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Chapter 6 - Separation
~Eriol----Lansbury~
I searched around, suddenly feeling like someone's watching me. I looked over my shoulder and of course, there it was, the very, 'conspicuous' Toyota that was owned by none other than the Detective who was interrogating me earlier. I sighed, walking across the street. Lansbury was the only place, with its large cities and quiet neighborhood that I barely visited. The first thing I decided to look for was inside a coffee house, beside an old looking grocery building called, 'McLoggan's Place.' Just I suspected, Victoria Converse slowly drove her car in front of the coffee place, the moment I opened the door to Starbucks coffee house. It was far too empty, maybe except for a couple that sat in the far booth in the corner of the building. Well, I couldn't complain, since it was only seven in the morning. I have been scouting all day and all night looking for the damn city. London's city routes were a lot tougher than it looked. I just hope Syaoran and Sakura didn't get lost trying to find Surrey. I had no problem with Nakuru or Spinel, because, unlike me, they like to explore London a bit too much. I glanced at the corner of my eye and noticed Detective Converse peering through the barred up window that was just halfway opened. Sighing deeply, I approached the counter. A young man, maybe around my age, yawned and greeted me with a nod, before I took out my picture of Tomoyo smiling for the camera.
"Have you seen this woman?" I asked, looking into the man's deep, green eyes.
The man examined the picture for a moment, then leaned back and shook his head. "Can't say I have. She's cute though. Sorry I can't help ya." Without even giving me or the picture a second look, he turned and went to the back counter.
No luck, I thought to myself. I left the coffee house with my heart beating fast. The Toyota once again followed me as I made my way to the second building. McLoggan's place wasn't what I expected it to be. From the outside, it looked like a convenience store, when really, it was a meat and sausage house. I could tell it was just opening up, because there was barely any customers present. I searched around, hoping to find the owner. Since managers worked almost all day and all night, I figured they might have taken a look at a young woman with long, wavy dark hair. I was hoping to find the owner by the first counter I saw, but all I noticed was a young woman, barely my age, popping gum in her mouth. Now, who would be chewing gum this early?
"Excuse me?" I approached her, ready to take out Tomoyo's picture from my pocket. The girl, thinking it was some kind of gun or something, lifted up her hands, her eyes widening in fear. "Uh, no it's okay, I'm not here to rob you or anything. I just want to know if you saw this girl.." I took out the picture finally, after a lot of struggling and held it high up for the woman to see.
The woman looked at it, moving her head from far away and then back close to her again. She had to do this a lot of times, before looking up and shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I don't think I have seen the young robin," she spoke, sympathetically. "I do hope you find her though. She seems really pretty." She grinned, which wasn't much help.
"Oh." Disappointment crept back to me. "Thank you anyway." With that, I turned and left.
"Who was that?" came a deep voice from behind the young woman. An elderly man appeared from the back room, carrying a load of sausages in his arms and watched as the dark haired young man crossed the street.
The seventeen year old girl shrugged. "I don't know. Some guy looking for his girlfriend."
The elderly man arched a single eyebrow and nodded. "I see," he replied, before going to the refrigerator to place the meat inside the cold cupboard.
I sighed. I was hoping to find her here, but it was rather disappointing. I stopped just in front of a real convenient store this time and paused, tilting my head towards the sky. I hope Nakuru and the others are getting better luck than me.
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~Nakuru--Milesborough~
She was bored. Looking for Tomoyo definitely was tiring her. This has been going on for at least a week now and Eriol would not give up until she is found. What kind of girl would surprise her boyfriend anyway without telling him? She wouldn't do such a thing. Look at her, she's really far away from her Yue, who was living all the way in Japan himself, while she was in England, trying to over the sad feeling that her boyfriend was forbidden to use his powers to transport himself here to be with her. Sakura forbade him to do so, because he was losing his energy every time he did and of course, Nakuru felt the same way. Writing letters was another thing they could do and so was phone calls, but for both Guardians of the moon, they had no patients over mortal technology.
The lavender haired woman flew at the top of the tallest building in Milesborough and peered down below, hoping to find a certain dark haired young woman lost somewhere in the desolate city. She stretched and yawned. This search was definitely tiring her out. For long hours, this was what Eriol, herself and Spinel have been doing...scouting the area for any signs of her master's beloved Tomoyo. She couldn't understand why Eriol never went back to visit Tomoyo in Japan. It would have been less of a hassle for Tomoyo and everyone else so she wouldn't have to go alone.
"Any luck, Nakuru?" The woman blinked. She turned around and found herself face to face with Yue, the other half Guardian of the moon. She frowned and shook her head. She could feel the white haired Guardian approaching her with a little flap of his wings. "She could not have gone far."
"I thought you were in China?"
