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Running From the Past
By darki and mishi
Chapter 2 -mixed emotions
'blahblah' = personal thoughts
"blahblah" = talking out loud
Airplane
Saiyuri stared out the window and at the rosy hued clouds. 'It's been so long since I was in Japan' Saiyuri thought sadly. 'Will anything be as I remembered? Is Tomoyo going to recognize me? And how the hell am I going to tell her about what's been happening for the last 11 years??!!!'
"Attention all passengers, we will be landing in Tokyo in five minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts as we will be landing soon. Thank you for choosing Japan Air Line. We hope you have enjoyed your flight." Saiyuri sighed and looked down at her view of the steadily growing Tokyo International Airport. 'Oh well, hope Toyo won't have a heart attack over my past profession....'
Tokyo International Airport
Tomoyo Daidouji chewed her knuckle nervously as she waited for flight CX326 to land. 'Kami, is Sai going to recognize me? Am I going to recognize her? And where is she? Did she miss the plane? Did she suddenly have a seizure or something? Or what if---' "Tomoyo, if you keep chewing on that knuckle, it's going to disintegrate." A calm male voice broke into Tomoyo's frantic train of thoughts. "Wha--? Oh! Hehehe..." Tomoyo giggled nervously at her boyfriend, Eriol. (A/N: KAWAIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!) Eriol smiled gently and pulled Tomoyo's delicate hand away from her mouth and kissed it. "Don't worry Tomoyo, Saiyuri is going to be fine." Eriol soothed, reading Tomoyo's mind. "But...." Tomoyo protested weakly. "Hush. Worrying isn't going to help her. Look, her flight's just landed."
Tomoyo spun around and clutched Eriol's arm in a death grip who winced as his girlfriend wrung his poor arm apart. "tomoyo..." he moaned. Tomoyo remained oblivious of the pain she was causing and only clung onto Eriol more tightly. Eriol grimaced again and tried vainly to pry Tomoyo's long fingers from his numb arm. "Tomoyo... Tomoyo my arm..." Eriol tried to make the message come in contact with Tomoyo's brain but unfortunately, that attempt was also in vain. Suddenly, when Eriol thought that Tomoyo's grip couldn't possibly get worse, it did. Howling in pain, Eriol managed to hear through a pain-filled haze Tomoyo hiss, "She coming. She's here. She's finally here."
Saiyuri stepped out of Gate 13 looked around the terminal. 'Where could Tomoyo possibly be?' she wondered. Suddenly a loud cry of pain nearby caught her attention. But before she could turn to see what was going on, a blur flew by and pounced onto her. "OOOOOFFF!!!!!!" Saiyuri gasped out. "SAISAISAISAISAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU"RE REALLY BACK!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! YOU'RE TRULY STANDING HERE IN THIS AIRPORT!!!!!!!!!!!! KAMI BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "uhhhggggghhhh..." was all Sai could manage to squeeze out of her now 2-dimensional lungs. "uhhhhh, Tomoyo..." Sai heard a soft and embarrassed male voice mumble above her crushed body. "uhhhhh, Tomoyo, you're kinda crushing whoever's underneath you and everyone's staring at us." "DO YOU THINK I CARE???!!!!!" Tomoyo's voice rose. "MY CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND IS FINALLY BACK AND I CAN'T EVEN SAY HELLO TO HER??!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?????!!!!!!!" Tomoyo yelled at the large crowd around her. "GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!" The crowd immediately dispersed and Tomoyo clambered off Saiyuri. "Saiyuri!" "Tomoyo!!" The two girls hugged each other as both held back tears of joy. Eriol sweatdropped in the background and muttered to himself "Girls are extremely weird when it comes to reunions...."
"Why don't we hold this happy reunion back at your place, Toyo?" Eriol commented dryly at the crazily hugging duo. "There's more room and time and a lot less people staring at you like both of you are insane." Having his arm being wrung into tiny little painful pieces was almost worth the look of pure joy on Tomoyo's and Saiyuri's face. Almost. He wasn't that lovesick yet. Yet. Tomoyo released Saiyuri from her bear hug and brushed away her tears and laughed a little. "Yeah, that would be a good idea."
