GoodGurl: Hi!!!!! Thank you all very much for your reviews! I am so happy to hear reviews from those who have read my other fic and continued to read on with the sequel, I really appreciate it! ^_^. Okay, in this chapter, it will be completely different. Instead of a first person view, I decided on a third person view on this chapter, because...well for some reasons you'll find out soon enough! ;)
Chapter 7 - To Love Somebody
They ran and ran like no tomorrow.
He followed the older man through the woods, gasping for breath, but would not stop to relax. Eriol was eager to find out where that scream came from and as if his questions were finally answered, ahead of him, he noticed a very familiar figure with long, dark, wavy hair, staring at something with her wide, purple eyes. Ahead of him, he could hear the other man calling her name, but she didn't seem to react to him that much.
"TOMOYO!" Eriol yelled at the top of his lungs. He passed the shorter boy and ran towards her.
The girl looked up, her eyes widening in surprise at his presence. Her eyes suddenly began to water and before she could contain herself, she ran to Eriol, passing the boy who expected to be with her and cried into the dark haired boy's arms. "Eriol... I never thought I'd see you again..." Tomoyo whispered in his chest.
Eriol kissed the top of her head and embraced her tightly, afraid that he would lose her again if he released her, even a tiny bit. "Tomoyo...I've missed you..." He felt his own tears falling down his cheeks and disappear into her shoulder.
"Eriol... Sakura and Syaoran... Eriol..." Tomoyo paused, closing her eyes in comfort. He pulled himself away from her and tilted her chin towards him. Without realizing the audience that were watching them, he closed his eyes, leaned down and landed a soft kiss on her soft lips.
Tomoyo felt her heart soar in every kiss she took with all his love and returned it with her own love and comfort. It took her a while to realize that she wasn't dreaming, that this kiss was indeed real. She felt her own heart beating again, as if it hasn't been pumping properly since she disappeared from his sight.
Jason watched, his eyes searching through the couple that locked themselves into an embrace and then into a kiss. The dark haired boy felt his heart break into two. He noticed Tomoyo smile as she broke her loving kiss from the man he finally knows as Eriol and Jason, for the first time, felt his smile appear on his lips. He would rather see Tomoyo happy than see her lose her Eriol forever, leaving her crying in sadness. He took a deep breath, just realizing that he hadn't taken a breath since seeing Tomoyo in another man's arms. Though, Eriol was not another man. HE was the one who was the other man.
Suddenly, Tomoyo pulled herself away from him and pointed behind them. "Eriol... they..." She swallowed hard and looked up.
Eriol turned around slowly and felt his whole skin crawl. Above them, hung Sakura, Syaoran and Kerberos wrapped in a magical thin thread on top of a large, single tree. His eyes widened. They were unconscious.
"Well, isn't this a nice reunion!" came a voice from somewhere. All heads turned to the direction of something dark and purple swirling in between Sakura and Syaoran and soon turned into a familiar figure they knew all too well.
The dark haired magician quickly pulled Tomoyo behind him and frowned.
Kei or rather, Jiro, hovered above them, his arms spread about beside him.
"Bloody hell!"
The dark magician jerked his head towards that noise and scowled at Jason. "You! Swearing is not allowed here!"
Tomoyo and Eriol looked at Jason and were shocked when Jiro flicked his fingers at him, vanishing Jason's lips from his face. The dark haired boy's eyes widened in fear, lifting up his hands to feel nothing but skin. He tried to speak, but was unable to do so. Jason glanced at Tomoyo and furrowed his eyebrows curiously. All the dark haired girl could do was look at him sympathetically. She wanted to go up to him and comfort him and tell him everything about her true life, which involved magic, but did not dare move.
"Now! Where were we? Ah, yes!" Jiro turned his head back towards the couple. "You must be wondering what I'm going to do with these three..." He flicked his head from left to right, pointing out which three he was talking about and folded his arms across his chest menacingly. "Well, it's simple Eriol! I'm going to strangle these three, unless you hand me the Black Book."
Eriol gritted his teeth angrily. "You will never give up will you?" he hissed, clenching and unclenching his fists.
"Never in a million years!" Jiro cackled. "What will it be, Eriol? The whole world? Or these three that saves the whole world?"
"You bastard! I swear I'll..."
"Or you'll what?" Jiro interrupted. "Kill me? Or... kill her?"
The dark haired boy stared at him curiously. What the hell was he talking about? Suddenly, he felt something sharp go around his neck. In impulse, Eriol lifted up his hands and glanced over his shoulder slowly.
Tomoyo was holding a knife that appeared out of nowhere and was pointing the sharp end straying close against Eriol's neck. Eriol's eyes widened in shock. He glanced at Nakuru and Yue, who were ready to take charge, but the young magician just silenced them with hard eyes.
"If you make one move, Moon Guardians, you will surely lose your valuable Master!" Jiro announced, tilting his head towards the three figures hanging by the tree. "And you will also lose these three with your foolish actions!"
Nakuru and Yue froze, both their eyes straying towards an unknown Tomoyo, whose eyes seemed to be entrance by some kind of powerful spell.
"Face it, Eriol, we all have to make our own choices sooner or later, no matter how hard it is! Wasn't that such nice acting in Tomoyo's part?" He grinned, darkly towards his enemy, which quickly faded, showing he meant business. "I'll give you five hours for you to retrieve the Black Book!"
"Enough, Kei!" came a mysterious voice. All heads turned to the direction of a tall shadow appearing from behind the trees. Mizuki Kaho stepped under the light that cast down by the little sunlight that appeared in the sky. She was holding something in her hand that Eriol recognized as the magic bell he had given her.
"What will you do to me, if I don't do as you say, my dear WIFE!?" Jiro hissed, his patience running out. "I WILL NOT BE DELAYED BY YOUR PATHETIC WORDS!" He ignored Kaho and looked back at Eriol, trapped between Tomoyo and a knife. "My offer is final! I will give you five hours to hand me the book."
"How will that accomplish, Jiro? It accomplishes nothing!" Eriol yelled, gritting his teeth. "Even if we give you the Black Book, then all of us will save Kei and take his soul back into its rightful owner!"
Jiro laughed, which made everyone's skin crawl. "Have you forgotten that Kei is my nephew? Have you forgotten that my blood still resides in him? He will always remember what he must do! He will never forget the reason he is here on Earth! Even if I die and even if Kei has to as well, the little unborn child that lives in Kaho will take our place!"
