Chapter twenty-three: Sakuras Moon Prince Charming.
The next day, Sakura walked over to Eriol's house after she had finished all of her chores around the house, visited Tomoyo, and her mother's grave.
She had Yukito, Touya and Ruby with her for company, the doctor had insisted that Ruby get lots of exercise, even though she was rather swollen with Touyas child by now.
The happy couple walked a little way behind her and Yukito, watching them always made Sakura feel wistful. She sighed and looked at Yukito, he smiled at her in his usual friendly manner. Which made Sakura sigh again she wanted to e like Touya and Ruby were, but with Yukito as her partner however she was still convinced that Yukito didn't love her that he still loved Touya deep down, and was putting the affection he felt for Touya onto her.
Yukito had been told by Touya that this was what Sakura thought he was doing and for the past months both he and Yue, had been trying to think of a way to disprove this and the only answer they had found was to let Yues prophecy run its course, because only that would revile to Sakura, both Yue and Yukitos feelings for her in one fell swoop.
A short while after she arrived, at Eriols home, Sakura managed to quietly whisk Eriol away form the others and into the library so that she could have her conversation with him in private.
Once Sakura was sure they were alone, she opened her rucksack and gently placed the flower on the table.
It glowed a pure white as normal and seamed quite happily in the semi darkness of the vast library.
Eriol looked at the flower for a moment and then, at Sakura for a second and then he gently picked the flower up and studied it for a some time before carefully putting it back down on the table. He sat in thought for quite some time before looking up at Sakura with an eyebrow raised quizzically.
"Yes, Sakura-chan, what is it that you wish for me to tell you about this extraordinary but beautiful flower?"
Sakura looked at Eriol and smiled. "I think you know that already, Eriol-kun."
He smiled back at her, surprised that Sakura had caught him out for once. "Yes, I think I do."
"Well then, let's stop beating about the bush, shall we?"
"Very well, if you wish, but I do so enjoy that game. This is a white Moon Rose, it's made from pure moonlight; it will never die or be damaged. Oh, and yes, only Yue can make them. That's all anyone knows about them, even me. As you see, Yue keeps the secret of making these flowers very close to his chest."
Sakura smiled at Eriol and bowed to him slightly. "Thank you, Eriol- kun, that is all I needed to be told about the flower, to confirm my suspicions about it and were it had come from."
"You are welcome, Sakura-chan. What are you going to do now you know all of this?"
She smiled at Eriol. "I'm going to go and confront my Moon Prince Charming."
Eriol laughed slightly "I give you this, Sakura-chan, you have a lot more fortitude than most people would have, with handling Yue."
Sakura laughed, "Yes I do, but that's only because I love him."
Eriol looked at Sakura wide eyed. "You love him?" His voice had a strange but familiar tone to it.
Sakura gulped. "Yes Eriol-kun, Clow-sama, I love Yue very much, I have discovered that he is the one I love most and I think I always have ether as Yukito or Yue."
Eriol smiled his Clow Reed smile, Sakura smiled back at him and left the room, closing the door quietly behind her. He smiled to himself and then said aloud. "My prediction about Yue and Sakura-chan wasn't wrong. Hey, what do you know?" The Clow Reed part of him looked up inside his head and smiled, then the two of them started to laugh.
Sakura was going to leave Eriols then and there but Touya protested that this was no hour to be leaving his home especially with Ruby so close to her time.
Eriol walked in he looked at Ruby, Touya, Sakura and Yukito. "Why don't you all stay here for the night?"
Sakura looked at him. "Do you mind?"
"No of course not and I could use the company to stop me thinking about Tomoyo all of the time."
Sakura smiled at Eriol, he really did have the love bug badly. Yukito looked up. "I'll go and phone my grandparents I'm shore they will let me stay."
That comment clinched it for Sakura. "When you're done Yukito-san tell me and I'll phone our father and tell him we will be staying here for the night too."
Yukito nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. Eriol looked at Sakura her face was set determinedly, he knew she was going to confront Yue about what had happened no matter how hard he tried to get away from her.
