Dinner and a Song

Chapter 4: Realization in a dream

It was about one thirty when Eriol finally got to his apartment and went to sleep but as he slept he couldn't help but dream. Sweet dreams:

ERIOL'S DREAM

It was on the beach with his favorite black trunks on and listening to soft music playing in the back round. Eriol sighed feeling the heat of the sun on his bare tone chest. "You sigh too much." A voice said beside him. Eriol turned and saw Tomoyo standing up in a truly hot black bikini with her hair wet and shiny in the sun. "What are you doing here?" Eriol said baffled sitting up. Tomoyo smiled and sat on Eriol's lap. "What you forgot all about me already?" She pouted cutely. "N-no, I just-" Tomoyo stopped Eriol with a sweet peck on the lips. "You're so cute when you can't think of anything to say." She smiled then laughed laying Eriol back down.

Eriol blushed at Tomoyo's light weight on him and held his breath as she made a small circle on his chest. "You know, your acting weird, something you wanna talk about?" She asked. Eriol shook his head. "I feel like I'm dreaming." He said. Tomoyo smiled to his and flipped her hair on her shoulder. "Well, does this feel like a dream." Tomoyo said leaning toward Eriol and kissing him once more.

END OF ERIOL'S DREAM

Syaoran and Sakura were in Eriol's apartment watching him laugh and mutter words they didn't understand. "Eriol?" Syaoran said and shook him. Eriol laughed and moaned turning over and smiling. "ERIOL!" Syaoran shouted in Eriol's ear making his scream from his interrupted dream. Eriol put his hand over his ringing ear and looked to Syaoran and Sakura who was sitting on his bed looking at him. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" Eriol shouted. "BECAUSE YOU WERE ACTING WEIRD!" Syaoran yelled backed. "Boys, please with the shouting, seriously." Sakura said looking to them both.

Eriol groaned and flopped back on his bed and put his pillow over his face. "What were you dreaming about, you were moaning and laughing?" Sakura teased. Eriol sat up agin and put the pillow that he covered his face with on his lap. "It's none of your business." He said reaching for his glasses and putting them on. "Oh, what is about a woman?" Syaoran laughed. "Piss off, Syaoran." Eriol spat. "Well, that singer, Miss Tomoyo Daidoji, is going to be getting a big pay roll soon. I heard some people come up to me and ask if she would be interested in singing in other places, I even heard a record dealing being offered." Sakura gossiped. "Really?" Eriol said getting up.

Syaoran nodded. "Looks like she really was the bell of the ball." He said. "I thought she was wonderful myself." Eriol admitted. Sakura sighed. "That song was beautiful, you are the lovers' rock." She sang. Syaoran nodded. "But that food last night, I don't even know what I ate it was so good." Syaoran said putting his hand over his stomach. "Yeah, I had to tell him to slow down so people didn't think he didn't eat." Sakura said. Syaoran rolled his eyes Eriol went in the bathroom and started brushing his teeth. "So you got more jobs for her lined up." Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded as he came in the room.

"That's fantastic. I'd love to meet her." Sakura said. Eriol scoffed and went back into the bathroom and rinsed his mouth and came back out. "Meet her, huh? She's as poor as a church mouse and the nicest person you'll ever meet, she just too sweet." He said. "Man, you like that's a bad thing." Syaoran said. "Yeah, I'm sweet." Sakura said. "But a city sweet almost bitter, she sends money to her mother and she was even two hours late last night talking with her." Eriol said in a matter-a-fact way. "She's so sweet she could be named after a hard candy." He continued.

"Eriol, please your being stupid, no one is so sweet that there partially sugar coated, She's just a nice person, simply as that." Sakura said. Eriol took off his shirt and started his shower. Syaoran and Sakura left the room and went to the living space and sat down. "He must like this girl if he can't stop being so detailed about her." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded taking the pillow next to her and hugging it in concern. "Unusually fast for him to like someone, mostly all the performers he hires in the past were his girlfriends for two weeks." She continued. Syaoran nodded. "Well, good for him, I'm starving." Syaoran said getting up and going to the kitchen snooping in Eriol's refrigerator. "Syaoran we had breakfast." Sakura complained. "So, I'm a guy, I can't live off fruit salads like you women can." He said. Sakura rolled her eyes and picked up a cook book that was on the coffee table.

