Author's Notes: Boo! Are you surprised? ^^ For the first time since I
started fic writing, I haven't updated this sooner, ne? *evil laugh* That's
because you all reviewed so heartfully my fingers moved by themselves even
though I wanted to watch more "Matantei Loki Ragnarok" ^^. Besides, this is
a very interesting part of the fic, I initially thought of this before I
even thought of writing the fic, so I was kinda excited. Anyway...
Fuuruma: Yup. Eriol is not the type who will give up easily ^^ But Tomoyo is as persistent as he is - to escape her fate. ^^ But waah, I"m not cruel ^^ I just don't want to give the result of Eriol's "bite" easily. ^^
Dana Daidouji: Hmm...Will Eriol drink from Tomoyo from now on? Hehehe...find out here!
Araanaz: Waah, you made me hurry writing now ^^. I wish I could write this fast everyday -_-
flitter bug: *looks at Eriol's tights* Ahh! *covers flitter bug's eyes* anyway, yep, Miroku is cool, so is Sesshoumaru (Sesshoumaru! Daisuki!) =P. Hmm...Tomoyo is the reincarnation of the Light Priestess, however they had made a terrible mistake. Find out here. ^^
Nebula Moon: Thanks for keeping me in your Favorite Stories list ^^ Anyway, I am glad you liked my style of writing. I'm gathering courage for writing original novels and manga storyline for publish eh ^^;;;
not applicable: Hmm..Kaho will definitely be in this fic, and boy, what a nuisance she will be *laugh* But of course, she will just be uhm...a...minor character since KyteAura (to whom I dedicated this fic) will not like it *hides*
KyteAura: Hmm...Songs without Words will have to wait, you see, I made the last chapter yet I haven't made the middle part and it's making me all @-@. Anyway, I've finished editing chapters 1-3 and by Xmas vacation, I'll have it up on my site and ML.
Sasayaku: LOL. I'm glad you liked the past chapter. Isn't DUN DUN DUN from Jaws? ^^;;;;
Kali Kamiya: So you noticed Syao-kun ^^;;;
Clownsareevil and Darkshadowheartless: Hmm... *ponders* But if I slow it down more, it might take me about 50 chapters before I could finish this fic and that really wouldn't do. ^^ About the OOCness...well, it's an AU fic, sorry, they were made to be OOC ^^ And about the mispellings and grammatical errors, the one I posted was the unedited version. My MSWord can't open, so I can't spellcheck my stuff ^^ Really sorry. I'll try to edit better this time.
Pinboo Qheerana: Umm... I moved my site ^^ you could see the redirection URL in my previous one. ^^
Well, that's it. ^^ now, what does Syaoran have to do with all this occult stuff? ^-^ What will happen to Tomoyo the moment she wakes up? Hmm...^^;;; Kidding kidding...read on and find out. BTW, I can't seem to activate the italics on my fics Annoying...I'll just use single quotations for thoughts, ok?
FIFTH PILLAR:
The moment they separated, she placed her fingers over her lips. "Clow..." she whispered.
"I'm sorry," the sorcerer said, his voice just above a murmur. "It's the only way I could protect you, and at the same time grant your wish of helping me." He looked away, his face reddening. "I didn't mean to..."
Arisa exhaled slowly. Clow seemed to have stopped shaking, her faith was actually of help. "This...Will this be the only way to...drink from me?"
"I know no other way, Arisa-sama. That is why I was telling you, I can't let you..." Clow stopped talking as a finger rose to his lips to hush him.
"Shush, now." The Light Priestess smiled at him. "If it is for Clow-san, my savior, I would do anything."
"Arisa..."
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When Tomoyo woke up, she was staring at the ceiling of her room. The familiar lilac color comforted her, although her head (and neck) was still throbbing. 'What had happened?' she thought to herself. After Eriol Hiiragizawa had sated himself with her blood, and after she could feel the intense pain diminishing little by little, she had blacked out. Still, part of her was a bit awake. She dimly saw Eriol regain strength and pick up his sword. He swung it and the dragon inside the portal winced and backed away. After that she knew no more. How the portal was closed again and how she ended up here was beyond her knowledge.
She looked at the clock and sighed. It was a bit past six. Time to get up. In a little while, the chambermaid will come and open the windows and bring her breakfast. But Tomoyo was not in the mood for waking up.
She swallowed and coughed loudly. Her throat was so parched, she seemed not to have drank for years. She was thirsty, so thirsty. She sat up and found her nightly goblet of water on her bedside. Grasping it, she fumblingly brought it to her mouth and in one gulp, drank the contents of the whole goblet. The water just seemed to pass without sating her thirst. It was unbearable. She lay down once more, for soon, the maid will bring her something to drink for sure.
A knock was shortly heard from the other side of the door. "Tomoyo-sama?" the maid called out as she opened the door. True enough, she was carrying a tray of food with fruit juice and water. "Tomoyo-sama, it's time to wake up, now." She placed her food down on the table while she hurried to get the windows open.
