Chapter 8: A glimpse of dark past
I can't believe I'm eating at Burger King. I rarely eat here because I always hang out at Starbucks or at the mall. I was eating silently while looking out of the window. The place is full of people. There are a lot of people here who comes with their friends or they are just meeting someone. I also noticed that there are a lot of people looking at us mostly girls with hearts on their eyes. I wanted to tear their eyes off for looking at Li...I mean this way. I don't care if those lunatics ambushed Li with kisses, because he is nothing, right? I gave them my cold glare and they looked away from fright. This place is full of life and I refuse to look at them so I just looked at the glass window. There is nothing special in there, only people passing by without worries. I just want to go back into my room. My dark and lonely room.
I was just halfway on my burger when I looked at him and saw that he was nearly finished on his burger. So that's why he bought two burgers for himself and he was about to buy another one when I refused because I can't finish two hamburgers.
"Do you know what Li? I can't believe you can devour a single burger in just a minute." He just shrugs at me and smiled.
"What can I say? I'm a growing man." He said jokingly.
"Yeah, a fat growing man." I said as I looked at the streets.
"Do you think I'm fat? Oh no this bad." He said in a whiny voice. Suddenly he laughed which made me to look at him. "Just joking."
I can't believe this guy! He has the nerve to make a joke over a sarcastic remark. "Pigsty." I mumbled to myself but unfortunately he heard it. "It's better being that than be a skinny man who acts likes he's a macho man." I began to form an image of a geeky skinny guy posing some Bruce Lee moves. That thought freaks me out. Good thing Li isn't like that or even have a body of a sumo. I looked at him eating his hamburger happily. He is neither skinny nor fat no he is...perfect. His shoulders are broad and his arms are well fit, not like those bulky guys in Smack down or whatever it called.
Argh, I knew I shouldn't have spent too much time with Touya because he is rubbing off me. It's not that I watch those things it's just that whenever Touya visited he will grab the remote from me and switch the channel and put the remote out of my reach. I knew I would lose the argument because dad would back him up. Those are the days that would always remain a memory.
Now...how did I end up thinking of those things? Oh...now I remember, it's that guy's entire fault. If he hadn't been so perfect I wouldn't end up thinking of that memory.
"Now what did I do wrong?" Syaoran said to me looking worriedly as if he had done something wrong, which is he did.
"How can you tell there is something wrong? I'm perfectly fine." I just couldn't take the coldness in my voice but it doesn't seem to affect him because he still looked at me that way. I started to squirm under his gaze because they seem to see right through me. I couldn't take all the pressure he gave me so I told him a little. "Do you want to know what's wrong? It's all about you. Why do you still act so freaking nice to me after all that I've done to you? You know I'm starting to think your nuts because a normal person would hate me and leave me after all the lashing I gave them." I said it in a monotone voice because I know if I shout at him it would create havoc here. He just smiled at me that made want to gaze at it for a long time. I snapped out of my reverie and made my face neutral.
"Maybe I'm nuts, maybe I'm a psycho, or maybe I'm just weird because even I don't know why I keep on pestering you around even though I just met you yesterday. All that I know is that I want to be with you as a friend. Besides, I know t would be worth it."
I never expected that kind of answer. What I expect is for him to tell me that he did it out of pure sympathy. He is full of mystery and riddles just like the...angel from my dream. I haven't seen my angel after I got out of the hospital. Come to think of it, I stopped seeing him since I met Li-kun. Could it be? No...that's impossible. I snapped out of my thoughts when Li-kun and I are walking home. He told me a lot about himself. He said that he mainly came from Hong Kong and he went to Tomoeda because of three things: family business, his cousin lives near here, and his runaway sister.
"I thought Shiefa is your only sister?"
"Actually I have five. My three sisters stayed at Hong Kong to oversee our business." He said those things without a tinge of bragging.
"What happened to the other one?"
"Oh you mean Meiling." It took him a while before he answered me. "She's at Shibuya right now." He said that with sadness in his voice
"Hey, that's near here..." then it dawned to me. She is the runaway sister. She is the girl Li is talking about the cold person he knew. "Is she?" Li took a deep breath and stopped for a while.
