It was another busy day in the village, and one tidbit of news spread through groups of people like fresh strawberry jam on warm toast. Clow Reed, the famous sorcerer.. was dying. The village doctor, Simon Doucette, heard this and immediately set out for the mansion.. after all, when a rich person was dying, they would sometimes pay large sums of money for a miracle cure to save them. He was greeted by the sight of a large winged black panther sunning itself on the front lawn but wasn't very surprised. He had heard stories about the strange creatures Clow had created to guard himself.
As he knocked on the door, however, he was surprised to come face to face with one of the most beautiful creatures he had ever laid his eyes on. Taking a step back, he continued to stare at the angel standing there.
"The doctor.." Yue murmured quietly, nodding once and stepping to the side to allow the man inside. Doucette nodded and walked into the mansion, wordlessly following Yue. Like a child, he involuntarily reached up and tugged on Yue's wing, almost to make sure it was real. Yue jerked, a small jolt of pain shooting through his upper body, and he turned, folding his wings against his back with a look of disapproval.
"Sorry.." He stammered, fixing his glasses and looking into the bedroom where Clow was sleeping.. So, this was the sorcerer Clow Reed.. the powerful sorcerer Clow Reed.. Doucette couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. You weren't so powerful now, were you Reed? Having been born into a poor family whose mother worked as a housekeeper for a rich sorcerer, Doucette harbored deep-seated contempt towards the rich and powerful... although, around the angel who was sitting near the bed now, it was hard to feel anything but peace. He walked to the bed and took his eyes off of Yue for a moment, he set his bag on the bedside and started his examination.
Yue closed his eyes, sitting in the large chair by the bed where he had spent his days since Clow had taken ill. Keroberos usually came to keep him company, and although he was upset over his master's sickness, he wasn't sure why Yue was brooding over this so. He didn't understand that Yue blamed himself for the whole mess. If he had only kept quiet about the incident in the village before, Clow wouldn't have gotten sick.. If he had never confessed that he was in love with his master, none of this would've happened. The doctor's voice caused him to look up and watch the man pack away the medical equipment.
"He should be fine." Doucette said, bowing slightly to the angel. "He just needs to rest.. something was a big shock to his heart.. give it a few days and make him take it easy... he's not a young man anymore." He gave Yue a kind smile, not seeing the tears welling up in the being's eyes.
"Thank you." Keroberos said, nudging Yue's leg, causing Yue to nearly fall forward, he cleared his throat.
"Yes, thank you.." Yue said softly, placing a small handful of gold coins in Doucette's palm; much more than the man would've charged. "It .. it means very much to us that he is well." Doucette hesitated, almost feeling bad about taking the money, but it was money and he needed to eat.
"Y..you're welcome." Looking into Yue's eyes, he now saw the tears forming there, and he wondered if the other rumors were true.. if this angel was Clow's lover.. It would make sense, really. Why else would a guardian cry over something simple like an illness to his master unless love was involved? "You should get some rest as well. Have a good day, and call if his condition worsens." With that, he left, looking to the black panther purring contenedly in a patch of sun-warmed grass. "How would one live in a house like that.." He said to himself, shaking his head and walking off the property, the gold coins jingling merrily in his pocket.
"There, Yue. Master will be fine.. come on, you've hardly eaten."
"I don't need to eat, Niisan.. I'm staying here until I'm sure he's all right." Yue pushed the chair right up to the bedside and took Clow's hand in his own, frowning. Keroberos sighed.
"I'll bring you something to eat." He said stubbornly, walking out of the room. Yue closed his eyes and let the tears flow freely.
"Clow-sama.. it's all my fault.." He cried softly, getting up from the chair and curling up next to Clow's sleeping body, burying his face on the man's chest, desperately needing to hear that soft heartbeat, just to prove that his worst fears hadn't come true. The quiet thumping beneath his ear brought on a fresh wave of quiet sobbing.. This 'love' creation.. did it always bring so much pain? "I'm sorry..."
It felt like he was climbing out of a dark hole to which there was no end, but somehow, he heard Yue's voice. "Yue.." He whispered, his eyelids twitching as he struggled to wake up. 'I'm sorry..' He heard, and his mind reeled. 'Sorry... what would you be sorry for, my angel?' He thought to himself, finally opening his eyes, seeing Yue sitting over him, wide-eyed.
"Clow?" Yue whispered, his wings shielding their faces from the view of the open door. Clow smiled, already forgetting about the meaningless fight they had.. it seemed so stupid now..to fight over something like that..especially when he had nearly died.
"What are you sorry for?" His voice was only a whisper now, unlike the confident voice Yue was used to hearing.
"It.. it's my fault you're ill.. the doctor said that it was a problem with your heart, and-"
"Shh.. my illness is no one's fault but my own." Weakly, Clow lifted a hand up to wipe away Yue's tears. "Don't cry, my angel.."
If Yue's wings hadn't been there, then Keroberos would've seen the soft kiss shared between the two on the bed, and he would've been shocked and confused, possibly even angry that neither of them had bothered to tell him, but he only heard Yue's quiet crying and Clow's whispered assurances that everything was fine..yet he did hear something that confused him.
"I love you, Yue.."
"Ai.. aishiteru, Clow-sama.."
