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     1.4 +"Tomoyo Captor Sakura"
     1.5 +by: Ren-chan
     1.6 +
     1.7 +Part II: Prelude to a Picnic
     1.8 +
     1.9 +
    1.10 +
    1.11 +Wai! Today Tomoyo, Shaoran, and Kero-chan are going to the park for a 
    1.12 +picnic with me! It's been awhile since all of us were together. Two 
    1.13 +weeks to be exact. Semester finals are finally over, so it's time to 
    1.14 +have some fun. It makes me really happy I get some time off to spend 
    1.15 +with my best friend and my boyfriend. But I can't help but feel Tomoyo
    1.16 +being upset about something. Something in her eyes tell me that's she's
    1.17 +sad. I asked once about it, but she said it was about school work. Odd,
    1.18 +she never seems to have a hard time with school. Whatever is bothering 
    1.19 +her she knows she can come to me. Hopefully today will cheer her up. 
    1.20 +
    1.21 +Sonomi-san can cook really well. It seems she only does when I'm around.
    1.22 +I wonder why that is? Whenever I'm around she's overly happy to see me. 
    1.23 +It makes me glad she likes me. Though I still wonder what she has against
    1.24 +Father. I tried asking Touya, and he just gave me a weird look. I really
    1.25 +don't like it when people don't explain things to me. I know I'm a bit 
    1.26 +dense, but if they tried spelling it out for me I know I'll understand. 
    1.27 +I'm seventeen already. I'm not ten anymore. Sigh~ I'll ask him again 
    1.28 +later.
    1.29 +
    1.30 +"Sakura-chan, did you enjoy breakfast?" Sonomi asks sweetly.
    1.31 +
    1.32 +"Un!" I grin happily.
    1.33 +
    1.34 +"Oh, I do hope you come back again, and maybe we'll-" One of the maids 
    1.35 +come in handing her a phone. Sonomi in her professional tone speaks into
    1.36 +the phone, hanging it up sadly. "I was about to ask if you'd like to join
    1.37 +Tomoyo and me to a weekend at the beach, but it looks like I some work
    1.38 +to handle instead. I'm sorry, Sakura-chan."
    1.39 +
    1.40 +I shake my head. "It's alright. Maybe next week. I'd love to go with the
    1.41 +both of you for some weekend. I'm sure Father won't mind." I smile hoping
    1.42 +it would make her feel better.
    1.43 +
    1.44 +The stars I could see in her eyes told me she felt more than better. 
    1.45 +"That would be great!" She rose from her chair and smiled. "I should be
    1.46 +going. Good bye, Tomoyo. Good bye, Sakura-chan. Come over again soon!"
    1.47 +She left the room as the maids began to clear the table.
    1.48 +
    1.49 +"You go ahead upstairs and get Kero-chan ready," says Tomoyo,"I'll catch
    1.50 +up."
    1.51 +
    1.52 +I happily skip up the stairs to Tomoyo-chan's room. Tomoyo-chan and 
    1.53 +Sonomi-san live in such a big mansion. I wonder if they ever get lonely
    1.54 +living in big place like this. And what about Tomoyo-chan's father? I've
    1.55 +never met him before. Now that I think of it... Neither Sonomi-san nor 
    1.56 +Tomoyo-chan has ever mentioned him really. I've never seen any pictures
    1.57 +of him. 
    1.58 +
    1.59 +Finally I come to Tomoyo-chan's room. I open the door thinking about what
    1.60 +store we should go to first to but Shaoran's present. I wonder what he
    1.61 +would li-
    1.62 +
    1.63 +"PAAANCAKES!!"
    1.64 +
    1.65 +"Gyaaaahh!" Kero pops out of nowhere squishing his little forehead against
    1.66 +mine. He looks at me gravely, giving me a ghastly look. Hunched back, he
    1.67 +stares into my eyes hungrily, rubbing his little paws together.
    1.68 +
    1.69 +"Wheeere's myy swweets Saaa-kuu-raa!" 
