To think that someone is still reading my story…hmm what a shock. anyway I decided to move everybody's favorite part (MY favorite part at least) to the first part. Juz because. Presenting… WALL OF FAME!
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yes sad chapter, not really one of my greatest works. :) Tomoyo tends
to exaggerate. She's really worried, although no one is pushing her
to do it, she just held herself to be responsible for some things. ;)
Anyway, I think it's kinda interesting she has to give up her joy
to support he family. No, her mom won't be reinstated as a CEO, but
marrying a wealthy will CERTAINLY have its perks. Oh, and by the way,
this chapter is dedicated to YOU! Yay:) Hope you enjoy this one,
I'll try not to make it so sad, k? much hugs and kisses
Keep those reviews coming coz it DEFINITELY makes my day! It inspires me to continue this rubbish! Without further ado, Chapter 7: Surprise Visitor. This one's for you, crystal-shian! Mwah!
Here are some facts to make it a little more clear:
The wedding is on next Saturday.
They went to the Amusement park on Sunday
Eriol and Tomoyo are in love with each other (a blinding flash of obvious )
P.S: To my dear evil sister and her equally evil best friend, if you happen to read this, don't just stand there, laughing your heads off, REVIEW! And no private teasing please:) Thankies!
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Small recap:
She gave him a watery smile. Then she sealed her faith. "Yes, I'll marry you Arthur O Conell."
Everyone at the restaurant clapped and hooted as Arthur slipped the ring on her finger and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "You made me the happiest man on Earth." He said as he slipped to his seat again. The waiter rushed to present their bottle of champagne. Tomoyo was glad for the interruption.
At least one of us is happy. He may be the happiest man, but I just made myself the loneliest girl in the world.
She pushed back her tears and glanced at the ring. Its fiery gem caught the light and sparkled enticingly. Any girl would have died for it. Any girl except the one wearing it.
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"Stress stress go away." Sakura murmured and traced circles on her temple with her finger. Her first initial reaction when she found out that their visitor was Eriol was shock, then concern. Just looking at the look of mixed horror and worry left no doubt in Sakura's mind that whatever happened was of immediate urgency, and of course concerning her violet-haired friend.
Syaoran was tracing a path in her pink carpet, muttering under his breath.
"Stop that, will you? You're making me dizzy." Eriol said from his spot on Sakura's beanbag. His head was on his hands, gripping his blue-black hair.
Sakura squeezed her eyes shut, missing the angry scowl Syaoran threw Eriol. It was hard digesting Eriol's news. "Are you sure about this?"
Eriol sighed and leaned back, weary. "I'm quite sure. Tomoyo has as good as told me that she will answer Arthur's proposal with a 'yes'."
Syaoran groaned and flopped next to Sakura on the bed. Then he brightened. "But what if Arthur didn't propose to her?"
The other two both threw him a look.
"Impossible. O Connell would be a fool to let someone as Tomoyo go."
Sakura sighed again and rested her auburn head on Syaoran's broad shoulder. Sure, she expected that she would be stressing out, especially on the week of her wedding. But she was expecting to be stressing out on her wedding, not on her best friend's wedding. How was she to know that level-head, practical Tomoyo would do something so impulsive?
From all the mixed emotions inside her, the worst of all was the guilt. She was too wrapped up with her wedding and Syaoran to notice any difference on her best friend. The thought of Tomoyo being lonely and her not being able to help her made it hard to stop the tears.
Syaoran put an arm around her shoulder and squeezed.
"I'm sorry if I'm putting you in a hard situation, with the wedding and all." Eriol sighed. "But I'm feeling kind of desperate. I need you to help me stop Tomoyo from hurting herself."
Sakura opened her eyes and nodded. She gently disentangled herself from Syaoran's hug and faced her friend. She was mildly surprised to see those azure eyes glimmering with determination.
"You got a plan."
That smirk/smile most girls find irresistible and Syaoran found sickening was playing on Eriol's lips. "Yes. But you have to help me.'
