Love Through a Fan
Chapter 1: Hie's Party
By: Rosekeet
A/N: I know. I know. I hate author's notes too. But this one is important. This fanfic is set the Antebellum South. (Pre-Civil war in the USA) Sakura still has her magic but all the Clow cards are Sakura Card, though they aren't going to be mentioned and she and Syaoran have never met. Sakura and Tomoyo are both southern belles. The fanfic was inspired by a lesson about "The Language of the Fan" in my social studies class.
Disclaimer: I have to do this because I've heard a rumor about fan fiction and fan art being outlawed. So, here it goes: I DO NOT OWN ANY CARDCAPTOR SAKURA CHARACTERS. THEY BELONG TO CLAMP.
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"Here's your new fan, Miss. It just arrived today. Johnny just picked it up at the station." Magi said happily as she handed Sakura the long, thin box. She opened it excitedly and pulled out the contents with great care. Gently she opened it to reveal a very delicate fan. A scene depicting a cherry tree in full bloom was on the front.
"Oh, Magi! Isn't it lovely?" Sakura breathed as she fluttered it experimentally.
"Very! I recon' that it's the purdiest fan I've every scene!" Magi said excitedly. "It goes perfect with your dress!" she commented as Sakura stood up. The pink blossoms on the fan matched the beautiful pink dress she was wearing. "Thank goodness it came in time!"
"Yes. I suppose so." Sakura said quietly. There was a knock on the door. Magi went to answer it.
"Mr. Kinomoto is ready to leave Miss." Johnny said.
"All right. Tell him I'll be down in a minute, please."
"Yes, Miss."
"Oh, have a lovely time!" Magi said happily. "Will you tell me everything when you get back?"
"Of course!"
"I've heard that their son is the handsomest boy in Georgia!"
"Well, I guess I'll find out!"
~*~
"What a gorgeous fan!" Tomoyo whispered as they stood on the front porch of the main house of the Hie plantation.
"Thank you. Johnny just picked it up today." she said.
"It's beautiful! Oh, I hope we get to met, William! I've heard he's terribly handsome."
"Yes, Magi's heard the same thing. Too bad terribly handsome doesn't been terribly kind." Sakura said. She sighed.
~*~
"Mr. Hie, Miss. Kinomoto." Kristoph said. William Hie picked up Sakura's hand and kissed it gently.
"I'm very pleased to meet you." he said gazing at her with crystal clear blue eyes. Magi and Tomoyo were right. William Hie was just about the most handsome person Sakura had ever seen.
"The pleasure is all mine, I'm sure." Sakura said sweetly, just as she had been taught.
"I'm finding Georgia a very pleasant place." he commented.
"I'm glad. I have never known anywhere else." Sakura said lightly. The two proceeded to make small talk for several minutes till William was called away. Sakura sighed. William was handsome, but he just seemed so- fake. Sakura waved her fan slowly. She noticed Tomoyo was carrying her fan in front of her face in her left hand. She smiled. Marcos was so dense. Girls were always waving and sending him signals with her fan but he seldom noticed.
~*~
"Oh, Miss, was he terribly handsome?" Magi asked eagerly.
"He was the handsomest boy I've ever seen." Sakura said flatly.
"What was he like?"
"He had beautiful clear blue eyes. Clean blonde hair, a round face with a perfect chin. He's skin was flawless and he had a very charming smile."
"Was he nice?"
"Nice enough." Sakura said stiffly. Magi looked puzzled. She picked up the brush of the dressing table and started brushing Sakura's hair out.
"You seem troubled Miss. What's the matter?" Sakura sighed. She wasn't sure she knew.
"Nothing Magi, nothing. I'm just tired." She turned around. "I can finish getting myself ready. You can go to bed if you want."
"Are you sure?" "Positive. Maybe tomorrow we can go visit Tomoyo and Hans, tomorrow." She suggested. Magi's face lit up.
"G'night Miss."
"Good night Magi."
