Finally, a new chapter. Sorry for the late update. I've been busy lately.

Declaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura.

Crystal Moon

Eriol placed Yukito's body down on the blue coach and sighed. He then sat down next to the sleeping teen and smiled warmly down at him, one hand coming up to brush away a part of Yukito's bangs. Then, he ran his hand through his own hair and took in a deep breath.

"Honestly, if people saw a child carrying a grown teen with ease like this, no doubt they'd freak out I'm sure," he whispered to himself.

Suddenly, his eyes hardened and Eriol glanced towards his chair. He looked past the red armchair and into the shadow of the room. A laughing voice rang out as two figures walked out of the shadows.

One figure was a blond with blue eyes, dressed in a black dress pants and shoes, a long sleeved-white-dress shirt with blue lace tied into a bow, and a black vest. He was the one laughing and was now leaning on Eriol's armchair, both of his hands on top of it as he continued to laugh merrily.

His partner was a big man with black, spiky hair and red eyes. Like his partner, the man was dressed in black dress pants and shoes. He also had a white shirt on, but instead of a blue lace and black vest, the man had a red tie and a black suit over his white shirt. He was also much taller and more built than his partner. It looked as though he was the strength while his partner was the speed, as his partner was short and lean compared to him.

"You lied to them," accused the black haired man, his red eyes narrowing down on Eriol's young form once he came to a stop next to his partner. The man didn't look happy, his arms crossed over his chest and his face a frown.

"Not entirely," Eriol simply defended himself, shrugging his shoulders and seeming not to care. "I told them her real name, didn't I?"

"Real name?" questioned the man, his eyebrow raised.

"Well, it's close. That was the name she'd gone by, one upon a time."

The blonde, upon hearing this, only proceeded to laugh harder and almost fell on the couch when his hand slipped. This got a small smirk and a glimpse of satisfaction out of the black haired man.

"Careful Fai," warned Eriol, looking at him with mischievous eyes. "You won't want to wake Yukito-san, now would you? Toya would most definitely not be pleased if you interrupt this."

The blonde continued to laugh as the black haired man finally had enough. He pulled Fai back and held him up by his collar.

"Sorry Master," said Fai, calming down a bit. "It's just- puf- for you to be messing with him like this- aha- just imagine what Toya-kun will do to you when he finds out-" he was cut off when the black haired man shook him. "Ow! Kuro-chin, that's not nice," he playfully glared at the taller man.

"Oh, suck it up, Fai," said Kuro, letting go of Fai. Kuro glared down at his partner for a moment before turning his head towards Eriol. "I hate to admit this, Eriol. But I think this idiot," he motioned with his head towards the cheery Fai, "might actually be right... For once."

"Kuro-chin!"

"Once Toya fines out about the fact that you've been messing with his love life since the very beginning, he'll-"

Eriol held up a hand to stop Kuro and stared at the teen in the eye. Even though Kuro's eyes were blood red, Eriol's gray ones did not weaver. If anything, it was Kuro's eyes that wavered, as he took a small step back at Eriol's harden gaze.

"I know, Youou," said Eriol. "I, more than anyone, should know what Toya is capable of."

"Yes, well, considering you were the one at the end of his-" Fai stopped when Eriol's turned towards him and he quivered away, his head down.

"Since you are his target," said Kuro, deciding to help Fai out of the predicament he'd placed himself in with their master. Eriol turned to him. "And once teacher, I suppose you would know best what he could do, and will do."

"...You're right," replied Eriol. "I, more than anyone currently awake, knows what Toya is capable of. Besides, she doesn't like us fighting anyways, and I don't want him to hate me anymore than he already has." His face darkened. "She won't like that... Neither one of them would... And if I don't do this," Eriol placed his hand over Yukito's face and the hand glowed red, "Toya will never forgive me." Yukito's form broke into two separate souls, one of Yukito and another of Yue. Yukito slept soundlessly on the royal blue couch with gold linings while Eriol crunched down with Yue in his arms.

"Now then, time to lessen the chains a little," said Eriol, raising his hand up to Yukito's face. "It's time to release some of those locked up memories of yours, Priest Yukito." He smiled at Yukito's unconscious form.

Toya finally found Kaho. She was sitting under the Sakura tree and crying. He calmly waked up to her and stood in front of her awkwardly. Kaho did not look up and continued to keep on crying. After a moment of pause, Toya decided to sit down next to Kaho and she flinched a bit, but continued crying.

"I don't know what really happened," he said, looking up to the clear sky of the afternoon. "But I'm here for you if you need me."

