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Chapter 2Resurrection: A revival; a rising from the dead.
Tomoyo came to Tomoeda's cemetery on a rainy day. She wore a black cloak to hide half of her face. She knelt before a grave, praying to God for forgiveness. Sixteen white roses surrounded the grave of Tomoyo Daidouji. Tomoyo traced the letters etched onto the grave, as she whispered her prayer. "Forgive me for the sins that I am about to commit against those who had attempted to murder me. I would turn the other cheek, but this is something that I can not avoid," she whispered.
"What can't you avoid?" a girl's voice came from behind her.
Tomoyo turned to the voice and smiled at the girl. She stood in front of a girl with jade green eyes, short hair, and a confused expression on her face; she stood in front of Sakura Kinomoto. "Nothing," Tomoyo shook her head, "Was this your friend?" Tomoyo asked, referring to the tomb.
Sakura nodded her head, "Yeah, she was my best friend…" Sakura looked away. She then tried looking at Tomoyo's face, "Are you new here?"
Tomoyo nodded her head. "I came here to see some old friends, and to see the grave of the Angel of Tomoeda," Tomoyo watched Sakura look guiltier each time she mentioned herself.
"Y-yeah," Sakura then laid a cherry blossom on the grave and went to leave, "I have to get to my boyfriend now. He's scared of coming here, because he thinks that Tomoyo will come back to life."
Tomoyo watched her "friend" run out of the cemetery. "Really?" Tomoyo asked in an amused tone, "Li's afraid of me coming back to life."
…Daidouji Manor…
Tomoyo rang the doorbell to her childhood home. Her mother answered the door. "Yes?" she asked in a frail voice.
"Mom…" Tomoyo removed the hood of her cloak.
Sonomi frowned at Tomoyo. "Another imitation child trying to steal my money," Sonomi hissed, "Shame on you."
Tomoyo crossed her arms over her chest, "You don't believe it's me? Fine ask me anything."
Sonomi sighed, "When did I hire body guards, and how many did I hire."
Tomoyo laughed in disbelief, "On my seventh birthday, when kids at my party were bullying me, and the second is a trick question. You hired four at first, but then you hired two more when I turned thirteen."
"T-T-Tomoyo," Sonomi gasped, with tears in her eyes. Sonomi threw her arms around her daughter, "My darling girl. You've come back to me!"
Sonomi pulled away from Tomoyo, "Do you need a place to stay?"
Tomoyo nodded and walked into the house. "May I go to my room?" she asked distractedly.
"Of course!" Sonomi said, exploding with energy.
Tomoyo walked up the stairs, but turned to her mother, "One more thing. Don't tell anyone that I'm alive, or in Tomoeda."
"Okay," Sonomi said with uncertainty.
…Tomoyo's room…
Sonomi had left everything as she had left it. Tomoyo lay down on her bed and looked at her side table. In a silver picture frame, was a picture of her and Eriol. It was taken on Eriol's birthday. Tomoyo's eyes slowly shut.
Flashback
They had gone to a nearby lake on Eriol's birthday. They were best friends. They told eachother everything, and never kept secrets from one another. It was night time and the two of them Tomoyo head rested on his shoulder as she looked out at the sparkling lake. Eriol moved his hand over to hold hers. "Tomoyo," he began.
She looked at him with a smile on her face. He was acting nervous all day. "I…" he looked down, trying to find his words, "I love you."
She looked at him with surprise. She had wanted him to say that for ages. He saw the look on her face and quickly looked to the ground. "Don't let this ruin our friendship," he mumbled.
Tomoyo wrapped her arms around him, and placed her lips over his. Then… FLASH!
End of Flashback
Tomoyo growled and looked at the picture. It was a cute picture… it would have been better if it were Syaoran and Sakura. Her eyes widened and she mentally slapped herself. 'Stop thinking about them,' she warned herself. But then again, those memories were easy to handle… it was the memories of Eriol that were the most painful things to remember. She loved him, and he betrayed her. She looked over at her photo albums. She crawled off of her bed and sat on the floor. She opened one of the albums and took out all the pictures. She put them all in a pile, then took some yarn and tied the photos together. Sonomi entered the room, "Honey, we're having a masquerade party tonight. Will you be coming?"
Tomoyo sighed in frustration, "I told you that no one is to know that I'm here!"
Sonomi pulled out a dress that was about Tomoyo's size. "Please come. You'll be wearing a mask and I want to see you in this dress."
"Why?"
Sonomi looked down at the dress. It was a light blue dress made from silk. "I bought it for your seventeenth birthday but you disappeared a few days before."
Tomoyo stood up and grabbed her cloak, and put it on, "What time's the party?"
Sonomi smiled with excitement in her eyes, "It's at eight."
Tomoyo picked up the photos. "I'll be home in an hour," then a thought ran across her mind, "Did you invite everyone in Tomoeda?"
"Yes."
Tomoyo smiled, "Okay."
…Outside…
Tomoyo was walking down the road, on the way to the florist. She took the long way to look at her grave one more time. She saw someone standing in front of it. She entered the cemetery and hid behind the tree that was the closest to the boy. She recognized the boy as Eriol Hiiragizawa. "Please God… please bring her back," his voice practically cracked, filled with emotion. Tomoyo's jaw dropped… could those have been tears coming from his eyes? The Eriol Hiiragizawa was crying!
