Title: Ohayo!
Chapter 4: Giving up?
Eriol opens the door of his house, realizing that it wasn't locked. He steps in and hears noise from the kitchen. Eriol sits on the chair.
"Oh, you're home! What takes you so long? You haven't eaten, right? I've made your favourite food today," a male voice comes from the kitchen. Eriol keeps silent; his brain couldn't absorb what he heard. His heard throbs painfully.
Syaoran walks out of the kitchen, wondering why Eriol is so silent. He touches Eriol's forehead but Eriol blocks it away fiercely.
"What's wrong? Your illness comes again?" he asks with concern. Eriol merely shakes his head and goes into his room silently. Syaoran's face remains worry, wondering what's wrong with his half-brother.
* * *
Eriol touches his cheek, it's still burning badly after Tomoyo's slap. He is shocked that such a frail looking girl could have such a strength, and guts!
'I know that you're actually kind! But think by yourself, you're the one who treats yourself cruelly the most, you idiot! You're treating yourself the same way they treats you!!'
Eriol takes off his glasses, lies on his bed and closes his ears with pillow.
'What kind of difference you think you're making then?'
"Why do you want to know?!" Eriol whispers, glaring at nothingness.
I just want to open your stony heart!! Helping you to see other side of this world!!
Eriol sits up and throws his pillow towards the door. "Kisama (damn)! Daidouji, what have you done to me?? Your annoying voice simply couldn't leave me alone!!" He shouts. Syaoran falls from his seat, shocked by the noise in Eriol's room.
* * *
"Tadaima (I'm home)!" Tomoyo opens the door, rushes up to her room and bangs the door.
"Tomo-" Sonomi didn't get to talk with Tomoyo. But, her eyes are fast enough to see the tears streaked face of her daughter.
"Watashi wa anata kirai desu ka (I hate you)! I'm so disappointed in you, Hiiragizawa! You didn't want to change right? Okay!! I grant your wish then!!" Tomoyo shouts dejectedly as she hits her bed with her fist several times.
* * *
Sonomi knocks the door a few times but all that she heard is the continuing sobs that come from her daughter. Her forehead furrows with worry, Tomoyo never behaves in such a way before.
She walks downstairs and calls up Sakura, asking for what happens to her child.
"Aunty, it's actually like this." Sonomi listens to what Sakura says, finally understand why her child cry so much.
* * *
"Tomoyo-chan! Dinner ready!" Sonomi opens the unlocked door. She puts the food on the table and walks slowly towards Tomoyo. Tomoyo lies on the bed, facing the other side, afraid that her mother will see her puffy red eyes.
Sonomi smiles.
"When we have tried our best but things seems to didn't turn the way we want it to be, we maybe should just give it a break and see the results. Changing a human is not as fast as baking a cake. It needs patience."
Tomoyo sits up and faces her mother.
"You already know--" Her mother nods. Tomoyo's eyes become downcast. Sonomi stares at her for a while. Then, she puts her hand on Tomoyo's.
"I want to know something," Tomoyo looks up to see her mother's face.
"When you see him, do your face feels hot. Your heart seems to beats wildly and your body seems to be sweating a little too much?" Sonomi passes the rice to Tomoyo.
"Na-nani (what)?" Tomoyo blushes. Sonomi chuckles.
"Welcome to a new dimension!" Sonomi whispers to Tomoyo's ear and winks. She walks out of the room and closes the door.
"You had grown up my child."
* * *
"Oh, so that what's happen," Syaoran says.
"I don't know why but I feel so guilty when I see her tears--I never felt this way before," Eriol sighs, he's lying on the sofa. Syaoran smirks, changing from one channel to another.
"So, what do you want to do?" Eriol shrugs his shoulder, closing his eyes and falls into deep slumber.
* * *
"*Cough *cough *" Syaoran wakes up, hearing his half-younger brother coughing. He stares at him; Eriol wraps his body with blanket from head to toes, trying to shuffle the coughing sound. Another series of coughs escapes from his mouth.
Syaoran pats Eriol's shoulder. "Daijoubu da yo (Are you alright?)?"
"H-Hai (Yes)! *Cough * I must have forgotten to *cough * eat my medicine just *cough * now," Eriol whispers with great difficulty. Syaoran sighs heavily and goes to the kitchen. He grabs Eriol's medicine and a glass of water. He returns and gives them to Eriol.
"Arigato (thanks) *cough * Nii-chan (Brother), just go to sleep. *Cough * I'm all right," Eriol reassures him. But still, a part of him remains worry.
* * *
Eriol gives Syaoran the food that he cooks.
"So.you're okay?" Syaoran observes Eriol.
"Shut up and look somewhere else," Eriol answers dully.
"I take that as yes," Syaoran smirks. "What are you plans today? It's Saturday, I'm going to okaa-san house. Want to follow?" Syaoran glances at Eriol. He sips his water and continues to eat his noodle.
