Konnichiwa minna-san! This chapter is mostly a flashback sequence, which is in italics. The regular font is a conversation going on in another language in this case it's English.

Disclaimer: Kaire-chan is an Original Character, she belongs to me. The rest of the characters belong to CLAMP, they do not belong to me.

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Chapter Seven: New Moon Memories

Sakura was making breakfast when Yue walked into the room, "Good morning Yue-kun," She said softly, "How are you feeling?" When Yue didn't respond Sakura turned around and frowned, "You don't look very well, Yue-kun."

"I'm alright," Yue said as he sat down at the table, "New moon."

"How's your arm?"

"Painful." Yue muttered as he put his head down on the table.

Sakura went back to making breakfast, and every so often she would glance back at Yue.

"Sakura!" Cerberus called as he entered the room. As he saw his brother sitting at the table with his head down he stopped, "Yue!"

"Don't disturb him Kero-chan," Sakura said, "I don't think he's feeling very well and I think he might be asleep."

"We did try to warn him," Cerberus said, "But he just had to be stubborn."

"Don't criticize him Kero-chan," Sakura said, "Just let him sleep."

"I worried about him." Cerberus said, "He pushed himself to the limits of his power last night and every time he pushes himself like that he either passes out or becomes really weak for a day or two. I'm beginning to wonder if he knows the limits of his power."

"He has to know the limits of his power." Sakura said, "What did you come in here for anyway?"

"Supi and I are hungry," Cerberus said, "Is breakfast almost ready?"

"Nakuru-chan and Eriol-kun should be here any minute now," Sakura said, "We'll be able to eat then." Then the doorbell rang and the door opened.

"Tadaima!" Nakuru called as she walked into the house, "Sakura-chan is Yue oniichan awake yet?"

"He did wake up but he's fallen back to sleep at the table," Sakura said, "So please be quiet."

Eriol walked into the kitchen and over to where Yue was sleeping, "He really doesn't look well." He said as he knelt down next to him and noticed the splint. "What happened to his arm?"

"I think he has broken his arm." Sakura said, "Last night he woke up in quite a bit of pain so I did that so he wouldn't be bending it in his sleep. Can you do something about it without waking him?"

"I'll try my best not to wake him," Eriol said, "but he might wake when the bone sets." He then placed his hand on Yue's arm, "I believe it's alright now."

Yue stirred slightly, and opened his eyes, "You…"

"How is your arm?" Eriol asked "Can you move it?"

Yue nodded, moved his arm and put his head back on the table.

"Yue-kun you should get back to bed if you're not feeling well." Sakura said.

"No I'm alright here." Yue muttered.

"You don't look well Yue-kun," Sakura said as she ran her fingers through Yue's silver hair, "It would be more comfortable for you if you rest in your room."

"I'm alright here," Yue said, "Don't worry."

"Did he get any sleep last night Sakura-san?" Eriol asked.

"I had to force him to sleep," Sakura said, "but he pushed himself to the limits of his power trying to fight off my spell."

"Idiot," Eriol muttered, "He knows full well what happens when he pushes himself to the limits of his power when he has full power." He then looked at Yue, "Are you still awake?"

"Nanda…" Yue muttered as he lifted his head from the table.

"You know how you get when you push yourself to the limits of your power so why did you fight Sakura last night?" Eriol asked.

Yue didn't respond, he put his head back on the table and closed his eyes again.

"Yue answer me," Eriol demanded, Yue remained silent, "Yue I demand an answer, Yue!"

"Please Leave him alone Eriol-kun," Sakura said franticly, "Please just let him sleep."

"My apologies Sakura-san," Eriol said, "I wanted to see if he was going to answer me but he didn't. He has a sense of free will now; you must give him a lot of freedom."

"Is that bad?" Sakura asked.

"No," Eriol said, "It's something Clow never gave him much of. Yue doesn't seem to be as up tight as he was."

"No, he's not," Sakura said, "however he still won't tell me when he's not feeling himself. He only told me that he was feeling sick after I discovered that he was feverish."

"Yes Yue has never really been all that good at admitting when he wasn't well." Eriol said, "In fact that annoying little 'habit' of his almost got him killed."

"Really, how so?" Sakura asked

"Let me explain," Eriol said, "Sit down this may take a while."

"Clow-sama otou-san," A seven year old Ruby Moon Complained, "When can we eat I'm starving?"

"We will eat when Yue wakes." Clow said, "For now please be patient."

"Yue oniisan isn't up yet?" Ruby asked, "That's not like him, he's always the first up."

"I am aware of that," Clow said, "Cerberus please, go check on Yue. Make sure he's alright."

"I wanna go too!" Ruby whined.

"I'm not sure that is a good idea Ruby," Cerberus said, "You know what happens when you wake Yue."