Suddenly, Tomoyo's brain clicked back into action. "Oh! I've been so rude! Saiyuri, this is my boyfriend Hiragizawa Eriol. Eriol, this is my long lost best friend Kimakaze Saiyuri." "Nice to meet you." Saiyuri grinned and held out her hand. "The pleasure is mine." Eriol flashed a grin in return at Saiyuri and shook the proffered hand. Tomoyo beamed happily and dragged the two after her towards her brand new silver Porsche. "Come on, let's go home!" Their happy laughter rang throughout the large terminal as they all walked towards the silver Porsche waiting.
In the Car
"SO, Sai, what've you been doing?" Tomoyo asked mischievously. "Hmmm, I obviously haven't been as active as YOU, my dear Tomoyo." Saiyuri shot a sly glance at Eriol who was driving. Tomoyo blushed furiously and protested, "Hey, that's not fair. You could have a million boyfriends in the States and I wouldn't know cuz none of them are here right now!!" Tomoyo pouted adorably and shot a piercing glare at Eriol who was snickering in the driver seat. "What are you laughing about?" Tomoyo snapped testily. "I don't see YOU complaining about being MY boyfriend!!" With a small "eep!!!" Eriol shut up immediately.
Tomoyo smiled smugly while Sai stared at her incredulously. Since when had gentle Tomoyo become so testy and demanding??! Leaning forward, Saiyuri whispered into Eriol's ear "I feel really really sorry for you." Eriol grinned and replied "You don't have to. She's usually fine but her models and agents and work times fry her nerves sometimes." "Models and agents??" Sai asked curiously. "Didn't Tomoyo tell you?" Eriol asked in surprise. Saiyuri shook her head. "Well, I guess she meant to surprise you or simply forgot." Eriol mused. "Anyways, Tomoyo is a famous fashion designer here in Asia and recently Europe as well. I not sure if her brand's reached North America yet - have you heard of aEiR©? (A/N: aEiR is MY word!!!!!!! SO IS aeirraksae!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T TOUCH!!!!!!!) "Uhhh, I don't think so...." Sai replied, puzzled. "Well, aEiR© - it's actually aeirraksae but aeirraksae was to long and hard for the poor reporters to say so Toyo cut it - is Tomoyo's fashion brand. She's making billions per year for all of her new styles." "Sweet." Sai said impressed. "The Americans have no clue what they're missing out on."
Eriol looked curiously at Sai and at Tomoyo sleeping peacefully against the window. "Hey Sai?" "Ya-huh?" "Tomoyo mentioned that you were born in Japan...." Eriol trailed off unsure of how to continue his question. "So?" Sai prompted. "But you're not an American citizen...." "No. Go on." "But if you no longer hold your Japanese citizenship and aren't an American citizen either, then what are you? How did you live in the States for so long and not get thrown out?" Sai smiled a curious bittersweet smile. "You're a smart one aren't you?" "What do you mean?" replied Eriol, confused. "I mean, Tomoyo's no squealer. She wouldn't tell you all these things about me - you must have pieced everything together from a few scraps of information she dropped unintentionally. Are you a lawyer by any chance?" "Yeah... and I'm in business too - how'd you know I was a lawyer?" Saiyuri smiled her bittersweet smile again replied "It's obvious in the way you think and talk. In my old line of work, it was necessary you figured out what profession everyone you met held. It earned you more cash and with my special talent, it saved my life quite a few times." "Oh." Eriol replied puzzled and slightly shocked. 'What could she have done that knowing what jobs others held would save her life?' he wondered. "I might need your help in the future." Sai added as an afterthought. "I'll help you out as much as I can." Eriol promised sincerely. "Thanks." Sai replied a little sadly - it had been a long time since she had last heard a man make a promise so sincerely. "No problem. Could you wake up Tomoyo for me? We're at her place now." Sai looked at the peacefully sleeping Tomoyo beside her and shook her gently. "Toyo... wake up. We're at your place now." "Hmmm?" Tomoyo mumbled sleepily. "We're here Toyo." "Oh, ok....." Sitting up and stretching at the same time, Tomoyo grinned and jumped out of the car. "Come on, Sai!!! I've got lots to show you!!!"
