~ ~ ~ Here's chappie number three for all you Yue-Sakura lovers out there.
*glances at Yue* Though, I must say that I was FORCED to write this next
one by two people...
Yue: *holding ice crystal near LadyYami's head* You got that right.
LadySaturn: *holding ANVIL over LadyYami's head* That goes double for me.
O.O Saturn-sama? What are YOU doing here?
LadySaturn: Making sure that you're keeping your story updated. *glomps Yue* And glomping Yue like I ALWAYS do. ^_^
*sighs* I take it that this is going to be a LONG chapter.
Yue: *raises hand and sweatdrops* I'll second that. Now, could you get Saturn-sama off of me?
*shakes head* No can do. She's one of my best friends in the entire world. I'm not about to pry her from her favorite bishounen just yet. *looks around* Where's Kero?
Yue: Raiding the fridge as usual.
*turns to kitchen and yells to Kero* YOU HAD BETTER STAY AWAY FROM MY HOT CHOCOLATE IN THERE, OR I'M GONNA BREAK BOTH OF YOUR WINGS!!!
Kero: *from kitchen* Um...okay...
O.O What did you do in there, Kero?
Kero: Nothing!
*looks suspiciously at door and turns back to readers* This is ridiculous. By the way, I DON'T OWN CARDCAPTOR SAKURA OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. ^_^ Just letting you know, now on with the show! (I mean, STORY!!) ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Sakura stared blankly at her lunch as students passed her by on their way to their tables. Hours had passed since Selena had told her about her brother, and she was still trying to absorb the information during lunch.
=(YUE Tsukishiro?)= she thought while she popped a slice of orange into her mouth. =(Why the heck does Selena's sister have my Guardian's first name and Yuki's last name? This is just TOO weird.)=
"Hey, Sakura!"
Sakura looked up to see Selena hurrying towards her, her lunch bag swinging dangerously on her arm. Waving to her, Sakura moved over, so Selena could sit next to her. Tomoyo was getting a hot lunch, so she wouldn't be by for a while.
"You okay, Sakura?" the blue-haired girl asked as she opened up her lunch bag.
"I...I guess so," she replied, taking a bite out of her sandwich. "I'm sorry I blacked out on you guys."
Selena smiled. "No problem," she said, "as long as you're okay."
Sakura smiled back. "It's nice to have you as a friend," she commented.
Selena's eyes twinkled. "Does that officially make me your friend?" she asked.
"You bet."
"All right!" Selena nearly toppled over her lunch in her excitement, but Sakura was able to restrain her just in time.
"Um, Selena?" Sakura asked. "Would it be okay if you showed me your brother sometime? I mean, the name...it just reminded me of two friends of mine, and I was wondering if-?"
Selena waved her hands to show Sakura it was all right. "No biggie," she said perkily. Looking around the crowded cafeteria, she murmured, "Let's see - Yue, Yue, Yue. Where COULD he have gone? I mean, I know I saw him around here somewhere...Oh!"
Sakura jumped at her sudden cry. "What is it?" she asked.
"There he is!" Selena said happily, pointing over to some seniors sitting down at a table on the other side of the room. "He's the one with the long white hair." She grinned. "He always wanted to be different."
Sakura looked over at the boys, and her heart nearly stopped. Sitting next to a tall, brown-haired boy, a young familiar-looking man was talking with the person across from him. He had long white hair - just like Selena had said - with a small band at the very tip, attaching all the hairs together. =(Typical Yue-style,)= Sakura thought. He was wearing dark blue pants with a matching long-sleeved top, a high collar and golden buttons completing the outfit. He seemed to be smiling, something that Sakura had never expected Yue to do.
"Selena, does your brother have light blue eyes?" she asked her friend. "You know, kind of like a cat's eyes?"
Selena looked over at Sakura with an odd look on her face, but she nodded and replied, "Yeah...but how did you know that? We've never been here before, so how could you have known?"
Sakura sweatdropped and stammered, "Uh-Uh...I-I-I didn't say anything about that. I was just t-t-taking a wild guess, you know? Just pure dumb luck!" Sending a goofy grin over to her, Sakura hoped that Selena bought it. Luckily, the new student just disregarded it.
"Hey, he's gone!" Selena exclaimed, causing Sakura to nearly choke on her noodles. Wiping her mouth, Sakura said, "You're kidding."
"Last time I checked, I wasn't," Selena retorted. Then, she turned to face Sakura and looked up at someone standing nearby. "Oh, THERE you are!" she said happily, grinning at the mystery person. Sakura turned to see who it was, only to see that it was...