But she wasn't convinced. It was as if he didn't want to kill her in the first place. "Come out. I know you're there," Eriol shouted.
Tomoyo was surprised that he knew that she was there. She went to step out of her hiding spot but then a lady with long red hair, and a peaceful expression on her face came out. "Why are you here Kaho?" he wiped the tears from his eyes.
"You must let go of her. She's not coming back," Eriol glared at her words, "You told me yourself that you murdered her."
Eriol stormed away leaving Kaho behind. Kaho turned to Tomoyo's grave. "I hope you're happy with what you've done to him," she spat on the grave and ran after Eriol.
Tomoyo came out from behind the tree, "Yes, I'm very happy."
…Syaoran's apartment…
Tomoyo taped all the pictures in the pile to Syaoran's door; she also taped a white rose to the door. She stepped back and admired her work. She could just imagine his face when he saw his door.
…8:00…
Tomoyo entered the room and looked around at all of the people, and recognized Syaoran, Sakura, and Eriol. She walked towards the three, but Sonomi intercepted her. "Honey, isn't this wonderful?" Sonomi asked.
"Yes, it is," Tomoyo nodded, "I have to go. I'm going to surprise Sakura, Li, and Eriol."
Sonomi nodded and straightened Tomoyo's mask. Tomoyo walked up to Sakura, "You're the girl from the cemetery right?"
Sakura turned to Tomoyo and smiled. "Yup, that's me," Sakura laughed, "What are you doing here?"
"My old friend was Sonomi, and she invited me," Tomoyo looked over at Eriol and Syaoran, "Is one of those two your boyfriend?"
Sakura nodded, "Yeah, the one with the brown hair. The other one was Tomoyo's boyfriend, but you wouldn't be able to tell that he was," she sighed.
"Why?" Tomoyo tilted her head.
"Well," Sakura looked behind her to make sure that he wasn't listening, "He refuses to go to the cemetery. He didn't even go to her funeral!"
Tomoyo then remembered the date that was printed on the newspapers that she kept. "I was pronounced dead on his birthday," she gasped.
"What?" Sakura looked at Tomoyo with shock.
"I mean she was pronounced dead on his birthday. It was in the paper," Tomoyo struggled to fix what she said.
"Oh, you're right. Poor Eriol," then a thrilled look came across her face, "Can you talk with him, please. I know that we just met, but it will help him heal from losing Tomoyo."
"I don't really-" Tomoyo started.
Sakura grabbed her arm and brought her over to Eriol. "Hey Eriol. This girl is new in town, so I was wondering if you could tell her about Tomoeda," Sakura pushed Tomoyo ahead of her.
Eriol looked at Tomoyo, who was looking away with discomfort. "Well, Syaoran and I have to go, right?" Sakura looked over at Syaoran.
"We do?" he cocked his head to the side.
Sakura rolled her eyes and giggled, "Bye Eriol, have fun."
They watched the energetic girl run off with Syaoran. Eriol looked at the girl in front of him, "So… she forced you into talking to me?" Tomoyo nodded, "She thinks that I can forget her, but I loved her too much to forget."
"I saw you at the cemetery today," Tomoyo put on a fake smile, "Was it your new girlfriend that you were with."
"Who? Kaho?" Eriol laughed, "No. She's been trying to be my girlfriend for a long time, but she doesn't get that I'm too young for her, I mean, I may have loved her when I was ten but now I know better."
Tomoyo shuddered with disgust. She looked at the people waltzing on the dance floor, "Do you want to dance?" Eriol asked.
Tomoyo smiled, "Sure."
For the rest of the night, they danced, talked, and danced some more. After a while, Tomoyo looked up at the clock as they danced. It was 12:01, "What day is it?"
Eriol looked up at the clock as well, "Well since it's past midnight, then it's the thirteenth."
"Hmmm, October 13," Tomoyo thought about the day for a while, "So you loved Tomoyo, right?"
Eriol groaned with annoyance, "Yes."
Tomoyo glared at him. "Then why did you let her die?" she whispered in pain.
They suddenly stopped dancing. Eriol looked at her stunned by her words. Tomoyo then kissed him. Many people stared at them with disapproval while they shared a kiss on the middle of the dance floor. Tomoyo pulled away, "Happy birthday Eriol."
Eriol looked down at her, now able to recognize her. "Tomoyo," he murmured.
Tomoyo grinned and headed towards the door. He stood there mystified. She really came back. The angel of Tomoeda resurrected. She stopped at the doors and removed her mask. She looked over her shoulder and blew him a kiss. She continued to walk, and once she was out of sight, he ran after her. He ran outside of the building, but didn't see her. What he did see was a white rose sitting on the ground.
…Syaoran's apartment…
Syaoran stood frozen to the spot, staring at his door. "What's the matter?" Sakura asked coming up from behind him, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
Sakura looked up at his door and gasped, "Oh no."
There was only one person that a white rose would remind them of. Syaoran looked at the door with a serious look on his face, "Tomoyo."
