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 Author’s notes

 

 Hey, this is the standard disclaimer of your choice; CLAMP owns CCS

 and so on…

 Any way, I hope that you enjoy your reading and my stories.

 I don’t know where this fits in, as I’ve only seen the American

 dubbed version (<_>) so I won’t be using all of the correct Japanese

 spellings, I don’t think. I will try to use some Japanese though, so

 haannaay or hanya or what ever happy is in Japanese.

 

 There is Yuri in this story, so if you don’t like the thought of two

 girls/women liking each other or having a relationship together,

 evolve and grow up. On the other hand, you cant just not read this.

 

 I also made most of this story at about eleven until three in the

 morning, sometimes past three, so I hope you can forgive any of my

 faults (Godder Grammmer and crpa) and any of my screw-ups involving

 the plot of the series… but I hope you like it anyway

 

 Illusions of happiness (should I tell if it is a happy or sad

 ending? It is a bit sad, but also happy.)

 

 By Starlight Armor (my real name is Yuri, not kidding!!)

 mdlp_student@yahoo.com

 

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 This is where the narrator, which looks like a little plush teddy

 bear we know, steps in to tell us what is happening.

 

 Kero, I mean Narrator: It was a sunny day, in Tomoeda, and Sakura

 was running late, as usual. (So, once again, I didn’t get any

 breakfast. <o_o>) Sakura is roller blading down the ohh too familiar

 street that heads to the front gate of Yuri Bjoushi Elementary (did I

 get that right?) 

 

 Sakura skids to a halt at the gate, looking for Madison, who else?

 

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 ~ Sakura’s point of view ~

 

 ‘What? Where is Madison? I know that she usually, always, waits for

 me, even if it makes her late. Is she sick? Is she… AHHHH, I’m SUPER

 SUPER late today!!!’

 

 I run through the halls, looking for my Math class. ‘OHHH MAN, That

 was the second bell!! And last time Sensei said that if I was late

 again, I would get detention!’

 

 As Sakura skids in the halls, trying to open the door silently. It

 jerks open in front of her, and there was her teacher, fuming mad.

 “Just take a deep breath,” Her teacher said to no one particular

 “SAKURA!!!!” her yell echoed throughout the halls.

 

 “MS. AVALON, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU??? YOUR LATE, AGAIN!!!!”

 The older woman bellowed, “GET TO YOUR SEAT, OR I…” she was cut off

 at that point by a familiar, melodious, beautiful voice.

 

 “Excuse me, but Sakura didn’t wake up because of me, I forgot to

 call her. You see, her father is out of town, and ke… I mean her

 brother” oops, near slip there” isn’t home either, so she couldn’t

 have woken up on time, because I didn’t call her”

 

 It was Madison, Sakura’s best friend.

 

 “I’m sorry for being late” at this point, she had the courage to

 look at her teacher *probably because Madison is here*  “again.” She

 finished of with a small smile at lavender haired girl, and hurried

 to sit down, rubbing the back of her head.

 

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 ~ Madison ~

 

 “What took you so long?” I asked, admiring those pools of green for

 the umpteenth time today.

 

 “I…umm…I fell asleep after you called me, gomen Madison.” My Sakura,

 no, Sakura said.

 At first, I was a bit angry with her… but how do you expect me to

 stay mad at her for long, let alone for the time being.

 

 “Ohh, Sakura was sleepy from last night’s late fashion show. Sakura

 looks so cute when she is sleepy!” I spoke, trying to cheer her up.

 How I had managed to get up today I still don’t know, let alone make

 it to school on time. I was up all night, crying again. Sakura, how I

 miss you, even when I'm standing there next to you. I promised once

 that I would tell you about it… but I'm afraid, not strong and

 courageous like you, but weak, and sad…

 

 “What, huh? Ohh, sorry Sakura, I was just thinking.” I hope that she

 didn’t see me, I was trying to be alone so I could think, and cry

 some more but it wont do to let Sakura see me crying, will it? I

 don’t want to dampen her ginki sprit? No, I would never want to hurt

 her, even if I had to be the on the was hurting instead…

 

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 ~Sonomi’s point of view~

 

 “OHH, my dear Madison is home!! How was school, better yet, how was

 Sakura? (My daughter had told me about her love, well, I guessed it

 and she just admitted it. It was quite obvious, if I say so my self.)

 When are you going over to her house to sleep-over?”

 

 “MOM, ohh, never mind.” Was my dark haired girls reply.

 

 “I was just asking! I worry about you!” Ever since… well… the

 incident I have worried about her and tried to protect her the best I

 can.

 

 “Mom, you know, sometimes you’re a bit over protective! But I just

 take it to hart, knowing that I’m loved.” Nice recovery she made

 there.