Everyone turned their eyes on Kaho, wondering if it was true and indeed, when Kaho nodded, it was confirmed. "You're wrong, Jiro!" Eriol turned his eyes back towards their enemy. Tomoyo leaned the knife a bit tighter against Eriol. The teen clenched his fists, feeling small blood dripping from the cut that was starting to throb around his neck.
"And how am I wrong, worthless one?" Jiro sneered at Eriol.
"Because unlike you... Kei has a heart! He will always love his wife, because love is the only thing that keeps evil away! Unlike you, no one loves you! No one will change who you are, because what you are..." He gave Jiro a dark look. "Is always going to be evil!"
Jiro's pupils turned into thin slits. His face turned a dark shade of red and if he was a cartoon, he would have developed smoke coming out both from of his ears. Eriol could see all the hairs he could see standing on end and to his surprise, all the tall man could do was laugh. "Hah hah! You really think those pathetic words will help you escape me? NEVER! Do what you want with them, Tomoyo! I'll make you choose who to live, because I still want the book!" With that said, he disappeared from view, bringing with him Eriol's three unconscious companions.
"Yes, master," Tomoyo replied.
Once again, it was just them now, but one of them was different. Eriol turned his attention back towards Tomoyo. Nakuru, Yue and Kaho turned their heads towards Tomoyo, her eyes a hazy purple- in a tight trance. "Tomoyo..." Eriol whispered. "You can fight this."
"Be quiet!" Tomoyo hissed, twisting the knife to form a threat. She looked up at the three companions around them and grinned darkly. "If you make one move, I WILL slit his throat and feed his blood to you all!"
"You don't mean that Tomoyo!" Nakuru spoke.
"Nakuru..." Kaho called.
The lavender haired woman looked into Kaho's eyes. She perceived the look to be a warning and Nakuru understood. Yue stood there, still in dismay at what just happened. He never imagined something like this before. All the tension and all the drama. Sure, he has faced these things before when Sakura was fighting the beings that have turned into cards, but it has never felt this exciting before. He leaned closer against Nakuru and held her hand. Nakuru looked up, her eyes widening in fear. "It's all right, Nakuru. Kaho and Eriol will know how to handle this," he whispered.
Nakuru nodded, calmed by her words.
"Tomoyo... you must be angry," Kaho spoke again.
The dark haired girl looked at her sharply. Eriol stared at the woman as well, wondering where she was going with this. Kaho took one step, but it only made Tomoyo pull Eriol and herself back one step as well. "I know you must have been lonely, sad and angry because Eriol wasn't able to find you." She waited for Tomoyo to say something, but all the brown haired woman could see was the girl's confused look. "But the truth is, Eriol has been looking for all this time. He has not slept for these three long days, because he wanted to look for you so much! It proves how much he loves you, so there is no reason for you to feel these emotions in your heart that has turned dark because of Jiro's magic!"
Tomoyo shook her head, now really confused. "M-master cares for me! He would never do such a.. a... thing!" she stammered, taking another step back.
"Open your heart, Tomoyo. Fight this darkness!" Eriol yelled.
"N... no! N...no!" Tomoyo vigorously shook her head. "You... you left me! You... didn't try to find me! Master said... master said-"
"He is not your master, Tomoyo!" Kaho hissed, cutting off the girl in mid sentence. "Where is the kind Tomoyo that Eriol loves? Where is that smile that is always placed on her lips that Eriol adores? Where is she? COME OUT TOMOYO!!!!"
With those words, Tomoyo suddenly started shaking as if in a seizure and before she could stop, her eyes quickly closed, forcing her to drop the knife on the ground. Her knees buckled and she was suddenly falling, but Eriol had caught her just in time in his arms before she could hit the ground. Eriol didn't have to be worried, because Tomoyo only fell unconscious. He looked up and Kaho and thanked her softly. Kaho nodded, accepting his gratitude.
"Nakuru, Yue... help me with Tomoyo," Eriol spoke. He picked her up in his arms and kissed her forehead lovingly. "Tomoyo," the boy whispered. "Wait for me at my mansion, okay? Nakuru and Yue will both be there for you. I will end this once and for all." Nakuru and Yue joined him later. Eriol looked up at the white haired angel and handed her Tomoyo. Yue took her gently in his arms and looked up. "Take her back to the mansion." He glanced at Nakuru and nodded. "I trust you to take care of her while I'm gone."
"What will you do, Eriol-sama?" Nakuru's eyes suddenly changed from relief to concern. She did not need to ask why Eriol was not willing to hand the Black Book to Jiro. It was the one thing that will end the world. "Please be careful, Master," Nakuru spoke.
Eriol nodded, turning his head towards Kaho, who stood silent. "Where do you think he is now, Kaho?"
"I have a pretty good idea where he is."
The dark haired man glanced back at Tomoyo. "Kaho and I will go to this hiding place of his and bring back Sakura and the others. We have five hours to bring the book to him, but he won't be expecting a surprise attack from us."
"Let me go with you. My master needs me and-" he paused when Eriol's hand shot up.
The eighteen year old teen shook his head. "We need you here to guard the Black Book, Yue. If Jiro tries to get it with his own hands, who is better than you to guard it? Along with Nakuru and..." His thoughts went back to Spinel Sun, who has been missing since they arrived here. "Where is Spinel Sun?"
Nakuru and Yue looked around for a sign of a dark, large cat with wings, growling at the darkness. However, Spinel Sun was not there.
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No one knew where, except the baker who was hitting a black feline over the head with his broomstick, trying to shoo him away from his number 1 Angel Food cake. The feline looked up, its face filled with icing, he fell back when the black feline suddenly grew wings.
'Oh no! I forgot!' Spinel Sun thought. His mind was too in tune with the cake in his face that he had forgotten what he had to do. He had to find Tomoyo and-
"Suppy-chan! You baka! Come back here or I'll whack your head with my fists!" came Nakuru's face in his head. He could almost hear the lavender haired woman stomping her foot in annoyance. "Why didn't you answer my calls before? Where have you been!?"
Spinel Sun frowned. "What's wrong with you? I was just..." He stopped himself from explaining further about the massive cake he had dived into.
"I don't care what you were doing, Suppy! You just missed the entire Jiro saga for your information! Don't bother about coming here! Go back to the mansion and prepare some hot water for Tomoyo-chan!"
Spinel Sun flew off into the sky and headed straight towards the source of the voice. "Hmph! Are you telling me what to do?"
"Do as she says, Spinel Sun," Eriol spoke.