"Yue," she whispered as she stared up into the man's blue cat-like eyes. He grinned at her and said, "Hey, sis! What's up?"
"Nothing much," Selena replied. "Oh, this is my friend, Sakura Kinomoto. She's in my homeroom and all of my classes." She faced her friend, saying, "Sakura, this is my brother Yue."
"P-P-Pleased to meet you," Sakura stammered, nodding her head in greeting. Yue grinned, while she continued to stare at him.
"Is something wrong?" he asked Sakura, his eyes revealing a little curiosity at her staring.
=(Even his VOICE is Yue's,)= she thought. Blushing, she said, "Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that you look kind of familiar. Like a friend of mine who left a long time ago."
Yue gently placed a finger under Sakura's chin and tilted her face up to get a better view of her. After studying the girl for a while, he said, "You're kind of cute, you know that?"
Selena sighed as Sakura stared at her brother like a zombie. After a while, she pulled on Sakura's ear, saying, "Listen, Sakura - as much as I appreciate your fondness of my brother, I need to speak with him for a moment." She pointed towards the lunch line. "Tomoyo's gonna be here soon, so you can talk to her while I'm gone. Okay?" With a huge grin, she got up to throw her garbage in the trash, beckoning Yue to follow her.
"See you later!" Yue called to Sakura as he followed his sister to talk. Sakura smiled and waved back, her blush deepening. =(So he's just a normal kid,)= she thought to herself sadly. =(Too bad...)= These thoughts quickly faded as her other friend took a seat beside her, and she began to chat the period away.
* * * * * * *
Selena and Yue headed over to the garbage, and after the girl had thrown out her trash she dragged her brother over to a small corner to talk.
"He's tapped her," she whispered to him, her voice suddenly serious and cold.
"You sure?" Yue asked her softly, peering over at Sakura. "It doesn't seem like he's tapped into her power."
Selena lightly bopped him on the head. "You idiot," she murmured. "Your energy level must have been drained, too, since you were so close to him." She shook her blue head, her eyes as cold as ice. "I thought I had seen a star draining another of its energy in the sky. Now, I can see that Sakura's aura is weakening. I have a feeling that SHE is the star being drained."
"Well, don't make another move until you're positive that it's him. We don't want to upset her."
"Listen, Yue, you having your own body now doesn't make you the boss. I'm your sister, so I should have a say, too."
"How do I know you're my sister? I mean, I've been suspicious of you since I met you on the street across from Yukito's dorm room?"
"Look, I don't know how much he erased from your head, but I know for a fact that I've been released after a few centuries, and that I'M your sister."
"And Sairo - what about him?"
"Take a guess."
"Point taken. So, now what?"
"We play the parts of high school students. But, if the situation gets critical, then I'll have to do it. No matter what you say."
"If you must, Selena. But, how come your power level is higher than mine? I'm older than you, and I've been around Sakura a lot longer than you have."
"It's a long story, and I'll tell you later. Oh, I got the sword! Took me all night, but it's stored safe in the shrine."
"How'd you find it?"
"A little locater-spell always comes in handy. This also clinches my guess that ANOTHER is here. Someone powerful but familiar."
"So you've felt it, too?"
"Make that TWO 'someone's. Listen, I have to get back to Sakura. Remember, I'll do it if I have to. It's gonna hurt me and her, but it'll have to happen."
"I understand. I'll be there to help her along until the danger's past."
"Unless she wants to go along with the other option until this gets all cleared up."
"What other option? You never mentioned-!"
"Pipe down, Yue. I've got it under control. I won't betray you, my friends, my boyfriend, OR you. So, cool down. I'll see you at the shrine later."
With that said, Selena headed back towards Sakura's and Tomoyo's table, where the two appeared to be chatting gaily. Shivering slightly, Selena prayed, =(Please let nothing happen. Please let Sakura be okay. Please prevent me from doing it...)= ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ O.O All right, who's scared?
LadySaturn: *raises hand* That Selena person gives me the creeps.
Yue: Watch it! She's my sister in this fic!
Or so she says.
Yue: *glares at LadyYami* Are you implying something?
*sweatdrops* Nope, not revealing anything. ^_^; *whispers to LadySaturn* He scares ME at times.
LadySaturn: You get used to it after a while. Oh, yeah! I meant to ask you - what's up with this "him" or "he" that keeps getting mentioned in Yue's and Selena's conversation?
