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Chapter 5: Did Tomoyo Know Anything?
Flash Back
"Tomoyo, please don't look at me that way," Eriol said as Tomoyo glared at him. Maybe Tomoyo needed to get away from the Kinomoto and the Li because she was somehow turning just like them. The glaring, the screaming and the innocent look.
"Before you could try something stupid like running away from answering my questions, tell me the truth, Eriol Hiragizawa," Tomoyo folded her arms.
"Tell you what?' Eriol said innocently.
"Oh…. Don't try to fool me. I saw that evil grin on your face. Now tell me or you can start dreaming in the guest room tonight," Tomoyo threatened.
"Okay, but this is a secret. I'll tell you and only you. You can't reveal it to anyone. Promise?" Eriol said with pleading eyes. He did not know why he can't keep his secret to himself. Tomoyo will just know it in two days or even in a second.
"With all my heart. I promise," Tomoyo smiled sweetly. Sometimes that smile gave Eriol a creep. They went to more hidden place to talk about what Eriol knew about that all things.
"Hana is Mei Xi. She made an exchange with a soul who is the real Hana. For an exchange, Hana gets Mei Xi's memory but Mei Xi met me before the exchange was made. She asked me to keep her memory and give them when she asks for it. Until then, I have to keep the memory for her no matter what happen and I've promised her to do so. So, don't try to persuade me to give the memory to her right now," Eriol explained as Tomoyo's mouth gaped.
"Why did Hana wanted to make the exchange?" Tomoyo asked.
"Because she loves Touya so much and she did know that Touya could see souls. So, she thought Touya will love her if she acts like Mei Xi even if it means that she'll stay dead. She thought that Mei Xi has already lost her memory but I still have it with me," Eriol looked at Tomoyo who was looking at him with anxious look.
"You mean right now the person that Touya met at the graveyard is Hana?" Tomoyo asked.
"No, I made a curse on the soul, I mean the real Hana. Touya can't see her no matter what. She's beyond Touya's ability," Eriol answered.
"What if she takes revenge on Mei Xi? You stupid Eriol!" Tomoyo hit his shoulders.
"I'll be there to help her and that may be when I give back Mei Xi's memory to her," Eriol said again as Tomoyo nodded in understanding.
"Promise me you'll be there when she's in danger no matter what. I want we all to be happy in the future especially Mei Xin. She's gone through too much," Tomoyo looked at Eriol who was looking back at her with his assuring dark blue eyes.
"I'll be there for everyone," Eriol answered. Tomoyo took his hands and smiled lovingly. She hugged him tightly as she did not want anyone to be hurt in the future especially Eriol, her husband.
"Keep you promise. Always," Tomoyo looked into Eriol's eyes. Tomoyo seemed to be more demanding for the sake of her friends' life. She did not want to lose anyone after the death of her father.
End Flash Back
"Tomoyo, are you listening to me?" Eriol's voice was heard within her train of thoughts.
"I'm sorry. What did you say just now?" Tomoyo asked as she was not listening to a thing from Eriol.
"Well, nothing important. It just that you've been daydreaming these few days. I really shouldn't tell you about Mei Xi," Eriol slowed down his voice volume to make sure no one hear him out.
"We promise not to talk about this here, in public," Tomoyo looked at Eriol with her angry amethyst eyes.
"There goes again and who was daydreaming just now," Eriol whispered but still audible to Tomoyo's ears.
"Hey, could you both stop doing that? I know you are husband and wife but we are in a formal occasion here. Sagamoto is talking and you know how he hates it when he sees someone talking while he's talking," Syaoran looked at them suspiciously.
"Gomen ne," Eriol smiled as an apology. They tried to concentrate on what Sagamoto was talking about but it was getting bored as he kept talking about his increasing profit and his new supermarket, which will be opened just around the corner. Tomoyo's eyes suddenly caught the change on Sakura's face, which really reminded her of what Eriol said to her.
A big applause was heard when Sagamoto finished his so-called welcome speech.
"At last, it ends," Syaoran mumbled under his breath.
"Syaoran," Sakura said when Sagamoto came and sat beside Hana. Hana just smiled and looked at Sagamoto who started to talk to her, "So, how was my speech?"
"Well…" Hana did not know what to say as she wasn't listening at all.
"It's the best, right, Hana?" Syaoran said as Hana nodded her head unsurely.
"Thank you," Sagamoto smiled proudly.
"Let's look at the performances I have in store for all of you," Sagamoto said as they all looked at the stage.