Apartment
Tomoyo joyfully dragged her two companions up some stairs and through a expensive and sparkling crystal revolving doors and up 48 floors (in an crystal elevator of course - Tomoyo isn't THAT hyped up) to her penthouse at the top. "Wow, Toyo, you've got one hell of a nice house." Sai said appreciatively. "Mmm, it's not much - Eriol's gotta nicer apartment and the mansions look nicer." "Tomoyo, you have an apartment that has a lobby with crystal - not glass - but CRYSTAL revolving doors and elevators and you're still whining that it's not nice enough??!!!" "Nope." "You are one weird kid." "I know." Eriol chuckled at the two girls conversation and excused himself when his cell phone rang. "Hello?" "Eriol? It's me Aerin. Can you come back to your office for a sec? I know you're with Toyo and don't wanna leave but this is important." "Are you sure Aerin? Can't you handle this by yourself like the rest of our stuff?" "What do you think Eriol? No, I'm just calling to bug you and your kawaii girlfriend." The voice snapped sarcastically. "Fine, fine. I'll be there in 15 minutes." Eriol sighed as he cut the line. "Are you going Eriol?" Tomoyo asked sadly. "Yeah, I'm really sorry sweetie." "But you promised!!!" "I know, but Aerin says that this is important. Besides, we'll probably be done soon so we'll both see you two for dinner still." "Promise?" "Promise."
With a quick peck on Tomoyo's cheek, Eriol turned and strode down the hallway. Tomoyo sighed and turned back to Saiyuri. "Oh God, We've been standing outside the whole fricking time!" she laughed embarrassed. Saiyuri grinned. "Never noticed, did we? Just slightly too busy staring at your kawaii boyfriend, eh?" "Shut up!" Tomoyo shoved Sai gently as she unlocked the door and ushered her best friend in. "So Auntie lives here with you?" Sai questioned. "Hmmm? Oh you mean mom? Nah. She lets me have my privacy and I leave her stuff alone. It's a two way deal." [A/N: No, Miiru - Sai's mom, is NOT related to Sonomi. It's just an Asian (or Chinese at least -___- ;;) custom to call adults that are family friends Uncle or Auntie. Don't argue cuz I'm Asian. I'm proof. Ha.] "I see...." Saiyuri mused. "So who's this Aerin kid?" "Aerin? Oh, she's Eriol's twin sister. She's cool." "Ohhh..."
The reunited pair chattered on for hours and Saiyuri felt utterly content and relaxed. Then the inevitable question came. "So, Sai... What've you been doing these past 11 years?" "Me? Ohhh....." Saiyuri's brain raced furiously for an adequate and logical answer/lie. Sai grinned as the perfect idea popped up in her head. "Oh, well you remember that bitch Miiru? *Tomoyo nodded and frowned* Well, my idealistic mom first dragged me off to Hong Kong for around 6 months until she decided that she wasn't earning enough money. Then we hopped onto another plane this time off to Malaysia. We stayed for only 3 three weeks - Miiru hated it there but I didn't mind. Hopped onto yet another plane and this time off to Thailand. Miiru loved this place though. She came home drunk with a new guy every night. *Sai curled her lip in disgust* We were there for 2 and a half years. Then we had to run off cuz she was in debt to much there. So off to Russia. Aside from the drastic climate change and me being sick for 3 weeks, we settled in pretty fast. We stayed in Moscow - easier to earn money as there are more rich people and companies in the capital. We stayed for another two years then ran off to France. France is sooo beautiful!!! Aside from the impossible language that took me nearly 3 months to learn how to read, write, and speak with a correct accent, it was the second best place I ever lived in. We only stayed for a year though. We flew out to England for half a year then Switzerland for the rest of the year. Then we hit Canada. The best country in the whole world. [A/N: Hell ya!!!] But we only stayed for one year - Miiru wanted more money. So we crossed the border into the States and I've been there ever since." "Wow..." Tomoyo murmured. "You've gone nearly everywhere.... I only stayed here in Tokyo and visited New York, Italy, France, England and Hong Kong for work. How'd you manage to study?" Saiyuri smirked ironically and replied, "I never went to school." "WHAT??!!!" Tomoyo yelped. "I never went to school. Miiru was too cheap and lazy to send me off to school. So I learned from finding newspapers and books and listened to how people talked and figured things out." "Oh my God...." Tomoyo gasped but her interrogation of Saiyuri's life ended when the phone rang.
