Forbidden Emerald
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Chapter Eight:
"You're sure you've got everything? Mobile phone? First aid kit? Clothes? Emergency numbers-" Touya asked his sister worriedly. He was carrying Sakura's suitcase and carry-on bag and they were currently headed to the pre-boarding area of the airport where Eriol was to meet Sakura.
"Onii-chan!" Sakura said, turning to her brother with a laugh.
"-and parachute?"
"Touya, your sister complex is rearing its wonderful head again." Yukito Tsukishiro, best friend of Touya Avalon and business associate of Avalon Incorporated told him with a shake of his silvery translucent hair.
"Shut up, Yuki!" Touya groused, glaring at his best friend. Suddenly, Sakura waved at someone from afar and started running in that direction. She had apparently caught sight of Eriol standing casually in the middle of the area and looking around for them. He smiled when he caught sight of Sakura and nodded, walking leisurely towards her as well.
"You should really stop worrying, Touya. Aside from the fact that we've thoroughly checked this airline and they have almost no accident record, Sakura-chan is traveling with a very nice person."
He and Touya stopped a little away from the two teens, who were chatting animatedly with smiles on their faces. "I know. Even I'm shocked that I'm saying this but Hiragizawa Eriol is a good guy. He's always looking out for the best of Sakura and he's never given her any trouble since his return."
"That's not what I meant exactly, but I can't argue with you on that." Yukito told him.
"Hm?" Touya turned to Yukito with a little frown on his face. "What did you mean exactly."
He inclined his chin to the direction were the Sakura and Eriol were standing, his curiously fine silvery hair moving a little. "Look at him, Touya. I've never seen anyone look at your sister with that much gentleness and love in his eyes. Nobody could be blind enough not to see it."
Touya didn't have to look back at the two happy teenagers to know that what his best friend was saying was true. No one could have been able of pulling his sister out of her depression unless he was someone who was very in love with her.
"Sakura doesn't know?" Yukito asked softly, turning kind eyes at him.
Touya shook his head. "She's not naïve, she just doesn't think that Eriol will want her for anything more than a friend. They've were friends for almost three years before he left four years ago. Besides, she's still recovering from her past relationship. Eriol is helping a lot with that."
"She's in good hands, Touya."
"Hai. I know."
~~
"First time on a plane?" Eriol inquired, asking at the chestnut brown- haired head looking out the window in complete fascination.
"Not really. I've been doing a lot of travelling with father and onii- chan but I can't help but be awed everytime." She turned her sparkling emerald eyes on him and he was aware of his breath rushing out in a 'whoosh' with the way her eyes looked at him. Sakura wasn't aware of his sudden breathless state though, thankfully. "Up here, everything you see is so small! And the clouds look like nothing except huge puffs of white cotton candy." Then she grinned, looking at him with a teasing expression on her face. "Speaking of, remember the last time we were with Chiharu and Yamazaki and bought some cotton candy at a cotton candy stand?"
Eriol returned her smile, although it was a little ruefully. "I never cease to be amazed with how you seem to find such pleasure at any embarrassing situations concerning me."
Sakura's grin widened even more as she remembered the hilarious memory. Yamazaki, Chiharu's boyfriend, had been telling them another of his outrageous lies. Sakura's wasn't as gullible as she had been in childhood, so she knew it wasn't true, but she still tried to make it look as if she believed every single word that Yamazaki said for old time's sake. Anyway, Chiharu had gotten fed up with her boyfriend's lies and had thrown the cotton candy she had recently bought at his face with dead accuracy. Yamazaki however, had ducked at just the right moment, and it was a shocked Eriol who turned around at that exact second only to be met with the puffy, sugary, pink substance, straight in the face. The look on his face had been priceless as he stood there, too shocked to even try wiping at his face. The always neat and groomed Eriol Hiragizawa with pink cotton candy sticking in his face and clothes was just too funny for words, and it was long before Sakura stopped giggling to help clean up the face of her still shocked friend.
"It's simple." Sakura replied, two dimples appearing on either cheek as she beamed at him. "You're my best friend!"
She was surprised when the cheerful look in his eyes wavered and he averted his face from her quickly, the small smile dropping from his face.
"Eriol? Did I say something wrong?" She asked, touching the fingers of her left hand to his arm. She drew back quickly when he flinched at her touch, staring at him with wide eyes.
