The Mistress and Me
A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction
By John C Fiala
I love her. I know I'm not supposed to, and some of the others
would make fun of me if I told them. But it's not something I've got a lot
of choice about, do I?
At night, while she's sleeping, I manifest in her room. I'm sealed,
so I can't go very far from her, but I can stand there, by her bed, and
watch over her. I adore her as the moonlight creeps across the floor, and I
watch to make sure none of my brothers and sisters surprise her while she
sleeps.
If I hear someone coming, I hide back in the book, but I got
caught once. Her brother opened the door and saw me, standing over his
sister's bed. I looked up, surprised, and saw his surprise in turn: his
sister, standing, and his sister, sleeping. I gave him a sad smile.
"Ah, so you're the other one," he whispers. I raised my eyebrow.
"We met the day Sakura was sick, remember?"
I nodded. I can speak, but I didn't want to wake her up. It would
alarm her. And if she understood, well, she would feel sad for me. And I
couldn't have that.
He offered me a cup of tea, but I shook my head, and pointed to the door.
He nodded, saying "You can't leave the room?" Again, I nod, and he quietly
shut the door and walked down the hallway. I smiled at the door, happy that
he had offered. And then I returned to my contemplation.
I had met her brother once before. I had led him off of a cliff, as
part of my campaign to hurt her. And lying there, broken from the fall, he
had forgiven me.
It hurt. I had done a bad thing to him, and he forgave me, and
tried to help me as he lay in pain. So when the mistress showed up, worried
to distraction about her brother, I cheated and let her capture me.
It eased the hurt some.
Since then I've watched her and loved her, although she already has
enough love in her life. So I'll simply wait quietly, and help her when she
needs me.
But until then I'll watch her sleep in the moonlight, and dream of
love.
THE END
A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction
By John C Fiala
I love her. I know I'm not supposed to, and some of the others
would make fun of me if I told them. But it's not something I've got a lot
of choice about, do I?
At night, while she's sleeping, I manifest in her room. I'm sealed,
so I can't go very far from her, but I can stand there, by her bed, and
watch over her. I adore her as the moonlight creeps across the floor, and I
watch to make sure none of my brothers and sisters surprise her while she
sleeps.
If I hear someone coming, I hide back in the book, but I got
caught once. Her brother opened the door and saw me, standing over his
sister's bed. I looked up, surprised, and saw his surprise in turn: his
sister, standing, and his sister, sleeping. I gave him a sad smile.
"Ah, so you're the other one," he whispers. I raised my eyebrow.
"We met the day Sakura was sick, remember?"
I nodded. I can speak, but I didn't want to wake her up. It would
alarm her. And if she understood, well, she would feel sad for me. And I
couldn't have that.
He offered me a cup of tea, but I shook my head, and pointed to the door.
He nodded, saying "You can't leave the room?" Again, I nod, and he quietly
shut the door and walked down the hallway. I smiled at the door, happy that
he had offered. And then I returned to my contemplation.
I had met her brother once before. I had led him off of a cliff, as
part of my campaign to hurt her. And lying there, broken from the fall, he
had forgiven me.
It hurt. I had done a bad thing to him, and he forgave me, and
tried to help me as he lay in pain. So when the mistress showed up, worried
to distraction about her brother, I cheated and let her capture me.
It eased the hurt some.
Since then I've watched her and loved her, although she already has
enough love in her life. So I'll simply wait quietly, and help her when she
needs me.
But until then I'll watch her sleep in the moonlight, and dream of
love.
THE END