Well, I hate to do it, but I announce that this is the last chapter of my story. It was been a long and difficult journey, for myself and all of those who have eagerly anticipated each chapter. Well, here it is, my final chapter.
Final Chapter Ten
Rob's Home
Sakura and Rob are now sleeping together in each other's arms. They had fought the great and powerful Akuma and had won. Akuma was gone for another thousand years. Now, there are two beings that will fight him. The God of Death and the Goddess of Life. Together with their love, they would be able to defeat anything that threatened them. At the moment, though, that love was making a very frustrated Touya and Syaoran.
After the battle, Syaoran went to Sakura's house, trying to see how she was doing. Touya became worried that something had happened to Sakura when she hadn't come home and the Li kid asking about where she was didn't help. It took some doing, but Li's Lasin Board (I forget the Japanese name) finally locked onto Sakura's aura. They followed it to Rob's home, a building that they never seen before. They quickly used the magic of the board to find them together.
They looked so peaceful and calm together. They were entwined with one another, one could barely tell where one ended and the other began. Neither seemed to be in great health. Both had most of their robes ripped to shreds. Both were bruised and there were some bloodstains on the sheets. Li tried to reach over to check them for pulses because he could see little to no breathing from them.
"AAAAAAH!" Li yelped as Shield and Thunder stopped him from touching them.
"Are the Sakura Cards doing that?" Touya asked.
"Must be. Shield, Thunder, return to your power confined!" Li ordered. The two cards expressed their reluctance by making a pink shield rippling with electricity appear.
"Well, that didn't work" Touya commented.
"There must be a card or something that can at least tell what's going on" Li said as he reached for the Sakura Book. The first card he pulled out surprised him, for he had never seen it before.
"There's a Love card? I didn't know that" Touya said, glaring at the card.
"There isn't, Sakura must have created it last night."
"Well, call it forth, see what it will tell us."
Li nodded and called the card forth. It drained him a little, but soon a beautiful woman appeared before them.
The woman seemed to be around eighteen or so. She had long flowing golden hair, sparkling blue eyes, and pale skin. He skin was flawless and smooth, and there was plenty of it to see. This card was completely nude, only her hair protected her dignity. Such a beautiful card stunned the two men.
"Who are you and what is going on?" Li demanded after regaining his composure.
"I am the Love card, created by the love of a god and goddess," she answered.
"What? What god and goddess?" Touya asked, confused. He was not fully briefed on everything that was going on.
"The God of Death, Robahsu Fehstern. The Goddess of Life, Kinomoto Sakura" she explained.
Li noted Rob's D'ni name, but had more pressing matters. "Why can't we touch them?" he asked.
"The two are in a state of hibernation, one might say. They are entwined and feeding off each other's energy. Separating them could be extremely hazardous to them, so I ordered Shield and Thunder to protect them" Love explained.
"How long until they recover enough to wake up?" Touya asked worriedly.
"They are both strong, and so is their love. It would normally take two weeks, but I sense that they will only need to remain for one" she said.
Li asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?"
"No, unless you happen to know the Angel of Love or the Angel of Healing?" she replied.
Neither knew of either, so they turned to leave. The rest of the gang and Fujitaka would want news soon. Love returned to its card form and floated back into the book.
Rob and Sakura's Dream
Two being of great power were standing in a vast field. The field was covered in beautiful wild flowers. Cherry blossom trees were arranged randomly in the meadow. The sun cast its warm glow upon them. We see that the two are holding each other softly, as if groggy. The girl looks up into the boy's green eyes and he looks down at hers.
"Where...?" the girl asked.
"This is our place. The Meadow of Life and Death," he explained.
"What do we do here?" the girl asked him.
"Whatever we want. This is our place, where nothing can hurt us. We'll be here for a week or so while our bodies heal."
"Bodies?"
"Yes, only our godly spirits are here. Our bodies sustained heavy damage and are recovering."
"Can I somehow get a message out, tell everyone that I'm alright?"
"No, I'm afraid not. I'm sorry. But don't worry, you'll be able to hold and be with your friends soon. Until then, we get a short vacation."
"Just us, alone?"
"Yes, Sakura. Just you and me."
"That sounds wonderful Robbie."
"I should probably tell you that my real name isn't Robert."
"Then, what is it?"
"Robahsu Fehstern."
"You'll always be my Robah-chan."
Robahsu chuckled, "And you'll always be my Saku-chan."
"You can call me Taigahn, if you like."
"No, let's lay her to rest. I think that she deserves peace at last."
Sakura held him tighter, "Alright Robah."
