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antiques, San Marcos has plenty!! I got Cherub pictures (that's me, the
CherubTenshi!! ^^;)!! And you MUST go to Gruene (sounds like "green"...
it's a German word), Texas. It's got river rafting, an old dance hall, and
the best restaurant EVER!! I swear the hill country ROCKS!!
But I've got a schedule!! School starts TOMORROW!! ARG!! We're not even close to being finished!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 11
Prom Night
*Daidouji Residence*
DING DONG
Tomoyo opened the front door. Eriol was dressed in a tuxedo with a blue and light purple vest underneath the black coat and a black bowtie. His blue hair was brushed back, revealing two deep azure eyes. "Wow," Tomoyo sighed. Eriol looked at Tomoyo. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun with thick strands of hair falling, curled for an elegant look. The dress she wore was beautiful. It contained the colors white, light purple, and light pink (A/N: Almost like a pearl/opal color) and had spaghetti straps that crisscrossed at the back. The dress fell to the floor, and her slippers were silver colored. She wore long light purple gloves, along with a matching light pink purse.
"You don't look that bad, yourself." Eriol said, flabbergasted. Both of them stood there looking at each other until Tomoyo began laughing (nervously).
"Well, um, are you ready to go?" She asked.
"Um, yea." He said nervously.
As they walked to the car, Tomoyo started a conversation. "Do you think Sakura will show?"
"I dunno."
"Did you talk to Syaoron?"
"He hasn't returned my call."
"And it's already 3:10!!" Tomoyo said, taking Eriol's hand and looking at his watch.
"I think we're too late. They're probably already on the road." Eriol said sadly. The both walked to the car in silence, but maybe they didn't realize they walked to the car hand in hand.
*Kinomoto Residence*
"Hey, daddy!" She said running down the stairs in old faded denims and a t- shirt.
"Sakura! It's 3:10! Don't you have somewhere to be, like, your prom?!" Fujitaka asked his daughter.
Sakura froze. "What time did you say it was?"
"3:10."
Sakura's eyes went wide. "Yes, daddy, there is somewhere I have to be!" She grabbed the car keys from the table and ran outside towards her father's white Taurus SL. She started the car and pulled out of the driveway.
(A/N: Um... where's she going?)
*Syaoron *
Syaoron was driving down the highway to get to his high school. He was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, but he didn't care. He saw raindrop fall onto his windshield until suddenly it began raining hard. "Aw shit!" Syaoron said, slamming his fists on his steering wheel. Picking up speed, he continued driving down the slick road. Going fifty miles an hour on a highway in the rain would have resulted to an accident. Fortunately for Syaoron, he didn't get very far with a traffic jam ahead. "AW! COME ON!" Syaoron roared. He honked three times and threw himself back on the seat frustrated.
*Sakura*
Sakura was on the road. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed a number. She put the phone up to her ear and waited for a reply. Three rings and no one answered. She pressed the end button, cursed to herself, then dialed a second number.
"Moshi Moshi?"
"TOMOYO! Great! You had your cell phone!"
"Sakura?" Tomoyo asked. "Is that you? What's going on? Where are you?"
Sakura grinned. "I'm going to Tokyo Airlines."
"You're not thinking of going after Syaoron, are you??"
"No, Tomoyo, I'm going after Meilin." Sakura said sarcastically. "Of course I'm going after him!"
"But the prom!" Tomoyo began.
"What's going to the prom without the person you love?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo paused and looked at Eriol, who was parking his car in the student parking lot of the school. She smiled then replied, "Sakura, I completely understand." And Tomoyo hung up. Eriol looked at Tomoyo. "Was that Sakura? What did she say?"
Tomoyo grinned. "She's going to Tokyo!"
(A/N: That would have been nice, you know, Sakura going after Syaoron, if SYAORON WASN'T GOING TO THE PROM INSTEAD!!)
*Back To Sakura*
Sakura looked at the clock in the car. 3:26 PM. 'Fourteen more minutes till the plane leaves!' It was raining but Sakura went at least sixty miles an hour to the airport. 'Come on! I've got to get there!!' She was excited, anxious, and scared. 'What if I'm too late! No! That's not gonna happen!'
