The usual guff at the beginning. This story is based on Card Captor Sakura
all the characters of which are registered to Clamp, this is not an
official Clamp work. I take no credit for the characters involved just the
story and the charters I have added Heavenly and Pericosu who I invented my
self-based on the Card Captor Sakura world.
Now for something a bit more personal: This story is dedicated to my best friend Laura. Thanks for keeping me going on this fan fic, despite there being very few dedicated to Yue and Sakura I gave it a go and this is what I came out with.
To every one else who comes here to read this story, be ready for lots and lots of surprises, I have a habit of putting together odd couples, but please read on sit back relax and don't take offence at what I've written its just my own personal view on the CCS world.
(And I happen to have a thing for Yue so I'm a little biased. ;-) )
Cherry Blossom Moon.
Chapter one: Advice to the heart.
Sakura sat at her desk, her hand resting lightly on the Star book: she was looking out of her bedroom window focused on the clouds. Yukito's kind advice to her rang in her head once again:
"I am not the person you love most, you should find the person you love most and tell them."
Sakura sighed, she had told Shaolan how she felt about him, but she wondered if she had been truthful with herself? Ever since she had told Shaolan about her feelings for him, Sakura had had a strange feeling that something wasn't right in her heart, something was missing. This feeling of a missing piece became much stronger whenever she saw Yue or Yukito.
She turned around to where Keroberos was sitting on the bed scoffing a cake that Tomoyo had brought over to her earlier.
Even Tomoyo had noticed a change in her friend: she had mentioned her concern to Sakura, but all Sakura could do at the time was shrug and tell her that nothing was the matter with her.
But the more Sakura thought about the way she was feeling, about Shaolan, Yukito or Yue, the more confused and uncertain she got about what she was feeling for them.
"Kero-chan, I feel strange."
"Wha kinda stwange?" asked Kero, whose mouth was so full of cake it was amazing he could still manage to speak.
"How can you fit so much cake into such a tiny mouth?" Sakura wondered.
"All part of being a Guardian Beast. Now, as I was saying: what kind of 'strange'?"
A knock on the front door prevented Sakura from answering. Touya was at university, Tomoyo was studying, Shaolan was back in Hong Kong and her father was at the supermarket, Sakura wondered who it could be.
"Coming!" she yelled, running down the stairs in her house slippers.
Sakura pulled the door open and peered gingerly around the edge,
"Hello."
Sakura stopped short, as she was confronted by the source of her problem,
"Yukito-san.?"
"Sakura-chan, how are you?"
"I'm alright, come in, I'll make you some tea and we can have some cake and talk, if you want to, that is?"
"Yes, I'd like that. How is Shaolan-kun?"
"He is fine. I got a letter from him just the other day."
"Is he getting on with Touya yet?"
"From the last visit, I'd say 'no'. And you, Yukito-san, how are you?"
"I'm.I'm fine Sakura-chan, hungry."
Sakura giggled at this long-standing joke between the two of them.
"Onii-chan is still at university by the way."
"I know, I wanted to check on you, I saw Tomoyo-chan, she was worried about you and so is somebody else I know, 'very worried'."
Sakura blushed slightly, Yukito noticed this but he didn't say anything.
"Did Tomoyo-chan tell you I'd be fifteen in a month? Will you be coming to one of my parties? One for family and friends. One for those who know about the cards."
Yukito studied Sakura's earnest expression and smiled gently; tilting her chin up and looking into her eyes, exactly the way Yue had done at the time of the final Judgement.
"I'm sure you will make a lovely birthday girl. I'll come to both parties; I'll come to the family one as myself and to the other as Yue. How's that?"
"Perfect."
They both realised the position he was in and blushed then backed away from each other laughing nervously.
"Hey Yukito-san."
Yukito jumped out of his skin as Kero floated down the stairs and into the living room. Sakura ran after him.
"Kero-chan, the cake isn't for you!"