Syaoran and Sakura looked at each other. True, Eriol's plans are a little bit dangerous. Well, a hell lot dangerous, but heck, if it's for Tomoyo, even if to run through a bridge on fire above a sheer drop with jagged stones and poisonous ivy, they're all for it!
"Let's hear it Hiirigizawa."
"This is what we do…"
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Tomoyo sighed and threw her coat on the divan, exhausted. She started to trek the stairs, irritated that they have to have so many steps.
As she passed by her mother's room, she stopped and pressed her ear on the door. The soft but rhythmic breathing of her mother reached her ears, satisfying her. She continued to her room, heading straight to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth robotically and cleansed her face of the minimal makeup she wore. Then she discarded her dress and left it a heaping black pile on the floor and pulled out her night gown.
She slipped into bed, and tried to sleep, but something was bothering her.
'I shouldn't have argued with Eriol, he was really just trying to help.' Tomoyo thought, then sat up on her bed. The ring on her finger caught some of the moon's rays shining from her window, catching her attention. She stared at the gold glinting numbly. Disgusted, she slipped it off and placed it in her bedside drawer.
'I need someone to talk to. It's so lonely.'
Normally Tomoyo would share it all with her best friend, but who knows what she and her fiancé is doing. Kiffy would be good, but she hated disturbing other people. And her mother is out of the question.
It left her with only one choice.
After a while, she reached a decision. She got her bathrobe and put it on, then sneaked downstairs to where the guest suites are. Her heart was pounding wildly, feeling rebellious as if she's sneaking off to meet with her boyfriend.
So okay, she's still at her own house, and she's not meeting her boyfriend (At least, not yet ) but still it was late at night, and it was so un-Tomoyo like. After a short while, she reached his bedroom.
She was about to touch the doorknob but quickly withdrew her hand. 'What if he don't want to talk to me?' She blushed, imagining the humiliation she will have to endure. 'After all I did yell at him.'
Tomoyo cringed at the memory of their argument. She was about to back off, feeling sorry for herself, when a chibi Tomoyo, wearing totally chic clothes, appeared on her shoulder.
"Stop right there girly! Where do you think you're going?" Chibi Tomyo demanded, pointing her little finger accusingly at the real Tomoyo's face.
"What the…? Who are you?" Tomoyo asked, bewildered.
"I'm Santa Claus, silly girl. Duh! I'm a figment of your imagination, your subconscious in the flesh, well kind of." Chibi Tomoyo said sarcastically, flipping her lustrous hair. "That's not important. Anyway, what is important is that you talk to your guy right there!" She jerked her thumb over her shoulder to point out the door.
"No. That's not right, I-"
"Look, will you stop acting so practical for one minute and follow your heart!" Chibi Tomoyo cut off, glaring at her from her shoulder.
Tomoyo simply blinked. It was kinda weird having someone from your subconscious who looks a lot like you telling you what to do. "I can't do that!"
"Yes you can! Just go ahead and open the door! Or knock if you want to be so prissy about it!"
"Hey! I'm not prissy! Who are you calling prissy, you, you chibi-prissy!" Tomoyo snapped back. "Besides, what if he doesn't want to talk to me?
"How would you know if you don't ask him?" Chibi-Tomoyo countered.
Tomoyo blinked again.
"Just go for it, girl."
'So, okay, this is weird, a miniature me telling me what to do. But still, miniature or not, she's right.'
"Okay, I'm going to do it." Tomoyo said, feeling kinda sick to her stomach. She reached out again to the doorknob but a little voice called out "No! Stop!"
"Huh! Who are you?" Tomoyo turned to her left shoulder and was surprised to see another chibi-Tomoyo on her shoulder, this one wearing plaid skirt, button down shirt, knee high socks, extremely shiny shoes, a ponytail, and an extremely prim expression. Tomoyo noticed with a mild start that she has even a copy of her engagement ring on her tiny little finger. Tomoyo felt a rush of immediate dislike. She turned to the scowling chic Chibi-Tomoyo and was a little bit happy to see that she doesn't have a ring.
"Why aren't you wearing the ring?" Tomoyo asked her.
"Duh, like I'll ever wear that ring! Not my style and I don't like that Arthur thing either!"