*Northwest High*
The prom was starting in an hour, but kids were lining up outside of the gymnasium to take prom pictures. Tomoyo and Eriol were next in line. As they were posing for their picture and smiling, Tomoyo said through her teeth, "do you think Sakura and Syaoron will show?"
The camera flashed and the picture was taken. Eriol still had his arms around Tomoyo (A/N: That's how they had taken the picture!! Ohohohoho!!) when he replied, "Let's make this night about us." They both grinned and walked away hand in hand.
(A/N: KAWAII!!)
Eriol pulled Tomoyo and broke into a jog. Tomoyo started laughing. "Why are we running?"
Eriol looked back at her. "Come on! It's not that hard to run in high heel shoes!"
Tomoyo looked at him suspiciously. "And you would know this HOW?"
"I've never tried them, if that's what you're implying." Eriol blushed. "I just wanna take you somewhere first!"
Tomoyo, still confused, followed willingly until they found themselves outside in the back of the school cafeteria. Eriol knocked on the back door three times and waited. A student opened it and let them in. They were now in the kitchen. Tomoyo giggled and whispered. "What are we doing in here?"
Eriol stood behind her and covered her eyes. "Shhh!" He said. "Open your eyes when I say, okay?"
Tomoyo nodded reluctantly. "Okay?"
Eriol took his hands off her eyes. He put his left hand on her shoulder and his right hand on a doorknob. "Are you're eyes still closed?"
"Yes."
"Good." Eriol swung open the door. "'Cause now you can open them." Tomoyo opened one eye and then opened the other. She put her hands to her face and gasped. "Oh my gosh!" The cafeteria certainly didn't look like the cafeteria. It had colorful lights reflecting off a crystal ball in the center of the ceiling. There were aluminum stars hanging from the ceiling as well as balloons and streamers.
"Do you like it?" Eriol asked, whispering in her ear. The hairs on the back of Tomoyo's neck stood up as he put his hands on her shoulders. She smiled and looked up into his sapphire eyes. "I love it." Both of them walked out onto the dance floor, hand in hand, when Tomoyo said, "We can't be here, you know. How'd you get us in here?"
"I know someone." Eriol said, coolly.
"Could this someone be on the dance committee?" Tomoyo asked suspiciously.
Suddenly the lights dimmed and music was heard in the background. Tomoyo and Eriol blushed.
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If you're not the one, then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one, then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine, then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all?
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Eriol held out his hand and smiled. "My I have the pleasure of having this first dance with you, Tomoyo Daidouji?" Tomoyo blushed and took his hand. "I accept, Eriol Hiiragizawa." Eriol pulled her into a waltz and both were dancing alone in the cafeteria.
"Eriol Hiiragizawa, did you plan this dance?" Tomoyo asked slyly.
Eriol blushed and twirled her around. "Just coincidence, I guess."
*Sakura*
As Sakura was driving through the pouring rain, she turned on the radio. Daniel Bedingfield's "If You're Not The One" was playing (A/N: Of course it was! That's the title of my story!!).
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I never know what the future brings
But I know you're with me now
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
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*Syaoron*
Of course, Syaoron, who was caught in a traffic jam, was listening to the same song, and whom else would he have thought of besides Sakura?
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I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me
That I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
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Syaoron had to get out of that traffic jam. He had to see Sakura and tell her how much wanted to be with her. He wanted so badly to taste her kisses and hold her forever. He had never needed something this much, and that scared him. "I can't lose her again." He muttered to himself as he waited in the bumper-to-bumper traffic.
*Eriol & Tomoyo*
Tomoyo and Eriol continued to dance alone in the cafeteria. Tomoyo looked up at him and smiled. "Now, about that girl."
"What girl?"
"The girl you're 'ever-so in love with'." Tomoyo replied. "Do I know her?"
"Yup." Eriol replied. "She's beautiful."
Tomoyo still kept a smile on her face to hide the stinging pain in her heart when she heard him speak of another girl that way. "So why didn't you ask her to the prom?"
"Because she asked me."
Tomoyo's eyes went wide. "Then why didn't you go with her?"
Eriol eyed her suspiciously. "Why are you determined to know?"
"Well," Tomoyo began. "You're my friend and I-I want to see all of m-my friends happy." Eriol didn't reply. He just smiled and continued dancing. Tomoyo asked, "So who'd this girl go to prom with?" Eriol stopped dancing. He looked deep into her eyes.
