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             Episode 66: Sakura no Ichiban Suki na Hito
   Sakura turned around. "Who...who are you?" She asked in the movie screen. in the real world, Tomoyo was watching her with a pleased expression while Sakura looked embarrassed. Shaoran was seriously paying attention to it. Eriol watched Shaoran, then smiled.
<<Title Screen: Sakura's Most Important Person>>
    'What do you mean?" Yukito in the movie asked. "I know the truth." Touya said in a determined tone. "What will you do, then?" Yukito asked him. "I konw all about it! The other self of yourself that even you are not aware of..." Sakura looked startled. "Other side of Yukito-san... Yue-san..." She looked sad. "You...you are really..." Touya in the movie continued on. Yukito, watching the movie, looked down. "Not a human. When I was not aware of what I was doing, I was my other self... everything I remember is all a lie..." Touya turned around to him. "But from the time that you've been together with me is all real." He sighed. "I really don't know what the hell you are. But... but it really doesn't matter, as long as you're always by my side.." Yukito looked relieved and smiled.
    The girls in the high school were discussing about the movie, and they said both Kinomoto and Tsukishiro were great. Somone mentioned that Tsukishiro's sister is actually Kinomoto's sister in real life, and all the girls agreed that she was adorable. Sakura, passing by, became very embarrassed. Eriol told her that she did wonderfully. Sakura thanked him. Tomoyo wondered if she could get a copy of the tape, which will become one of her treasures. "T, Tomoyo-chan..." Sakura meekly said.
     "Ahh!" The girls across the hallway squealed. "It's Kinomoto-kun and Tsukishiro-kun! You were so cool! Can I have your autograph?!" Tomoyo smiled. "As usual, your Oniisan and Tsukishiro-san seem to gather crowd." "Seems that way," Sakura agreed. Touya looked sleepy, as girls fussed around them. He yawned. Sakura stared at him, concern filling her eyes. 'Ever since she gave his powers to Yue, he seems very tired... I understand why he did so. He would be very lonely without Yue-san or Yukito-san...' "The movie was interesting!" one of the girls commented. "Thank you," Yukito answered. "See ya later!" The girls said, moving off. Touya, who didn't said much at all, suddenly collapsed. "Oniichan!" Sakura cried. "It's OK... I"m just tired." Touya told Yukito, who was supporting him. He turned around. "Sakura-chan!" Yukito said. "Sakura...." Touya said, surprised. "It seems you've all came all the way here for us. Ah, that's right. Would you like to have tea with me?" "Hai!" Sakura happily consented.
    "Thanks for waiting. Here," Yukito said, giving tea to Sakura. "Ah, arigato gozaimsu..." He handed one to Tomoyo. "Arigato gozaimasu!" Tomoyo said, taking the cup. "Take it, YOU." Touya said, giving a cup to Shaoran while not bothering to hide his disgust. Shaoran and Touya exchanged a brief sparkling eye battle. Touya gave a tea to Eriol, glaring at him suspiciously. Eriol smiled. "Arigato gozaimasu." "How was the movie?' Yukito asked. "I liked it very much," Sakura replied. "You were very cute," Yukito commented. Sakura blushed fiercely. "Not really..." "Our whole class said you were wonderful. Ah, did you take a tour around here yet?" "Not yet..." "Would you like to go around with me?" "Is that OK?" "Yes, I'll be your tour guide for today." Sakura looked delighted. "Then I'm sleepin' in the classroom," Touya said, leaving. "You sure you'll be all right?" Yukito asked. "I'm just bit tired, that's all." He leaned towards Sakura. Sakura backed off with a sweat drop, sensing the danger. And it came. "Don't eat too much, monster." "I didn't eat too much! Grr!" Yukito looked after him, looking a bit downcast. "I'll have to leave now, too," Eriol said, standing up. "You have to leave now?" Sakura asked. "Yes. I have to take care of things at home. Then see you tomorrow." "Bye," "See ya," Sakura and Tomoyo answered. Eriol started to leave. "See you too, Li-kun." Suddenly his voice became adult-like and cold. "Do your best, will you?" "Huh?!" Shaoran asked, sharply turning around to stare after him. "What is it?" Sakura asked. "Ah... no, it's nothing...." "Then let's go," Yukito said, standing up. "Hai!"
     Sakura got cotton candy in bunny plastic bags.... she threw hoops with Yukito... she came out crying out of a ghost house, while the owner stared after her, looking sorta confused and guilty... Yukito went up to the basket ball team captain for dolls, who absolutely refused to let Yukito play to win the dolls. Sakura watched him, blushing.
