Yang-chan: Thank you my dear readers! This chapter is dedicated to you all. Hehe, I think I'll answer the most asked question…Who is Dream, Crow, Blade, and Gem? This is for those who guessed! Oh, as for couples…I still have no SET IN STONE couples…you'll just have to see what I'll decide on! (wink)
Last time:
" Oh, Suki. I would do anything…all for a smile."
All for a Smile
A Yang Production
Tomoyo leaned on her soft lavender pillows. This was a time to relax…but her thoughts drifted to Blade…his loving gaze…
" Snap out of it! Blade loves Suki!" She constantly had to remind herself. " But…" Her face turned beet red. Deciding that it was time to get out of the house so she could get her mind off Blade, she decided to go buy groceries. The walk cleared her mind and she set her sights on the market.
Whoosh!
Automatic doors flew open and she stepped inside. Her list was short and thus was her shopping.
" Hey, aren't you Tomoyo-san?"
That voice…! Soft sky blue eyes met her own lavender ones.
" BLADE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" He ringed up her total.
" I work here. We need the money and Suki really can't work." Beep! Beep! Beep! " It seems that my shift has ended. Right on time, Crow." Crow popped up behind Tomoyo and clamped a hand on her shoulder.
" Tomoyo-san! What a pleasure to see you here! Blade, be a gentleman and take the young lady home." He smiled his ditzy smile.
" Why should I?" Blade stepped out for the counter and Crow jumped right into place, causing half the girls in line to groan and the other half sigh.
" I'm sure that Suki-chan would want you to!"
Blade grabbed her grocery bags, mumbled something about ambushing Crow after work, and turned to Tomoyo. " Let's walk you home then."
Oh no, Me, walking next to Blade! She tried to keep up with his long strides while trying to calm her beating heart. Don't say anything stupid! Keep your head on, take deep breaths! In fact…BREATHE! Tomoyo let out a breathe that she hadn't realized that she had held in since they left the Market…which was 5 minuets ago.
" Hey, I need to hurry home to make lunch for Suki." A sound made him turn around quickly to find a sprawled Tomoyo. " YOU OKAY!"
" No…need…phee."
Great Tomoyo, nearly die in front of him! Oh…dizzy…man is that grandpa? Did I die?
" Don't say that." She sat up straight in her bed. Blade held a compress in his hand.
" EH! I'M SORRY! I fainted didn't I?" What will he think of me now! Please something kill me now!
" Don't worry about it. Your house wasn't too far and someone let me in."
" Tomoyo-sama, lunch is ready." A maid came in. " Ah! Young man are you a friend of Tomoyo-sama? Would you like to stay for lunch?"
" Heh…I guess it would be a good idea to help some one eat their lunch. You haven't been eating well have you?" He asked as the maid left. " Your aura is weaker than when I first saw you. Don't let this guilt hover over you." His hand rested on her head. " It's not your problem, okay?"
" Okay…" Both of them walked out of Tomoyo's room, and she blushed the whole time Blade held her hand.
" Now, why don't you go eat something, okay Tomoyo-san. I just hope that Sonomi Daidouji-san won't hurt me for carrying her only daughter."
" I don't think Mom would- WHAT! I never told you my mothers name! How did you figure it out?" They arrived at the dinning room and Blade gave Tomoyo a secret smile. Like a gentleman leading a woman, he helped her to her seat and once she was set, he spoke.
" You know Tomoyo-san… I would have thought that you would be the first to figure out who we really were. You were so observant when you were young, noting every detail of Sakura's life and her family. I didn't think that once we also evolved, we'd change so much."
" Evolved? You?"
" Yes. I remember that the first day we brought Suki home all she did was sleep. The next morning we found her outside training like never before. For us, we really couldn't believe that Suki was in fact our Sakura. She began to train us so we could resist the Veprae that we kept inside. Her training was instense…it was difficult. Along her guidance, we evolved to a form above a normal human."
" You're not human then?"
" No, I'm still part human. Suki's the one who really isn't human anymore. Normally, a human can only house their own unique Veprae. If you try to put in more than one Veprae in a human, that human can not sustain themselves…and they die a painful and undeserving death."
" Then…Suki?"