After about half an hour, the performances were all over and they were left to get some refreshment. Sagamoto just did not want to leave Hana alone as uneasiness was written all over her face.
"Touya, do a favour for me. Save Hana from that dirty old man," Sakura said with pleading eyes.
"Why do I have…" Touya said but was cut off, "Because she's our friend."
Touya walked towards Hana and Sagamoto and smiled, "There you are. I've been looking all over for you. Excuse me, Sagamoto-san. Would you mind me taking Hana away for a while? We have something important to talk about. Right, Hana?"
"Yeah, right. I'm sorry, Sagamoto-san. We've a very important matter to talk about," Hana said and left with Touya without waiting for Sagamoto's answer.
"Thanks for saving me. He won't let me leave his side," Hana smiled with relief.
"No problem. Sakura asked me to save you. So, you have to repay your hero," Touya looked at Hana who was shocked but turned red when she realized that Touya was joking with her.
"What about a dinner? Right now," Touya asked as Hana looked at him with clueless face.
"But… but what about this party and my uncle?" Hana asked him back.
"I'll tell Sakura we'll leave and you tell your uncle that you're leaving. That's the only way," Touya explained as Hana looked at him with disbelief.
"I've never thought you could be this rebellious. For a gentleman," Hana said as Touya bowed, "Thank you for telling me I'm a gentleman."
Hana laughed and dialed her uncle's number.
"Uncle, yes. I'm leaving the party. Can I?" Hana asked as Touya called Sakura.
"Yeah, he saved me. I'm going for a dinner with him," Hana blushed.
"I'm done. What's about you?" Touya asked as Hana nodded in agreement. They left the party and went for a dinner at the nearest fast food outlet as Hana insisted them to go there.
"I want to eat pizza. I've never taste it ever since I woke from my coma. Izumi insisted that I have to eat healthy food," Hana said.
"Okay, I won't force you to do anything you don't like," Touya said and went into the outlet as Hana's face lightened up.
"Thanks. You know, I feel that I can be myself when I'm with you," Hana blurted out as Touya looked at her. Hana finally realized what she had said and blushed herself.
"I just want you to be yourself whenever and wherever you are. There's no reason for you to change yourself just for someone else," Touya said as Hana looked at him and smiled happily.
"I've been wishing to meet someone just like you. It doesn't mean I didn't know anyone that I can be myself. There's another person who I can show my true colour to. She's been my best friend for the time I've known her," Hana said as she sat on the chair.
"It's Chikane, right?" Touya asked as Hana nodded. A waitress came and smiled at Touya.
"What would you like to order, handsome?" the waitress asked as Touya just ordered some pizzas after Hana could not choose any that she wanted to eat. After almost fifteen minutes, their orders are served and Hana looked at the order in disbelief.
"How are we going to finish all of this?" Hana pointed at the pizzas that were conquering the whole table.
"Don't worry. I'm just giving you time to choose what pizza that you like the most. That way, I'll know what pizza to buy when you feel like eating one," Touya smiled.
"Okay then but I have to do something first," Hana said and waved at the waitress. The waitress came and smiled at the waitress.
"May I help you?" the waitress asked but looked at Touya.
"Are we the last customers?" Hana asked, ignoring the waitress' bad attitude.
"Well, yes," the waitress said with uneasy voice.
"Can you call all your friends here? We can't really finish all of this actually. Can you eat with us?" Hana asked as the waitress finally looked at her.
"Of course. I'll call them right away. TJ, Shuuko, Shinya, Mayu, come here," the waitress called. Her friends came and looked at the waitress.
"What's wrong, Jem?" her friend asked.
"Would you all eat with us? We can't finish all of this. Our Mr. Brilliant here wanted to know what my favourite is but it will be a bad thing to waste all of this food when people in other countries are starving. So, mind to join us?" Hana asked as the guys nodded.
"We'd love too but do you mind change your seat? You'd better sit beside Mr. Brilliant or our Jem here will try to seduce him," Mayu said as Hana smiled.
"I'll change my seat now. I don't want my companion to be jealous of me," Touya said and sat beside Hana.
"Ow, you're all mean. Who wouldn't want to be with a handsome guy like him?" Jem explained as Mayu raised her hand, "I don't want to be with a handsome guy because I'm going to worry all the time if he's playing with my heart behind my back. That's why you don't have any steady boyfriend."
"Hey! Watch your potty mouth, Mayu. At least, I'm not going to marry my best friend," Jem said and it was Mayu's time to get angry.
