Author's note: It's been awhile, so without further a due here is the, literally, long awaited chapter.

Disclaimer: Listen here I do not own Card Captor Sakura or anything associated with it.

Moonlit Love

Once again, the sun rose and a new day began. The tears from the night before made their mark on Tomoyo's face. She made them disappear with a splash of cold water. Taking a quick look in her vast closet, she pulled out a pale pink, satin dress. It was about an inch higher from her knees with spaghetti straps.

She put her glossy hair into a ponytail and for the finishing touch, a satin pink ribbon. There really wasn't anything to get dressed up for, but she had felt like looking her best today. She descended the stairs with grace and found that Eriol had made breakfast this morning.

"Ohayo Blue-eyed-stranger. How are you today? Arigato for making breakfast this morning, it looks delicious." Tomoyo's eyes sparkled with the morning's light, which trickled in from the near by window.

Eriol smiled and responded, "Ohayo Daidouji-san. You're welcome for breakfast, and I am doing wonderful this morning. You look lovely today." Eriol began to eat his French toast, as Tomoyo conceal to hide the sound of her rapid beating heart.

Out in the Garden

The wind lightly blew a tune, to which the flowers and trees swayed to. Tomoyo and Eriol walked passed the flowers, admiring each one's scent and beauty. For quite awhile the song of the wind was all that was heard, besides the utter silence. They soon came to a clearing and sat down on the dewy grass.

The silence was then shattered by Eriol's voice. "Daidouji-san is there something wrong?" Tomoyo's eyes wandered toward the place she saw Eriol and Meilin kiss, and tears formed in her eyes. She heard the question, but what was she supposed to say?

Was she supposed to say no and lie, or tell the truth and say, yes, I have fallen deeply in love with you and now I am envious of Meilin because she has you and your love? No she couldn't say either. So she found words that answered the question, but did not give away her secret unrequited love.

"You know blue-eyed-stranger, moonlight is a funny thing. I love the moonlight, it's so beautiful and magical. I have always wanted to be able to just confine it in a lantern, so I could always admire it even in the day. But no matter how I tried to grab the elusive silver beams, I couldn't grasp it.

Then I realized that the moonlight could never be mine. It belonged to moon, and to the moon alone. I would have to admire the moonlight from afar, wondering what it was like to have the moonlight within my grasp. The moon surely loves its radiant light and the moonlight loves it back.

I can tell because even when the moonlight caresses my face at night, it always returns to the moon before dawn arrives. No matter how much I love the moonlight, my love cannot be compared to the moon's love for it. Therefore, it can never be mine." The wind blew stronger and toyed with Tomoyo's violet hair.

Her eyes shimmered with sadness and longing. Eriol did not understand this. Her words made no sense in his already confused mind. Her eyes were swirling with emotions, this Eriol could see. But the meaning of this metaphor was unable to be deciphered.

All Eriol could do is nod to his friend's answer and embrace her for comfort. She cried into his shoulder, savoring every second that she was in his arms. For perhaps, this would be the only time he would ever embrace her.

"Please do not cry. I hate to see you cry. Now, now everything will be alright, ok? Dry those tears now Daidouji-san. I wish there was something I could do for you, demo I don't understand your answer and it's ok. It's ok."

Tomoyo's tears were soothed with Eriol's deep, sweet voice. In her mind she thought of saying, 'If you want to do something then, can you love me? No, of course you can't. You love her.' She did not have the courage to say those words, but she wanted to. Eriol helped Tomoyo up and they walked back inside the mansion.

Hazel eyes were watching through the window on the second floor, they looked displeased with what they saw. Once again, the owner of the eyes could not do anything. Frankly it was none of her business.

6:00PM at The Dragon Boat Restaurant

The sun dipped into the golden horizon as the time of shadows began. No stars dotted the spring skies tonight, instead tears of the heavens were shed. Liquid silver dropped one by one toward the sidewalks near the dragon-boat-shaped restaurant. Oriental lanterns glowed crimson as they hung from the restaurant's roof.

Vibrant Sakura trees and vermilion bushes encompassed the oriental restaurant. A sleek black limousine stopped at the entrance to let the inhabitants out. Ebony high heels steeped out. Then Meilin's entire body could be seen.

She was wearing a blue Chinese dress that had slits on the sides and tonight she let her long hair be free from binding ties. Eriol was wearing a simple blue dress shirt and black pants. They walked into the restaurant one with love in her eyes and the other with words puzzling his mind.

At the Daidouji mansion 6:15PM

Within the Lavender Goddess's room, sighs of despair could be heard. Tomoyo sat on a small round chair as she gazed at herself in the mirror. Her glossy violet hair flowed down her shoulder as a soft silver plated brush glided across. For some reason, brushing her hair soothed her and made things feel a bit better.

'Perhaps I should give up on the Blue-eyed-stranger. He is like the moonlight, radiant and perfect in every way, and like the moonlight, I can never have him. Meilin needs him more then I do. Another heartbreak and I am sure that she'll be done with men. It's settled then. I'll push all of these feelings that I have for him aside, and get on with my life. I don't need him.' She sighed and felt her heart cringe at the thought of him never being hers.

