A/N: Alright, I've uploaded Chapter 2 along with one because I know Ashbee-
chan will kill me if I don't start uploading this fast. Please R&R as
always, and feel free to leave suggestions or email. Flames will be ignored
and that particular person will cease to exist to me. As I said before,
this world is basically the same as CCS, but little things are different
such as Touya and Kaho remaining the happy couple, with Yukito just as the
best friend. Yue and Yuki still have different personalities, but they
share thoughts and feelings.
Disclaimer: Don't own CLAMP made characters, DO OWN original people so there.
1 Chapter 2: Beautiful Mystery
|| ~~ "Yue?" asked a quiet, smooth voice, one very unfamiliar to Sakura. That voice was filled with dark, alluring mysteries, deep emotions that could easily sweep someone away. The sound reminded Sakura of lightning storms, raging fires and hurricanes. But it also reminded her of caressing breezes on hot days, beautiful, soft falling snow and the majesty of the sky at night.
Sakura was seeing this from Yue's point of view, and it was obviously nighttime. The voice wasn't close to the bed she- no, Yue- was lying in, but it could be clearly heard. It was coming from the direction of the balcony, right behind the door. It sounded pleading, expectant. Sitting up, she- no, Yue- could see a graceful silhouette standing out in the cool night, waiting for the balcony doors to be opened. Sakura noticed that Yue was completely dressed, even though it was night and he should be asleep. Yue quickly got up and walked over to the doors.
Unlocking them with haste, the doors swung open and moonlight flooded the entrance. Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around her-NO, YUE- and soft, warm lips met Yue's. A strange heat filled the guardian, a sensation that Sakura couldn't feel, but knew that her guardian did. He sighed a bit when the kiss was broken off, keeping his eyes close so he could focus on the voice saying, "I've missed you so much. Each night without you feels like death..."
Yue opened his eyes, saying passionately, "Leave her than, love! Leave her! You know Clow adores you, and would be immensely pleased to have you with us..."
"Ah, but I can't." The stranger said mournfully. "You know I would, but I can't." He raised Yue's face, making him lock eyes with the most beautiful being she had ever seen. ~~ ||
And that's where it stopped. Sakura didn't know how she would tell Yue that this had been her most recent stolen memory. He might not want her to know about this, for it seemed as though he had not even told Clow. Plus, it was so personal. Maybe if she said she had just seen this creature of undeniable beauty, then she could see his reaction and judge better from that. Yes, that's what she would have to do.
"Something wrong, Sakura?" Kero said. "You've been quiet ever since we took off... Oh, look! We're already here! I wonder if Yuki has anything good to eat in that refrigerator."
"I'm sure he does," said the usually silent Yue, "But at this point I believe he would strongly object to you eating him out of house and home. So you may have something, but not everything."
They landed in front of the house and entered the living room. Kero had begged Sakura to get him a snack, so she did while Yue stood like a stone sentinel in the living room. When they reentered, Kero transformed to his true form and stretched out happily on the couch. Sakura sat in a large, comfy chair, gathering words to begin the conversation. Yue stood still, silently waiting for his Mistress to initialize the discussion.
"Um, Yue, don't you want to sit down and make yourself comfortable?" Sakura said awkwardly.
"No, thank you Mis- Sakura. I'm perfectly fine where I am. Why don't you tell us what has been troubling you." It was not a question, it was a statement. Sakura swallowed and tried to think of a decent way to introduce the subject without hurting her guardians.
"Uh, well, you know how you guys had to become one with my staff?" The guardians nodded. She had the complete and undivided attention of both. She didn't know if that helped or made things more difficult. "Well I think there's been a bit of a side effect."
"Side effect? Like what? Is it hurting you Sakura?" Kero said immediately, concern brimming over in his voice. Yue, however, was much more calm.
"Now Keroberos, please calm yourself. I'm sure if this had been seriously hurting or debilitating the Mi-Sakura, she would have told us before this or we would have noticed. Now let her continue."