Kaho looked up at him and both stared each other in the eye. Kaho recognized those eyes. Those gray eyes. The eyes that resembled the ones from her dreams. Kaho had figured that Toya's eyes looked like that because he was Clow's indirect descendant and his other half's son. But looking at him now, under the rays of the sun, she wondered, is it really because he's Eriol's decadent that has her interested, or is it something else that attracted her to him, aside from his powers of course.

Suddenly, Kaho's eyes widened as she looked at Toya, the sun shinning behind him and causing a shadow that turned his dark brown hair, black.

"Toya," she whispered out in wha as realization hit her. No wonder Eriol had said she'd mistake need him for someone else...

Toya smiled. "I'll always be here, Kaho," he assured her. "Whenever you need me, even if I'm not wanted, I'll always be here."

"I'll always be here, right by your side and holding your hand, Kohana. Never forget that," whispered the shadowed figure from her memories.

Tears fell out of Kaho's eyes and she threw her arms around Toya's shoulders, shouting, "Toya!"

Toya was startled at first, but then smiled and hugged her back in comfort. After all, he knew exactly how she felt right now, having once been in this situation before, and by her no less. But even so, Toya realized that he still loved her and will continue to love her unconditionally. He didn't know why, but he felt it in his soul, a vow that transcends even time and dimensions.

"Kaho," he said, wrapping his arms around her and looking off into the distance. "I know that this may not be want you want to hear right now, but... I still love you, Kaho. And if your willing to give us another chance, than maybe," he moved back and looked at her with loving eyes, "I could heal your broken heart." Kaho continue to look at him with calculating eyes and Tiya, seeing this, averted his gaze off to the side. "Of course, you don't have to-"

He was interrupted when Kaho hugged him back with full force, almost knocking him over had Toya not catch himself.

"Thank you, Toya," she said with happiness, a small smile on her peaceful face. "I would really like that very much."

'I'm not going to make the same mistakes again,' Kaho vowed in her head. 'Never again.'

Toya smiled and hugged her back, a happy and content look on his face as he stared off into the sky.

Toya walked back into the living room only to find Eriol sitting his his red armchair, reading a book, and a sleeping K-9 dog resting beside his feet.

Toya glared at the sleeping dog. For some reason, he didn't like this dog at all. Toya had the same feeling for this dog as he did that Brat and he didn't know why. Also there was something strange about this dog. Toya felt as though he'd seen this K-9 dog from somewhere before, but he didn't think that Eriol had a dog in his house. Or if he did, Toya has not seen it yet.

As if sensing his hostility the dog opened its blood red eyes and stared back at Toya's gray ones.

Eriol closed his book and the two were snapped back into reality. Breaking eye contact, both of them turned to look at Eriol, who now had his eyes closed. The bog went back down for his nap.

"Ah," said Eriol, opening his eyes and getting up. He stared right at Toya with what seemed to be mirth in his eyes. "I see you've come back, Toya-san." Toya's eyes narrowed, mistrusting of the smiling youth before him. "I assume Kaho-san's alright now?" He sounded as though he already knew the answer, and it pissed Toya off a bit to hear the uncaring undertone in his voice.

"Yes," Toya glowed out through clenched teeth, his jaw locked.

Eriol nodded. "Well then, I suppose my purpose here is done. I'll leave Yukito-san to you, Toya-san." There was something about the way he said Toya's name as he passed him, and the look Eriol gave Toya- a mischievous smile and strange, knowing eyes. It made Toya very uneasy.

Toya watched Eriol until he was out the door with that dog of his close beside him, and watched the door closed before turning back to his original objective.

The sun was already setting and they would have to leave soon. Toya sat down next to Yukito and brushed his bangs away from his eyes. Just as he did so Yue appeared, causing Toya to move back as the former opened his eyes and stood up. The two were now standing face to face.

"You must be Yue," said Toya. "Kaho told me about you." Yue nodded his head to confirm his first statement. "You're dying, and relying on magic to survive, right?" Once again, another silent nod. Toya's eyes narrowed and he took a step closer to Yue. "And if you don't have powers, you'd disappear, correct?

Yue, not one bit fade by this, blankly answered, "As you surly know by now, Sakura's powers is not enough to maintain me, so yes, I would cease to exist soon enough..."

Toya's face darkened. "And so will Yukito," he growled out in a low whisper. Then, Toya reached out his hand. "Take my powers then," he said to Yue with determination set on his form. "I should have enough to keep you alive, right? Take it."

"Yes, you have enough powers to keep be alive for years to come," Yue relied, his arms crossed over his chest and his face never once betraying his emotions. "Interestingly... However, if I were to take your magic from you, you wouldn't be able to sense the supernatural happening around you... You won't be able to see your mother, nor would you know when Sakura is in danger, if I were to take away your powers."