The two, the god and goddess, held each other warmly. They were completely content in each other's arms.
Eriol Mansion
Li was telling Tomoyo, Eriol, Meiling, and the guardians all that had happened. The guardians Yue and Kero told them that they'd found them early, but a barrier kept them from getting near the house. It was as if Sakura had given them an order to stay away.
"So, Sakura is stuck behind that shield with Robbie for the next week?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid so," said Li.
"But, what about all of their Christmas presents?" Meiling said.
"Yeah, today is Christmas. I also felt bad not opening presents with her like I do every year," Tomoyo said sadly.
"Well, we'll just have to throw them both a party once they wake up and give them their presents then" Eriol said with mock reluctance.
"Yeah! We can give them a party to celebrate Christmas and the defeat of Akuma!" Nakuru stood and yelled.
"I'll take care of food!" Meiling said. She had recently been learning many different dishes at home and had a few in mind.
"I'll take care of dresses and suits!" Tomoyo called, with stars in her eyes.
Everyone sweatdropped, but Eriol said, "You may use my main ballroom for the dance. Kero and Suppi will help me get it ready."
"Awww! Why do I have to clean it up?" Kero complained.
"Because you love your Mistress and would do anything to make her feel better," Eriol stated matter-of-factly.
"Oh, good point" Kero grumbled.
"Nakuru, you handle the party preparations and help me with the invites" Li ordered.
"Alright, we all help decorate when not doing our individual assignments" Nakuru said, taking charge.
"Alright! Let's get too it!" Li said.
They all went off to their specific tasks. Yue turned back into Yukito and went with Tomoyo to get her sewing stuff. All of the work would be done at the manor to keep everything as secretive as possible. They had about a week, so they took their time and made sure to do everything right.
Meadow of Life and Death
Rob and Sakura were running around, enjoying the lovely weather. Robahsu decided to have a little fun so he tackled Sakura to the ground. They began to wrestle playfully. Sakura got away from him and started running away.
"Catch me if you can!" she called.
"Oh, I can!" he called back.
He chased her into a grove of sakura trees and played a little hide-and-go-seek within the trees. Rob got an idea and leapt into the trees and hid himself.
"Uh, Rob? Robahsu, where'd you go?" she called, looking for her love. She began to feel a little concerned about his whereabouts.
"I'm right here!" he jumped down from a tree right behind her. She whirled around to face him and he backed her up against a tree, pinning her.
"I got you, so now what?" he asked playfully.
"I'm your prisoner now. What do you do with prisoners?" she said with just as much playfulness.
"I've never had one so beautiful. I'm not sure."
"Well, let me help you decide" she said softly as she leaned forward, capturing his lips in a kiss. He leaned into her a bit more and deepened the kiss. He broke away and just gazed into her deep green eyes.
"Careful, you might get lost in there," Sakura commented.
"I wish I could get lost in your eyes. They're so beautiful..." he trailed off.
She gazed back into his green eyes. She thought it was funny how they both had green eyes.
They simply gazed into each other's eyes, losing themselves within them. Rob broke the reverie by leaning in and kissing her sweetly. She simply pulled him closer.
Eriol's Home, Two Days Hence
It had been two days since they'd decided on the party and progress was being made, but slowly. They had no rush, so they took as much time as was needed to do everything perfectly. Even so, they were ahead of schedule, being half done in only two days. The ballroom itself was almost half done.
"Suppi, Kero, put this streamer up there" Eriol ordered, indicating where he wished it to go.
"Alright" they both agreed and flew up to hang it.
Eriol chuckled. The two small guardians were quite useful with this work. They could hang individual streamers and other ornamentation in the vaulted room without any trouble. A team of normal people would take three times as long with more people to complete the same tasks. They came down and grabbed another set of decorations.
The ballroom was a massive space. It was 50-foot by 50-foot with a 30 -foot vaulted ceiling. It normally had great wooden accents that made the room seem cozy and large at the same time. It would hardly look like normal for the party, though. Tomoyo told them of Rob's favorite color scheme, so they merged his and Sakura's colors into the decor. It was difficult to get black, green, and pink to work well together, but they'd managed it. The two fireplaces would also be going to keep the room warm in the cold weather. All in all, the space would look spectacular.
Nakuru was making her rounds around the house, checking on progress. She would occasionally make notes on her clipboard to change plans to solve problems. She'd already had a few issues about serving food, which she worked out by having the resting room that hung off of the ballroom be a serving area. It was only a 20x20 space, but it was fine to serve the guests small snacks. Sakura's closest friends would attend a dinner before the scheduled starting time of the party.
