(A/N: At last, chapter 10! But not yet the end. Hey, it rhymes...)
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" This is...?" Asked Eriol as he looked around.
" This is my home. Feel free to look around." Kiyoko answered.
Kiyoko had brought Eriol to her home, a hut near the sea.
" You live here alone?" Eriol asked in an unbelievable tone.
" Yeah," Kiyoko replied. " Any problem with it?" She asked and started to take off her clothes.
" WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU...?!" Eriol blushed like hell but stopped screaming and heaved a sigh of relief.
" Taking off my clothes?" Kiyoko replied as she folds her clothes. She had her swimming costume underneath her clothes. " What did you think I'll do? Do a strip tease in front of you for free?" She asked jokingly.
Eriol laughed lightly.
" Come one, let's go." Said Kiyoko as she opens the door.
" Go? Go where?" Eriol asked.
" To the sea, dummy!"
~*~
" Well, I guess that's it for the day, then." Said Yukito.
" Um." Tomoyo had spent her whole day with the guy she just met, called Yukito. It's already evening and they decided to go home. " I'll contact you." She said.
" Sure." Yukito said with a wink, " My little sister!"
Tomoyo smiled. Though she and Yukito had just met, she regarded him as her brother. And so does Yukito regarded her as his sister. Well, they became god-siblings.
" See you soon, Yukito san!" She cried.
" Um, Tomoyo chan!" With that, they end their conversation.
Tomoyo went back into her cosy home and rested on the sofa.
And for no reason, she thought,
How is Eriol?
~*~
" Gotcha!" Cried Kiyoko as she splashes the seawater onto Eriol.
" It's icy cool!" Eriol cried and fall onto the ground. He lied on the sandy shore as the waves flowed to his body.
" Tired already?" Asked Kiyoko naughtily.
" Yeah!" Eriol exclaimed
" Actually..." Kiyoko started. " I've got a boyfriend who looked a little like you." She said.
" Eh?" Eriol cried.
" His name was Yukito. He was kind and gentle yet friendly. Kinda like you." Kiyoko said clearly in a clear yet sad tone.
" He looks refined and he wore spectacles. Just like you do." Kiyoko said.
" Oh..." Eriol muttered.
" But... He lost his memory in a car-crash." She whispered. " And couldn't remember me at all after that."
" I'm... I'm sorry..." Eriol replied in a sad tone. " I..."
" Baka!" Kiyoko cried.
Eriol was stunned and look at Kiyoko.
" I-W-A-S-L-Y-I-N-G!" She said with a 'bleh' and stuck out her tongue.
Eriol fumed.
" NANI?!" He exclaimed. " How dare you!" He cried and ran into the water and started splashing at Kyoko.
They played and laughed.
" Maa, the sun is setting." Kiyoko said with a smile.
It was the sweetest smile he had ever seen. The sweetest smile Tomoyo - No, it's Kiyoko - gave.
Eriol blushed and changed his view to the sunset.
" You looked beautiful." Eriol said. Kiyoko and he were lying on the sandy bed.
Kiyoko looked at him in surprised.
" Are you talking to me?" Kiyoko asked innocently.
" Of course!" Eriol replied. " Who do you expect me to talk to? The bulldog over there?" Eriol joke as he points at a bulldog behind him.
Kiyoko laughed lightly.
" Are you trying to imply that I look like a bulldog?" She asked jokingly.
" Nah," Eriol replied. " You looked beautiful. Really beautiful..." Eriol said as he blushes bright red. Kyoko blushed. " Just like her." Eriol finished his sentence.
Kiyoko frowned.
" Her?" She asked.
Eriol nodded his head as the sky turns dark. He sat up on the sandy shore.
" Actually," Eriol started as he blushes right red. " You reminded me of my friend, Tomoyo." He said.
" Ah," Kiyoko exclaimed. " The girl we were talking about!" She said. " Why me?" She asked.
" You... You looked exactly like her." He said, blushing.
" Ah... No wonder you were blushing." Kiyoko giggled. " Now, tell me the truth, who IS she?"
" She... She..." Eriol blushed.
" CHOTTO!" Kiyoko broke out.
" Na... Nande?" Eriol asked.
" You're not lying, are you, about the Tomoyo girl? Don't try to lie back to me cos'..."
