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Not a Chance (Eriol/Kaho) *repost*

Comm: [livejournal.com profile] 30_romances
Words: 420
Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura
Title: Not a Chance
Author: rhap_chan
Theme(s): 13. Heads or tails, you lose; Dice; Ace
Pairing/Characters: Hiiragizawa Eriol/Mizuki Kaho
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura belongs to CLAMP. This fanfic is a derivative of canon material that is not my property. I do not profit from these writings. The opinions and actions expressed in these stories are not necessarily the views and beliefs of the original author or me.

Excerpt: Double three's," he said, rolling the dice without looking, and before he scooped them back up Kaho saw that his guess had been correct.

The sound was quiet, but just loud enough that the constant clatter caught her attention. She probably wouldn't have noticed had she not been reading a book and Nakuru out with friends, but the book was just dull enough that curiousity got the best of her and she went looking for the source of the clatter.

She found Eriol in his study, aimlessly rolling a pair of dice over and over. When she poked her head in the door, he smiled, but his smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Kaho, come in," he invited, and she sat down in the chair he had facing the large wooden desk behind which he was sitting. The dice clattered again. He seemed to be deep in thought.

"Dice: a game of chance," he said. "120 different combinations of two dice, and in theory, an equal chance of rolling each. Double three's," he said, rolling the dice without looking, and before he scooped them back up Kaho saw that his guess had been correct. "Six and one, three and two."

Each of his guesses had been correct, but Kaho was no closer to finding out what was bothering him.

"Clow hated games of chance," Eriol said. "For him, it wasn't chance. He could look at a dice game or a board set up and tell the winner before the game began. He could do this dice trick as easily as I can, seeing through all 120 possibilities and choose the right one. What a dull existence, without surprises."

"Eriol, are you okay?" Kaho said hesitantly. His hand closed over the dice again, but he didn't roll them.

"I'm tired of knowing everything," he said. "I'm tired of being the strongest magician. It's time to go to Japan."

"To Japan?"

Kaho was confused. When she'd come to England from Japan, she'd met Eriol and he told her that fate had drawn her here to him. Now they were leaving?

"Yes," Eriol said, and this time his smile was genuine. "I have to see a girl about the Clow Cards."

"A girl?"

"Yes. She's the same age as I appear to be, but in one year's time, she will be the most powerful magician in the world. And then I will go back to England and be with you."

He rose from his seat and pressed the dice into her hand, closing her fingers around them. He kissed her brow gently and said, "Save these. When I get back, I want you to beat me at Yahtzee."