LAVENDER SHADOW
Little Wings - Hello everyone. Now that Tomoyo's in America, remember it's summer or something. And it'll be spring in Tomoeda when she gets back so she won't be in winter clothes. May change the rating. Changed my pen name.
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. I also don't own 'Born to try' it belongs to Delta Goodrem. Very, very talented singer/songwriter.
Reviewers -
Lina - Thank you for reading. I hope this update is as soon as you wanted it
Sakura Avalone - Thank you for reading. I'm glad you like my story
"New Talents"
"Woo-hoo! Tomoyo, you look GREAT!" Sakura exclaimed.
Tomoyo was wearing a white fitted shirt that just covered her bellybutton with pink glittery writing that said 'Screw princess. I wanna be QUEEN!" and a black, pink and white thin vertical stripe mini-skirt. Her hair was in two ponytail buns and she had chunky black boot's like Jordyn's.
"Thanks!" She grinned.
"We'd better be going then" Sakura and Tomoyo walked happily to school.
When they went through the gate, whispers were thrown around.
'Oh my gosh, is that the Daidouji girl? Isn't she a nerd?'
'Wow, she's changed!'
'Dude, the Daidouji chick got HOT'
'What's her name? She was the one on that exchange trip, right?'
Tomoyo smiled inwardly at the tidbits she heard from other people's conversations. Today was it. This day would determine if she was going to be a geeky loner for the rest of her schooling or a popular girl like Sakura. She tossed her head put a grin on her face and followed to Sakura to her friends.
"Whoa. Is that really Sakura's best friend? Weren't you a loser?" Chiharu said in amazement.
"Chiharu!" Sakura warned.
"You really did change since I saw you last" Syaoran looked her up and down.
"Uh-huh" Eriol murmered. He was trying to be subtle while he checked her out. The bell rang.
"Well, that's the bell, I have to be going" Tomoyo flashed an award-winning smile to the group and went with Sakura to homeroom.
"They like you, oh, this will be so cool! I mean, now that we're both in the same group and stuff. Oh, I saw Eriol checking you out..hint, hint. I'd MUCH rather go on double dates with you than Mika" Sakura said.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo laughed.
"What?!" She asked innocently.
"You haven't changed one bit" Tomoyo shook her head.
Homeroom, as usual, was a bore, and it was time for Sakura and Tomoyo to go to their english class.
"Crap! I have my music lesson! I totally forgot, see you soon" Tomoyo ran to the music room.
Again, she saw Eriol Hiiragazawa there. A slight frown clouded her face but she didn't have too much time to think about it, as Tanaka-Sensei came into the room.
"Hi. I decided to make this a combined lesson, since you both play the same instrument" Tanaka-Sensei smiled. "Did you have a good time in America Tomoyo-chan?"
"Yeah, I did. What do you mean by 'combined' lesson? He doesn't..do..does he?" Tomoyo asked.
"Eriol plays the piano too" Tanaka-Sensei explained. "I though you knew that"
"Uh..well, want me to go over my song first? If that's ok with you Hiiragazawa-kun?" Tomoyo asked.
"It's Eriol, Tomoyo?" He paused for permission to use her first name. When she nodded, he continued. "It's fine for you to start"
Tomoyo sat down at the piano and started her song. Eriol watched in awe as her fingers flew delicately across the keys. Her voice was one of an angel's and could draw anyone in at the sound of it. He watched at how happy she was when she sang.
"..But I was born tooooo trryyyyyyyy" Tomoyo finished.
"That was really good" Eriol complimented
"Thank you" Tomoyo said softly. "Tanaka-Sensei? I was wondering if I could do a different song at the festival?"
Tomoyo had found out a few days after she got to America that she'd be playing at the music festival.
"Of course. Which song is it? One of your own?" Tanaka-Sensei asked.
"I'm actually not sure yet" Tomoyo said apologetically.
Jordyn had taught her how to play the guitar for 30 minutes to an hour every day and her and Tomoyo had written a song together.