 

 “Well, ok… but please be careful, I already lost Nadeshiko, and I

 don’t want to lose the other person that is dear to me.” If anything

 happened to her… But I felt that she is safe with her green-eyed

 friend. I don’t know why, though. I just sensed something different

 about her…

 “Well, you better get going soon, you don’t want to be late, do you?

 And remember, get all of it on tape so we can watch it later!” I

 always liked to watch her tapes. Sakura reminded me so much of my

 true love… Well, I can understand why my daughter likes my love’s

 daughter. A bit Ironic, but cute all the same.

 

 Maybe I will be able to see my precious Nadeshiko again tonight, in

 my dreams…

 

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 ~ Nadeshiko’s point of view ~

 

 I can watch my love, my true love from my place of view, always

 watching over Sonomi, Madison, Sakura, or my husband and our son.

 

 I love my husband, but I also love Sonomi too, and it is a thought

 that scares me, if I had to chose between the two…

 

 I wish that I hadn’t been so ignorant about Sonomi, or that my

 daughter wasn’t the same way about Madison…

 

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 ~ Sakura again ~

 

 “Did you feel that Madison?” I asked urgently, after feeling like I

 was being watched

 

 “Feel wha…” Madison stopped for some reason

 

 “Madison? Where are you? … Madison?” Where had she gone? She was

 just here in bed, but she stopped talking for some reason. Maybe she

 just fell asleep, no that wasn’t like her. Maybe she just got up for

 a drink or something…

 

 “SAAAAAAKKKKKUUUURRRAAAA!!” I heard her scream, some time after that

 

 “HELP! A CLOW CARD!” I got up outta bed still in my pajamas, looking

 around desperately for the key.

 “MADISON, WHERE ARE YOU?” I yelled hoping I could hear her, that

 something hadn’t… silenced her.

 

 “up here…” Her voice sounded far away, and she must be moving

 straight up! But… I already caught all of the cards that could fly…

 What was it? I caught the dream card too, so I wasn’t having a bad

 dream…

 

 “HAHAHAHA, NO, SHE’S MINE NOW, YOU’LL NEVER GET HER BACK AGAIN!”

 That sounded like… Li… But, I thought her lov, liked me? Why would he

 want her then? As I found the key, I grabbed it… but it fell through

 my hands, so I tried to pick it up again, but I just couldn’t touch

 it! When I touched it, my hand just went right through it. Could it

 be a card like Transparency? But then how would it take Madison?

 

 “Sakura, what is the matter? Is it a card?” A familiar voice sounded

 behind my head, as something that was yellow, no, tan whooshed by my

 head.

 

 “Kero, It’s a card, and it got Madison! What could it be?” I was

 relived that the small looking seal-beast was here, but still puzzled

 on what card had Madison, and why the key was acting so strangely…

 

 “Hey, who are you, what…” I heard as Kero said something outside of

 the window, and I was getting scared.

 

 “Kero…KERO???” Oh no, I couldn’t help but think two down. It was up

 to me…

 

 It was hovering outside of my window, but I couldn’t see his *gulp*

 or its face *double gulp* or whatever it had on its’ head… Then I saw

 the hand, it looked like it was wet, or worse yet, was MADE of water.

 Oh man, then I realized that it was coming through the window towards

 me, and I realized something that mad me forget about the key, Kero,

 and Madison. It was coming through the window, right? Then why was

 the window closed, and locked. It can’t be, not a

 

 “GOST, GET AWAY, NOOOOO” I yelled.

 

 Then, as it gripped me, I realized that I was being shaken, and that

 I was in my room, sweating. I saw the person that was shaking, no,

 more like just holding me…

 

 “MADISON, ohh, it’s you, where did the ~ gulp ~ Gost go?” I asked

 that pair of eyes surrounded by hair that was Madison.

 

 “There was none, there there, it was just a bad dream. Don’t worry

 about it” Ohh, what sweeping relief this girl’s face gave to me.

 

 “What, dream? But, I was sure!” I replied, “But I got the dream card

 already! Where is Kero? He would know.” I looked around for that

 perpetually hungry teddy bear.

 

 “There he is, Kero, wake up. KERO, GET UP” I said while shaking the

 seal-beast.

 

 “Ummhh… Pudding…” Kero said, still asleep, “hummmh what? What do you

 want?” He woke up slowly.

 

 “There was a card!” I was frantic, searching to find it. I know it

 had been there, I felt it, I sensed it. I was sure of it.

 

 At that moment, I saw something that was shiny outside of my window,

 right as I saw Li jump through it with the Lasin board in hand, but

 wasn’t it closed? I guess not.

