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1 Hello! ^-^ This is a CCS fic set an indefinite amount of time in the
2 future. All
3 characters are copyright CLAMP except for Bara-chan. I really hope
4 you enjoy
5 the fic. ^-^ Please tell me what you think if you get the chance.
6
7
8
9 Final Heaven
10 by Amazoness Duo
11 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
12
13
14
15 “Tomoyo-chan...”
16 “But Sakura-chan like’s pink,” Tomoyo chides gently, as if reminding
17 me of something I had forgotten. I just blush fiercely in response.
18 She’s always
19 had this affect on me, from when we were young girls. She has a way
20 of getting
21 me to go along with whatever it is she thinks. Yes, I do like pink.
22 And I trust
23 Tomoyo-chan’s judgement with things like that. I mean, she probably
24 knows me
25 better than I do. But the cloth is so ethereal. It almost sparkles
26 in her hands. And
27 I can see right through it. After all these years, I know what she
28 must be
29 thinking. Tomoyo-chan has a dirty mind. These days she makes almost
30 all of my
31 clothes. But I can only think of one place where I’d wear something
32 made out of
33 that. And it probably wouldn’t stay on for long at that.
34 Hoe... I’m blushing even deeper now. And she knows it. Sometimes I
35 think she can read my mind. I wouldn’t be surprised. She seems to be
36 able to
37 pick up on everything. It’s her own kind of magic. I have no idea
38 how she
39 knows so much. But that really doesn’t help me right now because
40 that just
41 makes it even more embarrassing. And I know she’ll get me to wear
42 whatever
43 she’ll make from that cloth, too.
44 “Tomoyo-chan...” I say again, helplessly. I know it won’t change
45 anything. I’ve known her far too long to think that. I’m just no
46 good at arguing
47 anything with her. She has this sweet way of always getting me to go
48 along with
49 what she has in mind. She always seems to know what she’s doing. And
50 with
51 her soft voice and her pretty blue eyes, she can be so persuasive.
52 It’s like with
53 her costumes. I can’t help going along with her when she looks so
54 determined.
55 Tomoyo pauses for a moment, her stormy blue eyes closed. She looks
56 so deep in thought. It takes me a moment before I realize that I’m
57 leaning closer,
58 curiously. I sweatdrop and stand back up, still watching her. What
59 could she be
60 thinking? Her eyes flutter open, locking with mine. “Even Bara-chan
61 likes it.
62 She’s kicking for you, Sakura.” She smiles that sweet, loving smile
63 that she’s
64 been showering on me since I was young. I smile back excitedly,
65 feeling a thrill
66 shoot through me.
67 “She is? Really?!” I ask anxiously, my body wanting to go in
68 different
69 directions all at once. Tomoyo-chan takes my hand gently and places
70 it on the
71 growing swell of her stomach. She’s right. I can feel our little
72 daughter kicking
73 inside of her. I can’t contain myself at that. It’s just so...
74 right. My blush fades
75 quickly, my mind focussing on our daughter. Our daughter. The symbol
76 of our
77 love. Well, that miracle took a little push from my magic, but she’s
78 still our
79 daughter. I blush again at Tomoyo’s loving gaze and return it,
80 smiling happily at
81 my wife. Oh, my knees are feeling week. This whole thing is just...
82 hanyaa. I
83 almost lunge forward at the growing warmth in my heart, hugging my
84 very
85 pregnant best friend as tightly as I can.
86 “I love you, Sakura-chan,” she says in that gentle, sweet voice of
87 hers.
88 It sounds like she’s singing to me. I always feel so happy when I
89 hear her say
90 that. I always have. I just didn’t always understand them. But now I
91 do.
92 “I love you, too,” I say, pouring my whole heart into those few
93 words.
94
95 I think the baby is finally resting. She has so much energy. Just
96 like her
97 mother. I can’t wait to see her. I have to wonder if she’ll take
98 more after me or
99 Sakura-chan. I took a lot after Sakura’s mother and she took a lot
100 after mine,
101 which is a little strange if you don’t realize how much the cousins
102 missed each
103 other. So we were there way of remembering each other. But it
104 doesn’t matter to
105 me who Bara-chan looks like or which of us she takes after. I’m very
106 happy to
107 know that she’s our daughter. I’ll be happy as long as Sakura-chan
108 and I can
109 raise her together. I’m sure she’ll grow up to be a remarkable girl.
110 Just like her
111 mother.
112 I continue to sing softly to the unborn child within me. I want her
113 to
114 feel safe, to feel loved. So I’ll continue singing to her, hoping
115 that she can hear
116 me somewhere in there. I want her to know how happy I am to be
117 carrying her,
118 our sweet daughter. To have something that’s ours, the product of my
119 love for
120 Sakura and hers for me, grow and develop inside of me. It’s a
121 wonderful feeling.
