T.Anjel: I've been thinking...it would really be funny if we actually did wait a decade to put the
epilogue up. Wouldn't that have been a laugh?! No? Anway! The epilogue's here! It's mostly
S+S~ finally!
It saddens me that this fic is coming to a close, don't you think? Maybe we could write another
co-fic, eh, C-mage? ::nudge nudge:: ::poke poke:: ::wink wink::
Also! I personally think that this is quite long to be called an epilogue. It could also be called a
chapter, ne? But epilogue sounds cooler, doesn't it?
Well! I think this was one of my more longer A.Ns! Probably because it'll be my last. ::sob::
C-Mage: I can't believe it's ending...after approximately six months (including emails: "It would
be fun to do a co-fic, wouldn't it?" "Well, if we did a co-fic, what would it be about?" etc.) of
work on this extensive (to me) thing, it's ending. T-T So sad. This is seriously the only story
I've (co-)written that people actually like! -.-' Anyway, sorry this took so long to get out. I got
it a while ago, editted it on Sunday, had the computer delete it, re-saved it, moped around, then
finally got into gear. I had to force myself not to read the book I'm borrowing to get to work on
this.... Anyway, enjoy! ^.^'
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Hooded Epilougue {sob} - Stop turning your back
The train station was in a state of mute busyness. Sakura and Miyako sat silently on a wooden
bench in the train station, only accompanied by their identical suitcases in their reveries. Ranks
of similar benches stretched out on either side, occasionally occupied, but mostly empty. Their
train would be making their stop in twenty minutes, which gave them twenty minutes worth of
thoughts.
"Ne, Sakura-san," Miyako said quietly into the silence of their area.
"Nani, Miyako-san?" Sakura replied, staring straight ahead of her in a blank sort of stare.
"Did you say good-bye to Li-san?" Miyako questioned.
"What do you know anything about Syaoran?" Sakura inquired curiously.
Miyako turned her head to look at Sakura and gave a grim smile. "I taught at the same school
you attended, Sakura-san," Miyako said with a sort of mischievous tone. "Even little boys like to
gossip." She raised an eyebrow.
Sakura's face flushed hotly and she stared down into her hands. "I only told him to back off
because I knew that after the case, he may find out I'm a girl and get all depressed. And I'm
going to have to leave to Tokyo anyway," said Sakura.
"Is that all?" Miyako asked, leaning forward to get a closer look at Sakura's blushing profile.
"Nani?"
Miyako gave a shrug. "You tell me, Sakura-san. You tell me."
Sakura covered her face in her petite hands and gave a small shrug of her own. "I don't know,
Miyako-san," she said, her words muffling into her palms. "I was afraid of hurting him."
Miyako stayed silent, urging the student to continue.
Sakura turned her head to look vaguely at Miyako's face. "I knew that if he found out that I was
a girl, then it'd be like throwing in his face the mask I was wearing and mocking him in such a
way that...that...." Sakura shook her head. "I don't know," she whispered. "I mean...I
apologized," she continued in her hushed whisper, "but it feels so empty."
Miyako took pity for the girl who locked herself up in her own cramped box, away from people
and away from any form of close relationships. That Li somehow and most miraculously held the
key to opening that box, Miyako mused, watching Sakura get lost in her own thoughts. And she's
scared to come out and away from what she locked herself in years ago as a child.
"Sakura-san," Miyako said in a soothing voice.
Sakura looked up, feeling confused.
"I think you should make it up to Li-san," Miyako said. "You owe him at least that much." She
spoke to Sakura as if talking to a small child.
Sakura looked away as if thinking over the suggestion. "But the train...," Sakura said, turning
back to Miyako.
"Can wait," Miyako finished.
"What am I supposed to do?" Sakura asked, feeling lost and puzzled.
"Whatever your heart tells you," Miyako answered vaguely (and very uncharacteristically!).
Sakura pouted at the answer and gave the latter comment another second of thought. "I know
what I'll do," she said, and gave a small smile. "Can you wait here for me?"