"Sakura and Syaoran are here as well, so it is my duty as a Guardian to watch over my Mistress," Yue replied.
"So, shouldn't you be with your Mistress?" Nakuru faced him.
Yue looked back at her and shook his head. "She will be fine. Both Keroberos and Syaoran are with her now. I wanted to see you first to see how you were doing with all this."
Nakuru sighed. "If only I could do something for Eriol-sama. Both him and Tomoyo have been through a lot. I can't stand it if Tomoyo disappears, leaving my master alone on Earth. I don't even want to think what would happen to Eriol if Tomoyo is..." She paused, taking a deep breath. She felt a strong hand on her shoulder. The lavender haired woman looked up, now with tear-stricken eyes. Yue wrapped his arms around her and let Nakuru rest her head on his shoulder. She never really cared for Tomoyo that much, but the thought of her dying in the streets or anywhere else at all, made her blood run cold. Her master will become distraught over the news and wouldn't know how to handle it, except making himself invisible to everyone, especially to her two servants. Nakuru was afraid that Eriol will disappear and she and Spinel would disappear along with him, without saying good bye to her Yue. Not only that, Nakuru would be very distraught if she lost her lover, just like Eriol. She can understand his pain.
Both Moon Guardians watched the world waking up below as cars suddenly created life in the streets. Shops were beginning to open. Trains were switched on and once again, the bright morning light was the only light over top the streets below. Nakuru and Yue stood there silently, the short whimpers of the lavender haired woman was the only sign of life for both of them.
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~Spinel--Creek~
Something small and moving crept out of the opened space in between the floor and the bottom of the door, then flew across the streets quickly, trying to avoid the staring, suspicious eyes from people around him. Spinel observed around him, peering swiftly through windows, calling Tomoyo's name. It was only a matter of time before he was visible. His magic was useable only for a short time and if he didn't find a place to hide soon, people will start to wonder about the wandering flying stuffed animal thing in the air. Despite his size, it still wasn't easy being small. If he made himself bigger now, people will become more suspicious.
"Mou...Tomoyo, where are you?" he said out loud, but soft enough so no one could hear. Suddenly, he stopped. He smelled something delicious, something sweet and addictive. It was coming from a building somewhere. Spinel followed his nose and found himself in front of a brick wall. The small stuffed animal peered through the small crack on the wall and his eyes suddenly twinkled at the sight. "AH!" he gasped. Tons and tons of desserts adorned the small, yet comforting building. Cakes, pastries, ice cream.... the works! Spinel had dreamed this moment to be inside a place filled with delicious sweets. Oh how he loved sweets! What would Keroberos say now? He laughed at the thought of the yellow stuffed animal teary eyed when he finds out that he was able to take some time to observe the beauty that was the 'Ginger House.'
Spinel drooled and slurped at the sight of a large cake being displayed by the window. No longer could take the hunger, he squeezed as hard as he can through the small crack and smacked his lips together, just thinking about that cake. He looked around, making sure there was no one watching and flew across the hall to the large, delicious cake.
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~Sakura and Syaoran--Surrey~
Not much was going on and still no sign of Tomoyo. Sakura yawned, leaning her head against Syaoran's shoulder as they sat on the park bench, listening to the birds chirping over them. Suddenly, the brunette girl was starting to feel sleepy. It must be all the usage of magic that was draining all her energy out. She sighed at the thought of Tomoyo all alone, looking around for a place to stay like a homeless beggar. Syaoran wrapped his arms around her shoulders and frowned, shaking his head for no reason.
"Sakura, don't think that something has happened to Tomoyo, because you and I know her better than anyone. Okay, maybe Eriol knows her a lot too, but we all know that Tomoyo is a strong person and she would never give up."
Sakura nodded, closing her eyes. "I just wish I had more power to find her..."
Syaoran leaned down and kissed her temple gently. "We can't all have what we want. Your powers ARE powerful, but they're not meant to be used to find someone." He stood up and lend out a hand for his girlfriend to take. "Come on, we better get going. It looks like it's going to rain."
The young brunette nodded and took Syaoran's hand. She glanced up and noticed dark clouds hovering over them. What happened? Just a minute ago it was really sunny. What changed? Something was not right. "Syaoran, something's not right. There was pure sun this morning." She squinted curiously. Large drops of rain suddenly fell from the skies, pouring down on them. Syaoran quickly pulled Sakura away and led them both inside a large hotel. When they were inside, Sakura was still wondering what changed the weather so quickly. Syaoran stared at her, wondering what she meant before, as he wiped the drops of rain from his deep, sandy hair.
"What do you mean's something's not right? It rains here a lot, or so what I've heard from Eriol," Kero spoke from Sakura's spring jacket pocket.
