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Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Meiling... Family? *Theories*

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Cardwitch:
What's the deal with the stars' parents?

Okay, so we know that Sakura has her living father and her annoying brother (our beloved Touya). It's a well known fact that her mother died when she three for reasons we are never told. Is there any mention of what Nadeshiko died of, or are we meant to guess... Cause my guess is of an illness of some sort though I could be wrong. From the looks of things, she's the happiest of the Cardcaptor Sakura gang.

From what we've seen and heard, Syaoran Li is the youngest of five children and is the only boy, with four crazy older sisters and a very respectable, pretty and strange mother. As told to us by Wei in the 'Move' card episode (when Meiling showed up) we're told that Syaoran's father died when he was little (probably around the age that Sakura was when her mother died). Now, I don't think that Syaoran's father died of illness but maybe a car crash?

Tomoyo is easy, as her parents are obviously divorced. Whether Tomoyo knows who her father is or not (after all, from the way Tomoyo never talks about him, if sounds like they parted on bad terms). We know her mother was Nadeshiko's cousin and is obsessed with Nadeshiko like Tomoyo is with Sakura.

Meiling is a little bit harder. We KNOW she has a mother as she calls Meiling up to tell her to come home for family reasons, and Syaoran mentions that 'auntie' (Meiling's mother) said so. There is mention of Meiling's father somewhere (it might have been the dub or something). So I asume that Meiling is the ONLY one of the 'Fabulous Four' who has both of her parents! I doubt she has a great family unit as she seems to prefer the company of Syaoran, Yelan and her other cousins (from the way she speaks). My guess is her parents want to marry her off quickly to someone with power magical powers. Meiling is clearly meant to have magical powers, but it my have been a defelt cause she doesn't, does she. (Although, she does have incredible strength. A ten year old black belt...)

Of course there is Eriol who is sort of the fifth member of the gang (though he really runs in his own circles... Yamazaki and Nakuru... etc.) who is obviously not a normal kid, hence he probably doesn't have parents. His family just include Spineil and Nakuru... And of course, his beloved Kaho. So he's made his own family. (Then again, he's Clow in a way, so Syaoran is his 'cute decendant', and probably related to Meiling too...)

The gang's parents are pretty hacked, aren't they? As from the looks of things... None of them have it all do they? ^_^ And they're all realated to each other. See, Tomoyo and Sakura are cousin's through their mother's, and Meiling and Syaoran are fairly close cousins through the 'Li' line (So my guess is their father's were brother's or something... Seeing as Syaoran calls Meiling's mother his 'auntie'). Sakura and Syaoran, in a idle girl-anime-like-manner will stay together and get married... Therefore joining all four of them together as family... As for Eriol, we already know that Syaoran and Meiling are decendants of Clow Reed, therefore Eriol's related to them also.

Awww... It's family a wonderful thing?

D.J.P:
Very interesting thoughts.

Very nicely put :D

*have a cookie for well-done post*

Ruby Chan:
Hmmm.....couldn't Meiling's mother be the sister of Yelan? That would make her Syaoran's auntie too.....

But good observation skills!

I think that there may be another connection too.....a lot of people think that Nadeshiko had magic, since although Fujitake is half of Clow Reed, he may not have been the one to pass the magic down. Both Nadeshiko and Syaoran's father died young....perhaps they knew each other like Sakura and Syaoran, and battled something that cursed them to die early of an illness?

Speaking of Fujitaka, since he's half of Clow Reed, like Eriol, that would mean that he's related to Syaoran and Meiling too (if Eriol is, I mean). Which makes Sakura, Meiling and Syaoran all distant cousins or something!

Cardwitch:
It has been popular theory that both Nadeshiko and Syaoran's father knew each other. Maybe they were at school together or something. I just think that it's sad that the Fantatic Four... and Eriol... all seem to have come from 'broken families'.  As for the realtions, in my story 'The Secret Diary of Meiling Li', Meiling's mother was Syaoran's father's younger sister. I have this theory that the Li family basically married each other to keep magic in the family... Of course it seems Meiling must have a faulty gene (poor sweetheart) which means she doesn't have magical powers (or the sixth sense).

Meiling and Syaoran are the most interesting characters in 'Card Captor Sakura' as they both seem to come from strange backgrounds. Something tells me that Meiling (who if you haven't guessed yet is my favourite girl character) comes from a family that don't really think much of her... possibly because she has no special powers. She's only child, but fromt he way she clings to Syaoran, it seems she wants to create a good family unit that she can feel safe in. This is probably why she follows Syaoran everwhere, not because she's in love with him, but because she's desperate to feel a part of a family.

Syaoran's father is a strangely popular theory character... He's only mentioned once in the anime and he's big news. The idea that he died when Syaoran was three is very likely, cause not only does it fit into the time Sakura's mother die,d but because it means that Syaoran was just about old enough to remember his father, but not enough to remember who and what he was like. This I think may have caused Syaoran to become the way he is... No because he was just brought up that way, but because he wants a male role model. In the manga, Syaoran seems a little taken in by Sakura's father (and Fujitaka seems to like Syaoran too).

Both Sakura and Syaoran lost the one parent that would be their best friend, or the one that they'd be close with... Hence, both of them were brought up in a family were they had no strong role model. Sakura seems to have got on with it with no problem, but still wishing for her mother while Syaoran had been forced to only care for himself and seems desperate for a male role model. So in a sence, Sakura and Syaoran are more perfect for each other as they fill in the gaps of each other's lives. ^_^

moezychan:
The mention of Tomoyo's father reminded me of a theory I've had for a long time. Anybody who's watched Card Captor Sakura is well aware that Tomoyo loves Sakura as more than just friends, and though Tomoyo's mom Sonomi is shown at least a handful of times, she gives off the same impression for Nadeshiko.

My theory is that she was forced into an arranged marriage, considering they were born into a very well to do family, and she was really in love with Nadeshiko. Eventually, I'm assuming, her parents died, as they are never mentioned in the anime or the manga, and she divorced her husband because she's actually a lesbian.

It's a pretty well known fact that homosexuality is hereditary and obviously Tomoyo also inherited it, and very well likely that Touya inherited it as well since Tomoyo and Sonomi are his and Sakura's cousins.

All this is merely speculation, and I'm not stating that it's factual.

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