"That's okay, I have faith in you and your songs, but when you do know, I just want to see if it was alright to do at the festival, it's only in a week" the teacher said. "Eriol, your turn"
It was his turn to sit at the piano and play the song by Moving Pictures.
"Well there's a little boy waiting at the counter of the corner shop He's been waiting down there, waiting half the day, They never ever see him from the top He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground, He gets to his feet and he says...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
Well, there's a pretty girl serving at the counter of the corner shop She's been waiting back there, waiting for a dream, Her dreams walk in and out, they never stop Well, she's not too proud, to cry out loud She runs to the street and she screams...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
More than you give...
Take a step back and see the little people They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big So listen as they whisper: "What about me?"
And now I'm standing on the corner, all the world's gone home Nobody's changed, nobody's been saved And I'm feeling cold and alone I guess I'm lucky, I smile a lot But sometimes I wish for more than I've got...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
What about me? What about me?"
"I never knew you sing that well" Tomoyo said.
"That was fantastic by both of you! Tomoyo, you really need to crack down on getting your song sorted. Bye" Tanaka-Sensei said.
They started to walk back to english.
"You know, we've known each other since we were 10, 11? But I dan't know anything about you" Eriol said.
"What do you wanna know? Sit down, I'll tell you anything you like" Tomoyo sat under the cherry blossom, motioning for Eriol to sit beside her.
"Ok. Tell me something I would've never guessed about you" He said.
"Alright. I love heavy metal and rock music and I have a tattoo" Tomoyo said lightly.
"You're joking" Eriol said bluntly.
"Uh-uh. I have every album from Cypress Hill, Metallica, Good Charlotte and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus more. And here's my tattoo" Tomoyo pulled the top of her skirt down slightly.
"Ahh. Clow. I remember those days" Eriol smiled.
"Yeah. Remember when we were always trying to get Sakura and Syaoran together?" Tomoyo laughed.
"Naturally. Those were some pretty crazy plans" Eriol joined in the laughing.
"Do you remember the one where.." Tomoyo and Eriol took a trip down memory lane. (Wings - hehe)
"What happened?" Eriol said softly.
"What do you mean?" Tomoyo asked, knowing full-well what he meant.
"You know what I mean" Eriol said in the same tone.
"You three got popular and left me behind, I wasn't one to get everyone's attention so you all moved on and forgot about me, just because I wasn't popular. Except Sakura" Tomoyo whispered.
"I'm not an attention-seeker" Eriol said a bit louder.
"I didn't say you were! But the fact that you just threw away a great friendship because I was shy about meeting new people?" Tomoyo narrowed her eyes.
"It's not my fault your so timid" Eriol snapped.
"You know what? You still could've been nice to me. Acknowledged that I exist, maybe if you'd hung on to that friendship then things would've turned out different. But then you and Li just totally forgot. If that's how you treat you're oldest friends, then I don't want to be one of yours" Tomoyo spat.
"I-I'm sorry" Eriol muttered.
"Fine" Tomoyo just stared at her hands.
"I should've been nicer to you" Eriol said sympathetically.
The bell rang. Students started filing out of classrooms.
"We just skipped two whole periods!" Tomoyo gasped.
"Ah well. Can't hurt to skip the rest then. Probably safer, only Tanaka- Sensei's seen us today" Eriol suggested.
Tomoyo giggled. "I've never done this before"
"There's always a first time for everything. Besides, we have the day to do whatever we want. Even you have to admit it's pretty cool, I'm not up to learning shit today" Eriol rested his hands behind his head.
"You didn't have THAT attitude five years ago" Tomoyo raised a perfect eyebrow.
"People change" Eriol smiled mysteriously.
"Oh really?" Tomoyo said flirtaciously.
"Yeah.." Eriol lowered his head, looking at her lips, inching nearer and nearer. Tomoyo did the same.
"Hey guys! Skipping class? Tsk tsk tsk" Sakura waved a finger at them.
