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author Robert McIntyre <rlm@mit.edu>
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rlm@2 1 Stepping Stones to the Future
rlm@2 2
rlm@2 3
rlm@2 4 This is a fanfic about Tomoyo and
rlm@2 5 Sakura . It is a darker story than my previous
rlm@2 6 ones and it made me cry as I was writing it on
rlm@2 7 paper. I know that all of you are more
rlm@2 8 knowledgeable about CCS than I am, but I hope
rlm@2 9 you will like the story anyway. There are some
rlm@2 10 female to female interactions but no hentai ,
rlm@2 11 and as always please send your comments to me at
rlm@2 12 rphjas@lycos.com. This is the reason I have begun
rlm@2 13 writing again since 1975. I get to hear from you
rlm@2 14 and please, comments good or bad are always
rlm@2 15 welcome can't get better without them because
rlm@2 16 I still want to put my dreams into words for
rlm@2 17 you. Humbly yours Joe Saunders rphjas-san at
rlm@2 18 rphjas@lycos.com .
rlm@2 19
rlm@2 20 At the Daidouji Estate:
rlm@2 21
rlm@2 22 Tomoyo was satisfied with her preparations.
rlm@2 23 Everyone in the mansion was sound asleep and
rlm@2 24 her bedroom door was locked. She had laid out
rlm@2 25 several of her most precious treasures of Sakura
rlm@2 26 on her large four poster bed. She had
rlm@2 27 painstakingly placed the camcorder and tripod in
rlm@2 28 the right location. The light in the gigantic
rlm@2 29 room was at the perfect intensity. A soft
rlm@2 30 melancholic melody could be heard in the
rlm@2 31 background as Tomoyo worked in the room. Lying
rlm@2 32 on the bureau next to her sewing bag, the
rlm@2 33 manilla envelope waited to receive the soon to
rlm@2 34 be completed videotape.
rlm@2 35
rlm@2 36 Gazing into her mirror, Tomoyo made some adjustments to
rlm@2 37 her long lavender hair-tweaking a ribbon here or a bow there.
rlm@2 38 She judged her appearance before the mirror. She
rlm@2 39 looked like an expert doll maker's masterpiece.
rlm@2 40 Beautiful lavender hair fell on her shoulders and
rlm@2 41 behind her back. Luminous lavender eyes
rlm@2 42 sparkled in her seemingly porcelain-like face.
rlm@2 43 Her long dress was a beautiful egg-shell blue
rlm@2 44 covered with red lace, bows, and trim. Tomoyo
rlm@2 45 sadly smiled at her reflection, but she could
rlm@2 46 not cry because all of the tears had been shed
rlm@2 47 during previous nights.
rlm@2 48
rlm@2 49 “I must look my best for my Sakura-chan.” thought Tomoyo as she
rlm@2 50 steeled up her willpower. Picking up a small
rlm@2 51 rubber eraser from the bureau top, she clasped
rlm@2 52 both hands around it and brought them to her
rlm@2 53 chest as if she were praying.
rlm@2 54
rlm@2 55 “Now for you, my Sakura-chan.”whispered Tomoyo.
rlm@2 56 “My one last gift to you...“
rlm@2 57
rlm@2 58
rlm@2 59 At the Kinomoto home:
rlm@2 60
rlm@2 61
rlm@2 62
rlm@2 63
rlm@2 64 Sakura picked at her food even though she was
rlm@2 65 hungry. She had been uneasy throughout supper.
rlm@2 66
rlm@2 67
rlm@2 68 Touya's teasing bounced off her ears and went
rlm@2 69 unnoticed. Her loving father's questions about
rlm@2 70 her
rlm@2 71
rlm@2 72 day were lethargically answered. At the end
rlm@2 73 of supper, she lazily waved at her father and
rlm@2 74 elder
rlm@2 75
rlm@2 76 brother as they went to their respective
rlm@2 77 jobs. After finishing her chores, she listlessly
rlm@2 78 climbed the
rlm@2 79
rlm@2 80 stairs and walked into her room.
rlm@2 81
rlm@2 82
rlm@2 83
rlm@2 84
rlm@2 85 “Welcome home, Sakura.”said Kero while he was
rlm@2 86 playing one of his favorite video games.
rlm@2 87
rlm@2 88
rlm@2 89
rlm@2 90
rlm@2 91 “OhHi , Kero.”said Sakura as she went to
rlm@2 92 her desk to start her homework.
rlm@2 93
rlm@2 94
rlm@2 95
rlm@2 96
rlm@2 97
rlm@2 98
rlm@2 99
rlm@2 100
rlm@2 101 Kero flew up to the desk, licking his lips in
rlm@2 102 anticipation of the evening dessert.
rlm@2 103
rlm@2 104
rlm@2 105
rlm@2 106 “Hey,
rlm@2 107 Sakura where's my dessert?!”exclaimed Kero as
rlm@2 108 he angrily plopped down on her
rlm@2 109
rlm@2 110 desktop.