" I'm not!" Eriol snapped angrily. " Why would I want to lie about someone I loved?!" He cried.
Kiyoko stared at him, stunned.
Then, she smiled. " Gomen, Eriol kun!" She apologized with a smile.
Eriol realized what he had said about loving Tomoyo and blushed bright red.
" I..."
" So," Kiyoko started. " I'm sure you've got something in your mind, don't you?" She asked.
Eriol looked at Kiyoko's eyes. Then, he looked away and blushed.
" Um." He nodded his head.
" Well, spit it out!" Kiyoko cried. " Kiyoko san will help you out!" She cried, beating her chest.
Eriol paused for a moment. Then, he sighed.
" Well, I know of this girl called Daidouji Tomoyo." He started. " I remember, we were enemies when we first met." He said. " It was a funny first meet." Eriol explained with a light laugh. "We continued being enemies until the school's ballerina camp.
" We were called to live in the same room. And one night, I found her missing when I went to the toilet. So, I went to look for her." Eriol said with a smile on his face.
Kiyoko looked at him and smiled.
He really loved her. The way he talks about her.
" And then, I found her dancing alone in the hall. She was beautiful. And we started being friends after that. She talked to me about her past and I talk to her about mine. Days passed, and soon, we became good friends.
" And then, one day, I realized I was in love with her. I tried all my best to be with her, to help her. I started asking her out. She agreed and we were happy. But, she still doesn't know about my feelings towards her.
" And then... 2 days ago, Tomoyo and I went to school to practise dancing for the school's performance. And there, was what made me upset." He sad and he tone changed into a sad one.
Kiyoko looked at him pitifully.
" We were practising and all of a sudden," He paused. " There was a black out." He said and stopped.
Kiyoko waited but no reply came.
" What's wrong with that?" She asked.
" We... We tripped and accidentally landed on each other's lips." Eriol replied, blushing.
" That's good! So, why are you sad?" Kiyoko asked happily. But her face fell immediately after she saw Eriol's expression.
Eriol was crying.
" She started ignoring me after that. She found lots and lots of excuses to avoid to seeing me. I couldn't see her anymore. Now, she hates me." Eriol cried.
Kiyoko kept in silence. Then, she said,
" I don't think so." She said.
Eriol looked at her, stunned.
" Why?" He asked.
Kiyoko smiled. " She's just being shy." She replied. " Or maybe, she loves you as well, but thought you didn't treat the kiss seriously, so, she's avoiding you."
Eriol rubbed his tears away.
There was a silence for a moment.
" I want to tell her how I feel about her." Eriol said. " But, I'm afraid she'll hate me even more after that."
" She won't, Eriol kun, she won't." Kiyoko said. " From the way you told me about her, I can tell that she is a really kind and caring person."
" But what if..."
" If you really loved her, tell her how you feel about her." Kiyoko snapped. " No matter if she loves you back or not, she'll still give you a reply."
" But what if..."
" But what if her answer is 'no', right?" Asked Kiyoko with a smile. Eriol nodded his head.
" At least, you told her how you feel." Kiyoko replied. " It's better than keeping yourself sick, ne?" She asked with a kind smile.
Eriol doubt for a moment. " I just... I don't know."
" If that's so..." Said Kiyoko as she moved seductively towards Eriol who blushed immediately to Kyoko's movement.
" What are you..."
" Let me help you decide your future..." Kiyoko said and moved her lips closer to his.
Their lips were touching until...
" Get away!" Eriol cried rudely, moving away from her angrily. " What are you trying to do?" He asked.
" You do love her, don't you, Eriol kun?" Kiyoko asked.
Eriol looked at her for a moment, not knowing what was happening.
" You said we looked alike, but you know very well that I'm Kiyoko, not Tomoyo, that's why you rejected the kiss." Kiyoko explained.
Eriol thought for a moment and finally understood.
Eriol smiled.
" Arigatou, Kiyoko san."
~*~
" Arigatou, Kiyoko san, for taking care of me in Hokkaido." Eriol said. Kiyoko and Eriol are both in the Tokyo station.
Kiyoko shook her head with a smile. " I learnt a lot of precious things from you." She said.
" Like what?" Eriol asked.
Kiyoko smiled slyly. " Hi-mi-tsu!" (Se-cr-et!)
