Kirika: Thanks a lot for the reviews, and since you all voted for it, I'm
going to make it ExT (I love you, folks!) Hmm... am I forgetting anything?
Suppi: You should be more organized... don't forget to schedule update day!
Kirika: Oh yes! For the first time you said something important! #everyone cheers#. Ok, so it will be Thursdays, fine?
Suppi: Much better.. But let's stop blabbing...
Kirika: And on with the fic!
Disclaimer: I don't own ccs; don't sue!
Chapter 5 review
#Yumiko's bedroom#
"Mommy. Daddy.." she whispered, tears staining the pillow, her body covered in cold sweat.
"Sshhh.. It's alright now, it will soon be over, Yumi-chan.." Eriol said, caressing her hair. She woke up, and still crying, sat on the bed.
"*Sniff* why does it keeps repeating in my mind? When I close my eyes, all I can hear is that damned laughter! #Crying harder# Why does it follow me? For what does it want me?"
"I don't know either, but when it comes we will be ready to defeat it, don't worry.."
"But how? We are just teenagers, and even our four parents together weren't able to destroy it, how will just the two of us do it? Worst, since you don't want to fight, it will be all to me!" she had a desperate look in her wet face, which made her look even more unreal than normal.
"Don't worry, it will be alright.. It will be alright.." he said, holding her and rocking back and forth to help her relax and sleep.
'Because it won't be just the two of us.. Not this time.'
Chapter 6
Are we changed?
=====//=====//=====//Next Day (FINALLY!!!!!!!!)//=====//=====//=====//=====
The birds sang happily outside, when Yumiko woke up smelling the scent of pancakes. She glanced at the clock and went to the bathroom to change.
In the kitchen Eriol was preparing breakfast (noooo! He was cooking dinner!), and deciding whether he would move to the mansion or stay with his cousin, just in case Kurd decided to show up. He was about to make the decision when he sensed Yumiko at the door.
"You should have awakened me! You've just arrived and I'm letting you do all the hard work again.. What a shame!!" she said, smiling at him.
"It's an honor and a pleasure to serve such a beautiful young lady. There's no harm about it."
"Yes there is! You are my guest!"
"Too late for regrets, it's done." #trademark grin#
"Eriol, won't you ever change?"
"That's something only time can tell. Honey or maple syrup?"
"Honey, please. And I believe you won't. I know you from the day I was born and you still hide behind your half words!"
"And you are the same stubborn girl of thirteen years ago. Not that it is that bad after all. But take a look at the time! Let's go or else we'll be late!"
'Always slipping..' Yumiko thought, smiling, as they walked towards the door.
------On the way to school--------
"Eriol..." she started
"Yes?"
"Well, I'd only like to thank you for always being there for me, whenever I needed." #looking to her feet#
"It's nothing more than a cousin would do..."
"You know it's not! Stop being so modest! It doesn't fit..." #sighing#
"Alright, it was not my obligation to stay behind you every time Kurd came trying to take or kill you, but it felt like being the only right thing to do. Happy now?"
"Is it true?" #whispering softly#
"Yes... maybe it's just this strange English feeling of gentlemanliness, being the one who is always ready to rescue the damsel in distress, and yet not loosing any of his pose on doing it... feels like the only right thing to be done" he replied, matter of factly
"You sound so knightly..." she teased, with an ironical adoration tone.
"Well, I'll have to feel like one to stand the task we have in hand. With such a fragile lady by my side, I have to be twice as stronger as I should if I was only by myself." #mocking tone#
"Sorry..." her answer was just above a whisper
"It's not your fault. It's just fate." #serious tone#
"Maybe, but weren't I so clumsy and obvious to Kurd, he wouldn't find me so fast." her feelings of guilt stroke.
"Yes he would... remember when he found us in the woods, even after we shielded our auras?"
"Yes, we were lucky he was so tired of fighting our parents that when Crystal came to our aid, he had enough trouble with her to leave us time to put a spell on him and run..." sadness overwhelmed her again at the thought of that human devil touching her obedient and loyal dog. That day's events were forever sculpt in their minds, and couldn't be erased until the evil was finally down.
