A:n/ Wow, it's been a long time hasn't it? I apologise lol I've been through hell, and not to mention that I've only just finished my exams, so here we go!

A quick review of last time, then on with the story. Thanks for all the reviews by the way, and I don't mean to be rude, BUT WHOEVER SAID THAT MY STORY ISNT GOING ANYWHERE, I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT I'M THE AUTHOR AND I KNOW WHERE MY STORY IS GOING THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Eriol was enjoying the silence with Tomoyo until they hear shouting somewhere else in the castle.

"Oh no…come on, we can hide in the kitchen." Eriol took Tomoyo's hand and they ran out another door. The cook was in the kitchen.

"Ah someone came then. Here's the food for the princess, as asked for my lord."

Eriol didn't have the faintest clue of what she was talking about but took the tray anyway.

"Well…we're going to hide in here, please tell no one you've seen us!"

The cook raised a brow but nodded. Eriol quickly hid in a cupboard followed by Tomoyo. He offered the plate to her in the darkness, and she ate in silence, not having a clue what she was eating.

ON WITH THE STORY!

The whole castle was in commotion, believing that Tomoyo had escaped. They were surprised that it wasn't Sakura that had escaped, she was the more able.

Li was upstairs, writing a message to the Kinomoto kingdom, telling Sakura's father that she and Tomoyo were alive and well (even though he didn't have a clue where Eriol had taken her) and that he was still deciding what to do with them.

Sakura was pacing her room, unable to believe that Tomoyo had escaped…but what did Li mean when he said 'Eriol'?

I need to find a way out of here, I need a bath and some decent food. This place sucks…now I know how it feels and I'm glad that I was nice to Tomoyo when we first met.

After a while, Yelan ordered everyone to return to the party. She assumed that princess Tomoyo had slipped out, and now there was definitely nothing that they could do.

The cook had forgotten about the two stowaways hiding in her cupboard and left the room cheerfully, glad that her feast had been a success with the royals. As soon as they heard the door slam shut, Eriol and Tomoyo snuck out of their hiding place.

"What do you propose I do? I can't return to my room, and I can't go back to the Kinomoto kingdom."

"You shall hide in my room, I shall return in a couple of hours, claim love and everything shall be fine. You see, Yelan has a thing about love in young people, and she never questions it."

"Yes, but I'm sure she cant tell whether it's real or not."

"But my dear Tomoyo, I assure you, that my love for you is real. I may have only known you for one night, but you have captured my heart and even if this is not mutual, I am eternally grateful for this night."

Tomoyo was speechless. It was true that she had felt something, much like how she used to feel with Sakura, but she was sure that she was so desperate for love once again, that her mind had conjured the butterflies in her stomach.

I admit, I may have fallen for Eriol's mysterious charm and his striking good looks, but what about Sakura? Yesterday, her flame burned passionately with her love for me and tonight I have betrayed her. It will break her heart…just as she broke mine. I hope that she'll understand…please Sakura.

Eriol was waiting for a reply, but the beauty standing before him looked pale and he knew that if she spoke, she would probably puke. So he softly slipped his hand into hers and they snuck around the castle until they arrived in Eriol's room.

"Wait here, I shall be back in a couple of hours."

Tomoyo nodded and slumped on his bed, before he had even shut the door, she was fast asleep.

The party continued normally, with Eriol making an unnoticed reappearance. Well, nearly unnoticed Li saw him and sidled over to him. Out of the corner of his mouth he whispered sharply.

"Where's the princess?"

"In my room, I have a plan to return things to normal. Although you should have seen the atrocious conditions Meilin had her living in, I don't think that the other princess will be too happy about that, it will probably deepen her hate towards you…" He trailed off, a glint of mischief in his eyes.

Li blushed before he replied "Then she should erm…get better conditions, I just hope that what you've done hasn't made things worse for her."

Oh bugger, I hadn't thought of that…I think I'll have to twist Li somehow…

"If she is punished then Sakura will seek her revenge, without a second thought about killing you…but if Tomoyo is forgiven, Sakura may just give you a second chance and take time to get to know you. But, well if you cant change Tomoyo's punishment…"

God I love trailing off like that, it makes Li blush, and it makes him think…speaking of which, 3…2…1

"OK! I'll try and get Tomoyo forgiven as you care about her sooo much."

Oh come off it! He's trying to make it look like he's doing it for me! Hah!

"And of course, this has nothing to do with Sakura?"

Li shot him a death glare, didn't kill Eriol, but if looks could kill, he would be dead.

A:N/ I'm sorry about the shortness of this chapter, it's just that if I continue it will go even worse than it already is lol and I wanted to update asap.

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