- I don't own CCS or Tomoyo or Eriol, cause they belong to CLAMP. lol, however i do "own" Kuroikumo, my evil villain. Hmm, although it kinda seems wrong to say i own the character. Characters are entities of ourselves right, or rather they come from our imagination, and i'd hate to think i owned my imagination...lol, but if the dictionary says that "own" is the right word, then by golly, who am i to say anything? LoL I'm Kiritsune! okay, on with the story. Fluff to come...

Chapter 5-A night in the Hiiragizawa mansion

Tomoyo's mood considerably lightened after telling the two guardians about their encounter with Kuroikumo. A bit of the weight had been lifted off her shoulder and both of Eriol's creations were doing a marvelous job of cheering her up. Spinel flew to her shoulder and under her hair, gently purring against her neck. (A/N: totemo kawaii—very cute!!!) :

"Come on Tomoyo, come play with us!" Nakuru cried as she leaped toward Tomoyo. She was grinning so widely there was no way Tomoyo could have refused.

"Hai ikimashoo (Yes, let's go)" Tomoyo laughed pumping her fist in the air, reenergized by the guardian's enthusiasm. Immediately the three raced into the outside garden-Spinel hanging on for dear life, still sitting atop Tomoyo-where a game of chase began. Muffled shouts and laughter rang left and right making the day seem so much less dreary.

After one of the best chasemaster games of her life, Tomoyo spent the rest of the day checking on Eriol and watching the two creatures banter good-naturedly. It was a very amusing day for the young woman, although by the end she could barely keep her eyes open, the happy memories of the day floating around her in peaceful contentment. When she was finally able to dress for bed, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

It was only two hours later, but the whole house was already dark and resting. But the night was stirred when Tomoyo bolted up in bed. A flare from Eriol's aura had immediately grabbed her as she was sleeping. Getting up softly on her feet, she half tiptoed, half ran to Eriol's room.

The door to the master's bedroom opened and Tomoyo poked her head in. Eriol was fast asleep, but sweat poured down his face, mingling with tears. 'Not again.' She groaned in her head as she rushed to the side of his bed. 'This is worse than last time.'

Urgently she shook Eriol as hard as she could 'till his eyes snapped open. The tears now flowed freely as he looked upon Tomoyo's gentle and concerned face. She sat down and gathered him in her arms.

"Shh. It's okay Eriol. Daijoubu ne (Everything is fine, okay)" Over and over she whispered comforts to him. He clutched onto her and buried his head into her shoulder. After a long time he looked up to her softly smiling face, tears on his own, making his blue eyes shine.

"Daijoubu desu ka, Eriol-kun (Are you alright)?" Tomoyo asked

"H-h-hai, daijoubu desu, moichido arigatoo gozaimasu Tomoyo (Yes, I'm okay, thank you so much again). Please stay with me." He said hoarsely through his cries.

"Itsumo Eriol-kun, itsumo (Always Eriol, always)." With that promise, she lay down facing Eriol as he gathered her up in his arms in a secure hold. Her fingers brushed back the tears from his eyes and ran over his warm skin, with her cool hand, soothing his pain. 'I need her so much.' Eriol thought to himself.

Need overwhelming him, he slowly bent his head down and captured Tomoyo's lips with his own. Tomoyo tensed for a while before relaxing, though her shock kept her from returning his kiss. After what only seemed a second, they broke off leisurely both staring at each other.

Finally Eriol whispered, "Onegai (please). Don't leave me. Anata ga irimasu (I need you)."

Tomoyo's eyes softened as she put her hand gently on his cheek, smiling as his eyes closed and he leaned into it, rubbing his cheek softly against her palm. "I'll always be there for you Eriol." She repeated her promise to him and hugged him to her gently. Peace fell upon them both and they fell asleep.

A/N: HOWDY!! WAII!! This is sooo awesome, I love every single one of your reviews...You are all totally awesome, and inspire me to write more. I'm usually lazy, but I don't mind writing this story! Lol...Eriol and Tomoyo are soooo good together - I'm usually not such a fluffy person, but hey, who knew that fluff was sooo fun to write? THANKS sooooo much for all who reviews and help me and the little review button feel so loved. -

Questions to be answered in the next part:

1) Where are Sakura and Li?

2) More secrets revealed about kuroikumo

3) What exactly is brewing between Eriol and Tomoyo?

4) What else kind of powers does Tomoyo have?

Others if I find any. Byes for now, I gotta run in circles till I'm very very dizzy (quoted from Cinderella), jk! LoL, this is a fun story.