A/N: Welcome to the beginning of my "Before They Remembered" series. Each
story is about our much loved CCS couples meeting for the first time as
kids before the Clow Book was ever opened. Each story is going to be three
chapters each. Based on the title, you all know that this is an S&S. Please
enjoy, and I apologize in advance for the short chapters.
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Disclaimer: CCS belongs to CLAMP.
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
~*~(Next scene)~*~
* (Flashbacks) *
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Cherry Blossom and Little Wolf
By: Amethyst Beloved
Chapter 1: Cherry Blossom
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Young Sakura Kinomoto was outside in her yard, enjoying the fragranced cherry blossoms that fluttered all around. The four-year-old spent so much time with the petals that the sweet smell seemed to be permanent on her skin and hair. Not that she mind. The cherry blossoms made Sakura feel the closest to what she was missing in her life.
It had been a year since her mother passed away. Although Sakura was still too young to understand the mechanics of the calendar, she could sense it in her father's and her brother's behavior. Greeting her mother's picture was a daily routine, but today they both caressed the photo with love and grief longer than usual. Afterward, they joined her outside and gazed at the cherry blossoms because they knew Nadeshiko loved them. Sakura was alone again, thinking about nothing in particular until a lone blossom floated in the breeze and landed on top of her head. She giggled as she raised her hand to brush the petal away. Her little fingers landed on one of the two cherry blossom clips that adorned her hair. Sakura closed her eyes as she did her best to summon as much as she could of one of the few memories that she had of her mother.
* Sakura's Third Birthday *
Sakura wanted everyday to be like today. Everyone was smiling and there were no traces of the worry or fear that lingered around the household. Nadeshiko was sitting on the couch, and Sakura was glad that she was out of bed. A mommy doesn't belong in a bedroom. Fujitaka was home today because he took the day off of work. A daddy shouldn't always be away from home. Touya reluctantly promised that he wouldn't tease his little sister. Sakura actually believed that her brother figured out that she wasn't a monster, but in reality a little girl. Receiving presents was just a bonus.
The birthday girl was nestled in her mother's arms, enjoying her warmth.
"Hey sweetie, would you like another present?" Nadeshiko asked with a soft smile. Sakura was confused. Since her mother was out of bed, that meant she wasn't sick anymore. Wasn't that a present?
When Nadeshiko handed Sakura a wrapped parcel, the child realized that it was the kind of present that was hidden in fancy paper. Those were fun.
Inside the package, Sakura found two of the prettiest flower clips that she had ever seen.
"Ou!" she shrieked with delight. "Pwetty fwowus!"
Nadeshiko let out a bittersweet laugh. She loved all the time she spent with her precious daughter even though she knew it would soon come to an end.
"These pretty flowers are called cherry blossoms," Nadeshiko said. "Can you say 'cherry blossom'?"
The woman laughed as her daughter scrunched up her tiny face in attempt to please the mother with new words.
"Cheh-we bwaw-some," she said slowly, feeling happy that she mad her mother laugh.
"Good girl!" Nadeshiko praised, making her daughter beam with pride. "Don't forget that Mommy will always love you no matter what happens."
"Mommy loves Sakura always! Sakura loves Mommy always!" she laughed as she clapped her chubby hands.
"My darling baby girl," she murmured holding her daughter close. "The reason that I'm giving you these clips is because no matter what happens, I want you to know that I'll always be with you,"
"No go 'way, Mommy," Sakura murmured as she drifted off to dreamland.
The first of many tears for that day escaped from Nadeshiko's watery emerald eyes. If only it could be that easy.
* End of Flashback *
The warm wind wrapped around Sakura like a hug as the little girl smiled. She would always remember that her mother was with her.
"Sakura!" Fujitaka called out from inside. "Can you come in the kitchen? I have an announcement to make."
"Coming Daddy!" she cried as she scampered through the door and took a seat beside her big brother.
"What's going on, Dad?" asked Touya. "Is this about the new archeological find in Hong Kong? They've been talking about it on the news."
"Yes it is and my department at the university will have the opportunity to work on it," he answered.
"That's great, Daddy!" exclaimed Sakura who knew her father loved to work on site.
"But what about us?" asked the children in unison.
"That's what I'm getting at," explained Fujitaka. "How would the two of you like to come to China with me?"
"All right!" cheered Touya as he pumped his fist in the air. "A vacation!"
"When are we leaving?" Sakura asked nervously because she wasn't used to going away from Tomoeda. "Would Mommy be worried when she finds out that we aren't at home?"
Fujitaka smiled fondly at his daughter as he picked her up and gave her a hug. She had so much of her mother's caring qualities.
"Don't worry, darling," he comforted. "Mommy is always with us no matter where we are."
Touya stayed quiet as an angel hovered over their shoulders. He never knew why, but he was always able to see his mother's spirit ever since she passed away a year ago. He watched her caress her husband's cheek and stroke her daughter's hair. It comforted him to see his mother, but sometimes it hurt because neither his father nor his sister was granted the gift to see in the spirit world.
'Please take care, and have a safe trip,' Nadeshiko told her son lovingly before she disappeared.
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To be continued...