The black cat froze and nodded. "Gomen nasai, Eriol-sama! I was-"
"Forget it. Just do as Nakuru says. Her and Yue will explain everything to you when she gets back to the mansion."
'Yue?' The black cat thought. Spinel Sun nodded and turned, heading back towards the direction of the mansion.
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"Why are we here?" He looked around a very familiar place. A nice bed and a soft carpet. He went to the door where, inside, was a nice, comfortable bathroom, complete with a toilet and a counter. "Why did you bring me here?"
"What's wrong with a little rest?" a voice, even more gentler than the other said.
"NO! We will not rest!" The voice automatically pulled him back from his eagerness to rest on the bed, but he fought it, forcing himself to land on the soft cushions, before the other voice could pull him away from it again.
"Enough of this, Uncle! Please, give me a little rest!" He couldn't stand the thought of having his Uncle pushing him around. He could still see the look on Kaho's face, but it did not compare to the look Kei put on his own face when Jiro announced to Eriol and the others that she was pregnant with his baby.
Jiro hissed. The body which both voices shared was stuck in between having to stand up or sit down on the bed. The older man sighed and gave up, making the body which Kei now controlled fall on the bed once more.
"You understand, boy that if we do not get the Black Book back, I will have Kaho killed and you will forever remain out of sight from this body!" Jiro growled.
Kei sighed. "I know..." He felt his heart stop beating. He refuses to give up Kaho to death, but he refuses to make her see that he has given up his body so Jiro can take over. She will understand soon enough. Eriol will understand soon enough that he had to do what he did. The Black Book may destroy the world, but it will keep him and Kaho together.
Forever...
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She woke up, startled from a dream. She was threatening someone she cared about with a knife! Tomoyo looked around, her eyes will hazy from sleep and when it was back in focus, she found a very familiar face staring back at her.
"J...Jason?" she spoke, almost in a whisper.
The dark haired boy nodded. "Yeah, it's me. How are you?"
Tomoyo sat up and nodded, putting a hand on her head. "Still a little tired, but I'm fine. What happened?" She looked around and found three more pairs of eyes staring back at her. Nakuru sat just behind Jason, while Yue and Spinel Sun stood back by the doorway, watching her as well. Confused, Tomoyo gave Nakuru and questioning glance.
Jason knew when to back off, she he stood up and let Nakuru to sit down on the chair he was sitting on and stepped back. Nakuru smiled and nodded, sitting down on the chair, then leaned down to wrap her arms around the shorter and tinier girl. "Are you all right now?"
Tomoyo nodded again. "Yeah. But... why are you all here?"
Nakuru smiled, releasing her arms from the younger girl. "I guess all of Jiro's tampering with your mind must have erased all that memory from your head. Before I start explaining what happened, would you like something to eat?"
The dark haired girl shook her head. "I want to be fed the story you are going to tell me, Nakuru. How did you all get here and where is Eriol?" She looked around, hoping to see Eriol there with his arms open, ready for her to run to. However, there was no sign. Disappointed, she turned her attention back towards his Guardian.
Nakuru put her hands on her lap nervously, unsure of how to start this off. But Yue and Spinel Sun had already stepped up behind her (Yue having to move Jason out of the way with a glare), ready to start the story. Nakuru smiled at the both of them.
Yue took a deep breath, folded his arms across his chest and began explaining the story, from the time they arrived at the scene with her screaming at something. The white haired man explained how he, Nakuru and Eriol found Jason just getting up from unconsciousness.
Tomoyo nodded, absorbing everything in her head. She remembered everything about that... Remembered everything about the time where a cop had hit Jason over the head with a club, until he fell unconscious. The girl had ran through the forest to get away from the cop, but the cop had caught up to her and the last thing she remembered was him hovering over her, holding a very familiar staff.
It was now Nakuru's turn, brushing off Spinel Sun, who seemed to be absorbing everything in his head as well. "He missed all that part," Nakuru explained to Tomoyo, when the girl was staring at the black stuffed cat curiously. The lavender haired took a deep breath and continued the story from the time Tomoyo was reunited with Eriol and to the time Jiro disappeared. Tomoyo's tears began to water when the woman mentioned Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos, all tied up on a tree and disappear with Jiro/Kei.
Jason frowned, wishing in his every heart he could comfort her with his words, but he was too confused to do so. He was still trying to understand the dilemma behind this man named Jiro and the three creatures in front of him.
Nakuru placed a hand on her shoulder, to calm the young woman down. "It's going to be all right, Tomoyo-chan. Eriol-sama and Kaho-san have gone to his hiding place and plan on bringing them back."
The dark haired girl wiped her tears away with her arm and suddenly stood up from the couch, as if she just realized something. "What are you talking about!? He's gone to bring them back!? WHY!? I have to..." She turned towards the door, ready to leave, but Nakuru's hand has shot up to stop her from leaving.
"What do you think you're doing, Tomoyo? You're not planning on going after him, are you?" Nakuru asked, concern in her voice.
Tomoyo nodded, clenching her fists. More tears formed in her eyes and she allowed them to fall down her cheeks. "You said so yourself I was finally reunited with him and yet I didn't even remember that wonderful part! I don't want to lose him again because of this! Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos are also my best friends! I can't sit here and do nothing about it! I...I can't... I can't..." She stopped, no longer able to continue. The sadness had completely surrounded her. The thought of Eriol and everyone else held captured dying in Jiro's hands, engulfed her heart.
"It's too dangerous, Tomoyo..."
The girl looked up, more tears falling down. Jason approached her slowly and even though he STILL didn't understand what was going on, he wrapped his arms around her and let her weep in his chest. Tomoyo cried, not caring about the three pairs of eyes that were staring at her.
They were silent... unable to say anything to comfort her.
Tomoyo couldn't understand this. First, she lost Eriol, then she was reunited with him, which she didn't even remember happening and now... she lost Eriol again. 'Why do you do this to me, Eriol?' she thought. Why did he have to act like a hero? He didn't need to be.
He was already a hero in her eyes.
"Eriol..." Tomoyo whispered, underneath her whimpers.
Jason winced at the sound of the man's name. Even though her heart belonged to Eriol, he still felt hurt by it. But it didn't matter now. He had to brave.
For him.
For her.
"Hey, it's okay Tomoyo. Don't worry," Jason whispered. He rubbed his hands on her back and gently tightened his embrace around her. "Eriol will come back for you. He is not that stupid to leave you behind..." He stopped, readying himself for the rest of the words he was going to say to her. "He loves you very much. I can tell by the way he embraced you and kissed you when you were reunited."