"She used to be a loving sister and daughter, and she used to be a great person. I don't know what made her change. One day I just woke up and she told us that she hates us."
"Meiling where are you going?" a sixteen year old Syaoran went down from his bedroom to get a glass of water as he asked his sister because he noticed she was acting suspiciously with a duffel bag on her side. Meiling, his sister, had a jet-black hair that reached on her waist and has the same amber eyes like Syaoran. She is wearing a blue spaghetti shirt and black flare pants.
"None of your damn business." Meiling angrily said as she pushed Syaoran away to let her pass. Syaoran was shocked at her response so he grabbed her wrist and turned her around.
"Don't tell me your leaving us." Panic and fear surge through his heart for his sister is leaving him.
"Wow, you figure it out!" Meiling said sarcastically, "I never thought there is a genius other than mom in our family. Now that you've figured it out, I'm going now. Bye." She pushed past him but Syaoran blocked his way through the door. "Move freak." She said angrily.
"No, I'm not going to let you do the biggest mistake of your life." Syaoran's face was fixed in a stubborn way that was known that nobody could do to change his mind.
"You know what brat? The biggest mistakes in my life is staying here and pretend that I care for all of your pathetic life."
"Why didn't you tell us that you aren't happy? You should have told mom or me about your problems so we could help because that's what family is about. Don't you care about mom anymore? Since dad left, she depends on us for being there for her." Syaoran still didn't wipe that stubborn look in his face. Meiling just snorted at his statement.
"You know what? You are one of the reasons on why I'm leaving. Since father died you acted like an all-knowing freak and I hated you for that. Oh, I don't care about mom because she is weak." Syaoran was crushed at her revelation but when he looked into her eyes, he saw guilt and anger. Guilt for the words she didn't even meant to say and anger at herself for hurting him.
"Everything became a blur after that. All that I know is that she left us. Mom was grief stricken but she pushed through with our help. My cousin here in Japan called me one day and told us he saw Meiling working at the restaurant. My cousin got in touch with her and luckily she gave him her number and address but she refuses my cousin's offer to return Hong Kong. I called her one-day and noticed her voice changed. When she realized who am I she hangs up on me. I told mom about Meiling and she called her right away but she did the same to her. Everyday it's been the same, my mom and I call her and she would just keep the phone from ringing. My cousin would visit her regularly but she just shoved him off. Now that I'm in here I could talk to her again but mom doesn't know that she's just around. All that she knows is that Meiling is somewhere here in Japan." Curiosity got over me so I asked him.
"Why not?" I asked. I don't know why but I really want to know all about Meiling. I know I shouldn't be acting like this but there's a part of me that want to know all about Li. I don't know why but I wanted to be a part of his life... a part of his life? What am I thinking? I just told myself a while ago that I wanted to be alone and here I am spending time with him. I should go right now but it feels like my feet are glued to the ground.
"I wanted to talk to her first before mom does." Suddenly he laughed and looked at me. "You might be thinking that I'm crazy right now. I usually don't tell my secrets to any person I just met, especially about my family. I know you are disgusted by me right now because I am telling you the...complicated problem about my family that I know that these things should be kept within the family members only but when I first saw you, I knew I could depend on you. I knew I could tell you everything without laughing at me because I know you would understand. Now I know why your friend like you so much." He said as we approach my house. I stopped to look at him.
"Are you talking about Tomoyo Daidouji?" I asked him as my eyes turned cold as I remembered what I did to her.
"Yes." He didn't shudder at my gaze but he stood there like nothing had happened.
"You haven't met her yet so how could you say that you know what she felt?"
"I know I haven't met her yet, but I know how a true friend feels." There is something in his eyes that tells me he is telling the truth. "You want to know what she sees?" he didn't wait for my reply as he goes on. "She saw a caring and a loving person who could accept you just the way you are." I was touched at how he see me and I got the feeling that Tomoyo would say the same if she were here. I really miss her but I know that it's all too late. Before I knew it I was crying again in front of Li. This time I never got surprised as he held me close in his arms.