Tomoyo sat up. "Xien, where is the...Aaaaaaugh!" She instantly curled back to her bed and hugged her pillow.
"Tomoyo-sama, is something wrong?" the maid quickly came to her assistance.
Her young mistress cried out, "How come you opened the windows so suddenly?! It's so bright outside I almost got my eyes burnt!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Tomoyo-sama..." the maid quickly reclosed the curtains. "It's just that..."
"Enough." The purple-eyed girl got up and drank the fruit juice. "Please get my uniform, I'll skip breakfast and just get dressed..." She stopped in the middle of her command and turned to her right. To her right was her full length mirror. She was standing in such a way that her whole body could be reflected in the mirror. However, no matter how she looked at it this time, her reflection seemed blurred. She rubbed her eyes for a moment and looked again. Her reflection was like a ghost, a mere silhouette of herself.
Horrified, she blinked over and over again, with the same result. She even walked closer to her mirror, but of no avail. Not wanting her maid to sense her apprehension, she walked to her dressing room.
"Tomoyo-sama, here's your shoes. I got them shined today since it rained last night and they were all muddy."
The maid reached out her hands to give her mistress the shoes. Tomoyo took them and looked at Xien. Why, how come she never noticed how pretty her chambermaid looks? Xien looks so healthy and vibrant. She could even feel the maid's blood rushing to her veins.
Tomoyo swallowed. Slowly, she entered the dressing room.
"Xien," she called out.
"Yes, Tomoyo-sama?" was the maid's reply.
Tomoyo peered out from the door of the dressing room and smiled. "Uhm..I want to show you something, could you...come a bit closer to me?"
The maid came closer and crept into the dressing room. In a second, Tomoyo slammed the door shut and all was silent.
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"Tomoyo-chan didn't come to school today, too." Sakura met Eriol by the school gate. "I wonder what's wrong? I should visit her today. Do you want to come with me, Hiiragizawa-kun?"
Eriol nodded. After that incident last night, he, too was worried about Tomoyo's welfare. It must have hurt that hard when he bit her neck because she screamed. After that she blacked out. He wasn't able to help her at first because he was more concerned of the dragon, and with his regained strength he managed to pick up his sword and swing it threateningly at the dragon. The sword, named Mikagami, had been in his family for years. It was a sword crafted with a steel that had been buried in ice for years. It had been said to gain immense power, that monsters creep away when they see it. However, only one with enough power can wield it.True enough, the monster cringed and crept back into the portal upon laying eyes on the glowing sword. Eriol managed to murmur a quick spell to close the portal.
Tomoyo had not reained consciousness that time, and he was concerned. He carried her home and crept into her bedroom, where he laid her down and pulled up the covers for her.
After that, there had been no news about her, and he was more concerned because she did not come to school. Did she become mad at realizing that Eriol drank her blood, or was she still unable to walk because of the damage he had done?.
"Hiiragizawa-kun?" Sakura was looking at him curiously. "Are you alright? Do you feel hungry?'
"Eh?!" Eriol quickly smiled apologetically. "No, I'm sorry. I was phasing off. I was just thinking of something."
"Ah! It's that guy!" Sakura quickly pointed in front of them. Eriol, confused, followed where she was pointing. "Hey, you!"
The young man Sakura was pointing at cringed upon hearing Sakura's voice and quickly looked away. Sakura hurriedly came towards him. "What are you doing near Tomoyo-chan's house?"
"Eh? I'm not..doing anything..." The young man looked fearfully at Sakura.
On the other hand, the brown-eyed girl eyed the young man suspiciously. "You are not...spying on her, are you?"
"What?!" the young man blurted out. "I'm not spying on anybody, you!"
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura called out from the garden walls of the Daidouji mansion. "Somebody here is spying on you..."
"Oi! Stop that! I'm not doing anything..."
"Oh really now..."
Eriol did not hear the rest of their argument. Something about this guy is familiar, yet he cannot name it. Slowly, he reached out his hand to the young man. "I see you are Kinomoto-san's friend. I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa, her classmate."
Eriol met the young man's eyes and he instantly saw recognition in them. This young man must have known him, too. Eriol gripped his hand firmly and the brown-haired lad spoke. "My name is Li...Syaoran Li."
"So you're Li-kun, huh?" Sakura suddenly said. "What are you doing spying on other people's houses?"
"I told you!" Syaoran replied angrily. "I'm not spying!" He turned back to Eriol. "You are..."
"Kinomoto-san?" A maid in uniform appeared by the gate. "I was hearing familiar voices outside so I opened the gate. Have you come to see Tomoyo- sama?"
Sakura came bounding towards the gate, dragging Eriol with her. "Yes, we are here to visit Tomoyo-chan. She didn't go to school today, is she sick?"
The maid was quiet. "Well, you see...she had been acting weird since this morning."
