~ ~ ~ Now, I don't know whether to put the interesting stuff in THIS
chapter or the NEXT chapter? Hmm...
LadySaturn: You mean like lemons and stuff like that?
*whacks LadySaturn over the head* Saturn-sama, I may be your friend, but I am NOT going to scar myself for life, okay?
LadySaturn: Didn't you already do that?
*sighs* Unfortunately, yes.
LadySaturn: *giggles* But you will add some, right? I mean, it IS a Sakura- Yue pairing. You HAVE to add some lemon.
Next subject!!
LadySaturn: Heehee...
Yue: *peeks into room* What are you two imps talking about now?
We're not imps, Yue.
LadySaturn: We're HOBBITS!! *slaps high-five with LadyYami while Yue sweatdrops*
Yue: You're both weird.
Yue?
Yue: What?
Shut up.
LadySaturn: Hey - he's MY bishounen. That means, I get to yell at him.
*sighs* Whatever. *turns to readers* You all know that I don't own Clamp OR "Cardcaptor Sakura", right?
LadySaturn: Yeah, and you don't own any of the characters either. So, is Selena REALLY Yue's sister?
*slaps forehead* Stop asking me questions, Saturn-sama. You'll find out later in the fic, okay?
Yue: *sighs and sits down in beanbag chair* Here we go again... -_-'
LadySaturn: And what's up with Sairo?
JUST READ THE CHAPTER!!!
LadySaturn: O.O; Yes, ma'am... ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
BBBBRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!!
Sakura sighed as the bell rang for the end of the day. Her English teacher announced the homework, and soon everyone was bustling about, packing up school supplies to take home. As she buckled her school bag up, she saw Tomoyo chatting with Selena nearby. The two seemed to be talking about cameras, since Tomoyo had brought out her video camera that she carried around with her all the time.
"Hey, you two!" Sakura called out and hurried over to them.
Selena grinned, her blue eyes sparkling. "Hey, you!" she replied. "How's it hanging?"
"Been fine. Say," Sakura told her friends as they walked out of the room and into the crowded hallway. "I was wondering if you two wanted to come over to my house now. My dad's teaching classes at the university, and it's not like we have school tomorrow. It's the weekend, and we can get our homework done early. How about that?"
Tomoyo said, "Sounds great!" and pulled out her cell phone. Sakura recognized it as the one she had used during her Sakura Card adventures with Eriol, Ruby Moon, and Spinel Sun. =(I wonder how those three are doing in England,)= she thought. =(They left after I transformed all the Clow Cards, and I haven't seen them since. I wonder if I ever will...)=
Sakura shook her head out of those thoughts and turned to Selena. "How about you? Wanna come over?" she asked.
The girl shook her blue-haired head. "I don't think I can," she said. "I told Yue I'd help him unpack at the shrine we moved into."
Sakura's heart skipped a beat. =(Yue...I forgot she had a brother named Yue,)= she reminded herself. =(But why does he look so much like the Guardian of the Moon? Why?!?)=
"Please?" she begged Selena. "I don't think he would mind."
Selena sighed and smiled. "Juts kidding, Sakura," she said brightly. "I'll come - Yue told me he has plans this afternoon with some of his senior buddies. I just have to talk to Sairo for a moment."
"Sairo...Isn't he that guy who transferred here with you, Selena?" Tomoyo asked after she put away her phone. "Oh, Sakura - Mother says it's all right for me to come over. I just let her know."
Sakura nodded and listened as Selena said, "Yeah, I know him. We've had...let's just say we've had a long time to get to know each other."
"Then you two are dating?" Sakura asked in a puzzled tone.
Selena laughed. "No way! We're just friends," she replied. Spotting her sandy-haired friend across the hall, she told Sakura, "Listen, why don't you two go on ahead? I'll catch up with you later, okay?"
"All right! See you later!" Tomoyo called as she and Sakura headed down the hall towards the doors leading out to the courtyard.
Selena waved back, and then she walked over to Sairo. He was busy at his locker, putting away books and papers. She just leaned against the locker next to him, eyes closed. From someone walking by, she appeared to be tired and weary from the school day.
