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rlm@0 1 Stepping Stones to the Future
rlm@0 2
rlm@0 3
rlm@0 4 This is a fanfic about Tomoyo and
rlm@0 5 Sakura . It is a darker story than my previous
rlm@0 6 ones and it made me cry as I was writing it on
rlm@0 7 paper. I know that all of you are more
rlm@0 8 knowledgeable about CCS than I am, but I hope
rlm@0 9 you will like the story anyway. There are some
rlm@0 10 female to female interactions but no hentai ,
rlm@0 11 and as always please send your comments to me at
rlm@0 12 rphjas@lycos.com. This is the reason I have begun
rlm@0 13 writing again since 1975. I get to hear from you
rlm@0 14 and please, comments good or bad are always
rlm@0 15 welcome can't get better without them because
rlm@0 16 I still want to put my dreams into words for
rlm@0 17 you. Humbly yours Joe Saunders rphjas-san at
rlm@0 18 rphjas@lycos.com .
rlm@0 19
rlm@0 20 At the Daidouji Estate:
rlm@0 21
rlm@0 22 Tomoyo was satisfied with her preparations.
rlm@0 23 Everyone in the mansion was sound asleep and
rlm@0 24 her bedroom door was locked. She had laid out
rlm@0 25 several of her most precious treasures of Sakura
rlm@0 26 on her large four poster bed. She had
rlm@0 27 painstakingly placed the camcorder and tripod in
rlm@0 28 the right location. The light in the gigantic
rlm@0 29 room was at the perfect intensity. A soft
rlm@0 30 melancholic melody could be heard in the
rlm@0 31 background as Tomoyo worked in the room. Lying
rlm@0 32 on the bureau next to her sewing bag, the
rlm@0 33 manilla envelope waited to receive the soon to
rlm@0 34 be completed videotape.
rlm@0 35
rlm@0 36 Gazing into her mirror, Tomoyo made some adjustments to
rlm@0 37 her long lavender hair-tweaking a ribbon here or a bow there.
rlm@0 38 She judged her appearance before the mirror. She
rlm@0 39 looked like an expert doll maker's masterpiece.
rlm@0 40 Beautiful lavender hair fell on her shoulders and
rlm@0 41 behind her back. Luminous lavender eyes
rlm@0 42 sparkled in her seemingly porcelain-like face.
rlm@0 43 Her long dress was a beautiful egg-shell blue
rlm@0 44 covered with red lace, bows, and trim. Tomoyo
rlm@0 45 sadly smiled at her reflection, but she could
rlm@0 46 not cry because all of the tears had been shed
rlm@0 47 during previous nights.
rlm@0 48
rlm@0 49 “I must look my best for my Sakura-chan.” thought Tomoyo as she
rlm@0 50 steeled up her willpower. Picking up a small
rlm@0 51 rubber eraser from the bureau top, she clasped
rlm@0 52 both hands around it and brought them to her
rlm@0 53 chest as if she were praying.
rlm@0 54
rlm@0 55 “Now for you, my Sakura-chan.”whispered Tomoyo.
rlm@0 56 “My one last gift to you...“
rlm@0 57
rlm@0 58
rlm@0 59 At the Kinomoto home:
rlm@0 60
rlm@0 61
rlm@0 62
rlm@0 63
rlm@0 64 Sakura picked at her food even though she was
rlm@0 65 hungry. She had been uneasy throughout supper.
rlm@0 66
rlm@0 67
rlm@0 68 Touya's teasing bounced off her ears and went
rlm@0 69 unnoticed. Her loving father's questions about
rlm@0 70 her
rlm@0 71
rlm@0 72 day were lethargically answered. At the end
rlm@0 73 of supper, she lazily waved at her father and
rlm@0 74 elder
rlm@0 75
rlm@0 76 brother as they went to their respective
rlm@0 77 jobs. After finishing her chores, she listlessly
rlm@0 78 climbed the
rlm@0 79
rlm@0 80 stairs and walked into her room.
rlm@0 81
rlm@0 82
rlm@0 83
rlm@0 84
rlm@0 85 “Welcome home, Sakura.”said Kero while he was
rlm@0 86 playing one of his favorite video games.
rlm@0 87
rlm@0 88
rlm@0 89
rlm@0 90
rlm@0 91 “OhHi , Kero.”said Sakura as she went to
rlm@0 92 her desk to start her homework.
rlm@0 93
rlm@0 94
rlm@0 95
rlm@0 96
rlm@0 97
rlm@0 98
rlm@0 99
rlm@0 100
rlm@0 101 Kero flew up to the desk, licking his lips in
rlm@0 102 anticipation of the evening dessert.
rlm@0 103
rlm@0 104
rlm@0 105
rlm@0 106 “Hey,
rlm@0 107 Sakura where's my dessert?!”exclaimed Kero as
rlm@0 108 he angrily plopped down on her
rlm@0 109
rlm@0 110 desktop.
rlm@0 111
rlm@0 112
rlm@0 113
rlm@0 114
rlm@0 115 Sakura looked at Kero with a dazed expression
rlm@0 116 and said,“Sorry, Kero-chan. Let me go back
rlm@0 117
rlm@0 118
rlm@0 119 downstairs to the kitchen and bring you my share.”
