A/N: Heeeeeeelloooooooooooooo people! It's another fanfic of my favourite
characters- Yue, Yukito and Sakura! Basically the story is about Sakura's
magic growing stronger and she's now able to separate Yue and Yukito into
two individuals (two bodies of course!) But the process went wrong and now
there's a mix-up!! What mix-up? READ ON! And REMEMBER TO REVIEW!!!
Note: To prevent confusion, the real identity of the character will be in brackets.
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura and its characters do not belong to me...they belong to CLAMP. (I'm starting to feel sick and tired of typing this disclaimer cuz it's sooooooooooo obvious that CCS DON'T BELONG TO ME! Arghhhhhhhhhhh)
Title: A Spell Went Wrong
Chapter One: The Spell that Went Wrong
Inside Sakura's bedroom, the atmosphere was solemn. Sakura stood at the edge of the room, while Yue stood in the middle of it. Kero-chan was sitting on Sakura's desk, with a rarely seen serious expression on his stuffed-toy face. Sakura took a deep calming breath. "Yue, are you ready?" Yue nodded, his face expressionless as usual. Sakura began to chant and focused her star magic on Yue. A magic circle appeared on the floor beneath Yue and he closed his eyes, levitating a few inches in the air. His white wings closed around his body and a white light appeared. The light grew larger and brighter as it slowly filled the whole room. With a final shout from Sakura, "DIVIDE!" The light burst and scattered as it disappear into the air. Yue's wings folded back and now there stood two persons. They collapsed onto the floor. "Yue! Yukito-san! Are you all alright?" Sakura rushed forward with much concern. The two slowly sat up and looked at Sakura. "I'm alright, Sakura-chan, thank you so much" said one of them while the other just nodded and murmured, "Hai, Mistress." Sakura's emerald- green eyes widened with shock and she fainted.
Sakura woke up when an insistent but warm and husky voice called her name. "Sakura-chan, please, wake up..." She opened her eyes to see Yue's face hovering above hers. She stared into his eyes, and noticed that while his was usually more silver than blue, it's now a light sea-blue, with flecks of silver in them. They were warm with concern. She turned her head and saw Yukito-san standing behind Yue, his arms folded and with a cool expression on his normally gentle face, but not wearing any glasses. "Hooooooeeeeeeeeeeee!!" Then she realized what's wrong. Yue is calling her 'Sakura-chan', which is just not possible because he NEVER calls her that no matter how many times she insists. While Yukito-san has answered her 'Mistress', which is also IMPOSSIBLE. The only explanation is that yes, she has been successful in separating Yue and Yukito-san's minds into separate bodies, but they are in the WRONG ones. Yue's mind is stuck in Yukito-san's body and Yukito-san's in Yue's. She whispered, "Oh my God..." and closed her eyes, hoping to block out the reality for a little while more and wishing desperately that she's dreaming. She thought back to a week ago, when she had that conversation with Eriol.
==Start of Flashback=
"Eriol-kun! I'm so glad to hear from you! How have you been?" Sakura asked excitedly as she held the phone closer to her ear. She could hear Eriol's smile in his voice when he replied. "Sakura-chan, I'm fine, and how are you?"
"Oh Eriol-kun, I'm fine too, thanks for asking. But why are you calling now after such a long time? I missed you, you know?" Sakura smile wistfully as she remembered that the last time she had spoke to Eriol was two years ago, after she had turned all the Clow cards into Sakura cards, and Eriol had explained why he did so many things to her. And shortly after that, Eriol had left to return to England. Though they do correspond with letters once a while, it's very different from hearing his voice or seeing him. Eriol has been a good friend to Sakura, and she really did miss him a lot.
"Sakura-chan, I miss you too. The reason I called is regarding your last letter, which I felt a reply through a phonecall would be better."
"My last letter? You mean..."
"Yes, it's about dividing Yue's mind and Yukito's mind into two separate bodies. Since Touya has decided to complete his university studies overseas, naturally Yukito wants to join him. But Yue insists on staying by your side to protect you in the case of anything happening to you. Although Touya agreed with Yue, you didn't want to take Yukito's time away from Touya for so long. It's understandable, as Touya will be overseas studying for two years. I have seen a great growth in your magic since I last saw you, and I am confident that you will be able to perform the dividing with no problem. Now, let's discuss the details of the spell needed...."
Sakura was happy that Eriol seems to have confidence in her, but she's still worried that she would mess something up. She had asked Eriol to come to Japan for the spell, just to guide her along or to support her if anything goes wrong. But Eriol had rejected her request kindly but firmly, saying that now she SHOULD have more confidence in herself. Afterall, she's the Mistress of the Sakura Cards now. And so after going over the spell and details over and over again, Sakura has finally chosen a day where her Onnichan and Otousan won't be at home to perform the spell. In fact, she will be alone at home (not including Kero-chan, of course) for three days, as Onnichan has went for a short weekend trip at the beach to work, and Otousan is also overseas for work. And so the timing was perfect. Now, it's only that the spell that wasn't so perfect. Oh, what is she going to do?
==End of Flashback==
She was drawn back to the reality by Yue, or rather, Yukito-san that's in Yue's form now. "Sakura-chan, are you alright? You look rather pale. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Yukito-san, Yue-san! I messed up the spell!" With a sob, she turned her head into the pillow and cried. A hand went around her shoulders and patted her kindly. "Oh, Sakura-chan, please don't cry, it's going to be alright. And we aren't hurt, so please don't worry about it, ne?" Yukito-san spoke through Yue's voice, and sounded so concerned and caring that she suppressed her sobs as quickly as she can. Looking up into Yue's (Yukito) eyes, she tried to smile reassuringly to ease Yukito-san's worries. But when she saw Yue usual cool facial features drawn in a heart- warming smile that's so out of place and weird, she couldn't help but giggle.
