Konnichiwa minna-san! Four Chapters and my longest story to date! Just a few words before you begin reading. Cerberus, Yue, Ruby, and Spinel are siblings in my story and I have listed them in the order that I use for determining they're 'ages' in my stories. Lastly most of the cards under Yue's sign don't like Cerberus very much but a few of them do. I believe that is all.

Disclaimer: CLAMP owns all of the Characters used in this story, I only own the plot.

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Chapter four: Please Put the Out the Fires

Cerberus sat down next to his brother and placed his paw on Yue's forehead again, 'His fever isn't going down at all,' He thought, 'he needs Sakura.' He flew back into Sakura's room and summoned a few of Yue's cards.

"What do you want 'Berus?" Watery asked, "You better have a good reason for summoning us."

"Where's Snow," Cerberus asked, "I need her right now."

"You know that Snow hates you," Watery said, "You're lucky you were able to the three of us."

"Watery that is enough," Windy said, "Cerberus you only summon us when it is an emergency, what has happened?"

"Yue's sick," Cerberus said, "He has a fever and I'm worried about him."

"It's close to the new moon and it's warm out, 'Berus," Watery said, "He'll be fine, the fever will break in a few hours. You should know how he gets during the summer's new moons."

"Watery this isn't from the heat or the moon's phase." Cerberus pleaded.

Before Watery could comment again Dark spoke up, "What do you mean? Are you saying that the cause of Yue's illness is not the weather or the moon's phase?"

"Yes," Cerberus answered, "He was feverish the other night, and really weak yesterday. I think that Yue has actually come down with something."

"You're lying!" Watery shouted, "Yue can't catch colds!"

"Hush Watery," Windy said, "It is possible, Yue was created to be as close to a human as magically possible. He can indeed get sick."

"Well, I still think Snow won't come," Watery said, "She won't listen to you, Oh mighty guardian of the seal who fell asleep during his duties."

"Watery that is enough," Windy warned, "Have Sakura-sama call us when she gets home. We are concerned about Yue, but there really isn't anything we can do right now." With that the three cards returned to the book leaving Cerberus very angry.

"If you were concerned you would get Snow!" He shouted as he flew out of the room and back to the staircase. His anger diminished when he saw Yue, still laying unconscious halfway down the stairs. His normally cool and pale face was flushed and clammy and his breathing was labored. "Hold on Yue, I'm sure Sakura's on her way."

"Cerberus-kun it is true," Mirror said as she walked to the top of the stairs, "the other cards didn't believe you. They thought that you wanted them to air condition the house for your pleasure but I believed you." She carefully walked down the stairs and knelt down next to Yue, "He really is sick; I wish the other cards would believe you. Is Sakura-sama on her way home?"

"I hope so," Cerberus said, "He needs to be in a cooler environment, and he needs to be in bed."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Mirror asked as she gently placed her hand on Yue's forehead, "He's so hot."

"You could get a cloth and run it under very cold water," Cerberus said, "Or better yet you could show the other cards his condition by using your mirror."

"I'll do both." Mirror said as she ran back up the stairs leaving her two brothers on the stairs.

"Sakura-chan slow down it's too hot to be running," Tomoyo called as she tried to catch up with Sakura, "You won't be able to help Yue-san if you faint because of the heat. Please Sakura-chan, slow down!"

Sakura stopped running and turned to look at Tomoyo, "I'm sorry Tomoyo-chan," She said, "I'm just worried and I want to get home as quick as possible. Don't worry I'll be fine." She turned around, began running, slammed into someone and fell to the ground, "Sumimasen, I wasn't looking where I was going."

"Sakura-chan?"

Sakura looked up saw that the person she had run into and her face turned beet red, "Yukito-san."

"You really should watch where you are doing kaijuu."

"Oniichan?"

"One of these days you'll slam in to someone you don't know," Touya said, "and a monster like you could really hurt someone."

"Oniichan," Sakura yelled, "I am not a monster."

"You shouldn't make fun of Sakura-chan," Yukito said as he helped her stand up, "You're not hurt are you?"

"Nope I'm not hurt," Sakura answered, "Are you hurt Yukito-san?"

"No I'm alright." Yukito answered.

"Oi Sakura why are not at your rehearsal?" Touya asked, "Did you sleep in again?"

Sakura shook her head then looked at the ground.

"Sakura-chan what's wrong?" Yukito asked as Sakura began crying.

"She got a call from Kero-chan," Tomoyo said as she picked Sakura's bags off of the ground, "Apparently Yue-san isn't feeling well."

"He's really sick," She sobbed, "He fell down the stairs…and…"

"Sakura-chan," Yukito said, "It'll be alright. I wish that we could help but we have to work soon."

"Hey don't worry Kaijuu," Touya said, "Yue will be alright, and you can always call that Hiiragizawa kid if you do need any help."

"Hai," Sakura said, "Mata ne, oniichan, Yukito-san."

"Ja ne Kaijuu."

"Mata ne, Sakura-chan."

"Cerberus-kun I'm sorry the cards wouldn't listen to me." Mirror said as she carefully walked down the stairs, "But I did get the cloth you wanted."

