Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this fiction but the plot
is entirely mine as I based it from a story I'm making at the moment though
I do want to own kawaii Eriol...
I finally got to update, I checked my notebook and realized that my plot would take about 27 or so chapters... my, I still have 20 or so to go... please do keep on RnR...
MINNA SAN, ARIGATOU GOZAIMASTA!
Chapter 7 – Secrets by the Grave
"Hisashiburi, okaasan. (It's been a while, Mother)" he heard Tomoyo whisper as she place the lilies carefully by the grave.
"Okaasan?" Eriol repeated in surprise kneeling besides Tomoyo. Her head was bent and utter silence enveloped them. Eriol looked at Tomoyo and realized that her eyes were watery as she looked at the gravestone. She seemed to be lost in her thoughts and for a moment Eriol has no idea what to do.
"In loving memory of Lauren Whitehall, her heart and her passion shall never be forgotten by the people she loves, especially by her loving daughter Tomoyo..." Eriol read the encryptions by the grave.
"But isn't Aunt Sonomi your Mom?" Eriol asked totally confused.
"....She is my Mom... My step mom..." Tomoyo said holding back her tears.
"What?" Eriol exclaimed in surprise.
"I was four years old back then... when... when things between my Mom and Dad's sweet relationship have become sour and they both struggled to win custody over me... naturally as I am still a minor I was put into the custody of my Mom. She was a super model, a great one and I really look up on her... but... but when she and Dad divorced she started to get depressed and everything..." Tomoyo said running a hand on the gravestone.
Eriol on the other hand remained still and watched Tomoyo, uncertain of what to say or do.
"The next thing I know she was pale and weak, at times I would find her throwing-up taking one medication after another. If not she would be crying engrossed with her thoughts. I really don't know what to do, I was just a kid," Tomoyo stated fighting back her tears but to no avail.
"One day I learned from my teacher that flowers can brighten up someone's day, so I broke my piggy bank and bought some lilies for mom. I just wanted to see her smile... I just wanted to hear her sing her lullabies again... I just wanted to have her back..." Tomoyo continued tears now sipping from the edge of her eyes.
"But I guess, I arrived way too late... when I arrived an ambulance was already taking her away... "
"Gomen, I shouldn't be putting my worries out on you, especially not my past. You can go home now if you want, I'll just take a cab on my way home" Tomoyo said rubbing her eyes as more tears fall from her eyes.
She closed her eyes, she heard footsteps over some withered leaves, and she supposes it was Eriol walking away. She didn't care she just wanted to think.
Much to her surprise a cloak was wrapped over her.
"No, I'll stay. Don't mind me," Eriol said simply as he seats besides Tomoyo. Tomoyo stared at him her eyes still wet from tears.
"I'm such a brat, I cannot even stop my tears, I want to forget but I always keep on dreaming of her," Tomoyo said as she rubs her eyes once again.
"Here...You should not hold back your tears, you can't forget because you can never do so... she's your mom after all – she is a part of you... and will always will" Eriol said handing Tomoyo his handkerchief.
Tomoyo's eyes widened and more tears welled up in her eyes as she blindly reached out for Eriol and cried on his shoulders. He need not have to say more, he just has to let her cry everything out- the pain, the loneliness, the empty feeling, everything and he silently stroke her hair as the autumn wind blows softly as the sun sets in the muted silence.
---
"Arigatou" Tomoyo whispered as she took a sip of her hot chocolate at a distant fast food chain. Her eyes were still swollen from all the crying she did but she looks more at ease and relaxed than before.
"How are you feeling now?" Eriol asked as he drinks his chocolate as well.
"Way much better I suppose... thank you" she said shyly.
"When I was seven my dad met Sonomi and she loves me like as if I was her own, they soon married and we kind of started a new life. She cannot bear a child and she gave me all the love she could have given to her own, and I do love her," Tomoyo said looking out at the window.
"That is where we first met, remember?" Eriol said looking at the street where he once chased a thief who snatched Tomoyo's bag.
"I was just kind of wondering... why did you hit me when I gave you your bag back then?" Eriol asked curiously at Tomoyo.
"Oh, that... in my purse was my mom's only memento for me, it was a pair of cross earrings... it fell on the river when... when you chased the thief..." Tomoyo said hesitant about the details.
"I'm sorry," Eriol said realizing the importance of such memento.
"I'm the one who should be apologizing, you were just helping me and yet I threw all sorts of retorts at you and everything," Tomoyo said reassuringly as she shook her head.
"I guess it just wants me to let go..." she whispered looking out at the window once again.
---
"Where are you going? Dinner is almost ready," Tomoyo asked as Eriol walks out of the house his car keys in hand.
"I... I need to work on something with Shaoran. I'll be home before dinner, bye!" Eriol said quickly as he close the door before Tomoyo could say anything more.