Tomoyo sniffed, pulling herself away from him and looked at him. It must hurt him so much to say those words and Tomoyo was glad she heard them from his friend. His best friend. Smiling now, the girl wrapped her arms back around his waist and rested her head on his chest, closing her eyes in comfort. "Thank you, Jason..." she whispered.
Nakuru, Yue and Spinel Sun slowly moved to the kitchen to give the two some alone time. The lavender haired woman, although curious about the relationship between Jason and Tomoyo, closed the sliding door that divided the kitchen and the living room.
Jason closed his eyes, resting his chin on top of her head. He could smell the scent of grass and pollen from the outside when she was running through the woods, mixed with the sweet smell of her strawberry shampoo. He took a deep breath, wishing in every moment he could be like this forever with the woman he loved, but he knew it can never be. Tomoyo's heart will always belong to Eriol. "Tomoyo... I will always love you," he announced.
Although it was old news, Tomoyo smiled. "I know..."
"Eriol better be a good man to you, or I will kick his ass!" Jason spoke suddenly. He didn't know why, but he would actually do it if the younger man wasn't good to her. Tomoyo was too beautiful and too kind to give up, even though it was impossible for a good man like Eriol to give up Tomoyo. Jason saw the love in the man's eyes.
Tomoyo made a soft, beautiful laugh, which made Jason's heart soar every time he heard it. "Well, all right, Jason. I won't stop you! But... I'm sorry I lied to you about what I knew. I should've told you about this...magic business."
Jason shrugged. "Nah, forget it. I won't tell a soul. Not even my two sisters. They don't really need to know. They'll both just flip out anyway."
Tomoyo nodded and sighed. At least now she had someone to trust.
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Victoria Converse parked her car beside an abandoned small Mazda Miata and stepped out. In instinct, she unhooked her gun from its holster and held it between the palm of her hands, grasping it tightly around her fingers. She walked slowly towards the abandoned car and peeked inside, pointing her gun towards the driver's car, expecting for someone to jump out, but there was no one. Her head jerked towards the park's forested area and began her trek through the woods.
When she made it to the opening of the woods where trees parted, she saw nothing. The owner of the car was nowhere to be found and all Sharon could find was a single bird's feather on the ground. The blond woman kneeled down and picked it up and stared at it.
It was no ordinary bird's feather.
Sighing, she stood up, putting her gun back in its holster and took out her radio from her back pocket. "This is Detective Victoria Converse, reporting that I will be coming back to headquarters. I repeat, I will be reporting back to headquarters, roger."
"Copy that, Detective," a voice responded on the other line of the radio.
Victoria turned off her radio and looked down. Her eyes furrowed curiously at many footsteps that she hadn't seen before on the ground. She kneeled down and put her hands on a pair of footsteps in front of her. It appeared to have been two footsteps, one of a woman (because it seemed to be high heeled shoes) and the other a man's. Just ahead, she noticed a knife on the ground. The blond Detective approached it cautiously and stared at it, fighting the urge to pick it up. It was a simple house knife, as she noticed with a black handle. With her keen eyes, just at the sharp side of the knife, she noticed trickles of blood.
Quickly reaching for her radio once more, Victoria pressed her lips against it and said, "This is Detective Converse again, headquarters. I need someone to bring me a bag and a pair of stretched gloves, roger."
"This is Lieutenant Hays, what have you got, Detective?" a deep voice spoke.
Victoria looked down at the possible weapon. "I think we got ourselves a murder here, sir," the blond replied.
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Eriol watched the sun go down. Night time was a better battle ground than day, so he wouldn't have to worry about people curiously staring at two men holding weird looking sticks in their hands. He and Kaho were standing in front of an unfamiliar building he has never seen before. The dark haired man looked at his companion beside him. "Where is this place?" he asked finally.
Kaho didn't answer his question, instead, she pointed towards the top of the house. Eriol looked up. The windows were closed and there was a light shining inside, telling them someone was there.
"They're there, Eriol, I know it."
Eriol still didn't understand what she was talking about. "They?"
Kaho looked at him and nodded. "Both Kei and Jiro."
The dark haired man blinked. "What? How is that possible? Jiro is in Kei's body so how can they be BOTH in there?"
Kaho frowned. Eriol stared at her curiously. There was something going on in the woman's head that he didn't understand. When they dated, Eriol never knew what went on in Kaho Mizuki's head, but all he cared about at that point was the beauty and the knowledge she possessed. He had always known that he was attracted to her because of her magic too, but he also knew that they had so much in common, that his attraction towards her quickly faded. It wasn't like he didn't love her. Dear God, he loved her, but Eriol hated it sometimes, because he knew that his love for her was just their magic attracting each other. Still, Eriol admired the strength in her. He would still be shattered if Kaho lost her husband in the hands of his Uncle. No matter how much he hated to admit it, Eriol still cared for her, but as a friend to a friend.
"Eriol, do you trust me?" Kaho suddenly asked.
"Of course," Eriol replied, nodding his head.
"Then trust me this once. When we go in there, you can free Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos, while I distract Kei."
Eriol noticed the way she called Jiro, Kei, even though it wasn't Kei inside talking, but chose to remove that from his thoughts. "What will you do?"
"I thought you trusted me?" She turned towards Eriol, her mouth lifting up into a forced grin. "Just trust me, okay? Tomoyo wishes for you to come back and I wish for Kei to come back. Even if I can't promise my own happiness, at least Tomoyo's and your happiness will still exist on this Earth. At least I will be with my husband."
Eriol stared at her curiously. Before he could ask what she meant, Kaho was already heading towards the house. The dark haired boy followed her and they walked inside cautiously inside the dark and quiet apartment.
GoodGurl: OOOOOOOOOhhhhh what did Kaho mean? Even though I can't stand the woman and would want her dead, I still have sympathy for her though...sometimes, but not all the time, k? XP And....yeah...... Victoria Converse thinks now that there was a murder? Eep! x_x What does this mean? Will Victoria Converse solve the case? And no...*ahem* to those who want her dead. I'd love to kill her off, but I need her in this story darlings, sorry! ^^; Don't hurt me if I have Jason wrapping Tomoyo in his arms, but that STILL doesn't mean anything. Personally, I like how Jason turned out in this story. He's actually the best character I have added than in all my other stories! You have to feel sorry for him, I mean he loves Tomoyo to death, but you all know that Tomoyo's heart WILL ALWAYS belong to Eriol! Hee hee! How would you feel if you love someone who loves someone else? Well, I think ALL of us has been in that situation before, ne? ;)
Chapter 7 - To Love Somebody
They ran and ran like no tomorrow.