Miyako nodded. "Take all the time you need, Sakura-san."
Sakura gave a confident nod and bolted out of the musty train station, feeling suddenly refreshed
and renewed of herself. She ran without slowing or quickening her constant pace, aiming directly
for the all boys school she had attended a just few hours ago. Please still be there, Syaoran,
Sakura begged as she jogged across the street. Her cropped hair ruffled lightly as the wind made
its way through the strands.
Her feet pounded on the cement; every step pounding in her delicate ears. One. Two. One.
Two. One. Two...halt! Sakura screeched to a stop at the familiar school, and, immediately, her
gaze went over to the familiar cherry tree planted at the front yard of the school. She gave a
relieved sigh as she made out a small-silhouetted figure of a boy through the pink petals and
sturdy branches of the tree.
Sakura jogged over to the tree and looked up to see Syaoran, who had sensed her presence and
refused to look down. Sakura felt an automatic, upward tug at the ends of her lips at the
stubbornness he displayed.
With her own bundle of persistence, Sakura grabbed onto the lowest branch and swung herself
over onto it. She continued the process until she was sitting on a branch at the same level of
which Syaoran's branch was. He glared at her. "What are you doing here?"
Sakura gave an innocent smile; a smile she hadn't smiled for over a decade. It gave her a good
feeling of confidence. "I'm Kinomoto Sakura," Sakura said, plopping out a hand for Syaoran to
shake.
Syaoran eyed Sakura, then to her hand with suspicion. But he said nothing.
"Hoe?" Sakura mumbled lightly, tilting her head slightly to the side, giving herself an ever more
so innocent look. "Are you mad?"
Syaoran couldn't help blush at the childish question. He looked away.
Sakura set her hand down, her determined mind set on making Syaoran speak. She stood herself
on a lower branch so that she stood eye-level with Syaoran and closed some more distance
between them.
She thrust her hand into Syaoran's face. "I'm Kinomoto Sakura," she repeated. "What's your
name?"
"You know already, baka."
Sakura frowned cutely at the offense, but brushed it off as if he wasn't referring to her. "Do I?"
she asked. "I'd like to hear it again, onegai."
She raised her hand higher to that her fingers almost touched Syaoran's forehead.
Syaoran gave a defeated sigh and shook Sakura's small hand in his calloused ones. "I'm Li
Syaoran."
Sakura smiled brightly. "Nice to meet you, Li-kun!" she exclaimed brightly.
"What's wrong with you?" Syaoran asked curtly, raising a glaring eyebrow at the girl.
Sakura shrugged. "Nothing!"
Syaoran only held an expression of disbelief.
Sakura smiled gently, taking a seat back on her old branch. She swung her legs carelessly and
she stared down at her feet. "I just wanted you to get to know me again.... You know...the real
me," Sakura said honestly, as if talking to her feet. She swallowed. "All my life, I've held
myself in. I made no friends, and I barely let myself get close to my onii-san and my otou-san."
Sakura smiled weakly at the old memories.
"I trailed along with the police force a few years ago," she informed dully. "But even to Miyako-
san and to Minoru-san, I wasn't more than a mere child colleague. Haha...look at that," Sakura
said in a low voice, wiping the lone tear that overflowed out of her eye. "Tears." Sakura gave a
weak laugh. "I haven't cried in years....
"You must think I'm some crybaby, ne?" Sakura asked, turning her head up to Syaoran and
smiling meekly, causing more tears to slide down her flushed cheeks.
Syaoran shook his head sympathetically, feeling most curious about why such an innocent
looking girl had such complicated emotions.
"When I was five," Sakura began, staring off at the gentle petals of the tree behind Syaoran, "I
came home one day to find my mom bloody and dead on the kitchen floor...." Another wave of
tears poured out, dripping onto her hands, which were gripped in a tight ball on her lap. "That
was the last time I remember crying," Sakura concluded.