rlm@2 111
rlm@2 112
rlm@2 113
rlm@2 114
rlm@2 115 Sakura looked at Kero with a dazed expression
rlm@2 116 and said,“Sorry, Kero-chan. Let me go back
rlm@2 117
rlm@2 118
rlm@2 119 downstairs to the kitchen and bring you my share.”
rlm@2 120
rlm@2 121
rlm@2 122
rlm@2 123 With heartfelt concern, Kero said, “Don't
rlm@2 124 worry about it, Sakura. You don't seem like your
rlm@2 125 usual
rlm@2 126
rlm@2 127 self today. What's wrong?”He flexed his
rlm@2 128 tiny biceps and continued, “Is that Li kid making
rlm@2 129
rlm@2 130
rlm@2 131 trouble for you? If so, I'll change into my
rlm@2 132 true form and bat him around like a soccer ball!
rlm@2 133
rlm@2 134
rlm@2 135 Sakura shook her head and answered,“No,
rlm@2 136 Kero-chan - He's been treating me ok. It's just
rlm@2 137 that
rlm@2 138
rlm@2 139 my heart has been feeling like a tick's
rlm@2 140 been sucking the blood out of it until only a
rlm@2 141 withered husk
rlm@2 142
rlm@2 143 will remain. Oh Kero-chan, I can't
rlm@2 144 put it into words!”concluded Sakura with a
rlm@2 145 sigh.
rlm@2 146
rlm@2 147
rlm@2 148
rlm@2 149 Kero thought for a moment with his hand
rlm@2 150 balled under his chin. He asked, “When did this
rlm@2 151 feeling
rlm@2 152
rlm@2 153 start, Sakura?”
rlm@2 154 It started sometime
rlm@2 155 after school and continued as I skated along with
rlm@2 156 Tomoyo-chan. It has
rlm@2 157
rlm@2 158 gotten worse since I got
rlm@2 159 home and I can't figure out what it is!”
rlm@2 160 answered Sakura in a frustrated
rlm@2 161
rlm@2 162 voice.
rlm@2 163
rlm@2 164
rlm@2 165
rlm@2 166
rlm@2 167 Kero responded,“Calm down, Sakura. Banging
rlm@2 168 your head against a wall won't solve anything.
rlm@2 169
rlm@2 170
rlm@2 171 Kero mused,'Since all of the Cards have been
rlm@2 172 sealed and Eriol has left, I don't think it is
rlm@2 173
rlm@2 174
rlm@2 175 anything serious. Maybe you just left your
rlm@2 176 recorder at school!”
rlm@2 177
rlm@2 178
rlm@2 179
rlm@2 180 Sakura angrily swatted
rlm@2 181 at Kero who nimbly dodged her hand. “It's not
rlm@2 182 that simple, Kero!”yelled
rlm@2 183
rlm@2 184 Sakura. “I think
rlm@2 185 this is a premonition, but I just don't know what
rlm@2 186 it is about!”
rlm@2 187
rlm@2 188
rlm@2 189
rlm@2 190 Kero guiltily looked at Sakura. “I'm sorry for
rlm@2 191 trifling with you, Sakura. I wish
rlm@2 192 that I could help
rlm@2 193
rlm@2 194 you better with this problem.
rlm@2 195 Hey maybe a nice hot bath and a good night's
rlm@2 196 sleep will help you
rlm@2 197
rlm@2 198 clear everything up in the
rlm@2 199 morning!”
rlm@2 200
rlm@2 201
rlm@2 202
rlm@2 203
rlm@2 204 “You're probably right, Kero-chan.”said
rlm@2 205 Sakura. “And I am sorry I tried to hit you. I
rlm@2 206 know you
rlm@2 207
rlm@2 208 were only trying to cheer me up.
rlm@2 209
rlm@2 210
rlm@2 211
rlm@2 212
rlm@2 213 Kero puffed out his little chest and said ,
rlm@2 214 “Apologies accepted, Sakura. Trust the great and
rlm@2 215
rlm@2 216
rlm@2 217 powerful Guardian Beast! All will be well by
rlm@2 218 morning and I'll even forgive you for not
rlm@2 219 bringing
rlm@2 220
rlm@2 221 me any dessert!
rlm@2 222
rlm@2 223
rlm@2 224
rlm@2 225 Sakura weakly
rlm@2 226 laughed at Kero's posturing and remarks. ”You're
rlm@2 227 probably right, Kero-chan and I
rlm@2 228
rlm@2 229 am way too out
rlm@2 230 of it to do anything constructive tonight.”
rlm@2 231
rlm@2 232
rlm@2 233
rlm@2 234
rlm@2 235
rlm@2 236
rlm@2 237
rlm@2 238
rlm@2 239
rlm@2 240 At The Daidouji Estate:
rlm@2 241
rlm@2 242
rlm@2 243
rlm@2 244
rlm@2 245
rlm@2 246
rlm@2 247
rlm@2 248
rlm@2 249
rlm@2 250 Tomoyo had about five minutes before the
rlm@2 251 camcorder and tape player turned on
rlm@2 252 simultaneously.
rlm@2 253
rlm@2 254 She had been secretly rehearsing
rlm@2 255 and preparing for this evening's performance for
rlm@2 256 over a week.
