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If You're Not The One
Chapter 16
Till We Run Out Of Road
Sakura arrived at the party promptly, and everyone was surprised, knowing she wasn't very punctual. She searched the crowd for someone she knew and found Syaoron across the room. She walked towards him and grinned. "You made it!" And she kissed his lips. Syaoron forced a smile. "Of course! I wouldn't have missed it!" Sakura grabbed his hand and led him outside. "C'mon! Yamazaki wants to give a speech!" Syaoron gulped and thought to himself, 'How am I gonna tell her?'
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your undivided attention, please?" Yamazaki grabbed his fork and brought it towards his glass of champagne. Everyone grew silent. "Thank you!" He grinned. "Now, we all know why we've been brought here, and it's not just because we've graduated. It's for the champagne, isn't it?" Some of the former Northwest students chuckled. "Well," Yamazaki continued. "Here's to the future!"
"Here, here!"
"Here, here!"
Everyone took a sip of champagne. Sakura turned around and saw a girl with violet hair and a champagne glass looking directly at her. "Tomoyo!" Sakura said silently. Tomoyo raised her glass to Sakura and took a sip of champagne.
Sakura snuck away from Syaoron for a moment and met Tomoyo. "Tomoyo! Glad you made it."
"Yup. Wouldn't have missed my own graduation party." Tomoyo smiled. As if it were acted upon instinct, Sakura and Tomoyo embraced each other. "How long will you be gone? Where are you going?" Sakura said holding back the tears.
"Soon. I don't know when, but it won't be very long. And, hah, I'm not even sure where I'm going, but anywhere but here! I'll call you every chance I get!" Tomoyo said sadly. "I love you! You're my best friend!"
"I love you too! I'll call you with any info on Eriol, okay?"
Tomoyo laughed. "Don't bother, Sakura. I don't think I want to know."
"That's acceptable," Sakura nodded.
"Well," Tomoyo sighed. "I should go before someone sees me." She was walking back inside the empty house when suddenly Sakura stopped her. "Tomoyo! If Eriol is to wake up while you're gone, what should I tell him?"
"Don't tell him anything." And Tomoyo entered the house. Sakura watched her leave through the tears. Suddenly, Syaoron came up from behind her, and she quickly spun around, wiping her eyes. "H-Hey..."
"The party's over. You wanna stop at my place before I take you home?" Syaoron asked taking her hand. Sakura nodded.
*Syaoron's Apartment*
"So, come in." Syaoron said, opening the door for Sakura to enter his abode. Sakura took a few steps inside and paused. "Um, Sakura. You might want to, er, sit down for this."
Sakura hesitantly sat down on his couch. "Syaoron, what is it?"
Syaoron paced the floor and tried to find the words. Suddenly, he stopped walking and said, "Sakura, Meilin was at the graduation today."
Sakura glared and said sharply. "I know. I'm guessing she found you?"
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "But she came back to tell me something important."
Sakura sighed, unconvinced. "What did she tell you?"
Syaoron stopped pacing the floor and inhaled. "My mother's dying."
Sakura's eyes went wide. She stood up and embraced Syaoron. "Oh Syaoron! You must feel horrible." Syaoron pushed her away, leaving Sakura confused. "Syaoron?" Syaoron looked into her emerald eyes looking into his. His soft amber eyes were watering. "I feel horrible! YES! But because..." Syaoron sighed.
"Syaoron, what is it?"
"I'm leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow. My mother has requested my return home." Syaoron grabbed Sakura's shoulders and shook her slightly. "My mother is not sick!"
"Syaoron!" Sakura said shocked.
"She's not! She wants me all to herself! She wants me back home, marrying Meilin! That's what she wants! And she doesn't give a damn if..." He softened his tone of voice. "If I'm in love with someone else!"
Sakura blushed, but kept a straight face. "And this person you've fallen for-"
"It's you! For three years, it's been you!" Syaoron smiled. "Sakura. I'm in love with you."
Sakura smiled and blushed a brighter shade of red. Sakura gazed into his eyes and both leaned forward and planted a tender kiss upon their lips that grew more passionate by the second. Syaoron slid his hands under her shirt and felt something on the side of her stomach. Syaoron paused. Sakura stopped kissing, noticing he had stopped. Her eyes suddenly went wide. 'Oh my God!' She thought. 'The birth control patch!' "Er, that's a band-aid. I cut myself a few days ago."
Syaoron ripped the patch off and frowned. "Well, there isn't a cut!"
"Oh! Great! Must've healed!" Sakura kissed him before he could protest. Syaoron rammed Sakura against the wall, continuing to kiss her, while Sakura giggled at his eagerness. Still kissing, they walked towards the bedroom door and shut it behind them...
