(A/N: Yo, minna san! Now, let's proceed to chapter 5 then! Remember, R+R!)
(P.S.: It seemed like not much people read chapter 4... I've only got 2 or 3 reviews in the previous chapter... T_T)
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" Okay, gentlemen and ladies, please get ready! We're the 5th contestant!" Cried Kaho as she instructed the students.
3 weeks had passed and it is the day for the competition. All of them were excited about the competition. Everyone, especially Tomoyo, was looking very anxious. However, instead of feeling anxious, Deborah looks as if it's her day.
" Ne, Deborah, why are you looking so happy?" Asked Sayaki.
Deborah smiled at her, hiding her evil grin. " Nothing much. It's only that something WONDERFUL, would happen later." She said, laughing. Her buddies looked at her, wondering.
" I wonder what's that girl up to this time." Said Eriol. " I have a bad feeling about it."
" Never mind." Said Tomoyo. " It's okay with me." Said Tomoyo.
" OKAY? HELLO? ARE YOU THERE? Remember what she did to you the past few weeks?" Asked Eriol. " She had attempt onto making you trip and you got drenched because of her, remember?"
" Who cares." Said Tomoyo coolly. " As long as she would make friends with me, it's as good as receiving gold."
" I really don't understand you." Said Eriol, putting his palm on his forehead. " Almost every woman I met had always go for revenge or at least stuffs like that but, you're simply too different from them. You actually allow them to treat you badly!"
" Eriol kun, if you don't mind, I would like to go to the washroom." Said Tomoyo as she walks out of the room. She couldn't stand Eriol's complains anymore. He's probably one of the naggiest guys she has ever met.
She enters the washroom and found Deborah there. Tomoyo smiled at her. Surprisingly, she returned a smile.
That is probably a good sign of friendship. Thought Tomoyo happily as she enters one of the cubicles.
As soon as Tomoyo enters the cubicle, Deborah grinned to the mirror.
A few minutes later, Tomoyo came out of the cubicle and realized that Deborah's gone. She hummed a tune, walking towards the washing basin. However, she fell down before she could reach it.
She cried for help as two of her ballerina friends entered. They saw Tomoyo on the ground and one of them ran to report as the another tries to assist her. In a couple of minutes, Kaho and her students, even the boys, entered the washroom.
" Daijoubu, Daidouji chan?" Asked Kaho concernly.
" I'm alri... Itai!" Cried Tomoyo. She sprained her ankle and it has gone big.
" Oh no, how are we suppose to continue with the competition? Our lead is injured." Said one of the ballerinas.
Eriol squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Tomoyo.
" Are you okay?" He asked.
" I..."
" I'm afraid she has a sprained ankle." Said Kaho as Eriol looked at Tomoyo's sprainked ankle.
" Great, now what should we do?" Asked Eriol. Kaho thought for a moment.
" I think we have no choice but to let Deborah do it."
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" And the winner of the 25th Musical Drama Competition belongs to... Tomoeda High! Let give around of applause to the Tomoeda students! They've sent the famous ballerina instructor, Mitsuki Kaho to receive the prize."
" YATA! We did it! All thanks to Deborah, who agreed to take Daidouji san's place!" Cried some of the girls.
" Yeah right..." Said Eriol in a rude manner.
" Ometedo, minna!" Cried a voice. It was Tomoyo. Her leg was bandaged. " I'm glad we've won." She said and walked towards Deborah. " You did a great job, Deborah. I was afraid if you would forget any of the lines."
" I wouldn't, of course!" Said Deborah proudly.
" She sounded like she knew something would have happen to you, Tomoyo." Said Eriol.
" I don't think she meant that," Said Tomoyo. " Besides, I thought I couldn't have done better if it were to be me." Said Tomoyo with light laughs.
" Aren't you angry that I took your role? Didn't you even had any idea that it might be ME who cause your sprained ankle?" Asked Deborah.
" I sure DID thought of that." Added Eriol.
" Eriol kun!" Tomoyo scolded. " Of course not! Why would I suspect you? Oh, Mitsuki san is calling for us, I think we've better go and gather." Said Tomoyo as she walks to the crowd quickly despite of her injury.