"Tears never suit a beautiful face such as yours."
"I miss Tomoyo."
"I know."
"Good evening sleeping beauty." Eriol said with a smile as Tomoyo fluttered her eyes open. Tomoyo got surprise as she saw Eriol sitting at the chair beside her bed.
"You stayed here the whole time I was sleeping?" Eriol just nodded at her. Tomoyo blushed at what he did. "You shouldn't have done that."
"I can't leave you and besides I love to watch you sleep." Tomoyo blushed beet red at her statement.
"Your such a joker but thanks."
"Anything for a special friend." Eriol seems to have difficulty in saying the word friend but he has no choice if he wants to keep this friendship with her. He would do anything just to be close to her. "Tomoyo you should eat your dinner. I don't want to see you again looking so thin and weak." Eriol said softly as Tomoyo yawned.
"I'm not hungry." Tomoyo answered automatically.
"You are going downstairs to eat your dinner even if I have to drag you down there." Eriol said stubbornly.
"But I look like a mess." Tomoyo reasoned out. Eriol looked at her and noticed no difference. She still looks beautiful for him. "You still look beautiful for me but if you still think you're a wreck why don't you use those make-up?"
"Push over."
"Thank you."
"I pity the girl whose going to be your girlfriend." Tomoyo said as she went to her private bathroom. When she said the word girlfriend there is a twinge of jealousy in her voice for she knew she would never be that girl. "I'm going to take a bath and it may take me awhile so feel free to roam around my room but don't touch my wardrobes" Tomoyo said through the bathroom.
On the other side of the room, Eriol looked at the pictures Tomoyo had. He saw it at her mini table where her magazines and other picture albums are placed. There is one with Tomoyo hugging Eriol from his back with a dazzling smile on their faces. It was taken when their school has a picnic. 'She distanced herself from me that day. I wonder what had happened.'
At the bathroom, Tomoyo is thinking about the day when she found out she could never have Eriol as more than a friend.
Tomoyo, Sakura, and Eriol chose to eat under the Sakura tree at that time. They were nearly finished when Tomoyo realized that she forgot the plates at the lockers they had rented. Eriol volunteered to take it for her.
"Eriol really likes you, Tomoyo." Sakura said to Tomoyo. Tomoyo blushed at Sakura's comment. "I'm glad I took a picture of you guys you look so sweet smiling at the camera."
"He...he's just being nice to me that's all. Besides he only likes me as a friend and don't you ever tease me about that pose a while ago. I don't what came over me."
"Really?" Sakura said with mischief on her voice. Tomoyo blushed harder at what Sakura is trying to tell. "Then why does he couldn't take his eyes off you and follow you around. If I didn't know you guys I would mistake you as a couple from the way you guys act toward each other."
"Were just close friends and...and there must be a zit in my face that's why he keeps following me around." Tomoyo's mind was turning haywire at that time. Every time someone mentions his name her mind goes blank and made her stupid. She was thankful for Sakura for saving her from embarrassing herself whenever she acts different just because of their friend, Eriol.
"Stop!" Sakura said to Tomoyo while laughing at her. "It's obvious that he likes you. Why don't you tell him about your feeling right now?"
"I don't know." Tomoyo said with uncertainty in her voice. "He might be angry or worse."
"I doubt he would do that, he would he ecstatic about it. If by any chance he breaks your heart...he would be dead in the clutches of Touya." Sakura said evilly but she laughed at the funny way she acted. Tomoyo soon joined her but they suddenly stopped laughing when they heard awful news that would ruin Tomoyo's heart.
"Have you seen Eriol's girlfriend?" A girl not so far from them asks her friend who is sitting in front of her.
"Oh you mean the black haired girl with amber eyes that works at the restaurant?"
"Yeah. Isn't it so sweet that he bought her daisies everyday?"
Tomoyo didn't want to believe them but she remembered the time she saw Eriol coming out of the flower shop with two bouquets of daisies. She thought it was for his mother because it was mother's day at that time but after what she had heard she now knew for whom the other bouquet is for.