"Could you gently dab Yue's forehead with it?" Cerberus asked

"Hai," Mirror said, "The other cards thought that I had just created that image to help you out. I hope Sakura-sama gets back soon."

"Tadaima!" Sakura shouted as the door opened.

"Sakura-sama," Mirror called, "You're back!"

"How is he Kero-chan?" Sakura called.

"He's…he's not doing well," Cerberus answered, "He's really sick."

Sakura ran to the foot of the stairs, carefully walked up the stairs and knelt down next to Yue. She then placed her hand on his forehead, "He's much too warm," she said "Snow and float, I, Sakura, summon you." The two cards floated to Sakura, "Key that hides the power of the stars, show me your true form, I, Sakura, command you under our contract, Release! Please make Yue-san's bedroom a comfortable temperature for him, Snow! Please gently bring Yue-san to his bed, Float!"

When the two cards did their work, Sakura quickly entered Yue's bedroom and found that Cerberus was sitting in front of Yue's bed in his true form.

"He looks so helpless," Cerberus said sadly, "I wish I could help him."

"You can help him," Sakura said, "by being a caring older brother. That's what he needs right now and caring and supporting family."

"Sakura will you call that Hiiragizawa kid now?" Cerberus said, "As much as I despise that kid, Yue needs more help than we can give him."

Sakura nodded and reached into her skirt pocket to get her phone. She went to dial Eriol's number when her phone went off.

"Hai Kinomoto desu."

"Hello Sakura-san."

"Eriol-kun, I was just about to call you. Yue-san isn't doing well, he's sick again."

"He is," Eriol said, "How sick is he?"

"He lost consciousness and fell down the stairs due to fever. I don't know what to do Eriol-kun, I need your help."

"Alright," Eriol said, "I'll be there as soon as I can. Try to keep him as cool as possible. Don't worry Yue will be fine, see you soon Sakura-san."

"See you soon Eriol-kun." Sakura said as she hung up the phone.

"Sakura what did he say?" Cerberus asked, "Will Yue be alright?"

"Eriol-kun said that he would be here as soon as he could." Sakura said softly, "He also said Yue-san should be fine."

"I hope so."

"Me too Kero-chan, me too."

"What's wrong, Eriol?" Nakuru asked as Eriol sat in deep thought.

"We're going to Japan," Eriol said softly, "Yue's sick."

"Eh, Yue oniichan is sick?" Nakuru asked, "More importantly, we're going to Japan?"

"Yes," Eriol said, "Will you please go and pack?"

"Yes right away Eriol," Nakuru said, "We're going to Japan!"

"Eriol, Yue is sick?" Spinel asked.

"Yes," Eriol said, "He was also sick the other night. Apparently earlier he became feverish, lost consciousness and fell down the stairs. Both Sakura-san and Cerberus are worried."

"I would bet they are," Spinel said, "Yue was never able to handle the heat well."

"That's why we need to hurry," Eriol said softly, "He may not last much longer."

Sakura was gently dabbing Yue's clammy forehead when he began stirring.

"Yue-san," Sakura said gently, "Can you hear me?"

"Sakura…" Yue muttered, "What happened…"

"Take it easy," Sakura said, "You're very hot."

"I'm sorry…Sakura," Yue muttered, "I…don't feel well…"

"Shhh…don't worry," Sakura said as she gently placed her hand on Yue's forehead, "It's not your fault."

"Oniisan…" Yue muttered incoherently, "Sakura…everything's on fire…please put it out…I'm so warm…"

"Yue-san, don't talk," Sakura said as she dabbed Yue's forehead again in a futile effort to cool him, "You're very sick right now."

"Doshite…" Yue said in a voice that was barely a whisper.

"I don't know why," Sakura said, "But it does you no good to worry about it."

"Sakura…oniisan," Yue muttered, "I don't…feel very well…"

"Yue-san…If you get some rest you'll feel better," Sakura said as she felt the tears pooling at the corners of her eyes. "If you stay awake…you'll only continue to feel sick…please get some rest."

Yue looked up at Sakura and even through his hazy vision he could see the tears running down Sakura's face. He wanted to dry her eyes and tell her that everything was going to be alright, but his arms felt as if the where lead weights and his voice wasn't cooperating with him. He lifted his left arm towards Sakura in an effort to dry her tears, "Don't…cry," He whispered, "Please…Sakura…don't cry," He paused as he felt his consciousness slipping away, "I'll…be…fin-…"

"Yue-san…" Sakura said as Yue's long pale fingers lightly touched Sakura's face then fell back to the bed as he lost consciousness again, "Yue-san." She cried as she buried her face into the bed covers.

"What happened, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked as she brought a tray of food to her best friend.

"It's bad Tomoyo-chan," Sakura cried, "His fever isn't going down at all. He's so hot, he's delirious."

"Hiiragizawa-kun did say he was coming right?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yes," Sakura said, "But he has to all the way from England and I don't how long it will take him to get here. I'm not sure if Yue-san is going to hold on for that long." She paused, "I don't know what to do Tomoyo-chan, he's never gotten sick before."

"Does Kero-chan know what to do?" Tomoyo asked.