*Hospital*
"Nurse, how's he doing?"
"I'm sorry to say, doctor, he didn't make it."
"What was his case?"
"He was a comatose, sir."
"Speaking of which, have you checked on Hiiragizawa's progress?" (A/N: I bet you thought Eriol had died!)
"I checked on him about three hours ago," the nurse said, looking at her watch. "Oh wait! I believe it's time to give him his medication!" The nurse and the doctor exited the room and entered Hiiragizawa's room.
(Eriol POV)
Who's there?
I hear voices...
"How is he, nurse?"
"He's in stable condition, doctor."
Where am I? Nurse?? Doctor?? What happened? Ugh... the voices. Make them stop! Shut up! Shut up!
"Eriol! Get off me!!" A voice echoed in his mind.
T-Tomoyo??
"Any visitors for Hiiragizawa?"
"Only one, and she seemed rather upset. Ms. Daidouji refused to see him today."
Tomoyo! She came to see me!!
(Normal POV)
"BEEP!! BEEP!! BEEP!! BEEP!!"
Before the doctor and nurse exited the room, Eriol's heart monitor went berserk. They whirled around and rushed towards the monitor. "His heart rate is extremely high, doctor!" The nurse declared. "Not another one!" The doctor wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he saw the nurse stare blankly at the patient, he roared, "Don't just stand there!! Call for back- up!" "That isn't necessary, sir." The nurse said calmly. The doctor looked at her questioningly then looked down at his patient. Eriol's sapphire eyes were staring into his.
'Who are these people?' Eriol thought, his heart still racing.
"Eriol, I'm a doctor. You've been in a coma for weeks." The doctor said, sitting beside his bed. He could see Eriol was still in shock. "What I need for you to do right now is calm down. Do you remember what happened?"
Eriol swallowed. 'I don't remember anything that happened!' He thought. Suddenly Tomoyo's scream echoed in his mind, making him flinch. 'And maybe I don't want to know.'
*Tomoyo*
Tomoyo was now in Tokyo City. She found an all-night diner downtown and went inside. She sat at the bar area. "Sorry, hon," said an obese waitress from the back of the bar. "We're closing."
Tomoyo raised an eyebrow. "Um... this is an ALL-NIGHT diner."
The woman rolled her eyes and sighed as she gave Tomoyo her menu. "Fine, may I take your order?"
Tomoyo opened the menu and skimmed through it quickly. "I'll take a large decaf coffee and cheeseburger to go, please."
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Tomoyo ate her burger as she drove. She went uptown Tokyo and found a motel to stay for the night, and she did. She unpacked her things and got ready for bed. By around two-thirty that evening, she was finally able to sleep.
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron opened his eyes. He could feel his right arm go numb. He looked to find Sakura's body on top of it, her head resting on his chest. Syaoron smiled. She looked adorable sleeping in his flannel shirt. Syaoron breathed heavily and sighed, waking Sakura. "Hey," Syaoron greeted.
"Hey," Sakura whispered.
"Did I wake you?" He asked. Sakura nodded and yawned, "Yea, but that's okay." Syaoron chuckled. "You're leaving today." Sakura sighed.
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "But I don't have to go!"
"What do you mean? This is your mother-"
"Pretending to be sick!" Syaoron growled. "I know she is!"
"And if she is, she probably figures that's the only way she'll get you to come home! Syaoron, it's not that I don't want you to stay! I do! I really do!"
"Then come with me!"
"What?"
Syaoron sat up, as did Sakura. "Come with me! To Hong Kong!"
"Syaoron, you know I'd love to, but you also know I can't... I'm sorry." Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Huh? Why? Why what?"
"Why do you want me to go with you?"
"Because I love you? Do I need a reason for wanting to be with you?" Syaoron asked defensively.
"No! That's not what I mean."
"Then what do you mean?"
Sakura paused, trying to find a way to rephrase her question. "Syaoron are you afraid that this is the end of our relationship?"
"Well, is it?" Syaoron asked.
"Of course not! I love you!" Sakura exclaimed. "I know I don't want it to end! Do you??"
"No! No, I don't!" Syaoron shook his head. "So why don't you come with me?"
"Syaoron! It's not that I don't want to be with you! Look, I want us to be together-"
"I want that more than anything," Syaoron said, kissing her forehead.
"-But even if we're not, knowing you love me is enough! Yes, you'll be in Hong Kong, but that's not a reason for me to break up with you! And if you think I won't wait for you, I will! I waited four years for you, already!"
"But that's just it! We shouldn't have to wait to be with each other!" Syaoron protested.
"Syaoron, this is all going to work out! This is unexpected, but we'll get through it! I promise."
