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     1.4 +
     1.5 +Dear Sakura
     1.6 +by Amazoness Duo and G.P.
     1.7 +amazonessduo@hotmail.com
     1.8 +pearsong1954@yahoo.com
     1.9 +
    1.10 +
    1.11 +Dear Sakura-chan,
    1.12 +	I hope my letter reaches you well. It must be thrilling to be
    1.13 +starting off on your new life with Li-kun in Hong Kong. I’m sure that
    1.14 +the two of you will have many joyous days ahead as you explore your
    1.15 +wedded bliss. Li-kun is truly a lucky man to have captured the heart
    1.16 +of my beautiful best friend. I’m sending along a copy of the
    1.17 +videotape I took of the wedding along with this letter. I’m sorry I
    1.18 +didn’t catch the very end. I wasn’t feeling very well so I had to
    1.19 +hurry home. But I 
    1.20 +think I caught the best parts of the wedding. Thank you again for
    1.21 +letting me design your dress for your most important of days. You
    1.22 +looked simply gorgeous. I think I can die a happy woman now that I’ve
    1.23 +finally designed your wedding dress. But now that the honeymoon has
    1.24 +been over for a while, how is life in Hong Kong? What are your plans?
    1.25 +Do you think there are any children on the way? If you need any help 
    1.26 +with anything, please remember that I’m only a phone call away. I
    1.27 +could always take a few weeks off of work if you do wind up needing
    1.28 +any help 
    1.29 +with children anytime in the near future. But I’m sure that won’t be
    1.30 +necessary. Li-kun has a lot of family there to begin with, so you
    1.31 +would probably have more than enough help. I’m sure any children the
    1.32 +two of you do have in the coming years would be wonderful, shining
    1.33 +images of their mother. 
    1.34 +	Not much has been happening here in Tomoeda. It’s been much too 
    1.35 +quiet without my favorite Card Mistress’s genki energy filling
    1.36 +life’s everyday experiences. I’ve gone to work for my mother at
    1.37 +Daidouji Toys and that has been going very well. I’m working as the
    1.38 +head of design for a few different projects. One of the dolls we have
    1.39 +planned is based a little on my sketches of you and some of your
    1.40 +costumes. I hope Sakura-chan doesn't mind. I’ll send you one of the
    1.41 +dolls as soon as we start producing them. Mother has been joking
    1.42 +about retiring early and handing over control of the company to me,
    1.43 +but I really don’t think I have enough experience yet. I get to see
    1.44 +her more often now, so 
    1.45 +that’s a joy that makes going to work every morning very worthwhile.
    1.46 +I still have some time to sing, but usually when I’m at home at night
    1.47 +alone. It’s nice to lose myself in the music. It usually helps me
    1.48 +relax after work. Sometimes I find myself sewing a design I had in my
    1.49 +mind, but I all too soon remember that you’re not here to model it.
    1.50 +My mind must be traveling too much to do such a silly thing. I can
    1.51 +almost imagine you giggling behind me when I finally realize what I’m
    1.52 +doing. 
    1.53 +	I’d like to tell you what happened to your other friends, but I’m
    1.54 +afraid I really haven’t kept in touch very well with Rika-chan and
    1.55 +the others. The last I had heard, Chiharu-chan was going to get
    1.56 +married to Yamazaki-kun. They must have decided to follow in your
    1.57 +footsteps, Sakura-chan. I had heard a strange rumor that Nakuru-san
    1.58 +had been dating Naoko-chan, but I can’t tell if it’s just a rumor or
    1.59 +not. Though it certainly would be nice to know that everyone’s
    1.60 +finding someone these days. 
    1.61 +	I’m sure you already know about Touya-san and Tsukishiro-san and 
    1.62 +your father, so I won’t go into all of that, though I try to keep in
    1.63 +touch occasionally. I tried to explain to Touya-san why you and Li-
    1.64 +kun belong together, but I don’t think he understood. I’m sure he’ll
    1.65 +come around in time. And please ignore whatever he has said about me
    1.66 +recently. I’m sure Touya-san’s just overexaggerating. He and
    1.67 +Tsukishiro-san seem to be doing quite nicely. They both think of you
    1.68 +fondly and often. And you’re always in my thoughts, Sakura-chan. So
    1.69 +remember that you’re always well thought of. 
    1.70 +	How have you been doing with your magic? Have you been practicing?