"Moshi moshi." Tomoyo said. "Tomoyo sweetie? It's me Eriol. You know how we were going to eat at La Traviata? (don't ask, I don't know how that popped up) We can't now - we're going to the Korina - the Li's are here." "What do you mean, the Li's?" "Li Xiao Lang is coming over to discuss some trading and business deals with me and Aerin and his cousin Li Meiling is also here to talk to you about your fashion line expanding in Hong Kong." "Now? But what about Saiyuri?" "I already talked to Xiao Lang about it. He said to bring her along - he's curious about her." "Oh. Why?" "How am I supposed to know? I'm just passing on the message." "Fine. I'll make sure that Saiyuri satisfies Li-san's curiosity." Eriol laughed and replied, "You do that Tomoyo. Blow Xiao Lang's mind away with Saiyuri's beauty so that I can get the better end of our deals." Tomoyo laughed back and giggled, "Fine. See ya Eriol." "See ya Tomoyo." They both hung up and Tomoyo turned around to face Saiyuri.
"We're not going to La Traviata any more." Tomoyo stated cheerfully as she dragged a confused Saiyuri into her designing room. "We're going to the new hotel instead - the Korina cuz Eriol's business acquaintances are here and the male one's curious about you." "Oh." Saiyuri replied still confused. "So?" "Well, we've got to satisfy his curiosity, don't we?" Tomoyo grinned evilly and added, "Or shall I say, arouse his curiosity even more and his bad thoughts too??" "Tomoyo!!" Saiyuri gasped in shock. Tomoyo laughed gleefully and clapped her hand together planning dangerous (for Saiyuri) and adventurous (for herself) schemes. "Well, we better get started then, hmmm???" Tomoyo snickered and dragged poor Saiyuri into her domain and slammed the door shut.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I'll update as soon as possible - I'm busy with exams right now though. Be good little ppl and review!!!!!!!!!
Don't own CCS - asked Santa though.
Running From the Past
By darki and mishi
Chapter 2 -mixed emotions
'blahblah' = personal thoughts
"blahblah" = talking out loud
Airplane
Saiyuri stared out the window and at the rosy hued clouds. 'It's been so long since I was in Japan' Saiyuri thought sadly. 'Will anything be as I remembered? Is Tomoyo going to recognize me? And how the hell am I going to tell her about what's been happening for the last 11 years??!!!'
"Attention all passengers, we will be landing in Tokyo in five minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts as we will be landing soon. Thank you for choosing Japan Air Line. We hope you have enjoyed your flight." Saiyuri sighed and looked down at her view of the steadily growing Tokyo International Airport. 'Oh well, hope Toyo won't have a heart attack over my past profession....'
Tokyo International Airport
Tomoyo Daidouji chewed her knuckle nervously as she waited for flight CX326 to land. 'Kami, is Sai going to recognize me? Am I going to recognize her? And where is she? Did she miss the plane? Did she suddenly have a seizure or something? Or what if---' "Tomoyo, if you keep chewing on that knuckle, it's going to disintegrate." A calm male voice broke into Tomoyo's frantic train of thoughts. "Wha--? Oh! Hehehe..." Tomoyo giggled nervously at her boyfriend, Eriol. (A/N: KAWAIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!) Eriol smiled gently and pulled Tomoyo's delicate hand away from her mouth and kissed it. "Don't worry Tomoyo, Saiyuri is going to be fine." Eriol soothed, reading Tomoyo's mind. "But...." Tomoyo protested weakly. "Hush. Worrying isn't going to help her. Look, her flight's just landed."
Tomoyo spun around and clutched Eriol's arm in a death grip who winced as his girlfriend wrung his poor arm apart. "tomoyo..." he moaned. Tomoyo remained oblivious of the pain she was causing and only clung onto Eriol more tightly. Eriol grimaced again and tried vainly to pry Tomoyo's long fingers from his numb arm. "Tomoyo... Tomoyo my arm..." Eriol tried to make the message come in contact with Tomoyo's brain but unfortunately, that attempt was also in vain. Suddenly, when Eriol thought that Tomoyo's grip couldn't possibly get worse, it did. Howling in pain, Eriol managed to hear through a pain-filled haze Tomoyo hiss, "She coming. She's here. She's finally here."
