Here's chapter 2! Hope you guys liked # 1. This will be more involved with some changed lives, but you'll need to read to find out whom they are. This chapter has an intimate confrontation, so be forewarned. I try to write sensitively and with tact for things like these.
Just realized I forgot to put a disclaimer in the first Chapter. Gomen! So, I don't own Card Captor Sakura, but own a fairly good portion of merchandise!
Learning to Live (Chapter 2): Day to Day
The weather couldn't have been more perfect. The mood around the Kinomoto household could have been, though. The shadows of the trees nearby seemed to give an idea to a passerby, that while it seemed cozy, the residents were all but that. However high the tension was, it non-the less didn't seem to affect the four children playing outside in the yard. It wasn't a big yard, but it was all they needed.
Of the four children; three were girls who all looked identical. The last child was a boy who didn't resemble any of the girls, yet that all continued to play together. They all were around the same age, except the boy, but the smallest was one of the girls. After all their running around and moving activities, they all collapsed in the yard. After a moment or two, each child began to quietly do their own thing. The smallest child began to play in a puddle of water; one girl lay on her back and watched the clouds go by; the third girl pouted a bit, while jumping up and down on the ground.
" I wan it ta go BOOM, and CRASH! I wan it to rain! I wan ta see the flashes in the sky!"
" You always want it to be bad weather." Said the boy, who had come from inside the house with drinks.
" I like storms."
" I like puffy white clouds, and puffy white things!" Shouted the girl lying on her back.
" I like rain!" Said the smallest.
The boy sighed. " And I like quiet things, but I don't always get that with you guys around."
The girl who liked storms began to chase the boy around while the other two quietly drank their juice. After a few moments more of roughhousing, a woman came outside. She was dressed in a long flowing kimono that swayed the moment she stepped out side; as if dancing on the wind. Her hair was long and a very light blond, almost white. She had skin of ebony color, and gentle features.
" Come children, your mother wants you in now." She spoke softly. All the children obeyed, and followed the woman inside. As they did, each of them raced to the kitchen, putting their glasses in the sink. The littlest one turned and ran into her mother.
" Be careful sweetie."
" Gomen, Okasaa-san!"
Sakura Kinomoto scoped up the small child in her arms and turned to take her to her room.
" Now I'm going to take a shower, and after I get out, I want you all ready to go. Ok?"
" Hai!" The girls all chorused together.
Sakura smiled and turned to her son's room. As knocked slightly, then went in after a muffled ' Hai'.
" You getting ready?"
" Hai, Okasaa-san" the boy said as he pulled the shirt over his head, his light gray hair ruffled by the activity. Sakura smiled at the boy and pulled him into a hug.
" Aishiteru."
After much wiggling to get free, Sakura let the boy go.
" I know mom. Now you have to go get ready too!"
She smiled and nodded, and she turned to the door. The boy watched his mother with his crystal green eyes leave. As she closed the door behind her, he smiled. He loved his mother greatly, but didn't like to show it too often, but he did often enough. As he put out his shoes he'd be wearing, he crawled into his bed and began to scribble on a piece of paper. He drew a circle, with two half circles on it. The inside the big circle, he put two small dots, with a tiny triangle and an upside down 'm'. Then he drew more to the creation. When he was done, he put the drawing on his writing desk and pulled open a drawer. The contents of the drawer were ,what looked like, a little bed and a table. However, the bed was empty and made. The boy smiled and remembered the day his knew 'sisters' came and he met the little orange animal.
" So, you're Sakura's son, ne? You can call me Keroberous!" The little animal fluttered in front of the boy. He looked afraid at first, but looked to his mother who smiled and knelt down.
" He's my guardian. You don't have to be afraid."
" I'm not afraid. He just looks. . . kinda funny."
Kero dropped his head and fluttered low to the ground.
" Actually... he kinda looks like a-"
" I wouldn't finish that sentence kid." Kero looked up.
" And this is my other guardian,. . Yue."
The boy looks upward to the towering man. He had extremely long silver-ish hair, crystal blue-white eyes with slit pupils, and a long flowing outfit.
" Wow. . .you look cool!"
At this Kero face faulted and Sakura chuckled. Yue gave the tiniest grin. He knelt to the boy and looked him in the eyes.
" You must make a promise with me." He told him as he, the winged human, put a hand on the boy's shoulder. The boy just nodded.
" You must protect and watch out for your mother at all times. I will be around, but not as often as I should be. Do you understand Tsukiyouji?"
" Hai!"
The moon guardian gave a small smile before getting up. He and Kero both had to go somewhere for awhile, but he didn't know where or why. Yue walked up to Sakura, and cupped her face with one free hand, much like the time they first met. Tsukiyouji didn't hear much of what the winged man said, but just smiled as his mother embraced the guardian and he kissed her forehead. Then they left on wing. That was the last time Tsukiyouji saw the two. When he got home, his mother told him to get ready for bed, then to come in the living room. He could tell something important was about to happen.