Sakura tried to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. No good. "I- I've been seeing things in my sleep. Memories, visions of another time, and they're not mine." Both guardians looked at Sakura curiously, but Sakura could tell Yue was becoming uneasy, so she continued quickly. "The place has mostly been an old English mansion, with beautiful rose gardens, and a forest and pond nearby-"
Yue gasped softly, "Our time." He whispered. Sakura nodded meekly, afraid the cold moon guardian might be angry with her. Yue let out a withheld breath, and slowly walked over to a nearby chair and sank down into it. Then, as if he remembered something, he sat up suddenly, asking in an alarmed voice, "You mean you have our memories?!"
"Now who's bent out of shape, huh? That's not so bad. Our lives were a little on the boring side, though. Hmm, it might actually be good, she'd get to see how we lived, and perhaps come to understand us more..."
Yue walked swiftly up to Kero and hissed quietly, "That's perfectly fine for you, mouse-catcher. But in case you've forgotten, I wasn't exactly celibate."
"Excuse me? Wha-oh. OH!" Kero's eyes went wide.
Sakura had heard Yue's quiet, fierce words, and they only served to confused her further. "Celli-what? What does that mean?"
"NOTHING!" The alarmed guardians recited in unison once more.
"We have to do something about this!" Yue said as he began to pace the room.
"Maybe we should ask Sakura what she's seen already." Both sets of cat eyes turned to their young Mistress.
Sakura tried to think of what she had seen from the friendly lion first. "Well, about Kero, I saw him when he was little, playing with a tassel on Clow's robe... and I saw him learning to use his fireballs...and the time Yue painted on him while Kero was sleeping, which was very mean, Yue-san!" Sakura said reprovingly. Yue uttered not a word, but she heard his voice in her mind {I have no need to justify myself to you for an act committed when I was the human equivalent of a six-year-old child}. Sakura continued, "Oh, and I saw the time when you were really little, and you got all knotted up in a ball of thread.... You were so cute Kero-chan!"
"Aw, I was a sweet little thing, wasn't I?" Kero looked off, all starry-eyed, and going on about how cute he was.
"What about me?" Yue's voice cut through all Kero's noise, even as quiet and as unobtrusive as it was.
"Uh, um, I saw when you would sit up on your balcony and paint the sunset, you're a very good artist, Yue," Sakura actually heard a quiet 'Thank you' from the moon angel, "and I saw when you would sit in the library, the time you fell asleep and when you woke up, Clow was carrying you up the stairs...and when you were, uh, sitting near a strange looking woman who was playing the piano, and you began singing, I didn't know what you were saying, but you have a wonderful voice. Don't tell Tomoyo-chan though, or she'll insist on a duet."
"Yue stopped singing when Clow died." Kero said solemnly. Yue looked down, and asked, "Was there anything else?"
"Yes," Sakura said hesitantly. She could feel Yue's eyes burning a hole into the top of her bowed head, and it felt as if he already knew what she saw, and was trying to make her confess. She took a deep breath and began again. "I'd see this young man, and he'd usually be with you, Yue. I'd only see it for a little bit, him smiling or something...."
"What did he look like?" choked out Yue.
"He was tall and good looking. Um, he was very pale, with dark blue eyes and was wearing black clothing. I couldn't see what the clothes were like, but I think his pants were made of leather and there was a red sash tied around his waist...oh, and he had long black hair streaked with red, big wings like yours except they were black feathers, and a choker on made of blackish-blue cloth with-"
"A stone set in the center that seemed black, but when the light hit it the right way, you could see blood red dancing in there, like flames." Yue looked as though he had seen a ghost. Sakura nodded.
Keroberos looked at the being he had called brother for centuries, "Why are you remembering him?" His eyes betrayed a surprise that was almost shock. "I mean, of all people from your memory, why him? You two were never that close," Kero looked at the moon guardian. Yue sighed, and both the sun lion and Mistress of the Clow cards could hear Yue's sad voice in their minds, {That's a joke, Kero.} Sakura asked aloud, "Who is he Yue?" she used as gentle a voice as possible.
