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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/stories/dearsakura-02.txt Fri Feb 19 06:24:59 2010 -0500 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,866 @@ 1.4 +Dear Sakura 1.5 +by Amazoness Duo and G.P. 1.6 +amazonessduo@hotmail.com 1.7 +pearsong1954@yahoo.com 1.8 + 1.9 +Dear Sakura-chan, 1.10 + You don’t have to be in any rush to get back to me. I’m always 1.11 +happy to receive any letters from you, but don’t worry about how long 1.12 +it takes. I understand how busy Sakura-chan’s life must be with 1.13 +starting all over in China and with a new husband and family. So 1.14 +please don’t worry yourself, Sakura-chan. And if you ever need to 1.15 +call me, please don’t hesitate. I would always love to hear your 1.16 +voice again and if you need someone to talk to about anything, you 1.17 +know you can always trust me. I can pay the bill for any calls you 1.18 +make as well. It would be worth it just to hear you. I don’t think 1.19 +anything you ever talk 1.20 +about is silly. Sakura-chan’s mind moves around a lot like a 1.21 +meandering ocean breeze, moving through all sorts of wonderful 1.22 +thoughts. I’ve always found whatever you want to talk about 1.23 +fascinating because I love just being able to talk with you, to be 1.24 +able to hear your thoughts and feelings on things. Some of my fondest 1.25 +memories are of when we were together, talking about the most trivial 1.26 +of things, without a care in the world. You looked so free. I wished 1.27 +I could be that free. That you could teach me to soar. But it was 1.28 +enough to watch you. I hope that freedom of a gentle breeze never 1.29 +leaves you, Sakura-chan. 1.30 + I’m very happy that Sakura-chan liked all of the things I’ve sent. 1.31 +I was hoping you would. I have an idea or two for the doll’s hair 1.32 +that I’m working into the design so that hopefully little girls will 1.33 +be able to play with her hair the way they want to more. I always 1.34 +enjoyed trying out new hairstyles myself, so I want to keep that with 1.35 +the doll. She still needs a name, but we don’t need to worry about 1.36 +that yet. I’m thinking something like Hanako. ‘Flower Child’. That 1.37 +would be pretty. She does look a lot like you, but you were always 1.38 +the girl I sketched when I was making my designs. You were just so 1.39 +pretty. So I think 1.40 +she looks cute, sharing some of your features. Maybe she can even be 1.41 +a magical girl. I’ll send you one of the first dolls we produce for 1.42 +all of the inspiration you have always given me. And it meant so much 1.43 +to me to hear that you liked the cassette I sent you. I haven’t sung 1.44 +to anyone but myself in so long that I wasn’t sure how it would come 1.45 +out. I’m so very sorry that it made you cry, but I’m glad that it 1.46 +managed to touch you. Maybe I shouldn’t have added that last song 1.47 +after all. It was pretty sad. I know what you mean about thinking 1.48 +things would 1.49 +always stay the way they were, Sakura-chan. I always knew that you 1.50 +would leave me someday, but I hadn’t expected it so soon. I guess it 1.51 +took me by surprise. I knew we’d have to part ways one day, but I 1.52 +always wanted it to be tomorrow, never today. Sometimes it’s hard for 1.53 +me to remember that you aren’t the same little girl that I first met. 1.54 +You’re still the same vibrant, loving soul, but you’ve grown up. And 1.55 +I’m so proud of you. You’re starting your own family now, starting a 1.56 +new life in China with the one you love. I hope all of your dreams 1.57 +come true. But sometimes I can’t help but look out at the stars at 1.58 +night and think that the heavens are crying, missing Sakura-chan as 1.59 +much as I 1.60 +do. 1.61 + That’s great that the recipes worked out so well for Sakura-chan! 1.62 +You can do such wonderful things when you put your mind to it. I knew 1.63 +it would turn out perfectly for you. It really did look delicious. It 1.64 +got me thinking about if you had anymore trouble cooking because I 1.65 +know you can’t just use the same recipes over and over again. So I 1.66 +went and got my camcorder out from the attic and decided to put 1.67 +together a few more recipes for Sakura-chan. What you said about me 1.68 +by your side sent a trill through my heart. We have a very good chef 1.69 +so I had her teach me some more recipes. I went through the entire 1.70 +recipe on video and taped myself making the successful dishes. I’ll 1.71 +try to send more when 1.72 +I have more time to cook. I really hope they help. I thought it 1.73 +would be a good job for my old camcorder. It isn’t capturing images 1.74 +of the most beautiful object I could find for it, but I can still 1.75 +send you these videotapes with me in them. Hopefully they’ll help 1.76 +with your cooking. And so you won’t forget me. I’m glad that Ieran- 1.77 +sama still thinks of me fondly. I think she understood some things I 1.78 +was dealing with when we were in Hong Kong. 1.79 + Thank you for sending more pictures! I think it was a good idea for 1.80 +you to get a camera. With all that’s going on in your life, it needs 1.81 +to be taken down for posterity. And since I can’t do that anymore, 1.82 +Sakura-chan can. I would love to see any pictures you take, no matter 1.83 +what they’re of. It makes me smile to see what’s going on with my 1.84 +favorite magical girl and her new life in China. I think that you 1.85 +would make a very good photographer. I’m going to start making a 1.86 +picture album to put by my old videotape collection once I have 1.87 +enough photos. Mother used to have a camera when she was younger and 1.88 +she took many beautiful pictures with it. I know that if Sakura-chan 1.89 +keeps practicing, she'll take many beautiful pictures herself. 1.90 + I tried watching the videotape of your wedding when I got off of 1.91 +work a few days ago. Touya took some wonderful shots of you. You 1.92 +looked so stunning in your wedding dress. I had a hard time seeing 1.93 +you through the tears at the time. I was just so happy that Sakura- 1.94 +chan was finally getting married. It was really a beautiful wedding. 1.95 +I still haven’t made it to the end. I got a little busy and haven’t 1.96 +quite reached past where I left. I’ll try to again soon. Maybe I’ll 1.97 +have more free time after I finish the designs for the doll. No, 1.98 +please don’t worry 1.99 +about me Sakura-chan. I’m just fine. I just started feeling a pain 1.100 +in my chest near the end of it, but I don’t think it’s anything to 1.101 +worry about. I’ve been healthy and there’s nothing for you to worry 1.102 +about. It went away after I fell asleep back at home for the most 1.103 +part. Just please don’t worry. I know it’s nothing to see a doctor 1.104 +about. And that is the truth. I promise that I’ll take good care of 1.105 +myself, Sakura-chan. For you. 1.106 + Your bouquet is very important to me. Whenever I hold it, I see you 1.107 +right before the wedding, when I was helping you into your wedding 1.108 +dress. I see that happy smile and the bright glow in your emerald 1.109 +eyes and I know that you’ll be just fine. That you’re finally happy. 