Author's Notes: Another S&S fanfiction. If you have watched Proposal Daisakusen, you can tell that the idea spanned from its beginning, but I plan on bringing whole new ideas. This is not an AU story, but I changed the ending of the original series :) I hope you enjoy! Please read and review, it is much, much appreciated.
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura or Proposal Daisakusen.
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Sakura, Will We See Tomorrow?
A Cardcaptor Sakura Fanfiction (© CLAMP)
written by,
azngurL
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She walked down the long aisle that was adorned with cherry blossoms petals scattered all over the floor. The music played. She looked so beautiful, dressed in a white gown, that looked like it was made especially for her. The opaque and sheer white veil fell before face.
She was stunning.
She was beautiful.
The petals from her sakura bouquet trickled petals as she walked. The light shined brightly over her.
She looked up and faced me.
She smiled.
And then ...
"We are all here to welcome the joining of this couple, Tsukishiro Yukito and Kinomoto Sakura in holy matrimony." The priest announced from the central.
How...?!
How exactly did this happen?!
Sakura ... you're supposed to marry me.
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Chapter One: I Do
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Syaoran
I loved her for as long as I remember. Since we were ten years old. Since she became the Mistress of the Sakura cards. Since the final battles. Since then ... since then. I have always loved her.
Kinomoto Sakura.
We have come a long way.
You are undoubtedly, the person I love the most in this world.
How is it that it ended up this way ...
I can only count my mistakes, my regrets - now.
Why isn't it me that is getting married to you?
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All
"Do you, Yukito, take Sakura to be your lawfully wedded wife? In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health - till death do you part?" The priest asked as he faced the soon-to-be-wedding couple.
Yukito, who wore a white tuxedo, smiled at his bride. "I do," he replied.
Sakura blushed, and then she smiled at him.
"Do you, Sakura, take Yukito to be your lawfully wedded husband. In good times and in bad, in sickness and in health - till death you both part?"
Her eyes sparkled as she exclaimed, "I do!"
The priest smiled. "With the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride."
Yukito and Sakura slowly came closer and he could not bear it any longer when he finally placed his lips on hers. A loud uproar of applauses flooded the church. Everyone cheered. Sakura and Yukito were finally married. As they broke away from their kiss, they smiled at one another. As if no one could break the commitment they have just made before God.
And then there was Syaoran. He was the only one amongst the entire crowd at the Church who watched with sadness, anger, and jealousy.
He winced at their kiss.
"It's over."
While everyone clapped and looked up at the couple, Syaoran looked down. And from the large crowd was Eriol, who smiled at him grimly.
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The reception soon followed at a very beautiful venue. The couple sat themselves in front, while Syaoran sat in a table amongst all of his friends.
"Sakura-chan looks so beautiful !!" Tomoyo squealed as she videotaped Sakura conversing with Yukito at their table.
"Doesn't she?! She was glowing today when she walked down the aisle!" Chiharu exclaimed.
Meiling, who wore red a modern Chinese dress, hair adorned in the same odangos, looked at the silent Syaoran. "Syaoran," she said.
Syaoran looked at her and snapped out of his daze, "What?"
"Smile." Meiling said.
"Yeah --" Syaoran replied back.
"Li-kun!" A familiar voice squealed as his eyes were covered by familiar set of hands.
He immediately turned around and stood up. "Sakura! I - "
"How do I look today?" Sakura asked as she picked up two sides of her wedding gown and did a small pose.
"Sakura-chan, you look so beautiful!!" Tomoyo shrieked as she kept on videotaping.
Sakura smiled, and then directed her smile at Syaoran. "Arigatou - " she said.
"For what?"
"For coming to my wedding. It means a lot to me!" Sakura approached him closer and hugged him, much to his surprised.
His heart pounded a little. "It must have been tough to have come back from all the work you were doing in Hong Kong," she said.
She broke away from him and smiled again. Syaoran, who seemed a little ashamed looked away. "Of course. I wouldn't miss your own wedding for the world, "
"Please enjoy today okay?" Sakura said as she moved further and further away, back to where Yukito was.
"Sakura ..."
