CHAPTER TWELVE: YUKITO AND ONNI-CHAN
A/N: Am I dragging the story? Do you want it to end sooner? Heck, I don't know myself, what do you think? Personally, I love looooooooong fics, which draws you into the story and makes you feel like you'll really seeing it happen. And the more complicated the plot, the better. Hope to hear what you readers think. You can email me if you've got many ideas to share, to long to post on the review board. My email, once again, is kath_windy@yahoo.com
Some fluff between YY + Sakura. A scene on Touya. Humor, at least I think its funny. Enjoy!
Another lousy title for the chapter, sorry.
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Sakura was having a drink after the delicious lunch she had with Yuki when she had a daydream.
Sakura………Sakura……..
Someone is calling my name? A male voice?
I finally found you………….after all these centuries…….
Who are you?
You will remember me soon…….soon, my love.
"Sakura-chan? SAKURA-CHAN!" Yuki was calling Sakura frantically. He saw her went into a daze as her eyes blanked out, and it scared the hell out of him. Yue was terrified too. They had never seen this look on Sakura's face, a look that's like someone sucked out her soul and left the shell of her body behind.
Senses came back to her eyes as she snapped her attention to Yuki. "Huh? Yuki, what's wrong?"
Yuki stopped shaking her shoulders and leaned back on his chair. For a moment, his heart had stopped beating. "You were in a daze, do you know?"
"I was? Oh, yes there was someone…………someone calling me." She thought dreamily. "It was a man, he said that he had finally found me, after all these centuries. But when I asked him who he is, he just said………." Sakura paused, slightly embarrassed to tell Yuki that she had a daydream about a strange man calling her 'my love'.
"What did he say, Sakura-chan?"
"He said I will remember him soon." She blushed and decided to leave out the part about 'my love', thinking it's not important anyway.
"Hmmm, strange, I didn't hear anything." Yuki scratched his head in bafflement.
"Ah, it's just a silly daydream, let's forget about it." Sakura pushed it out of her mind as she planned what to do next. Yuki seemed to accept her suggestion, but Yue had doubts.
Yue's thoughts: Why did Sakura have such a daydream all of a sudden? Who is that man? Sakura has magic, so any dream she has, got to be taken seriously, for they may be a prediction of the future, or some sort of warning. I better stay close to her and protect, just in case.
Yuki's thoughts: Yue, is it so serious? Maybe it's really just a daydream. But you are right, we should stick to Sakura in case anything happens to her.
"Yuki, where should we go next?" Sakura's sweet voice broke into their thoughts.
Yuki gave her question some thought before suggesting, "Sakura-chan, do you want to watch a movie?"
"Sure! But what show do you want to watch?"
"There's one on a couple who's been separated by death, and the man promised to find his love in their next life, and to wait for her no matter how many years it takes. It's a pretty touching and interesting show, I heard some of my classmates talking about it weeks ago."
"Ok Yuki, it sounds good. Let's go!" Sakura was pretty excited, as this is the first time she watching a movie with Yuki. She's so happy that she forgot all about rushing home after lunch to meditate. Though she's sure to remember it later that night and lose some sleep over it.
They bought two tickets at the local cinema and went inside. It was dark, but they noticed there was nobody else in the cinema. Probably because it's still school time. Choosing two plush seats somewhere in the middle, they sat and waited for the show to start. There were surprisingly no commercials, and the movie began pretty quickly. It started in the olden days of Japan, and featured beautiful couples that were newly wed. Unknown to the wife, the man was a spy, working for a group of rebels who wanted to overthrow the ruler of that time. He was discovered, and the ruler sent assassins to kill the man and his wife. The parting scene where the wife died and the man was also slowly dying caused Sakura to cry.
She leaned on Yuki's shoulders and sniffed. Yuki was touched by the show, but he wasn't crying. He offered Sakura his handkerchief, which she took gratefully. Sakura dabbed away her tears, and then pocketed his hanky. To comfort her, Yuki put an arm around her shoulders, and patted her affectionately. She slipped her small hand into the crook of Yuki's other arm, and snuggled up to him. Smiling, Yuki rested his head on hers, taking in the faint cherry-blossom scent that clings to her hair. Sakura sighed in contentment, forgetting all about the show, and focused on the nice feeling of cuddling up to Yuki.