They were walking silently through the still empty streets, remembering and thinking about it when Eriol noticed water drops falling at Yumiko's hands, which were holding her case, and wetting them, yet there was no cloud in the sky. He turned aside, and fastened the shorter bangs that were covering her eyes, wiping her tears with the thumb.
"Don't think, or else you won't have the strength to move on."
"Why so many deaths? Why so many deaths?" she whispered, leaning on the gate besides her and turning to him.
"There's nothing we can do... let's go, before school gets too crowded. This pretty face can't be seen red and puffy from crying, can it?" his charming voice and sweet smile couldn't help but make her smile softly, even if tears still ran across her rose cheeks.
"Thanks Eriol... I wouldn't have done it without you." she wiped the last tears and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Eew! Could you please stop doing it??" #rubbing the cheek#
#Giggling# "Just to make sure you're not frozen down your cool and self- controlled mask"
"I'm going to get you for that! You can just wait for the cake I'll do for dessert today!" he said, trying to sound mean behind the laughter.
"No, sugar no! I'm on a diet!" she cried, thinking about the precious pounds she lost with lots of hard working and sacrifice of her precious sweets and that she would regain in seconds if he really did what he meant.
"Don't I know it?" #running from her before she heard the full answer#
"ERIOL HIIRAGIZAWA I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY IF YOU DO IT TO ME!!!!" #running behind him#
Little did they notice the expensive car parked across the street, which left as soon as they left the spot under the oak tree.
=====//======//=====At school (kin-kan-koon)//=====//=====//=====//
School seemed empty when Syaoran neared his classroom, sooner than always since it was his week of cleaning the room, when he heard people talking inside.
"Are you sure there will be no problem? You know the last places I've been to had the same destiny as the castle. Will they be safe if they know? I don't think so. And why did you send me here? It's not.." her sentence was cut by someone, and he soon realized who was there when a small voice entered his mind.
[Come in, my cute little descendant. Soon or later you would find out, there's no need to eavesdrop.] (Oh, sorry, this is telepathic (is this right?) talk: [])
[Crap! Could you please stop calling me that?] He sent back, while entering the room.
"Ohayou, Li-san!" Yumiko said, smiling.
"Ohayou gozaimasu Yamamoto-san, Hiiragizawa." He answered, bowing lightly.
"Not surprised? I'm disappointed.."
"Don't expect this kind of thing from me." he replied coldly, while writing the date on the board. "But why are you here after all, and why did the girl come along?"
"Long story, and we have no much time. I'll tell you all, later."
The room began to be filled with students, and they changed the conversation to superficial subjects, while Yumiko wandered with the clouds.
A few minutes later Eriol excused himself, for he had to hand some forms to the coordination, and was heading there when he heard a very familiar voice. He turned around to greet her, but he saw she was talking animatedly with a guy. Jealousy and shock filled his heart; he had never expected her to grow so pretty, nor that she would ever talk to a boy like that. He, the one who always had full control of life and feelings felt like strangling the other guy.
'Eriol, you are going crazy! She is no one's property! And you can't be sure about who is the guy after all.. Yes, let's hope it's nothing but friendship. But she's so grown up now.. How much could she have changed inside?'
"Yes Mr.?" The receptionist said, bringing him back from his thoughts.
"Oh, I had to give you these"
"Thank you. But you'd better hurry or else you'll be late."
"Thanks miss."
-----------Meanwhile----------
"Ohayou minna! Daijoubu desu ka?"
"Ohayou Tomoyo-chan!" the crew answered
"By the way Tomoyo, do you know who is our new exchange student?" Naoko asked teasingly.
"Of course I know her! She sits right behind me!" she answered, somewhat bitterly.
"She meant the other one, who arrived today.." Rika complemented
"No, who is she? Or it's he?" she asked, having sudden thought. But no, it couldn't be... why would he come back after all those years... 'Forget him, nothing really happened Tomoyo, so stop daydreaming! He likes somebody else, so you should move on with life.. Maybe accept to date Davis... yeah, that would help a lot.'