"Really? Why is that?" Sakura wanted to know. Now, all of their eyes were averted to the maid who was clutching her apron nervously.
The maid fidgeted before answering in almost a whisper. "Well...she doesn't want to see any of us. And she keeps her curtains drawn. We brought her food, but she shunned us away. When we stand by her bedroom, we can hear her pacing around and slamming things here and there.
"What happened? Please let me see her." Sakura pushed her way towards the gate, but the maid kept her ground and prevented them from coming inside.
"Please, Kinomoto-san. It's better if we leave her alone. We currently called her mother and in a few days, she'll be here. In the meantime..."
Sakura was insistent. "But something...Tomoyo-chan might have some problems right now!" But no matter how much perseverance she gave, the maid would not open the gate. Giving up, Sakura backed away. "Okay, I'll just call her. Will you give her the phone when I call?" The maid nodded and closed the gate almost apologetically.
"Now I'm worried." Sakura sighed. "I wonder what happened to Tomoyo-chan. What do you think, Hiiragizawa-kun? Hiiragizawa-kun?"
Eriol was not around. Syaoran stared at her. "Hiiragizawa-san said he was going a while ago, but you didn't hear him. I think he already went home."
"Ehhh?!" Sakura tugged at her hair. "Mou...I didn't know. I should go home, too..." she turned to Syaoran before leaving. "How about you?"
Syaoran gave her a blank stare before turning on his heels to leave. With a nod, he left Sakura in front of the Daidouji mansion's gate.
"Now that was fast," Sakura told herself as she huffed and walked to the opposite direction. "Boys..."
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Tomoyo was huddling in a corner of her bed, a blanket over her. She was terrified...afraid of herself. for now, she can't let people near her - not in her case. She was lulling to sleep when she heard the balcony door creak open. With a soft cry, she shielded herself from the small amount of light that entered the room.
"Tomoyo-san?" came a voice, and Tomoyo was almost relieved to hear. She heard the curtains close, and she crept out of her bed.
"Eriol-kun," she whispered, bading the young man towards her.
Eriol frowned as he walked towards Tomoyo's bed. Nothing but candles lit the room, all the curtains were closed, and the mirrors covered. "Tomoyo- chan, what's wrong?" he asked as he sat down on the bed. Tomoyo was still in her nightdress, blankets overing her.
"I..." Tomoyo gripped the blanket hard. "I'm...thirsty..."
"What?" The young man held out to touch her shoulder. She was shivering. "Tomoyo-san..." He crept closer and held her hand. It was cold.
"Don't," Tomoyo said, pushing him away. "Even if you're a vampire, I can't..."
"What's wrong?!" Eriol said. "Has this got something to do with what happened last night?" He pulled Tomoyo out of her covers and made her look at him. He stopped.
"I just discovered this morning." Tomoyo was saying as she sobbed. "And I'm terribly terribly thirsty. I don't know what to do anymore!"
Eriol's lips pressed together. He got the hand mirror by the dresser and held it up to reflect Tomoyo. There was nothing but a blurred reflection on the mirror. "What...what have we done..."
"Isn't it obvious?" a voice from the balcony said. "Tomoyo Daidouji-san had completely turned to a vampire."
Both of them looked at where the voice was coming form and saw a claoked figure leaning on the balcony door. "Li Syaoran!" Eriol said, recognizing his old friend from a while ago. "What are you doing here? Where's Sakura- san?"
Syaoran carefully walked towards the bed and bowed to Tomoyo. "Greetings, Light Priestess," he greeted before turning to the blue-eyed young man. "Sakura-san, if that's the name of the girl a while ago, already went home," he replied. "As for this problem, we have to find a quick remedy." The brown-eyed man knelt on the bed and held Tomoyo's arms.
"Wait! What do you think you are doing!" Eriol complained. "We do not even know you!" He looked at Tomoyo, waiting for her to argue, but she did not make a sound.
Syaoran slowly brought his face close to Tomoyo's. "Mistress, please drink of me first." He bared his neck and held Tomoyo's face closer to him. "That way, you'll have energy to listen to my explanation."
"Hey, wait a second!" Eriol turned to him. However, he cannot argue fully, for Tomoyo was already weak with thirst. Unlike him who was trained for many years in order to supress thirst, Tomoyo was a new vampire, and she still cannot control her need.
Tomoyo looked at Syaoran, carefully letting his words sink in to her. "It's...is it alright if I..." Her mouth was already half open, her lids heavy. When the young man nodded his consent, she thanked him softly and sank her teeth onto his neck. Syaoran bit his lip to control himself from the pain, and soon, Tomoyo's drink had ended.
"Why didn't you faint?" Eriol asked in surprise. "Most people who..." he coughed in embarrassment before continuing. "Most pople who had been bitten by me fainted after I..."
"Mistress, did you drink the girl's blood?" Syaoran asked Tomoyo, who had wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Did you?"
