Yes yes so the last chapter was slow I know. I couldn't help it I'm having major writer block when it comes to this fic. Ahh well enjoy
The Truth About the Star
~Last Time~
"You fool. At least I can be near her to protect her. That more then you could ever do locked up in this place. You always sulking! You think you know what's best. But I'm the one who gets to stay by her. Who do you think you're protecting?!" With a furious flick of her head the door behind her swung open with a crash. She turned away from him then her movements stiff.
"Huri, wait!" She stopped, one paw through the door way but didn't turn back to look back at him.
"You are no use to anyone; not the way you are now." And she was gone.
Chapter Eleven
It had been almost week since Yue had woken from his coma of a sort and he was frustrated. He wasn't healing at the accelerated rate that was normal for him but at a rather slow rate that made him all but useless. He turned his head to stare out at the afternoon sky; she would be home soon. Sakura had stayed with him almost every waking hour in the three days she had been allowed to stay, often carried away by Toya or Fujitaka to her bed when she fell asleep by his side having long ago refused to go at Yues urgings. To be honest having Sakura fall asleep by his side filled him with warmth and he would just sit and stare at her while she slept, at times taking a leave of his senses just enough to allow his hand stroke her chestnut hair. He had relished in the silky feel of it and he could only smile softly when she would move under his hand in her sleep. Now, he clenched the hand that he had run through her hair, the memory of it making the skin tingle.
Today was the first day since he had awoken that Sakura had gone to school; Fujitaka having to force her to go. She had been unwilling but against the combined force of Fujitaka, Toya and Yue himself, she had relented and had finally gone promising Yue that she would be back as soon as school was over. Secretly Yue didn't want to have to see her go but he knew as her guardian he had to get her to; but even Sakuras departure didn't have the effect that Ceroberos had had on him that morning.
Sakura walked into the bathroom not with her usual cheerfulness which had been missing since he had awoken but was now slowly returning. Both he and Ceroberos stared at the door as she disappeared. Yue leaned back on to the bed with a sigh wondering what the day would be like without Sakura there. Yue frowned when a sudden blinding light filled the room and he just stared as Ceroberos appeared in his true form at the foot of the bed. Knowing his brother like he did Yue was very sure what this was all about. Ceroberos didn't transform for just any reason or at least, he usually didn't.
"Yue." Yue sighed inaudibly, he knew it, but being right didn't bring him the joy it would have usually had.
"Ceroberos." The feline didn't move and inch, his eyes glowing with determination.
"I will take care of Sakura; I failed to last time but I won't let it happen again. I promise you." Now Yue sighed, louder this time.
"I know." Ceroberos blinked.
"You know?" Yue nodded not at all surprised at the reaction. The last time there had been any kind of trouble, the last thing Yue would have done was leave Sakuras safety in the hands of another not with the memories of the results of leaving Clow Reed all those years ago. Those memories were still there, and at times they were as sharp as ever but things were diffrent now. Sakura had changed him.
"Yes Ceroberos. I trust you. Take good care of our Mistress." It had been so long since Yue had seen that kind of joy in Ceroberos that he now saw in the other's eyes. His breath caught for an instant as it rolled off of him and his aura in waves that crashed into Yue. It was as if Ceroberos had been restored to his former self. If words were all it took, Yue couldn't help but wonder what had kept him from saying them all this time?
"Thank you Yue." Creoberos bounced up from his sitting position. "I won't fail you or Sakura!" Yue nodded unable to help the small smile that appeared on his face. With that, the golden feline was gone.
Yue shook away the dredges of his memory. He was sure that Ceroberos could protect Sakura in his stead. In fact he had the upmost confidence in his 'brother.' Besides had it not been him that had chosen Sakura from all others, successfully finding the true heir of the Clow Cards. Yue shook his head. It had been hours since Sakura had left for school and he was tired of staring at the same four walls. Getting out of bed, however, took more energy than it should have considering that he had spent the last week on his back. It was a challenge but he made it down to the first floor and got off the last step, still gripping the banister to keep himself upright, when Fujitaka entered the hall, a basket of laundry in his hands.
"Yue! What are you doing? You should be in bed." Yue looked over at him.
"I tire of staring at walls. Helpless." Fujitaka then gave him a look that reminded him of the way Clow used to sometimes look at him – when he was troubled. He nodded.
"Give me a second then." Yue tried not to frown as Fujitaka suddenly disappeared down the corridor and through one of the doors. Moments later he reappeared and walked towards Yue. He hesitated with one hand outstretched as if to take his arm and gave him a level look. It struck him instantly that the man was asking his permission to touch him; Yue nodded his permission and Fujitaka took his arm. He looped the arm around his neck and held it in place. As if that wasn't close enough, Fujitaka put a hand around his waist. "How about I help you to the kitchen, then?" It wasn't a question and Yue was grateful considering that he hardly had the energy to stay up right and had been doubting his rashness mid staircase. It took them both sometime but not before long Yue was sitting at the kitchen table and Fujitaka was busying himself in the kitchen.
"I wanted to thank you, Yue." The moon guardian looked away from the open window and to his Mistresses father.
