Diamond Sky Chapter 8: Resolute, a card captor sakura fanfic

Diamond Sky

Chapter Eight: Resolute

The steel gray sky was the background for the threatening rumbles of thunder. Lightning had also flashed several times but there was still no rain.

"This is going to kill tonight's Tanabata star gazing!" groaned Sakura as she flopped onto a small two-seater couch beside Syaoran after staring out the window for a few minutes. The whole gang had gathered at her house for a little while after school just to hang out. So far, they'd watched some home videos Tomoyo had recorded of the past Tanabata festivals.

"How do you know? The festival's not even until tonight," said Chiharu as she sipped some orange juice in Sakura's living room. Naoko seemed to mumble some sort of comment from behind her book that Sakura absolutely refused to look at for fear of nightmares.

"And maybe the clouds will blow away by then," added Rika with an encouraging smile.

"I hope you're right." Mumbled Sakura as she leaned against her boyfriend's shoulder. "Otherwise this year's Tanabata is completely ruined!"

Said boyfriend pressed a kiss onto her forehead since both Touya and Fujitaka weren't around at the moment. "It's not like you to be so pessimistic, Sakura."

"I can't help it. Whenever the sky's like that, it makes me feel bad. I like sunshine."

"We all know you do, Sakura." Grinned Yamazaki from his position on the floor as he munched on a cookie. "But the truth is, it's only in a storm that frogs will devolve back into tadpoles for at least three hours while fish get a chance to grow legs!"

At the bewildered looks on all of their faces, Yamazaki narrated the tale of devolvement and leg enhancements of amphibians and fish that only happen in Tomoeda during a rainstorm. He got onto the part where lightning ignites leg growing nerves on the fishes' fins when Chiharu had had enough and attempted to wring his neck.

He managed to pry Chiharu's hands off him soon enough. Rubbing his sore neck, he looked puzzled. "Where's Eriol-kun by the way?" Need him for backup so I don't get injured so often.

Syaoran growled as Eriol emerged from the kitchen with a plateful of chocolate chip stuffed cookies and sat on the arm of the sofa where Naoko and Chiharu were sitting. "Just getting more cookies, Yamazaki-kun. But really, Chiharu-san, you shouldn't kill a person just for telling the truth."

"Frogs turning into tadpoles and fish growing legs in a thunderstorm? THAT'S your definition of truth?"

"Well…" grinned Eriol. "At any rate, Sakura-san afraid of the lack of stars? That's something new."

"It's Tanabata!" persisted Sakura, jumping off the sofa again much to Syaoran's dislike. (Yet another reason to hate that ((censored)) Hiiragizawa) "Romance! Wishes granted! STARS!!"

"We get the picture, Sakura." Giggled Tomoyo as she came downstairs from Sakura's room with Kero in her hands. The guardian was doing his innocent stuffed animal impression that he was an expert at. "And I know for a fact that you're dying to show off your new nearly see through kimono to Li-kun, NE?"

Syaoran went into a spluttering sort of cough that covered up Kero's sudden squeak of horror. "S, see thr, through?!"

With the background of peals of laughter from the rest (excluding Tomoyo who was doing her "Oh-ho-ho-ho" laugh, Naoko who looked up and wondered what the joke was and Eriol who was sniggering at the look on his descendant's face), Sakura turned cherry red. "Tomoyo-chan!! It is NOT see through!!"

Tomoyo just grinned as Eriol caught her eye and nodded approvingly with a wide smile. She smiled back at him.

As promised, the two still remained close friends. Tomoyo had gone over for dinner more than once and even helped to make it sometimes. Nakuru had begged "Tomoyo-sama" to teach Eriol how to bake Mississippi Mud pie. Meanwhile, Spinel had taken to sitting on Tomoyo's shoulder whenever Nakuru was armed with sugar, whether in powder or liquid form. Even Sonomi had complained about how little she saw her daughter nowadays. She had mentioned that she wanted to meet this "Hiiragizawa-san" and see what sort of brainwashing he was putting on her Tomoyo.

Sakura had been called in to provide an entire dossier on Hiiragizawa Eriol (omitting the whole reincarnation of Clow Reed and powerful magic running through his veins bit) just so Sonomi wouldn't call in the FBI or CIA to check up on the blue eyed boy. That was how that emerald-eyed girl had found out that her best friend had been having dinner at Eriol-kun's house on a rather regular basis.

