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Card Captor Sakura Chapter 41 Manga by CLAMP Translation by Kristin [not for profit!]
Key: Color picture: Shaoran sits in a tree {what is it with this story and people in trees??} cradling a small twig of cherry blossoms in his hands. pg 5: It's a sunny morning. Sakura wakes up next to a snoring Kero-chan. pg 6: Sakura: It's okay now! She smiles into the mirror. Sakura: It's me, same as always. pg: 7 [Memory.] Shaoran: It's all right. You'll definitely find that person... Sakura: *holding his handkerchief* Thank you, Shaoran-kun. pg. 8 Downstairs in the kitchen. Fujitaka: Good morning! Early today, aren't you? Sakura: Yeah, I woke up early! (Here's the newspaper.) Sakura: What is it? Fujitaka: ...I'm glad. You're feeling better now, aren't you? pg. 9 Fujitaka: Lately, you've been a bit down... Sakura: *alarmed* Have I been acting weird!? Fujitaka: No. But I can tell. *smiling* I'm your dad, after all. pg. 10 Sakura: Thank you for noticing... I'm really okay again now. Fujitaka: *smile* In that case, how about if I fix one of your favorites for breakfast today? Sakura: REALLY!? (Woohoo!) Then LET'S HAVE PANCAKES!! (With lots of maple syrup!) The newspaper mysteriously vanishes from her hands. Sakura: Huh? pg. 11 Touya has stolen it. Sakura: AAAH-!! Touya: *semi-conscious* ...Mrning. Fujitaka: Good morning. Sakura: ONIICHAN! She kicks him. He doubles over. Touya: ------- *pain* Sakura: Huh? (That's amazing, he just took it!) Fujitaka [to Touya]: You're looking awfully tired. Everything all right? Touya: Yeah... pg. 12 Touya: I'm not sick or anything... (Just spaced out, that's all.) Sakura [narration]: Ever since he gave his power to Yue-san, Oniichan has seemed tired all the time.
(In the background: Sakura [narration]: Kero-chan said that it's probably the after-effects of Oniichan handing over all of his power. Just like after you donate blood. pg. 13 Sakura [narration]: *worried* But when you donate blood, your body can make more of it. Since Oniichan's magic can't come back, Kero-chan said he'll probably be like this from now on..... Even so, Oniichan... gave all of his power. To keep Yue-san and Yukito-san from disappearing. pg. 14 Sakura: YUMMY! Really, Dad, your cooking's so good! I doubt there are any other dads out there like mine! (HAP-PI-NESS!) Fujitaka: Why, thank you. Sakura: Oh, but I guess Eriol-kun is kind of like you-- (He's not a dad, but--) Fujitaka: Is that the transfer student from England you mentioned earlier? Sakura: Yeah! He wears glasses and always smiles really nice! And he's good at cooking and sewing-- he can do anything! pg. 15 Touya: You mean... a kid about this tall, with straight hair? He holds up a hand to indicate height. Sakura: Yeah, about that tall. You know Eriol-kun? Touya: ...If that's the kid I met. pg. 16 Fujitaka: I'd like to meet him too, this Eriol-kun. Sakura: I'll ask him to come over to play sometime! Fujitaka: Well, shall we eat before the pancakes get cold? Sakura: OKAY! pg. 17 Outside, Sakura rollerblades down the street. Sakura: Feels good to be out this early-- She glances toward a familiar corner. Sakura: Yep, Yukito-san's definitely not there. pg. 18 Sakura [narration]: Since then, I haven't seen Yukito-san even once. I haven't seen him on the way to school, and he hasn't come over to the house to play. I hope nothing else has happened to him... I'd be really glad to see him now. But I don't think I'd get flustered like I used to. I'd still feel all giddy and "hanyaaaaaan," but I think it'd be a gentler kind of feeling. My being able to think like this... it's because of Shaoran-kun, isn't it? pg. 19 Sakura: I wish I could do something to thank him. (What should I do...?) She pauses to read a sign on a nearby telephone pole. Sakura: (A summer festival!) At the Tsukimine Shrine! (This Sunday...) ........... She ponders. Sakura: THAT'S IT! pg. 20 At school, Sakura comes charging into the classroom. Shaoran is standing there holding a small bouquet of flowers. Sakura: SHAORAN-KUN, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO A FESTIVAL? Shaoran: Eh? Sakura: A FESTIVAL! THIS SUNDAY! AT TSUKIMINE SHRINE! Shaoran is speechless. Sakura: Oh! Maybe you have something else to do? Are you busy on Sunday? Shaoran: N-n- no, not busy... pg. 21 Sakura: OKAY! So come to my house at 6 on Sunday! Shaoran: O- okay. Sakura: Promise! They pinky-swear, and Shaoran turns red.