Syaoron lay back down and Sakura did as well, resting her head on his chest. They sighed in unison before they both fell back asleep.
*The Next Morning*
Sakura woke up before Syaoron. She put on the clothes she wore to Yamazaki's party without waking him. She grabbed a pencil and paper and wrote:
Be back this afternoon to help you pack. Gonna change clothes and explain to dad where I was last night. PS, I'm taking your car. Mine is still at Takashi's!
Love,
Me
She left the note on her side of the bed and slipped out of the room.
*Kinomoto Residence*
It was eight AM when Sakura arrived at her house. She opened the front door and found her father sleeping on the couch. She kissed his forehead, waking him up. "Hey daddy,"
"Sakura," Fujitaka yawned. "Where have you been? I had a presentation at the college till twelve last night. By the time I get home, you weren't! I stayed up till about three last night waiting for you. Explain yourself!"
"After Yamazaki's party, I went out with Chiharu and Naoko. That's all."
"What about Tomoyo?"
Sakura shook her head. "She didn't show up at the party last night. Why?"
Fujitaka sighed. "Sonomi called earlier this morning. Tomoyo left."
"What??" Sakura said, pretending to be confused and shocked all at once. "She left? Left where??"
Fujitaka crossed his arms. "Sonomi doesn't know where she is, but I think I know someone who does."
Sakura frowned. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying I think you know exactly where Tomoyo went."
Sakura's eyes went wide. "Daddy! I can't believe-"
"Sakura, no more lies!" Fujitaka raised his voice. "Where were you last night? Were you helping Tomoyo skip town?"
"Daddy, I told you where I was! Why don't you believe me anymore??"
"Because I'm scared! I'm scared for you! I'm scared that if I don't do my job as a parent, you'll go skip town like Tomoyo did!"
"If doing your job as a parent doesn't include trust, then maybe I SHOULD skip town!" Sakura stomped up the stairs.
"Sakura! Don't you walk away from me!" Fujitaka called after her.
"Go ahead and stop me!" Sakura snapped back. Fujitaka followed her up the stairs. Before Sakura could slam the door on him, he pushed it open. "Sakura! Why are you acting like this?"
"I should ask you the same question!" Sakura crossed her arms.
"Don't take that tone of voice with me, young lady!"
"That's just it, dad! I'm not a 'young lady' anymore! I'm a grown woman!"
"Then start acting like one!" Fujitaka snapped.
Sakura fumed. "And every time I try to, you treat me like a kid! Like a trouble-making mischievous kid!"
"Well, after the phone calls I got from the school principal saying you got into a fight with Tomoyo! You're best friend!"
Sakura shrugged. "At the time she deserved it."
"And then I find BCP's in your bedroom-"
"I told you! They weren't mine!"
"-And you're staying out late!" Fujitaka concluded.
"It's not like it's a school night!"
"You could have called and told me you were okay!"
"Dad, I'm here now! I'm okay!"
"Sakura, maybe when you're a parent, you'd understand!" And Fujitaka stormed out of her room. Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Come with me! To Hong Kong!" Syaoron's voice echoed in her mind.
Sakura grabbed her suitcases and stuffed whatever she could inside them. Sakura smiled as she looked in the mirror. She rehearsed how she was going to tell Syaoron the good news. "Syaoron! Guess what? I'm going to Hong Kong with you! Aren't you excited??"
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron woke up, found the note on Sakura's side of the bed. 'Hope she doesn't get in trouble with her dad.' He thought to himself as he placed the note on his dresser. He opened his closet and got out his jeans and t- shirt and slipped them on. He got out three suitcases and threw all his belongings inside. 'Might as well start packing.' Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Syaoron rushed towards the door, expecting a pair of emerald eyes before him.
Instead, they were a pair of ruby eyes.
"Syaoron! We have to go!" Meilin said, rushing inside without being invited in.
"Meilin, I've barely begun packing!" Syaoron exclaimed. "Don't worry! We'll be in Hong Kong by this evening-"
"No, Syaoron! We have to be there now!" Meilin said, throwing his clothes in his suitcases. "Mother called me this morning, saying Yelan might not make it through the night!"
"What?" Syaoron thought aloud.
"Syaoron! Help me pack your things! We've gotta catch the next flight out of here!"
"Which is?" Asked Syaoron, putting his things in his bags.
Meilin looked at her watch. "In two hours! C'mon! Hurry up!" Meilin grabbed his bags and ran outside with Syaoron following her. Meilin threw his things in the trunk of his car. She looked back at her half-cousin. "Are you coming or not?" Syaoron shook his head. "What about Sakura?" "You can call her on the way to the airport!" Meilin answered quickly. "Now are you coming?"
