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     1.4 +"Tomoyo Captor Sakura"
     1.5 +by: Ren-chan
     1.6 +
     1.7 +Part I: Morning Breaks 
     1.8 +
     1.9 +
    1.10 +Author's note: 
    1.11 +My first attempt at a fanfic. I don't know how this will go because I am making
    1.12 +it up as I go along. It will be done in parts. I predict it will start out slow
    1.13 +but will pick up pace. I hope you enjoy my fic. Beware of grammatical errors.
    1.14 +I'm assuming you know Tomoyo's situation, have seen a good part of the series,
    1.15 +and know some Japanese language and/or culture. I may use them. This first part
    1.16 +is from Tomoyo's point of view. I'm planning to change point of view from time
    1.17 +to time. Well, let's see how this goes. I use the characters as close to their 
    1.18 +personalities as portrayed in the manga and anime series. (I'm still not sure
    1.19 +how to do Cerberus's Osaka accent, so its in standard.)
    1.20 +
    1.21 +This is subject to change: story and title depending on how the story goes. This
    1.22 +is a draft kinda. I decided to put it up anyway because I want my work up and 
    1.23 +known to the world. Besides, won't it be great to see how the amateur writer 
    1.24 +grows and changes? =P
    1.25 +Tomoyo, Sakura, and company belong to CLAMP-sama etc etc. I'm just imagining 
    1.26 +what would happen in the future. Send comments and critizisms (be gentle) to 
    1.27 +renchan@lodoss.org
    1.28 +
    1.29 +
    1.30 +
    1.31 +
    1.32 +I wake to the light touch of her foot against my own. I smile to myself
    1.33 +and turn around in my bed to stare at the beautiful face of my best friend.
    1.34 +Her hands lay folded together on top of my pillow, gently touching my nose.
    1.35 +I feel myself blush slightly by her touch. I sit up in bed and stretch. I 
    1.36 +head to the windows and pull away the curtains allowing the bright sunshine
    1.37 +to poor into my room, greeting the new day.
    1.38 +
    1.39 +She still feels comfortable sleeping in the same bed with me at sleepovers
    1.40 +like when we were children. All these years we've been together, we've grown
    1.41 +closer. I know her as if she were me and she knows me as if I was herself. 
    1.42 +But still, as I kneel next to her side, gazing longingly at her sleeping 
    1.43 +face, she still doesn't know. She still doesn't understand. But it's alright.
    1.44 +As long as I'm with her, as long as I can make her happy, see her happy, let 
    1.45 +me be there for her, it's alright. Even if she never understands how much-
    1.46 +
    1.47 +"I love you, Sakura-chan," I whisper to her as I stroke her short, soft 
    1.48 +brown hair. She smiles and stirs a bit in her sleep. She didn't hear me. 
    1.49 +She's such a deep sleeper. I wonder what she's dreaming about...
    1.50 +
    1.51 +"Tomoyo-chan.."
    1.52 +
    1.53 +I look at her bewildered. Did she just say my name in her sleep? I shake my
    1.54 +head to shrug out any hope of her loving me the way I love her. She is going
    1.55 +out with Li-kun, afterall. I supported their relationship, and still do. He 
    1.56 +makes her happy and that's all I'm concerned about. As long as Sakura is
    1.57 +happy-
    1.58 +
    1.59 +"Tomoyo-chan.."
    1.60 +
    1.61 +I stiffen as she repeats my name. Slowly her eyes open to see mine looking
    1.62 +over her. She slightly blushes as her eyes shine brightly even with my 
    1.63 +shadow looming over her. She gives me the sweetest smile I've ever seen her
    1.64 +give me. I melt inside with complete joy. I move back, tilting my head down
    1.65 +feeling my pale skin blush from head to toe. 
    1.66 +
    1.67 +"Good morning, Tomoyo-chan."
    1.68 +
    1.69 +"Good morning, Sakura-chan."
    1.70 +
    1.71 +She looked out the window and smiled happily. She hasn't changed a bit since 
    1.72 +then. Sakura-chan is the same as we first met and through the times of our 
    1.73 +adventures in capturing the Clow Cards, now turned Sakura Cards. She is the 
    1.74 +Card Mistress. Her cards leap out of her bag and surround her lovingly, greet-
    1.75 +ing her good morning. 
    1.76 +
    1.77 +Kero-chan pokes his head out from the covers of the bed sitting up yawning. He 
    1.78 +blinks his little, dot eyes as he floats from the bed. He floats around muttering
    1.79 +about how he wished he didn't wake up from his great dream about giant cakes made
    1.80 +of chocolate. The Sakura Cards float back into the Book and float towards Kero,
    1.81 +glowing brightly.