"Ohh Sakura-chan, you're so mean. please, just one more piece."
"Ok I'll get you a piece, just leave Yue-san's alone."
Yukito blinked as Sakura disappeared into the kitchen; he then looked at Kero, who looked as worried as Tomoyo had been.
"Did she just call me what I think she did?"
"Yep. something's bothering her, she was going to tell me what just before you arrived. Maybe she will find it easier having both of us here."
"Are you sure, she seems to be avoiding my other self like you avoid vegetables."
Kero looked insulted for a minute, then thoughtful; he looked at Yukito from the corner of his eye, "No way.no way.she couldn't possibly.could she.?"
"Could I what.?" asked Sakura coming back in from the kitchen.
"Like strawberry parfait. Hey my piece of cake is tiny compared to his slab!"
"You had one whole cake today already, Kero-chan, and Yue-san is our guest, so behave!"
Sakura marched into the kitchen to get the tea. The two guardians stared after her. Kero looked at Yukito.
"Ok, something is definitely wrong with her."
"Should we transform?"
"Yes."
Sakura walked back into the living room and dropped the tea tray. Yue held out a hand and the tray stopped in mid air. Yue had taken to having a braid in his hair recently, this was apparently due to Eriol's insistence. Sakura didn't know why it was so important just that it was. However Sakura had to admit it suited him very well, the braid was always over his left shoulder running down his chest, with a purple and silver ribbon in it and purple jewel at the bottom on a band, round witch the rest of the ribbon was rapped so no spare ribbon hung down.
"What are you doing, my father could walk in at any moment!"
"Your father will not be back for at least fifteen minutes possibly longer. I took the liberty of checking on him," Yue added softly to ease her concern.
"Oh." Sakura picked the tray up, "I suppose I don't need this now you are here."
Sakura put the tea tray down on the table, and looked at her two guardians.
"What's wrong?"
"Exactly what we were going to ask you," said Keroberos.
"What do you mean?" asked Sakura, trying to avoid their eyes. "I'm perfectly fine."
"You called Yukito-san 'Yue' twice."
"So I made a mistake, any one can make a mistake. I am only human after all."
"You don't normally make that kind of mistake at all."
"Is it getting into high school?" asked Yue softly. "Are you worried about the entrance exams?"
Sakura sat down and smoothed her skirt. "Yeah . . I am a bit worried about that, but I've already worked out a revision plan with Tomoyo-chan."
"So what is the problem, Sakura-chan?"
"I . . I . . I'm in love."
"Ah, you miss Shaolan-kun," said Yue, nodding.
"NO!" Sakura buried her face in her hands, her long hair surrounding her. "That's just it! I don't . . not like that. I . . I think I'm in love with someone else."
Her two guardians blinked and looked at each other. Keroberos nosed a plate of cake towards her. "You can tell us," he prompted, pushing her hand up with his head. Sakura threw her arms around his neck and buried her face in his thick neck ruff. Her shoulders shook slightly.
Yue watched the scene, and realised he was frowning. Something in the way that Sakura was holding Keroberos irritated him. Why was she confiding in Keroberos and not him? But this was ridiculous: it was almost as if he was.jealous, and why should he be jealous? He shifted along the settee and gently touched Sakura's shoulder.
Sakura looked up, her eyes trembling with tears. "Yue-san." she whispered. Yue felt his heart move. It was an incredibly strange feeling, given that there was a warmth in his chest where usually only emptiness lived. He opened his arms to someone for the first time, and Sakura threw herself against him, weeping into his chest.
Keroberos shook himself slightly, shedding water, and looked at them. Yue could feel his cheeks flushing. He had never been this close to anyone before, not even Clow Reed, his beloved first master. He could feel the golden eyes of Keroberos watching him, analysing his expression. He felt his blush grow. This situation was nearing danger point. He gently tightened his grip, bringing her closer, feeling the warmth of her breath against his uniform. "Mistress . . Sakura-chan, please, tell me what's wrong?" he questioned, whispering into her ear.