    1.71 +Now that Sakura-chan is the most powerful magician on the planet, I’m
    1.72 +sure she has all sorts of things to do with it all. I’ve been
    1.73 +thinking that you should get an atelier for your work or at least to
    1.74 +keep the Sakura Cards. Because you could always use your own
    1.75 +magician’s workshop. But then, your special brand of magic never did
    1.76 +have to do with the Cards. It was how your warm and loving heart
    1.77 +always opened up the hearts of those around you. I hope the Cards are
    1.78 +all doing well. But with Sakura-chan as their mistress, I’m sure
    1.79 +they’re all doing spectacularly. And please tell Kero-chan that I
    1.80 +said hello and that I hope he has been eating well. It must be nice
    1.81 +for him to be back home again in China, even if it has been a while.
    1.82 +Please know that everything will always be all right. Because I
    1.83 +believe in you, Sakura-chan. So I know it will. You’re just too sweet
    1.84 +for things to go any other way. I miss you quite a bit, but I can
    1.85 +always pop in one of my 
    1.86 +videotapes of you whenever I want to see your smiling face again.
    1.87 +I’m very glad I captured all of those images of you when I had the
    1.88 +chance. But I’m very happy to know that Sakura-chan is now a blushing
    1.89 +bride and with her one, true love. I hope all is going well and that
    1.90 +you are endlessly happy, Sakura-chan! And please send pictures!! 
    1.91 +
    1.92 +With all my love,
    1.93 +Daidouji Tomoyo
    1.94 +
    1.95 +
    1.96 +
    1.97 +
    1.98 +Dear Tomoyo chan,
    1.99 +
   1.100 +Nihao! Thank you so much for your letter. I have been studying
   1.101 +Chinese, and it is soooo hard. It looks like kanji, but is very
   1.102 +different. It's like being back at Tomoeda Elementary all over again.
   1.103 +Even English wasn't this hard. So, it was great to get your letter
   1.104 +and read someething in Japanese.It really is nice to hear from you.
   1.105 +Oh, I forgot to say that Nihao means Konichiwa. This is one of the
   1.106 +few words in Chinese that I know.
   1.107 +
   1.108 +I am still in a daze after the wedding and honeymoon. Your dress was
   1.109 +so beautiful, and I got so many compliments. Thank you for working so
   1.110 +hard on it. It must have been so much work, especially with all those
   1.111 +bows. Syaoran-chan  liked it too. He said it saved a lot of money.
   1.112 +He's always thinking about finances these days, and I guess that's
   1.113 +important now that I'm out on my own. Anyway, I was worried when I
   1.114 +didn't see you at the wedding reception, but Father told me you were
   1.115 +not feeling well. So, that's why I sent you my bouquet. I wanted you
   1.116 +to have it, just like Sonomi-sama got my Mother's bouquet. I thought
   1.117 +the sakura blossoms and roses would go nicely with the nadeshiko
   1.118 +flowers in your little box.
   1.119 +
   1.120 +Remember when we found the shield card in your box? I still remember
   1.121 +how mad Kero-chan got when he thought he was missing out on the cake.
   1.122 +He says Chinese deserts are not as good as those in Japan. I don't
   1.123 +really have much time for the Cards these days, what with housework
   1.124 +and all. It is a big house, and I am trying to help as much as I can.
   1.125 +Syaoran-chan is working hard at the family business. I thoought I
   1.126 +might find a job there too, but he says I really couldn't do much,
   1.127 +which is true, I guess. So, I do a lot of dusting, and cleaning, and
   1.128 +washing. Maybe I could use the Erase Card to help out! Syaoran-chan's
   1.129 +Mother does most of the cooking. I did a big family meal last week,
   1.130 +but I don't think it went over too well. I guess his family is not
   1.131 +really used to Japanese style cooking. They were much to nice to say
   1.132 +so, of course, but there were a lot of leftovers. Tomoyo-chan, do you
   1.133 +know much about Chinese-style cooking? Maybe you could send me a
   1.134 +recipe that's not too hard, or some tips on what to do, if that
   1.135 +wouldn't be too much trouble?
   1.136 +
   1.137 +Do you remember the Li mansion from our trip before? Most of Hong
   1.138 +Kong is very crowded, but we live on Victoria Peak, which has fewer
   1.139 +people. Much of the city is surrounded by hills and mountains, though
   1.140 +parts in the north are flatter. Sunrise on the Bay is quite
   1.141 +beautiful, with the little junks bobbing on the water and the sea
   1.142 +birds circling in the sky. With spring almost over it's getting very
   1.143 +warm, and sometimes the pollution is so bad it's better to just stay
   1.144 +inside. But the City is exciting, especially at night. Syaoran-chan
   1.145 +and I went out dancing last week at a big Disco. It was really nice
   1.146 +of him, because he is so tired from work all the time.
