rlm@0: Dear Sakura rlm@0: by Amazoness Duo and G.P. rlm@0: amazonessduo@hotmail.com rlm@0: pearsong1954@yahoo.com rlm@0: rlm@0: Dear Fanren-chan, rlm@0: I'm dreadfully sorry that it has taken me so long to reply to your rlm@0: beautiful letter, but things have been very hectic here as of late. rlm@0: I'm writing this in the limousine on the way to work. Sakura-chan rlm@0: feel back to sleep with her head on my lap. You really should see rlm@0: her. She looks so adorable. We were up late last night, so neither of rlm@0: us were eager to get out of bed. I know that I should probably wake rlm@0: her up because she's just messing up her gorgeous auburn hair, but I rlm@0: can't bring myself to take her from the land of dreams. Mother gave rlm@0: her a job at Daidouji Toys, so Sakura's been very busy trying to rlm@0: learn how things work at the business. It was a little difficult for rlm@0: her at first, but Sakura-chan really has an endless amount of rlm@0: determination inside of her. You can see it burning inside when you rlm@0: gaze into her emerald eyes. So even with the difficulty it's posed rlm@0: for her, Sakura-chan has been throwing her all into it. She looks rlm@0: very cute in business suits. Mother keeps joking that with Sakura- rlm@0: chan here she could retire and leave the company with me but then I'd rlm@0: never get any work done because my mind would always been on Sakura- rlm@0: chan. But that's just silly. My mind is always on Sakura-chan as it rlm@0: is. rlm@0: Mother wanted me to thank you for your kind words about her rlm@0: dancing. She really is a wonderful dancer. I know that she enjoyed it rlm@0: quite a bit when she was younger and still does when she has a rlm@0: chance, though she's very particular about her dance partner. She's rlm@0: waiting for one dance in particular. But I think her partner won't rlm@0: mind if she dances with me or Sakura once or twice until then. You rlm@0: were an extremely good dancer yourself. For some reason I had thought rlm@0: as much. Ieran-sama must have raised you for such things, but I think rlm@0: a lot of it was your own giddy spirit shining through. It was a rlm@0: wonderful night of dancing. I feel bad for keeping Sakura-chan mostly rlm@0: to myself, but I was far too intoxicated by her presence to let go of rlm@0: her. It was a lovely night and if you're ever in Tomoeda again, I rlm@0: would love to go and experience it all again. rlm@0: We were both very happy to have you here. The house was always very rlm@0: quiet with just mother and myself, so we're both so happy to get an rlm@0: exuberant burst of energy to liven up the house. I was very happy to rlm@0: see you again. Thank you so much for coming. You were such a great rlm@0: help during my stay in Hong Kong and your letters helped me rlm@0: tremondously. It was a pleasure to be the subject of Li Fanren's rlm@0: attention, even if for such a short period of time. I can't thank you rlm@0: enough for your friendship throughout all of this. Thank you very rlm@0: much. I hope that you one day find someone that will fill up your rlm@0: heart with the unending joy that Sakura-chan grants me. I really do rlm@0: love her with all my heart and she makes me so incredibly happy. I rlm@0: hope one day you can have that as well. But with how loving you are, rlm@0: I'm certain that that day isn't far off. rlm@0: I'm very glad that Meiling-chan finally has Li-kun. I could always rlm@0: tell that she loved him dearly. I felt sorry for her when Sakura-chan rlm@0: got with Li-kun, because she and I were both in very similar rlm@0: positions, but I guess neither of us have to worry about that rlm@0: anymore. I bet their wedding will be a very beautiful one indeed. rlm@0: I'll have to give Meiling-chan all my best hopes for her happy wedded rlm@0: future. I think she'll do well with Li-kun. From what I had seen and rlm@0: what Sakura tells me, he can be stubborn at times, but that shouldn't rlm@0: be a problem for Meiling-chan. It's nice to know that they'll have rlm@0: their happy ending as well. I know I'm enjoying mine immensely. rlm@0: Knowing Li-kun has found his prince will delight Sakura-chan, I'm rlm@0: sure. rlm@0: