Disclaimer: see chapter 1.

Starless

Does she love me?
Chance I dare not, but
was there a glimpse of it
in her smile?

Do I dare hope?
Dream I only can, as
our love lives in all but
my imagination.

I was certain
of that look in her eyes
will she ever treat me
more than a friend?

I wish I had the courage
to unload this guilty
load of love and fall
right into your embrace

To melt in your arms
and let our tears mingle
as heart to heart,
lovers rejoice.

Moments of silence hung in the air between Syaoran and Yue. Both of them were unsure of how to start the conversation but surprisingly, it was Yue who started it off.

"Master Li… I am a being without emotions, aren't I?" Yue questioned.

Syaoran was shocked. How was he to answer? "I uh…"

Yue nodded. It knew the answer itself from back to forth. It knew it was incapable of loving others. It knew that others were not even capable of loving it. How could it be so stupid to even ask?

Sensing the sorrow building up in the guardian's heart, Syaoran placed his hand on Yue's shoulder. "You presume yourself as a shell without emotions. Yet, you can feel the sadness pouring out of yourself. Yet, you are trying your best to contain your tears within your eyes. Is that still considered emotionless?"

Yue did not move as it ruminated over these words. It had only presumed that emotions were of happiness and love, when it forgot all about the negative pain that it was suffering all this while. Anger, fear and long were all a certain aspect of emotion.

"No one said you were incapable of feeling, much less love. No one should be telling you how you should be feeling or what you are. That is something that you should decide for yourself." Syaoran comforted the guardian as it rested its head against his lap. He placed his hand on top of its head and stroke the silver strands of hair. "No one should ever control your own thoughts and emotions…"

Tears rolled down ever so gently against the fair skin as stars twinkled against the dark night sky.

On the other end of Tomoeda, a young lady was singing her sorrowful heart out. She regretted not answering the last question it had imposed on her. She hurt it, as well as herself. But what brought her to not answer the question? What was it that held her back?

It was her fear. Her fear of losing something and sink into sepulchral sadness.

This was what was special of Tomoyo. After her silly crush on Sakura, she believed that love could only hurt others; despite the limited happiness it brought to others.

Tomoyo did not believe in love.

She could admit that she was selfish, hurting others at the expense of her safety against the endless pain a broken heart would bring. Why wallow for a long period of time for a short period of happiness? Why wouldn't anyone rather remain sad and happy? Why did people chase love?

She thought of these people as stupid. She knew that they would end up hurting each other in the end. It is only a matter of time, even for Syaoran and Sakura.

Nothing lasts forever… no matter how long it goes.

But now, she was wishing she had answered that question. She had this desire to feel what it is like to be in love. And she wanted to share it with… Yue, whom she had cut so badly that she doubt it would ever accept her. Regret filled her mind as she sang song after song, trying to rid her thoughts. But to no avail, a picture of a heavenly being continued to paint itself over and over again in her mind.

Does he love me?
I dare not ask, but
as I look into his eyes
I see much more inside...

Do I dare hope?
Yet I'm afraid to, as
I show all I can in my smiles
but he does not see it.

I was certain
of my feelings for him
but will he ever feel
the same way as I do?

I wish I had the courage
to bravely go up and confess
yet I'm afraid of rejection
and making a fool of myself.

To melt in your arms
is all I can wish for
but I will continue to wait
in sadness' embrace.

As she sang, Sonomi listened from outside Tomoyo's room. What exactly was going on with her daughter? Due to her strong care and concern for her daughter, Sonomi decided to not question the matter. But decided that she'll find out about it herself.

Yue continued to sob for a while. But soon, it got tired of all the tears flowing out of its eyes and the heavy feeling that pulled its spirit down. Syaoran also sensed it, and decided that it was high time for Yukito to return.

"Yue, looked deep into whatever you consider as your heart and see if you can find the one true thing that you can hang on… the one thing that you would decide to live on for. Only then will you find your life meaningful."

The guardian nodded and its wings appeared just as it stepped away from the Sakura tree. It bowed in gratitude as the wings engulfed it once more and the transformation took place. And now in its place, was Yukito.

"A-re? What am I doing here…?"

Syaoran smiled. "Ah… Tsukishiro-san, it appears that you were coming after me to return me my wallet which I accidentally left at the Kinomoto Residence."

Yukito looked surprised. "I was? Oh yes! I was! Ah… Li-san! Here's your wallet!"

Handing Syaoran the wallet, Yukito bid him good night and goodbye and headed in another direction back to his place.

This time, Yue did not take the chance of Yukito's unconscious form to fly away. But yet, it slept peacefully somewhere at the back of Yukito's mind… tired from all that it had endured… and all that crying.

Whoever said crying wasn't tiring?

Mainey's Corner:
Huwwo! It's been sooooooo long since I last updated or even wrote anything!! Ah! I'm so sorry for updating this late! Hmmm. About this chapter… actually, I ain't too satisfied with this chapter either because I totally forgot what I wanted to write. =S That isn't too good a sign. But I know what I have in mind for the ending, which would most probably be 2 chapters from now. Quite a short story eh? Well, if you ask me, the initial idea was to end it in 3 chapters… I have absolutely no idea how it ended up coming to chapter 8! Nyahahahahaha! Anyway, hope you liked this and thanks to all those reviewers!