1.110 +It’s kind of strange. That’s what I’ve worked my whole life for, to 1.111 +see you happy. Now that you’re finally married off and that’s 1.112 +accomplished, I don’t know what to do anymore. Silly, isn’t it? I’ll 1.113 +need to come up with a new plan, I guess. But now I don’t have to 1.114 +worry because Li-kun is taking good care of you. 1.115 + I’m so glad that you remembered! Hai, that was the eraser you gave 1.116 +me the first day we met. I was so lonely and nervous about 1.117 +everything. I was never any good at making friends and the classroom 1.118 +seemed so big with all of those faces I didn’t know. But then this 1.119 +really sweet girl sitting next to me offered me her eraser when I 1.120 +needed one. When I looked at her, at you, it all seemed okay. I 1.121 +didn’t feel so lonely anymore. You’ve always had that affect on me. 1.122 +So that 1.123 +eraser has been very important to me, my very first memento of 1.124 +Sakura-chan. 1.125 + My spirits sing to know that you’ve been thinking about me a lot 1.126 +lately. You’re always close to my thoughts. So I’m happy to know 1.127 +that I’ve been in yours as well. But please don’t let it make you 1.128 +sad. I’ll always be your friend and you should be smiling a lot now 1.129 +in your new life. You have a lot to be happy about. It makes me happy 1.130 +to know that you are. So the next time you think of me, please smile 1.131 +knowing that your old friend wants only the best for you. I would 1.132 +love to watch you dancing. I think it would be a very beautiful thing 1.133 +to witness. It reminds me of watching you dance with the Flower Card. 1.134 +Yes, mother is a very good dancer. She doesn’t dance very often 1.135 +because she says that ‘her dance card is already filled’. She said 1.136 +she’s waiting for a specific dance with the wind. But she did teach 1.137 +me to dance a bit when I was younger. It can be fun with the right 1.138 +partner, I’m sure. So I’m sure Sakura-chan must have a lot of fun 1.139 +when she does dance. 1.140 + Poor Sakura-chan! I’m so sorry that you think Ieran-sama doesn’t 1.141 +like you. I’m sure that isn’t true. She may seem like she does, but 1.142 +she seems like she’s always like that. Just try to look past the 1.143 +strict exterior. She probably is still a little angry about the 1.144 +wedding, what with Li-kun being engaged to Meiling-chan, but she’ll 1.145 +have to realize what a good wife Sakura-chan is soon enough. Your 1.146 +warm heart will melt whatever resistance she has before long. It 1.147 +always does. Remember, Li-kun didn’t like you much to begin with 1.148 +either, but now he’s your husband! So you can touch anyone’s heart in 1.149 +enough time. I know you touched mine. I wish I was there, too, Sakura- 1.150 +chan. But it’s probably 1.151 +better that I’m not. I’m certain Li-kun would get tired of me after 1.152 +I kept videotaping your married life. But you can always talk to me 1.153 +about anything, even if I am an ocean away. I’m always here for you 1.154 +when you need me. 1.155 + That’s very sweet that Naoko-chan’s doing so well. I should really 1.156 +go see how she and Nakuru-san are doing sometime. They sure do make 1.157 +an interesting couple, don’t they? That sounds just like the type of 1.158 +place Naoko-chan would want to live. I wonder how she convinced 1.159 +Nakuru-san it was a good idea. It’s great to hear that the two of 1.160 +them are so happy. Love has a way of surpassing so much. It really is 1.161 +a strong thing. It seems everyone’s finding their special someone 1.162 +these days. I bet Kero-chan’s next. 1.163 + Please don’t mind the parts of this letter that used to be wet. I 1.164 +spilled some droplets of water on it on accident and tried my best to 1.165 +dry it. Thank you for being so concerned about my love life, Sakura- 1.166 +chan. You’ve always been such a wonderful friend. Mother found me 1.167 +reading this part of your letter and after we talked for a while, she 1.168 +said that there was one person I reminded her of. She said that your 1.169 +mother acted the same way sometimes. That’s strange, isn’t it? But I 1.170 +guess it’s the way mother raised me. Nadeshiko-san was very important 1.171 +to her. I’m glad you think I should tell my special someone, but I 1.172 +don’t think I can anymore. I thought I had all the time in the 1.173 +world, but as time went on I started thinking it would be better for 1.174 +them if I didn’t say anything. So I changed my mind about telling 1.175 +them a long time ago and have kept it to myself. Sakura-chan, what if 1.176 +the person I love already had someone? If they’re happy now, I 1.177 +wouldn’t want to ruin that. I’m happy as long as they are. Yes, I 1.178 +think maybe they don’t love me. But I’ve accepted that. So as long as 1.179 +they can be happy, that’s enough for me. I don’t think they’d be any 1.180 +happier knowing about my feelings. They’re much better kept deep 1.181 +inside, where I can hold them close to my heart. They can’t do any 1.182 +harm that way and I can still love them from afar. If you were the 1.183 +man I loved, Sakura-chan, I would love to lie in your arms and fall 1.184 +asleep knowing that you would be with 1.185 +me in the morning. And I would love to tell you how much I love you. 1.186 +But I couldn’t. Because your love belongs to another. So I hope that 1.187 +makes this easier to understand, even if it is a rather strange 1.188 +analogy. I would love to tell my special someone how much I love 1.189 +them, to finally be able to let that love escape the bonds I’ve 1.190 +created for it, but I can’t. So I’ll just be happy for them. And 1.191 +that’s enough for me. It brings a smile to my lips when I know that 1.192 +they’re smiling because it means they’re truly happy. That’s much 1.193 +more important 1.194 +than having them know my feelings. I would love to have you come 1.195 +back to Japan and take pictures of my wedding, but I don’t need one. 1.196 +I’ll be fine without. Thank you, Sakura-chan. 1.197 + Please take care of yourself! I hope everything goes well for you. 1.198 +Please take many, many more pictures! I need more for my scrapbook. 1.199 +Tell everyone that I said hello. And please do get some rest. You 1.200 +really need it. I miss you, too, Sakura-chan. I hope I can hear from 1.201 +you soon. Try to have some fun soon with the Sakura Cards! 