66 reviews!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *does a little
dance* I love you peoples...
Anywho, now that I've finished my crazed little happiness routine, I'll talk about these reviews.
Hana no Tenshi-- *gives a cookie and some watermelon sour patch kids* you're the fiftieth reviewer! That means you're special for a week and you get good food from me! Also, you get a long rant from me pertaining to your reviews whether you want it or not (this prob. will be said again). And if anyone's reading this it goes out to everyone else too, I'm just kind of putting it under Eva's name.
*ahem* *hug* I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you wouldn't know this, but I happen to be an EXTREMELY forgetful person (they say my wires are crossed..whatever...) so I happened to forget that you wanted to be emailed!!!!! I'm SORRY!!!! ..again. But, being the wonderful, faithful person you are, you came back and reviewed when I DID finally email you! Thankies!!!
Continuing with what you said...I know I wanted to take Syao-chan too! Eheheh...but I don't think you reviewers would really like that, would you? *angry Syaoran fans with pitch forks* I thought not. Also, I'm DEFINITELY agreeing about the pool. Those were my thoughts exactly as I wrote it and then short-circuited my keyboard from drooling over the little wolf. Ah well, we're all fan girls at heart. ^-^
Finally, I may sound conceited saying this, but I'm in love with that part about Tomoyo and Mina and the matching camcorders. It kind of popped into existence from my fingers without thinking about it, and I found myself cracking up and smirking for a while. Tomoyo is just too fun. I love it.
*sigh* so now I must conclude this long rant to you. *sigh again* I like having an excuse to rant to people and they cant stop me...it's enjoyable. ^-^ And you've been very kind so I figure you should get one of these fun little thingies. Hey, I was wondering, have you been reading Ginzuisho? PLEASE DO!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that fic. It's hard to write, being so complicated, but it's so fun: lots of violence and danger and especially romance. ^-^ I know, I'm strange. They've all said it before...or some synonym of the word.
Peace out!!! (Don't forget to review this last chappie! Wow, I just made it seem so...ended. I'm scaring myself. *hides*)
Lizzy-HELLO!!!!!! Eheheh...hi. Kawaii=cute...*thinks*...that's good!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!! Thanks SOOO much for a review! I feel appreciated!!!!!
Zidane-Glad someone laughed! Thanks for reviewing! PS: You snorted! People that snort are fun...^-^especially in restaurants. (I'm thinking randomly. Just ignore the insanity.*grin*)
Jenna-chan-YAY! *hugs plushy of dense Sakura* I'm sorry, I really tried but I just couldn't! This fic is kind of for my own sweet-sugar fluff pleasure...so I couldn't do it. Again, I'm sorry. About Eriol and Tomoyo fluff...I'll talk to Fiend about it. I wanted to put some in, but didn't know how. She has all the ideas for these things (the brains of the outfit, obviously) so she'll ponder and come up with something lovely as lovely...I hope. Thanks for the review! (Lol, that reminds me, I was singing 'Domo arigatou Mr. Roboto' today in math class. I really am ridiculous...but it was stuck in my head. -_-U)
Okay! Finally done with that! And, just for your clarification, the chapter isn't written yet and this is right before I'm going to sleep. You see, I always start with the author's note then see how it plays out from there. It kind of sets the mood for writing, but my mom is making me sleep now, so that went down the drain. Ah well, till tomorrow (another boring Thursday where nothing happens except I daydream about fanfics! WOW! I have no life...)!
Ja ne!
~*~ Ah, it's another day! So, as usual.....
ON WITH THE FIC!!!!!
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Chapter 10- May Your Wish Be Granted
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And then, Sakura heard something from the corner of her mind.
Was that...clapping?
Both she and Syaoran looked up simultaneously to find almost the whole mansion (save the elders) standing before them and applauding them in the middle of the night.
"H-HOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!"
Everyone laughed, and then a sly, feminine voice pierced the night air.
"Well, I guess we'll just leave you two. You seem to be pretty...occupied," Fuutie said mischievously.
Everyone grinned.
"Yeah, maybe even...naughty?" Shiefa inquired suggestively.
"Or ...dirty?" Fanren added, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh, hurry it along you two," Tomoyo scolded, "Stop being such children."
But the words were lined with insincerity, and the lavender-haired maiden had a smirk of her own as she winked at Sakura, who was sitting on Syaoran's lap.
Both were blushing from head to toe.
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By the time everyone had gone, Sakura had delicately lifted herself off of Syaoran's lap and gotten out of the pool. She proceeded to drying herself off with a soft, fluffy green towel, and going into the small bathroom to change. Syaoran did the same, going to the men's bathroom. When each emerged, they looked at each other sheepishly, thinking of what had just happened.
"They really are nosy, ne?" Syaoran asked tentatively.
"H-hai..."
Syaoran grinned, taking her hand at her bashful look. They walked slowly up the winding stairs in silence, and soon they had reached the top of the stairs, and stood in front of Sakura's bedroom door.
"You know, I really did mean what I said back there, at the pool," Syaoran said, putting his arms around her waist in a hug.
His voice was soft, and deep, and his breath caressed her ear, sending shivers up and down her spine.
"Syaoran..."
"It's okay, I'm here."
Her voice just urged him on as he left short, sweet kisses on her neck, moving his way to her mouth, where he paused, staring into her emerald orbs. She was pinned against her door, his arms on either side of her.
"I love you."
And their lips met, Sakura releasing everything again, all the pain in her heart, letting him deepen the kiss and tease her tongue. When they finally broke apart for air Sakura had only half-realized the situation.
"I've got to..." Sakura stumbled, as he looked at her with expecting eyes.
"Go to bed.." Syaoran looked down. "I know. The Elders will come in the morning; we've got to be prepared."
She nodded.
"Then I'll see you tomorrow. You'll be in my dreams."
He kissed her lips again lightly, and she closed her eyes.
"I don't want this to end," she whispered breathlessly, desperately.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, it won't."
And he left soundlessly down the long hallway leaving a flustered, emerald- eyed woman in his wake.
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Sakura didn't wake up to the sound of Tomoyo singing, to Meiling cooking bacon, to Mina giggling, or to Syaoran holding her against his bare chest. The mansion was silent...too silent. It was as if every soul had simply fled and left Sakura as the only conscious person within 50 miles.