Sakura: I'll go get water for these, okay? She runs off with the flowers. Shaoran is incapable of doing anything but gaping after her. pg. 22 Eriol: I'm glad to see Sakura-san is back to her usual smiling self. Shaoran turns to the other boy in surprise. Eriol: Thank you very much. Shaoran: What for? Eriol: Because the one who has cheered her up again is you. pg. 23 Shaoran: I haven't done anything. Anyway, why are YOU thanking me? Eriol merely smiles impenetrably. Sakura: Ah! Eriol-kun, good morning! (You're here early, aren't you?) Eriol: Good morning. (I needed to go to the library, so--) Sakura: (I woke up early.) Shaoran gazes at Eriol with a slight frown. pg. 24 On Tuesday Sakura shows up to school with bandages on two fingers.
(Tomoyo: Are you all right? Wednesday: Bandages on three fingers.
(Shaoran: It's getting worse, isn't it? Thursday: Bandages on six fingers.
(Shaoran: It IS getting worse! Friday: Bandages on nine fingers.
(Shaoran: YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING DANGEROUS, AREN'T YOU?! pg. 25 Saturday: Bandages on all fingers and a few more on her hands. Shaoran: *grabbing her hands* DON'T TELL ME IT'S "NOTHING"! WHEN YOU KEEP GETTING HURT LIKE THIS--! Sakura: No, really, it's nothing to worry about... Shaoran: *looking downward* Is it something you can't tell me? Sakura: Shaoran-kun...... Tomoyo suddenly appears at Sakura's side, smiling. Tomoyo: Sakura-chan promised to come shopping with me today. She drags her off cheerfully. Sakura: *waving back at Shaoran* Really, I'm okay! I'll be waiting for you at my house at six tomorrow! Shaoran: (Ah-) *sweatdrop* Eriol looks on and smiles. pg. 26 The two girls walk down the street. Sakura: Thanks-- Tomoyo: (Not at all.) Do you think you'll make it in time? Sakura: If I don't sleep today, I'll get it done somehow. Tomoyo: Can I help? Sakura: (Thanks, but...) I want to see if I can do it myself. You know, he said he likes somebody else now, but because Shaoran-kun liked Yukito-san before, too, he listened to me. pg. 27 Sakura: I talked about Yukito-san and cried a lot... along with my tears, the hurt was washed away completely. I think it was because Shaoran-kun listened to me that I was able to feel better. So I really need to tell him "thank you" somehow. I'm trying my hardest. Tomoyo: I'm sure he'll understand. pg. 28 Sakura: Thank you, Tomoyo-chan. For thinking about me, for helping me so many times-- I'm really grateful. If anything happens to bother you or make you sad, tell me, okay? If there's anything I can do, I'll do anything. Tomoyo: If you're here and smiling, nothing will make me sad. pg. 29 Tomoyo: Because my happiness is your being happy. pg. 30 On Sunday, at Sakura's house. Shaoran rings the doorbell, his heart thumping. Sakura: *dressed in yukata, excessively cute* COME IN! (You're right on time!) pg. 31 Sakura: (This is my dad's room.) Shaoran: (?) Sakura: (This is my dad.) Fujitaka: *bowing* Good evening. I'm Kinomoto Fujitaka. Shaoran: *bowing, turning red* Good evening. Ri Shaoran. Sakura: (Go ahead, Dad!) Fujitaka: (All right.) She leaves the room. Shaoran: (???) *sweatdrops* Fujitaka: Well, shall we get you changed? He holds out a boy's striped yukata. Fujitaka: Into this. pg. 32 Fujitaka: Sakura made this yukata. Shaoran: EH!? Fujitaka: Because there was someone she truly wanted to give it to, she asked me to teach her how to make a yukata in four days. Even though she's not the best at