MANY APOLOGIES FOR POSTING CHAPTER SEVEN LAST TIME! You see, I origionally had this section continuing Cherry Blosom in the Wolf's Eye but now it's on its own and I didn't catch it in time. I'm very sorry for the confusion.

ChapterThree

"T-Tomoyo-chan was recording the entire time?" Sakura asked, blushing hard as she watched Syaoran kiss her on the TV screen.

"Hai." Tomoyo said brightly, "Hiiragizawa helped me get a perfect shot of the final moments."

"E-Eriol-kun…" Sakura groaned, wondering why he betrayed her.

"Gomen-nesai, Sakura-san." He apologized, smiling "But it was a rather sweet moment. Nothing compared to the original first time, but I think it will serve as a pleasant reminder."

"I have even taken the liberty to add a special song in the background." Tomoyo said, obviously proud of her work.

"I-I've noticed." Sakura said, laughing nervously.

Eriol looked to a silent-stricken Syaoran sitting beside Sakura on a couch, it was adorable how deeply he was flustered and his eyes were stuck to the screen taking in every single moment of his actions and most likely hating himself for each second. This video reminded him of how scared he was over nothing and that's what made the teen hate himself so much. The black-haired teen rose from his chair and went to the VCR, stopping the film as he saw that it was over.

"Thank you for bringing the television and letting us see your video, Daidouji-san." He smiled, handing it to her.

"It was no trouble." She said softly, taking it and replacing it into her bag.

"Well, now that we've finished Dadouji-san's video, would anyone care for some tea?" he asked.

"H-Hai." Sakura said, both she and Syaoran were still staring at the TV screen despite the fact it was blank.

Smiling at their dazed appearances,Eriol turned from his guests and headed for the doorway.

Tomoyo rose and smoothed the wrinkles from her uniform skirt out. "Hiiragizawa-kun."

He paused and turned back to her.

"I'll help you." She smiled, approaching him, "To repay you for helping me."

He only nodded, knowing better then to turn her down on her offer, Kero was there and even though he was asleep in Sakura's lap there was still a chance he would wake up hungry. With him there it would take more then one to bring out tea and snacks for the company. So, he led Tomoyo out of the room and down the hall towards the kitchen where Nakuru was working on a batch of god-knows-what in the far corner and humming something to its self as it worked.

"Is the tea ready, Ruby Moon?" he asked, knowing it was alright to call the creature it's true name in front of Tomoyo.

"Yes." It called over its shoulder and pointed at a tray resting on a cart, steam snaking out of the spout of the teakettle.

"Thank you." Tomoyo immediately went to see what it was Nakuru was making as Eriol readied a tray for the guests in the other room. "Where is Spinel Sun?"

"He's in the library again." It called, smiling down at Tomoyo and moving aside to reveal turtle cookies.

"Kawaii!" Tomoyo gasped, her eyes brightening.

"I know!" it squealed, beaming.

"Are any of them ready, Ruby Moon?"

"Yes! One dozen are done already. Take them to the others for me will you Eriol-kun?"

"That's what we're here for." Tomoyo said, taking a pair of oven mitts and carefully carrying a tray over to Eriol as he set a serving plate onto the counter. She set the try down and they carefully placed the chocolate turtle-waffle-thing...cookies onto the plate.

"How long…did you say you would remain in Tomoeda again, Hiiragizawa-kun?"

"For one or two weeks." He said thoughtfully, "I was getting rather lonely in England and I was rather secluded from others…it was time for another visit to this place where you know you have friends that care."

"And we do." Tomoyo assured him, "Very much, Hiiragizawa."

"After the trouble I caused…I was so glad to hear I had friends." He admitted.

Tomoyo noticed a glimmer of a troubled expression on Eriol's face. "Hiiragizawa-kun-"

"Forgive me Daidouji-san, I have rambled on and we should be taking these to Sakura-san and the others." He smiled, picking up the tea tray.

"Hai." She said but still felt a bit of concern for the young wizard as he moved away.

He looks happy…But Hiiragizawa-kun is good at keeping secrets from others…does he miss Mizuki-san or is there something else inside of him? Something hidden deep inside that cannot be reached?

Tomoyo followed him back down the hall, their footsteps sweeping the floor and all the while nothing felt quite real to her. The entire hallway was the world and Eriol the only population…as she watched him pause in the center of the hall everything seemed to pause with him.

"Tell me, Daidouji-san…are you still…very much in love with Sakura-san?"

Her heart skipped a beat; hands trembling slightly she approached him until she was beside him. "I am, but…I wish to see her happy, you know that, Hiiragizawa-kun. Why? Why would you ask that?"

"I won't try to hide it Daidouji-san…but there have been quite a few things growing in my mind, thoughts, questions, wants, ideas, and hopes. But none of these…help me in what has been permeating my mind most of all…a dream that I could actually forget all that I've learned from Kaho leaving me and attempt to love. But…" he chuckled softly, "…that is a foolish thought. I am only a teenager after all; it is too soon for love is it not? Sakura-san and Li-kun have discovered it for themselves, you as well, Daidouji-san, so I suppose I am envious for a love like that…Oh what I would give to earn a love like yours Daidouji-san."

He smiled at her, for once Tomoyo didn't know what to say and the longer she stared the more the ideas of what this meant permeated her own mind. Was she really considering such a thing? That was too serious…they were only good friends, spectators over Sakura and Syaoran's love over the years and how much it will blossom. They even plotted how it would happen in their letters to one another. From the first date to the wedding, even their first child, they both knew that the two would be together forever, but never did Tomoyo expect they would have a relationship surpassing friendship.

"Hiiragizawa-kun…please tell me…"

"Don't worry, Daidouji-san." He said, reassuringly, "I do not mean that we will have a future together."

She breathed in relief, able to find herself once more out of the wave of confusion that had finally broken on the rocks of reality and sent her crashing back to awareness and calmness.

A love that matches Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun's…that's something I cannot do. That love is theirs alone, I can only pray I can be there to record it all.

In case you didn't know, Tomoyo was the one thinking in the end. So how's it going so far? Still a bit interesting?