"I'm sorry?" Fujitaka glanced over his shoulder for a second before turning back to the sink.
"For protecting Sakura all this time, I want to thank you. Even now you're protecting her; you can't know how much I appreciate it." At the table Yue shrugged his shoulders with a bland look.
"I was created to protect her. That's all there is to it." Fujitaka shook his head without turning around to look.
"I highly doubt that. I've talked to Eriol about his," Fujitaka faltered for a moment. "About our memories. The way he speaks of you, you can tell that he really does care for you. Clow Reed; he loved you." Yue had perked up from the moment Fujitaka had mentioned Eriol and so noticed when the man paused in his washing and sighed. "And if what he felt is anything like the way I feel for Sakura then there is no way he could have created you for protection alone." Yue watched Fujitaka rinse the last of the dishes and put it on the rack to dry. He dried his hands on a wash cloth and sat down across from him at the table.
"My children mean the world to me." He smiled gently and Yue was reminded of Clow. "And I just watch as they grow older." He smiled and reached for the picture sitting on the table top; the one Yue knew that Sakura greeted every morning and bid it farewell to every night. Fujitakas eyes were tender as he looked down at it. "I know Toya found the happiness that I have." He chuckled suddenly. "He's just having trouble figuring out where to go from there and it's going to hurt but he's smart, he'll figure it out." He sighed moving the hand towel that he was holding from one hand to the other and staring at it. Yue wondered where he intended to go with this.
"I want Sakura to find happiness too." Fujitaka set the towel down and stared across at the moon Guardian his eyes calm a warm smile on his face. "She such a bright girl; surrounded by so many wonderful things and wonderful people. I'm just so proud of her and I know that Clow Reed would be too."
"Mistress Sakura is wonderful, I have come to realise it as well." He now allowed himself to frown. "But I do not understand why you are telling me this." Fujitaka laughed at this and waved his hand as if to wave away the question. "Just consider it the ramblings of a doting father. I want my only daughter to be happy. Nadeshiko and I married so young," He reached for the picture he had set down to one side and brushed a finger along the glass. "But we were so happy. Even though the time we spent together was shorter than either of us thought it would be I don't regret a second of it." He looked across the table at Yue.
"Whoever she ends up with doesn't really matter to me. I just want the best for her and for Toya. I want my children to be happy, that's all a father could really ask for."
Melin couldn't help but wonder why she was always in some park or another at sunset. She grumbled as she walked through the park, hands on her hips. She had stayed too late at Syaorans home trying to convince the other to come out with her. She sighed. She had known from the beginning that being there for him wouldn't be easy but this was ridicules. Sighing again for what had to be the hundredth time in the last hour; Melin kicked a stone and blankly watched its progress into some nearby bushes. Unseeingly she stared at the point that it had disappeared and never actually focused on the spot until she had almost completely turned away and saw the bush move in the corner of her eye.
Two internal voices began to shout the moment that she had frozen to stare at the no longer so innocent bush. The first and by far the more sensible, cried out for her to leave it alone and continue on; it's was probably a bunny or animal of some sort and she knew that she didn't want to get bitten. The other voice, which only got louder as the bush gave one violent shake, cried out for her to investigate; what could possibly be able to hurt her. Slowly she stepped forward and wondered if the fact that she had no feline in her would make her immune to curiosities fatal consequences. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward in and pushed the shrubby aside in one movement. What she had been hoping to take by surprise wasn't what she found hiding in the bushes. Why did all these things happen to her?
"Are you sure it's this way Eriol?" Down on the ground, the young sorcerer nodded before realising that his guardian wouldn't be able to see him.
"I am sure. It's a little further ahead, I'm su-" He stopped mid step and mid-sentence. Closing his mouth and aligning his feet, Eriol concentrated on the faint feeling that lightly touched his mind. It was very different from the dull pulsing that he felt from well over a block away, rather it was similar to a whisper. He would have felt it more strongly had he been at his previous strength but he still recognized it. The feel of one with his blood; one without magic. So Melin had found whatever it was that they were looking for first. Storing that to the side for later contemplation, Eriol waved off the worried looks that both Spinal Sun and Ruby Moon were giving him. They had both gathered on his location when he stopped moving. "Not far now." They tossed a look at him, looks that he only retuned with a smile, before taking to the air again as he continued through the growth.
He reached the location before either of them but his two guardians were only moments behind him, considering the place was canopied with thick tree branches forcing them all to approach on ground and wing-less. What lay in the rough clearing left Eriol himself speechless; something he hadn't been in his life. Either of them. There was a moon guardian that could have passed for Yues inverted image laying unconscious in the damp dirt. At the sight of him, no memories came up to explain what it was like they had at so many other times in this life, instead a feeling of dread came over him. What could this mean?
Luna slammed her fist into the dresser, the hole her small fist left not doing anything for the rage she was feeling. "How the hell?" Unsatisfied that there was nothing to destroy in this room, she wheeled around only to collide into a hard chest. Immediately she fell against it, feeling all her anger drain away leaving her feeling somewhat empty.
"Don't worry. We'll get him back."
Yes I know that this fic has taken me forever and a day to get up. I'm sorry for that, I just have problems finishing the things that I've started.
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