I'm back! I've never thought that I'll be updating the story today! I've been very busy lately that's why I was afraid I might post the new chapter next week.
Anyhow, I'm now posting the new chapter for the series I've created.
minglejingle , thanks for the Feedback. You will know and understand his condition as the story progresses.
Again, I don't own CCS, nor its charcters. R&R. Enjoy!
Chapter 2 : Their First meeting. (Part1)
It has been a week since he got fired, Eriol is ready to look for another job. Until now, his father doesn't know about it. Sakura was there at their house at around 7:45 in the morning. She brought in an envelope which include resumes she prepared last night. She knows whats on his mind. He wants to apply personally. That's aside from the fact that he wants to let his dad think that he'll go to work.
Sakura knocked on the door, and Eriol opened it. They greeted each other.
"Good morning, Eriol. Took your breakfast?"
"Yeah..." He replied. Then he looked back at his father. Reading newspaper while drinking coffee. "Dad...I'm going!"
"Okay, son! Take care of yourself..." His dad answered. He then slowly closed the door. The two then talekd outside. Sakura had given Eriol the envelope. "There. I've already updated your resumes. I've also sent some to those companies I've researcehd if ever." Then, her tone changed. She's worried about her good old friend. "Are you sure about this."
"Yeah..." he said. "I think... this will be much better...I don't want to let dad know...about this."
Sakura, still disappointed, replied "Well, then...Just take care of yourself, and I wish you luck. Anyways, in case you need something, you know my number, right?"
"I know...I'll call...to notify you if... I had a job." He then looked at his watch to check the time. "Oh...It's almost 8. I have to go now. See you later."
He walks away, but Sakura remembered something. "Wait!" she shouted. She then approached Eriol, got something from her pocket and gave it to him. "Pocket money, for lunch. It's quite small, but I hope it will help."
Eriol, quite ashamed, attempted to return it. "Y...You don't have to, I...I have something here...And aside from that...you've done a lot for me...I-I cannot accept it."
But Sakura insisted. "No, get it. I'm not sure if what you've will be enough for this day. And besides, it's just a small amount of money. Please take it."
Eriol still tried to refuse but Sakura is persistent. In the end, he accepted the money. Embarrased, Eriol slightly bowed his head. "T...thank you...I don't know what to say..."
Sakura just pat his head. "That's okay. You can go now, and be a good boy, okay?"
Eriol started to walk, little by little, like a child. Then he stopped and turned his head to Sakura, who is waving at him. He only gave her a puppy stare, and a slight smile on his face, and continued to walk.
It was 8:30 AM. Tomoyo is at her office together with her secretary, Syaoran. As usual, Tomoyo reviews the piles of documents that were on her desk. While her secretary is carrying a folder that contains her boss' schedule for this week. She asked her secretary "Syaoran, could you please check if I have any meetings for this day?"
"Already checked that." He said. "Nope! None at all."
"Alright." she said. "But notify me if ther'se any."
"Okay, then I'll be moving it on a later date, right?" He replied back. Then all of a sudden, Tomoyo stooped looking at the documents, and stared at the window outside. She then turned gloomy. "I know how you feel." Syaoran said. "Parting ways with the one you love because of work, that has been a very difficult decision."
"Yeah, I know." she said. "We didn't have much time for each other. Seriously, I'm still confused if I love him or not."
Then, Syaoran gave her a piece of advice. "You know what, there are some cases in which we have to let go of something. If you would think that parting ways will benefit both of you, then do it. Who knows, maybe one day, you'll meet again...That will be forever."
Tomoyo smiled at her secretary. "Excuse me, Mr. Lover boy? Who the heck are to give me such advice? You weren't fell in love before, were you?"
"Hmmmmmm...Probably! But anyways, I just want to make you laugh. And mind you, we're at work. You should not be destracted by that. Think about it once you meet him."
"I guess, you're right. Both of us had made up our minds. I'll be fine after this." She said.
"Good girl. Now, let's get back to work and end this day with a smile on our faces, okay?"
