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Tomoyo stared at the printed words on the page, but she just couldn't get the plot to sink in. HEr mind just kept wandering over to last night.
She sighed heavily and dropped her head down into the comforter, "What's wrong with me?" she said, her face still in the blanket. She then started rubbing a strand of hair inbetween her fingers, "It was just a kiss, that's all," she added.
But how could she like someone she hardly knows? It was only on this trip had they ever had a real conversation. It was probably just lust.
'Yeah, that's it, lust. There is nothing between us, he was just a little vulnerable that's all.' Tomoyo lifted her head from lack of air. 'I mean, thinking about his lost love really killed him, it was all just a friendly kiss. . .es.' Tomoyo assured herself, smiling to herself she looked up at the door that seperated his room from hers. She was so glad she had decided to get two bedroom rooms. Her smile grew into a smirk, although she doubted any of her friends were actually using the extra room.
The brass handle of the door turned, seeing this Tomoyo grabbed her book and pretended she was reading.
Eriol's head poked in, "Hey Tomoyo?"
"Yeah?" she said looking up.
"Come on, lets go get some breakfast the others are waiting," he said. Tomoyo got off the bed and went to go change out og her pajamas.
'Good thing I wasn't wearing that ridiculous silk nightgown my mother had given me,' Tomoyo thought as she thumbed through the closet of clothes.
She picked a yellow sundress with spaghetti straps, and wore a yellow- orange ribbon around her neck as a choker. The ribbon was tied into a small bow at the back and the rest of it hung about two feet down. She had put her hair up in a half bun with a matching ribbon, she left the rest of her hair down.
Tomoyo examined herself in the bathroom mirror. It was a little too much, but who said you couldn't look your best everyday?
As she walked into the living room she saw Eriol flipping through the channels on the tv.
"Are you ready?" she asked, walking towards the door.
"I was just going to ask you the same thing," he said turning the tv off. When he stood up and walked towards her Tomoyo saw that he wore a navy blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and the collar left unbuttoned.
"You look nice," Tomoyo complimented.
"Thanks, you do too," he replied, walking out the door once she opened it. Tomoyo rolled her eyes, what a gentleman.
Not a word was spoken during their walk to the dining room. Tomoyo looked up at her companion, his eyes stayed sharp ahead, ignoring her gaze. She looked back at their destination feeling more uncomfortable by the second.
When they reached the glass doors Sakura and Syaoran suddenly burst through it, bumping into them.
"Ow! What was that for?" Tomoyo asked, rubbing her head.
Sakura pulled on her arm and started walking really fast. "Hey what about breakfast?" Tomoyo asked, trying to keep up with Sakura's fast pace.
"We can eat later, but right now, Hiroke is pumping us for information about you and Eriol, so lets go!" Sakura answered. Tomoyo looked behind them to see Syaoran and Eriol not too far behind.
"I just don't get it, why does that idiot have to keep following us?" Syaoran asked, his hands in his pockets.
"Beacause like you said my cute desendent, he's an idiot," Eriol said, giving his friend a small smile.
Syaoran frowned at Eriol, "When will you ever stop calling me that?!" he almost yelled.
Eriol looked back ahead at the two girls ahead of them, "When you stop fuming at me for saying it," he said.
"You know, it doesn't exactly seem Tomoyo's little plan is working out too well," Syaoran said, changing the subject.
"No, but it is keeping him away for a while right?"
"Well I think he's going to find out sooner or later anway," Syaoran said.
"My, my what an optimest you are Li," Eriol said sarcasticlly.
"Oh shut up," Syaoran said, nudging Eriol in the elbow.
Eriol just gave him an innocent smile, Syaoran growled and mumbled a few things.
Up ahead Tomoyo and Sakura had reached the doors, opening it Sakura allowed the sunshine of the day flow into the corridor.
"Wow, it's such a beautiful day!" Sakura exclaimed, walking over to the white railing and leaning over. Tomoyo follwed in suit and looked out into the ocean.
"The air is so fresh," she said taking a deep breath. Eriol and Syaoran joined the two at the railing and looked out at the crashing waves.
"I wish I could wake up to this everyday." Tomoyo smiled at her friend, she just saw the beauty in everything didn't she?
"I can't believe it! You guys ditched us!" All four of them turned around to see a fuming Chiharu and a smiling Yamazki.
"I'm sorry Chiharu, but we had to run away from Hiroke," Tomoyo explained.
"Speaking of which," Eriol sighed as Hiroke bursted through the door right after Chiharu, knocking her to the ground.
"You asshole!" Chiharu yelled, looking up at him, "Watch where you're going next time!"
He looked down at Chiharu as if he had only just noticed her, "Well maybe you shouldn't stand in front of the door next time," he said, his tone growing a little dangerous.
