This story, along with Order of Zodiac (my little bit of original posted really really soon) are both dedicated to Junko (juunko_kun@yahoo.com )—one of the best original writer on the web as far as I'm concerned. If I have half the talent he has maybe I can keep your attention :)
Why return?
I think I just had a hit of the romantic hibbie jibbies. Let's just say I've had some embarrassing moments recently and thought taking my favourite anime couples and toying with them would make me get it off my mind.
OK! Now I'm blushing.
So I'll start…
Oh yes, just like Chocolates, the order will be the same. Sakura will first deal with Kero, Touya and Fujitaka. Next chapter, will be a Tomoyo-Sakura friendship bit. Then we'll get to Eriol (more wonderful ginger comments from him). Yukito will be next, and finally, we'll see Li Syaoran. I will try one chapter every day this week, but no guarantees.
White Valentine
Sequel to Chocolates
Part 1 – Friends and Family
Comments are always welcomed at raincmkai@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the general Card Captor Sakura story. It's the property of Clamp. This story is written as a past time. No copyright infringement intended.
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Warm white light filtered into the room as a cool morning breeze blew into the slightly open windows. Kinomoto Sakura let out a slight groan. It was morning already and she was definitely not rested. She tossed around her bed for a bit her honey brown hair fanned on the pillow. Then shutting her eyes tightly, she put her hands on either side of the pillow pulling it at her ear. Any moment now…
BRIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!
The alarm screamed at her to awake. Letting another annoyed groan, she swung her arm blindly at the object turning it off before returning to bed. Little did she know that her rest would be short as a small yellow furry creature resembling a teddy bear with wings flew over to her bed hovering just above her head.
"OHAYOU!!!!!" it screamed.
"It can't possibly be morning…" Sakura half mumbled head still buried in her pillow.
"It is! Smell the air! It's pancakes! You've got to wake up!" it replied.
"It's the weekend," Sakura protested.
"You've been up all night, haven't you?" the creature said as he looked over at her desk to where she had wrapped two small packages. "You were working on those things,"
Sakura gave a small nod. "I needed to get them done,"
"Well, since you worked so hard on it to get it done by today, aren't you going to wake up and deliver them?" the creature asked.
Reluctantly, Sakura opened her eyes and sat up on her bed groggily. She ran her hand through her hair combing it slightly. "I suppose so…" she muttered. "Let me get dressed and I'll go down for breakfast," she continued as she walked out the room and into the bathroom.
Kinomoto Sakura was usually an energetic girl. Her shoulder-length honey brown hair and her jade-green eyes sparkled in the light and complemented her slim petit figure of gymnast. She was usually seen with a bright smile. Then again, she has nothing to be sad about at all—good friends, a loving family, and an exciting life. She was the mistress of the powerful and magical Clow Cards. She could will the numerous power just with simple commands and words. These magical cards alone provided her with enough amusement from the everyday mediocrity.
The yellow creature was actually Cerberus, the guardian of the cards, more affectionably known as "Kero-chan". Although he really looked like an overgrown lion with angel wings and gold ornaments, right now in his small form, he resembled a yellow stuffed animal with large ears and small beady eyes. In all their years together, Sakura had always wondered how Kero managed to pick up anything with his tiny paws. Yet he manages. In fact, he manages to grab all sorts of things with those paws—from food to video consoles, he had never complained about the inhibitions of his smaller form other than being called a "stuffed animal" by certain friends of Sakura.
Good friends. That is a definite in Sakura's life. She was never seen alone. Two friends, in particular, had always been particularly supportive of Sakura no matter what she was doing. One Daidouji Tomoyo and Li Syaoran. Tomoyo, a multi-talented girl, had been Sakura's best friend since she was in grade three. Tomoyo was an accomplished artist, tailor, cook, video editor, camera operator, and singer. She alone taped and edited all of Sakura's magical card adventures, and had tailor made all of Sakura's costumes. Sakura had often thought Tomoyo a little odd, but then again, there was no doubt that Tomoyo was probably the kindest person in the world. Sakura loved her company.
