Kirika: I have nothing to say, do you have Suppi?
Suppi: well... nope!
Kirika: so...
Suppi: soo...
Kirika: all right, I don't own ccs... but Yumiko, Kurd and the others about to come ARE MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 6 Review
"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 he after all!'
Chapter 7
Background
Eriol was absent mindedly looking at the blackboard while the teacher tried to explain why an object can be moving from one point of view, and from another it's not, when a small piece of paper fell on his table. He looked to his side, just to find Yumiko looking at him, kind of angry. He opened the note, and tried not to smile at it: "what happened between you two? I thought you liked her, but it was as if you were trying to kill her with that look! I've never seen you like this before!"
[Maybe that's because you've never seen me around her] #emotionless#
[Come on, don't try to lie to me, I know it's not as black as you want me to see. And I still remember you said you loved her when you went back to England... what did she do?] #Almost demanding tone#
[She grew up, that's what she did! Look at her! She's almost a woman now!] #Almost losing his temper#
[Are you still a ten year old? And what is the other problem?]
[No, but... and there's nothing else, can you please leave alone? I still want to watch the class!] #Angry#
[As you wish, milord...] #ironically# 'it wouldn't hurt if he faced the truth, instead of avoiding it...what a hardhead!'
------Lunchtime-----
They were outside, eating their lunches in the grass, enjoying the soft breeze. Yumiko had already finished and was sat under a tree, a little apart from the others. The tension between Eriol and Tomoyo was persisting, and seemed to become worst when, a few minutes before, some (female) classmates came to ask him to have lunch with them. He refused politely, but it was already done. Everyone was chatting happily, only Tomoyo looked a little misplaced there.
"Hey Tomoyo-chan, when does the choir practice?" Yumiko asked her, trying to distract her and maybe get some information.
"It's always after class, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but today we'll have an extra one because an important consul is coming to Tomoeda, to visit our schools, since he wants to implement the same model in his country, so we'll have a concert in his honor."
"How cool! Can I go to this one?"
"Sure, why not? Rosa asked to bring you in the next practice, so... I believe she meant you were supposed to come to this one too." #smiling#
"I'll go then. How long have you been singing in school choirs?"
"I was about 6 when I started, and never thought about quitting."
"Wow! Almost the same as me! I began at seven!"
"Really? You know, music for me is almost as important as food."
"For me too. I don't think I'd survive without it... whenever I need to release my pain, music is there to shove it away..." #thinking aloud#
"And when there's happiness to be expressed, there's no better way of making it, but through music."
"We are very similar Tomoyo...*sigh*"
"Yes, our tastes are very similar, indeed." #implying some sarcasm#
"What do you exactly mean with it?" #intrigued#
"I mean, with music, friends..." 'boys...'
"Hn... but I don't get what do you mean with boys..."
#Looking at her wide eyed# "Did-did I just say that out loud?"
"There would be no need to. Eriol taught me how to read minds a long time ago..." #sad voice#
"You shouldn't be so sad to have him. He's such a nice guy!"
"Who said I have him? But yes, he is a nice guy, and I love him." 'As a brother, but let's see how far you'll go, Tom...' just then, the world seemed to get darker, and the last thing she saw before passing out was Tomoyo's weird look.
"Oh my God!"
"What's wrong tomo...what happened?" Rika asked, startled by Tomoyo's tone
#Yumiko's POV#
Where am I? Where's everyone? It's so dark...
"They are trying to bring you back... but I don't think they'll be able to do it, at least not so soon." #male voice#
Whose voice is this? Who are you?
"Someone who's been seeking you for a long time... or something you have"
Kurd!
"Hmm... in some ways, yes. Returning to the main subject, where have you hidden it?"
What are you talking about? You always ask for it, it, it, but what IS it? I don't know! #Desperate#
"I've been too patient with you... do you want them to die too? Just like your parents, and the Johnson's, and the Mitsuhito's, the Spencer's, Salvatore's, and your other stupid friends? I thought you'd have learned by now, but no... You still have the ability to put other people in danger... and I'm getting tired of this! Run after you there, kill some people here, and then try to catch you again... if I wanted I could have killed you years ago, but unfortunately I still need you alive to tell me _WHERE_ _IS_ _IT_!! #Really angry voice#."
Please, don't do this to me... #nearly crying# It's been too much, just too much! You know it all!! I can't tell you something I don't know!!!!! #Lower voice# I don't know, I don't know...
"So it will be the same forever. You've had your chance, girl! And you threw it away. Who would you like to die first? The violet haired girl? Or the strong and caring cousin?"
None of them! Kill me, and stop it all!
"Not unless you tell me, WHERE IS THE SWORD??"
