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1 Never enough time
2 By Radar
3 simon_mcnestrie@hotmail.com
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6 DISCLAIMER:
7 These characters belong to CLAMP! This is a Yuri story so if it
8 offends you please don't read!
10 'Never enough time!'
12 That one thought kept repeating in her mind as she sat in
13 meditation. Her auburn hair now stretching down her back, her emerald
14 eyes that had once held a unique sparkle now dull, almost lifeless.
15 No one quiet knew how this seemingly young woman came to this
16 particual Buddhist temple, despite the fact that the question had
17 been asked many times since her arrival. She had arrived, seemingly
18 lost, and simply asked if she could join their small community. She
19 just sat there, or did menial chores, but there was always one thing
20 that repeated in her mind: 'Never enough time!'
22 It had all happened more then 30 or so years ago. The auburn haired
23 woman cast herself backwards in her memories to that fateful day when
24 her beloved wife had met her end. She sighed softly, reliving that
25 night in great detail. The battle, her pale love arriving when she
26 had promised to go somewhere safe, the way the woman had pushed her
27 out of the way, taking the fatal attack for herself, the grief and
28 sadness, the anger that followed and the lust for vengance, the look
29 on the mysterious senshi's faces when her lust was satified. The
30 looks of horror, sadness and grief on their children's and her pale
31 wifes mother's face when she carried her loves body home.
33 'Never enough time!' Slowly she stood up and slowly walked around
34 the temple, her legs stiff from her hours of sitting in the same
35 place. Once... may years ago she was know as Sakura, mistress of the
36 cards. But those days were long ago and far behind her. Sakura looked
37 up at the stars, focusing on one inparticular. 'Why'd you do it
38 Tomoyo?' she thought. Casting her mind back she relived it again.
40 Sakura looked on as the 10 figures dodged attack after attack. Each
41 tried differnt attacks of their own, but to no affect. Tomoyo gasped
42 as the building not too far away exploded. 'Get somewhere safe
43 Tomoyo!' Sakura said, forming her staff. 'But...' Tomoyo started. She
44 was silenced by a slow and gentle kiss from Sakura. 'I'll be ok Tomo-
45 chan!' Sakura whispered, smiling at her pale wife. Tomoyo smiled
46 herself and slowly retreated. Turning Sakura saw one of the figures
47 on her knees, another with sea-green hair kneeling beside her. What
48 ever they were fighting her turned its attention towards them, and at
49 this moment they were very vunerable. Quickly she summond the Shield
50 card to protect them. The others turned to face her, shocked that 2
51 of their own had come so close to death. The monster also turn and
52 saw her, realising what Sakura was, it changed tactics and focused on
53 her and her alone, practically ignoring the others. In the end, she
54 was too slow. So determind to protect everyone she was still to slow
55 to protect herself. When the monsters final attack came and she was
56 helpless to stop it. Then the ground and her view shifted. Time
57 seemed to slow as she hit the ground, her horror at seeing Tomoyo
58 push her out of the way, just in time to take the full force of the
59 attack for herself, being propled through the air, and hitting the
60 ground. She couldn't remember hitting the ground, all she could
61 remember clearly is slowly crawling over to her fallen love,
62 craddling her body as Tomoyo slowly slipped away. 'Why Tomoyo?'
63 Sakura asked, tears falling down her cheeks. Tomoyo didn't answer.
64 Instead she looked up with a pained smile. 'I'm happy to die in
65 Sakura-chan's arms!' she whispered, her eyes closing for the last
66 time. Sighing softly the pale woman breathing stopped, her hand
67 falling from Sakura's cheek to the ground. 'Tomoyo?' Sakura
68 whimpered, shaking Tomoyo's body gently. She shook Tomoyo again,
69 almost screaming her name. Gently she set the pale woman's body down
70 and picked up her discarded staff transforming it into a deadly
71 sabre, and slowly walked towards the thing that had taken away her
72 wife. The rest was a blur. She turn having killed the monster and
73 took Tomoyo's body home, the senshi stood silent watching her leave.
74 Kumiko and Nadeshiko were completely shock when Sakura tried to
75 explain that their mother had gone to a better place. Nadeshiko
76 perhaps, never quite recovered from that. Sonomi had demanded that
77 Sakura tell her how her only daughter had ended up dead, only hear
78 nothing but silence.
80 A tear fell down her cheeck as she pulled herself back to the
81 present. She knew now that is was time she left her exile and return
82 to her family. Bidding farwell to the monks and nuns she slowly made
83 her way back to Japan.
85 'Never enough time!'
87 Still in her robes, she stood outside the Daidouji mansion. She'd
88 forgoten how large the house was. Slowly opening the gate she walked
89 up to the house, stopping half way when someone had caught sight of
90 her. Too her surprise, it was Nadeshiko. 'You?' Nadeshiko asked, when
91 Sakura had lowered the rood of her robes. Sakura's nod was cut off
92 when Nadeshiko slapped her. 'Why'd you leave?' The question cut into
93 Sakura, who had not even tried to defend herself when she realised
94 what her youngest daughter was about to do. 'Answer me!' That was
95 followed by another slap. Nadeshiko's normally pale face was bright
96 red with anger. 'I'm sorry!' was Sakura's answer. It looked like
97 Nadeshiko was going to slap her again until the pale woman clentched
98 her fist and punched the older woman. Staggering backwards Sakura
99 managed to keep herself on her feet, standing up straight, she was
100 met with another punch, and another. Sakura still made no attempt at
101 defending herself under her daughters punches. Soon they became
102 weaker and weaker until Nadeshiko collapsed against the person she'd
103 known as her papa, crying heavily. Slowly she put her arms around her
104 daughter, trying her best to comfort her. Then she saw the young
105 girl, watching the older women. 'Nadeshiko-mama?' she asked, 'Are you
106 ok?' Nadeshiko nodded slightly, 'Hai!' Sakura was shocked at the
107 likeness. The girl couldn't have been more then 11 years old and yet
108 she looked almost excactly like Tomoyo, except for her eyes. 'Go and
109 get your oba-san Tomoyo-chan!' Nadeshiko whispered. The girl nodded
110 and ran into the house, emerging less then 2 minutes later, her oba-
111 san in tow. 'Sakura-papa?' the second woman asked. Sakura nodded.
112 Kumiko smiled slightly. Then she realised she was indeed home.
114 'Welcome home!'