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It's leaving time again
I'm headed out with all my friends
It's a roll of the dice
Never thought twice about the way I've been spending my time
Trying my guts out for every dime
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*Hospital*
Eriol looked at himself in a mirror, thin and pale. He called for a nurse and continued to look at his reflection. Moments later, the nurse arrived. "Yes, Hiiragizawa?"
"Could you put Daidouji Tomoyo on the line?"
"Right away, sir."
Eriol picked up the phone that was dialing Tomoyo's number. No one answered. Eriol hung up and dialed her cell phone number. Again, no one answered. Eriol sighed. "I'll call Sakura!"
He dialed the number.
It was ringing.
He got an answer.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Sakura."
"Syaoron?"
"N-No," Eriol said softly. "It's me... Eriol."
Sakura's eyes went wide as she drove in her white Altima. "Oh my gosh! Eriol, when did you wake up?"
"Last night. How's Tomoyo?"
Sakura paused. "She's good." She quickly changed the subject. "You really had me worried. You had all of us worried. We didn't think you'd wake up."
"Listen, do you now how I could get a hold of her?" Eriol said, avoiding Sakura's previous statement.
Sakura sighed. 'What do I do?' She thought. "Well, Eriol, I'd love to go and visit, but I've gotta plane to catch."
"Where are you going?"
"Hong Kong." Sakura smiled. "With Syaoron."
Eriol nodded. "Oh! Well, have a good flight. So you don't know how I can get a hold of her?"
"Sorry, her cell phone's not working... she's got a new home phone number, but she has yet to tell me the number. Well, I'm glad you're okay. Syaoron will be happy to hear the news, too."
"And Tomoyo?"
"W-What about her?" Sakura stuttered.
"Will she be happy to hear the news as well?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "She'll be thrilled." And she hung up.
Eriol hung up and sighed. 'I'll try her house again.' Eriol dialed Tomoyo's home number, and he finally got an answer. "Daidouji residence."
"Hello, may I please speak to Tomoyo?" Eriol asked. There was a long pause from the other line.
"Tomoyo! You've heard from Tomoyo??" The woman on the opposite line asked.
"No, I was wondering if I could speak with her." Eriol said, confused. There was another long pause. "Are you there?" Eriol asked.
"Yes," she answered sadly.
"What happened?" Eriol questioned.
"..."
"Ms. Daidouji, tell me what happened!" Eriol pleaded.
Ms. Daidouji sobbed. "Tomoyo's gone!"
CLICK
Eriol looked at the phone puzzled and placed it back on the receiver slowly. 'She's gone? Gone where? And why would Sakura lie to me about her home number??'
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We're leaving again
Can't recall where all we've been
I guess we'll just go
Go till we're too old
Or we run out of road
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*Tomoyo*
Tomoyo woke up in her motel room. She grabbed her cell phone and found she missed two calls. Tomoyo looked at the numbers. One was her mother's work number and the other was from the hospital.
'The hospital!'
(Tomoyo's POV)
The first thing I thought of was Eriol. To call back that number I'd risk talking to him again, and I don't think I could handle it. But what if Eriol wasn't alive? What if the hospital was calling me for other reasons? Suppose he might have died!! 'Well, I don't want to think about that right now!' I convinced myself as I pressed on the hospital number and then pressed delete.
'Where should I go now?' I sighed internally. Where would I go? I wouldn't want to stay in Tokyo. That's the first place mother will have people looking for me! Where do I go from here?
*Syaoron's Apartment*
(Normal POV)
Sakura knocked on the door. She put her bags down on the grounded and waited for Syaoron to answer. As she waited, Sakura thought of her new life with Syaoron. They'd be in Hong Kong!! 'Think of the possibilities!' She thought to herself happily. When she realized Syaoron still hadn't answered the door, she knocked again. Another moment passed and Sakura grew impatient. She twisted the doorknob and surprisingly it opened. Sakura looked inside the apartment and found some things were missing. She looked inside his room.
"Syaoron?" She called him. He wasn't there. She sighed and walked towards the door with tears in her eyes. "Guess what?" She whispered to herself. "I'm going to Hong Kong with you. Aren't you excited..."
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We're leaving again...
...I guess we'll just go
Go till we're too old
Or we run out of road
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A/N: Well, that chapter's complete! Sorry it took a while to update. I've been so busy! School sucks (wait. hasn't it always sucked?)!! I redecorated my room and later on today, I'm gonna get stuff to decorate it and make it look even cooler!! WOO!!