Deborah looked at Tomoyo.
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" So, Sankei sama, how are you trained?" Asked a reporter.
" Oh, I practise with my best in every practices. And with the talents of mine, of course, we won the competition." Said Deborah proudly to the crowd of reporters who are either writing down notes, taking picture, raising their hands to ask questions and recording.
" I heard you are just a replacement. So, who is the real actress and is she better than you? And, why didn't she perform during the last minute?"
" Well..."
" Let me answer that." Kaho cut in. " Daidouji sama," She said as she shows a gesture towards Tomoyo, who is sitting beside her. " Is the ballerina who is supposed to be the main. But because she accidentally sprained her ankle right before the competition, so, she couldn't perform. And of course, you can see that Deborah is already so good as a replacement so, you can imagine how good she is as the real actress." Kaho praised as Tomoyo blushed.
" I'm... I'm not! I don't think I could ever do better than Deborah san! What's more, she's the one who won the competition, not me. So, all the credits goes to Deborah san."
" Demo, from what I heard, you danced much more beautifully than Deborah sama." Said a reporter.
" Of course she does! She's just too humble to praise herself, unlike someone." Said Eriol with a smirk.
" Yeah!" " I think he's right!" " She sounded really humble!" " Maybe she's the real one!" Soon, the whole room was filled with agreements.
" No! I'm not! Deborah san is the one!" Tomoyo tried to oppose but failed due to all the supports from the reporters.
Humph! Fancy acting humble! What a bitch! Thought Deborah to herself. Too bad I'm too clever to fall for it!
" Why not allow her to sing in front of all of us and see if she sung better or Deborah does." Eriol suggested.
" That's a good idea!" " Yeah!" " It sure is!" " I can't wait to hear!" " Please, sing for us!"
Tomoyo look around and blushed. She secretly glares at Eriol who was busy smiling. " So, Tomoyo chan?" He asked.
" Ha... Hai!" Tomoyo agreed unwillingly. She than sung softly.
" Kumo ma ni odoru hikari Zonge ni furi sosogu kisetsu ima hajimaru..."
Eriol smiled as everyone was mesmerized by the words. Even Deborah was mesmerized.
" Kake yoru tomo no koe ni Furimukeba soko ni itsumo kawaranu egao Soshite hizashi wa kagayaku..."
Deborah forced herself from being attracted to her voice but... she can't.
" Fuyu no ite tsuku michi wo yuku toki Saige nai hagemashi ni Iku no tasukerareta darou..."
Eriol look at the girl. He smiled broadly to himself. Indeed, THAT is the girl. THAT is what he...
" Kimi no you ni kimi no you ni fuuki kureru hito de itai yo..."
Eriol blushed upon what he thought as the angelic voice stopped singing. Everyone regains consciousness and stared at the beautiful girl, amazed.
" Su... Sugoi." Everyone clapped, even Deborah. She realized what she was doing and stopped and sneered.
" Didn't I told you she's way better than Deborah?" Smirked Eriol as Tomoyo blushed deeply.
" She could be a singer!" " I really cannot believe what I just heard!" " Is it an angel singing?" " Afraid not! It's that beautiful lady."
Eriol look at Tomoyo and smiled. Tomoyo smiled back. Deborah sneered. Kaho giggled.
~*~
" Ja, mata ashita!" The ballerinas bid goodbye to both Tomoyo and Eriol.
" Mata ashita!" They replied in unison and started walking to the bus stop.
They both walked and chitchat until when Tomoyo spotted Deborah. Another girl was pulling her hair.
" Deborah san!" She cried and ran towards her.
" Oi!" Eriol cried and tried to stop her. But, she was fast. " Ano baka!"
" You bitch! How beautiful do you think you are? Why must you grab Hota from me?" The girl asked rudely as she pulls Deborah's hair forcefully.
" I did not grab him away! I don't even know him!" Deborah opposed.
" Hey... It's the first time I've ever seen Deborah being bullied. Cool." Said Eriol as he felt someone punched his stomach. It was Tomoyo.