" Tsuki, I have given a lot of thought to a very important matter. And I want you to understand that I love you, and would never let anything damage that."
He nodded.
" Come on out, girls."
Tsukiyouji watched as three girls, who almost look identical, came into the living room and sat down on the couch opposite him. Well, two of them did, anyway. The third and littlest girl stayed behind Sakura. The first girl who came out had on a shirt with lighting clouds all over it. Sakura walked over to her.
" This is Arashi."
The Sakura stepped back to reveal the second girl, with big happy puff clouds on her shirt.
" This is Kumori."
And the littlest that hide behind Sakura, stepped out just a tiny bit. She had raindrops on her shirt.
" And this is Rein."
The littlest waved. Tsukiyouji waved back. The boy then looked up to his mother with a questionable look.
" Due to circumstances unforeseen, I have decided to adopt them. They are all your sisters now."
Tsukiyouji looked back at the three, as they all looked back at them. It took him a moment to actually realize he just had gain three new family members. Three new sister family members. He smiled at them, and they all smiled back. For a moment, everyone was quiet. Then all at one the children shouted.
" Is dinner ready?"
They all looked at one another in marvel, as Sakura laughed happily.
" Well, I'll need some help in the kitchen!"
" Oh me!"
" No, me!"
" I wanna help!"
As the parade of girls entered the kitchen, Tsukiyouji stayed sitting on the couch. He smiled. He had a bigger family now, so the house wasn't so empty anymore. He was lost in thought until a small tugging snapped him out of it.
" Nani?"
" Come help us!"
It was Rein, the littlest one. She tugged at his hand as he got up. He immediately knew that she was going to be his favorite.
Tsukiyouji closed the drawer and rolled back over on his bed. He missed the two guardians, even though he didn't know them that long. Something about them made him feel they were very important in his mother's life, yet he didn't think she would tell him just yet. Maybe when he was a little bit older. Tsukiyouji yawned and decided he would catch a nap before they went out. He slowly drifted off to sleep as the sound of the rhythmic shower from the bathroom filled his mind and eased him into slumber.
As the water was finally beginning to heat up, Sakura striped away the last of her clothing and lay it on a railing. She stepped in slowly, as to adjust to the heat. It felt good to have all of the days stresses seemingly melt away. She for the first time in weeks felt truly relaxed. It was a good thing too, since not too long from now, she'd be having company. However, no matter how good and soothing the shower was; no matter how it eased her stress, and broke her tension, the shower always brought her to think of past events that she either kept deeply hidden, or just didn't want to face. She now found herself thinking of a day, long ago. A day that was both horrible and wonderful.
It was around two in the morning. Sakura was heading home from a party at Tomoyo's, celebrating a new major client from New York in America. The party had been rather extensive and even the hostess herself had downed a few drinks. Sakura hadn't driven to her best friend's house, but walked. So as she walked home, Rika Sasaki helped her along the way. They all had been friends in elementary school, up to even now, each in their early 20's. Sakura however, was still the youngest at 17. When Sakura could see her house, she dismissed her friend politely. Rika didn't object, for the streetlights were light, and her house was less that fifty feet away. She bid her farewell, and turned on her own way home. Sakura turned back and began to walk, staggering, towards the house. It wasn't that easy for her, being at almost ever-tiny bump she wobbled, and the medium sized hill they lived on added to her struggle.
What Sakura didn't count on was the crack on the sidewalk, which she nearly tripped over, and wobbled into the street. She regained her balance before she fell. She stood there a moment and looked up to her house. The moon eerily half risen behind it. Her mind was working faster that her body would allow, cause her mind told her she should be at the door by now. Her body however only took a week step. As she stepped again, she heard a sound in the distance, and stopped. It was growing louder and louder.
' What could that be this late. .?'
She turned slightly only to be blinded by to bright lights. Headlight of a car. In one moment she was being blinded, and in the next, she felt a swift knocking motion. However, her mind told her that the car hadn't hit her. She opened her groggy eyes to see a silver haired winged angel. . .
" Yue?"
" It's ok; you're all right now."
" What happen? I remember bright lights."
" You almost got hit by a car."
" At this time of night. . ?"
The winged guardian flew into Sakura's bedroom and lay her on her bed. She looked very tired and somewhat shook up, but of course, who wouldn't be? Everyone in the household was deeply away in sleep. Fujitaka couldn't be woken up for anything, Kero had fallen asleep downstairs, and Touya was away at college. As Yue took Sakura's bag, and put in near her desk, she turned over a tiny bit.
" You should try a little of that. It's really good Saki."
" I don't need to drink, nor do I have must desire."
