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Chapters 1-6 originally posted on the CardCaptor Sakura section of FF. Deleted and being reposted. Sorry to any who missed Ch 6 before the story was deleted. Guess I waited just a little too long to move it and delete my forward note to you. FF deleted it for me shortly after I uploaded the chapter. If you have any desire to bookmark the story, you may now feel free to do so. (smile) I see no reason it should be deleted again.
Update 1 – Corrected Fujitaka's dub name in the cheat sheet at the end of this chapter. Thanks to Rasmus for the information.
- Raya
Moonlit Sakura
Chapter 1 – Sweet Sixteen
Sakura closed her bedroom door, and leaned against it with a smile and a sigh of pleasure. Her 16th birthday party had been a surprising success. Everyone had managed to avoid fighting, and no magical emergencies had come up out of the blue.
Tomoyo and her mother, Sonomi, had started it all off with an early arrival, and a beautiful dress for the party. Sakura looked down at her dark green dress, and rubbed her hand gently down her side feeling the rich fabric. She had received compliments all evening on how well it looked on her. Tomoyo had been beaming with pride as she videotaped it all.
Sonomi had had to leave for a dinner appointment with an important foreign client, but she had managed to carry on a relatively polite conversation with Sakura's father, Fujitaka, first.
As she was leaving, Sakura's school friends had arrived. Naoko had brought her new boyfriend from the science fiction club, Togashi, while Chiharu had brought her fiancée Yamazaki and Rika had brought their former teacher Mr. Terada. Even after a year, Sakura was still amazed that she had never guessed that Mr. Terada was Rika's boyfriend. Although the couple still kept the relationship very quiet because of Mr. Terada's teaching position, all of her friends had finally guessed that they were engaged.
Sakura's older brother, Touya and his boyfriend Yukito had met Tomoyo's boyfriend, Kurogane, on the front step shortly after that and had let him in. The cake he carried had earned him great cheers, much to his embarrassment. Tomoyo had rescued him by spiriting him away to the kitchen as Yamazaki began to tell some long, complicated tale about the origin of birthday cakes.
Shaoran had supplied the next surprise. About 20 minutes into the party, he arrived with his guest. Sakura's smile grew wider as she remembered their entrance into the living room after her father had let them in. The women had cried out surprised, happy greetings while the men had been stunned speechless. Meiling had grown amazingly beautiful, but her fiery spirit was still quite evident and she had quickly put everyone back at ease with a few well-placed remarks.
After things had finally returned to normal, the doorbell rang again. Sakura and her father had exchanged puzzled looks before he went to answer the door. A moment later, Sakura had gasped with shock as she stared at her unexpected guests. Eriol, Nakuru, and Miss Kaho had smiled mischievously, and then wished her a happy birthday. She had just barely caught a glimpse of Supi flying quickly up the stairs to join Kero in his "prison".
After several hours, her school friends, their boyfriends, and Kurogane left, and Kero and Supi were freed. Touya and Yukito had settled down to a game of chess, with Nakuru providing unwanted advice. Supi had watched Kero with an expression of disdain and disgust as he began stuff himself full of cake. In between bites, Kero alternated poking fun at Supi with giving his own unsolicited advice to the chess players. Kaho, Sakura, Meiling, and Tomoyo had sat and talked about fashion, music and such, while Eriol, Shaoran, and Fujitaka had discussed the latest archaeological finds in China.
Finally, after everyone had left, her father had given her one final birthday present. It was a small package from her grandfather that he claimed had been delivered by special messenger just before the start of the party. Inside the small box had been a beautiful gold, heart-shaped locket on a golden chain. On the front was a filigreed nadeshiko flower, and on the back was an inscription that read "My Precious Little Flower". Her father had said that it once belonged to her mother.
Sakura sighed happily again, and pushed herself away from the door. It had been a wonderful birthday. She still couldn't believe that ALL of her oldest friends had been able to make it to the celebration, and that she had received such wonderful presents.
As her eyes fell on her bed, however, her smile faded. "Not tonight," she whispered. "Please, no dreams tonight. Don't spoil this beautiful, perfect day…"
Author's Note: Names
Ok, I'm going to say this just once. If you ever get lost or forget, please come back to this page. For those of you who already know the Japanese names for the CardCaptor Sakura and Sailor Moon characters, feel free to skip ahead to the next chapter. For those who only know the English, or are not good at remembering the Japanese, here is your cheat sheet.
I prefer to use the Japanese names. This is not because I'm a snob or a purist. Generally, I think they sound better. Also, most names have a significance (like Mizuno Ami meaning Water's Friend). The original author(ess) used the names to build and define the characters. Therefore, I don't want to change them. But the real reason? I really do just think it sounds better. (smile) Order: Family Name Given Name - First Name Last Name
CardCaptor Sakura
Kinomoto Sakura - Sakura Avalon
Kinomoto Touya - Tori Avalon
Kinomoto Fujitaka - Mr. Aiden Avalon
Kinomoto Nadeshiko - Mrs. Natasha Avalon
Daidouji Tomoyo - Madison Taylor
Daidouji Sonomi - Mrs. Samantha Taylor
Tsukishiro Yukito (Yue) - Julian Star (Yue)
Cerberus (Keroberos) (Kero) - Cerberus (Keroberos) (Kero)
Hiiragizawa Eriol - Eli Moon
Amamiya Nakuru/Ruby Moon - Ruby Moon
Spinel Sun (Supi) - Spinner (Supi)
Mizuki Kaho - Miss Layla Mackenzie
Rika - Rita
Naoko - Nikki
Chiharu - Chelsea
Yamazaki Takashi - Zachary
Mr. Terada - Mr. Terada
Li Xiaolang (Shaoran) - Li Showron
Li Meiling - Meilin Rae
Sailor Moon
Tsukino Usagi, Neo-Queen Serenity, Serenity - Serena
Tsukino (Chiba) Mamoru King Endymion, Endymion - Darian Shields (in my universe, he took his wife's last name when they married for various reasons we can discuss off-line)
Tsukino Usagi Small Lady Serenity (ChibiUsa), Super Sailor Moon, Princess Lady, Small Lady, Lady - Rini
Mizuno Ami, Super Sailor Mercury - Amy
Aino Minako, Super Sailor Venus - Mina
Hino Rei, Super Sailor Mars - Raye Hino
Kino Makoto, Super Sailor Jupiter - Lita
Tomoe Hotaru, Super Sailor Saturn - Hotaru Tomoe
Ten'oh Haruka, Super Sailor Uranus - Amara
Kaioh Michiru, Super Sailor Neptune - Michelle
Meioh Setsuna, Super Sailor Pluto - Trista
And these are my own names for the Quartet:
Sailor Ceres - Celeste d'Nuit
Sailor Vesta - Bessamine (Bessa) Ejjel
Sailor Juno - June Night
Sailor Pallas - Pallas Nychta