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"..." character's speech
'...' character's thoughts
(...) my rambling
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Chapter 1
"You're really leaving." spoke Nakuru in disbelief as she entered the bedroom to find her young master preparing his luggage.
Eriol Hiiragizawa folded his shirt neatly before putting it in carefully inside. He sighed and headed back to his open closet.
"You can't be serious master. You aren't even sure she is the right lady!" exclaimed Nakuru in disappointment.
"Let me explain to you a simple concept of life Nakuru. Life is full of risks and I've decided to dive in head first." Eriol answered as he took out some more clothes and headed back to his luggage.
"As I recall master, you were always patient. Analyzing the situation first before making a mistake." Nakuru replied with a frown.
"I've waited long enough. I've made up my mind already. Kaho is the woman I'm destined to be with forever."
"What if your wrong."
Eriol's grip upon his clothe tightened. "I'm not wrong. Both of us feel the same way towards each other."
"Are you sure?" she insisted.
Frustrated he slammed the luggage close. "I'm tired of waiting alone for this destined woman to appear. She hunts my soul every night. The maiden that appears to me in dreams can only signify Kaho. I can't be wrong on this prediction." Eriol explained as he pulled up the luggage to head towards the door.
"What about Tomoyo Daidouji?" Nakuru whispered in hopes.
Eriol stopped dead in his track.
Tomoyo Daidouji, the young lady that had taken part of his life more than he had intended to. Beautiful, witty, funny, lovely, and talented. She was perfect in his eyes, but he would not admit it to his heart contentment. She was only a dear friend for him and nothing more. Although he remembered it clearly the goodbye kiss Tomoyo had given him before darting away, he could not risk his future plans with Kaho for that sudden stun Tomoyo had performed.
Eriol had made his decision, he wouldn't back away now. Everything was perfect, he was sure of it.
Gripping his luggage firmly and ignoring the strange ache in his heart he continued to walk away without replying back to Nakuru's question.
The butterfly guardian watched her young master disappear before she sighed in regret for not stopping him. She felt miserable in not being able to change his mind upon the situation. Indeed Eriol was a stubborn master and he was leaving to England with the woman Nakuru somehow felt to be the wrong mistress.
All she wanted was her master's happiness.
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Clow Reed silently unlocked the front door as he covered himself with his usual black cloak. He gazed down at his pocket watch indicating Clow that it was 1:37am. 23 more minutes until his coach appeared for his departure from Paris, known for it's romantic aura. Clow couldn't help but to feel disappointment in leaving such a beautiful place with the beautiful lady he had fallen in love with.
His departure was for their own benefit and for the lady's own safety as well.
Being a man of great power had its advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes Clow wondered if love would be the perfect excuse for him to give up his power to be in the arms of the woman he loved. He sighed knowing that his love wouldn't forgive him if he gave up on his plans, much less his magic.
'Use your knowledge to create extraordinary things. You were gifted with magical powers Clow, don't waste it.' these were her words that echoed inside of his mind whenever he thought of giving up everything for her.
Intending to meet his coach a few blocks away from the house, Clow Reed began to exit when a sweet voice called out.
"Là où êtes vous allant ceci en retard la nuit Clow? (Where are you going this late at night Clow?)"
He twirled around to face the most beautiful maiden he ever loved. With those amethyst eyes gazing at him adoringly, while her beautiful amber hair framed her pale face. Clow felt weak before her presence. He knew that this lady could control him like a puppet if she wished.
"I thought you were sleeping angel." Clow replied as he watched her descend the stairs gracefully.
"I was until I realized you were gone."
"I'm sorry angel, but I must, unfortunately leave Paris to Hong Kong."
Her eyes widen in fear as she quickly made her way towards him to embrace the man in warmth. "Il est trop tôt. (It's too soon.)"
"I know but unexpected things happened and I must not stay any longer."
"When will you return to Paris? À moi?" she inquired as she gazed into his lovely eyes that now showed sadness.
"It will not be possible my dear."
"Not possible? Pourquoi pas?" She now demanded in horror to know that her love would be gone.
"Une promesse. (A promise.)" Clow Reed started as he embraced her tightly. "We will meet again in a far future from now."
