Chapter 1
Li woke up and automatically thought something is wrong here. He had
breakfast and got ready to set out. He knew that if
something was about to happen he must know about it. Simply because
normally anything dangerous was to do with his
beloved Sakura. He couldn't let anything happen to her. Ever. To him,
she was the most important thing in the world. There
was no way he would let her go. He had to ask Eriol what might be happening
and more importantly, whether he could help.
"Eriol, you've got to tell her!!" Li exclaimed.
He had only come to see Eriol because he sensed something strange, but
when he got there, Eriol suddenly confessed that he
thinks he might be falling in love with Tomoyo. Because of this, Li
had forgotten all about the strange feeling he had had.
"But what would say?" said Eriol. "Oh hi Tomoyo, just came round
to say I think I'm in love with you and maybe you'd like to
catch a movie sometime?"
"Yeah! You know that might just work, she can be very understanding"
"She'd laugh at me! Think I was joking"
"You should let me tell Sakura" Li persisted
"No"
"But she's Tomoyo's best friend she'd know exactly what to do."
"She mustn't know."
"But why?"
"No!!"
"Its not like she's gonna spill or anything"
"You don't know that Li"
"But I do. I know her well. I could even say that I know her better than Tomoyo herself!"
"Li please keep this to yourself." Eriol said " I couldn't tell Nakuru or Suppi because I knew they would tell Tomoyo"
"Don't you trust anyone?"
"Yes, Li, I thought I could trust you."
Silence
Li knew what he wanted to say to Eriol but he didn't think it was wise.
When him and Sakura got together, they decided that
no secrets would be kept from one another because they knew it would
only get worse until they found out from someone else.
"If you fell you can't help me then leave." Eriol said "Go away. I don't
need comforting or support. I never needed it before and
I don't need it now. Leave."
Li sighed as he stood up. There was nothing he could think of to do
or say except keep it from Sakura. To him, it was the only
way to help. But he couldn't help but wonder what he had come for in
the first place........
As Li left, Eriol couldn't help but feel a little guilty for what he
asked Li to do. Keeping it from Sakura. It wasn't really because
he thought she would tell but because he had plans for her. He didn't
want her fretting over his problems as well as her own. It
wasn't right. He wasn't even sure whether she would make it through
this test in the first place. It was highly dangerous but he
had to chance it. It would help her in the future, but what if
she no longer had a future after this test. Also, what about
Tomoyo? He had a lot on his plate and his stomach was very full. He
decided it was time for him to get a grip and tell her what
she had to do. Even if he dreaded it.