Disclaimer: see chapter 1.

Starless

A glare passed through the eyes of a moon guardian to his former master's reincarnation. Clearly aware of the fact that he was not invited or welcomed by Yue, Eriol smiled charmingly as though he had not sensed anything at all. This irritated Yue even more for Eriol always knew which button to press to infuriate it.

"What are you doing here?" The moon guardian snarled, making it more obvious than ever that it did not enjoy the young man's company. It stayed a remarkable distance away from the figure as it still hovered in the air.

Eriol's eyes twinkled with delight. It was going just as he planned and he had no intention of losing this opportunity of communicating with it. First, he gave Yue a gracious bow to show acknowledgement. Then he looked up at it and something flashed through his eyes…something bad, according to Yue's interpretation of the whole situation. Then he told the moon guardian that he had just walked Tomoyo home, giving Yue a pang of jealousy.

Eriol sensed this and grinned once more. Finally, after a couple of ice daggers flew past him that only missed by an inch, a serious face plastered itself on top of the Cheshire-like grin. "You like her, don't you?"

Yue glared (then again, it was always glaring ^_^). How could this…this…boy actually see right through its thoughts? Was it that obvious?

Eriol didn't need to look at Yue to guess its answer. He already knew how the moon guardian felt about the girl. His eyes then showed sadness to the guardian.

"You understand that as a moon guardian, you have your priorities and your…differences."

Yue nodded, understanding its role. It knew that these were something that it had to consider before making any commitment. But it forgot it along the way.

"You must know that it will be difficult for your love ones to accept that you have two bodies. And that they can only see you during certain times of the day, which I presume would be very hard for them. Especially if your other half has already someone else."

Yue looked down on the ground. Yukito had Touya. And it could only transform in its true form at night, or during emergencies. It would be difficult for itself and Tomoyo to accept…or would she mind?

"And your first priority is to serve and protect your master/mistress. Even though there may not be any magical beings plotting any destruction, you must still keep her safe for she is the one who rules you."

Sakura. Doesn't she already have that Chinese boy of hers? Is he not enough? Would she still need me?

"Finally, I get to what I truly want to say. I made you. You aren't human. How are you to love? Do you truly love her? How are you going to be with her? Haven't you considered her feelings?"

Yue's eyes popped open. How could it forget?!

Before any one of them could react, Eriol placed a barrier around himself, expecting ice daggers to fly at him any second. But all Yue did was hover in the air. "I expect that you have sort of forgotten all this. Reflect on your own position before making any chances or choices. I must go now. Till we meet again."

Yue nodded and spread its wings. It needed to be alone to think. It had to obey Eriol no matter what. He was still its master's reincarnation. Then it soared into the sky and disappeared from Eriol's sight.

Sighing at his own work, which he was proud of, Eriol flagged down a taxi from where he was standing. As he closed the door to the vehicle, he told the driver, "The airport please."

Yue sat on a tree and willed its wings to disappear. It created less attention from others and possibly could go unnoticed. As the cold wind blew around it, making the plum blossoms around it swirl in the air, it thought about the promise it had made to Eriol. That one promise.

"Promise me that you'll never see her again. Or love her, for that matter."

It was too much for it to handle. It couldn't bear to not see her again. Though it wished to break this promise, it was for both their good that it obeyed. Finally, something fell out of its eyes. Only one droplet.

Tomoyo is busying herself with getting ready for bed. As she was combing her black hair, she was reminded of Eriol's words once again. She did like Eriol, but something was holding her back, something strong inside of her, something that she never felt before.

Hang on, it wasn't something. It was someone.

"Could I love it? Could I?"

Just then, the door opened to reveal a smartly dressed lady.

"…Mother?"

Mainey's Corner: Finally I manage to finish another chapter. I think I'm going to fail the other two tests…to think I have another one tomorrow. So sad…hehe. Well hoped you liked this chapter!