"Hoe...." Sakura whispered to herself as she felt strong arms gently wrap her in a comforting
embrace. She looked up behind her and found that Syaoran had moved himself to sit at the base
of her branch. He gently sat her on his lap and wrapped her in a warm hug from behind.
"Cry, Sakura," he mumbled into her hair. Leaving it at that, he leaned back into the tree,
allowing Sakura to relax in his arms and rest her head into the crook of his neck. He felt tears wet
his neck, but he had no care for the temporary stain. He wasn't able to stay mad at Sakura, no
matter how hard he tried. He had even thought about chasing after her an hour ago, but his pride
had been too great.
He was moved by her short yet emotional speech, and his barriers immediately went down upon
seeing that she had had hers up for nearly her whole life and that they had broken by the mere
likes of him. His heart reached out for her, realizing how much more vulnerable she was than
what she seemed and let out to be. How more vulnerable she was than that Sonogi Karaku
character he had thought he so loved.
"Why don't you hate me?" Sakura asked quietly, sinking deeper into Syaoran's arms.
Syaoran closed his eyes and breathed deeply. "Because I love you," he replied simply, and only
managed to keep his cool for split second before bursting into a hot blush.
Sakura smiled to herself and sunk even deeper into his arms, if possible.
"Even though Sonogi Karaku was a character you played out," Syaoran said in a soft tone, "he is
still a part of you, and you're so much more than what you think you are."
"How would you know?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran shrugged. "I see it in your eyes."
Sakura gave out a soft chuckle. "It looks like I'm becoming more of the old me," Sakura
commented vaguely to herself.
"Nani?"
"I remember my brother telling me once that my eyes didn't seem green anymore," Sakura
explained, staring off at a sakura petal threatening to fall its branch. "I remember how hard it
seemed for him to say that. Then I asked him....
'What color does my eyes seem to be?' Sakura asked haughtily.
'They have no color,' Touya replied, straining himself to look into the eyes of his imouto. 'They
have no life,' Touya murmured to himself, obviously not intending for an eight-year-old Sakura
to hear. But she did.
"And now that I think about it," Sakura said, " I owe my otou-san and onii-san about a decade's
worth of happiness." Sakura shook her head slowly. "I've been so selfish, and it scares me to
think I've been like this for years. I'm so dense."
Syaoran kissed the top of Sakura's head in reassurance. "You're not dense," he said. "You were
just scared. If I found my mother dead one day, I would probably have ended up worse than
you."
"I doubt it."
Syaoran sighed. "Don't you have a train to catch?" he asked regretfully, not wanting for Sakura
to leave him.
Sakura nodded and sat up straight. She turned around to face Syaoran. "You'll wait for me,
won't you?"
"I'll wait forever if I have to," Syaoran corrected, blushing furiously at his bold comment.
Sakura smiled broadly and, without hesitation, landed a deep kiss on Syaoran's lips. "Promise?"
"I promise."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Japanese - English Dictionary of words used in Hooded
aa - ah
aishiteru - I love you
arigatou - thanks
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you
baka - idiot
bento - lunch
-chan - name suffix, means 'friend', used mostly by young girls
daijoubu - are you okay, it's okay
daijoubu desu ka - are you all right, more polite than 'daijoubu'
domou arigatou gazimasu - thank you; higher thanks than 'arigatou gozaimasu'
douitashimashite - you are welcome
eeto - well, let me see, etc.
gomen - sorry
gomen nasai - sorry, but more sorry then 'gomen'
gomen ne - sorry
gya - interjection, not really Japanese
hai - yes
haikei - dear, used when writing letters
hoe - Sakura's phrase for when she's surprised or upset
honto - really
iie - no
imouto - younger sister
ja - bye, used by people who know each other well
kaijuu - monster
kakkoi - cool
Kami-sama - God
kawaii - cute
keigu - sincerely, used when writing letters
konnichiwa - hello
-kun - name suffix, used for young men or men who know each other well
kuso - shit
kyaa - eep, yipe; used as in interjection
matte - wait
minna - everybody
minna-san - everybody, a bit more polite than 'minna'
moshi moshi - hello on the telephone
nani - what
ne - right
ohayo - morning
ohayo gozaimasu - good morning
Okaa - Mother
Okaa-chan - Mom; uses '-chan' to show Sakura's age
onegai - please
Onii-san - Older Brother
Otou-san - Father
oyasumi nasai - good night
sakura - cherry blossom
-sama - name suffix, means 'god', 'goddess', etc.
