I looked down at my master as he laid on the bed. Brushing
Clow's bangs from his aging face, I gazed into his dull eyes. "Do
you really have to leave?"
Coughing slightly, Clow covered his lips with his fingertips. "Do
I have to, Yes. Do I want to, no."
"Master, is there anything I can do?" I closed his eyes and laid
my head against Clow's slowly moving chest. Placing my hand over
his heart, I felt the faint flutter against my fingertips. "I don't want
you to leave me." I uttered rapidly.
"Nothing is immortal, even you will die someday Yue." Clow closed
his eyes, resting his hand against my head, brushing my bangs back.
"Master… There is one thing that is immortal." I tilted my head up
so that I was looking at my master.
Clow moved his hand from on top of my head down to my neck petting
my hair back trying to soothe me. "What is that?"
I bit my trembling lower lip and closed my eyes. "Love."
"How is love Immortal Yue? People die." Clow shook his head slightly
running his fingertips against my cheek. 'For once Yue I don't understand
you.'
"I know I know that people who really love each other with their
entire being… That they will come together again. And that no matter what…"
I opened my shimmering amethyst eyes. "My heart will find you again."
Clow's lips parted to speak only to have my lips cover his in a soft
yet devoted kiss. Breaking the kiss, I placed my fingertips against
Clow's trembling lips.
"For once master don't speak, feel." I closed my eyes.
"I know.. You never meant for me to fall in love with you, but I have.
I know we will be together again. I swear we will find one another again."
Clow's dark eyes slid closed. "I know. I wish I had the courage to
say it sooner." Clow buried his fingers in my hair. "When I was well,
I tried to avoid your affection, I should have embraced you more often.
I should have loved you more. But.. If I loved you I was afraid
to make you and unfit guardian."
I tilted my head to the side, and sat next to my former master instead
of kneeling. "Do you feel I am unfit right now?"
"No.. I just don't want you to make it harder for the next owner
of the Clow cards. I know you will use me as a measure to judge this person,
but.. I want you to be fair."
My gloved hand slid into his bare one and grasped it tightly.
"Master Clow, I will try."
"Yue, I love you." Clow's voice trembled. As he laid back against
the pillow once more, his hand slid out mine and fell against his chest.
"I love you to master, but.. please rest now." I brushed Clow's
bangs from his face, and placed a gentle kiss against his forehead.
Removing Clow's glasses, I kissed the tip of his nose, trailing it lower
I covered his lips with mine.
Kero sat behind me, his tail swishing back and forth. Starring me,
Kero smiled and fluttered his short wings.
Both Kero's and my hearts fell as I felt Clow's chest no longer rising
and falling. "Master!!" I broke my lips from his, my voice
was shrill like a cry. Laying my head against his chest, I stayed there
till the final moment when the Clow book summoned me.
Unbinding my hair as I stood in the light of the moon, I held my
hand to my chest. "I will find you again my love." With that I vanished
in a sparkling mist.
