Sorry about the very long delay. I swear I did have this, but I kept falling asleep after work instead of typing it up like I wanted to days ago. I'm very sorry. Thank you all for your kind reviews. I'm glad everyone is liking it so far. The next few chapters will seem to be like dragging out the end, but I swear before this story finishes you'll know what it all means or how it's all linked I should say. With that said. Onward to the next chapter.

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Chapter Five

Everything was dark. The air felt chilly, and he could feel goosebumps all over his body. He looked around and found a bright light off in the distance. Yukito started to walk towards it, but his body slowed like he was wading through a swap. Switching with Yue, his alter ego had better luck. With each stroke of his wings, he flew faster towards the light.

Once through the entrance, he was blinded by the light. Smells engulfed him before his eyes adjusted to the new light. He could smell all the flowers around him. Yue was surrounded by rose bushes and vines. The blooming roses ranged in color. The entire placed looked like a beautiful conservatory. All the flowers were delicately arranged with each type and color forming some sort of sequence that only the original creator would know. It was beautiful nonetheless.

Yue walked through the maze of vines. Nothing disturbed him. Glancing up at the top of a giant staircase towards the middle of the maze, Yue spotted Toya. Yukito pushed against Yue's barriers so he could take over and run to his lover, but his alter ego refused to let him. "Settle down. There could be a trap around here," he whispered. Carefully, Yue walked through the medium length grass. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary as he took another few steps. Still gaining no reaction from the plants, Yue deemed it safe enough to walk up the stairs. The second his foot struck the first step, the vines lashed out at him and wrapped around his ankles. Struggling to get away, he tore at the various plants, but they wrapped around his arms and pulled him up a few more stairs. A pair of red eyes appeared out of the dark cloud that formed in front of Toya. "Get away from him," Yue hissed as he struggled to free himself.

The cloud never formed into a figure more than a pair of eyes. He never answered Yue. In fact, he remained motionless. The black mist rained down around Toya's feet. It gradually swirled around Toya. Yue moved a fraction of an inch, but he could get enough slack to free himself. Eventually the whole cloud was around Toya and the red eyes vanished. Toya was released form his restraints and stood before Yue. He slowly opened his now red eyes and smirked at the other man. Running his fingers along Yue's cheek, he finally spoke, "Once yours, now mine. What is lost? I will find. Only one way may stop me. Do you know the way, Yue? Find the way or the one you lost will forever be mine." Toya's voice was deeper than normal and held a strong sense of evil behind each spoken word. He lifted his hand as a blade appeared and stabbed Yue right through the stomach.

Gasping, Yukito jerked up from his sleep. Cold sweat poured off his forehead and splashed down on his shirt. He reached down and felt nothing by his stomach. The dream felt worse than anything in the world. He felt the piercing pain when the blade penetrated his skin. "Yukito, breath. You're going into shock. Keep breathing. Everything will be okay."

Yukito took a few deep breaths and finally calmed his rapid heartbeat. "What was that?"

"Whoever is responsible for the disappearances has offered us a challenge. I don't know how he's able to contact you through your dreams, but we have to stop him. I can still sense the after affects of the magic."

Yukito pulled himself off the couch and lit the last candle he had. Sitting cross-legged into a trance. Yue was right. He not only could sense Toya, but the mysterious magic of his foe. It was like he was calling to him. Toya's aura appeared first. He was in the northern part of town. A black aura moved around him. "Clearly a trap," Yue commented.

"I know Toya wasn't there before. Do you think we should involve Sakura?"

"I don't want to endanger the master. Write down the location and place it out in the open. If we're gone too long, I'm sure Sakura will come looking here. That way Toya's location will be secure."

Yukito nodded and reached for a pen and paper. Scribbling down the general location, Yukito grabbed his jacket and made his way towards the door. "Promise me that you're going to be careful. As much as I want Toya back, I can't do it with out you."

"You don't have to remind me."

"Yukito!" a young voice shouted just as Yukito shut the back door to his apartment.

Knowing that his planned for keeping Sakura out of this failed, he turned around to greet her. "Did you find anything?"

Sakura frowned. "No, but my latest reading kept telling me to find you. Why do you think that is?"

"I had another dream. Yue believes that it's a trap."

"You know where Toya is?"

Yukito nodded. "I don't want you tagged along. If it's a trap, you could get hurt."

"I'm not a little child anymore. I want to help."

"I know that, but felt you should be the back up just in case something horrible happens. Can you do that for us?"

Sakura groaned and pouted. "I suppose I can. Where is he?"

"The north of here. I wrote the exact location down. It's on the coffee table up in the apartment. Don't read it unless you lose sense of Yue. He says that the location might change if Flower or the person controlling Flower knows their location was compromised." Sakura nodded as Yukito wrapped his arms around here. "I promise to do what I can to get your brother back."

She smiled. "I know. He is your number one."

Yukito laughed before switching with Yue. "Don't come without Kerberos."

"I know, mother hen."

Yue growled. "Foolish child. You forget all the things you've done in the past."

"That's exactly what they are; the past. I won't make the same mistake twice."

Yue shook his head. "Do you have the key for the apartment?"

"Not with me, but I'll go home and get it. I'll give you until I return to save Toya."

"Fine. Since there's no stopping you." Yue extended his wings. "Don't fly home. That wouldn't be a fair fight."

Sakura giggled. "I'll walk slowly."

"Thank you." He kicked off the ground and took off. Yue stayed above the clouds to avoid being spotted by anyone. He knew that he didn't have long until Toya's aura vanished from his mind, but it wouldn't take him too long to find the location. His only fear was that Sakura wouldn't need his advice and give him a chance to make sure it wasn't a trap. He understood how Sakura felt, but his first priority was to ensure that his master was safe. Yue wouldn't be able to save Toya if he had to rescue Sakura first. Taking on last glance behind him, he was satisfied that Sakura wasn't following him. He folded his wings in and dive down, arriving near Toya's location.

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YAY Back on track. I'm so happy I'm writing my normal length again. I have no idea what happened before. The next chapter should be uploaded by late Friday at the latest. Thank you all for reading please review.

Angel Dove