"You won't believe it, Tomoyo! It's..." The girls had no time to tell her, since the teacher entered the class, so they decided to let her find out by herself.
"Konnichiwa, minna-san. It seems England is loosing a lot of people nowadays, for we've got another student from them, and this one may be known by some of you. Please come in, Eriol Hiiragizawa."
Some people laughed at the teacher's sarcastic remark, but one girl with violet eyes almost fell from her chair when heard the name.
'It WAS him after all!'
She paid almost no attention to what he said, butterflies flew inside her stomach while she looked at how he was now, so grown up, and his blue hair was bluer than ever... his body, now strong and defined, the eyes so expressive, yet so mysterious. The world could have come to an end at that very moment, she wouldn't care. Then their eyes met, and her heart failed a beat, the magic came to an end. What she saw in his eyes was not the same thing she used to see when they were younger. In fact, what he had now scared her deeply. She returned his glare, remembering what she had seen earlier, and they would have stayed in this mute accusing contest hadn't the teacher interrupted them, assigning him the place in which he should sit.
When he sat, side by side with Yumiko, she was still trying to understand what had happened. His eyes were now so cold. What had happened? Did they change that much in four years? Was it her fault? His fault? Or none of them was responsible, but life?
To Be Continued...
Kirika: Well then, what do you think? It's my first attempt of writing something less gloomy (full happiness only a few more chapters in advance), I'm not sure if I did it, but it sound good to me...
Suppi: Why does this girl keep kissing him? It's disgusting!!!
Kirika: It's just another motive for next chapters. By the way, I'd really like to thank my best friend Monica for the precious advice! Thank you, Mo!
Suppi: for once she didn't forget it!
Kirika: I'm not ungrateful.
Suppi: #mimicking me# "but forgetful"
Kirika: Good try... make it in a little more high pitched and whining tone of voice and it'll be absolutely perfect! Bye folks, and please read and REVIEW!!!! 'Til next week!
Suppi: You should be more organized... don't forget to schedule update day!
Kirika: Oh yes! For the first time you said something important! #everyone cheers#. Ok, so it will be Thursdays, fine?
Suppi: Much better.. But let's stop blabbing...
Kirika: And on with the fic!
Disclaimer: I don't own ccs; don't sue!
Chapter 5 review
#Yumiko's bedroom#
"Mommy. Daddy.." she whispered, tears staining the pillow, her body covered in cold sweat.
"Sshhh.. It's alright now, it will soon be over, Yumi-chan.." Eriol said, caressing her hair. She woke up, and still crying, sat on the bed.
"*Sniff* why does it keeps repeating in my mind? When I close my eyes, all I can hear is that damned laughter! #Crying harder# Why does it follow me? For what does it want me?"
"I don't know either, but when it comes we will be ready to defeat it, don't worry.."
"But how? We are just teenagers, and even our four parents together weren't able to destroy it, how will just the two of us do it? Worst, since you don't want to fight, it will be all to me!" she had a desperate look in her wet face, which made her look even more unreal than normal.
"Don't worry, it will be alright.. It will be alright.." he said, holding her and rocking back and forth to help her relax and sleep.
'Because it won't be just the two of us.. Not this time.'
Chapter 6
Are we changed?
=====//=====//=====//Next Day (FINALLY!!!!!!!!)//=====//=====//=====//=====
The birds sang happily outside, when Yumiko woke up smelling the scent of pancakes. She glanced at the clock and went to the bathroom to change.
In the kitchen Eriol was preparing breakfast (noooo! He was cooking dinner!), and deciding whether he would move to the mansion or stay with his cousin, just in case Kurd decided to show up. He was about to make the decision when he sensed Yumiko at the door.
"You should have awakened me! You've just arrived and I'm letting you do all the hard work again.. What a shame!!" she said, smiling at him.
"It's an honor and a pleasure to serve such a beautiful young lady. There's no harm about it."