1.202 + 1.203 + 1.204 +To the best prince in the fourth grade, 1.205 +From Daidouji Tomoyo 1.206 + 1.207 + 1.208 + 1.209 + 1.210 + 1.211 +Dear Tomoyo-chan, 1.212 + 1.213 +It was so wonderful to hear your voice again! Talking on the phone 1.214 +was a good idea, and looking forward to our regular Sunday calls is a 1.215 +real treat. There is so much to talk about each week, and even when 1.216 +there isn't I just love to hear you. It's funny, because I had never 1.217 +realized how beautiful your voice is. Not your singing, because I 1.218 +already knew that was wonderful, but just your voice. When I talk to 1.219 +you, I feel so at ease, so happy and content. For all those years, I 1.220 +didn't really know how important it was for me just to listen to you. 1.221 +But being apart made me realize how lucky I was when we were 1.222 +together. So now I treasure every second with you. 1.223 + 1.224 +Still, there are some things I don't feel comfortable talking about 1.225 +on the phone. Some things are better written, I think, so I decided 1.226 +to start writing letters again. I hope you don't mind, because I know 1.227 +Tomoyo-chan is very busy with her work. If you don't have time to 1.228 +reply, please don't worry about it. Just writting to you is pleasure 1.229 +enough. Oh, and I insist on paying for half the calls. You work very 1.230 +hard, too, and I would not feel right if you paid for them all. I 1.231 +think from now on, I should pay when I call, and you should pay when 1.232 +you call, and we can take turns calling. Does that sound all right? 1.233 +At least we won't do like last week, where we were each calling and 1.234 +calling at the same time, and kept getting busy signals! 1.235 + 1.236 +I am drinking English Breakfast tea just now. I bought it while 1.237 +shopping in the city last Saturday. Did you know that Hong Kong was 1.238 +once a colony of Great Britain? There are many funny little English 1.239 +things here. I am sure Eriol-kun would feel right at home. Ieran-sama 1.240 +says that tea is an art. This surprised me. I know back home there is 1.241 +the tea ceremony, which is an art, but I never thought that just tea 1.242 +was an art by itself. It's funny, though, because I remember when we 1.243 +were looking for the Jump card at the Twin Bells Shoppe. Do you 1.244 +remember? The Lady told me afterwards that you were talking about tea 1.245 +before she feinted. She said you were the most knowledgeable girl 1.246 +about tea that she had ever met. So I guess you knew all along. 1.247 +Anyway, I asked Ieran-sama if she could show me some of the things 1.248 +she knows about tea. She looked quite surprised, and then told me she 1.249 +might as well, since the family would have to drink what I brewed, 1.250 +and it might as well be done right. I have learned many things from 1.251 +her, and am very grateful. You would be surprised at how much better 1.252 +my tea is now! Even if Ieran-sama does not like me, she does seem to 1.253 +like my tea, which is a start. 1.254 + 1.255 +She now asks me to prepare tea for her, which she never did before. 1.256 +The first time I made it, I was very nervous. She drank the tea with 1.257 +a frown, and looked at me with a very scary look. She said if I did 1.258 +not do better, then I would have something to be nervous about. So 1.259 +the next time, I pretended Tomoyo-chan was with me, and that we both 1.260 +brewed tea together. That was such a help, because whenever things 1.261 +were hard and you were with me, I always felt confident that 1.262 +everything would be all right. So thank you for helping, Tomoyo-chan! 1.263 + 1.264 +And speaking of help in the kitchen, please keep sending me your 1.265 +wonderful videos. I know your video camera must be very happy to be 1.266 +with you again. It must have been sad and lonely up in the attic. I 1.267 +have made almost all the recipes you have sent me, as you can see 1.268 +from some of the pictures of the family dinners I have prepared 1.269 +(Look, even Ieran-sama is smiling in one of them!). But sometimes I 1.270 +just like to watch Tomoyo-chan on the videos. You always filmed me, 1.271 +and almost never yourself. But you look sooooo cute in your apron, 1.272 +with your beautiful hair in braids, bustling about the kitchen, 1.273 +patiently explaining each recipe in your sweet, gentle voice, 1.274 +hanyaaaan! 1.275 + 1.276 +I had to stop writting. It is hard to write when you are blushing. 1.277 +Anyway, thank you, and any videos you send are very appreciated in 1.278 +many ways. 1.279 + 1.280 +Tomoyo-chan, may I tell you about a dream I have had? I have had 1.281 +this dream twice now, and talked about it with Kero-chan. He says he 1.282 +does not understand it, but that it sounds important. In the dream I 1.283 +am back in Japan, and it is night. It is chilly and windy, and I am 1.284 +starriing off into the distance trying to see something. Finally, off 1.285 +in the distance, I can make out Tokyo Tower. That is when I wake up. 1.286 +Kero chan says that is why it is an important dream, because of Tokyo 1.287 +Tower, which was in so many of my dreams when I was still capturing 1.288 +the Cards. I remember the one dream I had about Yue that was revealed 1.289 +to me little by little over many nights. It was a prophetic dream, 1.290 +about his judgement. So, maybe this funny dream is like that, and it 1.291 +will be more clear later. 1.292 + 1.293 +Did you know that Yue is a Chinese word? It means "moon". I have 1.294 +been doing pretty well with my Chinese lessons. Syaoran-chan's 1.295 +sisters help me a lot, though they giggle at my accent. I offered to 1.296 +teach them Japanese, but only Fanren-san was interested. She says she 1.297 +would like to go to Japan someday, so we have a little lesson every 1.298 +week. In fact, my Chinese has gotten good enough so that I now have a 1.299 +job! This is how I can afford to pay for the phone calls, by the way. 1.300 +I will start next week as a Physical Education teacher at the Fung 1.301 +Kai Liu Yun Sum Memorial Primary School. Fortunately, I do not need 1.302 +to know much Chinese for the position, though I had to learn 12 new 1.303 +characters for the school name. The Principal of the school saw me 1.304 +when I was practicing my gymnastics in the courtyard. She called me 1.305 +over and we talked. It turns out she knows Japanese, but rarely has a 1.306 +chance to practice with the language. So, I will be giving lessons to 1.307 +her, too. Syaoran-chan was not very happy with the idea, but I 1.308 +promised I would still be able to do my housework as well as 1.309 +teaching. I'll bet you never thought your friend would be a sensei! I 1.310 +know I never did. I am very nervous, but will try my best. 1.311 + 1.312 +I never quite know where to put bad news in a letter, so I guess it 1.313 +will go here. Syaoran-chan and I had our first fight last Tuesday. It 1.314 +was my fault, because he was tired and said things he did not mean. I 1.315 +got very angry, and I guess I yelled at him. He even slept in the 1.316 +living room, he was so mad. I couldn't sleep at all. But in the 1.317 +morning I apologized, and so did he, so things are OK now. I guess 1.318 +sometimes these things happen with loving couples, although when I 1.319 +told Oniichan about this, he said he never remembered Mother and 1.320 +Father fighting like that. I was sort of mad too because I don't see 1.321 +him all that often. That is very selfish, because he has to work 1.322 +hard, and I know he would rather be with me if he could. But 1.323 +sometimes I feel lonely, even when he is around. It's odd, because I 1.324 +never felt like that before. Lonely, I mean. But then, I was always 1.325 +around so many friends and family, and especially you, Tomoyo-chan. I 1.326 +really miss you so very much. It feels like something isn't quite 1.327 +right, somehow. I am so happy in my new life, though, and I shouldn't 1.328 +feel like that. Maybe I am just a little homesick at times. 