My computer is down with something. This will be my last update for all of my fics for an indefinite period of time. Gomen nasai ^^;; Just pray that Ako c Pc 1 will get well soon.
Yue/Ruby moon for the update (and it has to be short, or my pc would freeze and hang again)
"I wonder if the kids made it safe there," said Nakuru, eyeing the portal where the two had disappeared into a while ago.
Yue shrugged. "They are the children of the Clow master and Clow mistress, remember?"
"Still, they're just children." Nakuru sighed. "I suppose, I mustn't worry, especially since Nadeshiko is there, and Eriol-chan would surely listen to her, but Nadeshiko is not in the right state of feelings right now. And I don't know how she will feel after she learns about her mother and father."
Yue fell silent once more, unable to come up with any reassurance.
Ruby Moon was right, of course. Nadeshiko was mature, but he didn't know if she was mature enough to handle the truth.
She fell back on her seat and shrugged. "I suppose the only thing I can do now is sit back and hope for the best."
"Turn your attention to other things." But the minute the words came out of Yue's lips, he realized the big folly he just committed.
Her eyes lit up. "That's an idea!" She turned to face him, and he struggled to avert his gaze. "Yue, it's already Day three of the nakoudo spell. Don't disgrace Master Eriol's Clow power by fighting off the spell. Come on, fall in love with me already!"
"Idiot!" A vein popped into the guardian's head. "Master Clow Reed will forgive me for that if only to save my sanity."
"Oh Yue, what is it about me that you don't like?" she pouted. "I mean, am I not cute or what?"
"You're most definitely a what." He shifted his gaze to the sky in an attempt to not see her inquisitive gaze. "I am a lunar guardian, and it will be a shame to let myself do something as silly as to allow myself to be victimized by such spell."
"Meanie!" Nakuru placed her hands on her hips. "Both you and Yuki-chan reject me, although he's a bit more gentle about it."
"We're different."
"No!" She crawled towards him so they could be face to face. "You both care for the Clow mistress and for her brother. You both are kind, although your kindness is not evident, or why else would you want Nadeshiko to know her past once more?"
Yue shut his eyes. "Ruby Moon…"
"You're both hungry," she pointed out.
Now Yue had to open his eyes with that one. "Everyone knows I do not eat-"
"Silly." She gazed at him laughingly. "I was talking about affection. You're both hungry for care, but you just won't acknowledge that." She grinned at him. "Especially you, Mr. High and Mighty with Wings. You look very love-starved to me."
"I don't know what's love, therefore, I won't long for it."
Nakuru sighed. "You're a tough one. Everyone knows what love is, even Suppi-chan. I pity you for not knowing what a great thing love is, and even more because you sound so haughty saying that."
"What do you mean?"
"Heh! Master Eriol told me that our existence alone was rendered because of love. He created those Clow cards with each of them having special powers, and had they been allowed to be loose, they could have wreaked havoc on the world. But since he loves the world he lives in, he created us guardians to care for the cards, as well as the one who holds the power to control them. And he loved those guardians too as well," she finished softly.
Yue knew that. He cared for Clow Reed just as deeply too.
"So I feel sorry for you who existed out of love, but didn't live knowing what love is." Nakuru turned her attention to the slowly darkening skies. "Now I know why the Nakoudo card won't even affect you. You're a dead man walking."
He felt like he was slapped by her words, although he didn't know exactly why. Under normal circumstances, had Keroberos told him that, he wouldn't care. But somehow, the words coming from Ruby Moon…it sounded painful.
He sighed audibly. "Who told you to care about me anyway?"
"My heart." She turned to him, beaming again. "It told me that my mission extends to bringing back to life someone whom everyone thought had abandoned his heart already."
"What?!"
Nakuru suddenly sprung to his arms and pinned him down to the ground. "Got ya!"
"Damn it! What do you think are you doing—" He was vaguely aware of the blood starting to run and make its course all over his body. In fact, he could feel the lower part of his body starting to tremble and move…
S**t! Yue tried to shake his head repeatedly as if it would shake the earthly thought off his mind.
She gasped. "It's moving!!!" she said excitedly.
Yue's face flamed. "W-What?!!" He looked down at his trousers self-consciously.
She leaned down and placed her ear on her heart. "It's there!" Her eyes twinkled in delight. "Your heart is beating and alive!"
His face was unreadable. "Of course I have a heart. I need that to continue to be alive."
"My point exactly! Yu still have a heart, so there's hope for you to still learn what love is," she said. "But if you leave that unused, it will uh… oxidize. Or is it ferrumnize?" She struggled to think of her Chem lectures.
He paused, wondering what it was about her thoughtful face that was appealing to him all of a sudden. Was it her dancing, laughing eyes? Was it the upturned nose that somehow moved with her lips that were not too red and not too light either?
Pinkish, he thought.
Like strawberries.
"Strawberries?" echoed Nakuru, her eyes inquisitive.
"H-Huh? What?" Did he speak his thoughts out loud?
"You whispered something about strawberries," she said, eyebrow arched. "I thought you don't like food."
"I don't like food…"
"Then?"
"Forget it."