Just then the phone rang and Tomoyo hurriedly answered it.
"Moshi- moshi ... Shaoran-san? Eriol went out just a couple of minutes ago he said he needs to work on something with you... you don't? What? But he said he's going to see you... I'll tell him... thank you... Dya" she said hanging up her face bewildered.
"Anything wrong Ms. Tomoyo?" Mrs. Drew said entering the hall. She was an elderly woman in her late fifties with gray hair and square spectacles that fall at the bridge of her nose covering her olive green eyes. She came a couple of days ago and has been keeping watch of her and Eriol very well.
"Eriol said he's going out to see Shaoran-san but Shaoran-san called a while ago searching for Eriol. I asked if they were going out today but Shaoran-san said no as he is in Niigata," Tomoyo said confused as she reclines on the cream sofa n the living room.
"Perhaps it is something urgent. Shall I have the table ready?" Mrs. Drew suggested.
"I guess so, I'll just wait for him to come back, it's only 6:30 anyway," Tomoyo said taking a magazine from the rack and skimming its pages.
"It looks like it's going to rain today," Mrs. Drew commented looking out at the huge paneled window by the living room with royal blue drapes held by white tassels.
"Yeah," Tomoyo said looking at the window as well, uncertainty in her voice. She wondered if Eriol brought an umbrella with him.
Mrs. Drew then excused herself and Tomoyo was left alone by the living room. She can't concentrate on the magazine she is reading as her mind was preoccupied by something else.
The graveyard... the autumn wind...Eriol's shoulders... her tears... everything... everything was fresh in her memory...
She could not believe that she actually told her bitter childhood to Eriol. She expected Eriol to laugh at her for being yet another obnoxious brat instead he comforted her in a way a friend would do to another friend. He let her cry till she no longer feels like crying, he merely listened to her muffled sobs and her sufferings. And she felt better... she even felt way much better when he said that she could not forget her mom because she could never forget as she is a part of who she is.
By the realization of such she found herself falling asleep as the rain started to pour outside...
---
Eriol walks in wearing his pajamas and a white handkerchief on one hand
It's me again, Eriol... sneezes excuse me for a while... sneezes again... it's just that I got myself a cold... sneezes and blows nose
Today Tomoyo is less grumpy... now that's a miracle... sneezes... oh well...
Next on Project Engagement: sneeze Chapter 8: Sick with sneeze a Cold
Read sneeze and review! Adieu! Oh boy... sneeze
Sai-chan: It would really brighten up my day if you review... (",)
I finally got to update, I checked my notebook and realized that my plot would take about 27 or so chapters... my, I still have 20 or so to go... please do keep on RnR...
MINNA SAN, ARIGATOU GOZAIMASTA!
Chapter 7 – Secrets by the Grave
"Hisashiburi, okaasan. (It's been a while, Mother)" he heard Tomoyo whisper as she place the lilies carefully by the grave.
"Okaasan?" Eriol repeated in surprise kneeling besides Tomoyo. Her head was bent and utter silence enveloped them. Eriol looked at Tomoyo and realized that her eyes were watery as she looked at the gravestone. She seemed to be lost in her thoughts and for a moment Eriol has no idea what to do.
"In loving memory of Lauren Whitehall, her heart and her passion shall never be forgotten by the people she loves, especially by her loving daughter Tomoyo..." Eriol read the encryptions by the grave.
"But isn't Aunt Sonomi your Mom?" Eriol asked totally confused.
"....She is my Mom... My step mom..." Tomoyo said holding back her tears.
"What?" Eriol exclaimed in surprise.
"I was four years old back then... when... when things between my Mom and Dad's sweet relationship have become sour and they both struggled to win custody over me... naturally as I am still a minor I was put into the custody of my Mom. She was a super model, a great one and I really look up on her... but... but when she and Dad divorced she started to get depressed and everything..." Tomoyo said running a hand on the gravestone.
Eriol on the other hand remained still and watched Tomoyo, uncertain of what to say or do.
"The next thing I know she was pale and weak, at times I would find her throwing-up taking one medication after another. If not she would be crying engrossed with her thoughts. I really don't know what to do, I was just a kid," Tomoyo stated fighting back her tears but to no avail.
"One day I learned from my teacher that flowers can brighten up someone's day, so I broke my piggy bank and bought some lilies for mom. I just wanted to see her smile... I just wanted to hear her sing her lullabies again... I just wanted to have her back..." Tomoyo continued tears now sipping from the edge of her eyes.
"But I guess, I arrived way too late... when I arrived an ambulance was already taking her away... "
"Gomen, I shouldn't be putting my worries out on you, especially not my past. You can go home now if you want, I'll just take a cab on my way home" Tomoyo said rubbing her eyes as more tears fall from her eyes.
She closed her eyes, she heard footsteps over some withered leaves, and she supposes it was Eriol walking away. She didn't care she just wanted to think.
