Disclaimer: Sadly (T_T), I do not own Card Captor Sakura or any of its characters, demo, I do own Emerald Star, the Mysterious Being (known by another name which'll be mentioned in the fic) and Sojin the Dragon. ^___^ If you wish to use any of them, ask me first in your review or email me at darkrubymoon@hotmail.com.
MM: Konnichiwa!! Last time I left you guys on a question Sakura asked Emerald about Dark Yue. And as an added bonus, there will be some romance and/or drama in here between two certain people. *starts to snicker evilly* I also want to dedicate this chapter to all the other reviewers who participated in the "Guess The Mysterious Being" contest!! I may not mention any names, demo, every reviewer gets a trophy of dedication!!
Reviewers: YAY!!!!!!!!
MM: Now, on with the---
(DrM's[on loan from Bluegoo]) Saurian: OI!!!!!!!!! Look here see??!! That *Sojin* ain't no better than I am, got it!?
MM *smiles evilly*: Sure, I understand. *snaps fingers*
(DrM's [on loan from Bluegoo]) Saurian: What the---AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! *falls from sky into freezing Artic Ocean*
MM: Before I was *rudely* interrupted, it's now time to go on with the fic!!
*Stress/Emphasizing*
-Thoughts-
"Speaking"
~*~^_^~*~= Sakura's room
~*~^^~*~=Sakura's backyard
"How'd he get here??" Eriol asked as Touya picked up the unconscious snow bunny and laid him on the bed.
"I don't know. Cerberus, you saw Yue disappear with Emerald and Sakura, right?" Touya replied as he pulled the covers over Yukito. He turned around to find Kero levitating in the air, legs and arms crossed, head tilted to the side as he tried to think on what happened before he black out. "Weeeeeeell, from what I can remember, Yue followed Sakura and that Emerald girl into the portal. Overall, Yue never reverted back to Yukito while we were in the room."
"Demo, that doesn't explain how Tsukishiro-kun could be here while Yuw was gone." Nakuru replied.
"Could it be that, somehow, Yue-san and Tsukishiro-san were separated without either one knowing???" a voice piped up. The group turned to find Tomoyo leaning on the doorframe, her eyes giving them the impression that she had been silently standing there for a while now.
"That's a good explanation, Mistress Tomoyo." Suppi directed. "Demo, who could have the power to separate them without any of us knowing??"
It came to them all at once. "Emerald!"
"Oi, you guys. Why do I sense 3 auras coming from Sakura-chan's room?" Nakuru brought up. Everyone looked at her for a few seconds before rushing out of the room to head to Sakura's.
~*~^_^~*~
Emerald blushed, "Oh...that. Well, you see...before Yue-san followed us into my dimension, I took the darkness from inside of him and formed it into Dark Yue, demo, the dragon was formed from my own power. In other words, it's like I split Yue in half, seeing his light side and his dark side, and so I took the dark side from him and created the darker version of him." (MM: I *do* hope I didn't get anyone confused...^^6)
"I see..." Sakura murmured. Emerald looked at Sakura as if she didn't believe the girl and said, "You don't get it, do you??"
Sakura looked up guiltily and blushed slightly. "Iie, I don't." Her face faultered as Emerald started to giggle. "Nani? What's so funny?"
Emerald answered, "It's you. You're a very genki girl Sakura-chan. I *do* hope we can be friends and put what happened earlier behind us."
"Sure, demo, did I pass your test??"
Emerald giggled again, "Hai, you did, and with flying colors. You have some nice moves there. I could teach you a few of my own."
"I think I'd like that." Sakura smiled warmly.
"Cerberus won't like that one bit though Sakura-sama." a soft voice stated from behind. Both girls turned to see Yue sitting up, looking paler than ever but nevertheless fine.
"Yue-san!!" Sakura mainly glomped Yue, who would've knocked his head against the windowsill had he not put his hand down to steady himself. "I'm so glad you're okay!!"
Yue closed his eyes and patted Sakura's back gently. He slowly pulled her off of him and looked at Emerald, whose head was tilted down slightly, her gaze focused on something else. Suddenly a weird feeling bubbled up inside of him at the sight of Emerald. It was a feeling he was not very familiar with, but he soon realized what it was.
Sakura watched Yue's gaze soften at the sight of her new found friend and smiled inwardly. "So Emerald, what are you going to do now?"
Emerald looked up startled, "Oh! I might go back to England, I really don't know. I mean, what else is there for me to do now that you've been tested?" She saw Yue looking at her and said, "Yue, could you transform??"