Li Syaoran, on the other hand, was a little more difficult. He appeared one day in Sakura's life, threatened and insulted her for months later, then stopped. Sakura could no longer remember when Li had stopped being so critical of her and started to actually compliment her. From a bitter rivalry the two once held, they now share a friendship. A delicate and special one, as far as Sakura was concerned. There was something about the Chinese boy that kept her fascinated. He was honest, kind, and definitely not a pretender. His respect and friendship must be earned. Perhaps that was why Sakura valued their bond so much. Unlike every friendship she had entered, this one was hard. It had taken so much time just to get to know him, then to gain his trust and respect. He was special, and Sakura would never jeopardize their relationship now.
Sakura emerged from the bathroom dressed in simple dark red sweater and a white skirt. Padding back to her room, she picked up the two parcels and turned to Kero. "So, how many pancakes do you want?" she asked casually knowing the little creature's obsession with food.
"Hmmm, any you can sneak up!" Kero answered with a bright smile. "But first, I think I've got something for you," he said.
"Hoe?" asked puzzled.
Flying down to the bottom drawer of her desk where Kero had set up his "room", he retrieved an envelope. Handing it to the confused girl, he smiled with a tint of blush creeping on his cheeks. "Anou…for you…for the chocolate you gave me on Valentine's Day," he said.
Taking the envelop gingerly, Sakura smiled warmly in return. "Arigatou, Kero-chan. But you know you don't have to do this,"
"Well, I wanted to," Kero replied. "You are always very nice to me and I thought…well…I thought I ought to do something,"
Opening the envelope, Sakura retrieved a card. It was made of yellow construction paper with drawings in marker. There was a rough picture of a brown haired girl with green-dotted eyes and a yellow creature in front of a red heart background. The drawing looked as though they were done by a young child just learning how to write. Opening the card, Sakura read the message Kero had written for her as neat as he could in purple marker. 'Ganbatte!'. Sakura let out a slight giggle as she put the card back into the envelope. Well, Kero's little paw could not possibly let him draw the next Monet, Sakura mused. This drawing would have to do.
"I'll treasure this for life," she announced.
"Well I couldn't draw very well, but I tried," Kero said excusing himself of the childish drawing. "It's much harder that it looks! I guess I can't blame you for your bad drawings of me,"
"Well, I appreciate your effort," Sakura smiled. "This means a lot to me,"
"Why it's White Valentines! I must show my special person how much I care about her!" Kero mused crossing his arms looking smug.
To that Sakura laughed.
***
Sakura retreated downstairs to the kitchen sniffing the scent of fresh pancakes. "Ohayou!" she greeted as she took a seat at the dining table. Picking up a picture of her mother she smiled. "Ohayou, Okaasan,"
"Ohayou," then a pause "Kaijuu," a cunning voice said.
Immediately, Sakura's eyes narrowed. Only one person can be this annoying. Raising her foot from the ground she stomped back down hitting the floor with a loud clang. She had missed her target. "O-Ha-Yo-U!" she nearly yelled. "Sakura wa kaijuu ja nai mon!" she added.
Kinomoto Touya let out a smug laugh. "Of course you are. Only a Kaijuu would go around trying to stomp other people's feet and missing it horribly," he teased. He placed a plate of pancakes in front of Sakura. "Well, eat up!"
Good family. This was Sakura's family. Her mother, Nadeshiko, had passed away when she had been only three, but Sakura thinks of her fondly. Every morning, her father, Fujitaka would renew her picture on the dining table, and every morning Sakura would greet her deceased mother. Somehow, Sakura feels as though she knows her deeply. Sakura father, on the other hand, had always stayed with the family. He was also multi-talented. From cooking, to sewing, Fujitaka kept to house in order. Sakura admired him for everything he does. Finally, there was Touya. Although he could be annoying sometimes calling her kaijuu and all, Sakura could never bring herself to hate her own brother. He had a kind heart, after all. Though he often put up a brave front, Touya always looked out for his little sister and would protect her with all his might. The name-calling was just a tease.