"... That's fine," replied Toya. "Besides," he shrugged, "Yuki's my best friend, and he's with me now. I don't want to loss him. And neither would Sakura. She'll blame herself for it, should that ever happen. And as the older sibling, I can't allow that to happen... Besides, you're also one of Sakura's guardians too, aren't you? Along side that glutton bear of hers." He didn't sound as though he liked Kerberos very much.

Yue smiled at that and took Toya's offered hand. "Alright," he finally gave in to Toya's reasons. Closing his eyes, Yue began to absorb Toya's magic.

As he did so, Toya's eyes widened as waves after waves of memories came rushing out of the now opened doors. The glass had shattered and the seal was broken.

In his mind's eyes, Toya could see himself as a child, holding a katana and glaring at his smirking opponent- his teacher, the man in black. He remembered running towards the man, and the man countered his attacks easily with his gold staff. He remembered the man's wise words and he remembered coming back home with the man to a beautiful woman sitting in a room, holding a toddler in her arms.

But most importantly, Toya remembered the death of the two women most important to him. He remembered his vows. Toya finally remembered who he once was...

Feeling as though a needle hit him from behind, sending a chill all throughout his body, Yue stumbled back. "Wha-?" He questioned, shocked before falling over.

Toya snapped out of his trance and caught Yue before his unconscious form hit the floor.

"Ara," came a voice from behind the couch.

Toya turned his head and came face to face with a smiling blond leaning in the couch. "Fai," he said.

Fai smiled at him. "Master asked that you erase his memories concerning his little discovery just now, Toya-kun."

Toya's eyebrow twitched and his lips creed into a deep frown. "Of course he did," he whispered, his eyes sharp and resentful. "It's always him."

Toya turned back towards Yue and placed his hand in front of his face. Yue's form scattered into white feathers and he reverted back into Yukito.

Yukito opened his eyes and stared into Toya's soft smiling face, confused. "Ay?" he wondered, looking around and then standing up. "Where am I? What happened? I thought-"

"You fainted Yuki," said Toya, standing a little behind Yuki in case he falls again. Yukito looked at him. "You came down with a really high fever and I brought to here to rest."

"Oh," said Yukito. "...So it was all a dream then..." His eyes hazed over as Yukito thought back to his strange dream in a strange land.

Toya raised his eyebrows at this and asked, "Are you okay now, Yuki?"

"Hah?" Yukito snapped out of his train of thoughts and looked back at Toya. "Oh, yes," he answered. "I'm fine now..."

"Must've been a nice dream, if it has you in such deep thoughts over it," came a voice Yukito recognized yet didn't think possible.

Yukito turned towards the stranger only to grasp at the similarities.

Fai smiled at waved. "Hello," he happily greeted, ignoring Yukito's shocked face. Toya on the other hand, had his eyes narrowed on Yukito's form, his mind racing. "I'm Fai," Fai continued. "Fai D. Flourite. Eriol's cousin." He moved from around the couch to now stand in front of Yukito and Toya. "I just arrived from England for a short visit, and will be returning later tonight."

"Oh," said Yukito. "I'm Tsukishiro Yukito." He bowed in greetings and Fai smiled wider. Yukito lifted his head. "Nice to meet you."

"You as well."

"Um, may I ask why you have to return so soon, um..."

"Call me Fai."

Yukito hesitantly nodded. "Fai-san."

Fai nodded his head in return. "Hm, well... I guess it's because I have things I still need to do back in England... I only dropped by to see Eriol and report back to him about a certain someone very dear to him. You see, my job is to look after her for Eriol..." Fai's eyes trialled off towards Toya, who had a black face on. Then, he returned to Yukito. "Lord knows how terrifying Eriol can be when it concerns the safety of those dear to him. Especially her of all people..." Fai glanced towards Toya and inwardly chuckled when the boy's gaze hardened.

"Her?" questioned Yukito, a picture of a long haired woman under the blue moon coming into his mind.

"Why don't you go meet up with the others in the dining room, Yuki. I'll meet you guys later at the door. I have somethings I want to ask Fai about, and you need to talk with Na- Akizuki about the film."

Yukito's eyes widened in horror. "Oh my goodness! I've been gone for half the day?! This is terrible!" And he hurried towards the door. "Oh, Mizuki-sensei, hello."

"Hello, Yukito-san," the two inside the room heard Kaho say. "Heading to the dining room?"