"Sakura!!!!!!!!!!!! Now's not the time to giggle! I'm glad that you are alright of course, but shouldn't you think of a way to fix this problem, huh?" Kero-chan flew angrily towards Sakura and shouted in that Osaka- accent of his. "Oh Kero-chan, gomen, but I just couldn't help it...." Sakura broke into another fit of giggles, she sees the innocent and clueless look on Yue's(Yukito) face. She sneaked a look at Yukito's(Yue) face and she laughed even louder, as Yukito's usual gentle face was now in a deep and cool frown, behaving all dignified yet showing his annoyance at the situation. "Mistress, please try to...restrain yourself a little and.....fix this problem." Yukito's(Yue) voice sounded strained, as if he's trying hard to control his irritation from showing. And that word, 'Mistress' coming out of Yukito-san's mouth was really priceless, thought Sakura, as she tried desperately to control her laughter.
When she finally managed to calm down, she sat up in bed, deep in thoughts. "What spell will fix this mix-up?" Apparently, Kero-chan and Yue was thinking of the same things themselves, so the room was silent. Suddenly, a sound broke through the silence. "Grooooooooooowl"
"Huh?" The three looked up to see Yue's(Yukito) face in a sheepish smile as he said, "I guess I'm hungry.." Kero-chan and Sakura burst out laughing. "I never thought I would live to see the day to hear those words coming out of Yue's mouth....haaahaaahaaaa" Kero-chan was now rolling on the floor, hugging his little orange stomach and tears in his eyes as he was laughing so much. Yukito's(Yue) face frowned again, before he resumed a cool and bored expression. He glared silently but warningly at Kero-chan, as if to say, "Keroberos, if you don't stop laughing now, I really don't know what I will resort to...." Seeing such an expression on Yukito's(Yue) face caused Kero-chan to laugh even louder. "Oh, Yukito-san, let me get you something to eat first, ne?" Sakura smiled and went downstairs to fix some food.
Yue(Yukito) folded his wings in and followed Sakura downstairs, to see if he could help with preparing the food. Kero-chan followed in hope that he could have some food and Yukito(Yue) just stood in the middle of Sakura's bedroom, looking out of the window in silence. His amber eyes were narrowed as he wondered what went wrong and how it could be fixed. The sound of something crashing caught his attention and he ran downstairs as fast as his feet, or rather, Yukito's feet, could carry him.
"Sakura-chan!!!" Kero-chan and Yue(Yukito) was shouting. Yukito's(Yue) golden-brown eyes widened as he saw his mistress lying on the kitchen floor, unconscious. "Mistress!" He went to Sakura and shook her lightly. When there was no response, he turned to the others and asked, "What happened?"
Yue(Yukito) shook his head slowly as his mane of silver hair swayed from side to side, and Kero-chan replied. "I DON'T KNOW!!! Sakura was making dinner when she just froze and fainted. I didn't sense any strange aura so it can't be someone out to get Sakura. But also I can hardly sense Sakura's aura as it's so weak!"
Yes, Sakura's aura is so weak, one can barely sense it. Yukito(Yue) leaned down near to Sakura's face and his face turned grave. "Sakura-sama's breathing too lightly. We have to help her into bed first." He lifted Sakura with ease and settled her in bed. "Now what do we do? What can we do to help Sakura-chan?" Yue's(Yukito) voice wavered a little as his silver- blue eyes clouded with worry. The Sakura cards flew from the book and hovered above Sakura in a circle, concerned and wanting to encourage her. Sakura's eyes fluttered open.
"What? How? I..." Sakura shook her head slightly as if to clear it. She tried to sit up but was so weak that slump right back down again. "Sakura!!!!!!!!! You are awake!! What happened to you? Are you feeling alright? Do you want some water?" Kero-chan blurted out. "I don't know what happened...suddenly I feel so weak and everything turned black. I still feel drained, but I will be alright soon! Don't worry ok?" She smiled weakly, trying to convince them that she's ok and not wanting them to worry about her. But her smile faded as she involuntary fell into a deep sleep. Soon she was snoring softly.
The three other persons in the room looked at one another, united in their thoughts. "What happened to Sakura?" Suddenly Kero-chan and Yue sensed another presence in the room, and whipped around, preparing to fight. "Easy, I just want to see how Sakura-chan is." Eriol smiled soothingly at them.
He walked to Sakura's bed and sat down beside her, holding his hand out above her body as he closed his eyes in concentration. After a while, Eriol opened his eyes and stood up, turning to Kero-chan, Yue and Yukito as he spoke softly. "This is all my fault."
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!" The three of them were shocked.
"Yes, I should have been here when Sakura performed the spell. And then I could have warned her what I had forgotten to tell her on the phone, that the spell cannot be done on a cloudy night when the moon is covered. Yue is affected by the phases of the moon, and somehow the spell went wrong as it's affected by the lack of moon. And now, not only did the spell went wrong and put both of you in wrong bodies, Sakura's magic is also almost all drained. Now, even I can't do anything to help her. Because our magic is under different elements, I cannot transfer my magic to help her recover. Sakura has to pull through this on her will power, alone." Eriol's eyes were downcast as he looked sadly at the floor.
"Can't we do anything? We are her guardians right?" Kero-chan and Yue asked. Eriol gave the question some thought. "Maybe.....you guys CAN HELP afterall. But first, let me switch your minds back to the proper bodies you two were meant to be in." Eriol took his staff out and used the CHANGE card on Yue and Yukito. As simple as that, this problem was solved. Yue levitated from the ground and shook his wings, while Yukito pushed his glasses back on his face. "Thank you, Eriol-kun." Yukito said, while Yue just nodded at Eriol. "You are welcome, Yukito-san, and you too, Yue."
A groan came from the bed... "Yukito-san..." Sakura was talking in her sleep. "I feel so......weak...ah...." Yukito hurried over to her side and held her hand in his. "I'm here, Sakura-chan, I'm here." He murmured softly as he stroked Sakura's auburn tresses tenderly. Eriol gave a strange look at Yukito before signaling Kero-chan and Yue to follow him downstairs. As he was about to leave Sakura's bedroom, he turned to Yukito and said, "Yukito-san, please stay with Sakura while I discuss with Yue and Keroberos how we can help Sakura." Yukito nodded. "I won't leave her alone, not even a step away from her." Unshed tears shone in his hazel eyes from behind the glasses. As they left the room, Eriol thought to himself, "Could it be that Yukito's changed?"