"If I die, I too, promise to look for you and Yue in my next life, no matter how many years it will take me." Sakura promised, her words inspired by those in the movie.
Yuki tightened his hold on her. Like Yuki, Yue was also moved, but depressed at the thought of Sakura dying and leaving him all alone.
Ne, Yue, will we ever die?
No Yuki, we are immortal. Unless Sakura loses her powers to sustain us, then we would fade. But if………if Sakura……..dies, we will once again fall into slumber, sealed in the book and waiting for our next master.
If Sakura-chan dies, I don't want to wake up till I see her in her next life. Promise me Yue, let me sleep if that happens.
Yes Yuki, I promise. Though I know its not possible, but I hope, I hope Sakura never dies and never leave us.
I have the same wish as you, but its inevitable. And Yue?
Yes?
You said Sakura-chan's powers sustain us, is that why she looked tired all the time recently?
That's right. But she seems to be looking better now. I guess her powers did increase rapidly. Soon, she won't be experiencing tiredness so easily. Don't worry Yuki.
Ok, but you worry more than I do.
Shut up Yuki, the movie is ending.
During the conversation Yuki had with Yue in their minds, Sakura had fallen asleep. Spending the entire night worrying about her confusion after kissing Eriol has taken its toil on her. Yuki heard a soft snore from Sakura and smiled. He placed a kiss on her forehead and whispered, "And we promise to wait for you, Sakura-chan, no matter how long it takes for you to find us again."
Sakura seemed to hear his words through her sleep, and mumbled, "Arigatou….."
The show ended without both of them knowing the ending. As the lights came back on, Sakura yawned and stretched her arms in the air. "Huh? It's over?"
Yuki grinned and teased her, "Yes, but since the movie put you to sleep, it's not so bad missing the ending."
"Hooeeeee! It's not boring! Just that I was so tired………." She gave in to the urge of another sleepy yawn.
"Are you so tired because of us? Because you got to push yourself hard to increase your powers to sustain us?" Yuki asked seriously.
"Ah! No, of course not, don't worry." Sakura tried to reassure Yuki.
"Yue told me about it already. Sakura-chan, please don't push yourself too hard. My heart pains when I see the dark rings beneath your tired eyes, and I noticed you have lost a little weight." Yuki caress her cheeks as he spoke, then suddenly drew her into a strong embrace.
"If anything happens to you, if you should suffer, I'd rather I disappear than to cause you hurt!" Yuki professed fiercely.
"Oh Yuki! Please don't think that! I will never want you to disappear! IF you were gone, I wouldn't want to stay here by myself! If anything happens to you or Yue, then I will really suffer."
"And Yuki, I'm sure you know by now from Yue that I'm not really a fifth-grader, that I came back from the future to fix a mistake, but somehow ended up stuck in my eleven year-old body."
Yuki's eyes widened in surprise. "No, Yue didn't tell me that."
"Yes, my original age is fourteen, really."
"Oh, I see. What mistake did you came back to correct?"
Seeing that she's probably caused irrevocable changes to the future and no harm telling the person she loves the truth, she explained, carefully leaving the part out about Eriol. "Three years from now, I got the idea to split your mind from Yue's, giving you both two separate bodies. I was stupid not to realize then that you two are essentially the same person. Although both your future selves agreed to the idea, I am fully to blame, for if I haven't suggested it in the first place, I wouldn't have made the mistake."
To cut a long story short, she gave the crucial points of her tale. "Something went wrong with the process and my magic was greatly weakened, so much that I nearly died." She remembered how sick and weak she had felt then.
Yuki and Yue's heart clenched in fright, realizing how close they had come to lose her to death's claws. Yuki took her hands in his and gripped them securely.
"Then, to save me, Yue and Kero-chan gave their energy to me. Kero-chan is fine, but Yue…………Yue disappeared, having exhausted all his powers." At this, Sakura's breath sobbed.
"So I used the Return card to get back to the point in time where I can stop myself from asking you and Yue about the dividing, but I messed things up again and ended here. My fifth-grade mind has resided to a corner while I dominate."
"Can't you return back to your time using your powers?" Yuki asked curiously.
"I don't have the power to do that, but a friend of mine can help me return to my time. But I rejected his help, preferring to stay here."
"Why?"
