Hello all! Hope all you loyal readers are still with me here. Here we go, the LAST chapter of this fic! I swear, I barely had enough inspiration to start on this; I don't think I could write any more! (Plus, I wouldn't do S+S justice)
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura, but in Spanish, the anime is thoroughly amusing!
All strapped in? Zoooooooom!
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Advice
(and other funny things)
A fanfic by Noelle
Chapter Ten: The Best Advice is from the Heart
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Seijou High - Morning
Student 1: Did you see last night's "Prism?"
Student 2: Yeah, of course! Sigh…Kinomoto-senpai and Youko-senpai; they make such a good pair!
Student 3: Un un! I agree!
[Off to another side of the classroom where Sakura has her head down on her desk]
Tomoyo: (worried) Sakura-chan? Are you feeling all right?
Sakura: Ughh…I couldn't sleep much last night AND everyone is talking about Nii-chan on TV when I don't understand it myself!
Tomoyo: Hmm…wasn't your brother well, how do you say…(hesitates)
Sakura: (grumpily and loudly) Ok, I thought he was GAY too! So where does he go off kissing Youko-san?!
[The whole class goes silent and looks at Sakura and Tomoyo in shock]
Sakura: (cheeks red from embarrassment)….
Tomoyo: (smiles weakly) Ehehe…
[Syaoran chooses this moment of course, to enter the classroom]
Syaoran: Ohayo. (looks up) Eh?!
[Now, everyone's eyes look to him instead, and while this happens, Eriol, Chiharu, and Yamazaki come in behind him, breaking the tension just a little]
Yamazaki: And before people had bags to carry their stuff in, they had to use BIG rolls of paper!
Eriol: But then when that wouldn't work, they tried using clothes, and voila! The invention of bags!
Chiharu: (knocks Yamazaki upside the head) Hmph!
Yamazaki: Oww! (smiles cutely) Whaaaaat?
Chiharu:(she can't help but laugh) Where do you come up with this stuff?
[After that bit, the class has forgotten about Sakura's "comment" and has returned to normal gossipy morning activities. In the meantime, Syaoran has walked up to the now embarrassed Sakura]
Syaoran: (confused expression) Sakura? What happened there just a minute ago?
Sakura: (her head buried in her arms) Hoeeee…I'm so embarrassed!
Tomoyo: Calm down Sakura-chan…it'll be ok! (Turns to Syaoran, whispering) Well, she kinda blurted out that her brother was well…
Syaoran: (relatively loudly) OH! That he's GAY? Anyone could tell!
[The whole class, hearing this phrase again, goes silent and looks to that particular part of the classroom]
Syaoran: (mouth open) Oops.
Tomoyo: (slaps her forehead)
Sakura: (Buries her head further into her arms) I can't believe this is happening!
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Seijou High – Later that day
[Sakura collapses on a bench, letting out a sigh. Her tiredness is evident in her expression]
Sakura: I'm sooo glad I'm out of that classroom! I don't know if I could have taken any more of that!
Syaoran: (plops down next to her) Aa. You said it.
Sakura: (perks up for a moment) Hoe? What happened to Eriol-kun and Tomoyo-chan?
Syaoran: (head tilted back and slouching) Hmm…they're probably off kissing somewhere.
Sakura: (she sits up with an angry expression) Syaoran-kun!
Syaoran: What? (smiles) You know it's true…
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[Cut to 'the cuts' of Seijou High, where Eriol and Tomoyo are making out ^_~]
Eriol: (looks at her lovingly) Daidouji-san…
Tomoyo: (sighs) Hiragizawa-kun…
Eriol: Yes?
Tomoyo: (takes out a wrapped package and smiles) Want some nikuman? I'm hungry.
[Eriol promptly sweatdrops]
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[Cut back to Sakura and Syaoran on the bench]
Sakura: Ne, Syaoran-kun…
Syaoran: Nani?
Sakura: (turns toward him) You know, that show got me thinking. I…(she hesitates)
[Images of the passionate kiss on the TV screen flash through her mind]
Sakura: *If only…if only it could be that way between us…*
[Because of Sakura's long pause, Syaoran sits up to see what's going on]
Syaoran: H-hey… what's wrong? Did the show bother you that much?
Sakura: It's just that, that thing with Oniichan bothers me but… (she makes eye contact with him)*It's also about us…*
Syaoran: *I-I don't know what to do! She's looking at me like…like she wants me to kiss her? Wait a minute…*
Sakura: (she looks away) Do…do you love me?
Syaoran: (softly) Of course I do, Sakura.
[Sakura turns back to him, this time with tears in her eyes]
Sakura: Then you won't mind?
Syaoran: (puzzled look) Mind what?
[Wordlessly, Sakura closes the distance between them, tilts her head up to his, closes her eyes, and kisses him gently]
Syaoran: (his heart beats faster)*I-I can't believe this is happening…*
[The kiss deepens as Syaoran wraps his arms around Sakura's small frame, and Sakura presses her hands against his chest]
Sakura: (whispers) Daisuki da yo…Syaoran-kun.
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Seijou High – Towards the end of the day
[Sakura has been really cheerful the remainder of the day, despite the fact that everyone was still talking about her brother and her and Syaoran's outbursts earlier that day. Everyone is now back in the classroom for the last period of the day.]
Sakura: (humming to herself the tune of "Catch you Catch Me")
Tomoyo: Ano…Sakura-chan?
Sakura: (turns to Tomoyo with a BIG smile on her face) What's up Tomoyo-chan?
Tomoyo: (weird expression) I thought you were having a BAD day today?