Keroberos' eyes widened. He had never heard Yue sound this tender before . . not even with Clow . . certainly not with Touya.
"The man I love . . loves someone else.and I can't break them apart, because I care for them both too much."
"Sakura-chan . . this doesn't involve Tomoyo-chan-?"
"NO! No, of course not! She's been writing to Eriol-kun for me since all this revision started. I'm hoping that.you know."
"So who does this involve then?"
"I . . can't tell you."
"Why not? Please, Sakura-chan."
"No, I won't! I won't hurt Onii-chan!" She pulled away from Yue's arms and ran up the stairs. They heard her bedroom door slam.
Yue sat still, in shock from what he had just heard. Keroberos sighed. "Something to do with Touya-kun." He looked at Yue. "Did you know anything about this?"
Yue stared at him. His mouth was open, his eyes wide, he was in a state of complete shock. Keroberos knew the answer with out any words.
"It looks like a hopeless case," he murmured sadly, looking at the untouched cake. "Poor Sakura-chan . . there's nothing she can do about you and Touya-kun."
"Me and Touya-kun?!! What are you talking about?!"
Keroberos tipped his head to one side, puzzled. "Don't you two . . care for each other?"
"Of course, we're very good friends."
"Friends?! Oh dear.Poor Sakura-chan.Excuse me, I'd better go and see if she's alright."
"I'll come with you-"
"No. No, I think it's best if you leave. Now. You've done enough."
Yue flinched. He stood stiffly and bowed. "Keroberos." His voice was cold. "I'll see myself out."
Keroberos nodded and watched as Yue walked to the door, then transformed back into Yukito. Yukito turned and looked up the stairs. Faint sobbing could be heard. He looked at Keroberos with sad, sad eyes. "Look after her for me, Keroberos," he said, then left.
The winged lion trotted up to Sakura's bedroom, he transformed back into his normal form and lay down outside the door. He knew that when she was ready, the door would open, and he would be able to comfort her. Until then, all he could do was wait.
Now for something a bit more personal: This story is dedicated to my best friend Laura. Thanks for keeping me going on this fan fic, despite there being very few dedicated to Yue and Sakura I gave it a go and this is what I came out with.
To every one else who comes here to read this story, be ready for lots and lots of surprises, I have a habit of putting together odd couples, but please read on sit back relax and don't take offence at what I've written its just my own personal view on the CCS world.
(And I happen to have a thing for Yue so I'm a little biased. ;-) )
Cherry Blossom Moon.
Chapter one: Advice to the heart.
Sakura sat at her desk, her hand resting lightly on the Star book: she was looking out of her bedroom window focused on the clouds. Yukito's kind advice to her rang in her head once again:
"I am not the person you love most, you should find the person you love most and tell them."
Sakura sighed, she had told Shaolan how she felt about him, but she wondered if she had been truthful with herself? Ever since she had told Shaolan about her feelings for him, Sakura had had a strange feeling that something wasn't right in her heart, something was missing. This feeling of a missing piece became much stronger whenever she saw Yue or Yukito.
She turned around to where Keroberos was sitting on the bed scoffing a cake that Tomoyo had brought over to her earlier.
Even Tomoyo had noticed a change in her friend: she had mentioned her concern to Sakura, but all Sakura could do at the time was shrug and tell her that nothing was the matter with her.
But the more Sakura thought about the way she was feeling, about Shaolan, Yukito or Yue, the more confused and uncertain she got about what she was feeling for them.
"Kero-chan, I feel strange."
"Wha kinda stwange?" asked Kero, whose mouth was so full of cake it was amazing he could still manage to speak.
"How can you fit so much cake into such a tiny mouth?" Sakura wondered.
"All part of being a Guardian Beast. Now, as I was saying: what kind of 'strange'?"