Tomoyo shook her head. "I was able to stop myself before I could bite Xien," she replied. "Thank you for offering your blood, but...how did you know about that?" Her face was a look of disgust on what she had just did.
"That is good." The brown-haired young man smiled for the first time. "I knew this will happen. The descendants of Lady Hina will not stop until they had eliminated both of your clans from existence. Drinking from that maid's blood will make you a true vampire, Mistress. I should have warned you instead of just watching you..."
"Wait..what is all of this?" Tomoyo wanted to know. Even Eriol was perplexed. "You mean to say I was meant to be a vampire?"
"Besides, who are you? Not that we are being impolite," Eriol chided in. "How come you know so much about this situation?"
Syaoran nodded in agreement before answering. "I suppose you will not recognize me in this form." He stood up and walked near a candle. He picked up the candleholder and placed in near the wall. "Maybe if you see my past form, you will know my connection with you, Eriol-san." He went near the wall in such a way that the candle casts his shadow on the wall. Murmuring strange words, he closed his eyes and told the two to look at the wall.
"Oh my..." Tomoyo covered her mouth with both hands. "You are..." She looked at the shadow on the wall, and instead of the young man's shadow, the shadow of a large wolf appeared.
Syaoran slowly opened his eyes, smiled, and replaced the candle on the table. "Yes, Mistress Tomoyo, Eriol-san. I am the Fenris Wolf of the East portal. The one who was bound with the sorcerer Clow's blood."
"But..." Eriol was still doubtful. "How come you are in this world, in a human form?"
Brown eyes glinted before their owner answered. "Thanks to my good karma, as my reward for helping the Light Priestess in her mission, the gods granted my wish to make me human in my next life. I am fully human now, but when invoked, my wolf shadow can appear." He paused before answering. "I suppose you also do not know why I am here with you." Eriol and Tomoyo nodded. He continued. "The clan of Lady Hina are still here, waiting for the time when they can finally eliminate both of your families from this world. I am here to guard the two star-crossed persons who will carry the attributes of Master Clow and Lady Arisa. But I am sorry that I was too late. I didn't warn you about the blood pact."
Eriol and Tomoyo were all ears now. "I wanted to ask, why did I become like this?" Tomoyo said. "I'm supposed to be Eriol-kun's blood bound partner, right? How come his vampire blood had affected me?"
"That is because," Syaoran said as he returned and sat on the bed. "the blood pact between Lady Arisa and Master Clow did not literally mean that Master Clow had to suck Lady Arisa'a blood. That was the mistake I was supposed to be correcting, but I realized it too late."
"Li-kun, what do you mean?" Eriol wanted to know. his family never told him such a thing, and the stories passed on to him did not clarify issues as this pact.
"Yes, what do you mean?" Tomoyo added. "I saw it in my vision. Lady Arisa offered her blood to Clow-san..."
Syaoran took a deep breath before replying. "When Lady Arisa offered her blood to Master Clow, he knew that drinking the priestess blood will turn her into a vampire. Everybody knows that when a vampire bites someone with supoernatural capabilities, he or she can also turn into a vampire because his or her body build and capacity is different from the normal people. That is why he took a share of her soul instead."
"Soul?" both of the listeners echoed.
"Yes. Master Clow decided to take share of Lady's soul instead. Her soul, like any other priestesses', is pure and untouched with evil. Priestesses like the Lady also can share her soul with a certain person like Master Clow and help him stop the growing evil in his veins by her own willpower. That is why everytime Master Clow felt that evil was overtaking him again, which grew more often since the appearance of Lady Hina again, he drank from the Lady's soul."
Tomoyo bit her lip. So that's what happened. What a terrible mistake they had made! "Uhm...can I..can I still be cured from this stupid mistake we had done?"
"Of course, Tomoyo-sama," Syaoran answered. "Usually, that will last for one to three weeks. Just make sure you don't drink from anyone else. My blood, which I had given you, will add willpower to you to supress your thirst." He turned to Eriol. "As for you, descendant of my Master Clow, next time you drink, make sure that it is not Tomoyo-sama's blood."
"But if I don't drink from my blood partner, I would probably just fade away." Eriol bowed slightly, saddened by the news the reincarnation of the Fenris wolf had brought. "I...still do not know what method Clow-san had used to avail of Arisa-san's help."
Syaoran was quiet for a while, deep in thought. "The only way...you can sate yourself with Tomoyo-sama's will is by her soul. And the only way that the soul can pour out of the body is...through the mouth."
"What?!" Tomoyo blinked. Eriol's jaw dropped open.
"Yes, that is right," Syaoran finally said. "Eriol-san, you can drink part of Tomoyo-sama's soul through your mouths. That is the only way."
"Eh?!"
AUTHOR'S NOTES: So, how was it? ^^; I revealed Syaoran's character for a reason ^-^, don't worry. About the vampire thing, I wonder how Tomoyo could suppress her thirst for blood? She cannot possibly drink form Eriol, ne? And will Eriol have the courage to drink from Tomoyo through their mouths (which is actually called kissing in our language ^^). And will I ever get this fic done before Kyte-chan's birthday? Hehehehe....Stay tuned and please review, guys!