"Yes," answered Yukito. "Let me help you with those. It's the lest I could do, seeing as I wasn't of much help during the film. Missing for half the day and all..."

"Oh, it's quite alright," said Kaho, handing the tray of drinks and snacks over to Yukito. "Daidouji-san and Nakuru-chan already figured out what to do about it."

And the two walked on to the dining room.

Toya turned back to Fai, who still had his smile on his face, and Toya's face changed into a scowl and his eyes hardened into a glare as he advanced on Fai. Fai's smile wavered a bit and he backed up onto the couch.

"N-now, now, Toya-kun," said Fai, putting his hands up in front of him for protection and to keep the demonic Toya at arms length. "Don't make that face, it's not cute at all."

Toya's eyes narrowed even more and Fai flinched a bit as if a cold needle hit him from behind. "I'm not trying to be cute," growled Toya. He then took a deep breath and calmed himself down a bit and the windstorm seized itself.

Toya breathed out. "So," he said, opening his eyes, his figure now composed, "where is his?"

"In his studies," Fai answered, walking towards the door. "This way." And Toya followed him out after a moment of stillness.

Tomoyo felt rather than saw Yukito walk into the room and quickly turned her head towards him and Kaho.

'Ay...' she thought. 'Yukito-san...feels different than usual today...'

Tomoyo had always felt that there was something strange about Yukito, and this was proven when he turned out to be Yue. But for some reason, Tomoyo's curiosity about the teen did not stop with that revolution, because she felt as though there was something more to Yukito than meets the eye, and it hadn't anything to do with Yue. There was just something about him that didn't quite sit right with her.

Tomoyo watched as Nakuru went up to them and her and Yukito started talking.

'Hmm, I wonder why I can see both Yue-san and Yukito-san...?'

And Tomoyo was not the only one thinking there was something off with Yukito. Syaoran was also eyeing him as if seeing him for the first time while Sakura was confused about the strange feeling she was getting from her moon guardian.

From his place in Sakura's bag, Keroberos also wondered what was up with his counterpart and why he felt that familiar feeling, yet couldn't place who it'd belonged to.

Fai opened the door into a room lined with endless shelves of books.

"Master," he said, "I've brought him."

"Ah," came a deep voice from within the dimly lit room. "I see. You all may go now."

At his command, both Spinal and Kurogane got up and made their way towards Fai, who was waiting at the door. As they passed, Toya and Kurogane glared at each other.

Fai smiled and motioned for Toya to go in as he too, left with the others.

Toya stepped into the room and Fai closed the door behind him. He stood there for a moment, listening for the retreating steps of the others outside, before he approached the desk in the corner of the room.

"Hello Toya," said the man, turning from his quell and parchments to smile at Toya.

"Eriol," Toya growled out, his eyes mistrusting and hateful towards the child in front of him. The child, or rather man, whom he'd once looked up to and respected...but no more.

"Just what do you think you're doing? Why drag us into this mess?" questioned Toya.

Eriol stared at him as if the answer to that question was oblivious. Then he altered his head to the side and shrugged, finally answering with, "I was bored."

Toya lost it. "This isn't a game, old man!" He yelled, angered by Eriol's simple answer.

Eriol sighed and waved his hand, a bored look on his face, and instantly, the pressure in the air lifted and the books returned to their rightful place on the shelves.

"Calm down, Toya," said Eriol, turning around to face him again. "Before you blow this place up too." He sighed and got up. "Honestly, have I not taught you nothing at all?"

Toya took in a deep breath and railed in his emotions; and thus, his powers. He opened his eyes and stared down at the smiling boy before him.

"Why did you involve us into this?" he asked. "This was your mistake, originally, so why?" Eriol just stared at him. "I mean, I get that Sakura and that Bart are family, but...we didn't need to get involve."

Eriol walked towards the shelf by the door and pulled out a blue book and started going through it. "Cause I thought that both of you might be board to," Eriol replied. "Or at least," he looked up at Toya, "you might."

"Me?" questioned Toya. "You think I might be board? With the workload that I had and the ones you left for me?"

Eriol shrugged and altered his gaze to the shelves. "Well, I knew for a fact that she was, since she kept complaining to me about it." He closed the book and put it back into the shelf. "And since she was going, I was sure that you would want to come along. You never could stay away from her for too long." Toya glared at him. Eriol smiled. "Besides," he continued, a glimmer of mischief in his eyes. "I thought that you might want to see Kaho again." His smile widened at this revelation.

Toya's eyebrow twitched and he looked as if he wanted to punch Eriol's face in, but decided against, or rather reframed from it. Instead, Toya turned his head to the side and sighed.