   1.147 +
   1.148 +I was very happy to hear about your job. I'm sure you'll make a
   1.149 +wonderful designer. The costumes you made for me were always so
   1.150 +interesting. It's funny, but now I sort of miss wearing them. I never
   1.151 +knew what you would come up with next. But I'm so glad you're happy.
   1.152 +And I'm glad that you're still singing. I always felt so peaceful
   1.153 +hearing you sing. Do you think you could send me a cassette tape of
   1.154 +your singing? If it wouldn't be too much trouble, that is. I 'd like
   1.155 +to hear you sing again. 
   1.156 +
   1.157 +It certainly sounds like a lot is going on at Tomoeda. Chiharu-chan
   1.158 +and Yamazaki-kun should make a wonderful couple. Yamazaki-kun is so
   1.159 +smart, and knows about so many interesting things. And that is so odd
   1.160 +about Naoko-chan seeing Nakuru-san like that. Umm, I think they must
   1.161 +just be very good friends, don't you? Oh, and I heard from Oniichan
   1.162 +just the other day. He calls all the time, and writes every week.
   1.163 +He's always teasing me about something. I'm not sure what you mean
   1.164 +when you said in your letter about ignoring what he has said about
   1.165 +you recently. It's funny you should mention that, because about a
   1.166 +week after we announced our engagement, Onnichan said he wanted to
   1.167 +have this serious talk with me about something. I was really nervous,
   1.168 +I thought he might want to talk about, umm, what married couples do
   1.169 +and things like that. But all he said was that you love me. I told
   1.170 +him I knew that, and he got really mad. He was practically yelling,
   1.171 +"No, baka, she really loves you!" Well, of course you do, you've
   1.172 +always been my best friend. Does he think I don't know my best friend
   1.173 +better than anyone in the whole world? I think he was just so upset
   1.174 +about Li-kun. But I'm sure you're right; he'll get to like him in
   1.175 +time. And I don't think he spilled his drink on Syaoran-chan at the
   1.176 +wedding on purpose, do you?
   1.177 +
   1.178 +Tomoyo-chan, being married is really wonderful! I'm with my one true
   1.179 +love almost all the time. I'm really so very very happy. Someday I
   1.180 +hope to come to your wedding. Are you seeing anybody that you like? I
   1.181 +was sort of thinking that maybe you and Eriol would make good
   1.182 +friends. I think maybe he even likes you, because he was always
   1.183 +watching you. Just a thought. I know you told me that what you most
   1.184 +want is for your special love to be happy, and I'm sure that if he is
   1.185 +loved by you he must be very happy, indeed. 
   1.186 +
   1.187 +I really miss you, too, Tomoyo-chan. I could never have a better
   1.188 +friend than you. I already told Syaoran-chan that if we have a girl,
   1.189 +I'm naming her after you. He was kind of grumbly, so I told him he
   1.190 +gets to name the boy. Aiyaa, but it's not like we are having a child
   1.191 +anytime soon! I mean, not that I know about. But I guess you never
   1.192 +know about these things. Anyhow, thank you again for your sweet
   1.193 +letter. I think about you when I see the soft, pale light of the
   1.194 +moon. It reminds me of my beautiful friend back home.
   1.195 +
   1.196 +Sayonara,
   1.197 +
   1.198 +Kinomoto Sakura
   1.199 +
   1.200 +PS- I enclosed some pictures for you. There is Syaoran-chan and me
   1.201 +on our honeymoon at the pool of the hotel, and Syaoran-chan and me on
   1.202 +bicycles we rented, and Syaoran-chan and me in front of the house.
   1.203 +
   1.204 +PPS- What is an atelier? I couldn't find the word in my dictionary.
   1.205 +
   1.206 +PPSS?- Kero sends his love, and Syaoran-chan sends his regards.