Saiyuri stepped out of Gate 13 looked around the terminal. 'Where could Tomoyo possibly be?' she wondered. Suddenly a loud cry of pain nearby caught her attention. But before she could turn to see what was going on, a blur flew by and pounced onto her. "OOOOOFFF!!!!!!" Saiyuri gasped out. "SAISAISAISAISAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU"RE REALLY BACK!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! YOU'RE TRULY STANDING HERE IN THIS AIRPORT!!!!!!!!!!!! KAMI BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "uhhhggggghhhh..." was all Sai could manage to squeeze out of her now 2-dimensional lungs. "uhhhhh, Tomoyo..." Sai heard a soft and embarrassed male voice mumble above her crushed body. "uhhhhh, Tomoyo, you're kinda crushing whoever's underneath you and everyone's staring at us." "DO YOU THINK I CARE???!!!!!" Tomoyo's voice rose. "MY CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND IS FINALLY BACK AND I CAN'T EVEN SAY HELLO TO HER??!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?????!!!!!!!" Tomoyo yelled at the large crowd around her. "GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!" The crowd immediately dispersed and Tomoyo clambered off Saiyuri. "Saiyuri!" "Tomoyo!!" The two girls hugged each other as both held back tears of joy. Eriol sweatdropped in the background and muttered to himself "Girls are extremely weird when it comes to reunions...."
"Why don't we hold this happy reunion back at your place, Toyo?" Eriol commented dryly at the crazily hugging duo. "There's more room and time and a lot less people staring at you like both of you are insane." Having his arm being wrung into tiny little painful pieces was almost worth the look of pure joy on Tomoyo's and Saiyuri's face. Almost. He wasn't that lovesick yet. Yet. Tomoyo released Saiyuri from her bear hug and brushed away her tears and laughed a little. "Yeah, that would be a good idea."
Suddenly, Tomoyo's brain clicked back into action. "Oh! I've been so rude! Saiyuri, this is my boyfriend Hiragizawa Eriol. Eriol, this is my long lost best friend Kimakaze Saiyuri." "Nice to meet you." Saiyuri grinned and held out her hand. "The pleasure is mine." Eriol flashed a grin in return at Saiyuri and shook the proffered hand. Tomoyo beamed happily and dragged the two after her towards her brand new silver Porsche. "Come on, let's go home!" Their happy laughter rang throughout the large terminal as they all walked towards the silver Porsche waiting.
In the Car
"SO, Sai, what've you been doing?" Tomoyo asked mischievously. "Hmmm, I obviously haven't been as active as YOU, my dear Tomoyo." Saiyuri shot a sly glance at Eriol who was driving. Tomoyo blushed furiously and protested, "Hey, that's not fair. You could have a million boyfriends in the States and I wouldn't know cuz none of them are here right now!!" Tomoyo pouted adorably and shot a piercing glare at Eriol who was snickering in the driver seat. "What are you laughing about?" Tomoyo snapped testily. "I don't see YOU complaining about being MY boyfriend!!" With a small "eep!!!" Eriol shut up immediately.
Tomoyo smiled smugly while Sai stared at her incredulously. Since when had gentle Tomoyo become so testy and demanding??! Leaning forward, Saiyuri whispered into Eriol's ear "I feel really really sorry for you." Eriol grinned and replied "You don't have to. She's usually fine but her models and agents and work times fry her nerves sometimes." "Models and agents??" Sai asked curiously. "Didn't Tomoyo tell you?" Eriol asked in surprise. Saiyuri shook her head. "Well, I guess she meant to surprise you or simply forgot." Eriol mused. "Anyways, Tomoyo is a famous fashion designer here in Asia and recently Europe as well. I not sure if her brand's reached North America yet - have you heard of aEiR©? (A/N: aEiR is MY word!!!!!!! SO IS aeirraksae!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T TOUCH!!!!!!!) "Uhhh, I don't think so...." Sai replied, puzzled. "Well, aEiR© - it's actually aeirraksae but aeirraksae was to long and hard for the poor reporters to say so Toyo cut it - is Tomoyo's fashion brand. She's making billions per year for all of her new styles." "Sweet." Sai said impressed. "The Americans have no clue what they're missing out on."