The party was to be semi-formal, allowing Tomoyo to make a few dresses and suits as necessary. So far, the party would start at about eight and go on until midnight. They'd figured that that would be plenty of time. The people working on the celebration would wear outfits of a set color scheme, signifying them as the hosts. That way, everyone would know who to ask if they needed anything, as some were not well acquainted with the gang. Rob and Sakura would make their grand entrance at nine o'clock and would hold honored places at the back of the ballroom. Tomoyo thought that they were gods so why not specially honor them? No one really thought of them as gods, but as friends. Still, they agreed, thinking that the couple would get a kick out of it.
Nakuru came up on Tomoyo's temporary sewing room. She found a very focused girl checking a dress on a mannequin.
"Tomoyo, how's it going?" Nakuru asked.
"Huh?" Tomoyo said as she snapped out of her reverie, "Oh, right. This one is almost done. I just need a final fitting to make sure."
"Who's is it?" Nakuru said as she admired the dark blue material. It seemed to shimmer slightly as she felt the material. It was also made of silk.
"Yours, actually" Tomoyo informed her with a wide smile.
"Mine? But, it's beautiful and made of silk. I couldn't possibly... could I?"
Tomoyo laughed at her reaction but said, "Of course you could! It's yours. Take it and try it on. I've set that closet up as a changing room." She pointed to a door as she lifted the dress and gave it to Nakuru.
A few moments later Nakuru emerged looking beautiful in her dress. Tomoyo had a talent for fitting dresses. It was snug at her waist and ribs, but billowed and flared in just the right places. It had a single spaghetti strap that went around her neck. The back stopped a few inches below her shoulder blades. The skirt was full and thick, but it moved freely when she twirled. Nakuru expressed her love of the outfit before changing back and handing the dress to Tomoyo.
"Do you know what we'll do to distinguish ourselves as hosts?" Nakuru asked the seamstress.
"Here," she said as she handed Nakuru a blue band that had a slight stretch, "We'll all be wearing arm bands that compliment our dresses. That way, I don't have to worry about a limited color palette yet we'll still be distinguishable.
"Cool. That'll work just fine. Keep up the great work Tomoyo!" Nakuru said as she left.
"You too!" Tomoyo called after her before starting Li's suit.
Nakuru checked on Meiling as well. She was getting everything ready. Meiling was starting her work on a large dessert and had already finished most of the entrees. Nakuru told her to assist Tomoyo once she was done, which would be tonight or tomorrow. Nakuru then went on to Li, who had just come in the door. He had gotten out all of the invites and already had half of them confirmed as definitely coming. He turned over his clipboard for her approval. She commended him, and then asked about Yue. He was at Rob's house, watching over Sakura and Rob. He would also be their early warning system. With him, they would know the exact moment that Sakura woke up.
The party would be ready soon.
Meadow of Life and Death, Three Days Hence
They'd spent their first five days just being with each other and relaxing, now they would take their last two to train themselves. Sakura had great difficulty entering her angelic and godly forms. He explained to her that a god/goddess had three forms. A base form, where one appears normal. An angelic form, which is designed to be threatening and it gives one a great boost of power. And a godly form, where the true nature of the god/goddess's power is revealed.
They were both in their angelic forms fighting each other fiercely. Sakura was using her sword while he used his scythe. At the end of the two days, Sakura's power had tripled and she could freely enter her other two forms.
"Sakura, we leave here in two hours."
"I know, but I almost don't want to leave."
"I know, I know, but we can't stay here forever. Your friends are worried about you."
"What shall we do in the last couple of hours?"
"Well, we could sleep."
"No! We won't sleep!" she sighed as he chuckled.
"We could kiss some more. That's always fun."
"How about something different?"
He sniffed her, "You could take a bath."
She hit him playfully. "Fine, but you're coming with me!"
"Woohoo!"
"Nuh-uh, it won't be like that." She concentrated and a pink bikini appeared on her, replacing her clothes.
"Fine..." a pair of black and green trunks replaced his clothes as well.
Sakura couldn't help but briefly stare at his chest, but snapped out of it and pulled him to the warm river.
Eriol's Home, Just before Dinner
The gang had picked up Sakura and Robahsu earlier that day and got them cleaned up. They dressed and gave them the outfits they would wear. They thought that they only had a formal dinner with friends, but would be surprised later by the party.
The gang, excluding Sakura and Tomoyo, was waiting at the bottom of the stairs waiting for them. Li had on a black and green tuxedo and neatly combed hair. Eriol sported basically the same look, but went for red and black. Rob had a completely different look.
