Warnings: Eriol/Syaoran fluff at the beginning gets kinda angsty as the story progresses.
A/N: This chapter starts out when their 18, as is stated at the beginning of the chapter. I didn't want anyone to be confused, so I decided to clarify that they were 18. Thank you to everyone that's reviewed! It makes me want to write more when I see reviews.
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Chapter 3
Present
CRASH! "K'so!" Eriol muttered, "all that I want to do is make breakfast for everyone, but it seems that I'm going to wake them all up!" he sighed and shook his hair out of his face, tying it back when it fell right back in place.
Syaoran stood in the doorway to the kitchen watching his boyfriend attempt to make breakfast. He had come downstairs after hearing a crash on his way back from the bathroom. With a grin, Syaoran slipped into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around his lover's waist. "What'cha doin' koi?"
"EEEEPPPP!" Eriol jumped, startled, and turned around. "Syaoran! Don't do that! Are you trying to give me a heart attack!?"
Syaoran laughed and pulled Eriol close to him. "Gomen, koi," he murmured, nuzzling his face in the crook of Eriol's neck and hugging him.
"S'ok, Syao-koi," Eriol said softly, cuddling closer to Syaoran. The stood like that for awhile until Eriol broke the silence. "I was attempting to make breakfast, but, as it seems, all that I'm doing is making a lot of noise. I didn't wake you up did I?"
Syaoran shook his head. "No, I was up." When Eriol tried to pull away to go back to cooking, Syaoran pulled him closer saying, "No, you're not allowed to leave."
"Says who?" Eriol shot back with a smile.
"Me," Syaoran said and before Eriol could say anything, Syaoran kissed him.
Eriol sighed into the kiss and wrapped his arms around Syaoran's neck as Syaoran's arms wound around his waist, pulling Eriol closer. Syaoran's tongue brushed Eriol's lips, asking for entrance. Eriol parted his lips slightly with a small moan as the kiss deepened. The kiss lasted for a few minutes before they broke apart, panting. "Ai shiteru Syaoran, zutto."
"Ai shiteru, Eriol, now, always, and forever."
They stood holding each other for a few moments before Syaoran spoke up. "Isn't this sort of familiar?" he asked.
Eriol blinked. "Familiar? How? Oh! Yes, you're right is like then, only we weren't on the best of terms at the time."
"No, we weren't," Syaoran said, hugging Eriol close before kissing him again.
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One year earlier…
CRASH! "K'so!" Eriol muttered, "all that I want to do is make breakfast for everyone, but it seems that I can't even do that right, no wonder Syaoran wants nothing to do with me." He sighed and shook his hair out of his face, tying it back when it fell right back in place. Bending over he picked up the pan he had dropped and went back to making breakfast.
Syaoran woke with a start. It took him a minute to figure out where he was, but he had no idea as to what had woken him up. Hearing someone in the kitchen, Syaoran decided that that was what had woken him up and went to go see who was in there. Entering the kitchen, Syaoran was surprised to see Eriol cooking breakfast. 'I wish his hair was down, he looks better like that,' Syaoran shook his head, trying to rid himself of thoughts of Eriol. 'Why do I keep thinking about him? It's not like I actually like him or anything!' /Just admit it, / the annoying little voice in the back of his mind said, /You like him. I don't know why you're being so stubborn, you'd save everyone a lot of pain if you just admitted that you like him. / 'Just shut up and leave me alone will you!?' Syaoran demanded of the voice. /Fine, I'll leave you alone for now, but I'll be back./ 'Stupid voice, doesn't know what it's talking about.'
"Li-san," Eriol's soft voice snapped Syaoran out of his thoughts. "Did you need something?"
"No, I just wanted to see who was making so much noise," Syaoran replied scathingly. 'Why am I so mean to him? I don't want to, but I just can't seem to help it,' Syaoran thought when he saw a hurt look pass over Eriol's face.
"Oh. Gomen nasai Li-san, I didn't mean to wake you up," Eriol apologized softly, trying desperately to keep the pain out of his voice.
"Whatever," Syaoran muttered and walked out of the kitchen without another word. If he had looked back, however, he would have seen Eriol sink to the floor, silent sobs wracking his body. Syaoran walked back to the living room and sat down on the couch, feelings of guilt suddenly overwhelming him. 'Why do I feel so bad every time I yell at him or say something mean to him? I mean, it's just Hiiragizawa. I don't actually like him do I?' Syaoran shook his head. 'No, of course not. Why would I like Hiiragizawa? I do not like him!' Syaoran sighed and lay back down, trying to go back to sleep. However, every time he closed his eyes, Eriol's face appeared, a hurt look in his eyes. Syaoran groaned and gave up on sleeping, instead he just laid on the couch, lost in his own thoughts.