The song was Jewel's "Till We Run Out Of Road" (Hence, the name of the title)
Well, getting back to the story, I'm not sure whether I should branch out and make a sequel to the story (because the storyline kinda changes) or just stay with the same story and add on. If I do, the story will be extremely long... oh well! ^_^*
Well, much luv,
Cher!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 16
Till We Run Out Of Road
Sakura arrived at the party promptly, and everyone was surprised, knowing she wasn't very punctual. She searched the crowd for someone she knew and found Syaoron across the room. She walked towards him and grinned. "You made it!" And she kissed his lips. Syaoron forced a smile. "Of course! I wouldn't have missed it!" Sakura grabbed his hand and led him outside. "C'mon! Yamazaki wants to give a speech!" Syaoron gulped and thought to himself, 'How am I gonna tell her?'
"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your undivided attention, please?" Yamazaki grabbed his fork and brought it towards his glass of champagne. Everyone grew silent. "Thank you!" He grinned. "Now, we all know why we've been brought here, and it's not just because we've graduated. It's for the champagne, isn't it?" Some of the former Northwest students chuckled. "Well," Yamazaki continued. "Here's to the future!"
"Here, here!"
"Here, here!"
Everyone took a sip of champagne. Sakura turned around and saw a girl with violet hair and a champagne glass looking directly at her. "Tomoyo!" Sakura said silently. Tomoyo raised her glass to Sakura and took a sip of champagne.
Sakura snuck away from Syaoron for a moment and met Tomoyo. "Tomoyo! Glad you made it."
"Yup. Wouldn't have missed my own graduation party." Tomoyo smiled. As if it were acted upon instinct, Sakura and Tomoyo embraced each other. "How long will you be gone? Where are you going?" Sakura said holding back the tears.
"Soon. I don't know when, but it won't be very long. And, hah, I'm not even sure where I'm going, but anywhere but here! I'll call you every chance I get!" Tomoyo said sadly. "I love you! You're my best friend!"
"I love you too! I'll call you with any info on Eriol, okay?"
Tomoyo laughed. "Don't bother, Sakura. I don't think I want to know."
"That's acceptable," Sakura nodded.
"Well," Tomoyo sighed. "I should go before someone sees me." She was walking back inside the empty house when suddenly Sakura stopped her. "Tomoyo! If Eriol is to wake up while you're gone, what should I tell him?"
"Don't tell him anything." And Tomoyo entered the house. Sakura watched her leave through the tears. Suddenly, Syaoron came up from behind her, and she quickly spun around, wiping her eyes. "H-Hey..."
"The party's over. You wanna stop at my place before I take you home?" Syaoron asked taking her hand. Sakura nodded.
*Syaoron's Apartment*
"So, come in." Syaoron said, opening the door for Sakura to enter his abode. Sakura took a few steps inside and paused. "Um, Sakura. You might want to, er, sit down for this."
Sakura hesitantly sat down on his couch. "Syaoron, what is it?"
Syaoron paced the floor and tried to find the words. Suddenly, he stopped walking and said, "Sakura, Meilin was at the graduation today."
Sakura glared and said sharply. "I know. I'm guessing she found you?"
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "But she came back to tell me something important."
Sakura sighed, unconvinced. "What did she tell you?"
Syaoron stopped pacing the floor and inhaled. "My mother's dying."
Sakura's eyes went wide. She stood up and embraced Syaoron. "Oh Syaoron! You must feel horrible." Syaoron pushed her away, leaving Sakura confused. "Syaoron?" Syaoron looked into her emerald eyes looking into his. His soft amber eyes were watering. "I feel horrible! YES! But because..." Syaoron sighed.
"Syaoron, what is it?"
"I'm leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow. My mother has requested my return home." Syaoron grabbed Sakura's shoulders and shook her slightly. "My mother is not sick!"
"Syaoron!" Sakura said shocked.
"She's not! She wants me all to herself! She wants me back home, marrying Meilin! That's what she wants! And she doesn't give a damn if..." He softened his tone of voice. "If I'm in love with someone else!"
Sakura blushed, but kept a straight face. "And this person you've fallen for-"
"It's you! For three years, it's been you!" Syaoron smiled. "Sakura. I'm in love with you."
Sakura smiled and blushed a brighter shade of red. Sakura gazed into his eyes and both leaned forward and planted a tender kiss upon their lips that grew more passionate by the second. Syaoron slid his hands under her shirt and felt something on the side of her stomach. Syaoron paused. Sakura stopped kissing, noticing he had stopped. Her eyes suddenly went wide. 'Oh my God!' She thought. 'The birth control patch!' "Er, that's a band-aid. I cut myself a few days ago."
Syaoron ripped the patch off and frowned. "Well, there isn't a cut!"
"Oh! Great! Must've healed!" Sakura kissed him before he could protest. Syaoron rammed Sakura against the wall, continuing to kiss her, while Sakura giggled at his eagerness. Still kissing, they walked towards the bedroom door and shut it behind them...
