Tomoyo was frantic. She had promised herself that she wasn't going to talk to Sakura before she left; that she'd just slip quietly out of her life. However, it was the night before her plane was scheduled to leave and she had to physically restrain herself from calling her best friend on the phone at least half a dozen times so far. "I...I know she isn't worried about me...but, I guess I'm afraid of what might happen if she is. What if she's worried about me, and she's sad when I go?" Tomoyo thought, before reminding herself how stupid that sounded. "Don't be silly, how could she be worried or lonely when she has the greatest love of her life by her side?" Tomoyo thought bitterly, hugging a plush bear to her chest as she lay in bed. "You're just being selfish, Tomoyo. Sakura shouldn't have someone around her who's that selfish...she deserves better. And..." she finished her thought in a whisper, "I don't want to cry...any more."
Tomoyo sighed. Tomorrow was going to be a big day, so she'd better get some rest. Suddenly, there was a knock at her door.
"Come in."
"Miss, there's a phone call for you." the maid said, handing Tomoyo the portable phone.
"Who is it?" Tomoyo asked, a slight look of concern on her face.
The maid started, "Kinomoto..."
Tomoyo froze, paralyzed by some unknown fear.
"...Touya." she finished.
The lavender haired girl breathed a huge sigh of relief, and gently took the phone from the maid, dismissing her.
"Touya? To what do I owe the honor of this call?" Tomoyo smiled sweetly. Talking to anyone else besides Sakura was fine with her at this point.
On the other end of the phone, Touya paused for a moment, trying to choose his words carefully. "Sakura...is very worried about you. She wants to know what's wrong."
"Sakura? What's wrong?" Tomoyo giggled. "There's nothing wrong...unless it's if she's missing her Li-kun so much already! Those two make such a wonderful couple, don't you think?"
Touya could plainly see that if he wanted to get anywhere with Tomoyo, he'd have to be a bit more direct. "You know...I really enjoyed that song you sang...at Sakura's wedding."
"Oh, why thank you! It was in English, but I loved the melody it had." Tomoyo winced at the mere mention of the song; it had run through her head at least once every day since the wedding.
"Yeah...the melody...listen, Tomoyo. There's something you need to know-" Touya started, but Tomoyo cut him off in mid-sentence.
"I'm sorry, Touya, but I can't talk any more tonight. I have to take a trip for my mother tomorrow morning, and I'm just dreadful with flying if I'm not well rested!" While not entirely true, Tomoyo didn't want to give anyone a reason to worry about her or come after her. As if they would, anyway.
"Tomoyo," Touya spoke forcefully into the phone, "one thing, just one thing for you to think about while you're away."
"Y-yes?" Tomoyo asked hesitantly.
"I don't think I could have lived with myself if I hadn't told Yuki how I felt."
Time seemed to slow to an imperceptible crawl. Seconds seemed like minutes. Tomoyo's voice caught in her throught for what seemed like the longest time. "He knows." she thought. "What do I do?"
"Tomoyo..." Touya's voice seemed gentler.
"Sa...kura is happy now. She's with...the one she loves. The one she truly loves. The one who truly loves her, more than anyone else could. That is what she deserves; the very best."
"Tomoyo, I..." Touya tried to interject again, but was bluntly cut off.
"D-don't tell her...anything...please. I already know how Sakura feels about me. She's the most important thing in the world to me..." Tomoyo gasped, realizing she was crying again. Crying for Sakura. She needed to get away...now. "If I didn't have her as a friend, I don't know what I'd do-"
Touya sighed. The line had gone dead. He remembered all too well the year and a half he spent hiding his love for Yuki. He remembered clearly how difficult it was for him, every time he was around the other man, to hold back his feelings. "She's been doing that...her whole life. Granted, Yuki never had anyone else vying for his affections, so I guess I never really felt the pressure of competition. Poor Tomoyo...she really does love Sakura more than anyone else."
Touya groaned. He knew this would keep him up all night. "Even if Tomoyo's right...even if she thinks it'll hurt both her and Sakura if Sakura knows...she shouldn't have to live holding that much hurt inside. I only hope Sakura can see what she couldn't see before..."
Tomoyo sighed. Tomorrow was going to be a big day, so she'd better get some rest. Suddenly, there was a knock at her door.
"Come in."
"Miss, there's a phone call for you." the maid said, handing Tomoyo the portable phone.
"Who is it?" Tomoyo asked, a slight look of concern on her face.
The maid started, "Kinomoto..."
Tomoyo froze, paralyzed by some unknown fear.
"...Touya." she finished.
The lavender haired girl breathed a huge sigh of relief, and gently took the phone from the maid, dismissing her.
"Touya? To what do I owe the honor of this call?" Tomoyo smiled sweetly. Talking to anyone else besides Sakura was fine with her at this point.
On the other end of the phone, Touya paused for a moment, trying to choose his words carefully. "Sakura...is very worried about you. She wants to know what's wrong."
"Sakura? What's wrong?" Tomoyo giggled. "There's nothing wrong...unless it's if she's missing her Li-kun so much already! Those two make such a wonderful couple, don't you think?"
Touya could plainly see that if he wanted to get anywhere with Tomoyo, he'd have to be a bit more direct. "You know...I really enjoyed that song you sang...at Sakura's wedding."
"Oh, why thank you! It was in English, but I loved the melody it had." Tomoyo winced at the mere mention of the song; it had run through her head at least once every day since the wedding.
"Yeah...the melody...listen, Tomoyo. There's something you need to know-" Touya started, but Tomoyo cut him off in mid-sentence.
"I'm sorry, Touya, but I can't talk any more tonight. I have to take a trip for my mother tomorrow morning, and I'm just dreadful with flying if I'm not well rested!" While not entirely true, Tomoyo didn't want to give anyone a reason to worry about her or come after her. As if they would, anyway.
"Tomoyo," Touya spoke forcefully into the phone, "one thing, just one thing for you to think about while you're away."
"Y-yes?" Tomoyo asked hesitantly.
"I don't think I could have lived with myself if I hadn't told Yuki how I felt."
Time seemed to slow to an imperceptible crawl. Seconds seemed like minutes. Tomoyo's voice caught in her throught for what seemed like the longest time. "He knows." she thought. "What do I do?"
"Tomoyo..." Touya's voice seemed gentler.
"Sa...kura is happy now. She's with...the one she loves. The one she truly loves. The one who truly loves her, more than anyone else could. That is what she deserves; the very best."
"Tomoyo, I..." Touya tried to interject again, but was bluntly cut off.
"D-don't tell her...anything...please. I already know how Sakura feels about me. She's the most important thing in the world to me..." Tomoyo gasped, realizing she was crying again. Crying for Sakura. She needed to get away...now. "If I didn't have her as a friend, I don't know what I'd do-"
Touya sighed. The line had gone dead. He remembered all too well the year and a half he spent hiding his love for Yuki. He remembered clearly how difficult it was for him, every time he was around the other man, to hold back his feelings. "She's been doing that...her whole life. Granted, Yuki never had anyone else vying for his affections, so I guess I never really felt the pressure of competition. Poor Tomoyo...she really does love Sakura more than anyone else."
Touya groaned. He knew this would keep him up all night. "Even if Tomoyo's right...even if she thinks it'll hurt both her and Sakura if Sakura knows...she shouldn't have to live holding that much hurt inside. I only hope Sakura can see what she couldn't see before..."