Eriol sat on the kitchen floor and cried softly for a few minutes before forcing himself up off the floor and wiped his eyes, trying to stop the flow of tears. 'Stop it! Crying won't solve anything. All it'll do is make Syaoran hate me even more,' Eriol thought, trying unsuccessfully to stop crying. 'Damn it! I'm not a fucking child! It's no wonder Syaoran hates me, I'm so damn weak!' Thoughts of self-loathing flowed through Eriol's mind as he cried. Gradually the tears stopped and Eriol managed to get a grip on his thoughts and get back to making breakfast. By the time breakfast was ready and everyone was eating, Eriol was acting normal, or what had become normal, again.
"This is delicious Eriol," Sakura told her friend with a smile. "You didn't have to make breakfast you know."
"Thank you," Eriol said, managing a small smile for Sakura, "I know that I didn't have too make breakfast, but I wanted to."
"Well, thanks for breakfast Eriol, but I gotta go. I'm supposed to meet Yuki before class and I'm going to be late if I don't hurry up," Toya said as he carried his dishes into the kitchen.
"You're welcome, Toya," Eriol said, then he grinned, "don't feel bad about not helping clean up, I'll just get Sakura and Tomoyo to do it."
Toya laughed, "Don't worry, I won't. Well I'll see you guys later. Have fun and don't burn the house down! Ja!"
"Ja ne 'nii-chan!"
"Ja ne Toya,"
"Ja Toya,"
"Sayonara Kinomoto-san,"
As soon as Toya was gone, Syaoran glared at Eriol. " 'Don't worry about the dishes, I'll just have Sakura and Tomoyo do them.' How typical of you. Should've known you'd say something like that. What if they didn't want to do the dishes? You shouldn't just assume people will do things for you, you know," Syaoran said venomously.
"Li!" Sakura exclaimed, glaring at her 'friend.'
"I-I was just joking Li-san. I wouldn't have made Sakura and Tomoyo clean up," Eriol said softly, once again fighting back tears.
Syaoran snorted. "Yeah, right, whatever you say Hiiragizawa," he said, tone of voice clearly indicating that he didn't believe Eriol.
"What did I ever do to you Li!?" Eriol demanded, anger flashing in his eyes. "You're constantly belittling me, accusing me of being rude and arrogant, and just being down right mean to me and I would like to know why!? Why do you hate me!? Why!? All that I ever wanted was to be your friend, but you hate me! Why!?" Eriol stopped, unable to say anything more because he was crying to hard. Without waiting for Syaoran's answer, Eriol turned and ran upstairs.
Sakura glared at Syaoran. "I think you should leave Li."
"What!?" Syaoran demanded, even though he knew Sakura was right.
"Leave, Li," Sakura said. With a sigh she added, "I'll call you later, you and Eriol need to talk."
Syaoran nodded and followed Sakura to the door. "Ja Sakura."
"Ja ne Li," Sakura said. Closing the door, she headed back into the kitchen. "I'm gonna go check on Eriol," she told Tomoyo, Yue, and Kero.
"All right. Don't worry about the dishes, we'll do them," Yue said.
"Thanks," Sakura said with a small smile. Sighing, she turned and headed upstairs. Sakura knocked once on her bedroom door before going in. Eriol was laying face down on the bed, his face buried in his arms, sobs wracking his thin body. Sakura sat down next to him and gently rubbed his back until his sobs died down.
Eriol pushed himself up and crawled over to Sakura. "Kura, he hates me! He really does. He'll never like me, let alone love me!"
Sakura hugged Eriol for a moment before saying, "Eriol would you be willing to talk to Li later this afternoon? I think he's confused about what he's feeling right now. It might do both of you some good to talk."
Eriol looked at Sakura, thoughtful look on his face. "Do you think he'd talk to me?"
Sakura nodded, "I think that he would."
"All right then, I'll talk to him."
Sakura smiled. "Okay. Why don't you sleep for a little while. I'll wake you up in a couple of hours, okay?"
"Okay," Eriol mumbled sleepily before yawning. He lay back down and closed his eyes. "Thanks Sakura," he murmured before sleep claimed him.
"You're welcome Eriol," Sakura whispered softly and went back downstairs.
"Is Eriol okay?" Tomoyo asked when Sakura walked into the kitchen.
"Yeah, he's sleeping. Remind me to wake him up in a couple of hours," Sakura said, sinking into a chair.
"Sure Sakura, but why?" Tomoyo inquired, looking curiously at her friend.
"Him and Li are going to get together to talk this over. I think it'll be good for them," Sakura explained.
Tomoyo nodded her head in agreement. Looking at the clock Tomoyo stood up with a sigh. "I need to go home. I have some things to do for my mom. If I'm not back by the time Eriol's back from talking to Syaoran, call me okay?"