rlm@0 120
rlm@0 121
rlm@0 122
rlm@0 123 With heartfelt concern, Kero said, “Don't
rlm@0 124 worry about it, Sakura. You don't seem like your
rlm@0 125 usual
rlm@0 126
rlm@0 127 self today. What's wrong?”He flexed his
rlm@0 128 tiny biceps and continued, “Is that Li kid making
rlm@0 129
rlm@0 130
rlm@0 131 trouble for you? If so, I'll change into my
rlm@0 132 true form and bat him around like a soccer ball!
rlm@0 133
rlm@0 134
rlm@0 135 Sakura shook her head and answered,“No,
rlm@0 136 Kero-chan - He's been treating me ok. It's just
rlm@0 137 that
rlm@0 138
rlm@0 139 my heart has been feeling like a tick's
rlm@0 140 been sucking the blood out of it until only a
rlm@0 141 withered husk
rlm@0 142
rlm@0 143 will remain. Oh Kero-chan, I can't
rlm@0 144 put it into words!”concluded Sakura with a
rlm@0 145 sigh.
rlm@0 146
rlm@0 147
rlm@0 148
rlm@0 149 Kero thought for a moment with his hand
rlm@0 150 balled under his chin. He asked, “When did this
rlm@0 151 feeling
rlm@0 152
rlm@0 153 start, Sakura?”
rlm@0 154 It started sometime
rlm@0 155 after school and continued as I skated along with
rlm@0 156 Tomoyo-chan. It has
rlm@0 157
rlm@0 158 gotten worse since I got
rlm@0 159 home and I can't figure out what it is!”
rlm@0 160 answered Sakura in a frustrated
rlm@0 161
rlm@0 162 voice.
rlm@0 163
rlm@0 164
rlm@0 165
rlm@0 166
rlm@0 167 Kero responded,“Calm down, Sakura. Banging
rlm@0 168 your head against a wall won't solve anything.
rlm@0 169
rlm@0 170
rlm@0 171 Kero mused,'Since all of the Cards have been
rlm@0 172 sealed and Eriol has left, I don't think it is
rlm@0 173
rlm@0 174
rlm@0 175 anything serious. Maybe you just left your
rlm@0 176 recorder at school!”
rlm@0 177
rlm@0 178
rlm@0 179
rlm@0 180 Sakura angrily swatted
rlm@0 181 at Kero who nimbly dodged her hand. “It's not
rlm@0 182 that simple, Kero!”yelled
rlm@0 183
rlm@0 184 Sakura. “I think
rlm@0 185 this is a premonition, but I just don't know what
rlm@0 186 it is about!”
rlm@0 187
rlm@0 188
rlm@0 189
rlm@0 190 Kero guiltily looked at Sakura. “I'm sorry for
rlm@0 191 trifling with you, Sakura. I wish
rlm@0 192 that I could help
rlm@0 193
rlm@0 194 you better with this problem.
rlm@0 195 Hey maybe a nice hot bath and a good night's
rlm@0 196 sleep will help you
rlm@0 197
rlm@0 198 clear everything up in the
rlm@0 199 morning!”
rlm@0 200
rlm@0 201
rlm@0 202
rlm@0 203
rlm@0 204 “You're probably right, Kero-chan.”said
rlm@0 205 Sakura. “And I am sorry I tried to hit you. I
rlm@0 206 know you
rlm@0 207
rlm@0 208 were only trying to cheer me up.
rlm@0 209
rlm@0 210
rlm@0 211
rlm@0 212
rlm@0 213 Kero puffed out his little chest and said ,
rlm@0 214 “Apologies accepted, Sakura. Trust the great and
rlm@0 215
rlm@0 216
rlm@0 217 powerful Guardian Beast! All will be well by
rlm@0 218 morning and I'll even forgive you for not
rlm@0 219 bringing
rlm@0 220
rlm@0 221 me any dessert!
rlm@0 222
rlm@0 223
rlm@0 224
rlm@0 225 Sakura weakly
rlm@0 226 laughed at Kero's posturing and remarks. ”You're
rlm@0 227 probably right, Kero-chan and I
rlm@0 228
rlm@0 229 am way too out
rlm@0 230 of it to do anything constructive tonight.”
rlm@0 231
rlm@0 232
rlm@0 233
rlm@0 234
rlm@0 235
rlm@0 236
rlm@0 237
rlm@0 238
rlm@0 239
rlm@0 240 At The Daidouji Estate:
rlm@0 241
rlm@0 242
rlm@0 243
rlm@0 244
rlm@0 245
rlm@0 246
rlm@0 247
rlm@0 248
rlm@0 249
rlm@0 250 Tomoyo had about five minutes before the
rlm@0 251 camcorder and tape player turned on
rlm@0 252 simultaneously.
rlm@0 253
rlm@0 254 She had been secretly rehearsing
rlm@0 255 and preparing for this evening's performance for
rlm@0 256 over a week.
