Me: Man. Things have been too quiet around here since I lent Firethroat to DM.
Vurso: And that's a bad thing?
Me: *Laughs. * Not really.
Vurso: Anyways, we don't own Card Captor Sakura.
Me: And you'll be starting to see more of Yue's past in the coming chapters.
Vurso: Without further ado, ON WITH THE FIC!
Me: *Winces. * No need to yell…
Vurso: Sorry…
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Still chuckling from the sight of Syaoran in a tutu, Sakura slowly skated home to fix dinner.
Kero met her at the door, his face covered in streaks of chocolate pudding. "I didn't eat the pudding! I swear! It was the dog!"
"Kero, we don't have a dog."
Kero sweatdropped. "Uh… then it was the cat!"
"We don't have a cat, either."
Sakura tried to keep a straight face as Kero ran through every animal it was possible to keep as a pet, but it was hard.
Kero was on giraffe when Sakura finally lost control, and burst out laughing.
Kero whined softly. "SAKURA! IT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Yes it is." Sakura said with a smile as she walked into the kitchen. After tying on an apron, she started to take down a bag of rice from the top shelf.
Unfortunately, it was nearly full, and the top was open.
Thus, Sakura and Kero (who had just flown in to help his friend) were completely covered in rice.
Kero shook the small pile of rice that had formed on his head off, and started laughing when he got a good look at his mistress. After glimpsing herself in the mirror, Sakura joined in.
After they managed to get their laughter under control, Sakura summoned the Erase card. After getting rid of the rice, she and Kero managed to drag another bad out from the pantry. After the rice was starting to soak in water, Sakura took a bag of chicken out of the freezer.
After setting that on to boil, Sakura went upstairs to take a shower, after getting Kero to watch the food, and threatening him with torture if he tried to eat it.
Of course, she didn't believe him when he said he would behave.
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That night, Sakura just couldn't get to sleep. She tossed and turned, but she was just too upset. Finally, she gave up, and decided to go for a flight to calm her nerves.
After changing to her half-and-half form, she opened her window and climbed out on the roof. She sighed and closed her eyes in bliss as the cool air gently blew across her scales, wings, and skin.
The next instant, she was bounding off across the roof, and leapt off the edge.
She was halfway to the ground when she spread her wings, instantly reversing her fall. Only a couple flaps were necessary to take her high above the town.
Sakura smiled at the comforting sensation of wind filling her pinions, and, tucking them close to her body, she went into a small dive, completing a quick barrel roll before spreading her wings again.
Anyone looking up that night would have merely smiled in amusement at the sight of the young dragon half cavorting in the night sky. That, or they would have made a quick appointment with their therapist.
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Yue sighed, then winced as the familiar tingling pain started. It was becoming much more frequent lately, and he knew that he would have to change soon. He hissed softly as the pain concentrated at the base of his spine, and, deciding that it wouldn't hurt anyone if he just let go this one night, he let it take over.
Yue nearly smiled in relief as the pain abated, and his new feathery tail brushed against the ground. His wings shimmered, changing from the usual silver to a snowy white, matching his tail. He felt a persistent itching on his scalp as long feathers grew, to flow down his back, intertwined with his hair, white amongst silver. Feathers sprang of their own accord from the sides of his forearms and the backs of his calves, adding more light to the dim room in Yuki's apartment.
The most peculiar part about his feathers was that all of them were made of white flame.
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Me: Cliffie! Yes, we are evil.
Vurso: Thiv would have been ouv vooner, buv I have the flu…
Me: Which means, it may be a while till the next chapter.
Vurso: Until then, gev well cardv and flowerv are greatly appreviated.
Me: And in the chapter after the next one, everyone will get to start meeting some… special… acquaintances of Yue…
Vurso: *Sneezes, sending out an ice beam. * Well, we bevver gev going… pleave review, and rememver… never go vwimming in the anvarvic…
