Hello, all! Here's a little drabble just for you. By the way, here or there I may have a footnote in a chapter. It will be denoted by an asterisk (*) and will be explained at the bottom of the page.

And also, I have a newsflash to all who missed it: I don't hate Eriol/Kaho!!!! I like them, really!

Without further ado, here's the fourteenth drabble!

For Nadeshiko

It is an opinion agreed upon by most that Kinomoto Fujitaka has to be one of the world's greatest dads. On the surface, he is ever-cheerful, level-headed, and kind. And deep down, he is those things.

But he's also fearful—that one day, Sakura might not come home from one of her escapades, or that the danger that follows her will become too much for her "invincible spell", or that Touya might become tired and listless again*.

He's regretful, too—that he never recognized Nadeshiko's illness, and he let relations become bitter between Sonomi and Sakura's grandfather, and he works all the time, and he can never be of help when it matters most…

And he's a little lonely. He misses Nadeshiko every day, and would give anything just to be able to see her like Touya could.

Fujitaka is not perfect. He's not the all-knowing 'tou-san whom Touya and Sakura believe him to be. But he tries his hardest to be the best man he can be, for Sakura and for Touya and for Nadeshiko.

*Referring to Episode 65: After Touya gave up his powers to Yue, he was listless for quite a while.

Once more I'll apologize for being so distant lately. Finals are next week and I've been studying like mad, plus working almost every day... but the good news for you is that school's almost over, so that means I'll have some more free time to work on fanfiction. ;) In regards to this chapter, I actually had a different one planned, and was going to have it out a week ago, but I didn't like how it turned out so I'm fixing it up a little and posting it later. Plus, it's mother's day, so I wanted a drabble to mention Nadeshiko. Another bit of news is that I'll be posting the prologue for Inevitable in a few days! Don't get too excited, though, because it's way shorter than the actual chapters will be. :p Well, that's all for now! I hope you all have a wonderful mother's day. Ciao!

~Nadrixam

A response to "just wondering": I don't "deride Eriol/Kaho", as you say. I've said before that I don't dislike Eriol/Kaho at all, and even if I did, it wouldn't be on moral grounds. I perfectly understand that Eriol's not the child he appears to be. I'm not stupid. And in regards to Terada/Rika, I actually dislike the pairing, and do see it as pedophilia. An adult teacher and an elementary school student should not be in a relationship. I also know that both the relationship between EK and TR are not sexual in the anime or the manga. I do speculate, however--and this is just speculation--that sex would happen eventially between them. I mean, come on, the man has to be at least 28. So why would I write a drabble about a pairing I disapprove of when I refuse to write a story with a canon couple I somewhat like? Obviously not to keep things canon. The real reason was to see if I could write a pairing I disliked and have my opinion come out neutral (I was trying to show without bias that they were in love, but their actions had consequences). I guess it ended up appearing that I like the couple. -shrugs- Oh well, I still succeeded. And also, I'm aware that I could write an E+K fic. The only reason why I break canon by pairing E+T together is because aside from S+S, they are my OTP. If it's not your cup of tea, then don't read it. Or better yet, write your own fic.