The Guardians
Chapter 3: To heal a heart
By SilentLight
Spring came slowly that year. The snow clouds lingered in the sky, even as the brightening sun struggled valiantly to shine through their thick cover. The flowers struggled to poke their heads through the thick layer of snow that covered the ground. The heat of the sun could not yet reach them, and so the snow lay sluggishly on the ground, impending all in their path.
Dawan shuffled her feet through the snow, engrossed in her thoughts. Keroberos, Spinel Sun, and even Ruby Moon had emerged from their shell of isolation and despair, and seemed to understand her role in their lives, and accepted it, and her. That was fine and well, as that had been both Eriol's and Sakura's wish. But still one puzzle remained. Dawan and gleaned from Sakura, and Eriol's memories of Clow, that Yue was a loner by nature, and had only opened up to Clow because he had trusted him, and to Sakura because of her kind nature. But Dawan. She reflected upon herself, of what she had been, and had become, and found nothing that would help in her problems with Yue. She sighed gustily, and headed north and upwards, where the Peace Lake, as Tomoyo had named it, was.
Yue stood stiff in the icy wind, which still whispered of the winter cold that hanged around. He was here, like everyday since his Mistress and lover had gone, to sought solitude and answers that would never come. This Peace Lake in winter, as the late Tomoyo had called it, was as cold as his heart, unfeeling, emotionless.
"Why must it be emotionless, unfeeling?" asked Dawan, as she climbed the last stone step onto the frozen ground. "Why can't it be cheerful, joyous, instead?"
Yue whirled at the sound of 'her' voice, then asked in a frosty voice, "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for some peace and quiet, just like you, Yue," replied Dawan softly, even as Yue startled at her correct assessment of his mind.
He chose to ignore that particular fact. "Go away." But she did not. Instead, she kept quiet, and moved to a spot about a few meters away from him, staring down into the icy depths of the Peace Lake.
"Do you know why it's called the Peace Lake?" asked Dawan, not expecting an answer. Yue kept silent. "Tomoyo had found this also in winter, and found that it quiet the turmoil in her heart, when she had any disagreements with Eriol. It kept the anger at bay, and let her think her way through her problems rationally. It soon became the haven for her and Eriol," said Dawan, her voice barely audible in the wind that had picked up. Yue strained unconsciously to catch her voice, and when he caught himself in the act, he blushed for a moment, and looked up.
Dawan stared at Yue calmly, even as he soon struggled to keep his balance in the ever-strengthening wind. He took a moment from his struggle to look up at the new power source, expecting her to have the same problems, but instead found that the wind merely flow past her. He thought that it might be her strong shield, and squinted through the wind, and saw something astonishing, before he lost his fight to stay on the ground, and was tossed into the air by the storm. For the first time, he felt gravity lose its hold on him, and fear clenched his heart. Then a gentle force seemed to grab hold on him, and pulled him back on the ground, right in front of Dawan. She smiled wanly at him, before teleporting the both of them back into the house.
Yue found himself suddenly on flat ground again, and his knees buckled with the strain he had placed on them earlier. He found himself staring straight at Dawan. With his guard down, he could finally see what he had missed before. A pale yellow glow encompassed her, and involuntarily, he looked for its source, and saw it originating from the depths of the earth. He also saw the four thin strands from her that fed into them, giving them their life and energy. But he also saw the curse of the spell, for she was to be immortal with them, to endure what they had endured in the past hundreds of years, and hers was just beginning. Realizing that she was in the same straits as they were, he looked up into the depths of her eyes, and instead of hatred and loneliness that he felt in his own heart, he only saw love and compassion, and a need to see them all happy again. But he also found something that perhaps even she had not realized, was a special concern for him.
Dawan did not resist the probes that Yue had sent into her mind, knowing his need to find out what, and who she really was. But she did not expect the sudden yearnings to be in his arms, and shielded herself instinctively, away from Yue. He did not hold her, merely glanced questioningly at her. "Who are you really?" She found herself at an end at his question. Dawan had thought that he would see enough from her mind, so why was he asking again? "Before you became our power source?"
The other three guardians had returned from their morning activities, and finding them in the hall, had joined them as well. "I want to know too," said Ruby Moon quietly, settling herself beside Yue. Spinel Sun settled himself gingerly onto Ruby Moon's shoulder, and Keroberos settled on Yue's. Dawan found herself suddenly with an audience of four. Her mind raced, thinking of where to begin, and found an appropriate starting ground.
"It was spring, four years ago. I was barely twelve, and had just started a new term in my new school. I had found my powers barely a week before, and was exploring new ground every day. My mentor, Jake, had advised me to skip school so that my powers could mature properly, but I had refused. So I had to suffer the consequences." She faltered here, but at the concerned yet encouraging looks on the four guardians' faces, she braved on. "I had this crush on a classmate, and he also seemed to like me. Only that he was the demon's child, and he was only interested in my power." Here she remembered her shattered heart, and the demon's child struggle to gain her powers. "But I got my senses back in time, and dropped him back to the underworld." The guardians' expressions took on a sense of awe. They had their encounters with demon's children before, and although they had survived, it was not without scars. "Fours years passed, not without other encounters with the dark, but I still survived." 'Barely, and still with a half-mended heart,' she added mentally. "Then, on one particular encounter." she closed her eyes, as the memories flooded back. "I met Eriol."