"Me."
Tomoyo blushed. "What did you say?"
Eriol sighed and smiled. "Haven't you figured it out yet? It's you! It's always been you! I-I'm in love with you." Before Tomoyo could process what he said, Eriol took a step forward and kissed her. Surprised, Tomoyo pulled back from the kiss, leaving Eriol confused. "What is it?"
"I dunno." Tomoyo said. "I dunno if I can believe you."
Of course, Eriol took offense to that remark. "Can't believe me or won't believe me?? What do I have to do? I spilled my heart to you and now you don't believe me? Tomoyo, these feelings are real!"
Tomoyo looked down. "Eriol, I'm sure their real, but it's... it's complicated! No one has ever loved me for me."
"And now that someone has fallen in love with you, you push them away!" Eriol shot back.
Tomoyo frowned. "Then maybe I'm afraid!"
"Why??" Eriol demanded. "Why are you so afraid?"
Tomoyo's eyes watered. "You wouldn't understand."
"I would if you just tell me!" Eriol insisted. "You used to tell me anything! What makes this any different?"
"Because I'm in love with you, too, and these feelings..." Tomoyo paused. "I've never felt like this before." Tomoyo took a step back from Eriol and ran towards the exit.
*Sakura*
The rain had stopped as Sakura parked outside of the Tokyo Airport. Sakura ran outside in the rain and entered the airport and approached a woman at the front desk.
"Excuse me miss, but what time is it?"
"3:38," replied the woman at the front desk.
"So the flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong hasn't left, correct?"
"Actually," The woman said. "The flight was postponed due to the weather conditions-"
"Great!" Sakura said to herself.
"-But, now that the skies have cleared up, they're boarding the plane right now." The woman finished.
"Where are they boarding?" Sakura asked.
"Five-K," The woman said.
"Where is that?"
"Fifth floor, gate K." The woman said. As soon as the woman finished her sentence, Sakura ran towards an elevator, but by the time she got there, the elevator was full. She found an escalator and ran while riding it. She got up the second floor and third floor and fourth until finally, she made her way to the fifth floor.
"Five-K, Five-K," She mumbled to herself. Sakura found gate K the last gate on the far right. She ran towards the desk out of breath.
"Excuse me!" She said to the man at the desk. "Is this the flight to Hong Kong?"
"Yes it is." The man said. "But I'm afraid you're..." The man checked his watch. "...three minutes late. The plane has already left." The man at the desk saw Sakura's pale face and apologized. "I'm sorry. We have another flight this evening at eight-fifteen-"
"No," Sakura cut him off. "No, thank you." She turned around slowly and began walking away. Suddenly, her cell phone rang. 'Maybe it's him!' She thought as she dug around in her purse for her phone. 'Please let it be him!' She turned on the phone. "HELLO?"
"Sakura."
Sakura sighed. "Hi dad."
Fujitaka cleared his throat. "Sakura, where are you?"
Sakura shook her head. "I-it doesn't matter. I'm coming home right now." And she hung up sadly. She walked towards a window and saw a plane ascend into the air. 'That's it,' she thought. 'My ray of hope has burned out.' She turned from the window and walked towards the escalator.
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'Cause I miss you
Body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
And I breathe you
Into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
'Cause I love you
Whether it's wrong or right
And though I can't be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side
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*Syaoron*
Syaoron made his way through the traffic jam and arrived at his school at 4:18. He walked towards the admission line when Chiharu popped out of nowhere.
"I'm sorry, Syaoron," She squealed. "You can't come in here looking like that!"
Syaoron glared at her and growled. "I can look however I want!" And he marched past her.
She entered the cafeteria filled with kids. 'How am I ever gonna find her in here?' He thought. He walked outside the cafeteria and saw Tomoyo sitting down on a bench, lost in thought. Syaoron approached her. "Tomoyo, I need your help."
Tomoyo looked up at Syaoron. Her eyes went wide and she jumped from her seat. "SYAORON!!" She screamed. "That would be me." Syaoron said, confused. "You're supposed to be on a plane... to Hong Kong! You're not supposed to be here!"
"I'm not?"
"NO!! Sakura went to the airport to stop you from going to Hong Kong with Meilin today!"