sewing, she worked quite hard to make it all by herself. Shaoran [thinking]: So-- she-- hurt her fingers-- pg. 33 Fujitaka: So, will you try it on? Shaoran [thinking]: Eh? *looks wide-eyed at Fujitaka* Somehow he seems a lot like Hiiragizawa... Fujitaka: (I'll help, is that all right?) Shaoran: (Yessir!) *sweatdrops* *turns red* pg. 34 Kero: Lucky-- lucky-- a festivaaaaal! Sakura: I'll bring something back for you! Kero: *jealous* (Hmph.) Fujitaka [from downstairs]: Sakura-saaan, the preparations are finished! Sakura: Co--ming! Sakura [to Kero]: Okay, I'm off! Kero: All right! You be careful. She leaves, closing the door. Kero perches on the bed and smiles. Kero: ... I'm glad she's feeling better. pg. 35 Sakura: WOW! It's great! You look great! Shaoran looks down at himself and turns red. Sakura: So, let's go to the festival! Fujitaka: (Please go ahead and wear these geta.) Shaoran: (Yessir!) Sakura: See you later--! Fujitaka: Take care! Shaoran: *bowing deeply* (Thank you very much.) pg. 36 They walk down the street together. Shaoran: ...Um... th- thank you. F... for the... yukata. Sakura: I'm the one who should be thanking you. She takes a small something out of her handbag: Shaoran's handkerchief. pg. 37 Sakura: For what you did the other day... thank you. She holds it out to him. pg. 38 Sakura: Tomoyo-chan's waiting to meet us at Tsukimine Shrine. I invited Oniichan and Yukito-san to come later, too. Shaoran gazes at her with concern. Sakura: It's all right. pg. 39 Sakura: I really do care about Yukito-san like he's part of my family now. pg. 40 On a streetcorner, Yukito and Touya are standing. Yukito looks at Touya with a touch of worry. Yukito: Are you okay? Touya: It's just the usual. Don't worry about it. Yukito: I'm really happy, though... that Sakura-chan invited me to the festival. He looks down. Yukito: I knew that her feelings for me weren't entirely the same as her feelings for her dad. pg. 41 Yukito: But if I hadn't said what I did, she wouldn't have been able to sort herself out... And I didn't want Sakura-chan to miss finding her real number-one person because of her feelings for me... pg. 42 Yukito: ...I knew she'd be sad, but I thought it was best to say what I did... Even though she smiled... I'm sure she'll be less than thrilled to see me... He blinks in surprise as a hand settles on the back of his head. Touya pats him a bit awkwardly. Touya: She thought about your answer in her own way, and accepted it. pg. 43 Touya: She's feeling perky again now. *sigh* Annoyingly so. He smiles over at Yuki. Touya: That's why she invited you to come, don't you suppose? Yukito: *smiling* ...Yeah. pg. 44 Sakura: Tomoyo-chaaaan! Tomoyo: *sparkle sparkle* Waa! I get to film you in a yukata--what bliss! She blushes, clinging to her camcorder. Tomoyo: Ri-kun looks awfully nice, too. Shaoran turns red. Tomoyo: That's Sakura-chan, all right, finishing things with style. pg. 45 Sakura: Ah! Oniichan and Yukito-san! *waving* (Over here!) pg. 46 Somewhere, in a nearby tree.... Nakuru: Heh heh heh! *heart* I've always wanted to go to a Japanese festival! *heart* Spinel: Are you wearing a girl's yukata again? (And you had Eriol make it especially...) Nakuru: (So what? It looks good, doesn't it?) pg. 47 Eriol: On a day like this, I'd really like to let them be, but... He smiles with distinct evilness. Eriol: It can't be helped, can it? [To be continued.]
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