This story came out during the summer and I've been working on it since,
Soon I'll be finished. Hopefully!!! *laughs* thanks for reading and please
forgive the short chapters, I'm used to writing one shot fics that in one
long chapter end!!! Please review!!!
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Eriol Hiiragizawa. That one name has so much meaning to me, Eriol always made me laugh, that or he was making me so angry that I would feel like hitting him. Eriol's like that, he's either taking me to one extreme or another. Actually I should say he was like that, I haven't seen him in quite some time now. Sakura told me he went back to England for a month, and then came back to Tomoeda saying he couldn't stay away. Sakura also said he was hoping that I would have come back but I really don't believe her, I think it's one of her plans to lure me back home. I do miss her and spring is never the same in New York as it is in Tomoeda, but I decided to leave that place a very long time ago. I ran off to live out what I had then made my dream, the dream I created as an excuse to flee a life had gotten so difficult that smiling had become harder. I just wanted to leave, no matter who I left behind. My love of film, photography, and costume design (and my supposedly beautiful face) had been my ticket.
I take a deep breath and prepare for landing. Flying has never been one of my favorite things to do. I put my laptop away, hoping that I have enough time to finish my project. I open up the small blind and stare out the blue sky as the pilot informs the passengers about the temperature and such. I feel some tears gather when I see land spread out like a checkerboard, that checkerboard's home; I haven't seen it in over 5 years. I hear passengers whispering, even if 1st class I still can't escape gawkers. My stomach lurches a bit as the plane touches down but the feelings quickly replaced by panic, how much will have home changed?
"TOMOYO!" Nakuru shrieks and she promptly follows to smother me in her famous death grip that she considers a hug.
"Nakuru let her go before you suffocate her!" replies a voice that practically starts the tears in my eyes. As soon as Nakuru lets me go I'm swept up by my best friend, she feels so familiar wrapped in my arms as her short brown hair mingles with my dark locks.
"I've missed you so much" Sakura whispers
"I've missed you too," I say trying not to let my tears choke my voice.
We let go and analyze one other. I'm happy to see that she hasn't changed much though we've both gotten taller well that's expected, I left Japan when I was 13 now I'm 18.
"You haven't changed," she says happily.
I don't have a chance to respond because Nakuru practically drags me back to the waiting car and says in a feverant voice "Master's been wanting to see you like FOREVER!!!!"
'Eriol' I think
Sakura follows after us laughing, no nothings changed.
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"Sakura I'll be too much of a bother! Trust me I'll be fine in an hotel!" Sakura looks if I have just suggested asking Yue if he's ever been in love, complete mortification.
"I can't let you do that! Look it'll be fun like old times!! Like we were little again" Slowly I give in as Nakuru screeches to a halt in front of the familiar house. Grabbing my bags from me she carries them to the front door. Sakura leads me to the door and gives me a push inside. The house is dark but as soon as I'm in the lights go on and many voices yell
"Welcome back!"
The light reveals the welcome home party my friends have created for me, and the crying starts again, soon Sakura's crying then Chiharu then Rika. "You guys!!!" I manage "this is so nice of you all, but it really wasn't necessary!"
Nakuru all but tackles me "Isn't necessary?! We've missed you Tomoyo, haven't you gotten that part yet?"
Toya gives me a brotherly hug, we had become very close before I left "Welcome back kiddo, if I'd known you'd be gone for so long I wouldn't have let you go in the first place."
I laugh and hug him tighter "I've missed you too Toya."
Remembering that he still called me kiddo I stand up straight, but he's still taller than me. "I think we should let that name go no?"
He only laughs.
Someone presents me with a bouquet of morning lilies, one of my favorite flowers. I take burying my face in the smell; another thing New York won't ever be able to match. The giver smiles at me and I feel my eyes widen in surprise and my mouth open in a very un-lady like fashion.
"Eriol?!"
