Chapter 10

Truth or Consequence

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Miruyuki spiked the ball hard, and Tomoyo got ready to dive for the ball.

But the minute she moved right, she felt an excruciating pain in her ankle. She fell down the sand, wincing in pain.

"Tomoypo!!" everyone cried out.

Sakura hurried to her side,"Tomoyo! Tomoyo, what happened?"

She grimaced,"I think I strained a few muscles."

"Which part of your body hurts?"

Tomoyo looked up and saw Eriol standing before her. Instantly, she felt speechless

"Tomoyo?" prompted her second cousin.

She blinked,"H-Huh?"

Eriol knelt down beside her and lifted her. He carried her towards the clinic silently.

Tomoyo could see her classmates' teasing gazes at her and Eriol, but she ignored them. All that matters is Eriol still does care about her. Heck, he carried her to the clinic, didn't he?



Tomoyo looked at Eriol who was sitting behind her silently, watching their classmates continue the volleyball game. They just came from the clinic, and she asked Eriol to help her walk to the beach instead the hotel to rest.

"Does your ankle still hurt?" he suddenly asked.

She looked surprised. Was he talking to her? She looked behind her to be sure. Upon seeing only a dog, she faced him with a smile. "Just a little."

"That's good," he said, sounding relieved.

"A-Are you still angry at me?" she asked in a small voice.

He didn't glance at her.

She looked crestfallen. How stupid of her to think that Eriol would be mellowed down by her accident and would forgive her easily.



Eriol, on the other hand, couldn't reply to her simple question. Could he dare blurt out, "Yes Tomoyo, I am. You turned my whole life around and you woke up a powerful feeling inside me that I couldn't control with the reins of my rational mind. You drove me nuts for the past few weeks because of the lingering memories of that kiss, and you never left my mind even for only a second!"?

He then saw Sakura and the rest of the class coming their way. He placed his shades back on.



"Hi Tomoyo!" Sakura plopped down the sand beside her best friend and placed the bottle she was holding in front of her. "We decided to keep you company and just play Spin the Bottle with you, since you couldn't play Beach Volley with us."

The girl smiled,"That's so sweet."

Everyone formed a circle and Sakura began the game. The bottle pointed at Naoko.

"Truth or consequence?" asked SAkura excitedly.

Naoko blushed. "Truth."

"Alright!" cheered Chiharu,"Now tell us who among the boys in this circle do you admire the most?"

Her face flushed,"U-Uh..." She bowed down. "M-Miruyuki. He.. He's a really great basketball player."

Teasing hums filled the air.

Sakura smiled," Future couple of the year."

The bottle spun and pointed at Tomoyo. "Truth or consequence?" the emerald-eyed girl asked.

The dark-haired girl knew that she would be asked the same question so she said,"Consequence."

"Okie-dokie!" Sakura rubbed her hands together,"I'll spin the bottle again, and the first boy that the bottle points at, you will propose marriage to him."

"Whaaaat?" cried Tomoyo.

"Let's get it on!" the boys cheered.

The bottle was spun again, and everyone's eyes were on the bottle. It stopped abruptly at Eriol's direction.

Everyone hooted as Sakura nudged Tomoyo to his direction.

Tomoyo's hands started to become clammy, and her heartbeat became erratic. She breathed in shakily before she faced him.

"Big bro, I mean....E-Eriol.."

Eriol nodded.

She dug her mind for the right words to use in her proposal. "We've known each other all our lives, and I wish to spend the rest of my days with you. Will..Will you marry me?"

A moment's silence as the air was filled with anticipation as to what he would say.

"Sure,why not?" he said casually, to everyone's laughter.

Sakura spun the bottle again, but Tomoyo's mind was on something else.

She knew she was being silly because it was all a game...

...but still..

Eriol said 'Yes'!


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