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Chapter 5
Farewells
...Eriol's Mansion...
"Are you okay with this?" Eriol held Tomoyo tightly in his arms.
"I don't know," she answered, keeping her eyes closed tight so no tears could show.
'I shouldn't have told her,' Eriol thought to himself. "Tomoyo, please understand, I have to go, my home's in England and-" Eriol tried to explain.
Tomoyo freed herself from Eriol's embrace's arms, "Stop it Eriol! You've been lying ever since you've arrived in Tomoeda. I read your letter to Kaho. You're ditching Tomoeda as soon as you finish testing Sakura!"
"That's not true! I-"
Tomoyo grabbed the cookie tray and threw it at his head, "Do you enjoy witnessing torture? Are we all just puppets meant to amuse you?"
"Tomoyo just let me explain. I need to go back because of my house," Eriol started.
"That's just an excuse… isn't it?" she ran down the stairs and out the door. Right then, she felt as if she was running away from everything. Running away from her feelings, her life, and Eriol. She stopped on his porch, she didn't want to get wet from the rain, and it was falling very hard. "Tomoyo!" Eriol called out her name running after her.
She looked back once more, 'Should I go?' she asked herself. Two choices: a love that was soon to end, or receiving all the pain right now. Eriol reached the door, Tomoyo turned to him, her face filled with pain. "Do you love me?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yes," Eriol responded automatically.
"Give me one good reason why I should stay."
"I... I... Why are you doing this to me?"
"Ten seconds," she whispered taking one step into the rain.
She could feel the rain pounding on her body, '10... 9... 8... 7... Please Eriol, give me a good reason.' Eriol couldn't think, he was in too much shock, so he remained silent.
"5... 4..." all of Tomoyo's tears began to fall, "3... 2... 1."
With that she walked out of his life. He could have said something, but he just stood there. "Master, you should go after her," Nakuru suggested with concern.
"Let the girl be, she's already caused enough trouble," Spinner smirked.
Tomoyo ran through the streets. She wanted to stay with him, but nothing could make her stay. She stopped in the middle of the road. Half way home. Tomoyo looked behind her, in hopes that Eriol would come after her, but no one was in sight. "Give it up Tomoyo. He's not coming," she said to herself.
...At the airport...
Meilin was leaving in an hour. It had been an excellent week, but Meilin had a large amount of photo shoots to do. Sakura hugged Meilin, like she was never coming back. "I promise I'll come back," Meilin laughed, Meilin looked over at Syaoran and whispered in Sakura's ear, "Take care of Syaoran for me."
"We'll miss you Meilin," Syaoran also hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.
Meilin bursted out in tears. "Flight 102 now boarding," the intercom sounded.
"That's me," Meilin picked up her luggage and left for her gate, "Bye Syaoran! Bye Sakura!"
...Another week passes by...
Eriol had revealed himself as Clow Reed, and Sakura transformed all the Clow Cards. All week Tomoyo had been avoiding him. She didn't want to cry anymore. She figured if she didn't speak to Eriol, he wouldn't be able to change her mind. Eriol was leaving soon and Tomoyo refused to see him. Eriol walked up the Daidouji Manor's door and rang the doorbell. He held in his hand his art book. Sonomi opened the door. "Yes?" she asked.
"Can you please give this to Tomoyo please?" Eriol handed her the art book.
He respected Tomoyo's not wanting to see him and just simply gave her the art book. "Of course," Sonomi took the book in her hands.
"Thank you very much."
Sonomi closed the door. "Such a polite boy," she said to herself.
Sonomi climbed the stairs to Tomoyo's room. She gently knocked on the door. "Who is it?" Tomoyo asked.
"Honey? A young man came and wanted me to give you something," Sonomi waited for a response.
"I don't want it," Tomoyo said coldly.
Sonomi sighed and slid the art book under the door anyways. Tomoyo received the art book and angrily flipped it open, ready to tear out every page. She took hold of the first drawing of Sakura and Syaoran, and ripped it out. The next was one of the guardian beasts. Kero, Yue, Spinel, and Nakuru. She was about to rip out the third page out when she noticed that the images were moving. 'Eriol must have put magic on this one.' It showed her on the swing speaking to Eriol. She then stood up and began to yell at him. Eriol came closer to her, stopped inches away from her mouth, and then finally kissed her. Tomoyo bit her bottom lip, trying not to cry; instead she smiled weakly. She closed the art book and gently laid it on her dresser. Tomoyo jumped onto her bed, and let herself fall into the soft mattress; then she whispered to herself, "Show off."