-san - name suffix, means Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Miss
sayonara - good bye
-sensei - name suffix, means teacher, doctor, etc.; can also be used as a singular word
sumimasen - sorry
Syao-kun - Sakura's nickname for Syaoran
un - yeah
urusee - shut up
wai - interjection, kind of like 'wow'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
T.Anjel: ooOOOohhhh~~~ how sappy. Gives me the shivers. But hey! It's over! So lets dance
for joy.
C-Mage: Honestly, I never knew we used that many Japanese words in Hooded. Sheesh. The
translations of the Japanese words we used was asked for by Miko, who has a hard time learning
all of the Japanese words. ^.~ Have fun with them all! Wow, I can't believe we're almost done
with this.... T-T So sad. Oh, in response to one of T.A.-chan's earlier comments, I wouldn't
mind doing another co-fic. It's fun, I get to work with someone (team work can have great
results), and I actually get to writing. Being poked and prodded by someone sure does help....
T.Anjel: I think we should really thank all the reviewers who encouraged us to continue, ne C-
Mage-chan?!
C-Mage: Right! ::Whips out a list from her pocket:: Ehem! We thank DiamondInferno,
yoshi_mage, Mary Showron, Laura, Miko, Teeny, Grace Yang, Joey, Shydevil, Kim,
mizutenshiai, AA-chan, Tomomi, Silent Angel, TrueBlue, Pinkuser, Keisan, Skyechan,
Trigger*Happy*Sakura, Lakshmi, Keetra, IC goddess, who is too lazy to sign in, and everyone
else who read but didn't review!
T.Anjel: Bravo, bravo! Should I dance for these wonderful people?
C-Mage: -.-' No. It's okay, T.A.-chan.
T.Anjel: Fine, then! I'll just randomly thank the other reviewers. ::snatches list from C-Mage::
Thanks to~ blonde @ heart, Silver-cherry, JadeMoonWing, anime_lover, Fanny chan, Angelic
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Sapphire Midnight, Bunni, Kitty Neko, green-pixie-stick-faerie51, icerose82, noneya.... ::runs
out of breath::
C-Mage: ::takes list from T.Anjel:: Where are we?
T.Anjel: ::points to a spot on the page::
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T.Anjel: You missed someone for sure....
C-Mage: ::glares at T.Anjel::
T.Anjel: ::nods:: Yes, you must thank your sister publicly. C'mon, c'mon!
C-Mage: ::grins much too broadly:: Thanks, Satsuki-chan!
T.Anjel: Now, isn't that better? Anyway! We apologize if we left your name out of there...if
you even read this darn list at all. Bet y'all just skimmed right through, looking for your own
name and feeling special, right? Yeah! That's what I would have done! And if your name
happens to be on there twice, feel twice as special!
C-Mage: We thank you for reading our fic!
T.Anjel: Arigatou gozaimasu!
epilogue up. Wouldn't that have been a laugh?! No? Anway! The epilogue's here! It's mostly
S+S~ finally!
It saddens me that this fic is coming to a close, don't you think? Maybe we could write another
co-fic, eh, C-mage? ::nudge nudge:: ::poke poke:: ::wink wink::
Also! I personally think that this is quite long to be called an epilogue. It could also be called a
chapter, ne? But epilogue sounds cooler, doesn't it?
