Sakura opened her eyes slowly. She squinted against the bright light. 'What
happened?' she asked tiredly. Tomoyo's face came into sight.
'What do you remember?' she asked worriedly.
'A woman hurting Kero and Tsuki and I remember an...angel?' Sakura shook her head. 'Ouch,' she muttered as her head pulsated with pain.
'You didn't miss much. Yue transformed into this being and protected you. He got rid of the woman but she got you bad before she went. Yue healed you and you've been asleep for the last two days,' Tomoyo concluded.
'You're finally awake,' a quiet voice said. Sakura looked up and saw Eriol. 'Let's go down stairs, everyone wants to see you,' Eriol said coming over to help Eriol. Sakura stood up and walked down stairs carefully.
Everyone looked up when Sakura entered with Eriol and Tomoyo. 'Sakura!!' Kero yelled flying over to hug her. Sakura smiled and hugged him back. 'Thank god you're back,' Tsuki said hugging her.
'Let's get started,' Eriol said helping Sakura sit down.
'So who was that?' Touya asked Eriol.
'I don't know, Clow won't tell me,' Eriol said with a frown.
'I will,' Kero said quietly. Everyone turned to him with surprise.
'So who was it?' Meiling asked.
'Before I tell you I have to give you some background information. A couple of years after I was created, Clow told me a strange story. He said that before the Clow Cards existed there was another card in existence. She was the Angel Card. She used to be an Angel but to balance the magic in the world she gave up her physical form to become a Card. She was his inspiration for the cards. I asked him why he told me this. He smiled and said it was one of those things I needed to know as a Guardian.'
'I do remember telling you that,' Eriol nodded.
'What does this have to do with Yue?' Kaho asked.
'At the time that I was created there was already another guardian created before me. His name was Yue. His element was of the star but he told me once that he felt closer to the moon than the stars. One night I was a sleep when I felt a strange aura. I went up to the roof and saw Yue with a woman. I couldn't see her properly but she had pinkish white hair and wings. A second later she disappeared. I went down before Yue could see me.'
'Who was she?' Touya cut in.
'I asked Clow to describe the Angel Card to me. He showed me the card and it was the same woman. I told Clow I had seen her with Yue. He looked angry but I didn't know why. A couple of days later I heard shouting in the Library. Clow and Yue were fighting. Clow told Yue that to interact closely with a card was wrong; especially the Angel Card. Yue didn't say anything. Finally he just spread his wings and disappeared. He never appeared again.'
'Yue was...in love with a Card?' Meililng asked with wide eyes. Kero nodded.
'A year later the Angel Card disappeared. I didn't know what happened. When I asked, Clow only said that she was gone.'
'Did Yue steal it?' Touya asked.
'I thought so too. But one night he came in. He told Clow it was all Clow's fault that the Card had disappeared. He would do whatever he could to find it. And that Clow had better not interfere. Then he disappeared again. Yue was supposed to be the judge but he abandoned that position to look for the Angel card. So Clow created Tsuki to replace him.'
'How come I don't know about this?' Tsuki asked.
'Because Clow made me promise never to tell anyone, at least until Yue appeared again.'
'I don't remember any of this,' Eriol said confused.
'It wasn't something Clow was proud of,' Kero explained with a shrug.
'So Yue is a guardian,' Sakura asked. Kero nodded.
'He looks lonely,' she said sadly.
'Don't be so nice. We don't know if he's an enemy or not,' Touya said sharply. 'He's right; while I was sleeping I heard many things about Yue. I know he killed many people in the chance that they might have the Card,' Kero said with a concerned look.
'I'll be careful,' Sakura promised.
Touya sighed knowing this was the best he could get. He turned his mind to other matters. 'Who was that woman?' Touya asked.
'I can only assume that she was an acquaintance of Yue by the way she and Yue talked,' Kero said.
'There's something strange about her. She's a magician but she also feels like a Card or a Guardian,' Eriol said frowning. Sakura nodded and struggled to keep her eyes open. Kaho noticed. 'I think we can continue this without Sakura,' she said. Kero changed into his human form and picked Sakura up. Suppi followed him to her room.
Kero laid her down carefully and covered her up. 'Are you okay?' Suppi asked hugging Kero from behind. Kero nodded still staring at his mistress. 'I just never thought I'd see Yue again,' he said.
'You were very close to him weren't you,' Suppi asked shrewdly. Kero nodded. 'He was my older brother. The one I went to for advice. And then he just left me as if I didn't matter,' pain infused his voice. Suppi hugged him harder and laid his head on Kero's back.
'Well he's back,' Suppi whispered.
'I know but he's just changed so much,' Kero whispered back.
'I'm sure he's still the same. Come on let's leave Sakura alone,' Suppi said pulling him out the door. Kero turned off the light and closed the door.
A minute later the window blew open. A white figure with wings flew into the room. Yue bent down to touch Sakura's hair. 'So young,' he whispered. He leaned closer and brushed her forehead with his lips. Sakura sighed and smiled slightly.
'Sweet dreams Little One,' Yue said straightening. He disappeared again. A white feather fell on Sakura's face and landed in her hand. Her hand wrapped around the feather instinctively.
