Konnichiwa minna-san! I'm so sorry for the delay of this chapter, but between the start of school, afternoon soccer practice, and work, I've had no time for myself. All right on to chapter eleven!

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Chapter Eleven: Another Nightmare, More Warnings and a Plot

Sakura, Nakuru, and Tomoyo were kneeling in front of Yue, trying desperately to wake him up. A few minutes earlier Tomoyo had gone to get a drink and she noticed that Yue appeared to be having a nightmare. Cerberus then floated up to the group with a cup of water.

"Here," Cerberus said as he handed Sakura the cup, "Don't use all of it, he may need something to drink."

Sakura nodded then carefully slashed some of the water on Yue's sweaty face. Yue stirred and moaned, "Yue-kun, are you alright?" Sakura asked.

"Sakura-chan…" Yue muttered. The heat had already taken its toll on his body; his temperature was now above normal. "The heat…"

Sakura placed her hand on Yue's forehead, "Yeah, you're warm," She said, "Here you should drink something." She handed Yue the cup.

"Thank you…" He muttered as he took the cup and finished the contents, "I want to speak with Tomoyo-chan…alone…" Yue attempted to stand on his own and only ended up falling heavily on Tomoyo.

"Okay," Tomoyo said as she gently supported Yue and helped him walk into the house. "What did you wan to talk to me about?"

"I figured it out…" Yue muttered, "Sakura-chan…I like her…"

"Good for you Yue-san!" Tomoyo said as she led him into a spare bedroom, "I'm glad that you finally figured it out. Yue-san, please lie down."

Yue took the advice and decided to lie down. He put his arm across his forehead and moaned. He wished that the heat didn't take such a toll on his body. He could remember how he hated being indoors when his siblings were out to play. He would always beg Clow to let him go too, however Clow would always tell him: 'I'm sorry Yue; I only want what's best for you.' He felt slightly angry as those memories came up and for the first time he directed his anger at Clow. He had missed out on a lot of opportunities to 'bond' with his family. He sighed and closed his eyes.

Tomoyo quietly entered the bedroom and gently placed a cool cloth on Yue's forehead.

"Thank you…" Yue muttered.

"Do you need anything else?" Tomoyo asked.

"No." Yue answered.

"Sakura-chan is outside the door," Tomoyo said, "Can I let her in?"

"Let her in," Yue muttered.

Tomoyo opened the door and Sakura rushed inside the room, "Yue-kun, are you going to be alright?" She asked.

"I'll be alright Sakura-chan," Yue said quietly, "The fever should break in a few hours if I sleep for a while."

"That's good," Sakura said as she placed her hand on Yue's warm cheek, "Do you want me to use Snow-chan?"

"If you don't mind," Yue answered his voice laced with fatigue, "But only if she want to. If she doesn't then don't make her."

"What do you mean Yue-kun?" Sakura asked.

"I have needed her quite a bit lately," Yue said, "She gets irritated if I require her assistance too much." Sakura pulled out her key and The Snow card. "You don't need to release the staff. You can use the cards without it now."

"Really?" Sakura asked. Yue nodded and she decided to try it, "Yue-kun needs you to help lower his temperature, Snow!" The card materialized in front of the three, "Hey wow I did it! Snow-chan do you mind helping Yue-kun."

"No, I do not Sakura-sama," Snow said, "Go and have fun with your friends."

"Try to rest Yue-kun." Sakura said as she left the room, "Are you coming Tomoyo-chan?"

"Hold on outside for a minute Sakura-chan." Tomoyo called. She then turned to Yue, "Keep an eye on Sakura-chan tomorrow."

"Why?" Yue asked.

"Tomorrow will be twelve year anniversary of her mother's death," Tomoyo said, "You've dealt with death before Yue-san, so just be there for her."

Yue nodded and Tomoyo smiled and walked out of the room, "Sleep well."

After the door shut Snow turned to Yue, "For someone who has always claimed that he could not get sick," Snow said, "You have been doing a fine job of it as of late."

"It really has not been my fault, now has it?" Yue answered back. He didn't feel like arguing with one of the most stubborn cards under his sign, he just wanted to sleep.

"The past two times no," Snow said, "This time however; it was indeed your own fault. You did not have to stay out in the sun for so long Yue-sama."

"Snow, I fell asleep," Yue said, "If I had stayed awake I would have come in much earlier."

