I know I'm really boring people now…I've had very little reviews for the last story I wrote
I really would like to know what people think.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
I really would like to know what you think…even if you didn't like the story at all.
If I don't receive a lot of reviews, I probably won't be writing another story for a long long time…after all, what's the point of writing something that people won't read?
A Note on Chocolates:
I had originally intended for this story to be a one-shot piece, but it turned out a bit too long so I had to chop it up in 5 VERY small pieces. Every day this Valentine's Week, I will upload one part of this story. Chocolates is about Sakura's relationships with some of the most important people in her life: Tomoyo, Eriol, Yukito, and Li. Each chapter focuses on how these characters feel about Sakura and the different aspects of love they experience: friendship, family, true affection, and love lost. There are, of course, many other forms of love Sakura displays to other characters like Touya, Fujitaka, Yue, etc. but I decided that these are the more interesting relationships. Enjoy!
Chocolates
(This story is based on the manga version of CCS)
Part 1: Minna (Everyone) – Kinomoto Sakura
Comments are always welcomed at smilie_smilie@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the general Card Captor Sakura story. It's the property of Clamp. This story is written as a past time. No copyright infringement intended.
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Kinomoto Sakura, a tube of purple frosting in hand, began to write with in neat hiragana and kanji print on five pieces of heart-shaped chocolate. Today was Valentine's Day, and she had prepared five pieces of chocolate just for those she cared about. Therefore, she had taken extra precaution in the preparation of the sweets. They must be perfect. Biting her lips in concentration, Sakura steadied her hands as she began to squeeze out a bit of frosting and wrote 'o-tou (kanji)-sa-n' on the first piece. Satisfied with the result, she let out a smile. Moving onto the next piece, she continued to write.
Sakura always thought Valentine's Day was special. It was the day to show affection and appreciation for the people around her. Although Sakura only made chocolates for boys on Valentine's Day, there were lots of other people she wanted to show appreciation to, like Daidouji Tomoyo, the girl who taught her how to make these chocolates in the first place.
Tomoyo had always been Sakura's best friend. Sakura shared everything with Tomoyo. There was not a secret between the two. Tomyo was kind and supportive, and Sakura could not imagine how she could go on without Tomoyo's constant advice. However, Sakura thought Tomoyo was much wiser than her age. She knew there was someone that Tomoyo loved but Sakura had not figured out who it was. Tomoyo had insisted that her feelings for that person remain a secret though. Despite that, Tomoyo had explained that her happiness would depend on the happiness of the person she loved. If they were happy, she would be happy too. Sakura admired that, and she only wished she had the same capacity to be as calm and caring as Tomoyo. Since Tomoyo was so kind, Sakura was certain whoever Tomoyo liked must like her back and must be really happy.
Other than Tomoyo, Sakura also had Li. Sakura had never expected to befriend Li Sayoran to the extent she had now. The two had originally pitted each other as rivals, but somehow, that phase just faded and now, they both found a comfortable friendship. Li was cold and aloof on the exterior but was actually warm and kind. Sakura was glad that they resolved their differences, and got to meet Li's more sensitive true personality. Li was as generous as Tomoyo, as far as Sakura was concerned. Li, too, had a person he loved most. Sakura had first thought it was Tsukishiro Yukito, and that Li had delayed admitting his feelings to Yukito because he knew Sakura loved Yukito too. However, Sakura later learned that the person Li loved was in fact not Yukito. Sakura had been curious of who Li loved that he would blush every time thinking about her, but Sakura decided not to push the subject. Li was definitely shy about discussing the topic with her. However, Sakura figured Li's true heart desire to be the most fortunate person in the world to have someone so special caring for them.
Upon further thought, Sakura realized that Li was a lot like Yukito. They were both kind, smart, and genuine. The most noticible difference was that Yukito was just a bit more open with his feelings. Sakura had loved Yukito from the moment she met him. Every time Sakura thought of Yukito, she would inevitably get a warm happy feeling inside. Sakura never quite found the opportunity to admit her feelings though. It was odd, Sakura thought. Recently, every time she tried to admit her feelings, she somehow felt guilt. Something in her heart was telling her to stop, that admitting her feelings was not right. Sakura did not understand it at all. All the same, on Valentine's Day, Sakura would try again.
Then again, Sakura realized Hiragizawa Eriol to be like a compromise between Li and Yukito. Eriol was kind and talented much like Yukito, but he was more reserved, like Li. Something about the boy made Sakura trust him. Talking to Eriol felt a lot like talking to her own father. In fact, Sakura even noted that the two physically resembled each other. As far as Sakura could tell, there were three people in Eriol's family in Japan, but none of them were his parents nor siblings. They were just "relatives old and new" as Eriol had put it. In that respect, even at such a tender age, Eriol was very independent, much like Li.
