Chapter 6.4: Hope's Happiness
Yatsi-chan: The third orb didn't appear last chapter. It will appear today!
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Sunrise…
A new day…
Hope…
Ouch…
Headache!
Eriol's eyes opened to reveal his brilliant blue irises. He would have been smiling now because of the fair weather but his aching head wouldn't cooperate. He felt as if he drank twenty bottles of beers… and now experiencing a massive hangover.
If it was that simple, things would have been better. He liked the idea of a hangover better than the idea of having another collapse because of who-knows-what.
He stood up, winced slightly due to the pain and went to the bathroom to recompose himself. He wouldn't like Hope to see him in this miserable state again!
After changing his clothes, he immediately went to the dining room where, he knew, Hope and Nakuru were staying.
"Good Morning!" Nakuru chirped happily as she put down the plate of bacon down.
Wait…
Only Nakuru?
Where's Hope?
Seeing the question in his eyes, the guardian readily answered. "She said that she'll arrive later than usual; at afternoon, maybe. She wanted you to rest for the whole morning. So… you have to stay, okay? We'll treat you like a prince!"
Her eyes lit up in excitement at the prospect of giving him all the food he wants; her 'own interpretation' of treating him like a prince.
"Ummm… Nakuru," he started nervously. "I can handle myself. You don't need to give me food all day." He sat in front of her. "But I think I can use the rest… I'll sleep after eating breakfast"
His two guardians smiled bitter sweetly. 'You can do it, Eriol-sama! We'll be here to cheer you on.'
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"Good afternoon, Hiiragizawa-kun! How are you?"
Hope came barging in his room with a childish grin and an overly enthusiastic greeting.
"Well, aren't you happy today?" he remarked with a small laugh then added, "I'm fine as you are" He turned thoughtful as he muttered, "But I swear that Nakuru is starting to rub on you too much. A mysterious Hope with a Nakuru attitude is… nightmarish."
She laughed cutely, walked to him and took his hand to drag him. "I have a surprise for you! Your casual outfit is just perfect for today's rendezvous" She took a blue blindfold and placed it on him. "I chose a blue blindfold so that you would still look cute… you should be thankful" She laughed some more.
He chuckled too. "Why thank you Hope. That's really thoughtful of you."
He continued walking in the dark with Hope holding his hand and leading him.
After a few minutes, he felt Hope stop. "We'll ride a car today for a change! Okay… just step there… okay… almost there… Yay! Driver, go through the shortest route, okay?"
Tomoyo's bodyguard nodded and waited for their princess to get in before starting the car.
"Honestly, Hope, where are we going?" he asked curiously.
"It's a secret! You'll be surprised by this! I'm sure!" She excitedly answered.
After a few minutes, the car stopped. Hope pulled him out of the car and into her surprise. They walked some more until Hope stopped in her tracks. She quickly took off his blindfold and stared at his face for a reaction.
"The amusement park?" he asked in surprise. "What would we do here?"
"Was that a joke?" she asked amusedly then added, "Of course we would go to rides! We'll have fun!"
"That… sounds fishy to me. Are you planning something?"
She bowed her head and, in her most innocent voice, said "Would I do something bad?"
He immediately answered with a "Yes"
"Awww… Suppi-chan, he's bullying me!" she said childishly.
"Why don't we just continue the surprise, Hope?" Spinnel asked with a bored voice.
"This isn't the surprise? Then what is?" Eriol turned curious again.
Hope didn't answer. Instead, she said, with her most mock-batman voice, "To the Ferris wheel!"
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"Hope…" he clutched the seat more tightly as a slight pain passed through his brain. He didn't want her to see this again. It was only a minor pain, after all.
Tomoyo smiled under her hood. If he can stop the pain now, even with this important memory, then he'll somehow survive later. He can do this!
"Don't worry. I don't bite." She joked lightly to lighten up his mood.
"I know you want to say something. Just tell me already. Please." He was really nervous about this.
As the wheel started turning, she started talking.
"If…", she started nervously while playing with her fingers. "If you would choose a person to give your heart, who would you give it to?"
She was expecting him to quickly answer 'Of course to Fair Flower'. But he didn't immediately speak. He looked at the sky with an expression of reminiscence.
"I…" he started uncertainly. "I seriously don't know now. In the span of one year and two months, a whole lot of things happened… Actually, I think I fell in love two times during this time… and I almost fell once."
"What?" She held her breath as she waited for the continuation of his statement.
"Hope… I know you've realized already how attached I've been to you…"
"Stop what you're saying! I will not listen!"
"Hope… this is hard enough for me." He transformed his sun staff and stopped the Ferris wheel. "Just hear me out."
"No. I'll speak first. You shouldn't speak about things that you don't fully understand! I need to explain this now." Her voice was stern. But inside, she was scared more than anything. Eriol ruined the plan again! What's wrong with him?!
He sat on the chair upon realizing that he stood up when he begged her. With a serious face, he nodded.
"I am…" she slowly held her hood "Daidouji Tomoyo"
…and pulled it down.
Before he could react, she held out a hand. "Let me finish!" She inhaled shakily. "I… What I want to say is that…"
"You're Fair Flower too. Am I right?"
He had a serious look on. Overly serious. Dead serious.
