Chapter 8 Revelations

"Tomoyo?Tomoyo,I would understand if you're not ready.I'm willing to give you some more time-"said Eriol.

"No,no Eriol.Maybe you should be the one to reconsider.Do you really know what you're saying?"she asked.

"I have never been surer in my life,Tomoyo.I want you."he replied with conviction.

She clutched the phone tighter."I..I.."She knew that what she was about to say would spell the difference between her heart and her conscience but..

"I want you too,Eriol."



Usually,Mondays weren't very attractive to her,but somehow this Monday was different.Tomoyo smiled as she ran her brush down her long dark hair.It was the first Monday she would share with Eriol,her boyfriend.She giggled when she saw how red her face was.

"Ms.Tomoyo,a visitor awaits you.A certain Mr.Eriol Hiragizawa,I believe."said her maid politely.

"Please tell him I'll be right down in a sec."She gave herself a last-minute check before ran downstairs.



Eriol smiled when he saw Tomoyo rushing towards him."Good morning,Tomoyo."He took her books.

"Good morning,chaffeur.A little early,aren't we?"She asked teasingly.

He laughed."I was so excited to see you that I hardly slept last night."

"Oh come on,Eriol!We study in the same school so we're bound to see each other no matter what happens."

"Stop being coy,Tomoyo.You know what I mean."he replied.

"Let's get moving now or we'll be late."

"Yes dear."

"E-Riol!"



Days later,Tomoyo found the courage to ask him about Hermosa.She opened the topic as she and Eriol were resting underneath the oak tree in his garden.

"Are you still receiving love letters from Hermosa?"she asked tentatively.

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy in your voice?"he asked.

"Why you.."

He chuckled."No,and even if I was,it would mean nothing to me anymore."

"Really huh?But back then you practically admitted to me that you like her!"she said testily.

He rubbed his chin."Yes,well,I liked Hermosa,a bit.But that was just because I was frustated by how dense you were!Here I was,worshipping the ground you walk on but you don't even notice!"

"It's not my fault,Hiragizawa.How should I know what you feel about me when even your servants could ot even decipher your one-in-a-million personality?"she asked.

"It doesn't matter.The Hermosa case is closed.I do not know any other woman other than you,dearest."He kissed her hand.

She sighed.Maybe she shouldn't tell him anymore who Hermosa really was.Everything's OK anyway.She got Eriol,and she wanted nothing more.



"Tomoyo,where's my Math notebook?"asked Eriol in the classroom the next day.

"It's in my locker,I think."said Tomoyo somewhat distractedly.She was doing her Science homework.

"I'll look for it myself."He went to her locker and opened it.He scanned the neat piles for his blue notebook but then his eye caught something familiar-looking.He carefully took out a folded cloth under Tomoyo's choir uniform."I've seen this cloth somewhere.."He unfolfded it then his eyes widened.

It was a red cloak.The very same he saw Hermosa was wearing the day he chased her.

"Did you find it-"Tomoyo gasped when she saw what he was holding.She had forgotten about the cloak she had kept in her locker in case she wanted to put loveletters for Eriol in school.

He folded the cloak quietly."How did this get into your things?"he asked quietly.

Her mind couldn't think of a suitable excuse."E-Eriol,I can explain.."

"Good idea,Tomoyo.I'm sure your explanations will be most interesting."he said,his blue eyes piercing her.

"I-I was planning to tell you who Hermosa is.."

"You are Hermosa."He placed the cloak back into her locker."Very well,thank you for your movingly beautiful poetry you've supplied me within a few weeks.Very touching indeed."he said sarcastically.

"Eriol.."

"So all these while I was going crazy over guessing who Hermosa was,you were laughing behind my back."He said in a dangerously low voice."So tell me,is this couple thing of ours a part of your grand scheme?You should have told me earlier so I could have played my role better."

"Eriol,listen!"

"In the first place,why did you create Hemosa?"he asked.

She looked down,but the boy read her mind.He smiled acridly."Well congratulations,you have conquered the untouchable Eriol Hiragizawa.Happy?"

Tomoyo looked up suddenly,her eyes filling with tears."I regretted what I have done-"

He motioned her to stop."Just..leave.Leave me alone now."

"Eriol-"

"Leave me alone!!"He yelled.Deep inside him,he felt like he would explode with the painhe felt,being betrayed by the one person you've cared for so much.Worse,he could not take his anger out on her.He couldn't.He berated himself for his weakness.

"I'm sorry."she whispered as he slowly walked away.She was about to follow him when Nakuru blocked her way.

"Let my master be."she said gently."Let's talk first,Mistress Daidouji."

She nodded,but a tear escaped from her eye already."N-Nakuru.."

The woman led her away from the crowded hall.


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