" Just try a little. Please?"
Yue looked at his mistress for a moment. If this was the stuff that messed her up like this, he didn't want any part of it. But after knowing of the human culture, he knew that it would take a lot of this stuff to even remotely tease him. Yue bent down and picked up the smooth bottle of dark liquid. He smelled the contents. It had a nice intoxicating smell, like roses or some kind of fruit. He looked around for a container of some sort, but after finding none, he sipped a slight portion out of the bottle. Of all the things he had tasted in his years, this drink was by far the most erotic. The blend of saki and the other extracts works so well together, he couldn't even taste the alcohol in the substance. He sat the bottle down and looked to the girl, who appeared to be sleeping. She seemed okay now, and he began to head for the window, when he felt a tub on his arm.
" Hm?"
" Stay. Please?"
Yue looked at the girl, her eyes pleading.
" I don't want to be alone."
The winged guardian nodded and stood, back facing the window, next to his mistress's bed. For about an hour, he stood. He had pulled his wings in earlier; so as to have more room. Even though he was powerful, strong and heavily disciplined, he was still getting tired f standing. He finally sat down in the chair, and looked over to the sleeping Sakura. Yue had seen her before, many times, sleeping soundly in her bed. This time was different, however. Sakura usually slept quietly, and peaceful. This night, she seemed worn out and far from anything peaceful. He quietly watched her for another thirty minutes, every so often licking his lips, as so they wouldn't chap. It was about the eighth time he did that he caught a small, lingering taste of the saki he had tried before. For something so inessential to him, it did offer a tiny bit of pleasure. For the next five minutes, Yue kept thinking about the taste of the liquid.
'Surely one more small taste could not produce any undesired effects.'
He looked around a moment, then picked up the bottle. He sipped it lightly. The taste. It was something about the taste that he just couldn't understand. Why was he so drawn? He took another sip, but this time took but a tiny more than last. By the time of his eighth sip, he'd drunk about three shots of the saki. He didn't feel light-headed at all. He could see well, he didn't feel sick.
' I knew this would not effect me.'
Yue put the now empty bottle where it had originally set, and got up swiftly. Sakura seemed to be asleep, peacefully for the first time tonight. She smiled as he looked at her, something he did rarely. However, his smile vanished as he began to feel a drop in his power. He was beginning to feel weak. What was this?
' It's probably the air. I'll just open the window.'
He began to walk towards the window, but a hand grabbed his as he went near.
" You said you wouldn't leave."
" I was just going to open the window. Why did you wake up?"
" I've been awake for the past twenty minutes actually."
Something about her made him wince inside. Something, deep inside of him, that he never knew existed, was being stirred up, and yet he didn't know what it was. It was being caused, by seeing Sakura like this. Almost like the innocent child she was when they first met, yet, something more.
" Yue, what's wrong with you? You're getting red!"
" Nani?" He replied almost too quietly.
He felt his power radiantly dropping, and his senses were getting hazed. What was happening to him? Before either of them could react, Yue began to sway, and lightly fell onto the bed, half across from Sakura.
" Yue-Chan!"
Yue looked at her in as much surprise as he could muster.
" Sakura-Chan. . ."
This surprised the sleepy girl.
" Sakura-Chan. I. .I don't know why, but something deep inside me, something I've never known-" He spoke so softly, she thought he wasn't speaking at all. Yue reached to her face with a cupped hand.
" It's like this piece of me, that I never knew, has a connection to you."
Yue could not figure out what was going on. He couldn't explain it right. But he felt what he was saying was right. How could that be? It was almost a feeling of emotion-no, desire. That just couldn't be right. He loved Touya, didn't he? Why was this part of him taking him over, and how was it? Was he really feeling a desire for Sakura right then and there?
" Yue, what do you mean-"
" I want to be with you." He breathed.
Yue had said the words faster than his mind had allowed him to comprehend. Did he really mean it? Before either of them could comprehend it further, Yue had slid closer to Sakura. He leaned in, and passionately kissed her. The feeling and urges he began to feel became stronger. Each touch a passionate one. Sakura at first had the idea to stop him, but that idea became cast aside with ease. This was something she has secretly wanted, all though those thoughts had originally been of Yukito, Yue was in a sense, still the same person. And she did care for the guardian very much.
It had been forty minutes of passionate kissing and fondling, before they both found themselves unclothed and exposed to one another. Sakura could feel her face heat up a bit, at the thought of being vulnerable, and open to someone. Someone who she had loved long ago. Only one other person had seen her like this; been with her like this, but he was gone. At that moment, all she wanted was the one who was staring back at her lovingly. She began to smile serenely, yet seductively at the same time. Yue leaned in and kissed her smoothly, tasting her lips with his own. He carefully traced her arm, then side and hip with his left hand. He made a swift change from the side of her thigh, to the inside of her thigh. Sakura felt herself pulse with a sensation she hadn't felt in a few years.