Well! I think this was one of my more longer A.Ns! Probably because it'll be my last. ::sob::
C-Mage: I can't believe it's ending...after approximately six months (including emails: "It would
be fun to do a co-fic, wouldn't it?" "Well, if we did a co-fic, what would it be about?" etc.) of
work on this extensive (to me) thing, it's ending. T-T So sad. This is seriously the only story
I've (co-)written that people actually like! -.-' Anyway, sorry this took so long to get out. I got
it a while ago, editted it on Sunday, had the computer delete it, re-saved it, moped around, then
finally got into gear. I had to force myself not to read the book I'm borrowing to get to work on
this.... Anyway, enjoy! ^.^'
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Hooded Epilougue {sob} - Stop turning your back
The train station was in a state of mute busyness. Sakura and Miyako sat silently on a wooden
bench in the train station, only accompanied by their identical suitcases in their reveries. Ranks
of similar benches stretched out on either side, occasionally occupied, but mostly empty. Their
train would be making their stop in twenty minutes, which gave them twenty minutes worth of
thoughts.
"Ne, Sakura-san," Miyako said quietly into the silence of their area.
"Nani, Miyako-san?" Sakura replied, staring straight ahead of her in a blank sort of stare.
"Did you say good-bye to Li-san?" Miyako questioned.
"What do you know anything about Syaoran?" Sakura inquired curiously.
Miyako turned her head to look at Sakura and gave a grim smile. "I taught at the same school
you attended, Sakura-san," Miyako said with a sort of mischievous tone. "Even little boys like to
gossip." She raised an eyebrow.
Sakura's face flushed hotly and she stared down into her hands. "I only told him to back off
because I knew that after the case, he may find out I'm a girl and get all depressed. And I'm
going to have to leave to Tokyo anyway," said Sakura.
"Is that all?" Miyako asked, leaning forward to get a closer look at Sakura's blushing profile.
"Nani?"
Miyako gave a shrug. "You tell me, Sakura-san. You tell me."
Sakura covered her face in her petite hands and gave a small shrug of her own. "I don't know,
Miyako-san," she said, her words muffling into her palms. "I was afraid of hurting him."
Miyako stayed silent, urging the student to continue.
Sakura turned her head to look vaguely at Miyako's face. "I knew that if he found out that I was
a girl, then it'd be like throwing in his face the mask I was wearing and mocking him in such a
way that...that...." Sakura shook her head. "I don't know," she whispered. "I mean...I
apologized," she continued in her hushed whisper, "but it feels so empty."
Miyako took pity for the girl who locked herself up in her own cramped box, away from people
and away from any form of close relationships. That Li somehow and most miraculously held the
key to opening that box, Miyako mused, watching Sakura get lost in her own thoughts. And she's
scared to come out and away from what she locked herself in years ago as a child.
"Sakura-san," Miyako said in a soothing voice.
Sakura looked up, feeling confused.
"I think you should make it up to Li-san," Miyako said. "You owe him at least that much." She
spoke to Sakura as if talking to a small child.
Sakura looked away as if thinking over the suggestion. "But the train...," Sakura said, turning
back to Miyako.
"Can wait," Miyako finished.
"What am I supposed to do?" Sakura asked, feeling lost and puzzled.
"Whatever your heart tells you," Miyako answered vaguely (and very uncharacteristically!).
Sakura pouted at the answer and gave the latter comment another second of thought. "I know
what I'll do," she said, and gave a small smile. "Can you wait here for me?"
Miyako nodded. "Take all the time you need, Sakura-san."
Sakura gave a confident nod and bolted out of the musty train station, feeling suddenly refreshed
and renewed of herself. She ran without slowing or quickening her constant pace, aiming directly
for the all boys school she had attended a just few hours ago. Please still be there, Syaoran,
Sakura begged as she jogged across the street. Her cropped hair ruffled lightly as the wind made
its way through the strands.
Her feet pounded on the cement; every step pounding in her delicate ears. One. Two. One.