*sighs* Long story, and I'll tell you later. Okay? ^_^
LadySaturn: -_- All right. I'll just glomp Yue until then.
Yue: *backs away from LadySaturn* Don't even THINK about it, Saturn-sama!
LadySaturn: *sighs* I can never win.
*shakes head with amused look on face* Whatever. *turns to kitchen* Hey, Kero! You done eating all the pudding?
Kero: *flies in to room* Yep! *licks lips with happy grin on face* That chocolate-and-mint pudding was the absolute BEST! *_*
LadySaturn: Chocolate-and-mint? o.O Your own creation, Kero-chan?
Kero: ^_^ You bet! I found a packet of the mix in the cabinet right next to the stove. It tasted so minty and good...
Yue: *sweatdrops and looks nervous* Uh-oh...
Kero: What?
Yue: Um, was there only one packet left?
Kero: Yeah. Why?
LadySaturn: *looks nervous, too* Um, Kero? That was...that was LadyYami's last packet of chocolate-and-mint hot chocolate that you used.
Kero: O.O...*realizes mistake and turns to look at LadyYami*
*pulse mark appears on head* You...did...WHAT?!?
Kero: O.O; Uh-oh...*flies away from angry LadyYami*
YOU LITTLE WINGED BLACK HOLE!! . *begins to chase Kero around room with HUGE (Did I mention "enormous"?) baseball bat* I'LL KILL YOU, KERO!!!
Kero: AAAAHHH!!!! Help me, guys!!
Yue & LadySaturn: *shake heads and sigh* -_-'
Kero: NNNNOOOOO!!!!! *flies faster, but still doesn't lose LadyYami*
Yue: To all readers, please R & R...before Yami-sama loses her temper completely.
LadySaturn: Send in suggestions, too. *turns to Yue* Um, should I get Yami? You know, from "Yugi-Oh!"?
Yue: Yeah, that would be wise.
LadySaturn: Be back soon! *runs out of room to get Yami*
*still chasing Kero, this time with a HUGE anvil* COME BACK HERE, YOU YELLOW FREAKY OVER-SIZED BAT!!!!
Yue: *turns to readers* I've gotta go stop Yami-sama before she gets hurt. Or Kero gets hurt. Anyway, send in suggestions, R & R - you know the drill! *runs off to stop LadyYami from brutally murdering Kero* ~ ~ ~
Yue: *holding ice crystal near LadyYami's head* You got that right.
LadySaturn: *holding ANVIL over LadyYami's head* That goes double for me.
O.O Saturn-sama? What are YOU doing here?
LadySaturn: Making sure that you're keeping your story updated. *glomps Yue* And glomping Yue like I ALWAYS do. ^_^
*sighs* I take it that this is going to be a LONG chapter.
Yue: *raises hand and sweatdrops* I'll second that. Now, could you get Saturn-sama off of me?
*shakes head* No can do. She's one of my best friends in the entire world. I'm not about to pry her from her favorite bishounen just yet. *looks around* Where's Kero?
Yue: Raiding the fridge as usual.
*turns to kitchen and yells to Kero* YOU HAD BETTER STAY AWAY FROM MY HOT CHOCOLATE IN THERE, OR I'M GONNA BREAK BOTH OF YOUR WINGS!!!
Kero: *from kitchen* Um...okay...
O.O What did you do in there, Kero?
Kero: Nothing!
*looks suspiciously at door and turns back to readers* This is ridiculous. By the way, I DON'T OWN CARDCAPTOR SAKURA OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. ^_^ Just letting you know, now on with the show! (I mean, STORY!!) ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Sakura stared blankly at her lunch as students passed her by on their way to their tables. Hours had passed since Selena had told her about her brother, and she was still trying to absorb the information during lunch.
=(YUE Tsukishiro?)= she thought while she popped a slice of orange into her mouth. =(Why the heck does Selena's sister have my Guardian's first name and Yuki's last name? This is just TOO weird.)=
"Hey, Sakura!"
Sakura looked up to see Selena hurrying towards her, her lunch bag swinging dangerously on her arm. Waving to her, Sakura moved over, so Selena could sit next to her. Tomoyo was getting a hot lunch, so she wouldn't be by for a while.
"You okay, Sakura?" the blue-haired girl asked as she opened up her lunch bag.
"I...I guess so," she replied, taking a bite out of her sandwich. "I'm sorry I blacked out on you guys."
Selena smiled. "No problem," she said, "as long as you're okay."
Sakura smiled back. "It's nice to have you as a friend," she commented.
