Hello my dears! I'm sorry for leaving you last week. Just got a little scared when that angry mob chasing after me. I swear, I never knew that oranges can hurt!



I should inform you guys that I only have 5 more chapters to go with this fic. I'M SO EXCITED! * Getting starry-eyed * my head is like bursting with ideas when it comes with E+T… * sigh * too bad that school's restricting me to go slower than usual…



Okay, I've stalled this fic long enough. Here's Chapter 10!





Chapter 10: Nakuru






"We're home!" At the sound of Eriol-sama's voice, Nakuru abruptly stood up from the couch in her room and ran towards the door, where Tomoyo-sama and Eriol-sama were hanging their coats.



"TOMOYO-SAMA!!!!!!" she yelled out, crushing the raven-haired girl with her arms. In the corner of her eye, Eriol-sama raised his eyebrow at her use of –sama in Tomoyo-sama's name. Tomoyo-sama, however, didn't notice, as she was currently losing oxygen and felt her bones breaking at the same time.



"Nakuru – bones – breaking," she managed to choke out. Nakuru gasped and let go of Tomoyo-sama.



"I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!" Nakuru yelled out. Tomoyo-sama winced, rubbing her arms. Nakuru didn't know whether she winced at her now-sore arms or at Nakuru's voice. At that time, Yukito came down, smiling.



So you two are finally home," he said. Nakuru saw Yukito wink at Eriol-sama, who blushed.



"Yes well, we saw Meiling-chan and Touya-kun in the ice cream parlour," Tomoyo-sama said. Further conversation was restricted when a scream was heard. All four heads turned to the stairs to see Suppi-chan flying down, screaming, and Kero-chan behind him, yelling.



"COME BACK HERE YOU CHOCOLATE-STEALER!!!!!!!!" yelled Kero-chan, chasing after Suppi-chan. Suppi-chan, upon seeing Tomoyo-sama, landed on her shoulder, wrapped his tail around her neck and hid behind her tresses.



"Kero-chan, what's going on?" Tomoyo-sama asked, causing Kero-chan to stop flying.



"That fur ball stole my chocolate!" he exclaimed, glaring at Suppi-chan.



"I only took a little piece!" Suppi-chan cried out.



"YOU CALL TAKING HALF OF MY CHOCOLATES LITTLE?!" Kero-chan yelled out. Tomoyo-sama frowned.



"Eriol-kun, why isn't Spinel Sun going crazy if he took half of Kero-chan's chocolates?" she asked, staring at Eriol-sama's guardian beast on her shoulder.



"It must be because-" Eriol-sama stopped when Suppi-chan suddenly collapsed and fell on Tomoyo-sama's hands.



"-He's finally grown tired," Eriol-sama finished. Nakuru watched Tomoyo-sama smile down at Suppi-chan, his cheeks still red and he had a big smile on his face.



"I'm going to put him in your room Eriol-kun," she said, going up the stairs. Then she stopped and looked back.



"And you're coming with me Kero-chan!" she exclaimed before proceeding to go up the stairs, with Kero-chan following her, his head hanging. As soon as they heard a door shut, Nakuru slowly made her way to the kitchen.



"Oh no, you're not getting away THAT easily!" Eriol-sama exclaimed, and the next thing Nakuru knew, she was unwillingly moving towards Eriol-sama.



"What did I do?!" she whined. Eriol looked pointedly at her.



"You know exactly what you did; calling Tomoyo-chan –sama," he said.



"I think I'm going to go and see Tomoyo-chan," Yukito said, making his way to the stairs. Eriol-sama and Nakuru glared at him.



"NO!" they exclaimed in unison. Yukito just sweatdropped. Eriol-sama looked back at Nakuru.



"You're going to tell me exactly why you're calling her '-sama'," he said to her. Nakuru opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Tomoyo was going down the stairs. She stopped at the foot of the stairs and smiled at the three, oblivious to what's going on.



"What did I miss?" she asked, still smiling. Nakuru bounced over to her and practically dragged her towards the kitchen.



"Let's go and start my baking lessons now, shall we Tomoyo-sama?" she said and ran to the kitchen before Eriol-sama could say anything. This time, however, Tomoyo-sama noticed Nakuru's use of –sama and frowned.