~*~
Fan Language #1
Fan movement: fan carried in left hand in front of the face
Meaning: I want to meet you
Fan movement: close fan
Meaning: I wish to speak to you
Fan movement: hold fan in right hand in front of face
Meaning: Follow me
Chapter 1: Hie's Party
By: Rosekeet
A/N: I know. I know. I hate author's notes too. But this one is important. This fanfic is set the Antebellum South. (Pre-Civil war in the USA) Sakura still has her magic but all the Clow cards are Sakura Card, though they aren't going to be mentioned and she and Syaoran have never met. Sakura and Tomoyo are both southern belles. The fanfic was inspired by a lesson about "The Language of the Fan" in my social studies class.
Disclaimer: I have to do this because I've heard a rumor about fan fiction and fan art being outlawed. So, here it goes: I DO NOT OWN ANY CARDCAPTOR SAKURA CHARACTERS. THEY BELONG TO CLAMP.
~*~
"Here's your new fan, Miss. It just arrived today. Johnny just picked it up at the station." Magi said happily as she handed Sakura the long, thin box. She opened it excitedly and pulled out the contents with great care. Gently she opened it to reveal a very delicate fan. A scene depicting a cherry tree in full bloom was on the front.
"Oh, Magi! Isn't it lovely?" Sakura breathed as she fluttered it experimentally.
"Very! I recon' that it's the purdiest fan I've every scene!" Magi said excitedly. "It goes perfect with your dress!" she commented as Sakura stood up. The pink blossoms on the fan matched the beautiful pink dress she was wearing. "Thank goodness it came in time!"
"Yes. I suppose so." Sakura said quietly. There was a knock on the door. Magi went to answer it.
"Mr. Kinomoto is ready to leave Miss." Johnny said.
"All right. Tell him I'll be down in a minute, please."
"Yes, Miss."
"Oh, have a lovely time!" Magi said happily. "Will you tell me everything when you get back?"
"Of course!"
"I've heard that their son is the handsomest boy in Georgia!"
"Well, I guess I'll find out!"
~*~
"What a gorgeous fan!" Tomoyo whispered as they stood on the front porch of the main house of the Hie plantation.
"Thank you. Johnny just picked it up today." she said.
"It's beautiful! Oh, I hope we get to met, William! I've heard he's terribly handsome."
"Yes, Magi's heard the same thing. Too bad terribly handsome doesn't been terribly kind." Sakura said. She sighed.
~*~
"Mr. Hie, Miss. Kinomoto." Kristoph said. William Hie picked up Sakura's hand and kissed it gently.
"I'm very pleased to meet you." he said gazing at her with crystal clear blue eyes. Magi and Tomoyo were right. William Hie was just about the most handsome person Sakura had ever seen.
"The pleasure is all mine, I'm sure." Sakura said sweetly, just as she had been taught.
"I'm finding Georgia a very pleasant place." he commented.
"I'm glad. I have never known anywhere else." Sakura said lightly. The two proceeded to make small talk for several minutes till William was called away. Sakura sighed. William was handsome, but he just seemed so- fake. Sakura waved her fan slowly. She noticed Tomoyo was carrying her fan in front of her face in her left hand. She smiled. Marcos was so dense. Girls were always waving and sending him signals with her fan but he seldom noticed.
~*~
"Oh, Miss, was he terribly handsome?" Magi asked eagerly.
"He was the handsomest boy I've ever seen." Sakura said flatly.
"What was he like?"
"He had beautiful clear blue eyes. Clean blonde hair, a round face with a perfect chin. He's skin was flawless and he had a very charming smile."
"Was he nice?"
"Nice enough." Sakura said stiffly. Magi looked puzzled. She picked up the brush of the dressing table and started brushing Sakura's hair out.
"You seem troubled Miss. What's the matter?" Sakura sighed. She wasn't sure she knew.
"Nothing Magi, nothing. I'm just tired." She turned around. "I can finish getting myself ready. You can go to bed if you want."
"Are you sure?" "Positive. Maybe tomorrow we can go visit Tomoyo and Hans, tomorrow." She suggested. Magi's face lit up.
"G'night Miss."
"Good night Magi."
~*~
Fan Language #1
Fan movement: fan carried in left hand in front of the face
Meaning: I want to meet you
Fan movement: close fan
Meaning: I wish to speak to you
Fan movement: hold fan in right hand in front of face
Meaning: Follow me