"Did you notice it?" the girl said quietly to Sairo.
Sairo nodded and turned to face Selena. His gray eyes were saddened as he spoke, "I did, and her energy level is very low. That means that..."
Selena sighed sadly. "I know," she said, her voice as sad as her sigh. "But I don't want to. It would hurt her too much."
Sairo gently patted her shoulder as he grasped his backpack with his other hand. "Listen, just go with her. See how she's doing. If she's struggling, you know what to do. I'll be by later to pick you up. Okay?"
Selena just nodded and walked down the hall. Sairo looked sadly after her as she caught up with Sakura and Tomoyo at the gate. After a little chat and a laugh or two, the three girls walked off towards Sakura's house. Turning back to his locker, he said under his breath as he closed the metal door:
"May the Spirits not be mad at what my friend is about to do."
* * * * * * *
"That was good soup, Sakura!" Selena commented as she headed into her friend's bedroom with Tomoyo. "What kind is it?"
"Tomato - the only kind I CAN make," Sakura replied, closing the door after her. She sat down at her desk, while Tomoyo took a seat on the bed. Selena settled in on the rug when she noticed a little yellow bundle on a bookshelf.
"What's that?" she asked, getting up to take a look at the object. Before Sakura could reply, she had dragged it out into the open for all to see. It was a little yellow bear with pale yellow wings and beady eyes. Looking at Sakura, she said, "It's cute - what's its name?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "Oh, um...that's Kero," she stammered, nervous at the discovery of the Guardian Beast. "Touya gave him to me back when I started fifth grade. Isn't he cute?"
Selena cast a suspicious glance at the bear, but she finally set it back on the shelf, making Sakura sigh in relief.
Tomoyo could sense Sakura's fear of Kero being discovered. Deciding to break the ice, she asked Selena, "Selena, could you go downstairs and grab my backpack? It's lying on the kitchen table, and I wanted to show you guys some photos I took earlier."
Selena nodded. "Sure!" she replied and headed out of Sakura's room and down the stairs.
"Phew," Kero sighed as he stretched from his "stuffed animal" impression. "I do NOT like being a stuffed animal. First, it was with Touya - then he discovered the truth. Now, it's with this Selena girl. I don't think I can handle this anymore, Sakura."
"But, Kero!" Sakura complained.
"Yeah, Kero," Tomoyo piped up. "You've gotta act like a stuffed animal around others who don't know about the Sakura Cards. And luckily, I don't think Selena knows."
"You sure, Tomoyo?"
"Positive."
* * * * * * *
Selena entered the kitchen, eyeing Tomoyo's backpack on the table. Picking it up, she turned to head back to Sakura's room. But she hesitated and, instead, headed for the front door. Eyes glistening with knowledge, she opened the door.
Sairo was standing on the front porch, hands in his pockets, like he had been waiting for Selena to open the door. He wore a large red T-shirt with dark red jeans. He had sneakers on, and his hair was as wild as ever.
Looking into Selena's eyes, he said, "She's not doing well, is she?"
Selena shook her head and suddenly snapped her fingers. In the blink of an eye, her school outfit was replaced by a new outfit - a tight sapphire T- shirt with dark blue jeans. Her school shoes, which were set aside in the front hallway, changed into white sneakers. She quickly reached into her shirt and pulled out a necklace that had been hidden.
Sairo glanced at it. His friend's necklace was a simple silver chain with a crescent moon charm hanging on it. Outlined in silver, the charm itself seemed to be made of a type of white crystal. In a few moments, the boy witnessed the moon's color change from white to dark purple.
"Not good at all," Selena replied, letting the necklace drop onto her shirt.
Sairo let out a whistle. "It's worse than I thought," he said. His gray eyes worried, he said, "I can tell my pet's in. You're really going to do it, aren't you?"
The girl nodded, her blue hair shifting with each movement. "I have to," she answered, her voice shaking. "Otherwise, she'll die, and HE will win. I'd rather do what I'm about to do than see that asshole in control."