I don't know!!!!!!!!!! Why do you want it so much, which sword is it? I have no idea; I've said it before!! #Tears rolling down her cheeks#
"Your choice!"
It is... Darkness is taking me again... it doesn't matter anymore, at least he won't make it again... and I won't bother anyone...
#Normal POV#
Meanwhile...
"Tomoyo-chan, what have you done?" asked Sakura, as she saw Yumiko lying in the floor, her head in Tomoyo's lap.
"I have no idea, we were talking, and then *gasp* and then she was like this!" everybody now had turned to see what had happened, when for the first time since Eriol came from England four years ago, he showed other emotion than sarcasm or softness.
"Kuso! Yumiko! Wake up! I need to take her to the nursery before it's too late!" Eriol had a nearly desperate look in his face, a look that wasn't seen in his face for years now. She shook her gently, and tried to feel if it had anything magical in her strange and subtle consciousness loss.
"Eriol, she just fainted, there's nothing that wrong with it... girl things, you know? There's no need to be so worried about it." Rika tried to calm him down. Everybody was shocked by the way he acted towards an unknown girl, and it only made Tomoyo feel more jealous.
'No, he's near, and that's what I fear. If she tells him anything, then it will be lost. Why now, Yumi, why now of all times?' he thought, as he picked her from the ground and carried to the school building. She was paler then ever, her usually pale white skin, so similar to his, was now nearly translucent, her wrists blue veins so visible he could trace it's way to her shoulders and even further.
"What happened, young boy?" the nurse asked him, as he placed her in one of the beds
"She fainted, and we weren't able to bring her back."
"I'll get some water and a wet towel. She'll wake up soon, it's normal for girls about her age to faint like this sometimes."
"Hope so..." 'Hope it's just that, that she's not with him, not again...' but just then, he felt that unmistakable dark aura, and realized it was too late to wake her up he stood up and ran outside. 'At least here she'll be safe. I've got to protect the others. Who is he aiming to this time?'
[Eriol, do you feel it?] Syaoran asked when he returned to the group
"Hey Eriol, how is she?" the girls asked
[As clear as you can]
"She's fine now, they are nursing her"
[What is it? It's the same thing we felt before. Isn't it that girl?]
"Hope she wakes up soon" Tomoyo said, kind of guilty. She felt like something she said had done this. Yumiko looked so fragile, a word could shatter her into pieces
[No, it couldn't be, first because she's still in the nursery, second because it couldn't be her]
"Yeah." 'So do I, Tomoyo-chan. So do I...'
[How can you be so sure?]
[Damn, because I know it!]
[Hey, calm down! I just asked! If you say so... but it's better if you are right, 'cause I don't want to see her appear from that door, staff in hand, trying to kill us.]
"That would be a nice thing to see, Li boy. Can't I play the role?" a tall guy, around seventeen, with mid blond hair and cruel green eyes said, appearing from nowhere right behind them
"YOU!" Eriol scolded
"Hello! Long time no see, huh?"
"Who are you?" Chiharu asked, obviously impressed by his appearance (a/n why villains always have to be ugly and unwanted? Put Brad Pitt's face in this one, okay? Because he IS handsome.)
"Sorry for not introducing myself. Nicholas Kane, at your service, milady" he picked her hand and lightly kissed it, making her blush like mad and Yamazaki glare at him.
[Who's the guy? And the presence is gone!]
[Someone very unpleasant to meet. And I believe he shielded his aura. Take the group out of here; I'll soon be with you.]
[Ok.] "Hey folks, I think we should go now, we have geography, and you know how Lisbon-sensei gets mad when someone is late to is class"
"Fine! Bye Nicholas, hope to see you soon!" Chiharu said, nearly entranced by his intent look. For the first time in his life, Yamazaki had to drag her out of somewhere, instead of being pulled.
"I'll just take a look at Yumiko before joining you, ok?" Eriol said, making Tomoyo want to cry her heart out. It was all right if he didn't like her anymore, but did he really have to show her that much how he cared for Yumiko?
"See you then, Eriol-kun" Sakura, in her always-happy mood, waved goodbye while pushing Tomoyo forward.
Once alone, they simply stared at each other in silence, when finally Nicholas broke the silence.
"You want to know, don't you? How could an old man become so young."
To be continued...
Kirika: That's it... and I won't add anything else until next week.
Suppi: By the way...
Kirika: Oh, they didn't even notice I didn't update last week. And I had neither time, nor ideas for it...
Suppi: My, my, she's getting gloomy again... what is it going to be this time? Poison or wrist-cut?
Kirika: I really think I should try both, at least one of them should work, ne?
Suppi: Yeah, maybe...
Kirika: Well, hope to see you next week Suppi!
Suppi: So do I! #Hugs me# Good-bye!
