Snow.
Chapter 1: The Yukito complex.
T: My first jaunt into the Card Captor Sakura fandom and yes it will be SLASH (as if you expected anything else of me!), in fact, I am sticking to the cannon parings which means an eventually reciprocated Touya/Yukito relationship and Tomoyo's feelings for Sakura creeping in here and there.
Will be working within the ORIGINAL version of the series on TV and so those who are used to the American dub shall be confused. Spoiler warning for those who have not seen the second movie or the first series if you have yet to see that.
The goddesses of Clamp own ccs and all its associates and boy do they do a good job of that ownership!!
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Sakura had been so lost in her own troubles that he was little surprised when she did not ask after his own relationship, of course it did not help matters that everyone assumed that all the difficulties in my relationship had been long since dealt with.
'As it would have been if you had trusted me. Yue supplied.
Such things were easy enough for him to claim, he little saw the light of day, after all and the one he claimed to love was long since dead.
Yukito wished to believe his 'other self' very much and yet their was one problem other than Yue's self imposed hermitage and thus emotional naivety, that stood in the way of simply confessing his feelings.
That problem was currently engrossed in the pair of young lovers sat a few tables in front of them.
"To-ya perhaps we should leave Sakura alone?"
The enquiry earned him a moment of attention under those beautiful eyes and then they were directed again towards the pair,
"She does not know we are here and besides I don't trust that brat."
It was understandable, of course, that To-ya would not wish to let his little sister go at such a young age. That he feared loosing her as he had lost his mother.
What was aggravating was that he refused to admit that was why Li bothered him so and this inability to vocalise his emotions was why Yukito had yet to voice his.
To-ya teased, touched and on occasion blatantly flirted; yet still he had not committed himself one way or another and so neither had Yukito.
He treasured their friendship, after all and losing it, loosing To-ya would be losing the one shred of humanity he had left.
'You are going to have to risk, else you shall always wonder' His 'other self' supplied. As always when Yue began to feel that he knew best Yukito sent him a vivid mental image of a possible outcome of the guardians advice.
He received a disdainful snort for his troubles and then he was alone again with his thoughts.
A glance to his watch warned that time was running ahead of them and that he would have to again drag To-ya bodily from his sister stalking.
"To-ya?" He enquired and again he was met with the warmth of those eyes, "We have to go if you want to eat before your 'Part Time'."
He made a non-committal noise and then gaining his feet made his way to the exit.
Yukito went to follow him but decided that perhaps a small risk would not be all too harmful.
Making a gesture for To-ya to go on without him through the window and waited until his friend was gone before making his way to Sakura's table.
He announces himself as quickly as he can and yet still he is met with the usual enquiry of "Hoeeeeeee?" and then a matching blush from both the occupants of the table.
"Yukito?" Sakura enquires and then because she is not truly as ignorant as she seems she adds, "Where is my brother?"
"Part time." He replies.
She settles a little at that, yet he can tell that she wishes little more explanation than the one she has already received.
"I wondered if I might steal you away for a while?" He enquired.
"I have to go anyway, Tushiro," Li supplies.
Sakura's smile fades a little at that and Li responds with the best smile he can before assuring her,
"It will only be two more weeks Ying-Fa and then I shall be always at your side."
"I know." She replies as she pulls him to her for a brief kiss.
Once Li has gone Yukito orders some more coffee and a selection of the shops sweets for them to share.
"What can I help you with?" Sakura enquires once he has settled into his eating rhythm.
"We have always be honest with one another in regards to the secrets in our hearts have we not, Sakura?"
"Yes."
"To retain that trust I must inform you that I have not yet told To-ya."
He can see the surprise in her eyes and then, once she has thought things through, allows her the enquiry of,
"Why not?"
"Because despite your assurance and Yue's, I can not but doubt what he feels."
She puzzles over this a great while and then with her usual cheeriness replies,
"I believe I have a solution to your problem."
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On occasion he wondered if Yue had a point about his rather cheery disposition.
If he were a little more…. assertive…he would currently be watching To-ya go about whatever Part time he was currently employed at.
As it was he was dressed in a Tomoyo original and currently being subjected to a typical sparkly-eyed camera intrusion from the young woman in question.
"Sakura?" He enquired.
She smiled a small smile and rubbed a hand behind her head,
"I am sorry about the costume, Yukito, but…"
"You need to feel confident in yourself for this mission and what better way than a new outfit?" Tomoyo replies, interrupting her friend mid-sentence. "It would also not do if Sakura was less than lovely when aiding in this endeavour."
That would explain why Sakura was also in a costume and, though he felt guilty about the fact, it was a comfort not to be alone in this humiliation.
'Not that you are alone.' Yue supplied.
The mental picture of Yue in this particular outfit was enough to ease away the rest of Yukito's tension and allow him to listen properly to Tomoyo.
The plan was relatively simple once you erased the sugar coating Tomoyo placed on top of it.
He was to step up his cautious flirting with To-ya, thus assuring the girls and hopefully himself that his attentions were not unwelcome.
Then came the girls' part in all of this, as they created situations where To-ya could confess his feelings or, if he felt sure of himself, Yukito could be the first to broach the topic.
Simple and a little silly, if he was going to be harsh about it, yet what else had expected when going to Sakura for advice?
This way at least he could be assured that if things turned sour he could pass it all off as some elaborate joke or another.