Sairo nodded and said, "I'll meet you at the shrine. Good luck."
* * * * * * *
Hearing the door open, Sakura looked up from her homework. She grinned, green eyes shining as Selena entered and closed the door. "Hey, you made it up!" she said jokingly. "We thought you'd never get back." She took a look at her friend. "Hey, you changed your clothes! Is that why you took so long?"
Selena said nothing.
"What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked as Selena gave her the backpack.
Still not saying a word, Selena walked over to her own backpack on the floor and knelt down to look at it. Kero, from his perch on the bookshelf, watched curiously as Selena held her hands over the pack. =(That's odd,)= he thought. =(It looks like she's warming up by a fire, rather than opening a backpack.)=
"Selena?" Sakura asked as she turned to see what her friend was doing. The brown-haired girl noticed that she was whispering something inaudible for her to hear, never opening the backpack at all. When she had finished whispering, she undid the straps and took a look inside, her blue eyes scanning every inch of its contents.
The girl smiled and closed it back up again. Standing up, she put her bag on her back, telling Sakura, "Look, I have to go - it's almost six, and I'm supposed to be at the shrine at seven." Bowing respectfully, she said, "Thank you for letting me come over, Sakura."
"No problem," Sakura replied, smiling as Selena headed for the door. Tomoyo grinned at the girl, and Selena nodded back. As she placed her hand on the door, Selena told Sakura, "I need to tell you something."
"Hmm?" Sakura was puzzled. "What is it, Selena?" she asked.
Selena took a deep breath and turned to face her friend, her blue eyes sad as she spoke: "I must thank you again."
"It's no trouble, Selena. Really!"
"No, it's not about that - it's about your life."
"My...my life?"
"Yes. Without your invitation, I would never have made it in time and taken them."
"Taken what?"
"Listen, forget I said anything. Just tell Sairo's pet that you can't have them back. He'll understand what I mean. Unless his memories have been wiped..."
"What the heck are you talking about, Selena? You're speaking in riddles. Now tell me what's going on!!"
"Just tell Kero that, okay?"
Sakura's eyes widened. "Kero? My stuffed toy?"
Selena's blue eyes hardened. "He's not a toy, Sakura," she replied, her voice suddenly hard. "He's Cerberus, the Guardian Beast of the Seal, ruled by the Sun."
"...What?..." Sakura was stunned.
"Just...Just say this - 'power of the Moon'. He'll understand, I think."
"I still don't understand-!"
Selena didn't say another word - she just opened the door and walked out. Sakura, still fearful of Selena's words, ran down after her, Tomoyo following at her heels. They reached their friend at the front door. Selena's sneakers were back on her feet, while the girl prepared to leave.
"STOP!" Sakura cried out. Selena looked up, her face emotionless.
=(Just like Yue's,)= Sakura noticed before she shouted, "I don't know what the hell that conversation was upstairs, but I demand an explanation - why did you call my toy 'Cerberus'? What did you take that could have harmed me?" Her green eyes were wild with anger, and her brown hair was messed up from running so fast.
Selena didn't say a word. She opened the door and walked outside, her feet barely making a sound on the pathway. As Sakura and Tomoyo rushed to the door, they saw Selena standing under a streetlight a few yards from Sakura's gate. Turning back to face them, their friend said her final words - five final words - before she walked into the darkness:
"I have...the Clow Cards..." ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ Oh boy...
LadySaturn: O.O SHE TOOK THE CLOW CARDS?
*sighs* Yes, LadySaturn - Selena took the Clow Cards. I'll try to explain why-
LadySaturn: *grabs LadyYami's neck and begins to strangle her* YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME WHY THE HELL SELENA TOOK THE CLOW CARDS BEFORE I BREAK YOUR NECK!!! ..
Kero: Just a joke! *flies back into kitchen*
*sighs* I need some aspirin - Kero gives me a headache. *gets up from beanbag chair* So, while Kero's stuffing himself and Yue's trying to make LadySaturn feel better, I'm gonna get some Advil. Please R & R!! ^_^ I'd appreciate it - be back soon!! *exits room to get some Advil* ~ ~ ~
LadySaturn: You mean like lemons and stuff like that?