He paused near the bed, blinking.. well, wasn't it normal for masters and guardians to love each other? After all, they were just one big family.. He set the plate of food on the floor and hopped on the bed, purring throatily as he nuzzled Clow's cheek affectionately, happily oblivious to whatever was going on between Yue and Clow. His master was alive and Yue was finally going to stop crying. Everything was fine. Nothing out of the unusual.
As he knocked on the door, however, he was surprised to come face to face with one of the most beautiful creatures he had ever laid his eyes on. Taking a step back, he continued to stare at the angel standing there.
"The doctor.." Yue murmured quietly, nodding once and stepping to the side to allow the man inside. Doucette nodded and walked into the mansion, wordlessly following Yue. Like a child, he involuntarily reached up and tugged on Yue's wing, almost to make sure it was real. Yue jerked, a small jolt of pain shooting through his upper body, and he turned, folding his wings against his back with a look of disapproval.
"Sorry.." He stammered, fixing his glasses and looking into the bedroom where Clow was sleeping.. So, this was the sorcerer Clow Reed.. the powerful sorcerer Clow Reed.. Doucette couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. You weren't so powerful now, were you Reed? Having been born into a poor family whose mother worked as a housekeeper for a rich sorcerer, Doucette harbored deep-seated contempt towards the rich and powerful... although, around the angel who was sitting near the bed now, it was hard to feel anything but peace. He walked to the bed and took his eyes off of Yue for a moment, he set his bag on the bedside and started his examination.
Yue closed his eyes, sitting in the large chair by the bed where he had spent his days since Clow had taken ill. Keroberos usually came to keep him company, and although he was upset over his master's sickness, he wasn't sure why Yue was brooding over this so. He didn't understand that Yue blamed himself for the whole mess. If he had only kept quiet about the incident in the village before, Clow wouldn't have gotten sick.. If he had never confessed that he was in love with his master, none of this would've happened. The doctor's voice caused him to look up and watch the man pack away the medical equipment.
"He should be fine." Doucette said, bowing slightly to the angel. "He just needs to rest.. something was a big shock to his heart.. give it a few days and make him take it easy... he's not a young man anymore." He gave Yue a kind smile, not seeing the tears welling up in the being's eyes.
"Thank you." Keroberos said, nudging Yue's leg, causing Yue to nearly fall forward, he cleared his throat.
"Yes, thank you.." Yue said softly, placing a small handful of gold coins in Doucette's palm; much more than the man would've charged. "It .. it means very much to us that he is well." Doucette hesitated, almost feeling bad about taking the money, but it was money and he needed to eat.
"Y..you're welcome." Looking into Yue's eyes, he now saw the tears forming there, and he wondered if the other rumors were true.. if this angel was Clow's lover.. It would make sense, really. Why else would a guardian cry over something simple like an illness to his master unless love was involved? "You should get some rest as well. Have a good day, and call if his condition worsens." With that, he left, looking to the black panther purring contenedly in a patch of sun-warmed grass. "How would one live in a house like that.." He said to himself, shaking his head and walking off the property, the gold coins jingling merrily in his pocket.
"There, Yue. Master will be fine.. come on, you've hardly eaten."
"I don't need to eat, Niisan.. I'm staying here until I'm sure he's all right." Yue pushed the chair right up to the bedside and took Clow's hand in his own, frowning. Keroberos sighed.
"I'll bring you something to eat." He said stubbornly, walking out of the room. Yue closed his eyes and let the tears flow freely.
"Clow-sama.. it's all my fault.." He cried softly, getting up from the chair and curling up next to Clow's sleeping body, burying his face on the man's chest, desperately needing to hear that soft heartbeat, just to prove that his worst fears hadn't come true. The quiet thumping beneath his ear brought on a fresh wave of quiet sobbing.. This 'love' creation.. did it always bring so much pain? "I'm sorry..."
It felt like he was climbing out of a dark hole to which there was no end, but somehow, he heard Yue's voice. "Yue.." He whispered, his eyelids twitching as he struggled to wake up. 'I'm sorry..' He heard, and his mind reeled. 'Sorry... what would you be sorry for, my angel?' He thought to himself, finally opening his eyes, seeing Yue sitting over him, wide-eyed.
"Clow?" Yue whispered, his wings shielding their faces from the view of the open door. Clow smiled, already forgetting about the meaningless fight they had.. it seemed so stupid now..to fight over something like that..especially when he had nearly died.
"What are you sorry for?" His voice was only a whisper now, unlike the confident voice Yue was used to hearing.
"It.. it's my fault you're ill.. the doctor said that it was a problem with your heart, and-"
"Shh.. my illness is no one's fault but my own." Weakly, Clow lifted a hand up to wipe away Yue's tears. "Don't cry, my angel.."
If Yue's wings hadn't been there, then Keroberos would've seen the soft kiss shared between the two on the bed, and he would've been shocked and confused, possibly even angry that neither of them had bothered to tell him, but he only heard Yue's quiet crying and Clow's whispered assurances that everything was fine..yet he did hear something that confused him.
"I love you, Yue.."
"Ai.. aishiteru, Clow-sama.."
He paused near the bed, blinking.. well, wasn't it normal for masters and guardians to love each other? After all, they were just one big family.. He set the plate of food on the floor and hopped on the bed, purring throatily as he nuzzled Clow's cheek affectionately, happily oblivious to whatever was going on between Yue and Clow. His master was alive and Yue was finally going to stop crying. Everything was fine. Nothing out of the unusual.