~ Eriol, Tomoyo and angel-twinklez pops in ~

Eriol: I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I CAUGHT ANGEL-TWINKLEZ WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT! ~ Looks at the crowd triumphantly ~

Angel-twinklez: ~ opens her mouth, but unable to say anything ~

Tomoyo: Um, sweetie? You didn't catch angel-twinklez. She remembered she had to put Chapter 4 up on her fic and decided to let you capture her so she can go on with her fic.

Eriol: ~ clamps a hand over Tomoyo's mouth ~ Tomoyo! You're not supposed to tell!

~ angel-twinklez laughs mutely ~

Tomoyo: ~ Takes Eriol's hand off her mouth ~ Okay everyone! Angel-twinklez is truly sorry for the long update, and now, here's chapter 4!



Please Don't Cry: Nakuru finds out



Please dry your eyes young girl

Don't cry, you're beautiful

It's not your fault, young girl

Don't cry, you're beautiful

You're not the one to blame

Soon it will be okay

One day you'll realize

You're beauty

Destiny's Child ~ "The Story of Beauty"



Tomoyo slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she sees is Nakuru. Nakuru smiled. "Good, you're awake," she said. Tomoyo sat up, rubbing her

Eyes. "What happened?" she mumbled. Nakuru placed a tray of food on Tomoyo's lap and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Don't you remember, Tomoyo-chan?" Nakuru asked. Tomoyo shook her head and mumbled a "thanks" before nibbling on a piece of toast.

"You started bleeding at dinner 3 days ago, and you fainted." Nakuru explained. Tomoyo's eyes widened. "You mean, in front of everyone?" she

Asked. Nakuru nodded. "3 days?" Tomoyo said, more to herself than to Nakuru. "Master said you lost a lot of blood, that's why you were out so long."

Nakuru said, staring at the raven-haired girl who seemed to be in her own world. "Tomoyo-chan, why exactly were you bleeding?" she asked. Tomoyo

Wasn't paying attention though. She lift up her shirt to find no cut on her stomach. She looked up at Nakuru.

"Master healed your cut, as well as your bruises." Nakuru said, reading Tomoyo's mind. Tomoyo pulled her shirt down and continued to nibble on her

toast. "I suppose you want an explanation, huh Nakuru-san?" Tomoyo said, not quite meeting Nakuru in the eye. Nakuru lay back on the bed.

"Not really," she said, staring up at the ceiling. "Just at the part why you were bleeding and didn't bother to tell me, Suppi-chan or Eriol-sama," Tomoyo

stared at Nakuru. "I would've thought that Spinel Sun would've told you already," she muttered, but enough for Nakuru to hear. Nakuru sat up and looked

at Tomoyo. "You mean.. Suppi-chan knew something before me?" Nakuru asked, tears in her eyes. Tomoyo couldn't help but smile at this. She placed a

hand on Nakuru's arm. "I only told Spinel Sun because he knew all along that something was not right with me," she tried to comfort the brown- haired

Girl. This seemed to work on Nakuru, because then she was smiling brightly again. "So does that mean you'll tell me?" Nakuru asked, hope tinting her

Brown eyes. Tomoyo giggled at Nakuru's interest and decided to tell her. Once she was through, Nakuru's eyes were as big as saucers. Then they

Turned into pure anger. "How could your stepfather do that to you? He has no right to hurt you in any way! Wait until master hears about this!" Tomoyo

Perked up at the last sentence that Nakuru burst out. "No! Don't say anything to Hiiragizawa-kun, please!" she pleaded. Nakuru raised an eyebrow.