    1.82 +
    1.83 +"Good morning, Sakura. Good morning, Tomoyo. Ne, can we have breakfast? Daidouji-
    1.84 +san makes great pancakes! Oh, can she make the blueberry ones or the banana ones?
    1.85 +How about some strawberry shortcake, too?" He continues to babble about sweets 
    1.86 +while Sakura-chan and I smile at each other.
    1.87 +
    1.88 +"Hai. I'll ask her to make some as soon as she comes," I reply.
    1.89 +
    1.90 +"Wai! Wai!" exclaims Kero-chan as he dances in the air in joy.
    1.91 +
    1.92 +"Tomoyo-chan, can I use the bathroom first? I won't take long."
    1.93 +
    1.94 +I nod to her and watch her leave the room. I walk to my desk and pull out one of
    1.95 +my numerous sketch books with drawings of dresses and costumes. Most of them with
    1.96 +a detailed Sakura-chan wearing them. I sigh as I stare at the recent sketch of
    1.97 +her in a halter top complimenting her figure under an open button-down, denim 
    1.98 +double-pocket breasted, short sleaved shirt. With that she wears a matching cargo
    1.99 +denim short shorts and knee high combat boots. This is less extravagant than the
   1.100 +costumes I used to make for her as a Card Captor. Nowadays, I design a lot of 
   1.101 +everyday clothes with Sakura as my model. She doesn't mind at all. That makes me
   1.102 +extremely happy. Sometimes she gets Li-kun to pose and try on some of the men's
   1.103 +designs I make. I am planning to go to the fashion a school, after all. Men's
   1.104 +clothes designs should be in my portfolio. I sit back in my chair and stare at 
   1.105 +the sketch of Sakura-chan in complete awe.
   1.106 +
   1.107 +"That's a nice design. You got Sakura's features down perfect from head to toe."
   1.108 +I gasp startled, noticing Kero-chan hovering over my shoulder. I nod to him as 
   1.109 +he studies my drawing. His face turns slightly serious. He folds his arms, taking
   1.110 +a deep breath. I look at him curiously, wondering what he's thinking about.
   1.111 +
   1.112 +"Tomoyo," the guardian beast begins,"I've noticed how you look at Sakura." He 
   1.113 +pauses as if he's choosing his words. "I know how you feel about Sakura."
   1.114 +
   1.115 +I stare at him, slightly shocked. I take a deep breath and smile sadly, not quite
   1.116 +meeting his gaze. I know when I was younger I was pretty obvious. All I ever did
   1.117 +was tape her, draw her in flashy costumes, and talk how cute and perfect Sakura
   1.118 +was. I try to be more subtle now that she has Li-kun. I don't want to burden her 
   1.119 +with my feelings.
   1.120 +
   1.121 +"I realized it awhile back. It's pretty obvious when you two were younger." He
   1.122 +pauses again and continues. "Don't get me wrong, I have no problems with it. If I
   1.123 +did, I would've consulted Sakura about it." I tense up and look at him in fear
   1.124 +at the idea that he could've told her his suspicions. "Relax, I haven't said any-
   1.125 +thing about it." 
   1.126 +
   1.127 +I sigh in relief. "Thank you, Kero-chan. It means alot that you don't mind about
   1.128 +my feelings for Sakura and that you haven't told her about it."
   1.129 +
   1.130 +The little beast hovers down, sitting on the desk. "No problem. I'm just worried
   1.131 +about you that's all. Sakura can be... oblivious to things like that." He pauses 
   1.132 +again. "I don't think Sakura would mind. She speaks highly of you and holds you 
   1.133 +dear and stuff." Another pause, as if stopping himself short from saying some-
   1.134 +thing further. "She wouldn't hold your feelings against you."
   1.135 +
   1.136 +I smile happily at that. I notice that he is starting to tense up. 
   1.137 +
   1.138 +"Sakura is really involved with that brat." Another pause. "I think he knows, 
   1.139 +too. Don't get upset. I don't think he wants to touch the subject either. But he
   1.140 +knows you won't do anything to jeopordize their relationship. Afterall, you got 
   1.141 +them together and supported them until this day. He might say something to you 
   1.142 +about it. Err... Just don't think about it."
   1.143 +
   1.144 +The door opens to reveal Sakura-chan all freshened up. She smiles to the both of
   1.145 +us. She looks at my drawing with a little sweatdrop on her head. She studies it 
   1.146 +more carefully and smiles. 
   1.147 +
   1.148 +"You're really talented, Tomoyo-chan. I'm flattered that you know my features so 
   1.149 +well and make great clothes for me. I hope you get into that art school you want.
   1.150 +You make the best designs."
   1.151 +
   1.152 +I blush slightly at her compliments as I smile brightly. "Thank you so much, it
   1.153 +means alot to me."