    "Milky Way?" Sakara asked. "It's by our class. Would you like to take a look?" "Sure," Sakura replied. "Hi~!" A thrill voice suddenly screamed out. Nakuru popped out of no where and hugged Sakura. "Sakura-chan! Thank you so much for being in our movie! You were the best!" He started to rub his cheek against hers again. "What, you guys are looking at the Milky Way?" "Yes..." Sakura meekly replied. "All right~!!! Fourht graders comin' through~!" He dramatically kneeled in front of Sakura, pointing his hand towards the Milky Way. "Ah, where's Touya-kun?" "He was tired, so he went to a classroom to sleep," Yukito explained. "Ah, too bad. It's strange that he seems so sleepy lately, huh?" Nakuru asked. Sakura and Yukito looked startled at this question. "Ah, only 2 at a time! Sakura and Tsukishiro-kun go first, and others follow after'em! Then come on, come on! 2 on their way!" He pushed them towards the Milky Way.
    There were lots of luminous star bulbs. "Wow! Great! Pretty... this is really wonderful," Sakura said, excited. Yukito, who seemed to be lost in thoughts, asked, "Eh? Sorry. Oh, what do you think of it? Pretty good, right? There's a nice bit just up there..." "OK!" She said, following after him. "How cool..." Staring at the stars, Sakura suddenly remembered her resolve yesterday... 'I want him to know how I truly feel.' She turned to Yukito. "Yukito-san." Yukito turned around. He looked surprised and concerned when he saw how serious she was, but he softened up and gently asked, "What is it?" "I...." She took a deep breath. "Yukito-san... I.... I... I like Yukito-san!"
     Yukito kneeled down so that his face was on a level with hers. "I like you too, Sakura-chan. But... the person whom you love the most is not me." "Eh...?" Sakura asked. "You really like your father, don't you?" "Yes...." "And how about me?" "I like you..." "Isnt' it the same feeling? The liking feeling you have for your father, and your liking of me.... they're similar, aren't they?" Sakura closed her eyes and thought. "Yes... they are...." "I look a lot like your father. Because Sakura-chan is so young, she was just confused a bit," Yukito said. "Yes... did you know the whole time?" "Yes. I was very glad that you considered me as part of your family." Sakura smiled. "There is someone you like, isn't there?" "Yes..." Yukito said, trailing off. "Oniichan?" "...yes, that's so. I don't know what I'd do without him..." "Oniichan's mean outside, but he's actually very kind!" Sakura brightly said. "Yes.." "Even though he teases me!" "Yes. But even if I consider him my most precious person... I don't know what he thinks of me." "I'm sure my brother feels the same way about you... that's why he gave Yue his powers..." She brightly added, " Anyway, I'm sure he likes you as much as I like you!" "Sakura-chan..." "But if he's mean, just call me and I"ll kick his ass! 'Kay?!" "OK..." Yukito smiled, then took Sakura's cheek in his hands. "Thank you. And I'm sure you'll find him that you'd definately like the most... and that person will surely love you back." Following Sakura's example, he brightly added, "And if he's ever mean to you, call me and I"ll kick his ass! OK?" "Hai..." The stars were shining brightly above them.... when they suddenly exploded. Yukito hugged Sakura tightly, protecting her from showers of glass, as...
<CM Break-- Sakura Card!>
     Shaoran froze. "What is it?" Tomoyo asked him. "I sense magic aura. Something might have happened." "To Sakura-chan?!" "Daidouji, you'd better stay here." "Ah... Li-kun!" Shaoran ran in. Nakuru stoo in the corner, watching them with a smile. "As I thought..."
     "Yue-san?!" Sakura asked, looking up at Yukito who was now Yue. "Because my magic's back, there's no mistkae about it! This is Clow's aura!" "But Clow-san is!" Sakura protested. "....dead. Did you hear that?" "Someone's coming," Sakura replied. "I know!" She took her key out. "Release! As I, Sakura, commands, transform! Maze! Illusion!" The cards released into making a huge starrry 3-dimensional maze. "Wow! This is great! It's like planetarium," The highschool girls said. "...but isn't it different from before?" Shaoran ran in. "Maze and Illusion... Damn, I'm too late..." He ran off. "But I can still find her...!"
    "The aura became stronger!" Sakura cried. "Yes..." Yue replied. She closed her eyes and concentrated. "Where is it coming from...? ...This way!" "Wait!" Yue cried, as Sakura ran off. But by the time he reached door of a maze, Sakura was lost.   Sakura was blindly running towards where she felt Clow's aura. "Clow-san's aura... I feel it through here.... it's getting stronger!" Sakura saw a pink curtain. "It's there!" She pushed the curtain aside. And there, she saw, stading in a bright golden mahoujin and holding Clow's staff...