He sported a traditional Japanese suit, a style normally reserved for Lords. It fit him well and was indeed designed to be form fitting. It was dark green with black trim. But, as a special touch, it was accented by a beautiful pattern in pink. He didn't know that Tomoyo had been working on it for sometime, but recently modified the tux into this, as she felt it was more fitting. It suited him quite well.
Yukito was also there, dressed in a suit not too dissimilar from Yue's suit. It was white with a dark blue vest and trim. The vest and trim was made out of a silk that shimmered slightly. That made him a perfect match for Nakuru, who would be his date for the evening. Meiling had on a simple silk dress that looked Chinese. She also had her hair up in a topknot, held together with chopsticks. A generous length of hair fell from the topknot and was braided. She was Syaoran's date for the night, so she matched his colors.
"Ok, here I am!" Tomoyo called, walking slowly down the stairs. She wore a beautiful silk dress that was a deep and rich red. It had a fairly low back and a medium-high slit. Her red heels clicked as she walked down the stairs.
"Ahem! Now, the lovely, Kinomoto Sakura. The Goddess of Life!" She announced.
Sakura chuckled and began to walk down the stairs slowly. The god was stunned. She had on the same dress she wore for last week, with a few alterations. Sakura was wearing a dark pink dress, the same pink as the designs on Rob's suit. It was sleeveless and had a low, plunging back. A pair of elbow length gloves covered her forearms and hands. The previously pink trim was now a dark green, once again matching Rob's outfit. The entire dress was made from a fine silk. Her hair was done up and a few strands were allowed to play over her face. Makeup was done perfectly by Tomoyo as well. She was the epitome of beauty, Robahsu thought.
"Well, are you going to stand there like an idiot or meet me at the stairs?" she asked chuckling at his expression.
"Oh, um, huh? Oh yeah! Right!" he stuttered before rushing over. He offered her an arm and said, "May I have the pleasure of escorting you, milady?"
She put her gloved hand in his arm and said politely with a curtsy, "I would be greatly honored, kind sir."
The whole group walked into the dining room and ate their meal, making small talk as well. Eriol left and they moved to the living the room to talk. About an hour later, Sakura finally asked her friend some questions.
"Tomoyo, what's going on? Why are we all dressed this way?" Sakura asked.
"Well, it's a secret!" she replied.
"And when will this secret be revealed to us?" Rob inquired.
"In about," Tomoyo glanced at the grandfather clock in the room, "Two minutes." She gave them a mysterious smile; no doubt it was Eriol's training.
Tomoyo bid them to rise and they all started walking to the ballroom. Sakura figured that they'd set up some romantic dance just for them. Rob had no idea what was going on. Li got ahead of them and entered the Ballroom. Eriol had cast a spell on the space so that only sounds from magical people could be heard from the outside. Li quickly told everyone to clear the central isle and to be quiet. He knocked on the door to tell them that they were ready.
Tomoyo heard the sound and knocked back. This puzzled the godly pair, but they just stood there and waited. They heard their names being announced from the inside.
"I now present: Robahsu Fehstern, the God of Death, and Kinomoto Sakura, the Goddess of Life!" Li's muffled voice announced.
Tomoyo smiled and opened the door wide. Rob and Sakura were shocked to find all of their classmates and friends and family there.
"Well, are you going in?" Meiling asked playfully.
"Sure" Rob said. Then he leaned over and whispered something to Sakura, who whispered something back.
The walked in slowly hand in hand as the silent ballroom watched them. They stopped halfway down the isle and embraced. They then kissed. As they kissed, Rob's black-feathered wings unfolded and flapped a few times. Simultaneously, Sakura's pink and white-feathered wings did exactly the same. The entire hall cheered, even a reluctant Touya. They continued down the isle and stood in front of their thrones.
"Thank you all so much for this. I just came here a week and a half ago, and yet you all have been so warm and kind to me. I really thank you all" Rob called, almost crying from happiness.
"And I would like to thank you all for always being there for me when I needed you, especially for my math homework" she got a chuckle as she said that.
"Now," they said in unison, "Let the party continue!" They kissed again before they sat. This would be the beginning of the great and long relationship. A relationship of love, love that could conquer all.
Fin Story: "Watakushi wa Shinigami Desu."
That's it. My story is finished. I'm sorry that the end was somewhat abrupt and that a few things weren't fully explained, but I think that this ending is fitting. It leaves it nice and open-ended for my sequel. Yes, I am planning a sequel. I'll start on it soon, but first I'd like a break. I'm mentally worn out after this weekend and I need to focus on my schoolwork. Well, I ask you for the first time to review and tell me what you think. I'll also entertain ideas on the sequel. Until my next appearance, Oyasumi!