Yue let out a sigh, and smiled wistfully. "A mystery. My beautiful mystery."
Disclaimer: Don't own CLAMP made characters, DO OWN original people so there.
1 Chapter 2: Beautiful Mystery
|| ~~ "Yue?" asked a quiet, smooth voice, one very unfamiliar to Sakura. That voice was filled with dark, alluring mysteries, deep emotions that could easily sweep someone away. The sound reminded Sakura of lightning storms, raging fires and hurricanes. But it also reminded her of caressing breezes on hot days, beautiful, soft falling snow and the majesty of the sky at night.
Sakura was seeing this from Yue's point of view, and it was obviously nighttime. The voice wasn't close to the bed she- no, Yue- was lying in, but it could be clearly heard. It was coming from the direction of the balcony, right behind the door. It sounded pleading, expectant. Sitting up, she- no, Yue- could see a graceful silhouette standing out in the cool night, waiting for the balcony doors to be opened. Sakura noticed that Yue was completely dressed, even though it was night and he should be asleep. Yue quickly got up and walked over to the doors.
Unlocking them with haste, the doors swung open and moonlight flooded the entrance. Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around her-NO, YUE- and soft, warm lips met Yue's. A strange heat filled the guardian, a sensation that Sakura couldn't feel, but knew that her guardian did. He sighed a bit when the kiss was broken off, keeping his eyes close so he could focus on the voice saying, "I've missed you so much. Each night without you feels like death..."
Yue opened his eyes, saying passionately, "Leave her than, love! Leave her! You know Clow adores you, and would be immensely pleased to have you with us..."
"Ah, but I can't." The stranger said mournfully. "You know I would, but I can't." He raised Yue's face, making him lock eyes with the most beautiful being she had ever seen. ~~ ||
And that's where it stopped. Sakura didn't know how she would tell Yue that this had been her most recent stolen memory. He might not want her to know about this, for it seemed as though he had not even told Clow. Plus, it was so personal. Maybe if she said she had just seen this creature of undeniable beauty, then she could see his reaction and judge better from that. Yes, that's what she would have to do.
"Something wrong, Sakura?" Kero said. "You've been quiet ever since we took off... Oh, look! We're already here! I wonder if Yuki has anything good to eat in that refrigerator."
"I'm sure he does," said the usually silent Yue, "But at this point I believe he would strongly object to you eating him out of house and home. So you may have something, but not everything."
They landed in front of the house and entered the living room. Kero had begged Sakura to get him a snack, so she did while Yue stood like a stone sentinel in the living room. When they reentered, Kero transformed to his true form and stretched out happily on the couch. Sakura sat in a large, comfy chair, gathering words to begin the conversation. Yue stood still, silently waiting for his Mistress to initialize the discussion.
"Um, Yue, don't you want to sit down and make yourself comfortable?" Sakura said awkwardly.
"No, thank you Mis- Sakura. I'm perfectly fine where I am. Why don't you tell us what has been troubling you." It was not a question, it was a statement. Sakura swallowed and tried to think of a decent way to introduce the subject without hurting her guardians.
"Uh, well, you know how you guys had to become one with my staff?" The guardians nodded. She had the complete and undivided attention of both. She didn't know if that helped or made things more difficult. "Well I think there's been a bit of a side effect."
"Side effect? Like what? Is it hurting you Sakura?" Kero said immediately, concern brimming over in his voice. Yue, however, was much more calm.
"Now Keroberos, please calm yourself. I'm sure if this had been seriously hurting or debilitating the Mi-Sakura, she would have told us before this or we would have noticed. Now let her continue."