1.329 + 1.330 +That is the end of the bad news. Oh, I did have another dream. It 1.331 +was very weird, and I almost don't want to tell you about it. You 1.332 +were in the dream, and so was I, sort of. You were Tomoyo-chan, of 1.333 +course, but I was the boy that you love, and never told. But in this 1.334 +dream, you did tell me, when we were very young. We had grown up 1.335 +together, and were on a date at Tokyo Tower. Tomoyo-chan, you were - 1.336 +so- beautiful! You wore a flowing, white and lavendar chiffon dress, 1.337 +and your hair was bedecked in purple ribbons. You had a snow-white 1.338 +gardenia corsage that filled my dream with the sweetest scent. I was 1.339 +so very nervous in the dream, because, well, because I was going to 1.340 +ask you to marry me. Because you were so kind and gentle I was able 1.341 +to stammer out the words and offer you a golden ring. Your amythyst 1.342 +eyes filled with tears, and I was very afraid of your answer. But 1.343 +then you said yes, and my heart sang. We embraced and hugged, and 1.344 +danced together under the pale moonlight. You were so happy, and I 1.345 +have never been happier to see you like that. 1.346 + 1.347 +I am sorry if you cannot let him know of your love. It makes me very 1.348 +sad to think about this. I was so unhappy when Li-kun left for Hong 1.349 +Kong. If it hadn't been for you, and Yukito-san, and Rika-chan, and 1.350 +Oniichan, and everybody, I might never have seen him on the bus, and 1.351 +told him I loved him. It was hard to wait, but I knew he loved me, 1.352 +and that he knew I loved him. And someday, I knew we would finally be 1.353 +together. Tomoyo-chan, it makes me cry to think of you, that you 1.354 +can't even tell your special person of your love. It must be so awful 1.355 +to have no hope, and you are so brave about it. I wish I had known 1.356 +back then, and maybe I could have helped you the way you helped me. 1.357 +You helped me so many times, and I didn't even know you needed help. 1.358 +I was so stupid about so much. Gomennasai. I don't think I was a very 1.359 +good friend for you. I feel so ashamed. Gomennasai, Tomoyo-chan. If I 1.360 +could, I would sacrafice all of my happiness for yours. 1.361 + 1.362 +Aiyaa, I've gotten tears all over the place and the letters are all 1.363 +smeary. I know you are happy to have your beloved happy, but it's not 1.364 +fair that everybody gets their special someone except Tomoyo-chan. 1.365 +Tomoyo-chan, I promise that you will be all right, that everything 1.366 +will be all right. I don't know how, but I swear with all my heart 1.367 +that you will be with your special person. 1.368 + 1.369 +After your last letter, I talked about you with some of the Cards. 1.370 +Somehow, I ended up talking with Flower about the place you and your 1.371 +mother went to dance. Aiyaa! Tomoyo-chan, before I knew it, -we- were 1.372 +dancing. At first it was a little weird, because we are both girls 1.373 +and all. But it was so nice, and I felt so wonderful afterwards. She 1.374 +gave me a beautiful purple and white orchid. For some reason, it 1.375 +reminded me of you. When I said that, she just smiled, and then we 1.376 +danced some more. I guess she is always ready for fun things. When 1.377 +Syaoran chan came home, he was puzzled by the scent, and kept looking 1.378 +around for the flowers. I was too embarrassed to tell him what 1.379 +happened. 1.380 + 1.381 +I'm sorry, my thoughts are wandering here. This always happens when 1.382 +I'm thinking about Flower. In your wonderful letter you said I am 1.383 +like a meandering ocean breeze, so I don't feel quite so foolish. 1.384 +Arigato, Tomoyo chan. Anyway, I will do everything I can to help you 1.385 +with your special person. I don't know how, but I promise that Tomoyo- 1.386 +chan will be all right. 1.387 + 1.388 + I promise. 1.389 + 1.390 + 1.391 + 1.392 +Your friend forever, 1.393 + 1.394 +Kinomoto Sakura 1.395 + 1.396 +PS- I have enclosed some more pictures for your album. It must be a 1.397 +very beautiful album if you are designing it. There is one of me in 1.398 +my P.E. coach's uniform. Fanren-san took the picture. 1.399 + 1.400 +PPS- If it is not too much trouble, could you please send me another 1.401 +casette tape of your singing? I think I have almsot worn this one out 1.402 +from playing it so much. 1.403 + 1.404 +PPSS- I keep forgetting to tell you that Kero-chan sends his love, 1.405 +and Syaron-chan says hello. 1.406 + 1.407 + 1.408 + 1.409 + 1.410 + 1.411 + 1.412 +Dear Sakura-chan, 1.413 + I was thrilled to hear you again on the phone. I’ve been watching 1.414 +my videos a lot recently, so I’ve still been hearing you, but it was 1.415 +nice to actually know that you were there and could answer me. I’m 1.416 +always happy to talk to you and it was as close as I’ve been able to 1.417 +come in the past few months to actually being there by Sakura-chan’s 1.418 +side. You’ve always been a very emotional woman, but it’s even more 1.419 +evident hearing your voice than just the words. But even in your 1.420 +letters, I can hear your sweet voice. Sakura-chan, I’m very happy 1.421 +that you like hearing my voice. Sometimes we take the most important 1.422 +things for granted until it’s too late and we no longer have them. 1.423 +I’m glad that I took all of the footage of you I did so that I can 1.424 +still watch you. So even if you’re far away from me, I can still lose 1.425 +myself in memories of the past. You always were such a cute girl. And 1.426 +you’ve grown into a very lovely woman. I’m lucky to have been able to 1.427 +stay by your side for as long as I could. I always knew it would end 1.428 +one day. So I wanted to capture everything on videotape, a beautiful 1.429 +record of you that I could always keep close to my heart. So I’m 1.430 +happy as long as I can curl up and watch your cute adventures all 1.431 +over again, Sakura-chan. You were always so amazing! No matter what 1.432 +you were doing, you always captivated me. 1.433 + I understand if there are certain things that you would rather not 1.434 +talk about on the phone. In a way, letters can be more private. You 1.435 +don’t have to worry about anyone coming in or saying something 1.436 +confusing when you can’t look them in the eye and explain what you 1.437 +mean. More letters from you are always a good thing. Work can be 1.438 +busy, but I like taking your letters with me and reading them when I 1.439 +have some spare moments. Now that you’re sending new ones again, I’ll 1.440 +be happy to get back to them all as soon as I can. We can split the 1.441 +cost of the calls if you want, Sakura-chan. It just makes my heart 1.442 +swell 1.443 +to hear you on the other line, so I would be more than willing to 1.444 +pay anything for that gift. I will call you this Sunday, then. And 1.445 +every other Sunday I will wait patiently by my phone for you. That 1.446 +should keep us from getting too many busy signals. I was so worried 1.447 +that someone else was using the phone or that something had gone 1.448 +wrong with the phone lines when I couldn’t get through. It’s easier 1.449 +to panic now because I won’t be seeing you the next day to see what 1.450 +happened. But I should have known that it wasn’t anything too 1.451 +problematic for you. After all, there’s nothing Sakura-chan can’t 1.452 +handle! 