Final Chapter Ten
Rob's Home
Sakura and Rob are now sleeping together in each other's arms. They had fought the great and powerful Akuma and had won. Akuma was gone for another thousand years. Now, there are two beings that will fight him. The God of Death and the Goddess of Life. Together with their love, they would be able to defeat anything that threatened them. At the moment, though, that love was making a very frustrated Touya and Syaoran.
After the battle, Syaoran went to Sakura's house, trying to see how she was doing. Touya became worried that something had happened to Sakura when she hadn't come home and the Li kid asking about where she was didn't help. It took some doing, but Li's Lasin Board (I forget the Japanese name) finally locked onto Sakura's aura. They followed it to Rob's home, a building that they never seen before. They quickly used the magic of the board to find them together.
They looked so peaceful and calm together. They were entwined with one another, one could barely tell where one ended and the other began. Neither seemed to be in great health. Both had most of their robes ripped to shreds. Both were bruised and there were some bloodstains on the sheets. Li tried to reach over to check them for pulses because he could see little to no breathing from them.
"AAAAAAH!" Li yelped as Shield and Thunder stopped him from touching them.
"Are the Sakura Cards doing that?" Touya asked.
"Must be. Shield, Thunder, return to your power confined!" Li ordered. The two cards expressed their reluctance by making a pink shield rippling with electricity appear.
"Well, that didn't work" Touya commented.
"There must be a card or something that can at least tell what's going on" Li said as he reached for the Sakura Book. The first card he pulled out surprised him, for he had never seen it before.
"There's a Love card? I didn't know that" Touya said, glaring at the card.
"There isn't, Sakura must have created it last night."
"Well, call it forth, see what it will tell us."
Li nodded and called the card forth. It drained him a little, but soon a beautiful woman appeared before them.
The woman seemed to be around eighteen or so. She had long flowing golden hair, sparkling blue eyes, and pale skin. He skin was flawless and smooth, and there was plenty of it to see. This card was completely nude, only her hair protected her dignity. Such a beautiful card stunned the two men.
"Who are you and what is going on?" Li demanded after regaining his composure.
"I am the Love card, created by the love of a god and goddess," she answered.
"What? What god and goddess?" Touya asked, confused. He was not fully briefed on everything that was going on.
"The God of Death, Robahsu Fehstern. The Goddess of Life, Kinomoto Sakura" she explained.
Li noted Rob's D'ni name, but had more pressing matters. "Why can't we touch them?" he asked.
"The two are in a state of hibernation, one might say. They are entwined and feeding off each other's energy. Separating them could be extremely hazardous to them, so I ordered Shield and Thunder to protect them" Love explained.
"How long until they recover enough to wake up?" Touya asked worriedly.
"They are both strong, and so is their love. It would normally take two weeks, but I sense that they will only need to remain for one" she said.
Li asked, "Is there anything we can do to help?"
"No, unless you happen to know the Angel of Love or the Angel of Healing?" she replied.
Neither knew of either, so they turned to leave. The rest of the gang and Fujitaka would want news soon. Love returned to its card form and floated back into the book.
Rob and Sakura's Dream
Two being of great power were standing in a vast field. The field was covered in beautiful wild flowers. Cherry blossom trees were arranged randomly in the meadow. The sun cast its warm glow upon them. We see that the two are holding each other softly, as if groggy. The girl looks up into the boy's green eyes and he looks down at hers.
"Where...?" the girl asked.
"This is our place. The Meadow of Life and Death," he explained.
"What do we do here?" the girl asked him.
"Whatever we want. This is our place, where nothing can hurt us. We'll be here for a week or so while our bodies heal."
"Bodies?"
"Yes, only our godly spirits are here. Our bodies sustained heavy damage and are recovering."
"Can I somehow get a message out, tell everyone that I'm alright?"
"No, I'm afraid not. I'm sorry. But don't worry, you'll be able to hold and be with your friends soon. Until then, we get a short vacation."
"Just us, alone?"
"Yes, Sakura. Just you and me."
"That sounds wonderful Robbie."
"I should probably tell you that my real name isn't Robert."
"Then, what is it?"
"Robahsu Fehstern."
"You'll always be my Robah-chan."
Robahsu chuckled, "And you'll always be my Saku-chan."
"You can call me Taigahn, if you like."
"No, let's lay her to rest. I think that she deserves peace at last."
Sakura held him tighter, "Alright Robah."
The two, the god and goddess, held each other warmly. They were completely content in each other's arms.
