The Happy Ending We Are All Searching For

Yatsi-chan: This, as promised, is the epilogue of my beloved story: Match Maker girl. You wouldn't understand this story if you won't read the Match maker girl… I think. (I'm not really sure)

Before you continue reading this, I want to thank you first. Yeah, it is a wonder for me why you, or anyone for that matter, would read this stupid story. I mean… (Currently speechless…)

Anyway, Thank you very much!

The Happy Ending We Are All Searching For

Sorry for making that ending… it was depressing for me to do that. I hope I can make up for it with this. The story just went to that direction and I can't think of any other ending to write (Mainly because of my inborn laziness).

Disclaimers: I don't own Card Captor Sakura or their characters, to my utmost woe. Clamp owns them.

So here's what anybody, and everybody want...

After all, we all grew up with those Disney stories that end with…? What else? They live happily ever after, of course! And as you have wished, then so will it be!

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… One week after that fateful day

Tap, tap, tap.

Tomoyo, the beautiful and kind Daidouji heiress, looked at the pen she was currently tapping on her desk. In front of her was every item she needed, to do what she wanted to do: a simple white stationary, a black pen and an envelope.

Yes, she wanted to write to the Mage whose heart belongs to her and her alone. Oh wait! His heart belonged to her. Keyword: belonged. Past tense.

She cringed at her train of thoughts.

'No use being so emotional about it. That's not you, Tomoyo. You should look at the brighter side' she thought to herself. 'I can still write to him, right? This would be another adventure!'

"Eriol…" she whispered determinedly while writing gracefully on the stationary. "Hi. I'm…" she frowned at the paper, unable to pour her innermost thoughts like how she expected. 'You can do this!'

After a few minutes…

"But then, I don't know what to write." She said dejectedly, finally giving up.

She had been staring and staring and staring some more at the stationary all day long. She was starting to get bored. And quite honestly, an heiress shouldn't be bored in any way possible. After all, she has everything a girl would want.

"Hmmm…" She mused about what she could do to help her think. 'I could… Yeah!'

A bright bulb of inspiration appeared above her head as an idea came to her. She could call her best friend!

And so, she took out her cell phone and dialed Sakura's number.

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"Hello? Sakura Speaking" a soft voice answered.

"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo's voice was breathless, obviously missing her best friend.

"Tomoyo! I haven't talked to you in years! Why did you call?"

She had to smile at her best friend's exaggeration. They haven't had any communication ever since that day because she tried to isolate herself from everyone just to forget everything.

Yes, I know. Avoiding your best friend in an attempt to forget your tragic love life is utterly foolish. She was stupid and careless with her decisions. Her depressed aura just got the best of her and drove her away from everybody else.

So now, she's given up. It isn't easy to keep this to her self. She needed someone to support her. And she's sure: enthusiastic and cute Kinomoto Sakura is the best girl for the job.

"Gomen ne, Sakura-chan. I wasn't thinking at all when I tried to avoid you. I really am sorry"

"Is that all? Don't worry! I'll never be able to be angry with you" As usual, the Innocent Cherry Blossoms wasn't planting hatred inside her heart. As pure as ever.

"Umm… Actually, I have something to tell you. Can we meet at the park?" she asked nervously.

"Hoe… sure"

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"…and so, I left the airport without seeing him"

That was the end of Tomoyo's long and sad explanation. They were both seated on the swing in Penguin Park, the place where they usually talk.

She looked at her slightly sobbing best friend. "Why are you crying?" she asked softly, albeit curiously.

"Tomoyo-chan!" Her best friend exclaimed before running to her open arms. "I didn't know you went through all that! I didn't know!"

"Sakura-chan… You don't have to cry. I was the one who avoided you. I should be sorry" She cooed softly, stroking her best friend's hair comfortingly. "Please stop crying"

The Cherry let go of her and wiped her face with a white handkerchief. She looked at her with her large innocent eyes. "Have you written to him?"

