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When she saw him the day she arrived at the gas station, she noticed that his eyes shone in a different way. Eriol had something different, an angel maybe that made him really especial.
The attraction he had over her was becoming a fire in her feelings and desires, because as she discovered that she loved him, she began to feel also that she was beginning to desire him, that there was something that attracted one to the other.
Eriol, without letting her go, squeezed her waist, feeling her body next to his. She tried to let go, but he held her tightly and whispered:
"Come on, let's dance, and don't leave me so desolated, I'm telling you the truth about what I feel. I was never a vulgar skirt follower, I'm an honest man, that's why I can't force you, but I beg you, let's dance for a while, and have a nice little dinner and then afterwards, I'll take you to the gas station if you want"
And that's what they did.
Without talking, Eriol had Tomoyo next to him as if she was a treasure, and he wasn't faking it or lying. For the first time a woman could attract him in such strong, intense, powerful, but at the same time delicious manner.
It was getting dark and Tomoyo could see the street lights coming from the street, when she suddenly felt that if she kept dancing with Eriol, she would end up in a hotel making love with him. When the orchestra ended, she firmly separated from him. Not in a brusque way, but in a soft, delicate manner that made it clear to him that any intimacy between them, for the moment, had ended there.
"That means…" said Eriol a little sad "…that the pleasure we both feel when we're together is over?"
"For this night, yes Eriol. I'm sorry"
"If I ask you to marry me tonight… would that change your mind?"
"No"
"But… why?"
"Don't ask me that! Not even I know it"
"You don't have a boyfriend, right? And you're not married"
"Nor one or the other. There simply are things I can't avoid to marry you. Tomorrow I plan to go back to my hometown, Tomoeda. I have to matriculate for the next semester and I want to talk to certain people that I love very, very much"
"Your parents, I say"
"As a matter of fact, yes"
They were getting out of the restaurant after dinning, they walked side by side, and a strange silence had taken over them.
They headed towards the car, and when they reached it, he gallantly opened the car for her to step inside. He walked around the car and Tomoyo could see he was submerged in a pensive mood. When he entered the car he grabbed the steering wheel, but before starting the car, he turned and looked at her:
"So Tomoy… you want to know what I think about you?"
She looked at him, unable to answer
"I think you're working here as a distraction, you don't need to work. Your clothes are fine and expensive, and I don't believe that such a low salary will save you during the winter. I have my secrets also as you can see, but if I could be with you, I'd jump all obstacles"
"Well Eriol, it's obvious we both hide something…" she said "…for whatever reason…"
"Well… yeah. I think you're right"
"What's your secret about Eriol?"
"You tell me yours first"
"I can't"
"I believe you're rich, but I also think you're a girl that limits herself to obeying her parents, not realizing that they already have their lives and you are only the daughter they had because they wanted and liked to have. I always say, and excuse me for being so bold and frank, that when parents bring their kids to the world, it's almost always by casualty. That's why a think that when that creature is born, he comes with all his personal rights. And so it is born, grows, gets old and one day it dies. Do I think that way for the education my parents "Lavished" on me? No. A human being's liberty, especially moral liberty, feelings liberty, which is what's on the table now, belongs only to each of us."
"I didn't get anything"
"It's the same. In the end, I'm referring to our future which I doubt will fit, because I can see you're hiding something, and I'm not being completely clear, but I can promise you, with me you'll lack nothing. You could end your studies, work, and I, for you would leave the gas station and would look for something which could give me more time and I'll study a career too. It'll be easy to study law… anything to put me in size to your culture and persona"
Tomoyo lifted her face and looked at Eriol with amazement. The car was already on the highway, in direction to the gas station, situated in the middle of the 2 cities.
"I'm going to tell you the truth Eriol… I think you're more cultivated and educated than what you appear to be. It's as if in front of me you want to look as a block head. But… that's not what separates us"
"Does that mean you're leaving?"
She nodded
"When?"
"I'm going to ask the boss of the cafeteria to give me next week off… tomorrow"
"I'd love to go with you"
"You're crazy!"
"And why? I'm a man in love and I don't doubt that anymore. I've never contemplated a woman so much, nor felt the anxiety that governs me, since I first saw you. I must accept this is love, and if we get married, be sure I'll respect you to the highest of my capacity. I have to accept that I'm a little scared because you're fine and delicate and you have something that makes me think that your social status has absolutely nothing to do with mine"
The car had already entered the garage and Eriol was about to finish parking it behind the rest of the wagons that the gas station had.
It was then when he, without getting out of the car, held Tomoyo by the shoulder, brought her towards him, and she ended up very near him, her face looking up, staring at his eyes.