His blue eyes dance with mirth as he kisses my hand; in my shock I hadn't noticed him take it in the first place. I manage to say, "Forward as always"
"And you, Ms. Daidouji, as beautiful as always" he retorts. I don't even bother in being embarrassed, Eriol hasn't changed, and I can't figure out whether that's good or not.
"I was thinking the same about you," he whispers. I give him a death glare
"Don't get into my head Eriol...." I push him aside to go see Syaoran.
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Sakura and I giggle as if we were still in 4th grade, and it's almost like we've stepped back to that time. Kero lays on her bed in his temporary form as we talk and laugh; this time we last past mid-night as she tells me about being in love with Syaoran and I tell her about the few failure boyfriends. She takes out an album and I laugh, she has almost all of my photos of various modeling jobs and costume designing.
"I've collected everyone I've been able to find! And that's almost all of them" she laughs and Kero flies over to see them, ooohing and ahing. I fumble around one of my bags
"Look now we're even" Sakura also had some modeling opportunities and I had gone through a lot of difficulty to get these pictures but I love and missed Sakura so much that it had been worth it. Sakura turns red "Sometimes I regret doing that"
"Why?! You look so beautiful! Remember that one time I told you that you were a designers dream, you still are "
She blushes and laughs.
"Ya know" Kero announces "you two haven't changed?! So whatcha bring me?"
I throw a pillow at him "neither have you little Kero! Always thinking of yourself or your stomach!"
As Kero plays with his present, I bought him a Game Cube and a game I knew he would love, Sakura and I talk on a more serious level not about boy friends, jobs, or school.
"How long are you going to stay?" I look away
"I don't know that part yet..."
"I wish you would come back"
"Sakura don't be sad. It's just...what if everything happens all over again? What if this time I cant even control it?"
"But what if it happens to you in New York? From what you've been telling me you're pretty much alone there, what will you do with any of us there to help you?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know I know, it's not all that great, but give me a chance okay?! I'll be very grateful if you review, but be warned I'll put out your flames with my own tears I don't mind constructive critiism but flames make me sad.
Arigato! Shadow Elf Sofi
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Eriol Hiiragizawa. That one name has so much meaning to me, Eriol always made me laugh, that or he was making me so angry that I would feel like hitting him. Eriol's like that, he's either taking me to one extreme or another. Actually I should say he was like that, I haven't seen him in quite some time now. Sakura told me he went back to England for a month, and then came back to Tomoeda saying he couldn't stay away. Sakura also said he was hoping that I would have come back but I really don't believe her, I think it's one of her plans to lure me back home. I do miss her and spring is never the same in New York as it is in Tomoeda, but I decided to leave that place a very long time ago. I ran off to live out what I had then made my dream, the dream I created as an excuse to flee a life had gotten so difficult that smiling had become harder. I just wanted to leave, no matter who I left behind. My love of film, photography, and costume design (and my supposedly beautiful face) had been my ticket.
I take a deep breath and prepare for landing. Flying has never been one of my favorite things to do. I put my laptop away, hoping that I have enough time to finish my project. I open up the small blind and stare out the blue sky as the pilot informs the passengers about the temperature and such. I feel some tears gather when I see land spread out like a checkerboard, that checkerboard's home; I haven't seen it in over 5 years. I hear passengers whispering, even if 1st class I still can't escape gawkers. My stomach lurches a bit as the plane touches down but the feelings quickly replaced by panic, how much will have home changed?
"TOMOYO!" Nakuru shrieks and she promptly follows to smother me in her famous death grip that she considers a hug.
"Nakuru let her go before you suffocate her!" replies a voice that practically starts the tears in my eyes. As soon as Nakuru lets me go I'm swept up by my best friend, she feels so familiar wrapped in my arms as her short brown hair mingles with my dark locks.
"I've missed you so much" Sakura whispers
"I've missed you too," I say trying not to let my tears choke my voice.
