Chapter 15 What He Saw
"Where are you going, Master Eriol?" asked Nakuru as
she watched Eriol pack his things furiously.
"I'm going to hell and I'm not coming back!" he yelled.
She gul[ped a little. She rarely sees her master angry, and never
this intense. Better not enrage him more or he might take her
along to where he's going.
He banged the cabinet door close and dragged his suitcases
outside.
"Master, wait!" Nakuru cried as she followed him out.
"I thought you were going to stay here for good."
His blazing blue eyes pierced through her body. "Do you
expect me to stay here one second longer knowing that my beloved
girl is already engaged to another man?"
She scratched her cheek uneasily. "But Master.."
"If you have only told me earlier that she's already
commited, I wouldn't have to waste my money on the plane
tickets!" he continued.
"I never told you that she's engaged because you never
asked," she replied matter-of-factly.
"I did!"
"You didn't. You only asked me if she's married, and she's
not. You only asked if she has a boyfriend, which she doesn't
have. She has a fiance," she explained.
He looked at her, disbelief on his face. "You are
despicable! You are so stupid! You are so..so.."
"Besides, if I tell you the truth, you might not go back and
try to win her back," she added.
He stopped.
"You and Ms.Tomoyo deserve a second chance with each other.
If you really love her, you must not give her up without a
fight," she finished gently.
"B-But they're engaged already.."
"It can still be broken," Nakuru shrugged.
"Married people divorce everyday, what more for engaged
couples?"
He placed his suitcases down. "Do you really think it's
worth a try?"
"Well, considering the things at stake here- your lifetime
happiness, your heart's joy and all that sappy senti stuff - I
guess, yes it's worth it," said the girl.
"But she hates me.." he softly protested, as if he was
only waiting for one final coaz to totally change his plans.
Nakuru gave him one. "Then go and change her mind! You are
not Eriol Hiragizawa for nothing!"
Immediately he abandoned his suitcases and left the house.
Eriol was whistling happily as he was treading the path leading
to the Daidouji residence.
"Nakuru's right," he told himself. "I love her too
much to give her up easily."
He then noticed Miruyuki walking towards the mall with a woman.
His heart fell. Miruyuki was on a date with Tomoyo!
He then did a double take when he looked at the man's companion.
It wasn't Tomoyo. It was Naoko! He felt immeasurable anger at
Miruyuki for being unfaithful to his fiancee and seeing another
woman when she's not looking. He was about to confront him when a
car sped in front of him. After it had passed, he had lost sight
of the scoundrel already.
Tomoyo was bathing in the pool when her maid rushed in.
"Mistress Tomoyo, someone wants to see you, but he doesn't
want to wait in the living room."
Eriol appeared from the sliding door connecting the inside of the
house to the backyard. "What I will tell you is extremely
important and urgent" he said gravely.
She turned to the maid. "It's ok. You can leave us
now."
After the housekee[er left, she faced her unexpected guest.
"To whom do I owe this privilege visit of yours?"
"To your fiance." He uttered the last word as if it was
a deadly disease.
"Oh?" She was intrigued. She swam to the steps and
ascended. She reached for her towel and started to dry the wild
tousle of her dark hair.
Eriol sucked his breath in as he gazed at the loveliness
approaching him slowly. Her stunning curves he once noticed in
the one-piece suit back in high school were revealed daringly in
her two-piece rose-red bikini. He felt his face flame.
"Damn it, Hiragizawa! Stop acting like a teenager!" he
scolded himself. "This isn't the first ime you've seen women
in this skimpy outfits."
"Can you hand me my robe, please?" she said, breaking
the train of his thoughts.
"Robe?" he echoed stupidly. He suddenly forgot what the
word was, and everything else for that matter. All he was aware
of was the goddess in front of him.
"It's at the back of your chair," she said.
"Chair?" he said dumbly.
She looked at him strangely. She took the robe herself and
slipped it on. Afterwards, she sat on the garden chair across
Eriol and stared at him. "Are you doing drugs?"
"O-Of course not!"
"Then why are you acting so weird?" she demanded.
To his dismay, he blushed deeply.
"Oh god, Eriol Hiragizawa! What the hell is wrong with
you?" she cried.
"N-No, I mean.." He scanned his mind for anything to
say to save his face. No clever lines came to him. Oh damn!
She sighed. "You came here to make a fool out of
yourself?"
He looked embarrassed. "Actually, it's about your
fiance.." He inhaled shakily. Good, he's starting to make
sense again. "i saw him in the mall awhile ago.."
"And you think that's alarmingly abnormal?" she asked,
an eyebrow raised quizically.
"No, let me finish first!" he snapped. "I saw him
in there with another woman.. with Naoko Yanagisawa."
She rolled her eyes. "Give me a break! Miruyuki's too crazy
about me to even think of infidelity! And of all the girls, why
Naoko? I'm much prettier than her!"
"Well at least she's honest," he thought wryly.
"Not necessarily humble, but honest." He cleared his
throat. "Look, I had my glasses on when I saw them, and I'm
dead certain that it's your fiance and he's doing a hanky panky
with another woman."
"You're wasting my time, Mr.Hiragizawa. Is that all you want
to talk about?" she said cooly.
He stood up. "I hate to say this, but you'll be sorry that
you didn't believe me."
She smirked. "Of course."
He dejectedly left the mansion.
"I swear, I'll kill you for this, Miruyuki Motokou." he
vowed to himself silently.