The Doll Factory

By: delusional lady

Disclaimer: I don't claim ownership to the characters of CCS. This storyline, however, is mine. Someday, I'll make a book with this title.

Chapter 2

For the next few minutes, Touya moved on pure instinct. He hurried down and knelt before the body. Checking for a pulse, he was relieved to find that the stranger was still alive.

Then, he carefully lifted the body off the floor and carried it to the nearest couch. Gently, he laid the man down. There was something familiar with how the person looked. However, Touya wasn't sure whether knowing would be helpful. He had a feeling that it was best not to think about the person's identity.

A small movement from the corner of his eye caused him to turn around swiftly. However, there was nothing there. Not for the first time that night, Touya thanked the gods that Sakura was safe at Tomoyo's.

He was a little apprehensive of leaving the stranger alone but Touya knew he needed to prepare water and some painkillers, just in case.

"Stay there…" he muttered before heading towards the kitchen.

When he returned, the unexpected visitor was still unconscious. But his breathing was normal now.

"He's probably just dead drunk and entered the wrong house," Touya reasoned out. After all, what other explanation could there be? The man was wearing strange clothing and had silver hair.

"Maybe he came from a costume party or something," he muttered as he laid the glass of water and some pills on the table.

Anyway, he wasn't going to lose sleep over this. He wrote a note and tucked it under the glass. Then, he checked to make sure all the doors were locked. He still had no idea how the man managed to enter though…

'Maybe it's time we get new locks…'

With a sigh, Touya returned to his bed and closed his eyes. A few minutes later, he opened them again in frustration. He decided to check on the stranger again. The latter was still lying on the couch. Freezing.

"Kuso…" he cursed. Touya mentally berated himself for forgetting. No wonder he couldn't fall asleep. Dashing to the cabinets, he pulled out a thick blanket and draped it across the person's shuddering form.

The blanket was obviously a good idea. It stopped the shivering at least.

"Now, I can get some shut-eye," Touya said to no one in particular before heading back to his room.

A hundred thoughts swirled in his mind but he fell asleep soon enough. The last question that slipped in was, 'How come he didn't smell like alcohol?'

Touya Kinomoto woke up feeling good. He was relaxed and there was no hurry to wake up. Sakura won't be coming home until later in the evening and his father was still in his archeological dig. Deciding to return to the land of dreams, he rolled to his right and wrapped his arms around a warm body.

It took him three seconds to figure out that something was different.

"Ah…!" he yelled, pushing the body off of him.

The figure almost fell out of the bed but this was enough to wake him up.

Touya had a 5 second flashback of what happened the night before.

"Hn…" the silver-haired man groaned, clutching his sides.

Touya was now standing against the wall farthest from his bed. "Are you insane!" he cried out. "This isn't your house!"

The stranger looked bored as he sat up. "I know."

Touya felt his jaw drop. "The hell!"

"Such language…"

"I don't even know you!"

"The name is Yue, boy. Don't forget it."

Something about the name struck Touya. Yue… Yue…

"Hai. He's the guardian of the moon. Unfortunately, he got a little too arrogant one evening and allowed himself to be caught."

"Is this some kind of trick? If you don't explain yourself, I'll be forced to call the police," Touya threatened. Soccer training had strengthened his body and he knew he could handle one person. However, who knew how many members this guy had in his twisted game.

"I don't think there is a need for an explanation. I assume you already know who I am," the silver-haired man answered, his face calm and uninterested.

"This is crazy. I must still be dreaming. You can't be a doll!"

Yue sighed and leaned back against the headboard. "At one point, yes."

That was it.

Touya turned white and fainted.

"Whoever thought of me serving somebody else?" Yue muttered to himself as he watched the rise and fall of the brunette's chest. After Touya had fainted, he had taken the liberty of dragging the brunette back to bed. He could understand how someone like Touya could faint. Anyone would, actually.

It was unavoidable.

Touya had made the mistake of paying him any attention.

With a long-suffering sigh, Yue sipped a gulp from the glass of water he had prepared and gently pressed his lips to the unconscious human's own.

Touya felt like he was dreaming. He couldn't see anything but he felt a strange mix of emotions all around him. Before he knew it, his lips were responding to an invisible force that seemed to suck the life out of him.

Yue was rather surprised by the response but figured that the lad was probably dreaming. He savored the kiss some more before pulling away.

A few seconds later, Touya opened his eyes. He scanned his room and spotted Yue standing against one wall with arms folded.

"This isn't a dream," Touya began.

Yue nodded.

"And I'm not losing my mind," he continued.

Yue nodded again.

Touya inhaled deeply and let his back rest against the couch. "Suppose I believe you, just suppose I do, what are you doing here?"

The former doll crossed his legs and closed his eyes. "It's pretty much what the old man from the shop said. I'm the Guardian of the Moon, one of her majesty's greatest soldiers."

"If you're so great then how'd you get caught?" Touya interrupted, earning himself a death glare.

"As I was saying, we were ambushed and our queen was sent to another world to be reborn. A complicated and powerful magic infiltrated the castle and caused me to turn into a doll…"

"Then how in the world did you become a living person again?"

Yue frowned. "I had saved up what little strength I had left, waiting for the opportune moment to escape. The old man from the shop is part of the enemy's troupes. He was ordered to guard us. He's probably panicking now."

Touya took a moment to absorb everything. The story he had just heard seemed too much like the fantasy manga Sakura indulged herself in.

"You kept saying we and us," he pointed out. "Just who are you referring to?"

Yue stood up and crossed his arms. "You'll meet him soon enough."

The sound of warm laughter emanated from the back door. Touya turned around and saw that his sister and Tomoyo were home. Along with the doll floating in mid-air.

"Funny. I don't think that the shop mentioned anything about your doll flying," he muttered, narrowing his eyes at the yellow being.

"Eep!" the doll cried out.

Sakura grinned sheepishly. "Uh… Oniisan meet Kero-chan, Guardian of the Sun."

TBC