"I'm sorry" Eriol and Tomoyo sprang apart and muttered the same words.
"What have we got here? Are we interrupting something? Your head were dangerously close, you know" Syaoran's amber eyes sparkled. Very, very rare.
"I-I..uh..I was going to..um..tell him a secret" Tomoyo said uncertainly, hoping that they'd buy the excuse.
"Oh, ok" Sakura, dense as she is, accepted it. Syaoran just shook his head.
"Hey, Sakura, wanna skip the rest of the day to practice cheerleading? I have my tryout this afternoon and I could use some pointers" Tomoyo asked.
"You BAD girl!" Sakura grinned. "Sure, let's do it!"
"Great. Well, let's leave the boys to do whatever they wanna do, and lets go practice" Tomoyo smiled.
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"And a one two three four five six seven eight! Good, Tomoyo, that standing back tuck is coming along well" Sakura praised.
"Thanks. Whoa, look at the time! It's nearly time for my tryout!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"It is too. I bet you'll do great" Sakura said happily.
"I really hope so" Tomoyo bit her lip.
"Oh my god! My first game, my first performance!" Tomoyo said excitedly.
"Yeah. It's nothing, really" Sakura said.
It was the boys' soccer game (Wings - I know they don't usually have cheerleaders in soccer but in mine they do) and the whole squad was pumped and ready to go.
"Ready?" Sakura yelled.
"ARE WE EVER!" The squad yelled back.
{fast forwarding the game}
"And the score ends 10-4 in favour of the Seiju High Panthers!" The commentator roared.
"Wooooo!"
"Oh Yeah!"
"Go Panthers!"
Eriol jogged over to Tomoyo.
"So. You're a CHEERLEADER" He grinned.
"Yup, proud to be!" She smiled and winked at him.
"Well, I, uh, have a habit of going out with cheerleaders" Eriol scratched the back of his head.
Tomoyo frowned slightly, not liking where this conversation was going. She'd stop him before he had the chance.
"I have to go. Sakura and I are going out for ice-cream. Do you and Syaoran want to come with us?" She asked.
"Sure" Eriol shrugged. A small frown appeared on his handsome face, not unlike Tomoyo's.
Sakura and Tomoyo just put fitted black ¾ t-shirts on and didn't bother to change out of their cheerleading skirts. When the boys were ready, they all headed to the ice-cream parlour.
"So what happened in America?" Syaoran asked when they were seated.
"I stayed with Volkers, but everyone calls her Volks, Bailey and Jordyn. They are heaps cool, you'd like them. Jordyn talked me into getting my bellybutton pierced and getting the tattoo" Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
"Well, I think they look mad" Syaoran nodded.
"Thanks. What did you all do while I was away?" Tomoyo asked.
"Same old, same old. Mika's still all upset about this loser dumping her but she'll be okay. I think she's overreacting a little to tell the truth. They're just guys" Sakura shrugged, jabbing thumb at Eriol when she said 'this loser'
"She was getting way too clingy. She rang me eleven times in one night the other week, so I dumped her. Mika was ALWAYS wanting to do stuff and see me, I was getting sick of it. I need my space" Eriol said.
"Don't blame you, man. Mika's fine as, but she was always a little too bubble-brained for my liking, at least Sakura doesn't TRY to be dense, she just naturally is" Syaoran said.
"HEY!" Sakura punched his arm.
"But I love you for it. And you're way hotter than Mika" Syaoran added.
"Aww. C'mere" Sakura gushed. She kissed him. He grinned when they were finished.
"I'm gonna compliment you more often" Syaoran said. They all laughed.
"Does Touya still hate you?" Tomoyo asked Syaoran.
"Yup" He said carelessly and shoved a spoon of ice-crem in his mouth.
"Some things never change" She shook her head.
()() (';') (^^) = =
Little Wings - My bad attemps at doing a bunny, lol. Anyways, let me know what you think, Review please!