"Fine," Ruby yelled as Cerberus left the room, "I won't come! Cerberus oniisan's mean!"

Yue's bedroom was painted a pale blue-silver color. The room was incredibly neat despite being inhabited by a young boy. Yue had the appearance of a nine year old boy with his silver hair falling about eight centimeters past his shoulders. On this particular winter morning his normally pale face was slightly flushed and covered in a thin veil of sweat.

"Yue are you awake?" Cerberus asked as he entered the room. When Yue didn't respond Cerberus walked over to him brother's bed, "Yue wake up it's past time for breakfast and everyone's hungry."

"Go away oniisan," Yue moaned, "I'm still tired."

"You're always tired," Cerberus said as he nudged Yue's arm, "Come on everyone's hungry."

"I'm tired," Yue muttered, "I didn't sleep well last night. Tell Clow-sama to begin breakfast without me."

Cerberus looked at his younger brother and then noticed the slight change in his appearance, "You're all sweaty," He said, "Did you train all night?" He gently nudged Yue's face and frowned, "You're warm, that's not good."

"Why?" Yue asked.

"Well, your skin is supposed to be cool," Cerberus said, "And when it's not cool it means you have a fever." Yue opened his eyes and gave Cerberus a quizzical look, "It's sorta like what happens when you play outside too long in the summer, only a lot worse."

"So in a few hours I'll be feeling better?" Yue asked.

"I'm not sure," Cerberus said, "But we really should tell Clow-sama, he'll know for sure."

"No," Yue said as he sat up suddenly, he then fell back against the pillow, "Don't…tell him…that I have a fever," he muttered, "I'll be fine in a few hours if I rest more. Tell Clow-sama that I didn't sleep well."

Cerberus sighed and then nodded, "Alright I won't tell, but please Yue if you don't feel well later please tell Clow-sama."

"Thank you oniisan…" Yue muttered just before falling asleep again.

"If worst comes to worst Yue," Cerberus muttered as he took one last look at his sleeping brother, "I may not have a choice in the matter. If you are indeed sick I will have to tell."

Clow, Ruby and Spinel waited patiently for Cerberus and Yue, and they were rather surprised when only Cerberus showed up.

"Cerberus oniisan," Ruby said, "Where's Yue oniisan?"

"He's still sleeping," Cerberus said, "He told us to start without him. He said that…he didn't sleep well last night." At the moment he was contemplating weather or not to break his promise and tell Clow that Yue was sick and not just tired.

"Clow-sama otou-san," Ruby yelled, "Can we please eat now!"

"Yes we can eat now." Clow said.

Several hours later Clow entered Yue's room, "Yue are you alright?"

"Clow-sama," Yue muttered as he opened his eyes, "I'm sorry, I didn't sleep very well last night and I didn't mean to sleep in so late."

"It's alright," Clow said, "Everyone sleeps in once in a while, but you have training now. Can you get up?"

Yue nodded, sat up, and once again fell back against the pillows.

"Are you alright?" Clow asked as Yue slowly sat up again, "You don't look well."

"I'm alright Clow-sama," Yue said, "I'm still a little bit tired."

Clow gave Yue a skeptical look that made the young boy cringe, "Alright get dressed then head down stairs." He said as he left the room.

Once the door closed Yue sighed then put his small hands to his aching head and started crying.

Clow shut the door to Yue's bed and sighed. He had a bad feeling that Yue was hiding something from him. He could hear Yue crying and he sighed again hoping that he would find out what was bothering the boy before it was too late.

Ten minutes later Yue slowly walked into the training room. Clow's favorite relative, a teenaged girl by the name of Kaire, was already there. She trained with them almost everyday, in the hope of improving the control on her magic.

"Good Morning Yue-kun." She greeted with a smile.

"Ohayo…" Yue muttered as he leaned against the wall in an effort to keep himself from falling to the floor.

"You look exhausted," Kaire asked, "Are you alright?"

"He's burning up," Cerberus said before Yue could answer, "but he wouldn't listen to me."

"You should be in bed then Yue-kun," Kaire said, "Did you tell Clow-san?"

"He didn't want to." Cerberus answered.

"Oniisan," Yue muttered, "I'm fine."

Kaire walked over to Yue. She was about forty-six centimeters taller than he was. Her blue-green-silver eyes studied Yue's face carefully. She then placed her hand on his forehead, "You should definitely be in bed," She said removing her hand, "You can't train with a fever like that."

"Kaire-chan's right Yue," Cerberus said, "You'll only get sicker."

"Kaire-san, oniisan," Yue muttered, "I'm just really tired."

"Yue-kun you're tired because you're sick." Kaire said. She then turned to Cerberus and began speaking Japanese, 'I don't think he realizes just how sick he is. If worst comes to worst we must tell Clow-san.' She glanced at Yue, 'He does not look well at all.'