Two. One. Two...halt! Sakura screeched to a stop at the familiar school, and, immediately, her
gaze went over to the familiar cherry tree planted at the front yard of the school. She gave a
relieved sigh as she made out a small-silhouetted figure of a boy through the pink petals and
sturdy branches of the tree.
Sakura jogged over to the tree and looked up to see Syaoran, who had sensed her presence and
refused to look down. Sakura felt an automatic, upward tug at the ends of her lips at the
stubbornness he displayed.
With her own bundle of persistence, Sakura grabbed onto the lowest branch and swung herself
over onto it. She continued the process until she was sitting on a branch at the same level of
which Syaoran's branch was. He glared at her. "What are you doing here?"
Sakura gave an innocent smile; a smile she hadn't smiled for over a decade. It gave her a good
feeling of confidence. "I'm Kinomoto Sakura," Sakura said, plopping out a hand for Syaoran to
shake.
Syaoran eyed Sakura, then to her hand with suspicion. But he said nothing.
"Hoe?" Sakura mumbled lightly, tilting her head slightly to the side, giving herself an ever more
so innocent look. "Are you mad?"
Syaoran couldn't help blush at the childish question. He looked away.
Sakura set her hand down, her determined mind set on making Syaoran speak. She stood herself
on a lower branch so that she stood eye-level with Syaoran and closed some more distance
between them.
She thrust her hand into Syaoran's face. "I'm Kinomoto Sakura," she repeated. "What's your
name?"
"You know already, baka."
Sakura frowned cutely at the offense, but brushed it off as if he wasn't referring to her. "Do I?"
she asked. "I'd like to hear it again, onegai."
She raised her hand higher to that her fingers almost touched Syaoran's forehead.
Syaoran gave a defeated sigh and shook Sakura's small hand in his calloused ones. "I'm Li
Syaoran."
Sakura smiled brightly. "Nice to meet you, Li-kun!" she exclaimed brightly.
"What's wrong with you?" Syaoran asked curtly, raising a glaring eyebrow at the girl.
Sakura shrugged. "Nothing!"
Syaoran only held an expression of disbelief.
Sakura smiled gently, taking a seat back on her old branch. She swung her legs carelessly and
she stared down at her feet. "I just wanted you to get to know me again.... You know...the real
me," Sakura said honestly, as if talking to her feet. She swallowed. "All my life, I've held
myself in. I made no friends, and I barely let myself get close to my onii-san and my otou-san."
Sakura smiled weakly at the old memories.
"I trailed along with the police force a few years ago," she informed dully. "But even to Miyako-
san and to Minoru-san, I wasn't more than a mere child colleague. Haha...look at that," Sakura
said in a low voice, wiping the lone tear that overflowed out of her eye. "Tears." Sakura gave a
weak laugh. "I haven't cried in years....
"You must think I'm some crybaby, ne?" Sakura asked, turning her head up to Syaoran and
smiling meekly, causing more tears to slide down her flushed cheeks.
Syaoran shook his head sympathetically, feeling most curious about why such an innocent
looking girl had such complicated emotions.
"When I was five," Sakura began, staring off at the gentle petals of the tree behind Syaoran, "I
came home one day to find my mom bloody and dead on the kitchen floor...." Another wave of
tears poured out, dripping onto her hands, which were gripped in a tight ball on her lap. "That
was the last time I remember crying," Sakura concluded.
"Hoe...." Sakura whispered to herself as she felt strong arms gently wrap her in a comforting
embrace. She looked up behind her and found that Syaoran had moved himself to sit at the base
of her branch. He gently sat her on his lap and wrapped her in a warm hug from behind.
"Cry, Sakura," he mumbled into her hair. Leaving it at that, he leaned back into the tree,
allowing Sakura to relax in his arms and rest her head into the crook of his neck. He felt tears wet
his neck, but he had no care for the temporary stain. He wasn't able to stay mad at Sakura, no
matter how hard he tried. He had even thought about chasing after her an hour ago, but his pride
had been too great.