"I don't need him." She hoped that saying this out loud would stop her heart from protesting against her statement. Instead of her heart giving up, it let out an overwhelming wave of sorrow. The feeling was so strong, that it provoked shimmering tears of melancholy from her breath-taking eyes.

She placed her arms down onto the vanity table, before placing her head upon them. From her door muffled sobs could be heard. Misako had heard some sobbing and opened the door to fined her mistress crying her eyes out. "Tomoyo-sama are you alright?"

That was the last thing Tomoyo wanted, someone to fret about her.

"Tomoyo-sama what is wrong?"

She managed to cease her sobs so she could answer Misako's question. "Please Misako-chan I really don't feel like conversing about this. I will be alright trust me." Misako's arms embraced her mistress. "It will be alright Tomoyo-sama. Shed your tears of agony and clear your vision. Let the tears clear your heart as well as your sight and be true to it because every lie you tell shall hurt you like a piercing arrow.

No matter what happens you will definitely be alright. Like your mother, you are strong." Misako's gentle voice calmed Tomoyo down. "Thank you Misako-chan how can I repay you for you kindness?"

Misako just smiled and said, "You can repay me by being happy that is all I want." Tomoyo hugged her affectionately and whispered, "Please don't tell my mother about this I am the last thing I want my mother to worry about." Misako nodded and made her way out the door, as Tomoyo began to contemplate about various things.

At the Restaurant

Meilin sat on a cushy red chair as she talked about her relationship with her former fiancé Liang Takagawa.

"He kept saying that he loved me, as much as a rose loves the rain, lair. I wonder what he did with that good for nothing women after I left. If you ever leave me Eriol, I will just give up on men."

Meilin suddenly went under a trance, as she thought about all the old days with Liang. 'My heart can't let him go. Yet I don't think that I can ever accept him back. I can't accept him back, I have Eriol now and I love him. I know I do. I think I do…'

Eriol's gaze on his plate was so intense that, it could be mistaken as sign of hunger. In truth, he was actually reminiscing. He did hear Meilin's words, but after the second word he heard no more. As for his eyes intensely gazing at the plate, well the plate just happened to be the last thing he looked at.

'No matter how much I love the moonlight, it can never be mine.'

These words resounded in Eriol's head. 'What in the world did she mean by that? Wait, could it be unrequited love? Yes it is, but who does her heart long for? More importantly though, who does my heart long for? It wants Meilin, right?'

Now Eriol was just getting dizzy from all the questions in his head. That is all his head seems to be now, questions. The couple was lost in separate trances, until the waiter cleared his throat and said, "Are we ready to order?"

The clock sitting on the mantle in the living room of the Daidouji manor struck 8:00PM. Tomoyo had come down to sit by the fire place, and drink some fragrant jasmine tea. The fire's light frolicked in Tomoyo's amethyst eyes. Her thoughts were burdened once more by the fact that she had to push aside her feelings for the blue-eyed-stranger. She sighed, and let the warm tea flow down her throat.

Tomoyo's serene silence was disturbed by the sound of a light thump on the door. Slowly walking to the door with curiosity in her eyes she gazed at it a bit, trying to decide whether or not to open it. Soon she heard Meilin's voice and opened the door. Just as she opened the door a great amount of weight pushed the door open, and something fell on top of her.

The tea cup in her hands shattered on the wooden floor. She opened her eyes and found the blue-eyed stranger and Meilin kissing. Tears welled up in her eyes as she calmly said, "Excuse me you two, I understand the intensity of the passion that you shared for each other, but I really don't want to be in middle of it, so can you two please get off of me?"

They both stared at her and Meilin blushed. Eirol on the other hand felt culpable for kissing Meilin, now that he saw Tomoyo. They both quickly got off Tomoyo as they saw her rush up to her room with shimmering tears trailing behind her.

"Blue-eyed-stranger I think that I should talk to her because…" Meilin's concerned words were interrupted by Eriol's guilty voice. "No Meilin, I think I should talk to her. Besides, it's late and I think that you should go home, ok." Meilin nodded as she took her cell phone out to call a cab.

Meilin knew that there was no question in his sentence. What he said was a command that she was to follow. "Bye then I'll see you tomorrow at six." As soon as Eriol heard the front door click he rushed up stairs to find Tomoyo.

'Tomoyo, why are you crying? Maybe, it's because you will never have the moonlight. I hope that you will be alright. Funny, when you are hurting, I feel pain too.'

Author's note: Hello everyone, good to be back, for awhile at least! I know it has been a while, hasn't it. I actually wrote this chapter a few years ago but forgot to post it! So see you later!

Have a great summer everyone!

Aurora Starcrystal

And thank you's go to…

Maru-chan: Yeah Eriol seems stupid but you'll like him better soon. Thanks for reading my story and I am glad you like my fic.

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