Ehheh. This is the sister fic to my Y/S fic "Surprise?"So far I only have
one review for for it, but I only posted it yesterday, and this plot bunny
has been after me for days. Besides, on the advice of my most esteemed
reviewer, Tomomi-chan, I decided to start it now. When I ask for advice or
suggestions on things, like whether or not to put so and so together,
Tomomi's opinions count for more than five of the inconsistent peoples, so
if you guys want something, you'll have to review extra hard for it. If you
don't review, or don't answer the specified question, It go's Tomomi or Ice
Princess' ways, depending on the story. :P They're me favorites, matey.
On another note, this is going to be a story centered around Touya, as he reminisces about Sakura. From babyhood to her eighteenth birthday, it focuses on their relationship, his "sister complex" Various small things, and how Touya feels about her relationship with Yue. Speaking of which, You don't absolutely HAVE to read "Surprise?" to understand this, but it might help you to understand some points towards the end. This has kind of a sad, whimsical overtone, though it highlights many happy moments.
Since I don't positively know the age difference between Touya and Sakura, let's just say that it's seven years. That's my best guess, and if you know the real age diff, let me know. And if anyone knows how old Touya and Sakura were when their mother died, I REALLY need to know this.
Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own CCS or any of the characters.
"talking" *emphasis*
Told from Touya's POV (Point Of View)
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Memories of Sakura Chapter 1: The First Year
I remember the day that Sakura was born. The white hospital, all the nice nurses and doctors, and most of all, Tou-san taking me into the room that Kaa-chan was in. She looked tired and her hair was matted to her head with sweat. When I climbed up next to her on the hospital bed, she smiled at me and showed me the bundle of pink blankets that she was holding in her arms. "Touya-chan, this is your imouto-chan, Sakura." she said quietly, probably so that the new baby wouldn't wake up. There she was. I remember touching her tiny nose, and the tiny hand that lightly grasped the blanket that was wrapped about her little self. I was so surprised when that tiny hand wrapped around my finger. I was in complete and total awe of this mini- person, with her reddish skin and soft, downy hair.
"Wow." I said breathlessly. Then a little too loudly, I added, "She's so little." Sakura scrunched her little face up and began to cry. Her wailing was loud and piercing, and I was relieved when Kaa-chan held her close, gently patting her back and murmuring soothing words. Sakura quieted, and once gain scrunched her face, but this time in a big yawn. Then she blinked bleary, gray-green eyes at me, and giggled, chirping and cooing and smiled a big, infectious smile. Tou-san stood by the bed, looking so very proud.
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Three months later, Sakura was still a happy, giggly, baby, smiling all the time and laughing at me when I tried to get that very reaction. I'd stand over her when she had been laid on a blanket in the middle of the living room, making faces and nonsense sounds, and she'd clap her chubby little hands and giggle, smiling one of her beautiful smiles, the ones that made you smile back. Sometimes, she'd be fascinated by something so simple as as a piece of yarn swung in front of her, and, like a cat, followed the path the yarn made in the air with her eyes, closely watching, as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. She'd reach her round baby arms up, trying to grab the string and examine it closer. It was these times that she was quietest, concentrating so hard on the yarn, looking so determined to grab it, it was almost comical. The only other time that she was that quiet was when she was asleep. All her waking hours, she'd be laughing and cooing and making all sorts of sounds that meant nothing to me or anyone else.
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When Sakura took her first steps, I was the one to run to Kaa-chan, shouting and clapping my hands in glee. She had crawled over to the armchair in the living room, grabbed hold of it, and pulled herself up. She stumbled over to the couch, where she fell on her bottom, and looked charmingly confused as to why she was suddenly back on the floor. When Kaa- chan and I came running back, she giggled and reached for Kaa-chan, chirping "Kaa, Kaa!" Kaa-chan scooped her up, and planted kisses all over her face.
"Did you just walk, musume-chan? Can you do it again, baby?" Kaa-chan asked, then set Sakura down by the coffee table. For a moment she looking confused again, then took notice of the short table and grabbed it, and pulled her self up again. She then proceeded to take a few wobbling steps toward Kaa-chan, then fell on her bottom again. Kaa-chan was so happy and proud, and when Tou-san got home that night, we had a special dinner to celebrate it.