He was moved by her short yet emotional speech, and his barriers immediately went down upon
seeing that she had had hers up for nearly her whole life and that they had broken by the mere
likes of him. His heart reached out for her, realizing how much more vulnerable she was than
what she seemed and let out to be. How more vulnerable she was than that Sonogi Karaku
character he had thought he so loved.
"Why don't you hate me?" Sakura asked quietly, sinking deeper into Syaoran's arms.
Syaoran closed his eyes and breathed deeply. "Because I love you," he replied simply, and only
managed to keep his cool for split second before bursting into a hot blush.
Sakura smiled to herself and sunk even deeper into his arms, if possible.
"Even though Sonogi Karaku was a character you played out," Syaoran said in a soft tone, "he is
still a part of you, and you're so much more than what you think you are."
"How would you know?" Sakura asked.
Syaoran shrugged. "I see it in your eyes."
Sakura gave out a soft chuckle. "It looks like I'm becoming more of the old me," Sakura
commented vaguely to herself.
"Nani?"
"I remember my brother telling me once that my eyes didn't seem green anymore," Sakura
explained, staring off at a sakura petal threatening to fall its branch. "I remember how hard it
seemed for him to say that. Then I asked him....
'What color does my eyes seem to be?' Sakura asked haughtily.
'They have no color,' Touya replied, straining himself to look into the eyes of his imouto. 'They
have no life,' Touya murmured to himself, obviously not intending for an eight-year-old Sakura
to hear. But she did.
"And now that I think about it," Sakura said, " I owe my otou-san and onii-san about a decade's
worth of happiness." Sakura shook her head slowly. "I've been so selfish, and it scares me to
think I've been like this for years. I'm so dense."
Syaoran kissed the top of Sakura's head in reassurance. "You're not dense," he said. "You were
just scared. If I found my mother dead one day, I would probably have ended up worse than
you."
"I doubt it."
Syaoran sighed. "Don't you have a train to catch?" he asked regretfully, not wanting for Sakura
to leave him.
Sakura nodded and sat up straight. She turned around to face Syaoran. "You'll wait for me,
won't you?"
"I'll wait forever if I have to," Syaoran corrected, blushing furiously at his bold comment.
Sakura smiled broadly and, without hesitation, landed a deep kiss on Syaoran's lips. "Promise?"
"I promise."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Japanese - English Dictionary of words used in Hooded
aa - ah
aishiteru - I love you
arigatou - thanks
arigatou gozaimasu - thank you
baka - idiot
bento - lunch
-chan - name suffix, means 'friend', used mostly by young girls
daijoubu - are you okay, it's okay
daijoubu desu ka - are you all right, more polite than 'daijoubu'
domou arigatou gazimasu - thank you; higher thanks than 'arigatou gozaimasu'
douitashimashite - you are welcome
eeto - well, let me see, etc.
gomen - sorry
gomen nasai - sorry, but more sorry then 'gomen'
gomen ne - sorry
gya - interjection, not really Japanese
hai - yes
haikei - dear, used when writing letters
hoe - Sakura's phrase for when she's surprised or upset
honto - really
iie - no
imouto - younger sister
ja - bye, used by people who know each other well
kaijuu - monster
kakkoi - cool
Kami-sama - God
kawaii - cute
keigu - sincerely, used when writing letters
konnichiwa - hello
-kun - name suffix, used for young men or men who know each other well
kuso - shit
kyaa - eep, yipe; used as in interjection
matte - wait
minna - everybody
minna-san - everybody, a bit more polite than 'minna'
moshi moshi - hello on the telephone
nani - what
ne - right
ohayo - morning
ohayo gozaimasu - good morning
Okaa - Mother
Okaa-chan - Mom; uses '-chan' to show Sakura's age
onegai - please
Onii-san - Older Brother
Otou-san - Father
oyasumi nasai - good night
sakura - cherry blossom
-sama - name suffix, means 'god', 'goddess', etc.