Sakura stared back at the pancakes blankly. "Hoe?" she asked confused. "Why did you make pancakes today? Don't you have to go to another part-time job early this morning?" she asked.
Passing off a casual sigh Touya replied. "I cancelled work today because I had to cook breakfast for the Kaijuu. I owe her after she didn't poison me with that chocolate a month ago," Then he swiftly turned around and headed back into the kitchen.
"I AM NOT A KAIJUU!"
Touya merely grinned.
***
Sakura had placed the two packages she made in her backpack and was putting her shoes at the front door when her father called out to her.
"Sakura-san, matte kuda sai," he said as he walked up to the front door and took a seat on the step next to his daughter. "So you're going out to deliver the parcels you worked so hard to finish last night," he said.
"Un! Since two people gave me chocolates on Valentine's Day, I must return these gifts," she replied.
"Well today is White Valentine's Day and you have to return the gifts you got from those who send them to you on Valentine's" her father concluded. "So where will you be off to?"
"First Tomoyo-chan's place, then Syaoran-kun's place. They both left chocolates for me in the mailbox," Sakura replied.
"Well then, I shouldn't keep you long, but first," he paused as he reached to his side and pulled out a neatly wrapped present. "I seem to owe you a gift for White Valentine. You made some very delicious chocolate for me last month," her father smiled.
Sakura merely beamed at it. Taking it into her hands, Sakura unwrapped it revealing a pink scarf with cheery blossoms embroiled on the ends. Her father had hand knitted it especially for her. Sakura smiled even brighter as her father took the scarf and wrapped it around her neck gently. "It's cold outside, so you better use this to keep warm," he said.
Nodding, Sakura launched at her father giving him a tight hug. "Arigatou!" she thanked him again before standing up and stepping outside the house. "I'll be back soon!" she said as she left.
Her father waved and smiled proudly.
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Tsuzuku
As usual, comments and criticism welcomed at raincmkai@hotmail.com
For those who don't know…
Ohayou – good morning
Okaasan – mother
Kaijuu – monster
(Therefore) Sakura wa kaijuu ja nai mon – Sakura is not a monster!
Anou - … (a filler word)
Arigatou – Thank you
Matte kuda sai – Please wait a moment
Un – yes
Why return?
I think I just had a hit of the romantic hibbie jibbies. Let's just say I've had some embarrassing moments recently and thought taking my favourite anime couples and toying with them would make me get it off my mind.
OK! Now I'm blushing.
So I'll start…
Oh yes, just like Chocolates, the order will be the same. Sakura will first deal with Kero, Touya and Fujitaka. Next chapter, will be a Tomoyo-Sakura friendship bit. Then we'll get to Eriol (more wonderful ginger comments from him). Yukito will be next, and finally, we'll see Li Syaoran. I will try one chapter every day this week, but no guarantees.
White Valentine
Sequel to Chocolates
Part 1 – Friends and Family
Comments are always welcomed at raincmkai@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the general Card Captor Sakura story. It's the property of Clamp. This story is written as a past time. No copyright infringement intended.
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Warm white light filtered into the room as a cool morning breeze blew into the slightly open windows. Kinomoto Sakura let out a slight groan. It was morning already and she was definitely not rested. She tossed around her bed for a bit her honey brown hair fanned on the pillow. Then shutting her eyes tightly, she put her hands on either side of the pillow pulling it at her ear. Any moment now…
BRIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!
The alarm screamed at her to awake. Letting another annoyed groan, she swung her arm blindly at the object turning it off before returning to bed. Little did she know that her rest would be short as a small yellow furry creature resembling a teddy bear with wings flew over to her bed hovering just above her head.
"OHAYOU!!!!!" it screamed.
"It can't possibly be morning…" Sakura half mumbled head still buried in her pillow.
"It is! Smell the air! It's pancakes! You've got to wake up!" it replied.
"It's the weekend," Sakura protested.
"You've been up all night, haven't you?" the creature said as he looked over at her desk to where she had wrapped two small packages. "You were working on those things,"
Sakura gave a small nod. "I needed to get them done,"
"Well, since you worked so hard on it to get it done by today, aren't you going to wake up and deliver them?" the creature asked.
