By Mad Meg Askevron

Hitomi

Prologue

Disclaimer: I don't own ccs. Sniff, brings out tissue Okay, I'm not sure if the game is only from the manga "Fruits Basket" but if it is, I don't own fruits basket either!

Prologue

Clow Reed sat in his large red chair; he was looking out into the world through a beautiful window. Well not so much the world as the beautiful cherry tree that was in full bloom outside his window. He smiled.

"Ah Sakura, you have many troubles before you, so I shall lift this one." Clow turned to the book on his lap. He stood up and put the book aside. Before him glowed two cards. One was of a girl holding a winged heart. "I shall name you hope, always stay close to her heart." He turned to the other one. It was a woman surrounded by healing herbs, her long hair intertwining with them. "Save her and protect her, even when none can. I leave that to you. Guide her well." The two new cards floated into the book.

"Who is she?" Clow smiled and picked up the book. He turned, Yue had spoken, he and Kerberos were standing in the doorway.

"Your new master of course; Or one could say, Mistress." Clow turned back around and set in his chair before the fire. His two guardians ran before him. "Today I die." Yue's eyes widened.

Yue was Clow's creation; he was like a son to him. Yue had long silver hair that trailed behind him. He wore a fancy Chinese outfit but walked barefoot.

Kerberos on the other hand was a large lion like creature wearing armor. He had strange, glowing golden eyes. While Yue was cold and serious, Kero was a cheerful and energetic creature with a love for sweets.

"What do you mean?" Yue asked with fear in his eyes. Clow just smiled that mysterious smile of his, twinkling through his glasses.

"Exactly what I said, Yue. Today I die." Kero stepped forward a little.

"That's not funny." Kero said in a hurt tone. Again Clow smiled, he seemed to always be smiling.

"I'm sorry, Kerberos, It isn't a joke." Yue ran forward to keel before him.

"But Why!" Yue cried, for once it seemed he would cry. Clow gently rested his hand on Yue's cheek.

"Because, It is my time." Clow said softly and Yue closed his eyes, they were filled with sorrow.

"Oh come on…you may have a twisted personality, Clow…but you're the most powerful magician in the world! We ought to know—you made us!" was Kero's indignant reply. "You've lived hundreds of years, but your magic hasn't weakened at all!" Clow turned to Kero and put his arms around the giant lion.

"True, but all living things must come to an end. Therefore…I must prepare." Kero looked up at his master.

"Prepare for what?" Kero asked as he stepped back from Clow.

"For your new master." Clow said it with a smile, a smile that always appeared. Yue was keeling before Clow again with anger flashing in his beautiful ice blue eyes.

"I don't want another master." Clow stroked Yue's beautiful hair. He was proud of his creation.

"You will find you love her, just as much as you love me." Yue looked fiercely into his eyes.

"I will love no one!" Clow just smiled and Kero's head dropped and he looked away.

"You're serious aren't you? There's…nothing we can do about this?" Clow nodded.

"I will place you in the book." Yue still keeled before Clow, clutching his robes.

"I don't need a new master! I'll sleep in the book forever!" Yue cried, tears filling his eyes. Clow gently kissed Yue on the forehead, like a father kissing his son good night. His next words were whispered and filled with emotions.

"Yue and Kerberos… and the Clow cards… I poured all of my heart and power into making you. So when I die, I ask only that you live in happiness with your new master." Yue and Kero closed their eyes and as they started to fall a magic circle appeared beneath them, and their great wings enclosed them in a cocoon.

Kero was asleep on the cover of the book with a sun and wrapped with a chain around him. He gently placed the moon and wings on the back underneath the two magic circles. As he turned back to the cover he could hear Kero's voice.

"You have a terrible personality for a magician, you know that? Such strong magic, with such a whimsical life style… but to me, you were a good master." Kero raised his head from the book and Clow kissed him good night.

"Thank You." Clow whispered and for a moment stood there with his eyes closed. "And now, I use the last of my magic." He opened eyes. He held up the book and it disappeared. Clow disappeared and was only mist. The magic circle he stood on glowed with a fierce light swirling with mist and glitter. There were now two, small figures, like that of two boys.

And now the memory is lost, no more could be remembered, and thus our story begins, but don't forget, the book, where did Clow send that book as he smiled, obviously thinking of someone.

Just wait and see, after all that is what the title of our story means. Hitomi is used as many things, it can be a name. It can mean the third eye, it can mean…look at what is right in front of you.

Remember that. It's important.

End of Prologue

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