Dinner and a Song

Chapter 13: Nightmares and Sickness

(Last time)

"Eriol, your sick." Syaoran said looking to his red nose. "I am not, I'm just fine." Eriol protested. "C'mon Eriol let take you home." Sakura said.

"I'm fine, I'm--" Eriol stopped and feeling extremely dizzy and light headed. Eriol's eyes rolled up and closed and he fell to the floor. Syaoran tried to catch him but he just barely. "Sakura go start the car we have to get him back to his apartment." Syaoran said and Sakura rushed to car outside. "Someone get me an pick pack or something, his really burning up." Syaoran shouted an order.

Syaoran and Sakura rushed Eriol back to the apartment. His fever was steady and making him cold because he was shivering and sweating. Sakura sighed. "How could he possibly get sick?" She asked. "Maybe it's a flu or a virus." Syaoran suggested pulling the covers over the shivering Eriol. Eriol groaned and opened his eyes, he was still wearing his glasses. "Why aren't I at the restaurant?" Eriol asked with effort from his sore throat. "You fainted, bro." Syaoran said. Eriol cough and frowned feeling the sharp pain in his throat. "I don't feel so good." Eriol said getting up and running to the bathroom throwing up.

"Stomach virus?" Sakura asked looking to Syaoran as Eriol threw up again. "Stomach virus." Syaoran agreed. Eriol finally came out the bathroom walking slowly holding onto anything he could to keep himself for falling. "Eriol you have to lay down, we'll get you something to make you feel better." Sakura said walking over taking his arm. Eriol sighed and went limp making Sakura almost fall under his weight but Syaoran came and grabbed Eriol. "Eriol?" He said and Eriol fainted again. "I'm not sure it's a stomach virus, honey." Syaoran said pulled get on the bed after off his shirt since he was still sweating.

"I'll call Tomoyo, she should know. I suck when it some to the whole throwing up thing I'm only good with snotty noses he looked like he has the whole nine yards." Sakura said finding Tomoyo number programmed in Eriol's phone.

Tomoyo was at her apartment looking at a movie Eriol let her borrow, it was a comedy and she was laughing at all the jokes. The phone rang and she paused the movie seeing it was Eriol's number on the Caller ID. "Eriol?" She said. "No, it's Sakura. Eriol's really sick and we don't know what to do." Sakura said quickly. Tomoyo stood up and turned off her movie. "I'll be over in five minutes." Tomoyo said. "Thanks." Sakura sighed and they both hung up.

Tomoyo quickly called her jobs saying that there was an emergency she had to take care off and she was taking a few days off and they let her. Tomoyo got her things and rushed out her apartment and ran the three blocks to get to Eriol's apartment. Tomoyo rushed in the building feeling grateful that it was cool but not grateful that the elevator door just shut.

"Damn, now I have to climb all those stairs." She sighed and ran to the stair well. Tomoyo is a very fast runner but even the fastest runner couldn't help but feel tried after climbing the stairs. After climbing all the stairs finally getting to Eriol's floor she knocked on the door panting. Sakura opened looking to her surprised. "You climb all those stairs?" She said letting Tomoyo in. Tomoyo nodded not having the breath to speak.

Syaoran shut Eriol's bed room door and sighed. "He's still throwing up." He said. "Well, what does it look like?" Tomoyo asked finally catching her breath. "Are you crazy, I am not looking at someone's puke but it smells terrible." He said. Tomoyo nodded. "Well, he must have something in his medicine cabinet to help him." Tomoyo went to the bathroom seeing the door was closed. Tomoyo knocked on the door hearing the toilet flushing. "Eriol?" She asked. Eriol groaned on the other side of the door. "It's me, Tomoyo." She said. Eriol laid on the cool tiled bathroom floor. He really didn't want his girlfriend seeing him sick. "I'm coming in okay?" She said and slowly opened the door seeing Eriol in a ball on the floor.

Tomoyo sighed ignoring the small lingering smelling of throw-up. Tomoyo walked over and touched Eriol forehead that was burning hot under her hand. Eriol felt slightly better seeing Tomoyo but then an overwhelming feeling to sleep took over and he closed his eyes falling asleep. Tomoyo sighed as Sakura and Syaoran stood in the door way.