Syaoran wasn't sure what hurt more. The fact that this was actually the first time he was seeing Sakura in while, or the fact that she had just called him Li-kun instead of Syaoran-kun.
"And now, we will have Daidouji Tomoyo-san to come up to present her wedding present to the bride and groom," the announcer stated.
Tomoyo stood up from her seat and walked over near a huge projection screen. She turned to the couple and smiled, then said, "Sakura-chan, Yukito-san, congratulations. I have prepared a mini-movie that I have compiled over the years as a part of my wedding present to you. I hope you enjoy it!" and with that, she bowed.
The lights dimmed and the movie started to play. Because of years of experience, and with help of the Create Card, Tomoyo was able to turn old footage of their days of when they were children until now, of their days of their adulthood.
Syaoran started to watch the video and saw the old clips of when Sakura and Yukito were both younger, and their being filmed together - realizing that he was in every single clip. He was taken aback. "What was I doing all this time? Why did all my years of loving her ... amount to this?"
He turned away and couldn't watch anymore. "We were always together ... why is it not me with Sakura right now? Why are we like this...?"
As everyone had their attention turned, he looked at Sakura. "In the end ... I couldn't properly tell you. I wonder, if I had taken those chances ... if I did it over again ... would I be the one who's sitting next to you instead?"
In that instant, a bright line shone from Sakura's pocket and overfilled the reception hall with its light.
Syaoran looked up, "What...?"
He noticed that everyone has frozen. He stood up in a panic, "What happened?!" It was as if time had stopped.
"Syaoran," a familiar and deep voice said from the silence.
He turned around to see that it was Eriol. "Eriol, what's going on?"
"Don't you notice?" Eriol looked up to see two cards floating in the center of the room.
Syaoran looked more closely to recognize what Sakura Cards they were.
"Time ... and Return? Why...?"
"Sakura-chan's powers are so strong. But I think your feelings are equally as strong. If not stronger," Eriol said walking towards the center of the room.
"I don't get it," Syaoran admitted.
"Don't you see? The Cards are reacting to your feelings, out of Sakura's power,"
Syaoran looked up at the Time Card and the Return Card. Time, which usually ate up most of Sakura's power, was working seamlessly to stop time. Return was awaiting its call.
"You can't change the past,"
"If you believe ..."
"That's impossible,"
"I always thought it would be you and Sakura. Somewhere along the way, you made a huge mistake didn't you?"
Syaoran looked down. "It's too late..."
"Only cowards who didn't even try say that," Eriol looked at him with a direct glance. "What are you going to do?"
Syaoran looked at the cards, then at Sakura who was smiling at Yukito. Then he looked at where the video had stopped playing. It was showing Sakura in her Tomoeda elementary school uniform. Syaoran was walking next to her, and Yukito and Touya could be seen in the foreground, waiting for them by the gates.
He remembered that time; it was shortly after they had defeated Eriol.
Syaoran then became determined. "I'll go back," He turned to Eriol. "I'm going to go back,"
Eriol smiled then looked up at the Cards. "I am not Clow Reed anymore, nor do I have any control over Sakura's cards ... but this is the most I can do. You only have a limited time in the past. So make the most of it."
"I will."
"Return," the Return Card started glowing under Eriol's voice. "That time - return Syaoran back to that time. Sakura Card, I command you under the name of Clow Reed!"
The Clow Reed symbol appeared underneath Syaoran. The light shone from beneath him, and then he was gone.
Eriol smiled. "Good luck, Syaoran."
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[ Tomoeda, 1999 ]
"SYAORAN-KUN!" A young voice squealed.
"Eh?" Syaoran looked up and saw her. A ten-year old Sakura. The Sakura he first met, in her Tomoeda elementary school uniform. "EH!?"
"We're going to be late, hurry up!" Sakura yelled as she ran passed him, grabbing his hand.
"W-Wait!!" Syaoran yelled back, running along with Sakura, hand-in-hand. "What's going on!?"
Syaoran was back in his ten year old body.
"I really came back to the past!?"
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Author's Notes: I hope you enjoyed this first chapter! Please leave a review! I'll greatly appreciate it. Till next time!