Heaven by your Side

By brokenshadow23

Summary:

Eriol Hiiragizawa was the protector Tomoyo could ask for. Despite the number of times she pushed him away, he remained on her side and held her tight. But what if an inevitable thing comes their way? How can he protect her fragile heart?

Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura belongs to Clamp.

Author's Notes: Finally I have updated this chapter. Hehe.. Thanks to my beta-reader, Bubbles, for checking and revising everything that are needed to be changed. :)) alright. I know that you want to start reading now so go ahead. Enjoy ne?

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"No man is worth your tears and the one that is, won't make you cry." -Annonymous

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The notes then died.

Eriol gently rose from his seat, his hands travelling to Tomoyo's jaw. Then the girl simply leaned forward, closing her eyes. All feelings had overflowed that matter.

When they were few centimeters away, Tomoyo could feel his warm breath. Opening her eyes, she saw his gentle gaze and he smirked.

"Arigatou for that Tomoyo-chan."

Chapter Seven:

His promise

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Standing in front of the long window in her room, Tomoyo watched the scenery of Eriol's garden. Yesterday, when she had gazed at it during the party, she thought it was only an ordinary garden. Trees and bushes of summer blooms were here and there along with two small fountains on each side.

Then this morning, she found out that she was wrong. The garden was filled with calmness and beauty. It was one of the great things she had seen, but failed to see it easily because of simply staring unto what was in front of her.

'Like what I did to its owner.' Tomoyo mentally added. Taking a deep breath, she realized that all event s of last night in the music room were still fresh on her mind.

After she had sang, Eriol engaged them into a friendly talked. At first, she was full of hesitation and fear but as minutes moved, she realized that the blue haired guy didn't really plan on making her reveal her past. He had talked to her easily and soon, she gave herself to his warmth.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Snapping out of her reverie, Tomoyo faced the door and said, "come in."

"Good morning, Tomoyo-chan," Eriol greeted with a smile. His sapphire eyes locked on hers, giving her a concerned look. "Are you alright? Your voice seemed a little husky."

Tomoyo bit her lip for a moment, surprised that he immediately noticed by just hearing two words. "Hai." She answered after a few seconds. Putting a smile on her face, she prayed that Eriol would let go of the situation.

"If you are sure…" he said, still holding her gaze. "Nakuru-chan told me that breakfast is ready. Shall we go downstairs now?"

With a nod, Tomoyo walked towards him. She stepped out of the room in silence and waited for Eriol to close the door. When he did, they walked in the halls side-by-side with each other until they arrived at the dining hall.

Halting on the entrance, Eriol smelled the aroma of the breakfast Kaho had made for them. He had missed it for the past few weeks, but he knew that he had to move fast because he and Tomoyo agreed that they would immediately go back to the apartment for their school things. Though, before he could even greet the people present in the area, his eyes saw his and Tomoyo's school things on the table.

"Who brought this?" he asked, giving a questioning look to Kaho. He advanced five steps from Tomoyo to check if everything they needed there.

"I did." Nakuru grinned, popping up from the kitchen. "Suppi and I thought that it would be a hassle for you so after the party, I asked Kaho for the extra keys."

Tomoyo remained silent. She only greeted the others with a smile and felt someone was tugging her skirt. Looking down, she gazed at the familiar angelic face. "Hello Yumi-chan. Why did you wake up so early?"

Yumi pouted. "U-uncle Eriol and… aunt Toyo are.. l-leaving m-me."

The raven haired girl giggled. Kaho's daughter's actions reminded her of Sakura's gesture when being teased. But as she lost herself to the memories, the others centered their eyes on her.

'How did she get easily so warm?' Kaho asked herself. Tomoyo's act really surprised her for yesterday; the girl was having a hard time smiling. Wanting an answer, she stared at Eriol and only to find a smirk on the thin lips of the young man.

