CCS (c) Clamp and all rightful owners, similarly to the quotations.
The (Im) Perfect Couple
"Perfection itself is imperfection." ~Vladimir Horowitz
"There is a kind of beauty in imperfection." ~Conrad Hall
Chapter 4: Wrath/Anger
"Anger is a short madness." ~Horace
Eriol –
He breathed out.
He breathed in.
He breathed out once more.
It is not working.
He is still angry.
Unable to stay still (doing the stupid breathing exercises Tomoyo recommended) any longer, he got up to pace the living room instead.
If he had a say in things, pacing is a much better anger-calming technique than deep breathing.
Tomoyo –
Her head was a jumble of thoughts that she did not want to hear.
The phone conversations with her dear cousin keep running circles in her head. With each thought, she bit on her lips to repress the anger and depression.
Deftly, her hands got to work on tailoring some new pieces.
With each undesired thought, the dress got more ostentatious.
Anger kept her mind clear, and unsought-for thoughts was channelled into tailoring a grander, grander, grander dress.
Eriol –
[Stop it!] He had commanded.
Tomoyo –
Her hands stilled in shock.
The diligent (crazed) attention she had paid the dress earlier was replaced with one of maintaining her ever-pleasant expression.
[When did you –!]
Eriol –
The wooden picture frame landed onto the floor none too gently. The glass fractured and cracked, littering the polished floor with pieces of glass.
The picture, though creased, drifted away unharmed – until it reached his hands.
Tomoyo –
[What…?] She whispered, her violet eyes looking at the picture that he had torn in a fit of anger.
She made no move besides staring blankly from the stool she was seated on.
["Now you can be angry at me."] Eriol declared.
Tomoyo –
In a momentary fit of madness, she laughed at the absurdity of the situation.
The distraught laughter subsided into broken sobs she tried oh-so-hard to stifle.
[Why are you angry?]
Eriol –
[Because you are angry.] Eriol wishes to mouth those words, but he is wise enough to keep their already unstable equilibrium by killing those words on his tongue.
A/N:
(i) Intended to update per day, so that I can finish this in a week. But things don't always go according to plan. I was confined to the bed yesterday (and most of today) as I got (turns face away in shame) ill, so I can't update Wrath till today. My apologies!
(ii) Explanation: Sakura called Tomoyo and Eriol. The news weren't good. Tomoyo got angry at herself because 'if anything happens to Sakura, it's because of my inability'. Eriol got angry because he is irritated at the way Tomoyo treats herself. That's all.
(iii) I got so, so, so happy when I saw the reviews! Freshly baked choco-chip cookies to James Birdsong, miirage, redeyes143 and Fauxfire101. Keep the reviews coming and make my day! ^_^ I'll be distributing free hugs next! Lols!