Do You Remember
by Regina
Eriol Hiiragizawa
Tomoyo Daidouji
Chapter Eleven:
Rei HanabishiRei and Nakuru got back to the sitting room after 2 hours, roaming the whole manor. And now it was Eriol, Rei, Syaoran, Sakura, and Nakuru, waiting for Tomoyo to wake up.
Their faces lit up when Tomoyo opened her eyes and sat up. Well, except for Eriol who was still calm on the outside, as if he doesn't care.
"What? Is there something on my face?" she asked them. She looked over at Rei and smiled slightly at him. Then, she acknowledged Eriol's presence, and smiled sadly at him.
'Rumiko must have been talking to her. Has she chosen her fate?' Eriol thought. 'Don't worry. She had already made up her mind.' Someone sent to him. He knew that voice. He looked over to Rei but found him smiling sadly at Tomoyo. And then he noticed Tomoyo sadly smiling at him.
"Everyone, all of you didn't really tell me the whole truth, didn't you?" Tomoyo said aloud.
"Must I leave now? I think this is a conversation that should only be-" Rei was about to finish but was cut off by Syaoran. "No. You have a role to play in this conversation. Stay." Rei nodded and sat down.
"Tomoyo-chan, how did you find out?" Sakura asked. "While I was sleeping… a woman who looks exactly like me was talking to me. She asked about my feelings. My life. And after that… she told me some details." Tomoyo explained.
All of them were quiet in that room.
"She gave me her memories. Forbidden, they were supposed to be. But in this lifetime, they must get together." Tomoyo said in a serious tone.
"Tomoyo, I don't think I should be here. I think I'll go now." Rei said and tried to go away, but Tomoyo stopped him. "No, don't. You must listen."
"Eriol is Clow. Syaoran is Kazuki. Sakura is Ayame. I am Rumiko." She said as she closed her eyes, trying to remember what Rumiko told her in her dream. "And Rei… you're still Rei. Rei Hanabishi." She whispered.
She looks at all of them. And finds that only Eriol was surprised. She wasn't surprised about that. Rumiko had already explained it to her that Eriol didn't remember anything about it.
"Rei, did you really love me? Or did you just come here to ruin it all?" she asked Rei.
Rei dropped his head and stood up, still looking at the floor. You could almost tell he might cry any time.
"Tomoyo… I stayed with you for 9 years and you don't trust me? Well… I love you but… I came here to make everything all right. I was informed that things in here… might never get to the right track. So I went here. I borrowed you for a while… Rumiko was the most wonderful girl at my time. I was so glad she was my friend. But I was dismayed when I found out she fell in love with Clow Reed. But… what matters if she's with you while she's thinking of someone far apart from her? I couldn't take it! That's why I went here, Tomoyo. So Rumiko and Clow's souls would rest in peace." Rei explained, all of them feeling guilty about this conversation.
And then, Tomoyo stood up, approached him, and cupped his face in her hands, making him look at her. Rei saw her smiling face. And slowly, he felt dread. "Don't worry, Rei. I trust you. And I love you," as she said this, Eriol's heart sank. And Syaoran felt sympathy for his ancestor. While Sakura panicked beside her fiancée. 'What the hell is happening now! I thought Tomoyo was supposed to choose Hiiragizawa!' Syaoran thought to himself.
"And I'm still going to marry you, Rei." Tomoyo continued.
A/N: Okay, if you have noticed, this is the first time I made an author's note. It's because I'm sorry that I made a very short chapter for eleven. I know that some of you asked me to make it long. So I'll just promise to make the next chapter really long. Like I always do. Please wait for my next update. Keep reading for 'The Wedding Day'.