"I'm not sure," Sakura answered, "I didn't want to ask him. He seemed very upset with Yue-san's condition, so I told him to go play video games for a while."

"Is Kero-chan older or younger than Yue-san?" Tomoyo asked.

"I'm older by three and a half years," Cerberus said as he entered the room, "but at the rate we matured, it was more like seven years." He looked over at his brother, "He woke up didn't he?"

"Yes he did," Sakura said, "How did you know?"

"I felt his aura," Cerberus said, "It was extremely weak, but it was there." He paused, "I really hope that Hiiragizawa kid gets here soon, I'm not sure how much more Yue can take."

"E-ri-ol," Nakuru whined, "How much longer 'til we get to Japan?"

"Don't worry," Eriol answered, "It's just a few more hours."

"Hours!?" Nakuru cried out, "I can't wait that long!"

"Lower your voice," Eriol commanded, "You will wait that long."

"But will Yue oniichan, be able to wait for a few more hours?" Nakuru asked, "'Cuz if I remember correctly, when Yue oniichan gets sick, he gets really bad."

Flashback Eriol

Clow walked into one of the many stairwells in his mansion and found a seven year old Yue lying face down at the bottom of the stairs.

"Yue!" He called as he rushed to the boy's side to find out what had happened. He gently turned Yue over to find that he was still conscious, "Yue, what happened?"

"Clow-sama," Yue muttered, "I dont' know...It got really hot in here...then i got really tired...and...I fell..."

Clow gently placed his lips to Yue's clammy forehead to get a temperature reading and he frowned, "We need to get you to bed." He said.

"Why...?" The boy replied softly.

Clow sighed as he tried to think of a way to explain to the boy what was wrong with him. "Your body temperature is higher than it should be," Clow said. He had never expected his guardians to get sick, "And It means that you're sick and need to rest." Hoping the the boy would not question the matter further Clow gently picked Yue up and hoped that the fever didn't kill the boy.

Eriol shuddered as that memory threatened to resurface. That was not one of the most pleasant memories that he possessed from Clow's lifetime.

"Earth calling Eriol, are you there?" Nakuru said as Eriol was brought out of his daze. "Hello, anyone home?"

"Nakuru…"Eriol muttered.

"What's wrong, are you not feeling well or something?" She asked, "You spaced out for a while, are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Eriol said, "I…was just remembering something… upsetting."

"You still haven't answered my question," She said, "Is Yue oniichan going to be able to hold on for a while longer?"

"I really hope so," Eriol said, "But it's not Yue I'm most concerned about, it's Cerberus and Sakura-san that I am worried about."

"Sakura you should get to bed," Cerberus said as he watched Sakura put her head down on the bed, "You look tired."

"I'm fine Kero-chan," Sakura said, "and anyway Yue-san needs us. Right now his needs are more important than mine."

"You do know that Yue will get angry if he hears you say that." Cerberus said, "He wouldn't want you stay up all night for his sake."

"He can stay up all night for my sake but I can't stay up all night for his?" Sakura asked, "What kind of logic is that?"

"Yue's logic," Cerberus said, "In his mind his needs mean nothing compared to yours. You're his master now, and he'll do everything in his power to ensure that you don't get into trouble."

"No," Sakura said suddenly, "I refuse to be called his master. I am his friend and if he needs anything I will be sure to get it for him. It's like I told him after the final judgment that, I don't want to be his master, I only want to be his friend."

"Sakura…"

"Yue-san," Sakura said quietly "I'm sorry did I wake you?"

"No…" Yue muttered. Although it took more energy than Yue had to spare to talk, his head hurt too much for him to move it.

"How do you feel?" Cerberus asked softly.

"Oniisan…you still haven't put the fires out…" Yue murmured incoherently "I…don't feel well…"

Cerberus sadly looked at Yue, "We're working on it." He said.

"Hurry…up," Yue muttered, then he looked at Sakura, "Go…to bed…please…go to bed."

"Yue-san," Sakura said, "Right now you need me. I know you disagree with me but your needs outweigh mine right now." She paused and placed her hand on Yue's forehead, "You have a very hot fever right now, and all we ask of you is that you hang on for a while longer, and please get some rest."

Yue looked up at Sakura and saw that she was crying again, "I…thought I told you…not to cry…for me…" he whispered, "I'll be…alright…"

"I…can't help it Yue-san," Sakura cried, "I'm worried about you."

"Don't…worry…" Yue muttered as he slowly lost consciousness again.

As Yue's dull violet-silver eyes slid shut, Sakura cried out and buried her face in the covers again.

"Sakura…" Cerberus said softly, "Yue told you not to cry. Please respect his wishes."

"Hai," Sakura said as she dried her eyes, "Snow-chan, if it's possible can you make it even colder in here?"

"I will try Sakura-sama." Snow said.

"Thank you Snow-chan." Sakura said as she shivered slightly as she felt the temperature of the room drop. She then looked at Yue, "I hope that helps you, Yue-san."

Ooh a cliffy. I should have chapter five up by next weekend. So you'll just have to wait until then to find out what happens. Remember Review if you want more!

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