Selena's eyes twinkled. "Does that officially make me your friend?" she asked.
"You bet."
"All right!" Selena nearly toppled over her lunch in her excitement, but Sakura was able to restrain her just in time.
"Um, Selena?" Sakura asked. "Would it be okay if you showed me your brother sometime? I mean, the name...it just reminded me of two friends of mine, and I was wondering if-?"
Selena waved her hands to show Sakura it was all right. "No biggie," she said perkily. Looking around the crowded cafeteria, she murmured, "Let's see - Yue, Yue, Yue. Where COULD he have gone? I mean, I know I saw him around here somewhere...Oh!"
Sakura jumped at her sudden cry. "What is it?" she asked.
"There he is!" Selena said happily, pointing over to some seniors sitting down at a table on the other side of the room. "He's the one with the long white hair." She grinned. "He always wanted to be different."
Sakura looked over at the boys, and her heart nearly stopped. Sitting next to a tall, brown-haired boy, a young familiar-looking man was talking with the person across from him. He had long white hair - just like Selena had said - with a small band at the very tip, attaching all the hairs together. =(Typical Yue-style,)= Sakura thought. He was wearing dark blue pants with a matching long-sleeved top, a high collar and golden buttons completing the outfit. He seemed to be smiling, something that Sakura had never expected Yue to do.
"Selena, does your brother have light blue eyes?" she asked her friend. "You know, kind of like a cat's eyes?"
Selena looked over at Sakura with an odd look on her face, but she nodded and replied, "Yeah...but how did you know that? We've never been here before, so how could you have known?"
Sakura sweatdropped and stammered, "Uh-Uh...I-I-I didn't say anything about that. I was just t-t-taking a wild guess, you know? Just pure dumb luck!" Sending a goofy grin over to her, Sakura hoped that Selena bought it. Luckily, the new student just disregarded it.
"Hey, he's gone!" Selena exclaimed, causing Sakura to nearly choke on her noodles. Wiping her mouth, Sakura said, "You're kidding."
"Last time I checked, I wasn't," Selena retorted. Then, she turned to face Sakura and looked up at someone standing nearby. "Oh, THERE you are!" she said happily, grinning at the mystery person. Sakura turned to see who it was, only to see that it was...
"Yue," she whispered as she stared up into the man's blue cat-like eyes. He grinned at her and said, "Hey, sis! What's up?"
"Nothing much," Selena replied. "Oh, this is my friend, Sakura Kinomoto. She's in my homeroom and all of my classes." She faced her friend, saying, "Sakura, this is my brother Yue."
"P-P-Pleased to meet you," Sakura stammered, nodding her head in greeting. Yue grinned, while she continued to stare at him.
"Is something wrong?" he asked Sakura, his eyes revealing a little curiosity at her staring.
=(Even his VOICE is Yue's,)= she thought. Blushing, she said, "Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that you look kind of familiar. Like a friend of mine who left a long time ago."
Yue gently placed a finger under Sakura's chin and tilted her face up to get a better view of her. After studying the girl for a while, he said, "You're kind of cute, you know that?"
Selena sighed as Sakura stared at her brother like a zombie. After a while, she pulled on Sakura's ear, saying, "Listen, Sakura - as much as I appreciate your fondness of my brother, I need to speak with him for a moment." She pointed towards the lunch line. "Tomoyo's gonna be here soon, so you can talk to her while I'm gone. Okay?" With a huge grin, she got up to throw her garbage in the trash, beckoning Yue to follow her.
"See you later!" Yue called to Sakura as he followed his sister to talk. Sakura smiled and waved back, her blush deepening. =(So he's just a normal kid,)= she thought to herself sadly. =(Too bad...)= These thoughts quickly faded as her other friend took a seat beside her, and she began to chat the period away.
* * * * * * *
Selena and Yue headed over to the garbage, and after the girl had thrown out her trash she dragged her brother over to a small corner to talk.
"He's tapped her," she whispered to him, her voice suddenly serious and cold.
"You sure?" Yue asked her softly, peering over at Sakura. "It doesn't seem like he's tapped into her power."
Selena lightly bopped him on the head. "You idiot," she murmured. "Your energy level must have been drained, too, since you were so close to him." She shook her blue head, her eyes as cold as ice. "I thought I had seen a star draining another of its energy in the sky. Now, I can see that Sakura's aura is weakening. I have a feeling that SHE is the star being drained."
"Well, don't make another move until you're positive that it's him. We don't want to upset her."