-san - name suffix, means Mr., Mrs., Ms., or Miss
sayonara - good bye
-sensei - name suffix, means teacher, doctor, etc.; can also be used as a singular word
sumimasen - sorry
Syao-kun - Sakura's nickname for Syaoran
un - yeah
urusee - shut up
wai - interjection, kind of like 'wow'
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T.Anjel: ooOOOohhhh~~~ how sappy. Gives me the shivers. But hey! It's over! So lets dance
for joy.
C-Mage: Honestly, I never knew we used that many Japanese words in Hooded. Sheesh. The
translations of the Japanese words we used was asked for by Miko, who has a hard time learning
all of the Japanese words. ^.~ Have fun with them all! Wow, I can't believe we're almost done
with this.... T-T So sad. Oh, in response to one of T.A.-chan's earlier comments, I wouldn't
mind doing another co-fic. It's fun, I get to work with someone (team work can have great
results), and I actually get to writing. Being poked and prodded by someone sure does help....
T.Anjel: I think we should really thank all the reviewers who encouraged us to continue, ne C-
Mage-chan?!
C-Mage: Right! ::Whips out a list from her pocket:: Ehem! We thank DiamondInferno,
yoshi_mage, Mary Showron, Laura, Miko, Teeny, Grace Yang, Joey, Shydevil, Kim,
mizutenshiai, AA-chan, Tomomi, Silent Angel, TrueBlue, Pinkuser, Keisan, Skyechan,
Trigger*Happy*Sakura, Lakshmi, Keetra, IC goddess, who is too lazy to sign in, and everyone
else who read but didn't review!
T.Anjel: Bravo, bravo! Should I dance for these wonderful people?
C-Mage: -.-' No. It's okay, T.A.-chan.
T.Anjel: Fine, then! I'll just randomly thank the other reviewers. ::snatches list from C-Mage::
Thanks to~ blonde @ heart, Silver-cherry, JadeMoonWing, anime_lover, Fanny chan, Angelic
Firefly, Whitney, Hannah, Hoshiko-chan, star, Ongaku, Cutie Blossom, Jessica, pinks, witty-sun,
icerosemelidy82, Sujakata, Elley, Rushi Star, Lauren, Shiko, Kitty Kat, Sakura Kinomoto,
Sapphire Midnight, Bunni, Kitty Neko, green-pixie-stick-faerie51, icerose82, noneya.... ::runs
out of breath::
C-Mage: ::takes list from T.Anjel:: Where are we?
T.Anjel: ::points to a spot on the page::
C-Mage:: And! Thanks to ccsfanfatic, cherryblossomsakura2111, Luna, ccs junkie, xoxangel
blossomxox, Mimighost, Pink cherry blossom, kawaii Caleniel, qt sakura, anime rox, Wezl,
SeiSei, Kaze, Kinomoto Angel, AV, Li Sakura, P-chan, Babydoll, swtkandiesakura, Blue Angel
baby, dale jr.'s grl #8, Mistocean, Licybabe2002, Rosetta, cherryblossom825, mimi, fantasylover,
angel, Kamatazi Yumi, Linh-chan, ???????, Sak-sya, sweety me, Stef, vyvy, crystal-chan, li wei,
alex, blue toast, e t e r n a, and those who left anonymous reviews! ::runs out of breath::
T.Anjel: You missed someone for sure....
C-Mage: ::glares at T.Anjel::
T.Anjel: ::nods:: Yes, you must thank your sister publicly. C'mon, c'mon!
C-Mage: ::grins much too broadly:: Thanks, Satsuki-chan!
T.Anjel: Now, isn't that better? Anyway! We apologize if we left your name out of there...if
you even read this darn list at all. Bet y'all just skimmed right through, looking for your own
name and feeling special, right? Yeah! That's what I would have done! And if your name
happens to be on there twice, feel twice as special!
C-Mage: We thank you for reading our fic!
T.Anjel: Arigatou gozaimasu!