"I don't-" she wasn't able to finish her sentence as she stared at the handkerchief Sakura was using. It brought an avalanche of memories into her mind.

A white handkerchief…

Penguin Park…

Tears…

"I don't know. I… can't seem to form any coherent… I just can't" she muttered bitterly, the memories so overwhelming for her to bear.

It's ironic, isn't it? That she is burdened by her memories of someone whose memories were taken away. Her memories keep her sad… but the 'lost memories' were what was bugging her most special person.

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Lost memories…

'Something's missing' Eriol thought as he arranged his things in his cabinet. 'When I saw them there, talking, something clicked inside me. I felt a strange tug inside my heart. I never felt so…'

You see, Nakuru volunteered to arrange his things for him since she knew that he was exhausted physically and mentally. But the young mage rejected her offer, saying that he can do it himself. He wanted to do something else than think, because every thought that came to his mind brought about a strange feeling to stir inside him.

And so, for the past few days, all he did were clean his room and read his books.

To his extreme irritation, however, even though he was slightly preoccupied with the prospect of cleaning and arranging his cabinet, thoughts still made its way to his mind.

The thoughts he so shunned only arrived faster and in more multitude than what he had experienced while on the plane. Why is that, you ask?

It is because of the things he saw while arranging his clothes. He saw a bear that looked so familiar yet he can't remember how he acquired it and he also saw a white handkerchief that looked as if it hadn't been washed.

For some unknown reason, he placed these two objects inside a box and placed the box under his bed. It was very puzzling for him, indeed.

Why do I feel as if those things were the most important things in my life… when I don't even know how I got them? Why did I feel as if I should stay and comfort that person when I saw how sad she was? Why do I feel so…incomplete?

"Eriol? Lunch is ready!" Nakuru, dressed in her usual pink frilly apron, announced from his doorway. "Eriol?" she repeated when she heard that her master didn't respond.

Seeing the spaced-out expression on his face, she walked to his side and tapped him gently.

"Wha-?" he asked, surprised by the sudden contact. Take note, he isn't the kind of person who can be easily surprised since he can easily feel auras. This just goes to show how spaced-out he was.

"Lunch is ready. We'll wait for you downstairs" she stated gently.

"You don't have to wait for me. I'm not hungry" His tone was robotic, unfeeling, almost too cold.

Nakuru, understanding his feelings more than anyone, just nodded and proceeded out of the room.

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'I knew he would feel this way… But I also know that what I did was right. It was what the other reincarnation told me… my future father-in-law.' She sighed audibly upon remembering the handsome part-timer from Tomoeda.

'Eriol-sama's missing someone he doesn't remember. While I'm missing someone who I know I wouldn't be able to face ever again…'

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Never Again…

Somewhere in Tomoeda, in an amusement park to be exact, a certain dark-haired man sneezed. 'Someone's remembering me…'

"Onii-chan, are you alright?" Sakura concernedly asked. She was watching her brother as she ate the free ice cream he had given to her when he suddenly sneezed. He was in another one of his part-time jobs wherein he would serve ice creams, snacks and beverages.

"I'm okay… And would be still okay as long as that brat doesn't come here. Again. For the Third time." He muttered threateningly as he mopped the floor beside Sakura.

For your information, Syaoran had been going here for two days in a row to eat snacks with Sakura. He reasoned out that he wanted Touya to see that his intentions were perfectly good and decent.

But for Touya, who sees the little wolf's smirks, knew better. He knew that Syaoran only does this so that Touya will be irritated while doing his job.

"Sakura"

Speak of the handsome devil, Syaoran's here.

"Syaoran-kun!" She exclaimed, her eyes lighting up with joy. She walked to him and pulled him to their usual table.

"What's your order, Gaki?" Touya asked upon arriving at their table.

"A chocolate parfait for me…" he looked at his beloved Cherry. "Have you eaten?"

"Onii-chan gave me an ice cream" she answered childishly

Touya smirked then teasingly said, "But Kaijuu wants a parfait since her large stomach isn't full yet"

"Onii-chan!" she exclaimed angrily, her face getting red out of anger. She stood up and tried to stomp on her brother's foot.