And then it hit her. Today was the day that the Elders arrived. They had been gone on political business on the other side of China for the past week, and just now were returning to their home and clan.
Sakura then also remembered the night before.....She touched her lips with the tips of her delicate fingers, smiling slightly. She glanced over towards her dresser, and found the ice flower was sitting there, just as she remembered it.
She found a new hope in that flower, and felt herself wake up just a bit more. Everything would be okay. Syaoran was there for her no matter what.
Sakura slid her thin form from underneath her silky, pink sheets and stood in front of the mirror.
Breathing deep, she readied herself. 'Today WILL be good.'
She put her hands into her hair and twisted her fingers through it, searching for a style that fit her. She had always just left it in one ponytail since Syaoran had left, but she felt like she needed spunk today...of course! She opened the drawer by her right leg and reached in, shoving old photos and random hair ties to the side.
'Aha,' she thought, and pulled out two skinny hair ties with red marble spheres that looked like cherries. She tied them into her hair in two pigtails, listening to the little clack as she wrapped them, and grinned broadly. She felt so complete like that, and looked much younger. She looked down at her pink nightgown, and almost giggled remembering getting ready for school and leaving only her pajama bottoms on as she went to breakfast. Instead, she pulled out her Create Card and gently woke it up.
"Create, are you in there?" The card peeked the tip of its head out from the pink paper.
"It's ok, I just need an outfit," Sakura said softly.
It rose further so that its whole head was in the room.
"M-Mistress, you're not angry? The last time you used me was~"
"It's ok, I'm not angry. I'm sorry for how I acted."
Create smiled and sniffed the air.
"It's ok. You smell like him."
Sakura grinned sheepishly and blushed.
"Oh, you're so cute, I can't avoid forgiving you. Come on Mistress, ever since Miss Tomoyo showed me how to style clothes, I've been itching to do more designing. After all, that's what I was created for!"
The Card floated to the closet and opened the doors to find a closet full of pink, frilly skirts and shirts that were outgrown years ago.
Create clicked its tongue. "This wont do at all, you've grown too much, Mistress! How about..."
It traced a dress in the air complete with shoes, a necklace, and earrings. As it materialized Sakura saw it had black sequins and a long slit up the leg. The earrings and necklace had a cherry blossom on them, and the top was very low-cut.
The amber-haired girl winced.
"I'm seeing the Elders today, Create, I don't want to imagine what they would say if I wore that..."
The Card blushed. "Oh, I'm sorry! I thought...well, never mind what I thought."
She wiped away the dress and made a long, blue kimono with a purple bow and intricate peach blossom designs on it.
Sakura smiled, and clapped her hands together. "It's wonderful!"
Create felt very proud. "Arigatou Sakura-sama. I think it suits you."
Just then, Sakura felt something. "M-my book~"
The Clow book was glowing, so Sakura opened it, curious. The Light card quickly slipped from the stack and popped its head from her card. 'Since when could they do that? Don't I have to release them?' Sakura wondered frantically.
"I'm so sorry to disturb you, Mistress, but don't you think that the color should be a bit lighter? It would bring out your beautiful hair color and~"
"No! Her bow has to be a deeper purple!" Dark had released itself too. Sakura was a bit startled, but knew Dark had always been a bit outgoing.
"Why don't we just see how each looks?" cried the Illusion as it, too, appeared in the room. "We have to make a good impression for the Elders, or Sakura will never see Master Syaoran again!"
"I agree, Illusion, and might I add that those should be cherry blossoms, not peach blossoms?"
Flowery had joined the crowd, and before she knew it, all of the cards had emerged and continued arguing and playing with Sakura's outfit. The emerald- eyed woman simply smiled and twirled in each new design, happier than she had been in a long time.
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An hour later, Sakura Kinomoto emerged from her bedroom in a light green kimono with a pale pink bow and matching pale pink cherry blossoms decorating the silky fabric. She wore no earrings and no necklace. Her feet were covered with white socks and simple brown sandals, and her hair was up in the famous Sakura pigtails, but this time they were in little swirl buns and the marbles on the hair ties were pastel green to match her kimono.
The Cards crowded at the door and smiled mischievously as Sakura walked cautiously, wondering if she looked too fancy. She made a mental note to not let Tomoyo borrow the Cards again: it was dangerous.
She descended the green-carpeted stairs to the kitchen and found Meiling cooking breakfast. She had missed the sizzle of bacon and aroma of eggs in the rush and nervousness of her outfit.
Meiling turned with a frying pan in her hand, and almost dropped the contents when she saw Sakura.
"WAI! Sakura-chan, you look wonderful! Are you ready for today?" she asked rapidly as Sakura tried to stutter an answer.
"Oh, never mind that, do you want any breakfast? I made bacon and eggs!"
Sakura merely sat at the long, cedar table and placed her napkin in her lap while Meiling quickly scooped helpings of food onto the plates and began washing the pots and pans in a frenzy. Sakura had never known Meiling ran a kitchen so...anxiously!
As Sakura began nibbling quietly, but happily, on her toast, Syaoran descended the stairs, casually swinging himself with his right hand on the banister as he turned off of the last step. He wore his ceremonial Chinese robes (they had been in the family for years), and looked very official, despite the fact that his hair remained unruly.
Sakura blushed as he walked in the room. It was a childish thing to do, she knew, but she didn't care very much, and couldn't do much to stop it. He was just so handsome...
"Ah, Xiao-chan, your seat is right here!"
Syaoran gave Meiling a warning glare at the '-chan', but then obligingly sat down next to Sakura as Meiling had ordered.
'Doesn't Syaoran know where he sits?' Sakura pondered. 'And Meiling just happened to direct him right next to my seat...' Her nerves rose even further. What would he say about last night? Had it all been a dream? No, she had seen the flower just that morning. She knew he loved her.
Sakura smiled at him over her food, and he grinned back as she felt his hand slip over hers under the table. He squeezed it gently, and she inwardly sighed with relief. 'It wasn't a dream. We're finally together.'
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Syaoran Li walked quietly into the room, his face set. His lips were a thin, pink line and his eyes shined with determination.