*whacks LadySaturn over the head* Saturn-sama, I may be your friend, but I am NOT going to scar myself for life, okay?
LadySaturn: Didn't you already do that?
*sighs* Unfortunately, yes.
LadySaturn: *giggles* But you will add some, right? I mean, it IS a Sakura- Yue pairing. You HAVE to add some lemon.
Next subject!!
LadySaturn: Heehee...
Yue: *peeks into room* What are you two imps talking about now?
We're not imps, Yue.
LadySaturn: We're HOBBITS!! *slaps high-five with LadyYami while Yue sweatdrops*
Yue: You're both weird.
Yue?
Yue: What?
Shut up.
LadySaturn: Hey - he's MY bishounen. That means, I get to yell at him.
*sighs* Whatever. *turns to readers* You all know that I don't own Clamp OR "Cardcaptor Sakura", right?
LadySaturn: Yeah, and you don't own any of the characters either. So, is Selena REALLY Yue's sister?
*slaps forehead* Stop asking me questions, Saturn-sama. You'll find out later in the fic, okay?
Yue: *sighs and sits down in beanbag chair* Here we go again... -_-'
LadySaturn: And what's up with Sairo?
JUST READ THE CHAPTER!!!
LadySaturn: O.O; Yes, ma'am... ~ ~ ~ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
BBBBRRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!!
Sakura sighed as the bell rang for the end of the day. Her English teacher announced the homework, and soon everyone was bustling about, packing up school supplies to take home. As she buckled her school bag up, she saw Tomoyo chatting with Selena nearby. The two seemed to be talking about cameras, since Tomoyo had brought out her video camera that she carried around with her all the time.
"Hey, you two!" Sakura called out and hurried over to them.
Selena grinned, her blue eyes sparkling. "Hey, you!" she replied. "How's it hanging?"
"Been fine. Say," Sakura told her friends as they walked out of the room and into the crowded hallway. "I was wondering if you two wanted to come over to my house now. My dad's teaching classes at the university, and it's not like we have school tomorrow. It's the weekend, and we can get our homework done early. How about that?"
Tomoyo said, "Sounds great!" and pulled out her cell phone. Sakura recognized it as the one she had used during her Sakura Card adventures with Eriol, Ruby Moon, and Spinel Sun. =(I wonder how those three are doing in England,)= she thought. =(They left after I transformed all the Clow Cards, and I haven't seen them since. I wonder if I ever will...)=
Sakura shook her head out of those thoughts and turned to Selena. "How about you? Wanna come over?" she asked.
The girl shook her blue-haired head. "I don't think I can," she said. "I told Yue I'd help him unpack at the shrine we moved into."
Sakura's heart skipped a beat. =(Yue...I forgot she had a brother named Yue,)= she reminded herself. =(But why does he look so much like the Guardian of the Moon? Why?!?)=
"Please?" she begged Selena. "I don't think he would mind."
Selena sighed and smiled. "Juts kidding, Sakura," she said brightly. "I'll come - Yue told me he has plans this afternoon with some of his senior buddies. I just have to talk to Sairo for a moment."
"Sairo...Isn't he that guy who transferred here with you, Selena?" Tomoyo asked after she put away her phone. "Oh, Sakura - Mother says it's all right for me to come over. I just let her know."
Sakura nodded and listened as Selena said, "Yeah, I know him. We've had...let's just say we've had a long time to get to know each other."
"Then you two are dating?" Sakura asked in a puzzled tone.
Selena laughed. "No way! We're just friends," she replied. Spotting her sandy-haired friend across the hall, she told Sakura, "Listen, why don't you two go on ahead? I'll catch up with you later, okay?"
"All right! See you later!" Tomoyo called as she and Sakura headed down the hall towards the doors leading out to the courtyard.
Selena waved back, and then she walked over to Sairo. He was busy at his locker, putting away books and papers. She just leaned against the locker next to him, eyes closed. From someone walking by, she appeared to be tired and weary from the school day.
