Diamond Sky
Chapter Two: Resume
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In a mansion half way around the world, a person was facing a tall window, enjoying the night view.
For a rare moment, Eriol's breath had been taken away just as he turned his head from putting back a book onto a bookshelf. It wasn't often he was surprised or awed.
But this had sufficed enough to make him stand there mesmerized for several seconds.
After he had put his book back, Eriol returned to his position in front of the glass window, still staring up at the sky. It amazed him, how the tiniest thing when compared to the greater parts of the universe like the sun and the moon, could take one's breath away when you saw it on a night like this.
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Bright twinkling stars, like small lanterns of hope seemed to have been thrown by a careless hand across the sky, spilled in a disarray yet looking all the more enigmatic for its disorder. All across the dark sash of night, the thousands and thousands of bright celestial diamonds attracted those lucky enough to be able to catch them in all their quiet splendour.
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He felt slightly honoured he was able to catch this sight and his heart for one small moment, was eased.
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The fact that he now stood at a height of five feet nine inches, said a lot for his current state. His physical body had been allowed to grow to that of a sixteen-year-old youth. His dark hair and pale face remained the same although his jaw line was more defined now and his face a little elongated. The enigmatic quiet smile still retained its mystery and the deep wise eyes that resembled pools of clear water reflected even more experiences than before.
One of those experiences was the reason why he was leaving his home in England.
Tonight would be his last night here. Everything had been sold or given away. His old mansion had been taken care of and would be ready by the time he, Spinel and Nakuru returned. It hadn't been touched ever since they'd left. And he'd enrolled himself in advance at Tomoeda High School.
As Eriol continued to gaze out at the night, a smile grew.
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I wonder just how much has changed in these past five years…
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The entire class stared in utter silence for a whole minute.
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Then…
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"KAKKOII!!"
"ERIOL?!"
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The following were the exact phrases running around in the minds of Sakura and gang.
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Naoko: Eriol-kun! Or is it some sort of entity that LOOKS like Eriol-kun…? Or some sort of poltergeist? A doppelganger possibly!
Rika: Goodness, Eriol-kun's back!
Chiharu: Oh, NO!! Yamazaki's gonna go into overdrive!! This is going to be a long year…
Yamazaki: ERIOL! My best lying buddy! Yess!! Now I can lie my head off and have people falling for it!! Life DOES begin at 16!!
Sakura: Eriol-kun?! Why's he back from England!? Why's CLOW REED back?! Do I have to go and capture cards again? Did… Did I violate any Card Captor rule or something?! Why didn't he tell me he was coming back?! What's going ON?!
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He looks GOOD …
Syaoran: ………dammit, he's still taller than me.
………dammit, Sakura's BLUSHING.
………DAMMIT!!
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Yukio-sensei raised a wry eyebrow at his class's outburst.
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"Well… now that I see you'll have little trouble actually fitting in, Hiiragizawa-kun, please take a seat and we can begin our lesson."
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"Sit with me, Hiiragizawa-san!"
"There's a spot in front of me, Hiiragizawa-san!"
"Don't listen to her, Hiiragizawa-san! Sit behind me!"
"Hiiragizawa-san!! Over here! There's an empty seat here!"
"No, Hiiragizawa-san! Over here, beside me!"
"Right here by the window, Hiiragizawa-san! Here's a good place!"
"Hiiragizawa-san, sit with me over here!"
"Not there, Hiiragizawa-san!! Here, sit near me!!"
"Hiiragizawa-san! Here! Here's a free desk!"
"What the- I'M sitting here!! WHAT free desk!?"
"Shut up, Kenji! Over here, Hiiragizawa-san!"
"No, Hiiragizawa-san, sit beside me!"
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Yukio-sensei sweat dropped at the mostly feminine chorus that was resounding throughout the entire classroom. And he had thought Hiiragizawa-kun looked like a responsible boy who wouldn't cause any trouble in his class…
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Yeah, right. And he'd get students who'd actually pay attention in History class.
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The entire guy population of 1C on the other hand was not as enthusiastic about this new arrival as their female counterparts. They were all currently drumming their fingers on their respective desks and planning on showing Hiiragizawa-san the price of popularity. (With the exception of Yamazaki who was just elated to have his fibbing buddy back).
As was Eriol's demeanour, the boy was not at all perturbed by the half-screaming fangirls or the battle auras that were emerging from the guys of the class. The small smile that gave off the feeling of 'I-know-something-about-you-you-reeeally-don't-want-others-to-find-out-about' remained etched on his pale face as he scanned the classroom. When his eyes fell on Sakura who was still genuinely shocked to see him back in Japan, much less her classroom, he winked at her before looking around again.
Syaoran, ever watchful lad he was, swore that if the guy had the nerve to actually TRY and sit right NEXT to Sakura and replace Syaoran, Eriol would be a broken boy in every single place on his body. When Syaoran was done with him, there wouldn't even be Eriol's GLASSES to remember him by.
Eriol turned to his new teacher and nodded his head in a respectful manner.
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"I'll sit here, Yukio-sensei, thank you."
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A wave of disappointed murmurs ran through the classroom. MORE male flaming auras rose to ceiling level.
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However, Syaoran was not amongst those who were generating the flaming auras, much to his own relief.
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And Tomoyo felt a jolt of surprise run through her as Eriol took the seat on her left. He smiled a little wider, beaming even.
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"Konnichiwa, Daidouji-san. It's nice to see you again."
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Tomoyo: Hiiragizawa-san?
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The girl with the violet eyes and dark hair blinked twice before smiling at him.
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"It's nice to see you too, Hiiragizawa-san."
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To Be Continued...
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura (c) CLAMP.