"Yukito..."

Yukito's eyes fluttered, but did not open.

"Yukito!"

Slowly, Yukito opened his eyes. Everything around him was blurry, then someone handed him his glasses. "Where.. where am I?" he asked. He looked around, his gaze falling across someone who was very familiar, yet very much changed. He smiled and sat up. "Hello Sakura. Long time, no see."

Sakura appeared incredibly worried about him. It had been a long time since Yukito had appeared. Yue stayed in his true form more often than not. Yukito, because of this peculiar magic, had not aged at all it seemed, so Sakura appeared as old, or older, than Yukito. Yukito blinked. "What's wrong, Sakura?"

"N-Nothing.." Then she hugged him tightly. "It's been such a long time!"

Yukito was slightly taken aback, but he smiled and patted her on the back. "It has. Yue has been treating you well, I imagine? You've certainly grown."

Sakura pulled back, smiling and nodding. "You haven't changed a bit.."

Kero flew up in the air from the bed, rubbing his eyes. "What's all the commotion around here?" he asked, then he saw Yukito. "Oh no! Yukito!" he said as he flew down. "What's happened?"

"That's no way to talk to Yukito, Kero-chan!" Sakura reprimanded.

"It's quite alright, Sakura. Been a while, Kero."

Kero landed on Sakura's shoulders, his arms crossed. "This isn't good. Yue hardly ever returned to his false form; if he did at a time like this, it means Yue's magic is running out." Kero flew off of Sakura's shoulder and covered himself in his wings, transforming into his true form. "Mine seems to still be alright; but how often I can transform depends on the Star Cards as well. Since two of the Elementals have been taken, my magic won't last."

Yukito stood up, with some help from Sakura, and his eyes widened when he noticed the difference in height. Yukito, who had virtually been dormant for several years, still appeared to be nineteen, perhaps a little older. Sakura was in her twenties, and nearly as tall as he was. Yukito blinked, then smiled. "You certainly have grown," he remarked, drawing a slight blush from Sakura.

"Come on, we have to find Syaoran! He'll want to know about this.. he might be able to figure this out!" Sakura took Yukito by the wrist and pulled him out of the room and into the hall. Sakura looked both ways, wondering where Syaoran might be. Then she remembered what he had said the day before, and she paused.

"What's wrong, Sakura?" Yukito asked.

"It's.." Sakura paused for a moment, then turned around, smiling, "It's nothing!" Though Yukito looked doubtful, he said nothing, only smiled. When they found Syaoran, he was in the basement, training. Though he paused for a brief moment when they walked in, he did not look at them, nor did acknowledge their presence.

"Syaoran.." Sakura began, softly. Syaoran paused, but still did not look at her. Growling, as well as he could in his small form, Kero flew over to him and hit him on the head.

"Get over it, kid!" he said at the same time Syaoran spun around, demanding to know why he did that. Then he saw Yukito standing behind Sakura, smiling.

"Yukito!" he gasped. "Wh-What happened? Where's Yue?"

Sakura looked down. "There's been.. a problem."

"I can see that." Syaoran moved to walk near them, though he did not say much.

"Good to see you again, Syaoran," Yukito said. Syaoran nodded, his face stern. Yukito turned back to Sakura. "Sakura, I believe I can transform back. Yue seems to be getting restless. Would you like me to?"

Sakura looked at Syaoran, who only nodded. Then she looked back at Yukito and nodded slowly. "Yue.. would probably know what to do. It may be for the best, because of what's been going on." Yukito smiled down at her in a way to show he understood. He closed his eyes and wings engulfed him. When they opened, Yue appeared, opening his eyes slowly.

Although Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, she could not help but feel saddened. All his life Yukito had been his own person, and although he had always been the host for Yue, he had lived his own life, until the Clow Cards came along. I promise, Yukito.. I will find a way to separate you two. Clow Reed had never mentioned a way to separate Yue from his host, so she had assumed it either could not be done, or would not be done.

"Sakura," Yue began, but he stopped. Putting a hand to his head, he dropped to his knees. Sakura was quick to kneel beside him.

"Yue! Yue are you alright!"

"I cannot retain this form much longer... The magic Toya gave to me has faded. Without the cards I cannot stay in this form all the time, I must rest. The link between Yukito and I is strong now, however. He can see through my eyes as I can see through his."

"So, Yukito knows what's happening now?"

Yue nodded. "And I will know what's happening, even when I'm resting." Yue grunted as he stood up. "We need to find and recapture the Star Cards.. Whoever is taking the Cards is draining your magic as well.."

"I know! I know, I'm trying, I'm..." Sakura broke off. Yue closed his eyes, and without any more warning, Yukito appeared. Syaoran caught him as he fell, and gently lowered him to the ground. Yukito was unconscious once more.

"This is getting worse," Kero said. "When you captured the four Element Cards all those years ago, that allowed me to transform into my true form. With two of the Elements gone, I can no longer stay in that form all the time either."

"You can still use some of your powers, though, right?" Syaoran asked. Kero crossed his arms and shook his head.

"The Firey gave me most of my power, the stuff I could do in either form. And, the Firey's gone."

Sakura sighed. "We've gotta get Yukito to a bed," she said. "Yue didn't sleep, but Yukito does." The others agreed and Kero transformed, just long enough to get Yukito to one of the many rooms in the Li mansion. When they arrived, and Yukito was in bed, Keroberos returned to his borrowed form.

"This is definitely not good, Sakura," he said, floating beside her head.

"Hm?" Back in a smaller, simpler home, a young man sat at a desk, writing. "Sakura?" he asked the quiet. Toya turned around, his eyes narrowed. "Why..?" Toya looked at his hand, then stood up, sighing. It had been nearly twelve years since he had been able to sense danger around his sister; he had given up that ability to help Yukito, or at least, the person Yukito transformed into.

"Has something..happened?" he asked the silence as he stood at the window. It was raining hard in Tomoeda; Toya wondered how it was in Hong Kong. Sakura had moved there, along with Syaoran, a few years earlier. Toya had not changed much; he did not seem very old despite being twenty-nine.

Toya looked up at the night sky. "Yukito.." He placed his hands in his pocket. If he could sense Sakura, even from so far away, something must have happened to the person who Yukito gave his body to. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw something. Toya turned quickly, his eyes narrowing again, but when he saw what it was, he gasped.

"Mother.." Nadeshiko looked worried, and behind her stood another form, who Toya did not recognize, but somehow knew who he was, not by name, but by his importance to Sakura.

AN: Alright, so now we have two things that Sakura has to do before the end of the story, but will it happen? Will she succeed in both, or will she have to make a sacrifice? And now that Toya's power has returned to him, what part will he play, and how will it affect Yue and Yukito?

Thanks again for reading! I hope I am being consistent with keeping in-character!