Syaoron shook his head. "What are you talking about?? First of all, I was never going to Hong Kong. Meilin was, but she wanted me to drop her off at the airport until she decides she wants to take a taxi so I could take Sakura to the prom. SHE'S NOT HERE?"
Tomoyo sighed. "No, Syaoron. She went looking for you!" She looked at her watch. "And I think she thinks you've already left!" Syaoron sighed and slumped down on the bench. Tomoyo sat with him. "Are you gonna be okay?" Syaoron slapped his head with the palm of his hand. "I've ruined this for both of us!" Tomoyo rubbed his back and reassured him. "Hey, it's not your fault. If it's any consolation, I've ruined anything I could've ever had with Eriol."
Syaoron looked at her and smirked. "You and Eriol?"
"Yea." Tomoyo blushed.
"Did he take you tonight?" Syaoron asked.
Tomoyo nodded. "Yup."
"Where is he? Why isn't he here with you?"
Tomoyo sighed and stared up at the ceiling. "It's a long story, and I don't think you have time, especially with Sakura thinking you're gone!"
"So?"
"What??"
"So? Let her think I'm gone. I'll surprise her later this evening. Right now, I'm gonna help you out."
Tomoyo pulled a strand of hair behind her ears. "Why? I was so mean to you... I'm the one who started all of this anyway."
"Well," Syaoron sighed. "Sakura's given you a second chance. So can I."
*Eriol*
Eriol was looking everywhere for Tomoyo inside the cafeteria, but she was nowhere to be found. He walked outside of the cafeteria to see Tomoyo kissing Syaoron on the cheek.
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A/N: Muahahahahahahaha!! The evilness!! Well, I guess my deadline is "I have no deadline"! I'll be finished whenever I can, but hopefully, before Christmas! Tomorrow starts my first day of my high school career (while it's my sister's last year in high school), so wish me luck and that I don't trip while running to my classes. (Hopefully, I'm not running to my classes!!). Of course, now that school has started, I won't be updating much, so this story might be at a temporary standstill. And now that school is starting, I fear no one will have time to read mine, or anybody else's stories on FFN. Oh well, we'll find a way!
Much luv (and good luck to those starting school)-
Cher
But I've got a schedule!! School starts TOMORROW!! ARG!! We're not even close to being finished!
Let's finish this story!! I got so many great reviews!! Thanks again!!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 11
Prom Night
*Daidouji Residence*
DING DONG
Tomoyo opened the front door. Eriol was dressed in a tuxedo with a blue and light purple vest underneath the black coat and a black bowtie. His blue hair was brushed back, revealing two deep azure eyes. "Wow," Tomoyo sighed. Eriol looked at Tomoyo. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun with thick strands of hair falling, curled for an elegant look. The dress she wore was beautiful. It contained the colors white, light purple, and light pink (A/N: Almost like a pearl/opal color) and had spaghetti straps that crisscrossed at the back. The dress fell to the floor, and her slippers were silver colored. She wore long light purple gloves, along with a matching light pink purse.
"You don't look that bad, yourself." Eriol said, flabbergasted. Both of them stood there looking at each other until Tomoyo began laughing (nervously).
"Well, um, are you ready to go?" She asked.
"Um, yea." He said nervously.
As they walked to the car, Tomoyo started a conversation. "Do you think Sakura will show?"
"I dunno."
"Did you talk to Syaoron?"
"He hasn't returned my call."
"And it's already 3:10!!" Tomoyo said, taking Eriol's hand and looking at his watch.
"I think we're too late. They're probably already on the road." Eriol said sadly. The both walked to the car in silence, but maybe they didn't realize they walked to the car hand in hand.
*Kinomoto Residence*
"Hey, daddy!" She said running down the stairs in old faded denims and a t- shirt.
"Sakura! It's 3:10! Don't you have somewhere to be, like, your prom?!" Fujitaka asked his daughter.
Sakura froze. "What time did you say it was?"
"3:10."
Sakura's eyes went wide. "Yes, daddy, there is somewhere I have to be!" She grabbed the car keys from the table and ran outside towards her father's white Taurus SL. She started the car and pulled out of the driveway.
(A/N: Um... where's she going?)
