The next morning,
the couple told Eriol that they have an appointment with the
wedding planner. The blue-haired man assured them the house will
be ok.
After the car left, he decided to cook breakfast. He took out some
eggs to make an omelette.
"Good morning, Master! What's cooking? Smells heavenly!"
said Nakuru from behind.
"Any food smells heavenly to you." Spinel retorted. He
turned to his master. "Good morning."
"Good morning to you too. I hope you won't mind if I send you
out to buy a loaf of bread and some apples." replied Eriol,
not looking up from his work.
"Not at all,Master." Both went out of the house.
Eriol continued what he is doing. Minutes later, he heard some
footsteps coming into the kitchen. "That was fast." he
thought, his servants on his mind.
"What's cooking, Sakura?" A sleepy Tomoyo asked, rubbing
her eyes.
Aphrodite herself! thought Eriol as he gazed at Tomoyo who's
unaware of him. Dressed in pink silk nightgown with her soft curls
falling down her tiny waist walking barefooted on the cold kitchen
floor tiles, she looked like an innocent angel from heaven-a
complete contrast to the glamorous and sophisticated woman of the
90's with her smart outfit, properly-applied make-up, confident
smile and hair formally styled in a bun.
"You're doing it again, Eriol." said Tomoyo,slightly
reddening.
"W-What?" Eriol didn't realized he was staring already.
He busied himself with rescuing his burning omelette. "I was
just wondering whether you would like to borrow one of my robes.
Going downstairs in your nightgown may provide some entertainment
to me, but other men may experience testosterone overdrive with
it."
"How dare you!" Tomoyo furiously exclaimed. But she went
up to change anyway. She went down wearing a lavender blouse, a
dark blue skirt and tights.
Eriol pulled out a seat for her in the table. "We'll be
eating breakfast later. I sent my friends on an errand to buy us a
real breakfast-"
Tomoyo got up and took the plate of omelette from him. "This
will do." She popped a forkful of one.
"No please.."
"It's good. It may not look like it but it's good." said
Tomoyo soothingly.
Tomoyo will always be Tomoyo. No matter how hard she tries to
disguise her true nature, her kindness always shines through.
thought Eriol.
"You're doing it again." said Tomoyo.
"What?"
"You're staring at my face again."
"Oh. I was just thinking that you could avenge yourself from
my insults by ridiculing my food, yet you even complimented it to
just make me feel good. You're really something." he replied
quietly.
Tomoyo paused, then shook her head. "I'm hungry. My stomach's
desperate for food so I ate your eggs."
"My eggs?"
She laughed. "Stop it, will you?"
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Soon Nakuru and Spinel joined them. They can't believe at first
when their master introduced the beautiful girl he's with as
Tomoyo Daidouji.
"I can't believe I'm talking with the nymph of trends!"
gushed Nakuru, to Tomoyo's amusement.
They all heard the doorbell ring. Suppi answered the door and
gasped.
"You again?!" Suppi and Kero exclaimed.
"Kero-chan!" called Tomoyo. She turned outside the door.
"Touya! Yuki!"
"Hey!" Sakura's elder brother smiled.
"Visitors huh? Come inside everyone. Breakfast is getting
cold." invited Eriol.
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After breakfast, everyone settled in the front yard to talk.
Meanwhile Kero and Suppi were inside, playing video games.
"How did you accept the fact that Syaoran will become your
brother-in-law?" asked Tomoyo curiously.
"I never accepted it,ok?" said Touya defiantly.
"He did. He saw how happy his sister was with Syaoran. He
told me he doesn't have the heart to take her happiness
away." interjected Yukito.
"Oh gosh! You're so kind! That is why I like you so
much!" She hugged Touya.
"Help!!! I can't breathe!" He looked at Yuki for help
but he's too busy discussing with Eriol the cuisine in Italy the
latter visited a month ago.
Tomoyo laughed.
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"Just tell Sakura and the brat we came over." Touya told
Tomoyo that afternoon.
"Sure thing." The woman smiled. Touya will always be
Touya. He still calls his would-be brother-in-law
"brat".
"We'll see you and Eriol in the wedding, ok?" teased
Yukito.
She blushed. Good thing Eriol's clearing the dishes in the
kitchen. She could have died if he heard this one.
After their visitors left, Tomoyo went up to her room to finish
the designs of her best friend's gown. Later she heard plates
shatter in the kitchen.
"Eriol!" She quickly went down to check on him.