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Chapter 12: Dates…
Eriol's POV
What the hell?! Why am I here? I totally have no idea why I fell for such a trick…
Flashback
"NO! N-O, NO!!"
"Oh, come on. It's just…lunch with a girl you don't know yet."
"You know I don't like blind dates! I won't be able to survive this one, it's just…just not right!!"
"Fine, don't go then. But never ask for cookies from me again because I'm not going to give you some.
"B-But…you know I've just had a break from all this blind dates…!! Won't you let me enjoy a least a whole week without those horrible…dates?! You're being too unfair and inconsiderate!"
"ME?! Unfair and inconsiderate?! Look who's talking. I'm just asking you for an hour or two, and in return I'll bake you your cookies."
"An hour or two…okay, but just that long!!"
"Great! Thanks, man. You're a real pal. Now, go and hurry up or we'll both be late."
End of Flashback
Stupid me…Stupid Syaoran…Stupid life…
I sigh, there's actually no point in getting myself more miserable than I am now. I agreed, and so I'll have to act as if I was the one to really go to this date. I mean, how hard could it be? I've been to so many, I can't count them already. The truth is, it's still awfully hard. Like I've said, I've been to so many already, but it's as if…I haven't learned a thing or more like I still don't like the idea of blind dates. I mean, two people who may absolutely have nothing in common are forced to meet up and act all friendly and nice. It's just the worst.
I have to stop babbling in my head, I really can't change the fact that…whoa! I 'm here already…I should probably get the reservation now.
Wait…is that Daidouji Tomoyo?! What is she doing here? Is she on a blind date too? Don't tell me…she's the one Syaoran's supposed to date! Haha…no way, that's so crazy…in fact the idea's so warped it may be true…Haha…no way, no way.
"Sir? Excuse me, sir?"
No way, no way…
"Sir?!"
Haha…no way, no way…
"SIR!"
Tomoyo's POV
Oh, Sakura, I wish I was there to see it all, but I trust my assistants will do well. They have to do well!
I don't like blind dates at all. I've only been to a few, but from those few, all I can say is that they're not nice experiences. Look at this one right now; I've been waiting for who knows how long (it has just been three minutes), already I'm bored to death. It's not like I'm looking forward to this date, I just want to get it over with as soon as possible.
Oh, someone's coming in. Maybe that's him? My, my…Hiiragizawa Eriol is here too. Could he be…? No, no…totally impossible. He's just probably going to see someone. A girl, perhaps? Ohhh, whoever she is I envy her. Is she that one wearing the miniskirt? No, I don't think so…to slutty. The other one? Nu-uh too, totally not his type. What is his type anyway?
Crap! What if he sees me with a stupid guy? I'll undoubtedly loose face for him, I'll just be like another desperate girl to him, going to blind dates just to hook up a guy. This is so embarrassing, I wanna hide! But he saw already, and gosh! He's looking at my direction right now. Should I wave to him? But we barely talk, it would be awkward. What should I do? He's not looking away.
"Sir? Excuse me, sir?"
Still looking at me…
"Sir?!"
Unquestionably not paying attention to the waitress…
"SIR!"
Hohoho, I can't help but giggle. He had just been yelled at by the waitress. Hohoho.
Normal POV
"SIR!" the exasperated waitress called out to Eriol one last time in a half screech half yell that made all eyes turn to the door.
Eriol finally came back to reality, and then with a start, he realized that all eyes were turned to their direction. He blushed deeply, realizing how dumb he must've look liked. "I'm sorry, very sorry in fact. What was that you were telling me?" he asked politely, wanting to make up for the foolishness he displayed.
"I'm sorry to, sir." the waitress answered, after all, the customer is always right, and with what she just did, she could've been fired on the spot. "I was about to ask if you had any reservations placed?"
"Ah, yes. I believe it's under the name of Li?"
"Yes, the name is right here, sir." The waitress began to walk and motioned for Eriol to follow, and so he did.
"This is the table. Enjoy dining here." She said before disappearing to the front of the restaurant again.
