20 Crack and Not So Crack Pairings with Kinomoto Sakura

Note: I do not own Kinomoto Sakura or Sakura, because she is owned by CLAMP. Nor do I own the following characters that I would be adding in from different animes/mangas. Some of these one-shot fics or shorts are from the collection I've posted on livejournal, which I beginning to think of a side story. *argh, must focus!*

Extra Note: Card Captor Sakura and X/1999 are owned by CLAMP.

Title: Untitled - Couldn't think of a name for this one

Pairings: Shiro Kamui x Kinomoto Sakura - This idea of the pairing came in after reading, and re-reading Subaru x Sakura.
Other Pairings: Kinomoto Touya x Tsukishiro Yukito, past Syaoran x Sakura
Category: X/1999, Anime x Card Captor Sakura
Rating: T
Genre: Romance, Hurt/Comfort, a bit of angst
Warming: I'm sorry if the characters are a bit OOCness, but that's what made them fun to write about.

Note: I think I might have infected some people with this pairing idea.

Kamui is usually a quiet person and though he may seem cold and ruthless to the people that know him, he is actually kind. Through this act and choice may make him feel lonely a bit, it makes him feel quite better knowing that his loved ones are safe. In retrospective, Kamui reminds Sakura of Yue and Syaoran. Yue for being quiet and lonely, and Syaoran when she first met him. Having enough of watching through dreams, she decides to make the first step in helping him making friends through that dream.

"You're that girl in my dreams?" Sakura is surprise at this; she didn't realize that Kamui has been watching her through the dreams.

"Hai." Sakura gives him her normal smile, the one she always wore. He looked at her wary, since this is the first time he met her face to face.

"Who are you?" Kamui asked, kind green eyes looked at him. Slowly she walked up towards him until she stops, standing only a few feet away from him.

"A friend, my name is Kinomoto Sakura. What is yours?" Kamui hesitates his answer, not sure whether to trust the young girl in front of him. Though, he could feel such strong yet gentle power that surrounds her.

"My name is Shiro Kamui." Sakura blinked, she didn't notice any significance about his name, then she smiles gently at him.

"Kamui, that's a really nice name." He stares at her, feeling slight heat dusting his cheeks from the compliment.

"So Shiro-kun, what are you doing here inside this dream?" Kamui look at her, she seems to be somewhere around his age, and yet she radiated power. Then he remember the question, why is he in a dream?

"Memories…" Sakura look at him, she closes her eyes and concentrate with her magic before opening them.

"Those memories, they are sad and painful to you, aren't they?" Kamui look at her with surprise at seeing empathetic eyes; how was she able to tell?

"You're memories. They shape who you currently are, they are part of your soul and heart." Sakura said as she touched the place where her heart is.

"And the heart is the source that creates wishes, dreams, desires, emotions, weaknesses and strengths." Kamui blink, for someone who may have the feel of innocence, isn't very innocent, more rather she is just a bit naive.

"How do you know all of these?" Sakura just gave him a smile, then her image started to fade.

"Wait!" Kamui reached for her hand, only passing through her. She disappeared, but her voice whisper to him.

"I guess from experiences, I'll see you next time in a dream, and perhaps in reality. So keep on hoping, I believe in everyone and that everything is going to be alright."

From there, it's a mere memory that stretched to other memories as he kept on meeting her through the dream world. It gave him the feeling of comfort and surprise to see that Sakura, is a powerful sorceress with the ability to control the forces of nature and those that seem to be impossible, and Sakura chose to use her powers for the people she care about. With her help, maybe facing the future isn't so bad after all...

Waking into a dream never felt this nice, especially when you have nightmares of your best friend stabbing you, the person you love died in front of you, or your friends dying one by one. Hands gently held him and his eyes flutter open to meet sad green eyes. She held his head on her lap; her tears dripped down and splashed lightly on his cheeks. He used his hand and whipped them away from her face gently.

"Why are you crying?" Sakura, noticing he is awake, tearfully smiles at him.

"I couldn't help you, you were suffering so much and I couldn't do anything. Even though I may be a powerful sorceress and I hold the cards passed down into my family, I couldn't do anything to help and protect you and you're friends because I wasn't there." Kamui smiles sadly, he already knew she is a dream seer due to her magic in her and her inheritance. Kamui knows what she is feeling, even though he is Dragon of Heavens Kamui, he can still feel helpless and more often hopeless at the fact there is nothing he could do to help his friends from being in pain. Seeing her tears, made him feel comforted that there is someone other than Subaru are waiting for him when he wakes up from this dream.

"Thank you, for worrying about me." Sakura look at him with eyes wide, but she smiles.

"You're welcome." A comforted silence echoed between them.

"Kamui-kun, I've decided that I'm going to help you in any way I can. My family already understands, my best friends as well. I'm thinking of coming over to Tokyo to help you." His amethysts eyes widen, he sat up from her lap and look over his shoulder. She looks at him with a determine gaze, his hand reaches for her face; she allows him and leans into the comfort he provides her.

"What about Syaoran?" Sometimes, Kamui can see her dreams, her faint memories when she isn't around. The most important person that is around, is a boy with brown hair and brown eyes. Sakura smile sadly at this, although Syaoran is dead, she knows that he would want her to do this.

"Syaoran would've wanted me to do this, but he isn't around anymore." He looked down, slightly ashamed and guilty that he brought up a painful memory to her.

"I'm sorry." Sakura's hand overlaps his, making him look at her with surprise that she is still smiling at him.