Fuuruma: Yup. Eriol is not the type who will give up easily ^^ But Tomoyo is as persistent as he is - to escape her fate. ^^ But waah, I"m not cruel ^^ I just don't want to give the result of Eriol's "bite" easily. ^^
Dana Daidouji: Hmm...Will Eriol drink from Tomoyo from now on? Hehehe...find out here!
Araanaz: Waah, you made me hurry writing now ^^. I wish I could write this fast everyday -_-
flitter bug: *looks at Eriol's tights* Ahh! *covers flitter bug's eyes* anyway, yep, Miroku is cool, so is Sesshoumaru (Sesshoumaru! Daisuki!) =P. Hmm...Tomoyo is the reincarnation of the Light Priestess, however they had made a terrible mistake. Find out here. ^^
Nebula Moon: Thanks for keeping me in your Favorite Stories list ^^ Anyway, I am glad you liked my style of writing. I'm gathering courage for writing original novels and manga storyline for publish eh ^^;;;
not applicable: Hmm..Kaho will definitely be in this fic, and boy, what a nuisance she will be *laugh* But of course, she will just be uhm...a...minor character since KyteAura (to whom I dedicated this fic) will not like it *hides*
KyteAura: Hmm...Songs without Words will have to wait, you see, I made the last chapter yet I haven't made the middle part and it's making me all @-@. Anyway, I've finished editing chapters 1-3 and by Xmas vacation, I'll have it up on my site and ML.
Sasayaku: LOL. I'm glad you liked the past chapter. Isn't DUN DUN DUN from Jaws? ^^;;;;
Kali Kamiya: So you noticed Syao-kun ^^;;;
Clownsareevil and Darkshadowheartless: Hmm... *ponders* But if I slow it down more, it might take me about 50 chapters before I could finish this fic and that really wouldn't do. ^^ About the OOCness...well, it's an AU fic, sorry, they were made to be OOC ^^ And about the mispellings and grammatical errors, the one I posted was the unedited version. My MSWord can't open, so I can't spellcheck my stuff ^^ Really sorry. I'll try to edit better this time.
Pinboo Qheerana: Umm... I moved my site ^^ you could see the redirection URL in my previous one. ^^
Well, that's it. ^^ now, what does Syaoran have to do with all this occult stuff? ^-^ What will happen to Tomoyo the moment she wakes up? Hmm...^^;;; Kidding kidding...read on and find out. BTW, I can't seem to activate the italics on my fics Annoying...I'll just use single quotations for thoughts, ok?
FIFTH PILLAR:
The moment they separated, she placed her fingers over her lips. "Clow..." she whispered.
"I'm sorry," the sorcerer said, his voice just above a murmur. "It's the only way I could protect you, and at the same time grant your wish of helping me." He looked away, his face reddening. "I didn't mean to..."
Arisa exhaled slowly. Clow seemed to have stopped shaking, her faith was actually of help. "This...Will this be the only way to...drink from me?"
"I know no other way, Arisa-sama. That is why I was telling you, I can't let you..." Clow stopped talking as a finger rose to his lips to hush him.
"Shush, now." The Light Priestess smiled at him. "If it is for Clow-san, my savior, I would do anything."
"Arisa..."
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When Tomoyo woke up, she was staring at the ceiling of her room. The familiar lilac color comforted her, although her head (and neck) was still throbbing. 'What had happened?' she thought to herself. After Eriol Hiiragizawa had sated himself with her blood, and after she could feel the intense pain diminishing little by little, she had blacked out. Still, part of her was a bit awake. She dimly saw Eriol regain strength and pick up his sword. He swung it and the dragon inside the portal winced and backed away. After that she knew no more. How the portal was closed again and how she ended up here was beyond her knowledge.
She looked at the clock and sighed. It was a bit past six. Time to get up. In a little while, the chambermaid will come and open the windows and bring her breakfast. But Tomoyo was not in the mood for waking up.
She swallowed and coughed loudly. Her throat was so parched, she seemed not to have drank for years. She was thirsty, so thirsty. She sat up and found her nightly goblet of water on her bedside. Grasping it, she fumblingly brought it to her mouth and in one gulp, drank the contents of the whole goblet. The water just seemed to pass without sating her thirst. It was unbearable. She lay down once more, for soon, the maid will bring her something to drink for sure.
A knock was shortly heard from the other side of the door. "Tomoyo-sama?" the maid called out as she opened the door. True enough, she was carrying a tray of food with fruit juice and water. "Tomoyo-sama, it's time to wake up, now." She placed her food down on the table while she hurried to get the windows open.
Tomoyo sat up. "Xien, where is the...Aaaaaaugh!" She instantly curled back to her bed and hugged her pillow.