============================================================= A/N: Hey I didn't know the story would turn out this way!! I initially thought that it would be a one-shot fanfic! I'm just rambling here, but what do you think will happen? Would a Yukito+Sakura pairing be good, or a Yue+Sakura pairing be better? Or maybe....ERIOL AND SAKURA hahahahhahaha. Nah, I don't think it will be Eriol and Sakura cuz I just can't imagine that sly fellow with innocent Sakura!
Eriol: Hey! Who are you calling sly? Hmmm, clever yes, but sly? *smiles that infuriating innocent smile of his that we ALL know that is NOT!*
Kero-chan: How can you people talk about such wishy washy stuff about who to pair up with who in such a situation? Don't you all care about Sakura? If anything happens to Sakura.....I.....I.....I WON'T GET FED!!! I WON'T HAVE ANY DESSERTS!!!!!!!!!!
A/N: *Sweatdrops* I'm sure Sakura will be alright.....but in the case that she's not, you can always stay with Eriol. I'm sure he'll feed you well.
Kero-chan: WHAT? And stay with that loony Ruby Moon? Suppi is ok, but I can't stand Ruby Moon more than I can't stand Yue! Oops did I just say that in front of Yue? *Turns around slowly as he feel a cold chill travel down his spine*
Yue: *Glares at Kero-chan, shooting daggers from his eyes*
Yukito-san: .... *Smiles uncertainly, totally clueless....as usual....*
A/N: Alright! Break's over, on with the story already!!!
============================================================= Chapter Two: Mixed Emotions
"Oh, Sakura, how I regret....." Yukito thought back to the day when Sakura told him excitedly about her intentions to separate himself from Yue, so that he no longer needs to share the same body with Yue.
==Start of Flashback== "Yukito-san! Welcome! I prepared some snacks for you!" Sakura greeted Yukito happily as she led him into the kitchen. "Arigatou, Sakura-chan. Where's To-ya?" Yukito looked around the house. "Onni-chan has to work today. He'll be back later. Here's your tea and snacks!"
Sakura smiled at Yukito again, and chattered happily, "Yukito-san, I think I can divide you and Yue into separate bodies, as Eriol-kun said that I'm now capable of doing that spell. What you think?"
"Huh?" Yukito was taken aback, because in his wildest dreams he never imagines himself not sharing the same body with Yue. He scratched his mop of tousled silver-grey hair absent-mindedly as he replied hesitantly, "Are you sure, Sakura-chan? I have full confidence in you, of course, but...will you be ok? Will it be too much stress on you?"
Sakura smiled sweetly, happy that Yukito-san is concerned about her. "Of course! I'll be ok! Don't worry!" In a more serious tone, she asked. "But are you ok with this? I think that it will be great for you, since you can then be with Onni-chan and study overseas with him. Isn't it? You know that Yue-san wants to stay in Japan...er....so that he can protect me." Sakura blushed a little.
Yukito-san thought to himself, "Of course I would like to be with my best friend To-ya, but I haven't really decided which university to study in...and besides...I'll...I'll..." He realised with a start that he haven't really thought of going overseas for studies because he would miss Sakura. Sure he would miss To-ya if he stayed in Japan, but..Yukito shook his head as confused with is contradicting thoughts.
"Yukito-san, are you alright?" Sakura asked with concern. Yukito's head snapped up and he smiled at Sakura. "Yes, Daijoubu. I'm just surprised that it's possible for me to be separated from Yue. Of course I would like to have my own body, Arigatou." Yukito thought that even if he doesn't go with To-ya for studies overseas, it would still be good to have total control over his own body and not wake up in strange places with blanks in his memory. He would finally feel like a REAL person, and not the figment of someone's imagination. Maybe then he could face up with his true feelings and....
"OK!!! Then I'll make the necessary arrangements and let you know when we'll do the division!" Sakura whooped in joy, glad that she's able to do something for Yukito-san.
==End of Flashback==
Now, Yukito regretted his decision, for if he had rejected Sakura-chan's offer, she would not be in this miserable state. He hung his head in shame, sighing in sadness, thinking that his selfishness had hurt Sakura-chan. "Oh, Sakura-chan, I'm so, so sorry! I sincerely hope you will recover soon...because if you don't, I.....I....don't know what I will do!" Tears that had been on the brim of Yukito's eyes fell down finally. Through her haziness of sleep, Sakura could sense something wet landing on her face. "Nani..tears??? Who's?" She shifted uncomfortably in her bed. Though awake, she couldn't open her eyes as she was just so tired and weak. She also felt chilled to the bones. Yukito sensed her movements and saw her fidgeting. "Sakura-chan?"
"Cold...so...cold.." Sakura manage to gasp out in short uneven breaths. Yukito felt her forehead and drew his hand back in surprise. Sakura's running a fever! He started to leave, wanting to get some ice or medicine to make her feel better, but his hand was caught in hers. "Don't....don't..leave me...Onegai...." Sakura whispered softly. Hearing Sakura's tortured whisper, Yukito-san had no choice but to stay with her. He tucked her under the blankets, and looked around for some warm clothing for her. But Yukito found that he can't move away from Sakura as she still had his hand tightly in hers. But Sakura was shivering badly, despite the thick blankets wrapped around her frail body. Yukito hesitated for a moment before he climbed into bed with Sakura, wrapping her tightly and warmly in his arms. "Sakura-chan, I'll be here with you." Sakura sighed in contentment.
Downstairs, another person was thinking along the same line as Yukito. Yue was sick with guilt and remorse. He remembered that day when Sakura had asked him if he would like to be separated from Yukito-san, and all he had replied was, "Whatever you think is best, Mistress." He could still recall the stricken look on Sakura at his cold response. Finally, he had simply nodded and said, "Yes, if Yukito is agreeable to the idea too." Of course Yue known that Yukito had agreed, having Yukito's memories of being asked by Sakura first. When Yue discovered that Yukito's reply was sought before his, he had felt a strange twinge of emotion. If Yue had been more familiar with human emotions, he would have realized that what he had felt was jealously. Jealous that Sakura had chosen to speak to Yukito first, that Yukito had been first and foremost in her mind. But being clueless of this emotion that he hadn't felt before in his long life, he simply ignored it. However, Yue is no stranger to the feelings of guilt, having felt it when he had injured Sakura on Judgement Day. He now felt guilty that because of dividing himself from Yukito, Sakura is suffering. He just couldn't bear to be the cause of her suffering. But outwardly, Yue still displayed his expressionless face and cool eyes, revealing none of the turmoil he is feeling inside.