" I'll disfigure you, you bitch!" The girl screamed and took out a penknife. Just as it was about to slash Deborah, Tomoyo run in front of Deborah and got cut. Her wrist was bleeding profusely.
" Daidouji san!" For once, Deborah did not call her anything bad and help her as Tomoyo falls to the ground.
" Tomoyo!" Eriol cried and ran towards them. Upon seeing what she had done, the girl ran away.
" Tomoyo, daijoubu?" Eriol asked in a worried tone. Tomoyo was looking pale and her wrist was bleeding profusely. " Tomoyo!"
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Tomoyo opened her eyes and found herself staring at three faces. It was Eriol, Sakura and Syaoran
Tomoyo forced herself to sit up as Sakura hugged her tightly. Eriol and Syaoran heaved a sigh of relief.
" You almost scared us to death!" Sakura exclaimed as tears poured out. " Don't do this to us anymore!"
" Gomen ne, minna san." She apologized in a soft tone. She spotted Deborah standing in the corner of the side, red eyes. " Deborah san..." She cried. Deborah looked as if she had just cried.
" A... Arigatou." She thanked and dashed towards Tomoyo and hugged her. For once, she sounded really glad and not 'bitchy' anymore.
Tomoyo's eyes flew wide opened. Deborah's actions surprised her. She had never thought that Deborah would hug her so friendly.
" You... You're welcome." Tomoyo replied as Eriol secretly giggled. Deborah heard Eriol giggled and released the hug and blushed.
" That... That doesn't mean I have forgiven you!" She said and pointed at Tomoyo. Tomoyo look at her finger, her iris 'sticking' together. " I'll not forgive you for being so brainless that you came to save me, risking your dumb life!"
Sakura and Syaoran smiled. Eriol grinned. Tomoyo stared at her surprisingly.
" Hai. Gomen ne." Tomoyo apologized with a smile.
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(A/N: Gomen ne, not much E+T here. Demo, demo, I promise MORE E+T in the next few chapters. I guess this story would end at about chapter 15? Anyway, thanks to those who supported this fic. Love you guys forever. Remember to R+R!)
(P.S.: It seemed like not much people read chapter 4... I've only got 2 or 3 reviews in the previous chapter... T_T)
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" Okay, gentlemen and ladies, please get ready! We're the 5th contestant!" Cried Kaho as she instructed the students.
3 weeks had passed and it is the day for the competition. All of them were excited about the competition. Everyone, especially Tomoyo, was looking very anxious. However, instead of feeling anxious, Deborah looks as if it's her day.
" Ne, Deborah, why are you looking so happy?" Asked Sayaki.
Deborah smiled at her, hiding her evil grin. " Nothing much. It's only that something WONDERFUL, would happen later." She said, laughing. Her buddies looked at her, wondering.
" I wonder what's that girl up to this time." Said Eriol. " I have a bad feeling about it."
" Never mind." Said Tomoyo. " It's okay with me." Said Tomoyo.
" OKAY? HELLO? ARE YOU THERE? Remember what she did to you the past few weeks?" Asked Eriol. " She had attempt onto making you trip and you got drenched because of her, remember?"
" Who cares." Said Tomoyo coolly. " As long as she would make friends with me, it's as good as receiving gold."
" I really don't understand you." Said Eriol, putting his palm on his forehead. " Almost every woman I met had always go for revenge or at least stuffs like that but, you're simply too different from them. You actually allow them to treat you badly!"
" Eriol kun, if you don't mind, I would like to go to the washroom." Said Tomoyo as she walks out of the room. She couldn't stand Eriol's complains anymore. He's probably one of the naggiest guys she has ever met.
She enters the washroom and found Deborah there. Tomoyo smiled at her. Surprisingly, she returned a smile.
That is probably a good sign of friendship. Thought Tomoyo happily as she enters one of the cubicles.
As soon as Tomoyo enters the cubicle, Deborah grinned to the mirror.
A few minutes later, Tomoyo came out of the cubicle and realized that Deborah's gone. She hummed a tune, walking towards the washing basin. However, she fell down before she could reach it.