rlm@0 257
rlm@0 258 While completing some minor
rlm@0 259 adjustments to her hair and dress, Tomoyo did
rlm@0 260 another quick run-
rlm@0 261
rlm@0 262 thru of where she would stand
rlm@0 263 and the words she would sing from the lyrics she
rlm@0 264 had
rlm@0 265
rlm@0 266 painstakingly written and memorized. She
rlm@0 267 still clung onto the little eraser that Sakura
rlm@0 268 had given
rlm@0 269
rlm@0 270 to her at their first encounter. She
rlm@0 271 thought, “Now I can say the words to Sakura that
rlm@0 272 I never dared
rlm@0 273
rlm@0 274 to say. I can use my camcorder,
rlm@0 275 melody, and lyrics that I wrote from my innermost
rlm@0 276 heart and
rlm@0 277
rlm@0 278 reveal my true feelings this one and
rlm@0 279 only time.”
rlm@0 280
rlm@0 281
rlm@0 282
rlm@0 283 'I must perform perfectly.'mused
rlm@0 284 Tomoyo as she walked to the small tapedx
rlm@0 285 placed on the
rlm@0 286
rlm@0 287 floor which divided her bed into
rlm@0 288 symmetrical halves.
rlm@0 289
rlm@0 290
rlm@0 291
rlm@0 292 “For my beloved Sakura-
rlm@0 293 chan,“whispered Tomoyo. She inhaled deeply and
rlm@0 294 then slowly exhaled
rlm@0 295
rlm@0 296 - blowing away the facial
rlm@0 297 masks that she used in her everyday life.
rlm@0 298
rlm@0 299
rlm@0 300
rlm@0 301 “Now
rlm@0 302 my soul is bare for Sakura-chan to see.”
rlm@0 303
rlm@0 304
rlm@0 305
rlm@0 306 The
rlm@0 307 camcorder and tape player clicked on and Tomoyo
rlm@0 308 began ...
rlm@0 309
rlm@0 310
rlm@0 311
rlm@0 312
rlm@0 313
rlm@0 314
rlm@0 315
rlm@0 316 At the Kinomoto home:
rlm@0 317
rlm@0 318
rlm@0 319
rlm@0 320
rlm@0 321 Tossing and turning in her bed, Sakura tightly
rlm@0 322 hugged the CardCaptor Sakuradoll that
rlm@0 323
rlm@0 324 Tomoyo-
rlm@0 325 chan had given her long ago.Beads of perspiration
rlm@0 326 rolled down her face and soaked her
rlm@0 327
rlm@0 328 pajamas. Her
rlm@0 329 features were contorted into looks of pain ,
rlm@0 330 distress, and denial. Gasping for air,
rlm@0 331
rlm@0 332 Sakura
rlm@0 333 bolted upright in her bed. She opened her eyes
rlm@0 334 and frantically tried to quiet her racing
rlm@0 335
rlm@0 336 heart.
rlm@0 337
rlm@0 338
rlm@0 339
rlm@0 340
rlm@0 341 “Hoe! what was that all about?”cried
rlm@0 342 Sakura. But like wisps of smoke or fluffy clouds,
rlm@0 343 the
rlm@0 344
rlm@0 345 nightmare refused to be captured. Trembling,
rlm@0 346 Sakura got out of bed and went to her desk. She
rlm@0 347
rlm@0 348
rlm@0 349 somehow knew that she had to open the drawer
rlm@0 350 where the Book of the Star Cards was kept.
rlm@0 351
rlm@0 352 After
rlm@0 353 opening the drawer, Sakura noticed a white light
rlm@0 354 coming from the deck. She urgently
rlm@0 355
rlm@0 356 pickedthrough
rlm@0 357 the pile of Star Cards until she found the source
rlm@0 358 of the light. It emanated from the
rlm@0 359
rlm@0 360 lastCardthat
rlm@0 361 appeared when she had overcome Eriols final
rlm@0 362 challenge. The light was pulsing as
rlm@0 363
rlm@0 364 if it were
rlm@0 365 a heart beating. Suddenly, an arrow of light shot
rlm@0 366 out of the Card and passed through the
rlm@0 367
rlm@0 368 window
rlm@0 369 into the darkness engulfing Tomoeda . The Card
rlm@0 370 flew behind the arrow of light. As the
rlm@0 371
rlm@0 372 startled
rlm@0 373 Sakura watched these events, her hand
rlm@0 374 accidentally touched the Light and Dark Card.
rlm@0 375 In
rlm@0 376
rlm@0 377 an instant, the two spirits of Light and Dark
rlm@0 378 materialized and stood before their Mistress.
rlm@0 379
rlm@0 380
rlm@0 381
rlm@0 382
rlm@0 383 As always, they were holding each other and
rlm@0 384 looked regal beyond human comprehension.
rlm@0 385
rlm@0 386
rlm@0 387
rlm@0 388 In a
rlm@0 389 feathery voice, Dark whispered,“Your soul mate's
rlm@0 390 heart is at it'sfinal breaking tonight and
rlm@0 391
rlm@0 392 will
rlm@0 393 soon beat no more in this world. This heart cries
rlm@0 394 for mending but is willing to remain
rlm@0 395
rlm@0 396 shattered
rlm@0 397 for all time to insure your future happiness.”
