Konnichiwa minna-san! I am very sorry it took so long to post this chapter, but I've been swamped with school work. Just so I don't have to explain this later, Yue's mind is a little bit scattered, and he has also eased up around Sakura, but only just a little bit. Thank you to everyone who reviewed!

Disclaimer: CLAMP owns all the characters of Cardcaptor Sakura; I just own the plot of this story, nothing more.

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Chapter Two: Scattered Thinking

It was unusually quiet when Yue woke up again. Normally the sound of Sakura screaming and banging everything around would be enough to wake him. Either he had been in a really deep sleep or Sakura was unusually quiet while getting ready for school. Yue went to sit up but found that it made his head spin beyond the limits of his tolerance and he was forced to lie back down.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Cerberus said.

"What happened?" Yue muttered, "I feel awful."

"It's almost the new moon remember?" Cerberus answered, "Do you remember being sick early this morning?"

"I was sick earlier?" Yue asked weakly. Well at least that would explain the headache he had.

"Yeah," Cerberus answered, "You started yelling in your sleep, and when I tried to wake you I discovered that you were burning up. Sakura was really worried about you; she wanted to stay in here with you. But her father and I both decided that it would be best if she went back to bed. So she told me to stay in here and watch you."

"You've been up all night nii-san?" Yue muttered not caring about the child-like tone to his voice, he wasn't feeling well. "You should have gone to bed instead of watching me all night."

"I didn't want to," Cerberus said softly as he gently placed his paw to Yue's forehead, "What kind of oniichan would I be if I knew that my little brother was sick and I refused to take care of him? I want you to rest now, okay?"

"Hoeeeeee!" Sakura screamed, "Why is it ten thirty, it can't be ten thirty! Kero-chan why was my alarm clock off!?" Sakura yelled as she entered Yue's room. Yue winced as the sudden loud noises intensified his headache.

"Sakura please calm down," Cerberus said, "Your father told me to turn off your alarm clock."

"But why," She whined, "I told him I had an important practice today."

"Sakura please lower your voice," Cerberus said softly, "Yue can't handle loud noises right now."

"Yue-san is awake?" Sakura asked as she walked into the room, "Did I wake you?"

Yue shook his head slightly but stopped abruptly because it was making his head pound.

"How are you feeling?" She asked as she put the back of her hand to Yue's forehead, "I don't think you have a fever anymore."

"Awful." Yue muttered closing his eyes. He wanted to sleep, he needed to sleep and he was definitely feeling the after effects of a fever.

"Come on Kero-chan let's leave Yue-san alone for a while." Sakura said, "He needs to sleep. How about we make a cake?"

"You get started on that cake," Cerberus said, "I'm gonna stay in here for a while longer." Once Sakura left the room he looked back down at Yue, "You're still not well are you?"

"Oniisan I'm really not in the mood to talk," he muttered, "I just want to sleep."

"I know," Cerberus said gently, "I just want to make sure you're alright, I've never known you to have nightmares."

"Never say never, oniisan." Yue muttered as he closed his eyes.

Cerberus' gaze was still focused on his younger brother, "What do you mean by that?" He muttered before flying out of the room and down into the kitchen.

When Yue was sure that Cerberus was out of the room he opened his eyes. As much as his body was telling him to sleep, he fought it. He thought about the dream that he had, 'Sakura would never attack me. She would give up her magic before that would happen. But then why did I feel the effects of the sun ruled card, did she actually attack me? No…Sakura would never do that…but why was I sick like that? I would only get sick due to prolonged exposure to heat or when Clow… Clow…I miss you.' Yue thought, 'I need to sleep…but I don't want to sleep…my vision is so blurred…I need to stop thinking…' It was getting harder for Yue to keep his eyes open and his head was spinning beyond endurance. Finally against his will he started giving in to his fatigue, 'I…can't…fight myself…any… longer.' He thought, 'Oniisan…help me…I'm scared.'

"It'll be alright Yue-san," Sakura's voice came, "Stop fighting yourself and go to sleep."