Eriol looked curiously at Sai and at Tomoyo sleeping peacefully against the window. "Hey Sai?" "Ya-huh?" "Tomoyo mentioned that you were born in Japan...." Eriol trailed off unsure of how to continue his question. "So?" Sai prompted. "But you're not an American citizen...." "No. Go on." "But if you no longer hold your Japanese citizenship and aren't an American citizen either, then what are you? How did you live in the States for so long and not get thrown out?" Sai smiled a curious bittersweet smile. "You're a smart one aren't you?" "What do you mean?" replied Eriol, confused. "I mean, Tomoyo's no squealer. She wouldn't tell you all these things about me - you must have pieced everything together from a few scraps of information she dropped unintentionally. Are you a lawyer by any chance?" "Yeah... and I'm in business too - how'd you know I was a lawyer?" Saiyuri smiled her bittersweet smile again replied "It's obvious in the way you think and talk. In my old line of work, it was necessary you figured out what profession everyone you met held. It earned you more cash and with my special talent, it saved my life quite a few times." "Oh." Eriol replied puzzled and slightly shocked. 'What could she have done that knowing what jobs others held would save her life?' he wondered. "I might need your help in the future." Sai added as an afterthought. "I'll help you out as much as I can." Eriol promised sincerely. "Thanks." Sai replied a little sadly - it had been a long time since she had last heard a man make a promise so sincerely. "No problem. Could you wake up Tomoyo for me? We're at her place now." Sai looked at the peacefully sleeping Tomoyo beside her and shook her gently. "Toyo... wake up. We're at your place now." "Hmmm?" Tomoyo mumbled sleepily. "We're here Toyo." "Oh, ok....." Sitting up and stretching at the same time, Tomoyo grinned and jumped out of the car. "Come on, Sai!!! I've got lots to show you!!!"
Apartment
Tomoyo joyfully dragged her two companions up some stairs and through a expensive and sparkling crystal revolving doors and up 48 floors (in an crystal elevator of course - Tomoyo isn't THAT hyped up) to her penthouse at the top. "Wow, Toyo, you've got one hell of a nice house." Sai said appreciatively. "Mmm, it's not much - Eriol's gotta nicer apartment and the mansions look nicer." "Tomoyo, you have an apartment that has a lobby with crystal - not glass - but CRYSTAL revolving doors and elevators and you're still whining that it's not nice enough??!!!" "Nope." "You are one weird kid." "I know." Eriol chuckled at the two girls conversation and excused himself when his cell phone rang. "Hello?" "Eriol? It's me Aerin. Can you come back to your office for a sec? I know you're with Toyo and don't wanna leave but this is important." "Are you sure Aerin? Can't you handle this by yourself like the rest of our stuff?" "What do you think Eriol? No, I'm just calling to bug you and your kawaii girlfriend." The voice snapped sarcastically. "Fine, fine. I'll be there in 15 minutes." Eriol sighed as he cut the line. "Are you going Eriol?" Tomoyo asked sadly. "Yeah, I'm really sorry sweetie." "But you promised!!!" "I know, but Aerin says that this is important. Besides, we'll probably be done soon so we'll both see you two for dinner still." "Promise?" "Promise."
With a quick peck on Tomoyo's cheek, Eriol turned and strode down the hallway. Tomoyo sighed and turned back to Saiyuri. "Oh God, We've been standing outside the whole fricking time!" she laughed embarrassed. Saiyuri grinned. "Never noticed, did we? Just slightly too busy staring at your kawaii boyfriend, eh?" "Shut up!" Tomoyo shoved Sai gently as she unlocked the door and ushered her best friend in. "So Auntie lives here with you?" Sai questioned. "Hmmm? Oh you mean mom? Nah. She lets me have my privacy and I leave her stuff alone. It's a two way deal." [A/N: No, Miiru - Sai's mom, is NOT related to Sonomi. It's just an Asian (or Chinese at least -___- ;;) custom to call adults that are family friends Uncle or Auntie. Don't argue cuz I'm Asian. I'm proof. Ha.] "I see...." Saiyuri mused. "So who's this Aerin kid?" "Aerin? Oh, she's Eriol's twin sister. She's cool." "Ohhh..."