"There must be a mistake." Sakura said trying to comfort her friend. Just then Eriol came with the plates for their picnic.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Eriol asked Tomoyo as he noticed Tomoyo's forlorn face. Tomoyo quickly masked her face with happiness.
"I forgot to bring Sakura her clothes for this picnic." Sakura sweat dropped at Tomoyo. Eriol just laughed at Tomoyo.
"I thought it was worse." Eriol put the plates down. "So let's start!" Eriol said happily.
"Ummm...I heard there is someone special in your heart right now, is it true?" Sakura asked Eriol. Eriol blushed and looked at Tomoyo but Tomoyo didn't saw it because she was looking incredulously at Sakura. Sakura notice this and felt confused. "So, who's the lucky girl?" Eriol was squirming at his place and Tomoyo noticed this.
"Let's leave the guy alone because it is not right to force him. Besides, the day is wonderful so let's party!" Eriol felt relieve and sad at that moment.
"I'm sorry Eriol." Sakura said sadly.
"It's okay."
The truth Tomoyo didn't want to hear Eriol's answer because she is afraid her heart would be completely broken. Tomoyo dressed in a blue shirt and black flare pants as she emerged from the bathroom. She noticed Eriol was looking at the picture of them three smiling together.
"I wish I could go back to the days where Sakura is still smiling." Eriol was surprised to find her behind him but he noticed her sad eyes.
"I know Sakura would return to herself and we would be there to welcome her back again. When that time comes everyone would be happy." Tomoyo didn't totally agreed with him. She would forgive Sakura and be her best friend once more but she would never be happy for she would always suffer the feeling of sadness because of Eriol.
Author notes:
Wow that was long. Hope you like this chapter.
Carzysimplegurl – there I cleared the reason why Tomoyo and Eriol couldn't tell their feelings. AnimeObssessionFantasy – Once again thank you for noticing the mistake. I owe Chapter 7 to you. Sweet-captor – Who is kawaii the story or I? Hehehe just joking tnx anyway. Wake-Robin – Well there is...I forgot to italicize the words. Snazzy2912 – Oh my, that was flattering. Thank you because I was motivated to finish this soon.
I can't believe I'm eating at Burger King. I rarely eat here because I always hang out at Starbucks or at the mall. I was eating silently while looking out of the window. The place is full of people. There are a lot of people here who comes with their friends or they are just meeting someone. I also noticed that there are a lot of people looking at us mostly girls with hearts on their eyes. I wanted to tear their eyes off for looking at Li...I mean this way. I don't care if those lunatics ambushed Li with kisses, because he is nothing, right? I gave them my cold glare and they looked away from fright. This place is full of life and I refuse to look at them so I just looked at the glass window. There is nothing special in there, only people passing by without worries. I just want to go back into my room. My dark and lonely room.
I was just halfway on my burger when I looked at him and saw that he was nearly finished on his burger. So that's why he bought two burgers for himself and he was about to buy another one when I refused because I can't finish two hamburgers.
"Do you know what Li? I can't believe you can devour a single burger in just a minute." He just shrugs at me and smiled.
"What can I say? I'm a growing man." He said jokingly.
"Yeah, a fat growing man." I said as I looked at the streets.
"Do you think I'm fat? Oh no this bad." He said in a whiny voice. Suddenly he laughed which made me to look at him. "Just joking."
I can't believe this guy! He has the nerve to make a joke over a sarcastic remark. "Pigsty." I mumbled to myself but unfortunately he heard it. "It's better being that than be a skinny man who acts likes he's a macho man." I began to form an image of a geeky skinny guy posing some Bruce Lee moves. That thought freaks me out. Good thing Li isn't like that or even have a body of a sumo. I looked at him eating his hamburger happily. He is neither skinny nor fat no he is...perfect. His shoulders are broad and his arms are well fit, not like those bulky guys in Smack down or whatever it called.
Argh, I knew I shouldn't have spent too much time with Touya because he is rubbing off me. It's not that I watch those things it's just that whenever Touya visited he will grab the remote from me and switch the channel and put the remote out of my reach. I knew I would lose the argument because dad would back him up. Those are the days that would always remain a memory.