"Speaking of which," said Toya. "How is she?" He stared out the window to the moon now lumping overhead.

Eriol paused for a moment before moving to stand next to Toya. He sighed and also looking out the window. "From what Fai and Youou told me, she is still the same." His face saddened over as he gazed up at the moon. "Still refusing to wake up and face reality."

"I see..." Toya touched the glass window.

Eriol turned his head to stare at Toya for a moment, both of them silent. Finally, Eriol turned his head back to the window. "Well," said Eriol, looking at the moon one last time before turning back towards the door. "I suppose we should go and meet the others at the door now." He glanced back at Toya, his usual smile back on his face. "Come Toya. Gentlemen do not keep others waiting." He began to move back towards the door. "It is impolite to do so." He glanced back over his shoulders. "And I know I taught you better than that. That we raised you better than that." And he continued to walk towards the door.

Toya stared after him for a moment, shock, before gathering himself and running after Eriol, a small smile on his face.

Unbeknownst to Toya, Eriol also had a small heart warming smile gracing his lips as well, which appeared when he felt Toya approach him.

Kaho was sitting in the dinning room with the others when they came in. Fai and Kurogane. The two whom she'd seen with Eriol on multiplayer occasions, but she was not very well aquiented with them though. She never had the time to, as whenever Kaho entered the room, they would be leaving. And even if they talk, it wasn't about much.

Though she knew the two worked for Eriol, she never found out what their job was and why they'd often report back to him monthly, sometimes weekly. Kaho want even sure if this was something that even Eriol's grandfather knew about. After all, Eriol was a very secretive, and manipulative, person.

After sometime of sitting and eating snacks, some people began to leave and only Sakura, Syaoran, Yukito, and Tomoyo remained because Toya was still here.

Sometime after, Eriol and Toya came in and Kaho's face brightened.

"Onii-chan!" shouted Sakura, standing up.

"Hey, squirt," smiled Toya. "Time to go home."

Sakura nodded and everyone got up and headed to the door.

"Buy Eriol-kun, Mizuki-sensei, and Nakuru-san," said Sakura, bowing. Tomoyo, Syaoran and Yukito followed in a similar manner. Toya, on the other hand, merry stared at Eriol before his gaze shifted to lock with Kaho for a brief moment.

Toya closed his eyes, a satisfied smile on his face. "Okay, let's go," he said and everyone said their goodbyes.

"Come again!" Nakuru shouted, waving exited at their departure.

"You really have to tell them to come again?" came Spinal's question as he flew over to her.

"Suppi!" She shouted, then took hold of him into her hands and looked around frantically. "What are you doing out here?" she whispered.

Spinnel struggled out of Ruby's hold and took in a deep breath before glaring at her.

"Now, now you two," came Eriol's voice as he stepped out of the house soon after the kids disappeared. "No fighting." A lovely basket full of flowers in his hand.

Fai and Kurogane stepped out after him.

From what Kaho could see, the basket was beautifully made. It was a light brown, almost gold, basket with red and white ribbons wrapping around it. Inside the baskets, she saw some white lilies, peony flowers, bluebells, forget-me-nots and red roses. Strange combination, but it was arranged beautifully around the oranges, with their green leaves and flowers, in the middle.

"I'm going out for a bit," said Eriol. "Take care of the house for me, you three." He began to walk, but the stopped remembering something as he turned his head back. "Oh, and please prevent Ruby from burning down the house."

"Master!" Ruby yelled after him.

Eriol merry smiled as he rounded the corner and disappeared along with Fai and Kurogane.

"A basket full of oranges hah?" said Ruby, her eyes now sad.

Spinnel nodded. "And peaches too."

Ruby nodded back and Kaho looked at them in confusion.

Ruby turned around and went back into the house.

"I really hopes she wakes up soon," she whispered.

Spinnel nodded. "We all really miss her," he stated.

"Who?" questioned Kaho.

Both guardians turned their head back towards her, a fond smile on their face.

"Our Mistress," both answered as one.

Eriol walked down the dark hallway and stopped at the doubles doors. He stood there for a few moments before turning the nob and walking into the dark room.

Eriol approved the bed and stood over the it. The clouds parted in the sky and the light of the moon came through. The light shone on the room and revealed the identity of the sleeping person to be a beautiful woman with fair skin and long, shining black hair.

Eriol smiled lovingly down at the figure before setting the basket down on the nightstand, whose lamp lit up, and sat down beside the girl.

"Hello, Shizuka," he smiled warmly down at her as he brushed away her bangs.

One more chapter to go and hopefully, you'll understand a bit, what it is I'm doing.

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