*Hospital*
"Nurse, how's he doing?"
"I'm sorry to say, doctor, he didn't make it."
"What was his case?"
"He was a comatose, sir."
"Speaking of which, have you checked on Hiiragizawa's progress?" (A/N: I bet you thought Eriol had died!)
"I checked on him about three hours ago," the nurse said, looking at her watch. "Oh wait! I believe it's time to give him his medication!" The nurse and the doctor exited the room and entered Hiiragizawa's room.
(Eriol POV)
Who's there?
I hear voices...
"How is he, nurse?"
"He's in stable condition, doctor."
Where am I? Nurse?? Doctor?? What happened? Ugh... the voices. Make them stop! Shut up! Shut up!
"Eriol! Get off me!!" A voice echoed in his mind.
T-Tomoyo??
"Any visitors for Hiiragizawa?"
"Only one, and she seemed rather upset. Ms. Daidouji refused to see him today."
Tomoyo! She came to see me!!
(Normal POV)
"BEEP!! BEEP!! BEEP!! BEEP!!"
Before the doctor and nurse exited the room, Eriol's heart monitor went berserk. They whirled around and rushed towards the monitor. "His heart rate is extremely high, doctor!" The nurse declared. "Not another one!" The doctor wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he saw the nurse stare blankly at the patient, he roared, "Don't just stand there!! Call for back- up!" "That isn't necessary, sir." The nurse said calmly. The doctor looked at her questioningly then looked down at his patient. Eriol's sapphire eyes were staring into his.
'Who are these people?' Eriol thought, his heart still racing.
"Eriol, I'm a doctor. You've been in a coma for weeks." The doctor said, sitting beside his bed. He could see Eriol was still in shock. "What I need for you to do right now is calm down. Do you remember what happened?"
Eriol swallowed. 'I don't remember anything that happened!' He thought. Suddenly Tomoyo's scream echoed in his mind, making him flinch. 'And maybe I don't want to know.'
*Tomoyo*
Tomoyo was now in Tokyo City. She found an all-night diner downtown and went inside. She sat at the bar area. "Sorry, hon," said an obese waitress from the back of the bar. "We're closing."
Tomoyo raised an eyebrow. "Um... this is an ALL-NIGHT diner."
The woman rolled her eyes and sighed as she gave Tomoyo her menu. "Fine, may I take your order?"
Tomoyo opened the menu and skimmed through it quickly. "I'll take a large decaf coffee and cheeseburger to go, please."
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Tomoyo ate her burger as she drove. She went uptown Tokyo and found a motel to stay for the night, and she did. She unpacked her things and got ready for bed. By around two-thirty that evening, she was finally able to sleep.
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron opened his eyes. He could feel his right arm go numb. He looked to find Sakura's body on top of it, her head resting on his chest. Syaoron smiled. She looked adorable sleeping in his flannel shirt. Syaoron breathed heavily and sighed, waking Sakura. "Hey," Syaoron greeted.
"Hey," Sakura whispered.
"Did I wake you?" He asked. Sakura nodded and yawned, "Yea, but that's okay." Syaoron chuckled. "You're leaving today." Sakura sighed.
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "But I don't have to go!"
"What do you mean? This is your mother-"
"Pretending to be sick!" Syaoron growled. "I know she is!"
"And if she is, she probably figures that's the only way she'll get you to come home! Syaoron, it's not that I don't want you to stay! I do! I really do!"
"Then come with me!"
"What?"
Syaoron sat up, as did Sakura. "Come with me! To Hong Kong!"
"Syaoron, you know I'd love to, but you also know I can't... I'm sorry." Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Huh? Why? Why what?"
"Why do you want me to go with you?"
"Because I love you? Do I need a reason for wanting to be with you?" Syaoron asked defensively.
"No! That's not what I mean."
"Then what do you mean?"
Sakura paused, trying to find a way to rephrase her question. "Syaoron are you afraid that this is the end of our relationship?"
"Well, is it?" Syaoron asked.
"Of course not! I love you!" Sakura exclaimed. "I know I don't want it to end! Do you??"
"No! No, I don't!" Syaoron shook his head. "So why don't you come with me?"
"Syaoron! It's not that I don't want to be with you! Look, I want us to be together-"
"I want that more than anything," Syaoron said, kissing her forehead.
"-But even if we're not, knowing you love me is enough! Yes, you'll be in Hong Kong, but that's not a reason for me to break up with you! And if you think I won't wait for you, I will! I waited four years for you, already!"
"But that's just it! We shouldn't have to wait to be with each other!" Syaoron protested.
"Syaoron, this is all going to work out! This is unexpected, but we'll get through it! I promise."
Syaoron lay back down and Sakura did as well, resting her head on his chest. They sighed in unison before they both fell back asleep.