"No," Eriol goes to the sink and washes his plate. "I have something else to do," his eyes show determination.
* * *
Daidouji Takumi opens the door of the cake house. He realizes that a boy at his sister's age approaches him.
"Ah-ano (Umm ..), is Daidouji Tomoyo here?" he asks.
Takumi blinks his eyes. "Which Daidouji?"
"Dai-Daidouji--" Eriol mentally slaps himself. He forgets her last name.
"Ne-never mind. I'll come again later. Arigato (thanks)," Eriol bows and walks away. Takumi shakes his head and grins broadly.
* * *
Eriol found a public phone booth nearby the cake house. He dials Syaoran's home phone number.
"Moshi-moshi (hello), Li Residence," Syaoran's voice comes from the other line.
"Syaoran, what's Daidouji's last name?" Eriol asks.
"Tomoyo. Why do you-"
"Arigato (thanks)!" Eriol hangs the phone as he sees Tomoyo walks towards the cake house.
Meanwhile.
Syaoran stares at the phone, many questions jumbles in his head.
* * *
"Daidouji! Daidouji!!" Eriol shouts. Tomoyo turns her head. Her eyes widen with shock as Eriol runs towards her.
"Hi-Hiiragizawa," Tomoyo looks down and shuffles her feet.
"What do you want?" she whispers.
Eriol bows. "Gomen ne... (I'm sorry) "
Bangs covers her eyes.
"Not today." she whispers softly.
"Nani (what)?" Eriol asks.
"Don't say that today. Maybe you could come tomorrow or the next day but not today," she looks up.
"Demo, doushite (but, why)?" At the same time, a very dusty lorry passes by and makes all of the dusts flies in the air. Eriol mentally curses. He starts to cough uncontrollably. He walks away from Tomoyo but she holds his arm.
"What?" Eriol glares at her while he closes his mouth and keep coughing.
"Are you all right?" Tomoyo asks with concern. Eriol pulls his arms away from Tomoyo harshly. But his cough gets worse, his breath feels shorter and his world starts to spin. He closes his eyes and starts to collapse.
Tomoyo shouts at her brother, asking him to call the doctor. Eriol falls to the ground, his breath shallow and his face pale.
* * *
Eriol opens his eyes. At first, everything seems to be blurry. Then, all gets clearer and clearer. White ceilings.his hand is impaled.he must be in a hospital.
"So, you're planning to run away again, young man?" Yukito's voice enters his ears. Yukito leans casually against the door, crossing his arms.
"You better don't. Or else, Tomoyo will really strangle you," he smiles with eyes closed. He walks towards Eriol, pours water into a glass and gives it to Eriol.
"I can do it by myself," Eriol complains. Yukito smiles softly and shakes his head.
"You don't even have the energy to sit up by yourself." Eriol glares at him half-heartedly. Yukito walks out from the room and Tomoyo walks in. They sit in silence for a long time.
"You--" she starts the conversation.
"Why don't you tell me that you have bronchitis?" she glares at him. Her eyes are slightly wet but it does show anger.
"Why should I tell you?" Eriol raises his eyebrow as he drinks his cold water.
"You!" Tomoyo breathes three times, trying to calm herself.
"Anyway, why does Syaoran know so much about you? And why didn't you want to stay at his house?" Tomoyo asks.
"Syaoran told me about the house thing--" Tomoyo explains when Eriol stares at her.
Tomoyo figures out from Eriol that Syaoran is his half brother. They both have the same father but after their father died, Syaoran's mother married to another man. He didn't want to stay at Syaoran's house because he'll stay at Yukito's house starting from next month and Yukito is his mother's brother.
"Satisfied?" Eriol crosses his arms. He feels slightly unsecured because he rarely tells too much thing to anyone. Both of them lost words again.
10 minutes later--
"I have something to say," Eriol finally breaks the silence. Tomoyo stares at him questioningly.
"Ohayo (Good morning)! My name is Hiiragizawa Eriol. You can call me Eriol and you can add those 'kun' if you want. I'm 16 and I want to be your friend," Eriol offers his hand. Tomoyo laughs softly.
"Finally I know your last name Eriol-kun! Ohayo! My name is Daidouji Tomoyo, 16 and nice to be your friend!" Eriol smirks as Tomoyo shakes his hand.
* * *
"Wei, Nakuru! Stops eavesdropping will you?" Yukito scolds him with smile. Nakuru pouts but somehow follow his order.
"So, what you have heard?" Nakuru smiles softly.
"Nothing much, just hearing something from two people that haven't realize they develop a feelings towards each other and simply too afraid to realize and say it."
Yukito hugs Nakuru by the shoulder with his right hand; his left hand in the pocket.