rlm@2 257
rlm@2 258 While completing some minor
rlm@2 259 adjustments to her hair and dress, Tomoyo did
rlm@2 260 another quick run-
rlm@2 261
rlm@2 262 thru of where she would stand
rlm@2 263 and the words she would sing from the lyrics she
rlm@2 264 had
rlm@2 265
rlm@2 266 painstakingly written and memorized. She
rlm@2 267 still clung onto the little eraser that Sakura
rlm@2 268 had given
rlm@2 269
rlm@2 270 to her at their first encounter. She
rlm@2 271 thought, “Now I can say the words to Sakura that
rlm@2 272 I never dared
rlm@2 273
rlm@2 274 to say. I can use my camcorder,
rlm@2 275 melody, and lyrics that I wrote from my innermost
rlm@2 276 heart and
rlm@2 277
rlm@2 278 reveal my true feelings this one and
rlm@2 279 only time.”
rlm@2 280
rlm@2 281
rlm@2 282
rlm@2 283 'I must perform perfectly.'mused
rlm@2 284 Tomoyo as she walked to the small tapedx
rlm@2 285 placed on the
rlm@2 286
rlm@2 287 floor which divided her bed into
rlm@2 288 symmetrical halves.
rlm@2 289
rlm@2 290
rlm@2 291
rlm@2 292 “For my beloved Sakura-
rlm@2 293 chan,“whispered Tomoyo. She inhaled deeply and
rlm@2 294 then slowly exhaled
rlm@2 295
rlm@2 296 - blowing away the facial
rlm@2 297 masks that she used in her everyday life.
rlm@2 298
rlm@2 299
rlm@2 300
rlm@2 301 “Now
rlm@2 302 my soul is bare for Sakura-chan to see.”
rlm@2 303
rlm@2 304
rlm@2 305
rlm@2 306 The
rlm@2 307 camcorder and tape player clicked on and Tomoyo
rlm@2 308 began ...
rlm@2 309
rlm@2 310
rlm@2 311
rlm@2 312
rlm@2 313
rlm@2 314
rlm@2 315
rlm@2 316 At the Kinomoto home:
rlm@2 317
rlm@2 318
rlm@2 319
rlm@2 320
rlm@2 321 Tossing and turning in her bed, Sakura tightly
rlm@2 322 hugged the CardCaptor Sakuradoll that
rlm@2 323
rlm@2 324 Tomoyo-
rlm@2 325 chan had given her long ago.Beads of perspiration
rlm@2 326 rolled down her face and soaked her
rlm@2 327
rlm@2 328 pajamas. Her
rlm@2 329 features were contorted into looks of pain ,
rlm@2 330 distress, and denial. Gasping for air,
rlm@2 331
rlm@2 332 Sakura
rlm@2 333 bolted upright in her bed. She opened her eyes
rlm@2 334 and frantically tried to quiet her racing
rlm@2 335
rlm@2 336 heart.
rlm@2 337
rlm@2 338
rlm@2 339
rlm@2 340
rlm@2 341 “Hoe! what was that all about?”cried
rlm@2 342 Sakura. But like wisps of smoke or fluffy clouds,
rlm@2 343 the
rlm@2 344
rlm@2 345 nightmare refused to be captured. Trembling,
rlm@2 346 Sakura got out of bed and went to her desk. She
rlm@2 347
rlm@2 348
rlm@2 349 somehow knew that she had to open the drawer
rlm@2 350 where the Book of the Star Cards was kept.
rlm@2 351
rlm@2 352 After
rlm@2 353 opening the drawer, Sakura noticed a white light
rlm@2 354 coming from the deck. She urgently
rlm@2 355
rlm@2 356 pickedthrough
rlm@2 357 the pile of Star Cards until she found the source
rlm@2 358 of the light. It emanated from the
rlm@2 359
rlm@2 360 lastCardthat
rlm@2 361 appeared when she had overcome Eriols final
rlm@2 362 challenge. The light was pulsing as
rlm@2 363
rlm@2 364 if it were
rlm@2 365 a heart beating. Suddenly, an arrow of light shot
rlm@2 366 out of the Card and passed through the
rlm@2 367
rlm@2 368 window
rlm@2 369 into the darkness engulfing Tomoeda . The Card
rlm@2 370 flew behind the arrow of light. As the
rlm@2 371
rlm@2 372 startled
rlm@2 373 Sakura watched these events, her hand
rlm@2 374 accidentally touched the Light and Dark Card.
rlm@2 375 In
rlm@2 376
rlm@2 377 an instant, the two spirits of Light and Dark
rlm@2 378 materialized and stood before their Mistress.
rlm@2 379
rlm@2 380
rlm@2 381
rlm@2 382
rlm@2 383 As always, they were holding each other and
rlm@2 384 looked regal beyond human comprehension.
rlm@2 385
rlm@2 386
rlm@2 387
rlm@2 388 In a
rlm@2 389 feathery voice, Dark whispered,“Your soul mate's
rlm@2 390 heart is at it'sfinal breaking tonight and
rlm@2 391
rlm@2 392 will
rlm@2 393 soon beat no more in this world. This heart cries
rlm@2 394 for mending but is willing to remain
rlm@2 395
rlm@2 396 shattered
rlm@2 397 for all time to insure your future happiness.”
