~ ~ ~ AAAHHH!! This took too long to post!! *begins to bow quickly* I am SO
sorry.
Kero: What should we blame this delay on, Yami-sama?
Midterms. And I kept on changing the HE and the "two someones" that Selena and Yue were talking about.
Kero: *sighs* So you finally have it all figured out?
Yep. *looks around room* Where're Yue and LadySaturn? Usually they're bugging me to start writing.
Kero: Oh. Remember how Yue got Saturn-sama all upset and everything?
Yeah...
Kero: Well, to make it up to her, he took her shopping for stuff.
O.O The ultimate Anime shopping spree!!! ^_^
Kero: Yeah, yeah. Now, can you start writing already?
Yes, Kero. *turns to readers* Once again, I do not own "Cardcaptor Sakura" or any of the characters in it that were created by the wonderful people at Clamp.
Kero: Uh-huh.
AND, for the sake of a reviewer - (toritsuku-shippitsu) - there will be a somewhat sweet scene between Sakura and Yue in this chappie. ^_- And there's more to come. Heehee...Anyway, enjoy!! *^_^* ~ ~ ~
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Sakura was stunned. =(She has the WHAT?)= she thought, panicking as she watched Selena fade into the darkness. =(No...She couldn't have taken the Clow Cards. She's my friend...)=
"Did you hear what she said, Sakura?" Tomoyo said quickly as the two girls ran from the door back up to Sakura's room. "What if she DOES have the Clow Cards? THEN what will we do?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out," the Clow mistress replied as she dashed to her desk and pulled out...
"The Sakura book," Tomoyo gasped. "It's...It's transformed back into the CLOW BOOK!!"
"Impossible," Sakura whispered as she undid the latch and opened it up. "Impossible!! The Cards - they really ARE gone!" Her green eyes began brimming with tears.
"I know," Kero piped up as he flew out from his hiding place. "I heard the whole thing."
"Kero!! But, why didn't you stop her?" Sakura asked.
"Because we had to keep a low profile - it's as simple as that. Also, what Selena had said - 'power of the moon' - that's been bugging my brain for the past five minutes. I need to talk to Yue about this."
"Hasn't he come back yet?"
"No, Tomoyo. He hasn't."
"But-! We saw him at school today - Selena's brother's name is Yue Tsukishiro."
"Really? Then I wonder why he hasn't come back."
"Hey, Kero? Where's Sakura?"
"Sakura? She's right..." Kero pointed towards the desk at Tomoyo's question, but his prediction was wrong.
Sakura was gone.
* * * * * * *
Sakura walked slowly down the sidewalk, shivering in the cold breeze that blew by. Clouds had begun to gather over her, and she could sense that it would rain soon. But her mind wasn't focused on the weather or where she was.
=(I can't believe they're gone,)= Sakura thought as she wrapped her arms around herself to keep warm. She had slipped out while Kero and Tomoyo had been chatting, and in her shock of losing the transformed Clow Cards she had forgotten a jacket.
"I should have told Tomoyo or Kero where I was going," mumbled Sakura to the pavement. "They're probably wondering where I am. And Kero's probably freaking out because he's supposed to protect me - his Mistress." Tears began to form as she continued to talk to herself. "Mistress...I'm nobody's mistress. I can't even hold on to a bunch of magical cards, so how can I be anyone's mistress? I'm useless..."
Not caring where she was going or how wet her cheeks were, Sakura walked down the block. As she got farther away from her home, the clouds mimicked her and poured rain down on the town of Tomoeda. Everyone that Sakura passed hurried by, hoping to get home to their families and friends before they got soaked.
But Sakura kept walking.
* * * * * * *
Yue opened his umbrella as his friends waved goodbye and headed home. They had gone out for a bite to eat at a local restaurant that was nearby the school, and the seniors had just chatted the afternoon away. But now it was getting late, and many of the boys had jobs to go to. Yue, having nothing to do, decided to head back to the shrine that he and Selena called home.
=(I wonder if she's still at Sakura's,)= he thought as he walked down the wet sidewalk. His heart began to ache as he thought of the blossoming Sakura Card Mistress. He had kept an eye on her since his parting from Yukito. Knowing how suspicious Touya would be at his friend's disappearance, he gave Yukito a body of his own and headed back to Tomoeda. He had missed her so much and hoped that nothing was wrong in her life.
Then, he noticed the small figure sitting on a bench nearby.
Yue had somehow ended up near the park Sakura had visited in elementary school. The Guardian could see that the figure was a female with brown hair. She had apparently been in the rain for a while, since her clothes were soaked. Seeing her back shake in her hunched position, Yue concluded that she was crying and walked over to see what was wrong.