    1.70 +
    1.71 +"Uh-uh-uh... um... K-Kero-chan... I-I.." I sweat furiously not knowing what
    1.72 +to do. He seriously freaks me out when he does this. 
    1.73 +
    1.74 +"Here you go Kero-chan!" Tomoyo swings the door open with a tray of fresh 
    1.75 +fruit in yogart, croissants, a jar of strawberry jelly, and banana pancakes
    1.76 +topped with warm maple syrup. Carefully she places it in the table in the
    1.77 +center of the room. She looks at me warmly then amusingly at Kero-chan.
    1.78 +"Sorry I took so long. I had to warm up the syrup a bit."
    1.79 +
    1.80 +"Ii-taaa-daa-kii-maa-suuuu!!" Kero-chan insanely happy flies to the tray of
    1.81 +sweet breakfast food muttering 'Wai! Wai!' in between bites. I sweat drop as
    1.82 +I watch him devour the food, his belly growing bigger and rounder with each
    1.83 +bite he takes. "Arigatou, Tomoyo!"
    1.84 +
    1.85 +I slump to the soft carpeted floor breathing heavily in relief. I look up to 
    1.86 +see Tomoyo-chan offering her hand to help me up. I take her hand, such a soft 
    1.87 +and gentle touch, feeling warm inside. Did I ever feel like this before when 
    1.88 +I held her hand? I gaze to into her eyes, a sweet melancholy shimmers in her
    1.89 +delicate violet eyes. "Tomoyo-chan..," I say barely above a whisper.
    1.90 +
    1.91 +"Are you ok, Sarkura-chan?" Tomoyo asks in a worried tone. I shake my head.
    1.92 +
    1.93 +"Yes, I'm alright. Thanks for saving me." 
    1.94 +
    1.95 +"No problem. Anything for you, Sakura-chan." She smiles again, eyes looking 
    1.96 +like slits, barely seeing her eyes. "I have out picnic basket ready. Shall
    1.97 +we go?"
    1.98 +
    1.99 +"Un!" I nod to her. I look at Kero-chan who now has an enormous round belly
   1.100 +that could make Santa himself be jealous. I glare disapprovingly to my glutton
   1.101 +guardian beast. Grabbing him abruptly by his back I plop him into my backpack.
   1.102 +"Geez, Kero-chan! All you do nowadays is eat and snack! What kind of guardian
   1.103 +beast are you getting out of shape like that!?"
   1.104 +
   1.105 +He didn't hear a word I said. He keeps muffling 'Wai! Wai!' in my bag. I let 
   1.106 +out a sigh and put on it on. He's utterly hopeless. Tomoyo-chan and I walk out
   1.107 +of the room and out the front door towards her limo. Her bodyguards bow to 
   1.108 +greet us hello, and we bow back. They sure are intimidating. I've always felt 
   1.109 +awkward around them, even until now. I guess I'll never get used to them.
   1.110 +
   1.111 +"I'm sorry we had to take the limo," Tomoyo says. "I know you like riding in 
   1.112 +my moped with me. But it isn't working well, so it's in the repair shop."
   1.113 +
   1.114 +I shake my head. "It's alright." I stop and wonder for a moment. "Why's your
   1.115 +moped in the shop?" I tense up, squeezing my hands. "Did something happen?"
   1.116 +
   1.117 +Tomoyo turns to look out the window. Not quite able to meet my gaze. Her long
   1.118 +bangs slightly mask her face. "I've been having some trouble with the engine.
   1.119 +It's been making some weird noises." She turns to me smiling. "I'm sure it's
   1.120 +nothing. So don't worry about it."
   1.121 +
   1.122 +I nod slowly. Part of me doesn't quite believe it. But Tomoyo-chan would never
   1.123 +lie to me. The limo comes to a slow stop and pulls over to the curb. Finally,
   1.124 +we arrive in the commercial district. The bodyguard with the real long hair
   1.125 +opens the door and we step out. We bow good bye to them and go on our way. Hand
   1.126 +in hand we go through the streets looking around the various stores looking for
   1.127 +a good place to look for a present. After a bit of window shopping and browsing
   1.128 +through some clothes stores, Tomoyo stops and looks up at the sign of a store. 