Eriol's voice broke through Yue's turbulent thoughts. "I believe there's a way for you two to help Sakura, but are you up to it? It's going to be tough."
Yue nodded, while Kero-chan exclaimed, "OF COURSE! We will help Sakura however we can! So what should we do?"
"Sakura's powers are now reduced to almost nil because the spell went wrong. Since her magic has been supporting you two for the last few years, some of her powers are alive within your bodies. What you need to do is to transfer your powers to hers."
"That's simple! Let's go now!" Kero-chan started to fly upstairs.
"Wait, I'm not done." Eriol caught Kero-chan by his tail and held him back. "I have not explained the DANGER of doing so. Transferring of power is an extremely complex and dangerous process. You should still remember what happened to Touya when he transferred his to Yukito and Yue to sustain them when Sakura's was still too weak to support Yue." Eriol paused. Yes, all of them remember what Touya went through after that transfer. He was tired all the time, and after a while, though he slowly recovered his strength and become more energetic, he had a permanent adverse side-effect that he hid from Sakura. Touya is now worse than a 'normal' person. He is completely defenseless against any supernatural or magical attacks. A normal person has a layer of aura that prevents evil spirits or supernatural beings from invading or causing harm to their bodies. The strength of the aura varies from each individual, but everyone has it, even infants, though of course theirs are the weakest. In transferring their powers to Sakura, both Kero- chan and Yue could become like Touya. Which means that they would be unable to protect Sakura from anything in the future. This would inevitably lead to their feelings of helplessness and requesting that Sakura create new guardians to replace them.
There was silence for a moment, before both of them nodded in unison and headed up to Sakura's room. "I hope that all goes well, for all of us", was all Eriol said as he followed the two guardians upstairs. Eriol bumped into the back of Yue at the entrance of Sakura's bedroom. He peered from behind and saw what stopped Yue from entering the room. Yukito was in bed with Sakura, holding her close to him. Sakura's face tilted up and a breath away from Yukito, while their limbs intertwined together like vines. They were both asleep, and the scene was so intimate that even Eriol blushed slightly. Kero-chan was gaping like a goldfish, his mouth opening and closing slowly, while Yue still stood shell-shocked, a strange expression on his face. On closer examination, Eriol discovered that Yue's expression was a cross between rage and jealously. Eriol sniggered in his own mind and thought, "This is going to be INTERESTING." Then his thoughts switched swiftly to more serious ones. Eriol cleared his throat and said softly to the two guardians. "We should wake Yukito-san up as quietly as we can first, before we start the process of transferring powers."
Both guardians snapped to attention, eager to help Sakura as soon as they can. Eriol went forward to wake Yukito-up, careful not to disturb Sakura. "Yukito-san?" Yukito stirred and woke up. He blushed to the roots of his hair when he found the position he's in. Cautiously, he untangled himself from Sakura and stood up. "Have you guys found a way to cure Sakura?" Yukito asked quietly. "Yes, but we cannot be disturbed during the process. Do you mind standing guard downstairs in case there's someone visiting the Kinomotos unexpectedly?"
"Hai, Eriol-kun, I will be downstairs then. Please let me know as soon as you are done. I'm really worried about Sakura-chan. Oh, and Sakura-chan was running a fever! Should we cure her fever first?" Yukito asked anxiously, casting a worried look at Sakura. "A fever?" Eriol frowned and he went to check Sakura's temperature. "Yes, she's having a fever. This is more serious than I thought. We will have to get her fever down before attempting the transference. Yukito-san, please see if there's medicine in the house, if not, we'll have to buy some for her. It's too dangerous to do anything when she is so physically ill and weak." Keroberos, please get some additional warm clothes and dress Sakura in them. Yue, please look after Sakura-chan. I have to get something for the transference, be right back." Without waiting for their replies, Eriol chanted something, as a magic seal appeared on the floor and he disappeared. Yukito hurried downstairs while Kero-chan went to the cupboard to rummage for Sakura's clothes. Yue stood beside Sakura's bed, looking down at her. Sakura was tossing and turning in bed, murmuring something. Yue strained his ears and heard, "Yukito-san..." Yue took a small step backward and frowned a little. Again, he felt that strange emotion. That indescribable feeling he had when Yukito's agreement for the division spell was sought before his, and when he saw Yukito in bed with Sakura just now. Yue is confused, he had never felt this way before, before he met Sakura. But over these two years, he had felt more emotions then he did in his centuries of life before meeting Sakura. Why?
============================================================= A/N: ahhhhhhhhhhh, another short break. Please pardon me my dear readers. My eyes are blurring and my mind is numb. I truly don't know how this story is going to turn out, but at least I can answer Yue's question. Obviously he's feeling jealous and that's because he likes Sakura in that SPECIAL way. Is it love though? Could be, could be a budding love. How about Yukito? He seems to be in love with Sakura too. In this fanfic Yukito and Touya are just REALLY good friends (Sorry T+Y fans). But you never know, with my sick mind, I could get Touya involved and have a little sibling rivalry with Sakura in fighting over Yukito. *EVIL CHUCKLES*
Yue: Me? Jealous? In love with...Sakura-sama? *Yue has a bewildered and somewhat helpless look in his face*
Yukito: Sakura-chan..I love...you??? *Another puzzled face*
Kero-chan: Nah...how can Yue, THE cold Yue fall in love with any other than Master Clow? Not possible, I'm willing to bet my last pudding on it. If I'm Sakura, and Yue and Yukito are the last men on earth, I would rather choose Yukito anytime. Yup yup yup!
*Yue gives a stare so cold at Kero-chan that he freezes up visibly*
*Yukito scratches his head* Er...Thank you Kero-chan..I think???