"Tomoyo-sama, is something wrong?" the maid quickly came to her assistance.
Her young mistress cried out, "How come you opened the windows so suddenly?! It's so bright outside I almost got my eyes burnt!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Tomoyo-sama..." the maid quickly reclosed the curtains. "It's just that..."
"Enough." The purple-eyed girl got up and drank the fruit juice. "Please get my uniform, I'll skip breakfast and just get dressed..." She stopped in the middle of her command and turned to her right. To her right was her full length mirror. She was standing in such a way that her whole body could be reflected in the mirror. However, no matter how she looked at it this time, her reflection seemed blurred. She rubbed her eyes for a moment and looked again. Her reflection was like a ghost, a mere silhouette of herself.
Horrified, she blinked over and over again, with the same result. She even walked closer to her mirror, but of no avail. Not wanting her maid to sense her apprehension, she walked to her dressing room.
"Tomoyo-sama, here's your shoes. I got them shined today since it rained last night and they were all muddy."
The maid reached out her hands to give her mistress the shoes. Tomoyo took them and looked at Xien. Why, how come she never noticed how pretty her chambermaid looks? Xien looks so healthy and vibrant. She could even feel the maid's blood rushing to her veins.
Tomoyo swallowed. Slowly, she entered the dressing room.
"Xien," she called out.
"Yes, Tomoyo-sama?" was the maid's reply.
Tomoyo peered out from the door of the dressing room and smiled. "Uhm..I want to show you something, could you...come a bit closer to me?"
The maid came closer and crept into the dressing room. In a second, Tomoyo slammed the door shut and all was silent.
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"Tomoyo-chan didn't come to school today, too." Sakura met Eriol by the school gate. "I wonder what's wrong? I should visit her today. Do you want to come with me, Hiiragizawa-kun?"
Eriol nodded. After that incident last night, he, too was worried about Tomoyo's welfare. It must have hurt that hard when he bit her neck because she screamed. After that she blacked out. He wasn't able to help her at first because he was more concerned of the dragon, and with his regained strength he managed to pick up his sword and swing it threateningly at the dragon. The sword, named Mikagami, had been in his family for years. It was a sword crafted with a steel that had been buried in ice for years. It had been said to gain immense power, that monsters creep away when they see it. However, only one with enough power can wield it.True enough, the monster cringed and crept back into the portal upon laying eyes on the glowing sword. Eriol managed to murmur a quick spell to close the portal.
Tomoyo had not reained consciousness that time, and he was concerned. He carried her home and crept into her bedroom, where he laid her down and pulled up the covers for her.
After that, there had been no news about her, and he was more concerned because she did not come to school. Did she become mad at realizing that Eriol drank her blood, or was she still unable to walk because of the damage he had done?.
"Hiiragizawa-kun?" Sakura was looking at him curiously. "Are you alright? Do you feel hungry?'
"Eh?!" Eriol quickly smiled apologetically. "No, I'm sorry. I was phasing off. I was just thinking of something."
"Ah! It's that guy!" Sakura quickly pointed in front of them. Eriol, confused, followed where she was pointing. "Hey, you!"
The young man Sakura was pointing at cringed upon hearing Sakura's voice and quickly looked away. Sakura hurriedly came towards him. "What are you doing near Tomoyo-chan's house?"
"Eh? I'm not..doing anything..." The young man looked fearfully at Sakura.
On the other hand, the brown-eyed girl eyed the young man suspiciously. "You are not...spying on her, are you?"
"What?!" the young man blurted out. "I'm not spying on anybody, you!"
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura called out from the garden walls of the Daidouji mansion. "Somebody here is spying on you..."
"Oi! Stop that! I'm not doing anything..."
"Oh really now..."
Eriol did not hear the rest of their argument. Something about this guy is familiar, yet he cannot name it. Slowly, he reached out his hand to the young man. "I see you are Kinomoto-san's friend. I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa, her classmate."
Eriol met the young man's eyes and he instantly saw recognition in them. This young man must have known him, too. Eriol gripped his hand firmly and the brown-haired lad spoke. "My name is Li...Syaoran Li."
"So you're Li-kun, huh?" Sakura suddenly said. "What are you doing spying on other people's houses?"
"I told you!" Syaoran replied angrily. "I'm not spying!" He turned back to Eriol. "You are..."
"Kinomoto-san?" A maid in uniform appeared by the gate. "I was hearing familiar voices outside so I opened the gate. Have you come to see Tomoyo- sama?"
Sakura came bounding towards the gate, dragging Eriol with her. "Yes, we are here to visit Tomoyo-chan. She didn't go to school today, is she sick?"
The maid was quiet. "Well, you see...she had been acting weird since this morning."
"Really? Why is that?" Sakura wanted to know. Now, all of their eyes were averted to the maid who was clutching her apron nervously.