122 I have to admit that I never really thought about it much before. I
123 just never
124 thought I would wind up pregnant. I know mother was lonely when she
125 had me
126 and that I helped alleviate some of that, but I never thought that
127 I’d wind up
128 having a child of my own. That she could be Sakura’s. So despite the
129 morning
130 sickness and the mood swings and all of the doctor’s appointments,
131 I’m
132 deliriously happy to be having her.
133 My hands rest on my stomach as I whisper soothingly to my baby girl.
134 “I think you’ll like it here, Bara-chan. Sometimes it can be a
135 little cold and a
136 little lonely, but there is such beauty out there if you can only
137 find it. And it will
138 capture your entire soul. It’s breathtaking to behold. That
139 something so perfect
140 can exist is almost unbelievable. Please look for the beauty that’s
141 out there,
142 Bara-chan. I think you’ll be surprised. Especially if it looks back
143 at you.” I smile
144 at the thought, my eyes falling closed for a second. I’ve been much
145 too tired
146 lately. But I’m sure it’s easier for Bara to rest if I’m not busy
147 running around.
148 And why follow Sakura-chan around when she can come to me? Almost as
149 if on
150 cue, Sakura enters the room carrying a small bowl of soba. She looks
151 so
152 adorable in the floral design apron she has on with the big, pink
153 house slippers
154 on her feet. We have a chef for such things, of course, but Sakura
155 insists on
156 cooking herself from time to time. Even more so lately. I can't tell
157 which of us is
158 more anxious about the baby.
159 “Singing to the baby again, Tomoyo-chan?” Sakura asks with a warm
160 smile as she kneels next to the bed, blowing on the soba to cool it
161 down. “She
162 must love when you do that. It’s always so pretty.” She finally
163 helps me up,
164 handing me the bowl of soba. The sparkle in her emerald eyes hasn’t
165 decreased
166 in the slightest from when she was a child. In fact, sometimes it
167 seems even
168 brighter these days.
169 I smile in return, glad to have her help with anything as I lean
170 back
171 against the head of the bed. “Arigato gozimasu, Sakura. I want her
172 to know that
173 we’re waiting for her. And that she has much to look forward to.” I
174 reach out
175 and stroke Sakura’s cheek softly. She blushes a bit but doesn’t
176 avert her gaze. I
177 can see all of the love I’ve always wanted to pour into her
178 reflected back at me.
179 That feeling warms me more than the soba possibly could. She takes
180 the
181 chopsticks and brings a bit to my mouth. It’s still a little hot,
182 but it goes down
183 well. “It’s delicious, Sakura-chan. I’m sure Bara-chan would like to
184 thank you,
185 too. She must be getting hungry. And what better than a dish cooked
186 with
187 Sakura’s special ingredient?”
188 Sakura giggles at that, nodding as she takes another bit of the
189 soba with
190 the chopsticks and brings it back to my mouth. “A healthy dose of
191 love for my
192 sweet best friend and our cute little daughter. That’s why I sent
193 the chef home
194 for the day. I used to cook for my family back home a lot, even if
195 it was a chore.
196 So now I want to cook for my family here.” A happy smile crosses her
197 lips,
198 along with that spectacularly determined look in her eyes that I’ve
199 always loved
200 seeing. When Sakura-chan finally gets her mind set on something, she
201 throws
202 her whole heart into it. I’m so happy to be the focus of that
203 determination now.
204 “I’d be delighted to eat Sakura’s cooking for as long as she’ll
205 make it.
206 Or as long as you keep feeding it to me,” I state with another
207 smile. She looks a
208 little flustered as she gets another biteful and brings it up to my
209 mouth. She’s so
210 easy to embarrass. And she’s so kawaii when she blushes. I wonder if
211 she knows
212 that. I’ve told her enough by now that she has to. She blushed a
213 whole lot back
214 when we were dating. Whereas it doesn’t happen quite as much
215 anymore, it’s
216 still easy enough to bring a flush to her cheeks.
217 “If you say so, Tomoyo. I still think the chef is better, but I
218 wanted to
219 make something for you and the baby myself. It may not be as good,
220 but I feel
221 better that way.” Sakura looks so emotional as her jade eyes watch
222 me on the
223 bed. I haven’t seen her this emotional since the morning of our
224 wedding. And
225 that’s quite a bit for her because she’s always a rather emotional
226 woman. Which
227 is one of the many, many things I love about her. I try to pick out
228 all of the
229 emotions I see in her at the moment. Joy, anticipation, anxiety,
230 fear, happiness,
231 contentment, wonder. All of them performing their wild dance through
232 Sakura. I
233 stroke her cheek again, my fingers trailing across the silky smooth
234 skin. I smile
235 up at her reassuringly, brushing back a lock of her brunette hair
236 behind one cute
237 ear. I always loved her ears. They’re just so kawaii. My fingers
238 linger behind her
239 left ear for a moment, her body relaxing slightly.
