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     1.4 +Hello. Here is another short fic that I wrote when I should have been doing other things. There's not much to it. Its just
     1.5 +a vignette of sorts about Tomoyo's birthday. The characters are all older. I don't know how much older... let's say
     1.6 +that Tomoyo is 17. That sounds about right to me. Comments are very much appreciated! PLEASE comment! If I don't
     1.7 +hear anything, I don't know if anybody liked it. Thanks. I hope you enjoy it.
     1.8 +
     1.9 +Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me and are the property of their respective owners (CLAMP etc.).
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    1.12 +
    1.13 +                                           ONE WISH
    1.14 +                                          By samuraiheart
    1.15 +                             kokoro_no_samurai@yahoo.com
    1.16 +
    1.17 +
    1.18 +
    1.19 +"Thanks, Naoku-chan. I'll see you in a little while." 
    1.20 +
    1.21 +"Just one more person to call," Sakura thought to herself as she picked up the receiver again and dialed Tomoyo's number. 
    1.22 +
    1.23 +"Daidouji Residence, Tomoyo speaking." 
    1.24 +
    1.25 +"Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura said hesitantly. 
    1.26 +
    1.27 +"Sakura-chan! Do you need something?" Tomoyo said happy for the distraction. Her mother was away on a business trip and
    1.28 +there wasn't much to do in the house except watch videos. The real thing was always better. She blushed a little as she thought
    1.29 +about the outfit she had just finished making for Sakura and how great she would look in it. Maybe she could convince Sakura
    1.30 +to wear it soon. Even though she didn't capture cards anymore, Tomoyo could always find something interesting to videotape
    1.31 +about Sakura. She glanced over at her most recent accomplishments and smiled. "Sakura making a cake", "Sakura going to
    1.32 +school", "Sakura at cheerleading practice"... 
    1.33 +
    1.34 +"Ano... Can you come over? Uhhh... I want to show you something." She clutched the phone tightly and twisted the cord
    1.35 +around her fingers as she waited for her response. 
    1.36 +
    1.37 +"Sure. I'll be right there." 
    1.38 +
    1.39 +Sakura hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She frowned at what she had said. "I want to show you something?" She
    1.40 +had been planning this for weeks and she couldn't come up with anything better than that? Oh well. She was sure that the rest
    1.41 +of the night would go better. At least, she hoped it would. Sakura hurried to prepare the decorations and smiled in anticipation. 
    1.42 +
    1.43 +
    1.44 +
    1.45 +A large assortment of classmates and close friends had gathered at the Kinomoto house by the time that they all heard Tomoyo
    1.46 +coming up to the house. Sakura peeked out the window and turned toward the group of people. 
    1.47 +
    1.48 +"Shhhh! Here she comes!" she whispered excitedly as the doorbell rang. 
    1.49 +
    1.50 +When the door opened, Tomoyo was greeted by a loud "SURPRISE!" and a colorful array of birthday decorations. Bright
    1.51 +streamers were draped around the doorways and bright balloons and banners were placed throughout the house. Her eyes
    1.52 +went wide with surprise and she beamed at Sakura as friends came up to her one by one and wished her a happy birthday. 
    1.53 +
    1.54 +"Do you like it?" Sakura said leaning close to Tomoyo as she offered her some punch. 
    1.55 +
    1.56 +"Hai. Arigatou." Tomoyo said breathlessly. "How did you know?" 
    1.57 +
    1.58 +Sakura smiled and looked at her best friend in amazement. "Did you really think I would forget your birthday? Besides, I knew
    1.59 +your mom was out of town and I didn't want you to be all alone." 
    1.60 +
    1.61 +Tomoyo put her hand on Sakura's shoulder and looked over at her sincerely. "Arigatou." 
    1.62 +
    1.63 +Sakura smiled and led Tomoyo to the head of the table where the guests had begun to gather with their gifts. Just before she
    1.64 +could start unwrapping the presents, Naoku and Chiharu came out of the kitchen carrying a beautiful birthday cake. It was
    1.65 +chocolate with lots of pretty roses and candles on it. 
    1.66 +
    1.67 +"Happy Birthday, Tomoyo!" Everyone shouted at once. 
    1.68 +
    1.69 +Tomoyo put her hands up to her face and smiled brightly. She didn't know what to say. The light from the candles flickered and
    1.70 +danced across the faces of her friends. The room grew quiet and still as the group waited. 
    1.71 +
    1.72 +"Blow out the candles!" Meiling shouted enthusiastically unable to wait any longer. 
    1.73 +
    1.74 +"Don't forget to make a wish." Sakura whispered softly as Tomoyo bent closer to the cake. 
    1.75 +
    1.76 +Tomoyo closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. "I wish... I wish..." she shook her head and came to a decision. "I wish
    1.77 +for Sakura to be happy." She thought silently. Then she blew out the candles and for a moment the room went dark. Tomoyo
    1.78 +opened her eyes and stared at her best friend as her everyone cheered and someone rushed to turn on the lights. She tried to
    1.79 +smile, but it was getting harder to keep it up. 
    1.80 +
    1.81 +"Hooray! Its time for cake!" Sakura said, jumping up and down. 