"Because I don't want Onni-chan to suffer the same fate he did!"
Yuki's eyes went wide with alarm. "To-ya?"
"Yes! Because I was too weak, my powers were too little to support you and Yue, so my brother had to sacrifice all his powers to help! It's all my fault!" Sakura buried her head in hands and weep.
I see, no wonder Sakura had wanted to stay here in the past. And that explains why she's desperately trying to raise her magic.
But Yue, I didn't know that To-ya has powers.
Yes, he does, didn't you know that he's able to see and sense things that normal people can't? I suspect he already knows the real us when he befriended you.
Yes, I see now. No wonder To-ya wasn't surprised to see our transformation just now. I think he realizes my nature even before I did. That's why he's my best friend! To think that he's actually willing to give up his powers for me! Ah To-ya, I'm so grateful to have a wonderful friend like you.
And if you have finished rejoicing, please console Sakura.
Oh, sorry.
"Sakura-chan, please don't cry! It's not your fault at all, things just happen." Yuki gathered her into his arms again, and patted soothingly on her head.
"No, it is MY fault. But I wouldn't let it happen a second time, don't you worry. I WILL be strong enough to sustain both of you, I never want you two to go through the pain of fading into non-existence ever." Sakura vowed with determination.
"But Sakura-chan, please don't push yourself too hard, we don't want to see you suffer too."
"Hai, I promise."
The staff of the cinema called out to them, "Hey, the movie ended a long time ago, if you have finished making-out, please leave!"
They blushed and apologized profusely. As they walked out of the cinema, Yuki asked Sakura in a teasing tone, "So you are really fourteen? Mentally?"
"Yes? Why?" Sakura was baffled.
"If you are fourteen, then I can kiss you more next time then." He grinned mischievously.
"Hoeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Sakura smacked his arm playfully. "Yuki! I had no idea you are so naughty!"
"No? Then I should show you more often." And in the bright daylight, on the streets full of people, he lifted her in his arms and placed a full kiss on her lips.
"YUKI!!!!" A furious voice rang out.
The couple broke off their kiss and turned around.
"To-ya!" "Onni-chan!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!" He stomped towards them and shouted angrily, drawing the curious stares of a few passer-bys.
OH-oh.
"Nothing…..Onni-chan….." Sakura stammered.
"Sakura-chan, let me explain, don't worry." Yuki stood to face his best friend To-ya. "To-ya, it is exactly like you see it. I kissed Sakura-chan because I love her, and she loves me. Aren't you going to give us your blessings?"
Touya jaws dropped, nearly touching the pavement.
Sakura slipped her hand into Yuki's and stated, "Yes, I love Yuki, and we were kissing. We probably will be doing more of that in the future too." She was a little defiant, unhappy with his over-reaction. On second thoughts, seeing that Touya is still in shock, she added. "Maybe not only kissing, but other things as well."
Yuki squeezed her hand as he tried to stop a laugh that's threatening to burst out of his already twitching mouth. He had always known that his best friend To-ya has a sister-complex, and wanted to protect her innocence from all of the opposite sex. And now, Sakura is telling him that she is going to do more kissing with him, and maybe other things as well. Ah, To-ya, I bet you don't know that you are not dealing with an eleven year-old, but a teenager, as Sakura is really fourteen years-old? Yue, does he knows about the truth?
No, I don't think so. Sakura has kept many things to herself since she came back, maybe because she doesn't want us to worry, or to change the future.
I see. Well, then I better keep quiet about this fact too.
Touya finally recovered his voice. Glancing around him, he noticed the increasing curious stares of the passer-bys and he grunted. "Let's talk about this in my house." The trio walked in awkward silence back to the Kinomoto residence. After settling down on the sofa in the living room, Touya glared at the couple before him.
"Now talk. When did this start?"
"If you mean when we started going out, it's just a couple of days ago." Yuki answered before Sakura could open her mouth.
"I mean when you started having……..feelings for her. I know Sakura always had a crush on you, but I didn't know you return her feelings." Touya seemed to have calm down significantly.
Yuki scratched his head absent-mindedly. "I honestly can't remember………maybe since before the holidays started, after my archery match."
That's when I woke up and fought Sakura during the judgment of the suitable mistress for the Clow cards.
Yes, I think my feelings for her changed from that day onwards.