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On Sakura's first birthday, Tou-san took the day off of work for the party. Kaa-san had invited Sonomi-san and her daughter Tomoyo, to come over for the party. Sonomi-san had to work, but she had the nanny bring Tomoyo over, and Sakura and Tomoyo hit it off right away. They spent the day giggling at eachother and everybody else, and when cake time came around, Sakura mashed her piece into a glob of goop with her fists. Tomoyo just stared at Sakura, then copied her actions, deciding that it was more fun to kill the cake than to eat it. Then we gave Sakura her presents. Kaa-chan and Tou-san got her a little music box that played the song that Kaa-chan sung Sakura to sleep with. Sonomi-san had sent over a little white box with a couple dresses in it. I got Sakura a locket that was too big for her to wear then, but it would fit her when she got older.
We had found an unmarked box on our front step that morning, with only Sakura's name on it. Inside was a pair of gold chopsticks for hair, the upper half set with emeralds to match Sakura's eyes, with odd, whitish, milky, almost opalescent stones entwined within the field of emeralds, and the entirety of it was engraved with ivy vines. There was also a set of white silk robes, embroidered with gold and green ivy, and a golden sash with the odd whitish stones sewn into it, and emeralds creating a fringe. A pair of golden slippers were included. It was far, far to big for her at the time, but it looked like it would fit her by the time she was fully grown. We wondered who in the world we knew that was rich enough to send a one-year old such fine, and obviously expensive things without even signing their name.
We put the locket I gave Sakura and the robes, chopsticks, and slippers in another box to be given to Sakura when she turned eighteen. Kaa-chan thouht that it would be interesting to give Sakura one present from us all, and get something else that she might want in adulthood and put it in the box, and when she became an adult, that box would be given to her, with all it's contents. It was strange though. When I touched those robes, I got a funny feeling that neither Kaa-chan or Tou-san got. But we figured that they certainly couldn't hurt Sakura, so we packed them away, and wouldn't Sakura be surprised.
As I watched her that night, sleeping soundly in her cradle, all tired out from such an exciting day, I realized that when I touched Sakura, now, I got a similar feeling as that when I touched the robes. I bent over and kissed Sakura on the forehead, then went to my own bed.
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Sooooo, What do you think of the first chapter? Don't be shy now, and drop me a line and tell me your questions/comments/concerns. Don't forget, I need to know the REAL age difference between Touya and Sakura. And I also need to know how old they were when their mother died. Thanks!!!
On another note, this is going to be a story centered around Touya, as he reminisces about Sakura. From babyhood to her eighteenth birthday, it focuses on their relationship, his "sister complex" Various small things, and how Touya feels about her relationship with Yue. Speaking of which, You don't absolutely HAVE to read "Surprise?" to understand this, but it might help you to understand some points towards the end. This has kind of a sad, whimsical overtone, though it highlights many happy moments.
Since I don't positively know the age difference between Touya and Sakura, let's just say that it's seven years. That's my best guess, and if you know the real age diff, let me know. And if anyone knows how old Touya and Sakura were when their mother died, I REALLY need to know this.
Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever, own CCS or any of the characters.
"talking" *emphasis*
Told from Touya's POV (Point Of View)
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Memories of Sakura Chapter 1: The First Year
I remember the day that Sakura was born. The white hospital, all the nice nurses and doctors, and most of all, Tou-san taking me into the room that Kaa-chan was in. She looked tired and her hair was matted to her head with sweat. When I climbed up next to her on the hospital bed, she smiled at me and showed me the bundle of pink blankets that she was holding in her arms. "Touya-chan, this is your imouto-chan, Sakura." she said quietly, probably so that the new baby wouldn't wake up. There she was. I remember touching her tiny nose, and the tiny hand that lightly grasped the blanket that was wrapped about her little self. I was so surprised when that tiny hand wrapped around my finger. I was in complete and total awe of this mini- person, with her reddish skin and soft, downy hair.
"Wow." I said breathlessly. Then a little too loudly, I added, "She's so little." Sakura scrunched her little face up and began to cry. Her wailing was loud and piercing, and I was relieved when Kaa-chan held her close, gently patting her back and murmuring soothing words. Sakura quieted, and once gain scrunched her face, but this time in a big yawn. Then she blinked bleary, gray-green eyes at me, and giggled, chirping and cooing and smiled a big, infectious smile. Tou-san stood by the bed, looking so very proud.