Eriol came out his room dressed in a black shirt with red letter saying 'kiss the chief', Sakura gave it to him as a birthday present from America. "Well, I going out to spend my day-off." Eriol said putting on his plain black baseball cap. "And where are you going?" Sakura asked standing up and walking over to Eriol who walked past her and went to the hall. "A walk about, is that a crime?" He smiled and slipped on his converse and left the apartment. Miyaki smiled to Eriol and he nodded. Eriol sighed as they finally got to the ground floor and he began walking down the street toward Tomoyo's place.

'RRRIIINNNNGG!' Screeched Tomoyo's alarm clock. It was Saturday and it was morning off, she had a late shift at the fast food restaurant she worked at, the people there weren't the nicest but the money was okay. Tomoyo sat up and yawned and got out the bed and took her shower. The hot water was refreshing to her in the morning. When Tomoyo finished her shower, she dried off and got into her purple rode and started her morning tea. 'DING DONG' went the door bell. Tomoyo jumped startled, she didn't remember expecting anyone, she hoped it wasn't the landlord asking for rent because she already paid it. Tomoyo walked over to the door and opened it in a crack. "Oh, Eriol!" Tomoyo said surprised and shut the door in his face. Tomoyo looked around at her place, it was a little messing with clothes everywhere, she didn't want her boss seeing how she lived then firing her.

Tomoyo ran around and put the clothes under her pillow in her small room and then put the dirty dishes in the sink. 'DING DONG', the door bell rang again. Tomoyo pulled her rode around her tighter and opened the door. "Well, I'm not use to having a door slammed in my face." Eriol said. Tomoyo tucked her dry hair behind her ears blushing. "Sorry about that, I just wasn't expecting anyone this early." She said. Eriol looked to her rode."I can tell." He said. "Oh, please come in." She said. "Um, sure." Eriol said walking into the room. Tomoyo sighed and shut the door. Eriol was a little surprised at how small her apartment was it was like being in a box, now Eriol understood why she was acting the way she was when she came over his place. "Give me just a minute. I have to get dressed." Tomoyo said rushing out of view to her room. Tomoyo looked to her small dresser and took her hair and put it in a low pony tail and then she scrambled putting on her jeans and a yellow shirt. Tomoyo sighed and walked out of her room calmly. The tea pot began whistling.

Eriol turned to Tomoyo and smiled as she walked over to the stove and turned off the water. "Sorry about that." She said. Eriol shook his head and looked to a photo that was on the counter. "Is this your mother?' Eriol asked looking to the photo with a smiling woman in a kimono holding a cup of tea. "Yeah." Tomoyo smiled. "Would you like some tea?"

Eriol nodded and Tomoyo reached up in the cup cabinet and took another black mug out and set it down making the tea. Eriol turned his gaze away from Tomoyo and looked around the place, to the small couch and the mini coffee table in front and then the small T.v., he looked over to the window it was small with white curtains and a small flower pot with a small flower basking in the sun. Eriol turned back to Tomoyo who was holding her cup of tea and just watching Eriol looking around her small home away from home.

"Yes, its small isn't it." She smiled. Eriol looked to Tomoyo and took the warm cup from her hand. "It's doing you just fine." He said. Tomoyo laughed. "You don't have to be so modest, Eriol." Tomoyo said with a smirk as she walked around the other side of the counter and sitting down in a chair next to Eriol. Eriol drank the sweet tea. Eriol sighed. Tomoyo and Eriol were silent for a moment as they drank their tea. Tomoyo sighed and finally got up and walked over to the couch and sat down curling her legs under her and smiled," So what are you actually doing here?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "A funny thing really, ha, I'm not sure." He said truthfully.