A knock on the front door prevented Sakura from answering. Touya was at university, Tomoyo was studying, Shaolan was back in Hong Kong and her father was at the supermarket, Sakura wondered who it could be.
"Coming!" she yelled, running down the stairs in her house slippers.
Sakura pulled the door open and peered gingerly around the edge,
"Hello."
Sakura stopped short, as she was confronted by the source of her problem,
"Yukito-san.?"
"Sakura-chan, how are you?"
"I'm alright, come in, I'll make you some tea and we can have some cake and talk, if you want to, that is?"
"Yes, I'd like that. How is Shaolan-kun?"
"He is fine. I got a letter from him just the other day."
"Is he getting on with Touya yet?"
"From the last visit, I'd say 'no'. And you, Yukito-san, how are you?"
"I'm.I'm fine Sakura-chan, hungry."
Sakura giggled at this long-standing joke between the two of them.
"Onii-chan is still at university by the way."
"I know, I wanted to check on you, I saw Tomoyo-chan, she was worried about you and so is somebody else I know, 'very worried'."
Sakura blushed slightly, Yukito noticed this but he didn't say anything.
"Did Tomoyo-chan tell you I'd be fifteen in a month? Will you be coming to one of my parties? One for family and friends. One for those who know about the cards."
Yukito studied Sakura's earnest expression and smiled gently; tilting her chin up and looking into her eyes, exactly the way Yue had done at the time of the final Judgement.
"I'm sure you will make a lovely birthday girl. I'll come to both parties; I'll come to the family one as myself and to the other as Yue. How's that?"
"Perfect."
They both realised the position he was in and blushed then backed away from each other laughing nervously.
"Hey Yukito-san."
Yukito jumped out of his skin as Kero floated down the stairs and into the living room. Sakura ran after him.
"Kero-chan, the cake isn't for you!"
"Ohh Sakura-chan, you're so mean. please, just one more piece."
"Ok I'll get you a piece, just leave Yue-san's alone."
Yukito blinked as Sakura disappeared into the kitchen; he then looked at Kero, who looked as worried as Tomoyo had been.
"Did she just call me what I think she did?"
"Yep. something's bothering her, she was going to tell me what just before you arrived. Maybe she will find it easier having both of us here."
"Are you sure, she seems to be avoiding my other self like you avoid vegetables."
Kero looked insulted for a minute, then thoughtful; he looked at Yukito from the corner of his eye, "No way.no way.she couldn't possibly.could she.?"
"Could I what.?" asked Sakura coming back in from the kitchen.
"Like strawberry parfait. Hey my piece of cake is tiny compared to his slab!"
"You had one whole cake today already, Kero-chan, and Yue-san is our guest, so behave!"
Sakura marched into the kitchen to get the tea. The two guardians stared after her. Kero looked at Yukito.
"Ok, something is definitely wrong with her."
"Should we transform?"
"Yes."
Sakura walked back into the living room and dropped the tea tray. Yue held out a hand and the tray stopped in mid air. Yue had taken to having a braid in his hair recently, this was apparently due to Eriol's insistence. Sakura didn't know why it was so important just that it was. However Sakura had to admit it suited him very well, the braid was always over his left shoulder running down his chest, with a purple and silver ribbon in it and purple jewel at the bottom on a band, round witch the rest of the ribbon was rapped so no spare ribbon hung down.
"What are you doing, my father could walk in at any moment!"
"Your father will not be back for at least fifteen minutes possibly longer. I took the liberty of checking on him," Yue added softly to ease her concern.
"Oh." Sakura picked the tray up, "I suppose I don't need this now you are here."
Sakura put the tea tray down on the table, and looked at her two guardians.
"What's wrong?"
"Exactly what we were going to ask you," said Keroberos.
"What do you mean?" asked Sakura, trying to avoid their eyes. "I'm perfectly fine."
"You called Yukito-san 'Yue' twice."