rlm@0 398
rlm@0 399
rlm@0 400
rlm@0 401
rlm@0 402
rlm@0 403
rlm@0 404
rlm@0 405
rlm@0 406 In a similar voice, Light began to speak.“The
rlm@0 407 path to that heart is revealed by the arrow of
rlm@0 408 the
rlm@0 409
rlm@0 410 last Star Card. Follow the light quickly if
rlm@0 411 you wish to mend the Heart which my love Dark
rlm@0 412 doth
rlm@0 413
rlm@0 414 speak”
rlm@0 415
rlm@0 416
rlm@0 417
rlm@0 418 Before Sakura could inquire about
rlm@0 419 their cryptic remarks, Dark and Light disappeared
rlm@0 420 into their
rlm@0 421
rlm@0 422 Card.
rlm@0 423
rlm@0 424
rlm@0 425
rlm@0 426 Sakura frantically grabbed
rlm@0 427 the Key resting between her breasts and spoke
rlm@0 428 the Words of Power to
rlm@0 429
rlm@0 430 release it. With cheetah's
rlm@0 431 speed, she summoned Fly. White wings burst
rlm@0 432 through her pajama top.
rlm@0 433
rlm@0 434 Without changing her
rlm@0 435 garments, Sakura opened the window and raced
rlm@0 436 after the last Star Card in
rlm@0 437
rlm@0 438 the dark night of
rlm@0 439 Tomoeda. Sakura's heart beat rapidly and she
rlm@0 440 willed her magic to fly as fast as
rlm@0 441
rlm@0 442 the winds.
rlm@0 443 “I must find this person!”Sakura thought. “But
rlm@0 444 I wonder whom it could be? Is it
rlm@0 445
rlm@0 446 Syaoran?“
rlm@0 447
rlm@0 448
rlm@0 449
rlm@0 450 At the Daidouji estate:
rlm@0 451
rlm@0 452
rlm@0 453
rlm@0 454
rlm@0 455
rlm@0 456 Tomoyo had viewed the completed videotapeseveral
rlm@0 457 times. Tears trickled from her lavender
rlm@0 458
rlm@0 459 eyes and
rlm@0 460 wetted the dress. Lovingly, she enclosed the tape
rlm@0 461 and sealed the envelope. In her
rlm@0 462
rlm@0 463 beautiful
rlm@0 464 handwriting, the envelope proclaimed'To My
rlm@0 465 Special Someone 'My Only Love -
rlm@0 466
rlm@0 467 Sakura-chan'
rlm@0 468
rlm@0 469
rlm@0 470
rlm@0 471
rlm@0 472 She sealed the envelope and lifted her sewing
rlm@0 473 bag revealing a pair of newly sharpened
rlm@0 474 scissors.
rlm@0 475
rlm@0 476 With one hand still holding the
rlm@0 477 eraser, Tomoyo firmly grabbed the scissors and
rlm@0 478 walked to her
rlm@0 479
rlm@0 480 bed. She laid down and arranged
rlm@0 481 some of her favorite hand-sewn costumes that
rlm@0 482 Sakura had worn
rlm@0 483
rlm@0 484 when she was capturing the Clow
rlm@0 485 Cards.'But, unfortunately those days are over',
rlm@0 486 thought
rlm@0 487
rlm@0 488 Tomoyo. 'Only in my heart do such
rlm@0 489 moments still dwell. Sakura has chosen Syaoran
rlm@0 490 and I never
rlm@0 491
rlm@0 492 had the courage to open the gate
rlm@0 493 allowing me entrance into Sakura's heart. He got
rlm@0 494 there first.'
rlm@0 495
rlm@0 496 whispered Tomoyo as she stared at
rlm@0 497 an enlarged photo of Sakura on the ceiling. The
rlm@0 498 picture had
rlm@0 499
rlm@0 500 been difficult to place there
rlm@0 501 tonight, but it was worth it. Her tears flowed
rlm@0 502 more freely as she
rlm@0 503
rlm@0 504 looked at the picture of
rlm@0 505 Sakura - branding every feature in her heart and
rlm@0 506 soul while her right hand
rlm@0 507
rlm@0 508 came upwards to her
rlm@0 509 soft pale neck.
rlm@0 510
rlm@0 511
rlm@0 512
rlm@0 513
rlm@0 514 Suddenly a light appeared in Tomoyo's
rlm@0 515 darkened room and she quickly sat up from her
rlm@0 516 macabre
rlm@0 517
rlm@0 518 position. A surprised Tomoyo saw a
rlm@0 519 Sakura Card spinning in mid-air at the foot of
rlm@0 520 her bed.
rlm@0 521
rlm@0 522 Faster and faster it twirled -bathing
rlm@0 523 the whole huge room with a heavenly light and
rlm@0 524 making
rlm@0 525
rlm@0 526 Tomoyo feel faint and dizzy even though
rlm@0 527 she was sitting on her bed.
