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To my reviewers this chappie is for you. Quite shorter than usual, hope you don't mind.
Chapter 17 – The Trinity Rings
The Winter Film Festival ended with Yamazaki's film getting first place. The irony about the whole things was how the supposedly dramatic film ended as a comedy that by the end everyone was crying out of too much laughter.
Touya and Yuki-niichan who edited the whole thing got the film all jumbled and pieced the scenes at the wrong sequence with the bloopers taking center stage. Even the cast's voices were all interchanged. Surprisingly, they managed to pull it off and now the whole class is enjoying a hassle free Christmas vacation in Tomoyo's winter house in Hokkaido which happens to be near to Touya's vacation house as well.
Her old nanny Mrs. Takako, a woman in her late fifties with streaks of gray on her ebony hair and clear gray eyes was ballistic and had all the maids running back and forth in preparation for the lady's arrival.
When she saw Eriol and Tomoyo, Yuki-niichan and Touya were positive that she cried an ocean of tears on how her little Tomoyo has grown-up and is now engaged. She practically got the life out of the two from her tight bear hug.
"Somehow I wonder if she's related to Nakuru," Eriol said upon Takako-san's release to him and Tomoyo.
Just then an auburn haired girl appeared in their doorsteps, her emerald eyes all round and excited.
"Sakura!!!!" Tomoyo squealed upon sight of her childhood best friend.
"Sakura, how have you been doing?" Eriol asked.
"You know Sakura?" Tomoyo asked turning to Eriol.
"Of course." Eriol answered.
"Kaijuu!" Touya said appearing with his luggage.
"Oniichan! I'm not a kaijuu!" Sakura whined sticking her tongue out to Touya and stepping hard on his foot.
"You're Touya's sister?" Tomoyo asked confused.
"Tomoyo-chan, I've always been his sister. We're siblings remember?" Sakura said chuckling.
"Oh! My memories getting all messed up!" Tomoyo said ruffling her hair.
"Where's Syaoran?" Sakura asked looking all over the room.
"Your boyfriend's catching up with us later, kaijuu" Touya said warming himself up by the fireplace.
"So, you're Syaoran's girlfriend and Touya's sister?" Tomoyo asked confused than ever.
"Mou, Tomoyo, did you ever read my letters carefully?" Sakura pouted.
Tomoyo sweatdropped.
"Gomen,"
"Oh, Lady Tomoyo your mother dropped by here earlier. She congratulates the lot of you for winning. She brought you presents. They're by the living room," Takako-san said interrupting them and leading them to the adjoining room.
"Really?" Kaho excitedly asked.
In haste the lot went to the room and opened their gifts. Kaho received a nice cream dress while Yamazaki had a thick book entitled World's Greatest lies of All Time. Touya received a brand new laptop while Yuki-niichan got an antique pocket watch.
They were pleased with their gifts except for the two who looked confused.
"Rings?" Tomoyo said upon opening the black velvety box revealing a pair of rings each intertwined with two more.
"To Tomoyo and Eriol, we realized that of all engaged couples you are the ones who do not have rings, so here they are. They are inspired by the rings of an English poet who dreamt of Saturn's rings. Each ring symbolizes something: the white gold is for friendship, the pink gold for love and the yellow gold for loyalty. Wear it and make us proud. Lots of Love, Moms" Eriol read in disbelief.
"Hoee, you're engaged!!" Sakura squealed for the third time in a row and squeezing her best friend.
"And you were actually surprised that I have a boyfriend." She teased.
The two were expressionless.
"Well put it on," Sakura chided pushing the two to try the rings.
A flash appeared.
"I got it in picture," Yuki-niichan said appearing out of nowhere.
"Put it on," Yuki-niichan said. The two followed mechanically.
"Kawaii!!" Sakura said excitedly.
As of the two, they aren't so sure. They simply feel strange.
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The following day the gang went skiing. Tomoyo who said was still tired stayed in the house.
The truth was she simply didn't feel like skiing.
The rest of the day she was by her bed staring at her ring finger.
She wonders if she should really be wearing the ring.
During dinner last night she noticed that Eriol wasn't wearing his. She did not question him for she was afraid of his reply.
They had a contract but was that really an engagement?
She never really gave a thought about it.
For her it was like playing house, having to watch over each other, she originally just wanted to get rid of her bodyguards and Eriol simply wanted to get on with his life but as time goes by she's gotten used with Eriol's slacking and his friends around she never really thought about her reasons.
She never thought about what will happen once their agreement was over?
Will they go their separate ways?
Will they really get married?
What?
Her thoughts were broke off when her phone rang and like a wild animal she dashed out to the nearby hospital. Eriol slipped from a slope and was in the hospital.
Out of her panic she was not able to tell Takako-san where she's headed to and did not even get to put on her coat or anything to protect her from the cold.
When she arrived she was freezing and still catching her breath.
"Tomoyo!" Eriol said nonchalantly upon sight of Tomoyo in the room.
"What happened to you?" she asked walking to Eriol's bed.
"I slipped in a slope and surprisingly broke my arm instead of my neck," he said with a laugh.
"I broke a rib as well, but the doctor says it will heal in a week or two. I have to stay in the hospital for a week though," he chuckled.
"How could you laugh like that?" Tomoyo scolded him. Yuki-niichan then signaled the rest in the room and they left the two for themselves.
Eriol looked at Tomoyo. Her eyes were watery.
Without another word she cried in one of his sleeves. She then felt something cold brush her face, "The Trinity ring, you're wearing it?" she said surprised.
"What? I'm supposed to wear it right?" Eriol said confused.
"Never mind," Tomoyo said rubbing her eyes.
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Eriol appears on the screen at a dazed.
Eriol: I can't believe what happened. It was so quick. We were just by the swings with Suppi and then…
What went wrong?
Next on Project Engagement: Broken
Sai-chan: I can't believe this fic is actually coming to its end. I originally planned it to be around 27 chapters but not it looks like it will be only 18. But I would be putting up special chappies…. Hope you don't mind its shortness.
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