He followed the older man through the woods, gasping for breath, but would not stop to relax. Eriol was eager to find out where that scream came from and as if his questions were finally answered, ahead of him, he noticed a very familiar figure with long, dark, wavy hair, staring at something with her wide, purple eyes. Ahead of him, he could hear the other man calling her name, but she didn't seem to react to him that much.
"TOMOYO!" Eriol yelled at the top of his lungs. He passed the shorter boy and ran towards her.
The girl looked up, her eyes widening in surprise at his presence. Her eyes suddenly began to water and before she could contain herself, she ran to Eriol, passing the boy who expected to be with her and cried into the dark haired boy's arms. "Eriol... I never thought I'd see you again..." Tomoyo whispered in his chest.
Eriol kissed the top of her head and embraced her tightly, afraid that he would lose her again if he released her, even a tiny bit. "Tomoyo...I've missed you..." He felt his own tears falling down his cheeks and disappear into her shoulder.
"Eriol... Sakura and Syaoran... Eriol..." Tomoyo paused, closing her eyes in comfort. He pulled himself away from her and tilted her chin towards him. Without realizing the audience that were watching them, he closed his eyes, leaned down and landed a soft kiss on her soft lips.
Tomoyo felt her heart soar in every kiss she took with all his love and returned it with her own love and comfort. It took her a while to realize that she wasn't dreaming, that this kiss was indeed real. She felt her own heart beating again, as if it hasn't been pumping properly since she disappeared from his sight.
Jason watched, his eyes searching through the couple that locked themselves into an embrace and then into a kiss. The dark haired boy felt his heart break into two. He noticed Tomoyo smile as she broke her loving kiss from the man he finally knows as Eriol and Jason, for the first time, felt his smile appear on his lips. He would rather see Tomoyo happy than see her lose her Eriol forever, leaving her crying in sadness. He took a deep breath, just realizing that he hadn't taken a breath since seeing Tomoyo in another man's arms. Though, Eriol was not another man. HE was the one who was the other man.
Suddenly, Tomoyo pulled herself away from him and pointed behind them. "Eriol... they..." She swallowed hard and looked up.
Eriol turned around slowly and felt his whole skin crawl. Above them, hung Sakura, Syaoran and Kerberos wrapped in a magical thin thread on top of a large, single tree. His eyes widened. They were unconscious.
"Well, isn't this a nice reunion!" came a voice from somewhere. All heads turned to the direction of something dark and purple swirling in between Sakura and Syaoran and soon turned into a familiar figure they knew all too well.
The dark haired magician quickly pulled Tomoyo behind him and frowned.
Kei or rather, Jiro, hovered above them, his arms spread about beside him.
"Bloody hell!"
The dark magician jerked his head towards that noise and scowled at Jason. "You! Swearing is not allowed here!"
Tomoyo and Eriol looked at Jason and were shocked when Jiro flicked his fingers at him, vanishing Jason's lips from his face. The dark haired boy's eyes widened in fear, lifting up his hands to feel nothing but skin. He tried to speak, but was unable to do so. Jason glanced at Tomoyo and furrowed his eyebrows curiously. All the dark haired girl could do was look at him sympathetically. She wanted to go up to him and comfort him and tell him everything about her true life, which involved magic, but did not dare move.
"Now! Where were we? Ah, yes!" Jiro turned his head back towards the couple. "You must be wondering what I'm going to do with these three..." He flicked his head from left to right, pointing out which three he was talking about and folded his arms across his chest menacingly. "Well, it's simple Eriol! I'm going to strangle these three, unless you hand me the Black Book."
Eriol gritted his teeth angrily. "You will never give up will you?" he hissed, clenching and unclenching his fists.
"Never in a million years!" Jiro cackled. "What will it be, Eriol? The whole world? Or these three that saves the whole world?"
"You bastard! I swear I'll..."
"Or you'll what?" Jiro interrupted. "Kill me? Or... kill her?"
The dark haired boy stared at him curiously. What the hell was he talking about? Suddenly, he felt something sharp go around his neck. In impulse, Eriol lifted up his hands and glanced over his shoulder slowly.
Tomoyo was holding a knife that appeared out of nowhere and was pointing the sharp end straying close against Eriol's neck. Eriol's eyes widened in shock. He glanced at Nakuru and Yue, who were ready to take charge, but the young magician just silenced them with hard eyes.
"If you make one move, Moon Guardians, you will surely lose your valuable Master!" Jiro announced, tilting his head towards the three figures hanging by the tree. "And you will also lose these three with your foolish actions!"
Nakuru and Yue froze, both their eyes straying towards an unknown Tomoyo, whose eyes seemed to be entrance by some kind of powerful spell.
"Face it, Eriol, we all have to make our own choices sooner or later, no matter how hard it is! Wasn't that such nice acting in Tomoyo's part?" He grinned, darkly towards his enemy, which quickly faded, showing he meant business. "I'll give you five hours for you to retrieve the Black Book!"
"Enough, Kei!" came a mysterious voice. All heads turned to the direction of a tall shadow appearing from behind the trees. Mizuki Kaho stepped under the light that cast down by the little sunlight that appeared in the sky. She was holding something in her hand that Eriol recognized as the magic bell he had given her.
"What will you do to me, if I don't do as you say, my dear WIFE!?" Jiro hissed, his patience running out. "I WILL NOT BE DELAYED BY YOUR PATHETIC WORDS!" He ignored Kaho and looked back at Eriol, trapped between Tomoyo and a knife. "My offer is final! I will give you five hours to hand me the book."
"How will that accomplish, Jiro? It accomplishes nothing!" Eriol yelled, gritting his teeth. "Even if we give you the Black Book, then all of us will save Kei and take his soul back into its rightful owner!"
Jiro laughed, which made everyone's skin crawl. "Have you forgotten that Kei is my nephew? Have you forgotten that my blood still resides in him? He will always remember what he must do! He will never forget the reason he is here on Earth! Even if I die and even if Kei has to as well, the little unborn child that lives in Kaho will take our place!"
Everyone turned their eyes on Kaho, wondering if it was true and indeed, when Kaho nodded, it was confirmed. "You're wrong, Jiro!" Eriol turned his eyes back towards their enemy. Tomoyo leaned the knife a bit tighter against Eriol. The teen clenched his fists, feeling small blood dripping from the cut that was starting to throb around his neck.