She knew that she had to escape, to break free. get out of the car running, screaming… but she couldn't.
She felt Eriol's body heat, the scent of his after shave, those blue eyes that seemed to look deeply into her and that sensual mouth that moved getting closer to her… she had never been kissed by a man and she feared the sensation that kiss would have on her.
Eriol held Tomoyo tightly and looked for her mouth with his lips. He kissed her carefully. There wasn't any fury or desire in it. It was delicate, but inciting, deep. Also one of Reed's hands as he kissed her and moved his lips over hers went down her cleavage until he touched one of her feminine breasts. It was like an explosion that scared Tomoyo, and for reasons he knew, it scared Eriol as well.
That's why when Tomoyo separated from him by putting a hand on his chest very carefully. Eriol was paralyzed, but he understood that what he wanted couldn't be.
He saw her leave, but before she got out of the car she said
"Eriol I don't know anything about you, but I've learned more with you this night than anywhere else in my whole life"
And he answered between gritted teeth: "You don't know how happy we could've been together"
Tomoyo reached her bedroom breathing in a very agitated manner and quickly began picking up her things and prepared her luggage.
Of course she wouldn't return and she wouldn't tell anybody. She would just say she would absent herself for a week resolving family matters. It was her duty to escape. It was the first time she ran away from something and the first time a man touched and kissed her. She felt very attracted to Eriol and it was her obligation to escape such temptations.
She had a rough night and woke up at six because she knew that Hiromi-san was an early bird and that the first bus headed for Tomoeda would be there at 7:30 am.
She didn't see Reed. He either fell asleep or didn't come out of his room. But she did see Hiromi-san, taking the chairs from on top the tables, a job that any other day she'd be doing with Koomu.
She talked to Hiromi-san and asked him for leave. He was respectful and affectionate, but he answered her sincerely:
"You're giving me quite a problem since this is the last month of summer, but if you have to go to Tomoeda then, I won't keep you. Be sure to be back next week because I'm going to be a little short of personnel these days because others have asked for permission and they will go on the different buses that pass here at different hours of the day"
She wasn't interested in asking who was leaving or who was staying. She took the 7:30 bus with her bag and suitcase. When she reached Tomoeda, one of her bodyguards and the chauffeur were waiting for her, since she had called saying she'd be back.
She cried, she cried for reaching Tomoeda, and she cried thinking she'd never return again to the cafeteria. She couldn't cheat on Eriol, but she also couldn't cheat on her mother.
She would defend her posture, with will and strength. She would marry Eriol and not Reed as her mother had told her. She would finish her career and she'd convince Eriol to stop working at the gas station and to start studying. He was 23 he still had time. She would finish her studies and they would both work. They didn't need too much luxury. She never had taken her mother's fortune into account. In fact she had chosen her career trying to break with the shadow her mother had over her, to start her own business. In the end she agreed to help with the company. She supposed that her mother would hold her to her promise. She also thought of Reed. He would carry on his own. Maybe the companies, the camaraderie would lead them to something more positive and strong. Of course this would work depending on his personality, because she didn't even know what he looked like.
She knew her mother would make the impossible so she could forget Eriol and start something with Reed. If Reed happened to be handsome and attractive it would be worse
And so she was telling her mother as soon as she reached the manor. The sun was splendid and there wasn't too much heat. She was wearing blue jeans and a cute black shirt with the drawing of a Chinese dragon on it. When she finished talking with her mother, Sonomi, smiled and told her in the sweetest most comprehensive voice:
"I understand your feelings for this man in the gas station, but I think that before you make a decision you must meet Reed. I want you to know that I'm not going to destroy your happiness. On the contrary, I'm looking precisely for the way to give you all the possible physical and spiritual happiness that you need and I can see clearly that you need it a lot. Maybe that Eriol you talk about deserves you, but you have to talk to Reed. He knows he has to marry you and has agreed to the wedding. He arrived to the next door manor an hour ago from a long trip. We still don't know where he was. Reed is a nice person, but he doesn't want to marry you without knowing you. That's why he came. He wanted to meet you and I invited him along with his cousin for dinner"
Tomoyo was very nervous, she was looking around, walking one way to the other. She couldn't handle it anymore and began looking outside the window. She was terribly nervous and was trembling like a leaf.
"I can't see him Okaasan"
"Don't worry. I just called and they're on their way. I told them you wanted to meet Reed also"
"I'm not here to meet him mom. I came here to manifest you my love for Eriol. I'm going head over heels for him. I don't know how long this is going to last, but for now… I want to think that it'll be for forever. I know your illusion was to see us get married, but when feelings rule you've got to obey them"
"I can't say no, can I Tomoyo? It'll be sad that such a corporation has to be split up. You know that shares and actions can be lost in those things, some companies will sink without hope… but if you feel is better that way"
"I do Okaasan. Thank you for being so comprehensive. If I had met Reed before Eriol, maybe things would be different"
Sonomi couldn't suppress a slight giggle. Tomoyo noticed, but when she was about to ask her, she noticed a red car entering the manor.
