Chapter 3 – Meeting Eriol Again
The Unmasking of Eriol and Sakura's Hearts
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura. Cardcaptor Sakura belongs to CLAMP.
Warnings: This is an E+S story. Leave now if you are against this couple.
P.S. – I know that it has taken a long time for Sakura to meet Eriol, two chapters in fact, so you're probably impatient. Here it is.
Also, in part of this chapter, Eriol is going to speak in his point of view. It will be in italics. It's kind of obvious.
I stared up at the man in front of me with groggy eyes. He was smiling and talking to other people. He stopped talking and looked at me. I started to blush.
"So you're finally awake. How are you feeling, Sakura?" he asked.
"Not good and definitely not great," I groaned.
He started chuckling as I started looking at my surroundings. The room I was in was pretty big. It contained a walk-in closet, 3 bookshelves of books, dresser, bathroom, and the bed I was laying on.
I almost forgot why I was here. Memories of what had happened began to float back to me. Syaoran, how angry he had gotten at me. Tomoyo, who had tried to help our relationship heal, and Kero, who had in turn, had gotten angry at Syaoran for blaming me and raising his voice at me. I remembered that I couldn't take it anymore so I left for England to find Eriol. I needed his comfort and his support. My last memory was that I was sitting on a bench and I had passed out. Meanwhile, the effects of passing out had left its toll. I had a huge headache. I was starving, and I felt sick. I couldn't really see because I didn't have the strength to.
"Eriol?" I whispered, "Is that you?"
The man sat on my bed and leaned closer to me to brush the hair out of my eyes.
"It's me, Sakura," he said smiling.
I gazed at Eriol. He had changed so much and yet so little. He still had his handsome dark hair and sparkling blue eyes but his face had become more masculine, more angular and so had the rest of his body. He was muscular but still slim and of course, Eriol still sported clothes that were black, his favorite colour.
Eriol took my hands and gently pushed me into his warm bed. He pulled up the covers.
"Sakura, go back to sleep," whispered Eriol, "you'll need your strength."
"But I don't want to," I whispered back.
I just remembered that Syaoran, Tomoyo, Touya, Kero, Yue, and Fujitaka would be looking for me. I didn't want them to find me. I wanted to stay away. Tears slowly fell down my cheeks as I recalled Kero and Yue's face when I ran. They wanted me back. They wanted me to realize that they cared about me. I started crying and buried my face in Eriol's pillow.
Eriol put his hand on my back and turned me over. He took me in his arms and hugged me tightly. He looked at me but I turned away. I didn't want his eyes to probe mine and find out what happened.
"Can you tell me what happened?" whispered Eriol, "or if you want, you can tell me later. I want you to feel better, Sakura."
I realized how much I treasured Eriol. He was such a good friend. No matter what, he always cared for me. I envy Kaho-sensei who is Eriol's lover. Eriol always seems to understand how I feel.
"Can I tell you later?" I murmured.
Eriol nodded his head but didn't smile. I wonder if he was angry at me too. My mouth started to quiver. I knew I was about to start crying again.
♂+♀
I stared at her. Poor Sakura. I wonder what happened back in Japan. It must have been really painful for her because she came here without telling me that she would, she was drenched in water, and she had no clue where she was going.
I suppose I really am twisted. Even though I know that Sakura's hurt, I am also happy, very happy that she came here. I tried so hard to forget about Sakura in the last few years. She had Syaoran to support her and I had Kaho. After Kaho and I had left for England, I began to feel no love for her. I didn't know how to tell her. Worse of all, I began to realize that I was in love with Sakura. I couldn't stop thinking about her. She was everywhere in my mind. Sometimes, she would be in my dreams. But she is with Syaoran. I can't love her, but I cannot not be in love with her. I've tried so much but I can't, so I decided to stay away from her, but now she's here.
My worst fear was to die without Sakura loving me. Now, I have the chance to turn it around. I wanted her so much. I love her, dearly.
♀+♂
Eriol wrapped both of his warm arms around me gently, but firmly. I placed both of my arms around his neck and buried my face in his black silk shirt. I smelled his particular smell, which smelled of cherry blossoms mixed with oriental tea leaves. He took out a handkerchief and gave to me to wipe my face.
"Sakura, don't cry," whispered Eriol, "I don't like to see you unhappy."
My mouth started quivering again. Eriol lifted me and carried me to a room and shut the door. I realized why. Nakura and Spinel were apparently eavesdropping on our conversation.
He put me on the bed, his bed.
"Sakura, tell me what is wrong," Eriol said, concerned.
I felt like I was wearing a mask. My face was puffy and drenched with tears. I was afraid I would get Eriol angry at me too.
"Sakura?" Eriol asked, "You can tell me."
I whimpered.
"Ar-are you angry at me?" I whispered, scared.
"Angry with you?" Eriol repeated, "Sakura, I'm not angry at you." He smiled. "I don't think that I could ever be angry with you."
I think Eriol saw how scared I was and how uncomfortable I was because he hugged me again and smiled.
"How about this Sakura?" Eriol said still smiling, "why don't you go take a shower and eat and then we'll talk about this later?"
For the first time in days, I smiled.
"Okay," I said, "thank you Eriol."
I frowned remembering that Syaoran and the others were probably looking for me. I was worried. Eriol would probably want me to leave. Eriol stood up and took my hand. He knew what I wanted.
"What about this, Sakura?" smiled Eriol, "I'll let you stay here on the condition that you tell me everything that happened and on the condition that I want to see you smile."
"Okay," I replied, forcing myself to smile back, which was hard because of the fatigue of flying all the way to England and of all the stress put on me.
"Go take a shower. The bathroom is over there," said Eriol, "I'll go wash and dry your clothes."
I was content. Eriol makes me that way. I sighed and looked down. I was probably just an extra burden that I was forcing upon Eriol. I should have never have come here. How is he going to take what happened? Will he be angry? No, he won't be angry or maybe he will. Just thinking about that made me realize that I don't know Eriol even though he's my friend. I feel that I don't know him very well. He hides everything that it makes him seem like he is perfect. He must be very lonely. I really must be an extra burden.
Author's Note: I know this might seem really gloomy right now but, it will be much happier in the next chapters. Please bear with me and review! I won't continue until I get more reviews! Don't know if I should continue! So please review!