"Really?" Tomoyo asked confused. Eriol nodded. "I guess I just felt like talking." He said. Tomoyo raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Well, since you're here, what did you want to talk about? I'm all ears." She said putting down her cup on the coffee table and looked to Eriol seriously. Eriol sighed and set the cup behind him on the counter top and then walked over to Tomoyo and sat with her on the couch. "I'm not sure." He said questioning himself. "Is it a girlfriend?" She asked. Eriol scoffed. "The last girlfriend I had she was a complete waste of time . . . and money." He said folding his arms. Tomoyo giggled making Eriol blush. "That's really not funny." He said looking to Tomoyo seriously. "You're actually a nice boss, not like my other bosses." She said. Eriol rolled his eyes. "And you, I mean, have a boyfriend or had one?" Eriol asked feeling his tongue burning with the question. Tomoyo looked down and brought her knees to her chest and sighed.

Eriol leaned forward looking to Tomoyo with a concerned looked on his face. "Y-you don't have to answer." He said nervously. Tomoyo looked to Eriol softly making his heart melt. "No, it's okay. I had one actually," Tomoyo paused. "This is stupid, but I always cry from no reason." She said whipping her tears with her fingers. Eriol reached in his pocket and handed Tomoyo a blue handkerchief. Tomoyo looked puzzled and took it and whipped her eyes. "You're really old fashion." She said. Eriol smiled softly. "I'm British not a cave man." He said. Tomoyo smiled. "His name was Shin, I met him back home, he worked at a small book store with his parents, we were in love," Tomoyo paused agin to wipe her eyes for the hot tear coming out that were flushing her face.

"We were together for the longest time, I gave him everything, my heart and soul if you can do that. And then one day his popped the question," Tomoyo sighed. "That's good isn't it? Why don't you have a ring on your finger now?" He asked. "He asked someone else too, her name was Kakyoji, she was singing mate in the church choir." She said.

"Damn." Eriol said. "I couldn't believe he did that to me, I loved him so much I would have died for him, that was about a year ago, I haven't been with anyone since especially since I moved to the city to follow my dream, I'm just concentrating on my goal and my Mother." She said.

"It must have been hard for you." Eriol said. Tomoyo nodded. "And what about you? I'm pouring my dirty laundry to you." She said. "Well, believe it or not I haven't really been in love." Eriol said. Tomoyo looked to him shocked. "You're kidding." She said. Eriol shook his head. "Sure, I'm liked some of the women I was with but then I got bored, it's almost like colors of a dining room, you like white but then it's too plain and then you change it and change it, it's never happened, but I really don't care at this point my life is basically complete I don't think I need some women to tie me down." He said.

"How can you not want someone to love, it's like not breathing." Tomoyo said surprised. "Because, I'll eventually get bored." He said with a sigh. "I'm quite sure you wouldn't?" She said. Eriol scoffed. "Believe me I'll get bored, it just sometimes there so boring and shallow, always thinking we think they're fat or all we want is sex, it's boring." He said. Tomoyo laughed. "I'd hate to run into your ex's." She said. Eriol laughed. "I'm very sure you would."

Tomoyo looked at the clock and smiled then stood up. "Let's go somewhere." She said. "Huh?" Eriol said looking to her. "Yeah, I'm having fun talking with you, lets go to the beach or something." She said taking his hand pulling him up. Eriol hand burned at Tomoyo's touch as she pulled him to the door. Tomoyo slipped on her sandal and Eriol put on his shoes and they went out the apartment complex and went across the street to the beach. "This is another reason I chose this building to live in. It was cheaper; number one, and it's just across the beach." She smiled taking off her sandals and sitting down. Eriol took off his shoes and sat with her.

