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Fault.
Tomoyo ate her vanilla icecream while she watched the people on the street. Since she was in a area where there was a lot of families , it was nice to watch the parents playing with their children...or fighting. Someone called her back to reality.
She looked at the man in front of her. It was mister John! What was left of his white hair was nicely brushed , his big round glasses were ate the tip of his nose, and he was eating another one of her favorite ice cream flavors. Strawberry. She made a gesture for him to seat in the chair across from hers, and he smiled.
"Enjoing the city by yourself?" he asked. A polite way to ask where was Eriol. She smiled.
"Yes. Eriol had to go see some problems that happened with his suit and Ms.Mizuki had to prove her dress. I really didn't feel like staying at home and waiting for them, so I came here." she said.
He looked at her. She saidthe word home... he smiled. Of course, to her, home was wherever he was. So if that big mansionwas Eriol's house, then that was her home.
"I see...so Miss Daidouji what are you thinking about our town so far?" he asked and ate some more of the ice cream.
"Please call me Tomoyo. And I like it very much...it's very different from where I came." she said trying not to drool, she was hungry and trying to talk and eat at the same time.
"Japan right?" he aske dand she nodded " Mister Hiragiisawa showed me and article about your business, I was very glad to see it." he said and smiled.
"Thank you...I just opened it. I was thinking that maybe someday I can go abroad...make me a great designer." She smiled. He smiled too but he was thinking of something.
"In that case there is something I did like you to see...would you come with me downtown?"he asked her. She looked at him almost laughing but when she noticed he was serious.
"Oh...sure."
Eriol was feeling quite angry at the moment. The wedding was in a couple of weeks and they were having many problems with the wardrobe. The place were they bought everything was called J&M , people thought it meant "just married" but actually the owners of the business -Eriol's personal friends- were called Julian and Melanie. Julian took of care of the publicity and making sure everyone that bought something, returned, and she took care of the production of the outfits. But Eriol had just found out that they were in some marriage problems and therefore Melanie had completly forgotten aboutthe bride's maids dresses. Andthe suit that he boughthad one little problem that she fogot to fix. He was in deep shit.Only to increase his lack of pacience , his cellphone rang. Sayoran.
"Hello my cute little descendent." he said with half sarcasm and half tiredness in his voice."What can I do for you?" he asked.
"You could pick us up in the airport like you agreed to." Eriol closed his eyes and mentally cursed himself."But since you forgot just give us the adress of an hotel near your house and we will find our way." he said...but after that he couldn't just let them stay in a hotel. He lived in a fucking mansion!
"No please, I insist that you stay in my house. There is plenty of room for everyone."he said.
"I don't that is a good idea Eriol." he said seriously and Eriol wondered what he meant.
"I will decide about that. Now , write this down..." he said and gave his adress to Sayoran. He didn't imagine what would be waiting for him when he got home.
'OMG' was all she thought when she entered the place. It was empty and dusty but being a good designer she saw the potential that place had.
"This is a property that belongs to a good friend of mine. She ownes a bakery right across my store, and this was the place where it was before." Tomoyo smiled. The friend he mentioned was Marietta , the owner of the bakery and they seemed to have something going on."And well, she discovered that people don't want a lot of breads here."he said andsmiled. She laughed. " Since yousaid you wanted to go abroad and you have just started it I thought it would be good for you to take a look."he said sincerely.
She could see it...In the back separated by a very colorfull wall would be her office and workinshop, where she would talk on the phone , get the orders and start making her clothes. Then it would be the supply room. And here in the front would be where the real magic happens. All of the outfits she ever made would be exactly where she is standing. She smiled. If she opened a store in the downtown of London, soon she would be able to go anywhere she liked. New York, Paris and her dream ...Milan.
But still...it was a new business, and she had just started , she didn't know much about it , she had so much to loose, and yet so much to gain.