1.453 + One of these days, when I come out and visit you (hopefully 1.454 +to help when you're pregnant or with a little one) I would love to 1.455 +try some of your tea. I’m sure it must be very good by now, 1.456 +especially after Ieran-sama’s help. And please don’t let her scare 1.457 +you. It sounds like you’re slowly starting to warm her up to you. She 1.458 +holds much back so as to remain a figure of authority, but she must 1.459 +be coming to a slow realization that Sakura-chan really is the 1.460 +perfect wife for her son. From the sounds of things, she’s already 1.461 +helped you on the way to making your own tea an art form. Then again, 1.462 +everything you did always seemed like art to me. Now that you mention 1.463 +it, I really wish I had gotten more footage of you capturing the 1.464 +Jump Card (you were so brave when you faced it’s giant, cute doll 1.465 +form!), but I’m glad that I could help by distracting Maki-san. I 1.466 +told her everything I knew about tea and then everything I knew about 1.467 +videotape. She was a very good listener. I was always happy to help 1.468 +you. Though I think it surprised you when I took the guard schedule 1.469 +from the museum when we were looking for the Silent Card. Oh, you 1.470 +made such a cute thief! I loved capturing 1.471 +all of your adventures on videotape, but I was glad when I could 1.472 +help you, too. But you and Li-kun always made such a good team. He 1.473 +was a great sidekick to Cardcaptor Sakura. So it fits that you would 1.474 +go on your happy marriage journey together. But I’m glad that you 1.475 +still think of me being there with you when you’re nervous. Whenever 1.476 +you think about that, just know that I am with you because you’re 1.477 +always in my thoughts. So whatever Sakura-chan’s doing, I’m right 1.478 +beside her, knowing that she’ll do an excellent job. 1.479 + Oh, you must have looked so kawaii when you were blushing! 1.480 +Everytime I reread that part of the letter, I could see you blushing 1.481 +in my mind. You always looked so adorable when I dressed you up in 1.482 +one of my costumes and you’d blush. Or when you’d blush after I’d say 1.483 +something about you. Please remember that I was always telling the 1.484 +truth! I was still happy to bring a blush to your cheeks, though. I 1.485 +think it helps show that sweet innocence of yours even more. I’ll 1.486 +have to go find a videotape of you blushing when I’m done now. But 1.487 +that shouldn’t be too difficult because the costumes did a good job 1.488 +of bringing that out. I always filmed you because you were the most 1.489 +beautiful thing I could possibly film. There was no reason for me to 1.490 +film anything else. But I think my camcorder is still happy to be 1.491 +back at work because she knows the videos will go to you. My 1.492 +camcorder and I are both excited that Sakura-chan likes the videos. 1.493 +I’ll make sure I send more soon. I’ll need to try some more desserts. 1.494 +Your new family should like that. And I’ll have to try new outfits 1.495 +and hair styles now that I know Sakura-chan is watching the tapes to 1.496 +see me. I’m so glad 1.497 +that you think I look cute in them. That’s the sweetest compliment I 1.498 +could possibly have hoped for. Thank you so much, Sakura-chan. 1.499 + I’ve been thinking about your prophetic dream since I first read 1.500 +about it. I’m sorry to say that I can’t think of what it could mean. 1.501 +But I do think that you should listen carefully to it. I think you’re 1.502 +right, that with time it will grow clearer. Sakura-chan’s dreams are 1.503 +very trustworthy. Keep your heart open, but try not to worry too 1.504 +much. I’m sure that you’ll figure it out when it’s time. Maybe you 1.505 +and Li-kun have to come back to Japan soon to finish something up 1.506 +with the Sakura Cards. Then I could videotape Sakura-chan’s older 1.507 +Cardmistress adventures! But this makes me think of something else 1.508 +that’s a little strange. The Dream Card gave premonitory dreams, 1.509 +didn’t it? The dream if gave me before you caught it was filming lots 1.510 +and lots of Sakura-chan’s. I guess it just meant that I would 1.511 +continue to videotape you for a long time to come. Which was very 1.512 +accurate because now I have many videotapes of you in my personal 1.513 +collection. Hmm... Your dream sounds pretty vague now, but I’m sure 1.514 +that given time it will make 1.515 +full sense to you. You always did make a good prophet. Maybe you 1.516 +could try to do a Tarot reading with the Sakura Cards to figure out 1.517 +more of what it meant. 1.518 + Sakura-chan looks so pretty in her P.E. teacher’s uniform! 1.519 +The album is coming along gorgeously. I’ve been putting all of the 1.520 +pictures you’ve been sending to me in it, from the ones of the 1.521 +dinners you make to the ones of you and Li-kun and the family. I’m 1.522 +having a lot of fun arranging it. Your students must be very lucky 1.523 +to have you as their teacher. I know I would have been entranced to 1.524 +have a teacher like you. It would definitely make me want to try my 1.525 +hardest. Sakura-chan’s students must be very eager for her. I never 1.526 +really thought that you would be a sensei, but now that you are, it 1.527 +sounds perfect for you. Especially of Physical Education. Sakura-chan 1.528 +was always so athletic. So now it just sounds right that you would 1.529 +be. I’m glad that your Chinese is coming along so well. It should 1.530 +help with your students and with Li-kun’s family. You’ll have to 1.531 +speak to me in it the next time we talk on the phone. And it’s great 1.532 +that you are 1.533 +giving Fanren-san and the Principal Japanese lessons. So Sakura- 1.534 +chan’s being a very busy sensei indeed! I’m sure that Li-kun will 1.535 +find it nice to have you out working so hard with your students. 