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storypaint ([personal profile] storypaint) wrote2007-02-09 11:26 am

Antique Hearts (Eriol/Kaho)

Comm: [livejournal.com profile] 30_romances
Words: 483
Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura
Title: Antique Hearts
Author: rhap_chan
Theme(s): 6. Soooo not funny! ; Sarcasm; 17. Garden Vista; Elysium El Dorado; Carnival; 21. The Devil's Advocate; advocatus diaboli; 24. The puppet master; strings; control freak; 27. Love, hate and the like; emotions
Pairing/Characters: Hiiragizawa Eriol/Mizuki Kaho
Rating:
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura belongs to CLAMP. All fanfiction archived here is a derivative of canon material that is not my property. I do not profit from these writings. The opinions and actions expressed in these stories are not necessarily the views and beliefs of the original author or me.
Summary: Five short fics to finish out the themes; all under one-hundred words apiece.

6.

Her sarcasm is always elaborate and ridiculous. When asked if she had finished the milk, Kaho replies, "Of course not; the milk eloped with the sugar and they forgot to send us a wedding invitation."

Eriol had been fancying some tea with milk in it but instead he pounced on his girlfriend and tickled her until she screamed with laughter.

17.

They loved to garden together. Eriol tended roses with the care of a father for his children, and Kaho carefully cultivated tomatoes that were juicy and sweet.

He gave her roses, carefully pruned from his bushes, and in return she handed him a tomato, laughing. Later on, he placed it at his bedside table, carefully rinsing the remaining parts of stem, and though she giggled again she was touched by his care.

21.

"And what if they're right and we shouldn't marry?" Eriol asked glumly, putting his face in his hands. "Physically, I am only sixteen, you know."

"So?" Kaho said, reaching out and squeezing his hand. She took his hand and pressed it to her heart.

"Like Sakura would say, this is what matters," she said, and he couldn't stay sad after that.

24.

... We got a new transfer student from England, Hiiragizawa Eriol. He...

... Sakura is a real sweetheart, just like Clow thought she would be. It's going to be hard to deceive...

Kaho looked at both of her letters and sighed heavily. Who should she write back to first, the puppet master or his puppet?

She hadn't known it would be this hard until she had both letters in front of her, Sakura's innocence spilling from the page.

27.

She wasn't sure why it seemed she only dated younger men. Any psychologist would expect the opposite, since her father left at such an early age.

But then again, it was their hearts she loved, not their bodies, and both of their souls were much older than her. They had those child smiles and those antique hearts, and she found it irresistable.

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[identity profile] claire-chan.livejournal.com 2007-02-10 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish I was fast enough to make witty comments like Kaho's eloping milk. xD I usually think of things to say like that when I'm sleeping in bed that evening.

*keeps on reading*

[identity profile] storypaint.livejournal.com 2007-02-11 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I have the same problem with the wit. I'll sit up in the middle of the night and say, "Darn it! I should have said--"

It doesn't amuse my sister much, lol.
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[identity profile] claire-chan.livejournal.com 2007-02-11 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
RIGHT xD

I'll do that in the middle of the conversation too, if that topic has ended but I was still thinking about it. And people look at me like, "WTF" XD

[identity profile] sheila-chan.livejournal.com 2007-03-01 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
My compliment just eloped with Frank the goat

I am not an ExK shipper but I enjoyed reading what you wrote-- as well as the other ExK ficsXD

[personal profile] pleonasm 2007-03-02 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
See, this is what I hope for-- to get someone who doesn't really like the pairing at least support my characterization. I'm really glad you liked it.