Summary: In our last chapter it was revealed that Kero had been in love with Tomoyo all this time and now in an effort to display his love fore her, disappears into the night, leaving Sakura wondering…

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Part Six: The Guardian's Divided

KERO'S POV

"Kero! Wait!" Sakura had called, but right now, Kero's ears were deaf to her voice. All he wanted to hear was the sweet melody of Tomoyo's.

The night was cold and windy, winter was setting in and soon white snow would cover the ground. Wind screeched against Kero's armor and his wing's ached with the force of having to cut through the wind.

The flight seemed endless. All the rush of emotion had driven him to think differently, his priorities were different, and he cared for only one thing. Sakura seemed like a distant object, same with Yue and that Syaoran kid.

He flew up to her second story window and tapped on it with his clawed paw.

He heard a mumbling inside and froze, was someone in Tomoyo's room with her at this very moment? Kero was about to take off again when Tomoyo threw back the curtain and gasped. Her long black hair hung in waves down her back and she looked skinny and pale in her periwinkle blue gown. She looked like an angel.

"Tomoyo," Kero whispered and descended into her bedroom.

"Kero! Don't tell me, you're here to fight for Sakura! Trying to sway the boat I bet, but it won't work! You hate Syaoran too, I know you do, why can't you see things my way!" Tomoyo flared and was half way to closing her veranda door when Kero whispered,

"That's not what I came here for."

Tomoyo was silent, waiting for an explanation. She hardly need one. The look in the beast's eyes was warm and joyful, kind of the way he looked when a large cup of pudding had been placed in front of him. This wasn't about Sakura…

"Kero, what's this about?" Tomoyo said, her voice softening.

Kero was quiet, he had hoped to have been the one to start the conversation, not Tomoyo.

"Tomoyo, I know we've only been together a little while, but…and I know it's awkward, and don't worry it is for me," Kero said, tumbling over words, "But I love you. I always have, and I always will."

Tomoyo's mouth dropped a few millimeters but there was no more hint of surprise than that.

"I never…Oh Kero! Tomoyo exclaimed and she jumped into Kero, her arms wrapped around the lion's neck and her face burying into her warm golden fur.

It was a time of silence. Like Sakura and Syaoran had sat at the park so many days ago, Tomoyo and Kero embraced.

Then, finally, "But why me?" Tomoyo asked.

Kero dropped her onto her bed and said, "Because you are so kind…and always there for people when they need help. Why- why do you think I let you help Sakura capture the Clow Cards so long ago in the first place? If I hadn't felt anything I might have said differently."

"And my life would have been so different," Tomoyo cooed softly. She looked away, lost in thought then turned back to say, "Kero, you dislike Syaoran don't you? I mean, don't you see my side of the story, that Sakura's been spending too much time with Syaoran? Please, don't you understand?"

Kero looked into Tomoyo's pleading eyes and forgot Sakura, Sakura, the girl he was bond to protect for all his life, the one he had sworn to be with. Of course he agreed with what Tomoyo was saying, with Syaoran around all the time, Tomoyo never got any of the attention she so deserved.

"Tomoyo, I couldn't agree more."

YUKITO'S POV

He was sure he had heard something take off from the upstairs level of the house.

He and Toyo had finally returned home from their theater rehearsal and Toyo was practically fuming. During the rehearsal, he had been caught making-out with his co-lead behind the props display and was now banned from the play.

"I'll never see her again now!" Toyo sobbed and leaned against the back of his dining chair too quickly, making it tip over underneath him, sending him crashing to the floor.

Yukito tried very hard not to laugh at his friend but a chuckle escaped him and oyo shot him a look that could kill if it's master wished it too.

"Not funny," Toyo scowled and set to work on some homework he had been assigned during Cram school.

Yukito, homework free continued to wonder what he had sensed upstairs. Still sensitive about the whole idea of his friend being a magical being, Yukito didn't want to scare Toyo by randomly turning into Yue without any reason.

"Toyo, is Sakura upstairs right now, with Kero?" Yukito instead decided to ask.

"I dunno. She got home before me so it's possible, but she didn't come down for dinner either and she LOVES Moss Burger."

"Hmm," Yukito said to himself and wondered whether he should check on Sakura, it was his job…

Sitting quietly for a few more minutes Yukito listened, but it was not his observational skills that told him something must be afoot, it was his magical sensing abilities. He felt a change of tide, someone had made an agreement for change, and agreement that meant disloyalty among Clow Reid's ranks. What had Kero done now?

"Something's wrong," Yukito finally said and stood up quickly to Toyo's surprise and the elder teen raced up the stairs, slipping on the hardwood floors as he went.

"Sakura-san!" he said and banged on the door.

Sakura opened the door and looked confusedly at Yukito whom was usually kind and quiet.

"What?"

"Is Kero here? I thought I sensed him taking off, and I've got a funny feeling he's up to something."

"Well, before he left he announced his love for my friend Tomoyo," Sakura said casually, clearly not taking Yukito's vibe of urgency.

Yukito didn't say anymore and raced to the open window with a flash of searing white light Yue appeared and without a final look back he soared out the window and into the night, almost as white as the moon against the black sky.

Author's Corner: This Yukito POV is dedicated to my pal Crimsion Moon, who is both a big fan of Yue and Yukito, look for her FanFic Chapter One: Players, it's great! And thanks to everyone who sent in reviews, it helps me write easier when I get results! ;;