"That is your excuse for everything," Snow said, "and it is getting old. You always seem to fall asleep at the most convenient yet inconvenient times. She walked over to Yue and placed her hand on his cheek, "You should not have let yourself get this warm. What would you do without me Yue-sama?"

"Snow, I am really not in the mood to argue with you." Yue said bitterly, "I'm tired, I'm not feeling well, and I only want to sleep right now."

"Fine," Snow said, "However Yue-sama, we will continue this conversation when you are well again."

Although Yue closed his eyes he did not fall asleep the events that took place in the dream were still fresh in his mind. 'Who was that woman?' Yue thought, 'What does she want with me and why does she want me dead?' A sharp pain shot across his forehead, 'I can't think about this now. I'll talk to oniisan and Sakura-chan later.'

As Sakura and Tomoyo walked outside Eriol was waiting for them. "Sakura-san I need to discuss something with you." He said. "It's about Yue."

"Do you mind Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura asked.

"No, not at all," Tomoyo said with a smile, "I have to tell the maids to start supper. Do you think that Yue-san will want to eat anything?"

"He'll probably just want some plain with rice," Sakura said, "He hasn't really been eating very much."

Tomoyo ran off and Eriol looked at Sakura, "Sakura-san, earlier, after Yue awoke from the vision the first time he said something that I did not expect." Eriol said, "He told me that he liked living with his siblings and that he liked living in the same house. Has he said anything to you about that?"

"No he really hasn't, However," Sakura said, "He has been calling Kero-chan oniisan, and Nakuru-chan imotosan a few times."

"Another matter," Eriol said, "Keep an eye on Yue. Nightmares have a way of severely affecting him. If the nightmares occur regularly he will stop sleeping. If he stops sleeping his body will not be able hold magic for very long. He will have to draw more magic from you and he does not want to do that. Eventually he will stop drawing power from you and you know what the out come of that will be."

"How do I keep him from having nightmares?" Sakura asked.

"The Dream Card," Eriol said, "Yue was one of the reasons why Clow created the Dream card." He paused, "Yue snapped once because of nightmares."

"What happened?" Sakura asked.

"He stopped eating and sleeping." Eriol said, "He spent most of his time lying in bed, too weak to move. Then one day Ruby walked into Yue's room to find him fading." He paced a bit, "Any much longer and the Yue we know would have been lost forever. Clow would have created an almost identical replacement, however; he would not have been able to recreate Yue's…unique personality. Personality is one of the few things one cannot create for another; each person creates their own individual personality." He looked at Sakura again, "Keep Yue from succumbing to his dreams, keep him…happy, so to speak."

"I will," Sakura said, "I don't want to lose him."

Tomoyo was on her way to the kitchen when she spotted Nakuru watching Yue sleep. Tomoyo smiled and walked behind the older girl.

"You're worried about him, aren't you?" She asked causing Nakuru to jump slightly.

"Oh Tomoyo-chan," She said, "You startled me. I am worried about him. He's been having nightmares a lot lately and he almost died once because of it."

"He almost died from having nightmares?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yes," Nakuru said, "It happened when I was about seven so he must have been at least eleven. About two to three times a night he would wake from horrific nightmares. It got to the point where he stopped eating because he was almost always sick to his stomach. Then soon after he stopped eating, he stopped sleeping out of fear of these dreams. It got to the point where he no longer had the energy to get out of bed and was too weak to even sit up. Finally, I walked into his room one morning to check on him and I could see the bed sheets under his shoulders." Nakuru paused tears were welling up in the corners of her eyes. "Tomoyo-chan…I have almost lost my older brother three different times. The first time I almost lost him to a fever when I was five and he was nine. The second time when he stopped eating and sleeping. The third time was almost entirely my fault; I prevented Touya-kun from speaking with Tsukishiro-kun about the amount of magic Yue had left." She paused again, "I don't want to see oniichan get to that point again!"

"It's alright Nakuru-chan," Tomoyo said as Nakuru cried, "Yue will not get to that point again, not if Sakura-chan can help it." She looked in the room and ended up getting a dirty look from Snow, "Come on let's get away from the door so we don't wake Yue-san."

Nakuru nodded, "The other day, Sakura-chan told me that she loved Yue." She said.

"Just earlier Yue-san told me that he loved Sakura-chan." Tomoyo said.

