A.N. : Hello everyone! I know that I said this one is a one-shot only but then my friend Clare-chan a.k.a. xiao-yu1 told me that I should continue this and after all I got reviews and emails saying they like me to continue so here I am to present you the continuation of "Concealed Feelings" .

Oh! The song I'll be using is by Lea Salonga "On My Own" it's the song of Eponine in 'Les Miserables' it's a really nice and meaningful song.  

Dedication: to Clare-chan!!! Haha! Wonderin' why this sounded like your Love story? Well actually I really intend to make it that way! Haha cause this story is dedicated to you! Mwah! **give Clare-chan a dedication trophy** hope you'll like it!!!

"Concealed Feelings"

Chapter 1: Summer's last rain

Rain down all around the world we're singing

Rain down, can you hear the earth is singing

Rain down, my heart is dry but still I'm singing

Rain down rain it down on me.


Back to the start, my heart is heavy

Feels like it's time, to dream again

I hear your voice, and yes I'm ready

To dance upon this barren land

Hope in my hands.

~*~

        Summer is breathing its last few breaths to welcome autumn. To meet another pretending, soon the season will change . . . And I'll find myself without a change, still buried in sorrows and the sky could hear my whimper, it shows on the weather even how loud the pouring of rain is, it's no louder than mine.

        She fingered the moist window and peered through blurred reflection. "And a happy birthday to you" she smiled, a sad smile while looking at her vague reflection. 

        She doesn't seem to mind how the world revolves around her, or how earsplitting the pitter-patter of rain outside is and for how long has it been. Its nocturnal air coming nearer that would cuddles her to go within the depths of her crying heart. It's time to dream again.

~~ And now I'm all alone again

Nowhere to turn, no one to go to

Without a home without a friend

Without a face to say hello to

And now the night is near

I can make believe he's here ~~

        She hugged herself gently, twirling around like a crazy somebody who was dancing with thin air. She pressed the play button from the remote control and watches the scene closely. Her lips twitch upward as the brown-haired boy holding his sword on the current scene.

"Sakura-chan! Are you okay?"

"Hai! Tomoyo-chan you hurt?"

"Nope! Sakura-chan so KAWAII!!! It's alright if I got hurt!"

"Tomoyo . . . you shouldn't say that. What if you got hurt because of me?"

"As long as Sakura-chan is on my side I have no worries!"

"Tomoyo---"

"I know as long as I'm with you I'm safe. Sakura-chan all you have to worry is how to finish your battle with a good pose! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOO!!!"

        'I hope I'm still okay Sakura-chan, I really hope I'm still okay with you.' She pressed the stop button lightly and closed her amethyst eyes. 'No matter its rewind or forward on whatever tape I had, he'll always come to her first, he'll always had a worried face whenever they would have to face an enemy. Always first . . .'

        Knuckles trembles and tears flowed out freely. She hugs herself even more with close eyes. Feeling the unreal warmth beside her. Even just once, I want to be your only one. Syaoran, when will I be in that place? When will that be?

        She stood looking down at her feet. She let them take her outside the angry weather. Outside to where her feelings were identical to the harsh storm.

~~ Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and I'm happy
with the company I'm keeping
the city goes to bed
and I can live inside my head ~~

        There she was walking all alone helplessly under the rainstorm. Her clothes matted on her skin as well as her hair. And she wanted to scream everything out. Her body long for his presence, his mere absence making her lost to the world she was in. On her mind he stays, on her mind he was hugging her, on her heart he is clearly engrave.

~~ On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me ~~

        "Tomoyo-chan?" and even he's voice seems so real on her head. "Tomoyo-chan!" the voice came again. She woke up from her reverie to look at her dream. "You're soaking wet. What are you doing here?" he questioned his amber eyes flashing on her. "Same thing to you. What are you doing here? I like to walk on the rain so that's my problem and yours is different! Where's your car anyway?." She tried to let him hear her clearly on the noise the rain is producing. "Sakura confiscate it since I forgot to buy her the supreme strawberry ice cream that's why I'm here to go get it! My life depends on that" he laughed and she couldn't help but giggle too.

        "Yeah better go get it Romeo! Haha! Good luck!" she said waving her hand but not until a black package came flying on her. "Huh?" She looked at it and it was a video cam casing. "Sorry I'm kinda broke! And don't laugh at me either my mom just got mad at me and gives me three-hour lecture on not feeding her favorite cat some deadly cookies made by Sakura." He flashed one of his rare smiles and salute goodbye to her.

~~ In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever ~~

        She gazes at his back as he ran away. And that is why I hated this delusion; I want to stop dreaming for he'll disappear again in the morning light.

~~ And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us ~~

        She slowly walks back to her apartment, with her frosted body. Heart keeps on hollering how stupid she was. How pitiful she was right then. She could feel the raindrop become lighter but not the pain she was feeling. It's gonna be a start of a new day again but nothing change in me. It's all a dream.

~~ I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers ~~

        Hands were beginning to be numb like her heart would right now. In endless repeating of seasons, her life would revolve alone. Just the memories of childhood have courage to warm her.

~~ I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known ~~

        She reached her place but an unfamiliar figure was over her doorway.  Soaking wet his body splattered lazily on the floor, bouquets on his hand in between the flowers were a small blue box and a card.

"Eriol?" she checked his being and tried to wake him up but he wouldn't budge. Instead of waking him again she read the card and smiled on him.

Happy Birthday Tomoyo-chan!

A simple man who wishes you to relax and forget everything else even just now on your precious birthday. I want you to accept this from me Eriol, ot Clow Reed's reincarnation nor Fujitaka-san's half.

Eriol.

I hope I'm not dreaming about this one. For I know as leaves would dry up and fall down to their trees. I know autumn come. And no one know exactly how people fall in love, maybe from friendship, but not quite lovers yet. A subtle yet special relationship like this changes gradually as time passes. Just like the changing of seasons . . . It's gonna be autumn again. 

~*~

A.N.: I'm not really going to end it there but its time for me to sleep my mom is getting mad awready….hehehe…………………….

So it's not clear if it would be Syaoran+Tomoyo or Eriol+Tomoyo well……….. all of you help me decide! Hahaha please Review! Ja ne! and if you have time read and review my other stories too! Remember to feel free on asking question or emailing me! Luvshu all! Review please! Mwah!