"You think too much Miss Daidouji. I am sure you would do great business in here." 'and if you plan to marry him one day you do have to live in the same city.' he thought and grinned. She was lost in thought when hercell rang.
"Hi..."she said still daydreaming about the place.
"Hi,how has your day been so far?" Eriol asked. Hesounded tired, and that broughtTomoyo back to the realworld.
"Better than your I suppose...what happened?"she asked and heard him sigh.
"Long story. How about I pick you up and we talk on the way? Where are you?"he asked. She started thinking how could she explain that she was downtown with Mister John...
"I am downtown...don't know the name of the street though."she said and laughed.
"You are downtown and you don't know the name of the street? And you are alone right? Are you bloody mad!" he said , the tone of his voice rising a bit , and he sounded worried. Mister John heard , smiled and shook his head. She laughed.
"I am not alone, Mr.John brought me, he wanted to show the city to me." she said. He sighed in relief.
"OK...put him on the phone so he can tell me where you are and I can pick you up."he said. She gave the cell to him and continued day dreaming about the place.
Sayoran looked like killing someone. They have already arrived in the house, and he was very surprised Tomoyo's stuff was there. They were sharing the same house, like they have shared the same bed. 'Bastard!' he thought.
He walked back and forth on the room, trying to calm down. But he couldn't. He wnated to punch Eriol, and to scream at Tomoyo. How could they do this? And now he was marrying in two weeks! It was pure madness.
"Sayoran hunnie calm down..."Sakura said and hugged him. He pushed her away.
"I will not calm down! I cannot believe this! She is actually sleeping in the same roof that they are! And he let her! I always knew the kind of person he was...using people as he wants. I just can't believe she fell for it!" he said, and Sakura just watched, feeling sorry for what Tomoyo would hear when she got home. And also feeling sorry because she knew that now nothing would stop Sayoran from kicking Eriol's ass.
They heard a car enter. Sayoran's eyes were filled with anger and his fists were ready to punch someone. Sakura cried silently not knowing what to do, worried about her friends.
Tomoyo stared outside his car's window and smiled, still daydreaming. Everytime the car stopped on a traffic light he watched her and laughed. Whatever she saw mus have been interesting.
"So, how was your day?" he asked smiling at her after 15 minutes of silence. She looked like somone had punched her in the face and took a little while and a lot of blikns for her to notice him.
"I am sorry, what did you say?" she asked and he laughed.
"How was your day?" he said still laughing a bit.
"OMG I totallu forgot! HOw was your day? What happened!" he laughed even more. He put an arm around her, and caressed her back a little - not taking is yes off the road.
"Everything is fine now..."he said and finally looked at her, smiling. She smiled too.
"Tell me anyway...maybe there is something I can do."she said.
"You already did...you made me laugh, but if you really want to hear it." she blushed and nodded" The clothes aren't ready...actually none of the bride's maids outfits are ready. I don't know if it will be by the wedding day." he sighed. They stopped at a traffic light and looked at her.
"If there is anything I can do please tell me ok?" she said , he smiled and nodded. They were very near the house now.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Sayoran and Sakura already arrived and are in the house I think."he said and usddenly it was her time to worry.
Flashback
Sayoran looked at her in a werid way. With a little of disgust and sometimes with anger.
" Sayoran is everything ok? " she asked wondering why was he being so weird.
"Sure..." he answered coldly. " Have a good flight." he said and walked away. Sakura looked down. Something was wrong . But she couldn't deal with it now. She had a flight to catch.
End of Flashback
She would have to deal with it, whatever it was. And it was worrying her...she felt that something wasn't right. She knew something wasn't right...she was scared.
"We are here."he said but when he looke at her"Are you ok? What is going on?" he asked and she smiled and shook her head. He looked suspiciously at her but entered the house.
She took a deep breath and followed him. Sayoran had his back to tehm, and Sakura looked like bursting in to tears...Sakura looked at Tomoyo and lip said : "He knows."