"Oh, Yumi-chan." Tomoyo said softly as she knelt down. "Aunt Tomoyo will just go to school for a few hours okay? Ask your mother to bring you to the bookshop this afternoon so I can play with you."

Yumi smiled. "Yay!" she exclaimed, throwing her arms around Tomoyo's neck.

Eriol chuckled at the scene. He was really happy that moment for finally, he knew that he had succeeded with his first step last night. The Tomoyo he was staring at at the moment had finally remembered a portion of herself.

Walking towards the two girls, he knelt beside Tomoyo and talked to the girl. "Now, now my little princess," he called out and waited for her eyes to look with his. "Let your Aunt Tomoyo eat for she needs energy for school."

Removing her small arms, Yumi nodded. "O-okay." She paused for a moment and smiled wider. "The king and queen look kawaii."

Tomoyo and Eriol flushed, realizing Kaho's daughter's words.

Immediately, Eriol rose and took Yumi with him. Not saying a word, he sat down on the aisle of the long table and let things simply flow.

xoxoxoxox

"Gomenasai," Eriol began when they were already few steps away from the mansion. "I don't know what came to Yumi-chan to say those words."

"I don't mind," Tomoyo said, slowly. Her voice was unexpectedly a little rougher than earlier. "She is a kid after all."

"Still…" he insisted and then sighed. "Maybe I shouldn't have taught her those Japanese terms."

But as he said those words, Tomoyo's throat tightened. She tried to stop her cough but it suddenly went out before she could do so. Her hand traveled to her lips and the other went on her neck.

"Daijobou desuka?" Eriol asked, looking at her worriedly. He stopped in his tracks and saw Tomoyo do the same. He saw the pain and terror grip her face, making him want to stop her and let her back to the mansion.

Coughing a little more, Tomoyo gave a nod for an answer. She removed her hand from her lips, crumpling the handkerchief filled with drops of blood. She shoved it into the pocket of her blazer, trying her best not to let Eriol see it.

Eriol stared at her for a few moments and heaved another sigh. "Alright." He gave up, knowing that Tomoyo wouldn't easily give in herself. "But if you feel anything odd, don't hesitate to tell me ok?"

"I will." Tomoyo answered and started to walk again.

They arrived at the university shortly. Still walking side-by-side, Eriol immediately noticed the cold expressions being thrown into them. He has no idea why, but he knew something wasn't going right.

"Come," he whispered to Tomoyo, not removing his gaze from the others. "I don't like the atmosphere around here."

When they reached the room, all eyes immediately shifted in their direction. Eriol's expression hardened, preparing himself for what it was to come.

"Eriol! Madison!" Julict called out, confusion written in her voice. She rose from her seat and rushed over to the two. "Is it true?"

Eriol gave her a confusing look. "True? What are you talking about?"

His friends looked at each other for a second and their gazes went back on him. Mitch went to Julict's side. In her hand was a white paper, like a very big news or announcement.

"Some bastard spread that item this morning," Alexander muttered as Eriol took the paper. Anger was present in his voice, for he didn't like what happened. His purple eyes were set on the two, seeing their dim faces as they read the contents.

Tomoyo wasn't really in the mood to hear any gossip at that time. But then… she needed to. When Eriol took the paper, the first thing she saw was pictures of her and Eriol yesterday. Some were taken in the gift shops they had gone to and one was when they were holding hands. Seeing those made a big pang on her heart, but as she continued on, the words under were many times worse than the images

New student in the university changed her name to be able to see her other guy. This girl actually lived in Japan, but she left her boyfriend and family for one of the most famous students in the university.

Eriol's temper rose as he read those two sentences. Tearing it apart, he promised to himself to identify those who did it. His sapphire eyes then caught the sight of the girl beside him. And once again, a tear fell on her loving amethyst eyes. "Tomoyo…"

Without waiting for a minute, the raven haired girl turned around and run to the open direction. There wasn't any use to be at the university at that moment.