"Yes there is! You are my guest!"
"Too late for regrets, it's done." #trademark grin#
"Eriol, won't you ever change?"
"That's something only time can tell. Honey or maple syrup?"
"Honey, please. And I believe you won't. I know you from the day I was born and you still hide behind your half words!"
"And you are the same stubborn girl of thirteen years ago. Not that it is that bad after all. But take a look at the time! Let's go or else we'll be late!"
'Always slipping..' Yumiko thought, smiling, as they walked towards the door.
------On the way to school--------
"Eriol..." she started
"Yes?"
"Well, I'd only like to thank you for always being there for me, whenever I needed." #looking to her feet#
"It's nothing more than a cousin would do..."
"You know it's not! Stop being so modest! It doesn't fit..." #sighing#
"Alright, it was not my obligation to stay behind you every time Kurd came trying to take or kill you, but it felt like being the only right thing to do. Happy now?"
"Is it true?" #whispering softly#
"Yes... maybe it's just this strange English feeling of gentlemanliness, being the one who is always ready to rescue the damsel in distress, and yet not loosing any of his pose on doing it... feels like the only right thing to be done" he replied, matter of factly
"You sound so knightly..." she teased, with an ironical adoration tone.
"Well, I'll have to feel like one to stand the task we have in hand. With such a fragile lady by my side, I have to be twice as stronger as I should if I was only by myself." #mocking tone#
"Sorry..." her answer was just above a whisper
"It's not your fault. It's just fate." #serious tone#
"Maybe, but weren't I so clumsy and obvious to Kurd, he wouldn't find me so fast." her feelings of guilt stroke.
"Yes he would... remember when he found us in the woods, even after we shielded our auras?"
"Yes, we were lucky he was so tired of fighting our parents that when Crystal came to our aid, he had enough trouble with her to leave us time to put a spell on him and run..." sadness overwhelmed her again at the thought of that human devil touching her obedient and loyal dog. That day's events were forever sculpt in their minds, and couldn't be erased until the evil was finally down.
They were walking silently through the still empty streets, remembering and thinking about it when Eriol noticed water drops falling at Yumiko's hands, which were holding her case, and wetting them, yet there was no cloud in the sky. He turned aside, and fastened the shorter bangs that were covering her eyes, wiping her tears with the thumb.
"Don't think, or else you won't have the strength to move on."
"Why so many deaths? Why so many deaths?" she whispered, leaning on the gate besides her and turning to him.
"There's nothing we can do... let's go, before school gets too crowded. This pretty face can't be seen red and puffy from crying, can it?" his charming voice and sweet smile couldn't help but make her smile softly, even if tears still ran across her rose cheeks.
"Thanks Eriol... I wouldn't have done it without you." she wiped the last tears and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Eew! Could you please stop doing it??" #rubbing the cheek#
#Giggling# "Just to make sure you're not frozen down your cool and self- controlled mask"
"I'm going to get you for that! You can just wait for the cake I'll do for dessert today!" he said, trying to sound mean behind the laughter.
"No, sugar no! I'm on a diet!" she cried, thinking about the precious pounds she lost with lots of hard working and sacrifice of her precious sweets and that she would regain in seconds if he really did what he meant.
"Don't I know it?" #running from her before she heard the full answer#
"ERIOL HIIRAGIZAWA I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY IF YOU DO IT TO ME!!!!" #running behind him#
Little did they notice the expensive car parked across the street, which left as soon as they left the spot under the oak tree.
=====//======//=====At school (kin-kan-koon)//=====//=====//=====//
School seemed empty when Syaoran neared his classroom, sooner than always since it was his week of cleaning the room, when he heard people talking inside.
"Are you sure there will be no problem? You know the last places I've been to had the same destiny as the castle. Will they be safe if they know? I don't think so. And why did you send me here? It's not.." her sentence was cut by someone, and he soon realized who was there when a small voice entered his mind.
