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1 As soon as the final petal had reached the ground, the wind took up all
2 of the petals and gathered them into a cluster. The petals continued
3 flowing with the breeze while remaining in the same area above ground.
4 Tomoyo stared at the pink mass with a curious look in her eyes, wondering
5 what would happen next. Suddenly, the petals began to inch their way
6 toward a section of the park with trees surrounding the entire area.
7 Tomoyo quickly reacted by picking up the elephant and following the cheery
8 blossom petals toward their destination. The wind picked up speed and
9 carried the petals faster, making the girl run in order to try and catch
10 up. Once the petals reached the trees, they escaped from Tomoyo's sight.
11 After Tomoyo reached the first row of trees, she began to walk past them
12 wondering where she would find the assortment of petals. The girl wandered
13 around searching for her destination, but she had no idea where that was.
14 As she pasted more of the trees, she started to get lost in her search,
15 noticing that each new tree looked exactly like the one she just past. She
16 was beginning to wonder if she would ever find the petals at all. But
17 suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Tomoyo spotted them, almost missing
18 them completely. The petals had formed a circle around one of the trees as
19 they began to orbit around it in a clockwise motion. Tomoyo smiled again
20 once she had finally found where she needed to be. She was happy not only
21 because she had found the petals, but also because she was in anticipation
22 of what would happen next. As she crept forward toward the tree, the
23 circumference of the petals began to increase in size as they spread out
24 away from the tree. Tomoyo stopped in her advancement toward the tree as
25 the petals broke its formation; brushing past the girls chest and
26 connecting again behind her. The girl glanced at the pink circle and
27 watched its movement until it stopped a couple feet away from her. When
28 Tomoyo realized that the petals would refrain from moving, she turned her
29 head towards the tree again as she awaited the next event to unfold. With
30 only a few seconds of waiting, the young girl's hopes would be fulfilled in
31 a manner that she thought she could only imagine. Revealing herself from
32 behind the tree, with her right hand holding something behind her back and
33 her left resting the Clow staff on her shoulder, Sakura gave Tomoyo a very
34 pleasant smile. Tomoyo knew that Sakura would be waiting at the end of her
35 search, but seeing the brown haired girl again put a vast amount of joy
36 into her heart. "Sakura!" Tomoyo shouted in ecstatic jubilation as she
37 ran toward the other girl and gently wrapped her arms around her neck.
38 Sakura placed her left hand on Tomoyo's back while still holding onto the
39 staff. She then turned the staff back into its key form, letting the chain
40 attached to it dangle in between the spaces in her fingers. Her left hand
41 was now free to give Tomoyo her soft, comforting touch.
42 >> "I wasn't sure if I'd ever be able to see you again," Tomoyo said, her
43 voice showing that she was close to breaking into tears.
44 >> "I know, and I'm very sorry that I did that to you," Sakura explained,
45 having regret in her voice but still indicating that she was happy things
46 had come around for the two. "I would never intend to hurt you like I did,
47 but, well I wasn't sure if how the way you felt for me...and now the way I
48 feel for you, was even possible. But I've thought about it and now I
49 realize I was just being foolish." Sakura removed her hand from Tomoyo's
50 back and placed it on her shoulder, as she looked into her eyes. "It makes
51 more sense to me than ever. And now that I realize that what we share is
52 beautiful, I want to make sure it lasts as long as possible." The brown
53 haired girl leaned in toward the other girl and whispered in her ear with a
54 voice that made Tomoyo feel cool and with the words she had been hoping to
55 hear. "I love you more than anything else in this world and I want to hold
56 on to that feeling forever." After hearing those words, Tomoyo's face lit
57 up as she knew that everything would be alright, even better than she had
58 hoped. Once Sakura brought her attention back to the girl she loved, the
59 two spent the time gazing at each other's beauty. Then, without any
60 warning from either of the two, as the situation presented them with the
61 same idea, Sakura and Tomoyo leaned toward each other for a kiss. As their
62 lips meet, the kiss was light and tender, but the meaning within it was
63 very passionate. After the two broke off their physical sign of love, they
64 smiled and continued to look into each others' eyes, feeling content that
65 they werte together. Then a thought suddenly came to Tomoyo's mind.
66 >> "Oh, I just realized. I haven't given you your gift yet." Tomoyo
67 exclaimed, almost forgetting she was holding on to the elephant this whole
68 time. She then presented the elephant to Sakura with outstretched hands.
69 "I hope you still want it."
70 >> Sakura took the elephant in her left hand, examined it, and clutched it
71 to her chest. "Thank you Tomoyo. Your gift really means a lot to me."
