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     1.4 +Tomoyo's Magic
     1.5 +by rphjas
     1.6 +rphjas@yahoo.com
     1.7 +
     1.8 +---------------
     1.9 +
    1.10 +Dear Diary.. 
    1.11 +
    1.12 +It has been several months since I began living with her and Sonomi-
    1.13 +sama. That fateful night..the night I discovered I was her special
    1.14 +someone.. started a whole new chapter in my life. I was surprised by
    1.15 +my family's reaction to our proposal that I live with her. Father was
    1.16 +not upset ,but relieved that I would not be by myself
    1.17 +anymore..especially with his long hours and Onii-chan's part-time
    1.18 +jobs keeping them from home so much. Sonomi-sama was thrilled with
    1.19 +the idea. She was very excited that her beloved Nadesico's daughter
    1.20 +would be living in her large home. Likewise, all of the staff and
    1.21 +bodyguards have been so warm and kind to me. Tomoyo and I share the
    1.22 +same room and large bed. It seems like everyone has been supportive
    1.23 +with the move all the way around. Even my usually gruff Onii-chan is
    1.24 +pleased.. now that Syaoran is out of my heart. And of course, Tomoyo
    1.25 +and I still keep my sorceress affairs secret..even though all of the
    1.26 +Cards have been captured long ago. 
    1.27 +
    1.28 +Each day has been so wonderful and filled with great joy. We
    1.29 +sometimes study together after classes in Penguin Park or cheer for
    1.30 +each other as we participate in our different clubs. School days are
    1.31 +spent like before the move, except I hold hands with her more. If
    1.32 +there is nobody around though, playful mischievous Tomoyo encircles
    1.33 +my waist with her tiny arms and kisses me with her soft lips. Even
    1.34 +now, she still adores my looks of surprise and my blushing cheeks. 
    1.35 +
    1.36 +Tonight, I write in you after another session of love-making. In the
    1.37 +moon light, Tomoyo's bare shoulder peeks above the sheets. She sleeps
    1.38 +on her side facing mine, and the bed looks gigantic with only her in
    1.39 +it. Her hands are together..fingers clasped as if in prayer. From the
    1.40 +open window, a gentle breeze moves her long black hair. Her face
    1.41 +wears a smile now..a smile I can always see. It is no longer forced.
    1.42 +Her grief and sadness forever gone, she has thrown all of her masks
    1.43 +away. With each breath, a strand of her hair floats skyward. Her
    1.44 +mouth soundlessly utters my name. I know because she now wears that
    1.45 +special smile..the one that is just for me. Her fingers automatically
    1.46 +seek me..drawn to the warmth of my vacated portion of the mattress. A
    1.47 +troubled look crosses her face, and I quickly summon Mirror to kindly
    1.48 +take my place. Mirror copies my image and quickly gets into the bed.
    1.49 +Tomoyo's questing fingers find her, and her special smile once again
    1.50 +lights her face. 
    1.51 +
    1.52 +With relief, I return to my thoughts and writing..while Mirror holds
    1.53 +Tomoyo close..stroking her hair..and holding her close. Snuggling,
    1.54 +Tomoyo sleeps peacefully again. I should hurry this entry, though.
    1.55 +Mirror can not fool her heart for long. I may be the sorceress, but
    1.56 +Tomoyo has an even greater power. Tonight, I see it..a powerful
    1.57 +aura..an aura that should consume her porcelain doll-like body. She
    1.58 +loves me so completely and so intensely that I worry she will break
    1.59 +one day. I feel a knot of fear in my belly.. a fear of the unknown
    1.60 +future. What would I do if I woke up one morning..only to kiss cold
    1.61 +lips..and discover her lifeless? 
    1.62 +
    1.63 +During nights of worry, I have been trying to create a magic of my
    1.64 +own. Tomoyo has always been frail. So, I want to create a Card of
    1.65 +Health and Healing..one I can use for her when she is ill. But so
    1.66 +far, I have had no success. I have always relied on her, but I
    1.67 +understand now that it would be unbearable for me to lose her. I
    1.68 +crave her soft lips and her lavender eyes..the warmth of her
    1.69 +body..and the bath her love prepares for me..that always cleanses my 
    1.70 +heart.. 
    1.71 +
    1.72 +During my first days with her, I was always apologizing. I felt
    1.73 +guilty for being so slow to perceive her love for me..and mine for
    1.74 +her..for all of those lonely tear-filled nights she lived through. I
    1.75 +cried from all of the scars I cut into her heart. But, with her usual
    1.76 +tenderness, she would only kiss me and bid me to worry about that no
    1.77 +more. All of those nights lived only in her past, and she looks now
    1.78 +only to our future. Even with the Return Card, I could never undo
    1.79 +those wounds. The paradox of Time prevents me. So, reluctantly, I
    1.80 +complied with her wishes. 
    1.81 +
    1.82 +With my own voice, Mirror whispers across the room to me. Tomoyo
    1.83 +frowns and stirs restlessly. With my quiet thanks, Mirror and I
    1.84 +switch places. I kiss Tomoyo's upturned cheek and once more see her
    1.85 +special smile. Her mystical aura of love envelops us both in its
    1.86 +protective blanket..covering our unclothed bodies..soothing us into a
    1.87 +deep and peaceful sleep...burning all my concerns away..
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