"Nakuru-chan, why did you call me 'Tomoyo-sama'?" she asked, once Nakuru and her had everything they needed to bake and Tomoyo-sama was mixing her batter while Nakuru took some stuff out of the cupboard to add to Tomoyo-sama's batter. Nakuru beamed.



"Simple. Because you'll be the future mistress in this house!" she exclaimed. Tomoyo-sama blushed, but still maintained to keep her posture.



"What do you mean?" she asked. Nakuru opened her mouth to tell her exactly what Eriol-sama couldn't tell her, but something stopped her.



"Because we all know how you feel for our master," was Nakuru's reply instead. Tomoyo-sama blushed harder.



"Am I that transparent?" she asked. Nakuru giggled and pinched Tomoyo-sama's cheeks.



"If you weren't when it comes to the subject of Eriol-sama, then you wouldn't be your kawaii self, now would you?" she said. Tomoyo-sama laughed and shook her head.



"First it was Chiharu-chan, then it was Meiling-chan, now you. Who's next? Spinel Sun?" she muttered, but she was smiling. Then Tomoyo-sama decided to change the topic.



"So how are you and Yukito-san?" she asked. Nakuru squealed.



"We're great Tomoyo-sama!" she exclaimed, going starry-eyed. Tomoyo-sama grinned at Nakuru's face. At that moment, Yukito came in.



"Are you girls done baking the cake?" he asked, licking his lips. Nakuru frowned and pushed him out of the kitchen.



"NO, NOW OUT WITH YOU! I'M HAVING A GIRL-TALK WITH TOMOYO-SAMA!" she cried out. Yukito sweatdropped, but not wanting to get his girlfriend angry, left. Nakuru went back to Tomoyo-sama and grinned.



"See? We're great!" she exclaimed, causing Tomoyo-sama to laugh. Once they put the batter in a pan and placed it in the oven, the two girls took a seat on the table while taking some food out of the fridge and eating it.



"You love my master a lot, don't you Tomoyo-sama?" Nakuru asked, causing the girl to choke on the carrot she was nibbling at due to the sudden question.



"Of course Nakuru-chan. I love Eriol because he's my friend," she said after getting herself a glass of water. Nakuru sighed.



"No, I meant you're in love with him," she said. Tomoyo-sama looked away.



"I guess you can say that," she mumbled. Nakuru, noticing the sudden sadness that enveloped her once cheerful soon-to-be-mistress, took her hand.



"It'll be okay Tomoyo-sama, I promise," she said. Tomoyo-sama smiled weakly in return. At that same time, 3 heads popped into the kitchen.



"Are we allowed to come in NOW?" Kero-chan asked, eyeing the oven with hunger etched in his eyes. Nakuru placed her hands on her hips and glared at the three.



"You three just can't get away, can you?" Yukito, Eriol-sama and Kero-chan all shook their heads. Nakuru sighed.



"All right, come in, BUT DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THE CAKE!" she yelled. Once they were in, they instantly made their way to the fridge, fighting each other on the way. Tomoyo-sama stood up.



"I'm going to go and check up on Spinel Sun," she said and turned. Yukito snatched a cupcake from Kero-chan.



"Wait, Tomoyo-chan, I'll go with you," he replied and left with Tomoyo-sama. Once they were gone, Nakuru hit Eriol-sama on the head.



"OW! NAKURU! WHY'D YOU DO THAT FOR?!" he cried out, rubbing his head again. Nakuru glared at him.



"Master, she's losing hope and if you don't get your act together, you'll lose her forever!" she exclaimed. Eriol-sama glared back.



"Don't you think I know that?!" he cried out. Nakuru slapped his arm this time.



"Then what are you waiting for?!" she yelled in his ear, causing Kero-chan and Eriol-sama to wince.



"I will do it Ruby Moon, don't worry," was his reply. Nakuru could only stare at her master.



I hope you do it before it's too late master, she thought.






ALL RIGHT! THIS CHAPTER'S DONE! I'm SO sorry for the looooonnnnggggggg delay! I didn't mean to, I swear! I know you guys are tired of hearing me say that school's being a drag, but it is! If I could kill my teachers from so much homework (ESPECIALLY my biology teacher…. How I LOATHE her….), I would. Trust me on that. But since I can't, you guys have to have patience with me, okay? But for now, R+R! Next chapter's Yukito's POV. Bye for now!