Chapter twenty-seven: To find a sleeping Moon God.
When Sakura woke up in the morning, it was to the smell of freshly made toast and tea, which made her stomach loudly voice its want for food. She rose out of Eriol's comfy chair and headed to the dining room. When she entered Eriol, Tomoyo, Touya, Ruby Spinal Sun and Keroberos looked up at her. Keroberos ran to her.
"Sakura-chan, you're awake. How do you feel?"
Sakura smiled at Keroberos. "I'm fine, in fact I'm very hungry."
Tomoyo smiled at her friend and presented her with a large plate of food and a cup of tea. "Good, I made you a large helping of toast and beans, so eat up."
Sakura sat down at the table and fell to eating her food. Then after eating the whole lot in what must have been record breaking time, she looked up at Tomoyo "Hadn't we better be getting to school?"
Tomoyo laughed at her gently. "It's Sunday, we have the day off."
Then Eriol looked up, smiling. "And in case you're interested, I've found out two places where Yue could be sleeping."
Sakura looked up at Eriol and dropped her knife onto the plate. She ignored the large crashing sound it made. "Please, tell me where?"
Eriol stood and brought a street map round the table and over to Sakura, where he gently placed it on the table. "Well I would have thought you could guess, but since you can't."
Sakura thinned her eyes. "Don't tell me, in the park where every thing happens."
Eriol nodded. "You guessed it. Apparently there is an old bandstand there that is exactly like the shrine described in the play, but there is a second possibility: the Shrine of the Moon God near the Tsukimine Shrine. The reason I mention this place is that no one has been to it for years according to Mitsuki-sensei when I spoke to her on the phone last night, the fact that the shrine is locked and the key is the wand symbol you wear and also Clow had it erected."
Sakura finished his sentence for him, "And knowing Clow-sama he had it built because he knew this would happen. He knew, he knew my heart would one day go, in the direction it, was." Sakuras eyes went wide as she realised "The direction it was always supposed to!"
Eriol laughed. "He couldn't have known that much, because as I said before, no matter how much magic you have hearts are hard to predict. I think he and Yue both hoped that it would change direction."
Sakura looked down at the floor and blushed. Tomoyo looked her over, and then spoke thoughtfully. "Well, if you're going to go and wake up Yue-san, we had better make sure you look your best. I had the costume you wore at the play brought over here by my mother, I told her we were re-acting it for some of Eriol-chan's friends."
Sakura looked up at Tomoyo and shook her head. "Sometimes you amaze me Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo smiled at Sakura. "In a good way, I hope?"
"Oh yes, always in a good way."
Sakura stood up and looked at Eriol and Keroberos. "Ok, you two know him best, which one of those two places is Yue more likely to pick to sleep in?"
They both looked at Sakura, amazed, then Keroberos cleared his throat. "You do realise you just said Yue with no chan on it don't you?"
Sakura nodded smiling and silently hugged herself.
Eriol smiled. "Well I think he will choose the shrine: it's out of the way so he won't embarrass himself or you by being on public display and having to make you kiss him in front of everyone."
Sakura looked at Keroberos. "Well, what do you think?"
"I agree with Eriol-kun, that is the more likely place."
Suddenly there came a knocking on the front door. Keroberos and Spinal Sun transformed into Supi and Kero and dumped themselves on a chair to look toy like. Eriol went to answer the door and came back.
"Sakura-chan, it's your father."
Sakura wandered down the hallway to the front door, she opened it and her father was stood there with her mother's spirit. Sakura blinked: she had actually seen her mother's ghost, to her amazement she wasn't even a bit scared. She smiled. "Yes, what's the matter?"
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"Sakura-chan, I have something to tell you, then I'll have to run to work: about three days ago I was asked by a young man for permission to marry you, I said yes, so you may get an offer from him soon, the choice is up to you, you can say no if you wish."
Sakura smiled at her father. "If you have given permission, I will not say no. Who was it who asked?"
Mr Kinomoto smiled. "He made me promise not to tell you so he could surprise you, but he did allow me one hint. He's rather young for the colour of his hair."
