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Reijin: Here's your update. I love TxT too and I wrote this 'cause there's so few fanfics on
Out of the
Ashes.
Chapter 2: A Surprising Menace
Tomoyo smiled at Touya, "Come on in." Touya was still standing politely outside. Well there can't be any harm in it. He took a step into Tomoyo's room and had a look around. It was bright blue with white edges. A dew pictures were on the wall surrounded by white frames. There was a little toy chest in one corner and a walk in wardrobe in the other. A P.C was next to the door and there was a large shelf, which held a camcorder and some tapes. Then his attention went to the four-poster bed. It was inevitable really. There sat Tomoyo a lock of black hair trailing down her shoulder and her delicate hands clasping the covers. Tomyo gave a nervous giggle and then said in a nervous voice, "Does it please his highness?" Touya blushed realising he'd been staring. "Sorry. I didn't mean to...I mean..." Tomoyo laughed. To Touya it sounded like a bubbling spring. "It's ok you're allowed to look. I only had it redecorated last year but Mum still made me have it very babyish."
"Oh?" asked Touya, "How would you have had it?" Tomoyo smiled at him, "I would have done it black and red Muwahaha."
"No you wouldn't." said Touya confidently, "Your room suits who you are."He walked over and sat beside her. "Well, Touya who am I?"
"You're a gentle, peaceful and very sophisticated woman." The air seemed to tingle around them. Touya saw red tint Tomoyo's cheeks. Oh my God I've gone too far. She thinks I'm weird. She's Sakura's friend for God's sake. He stood up. "I better be going." Tomoyo looked very downcast all of a sudden. "You can't go yet."Touya looked at her quizzically," Why?"The raven-haired girl fixed her bright blue eyes on him. "I haven't thanked you yet for carrying me home." Saying this she pulled the covers down knelt up and kissed Touya on the cheek. Blushing furiously she sat back down. "You're welcome." gasped Touya. He looked at those smooth lips, which had just skimmed his cheek. He wanted to feel them the best way with his own lips. He leant to kiss her. She's 7 years younger than you have you thought about that? He straightened up and rushed to the door. "Sorry I have to go."Tomoyo lay
back on the bed. "It's Touya. Touya. You can't like him. He's
Sakura's brother." She gave herself a tiny slap on the cheek.
Part of her wanted to run after Touya and ask him to kiss it better.
She shook her head and put on the radio. An old song blared through
the speakers.
It's just a little crush
Not like I faint
every time we touch
It's just some little thing. Crush
Not like
everything I do depends on you
Sha la la la, sha la la la
Sha
la la la, sha la la la
It's raising my adrenaline
Tomoyo angrily switched off the radio. I do not have a crush
on Touya. How can I even think about crushes when my mother's just
died? Maybe talking to the maids will put it out of my head.
A maid knocked quietly on the door. "Daidoji-san are you awake?"
"Yes you can come in."The maid walked in, " I'm sorry to disturb you but your father will be arriving shortly.""My father. I've never spoken to him before. Why is he coming here?""Now your mother is...em...away he wants to look after you. He's going to talk to the doctor about becoming your guardian.""I'm 16. It's a little late don't you think?" The maid looked at her feet. "I'm sorry I know you don't want to be involved but whose other opinion can I ask for? Please Fliss."Fliss jumped at the use of her first name. She was only 17 and had her own opinions on the whole business. "Well I think you should give him a shot. He's your dad after all and you can't exactly live alone."Tomoyo started what we've everything going on she hadn't even thought she was too young to live without a guardian. "I guess I better get dressed then." she gestured to her nighty." Fliss nodded and turned to leave. "Oh and Fliss?""Yes Daidoji-san?""Thanks."Tomoyo entered the first parlour an hour later to await her father. I wonder what he's like. There was a knock on the door and a balding man walked in. He was bald apart from a little ginger hair round his ears. He was a fat man and had small grey eyes. All in all he was not an encouraging site but Tomoyo was ready to make an effort. "Princess!!!" The man knelt in front of Tomoyo's seat popping two grimy buttons off his dirty yellow shirt. They lay there on the beautiful carpet and Tomoyo had the huge urge to pick them up and throw them in the bin but she'd had a good upbringing so she gave a weak smile. "Are you my father then." He chuckled splashing spit all over Tomoyo's blue dress. Tomyo resisted the inkling to wipe the drops with a hanky. "Of course I'm your dad." His voice was loud and obnoxious. "Although you couldn't tell. You take after your beautiful mother, God rest her soul." He then stood up and stood back. "So any questions pumpkin?"
"Why did you leave my mother?" He looked angry for a second but then seemed to rein it in. "Responsibility is a scary thing. I panicked. I never wanted too though. Anyway let's not talk up the past but out glorious future together, hey?""Em yes, I suppose.""That a girl." he then proceeded to give Tomoyo a hug. He smelt of sweat, beer and smoke. His hands were big and freckly not to mention covered in dirt. Tomoyo looked anxiously at the doctor who had come in behind her dad. He released her at last. "Now what say you come to live with me tomorrow?""Tomorrow. Isn't that a bit soon?" queried the doctor, "After all you only just met."