Sakura finished decorating the first two pieces of chocolate when a fluffy yellow creature flew down into the kitchen. Ceberus, undoubtedly. Cerburus, more affectionately known as Kero-chan, was one of Sakura's magical guardians. Although he was pocket-sized and fluffy-tailed, his tiny beady eyes could catch all and his nose could pick up event he slightest scent in the house. Of course, his nose was a hundred times more receptive to the scent of cake than anything. Kero was a fascinating creature and a wonderful friend to Sakura. He had grown, as close to her as her other life-long companions.
"Kero-chan, I thought you were playing video games," Sakura said without looking up at the creature as she continued decorating the third piece of chocolate.
"I was, but I smelled something good down here," Kero replied as he hovered across the kitchen to where Sakura was standing. Taking a look down at what his mistress had been doing, he let out an excited scream. "Wai! Chocolates!"
"These are Valentine's chocolates. I made them myself," Sakura explained.
"Onegai, Sakura-sama? May I have one?" Kero begged licking his lips pressing his paws together.
"Mou, Kero-chan, these are not for you," Sakura replied as she finished decorating the third piece and gestured to the frosting-writing on the chocolates. "See,"
Kero turned to study each of the three finished pieces. "O-tou-san," he read "O-nii-chan," he continued, "Syao-ran-kun" Kero paused. "Why is the kozo getting a piece of chocolate too?! That's unfair!" Kero yelled clearly dissatisfied with the turn of events.
"Syaoran-kun is very kind and is a great friend. I wanted to give him something special for Valentine's Day," Sakura explained.
"Still, Sakura! Why is the kozo getting chocolate when I don't even get one?" Kero protested.
"I made one for you too. I haven't decorated it yet," Sakura explained.
"Where is it?" Kero asked keenly as he ears perked up.
"Kero-chan, why don't you help me deliver these two pieces of chocolate," Sakura suggested as she began wrapping the first piece with cellophane and tying it with a red ribbon. "Put this one on otousan's desk in his room," Sakura said as she handed the wrapped package to Kero and moved onto wrapping the second piece, "and put this one on oniichan's desk in his room," Sakura finished up wrapping and handed it to Kero. "When you are done, I should be finished with your chocolate,"
Reluctantly, Kero took the two packages. "Promise?"
"Of course. I just need to make some finishing touches on yours," Sakura replied as she began wrapping the third piece of chocolate.
Nodding, Kero took off from the kitchen and into the house. He returned several minutes later to the kitchen and hovered over to Sakura. "So where's my chocolate?" he asked. By now, Sakura had finished writing on all remaining pieces of chocolate and was wrapping them up.
"Soko da yo," Sakura pointed over to a nearby plate.
Flying over excitedly, Kero cheered "Wai! Wai! Arigatou, Sakura-sama!" His piece was also decorated. Sakura had written in neat katakana "Ke-ro" on it. Picking it up and taking a deep bite, Kero let out a giggle and a wide smile. "Hmmm…" he said but his attention was quickly caught as he saw a much larger piece of chocolate that Sakura was working on. "Hey! How come that piece is so much bigger?" he asked as he put his own piece back down on the plate and flew over Sakura's shoulder. "This one for…Yu-ki-to-san…Yue?!"
"Anou…Yukito-san eats a lot," Sakura replied face turning a light shade of pink.
"So the snow bunny gets a bigger piece of chocolate than me?" Kero screamed in disbelief.
"Well…Yukito-san…" Sakura began but was interrupted by Kero.
"It's just like Clow! Yue always gets the best of things! I had to deliver your chocolates but I still don't get the larger piece!" Kero whined.
"Anou…sore wa chotto chigaimasu…" Sakura tried to defend herself.
" That's not fair!!!" Kero continued his protests.
"Ummm…" Sakura paused "How about if I make you some more food when I get back?" Sakura proposed. She quickly shoved the two pieces of chocolate into a bag and smiled at Kero. "I promise to make you lots of purin and okashi," she continued. "I'll be right back! I'm just going to deliver these two pieces to Yukito-san and Syaoran-kun,"
Without hearing Kero's persistent protests, Sakura dashed out the door and began her journey.
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Tsuzuku
As usual, comments and criticism welcomed at smilie_smilie@hotmail.com
For those who don't know…
Otousan – father
Onegai – please
Mou – geez
Oniicha – older brother (oniisan)
Kozo – boy/boy priest
Soko da yo – over there
Arigatou – thank you
Anou – Umm…
Sore wa chotto chigaimasu – That's a little different
I really would like to know what people think.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
I really would like to know what you think…even if you didn't like the story at all.