Little Wings - Hello everyone. Now that Tomoyo's in America, remember it's summer or something. And it'll be spring in Tomoeda when she gets back so she won't be in winter clothes. May change the rating. Changed my pen name.
Disclaimer - I don't own anything but the plot. I also don't own 'Born to try' it belongs to Delta Goodrem. Very, very talented singer/songwriter.
Reviewers -
Lina - Thank you for reading. I hope this update is as soon as you wanted it
Sakura Avalone - Thank you for reading. I'm glad you like my story
"New Talents"
"Woo-hoo! Tomoyo, you look GREAT!" Sakura exclaimed.
Tomoyo was wearing a white fitted shirt that just covered her bellybutton with pink glittery writing that said 'Screw princess. I wanna be QUEEN!" and a black, pink and white thin vertical stripe mini-skirt. Her hair was in two ponytail buns and she had chunky black boot's like Jordyn's.
"Thanks!" She grinned.
"We'd better be going then" Sakura and Tomoyo walked happily to school.
When they went through the gate, whispers were thrown around.
'Oh my gosh, is that the Daidouji girl? Isn't she a nerd?'
'Wow, she's changed!'
'Dude, the Daidouji chick got HOT'
'What's her name? She was the one on that exchange trip, right?'
Tomoyo smiled inwardly at the tidbits she heard from other people's conversations. Today was it. This day would determine if she was going to be a geeky loner for the rest of her schooling or a popular girl like Sakura. She tossed her head put a grin on her face and followed to Sakura to her friends.
"Whoa. Is that really Sakura's best friend? Weren't you a loser?" Chiharu said in amazement.
"Chiharu!" Sakura warned.
"You really did change since I saw you last" Syaoran looked her up and down.
"Uh-huh" Eriol murmered. He was trying to be subtle while he checked her out. The bell rang.
"Well, that's the bell, I have to be going" Tomoyo flashed an award-winning smile to the group and went with Sakura to homeroom.
"They like you, oh, this will be so cool! I mean, now that we're both in the same group and stuff. Oh, I saw Eriol checking you out..hint, hint. I'd MUCH rather go on double dates with you than Mika" Sakura said.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo laughed.
"What?!" She asked innocently.
"You haven't changed one bit" Tomoyo shook her head.
Homeroom, as usual, was a bore, and it was time for Sakura and Tomoyo to go to their english class.
"Crap! I have my music lesson! I totally forgot, see you soon" Tomoyo ran to the music room.
Again, she saw Eriol Hiiragazawa there. A slight frown clouded her face but she didn't have too much time to think about it, as Tanaka-Sensei came into the room.
"Hi. I decided to make this a combined lesson, since you both play the same instrument" Tanaka-Sensei smiled. "Did you have a good time in America Tomoyo-chan?"
"Yeah, I did. What do you mean by 'combined' lesson? He doesn't..do..does he?" Tomoyo asked.
"Eriol plays the piano too" Tanaka-Sensei explained. "I though you knew that"
"Uh..well, want me to go over my song first? If that's ok with you Hiiragazawa-kun?" Tomoyo asked.
"It's Eriol, Tomoyo?" He paused for permission to use her first name. When she nodded, he continued. "It's fine for you to start"
Tomoyo sat down at the piano and started her song. Eriol watched in awe as her fingers flew delicately across the keys. Her voice was one of an angel's and could draw anyone in at the sound of it. He watched at how happy she was when she sang.
"..But I was born tooooo trryyyyyyyy" Tomoyo finished.
"That was really good" Eriol complimented
"Thank you" Tomoyo said softly. "Tanaka-Sensei? I was wondering if I could do a different song at the festival?"
Tomoyo had found out a few days after she got to America that she'd be playing at the music festival.
"Of course. Which song is it? One of your own?" Tanaka-Sensei asked.
"I'm actually not sure yet" Tomoyo said apologetically.
Jordyn had taught her how to play the guitar for 30 minutes to an hour every day and her and Tomoyo had written a song together.