rlm@0 528
rlm@0 529
rlm@0 530
rlm@0 531
rlm@0 532 Then the sound of breaking glass filled the
rlm@0 533 room as Sakura flew headfirst into Tomoyo's
rlm@0 534
rlm@0 535
rlm@0 536 bedroom.“Tomoyo-chan - Tomoyo-chan, what are you
rlm@0 537 trying to do?”cried Sakura -bleeding
rlm@0 538
rlm@0 539 from
rlm@0 540 several cuts on her arms, hands, and face. With
rlm@0 541 her natural athleticism, Sakura leapt from
rlm@0 542
rlm@0 543 the
rlm@0 544 floor and grabbed Tomoyo's wristforcing the
rlm@0 545 steely jaws of the scissors away from her soft
rlm@0 546
rlm@0 547
rlm@0 548 neck.
rlm@0 549
rlm@0 550
rlm@0 551
rlm@0 552 For the first time, the shocked Tomoyo
rlm@0 553 wore none of her everyday masks and had no
rlm@0 554 cheerful
rlm@0 555
rlm@0 556 answers for Sakura's question. Her
rlm@0 557 delicate gasping mouth opened and closed like a
rlm@0 558 land-bound
rlm@0 559
rlm@0 560 fish seeking water. Before Tomoyo
rlm@0 561 knew it, the scissors were in Sakura's trembling
rlm@0 562 hands. The
rlm@0 563
rlm@0 564 emotions of anger, fear, and concern
rlm@0 565 warred over the landscape that was
rlm@0 566 Sakura's face
rlm@0 567 and
rlm@0 568
rlm@0 569 eyes. However, concern with a touch of fear
rlm@0 570 and desperation won the battle on Sakura's face.
rlm@0 571 Her
rlm@0 572
rlm@0 573 wings fluttered weakly and Sakura panted.
rlm@0 574 The cuts from the broken glass burned her nerves.
rlm@0 575 She
rlm@0 576
rlm@0 577 felt like she would collapse on the floor.
rlm@0 578 Instead, she willed herself to sit by
rlm@0 579 Tomoyo's
rlm@0 580 side and
rlm@0 581
rlm@0 582 violently threw the scissors across the
rlm@0 583 room.
rlm@0 584
rlm@0 585 “Tomoyo-chan Why?”asked Sakura as the
rlm@0 586 evening's pent-up emotions in her heart
rlm@0 587 erupted in
rlm@0 588
rlm@0 589 full force. The tears flooded from her
rlm@0 590 emerald-green eyes and stung her cuts. She looked
rlm@0 591 at
rlm@0 592
rlm@0 593 Tomoyo's sad face as if to find the answer
rlm@0 594 there. Tomoyo bent her head to her chest,
rlm@0 595 whispering
rlm@0 596
rlm@0 597 softly between sobs the manilla
rlm@0 598 envelope-a videotape-on my bureau...Puzzled,
rlm@0 599 Sakura
rlm@0 600
rlm@0 601 squeezed Tomoyo's hands. With one eye on
rlm@0 602 Tomoyo, Sakura found the manilla envelope and
rlm@0 603
rlm@0 604
rlm@0 605 read Tomoyo's notation
rlm@0 606 admiring the lovely
rlm@0 607 handwriting. Tomoyo looked up and saw Sakura's
rlm@0 608
rlm@0 609
rlm@0 610 cheek turn fiery red. Sadly, Tomoyo realized that
rlm@0 611 all of her plans for Sakura had failed. She was
rlm@0 612
rlm@0 613
rlm@0 614 supposed to be dead. She had not anticipated her
rlm@0 615 beloved Sakura's dramatic arrival. But instead
rlm@0 616
rlm@0 617
rlm@0 618 of dropping the envelope in revulsion, Sakura
rlm@0 619 reverently opened the envelope and tenderly
rlm@0 620
rlm@0 621
rlm@0 622 plucked out the videotape. She walked to the VCR,
rlm@0 623 turned on the TV, and walked over to
rlm@0 624
rlm@0 625 Tomoyo's
rlm@0 626 bed.
rlm@0 627
rlm@0 628
rlm@0 629
rlm@0 630
rlm@0 631 “May I sit next to you, Tomoyo-chan?”asked
rlm@0 632 Sakura. Tomoyo looked with awe at her beloved
rlm@0 633
rlm@0 634
rlm@0 635 and nodded. The empty Card stopped spinning and
rlm@0 636 it's light dimmed enough for the two girls to
rlm@0 637
rlm@0 638
rlm@0 639 watch the screen. Sakura held Tomoyo's hand with
rlm@0 640 all of her might as the tape started.
rlm@0 641
rlm@0 642
rlm@0 643
rlm@0 644
rlm@0 645
rlm@0 646 On the
rlm@0 647 TV screen, Tomoyo appeared.'She looks like an
rlm@0 648 angel.'thought Sakura. Tomoyo was
rlm@0 649
rlm@0 650 bathed in
rlm@0 651 light and her beautiful voice could be heard.
rlm@0 652
rlm@0 653
rlm@0 654
rlm@0 655
rlm@0 656 “Sakura-chanIwanted to give you one final
rlm@0 657 gift. It is a song I wrote for you and only you.