Now...how did I end up thinking of those things? Oh...now I remember, it's that guy's entire fault. If he hadn't been so perfect I wouldn't end up thinking of that memory.
"Now what did I do wrong?" Syaoran said to me looking worriedly as if he had done something wrong, which is he did.
"How can you tell there is something wrong? I'm perfectly fine." I just couldn't take the coldness in my voice but it doesn't seem to affect him because he still looked at me that way. I started to squirm under his gaze because they seem to see right through me. I couldn't take all the pressure he gave me so I told him a little. "Do you want to know what's wrong? It's all about you. Why do you still act so freaking nice to me after all that I've done to you? You know I'm starting to think your nuts because a normal person would hate me and leave me after all the lashing I gave them." I said it in a monotone voice because I know if I shout at him it would create havoc here. He just smiled at me that made want to gaze at it for a long time. I snapped out of my reverie and made my face neutral.
"Maybe I'm nuts, maybe I'm a psycho, or maybe I'm just weird because even I don't know why I keep on pestering you around even though I just met you yesterday. All that I know is that I want to be with you as a friend. Besides, I know t would be worth it."
I never expected that kind of answer. What I expect is for him to tell me that he did it out of pure sympathy. He is full of mystery and riddles just like the...angel from my dream. I haven't seen my angel after I got out of the hospital. Come to think of it, I stopped seeing him since I met Li-kun. Could it be? No...that's impossible. I snapped out of my thoughts when Li-kun and I are walking home. He told me a lot about himself. He said that he mainly came from Hong Kong and he went to Tomoeda because of three things: family business, his cousin lives near here, and his runaway sister.
"I thought Shiefa is your only sister?"
"Actually I have five. My three sisters stayed at Hong Kong to oversee our business." He said those things without a tinge of bragging.
"What happened to the other one?"
"Oh you mean Meiling." It took him a while before he answered me. "She's at Shibuya right now." He said that with sadness in his voice
"Hey, that's near here..." then it dawned to me. She is the runaway sister. She is the girl Li is talking about the cold person he knew. "Is she?" Li took a deep breath and stopped for a while.
"She used to be a loving sister and daughter, and she used to be a great person. I don't know what made her change. One day I just woke up and she told us that she hates us."
"Meiling where are you going?" a sixteen year old Syaoran went down from his bedroom to get a glass of water as he asked his sister because he noticed she was acting suspiciously with a duffel bag on her side. Meiling, his sister, had a jet-black hair that reached on her waist and has the same amber eyes like Syaoran. She is wearing a blue spaghetti shirt and black flare pants.
"None of your damn business." Meiling angrily said as she pushed Syaoran away to let her pass. Syaoran was shocked at her response so he grabbed her wrist and turned her around.
"Don't tell me your leaving us." Panic and fear surge through his heart for his sister is leaving him.
"Wow, you figure it out!" Meiling said sarcastically, "I never thought there is a genius other than mom in our family. Now that you've figured it out, I'm going now. Bye." She pushed past him but Syaoran blocked his way through the door. "Move freak." She said angrily.
"No, I'm not going to let you do the biggest mistake of your life." Syaoran's face was fixed in a stubborn way that was known that nobody could do to change his mind.
"You know what brat? The biggest mistakes in my life is staying here and pretend that I care for all of your pathetic life."
"Why didn't you tell us that you aren't happy? You should have told mom or me about your problems so we could help because that's what family is about. Don't you care about mom anymore? Since dad left, she depends on us for being there for her." Syaoran still didn't wipe that stubborn look in his face. Meiling just snorted at his statement.
"You know what? You are one of the reasons on why I'm leaving. Since father died you acted like an all-knowing freak and I hated you for that. Oh, I don't care about mom because she is weak." Syaoran was crushed at her revelation but when he looked into her eyes, he saw guilt and anger. Guilt for the words she didn't even meant to say and anger at herself for hurting him.