But as he got closer, he recognized who the figure really was.
"Sakura?" Yue asked as he stopped next to the crying girl. When she looked up with saddened green eyes, he knew that he was right - it WAS the girl that he had helped when she was in fifth grade.
"What's wrong?" Yue asked, crouching down so that he was eye level with her. He tried to divert his eyes away from her wet clothes that clung to every curve on her body as Sakura realized who he was.
"Yue..." Sakura murmured as she desperately turned away, trying to wipe away some tears but failing. "I...I'm sorry. I don't want to bother you - just leave me be."
"Sakura, it's me," Yue said, his heart tearing at her sadness. Cupping her chin in one hand, he brought her face up to his once more. "The Guardian who vowed to protect you, my Mistress."
Sakura's eyes widened. "You mean...?" she asked quietly. Still in a daze, she brought her hand up to hold on to his wrist. "It's...really...you? My...Yue...?"
Yue answered her only with a sad smile.
Sakura smiled as the tears poured faster down her cheeks. "YUE!!!" she cried as she flung herself onto his body. Of course, this shocked Yue, but soon his shock wore off. =(Instead of acting cold,)= he thought as he realized that Sakura's wet clothes were getting himself wet, too, =(I'll just be the good person I should be. The one Sakura wants to see...hers.)=
"Oh!" Sakura gasped as her Guardian wrapped his long arms around her small frame. Her sudden shock, however, faded into nothingness as warmth began to rise in her body. =(Oh, God,)= she thought as she hugged hum right back, closing what little gap there was between them, =(I never knew he could be like this.)=
After a few moments, the two parted. As Yue brought Sakura to his side and sheltered her with the umbrella, he asked, "Now, tell me what happened that made you so upset." Silently, he said, =(If it's that bastard descendant of Clow Reed again, I'm going to make him PAY for hurting her.)=
But Sakura just shook her head. "It's nothing," she said, looking up at the boy. "I'm fine."
"No, you're not," Yue replied with such seriousness that it made Sakura blush slightly. "I remember helping you when Eriol was here in Tomoeda. NOTHING brought you down as hard as this. So," he placed his hands on her shoulders and peered once more into her green orbs, "tell me what made you so unhappy. I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to make it right."
=(Yue,)= Sakura thought as she stared in silence back at him. Then, bowing her head in submission, she said, "I'll tell you..."
* * * * * * * *
"I see," Yue said as Sakura finished telling him the whole story. The two had approached Sakura's front door as they had walked from the park to explain to Kero and Tomoyo what had happened. The rain had stopped, giving Sakura the impression that it had only been a passing shower. Before either of them could open the door, it opened itself, revealing a ticked-off Kero and a worried Tomoyo.
"Sakura!!" Tomoyo cried as she ran over to hug her friend. While this hug- fest was going on, Sakura could see Yue talking to Kero. =(Probably explaining to him the whole thing at the park,)= she thought.
"Now," Tomoyo said, parting from her best friend, "you HAVE to tell me why you-!"
"Not now, Tomoyo," Yue said solemnly, placing a hand on Sakura's shoulder. This, of course, made the Card Mistress blush again. As she recovered from this, she heard Yue tell his fellow Guardian a brief summary of what happened. When it was finished, he said, "Now, we have to hurry and reach the Tsukimine Shrine quickly. Sakura, go upstairs and change into something dry - we'll be out for a while."
"The...The Tsukimine Shrine?" Sakura stammered. "But-! That's where Ms. Mitsuki lived while she helped me and Eriol..."
Yue nodded. "That's where Selena and I are staying," he explained. "And I need to talk to her right now - what she did...I don't understand why NOW, but I have a feeling we're going to need the Sakura Cards' powers soon." He gazed down at his mistress, silvery-blue to brilliant green. "Please."
With a short nod, Sakura rushed up to her room with Tomoyo at her heels to help her. =(I guess it's another adventure all over again,)= she thought as she prepared for the inevitable.
* * * * * * *
Meanwhile, at the Tsukimine Shrine, Selena leaned against a tree with silvery bark that stood in the central park the shrine held. Eyes closed, she stood there quietly with her arms crossed over her chest. A small breeze blew by and then circled back around her, like it was pulling the girl in one direction.
In response, a soft glow like moonlight emanated from Selena's head. A perfect silvery crescent moon appeared in the very center of her forehead, its shape turned so that it looked like a smile. On either side of the moon was a silvery graceful line (like this: ~...~). She opened her eyes and stared off into the cloudy sky, her blue eyes once again as cold as winter's night.