Chiharu scowled at him as Yamazaki helped her up. She dusted off her red shirt, then crossed her arms, "So what are you doing stomping around and throwing open doors huh?" she asked.
Hiroke ignored her, his sharp green eyes were glued on Tomoyo and Eriol, it made Tomoyo cringe. His eyes sparkled maliciously when he looked at them. He smirked, "I know that you're lying," he accused.
"What are you talking about?" Eriol asked.
"You can't accuse them of lying, you don't even have any evidence!" Syaoran protested.
Hiroke glared at him, "Oh yeah, then why don't they kiss? They wouldn't kiss at the pool, nothing is stopping them. All couples kiss, and these two have been together for what? A few weeks now?"
"You can't force them into it," Yamazaki said.
"I'm not, I'm just saying that I don't believe these two are for real," he said.
Tomoyo kept quiet as her friends argued with Hiroke. She looked up at Eriol, "Hey Eriol, about last night.. . "
He turned to look at her, "What about last night?"
"Was it real, the kiss I mean," Tomoy said quietly, so no one else could hear.
He didn't answer. "You don't have to answer, it was a silly question," Tomoyo said looking back up at her other friends who were acting like a bunch of hungry cats fighting over a fish.
But he did want to answer, all he wanted to do was yell "Yes! Yes! Of course it was real! All of it, including the kiss!" But he couldn't, for he knew how she felt about it. How uncomfortable she was around him.
"Fine then, I'll make a deal," Hiroke siad, his voice calming down, "If they kiss, and it looks like a true, real kiss. I'll leave you guys alone."
"For the rest of the trip?" Sakura asked.
"For the rest of the trip," Hiroke said, out of the corner of his eyes he saw Eriol looking at Tomoyo, and she was looking at the wooden flooring.
"For the rest of the year?" Chiharu said.
"For the rest of the year," Hiroke answered, getting a little irritated.
"For the rest of our lives?" Syaoran said.
"For the rest of your the rest of your lives," he said through gritted teeth.
"For the rest of all eternity and a bag of chips for each of us?" Yamazaki said, smiling a huge grin.
"For the rest of. . . Whatever! But they have to kiss first!" Hiroke yelled pointing at the two raven haired teens.
Tomoyo looked up in shock. 'What!'
A/N: Hope you liked the chapter. Sorry for the cliffy, but I like the suspense. So review and tell me what you think. But it doesn't matter if you do or not cause I'm continuing anyway!
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Tomoyo stared at the printed words on the page, but she just couldn't get the plot to sink in. HEr mind just kept wandering over to last night.
She sighed heavily and dropped her head down into the comforter, "What's wrong with me?" she said, her face still in the blanket. She then started rubbing a strand of hair inbetween her fingers, "It was just a kiss, that's all," she added.
But how could she like someone she hardly knows? It was only on this trip had they ever had a real conversation. It was probably just lust.
'Yeah, that's it, lust. There is nothing between us, he was just a little vulnerable that's all.' Tomoyo lifted her head from lack of air. 'I mean, thinking about his lost love really killed him, it was all just a friendly kiss. . .es.' Tomoyo assured herself, smiling to herself she looked up at the door that seperated his room from hers. She was so glad she had decided to get two bedroom rooms. Her smile grew into a smirk, although she doubted any of her friends were actually using the extra room.
The brass handle of the door turned, seeing this Tomoyo grabbed her book and pretended she was reading.
Eriol's head poked in, "Hey Tomoyo?"
"Yeah?" she said looking up.
"Come on, lets go get some breakfast the others are waiting," he said. Tomoyo got off the bed and went to go change out og her pajamas.
'Good thing I wasn't wearing that ridiculous silk nightgown my mother had given me,' Tomoyo thought as she thumbed through the closet of clothes.
She picked a yellow sundress with spaghetti straps, and wore a yellow- orange ribbon around her neck as a choker. The ribbon was tied into a small bow at the back and the rest of it hung about two feet down. She had put her hair up in a half bun with a matching ribbon, she left the rest of her hair down.
Tomoyo examined herself in the bathroom mirror. It was a little too much, but who said you couldn't look your best everyday?
As she walked into the living room she saw Eriol flipping through the channels on the tv.
"Are you ready?" she asked, walking towards the door.
"I was just going to ask you the same thing," he said turning the tv off. When he stood up and walked towards her Tomoyo saw that he wore a navy blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and the collar left unbuttoned.
"You look nice," Tomoyo complimented.
"Thanks, you do too," he replied, walking out the door once she opened it. Tomoyo rolled her eyes, what a gentleman.
Not a word was spoken during their walk to the dining room. Tomoyo looked up at her companion, his eyes stayed sharp ahead, ignoring her gaze. She looked back at their destination feeling more uncomfortable by the second.
When they reached the glass doors Sakura and Syaoran suddenly burst through it, bumping into them.