"So I made a mistake, any one can make a mistake. I am only human after all."
"You don't normally make that kind of mistake at all."
"Is it getting into high school?" asked Yue softly. "Are you worried about the entrance exams?"
Sakura sat down and smoothed her skirt. "Yeah . . I am a bit worried about that, but I've already worked out a revision plan with Tomoyo-chan."
"So what is the problem, Sakura-chan?"
"I . . I . . I'm in love."
"Ah, you miss Shaolan-kun," said Yue, nodding.
"NO!" Sakura buried her face in her hands, her long hair surrounding her. "That's just it! I don't . . not like that. I . . I think I'm in love with someone else."
Her two guardians blinked and looked at each other. Keroberos nosed a plate of cake towards her. "You can tell us," he prompted, pushing her hand up with his head. Sakura threw her arms around his neck and buried her face in his thick neck ruff. Her shoulders shook slightly.
Yue watched the scene, and realised he was frowning. Something in the way that Sakura was holding Keroberos irritated him. Why was she confiding in Keroberos and not him? But this was ridiculous: it was almost as if he was.jealous, and why should he be jealous? He shifted along the settee and gently touched Sakura's shoulder.
Sakura looked up, her eyes trembling with tears. "Yue-san." she whispered. Yue felt his heart move. It was an incredibly strange feeling, given that there was a warmth in his chest where usually only emptiness lived. He opened his arms to someone for the first time, and Sakura threw herself against him, weeping into his chest.
Keroberos shook himself slightly, shedding water, and looked at them. Yue could feel his cheeks flushing. He had never been this close to anyone before, not even Clow Reed, his beloved first master. He could feel the golden eyes of Keroberos watching him, analysing his expression. He felt his blush grow. This situation was nearing danger point. He gently tightened his grip, bringing her closer, feeling the warmth of her breath against his uniform. "Mistress . . Sakura-chan, please, tell me what's wrong?" he questioned, whispering into her ear.
Keroberos' eyes widened. He had never heard Yue sound this tender before . . not even with Clow . . certainly not with Touya.
"The man I love . . loves someone else.and I can't break them apart, because I care for them both too much."
"Sakura-chan . . this doesn't involve Tomoyo-chan-?"
"NO! No, of course not! She's been writing to Eriol-kun for me since all this revision started. I'm hoping that.you know."
"So who does this involve then?"
"I . . can't tell you."
"Why not? Please, Sakura-chan."
"No, I won't! I won't hurt Onii-chan!" She pulled away from Yue's arms and ran up the stairs. They heard her bedroom door slam.
Yue sat still, in shock from what he had just heard. Keroberos sighed. "Something to do with Touya-kun." He looked at Yue. "Did you know anything about this?"
Yue stared at him. His mouth was open, his eyes wide, he was in a state of complete shock. Keroberos knew the answer with out any words.
"It looks like a hopeless case," he murmured sadly, looking at the untouched cake. "Poor Sakura-chan . . there's nothing she can do about you and Touya-kun."
"Me and Touya-kun?!! What are you talking about?!"
Keroberos tipped his head to one side, puzzled. "Don't you two . . care for each other?"
"Of course, we're very good friends."
"Friends?! Oh dear.Poor Sakura-chan.Excuse me, I'd better go and see if she's alright."
"I'll come with you-"
"No. No, I think it's best if you leave. Now. You've done enough."
Yue flinched. He stood stiffly and bowed. "Keroberos." His voice was cold. "I'll see myself out."
Keroberos nodded and watched as Yue walked to the door, then transformed back into Yukito. Yukito turned and looked up the stairs. Faint sobbing could be heard. He looked at Keroberos with sad, sad eyes. "Look after her for me, Keroberos," he said, then left.
The winged lion trotted up to Sakura's bedroom, he transformed back into his normal form and lay down outside the door. He knew that when she was ready, the door would open, and he would be able to comfort her. Until then, all he could do was wait.