"It's 'neither' not 'either', and I'm her twin, but much more sensible." She added to Tomoyo.
"Yah, meaning BO-ring." Chic chibi Tomoyo drawled and studied her nails.
"The point is, Tomoyo-san, going inside a guy's room at a very late hour is extremely inappropriate, especially now that you're engaged." Prim Chibi Tomoyo said.
Tomoyo opened her mouth to argue but chic Chibi Tomoyo took the words right out of her mouth. "Oh please! She's just gonna talk to the guy. It's not like she's gonna marry him!" she snapped exasperatedly to her twin. Then her face grew thoughtful. "Then again…not a bad idea…"
"That is so not proper to be even thinking such ridiculous thoughts!" Prim Chibi Tomoyo snapped.
"What is so not proper is that you're such a stuck up know it all!" Chic Chibi Tomoyo shouted back, glaring at her.
Prim Chibi Tomoyo's face grew red. "Who are you calling know-it-all, Miss I-don't-care-about-morals-as-long-as-I'm-having-fun!"
Their voices were so loud that Tomoyo was kind of surprised they haven't woken up anybody.
"Listen." She began, then put a finger on each of their chibi face. "I can't decide with the two of you arguing like that. Can't you just disappear for a moment? Go home?"
"Oh all right. But believe me girl, just follow your heart, and everything will be A-OK." chic Chibi Tomoyo huffed, then vanished with a POOF! and a puff of blue smoke.
Prim Chibi Tomoyo shook her head. "Do not listen to her. Follow your brain, think it over logically. I will come back." She vanished with the similar POOF! but in a red smoke this time.
Tomoyo sighed and thanks God who was listening and made the things silent again. She took a deep breath. 'I just want to see him. And it's MY house so I have every right!'
The butterflies in her stomach turned into eagles, flapping their wings in her stomach. 'I can do this…just knock..'
She took another deep breath, like a diver preparing to dive, then rapped twice on the door. Tomoyo stepped back immediately and shut her eyes. After counting to ten and receiving no response, she opened her eyes.
Curiously she tried to open the door, and it wasn't locked. She slipped in quietly, feeling giddy and nervous.
'Talking to a guy in the middle of the night in his room is one thing, but sneaking in his room while he's asleep is altogether another!'
Her heart pounded as she stepped nearer to the bed. To her dismay, the light coming from the moon was illuminating the empty bed. She sighed and sank at the edge of the bed.
Part of her was relieved, but another small part of her was kinda dismayed. It would have been fun to see what Eriol looked like when he's asleep. She sighed, and sank back, suddenly feeling again the exhaustion from last night. Eriol's scent wrapped her as soon as her head contacted the pillows. It was citrusy mixed with the smell of wood and water. Soothing.
Tomoyo pulled the covers over her, immediately comforted that she was in Eriol's bed. Kind of like having Eriol himself with her, but without the awkwardness.
'I'm kinda glad…what will happen if he WAS here. That would be a scream. At least his scent still lingers here…' She thought sleepily, closing her eyes and giving in.
She hugged another pillow tightly. The only thing better would be if Eriol was the one she was hugging. Wait, hasn't she just said it is better this way so it won't be awkward?
Tomoyo felt her head was full of soggy cotton, she can't even think straight. Okay, so maybe a not so small part of her missed Eriol.
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Tomoyo dreaded the next day, which she knew would be plain torture. She stood outside their classroom, yet she was afraid of entering.
Chick Chibi Tomoyo popped on her shoulder. "Wassup girly? Way to go about last night!"
Tomoyo blushed. Earlier in the morning, when she woke up, she was wondering why she was in a good mood and then it dawned to her.
"Hey, why are you standing outside like a moron?" Chic Chibi Tomoyo prompted, blowing a gum which totally matches her minidress, sandals, and lipstick.
"It's kinda stupid, but I don't feel like facing Erio-my friends." She subconsciously glanced at the ring on her finger. It weighed a ton. Suddenly Chic Chibi Tomoyo vanished.
"Who are you talking to, Tomoyo-san?"