   1.207 +
   1.208 +
   1.209 +
   1.210 +
   1.211 +
   1.212 +Dear Sakura-chan,
   1.213 +	I’m very happy that you received my letter well and that 
   1.214 +everything seems to be falling in place for you. I knew that you 
   1.215 +would be just fine in Hong Kong, what with a new husband and 
   1.216 +your entire life ahead of you. I know many wondrous surprises 
   1.217 +must await Sakura-chan in her new life. Thank you so much for 
   1.218 +sending me the pictures. I’ve watched all of my videotapes through 
   1.219 +again, so it was nice to see some new images of you. I have them 
   1.220 +framed on the nightstand next to my bed. You looked so joyous on 
   1.221 +your honeymoon. I gazed at your smile for hours after I found the 
   1.222 +enclosed pictures. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you that happy 
   1.223 +before. I’m so pleased that Li-kun can bring out that sweet smile in 
   1.224 +you. It always makes me happy to see you smile, so I’ll keep the 
   1.225 +pictures very close to me. That way I will know that my sweet 
   1.226 +Sakura-chan is happy out there in Hong Kong. I would love to see 
   1.227 +anymore pictures if you ever accidentally order extra prints. 
   1.228 +	Gomen nasai! I guess I’ve been thinking about the old days 
   1.229 +too much recently. An atelier is a magician’s workshop, a place to 
   1.230 +refine their magic and to write about their accomplishments and 
   1.231 +their work. I was in the library and I started thinking about Sakura-
   1.232 +chan with her own atelier and I thought it might be nice for the 
   1.233 +world’s most powerful magician to have her own. But it sounds 
   1.234 +like you’re already so busy with everything else. Yes, I think that 
   1.235 +you should definitely use your magic around the house. I’m sure 
   1.236 +the Sakura Cards would love to help their mistress clean house. It 
   1.237 +reminds me of when you couldn’t come to our picnic because of 
   1.238 +your chores. But now I’m an ocean away so I can’t just stop by to
   1.239 +help. 
   1.240 +I’m sure you’d make such a cute housewife cleaning up with the 
   1.241 +Sakura Cards. And I’m sure Kero-chan would love to offer his help 
   1.242 +as well, if he’s not busy trying to eat you out of house and home. 
   1.243 +Please give him a hug for me. And give Li-kun a kiss filled with 
   1.244 +your love.
   1.245 +	I’m so sorry to hear about the troubles you’ve been having. 
   1.246 +But I know that if you believe in yourself, you’ll manage to 
   1.247 +overcome anything. Nothing ever stood in Sakura-chan’s way for 
   1.248 +long. With a little work, I’m certain that you’ll learn Chinese 
   1.249 +quickly enough. Just remember, don’t let yourself get too nervous. 
   1.250 +It’s like when you were cheerleading. Sakura-chan was the most 
   1.251 +graceful, nimble cheerleader when she was throwing herself into it, 
   1.252 +but whenever you started thinking about other things or started to 
   1.253 +get nervous you would have a lot of difficulty. I still think you 
   1.254 +were cute when you would make little mistakes like that, but that’s 
   1.255 +not the point. The point is that Sakura-chan will look cute no 
   1.256 +matter what she does. Wait, that's another point altogether. The
   1.257 +point is that you will undoubtedly work everything out if you give it
   1.258 +your all. Please remember that you’ll always have my love and
   1.259 +support, no matter what happens or where you are. 
   1.260 +	As far as the cooking goes, I’ve enclosed several recipes 
   1.261 +that I looked up and one that I always enjoyed. I went to our chef 
   1.262 +and asked her to explain it all to me and went through it step by 
   1.263 +step so it should be easy enough to make. Li-kun’s family seems 
   1.264 +very warm from what I remember, or at least interested in cute 
   1.265 +things, so Sakura-chan should have no problem. Li-kun’s mother, 
   1.266 +Ieran-sama, seemed to be rather strict, but she was a very 
   1.267 +perceptive woman. I had a chance to talk with her while you were 
   1.268 +saving everyone else back in our trip to Hong Kong. I was 
   1.269 +surprised she had picked up on so much. Please don’t let her 
   1.270 +intimidate you. She really is a wonderful woman underneath it all, 
   1.271 +even if Li-kun seems a little scared of her.
   1.272 +	Thank you so much for sending me your bouquet! I wish I 
   1.273 +could have been there to catch it, but I started to feel a very sharp 
   1.274 +pain near the end and had to leave. I’m eternally grateful to be able 
   1.275 +to hold it close to me now. It really is beautiful, just like the
   1.276 +bride. I’ll keep it safe in my little box right next to your mother’s
   1.277 +bouquet and the eraser you gave me when we first met. The flowers
   1.278 +really do compliment each other. I think that it fits perfectly. You
   1.279 +and your mother seem to share the same fate the same way that I seem 
   1.280 +to with my mother. You and Li-kun looked very happy together. 
   1.281 +I’m really so sorry that I couldn’t be there for all of your wedding. 