[Come in, my cute little descendant. Soon or later you would find out, there's no need to eavesdrop.] (Oh, sorry, this is telepathic (is this right?) talk: [])
[Crap! Could you please stop calling me that?] He sent back, while entering the room.
"Ohayou, Li-san!" Yumiko said, smiling.
"Ohayou gozaimasu Yamamoto-san, Hiiragizawa." He answered, bowing lightly.
"Not surprised? I'm disappointed.."
"Don't expect this kind of thing from me." he replied coldly, while writing the date on the board. "But why are you here after all, and why did the girl come along?"
"Long story, and we have no much time. I'll tell you all, later."
The room began to be filled with students, and they changed the conversation to superficial subjects, while Yumiko wandered with the clouds.
A few minutes later Eriol excused himself, for he had to hand some forms to the coordination, and was heading there when he heard a very familiar voice. He turned around to greet her, but he saw she was talking animatedly with a guy. Jealousy and shock filled his heart; he had never expected her to grow so pretty, nor that she would ever talk to a boy like that. He, the one who always had full control of life and feelings felt like strangling the other guy.
'Eriol, you are going crazy! She is no one's property! And you can't be sure about who is the guy after all.. Yes, let's hope it's nothing but friendship. But she's so grown up now.. How much could she have changed inside?'
"Yes Mr.?" The receptionist said, bringing him back from his thoughts.
"Oh, I had to give you these"
"Thank you. But you'd better hurry or else you'll be late."
"Thanks miss."
-----------Meanwhile----------
"Ohayou minna! Daijoubu desu ka?"
"Ohayou Tomoyo-chan!" the crew answered
"By the way Tomoyo, do you know who is our new exchange student?" Naoko asked teasingly.
"Of course I know her! She sits right behind me!" she answered, somewhat bitterly.
"She meant the other one, who arrived today.." Rika complemented
"No, who is she? Or it's he?" she asked, having sudden thought. But no, it couldn't be... why would he come back after all those years... 'Forget him, nothing really happened Tomoyo, so stop daydreaming! He likes somebody else, so you should move on with life.. Maybe accept to date Davis... yeah, that would help a lot.'
"You won't believe it, Tomoyo! It's..." The girls had no time to tell her, since the teacher entered the class, so they decided to let her find out by herself.
"Konnichiwa, minna-san. It seems England is loosing a lot of people nowadays, for we've got another student from them, and this one may be known by some of you. Please come in, Eriol Hiiragizawa."
Some people laughed at the teacher's sarcastic remark, but one girl with violet eyes almost fell from her chair when heard the name.
'It WAS him after all!'
She paid almost no attention to what he said, butterflies flew inside her stomach while she looked at how he was now, so grown up, and his blue hair was bluer than ever... his body, now strong and defined, the eyes so expressive, yet so mysterious. The world could have come to an end at that very moment, she wouldn't care. Then their eyes met, and her heart failed a beat, the magic came to an end. What she saw in his eyes was not the same thing she used to see when they were younger. In fact, what he had now scared her deeply. She returned his glare, remembering what she had seen earlier, and they would have stayed in this mute accusing contest hadn't the teacher interrupted them, assigning him the place in which he should sit.
When he sat, side by side with Yumiko, she was still trying to understand what had happened. His eyes were now so cold. What had happened? Did they change that much in four years? Was it her fault? His fault? Or none of them was responsible, but life?
To Be Continued...
Kirika: Well then, what do you think? It's my first attempt of writing something less gloomy (full happiness only a few more chapters in advance), I'm not sure if I did it, but it sound good to me...
Suppi: Why does this girl keep kissing him? It's disgusting!!!
Kirika: It's just another motive for next chapters. By the way, I'd really like to thank my best friend Monica for the precious advice! Thank you, Mo!
Suppi: for once she didn't forget it!
Kirika: I'm not ungrateful.
Suppi: #mimicking me# "but forgetful"
Kirika: Good try... make it in a little more high pitched and whining tone of voice and it'll be absolutely perfect! Bye folks, and please read and REVIEW!!!! 'Til next week!