She cried for help as two of her ballerina friends entered. They saw Tomoyo on the ground and one of them ran to report as the another tries to assist her. In a couple of minutes, Kaho and her students, even the boys, entered the washroom.
" Daijoubu, Daidouji chan?" Asked Kaho concernly.
" I'm alri... Itai!" Cried Tomoyo. She sprained her ankle and it has gone big.
" Oh no, how are we suppose to continue with the competition? Our lead is injured." Said one of the ballerinas.
Eriol squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Tomoyo.
" Are you okay?" He asked.
" I..."
" I'm afraid she has a sprained ankle." Said Kaho as Eriol looked at Tomoyo's sprainked ankle.
" Great, now what should we do?" Asked Eriol. Kaho thought for a moment.
" I think we have no choice but to let Deborah do it."
~*~
" And the winner of the 25th Musical Drama Competition belongs to... Tomoeda High! Let give around of applause to the Tomoeda students! They've sent the famous ballerina instructor, Mitsuki Kaho to receive the prize."
" YATA! We did it! All thanks to Deborah, who agreed to take Daidouji san's place!" Cried some of the girls.
" Yeah right..." Said Eriol in a rude manner.
" Ometedo, minna!" Cried a voice. It was Tomoyo. Her leg was bandaged. " I'm glad we've won." She said and walked towards Deborah. " You did a great job, Deborah. I was afraid if you would forget any of the lines."
" I wouldn't, of course!" Said Deborah proudly.
" She sounded like she knew something would have happen to you, Tomoyo." Said Eriol.
" I don't think she meant that," Said Tomoyo. " Besides, I thought I couldn't have done better if it were to be me." Said Tomoyo with light laughs.
" Aren't you angry that I took your role? Didn't you even had any idea that it might be ME who cause your sprained ankle?" Asked Deborah.
" I sure DID thought of that." Added Eriol.
" Eriol kun!" Tomoyo scolded. " Of course not! Why would I suspect you? Oh, Mitsuki san is calling for us, I think we've better go and gather." Said Tomoyo as she walks to the crowd quickly despite of her injury.
Deborah looked at Tomoyo.
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" So, Sankei sama, how are you trained?" Asked a reporter.
" Oh, I practise with my best in every practices. And with the talents of mine, of course, we won the competition." Said Deborah proudly to the crowd of reporters who are either writing down notes, taking picture, raising their hands to ask questions and recording.
" I heard you are just a replacement. So, who is the real actress and is she better than you? And, why didn't she perform during the last minute?"
" Well..."
" Let me answer that." Kaho cut in. " Daidouji sama," She said as she shows a gesture towards Tomoyo, who is sitting beside her. " Is the ballerina who is supposed to be the main. But because she accidentally sprained her ankle right before the competition, so, she couldn't perform. And of course, you can see that Deborah is already so good as a replacement so, you can imagine how good she is as the real actress." Kaho praised as Tomoyo blushed.
" I'm... I'm not! I don't think I could ever do better than Deborah san! What's more, she's the one who won the competition, not me. So, all the credits goes to Deborah san."
" Demo, from what I heard, you danced much more beautifully than Deborah sama." Said a reporter.
" Of course she does! She's just too humble to praise herself, unlike someone." Said Eriol with a smirk.
" Yeah!" " I think he's right!" " She sounded really humble!" " Maybe she's the real one!" Soon, the whole room was filled with agreements.
" No! I'm not! Deborah san is the one!" Tomoyo tried to oppose but failed due to all the supports from the reporters.
Humph! Fancy acting humble! What a bitch! Thought Deborah to herself. Too bad I'm too clever to fall for it!
" Why not allow her to sing in front of all of us and see if she sung better or Deborah does." Eriol suggested.
" That's a good idea!" " Yeah!" " It sure is!" " I can't wait to hear!" " Please, sing for us!"
Tomoyo look around and blushed. She secretly glares at Eriol who was busy smiling. " So, Tomoyo chan?" He asked.
" Ha... Hai!" Tomoyo agreed unwillingly. She than sung softly.
" Kumo ma ni odoru hikari Zonge ni furi sosogu kisetsu ima hajimaru..."