"And how am I wrong, worthless one?" Jiro sneered at Eriol.
"Because unlike you... Kei has a heart! He will always love his wife, because love is the only thing that keeps evil away! Unlike you, no one loves you! No one will change who you are, because what you are..." He gave Jiro a dark look. "Is always going to be evil!"
Jiro's pupils turned into thin slits. His face turned a dark shade of red and if he was a cartoon, he would have developed smoke coming out both from of his ears. Eriol could see all the hairs he could see standing on end and to his surprise, all the tall man could do was laugh. "Hah hah! You really think those pathetic words will help you escape me? NEVER! Do what you want with them, Tomoyo! I'll make you choose who to live, because I still want the book!" With that said, he disappeared from view, bringing with him Eriol's three unconscious companions.
"Yes, master," Tomoyo replied.
Once again, it was just them now, but one of them was different. Eriol turned his attention back towards Tomoyo. Nakuru, Yue and Kaho turned their heads towards Tomoyo, her eyes a hazy purple- in a tight trance. "Tomoyo..." Eriol whispered. "You can fight this."
"Be quiet!" Tomoyo hissed, twisting the knife to form a threat. She looked up at the three companions around them and grinned darkly. "If you make one move, I WILL slit his throat and feed his blood to you all!"
"You don't mean that Tomoyo!" Nakuru spoke.
"Nakuru..." Kaho called.
The lavender haired woman looked into Kaho's eyes. She perceived the look to be a warning and Nakuru understood. Yue stood there, still in dismay at what just happened. He never imagined something like this before. All the tension and all the drama. Sure, he has faced these things before when Sakura was fighting the beings that have turned into cards, but it has never felt this exciting before. He leaned closer against Nakuru and held her hand. Nakuru looked up, her eyes widening in fear. "It's all right, Nakuru. Kaho and Eriol will know how to handle this," he whispered.
Nakuru nodded, calmed by her words.
"Tomoyo... you must be angry," Kaho spoke again.
The dark haired girl looked at her sharply. Eriol stared at the woman as well, wondering where she was going with this. Kaho took one step, but it only made Tomoyo pull Eriol and herself back one step as well. "I know you must have been lonely, sad and angry because Eriol wasn't able to find you." She waited for Tomoyo to say something, but all the brown haired woman could see was the girl's confused look. "But the truth is, Eriol has been looking for all this time. He has not slept for these three long days, because he wanted to look for you so much! It proves how much he loves you, so there is no reason for you to feel these emotions in your heart that has turned dark because of Jiro's magic!"
Tomoyo shook her head, now really confused. "M-master cares for me! He would never do such a.. a... thing!" she stammered, taking another step back.
"Open your heart, Tomoyo. Fight this darkness!" Eriol yelled.
"N... no! N...no!" Tomoyo vigorously shook her head. "You... you left me! You... didn't try to find me! Master said... master said-"
"He is not your master, Tomoyo!" Kaho hissed, cutting off the girl in mid sentence. "Where is the kind Tomoyo that Eriol loves? Where is that smile that is always placed on her lips that Eriol adores? Where is she? COME OUT TOMOYO!!!!"
With those words, Tomoyo suddenly started shaking as if in a seizure and before she could stop, her eyes quickly closed, forcing her to drop the knife on the ground. Her knees buckled and she was suddenly falling, but Eriol had caught her just in time in his arms before she could hit the ground. Eriol didn't have to be worried, because Tomoyo only fell unconscious. He looked up and Kaho and thanked her softly. Kaho nodded, accepting his gratitude.
"Nakuru, Yue... help me with Tomoyo," Eriol spoke. He picked her up in his arms and kissed her forehead lovingly. "Tomoyo," the boy whispered. "Wait for me at my mansion, okay? Nakuru and Yue will both be there for you. I will end this once and for all." Nakuru and Yue joined him later. Eriol looked up at the white haired angel and handed her Tomoyo. Yue took her gently in his arms and looked up. "Take her back to the mansion." He glanced at Nakuru and nodded. "I trust you to take care of her while I'm gone."
"What will you do, Eriol-sama?" Nakuru's eyes suddenly changed from relief to concern. She did not need to ask why Eriol was not willing to hand the Black Book to Jiro. It was the one thing that will end the world. "Please be careful, Master," Nakuru spoke.
Eriol nodded, turning his head towards Kaho, who stood silent. "Where do you think he is now, Kaho?"
"I have a pretty good idea where he is."
The dark haired man glanced back at Tomoyo. "Kaho and I will go to this hiding place of his and bring back Sakura and the others. We have five hours to bring the book to him, but he won't be expecting a surprise attack from us."
"Let me go with you. My master needs me and-" he paused when Eriol's hand shot up.
The eighteen year old teen shook his head. "We need you here to guard the Black Book, Yue. If Jiro tries to get it with his own hands, who is better than you to guard it? Along with Nakuru and..." His thoughts went back to Spinel Sun, who has been missing since they arrived here. "Where is Spinel Sun?"
Nakuru and Yue looked around for a sign of a dark, large cat with wings, growling at the darkness. However, Spinel Sun was not there.
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No one knew where, except the baker who was hitting a black feline over the head with his broomstick, trying to shoo him away from his number 1 Angel Food cake. The feline looked up, its face filled with icing, he fell back when the black feline suddenly grew wings.
'Oh no! I forgot!' Spinel Sun thought. His mind was too in tune with the cake in his face that he had forgotten what he had to do. He had to find Tomoyo and-
"Suppy-chan! You baka! Come back here or I'll whack your head with my fists!" came Nakuru's face in his head. He could almost hear the lavender haired woman stomping her foot in annoyance. "Why didn't you answer my calls before? Where have you been!?"
Spinel Sun frowned. "What's wrong with you? I was just..." He stopped himself from explaining further about the massive cake he had dived into.
"I don't care what you were doing, Suppy! You just missed the entire Jiro saga for your information! Don't bother about coming here! Go back to the mansion and prepare some hot water for Tomoyo-chan!"
Spinel Sun flew off into the sky and headed straight towards the source of the voice. "Hmph! Are you telling me what to do?"
"Do as she says, Spinel Sun," Eriol spoke.
The black cat froze and nodded. "Gomen nasai, Eriol-sama! I was-"
"Forget it. Just do as Nakuru says. Her and Yue will explain everything to you when she gets back to the mansion."