"Comment?" The lady questioned in bewilderment, knowing that his magic would aid them somehow.
"I will reincarnate into two individuals. One individual will produce me a heir to the powerful Clow Cards and the other individual will aid the heir to be the next card mistress." Clow explained.
"Continuez."
"The individual that will help my successor will also be the one that will return to you my love. Your soul will travel and rebirth several times until we meet again in the far future. Our love will connect us together again."
The lady sadly smiled as she felt tears rising, "It will be too long."
"I know but in this present day it will be impossible for us to be together."
"Je ne serai pas égoïste. (I will not be selfish.)" She spoke, trying her best to hold her tears back. "Your work is far more important now than our love. I trust you Clow that we will meet and stay together forever."
"That, my angel, is a promise."
"Une question. How will our souls find each other again?"
"I will leave clues so we will find our path." Clow answered, smiling to that angel. "Now I must leave. Not a minute should be delayed."
The lady then leaned forward and kissed him tenderly on the lips before pushing back to see his gaze upon her. His eyes showed a sea of promises and she smiled.
"Allez maintenant. (Go now.)" She quickly instructed not wanting to erupt in tears.
Clow Reed gave her a last embrace before moving towards the door.
"Au revoir."
Sadden by the departure, the lady walked back upstairs and cursed the politicians for being responsible for everything. She knew that Clow Reed had left this late at night for her own safety, if he had stayed any longer her identity might have been revealed and the government could use her as a bait.
Upon the discovery of the powerful Clow Cards, the government has been dying to get their hands on such force. If they obtained the Clow Book they would have enough power to take over the world. Clow Reed had to act fast, he needed to execute his plan in secrecy so that the government wouldn't suspect that Clow would be hiding the Clow Book away to be handed to his next heir in the future.
With the success of his plan, Clow Reed would then bluff that he had destroyed the Clow Cards forever. Even with that lie, Clow was sure that the government wouldn't rest until the day of his death. If the mage was caught he would be tortured to tell his secret and if his love was involved she would be a target as well.
That is why the lady knew that their love could not be in this present day. Her heart held hope that soon they would meet again.
"J'attendrai patiemment. (I will wait patiently.)"
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Eriol's eyes suddenly opened up widely as he sat up on his bed. He took a quick glance at the alarm clock that flashed back the numbers 1:37am clearly in the dark night, before looking out towards the large windows in his bedroom.
"The voice." he silently whispered to himself. "Calling me again."
The maiden's voice tonight had awoken Eriol from his sleep. It had been two years since he last saw her image and last heard the calls. She was hunting him again, but why? Haven't he found her?
This couldn't be only a nightmare. As he recalled, for the past few months he had been hearing a hum in the back of his head whenever he slept. Now he understood, the hum was actually the maiden's voice that tonight had suddenly sounded so clear.
Relaxing his temple, Eriol closed his eyes and laid back down, wanting to ignore everything.
Suddenly, reopening his eyes again, Eriol quickly got up from his bed and walked towards his desk. Slowly turning on the lamp, he began to sketch a picture without his intention. He didn't know what he drew. Eriol was leaving his hand to sketch and his conscious to lead the way.
Soon he was staring down at a beautiful woman with lovely large eyes, matching her full lips. Her long straight hair cascaded down towards her back and curled up in the end. Strange, she had the same hair as Kaho did, but both seemed slightly different.
Eriol now realized that she was the lady that haunted his dreams two years ago. Although her image seemed a bit misty he recalled the color of her eyes, her face, her hair, and her lips. Eriol hurriedly pulled out some color pencils from inside his desk's drawer and started to color the sketch.
The rose red lips, her pale fair skin, those long amber hair, and finally her lovely amethyst eyes that called out his attention. Such rarity of eye color, but such beauty. He gazed at the maiden and felt his heart call out to her and suddenly it hit him strong.
Eriol dropped the color pencil down and faced the lady that slept peacefully on the bed beside his spot. Kaho seemed to have the maiden's same hair color, but yet both were far different from each other.
"You're not my angel." Eriol whispered as the truth dawned into him.
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