*Syaoron *
Syaoron was driving down the highway to get to his high school. He was dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, but he didn't care. He saw raindrop fall onto his windshield until suddenly it began raining hard. "Aw shit!" Syaoron said, slamming his fists on his steering wheel. Picking up speed, he continued driving down the slick road. Going fifty miles an hour on a highway in the rain would have resulted to an accident. Fortunately for Syaoron, he didn't get very far with a traffic jam ahead. "AW! COME ON!" Syaoron roared. He honked three times and threw himself back on the seat frustrated.
*Sakura*
Sakura was on the road. She grabbed her cell phone and dialed a number. She put the phone up to her ear and waited for a reply. Three rings and no one answered. She pressed the end button, cursed to herself, then dialed a second number.
"Moshi Moshi?"
"TOMOYO! Great! You had your cell phone!"
"Sakura?" Tomoyo asked. "Is that you? What's going on? Where are you?"
Sakura grinned. "I'm going to Tokyo Airlines."
"You're not thinking of going after Syaoron, are you??"
"No, Tomoyo, I'm going after Meilin." Sakura said sarcastically. "Of course I'm going after him!"
"But the prom!" Tomoyo began.
"What's going to the prom without the person you love?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo paused and looked at Eriol, who was parking his car in the student parking lot of the school. She smiled then replied, "Sakura, I completely understand." And Tomoyo hung up. Eriol looked at Tomoyo. "Was that Sakura? What did she say?"
Tomoyo grinned. "She's going to Tokyo!"
(A/N: That would have been nice, you know, Sakura going after Syaoron, if SYAORON WASN'T GOING TO THE PROM INSTEAD!!)
*Back To Sakura*
Sakura looked at the clock in the car. 3:26 PM. 'Fourteen more minutes till the plane leaves!' It was raining but Sakura went at least sixty miles an hour to the airport. 'Come on! I've got to get there!!' She was excited, anxious, and scared. 'What if I'm too late! No! That's not gonna happen!'
*Northwest High*
The prom was starting in an hour, but kids were lining up outside of the gymnasium to take prom pictures. Tomoyo and Eriol were next in line. As they were posing for their picture and smiling, Tomoyo said through her teeth, "do you think Sakura and Syaoron will show?"
The camera flashed and the picture was taken. Eriol still had his arms around Tomoyo (A/N: That's how they had taken the picture!! Ohohohoho!!) when he replied, "Let's make this night about us." They both grinned and walked away hand in hand.
(A/N: KAWAII!!)
Eriol pulled Tomoyo and broke into a jog. Tomoyo started laughing. "Why are we running?"
Eriol looked back at her. "Come on! It's not that hard to run in high heel shoes!"
Tomoyo looked at him suspiciously. "And you would know this HOW?"
"I've never tried them, if that's what you're implying." Eriol blushed. "I just wanna take you somewhere first!"
Tomoyo, still confused, followed willingly until they found themselves outside in the back of the school cafeteria. Eriol knocked on the back door three times and waited. A student opened it and let them in. They were now in the kitchen. Tomoyo giggled and whispered. "What are we doing in here?"
Eriol stood behind her and covered her eyes. "Shhh!" He said. "Open your eyes when I say, okay?"
Tomoyo nodded reluctantly. "Okay?"
Eriol took his hands off her eyes. He put his left hand on her shoulder and his right hand on a doorknob. "Are you're eyes still closed?"
"Yes."
"Good." Eriol swung open the door. "'Cause now you can open them." Tomoyo opened one eye and then opened the other. She put her hands to her face and gasped. "Oh my gosh!" The cafeteria certainly didn't look like the cafeteria. It had colorful lights reflecting off a crystal ball in the center of the ceiling. There were aluminum stars hanging from the ceiling as well as balloons and streamers.
"Do you like it?" Eriol asked, whispering in her ear. The hairs on the back of Tomoyo's neck stood up as he put his hands on her shoulders. She smiled and looked up into his sapphire eyes. "I love it." Both of them walked out onto the dance floor, hand in hand, when Tomoyo said, "We can't be here, you know. How'd you get us in here?"
"I know someone." Eriol said, coolly.
"Could this someone be on the dance committee?" Tomoyo asked suspiciously.
Suddenly the lights dimmed and music was heard in the background. Tomoyo and Eriol blushed.