"Why? He needs to know so he can help you," she said. Tomoyo took a deep breath. "I don't want him knowing because he might do something drastic,

Like turn Tokurashi into a toad or something." She explained. Nakuru laughed, having a mental picture of her master turning someone into a toad. She

Turned serious once more. "What's the real reason why you won't tell Eriol- sama, Tomoyo-chan?" Nakuru asked, her dark brown eyes boring into

Tomoyo's amethyst ones. Tomoyo sighed. "That IS the real reason why I don't want you to tell Hiiragizawa-kun." She assured Nakuru. "As much as

I DO want Hiiragizawa-kun to turn Tokurashi into a toad, he's still my stepfather, and It would break my heart if my mother lost him because I know

How much she loves him," Tomoyo felt tears welling up her eyes, but she blinked rapidly so it won't fall. Nakuru hugged the troubled amethyst-eyed

Teen. "Sometimes Tomoyo-chan, I think you're too sweet for you own good." She said. Tomoyo smiled and hugged Nakuru back. Once they pulled

Away, Nakuru took the tray from Tomoyo and walked out of her room. Tomoyo took this chance to lie back on her bed once more and felt her eyes

Droop down once more.

~*~

Tomoyo went downstairs to see Eriol sitting in front of the fireplace, his blue eyes deep in thought. Tomoyo slowly went up to him and sat on the arm of

The chair. The sudden movement brought Eriol back to reality and smiled at Tomoyo. "I see you're feeling better now, Daidouji-san," he said. Tomoyo

Tossed her hair back and returned his smile. "I'm feeling much better, thanks to you," she said before turning her gaze at the fireplace. Eriol imitated

What she did, and they sat in silence for a moment before Eriol spoke once more. "I guess you won't explain why you started bleeding in the middle of

Dinner, I presume?" he asked. Tomoyo looked down at her lap. She felt guilty for not telling Eriol about it, but she assured herself that he'll find out when

The time was right. "I'm sorry Eriol, but you'll find out when I'm ready to talk about it," she whispered. Eriol stared at the girl beside him. He didn't know

Why his heartbeat suddenly started beating twice as fast. He also realized that Tomoyo called him by his first name, not "Hiiragizawa-kun". Eriol shook

His head to clear his thoughts. "You called me 'Eriol'," was the first thing he said before he can stop himself. Tomoyo looked at him, her face unreadable

As usual. "Well I was thinking that maybe I'll call you by your first name since I'll be staying here for quite awhile," she explained. Eriol leaned back on

The chair. "I suppose," he muttered, but Tomoyo heard it quite clearly. "You can call me 'Tomoyo' if you want," Tomoyo added. Eriol smiled at her.

"If it pleases you, Tomoyo," he said, and smirked when Tomoyo blushed at the way he said her name. "Eriol, would you help me look for my father?"

the question caught Eriol off guard. "I don't really know England that well and maybe if you can help me, I'd be able to look for my father since you know

England much better than I do. But it's okay if you don't want to help me because I can just ask Nakuru to," Tomoyo quickly added in. Eriol placed a

A hand over Tomoyo's and ignored the thought of how soft and warm her hands were. "I'd be glad to help you," he replied. Tomoyo's eyes lit up and

Smiled brightly as she hugged Eriol, almost making them fall on the floor. "Oh thank you so much Eriol! You don't know how much this means to me!"

She exclaimed. Eriol felt his cheeks burning while he hugged Tomoyo back. 'Wonder what's getting to me,' he thought. "It's no problem Tomoyo," he

Murmured into her hair. Once they broke apart, Tomoyo smiled brightly to him once more before looking back at the fireplace. Eriol did the same, but

This time, his thoughts swirled around Tomoyo.



Angel-twinklez: ~ opened her mouth to say something but nothing won't come out still ~

Tomoyo: I think what angel-twinklez wants to say is for you guys to kindly review her fic! ~ Turns to Eriol ~ Eriol, why don't you make angel-twinklez talk again? I hate to see her suffer.

Eriol: But everything's so peaceful without her yapping all the time! ~ angel-twinklez glares at him ~ Well it's the truth!

Tomoyo: How can you be so rude!

Eriol: ~ Takes Tomoyo's hand ~ I'm sorry Tomoyo-chan. I'll take it the spell off angel-twinklez for you.

Tomoyo: ~ kisses Eriol ~

Angel-twinklez: ~ turns green at the sight and runs out to look for a bathroom ~