"That's okay, I have faith in you and your songs, but when you do know, I just want to see if it was alright to do at the festival, it's only in a week" the teacher said. "Eriol, your turn"
It was his turn to sit at the piano and play the song by Moving Pictures.
"Well there's a little boy waiting at the counter of the corner shop He's been waiting down there, waiting half the day, They never ever see him from the top He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground, He gets to his feet and he says...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
Well, there's a pretty girl serving at the counter of the corner shop She's been waiting back there, waiting for a dream, Her dreams walk in and out, they never stop Well, she's not too proud, to cry out loud She runs to the street and she screams...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
More than you give...
Take a step back and see the little people They might be young, but they're the ones that make the big people big So listen as they whisper: "What about me?"
And now I'm standing on the corner, all the world's gone home Nobody's changed, nobody's been saved And I'm feeling cold and alone I guess I'm lucky, I smile a lot But sometimes I wish for more than I've got...
What about me? It isn't fair I've had enough, now I want my share Can't you see, I wanna live But you just take more than you give
What about me? What about me?"
"I never knew you sing that well" Tomoyo said.
"That was fantastic by both of you! Tomoyo, you really need to crack down on getting your song sorted. Bye" Tanaka-Sensei said.
They started to walk back to english.
"You know, we've known each other since we were 10, 11? But I dan't know anything about you" Eriol said.
"What do you wanna know? Sit down, I'll tell you anything you like" Tomoyo sat under the cherry blossom, motioning for Eriol to sit beside her.
"Ok. Tell me something I would've never guessed about you" He said.
"Alright. I love heavy metal and rock music and I have a tattoo" Tomoyo said lightly.
"You're joking" Eriol said bluntly.
"Uh-uh. I have every album from Cypress Hill, Metallica, Good Charlotte and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus more. And here's my tattoo" Tomoyo pulled the top of her skirt down slightly.
"Ahh. Clow. I remember those days" Eriol smiled.
"Yeah. Remember when we were always trying to get Sakura and Syaoran together?" Tomoyo laughed.
"Naturally. Those were some pretty crazy plans" Eriol joined in the laughing.
"Do you remember the one where.." Tomoyo and Eriol took a trip down memory lane. (Wings - hehe)
"What happened?" Eriol said softly.
"What do you mean?" Tomoyo asked, knowing full-well what he meant.
"You know what I mean" Eriol said in the same tone.
"You three got popular and left me behind, I wasn't one to get everyone's attention so you all moved on and forgot about me, just because I wasn't popular. Except Sakura" Tomoyo whispered.
"I'm not an attention-seeker" Eriol said a bit louder.
"I didn't say you were! But the fact that you just threw away a great friendship because I was shy about meeting new people?" Tomoyo narrowed her eyes.
"It's not my fault your so timid" Eriol snapped.
"You know what? You still could've been nice to me. Acknowledged that I exist, maybe if you'd hung on to that friendship then things would've turned out different. But then you and Li just totally forgot. If that's how you treat you're oldest friends, then I don't want to be one of yours" Tomoyo spat.
"I-I'm sorry" Eriol muttered.
"Fine" Tomoyo just stared at her hands.
"I should've been nicer to you" Eriol said sympathetically.
The bell rang. Students started filing out of classrooms.
"We just skipped two whole periods!" Tomoyo gasped.
"Ah well. Can't hurt to skip the rest then. Probably safer, only Tanaka- Sensei's seen us today" Eriol suggested.
Tomoyo giggled. "I've never done this before"
"There's always a first time for everything. Besides, we have the day to do whatever we want. Even you have to admit it's pretty cool, I'm not up to learning shit today" Eriol rested his hands behind his head.
"You didn't have THAT attitude five years ago" Tomoyo raised a perfect eyebrow.
"People change" Eriol smiled mysteriously.
"Oh really?" Tomoyo said flirtaciously.
"Yeah.." Eriol lowered his head, looking at her lips, inching nearer and nearer. Tomoyo did the same.