"Someday, they will--" ~Tsuzuku~
Chapter 4: Giving up?
Eriol opens the door of his house, realizing that it wasn't locked. He steps in and hears noise from the kitchen. Eriol sits on the chair.
"Oh, you're home! What takes you so long? You haven't eaten, right? I've made your favourite food today," a male voice comes from the kitchen. Eriol keeps silent; his brain couldn't absorb what he heard. His heard throbs painfully.
Syaoran walks out of the kitchen, wondering why Eriol is so silent. He touches Eriol's forehead but Eriol blocks it away fiercely.
"What's wrong? Your illness comes again?" he asks with concern. Eriol merely shakes his head and goes into his room silently. Syaoran's face remains worry, wondering what's wrong with his half-brother.
* * *
Eriol touches his cheek, it's still burning badly after Tomoyo's slap. He is shocked that such a frail looking girl could have such a strength, and guts!
'I know that you're actually kind! But think by yourself, you're the one who treats yourself cruelly the most, you idiot! You're treating yourself the same way they treats you!!'
Eriol takes off his glasses, lies on his bed and closes his ears with pillow.
'What kind of difference you think you're making then?'
"Why do you want to know?!" Eriol whispers, glaring at nothingness.
I just want to open your stony heart!! Helping you to see other side of this world!!
Eriol sits up and throws his pillow towards the door. "Kisama (damn)! Daidouji, what have you done to me?? Your annoying voice simply couldn't leave me alone!!" He shouts. Syaoran falls from his seat, shocked by the noise in Eriol's room.
* * *
"Tadaima (I'm home)!" Tomoyo opens the door, rushes up to her room and bangs the door.
"Tomo-" Sonomi didn't get to talk with Tomoyo. But, her eyes are fast enough to see the tears streaked face of her daughter.
"Watashi wa anata kirai desu ka (I hate you)! I'm so disappointed in you, Hiiragizawa! You didn't want to change right? Okay!! I grant your wish then!!" Tomoyo shouts dejectedly as she hits her bed with her fist several times.
* * *
Sonomi knocks the door a few times but all that she heard is the continuing sobs that come from her daughter. Her forehead furrows with worry, Tomoyo never behaves in such a way before.
She walks downstairs and calls up Sakura, asking for what happens to her child.
"Aunty, it's actually like this." Sonomi listens to what Sakura says, finally understand why her child cry so much.
* * *
"Tomoyo-chan! Dinner ready!" Sonomi opens the unlocked door. She puts the food on the table and walks slowly towards Tomoyo. Tomoyo lies on the bed, facing the other side, afraid that her mother will see her puffy red eyes.
Sonomi smiles.
"When we have tried our best but things seems to didn't turn the way we want it to be, we maybe should just give it a break and see the results. Changing a human is not as fast as baking a cake. It needs patience."
Tomoyo sits up and faces her mother.
"You already know--" Her mother nods. Tomoyo's eyes become downcast. Sonomi stares at her for a while. Then, she puts her hand on Tomoyo's.
"I want to know something," Tomoyo looks up to see her mother's face.
"When you see him, do your face feels hot. Your heart seems to beats wildly and your body seems to be sweating a little too much?" Sonomi passes the rice to Tomoyo.
"Na-nani (what)?" Tomoyo blushes. Sonomi chuckles.
"Welcome to a new dimension!" Sonomi whispers to Tomoyo's ear and winks. She walks out of the room and closes the door.
"You had grown up my child."
* * *
"Oh, so that what's happen," Syaoran says.
"I don't know why but I feel so guilty when I see her tears--I never felt this way before," Eriol sighs, he's lying on the sofa. Syaoran smirks, changing from one channel to another.
"So, what do you want to do?" Eriol shrugs his shoulder, closing his eyes and falls into deep slumber.
* * *
"*Cough *cough *" Syaoran wakes up, hearing his half-younger brother coughing. He stares at him; Eriol wraps his body with blanket from head to toes, trying to shuffle the coughing sound. Another series of coughs escapes from his mouth.
Syaoran pats Eriol's shoulder. "Daijoubu da yo (Are you alright?)?"
"H-Hai (Yes)! *Cough * I must have forgotten to *cough * eat my medicine just *cough * now," Eriol whispers with great difficulty. Syaoran sighs heavily and goes to the kitchen. He grabs Eriol's medicine and a glass of water. He returns and gives them to Eriol.
"Arigato (thanks) *cough * Nii-chan (Brother), just go to sleep. *Cough * I'm all right," Eriol reassures him. But still, a part of him remains worry.
* * *
Eriol gives Syaoran the food that he cooks.
"So.you're okay?" Syaoran observes Eriol.
"Shut up and look somewhere else," Eriol answers dully.
"I take that as yes," Syaoran smirks. "What are you plans today? It's Saturday, I'm going to okaa-san house. Want to follow?" Syaoran glances at Eriol. He sips his water and continues to eat his noodle.
