Chap. 5
The small clearing seemed to be surrounded with a silence so heavy that it seemed almost tangible as the two men remained still as statues. Her savior was so unbearably handsome; his cerulean eyes were clear and soft as he looked at her, though he couldn't exactly see her. But when his gaze moved to the other man, his azure eyes became commanding, imperious, hard, and- how could she describe it? -.keen. When her rescuer finally spoke, the silence seemed to have reached a level of such tension, that it was a while before she realized words were coming out of his mouth.
The unknown man looked at Lord Eddington with contained disgust and revulsion. "Should I inform the rest of the ton of this little incident of yours, Eddington?" he asked coolly. "I did not think even a fop like you would sink so low as to hit a helpless woman, especially a lady, at my party of all places."
Tomoyo's brain slowly registered what the man said. Did the man just say that it was his party, or was she just hallucinating? He just couldn't be who she thought he was, could he? This couldn't be.him?
" Your grace!" Eddington exclaimed , obviously slightly panicked. " I did not mean-" He cut himself off seeing the Eriol's face harden into an implacable mask. Eddington abruptly changed tact. " Your grace," he said, trying to compose himself. "Lady Daidouji happened to fall and I was just helping her up." Eddington gestured helpfully to a woman whose face Eriol could not see because dark shadows obscured his view.
Eriol tapped his foot impatiently. " Really?" he said sardonically. " And I suppose the ground just happened to hit her on the cheek? And how would you explain the fact that I saw you in the damning act itself?"
Lord Eddington lost his composure and his temper. "So what if I did!" he snapped irritably. "That woman was looking down her nose at me! She bloody deserved it!"
"Don't," Eriol whispered in a dangerously soft voice, " use that tone in front of me." The lord squirmed uncomfortably. " You will take your filthy hands off of her and go inside, you understand?" he said in a tone of one used to giving orders and having them obeyed. Eddington was visibly shaken by the duke's cold manner of addressing him. "You will enter from another door to make sure that this lady's reputation remains intact," Eriol added meaningfully. "And if I find that you disobeyed what I told you now, I will make you regret the day you were born."
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Sry to those who wanted longer chapters. It seemed to me that this was the perfect time to cut off the story this time. I couldn't bring myself to continue. Look on the bright side, though. The updates will be more frequent. I can understand that it may be frustrating when you're waiting for the next chapter, but I use chapters to organize my story and to give use as a way of giving my story a certain mood. Thus, I've come up with an idea to satisfy both you and me. I'll try to update two chapters as soon at the same time. Of course, this depends upon whether I have free time. ^_^.sayonara.
The small clearing seemed to be surrounded with a silence so heavy that it seemed almost tangible as the two men remained still as statues. Her savior was so unbearably handsome; his cerulean eyes were clear and soft as he looked at her, though he couldn't exactly see her. But when his gaze moved to the other man, his azure eyes became commanding, imperious, hard, and- how could she describe it? -.keen. When her rescuer finally spoke, the silence seemed to have reached a level of such tension, that it was a while before she realized words were coming out of his mouth.
The unknown man looked at Lord Eddington with contained disgust and revulsion. "Should I inform the rest of the ton of this little incident of yours, Eddington?" he asked coolly. "I did not think even a fop like you would sink so low as to hit a helpless woman, especially a lady, at my party of all places."
Tomoyo's brain slowly registered what the man said. Did the man just say that it was his party, or was she just hallucinating? He just couldn't be who she thought he was, could he? This couldn't be.him?
" Your grace!" Eddington exclaimed , obviously slightly panicked. " I did not mean-" He cut himself off seeing the Eriol's face harden into an implacable mask. Eddington abruptly changed tact. " Your grace," he said, trying to compose himself. "Lady Daidouji happened to fall and I was just helping her up." Eddington gestured helpfully to a woman whose face Eriol could not see because dark shadows obscured his view.
Eriol tapped his foot impatiently. " Really?" he said sardonically. " And I suppose the ground just happened to hit her on the cheek? And how would you explain the fact that I saw you in the damning act itself?"
Lord Eddington lost his composure and his temper. "So what if I did!" he snapped irritably. "That woman was looking down her nose at me! She bloody deserved it!"
"Don't," Eriol whispered in a dangerously soft voice, " use that tone in front of me." The lord squirmed uncomfortably. " You will take your filthy hands off of her and go inside, you understand?" he said in a tone of one used to giving orders and having them obeyed. Eddington was visibly shaken by the duke's cold manner of addressing him. "You will enter from another door to make sure that this lady's reputation remains intact," Eriol added meaningfully. "And if I find that you disobeyed what I told you now, I will make you regret the day you were born."
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Sry to those who wanted longer chapters. It seemed to me that this was the perfect time to cut off the story this time. I couldn't bring myself to continue. Look on the bright side, though. The updates will be more frequent. I can understand that it may be frustrating when you're waiting for the next chapter, but I use chapters to organize my story and to give use as a way of giving my story a certain mood. Thus, I've come up with an idea to satisfy both you and me. I'll try to update two chapters as soon at the same time. Of course, this depends upon whether I have free time. ^_^.sayonara.