With that, Mr Kinomoto shut the door behind him, smiling. Sakura walked back down the hallway to the dining room in a daze. Tomoyo looked up at her: noticing Sakura's state, she helped her to a seat by the table. Tomoyo looked into her face. "What's the matter, Sakura-chan, you look like you just saw a ghost?"
"I did my mothers but it didn't frighten me. What's the matter is with me is that, my father just told me that a few days ago a man came to him and asked him for my hand in marriage and he said yes."
Tomoyo looked at her friend concerned. "And he didn't even give you a hint as to who the guy was?"
"That's not it at all, it's the clue he gave me that's made me so flustered."
Eriol looked up at Sakura. "What was the clue?"
Sakura looked back at him. "It was 'He's rather young for the colour of his hair.' I think he meant Yukito-san as he has grey, silver hair and is only about 22."
"Oh!" Tomoyo started.
Eriol just started to laugh very gently, then spoke kindly. "Well, well, he finally got up the bottle to ask for permission, that's a good sign. I should imagine he was intending to ask you soon to be his, well, before he got put to sleep."
Sakura stood, looking very determined. "Right, Tomoyo-chan help me too get dressed, Eriol-kun get the car organised so we can go to the shrine straight away."
With that, Sakura walked out of the dining room and in the direction of one of the guest bedrooms. Tomoyo looked at Eriol and the others he smiled, then he spoke a little laughter in his voice. "It looks like Sakura-chan's purposeful, and we all know what she is like when that happens."
The others nodded. Touya who had just walked in spoke, smiling. "She must really be in love with Yue if she reacts like this to his being under threat."
Kero nodded. "Yes, she does, Sakura-chan has just been hiding it from us all in fear of our reactions to it; now, when he needs her most, she doesn't care what we think and I personally think that's wonderful."
The others nodded their agreement to Kero's words and then Eriol spoke. "We'd better do as she said then." The others smiled at each other and then nodded. Tomoyo headed after Sakura. Ruby began to get a lunch for them all, ready to eat. Touya prepared himself to turn into Star Guardian if it became necessary. Eriol began to get the car ready with Supi and Kero's help.
When Sakura woke up in the morning, it was to the smell of freshly made toast and tea, which made her stomach loudly voice its want for food. She rose out of Eriol's comfy chair and headed to the dining room. When she entered Eriol, Tomoyo, Touya, Ruby Spinal Sun and Keroberos looked up at her. Keroberos ran to her.
"Sakura-chan, you're awake. How do you feel?"
Sakura smiled at Keroberos. "I'm fine, in fact I'm very hungry."
Tomoyo smiled at her friend and presented her with a large plate of food and a cup of tea. "Good, I made you a large helping of toast and beans, so eat up."
Sakura sat down at the table and fell to eating her food. Then after eating the whole lot in what must have been record breaking time, she looked up at Tomoyo "Hadn't we better be getting to school?"
Tomoyo laughed at her gently. "It's Sunday, we have the day off."
Then Eriol looked up, smiling. "And in case you're interested, I've found out two places where Yue could be sleeping."
Sakura looked up at Eriol and dropped her knife onto the plate. She ignored the large crashing sound it made. "Please, tell me where?"
Eriol stood and brought a street map round the table and over to Sakura, where he gently placed it on the table. "Well I would have thought you could guess, but since you can't."
Sakura thinned her eyes. "Don't tell me, in the park where every thing happens."
Eriol nodded. "You guessed it. Apparently there is an old bandstand there that is exactly like the shrine described in the play, but there is a second possibility: the Shrine of the Moon God near the Tsukimine Shrine. The reason I mention this place is that no one has been to it for years according to Mitsuki-sensei when I spoke to her on the phone last night, the fact that the shrine is locked and the key is the wand symbol you wear and also Clow had it erected."
Sakura finished his sentence for him, "And knowing Clow-sama he had it built because he knew this would happen. He knew, he knew my heart would one day go, in the direction it, was." Sakuras eyes went wide as she realised "The direction it was always supposed to!"
Eriol laughed. "He couldn't have known that much, because as I said before, no matter how much magic you have hearts are hard to predict. I think he and Yue both hoped that it would change direction."