1.536 + I’m so sorry for you about the fight. That must have been 1.537 +horrible for you. I know how easily you can get hurt by things like 1.538 +that. I really wish I had been there afterwards to help you. But it 1.539 +sounds like it all worked out rather well. Please don’t worry about 1.540 +the fight. It depends on who the people are, Sakura-chan. Your 1.541 +father is a very calm man and from what my mother told me about 1.542 +your mother, Nadeshiko-san was always a caring, gentle person, no 1.543 +matter what was going on. So they really wouldn’t get into any 1.544 +fights. You are a very emotional girl. Emotions don’t have to be 1.545 +logical. Love rarely ever is. So all that matters is how you felt. 1.546 +And 1.547 +Li-kun can be stubborn. So with him working so much and you 1.548 +being lonely and homesick, it makes sense that there would be some 1.549 +conflict. I’m sure you were both devastated by the argument and 1.550 +that you were eager to make up. Sometimes love can be painful, but 1.551 +it can also be heavenly. Don’t let the little slips disturb your 1.552 +little 1.553 +slice of heaven. I know it must be difficult with you, out on your 1.554 +own in a different country with a completely different family and 1.555 +none of your old family or friends around. No one can fault you for 1.556 +being homesick, Sakura-chan. If I could pack everyone up and 1.557 +move them out there to keep you happy, I would. Then Sakura- 1.558 +chan wouldn’t have to be lonely anymore. But I’m sure as you 1.559 +make new friends and as you get closer to Li-kun’s family, you’ll 1.560 +start feeling better. As long as you try your best, everything will 1.561 +work out. It feels lonely back here without your lovely presence, 1.562 +but I know that my wonderful best friend is living her exciting new 1.563 +life on the other side of the ocean, so there’s nothing for me to be 1.564 +lonely about. 1.565 + Kawaii!!! I’m so happy that you told me about that dream, Sakura- 1.566 +chan. I can only imagine you with a deep blush, wearing cute boy’s 1.567 +clothes and holding a ring. You must have been so embarrassed in the 1.568 +dream to be asking something like that. But if Sakura-chan went 1.569 +through all that trouble, I would find it very difficult to turn 1.570 +‘him’ down. That does sound like a strange dream, but it sounds 1.571 +beautiful, too. To think that anyone would care that much about me, 1.572 +that things really could have turned out so well. It must have been a 1.573 +very odd dream for you to have. It must be from you worrying about my 1.574 +love life so much lately. It would make me so happy to have my True 1.575 +Love propose to me 1.576 +like that. It sounded so romantic, too. Part of me wishes that 1.577 +things could have worked out that happily with the one I love. But 1.578 +instead, I’ll just think of your dream fondly as a what might have 1.579 +been. If Sakura-chan was the boy I loved but never told, I would be a 1.580 +very lucky girl. Please don’t cry for me, Sakura-chan. It makes me 1.581 +sad to 1.582 +think of you in tears, especially over me. Love can hurt and love 1.583 +can be a very lonely feeling, but I would never give up the love in 1.584 +my heart even if it meant that I wouldn’t have to worry about any 1.585 +of that. My love for them will never change, even if they don’t 1.586 +know. So I’ll love them from afar, glad to see them during the 1.587 +happiest years of their life. I’m happy, Sakura-chan. Please don’t 1.588 +worry about me. 1.589 +Your happiness means so much to me. I wouldn’t want you to give up 1.590 +any of it for my sake. Remember, it makes me happy when you are. So 1.591 +you have to be happy for me. Don’t be ashamed. You were the best 1.592 +friend that I could ever ask for. You never knew that I needed any 1.593 +help to begin with and I was always eager to help you when I could. 1.594 +Besides, I don’t think Fate ever intended for me to have my love, so 1.595 +there was nothing you could do even had you known. But I accepted 1.596 +that a long time ago. How can you be sad when the one you love is 1.597 +happy? If you really, truly love them, then that should be enough. To 1.598 +know that 1.599 +they’re happy in ways you could never make them. When you close your 1.600 +eyes, you can feel them close to your heart, and your love just grows 1.601 +knowing what a special person you’ve found. I’m very lucky to have 1.602 +found my special person, Sakura-chan. It doesn’t matter whether or 1.603 +not they love me. I’ll always love them regardless, so it doesn’t 1.604 +change that in the least. Thank you so much for wanting to help me. 1.605 +You really are a perfect best friend. 1.606 + Mother has been a little confused lately, I think. She says she 1.607 +doesn’t want to see me alone and to end up like her. She’s angry with 1.608 +my special someone for leaving me alone like this but she cares for 1.609 +them as well. So I think it’s difficult for her to sort out her 1.610 +emotions. I’m trying to convince her not to be angry because I’m 1.611 +happy with how things have turned out, but mother can be a very 1.612 +stubborn woman. She was, on the other hand, very pleased with the 1.613 +doll I finished designing. I’ll send the finished designs along with 1.614 +this. 1.615 +Soon enough, the doll itself should be in production. Cutecaptor 1.616 +Haneko will be the first toy that I was the head of the designs for. 1.617 +I’m very excited about it. If the sales go well, there may even be an 1.618 +anime tie in. I guess mother liked the backstory I came up with for 1.619 +Haneko-chan. I’ll be going to the Toy Fair in a few weeks with the 1.620 +prototype doll along with mother for the showcasing of many other 1.621 +Daidouji toys. 1.622 + It seems that Flower has the same preferences as mother. I really 1.623 +can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t want to dance with Sakura-chan. 1.624 +That must have been a lot of fun. You really did need something to 1.625 +relax you after worrying about everything. I can understand why 1.626 +you wouldn’t want to tell Li-kun. That might seem a little strange 1.627 +to him. But I’m glad that you’re still talking to the Sakura Cards. 1.628 +They all loved you so much. 1.629 + Magic or not, I know that your beautiful spirit will always shine 1.630 +through. You made a wonderful magical girl, but that was never what 1.631 +was 1.632 +important to me. It was you. It was seeing the genki, bright girl 1.633 +that you always were and getting to be close to you. That was always 1.634 +more important to me than any magic. You spin your own magic, Sakura- 1.635 +chan. Thank you again, my sweet friend. But you really don’t have to 1.636 +worry about me. I’ll be fine. I’m sure that everything will always be 1.637 +all right. It’s your power phrase, after all. So I have to believe 1.638 +it. Because I believe in you. And I always knew that you’d rescue me. 1.639 +I will be all right. I am all right. You don’t have to worry. I would 1.640 +never want to worry you, Sakura-chan. 1.641 + Give Kero-chan another hug for me and please distribute my love 1.642 +among everyone and the Cards, but be sure to keep a huge chunk for 1.643 +yourself. I sent along the cassette you asked for. I tried to put in 1.644 +some variety to the music so that there should be plenty to listen to 1.645 +on it. I kept from anything sad this time. I always love singing for 1.646 +you, Sakura-chan. So I'm very happy to have you as my delayed 1.647 +audience. 