" She has evolved to the point that she can house millions of Veprae. I forgotten how many battles we fought at her side…how many Veprae she has already captured."
Silence.
"I better head home. Suki is going to need someone to cook for her. Tomoyo-san…when you were little you loved Sakura I could see it in the way you looked after her…what happened to that love? Not that it matters now, but I would have never let Sakura be taken away from me." Bowing, he left Tomoyo to her own thoughts.
…I would have never let Sakura be taken away from me…Her spoon clattered to the floor as she brought her hands to her mouth. " It can't be!"
" Suki! I'm home. Sorry about getting here late." There came the sound of paper rustling and someone peered around the corner.
" Blade!" Suki stepped out. " I made my own lunch…and you're suppose to be taking care of me?" She stuck out her tongue at him.
" ahh…I better call Poison Control then. I don't want Suki to die so young."
" BLADE!" She swung her arms in a circle while Blade merely held her off with one finger. Something caught his eye. He grabbed her arms and held them up so he could see the bandages that were wrapped tightly around them.
" What happened to you?"
" I got hurt…spilled oil."
" Where is Dream?"
" Out."
" Out?"
" I don't want to be a burden so I sent him out to go buy some stuff…"
Poor Dream had millions of girls staring at him as he walked down that CERTAIN AISLE. " Crap…" He looked at the shelves full of that-time-of-the-month items. Girls behind him whispered and giggled. " Suki…!"
" Stuff…oh! Stuff!" He gave Suki an evil I'm-so-proud-of-you type of smile. " Well, I'll make dinner so Crow, Gem, and I won't die."
" MEH! I can cook! I'll help."
" No, you sit there. Once I finish I'll apply some Aloe Vera ointment to that burn."
" You know Blade…" Floop Suki let herself drop to the couch near by. " I know how hard you try."
" Eh? What do you mean?" He sat down next to her.
" Nii-chan…just because I can't love doesn't mean you can't. I know you still love Yuki-san. He still loves you too. Even now that you both keep such a good eye on me."
" It's hard to take care of a monster all by my lonesome self."
" I'm no monster!"
" Keep telling yourself that and some day it might come true."
" You know Nii-chan, you haven't changed since you evolved."
" I thought so too." Suki placed her head on his lap. " When we were kids you used to come to me when you were scared or needed someone to comfort you."
" Yeah…Nii-chan would take care of me. His Imouto."
" I think Tomoyo and the others will figure out that I'm your bother, that Crow is Yukito, and Dream is Eriol. I doubt that Gem will have to hide any longer."
" Naruku is pretty obvious, isn't she?"
" Yeah…I still can't believe that she is trying to get between Yuki and me."
" Even more now that you have magic. She said you'd be a very yummy snack."
" Where did you hear that?"
" When you four left me at Dream's mansion, I snuck into her room and read her journal."
Blade mumbled something and told Suki to sit up so he could get Dinner started. He wanted to busied himself so he wouldn't have to think about the comment that Suki just told him.
" No…I want to rest a little while like this. It's like were still little kids." She sighed.
Suki are you…? The thought raced in his head. He reached for the phone and dialed Dream.
" Dream? Yes. I'm here with Suki. She's asleep again. I know, she's been sleeping even more than usual. I'm worried more now than ever. What's worse is that the Veprae will attack now with their three commanders active. Today I felt the first one stirring. Tomoyo Daidouji. That's right. We need to either have them cleansed…" He looked down at the sleeping Suki.
" Or…"
" Don't say it Blade."
" We have no chose. It's them or Suki."
" (sigh) We'll chooses Suki over them."
" Then we must…"
" Get the others. We'll confront them tonight." He snapped shut the phone. " I'm sorry my dear Descendent…but for what's at stake here, we'll have to."
Suki felt something warm on her head. It was her Nii-chan. Drifting between sleep and conscience so she could barely hear what her brother had said.
" Can you be ready to deal with this after Dad's death?"
Yang-chan: hehehe…this chapter is a little dry, but I tried (sweat drop) This is the main turning point in the story…I think next chapter will explain the whole deal around Fujitaka-san's death. That is a big spark in this story. Thank you and leave a review. Remember, reviews save lives…specially theirs! ( points to the CCS cast.) Save a life! Leave a review (wink)
