Hurt, Hope, and Happiness

*Chapter Six - Confessions*

Tomoyo sat in her director's chair, like she did everyday. However, there wasn't anything to direct. She had given everyone the day off to celebrate the finishing of part one of the movie she was working on. Tomoyo had stayed in the studio, thinking about her dilemma.

"Tomoyo?"

"Hmm?" Tomoyo turned he head to find Trave, looking as handsome as ever, holding two cups of coffee in his hands, "I thought you gave everyone the day off."

"I did."

"Then why are you still here?"

Tomoyo turned back around and was silent.

"Is it about Hiiragizawa? I won't lie to you Tomoyo, and say that I don't care that you have feelings for him."

More silence engulfed the room.

Tomyoyo's voice shook when she finally spoke, "I don't know if I love him the way I did for so many years."

Trave set the coffee down on a table and walked to where he was standing in front of Tomoyo. He held her chin in his hands, "Tomoyo, I can't deny my love for you. I've loved you for the longest time. I don't want to see you hurting like this."

Tomoyo nodded her head slightly and looked into his periwinkle eyes, she felt as though the answer she had been looking for had been answered. Someone did love her, Trave.

"I thinkI love you too."

Trave smiled and laid a soft kiss on her lips. Sparks ran through Tomoyo and she felt her knees go weak. They're lips parted and Tomoyo blushed.

"Let's go, you don't really want to spend the whole day here do you?" He asked her.

Tomoyo shook her head and walked hand and hand with him out of the studio.

Meanwhile, across the street, Eriol was in his hotel room.

He paced back and forth, wondering whether he should reveal his true feelings to Tomoyo. And if so, how he should go about doing it.

"Tomoyo, I love you. Marry me! Notoo demanding" He walked to the other side of the room, "Tomoyo Daidouji, I'm madly in love with you. I think about you night and day. Will you accept this ring as a token of the engagement I wish us to have? Notoo weird."

Eriol sighed and sat down on the bed with his hands covering his head, "What am I going to do? She doesn't love me anymore. I can tell. She is probably in love with that person I saw her with at her house. What am I thinking? What am I doing here!?"

Eriol tugged on his hair and anger filled his eyes. He couldn't remember what love was like, he began to have second thoughts of his 'love' for Tomoyo.

"I have to get this over with. I came here to confess, and confess I shall."

Eriol walked to his bed and pulled out some plain purple stationary from one of his bags and then took a black pen from his shirt pocket.

He wrote out in clear, printed writing on the paper.
My dearest Tomoyo,
I've loved you since we met all those years ago. My real reason for coming back was to see you, and confess my love for you. I wish you the best with your new friend and I hope you have a happy life.


Eriol stopped, How can I do this? He thought to himself. Tears confused his vision as he punished himself for waiting this long to confess to Tomoyo. I should never have left for England. Never. Eriol's fists tightened and he pounded the feathers out of the pillow on his bed. Then knew what he had to do, he'd have to leave. Go back to England.

Eriol sighed and finished his letter by signing his name in neat cursive, Eriol.

He folded the letter up and placed it in an envelope. Then, Eriol packed his things away neatly into his suitcases and called back home to tell Mr. Ginner he'd be back early.

Mr. Ginner was sorely disappointed when Eriol told him what had happened; "Ya should have never left lad! I'm sorry that ya're giving up now though."

Eriol hung up the phone and felt a pang in his heart, as if he was loosing the one person who he'd always thought he would love and someday marry.

Eriol snagged a cab and had the driver bring him to Ms. Daidouji's home. He left the note with Kieta, making her promise to give the note to Tomoyo and bid her good bye.

Eriol made one last stop, at the Li household. He talked with his cute descendant for a moment, and ate some of Sakura's pie that had just come out of the oven.

They tried to ask about Tomoyo, but he gave them a grave look whenever they tried to pry.

Then, Eriol left for the airport. Got on his plane. And left Tomoyo and all his memories behind. He looked out the window at the city he was leaving.

Sneak Peek into Chapter Seven

"Tomoyo! Quit your gaping! I need to finish your hair! The wedding starts in an hour."

Tomoyo sighed, "I still can't believe that I'm getting married Sakura-chan!"

Sakura gulped, she had always thought that...