Disclaimer: you know it, I know it, the owners of ccs know, it. That all rights belong to them, not me. Just borrowing the character, nothing else.
"Looks like you need a refill." A husky male voice called from behind Tomoyo.
She rolled her eyes. There was no doubt in her mind that this was Sakura's little 'surprise' set up that she had been planning all along. But she was in no mood to entertain any suitors today.
She turned around to face her pursuer with every intention to flatly reject him when she met his eyes. "Oh my." She gasped to herself quietly. She had never seen a man quite so beautiful. If this was Sakura's surprise then she welcomed it with open arms. Tomoyo regained her composure as fast she could, but found it very difficult to breathe as she spoke, "Are you Sakura's little surprise and me and Syaoran?"
He nodded. "Yes, I am." His voice was deep and seemed to shake Tomoyo.
"Then I must say, she did an excellent job. To be quite honest, I had intended on telling you to go away just now, but I think you might be worth my time." She accepted the wine glass from him and her hand grazed his, and she swore there was a spark.
"Flatterer." He spoke gently. "But thank you nonetheless." He ran a well sculpted hand through his chestnut hair and smiled. It was a Li clan smile, and Tomoyo recognized it as the one that captured her best friend's heart as well. He extended the same hand out to her. "I'm Syaoran's cousin Sui-mun by the way."
Tomoyo dated Sui-mun for months, the first real relationship she had had in years. She immediately cut off her relations with Touya to be with Syaoran's enchanting cousin, and I am starting to make myself sick. This is really quite disgusting to read. Sorry to have done this to you. It was just too easy of a practical joke with all of you begging and pleading that the mystery man be Eriol. But of course now I have given my real intentions away, and I suppose I can get on to the real story. Smile people!!!! I'm not that cruel!!!
What She Needs- A Surprise with Wine
"Looks like you need a refill." A male's voice called from behind Tomoyo's back.
She rolled her eyes. There was no doubt in her mind that this was Sakura's little 'surprise' set up that she had been planning all along. But she was in no mood to entertain any suitors today.
She turned around to face her pursuer with every intent to flatly reject him when she met his eyes. Their sapphire depths seemed to pierce her for a moment and Tomoyo found herself drowning in familiarity.
She quickly regained her composure and took the glass of wine from him, taking a sip to calm her nerves. She eyed him carefully from behind her glass. This was no member of the Li clan. For one thing, he didn't have the distinct features of a Li member and he clearly was not Chinese. If it hadn't been for his comment in Japanese earlier, she might have even questioned him being part Japanese.
His blue eyes never strayed from her, even as the wisps of his azure bangs grazed his long eyelashes with the wind. He looked like the personification of night in his dark blue dress shirt, rolled up sleeves, and black slacks. He stood unmoving as Tomoyo's eyes examined him with no response save for the amused smirk he wore.
Tomoyo took another sip of her wine and leaned back with her elbows propped up on the railing.
"Well you certainly cannot be this cousin of Syaoran that Sakura keeps rambling about. But you are the surprise, are you not?" She pulled out a cigarette from her purse and as she expected, he pulled out a silver cased lighter and helped her light it.
"I am." Tomoyo offered him a cigarette but he refused. "I don't smoke, thanks."
Tomoyo cocked an eyebrow. "How interesting that you have a lighter and don't smoke." She raised her violet eyes to meet his, still looking for the reason she was so drawn to him.
He fingered the lighter for a moment before returning it to his pant pocket. "You never know when you will meet an enchanting lady such as yourself that will be needing it."
Impressive, but Tomoyo was by no means ready to let him get the best of her. "Funny, I distinctly remember Sakura saying the surprise was a relative of Syaoran, but you Sir clearly cannot be."
"I'm a relative of sorts. If you let your mind free from the confines of the word 'relative', you could say there are ties between myself and Syaoran." His voice was deep and almost seemed to hum at her with its melodious tone. It tugged once again at her inkling that she knew this man already.
She turned back to the view and thought for long moments, taking several puffs of her cigarette. A smile played on her lips. "And how was it you came to find yourself in Tomaeda once again Hirizagawa-san?"
She felt him smile behind her and faced him to confirm her feeling. He strode from out of the door way, closing it behind him to take a place next to her on the railing. "Well done for someone that cannot sense me as Syaoran and Sakura can. She knew I was here long before I realized she was in the airport as well, picking up Syaoran's sisters. He took a sip from his glass of scotch. "I'm here on some business."
"Business? If I remember correctly, you had quite a fortune stashed in that mansion of yours from Clow Reed." She stared at him unblinkingly, and without embarrassment. He could not stir her now; now that he did not have his mystery hand to play.
"What Clow considered a fortune back then is not nearly comparable these days, with inflation and all. But it has kept me living comfortably in England. Actually the business I was referring to is more of a leisurely hobby. I'm here to record some of my compositions.
"You really must meet Tomoyo-chan Sui-mun. She so sweet and kind. You'll fall in love with her the moment you meet her, most men do." Sakura guided Syaoran's second cousin toward the balcony. "See there she is." She pointed out then noticed Tomoyo's companion. "Oh dear. I suppose we were too late. Its alright, you two really weren't right for each other. Lets let them continue their conversation."
Sakura spun Sui-mun around and steer him away by the shoulders, but not without looking over her shoulder at Tomoyo and her new found friend with a smile.
To be continued.
Okay, I know that was dangerously short and I could get shot for pulling that trick and posting something so short. Soooooo, as a new years treat, and as my last post of 2002 (the last palindrome for the next thousand years) I have decided to let you all go celebrate with minds somewhat at more ease because I am posting another chapter. BTW, this is likely to never happen again.