*The Next Morning*
Sakura woke up before Syaoron. She put on the clothes she wore to Yamazaki's party without waking him. She grabbed a pencil and paper and wrote:
Be back this afternoon to help you pack. Gonna change clothes and explain to dad where I was last night. PS, I'm taking your car. Mine is still at Takashi's!
Love,
Me
She left the note on her side of the bed and slipped out of the room.
*Kinomoto Residence*
It was eight AM when Sakura arrived at her house. She opened the front door and found her father sleeping on the couch. She kissed his forehead, waking him up. "Hey daddy,"
"Sakura," Fujitaka yawned. "Where have you been? I had a presentation at the college till twelve last night. By the time I get home, you weren't! I stayed up till about three last night waiting for you. Explain yourself!"
"After Yamazaki's party, I went out with Chiharu and Naoko. That's all."
"What about Tomoyo?"
Sakura shook her head. "She didn't show up at the party last night. Why?"
Fujitaka sighed. "Sonomi called earlier this morning. Tomoyo left."
"What??" Sakura said, pretending to be confused and shocked all at once. "She left? Left where??"
Fujitaka crossed his arms. "Sonomi doesn't know where she is, but I think I know someone who does."
Sakura frowned. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying I think you know exactly where Tomoyo went."
Sakura's eyes went wide. "Daddy! I can't believe-"
"Sakura, no more lies!" Fujitaka raised his voice. "Where were you last night? Were you helping Tomoyo skip town?"
"Daddy, I told you where I was! Why don't you believe me anymore??"
"Because I'm scared! I'm scared for you! I'm scared that if I don't do my job as a parent, you'll go skip town like Tomoyo did!"
"If doing your job as a parent doesn't include trust, then maybe I SHOULD skip town!" Sakura stomped up the stairs.
"Sakura! Don't you walk away from me!" Fujitaka called after her.
"Go ahead and stop me!" Sakura snapped back. Fujitaka followed her up the stairs. Before Sakura could slam the door on him, he pushed it open. "Sakura! Why are you acting like this?"
"I should ask you the same question!" Sakura crossed her arms.
"Don't take that tone of voice with me, young lady!"
"That's just it, dad! I'm not a 'young lady' anymore! I'm a grown woman!"
"Then start acting like one!" Fujitaka snapped.
Sakura fumed. "And every time I try to, you treat me like a kid! Like a trouble-making mischievous kid!"
"Well, after the phone calls I got from the school principal saying you got into a fight with Tomoyo! You're best friend!"
Sakura shrugged. "At the time she deserved it."
"And then I find BCP's in your bedroom-"
"I told you! They weren't mine!"
"-And you're staying out late!" Fujitaka concluded.
"It's not like it's a school night!"
"You could have called and told me you were okay!"
"Dad, I'm here now! I'm okay!"
"Sakura, maybe when you're a parent, you'd understand!" And Fujitaka stormed out of her room. Sakura wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Come with me! To Hong Kong!" Syaoron's voice echoed in her mind.
Sakura grabbed her suitcases and stuffed whatever she could inside them. Sakura smiled as she looked in the mirror. She rehearsed how she was going to tell Syaoron the good news. "Syaoron! Guess what? I'm going to Hong Kong with you! Aren't you excited??"
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron woke up, found the note on Sakura's side of the bed. 'Hope she doesn't get in trouble with her dad.' He thought to himself as he placed the note on his dresser. He opened his closet and got out his jeans and t- shirt and slipped them on. He got out three suitcases and threw all his belongings inside. 'Might as well start packing.' Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Syaoron rushed towards the door, expecting a pair of emerald eyes before him.
Instead, they were a pair of ruby eyes.
"Syaoron! We have to go!" Meilin said, rushing inside without being invited in.
"Meilin, I've barely begun packing!" Syaoron exclaimed. "Don't worry! We'll be in Hong Kong by this evening-"
"No, Syaoron! We have to be there now!" Meilin said, throwing his clothes in his suitcases. "Mother called me this morning, saying Yelan might not make it through the night!"
"What?" Syaoron thought aloud.
"Syaoron! Help me pack your things! We've gotta catch the next flight out of here!"
"Which is?" Asked Syaoron, putting his things in his bags.
Meilin looked at her watch. "In two hours! C'mon! Hurry up!" Meilin grabbed his bags and ran outside with Syaoron following her. Meilin threw his things in the trunk of his car. She looked back at her half-cousin. "Are you coming or not?" Syaoron shook his head. "What about Sakura?" "You can call her on the way to the airport!" Meilin answered quickly. "Now are you coming?"