   1.282 +I tried and I told myself that I would stay, but I just wasn’t
   1.283 +feeling 
   1.284 +well enough at all near the end. If I can ever make it up to 
   1.285 +you, I will do all in my power to, Sakura-chan. I’m sure it was all 
   1.286 +lovely. Touya-san videotaped the rest of it for me, but I have yet to 
   1.287 +watch it. I guess I’ve just been too busy. 
   1.288 +	Hong Kong is such a beautiful place. So it’s the perfect 
   1.289 +place for Sakura-chan to live with her beloved. You must be so 
   1.290 +happy there. I was watching ‘Sakura-chan’s Trip to Hong Kong’, 
   1.291 +the video I took when we went all those years ago, and it was 
   1.292 +absolutely stunning. I can just imagine Sakura-chan living there 
   1.293 +now. I hope it’s even more wonderful. I wasn’t really paying 
   1.294 +attention to the scenery all that much at the time, although it made
   1.295 +a 
   1.296 +wonderful backdrop. I’m glad that the city is exciting enough for 
   1.297 +you. It’s all so much bigger than Tomoeda so there must be much 
   1.298 +more to do. I can see you and Li-kun dancing in my mind. That 
   1.299 +does sound like fun. Mother knows of a restaurant near here with a 
   1.300 +very nice dance floor. I’ve gone with her several times and I 
   1.301 +always like watching the people dance. I hope Li-kun has more 
   1.302 +free time soon to take you out more. It sounds like Sakura-chan 
   1.303 +really enjoyed herself.
   1.304 +	Sakura-chan misses my costumes? I giggled when I read 
   1.305 +that. You always looked so embarrassed when I’d unveil a new 
   1.306 +costume for you. But you always wore them for me. Thank you for 
   1.307 +putting up with the constant wardrobe changes. You were always 
   1.308 +my inspiration. I had actually started designing costumes for you 
   1.309 +four months before I found out you were a magical girl. That’s how 
   1.310 +I had a van full of them by the next night. Most of them were 
   1.311 +already finished, it’s just that I finally had an excuse to get you
   1.312 +to 
   1.313 +wear them. You really did look cute in all of them. I still have one 
   1.314 +of your costumes half finished on my desk. I should put it away, 
   1.315 +but I haven’t had the heart to. It seems to cry out for me to finish
   1.316 +it, but I can’t quite get myself to work on it. Maybe I’m not meant
   1.317 +to 
   1.318 +finish it. It does make a good reminder of things for me. I haven’t 
   1.319 +really videotaped anything recently either. You were always the 
   1.320 +most beautiful thing for me to videotape, so there hasn’t been a 
   1.321 +reason to. I put my camcorder and a few other old things I don’t 
   1.322 +need anymore up in the attic. If you do wind up pregnant anytime 
   1.323 +soon, I can always send it to you so you can videotape everything. 
   1.324 +I’d love to see you throughout your pregnancy and when you finally
   1.325 +have a child. I still have my old videos of you, so I can always
   1.326 +watch them 
   1.327 +if there isn’t anything new to videotape. So please just ask me if 
   1.328 +you need it. You’ve seen me videotape enough that I’m sure 
   1.329 +Sakura-chan would be a natural with it! And you would make such 
   1.330 +cute home movies. I know it. 
   1.331 +	Work has been busy as of late, but it can’t be helped. Our 
   1.332 +new doll needs to be out in the next few months so I need to finish 
   1.333 +my final designs on her. Mother tells me not to worry about it, but 
   1.334 +I’m just glad to be able to work on it. It’s fun to toy with
   1.335 +different 
   1.336 +ideas and sketches and talk to all of the people working on the 
   1.337 +project about what would or wouldn’t work for the doll. I’ve 
   1.338 +already changed the design several times, but now I’m mostly 
   1.339 +refining it. I’ll send along a copy of my latest sketches to see what 
   1.340 +you think. Again, I’m sorry if she looks too much like Sakura-
   1.341 +chan. I’m still trying to decide what to do with the hair, so that’s 
   1.342 +not quite the final look of the doll yet. 
   1.343 + 	This letter’s going to be heavy with all of the things I need 
   1.344 +to send! I’ll have to start shipping Sakura-chan’s letters off in 
   1.345 +boxes. I added the cassette tape you asked for. I haven’t sung in 
   1.346 +front of anyone for quite a while now, so I found myself getting a 
   1.347 +little nervous when I made it. I’ve only been singing to myself 
   1.348 +lately, so it’s different knowing that Sakura-chan will hear it 
   1.349 +sometime after she gets this letter. But after I got into singing, I 
   1.350 +think it went by much too quickly. It was nice to have someone to 
   1.351 +sing for. I tried to add all of the songs I know that you like. The 
   1.352 +last one is a little sad, though, but I thought it was a nice ending
   1.353 +to 
   1.354 +the tape. I really hope you like it!