   1.129 +
   1.130 +"Premiere Chocolates." 
   1.131 +
   1.132 +"Li-kun likes chocolates doesn't he?" I nod to her. We look at the window and 
   1.133 +see many types of boxed chocolates, wrapped chocolates, and chocolates shaped 
   1.134 +like animals and people. There is also a display of stuffed animals holding a 
   1.135 +box of chocolate. Tomoyo-chan nudges me. "Maybe we can get those import choco-
   1.136 +lates he like. Maybe they come with something special like those stuffed animals
   1.137 +over there."
   1.138 +
   1.139 +I nod enthusiastically. "That'd be a great idea!" We enter the store looking at
   1.140 +various chocolates. We look at the shelves with import chocolates looking for 
   1.141 +the brand and flavor Shaoran likes. I take a step back-
   1.142 +
   1.143 +"Oi, watch where you're going." 
   1.144 +
   1.145 +I accidentally bumped into someone behind me. "Go-gomen na-" I look back to a-
   1.146 +pologized to see who I bumped into. "Onii-san!!"
   1.147 +
   1.148 +"Well, well. If it isn't Kaijuu," he says with a smirk. "Monsters shouldn't be
   1.149 +let loose in a quiet town like this. See you just bumped into me almost dropp-
   1.150 +ing these newly made chocolates. Trying to cause a ruckus, huh? Heh heh."
   1.151 +
   1.152 +"KAIJUU-JANAI WA!!" I raise my voice at him, annoyed. How dare he call me that
   1.153 +in public! I'm not a kid anymore! Why must he insist on calling me that!? GRR!!
   1.154 +
   1.155 +"Oooh? Well, only monsters scream in a quiet little shop like this." I turn 
   1.156 +around and notice the other people in the shop staring at me. I flush bright red
   1.157 +and lower my voice. I notice onii-san smirking amusingly. 
   1.158 +
   1.159 +"You just work everywhere don't you?? I swear it's like you're trying to keep an 
   1.160 +eye on me!" I realize what day it is and look at him oddly. "Don't you have a 
   1.161 +modeling job today?"
   1.162 +
   1.163 +Touya nods his head. "It's later today." He turns his head noticing Tomoyo and 
   1.164 +gives her a small smile. Tomoyo smiles and bows back. "I have to work, Kaijuu. 
   1.165 +You better not eat out the store." He walks away smirking towards the counter, 
   1.166 +newly made chocolates in hand. I angrily glare at him, but stop when Tomoyo lays
   1.167 +on of her hands in my shoulder, calming me down. She always relaxes me.
   1.168 +
   1.169 +"Look over there." I turn to where she pointed to. I stare in awe at the display 
   1.170 +towards the back of the store. "I think, Li-kun would like it. And it's also one
   1.171 +of his favorite brands of chocolate." I nod in agreement as we walk over to the
   1.172 +display.
   1.173 +
   1.174 +Belgium chocolate pieces surround a beautifully crafted dagger in a carved and 
   1.175 +laminated wood box. Shaoran likes collecting swords and daggers. He practices 
   1.176 +everyday with his sword. We both stared at it admiringly. It's kinda rare to see
   1.177 +a dagger surrounding chocolates. One of the sales associates comes to us and look
   1.178 +at us kindly. "May I help you with something today, ladies?"
   1.179 +
   1.180 +I nod my head. "Yes," I say to him, "how much is this chocolate set?" 
   1.181 +
   1.182 +The young man nodded. "This is a rare collection. Only one thousand of these sets
   1.183 +were made. Each dagger was hand-made by some expert blacksmiths in Europe. I don't
   1.184 +everything about it. But I know the company wanted to try something new with sell-
   1.185 +ing their chocolates. I find it odd for them to be selling daggers with chocolate.
   1.186 +Doesn't make sense to me, but they're quite popular." The sales associate coughs.
   1.187 +"I'm sorry for rambling. This set costs nine thousand five hundred yen."