"Why didn't you tell me!?" demanded Sakura as soon as Sonomi let her and Tomoyo go upstairs.

Tomoyo smiled placidly. "It didn't come up, Sakura."

"Well, tell me now! How, when, where, why, everything!"

One explanation later, Sakura was practically removing the plaster from the ground floor's ceiling at the rate she was bouncing up and down all across Tomoyo's room.

"We're just friends, Sakura. Don't misunderstand," warned Tomoyo but with an amused smile on her face.

"Yeah but you're having dinner!! That is so romantic!" squealed Sakura bouncing back onto the bed.

"There's nothing romantic about two friends having dinner. Besides, Nakuru and Spinel-san are always around. Rescuing Spinel-san from maple syrup isn't romantic."

"STILL!!" Sakura had hearts in her eyes. "I can imagine it now… candlelight, roses, dinner on a patio under a full moon…"

Tomoyo smiled as her best friend continued listing down the top ten Hollywood ingredients for a romantic scene. This was going to take a while…

"Tomoyo-chan?" Blinking, Tomoyo turned to see Sakura waving a hand in front of her face. "You were zoned out a bit there. You okay?"

She nodded with a smile. "Just fine." Lowering her voice, she gestured to Kero in her hands. "He begged for sweets earlier. I'll just go get a cookie for him."

"Kero-chan, you know you're on a diet." Whispered Sakura admonishingly.

"Diet?! I'm so weak I can hardly fly!" hissed the guardian back in a low squeak. "I need snacks!"

Sakura sighed resignedly. "Alright, alright…"

Giggling, Tomoyo headed to the kitchen. Behind her, Yamazaki was weaving another tale of how lightning chooses its victims. Eriol added that thunder was supposed to be a warning sign that somebody was about to get fried.

"There you go, Kero-chan. Chocolate chip cookies, all for you." Beamed Tomoyo, putting two on a small plate and putting it beside him.

Kero's eyes widened. "Only two?! Kechi! Ne, Tomoyo-chan…"

"Sakura-chan says you're on a diet." Smiled Tomoyo placidly. "No more than two per day."

"Aw man…" muttered Kero as he bit into one anyway.

Tomoyo patted him on the head. "Just stay here, okay? At least you get to move around in here."

"Mmm."

Leaving the guardian to eat his cookies, Tomoyo headed outside to watch another tape with them and settled between Naoko on the sofa and Eriol on the sofa arm. They were snickering over last year's tape that had caught Syaoran trying to win a stuffed bear for Sakura only to fall headfirst into the goldfish tanks. He tossed Tomoyo a dirty look.

"Gomen ne, Syaoran-kun. But you have to admit that the next part was worth it…" she answered with a grin with a glance at the television set.

Naoko, who had finally put her book down, gasped at the scene behind the glass. "Sakura! We never knew you could kiss like that!!"

"I didn't know you KNEW how to kiss like that!" exclaimed Chiharu staring at the girl who was burying her face in her hands. Syaoran just sat there and imitated a ripe tomato.

"That's called a Russian kiss, that is." Said Yamazaki.

"Actually, it's French."

Everyone stared at Rika who blushed delicately.

"And I always thought all of you to be perfectly innocent. What happened during the last five years?" asked Eriol with a large grin.

"We grew up," snapped Syaoran, trying to save him and Sakura from further embarrassment.

Tomoyo giggled as she continued watching the tape since she knew just what was coming up.

"TOMOYO-CHAN!!" wailed Chiharu. "I don't remember you taping that!!"

"And miss Yamazaki-kun carrying you in his arms after you accidentally twisted your ankle?" Tomoyo giggled. "That was too cute to miss!"

"Tomoyo-chaaan!!" was all she wailed in protest.

"Tomoyo!" gasped Rika suddenly. "How… when…"

Sakura stifled her giggles. Naoko and Chiharu fell over each other laughing in delight as Yamazaki and Syaoran tried hard not to snicker. Tomoyo hid a smile behind a hand as Eriol stroked his chin in amusement.

"If I'm not mistaken, you can get arrested for that here in Japan."

"Hide me…" murmured Rika, getting on the sofa and Chiharu, stifling a fit of giggles, put an arm around her and patted her shoulder comfortingly. They would never look at Terada-sensei the same way again.