"No," Eriol goes to the sink and washes his plate. "I have something else to do," his eyes show determination.
* * *
Daidouji Takumi opens the door of the cake house. He realizes that a boy at his sister's age approaches him.
"Ah-ano (Umm ..), is Daidouji Tomoyo here?" he asks.
Takumi blinks his eyes. "Which Daidouji?"
"Dai-Daidouji--" Eriol mentally slaps himself. He forgets her last name.
"Ne-never mind. I'll come again later. Arigato (thanks)," Eriol bows and walks away. Takumi shakes his head and grins broadly.
* * *
Eriol found a public phone booth nearby the cake house. He dials Syaoran's home phone number.
"Moshi-moshi (hello), Li Residence," Syaoran's voice comes from the other line.
"Syaoran, what's Daidouji's last name?" Eriol asks.
"Tomoyo. Why do you-"
"Arigato (thanks)!" Eriol hangs the phone as he sees Tomoyo walks towards the cake house.
Meanwhile.
Syaoran stares at the phone, many questions jumbles in his head.
* * *
"Daidouji! Daidouji!!" Eriol shouts. Tomoyo turns her head. Her eyes widen with shock as Eriol runs towards her.
"Hi-Hiiragizawa," Tomoyo looks down and shuffles her feet.
"What do you want?" she whispers.
Eriol bows. "Gomen ne... (I'm sorry) "
Bangs covers her eyes.
"Not today." she whispers softly.
"Nani (what)?" Eriol asks.
"Don't say that today. Maybe you could come tomorrow or the next day but not today," she looks up.
"Demo, doushite (but, why)?" At the same time, a very dusty lorry passes by and makes all of the dusts flies in the air. Eriol mentally curses. He starts to cough uncontrollably. He walks away from Tomoyo but she holds his arm.
"What?" Eriol glares at her while he closes his mouth and keep coughing.
"Are you all right?" Tomoyo asks with concern. Eriol pulls his arms away from Tomoyo harshly. But his cough gets worse, his breath feels shorter and his world starts to spin. He closes his eyes and starts to collapse.
Tomoyo shouts at her brother, asking him to call the doctor. Eriol falls to the ground, his breath shallow and his face pale.
* * *
Eriol opens his eyes. At first, everything seems to be blurry. Then, all gets clearer and clearer. White ceilings.his hand is impaled.he must be in a hospital.
"So, you're planning to run away again, young man?" Yukito's voice enters his ears. Yukito leans casually against the door, crossing his arms.
"You better don't. Or else, Tomoyo will really strangle you," he smiles with eyes closed. He walks towards Eriol, pours water into a glass and gives it to Eriol.
"I can do it by myself," Eriol complains. Yukito smiles softly and shakes his head.
"You don't even have the energy to sit up by yourself." Eriol glares at him half-heartedly. Yukito walks out from the room and Tomoyo walks in. They sit in silence for a long time.
"You--" she starts the conversation.
"Why don't you tell me that you have bronchitis?" she glares at him. Her eyes are slightly wet but it does show anger.
"Why should I tell you?" Eriol raises his eyebrow as he drinks his cold water.
"You!" Tomoyo breathes three times, trying to calm herself.
"Anyway, why does Syaoran know so much about you? And why didn't you want to stay at his house?" Tomoyo asks.
"Syaoran told me about the house thing--" Tomoyo explains when Eriol stares at her.
Tomoyo figures out from Eriol that Syaoran is his half brother. They both have the same father but after their father died, Syaoran's mother married to another man. He didn't want to stay at Syaoran's house because he'll stay at Yukito's house starting from next month and Yukito is his mother's brother.
"Satisfied?" Eriol crosses his arms. He feels slightly unsecured because he rarely tells too much thing to anyone. Both of them lost words again.
10 minutes later--
"I have something to say," Eriol finally breaks the silence. Tomoyo stares at him questioningly.
"Ohayo (Good morning)! My name is Hiiragizawa Eriol. You can call me Eriol and you can add those 'kun' if you want. I'm 16 and I want to be your friend," Eriol offers his hand. Tomoyo laughs softly.
"Finally I know your last name Eriol-kun! Ohayo! My name is Daidouji Tomoyo, 16 and nice to be your friend!" Eriol smirks as Tomoyo shakes his hand.
* * *
"Wei, Nakuru! Stops eavesdropping will you?" Yukito scolds him with smile. Nakuru pouts but somehow follow his order.
"So, what you have heard?" Nakuru smiles softly.
"Nothing much, just hearing something from two people that haven't realize they develop a feelings towards each other and simply too afraid to realize and say it."
Yukito hugs Nakuru by the shoulder with his right hand; his left hand in the pocket.
"Someday, they will--" ~Tsuzuku~