"Tomoyo, where are you going?" Sakura asked her as she watched her friend changing to warm clothing.

"To meet a friend." Tomoyo smiled to herself as she studied her appearance in the mirror. The baby pink halter top with jeans with a white wool trench coat seemed fit for the occasion. "Perfect!" She turned to Sakura and grinned. "I won't be joining you…"

"I know. You won't join me for lunch and will be back before the flight. You said that a thousand times. Go and find your sweetheart and stop nagging!"

"Sakura, will you be fine?" Tomoyo asked, not liking the way she was behaving.

"No, not all." Sakura gave her a sly smile. "Not when you are grinning like a contented cat each time you come back from your DATES!"

"You are such a great friend." Tomoyo jumped onto Sakura's single bed and hugged her. "And you are so dead!" She started tickling Sakura and didn't stop until Sakura begged her to do so.

"Watch it!" Sakura said in between her giggles. "You will crumple your clothes."

"No it won't." Tomoyo laughed as she stood up and grabbed her pink mittens. "Don't worry, we won't miss the flight." She added as she wore her black leather boots.

"Of course, but I won't blame you if you fail to come back. Feel free to stay in England if you want to."

"SAKURA!"

"I was kidding!" Sakura got out of bed and started pushing her towards the door. "Go now, if not you will be late for your date." Sakura smiled as she closed the door. Finally, Tomoyo is getting a taste of romance.

Eriol was sipping his tea when Tomoyo came and stood in front of him. "Hello handsome."

She was rewarded with a smile. "Hey Gorgeous!" He complemented back, causing her to blush.

"Thanks for inviting me for lunch." Tomoyo said as she took off her coat and sat down.

Eriol's eyebrow raised a notch as he inspected her attire. "Nice clothes. But isn't it unsuitable for winter?"

"That is why we have a coat to keep us warm."

Eriol just smiled and offered her the menu. "I suggest fish and chips. It tastes heavenly."

Tomoyo nodded. "Sure and may I have a cup of hot coffee."

Eriol summoned the waitress and placed their orders. "So, you will be leaving England tonight?" He asked when the waitress left.

"Sadly yes. We would love to go sightseeing. However the infamous London winter seemed to live up to its name."

Eriol laughed. "You sounded please that it lived up to your expectation."

"Not really. I wish I could delay the departure date." Tomoyo looked straight into his eyes. "Because I love the company."

Eriol suck in a breath, trying hard to maintain his composure. "I wish you don't have to leave as well."

Tomoyo was secretly delighted that the feeling was mutual. After all, she had a magical week after meeting the mysterious Eriol. They shared similar interests and experienced a connection that she never felt before.

"Back to earth Tomoyo. What are you thinking about?" Tomoyo blinked and refocused her attention to the dashing man in front of him. "Your meal has come and you haven't touched it." Eriol gave her a worried look. "Are you alright?"

Tomoyo almost smiled. "Yes, don't worry. I was just wondering about your background. I told you a lot about myself but I don't recall you mentioning anything about yourself."

"I thought something was bothering you. So, it is about my past." Eriol sighed in relief. "Alright, I will start from the beginning. I am actually English by birth but I am a mix of Japanese and perhaps Chinese."

"Your parents are Asians?"

"My Father was Japanese. I am not sure about my Mother. But I have relatives in China."

"Your Father passed away already?"

"Yes, quite long time ago. My mom died when I was a baby. So I became an orphan at a young age. Hence my aunt in China came over for a while and arranged for my education and lodging. When I grew up, I was appointed manager in her company based in England."

"But I thought you were working in the pub?"

"That is my investment." Eriol grinned with pride. "I hate to be a full-time manager. So with my aunt's approval, I also ran a pub, restaurant and an adviser in one of the schools."

"You sound really busy." Tomoyo commented.

"Not really, I am very lonely." Eriol looked at Tomoyo as her amethyst eyes met his sapphires ones."

"I see." She said as they lapsed into comfortable silence, each of them understanding the darkest fears lurking in each other eyes.

"Tomoyo, how can I convince you not to go?" Eriol broke eye contact and took his cup as he asked.

"I don't know." Tomoyo answered. "I have no reason to delay anymore."

Eriol sipped his tea, becoming unusually quiet. "What do you think about marriage?" He asked out of the blue.

"Wedding?" Tomoyo said, clearly startled by the question. "It is a serious, solemn affair where two people commit their lives to each other." She rattled off only to be stopped by Eriol.

"What is your opinion regarding marriage then?" Eriol asked as he set the tea aside.

"Well…" Tomoyo hesitated. "It is something I won't carry out unless I am doing it with someone I love." She ended, nervously clenching and unclenching her fist.