"Listen, Yue, you having your own body now doesn't make you the boss. I'm your sister, so I should have a say, too."
"How do I know you're my sister? I mean, I've been suspicious of you since I met you on the street across from Yukito's dorm room?"
"Look, I don't know how much he erased from your head, but I know for a fact that I've been released after a few centuries, and that I'M your sister."
"And Sairo - what about him?"
"Take a guess."
"Point taken. So, now what?"
"We play the parts of high school students. But, if the situation gets critical, then I'll have to do it. No matter what you say."
"If you must, Selena. But, how come your power level is higher than mine? I'm older than you, and I've been around Sakura a lot longer than you have."
"It's a long story, and I'll tell you later. Oh, I got the sword! Took me all night, but it's stored safe in the shrine."
"How'd you find it?"
"A little locater-spell always comes in handy. This also clinches my guess that ANOTHER is here. Someone powerful but familiar."
"So you've felt it, too?"
"Make that TWO 'someone's. Listen, I have to get back to Sakura. Remember, I'll do it if I have to. It's gonna hurt me and her, but it'll have to happen."
"I understand. I'll be there to help her along until the danger's past."
"Unless she wants to go along with the other option until this gets all cleared up."
"What other option? You never mentioned-!"
"Pipe down, Yue. I've got it under control. I won't betray you, my friends, my boyfriend, OR you. So, cool down. I'll see you at the shrine later."
With that said, Selena headed back towards Sakura's and Tomoyo's table, where the two appeared to be chatting gaily. Shivering slightly, Selena prayed, =(Please let nothing happen. Please let Sakura be okay. Please prevent me from doing it...)= ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ O.O All right, who's scared?
LadySaturn: *raises hand* That Selena person gives me the creeps.
Yue: Watch it! She's my sister in this fic!
Or so she says.
Yue: *glares at LadyYami* Are you implying something?
*sweatdrops* Nope, not revealing anything. ^_^; *whispers to LadySaturn* He scares ME at times.
LadySaturn: You get used to it after a while. Oh, yeah! I meant to ask you - what's up with this "him" or "he" that keeps getting mentioned in Yue's and Selena's conversation?
*sighs* Long story, and I'll tell you later. Okay? ^_^
LadySaturn: -_- All right. I'll just glomp Yue until then.
Yue: *backs away from LadySaturn* Don't even THINK about it, Saturn-sama!
LadySaturn: *sighs* I can never win.
*shakes head with amused look on face* Whatever. *turns to kitchen* Hey, Kero! You done eating all the pudding?
Kero: *flies in to room* Yep! *licks lips with happy grin on face* That chocolate-and-mint pudding was the absolute BEST! *_*
LadySaturn: Chocolate-and-mint? o.O Your own creation, Kero-chan?
Kero: ^_^ You bet! I found a packet of the mix in the cabinet right next to the stove. It tasted so minty and good...
Yue: *sweatdrops and looks nervous* Uh-oh...
Kero: What?
Yue: Um, was there only one packet left?
Kero: Yeah. Why?
LadySaturn: *looks nervous, too* Um, Kero? That was...that was LadyYami's last packet of chocolate-and-mint hot chocolate that you used.
Kero: O.O...*realizes mistake and turns to look at LadyYami*
*pulse mark appears on head* You...did...WHAT?!?
Kero: O.O; Uh-oh...*flies away from angry LadyYami*
YOU LITTLE WINGED BLACK HOLE!! . *begins to chase Kero around room with HUGE (Did I mention "enormous"?) baseball bat* I'LL KILL YOU, KERO!!!
Kero: AAAAHHH!!!! Help me, guys!!
Yue & LadySaturn: *shake heads and sigh* -_-'
Kero: NNNNOOOOO!!!!! *flies faster, but still doesn't lose LadyYami*
Yue: To all readers, please R & R...before Yami-sama loses her temper completely.
LadySaturn: Send in suggestions, too. *turns to Yue* Um, should I get Yami? You know, from "Yugi-Oh!"?
Yue: Yeah, that would be wise.
LadySaturn: Be back soon! *runs out of room to get Yami*
*still chasing Kero, this time with a HUGE anvil* COME BACK HERE, YOU YELLOW FREAKY OVER-SIZED BAT!!!!
Yue: *turns to readers* I've gotta go stop Yami-sama before she gets hurt. Or Kero gets hurt. Anyway, send in suggestions, R & R - you know the drill! *runs off to stop LadyYami from brutally murdering Kero* ~ ~ ~