"Did you notice it?" the girl said quietly to Sairo.
Sairo nodded and turned to face Selena. His gray eyes were saddened as he spoke, "I did, and her energy level is very low. That means that..."
Selena sighed sadly. "I know," she said, her voice as sad as her sigh. "But I don't want to. It would hurt her too much."
Sairo gently patted her shoulder as he grasped his backpack with his other hand. "Listen, just go with her. See how she's doing. If she's struggling, you know what to do. I'll be by later to pick you up. Okay?"
Selena just nodded and walked down the hall. Sairo looked sadly after her as she caught up with Sakura and Tomoyo at the gate. After a little chat and a laugh or two, the three girls walked off towards Sakura's house. Turning back to his locker, he said under his breath as he closed the metal door:
"May the Spirits not be mad at what my friend is about to do."
* * * * * * *
"That was good soup, Sakura!" Selena commented as she headed into her friend's bedroom with Tomoyo. "What kind is it?"
"Tomato - the only kind I CAN make," Sakura replied, closing the door after her. She sat down at her desk, while Tomoyo took a seat on the bed. Selena settled in on the rug when she noticed a little yellow bundle on a bookshelf.
"What's that?" she asked, getting up to take a look at the object. Before Sakura could reply, she had dragged it out into the open for all to see. It was a little yellow bear with pale yellow wings and beady eyes. Looking at Sakura, she said, "It's cute - what's its name?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "Oh, um...that's Kero," she stammered, nervous at the discovery of the Guardian Beast. "Touya gave him to me back when I started fifth grade. Isn't he cute?"
Selena cast a suspicious glance at the bear, but she finally set it back on the shelf, making Sakura sigh in relief.
Tomoyo could sense Sakura's fear of Kero being discovered. Deciding to break the ice, she asked Selena, "Selena, could you go downstairs and grab my backpack? It's lying on the kitchen table, and I wanted to show you guys some photos I took earlier."
Selena nodded. "Sure!" she replied and headed out of Sakura's room and down the stairs.
"Phew," Kero sighed as he stretched from his "stuffed animal" impression. "I do NOT like being a stuffed animal. First, it was with Touya - then he discovered the truth. Now, it's with this Selena girl. I don't think I can handle this anymore, Sakura."
"But, Kero!" Sakura complained.
"Yeah, Kero," Tomoyo piped up. "You've gotta act like a stuffed animal around others who don't know about the Sakura Cards. And luckily, I don't think Selena knows."
"You sure, Tomoyo?"
"Positive."
* * * * * * *
Selena entered the kitchen, eyeing Tomoyo's backpack on the table. Picking it up, she turned to head back to Sakura's room. But she hesitated and, instead, headed for the front door. Eyes glistening with knowledge, she opened the door.
Sairo was standing on the front porch, hands in his pockets, like he had been waiting for Selena to open the door. He wore a large red T-shirt with dark red jeans. He had sneakers on, and his hair was as wild as ever.
Looking into Selena's eyes, he said, "She's not doing well, is she?"
Selena shook her head and suddenly snapped her fingers. In the blink of an eye, her school outfit was replaced by a new outfit - a tight sapphire T- shirt with dark blue jeans. Her school shoes, which were set aside in the front hallway, changed into white sneakers. She quickly reached into her shirt and pulled out a necklace that had been hidden.
Sairo glanced at it. His friend's necklace was a simple silver chain with a crescent moon charm hanging on it. Outlined in silver, the charm itself seemed to be made of a type of white crystal. In a few moments, the boy witnessed the moon's color change from white to dark purple.
"Not good at all," Selena replied, letting the necklace drop onto her shirt.
Sairo let out a whistle. "It's worse than I thought," he said. His gray eyes worried, he said, "I can tell my pet's in. You're really going to do it, aren't you?"
The girl nodded, her blue hair shifting with each movement. "I have to," she answered, her voice shaking. "Otherwise, she'll die, and HE will win. I'd rather do what I'm about to do than see that asshole in control."
Sairo nodded and said, "I'll meet you at the shrine. Good luck."