     "Ha!" Shaoran cried, cutting through the maze. "Sakura!" Yue met him. "Where is Sakura?!" Shaoran sharply asked. "This way!" Yue replied, flying off. 'He broke through the maze...?'
     "E...Erioru-kun?" Eriol smiled. His staff glowed scarlet. "Why.... Erioru-kun...." Sakura collapsed. Eriol held her. "It seems that you've found me." He looked amused. "You've transformed two cards and found me as well.... you've gotten really stronger. Wait just a little more, please.... and please try your best."
     Shaoran saw two pink cards dropping down. "Cards.." "She stoped using them," Yue said, flying besides him. "SAKURA!"
     "Sakura... Sakura!" Sakura opened her eyes to see Shaoran's worried face. "You all right?" "Mm..." "What happened?!" "I don't know... But I saw someone standing in Clow-san's mahoujin... Who was it...?" Shaoran looked at Sakura, concerned.
     Nakuru and Eriol were watching Yue, Tomoyo, and Shaoran from up in a tree. "It's just like you'd said it would happen. But what's the meaning of this?" Nakuru asked, turning to Eriol. "Is it really okay?" "Ah. Arigato," Eriol replied, smiling.
    "It's okay if you guys go without me?" Yukito asked the children. "Hai. I have Shaoran-kun and Tomoyo-chan too, so it'll be okay." Sakura replied. Yukito looked concerned. "It's really okay! Thank you for today," Sakura brightly said. "Then take care," Yukito said. "Yes, bye," "Bye," Shaoran glanced at her. "So it was Clow-san's aura after all?" Tomoyo asked Sakura. "Yes," Sakura replied. "You're not hurt anywhere?" "No, Shaoran-kun recued me, after all," Sakura replied. "But we should go home early and get some rest," Tomoyo said. "That seems like a good idea," Sakura replied. "I must leave you here," Tomoyo said. "Then see you tomorrow,"Sakura told her. She turned to Shaoran. "Shaoran-kun, thank you for today, too. ...Shaoran-kun?" Shaoran blushed scarlet. "I...I"ll walk you home!" He suddenly cried. Sakura smield. "Thank you, but can we go somewhere first?" "Where?" "To the Park...." "Ah?"
     In the penguin park, they sat together side by side in two swings. "You know? I told Yukito-san that I liked him today." Shaoran looked up, startled. "Oh? Did you..?" He couldn't conceal his hurt expression. "But... he said he wasn't the most precious one for me. He said, I'm a lot like your father, right? Isn't the feeling you have for your father and me the same? So I thought about it..." She smiled. "He was right. But, some part of him, I truly liked him, not as a father...but..." She started to swing. "But he already has someone he likes, and I really like that person too, and I'm sure that person likes Yukito-san as well. So it's oaky if I"m not the most important one for him. If Yukito-san is happy by being with whom he loves, it's all right. Tomoyo-chan once told me she'd be happy if the one she loved can be happy." Shaoran looked startled, looking at Sakura's face overflowing with hidden sadness. "I think I'll be happy thinking he'd be happy, too."
     Suddenly panted up emotions bursted, and tears escaped her eyes.. "But... it seems... for some reason, I can't help but cry.... but if I cry in front of him, he'd know..." She started to cry. Shaoran bit his lips, trying to stop the pain inside of him. He couldn't stand Sakura getting hurt anymore and he leaped up and stood in front of her. "Now..why am I crying.. I understood what he was saying, and I really wished that he'd be happy, but..." "I know!" Shaoran cried. Sakura looked up, startled, as Shaoran handed her his blue handkerchief. He smiled a kind smile for her. "I understand..." Sakura held out both of her little hands to receive the handkerchief from him. She stood up. "Thank you...." She buried her face in his shoulders. "Yukito-san said....someday... I'll find someone whom I"ll really love.. and that person will love me back, too...." Her tears dropped on his chest. Shaoran looked saddened. "I'm sure you'll find him...." He held her gently and warmly. "It's OK. You'll find him..."   Sakura smiled, reassured. "Thank you..." The scene fades out.
<To Be Continued...>

Summary written by Wing Zero. CCS by CLAMP. It took me 2 hours to copy almost every dialogue down and 2 days(thank you, mom, for kicking me off the computer.) to type it up. But I enjoyed it! ^_~ Placed on Sakura Wing on September of 2001.