Enigma Personified

By: Krizzie

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS

A/N: I've actually got chapter five already written at home, but I didn't manage to bring it with me so I set about writing a new one. The pre-written one would have to be uploaded next time. –smile-

Eriol was bored.

The young mage sighed as he readjusted his glasses for the fifth time, running his eyes again at the dancing crowd. There were more strangers than familiar faces, although he doubted that every person enjoying the buffet had been given an invitation. Such petty nuances irritated him.

Grabbing a punch as a panicked looking waiter passed him by, he decided he needed to go to a much less crowded place. He passed by a few classmates, exchanged polite small talk, and proceeded unhurriedly to the garden with even steps.

Tomoyo Daidouji was flat on her back, ebony hair scattered with clumps of grass and face tilted at an angle where he couldn't see them. Eriol approached her with much more care and deduced, after getting near enough, that she was asleep. He felt himself relax, before he settled next to her and took a small sip of punch.

She moved beside him, and readied a smile just as she fluttered those breathtaking eyes open. "E-Eriol-kun?"

"Slept well, Daidouji-san?" he greeted, smiling as he heard her say his first name unconsciously. "Though I have to say, you picked the most inconvenient napping spot."

He noticed the slight pink starting to scatter across the bridge of her nose. How cute.

"Sorry." He heard her mutter as she tried to make herself look presentable. "The party was giving me a headache."

"Aa." He nodded. "We are in the same boat then. Would you like a drink?"

She took his offered cup gratefully and drained it to the last drop before handing it back to his extended hand. "Thank you." She swallowed to get back the feel of her voice. "I didn't know you were invited."

"Half of the people there aren't."

She laughed. "True, but Yamazaki's too kind to throw them all away. Besides, they aren't causing any trouble."

He tilted his head. "Much."

She laughed again.

He smiled. Her laughter was a better alternative than the blaring music. He really didn't get the other kids' affinity for heart-stopping rock and roll. A ballad would've been more suitable for such a peaceful night. They sat like there for a while before she decided to break the silence.

"I just couldn't read you, Hiirigizawa-kun."

Eriol almost openly pouted. Back to last name again? He banished the little part of him that wanted to tell her what really was on his mind and smiled. "Maybe I just don't like being read, Daidouji-san."

She tucked her knees under her and started to fondle with the grass. "Why?"

"Because people would hate me for it."

Her hands stopped and she looked at him curiously before she dropped it. "I see. It's getting late."

"It got late five hours ago." He informed her gently, amused at the gasp she emitted as she grabbed his wrist to see the time.

"MIDNIGHT?" she exclaimed, dropping his arm. "I can't believe I slept that long! Oh dear… I hope Yamazaki-kun doesn't get too upset with me. He went through all the trouble to give me an invi-"

"No worries." He assured her. "I'm sure he was too busy to notice. I got to see him two seconds before he had to attend to something."

Her shoulders relaxed, and he allowed himself a smile before he went closer and placed his head on her lap. He felt her stiffen instantly, and laughed. "May I?"

She forced her body to adjust. "Might as well."

"The sky is full of stars tonight." He told her, resting a hand on his forehead while tracing brilliant constellations and trying to make his own. He stopped abruptly when he realized he was trying to produce a constellation after her.

He chuckled mildly. "That would've been wonderful, though." He admitted in a smooth tone, letting his eyes fall at her unresponsive face.

"What would be wonderful?" she asked curiously.

"A picture of you out of stars."

She let herself blush before she composed herself. "You've got a deadly tongue, Hiirigizawa-kun."

"Fatally sweet?"

"Not exactly my words… but yes."

Eriol closed his eyes. "Hmm. Does it work on you too?"

Tomoyo gave him a sharp look. "Are you flirting with me?"

He laughed. "A suitable assumption." He opened one eye to catch the annoyed look on her face.

"Honestly?" she blew a strand of hair away from her face. "It does… to a certain degree."

Eriol opened his eyes and concentrated on the sky, feeling her concentrate on him. Just the thought was enough to make him laugh again, but he resisted. "Then I'll try harder next time."

She frowned. He was too damn confusing really. "Try harder doing what?"

"Tracing a Tomoyo Daidouji constellation in the night sky."

A/N: Hah! Cheesy. It could've been better, but I'm running out of time. Haha! I wrote this in one sitting. I'm improving in impromptu writing... I think. XP