Tomoyo jerked her head up and put a smile on her face. "Good morning Rika-san. I wasn't talking to anybody."
Rika looked at her strangely. "Why didn't you come inside the room?"
Tomoyo glanced around for an excuse. "It's, um, it's stuck." She lied.
Rika raised her eyebrows and slid the door open effortlessly.
Tomoyo grinned at her sheepishly. "Oh, um, I guess it isn't stuck now."
The two girls stepped inside the classroom. Everyone was busy chatting and/or throwing things around. Tomoyo ducked from the dictionary that was soaring and headed straight to her table.
"Hey." She greeted, smiling at her friends.
Sakura beamed happily at her, while Syaoran nodded a little in response. Was it her imagination, or her friends' smiles are a little tense? She set down her book bag on top of the table, which she realized was a huge mistake as soon as she heard a gasp from her elbow.
"Is that an original 24 karat diamond engagement ring from Giancarlo Coletta!"
Tomoyo groaned inwardly. "Kimi, good morning." Of all the people, Kimi Ardolete Geseer was the one she tries hard not to have a conversation with. She's the school gossip, who's always drawn to the news like the bee is drawn to the nectar. Whatever big issue was there, Kimi is sure to be behind it.
Kimi gasped again, loudly, and clasped Tomoyo's pale hand in her own. Tomoyo gritted her teeth and with amazing effort didn't shake her hand from the dry, reptilian hands of her classmate. Immediately everyone began to crowd around her.
"Congratulations Tomoyo-chan!"
"Daidouji-san's engaged!"
"I never knew you had a boyfriend."
"Beauty, brains, and riches, woah that guy is lucky!"
"Maybe I can get to be a bridesmaid in her wedding? And maybe she'll design a gown for me?"
Tomoyo tried to smile while everyone was firing questions around her. Each one seems to aim for her heart, she almost regretted her choice to wear it. With everyone closing in on her, she was starting to have a bad case of claustrophobia.
"Break it up guys, go mind you own business." Syaoran growled and elbowed his way to Tomoyo's side. He put an arm protectively around her shoulders and squeezed. Suddenly she was very grateful for his keen sense of timing.
"Oh please, Li." Kimi rolled her china blue eyes and cooed at Syaoran. She did made a big play for him when he first came at Tomoeda High School, but of course, Syaoran picked his true love. She put a hand on his muscled arm. "We just want to know the juicy details." She turned her sparkling eyes on Tomoyo. Tomoyo winced, wishing she had the Sakura card of Small.
"Tomoyo's engagement is private business, dear." Sakura answered sweetly, before swatting Kimi's hand deftly off her fiance's arm. She crossed her arms and stood up to her full height and stared her "nemesis" down.
"Kinimoto, you're so-"
The bell rang, and everyone scuttled around to their seats. Tomoyo flashed Syaoran, Sakura, and the school bell a grateful glance.
Tomoyo was so preoccupied she didn't notice the empty seat next to her best friend.
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At lunch however, she did noticed as she flopped down on the blanket Syaoran spread under the cherry blossom tree, the group's spot. "Where's Sakura?" she asked, unwrapping a turkey sandwich.
"Mmmff…cheerleading.." Syaoran gulped down the dimsum then continued. "…practice."
"Oh, yeah." She said absently.
They both ate in silence. After a few moments, Syaoran asked Tomoyo "Aren't you gonna ask about what happened to Hiiirigizawa?"
Surprised, Tomoyo smiled sheepishly at Syaoran. "Am I that transparent?"
"Well, not really. But if I were in your place, a visitor would go missing, I'm gonna go stark raving mad." E shrugged, waving his chopsticks around.
"I guess so. Did you know what happened to him?" Tomoyo's gaze was inquiring and concerned.
"Yup. He stopped by last night to say good bye. He went back to England-"
"He left!" Tomoyo shouted, accidentally tipping her bottle. Water sloshed everywhere but she didn't care. She knew Eriol's going to be mad, but not that mad.
Syaoran jumped from Tomoyo's outburst then straightened up her bottle. "But it's not because of you. It was for…a business."
