Chapter 3
"You play billiards?!"Tomoyo could not believe it.
Eriol laughed."Don't sound too horrified,Tomoyo.Anyway,this
is one of my favorite ways to unwind.My most favorite way is to
be with you."he said as he rubbed some chalk on his chosen
cue.
She decided to ignore his last statement.It was two days later
after she agreed to continue playing along with Eriol's
games.Since the students were dismissed earlier by the school
because of a faculty meeting,the boy invited her to his mansion's
recreation room.
"Want to play?"asked Eriol,ofeering her another cue.
"I don't know how to play."she admitted.
He laughed."I should have known!The only heiress of the
Daidouji wealth empire surely do not know anything
un-ladylike.."
"I can learn!"she snapped,grabbing the stick.
He smiled."The billiards is a game of strategy.You should
make sure that every shot is yours,and you must not give your
opponent a chance to score.This is how you score points.."He
went on to explain more about the rules of the game as Tomoyo
carefully listened.
He then motioned her to the billiards
table."Watch."After getting his right position,he slid
the cue in between his fingers and stroke the cue ball.It
collided with another ball before hitting a red ball and sending
it to a hole on the bottom left of the table.
Tomoyo clapped."Good shot!"
"Now it's your turn."He settled on the master's chair
just behind the table and made himself comfortable.
She awkwardly tried imitating him before sighing.Men are
certainly better in these stuff.She caught Eriol watching her
every move.Colors flooded her cheeks.Good Lord,why did he have to
watch her so intently?She suddenly felt as if she was tricked
into being a source of private entertainment meant for him only.
"So how did you learn to play this
game?Laissez-faire?"she asked oh-so-casually,pretending that
his penetrating eyes do not affect even a single cell of hers.
"No,Kaho taught me."he replied,although his eyes were
still motionless.
She tried to measure the angles and recall what Eriol said about
making sure she always has the advantage in every shot she
makes.She wondered if protractors could help her right now.
Suddenly she saw Eriol stand up from his seat and stride towards
her.She gulped.What did she do wrong?She has not even taken any
shot yet!
He stood behind her and gathered all her curls towards one side
of her face."Relax,will you?I'm just helping you minimize
the obstruction in your view."He chuckled when he saw her
shiver invoulntarily when he accidentally touched the silky-soft
bare skin of her neck.
When she didn't move after a few seconds,he decided to help her
again."Here,I'll teach you how to strike."He placed his
one arm on her arm and the other one on her cue stick.He placed
his face on her shoulders so he can easily speak instructions to
her ear."Again,relax.Your muscles must not be tensed so as
to have better control on the direction of the cue balll."
They're so close..cheek-to-cheek..Tomoyo inhaled deeply,filling
her lungs not only with oxygen but also Eriol's
cologne."N-Next?"
His teasing eyes turned to her."Are you afraid of me,my
Tomoyo?"
She gulped audibly.She shut her eyes so as not to see those
amethyst eyes which she is sure will haunt her in her dreams
tonight and the nights to come."A little."MY Tomoyo.She
is HIS possession.She almost screamed when she realized she liked
it.
With the help of his guiding hands,Tomoyo managed to pot a red
ball.She turned to her right happily,seemingly forgetting who the
person next to her was.She hugged him happily."I did it!!A
hole-in-a-one!"
Eriol laughed,but mostly he was looking at her moist pink
lips."A hole-in-a-one is a term used in golf,Tomoyo."
Her heart thundered when she read in Eriol's eyes what he
wanted."Um,Eriol..d-don't even think about it.."she
began.
He cupped her face gently and traced her lips lightly with his
thumb."Why not?Am I not your boyfriend?"
"R-Rule number one.."
"Look,do you want me to kiss you or not?"he
asked,looking at her eyes.
Yes,Kiss me!She wanted to scream,but no!This is all a pretend..a
make-believe.He should be out kissing his real girlfriend and not
her!
"It doesn't matter.I'll kiss you anyway."He bent his
lips down to her.For what seemed like eternity,they were just
locked in each other's passion,suspended in time.At one point
when they parted to catch their breath,Eriol murmured,"I am
your first kiss."He made it a fact.
She nodded shyly before blushing.She just failed her catechism
teacher.
For some reason he can't explain,his heart
soared."Good,because I'll kill any man who will foolishly
dream of touching these."He probed her mouth again,wanting
to know what heaven was in there that it was making him so
perfectly..perfect.No other word for it is acceptable.
Eriol's kiss is liquidifying every muscle of her body.She leaned
on him to stop her self from falling over.He then eased her to
the billiards table to have a better hold on her.
In between kisses,he murmured."Tomoyo.."
"Hmm?"
"Do you know that you are the most seductively innocent girl
that I ever met and that you drive me nuts?"He stood up and
smiled at her."And I do respect you too much."
Obviously,Tomoyo didn't take that as a compliment."So Kaho's
much better huh?"she said hotly as she stood up too and
fixed herself up.
He winked."You'll know my answer in due time as soon as I'm
sure of what I feel.For the meantime,I want to continue our
relationship."
She was about to argue that it's only a "pretend"
relationship,but Eriol had picked up his cue already and began
hitting the balls with remarkable energy.
"He used that same energy on me."she thought before
blushing big time.She has to pray her Hail Marys tonight if she
will not be doomed like her ancestress,Eve.