The village was busy today, with small families picking up the week's groceries, merchants calling out their wares, and children playing around everyone, laughing happily. Through this, people couldn't help but stare at the angel-like creature that was walking next to Clow Reed.
Many of the villagers hadn't even met Clow Reed, not to mention one of his guardians.. So to see him and one of -them- walking together.. It was rumored that Clow was so secretive because he was hideous looking, but judging from the stares that he was receiving from the young women, that rumor was false. What the villagers didn't notice, however, was that Clow Reed and his creation had their fingers twined around each other.
As they exited the post office, Yue had his hands full with other things, a few bags of groceries draped across his arms, a few packages resting in his grip as well. He followed Clow happily, content with the fact that his master was now his lover. A group of sorcerers that Yue immediately didn't like crowded around them.
"What a pretty thing, Reed.."
"Looks like you got yourself a cute plaything."
Clow narrowed his brown eyes. "Jealousy.. ah, the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head again...He is a guardian of mine.. Not a 'plaything' in the least." Clow put extra emphasis on 'plaything', saying it with a sarcastic tone.
"B..but Clow-sama.." Yue stammered. The magicians all smirked and regarded Clow with a quirked brow, all of them smirking. Clow hesitated before turning to glare at Yue.
"Yue, don't forget who is the master here! You will treat me with proper respect!" He snapped. Yue jerked back like he was hit and didn't say anything for a moment, but when he did, his voice was cold and dripping with sarcasm.
"Very well, -master-. I'll see you at your home, -master-." He turned and walked away, hearing one of the other sorcerers chatting about lending Clow a whip to train his servants better. As Yue walked into the house, he set the groceries on the table, ignoring Keroberos for the time being. He walked into the bedroom, not noticing it was Clow's, and he curled himself up in the blankets, too shocked to cry; it felt like something inside him was broken..
Clow sighed as he stepped into the house. "Keroberos.."
"Yes, master?" Keroberos skidded across the floor to be at Clow's side.
"Where is Yue?"
"H...he went upstairs, master." Keroberos bowed slightly and went back into the kitchen. Clow shook his head, walking quietly up the stairs, about to walk into Yue's room before he saw his own door cracked open. Peeking through, he saw the figure in the blankets.
"Yue." The figure jerked, but there was no response. Clow walked over and sat on the bed, speaking softly. "I'm sorry..but.."
"Are you ashamed of me?" Yue asked, his voice muffled by the blankets. Clow frowned.
"Of course not. I.. I told you. You have to remember who the master is..You need to show proper respect to me.. Yue, please.. I still love you.." There was no response, less Yue sitting up and walking silently to Clow's door. Clow stood, walking to him and placing his arm across the doorframe to prevent Yue's exit. "Yue.. if you leave..don't come back in here."
Yue glared up at him, his defiant look masked partially by the tears his eyes were full of. He closed his eyes and whispered. "I understand." Relieved, Clow dropped his arms to embrace the creature, and felt his heart stop as he saw Yue stride past him. He growled and slammed the door, sitting on his bed, staring helplessly at the moon in the night sky.
I didn't know what to do.. I didn't wish to lose the respect of my fellow sorcerers, nor did I want to lose Yue's respect.. I was too afraid, too much of an idiot to allow us to be equals. I didn't ever want to harm Yue, however.
Yes, I loved him.. I loved him with my whole heart, but there was something strange about that. I had never really known love before. I don't remember my father, and my mother was somewhat distant towards me most times.
Respect was something I wanted to hold onto desperately..power was another thing.. but then again..so was love.
Many of the villagers hadn't even met Clow Reed, not to mention one of his guardians.. So to see him and one of -them- walking together.. It was rumored that Clow was so secretive because he was hideous looking, but judging from the stares that he was receiving from the young women, that rumor was false. What the villagers didn't notice, however, was that Clow Reed and his creation had their fingers twined around each other.
As they exited the post office, Yue had his hands full with other things, a few bags of groceries draped across his arms, a few packages resting in his grip as well. He followed Clow happily, content with the fact that his master was now his lover. A group of sorcerers that Yue immediately didn't like crowded around them.
"What a pretty thing, Reed.."
"Looks like you got yourself a cute plaything."
Clow narrowed his brown eyes. "Jealousy.. ah, the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head again...He is a guardian of mine.. Not a 'plaything' in the least." Clow put extra emphasis on 'plaything', saying it with a sarcastic tone.
"B..but Clow-sama.." Yue stammered. The magicians all smirked and regarded Clow with a quirked brow, all of them smirking. Clow hesitated before turning to glare at Yue.
"Yue, don't forget who is the master here! You will treat me with proper respect!" He snapped. Yue jerked back like he was hit and didn't say anything for a moment, but when he did, his voice was cold and dripping with sarcasm.
"Very well, -master-. I'll see you at your home, -master-." He turned and walked away, hearing one of the other sorcerers chatting about lending Clow a whip to train his servants better. As Yue walked into the house, he set the groceries on the table, ignoring Keroberos for the time being. He walked into the bedroom, not noticing it was Clow's, and he curled himself up in the blankets, too shocked to cry; it felt like something inside him was broken..
Clow sighed as he stepped into the house. "Keroberos.."
"Yes, master?" Keroberos skidded across the floor to be at Clow's side.
"Where is Yue?"
"H...he went upstairs, master." Keroberos bowed slightly and went back into the kitchen. Clow shook his head, walking quietly up the stairs, about to walk into Yue's room before he saw his own door cracked open. Peeking through, he saw the figure in the blankets.
"Yue." The figure jerked, but there was no response. Clow walked over and sat on the bed, speaking softly. "I'm sorry..but.."
"Are you ashamed of me?" Yue asked, his voice muffled by the blankets. Clow frowned.
"Of course not. I.. I told you. You have to remember who the master is..You need to show proper respect to me.. Yue, please.. I still love you.." There was no response, less Yue sitting up and walking silently to Clow's door. Clow stood, walking to him and placing his arm across the doorframe to prevent Yue's exit. "Yue.. if you leave..don't come back in here."
Yue glared up at him, his defiant look masked partially by the tears his eyes were full of. He closed his eyes and whispered. "I understand." Relieved, Clow dropped his arms to embrace the creature, and felt his heart stop as he saw Yue stride past him. He growled and slammed the door, sitting on his bed, staring helplessly at the moon in the night sky.
I didn't know what to do.. I didn't wish to lose the respect of my fellow sorcerers, nor did I want to lose Yue's respect.. I was too afraid, too much of an idiot to allow us to be equals. I didn't ever want to harm Yue, however.
Yes, I loved him.. I loved him with my whole heart, but there was something strange about that. I had never really known love before. I don't remember my father, and my mother was somewhat distant towards me most times.
Respect was something I wanted to hold onto desperately..power was another thing.. but then again..so was love.