Much to her surprise a cloak was wrapped over her.
"No, I'll stay. Don't mind me," Eriol said simply as he seats besides Tomoyo. Tomoyo stared at him her eyes still wet from tears.
"I'm such a brat, I cannot even stop my tears, I want to forget but I always keep on dreaming of her," Tomoyo said as she rubs her eyes once again.
"Here...You should not hold back your tears, you can't forget because you can never do so... she's your mom after all – she is a part of you... and will always will" Eriol said handing Tomoyo his handkerchief.
Tomoyo's eyes widened and more tears welled up in her eyes as she blindly reached out for Eriol and cried on his shoulders. He need not have to say more, he just has to let her cry everything out- the pain, the loneliness, the empty feeling, everything and he silently stroke her hair as the autumn wind blows softly as the sun sets in the muted silence.
---
"Arigatou" Tomoyo whispered as she took a sip of her hot chocolate at a distant fast food chain. Her eyes were still swollen from all the crying she did but she looks more at ease and relaxed than before.
"How are you feeling now?" Eriol asked as he drinks his chocolate as well.
"Way much better I suppose... thank you" she said shyly.
"When I was seven my dad met Sonomi and she loves me like as if I was her own, they soon married and we kind of started a new life. She cannot bear a child and she gave me all the love she could have given to her own, and I do love her," Tomoyo said looking out at the window.
"That is where we first met, remember?" Eriol said looking at the street where he once chased a thief who snatched Tomoyo's bag.
"I was just kind of wondering... why did you hit me when I gave you your bag back then?" Eriol asked curiously at Tomoyo.
"Oh, that... in my purse was my mom's only memento for me, it was a pair of cross earrings... it fell on the river when... when you chased the thief..." Tomoyo said hesitant about the details.
"I'm sorry," Eriol said realizing the importance of such memento.
"I'm the one who should be apologizing, you were just helping me and yet I threw all sorts of retorts at you and everything," Tomoyo said reassuringly as she shook her head.
"I guess it just wants me to let go..." she whispered looking out at the window once again.
---
"Where are you going? Dinner is almost ready," Tomoyo asked as Eriol walks out of the house his car keys in hand.
"I... I need to work on something with Shaoran. I'll be home before dinner, bye!" Eriol said quickly as he close the door before Tomoyo could say anything more.
Just then the phone rang and Tomoyo hurriedly answered it.
"Moshi- moshi ... Shaoran-san? Eriol went out just a couple of minutes ago he said he needs to work on something with you... you don't? What? But he said he's going to see you... I'll tell him... thank you... Dya" she said hanging up her face bewildered.
"Anything wrong Ms. Tomoyo?" Mrs. Drew said entering the hall. She was an elderly woman in her late fifties with gray hair and square spectacles that fall at the bridge of her nose covering her olive green eyes. She came a couple of days ago and has been keeping watch of her and Eriol very well.
"Eriol said he's going out to see Shaoran-san but Shaoran-san called a while ago searching for Eriol. I asked if they were going out today but Shaoran-san said no as he is in Niigata," Tomoyo said confused as she reclines on the cream sofa n the living room.
"Perhaps it is something urgent. Shall I have the table ready?" Mrs. Drew suggested.
"I guess so, I'll just wait for him to come back, it's only 6:30 anyway," Tomoyo said taking a magazine from the rack and skimming its pages.
"It looks like it's going to rain today," Mrs. Drew commented looking out at the huge paneled window by the living room with royal blue drapes held by white tassels.
"Yeah," Tomoyo said looking at the window as well, uncertainty in her voice. She wondered if Eriol brought an umbrella with him.
Mrs. Drew then excused herself and Tomoyo was left alone by the living room. She can't concentrate on the magazine she is reading as her mind was preoccupied by something else.
The graveyard... the autumn wind...Eriol's shoulders... her tears... everything... everything was fresh in her memory...
She could not believe that she actually told her bitter childhood to Eriol. She expected Eriol to laugh at her for being yet another obnoxious brat instead he comforted her in a way a friend would do to another friend. He let her cry till she no longer feels like crying, he merely listened to her muffled sobs and her sufferings. And she felt better... she even felt way much better when he said that she could not forget her mom because she could never forget as she is a part of who she is.
By the realization of such she found herself falling asleep as the rain started to pour outside...
---
Eriol walks in wearing his pajamas and a white handkerchief on one hand
It's me again, Eriol... sneezes excuse me for a while... sneezes again... it's just that I got myself a cold... sneezes and blows nose
Today Tomoyo is less grumpy... now that's a miracle... sneezes... oh well...
Next on Project Engagement: sneeze Chapter 8: Sick with sneeze a Cold
Read sneeze and review! Adieu! Oh boy... sneeze
Sai-chan: It would really brighten up my day if you review... (",)