"I know, Windy," she murmured as the breeze continued to blow around her. "Yue and the Mistress of the Cards are coming. I'll have to tell them the whole story. The truth about what happened and...what is going to happen."
The wind seemed to calm down, as if it had actually heard her. As it died down to a glimmer of a breeze, Selena said, "But I'm going to need your help with telling it. After all, you and the others know what happened, too. You need to help her believe."
But the wind only continued to blow gently, not being quiet but not answering either.
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~ ~ ~ Yet another cliffhanger for you readers. ^_^ Hope you liked the little sweet scene between our favorite Guardian and our favorite Mistress of the Cards.
Yue: You mean, I FINALLY get back with Saturn-sama after four hours of shopping, and you just posted the CHAPTER?!?
O.O Your point?
Yue: *sighs* Forget it.
LadySaturn: *looks up from reading chapter* That...is so SWEET!!!! *^_^* Are we going to get some lemon in the story soon? ^_-
I honestly don't know.
LadySaturn: O.O
...But I'm working on it, so don't get all freaky on me, okay?
LadySaturn: *gets into fight with LadyYami* YOU HAVE TO ADD SOME LEMON TO YOUR STORY!!! OTHERWISE, WHAT'S THE POINT OF A SAKURA-YUE PAIRING?
Hey!!! You're the one with the perverted mind!! .
Kero: *sweatdrops* Should we break this up, Yue? It COULD get ugly...
Yue: *shakes head* Not necessary, Kero. There's only one thing that can stop those two from fighting.
Kero: What?
Yue: Watch. *turns to LadyYami and LadySaturn* YAMI AND BAKURA IN TOWELS!!!
*_*
LadySaturn: *begins to drool*...*_*
Kero: O.O Whoa...that's good!!
Yue: *sighs and turns to readers* Now that I've gotten LadySaturn and Yami- sama under control, I can tell you this - due to schoolwork and an upcoming karate test, Yami-sama will not be able to write a lot. However, there is one thing that will make her write quickly.
Kero: What is it then? You keep me in suspense too much...
Yue: Reviews. *bows* I am BEGGING you readers to R & R - I think at least twenty-something reviews should get her out of her stupor.
*_*
Yue: See what I mean? Anyway, please R & R!! ^_^ Arigatou!! ~ ~ ~
Kero: What should we blame this delay on, Yami-sama?
Midterms. And I kept on changing the HE and the "two someones" that Selena and Yue were talking about.
Kero: *sighs* So you finally have it all figured out?
Yep. *looks around room* Where're Yue and LadySaturn? Usually they're bugging me to start writing.
Kero: Oh. Remember how Yue got Saturn-sama all upset and everything?
Yeah...
Kero: Well, to make it up to her, he took her shopping for stuff.
O.O The ultimate Anime shopping spree!!! ^_^
Kero: Yeah, yeah. Now, can you start writing already?
Yes, Kero. *turns to readers* Once again, I do not own "Cardcaptor Sakura" or any of the characters in it that were created by the wonderful people at Clamp.
Kero: Uh-huh.
AND, for the sake of a reviewer - (toritsuku-shippitsu) - there will be a somewhat sweet scene between Sakura and Yue in this chappie. ^_- And there's more to come. Heehee...Anyway, enjoy!! *^_^* ~ ~ ~
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Sakura was stunned. =(She has the WHAT?)= she thought, panicking as she watched Selena fade into the darkness. =(No...She couldn't have taken the Clow Cards. She's my friend...)=
"Did you hear what she said, Sakura?" Tomoyo said quickly as the two girls ran from the door back up to Sakura's room. "What if she DOES have the Clow Cards? THEN what will we do?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out," the Clow mistress replied as she dashed to her desk and pulled out...
"The Sakura book," Tomoyo gasped. "It's...It's transformed back into the CLOW BOOK!!"
"Impossible," Sakura whispered as she undid the latch and opened it up. "Impossible!! The Cards - they really ARE gone!" Her green eyes began brimming with tears.
"I know," Kero piped up as he flew out from his hiding place. "I heard the whole thing."
"Kero!! But, why didn't you stop her?" Sakura asked.
"Because we had to keep a low profile - it's as simple as that. Also, what Selena had said - 'power of the moon' - that's been bugging my brain for the past five minutes. I need to talk to Yue about this."
"Hasn't he come back yet?"
"No, Tomoyo. He hasn't."
"But-! We saw him at school today - Selena's brother's name is Yue Tsukishiro."
"Really? Then I wonder why he hasn't come back."