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If you're not the one, then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one, then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine, then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all?
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Eriol held out his hand and smiled. "My I have the pleasure of having this first dance with you, Tomoyo Daidouji?" Tomoyo blushed and took his hand. "I accept, Eriol Hiiragizawa." Eriol pulled her into a waltz and both were dancing alone in the cafeteria.
"Eriol Hiiragizawa, did you plan this dance?" Tomoyo asked slyly.
Eriol blushed and twirled her around. "Just coincidence, I guess."
*Sakura*
As Sakura was driving through the pouring rain, she turned on the radio. Daniel Bedingfield's "If You're Not The One" was playing (A/N: Of course it was! That's the title of my story!!).
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I never know what the future brings
But I know you're with me now
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
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*Syaoron*
Of course, Syaoron, who was caught in a traffic jam, was listening to the same song, and whom else would he have thought of besides Sakura?
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I don't wanna run away, but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you, then why does my heart tell me
That I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
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Syaoron had to get out of that traffic jam. He had to see Sakura and tell her how much wanted to be with her. He wanted so badly to taste her kisses and hold her forever. He had never needed something this much, and that scared him. "I can't lose her again." He muttered to himself as he waited in the bumper-to-bumper traffic.
*Eriol & Tomoyo*
Tomoyo and Eriol continued to dance alone in the cafeteria. Tomoyo looked up at him and smiled. "Now, about that girl."
"What girl?"
"The girl you're 'ever-so in love with'." Tomoyo replied. "Do I know her?"
"Yup." Eriol replied. "She's beautiful."
Tomoyo still kept a smile on her face to hide the stinging pain in her heart when she heard him speak of another girl that way. "So why didn't you ask her to the prom?"
"Because she asked me."
Tomoyo's eyes went wide. "Then why didn't you go with her?"
Eriol eyed her suspiciously. "Why are you determined to know?"
"Well," Tomoyo began. "You're my friend and I-I want to see all of m-my friends happy." Eriol didn't reply. He just smiled and continued dancing. Tomoyo asked, "So who'd this girl go to prom with?" Eriol stopped dancing. He looked deep into her eyes.
"Me."
Tomoyo blushed. "What did you say?"
Eriol sighed and smiled. "Haven't you figured it out yet? It's you! It's always been you! I-I'm in love with you." Before Tomoyo could process what he said, Eriol took a step forward and kissed her. Surprised, Tomoyo pulled back from the kiss, leaving Eriol confused. "What is it?"
"I dunno." Tomoyo said. "I dunno if I can believe you."
Of course, Eriol took offense to that remark. "Can't believe me or won't believe me?? What do I have to do? I spilled my heart to you and now you don't believe me? Tomoyo, these feelings are real!"
Tomoyo looked down. "Eriol, I'm sure their real, but it's... it's complicated! No one has ever loved me for me."
"And now that someone has fallen in love with you, you push them away!" Eriol shot back.
Tomoyo frowned. "Then maybe I'm afraid!"
"Why??" Eriol demanded. "Why are you so afraid?"
Tomoyo's eyes watered. "You wouldn't understand."
"I would if you just tell me!" Eriol insisted. "You used to tell me anything! What makes this any different?"
"Because I'm in love with you, too, and these feelings..." Tomoyo paused. "I've never felt like this before." Tomoyo took a step back from Eriol and ran towards the exit.
*Sakura*
The rain had stopped as Sakura parked outside of the Tokyo Airport. Sakura ran outside in the rain and entered the airport and approached a woman at the front desk.
"Excuse me miss, but what time is it?"
"3:38," replied the woman at the front desk.
"So the flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong hasn't left, correct?"
"Actually," The woman said. "The flight was postponed due to the weather conditions-"
"Great!" Sakura said to herself.
"-But, now that the skies have cleared up, they're boarding the plane right now." The woman finished.
"Where are they boarding?" Sakura asked.
"Five-K," The woman said.
"Where is that?"
"Fifth floor, gate K." The woman said. As soon as the woman finished her sentence, Sakura ran towards an elevator, but by the time she got there, the elevator was full. She found an escalator and ran while riding it. She got up the second floor and third floor and fourth until finally, she made her way to the fifth floor.