    1.82 +
    1.83 +"Arigatou Sakura-chan. You're a great friend." Tomoyo bit her lip as the words echoed in her thoughts. Friend. That's all. She
    1.84 +tried to hide her sadness as she took the piece of cake that Sakura handed her and sat down to eat. 
    1.85 +
    1.86 +
    1.87 +
    1.88 +"Sayonara! Thanks for coming!" Sakura shouted to the last guest as she closed the door and turned towards Tomoyo. She
    1.89 +looked around at the party decorations, plates and cups and sighed. 
    1.90 +
    1.91 +"Don't worry. I'll help you clean up." Tomoyo said as she reached down to grab a paper cup that had rolled behind the table. 
    1.92 +
    1.93 +"Thanks, but the party isn't over yet." Sakura said. A hint of nervousness sounding in the last few words as she clasped her
    1.94 +hands behind her back and shifted her feet uncertainly. 
    1.95 +
    1.96 +Tomoyo looked at her surprised. "Demo..." 
    1.97 +
    1.98 +"I still haven't given you my present." She said quickly as she turned towards the stairs and dashed off to her room. 
    1.99 +
   1.100 +Tomoyo stood there stunned and wondered what her friend could have for her. The party and the cake were more than
   1.101 +enough. 
   1.102 +
   1.103 +When Sakura returned, she seemed to have regained some of her composure. She was holding a small white box and an
   1.104 +envelope. 
   1.105 +
   1.106 +"Tomoyo-chan, we've been friends for a long time and.... Well... I knew that there were two things you really wanted for your
   1.107 +birthday and it was hard for me to decide which one I should give you." She paused to open up the box. " I know you really
   1.108 +wanted some more labels for your videotapes..." She pulled the stickers out of the box and held them out to Tomoyo. 
   1.109 +
   1.110 +Tomoyo smiled gently and looked into Sakura's eyes. "There wonderful." She said sincerely. "Anything that Sakura-chan gives
   1.111 +me is wonderful." 
   1.112 +
   1.113 +Sakura smiled at the kind words, but pulled the box and stickers away when Tomoyo reached out for them. "But I decided not
   1.114 +to give you that present." Sakura closed the lid and threw the box behind her and onto the couch. 
   1.115 +
   1.116 +Tomoyo stared after it disappointed and then returned her gaze to her friend who was now fidgeting with the envelope in her
   1.117 +hands. Tomoyo opened her mouth to say something, but found no words to express the confusion she felt. Sakura put a hand
   1.118 +on Tomoyo's shoulder and handed her the small white envelope. "I think this is what you really want." Sakura added closing
   1.119 +her eyes in anticipation. 
   1.120 +
   1.121 +Tomoyo took it with shaking hands and looked up at Sakura uncertainly before she opened it. Inside she found a bright pink
   1.122 +card with beautiful hearts and stars drawn on it. She smiled at the trouble her friend had gone too and then noticed the message.
   1.123 +Printed in careful black letters were the words "I love you". Tomoyo shook her head and looked down at the floor. She could
   1.124 +feel Sakura's gaze on her and she didn't know what she should say. She finally looked up and smiled slightly, but it was hard to
   1.125 +hide the tears in her eyes. Tomoyo was happy with the present, but Sakura couldn't possibly mean it in the way Tomoyo
   1.126 +hoped. They were very good friends and that was all. Sakura was just being kind and trying to tell her how much the friendship
   1.127 +meant to her. 
   1.128 +
   1.129 +That must be it, Tomoyo thought as she met Sakura's gaze and whispered "Arigatou." 
   1.130 +
   1.131 +Sakura frowned as she saw the tears in Tomoyo's eyes. "You really don't understand do you?" Sakura said quietly as she
   1.132 +leaned closer to her friend. 
   1.133 +
   1.134 +Tomoyo's doubts were erased by the feel of Sakura's soft lips pressed against her own. She leaned into the embrace, not
   1.135 +really sure what was going on. Sakura reached out and stroked Tomoyo's hair with her hands as her lips moved across
   1.136 +Tomoyo's mouth. Tomoyo closed her eyes and welcomed the taste of Sakura's gentle kiss. She held her friend closely and
   1.137 +was almost afraid to let go. It all seemed so perfect and so right. 
   1.138 +
   1.139 +Suddenly, Tomoyo pulled away and gasped. 
   1.140 +
   1.141 +"What's wrong?" Sakura said with concern. 
   1.142 +
   1.143 +"I forgot to videotape this and you should be wearing the costume I made!" Tomoyo clasped her hands in front of her chest
   1.144 +and laughed uncertainly. 
   1.145 +
   1.146 +Sakura blushed, but looked up at her friend sincerely, "I don't mind trying it again if you want to set things up." She said timidly
   1.147 +as Tomoyo rushed over to her bag to retrieve the camera. 
   1.148 +
   1.149 +"Hoe!" Sakura said under her breath as she looked over at her friend and the significance of the evening became clear. Nothing
   1.150 +would ever be the same again... and she couldn't be happier. 
   1.151 +
   1.152 +
   1.153 +THE END