rlm@2 398
rlm@2 399
rlm@2 400
rlm@2 401
rlm@2 402
rlm@2 403
rlm@2 404
rlm@2 405
rlm@2 406 In a similar voice, Light began to speak.“The
rlm@2 407 path to that heart is revealed by the arrow of
rlm@2 408 the
rlm@2 409
rlm@2 410 last Star Card. Follow the light quickly if
rlm@2 411 you wish to mend the Heart which my love Dark
rlm@2 412 doth
rlm@2 413
rlm@2 414 speak”
rlm@2 415
rlm@2 416
rlm@2 417
rlm@2 418 Before Sakura could inquire about
rlm@2 419 their cryptic remarks, Dark and Light disappeared
rlm@2 420 into their
rlm@2 421
rlm@2 422 Card.
rlm@2 423
rlm@2 424
rlm@2 425
rlm@2 426 Sakura frantically grabbed
rlm@2 427 the Key resting between her breasts and spoke
rlm@2 428 the Words of Power to
rlm@2 429
rlm@2 430 release it. With cheetah's
rlm@2 431 speed, she summoned Fly. White wings burst
rlm@2 432 through her pajama top.
rlm@2 433
rlm@2 434 Without changing her
rlm@2 435 garments, Sakura opened the window and raced
rlm@2 436 after the last Star Card in
rlm@2 437
rlm@2 438 the dark night of
rlm@2 439 Tomoeda. Sakura's heart beat rapidly and she
rlm@2 440 willed her magic to fly as fast as
rlm@2 441
rlm@2 442 the winds.
rlm@2 443 “I must find this person!”Sakura thought. “But
rlm@2 444 I wonder whom it could be? Is it
rlm@2 445
rlm@2 446 Syaoran?“
rlm@2 447
rlm@2 448
rlm@2 449
rlm@2 450 At the Daidouji estate:
rlm@2 451
rlm@2 452
rlm@2 453
rlm@2 454
rlm@2 455
rlm@2 456 Tomoyo had viewed the completed videotapeseveral
rlm@2 457 times. Tears trickled from her lavender
rlm@2 458
rlm@2 459 eyes and
rlm@2 460 wetted the dress. Lovingly, she enclosed the tape
rlm@2 461 and sealed the envelope. In her
rlm@2 462
rlm@2 463 beautiful
rlm@2 464 handwriting, the envelope proclaimed'To My
rlm@2 465 Special Someone 'My Only Love -
rlm@2 466
rlm@2 467 Sakura-chan'
rlm@2 468
rlm@2 469
rlm@2 470
rlm@2 471
rlm@2 472 She sealed the envelope and lifted her sewing
rlm@2 473 bag revealing a pair of newly sharpened
rlm@2 474 scissors.
rlm@2 475
rlm@2 476 With one hand still holding the
rlm@2 477 eraser, Tomoyo firmly grabbed the scissors and
rlm@2 478 walked to her
rlm@2 479
rlm@2 480 bed. She laid down and arranged
rlm@2 481 some of her favorite hand-sewn costumes that
rlm@2 482 Sakura had worn
rlm@2 483
rlm@2 484 when she was capturing the Clow
rlm@2 485 Cards.'But, unfortunately those days are over',
rlm@2 486 thought
rlm@2 487
rlm@2 488 Tomoyo. 'Only in my heart do such
rlm@2 489 moments still dwell. Sakura has chosen Syaoran
rlm@2 490 and I never
rlm@2 491
rlm@2 492 had the courage to open the gate
rlm@2 493 allowing me entrance into Sakura's heart. He got
rlm@2 494 there first.'
rlm@2 495
rlm@2 496 whispered Tomoyo as she stared at
rlm@2 497 an enlarged photo of Sakura on the ceiling. The
rlm@2 498 picture had
rlm@2 499
rlm@2 500 been difficult to place there
rlm@2 501 tonight, but it was worth it. Her tears flowed
rlm@2 502 more freely as she
rlm@2 503
rlm@2 504 looked at the picture of
rlm@2 505 Sakura - branding every feature in her heart and
rlm@2 506 soul while her right hand
rlm@2 507
rlm@2 508 came upwards to her
rlm@2 509 soft pale neck.
rlm@2 510
rlm@2 511
rlm@2 512
rlm@2 513
rlm@2 514 Suddenly a light appeared in Tomoyo's
rlm@2 515 darkened room and she quickly sat up from her
rlm@2 516 macabre
rlm@2 517
rlm@2 518 position. A surprised Tomoyo saw a
rlm@2 519 Sakura Card spinning in mid-air at the foot of
rlm@2 520 her bed.
rlm@2 521
rlm@2 522 Faster and faster it twirled -bathing
rlm@2 523 the whole huge room with a heavenly light and
rlm@2 524 making
rlm@2 525
rlm@2 526 Tomoyo feel faint and dizzy even though
rlm@2 527 she was sitting on her bed.