"Everything became a blur after that. All that I know is that she left us. Mom was grief stricken but she pushed through with our help. My cousin here in Japan called me one day and told us he saw Meiling working at the restaurant. My cousin got in touch with her and luckily she gave him her number and address but she refuses my cousin's offer to return Hong Kong. I called her one-day and noticed her voice changed. When she realized who am I she hangs up on me. I told mom about Meiling and she called her right away but she did the same to her. Everyday it's been the same, my mom and I call her and she would just keep the phone from ringing. My cousin would visit her regularly but she just shoved him off. Now that I'm in here I could talk to her again but mom doesn't know that she's just around. All that she knows is that Meiling is somewhere here in Japan." Curiosity got over me so I asked him.
"Why not?" I asked. I don't know why but I really want to know all about Meiling. I know I shouldn't be acting like this but there's a part of me that want to know all about Li. I don't know why but I wanted to be a part of his life... a part of his life? What am I thinking? I just told myself a while ago that I wanted to be alone and here I am spending time with him. I should go right now but it feels like my feet are glued to the ground.
"I wanted to talk to her first before mom does." Suddenly he laughed and looked at me. "You might be thinking that I'm crazy right now. I usually don't tell my secrets to any person I just met, especially about my family. I know you are disgusted by me right now because I am telling you the...complicated problem about my family that I know that these things should be kept within the family members only but when I first saw you, I knew I could depend on you. I knew I could tell you everything without laughing at me because I know you would understand. Now I know why your friend like you so much." He said as we approach my house. I stopped to look at him.
"Are you talking about Tomoyo Daidouji?" I asked him as my eyes turned cold as I remembered what I did to her.
"Yes." He didn't shudder at my gaze but he stood there like nothing had happened.
"You haven't met her yet so how could you say that you know what she felt?"
"I know I haven't met her yet, but I know how a true friend feels." There is something in his eyes that tells me he is telling the truth. "You want to know what she sees?" he didn't wait for my reply as he goes on. "She saw a caring and a loving person who could accept you just the way you are." I was touched at how he see me and I got the feeling that Tomoyo would say the same if she were here. I really miss her but I know that it's all too late. Before I knew it I was crying again in front of Li. This time I never got surprised as he held me close in his arms.
"Tears never suit a beautiful face such as yours."
"I miss Tomoyo."
"I know."
"Good evening sleeping beauty." Eriol said with a smile as Tomoyo fluttered her eyes open. Tomoyo got surprise as she saw Eriol sitting at the chair beside her bed.
"You stayed here the whole time I was sleeping?" Eriol just nodded at her. Tomoyo blushed at what he did. "You shouldn't have done that."
"I can't leave you and besides I love to watch you sleep." Tomoyo blushed beet red at her statement.
"Your such a joker but thanks."
"Anything for a special friend." Eriol seems to have difficulty in saying the word friend but he has no choice if he wants to keep this friendship with her. He would do anything just to be close to her. "Tomoyo you should eat your dinner. I don't want to see you again looking so thin and weak." Eriol said softly as Tomoyo yawned.
"I'm not hungry." Tomoyo answered automatically.
"You are going downstairs to eat your dinner even if I have to drag you down there." Eriol said stubbornly.
"But I look like a mess." Tomoyo reasoned out. Eriol looked at her and noticed no difference. She still looks beautiful for him. "You still look beautiful for me but if you still think you're a wreck why don't you use those make-up?"
"Push over."
"Thank you."
"I pity the girl whose going to be your girlfriend." Tomoyo said as she went to her private bathroom. When she said the word girlfriend there is a twinge of jealousy in her voice for she knew she would never be that girl. "I'm going to take a bath and it may take me awhile so feel free to roam around my room but don't touch my wardrobes" Tomoyo said through the bathroom.
On the other side of the room, Eriol looked at the pictures Tomoyo had. He saw it at her mini table where her magazines and other picture albums are placed. There is one with Tomoyo hugging Eriol from his back with a dazzling smile on their faces. It was taken when their school has a picnic. 'She distanced herself from me that day. I wonder what had happened.'
At the bathroom, Tomoyo is thinking about the day when she found out she could never have Eriol as more than a friend.
Tomoyo, Sakura, and Eriol chose to eat under the Sakura tree at that time. They were nearly finished when Tomoyo realized that she forgot the plates at the lockers they had rented. Eriol volunteered to take it for her.