'Yue?' The black cat thought. Spinel Sun nodded and turned, heading back towards the direction of the mansion.
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"Why are we here?" He looked around a very familiar place. A nice bed and a soft carpet. He went to the door where, inside, was a nice, comfortable bathroom, complete with a toilet and a counter. "Why did you bring me here?"
"What's wrong with a little rest?" a voice, even more gentler than the other said.
"NO! We will not rest!" The voice automatically pulled him back from his eagerness to rest on the bed, but he fought it, forcing himself to land on the soft cushions, before the other voice could pull him away from it again.
"Enough of this, Uncle! Please, give me a little rest!" He couldn't stand the thought of having his Uncle pushing him around. He could still see the look on Kaho's face, but it did not compare to the look Kei put on his own face when Jiro announced to Eriol and the others that she was pregnant with his baby.
Jiro hissed. The body which both voices shared was stuck in between having to stand up or sit down on the bed. The older man sighed and gave up, making the body which Kei now controlled fall on the bed once more.
"You understand, boy that if we do not get the Black Book back, I will have Kaho killed and you will forever remain out of sight from this body!" Jiro growled.
Kei sighed. "I know..." He felt his heart stop beating. He refuses to give up Kaho to death, but he refuses to make her see that he has given up his body so Jiro can take over. She will understand soon enough. Eriol will understand soon enough that he had to do what he did. The Black Book may destroy the world, but it will keep him and Kaho together.
Forever...
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She woke up, startled from a dream. She was threatening someone she cared about with a knife! Tomoyo looked around, her eyes will hazy from sleep and when it was back in focus, she found a very familiar face staring back at her.
"J...Jason?" she spoke, almost in a whisper.
The dark haired boy nodded. "Yeah, it's me. How are you?"
Tomoyo sat up and nodded, putting a hand on her head. "Still a little tired, but I'm fine. What happened?" She looked around and found three more pairs of eyes staring back at her. Nakuru sat just behind Jason, while Yue and Spinel Sun stood back by the doorway, watching her as well. Confused, Tomoyo gave Nakuru and questioning glance.
Jason knew when to back off, she he stood up and let Nakuru to sit down on the chair he was sitting on and stepped back. Nakuru smiled and nodded, sitting down on the chair, then leaned down to wrap her arms around the shorter and tinier girl. "Are you all right now?"
Tomoyo nodded again. "Yeah. But... why are you all here?"
Nakuru smiled, releasing her arms from the younger girl. "I guess all of Jiro's tampering with your mind must have erased all that memory from your head. Before I start explaining what happened, would you like something to eat?"
The dark haired girl shook her head. "I want to be fed the story you are going to tell me, Nakuru. How did you all get here and where is Eriol?" She looked around, hoping to see Eriol there with his arms open, ready for her to run to. However, there was no sign. Disappointed, she turned her attention back towards his Guardian.
Nakuru put her hands on her lap nervously, unsure of how to start this off. But Yue and Spinel Sun had already stepped up behind her (Yue having to move Jason out of the way with a glare), ready to start the story. Nakuru smiled at the both of them.
Yue took a deep breath, folded his arms across his chest and began explaining the story, from the time they arrived at the scene with her screaming at something. The white haired man explained how he, Nakuru and Eriol found Jason just getting up from unconsciousness.
Tomoyo nodded, absorbing everything in her head. She remembered everything about that... Remembered everything about the time where a cop had hit Jason over the head with a club, until he fell unconscious. The girl had ran through the forest to get away from the cop, but the cop had caught up to her and the last thing she remembered was him hovering over her, holding a very familiar staff.
It was now Nakuru's turn, brushing off Spinel Sun, who seemed to be absorbing everything in his head as well. "He missed all that part," Nakuru explained to Tomoyo, when the girl was staring at the black stuffed cat curiously. The lavender haired took a deep breath and continued the story from the time Tomoyo was reunited with Eriol and to the time Jiro disappeared. Tomoyo's tears began to water when the woman mentioned Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos, all tied up on a tree and disappear with Jiro/Kei.
Jason frowned, wishing in his every heart he could comfort her with his words, but he was too confused to do so. He was still trying to understand the dilemma behind this man named Jiro and the three creatures in front of him.
Nakuru placed a hand on her shoulder, to calm the young woman down. "It's going to be all right, Tomoyo-chan. Eriol-sama and Kaho-san have gone to his hiding place and plan on bringing them back."
The dark haired girl wiped her tears away with her arm and suddenly stood up from the couch, as if she just realized something. "What are you talking about!? He's gone to bring them back!? WHY!? I have to..." She turned towards the door, ready to leave, but Nakuru's hand has shot up to stop her from leaving.
"What do you think you're doing, Tomoyo? You're not planning on going after him, are you?" Nakuru asked, concern in her voice.
Tomoyo nodded, clenching her fists. More tears formed in her eyes and she allowed them to fall down her cheeks. "You said so yourself I was finally reunited with him and yet I didn't even remember that wonderful part! I don't want to lose him again because of this! Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos are also my best friends! I can't sit here and do nothing about it! I...I can't... I can't..." She stopped, no longer able to continue. The sadness had completely surrounded her. The thought of Eriol and everyone else held captured dying in Jiro's hands, engulfed her heart.
"It's too dangerous, Tomoyo..."
The girl looked up, more tears falling down. Jason approached her slowly and even though he STILL didn't understand what was going on, he wrapped his arms around her and let her weep in his chest. Tomoyo cried, not caring about the three pairs of eyes that were staring at her.
They were silent... unable to say anything to comfort her.
Tomoyo couldn't understand this. First, she lost Eriol, then she was reunited with him, which she didn't even remember happening and now... she lost Eriol again. 'Why do you do this to me, Eriol?' she thought. Why did he have to act like a hero? He didn't need to be.
He was already a hero in her eyes.
"Eriol..." Tomoyo whispered, underneath her whimpers.
Jason winced at the sound of the man's name. Even though her heart belonged to Eriol, he still felt hurt by it. But it didn't matter now. He had to brave.
For him.
For her.
"Hey, it's okay Tomoyo. Don't worry," Jason whispered. He rubbed his hands on her back and gently tightened his embrace around her. "Eriol will come back for you. He is not that stupid to leave you behind..." He stopped, readying himself for the rest of the words he was going to say to her. "He loves you very much. I can tell by the way he embraced you and kissed you when you were reunited."