"Hey guys! Skipping class? Tsk tsk tsk" Sakura waved a finger at them.
"I'm sorry" Eriol and Tomoyo sprang apart and muttered the same words.
"What have we got here? Are we interrupting something? Your head were dangerously close, you know" Syaoran's amber eyes sparkled. Very, very rare.
"I-I..uh..I was going to..um..tell him a secret" Tomoyo said uncertainly, hoping that they'd buy the excuse.
"Oh, ok" Sakura, dense as she is, accepted it. Syaoran just shook his head.
"Hey, Sakura, wanna skip the rest of the day to practice cheerleading? I have my tryout this afternoon and I could use some pointers" Tomoyo asked.
"You BAD girl!" Sakura grinned. "Sure, let's do it!"
"Great. Well, let's leave the boys to do whatever they wanna do, and lets go practice" Tomoyo smiled.
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"And a one two three four five six seven eight! Good, Tomoyo, that standing back tuck is coming along well" Sakura praised.
"Thanks. Whoa, look at the time! It's nearly time for my tryout!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"It is too. I bet you'll do great" Sakura said happily.
"I really hope so" Tomoyo bit her lip.
"Oh my god! My first game, my first performance!" Tomoyo said excitedly.
"Yeah. It's nothing, really" Sakura said.
It was the boys' soccer game (Wings - I know they don't usually have cheerleaders in soccer but in mine they do) and the whole squad was pumped and ready to go.
"Ready?" Sakura yelled.
"ARE WE EVER!" The squad yelled back.
{fast forwarding the game}
"And the score ends 10-4 in favour of the Seiju High Panthers!" The commentator roared.
"Wooooo!"
"Oh Yeah!"
"Go Panthers!"
Eriol jogged over to Tomoyo.
"So. You're a CHEERLEADER" He grinned.
"Yup, proud to be!" She smiled and winked at him.
"Well, I, uh, have a habit of going out with cheerleaders" Eriol scratched the back of his head.
Tomoyo frowned slightly, not liking where this conversation was going. She'd stop him before he had the chance.
"I have to go. Sakura and I are going out for ice-cream. Do you and Syaoran want to come with us?" She asked.
"Sure" Eriol shrugged. A small frown appeared on his handsome face, not unlike Tomoyo's.
Sakura and Tomoyo just put fitted black ¾ t-shirts on and didn't bother to change out of their cheerleading skirts. When the boys were ready, they all headed to the ice-cream parlour.
"So what happened in America?" Syaoran asked when they were seated.
"I stayed with Volkers, but everyone calls her Volks, Bailey and Jordyn. They are heaps cool, you'd like them. Jordyn talked me into getting my bellybutton pierced and getting the tattoo" Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
"Well, I think they look mad" Syaoran nodded.
"Thanks. What did you all do while I was away?" Tomoyo asked.
"Same old, same old. Mika's still all upset about this loser dumping her but she'll be okay. I think she's overreacting a little to tell the truth. They're just guys" Sakura shrugged, jabbing thumb at Eriol when she said 'this loser'
"She was getting way too clingy. She rang me eleven times in one night the other week, so I dumped her. Mika was ALWAYS wanting to do stuff and see me, I was getting sick of it. I need my space" Eriol said.
"Don't blame you, man. Mika's fine as, but she was always a little too bubble-brained for my liking, at least Sakura doesn't TRY to be dense, she just naturally is" Syaoran said.
"HEY!" Sakura punched his arm.
"But I love you for it. And you're way hotter than Mika" Syaoran added.
"Aww. C'mere" Sakura gushed. She kissed him. He grinned when they were finished.
"I'm gonna compliment you more often" Syaoran said. They all laughed.
"Does Touya still hate you?" Tomoyo asked Syaoran.
"Yup" He said carelessly and shoved a spoon of ice-crem in his mouth.
"Some things never change" She shook her head.
()() (';') (^^) = =
Little Wings - My bad attemps at doing a bunny, lol. Anyways, let me know what you think, Review please!