rlm@2 528
rlm@2 529
rlm@2 530
rlm@2 531
rlm@2 532 Then the sound of breaking glass filled the
rlm@2 533 room as Sakura flew headfirst into Tomoyo's
rlm@2 534
rlm@2 535
rlm@2 536 bedroom.“Tomoyo-chan - Tomoyo-chan, what are you
rlm@2 537 trying to do?”cried Sakura -bleeding
rlm@2 538
rlm@2 539 from
rlm@2 540 several cuts on her arms, hands, and face. With
rlm@2 541 her natural athleticism, Sakura leapt from
rlm@2 542
rlm@2 543 the
rlm@2 544 floor and grabbed Tomoyo's wristforcing the
rlm@2 545 steely jaws of the scissors away from her soft
rlm@2 546
rlm@2 547
rlm@2 548 neck.
rlm@2 549
rlm@2 550
rlm@2 551
rlm@2 552 For the first time, the shocked Tomoyo
rlm@2 553 wore none of her everyday masks and had no
rlm@2 554 cheerful
rlm@2 555
rlm@2 556 answers for Sakura's question. Her
rlm@2 557 delicate gasping mouth opened and closed like a
rlm@2 558 land-bound
rlm@2 559
rlm@2 560 fish seeking water. Before Tomoyo
rlm@2 561 knew it, the scissors were in Sakura's trembling
rlm@2 562 hands. The
rlm@2 563
rlm@2 564 emotions of anger, fear, and concern
rlm@2 565 warred over the landscape that was
rlm@2 566 Sakura's face
rlm@2 567 and
rlm@2 568
rlm@2 569 eyes. However, concern with a touch of fear
rlm@2 570 and desperation won the battle on Sakura's face.
rlm@2 571 Her
rlm@2 572
rlm@2 573 wings fluttered weakly and Sakura panted.
rlm@2 574 The cuts from the broken glass burned her nerves.
rlm@2 575 She
rlm@2 576
rlm@2 577 felt like she would collapse on the floor.
rlm@2 578 Instead, she willed herself to sit by
rlm@2 579 Tomoyo's
rlm@2 580 side and
rlm@2 581
rlm@2 582 violently threw the scissors across the
rlm@2 583 room.
rlm@2 584
rlm@2 585 “Tomoyo-chan Why?”asked Sakura as the
rlm@2 586 evening's pent-up emotions in her heart
rlm@2 587 erupted in
rlm@2 588
rlm@2 589 full force. The tears flooded from her
rlm@2 590 emerald-green eyes and stung her cuts. She looked
rlm@2 591 at
rlm@2 592
rlm@2 593 Tomoyo's sad face as if to find the answer
rlm@2 594 there. Tomoyo bent her head to her chest,
rlm@2 595 whispering
rlm@2 596
rlm@2 597 softly between sobs the manilla
rlm@2 598 envelope-a videotape-on my bureau...Puzzled,
rlm@2 599 Sakura
rlm@2 600
rlm@2 601 squeezed Tomoyo's hands. With one eye on
rlm@2 602 Tomoyo, Sakura found the manilla envelope and
rlm@2 603
rlm@2 604
rlm@2 605 read Tomoyo's notation
rlm@2 606 admiring the lovely
rlm@2 607 handwriting. Tomoyo looked up and saw Sakura's
rlm@2 608
rlm@2 609
rlm@2 610 cheek turn fiery red. Sadly, Tomoyo realized that
rlm@2 611 all of her plans for Sakura had failed. She was
rlm@2 612
rlm@2 613
rlm@2 614 supposed to be dead. She had not anticipated her
rlm@2 615 beloved Sakura's dramatic arrival. But instead
rlm@2 616
rlm@2 617
rlm@2 618 of dropping the envelope in revulsion, Sakura
rlm@2 619 reverently opened the envelope and tenderly
rlm@2 620
rlm@2 621
rlm@2 622 plucked out the videotape. She walked to the VCR,
rlm@2 623 turned on the TV, and walked over to
rlm@2 624
rlm@2 625 Tomoyo's
rlm@2 626 bed.
rlm@2 627
rlm@2 628
rlm@2 629
rlm@2 630
rlm@2 631 “May I sit next to you, Tomoyo-chan?”asked
rlm@2 632 Sakura. Tomoyo looked with awe at her beloved
rlm@2 633
rlm@2 634
rlm@2 635 and nodded. The empty Card stopped spinning and
rlm@2 636 it's light dimmed enough for the two girls to
rlm@2 637
rlm@2 638
rlm@2 639 watch the screen. Sakura held Tomoyo's hand with
rlm@2 640 all of her might as the tape started.
rlm@2 641
rlm@2 642
rlm@2 643
rlm@2 644
rlm@2 645
rlm@2 646 On the
rlm@2 647 TV screen, Tomoyo appeared.'She looks like an
rlm@2 648 angel.'thought Sakura. Tomoyo was
rlm@2 649
rlm@2 650 bathed in
rlm@2 651 light and her beautiful voice could be heard.
rlm@2 652
rlm@2 653
rlm@2 654
rlm@2 655
rlm@2 656 “Sakura-chanIwanted to give you one final
rlm@2 657 gift. It is a song I wrote for you and only you.
