A Fan fiction by: Deviant Goddess a.k.a Bella
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is owned by CLAMP, Kodansha etc and I merely worship it! Please don't sue me!
Description: Many years have passed for Sakura and her friends and now they're all experiencing the ups and downs of being a teenager. Although Sakura's powers have grown immensely, her life has become much more ordinary now that all of the cards have been captured and transformed (though Tomoyo still makes her clothes!) Instead, Sakura occasionally starts fighting crime! Suddenly, someone enters Sakura's new stable life, throwing it into disarray. Someone who will change her forever…
Genre: Cardcaptor Sakura, Fantasy/Adventure/ (slight) Romance
Author's Notes:
I hope you've watched the anime series of Cardcaptor Sakura! You'll most probably be confused if you haven't. Also, it would help if you've seen the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie, "The Enchanted Cards/ The Sealed Card". You should be alright if you've read the manga of the series, but there are differences so… yeah, just be forewarned…
Yay, so the title of this story comes from the beautiful ending song for the second movie. It is the most wonderful song ever, go listen to it!
I know very little Japanese although soon I'm being tutored (HOORAY!) so please excuse any spelling mistakes or misuse of the language.
THIS STORY IS ORIGINAL BASED! That means it is a fanfiction of the original Japanese version, not the annoying dubbed version "Cardcaptors". I would ENCOURAGE you to read this story if you watch the dubbed series. The Japanese version is so much better, and if you liked Cardcaptors then you'll LOVE Cardcaptor Sakura!
If you're interested in the Japanese version, but know nothing about it, do a search for 'Cherry Blossoms'. It's run by MiracleGenki andit's an awesome site for info and pictures of Cardcaptor Sakura.
Basically, for this story, I'll be calling the characters by their Japanese names. Like Madison is Tomoyo. I was going to put translations here, but it was too long and confusing. So if you only know the English names, you should look up the original show.
Also, a very important note. If you've watched the Japanese series, you'll know that Sakura's favourite word is "hoe". This is pronounced "ho-eh". She says it when scared, surprised, nervous, etc. I'll be using this a lot, so just know that I'm not swearing!
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Prologue
She was back at Tokyo Tower…
This place had haunted her dreams for so long when she was younger. But that was many years ago and all those dreams had been forgotten. Then, why? For what reason was she back here again?
All was silent, but far off noises could be heard faintly, as if everything was underwater. The girl stood on a building in a strange and beautiful costume of white and silver. In her hand was a magic staff and around her flew her beloved magic cards. Although it was peaceful, the girl could sense that something was wrong.
Suddenly, a chill went down her spine as a dark shadow leapt past her. The magic cards stopped their slow hovering around the girl and shot through the air like bullets, to hover around the dark shadow. One by one, the cards turned from pink and gold, to green and black.
"No!" she cried leaping for the shadow. But the wings that were on her feet had disappeared, and she no longer had the power to jump long distances.
The girl almost reached the shadow, but began to fall… the magic staff slipped through her hands and stayed hovering slightly in the air. As the girl fell, she saw the dark shadow engulf the staff and a strange necklace that came from within the shadow merged with the star on the staff. Immediately, the staff changed from pink and gold, to green and black, just like the cards. The top of the staff, which was once a beautiful golden star, had become a strange and ugly black spear.
…Sakura Kinomoto, once the mistress of the magical Sakura Cards, wept bitterly as she fell to her demise…