A/N: Once again, I apologized for the lack of the length. Originally, the whole story was one chapter, but now I want to separate everything. I hope you all don't mind. The next chapter will be titled Little Wolf.
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Disclaimer: CCS belongs to CLAMP.
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"Talking"
'Thoughts'
~*~(Next scene)~*~
* (Flashbacks) *
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Cherry Blossom and Little Wolf
By: Amethyst Beloved
Chapter 1: Cherry Blossom
~*~*~*~*~
Young Sakura Kinomoto was outside in her yard, enjoying the fragranced cherry blossoms that fluttered all around. The four-year-old spent so much time with the petals that the sweet smell seemed to be permanent on her skin and hair. Not that she mind. The cherry blossoms made Sakura feel the closest to what she was missing in her life.
It had been a year since her mother passed away. Although Sakura was still too young to understand the mechanics of the calendar, she could sense it in her father's and her brother's behavior. Greeting her mother's picture was a daily routine, but today they both caressed the photo with love and grief longer than usual. Afterward, they joined her outside and gazed at the cherry blossoms because they knew Nadeshiko loved them. Sakura was alone again, thinking about nothing in particular until a lone blossom floated in the breeze and landed on top of her head. She giggled as she raised her hand to brush the petal away. Her little fingers landed on one of the two cherry blossom clips that adorned her hair. Sakura closed her eyes as she did her best to summon as much as she could of one of the few memories that she had of her mother.
* Sakura's Third Birthday *
Sakura wanted everyday to be like today. Everyone was smiling and there were no traces of the worry or fear that lingered around the household. Nadeshiko was sitting on the couch, and Sakura was glad that she was out of bed. A mommy doesn't belong in a bedroom. Fujitaka was home today because he took the day off of work. A daddy shouldn't always be away from home. Touya reluctantly promised that he wouldn't tease his little sister. Sakura actually believed that her brother figured out that she wasn't a monster, but in reality a little girl. Receiving presents was just a bonus.
The birthday girl was nestled in her mother's arms, enjoying her warmth.
"Hey sweetie, would you like another present?" Nadeshiko asked with a soft smile. Sakura was confused. Since her mother was out of bed, that meant she wasn't sick anymore. Wasn't that a present?
When Nadeshiko handed Sakura a wrapped parcel, the child realized that it was the kind of present that was hidden in fancy paper. Those were fun.
Inside the package, Sakura found two of the prettiest flower clips that she had ever seen.
"Ou!" she shrieked with delight. "Pwetty fwowus!"
Nadeshiko let out a bittersweet laugh. She loved all the time she spent with her precious daughter even though she knew it would soon come to an end.
"These pretty flowers are called cherry blossoms," Nadeshiko said. "Can you say 'cherry blossom'?"
The woman laughed as her daughter scrunched up her tiny face in attempt to please the mother with new words.
"Cheh-we bwaw-some," she said slowly, feeling happy that she mad her mother laugh.
"Good girl!" Nadeshiko praised, making her daughter beam with pride. "Don't forget that Mommy will always love you no matter what happens."
"Mommy loves Sakura always! Sakura loves Mommy always!" she laughed as she clapped her chubby hands.
"My darling baby girl," she murmured holding her daughter close. "The reason that I'm giving you these clips is because no matter what happens, I want you to know that I'll always be with you,"
"No go 'way, Mommy," Sakura murmured as she drifted off to dreamland.
The first of many tears for that day escaped from Nadeshiko's watery emerald eyes. If only it could be that easy.
* End of Flashback *
The warm wind wrapped around Sakura like a hug as the little girl smiled. She would always remember that her mother was with her.
"Sakura!" Fujitaka called out from inside. "Can you come in the kitchen? I have an announcement to make."
"Coming Daddy!" she cried as she scampered through the door and took a seat beside her big brother.
"What's going on, Dad?" asked Touya. "Is this about the new archeological find in Hong Kong? They've been talking about it on the news."
"Yes it is and my department at the university will have the opportunity to work on it," he answered.
"That's great, Daddy!" exclaimed Sakura who knew her father loved to work on site.
"But what about us?" asked the children in unison.
"That's what I'm getting at," explained Fujitaka. "How would the two of you like to come to China with me?"
"All right!" cheered Touya as he pumped his fist in the air. "A vacation!"
"When are we leaving?" Sakura asked nervously because she wasn't used to going away from Tomoeda. "Would Mommy be worried when she finds out that we aren't at home?"
Fujitaka smiled fondly at his daughter as he picked her up and gave her a hug. She had so much of her mother's caring qualities.
"Don't worry, darling," he comforted. "Mommy is always with us no matter where we are."
Touya stayed quiet as an angel hovered over their shoulders. He never knew why, but he was always able to see his mother's spirit ever since she passed away a year ago. He watched her caress her husband's cheek and stroke her daughter's hair. It comforted him to see his mother, but sometimes it hurt because neither his father nor his sister was granted the gift to see in the spirit world.
'Please take care, and have a safe trip,' Nadeshiko told her son lovingly before she disappeared.
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To be continued...
A/N: Once again, I apologized for the lack of the length. Originally, the whole story was one chapter, but now I want to separate everything. I hope you all don't mind. The next chapter will be titled Little Wolf.