Konnichiwa minna-san! I managed to update faster this time! Alright, this chapter is slightly Sakura x Syaoran but I promise it won't last long. That's all I have to say for this chapter, I'll let you read now.

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Chapter Fourteen: Tomoyo's Advice

Yue woke a few hours after he had fallen into the memory. He could feel the trace of the Return card's magic, and he made a mental note to have a good long talk with her when he got the chance. He slowly sat up and came to the conclusion that he was on the floor in Sakura's bedroom. He then stood up and left the room.

As he walked down the stairs he could hear his brother and Sakura laughing and third voice that he had not heard in quite sometime. He entered the living room to find Sakura and Syaoran kissing on the couch.

Sakura saw Yue and immediately broke away from Syaoran, "Yue-kun…"

"Sakura-chan," Yue said in utter disbelief, "Why…? I thought…you…"

"Yue-kun matte!" Sakura called as Yue ran from the room, "Yue-kun…please."

"Leave him Sakura-chan," Syaoran said as the front door slammed, "he'll be fine."

"But it's pouring outside," Sakura said, "I have to go after him."

"He'll be fine," Syaoran said, "Don't worry about him. Yue's a big boy he can take care of himself."

"You're right…" Sakura said, "Do you want some cake Kero-chan?"

Cerberus didn't answer he was too preoccupied by the sight of his younger brother running in the pouring rain, 'Please Yue, don't do anything stupid.' He thought. 'Please go somewhere safe; don't stay out in the rain too long.'

Yue ran as the rain beat heavily on his back, he had to admit that it was cold even thought it was still mid august. However he didn't care about the rain or cold, all he cared about was the sight of Sakura kissing Syaoran. Just the thought of him with Sakura made his stomach turn. Why was he here? What did he want with Sakura? Why was she so happy after what he did to her? Yue was much too busy thinking to see the uneven pavement in front of him. His foot connected with a rock and he fell heavily to the ground.

The length of time he spent lying on the ground was something Yue would never know, he was too caught up with the thought of that person kissing his Sakura. He then slowly stood up after what seemed like years, mud and water covering the outfit Tomoyo had made for him. Then it hit him, he could go to Tomoyo's she wouldn't mind and he knew that she would understand.

Tomoyo was working on a new outfit for Sakura when he heard the doorbell ring. She answered the door and found Yue, soaking wet, covered in mud, and panting heavily.

"Yue-san!" Tomoyo exclaimed as Yue sank to his knees, "Hold on a second." She ran off to the bathroom to get several towels. She went back to the door and placed one of the towels around Yue's shoulders, "Come on Yue-san," She said as she helped the exhausted Yue to his feet, "You'll catch cold if you don't dry off." She led Yue out of the doorway and to the foyer. "What happened Yue-san you're a mess?"

"I'm sorry," Yue muttered as he removed his sodden shoes, "I don't know what to do…He's back…"

"Who's back?" Tomoyo asked as she led him into the living room.

"The Li," Yue muttered, "He's back…"

"Sit down Yue-san," Tomoyo said, "Li-kun's back? Why is he back?" Tomoyo asked.

"I don't know," Yue muttered, "But he's back." Yue shivered and Tomoyo took notice.

"You need to change out of those clothes," Tomoyo said, "Hold on I've got an outfit for you upstairs." Tomoyo ran upstairs and grabbed the outfit she had finished for him. It looked similar to his robes but they were black instead of white and the light purple trim was a tad bit darker than the trim on his regular robes. She ran back down stairs and handed them to Yue, "You're lucky I just finished these," She said, "Sakura-chan liked the way you looked in black and I took that into consideration. The bathroom is the first door down that hallway, you can change in there then we'll see what we can do about your hair."

After a few minutes Yue walked into the room wearing the black robes. "Thank you Tomoyo-chan," Yue muttered, "I'm sorry to barge in on you but I couldn't think of anywhere else to go."

"It's alright," Tomoyo said, "Now sit down so I can fix your hair while we talk. Do you want some warm tea to drink?"

Yue nodded, "Black and decaffeinated if possible," He muttered as he sat down of the couch again.

