Important Note: I originally wanted to post one drabble at a time, but considering the length of each (barely a hundred), I figured it would be best if I post drabbles that go together as one chapter instead. Each chapter will be narrating a different story.
Disclaimer: CLAMP and affiliated companies own Card Captor Sakura. Each drabble is inspired from a list of themes at 30angsts, a writing community at Livejournal.
Theme 1: Broken
She reminds him of one of those Grecian statues he once saw at a local museum - tall, beautiful and stoic. Like any work of art, people always admire her from a safe distance, praising her smile, her face, her voice, her stature.
Sometimes he wonders if any of them noticed how her smile is starting to look strained as the days go by, like the way a statue slowly deteriorates from the passing of time; breaking bit by bit.
Theme 2: Toys
For Tomoyo's 16th birthday, Sonomi Daidouji had her toy company release a limited edition of Tomoyo Dolls. She had her best designer lead the project, and the dolls served as souvenirs in the lavish party she organized for her only daughter.
Eriol was among the first to get a doll, and inwardly he noticed how the designer was able to capture every single detail about her, including the bittersweet happiness in her eyes.
Theme 3: Handphone
It was a couple of weeks since Eriol's return to Tomoeda when Tomoyo cornered him by the locker room.
With feigned confidence (he noticed how her fingers slightly shook) she handed him a box the size of a small notebook.
"What is this, Daidouji-san?" he asked, curious.
"A handphone," she said in a bare whisper. His eyes widened in confusion by her reply, and he was about to ask her what it was for when she looked up at him, her eyes moist and pained and she said, "So I can call you, you said I can call you anytime, right?"
Theme 4: Angels and Devils
People always associated him with the devil and her with the angel, claiming that he was wicked, mischievous and evil, while she was kind, understanding and good.
Little people know that he was actually the good guy in the story. He would always reach out to her, waiting for her to open up, but she would always push him away, not wanting to break free from her own misery (and he would always get hurt in the process).
Theme 5: True Love
"There was this saying that if you love somebody, you should set her free. If she comes back, then she's yours; but if she doesn't, then you were never meant to be. That's why I never told Sakura."
"I don't believe that."
"Why is that?"
"If you really love somebody, then you should fight for her no matter what. That's why I'm not letting you go."
Theme 6: Curiosity
She would be lying if she said he never intrigued her. He was, after all, the only person who claimed that she was transparent - and he did prove himself right a number of times.
It amazed her and scared her at the same time. But he was enigmatic, charming and witty, and she couldn't resist coming close to him.
Theme 7: Interest
With their growing closeness, fear started to overwhelm him. She was too good for him. Sometimes he was afraid that she would be the price he would have to pay for all the mistakes he did in his past life; and he could never bear the thought of losing her, but he knew right from the very beginning that he would lose her either way.
Theme 8: Articles, Newspapers
It was at the morning paper, written in bold capital letters, making everything sound so final and cold and heartbreaking:
PIANIST DIES IN CAR ACCIDENT, ZAIBATSU HEIRESS IN COMA
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