He didn't fail to see the hurt that flashed in her emerald orbs and Eriol cursed himself in his mind. He caught her hand in his and flashed her a reassuring smile. "You didn't say anything wrong, Sakura. You just reminded me that we'll soon be at my home country in a few hours."
She was still looking uncertain, but she accepted the reason for the sake of their old camaraderie. "What's England like, Eriol? You've mentioned so little about it. Tell me about your country," she urged him.
A reminiscent smile flickered on his face as his mind drifted back to his home. "This royal throne of kings. this sceptered isle. This precious stone set in the silver sea. this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England." He quoted mysteriously.
Sakura grinned in acknowledgement. "Shakespeare, King Richard II."
"Correct."
"I know what Shakespeare said about England. What I want to hear is your description of it." Sakura told him.
"As you well may know, England is the largest of the four once- separate countries of the United Kingdom. We get our natural resources such as coal, iron ore, petroleum, and natural gas from the North Sea. We are also very big on trading, since we have a good transportation system. London, the largest city of the United Kingdom, and we have a house there, though I was thinking you would prefer to stay in the country house for this vacation." Eriol informed her.
"Where do you live?" She asked curiously.
His smile became enigmatic and she was fascinated at his easy countenance. "That's a surprise. But I guarantee you'll like it there. We have a small garden and a few horses. Typical, huh?"
"Horses? You have horses?!" Sakura squealed in delight.
"Just a few, of course, and they're nothing special, but I love them all."
"Oh, that reminds me, I've something to show you." Saying so, Sakura began rummaging around in her carry on, searching for something. With an 'aha!' she handed him a small piece of paper folded twice and a velvet jewelry box that looked large enough to contain a necklace.
In answer to Eriol's questioning glance, "Otou-san told me that if I had the time while I was in England, I should go to that address and show the people in that place this necklace," she said, opening the box.
Eriol had been right. It was a necklace and a simple though very elegant necklace it was at that. It was merely a small gold heart with a small diamond at the center, with wings on either side of the heart made out of several sparkling rubies. A golden arrow went through the heart at the middle horizontally.
Eriol shrugged handing back the box and the folded piece of paper without looking at its contents. "Why not? I'll accompany you, of course."
Sakura nodded at him. "Thank you, Eriol"
A few moments passed and neither spoke, both comfortable with the silence. A hand tapped Eriol suddenly on the shoulder and he swiveled his head back up to look at a flight attendant smiling at him. She gestured to the tray she was pushing and asked him if he wanted anything from the tray. With a smile, he shook his head 'no' and she moved on to the next passenger.
Turning his attention back to Sakura, he found her pulling a blue and silver Disc Man from her bag. Leaning back against the headrest of the airplane seat with a gusty sigh, she pushed one earphone into her ear and offered the other to him. With a nod of thanks, he took it silently as she pressed the Play button and closed her eyes.
His eyes widened when he heard the opening bars of the song and he turned startled eyes to look at the name of the song displayed on the screen of the DiscMan. He had heard that song many times and actually liked it. It was in English and was a current international hit, so it was understandable that it was popular in Japan as well. Copying Sakura, he leaned back against his chair as well and closed his eyes, letting the low, soothing voice of singer calm his nerves.
The rain is falling
A storm is brewing outside
You cower in my arms, seeking comfort from the storm
In that moment, I know
What heaven feels like
Do you know what you mean to me?
I'm afraid to tell you
I've been rejected so much all my life it's become routine
But I know
A single rejection from you is all it would take
To break me
All I have is this one song
And a silent prayer that you'll understand
What I'm trying to make you feel as I hold you in my arms
Smiling with all the love I could possible give
You return the smile
My heart breaks, you don't feel the same
Never knowing what you mean to me.
I lost you.
I'm pathetic
I'm in love.
With you.
Author's Note: It took me quite a long time to finish this chapter, in spite of its being incredibly short. I had to do some research on England after all, seeing as how I know little about it. Thanks to all those who reviewed! You really are my inspiration, everyone!
Anyway, to all of you who know/or not, about the animé series Inu Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, there's a section for it in Fanfiction.Net and I have a fic posted in that animé as well. It's called Tsubasa Wings and is quite nice. If you want a story with appropriate and suspenseful cliffhangers, then I guarantee that 'Tsubasa Wings' is the story for you. If you have the time, read and review it as well, please!
Anyway, please keep on reading this fanfic and enjoy the upcoming chapters. Thank you so much, everyone!