Tomoyo began to get the tea ready when her cell phone went off, "Moshi moshi…ah Kero-chan…Yes don't worry he's here…would you like to speak with him? Oh alright I'll tell him that…I'll talk to you later Kero-chan…bye." She hung up the phone and turned to Yue, "He's worried about you," Tomoyo said, "He's a very kind brother. He doesn't want you to get hurt or sick." She then put the tea on a tray and walked over to Yue, "You're being very quiet, do you feel alright?"

"I'm tired…" Yue muttered as he took the tea cup from Tomoyo.

"I'll let you rest after we dry your hair," Tomoyo said, "We don't want you to get sick again." Tomoyo carefully took the ribbons out of Yue's hair, "You have such nice hair Yue-san. Now tell me what happened."

Yue told Tomoyo of everything that had happened that day, as Tomoyo dried and combed his hair. As he got to the end of his story he was beginning to get much too tired to think straight.

"I really don't think you need to worry about Li-kun," Tomoyo said, "I think he's just visiting Sakura-chan."

"Tomoyo," Yue muttered, "They were kissing. You said yourself that kissing is a sign of something more than just friendship." Yue paused and put his hands to his forehead, "It makes me sick to my stomach to see her with him."

Tomoyo tied the ribbons back in Yue's hair and knelt in front of Yue, "I don't think you have anything to worry about, Yue-san," She said, "I don't think Li-kun is interested in Sakura-chan anymore."

"But they were kissing Tomoyo!" Yue cried, "It wasn't just a friendly kiss, Tomoyo! They were kissing!" He sighed and turned away feeling the burning sensation of tears at the corners of his eyes. "…They were kissing…"

Tomoyo got closer to Yue; she could see the pain written of his face as the tears ran down his pale cheeks. "You're exhausted aren't you, Yue-san?" Tomoyo asked. Yue nodded then leaned his head on Tomoyo's shoulder and cried silently. Tomoyo sighed inwardly and put a hand on Yue's back to try and soothe him. "It will be alright Yue-san. How about you try to get some sleep?"

Yue lifted his head and nodded, "I'm sorry," He whispered, "I'm sorry for crying like that."

"Crying is not something you should apologize for, Yue-san," Tomoyo said as Yue lay down on the couch, "Crying is something we do to make ourselves feel better. Try to forget about it and get some sleep, okay?"

Yue nodded and closed his eyes.

Yue awoke to a knock at the door, he slowly stood up and answered it.

"What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked, "You aren't needed anymore."

Stunned, Yue looked at Sakura, "I'm sorry but it's true Yue-san," She said, "I don't need you anymore now that I have Syaoran-kun. He so much stronger, you can't even fight off a cold and you think that you can fight off other magicians? I have no need for such a weak protector, you are dismissed."

"Sakura-chan…," Yue gasped completely shocked about what he had just heard.

"You no longer have the right to call her Sakura-chan," Syaoran said, "You will call her Kinomoto-san or Kinomoto-sama only."

Yue looked at Sakura, "What did he do to you?"

"Nothing Yue-san," Sakura said, "I did this. You're just too weak; I don't feel safe with you."

"Sakura-chan…"

Then out of nowhere Syaoran kicked Yue hard in the chest and he felt one of his ribs break, "I told you, you are not to call her Sakura-chan," He said as Yue slumped to the floor due to the pain in his side, "You will call her Kinomoto-sama."

"No…please…don't do this," Yue moaned as he put his hand to his injured side, "Don't go with him…"

"Shut up," Syaoran said as he nudged Yue's injured side with his foot. Yue cried out in pain and tears ran down his wan face, "Aww did I hurt you…? Good you deserve it."

Yue watched from hazy vision as Sakura and Syaoran walked off together, "Please…don't go…Kino…Kinomoto…sama…stay…"

"Yue-san…Yue-san! Yue-san please wake up!"

Tomoyo knelt besides Yue trying to wake him. She felt rather helpless, Yue had been thrashing about in his sleep for several minutes now and she couldn't seem to wake him.