Eriol frowned.
" You're always doing this to me, Kiyoko san." Eriol said with a frown but it turned into a smile.
" Good luck to you then, Eriol kun." Kiyoko said with a smile.
" Um." Eriol nodded his head. " Well, thanks for sending me back to here personally." He thanked. " Ja!" He bid and walked off.
" Matte, Eriol!" Kiyoko cried.
Eriol turned around.
" Remember to tell her how you feel!" She said with a wink.
Eriol look at her.
Then, he smiled.
He showed her a thump up and head off.
" Well," Kiyoko said to herself. " I guess I should be heading away then!"
~*~
" All right, kids, the last practice for this week is perfect, except that Daidouji, you kept on forgetting your lines and weren't so much into it." Mdm Shakers commented as Tomoyo looked away guiltily.
" Well, I guess this is it! Good luck to everyone of you for the performance next week!" Mdm Shakers announced and everyone dismissed cheerfully.
" Tomoyo!" A voice cried from behind. Tomoyo turned carefully, knowing that the voice belonged to Eriol.
Eriol did a small jog towards her. " Can you stay back for a while?"
~*~
It's past 20 minutes and everyone has left, except Eriol and Tomoyo.
" Na... Nani?" Tomoyo asked, blushing. " What is it that you have to tell me to stay?" She asked.
Eriol smiled at her.
" I've got something to let you know." He said.
Deborah peeped at them.
" Na... Nani?" Tomoyo asked shyly, blushing away.
" I want you to know that..." Eriol said and paused for a while.
The whole room was dead quiet.
Then, he took a deep breath and said it -
" I love you."
Deborah covered her mouth. Hoping that no one saw her, she ran away quietly.
Tomoyo stare at the smiling Eriol stunned, unable to move an inch.
" I just want you to know that I love you. It's okay if you don't." He said and turned away and began to walk away. " Your happiness is mine." With that, he ended and left Tomoyo alone.
Tomoyo stood there, stunned.
Then,
She cried.
~*~
(A/N: Eriol finally told Tomoyo about his feelings towards her! YIPEE! I guess this story will end pretty soon. At about... Chapter 13, I think. I hope you had enjoyed this story! JA~!)
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" This is...?" Asked Eriol as he looked around.
" This is my home. Feel free to look around." Kiyoko answered.
Kiyoko had brought Eriol to her home, a hut near the sea.
" You live here alone?" Eriol asked in an unbelievable tone.
" Yeah," Kiyoko replied. " Any problem with it?" She asked and started to take off her clothes.
" WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU...?!" Eriol blushed like hell but stopped screaming and heaved a sigh of relief.
" Taking off my clothes?" Kiyoko replied as she folds her clothes. She had her swimming costume underneath her clothes. " What did you think I'll do? Do a strip tease in front of you for free?" She asked jokingly.
Eriol laughed lightly.
" Come one, let's go." Said Kiyoko as she opens the door.
" Go? Go where?" Eriol asked.
" To the sea, dummy!"
~*~
" Well, I guess that's it for the day, then." Said Yukito.
" Um." Tomoyo had spent her whole day with the guy she just met, called Yukito. It's already evening and they decided to go home. " I'll contact you." She said.
" Sure." Yukito said with a wink, " My little sister!"
Tomoyo smiled. Though she and Yukito had just met, she regarded him as her brother. And so does Yukito regarded her as his sister. Well, they became god-siblings.
" See you soon, Yukito san!" She cried.
" Um, Tomoyo chan!" With that, they end their conversation.
Tomoyo went back into her cosy home and rested on the sofa.
And for no reason, she thought,
How is Eriol?
~*~
" Gotcha!" Cried Kiyoko as she splashes the seawater onto Eriol.
" It's icy cool!" Eriol cried and fall onto the ground. He lied on the sandy shore as the waves flowed to his body.
" Tired already?" Asked Kiyoko naughtily.
" Yeah!" Eriol exclaimed
" Actually..." Kiyoko started. " I've got a boyfriend who looked a little like you." She said.
" Eh?" Eriol cried.
" His name was Yukito. He was kind and gentle yet friendly. Kinda like you." Kiyoko said clearly in a clear yet sad tone.
" He looks refined and he wore spectacles. Just like you do." Kiyoko said.