"So, Li Syaoran," addresses a man in his sixties, "I would like to ask: why have you called a meeting so suddenly? I thought surely you could have at least waited, if something needs to be discussed, until a few days after the trip. Do you have a question? I'm sure I can help you."
Koji Kaine sat at a long, wooden table in a cold, stone room. The only lights were small balls of trapped lightning set in glass containers on the walls. The Elders tended to enjoy showing off their powers.
"Actually, honored Kaine-sama, I have not come out of anxiety, nor to ask for your advice as a leader. I come because I have a request."
"But~"
Syaoran held up a hand to stop Koji's interruption.
"This is such a request that you will never find a match in the ancient scrolls. I will be brief and honest. For a woman to assist in leading the Li clan may be perfectly acceptable, but for a woman to lead~"
"Syaoran, where do you think you're going with this?"
The warning in the older man's voice was clear, and Syaoran knew he knew it was about Sakura.
"If I may ask, let me speak, please?" Syaoran growled at them as he glared. They always cut him off like that. It was annoying.
Koji waved an impatient hand in the air.
"Yes, yes, continue."
"Good. Now, as I was saying, the idea of a woman leading the Li clan is highly spoken against, correct?"
"Of course!" a man next to Koji exclaimed. "There hasn't been such an idea in all of the clan's time!"
"What about Yelan Li?" the third Elder at the table challenged, remembering the woman's long, black hair and wise eyes. She had been a very admirable woman, and had helped run the clan well.
"Yes, Kaine, what about my mother? You never gave her much respect, if I recall correctly, and she was a wonderful leader, even through all o the grief you gave her!"
Koji simply countered the attack in a patient voice, as if teaching a spoiled two-year-old to share. "Li...you mother was an amazing woman. She was incredibly strong magically as well as spiritually! The clan couldn't help but have her be an authoritative figure, and even then, as the strongest, she was not at the pinnacle of power here. Yelan had never been a leader, merely a...co-leader. She had free reigns, and plenty of power, but anything done was first consulted with us. She didn't have a husband to support her, and she couldn't have handled it on her own!"
Syaoran found his self getting angry. The way they were talking about his mother! But they had said that she hadn't had a husband to support her. That might work for him. He fingered something idly in the pocket of his robes, praying this would work.
"What if I had a woman with the same spiritual and magical power as Yelan, maybe even stronger? Would she be allowed to lead next to me? Would you allow yourselves to trust someone I trust, just this once?"
Syaoran waited for the answer, watching wheels turn in balding heads, until the man at the end of the table, #4 in the row of Elders, named Seru, spoke.
He was extremely wrinkly, and had a ruffled voice like he had been sucked up into a vacuum and then blown out again rather roughly. He had a big, bushy mustache, and a lot of time you couldn't see his eyes behind the wrinkles.
"Little Wolf, I have known you for many, many years. I remember you as a child, running around in Yelan's kimonos." He chuckled as Syaoran blushed; causing the man's hidden eyes to flash with knowing. "I also remember that signature blush...Rudolph...isn't that what Meiling used to call you?"
"H-hai"
"Yes, that was it, but you left, didn't you? Right off to Tomoeda, Japan at the age of ten in search of the Clow Cards; you met her there, and, by the time she had created the Sakura Cards, you had fallen in love with her."
Here the 4th Elder paused, and Koji took the time to yell his protest.
"Are you implying this has something to do with that Kinomoto girl again?! I warned Li to stay away from her, and here you're talking about nonsense like love, Seru! He is NOT asking for HER to be the leader of our clan, and is most definitely NOT in LOVE!"
Seru's eyes simply twinkled as his mustache twitched mischievously, until Syaoran's strong, clear voice echoed into the room.
"Actually, I am, and I am. And I am also awaiting your answer to my question: may I have your consent for Sakura Kinomoto, as my soul mate, my friend, and the Mistress of the Cards, rule the Li Family Clan as my equal?"
Seru smiled, though it was kind of hard to interpret his emotions behind the mustache, and the rest of the Elders gawked. This was the last thing that they had expected, and couldn't come up with an answer. The room was eerily cold and silent.
And, then, a small, gentle voice drifted into the room, and a hesitant toe stepped through the doorway. It was of a woman's foot, covered in brown sandals and white socks.
"May I also make this request, O Honored Elders?" she said tentatively.
Koji wrinkled his nose in disgust. "This is the Kinomoto woman you have been talking about, Syaoran? I see she has the eyes you described so well, and her aura is indeed cherry blossom pink."
Syaoran blushed and nodded. Sakura merely tried to calm her anger at being treated so unfairly by the elders. She hadn't been acknowledged at all! So she cleared her throat.
"Excuse me, but..." She gulped as their tired eyes fell on her. "I believe that I entered this room respectfully. Both Syaoran and I have requested something, and you have yet to give us an answer. Either speak to us as human beings or..." She looked from the stunned men to her ex-husband. Syaoran solemnly moved his head up and down. She took a deep breath.
'You can do this, Sakura,' she thought frantically, 'He's counting on you.'
"Or..."
The youngest and closest Elder to her smiled and awaited her speech patiently.
"Or Syaoran and I will leave, and never come back. You will have to find a new leader, and it will have to be a complete stranger. We'll settle together somewhere where you wont be able to find us~"
The second Elder down the table started to speak. "But we have MUCH more magic than~"
Sakura gave a look unfamiliar to her fragile face. "You KNOW how strong Syaoran and I are. You trained him, and have been watching me. You don't have half the power we do, even combined. Face it, you need us."
"But you're a~"
"A what? A woman? I believe you have seen what one woman can do, and were intimidated by her power. You kept her from her full potential, and drowned out the idea that she could help you, finding refuge in her only son after four women. These people were never blessed with magic, and you were relieved by this. Yet then you turned to Syaoran, and you could train him harder than ever, and make him the single leader of the clan. Well, I'm sorry, but *HE* fell in love with *ME*, and *I* fell in love with *HIM*, and we had our *OWN CHILD*! I DON'T QUITE THINK THAT YOU *REALISE* WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE FOR YEARS, *ALONE*, LOVING AND NURTURING AN *INFANT*, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CARE!!!!"
The room was silent.