Sakura: (giggles giddily) Who ever said today was bad? Hahahaha!
Suspicious, Tomoyo looks behind Sakura to Syaoran's desk, where she spots him grinning like an idiot. *HEY! He almost never smiles like that at SCHOOL… * (she gets a glint in her eye) *Something must have happened between them! Hohohohohoho! *
And while Sakura was humming, Syaoran was grinning, and Tomoyo was maniacally laughing to herself, a certain someone came into the picture.
Eriol: (coming from behind Tomoyo) Heey…what's going on here? It's strangely…(narrows his eyes). …quiet.
Sakura: Hoee…Eriol-kun, don't do that! You look sinister that way!
Eriol: (with a deep voice) How do you know…that I'm not?
Tomoyo: (turns around and hits him playfully) Hey you…stop being scary!
Eriol: Anyway, Sakura-san, I just came to tell you that your brother is here for some reason…
Sakura: (snaps out of her reverie) Eh? Oniichan! I almost forgot about that!
Syaoran: (confused expression) Heh…I guess I did too.
[Tomoyo and Eriol look at them with weird expressions as they get up from their desks]
Sakura: Let's go!
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Outside Seijou High – After School
Sakura: (to Syaoran) You know, I don't remember Oniichan ever coming home last night after the show…
Syaoran: Yeah, he wasn't there when I left.
Tomoyo: Maybe he came in while you were asleep?
Sakura: (thinks) Hmm…could be. That's happened lots of times at his other part time jobs.
Eriol: (as a matter of factly) Hey, I didn't know your brother had a car…
Sakura: (turns to him) He doesn't, so why do you say that?
[Eriol points somewhere, and Sakura's eyes follow his finger]
Sakura: HOEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!??!
[She falls flat on the floor once she realizes that yes, that's her brother; sitting in the driver's seat of super duper souped up sports car!]
(A/N: Think Ferrari, Lamborghini…they're all the same to poor little me ^_~)
Sakura: (on the floor) Hoeee….
Syaoran: (concerned) Oi! You okay?
[Touya, hearing the ruckus, turns to see what's going on]
Touya: (sarcastically) Oi kaijuu! I came to pick you up, but this is ridiculous!
Syaoran: (looks up) [GLARE]
Touya: Geh! The gaki too! I'm not taking you home…[glares back at him]
[And so, the glaring contest went on while Sakura was still on the ground in shock, and Tomoyo and Eriol were thoroughly confused by the whole matter…]
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Sakura's Room – Late Afternoon
~Sakura POV~-à Change of format folks!
[Sakura sits up from her bed]
"Hoe?! What am I doing in bed? It's not even dark out yet!"
"Oh…that's right…" her thoughts flash back to the days events, blushing profusely when her kiss with Syaoran pops into her mind.
*Now that I think about it, these last few months have been…special,* she smiles softly as she thinks to herself.* It seems I've been taking a lot of advice lately, but this one…*
[she thinks of the kiss again]
*… was all my own. Advice, now isn't that a funny thing? She giggles despite herself. People try to help you as best they can, but when it comes down to it, it's pretty much all up to you, ne? *
[She gets up from bed and goes downstairs to get the mail for the day]
*Hmm…wonder where Oniichan went off to? I guess he won't have to work part-time as often now that he a Youko-san are on the show together. Guess he's not like that hmm…?* She makes a face as she thinks this.
[Reaching the door, she turns the handle and opens it, to see Syaoran poised and ready to ring the doorbell, his arms full with flowers]
"Ehhh…h-hi there…" he turns away, trying to hide the blush that is currently creeping up on his face.
"Syaoran-kun?!" Sakura's face brightens up at this pleasant surprise. Come in! "And…"(she gives him a quick kiss on the lips) "thanks for the flowers." She then smiles cutely, causing Syaoran to blush once more.
"N-n-no problem!" He stammers.
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We spent the rest of the day together, talking about nothing in particular, laughing a lot and having honey milk, and no where near was it time wasted.
You know, I think I have come to a conclusion of sorts about these matters of advice. Even though some advice can get you into crazy situations and get some funny reactions, you know what?
[She smiles as Syaoran smiles at her]
The best advice… is from the heart.
~End of Chapter 10~
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Some vocab:
Ne? – right?
Daisuki da yo – literally, 'I like you a lot,' but taken as 'I love you' in meaning.
Nikuman – a meat bun. Yummy!
Oniichan – older brother
Not much new stuff, just a review from ehehe…months ago…
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Preview for Noelle's next venture:
Sakura: Hoeeeee?! This story is finished? Kaput? Anyway, look forward to fanfiction adventures in the realm of Final Fantasy X! Noelle is quite the Tidus/Yuna fan I hear… Jikai mo, Sakura to isshoni…RELEASE! Well, not really, but hey…I like saying that! ^_^
Leave it to Noelle! (otherwise known as author's notes)
[Noelle pops out of a big box]
Noelle: Konyanyachiwaaaa! So how did you like this last chapter here? I know I may have lost my touch since it's been such a while, and CCS isn't my current obsession anymore, but I just felt obligated to finish this thing! Hope it turned out ok, and hope you had fun reading it!
Kero-chan: *SOB!* What happened to meeeeeeeeee? Don't you looooove me anymore?
Noelle: Umm…it's over already dude, sorry.
Kero-chan: First they cancel MY Kero-chan ni Omakase and now this!!! Waaaaah!
[Kero-chan goes to sulk in a corner]
Noelle: (sweatdrops) Anyway, tell me what you think of this, and review! Be honest! Perhaps you'll see me again in FFX land over yonder some day! Ja mata ne!~