A/N: Oh man, as much as I like Yue and Yukito, they can be really clueless sometimes. Sigh...Sakura, Sakura, Sakura. Who will you choose?
And my dear readers, who will YOU choose? Please review!!
Note: To prevent confusion, the real identity of the character will be in brackets.
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura and its characters do not belong to me...they belong to CLAMP. (I'm starting to feel sick and tired of typing this disclaimer cuz it's sooooooooooo obvious that CCS DON'T BELONG TO ME! Arghhhhhhhhhhh)
Title: A Spell Went Wrong
Chapter One: The Spell that Went Wrong
Inside Sakura's bedroom, the atmosphere was solemn. Sakura stood at the edge of the room, while Yue stood in the middle of it. Kero-chan was sitting on Sakura's desk, with a rarely seen serious expression on his stuffed-toy face. Sakura took a deep calming breath. "Yue, are you ready?" Yue nodded, his face expressionless as usual. Sakura began to chant and focused her star magic on Yue. A magic circle appeared on the floor beneath Yue and he closed his eyes, levitating a few inches in the air. His white wings closed around his body and a white light appeared. The light grew larger and brighter as it slowly filled the whole room. With a final shout from Sakura, "DIVIDE!" The light burst and scattered as it disappear into the air. Yue's wings folded back and now there stood two persons. They collapsed onto the floor. "Yue! Yukito-san! Are you all alright?" Sakura rushed forward with much concern. The two slowly sat up and looked at Sakura. "I'm alright, Sakura-chan, thank you so much" said one of them while the other just nodded and murmured, "Hai, Mistress." Sakura's emerald- green eyes widened with shock and she fainted.
Sakura woke up when an insistent but warm and husky voice called her name. "Sakura-chan, please, wake up..." She opened her eyes to see Yue's face hovering above hers. She stared into his eyes, and noticed that while his was usually more silver than blue, it's now a light sea-blue, with flecks of silver in them. They were warm with concern. She turned her head and saw Yukito-san standing behind Yue, his arms folded and with a cool expression on his normally gentle face, but not wearing any glasses. "Hooooooeeeeeeeeeeee!!" Then she realized what's wrong. Yue is calling her 'Sakura-chan', which is just not possible because he NEVER calls her that no matter how many times she insists. While Yukito-san has answered her 'Mistress', which is also IMPOSSIBLE. The only explanation is that yes, she has been successful in separating Yue and Yukito-san's minds into separate bodies, but they are in the WRONG ones. Yue's mind is stuck in Yukito-san's body and Yukito-san's in Yue's. She whispered, "Oh my God..." and closed her eyes, hoping to block out the reality for a little while more and wishing desperately that she's dreaming. She thought back to a week ago, when she had that conversation with Eriol.
==Start of Flashback=
"Eriol-kun! I'm so glad to hear from you! How have you been?" Sakura asked excitedly as she held the phone closer to her ear. She could hear Eriol's smile in his voice when he replied. "Sakura-chan, I'm fine, and how are you?"
"Oh Eriol-kun, I'm fine too, thanks for asking. But why are you calling now after such a long time? I missed you, you know?" Sakura smile wistfully as she remembered that the last time she had spoke to Eriol was two years ago, after she had turned all the Clow cards into Sakura cards, and Eriol had explained why he did so many things to her. And shortly after that, Eriol had left to return to England. Though they do correspond with letters once a while, it's very different from hearing his voice or seeing him. Eriol has been a good friend to Sakura, and she really did miss him a lot.
"Sakura-chan, I miss you too. The reason I called is regarding your last letter, which I felt a reply through a phonecall would be better."
"My last letter? You mean..."
"Yes, it's about dividing Yue's mind and Yukito's mind into two separate bodies. Since Touya has decided to complete his university studies overseas, naturally Yukito wants to join him. But Yue insists on staying by your side to protect you in the case of anything happening to you. Although Touya agreed with Yue, you didn't want to take Yukito's time away from Touya for so long. It's understandable, as Touya will be overseas studying for two years. I have seen a great growth in your magic since I last saw you, and I am confident that you will be able to perform the dividing with no problem. Now, let's discuss the details of the spell needed...."
Sakura was happy that Eriol seems to have confidence in her, but she's still worried that she would mess something up. She had asked Eriol to come to Japan for the spell, just to guide her along or to support her if anything goes wrong. But Eriol had rejected her request kindly but firmly, saying that now she SHOULD have more confidence in herself. Afterall, she's the Mistress of the Sakura Cards now. And so after going over the spell and details over and over again, Sakura has finally chosen a day where her Onnichan and Otousan won't be at home to perform the spell. In fact, she will be alone at home (not including Kero-chan, of course) for three days, as Onnichan has went for a short weekend trip at the beach to work, and Otousan is also overseas for work. And so the timing was perfect. Now, it's only that the spell that wasn't so perfect. Oh, what is she going to do?
==End of Flashback==
She was drawn back to the reality by Yue, or rather, Yukito-san that's in Yue's form now. "Sakura-chan, are you alright? You look rather pale. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Yukito-san, Yue-san! I messed up the spell!" With a sob, she turned her head into the pillow and cried. A hand went around her shoulders and patted her kindly. "Oh, Sakura-chan, please don't cry, it's going to be alright. And we aren't hurt, so please don't worry about it, ne?" Yukito-san spoke through Yue's voice, and sounded so concerned and caring that she suppressed her sobs as quickly as she can. Looking up into Yue's (Yukito) eyes, she tried to smile reassuringly to ease Yukito-san's worries. But when she saw Yue usual cool facial features drawn in a heart- warming smile that's so out of place and weird, she couldn't help but giggle.
"Sakura!!!!!!!!!!!! Now's not the time to giggle! I'm glad that you are alright of course, but shouldn't you think of a way to fix this problem, huh?" Kero-chan flew angrily towards Sakura and shouted in that Osaka- accent of his. "Oh Kero-chan, gomen, but I just couldn't help it...." Sakura broke into another fit of giggles, she sees the innocent and clueless look on Yue's(Yukito) face. She sneaked a look at Yukito's(Yue) face and she laughed even louder, as Yukito's usual gentle face was now in a deep and cool frown, behaving all dignified yet showing his annoyance at the situation. "Mistress, please try to...restrain yourself a little and.....fix this problem." Yukito's(Yue) voice sounded strained, as if he's trying hard to control his irritation from showing. And that word, 'Mistress' coming out of Yukito-san's mouth was really priceless, thought Sakura, as she tried desperately to control her laughter.