Sakura had been screaming, her rage and pain at being alone for so long tearing out of her heart in the cold room. Syaoran had come up next to her, trying to put an arm around her, but she pushed him away. She wasn't about to break down so easily in front of these ridiculous men. They had come too far. She owed it to Mina, to herself, and to Syaoran.
She stood, wiping the tears roughly from her eyes, and staring into the shocked faces of each of them. She glared with all of her might, the way Syaoran had when he had tried to steal the Cards from her on that first day. She was determined.
"Now," she said, drawing in a shaking breath, "I remember asking for something, and I expect you to give it to me. I want to be with the person I love, and I want to lead this clan."
Koji was astonished. Sabasi was amazed. Kihana was impressed. And Seru...
The wise, aged man stood and walked slowly up to Sakura. She watched him out of the corner of her eye, afraid to turn away from the others. Syaoran stood in the corner of the room, worried, but still.
Seru situated himself with a plunk of his cane right in front of Sakura. She kept her eyes focused, those strong, glittering emerald orbs, in the exact same place.
And then Seru reached out to her, and took her face in his hands, forcing Sakura's eyes on him.
Everyone waited for what seemed like an eternity, until Seru spoke. He was the leader of the leaders, and his decision would determine everything.
"May your wish," He smiled here and Sakura couldn't help but smile nervously back. He had the same eyes as Syaoran, but full of so much happiness.
"Be granted."
Her eyes widened. They were together! This was it! SYAORAN LI AND SAKURA KINOMOTO WERE NOW THE OFFICIAL LEADERS OF THE LI CLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" She kissed the top of Seru's balding head, and ran to each Elder in a sweeping hug, as Syaoran smiled, his heart swelling in love for this crazy woman.
When she finally came round the table and reached Syaoran, she slowed, and looked into his eyes. A hand touched her cheek, and she blushed.
"You were wonderful," he said softly, and pressed his lips to hers in a passionate kiss, dipping her for effect.
Had you been there, and walked out of the room, you would have been confronted by a huge mob of relatives, friends, and even one small child, her brown hair and emerald eyes a dead giveaway as to who she was.
Said girl snuck up behind her father, and attacked him, seizing him around the neck and kissing his cheek.
He grinned and turned to look at his daughter, pulling Sakura up to her feet as well, and then bent down to let Mina get off his back. The small girl ran to her mother, who was looking down at her. But instead of reacting to Sakura's loving gaze, Mina directed the woman's attention elsewhere, and what Sakura hadn't seen before was now apparent.
Syaoran had bent down on one knee.
He had a velvet, pink box in one hand.
He was about to propose.
Sakura put a hand to her heart, eyes widening and lips curved into a smile.
"Kami-sama.."
Syaoran smirked at her reaction.
"Sakura Kinomoto, will you, the one woman I have loved and cherished since sixth grade,"
Sakura giggled at this.
"Be with me now and always..." he gulped, fully aware of the now-silent room and peering eyes, "as my wife."
Sakura's smile, if possible, grew, and she flung herself into his arms.
"Of course!!"
"That a yes?" he whispered in her ear.
"Indefinitely"
"FINALLY!" Mina exclaimed, throwing her arms in the air in mock exasperation. "I was beginning to think it would never happen! What it takes to put you two TOGETHER! Jeez!"
Sakura looked down at the 10-year-old. "Forever," she reminded, and let Syaoran wrap his arm around her waist.
The cinnamon-haired man glanced at the grinning Elders, and then at his own daughter.
"As one"
And Mina ran in between the two, lost in the family's bone-crushing hug.
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WAHAHAHAHAH! IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my. It's over.
OH MY FREAKING GOSH FINISHED MY FIRST FANFIC AND IT'S NOT HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*faints*
*Tomoyo splashes cold water on her face*
Whew. Ok, I'm back. So...uh...oh! I wanted to tell you how I was thinking of ending it but couldn't figure out how to write it. You see, in the second CCS movie, it begins with Sakura in this awesome fight scene, but then you find out it's one of Tomoyo's tapes because her hands show over the picture and clap.
I thought it would be really cool to have it like Tomoyo was filming the ending, and they were all looking back on it, but maybe that's just how I'll begin the sequel...(which, mind you, isn't going to be done until all the other fics are finished!)
Yes, I think Fiend and I shall attempt a sequel, though it will be awhile until we do. Look for lots of Mina/????????-ness in that, :)
So, I guess this is goodbye, and...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I dun wanna leave you guys! You've all been so kind! *hysterically hugs reviewers*
*Fiend pries her off with a crow bar*
Fiend: Stop being so sappy or I'll send you to St. Mungo's.
ERJ: *sniffle* FINE, but I'll miss it.
Fiend: Well, now that the editing is finished, more time for other fics.
ERJ: Hmm..okies! *skips off merrily to work*
Peace out folks! Hope to see your reviews in some of our other fics!!!!!
R+R!!!!!!!!!
Love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *Fiend: RYOKO, LEAVE!!!!!!!*
Err.. Love,
Evil Ryoko Jesse & Fiend
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Ok, sorry about this huge ending, but fanfiction.net doesn't allow chapters that consist entirely of Author Notes form now on. So we had to change it to go here. And everything was so organized too... ;_;
Hello folks! It's nice to know that we've completely completed this fic finally! It has, as you can see, been edited (most of the chapter names are changed, and the first two chapters have had some major additions, along with the fact that all typos -hopefully-are fixed.) Anywho, I have decided that whoever reviews the last chapter (whether with questions or whatever) will get an acknowledgement here, because it seems unfair for you to take the time to do it for the last chapter (I know it can be annoying sometimes) when no one seems to say they appreciate it! Hence, this author's note, and, if you were wondering, this will probably be on the end of all of our fics.
Sincerely,
Fiend and Ryoko
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Sakura-miaka-this fine person put us on their fav. Authors list! Thankies! Ryoko says she'll read your fic as soon as possible! Thank you for reviewing!
White Eternity- nifty name :) the epilogue will probably be the first chapter of the sequel, kind of like a preview or prologue. Not sure. We may not even do one. Thanks for the suggestion, though! Ryoko says she hadn't thought of it before...but it's a good idea! Thanks for reviewing! ^^
Zidane-arigatou!
Catrina-touching? Really? *touched* aw, shucks...thanks!