 

 “Did you…” Li cut me off at that moment.

 

 “Yes, it was a card, and a powerful one. What did it do? Have you

 seen it yet?” Li interjected.

 

 I told him about my dream, (all that I knew about it) and then

 blushed furiously when I noticed that I was in my pajamas, and he was

 in full costume. I stood up quickly, and so did Madison.

 

 “Here Sakura, this is the costume that I made, go put it on so we

 can go find that card” Madison spoke while rummaging around in her

 white backpack for something that I soon noticed as her ever

 faithful, ever trusty, ever ready camcorder.

 

 “Uh, thanks Madison, I’ll change right now,” then as a quick after

 thought, remembering that Li was here, and Meilin probably would show

 up any minute, “in the bathroom.”

 

 As I stepped into the bathroom to change, I heard another voice

 outside the door.

 

 “What are we doing here Li, why are we at her house? I though that

 you said you had sensed a card, so why do we need her pathetic help?”

 Ahh, it was Meilin, like I suspected. 

 

 “We are here because this is where the Lasin board said it was,

 remember? I was running by and this is where it stopped pointing.” Li

 replied, scowling like usual, or I guessed.

 

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 ~ Li ~

 

 “Sakura, you almost ready?” I was scared when I heard her scream. I

 don’t like her or anything, well, I like her, but not like that. I’m

 not surprised that Meilin came with me. Some how she managed to

 follow me, even when I was using my Cards.

 “Good, now lets go, grab your key. And Madison, try to stay outta

 the cards way, it could hurt you.” I said, almost blushing. Madison

 was, is cute, but I think Meilin would kill me if I made a move on

 anyone else. I don’t mind though. She’s nice, as long as you’re not

 on her bad side.

 

 “Umph…” I hear behind me as Sakura jumps down from her window.

 

 “Just use fly or float.”

 

 “Ohh, duh, I’ll get it for Madison. Float, bring Madison to the

 ground, and be careful.” I hear her say. She must really be best

 friends with Madison, to take such care as to get a card out for her,

 when Madison could have just gotten down using the stairs, and tell

 float to take “Good Care of Her”

 

 “Good, now we can get that card. It sounds like the dream card, but

 maybe it was a premonition…” I know she has visions in her dreams,

 but this one sounded kinda off, well, we will see.

 

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 ~ Meilin ~

 

 Humph, why did we have to stop at what’s-her-face Avalon’s house? Why?

 Does Li that girl like Li? Worse yet, does Li like her?

 

 “Li, why did we have to stop at her house?” I said as we were

 running with the now shining Lasin board. “Why? Do you like her or

 something?”

 

 “Of course I like her, but not in the way that you think.” Well, I

 guess if Li likes me more than he likes her, if he loves me, than all

 is well. But, if he likes her… what will I do? I would be mad at her,

 that stupid Madison. Well, I guess that it could also be that weird

 Sakura. Maybe. I don’t wish.

 

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  ~ Narrator ~

 

 So, what do we have now? We have a confused Meilin, an intrigued Li,

 a dreaming or rather nightmaring Sakura, and a sleepy and hungry

 (ALWAYS) Kero, and nostalgic Sonomi, a watchful Nadeshiko, and

 lastly, a… umm… well, we would have to see Madison’s current mood.

 

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 ~ Madison ~

 

 “Huh, ohh, this is hard. Running and running and running, I was so

 out of breath that I thought that I was spinning, or maybe swimming.

 But, I should be used to it, because I got it every time I saw that

 ravaging angel of the cards.

 “Ohh, Sakura…” I said absent-mindedly, and dreamily.

 

 “Yes Madison?” Sakura replied. Wait, did she just say what I think

 she said? Did she just actually hear what I just thought? Did I just…

 

 “Yes?” She was waiting for me.

 

 “Ohh, I’m just running out of breath, were running so hard. But

 Sakura the athletic card captor isn’t out of breath, because she is

 strong.” I thought up quickly. I love to make her blush.

 “Sakura is so kawwii when she blushes!” Sakura is so cute whenever

 she does anything, I wanted to add. But alas, I never could. I mean,

 what would she do if she knew? Probably run from me? Maybe she would

 faint… No, she was WAY to strong for that. I would be the one to

 faint, not her. I wish that someday I could call her mine. My Sakura,

 no, she could never be mine…

 

 “Ohh… umm… thanks Madison, you say such thoughtful things.” She

 blushed once again. My wonderful, kawwii beautiful Sakura. Maybe when

 the Sakura blossoms are in bloom, I will tell her. Or leave her,

 because Li will be coming to his senses.

 

 

 End Chapter One. Stay Tuned for the next fiction, it will come soon.

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