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It's leaving time again
I'm headed out with all my friends
It's a roll of the dice
Never thought twice about the way I've been spending my time
Trying my guts out for every dime
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*Hospital*
Eriol looked at himself in a mirror, thin and pale. He called for a nurse and continued to look at his reflection. Moments later, the nurse arrived. "Yes, Hiiragizawa?"
"Could you put Daidouji Tomoyo on the line?"
"Right away, sir."
Eriol picked up the phone that was dialing Tomoyo's number. No one answered. Eriol hung up and dialed her cell phone number. Again, no one answered. Eriol sighed. "I'll call Sakura!"
He dialed the number.
It was ringing.
He got an answer.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Sakura."
"Syaoron?"
"N-No," Eriol said softly. "It's me... Eriol."
Sakura's eyes went wide as she drove in her white Altima. "Oh my gosh! Eriol, when did you wake up?"
"Last night. How's Tomoyo?"
Sakura paused. "She's good." She quickly changed the subject. "You really had me worried. You had all of us worried. We didn't think you'd wake up."
"Listen, do you now how I could get a hold of her?" Eriol said, avoiding Sakura's previous statement.
Sakura sighed. 'What do I do?' She thought. "Well, Eriol, I'd love to go and visit, but I've gotta plane to catch."
"Where are you going?"
"Hong Kong." Sakura smiled. "With Syaoron."
Eriol nodded. "Oh! Well, have a good flight. So you don't know how I can get a hold of her?"
"Sorry, her cell phone's not working... she's got a new home phone number, but she has yet to tell me the number. Well, I'm glad you're okay. Syaoron will be happy to hear the news, too."
"And Tomoyo?"
"W-What about her?" Sakura stuttered.
"Will she be happy to hear the news as well?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "She'll be thrilled." And she hung up.
Eriol hung up and sighed. 'I'll try her house again.' Eriol dialed Tomoyo's home number, and he finally got an answer. "Daidouji residence."
"Hello, may I please speak to Tomoyo?" Eriol asked. There was a long pause from the other line.
"Tomoyo! You've heard from Tomoyo??" The woman on the opposite line asked.
"No, I was wondering if I could speak with her." Eriol said, confused. There was another long pause. "Are you there?" Eriol asked.
"Yes," she answered sadly.
"What happened?" Eriol questioned.
"..."
"Ms. Daidouji, tell me what happened!" Eriol pleaded.
Ms. Daidouji sobbed. "Tomoyo's gone!"
CLICK
Eriol looked at the phone puzzled and placed it back on the receiver slowly. 'She's gone? Gone where? And why would Sakura lie to me about her home number??'
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We're leaving again
Can't recall where all we've been
I guess we'll just go
Go till we're too old
Or we run out of road
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*Tomoyo*
Tomoyo woke up in her motel room. She grabbed her cell phone and found she missed two calls. Tomoyo looked at the numbers. One was her mother's work number and the other was from the hospital.
'The hospital!'
(Tomoyo's POV)
The first thing I thought of was Eriol. To call back that number I'd risk talking to him again, and I don't think I could handle it. But what if Eriol wasn't alive? What if the hospital was calling me for other reasons? Suppose he might have died!! 'Well, I don't want to think about that right now!' I convinced myself as I pressed on the hospital number and then pressed delete.
'Where should I go now?' I sighed internally. Where would I go? I wouldn't want to stay in Tokyo. That's the first place mother will have people looking for me! Where do I go from here?
*Syaoron's Apartment*
(Normal POV)
Sakura knocked on the door. She put her bags down on the grounded and waited for Syaoron to answer. As she waited, Sakura thought of her new life with Syaoron. They'd be in Hong Kong!! 'Think of the possibilities!' She thought to herself happily. When she realized Syaoron still hadn't answered the door, she knocked again. Another moment passed and Sakura grew impatient. She twisted the doorknob and surprisingly it opened. Sakura looked inside the apartment and found some things were missing. She looked inside his room.
"Syaoron?" She called him. He wasn't there. She sighed and walked towards the door with tears in her eyes. "Guess what?" She whispered to herself. "I'm going to Hong Kong with you. Aren't you excited..."
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We're leaving again...
...I guess we'll just go
Go till we're too old
Or we run out of road
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A/N: Well, that chapter's complete! Sorry it took a while to update. I've been so busy! School sucks (wait. hasn't it always sucked?)!! I redecorated my room and later on today, I'm gonna get stuff to decorate it and make it look even cooler!! WOO!!
The song was Jewel's "Till We Run Out Of Road" (Hence, the name of the title)
Well, getting back to the story, I'm not sure whether I should branch out and make a sequel to the story (because the storyline kinda changes) or just stay with the same story and add on. If I do, the story will be extremely long... oh well! ^_^*
Well, much luv,
Cher!