~Find out what happened in the next chapter. Till then, read and review!~
Chapter 3: To heal a heart
By SilentLight
Spring came slowly that year. The snow clouds lingered in the sky, even as the brightening sun struggled valiantly to shine through their thick cover. The flowers struggled to poke their heads through the thick layer of snow that covered the ground. The heat of the sun could not yet reach them, and so the snow lay sluggishly on the ground, impending all in their path.
Dawan shuffled her feet through the snow, engrossed in her thoughts. Keroberos, Spinel Sun, and even Ruby Moon had emerged from their shell of isolation and despair, and seemed to understand her role in their lives, and accepted it, and her. That was fine and well, as that had been both Eriol's and Sakura's wish. But still one puzzle remained. Dawan and gleaned from Sakura, and Eriol's memories of Clow, that Yue was a loner by nature, and had only opened up to Clow because he had trusted him, and to Sakura because of her kind nature. But Dawan. She reflected upon herself, of what she had been, and had become, and found nothing that would help in her problems with Yue. She sighed gustily, and headed north and upwards, where the Peace Lake, as Tomoyo had named it, was.
Yue stood stiff in the icy wind, which still whispered of the winter cold that hanged around. He was here, like everyday since his Mistress and lover had gone, to sought solitude and answers that would never come. This Peace Lake in winter, as the late Tomoyo had called it, was as cold as his heart, unfeeling, emotionless.
"Why must it be emotionless, unfeeling?" asked Dawan, as she climbed the last stone step onto the frozen ground. "Why can't it be cheerful, joyous, instead?"
Yue whirled at the sound of 'her' voice, then asked in a frosty voice, "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for some peace and quiet, just like you, Yue," replied Dawan softly, even as Yue startled at her correct assessment of his mind.
He chose to ignore that particular fact. "Go away." But she did not. Instead, she kept quiet, and moved to a spot about a few meters away from him, staring down into the icy depths of the Peace Lake.
"Do you know why it's called the Peace Lake?" asked Dawan, not expecting an answer. Yue kept silent. "Tomoyo had found this also in winter, and found that it quiet the turmoil in her heart, when she had any disagreements with Eriol. It kept the anger at bay, and let her think her way through her problems rationally. It soon became the haven for her and Eriol," said Dawan, her voice barely audible in the wind that had picked up. Yue strained unconsciously to catch her voice, and when he caught himself in the act, he blushed for a moment, and looked up.
Dawan stared at Yue calmly, even as he soon struggled to keep his balance in the ever-strengthening wind. He took a moment from his struggle to look up at the new power source, expecting her to have the same problems, but instead found that the wind merely flow past her. He thought that it might be her strong shield, and squinted through the wind, and saw something astonishing, before he lost his fight to stay on the ground, and was tossed into the air by the storm. For the first time, he felt gravity lose its hold on him, and fear clenched his heart. Then a gentle force seemed to grab hold on him, and pulled him back on the ground, right in front of Dawan. She smiled wanly at him, before teleporting the both of them back into the house.
Yue found himself suddenly on flat ground again, and his knees buckled with the strain he had placed on them earlier. He found himself staring straight at Dawan. With his guard down, he could finally see what he had missed before. A pale yellow glow encompassed her, and involuntarily, he looked for its source, and saw it originating from the depths of the earth. He also saw the four thin strands from her that fed into them, giving them their life and energy. But he also saw the curse of the spell, for she was to be immortal with them, to endure what they had endured in the past hundreds of years, and hers was just beginning. Realizing that she was in the same straits as they were, he looked up into the depths of her eyes, and instead of hatred and loneliness that he felt in his own heart, he only saw love and compassion, and a need to see them all happy again. But he also found something that perhaps even she had not realized, was a special concern for him.
Dawan did not resist the probes that Yue had sent into her mind, knowing his need to find out what, and who she really was. But she did not expect the sudden yearnings to be in his arms, and shielded herself instinctively, away from Yue. He did not hold her, merely glanced questioningly at her. "Who are you really?" She found herself at an end at his question. Dawan had thought that he would see enough from her mind, so why was he asking again? "Before you became our power source?"
The other three guardians had returned from their morning activities, and finding them in the hall, had joined them as well. "I want to know too," said Ruby Moon quietly, settling herself beside Yue. Spinel Sun settled himself gingerly onto Ruby Moon's shoulder, and Keroberos settled on Yue's. Dawan found herself suddenly with an audience of four. Her mind raced, thinking of where to begin, and found an appropriate starting ground.
"It was spring, four years ago. I was barely twelve, and had just started a new term in my new school. I had found my powers barely a week before, and was exploring new ground every day. My mentor, Jake, had advised me to skip school so that my powers could mature properly, but I had refused. So I had to suffer the consequences." She faltered here, but at the concerned yet encouraging looks on the four guardians' faces, she braved on. "I had this crush on a classmate, and he also seemed to like me. Only that he was the demon's child, and he was only interested in my power." Here she remembered her shattered heart, and the demon's child struggle to gain her powers. "But I got my senses back in time, and dropped him back to the underworld." The guardians' expressions took on a sense of awe. They had their encounters with demon's children before, and although they had survived, it was not without scars. "Fours years passed, not without other encounters with the dark, but I still survived." 'Barely, and still with a half-mended heart,' she added mentally. "Then, on one particular encounter." she closed her eyes, as the memories flooded back. "I met Eriol."
~Find out what happened in the next chapter. Till then, read and review!~