"Okay, fine". And they went back to work. Tomoyo tried to focus on the documents she's been reading for a while. But she couldn't help it. She' still thinking about something. She continues to stare at the window, thinking deeply. What would it be? Why was she worried? She's the only one who can answer that question.
It's almost 1:30 PM on the busy streets of Tokyo. Everyone is in a hurry, including Eriol. He's been looking for an opportunity to find a job. And he's been sending his resume on every establishments everytime he sees a sign that says they're hiring. Sadly there are cases in which they would change that sign from 'HIRING' to 'NO VACANCY' once they see him.
But he's totally persistent. He doesn't want to give up until he find one. Why should they care about his condition, anyways? He has the ability work, just like an normal person. He sometimes exceeds it. But they are just afraid once they knew about his condition.
He didn't stopped. He kept on walking, asking for vacancies. But all of them had eiether gave him a promise of a callback once they had a vacancy, or worse, rejected him.
It's now almost 7:00 PM. He did not noticed how time flies. His body is tired of walking everywhere. Feeling sleepy, He then decided to sit on a bench in a park. He looked that the stars shining early in the evening, and had thought about what happened that day.
After all his efforts, nothing happened. He's in despair, almost thinking that life is unfair to him. He started to dislike himself. Yes, he might be good on whatever he's doing. But he's not normal because of his condition, and that's the thing most people see in him. That broke his heart that is filled with sadness.
"If only I'm normal..." He said while looking at the stars. "If only I lived liked everyone else, life might have been fair to me."
But even so, he's not backing off. He's still hoping that luck will finally knock on his doorsteps. Then, he wisphered to one of the stars that shines the brightest, to give him more strength, and luck.
About 10:00 PM, at a restaurant, Tomoyo is seating just next to a man. It was her boyfriend, who will be a thing of the past. Both were staring at each other, while taking the food they've order.
Tomoyo broke their silence. "Yuji..." she said. "I know this will be our last dinner together."
"I know. " said the man. "It's been a long time since we've been together. Seriously, I'm deeply saddened on how we will and things."
"Both of us are busy people, Yuji. We never went out eversince. If this goes on, both of us will suffer at the very end, and it might affect our job."
Yuji went silent. Tomoyo continues her rant. "But I guess it's my fault, too. Maybe I've asked the things you couldn't give. You know, I've been very materialistic."
Yuji interrupted her. "No...you're not materialistic. In fact, I failed to give you my time. If someone has to be blamed, it's me. It's all my fault, I'm so sorry."
"Yeah..." That's the only thing she replied. They went silent for a while, thinking deeply while munching the food on their table. "By the way..." said Yuji "We shouldn't be sad. We should treat this night like the other nights we've had. Anyway, we're still friends, right?" Then he called the waiter and asked for a violinist who will play some music for them. Tomoyo just smiled, thinking of what he had said.
After their dinner, they went outside. Yuji asked Tomoyo to get on his car. "I'll bring you home." he said.
"No" she refuses, "I'll be riding a taxi, instead. I'll have to go somewhere before going home."
"Going back to your office?"
"Yeah...sort of."
Yuji felt disappointed. "So it seems that we'll not be able to bid our goodbyes properly."
Tomoyo laughed. "What are you saying? We'll still see each other, right?" Then she gave him a farewell kiss on his left cheek, and reached his right hand. "Friends?"
"Yes...Friends." then they shook hands. Yuji then rode his car and drived away. "Take care!" Tomoyo shouted, while waving at him.
She went back inside the restaurant, with a bottle of wine. She was still thinking if her decision was right. She poured wine on her glass from time to time, then she thought of all the good memories that she had with Yuji. Accompanied by the sad music that's being played, she felt heart-broken. Tears fall from her eyes like river. Those sweet , happy memories with her ex, is no more.
It's past 11:00, Syaoran is still in the office, finishing some paper work, when he received a phone call. It's from Tomoyo's mom, Sonomi. He picked up the phone and answered. "Hello, Miss Daidouji?"
"Yes, Syaoran." Sonomi said. "My daughter said she will be at home by around 10:30. It's now 11, and she's not here. Are both of you still there?
"No." he replied. "I'm all alone right now. I thought she went home after doing a meeting with..."
