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1 Hello. Here is another short fic that I wrote when I should have been doing other things. There's not much to it. Its just
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2 a vignette of sorts about Tomoyo's birthday. The characters are all older. I don't know how much older... let's say
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3 that Tomoyo is 17. That sounds about right to me. Comments are very much appreciated! PLEASE comment! If I don't
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4 hear anything, I don't know if anybody liked it. Thanks. I hope you enjoy it.
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5
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6 Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me and are the property of their respective owners (CLAMP etc.).
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10 ONE WISH
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11 By samuraiheart
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12 kokoro_no_samurai@yahoo.com
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15
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16 "Thanks, Naoku-chan. I'll see you in a little while."
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17
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18 "Just one more person to call," Sakura thought to herself as she picked up the receiver again and dialed Tomoyo's number.
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19
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20 "Daidouji Residence, Tomoyo speaking."
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21
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22 "Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura said hesitantly.
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23
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24 "Sakura-chan! Do you need something?" Tomoyo said happy for the distraction. Her mother was away on a business trip and
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25 there wasn't much to do in the house except watch videos. The real thing was always better. She blushed a little as she thought
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26 about the outfit she had just finished making for Sakura and how great she would look in it. Maybe she could convince Sakura
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27 to wear it soon. Even though she didn't capture cards anymore, Tomoyo could always find something interesting to videotape
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28 about Sakura. She glanced over at her most recent accomplishments and smiled. "Sakura making a cake", "Sakura going to
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29 school", "Sakura at cheerleading practice"...
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30
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31 "Ano... Can you come over? Uhhh... I want to show you something." She clutched the phone tightly and twisted the cord
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32 around her fingers as she waited for her response.
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33
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34 "Sure. I'll be right there."
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35
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36 Sakura hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She frowned at what she had said. "I want to show you something?" She
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37 had been planning this for weeks and she couldn't come up with anything better than that? Oh well. She was sure that the rest
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38 of the night would go better. At least, she hoped it would. Sakura hurried to prepare the decorations and smiled in anticipation.
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41
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42 A large assortment of classmates and close friends had gathered at the Kinomoto house by the time that they all heard Tomoyo
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43 coming up to the house. Sakura peeked out the window and turned toward the group of people.
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44
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45 "Shhhh! Here she comes!" she whispered excitedly as the doorbell rang.
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46
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47 When the door opened, Tomoyo was greeted by a loud "SURPRISE!" and a colorful array of birthday decorations. Bright
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48 streamers were draped around the doorways and bright balloons and banners were placed throughout the house. Her eyes
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49 went wide with surprise and she beamed at Sakura as friends came up to her one by one and wished her a happy birthday.
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50
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51 "Do you like it?" Sakura said leaning close to Tomoyo as she offered her some punch.
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52
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53 "Hai. Arigatou." Tomoyo said breathlessly. "How did you know?"
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54
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55 Sakura smiled and looked at her best friend in amazement. "Did you really think I would forget your birthday? Besides, I knew
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56 your mom was out of town and I didn't want you to be all alone."
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57
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58 Tomoyo put her hand on Sakura's shoulder and looked over at her sincerely. "Arigatou."
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59
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60 Sakura smiled and led Tomoyo to the head of the table where the guests had begun to gather with their gifts. Just before she
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61 could start unwrapping the presents, Naoku and Chiharu came out of the kitchen carrying a beautiful birthday cake. It was
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62 chocolate with lots of pretty roses and candles on it.
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63
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64 "Happy Birthday, Tomoyo!" Everyone shouted at once.
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65
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66 Tomoyo put her hands up to her face and smiled brightly. She didn't know what to say. The light from the candles flickered and
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67 danced across the faces of her friends. The room grew quiet and still as the group waited.
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68
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69 "Blow out the candles!" Meiling shouted enthusiastically unable to wait any longer.
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70
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71 "Don't forget to make a wish." Sakura whispered softly as Tomoyo bent closer to the cake.
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72
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73 Tomoyo closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. "I wish... I wish..." she shook her head and came to a decision. "I wish
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74 for Sakura to be happy." She thought silently. Then she blew out the candles and for a moment the room went dark. Tomoyo
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75 opened her eyes and stared at her best friend as her everyone cheered and someone rushed to turn on the lights. She tried to
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76 smile, but it was getting harder to keep it up.
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77
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78 "Hooray! Its time for cake!" Sakura said, jumping up and down.