1.648 + 1.649 + 1.650 +Your friend in Tomoeda, 1.651 +Daidouji Tomoyo 1.652 + 1.653 + 1.654 + 1.655 +Dear Tomoyo-chan, 1.656 + 1.657 +Things are so hectic here that it is just a pleasure to sit down and 1.658 +write a letter to my very best friend across the sea. I usually wake 1.659 +up around 5:00 AM and do some housework before catching the 6:20 bus 1.660 +for Fung Kai Liu Yun Sum Memorial Primary School. But I woke up 1.661 +especially early today so I could write to you. I am so glad we are 1.662 +still in touch with each other, Tomoyo-chan. The thought occurred to 1.663 +me that because we are not together all the time as we used to be, we 1.664 +might drift apart somehow. When I thought this, I became very 1.665 +worried, and gathered together all of my letters from you, and your 1.666 +videos, and the cassettes of your singing. But if this was all I had 1.667 +of you, if this was all that was left, I don't know what I would do. 1.668 +I feel bad asking this, because in a way I left you to come to Hong 1.669 +Kong. So, I have no right to say this. But Tomoyo-chan, please don't 1.670 +ever leave me. If I did not have you to talk with, to listen to, and 1.671 +if I did not think you remembered me, I just don't know how I could 1.672 +get through even one day. 1.673 + 1.674 +Gomenesai. This is supposed to be a happy letter. There have been 1.675 +many happy things going on since last I wrote. I have made friends 1.676 +with a teacher at work, and I told her about you, and how much you 1.677 +meant to me. She is older than I am, and very smart. Hoeee, she 1.678 +teaches mathematics, and knows so many things! She told me she once 1.679 +had a friend like you, when she was growing up. She said she had 1.680 +fallen in love with that friend, and thought they would always be 1.681 +together. But after high school, her friend moved away to England. 1.682 +For a while they wrote letters, and talked on the phone. But 1.683 +eventually, she says they drifted apart, and even stopped writing. 1.684 +She was crying. She apologized for being so foolish, and said it felt 1.685 +odd to still care so much. Tomoyo-chan, I don't want us to ever drift 1.686 +apart like that. I was so afraid after I talked to her. I thought, 1.687 +what if there was no Tomoyo-chan in my life? I am so happy here with 1.688 +my new family in Hong Kong, but if I lost you, I don't think I could 1.689 +live anymore. 1.690 + 1.691 +Gomenesai. All right, let me tell you about all the happy things 1.692 +that have been happening. My job is a lot of work, but it is 1.693 +wonderful! I am the girl's P.E. teacher, and teach 5 classes a day, 1.694 +one for each grade. Thank you so much for sending the books on P.E. 1.695 +instruction that I asked for on the phone. They have been a big help. 1.696 +I never knew there was so much to teaching! So far, I have shown the 1.697 +students fundamentals of exercise. Next week, we will begin a unit on 1.698 +gymnastics. "Lessons must be adjusted to the grade level, individual 1.699 +level of development, and personal level of motivation and perceived 1.700 +capability". Hoeee, sometimes reading the books makes my head dizzy, 1.701 +but I am trying my best. At least I am not teaching mathematics! And 1.702 +I know you said you will pay for the books and the shipping costs, 1.703 +but I did want to do something in return. So, I sent you a book 1.704 +entitled, "The Flora of Hong Kong and Surrounding Areas". It is in 1.705 +English, so I do not know much of what is says. But I thought the 1.706 +pictures were beautiful, and hope that you like it. I got the idea 1.707 +from Flower, by the way. She sends her love. She remembers you 1.708 +fondly, and was wondering if you like to dance, or just to film 1.709 +dancing? 1.710 + 1.711 +I went shopping in the City after school let out early last Monday. 1.712 +I bought a tea set, with a little purple teapot and 2 lavender cups. 1.713 +For some reason, they reminded me very much of you, although the set 1.714 +is from Great Britain, and of course you are from Japan. Anyway, I 1.715 +decided to save it for when you came to visit. It will be my special 1.716 +Tomoyo chan tea set. Maybe after you have finished work on the Haneko 1.717 +chan doll, you might be able to come and visit? Tomoyo-chan, I would 1.718 +dearly love to see you again. And we could go shopping together. 1.719 +There are many wonderful stores here, and now that I am making my own 1.720 +money to spend, I appreciate the prices! 1.721 + 1.722 +I was blushing when I read about me blushing in your letter. Thank 1.723 +you, Tomoyo-chan. You always made me feel so special with your 1.724 +unusual costumes, and kind words, and all the little things you have 1.725 +always done for me. Talking about capturing Jump and Silence brought 1.726 +back many memories, especially of you. And thank you so very much for 1.727 +the wonderful videotapes. Kero-chan was very excited at the prospect 1.728 +of dessert videos. I play them a lot lately, and not just for help in 1.729 +cooking, though that is very much appreciated. You are so beautiful 1.730 +that sometimes my heart aches to see you in them. I have a picture of 1.731 +Mother on the dresser in my room. I'd never really realized how much 1.732 +the two of you look alike. And from everything Oniichan and Father 1.733 +have told me, you sound so much like her: sweet, gentle, patient, and 1.734 +loving. I think Sonomi-sama is very perceptive and wise when she says 1.735 +you remind her of Mother. If it would not be too much trouble, could 1.736 +you send me a picture of you? I would like to put in on the dresser, 1.737 +so I can see you both before I sleep. 1.738 + 1.739 +I had that dream again, the one where I can see Tokyo Tower. Last 1.740 +night, there was more of the dream. I could see a figure on the 1.741 +Tower, but was not able to make out who it was. Kero-chan will not 1.742 +say anything about it, because he says only I can understand the 1.743 +dream's true meaning. He says it may take time for the dream to 1.744 +ripen, so I must be patient. Thank you for the suggestion about the 1.745 +Dream Card. I talked with her about it, but she only smiled, and said 1.746 +it sounded like a very interesting dream. If I did come back to Japan 1.747 +because of this, then I could see you again. That would be so 1.748 +wonderful! And I did do a reading with my cards, but not about the 1.749 +dream. About something more important. It was very exhausting, and I 1.750 +will tell you about it later in the letter. 1.751 + 1.752 +As for the other dream I had, the one with you in it, umm, Tomoyo- 1.753 +chan, how did you know it was me dressed in boy’s clothes? After you 1.754 +wrote that, I remembered that in my dream the boy looked like me, and 1.755 +really was me. I guess that is because I didn’t know who he really 1.756 +is. But how did you know that? Anyway, I was very nervous and 1.757 +embarrassed in the dream, but it was still a beautiful moment. 