Petals Fall part 3

Petals Fall...
Part 4: Daijoubi Tomoyo

Notes: I decided to make this a little contest...yummy yummy yum yum. So now that I've finished Petals Fall, you have to continue. This is obviously in Tomoyo's POV, sooo...*rubs hands together* enjoy! This part's kinda short, so bear with me. I wrote this before the 9/11/01 tragedy, but I have added an extra note at the end because of that.

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I can see the sakura petals falling outside my bedroom window. They remind me of how happy Sakura used to be when Syaoran was around...and now, how she's practially drifted off in depression--being without him.

*sigh* It's so horrible. Just a few months ago, she was happy as can be. I remember how I once said that her eyes could light up a darkened room if she was thinking of Syaoran the right way (hehe)...but now she's the darkening of the room. Her eyes just aren't as bright anymore. They're so gloomy...I wish I could do something, being her friend and all....

I watch the old tapes of the two together that I've done over the past few years. It seems that the only trend that I can find is that she's happiest with Syaoran-kun. Oh wait...that's it! I just need to do a little sucking up, and she'll see him again, all right...and a little help from Syaoran himself wouldn't hurt. Actually, we DO need a tour guide and some spending cash, as well as lodging and his directions....

I pull out a pad of paper and a pen and start furiously writing letters to my aunt who's a flight attendant and to Syaoran....

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Yes! Got it! Six tickets to Hong Kong. One for me, one for my mother, one for Touya, one for Yukito, one for Eriol, and most importantly one for Sakura. I put each of them into a seperate envelope. Sakura would be the last to know....

Maybe there'd be hope in this after all. On the day before vacation (1), I go to Sakura-chan's house. Touya opens the door.

"Welcome...oh, hi, it's you." he says.

"Yeah. Look, I'm giving Sakura the ticket now. Keep quiet, ok?"

"Sure, whatever, she's up in her room," he whispered, letting me in. I went up to her room and knocked on her door.

"Sakura-chan? It's Tomoyo. Can I come in?" I asked.

"Come right in Tomoyo-chan," she said, somewhat gloomy. She was thinking about Li-kun again. I could help her in that right, that much I knew, as I opened the door. Sure enough, she was laid on her stomach on her bed, flipping through a photo album that featured her adventures as a Cardcaptor--and me there, supporting her--and Li-kun.

"I've got good news for you." I said.

"Do you?" she asked, somewhat suspicious.

"Yeah. My--our--aunt got us tickets to go to Hong Kong for the vacation." (2)

"I know that I can use a vacation, but...oh wait!" Her eyes suddenly lit up again. Yes! "Syaoran's in Hong Kong, right?" She had that award-winning smile on her face. Yes, yes! "My kami-sama! Are we going to see Syaoran-kun again?!"

"Yes, we're going with my mother and Touya and Yukito and Eriol," I said.

She jumped off the bed and stared dancing around her room. "Oh kami-sama, my prayers have come true! I'm going to see Syaoran-kun again! Oh kami-sama!" she repeated breathlessly, her eyes sparkling along with her shining teeth (which showed in that award-winning smile). I couldn't help but join her. She was happy again. I was happy again.

I dropped the envelope onto her table, just so that I wouldn't forget. I'm so happy for her...maybe this vacation will be more helpful than I thought.

As the petals fall outside, dancing just like Sakura, hope mounts upon hope.

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  1. *sweatdrop* Since I don't know the pattern of cherry blossoms, I don't know which vacation. It's just...vacation. Keep that in mind for the challenge.
  2. I think that Sakura and Tomoyo are cousins, on their mothers' side, or at least I hope so. That's what I mean by them both having the same aunt.

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Now here's the challenge. Basically, you have to write the part in which Sakura, Tomoyo, Tomoyo's mother, Touya, Yukito, and Eriol go to Hong Kong and meet Syaoran again. Whether or not they find Meilin, whether or not it's E&T, is entirely up to you. The basic rules are thus:

  1. It has to have a happy ending!
  2. It has to be S&S!
  3. The title must have the word 'Petals' in it somewhere so that I can keep track of the fics for the contest.
  4. You must finish it and have it sent to me or on FFN by Christmas. The winner will be announced on New Years' Day.

The prize is that I will write one romance fic for you in any one of these fandoms:

  • Card Captor Sakura (no da)
  • Gundam Wing
  • Gundam: The 08th MS Team
  • Digimon

And the rules for the prize are:

  • Non-yaoi/yuri couplings only
  • Try to make it non-incest (as in, no Trowa/Cathy or Taichi/Hikari)
  • Try not to have Eriol as a main chara--but I'll do it. The reason for this is becuase I haven't seen enough of him to do an E&T yet. Similarly, only Digimon Tamers/03 if it is entirely necessary.

Thanks! Ja!

~Kawa

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PSS: Please go to my website, Kawaii's Dreamland, and read the rant Deepest Condolences. I hope it helps.