"Ow! What was that for?" Tomoyo asked, rubbing her head.
Sakura pulled on her arm and started walking really fast. "Hey what about breakfast?" Tomoyo asked, trying to keep up with Sakura's fast pace.
"We can eat later, but right now, Hiroke is pumping us for information about you and Eriol, so lets go!" Sakura answered. Tomoyo looked behind them to see Syaoran and Eriol not too far behind.
"I just don't get it, why does that idiot have to keep following us?" Syaoran asked, his hands in his pockets.
"Beacause like you said my cute desendent, he's an idiot," Eriol said, giving his friend a small smile.
Syaoran frowned at Eriol, "When will you ever stop calling me that?!" he almost yelled.
Eriol looked back ahead at the two girls ahead of them, "When you stop fuming at me for saying it," he said.
"You know, it doesn't exactly seem Tomoyo's little plan is working out too well," Syaoran said, changing the subject.
"No, but it is keeping him away for a while right?"
"Well I think he's going to find out sooner or later anway," Syaoran said.
"My, my what an optimest you are Li," Eriol said sarcasticlly.
"Oh shut up," Syaoran said, nudging Eriol in the elbow.
Eriol just gave him an innocent smile, Syaoran growled and mumbled a few things.
Up ahead Tomoyo and Sakura had reached the doors, opening it Sakura allowed the sunshine of the day flow into the corridor.
"Wow, it's such a beautiful day!" Sakura exclaimed, walking over to the white railing and leaning over. Tomoyo follwed in suit and looked out into the ocean.
"The air is so fresh," she said taking a deep breath. Eriol and Syaoran joined the two at the railing and looked out at the crashing waves.
"I wish I could wake up to this everyday." Tomoyo smiled at her friend, she just saw the beauty in everything didn't she?
"I can't believe it! You guys ditched us!" All four of them turned around to see a fuming Chiharu and a smiling Yamazki.
"I'm sorry Chiharu, but we had to run away from Hiroke," Tomoyo explained.
"Speaking of which," Eriol sighed as Hiroke bursted through the door right after Chiharu, knocking her to the ground.
"You asshole!" Chiharu yelled, looking up at him, "Watch where you're going next time!"
He looked down at Chiharu as if he had only just noticed her, "Well maybe you shouldn't stand in front of the door next time," he said, his tone growing a little dangerous.
Chiharu scowled at him as Yamazaki helped her up. She dusted off her red shirt, then crossed her arms, "So what are you doing stomping around and throwing open doors huh?" she asked.
Hiroke ignored her, his sharp green eyes were glued on Tomoyo and Eriol, it made Tomoyo cringe. His eyes sparkled maliciously when he looked at them. He smirked, "I know that you're lying," he accused.
"What are you talking about?" Eriol asked.
"You can't accuse them of lying, you don't even have any evidence!" Syaoran protested.
Hiroke glared at him, "Oh yeah, then why don't they kiss? They wouldn't kiss at the pool, nothing is stopping them. All couples kiss, and these two have been together for what? A few weeks now?"
"You can't force them into it," Yamazaki said.
"I'm not, I'm just saying that I don't believe these two are for real," he said.
Tomoyo kept quiet as her friends argued with Hiroke. She looked up at Eriol, "Hey Eriol, about last night.. . "
He turned to look at her, "What about last night?"
"Was it real, the kiss I mean," Tomoy said quietly, so no one else could hear.
He didn't answer. "You don't have to answer, it was a silly question," Tomoyo said looking back up at her other friends who were acting like a bunch of hungry cats fighting over a fish.
But he did want to answer, all he wanted to do was yell "Yes! Yes! Of course it was real! All of it, including the kiss!" But he couldn't, for he knew how she felt about it. How uncomfortable she was around him.
"Fine then, I'll make a deal," Hiroke siad, his voice calming down, "If they kiss, and it looks like a true, real kiss. I'll leave you guys alone."
"For the rest of the trip?" Sakura asked.
"For the rest of the trip," Hiroke said, out of the corner of his eyes he saw Eriol looking at Tomoyo, and she was looking at the wooden flooring.
"For the rest of the year?" Chiharu said.
"For the rest of the year," Hiroke answered, getting a little irritated.
"For the rest of our lives?" Syaoran said.
"For the rest of your the rest of your lives," he said through gritted teeth.
"For the rest of all eternity and a bag of chips for each of us?" Yamazaki said, smiling a huge grin.
"For the rest of. . . Whatever! But they have to kiss first!" Hiroke yelled pointing at the two raven haired teens.
Tomoyo looked up in shock. 'What!'
A/N: Hope you liked the chapter. Sorry for the cliffy, but I like the suspense. So review and tell me what you think. But it doesn't matter if you do or not cause I'm continuing anyway!