Yue was looking at her suspiciously but did as asked. Sakura moved next to Emerald as his wings wrapped about him and hid him away from the world.
"What's wrong??" Sakura whispered.
"Nothing. It's just that...ano...you see..." Just then the transformation was done. Sakura had expected to see Yukito, but was instead met with another surprise.
In Yukito's place was a boy about 3 years older than she. He had pale skin, shoulder-length hair the color of snow, and eyes lighter than the gem amethyst. For the time being, he was wearing a white muscle shirt under a baby blue shirt that was unbuttoned, along with white jeans and sneakers.
Sakura looked like she was about to faint for a few minutes. "Ano...where's Yukito-san???" The boy looked at her and then at Emerald as if she was the one with the trick up her sleeve.
Emerald blushed. "I guess it worked."
Sakura looked at Emerald suspiciously. "What worked????" she asked slowly.
Emerald blushed even more, "Well...before Yue followed us into my dimension, I gathered my powers and separated Tsukishiro-san from Yue-san."
Yue then looked at Emerald as if she had gone crazy. "So you're saying that Yukito and I are separate beings???"
"Hai, demo, you still have you're true form. It's just hidden under that false form I created."
"And I suspect that you were the one that made me look the way I am right now???"
"Hai." Emerald was a bright pink now. "You can change back. I was just checking."
Yue changed back before asking, "Okay, so then where's Yukito-san???"
"You could always---" Emerald began.
"GO BACK TO ENGLAND!!!!!!!!" a voice cried as Sakura's door flew open. Next thing Emerald knew, Kero was in her face, a scowl that made the stuffed animal look like something from a little kid's nightmare. "You've caused enough trouble as it is already!!!! We don't need anymore!!!!!!"
"KERO-CHAN!!!!!" Sakura cried. "She turned to Emerald, "Emerald-chan, forgive Kero-chan. He doesn't know when it is and when it's not okay to open his mouth."
Emerald looked at Sakura straight in the eyes before getting up and exiting the room silently. Sakura looked at Kero who was looking at Yue with a shocked expression, making it look like he had just forgotten what he did. "Kero-chan, you had no right to accuse Emerald-chan like that."
Kero then came to his senses and countered, "Demo, she almost killed---"
"You don't even know what she did while I was in her dimension!! What you did was rude." Sakura got up and left the room without another word. Yue looked cautiously at his "brother" before getting up himself and following Sakura.
Kero looked down silently, sad at making his mistress mad at him, which was rare. Tomoyo left her position at Eriol's side and went to the floating Sun Guardian, cupping her hands under him. "Kero-chan, daijoubu ka?"
Kero sat in Tomoyo's hands before replying, "Yeah..." But Tomoyo, having went through about everything with Sakura in capturing the Clow Cards, knew Kero didn't mean it. "Iie, you're not. How about I make a strawberry shortcake? Would you like that?"
Kero looked up as a small smile passed over his downcast face. "I'd like that a lot, Tomoyo-chan." He flew off of Tomoyo's hands and gave her a hug. Tomoyo smiled.
"Sakura-sama?" Sakura stopped at Yue's call. She turned around, "Hai??"
"Do you want me to...?" He didn't have to finish the question since the tint of soft pink in his face gave it away. Sakura smiled. "That's fine, I mean, unless you feel uncomfortable doing that."
"Iie, iie, it's okay." Yue shook his head and went past her before Sakura could say anymore. She shook her own head and headed upstairs.
-I think it'd be best if I keep the others occupied, especially Tomoyo-chan and Kero-chan. Who knows what she'll do with that camcorder of hers if she finds out Yue-san and Emerald-chan are talking in the backyard, and then Kero-chan could rush out and try to get Yue-san away from Emerald-chan, therefore hurting her feelings once again????-
~*~^^~*~
-It seems I don't belong anywhere...demo, yet, I still am in love with...- Emerald shook her head furiously as she got the thought out of her head. -Iie...he probably doesn't love me anyway...- She looked up at the cherry blossoms falling around her and thought, -I wish I was a Sakura blossom.-
"Daijoubu ka??" Emerald looked up to see Yue above her, a worried expression on his face. She looked back down without answering.
Yue sighed and sat down next to her on the bench. He put his hand out and caught a Sakura blossom, which he gave to her.