Fuming, Tomoyo crossed her arms. It was a lie, and she knew it. Not just because she has a knack for knowing when people are dishonest with her, but also because Syaoran's face resembled a very ripe tomato.
"Anyway…you're engaged?" Syaoran asked timidly, afraid that Tomoyo would react violently again.
"Yup."
"When?"
"Last night."
"With who?"
"Arthur O Connell."
The lapsed back to silence. Syaoran didn't say anything, but Tomoyo could tell from the slight frowning on his lips that he didn't approve of the guy.
"Arthur's a nice guy, okay? Give him a chance."
"I don't trust him, Tomoyo. He's hiding something."
"He's not hiding something. He's a decent, wonderful guy who makes me laugh and cares about me very much. My future is stable with him." A blossom fell to her lap. She picked it up and absently twirled it on her palm.
"Yeah. But do you love him?"
Tomoyo gasped and looked up. Syaoran's hazel eyes were staring intently at her. But in her mind, she saw another different set of eyes. Azure ones.
Her breath caught in her throat. Once again, she asked herself the question that was keeping her awake at night. 'Am I making the right decision.'
"I-I don't…I guess I care about him very much."
Syaoran raised an eyebrow. "Yeah? What about Hiirigizawa?"
Instantly Tomoyo felt her heart turn cold. "What about him?"
"Don't you lov-uh, care for him?"
Tomoyo clenched her fist, crushing the tiny flower in her palm. "He left me! He left me Syaoran!"
When Syaoran said nothing, she stood up and threw the flattened flower to Syaoran. "He doesn't care about me! He left me!" She spun on her heel and ran. She collided hard with somebody, sending her to the floor. She didn't even bothered to say sorry and went straight to the abandoned music room and threw herself on the piano bench, crying.
He didn't care enough about me to even say goodbye.
Sakura headed to Syaoran, bewildered. "I ran into Tomoyo on the way here, well, okay, she ran into me, but anyway what's with her stricken expression? Had you said something?" She asked, plopping down and massaging her arm.
Syaoran automatically massaged her arm, but said nothing.
"Hello? Syao-chan what's with you? Are you all right?"
Syaoran stared at ahead, as if he wasn't hearing anything. When Sakura was about to wonder whether he was really a stone, when he smiled. "You know, she never really answered my question."
"Huh? What question?"
Syaoran turned to her then pecked her on the cheek. "Nothing, come on, let's eat."
"SYAO-KUN!"
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Tomoyo continued to sob, when she heard a soft poof on her shoulder. She raised her head, and saw chick Chibi Tomoyo and prim chibi TOmoyo. Chic chibi Tomoyo was holding a cute lavender handkerchief while prin chibi tomoyo was holding a monogrammed, stiff white one.
Tomoyo took both and wiped her eyes with each. "Thanks."
"You know, stop being pathetic. There's just something that hunk was brewing up. Don't lose hope." Chic Chibi Tomoyo said soothingly.
"It saddens me that you're very lonely, that's why I stand by my belief that it would be better for you if you forget about that guy and started focusing to Arthur, your real fiancé." Immediately Chich Chibi Tomoyo's soft look turned to one of a sharp one and scowled at her twin from the other shoulder.
"Why don't you just-"
"Look." Tomoyo cut off. She wasn't in the mood for their argument. "It's okay. I can handle this. Please, leave me alone."
They both gave her sympathetic glances before poofing off. Tomoyo sighed and tried to straighten her tie. Really, she was starting to get tired of crying. She headed to the bathroom and splashed water on her face and freshened up. As she opened the door she once again collided with someone, this time both of them was sent sprawling on the floor.
Tomoyo groaned from her spot. "Oh I'm sorry, are you ok?"
"Daidouji? Is that you!"
Tomoyo gasped at the figure above her, then once again, she blacked out.
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I'm finished I'm finished, YAY! Hope you people like it! Hmm, who is that mysterious stranger? What the heck is Eriol doing in England? What does the coosome twosome have up on their sleeves? Will I really finish this without the reviews of you people I love so much? Well, at least I know the answer to the last question. Please review, tell me your thoughts! Share it to them okei? I love you everyone!