   1.154 +
   1.155 +She nods and begins to change behind me. I blush even more as I look away, even 
   1.156 +though we've changed in front of each other numerous times. "So what are we 
   1.157 +going to do today?"
   1.158 +
   1.159 +"A picnic in the park with Syaoran. It's been awhile since we've all been to-
   1.160 +gether. He's making lunch. We gotta be there at two so we can kill some time
   1.161 +in the shopping area right after breakfast." She turns to me and holds my hands
   1.162 +in hers. "Please help me pick out a present for him for our two-year anniversary.
   1.163 +I know you're good at these things."
   1.164 +
   1.165 +I smile, holding in the slight  pain in my heart. Two years... Two years they've 
   1.166 +been going out. I brought them together. And she's smiling more brightly
   1.167 +since then. There's no way I could tell her how I feel. Li-kun is going to be 
   1.168 +with us. Will he confront me after what Kero-chan said? "Of course, Sakura-chan.
   1.169 +I'll help you." 
   1.170 +
   1.171 +She smiles brightly. "Thank so much! I love you, Tomoyo!" She hugs me tight, then
   1.172 +holds my hands again, tighter yet so gentle. "I'm so glad you're my best friend. 
   1.173 +You're always there for me. I don't how to make it up to you."
   1.174 +
   1.175 +I was about to say something just as we heard the door knob turn. Kero-chan 
   1.176 +quickly does his stuff animal impression as the door opened to reveal my mother
   1.177 +on the other side. She smiled brightly just as she always did when Sakura-chan
   1.178 +came over. She loves her just about as much as I do because she looks soo much
   1.179 +like Nadeshiko-san. I look at her as she notices Sakura-chan holding my hands.
   1.180 +
   1.181 +"Good morning, Tomoyo." she says happily to me with a conspiring wink. "Good
   1.182 +morning, Sakura-chan. What do you two want for breakfast?"
   1.183 +
   1.184 +Mother wants me to be honest with her and try to win Sakura-chan's feelings. I
   1.185 +know she doesn't want me to end up like her and Nadeshiko-san. But I won't, she's
   1.186 +happy and secure with him. Mother will never understand how much seeing Sakura
   1.187 +happy makes me happy. I wouldn't have set them up if I didn't think I could stand
   1.188 +her being with another. Besides I know he'll protect her and will take great care
   1.189 +of her. "Blueberry or banana pancakes would be nice. Maybe some croissants and 
   1.190 +strawberry jelly."
   1.191 +
   1.192 +She nods to me and grabs Sakura by the arm. "Ok! Sakura-chan, why don't you help
   1.193 +me while Tomoyo gets ready? Don't take too long, ok?" Mother drags her down the 
   1.194 +hall insanely happy while I smile, glad that Mother gets to spend time with Sakura
   1.195 +as well. I know she misses Nadeshiko-san everyday and seeing Sakura reminds her
   1.196 +of her.
   1.197 +
   1.198 +Kero-chan flies happily around the room as I quietly walk out the room towards the
   1.199 +bathroom. I begin to remember all the times I would tape Sakura in her adventures,
   1.200 +the late nights I spent making her costumes, and all the times I tried to get her 
   1.201 +to understand my feelings. She's still as dense as I remember. I also remember how
   1.202 +I would root for Li-kun as he tried to confess his feelings for Sakura.  Back then
   1.203 +all I could think about was Sakura in all her glory in my costumes capturing them 
   1.204 +on film and getting her and Li-kun together so I could emerse myself in joy seeing 
   1.205 +Sakura even more happy. But lately all I can do is imagine us together.. happy..
   1.206 +
   1.207 +No, I have no magic to protect her like Li-kun has. How could I ever bear her a 
   1.208 +beautiful child? What about her having a "normal" wedding? But I love her just as 
   1.209 +much, possibly even more than Li-kun. Why am I thinking about this? All that matters
   1.210 +is Sakura happy. Why should I ask Sakura for so much? Her friendship is enough. 
   1.211 +I shake out any further thoughts of doubt about Li-kun and Sakura-chan. I open the
   1.212 +bathroom door and think about what Sakura should give to Li-kun.
   1.213 +
   1.214 + * * *
   1.215 +
   1.216 +Back in Tomoyo's room, Kero-chan flies around the room impatiently waiting for food.
   1.217 +For one minute he thinks of Clow Reed and sighs as he remembers the things he had go
   1.218 +through, comparing them with Sakura's situations.
   1.219 +
   1.220 +"Sigh.."
   1.221 +
   1.222 +Unknown to him, outside on the roof, is a transperant image of a smiling Clow Reed and
   1.223 +another transperant image of a woman with wings. 
   1.224 +
   1.225 +"This is the last test, if it should even be called a test. But is this really necessary?"
   1.226 +whispers Clow. The woman nods and smiles warmly as they gradually fade into the morning 
   1.227 +light.
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