~ Tomoyo pops in ~

Tomoyo: As you can see, I'm alone today.. Angel-twinklez is STILL running away from Eriol, and Eriol is STILL chasing after angel-twinklez, so I'm all alone.. ~ Thinks for a moment ~ Or maybe not.. ~ Pulls out Sakura and Syaoran ~

Sakura: ~ Waves brightly at the crowd ~ Hello everyone! Syao-kun and me will be helping Tomoyo-chan since angel-twinklez and Eriol-kun are somewhere! ~ Looks at Syaoran, who was leaning on a wall, arms crossed ~

Sakura: ~ Nudging her boyfriend ~ Syao-kun! Say hi to the crowd!

Syaoran: ~ grunts ~

Sakura: ~ sighs, then turns to Tomoyo, who shrugs ~

Tomoyo: ~ Looks at the crowd ~ Well guys, here's chapter 3! Hope you enjoy it! ^-^

Please Don't Cry: Finding out the Truth

It was a Saturday

It's a cold afternoon

Inside this house there lived a frightened young girl

She didn't know what she should do

Coz she missed her mother so

She was left home all alone with her stepfather

Destiny's Child ~ "The Story of Beauty"

As soon as Tomoyo was done unpacking her things, she felt exhausted. She fell back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling. 'I'll be safe here,' she assured herself. Then she wondered how long would she be able to keep her secret from Eriol. She rolled to her side. 'I don't want to worry Nakuru- san,

Spinel-Sun and Hiiragizawa-kun,' she thought. She heard the door creak and turned to see Spinel Sun flying towards her. Tomoyo sat up and smiled at the guardian beast. "Hello Spinel-Sun," she said. Spinel landed in front of Tomoyo. "Hello Daidouji-san," he replied. "What can I do for you today?"

Tomoyo asked. Spinel seemed hesitant for a while, and then said in a soft voice, "Something's troubling you, Daidouji-san. And if you are not willing to tell Eriol-sama about it, then would you tell me?" Tomoyo swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. Tomoyo looked away. "How did you know?"

She asked quietly. Spinel made Tomoyo look at him. "Your eyes." He said. "You may look happy and bright, but your eyes gives you away." Tomoyo pressed her lips together to stop the tears from falling, and sighed. "I'll tell you, but promise me that you won't say anything to Hiiragizawa-kun or to

Nakuru-san until I'm ready, please Spinel-san?" she pleaded. Spinel nodded. Tomoyo told him what has been happening to her ever since Sonomi married Tokurashi. "When my mom told me the news that she was getting married, I was happy for her." Tomoyo said. "When I also met Tokurashi, he

Was a such a gentleman." Tomoyo blinked rapidly to keep her tears where they are. She cleared her throat so her voice wouldn't quiver. "We lived happy for 9 months, and then my mother told me that she was going to North America to do some business there. She asked me if I wanted to come

With her, but I refused because I wanted to look after the mansion and maybe accompany Tokurashi, so she left. A month had passed, and she still wasn't back. During that month, Tokurashi left the mansion and would always come home drunk. I thought he was drunk because he was missing my

Mother, and when I talked to him about it, he just laughed at me and told me that he was alcoholic." Tomoyo couldn't fight it anymore. The tears fell down from her face, and she made no move to wipe it away. She clenched on the bed sheet. "Then what hurts me the most is that he would abuse me

Both emotionally and physically. He would make moves on me, and if I refuse, he starts beating me." Tomoyo swallowed the sobs that were trying to leave her throat. "One day, I woke up to find him undressing me, and I kicked his face. He took out a pocketknife and slashed me in the stomach. I lost a

Lost a lot of blood, but the Kinomoto's were kind enough to help me gain blood." She lifted her shirt and showed Spinel the cut where Tokurashi sliced her. "It's not healed yet, so I'm afraid that anything I do might get it to start bleeding again." Tomoyo pulled down her shirt and looked at Spinel once

More. "I couldn't take what he did to me, so I left Tomoeda and went here to find my father." Spinel nodded understandingly and patted Tomoyo's head. "It must have been hard, huh?" he asked. Tomoyo let out a sob and threw herself at the bed, covering her face with a pillow and was now crying

Uncontrollably. Spinel transformed into his true form and helped comfort Tomoyo until she was only hiccupping. "I'm sorry I bawled like a baby," she mumbled, rubbing her now red, puffy eyes. Spinel smiled. "You had to let it out," he replied. Tomoyo took a deep breath and managed a weak smile.

"You know what Spinel-Sun? I feel better telling you about it," she said. Spinel nodded. "I'm glad I could help, Daidouji-san," he said. Tomoyo shook her head. "Please, call me Tomoyo," she said. Spinel was about to protest, but she cut him off. "I insist." She said. Spinel nodded once more. "If you say so,

Tomoyo-san," he said. Spinel looked at the clocked, then turned back to Tomoyo. "I think you should freshen up. Dinner will be ready soon, and if you don't want Ruby Moon and Eriol-sama to know anytime soon, I suggest you hurry." He said. Tomoyo nodded and headed to the bathroom. But before

She went in, she turned back to Spinel. "Thanks again, Spinel-Sun," she smiled before going inside the bathroom and closing the door. Spinel sighed. "If I knew how much pain you went through Tomoyo-san, I wouldn't even have bothered to ask what was troubling you." He mumbled to himself before

Leaving the room.

~ Dinner ~

"Daidouji-san, you hadn't exactly told me why you decided to come here in the first place." Eriol said, eating soup. Tomoyo placed her fork down and stared straight at Eriol. "I want to look for my father," she said. Eriol placed his spoon down too. "Your father's here?" he asked. Tomoyo nodded. "Why

Do you want to look for him, Tomoyo-chan?" Nakuru asked. Tomoyo glanced at Spinel, who caught her eye. "I want to go and live with him," she said, picking out the words carefully. Eriol narrowed his eyes at Tomoyo and Spinel, who were still looking at each other. "You don't want to live in Tomoeda

Anymore?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo tore her gaze away from Spinel to look at Eriol. "No, I don't actually," she said. Eriol raised an eyebrow. "Why?" he asked. He knew he was going to far with the questions, but curiosity was getting the better of him. But before Tomoyo could answer him, a sharp pain

Went through her body. Tomoyo winced and immediately clutched her stomach, and noticed that her shirt was damped. She looked down and saw that blood was staining her shirt. Tomoyo's eyes went wide and stood up, forgetting that Eriol, Nakuru and Spinel could see it. Apparently, Eriol did see it,

And his eyes also went wide. "Daidouji-san.." he never got to finish his sentence because right when he said her name, Tomoyo fainted.

Tomoyo: Okay! That's the end of that chapter!

Sakura: ~ Wide-eyed ~ Wow Tomoyo-chan, angel-twinklez put you through so much in her fic, didn't she?

Tomoyo: ~ nodded ~ Yeah, but I also like it because it makes her fic interesting! ~ Goes starry-eyed ~

Syaoran: ~ Nudges Sakura ~ Uh-oh. She's on her "kawaii" mood..

Sakura: Let her be! She looks entertaining that way! ~ Looks at the crowd ~ I'm sure that angel-twinklez would like you to review, so please do!

Syaoran: ~ Pokes Tomoyo with a stick that came out of nowhere ~ Is Tomoyo still alive? She looks like she stopped breathing

Tomoyo: ~ Smacks Syaoran on the arm before going starry-eyed once more ~