The maid fidgeted before answering in almost a whisper. "Well...she doesn't want to see any of us. And she keeps her curtains drawn. We brought her food, but she shunned us away. When we stand by her bedroom, we can hear her pacing around and slamming things here and there.
"What happened? Please let me see her." Sakura pushed her way towards the gate, but the maid kept her ground and prevented them from coming inside.
"Please, Kinomoto-san. It's better if we leave her alone. We currently called her mother and in a few days, she'll be here. In the meantime..."
Sakura was insistent. "But something...Tomoyo-chan might have some problems right now!" But no matter how much perseverance she gave, the maid would not open the gate. Giving up, Sakura backed away. "Okay, I'll just call her. Will you give her the phone when I call?" The maid nodded and closed the gate almost apologetically.
"Now I'm worried." Sakura sighed. "I wonder what happened to Tomoyo-chan. What do you think, Hiiragizawa-kun? Hiiragizawa-kun?"
Eriol was not around. Syaoran stared at her. "Hiiragizawa-san said he was going a while ago, but you didn't hear him. I think he already went home."
"Ehhh?!" Sakura tugged at her hair. "Mou...I didn't know. I should go home, too..." she turned to Syaoran before leaving. "How about you?"
Syaoran gave her a blank stare before turning on his heels to leave. With a nod, he left Sakura in front of the Daidouji mansion's gate.
"Now that was fast," Sakura told herself as she huffed and walked to the opposite direction. "Boys..."
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Tomoyo was huddling in a corner of her bed, a blanket over her. She was terrified...afraid of herself. for now, she can't let people near her - not in her case. She was lulling to sleep when she heard the balcony door creak open. With a soft cry, she shielded herself from the small amount of light that entered the room.
"Tomoyo-san?" came a voice, and Tomoyo was almost relieved to hear. She heard the curtains close, and she crept out of her bed.
"Eriol-kun," she whispered, bading the young man towards her.
Eriol frowned as he walked towards Tomoyo's bed. Nothing but candles lit the room, all the curtains were closed, and the mirrors covered. "Tomoyo- chan, what's wrong?" he asked as he sat down on the bed. Tomoyo was still in her nightdress, blankets overing her.
"I..." Tomoyo gripped the blanket hard. "I'm...thirsty..."
"What?" The young man held out to touch her shoulder. She was shivering. "Tomoyo-san..." He crept closer and held her hand. It was cold.
"Don't," Tomoyo said, pushing him away. "Even if you're a vampire, I can't..."
"What's wrong?!" Eriol said. "Has this got something to do with what happened last night?" He pulled Tomoyo out of her covers and made her look at him. He stopped.
"I just discovered this morning." Tomoyo was saying as she sobbed. "And I'm terribly terribly thirsty. I don't know what to do anymore!"
Eriol's lips pressed together. He got the hand mirror by the dresser and held it up to reflect Tomoyo. There was nothing but a blurred reflection on the mirror. "What...what have we done..."
"Isn't it obvious?" a voice from the balcony said. "Tomoyo Daidouji-san had completely turned to a vampire."
Both of them looked at where the voice was coming form and saw a claoked figure leaning on the balcony door. "Li Syaoran!" Eriol said, recognizing his old friend from a while ago. "What are you doing here? Where's Sakura- san?"
Syaoran carefully walked towards the bed and bowed to Tomoyo. "Greetings, Light Priestess," he greeted before turning to the blue-eyed young man. "Sakura-san, if that's the name of the girl a while ago, already went home," he replied. "As for this problem, we have to find a quick remedy." The brown-eyed man knelt on the bed and held Tomoyo's arms.
"Wait! What do you think you are doing!" Eriol complained. "We do not even know you!" He looked at Tomoyo, waiting for her to argue, but she did not make a sound.
Syaoran slowly brought his face close to Tomoyo's. "Mistress, please drink of me first." He bared his neck and held Tomoyo's face closer to him. "That way, you'll have energy to listen to my explanation."
"Hey, wait a second!" Eriol turned to him. However, he cannot argue fully, for Tomoyo was already weak with thirst. Unlike him who was trained for many years in order to supress thirst, Tomoyo was a new vampire, and she still cannot control her need.
Tomoyo looked at Syaoran, carefully letting his words sink in to her. "It's...is it alright if I..." Her mouth was already half open, her lids heavy. When the young man nodded his consent, she thanked him softly and sank her teeth onto his neck. Syaoran bit his lip to control himself from the pain, and soon, Tomoyo's drink had ended.
"Why didn't you faint?" Eriol asked in surprise. "Most people who..." he coughed in embarrassment before continuing. "Most pople who had been bitten by me fainted after I..."
"Mistress, did you drink the girl's blood?" Syaoran asked Tomoyo, who had wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Did you?"
Tomoyo shook her head. "I was able to stop myself before I could bite Xien," she replied. "Thank you for offering your blood, but...how did you know about that?" Her face was a look of disgust on what she had just did.