'I will, Sakura.' Yue thought as he closed his eyes and fell asleep almost instantly.

"What's wrong, Kero-chan?" Sakura asked, "You're being really quiet."

"I worried about Yue," He answered, "I've never known him to have nightmares but he told me 'never say never.' Why must he be so confusing?"

"I think that Yue-san likes to keep his feelings from others." Sakura said, "He always looks so down but when I ask him everything is alright he tells me that he's fine. It reminds me of that time when Eriol-kun attacked us with the giant Teddy Bear. After Yue-san fell he told me that he was alright but he really didn't look alright."

"That's Yue for you," Cerberus said, "but I can see why he told you that he was alright. He didn't want you to worry about him, at that time you needed to focus on your task. But I'll tell you that Yue didn't fully recover from that until your brother gave up his powers. I really wish that we could have told you at the time, but he didn't want to."

"Yue-san is really kind," Sakura said, "He seems so cold but once you get to know him, he's really nice."

At that moment Sakura's cell phone went off. "Hai, Kinomoto desu."

"Konnichiwa Sakura-san."

"Eriol-kun!"

"I called because this is the second day when Yue looses power to the moon. How is he doing?"

"He's weak; He's pushing himself too much."

"Typical Yue," Eriol scoffed, "Always trying to do more than he can handle."

"Eriol-kun is Yue-san known to have nightmares?"

"Why Sakura-san?"

"Yue-san had a nightmare last night, and when Kero-chan and I tried to wake him up, he was burning with fever and he wouldn't wake."

"Really, Cerberus must be worried."

"He is, and I'm worried too. Yue-san once told me that he didn't catch colds or get sick. Why did he lie to me?"

"He didn't lie," Eriol said, "He was right in a way. His sheilds prevent him from him from getting sick; however there are ways to make him sick. The heat can bring down his shields in less than ten minutes and once his shields are down he'll have no defenses. You said that he was burning up when you tried to wake him?" Eriol paused, "How was he acting last night?"

"He fell once after he came in my room because he heard me screaming. After that I'm not sure what happened."

"Well after he left Sakura's room he fell again and practically passed out on Otou-san." Cerberus cut in. "He was also really pale."

"More than usual?" Eriol scoffed.

"Yeah," Cerberus said, "His face was almost white."

"What is he doing now, how is he doing now?"

"He's sleeping," Sakura said, "And thanks to Otou-san he no longer has a fever."

"Another question," Eriol said, "Has it been really warm in Japan?"

"I guess you could say that it has." Sakura answered.

"That could be another reason why he was feverish. I'll call back in a few days," Eriol said, "to check up on him. If he's still waking up feverish then I'll intervene. Talk to you then Sakura-san, Cerberus."

"Talk to you later Eriol-kun." Sakura said as she hung up. She turned to Cerberus, "Do you have any idea what he was dreaming about?"

"No," Cerberus answered, "He wouldn't tell me. He wasn't really in the mood to talk, but he was muttering your name in his sleep."

"I hope he's okay." Sakura said as she went back to sifting the flour.

Several hours later Yue woke up again. He was still feeling weak however it wasn't as bad as when he had first woken up. He slowly sat up and when the dizziness passed he stood up. 'I need to speak with Sakura and Cerberus.' He thought, 'They should know what to do.'

Sakura was trying to make heads or tails of her math homework when a still slightly pallid Yue walked into the room.

"I'm really surprised to see you awake," Cerberus said, "I wasn't expecting to see you wake for at least a day."

Yue ignored his brother and turned to Sakura, "I'm sorry for waking you." He muttered.

"Don't be sorry," Sakura said, "I did the same thing too, remember? Its okay, I didn't mind but…why did you not tell me that you were feeling sick? You were not well last night, even before you had the nightmare."

"I…thought it was something that I could sleep off." Yue answered, "I thought it was just one of the side effects of the new moon."