"You two, yamette! We are in front of our customers here," Shuuko reminded them.
"Daijoubu, I don't mind because I do want to fight just like you do but I don't have the chance to do it," Hana explained.
"We're sorry, Mr. Brilliant," Mayu bowed.
"Stop calling me with that nickname. My name is Touya and this is Hana. I don't mind you all to quarrel all night long because I fight with my sister everyday but let's dig in before the pizzas get cold," Touya smiled as the others agreed with him and ate the pizzas while chatting about themselves.
"So, which one your favourite?" Touya asked as Hana pointed at the pizza.
"That's Hawaiian pizza," TJ said.
"You know, I starting to like to see you two together as a couple," Jem said as she rubbed her full stomach.
"Okay, that's new," Shinya nodded his head.
"What do you mean by 'that's new'?" Jem glared at him.
"Well, the only and sole reason is you'll always criticize couples when you see them. There's must be something that's wrong with them," Shinya explained.
"I'm adapting myself to changes if you don't mind," Jem smiled angrily.
"Are you all students?" Hana asked as they all nodded.
"We're studying in Tokyo University. Jem taking interior design, Mayu in engineering course, Shinya in business analysis, Shuuko and me specialize in mathematics," TJ explained.
"So, you all must be brilliant in studies. Maybe we'll meet someday in business," Hana smiled at them as they looked at her.
"Touya works in AJ Company and I work in Kikyo Corporation," Hana explained as they nodded in understanding.
"What posts are you two holding?" Shinya asked.
"I kinda like the CEO of the Kikyo Corporation because she finally shows interests in her company after disappearing for about five years. Before that, she just kept on playing around with her family's money," Jem blurted out and drank her drink.
"Hana is the CEO and I'm just an executive," Touya said as he ate another piece of pizza as Jem spurted her drink.
"C…CEO? Executive?" Jem said.
"I've never thought I'm going to meet and eat with the CEO of Kikyo Corporation," Jem looked at Hana eagerly as Mayu quickly wiped the water Jem had spurted out.
"Do you really going to merge with the Li Corporation? I just heard about the rumour that you're getting close with Li family," Jem asked again as Hana looked at her with surprise.
"I don't think that's possible. Well, I do get close to the Li family and do some business with them but there's not a slightest chance that I'm going to merge with them. I'll do my best to be as independent as I could," Hana explained.
"So, Touya-san, how did you meet Hana-san?" Shinya asked as the others eagerly waited for his answer.
"Well, my sister made a party and invited Hana after Hana sent her a bouquet of flowers," Touya answered.
"Hana sent a bouquet of flowers to Touya's sister? That's weird," Mayu said as Hana chuckled, "I'm straight, okay? I just sent the flowers because my friend is a florist and she was short of workers that day. So, I sent the flowers that had been ordered by her husband."
"How romantic! What's your sister's name? She must be beautiful," Jem asked.
"Kinomoto Sakura," Touya answered but Hana quickly corrected his mistake, "I think it should be Li Sakura because she's married to the Li or you still can't get over the fact that your sister is married to the person you hate the most."
"I'll never accept him as my brother-in law," Touya said.
"Li? You mean she's Li Syaoran's wife?" TJ asked.
"Yup, that's right," Hana nodded.
"We're talking to the high ranking families in Japan and Hong Kong," Shuuko looked at Shinya who was starting to faint.
"You don't mind talking to us about this?" TJ asked worriedly.
"I don't mind at all. I trust all of you," Hana shook her head.
"But we're total strangers," Shuuko said.
"I know but my intuition tells me to trust you and I'm sure I'll come here more often because of all of you, though Jem made a bad first impression, she made a very good second impression," Hana said as Jem smiled with relief.
"Well, we'd better get going or your uncle and aunt will be worried sick," Touya said as Hana nodded in agreement.
"I'm going home but I'll come again. So, be prepared. Just kidding, guys," Hana chuckled as Touya paid the bill.
"We'll be waiting for you two," Jem said as she waved at them.
"I'm sorry if I talk too much," Hana said when she got into the car.
"Don't worry. It's okay. That's the first time I see you talking to strangers so freely. We have to make friend to live in this world because the more friends we have, there's more chances that we'll find true friends. My father used to say that to me when I was a child," Touya smiled as an assuring gesture as Hana stayed silent but she kept on smiling when suddenly, her phone rang. She answered it as Touya stayed silent.
"Hana's speaking. I'm… I'm still at the party. No, don't worry. I'll be home late. Don't wait up for me. Oyasumi, Izumi," Hana said and hung up the phone.
