Hurt, Hope, and Happiness

*Chapter Fourteen - The Truth*

Tomoyo's eyes wandered around the room, focusing on anything but Eriol.

Eriol stared painfully in her eyes, "Look at me."

He gently guided her face right in front of his, "What was a huge mess?"

Tomoyo finally allowed her violet orbs to stare into Eriol's. She burst into sobs, blubbering her story out in between sniffles.

Eriol hugged her, "Shhslow down, I can't understand you."

Eriol's shirt dampened as Tomoyo let the years of unshed tears pour out.

"We" She stuttered into the shirt, her voice muffled by the cotton.

Tomoyo lifted her head, letting her raven hair drift behind her.

Eriol stroked a strand of it, "It'll be fine Tomoyo."

She silenced her crying, then spoke softly, "Noit won't be fine. Not until you know the truth."

She sighed and looked down, "Trave and Iwe're not married Trave saw how miserable I was once you left...he came up with the whole thing to try and bring you back. My mother must have been in on it too I don't know about everyone else"

Eriol was stunned, his eyes aglow.

Then he tensed, "What about Suni? What was her role in this?"

New tears formed in Tomoyo's eyes, threatening to come out, "She wasn't supposed to be involvedTrave thought I told herbut I couldn't bear to have her try and trick anyone. Her mother was on death row for murdering her father when she was a baby. Suni was taken to a foster home. I met her on the street and just by looking at her, I fell for that little cutie."

Eriol laughed, "Who wouldn't?" He remembered Suni's bright eyes, so full of joy and innocence, "Then why did she tell me her mother wanted her to become an actress?"

Tomoyo frowned, "II said that. I know it was wrong, but I told her that her mother wanted her to become an actress. Her mother wanted nothing to do with Suni. Poor thing. I started her career as a movie star, Suni Chipmerdai, a sensational star. I'm going to adopt her."

Eriol stared at her, "So you liedto all those people - just to bring me back?"

Tomoyo nodded her head weakly, "II love you, I didn't want to let you go."

Eriol chuckled and kissed her full on the lips.

Tomoyo's eyes jerked open, surprised by the sudden kiss.

Eriol pulled away and leaned over to murmur in one of her ears, "I love you too."

Trave had been staring from the doorway, unbeknownst to the two inside the room. His stomach had been doing flip-flops.

He had set up the entire fiasco and now felt responsible for putting both Suni and Tomoyo's lives on the line.

He wanted Tomoyo to be happy, he loved her.

He always had and probably always would.

He would have to give her up. As much as it hurt him to let her go, he knew he would have to.

Reality shot back into him, reminding him why he had run to the room from where Suni had been taken.

He rushed in, "Tomoyo, Hiiragizawa! It's Suni"

Tomoyo's head jerked a half a second before Eriol's.

Trave winced, "You see"



A/N: IIIIEEEEIIII! I'm sorryI realise this chappie is VERY shortbut I promise to try and write a bigger one next time. Okay?


Sneak Peek into Chapter Fifteen: YEA! There is one!^-^

She stared in horror at the scene.

"So much pain. So much sorrow and suffering. I'm afraid that this won't have an outcome that won't be painful for someone."

She sighed, looking up at the ceiling, "Kami-sama if you're out there, help us all."