Cinderkura

Part 26

Produced by: Rain

Eriol thought that Tomoyo would walk away, but she didn't. Instead, she smiled. Eriol felt like he was melting. He blushed.

Tomoyo paled. 'Did I say something wrong?' She asked herself in alarm.

"What's wrong?" Eriol asked suddenly concerned. He took Tomoyo's hand and put his other hand on her forehead to check if she was alright. It was Tomoyo's turn to blush.

"It's not a fever" Eriol muttered confused. Then he looked up and saw Tomoyo looking away from him her face tomato red.

Eriol looked down and noticed that his hand was holding hers. He blushed and quickly pulled away from her. They both looked away and blushed. Eriol had never felt like this before. He felt different with her than with any other girl.

He was in love.

-Tomoyo-

Tomoyo knew that she was falling in love with Eriol, but she didn't know if she can except him. The things people say about Eriol, were a bit harsh but she just didn't know him enough.

'But I can't control my emotions, if he's gone from me, I don't know what I'll feel' Tomoyo told herself. 'He looks so innocent, but he has such a past hidden behind him' Tomoyo shut her eyes to think.

'As you just said, Eriol has such a past BEHIND him, so since it's the past, why can't you just except him?' A voice within her asked.

"I don't know!" Tomoyo screamed out loud than ran off into the crowd with people staring behind her.

"What?!" Eriol asked confused, but pushed it off and started running after her.

-Syaoran and Sakura-

Syaoran turned to his watch. He frowned slightly again, but turned to Sakura.

"It's a minute to twelve"

Sakura gasped.

"What is it?" Syaoran asked startled.

Without answering, Sakura bolted from the seat and rushed away from the ballroom with tears starting to come to her eyes.

"Hey!" Syaoran jumped from his seat as well. "I don't know your name!!" He yelled after her as he started to chase her.

Sakura heard Syaoran yelling painfully at her to stop, but she knew that there was no way she would stop. Once Syaoran saw her beautiful clothes fade and Sakura was in her regular dirty state, Prince Syaoran wouldn't like her anymore. Tears started streaming down Sakura's face as she tried to muffle a sob that was painfully building up in her throat.

"Wait!!" Syaoran continued to chase after her. His was hurting because he didn't know what had made Sakura run away.

'Is she running away from me?' Syaoran winced at the thought.

Sakura was running where her feet were taking her. She didn't leave out the front door but instead ran back into the ballroom where she could lose Syaoran. It was less than a minute till midnight and Sakura needed to get out soon. She knew there were French doors leading to the back garden and she rushed to it running past startled guards.

Syaoran kept on running. He wasn't going to stop until he caught up to Sakura.

A tingly feeling was felt all over Sakura's body. The magic was ending. Sakura swerved around a corner. Syaoran was right behind her. She started down the stairs but she speed slowed her down causing her to fall. A single cherry blossom slipper fell from her foot but she made no attempt to pick it up. Sakura continued to run. Syaoran ran forward and picked up the tiny slipper. When he looked up, he saw the small form of his cherry blossom fading around the corner. Prince Syaoran just stared.

Sakura turned around the corner, the cold marble of the garden road cutting at her feet. She had to find the fountain. It was her only way out.

There.

Sakura saw it.

"Yes!" Sakura muttered. She slowed down and knew that the Prince had stopped chasing her because of the silence.

Looking down, Sakura gasped. She was in her normal clothes. She was wearing a sweaty t-shirt and khakis with a dirty white apron around her waist. If anybody saw her in clothes like that she would be thrown out of the palace grounds.

Her beautiful gown had faded just as she ran out of view of the Prince.

Pit pat pit pat.

Sound of footsteps were heading right in Sakura's direction. Sakura gasped in alarm then quickly climbed on the edge of the fountain. She took in a breath of air then jumped.

-Tomoyo and Eriol-

'What is wrong with me?! I've never acted like this before! I'm so embarrassed' Tomoyo thought shamefully to herself. Where was the calm and charming Tomoyo? She rarely ever yelled out loud, especially in public, and she was running!

Tomoyo stopped running and slowed to a walk. Approaching the refreshment table, she grabbed the cup of wine. She pulled out a soft plush chair and slowly settled into it.

"There you are" Eriol echoed.

Tomoyo blushed but didn't look up. She continued to drink her wine. Not drinking, holding the cup to her lips letting the red liquid touch her lips.

Eriol walked closer. He pulled out a chair and adjusted it to face Tomoyo.

"What's wrong? Do you...care about my past? I know you have the same feelings I have for you. And this time, I KNOW it's not a fling like it usually is. This time, it's for real. You might think that I say this to all other girls but this is the first time I've ever held such a feeling in me. Why won't you accept me? Is it because I have a bad reputation or is it- " Eriol was stopped by a soft gloved finger gently pressing on his lips.

"You don't need to explain any further. I understand" Tomoyo whispered tomato red.

Eriol smiled than grabbed the gloved hand that was still on his lips.

"I understand too" Eriol smiled making Tomoyo blush even further. "Let's dance"

-Fongling-

They were both sweaty from the sinful thing they both had just done. Fongling had found out that the rich guys real name was Totomus Sumotot(A/N: Weird name, but I wanted it to sound funny, so if you read his name backwards, it will become his first name! Stupid, but anyways......)

"Call me" Totomus winked at her.

"Suuuurrrrreeee" Slurred Fongling's honey sweet voice.

Fongling walked back to the dance floor. Her hair was undone and messy. She walked past staring people to the bathroom.

'Let them stare. One day when I become Japan's most rich Lady, they WILL know that all I've done has not gone to waste' Fongling snickered as she thought of all the possible things she would do these bunch of people when she becomes a Lady.

'Muahahahahaha!" Fongling laughed out loud. More people stared at her strangely and started to move away from her.

"Move away you stupid townspeople! You WILL know that all that I've done and wasted my life on has not, and I mean NOT gone to waste. I will remember all of you who laugh because one day, I will punish you all with my wealth and power, when I become Lady Sumotot!! Muahahahaha!" Fongling's crooked laugh filled the ballroom as two guards walked to her.

"Come on, let's get moving!" The first guard sneered as the two of them pulled Fongling out of the ballroom.

"Muahahahah!" Fongling's eerie laugh slowly faded away.

"Mother!" Meiling and Feiling both followed their beautiful mother out of the castle.

There, three of them were left on the cold street. A line of carriages were waiting as people popped out of the castle and into the carriages.

"Good business today eh?" Carriage driver One stated to Carriage driver Two.

"Yea, this is a good location to place our business" Carriage driver Five laughed along with the thirty other carriage drivers.

Fongling and her daughters entered a carriage and they both went home.



Finally. Sorry for the long wait but was extremely busy these couple of weeks. Ugg. Well, I don't have much to say, but I already have an outcome planned for Fongling. Yay!! Just READ AND REVIEW! NOW NOW NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Sorry a bit hyper today. Don't mind me!).