"What Izumi want from you?" Touya asked.
"He wants to meet me at my home but that will be a bad scene if he sees me with you," Hana explained as Touya nodded.
"I forgot about my car. Maybe you should send me back to the hotel," Hana hit her head with her hands. Touya reluctantly brought her back to the hotel to get her car.
"So, this is good night. See you later," Hana said but stayed outside the car with Touya. Touya was not planning on leaving so he stood there with Hana.
"So, good night," Hana smiled but still stood there.
"Good night then," Touya said his goodnight but kept his pose there.
"Good night. Ja," Hana said and finally moving her steady stand.
"Wait. Could you stay a little longer?" Touya asked as Hana smiled brightly and nodded.
"So, did you ever remember about your past?" Touya asked, as he just wanted to hear her talking to him.
"I did and I've told Chika-Chan but Chika-Chan said that I've never been there before," Hana answered.
"What did you remember?" Touya asked.
"Well, I saw a mansion, a very big mansion and there was many people wearing very Chinese looking clothes. Then, I saw four girls waving at me eagerly," Hana tried to recall her memory.
"I tried finding the mansion but I found that the mansion is in Hong Kong. The only place that I've never been before," Hana sighed.
"What else did you remember?" Touya asked with enthusiasm.
"I did remember a rooftop and there's a bright light. I can't see it clearly, so I can't say much about it," Hana tried hard to remember.
"It was snowing, right?" Touya blurted.
"Yes, but how did you know?" Hana looked at him with shock in her dark hazel eyes.
"You said that it was cold, so I assume that it was snowing," Touya said as he did not want Hana to start thinking about who she really is. That will be most troubling for Touya to see Hana so confused with her identity.
"I did?" Hana asked.
"Yes," Touya said shortly.
"Oh, well then," Hana shrugged her shoulders.
"You'd better go home before the party's over or you'll have to stay even longer with Sagamoto when he sees you," Touya explained as Hana's face turned moody.
"And you're the one who asks me to stay longer," Hana wanted to say that right in his face but couldn't find the heart to do so.
"Okay then. Good night," Hana got into the car and left without another word. Touya suddenly realized what he just did. He went back into the hotel and tried to find Sakura but only found Tomoyo looking at him with worry.
"Where's Hana?" Tomoyo asked as Touya sighed, "She went home."
Tomoyo sighed with relief as Touya looked at her with suspicion.
"Thank god or I'll get a heart attack if anything happens to her," Tomoyo mumbled under her breath. Touya couldn't get all her words, "What the hell are you talking about? Did you know something I should know?"
"Huh, there's nothing you should know. It… it just that Sagamoto has been trying to find Hana ever since she's gone with you," Tomoyo answered and left with hurry when Eriol called her.
"Did Tomoyo know anything?" Touya asked himself, "That I should know."
"She's been reacting strangely lately," Touya walked with his mind still on Tomoyo's body language. He bumped into someone and looked at the person he bumped into and there he was – Sagamoto.
"Well, Kinomoto-san, may I know where did you hide my dear Hana?" Sagamoto smiled at him.
"She told me to tell you that she has to go home as soon as possible. There are some important matters she has to attend," Touya answered but Sagamoto wanted to argue with him to find Hana's whereabouts when Shinji came, "Hana called me and said she had to leave right away. There are some important matters she has to attend as soon as possible and she said that she was very upset to leave your party without saying goodbye to you. One more thing, she sent her regards to your wife and daughter," Shinji explained his niece's disappearance and reminded Sagamoto that he had already had a family.
"Oh, what a pity. I was starting to get to know her. I hope to see her again. I'd better go. Someone's calling for me," Sagamoto said and left to attend the person who was calling him.
"Thanks," Touya said and bowed.
"I'd be the one to thank you or Hana can never leave him for the whole night," Shinji said and left after bowing at Touya as Touya bowed back.
"What just happened, Onni-chan?" Sakura came when she saw her brother with Hana's uncle.
"Where were you when I try to find you?" Touya said angrily.
"I was with Hikari and Sachi. What's with that angry face?" Sakura asked, startled.
"What would you do if the person you like gets angry?" Touya asked.
"I'll apologize if I'm the one who make him angry. Why? Did Hana get angry with you?" Sakura asked forwardly. She just knew what's on his mind right then. Touya sighed and nodded.
"You deserve it. That's the prize for not trying to understand what's a girl wants," Sakura stuck her tongue out at her brother as Touya glared at her.