   1.355 +	I wish I could help more with telling you what is going on 
   1.356 +here in Tomoeda, but I really don’t know for sure other than the 
   1.357 +few times I’ve met up with the others in a shop or from hearing 
   1.358 +what someone else said, so I guess you’ll have to rely on Touya-
   1.359 +san mostly for that. I’m really not sure what is going on with 
   1.360 +Nakura-san and Naoko-chan, but it would be nice if everyone’s 
   1.361 +finding their special someone. I’m glad that Touya-san’s keeping 
   1.362 +in contact with you. He’s a very good big brother. Hai, I think
   1.363 +Touya-san was just worried about the wedding when he said all that.
   1.364 +Don’t 
   1.365 +worry about it. Sakura-chan will always be my best friend so 
   1.366 +there’s nothing for him to worry about. And Touya-san and Li-kun 
   1.367 +are both very protective of you, Sakura-chan, so that is probably 
   1.368 +what causes most of the conflict between the two of them. When 
   1.369 +Touya-san sees how happy you are, he’ll have to realize how good 
   1.370 +you and Li-kun are for each other, just like I always knew you 
   1.371 +would be. 
   1.372 +	It makes me so happy to hear that you’re enjoying married 
   1.373 +life so much. You make such a wonderful blushing bride and Li-
   1.374 +kun makes a perfect husband for you. This is what I always 
   1.375 +wanted, to know that Sakura-chan was happy and taken care of 
   1.376 +by her true love. I would love for Sakura-chan to come to my 
   1.377 +wedding, but I’m not sure if I’ll be having one. I’m just content 
   1.378 +knowing that my love is out there happy, even if I can’t be with 
   1.379 +them. Thank you for your suggestion, Sakura-chan. I’m glad 
   1.380 +you’re thinking about me. Eriol-kun and I do have a few things in 
   1.381 +common, but I think he understands that we wouldn’t work out in 
   1.382 +the end. And I believe that he left with Mizuki-sensei as well, so 
   1.383 +I’m sure they’re quite content back in England. Please don’t worry 
   1.384 +about me. I’ve never been any good at relationships. And I’ve been 
   1.385 +keeping rather busy with work and all as it is.
   1.386 +	I am very honored, Sakura-chan. Arigato gozimasu! I 
   1.387 +would love to know that you had a daughter named after me. You 
   1.388 +always were an amazing best friend. And I hope we always can be. 
   1.389 +I hope that you and Li-kun are blessed with a child, boy or girl, 
   1.390 +sometime soon. I know you would be a perfect mother. Your 
   1.391 +gentle, warm heart would truly help with rearing a child. And 
   1.392 +thank you again for thinking about me. It makes me happy 
   1.393 +knowing that we may sometimes be thinking of each other at the 
   1.394 +same time, even across the ocean. 
   1.395 +	Thank you for writing me back so quickly, Sakura-chan. I 
   1.396 +always look forward to hearing from the cute Card Mistress. I was 
   1.397 +so thrilled to receive your letter. I can almost hear your voice when 
   1.398 +I read through it. 
   1.399 +	If I don’t finish this up, I’ll be late for work! I’m sending 
   1.400 +along the cassette you asked for, several Chinese recipes, and the 
   1.401 +design for the doll I’m working on. I hope that everything is 
   1.402 +perfect for Sakura-chan!
   1.403 +
   1.404 +Your eternal friend,
   1.405 +Daidouji Tomoyo
   1.406 +
   1.407 +
   1.408 +Dear Tomoyo-chan,
   1.409 +
   1.410 +Thank you so much for your wonderful letter, and all the things you
   1.411 +sent. I'm sorry it took almost a week for me to reply. I was sort of
   1.412 +busy, and a lot of things have been happening. I was also very tired.
   1.413 +But now, I have so much to talk to you about that I don't quite know
   1.414 +where to start. I guess I'll start with that. Tomoyo-chan, I am so
   1.415 +happy to have you to write to! There really is no one here in Hong
   1.416 +Kong that I can talk to the way I can talk with you. Poor Syaoran-
   1.417 +chan is so busy at work that he usually goes straight to sleep when
   1.418 +he comes home. When we do have time to talk, well, I do most of the
   1.419 +talking and he does most of the listening. He really never did talk
   1.420 +much, as you probably remember. And I know that a  lot of what I want
   1.421 +to talk about is silly, though he is always very nice about putting
   1.422 +up with me. Sometimes I talk with his sisters, and they are a lot of
   1.423 +fun, but of course there are things I cannot tell them about. Then
   1.424 +there is Ieran-sama, but I will mention this later.