Kirika: Hey, this won't be forever... bye!
Suppi: well... nope!
Kirika: so...
Suppi: soo...
Kirika: all right, I don't own ccs... but Yumiko, Kurd and the others about to come ARE MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 6 Review
"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 he after all!'
Chapter 7
Background
Eriol was absent mindedly looking at the blackboard while the teacher tried to explain why an object can be moving from one point of view, and from another it's not, when a small piece of paper fell on his table. He looked to his side, just to find Yumiko looking at him, kind of angry. He opened the note, and tried not to smile at it: "what happened between you two? I thought you liked her, but it was as if you were trying to kill her with that look! I've never seen you like this before!"
[Maybe that's because you've never seen me around her] #emotionless#
[Come on, don't try to lie to me, I know it's not as black as you want me to see. And I still remember you said you loved her when you went back to England... what did she do?] #Almost demanding tone#
[She grew up, that's what she did! Look at her! She's almost a woman now!] #Almost losing his temper#
[Are you still a ten year old? And what is the other problem?]
[No, but... and there's nothing else, can you please leave alone? I still want to watch the class!] #Angry#
[As you wish, milord...] #ironically# 'it wouldn't hurt if he faced the truth, instead of avoiding it...what a hardhead!'
------Lunchtime-----
They were outside, eating their lunches in the grass, enjoying the soft breeze. Yumiko had already finished and was sat under a tree, a little apart from the others. The tension between Eriol and Tomoyo was persisting, and seemed to become worst when, a few minutes before, some (female) classmates came to ask him to have lunch with them. He refused politely, but it was already done. Everyone was chatting happily, only Tomoyo looked a little misplaced there.
"Hey Tomoyo-chan, when does the choir practice?" Yumiko asked her, trying to distract her and maybe get some information.
"It's always after class, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but today we'll have an extra one because an important consul is coming to Tomoeda, to visit our schools, since he wants to implement the same model in his country, so we'll have a concert in his honor."
"How cool! Can I go to this one?"
"Sure, why not? Rosa asked to bring you in the next practice, so... I believe she meant you were supposed to come to this one too." #smiling#
"I'll go then. How long have you been singing in school choirs?"
"I was about 6 when I started, and never thought about quitting."
"Wow! Almost the same as me! I began at seven!"
"Really? You know, music for me is almost as important as food."
"For me too. I don't think I'd survive without it... whenever I need to release my pain, music is there to shove it away..." #thinking aloud#
"And when there's happiness to be expressed, there's no better way of making it, but through music."
"We are very similar Tomoyo...*sigh*"
"Yes, our tastes are very similar, indeed." #implying some sarcasm#
"What do you exactly mean with it?" #intrigued#
"I mean, with music, friends..." 'boys...'
"Hn... but I don't get what do you mean with boys..."
#Looking at her wide eyed# "Did-did I just say that out loud?"
"There would be no need to. Eriol taught me how to read minds a long time ago..." #sad voice#
"You shouldn't be so sad to have him. He's such a nice guy!"
"Who said I have him? But yes, he is a nice guy, and I love him." 'As a brother, but let's see how far you'll go, Tom...' just then, the world seemed to get darker, and the last thing she saw before passing out was Tomoyo's weird look.
"Oh my God!"
"What's wrong tomo...what happened?" Rika asked, startled by Tomoyo's tone
#Yumiko's POV#
Where am I? Where's everyone? It's so dark...
"They are trying to bring you back... but I don't think they'll be able to do it, at least not so soon." #male voice#
Whose voice is this? Who are you?
"Someone who's been seeking you for a long time... or something you have"
Kurd!
"Hmm... in some ways, yes. Returning to the main subject, where have you hidden it?"
What are you talking about? You always ask for it, it, it, but what IS it? I don't know! #Desperate#
"I've been too patient with you... do you want them to die too? Just like your parents, and the Johnson's, and the Mitsuhito's, the Spencer's, Salvatore's, and your other stupid friends? I thought you'd have learned by now, but no... You still have the ability to put other people in danger... and I'm getting tired of this! Run after you there, kill some people here, and then try to catch you again... if I wanted I could have killed you years ago, but unfortunately I still need you alive to tell me _WHERE_ _IS_ _IT_!! #Really angry voice#."
Please, don't do this to me... #nearly crying# It's been too much, just too much! You know it all!! I can't tell you something I don't know!!!!! #Lower voice# I don't know, I don't know...
"So it will be the same forever. You've had your chance, girl! And you threw it away. Who would you like to die first? The violet haired girl? Or the strong and caring cousin?"
None of them! Kill me, and stop it all!
"Not unless you tell me, WHERE IS THE SWORD??"
I don't know!!!!!!!!!! Why do you want it so much, which sword is it? I have no idea; I've said it before!! #Tears rolling down her cheeks#
"Your choice!"