Sakura nodded and stood up, walking Tomoyo to the door. "Ja Tomoyo-chan, see ya later!"
"Ja ne Sakura-chan!"
Sakura watched Tomoyo leave before heading back into the house to find her wayward guardians.
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Syaoran
Syaoran drove home in a daze. He had gone too far this time and he knew it. He had never meant to upset Eriol so much. Syaoran blinked, realizing that he had pulled into his parking spot at the apartment complex he lived in. He got out and entered his apartment building, walking up the two flights of stairs to his apartment. Syaoran unlocked the door and went inside, taking off his shoes and tossing his keys onto a small end table. He checked his answering machine before heading to his room and collapsing on his bed.
'Why was I so mean to him? Why am I always so mean to him?' Syaoran wondered to himself. 'He just wanted to be friends and I was so horrible to him. He probably hates me now, not that I can blame him. I want to be friends with him, but I probably blew my only chance.' /I told you that you liked him, but you just had to go and ignore me, / the annoying little voice was back. /Don't give up hope yet. He's coming over later remember? Maybe you can salvage some sort of friendship still. / 'That's the whole problem! I think I like Eriol as more than a friend,' Syaoran told the voice. 'But he'll never like me like that.' /Never say never, Syaoran. Just give things time. Who knows, maybe he does like you like that. / 'Yeah, maybe,' Syaoran thought dejectedly.
RRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! The phone ringing woke Syaoran up. Blinking, he looked around, he hadn't realized that he had fallen asleep. RRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! Syaoran rolled over and grabbed the phone. "Moshi Moshi, Li Syaoran speaking."
"Syaoran? It's Sakura when would be a good time for Eriol to come over?"
"Oh, hey Sakura. Ummm, how about in an hour?"
"Yeah that'd be fine. Oh! I need your address."
Syaoran gave Sakura his address. "So in an hour then?"
"Thanks. Yeah in an hour. Ja Syaoran."
"You're welcome. Bye Sakura." Syaoran hung up and looked around his apartment, suddenly nervous.
Syaoran spent the hour cleaning his apartment and getting ready. Glancing at the clock, he realized that Eriol would be arriving at any minute. Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong!
Syaoran took a deep breath and went to answer the door.
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Eriol
Eriol groaned as someone shook him. "Just five more minutes," he mumbled.
"Up, Eriol. You have to be at Syaoran's in an hour." Sakura told her sleepy blue haired friend.
"What!?" Eriol exclaimed, sitting up in bed. "An hour!?"
"Yes now get up!"
Eriol jumped up out of bed. "I've gotta go home to get ready. You're coming with me!"
"All right let's get going then," Sakura said. As they were leaving Sakura poked her head into Yue's room. "I'm going over Eriol's I'll be back in a little while."
"Okay," Yue said, looking up from his book. "Good bye."
"Bye Yue,"
"We'll have to take your car Sakura, Tomoyo picked me up," Eriol told Sakura.
"No problem, let's go!" Sakura said as they left the house and got into Sakura's car.
The ride to Eriol's house was silent and they spent the rest of the time at Eriol's house, getting Eriol ready.
"Are you sure I look all right Sakura?" Eriol asked nervously, looking at himself in the mirror. He was wearing slightly baggy black jeans, a black wife beater, with a dark bluish purple silky button down shirt that matched his eyes over top. He had left his hair at Sakura's prompting, although he thought it made him look like a girl.
"You look great Eriol! Don't worry! Now let's go, you're going to be late!" Sakura told her nervous friend.
They left the house and went to their respective cars. "Good luck, Eriol! Come over after you leave if you want! If you don't, you'd better call me!" Sakura said.
"Thanks. I'll probably come over," Eriol replied. "Bye Sakura, see you later."
"Bye Eriol," Sakura replied.
Getting into their cars they went their separate ways. Eriol nervously looked at the directions to Syaoran's house; he was almost there. Five minutes later Eriol pulled into the parking lot of Syaoran's apartment complex. He parked the car and got out, entering the building and walking up the stairs to Syaoran's apartment. Taking a deep breath Eriol rang the doorbell.
The door opened and Syaoran stood in the doorway.
Cliffhangers don't ya love them? I'm sorry this took so long to get out. I'm just kind of busy with school and the only time I can really get on the computer to work on this story is for like a half hour when my brother's doing his paper route and eleven o'clock at night on weekdays. Most of my writing is done over the weekend, so I won't be able to update more than once a week. I'll try to update once a week, probably on Saturday or Sunday, but I can't promise anything. Well I hope everyone liked this chapter. I'm gonna go sleep now seeing as it's quarter to five in the morning and I'm tired. R+R onegai! Arigato minna!
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