"Yue-san," She said quietly as she gently dabbed Yue's forehead with a damp cloth, "Yue-san wake up." She swiftly pulled her hand away as Yue violently jerked his head. "Yue-san wake up!" She called louder as she dabbed Yue's forehead again and finally Yue's eyes opened, "Are you alright?"

"Please…tell me she still…needs me…" Yue whispered, "Please, Tomoyo, tell me she still needs me."

"Who Yue-san," Tomoyo asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"Sakura-chan…"Yue whispered, "She told…me that I was too weak…" Yue paused and tears ran down his pale face, "Please tell me it's all just a…lie."

Tomoyo gently stroked Yue's face, "She called while you were asleep," Tomoyo said, "She's worried about you."

"Is he still there?" Yue asked.

"Yes he's still there." Tomoyo said, "Can you tell me why you don't like Li-kun?"

"I just don't like him," Yue said, "I can't exactly say why, I just don't like him." Yue went to sit up and was met by an intense pain in his side.

"Yue-san what's wrong?" Tomoyo asked.

"I was kicked in the side in my dream," Yue said as he put his hand to his side and winced, "and the injury transferred."

"What do you mean by the injury was transferred?" Tomoyo said.

"Li broke one of my ribs in my dream and it's still broken," Yue said, "I bet this is that woman's doing."

"What woman Yue-san?" Tomoyo asked.

"A woman who visited me in a dream," Yue said, "I have to do something about this." He held his hand over his side and began a healing spell that he had been taught when he was younger. However, the injury proved to be a difficult one to heal and he was quickly growing weaker with each second. Then Tomoyo placed her hand on Yue's and he felt his bones set and his weakness vanish. "What…happened?"

"You were about to kill yourself, Yue-san," Tomoyo said, "Injuries like that cannot be healed by the person with the injury, regardless of magical ability."

"Then…how…?" Yue asked still rather confused with the events that had just occurred.

"My father has magic," Tomoyo said, "And a bit of it transferred to me. However when we found out I was sworn to only use magic in emergencies. I'm not allowed to tell anyone, that's why you're now one of the three people who know."

"You don't have an aura," Yue said, "I haven't been able to feel any kind of power from you at all."

"I've had to hide it," Tomoyo said, "Please don't tell anyone about this."

"I'm trusting you with a secret as well," Yue said as he sat up, "You can trust me."

"Thank you Yue-san," Tomoyo said, "Are you hungry at all? I made some soup while you were sleeping, would you like some?"

"Yeah I guess," Yue said.

Tomoyo smiled, "After we eat I would like you to help me with something." Tomoyo said. Yue nodded then obediently followed Tomoyo into the dinning room.

Half way through dinner Sonomi walked into the kitchen, "Tomoyo I know I said that I wouldn't be home until later but I was able to get out early tonight." She said, "Oh Yue-kun, what a surprise. Is Sakura-chan here?"

"No mom," Tomoyo said, "It's just Yue-san. Something was bothering him and he came to me for advice."

"That's nice," Sonomi said, "How are you doing Yue-kun?"

"I'm doing alright," Yue said, "thank you. Tomoyo may I be excused?"

"Yes," Tomoyo said, "You can wait in my room; I'll be there in a minute."

"Tomoyo is Yue-kun upset about something?" Sonomi asked.

"Yeah," Tomoyo said, "He found Sakura-chan kissing Li-kun earlier and now he's rather shaken about the whole ordeal."

"He really cares for Sakura-chan doesn't he?" Sonomi asked as she served herself.

"Yeah he does," Tomoyo said as she put her plate in the sink, "Li-kun hurt Sakura-chan when he left so suddenly and now Yue-san doesn't want her to get hurt again. I only hope that Sakura-chan is able to see through Li-san's lies." Tomoyo paused "I'll be upstairs."

Sonomi sat at the table in shock; she had never heard Tomoyo express her dislike for someone before.

Yue was sitting on one of the chairs when Tomoyo entered her room.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," She said.

"It's alright," Yue answered.

"Sakura-chan told me that you are quite the musician," Tomoyo said as she took out her clarinet, "Would you mind helping me out a bit?"

"I guess," Yue said, "But I'm not that good."

"Sakura-chan told me you played that difficult flute solo perfectly," Tomoyo said.