rlm@2 658 I
rlm@2 659
rlm@2 660 know you are crying right now because of my
rlm@2 661 death. I willed for my Mother to give you this
rlm@2 662
rlm@2 663
rlm@2 664 video after my private funeral. But please my
rlm@2 665 Sakura-chan. Do not cry for me! My time in this
rlm@2 666
rlm@2 667
rlm@2 668 world is done. Your quest for the Clow Cards is
rlm@2 669 complete. Your need for me is over. I only desire
rlm@2 670
rlm@2 671
rlm@2 672 your eternal happiness and a joyful future with
rlm@2 673 Syaoran. Like your Mother, I will be in Heaven- a
rlm@2 674
rlm@2 675
rlm@2 676 Guardian Angel only for you. And when your
rlm@2 677 life's journey is done, I will be waiting for
rlm@2 678 you
rlm@2 679
rlm@2 680 with open arms to hug you and loving hands
rlm@2 681 to guide you into Heaven. Maybe there you and I
rlm@2 682
rlm@2 683
rlm@2 684 can be in love together because on Earth our Love
rlm@2 685 can never be.”,Tomoyo paused- closed her
rlm@2 686
rlm@2 687 eyes,
rlm@2 688 and clasped her hands to her chest. She inhaled,
rlm@2 689 opened her delicate mouth, and began to
rlm@2 690
rlm@2 691 sing...
rlm@2 692
rlm@2 693
rlm@2 694 Sakura stared at the TV - mesmerized by
rlm@2 695 Tomoyo's lavender eyes and angelic beauty. A
rlm@2 696 blush
rlm@2 697
rlm@2 698 bloomed on her cheeks. Her tears freely
rlm@2 699 flowed and a warmth filled her heart and soul.
rlm@2 700 After
rlm@2 701
rlm@2 702 finishing the beautiful song, Tomoyo said,
rlm@2 703 “I will always be with you My Beloved Sakura-
rlm@2 704 chan. I
rlm@2 705
rlm@2 706 have loved you since I first saw you in
rlm@2 707 Tomoeda Elementary and this eraser has been the
rlm@2 708 most
rlm@2 709
rlm@2 710 precious gift I have ever received because
rlm@2 711 it came from you”Tomoyo whispered as she
rlm@2 712
rlm@2 713
rlm@2 714 lowered her praying hands and opened one
rlm@2 715 revealing the plain rubber eraser. This is only a
rlm@2 716
rlm@2 717
rlm@2 718 temporary separation, My Love. I am just going
rlm@2 719 ahead of you to my destiny.Tomoyo's armsspread
rlm@2 720 wide as if to engulf Sakura. A smile appeared on
rlm@2 721 her face. However, her lavender eyes
rlm@2 722
rlm@2 723 seemed to
rlm@2 724 lose their color.“Sayonara Sakura-chan I will
rlm@2 725 watch over you and Love you
rlm@2 726
rlm@2 727 forever.”Tomoyo
rlm@2 728 knelt on the carpet as if to pray slowly the
rlm@2 729 picture blurred and faded away
rlm@2 730
rlm@2 731 into oblivion.
rlm@2 732
rlm@2 733
rlm@2 734
rlm@2 735
rlm@2 736 Sakura's heart bled more freely than any
rlm@2 737 lacerations from the broken window could do.
rlm@2 738 Crying,
rlm@2 739
rlm@2 740 Sakura
rlm@2 741
rlm@2 742 thought,'I've hurt Tomoyo-chan
rlm@2 743 so deeply.'Though her heart was bleeding from
rlm@2 744 sadness and
rlm@2 745
rlm@2 746 regret, Sakura felt the seed of love
rlm@2 747 that she had always had for Tomoyo sprout and
rlm@2 748 grow
rlm@2 749
rlm@2 750 watered and sunned by Tomoyo'srevelation.
rlm@2 751 “So Dark and Light were talking about Tomoyo-
rlm@2 752
rlm@2 753
rlm@2 754 chan!”thought Sakura. “She has been suffering
rlm@2 755 all of this time because her love for me was
rlm@2 756
rlm@2 757
rlm@2 758 never returned by me for her. I -I am responsible
rlm@2 759 for breaking her heart again and again - until it
rlm@2 760
rlm@2 761
rlm@2 762 shattered and made her want to end her life..“
rlm@2 763
rlm@2 764
rlm@2 765
rlm@2 766
rlm@2 767 Sakura turned to face Tomoyo. Tomoyo had not
rlm@2 768 moved since Sakura had come to her bed. Her
rlm@2 769
rlm@2 770 hand
rlm@2 771 limply rested in Sakura's grip. Her head was
rlm@2 772 still lowered and tears dripped from her
rlm@2 773
rlm@2 774 cheeks.
rlm@2 775 Sakure gently removed her hand from Tomoyo'sand
rlm@2 776 reached for Tomoyo's face.
rlm@2 777
rlm@2 778 Tomoyo cringed at
rlm@2 779 Sakura's tender touch - anticipating a face
rlm@2 780 filled with revulsion and anger.