" Oh..." Eriol muttered.
" But... He lost his memory in a car-crash." She whispered. " And couldn't remember me at all after that."
" I'm... I'm sorry..." Eriol replied in a sad tone. " I..."
" Baka!" Kiyoko cried.
Eriol was stunned and look at Kiyoko.
" I-W-A-S-L-Y-I-N-G!" She said with a 'bleh' and stuck out her tongue.
Eriol fumed.
" NANI?!" He exclaimed. " How dare you!" He cried and ran into the water and started splashing at Kyoko.
They played and laughed.
" Maa, the sun is setting." Kiyoko said with a smile.
It was the sweetest smile he had ever seen. The sweetest smile Tomoyo - No, it's Kiyoko - gave.
Eriol blushed and changed his view to the sunset.
" You looked beautiful." Eriol said. Kiyoko and he were lying on the sandy bed.
Kiyoko looked at him in surprised.
" Are you talking to me?" Kiyoko asked innocently.
" Of course!" Eriol replied. " Who do you expect me to talk to? The bulldog over there?" Eriol joke as he points at a bulldog behind him.
Kiyoko laughed lightly.
" Are you trying to imply that I look like a bulldog?" She asked jokingly.
" Nah," Eriol replied. " You looked beautiful. Really beautiful..." Eriol said as he blushes bright red. Kyoko blushed. " Just like her." Eriol finished his sentence.
Kiyoko frowned.
" Her?" She asked.
Eriol nodded his head as the sky turns dark. He sat up on the sandy shore.
" Actually," Eriol started as he blushes right red. " You reminded me of my friend, Tomoyo." He said.
" Ah," Kiyoko exclaimed. " The girl we were talking about!" She said. " Why me?" She asked.
" You... You looked exactly like her." He said, blushing.
" Ah... No wonder you were blushing." Kiyoko giggled. " Now, tell me the truth, who IS she?"
" She... She..." Eriol blushed.
" CHOTTO!" Kiyoko broke out.
" Na... Nande?" Eriol asked.
" You're not lying, are you, about the Tomoyo girl? Don't try to lie back to me cos'..."
" I'm not!" Eriol snapped angrily. " Why would I want to lie about someone I loved?!" He cried.
Kiyoko stared at him, stunned.
Then, she smiled. " Gomen, Eriol kun!" She apologized with a smile.
Eriol realized what he had said about loving Tomoyo and blushed bright red.
" I..."
" So," Kiyoko started. " I'm sure you've got something in your mind, don't you?" She asked.
Eriol looked at Kiyoko's eyes. Then, he looked away and blushed.
" Um." He nodded his head.
" Well, spit it out!" Kiyoko cried. " Kiyoko san will help you out!" She cried, beating her chest.
Eriol paused for a moment. Then, he sighed.
" Well, I know of this girl called Daidouji Tomoyo." He started. " I remember, we were enemies when we first met." He said. " It was a funny first meet." Eriol explained with a light laugh. "We continued being enemies until the school's ballerina camp.
" We were called to live in the same room. And one night, I found her missing when I went to the toilet. So, I went to look for her." Eriol said with a smile on his face.
Kiyoko looked at him and smiled.
He really loved her. The way he talks about her.
" And then, I found her dancing alone in the hall. She was beautiful. And we started being friends after that. She talked to me about her past and I talk to her about mine. Days passed, and soon, we became good friends.
" And then, one day, I realized I was in love with her. I tried all my best to be with her, to help her. I started asking her out. She agreed and we were happy. But, she still doesn't know about my feelings towards her.
" And then... 2 days ago, Tomoyo and I went to school to practise dancing for the school's performance. And there, was what made me upset." He sad and he tone changed into a sad one.
Kiyoko looked at him pitifully.
" We were practising and all of a sudden," He paused. " There was a black out." He said and stopped.
Kiyoko waited but no reply came.
" What's wrong with that?" She asked.
" We... We tripped and accidentally landed on each other's lips." Eriol replied, blushing.
" That's good! So, why are you sad?" Kiyoko asked happily. But her face fell immediately after she saw Eriol's expression.
Eriol was crying.
" She started ignoring me after that. She found lots and lots of excuses to avoid to seeing me. I couldn't see her anymore. Now, she hates me." Eriol cried.