The camcorder shifted view to all of them entering a mirror house. The camcorder view shifted from the distorted images of Naoko and Rika to a mirror that reflected a girl with a camcorder in her hand. Though it was just for a split second, Eriol noticed the carefully braided smoky gray hair and the smile on her face. Her kimono had been dark green with embroidered bamboo in lighter green thread. A choker surrounded her pale neck – a small green cubic zirconium on a silver circle.

Eriol, with great force, wrenched himself out of that lovely image and back to the present where Touya was competing in the 'Fiercest Glare' division with Li Syaoran behind the television glass.

Then again, there was another competition of the same kind going on live in the Kinomoto living room at the moment.

Touya had just come in through the front door and had zeroed in on Sakura who was leaning against her boyfriend on the two-seater.

Big Brother Rule #12: NEVER let the little sister get taken advantage of in any way by the boyfriend. This includes kissing, hugging, holding hands, sitting next to each other and coming within fifteen feet of one another.

Boyfriend was not about to budge from his seat and little sister was giving her brother a warning glare to behave. Miraculously, Touya just grumbled a little and stomped upstairs so he wouldn't be tempted to wring Syaoran's neck and cause Sakura to hate him.

"I see you and Touya-san are getting along." Remarked Eriol dryly.

Syaoran just growled.

An hour later, everyone went home to get ready for the festival. Syaoran was naturally the last person to leave. Tomoyo made some slight alterations to the kimono she had designed for Sakura and bid her goodbye after promising to pick her up at seven to go to Tomoeda High for the festivities. Eriol offered to walk her home instead of calling a chauffeur to pick her up.

"So, do you think it will rain later on?"

Eriol chuckled. "I think even the stars wouldn't want to disappoint Sakura. But this year perhaps."

"For Weaver and Buffalo Herder's sake, I hope not." Tomoyo smiled. "Otherwise the magpies won't be able to build their bridge."

The blue eyed boy's eyes twinkled in amusement. "I didn't know you believed in legends."

Tomoyo laughed. "I guess I'm just like that when it comes to such romantic stories."

"I don't think it's all that romantic." He shook his head. "With all due respect, Daidouji-san, what could be romantic about a couple who can't be together?"

"Well… the hope that they can at least see each other once a year." She smiled. "The fact that they are willing to wait for each other every year… that is also romantic."

"Ah." He smiled. "…I see."

The conversation reverted to the expertise shown in capturing scenes normally unable to be captured by a normal camcorder. Tomoyo smiled with slight remorse. "I just wished to remember some cute moments."

Eriol laughed. "Then I hope you bring your camcorder with you later. It should prove to be an eventful night."

"Because you are here?" teased Tomoyo with a grin.

He had the grace to look at least a bit self-conscious. "I didn't mean it that way at all."

She grinned. "I know."

They reached the Daidouji house after five minutes of walking. He nodded at her as they reached the front door.

"I will see you at the festival then, Daidouji-san." He bowed. "Jaa ne."

Tomoyo smiled at him as a servant opened the door for the young mistress. "Jaa."

As he walked down the driveway and back home, Tomoyo watched him from a window. And just as both got too far, both reminded themselves again.

Friends. Nothing more, nothing less.

"Rika-san, you look positively radiant in your kimono."

Indeed, Rika looked lovely in her light green kimono matched with a small green dragonfly clip in her hair that gleamed under the lantern lights. Still, she smiled modestly. "Thank you, Eriol-kun. That's very kind of you to say so."

"I mean it." The dark haired boy smiled then looked around. "And where is Terada-sensei?"

"He's parking his car. He'll be along in a minute. Have you seen the others?"

"You're the first, I'm afraid. But we are early; it's just only turned seven." He smiled. "Shall I keep you company till Terada-sensei arrives?"

She nodded. "We'll all walk together, just as we've always done. Terada-san won't mind. Will you join us?"

"I would be happy to." Eriol, in a dark blue yukata with subtle geometrical patterns woven in, bowed with a large smile. "Is Naoko-san coming with Toshiro-san?"

Rika laughed. "They wouldn't miss it for the world. Naoko's going to meet him outside the school gate and then bring him with her to walk with us."

The two looked at the lantern lights that lit the many stores that were scattered through out the entire Tomoeda High school compound. For a while they stood quietly, talking about who was manning the stalls. Eriol didn't know whether to be amused or disturbed when he found out most of the HEFC had found out he was coming and had set up a stall just to bring him to them.

Terada-sensei, in a bamboo green yukata, soon came up. After hugging Rika, he suddenly noticed Eriol and smiled. "Eriol-kun! It's nice to see you at last! Rika told me you had come back but I'm afraid I was too busy with work to see you until now."

