Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
Epilogue Part 2:
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is property of CLAMP I claim no rights to any of the characters, only the story idea for this epilogue. ARIGATO!!
This fanfic begins directly after the ending of the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie: The Sealed Card
So, it is starting to look like there will be two more parts to this Epilogue before I begin my "Sequel."
Enjoy and please review!
After their treat at the Café, the 4 friends wandered around the last hours of the festival. Along the way, anyone who recognized Sakura and Syaoran from the play stopped to tell them how much they enjoyed the play and how well they acted together. Though it embarrassed her a little, Sakura smiled cheerfully and thought about how grateful she was that she had been able to retrieve the HOPE card and that no one had disappeared!
At one point while a group of students from class 1 of grade 6 gathered to surround Sakura and Syaoran with praises about the play, Meilin and Tomoyo separated themselves from the couple for the night. Unsure of where they had gone, unable to find them, and because it was starting to get late, Syaoran started to walk Sakura home.
Before they passed Penguin Park, Sakura asked if they could stop for a moment. As she headed towards the swings, Syaoran had a sudden case of Deja-vu. The last time they had stopped by the swings at Penguin Park, Sakura had cried over Yukito's inability to return her feelings. Following behind her, Syaoran sat on the swing beside the one she had chosen. Syaoran wondered silently if she was going to cry again.
To his surprise, she twisted her swing around to face him with a cheerful smile. Syaoran tilted his head curiously and couldn't help but to smile. A smile truly did suit her more then anyone, he thought.
"Come on!" she exclaimed brightly and continued to twist her swing around until the chains were wound tightly and then let go so that the swing spun her around as its chains uncoiled around one another. "WHEEE!!" She squealed in excitement. Shaoran couldn't help but to laugh in amusement. "Come on!" she told him cheerfully again. "It's fun!" she giggled and began to twist her swing around once more. Together they spun around on their swings until they both fell to the ground laughing.
Barely giving herself time to recover, Sakura jumped to her feet and began to run towards the King Penguin slide. "Catch me if you can!" she yelled to Syaoran.
Syaoran sat up and stared after her in bewilderment. What in the world had gotten into her, he wondered as he watched her sway while she ran. An effect caused from their spinning on the swings.
He continued to watch, as she climbed up the ladder to the slide, partly amused and partly horrified at the thought of running around the playground like a 5-year-old.
"Come On Syaoran-Kun!!" She waved from the top of the slide. "Or can't you keep up with me?" she taunted with a giggle.
With a raised eyebrow he wondered just who she thought he was. "Who are you talking to?" he responded to her challenge as he got to his feet and crouched into position to start the chase.
"Ahhh….you're too slow!" she continued to taunt from the top of the slide. "You couldn't catch me in a million years!"
"Ichi" Syaoran counted and bent low to the ground. Sakura watched in amusement from her perch. "Ni," he continued as he adjusted his position to take off into a full sprint. Sakura giggled and prepared to slide down the slide. "SAN!" Syaoran called out and took off towards her and the slide. With a squeal of excitement Sakura pushed herself down the slide, but jumped over the edge half way down upon seeing that he would surely catch her at the bottom if she didn't.
Syaoran rounded the bottom of the slide and continued the chase. Sakura ducked through King Penguin and headed back towards the swings. Syaoran immediately did a 180 in pursuit. Sakura ran through the swings and towards the trees. At one point Syaoran had nearly caught up with her and she made a sharp turn onto the sidewalk.
It wasn't long until Syaoran caught up to her again. Giggling, she swerved to her right. Syaoran followed. She swerved to her left and Syaoran followed again. Sakura then made a desperate attempt to spin around and head in the other direction, only to trip over her own feet. That was a move she was more accustom to on her roller-blades. As she stumbled forward, Syaoran caught her effortlessly around the middle.
Sakura suddenly found herself in a familiar situation. As she steadied her footing she looked up and into Syaoran's eyes.
"Are you ok?" he asked, keeping hold around her waist to be sure she had found her footing.
"H…hai," she answered as her cheeks began to brighten.
"I'm glad," he responded quietly
They stood together, breathing heavy from the chase. They stare at one another for a moment that seemed like an eternity until Sakura broke eye contact and looked down at her watch. The same watch that Yukito had gotten for her as a birthday present.
"HOoo…ee" she muttered about the time. "I really need to get home," she told Syaoran quietly.