"Tomoyo-chan, we need to get them together," Nakuru said with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "We need to set them up, we just have to."

"Agreed!"

A few hours later at supper Sakura was beginning to get worried, Yue still hadn't woken up yet.

"Kero-chan, I'm worried about Yue-kun," Sakura said, "He hasn't woken up yet."

"Don't worry about it," Cerberus said, "He should wake up within the next hour. When Yue was younger he would always go with Clow on his daily walks. It wasn't a problem when the weather was colder but when it was warmer, Yue couldn't tolerate the heat and despite Clow's warnings he would always tag along. About two hours later Clow would walk in and Yue was either semi-conscious and being supported or completely unconscious and being carried." Cerberus paused to shovel some food into his mouth, "Clow would put him in his bed and after a few hours Yue would walk into the room. He always looked as if he could barely hold himself upright, and would be extremely pale, but he would no longer be feverish."

Then as if on a cue, a very pallid, weak-looking Yue appeared in the doorway holding on to it for support. "Yue-kun," Sakura said as she rushed over to aid Yue, "Are you alright?"

"I'm still feeling a bit weak," he muttered as he allowed Sakura to help him, "But my temperature is down."

Sakura placed her hand on Yue's forehead, "That's good, do you want anything to eat."

Yue shook his head, "I wouldn't be able to hold anything down," Yue said, "The heat also makes me sick to my stomach. I just want some water."

Sakura nodded, "Tomoyo-chan, I think I'm going to leave now." Sakura said as she led Yue over to the table.

"Sakura-chan," Yue said, "Please don't leave just because I'm not feeling well. I'll go lie down again, don't leave for my sake."

"Yue-kun you look terrible," Sakura said, "I think it would be best to get you home."

"Sakura-chan's right," Tomoyo said as she handed Yue a cup of water, "You shouldn't overexert when it's warm out Yue-san." She turned back to Sakura, "I'll see if my mother can give you a ride."

Sakura nodded then turned her attention to Yue who now had his head resting on the table. "Did you have the same dream you've been having?" She asked.

"No," Yue answered, "There was a woman in this dream who said that she would cause my death. At first she looked like you but once I found out she showed me her true form." He paused, "She said 'I will not harm you now, but Yue I will cause your death.' Meaning that she has the ability to cause injury through dreams." Yue grimaced, put his head in his hands and moaned, "I can't think about this now, I'm too weak…"

"Yue-kun, this is why I think it would be best to get you home," Sakura said, "You've just admitted to feeling a bit under the weather."

"Sakura-chan, it's a shame you have to leave earlier than planned," Sonomi said.

"Yeah Yue-kun's not feeling his best," Sakura said, "And I believe that it would be best to get him home."

"That's fine," Sonomi said, "I hope that you will be able to come over again, Yue-kun, and I hope that you feel better."

"Thank You," Yue said as he stood up, "for inviting me."

"Eriol-kun, Nakuru-chan, Kero-chan, Spinel-san, we're leaving!" Sakura called.

"What already?" Eriol said, "I don't wanna go, I'm not getting out of this pool, you can't make me."

"Get Eriol-kun out of the pool and prevent him from escaping, Wood!" Sakura yelled.

"Crap," Eriol said as the Wood Card held him tight, "I forgot about those."

"Come on Eriol-kun," Sakura said, "I want to get Yue-kun home. He's still not feeling very well."

"Fine," Eriol pouted as he got into the car, "But I'll be back tomorrow."

"You can come back anytime." Tomoyo said.

"Even the middle of the night?" Eriol asked his eyes sparkling.

"Any reasonable time of day, Hiiragizawa-kun." Tomoyo said as she shut the doors to the car, "See you tomorrow!"

After a short drive they were back at the Kinomoto house, "Thanks again!" Sakura called.

"Anytime Sakura-chan!" Sonomi called back as the car sped off.

"Sakura-chan," Yue mumbled. The car ride had made his nausea worse and he really wanted to sleep, "I'm going to bed."

"That's fine Yue-kun," Sakura said, "Sleep well."

That chapter was difficult for me to write. Alright, first off in my weird little mind Yue's temperature raises in the heat, it won't be a serious illness. Second of all I don't know when I'll get the next chapter up, I've got the beginnings of writer's block. Tell me what you think by reviewing.

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