"Oh my, He's here!"
Now I'll go receive them, you wait in the dining room Tomoyo-chan"
She nodded and did as her mother told her.
She fidgeted with her dress. She had decided to wear a spaghetti strapped dress that molded to the shape of her body and had little leafs embroidered in the end. The white suited her nicely and made her look very alluring. She passed her hands through her hair as she heard three voices coming from the living room. One she recognized as her mother, the other two were from a woman who she guessed was Reed's cousin and a man who only seemed to agree with what the two other women said. She took a peek through the door and saw a woman dressed in a long black dress. Her hair and eyes were Ruby red and they referred to her as Akizuki-san. She couldn't see Reed and that drove her mad. For an hour they talked and it seemed like an eternity to her. Finally she heard her mother saying that they should enter the dinning room where she was.
Tomoyo was rigid and her palms were sweaty. She closed the door and walked away from it standing besides one of the corners of the table. The first to enter was her mother with Akizuki-san. Tomoyo's heart leaped faster every second. She wanted to run away. She couldn't marry the man and to face him now was sheer torture.
Suddenly Reed entered. There on the threshold of the door, dressed impeccably, almost different because of the clothes, the hairdo and the glasses he was wearing was Eriol
Tomoyo was in shock. She couldn't imagine for even one second that her mother planned this happy ending. Eriol was wearing an elegant Tuxedo, with black shoes that matched and his jet black hair was combed backwards and the glasses made him look completely different. For a moment she thought it was someone else, but they kept looking at each other with a surprised look
"You?" she said
She heard the steps of her mother and of Akizuki-san as they walked outside the room. Eriol walked closer to her
"Did you know… about this? She asked
"I knew nothing. I wanted to live a normal life, just like I learned a career. I wasn't interested in the marriage that was arranged for me and only had the gas station as a way out. You appeared there and I liked you as I've never liked another woman before. Do you believe me Tomoy… or better yet… Tomoyo? My friends and my cousin call me Reed, but my name is Eriol. I was crazy in love with you, but I knew I had to marry Tomoyo. Who would've thought that the girl I was going crazy about was the girl my cousin wanted me to marry? Did you know when you reached the gas station that your destiny was there?"
Tomoyo shook her head "No, no"
He held her in his arms and hugged her lovingly. Her arms were around his neck as she repeated:
"No Eriol, I reached the gas station because I wanted to work before going into my last semester and learn new things. I hadn't even seen you in pictures or photos. It was destiny who crossed our paths"
In that moment the door to the dinning room opened again and Sonomi along with Sakura, Syaoran and Nakuru entered the room
"Can we come in?" said the auburn hair girl
"Sakura, Li-kun! What are you doing here?"
"Let's say we're here to help destiny happen" said Syaoran as he hugged his wife
"Huh? What do you mean?"
We knew where both of you were" said Nakuru "I followed Eriol"
"And I gave Tomoyo the gas station pictures. I knew she would look for a job in a secure place. If I had the picture she would know it was safe enough" Added Sonomi
"And we hit the jackpot!" said Sakura smiling at Tomoyo "Sonomi knew Tomoyo wasn't going to worry too much in looking for a job and since Tomoyo saw the pictures she knew they were looking for employees"
Eriol laughed and Tomoyo giggled "They're right
"Don't think we're going to have a huge wedding" said Eriol "you keep your friends to yourself we have a different way of living our lives, we'll get married while we travel anywhere. We'll find a priest or a judge or anything. What really matters is what we feel for each other and there's no doubt about that. We love each other and there's no doubt about that, we plan to make each other very, very happy!"
Tomoyo nodded "Once I met Eriol I learned to be myself. And now we'll leave, no suitcases no clothes or anything!
And so they did. It was useless to try and stop them. For days they lived without getting married, just knowing each other
After Tomoyo graduated, they got married, took a plane and never told anybody where they were headed. They of course went away to enjoy their liberty, their freedom, with the courage that youth gives. They went to start a new life, to form a family where love, harmony and peace filled their lives until the end of time.
End
Verthande: (opens the bottle of champagne) Our first fic is finished!
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Urthe: I know you E+T lovers will kill us when we say this, but our next story will be an S+S *dodges the rotten tomatoes*
Verthande: But after that one we go E+T again!
Skolde: and after that we go F+S (Fujitaka + Sonomi)
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