Tomoyo's eyes went wide, and she suddenly felt difficultie breathing. He knew, that is why he looked disgusted at her in the airport, that is why he isn't talking to them now.
"Sayoran? What is going on?"Eriol sensed it too. Otherwise he would have called Sayoran his "cute little descendent". He just didn't sense what was about to happen.
In a few seconds Eriol was laying in pain in the floor. His face turned red instantly and his nose started to bleed. Sayoran had punched him.
"Eriol!" Tomoyo immediatly kneeled down next to him to see his bruise.
"SAYORAN!" Sakura burst.
Eriol pushed Tomoyo away and punched sayoran back, didn't take long they were almost killing each othe on the floor.
"STOP IT!"Tomoyo looked mad, not mad , pissed."Stand, both , now!" she demanded and they obeyed."Explain!" she looked at Sayoran.
"Like you don't know."he said with sarcasm."You are the other! How could let him do this to you!" he aske din desbelief. "And you! You cheated on her! And you turned Tomoyo into your personal toy to make it happen, you are exactly what I thought you were from day one!" he said looking like punching Eriol again. Both of them were bleeding.
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Eriol answered" You don't understand, you don't know, don't judge us because you never passed for what we passed!"he said but that didn't help much.
"YOU ARE DANM STRAIGHT I HAVEN'T! I would never do to anyone what you did to her! To both of them actually!" he yelled."And you!"he pointed at Tomoyo."You helped him make Kaho feel like crap! I never expected this from you...I have never been so dissapointed in all my life." he said and Tomoyo looked down. Tears started to pour. Eriol looked at her and then back at Sayoran...None of them had ever seen such an anger in Eriol before. He was going to punch Sayoran again but.
" You don't understand...what if you couldn't be with Sakura...What if you had to marry Meilin? Are you sure you would be so noble Sayoran? What if the person you have loved and devoted your entire life suddenly marrys someone else? What if you both loved each other but couldn't be together?" she asked looking at him.
"He was in love with her...he was dating her for years, it is not the same."he said trying to find arguments.
"Was he? Wasn't you? Didn't you fall in love with Sakura but was sort of "engaged"with Meilin? It is exactly the same and you know it! Meilin never showed you how much it hurt her because all she wanted was your happiness! How dare you to judge us! You have no right Sayoran! Unless you pass through the exactsame thing and do it differently you have no right to judge us." she said and stood by Eriol's side analizing his wounds. She left the room but entered soon with a medicine kit. Sayoran sat on the floor not knowing what to say, do, feel , or think.
"I am sorry Tomoyo..."Sakura said, Sayoran raised his head to look at her, she was crying , shaking, with sorrow.
"It is not your fault..."she said kindly at Sakura and continued to clean Eriol's wounds and put some band aid on it. Eriol felt so incredibly guilty, Sayoran was right, he used her...and he hurt Kaho on the process.
He caressed her face and looked at her in the eye. She felt guilty too, and shamed. They both looked down. Look how they were now...the inseparale friends, broken. Did they do this? Was it Tomoyo's and Eriol's fault?
"I am sorry Tomoyo...I made you go through this...I am sorry." he said fighting the urge to cry.
"It takes two to tango you know Eriol?" he gave her a little smile."If it is anyone's fault, it's both of us" she said and started unbotoning his shirt to see the bruiseshat Sayoran made on his abdomen.It was purple all over. She pressed some points and Eriol let out asmall "ouch".
Sakura stood up and took some of the stuff in the medical kit. She went to take care of Sayoran. She muttered and "I am sorry please forgive me..." she smiled and kissed his lips gently.
After they were finished , both of the guys bandged all over, the door opened. It was Kaho. She looked different. She stared at Eriol , and Eriol stared a her. It was now or never.
"Kaho...we need to talk."he said standing up with Tomoyo's help.
"I know...I have an announcement to make."she said and Touya showed up behind her.