Touya caught the weird expression on Yuki as he was silent for a while. "Yuki?"
"Sorry! I was talking to my other self."
"The fellow with the wings?"
Yuki smiled. "Yes, that's him. His name is Yue."
"I know. Look, does HE share your feelings for Sakura?"
"Yes, definitely, if not more." Yuki confirmed.
"Hey! Don't talk around me as if I'm not here!" Sakura burst out, when the two males started in their conversation, ignoring her.
"Shut up, Kaijuu, I'll talk to you soon enough." Touya shot a glare at Sakura. She pouted and fumed silently.
"Sorry Sakura-chan, I didn't mean to do that. Please don't be angry." Yuki apologized, and patted her hands.
Sakura lost her anger in a second. "Of course I'm not angry, Yuki." She smiled sweetly at him, but glowered at Touya.
Yuki chuckled quietly at her reaction to her brother. Their cute little squabbles have always amused him. He couldn't resist but whisper into Touya's ears. "Sister complex." And quickly straightened up when Touya appeared that he wanted to deck him on his head.
"Yuki, you sure about him? I mean, I believe you, of course, but I don't know that winged guy."
"His name is Yue. Yes, I'm VERY sure that he loves Sakura like I do, maybe even more."
Touya nodded grudgingly. "Fine." He leaned forward and spoke softly so that Sakura can't hear him. "But if HE bullies my sister, there'll be hell to pay." Yuki smirked. "You know Touya, HE really does have a name. Besides, we are actually the same person, and I would never ever make Sakura-chan sad."
"Ano, what are you two whispering about?"
"None of your business, Kaijuu."
"Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh! Kaijuu ja nai!" Sakura finally lost it, and stamped HARD on Touya's foot. She smiled with satisfaction when he winced in pain. Yuki sniggered.
"So why did you skip school today?" Touya asked, after the pain in his foot subsided.
"I…….eh………." Sakura couldn't possibly tell him that it's because she was worrying about how Eriol had kissed her, so she bit her lip and frowned.
Touya, glad to see her spirits restored, decided to not press her for an answer. He ruffled her hair as he complained, "Ah, I got to explain things to your school if you don't want to let Otousan know."
Sakura looked at him thankfully, but he continued, "I will only help you if you take over my chores for five times."
"FINE, OK!" She shouted, but inwardly, she was relieved for his understanding.
"So today will be your turn to prepare dinner, ne?" Touya looked pointedly at Sakura, who glared at him for a few moments before her shoulders slumped in defeat.
"Sakura-chan, I'll help with the cooking." Yuki smiled.
"Arigatou, Yuki!"
"Wait Yuki!" Touya called after his friend, while Sakura was already heading into the kitchen.
"Yes To-ya?"
Touya seemed uneasily, as if struggling with himself before he asked, "So, you guys just do ah…….ah…….K-k-k-i?"
"You mean kissing?" Yuki supplied helpfully.
"Yes!" Touya look embarrassed.
"Yes, we just do kissing." Yuki replied, grinning at his best friend's discomfort. He knows how much it's costing Touya to ask him this kind of questions.
"And not…….not the other things huh?"
"Nope." Touya started to breath a sigh of relief but froze when Yuki continued, "Not yet."
"Hey! She's still young you know! And…….."
"And you have a sister complex." Yuki smirked. "Don't worry To-ya, I won't do anything until she's ready, don't you trust me?" Yuki smiled angelically.
Touya scowled. "Ya, fine, whatever. Just make sure that your other self doesn't try anything funny with my sister."
"Ok To-ya. I better go help Sakura-chan with preparing the dinner."
Touya slumped on the couch, thinking about the new couple. "My best friend and my sister, eh? I suppose if it's going to be someone, it must as well be Yuki." His dark eyes narrowed as he remembered that cool character sharing Yuki's body. "Yue huh? You better treat my sister well, or you'll get it from me."
Meanwhile, an orangey stuffed toy that had been eavesdropping since the three of them came home was thinking about the same thing. "Yue, you better not hurt Sakura's feelings or I'll make sure you suffer!"
However, the person most likely to cause Sakura suffering is not Yue, but a certain someone who has been waiting to be with her even since before Clow created the guardians and his cards.
His name is……………Kuro.
TBC