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That's all for now! More will be added with more reviews!
Anywho, now that I've finished my crazed little happiness routine, I'll talk about these reviews.
Hana no Tenshi-- *gives a cookie and some watermelon sour patch kids* you're the fiftieth reviewer! That means you're special for a week and you get good food from me! Also, you get a long rant from me pertaining to your reviews whether you want it or not (this prob. will be said again). And if anyone's reading this it goes out to everyone else too, I'm just kind of putting it under Eva's name.
*ahem* *hug* I'M SO SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess you wouldn't know this, but I happen to be an EXTREMELY forgetful person (they say my wires are crossed..whatever...) so I happened to forget that you wanted to be emailed!!!!! I'm SORRY!!!! ..again. But, being the wonderful, faithful person you are, you came back and reviewed when I DID finally email you! Thankies!!!
Continuing with what you said...I know I wanted to take Syao-chan too! Eheheh...but I don't think you reviewers would really like that, would you? *angry Syaoran fans with pitch forks* I thought not. Also, I'm DEFINITELY agreeing about the pool. Those were my thoughts exactly as I wrote it and then short-circuited my keyboard from drooling over the little wolf. Ah well, we're all fan girls at heart. ^-^
Finally, I may sound conceited saying this, but I'm in love with that part about Tomoyo and Mina and the matching camcorders. It kind of popped into existence from my fingers without thinking about it, and I found myself cracking up and smirking for a while. Tomoyo is just too fun. I love it.
*sigh* so now I must conclude this long rant to you. *sigh again* I like having an excuse to rant to people and they cant stop me...it's enjoyable. ^-^ And you've been very kind so I figure you should get one of these fun little thingies. Hey, I was wondering, have you been reading Ginzuisho? PLEASE DO!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that fic. It's hard to write, being so complicated, but it's so fun: lots of violence and danger and especially romance. ^-^ I know, I'm strange. They've all said it before...or some synonym of the word.
Peace out!!! (Don't forget to review this last chappie! Wow, I just made it seem so...ended. I'm scaring myself. *hides*)
Lizzy-HELLO!!!!!! Eheheh...hi. Kawaii=cute...*thinks*...that's good!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!! Thanks SOOO much for a review! I feel appreciated!!!!!
Zidane-Glad someone laughed! Thanks for reviewing! PS: You snorted! People that snort are fun...^-^especially in restaurants. (I'm thinking randomly. Just ignore the insanity.*grin*)
Jenna-chan-YAY! *hugs plushy of dense Sakura* I'm sorry, I really tried but I just couldn't! This fic is kind of for my own sweet-sugar fluff pleasure...so I couldn't do it. Again, I'm sorry. About Eriol and Tomoyo fluff...I'll talk to Fiend about it. I wanted to put some in, but didn't know how. She has all the ideas for these things (the brains of the outfit, obviously) so she'll ponder and come up with something lovely as lovely...I hope. Thanks for the review! (Lol, that reminds me, I was singing 'Domo arigatou Mr. Roboto' today in math class. I really am ridiculous...but it was stuck in my head. -_-U)
Okay! Finally done with that! And, just for your clarification, the chapter isn't written yet and this is right before I'm going to sleep. You see, I always start with the author's note then see how it plays out from there. It kind of sets the mood for writing, but my mom is making me sleep now, so that went down the drain. Ah well, till tomorrow (another boring Thursday where nothing happens except I daydream about fanfics! WOW! I have no life...)!
Ja ne!
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ON WITH THE FIC!!!!!
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Chapter 10- May Your Wish Be Granted
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And then, Sakura heard something from the corner of her mind.
Was that...clapping?
Both she and Syaoran looked up simultaneously to find almost the whole mansion (save the elders) standing before them and applauding them in the middle of the night.
"H-HOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?!?!?!?!"
Everyone laughed, and then a sly, feminine voice pierced the night air.
"Well, I guess we'll just leave you two. You seem to be pretty...occupied," Fuutie said mischievously.
Everyone grinned.
"Yeah, maybe even...naughty?" Shiefa inquired suggestively.
"Or ...dirty?" Fanren added, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh, hurry it along you two," Tomoyo scolded, "Stop being such children."
But the words were lined with insincerity, and the lavender-haired maiden had a smirk of her own as she winked at Sakura, who was sitting on Syaoran's lap.
Both were blushing from head to toe.
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By the time everyone had gone, Sakura had delicately lifted herself off of Syaoran's lap and gotten out of the pool. She proceeded to drying herself off with a soft, fluffy green towel, and going into the small bathroom to change. Syaoran did the same, going to the men's bathroom. When each emerged, they looked at each other sheepishly, thinking of what had just happened.
"They really are nosy, ne?" Syaoran asked tentatively.
"H-hai..."
Syaoran grinned, taking her hand at her bashful look. They walked slowly up the winding stairs in silence, and soon they had reached the top of the stairs, and stood in front of Sakura's bedroom door.
"You know, I really did mean what I said back there, at the pool," Syaoran said, putting his arms around her waist in a hug.
His voice was soft, and deep, and his breath caressed her ear, sending shivers up and down her spine.
"Syaoran..."
"It's okay, I'm here."
Her voice just urged him on as he left short, sweet kisses on her neck, moving his way to her mouth, where he paused, staring into her emerald orbs. She was pinned against her door, his arms on either side of her.
"I love you."
And their lips met, Sakura releasing everything again, all the pain in her heart, letting him deepen the kiss and tease her tongue. When they finally broke apart for air Sakura had only half-realized the situation.
"I've got to..." Sakura stumbled, as he looked at her with expecting eyes.
"Go to bed.." Syaoran looked down. "I know. The Elders will come in the morning; we've got to be prepared."
She nodded.
"Then I'll see you tomorrow. You'll be in my dreams."
He kissed her lips again lightly, and she closed her eyes.
"I don't want this to end," she whispered breathlessly, desperately.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, it won't."
And he left soundlessly down the long hallway leaving a flustered, emerald- eyed woman in his wake.
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Sakura didn't wake up to the sound of Tomoyo singing, to Meiling cooking bacon, to Mina giggling, or to Syaoran holding her against his bare chest. The mansion was silent...too silent. It was as if every soul had simply fled and left Sakura as the only conscious person within 50 miles.