"That's alright, Terada-sensei." Eriol beamed. "It's nice to see that you're still teaching at the elementary school."

The teacher smiled. "It's also nice to see you again, Eriol-kun. You've changed except for your height."

Eriol chuckled. "I would hope so."

"Terada-sensei! Rika-chan! Eriol-kun!"

All three turned to see Yamazaki in a light brown yukata and Chiharu in a cheerful orange and yellow kimono waving at them as they came up to them. It wasn't long before Naoko, in a lavender kimono that matched Toshiro's deep maroon yukata that had a printed crane at the back arrived.

"It's already 7.10 and Sakura, Tomoyo and Syaoran aren't here." Said Chiharu. "Should we give them a call?"

"No need, Chiharu. They're over there with Touya-san and Yukito-san." Naoko waved. "Sakura!! Tomoyo!! Syaoran-kun!! Over here!"

The group soon caught sight of Naoko and hurried over after a quick goodbye to Touya and Yukito.

Sakura looked stunning in a delicate pale pink kimono, decorated with small Japanese roses all across the cloth. Her obi was rose red, tied into a butterfly fashion at the back. Her auburn hair had small red butterfly clips in them. Her date, Syaoran, was dressed in a Chinese shirt with a mandarin collar and a matching pair of pants. An embroidered dragon encircled his left shoulder and its tail ran down his arm. The dragon's flame red was the only splash of colour on the cloth. Under the dim light, the severe black cloth shone slightly green.

However, just as Eriol had complimented Sakura and chocked one up on the 'Annoy Li Syaoran' meter, he had to remind himself to breathe when Tomoyo came into clear view.

The heiress to the Daidouji fortune was decked in an ivory coloured kimono. Woven all across the cloth were subtle lines that resembled the Christmas flowers or poinsettias. The obi was cream coloured and printed on were the patterns of wispy mountains like the ones in Chinese paintings. Her dark gray hair was tied into a long French braid with a single beige satin ribbon tied to the end. In one hand was, as usual, the camcorder, ready to film.

After two minutes of staring, Eriol managed to kick himself mentally. "Daidouji-san…" He smiled. "You look magnificent."

"Thank you, Hiiragizawa-san." She beamed. "You look great as well."

"Correct me if I'm wrong but…" He looked her up and down and with a small twinkle in one eye, grinned. "A Daidouji Tomoyo creation, finally designed for Daidouji Tomoyo."

She laughed. "And yours, a Hiiragizawa Eriol exclusive, for Hiiragizawa Eriol."

"Half mine, half Nakuru," answered Eriol with an amused air. "She wanted it red, I wanted it blue."

"Evidently, you managed to persuade her to your line of thinking."

"Not really. A compromise was reached." He lowered his voice in confidence. "It turns red if gotten wet."

Tomoyo's laughter was cut short by Chiharu's cheerful call. "Hey, you two! Quit flirting with each other already and come on!"

The rest smirked or grinned as Eriol cheerfully replied, "Hai, hai…" while Tomoyo fought down a blush. The group paired off with Rika and Terada-sensei leading and Eriol and Tomoyo bringing up the back. They stopped at the many stores, eating takoyaki and sushi and trying to win the games that were around.

As it were, Syaoran and Eriol got into yet another competition: who could catch the most goldfish the fastest. And as always, Eriol won although not without a price. The sleeves of his yukata became soaked and turned candy apple red with butterflies as the pattern. Tomoyo was amazed at the effect as he nonchalantly handed her the prize, a small stuffed bear.

In the background, Syaoran was nudged in the ribs for commenting on how it made Eriol look more like a clown than usual. Eriol looked bemusedly into the lens of her camcorder and proudly displayed his bi-coloured outfit. "The most uniquely coloured yukata in the whole festival, if I do say so myself."

They entered the house of mirrors where Yamazaki explained the history of reflective surfaces and how aliens brought it from the planet Venus since Venus was the planet of beings who couldn't see where they were going without a mirror since their eyes were put in backwards.

Chiharu nearly broke some mirrors, whamming the boy on the head with her mallet.

Eriol had to make himself scarce for a few moments since the HEFC were determined to keep him as long as possible at their store that sold candied apples, candied pear and other items that were a teeth cavity's dream. News about his sweet tooth had leaked out somehow. His friends found him behind a tree just as the seniors zoomed past it, in pursuit of him.