Eriol inhaled the sweet beachy air and sighed. Tomoyo stood and took off her shirt and accidently dropped the shirt on Eriol's head. Eriol took the shirt of his head and looked to Tomoyo. "Oh my God, are you mad?" Eriol said standing up holding Tomoyo Shirt. "No, I'm in my bathing suit, calm down." She said taking over her jeans with her back turned to Eriol. Eriol blushed and turned away. "You know there are little kids around." He said. Tomoyo laughed and turned around and took her hair out of her pony tail and shook her hair. Eriol's mouth fell open seeing her wearing the same really hot black Bikini, he dreamed. Tomoyo smiled. "What?" She asked. Eriol's body caught fire looking to Tomoyo's flat stomach and her slender curves that were driving him wild. "N-n-nothing." He stammered looking to her. "C'mon let go for a swim." She grinned and ran to the water and dived under. Eriol took off his shirt and ran to the water and dived. Tomoyo smoothed her hair back and smiled. "Doesn't this feel great?" She smiled. "I just soak twenty-five hundred yen pants, but I don't care."

Tomoyo smiled sweetly and slowly went under. Eriol looked around not feeling her moving under him. Eriol took a breath and looked seeing Tomoyo letting herself sink down to the sand bar. Eriol swan down slowly and Tomoyo's feet touched the sand below. She smiled and closed her eyes. Eriol quickly swam back up and took a breath. "Tomoyo." He said and went back under Eriol looked seeing Tomoyo slowly floating back up with her eyes closed and her body unmoving. Eriol swam over and pushed her up to the surface. Eriol supported Tomoyo up with her face out of the water. Tomoyo coughed with water spilling out. "Tomoyo?" Eriol said. Tomoyo put her hand on Eriol's shoulder and he let her go supporting her. Tomoyo's hand touched Eriol's chest and she coughed. Eriol blushed.

"Are you all right?" He asked. Tomoyo looked up to Eriol and smiled. "Yeah, I was trying to swim back up but I couldn't hold my breath long enough." She said. Eriol hands were under the water around her waist. "You really shouldn't be so carefree all the time." He sighed. Tomoyo scoffed. "You worry too much." She said pushing away from him. Eriol felt disappointed that Tomoyo moved away from him but his heart wouldn't stop beating. "C'mon I'll race ya." She smiled and dived under and began swimming with Eriol behind her.

Eriol easily caught up to Tomoyo and took her hand. Tomoyo smiled and slipped away from him swimming to the top. Eriol followed and took a breath panting. "You're slippery for a swimmer." He teased. Tomoyo laughed. "Well, you lost anyway." She smiled pushing Eriol. Eriol couldn't understand why he wanted to be so close to Tomoyo, something was pushing inside of him to reach out and touch her and take her in his arms and smell her sweet smell.

Tomoyo smiled and looked to the blue the sky. It was high afternoon. "C'mon let's get an ice cream." She said and swam toward the shore. Once Eriol and Tomoyo got back on the shore they walked to the small ice cream stand. Tomoyo was getting cat calls to the guys going past her. Tomoyo smiled and ignored them. Eriol was offended that they were looking at her like that. He just wanted to punch them.

Tomoyo smiled to the young man working at the small stand. He dropped the ice cream cone that the little kid was reaching for. "Oh, sorry. "He said handing the kid a new cone. "Jerk." The kid said and stuck his tongue out and walked away. Tomoyo smiled to the young man. "We'll have a vanilla and chocolate swirl cone." She said. The guy nodded but didn't move looking to Tomoyo with his mouth open. Eriol was holding they're clothes and then he walked over to the counter and slammed his fist down. "NOW!" He shouted making the boy jump and got started. "Sorry." He said. Eriol growled. "Your really being mean, you know that." Tomoyo said. "The kid is partially drooling at you and your just smiling there in the bathing suit." He said.

"Well, if men find me attractive, I'll take it as a compliment." She said. Eriol rolled his eyes and leaned on the counter. Tomoyo looked to Eriol's tone chest and blushed. "You can't possibly eat the food you make, your in great shape." Tomoyo said. "It's called working out, if you work out you can eat whatever you want." He said. The young man handed Tomoyo the cones. "I put sprinkles on yours." He smiled. Tomoyo smiled back. "Thank you." She said and was about to hand him the money. "Oh no, not at all, it's on me." He smiled. Tomoyo smiled even more. "You're so sweet." Tomoyo leaned forward and kissed the young boy on the cheek and his face turned completely red.