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Chapter Eight:
"You're sure you've got everything? Mobile phone? First aid kit? Clothes? Emergency numbers-" Touya asked his sister worriedly. He was carrying Sakura's suitcase and carry-on bag and they were currently headed to the pre-boarding area of the airport where Eriol was to meet Sakura.
"Onii-chan!" Sakura said, turning to her brother with a laugh.
"-and parachute?"
"Touya, your sister complex is rearing its wonderful head again." Yukito Tsukishiro, best friend of Touya Avalon and business associate of Avalon Incorporated told him with a shake of his silvery translucent hair.
"Shut up, Yuki!" Touya groused, glaring at his best friend. Suddenly, Sakura waved at someone from afar and started running in that direction. She had apparently caught sight of Eriol standing casually in the middle of the area and looking around for them. He smiled when he caught sight of Sakura and nodded, walking leisurely towards her as well.
"You should really stop worrying, Touya. Aside from the fact that we've thoroughly checked this airline and they have almost no accident record, Sakura-chan is traveling with a very nice person."
He and Touya stopped a little away from the two teens, who were chatting animatedly with smiles on their faces. "I know. Even I'm shocked that I'm saying this but Hiragizawa Eriol is a good guy. He's always looking out for the best of Sakura and he's never given her any trouble since his return."
"That's not what I meant exactly, but I can't argue with you on that." Yukito told him.
"Hm?" Touya turned to Yukito with a little frown on his face. "What did you mean exactly."
He inclined his chin to the direction were the Sakura and Eriol were standing, his curiously fine silvery hair moving a little. "Look at him, Touya. I've never seen anyone look at your sister with that much gentleness and love in his eyes. Nobody could be blind enough not to see it."
Touya didn't have to look back at the two happy teenagers to know that what his best friend was saying was true. No one could have been able of pulling his sister out of her depression unless he was someone who was very in love with her.
"Sakura doesn't know?" Yukito asked softly, turning kind eyes at him.
Touya shook his head. "She's not naïve, she just doesn't think that Eriol will want her for anything more than a friend. They've were friends for almost three years before he left four years ago. Besides, she's still recovering from her past relationship. Eriol is helping a lot with that."
"She's in good hands, Touya."
"Hai. I know."
~~
"First time on a plane?" Eriol inquired, asking at the chestnut brown- haired head looking out the window in complete fascination.
"Not really. I've been doing a lot of travelling with father and onii- chan but I can't help but be awed everytime." She turned her sparkling emerald eyes on him and he was aware of his breath rushing out in a 'whoosh' with the way her eyes looked at him. Sakura wasn't aware of his sudden breathless state though, thankfully. "Up here, everything you see is so small! And the clouds look like nothing except huge puffs of white cotton candy." Then she grinned, looking at him with a teasing expression on her face. "Speaking of, remember the last time we were with Chiharu and Yamazaki and bought some cotton candy at a cotton candy stand?"
Eriol returned her smile, although it was a little ruefully. "I never cease to be amazed with how you seem to find such pleasure at any embarrassing situations concerning me."
Sakura's grin widened even more as she remembered the hilarious memory. Yamazaki, Chiharu's boyfriend, had been telling them another of his outrageous lies. Sakura's wasn't as gullible as she had been in childhood, so she knew it wasn't true, but she still tried to make it look as if she believed every single word that Yamazaki said for old time's sake. Anyway, Chiharu had gotten fed up with her boyfriend's lies and had thrown the cotton candy she had recently bought at his face with dead accuracy. Yamazaki however, had ducked at just the right moment, and it was a shocked Eriol who turned around at that exact second only to be met with the puffy, sugary, pink substance, straight in the face. The look on his face had been priceless as he stood there, too shocked to even try wiping at his face. The always neat and groomed Eriol Hiragizawa with pink cotton candy sticking in his face and clothes was just too funny for words, and it was long before Sakura stopped giggling to help clean up the face of her still shocked friend.
"It's simple." Sakura replied, two dimples appearing on either cheek as she beamed at him. "You're my best friend!"
She was surprised when the cheerful look in his eyes wavered and he averted his face from her quickly, the small smile dropping from his face.
"Eriol? Did I say something wrong?" She asked, touching the fingers of her left hand to his arm. She drew back quickly when he flinched at her touch, staring at him with wide eyes.