Sakura shook her head. "It's odd how rain suddenly appears like that in very hot weather." She glanced out the window of the hotel and searched around. "I feel it, Syaoran-kun. It feels like magic is at work here."
Syaoran blinked. Suddenly, he felt it too. Why couldn't he feel it before? "You're right. Something isn't right at all."
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~Tomoyo~
I laid on my bed, my pillow buried on top of my face in shame. What happened? What will Eriol think now that I have 'cheated' on him? Would he turn away from me and never love me anymore? Or hate me forever? That thought made me shiver. I may not deserve him for what I did, but I can't stand the thought if someone hated me.
"Tomoyo?" I heard Jason call, knocking on the door.
I wiped my tears away, afraid that the handsome man might think I have been crying, then he would get more worried and would find any excuses to 'comfort' me. Although I didn't think he would do more than just hug me and make me feel better, because Jason knows my heart still belongs to Eriol and it always will. I glanced out the window, hoping to find something out there to occupy myself from my sad thoughts. The sun beamed down on me, just straight to my eyes, as if urging me to get up. I took my face away from the pillow and stared up at the ceiling. "Yes?" I called.
I heard him take a deep breath before saying, "It's such a nice day, I thought maybe we could do something. I still have to show you the nice places around England. How about it?"
I knew he was trying his hardest to make it less comfortable for me and him. I got up from my bed finally and opened the door. When Jason noticed my red face, indicating that I have been crying, he was about to wrap his arms around me for comfort, but I managed to shake my head. Jason backed away and nodded, awkwardly, mumbling a short apology. I smiled, then nodded. I knew I couldn't just sit here and stare at the ceiling all day long, thinking about what happened between Jason and myself. "All right, I think that would be a good idea. It gives me a chance to clear my head a little."
Jason nodded, knowing what I meant and went to get the car keys. I followed him and we both went out the door, back to his car.
We drove almost half an hour so Jason could show me a large park where he used to play with his friend. He wanted to show me a large hole which they dug up a long time ago. "I know it's no big deal, but Michael and I actually worked hard on this hole," he explained, as we drove through a one way street.
I looked out the window, the wind blowing against my hair as we passed a few houses. There was a house, I noticed, with the front yard full of teenagers just smoking and drinking as they sat on chairs and talking. One of them noticed Jason's car passing by and noticed me. They gave a whoop of surprise. One boy, barely any older than me, tapped his friend on the shoulder and pointed towards me quickly. I didn't have time to figure out what they were talking about, because Jason pressed on the gas quickly, as if he knew what the boys were going to say to each other. Of course, I knew. They probably haven't seen a Japanese girl all their life.
Suddenly, we were driving through a quieter street. Houses disappeared from side to side, only to be replaced by long, metallic fences with large buildings from either side. I glanced at Jason, staring at him curiously. "So, where's this park you're talking about?"
Jason looked out the window, his eyes furrowing in confusion. He peered over his shoulder. "I must have taken the wrong turn," he spoke. He pressed on the break and reversed the car, towards the last street we passed. However, there was a police car coming towards us, its lights flashing in our eyes. I covered my eyes with my hands and squinted as a policeman got out of his car. Jason stopped and looked at me.
I was about to say something, when the police tapped his knuckle gently against Jason's window. The dark haired boy rolled down the window and once the window was completely down, the police officer, with large, round sunglasses and was large in size, leaned his elbows on the door. "Is there a problem officer?" Jason asked.
The officer glanced at me, then back at Jason. "Did you know you were driving fast, young man?"
Jason furrowed his eyebrows. "How was I driving fast, sir? I know I was driving the speed limit."
"I'm gonna have to ask you to step out, young man," the officer spoke, standing up.
The dark haired youth glanced at me once, then opened the door slowly. The last thing he wanted to do was make the officer mad. Jason stepped out and waited until the officer gave him a command. I stayed in the car, my heart pounding. I didn't understand why. I knew that Jason wasn't driving fast, but it wasn't the type of fear I felt. It was the type of fear where I knew that something was going to happen.
"Could you please turn around and put your hands on the car," the police said.
Jason stared at him. "What?"
"Do it, please," the man said, calmly.
As Jason turned and put his hands on the car he said, "Is this really necessary, officer?" He was about to glance over his shoulder, when the policeman told him not to look. Sighing, Jason turned his head back in front of him. "Is this really necessary, officer?" he repeated, getting irritated now.
"Yes."
Suddenly, something hit the young man in the back of the head. Before he knew it, he fell unconscious.
My eyes glowed. The policeman backed away from Jason's fallen body and was heading towards me, while I sat in fear. My heart pounded, feeling as if it was going to jump out of my skin. Something was not right here. Something told me to move, but my legs would not budge.