The reunited pair chattered on for hours and Saiyuri felt utterly content and relaxed. Then the inevitable question came. "So, Sai... What've you been doing these past 11 years?" "Me? Ohhh....." Saiyuri's brain raced furiously for an adequate and logical answer/lie. Sai grinned as the perfect idea popped up in her head. "Oh, well you remember that bitch Miiru? *Tomoyo nodded and frowned* Well, my idealistic mom first dragged me off to Hong Kong for around 6 months until she decided that she wasn't earning enough money. Then we hopped onto another plane this time off to Malaysia. We stayed for only 3 three weeks - Miiru hated it there but I didn't mind. Hopped onto yet another plane and this time off to Thailand. Miiru loved this place though. She came home drunk with a new guy every night. *Sai curled her lip in disgust* We were there for 2 and a half years. Then we had to run off cuz she was in debt to much there. So off to Russia. Aside from the drastic climate change and me being sick for 3 weeks, we settled in pretty fast. We stayed in Moscow - easier to earn money as there are more rich people and companies in the capital. We stayed for another two years then ran off to France. France is sooo beautiful!!! Aside from the impossible language that took me nearly 3 months to learn how to read, write, and speak with a correct accent, it was the second best place I ever lived in. We only stayed for a year though. We flew out to England for half a year then Switzerland for the rest of the year. Then we hit Canada. The best country in the whole world. [A/N: Hell ya!!!] But we only stayed for one year - Miiru wanted more money. So we crossed the border into the States and I've been there ever since." "Wow..." Tomoyo murmured. "You've gone nearly everywhere.... I only stayed here in Tokyo and visited New York, Italy, France, England and Hong Kong for work. How'd you manage to study?" Saiyuri smirked ironically and replied, "I never went to school." "WHAT??!!!" Tomoyo yelped. "I never went to school. Miiru was too cheap and lazy to send me off to school. So I learned from finding newspapers and books and listened to how people talked and figured things out." "Oh my God...." Tomoyo gasped but her interrogation of Saiyuri's life ended when the phone rang.
"Moshi moshi." Tomoyo said. "Tomoyo sweetie? It's me Eriol. You know how we were going to eat at La Traviata? (don't ask, I don't know how that popped up) We can't now - we're going to the Korina - the Li's are here." "What do you mean, the Li's?" "Li Xiao Lang is coming over to discuss some trading and business deals with me and Aerin and his cousin Li Meiling is also here to talk to you about your fashion line expanding in Hong Kong." "Now? But what about Saiyuri?" "I already talked to Xiao Lang about it. He said to bring her along - he's curious about her." "Oh. Why?" "How am I supposed to know? I'm just passing on the message." "Fine. I'll make sure that Saiyuri satisfies Li-san's curiosity." Eriol laughed and replied, "You do that Tomoyo. Blow Xiao Lang's mind away with Saiyuri's beauty so that I can get the better end of our deals." Tomoyo laughed back and giggled, "Fine. See ya Eriol." "See ya Tomoyo." They both hung up and Tomoyo turned around to face Saiyuri.
"We're not going to La Traviata any more." Tomoyo stated cheerfully as she dragged a confused Saiyuri into her designing room. "We're going to the new hotel instead - the Korina cuz Eriol's business acquaintances are here and the male one's curious about you." "Oh." Saiyuri replied still confused. "So?" "Well, we've got to satisfy his curiosity, don't we?" Tomoyo grinned evilly and added, "Or shall I say, arouse his curiosity even more and his bad thoughts too??" "Tomoyo!!" Saiyuri gasped in shock. Tomoyo laughed gleefully and clapped her hand together planning dangerous (for Saiyuri) and adventurous (for herself) schemes. "Well, we better get started then, hmmm???" Tomoyo snickered and dragged poor Saiyuri into her domain and slammed the door shut.
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I'll update as soon as possible - I'm busy with exams right now though. Be good little ppl and review!!!!!!!!!