"Hey, Kero? Where's Sakura?"
"Sakura? She's right..." Kero pointed towards the desk at Tomoyo's question, but his prediction was wrong.
Sakura was gone.
* * * * * * *
Sakura walked slowly down the sidewalk, shivering in the cold breeze that blew by. Clouds had begun to gather over her, and she could sense that it would rain soon. But her mind wasn't focused on the weather or where she was.
=(I can't believe they're gone,)= Sakura thought as she wrapped her arms around herself to keep warm. She had slipped out while Kero and Tomoyo had been chatting, and in her shock of losing the transformed Clow Cards she had forgotten a jacket.
"I should have told Tomoyo or Kero where I was going," mumbled Sakura to the pavement. "They're probably wondering where I am. And Kero's probably freaking out because he's supposed to protect me - his Mistress." Tears began to form as she continued to talk to herself. "Mistress...I'm nobody's mistress. I can't even hold on to a bunch of magical cards, so how can I be anyone's mistress? I'm useless..."
Not caring where she was going or how wet her cheeks were, Sakura walked down the block. As she got farther away from her home, the clouds mimicked her and poured rain down on the town of Tomoeda. Everyone that Sakura passed hurried by, hoping to get home to their families and friends before they got soaked.
But Sakura kept walking.
* * * * * * *
Yue opened his umbrella as his friends waved goodbye and headed home. They had gone out for a bite to eat at a local restaurant that was nearby the school, and the seniors had just chatted the afternoon away. But now it was getting late, and many of the boys had jobs to go to. Yue, having nothing to do, decided to head back to the shrine that he and Selena called home.
=(I wonder if she's still at Sakura's,)= he thought as he walked down the wet sidewalk. His heart began to ache as he thought of the blossoming Sakura Card Mistress. He had kept an eye on her since his parting from Yukito. Knowing how suspicious Touya would be at his friend's disappearance, he gave Yukito a body of his own and headed back to Tomoeda. He had missed her so much and hoped that nothing was wrong in her life.
Then, he noticed the small figure sitting on a bench nearby.
Yue had somehow ended up near the park Sakura had visited in elementary school. The Guardian could see that the figure was a female with brown hair. She had apparently been in the rain for a while, since her clothes were soaked. Seeing her back shake in her hunched position, Yue concluded that she was crying and walked over to see what was wrong.
But as he got closer, he recognized who the figure really was.
"Sakura?" Yue asked as he stopped next to the crying girl. When she looked up with saddened green eyes, he knew that he was right - it WAS the girl that he had helped when she was in fifth grade.
"What's wrong?" Yue asked, crouching down so that he was eye level with her. He tried to divert his eyes away from her wet clothes that clung to every curve on her body as Sakura realized who he was.
"Yue..." Sakura murmured as she desperately turned away, trying to wipe away some tears but failing. "I...I'm sorry. I don't want to bother you - just leave me be."
"Sakura, it's me," Yue said, his heart tearing at her sadness. Cupping her chin in one hand, he brought her face up to his once more. "The Guardian who vowed to protect you, my Mistress."
Sakura's eyes widened. "You mean...?" she asked quietly. Still in a daze, she brought her hand up to hold on to his wrist. "It's...really...you? My...Yue...?"
Yue answered her only with a sad smile.
Sakura smiled as the tears poured faster down her cheeks. "YUE!!!" she cried as she flung herself onto his body. Of course, this shocked Yue, but soon his shock wore off. =(Instead of acting cold,)= he thought as he realized that Sakura's wet clothes were getting himself wet, too, =(I'll just be the good person I should be. The one Sakura wants to see...hers.)=
"Oh!" Sakura gasped as her Guardian wrapped his long arms around her small frame. Her sudden shock, however, faded into nothingness as warmth began to rise in her body. =(Oh, God,)= she thought as she hugged hum right back, closing what little gap there was between them, =(I never knew he could be like this.)=
After a few moments, the two parted. As Yue brought Sakura to his side and sheltered her with the umbrella, he asked, "Now, tell me what happened that made you so upset." Silently, he said, =(If it's that bastard descendant of Clow Reed again, I'm going to make him PAY for hurting her.)=
But Sakura just shook her head. "It's nothing," she said, looking up at the boy. "I'm fine."
"No, you're not," Yue replied with such seriousness that it made Sakura blush slightly. "I remember helping you when Eriol was here in Tomoeda. NOTHING brought you down as hard as this. So," he placed his hands on her shoulders and peered once more into her green orbs, "tell me what made you so unhappy. I promise you that I'll do everything in my power to make it right."