Tomoyo sniffed, pulling herself away from him and looked at him. It must hurt him so much to say those words and Tomoyo was glad she heard them from his friend. His best friend. Smiling now, the girl wrapped her arms back around his waist and rested her head on his chest, closing her eyes in comfort. "Thank you, Jason..." she whispered.
Nakuru, Yue and Spinel Sun slowly moved to the kitchen to give the two some alone time. The lavender haired woman, although curious about the relationship between Jason and Tomoyo, closed the sliding door that divided the kitchen and the living room.
Jason closed his eyes, resting his chin on top of her head. He could smell the scent of grass and pollen from the outside when she was running through the woods, mixed with the sweet smell of her strawberry shampoo. He took a deep breath, wishing in every moment he could be like this forever with the woman he loved, but he knew it can never be. Tomoyo's heart will always belong to Eriol. "Tomoyo... I will always love you," he announced.
Although it was old news, Tomoyo smiled. "I know..."
"Eriol better be a good man to you, or I will kick his ass!" Jason spoke suddenly. He didn't know why, but he would actually do it if the younger man wasn't good to her. Tomoyo was too beautiful and too kind to give up, even though it was impossible for a good man like Eriol to give up Tomoyo. Jason saw the love in the man's eyes.
Tomoyo made a soft, beautiful laugh, which made Jason's heart soar every time he heard it. "Well, all right, Jason. I won't stop you! But... I'm sorry I lied to you about what I knew. I should've told you about this...magic business."
Jason shrugged. "Nah, forget it. I won't tell a soul. Not even my two sisters. They don't really need to know. They'll both just flip out anyway."
Tomoyo nodded and sighed. At least now she had someone to trust.
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Victoria Converse parked her car beside an abandoned small Mazda Miata and stepped out. In instinct, she unhooked her gun from its holster and held it between the palm of her hands, grasping it tightly around her fingers. She walked slowly towards the abandoned car and peeked inside, pointing her gun towards the driver's car, expecting for someone to jump out, but there was no one. Her head jerked towards the park's forested area and began her trek through the woods.
When she made it to the opening of the woods where trees parted, she saw nothing. The owner of the car was nowhere to be found and all Sharon could find was a single bird's feather on the ground. The blond woman kneeled down and picked it up and stared at it.
It was no ordinary bird's feather.
Sighing, she stood up, putting her gun back in its holster and took out her radio from her back pocket. "This is Detective Victoria Converse, reporting that I will be coming back to headquarters. I repeat, I will be reporting back to headquarters, roger."
"Copy that, Detective," a voice responded on the other line of the radio.
Victoria turned off her radio and looked down. Her eyes furrowed curiously at many footsteps that she hadn't seen before on the ground. She kneeled down and put her hands on a pair of footsteps in front of her. It appeared to have been two footsteps, one of a woman (because it seemed to be high heeled shoes) and the other a man's. Just ahead, she noticed a knife on the ground. The blond Detective approached it cautiously and stared at it, fighting the urge to pick it up. It was a simple house knife, as she noticed with a black handle. With her keen eyes, just at the sharp side of the knife, she noticed trickles of blood.
Quickly reaching for her radio once more, Victoria pressed her lips against it and said, "This is Detective Converse again, headquarters. I need someone to bring me a bag and a pair of stretched gloves, roger."
"This is Lieutenant Hays, what have you got, Detective?" a deep voice spoke.
Victoria looked down at the possible weapon. "I think we got ourselves a murder here, sir," the blond replied.
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Eriol watched the sun go down. Night time was a better battle ground than day, so he wouldn't have to worry about people curiously staring at two men holding weird looking sticks in their hands. He and Kaho were standing in front of an unfamiliar building he has never seen before. The dark haired man looked at his companion beside him. "Where is this place?" he asked finally.
Kaho didn't answer his question, instead, she pointed towards the top of the house. Eriol looked up. The windows were closed and there was a light shining inside, telling them someone was there.
"They're there, Eriol, I know it."
Eriol still didn't understand what she was talking about. "They?"
Kaho looked at him and nodded. "Both Kei and Jiro."
The dark haired man blinked. "What? How is that possible? Jiro is in Kei's body so how can they be BOTH in there?"
Kaho frowned. Eriol stared at her curiously. There was something going on in the woman's head that he didn't understand. When they dated, Eriol never knew what went on in Kaho Mizuki's head, but all he cared about at that point was the beauty and the knowledge she possessed. He had always known that he was attracted to her because of her magic too, but he also knew that they had so much in common, that his attraction towards her quickly faded. It wasn't like he didn't love her. Dear God, he loved her, but Eriol hated it sometimes, because he knew that his love for her was just their magic attracting each other. Still, Eriol admired the strength in her. He would still be shattered if Kaho lost her husband in the hands of his Uncle. No matter how much he hated to admit it, Eriol still cared for her, but as a friend to a friend.
"Eriol, do you trust me?" Kaho suddenly asked.
"Of course," Eriol replied, nodding his head.
"Then trust me this once. When we go in there, you can free Sakura, Syaoran and Keroberos, while I distract Kei."
Eriol noticed the way she called Jiro, Kei, even though it wasn't Kei inside talking, but chose to remove that from his thoughts. "What will you do?"
"I thought you trusted me?" She turned towards Eriol, her mouth lifting up into a forced grin. "Just trust me, okay? Tomoyo wishes for you to come back and I wish for Kei to come back. Even if I can't promise my own happiness, at least Tomoyo's and your happiness will still exist on this Earth. At least I will be with my husband."
Eriol stared at her curiously. Before he could ask what she meant, Kaho was already heading towards the house. The dark haired boy followed her and they walked inside cautiously inside the dark and quiet apartment.
GoodGurl: OOOOOOOOOhhhhh what did Kaho mean? Even though I can't stand the woman and would want her dead, I still have sympathy for her though...sometimes, but not all the time, k? XP And....yeah...... Victoria Converse thinks now that there was a murder? Eep! x_x What does this mean? Will Victoria Converse solve the case? And no...*ahem* to those who want her dead. I'd love to kill her off, but I need her in this story darlings, sorry! ^^; Don't hurt me if I have Jason wrapping Tomoyo in his arms, but that STILL doesn't mean anything. Personally, I like how Jason turned out in this story. He's actually the best character I have added than in all my other stories! You have to feel sorry for him, I mean he loves Tomoyo to death, but you all know that Tomoyo's heart WILL ALWAYS belong to Eriol! Hee hee! How would you feel if you love someone who loves someone else? Well, I think ALL of us has been in that situation before, ne? ;)