"Meeting?! Late at night?"
Syaoran, stuttered, had almost told Sonomi everything. "Ah...No...It was just a personal meeting...By the way, have you tried calling her?"
"Yes, a while ago. I'm sure her phone is on, but she's not answering."
"I'll call her..." he promised Sonomi. Then he immediately locked and left the office after their conversation. He went to the parking lot, rode his car and picked his phone again. His phone has the lastest GPS tracker which can detect phone signal of the person whose name and number is stored on it, that's why she was able to trace Tomoyo.
"I really love technology." He said to himself, while looking at the tracker. Then, he drove away to find her.
Back at the park, Eriol fell asleep that time, when a roving guard woke him up.
"Excuse me...Excuse me...please wake up." said the guard. Eriol then opened his eyes and tried to sit straight. 'I'm sorry..." he said..."I...didn't mean to sleep here."
"That's okay. but you should go now. It's too dark and there are a lot of bad elements roving around." Eriol then stood up and started walk on his way back home.
Meanwhile, Tomoyo is waiting for a taxi on the taxi bay just meters from where the park is, but to no avail. She felt dizzy, but she can still walk. She tried looking for one but was still unlucky. She tried to call Syaoran to seek help. Syaoran, on his way to her, had picked up his headset.
"Hello, Syaoran"
"Where have you been?! I thought that 'personal meeting' would have ended early. Your mother called and she was worried, then she asked me to bring you home."
"Oh...I'm sorry."
"Have you brought your car?"
"No, Syaoran. I was drunk and I'm quite dizzy, I can't drive."
"You're not like that before...Well, That's okay. I know where you are, just stay and I'll be right there within minutes."
"Thank you, I appreciate it." and they ended the phone call.
It's quite dark, she felt that it won't be safe if she will stay in that area. Tomoyo then tried to look for a place where there are lampposts so that Syaoran could see her immediately. But then, she noticed something. Someone's following her. She looked back and saw someone out of the dark, and he's after her. Feeling dizzy, She walk as fast as she could while looking from behind so that the man would not follow her. But then she bumped into someone. She looked at him, and all of a sudden, fear covered her entire body, one of them has a sharp kitchen knife. Those two were following Tomoyo to rob her.
Meanwhile, Eriol continues to walk, as he could not see any buses to ride on. When he heard a scream. He got curious that's why he followed that voice. When he found out where did that voice came from, he saw Tomoyo and the two robbers. Eriol was hiding while witnessing everything, he still doesn't know what to do. Should he help Tomoyo? Or should he stay away from them and pretend that he saw nothing? But then, that made him remember the day he was in Grade school, where everyone his bullying him, and he cannot defend himself. Then all of a sudden he looked fiercely to the robbers, closed his fist like he wanted to punch someone, and his teeth are grinding.
Tomoyo was lying on the road, she tried to run but she sprained her ankle. One of the robbers grabbed her hair and pulled it. Tomoyo was in pain, as she begged to the robbers. "Please let me go home. Take what you want from me..." But those robbers just laughed. One of them had put the edge of the kinfe to her kneck, as he starts talking. "You're willing to give everything, right? THEN GIVE ME YOUR BODY!"
Both of them laughed. While Tomoyo was still in pain, scared, and already in tears. She doesn't know what to do. One of the robbers who had the knife had attempted to undress her, when suddenly...One of the robbers screamed in pain. "KYAAAAH!"
Eriol hit one of the robbers with a huge stone. Then with all his might, he kicked the robber with a knife. He approached Tomoyo to see if she was okay. "A...Are you okay...Miss?" In fear, Tomoyo nods. Eriol replied back with a smile. He looked back and he saw the robber he hit with a stone attacking him. He fought back so that none of them could touch Tomoyo.
Tomoyo just fearfully watched him fight the robbers, but Eriol ordered her. "RUN!"
She tried to stand up, walk as fast as she can, she looked if there is a police roving in the area. But when she look back to check on Eriol, she was shocked. Her eyes were wide open. She could not believe what she saw.
He got stabbed by one of the robbers on his chest.