240 “I love you, Sakura. I’m glad that you’d cook for the baby and me.
241 That’s so sweet of you.” I watch her for a long time, her hands
242 taking one of
243 mine, giving it a squeeze. She leans down after a moment’s
244 hesitation and kisses
245 me. It’s a short but entirely sweet kiss and like always, it leaves
246 me a little
247 breathless with its implications. Her love is much more potent to me
248 than
249 anything I’ve ever felt. It laps at my soul like gentle waves. It’s
250 just the way she
251 is, a kind and gentle soul that tries so hard even when she has no
252 idea what to
253 do. That determined, genki spirit of hers has always quenched my
254 thirsty soul.
255 How could I not love her. My fingers slip from her cheek, but my
256 eyes never
257 leave her own.
258 “Aishiteru, Tomoyo. I’m really happy that you like it. I’ll try to
259 make
260 some dessert in a bit.” Sakura scoots down across the bed as I start
261 to take a few
262 bites myself. Her hands run down my pale legs before stopping at my
263 feet,
264 making little swirls with her fingers before gently massaging them.
265 It feels so
266 perfect, having the Card Mistress right here with me, throughout all
267 of this. We
268 were trying to decide who should have the baby for a while when we
269 first
270 decided we wanted one. At first, we’d thought that it should be
271 Sakura-chan.
272 After all, she’s not as busy at Daidouji Toys as I usually am and it
273 would be a
274 wonderful experience. But the more we thought about it, the more I
275 thought that
276 I should carry our baby. It’s Sakura-chan’s magic at work, so I’d
277 rather she use
278 it on me anyway. And it gives her a chance to learn more about the
279 company,
280 even though mother still wants me to take it over when she retires.
281 Besides all
282 that, I’m overjoyed to be able to have this experience. To feel our
283 baby inside of
284 me fills me with a wonderfully indescribable feeling. It’s similar
285 to the warmth
286 that I feel from Sakura.
287 I yawn tiredly, Sakura’s nimble fingers starting to relax me more
288 than
289 I’d realized. I move my foot in her hand, marveling at the feel of
290 her soft fingers
291 against my skin. “I’m sure Bara-chan will love dessert. But I’d
292 rather have you
293 here with me for now.” My eyes meet hers again. She crawls up along
294 the bed as
295 I set the soba bowl down, her arms wrapping around me. Her head
296 rests on the
297 pillow next to mine, dark gray hair right next to sweet brunette. My
298 heart skips a
299 beat at having my one, True Love so close to me. It yearns for her,
300 as always,
301 and so she complies, her warm heart beating next to my own.
302 “Okay, Tomoyo-chan. I’ll wait until after you fall asleep before I
303 go
304 start on dessert. Just promise me you won’t come downstairs to try
305 and
306 videotape me this time. You need your rest. And I’ll go pick up some
307 more
308 videos to record more of the pregnancy when I go out tomorrow.”
309 Sakura looks
310 thoughtful for a moment, trying to go over anything she might be
311 missing in her
312 head. I disturb her thoughts with a quick kiss.
313 “I promise, Sakura.” Her bright smile is all of the reward I need to
314 convince me to stay in bed. Gazing into those beautiful emerald
315 eyes, I slowly
316 slip off to sleep, dreaming of our beautiful baby girl and my
317 gorgeous wife.
318
319 “But I don’t wanna be in the play. I’ll forget my lines and
320 everyone will
321 laugh.” I sigh, brushing some dark brown hair from my eyes. This is
322 just awful.
323 Awful. I don’t wanna be part of some stupid play at school. Why
324 can’t I just
325 help backstage where I don’t have to be out in front of everybody? I
326 get stage
327 fright too easily.
328 “Bara-chan, you shouldn’t worry about that. I can help you learn
329 your
330 lines if you want. And I’m certain that you’ll do perfectly well in
331 the play. Your
332 mother made a spectacular prince in a play back when she was your
333 age.”
334 Tomoyo-mama smiles sweetly, that same smile she always has when
335 talking
336 about Sakura-mama. “It doesn’t matter if anyone laughs. I won’t. And
337 I’ll be
338 videotaping the whole thing.” She kneels down next to me, forgetting
339 whatever
340 it was she was sewing for the time being. Her pale hands brush my
341 messy hair
342 from my eyes where it had fallen again. “And Sakura will be there,
343 too. We’ll be
344 cheering for you.”