Syaoran nodded and released her. Taking her hand, he started to walk her home. The walk was silent, each lost to their thoughts. Sakura was surprised about how quickly it seemed that they had reached her home. At the door they turned to face one another and stood in silence for an awkward moment.
"A..arigato Shaoran-kun" Sakura said in a shaky voice.
"It was nothing," he answered, and took a step forward. At that moment a light caught his eye, and looking for it's source, he noticed the front door to be open a crack and caught the glimpse of someone watching. "Well…" he said "I'll see you tomorrow," and he took a step backwards down one of the front steps.
Sakura looked up suddenly, a hint of disappointment on her face. "H..hai," she spoke in nearly a whisper.
Syaoran bent low and kissed the back of her hand, something that he had seen Eriol do which she had seemed to enjoy. "We are being watched" he winked at her as he straightened up and let her hand go at her side.
"Nani?" she stated with a hint of alarm and spun around to face the door. "ONIICHAN!!" She yelled as she pushed the door further open to reveal Touya's watchful eyes.
"It's late," Touya commented matter of factly and stepped out of her way from entering the house.
Sakura took one last look at Syaoran, who waved goodbye at the gate, before closing the door. She spun around to face her brother with her fists clinched at her sides. "Why were you watching me!?" she cried.
Touya only stare at her with a blank expression. "Monsters aren't suppose to have boyfriends," he stated calmly and coolly.
"I AM NOT A MONSTER!!" She shouted and stomped a foot. Tears welded up in her eyes, catching Touya off guard and causing him to take a step away from her. "I HATE YOU!!" she yelled and charged up the stairs to her room, where she slammed the door and flung herself onto her bed in a fit of tears.
Touya stared after her in total bewilderment. "You took it too far this time," Yukito said as he came from the kitchen to investigate. "Why must you always tease her?" Yukito added, more so from his other self, as he approached Touya.
Yukito, torn between his concern for Touya and the desire of his other self to comfort Sakura, was suddenly surrounded by a bright light and transformed into Yue.
Touya turned in time to see Yukito's true form race up the stairs.
Yue knocked at Sakura's door. "Go Away!" came a response from a shaky voice, followed by a sob.
Quietly, Yue turned the knob of her door and opened it slowly to reveal her form lying on her bed, shaking with sobs and her face buried into her pillow.
Entering her room and closing the door silently behind him, Yue walked around her bed, sat on the edge, and placed a comforting hand to her back.
Sakura jumped with surprise and rolled over to reveal her tear streaked face. Upon realization of who had touched her, Sakura flung herself into Yue's unexpecting arms and immediately began to soak his shirt as she continued to sob against his chest.
Kero, in his plushy form, suddenly flew up from the bed gasping for air. "I Thought I Was Going To Die!" He gasped.
Wrapping his arms around Sakura, Yue shot Kero a scowling look. Kero took on an immediate look of concern and flew to Sakura's side. "Sakura…Sakura…What's wrong?!" he questioned while flying frantically around her and Yue.
"I….Hate….Him…." sobbed Sakura. "A…and S…Syaoran…K…Kun is going back t…to Hong Kong after tomorrow!" She wailed, hugging her Syaoran bear tightly as the tears continued to flood from her eyes.
Kero and Yue exchanged a look of concern. Yue continued to hold her as she sobbed and Kero landed on her lap and patted her arm sympathetically.
After she had cried herself to sleep, Yue laid her on her bed and Kero pulled the covers over her.
"What is going on?" Kero asked Yue as he brushed a stray strand of hair away from her eyes. When he looked up for Yue's response, he found that Yue had returned to his form as Yukito.
Kero froze and dropped to the floor in the attempt to resemble being nothing more then a toy.
Yukito smiled knowingly and bent to pick Kero up. "You don't have to pretend, I know who you are, Kero-Chan," Yukito said with a smile as he placed Kero on the bed next to Sakura.
Kero sat up in time to see Yukito walking through the door.
Closing her door silently behind him, Yukito headed back down the stairs to find Touya. Touya sat with his elbows on the table and his hands covering his face. Coming up behind him, Yukito placed his hands on Touya's shoulders comfortingly. "She's asleep," Yukito bent to say calmly into Touya's ear.
Bringing his hands away from his face, Touya rested his hands over top of Yukito's and nodded.
To Be Continued