"Yes." She simply answered as she looked him in the eye.
He didn't comment. He still looked serious.
What's going on inside that head of yours, Eriol-kun?
Tomoyo wanted to cry. What if he hates me? Wah! I'm going to die! She decided to continue her speech. She still had some chance to win this battle. And she'll do everything to win.
"I… want to say so many things right now. But I don't know if you would understand. All I want to say is… I really, really love you. And I didn't intend to lie to you. I was myself all this time. Maybe I changed how I look like, or other physical things, but I act the same. I was Daidouji Tomoyo all the way"
He still didn't speak. He bowed his head, his bangs covering his eyes.
A few tears fell from her eyes. He Hates Me!!!! "Please start the Ferris wheel now. There's nothing we should talk about anymore." A few more tears and a sob came out.
Cold pale hands held her cheeks and gingerly traced her tears.
"Eriol-kun?" She couldn't help but call him with his first name.
He was smiling at her. Smiling at her tenderly.
What?!
"Please don't cry." He begged her.
"You're not angry at me?" she asked curiously.
"Angry? Of course not! I'm… I'm happy beyond anything!" he suddenly hugged her. Tomoyo blushed. He then continued while still hugging her, "I thought I was falling in love with different persons! But… it was just you all this time! The two reasons why I wanted to go back and the reason why I wanted to stay…"
"Huh?" She was dumbfounded yet again. What's he saying?
He let go of her, held her hand and looked her in the eye.
"I wanted to go back because of the guilt that was brought about by the time I saw Daidouji Tomoyo's sad eyes while we were going to England. After that, I wanted to go back to see my Fair Flower. And then Hope compelled me to stay with her witty ways. All this time… it was just you! Thank you!
"I thought I was too weak. It was too weird for me to fall in-love with three persons"
More tears fell from her eyes. But this time, out of happiness. "You love me?"
Eriol smiled at her with his most tender smile, his eyes shining with intense love. "I love you"
A glowing light emerged from the two as they FINALLY shared their first kiss.
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Three light orbs shone in front of the winged panther.
"Suppi-chan? Isn't the card finished yet?" Nakuru nervously asked.
"It needs four orbs… We already have the Pure Orb from Sakura-chan, the Neophyte Orb from Touya-san, and the Everlasting Orb from Tomoyo-sama. All we need now is the Discovery Orb…"
"Where could it be?"
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The Ferris wheel started its last turn as the new 'couple' (if you could call them that) talked about their lives.
All was well…
Until a card appeared in front of them.
A beautiful girl who looked exactly like Hope appeared between Tomoyo and Eriol. She immediately faced the mage and placed her hand on his forehead.
"What…?" The two was so speechless they didn't move an inch.
Slowly, ever so slowly, a gray-haired girl came out of Eriol as he passed out.
"Eriol!" she exclaimed as she took him in her arms. She faced the Hope look-alike and asked, "What did you do to him?"
"I am Happiness. I just made his wish come true. I made him complete."
"Complete…? You mean… His memories are back?" she asked hopefully.
The girl smiled and nodded. She took Void's hand and smiled at her too.
Happiness closed her eyes to turn back to her card form.
But Void reacted violently. She shook the Ferris wheel violently...
Which caused Eriol and Tomoyo to fall.
"Ah!" Tomoyo yelled. 'Oh Kami-sama! I'm too young to die…'
A light appeared behind her.
Eriol woke up and conjured a broom! He swiftly took her and placed her behind him on the broom. He flew back to their place in the wheel where he saw two cards on the floor.
Looks like Happiness used her last power to fight Void.
He picked the cards and whispered "Thank you Happiness"
Before he could say anything else, he fainted again.
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"Tomoyo?"
Eriol struggled to stand up. Tomoyo placed a hand on his shoulders.
"Don't even try! You're still too tired." She placed her hand on her hips and scolded him.
He laughed at the familiar scene. "I missed that."
Her eyes widened in excitement. She wasn't able to suppress herself; she hugged him oh so tightly while muttering an 'I'm so happy…'
"I'm happy too. I feel like the happiest people on earth."
He smiled at her and suddenly gave her a quick kiss.
"Well, well, looks like Tomoyo is being a good nurse!" Nakuru remarked from the door. Behind her were six people: Sakura (who was smiling widely at the blushing Tomoyo), Syaoran (who was trying to suppress the urge to kill Eriol), Touya (who had a brotherly smile on his face), Fujitaka (who had a proud fatherly smile), Chiharu and Yamazaki (who were holding hands and looking with interest at the patient and his nurse)
"Nakuru. Why don't we leave them alone for now?" Spinnel pushed the audience away and closed the door.
Yeah, pushed the audience away. That includes you!
Even with all the problems, obstacles and troubles they have encountered, all the people inside the Hiiragizawa residence had fought on and survived. Now that's a happy ending!
Now we are left with six words to say:
… And they lived happily ever after!
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Yatsi-chan: Yeah I know… This ending isn't that good. I'm really sorry!
If you want to ask something, just tell me, okay?
Oh yeah… the Discovery Orb had been found by Spinnel and Nakuru. As to where and how, I leave that to your imagination. Tell me about your idea, okay?
I'm really sorry about this rushed chapter.
And Thank you to those who read this until this part! I love all of you!
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