rlm@2 781
rlm@2 782 Sakura cupped
rlm@2 783 Tomoyo's cheeks and slowly lifted her head so
rlm@2 784 she could look deep into
rlm@2 785
rlm@2 786 Tomoyo's lavender eyes.
rlm@2 787 Tomoyo looked at Sakura's face and was stunned by
rlm@2 788 the love and
rlm@2 789
rlm@2 790 tenderness that gleamed from the
rlm@2 791 emerald green eyes.
rlm@2 792
rlm@2 793
rlm@2 794
rlm@2 795 “Sakura-chan...?“
rlm@2 796 whispered Tomoyo. With loving motion, Sakura
rlm@2 797 pulled Tomoyo's face to her
rlm@2 798
rlm@2 799 own and gave Tomoyo
rlm@2 800 a passionate kiss. Tomoyo's fragile body wilted
rlm@2 801 under the kiss. Her arms
rlm@2 802
rlm@2 803 reached around Sakura's
rlm@2 804 waist and hugged her tightlylike a drowning
rlm@2 805 sailor would to a life-line.
rlm@2 806
rlm@2 807 Sakura's hands
rlm@2 808 stroked Tomoyo's cheeks and fingered her glossy
rlm@2 809 lavender hair. Her slender body
rlm@2 810
rlm@2 811 pressed against
rlm@2 812 Tomoyo's and eased her body to a prone position.
rlm@2 813 Tomoyo's eyes fluttered and
rlm@2 814
rlm@2 815 she realized that
rlm@2 816 sometime during this magical waking dream her
rlm@2 817 dress had disappeared from her
rlm@2 818
rlm@2 819 pale body. “Have
rlm@2 820 I died and reached my ideal vision of Heaven?”
rlm@2 821 thought Tomoyo.“My Sakura-
rlm@2 822
rlm@2 823 chan is in my armskissing me, loving me...Healing me!”
rlm@2 824
rlm@2 825
rlm@2 826
rlm@2 827 Suddenly
rlm@2 828 Tomoyo's lavender eyes opened and drank up the
rlm@2 829 sight of her Beloved Sakura pressing
rlm@2 830
rlm@2 831 against
rlm@2 832 her. The Card Mistress was smiling at Tomoyo. Her
rlm@2 833 naked body glistened from her
rlm@2 834
rlm@2 835 exertions to
rlm@2 836 reach out and mend Tomoyo's heart with the Glue
rlm@2 837 of Love.“Tomoyo-chan...I'm
rlm@2 838
rlm@2 839 sorry for all of
rlm@2 840 your pain and suffering.”whispered Sakura.
rlm@2 841 “It's all my fault!”cried Sakura as
rlm@2 842
rlm@2 843 tears mixed
rlm@2 844 with the bloody cuts on her face.
rlm@2 845
rlm@2 846
rlm@2 847
rlm@2 848 With
rlm@2 849 surprising strength, the porcelain-skinned Tomoyo
rlm@2 850 forced Sakura to sit upright on the large
rlm@2 851
rlm@2 852 bed.
rlm@2 853 “My Beloved Sakura-chan!”cried Tomoyo “You came
rlm@2 854 to save me, but you've injured
rlm@2 855
rlm@2 856 yourself! Please
rlm@2 857 let me treat your cuts!
rlm@2 858
rlm@2 859
rlm@2 860
rlm@2 861
rlm@2 862 “Oh Tomoyo-chan My Love,“roclaimed Sakura
rlm@2 863 her emerald green eyes sparkling with
rlm@2 864
rlm@2 865 Love and
rlm@2 866 Happiness.
rlm@2 867
rlm@2 868
rlm@2 869
rlm@2 870 Tomoyo quickly kissed her Sakura-
rlm@2 871 chan and ran to her bathroom.
rlm@2 872
rlm@2 873
rlm@2 874
rlm@2 875
rlm@2 876
rlm@2 877
rlm@2 878
rlm@2 879
rlm@2 880 As she waited for Tomoyo, Sakura gazed at the
rlm@2 881 empty Star Card. It had stopped spinning and it's
rlm@2 882
rlm@2 883
rlm@2 884 light was pulsing like a human heartbeat.
rlm@2 885 Sakura bowed her head to the Star Cardandquietly
rlm@2 886
rlm@2 887
rlm@2 888 thanked it as well as Dark and Lightforshowing
rlm@2 889 her the path to her One True Love.
rlm@2 890
rlm@2 891
rlm@2 892
rlm@2 893
rlm@2 894 Tomoyo returned with a moistened towel, a
rlm@2 895 first-aid kit, and two sets of softlinenpajamas.
