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CCS: Epilogue 5

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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

Epilogue Part 5:



Sakura and Syaoran were sounded by a radiant light as the magic circle formed beneath their feet after Sakura’s tears had fallen on her HOPE card. It was just before dawn and she had come out to the Daidōji residence garden unable to sleep. Today was the day that Syaoran would be flying back home to Hong Kong.

Syaoran, who had been up early practicing Tai Chi in the garden, had found her sitting under a cherry tree looking depressed. After watching the pink shimmer of one of her cards land on her lap as if it were worried about her, he had followed suit. He had pulled her into an embrace and she burst into tears, no longer able to contain her sorrow.

The light radiated around them and shown brightly, lighting a radius of 10 feet around the couple. Sakura let out a scream of surprise and clung to Syaoran’s shirt when a strong wind blew up from the casting circle at their feet. The wind enveloped the couple, and they could only hold onto one another as they were lifted a few feet into the air.

“S…Syaoran…” Sakura muffled against his shoulder with a hint of panic in her voice.

Syaoran could do nothing except hold on to her tightly. “S…shimata…..” he proclaimed in a moment of his own panic. He couldn’t move. What was going on, he worried.

A few seconds later with their feet now firmly on the ground, the wind died down and the light began to constrict around them until it shown like a beam between them. Still holding on to one another, the couple looked up at the light stretching high into the sky. Together they watched as the light turned from a golden yellow color to green and the beam began to shrink. To their astonishment the beam shrank to the size of……a card?

The card hung above the couple, shimmering the color of green. Sakura reached up for the card, but it rose just out of her reach. Instinctively Syaoran snatched the card out of the air before it could rise any higher.

“A…..a card?” Sakura questioned in confusion as Syaoran brought it down so that they could examine it.

“It’s not like your cards,” Syaoran stated in surprise. The card, rather then being pink was green for starters. Secondly, Sakura could clearly see the backing of the card, and it was nothing like her own. Her cards had a star in the center of a circle, these had a Tai Ji Tu symbol in the center of a Bagua.

“HOoo…ee…” Sakura exclaimed in confusion.

“The Metal,” Syaoran read when Sakura lowered his hand so that she could see the front of the card too. The picture revealed a white dragon and the shape of a diamond, a white diamond.

“HOoo…ee…” Sakura again exclaimed in confusion. “W….what does a white dragon have to do with Metal?” She questioned.

“It’s an element used in Daoist Alchemy,” Syaoran explained. “One of the Mystical Dragons.”

“HOoo…ee… How am I supposed to use that? I don’t know anything about Daoist Alchemy,” she exclaimed, taking the card when Syaoran handed it to her. Almost immediately the card flew out of her hand and returned to Syaoran. “HOoo…ee….” She exclaimed in confusion, again. “What is going on?”

“The card belongs to Syaoran,” explained a familiar voice from behind then. Sakura and Syaoran exchanged a look of confusion.

“Eriol-kun?” Sakura questioned in surprise. Why was he awake this early? The sun hadn’t even begun to brighten the horizon yet.

Eriol stepped out of the shadow of a tree that he had passed under on his way from the house. “It is the sign of a new beginning,” he stated.

The couple look at him with a vacant expression, looked at one another to verify that neither knew what he was talking about and looked back at Eriol. Both were thoroughly clueless.

“Nani?” Syaoran asked with a raised eyebrow.

“HOoo…ee?” Sakura questioned blankly.

“The cards have recognized your destiny.” Eriol explained as though it should be obviously clear. “Li, Syaoran,” Eriol stated the name to make a point, “descendent of my former self.” Eriol then faced Sakura, saying, “Sakura, the new master of the Clow Cards.” Taking their hands, Eriol joined them and continued to say, “Together you are to become more powerful then the one.”

Again the couple looked at one another utterly confused by it all. “But why…..how….what or who created the card?” Sakura struggled to ask the proper question.

“Both of you made it,” Eriol answered. “With the help of The HOPE.”

The couple looked at him with even more confusion. “Demo, naze da…but why? Other then the whole “becoming more powerful together” thing, I mean.” Sakura asked.

“Do you remember what Cerberus explained to you about the sealed card during our phone conversation before you captured it and turned it into The HOPE?” Eriol sighed in exasperation.

Sakura thought for a moment, trying to remember back to their phone conversation from a few days ago. What had Kero-chan told her again? “Something about Yin and Yang….” She struggled to pull up the memory. “And something about keeping balance between equal powers?” She exclaimed proud of herself for recalling the information. Eriol nodded.