"So what is it?" Sakura asked. "A small virus, nasty one too. You know how you have nightmares while your sick?" Tomoyo said standing up and opening Eriol's medicine cabinet getting a fever reducer. Syaoran and Sakura nodded. "Well, this is vice versa, nightmare before sickness." Tomoyo explained. "And how to you get it?" Syaoran asked. "It just happens, I guess. I've never been a nurse ya know." Tomoyo smiled. Sakura sighed. "He'll be on his feet and a few hours, once he done throwing up." She grimaced. Syaoran walked over and heaved Eriol to his feet supporting Eriol's arm around his shoulder. "I've never seen him like this before, his usually the calm and collected one." He sighed as he walked to the room.

Sakura smiled and hugged Tomoyo. "Thank you so much for coming over, I would have killed him. I'm not to good with taking care of fevers, I would have put him in a cold bath." She laughed. "That's not a bad idea if the fever was even worst then it is." Tomoyo nodded as they walked out the bathroom and to the kitchen. "You and Syaoran can go, I know how busy you two are. I'll take care of Eriol." Tomoyo said. Sakura nodded.

"Are you sure?" She asked a little concerned. "Don't worry I'll call you when his awake." She said. Sakura smiled and hugged her agan. "You really are sweet." She sighed as Syaoran came out the room. "Mind you, Eriol's never in the best mood when his sick he can be a little stubborn so when he wakes up give him his Twilight Zone DVD's, he loves watching that show when his sick." Syaoran explained. Tomoyo nodded. Sakura and Syaoran slowly made their way to the door as they explained where the pots were, which was obvious, and if she wanted to call them their number was in Eriol's address book by the phone.

Tomoyo was all to her lonesome in a huge lofty apartment. Tomoyo got a tray and put a few pills on there and walked to Eriol's room. She really didn't want to wake him up because he looked deathly pale and his hair was wet with his on sweat. His expression seemed pained and concerned as he slept. Tomoyo walked over to his side of the bed and put the tray on his night stand. "Eriol?" Tomoyo whispered. Eriol moaned, his eyeballs were moving from under his eye lids before he slowly opened his eyes to a blurring world.

His glasses were sitting on a pillow next to him. "I have something to help your fever." Tomoyo said softly putting the pills in his hand. Eriol, with effort, sat up and put the pills in his mouth taking the glass on water and gulping it down. He was very thirsty. Eriol flopped back down and fell back to sleep in minutes. Tomoyo stood up and smoothed Eriol's hair, smiled then left the room.

After about two hours Tomoyo heard Eriol turn on his bedroom television watching The Twilight Zone. Tomoyo listened through the door and Eriol cleared his throated and shuffled around the room. She didn't want to come in risking to getting into the bad mood Syaoran warned her about. Tomoyo knocked on the door every now and then and gave Eriol some water or food and medicine, after Tomoyo left the door he quickly grab what Tomoyo left him and slammed the door every time. Tomoyo just sat on his couch watching her daily soap opera's.

Tomoyo sighed falling slowly asleep on the couch, since her show was getting boring.

Eriol finished his DVD and stretched, he felt a little better he wasn't puking so he brushed his teeth but he was still pale and at least and throat didn't hurt anymore. He turned to his digital clock, it was six PM. Eriol groaned and got out of his bed wearing his short black PJ pants and his black wife beater which made him look even paler. Eriol got out of his bed and opened the door seeing the TV was on and muted. Eriol walked over to the couch feeling his feet padding against the warm floor. Tomoyo sighed and turned her head making her long black hair fall over the arm of the couch. Eriol went over and looked to Tomoyo with smile smoothing her bangs from her face.

"Eriol?" Tomoyo said sleepily opening her eyes and looking to him as he continued smoothing her soft hair. "Hey." He said with a smile. "Oh, thank goodness your doing better." She smiled sitting up. "Beside the fact that you look like death." She teased. Eriol chuckled. "Well, my throat doesn't feel like I swallowed sand." He said walking to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator and getting some orange juice. Tomoyo yawned and flipped her hair. "You really didn't have to." Eriol said softly.

Tomoyo scoffed. "It's nothing contagious, just stress. You had a nightmare I suppose?" Tomoyo said getting up and walking over to Eriol. Eriol slowly put down his glass and turned away feeling sick at the thought of thinking what Tomoyo had done to herself in his nightmare. Tomoyo saw the worried and pained expression on his face. "Oh baby you wanna talk about it?" Tomoyo said wrapping her arms around Eriol waist. "No, it's not important. Just stress." He said and thought what Tomoyo said first.

