Keroberos sighed to himself. Rubi and Spinel were driving him absolutely insane.. and without Yue to snap at them, the guardian beasts of Clow Reed's mansion were practically at each other's throats. ..and Clow Reed himself was completely miserable. He was still working on the cards, but the joy he used to take in the project simply wasn't there. Clow sighed and stared up at the moon, a few stray tears falling down his cheeks. Keroberos nudged the door open.
"Master, are you all right?"
"Yes. Fine."
"Spinel is chewing up the curtains..and you just lost your cook."
"Do I want to ask why?"
"Rubi."
He sighed and leaned his head against the cool glass of the windowpane. "Very well. The sealing will be tonight."
"Yes master." He bowed.
"And Keroberos?"
"Yes?"
"See if.. see if you can find Yue."
"Yes, master."
Rubi growled. Sealing!? It wasn't her fault that the cook had no sense of humor! Honestly, a few spiders in the chicken tetrazzini and he went insane! She grumbled to herself and left the mansion, walking into the town. A flash of white wing caught her eyes and she turned, staring in shock as she walked towards a giant house, bigger than Clow Reed's. Yue was in another magician's house! "Yue!" She shouted, freezing when she saw him. Her worry was sincere for once, she had never seen Yue.. or anyone in such pain. He looked over at her silently, one eye swollen, a wing snapped in half and dragging limply behind him and his tattered robes. There was a collar around his neck and his pale skin was stained with silver blood.. the blood of an immortal...
"What is it, Rubi.." The voice was choked.. quiet. Not the cold tone she was used to.
"Yue.." She frowned and lightly touched his wing. "Who did this to you?"
"My master."
"Clow? He'd never--"
Before Yue could answer, he cried out in pain and faltered as there was a zapping sound, and a cruel voice snapped "Yue! God, I don't know why I don't just kill you now." Daisuke stormed out and grabbed onto Yue's broken wing, yanking roughly on it, causing Yue to sob softly.
"Stop that!" It angered Rubi to see anyone other than herself torturuing Yue, and to see the beautiful creature in such agony simply infuriated her.
"Another of Clow's beings seeking refuge?"
"Let him go." She said coldly, growling, taking a step towards them. Smirking, Daisuke pulled so hard on Yue's wing that he nearly ripped it clear off. Yue collapsed onto his knees, sobbing in agony, begging Daisuke to stop. Daisuke growled and kicked Yue in the ribs.
"Call me 'Master', you worthless being.."
"S..sorry..m..m..master.." He choked, silver blood coating his lips as he coughed mouthfuls of it onto the grass. The pain was becoming too much. He fainted onto the ground, lying still. Rubi shot a burst of energy at Daisuke, and while the magician was blinded, she picked Yue up, struggling somewhat with the extra weight, drawing one of her claws across the collar, slicing it in half and tossing i away.
"Rubi?" Yue whispered, opening his eyes for a moment. "Why did you.."
"Silly angel boy.." She whispered back. "It's not Clow I love...it's you."
(Ahahaha!! Didn't expect that, did you?! *gets her ass kicked by Cassie* Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! *runs away, giggling)
"Master, are you all right?"
"Yes. Fine."
"Spinel is chewing up the curtains..and you just lost your cook."
"Do I want to ask why?"
"Rubi."
He sighed and leaned his head against the cool glass of the windowpane. "Very well. The sealing will be tonight."
"Yes master." He bowed.
"And Keroberos?"
"Yes?"
"See if.. see if you can find Yue."
"Yes, master."
Rubi growled. Sealing!? It wasn't her fault that the cook had no sense of humor! Honestly, a few spiders in the chicken tetrazzini and he went insane! She grumbled to herself and left the mansion, walking into the town. A flash of white wing caught her eyes and she turned, staring in shock as she walked towards a giant house, bigger than Clow Reed's. Yue was in another magician's house! "Yue!" She shouted, freezing when she saw him. Her worry was sincere for once, she had never seen Yue.. or anyone in such pain. He looked over at her silently, one eye swollen, a wing snapped in half and dragging limply behind him and his tattered robes. There was a collar around his neck and his pale skin was stained with silver blood.. the blood of an immortal...
"What is it, Rubi.." The voice was choked.. quiet. Not the cold tone she was used to.
"Yue.." She frowned and lightly touched his wing. "Who did this to you?"
"My master."
"Clow? He'd never--"
Before Yue could answer, he cried out in pain and faltered as there was a zapping sound, and a cruel voice snapped "Yue! God, I don't know why I don't just kill you now." Daisuke stormed out and grabbed onto Yue's broken wing, yanking roughly on it, causing Yue to sob softly.
"Stop that!" It angered Rubi to see anyone other than herself torturuing Yue, and to see the beautiful creature in such agony simply infuriated her.
"Another of Clow's beings seeking refuge?"
"Let him go." She said coldly, growling, taking a step towards them. Smirking, Daisuke pulled so hard on Yue's wing that he nearly ripped it clear off. Yue collapsed onto his knees, sobbing in agony, begging Daisuke to stop. Daisuke growled and kicked Yue in the ribs.
"Call me 'Master', you worthless being.."
"S..sorry..m..m..master.." He choked, silver blood coating his lips as he coughed mouthfuls of it onto the grass. The pain was becoming too much. He fainted onto the ground, lying still. Rubi shot a burst of energy at Daisuke, and while the magician was blinded, she picked Yue up, struggling somewhat with the extra weight, drawing one of her claws across the collar, slicing it in half and tossing i away.
"Rubi?" Yue whispered, opening his eyes for a moment. "Why did you.."
"Silly angel boy.." She whispered back. "It's not Clow I love...it's you."
(Ahahaha!! Didn't expect that, did you?! *gets her ass kicked by Cassie* Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! *runs away, giggling)