You really want to move now, Tomoyo, if you don't want to see me. A familiar voice spoke. I looked up. The policeman was coming back towards the car. I moved my hands slowly to the door handle, still shocked at what I just witnessed. With all my might, I pulled the handle and the door flew open. But my legs...it still would not move. 'Move!' I screamed in my head. I glanced over my shoulder. He was coming nearer and nearer. "MOVE!" I said out loud. As if I was heard, my legs suddenly moved. I jumped out of the car and ran across the street, towards the forest I thought wasn't there. I knew I shouldn't have, but I glanced over my shoulder quickly. The policeman was walking slowly, not even trying to go after me with a break neck run. Though, I could see from faraway, a wide grin from his rather familiar face.
You can't go anywhere, Tomoyo. There's no point in your running. The same voice spoke in my head. I didn't want to answer. I knew who's voice it was. Jiro....
As if he could read my mind, the voice said, I'm glad you remembered.
I ran harder, my breathing shallow now. I could feel the scrunching of old leaves on the ground and hear twigs snap as I sprinted through the opening between two large trees. With no idea on where to go, I closed my eyes, hoping...praying that Eriol could hear me gasping for breath. I gasped when my toe hit something hard and before I could stop myself, I fell forward, falling flat on my face on the ground. I looked over my shoulder and my eyes widened in fear when the policeman, whom I thought I lost while running away, coming towards me, in a speed I never thought any policeman would have.
You can't run away, Tomoyo. the voice spoke again.
It took me a while to realize that the voice was coming from the policeman. Quickly, I pushed myself up and scurried once again through the woods, sniffling and whimpering in fear. "Eriol..." I whispered, now running out of breath. I stumbled again, but I got up with a lot of effort, that I was beginning to feel weak. "ERIOL!!!!!"
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~Eriol~
I jerked my head up from my coffee. Did I just hear that? If I did, how could I hear something that seemed so far, yet seemed to be nearby. "Tomoyo?" I whispered at nothing in particular. I stood up quickly, fished some change into my pocket and put the change on the table beside the half drunk coffee and ran out. Without even thinking that Victoria Converse was still watching me from her car, I made my way towards a certain place. Up ahead, I noticed an empty street, that seemed too empty in the afternoon. I expected it to be busy with children running around, playing ball. Something told me that was the place I had to look for.
"Eriol-sama!" I turned around and noticed Nakuru and a familiar white haired Guardian coming towards me.
"Yue! What are you doing here?"
"That doesn't matter, Eriol-sama! I felt Tomoyo's presence here! I know it!" Nakuru looked at, pleading for me to listen.
I nodded. "I felt it too." I lifted up my head towards the empty street. Both Moon Guardians glanced towards it too, then back at me.. their eyes seem to agree with me. "Let's go." I turned around and made my to the street. When I stepped in between the street light and the sidewalk, I felt a force, as if it was pulling me inside.
"There's a force field in this area," Yue spoke quietly, glancing around for any signs of an enemy. I looked at him and nodded, because I already knew the answer to that. All three of us walked slowly. I could feel Tomoyo's strong presence somewhere. As if on cue, I felt my head turning towards the direction of two cars, I just noticed there. There was a man, leaning against the car, holding his head, as if he was just waking up from unconsciousness.
"There's someone there!" Nakuru yelled.
I turned towards the Moon Guardian. "Better let yourself on guard," I told them.
Both Moon Guardians nodded, even Yue, who barely listened to me, since his new master was now Sakura. All three of us approached the man cautiously. He looked up, his eyes widening in fear. I shook my head immediately, lifting my hands up. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you."
The man lifted an eyebrow, glancing at the two companions behind me. "Who- who are you?" As if realizing what just happened, he jerked his head towards the empty forest to his right. I also turned my head to that direction, the same as Nakuru and Yue. "Tomoyo..." he whispered.
I lifted an eyebrow, my eyes widening in shock to hear such a name from a stranger. "What did you say?"
He didn't answer. The older man broke into a run. "HEY!" I yelled. I ran after him. Nakuru and Yue were not far behind. I brushed branches out of my way, while ahead of me, the man was going faster towards....somewhere. "HEY!" I repeated. "STOP!"
"TOMOYO!" I heard him yell.
He was running towards a clearing. I ran faster, careful not to use any magic so he wouldn't be suspicious of me. "You know Tomoyo?" I yelled from behind.
The man didn't stop. He continued to yell her name and continued to run fast, in a wave of panic. I felt it too. My own panic was getting the better of me.
Something has happened...
Then, I heard it...
A scream...
And then...
Dead silence.