'He's weak,' Cerberus said, 'His body does not tolerate the heat well. I don't want to say this but, he won't last long with a fever like that. After two days with a fever he'll lose magic at an alarming rate, and as you know he can't survive without his magic. Then after four days he'll be past the point of no return, and…he'll be gone by the fifth day.'

'Does Yue-kun know this?' Kaire asked.

'No,' Cerberus replied sadly, 'Clow-sama didn't tell him about that. He told me the day after Yue was created but never got around to telling him. This is the first time Yue has ever gotten sick like this.'

At that moment Clow, Ruby and Spinel walked into the room, "Are you ready to begin?" Clow asked. Kaire, Cerberus, Ruby and Spinel took there positions, Yue however remained against the wall. "Yue it's time to begin."

Yue didn't respond again and Clow walked over to the boy.

"He's fallen asleep again." Clow said, "Sometimes I swear he has the worst case of narcolepsy that I have ever seen and as Kaire should know narcolepsy run rampant in the Reed family."

Kaire giggled slightly, "I do know that," She said, "if it's my father you're referring to."

Clow smiled and glanced at Yue again only this time he realized the change in the boy's appearance. He gently placed his hand on the boy's forehead and frowned, "How long has he been feverish?" he asked, "Did either of you know that he had a fever?"

Cerberus sighed and stepped forward, "He asked us not to tell you," he said sadly, "I discovered that he was sick this morning. I'm not sure if I'm right, but I believe he thinks that he's done something bad and you'll be angry with him. Don't tell him that I told you though I want him to trust me."

Clow sighed, "Alright I'll play along," Clow said, "But don't worry I will not allow things to get out of hand. I'll get rid of his fever tonight while he's asleep." He then nudged Yue's shoulder, "Yue, wake up."

Yue stirred slightly then opened his violet-silver eyes, "Clow-sama I'm sorry I didn't mean to fall asleep." He mumbled.

"Yue, I forbid you to train today," Clow said sternly causing Yue to wince at both the tone and volume of Clow's voice, "I want you to sit over there and observe however I also forbid you to sleep."

Yue nodded and then took about three steps before falling forwards.

"Yue!" Clow called as he grabbed the boy before he could collapse fully.

"I'm… a-right," Yue panted, "just…tired…"

"Kaire please bring Yue to his room," Clow said, "He's not well."

"No… Clow-sama," Yue muttered, "I can stay…I'm just a little sleepy."

"Yue, you can barely stand," Clow said gently as he knelt down to Yue's level, "I want you to sleep until you're feeling better." He gently stroked Yue's long silver hair, "I heard you crying this morning, Yue if you're feeling sick, you need to tell me. Now Please go with Kaire-chan."

"Come on Yue-kun." Kaire said.

"I can walk on my own…" Yue muttered as he pulled away form from Clow. He walked halfway to the door before his legs gave out again and he collapsed into Kaire's strong arms.

"I think I would be best if I carried you," Kaire said as Yue allowed himself to be carried, "You need to rest." Kaire then left the room with Yue in her arms.

"Clow-sama otou-san," Ruby said, "What's wrong with Yue oniisan?"

"He's feeling very tired," Clow said to put Yue's condition into terms that the small girl could understand, "Ruby and Spinel, you are dismissed." Ruby and Spinel glanced at each other then ran from the room. "Cerberus you will stay here and when Kaire-chan returns we will discus Yue's condition."

"Kaire-san!" Ruby called as she ran after the teenager, "Wait up!"

"Ruby-chan," Kaire said as Ruby caught up, "Try to be quiet he's only just fallen to sleep."

"Kaire-san is it the new moon?" Ruby asked.

"No it's not," Kaire said, "tonight it's the half moon."

"If it's not the new moon then why is Yue oniisan so tired?" Ruby asked.

"Sometimes you get very tired like this for no reason," Kaire explained, "then in a day or two you feel better."

Yue stirred slightly, moaned, and opened his dull violet-silver eyes, "Imoto-san…"

"Did we wake you?" Kaire asked gently.

"No…" Yue murmured, "Kaire-san…it's so warm…it feels like…I'm on…fire…"

"Yue oniisan you're not on fire." Ruby said looking puzzled, "It's not even that warm in here."

"Ruby-chan," Kaire said as they got to Yue's bedroom, "Will you please open the window?" Kaire then walked over to Yue's unmade bed and gently set him down on it.

"But Kaire-san it's snowing out," Ruby said, "Yue oniisan will catch a cold."

"Yue-kun has a cold," Kaire said, "so he'll be more comfortable if we open a window."

"But don't you get cold when you have a cold?" Ruby asked as confusion was written all over her face.

"Ruby-chan when you get a cold you get a little bit hot." Kaire explained.

"If you get hot when you have a cold then why don't they call it a hot?" Ruby asked, "Some times you grown ups don't make sense."