Everything was silent. Everything was not there. It was just them, just them in a quiet private world. Sakura could feel herself reaching a place she thought was impossible, a place of ecstasy. Yue looked all the more same, yet something was wrong. He wanted this, a part of him did, and it was true; as if this was how it was meant to be. That's not what bothered him. He felt he was losing too much energy too fast. His desire for this moment was interfering with another problem. If he lost too much energy, he'd become Yukito. He was a little worried and scared for what might happen if he changed. No, he could hold out. He had to.
" Yue. . ." Sakura breathed and purred.
" Sa-kura-chan. . "
He was losing grip. No, he could hold on.
He felt drained. No, he was strong.
He could feel himself slipping away; feel himself changing back. This couldn't happen! He kept straining to keep his energy. They both were hot and cool with sweat, both were expiring heavily, and Sakura wasn't being as quiet as she had before. He knew he had to hold out, for only a few more minutes.
He couldn't.
Sakura arched her back up just a bit, her eyes closed, lost in the ecstasy. She reached to encircle her arms around Yue's sides and as she did, felt his body working with hers. But yet, he was trembling. At that point in time, she didn't think anything of it. As her arms grabbed at his sides, she felt the climax coming fast. Her hands tightened into his sides, almost digging her nails into his skin. Her breathing had increased dramatically, and she was aware that she was beginning to shout. Before she became to load, Yue leaned in, and with a soft solemn voice, " I'm sorry," before kissing her hard. Her cries were muffled, and her eyes closed tightly. She saw the flashings of a bright light, but not visibly. Her arms suddenly encircled more to the body she was holding, and with a quick sudden movement, she pulled him on her hard, still locked it the kiss she held.
Their rhapsody was over. Sakura felt him break the kiss softly, and bury his face in her neck. They were both still breathing heavily. She could feel his trembling body, the smoothness of his back and neck. As Sakura lay there, she eyes still closed, her head resting back on her pillow, she felt something different. As she stroked his back, her hands hadn't come in contact with any sprawled hair. She could feel any on her body. As she began to open her eyes slightly, his body moved, as if he was getting up.
The moonlight danced around the bedroom, as a few solitary beams hit her face and that of her partner. She met his gaze evenly as he looked to her. He smiled kindly to her, while she could only stare aghast. The serene eyes of Yukito looked back. She was about to say something when he quieted her.
" It's ok. I understand." He softly announced. In truth, he didn't, but knew that Yue would tell him. He knew that this wasn't particularly a bad thing. He lifted off of her, and gently slid over to the other side of the bed. She looked on the verge of tears; about to beg for forgiveness, but he quietly held her in a hug, until she found sleep within his embrace.
Sakura stared absent mindedly at the tiles in the bath. The bath always brought memories. Sometimes she found it so hard to look at her son, for he was, in actuality, Yukito's son as well. Yukito knew about Tsukiyouji, and tried visiting him as often as he could. Even though he loved his sister dearly, Touya was sometimes distant, but looked upon Tsukiyouji as his son, in partial too. After all, Yukito was Touya's fiancé.
Sighing lightly, Sakura finished washing her hair and went to her room to get ready.
" The International Martial Arts World Alliance will be held this yeah in Kyoto, Japan. Contestants from all around the world will be participating in this grand event, as well as our own, Ikusa, a.k.a. Faita Aoi!" The screen to the TV quickly panned onto a pretty young woman who looked to be in her middle twenties. She wore an elaborate blue outfit, and her blue white hair was put up into some unusual style of ponytails. She only appeared for a moment, before the TV screen was clicked off.
" Aww, Mom! Why did you turn it off!" Whined Tsukiyouji. The girls whispered to one another.
" It was lady Ikusa!"
" She really became high in the world."
Sakura smiled at them then gave a playful scold.
" Now, now, minna-san, go out to the car. We're leaving now."
The kids all got up and cheered. Rein stood up by her mother quietly, as Sakura turned to her maid, although she never thought her one.
" You should come too, Soyokaze. This is important."
Soyokaze looked slightly confused, but nodded in agreement, and went to follow the children outside. Sakura began to lock up the house, and turned to see a tiny Rein looking up at her. She picked her up and carried her out to the car.
" Who are we going to go see Okasaa-san?"
" Well," she smiled as she thought about how to say it.
" Let's just say he got me were I am today."
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OK, wow 8 pages. Sorry for being SO long.. ^^ For those of you who are wondering about the first chapter char, don't worry. This story has a lot of main characters, and they all will be in here, and we'll go back to some of them every now an then. Hope no one is offended with this chapter, and.. well everything from that is secret. You'll just have to wait. ^^ Arigatou for having patience with me.
~ Van the Key of Lain