   1.425 +
   1.426 +Thank you thank you thank you for the wonderful recipes and all the
   1.427 +cooking tips! I made dinner for the family last Tuesday and this time
   1.428 +there were almost no leftovers at all. I was very nervous with the
   1.429 +new dishes, especially the shredded pork, but with all your helpful
   1.430 +hints and loving support I felt as if Tomoyo-chan was at my side the
   1.431 +entire time. I got many compliments, even one from Ieran-sama. When
   1.432 +she asked me where I got the recipes, I told her they were from you.
   1.433 +She said, "Ah, that explains why they are so good." I think she
   1.434 +remembers you fondly. 
   1.435 +
   1.436 +Oh, and I have enclosed a picture of the main dish, so you can see
   1.437 +how it turned out. Doesn't it look yummy? I am very glad you enjoyed
   1.438 +the pictures I sent. I felt sort of sad that you put your video
   1.439 +camera away. It seems odd to think of you without it. Anyhow, they
   1.440 +say here in China that a picture is worth one thousand words, so I
   1.441 +decided to buy a camera and make my letters longer. I went shopping
   1.442 +last weekend and bought a Japanese camera, a Canon, and the price was
   1.443 +very low compared to back home. Syaoran-chan helped me to figure out
   1.444 +how it worked. Unfortunately I ruined a few rolls of film before I
   1.445 +got the hang of it. So from now on, I will try to have pictures so
   1.446 +you can see what is going on with your friend from accross the seas.
   1.447 +
   1.448 +I'm so happy that you liked the bouquet from my wedding. Hopefully
   1.449 +someday you will be able to see the whole wedding when you watch
   1.450 +Touya's videotape. Unfortunately, he isn't very good at videotaping.
   1.451 +There are a lot of shots of me in his film, but not many of Syaoran-
   1.452 +chan. Tomoyo-chan, I wanted to ask you about your not feeling well at
   1.453 +my wedding. I was really scared when you talked about a "sharp pain".
   1.454 +Are you OK? Have you seen a doctor? Is it anything serious? Please
   1.455 +tell me the truth about this. I have been worried about you ever
   1.456 +since I read that. I almsot called you. If anything were to happen to
   1.457 +you, I don't know what I would do. Please take very good care of
   1.458 +yourself. Even though you are far away, you are so important to me,
   1.459 +and I think about you often. Oh, and why is there an eraser in your
   1.460 +box of special things? I vaguely remember giving you an eraser when
   1.461 +we first met. I thought you were so very pretty, but looked so lonely
   1.462 +on your first day in class. 
   1.463 +
   1.464 +Someday I would like to go to that restaurant by your house with you
   1.465 +and your mother and Syaoran-chan. Then you could watch us dance! I'll
   1.466 +bet Sonomi-sama is a wonderful dancer. Does she ever dance there?
   1.467 +Tomoyo-chan, I'll bet you would be a wonderful dancer, too. When I
   1.468 +went to buy my camera, I had lunch in a hotel restaurant. It was very
   1.469 +high up and overlooked a large dance hall. There was a ballroom
   1.470 +dancing contest going on, and all the couples were swirling around so
   1.471 +beautifully down below. With their gorgeous dresses and elegant
   1.472 +dancing I thought of you. Aiyaa, I guess you are not the only one
   1.473 +thinking of the old days lately, ne? To tell the truth, I am thinking
   1.474 +about you a lot for some reason. That's why, even though I am still a
   1.475 +bit sleepy, I wanted to write to you before another day was gone.
   1.476 +
   1.477 +Oh, please don't worry about me, though. Let me tell you why I am so
   1.478 +tired lately. After reading your letter, I thought it would be fun
   1.479 +just to talk to the Cards, because it has been such a long time. But
   1.480 +when I finally found the box and opened it up, some of the cards had
   1.481 +gone to sleep. It was very surprising, and I felt bad for ignoring
   1.482 +them for so long. I have been using my magic to wake them all up, and
   1.483 +am all finished except for Fight and Power. I saved those for last
   1.484 +because it will be exhausting to wake them up. I thought perhaps
   1.485 +Sleep or Dream were behind everything, but when I talked to them they
   1.486 +said they did not do anything, and the cards have never lied to me
   1.487 +before. I spoke with Kero about all this, and he seemed puzzled.