"Ruby-chan, could you go get a small cloth and some ice water?" Kaire asked smiling at the young girl's logic. Once Ruby left the room she turned her attention to Yue, "Are you uncomfortable in your robes?" Yue didn't answer he just nodded slightly and fumbled with the buttons but he gave up before he had gotten any of them undone. "Here let me help you." She said as she undid the buttons on the heavy overcoat then gently removed it. "Is that any better?"

Yue nodded, "Thank you…" He muttered as Kaire gently pulled the bed covers over him.

"Kaire-san I got the ice and water," Ruby said, "But I don't see how it is going to help him."

Kaire took the bowl of water from Ruby and placed a small cloth into it. "I'm going to put this cloth on his forehead to keep him cool." She said as she rung out the cloth and placed it on Yue's head. "Come on Ruby-chan; let's leave him alone for a while." The two girls left the room one headed back to the training room and the other headed to her own bedroom.

When Kaire got back to the training room Clow and Cerberus were sitting at a small table snaking on cookies and tea.

"Sit down Kaire-chan we need to discus Yue's condition." Clow said.

"He's asleep," Kaire said, "But he's extremely weak, he couldn't even get the buttons on his robes undone."

"Clow-sama," Cerberus said, "He's worse than he should be."

"I agree," Clow said, "I noticed this morning that his power levels were lower than they should have been. Then when he was in here, not even fifteen minutes later, I noticed the amount of magic he had was even lower."

"Clow-sama you need to do something, now!" Cerberus yelled. "I don't want to lose my brother!"

"Yes Cerberus," Clow said, "I will intervene. Yue's condition is worse that we thought. Will you two go and try to wake Yue?"

Cerberus and Kaire nodded then left the room. The two walked in silence both were worried about Yue's condition. Once the two got to Yue's room the boy was sleeping.

"Yue-kun wake up," Kaire said as she gently nudged the boy's shoulders, "Yue-kun."

"Yue, please," Cerberus said, "You have to wake up." Yue stirred but did not wake.

Kaire removed the cloth, placed it in the water then rung it out over Yue's face. Yue moaned slightly then opened his eyes, "I'm sorry I had to do that to you but you need to wake up." She said softly, "We need to talk to you."

"Can it wait," Yue asked, "I'm sleepy…"

"No, Yue, this cannot wait," Cerberus said, "Clow-sama, Kaire-chan and I believe that your condition has gotten out of hand."

Yue's dull eyes widened, "You told him!?" He yelled as he sat up suddenly, "I told you two not to tell! I trusted you two not to…" Yue's dull violet-silver eyes slid shut and he fell back against the pillows, "…tell…"

"Yue-kun," Kaire said as she gently stroked Yue's sweat matted hair, "We didn't tell Clow-san, he found out on his own." Kaire paused as she replaced the cool cloth, "It's very hard to hide a fever like that. I promise you Cerberus and I didn't tell Clow-san." Kaire frowned in just the few minutes they had been talking Yue's condition had worsened.

"You…mean…you …didn't…tell?" Yue panted. He was finding it difficult to breathe and keep his eyes open.

"We promise." Cerberus said, "Yue I have a question, how long have you been feeling sick?"

Before Yue could answer there was a knock at the door and Clow opened the door, "Good you're awake," He said as he walked over to Yue's bed and placed his hand on the boy's forehead and frowned, "It's gotten worse. Yue is this the first day that you have felt sick?" Yue shook his head then moaned and closed his eyes. "Yue why did you not tell me I could have helped you." Yue didn't respond and his breathing worsened. "Yue?" Clow asked as he began fearing the worst, "Yue please answer me…Yue!" he then turned to Kaire, "Kaire-chan I'm going to ask you to take Cerberus out of the room."

"Clow-sama, what's happening to my little brother?" Cerberus asked, "I'm going to stay right here until you tell me what's wrong with Yue!"

"Come on Cerberus," Kaire said, "I'll make some pudding."

"No," Cerberus said defiantly, "I am going to stay here until I find out what's wrong with my little brother!"

"Cerberus, Please," Clow said, "You're not helping the matter."

"Clow-sama is my brother going to die?" Cerberus yelled.

"Not if I can help it," Clow said, "Now will you please leave!"

"Yue woke up two days after Clow lowered his temperature," Eriol said, "Cerberus was a nervous wreck the entire time and he refused to leave Yue's side until he woke up."

"How long had Yue been sick for before Clow-san found out?" Sakura asked.

"Two days," Eriol said, "He's lucky the fever didn't kill him." There was a loud crash from some where in the house, "I think I'll go make sure the other guardians aren't destroying things." He walked out of the kitchen leaving Sakura and Yue at the table.

That was quite the chapter to write. I'll have the next Chapter up in about a week or so. Please review.

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