Title: Snowy Moonlit Night
Author: Queen Momoko
Fandom: Card Captor Sakura
Character: Yue
Rating: G
Requester: aikonamika
Challenge: Yue watches the snow and thinks.

Yukito looked out at the darkness that surrounded him. It was night in Tokyo in the middle of winter. But even though the wind gave the already freezing air even more of a chill, Yukito couldn't help but to be outside. Well, on his rooftop, more specifically. Around him, the lights on the streets illuminated the growing whiteness. He cautiously made his way over to his favorite spot. From it, he could stand and gaze out across the rooftops of neighboring houses or lay back and look up at the sky.

Once he had acheived his desired spot, he looked up. The darkness that was the night should have been all encompassing, but was instead broken by the full moon. Small flakes of snow drifted lazily down and settled on his upturned face. He closed his eyes and let the feeling of winter settle over him. Even as he stood there, he could feel it. The urge to wholly embrace the night. And so he did.

A few white feathers drifted to the earth along with the frozen flakes of ice. Yue opened his eyes and looked down at the world beneath him. So much had changed, and yet things ultimately remained the same. During this time of year people bustled about. Searching for loved ones to share the cold nights with. It was a time for love and the warmth of people's feelings.

Yet looking out at the whitened roofs around him, he couldn't help but feel that the land had a barren appearance. It looked lifeless. Devoid of the warmth that the people searched for. To further emphasize his opinion, another chilly wind blew by. No one was really out in this horrible weather. But yet, that never seemed to dampen their spirits. The moon's light was never enough to warm them, and the sun lost its heat during the cold months. So why were they always so happy?

It was a mystery that Yue just could never seem to figure out. Yue closed his eyes as he felt the light of the moon above. He raised his face up to the heavenly body above. And for that moment in time, it was enough. His thoughts on human's actions didn't matter. The lazily drifting snow didn't matter. Even what the future held in store didn't matter. It was just about this moment.

It was then that he could feel one of his rare smiles crawl over his face. Bathed in the light of the moon on that snowy winter night, he finally understood.