Tomoyo sighed and hugged him. "Thank you." He smiled. Tomoyo looked up to Eriol confused as he wrapped his arms around her. "What?" Tomoyo said puzzled. "Baby?" He smiled. Tomoyo blushed. "Pet-names huh? That's a big step." He teased. Tomoyo sighed and pushed away from him. "And just for that I'm not going to give you pet-name." Tomoyo said and folded her arms. Eriol laughed. "Oh really?" Eriol said stepping to Tomoyo. Tomoyo backed away smiling. "Yes," She said proudly.

Tomoyo walked over to Eriol's phone and paged Syaoran and Sakura on their cells. "C'mon, I'll give you one." He smiled. Tomoyo rolled her eyes and backed away from Eriol but he took her wrist. "Don't make me slap you Hiiragizawa." Tomoyo laughed as Eriol took her hand and pulled her closer to him. "I know you won't." Eriol grinned snaking his arms around Tomoyo's waist. Tomoyo gave a light gasp as Eriol cheek touched hers. "How about Sweetheart?" He whispered. Tomoyo slowly closed her eyes listening to Eriol smooth voice. "Sugar lips?" He said making Tomoyo laugh. "Beautiful?"

"Lovely?" He said making Tomoyo feel weaker and weaker and she slightly swayed to an imaginary song. Tomoyo giggled. "You know if I didn't know any better I'd say you were flirting with me." Tomoyo teased. Eriol chuckled and looked into her purple eyes. "Maybe I am." He said leaning in for a kiss and before their lips touched Syaoran and Sakura came bursting through the door. Eriol groaned and Tomoyo smiled. "Whoa!" Syaoran said stopping along with Sakura. "OOPS, we didn't mean to interrupt." Sakura smiled as Tomoyo backed away from Eriol who seemed slightly pissed at Syaoran and Sakura bursting in while he was with her. "Eriol, you seriously need a tan." Sakura laughed. Eriol growled and walked back to his orange juice that was sitting on the kitchen counter.

"Eriol, I'll be right back I have to get something from the store for you, your running low on medicine." Tomoyo said and Eriol just nodded finishing his juice. Tomoyo left the apartment and Syaoran and Sakura looked to Eriol who went to his bedroom and flopped on the bed. "This is serious." Syaoran said. "Why is that so surprising?" Eriol asked.

"I don't know." He said back. "I told her about the manor." Eriol confessed. Sakura gasped. "You did not." Syaoran whined. "Yes, I did and she didn't think anything of it. She was just worried that I might get rid of something that my mum and dad gave me, she said I could use it for something but what?" Eriol said.

"Eriol, you told her that you were super rich." Sakura said. "So, she didn't care." Eriol smiled. "You have to tell her how you feel man." Syaoran said. "No. Not yet, she'll probably think I'm desperate." Eriol said again. Sakura nodded. "I suppose, but just be nice." She said. "I love her, I really do." Eriol sat up looking to his friends. "Mmm, this reminds me of the whole 'Tomkat' thing and Tom Cruise was acting totally crazy screaming how much he loved Katy Homes." Syaoran laughed.

Eriol stood up on his bed and jumped on it. "I LOVE TOMOYO!" He shouted making Sakura and Syaoran laughed and he flopped back down laughing. "I feel so great, even with my head spinning." He said closing his eyes. "Then we better leave so you two can be along." Syaoran teased. Eriol shot Syaoran an evil glare. "Try to get better." Sakura said kissing Eriol on the cheek and ruffling his hair. Eriol smiled and nodded to his best friends as they headed out.

"What else do you think he told her?" Syaoran whispered. Sakura shrugged. Ten minutes later Tomoyo came back with some medicine. "Sakura, Syaoran I'm back." Tomoyo called but everything was silent. "Mmm, they must have left." She said going to the bathroom and putting some medicine in the cabinet. Tomoyo then went to Eriol's bedroom seeing him sitting on the bed looking at a book. "Hey." Tomoyo said softly walking over to him and sitting down at he stared to the first page.

"What are you looking at?" Tomoyo said looking down to the picture of the English man and a Japanese woman in wedding entire. "My Mum and Dad." Eriol said looking to Tomoyo as she studied the features of his parents comparing them with Eriol. "You look so much like your Farther." Tomoyo said looking to Eriol and back to the picture. "Except your smile, that's your Mother." She said. "Eriol turned the page to his Mother holding a new born baby Eriol in her arms. "This was also given to me along with the manor, I was glad I have some pictures to remember them by. Tomoyo smiled as he turned the pages to him when he was little sitting at a piano.

