Dear Sakura

 by Amazoness Duo and G.P.

 amazonessduo@hotmail.com

 pearsong1954@yahoo.com

 

 Dear Tomoyo-chan,

 

 When angels descend and dreams come to earth, our hearts are touched

 with a heavenly fire. At your most lovely wedding, I was blessed with

 a greater happiness than ever seemed possible. There I saw a sight

 even the Seven Sages might envy: surely the two most beautiful brides

 to ever grace so solemn a betrothal. Sakura-chan was delightfully

 nervous at first, making a most exquisite blushing bride. But seeing

 her beloved, she glowed with a luminous ecstasy that seemed somehow

 out of place so far away from the Celestial Realms. Her happiness

 warmed the hearts of all who witnessed it, and left us with the

 precious hope that perhaps someday, some portion of such bliss might

 be ours. Mother once told me this is Sakura-chan’s true magic: that

 she gently touches the innermost feelings of all those blessed with

 meeting her. I felt that enchantment as never before when she gazed

 into the eyes of her adoring Tomoyo-chan.

 

 How sad that all the great poets of all time, and all the great

 artists that ever were, could never hope to capture the resplendence

 of the unearthly woman I saw with Sakura-chan. Your loveliness had

 lingered in my heart since last we met, but so dazzling was the

 beauty before me that I could only stare, transfixed in wonder. Words

 are my sorry servants, who clumsily convey to you the sweet pain it

 was to gaze upon so gorgeous a bride. It is said that to view a

 goddess on earth is to be struck with a passionate longing that no

 worldly joy can quench. I have seen two such divinities, and if the

 price I pay is a yearning heart that will not heal, still I deem

 myself graced with the memories. When bride kissed bride, I was

 lifted on shimmering wings to a rapture beyond all care and pain.

 That moment shall be a remembrance: a treasure to carry for all of my

 life.

 

 So, thank you for inviting me to your wedding. I was honored to

 attend as representative of the House of Li, and very much pleased to

 come as your friend. Please thank Sonomi-sama for her gracious

 hospitality. I was a little nervous at first, knowing there had been

 much hurt brought about by my family to yours. But her charming

 consideration as a hostess made me feel as if I were the long lost

 Daidouji Fanren. And thank you for taking me out with your family.

 That night of dancing was like a dream. I think your Mother is the

 finest dancer of us all, for she blends the energy and enthusiasm of

 Sakura-chan with the effortless grace of Tomoyo-chan. To be in the

 presence of such loveliness as the three of you was sweetly

 overwhelming, and an evening I shall always remember.

 

 Please know that Syaoran-chan seems quite content in his new life

 with Meiling-chan. I would not mention this during my trip, lest it

 bring bad luck for your cherished union, but they are now engaged and

 shall be married next spring. Slow to forgive and slow to learn, he

 has finally come to see that all has been for the best, and that his

 ending will now be happier than ever he could have imagined. Though

 he will not speak the words, he knows you will give to Sakura what he

 could not, and in his heart wishes both of you well. Mother delighted

 in the video of the wedding, and my sisters are frightfully jealous

 that I went, which has pleased me to no end. 

 

 Thank you again for all your kindness and consideration during my

 visit. Finally, I understand the wise words in your letters, and

 seeing your happiness brings happiness to me as well. If ever a

 gentle heart deserved such bliss, it is yours, dear Tomoyo-chan. You

 and Sakura-chan will always be cherished in my heart. May your new

 life be prosperous and long, and may the blessings and joys of the

 Nine Heavens be with you all of your days.

 

 Love,

 

 Li Fanren