   1.488 +Well, I suspect it is because I was ignoring them for so long. I will
   1.489 +try very hard to talk with all of them more often. So, there is
   1.490 +nothing to worry about with me being a little tired.
   1.491 +
   1.492 +I thought the drawings of your doll were very pretty. And so many
   1.493 +different costumes! I'm sure you'll think of a beautiful hairstyle
   1.494 +for her. You always did such wonderful things with your own hair. It -
   1.495 +does- look like me, but I guess that makes sense, since I was always
   1.496 +wearing your designs. Daidouji Toys is very lucky to have such a
   1.497 +wonderful designer working for them. I would love to have a doll when
   1.498 +they come out, so I can show everyone here what my best friend does
   1.499 +back home.
   1.500 +
   1.501 +As for Irean-sama. Tomoyo-chan, I don't think she likes me very
   1.502 +much. Syaoran-chan says she is still mad about our getting married in
   1.503 +Japan without her permission. I know I do a lot of things wrong, and
   1.504 +have much to learn about being a good wife. She is critical, and I
   1.505 +know that she is like this because she wants the best for Syaoran-
   1.506 +chan and the family. . I know that if you say she is a good person it
   1.507 +must be true, because Tomoyo-chan knows more about people than
   1.508 +anyone. But when she does look at me she seems so angry, although
   1.509 +when I was cooking the shredded pork dinner she looked at me as if
   1.510 +she were very sad, and felt sorry for me. I don't know what to do but
   1.511 +try my very hardest to be a good wife, and hope that someday she will
   1.512 +like me just a little. I do wish you were here with me. I always felt
   1.513 +so much better when I could talk with you about things like this. I
   1.514 +miss you, Tomoyo-chan.
   1.515 +
   1.516 +I got a very sweet letter from Naoko-chan. It was so odd, because we
   1.517 +were just talking about her. She is attending Tokyo University, and
   1.518 +is sharing an apartment in the city with Nakuru-san. She is doing
   1.519 +well, making straight A's, which is what you would expect. She was
   1.520 +always so smart. She said she got the apartment because there was
   1.521 +some gruesome murder there, and hoped it would be haunted. Hoeee! She
   1.522 +also said she is very much in love with Nakuru-san. It is sort of
   1.523 +confusing, but I was glad to hear she is so happy, and seems to have
   1.524 +found her special someone. 
   1.525 +
   1.526 +Tomoyo-chan, this reminds me that there is something I wanted to
   1.527 +talk with you about. I know you said to me once that what makes you
   1.528 +happiest is knowing the person you love is happy. But Tomoyo-chan,
   1.529 +don't you think that person would be even happier knowing that you
   1.530 +loved them? I have never known anybody quite like you. I always
   1.531 +thought you were the kindest, smartest, sweetest, prettiest, most
   1.532 +talented person I've ever met. If I was the man you loved, I would
   1.533 +want to know that! It would make me so very happy to have someone
   1.534 +like you. Do you think that maybe they do not love you? I can't
   1.535 +imagine anyone who would not love Tomoyo-chan! You really should tell
   1.536 +them, and you might be surprised. Just because you have never been in
   1.537 +a relationship is no reason to think you are not any good at them. I
   1.538 +was never in a relationship before, but now Syaoran-chan and I are so
   1.539 +very happy together. So, I really think you should consider telling
   1.540 +your special person just how you feel. Besides, I want to go to
   1.541 +Tomoyo-chan's wedding and take pictures with my new camera!
   1.542 +
   1.543 +And thank you so much for the cassette tape with your singing on it.
   1.544 +Your voice is as beautiful as ever. It brings back so many memories
   1.545 +of you. Please don't get upset, but hearing you made me cry. I guess
   1.546 +when we were together, I always thought it would be like that. I
   1.547 +always thought Tomoyo-chan would be there to talk with, to help me,
   1.548 +and to cheer me up. Now that you are so far away, I know better what
   1.549 +I have lost. I am so happy with Syaoran-chan, but I miss my Tomoyo-
   1.550 +chan so very much. 
   1.551 +. 
   1.552 +
   1.553 +Thank you again for all the lovely things you sent.
   1.554 +
   1.555 +
   1.556 +Love, 
   1.557 +
   1.558 +Sakura
   1.559 +
   1.560 +
   1.561 +PS: Thank you for telling me what an atelier is
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