“The female source and the male source…” Syaoran quietly said, turning the card over to reveal the Tai ji tu. “Yin & Yang.” He ran his hand over the symbol in the center of the bagwa on the back of the card.

Eriol smiled, relieved that they finally understood, for the moment anyway. “Well, I need to go get ready. Are you packed and ready to go, Syaoran?” he asked as the first rays of the morning sun began to brighten the horizon.

“Nani? Get ready for what?” Sakura asked returning to her earlier state of confusion.

“It looks like I will be making a visit with my cute little descendent back to China for awhile.”

“NANI??” Called the couple in unison, looking at each other in a state of shock before following him back into the house.

“Ohayo Sakura-Chan!” Tomoyo’s mother greeted when the trio had come back into the house. “You’re all up early today.”

“Ohayo, Daidōji-san,” Sakura answered.

“When does your flight leave, Li-kun,” Sonomi asked.

“Ten O’clock,” Syaoran answered

“Ok,” Sonomi responded. “Breakfast will be done soon, and then I’ll have one of my limos take all of you to the airport,” She explained, completely missing Sakura’s sorrowful look when she turned to head towards the kitchen in order to check on breakfast preparations.

Taking her hand, Syaoran followed Eriol up the stairs to the room in which he had stayed for the past week. He had a few last items to pack and then would bring his bag down to be loaded into the Limousine. Thankfully, Eriol didn’t have much to pack since he had just arrived the night before last.

“SAKURA!!” Tomoyo called as she ran out of her room, still wearing her nightgown, and rushed to Sakura’s side.

“T…Tomoyo….” Sakura stammered in surprised when her friend pounced on her with a hug, her eyes full of concern. “What’s wrong, are you ok?”

“I was so worried when I woke up and you weren’t there!” Tomoyo cried.

“HOoo…ee…” Sakura responded. “I’m fine.” She reassured her best friend though she was unsure what the fuss was all about.

“Did you find her Daidōji-san,” Meilin called from Tomoyo’s bedroom door.

“Hai!” Tomoyo called in response and pulled Sakura with her back to her room, leaving the guys to stare after them in bewilderment.

“You have to wear something nice to see Syaoran off,” Sakura was told after the bedroom door was closed behind her.

“HOoo…ee…?” Sakura exclaimed, backing away from Tomoyo and Meilin as they both tag teamed against her.

Meanwhile, the guys headed down the stairs with their bags and were greeted by Sonomi, who looked as if she had been getting ready to head up the stairs when she saw them.

“I wont be able to go with all of you to the airport, I’ve been called into work,” she explained to Syaoran and Eriol. “Just leave your bags by the door, I will have one of our chauffeurs take them out, and then he will take all of you to the airport after breakfast,” she concluded.

“Hai, Arigatou Gozaimasu,” Both Eriol and Syaoran told her with a bow.

“You’re always welcome,” Sonomi told them before excusing herself from their presence.

Syaoran and Eriol entered the dining room, where they sat to wait for the girls.

The grandfather clock in the hall chimed. The sound startled Syaoran, who had slipped deep into his thoughts, how long had he been sitting there, he wondered.

“It’s been 20 minutes,” Eriol told him from the other side of the table as if he had heard Syaoran’s thoughts.

“It’s eight O’clock already?” Syaoran said in surprise. It would take at least half an hour to get to the airport, and it was always recommended to arrive an hour before your departure. He had wanted to talk to Sakura before he left and hoped they would have time. He stood to go upstairs to check on the girls, but upon making it to the hall, he found the female trio walking down the stairs. Syaoran froze at the sight. Sakura was wearing a Chinese silk dress. It was baby pink with hot pink embroidery and came to a length just above her knees. She looked lovely. Syaoran stood mesmerized, watching as she walked down the stairs. Secretively, Tomoyo and Meilin smiled at each other as they followed behind her with Meilin’s bag.

Sakura stopped on the last step in front of Syaoran, who stared at her with such a gaze as she had yet to see. “HOoo…ee…” quietly passed through her lips. As if bringing him out of a daze, he blushed suddenly, bowed and offered his arm to escort her to the dining room for breakfast.

Tomoyo and Meilin chatted cheerfully during breakfast. Occasionally Eriol would comment on something that they had said. Neither Sakura nor Syaoran spoke. They barely touched the food as both stare vacantly at their plate. Tomoyo and Meilin exchanged a glance with Eriol and the trio stood, having had finished their breakfast. Tomoyo and Meilin surrounded Sakura with an attempt to cheer her up, leading her away from the table, understanding that she wasn’t going to eat.