And then it hit her. Today was the day that the Elders arrived. They had been gone on political business on the other side of China for the past week, and just now were returning to their home and clan.
Sakura then also remembered the night before.....She touched her lips with the tips of her delicate fingers, smiling slightly. She glanced over towards her dresser, and found the ice flower was sitting there, just as she remembered it.
She found a new hope in that flower, and felt herself wake up just a bit more. Everything would be okay. Syaoran was there for her no matter what.
Sakura slid her thin form from underneath her silky, pink sheets and stood in front of the mirror.
Breathing deep, she readied herself. 'Today WILL be good.'
She put her hands into her hair and twisted her fingers through it, searching for a style that fit her. She had always just left it in one ponytail since Syaoran had left, but she felt like she needed spunk today...of course! She opened the drawer by her right leg and reached in, shoving old photos and random hair ties to the side.
'Aha,' she thought, and pulled out two skinny hair ties with red marble spheres that looked like cherries. She tied them into her hair in two pigtails, listening to the little clack as she wrapped them, and grinned broadly. She felt so complete like that, and looked much younger. She looked down at her pink nightgown, and almost giggled remembering getting ready for school and leaving only her pajama bottoms on as she went to breakfast. Instead, she pulled out her Create Card and gently woke it up.
"Create, are you in there?" The card peeked the tip of its head out from the pink paper.
"It's ok, I just need an outfit," Sakura said softly.
It rose further so that its whole head was in the room.
"M-Mistress, you're not angry? The last time you used me was~"
"It's ok, I'm not angry. I'm sorry for how I acted."
Create smiled and sniffed the air.
"It's ok. You smell like him."
Sakura grinned sheepishly and blushed.
"Oh, you're so cute, I can't avoid forgiving you. Come on Mistress, ever since Miss Tomoyo showed me how to style clothes, I've been itching to do more designing. After all, that's what I was created for!"
The Card floated to the closet and opened the doors to find a closet full of pink, frilly skirts and shirts that were outgrown years ago.
Create clicked its tongue. "This wont do at all, you've grown too much, Mistress! How about..."
It traced a dress in the air complete with shoes, a necklace, and earrings. As it materialized Sakura saw it had black sequins and a long slit up the leg. The earrings and necklace had a cherry blossom on them, and the top was very low-cut.
The amber-haired girl winced.
"I'm seeing the Elders today, Create, I don't want to imagine what they would say if I wore that..."
The Card blushed. "Oh, I'm sorry! I thought...well, never mind what I thought."
She wiped away the dress and made a long, blue kimono with a purple bow and intricate peach blossom designs on it.
Sakura smiled, and clapped her hands together. "It's wonderful!"
Create felt very proud. "Arigatou Sakura-sama. I think it suits you."
Just then, Sakura felt something. "M-my book~"
The Clow book was glowing, so Sakura opened it, curious. The Light card quickly slipped from the stack and popped its head from her card. 'Since when could they do that? Don't I have to release them?' Sakura wondered frantically.
"I'm so sorry to disturb you, Mistress, but don't you think that the color should be a bit lighter? It would bring out your beautiful hair color and~"
"No! Her bow has to be a deeper purple!" Dark had released itself too. Sakura was a bit startled, but knew Dark had always been a bit outgoing.
"Why don't we just see how each looks?" cried the Illusion as it, too, appeared in the room. "We have to make a good impression for the Elders, or Sakura will never see Master Syaoran again!"
"I agree, Illusion, and might I add that those should be cherry blossoms, not peach blossoms?"
Flowery had joined the crowd, and before she knew it, all of the cards had emerged and continued arguing and playing with Sakura's outfit. The emerald- eyed woman simply smiled and twirled in each new design, happier than she had been in a long time.
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An hour later, Sakura Kinomoto emerged from her bedroom in a light green kimono with a pale pink bow and matching pale pink cherry blossoms decorating the silky fabric. She wore no earrings and no necklace. Her feet were covered with white socks and simple brown sandals, and her hair was up in the famous Sakura pigtails, but this time they were in little swirl buns and the marbles on the hair ties were pastel green to match her kimono.
The Cards crowded at the door and smiled mischievously as Sakura walked cautiously, wondering if she looked too fancy. She made a mental note to not let Tomoyo borrow the Cards again: it was dangerous.
She descended the green-carpeted stairs to the kitchen and found Meiling cooking breakfast. She had missed the sizzle of bacon and aroma of eggs in the rush and nervousness of her outfit.
Meiling turned with a frying pan in her hand, and almost dropped the contents when she saw Sakura.
"WAI! Sakura-chan, you look wonderful! Are you ready for today?" she asked rapidly as Sakura tried to stutter an answer.
"Oh, never mind that, do you want any breakfast? I made bacon and eggs!"
Sakura merely sat at the long, cedar table and placed her napkin in her lap while Meiling quickly scooped helpings of food onto the plates and began washing the pots and pans in a frenzy. Sakura had never known Meiling ran a kitchen so...anxiously!
As Sakura began nibbling quietly, but happily, on her toast, Syaoran descended the stairs, casually swinging himself with his right hand on the banister as he turned off of the last step. He wore his ceremonial Chinese robes (they had been in the family for years), and looked very official, despite the fact that his hair remained unruly.
Sakura blushed as he walked in the room. It was a childish thing to do, she knew, but she didn't care very much, and couldn't do much to stop it. He was just so handsome...
"Ah, Xiao-chan, your seat is right here!"
Syaoran gave Meiling a warning glare at the '-chan', but then obligingly sat down next to Sakura as Meiling had ordered.
'Doesn't Syaoran know where he sits?' Sakura pondered. 'And Meiling just happened to direct him right next to my seat...' Her nerves rose even further. What would he say about last night? Had it all been a dream? No, she had seen the flower just that morning. She knew he loved her.
Sakura smiled at him over her food, and he grinned back as she felt his hand slip over hers under the table. He squeezed it gently, and she inwardly sighed with relief. 'It wasn't a dream. We're finally together.'
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Syaoran Li walked quietly into the room, his face set. His lips were a thin, pink line and his eyes shined with determination.