If I don't receive a lot of reviews, I probably won't be writing another story for a long long time…after all, what's the point of writing something that people won't read?
A Note on Chocolates:
I had originally intended for this story to be a one-shot piece, but it turned out a bit too long so I had to chop it up in 5 VERY small pieces. Every day this Valentine's Week, I will upload one part of this story. Chocolates is about Sakura's relationships with some of the most important people in her life: Tomoyo, Eriol, Yukito, and Li. Each chapter focuses on how these characters feel about Sakura and the different aspects of love they experience: friendship, family, true affection, and love lost. There are, of course, many other forms of love Sakura displays to other characters like Touya, Fujitaka, Yue, etc. but I decided that these are the more interesting relationships. Enjoy!
Chocolates
(This story is based on the manga version of CCS)
Part 1: Minna (Everyone) – Kinomoto Sakura
Comments are always welcomed at smilie_smilie@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or the general Card Captor Sakura story. It's the property of Clamp. This story is written as a past time. No copyright infringement intended.
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Kinomoto Sakura, a tube of purple frosting in hand, began to write with in neat hiragana and kanji print on five pieces of heart-shaped chocolate. Today was Valentine's Day, and she had prepared five pieces of chocolate just for those she cared about. Therefore, she had taken extra precaution in the preparation of the sweets. They must be perfect. Biting her lips in concentration, Sakura steadied her hands as she began to squeeze out a bit of frosting and wrote 'o-tou (kanji)-sa-n' on the first piece. Satisfied with the result, she let out a smile. Moving onto the next piece, she continued to write.
Sakura always thought Valentine's Day was special. It was the day to show affection and appreciation for the people around her. Although Sakura only made chocolates for boys on Valentine's Day, there were lots of other people she wanted to show appreciation to, like Daidouji Tomoyo, the girl who taught her how to make these chocolates in the first place.
Tomoyo had always been Sakura's best friend. Sakura shared everything with Tomoyo. There was not a secret between the two. Tomyo was kind and supportive, and Sakura could not imagine how she could go on without Tomoyo's constant advice. However, Sakura thought Tomoyo was much wiser than her age. She knew there was someone that Tomoyo loved but Sakura had not figured out who it was. Tomoyo had insisted that her feelings for that person remain a secret though. Despite that, Tomoyo had explained that her happiness would depend on the happiness of the person she loved. If they were happy, she would be happy too. Sakura admired that, and she only wished she had the same capacity to be as calm and caring as Tomoyo. Since Tomoyo was so kind, Sakura was certain whoever Tomoyo liked must like her back and must be really happy.
Other than Tomoyo, Sakura also had Li. Sakura had never expected to befriend Li Sayoran to the extent she had now. The two had originally pitted each other as rivals, but somehow, that phase just faded and now, they both found a comfortable friendship. Li was cold and aloof on the exterior but was actually warm and kind. Sakura was glad that they resolved their differences, and got to meet Li's more sensitive true personality. Li was as generous as Tomoyo, as far as Sakura was concerned. Li, too, had a person he loved most. Sakura had first thought it was Tsukishiro Yukito, and that Li had delayed admitting his feelings to Yukito because he knew Sakura loved Yukito too. However, Sakura later learned that the person Li loved was in fact not Yukito. Sakura had been curious of who Li loved that he would blush every time thinking about her, but Sakura decided not to push the subject. Li was definitely shy about discussing the topic with her. However, Sakura figured Li's true heart desire to be the most fortunate person in the world to have someone so special caring for them.
Upon further thought, Sakura realized that Li was a lot like Yukito. They were both kind, smart, and genuine. The most noticible difference was that Yukito was just a bit more open with his feelings. Sakura had loved Yukito from the moment she met him. Every time Sakura thought of Yukito, she would inevitably get a warm happy feeling inside. Sakura never quite found the opportunity to admit her feelings though. It was odd, Sakura thought. Recently, every time she tried to admit her feelings, she somehow felt guilt. Something in her heart was telling her to stop, that admitting her feelings was not right. Sakura did not understand it at all. All the same, on Valentine's Day, Sakura would try again.
Then again, Sakura realized Hiragizawa Eriol to be like a compromise between Li and Yukito. Eriol was kind and talented much like Yukito, but he was more reserved, like Li. Something about the boy made Sakura trust him. Talking to Eriol felt a lot like talking to her own father. In fact, Sakura even noted that the two physically resembled each other. As far as Sakura could tell, there were three people in Eriol's family in Japan, but none of them were his parents nor siblings. They were just "relatives old and new" as Eriol had put it. In that respect, even at such a tender age, Eriol was very independent, much like Li.