Eriol Mansion
Li was telling Tomoyo, Eriol, Meiling, and the guardians all that had happened. The guardians Yue and Kero told them that they'd found them early, but a barrier kept them from getting near the house. It was as if Sakura had given them an order to stay away.
"So, Sakura is stuck behind that shield with Robbie for the next week?" Tomoyo asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid so," said Li.
"But, what about all of their Christmas presents?" Meiling said.
"Yeah, today is Christmas. I also felt bad not opening presents with her like I do every year," Tomoyo said sadly.
"Well, we'll just have to throw them both a party once they wake up and give them their presents then" Eriol said with mock reluctance.
"Yeah! We can give them a party to celebrate Christmas and the defeat of Akuma!" Nakuru stood and yelled.
"I'll take care of food!" Meiling said. She had recently been learning many different dishes at home and had a few in mind.
"I'll take care of dresses and suits!" Tomoyo called, with stars in her eyes.
Everyone sweatdropped, but Eriol said, "You may use my main ballroom for the dance. Kero and Suppi will help me get it ready."
"Awww! Why do I have to clean it up?" Kero complained.
"Because you love your Mistress and would do anything to make her feel better," Eriol stated matter-of-factly.
"Oh, good point" Kero grumbled.
"Nakuru, you handle the party preparations and help me with the invites" Li ordered.
"Alright, we all help decorate when not doing our individual assignments" Nakuru said, taking charge.
"Alright! Let's get too it!" Li said.
They all went off to their specific tasks. Yue turned back into Yukito and went with Tomoyo to get her sewing stuff. All of the work would be done at the manor to keep everything as secretive as possible. They had about a week, so they took their time and made sure to do everything right.
Meadow of Life and Death
Rob and Sakura were running around, enjoying the lovely weather. Robahsu decided to have a little fun so he tackled Sakura to the ground. They began to wrestle playfully. Sakura got away from him and started running away.
"Catch me if you can!" she called.
"Oh, I can!" he called back.
He chased her into a grove of sakura trees and played a little hide-and-go-seek within the trees. Rob got an idea and leapt into the trees and hid himself.
"Uh, Rob? Robahsu, where'd you go?" she called, looking for her love. She began to feel a little concerned about his whereabouts.
"I'm right here!" he jumped down from a tree right behind her. She whirled around to face him and he backed her up against a tree, pinning her.
"I got you, so now what?" he asked playfully.
"I'm your prisoner now. What do you do with prisoners?" she said with just as much playfulness.
"I've never had one so beautiful. I'm not sure."
"Well, let me help you decide" she said softly as she leaned forward, capturing his lips in a kiss. He leaned into her a bit more and deepened the kiss. He broke away and just gazed into her deep green eyes.
"Careful, you might get lost in there," Sakura commented.
"I wish I could get lost in your eyes. They're so beautiful..." he trailed off.
She gazed back into his green eyes. She thought it was funny how they both had green eyes.
They simply gazed into each other's eyes, losing themselves within them. Rob broke the reverie by leaning in and kissing her sweetly. She simply pulled him closer.
Eriol's Home, Two Days Hence
It had been two days since they'd decided on the party and progress was being made, but slowly. They had no rush, so they took as much time as was needed to do everything perfectly. Even so, they were ahead of schedule, being half done in only two days. The ballroom itself was almost half done.
"Suppi, Kero, put this streamer up there" Eriol ordered, indicating where he wished it to go.
"Alright" they both agreed and flew up to hang it.
Eriol chuckled. The two small guardians were quite useful with this work. They could hang individual streamers and other ornamentation in the vaulted room without any trouble. A team of normal people would take three times as long with more people to complete the same tasks. They came down and grabbed another set of decorations.
The ballroom was a massive space. It was 50-foot by 50-foot with a 30 -foot vaulted ceiling. It normally had great wooden accents that made the room seem cozy and large at the same time. It would hardly look like normal for the party, though. Tomoyo told them of Rob's favorite color scheme, so they merged his and Sakura's colors into the decor. It was difficult to get black, green, and pink to work well together, but they'd managed it. The two fireplaces would also be going to keep the room warm in the cold weather. All in all, the space would look spectacular.
Nakuru was making her rounds around the house, checking on progress. She would occasionally make notes on her clipboard to change plans to solve problems. She'd already had a few issues about serving food, which she worked out by having the resting room that hung off of the ballroom be a serving area. It was only a 20x20 space, but it was fine to serve the guests small snacks. Sakura's closest friends would attend a dinner before the scheduled starting time of the party.