When she finally managed to calm down, she sat up in bed, deep in thoughts. "What spell will fix this mix-up?" Apparently, Kero-chan and Yue was thinking of the same things themselves, so the room was silent. Suddenly, a sound broke through the silence. "Grooooooooooowl"
"Huh?" The three looked up to see Yue's(Yukito) face in a sheepish smile as he said, "I guess I'm hungry.." Kero-chan and Sakura burst out laughing. "I never thought I would live to see the day to hear those words coming out of Yue's mouth....haaahaaahaaaa" Kero-chan was now rolling on the floor, hugging his little orange stomach and tears in his eyes as he was laughing so much. Yukito's(Yue) face frowned again, before he resumed a cool and bored expression. He glared silently but warningly at Kero-chan, as if to say, "Keroberos, if you don't stop laughing now, I really don't know what I will resort to...." Seeing such an expression on Yukito's(Yue) face caused Kero-chan to laugh even louder. "Oh, Yukito-san, let me get you something to eat first, ne?" Sakura smiled and went downstairs to fix some food.
Yue(Yukito) folded his wings in and followed Sakura downstairs, to see if he could help with preparing the food. Kero-chan followed in hope that he could have some food and Yukito(Yue) just stood in the middle of Sakura's bedroom, looking out of the window in silence. His amber eyes were narrowed as he wondered what went wrong and how it could be fixed. The sound of something crashing caught his attention and he ran downstairs as fast as his feet, or rather, Yukito's feet, could carry him.
"Sakura-chan!!!" Kero-chan and Yue(Yukito) was shouting. Yukito's(Yue) golden-brown eyes widened as he saw his mistress lying on the kitchen floor, unconscious. "Mistress!" He went to Sakura and shook her lightly. When there was no response, he turned to the others and asked, "What happened?"
Yue(Yukito) shook his head slowly as his mane of silver hair swayed from side to side, and Kero-chan replied. "I DON'T KNOW!!! Sakura was making dinner when she just froze and fainted. I didn't sense any strange aura so it can't be someone out to get Sakura. But also I can hardly sense Sakura's aura as it's so weak!"
Yes, Sakura's aura is so weak, one can barely sense it. Yukito(Yue) leaned down near to Sakura's face and his face turned grave. "Sakura-sama's breathing too lightly. We have to help her into bed first." He lifted Sakura with ease and settled her in bed. "Now what do we do? What can we do to help Sakura-chan?" Yue's(Yukito) voice wavered a little as his silver- blue eyes clouded with worry. The Sakura cards flew from the book and hovered above Sakura in a circle, concerned and wanting to encourage her. Sakura's eyes fluttered open.
"What? How? I..." Sakura shook her head slightly as if to clear it. She tried to sit up but was so weak that slump right back down again. "Sakura!!!!!!!!! You are awake!! What happened to you? Are you feeling alright? Do you want some water?" Kero-chan blurted out. "I don't know what happened...suddenly I feel so weak and everything turned black. I still feel drained, but I will be alright soon! Don't worry ok?" She smiled weakly, trying to convince them that she's ok and not wanting them to worry about her. But her smile faded as she involuntary fell into a deep sleep. Soon she was snoring softly.
The three other persons in the room looked at one another, united in their thoughts. "What happened to Sakura?" Suddenly Kero-chan and Yue sensed another presence in the room, and whipped around, preparing to fight. "Easy, I just want to see how Sakura-chan is." Eriol smiled soothingly at them.
He walked to Sakura's bed and sat down beside her, holding his hand out above her body as he closed his eyes in concentration. After a while, Eriol opened his eyes and stood up, turning to Kero-chan, Yue and Yukito as he spoke softly. "This is all my fault."
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!" The three of them were shocked.
"Yes, I should have been here when Sakura performed the spell. And then I could have warned her what I had forgotten to tell her on the phone, that the spell cannot be done on a cloudy night when the moon is covered. Yue is affected by the phases of the moon, and somehow the spell went wrong as it's affected by the lack of moon. And now, not only did the spell went wrong and put both of you in wrong bodies, Sakura's magic is also almost all drained. Now, even I can't do anything to help her. Because our magic is under different elements, I cannot transfer my magic to help her recover. Sakura has to pull through this on her will power, alone." Eriol's eyes were downcast as he looked sadly at the floor.
"Can't we do anything? We are her guardians right?" Kero-chan and Yue asked. Eriol gave the question some thought. "Maybe.....you guys CAN HELP afterall. But first, let me switch your minds back to the proper bodies you two were meant to be in." Eriol took his staff out and used the CHANGE card on Yue and Yukito. As simple as that, this problem was solved. Yue levitated from the ground and shook his wings, while Yukito pushed his glasses back on his face. "Thank you, Eriol-kun." Yukito said, while Yue just nodded at Eriol. "You are welcome, Yukito-san, and you too, Yue."
A groan came from the bed... "Yukito-san..." Sakura was talking in her sleep. "I feel so......weak...ah...." Yukito hurried over to her side and held her hand in his. "I'm here, Sakura-chan, I'm here." He murmured softly as he stroked Sakura's auburn tresses tenderly. Eriol gave a strange look at Yukito before signaling Kero-chan and Yue to follow him downstairs. As he was about to leave Sakura's bedroom, he turned to Yukito and said, "Yukito-san, please stay with Sakura while I discuss with Yue and Keroberos how we can help Sakura." Yukito nodded. "I won't leave her alone, not even a step away from her." Unshed tears shone in his hazel eyes from behind the glasses. As they left the room, Eriol thought to himself, "Could it be that Yukito's changed?"