~*~~*~~*~
Three months later, Sakura was still a happy, giggly, baby, smiling all the time and laughing at me when I tried to get that very reaction. I'd stand over her when she had been laid on a blanket in the middle of the living room, making faces and nonsense sounds, and she'd clap her chubby little hands and giggle, smiling one of her beautiful smiles, the ones that made you smile back. Sometimes, she'd be fascinated by something so simple as as a piece of yarn swung in front of her, and, like a cat, followed the path the yarn made in the air with her eyes, closely watching, as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. She'd reach her round baby arms up, trying to grab the string and examine it closer. It was these times that she was quietest, concentrating so hard on the yarn, looking so determined to grab it, it was almost comical. The only other time that she was that quiet was when she was asleep. All her waking hours, she'd be laughing and cooing and making all sorts of sounds that meant nothing to me or anyone else.
~*~~*~~*~
When Sakura took her first steps, I was the one to run to Kaa-chan, shouting and clapping my hands in glee. She had crawled over to the armchair in the living room, grabbed hold of it, and pulled herself up. She stumbled over to the couch, where she fell on her bottom, and looked charmingly confused as to why she was suddenly back on the floor. When Kaa- chan and I came running back, she giggled and reached for Kaa-chan, chirping "Kaa, Kaa!" Kaa-chan scooped her up, and planted kisses all over her face.
"Did you just walk, musume-chan? Can you do it again, baby?" Kaa-chan asked, then set Sakura down by the coffee table. For a moment she looking confused again, then took notice of the short table and grabbed it, and pulled her self up again. She then proceeded to take a few wobbling steps toward Kaa-chan, then fell on her bottom again. Kaa-chan was so happy and proud, and when Tou-san got home that night, we had a special dinner to celebrate it.
~*~~*~~*~
On Sakura's first birthday, Tou-san took the day off of work for the party. Kaa-san had invited Sonomi-san and her daughter Tomoyo, to come over for the party. Sonomi-san had to work, but she had the nanny bring Tomoyo over, and Sakura and Tomoyo hit it off right away. They spent the day giggling at eachother and everybody else, and when cake time came around, Sakura mashed her piece into a glob of goop with her fists. Tomoyo just stared at Sakura, then copied her actions, deciding that it was more fun to kill the cake than to eat it. Then we gave Sakura her presents. Kaa-chan and Tou-san got her a little music box that played the song that Kaa-chan sung Sakura to sleep with. Sonomi-san had sent over a little white box with a couple dresses in it. I got Sakura a locket that was too big for her to wear then, but it would fit her when she got older.
We had found an unmarked box on our front step that morning, with only Sakura's name on it. Inside was a pair of gold chopsticks for hair, the upper half set with emeralds to match Sakura's eyes, with odd, whitish, milky, almost opalescent stones entwined within the field of emeralds, and the entirety of it was engraved with ivy vines. There was also a set of white silk robes, embroidered with gold and green ivy, and a golden sash with the odd whitish stones sewn into it, and emeralds creating a fringe. A pair of golden slippers were included. It was far, far to big for her at the time, but it looked like it would fit her by the time she was fully grown. We wondered who in the world we knew that was rich enough to send a one-year old such fine, and obviously expensive things without even signing their name.
We put the locket I gave Sakura and the robes, chopsticks, and slippers in another box to be given to Sakura when she turned eighteen. Kaa-chan thouht that it would be interesting to give Sakura one present from us all, and get something else that she might want in adulthood and put it in the box, and when she became an adult, that box would be given to her, with all it's contents. It was strange though. When I touched those robes, I got a funny feeling that neither Kaa-chan or Tou-san got. But we figured that they certainly couldn't hurt Sakura, so we packed them away, and wouldn't Sakura be surprised.
As I watched her that night, sleeping soundly in her cradle, all tired out from such an exciting day, I realized that when I touched Sakura, now, I got a similar feeling as that when I touched the robes. I bent over and kissed Sakura on the forehead, then went to my own bed.
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Sooooo, What do you think of the first chapter? Don't be shy now, and drop me a line and tell me your questions/comments/concerns. Don't forget, I need to know the REAL age difference between Touya and Sakura. And I also need to know how old they were when their mother died. Thanks!!!