"Whatever," Touya glared at her and left her with anger as Sakura giggled but her laugh stopped suddenly when she remembered that she needed to talk with Wei. She looked for Syaoran who was talking with some guys.
"Xiao Lang, we need to go home now. Hikari's tired," Sakura whispered as Syaoran looked at Hikari who was laying her head on the table. Syaoran gave his goodbye to his friends and put Hikari in his arms.
"Sagamoto-san, we'd to leave. My daughter is getting sleepy," Sakura smiled at Sagamoto and Shiki.
"Nice meeting you, Li-san," Shiki bowed as Sakura bowed back, "Nice meeting you too."
"Good night, Li," Sagamoto said as Syaoran just smiled at him and left.
"What's wrong?" Syaoran looked at her.
"Nothing's wrong, Xiao Lang," Sakura answered.
"There's must be something wrong when you start calling me Xiao Lang," Syaoran stopped walking and looked at Sakura.
"I met someone just now. She told me to protect Hana from evil and I have the power to save her from getting killed again," Sakura looked at Syaoran.
"And what's that supposed to mean? I can't quite get it," Syaoran asked.
"Unless she meant that Hana and Mei Xi is the same person," Sakura looked at Syaoran with hopeful eyes.
"But there's no way Mei Xi can be revive. There's no way to revive the dead. If there is any, it will surely hard to get because there are too many people who will do anything to revive their loved ones," Syaoran explained as Sakura gave him a suspicious look.
"Do you mean you don't want to revive Mei Xi even there's a way to do so?" Sakura asked as Syaoran shook his head, "No, I don't mean that. What I meant to say is we shouldn't build castle in the air. We need to find if there's a way, then we can build our hope. But when the only way we have to revive her is taken, then our hope will be crushing down. I don't want that to happen to you or the others. Even to your brother though he's so annoying."
"I'm sorry for doubting you, Syaoran," Sakura hugged him with Hikari in the middle of them.
"It's okay. Let's go home," Syaoran smiled and pulled her hand into his. Sakura smiled and followed him to the car where she met with Tomoyo and Eriol.
"What's wrong with Tomoyo, Eriol?" Sakura asked when she looked at Tomoyo who leaned on Eriol's shoulder.
"I don't know but she's vomited just now. I think she's drunk," Eriol explained as Sakura smiled innocently.
"I am not drunk, Eriol Hiragizawa," Tomoyo said angrily as she was feeling healthy as ever.
"Maybe you should bring her to see a doctor. Maybe it will be good news for the both of you," Sakura smiled as Tomoyo looked at her with puzzled, "What's with seeing a doctor have to do with good news, Sakura?"
"Oh, I get it, Sakura. Thanks," Eriol smiled as Sakura nodded as Syaoran put Hikari into the car.
"What the hell are you two talking about?!" Tomoyo said angrily as Sachi giggled.
"Good night. Call me if what I thought is true," Sakura said and left with Syaoran. They reached the house. Sakura put Hikari into her arms and brought her into her room. Syaoran stood on the doorway and looked at his beautiful wife and adorable daughter.
"I want to talk to Wei first. You may sleep first if you want to or do you want to follow me?" Sakura asked as Syaoran smiled at her, "I'll follow you. I know what you want to ask Wei. I would want to hear what he has to say."
They walked to living room and sat with Wei sitting in front of them.
"Is there any way we can revive the dead, Wei?" Sakura asked as Wei looked at them with shock but turned calm again and said, "There's a way but I don't know if it's still in this world or it has been destroyed and either it is true or just a myth."
"I don't care. I want to know the way to revive the dead," Sakura said with determination in her emerald eyes.
"There is these seven coloured mirrors that were said can revive the dead. There's a story of a man who revive his lover using these mirrors after going through a lot of pain and obstacles. But his lover killed herself after being revived because the man died after reviving her," Wei said as Sakura stayed silent.
"I've heard this myth but not the entire story. Is it true that the man died in the end?" Sakura asked again.
"I'm not sure, Mistress but I'll try finding out about that," Wei said but Syaoran cut him off, "You don't have to do that. I'll do it, Wei. If there's a way, then I can revive Mei Xi for Touya."
"I know where to start," Sakura looked at Syaoran.
"Where to?" Syaoran asked.
"France," Sakura looked at him as Syaoran wrinkled his forehead in confusion.
Author's Note: There you go... Another chapter... The next chap will take quite some time to be finished... Gomen ne... -bow-