Reluctantly, Sakura opened her eyes and sat up on her bed groggily. She ran her hand through her hair combing it slightly. "I suppose so…" she muttered. "Let me get dressed and I'll go down for breakfast," she continued as she walked out the room and into the bathroom.
Kinomoto Sakura was usually an energetic girl. Her shoulder-length honey brown hair and her jade-green eyes sparkled in the light and complemented her slim petit figure of gymnast. She was usually seen with a bright smile. Then again, she has nothing to be sad about at all—good friends, a loving family, and an exciting life. She was the mistress of the powerful and magical Clow Cards. She could will the numerous power just with simple commands and words. These magical cards alone provided her with enough amusement from the everyday mediocrity.
The yellow creature was actually Cerberus, the guardian of the cards, more affectionably known as "Kero-chan". Although he really looked like an overgrown lion with angel wings and gold ornaments, right now in his small form, he resembled a yellow stuffed animal with large ears and small beady eyes. In all their years together, Sakura had always wondered how Kero managed to pick up anything with his tiny paws. Yet he manages. In fact, he manages to grab all sorts of things with those paws—from food to video consoles, he had never complained about the inhibitions of his smaller form other than being called a "stuffed animal" by certain friends of Sakura.
Good friends. That is a definite in Sakura's life. She was never seen alone. Two friends, in particular, had always been particularly supportive of Sakura no matter what she was doing. One Daidouji Tomoyo and Li Syaoran. Tomoyo, a multi-talented girl, had been Sakura's best friend since she was in grade three. Tomoyo was an accomplished artist, tailor, cook, video editor, camera operator, and singer. She alone taped and edited all of Sakura's magical card adventures, and had tailor made all of Sakura's costumes. Sakura had often thought Tomoyo a little odd, but then again, there was no doubt that Tomoyo was probably the kindest person in the world. Sakura loved her company.
Li Syaoran, on the other hand, was a little more difficult. He appeared one day in Sakura's life, threatened and insulted her for months later, then stopped. Sakura could no longer remember when Li had stopped being so critical of her and started to actually compliment her. From a bitter rivalry the two once held, they now share a friendship. A delicate and special one, as far as Sakura was concerned. There was something about the Chinese boy that kept her fascinated. He was honest, kind, and definitely not a pretender. His respect and friendship must be earned. Perhaps that was why Sakura valued their bond so much. Unlike every friendship she had entered, this one was hard. It had taken so much time just to get to know him, then to gain his trust and respect. He was special, and Sakura would never jeopardize their relationship now.
Sakura emerged from the bathroom dressed in simple dark red sweater and a white skirt. Padding back to her room, she picked up the two parcels and turned to Kero. "So, how many pancakes do you want?" she asked casually knowing the little creature's obsession with food.
"Hmmm, any you can sneak up!" Kero answered with a bright smile. "But first, I think I've got something for you," he said.
"Hoe?" asked puzzled.
Flying down to the bottom drawer of her desk where Kero had set up his "room", he retrieved an envelope. Handing it to the confused girl, he smiled with a tint of blush creeping on his cheeks. "Anou…for you…for the chocolate you gave me on Valentine's Day," he said.
Taking the envelop gingerly, Sakura smiled warmly in return. "Arigatou, Kero-chan. But you know you don't have to do this,"
"Well, I wanted to," Kero replied. "You are always very nice to me and I thought…well…I thought I ought to do something,"
Opening the envelope, Sakura retrieved a card. It was made of yellow construction paper with drawings in marker. There was a rough picture of a brown haired girl with green-dotted eyes and a yellow creature in front of a red heart background. The drawing looked as though they were done by a young child just learning how to write. Opening the card, Sakura read the message Kero had written for her as neat as he could in purple marker. 'Ganbatte!'. Sakura let out a slight giggle as she put the card back into the envelope. Well, Kero's little paw could not possibly let him draw the next Monet, Sakura mused. This drawing would have to do.
"I'll treasure this for life," she announced.