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Chapter 6 - Separation
~Eriol----Lansbury~
I searched around, suddenly feeling like someone's watching me. I looked over my shoulder and of course, there it was, the very, 'conspicuous' Toyota that was owned by none other than the Detective who was interrogating me earlier. I sighed, walking across the street. Lansbury was the only place, with its large cities and quiet neighborhood that I barely visited. The first thing I decided to look for was inside a coffee house, beside an old looking grocery building called, 'McLoggan's Place.' Just I suspected, Victoria Converse slowly drove her car in front of the coffee place, the moment I opened the door to Starbucks coffee house. It was far too empty, maybe except for a couple that sat in the far booth in the corner of the building. Well, I couldn't complain, since it was only seven in the morning. I have been scouting all day and all night looking for the damn city. London's city routes were a lot tougher than it looked. I just hope Syaoran and Sakura didn't get lost trying to find Surrey. I had no problem with Nakuru or Spinel, because, unlike me, they like to explore London a bit too much. I glanced at the corner of my eye and noticed Detective Converse peering through the barred up window that was just halfway opened. Sighing deeply, I approached the counter. A young man, maybe around my age, yawned and greeted me with a nod, before I took out my picture of Tomoyo smiling for the camera.
"Have you seen this woman?" I asked, looking into the man's deep, green eyes.
The man examined the picture for a moment, then leaned back and shook his head. "Can't say I have. She's cute though. Sorry I can't help ya." Without even giving me or the picture a second look, he turned and went to the back counter.
No luck, I thought to myself. I left the coffee house with my heart beating fast. The Toyota once again followed me as I made my way to the second building. McLoggan's place wasn't what I expected it to be. From the outside, it looked like a convenience store, when really, it was a meat and sausage house. I could tell it was just opening up, because there was barely any customers present. I searched around, hoping to find the owner. Since managers worked almost all day and all night, I figured they might have taken a look at a young woman with long, wavy dark hair. I was hoping to find the owner by the first counter I saw, but all I noticed was a young woman, barely my age, popping gum in her mouth. Now, who would be chewing gum this early?
"Excuse me?" I approached her, ready to take out Tomoyo's picture from my pocket. The girl, thinking it was some kind of gun or something, lifted up her hands, her eyes widening in fear. "Uh, no it's okay, I'm not here to rob you or anything. I just want to know if you saw this girl.." I took out the picture finally, after a lot of struggling and held it high up for the woman to see.
The woman looked at it, moving her head from far away and then back close to her again. She had to do this a lot of times, before looking up and shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I don't think I have seen the young robin," she spoke, sympathetically. "I do hope you find her though. She seems really pretty." She grinned, which wasn't much help.
"Oh." Disappointment crept back to me. "Thank you anyway." With that, I turned and left.
"Who was that?" came a deep voice from behind the young woman. An elderly man appeared from the back room, carrying a load of sausages in his arms and watched as the dark haired young man crossed the street.
The seventeen year old girl shrugged. "I don't know. Some guy looking for his girlfriend."
The elderly man arched a single eyebrow and nodded. "I see," he replied, before going to the refrigerator to place the meat inside the cold cupboard.
I sighed. I was hoping to find her here, but it was rather disappointing. I stopped just in front of a real convenient store this time and paused, tilting my head towards the sky. I hope Nakuru and the others are getting better luck than me.
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~Nakuru--Milesborough~
She was bored. Looking for Tomoyo definitely was tiring her. This has been going on for at least a week now and Eriol would not give up until she is found. What kind of girl would surprise her boyfriend anyway without telling him? She wouldn't do such a thing. Look at her, she's really far away from her Yue, who was living all the way in Japan himself, while she was in England, trying to over the sad feeling that her boyfriend was forbidden to use his powers to transport himself here to be with her. Sakura forbade him to do so, because he was losing his energy every time he did and of course, Nakuru felt the same way. Writing letters was another thing they could do and so was phone calls, but for both Guardians of the moon, they had no patients over mortal technology.
The lavender haired woman flew at the top of the tallest building in Milesborough and peered down below, hoping to find a certain dark haired young woman lost somewhere in the desolate city. She stretched and yawned. This search was definitely tiring her out. For long hours, this was what Eriol, herself and Spinel have been doing...scouting the area for any signs of her master's beloved Tomoyo. She couldn't understand why Eriol never went back to visit Tomoyo in Japan. It would have been less of a hassle for Tomoyo and everyone else so she wouldn't have to go alone.
"Any luck, Nakuru?" The woman blinked. She turned around and found herself face to face with Yue, the other half Guardian of the moon. She frowned and shook her head. She could feel the white haired Guardian approaching her with a little flap of his wings. "She could not have gone far."
"I thought you were in China?"
"Sakura and Syaoran are here as well, so it is my duty as a Guardian to watch over my Mistress," Yue replied.