1.758 +Syaoran-chan told me that proposing marriage was the hardest thing he 1.759 +had ever done, much worse than any of his battles, or even training 1.760 +with Ieran-sama. I don’t know how boys do it. I guess it is sort of a 1.761 +test, to offer up your heart to the one you love. You may be 1.762 +rejected, and that would be terribly painful, but you must offer 1.763 +yourself as a sacrifice to your beloved. I remember the dream most 1.764 +vividly. I guess you are right, that I had the dream because I was 1.765 +worrying so much about you. And thank you for the kind words about 1.766 +me as your friend. I know you would never blame me for anything, even 1.767 +if I was at fault. But I can’t help but feel that somehow I have 1.768 +failed you, my very best friend. I think your love is such a precious 1.769 +thing, and am glad it is close to your heart. But I do wish your true 1.770 +love was with you. I know he would be, if he knew, and he could. 1.771 + 1.772 +Thank you for the kind words on my first fight. You are so wise 1.773 +about people, and it helped to read your observations about Syaoran- 1.774 +chan and me. It really was so awful. It felt as if our love was no 1.775 +longer there, just anger and regret. I am so happy that we made up 1.776 +the next morning. I never, ever want to fight like that again. 1.777 +Syaoran-chan is my one, true love, and I should be thankful for him 1.778 +no matter what happens. But we almost had another fight just two 1.779 +nights. Syaoran-chan was very late from work, but I missed him so 1.780 +much that I stayed up until 1 AM, even though I must be up so early 1.781 +to go to work. He was surprised to see me, and did not seem very 1.782 +happy. I asked him how work was, and he mumbled something I could 1.783 +not understand. I told him I had tried to call, but there was no 1.784 +answer in his office. He got angry, and accused me of prying. Tomoyo- 1.785 +chan, I did not mean it like that at all. I just wanted him to know 1.786 +that I cared about him, and wanted to talk with him. He said he had 1.787 +gone out with some people in his office for beers. He said that was a 1.788 +part of his job. I was very hurt, because I felt he cared more for 1.789 +going out with other people than seeing me. But I did not say 1.790 +anything because I did not want another fight. Syaoran-chan went to 1.791 +bed, but I was too upset to sleep, so I called Oniichan. He was 1.792 +sleeping, but I told him all that had happened, and I guess I cried a 1.793 +lot. He told me that salarymen have to do this a lot, and not to 1.794 +worry about it. That made me feel better. 1.795 + 1.796 +So, the next morning, when I served Syaoran-chan his breakfast, I 1.797 +gave him a note asking if we could talk about something when he got 1.798 +home that night. I think he was afraid I was still upset about the 1.799 +night before, but I really wasn’t. Well, not a lot, anyway. So, he 1.800 +was home very early that night, and we talked about our day, which 1.801 +was nice. I told him that I was sorry about being angry the night 1.802 +before, and that Oniichan had told me this was a part of his job, and 1.803 +I shouldn’t feel hurt. He seemed surprised that Oniichan had said 1.804 +this, but was happy that everything had been resolved. Then I told 1.805 +him about the dream with Tokyo Tower. He seemed concerned, and I know 1.806 +he will do all he can to help. I feel he will somehow protect me, as 1.807 +he always has. I am so glad that everything turned out well.I really 1.808 +am lucky to have found my true love. 1.809 + 1.810 +I did a card reading Sunday, after our phone call. I was surprised 1.811 +at how difficult it was, and how very tired it made me. Tomoyo chan, 1.812 +please do not be angry with me, but I wanted to know who your special 1.813 +person is. I knew you would not tell me if I asked, so I asked the 1.814 +cards instead. I asked them just to give me a hint, since it did not 1.815 +seem right to ask without your permission. Well, the important cards 1.816 +that came up were Loop and Illusion. Illusion showed me an image of 1.817 +myself, and when I added that to Loop, it seemed to me that your 1.818 +special someone is very close to me. In fact, I am certain that this 1.819 +is true. So, I have been thinking about all you have said about your 1.820 +special someone. I think I know who it is. 1.821 + 1.822 +This person is very close to me. This person is someone who does not 1.823 +know that you love them. It must be a very wonderful person for you 1.824 +to have given your heart to them, for the person that Tomoyo-chan 1.825 +loves must be very special, indeed. You have known this person a long 1.826 +time. You were going to tell them of your love, but hesitated when 1.827 +they found someone else. Now you are happy for them, and do not wish 1.828 +to intrude on their happiness. 1.829 + 1.830 +Tomoyo-chan, do you love Oniichan? 1.831 + 1.832 +It makes sense to me now that you were blushing the first time you 1.833 +saw him. And I think that Oniichan also likes you. Remember when I 1.834 +told you Oniichan was talking about you when Syaoran-chan and I 1.835 +announced our engagement? Tomoyo-chan, he was saying the most 1.836 +wonderful things about you. He said you were bright, and sweet, and 1.837 +caring, and pretty, and would be a wonderful companion for life. I 1.838 +guess I am sort of dense about these things, and I did not understand 1.839 +what he was saying. I did not know that he liked you, -like that-. 1.840 +But you are right, he is very happy with Yukito-san, and I don’t know 1.841 +what to say or do. Perhaps he likes you, and also Yukito-san? Maybe 1.842 +you are right that it is best if you keep your love silent. But I am 1.843 +still sad that I will never get to see you at your wedding. I wish 1.844 +there was something I could do. If you would like, I can talk to 1.845 +Oniichan. Somehow it is too sad that Tomoyo-chan’s precious love must 1.846 +be kept in the beautiful cage of her heart. 1.847 + 1.848 +Tomoyo-chan, I don’t quite know how, but somehow you will be all 1.849 +right. 1.850 + 1.851 +I must run to my bus soon, but I wanted to thank you for the 1.852 +beautiful songs. I listen to them very often. I think with my next 1.853 +paycheck I will but a cassette tape player, so I can hear you on the 1.854 +way to work. When I listen to your voice, I feel that my best friend 1.855 +will always be with me. Thank you so much Tomoyo chan. 1.856 + 1.857 +Love, 1.858 + 1.859 + 1.860 +Kinomoto Sakura 1.861 + 1.862 +PS- Aiyaaa, I am always forgetting to put this in the letter. Kero- 1.863 +chan sends his love. Oh, and he made me promise to ask for the cake 1.864 +recipe with the strawberries. I am sorry. Syoaran-chan sends his 1.865 +regards. 1.866 + 1.867 +PPS- Please give Sonomi-sama my love. I know she wants only the best 1.868 +for her precious daughter. And I think she is right. I don’t see how 1.869 +anybody who leaves you could be happy. 1.870 \ No newline at end of file