"That is good." The brown-haired young man smiled for the first time. "I knew this will happen. The descendants of Lady Hina will not stop until they had eliminated both of your clans from existence. Drinking from that maid's blood will make you a true vampire, Mistress. I should have warned you instead of just watching you..."
"Wait..what is all of this?" Tomoyo wanted to know. Even Eriol was perplexed. "You mean to say I was meant to be a vampire?"
"Besides, who are you? Not that we are being impolite," Eriol chided in. "How come you know so much about this situation?"
Syaoran nodded in agreement before answering. "I suppose you will not recognize me in this form." He stood up and walked near a candle. He picked up the candleholder and placed in near the wall. "Maybe if you see my past form, you will know my connection with you, Eriol-san." He went near the wall in such a way that the candle casts his shadow on the wall. Murmuring strange words, he closed his eyes and told the two to look at the wall.
"Oh my..." Tomoyo covered her mouth with both hands. "You are..." She looked at the shadow on the wall, and instead of the young man's shadow, the shadow of a large wolf appeared.
Syaoran slowly opened his eyes, smiled, and replaced the candle on the table. "Yes, Mistress Tomoyo, Eriol-san. I am the Fenris Wolf of the East portal. The one who was bound with the sorcerer Clow's blood."
"But..." Eriol was still doubtful. "How come you are in this world, in a human form?"
Brown eyes glinted before their owner answered. "Thanks to my good karma, as my reward for helping the Light Priestess in her mission, the gods granted my wish to make me human in my next life. I am fully human now, but when invoked, my wolf shadow can appear." He paused before answering. "I suppose you also do not know why I am here with you." Eriol and Tomoyo nodded. He continued. "The clan of Lady Hina are still here, waiting for the time when they can finally eliminate both of your families from this world. I am here to guard the two star-crossed persons who will carry the attributes of Master Clow and Lady Arisa. But I am sorry that I was too late. I didn't warn you about the blood pact."
Eriol and Tomoyo were all ears now. "I wanted to ask, why did I become like this?" Tomoyo said. "I'm supposed to be Eriol-kun's blood bound partner, right? How come his vampire blood had affected me?"
"That is because," Syaoran said as he returned and sat on the bed. "the blood pact between Lady Arisa and Master Clow did not literally mean that Master Clow had to suck Lady Arisa'a blood. That was the mistake I was supposed to be correcting, but I realized it too late."
"Li-kun, what do you mean?" Eriol wanted to know. his family never told him such a thing, and the stories passed on to him did not clarify issues as this pact.
"Yes, what do you mean?" Tomoyo added. "I saw it in my vision. Lady Arisa offered her blood to Clow-san..."
Syaoran took a deep breath before replying. "When Lady Arisa offered her blood to Master Clow, he knew that drinking the priestess blood will turn her into a vampire. Everybody knows that when a vampire bites someone with supoernatural capabilities, he or she can also turn into a vampire because his or her body build and capacity is different from the normal people. That is why he took a share of her soul instead."
"Soul?" both of the listeners echoed.
"Yes. Master Clow decided to take share of Lady's soul instead. Her soul, like any other priestesses', is pure and untouched with evil. Priestesses like the Lady also can share her soul with a certain person like Master Clow and help him stop the growing evil in his veins by her own willpower. That is why everytime Master Clow felt that evil was overtaking him again, which grew more often since the appearance of Lady Hina again, he drank from the Lady's soul."
Tomoyo bit her lip. So that's what happened. What a terrible mistake they had made! "Uhm...can I..can I still be cured from this stupid mistake we had done?"
"Of course, Tomoyo-sama," Syaoran answered. "Usually, that will last for one to three weeks. Just make sure you don't drink from anyone else. My blood, which I had given you, will add willpower to you to supress your thirst." He turned to Eriol. "As for you, descendant of my Master Clow, next time you drink, make sure that it is not Tomoyo-sama's blood."
"But if I don't drink from my blood partner, I would probably just fade away." Eriol bowed slightly, saddened by the news the reincarnation of the Fenris wolf had brought. "I...still do not know what method Clow-san had used to avail of Arisa-san's help."
Syaoran was quiet for a while, deep in thought. "The only way...you can sate yourself with Tomoyo-sama's will is by her soul. And the only way that the soul can pour out of the body is...through the mouth."
"What?!" Tomoyo blinked. Eriol's jaw dropped open.
"Yes, that is right," Syaoran finally said. "Eriol-san, you can drink part of Tomoyo-sama's soul through your mouths. That is the only way."
"Eh?!"
AUTHOR'S NOTES: So, how was it? ^^; I revealed Syaoran's character for a reason ^-^, don't worry. About the vampire thing, I wonder how Tomoyo could suppress her thirst for blood? She cannot possibly drink form Eriol, ne? And will Eriol have the courage to drink from Tomoyo through their mouths (which is actually called kissing in our language ^^). And will I ever get this fic done before Kyte-chan's birthday? Hehehehe....Stay tuned and please review, guys!