Emerald smelled the scent of cherry blossoms under her nose and found a single Sakura blossom in front of her. She saw that it was sitting on a pale hand and looked to see Yue facing her, the worried expression still on his face. Carefully she took the flower from him and placed it in her hair. "Arigatou," she replied softly.
"Daijoubu ka??" Yue asked again. He placed his hand on her shoulder and felt her stiffen. Then she relaxed and saw her shake her head. "Iie, Yue-san. I'm not." she spoke slowly.
"I need you to look me in the eyes." Emerald brought her head up like she hadn't heard. "Doushite??"
"Just look in my eyes." Emerald decided to do as told and look into his eyes. Her heart jumped as she remembered a memory. -Those eyes of his...the gaze he has on...-she thought quickly. -That's how he looked when he told me he loved me...-
"Star-san---" Yue was silenced as Emerald placed her finger on his lips. He started to blush lightly. -Thank Kami-sama Sakura-sama isn't here to see me like this.- he thought.
"Emerald-chan, nothing more, okay?" she explained. Yue nodded, and so she took it as a yes. She took her finger off his lips, "Continue."
"Well, Emerald-chan---" he stopped to look at a smiling Emerald, "---you know, what Cerberus did earlier...he didn't mean it." He saw her stiffen but continued on. "And what happened while we were in your dimension..."
Emerald braced herself and waited for the accusation to come.
"...I want to put that behind us." She looked at Yue, who had this weird glint in his eyes. It was as if he wanted to say more but couldn't bring himself to.
"Yue-san..." she began. "I...I..." Then without warning she threw herself at the startled angel and buried her face in his chest. "I really didn't mean to bring Sakura-chan and you into the dimension!!!! It was just that...after that fight we had, I just *had* to see for myself if she really was the new Master of the Clow Cards!!!!! And now I don't think anyone here wants me to stay!!!!!!!" She started crying as Yue looked at her with a soft gaze. He then wrapped his arms around her shaking body and stroked her long dark green hair with his hand while comforting her. He then got an idea.
"Emerald..." he started. She looked up as she sniffed, waiting for Yue to continue. "Get up." She looked at him curiously but did as told. Yue stood also and offered his hand to her, which she took gratefully.
A soft and cool breeze blew her hair as Yue led her to the side of the tree before sitting down on the soft grass. He motioned for Emerald to sit also.
As Emerald sat, she felt strong arms wrap around her waist and she noticed that Yue was pulling her into his lap, and she let him do so. She leaned back against his arm and laid her head against his chest.
Yue smiled softly and wrapped his wings around them, his hand brushing the hair out of her eyes as Emerald fell into a deep sleep. Just before she did he heard her murmur, "Aishiteru."
The Judge wasn't sure how to respond to this. The only time someone said that was Clow Reed, no one else. But then he remembered the weird feeling that he had gotten earlier and couldn't deny it. He quietly leaned down and softly placed his lips against Emerald's, staying like that for a few seconds before pulling away. He looked at her and smiled softly. He leaned back and fell asleep too, his wings the only thing hiding them from prying eyes.
What Yue and Emerald didn't know was that Sakura, even though she was in her room, had seen the whole incident telepathically. It was a new ability she had acquired while Kero was teaching her different ways to call upon her cards without using the staff, but had kept it a secret. She smiled inwardly as she fell asleep.
The next day was Saturday, so everyone slept in a bit longer than expected.
Kero, having that "itch" of his whenever he smelled something good, had floated downstairs to see Yue of all people making pancakes and eggs!!!!!!
"Ohayo Cerberus." he replied as he flipped three pancakes in the air and caught them all on a plate. He then put syrup on top along with a little cube of butter. He placed it, along with a fork and knife, in front of the Sun Guardian, who kept on looking at the angel as if he had dyed his hair so it looked blonde.
"Y-Y-Yue????? *Cooki---" That was as far as he got, for as soon as the stuffed animal opened his mouth Yue took the three pieces he cut from the pancake and stuffed them into Kero's big mouth. He watched as his "brother" chewed quickly and swallowed. He jumped a bit when Kero dived for the knife and fork already "loaded" with three more pieces of pancake from Yue's hands and started eating, all the while saying in-between stuffing his mouth, "These are the---" ---chew and stuff mouth--- "---the best pancakes---" ---chew and stuff mouth--- "---I have ever eaten---" ---chew and stuff mouth--- "---in my life!!!!!!"
"That's good to know." Kero felt someone pat his head a few times like he was a cat and then say good morning to Yue. "Yue you should take that as a compliment."