Eriol was surprised, shock to the bones if it may explain how he's feeling. Not in a million years did he think he would be in a date with Tomoyo! Tomoyo was not doing any better; she was just as surprised and speechless as Eriol was. And so, their position stayed the same, Tomoyo sitting down looking at Eriol with wide eyes, and Eriol standing by the table looking down at Tomoyo with such a confused look.
"Oops, sorry." Their thoughts were stopped momentarily by a man that had accidentally bumped into Eriol.
Tomoyo composed herself first, "Uhm, you should sit. Please." She gently motioned for him to sit down at the vacant chair in front of her, and that was just what he did.
Realizing that they've been staring at each other for such a long time already, Eriol began to speak, "We should order…uhm," and he hesitated a bit, not quite sure what to say. "What would you like to eat?"
"Anything's just fine by me, really." Tomoyo answered politely.
Eriol ordered for some salad as appetizers, a soft, light main dish and a small dessert to follow. Tomoyo was quite impressed with what he had ordered, those were the things she liked, and she now thought that she wasn't wrong in liking Eriol at all, he really has such good taste.
"So…is the food I ordered just fine for you? We could still change them if you want." Eriol stated. This was, as he believed, his one and only chance to get close to Daidouji Tomoyo, and he was sure to not screw this up one bit. It was so unfair, he thought. Why does Syaoran get to have I date like her while all he gets for blind dates are such dumb women?
"No, don't bother. I liked all of it," she answered truthfully. Tomoyo smiled, and in just a brief moment, Eriol felt like he was in heaven, and then he knew, that he wanted…and needed to see more of her, more of her smiles, and just plain more of everything about her.
"I'm Hiirigazawa Eriol" he introduced himself.
"And I am Daidouji Tomoyo," she did the same thing, though both knew that the formality was not needed, as they were both in the same school and were very much popular.
One by one, the food that they ordered came, and their conversation started to pick up.
Both determined to keep the other company, not realizing that they were actually doing the same things.
"Daidouji-san, I didn't know that you went to blind dates," Eriol remarked, he was really quite surprised and all the more happy to find out that Tomoyo was his date.
"If it were really up to me, I wouldn't go to blind dates." She answered straightforwardly.
Eriol drank water first before speaking, "So this is your parents' fault then."
Tomoyo giggled lightly, remembering very well that this was the fault of none other than her most cherished friend and cousin, Sakura. "I would also say that a friend had a hand in this."
Hearing those words, Eriol chuckled a bit, "I see…we are then both victims of such situations, though with your popularity at school, I see it highly unnecessary for them to set you up at all."
"I'm flattered that you think so," she remarked happily. "If you must know, I also believe that you don't need blind dates at all too. You have a fan club already; there are enough girls for you there to pick from, any moment you like."
Eriol grinned cheekily at the comment. He had heard that there was a fan club for him from some of his friends, still he just refused to believe it finding the idea very ridiculous, but hearing it from Tomoyo was like such grand news. He can't believe that Tomoyo would know such information, especially when she has a lot of things to think about, like the alarming growth of the number of her suitors. Now why did he know that? Because, secretly, in his heart, he too is having a hand at the increasing number of her suitors, he was one of them, one of the men who were enchanted with the dazzling beauty of Tomoyo.
She just smiled sweetly in return, finding Eriol's personality great and finding Eriol, overall, much charming than she first thought. Now, she had no question why he had such a big, ever-growing fan club, he was such a great guy, and that was all there is to it, no more questions asked, he is a great guy.
Soon enough, they had finished eating everything already. Instead of actually saying goodbye's to each other, as they had planned earlier, the two decided to walk around just continuing to converse with each other.
"Daidouji-san, this might be too soon, but do you mind if I call you 'Tomoyo'?" Eriol asked as they were sitting across each other at a coffee shop they decided to stay in for awhile after going around and tiring their feet.
Tomoyo smiled sweetly, all thoughts of watching Sakura's date vanished from her mind completely, here was her crush, across her at a coffee shop, making her laugh and happy, and now he was asking to call her by her first name! Could the day get any better? "Of course, you may! But, only if I may call you Eriol."