"I knew the piece from when I was a boy," Yue said, "I wasn't really sight reading."

"But still Yue-san," Tomoyo said, "to be able to pick up and instrument that you had never played before then play a difficult piece perfectly, it's incredible."

Yue looked away and blushed slightly, "Thank you." He said quietly.

Tomoyo smiled, "You're so modest Yue-san," she said, "but will you help me out a bit?"

Yue nodded, "What are you having the most trouble with?"

"Joy of Man's Desiring," Tomoyo said, "There's a harmonic shift that I have trouble with." Tomoyo handed the sheet music to Yue and pointed to the problem "Right there."

Yue took the piece and gazed at it for a minute, "Can you play it for me?" he asked.

Tomoyo took the piece of music back and began playing the piece while Yue listened. When she got to the part she had difficulties with she struggled to play the correct notes and put her clarinet down.

"I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Sakura-chan," Yue said, "Don't put the instrument down if you make mistakes. Play through them and then fix them later."

"What do you think Yue-san?" Tomoyo asked.

"You are having problems with the accidentals," Yue said, "when an accidental is introduced in a measure it stays until the next measure."

"Can you demonstrate?" Tomoyo asked. "Do you mind?"

Yue nodded, "I'll try," He said as Tomoyo handed him the clarinet. He took the instrument and began playing it.

Tomoyo was in awe, Sakura wasn't kidding, Yue was good. He was playing the piece with grace she had only heard in professional recordings. When Yue finished Tomoyo couldn't help but applaud. "That was wonderful Yue-san!" Tomoyo said, "Have you ever played clarinet before?"

"No," Yue answered, "I did play the piano when I was younger." He handed the instrument back to Tomoyo, "Now I want you to try it. Play the part you have trouble with slowly and if you have to write in a little reminder with the accidentals."

Tomoyo took the instrument and played the part slowly like Yue had advised. She played the piece with the most success that she had ever had. "I did it," Tomoyo said, "your advice worked."

"Practice that part exactly how you just played it and you will get it in a few days." Yue said.

"Thank you Yue-san," Tomoyo said as she began putting her instrument away, "You really helped me."

"It was nothing," Yue said.

"You've changed so much Yue-san," Tomoyo said, "You're not as up-tight as you were when we first met you. You've always cared for Sakura-chan, but now it's something more. I hope some day you're able to confess you're feelings for her."

"I can't do that," Yue said gravely, "Sakura-chan no matter how much she wants me to be her friend, she's still my master. It isn't right for me to love her."

"Yue-san, I'm not going to tell you what you should or should not do, but I will tell you that you need to do what you think is right." Tomoyo said. Before she or Yue could say anything else the phone rang and Tomoyo went to answered it, leaving Yue lost in thought. "Yue-san, Sakura-chan wants to know how you're doing," Tomoyo said.

"I'm fine," Yue said.

"Okay," Tomoyo said, "He says he's fine…Alright…see you tomorrow Sakura-chan…good night."

"She's worried about you," Tomoyo said, "Kero-chan is too. They really do care for you, Yue-san." She paused, "Do you feel alright? You look pale."

"I'm alright," Yue said, "I'm just tired. I went through quite an ordeal today."

"Are you sure?" Tomoyo asked as she put her hand to his forehead.

"Yeah," Yue said, "Visions drain quite a bit of my energy." He looked at Tomoyo, "I really am alright Tomoyo."

Tomoyo moved her hand and nodded, "Alright, but please if you start to feel sick, please tell me." She said, "Do you want me to show you to the guess room?"

"I'm fine here," Yue said.

"Are you sure?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yeah," Yue said, "I'll be alright."

"Good night Yue-san," Tomoyo said as she turned out the light.

"Good night," Yue said as he rested his head on the arm rest of the couch, "Thank you Tomoyo."

"You're welcome Yue-san." Tomoyo said.

Yue then shut his eyes and slipped into a very uneasy sleep.

I left it at a bit of a cliffy, huh? Oh well, a little suspense never killed anyone. I'll try to get the next chapter up before the end of February. Keep me writing be reviewing!

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