He didn't fail to see the hurt that flashed in her emerald orbs and Eriol cursed himself in his mind. He caught her hand in his and flashed her a reassuring smile. "You didn't say anything wrong, Sakura. You just reminded me that we'll soon be at my home country in a few hours."
She was still looking uncertain, but she accepted the reason for the sake of their old camaraderie. "What's England like, Eriol? You've mentioned so little about it. Tell me about your country," she urged him.
A reminiscent smile flickered on his face as his mind drifted back to his home. "This royal throne of kings. this sceptered isle. This precious stone set in the silver sea. this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England." He quoted mysteriously.
Sakura grinned in acknowledgement. "Shakespeare, King Richard II."
"Correct."
"I know what Shakespeare said about England. What I want to hear is your description of it." Sakura told him.
"As you well may know, England is the largest of the four once- separate countries of the United Kingdom. We get our natural resources such as coal, iron ore, petroleum, and natural gas from the North Sea. We are also very big on trading, since we have a good transportation system. London, the largest city of the United Kingdom, and we have a house there, though I was thinking you would prefer to stay in the country house for this vacation." Eriol informed her.
"Where do you live?" She asked curiously.
His smile became enigmatic and she was fascinated at his easy countenance. "That's a surprise. But I guarantee you'll like it there. We have a small garden and a few horses. Typical, huh?"
"Horses? You have horses?!" Sakura squealed in delight.
"Just a few, of course, and they're nothing special, but I love them all."
"Oh, that reminds me, I've something to show you." Saying so, Sakura began rummaging around in her carry on, searching for something. With an 'aha!' she handed him a small piece of paper folded twice and a velvet jewelry box that looked large enough to contain a necklace.
In answer to Eriol's questioning glance, "Otou-san told me that if I had the time while I was in England, I should go to that address and show the people in that place this necklace," she said, opening the box.
Eriol had been right. It was a necklace and a simple though very elegant necklace it was at that. It was merely a small gold heart with a small diamond at the center, with wings on either side of the heart made out of several sparkling rubies. A golden arrow went through the heart at the middle horizontally.
Eriol shrugged handing back the box and the folded piece of paper without looking at its contents. "Why not? I'll accompany you, of course."
Sakura nodded at him. "Thank you, Eriol"
A few moments passed and neither spoke, both comfortable with the silence. A hand tapped Eriol suddenly on the shoulder and he swiveled his head back up to look at a flight attendant smiling at him. She gestured to the tray she was pushing and asked him if he wanted anything from the tray. With a smile, he shook his head 'no' and she moved on to the next passenger.
Turning his attention back to Sakura, he found her pulling a blue and silver Disc Man from her bag. Leaning back against the headrest of the airplane seat with a gusty sigh, she pushed one earphone into her ear and offered the other to him. With a nod of thanks, he took it silently as she pressed the Play button and closed her eyes.
His eyes widened when he heard the opening bars of the song and he turned startled eyes to look at the name of the song displayed on the screen of the DiscMan. He had heard that song many times and actually liked it. It was in English and was a current international hit, so it was understandable that it was popular in Japan as well. Copying Sakura, he leaned back against his chair as well and closed his eyes, letting the low, soothing voice of singer calm his nerves.
The rain is falling
A storm is brewing outside
You cower in my arms, seeking comfort from the storm
In that moment, I know
What heaven feels like
Do you know what you mean to me?
I'm afraid to tell you
I've been rejected so much all my life it's become routine
But I know
A single rejection from you is all it would take
To break me
All I have is this one song
And a silent prayer that you'll understand
What I'm trying to make you feel as I hold you in my arms
Smiling with all the love I could possible give
You return the smile
My heart breaks, you don't feel the same
Never knowing what you mean to me.
I lost you.
I'm pathetic
I'm in love.
With you.
Author's Note: It took me quite a long time to finish this chapter, in spite of its being incredibly short. I had to do some research on England after all, seeing as how I know little about it. Thanks to all those who reviewed! You really are my inspiration, everyone!
Anyway, to all of you who know/or not, about the animé series Inu Yasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, there's a section for it in Fanfiction.Net and I have a fic posted in that animé as well. It's called Tsubasa Wings and is quite nice. If you want a story with appropriate and suspenseful cliffhangers, then I guarantee that 'Tsubasa Wings' is the story for you. If you have the time, read and review it as well, please!
Anyway, please keep on reading this fanfic and enjoy the upcoming chapters. Thank you so much, everyone!