rlm@0 658 I
rlm@0 659
rlm@0 660 know you are crying right now because of my
rlm@0 661 death. I willed for my Mother to give you this
rlm@0 662
rlm@0 663
rlm@0 664 video after my private funeral. But please my
rlm@0 665 Sakura-chan. Do not cry for me! My time in this
rlm@0 666
rlm@0 667
rlm@0 668 world is done. Your quest for the Clow Cards is
rlm@0 669 complete. Your need for me is over. I only desire
rlm@0 670
rlm@0 671
rlm@0 672 your eternal happiness and a joyful future with
rlm@0 673 Syaoran. Like your Mother, I will be in Heaven- a
rlm@0 674
rlm@0 675
rlm@0 676 Guardian Angel only for you. And when your
rlm@0 677 life's journey is done, I will be waiting for
rlm@0 678 you
rlm@0 679
rlm@0 680 with open arms to hug you and loving hands
rlm@0 681 to guide you into Heaven. Maybe there you and I
rlm@0 682
rlm@0 683
rlm@0 684 can be in love together because on Earth our Love
rlm@0 685 can never be.”,Tomoyo paused- closed her
rlm@0 686
rlm@0 687 eyes,
rlm@0 688 and clasped her hands to her chest. She inhaled,
rlm@0 689 opened her delicate mouth, and began to
rlm@0 690
rlm@0 691 sing...
rlm@0 692
rlm@0 693
rlm@0 694 Sakura stared at the TV - mesmerized by
rlm@0 695 Tomoyo's lavender eyes and angelic beauty. A
rlm@0 696 blush
rlm@0 697
rlm@0 698 bloomed on her cheeks. Her tears freely
rlm@0 699 flowed and a warmth filled her heart and soul.
rlm@0 700 After
rlm@0 701
rlm@0 702 finishing the beautiful song, Tomoyo said,
rlm@0 703 “I will always be with you My Beloved Sakura-
rlm@0 704 chan. I
rlm@0 705
rlm@0 706 have loved you since I first saw you in
rlm@0 707 Tomoeda Elementary and this eraser has been the
rlm@0 708 most
rlm@0 709
rlm@0 710 precious gift I have ever received because
rlm@0 711 it came from you”Tomoyo whispered as she
rlm@0 712
rlm@0 713
rlm@0 714 lowered her praying hands and opened one
rlm@0 715 revealing the plain rubber eraser. This is only a
rlm@0 716
rlm@0 717
rlm@0 718 temporary separation, My Love. I am just going
rlm@0 719 ahead of you to my destiny.Tomoyo's armsspread
rlm@0 720 wide as if to engulf Sakura. A smile appeared on
rlm@0 721 her face. However, her lavender eyes
rlm@0 722
rlm@0 723 seemed to
rlm@0 724 lose their color.“Sayonara Sakura-chan I will
rlm@0 725 watch over you and Love you
rlm@0 726
rlm@0 727 forever.”Tomoyo
rlm@0 728 knelt on the carpet as if to pray slowly the
rlm@0 729 picture blurred and faded away
rlm@0 730
rlm@0 731 into oblivion.
rlm@0 732
rlm@0 733
rlm@0 734
rlm@0 735
rlm@0 736 Sakura's heart bled more freely than any
rlm@0 737 lacerations from the broken window could do.
rlm@0 738 Crying,
rlm@0 739
rlm@0 740 Sakura
rlm@0 741
rlm@0 742 thought,'I've hurt Tomoyo-chan
rlm@0 743 so deeply.'Though her heart was bleeding from
rlm@0 744 sadness and
rlm@0 745
rlm@0 746 regret, Sakura felt the seed of love
rlm@0 747 that she had always had for Tomoyo sprout and
rlm@0 748 grow
rlm@0 749
rlm@0 750 watered and sunned by Tomoyo'srevelation.
rlm@0 751 “So Dark and Light were talking about Tomoyo-
rlm@0 752
rlm@0 753
rlm@0 754 chan!”thought Sakura. “She has been suffering
rlm@0 755 all of this time because her love for me was
rlm@0 756
rlm@0 757
rlm@0 758 never returned by me for her. I -I am responsible
rlm@0 759 for breaking her heart again and again - until it
rlm@0 760
rlm@0 761
rlm@0 762 shattered and made her want to end her life..“
rlm@0 763
rlm@0 764
rlm@0 765
rlm@0 766
rlm@0 767 Sakura turned to face Tomoyo. Tomoyo had not
rlm@0 768 moved since Sakura had come to her bed. Her
rlm@0 769
rlm@0 770 hand
rlm@0 771 limply rested in Sakura's grip. Her head was
rlm@0 772 still lowered and tears dripped from her
rlm@0 773
rlm@0 774 cheeks.
rlm@0 775 Sakure gently removed her hand from Tomoyo'sand
rlm@0 776 reached for Tomoyo's face.
rlm@0 777
rlm@0 778 Tomoyo cringed at
rlm@0 779 Sakura's tender touch - anticipating a face
rlm@0 780 filled with revulsion and anger.
