Angelic Destiny
Eight
The war cry came from another angel, this time whose rank was brown. This angel too, bore a sword that looked quite lethal. As before, the angel wanted to attack Tomoyo.
"Now, why do we have so many angels attacking us today? One is enough, but two?" Eriol cried out in exasperation as he flew in front of Tomoyo and blocked the angel's attacks with his sword, which had appeared in his right hand the moment he landed in front of Tomoyo.
"Eriol! What do you think you are doing?" Tomoyo cried out as she grasped her jewel yet again. However, this time, the bow and arrow did not appear. She felt vulnerable without it...Eriol was out there, fighting for her. What did it mean?
"Don't worry, Tomoyo, I will defeat him myself!" Eriol shouted as he fought the angel. What did it mean? Soul mates? Or not?
Tomoyo saw that others want to help Eriol but it seemed as if they could not move. She saw God and realized that He had used his powers to stop from moving. It appeared that the others were trying really hard to break His hold but could not do so.
She turned her attention back to Eriol, who was fighting very hard against his opponent. She saw the opponent try to deliver a deathblow to Eriol but Eriol flew backwards, so he only got a cut. Tomoyo looked around desperately. What could she do to help him? Then, an idea dawned on her. Why not protect Eriol while was fighting?
Tomoyo clutched the amethyst and closed her eyes for a while. In her mind's eye, she imagined a shield around Eriol and that the attacking angel could not harm him. It was hard maintaining the shield, for the angel's attack was strong. She weakened for a moment under one of his strong attacks but held on to it. Then, she remembered that she loved Eriol. She used that energy to help her cope with the pressure of the attacks. She tightened her hold on the shield. She felt the Eriol grow weaker. Trembling, Tomoyo opened her eyes and saw that Eriol had received a deep cut from the attacker's sword. It probably happened when she could not control her shield very well before that. "NO! I will not allow Eriol to die!" Tomoyo thought furiously.
She willed the cut to heal...no matter what damage it did to her...she would do it, even if it meant transferring his injuries to her. The being who had taught her about what she could do had said before that she could do that. And that was what she was going to do. The cut could not heal, so she had no choice then. She would have to transfer his injuries to her body.
Tomoyo closed her eyes again. This time, she willed not the cut to heal, but to transfer itself to her body. At the same time, she maintained the shield. It was hard, but she would do it no matter what the cost. She would protect him and save the evil angel from doing more harm. Willing with all her heart, Tomoyo managed to do what she wanted to. However, the moment the cuts were transferred to her body, she felt waves of pain. She kept quiet and looked at Eriol. The evil angel seemed to be getting weaker as well, and it was time to use her bow and arrow. She called upon it and fired it towards the panting angel...
The arrow disappeared into the being and a bright light ensued. A series of cries of pain were heard before the angel dropped to the ground, unconscious. Tomoyo smiled, before she too, fell to the ground in a dead faint...
When she woke up, she was surprised to see a pair of blue eyes staring at her. She saw tears of relief dropping from that pair of eyes.
"Why are you crying, Eriol?" Tomoyo asked.
"Sh...don't talk. Listen to me, will you?"
Tomoyo nodded her head.
"Listen. Why did you want to protect me? I can deal with that angel anytime."
"But...but you are injured! How can I ignore the fact that you are injured? I have to protect you after all! I don't want you to die all because of me! I can't all you to do that!" Tomoyo protested. "Besides, this is my destiny. I have a feeling about this." Tomoyo murmured.
"However, it is MY destiny to protect you. I know it too. For now, you just rest, all right? I will get you something to eat."
"All right..." Tomoyo answered as she closed her eyes to rest. "How can I tell her that I love her? And I don't think that it is allowed for me to do so. I have to marry someone of Sakura's rank, not people of her rank...oh dear, what can I do?" Eriol thought as he went to get some food for her.
Even though Eriol thought that Tomoyo was resting, she was not doing that at all. She was thinking about someone in particular. Eriol. She remembered that she saw tears in his eyes. Why did he cry? Was it because of our friendship that caused him to cry when he saw her in that condition or was it because he loved her, like she did? All was very confusing. She did not know what to do...
Eriol knew that he HAD to do something. His father would be asking him who he would choose as his wife soon. If not, his father would decide for him. And that would be disastrous. No, he had to tell his father who he would choose. However, would he accept that she was not a purebred angel like Sakura? She was not born in Heaven after all. In fact, he had noticed that when Tomoyo was first in Heaven, people ignored her but Tomoyo seemed not to mind. She was as usual but it was possible that she was hiding something from him. What could that be? Did she love him too? No, he had to ask her, right away. But, he could not bring the words to his mouth and say it out loud...what could he do? Write a note and hide it under the food? That would be all right except that would she see it? Well, he had to try.
Thus, Eriol wrote a note and this was what it contained:
Tomoyo,
I hope that you will be well soon. Well, actually, what other things do you need?
Eriol
"STUPID!" Eriol thought in frustration. "WHAT KIND OF LOVE LETTER IS THIS? ARGH!"
Eriol tried again.
Tomoyo,
Please meet me at the cherry blossom tree when you are well. I will be waiting for you there everyday. I have something very important to tell you...
Eriol
"Now that is better." Eriol thought as he placed it under the bowl of broth he took. HE took it to the bedroom where Tomoyo was resting and left the room quietly, still thinking that Tomoyo was sleeping.
However, the moment Eriol left, she sat up, wincing at the pain caused by the cuts. She took the bowl of broth and was about to start eating it when she saw something. A piece of paper. She placed the bowl back on the table and took the piece of paper. It said:
Tomoyo,
Please meet me at the cherry blossom tree when you are well. I will be waiting for you there everyday. I have something very important to tell you...
Eriol
"What did it mean?" Tomoyo thought as she looked at the piece of paper, her bowl of broth forgotten.
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura and other things except the storyline of this fanfic!
Done with this chapter! Yeah! I may be uploading Feathers of Love this afternoon, who knows?