"I know mate but I want my little Tomoyo to be able to move on fast. I think that's best." He grinned revealing sharp crooked teeth and one gold one. Tomoyo shuddered.After an hour's awkward conversation the horrible man finally left. Tomoyo walked up to the doctor. "Please I don't really have to go stay with him, do I?" The doctor had observed the conversation as positively as he could. The man was very rough and seemed to think Tomoyo was a little girl not the proud 16 year-old she'd grown into. "Well I'm afraid there is no choice. He has every right to take you with him. He is your father after all. He lives on a farm that should be great. Be ready with your stuff tomorrow. He said he'd pick you up at seven." He gave her what he hoped was an encouraging smile. "It won't be so bad he lives on a farm and it's spring. You may even get some interesting footage."
Tomoyo gave what she hoped was an excited smile and showed the doctor out."Touya. Touya-kun." Touya blinked coming out of his daydream. "Huh? Sorry Yuki what did you say?" Yukito smiled tenderly at his friend. "I just was wondering what you were thinking about."
"Er...nothing." Touya didn't want to say that he'd been thinking of Tomoyo. Not that he'd been thinking of asking her out. He knew he shouldn't but he just had to think of an excuse to see her again. I could always pop 'round to see if she's recovered...The next day Touya went around to the Daidoji mansion. He pushed the button on the beeper. "Em...excuse me I wanted to check on Tomoyo...em...see if she's recovered."
"I'm sorry Tomoyo isn't here.""Oh any idea what time would she'll be home?""Daidoji Tomoyo no longer lives here.""What do you mean? Where is she living?""She has moved in with her father. We are currently cleaning the house for a new family moving in.""Oh. What's her new address please?""I don't think I should give that out, sir."Tomoyo stared around the grungy little hut. "Em... Tou-san(father.)?""What's it now, brat?" Tomoyo looked at the gruff angry man. He was so different from yesterday. This morning he'd come bundled her into the car taking her suitcase from her. He'd told all the maids to prepare the house for a family he was renting it too. Then before arriving at Daidoji farm they'd stopped in town. With a grunted, "Stay right there." Tomoyo's father had walked away into the market carrying her suitcase. He'd come back without it and when Tomoyo asked where it was she'd been berated heavily for her spoilt ways. "You don't need all that posh trash. It's gone now I needed the money from selling to it to look after a certain little snot." Tomoyo had tried to explain there was still stuff at home and could she pick that up. You can probably guess the answer."Well I thought this was a farm." said Tomoyo timidly."Course it's a farm. We got chickens and a dog what more do you want?" That was when Tomoyo noticed the scrawny birds with their disgusting lank feathers squawking in horrible tones. She wanted to run back home like a little girl but she had no idea where she was. She hoped someone would come and take her away. At first she imagined the doctor coming and yelling at her father for selling her things but then her brain settled on the even more desirable idea of Touya carrying her away from the horrible "farm".
"Well go on kid in the door.""Yes."
Tomoyo stumbled into the grey brick house praying it was nice inside. She closed her eyes and tried to pretend it was a homely little cottage. The stench of urine greeted her instantly. She opened her eyes but it was dark inside. There was one tiny window near the top of the wall. A dog whined and Tomoyo stumbled over a moist substance trying not to imagine what it was. "Right this is the living room. Downstairs is the cellar. Upstairs the loft, which is also my bedroom, you can sleep down here with Bessie. Bessie whined again. "A kitchen?" asked Tomoyo though she feared the answer.
"Kitchen who needs a kitchen? We have a fireplace and any food you want you can cook over that. I'll eat in town of course.""Of course." Tomoyo muttered angrily."Now you listen here Miss." he grabbed Tomoyo's chin and pulled her around to face him. "I took you in out of the goodness of my heart. You need me and you gotta convince me I need you so you'll have to pull your weight around here."Tomoyo made a last effort, "I'll help everyday after school.""School. You really are spoilt think I'm gonna let you waste time at school.""Listen I know you're my father but I will go to school whether you like it or not.""Well independent aren't we?" Tomoyo realised he was unbuckling his belt she gasped in fear. "How...are...you...meant...to...go...to...school...without...a...uniform?" He asked emphasising each word with a sling of his belt. Tomoyo yelled in pain. She screamed the place down. "Do you want more?" Tomoyo shook her head, dumbfounded by fright. "Well then don't make any noise while in my house." He headed to the door. "Now I need to do some paper work. You take Bessie for a walk." and he went upstairs slamming the thing wooden door behind him.Tomoyo's
father picked up the phone and dialled a number incredibly fast.
"Hello Aya?"
"Yeah it's me but hurry up I have to
go to work."
"You can't be going to kill her. You'll go to jail!"
"No of course I'm not. We'll just run her into the ground. Then she'll pass out from a mixture of exhaustion and stress. Then we're in Spain baby.""Oh you're so brainy."
"Yeah I just saw it on TV and inspiration struck like."
A/N: Anyway I'll try and write a new chappie soon please continue to RR