=(Yue,)= Sakura thought as she stared in silence back at him. Then, bowing her head in submission, she said, "I'll tell you..."
* * * * * * * *
"I see," Yue said as Sakura finished telling him the whole story. The two had approached Sakura's front door as they had walked from the park to explain to Kero and Tomoyo what had happened. The rain had stopped, giving Sakura the impression that it had only been a passing shower. Before either of them could open the door, it opened itself, revealing a ticked-off Kero and a worried Tomoyo.
"Sakura!!" Tomoyo cried as she ran over to hug her friend. While this hug- fest was going on, Sakura could see Yue talking to Kero. =(Probably explaining to him the whole thing at the park,)= she thought.
"Now," Tomoyo said, parting from her best friend, "you HAVE to tell me why you-!"
"Not now, Tomoyo," Yue said solemnly, placing a hand on Sakura's shoulder. This, of course, made the Card Mistress blush again. As she recovered from this, she heard Yue tell his fellow Guardian a brief summary of what happened. When it was finished, he said, "Now, we have to hurry and reach the Tsukimine Shrine quickly. Sakura, go upstairs and change into something dry - we'll be out for a while."
"The...The Tsukimine Shrine?" Sakura stammered. "But-! That's where Ms. Mitsuki lived while she helped me and Eriol..."
Yue nodded. "That's where Selena and I are staying," he explained. "And I need to talk to her right now - what she did...I don't understand why NOW, but I have a feeling we're going to need the Sakura Cards' powers soon." He gazed down at his mistress, silvery-blue to brilliant green. "Please."
With a short nod, Sakura rushed up to her room with Tomoyo at her heels to help her. =(I guess it's another adventure all over again,)= she thought as she prepared for the inevitable.
* * * * * * *
Meanwhile, at the Tsukimine Shrine, Selena leaned against a tree with silvery bark that stood in the central park the shrine held. Eyes closed, she stood there quietly with her arms crossed over her chest. A small breeze blew by and then circled back around her, like it was pulling the girl in one direction.
In response, a soft glow like moonlight emanated from Selena's head. A perfect silvery crescent moon appeared in the very center of her forehead, its shape turned so that it looked like a smile. On either side of the moon was a silvery graceful line (like this: ~...~). She opened her eyes and stared off into the cloudy sky, her blue eyes once again as cold as winter's night.
"I know, Windy," she murmured as the breeze continued to blow around her. "Yue and the Mistress of the Cards are coming. I'll have to tell them the whole story. The truth about what happened and...what is going to happen."
The wind seemed to calm down, as if it had actually heard her. As it died down to a glimmer of a breeze, Selena said, "But I'm going to need your help with telling it. After all, you and the others know what happened, too. You need to help her believe."
But the wind only continued to blow gently, not being quiet but not answering either.
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~ ~ ~ Yet another cliffhanger for you readers. ^_^ Hope you liked the little sweet scene between our favorite Guardian and our favorite Mistress of the Cards.
Yue: You mean, I FINALLY get back with Saturn-sama after four hours of shopping, and you just posted the CHAPTER?!?
O.O Your point?
Yue: *sighs* Forget it.
LadySaturn: *looks up from reading chapter* That...is so SWEET!!!! *^_^* Are we going to get some lemon in the story soon? ^_-
I honestly don't know.
LadySaturn: O.O
...But I'm working on it, so don't get all freaky on me, okay?
LadySaturn: *gets into fight with LadyYami* YOU HAVE TO ADD SOME LEMON TO YOUR STORY!!! OTHERWISE, WHAT'S THE POINT OF A SAKURA-YUE PAIRING?
Hey!!! You're the one with the perverted mind!! .
Kero: *sweatdrops* Should we break this up, Yue? It COULD get ugly...
Yue: *shakes head* Not necessary, Kero. There's only one thing that can stop those two from fighting.
Kero: What?
Yue: Watch. *turns to LadyYami and LadySaturn* YAMI AND BAKURA IN TOWELS!!!
*_*
LadySaturn: *begins to drool*...*_*
Kero: O.O Whoa...that's good!!
Yue: *sighs and turns to readers* Now that I've gotten LadySaturn and Yami- sama under control, I can tell you this - due to schoolwork and an upcoming karate test, Yami-sama will not be able to write a lot. However, there is one thing that will make her write quickly.
Kero: What is it then? You keep me in suspense too much...
Yue: Reviews. *bows* I am BEGGING you readers to R & R - I think at least twenty-something reviews should get her out of her stupor.
*_*
Yue: See what I mean? Anyway, please R & R!! ^_^ Arigatou!! ~ ~ ~