Finally, they stopped at a certain spot where a large grove of bamboo grew. All along the thick and thin stems, hidden amongst the leaves and fluttering in the small breeze, hung hundreds of written wishes of all the festival's visitors.

After writing and hanging their own wishes on their chosen spots, Sakura and her friends took some time to read the other's wishes. Most wished for love to enter their lives or to stay happy with their loved ones for a long time to come. There were others that wished for good health and happiness, good grades and to enter a good college, some even for more money.

Tomoyo pointed one particular one out to Eriol.

Please make okaasan and otousan better soon.

Eriol read it and smiled slightly. "I hope whoever made this wish is granted it."

"So do I. It's sad knowing a loved one is ill and there's nothing more you can do."

He nodded. "Who knows? This is Tanabata, festival of the stars and of love. Anything concerning love could happen."

Tomoyo looked at him sidelong and smiled. "I thought you didn't believe in the legends."

"Let's just say, Daidouji-san, something changed my mind."

The smile on his face reached his eyes. His real smile had emerged and Tomoyo felt her own real smile come out as well.

It occurred to Eriol then just how often these real smiles would dig themselves out of hiding whenever he was around her. And he couldn't help noticing, without sounding conceited, that her own real smiles blossomed when she was around him.

It perhaps, hid a multitude of things that really could not be said.

"TOMOYO!! ERIOL-KUUN!!"

The two jolted from each other and turned to see Sakura waving at them from some distance away.

"COME ON!! We're going to see the stars!!"

"Coming, Sakura!!" replied Tomoyo before turning back to Eriol who smiled and offered her his arm.

"Shall we?"

There really was no helping herself as Tomoyo slipped her hand onto his. "Let's go."

As they walked in Sakura's direction, they both wondered if it was worth all this secrecy when they were both THAT close to bursting. Another glance at one another gave them the answer.

It was.

It was worth nearly bursting from not telling and being close to each other rather than confessing and having to be apart.

"Kirei!! Look at them!!"

Tomoyo shared in her friends' amazement at the night sky of Tomoeda. A special part of the school, far from the lights and sounds of the festival grounds, had been set apart for people to watch the stars. Later on, there would be fireworks but for now, only the shadows of people prevented collisions. Every head was tilted upwards, watching the twinkling, sparkling dots of light that burned so far away from Earth.

The gang settled on one spot, pointing out what constellations they could see. Yamazaki had thought he could see a couple of stars making out the shape of a bear eating a fish, which incidentally, was the reason why the stars only came out at night. See it was because-

WHAM!

Ignoring the scuffle, Sakura leaned against her boyfriend, smiling as she caught sight of a falling star. Closing her eyes, she whispered a wish in her heart and opened them again. Syaoran, having spotted her action, raised an eyebrow.

"What'd you wish for?"

She smiled and put a finger to her lips. "I can't say otherwise it won't come true."

Syaoran smirked and just tightened his hold around her shoulders.

Tomoyo sat a little way away, recording in the dark and wishing she had some sort of infra red lens or something with her. Eriol laughed gently hearing her lament.

She sighed and put the camcorder away. "And it's too dark to film anything as well… what a shame."

"Come now, Daidouji-san, you had plenty of good footage earlier."

Tomoyo smiled. "True. I did get the part when Rika and Terada-sensei had their cheeks stuck together because of some candy floss."

Eriol chuckled as he looked up at the stars. "It looks as if even the stars didn't wish to disappoint Sakura-san tonight."

"I believe she could charm the sun into shining a little more than just 12 hours if she wanted to," remarked the Daidouji heiress with a smile.

"I believe so too." Eriol leaned back on his elbows, feeling relaxed. Tomoyo sat up beside him, sitting on her left thigh and folding up both legs on one side. Even in the dark, he could see her features. A small contented smile as she gazed up at the sky above.

His heart twisted a little.

Moshi mo kimi ni meguriaetara (If I had been able to meet you)
Nido to kimi no te o hanasanai (I wouldn't have let go of you ever again)
Haru no owari o tsugeru hanamidou (The hanamidou tells of the end of spring)
Kasumu hana hitohira (One petal from this misty flower...)

It was really getting harder trying to keep his mouth shut. He didn't usually have a problem with keeping secrets from the world. But this secret was so much bigger than him; it was really testing him not to just blurt it out like that to her.

A small sigh escaped him, making her turn. "Are you alright, Hiiragizawa-san?"