But Touya, knowing she would do this, immediately went out of her way.

"Ouch!" …And it resulted to Sakura… stomping on Syaoran's foot instead.

Sakura turned red again, but this time, out of embarrassment. "Sorry…" she whispered shyly.

Syaoran smiled his tender smile, which makes his positively fifty times more handsome. "It's alright. Do you want me to buy a parfait for you too?"

The girl smiled and shook her head. "I don't want any cold things for now…"

He looked at her brother coldly then said, "A chocolate parfait for me and one slice of strawberry shortcake for her"

Touya nodded and grunted a 'thank you, sir' before hurrying to the counter.

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"Why were you here so early? Normally, you'd be at least five minutes late. Was I late?" Syaoran nervously asked. He didn't like the thought of being late to a date. Especially the thought of Sakura waiting a few minutes for him.

"No, of course not, silly!" she exclaimed with a smile. Syaoran was never late. Her smile then disappeared as she remembered her best friend. "I was with Tomoyo this morning. She told me everything…"

Tears escaped her eyes as she told him her worries, her guilt and her sadness.

Syaoran's heart broke piece by piece as he watched his most special person cry in his arms. He held her tightly, intent on making her feel that he understood. "Don't cry. It wasn't your fault. The only thing we could do now is support her." He said as he stroked her back comfortingly.

Sakura looked at him and smiled. "I'm sorry for being such a crybaby. It's just so sad that Tomoyo-chan has to go through all that. She had always been so kind and I can't remember any bad thing she had done"

After a few more minutes, Yukito arrived with their order.

"I'm sorry for being late. We had to restrain a monster from killing a poor wolf and destroying such a sweet scene" he explained with his usual smile.

The couple blushed at that, understanding his comment. So everyone saw?

"Just call me if you need anything" he said before walking back to the counter.

"Thanks" Sakura said, still with a slight blush.

The couple talked some more about anything under the sun. They were obviously getting more and more comfortable with these date thingies.

"Should we go now?" Syaoran asked, seeing that they were finished with their snacks.

"Alright" she nodded and stood up.

"See you tomorrow?" he asked with a smile.

"As usual." She replied with an identical smile.

They walked out of the shop and went their separate ways.

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Syaoran frowned when they were finally apart.

Sakura looked every inch normal to the other people around. But Syaoran (and Touya, for that matter) knew better. He saw how Sakura's eyes were a little less sparkling than usual and how her smiles weren't as cute as it was a week ago. She was obviously still worrying about what happened to her best friend.

With this in mind, he took his cell phone and dialed Tomoyo's number.

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"Hello? Daidouji Tomoyo speaking" the heiress answered politely.

"Daidouji! Will you please write to that damn four eyed freak now and tell him everything you want to say without revealing your identity? You're smart, you can do it! And tell Sakura to stop worrying, will you?" he growled to the phone, his concern for Sakura getting the best of him.

"Good afternoon too, Li-kun. Long time no see. And thank you for worrying about me and my tragic love life" she replied with all the sarcasm in the world.

"Sorry" he muttered embarrassedly. "It's just that Sakura had been too sad about it. She always talks about it…"

Soon, realization came to her. "…And she talks about this, when?" she asked suspiciously.

"On our dates" he grunted dejectedly.

"Oh" was all she could answer. Her best friend is truly naive! It is a wonder how she can be so naive when she had gone through much trouble too. Oh well, Sakura-chan is Sakura-chan no matter what.

"I just want our dates to be special… because… she's a very special girl" he muttered sadly yet shyly.

A major 'Awww…' moment!

Tomoyo almost squealed at that but refrained herself from doing so. She was glad that her best friend found such a sweet guy.

She only hopes she could say the same about herself…

"Just write, okay? Just like what Sakura always say: you do deserve happiness more than anyone" he said with a brother-like tone before hanging up.

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She smiled. I do deserve happiness…