"So, Li Syaoran," addresses a man in his sixties, "I would like to ask: why have you called a meeting so suddenly? I thought surely you could have at least waited, if something needs to be discussed, until a few days after the trip. Do you have a question? I'm sure I can help you."
Koji Kaine sat at a long, wooden table in a cold, stone room. The only lights were small balls of trapped lightning set in glass containers on the walls. The Elders tended to enjoy showing off their powers.
"Actually, honored Kaine-sama, I have not come out of anxiety, nor to ask for your advice as a leader. I come because I have a request."
"But~"
Syaoran held up a hand to stop Koji's interruption.
"This is such a request that you will never find a match in the ancient scrolls. I will be brief and honest. For a woman to assist in leading the Li clan may be perfectly acceptable, but for a woman to lead~"
"Syaoran, where do you think you're going with this?"
The warning in the older man's voice was clear, and Syaoran knew he knew it was about Sakura.
"If I may ask, let me speak, please?" Syaoran growled at them as he glared. They always cut him off like that. It was annoying.
Koji waved an impatient hand in the air.
"Yes, yes, continue."
"Good. Now, as I was saying, the idea of a woman leading the Li clan is highly spoken against, correct?"
"Of course!" a man next to Koji exclaimed. "There hasn't been such an idea in all of the clan's time!"
"What about Yelan Li?" the third Elder at the table challenged, remembering the woman's long, black hair and wise eyes. She had been a very admirable woman, and had helped run the clan well.
"Yes, Kaine, what about my mother? You never gave her much respect, if I recall correctly, and she was a wonderful leader, even through all o the grief you gave her!"
Koji simply countered the attack in a patient voice, as if teaching a spoiled two-year-old to share. "Li...you mother was an amazing woman. She was incredibly strong magically as well as spiritually! The clan couldn't help but have her be an authoritative figure, and even then, as the strongest, she was not at the pinnacle of power here. Yelan had never been a leader, merely a...co-leader. She had free reigns, and plenty of power, but anything done was first consulted with us. She didn't have a husband to support her, and she couldn't have handled it on her own!"
Syaoran found his self getting angry. The way they were talking about his mother! But they had said that she hadn't had a husband to support her. That might work for him. He fingered something idly in the pocket of his robes, praying this would work.
"What if I had a woman with the same spiritual and magical power as Yelan, maybe even stronger? Would she be allowed to lead next to me? Would you allow yourselves to trust someone I trust, just this once?"
Syaoran waited for the answer, watching wheels turn in balding heads, until the man at the end of the table, #4 in the row of Elders, named Seru, spoke.
He was extremely wrinkly, and had a ruffled voice like he had been sucked up into a vacuum and then blown out again rather roughly. He had a big, bushy mustache, and a lot of time you couldn't see his eyes behind the wrinkles.
"Little Wolf, I have known you for many, many years. I remember you as a child, running around in Yelan's kimonos." He chuckled as Syaoran blushed; causing the man's hidden eyes to flash with knowing. "I also remember that signature blush...Rudolph...isn't that what Meiling used to call you?"
"H-hai"
"Yes, that was it, but you left, didn't you? Right off to Tomoeda, Japan at the age of ten in search of the Clow Cards; you met her there, and, by the time she had created the Sakura Cards, you had fallen in love with her."
Here the 4th Elder paused, and Koji took the time to yell his protest.
"Are you implying this has something to do with that Kinomoto girl again?! I warned Li to stay away from her, and here you're talking about nonsense like love, Seru! He is NOT asking for HER to be the leader of our clan, and is most definitely NOT in LOVE!"
Seru's eyes simply twinkled as his mustache twitched mischievously, until Syaoran's strong, clear voice echoed into the room.
"Actually, I am, and I am. And I am also awaiting your answer to my question: may I have your consent for Sakura Kinomoto, as my soul mate, my friend, and the Mistress of the Cards, rule the Li Family Clan as my equal?"
Seru smiled, though it was kind of hard to interpret his emotions behind the mustache, and the rest of the Elders gawked. This was the last thing that they had expected, and couldn't come up with an answer. The room was eerily cold and silent.
And, then, a small, gentle voice drifted into the room, and a hesitant toe stepped through the doorway. It was of a woman's foot, covered in brown sandals and white socks.
"May I also make this request, O Honored Elders?" she said tentatively.
Koji wrinkled his nose in disgust. "This is the Kinomoto woman you have been talking about, Syaoran? I see she has the eyes you described so well, and her aura is indeed cherry blossom pink."
Syaoran blushed and nodded. Sakura merely tried to calm her anger at being treated so unfairly by the elders. She hadn't been acknowledged at all! So she cleared her throat.
"Excuse me, but..." She gulped as their tired eyes fell on her. "I believe that I entered this room respectfully. Both Syaoran and I have requested something, and you have yet to give us an answer. Either speak to us as human beings or..." She looked from the stunned men to her ex-husband. Syaoran solemnly moved his head up and down. She took a deep breath.
'You can do this, Sakura,' she thought frantically, 'He's counting on you.'
"Or..."
The youngest and closest Elder to her smiled and awaited her speech patiently.
"Or Syaoran and I will leave, and never come back. You will have to find a new leader, and it will have to be a complete stranger. We'll settle together somewhere where you wont be able to find us~"
The second Elder down the table started to speak. "But we have MUCH more magic than~"
Sakura gave a look unfamiliar to her fragile face. "You KNOW how strong Syaoran and I are. You trained him, and have been watching me. You don't have half the power we do, even combined. Face it, you need us."
"But you're a~"
"A what? A woman? I believe you have seen what one woman can do, and were intimidated by her power. You kept her from her full potential, and drowned out the idea that she could help you, finding refuge in her only son after four women. These people were never blessed with magic, and you were relieved by this. Yet then you turned to Syaoran, and you could train him harder than ever, and make him the single leader of the clan. Well, I'm sorry, but *HE* fell in love with *ME*, and *I* fell in love with *HIM*, and we had our *OWN CHILD*! I DON'T QUITE THINK THAT YOU *REALISE* WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE FOR YEARS, *ALONE*, LOVING AND NURTURING AN *INFANT*, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CARE!!!!"
The room was silent.
