Okay, I'm back with the 3rd chapter of My. Sorry for the delay. I absolutely thought that I had this fic all planned out and then suddenly, I forgot what to write! Imagine that! Thanks for all the reviews! And now I am to answer a question.
To amethysapphire- this story is entitled My because I want to tell the readers about Tomoyo's most important possessions by putting them into chapters.
AND I finally decided to always put a disclaimer in my stories starting today. So...
DISCLAIMER: I do not own CCS and its characters.
Really, why do we have to put disclaimers such as that when we are writing FAN-fiction?
Alright, enough with that! I'll start the story now. Enjoy!
My
By CSweet
Suddenly, Tomoyo's cellphone rang. "Hello?" she answered. "What? Yes, of course. Bye!" Eriol had a worried look on his face. "What was it about?" he asked hurriedly.
"Don't worry, Eriol." she replied coolly. "It's just a visiting friend. You know, I was surprised myself. I didn't know he'd come."
"He?" asked the sly Eriol.
"Yes, he. Kodo Seiji-san." said the annoyed Tomoyo. "I'm going home."
"Why?" he asked, perplexed. "Am I that annoying? You know, I understand if you want to have quality time together but you don't want to leave out your dear friend, do you?"
Tomoyo sighed and said. "I'm going to meet him now. Do you want to come with me?"
"Alright."
"Then, let's"
Their walk was a quiescent one. Eriol was too excited to meet this Kodo Seiji that he did not bother to tease Tomoyo. She, too, was excited. It has been 7 years since she met this friend of hers. She wondered if he had changed.
They passed the little yellow house with a tiny blue fence still no one spoke.
They passed the dirty pond surrounded by huge birch trees still no one spoke. They passed the geranium flowerbeds that are full of color and spirit still no one spoke.
As they reached the Daidouji mansion, Tomoyo stopped and sighed. "Well..."
"What? Let's go."
"Eriol, I want you to just listen to him, don't talk...until I say so." she managed.
"Will you please explain why?" he demanded.
"Just. I will introduce you."
Eriol looked confused. He felt reluctant; yet, there was something in Tomoyo's voice that made him agree. He didn't know why she told him that, of course, but he felt it was urgent.
"Where is mother?" said Tomoyo to the maid who greeted them at the door.
"She's at the patio with your guest, miss."
"Let's go, Eriol." He heard her say and then he nodded.
"...it was so horrendous, believe me." said a deep voice.
"That's very true, Seiji-san." laughed Sonomi Daidouji.
"Good afternoon." interjected Tomoyo.
Sonomi stood up and went to Tomoyo's side. "Hello, darling."
"Hello, Tomoyo-san." said the ever-polite Seiji as he reached out his hand.
Tomoyo, instead of shaking his hand, opened her arms and hugged him tightly. "Oh, Seiji-kun. Do you know how long it has been? Seven years! Seven!"
Seiji hugged her back. "Yes. I know it has been seven years that's why I'm here."
She pulled back from the hug. "Goodness! You've changed."
Surely, the small chubby boy from 7 years has changed into a tall teenager. His dark chocolate-colored hair before turned darker and his eyes grew wider.
Eriol gave Tomoyo's arm a nudge. She turned to him and looked as if she remembered something important.
"Seiji-kun, this is Eriol." she announced, pointing to a beaming Eriol.
"You're boyfriend?" queried Seiji. Tomoyo felt nervous while Eriol was still composed.
"No, no, of course not. He's just a friend." she asserted.
"Who happens to be a boy?" joked Seiji. "Anyway, hello, I'm Kodo Seiji. You're Eriol?"
Eriol wanted to speak but he couldn't. He just prayed that Tomoyo would introduce him again.
His prayer was answered. "He's Eriol Hiiragizawa."
"Oh." was Seiji's short answer.
"Maybe you three teens should talk. I'll just go to the study room to work." said Sonomi.
"Daidouji-san, you work too much." said Seiji.
"How did you know?" asked Tomoyo, amazed at how her friend knows a lot even after being apart for 7 years.
"She still says that after seven years?" he returned the question half amused, half annoying.
"You have a sharp memory, Seiji-san." concluded Sonomi. "Very well, I'll just go. You talk, alright?" with that, she left.
"Let's talk, Seiji-kun?" she finally said. He nodded.
"You still paint?" asked Tomoyo.
"Yes. I couldn't give that up, you know." replied Seiji. "I almost forgot, Tomoyo-san. I've got something to give you. Excuse me."
He retreated to the left door.
"Tomoyo, why won't you let me talk?" asked Eriol, puzzled.
"Because..." she was cut off when Seiji returned to the living room.
Seiji handed Tomoyo a large frame. A wide piece of paper was covering the front of the frame. Tomoyo hurriedly tore the paper and stared at the framed painting. It was a painting of a brick house fenced in wood. The space in between the house and the fence was a garden of fresh, colorful flowers-mayflowers, violets and lilies-of-the-valley. Behind the house was woodland of birch, fir and apple and at the very front were several blithe animals-squirrels, rabbits, and a small tortoise. The painting was detailed. Seiji also was very good in making the shadow effects. Indeed, it was a painting done with finesse.
"Oh. This is our Brick House!" exclaimed Tomoyo.
"Yes, yes, it brings back recollections, doesn't it?" said Seiji.
"Look! Our friends! Red, Sarah, Hannah, Jig, Milo and...and Poi!" she choked out.
"I'm glad you liked it." Seiji beamed.
Eriol just stared at the painting. He, too, was awed. It was a beautiful painting but couldn't Tomoyo allow him to give a compliment?
"Tomoyo-san..." he said.
"What is it, Seiji-kun?"
"It's one of our animal friends..."
"Why?"
"It's one of our rabbits, Jig. He's, he's...um..."
"What about him?" she asked, baffled.
"Jig is...well he's...dead." he managed.
"What? He's..." cried Tomoyo.
Jig was one of Tomoyo's animal friends. He was a stout gray rabbit with a black spot on his eye. His tail was a small white tuff, which looked like a cotton ball. Tomoyo couldn't imagine that her buxom little friend was...dead.