The next day, Sakura walked over to Eriol's house after she had finished all of her chores around the house, visited Tomoyo, and her mother's grave.
She had Yukito, Touya and Ruby with her for company, the doctor had insisted that Ruby get lots of exercise, even though she was rather swollen with Touyas child by now.
The happy couple walked a little way behind her and Yukito, watching them always made Sakura feel wistful. She sighed and looked at Yukito, he smiled at her in his usual friendly manner. Which made Sakura sigh again she wanted to e like Touya and Ruby were, but with Yukito as her partner however she was still convinced that Yukito didn't love her that he still loved Touya deep down, and was putting the affection he felt for Touya onto her.
Yukito had been told by Touya that this was what Sakura thought he was doing and for the past months both he and Yue, had been trying to think of a way to disprove this and the only answer they had found was to let Yues prophecy run its course, because only that would revile to Sakura, both Yue and Yukitos feelings for her in one fell swoop.
A short while after she arrived, at Eriols home, Sakura managed to quietly whisk Eriol away form the others and into the library so that she could have her conversation with him in private.
Once Sakura was sure they were alone, she opened her rucksack and gently placed the flower on the table.
It glowed a pure white as normal and seamed quite happily in the semi darkness of the vast library.
Eriol looked at the flower for a moment and then, at Sakura for a second and then he gently picked the flower up and studied it for a some time before carefully putting it back down on the table. He sat in thought for quite some time before looking up at Sakura with an eyebrow raised quizzically.
"Yes, Sakura-chan, what is it that you wish for me to tell you about this extraordinary but beautiful flower?"
Sakura looked at Eriol and smiled. "I think you know that already, Eriol-kun."
He smiled back at her, surprised that Sakura had caught him out for once. "Yes, I think I do."
"Well then, let's stop beating about the bush, shall we?"
"Very well, if you wish, but I do so enjoy that game. This is a white Moon Rose, it's made from pure moonlight; it will never die or be damaged. Oh, and yes, only Yue can make them. That's all anyone knows about them, even me. As you see, Yue keeps the secret of making these flowers very close to his chest."
Sakura smiled at Eriol and bowed to him slightly. "Thank you, Eriol- kun, that is all I needed to be told about the flower, to confirm my suspicions about it and were it had come from."
"You are welcome, Sakura-chan. What are you going to do now you know all of this?"
She smiled at Eriol. "I'm going to go and confront my Moon Prince Charming."
Eriol laughed slightly "I give you this, Sakura-chan, you have a lot more fortitude than most people would have, with handling Yue."
Sakura laughed, "Yes I do, but that's only because I love him."
Eriol looked at Sakura wide eyed. "You love him?" His voice had a strange but familiar tone to it.
Sakura gulped. "Yes Eriol-kun, Clow-sama, I love Yue very much, I have discovered that he is the one I love most and I think I always have ether as Yukito or Yue."
Eriol smiled his Clow Reed smile, Sakura smiled back at him and left the room, closing the door quietly behind her. He smiled to himself and then said aloud. "My prediction about Yue and Sakura-chan wasn't wrong. Hey, what do you know?" The Clow Reed part of him looked up inside his head and smiled, then the two of them started to laugh.
Sakura was going to leave Eriols then and there but Touya protested that this was no hour to be leaving his home especially with Ruby so close to her time.
Eriol walked in he looked at Ruby, Touya, Sakura and Yukito. "Why don't you all stay here for the night?"
Sakura looked at him. "Do you mind?"
"No of course not and I could use the company to stop me thinking about Tomoyo all of the time."
Sakura smiled at Eriol, he really did have the love bug badly. Yukito looked up. "I'll go and phone my grandparents I'm shore they will let me stay."
That comment clinched it for Sakura. "When you're done Yukito-san tell me and I'll phone our father and tell him we will be staying here for the night too."
Yukito nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. Eriol looked at Sakura her face was set determinedly, he knew she was going to confront Yue about what had happened no matter how hard he tried to get away from her.