We let go and analyze one other. I'm happy to see that she hasn't changed much though we've both gotten taller well that's expected, I left Japan when I was 13 now I'm 18.
"You haven't changed," she says happily.
I don't have a chance to respond because Nakuru practically drags me back to the waiting car and says in a feverant voice "Master's been wanting to see you like FOREVER!!!!"
'Eriol' I think
Sakura follows after us laughing, no nothings changed.
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"Sakura I'll be too much of a bother! Trust me I'll be fine in an hotel!" Sakura looks if I have just suggested asking Yue if he's ever been in love, complete mortification.
"I can't let you do that! Look it'll be fun like old times!! Like we were little again" Slowly I give in as Nakuru screeches to a halt in front of the familiar house. Grabbing my bags from me she carries them to the front door. Sakura leads me to the door and gives me a push inside. The house is dark but as soon as I'm in the lights go on and many voices yell
"Welcome back!"
The light reveals the welcome home party my friends have created for me, and the crying starts again, soon Sakura's crying then Chiharu then Rika. "You guys!!!" I manage "this is so nice of you all, but it really wasn't necessary!"
Nakuru all but tackles me "Isn't necessary?! We've missed you Tomoyo, haven't you gotten that part yet?"
Toya gives me a brotherly hug, we had become very close before I left "Welcome back kiddo, if I'd known you'd be gone for so long I wouldn't have let you go in the first place."
I laugh and hug him tighter "I've missed you too Toya."
Remembering that he still called me kiddo I stand up straight, but he's still taller than me. "I think we should let that name go no?"
He only laughs.
Someone presents me with a bouquet of morning lilies, one of my favorite flowers. I take burying my face in the smell; another thing New York won't ever be able to match. The giver smiles at me and I feel my eyes widen in surprise and my mouth open in a very un-lady like fashion.
"Eriol?!"
His blue eyes dance with mirth as he kisses my hand; in my shock I hadn't noticed him take it in the first place. I manage to say, "Forward as always"
"And you, Ms. Daidouji, as beautiful as always" he retorts. I don't even bother in being embarrassed, Eriol hasn't changed, and I can't figure out whether that's good or not.
"I was thinking the same about you," he whispers. I give him a death glare
"Don't get into my head Eriol...." I push him aside to go see Syaoran.
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Sakura and I giggle as if we were still in 4th grade, and it's almost like we've stepped back to that time. Kero lays on her bed in his temporary form as we talk and laugh; this time we last past mid-night as she tells me about being in love with Syaoran and I tell her about the few failure boyfriends. She takes out an album and I laugh, she has almost all of my photos of various modeling jobs and costume designing.
"I've collected everyone I've been able to find! And that's almost all of them" she laughs and Kero flies over to see them, ooohing and ahing. I fumble around one of my bags
"Look now we're even" Sakura also had some modeling opportunities and I had gone through a lot of difficulty to get these pictures but I love and missed Sakura so much that it had been worth it. Sakura turns red "Sometimes I regret doing that"
"Why?! You look so beautiful! Remember that one time I told you that you were a designers dream, you still are "
She blushes and laughs.
"Ya know" Kero announces "you two haven't changed?! So whatcha bring me?"
I throw a pillow at him "neither have you little Kero! Always thinking of yourself or your stomach!"
As Kero plays with his present, I bought him a Game Cube and a game I knew he would love, Sakura and I talk on a more serious level not about boy friends, jobs, or school.
"How long are you going to stay?" I look away
"I don't know that part yet..."
"I wish you would come back"
"Sakura don't be sad. It's just...what if everything happens all over again? What if this time I cant even control it?"
"But what if it happens to you in New York? From what you've been telling me you're pretty much alone there, what will you do with any of us there to help you?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I know I know, it's not all that great, but give me a chance okay?! I'll be very grateful if you review, but be warned I'll put out your flames with my own tears I don't mind constructive critiism but flames make me sad.
Arigato! Shadow Elf Sofi