The party was to be semi-formal, allowing Tomoyo to make a few dresses and suits as necessary. So far, the party would start at about eight and go on until midnight. They'd figured that that would be plenty of time. The people working on the celebration would wear outfits of a set color scheme, signifying them as the hosts. That way, everyone would know who to ask if they needed anything, as some were not well acquainted with the gang. Rob and Sakura would make their grand entrance at nine o'clock and would hold honored places at the back of the ballroom. Tomoyo thought that they were gods so why not specially honor them? No one really thought of them as gods, but as friends. Still, they agreed, thinking that the couple would get a kick out of it.
Nakuru came up on Tomoyo's temporary sewing room. She found a very focused girl checking a dress on a mannequin.
"Tomoyo, how's it going?" Nakuru asked.
"Huh?" Tomoyo said as she snapped out of her reverie, "Oh, right. This one is almost done. I just need a final fitting to make sure."
"Who's is it?" Nakuru said as she admired the dark blue material. It seemed to shimmer slightly as she felt the material. It was also made of silk.
"Yours, actually" Tomoyo informed her with a wide smile.
"Mine? But, it's beautiful and made of silk. I couldn't possibly... could I?"
Tomoyo laughed at her reaction but said, "Of course you could! It's yours. Take it and try it on. I've set that closet up as a changing room." She pointed to a door as she lifted the dress and gave it to Nakuru.
A few moments later Nakuru emerged looking beautiful in her dress. Tomoyo had a talent for fitting dresses. It was snug at her waist and ribs, but billowed and flared in just the right places. It had a single spaghetti strap that went around her neck. The back stopped a few inches below her shoulder blades. The skirt was full and thick, but it moved freely when she twirled. Nakuru expressed her love of the outfit before changing back and handing the dress to Tomoyo.
"Do you know what we'll do to distinguish ourselves as hosts?" Nakuru asked the seamstress.
"Here," she said as she handed Nakuru a blue band that had a slight stretch, "We'll all be wearing arm bands that compliment our dresses. That way, I don't have to worry about a limited color palette yet we'll still be distinguishable.
"Cool. That'll work just fine. Keep up the great work Tomoyo!" Nakuru said as she left.
"You too!" Tomoyo called after her before starting Li's suit.
Nakuru checked on Meiling as well. She was getting everything ready. Meiling was starting her work on a large dessert and had already finished most of the entrees. Nakuru told her to assist Tomoyo once she was done, which would be tonight or tomorrow. Nakuru then went on to Li, who had just come in the door. He had gotten out all of the invites and already had half of them confirmed as definitely coming. He turned over his clipboard for her approval. She commended him, and then asked about Yue. He was at Rob's house, watching over Sakura and Rob. He would also be their early warning system. With him, they would know the exact moment that Sakura woke up.
The party would be ready soon.
Meadow of Life and Death, Three Days Hence
They'd spent their first five days just being with each other and relaxing, now they would take their last two to train themselves. Sakura had great difficulty entering her angelic and godly forms. He explained to her that a god/goddess had three forms. A base form, where one appears normal. An angelic form, which is designed to be threatening and it gives one a great boost of power. And a godly form, where the true nature of the god/goddess's power is revealed.
They were both in their angelic forms fighting each other fiercely. Sakura was using her sword while he used his scythe. At the end of the two days, Sakura's power had tripled and she could freely enter her other two forms.
"Sakura, we leave here in two hours."
"I know, but I almost don't want to leave."
"I know, I know, but we can't stay here forever. Your friends are worried about you."
"What shall we do in the last couple of hours?"
"Well, we could sleep."
"No! We won't sleep!" she sighed as he chuckled.
"We could kiss some more. That's always fun."
"How about something different?"
He sniffed her, "You could take a bath."
She hit him playfully. "Fine, but you're coming with me!"
"Woohoo!"
"Nuh-uh, it won't be like that." She concentrated and a pink bikini appeared on her, replacing her clothes.
"Fine..." a pair of black and green trunks replaced his clothes as well.
Sakura couldn't help but briefly stare at his chest, but snapped out of it and pulled him to the warm river.
Eriol's Home, Just before Dinner
The gang had picked up Sakura and Robahsu earlier that day and got them cleaned up. They dressed and gave them the outfits they would wear. They thought that they only had a formal dinner with friends, but would be surprised later by the party.
The gang, excluding Sakura and Tomoyo, was waiting at the bottom of the stairs waiting for them. Li had on a black and green tuxedo and neatly combed hair. Eriol sported basically the same look, but went for red and black. Rob had a completely different look.