Sakura tried to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. No good. "I- I've been seeing things in my sleep. Memories, visions of another time, and they're not mine." Both guardians looked at Sakura curiously, but Sakura could tell Yue was becoming uneasy, so she continued quickly. "The place has mostly been an old English mansion, with beautiful rose gardens, and a forest and pond nearby-"
Yue gasped softly, "Our time." He whispered. Sakura nodded meekly, afraid the cold moon guardian might be angry with her. Yue let out a withheld breath, and slowly walked over to a nearby chair and sank down into it. Then, as if he remembered something, he sat up suddenly, asking in an alarmed voice, "You mean you have our memories?!"
"Now who's bent out of shape, huh? That's not so bad. Our lives were a little on the boring side, though. Hmm, it might actually be good, she'd get to see how we lived, and perhaps come to understand us more..."
Yue walked swiftly up to Kero and hissed quietly, "That's perfectly fine for you, mouse-catcher. But in case you've forgotten, I wasn't exactly celibate."
"Excuse me? Wha-oh. OH!" Kero's eyes went wide.
Sakura had heard Yue's quiet, fierce words, and they only served to confused her further. "Celli-what? What does that mean?"
"NOTHING!" The alarmed guardians recited in unison once more.
"We have to do something about this!" Yue said as he began to pace the room.
"Maybe we should ask Sakura what she's seen already." Both sets of cat eyes turned to their young Mistress.
Sakura tried to think of what she had seen from the friendly lion first. "Well, about Kero, I saw him when he was little, playing with a tassel on Clow's robe... and I saw him learning to use his fireballs...and the time Yue painted on him while Kero was sleeping, which was very mean, Yue-san!" Sakura said reprovingly. Yue uttered not a word, but she heard his voice in her mind {I have no need to justify myself to you for an act committed when I was the human equivalent of a six-year-old child}. Sakura continued, "Oh, and I saw the time when you were really little, and you got all knotted up in a ball of thread.... You were so cute Kero-chan!"
"Aw, I was a sweet little thing, wasn't I?" Kero looked off, all starry-eyed, and going on about how cute he was.
"What about me?" Yue's voice cut through all Kero's noise, even as quiet and as unobtrusive as it was.
"Uh, um, I saw when you would sit up on your balcony and paint the sunset, you're a very good artist, Yue," Sakura actually heard a quiet 'Thank you' from the moon angel, "and I saw when you would sit in the library, the time you fell asleep and when you woke up, Clow was carrying you up the stairs...and when you were, uh, sitting near a strange looking woman who was playing the piano, and you began singing, I didn't know what you were saying, but you have a wonderful voice. Don't tell Tomoyo-chan though, or she'll insist on a duet."
"Yue stopped singing when Clow died." Kero said solemnly. Yue looked down, and asked, "Was there anything else?"
"Yes," Sakura said hesitantly. She could feel Yue's eyes burning a hole into the top of her bowed head, and it felt as if he already knew what she saw, and was trying to make her confess. She took a deep breath and began again. "I'd see this young man, and he'd usually be with you, Yue. I'd only see it for a little bit, him smiling or something...."
"What did he look like?" choked out Yue.
"He was tall and good looking. Um, he was very pale, with dark blue eyes and was wearing black clothing. I couldn't see what the clothes were like, but I think his pants were made of leather and there was a red sash tied around his waist...oh, and he had long black hair streaked with red, big wings like yours except they were black feathers, and a choker on made of blackish-blue cloth with-"
"A stone set in the center that seemed black, but when the light hit it the right way, you could see blood red dancing in there, like flames." Yue looked as though he had seen a ghost. Sakura nodded.
Keroberos looked at the being he had called brother for centuries, "Why are you remembering him?" His eyes betrayed a surprise that was almost shock. "I mean, of all people from your memory, why him? You two were never that close," Kero looked at the moon guardian. Yue sighed, and both the sun lion and Mistress of the Clow cards could hear Yue's sad voice in their minds, {That's a joke, Kero.} Sakura asked aloud, "Who is he Yue?" she used as gentle a voice as possible.
Yue let out a sigh, and smiled wistfully. "A mystery. My beautiful mystery."