Disclaimer: see chapter 1.

Starless.

The moon guardian knew that the rich heiress sitting in front of it was just one of it's shadows. It had always seen that longing look in her eyes whenever it was placed upon its mistress. And it was the same look it knew it had always put on whenever Clow was in sight. But this was not the point. The point was that she was just like it. By just the mere distance they were apart, Yue could already sense the loneliness that overcame Tomoyo's heart.

First of all, her mother was never with her. They never shared the heart to heart talks that Tomoyo longed for. And even when they were holidaying, a sudden problem would crop up and Tomoyo would be left alone to sight see. This usually ended up with Tomoyo catching a flight back where her friends could keep her company.

Second of all, Tomoyo had zero siblings and relied heavily on her classmates for companionship.

Third, Tomoyo was not just any other girl. She was the rich heiress of the Daidouji estate. This made her stand out from other children, and for others to view her differently and thus, treat her as though she was a queen of some sort.

Fourth, Tomoyo was just…alone. In the big Daidouji Mansion that Yue had only been in once, there was no one but the servants sharing the same estate. Her mother was always overseas. The servants treated her as a queen and not a friend. And there wasn't a neighbor anywhere in sight. The mansion was facing a park, and practically took up the piece of land there. Hang on, it did take up the whole chunk of land there…

Yue felt sorry for the girl next to it. It never knew that there was someone or something lonelier that it could be. At least it still had Cerberus. But other than Sakura, Tomoyo truly had no one. And now Sakura has Syaoran…

It's eyes hardened. Someone like this young girl next to him should never deserve this treatment or to endure this hateful feeling of being alone. She was far too young to be going through this hardship that sometimes made Yue, the cold block of ice, cry to get away. During these times, it could still escape by soaring into the sky, or hiding itself at this tower.

But this girl was stronger than Yue itself. She had never try to run, but instead put up a strong front that she was all right with everything that revolved around here. What puzzled it most was the source of the strength she got to place that very same smile on her face each time she was feeling hurt or left out and happy. It could never break through the smile of hers and find out where she got that power. To it, she was just one complicated person. Perhaps even more complicated than it was.

"Daidouji-san…would you…would you like me to take you up there?"

Tomoyo was startled by Yue's offer. She had never seen it make any offer through its own free will. Then again, she could hear the strain in its voice making the offer. She knew that it had taken it great efforts to even open its mouth to ask.

But it was her choice on whether she would disappoint it.

Yue was clear that she would be trying her best to please it, and accept the offer. But it wanted her to choose from the bottom of her heart. To choose whether she wanted to go up there…

…with it.

Tomoyo smiled at the moon guardian. Without thinking about anything other than seeing the stars, Tomoyo gave an affirmative answer with a grateful 'yes'. Yue willed its wings to return and they stretched to their full length. Yue stood up from its sitting position and hovered in front of the young lady, holding out its arms to carry her. Tomoyo shifted her body position so she'd land in its arms safely while she admired the moon guardian's beauty when it was in its true, ultimate form.

Yue caught her with utter grace. She wrapped her arms around its neck just in case she'd fall but with Yue's carefulness, she doubt she will. But still, better to be safe than sorry. Yue soared into the sky, trying hard to resist cuddling her closer as the warmth she emitted was just…just…enough to keep from freezing up in the cold night sky.

Higher and higher they went up and the brightly lit up city grew smaller and smaller… until they saw something flash in the sky. At first, Tomoyo thought that it was just a satellite or something and quickly blinked. But all she saw in the same spot was a white dot twinkling in the night sky. And the smile disappeared from her face just as soon as the glee popped into her eyes. She slowly bent her head downwards and never took a second look.

The thing about this girl was that it never failed to puzzle Yue. The moon guardian had never thought that there was someone in this world who was more complicated. It was expecting a delightful smile to spread across her face and her eyes to twinkle with fascination, as though beckoning it to fly higher. But this was something that he was not expecting. She was actually missing the chance to see the stars again. "Daidouji-san, are you…all right?"

The girl gave the moon guardian a reassuring smile, but her head still lowered from his gaze. She never looked up, or said a thing. She just closed her eyes and remained still. Finally, she opened her mouth. "Yue-san, can you take me down now?"

The moon guardian nodded and with a flap of its wings, it was slowly gliding down with the still girl in its arms. But instead of returning to the tower, it flew towards a park. The park opposite her house, but it went to an area far away from the prying eyes of the guards that would recognize her from a mile away. Yue settled the complicating girl on a stone bench but remained standing next to her. It willed its wings away, which meant that Yue would not be leaving for the time being.

"If I may ask, why didn't you…"

Tomoyo smiled. She knew the moon guardian found the way she reacted different. Despite thinking the same way as Yue was, she had a good reason. "Yue-san, you may sit down first…[Yue shook its head]…if you had only one chance to see something, you would not want to go through the pain of longing to see it again right? The more you look at something, the more you want it…and thus, the more pain would be suffered if you can't get it. Understand?"

Yue gave a nod to show her that it agreed. Her reason made sense and it could understand it perfectly well. It could be perhaps it had gone through the same pain before. That was the time it had to choose its new mistress and when Clow died. The worse was when it met Eriol. It couldn't handle the pain and could only escape into its false form, which even had someone to be with. Ms. Daidouji, on the other hand, had nowhere to hide and no place to go. Sometime it really admired her strength. Then summoning its courage, it asked.

 "Then why won't you look at me?"

Mainey's Corner: Nyaha…finished this the day after I posted the first chapter up. I think I'm going at too fast a speed. Anyway, please review below~