Sorry this is a bit late. I had a horrible writer's block, but I think I fixed it. I hope the chapter is alright. It wasn't one of my favorite ones that's for sure. Thank you for your patience. Onward!

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Chapter Three

The two walked through every garden whether it was private or public. Numerous flowers bloomed beautifully in the spring air. Every flower and bush was exactly as it was suppose to be. Flower was nowhere to be found. Not even a scent of her was around the areas they searched. The two were beginning to tire and sun was setting. Their hours of searching seemed pointless, but at least they knew several places that Flower wasn't. That could be meaningless if Flower decided to move her hiding place, but the two lovers couldn't continue to walk like that.

Toya sat on the beige couch to their upstairs apartment while Yukito finished talking to Sakura. Apparently Li and Sakura couldn't find anything in their part of town either. Toya didn't know why it still bothered him that his lover and best friend was closer to his sister than he was. He loved his sister dearly, even though he had a hard time expressing it. What bothered him the most was that she was hurt by one of the cards. Neither one of them sensed her in danger even though he knew he would never sense it after giving all his magical powers to Yue. Yukito walked into the living room after changing his clothes into something more comfortable while talking to Sakura. "Why didn't Yue know she was attacked?" Toya asked.

Placing the phone on the table next to the couch, Yukito sat down and stared at his lover's irritated brown eyes. "It's mostly my fault. I told him that with all the disturbances ceasing he should relax more. He wanted to continue using energy to keep an eye on her, but I thought with Kerberos with her no harm could be done. I'm sorry. I was wrong."

Toya wrapped his arms around him. His expression softened, realizing that he was hurting Yukito. He didn't mean to sound cruel. "It's not your fault."

"But, still. It shouldn't have happened. It's not like it cost a considerable amount of power to do that. Maybe if I wouldn't have asked him to stop, we could have caught Flower before she caused all this damage."

"Yuki, that's enough. I don't want to hear you blaming yourself. It happened. Let's focus all our energy on how to stop it. But, first, we need to eat something and get some rest before we start another day of searching. How's pasta?"

Yukito smiled. "Anything you cook will be great." Yukito wasn't the greatest cook, but he found himself enjoying ever meal Toya would make. He felt guilty always making Toya do the cooking, but his lover always smiled and never complained.

Toya kissed him allowing his skilled fingers travel up and down Yukito's arms, relaxing his partner. Yukito allowed Toya to lead. He knew that they shouldn't be doing this, but it felt so perfect. He leaned back against the couch, spreading his legs so Toya could fit in-between them. The two continued to kiss for several long minutes before Toya lifted himself off his lover. The smirked that graced his lips calmed Yukito even more. Toya started for the kitchen, leaving his lover on the couch. "How about I make snakes and rat sauce."

Snapping out of his state of mind, Yukito laughed and followed him. "No, thank you. Maybe I should help just to observe what your feeding me."

"I won't put enough in there to kill you. I promise. I enjoy our nightly activities too much."

Blushing, Yukito reached down for the pots and pans they'd need to make their dinner. The two enjoyed the meal with little less humor only because the seriousness of the situation was taking it's tool. Yukito continued to blame himself for the current situation even with Toya's constant reassurance that he wasn't to blame. Toya cleaned up the dishes and walked into the living room where he found his lover sitting crossed legged on the floor. He's seen Yukito in that position before. It was normally to either check on Sakura or sense magic around town. He quietly switched the television on in order to watch the news about the disappearances. Yukito was attempting to sense Flower by using only half of Yue's magic. He feared that if Flower felt all of his magic then she'd hid elsewhere. Letting, Yukito do what he wished for several hours, Toya continued to flip through the channels. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched his lover very closely. He didn't want him overdoing it like he did before whenever he was pushing himself to watch over Sakura the first month they moved out. Toya ran his fingers along Yukito's back, bringing him out of the trance he was in. "You've been trying for hours. Let's head to bed."

Blinking a few times to clear his foggy vision, Yukito gave a gentle nod. He was exhausted. Using Yue's magic was torture on his body, but he had to try something. They were running out of ways to look for Flower, and who knows what she'd do with another day. Yukito rose from his seat and walked into the bedroom with Toya. "I can't imagine what Flower could be doing. Yue says she was never like this. It's bothering him that a gentle card could change so violently. He's afraid that it could happen to the other cards. Wood would be deadly if she decided to use her magic for evil."

"We'll worry about that tomorrow. You're too exhausted to keep searching like that. I don't expect you to have much power left after all those hours of searching. You can try to find her after you get some rest. Stop pushing yourself. That goes for both of you."

Yukito reached into the closet for his usual nightwear, white sweatpants and a short-sleeve white shirt. He smiled at Toya's motherly nature and jumped into bed. "Don't worry so much. Yue promised you that he'd look after himself so that I wouldn't disappear."

Toya took his shirt off and climbed in next to him. He wrapped his arm around his lover and held him close, running his fingers up and down his back. "It's a good thing that I made him promise that. Goodnight, Yuki."

"Goodnight, Toya." Yukito drifted off to sleep quickly, feeling Yue falling asleep as well. The night was dreamless and quick. It seemed as if time sped up even though it wasn't. He must have been more exhausted than he thought he was.

The next morning Yukito awoke to a cold bed. Toya's usual body heat was long gone. Glancing at the clock, he noticed that it was past the time he normally awoke. Thinking that he just got up to get ready for the day, Yukito searched everywhere in their apartment. Not finding Toya, his heart began to race. He quickly ran down the stairs to the shop. "Toya!" he shouted. Not getting a response, Yukito ran outside to make sure the car was still there. Finding his worst fears, the car was still there. Yukito ran down the street to check the bakery. Glancing inside through the window, he didn't find Toya there either. He couldn't bring himself to go inside the shop to ask Henry if he saw Toya this morning. Yukito ran back inside to call Sakura. He had to find Toya. He was determined to figure out what was going on. Fear of his dream coming true, Yue started his scan of the town while Yukito grabbed the phone. He believed that he could sense Toya even with Flower hiding him. He hoped he could.

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Sorry that this chapter was smaller than the others. It's strange because when I was first writing it, it seemed longer than this. LOL Oh well. I'll get started on the next chapter as soon as possible. Thank you for reading please review.

Angel Dove