LOVE OF THE MOON

BY XANTHAE

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Disclaimer - CCS does NOT belong to me.

AN: Sorry for the long wait for the chapter. I hope you enjoy it. And thank you for all those
who reviewed my story! THANK YOU!!!

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CHAPTER THREE - TIME OF THE CEREMONY

Sakura stared at herself in the mirror. She stared at herself for quite some
time now, at least an hour...in her gown. White wedding princess seams with
v neck front and v drop front waist also punctuated with some gold trim. The
fabric is beautiful pure white, embossed velvet, punctuated with just the
right amount of gold trim. Attractive diamond-shaped cutouts on the sleeves
and skirt are edged with gold. Lace-up back with gold cord. At the back
attached at the waist is a white train about three feet long. She was
beautiful but her eyes were not fixed on her beautiful gown or herself. She
stared ahead looking into her own eyes as her mind raced.

All she saw was the tears that fell from the moon guardian. A tear drop
falling sparkled under the light of the moon. A sudden gust of wind, the
tear hit her on her cheeks. Despite the chill of the wind, the warmth of the
tear spread through her making her warm against the chilly wind. All she
could do was to stare at the angel flying away.

Sakura closed her eyes as her hand instinctively reached to touch her cheek
at the memory.

"Sakura! Are you ready?" Tomoyo came in smiling and looked quite cheerful.

Sakura quickly recovered and gave Tomoyo a plastered smile. However, her
friend was a very keen on facial expressions as well as body expressions.
Sakura could tell that Tomoyo noticed that her smile was a fake by the way
Tomoyo's cheerful face turned to a serene expression. She became more
mature.

"What is wrong?" Tomoyo asked as she closed the door gently, another sign
that Tomoyo noticed. She walked toward Sakura and stopped before her.

Sakura turned back to the mirror staring at herself. "Nothing. Just nervous
about the wedding," Sakura said nervously. Her hands tightened with the
skirt of her gown in her hand.

Tomoyo stared at her friend not buying what Sakura had said. She knew that
there was something deeper in Sakura's heart that made her sad. Sakura knew
that Tomoyo knew that something was deeper that was bothering her. Yet
Sakura was unable to tell her best friend since elementary school.

Tomoyo took one step closer, staring at Sakura from the mirror. Sakura
stared back at Tomoyo from the mirror. Tomoyo then smiled. "I understand.
When you need to talk you I am here to listen," Tomoyo put on her usual
cheerfulness.

Sakura sighed with relief and smiled back. "Thank you, Tomoyo."

"So are you ready?" she asked as she eyed the dress on Sakura, examining it,
assessing it.

"Yes!"

It struck Sakura that it didn't sound right. Something about it didn't sound
right. The wedding suddenly didn't seem right anymore. To love Syaoran
didn't seem right... Nothing seems right any more...

Accept...

Accept...

"Oh! I almost forgot! Yue asked me to give this to you!" Tomoyo handed
Sakura a gold locket.

Sakura froze. Yue gave her a locket? She stared down at her hand. A small
gold locket about one and a half inch with an engraving of a sakura flower.
The flower was beautifully etched with color of pink. Sakura hesitated for a
moment before reaching to open the locket. When she did, her eyes widen with
surprise.

Inside was a picture and a lock of silver hair. It was of Yue with a serene
expression and a warm smile. A smile... A picture of him smiling...

The silver lock of hair....

Yue's lock of hair...

Yue...

Nothing seems right any more...

Accept...

Accept...

Yue...

"Come on! The wedding will start soon!" Tomoyo took her hand and dragged her
out before she could say or do anything.

Standing there before the red carpet drapped with sakura petals, she stared
at the people before her. At the alter, the priest stood there with his
bible in hand smiling warmly at her. Syaoran stood proudly in a matching
white suit beside the priest with the best-man, handsome Eriol in midnight
blue. Off to one side beside the groom and best-man is Takashi Yamazaki,
Yukito Tsukishiro, and Tetsuya Nomura who is Naoko's current boyfriend. On
the other side was Tomoyo who was the maid of honor and beside her is Chiharu
Mihara, Rika Sasaki, and finally Naoko Yanagisawa. The boys wore midnight
blue suits and the girls wore a pastel blue color gowns with matching
jewelry. Standing in the pews were the many friends that she had gain over
the years and family. All of them looked so happy and cheerful.

A sudden feeling of guilt overwhelms her. She took one hesitated step
forward toward the doorway where her father was waiting for her. She
swallowed hard. She looked forward from underneath the veil not to look at
Syaoran but at Yukito wondering about Yue.

Then it hit her. Two days after the wedding, Yukito and her brother are
leaving the country. Both are going to Europe to medical school and won't be
back for several years!

What of Yue?! He will have no one. He will be alone with no one but
himself. He can't stay asleep forever! Tears start to form in her eyes.
Yue can't live in this world, he wasn't human. It wasn't fair. Yue will be
alone. All he has is dreams. No one to love him. No one to hold him when
he is sad. No one to share his thoughts. No one... No wonder he never
close to anyone. He has no one and never be with anyone.

Frozen.

How can she do this to him? How can she abandon him like this? How can she
just get married and move on? Is Yue forever to live within Yukito, watching
from his eyes while he is trapped within? Is he to be alone forever, to be
forgotten?

Tears spilled down her cheeks under the white veil. Her legs trembling along
with her arms. Her body was trembling with the pain of her broken heart.
Her father stopped and looked down at her with curious look. He knew
something was wrong but couldn't see underneath the veil.

"NO!" She cried out. She yank her arms from her father. She turned and ran
out.

"SAKURA!" Syaoran called out running after her.

She ignored the voice. She continued to run. Tears streamed down her face.
She ran through the doors, through the halls, through the doors and out into
the outside world.

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TO BE CONTINUED

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Summary of Chapter Four - Confessions of the Heart

As the title say, confessions of the heart. Will either Yue or Sakura tell each other what they are
feeling for each other?

Xanthae