"Then Tomoyo Daidouji, will you marry this lonely man and love him for life?" Eriol took her hands into his and stroke her hands, trying to calm her down.

"Why?" Tomoyo asked, visibly shaken by the question.

"Do you believe in destiny?"

"No." Tomoyo answered firmly, earning a snort from Eriol.

"Then how do you explain our relationship? It is clearly different from everyone else. You know that as well as I do." He leaned towards her, pulling her towards him as well. His blue eyes grew brighter each second. "Be reckless with me Tomoyo, you won't be sorry." He winked as his face came closer and before she knew it, he stole a burning kiss from her. "Say yes Tomoyo and make me the happiest man alive."

Tomoyo woke up in a start. This was the second time she dreamt about her unusual courtship. She pulled her hair from her face and gasped. Rose petals were scattered around her bed and on her dressing table she saw a stalk of pink carnation. Usually she will see it outside her room but today, it ended next to her. A special relationship? She couldn't deny that there was something special between them. But how can she tell him the truth that will shatter his heart the way it shattered hers?

Too tired to fight with reason, she took the flower and an empty vase to the bathroom and filled it with water. 'I cannot give into temptation.' She thought as she fiddled with the rose. 'But if I do, please God, forgive me for I cannot resist the temptation.'

"No Touya! Don't put her through this!" His best friend demanded over the phone.

"Be reasonable! She needs to clear up her problems with you. Since she refused to be even in the same room, this is the only way to force her to interact with you."

"No! Don't force her to work with me, I will not tolerate it! You do that and I will personally skin you for this!"

"Yukito, will you see the purpose of this?" Touya asked feeling frustrated.

"Yes, I see it and I know it won't work. It is her choice whether to move on. We cannot force her. It will ruin the project if you force her to work with me."

"Sakura knows how to be professional when the occasion demands her to do so." Touya tried to convince him but failed.

"You do it, and I will back out of the project. Either she doesn't get involve in this photo shoot or I quit!"

"YUKITO!"

"Touya, I know you want to help her. We tried to help her as well, both Naruku and I and failed. She refused to bridge the gap that we created. If she is miserable, it is her fault."

Touya banged his fist on the table. "I know damn it!" He shouted. "I want to clobber her so many times. But each time I see her, I can't do it. She is hurting so bad that I want to help her instead of sitting back and continue to let things be."

"My heart bleeds for her as well, but we can't help her unless she wants to help herself. Even so, my threat still stands." Yukito said gravely.

"Fine, Yukito have it your way. But hell, how are we going to help her?"

"Nothing, we can't. We can't advice her unless she intend to move on."

"Okay Yukito, you are the wiser one. So that means I want you in this project and it's your job to find another model."

"Deal!" Yuktio replied. "Take care."

"You too. Send my regards to Naruku." When Touya hung up, he saw Syaoran staring at him.

"How did it go?"

"We almost lost our most talented photographer because of this! It's useless."

"That means Sakura have to figure it out herself." Syaoran shook his head in resignation.

Sakura woke up to the ringing of the doorbell. Damn, Kaho must have gone to the market. She covered her ears with the pillow, silently willing the crazy fool at her doorstep away. In the end, she admitted defeat and got out of bed to answer the door.

"Miss Sakura Kinomoto."

Sakura rubbed her eyes as the sun shone on her. "Yes?" She answered as she saw a delivery man standing outside. She gasped as she saw a huge frame being unloaded from the van and brought into the house. "Where do you want it to be placed?"

"In the living room but excuse me, may I know who sent it to me?"

Sakura moved aside as she allowed the men to get through. "The person informed us to keep it confidential." The delivery man replied as he gave her a red rose with small netting attached to it. "A letter for you as well. Have a nice day." He left the doorway, leaving Sakura staring at the handful of jigsaw puzzle pieces in the netting and the envelope.

She went in confused as she placed the rose at the table and opened the envelope.

'Please complete the jigsaw puzzle on the frame provided. I am sure you will like the end product of it. Each day, you will receive more pieces to complete it and towards the end, you will receive another note to inform you what to do next.'

She stared at the rose that was on the table and then the note. Sighing in disbelief, she carried the frame to her room and began to piece the pieces together, wondering why on earth did she do it.

When she was done, the one thing that caught her attention were the words at the edge of the puzzle-wish upon a star-feeling strange, she went and filled a crystal vase with water and placed the rose in it before carrying on her usual daily activities.

Alright! I have finished the chapter! Now, as long as you bring in the R&R I am sure I can work hard enough to finish the story. So bring it on!