"Iie, it's alright. I know that he is dead, but the memories of our time together will never fade away." That was she said to him before he woke up in reality. Green eyes look at him with concern, the same shade as hers. Remembering the events, and her words, Kamui decided, if he were to create a kekkai, he would do it to protect her.

Ten years Past the Promised Day

The Earth's been healed, the sky is blue, the grass is green, and buildings are being repaired with new technologies that are environmentally friendly. The woman sitting on the porch, brown hair and green eyes, wearing a purple plaid dress shirt and black leggings, stares up at the skies. The woman wonders if the people who left them, are happy where they are now. She wonders if she has to worry about them being unrest.

"Mommy, guess what?" The voice of their child made her snap her attention to their son who is running up to her, her husband walking towards them slowly, and smiles softly at them. Brown hair and green eyes, completely innocent and naive compared to those who lived through the horrors of the war, people thought the child looks like a "Mini-Subaru" and constantly teased the older Subaru. This has started from the day when the child was baby, having the green eyes and a turf of brown hair, her husband jokingly suggest that should called him 'Subaru' due to how much they looked alike. Subaru, who is present at the day of their son's birth, choke and sputtered before looking at the couple as if they are crazy. Everybody laughed, especially the couple, and from that day on they still tease Subaru due to having a "Mini-Subaru" around, that he should join the family as a brother, even though that their son name is different.

"Ok, Haru-chan, what is it?" Six year-old Haruto pouted the woman chuckles at his adorableness.

"You haven't guessed yet mommy." The woman then decided to humor her son.

"Alright...I'm guessing...your dad told you something good, right?" Haruto brightened and nodded vigorously. He then proceed to tell his mother about the tale his father told him, about how a boy who met an angel through his dreams, how the angel and the boy prevent certain circumstances, how the boy saved the world with the angel and his friends, and how the boy and the angel fell in love with each other. Sakura smile with a blush on her cheeks, the tale that her husband told her son is very familiar to her. Her eyes met with her husband and paused, she could tell that her husband is a bit troubled. But first, Sakura look at Haruto with a kind smile.

"Wow that must be some tale. I'm sure I'll love to hear more of it later, but now Uncle Touya and Uncle Yukito just recently came back from Egypt. Why don't you go and meet them, ok Haru-chan?" Hearing two of his favorite uncles being here, Haruto nodded with a smile, and walked through the door, however it was in a fast pace.

Sakura continued to smile, and looked back at her husband. He wore a white shirt with navy blue pants. Her husband smiled back at her, before sitting down right next to her and gathering her in his arms. He rested his head on the crook of her neck; Sakura held one of his hands and lays her head on his.

"Feeling tired, Kamui?" Sakura giggled, when she felt him shook his head. His hair on her neck makes her giggle more.

"No, it's just." Kamui tensed, worried, Sakura shifted so she could see his face. Letting go of his hand, she lets it wrap it around her waist to keep her steady. Her hand reached and touched his cheek, making him look at her with those amethyst eyes she fallen in love. Those eyes, held love for her and their son; however they also held the fear of her leaving him, the scars that never heal for Kamui being Dragon of Heaven to the Promised Day, and the sadness of losing a love one. Kamui's hand overlaps the one holding his cheek tenderly, keeping it there. Kamui stares back into the green eyes that capture his heart.

"Sometimes I have this fear that I feel like I've been dreaming, and when I wake up, you and Haru-chan aren't there. If I am dreaming, then I don't want to wake up from this dream." Sakura's heart went out for him; she also had that fear, the fear of waking up and finding out that he and their son aren't there, scares her. But they aren't dreaming, they are awake, she is real, and he is real. Wondering about the people that left them, can wait since they are dead or somewhere around the world, her family and her precious people are here, living, breathing, and existing. Sakura pulled Kamui into a kiss, he kissed her back. This is their reality, their dream, and they are alive and happy. Letting go of the kiss, Sakura leaned in to touch his forehead with hers; she closes her eyes and smiles at him.

"If I'm dreaming and if I wake up to find you and Haru-chan aren't there, I would come and look for you. Helping you heal, and wishing for the tomorrow to come after the Promised Day. You, Haruto-chan, Nii-san, Yukito-san, and everyone else that I cherish are living, breathing, and existing. From these reasons alone, allows me to push back that fear, and keep on living with you and Haruto-chan in this reality and our dream." As if to seal the promise, Sakura kisses his lips. Her lips, soft, warm, and alive brought him to their reality. From hearing her explanation gives him relief, and that reason alone is enough for him to push his own fear away. Kamui kisses her jaw line, then her neck, earning more giggles from her.

"Kamui, stop. What if Nii-san and Yukito-san comes?" He opens his right eye, they held mischief and he smirks playfully at her.

"Let them come." Sakura giggles and threads his chocolate hair with her fingers, Kamui went back to kissing her, and apparently her neck happens to be his favorite place to be.

"What about Haru-chan?" Kamui paused, before bringing his lips to a mere millimeter from hers.

"We have to lie to him until he is older." He whispers against her lips before kissing them, his tongue slips into her mouth and met with hers, teasing and playing. They would have done a full make-out session if it wasn't for Touya and Yukito. Touya, who coughed, glared at Kamui who glared back. Yukito blush in embarrassment, laugh nervously. Sakura smiles, it wasn't the time to think of the people who left them, it's time to think of the people who needs, and the most of all, her family needs her.

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