"So, shouldn't you be with your Mistress?" Nakuru faced him.
Yue looked back at her and shook his head. "She will be fine. Both Keroberos and Syaoran are with her now. I wanted to see you first to see how you were doing with all this."
Nakuru sighed. "If only I could do something for Eriol-sama. Both him and Tomoyo have been through a lot. I can't stand it if Tomoyo disappears, leaving my master alone on Earth. I don't even want to think what would happen to Eriol if Tomoyo is..." She paused, taking a deep breath. She felt a strong hand on her shoulder. The lavender haired woman looked up, now with tear-stricken eyes. Yue wrapped his arms around her and let Nakuru rest her head on his shoulder. She never really cared for Tomoyo that much, but the thought of her dying in the streets or anywhere else at all, made her blood run cold. Her master will become distraught over the news and wouldn't know how to handle it, except making himself invisible to everyone, especially to her two servants. Nakuru was afraid that Eriol will disappear and she and Spinel would disappear along with him, without saying good bye to her Yue. Not only that, Nakuru would be very distraught if she lost her lover, just like Eriol. She can understand his pain.
Both Moon Guardians watched the world waking up below as cars suddenly created life in the streets. Shops were beginning to open. Trains were switched on and once again, the bright morning light was the only light over top the streets below. Nakuru and Yue stood there silently, the short whimpers of the lavender haired woman was the only sign of life for both of them.
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~Spinel--Creek~
Something small and moving crept out of the opened space in between the floor and the bottom of the door, then flew across the streets quickly, trying to avoid the staring, suspicious eyes from people around him. Spinel observed around him, peering swiftly through windows, calling Tomoyo's name. It was only a matter of time before he was visible. His magic was useable only for a short time and if he didn't find a place to hide soon, people will start to wonder about the wandering flying stuffed animal thing in the air. Despite his size, it still wasn't easy being small. If he made himself bigger now, people will become more suspicious.
"Mou...Tomoyo, where are you?" he said out loud, but soft enough so no one could hear. Suddenly, he stopped. He smelled something delicious, something sweet and addictive. It was coming from a building somewhere. Spinel followed his nose and found himself in front of a brick wall. The small stuffed animal peered through the small crack on the wall and his eyes suddenly twinkled at the sight. "AH!" he gasped. Tons and tons of desserts adorned the small, yet comforting building. Cakes, pastries, ice cream.... the works! Spinel had dreamed this moment to be inside a place filled with delicious sweets. Oh how he loved sweets! What would Keroberos say now? He laughed at the thought of the yellow stuffed animal teary eyed when he finds out that he was able to take some time to observe the beauty that was the 'Ginger House.'
Spinel drooled and slurped at the sight of a large cake being displayed by the window. No longer could take the hunger, he squeezed as hard as he can through the small crack and smacked his lips together, just thinking about that cake. He looked around, making sure there was no one watching and flew across the hall to the large, delicious cake.
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~Sakura and Syaoran--Surrey~
Not much was going on and still no sign of Tomoyo. Sakura yawned, leaning her head against Syaoran's shoulder as they sat on the park bench, listening to the birds chirping over them. Suddenly, the brunette girl was starting to feel sleepy. It must be all the usage of magic that was draining all her energy out. She sighed at the thought of Tomoyo all alone, looking around for a place to stay like a homeless beggar. Syaoran wrapped his arms around her shoulders and frowned, shaking his head for no reason.
"Sakura, don't think that something has happened to Tomoyo, because you and I know her better than anyone. Okay, maybe Eriol knows her a lot too, but we all know that Tomoyo is a strong person and she would never give up."
Sakura nodded, closing her eyes. "I just wish I had more power to find her..."
Syaoran leaned down and kissed her temple gently. "We can't all have what we want. Your powers ARE powerful, but they're not meant to be used to find someone." He stood up and lend out a hand for his girlfriend to take. "Come on, we better get going. It looks like it's going to rain."
The young brunette nodded and took Syaoran's hand. She glanced up and noticed dark clouds hovering over them. What happened? Just a minute ago it was really sunny. What changed? Something was not right. "Syaoran, something's not right. There was pure sun this morning." She squinted curiously. Large drops of rain suddenly fell from the skies, pouring down on them. Syaoran quickly pulled Sakura away and led them both inside a large hotel. When they were inside, Sakura was still wondering what changed the weather so quickly. Syaoran stared at her, wondering what she meant before, as he wiped the drops of rain from his deep, sandy hair.
"What do you mean's something's not right? It rains here a lot, or so what I've heard from Eriol," Kero spoke from Sakura's spring jacket pocket.
Sakura shook her head. "It's odd how rain suddenly appears like that in very hot weather." She glanced out the window of the hotel and searched around. "I feel it, Syaoran-kun. It feels like magic is at work here."