'What do you remember?' she asked worriedly.
'A woman hurting Kero and Tsuki and I remember an...angel?' Sakura shook her head. 'Ouch,' she muttered as her head pulsated with pain.
'You didn't miss much. Yue transformed into this being and protected you. He got rid of the woman but she got you bad before she went. Yue healed you and you've been asleep for the last two days,' Tomoyo concluded.
'You're finally awake,' a quiet voice said. Sakura looked up and saw Eriol. 'Let's go down stairs, everyone wants to see you,' Eriol said coming over to help Eriol. Sakura stood up and walked down stairs carefully.
Everyone looked up when Sakura entered with Eriol and Tomoyo. 'Sakura!!' Kero yelled flying over to hug her. Sakura smiled and hugged him back. 'Thank god you're back,' Tsuki said hugging her.
'Let's get started,' Eriol said helping Sakura sit down.
'So who was that?' Touya asked Eriol.
'I don't know, Clow won't tell me,' Eriol said with a frown.
'I will,' Kero said quietly. Everyone turned to him with surprise.
'So who was it?' Meiling asked.
'Before I tell you I have to give you some background information. A couple of years after I was created, Clow told me a strange story. He said that before the Clow Cards existed there was another card in existence. She was the Angel Card. She used to be an Angel but to balance the magic in the world she gave up her physical form to become a Card. She was his inspiration for the cards. I asked him why he told me this. He smiled and said it was one of those things I needed to know as a Guardian.'
'I do remember telling you that,' Eriol nodded.
'What does this have to do with Yue?' Kaho asked.
'At the time that I was created there was already another guardian created before me. His name was Yue. His element was of the star but he told me once that he felt closer to the moon than the stars. One night I was a sleep when I felt a strange aura. I went up to the roof and saw Yue with a woman. I couldn't see her properly but she had pinkish white hair and wings. A second later she disappeared. I went down before Yue could see me.'
'Who was she?' Touya cut in.
'I asked Clow to describe the Angel Card to me. He showed me the card and it was the same woman. I told Clow I had seen her with Yue. He looked angry but I didn't know why. A couple of days later I heard shouting in the Library. Clow and Yue were fighting. Clow told Yue that to interact closely with a card was wrong; especially the Angel Card. Yue didn't say anything. Finally he just spread his wings and disappeared. He never appeared again.'
'Yue was...in love with a Card?' Meililng asked with wide eyes. Kero nodded.
'A year later the Angel Card disappeared. I didn't know what happened. When I asked, Clow only said that she was gone.'
'Did Yue steal it?' Touya asked.
'I thought so too. But one night he came in. He told Clow it was all Clow's fault that the Card had disappeared. He would do whatever he could to find it. And that Clow had better not interfere. Then he disappeared again. Yue was supposed to be the judge but he abandoned that position to look for the Angel card. So Clow created Tsuki to replace him.'
'How come I don't know about this?' Tsuki asked.
'Because Clow made me promise never to tell anyone, at least until Yue appeared again.'
'I don't remember any of this,' Eriol said confused.
'It wasn't something Clow was proud of,' Kero explained with a shrug.
'So Yue is a guardian,' Sakura asked. Kero nodded.
'He looks lonely,' she said sadly.
'Don't be so nice. We don't know if he's an enemy or not,' Touya said sharply. 'He's right; while I was sleeping I heard many things about Yue. I know he killed many people in the chance that they might have the Card,' Kero said with a concerned look.
'I'll be careful,' Sakura promised.
Touya sighed knowing this was the best he could get. He turned his mind to other matters. 'Who was that woman?' Touya asked.
'I can only assume that she was an acquaintance of Yue by the way she and Yue talked,' Kero said.
'There's something strange about her. She's a magician but she also feels like a Card or a Guardian,' Eriol said frowning. Sakura nodded and struggled to keep her eyes open. Kaho noticed. 'I think we can continue this without Sakura,' she said. Kero changed into his human form and picked Sakura up. Suppi followed him to her room.
Kero laid her down carefully and covered her up. 'Are you okay?' Suppi asked hugging Kero from behind. Kero nodded still staring at his mistress. 'I just never thought I'd see Yue again,' he said.
'You were very close to him weren't you,' Suppi asked shrewdly. Kero nodded. 'He was my older brother. The one I went to for advice. And then he just left me as if I didn't matter,' pain infused his voice. Suppi hugged him harder and laid his head on Kero's back.
'Well he's back,' Suppi whispered.
'I know but he's just changed so much,' Kero whispered back.
'I'm sure he's still the same. Come on let's leave Sakura alone,' Suppi said pulling him out the door. Kero turned off the light and closed the door.
A minute later the window blew open. A white figure with wings flew into the room. Yue bent down to touch Sakura's hair. 'So young,' he whispered. He leaned closer and brushed her forehead with his lips. Sakura sighed and smiled slightly.
'Sweet dreams Little One,' Yue said straightening. He disappeared again. A white feather fell on Sakura's face and landed in her hand. Her hand wrapped around the feather instinctively.