Dear Readers,
You have been warned.I tried to make it as mild as possible
lemonically speaking,so PLEASE..NO FLAMES.
Syaoran no hime
Chapter 17
His mouth left hers,and his warm ice-blue eyes stared at her
purple ones."I'm sorry for doing that,Tomoyo,but I couldn't
stop myself."
She stared bck at him speechlessly.She couldn't put into words
how she felt that time.Her emotions were in a turmoil.
He sensed her confusion."Let's call this a night
then."He brought her hand to his lips and kissed it.He bowed
and escorted her upstairs.
She was still unspeaking.The electricity of his kiss was still
circulating around her body.
She didn't like what she was feeling.
She looked up at the handsome Obake and felt her heart flutter.
Everything opened up to her instantly just because of one mere
kiss.One sweet moment made her see the slowly blossoming love in
her heart for the man.
It was unreal.It was stupid.
Iie,it couldn't be.
It was just attraction,right?
Eriol could feel her gaze at him,but he didn't dare return her
gaze.He just might lose control of himself again and kiss her.
He didn't want to get used to that.He didn't want to miss her
lips when he leaves tomorrow.
Oh yeah,he nearly forgot to tell her about it.
"Bijin,I graciously thank you for keeping me company.The
times you shared with me proved to be the happiest ones in my
life."
Tomoyo stopped walking."W-Why are you talking like
that?"she asked nervously.
"I'm dismissing your services starting tonight."he
replied.
"B-But why?"
"I'm leaving tomorrow morning."
"When will you come back?"
"Never."
She sucked her breath in."Never?"
He looked down at the floor."The town people might execute
me for what I did to the Japanese."
"B-But you saved me!"she reasoned.
"And I never regretted doing that."He finally looked at
her."You mean a lot to me,Bijin,and anyone who will harm you
would have to face my wrath first."
Her mauve eyes shook silently.
He exhaled deeply and planted a chaste kiss on her
forehead."You are now free,Tomoyo.You are no longer my
geisha."He entered his room quietly.
She knelt down.Somehow the words didn't sound as good to her ears
as she had imagined.
Tomoyo couldn't sleep.She couldn't believe that in a few
hours,she was free to walk out of the mansion.
Demo..
She sat up and touched her lips.At first,she refused to believe
that she had unknowingly fall in love with her enemy,but as
minutes ticked by,bringing the obake's departure closer,she felt
like she was slowly dying.
She never realized that the obake had taken so much space already
in her heart in the brief time she spent with him.She already
learned to live her life beside him.
She knew that sooner or later,the obake would have to leave,but
she didn't expect it to be this soon.
She wasn't even able to tell him that she loves him.
Eriol couldn't concentrate on the book he was reading.He kept on
remembering that in a few hours,he was going to say goodbye to
Japan forever..
..and to his Bijin..
He heard a knock on the door.He stood up and unlocked it.
Standing on the doorway was Bijin in the flesh.
"What are you doing here?"he asked.
She entered the room quietly."I can't sleep."
He closed the door."Me too."
Silence.
"I might not wake up in time to see you off tomorrow so I'm
going to say goodbye to you now."
His eyes saddedned."I bet you're overjoyed now that you can
finally get me out of your life."
"Hai."Her voice sounded so hollow.
Tomoyo looked up."But before you go,I'm going to give you
the thing you wanted from me right from the start.Consider it as
a last tribute of a geisha to her master."
His forehead creased.
She released the braid of her hair,and waves of her
midnight-black tresses tumbled down her waist.She stood up slowly
and walked towards the man.She didn't know where she got the guts
to start this,but all she wanted was to make him happy.
"Damn,what are you doing?"Eriol couldn't take his eyes
off her.
"This is what you want,right?"She loosened her kimono
as she approached him.
"Stop it!"yelled Eriol.
She ignored him.She stopped in front of him and disrobed.She
stroke Eriol's cheek."You can take me to bed as you
wish."
He was about to protest when she placed her finger lightly on his
mouth."If you're worried that I'm going to ask you for
marriage after this,then don't.I will give you this night with no
rings or promises from you.I only want your happiness."She
murmurede before she tiptoed to kiss him.
Eriol couldn't stop himself anymore.He kissed her with burning
passion he only felt with her.
A moment of parting.He carried her to his bed.
"Tomoyo,do you really want this?"he asked
huskily."Say no while I can still control myself."
"Kimi wo aishiteiru,Eriol."She whispered lovingly.
He was about to ask her what she just said when her mouth
silenced him.
The silvery moon hid behind the dark clouds to give them all the
complete possession of the night.