rlm@0 781
rlm@0 782 Sakura cupped
rlm@0 783 Tomoyo's cheeks and slowly lifted her head so
rlm@0 784 she could look deep into
rlm@0 785
rlm@0 786 Tomoyo's lavender eyes.
rlm@0 787 Tomoyo looked at Sakura's face and was stunned by
rlm@0 788 the love and
rlm@0 789
rlm@0 790 tenderness that gleamed from the
rlm@0 791 emerald green eyes.
rlm@0 792
rlm@0 793
rlm@0 794
rlm@0 795 “Sakura-chan...?“
rlm@0 796 whispered Tomoyo. With loving motion, Sakura
rlm@0 797 pulled Tomoyo's face to her
rlm@0 798
rlm@0 799 own and gave Tomoyo
rlm@0 800 a passionate kiss. Tomoyo's fragile body wilted
rlm@0 801 under the kiss. Her arms
rlm@0 802
rlm@0 803 reached around Sakura's
rlm@0 804 waist and hugged her tightlylike a drowning
rlm@0 805 sailor would to a life-line.
rlm@0 806
rlm@0 807 Sakura's hands
rlm@0 808 stroked Tomoyo's cheeks and fingered her glossy
rlm@0 809 lavender hair. Her slender body
rlm@0 810
rlm@0 811 pressed against
rlm@0 812 Tomoyo's and eased her body to a prone position.
rlm@0 813 Tomoyo's eyes fluttered and
rlm@0 814
rlm@0 815 she realized that
rlm@0 816 sometime during this magical waking dream her
rlm@0 817 dress had disappeared from her
rlm@0 818
rlm@0 819 pale body. “Have
rlm@0 820 I died and reached my ideal vision of Heaven?”
rlm@0 821 thought Tomoyo.“My Sakura-
rlm@0 822
rlm@0 823 chan is in my armskissing me, loving me...Healing me!”
rlm@0 824
rlm@0 825
rlm@0 826
rlm@0 827 Suddenly
rlm@0 828 Tomoyo's lavender eyes opened and drank up the
rlm@0 829 sight of her Beloved Sakura pressing
rlm@0 830
rlm@0 831 against
rlm@0 832 her. The Card Mistress was smiling at Tomoyo. Her
rlm@0 833 naked body glistened from her
rlm@0 834
rlm@0 835 exertions to
rlm@0 836 reach out and mend Tomoyo's heart with the Glue
rlm@0 837 of Love.“Tomoyo-chan...I'm
rlm@0 838
rlm@0 839 sorry for all of
rlm@0 840 your pain and suffering.”whispered Sakura.
rlm@0 841 “It's all my fault!”cried Sakura as
rlm@0 842
rlm@0 843 tears mixed
rlm@0 844 with the bloody cuts on her face.
rlm@0 845
rlm@0 846
rlm@0 847
rlm@0 848 With
rlm@0 849 surprising strength, the porcelain-skinned Tomoyo
rlm@0 850 forced Sakura to sit upright on the large
rlm@0 851
rlm@0 852 bed.
rlm@0 853 “My Beloved Sakura-chan!”cried Tomoyo “You came
rlm@0 854 to save me, but you've injured
rlm@0 855
rlm@0 856 yourself! Please
rlm@0 857 let me treat your cuts!
rlm@0 858
rlm@0 859
rlm@0 860
rlm@0 861
rlm@0 862 “Oh Tomoyo-chan My Love,“roclaimed Sakura
rlm@0 863 her emerald green eyes sparkling with
rlm@0 864
rlm@0 865 Love and
rlm@0 866 Happiness.
rlm@0 867
rlm@0 868
rlm@0 869
rlm@0 870 Tomoyo quickly kissed her Sakura-
rlm@0 871 chan and ran to her bathroom.
rlm@0 872
rlm@0 873
rlm@0 874
rlm@0 875
rlm@0 876
rlm@0 877
rlm@0 878
rlm@0 879
rlm@0 880 As she waited for Tomoyo, Sakura gazed at the
rlm@0 881 empty Star Card. It had stopped spinning and it's
rlm@0 882
rlm@0 883
rlm@0 884 light was pulsing like a human heartbeat.
rlm@0 885 Sakura bowed her head to the Star Cardandquietly
rlm@0 886
rlm@0 887
rlm@0 888 thanked it as well as Dark and Lightforshowing
rlm@0 889 her the path to her One True Love.
rlm@0 890
rlm@0 891
rlm@0 892
rlm@0 893
rlm@0 894 Tomoyo returned with a moistened towel, a
rlm@0 895 first-aid kit, and two sets of softlinenpajamas.
