ran towards the tents, giggling all the way. Sighing helplessly, she began to tread towards the camps with Eriol in an unnerving silence. However, she knew that the talk would be unavoidable.
*The next day*
"Do we have to go home, daddy?" Akira-chan begged with his puppy-dog eyes as he pulled on his father's pant leg. Syaoran just looked down at him and chuckled before giving a nod. Immediately putting on a pout, he walked away with his head slightly bowed. Immediately, Syaoran felt a tug at his heart and was just about to give him when his wife put a hand on his shoulder and gave him a look that said, "don't you dare fall for that." Seeing that the method wasn't working, Akira took Kara's hand and together, they got into his Auntie Tomoyo's minivan.
"Can you drive today, Sakura-chan? I'm feeling a bit under the weather," Tomoyo said as she handed her the keys to her van. Without a word, Sakura took them and got into the driver's side of the car.
Before Tomoyo could get in, however, Eriol spoke up, "Why don't you let the couple ride in the same car? You can come with me, Tomoyo-chan," With a sigh, she knew that she was going to have to make up an excuse quickly about the necklace.
"No way am I going to let her ride in a car with a maniac like you! That's just cruel and unusual punishment!" Syaoran said protectively. He could tell that Tomoyo was way too tired to have to put up with the likes of Hiiragizawa Eriol.
"It's ok, Syaoran-kun. I doubt that Eriol-kun will attempt murder," she said as she got on the passenger's side.
Speechlessly, Syaoran stared at the trail of dust left by the van that just took off with his 'little sister' and arch enemy in it. "Honey, are you coming or not?" Sakura said impatiently through an open window.
Snapping out of his reverie, Syaoran practically jumped into the car. "Hurry, Sakura-chan, step on it! Don't lose them, we have to make sure that Tomoyo-chan gets out of this ALIVE!"