"Who patted me like a cat just now??" Kero asked curiously.
"I did." He turned to see Emerald arranging some Sakura blossoms in a small vase.
"Well don't do it again." Kero crossed his little arms and waited. All he got was another pat on the head.
"Well well well, look who I see coming downstairs." she joked.
"Dare???" Kero asked. He was met with Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Eriol, Nakuru, Suppi, Touya, and Yukito.
"I guess everyone's ready for breakfast????" Emerald directed. Everyone nodded their heads, especially Yukito, who nodded hard and sat down. He turned and saw everyone had shocked expressions on their faces, their eyes tiny black dots. "What's wrong??? Daijoubu ka????" All he got was seven shakes from seven heads. He sighed heavily. "Come on!!!! It's perfectly normal for Yue to be cooking."
"Easy for you to say." Touya replied as he and the others continued to stare at Yue, who was unaware of the weird looks he was receiving but aware that they were there.
Emerald, tired of the silence, spoke up. "Ano...do you guys want to sit while Yue's making the pancakes and eggs??????" That seemed to snap everyone out of their trance as they remembered that she was there. All sat and waited as Emerald got the plates, forks, knives, utensils, and glasses out.
Once breakfast was served everyone wanted someone to try it out like they didn't trust the Moon Guardian. Kero told them that everything was just delicious and to just eat. Emerald, surprisingly, backed the Sun Guardian up, and received a stern glare from Touya, who quickly turned away and gave Sakura a grin that could beat Eriol's evil one anytime!!! (MM: I'll let you in on a secret: Sakura had used Thunder to send little bolts of lightning under his chair.)
Yue, meanwhile, was leaning against the counter in his false form, drinking a glass of water. As soon as he finished he felt a hand slip into his. He looked down to see Emerald looking at the table where the others were seated. He couldn't help but smile softly. He had yet to respond to what happened the previous night.
Once everyone finished, they all thank Yue for the breakfast and exited to the living room.
"I have something to tell you. Meet me at the Sakura tree." Yue whispered into Emerald's ear as he held her back. She blushed at the statement and continued to blush as he let go of her wrist.
Just as he was about to follow her, Kero pulled Yue a.k.a. Tsuki Yi back the kitchen. The little Sun Guardian turned around to face his fellow Guardian and looked him straight in the eye.
"Yue, why were you---" Kero started and then stopped as Yue put his hand up to silence him.
"Why do you wish to know???" Yue questioned as he put his hands into his pockets. He leaned against the counter waiting for an answer.
"Yue!!!!!!!! She's the *enemy*!!!!!!!! The warrior never compromises with the enemy!!!!!!!!!" was Kero's lame excuse. Yue lifted a slender eyebrow and turned on his heel. He began to walk to the door before stopping and saying, "That's not why I was with her last night."
Kero then had on his "What-are-you-talking-about????" look. "Huh??? I don't get it."
Yue slightly turned his head to Kero before responding, "It's the way I feel that makes me want to be with her." He then left the kitchen and a confused then shocked Kero.
"He can't be serious...Or is he????" Kero murmured to himself. He then headed back to the living room where everyone was joking around.
~*~^^~*~
Yue headed to the backyard and saw Emerald already there. Instantly the weird feeling came back. He looked at her as she sat on the stone bench, Sakura blossoms falling around her. Some even settled in her dark green hair.
"She looks so beautiful..." Yue murmured as he shook his head and continued to head towards her.
"It's so peaceful out here..." Emerald murmured as she sat under the Sakura tree. She was in the same spot where she had fallen asleep in Yue's arms. She smiled at the thought, and then remembered her little confession before falling asleep totally. She blushed slightly and wondered if he would respond back.
-And yet,- she thought, -it had felt like he already responded. 'Cause I mean, we were the only ones outside and who else would give me that feeling????- Then her face darkened. -He probably told me to meet him here because he may deny my feelings---iie, my love for him. I *do* hope that's not what this is all about.-
Just then she felt an amethyst-blue aura near her. She looked to see Yue heading towards her, his face showing no sign of emotion as usual.
"Oi," she greeted as he stopped in front of her. "Do you want to sit???"
"Iie, arigatou." he replied. "Look, about what happened last night---"
"I hadn't meant to say *that*." Emerald interrupted hurriedly. She got up and, before Yue could say anymore, started to head towards the house.
Yue made a grab at her wrist, which he caught and held onto softly but firmly. "Chotto matte," he said.