Syaoran blinked. Suddenly, he felt it too. Why couldn't he feel it before? "You're right. Something isn't right at all."
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~Tomoyo~
I laid on my bed, my pillow buried on top of my face in shame. What happened? What will Eriol think now that I have 'cheated' on him? Would he turn away from me and never love me anymore? Or hate me forever? That thought made me shiver. I may not deserve him for what I did, but I can't stand the thought if someone hated me.
"Tomoyo?" I heard Jason call, knocking on the door.
I wiped my tears away, afraid that the handsome man might think I have been crying, then he would get more worried and would find any excuses to 'comfort' me. Although I didn't think he would do more than just hug me and make me feel better, because Jason knows my heart still belongs to Eriol and it always will. I glanced out the window, hoping to find something out there to occupy myself from my sad thoughts. The sun beamed down on me, just straight to my eyes, as if urging me to get up. I took my face away from the pillow and stared up at the ceiling. "Yes?" I called.
I heard him take a deep breath before saying, "It's such a nice day, I thought maybe we could do something. I still have to show you the nice places around England. How about it?"
I knew he was trying his hardest to make it less comfortable for me and him. I got up from my bed finally and opened the door. When Jason noticed my red face, indicating that I have been crying, he was about to wrap his arms around me for comfort, but I managed to shake my head. Jason backed away and nodded, awkwardly, mumbling a short apology. I smiled, then nodded. I knew I couldn't just sit here and stare at the ceiling all day long, thinking about what happened between Jason and myself. "All right, I think that would be a good idea. It gives me a chance to clear my head a little."
Jason nodded, knowing what I meant and went to get the car keys. I followed him and we both went out the door, back to his car.
We drove almost half an hour so Jason could show me a large park where he used to play with his friend. He wanted to show me a large hole which they dug up a long time ago. "I know it's no big deal, but Michael and I actually worked hard on this hole," he explained, as we drove through a one way street.
I looked out the window, the wind blowing against my hair as we passed a few houses. There was a house, I noticed, with the front yard full of teenagers just smoking and drinking as they sat on chairs and talking. One of them noticed Jason's car passing by and noticed me. They gave a whoop of surprise. One boy, barely any older than me, tapped his friend on the shoulder and pointed towards me quickly. I didn't have time to figure out what they were talking about, because Jason pressed on the gas quickly, as if he knew what the boys were going to say to each other. Of course, I knew. They probably haven't seen a Japanese girl all their life.
Suddenly, we were driving through a quieter street. Houses disappeared from side to side, only to be replaced by long, metallic fences with large buildings from either side. I glanced at Jason, staring at him curiously. "So, where's this park you're talking about?"
Jason looked out the window, his eyes furrowing in confusion. He peered over his shoulder. "I must have taken the wrong turn," he spoke. He pressed on the break and reversed the car, towards the last street we passed. However, there was a police car coming towards us, its lights flashing in our eyes. I covered my eyes with my hands and squinted as a policeman got out of his car. Jason stopped and looked at me.
I was about to say something, when the police tapped his knuckle gently against Jason's window. The dark haired boy rolled down the window and once the window was completely down, the police officer, with large, round sunglasses and was large in size, leaned his elbows on the door. "Is there a problem officer?" Jason asked.
The officer glanced at me, then back at Jason. "Did you know you were driving fast, young man?"
Jason furrowed his eyebrows. "How was I driving fast, sir? I know I was driving the speed limit."
"I'm gonna have to ask you to step out, young man," the officer spoke, standing up.
The dark haired youth glanced at me once, then opened the door slowly. The last thing he wanted to do was make the officer mad. Jason stepped out and waited until the officer gave him a command. I stayed in the car, my heart pounding. I didn't understand why. I knew that Jason wasn't driving fast, but it wasn't the type of fear I felt. It was the type of fear where I knew that something was going to happen.
"Could you please turn around and put your hands on the car," the police said.
Jason stared at him. "What?"
"Do it, please," the man said, calmly.
As Jason turned and put his hands on the car he said, "Is this really necessary, officer?" He was about to glance over his shoulder, when the policeman told him not to look. Sighing, Jason turned his head back in front of him. "Is this really necessary, officer?" he repeated, getting irritated now.
"Yes."
Suddenly, something hit the young man in the back of the head. Before he knew it, he fell unconscious.
My eyes glowed. The policeman backed away from Jason's fallen body and was heading towards me, while I sat in fear. My heart pounded, feeling as if it was going to jump out of my skin. Something was not right here. Something told me to move, but my legs would not budge.