"Tomoyo!" Eriol shouted, wanting to follow her. But the professor made its way over to him.

"Let all issues drop for now, Hiiragizawa." The professor said, voice low. "If you hadn't notice, the bell rang seconds ago so head back to your seat."

xoxoxoxox

One paper. One secret.

Tomoyo continued to run through the big hallways of the university. She was totally shaken, confused by how fast things went. One moment she was so happy and now was hot tears on her amethyst eyes.

It was only two sentences… but everything was clear.

Yes, she could easily deny it. She could easily say that it was only a simple lie. But that wouldn't help her decrease the pain. Everything was still there and with each day, it was getting worse.

Halting at the back of the school building, Tomoyo found the silence she needed that moment. She sat down on a bench under the tree, starting to sort her mind about what was happening.

"Well, well, well…" a male voice said in a mocking tone. "If it weren't for Ms. Taylor."

Tomoyo felt a slight chill rush down her spine. She turned to look at the familiar guy.

"Where is your knight if I may ask?" Darwin continued, moving closer to her. "Don't tell me that Hiiragizawa was afraid now that his reputation is at risk."

Tomoyo heard his words, but she remained silent. Many things were travelling in her mind that moment, and she didn't know where to start fixing things.

Darwin smirked. "You know… you don't really have to spend time with him. I mean… you are beautiful. Your time is worth being spent with a handsome guy like me, bitch."

"Take back what you said, Darwin." A new voice came.

Turning his head in the direction of the voice, Darwin smiled as he saw the blue haired guy. Eriol was calm as usual, but there was anger in his eyes. "I knew you would come."

Eriol glared at him. Stepping near Tomoyo, he first felt guilty from seeing the sadness on her eyes. After that, he turned his attention back to the guy and said, "I don't know what has gone wrong for this commotion to happen, but if I find out that you're the one responsible for this, you may want to prepare yourself for hell."

xoxoxoxox

-Eriol's POV-

Darn, how I hate it when I see her hurt.

If only I could do anything to stop her tears now, I would do everything. But no, I couldn't risk something without knowing who the real cause was. I couldn't just stand there and beat the hell out of the person whom I thought made the announcement earlier.

Seeing the water fill the glass, I took it and went back to the living room. Like the first time I had saved her, she was curled up on the couch. She wasn't wet this time, so I could easily see her puffy eyes.

I moved towards her, hearing her sobs louder. It killed me. In a way, it's like I am responsible of why she was hurting now. 'If only I had done my best to protect her more… Heck, she doesn't deserve this.'

"Gomene. I didn't imagine this to happen." I said, guilt resonating in my voice. "I shouldn't have pushed—"

"Iie." Tomoyo whispered between the sobs. "It's not you."

"Demo—"

Two more sobs and she interrupted me again. "It's not you…nor the others from the university. He's doing it to get revenge. R-Ryoji. He… He's the one behind all of this."

Hearing her words, I pondered for a second and realized that she was right. There was no way that Darwin and his pals could come up with those words for they didn't know Tomoyo was Japanese. A few more seconds and… the guy before I lived with her.

"That bastard." I cursed. I felt my hands clench into fists as I remembered what he had done before and now. Indeed, I was prepared to search for him and let him disappear on our way. But then… some questions filled my mind.

"H-he's my ex-boyfriend." I heard Tomoyo say, like answering the first question I thought of. I loosened my fists, deciding to give my attention to the girl who needed my comfort most.

"H-he's trying to get me back." The girl said.

I just listened, knowing that she didn't expect me to say anything. She only needed a patient ear now so I sat beside her, pulling her little body unto mine.

"P-please Eriol." She burst into tears harder as she buried her face on my chest. Her hand tightened on my blazer, but was shaking in fear. "Don't let me go. Don't give me to anyone

"I won't, Tomoyo. I promise."

Keywords:

Hai- yes

Daijobou desuka- are you alright?

gomenasai- sorry

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