Emerald turned around to face him, looking him straight in the eye. "Yue, if you don't---"
"Aishiteru."
That one word made Emerald forget everything she was about to say. She stuttured, "Nani???"
Yue's hand released her wrist and then took her hand. Emerald let him pull her down to sit on the bench. He leaned forward and kissed her on the lips softly before whispering, "Aishiteru."
Emerald pulled back a bit and looked into his eyes. "Honto????? Do you really mean it????"
Yue nodded his head. "Hai, I do."
Emerald smiled brightly and lunged forward quickly, giving him a kiss while slipping her hands into his.
A red light blinked from the window as Tomoyo, Sakura, and Nakuru giggled at the kawaii sight. Syaoran crossed his arms and looked away, blushing when Sakura told on their first kiss. Eriol and Suppi chuckled, thinking that it was nice that Yue had found a new love. Eriol looked to *his* love, who looked back and blushed slightly.
Why, just the previous night, before everyone went to bed, he had told Tomoyo his feelings. He'd thought that she'd refused, but she confessed her feelings to him and they shared their own kiss.
Yukito chucked also and was very happy for his other self. Touya, on the other hand, hadn't really liked that Yue still loved Emerald after what she did, so he wasn't present.
Kero was in a similar position like Syaoran, except that he had a scowl on his face. He also didn't approve of his "brother" loving "the enemy", and wouldn't like it more if he decided to tackle the next step. He really wouldn't like that.
Sakura knew what Kero was thinking from the look on his face and motioned the Sun Guardian forward.
"Hai, Kero-chan. You *would* like that." she said. Sakura's smile grew as Kero went ballistic and denied it all the way.
"Minna-san!!!! Shhhhhhhhh!!!" Yukito shushed them as he heard the door leading to the backyard open. Everyone's eyes widened and all lokked at each other, thinking the same thing.
"Yue and Emerald!!!!!!!!!" They all got up in a hurry and rushed back to the living room, Tomoyo taking the camcorder with her so they wouldn't get suspicious.
In the living room, Tomoyo changed the tape and put in a new one. She started to record Sakura and the others, who tried to look as if they weren't spying or had anything to do that included spying.
Yue and Emerald came in hand-in-hand to find some of the others stiff-necked, all except for a certain brown-haired girl.
"Ohmygoshyoutwomakeakawaiicouplewhen'stheweddinggonnabe?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Nakuru spilled out in a rush. (Translation: "Oh my gosh you two make such a kawaii couple when's the wedding gonna be?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" ) Yue's eyes widened and Emerald looked at Nakuru as if she had gone crazy, and that's what she thought had happened. She put a hand to the girl's forehead, "You don't have a fever. What's wrong????"
Before Nakuru could say it again Eriol took her voice away. She looked at her master angrily and he smiled back brightly. Emerald's and Yue's eyes had turned into tiny black dots at the way their friends were acting.
"Ano...look, I'm gonna get us all some ice cream sundaes. Yue, do you want to help me???" Emerald asked. Yue looked at her and nodded. The couple got away from the weird group before anything else weird happened.
It's time for MM's A/N's!!
MM: Back!!!!!!!! I hope this chapter was satisfying to your taste.
Dark Yue: Oh ho ho ho!!! Don't worry, 'cause I'm a-coming back in the---*kicked to surprise MM has for reviewers*
MM: Since D.Y. told you guys he's coming back, I might as well just say it. I'm writing a sequel to this, featuring Yue and Emerald's daughter, Tsuki Yuriana. She's here to give the summary of the story.
Yuriana: Arigatou MM.
Anyway, the story's about me and my best friend Hiiragizawa Jarin on a "quest" to find my mother who disappeared when I was ten, and if---iie, *when* we find her, 'cause I'm confident she's alive, she'll be the key to waking up my father who's been in a coma ever since her disappearance. Demo, danger lurks in the shadows and someone wants me. I don't know why, demo, they seem to know where my mother's been all this time!!! Demo, in order to get to her, *I* have to do something, demo, Jarin-kun won't let them do any harm to me. Does he know why they want me to do that *special something*???
Well it was nice talking to you guys!!! I'll be seeing you when the sequel comes out. Ja!!! And the name's "Hope In the Moon's Star"!!!!!!!!
MM: Ja Yuriana-chan!!! Anyway I have one more chapter before I end this. *sniffs* R+R!!! And I hope you like that summary of the sequel!!!!! Ja!!!!!