A/N: I know, it took me forever. I think this one is going to be a cliffy too. Maybe not. You decide.
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Disclaimer- I don't own CCS, but I do own Yuri and Rainbow Falls. Rainbow Falls is a beautiful place somewhere deep in my mind. Don't think I can open a hotel there or anything like that, may be a little crowded.
A/N: OK, this is gonna sound strange, but anyways, does anyone know that song by Cookie Monster? You know, 'C is for cookie, that's good enough for me' Well, I'd just like to share with you all that that song is repeating itself though my head.
Thanks for listening to a psycho author's rambling's.
Ta-
Amber Dream
Chapter Eight-
Yuri and Jamie froze.
"I'll ask again. Who are you and how do you know Yuri?"
Yuri and Jamie turned around to face the owner of the voice.
He stared at them, his dark eyes filled with anger.
Jamie stared at the young man. "Why does that sound familiar?" He wondered outloud. He gasped when the man growled.
*FLASHBACK*
"Where are you?" A man cried, looking in the shadows formed by the dense trees in the forest.
"You have to find me." A sweet voice floated back to him.
James looked to the sky in exasperation. Why was she doing this? How was he supposed to look mature and responsible in front of her brother, if she wouldn't come out of hiding?
"Yuri, I don't have time to play. I have to impress that brother of your's remember?"
A figure dropped out of the tree in front of him. It was Yuri. "Come on James. I know that he can be overprotective, but he only wants me to be happy."
"Yeah, and by the sound of what Syaoran went through last month, he thinks you'd be happy if I were dead." James said grimly, remembering that his best friend had met this brother the month before and had been bodily threatened if he happened to harm Sakura.
Yuri grinned. "If you're so worried, we'll go."
James sighed, thinking it was over. He was wrong.
"I'll race you!" Yuri cried running off towards the Clow Mansion.
James thought to just let her go, but his competitive streak rebelled at the thought of letting her win, so he gave into it and chased after her.
He finally caught Yuri just as she rushed inside.
"Got you." He whispered in her ear, sending tingles down her spine.
"Who are you, twerp, and why the hell are you holding Yuri?" An angry voice cried from their left side.
James turned and saw……..
*END FLASHBACK*
"Touya!" Jamie cried, remembering. He smiled. "You said close to exactly the same thing when we met in the entrance hall of the Clow Mansion."
Touya looked surprised, then his look hardened. "I know you! You're the twerp who was holding Yuri in the hall!"
Jamie's smile dulled a little. "You knew, didn't you?" He asked, looking at Yuri sadly.
Yuri nodded.
"That's why you were sad that day, when you were training. You said that Sakura wasn't the only one to forget and by that you meant me."
Yuri nodded again.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because, you had to remember by yourself." Yuri said, looking at Jamie happily. "And you have." Yuri then looked at Touya and smiled. "So I guess you remember too, huh?"
Touya nodded. "Yes. And I…."
"But do you remember what happened afterwards? You got yelled at by a certain dark haired, ruby eyed young lady for being so protective." Yuri interrupted Touya, knowing what he was going to say would have to do with something that she wasn't ready to talk about yet.
"What?" Touya stuttered, looking at Meiling, who was blushing.
"I think Meiling remembers." Sakura said impishly.
"So do I." Yuri said, grinning.
"Do you remember, Meiling? I mean, you and Touya got engaged a couple of years before Syaoran and I did." Sakura happily informed them.
"I remember that." Meiling said in a shocked voice.
"So do I." Touya said, realising that Yuri wasn't paying as close attention to what he was saying as he was before. "So Yuri," he said casually, gaining her attention. "Why did you and Sakura vanish from our home a couple of months later? It was just after those two twin brothers came to ask for your hands in marriage, but you turned them down, since you were already engaged."
Yuri and Sakura gasped, then paled, as many sets of eyes turned to them.
Touya was looking curious, but if you looked deeper into his eyes, you could see pain.
That was the same for Eriol, Syaoran, and Jamie.
Tomoyo had a pained look in her eyes, the 'Eve' part of her remembering the anguish she felt when she realised that her two daughters were gone.
Meiling looked sad, as she remembered how she had comforted the distraught Touya, once he realised that his precious Kaijuu and Squirt weren't coming back.
Naoko looked shocked, something seemed familiar. A strange pain grew inside of her.
The guardians looked at the two Card Mistresses with unreadable expressions.
"I don't want to talk about it." Sakura said, turning away from the group.
Yuri did the same, saying nothing.
Suddenly, Naoko gasped. "That man in the cloak! He was one of the twins. Once he realised that he couldn't have Sakura, or that his brother couldn't have Yuri, they both went crazy! I remember him! I caught him once, lurking around the mansion. He tried to get me to tell him where Sakura was!"
"So Naoko remembers." Yuri said, her back still to everyone. "How much do you remember?"
"I was both your's and Sakura's lady in waiting. But we were more. You were my best friends. You told me everything. When you left, I was so upset that you hadn't told me, that I went into the morning room that you had in your wing. We would spend hours there, talking. That's where I found….." Naoko broke off, her eyes widening. "It should still be there!" She cried to herself. Without a word to anyone, Naoko rushed off, towards the palace.
Everyone looked at each other, then shrugged and followed Naoko.
Sorry if it was short.