It is... Darkness is taking me again... it doesn't matter anymore, at least he won't make it again... and I won't bother anyone...
#Normal POV#
Meanwhile...
"Tomoyo-chan, what have you done?" asked Sakura, as she saw Yumiko lying in the floor, her head in Tomoyo's lap.
"I have no idea, we were talking, and then *gasp* and then she was like this!" everybody now had turned to see what had happened, when for the first time since Eriol came from England four years ago, he showed other emotion than sarcasm or softness.
"Kuso! Yumiko! Wake up! I need to take her to the nursery before it's too late!" Eriol had a nearly desperate look in his face, a look that wasn't seen in his face for years now. She shook her gently, and tried to feel if it had anything magical in her strange and subtle consciousness loss.
"Eriol, she just fainted, there's nothing that wrong with it... girl things, you know? There's no need to be so worried about it." Rika tried to calm him down. Everybody was shocked by the way he acted towards an unknown girl, and it only made Tomoyo feel more jealous.
'No, he's near, and that's what I fear. If she tells him anything, then it will be lost. Why now, Yumi, why now of all times?' he thought, as he picked her from the ground and carried to the school building. She was paler then ever, her usually pale white skin, so similar to his, was now nearly translucent, her wrists blue veins so visible he could trace it's way to her shoulders and even further.
"What happened, young boy?" the nurse asked him, as he placed her in one of the beds
"She fainted, and we weren't able to bring her back."
"I'll get some water and a wet towel. She'll wake up soon, it's normal for girls about her age to faint like this sometimes."
"Hope so..." 'Hope it's just that, that she's not with him, not again...' but just then, he felt that unmistakable dark aura, and realized it was too late to wake her up he stood up and ran outside. 'At least here she'll be safe. I've got to protect the others. Who is he aiming to this time?'
[Eriol, do you feel it?] Syaoran asked when he returned to the group
"Hey Eriol, how is she?" the girls asked
[As clear as you can]
"She's fine now, they are nursing her"
[What is it? It's the same thing we felt before. Isn't it that girl?]
"Hope she wakes up soon" Tomoyo said, kind of guilty. She felt like something she said had done this. Yumiko looked so fragile, a word could shatter her into pieces
[No, it couldn't be, first because she's still in the nursery, second because it couldn't be her]
"Yeah." 'So do I, Tomoyo-chan. So do I...'
[How can you be so sure?]
[Damn, because I know it!]
[Hey, calm down! I just asked! If you say so... but it's better if you are right, 'cause I don't want to see her appear from that door, staff in hand, trying to kill us.]
"That would be a nice thing to see, Li boy. Can't I play the role?" a tall guy, around seventeen, with mid blond hair and cruel green eyes said, appearing from nowhere right behind them
"YOU!" Eriol scolded
"Hello! Long time no see, huh?"
"Who are you?" Chiharu asked, obviously impressed by his appearance (a/n why villains always have to be ugly and unwanted? Put Brad Pitt's face in this one, okay? Because he IS handsome.)
"Sorry for not introducing myself. Nicholas Kane, at your service, milady" he picked her hand and lightly kissed it, making her blush like mad and Yamazaki glare at him.
[Who's the guy? And the presence is gone!]
[Someone very unpleasant to meet. And I believe he shielded his aura. Take the group out of here; I'll soon be with you.]
[Ok.] "Hey folks, I think we should go now, we have geography, and you know how Lisbon-sensei gets mad when someone is late to is class"
"Fine! Bye Nicholas, hope to see you soon!" Chiharu said, nearly entranced by his intent look. For the first time in his life, Yamazaki had to drag her out of somewhere, instead of being pulled.
"I'll just take a look at Yumiko before joining you, ok?" Eriol said, making Tomoyo want to cry her heart out. It was all right if he didn't like her anymore, but did he really have to show her that much how he cared for Yumiko?
"See you then, Eriol-kun" Sakura, in her always-happy mood, waved goodbye while pushing Tomoyo forward.
Once alone, they simply stared at each other in silence, when finally Nicholas broke the silence.
"You want to know, don't you? How could an old man become so young."
To be continued...
Kirika: That's it... and I won't add anything else until next week.
Suppi: By the way...
Kirika: Oh, they didn't even notice I didn't update last week. And I had neither time, nor ideas for it...
Suppi: My, my, she's getting gloomy again... what is it going to be this time? Poison or wrist-cut?
Kirika: I really think I should try both, at least one of them should work, ne?
Suppi: Yeah, maybe...
Kirika: Well, hope to see you next week Suppi!
Suppi: So do I! #Hugs me# Good-bye!
Kirika: Hey, this won't be forever... bye!