Authors Note: Well, here's chapter 6 for ya! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chapter Six- A Chilling Sickness

"TOMOYO!! TOMOYO WHERE ARE YOU?!" Eriol screamed into the night. He ran through the pouring rain looking for any sign of her. He ran to the skate park and back to her house, where her guards were worried because she hadn't shown up. He almost gave up hope as he ran to the park and found it empty.

************************ With Tomoyo ************************

She walked and stood on the bridge overlooking the small stream as the hard, cold rain fell. She had stomped on her daisy because it told her that Eriol Loved her, and she didn't want to believe it.

"If he loved me, he never would have kissed that Tia girl, and he wouldn't have poured that punch all over me!" She wept. The pounding rain drowned out her cries, and Eriol's steps toward her hiding place.

************************ Tomoyo and Eriol ************************

He walked through the park toward the bridge. His hair was matted to his face, and his glasses were on the verge of fogging. He heard a faint voice singing one of his favorite Avril Lavigne song.

Tomoyo stood at the bridge singing a song that just came to her, she didn't even like it, but she could only think of this one song.

I'm Standing on a bridge

I'm waitin in the dark

I thought that you'd be here by now

Theres nothing but the rain

No footsteps on the ground

I'm listening but theres no sound

Tomoyo stood there singing this song. It made perfect sense at this point in time.

Isn't anyone tryin to find me?

Won't somebody come take me home

It's a damn cold night

Trying to figure out this life

Wont you take me by the hand

take me somewhere new

I dont know who you are

but I... I'm with you

Eriol started walking toward the voice. He knew that voice, or at least he thought he did.

I'm looking for a place

searching for a face

is anybody here i know

cause nothings going right

and everything's a mess

and no one likes to be alone

More tears came out of her eyes as she sang it.

Isn't anyone tryin to find me?

Won't somebody come take me home

It's a damn cold night

Trying to figure out this life

Wont you take me by the hand

take me somewhere new

I don't know who you are

but I... I'm with you

She finished feeling worse than before. She was hoping some miracle would have someone, anyone find her. Her body was numb from the cold, and her hair and dress were stuck to her body, as the rain came down harder.

Eriol turned the corner toward the bridge, and stopped seeing her just standing there. He almost ran to her side seeing her shiver.

"There you are! What are you doing in the rain?" He asked hugging her tightly. She just shoved him off.

"What are you doing? Don't you think you've done enough?" She asked glairing at him. She was glad that he couldn't see her tears through the rain.

"You know, I've been looking everywhere for you. I should get you out of the rain." He said placing his wet coat on her shoulders.

"Leave me alone. I don't ever want to see you again." She said as she sneezed.

"Tomoyo, come with me please. You're catching a cold." He said leading her toward his house.

"NO!" She said getting free. "I SAID LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"Tomoyo, I don't know why you're mad at me, for something Tia did." He said standing looking at her.

"What are you talking about? You were the one who *achoo* spilled the *achoo* drink on me! *Achoo!*" She said.

"No, she bumped into me as she left the table, She kissed me, and she did it because I think she knows how much I- I love you." He said looking away. At that moment her head snapped up.

"Y-You what?"

"That's right! I LOVE YOU TOMOYO!" He said. She ran into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"I love you too!" She said to him as her eyes were shut, and she clung to him.

"Come on, my house is just around the corner. I think you've caught a cold." He said walking her toward his house as she sneezed once again.

************************ Back at the dance ************************

"You know, I think Tomoyo and Eriol are together right now." Sakura said giggling.

"I had a feeling he liked her, but I would have never guessed he would let it show like that." Syaoran said dancing with Sakura.

"You know, Eriol still hasn't told us who the other skater is." Sakura pointed out.

"Maybe it's Tomoyo." Syaoran stated.

"Can't be, she doesn't know how to skate! She doesn't even own a board." Sakura said.

"Well, we could always ask him at school on Monday."

"Yeah we could!"

"OK ladies and gentile men, the dance is now over, if you would kindly leave, and have a wonderful weekend." The principal blared over the microphone.

************************ Eriol and Tomoyo ************************

He made her sit on the couch while he went to get her some dry clothes and blankets. She was shivering and sneezing like crazy. He came back with a pair of pajamas for her. She went and changed in the bathroom. The clothes were extremely big on her, but they were warm.

"Thank *achoo* you." She said lying on the couch as he placed three comforters on her, and a thermometer in her mouth. He took it out a few moments later.

"Well, you have a fever. 103 to be exact. I'll go make some tea, and I want you to try and sleep." He said walking out of the room. She snuggled up on the couch, that was big enough to be a bed. He came back a few minutes later with tea.

"Will you stay with me until I fall asleep?" She asked as she sneezed again.

"Of course, now close you eyes." He hushed, as he moved a piece of her hair off her face. She sighed deeply, as she tried to fall asleep.

************************ Next day ************************

Eriol was afraid because Tomoyo hadn't waken the next day. She was still breathing and everything, but she wouldn't open her eyes. When he touched her cheek it felt like a stove. He ran upstairs and drew a bath, and placed ice in it. He went back downstairs and picked up Tomoyo's burning body.

"You're going to be ok." He said to her unconscious body. He placed her lightly in the freezing water and waited for her fever to decrease.

"Who's the girl Eriol?" Nakuru, Eriol's sister, asked.

"Nakuru, I thought you were abroad on an exchange program."

"I just came back for the day to get some extra stuff. My exchange parents are here too. So once again, who's the girl?"

"This is Tomoyo, she's a friend of mine. She got sick, and I'm trying to get her fever down."

"Well, when you're done with that, she's welcome to borrow any of my clothes, and she can stay in my room. Well, gotta go. See ya bro." She said walking out of the bathroom. (I made a rhyme!)

"Right, bye!" Eriol said lifting Tomoyo's now cooled body out of the freezing tub. He brought her into his room. She opened her eyes slowly as the cold water seeped into her body.

"W-where am I?" She asked looking into Eriol's stormy eyes.

"You're at my house, remember?" He said as he brought her in some clothes.

"Oh yea, Sorry.." She said looking away as she sneezed again.

"You still have a cold, so I'm making you stay the night here." He said turning around so she could change.

"And where will you sleep?" She asked knowing she was in his room.

"Down stairs on the couch, or in my sisters room." He said turning back to her.

"Will you stay in here with me? PLEASE!!!!" She said giving him a puppy dog face. She giggled watching him squirm uncomfortably.

"Fine, but please stop with that face." He said chuckling. He went and sat next to her in the bed as she tried to fall asleep. She placed her head on his chest, and breathed in his sent. He placed his arm securely around her waist as he rested his head on top of hers.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors Note: Hee hee, I'm mean, and I'm gonna stop the chapter right here!! Review!!!