Eriol grinned like a complete fool; he was too overwhelmed with Tomoyo's answer. They've just met a few hours ago, and already they were asking for permission to call the other by their first name! "Yes, you may very much do so."
Then Eriol did something, which was, in Tomoyo's perspective, very much surprising. He reached out and grabbed hold of Tomoyo's hand gently, relishing the feel of their skin against each other. Her hand was every bit as he imagined it to be: smooth and soft. Her small and a bit cold hand even fits perfectly inside Eriol's large and warm one. He blushed, a bit shy with his forwardness, but his blush was nothing compared to the shade of red on Tomoyo's face. Her amethyst eyes wide open and full of confusion but at the same time joy.
"Uhm…" Eriol began awkwardly, not quite sure at what he wanted to say. "You see…I…you…this…." Tomoyo saw that he was fumbling for the right words to say, and so, she squeezed Eriol's hand lightly, and he took it as a sign to continue speaking. "I've been to many dates before, but this…this date with you is so much different than those, I actually enjoyed it very much. And I…I'm very thankful that you made this a special day for me."
Tomoyo blushed even deeper, if it was possible, at his words. Honestly, she believes she could faint any second now. She didn't quite know what to say in response to his words, so she just squeezed his hand even tighter.
"I…I think I like you, Tomoyo." Eriol blurted out, steam coming out of his ears. "If…if you know…you'll have time to spare, I would be more than happy to take you out again."
She just stared blankly at Eriol's hopeful face, and with a start, she realized that he had meant what he said. "I think I like you too." She said suddenly, surprising both herself and Eriol. "And I too, would be happy to spend some time in your company again."
Eriol felt elated by her response, and he began uttering such senseless things, "That's good! No, it's great! Fantastic! I mean, really? Really?! You're sure about that?!"
He was then silenced suddenly by Tomoyo's finger she gently put on his lips, "YES, silly. I'm very much sure!" She then looked abruptly at her watch only to announce that it was almost evening, and that she should get home right now.
Eriol sighed; they were having such a magnificent time. "Of course…I'll walk you home."
"Thanks, but there's no need for you to do that. I'll be fine on my own." Tomoyo smiled reassuringly to Eriol as she stood to head outside. "I'll be waiting for our next date! Bye!"
Just like that, Eriol was left alone at the coffee shop standing with his hand raised from saying goodbye to Tomoyo and a goofy smile still plastered on his face.
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Eriol waited patiently for Syaoran to arrive at their meeting place. They needed to discuss their plan as Li Yelan would surely ask questions that would probably give them out if they didn't prepare for it.
"Sorry, I'm late." Syaoran said when he arrived panting.
"No problem." Eriol found that he was too happy and grateful to Syaoran to be pissed off by just waiting for a few minutes.
Syaoran raised his brow, "You okay? Did something bad happen?"
"I'm fine," Eriol answered calmly, wanting to share his date with Tomoyo later when they are finally out of trouble. "So…what's the plan?"
His brown-haired friend just smirked before divulging his carefully thought out plan to him.
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"You DIDN'T?!" Tomoyo slapped a hand to her forehead with great force.
"We're very sorry, madame. But the two were very elusive, and then the battery gave out suddenly. Please forgive us." The head of Tomoyo's assistants said then bowed immediately, as did all of her subordinates.
Tomoyo sighed heavily. "It's okay. You may leave."
Her room was once again completely silent and empty as all of Tomoyo's assistants left with her order. She lied down on her bed and proceeded to bury her face among the pillows. Why, oh why did she forget to ask Sakura where they would be going?! And why did she also forget to charge the batteries of her video camera?!
Again, she sighed deeply, thinking of the opportunity wasted not having to be able to capture Sakura's date on video. But, the day wasn't all that bad, she got to date Eriol, and as it turns out, he likes her! With that thought in her mind, Tomoyo's mood lightened immediately as a small smile found its way on her lips.
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