   1.188 +
   1.189 +"Hoe!?" 
   1.190 +
   1.191 +"I told you. It's a rare collection. This is one of the only places in Japan, in 
   1.192 +the world that sells it. We have only ten sets here. We already sold six of them.
   1.193 +I'm not sure if the last four will be here by the end of the week." He turns around
   1.194 +noticing another customer. "Excuse me, ladies. If you need help with anything, just
   1.195 +call me over." He walks away, leaving us to ponder about the set.
   1.196 +
   1.197 +"It's really expensive Sakura-chan. Can you really afford it?"
   1.198 +
   1.199 +"Actually I can. I saved up some money from when I used to model in the same place
   1.200 +as Touya. The thing is I worked for months to save that money..." 
   1.201 +
   1.202 +Tomoyo pulled out her credit card. "I'll help pay for half. How about that?"
   1.203 +
   1.204 +I look at my best friend wide-eyed and felt my cheeks faintly blush. "I couldn't.."
   1.205 +
   1.206 +"It's quite alright," Tomoyo says dreamy eyed, "I have some old costume designs I 
   1.207 +never got you to try out. I re-did that prince costume design I made for you back
   1.208 +in grammer school. I also have a princess and other costume designs for you to try 
   1.209 +out." She starts to blush eyes filled with stars more bright than before. "Oh, 
   1.210 +Sakura-chan, you'd look so beautiful in those costumes!" She takes my hands in hers
   1.211 +staring happily into my eyes. "Please wear them! I could tape them you in them like
   1.212 +old times! I could use them to help my portfolio for art school. Maybe I could be a
   1.213 +theater costume designer. You'd do that for me won't you?"
   1.214 +
   1.215 +I laugh nervously, sweating dropping more than this morning. So Tomoyo-chan still 
   1.216 +hasn't given up on me wearing those fancy designs. I really don't mind. I actually
   1.217 +feel kind of honored she'd let me take part in her artistic genius. Though, I do find
   1.218 +it a bit weird. Oh, well. I can't say no to her. I nod to her uncertainly, and she
   1.219 +sighs happily. She seems a little too happy, but at least she doesn't seem sad like
   1.220 +before. I'm glad I can make her smile. I don't think I'd be able to bear to see her
   1.221 +sad... or cry..
   1.222 +
   1.223 +Tomoyo called over the sales associate and charged the set on her card. I thank her
   1.224 +repeatedly, and she says its ok. "I know you'll look wonderful when I tape you in my
   1.225 +costumes," she says enthusiastically. I sweat drop again, but quickly smile.. and 
   1.226 +faintly blush? I wonder why my cheeks gets so warm when...
   1.227 +
   1.228 +"Oi, Kaijuu. What are you still doing here? Don't you have do some stomping somewhere?
   1.229 +Like maybe trash that Li punk's place?"
   1.230 +
   1.231 +I turn around and glare at Touya. "I'm not a monster! And stop saying bad things about
   1.232 +Shaoran! He's a very nice guy! He's MY boyfriend!"
   1.233 +
   1.234 +Onii-san narrows his eyes. "I don't like that punk. I suggest you find someone else."
   1.235 +
   1.236 +"Don't tell me who to go out with! Shaoran is a gentleman and has always been there for
   1.237 +me!" I lower my voice. "Besides he helped me a lot when I captured the Clow Cards and
   1.238 +turned them to Sakura Cards! How can you not approve of him!?"
   1.239 +
   1.240 +"Here you go, miss," says the sales associate as he hands the set to Tomoyo. "Thank you
   1.241 +very much. Have a nice day!"
   1.242 +
   1.243 +Touya looks into the bag and gasps. "Why the hell are you buying that expensive thing!?"
   1.244 +
   1.245 +"It's for Shaoran! Our anniversary is coming this week!"
   1.246 +
   1.247 +"Over my dead body! I do not like that punk kid and how he treated you before! I don't
   1.248 +trust him!" Now he lowers his voice. "I think me and the little beast agree on that!"