Sakura finished decorating the first two pieces of chocolate when a fluffy yellow creature flew down into the kitchen. Ceberus, undoubtedly. Cerburus, more affectionately known as Kero-chan, was one of Sakura's magical guardians. Although he was pocket-sized and fluffy-tailed, his tiny beady eyes could catch all and his nose could pick up event he slightest scent in the house. Of course, his nose was a hundred times more receptive to the scent of cake than anything. Kero was a fascinating creature and a wonderful friend to Sakura. He had grown, as close to her as her other life-long companions.
"Kero-chan, I thought you were playing video games," Sakura said without looking up at the creature as she continued decorating the third piece of chocolate.
"I was, but I smelled something good down here," Kero replied as he hovered across the kitchen to where Sakura was standing. Taking a look down at what his mistress had been doing, he let out an excited scream. "Wai! Chocolates!"
"These are Valentine's chocolates. I made them myself," Sakura explained.
"Onegai, Sakura-sama? May I have one?" Kero begged licking his lips pressing his paws together.
"Mou, Kero-chan, these are not for you," Sakura replied as she finished decorating the third piece and gestured to the frosting-writing on the chocolates. "See,"
Kero turned to study each of the three finished pieces. "O-tou-san," he read "O-nii-chan," he continued, "Syao-ran-kun" Kero paused. "Why is the kozo getting a piece of chocolate too?! That's unfair!" Kero yelled clearly dissatisfied with the turn of events.
"Syaoran-kun is very kind and is a great friend. I wanted to give him something special for Valentine's Day," Sakura explained.
"Still, Sakura! Why is the kozo getting chocolate when I don't even get one?" Kero protested.
"I made one for you too. I haven't decorated it yet," Sakura explained.
"Where is it?" Kero asked keenly as he ears perked up.
"Kero-chan, why don't you help me deliver these two pieces of chocolate," Sakura suggested as she began wrapping the first piece with cellophane and tying it with a red ribbon. "Put this one on otousan's desk in his room," Sakura said as she handed the wrapped package to Kero and moved onto wrapping the second piece, "and put this one on oniichan's desk in his room," Sakura finished up wrapping and handed it to Kero. "When you are done, I should be finished with your chocolate,"
Reluctantly, Kero took the two packages. "Promise?"
"Of course. I just need to make some finishing touches on yours," Sakura replied as she began wrapping the third piece of chocolate.
Nodding, Kero took off from the kitchen and into the house. He returned several minutes later to the kitchen and hovered over to Sakura. "So where's my chocolate?" he asked. By now, Sakura had finished writing on all remaining pieces of chocolate and was wrapping them up.
"Soko da yo," Sakura pointed over to a nearby plate.
Flying over excitedly, Kero cheered "Wai! Wai! Arigatou, Sakura-sama!" His piece was also decorated. Sakura had written in neat katakana "Ke-ro" on it. Picking it up and taking a deep bite, Kero let out a giggle and a wide smile. "Hmmm…" he said but his attention was quickly caught as he saw a much larger piece of chocolate that Sakura was working on. "Hey! How come that piece is so much bigger?" he asked as he put his own piece back down on the plate and flew over Sakura's shoulder. "This one for…Yu-ki-to-san…Yue?!"
"Anou…Yukito-san eats a lot," Sakura replied face turning a light shade of pink.
"So the snow bunny gets a bigger piece of chocolate than me?" Kero screamed in disbelief.
"Well…Yukito-san…" Sakura began but was interrupted by Kero.
"It's just like Clow! Yue always gets the best of things! I had to deliver your chocolates but I still don't get the larger piece!" Kero whined.
"Anou…sore wa chotto chigaimasu…" Sakura tried to defend herself.
" That's not fair!!!" Kero continued his protests.
"Ummm…" Sakura paused "How about if I make you some more food when I get back?" Sakura proposed. She quickly shoved the two pieces of chocolate into a bag and smiled at Kero. "I promise to make you lots of purin and okashi," she continued. "I'll be right back! I'm just going to deliver these two pieces to Yukito-san and Syaoran-kun,"
Without hearing Kero's persistent protests, Sakura dashed out the door and began her journey.
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Tsuzuku
As usual, comments and criticism welcomed at smilie_smilie@hotmail.com
For those who don't know…
Otousan – father
Onegai – please
Mou – geez
Oniicha – older brother (oniisan)
Kozo – boy/boy priest
Soko da yo – over there
Arigatou – thank you
Anou – Umm…
Sore wa chotto chigaimasu – That's a little different