Blast from the past: When I wrote this I had never been on a date myself so it was pure daydreaming and living through Sakura and Syaoran at this point. I thought I was progressive when I set Sakura up to proudly pay for half of the dinner but I know now that it's a lot more gallant when the guy treats the girl. Plus we all know that Syaoran's family is loaded! On my first date a few years later he paid for the dinner while I covered the movies. The cringiest part of this chapter was that out of all the fancy food I could have had them eat, I chose chow mein and dim sum. I wanted to sound exotic, but oh my gosh, it is such plain food. I switched those out for kobe beef and grilled lobster. After that it was smooth sailing and the special kiss still makes me grin from ear to ear.
The New Trials Connection: Both the Romance and the Kaitou Magician wear tuxedos! My inspiration was Tuxedo Mask. We have also seen Kai and Meilin go to a fancy restaurant on their Arc 3 date and later on that's where Syaoran takes Sakura before the mess with the Plague. Wish-chan then introduces La Seine, which ended up capturing the kind of ambiance that I was going for when I wrote this chapter.
Reading the relaunch: Alas, there was no companion chapter of 'A Night to Remember' in CardCaptor Chronicles. Jeremy simply stated that every couple in Destined Love had two chapters each with the exception of S&S who had three. And it's clear that this filler chapter in no way moves the story forward.
Review spotlight: This review is from Rhea, who was one of my online penpals back in 2003. The conversations will always start off CCS-based but then you get to know the people on a more personal level. I met her while she was actively seeking out participants to vote on her CCS fanfic poll. I remember that Little Wolf LOVER was number one because her stories were addicting and salacious. I also remember that Peacewish made it on the top authors list and The New Trials of CardCaptor Sakura and Friends made it on the top fanfic list. It was her poll that allowed me to open my eyes and search for the diamond fanfics in the rough.
That's sweet. ) Your fanfiction has very nice romance scenes... I wasn't disapointed! I think I'll keep reading it now. You've got me hooked. hehe. The romance card, what a sweet card to keep...
Art: I was pretty impressed with the way the Romance's outfit turned out! It's my second time drawing a tux. Red is my go-to choice for the tie colour so I had to choose a different route. The gold looks really nice with the black. At first I was upset with the way the wings came out so uneven, but after colouring them in they didn't look so bad. I didn't mention anything of him having them in the chapter, but I decided to keep with the theme of giving all of these spirits wings. The Romance's wings are inspired by his bow tie.
Up next: It's finally time to pick up with Takashi and Chiharu's story in Chapter 5: Together at Last. Will our two lovebirds confess their feelings for each other?