"Yue-san, I wish that you wouldn't keep things from me." Sakura said, "I want to help you because that's what friends do. They tell each other their problems, they support each other." She paused, "But if you don't feel comfortable telling me when something is bothering you, that's okay too. I'm not going to force you to do anything that you don't want to do."

Yue stood there staring at the smiling teenager. He was trying to grasp everything that she had just told him but it wasn't working so well. Trying to take in all of the information was making his head spin and he put his hands to his forehead.

"Yue-san, please sit down," Sakura said frowning, "You look really pale right now, are you sure you're alright?"

"It's alright," He muttered, "I'm just…a little…dizzy." His vision was fogging up again, he really needed to sit or even lie down. Before he could do anything to prevent it he felt himself falling backwards into what seemed to be an immense sea of darkness.

"Yue-san!" He heard Sakura call from a distance. Wait, were they not just in the same room? How did she get so far away in such little time? He was still falling, he wondered how long it would be before the darkness immersed him completely. Then he felt a pair of small but strong hands grab him just before the darkness took him. "Yue-san, are you alright?" She still sounded distant but not as distant as before. "Yue-san, please wake up."

"Sakura…" he muttered as he slowly opened his eyes. "What…what happened?"

"I don't know," She answered, "You said something about being dizzy, and then you fell backwards. Did you faint?"

"I…don't…know…" Yue muttered his vision was still blurred and his head was pounding again. "But…it was…dark." Sakura was guiding him some where, but he didn't know where she was going. He just hoped that they would get there soon; it felt as though they had been walking for several kilometers. "Where…are you taking…me?"

"Just over to the bed," Sakura said as she stopped walking, "Sit down Yue-san."

Yue gladly obeyed that command, he felt as though he had just run ten kilometers.

"Do you need anything?" Sakura asked.

"Water." He muttered. Why was he asking for water? He didn't need to eat or drink, so why did he want a glass of water so bad? Why was his mind asking so many questions? It was making his head hurt.

"Yue." Cerberus asked.

"Onii…san?" Yue muttered, "What's…wrong?"

"Are you really alright?" He asked, "I honestly can't remember the last time I saw you like this. I don't think that you were this weak when Sakura was transforming the cards. I don't think I've ever seen you this weak."

"You…have." Yue muttered, "I…know…you have."

"Yue…"

"Nanda?"

"Yue-san here," Sakura said. Yue felt her push something into his hands. "You said that you wanted water."

"Thank you…"Yue muttered. He didn't know what he was going to do with the water. He sub-consciously brought the cup to his lips and took a sip then handed the cup back to Sakura.

"Yue-san, please lie down." Sakura suggested, "You don't look well," Yue did what he was told and Sakura placed her hand on Yue's forehead. "But you don't seem to have a fever. Do you feel feverish?"

"No…" he muttered. He wasn't feverish; he was just weak and tired from the lack of power due to the new moon.

"Why don't you rest a bit more?" Sakura asked.

"No…" Yue muttered, "The…dream…you attacked me…in my dream…with…Fiery…"

"Yue-san…we'll talk later," Sakura said, "For now just sleep."

"I…don't …want…to." Yue muttered.

"Yue-san," Sakura said, "You need to sleep," She began stroking Yue's hair, "You can't keep fighting yourself." She paused "You'll never get better." She placed her hand on Yue's forehead "I'm sorry Yue but you need to sleep." Her hand glowed for a second and Yue's eyes closed.

"Sakura…" Cerberus muttered, "I'm really proud of you. Your powers have improved. You were able to send Yue to sleep without using the card. I only have one question, where will you sleep tonight?"

"I'll sleep on the floor," Sakura said, "I really don't mind."

"Tadaima."

"Otou-san is home!" Sakura called as she ran out of the room.

Cerberus smiled as he heard Sakura greet her father, he then looked down at his younger brother and frowned. "You have finally accepted Sakura as your master but you still won't open up to her. Why must you be this way?"

Well I hope you liked it, as usual I worked very hard on this chapter, for your enjoyment. If you liked it send a review, if you didn't, then keep your mean spirited comments to yourself.

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