Kiyoko kept in silence. Then, she said,
" I don't think so." She said.
Eriol looked at her, stunned.
" Why?" He asked.
Kiyoko smiled. " She's just being shy." She replied. " Or maybe, she loves you as well, but thought you didn't treat the kiss seriously, so, she's avoiding you."
Eriol rubbed his tears away.
There was a silence for a moment.
" I want to tell her how I feel about her." Eriol said. " But, I'm afraid she'll hate me even more after that."
" She won't, Eriol kun, she won't." Kiyoko said. " From the way you told me about her, I can tell that she is a really kind and caring person."
" But what if..."
" If you really loved her, tell her how you feel about her." Kiyoko snapped. " No matter if she loves you back or not, she'll still give you a reply."
" But what if..."
" But what if her answer is 'no', right?" Asked Kiyoko with a smile. Eriol nodded his head.
" At least, you told her how you feel." Kiyoko replied. " It's better than keeping yourself sick, ne?" She asked with a kind smile.
Eriol doubt for a moment. " I just... I don't know."
" If that's so..." Said Kiyoko as she moved seductively towards Eriol who blushed immediately to Kyoko's movement.
" What are you..."
" Let me help you decide your future..." Kiyoko said and moved her lips closer to his.
Their lips were touching until...
" Get away!" Eriol cried rudely, moving away from her angrily. " What are you trying to do?" He asked.
" You do love her, don't you, Eriol kun?" Kiyoko asked.
Eriol looked at her for a moment, not knowing what was happening.
" You said we looked alike, but you know very well that I'm Kiyoko, not Tomoyo, that's why you rejected the kiss." Kiyoko explained.
Eriol thought for a moment and finally understood.
Eriol smiled.
" Arigatou, Kiyoko san."
~*~
" Arigatou, Kiyoko san, for taking care of me in Hokkaido." Eriol said. Kiyoko and Eriol are both in the Tokyo station.
Kiyoko shook her head with a smile. " I learnt a lot of precious things from you." She said.
" Like what?" Eriol asked.
Kiyoko smiled slyly. " Hi-mi-tsu!" (Se-cr-et!)
Eriol frowned.
" You're always doing this to me, Kiyoko san." Eriol said with a frown but it turned into a smile.
" Good luck to you then, Eriol kun." Kiyoko said with a smile.
" Um." Eriol nodded his head. " Well, thanks for sending me back to here personally." He thanked. " Ja!" He bid and walked off.
" Matte, Eriol!" Kiyoko cried.
Eriol turned around.
" Remember to tell her how you feel!" She said with a wink.
Eriol look at her.
Then, he smiled.
He showed her a thump up and head off.
" Well," Kiyoko said to herself. " I guess I should be heading away then!"
~*~
" All right, kids, the last practice for this week is perfect, except that Daidouji, you kept on forgetting your lines and weren't so much into it." Mdm Shakers commented as Tomoyo looked away guiltily.
" Well, I guess this is it! Good luck to everyone of you for the performance next week!" Mdm Shakers announced and everyone dismissed cheerfully.
" Tomoyo!" A voice cried from behind. Tomoyo turned carefully, knowing that the voice belonged to Eriol.
Eriol did a small jog towards her. " Can you stay back for a while?"
~*~
It's past 20 minutes and everyone has left, except Eriol and Tomoyo.
" Na... Nani?" Tomoyo asked, blushing. " What is it that you have to tell me to stay?" She asked.
Eriol smiled at her.
" I've got something to let you know." He said.
Deborah peeped at them.
" Na... Nani?" Tomoyo asked shyly, blushing away.
" I want you to know that..." Eriol said and paused for a while.
The whole room was dead quiet.
Then, he took a deep breath and said it -
" I love you."
Deborah covered her mouth. Hoping that no one saw her, she ran away quietly.
Tomoyo stare at the smiling Eriol stunned, unable to move an inch.
" I just want you to know that I love you. It's okay if you don't." He said and turned away and began to walk away. " Your happiness is mine." With that, he ended and left Tomoyo alone.
Tomoyo stood there, stunned.
Then,
She cried.
~*~
(A/N: Eriol finally told Tomoyo about his feelings towards her! YIPEE! I guess this story will end pretty soon. At about... Chapter 13, I think. I hope you had enjoyed this story! JA~!)