"Five-K, Five-K," She mumbled to herself. Sakura found gate K the last gate on the far right. She ran towards the desk out of breath.
"Excuse me!" She said to the man at the desk. "Is this the flight to Hong Kong?"
"Yes it is." The man said. "But I'm afraid you're..." The man checked his watch. "...three minutes late. The plane has already left." The man at the desk saw Sakura's pale face and apologized. "I'm sorry. We have another flight this evening at eight-fifteen-"
"No," Sakura cut him off. "No, thank you." She turned around slowly and began walking away. Suddenly, her cell phone rang. 'Maybe it's him!' She thought as she dug around in her purse for her phone. 'Please let it be him!' She turned on the phone. "HELLO?"
"Sakura."
Sakura sighed. "Hi dad."
Fujitaka cleared his throat. "Sakura, where are you?"
Sakura shook her head. "I-it doesn't matter. I'm coming home right now." And she hung up sadly. She walked towards a window and saw a plane ascend into the air. 'That's it,' she thought. 'My ray of hope has burned out.' She turned from the window and walked towards the escalator.
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'Cause I miss you
Body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
And I breathe you
Into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
'Cause I love you
Whether it's wrong or right
And though I can't be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side
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*Syaoron*
Syaoron made his way through the traffic jam and arrived at his school at 4:18. He walked towards the admission line when Chiharu popped out of nowhere.
"I'm sorry, Syaoron," She squealed. "You can't come in here looking like that!"
Syaoron glared at her and growled. "I can look however I want!" And he marched past her.
She entered the cafeteria filled with kids. 'How am I ever gonna find her in here?' He thought. He walked outside the cafeteria and saw Tomoyo sitting down on a bench, lost in thought. Syaoron approached her. "Tomoyo, I need your help."
Tomoyo looked up at Syaoron. Her eyes went wide and she jumped from her seat. "SYAORON!!" She screamed. "That would be me." Syaoron said, confused. "You're supposed to be on a plane... to Hong Kong! You're not supposed to be here!"
"I'm not?"
"NO!! Sakura went to the airport to stop you from going to Hong Kong with Meilin today!"
Syaoron shook his head. "What are you talking about?? First of all, I was never going to Hong Kong. Meilin was, but she wanted me to drop her off at the airport until she decides she wants to take a taxi so I could take Sakura to the prom. SHE'S NOT HERE?"
Tomoyo sighed. "No, Syaoron. She went looking for you!" She looked at her watch. "And I think she thinks you've already left!" Syaoron sighed and slumped down on the bench. Tomoyo sat with him. "Are you gonna be okay?" Syaoron slapped his head with the palm of his hand. "I've ruined this for both of us!" Tomoyo rubbed his back and reassured him. "Hey, it's not your fault. If it's any consolation, I've ruined anything I could've ever had with Eriol."
Syaoron looked at her and smirked. "You and Eriol?"
"Yea." Tomoyo blushed.
"Did he take you tonight?" Syaoron asked.
Tomoyo nodded. "Yup."
"Where is he? Why isn't he here with you?"
Tomoyo sighed and stared up at the ceiling. "It's a long story, and I don't think you have time, especially with Sakura thinking you're gone!"
"So?"
"What??"
"So? Let her think I'm gone. I'll surprise her later this evening. Right now, I'm gonna help you out."
Tomoyo pulled a strand of hair behind her ears. "Why? I was so mean to you... I'm the one who started all of this anyway."
"Well," Syaoron sighed. "Sakura's given you a second chance. So can I."
*Eriol*
Eriol was looking everywhere for Tomoyo inside the cafeteria, but she was nowhere to be found. He walked outside of the cafeteria to see Tomoyo kissing Syaoron on the cheek.
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A/N: Muahahahahahahaha!! The evilness!! Well, I guess my deadline is "I have no deadline"! I'll be finished whenever I can, but hopefully, before Christmas! Tomorrow starts my first day of my high school career (while it's my sister's last year in high school), so wish me luck and that I don't trip while running to my classes. (Hopefully, I'm not running to my classes!!). Of course, now that school has started, I won't be updating much, so this story might be at a temporary standstill. And now that school is starting, I fear no one will have time to read mine, or anybody else's stories on FFN. Oh well, we'll find a way!
Much luv (and good luck to those starting school)-
Cher