Sakura-chan and I are looking for our own place now, though I know rlm@0: mother wouldn't mind if we keep staying with her indefinitely. rlm@0: Sometimes I think she adores Sakura's presence as much as I do. rlm@0: Wherver we go, we'll definitely need to have plenty of space. It rlm@0: turns out that Sakura brought a shimmering gift with her from Hong rlm@0: Kong. We just found out several days ago when Sakura woke up and rlm@0: wasn't feeling very well. It took us a while to find out why, but we rlm@0: were both thrilled when we found out. It almost looked like Sakura- rlm@0: chan was going to faint at first so I held onto her as tightly as I rlm@0: can, though I couldn't quite keep from shaking myself. Sakura is rlm@0: pregnant, Fanren-chan. We were both so surprised at first, but we're rlm@0: overjoyed at the prospect of a little child to raise. I'm sure she'll rlm@0: look just like her mother. Don't worry at all about the baby. I'm rlm@0: going to try to pamper Sakura as much as possible throughout her rlm@0: pregnancy and I want to do the same to the baby as soon as she comes rlm@0: to join us. Looking at my poor sleeping Sakura-chan like this, you'd rlm@0: never know she was pregnant. But it fills my heart with joy to know rlm@0: that she has a little life growing inside of her. Sakura says that if rlm@0: it's a girl, she's going to name her after me. I teased her that it rlm@0: isn't fair that she gets to name a child after me but I only got to rlm@0: name a teddy bear after her. If our daughter is chibiTomoyo, then I'm rlm@0: going to have to let her sleep with Sakura Bear in her crib, so that rlm@0: our little Sakura and Tomoyo can have wonderful dreams together. rlm@0: I once said that I would be happiest as long as the one I loved was rlm@0: happy. But I learned that my lonely heart longed for Sakura's genki rlm@0: warmth to soothe it. I can't begin to describe how happy my new rlm@0: auburn haired wife has made me. The wedding was very likely the rlm@0: single greatest day of my life, surpassing even the treasured day rlm@0: when I first met her. To join our hearts like that, to have rlm@0: everything fall into place so perfectly, to see everyone there for us rlm@0: as we pledged our love... It was all hanyaan. I hope Sakura-chan rlm@0: doesn't mind me stealing her word, but it really is the only thing rlm@0: that fits how I feel even now as I look back on it. I'm surprised she rlm@0: hasn't gotten tired of me watching the wedding video yet. Thank you rlm@0: so much for videotaping it for me. The angles were all perfect and rlm@0: when Sakura-chan steps into the frame my heart begins to melt. My rlm@0: sweetest dreams pale in comparison to actually standing there with rlm@0: Sakura in wedding gowns, gazing into her eyes and knowing that we'll rlm@0: never be alone again. If these days never end, I know I have found rlm@0: heaven. rlm@0: My lovely Sakura-chan sleeps so peacefully even as we near work, as rlm@0: if such trivial things are of no consequence to my dreaming angel. I rlm@0: love her so much, Fanren-chan. With all my heart and soul. With all rlm@0: that I am. And this love for her grows with every passing day, just rlm@0: as it always has. It has become a thrilling ache throughout me as I rlm@0: spend my days and nights with the Mistress of the Cards, and bask in rlm@0: her energetic and kawaii presence. This delicious ache always grows rlm@0: stronger, almost painfully so, but I would never wish to be without rlm@0: it. I used to watch every little adventure she had through the lens rlm@0: of my camcorder. Now everyday is an adventure, but rather than rlm@0: watching it, Sakura pulls me into it, giving me a taste of the rlm@0: wondrous things life has to offer. Raising a daughter, finding a rlm@0: house, and wherever else this delightful path takes us, I will be rlm@0: more than happy to follow as long as my beautiful bride is there to rlm@0: light up my world. rlm@0: The limousine has stopped. I'll have to wake Sakura-chan up soon. rlm@0: But I hope no one ever wakes me up from this dream. I want it to go rlm@0: on forever. rlm@0: rlm@0: Your friends in Japan, rlm@0: Tomoyo and Sakura Daidouji