============================================================= A/N: Hey I didn't know the story would turn out this way!! I initially thought that it would be a one-shot fanfic! I'm just rambling here, but what do you think will happen? Would a Yukito+Sakura pairing be good, or a Yue+Sakura pairing be better? Or maybe....ERIOL AND SAKURA hahahahhahaha. Nah, I don't think it will be Eriol and Sakura cuz I just can't imagine that sly fellow with innocent Sakura!
Eriol: Hey! Who are you calling sly? Hmmm, clever yes, but sly? *smiles that infuriating innocent smile of his that we ALL know that is NOT!*
Kero-chan: How can you people talk about such wishy washy stuff about who to pair up with who in such a situation? Don't you all care about Sakura? If anything happens to Sakura.....I.....I.....I WON'T GET FED!!! I WON'T HAVE ANY DESSERTS!!!!!!!!!!
A/N: *Sweatdrops* I'm sure Sakura will be alright.....but in the case that she's not, you can always stay with Eriol. I'm sure he'll feed you well.
Kero-chan: WHAT? And stay with that loony Ruby Moon? Suppi is ok, but I can't stand Ruby Moon more than I can't stand Yue! Oops did I just say that in front of Yue? *Turns around slowly as he feel a cold chill travel down his spine*
Yue: *Glares at Kero-chan, shooting daggers from his eyes*
Yukito-san: .... *Smiles uncertainly, totally clueless....as usual....*
A/N: Alright! Break's over, on with the story already!!!
============================================================= Chapter Two: Mixed Emotions
"Oh, Sakura, how I regret....." Yukito thought back to the day when Sakura told him excitedly about her intentions to separate himself from Yue, so that he no longer needs to share the same body with Yue.
==Start of Flashback== "Yukito-san! Welcome! I prepared some snacks for you!" Sakura greeted Yukito happily as she led him into the kitchen. "Arigatou, Sakura-chan. Where's To-ya?" Yukito looked around the house. "Onni-chan has to work today. He'll be back later. Here's your tea and snacks!"
Sakura smiled at Yukito again, and chattered happily, "Yukito-san, I think I can divide you and Yue into separate bodies, as Eriol-kun said that I'm now capable of doing that spell. What you think?"
"Huh?" Yukito was taken aback, because in his wildest dreams he never imagines himself not sharing the same body with Yue. He scratched his mop of tousled silver-grey hair absent-mindedly as he replied hesitantly, "Are you sure, Sakura-chan? I have full confidence in you, of course, but...will you be ok? Will it be too much stress on you?"
Sakura smiled sweetly, happy that Yukito-san is concerned about her. "Of course! I'll be ok! Don't worry!" In a more serious tone, she asked. "But are you ok with this? I think that it will be great for you, since you can then be with Onni-chan and study overseas with him. Isn't it? You know that Yue-san wants to stay in Japan...er....so that he can protect me." Sakura blushed a little.
Yukito-san thought to himself, "Of course I would like to be with my best friend To-ya, but I haven't really decided which university to study in...and besides...I'll...I'll..." He realised with a start that he haven't really thought of going overseas for studies because he would miss Sakura. Sure he would miss To-ya if he stayed in Japan, but..Yukito shook his head as confused with is contradicting thoughts.
"Yukito-san, are you alright?" Sakura asked with concern. Yukito's head snapped up and he smiled at Sakura. "Yes, Daijoubu. I'm just surprised that it's possible for me to be separated from Yue. Of course I would like to have my own body, Arigatou." Yukito thought that even if he doesn't go with To-ya for studies overseas, it would still be good to have total control over his own body and not wake up in strange places with blanks in his memory. He would finally feel like a REAL person, and not the figment of someone's imagination. Maybe then he could face up with his true feelings and....
"OK!!! Then I'll make the necessary arrangements and let you know when we'll do the division!" Sakura whooped in joy, glad that she's able to do something for Yukito-san.
==End of Flashback==
Now, Yukito regretted his decision, for if he had rejected Sakura-chan's offer, she would not be in this miserable state. He hung his head in shame, sighing in sadness, thinking that his selfishness had hurt Sakura-chan. "Oh, Sakura-chan, I'm so, so sorry! I sincerely hope you will recover soon...because if you don't, I.....I....don't know what I will do!" Tears that had been on the brim of Yukito's eyes fell down finally. Through her haziness of sleep, Sakura could sense something wet landing on her face. "Nani..tears??? Who's?" She shifted uncomfortably in her bed. Though awake, she couldn't open her eyes as she was just so tired and weak. She also felt chilled to the bones. Yukito sensed her movements and saw her fidgeting. "Sakura-chan?"
"Cold...so...cold.." Sakura manage to gasp out in short uneven breaths. Yukito felt her forehead and drew his hand back in surprise. Sakura's running a fever! He started to leave, wanting to get some ice or medicine to make her feel better, but his hand was caught in hers. "Don't....don't..leave me...Onegai...." Sakura whispered softly. Hearing Sakura's tortured whisper, Yukito-san had no choice but to stay with her. He tucked her under the blankets, and looked around for some warm clothing for her. But Yukito found that he can't move away from Sakura as she still had his hand tightly in hers. But Sakura was shivering badly, despite the thick blankets wrapped around her frail body. Yukito hesitated for a moment before he climbed into bed with Sakura, wrapping her tightly and warmly in his arms. "Sakura-chan, I'll be here with you." Sakura sighed in contentment.
Downstairs, another person was thinking along the same line as Yukito. Yue was sick with guilt and remorse. He remembered that day when Sakura had asked him if he would like to be separated from Yukito-san, and all he had replied was, "Whatever you think is best, Mistress." He could still recall the stricken look on Sakura at his cold response. Finally, he had simply nodded and said, "Yes, if Yukito is agreeable to the idea too." Of course Yue known that Yukito had agreed, having Yukito's memories of being asked by Sakura first. When Yue discovered that Yukito's reply was sought before his, he had felt a strange twinge of emotion. If Yue had been more familiar with human emotions, he would have realized that what he had felt was jealously. Jealous that Sakura had chosen to speak to Yukito first, that Yukito had been first and foremost in her mind. But being clueless of this emotion that he hadn't felt before in his long life, he simply ignored it. However, Yue is no stranger to the feelings of guilt, having felt it when he had injured Sakura on Judgement Day. He now felt guilty that because of dividing himself from Yukito, Sakura is suffering. He just couldn't bear to be the cause of her suffering. But outwardly, Yue still displayed his expressionless face and cool eyes, revealing none of the turmoil he is feeling inside.