"Eriol really likes you, Tomoyo." Sakura said to Tomoyo. Tomoyo blushed at Sakura's comment. "I'm glad I took a picture of you guys you look so sweet smiling at the camera."
"He...he's just being nice to me that's all. Besides he only likes me as a friend and don't you ever tease me about that pose a while ago. I don't what came over me."
"Really?" Sakura said with mischief on her voice. Tomoyo blushed harder at what Sakura is trying to tell. "Then why does he couldn't take his eyes off you and follow you around. If I didn't know you guys I would mistake you as a couple from the way you guys act toward each other."
"Were just close friends and...and there must be a zit in my face that's why he keeps following me around." Tomoyo's mind was turning haywire at that time. Every time someone mentions his name her mind goes blank and made her stupid. She was thankful for Sakura for saving her from embarrassing herself whenever she acts different just because of their friend, Eriol.
"Stop!" Sakura said to Tomoyo while laughing at her. "It's obvious that he likes you. Why don't you tell him about your feeling right now?"
"I don't know." Tomoyo said with uncertainty in her voice. "He might be angry or worse."
"I doubt he would do that, he would he ecstatic about it. If by any chance he breaks your heart...he would be dead in the clutches of Touya." Sakura said evilly but she laughed at the funny way she acted. Tomoyo soon joined her but they suddenly stopped laughing when they heard awful news that would ruin Tomoyo's heart.
"Have you seen Eriol's girlfriend?" A girl not so far from them asks her friend who is sitting in front of her.
"Oh you mean the black haired girl with amber eyes that works at the restaurant?"
"Yeah. Isn't it so sweet that he bought her daisies everyday?"
Tomoyo didn't want to believe them but she remembered the time she saw Eriol coming out of the flower shop with two bouquets of daisies. She thought it was for his mother because it was mother's day at that time but after what she had heard she now knew for whom the other bouquet is for.
"There must be a mistake." Sakura said trying to comfort her friend. Just then Eriol came with the plates for their picnic.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Eriol asked Tomoyo as he noticed Tomoyo's forlorn face. Tomoyo quickly masked her face with happiness.
"I forgot to bring Sakura her clothes for this picnic." Sakura sweat dropped at Tomoyo. Eriol just laughed at Tomoyo.
"I thought it was worse." Eriol put the plates down. "So let's start!" Eriol said happily.
"Ummm...I heard there is someone special in your heart right now, is it true?" Sakura asked Eriol. Eriol blushed and looked at Tomoyo but Tomoyo didn't saw it because she was looking incredulously at Sakura. Sakura notice this and felt confused. "So, who's the lucky girl?" Eriol was squirming at his place and Tomoyo noticed this.
"Let's leave the guy alone because it is not right to force him. Besides, the day is wonderful so let's party!" Eriol felt relieve and sad at that moment.
"I'm sorry Eriol." Sakura said sadly.
"It's okay."
The truth Tomoyo didn't want to hear Eriol's answer because she is afraid her heart would be completely broken. Tomoyo dressed in a blue shirt and black flare pants as she emerged from the bathroom. She noticed Eriol was looking at the picture of them three smiling together.
"I wish I could go back to the days where Sakura is still smiling." Eriol was surprised to find her behind him but he noticed her sad eyes.
"I know Sakura would return to herself and we would be there to welcome her back again. When that time comes everyone would be happy." Tomoyo didn't totally agreed with him. She would forgive Sakura and be her best friend once more but she would never be happy for she would always suffer the feeling of sadness because of Eriol.
Author notes:
Wow that was long. Hope you like this chapter.
Carzysimplegurl – there I cleared the reason why Tomoyo and Eriol couldn't tell their feelings. AnimeObssessionFantasy – Once again thank you for noticing the mistake. I owe Chapter 7 to you. Sweet-captor – Who is kawaii the story or I? Hehehe just joking tnx anyway. Wake-Robin – Well there is...I forgot to italicize the words. Snazzy2912 – Oh my, that was flattering. Thank you because I was motivated to finish this soon.