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79
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80 "Arigatou Sakura-chan. You're a great friend." Tomoyo bit her lip as the words echoed in her thoughts. Friend. That's all. She
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81 tried to hide her sadness as she took the piece of cake that Sakura handed her and sat down to eat.
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84
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85 "Sayonara! Thanks for coming!" Sakura shouted to the last guest as she closed the door and turned towards Tomoyo. She
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86 looked around at the party decorations, plates and cups and sighed.
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87
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88 "Don't worry. I'll help you clean up." Tomoyo said as she reached down to grab a paper cup that had rolled behind the table.
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89
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90 "Thanks, but the party isn't over yet." Sakura said. A hint of nervousness sounding in the last few words as she clasped her
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91 hands behind her back and shifted her feet uncertainly.
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92
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93 Tomoyo looked at her surprised. "Demo..."
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94
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95 "I still haven't given you my present." She said quickly as she turned towards the stairs and dashed off to her room.
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96
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97 Tomoyo stood there stunned and wondered what her friend could have for her. The party and the cake were more than
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98 enough.
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100 When Sakura returned, she seemed to have regained some of her composure. She was holding a small white box and an
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101 envelope.
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102
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103 "Tomoyo-chan, we've been friends for a long time and.... Well... I knew that there were two things you really wanted for your
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104 birthday and it was hard for me to decide which one I should give you." She paused to open up the box. " I know you really
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105 wanted some more labels for your videotapes..." She pulled the stickers out of the box and held them out to Tomoyo.
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106
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107 Tomoyo smiled gently and looked into Sakura's eyes. "There wonderful." She said sincerely. "Anything that Sakura-chan gives
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108 me is wonderful."
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109
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110 Sakura smiled at the kind words, but pulled the box and stickers away when Tomoyo reached out for them. "But I decided not
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111 to give you that present." Sakura closed the lid and threw the box behind her and onto the couch.
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112
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113 Tomoyo stared after it disappointed and then returned her gaze to her friend who was now fidgeting with the envelope in her
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114 hands. Tomoyo opened her mouth to say something, but found no words to express the confusion she felt. Sakura put a hand
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115 on Tomoyo's shoulder and handed her the small white envelope. "I think this is what you really want." Sakura added closing
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116 her eyes in anticipation.
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117
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118 Tomoyo took it with shaking hands and looked up at Sakura uncertainly before she opened it. Inside she found a bright pink
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119 card with beautiful hearts and stars drawn on it. She smiled at the trouble her friend had gone too and then noticed the message.
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120 Printed in careful black letters were the words "I love you". Tomoyo shook her head and looked down at the floor. She could
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121 feel Sakura's gaze on her and she didn't know what she should say. She finally looked up and smiled slightly, but it was hard to
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122 hide the tears in her eyes. Tomoyo was happy with the present, but Sakura couldn't possibly mean it in the way Tomoyo
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123 hoped. They were very good friends and that was all. Sakura was just being kind and trying to tell her how much the friendship
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124 meant to her.
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125
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126 That must be it, Tomoyo thought as she met Sakura's gaze and whispered "Arigatou."
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127
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128 Sakura frowned as she saw the tears in Tomoyo's eyes. "You really don't understand do you?" Sakura said quietly as she
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129 leaned closer to her friend.
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130
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131 Tomoyo's doubts were erased by the feel of Sakura's soft lips pressed against her own. She leaned into the embrace, not
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132 really sure what was going on. Sakura reached out and stroked Tomoyo's hair with her hands as her lips moved across
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133 Tomoyo's mouth. Tomoyo closed her eyes and welcomed the taste of Sakura's gentle kiss. She held her friend closely and
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134 was almost afraid to let go. It all seemed so perfect and so right.
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135
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136 Suddenly, Tomoyo pulled away and gasped.
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137
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138 "What's wrong?" Sakura said with concern.
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139
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140 "I forgot to videotape this and you should be wearing the costume I made!" Tomoyo clasped her hands in front of her chest
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141 and laughed uncertainly.
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142
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143 Sakura blushed, but looked up at her friend sincerely, "I don't mind trying it again if you want to set things up." She said timidly
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144 as Tomoyo rushed over to her bag to retrieve the camera.
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145
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146 "Hoe!" Sakura said under her breath as she looked over at her friend and the significance of the evening became clear. Nothing
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147 would ever be the same again... and she couldn't be happier.
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150 THE END
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