Eriol smiled as everyone was mesmerized by the words. Even Deborah was mesmerized.
" Kake yoru tomo no koe ni Furimukeba soko ni itsumo kawaranu egao Soshite hizashi wa kagayaku..."
Deborah forced herself from being attracted to her voice but... she can't.
" Fuyu no ite tsuku michi wo yuku toki Saige nai hagemashi ni Iku no tasukerareta darou..."
Eriol look at the girl. He smiled broadly to himself. Indeed, THAT is the girl. THAT is what he...
" Kimi no you ni kimi no you ni fuuki kureru hito de itai yo..."
Eriol blushed upon what he thought as the angelic voice stopped singing. Everyone regains consciousness and stared at the beautiful girl, amazed.
" Su... Sugoi." Everyone clapped, even Deborah. She realized what she was doing and stopped and sneered.
" Didn't I told you she's way better than Deborah?" Smirked Eriol as Tomoyo blushed deeply.
" She could be a singer!" " I really cannot believe what I just heard!" " Is it an angel singing?" " Afraid not! It's that beautiful lady."
Eriol look at Tomoyo and smiled. Tomoyo smiled back. Deborah sneered. Kaho giggled.
~*~
" Ja, mata ashita!" The ballerinas bid goodbye to both Tomoyo and Eriol.
" Mata ashita!" They replied in unison and started walking to the bus stop.
They both walked and chitchat until when Tomoyo spotted Deborah. Another girl was pulling her hair.
" Deborah san!" She cried and ran towards her.
" Oi!" Eriol cried and tried to stop her. But, she was fast. " Ano baka!"
" You bitch! How beautiful do you think you are? Why must you grab Hota from me?" The girl asked rudely as she pulls Deborah's hair forcefully.
" I did not grab him away! I don't even know him!" Deborah opposed.
" Hey... It's the first time I've ever seen Deborah being bullied. Cool." Said Eriol as he felt someone punched his stomach. It was Tomoyo.
" I'll disfigure you, you bitch!" The girl screamed and took out a penknife. Just as it was about to slash Deborah, Tomoyo run in front of Deborah and got cut. Her wrist was bleeding profusely.
" Daidouji san!" For once, Deborah did not call her anything bad and help her as Tomoyo falls to the ground.
" Tomoyo!" Eriol cried and ran towards them. Upon seeing what she had done, the girl ran away.
" Tomoyo, daijoubu?" Eriol asked in a worried tone. Tomoyo was looking pale and her wrist was bleeding profusely. " Tomoyo!"
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Tomoyo opened her eyes and found herself staring at three faces. It was Eriol, Sakura and Syaoran
Tomoyo forced herself to sit up as Sakura hugged her tightly. Eriol and Syaoran heaved a sigh of relief.
" You almost scared us to death!" Sakura exclaimed as tears poured out. " Don't do this to us anymore!"
" Gomen ne, minna san." She apologized in a soft tone. She spotted Deborah standing in the corner of the side, red eyes. " Deborah san..." She cried. Deborah looked as if she had just cried.
" A... Arigatou." She thanked and dashed towards Tomoyo and hugged her. For once, she sounded really glad and not 'bitchy' anymore.
Tomoyo's eyes flew wide opened. Deborah's actions surprised her. She had never thought that Deborah would hug her so friendly.
" You... You're welcome." Tomoyo replied as Eriol secretly giggled. Deborah heard Eriol giggled and released the hug and blushed.
" That... That doesn't mean I have forgiven you!" She said and pointed at Tomoyo. Tomoyo look at her finger, her iris 'sticking' together. " I'll not forgive you for being so brainless that you came to save me, risking your dumb life!"
Sakura and Syaoran smiled. Eriol grinned. Tomoyo stared at her surprisingly.
" Hai. Gomen ne." Tomoyo apologized with a smile.
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(A/N: Gomen ne, not much E+T here. Demo, demo, I promise MORE E+T in the next few chapters. I guess this story would end at about chapter 15? Anyway, thanks to those who supported this fic. Love you guys forever. Remember to R+R!)