   1.249 +A little muffled cry of agreement comes from my backpack.
   1.250 +
   1.251 +"I don't care I love him! And you can't stop me from loving him! Why can't you just be 
   1.252 +happy for me? Why can't you see what a good guy he is!?" I'm nearly crying as I say 
   1.253 +this. Why can't onii-san be happy for me? For us?
   1.254 +
   1.255 +Onii-san looks sadly at me. Oddly he looks sadly at Tomoyo-chan too. She shakes her head
   1.256 +and faintly smiles back at him. He shakes his head in defeat. "If he does anything to 
   1.257 +hurt you," his eyes narrow again, more serious, and voice grows deadly, "I swear I will
   1.258 +make that punk will PAY."
   1.259 +
   1.260 +"Shaoran's a good guy, Onii-san. Please believe me.."
   1.261 +
   1.262 +***
   1.263 +
   1.264 +"Achoo!!" I rub my nose, sniffling. I decided to come to the park a little early. I sit
   1.265 +on the park bench listening to the birds chirp and trees rustle in the wind. I narrow my
   1.266 +eyes thinking about Sakura and Tomoyo. Sakura I trust. But what about Tomoyo? I know she
   1.267 +helped me confess my love for Sakura. Thanks to her, we're together. She also has lessen
   1.268 +her idolization towards her. I mean would a best friend make silly costumes for her to 
   1.269 +wear, taping her constantly, flattering her constantly and going dreamy eyed sometimes
   1.270 +to the point where she seems going orgasmic 'just' because they're best friends? Doesn't
   1.271 +that seem strange to go through all that, feel all that over your best friend? Maybe I'm
   1.272 +thinking too much. Could she really be in love with her? I mean it's not impossible. I 
   1.273 +liked Yukito-san... Now that I think of it, Sakura also was a bit "Haniyaaan" around 
   1.274 +Mizuki-sensei..
   1.275 +
   1.276 +"Hmph!" I shake my head furiously at the thought. It was all because of our magical ties
   1.277 +with them. I cross my arms, closing my eyes feeling the wind mussing my hair. If one 
   1.278 +thing is for sure, Tomoyo-san and I look out for her happiness and well-being. She knows
   1.279 +we're happy together. She won't jeopordize her happiness.. Our happiness. At least, I 
   1.280 +don't think so. I hope not.
   1.281 +
   1.282 +This week is our two year anniversary. I saved up a lot of money for this white gold
   1.283 +celestial bracelet. I hope she likes it. I can feel the box fitting snuggly in my breast
   1.284 +pocket of my denim jacket. Hopefully within the next four or five years I can save up for
   1.285 +an engagement ring. Sure it may seem a bit early for marriage, but I know for sure whom
   1.286 +I truly love. There's no other woman for me. I hope she'll except my proposal when I do.
   1.287 +
   1.288 +Then it hits me. It's not going to be easy. There's her over-protective brother and that
   1.289 +damn stuffed animal. They won't let me marry her so easily. They still don't approve of 
   1.290 +me. What the hell!? I've been treating her like a princess! I helped her become the Card
   1.291 +Mistress! I really do love her! Why can't they see that!? Geez, buncha idiots. If I was
   1.292 +bad to her, Sakura woulda burned me with Firey or something. I'd never hurt her...
   1.293 +
   1.294 +"Shaoran!"
   1.295 +
   1.296 +I turn to see Sakura in the distance with Tomoyo. Both of them wave at me. It's best if
   1.297 +I don't think of it. I just want a great afternoon with the girl I love and the girl who
   1.298 +made our relationship possible.
   1.299 +
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   1.302 +
   1.303 +Author's Ramble:
   1.304 +
   1.305 +Hello! Hope you people understood whatever Japanese I used. I hope I used it right. ^_^;;
   1.306 +Well, it took me awhile but I finally kicked myself in the butt and wrote this down. In
   1.307 +art history class too! ^_^;; Also when I should be drawing storyboards for my narrative 
   1.308 +class! Sigh.. when will I get my priorities straight??
   1.309 +
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