“We need to get going if we are going to make it to the airport on time,” Eriol called to Syaoran from the dining room door.

Syaoran snapped out of his thoughts. He had been thinking about what he would tell his mother in persuasion to return to Japan. Realizing that he was the only one sitting at the table, he stood and quickly joined the group.

After piling into the Limousine, they were whisked away to the airport. Sakura had a window seat, and she sat staring out of the window. Syaoran had been pushed into the vehicle beside her. His gaze followed hers out of the window until Meilin nudged him. Turning to look at her, it was as if the cousins had a conversation in their head. The victor of their silent argument was clearly visible by the grin on Meilin’s face after her cousin slid his hand under Sakura’s and squeezed reassuringly.

The action caused Sakura to jump out of her thoughts, where she had been trying to convince herself that she wouldn’t cry. She turned her gaze to him. He was smiling at her. In her head, she heard the little girl’s voice from her HOPE card again saying, “Everything will be all right.” She returned his smile and adjusted to rest her head on his shoulder and the couple remained silent for the remainder of the ride.

After arriving at the airport, Eriol, Meilin and Syaoran checked their bags in at the front desk and were given their gate number. As the group headed in the direction of their gate, Syaoran spotted a quiet spot where he could speak to Sakura alone and gently pulled her towards it.

Sakura leaned her back against the wall and studied the floor. She knew that if she looked at him she would surely break down. It wasn’t fair…..she thought to herself.

“Sakura…..Sakura….are you even listening to me?” she suddenly heard Syaoran saying and felt his hand lifting her chin to look at him. ….No…..she thought to herself upon being forced to make eye contact. She had promised herself that she wouldn’t cry. She closed her eyes with the attempt to dam the flood of her tears.

Syaoran was taken by surprise when he saw a tear escape from under her eyelid and slide down her cheek. “Please don’t cry…” he told her, his heart aching at seeing her cry. “It’s not like we’re not going to see each other again.” He concluded.

Sakura opened her eyes and forced herself to make eye contact. “Y….you promise?” She sniffed and rubbed the corner of her eye to stop the tears from pooling.

“I’ll be back as soon as I can,” he told her and held up a pinky. “I’ll make sure to come back,” he recited her words from the time that she had used the RETURN card to visit the time when Clow was alive. “I promise,” he concluded and waited for her to respond.

With a smile Sakura looped her pinky with his and together they chanted,

“Pinky promise, if you lie…

I will make you swallow a Thousand needles.

Promise Made!”



Over the loud speaker, his gate number was called to begin loading. Syaoran took a step towards her and lowered his lips to hers. It was a sweet kiss. “A seal of my promise,” he told her and touched her cheek. “I’ll see you later, then,” he smiled to her before turning to head for his gate.

~*END*~

Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is property of CLAMP I claim no rights to any of the characters, only the story idea for this epilogue. ARIGATO!!

This fanfic begins directly after the ending of the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie: The Sealed Card.

Tai ji tu = The Chinese name for what most Americans call the YinYang. It is the symbol of Yin and Yang.

Bagua = The Chinese name for the octagon shaped "map of the energetic world" used in the art of Feng Shui. In Cardcaptor Sakura, Syaoran's clow compass is the basic design of a Bagua.

This concludes my Epilogue of the second Cardcaptor Sakura movie. However, this Epilogue can also serve as a Prologue to my next CCS fanfic; CCS-2: Cardcreators Sakura & Syaoran.

Domo arigato gozaimasu! I truly hope you enjoyed this story and look forward to seeing your reviews for my next one!

CCS Epilogue Part 1
CCS Epilogue Part 2
CCS Epilogue Part 3
CCS Epilogue Part 4
CCS Epilogue Part 5

CCS-2: Prologue
CCS-2: Epi. 1
CCS-2: Epi. 2
CCS-2: Epi. 3
CCS-2: Epi. 4
CCS-2: Epi. 5
CCS-2: Epi. 6
CCS-2: Epi. 7
CCS-2: Epi. 8
CCS-2: Epi. 9
CCS-2: Epi. 10
CCS-2: Epi. 11
CCS-2: Epi. 12
CCS-2: Epi. 13
CCS-2: Epi. 14
CCS-2: Epi. 15
CCS-2: Epilogue
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woey463's avatar
This is so cute! Good job!