Eriol's voice broke through Yue's turbulent thoughts. "I believe there's a way for you two to help Sakura, but are you up to it? It's going to be tough."
Yue nodded, while Kero-chan exclaimed, "OF COURSE! We will help Sakura however we can! So what should we do?"
"Sakura's powers are now reduced to almost nil because the spell went wrong. Since her magic has been supporting you two for the last few years, some of her powers are alive within your bodies. What you need to do is to transfer your powers to hers."
"That's simple! Let's go now!" Kero-chan started to fly upstairs.
"Wait, I'm not done." Eriol caught Kero-chan by his tail and held him back. "I have not explained the DANGER of doing so. Transferring of power is an extremely complex and dangerous process. You should still remember what happened to Touya when he transferred his to Yukito and Yue to sustain them when Sakura's was still too weak to support Yue." Eriol paused. Yes, all of them remember what Touya went through after that transfer. He was tired all the time, and after a while, though he slowly recovered his strength and become more energetic, he had a permanent adverse side-effect that he hid from Sakura. Touya is now worse than a 'normal' person. He is completely defenseless against any supernatural or magical attacks. A normal person has a layer of aura that prevents evil spirits or supernatural beings from invading or causing harm to their bodies. The strength of the aura varies from each individual, but everyone has it, even infants, though of course theirs are the weakest. In transferring their powers to Sakura, both Kero- chan and Yue could become like Touya. Which means that they would be unable to protect Sakura from anything in the future. This would inevitably lead to their feelings of helplessness and requesting that Sakura create new guardians to replace them.
There was silence for a moment, before both of them nodded in unison and headed up to Sakura's room. "I hope that all goes well, for all of us", was all Eriol said as he followed the two guardians upstairs. Eriol bumped into the back of Yue at the entrance of Sakura's bedroom. He peered from behind and saw what stopped Yue from entering the room. Yukito was in bed with Sakura, holding her close to him. Sakura's face tilted up and a breath away from Yukito, while their limbs intertwined together like vines. They were both asleep, and the scene was so intimate that even Eriol blushed slightly. Kero-chan was gaping like a goldfish, his mouth opening and closing slowly, while Yue still stood shell-shocked, a strange expression on his face. On closer examination, Eriol discovered that Yue's expression was a cross between rage and jealously. Eriol sniggered in his own mind and thought, "This is going to be INTERESTING." Then his thoughts switched swiftly to more serious ones. Eriol cleared his throat and said softly to the two guardians. "We should wake Yukito-san up as quietly as we can first, before we start the process of transferring powers."
Both guardians snapped to attention, eager to help Sakura as soon as they can. Eriol went forward to wake Yukito-up, careful not to disturb Sakura. "Yukito-san?" Yukito stirred and woke up. He blushed to the roots of his hair when he found the position he's in. Cautiously, he untangled himself from Sakura and stood up. "Have you guys found a way to cure Sakura?" Yukito asked quietly. "Yes, but we cannot be disturbed during the process. Do you mind standing guard downstairs in case there's someone visiting the Kinomotos unexpectedly?"
"Hai, Eriol-kun, I will be downstairs then. Please let me know as soon as you are done. I'm really worried about Sakura-chan. Oh, and Sakura-chan was running a fever! Should we cure her fever first?" Yukito asked anxiously, casting a worried look at Sakura. "A fever?" Eriol frowned and he went to check Sakura's temperature. "Yes, she's having a fever. This is more serious than I thought. We will have to get her fever down before attempting the transference. Yukito-san, please see if there's medicine in the house, if not, we'll have to buy some for her. It's too dangerous to do anything when she is so physically ill and weak." Keroberos, please get some additional warm clothes and dress Sakura in them. Yue, please look after Sakura-chan. I have to get something for the transference, be right back." Without waiting for their replies, Eriol chanted something, as a magic seal appeared on the floor and he disappeared. Yukito hurried downstairs while Kero-chan went to the cupboard to rummage for Sakura's clothes. Yue stood beside Sakura's bed, looking down at her. Sakura was tossing and turning in bed, murmuring something. Yue strained his ears and heard, "Yukito-san..." Yue took a small step backward and frowned a little. Again, he felt that strange emotion. That indescribable feeling he had when Yukito's agreement for the division spell was sought before his, and when he saw Yukito in bed with Sakura just now. Yue is confused, he had never felt this way before, before he met Sakura. But over these two years, he had felt more emotions then he did in his centuries of life before meeting Sakura. Why?
============================================================= A/N: ahhhhhhhhhhh, another short break. Please pardon me my dear readers. My eyes are blurring and my mind is numb. I truly don't know how this story is going to turn out, but at least I can answer Yue's question. Obviously he's feeling jealous and that's because he likes Sakura in that SPECIAL way. Is it love though? Could be, could be a budding love. How about Yukito? He seems to be in love with Sakura too. In this fanfic Yukito and Touya are just REALLY good friends (Sorry T+Y fans). But you never know, with my sick mind, I could get Touya involved and have a little sibling rivalry with Sakura in fighting over Yukito. *EVIL CHUCKLES*
Yue: Me? Jealous? In love with...Sakura-sama? *Yue has a bewildered and somewhat helpless look in his face*
Yukito: Sakura-chan..I love...you??? *Another puzzled face*
Kero-chan: Nah...how can Yue, THE cold Yue fall in love with any other than Master Clow? Not possible, I'm willing to bet my last pudding on it. If I'm Sakura, and Yue and Yukito are the last men on earth, I would rather choose Yukito anytime. Yup yup yup!
*Yue gives a stare so cold at Kero-chan that he freezes up visibly*
*Yukito scratches his head* Er...Thank you Kero-chan..I think???
A/N: Oh man, as much as I like Yue and Yukito, they can be really clueless sometimes. Sigh...Sakura, Sakura, Sakura. Who will you choose?
And my dear readers, who will YOU choose? Please review!!