Yomigaeru omoide no uta (And an old song floats back)
Kono mune ni ima mo yasashiku (Gently, even now, into my heart)

Hiiragizawa-san. San was good. San was a wall. San was a reminder that this was as far as Tomoyo wanted to go. Staying friends and keeping her close was definitely a better option.

"Fine, Daidouji-san." He smiled. "Just fine."

Time After Time (Time after time)
Kimi to deatta kiseki (The miracle of meeting you)
Yuruyakana kaze fuku machi de (In a city where the wind whispered through)
Sotto te o tsunagi aruita sakamichi (We walked a path through the hills hand in hand)
Ima mo wasurenai yakusoku (And made an unforgettable promise)

Tomoyo nodded and said nothing.

But she knew he wasn't "fine." She could tell. There was a small hint in his voice, buried beneath his smooth, calm tones that she managed to pick out whenever he was lying through his teeth. She doubted if he knew but she found herself doing so on reflex, noting small details about his voice. She was happy the most when it didn't have any details she could pick up. It meant he was truly all right.

Kaze ni kimi no koe ga kikoeru (I can hear your voice in the wind)
Usurai sae kaeru tooi kioku (The thin ice freezes back over)
Kizutsuku kowasa oshirazu chikatta (Long ago memories, not knowing to be afraid of hurt, I swore)
Itsuka mata kono basho de (That someday, we'd meet again)

However, it wasn't like she didn't do so as well.

She herself had learnt to lie through her teeth whenever someone asked her about Eriol. It was a small struggle to say "We're only good friends". Her heart rebelled and threw tantrums really whenever she said that. But she knew dang well that it was the truth. She couldn't convince herself that they weren't just friends. They were.

Meguriaou usu beniiro no (Here, in a season of pale crimson)
Kisetsu ga kuru hi ni egao de (With smiles on our faces)

Only… only she had fallen for her friend. Deeply.

But she was scared. How could she be sure that things would work out? Top it all off with the fact that she knew she would never be enough to replace Mizuki-sensei and the little voice inside her wilted like a flower in autumn. Not that she wanted to replace her, ever. It's just that… well, Tomoyo wouldn't be Kaho, no matter how much she tried. And that was that.

Time After Time (Time after time)
Hitori hana mau machi de (Alone in the city of whirling blossoms)
Chiirazaru toki wa modoranai kedo (Can't return to when things were fine)
Ano hi to onaji kawaranai keshiki ni (In this very same place, just like on that day)
Namida hirari matte ita yo (With my face strewn with tears, I waited for you)

Sudden bursts of fireworks interrupted both their trains of thought and illuminated their faces. Amidst the cheers and gasps, Tomoyo whipped out her camcorder again to tape the fireworks. Eriol pointed out the more beautiful ones she'd like to record and both of them closed up the little voices inside them that told them MAYBE, just maybe if they TRIED, they might be pleasantly surprised.

Kaze mau hanabira ga minamo o naderu you ni (Those petals fly in the whirling wind as if stroking the water's surface)
Taisetsu ni omou hodo setsunaku... (In my anguish, I treasure each and every one...)

The fireworks continued to light the sky of Tomoeda, the stars hiding behind the bright sparks.

Hito wa minna kodoku to iu keredo (Everyone says that they're lonely)
Sagasazu ni wa irarenai dare ka o (That they have to keep searching for someone)
Hakanaku koware yasui mono bakari (But all they end up chasing after)
Oimotomete shimau (Are the fleeting and fragile)

It's better this way. No one gets hurt, no one gets pushed away. Everything's better this way.

Time After Time (Time after time)
Kimi to irozuku machi de (If I could have met you in the city of changing hues)
Deaetara mou yakusoku wa iranai (I wouldn't need any more promises)
Dare yorimo zutto kizutsuki yasui kimi no (More than anyone else, you are so easy to hurt)
Soba ni itai kondo wa kitto (I want to be with you--this time, forever.)

But I'm already getting hurt…

Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura (c) CLAMP."Time After Time" is sung by Kuraki Mai.

A/N: Although I'm not sure whether it fits the part, "Time After Time" is a lovely song nonetheless. If you're fans of Detective Conan, you might like to know that this song was sung for the 7th movie, "Crossroads in the Ancient Capital."

A/NII: "Diamond Sky" is now featured in Underestimated, a Card Captor Sakura C2 community. Thank you to the director for the support and for the honour.