rlm@0 896 “Ok
rlm@0 897
rlm@0 898 Sakura-don't move,”said Tomoyo.FirstTomoyo
rlm@0 899 looked over Sakura's body with piercing
rlm@0 900
rlm@0 901 lavender
rlm@0 902 eyes. She nodded and began to lick and kiss
rlm@0 903 Sakura's cuts and scrapes. Sakura swooned
rlm@0 904
rlm@0 905 in
rlm@0 906 bliss. Tomoyo gently patted each wound with the
rlm@0 907 warm wet towel. She tenderly applied
rlm@0 908
rlm@0 909 antibiotic
rlm@0 910 ointment and bandages to each wound - pouring her
rlm@0 911 love for Sakura into every
rlm@0 912
rlm@0 913 movement. Satisfied
rlm@0 914 that her work was completed to perfection, Tomoyo
rlm@0 915 said, “I think I treated
rlm@0 916
rlm@0 917 all of your cuts, My
rlm@0 918 Beloved Sakura-chan. But do you hurt anywhere
rlm@0 919 that I can't see? Do I need
rlm@0 920
rlm@0 921 to call foradoctor?”
rlm@0 922
rlm@0 923
rlm@0 924
rlm@0 925
rlm@0 926 Sakura answered, “No but thank you My
rlm@0 927 Tomoyo-chan. I don't need a doctor. But I do need
rlm@0 928
rlm@0 929
rlm@0 930 You My LoveMy Tomoyo!“
rlm@0 931
rlm@0 932
rlm@0 933
rlm@0 934 Tomoyo beamed as
rlm@0 935 brightly as the empty Star Card. She gently
rlm@0 936 embraced Sakura and kissed her.
rlm@0 937
rlm@0 938 “Oh My Beloved
rlm@0 939 Sakura-chan!”cried Tomoyo. “How often have I
rlm@0 940 dreamed of hearing those
rlm@0 941
rlm@0 942 words from you and of
rlm@0 943 being your Love!“
rlm@0 944
rlm@0 945
rlm@0 946
rlm@0 947 Sakura hugged Tomoyo and
rlm@0 948 kissed her.“If you can ever forgive me Tomoyo-
rlm@0 949 chan, I will promise
rlm@0 950
rlm@0 951 you that your daysof
rlm@0 952 loneliness and suffering will never return
rlm@0 953 because you are My Soul Mate-
rlm@0 954
rlm@0 955 My Beloved-My
rlm@0 956 Tomoyo-chan.”confessed Sakura. “I want to be
rlm@0 957 yours - Forever.”
rlm@0 958
rlm@0 959
rlm@0 960
rlm@0 961 Tomoyo cried with tears of
rlm@0 962 pure happiness. “My Dearest Sakura-chan, you have
rlm@0 963 made my dearest
rlm@0 964
rlm@0 965 wish come true!”
rlm@0 966
rlm@0 967
rlm@0 968
rlm@0 969 With love
rlm@0 970 and happiness, Tomoyo and Sakura embraced once
rlm@0 971 more and Magic flared in the
rlm@0 972
rlm@0 973 bedroom. The broken
rlm@0 974 window was miraculously restored. The Star Card
rlm@0 975 brightened and slowly
rlm@0 976
rlm@0 977 faded. However, it's face
rlm@0 978 was no longer empty because it now bore a
rlm@0 979 hologram of Sakura and
rlm@0 980
rlm@0 981 Tomoyo kissing and
rlm@0 982 embracing each other and over their heads
rlm@0 983 floated a red Valentine-
rlm@0 984
rlm@0 985 shaped Heart.
rlm@0 986
rlm@0 987
rlm@0 988
rlm@0 989
rlm@0 990 THE END
rlm@0 991
rlm@0 992
rlm@0 993
rlm@0 994
rlm@0 995
rlm@0 996
rlm@0 997 Author's comments:
rlm@0 998
rlm@0 999
rlm@0 1000
rlm@0 1001 I was hoping to write the
rlm@0 1002 lyrics of Tomoyo'ssong for you. The words were
rlm@0 1003 clear in my dream.
rlm@0 1004
rlm@0 1005 However, Dawn's light faded
rlm@0 1006 the verses into obscurity. Maybe it's better that
rlm@0 1007 way so you - the
rlm@0 1008
rlm@0 1009 reader - can imagine your own
rlm@0 1010 lyrics to Tomoyo's song of love confessed but
rlm@0 1011 unrequited on
rlm@0 1012
rlm@0 1013 Earth, of her plea for Sakura's
rlm@0 1014 mortal happiness in spite of her suicide, of
rlm@0 1015 Tomoyo's wish of
rlm@0 1016
rlm@0 1017 being Sakura's Guardian Angel
rlm@0 1018 throughout her mortal days and immortal life, and
rlm@0 1019 of her final
rlm@0 1020
rlm@0 1021 words of goodbye to Sakura. I know
rlm@0 1022 I am not a CCS expert like many better writers
rlm@0 1023 and fans of
rlm@0 1024
rlm@0 1025 the anime and manga, but I hope you
rlm@0 1026 will forgive any inconsistencies in this fanfic
rlm@0 1027 and enjoy it as
rlm@0 1028
rlm@0 1029 it is written.
rlm@0 1030
rlm@0 1031
rlm@0 1032
rlm@0 1033
rlm@0 1034
rlm@0 1035
rlm@0 1036
rlm@0 1037
rlm@0 1038
rlm@0 1039 Humbly yours, Joe Saunders at
rlm@0 1040 rphjas@lycos.com