Part four: The summerhouse decorating.

On Sunday Suoh, Akira and Nokoru meat up out side Mamoru and Sakura's house, Suoh had brought Azuya with him and Akira had brought Utako, the house was a huge rambling building like a Tudor mansion, the gates were black iron in with a long clear drive, the front garden was big and had wide spacious lawns. "Wow." Said Suoh speaking for them all.

Nokoru nodded. "I can see why you recommended this place Akira-kun, it's beautiful."

Akira smiled. "I always thought it would be the perfect place for a romantic tale. You think this is beautiful you haven't seen the back garden yet, its twice as big."

The others opened their mouths wide. "How did they get permission for this place?" Asked Suoh.

Akira smiled. "There grandfather brought the land before the school was built, the Clamp schools were only built on the understanding that the Taiyo family home stayed. Did you know there a Zaibatsu family very wealth, they also have a high standing in Europe, Mamoru is a English lord by inheritance and rumour has it distantly related to the royal family. Both there mother and father are dead, there father died in a car accident and there mother died of ill health. This family is well known for producing multi talented off spring, Mamoru is the perfect example, he can dance, sing, tell stories, act, play the violin, harp and piano, flower arrange, cook almost as well as me, fences, runs, does archery but never competes at school, rides horses, is a gardener, a maze designer, is an expert on herbs, a trained jeweller, a trained silver and gold smith, can speak, Japanese, English, Latin and French fluently and read Hieroglyphics."

Suoh and Nokoru stared at Akira. "Well let's go in shall we?" Said Nokoru recovering himself first.

Suoh nodded and Akira smiling followed up behind the other two, Azuya and Utako were not far behind the men, they walked up the drive looking around them all the time, Akira never tired of this places beauty, like the little hidden fountain to the right or the two statues unicorns rearing opposite each other over another fountain, or the arbour. Nokoru and Suoh were amazed at the beauty of the garden, and the way that the beauty of the garden didn't detract from the beauty of the house in any way.

All too soon they were at the front door, Nokoru knocked on the door, a tall man with greying hair and sharp blue eyes opened it. "Yes."

Nokoru swallowed he never normally had trouble like this. "We are here to see Mamoru Taiyo-senpai, Sakura Taiyo-senpai and Touya Ishi- senpai." (Mamoru means protector or defender, Sakura means cherry blossom, Taiyo means sun, Touya means, peach blossom and Ishi means stone)

The man bowed. "Ahh yes we have been expecting you, follow me."

He lead them into the house and shut the doors behind them, once this part of his duties are complete the butler takes Nokoru, Suoh, Akira Azuya and Utako out to the summer house. It was a beautiful brick building painted white with a glass dome in the centre of it's roof, the butler threw open the doors, and music was playing in a CD player Nokoru couldn't identify the band, Sakura, Touya, Mamoru and the house hold servants were singing along to it. Mamoru wore black jeans and a cream shirt, Sakura was in a white floral printed summer dress and Touya wore jeans also and a white T-shirt. The butler bowed to the boys and left, Suoh, Akira Nakoru Azuya and Utako walked over to Mamoru. "Nice music." Said Suoh. "Can't say I have heard it before though."

Mamoru smiled. "This is Adiemus, it's popular in Europe. This selection is called songs of sanctuary."

One of the helpers stepped up with some decorations, "There to go across the ceiling." Mamoru spoke with a smile.

"What can we do?" Said Akira.

Mamoru smiled at him. "Emm well there is clearing out the fountain over there and putting the plant in the urn."

Touya smiled. "I, Suoh-kun, Akira-kun and Nokoru-kun will deal with the plant and you four deal with the fountain, it needs a good clean."

There was a nod of agreement from all quarters and they set off to there tasks. When they had accomplished there set tasks they gathered together, Mamoru looked at them. "Ok, Akira-kun and Souh-kun, would you two lend a hand setting up the stage." They nodded and were gone. "Sakura-chan and Touya-kun you two go check the maze roots are not over grown and get it trimmed if they are." They nodded and vanished. "Azuya-chan and Utako-chan would you go and cheque over the menus with the chef." They smiled and went off to do as they were asked.

Mamoru looked at Nokoru. "Do you want to help me cut the roses?" He asked gently.

Nokoru nodded. "Yes."

Together they set off across the lawn Nokoru looked at the rose bushes with wide eyes. "Wow there beautiful."

Mamoru smiles at him. "Thank you, there my pride an joy."

Mamoru hands him some clippers and they begin to cut the dead heads off of the rose bush, they both reach for the same head, there hands touch and they look at one another, Mamoru smiles at Nokoru and Nokoru gulps his eyes wide, 'my heart is beating so fast why?' they stand there looking at one another, the wind blows some of Mamoru's stray strands of long hair into the wind and Nokoru stairs at him with huge eyes 'He is so handsome, and kind.' They move closer to one another, Nokoru reaches up and places a hand on Mamoru's cheek, it's surprisingly soft to his touch. Mamoru looks down into his eyes. "I'm not what I seem you know."

Nokoru looks up at Mamoru confused. "Not what you seam, what do you mean by that?"

Mamoru opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Akira. "CHAIRMAN!"

Nokoru looked up at Mamoru pleadingly, he went to speak again but Akira arrived on the scene. "Ah here you are."

Nokoru sighed. "Yes Akira-kun what is it?"

"Suoh-kun and I are going to head home now it's getting late." Akira said bowing politely.

Mamoru looked at his wrist watch. "My goodness it's five already. You really should be getting home."

Nokoru looked at Mamoru who simply smiled at him, Nokoru sighed and nodded. "Yes I suppose we should be getting home."

"Think about what I said ok." Mamoru said smiling.

Nokoru nodded, there were no words to be said, only things to think about, what Mamoru had said to him were the most cryptic words he had ever herd. Nokoru walked home in silence his friends could see the young detective was in thought so they didn't try to make him converse. When he came to the gates of his house he silently turned off and went up to the house and entered it. Akira shook his head. "I wonder what's bothering him?"

The others shrugged, at Akira's question and then went there separate ways home, each wondering about Nokoru and hoping he was all right.