You really want to move now, Tomoyo, if you don't want to see me. A familiar voice spoke. I looked up. The policeman was coming back towards the car. I moved my hands slowly to the door handle, still shocked at what I just witnessed. With all my might, I pulled the handle and the door flew open. But my legs...it still would not move. 'Move!' I screamed in my head. I glanced over my shoulder. He was coming nearer and nearer. "MOVE!" I said out loud. As if I was heard, my legs suddenly moved. I jumped out of the car and ran across the street, towards the forest I thought wasn't there. I knew I shouldn't have, but I glanced over my shoulder quickly. The policeman was walking slowly, not even trying to go after me with a break neck run. Though, I could see from faraway, a wide grin from his rather familiar face.
You can't go anywhere, Tomoyo. There's no point in your running. The same voice spoke in my head. I didn't want to answer. I knew who's voice it was. Jiro....
As if he could read my mind, the voice said, I'm glad you remembered.
I ran harder, my breathing shallow now. I could feel the scrunching of old leaves on the ground and hear twigs snap as I sprinted through the opening between two large trees. With no idea on where to go, I closed my eyes, hoping...praying that Eriol could hear me gasping for breath. I gasped when my toe hit something hard and before I could stop myself, I fell forward, falling flat on my face on the ground. I looked over my shoulder and my eyes widened in fear when the policeman, whom I thought I lost while running away, coming towards me, in a speed I never thought any policeman would have.
You can't run away, Tomoyo. the voice spoke again.
It took me a while to realize that the voice was coming from the policeman. Quickly, I pushed myself up and scurried once again through the woods, sniffling and whimpering in fear. "Eriol..." I whispered, now running out of breath. I stumbled again, but I got up with a lot of effort, that I was beginning to feel weak. "ERIOL!!!!!"
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~Eriol~
I jerked my head up from my coffee. Did I just hear that? If I did, how could I hear something that seemed so far, yet seemed to be nearby. "Tomoyo?" I whispered at nothing in particular. I stood up quickly, fished some change into my pocket and put the change on the table beside the half drunk coffee and ran out. Without even thinking that Victoria Converse was still watching me from her car, I made my way towards a certain place. Up ahead, I noticed an empty street, that seemed too empty in the afternoon. I expected it to be busy with children running around, playing ball. Something told me that was the place I had to look for.
"Eriol-sama!" I turned around and noticed Nakuru and a familiar white haired Guardian coming towards me.
"Yue! What are you doing here?"
"That doesn't matter, Eriol-sama! I felt Tomoyo's presence here! I know it!" Nakuru looked at, pleading for me to listen.
I nodded. "I felt it too." I lifted up my head towards the empty street. Both Moon Guardians glanced towards it too, then back at me.. their eyes seem to agree with me. "Let's go." I turned around and made my to the street. When I stepped in between the street light and the sidewalk, I felt a force, as if it was pulling me inside.
"There's a force field in this area," Yue spoke quietly, glancing around for any signs of an enemy. I looked at him and nodded, because I already knew the answer to that. All three of us walked slowly. I could feel Tomoyo's strong presence somewhere. As if on cue, I felt my head turning towards the direction of two cars, I just noticed there. There was a man, leaning against the car, holding his head, as if he was just waking up from unconsciousness.
"There's someone there!" Nakuru yelled.
I turned towards the Moon Guardian. "Better let yourself on guard," I told them.
Both Moon Guardians nodded, even Yue, who barely listened to me, since his new master was now Sakura. All three of us approached the man cautiously. He looked up, his eyes widening in fear. I shook my head immediately, lifting my hands up. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you."
The man lifted an eyebrow, glancing at the two companions behind me. "Who- who are you?" As if realizing what just happened, he jerked his head towards the empty forest to his right. I also turned my head to that direction, the same as Nakuru and Yue. "Tomoyo..." he whispered.
I lifted an eyebrow, my eyes widening in shock to hear such a name from a stranger. "What did you say?"
He didn't answer. The older man broke into a run. "HEY!" I yelled. I ran after him. Nakuru and Yue were not far behind. I brushed branches out of my way, while ahead of me, the man was going faster towards....somewhere. "HEY!" I repeated. "STOP!"
"TOMOYO!" I heard him yell.
He was running towards a clearing. I ran faster, careful not to use any magic so he wouldn't be suspicious of me. "You know Tomoyo?" I yelled from behind.
The man didn't stop. He continued to yell her name and continued to run fast, in a wave of panic. I felt it too. My own panic was getting the better of me.
Something has happened...
Then, I heard it...
A scream...
And then...
Dead silence.
GoodGurl: YIKES :S Uh oh, what now? o.O Will Jason and Eriol find Tomoyo in time? What happened to Sakura and Syaoran you wonder? You'll have to find out on the next chappy! ;) Heh heh!
