Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Couple Dates ❯ Field Cornflowers ( Chapter 3 )

A.N.: This is one of the couples of CCS that I really think of as cute, though there is the traditional taboo against it, though the taboo also has a reasonable explanation for existing. Quite frankly, though, I don't care! It's obvious to me that even though they hold a huge age difference, Rika and Terada love each other, and they're so cute! I can't help but love and support them!

 

If you don't like a couple with a big difference between their ages or simply think that a teacher and student relationship shouldn't go beyond an educational one, then please don't read this chapter. I'm dealing with those two afore-mentioned taboos here.

 

SHOT 3: FIELD CORNFLOWERS

 

Rika was really happy, though not everyone would notice since she always had a smile on her delicate face. Of course, there was a reason for her to feel so joyful, and a very good one at that: Terada-sensei had just asked for some private time with her… and it wasn't anything school-related.

 

He'd asked her for a date. They'd been seeing each other since she was in 4th grade, but due to tradition, they always had to hide that fact; it would ruin his life if anyone ever found out he was dating someone young enough to be his little daughter.

 

The fact that he was always working didn't help their relationship much either, and that's exactly why she was so happy. As their homeroom teacher, Terada had just communicated that there would be no classes on Saturday due to a national event, and as soon as the others were out of the classroom, she'd walked up to him at the desk, upon which he was pretending to arrange some papers.

 

A little embarrassed, Terada-sensei asked her out.

 

Obviously, she was delighted. It was very difficult to go out with someone as hard-working as he was, so when those situations came, she was always filled with glee.

 

Rika strolled happily through the streets that led home, sighing every now and then, emotions flowing out of her. Lovingly, she raised her hand and held it about a foot and a half from her dark brown eyes, examining the engagement ring he'd given her a few years earlier. She'd always kept it with her and took great care of the object. It was something she treasured dearly, especially because it had been given with a lot of love...

 

Love that she never hesitated to return.

 

When she finally reached her house, the brunette entered, announced her arrival and proceeded to her bedroom in order to get ready.

 

~//~

 

She was early, no doubt about it. To make sure nothing made her late, Rika had programmed herself to arrive at the meeting place two hours before what they had scheduled. Surprisingly though, he was already there by the time she arrived.

 

Terada greeted her with a genuinely happy smile on his face, “Sasaki-san, you're early!”

 

“As are you, sensei!” She replied with a beaming expression.

 

Putting his hands on his knees, the older man bent down to look her at eye-level. “What did we talk about when going out in public?” He asked in a gentle voice.

 

“Oh, I'm sorry, Te-Terada-san,” Rika replied apologetically in a very low voice.

 

Still smiling, he reached back to his full height and caressed her head, “Good. You look beautiful. I especially like how we are wearing matching outfits.”

 

“What?” She asked, dazed. Taking a good look at him, she realized his tie and pants matched the pattern of green and beige stripes of her own dress. “Oh! Why, yes. What a coincidence!”

 

“No, it isn't, my dear.” He said, and then whispered in her year, “Linked hearts communicate more than just emotions.”

 

Rika blushed a very pretty shade of pink right there, and Terada couldn't help but to think it was a very cute color for her. Stuttering, the girl tried to change the topic, “Sh-Shall we go?” She asked timidly, hiding her face with her open palms.

 

“Sure, to the field, right?”

 

She nodded, so he started leading the way in a very slow pace… her steps were small.

 

~//~

 

Some minutes later, the two reached an apparently endless field of cornflowers, a place they had discovered only some time before and where they were away from the prying eyes of society.

 

Together, they laid down among the yellow flowers, side by side, and continued talking. It was very enjoyable, until both began to grow thirsty.

 

“Sasaki-san, would you like a drink?” Terada offered.

 

She looked at him shyly before responding. “I would like that, thank you!”

 

“I'll be right back, don't worry. The same as always, right?”

 

She nodded. Terada stood up and offered Rika a hand to help her up too, which she gracefully accepted. Guiding her towards the rows of trees that separated the field from a small park nearby, he pointed towards a low brick wall, not taller than the height of his waist. “Will you please wait for me there?”

 

“Yes, Terada-san.”

 

He came back about four minutes later, holding two differently colored cans, and found Rika leaning against the wall he'd previously pointed to, eyes closed. Terada walked the rest of the way silently, startling her when he touched the cold can to her forehead.

 

“Here you go,” he offered, smiling. The young teacher couldn't help but to think of her as cute.

 

Recomposing herself, Rika gently took the juice can from his extended hand. “Thank you,” she replied kindly.

 

Before the girl opened the can, however, Rika was surprised to feel both of his hands on either side of her waist, lifting her up in order to sit the girl on top of the wall. He was still higher, but at least they were closer this way. She smiled and mutely thanked him before drinking.

 

Both drank their respective juices in silence, but enjoying each other's company. When she finished, Rika placed the empty can beside her and looked at him shyly, observing his features as her teacher finished his own drink.

 

He took the last gulp as his companion stared at him. Noticing she'd been caught, Rika blushed a good shade of red before diverging her eyesight elsewhere.

 

Wherever it was she was looking, though, it was promptly ignored in his favor when the girl felt Terada's hand on her cheek. She turned to look at him questioningly and was surprised when he, seemingly out of nowhere, brought out one of the many cornflowers they had laid among just minutes earlier. Silently, the teacher placed it on her hair, right behind one of her ears. Using their proximity to his advantage, as if she wasn't blushing enough already, Terada placed a soft kiss on the student's forehead, lingering just a bit.

 

When he backed away, her eyes were hidden by brunette bangs, but he could still make out the bright red on the girl's face.

 

After some wordless moments, Rika finally gathered the courage to talk. “Terada-san, I'm such a child,” she started, her voice almost a whisper, and she was still not looking at him. “You're an adult. I feel awfully shy just with this, no matter how much I try not to. I'm sure you can't be satisfied just talking and randomly meeting.”

 

He remained silent, waiting for whatever question it was she wanted to ask him.

 

It took a moment before she finally managed to ask. “Why me?”

 

Three seconds passed before the teacher realized what exactly his student was referring to. Grabbing her right hand with one of his and placing the other under her chin, Terada replied. “Sasaki-san, look at me,” he asked, gently lifting her face in order to look into her copper-colored eyes. “Why would I give this ring if I wasn't serious?”

 

As he questioned this, Rika felt a soft touch on the finger that always discretely harbored the said object.

 

“If it isn't you, then there's no one else I want with me forever,” he whispered as he leaned his forehead against hers. “But we'll have to wait a bit more before that happens, though,” the man finished with a tender smile on his lips as he looked at the girl adoringly.

 

Rika granted him a big smile and closed her eyes, enjoying the warm feeling spreading through her body.

 

He closed his eyes too, also enjoying the lovely moment.

 

One day, she'd grow up a little more and Terada would be able to properly propose to her, without worrying about the eyes of strangers. When that time came, they'd be able to be together without any additional worries.

 

For now, though, just being this way was fine enough.

 

END of SHOT 3: FIELD CORNFLOWERS

 

A.N.: There, nothing too serious, was it? ^^

 

I think it was cute, though I still get the feeling that CLAMP would do this in an even more subtle way than I did it…

 

Anyway, please comment, criticize, point out anything wrong or whatever it is you'd like to “say” in a review!

 

Thanks for reading! I'm now signing out!

KaiLi Syaoran-Lover