Sakura looked down at the floor and blushed. Tomoyo looked her over, and then spoke thoughtfully. "Well, if you're going to go and wake up Yue-san, we had better make sure you look your best. I had the costume you wore at the play brought over here by my mother, I told her we were re-acting it for some of Eriol-chan's friends."
Sakura looked up at Tomoyo and shook her head. "Sometimes you amaze me Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo smiled at Sakura. "In a good way, I hope?"
"Oh yes, always in a good way."
Sakura stood up and looked at Eriol and Keroberos. "Ok, you two know him best, which one of those two places is Yue more likely to pick to sleep in?"
They both looked at Sakura, amazed, then Keroberos cleared his throat. "You do realise you just said Yue with no chan on it don't you?"
Sakura nodded smiling and silently hugged herself.
Eriol smiled. "Well I think he will choose the shrine: it's out of the way so he won't embarrass himself or you by being on public display and having to make you kiss him in front of everyone."
Sakura looked at Keroberos. "Well, what do you think?"
"I agree with Eriol-kun, that is the more likely place."
Suddenly there came a knocking on the front door. Keroberos and Spinal Sun transformed into Supi and Kero and dumped themselves on a chair to look toy like. Eriol went to answer the door and came back.
"Sakura-chan, it's your father."
Sakura wandered down the hallway to the front door, she opened it and her father was stood there with her mother's spirit. Sakura blinked: she had actually seen her mother's ghost, to her amazement she wasn't even a bit scared. She smiled. "Yes, what's the matter?"
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"Sakura-chan, I have something to tell you, then I'll have to run to work: about three days ago I was asked by a young man for permission to marry you, I said yes, so you may get an offer from him soon, the choice is up to you, you can say no if you wish."
Sakura smiled at her father. "If you have given permission, I will not say no. Who was it who asked?"
Mr Kinomoto smiled. "He made me promise not to tell you so he could surprise you, but he did allow me one hint. He's rather young for the colour of his hair."
With that, Mr Kinomoto shut the door behind him, smiling. Sakura walked back down the hallway to the dining room in a daze. Tomoyo looked up at her: noticing Sakura's state, she helped her to a seat by the table. Tomoyo looked into her face. "What's the matter, Sakura-chan, you look like you just saw a ghost?"
"I did my mothers but it didn't frighten me. What's the matter is with me is that, my father just told me that a few days ago a man came to him and asked him for my hand in marriage and he said yes."
Tomoyo looked at her friend concerned. "And he didn't even give you a hint as to who the guy was?"
"That's not it at all, it's the clue he gave me that's made me so flustered."
Eriol looked up at Sakura. "What was the clue?"
Sakura looked back at him. "It was 'He's rather young for the colour of his hair.' I think he meant Yukito-san as he has grey, silver hair and is only about 22."
"Oh!" Tomoyo started.
Eriol just started to laugh very gently, then spoke kindly. "Well, well, he finally got up the bottle to ask for permission, that's a good sign. I should imagine he was intending to ask you soon to be his, well, before he got put to sleep."
Sakura stood, looking very determined. "Right, Tomoyo-chan help me too get dressed, Eriol-kun get the car organised so we can go to the shrine straight away."
With that, Sakura walked out of the dining room and in the direction of one of the guest bedrooms. Tomoyo looked at Eriol and the others he smiled, then he spoke a little laughter in his voice. "It looks like Sakura-chan's purposeful, and we all know what she is like when that happens."
The others nodded. Touya who had just walked in spoke, smiling. "She must really be in love with Yue if she reacts like this to his being under threat."
Kero nodded. "Yes, she does, Sakura-chan has just been hiding it from us all in fear of our reactions to it; now, when he needs her most, she doesn't care what we think and I personally think that's wonderful."
The others nodded their agreement to Kero's words and then Eriol spoke. "We'd better do as she said then." The others smiled at each other and then nodded. Tomoyo headed after Sakura. Ruby began to get a lunch for them all, ready to eat. Touya prepared himself to turn into Star Guardian if it became necessary. Eriol began to get the car ready with Supi and Kero's help.