He sported a traditional Japanese suit, a style normally reserved for Lords. It fit him well and was indeed designed to be form fitting. It was dark green with black trim. But, as a special touch, it was accented by a beautiful pattern in pink. He didn't know that Tomoyo had been working on it for sometime, but recently modified the tux into this, as she felt it was more fitting. It suited him quite well.
Yukito was also there, dressed in a suit not too dissimilar from Yue's suit. It was white with a dark blue vest and trim. The vest and trim was made out of a silk that shimmered slightly. That made him a perfect match for Nakuru, who would be his date for the evening. Meiling had on a simple silk dress that looked Chinese. She also had her hair up in a topknot, held together with chopsticks. A generous length of hair fell from the topknot and was braided. She was Syaoran's date for the night, so she matched his colors.
"Ok, here I am!" Tomoyo called, walking slowly down the stairs. She wore a beautiful silk dress that was a deep and rich red. It had a fairly low back and a medium-high slit. Her red heels clicked as she walked down the stairs.
"Ahem! Now, the lovely, Kinomoto Sakura. The Goddess of Life!" She announced.
Sakura chuckled and began to walk down the stairs slowly. The god was stunned. She had on the same dress she wore for last week, with a few alterations. Sakura was wearing a dark pink dress, the same pink as the designs on Rob's suit. It was sleeveless and had a low, plunging back. A pair of elbow length gloves covered her forearms and hands. The previously pink trim was now a dark green, once again matching Rob's outfit. The entire dress was made from a fine silk. Her hair was done up and a few strands were allowed to play over her face. Makeup was done perfectly by Tomoyo as well. She was the epitome of beauty, Robahsu thought.
"Well, are you going to stand there like an idiot or meet me at the stairs?" she asked chuckling at his expression.
"Oh, um, huh? Oh yeah! Right!" he stuttered before rushing over. He offered her an arm and said, "May I have the pleasure of escorting you, milady?"
She put her gloved hand in his arm and said politely with a curtsy, "I would be greatly honored, kind sir."
The whole group walked into the dining room and ate their meal, making small talk as well. Eriol left and they moved to the living the room to talk. About an hour later, Sakura finally asked her friend some questions.
"Tomoyo, what's going on? Why are we all dressed this way?" Sakura asked.
"Well, it's a secret!" she replied.
"And when will this secret be revealed to us?" Rob inquired.
"In about," Tomoyo glanced at the grandfather clock in the room, "Two minutes." She gave them a mysterious smile; no doubt it was Eriol's training.
Tomoyo bid them to rise and they all started walking to the ballroom. Sakura figured that they'd set up some romantic dance just for them. Rob had no idea what was going on. Li got ahead of them and entered the Ballroom. Eriol had cast a spell on the space so that only sounds from magical people could be heard from the outside. Li quickly told everyone to clear the central isle and to be quiet. He knocked on the door to tell them that they were ready.
Tomoyo heard the sound and knocked back. This puzzled the godly pair, but they just stood there and waited. They heard their names being announced from the inside.
"I now present: Robahsu Fehstern, the God of Death, and Kinomoto Sakura, the Goddess of Life!" Li's muffled voice announced.
Tomoyo smiled and opened the door wide. Rob and Sakura were shocked to find all of their classmates and friends and family there.
"Well, are you going in?" Meiling asked playfully.
"Sure" Rob said. Then he leaned over and whispered something to Sakura, who whispered something back.
The walked in slowly hand in hand as the silent ballroom watched them. They stopped halfway down the isle and embraced. They then kissed. As they kissed, Rob's black-feathered wings unfolded and flapped a few times. Simultaneously, Sakura's pink and white-feathered wings did exactly the same. The entire hall cheered, even a reluctant Touya. They continued down the isle and stood in front of their thrones.
"Thank you all so much for this. I just came here a week and a half ago, and yet you all have been so warm and kind to me. I really thank you all" Rob called, almost crying from happiness.
"And I would like to thank you all for always being there for me when I needed you, especially for my math homework" she got a chuckle as she said that.
"Now," they said in unison, "Let the party continue!" They kissed again before they sat. This would be the beginning of the great and long relationship. A relationship of love, love that could conquer all.
Fin Story: "Watakushi wa Shinigami Desu."
That's it. My story is finished. I'm sorry that the end was somewhat abrupt and that a few things weren't fully explained, but I think that this ending is fitting. It leaves it nice and open-ended for my sequel. Yes, I am planning a sequel. I'll start on it soon, but first I'd like a break. I'm mentally worn out after this weekend and I need to focus on my schoolwork. Well, I ask you for the first time to review and tell me what you think. I'll also entertain ideas on the sequel. Until my next appearance, Oyasumi!