OK this is the final chapter, a bit long, a bit rushed but good enough. I decided to cut the story a bit short just cause I hate dragging things out too much after a cliffhanger haha. So here you go! Thanks for all the comments guys. Enjoy!
Chapter 6
Eriol sat back in his chair after putting the phone back in it's reciever. He wiped his brow and breathed out softly. Behind him two long pale-skinned arms wrapped around Eriol as silvery hair draped around him.
"It didn't look very good for you just now did it, Eriol.."
"No it didn't Yue.." Eriol smiled.
Yue smiled back. "You know you say you are not Clow, but you are far too much like him."
Eriol turned to his former guardian. "What makes you say that?"
"You brood and brood some more. This is coming from me, mind you. But Yukito's side taught me to lighten up and so should you. This isn't Clow and Xiaolin anymore Eriol. Syaoran is not dead, you don't have to love him from afar. His spirit is calling to you like Xiaolin's always did for Clow..so why are you having such a hard time? Kaho is long gone, she was not meant for you just as Madoushi wasn't. Sakura is in good hands and so am I..so why do you remain alone?" Yue said rocking his reincarnated master like he had done so many lives before.
Yue turned back into his Yukito form and walked around the chair, kneeling in front of the downcast Eriol.
"It's time you told him the truth. Clow made me an insightful moon guardian..you should take my advice now, like he had back then. Take your life into your own hands and reunite with the love you don't have to lose this time around."
Yukito ended his advice in a sweet cheerful smile. It made Eriol smile in return. Touya walked into the living room.
"Ready to go? The show will be starting soon and we need to find a cab." He said to his lover.
Yukito arose and nodded. He put a reassuring hand on Eriol's shoulder and left after a small squeeze. Eriol sat pensively on his chair for a long time.
"But you can't possibly know for sure!" Meiling stated.
"I heard Nakuru say Sakura's name and Eriol hung up quickly after that." Syaoran huffed, his arms crossed as he sat at the breakfast table in the morning.
"But didn't Sakura say she was with Tomoyo in her letter?" Meiling continued.
"They obviously lied, both of them. Perhaps it was too painful for Sakura to tell me she got with Eriol and maybe that's why Eriol was too reluctant to admit any feelings for me." Syaoran replied, a frustrated hand to his forehead.
Meiling slammed her chopsticks down and stood up angrily. "Listen to yourself, have you any idea how ridiculous you sound? Sakura wouldn't lie like that. She had the courage to tell you she couldn't wait for you anymore instead of stringing you along and now you are ready to believe she is having a secret affair with Eriol? I don't buy it! You know what you have to do right?"
"I'm not Xiaolin, I wont kill myself.." Syaoran mumbled.
"No! Idiot!..You have to confront this and find out the truth!"
Syaoran raised his head to look at her, and she didn't have to say anything further by the intense look in her eyes.
"You're right."
It had been a long trip around the world, but Syaoran hardly noticed as he hopped out of the cab and payed the driver. Taking out his small bag, he took in his surroundings. It was a nice suburban view, but the most prominent thing was the mansion in front of him. Finally done with the british scenery, he walked up the steps to the door and hesitated before knocking. He wasn't as brave as he had been coming over here and the million things he had thought of saying escaped his mind so easily at that moment. Did he really want to knock on the door just to find Eriol and Sakura in bathrobes or something of the sort?
He had no time to think as the door opened on it's own. He was surprised to see Tomoyo's face behind it.
"Tomoyo?"
She smiled and pulled him into the house.
"Sakura's been expecting you since this morning." she chirped leading the stunned boy through the hall and into the living room.
Syaoran couldn't understand what was going on, but before he knew it he was sitting on one of Eriol's many couches, with Sakura and the rest.
"Boy do you look stupid!" said the little winged Kero as he flew up to his face.
Syaoran flicked him away and straightened his composure.
"I know you are a little confused, but it's really quite easy Syaoran." Sakura started.
"Eriol invited us over to tour a little bit of England. But that's not all. You see Sakura's decided to delve into divination, since her father got better. She didn't want anything like that to surprise her ever again, so she wanted some guidance from Eriol so that she does it right. I'm sure you know the consequences of knowing too much about the future." Tomoyo explained.
"So that's why I only saw you coming this morning." Sakura finished.
Syaoran looked around the place.
"I get that now..but.." he started.
"You want to know where Eriol is.." Yue said striding into the room.
"Back from the show already?" Sakura said greeting him.
He nodded, "Yes, Touya is resting now."
He turned back to Syaoran. "Eriol isn't here. He wasn't aware that you would be coming here. He took off for China to see you. It was my mistake in a way. I told him he had to sort matters out with you once and for all."
Syaoran sighed but Sakura smiled and took something out of her pocket handing it to Syaoran. He looked at it.
"I had anticipated something like this would happen so I went ahead and got you a return flight. I called Meiling and told her to hold Eriol there and to wait for you." Sakura said with a smile.
Tomoyo took her hand. "You're getting so good with telling the future, Sakura-chan."
They smiled warmly at each other. Syaoran sweat-dropped. So it seemed Sakura hadn't lied after all.
"It's nice to see you again..Syaoran." She said after her luvy-dovey fest with Tomoyo ended.
Syaoran rubbed his head, "It's nice to see you too..and I suppose you know..by now."
Sakura raised a reassuring hand as she giggled, "It's OK, you see the funny thing about wanting to know the future, is that you can't understand it without knowing the past. So I have seen a lot of the past..including Clow's past."
She ended her remark with a wink.
"You should go now, Master Li..Eriol is still waiting for you." Yue said with a small smile.
Syaoran nodded.
"You should have seen Syaoran's face when he told me he thought that you and Sakura..." Meiling said, laughing up a storm.
Eriol smiled sweetly at her, "I shouldn't have hung up so hastily, it really didn't look right, but Syaoran did have me up against a wall there."
"He will literally when he gets here, though it might be a good thing for you." she winked.
Eriol blushed at the thought.
"So where were we?" Meiling interrupted.
"Oh yes..that's right. Well ok so I raised the staff like this and swirled it around like this.." he said while Meiling grabbed his sun staff and he led her motions from behind, "and then I raised it up and darkness fell over the world!"
"Wow.." she said impressed as she held the staff that would never glow in her hands.
A-HEM! came the sound from behind them. The two turned to see Syaoran standing there with his arms crossed, and broke apart quickly.
"So I think you're after Sakura..but then I come home and catch you with my own cousin!" He said, his eyebrows furrowing angrily.
Meiling blanched, as Eriol shook nervous hands in front of him trying to defend himself.
Syaoran smiled suddenly, "Relax..it's just a joke."
Meiling swung at him, "Don't DO that BAKA!"
Eriol chuckled as he walked half the distance to meet with Syaoran in the middle.
"And all this time, I thought I was the one with the evil pranks."
"Well you have a lifetime to show me, that is..if you want to." Syaoran said sheepishly.
Eriol kissed him lightly, his arms wound around him tightly "I didn't come half way around the world to play tricks with Meiling you know.."
"I heard that!" She said, as the two guys smiled at her.
"But...You can make up for that by telling me who I'm meant for.." she said coyly.
Eriol smiled at his destined love as he answered, "Life is unpredictable, Meiling."
Fin