Snow.

Chapter 2: The Yukito conspiracy..

T: Wow not only do people like the fic but I'm actually getting useful criticism. Thought I had Yuki's surname wrong but my manga is elsewhere so I can't double check. As to the paragraphing issue, I do paragraph but unfortunately Fan fic removes it, any ideas as to how to fix this would be appreciated. Oh and as to the outfit, the idea was for you to imagine the most embarrassing thing for Yuki and Yue to wear as my idea of embarrassing might be contrary to yours.

But enough of that onto the fic, warnings remain the same for the moment.

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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Something was up.

Oh sure, everyone was acting as if things were precisely the same, but something was up!

Yuki had finally appeared at Touya's Part time in the new amusement park, but something had changed about the innocent Snow-Bunny.

Not only was he willingly spending time with his sister and the brat, (Wasn't he supposed to have gone home today? Typical of the boy to play around with his sister's emotions like that) but all three had been outfitted in clothes that Touya was sure you would never find in a high street shop.

The last that Sakura had been prancing around in that particular style of clothing it had ment trouble for all those that Touya cared for and thus he was not inherently disposed to liking the outfits no matter how cute Sakura looked now how…enticing…Yuki had become.

Yet the outfits had only been the start of it, once Touya had finished his stint for the day and once Sakura and the brat (Who had supposedly talked to his mother about getting a few more days with Sakura…Yeh and Touya could walk on water!) had vanished off towards the rides Yukito had changed.

Oh, yes, he'd stayed in his more innocent form, but the brash flirtatious Yuki who'd been present was more Aged Immortal than Snow-Bunny.

Not that he was complaining, after all when your not quite platonic friend starts seducing you, the last thing you are going to do is object!

Unfortunately, as the above confused litany proves, Touya was a little distracted by the unexpected presence of his sister's boyfriend and even more so by the thought that said sister and said boyfriend were currently un-chaperoned.

Thus giving again into his protective instinct Touya launched into an attempt to blend both sister watching and best friend flirting.

Unfortunately after two hours of such mindless multi tasking Yuki vanished and all thoughts not connected to the Snow-Bunny disappeared from Touya's mind.

He had been forced to endure the thought that Yuki was drifting from his side once before, after all and would not again go through such torture, and thus no matter how nasty or secretive the secret Yuki was keeping, he would get it out of him!

Armed with a distinct knowledge of Yuki's habits Touya first toured all the food stalls, restaurants, cafés in the park and when he drew a blank went in search of his sister.

Unsurprisingly his friend was sat at her side, chatting quite happily to her and to Tomoyo (who had appeared earlier in the afternoon).

He had seen this before…

So familiar was the scene that, by the time the brat re-appeared bearing ice cream, Touya had crept closer and was attempting to unashamedly eavesdrop. After all, the only thing this picture was missing was that stuffed toy and he'd be back to the times when Sakura had been in constant danger and Yuki had been being more than a little dense.

Something was most defiantly up!

He'd find out what if only he could get Yuki alone, something that was achieved by doing one of the things he'd sworn he's never do.

"Sakura?" He enquired as he moved into the line of sight.

The conspirators moved apart at the sound of his voice and his sister put on the innocent 'I'm only a little girl' act that he recalled so well.

"Yes?"

"It's getting late, why don't you ring dad and get him to take you guys home." Yes, he was letting him take his baby sister home, letting him talk to his father and win him over so that Touya alone would be defending Sakura's hounour.

Of course at such a rare opportunity to have time with him Sakura leapt, though Touya was aware that she was still hesitant to leave Yuki alone.

Once his father arrived, though, she left with little resistance and he gained his opportunity.

Despite appearances, however, Yukito was quick to catch onto the smaller details when it was necessary and thus aware of Touya's intent to question him and of how easily answers would be drawn out of him, he had retreated into himself.

"This is childish." Touya remarked and Yue nodded,

"I could not agree further." The guardian supplied.

Weary of the more guarded front Yue presented Touya breached the enquiry of,

"What precisely is going on?" As gently as he might.

The guardian actually managed to look uncomfortable and Touya knew that he was receiving some sort of strict instruction from his 'other self'.

"I am afraid that I am unable to tell you."

"Which is rather un-fair, don't you think? I can no longer tell when you are in direct danger, but I do know that Sakura, Tomoyo and the brat are together in one place it can only mean trouble.

"I'd like to think you'd tell me if you were in danger."

"As I would," He replied, pausing before continuing with, "I have been asked to assure you that 'everything is all right To-ya'." The sound of that nickname on Yue's lips was both comfort and worry.

Whatever was up was secret enough so that Yuki felt it necessary to converse through his sterner self, yet Yuki was in no immediate danger and that was what really mattered.

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T: One down, a few more to go. RR please!