345 I smile a bit at that. Well, maybe it wouldn’t be all bad. They
346 would be
347 there for the whole thing and at least I’d have help learning the
348 lines. I sigh in
349 defeat. “Hai, I know. I’m just so scared about being in front of
350 everyone.”
351 Tomoyo-mama smiles again, standing up. “You’ll do just fine, Bara-
352 chan. How about after dinner we’ll start practicing your lines and I
353 can try to
354 give you some tips on stage fright? I was in choir for years and
355 Sakura was in
356 cheerleading, so maybe we can help.” She tilts my chin up so I meet
357 her gaze,
358 still smiling.
359 I nod, more hair getting in my eyes. “That sounds good, Tomoyo-
360 mama. Thanks! I’ll go get my script for the play.” With an approving
361 nod from
362 my mom, I dart off to my room at a slight limp. I’m still a little
363 nervous about
364 the whole thing, but maybe she’s right. It can’t be all bad,
365 especially if I have
366 people to do it for. And now that I’m not in dance class until my
367 ankle heals, it
368 would be nice to have something to show them. It’s just so much
369 easier when
370 I’m dancing. You don’t have to think about anything. You just dance.
371 It doesn’t
372 matter who’s watching. Too bad I hadn’t noticed Chisa dancing so
373 close. Oh
374 well. The doctor said it should just be a few weeks until my ankle’s
375 back to
376 normal.
377 Grabbing my bookbag from my bed, I start sifting through it. It has
378 to
379 be in here somewhere. Plenty of notebooks, some pictures I drew in
380 class, a few
381 notes...
382 “What are you looking for?” a voice asks from behind me. I turn
383 quickly, startled. Why does she always have to surprise me like
384 that? I face my
385 mirror image for a moment and smile brightly before going back to
386 searching.
387 It’s nice to see her at least. I was wondering where she’d gone off
388 to. I’m a little
389 awkward at school and I’m shy so it’s hard for me to make friends.
390 At least with
391 normal girls my age. Then again, I guess I’m not really normal with
392 my parents.
393 The head of the Daidouji Corporation and the world’s strongest
394 magician. It’s so
395 much easier to make friends with mom’s Sakura Cards.
396 “Just the script for the play. Tomoyo-mama said we could go through
397 it
398 after dinner and she could help me with it,” I explain as I finally
399 find the stapled
400 together script. “Found it!”
401 My ‘twin’ looks thoughtful for a moment as she sits down next to me.
402 She has the same dark brown hair and lavender eyes that I do. She’s
403 even
404 wearing my school uniform, though I changed out of that a few
405 minutes ago.
406 “Oh yeah, that was today, wasn’t it? I could always go for you if
407 you want. I
408 wouldn’t want you to get too nervous about it.”
409 “That’s okay, Mirror. I’d hate to disappoint Sakura-mama and
410 Tomoyo-mama if they’re going to come to it. I could use the help
411 going over my
412 lines for the next few days, though,” I explain, sitting on my bed.
413 She sits next to
414 me after a moment. The only real difference in her appearance is
415 that she
416 doesn’t have the cast on her ankle. I sigh, flipping through the
417 pages.
418 “I’d love to help,” Mirror says with a smile, reading bits and
419 pieces
420 over my shoulder. “I hope I can go and watch you, too. I’m sure
421 you’ll be
422 great.”
423 A knock on the door grabs my attention before I can reply. Sakura-
424 mama sticks her head in, her brunette hair near her shoulders. “It’s
425 dinner time,
426 Bara-chan.” She waits for me as I tuck the script under my arm and
427 hurry over.
428 “And Tomoyo said that you got a part in the play. I can’t wait to
429 see it.”
430 I nod quickly, holding out the script. “I get to be Juliet. But
431 they must
432 have picked the wrong person. Misato or Ming Pha would both make much
433 better Juliets.”
434 Sakura-mama shakes her head, helping me down the stairs. “I don’t
435 think so. Sometimes we get surprised by things like that, but it
436 doesn’t mean
437 we’re wrong for the part.”
438 “Hai. Like Sakura as the prince. She made an absolutely darling
439 prince
440 at that,” Tomoyo-mama adds, sparkles in her eyes. Something tells me
441 I’ll be
442 watching a tape of the whole play tonight. I smile and nod, taking
443 my seat.
444 Yeah, if Sakura-mama made a good prince, maybe I can make a good
445 Juliet.
446 “Thanks, Tomoyo-mama, Sakura-mama. I’d really appreciate the help.”
447 I take a bite of the meal that Tomoyo-mama made for dinner, feeling
448 more at
449 ease. I spot Mirror watching me from the stairs and wave at her. She
450 blushes a
451 bit when she realizes I spotted her and waves back. I still don’t
452 really know how
453 it will all turn out, but maybe that doesn’t matter. There’s still
454 so much waiting
455 for me. I just know it.