72 >> "I'm glad that you still like it."
73 >> "Do you know the reason why I really like it?" the brown haired girl
74 calmly asked.
75 >> "It's because you said it was cute, isn't that right?" Tomoyo said with
76 a slight hint of confusion in her voice.
77 >> "I did say that," Sakura responded as she loosened the grip on the plush
78 figure and gently held it at her side, "and I still think it's cute, but
79 there is a different reason as to why I like it now. I like it because it
80 came from you. The fact that you gave it to me really means something. If
81 anyone else had given it to me, it would just be another stuffed animal to
82 add to my collection. But I can tell that you gave this to me because you
83 love me. You put so much thought into giving this to me. It holds all of
84 your feelings and that's why I like it. And besides, the elephant is cute,
85 but it could never replace your natural beauty."
86 >> The final set of words that Sakura said connected with the dark haired
87 girl effectively as she began to blush. "Th-thank you," she said. "And
88 thank you for understanding my intentions. I had hoped that you would."
89 >> "Oh, and there's something else I wanted to say," Sakura began as she
90 moved her right hand from behind to reveal what she had been hiding. "As
91 far as putting thought and emotion into one's gift, that's what I had done,
92 when I made these for you." The gift Sakura held out to Tomoyo, in a
93 slightly proud, but still cheerful manner, was a pair of fresh roses from
94 the Flower Card.
95 >> Tomoyo smiled once she saw her gift. She took the two pieces of floral
96 beauty and smelled them to find they emitted a heavenly aroma. "They're
97 very beautiful. Thank you Sakkura."
98 >> "And each of those roses both symbolize something."
99 >> "Really?" Tomoyo asked as she looked up to Sakura. "What do they mean?"
100 >> "Hm, one represents all the feelings I have for the girl I love, and the
101 other is for the hope that the two of us will always be together."
102 >> A warm feeling went through Tomoyo as she embraced the other girl again,
103 and a gentle sigh escaped through her lips before she spoke. "I would
104 really like to see that hope realzed." As the unnoticed minutes drifted
105 by, the thoughts and desires of the two girls for each other went through
106 their minds, while the comfort of the two close together physically
107 acknowledged all of them. A cool gust of wind went by as Sakura and Tomoyo
108 found themselves looking into each other's eyes again.
109 >> "Well," Sakura began as she flashed a joyful smile, "I think now that
110 we've found our way into each others hearts, we should probably celebrate
111 our union. Is there anything that you want to do?"
112 >> The dark haired girl gave the other girl a light kiss as well as her
113 answer. "Just being here with you is fine with me. It doesn't really
114 matter what we do."
115 >> "Alright then." As Tomoyo took Sakura's arm, the two of them led each
116 other toward one of the trees. They sat next to one another at the base of
117 the tree while a feeling of calmness and serenity found its way into both
118 of them. Tomoyo rest her head on her girlfriend's shoulder, and Sakura
119 returned the gesture of affection by placing her hand on her girlfriend's
120 head. Nothing felt out of place as the cherry blossom petals were freed
121 from their dormant position above ground and were carried by the wind as a
122 sign to anyone who saw them that two people had fallen in love.
123 >>
124 >> After another school day had come and gone, Tomoyo stood by the entrance
125 waithing for Sakura to meet with her. The two girls had decided to buy a
126 snack after school and share it with each other. To keep herself occupied,
127 she took scenery shots of the school grounds with her camcorder. She only
128 got a few minutes worth of footage before Sakura came out and greeted her.
129 >> "Sorry to keep you waiting," Sakura said a little bit embarrassed.
130 >> "Oh it's no trouble at all. I'm just glad you came, and I knew you
131 would be here," Tomoyo answered while recording Sakura on film. Since the
132 two were closer than ever, Sakura no longer felt shy or embarrassed about
133 being in front of Tomoyo's camcorder, especially now that she knew why she
134 was he dark haired girl's favorite thing to record.
135 >> "So, do you still like the gift that I gave you?" Sakura said as she
136 struck a pose for the machine's lens.
137 >> Tomoyo responded with a smile as she took the camera away from her face
138 to look at her girlfriend with her own eyes. "Being with you has always
139 been a gift, and I will always enjoy that."
140 >>
141 >>
142 >>So what did you think? Did you like it? Dislike it? Or are you just
143 indifferent? Anyway, please tell me what you think. I will take comments
144 and criticism of any kind. Just send it to me at mebrown@dubuque.net, I
145 would really appreciate it. Thanks a bunch.