"No, I won't!" She peered down at him excitedly. "Do you want to eat strawberries? I'll go get you a sundae flavored so right now if you want me to. Do you know that Yukito loves strawberries? He enjoyed Sakura's strawberry cakes very much, in fact! That's why I'm doing my best to learn how to bake, so I could give Yukito his favorite cakes too!"
"You talk too much," he grumbled. "I didn't ask—"
Nakuru ignored him. "I'll go buy a cake or ice cream already!"
"I don't eat—"
"You do. Yukito eats double his size just for you," she smiled. "Now I'll go get those strawberry snacks—"
"No need," he said. "Just get off me and I'll be fine."
"Sure, no prob!" She was about to get up when she snapped her fingers. "Ooh, silly me! I forgot to do something!"
"W-What's that?" he asked nervously.
She smiled at him cheerfully. "I forgot to kiss you!"
"S**t!" He tried to push her away, but his strength was futile against her determination.
She grinned. "Hey, hey! I'll go set the mood. I'll sing!"
"Oh god…" His face turned dark.
Her eyes lit up. "I know!" She began to sing. "Under a lovers' sky…gonna be with you. And no one's gonna be around…" She traced the contours of his face delicately with her finger. "…if you think that you won't fall, well, just wait until the sun goes down. Underneath the starlight—starlight, there's a magical feeling—so right." She beamed. "It'll steal your heart tonight!"
She caressed his cheek, and he avoided her gaze defiantly. It made her smile some more. "You can try to resist, try to hide from my kiss. But you know, but you know that you can't fight the moonlight."
"Deep in the dark, you'll surrender your heart, but you know, but you know that you can't fight the moonlight. No…" She cupped the side of his face so he would look up at her, "…you can't fight it. It's gonna get to your heart!"
"Nakuru!" he snapped, but he knew that it meant his caving in. He never called her by her name…until now.
She knew that too, and continued to sing. "There's no escape from love, was a gentle breeze. Weaves its spell upon your heart. No matter what you think, it won't be too long till you're in my arms. Underneath the starlight—starlight, we'll be lost in the rhythm—so right. Feel it steal your heart tonight!"
"Get off, will you?" His protest had now weakened into a plea, and he couldn't believe it. Somewhere between her singing and her warm, teasing touch, she penetrated his heart. How could have he been so carelessly vulnerable?
She merely smiled back. "Don't try then…you're never gonna win. Part of me the starlight—starlight, there's a magical feeling—so right. It will steal your heart tonight."
She smoothed his long silver mane affectionately with her fingers. "You can try to resist, try to hide from my kiss but you know, but you know that you can't fight the moonlight. Deep in the dark, you'll surrender your heart, but you know…but you know that you can't fight the moonlight, no…you can't fight it." Her voice dropped to a murmur as she bent down to kiss him. "It's gonna get to your heart…"
JR and Nadeshiko watched as eleven-year-old Li Syaoran threw Eriol Hiiragizawa dagger looks when he stopped by Sakura's desk to give her a flower.
"Good morning!" Li snapped, going to Sakura's desk too, eyes on the flower.
"G-Good morning, Li-kun," she said, somewhat freaked by the homicidal glare of the Chinese boy.
Eriol merely smiled grandly at them.
"Your dad was a jerk," said Nadeshiko. "He's courting my okaasan when it's obvious that otoosan likes her!l!"
"Mom said that Dad only did that so Uncle Li would get over his shyness already," said JR, feeling the need to defend his father.
"But Uncle Eriol and otoosan are so cute back when they were our age!" she sighed.
Eriol-chan rolled his eyes. "I remember you saying that about your Uncle Touya and Uncle Fujitaka and Yamazaki-san too." He brushed his dark bangs away from his eyes exasperatedly. "You've just got to be the most gay tomboy I've ever known!"
"I'm quite happy," she teased, knowing that he meant the other connotation.
He rolled his eyes again. "Whatever."
"And I didn't know Otoosan was that shy! It's just not him." Nadeshiko grinned. "No wonder Okaasan fell in love with him. He's just like a little boy." Her smile vanished. "But I wonder…how did they end up together if otoosan is shy and Okaasan is dense?"
"Let's just watch," decided JR.
"Hai."
Nakuru slowly opened her eyes when she felt something happening to Yue. She gazed at him and saw his wings surround them both. Slowly, Yue reverted to his Yukito form.
Her eyes widened. What happened?
Yukito was still kissing her, but he must have sensed that she had stopped. He opened his eyes and pulled away quickly. "N…Nakuru-san!"
For a while, silence was the only audible thing heard between them.
He broke the silence. "I'm sorry, Nakuru-san."
"OK…" She wanted to ask why he had to apologize. It was frankly the most delightful thing she ever did. His lips were far sweeter than the cakes and ice cream she loves to indulge on.
But she didn't want to ask why…it would just ruin her happiness.
She cast her eyes back at the portal as Yukito self-consciously fixed his rumpled and grass-stained clothes. She had no idea what to say anymore to get rid of the tension between them.
Tomoyo was right; kisses DO change everything.
But not always for the better," she thought as she looked at the edgy young man beside her.
Next chapter coming soon (well, as soon as the computer is fixed)
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A/N: If you guys want to know when the rest of the chapters will be up without having to check ff.net up, drop me an email and I'll save it so I can alert u guys when my pc will be fixed. Ja and thanks!