"You play the piano? yes that right you told me that." Tomoyo smiled remembering. Eriol nodded. "It was one of the many things I wanted to learn at the orphanage." He said turning the page to when he was a preteen wearing a soccer outfit along with some other boys. "Aww, you look so cute in that." Tomoyo smiled. "I played sports up until I was about fourteen and then I went back to studying cooking and baking." Eriol said and changed the page to Eriol in a punk rocker shirt with jeans and converse sneakers smiling. "This was when I finished high school, I was pretty much on my own then." He said and closed the white book.

"I'd like to hear you play one day." Tomoyo smiled. "Maybe you will." He said getting up and walking to the big book shelf by the window and putting the book back where it belonged. "I'm sorry I got sick and made you worry." He said looking to Tomoyo who smiled to him. "No need, that's what girlfriends do worry among other things." She said as Eriol walked back over to her taking her hand. Eriol laid down and studied her hand as she looked to him. "I like your hands." Eriol said and kissed it. Tomoyo blushed and smiled. "And I like yours." She smiled. "What do you want to do tomorrow?" Eriol asked looking to her. "Huh? Eriol, you can't go anywhere your sick." Tomoyo said. Eriol chuckled. "It's out two month anniversary." He smiled. Tomoyo gasped almost forgetting it had been two month since she was with him, it only seemed like one month. Man time flew by.

"You remembered." Tomoyo said and Eriol frowned. "And you forgot." He said and sat up supporting himself on his elbows. "So what do you want from me?" She asked. Eriol smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind Tomoyo ear and smiled caressing her cheek. "Just you." He said. Tomoyo rolled her eyes and smiled. "Seriously Eriol, what do you want?" She said. "I'm perfectly serious." He said. "Well, I'm going to head back home, okay." Tomoyo smiled standing up still holding Eriol's hand. "You'll call me if you need some help okay." She said. Eriol nodded and stood. "I meant what I said Tomoyo, and I have a surprise tomorrow." He smiled. Tomoyo smiled back.

"Well, fine, but next time a special occasion comes up remind me in advance so I can surprise you." She said. Eriol nodded and kissed Tomoyo gently. Tomoyo broke away and smiled. "I mean it." She said. "Okay, okay." Eriol laughed and Tomoyo left his room and headed out the door. Eriol got in his bed and took off his glasses and looked to his hand and smiled. Tomoyo's sweet scent was still in the room relaxing him, he couldn't help but think he was the luckiest man on earth having Tomoyo with him.

Tomoyo finally got home and sighed seeing on one had called her. Tomoyo then picked up her phone and called her Mother. "Honey, I wasn't expecting you to call this late." Sonomi yawned. "Sorry, I just wanted to talk." Tomoyo said feeling happy hearing her mom's voice. "How are things with Eriol?" She asked in a teasing tone. "Great, except I almost forgot our two month anniversary." Tomoyo sighed. "Two months already, wow." Her mother said genuinely amazed. "Yeah, that's what I thought." She said.

"He said he has a surprise for me, I wish I had something for him, he told me all he wanted was me. Mom do you think his okay?" Tomoyo said. "Honey you like him right?" She asked.

"Yes,"

"So why would you ask me? as long as his treating my baby right I'm fine with it."

"If I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone at home?"

"Of course, honey."

"Eriol's ancestors were lords and dukes, he has a stone 1800 manor in the United Kingdom, and his doesn't care. I don't think he appreciates what he has Mom, and I think I'm falling in love with him."

Sonomi was silent. Tomoyo almost thought her called was dropped. "Mom?"

"Y-you sure know how to pick them." Her mother swallowed.

"But I don't care about his money, I'm falling in love Mom, he makes me feel so whole and happy. What am I supposed to do? what if I get hurt again?"

"Tomoyo, he seems to really like you I doubt he would hurt you, your worrying too much."

"But how can I tell him how I really feel?"

"Just take you time honey, just say how you feel when you think it's the right time."

"Okay Mom, I'll let you get some rest, tell everyone at home I said hi."

"Okay, honey and remember when the time is right."

"Okay Mom, good night."

"Good night honey."

Tomoyo hung up and looked to her phone and sat it down. 'I do love Eriol but I have to be sure, when the time is right.' She thought and then got ready for bed.

I'm soooo sorry everyone for taking so long to update this chapter. I told you my computer was asking werid and now since I have a new one I hope this chapter the next ones will be enough for you all but I hope you still want to read the story. I'll update in a few weeks but I'm sorry once more for taking so long to update. I hope I'm forgiven.

Peace.

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