rlm@2 896 “Ok
rlm@2 897
rlm@2 898 Sakura-don't move,”said Tomoyo.FirstTomoyo
rlm@2 899 looked over Sakura's body with piercing
rlm@2 900
rlm@2 901 lavender
rlm@2 902 eyes. She nodded and began to lick and kiss
rlm@2 903 Sakura's cuts and scrapes. Sakura swooned
rlm@2 904
rlm@2 905 in
rlm@2 906 bliss. Tomoyo gently patted each wound with the
rlm@2 907 warm wet towel. She tenderly applied
rlm@2 908
rlm@2 909 antibiotic
rlm@2 910 ointment and bandages to each wound - pouring her
rlm@2 911 love for Sakura into every
rlm@2 912
rlm@2 913 movement. Satisfied
rlm@2 914 that her work was completed to perfection, Tomoyo
rlm@2 915 said, “I think I treated
rlm@2 916
rlm@2 917 all of your cuts, My
rlm@2 918 Beloved Sakura-chan. But do you hurt anywhere
rlm@2 919 that I can't see? Do I need
rlm@2 920
rlm@2 921 to call foradoctor?”
rlm@2 922
rlm@2 923
rlm@2 924
rlm@2 925
rlm@2 926 Sakura answered, “No but thank you My
rlm@2 927 Tomoyo-chan. I don't need a doctor. But I do need
rlm@2 928
rlm@2 929
rlm@2 930 You My LoveMy Tomoyo!“
rlm@2 931
rlm@2 932
rlm@2 933
rlm@2 934 Tomoyo beamed as
rlm@2 935 brightly as the empty Star Card. She gently
rlm@2 936 embraced Sakura and kissed her.
rlm@2 937
rlm@2 938 “Oh My Beloved
rlm@2 939 Sakura-chan!”cried Tomoyo. “How often have I
rlm@2 940 dreamed of hearing those
rlm@2 941
rlm@2 942 words from you and of
rlm@2 943 being your Love!“
rlm@2 944
rlm@2 945
rlm@2 946
rlm@2 947 Sakura hugged Tomoyo and
rlm@2 948 kissed her.“If you can ever forgive me Tomoyo-
rlm@2 949 chan, I will promise
rlm@2 950
rlm@2 951 you that your daysof
rlm@2 952 loneliness and suffering will never return
rlm@2 953 because you are My Soul Mate-
rlm@2 954
rlm@2 955 My Beloved-My
rlm@2 956 Tomoyo-chan.”confessed Sakura. “I want to be
rlm@2 957 yours - Forever.”
rlm@2 958
rlm@2 959
rlm@2 960
rlm@2 961 Tomoyo cried with tears of
rlm@2 962 pure happiness. “My Dearest Sakura-chan, you have
rlm@2 963 made my dearest
rlm@2 964
rlm@2 965 wish come true!”
rlm@2 966
rlm@2 967
rlm@2 968
rlm@2 969 With love
rlm@2 970 and happiness, Tomoyo and Sakura embraced once
rlm@2 971 more and Magic flared in the
rlm@2 972
rlm@2 973 bedroom. The broken
rlm@2 974 window was miraculously restored. The Star Card
rlm@2 975 brightened and slowly
rlm@2 976
rlm@2 977 faded. However, it's face
rlm@2 978 was no longer empty because it now bore a
rlm@2 979 hologram of Sakura and
rlm@2 980
rlm@2 981 Tomoyo kissing and
rlm@2 982 embracing each other and over their heads
rlm@2 983 floated a red Valentine-
rlm@2 984
rlm@2 985 shaped Heart.
rlm@2 986
rlm@2 987
rlm@2 988
rlm@2 989
rlm@2 990 THE END
rlm@2 991
rlm@2 992
rlm@2 993
rlm@2 994
rlm@2 995
rlm@2 996
rlm@2 997 Author's comments:
rlm@2 998
rlm@2 999
rlm@2 1000
rlm@2 1001 I was hoping to write the
rlm@2 1002 lyrics of Tomoyo'ssong for you. The words were
rlm@2 1003 clear in my dream.
rlm@2 1004
rlm@2 1005 However, Dawn's light faded
rlm@2 1006 the verses into obscurity. Maybe it's better that
rlm@2 1007 way so you - the
rlm@2 1008
rlm@2 1009 reader - can imagine your own
rlm@2 1010 lyrics to Tomoyo's song of love confessed but
rlm@2 1011 unrequited on
rlm@2 1012
rlm@2 1013 Earth, of her plea for Sakura's
rlm@2 1014 mortal happiness in spite of her suicide, of
rlm@2 1015 Tomoyo's wish of
rlm@2 1016
rlm@2 1017 being Sakura's Guardian Angel
rlm@2 1018 throughout her mortal days and immortal life, and
rlm@2 1019 of her final
rlm@2 1020
rlm@2 1021 words of goodbye to Sakura. I know
rlm@2 1022 I am not a CCS expert like many better writers
rlm@2 1023 and fans of
rlm@2 1024
rlm@2 1025 the anime and manga, but I hope you
rlm@2 1026 will forgive any inconsistencies in this fanfic
rlm@2 1027 and enjoy it as
rlm@2 1028
rlm@2 1029 it is written.
rlm@2 1030
rlm@2 1031
rlm@2 1032
rlm@2 1033
rlm@2 1034
rlm@2 1035
rlm@2 1036
rlm@2 1037
rlm@2 1038
rlm@2 1039 Humbly yours, Joe Saunders at
rlm@2 1040 rphjas@lycos.com