"Well I couldn't draw very well, but I tried," Kero said excusing himself of the childish drawing. "It's much harder that it looks! I guess I can't blame you for your bad drawings of me,"
"Well, I appreciate your effort," Sakura smiled. "This means a lot to me,"
"Why it's White Valentines! I must show my special person how much I care about her!" Kero mused crossing his arms looking smug.
To that Sakura laughed.
***
Sakura retreated downstairs to the kitchen sniffing the scent of fresh pancakes. "Ohayou!" she greeted as she took a seat at the dining table. Picking up a picture of her mother she smiled. "Ohayou, Okaasan,"
"Ohayou," then a pause "Kaijuu," a cunning voice said.
Immediately, Sakura's eyes narrowed. Only one person can be this annoying. Raising her foot from the ground she stomped back down hitting the floor with a loud clang. She had missed her target. "O-Ha-Yo-U!" she nearly yelled. "Sakura wa kaijuu ja nai mon!" she added.
Kinomoto Touya let out a smug laugh. "Of course you are. Only a Kaijuu would go around trying to stomp other people's feet and missing it horribly," he teased. He placed a plate of pancakes in front of Sakura. "Well, eat up!"
Good family. This was Sakura's family. Her mother, Nadeshiko, had passed away when she had been only three, but Sakura thinks of her fondly. Every morning, her father, Fujitaka would renew her picture on the dining table, and every morning Sakura would greet her deceased mother. Somehow, Sakura feels as though she knows her deeply. Sakura father, on the other hand, had always stayed with the family. He was also multi-talented. From cooking, to sewing, Fujitaka kept to house in order. Sakura admired him for everything he does. Finally, there was Touya. Although he could be annoying sometimes calling her kaijuu and all, Sakura could never bring herself to hate her own brother. He had a kind heart, after all. Though he often put up a brave front, Touya always looked out for his little sister and would protect her with all his might. The name-calling was just a tease.
Sakura stared back at the pancakes blankly. "Hoe?" she asked confused. "Why did you make pancakes today? Don't you have to go to another part-time job early this morning?" she asked.
Passing off a casual sigh Touya replied. "I cancelled work today because I had to cook breakfast for the Kaijuu. I owe her after she didn't poison me with that chocolate a month ago," Then he swiftly turned around and headed back into the kitchen.
"I AM NOT A KAIJUU!"
Touya merely grinned.
***
Sakura had placed the two packages she made in her backpack and was putting her shoes at the front door when her father called out to her.
"Sakura-san, matte kuda sai," he said as he walked up to the front door and took a seat on the step next to his daughter. "So you're going out to deliver the parcels you worked so hard to finish last night," he said.
"Un! Since two people gave me chocolates on Valentine's Day, I must return these gifts," she replied.
"Well today is White Valentine's Day and you have to return the gifts you got from those who send them to you on Valentine's" her father concluded. "So where will you be off to?"
"First Tomoyo-chan's place, then Syaoran-kun's place. They both left chocolates for me in the mailbox," Sakura replied.
"Well then, I shouldn't keep you long, but first," he paused as he reached to his side and pulled out a neatly wrapped present. "I seem to owe you a gift for White Valentine. You made some very delicious chocolate for me last month," her father smiled.
Sakura merely beamed at it. Taking it into her hands, Sakura unwrapped it revealing a pink scarf with cheery blossoms embroiled on the ends. Her father had hand knitted it especially for her. Sakura smiled even brighter as her father took the scarf and wrapped it around her neck gently. "It's cold outside, so you better use this to keep warm," he said.
Nodding, Sakura launched at her father giving him a tight hug. "Arigatou!" she thanked him again before standing up and stepping outside the house. "I'll be back soon!" she said as she left.
Her father waved and smiled proudly.
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Tsuzuku
As usual, comments and criticism welcomed at raincmkai@hotmail.com
For those who don't know…
Ohayou – good morning
Okaasan – mother
Kaijuu – monster
(Therefore) Sakura wa kaijuu ja nai mon – Sakura is not a monster!
Anou - … (a filler word)
Arigatou – Thank you
Matte kuda sai – Please wait a moment
Un – yes