* * * * * * *
Hearing the door open, Sakura looked up from her homework. She grinned, green eyes shining as Selena entered and closed the door. "Hey, you made it up!" she said jokingly. "We thought you'd never get back." She took a look at her friend. "Hey, you changed your clothes! Is that why you took so long?"
Selena said nothing.
"What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked as Selena gave her the backpack.
Still not saying a word, Selena walked over to her own backpack on the floor and knelt down to look at it. Kero, from his perch on the bookshelf, watched curiously as Selena held her hands over the pack. =(That's odd,)= he thought. =(It looks like she's warming up by a fire, rather than opening a backpack.)=
"Selena?" Sakura asked as she turned to see what her friend was doing. The brown-haired girl noticed that she was whispering something inaudible for her to hear, never opening the backpack at all. When she had finished whispering, she undid the straps and took a look inside, her blue eyes scanning every inch of its contents.
The girl smiled and closed it back up again. Standing up, she put her bag on her back, telling Sakura, "Look, I have to go - it's almost six, and I'm supposed to be at the shrine at seven." Bowing respectfully, she said, "Thank you for letting me come over, Sakura."
"No problem," Sakura replied, smiling as Selena headed for the door. Tomoyo grinned at the girl, and Selena nodded back. As she placed her hand on the door, Selena told Sakura, "I need to tell you something."
"Hmm?" Sakura was puzzled. "What is it, Selena?" she asked.
Selena took a deep breath and turned to face her friend, her blue eyes sad as she spoke: "I must thank you again."
"It's no trouble, Selena. Really!"
"No, it's not about that - it's about your life."
"My...my life?"
"Yes. Without your invitation, I would never have made it in time and taken them."
"Taken what?"
"Listen, forget I said anything. Just tell Sairo's pet that you can't have them back. He'll understand what I mean. Unless his memories have been wiped..."
"What the heck are you talking about, Selena? You're speaking in riddles. Now tell me what's going on!!"
"Just tell Kero that, okay?"
Sakura's eyes widened. "Kero? My stuffed toy?"
Selena's blue eyes hardened. "He's not a toy, Sakura," she replied, her voice suddenly hard. "He's Cerberus, the Guardian Beast of the Seal, ruled by the Sun."
"...What?..." Sakura was stunned.
"Just...Just say this - 'power of the Moon'. He'll understand, I think."
"I still don't understand-!"
Selena didn't say another word - she just opened the door and walked out. Sakura, still fearful of Selena's words, ran down after her, Tomoyo following at her heels. They reached their friend at the front door. Selena's sneakers were back on her feet, while the girl prepared to leave.
"STOP!" Sakura cried out. Selena looked up, her face emotionless.
=(Just like Yue's,)= Sakura noticed before she shouted, "I don't know what the hell that conversation was upstairs, but I demand an explanation - why did you call my toy 'Cerberus'? What did you take that could have harmed me?" Her green eyes were wild with anger, and her brown hair was messed up from running so fast.
Selena didn't say a word. She opened the door and walked outside, her feet barely making a sound on the pathway. As Sakura and Tomoyo rushed to the door, they saw Selena standing under a streetlight a few yards from Sakura's gate. Turning back to face them, their friend said her final words - five final words - before she walked into the darkness:
"I have...the Clow Cards..." ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
~ ~ ~ Oh boy...
LadySaturn: O.O SHE TOOK THE CLOW CARDS?
*sighs* Yes, LadySaturn - Selena took the Clow Cards. I'll try to explain why-
LadySaturn: *grabs LadyYami's neck and begins to strangle her* YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME WHY THE HELL SELENA TOOK THE CLOW CARDS BEFORE I BREAK YOUR NECK!!! ..
Kero: Just a joke! *flies back into kitchen*
*sighs* I need some aspirin - Kero gives me a headache. *gets up from beanbag chair* So, while Kero's stuffing himself and Yue's trying to make LadySaturn feel better, I'm gonna get some Advil. Please R & R!! ^_^ I'd appreciate it - be back soon!! *exits room to get some Advil* ~ ~ ~