Tomoyo handed Eriol his cone and he frowned feeling usually jealous. "See wasn't that nice." She smiled licking her cone. Eriol scoffed. "He just thought you looked hot." He said and licked his ice cream. "Here have a sprinkle." Tomoyo said taking some Ice cream with sprinkles off her cone and with her finger putting her finger in his mouth. Eriol blushed as she pulled her finger away. Tomoyo smiled. "You're just jealous." She smiled. Eriol laughed. "Whatever." He lied blushing even more.

Tomoyo rolled her eyes as a group of guys called Tomoyo. Eriol stopped and turned around. "YOU PRICKS SAY ANOTHER WORD AND I'LL BURY YOU IN THE GROUND!" He shouted not being able to hold it in anymore. The guys looked away and ran. Tomoyo frowned. "You really are something for a boss." She said licking her ice cream. Eriol sighed and continued walking. "Would it make you feel better if I put my pants on?" She said. Eriol handed Tomoyo her jeans and she handed him her ice cream as she slipped into her jeans and then took her ice cream back. "Happy?" She asked. "In a matter of speaking." He muttered. Tomoyo shrugged. "So what do you wanna do next?" She asked biting the cone.

"I don't know." Eriol said. Tomoyo thought for a moment and then walked over to an empty bench and sat down finishing her Ice cream. Eriol sat with her and finished his first then put back on his shirt and cap. "I can't wait until December." Tomoyo said randomly. "Why?" Eriol asked tilting his head back and looked to the shady tree and the birds flying to and from branches. "I'm going back home." She said. Eriol looked to Tomoyo confused. "For good?" He asked. Tomoyo shook her head. "I don't think so, but I want to be there for the winter festival and ice skating and my Mother Christmas party." She smiled. "You must really miss her." He said wanting to know how she felt but didn't because he never knew his mother. "Yeah, she's everything I've got beside my other friends. It's always been just us together, shopping and painting and being silly." She said softly.

Eriol and Tomoyo were silent for a moment, mainly because Eriol was looking for something to say. "When I was a kid," He began making Tomoyo looked up into dark midnight blue eyes. "I always pictured my parents as the loving couple holding my hands as they walked and talked about vacations to Paris in the summer and getting a puppy for me for my birthday, and as I got older I began to drown myself in misery of thinking that they didn't love me or want me for that matter, but now that I think about it, I don't even know who they were or what they were like, but had I not seen that baker I saw I would never be here." He said. Tomoyo smiled. "But you still wish you met them, or at least knew them?" Tomoyo said. Eriol looked away from Tomoyo and nodded.

"I just hope someday they'll be more proud of what I became." He said. Tomoyo smiled and took Eriol's hand. "Thanks for saying that." She said. Eriol gripped Tomoyo's soft small hand. Tomoyo looked to her watch. "Oh." She said and stood looking to her watch. "What?" Eriol said looking up to her still holding her hand. "I have to go. I have to start work soon." She said. Eriol stood still with her hand still in his hand. Eriol nodded. "Thanks for the talk." She teased. Eriol chuckled. "Anytime, except in the morning." He said. Tomoyo smiled and pulled Eriol into a tight hug. Eriol could feel Tomoyo steady heartbeat and smell her sweet lavender-vanilla hair. Tomoyo pulled away. "I'll see you soon." She said and took her shirt from him and ran off waving. Eriol waved back as he watched her once more run away. Eriol put his hand to his chest and thought about calling the doctors about his heart and why it was beating so fast.

Eriol turned away and then looked back seeing Tomoyo fading away in the crowd. "Hmm." He said and looked to his hand that felt suddenly raw and naked without hers. Eriol couldn't understand why he was feeling or thinking like this. Eriol walked home and lay on his bed for the rest of the day unconsciously thinking of Tomoyo.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed and I'm really sorry it took me so long to update. I'm just getting over the worst stomach flu, I know this one is short but hopefully it'll tide you over until chapter five. Thanks for waiting and sorry I got sick. I'll update ASAP.

Peace.

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