Sakura had been screaming, her rage and pain at being alone for so long tearing out of her heart in the cold room. Syaoran had come up next to her, trying to put an arm around her, but she pushed him away. She wasn't about to break down so easily in front of these ridiculous men. They had come too far. She owed it to Mina, to herself, and to Syaoran.
She stood, wiping the tears roughly from her eyes, and staring into the shocked faces of each of them. She glared with all of her might, the way Syaoran had when he had tried to steal the Cards from her on that first day. She was determined.
"Now," she said, drawing in a shaking breath, "I remember asking for something, and I expect you to give it to me. I want to be with the person I love, and I want to lead this clan."
Koji was astonished. Sabasi was amazed. Kihana was impressed. And Seru...
The wise, aged man stood and walked slowly up to Sakura. She watched him out of the corner of her eye, afraid to turn away from the others. Syaoran stood in the corner of the room, worried, but still.
Seru situated himself with a plunk of his cane right in front of Sakura. She kept her eyes focused, those strong, glittering emerald orbs, in the exact same place.
And then Seru reached out to her, and took her face in his hands, forcing Sakura's eyes on him.
Everyone waited for what seemed like an eternity, until Seru spoke. He was the leader of the leaders, and his decision would determine everything.
"May your wish," He smiled here and Sakura couldn't help but smile nervously back. He had the same eyes as Syaoran, but full of so much happiness.
"Be granted."
Her eyes widened. They were together! This was it! SYAORAN LI AND SAKURA KINOMOTO WERE NOW THE OFFICIAL LEADERS OF THE LI CLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!" She kissed the top of Seru's balding head, and ran to each Elder in a sweeping hug, as Syaoran smiled, his heart swelling in love for this crazy woman.
When she finally came round the table and reached Syaoran, she slowed, and looked into his eyes. A hand touched her cheek, and she blushed.
"You were wonderful," he said softly, and pressed his lips to hers in a passionate kiss, dipping her for effect.
Had you been there, and walked out of the room, you would have been confronted by a huge mob of relatives, friends, and even one small child, her brown hair and emerald eyes a dead giveaway as to who she was.
Said girl snuck up behind her father, and attacked him, seizing him around the neck and kissing his cheek.
He grinned and turned to look at his daughter, pulling Sakura up to her feet as well, and then bent down to let Mina get off his back. The small girl ran to her mother, who was looking down at her. But instead of reacting to Sakura's loving gaze, Mina directed the woman's attention elsewhere, and what Sakura hadn't seen before was now apparent.
Syaoran had bent down on one knee.
He had a velvet, pink box in one hand.
He was about to propose.
Sakura put a hand to her heart, eyes widening and lips curved into a smile.
"Kami-sama.."
Syaoran smirked at her reaction.
"Sakura Kinomoto, will you, the one woman I have loved and cherished since sixth grade,"
Sakura giggled at this.
"Be with me now and always..." he gulped, fully aware of the now-silent room and peering eyes, "as my wife."
Sakura's smile, if possible, grew, and she flung herself into his arms.
"Of course!!"
"That a yes?" he whispered in her ear.
"Indefinitely"
"FINALLY!" Mina exclaimed, throwing her arms in the air in mock exasperation. "I was beginning to think it would never happen! What it takes to put you two TOGETHER! Jeez!"
Sakura looked down at the 10-year-old. "Forever," she reminded, and let Syaoran wrap his arm around her waist.
The cinnamon-haired man glanced at the grinning Elders, and then at his own daughter.
"As one"
And Mina ran in between the two, lost in the family's bone-crushing hug.
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WAHAHAHAHAH! IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my. It's over.
OH MY FREAKING GOSH FINISHED MY FIRST FANFIC AND IT'S NOT HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*faints*
*Tomoyo splashes cold water on her face*
Whew. Ok, I'm back. So...uh...oh! I wanted to tell you how I was thinking of ending it but couldn't figure out how to write it. You see, in the second CCS movie, it begins with Sakura in this awesome fight scene, but then you find out it's one of Tomoyo's tapes because her hands show over the picture and clap.
I thought it would be really cool to have it like Tomoyo was filming the ending, and they were all looking back on it, but maybe that's just how I'll begin the sequel...(which, mind you, isn't going to be done until all the other fics are finished!)
Yes, I think Fiend and I shall attempt a sequel, though it will be awhile until we do. Look for lots of Mina/????????-ness in that, :)
So, I guess this is goodbye, and...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I dun wanna leave you guys! You've all been so kind! *hysterically hugs reviewers*
*Fiend pries her off with a crow bar*
Fiend: Stop being so sappy or I'll send you to St. Mungo's.
ERJ: *sniffle* FINE, but I'll miss it.
Fiend: Well, now that the editing is finished, more time for other fics.
ERJ: Hmm..okies! *skips off merrily to work*
Peace out folks! Hope to see your reviews in some of our other fics!!!!!
R+R!!!!!!!!!
Love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *sniff*, love *Fiend: RYOKO, LEAVE!!!!!!!*
Err.. Love,
Evil Ryoko Jesse & Fiend
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Ok, sorry about this huge ending, but fanfiction.net doesn't allow chapters that consist entirely of Author Notes form now on. So we had to change it to go here. And everything was so organized too... ;_;
Hello folks! It's nice to know that we've completely completed this fic finally! It has, as you can see, been edited (most of the chapter names are changed, and the first two chapters have had some major additions, along with the fact that all typos -hopefully-are fixed.) Anywho, I have decided that whoever reviews the last chapter (whether with questions or whatever) will get an acknowledgement here, because it seems unfair for you to take the time to do it for the last chapter (I know it can be annoying sometimes) when no one seems to say they appreciate it! Hence, this author's note, and, if you were wondering, this will probably be on the end of all of our fics.
Sincerely,
Fiend and Ryoko
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Sakura-miaka-this fine person put us on their fav. Authors list! Thankies! Ryoko says she'll read your fic as soon as possible! Thank you for reviewing!
White Eternity- nifty name :) the epilogue will probably be the first chapter of the sequel, kind of like a preview or prologue. Not sure. We may not even do one. Thanks for the suggestion, though! Ryoko says she hadn't thought of it before...but it's a good idea! Thanks for reviewing! ^^
Zidane-arigatou!
Catrina-touching? Really? *touched* aw, shucks...thanks!
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That's all for now! More will be added with more reviews!
