Konnichiwa Minna-san
Konnichiwa Minna-san! It took me two weeks this time. Chapter nineteen, wow I wasn't expecting it to be this long! Alright just one little thing for this chapter, italics are used for phone conversations and in dream sequences in this chapter. I'll let you start reading, but I have no idea when chapter twenty will be up so please bear with me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura or the characters, but the plot is all mine!
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Chapter Nineteen: Just Let Me Sleep!
Sakura woke up early the morning of September first. She felt slightly groggy and almost like she was coming down with a cold. She got out of bed and changed into her school uniform. She walked out of her room and into to Yue's room, he was still rather pale but unlike the night before he was sleeping soundly.
"Kero-chan," She said quietly trying not to disturb Yue, "How did he sleep?"
"Not well at all," Cerberus said, "He tossed and turned all night then around two he finally calmed down."
Sakura placed her hand on his still clammy but cold forehead, "Sakura-chan…"
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you," She said, "How are you feeling?"
"Tired," Yue muttered, "Sakura-chan I'm cold."
Sakura smiled lightly, "I want you to stay in bed today," Sakura said, "Just take it easy today. Do you want anything?"
"Just some tea," Yue said, "Your mother visited me last night, she broke the spells I was under."
"She'll visit you again today," Sakura said as she stood up, "Just to make sure you're alright. I'll be right back with your tea."
Sakura walked out of the room and down to the kitchen, "Ohayo Otousan," She greeted cheerfully,
"Ohayo gozimasu Sakura-san," Fugitaka said,
"Otousan do you know how Yue-kun likes his tea?"
"Weak," Fugitaka said, "No milk or sugar, with just a hint of honey. Is Yue-kun awake?"
"Yeah," Sakura said as she prepared the tea, "But he's not feeling very well, I don't think he'll be awake much longer." She picked up the steaming mug of tea and left the room. "Yue-kun…" Sakura called as she entered his room again.
"He's asleep again," Cerberus said, "He told me he just couldn't stay awake."
"I'll just leave this here," She said as she used her magic to keep the liquid from growing cold. "I'll see you later Yue-kun." She whispered before leaving the room.
A few hours later Yue woke to a warm hand on his forehead.
"I'm sorry," Fugitaka said, "Did I wake you?"
"No," Yue muttered.
"How are you feeling?"
"Tired," Yue said,
"Sakura-san brought this up for you before she left," Fugitaka said as he held the mug up, "Do you want it now?"
Yue nodded and sat up shivering slightly as he left the comfort of the semi-warm blankets, "How is Sakura-chan?" He asked
"She's coming down with a bit of a cold," Fugitaka said as he handed the warm mug to Yue, "But she'll be alright."
Yue sighed and took a sip of the tea, "I tried to save her," Yue muttered, "I managed but I needed rescuing in the end."
"My son told me everything," Fugitaka said as he put his hand on Yue's shoulder, "You were powerless against the spells you were under. One of them lowered your body temperature, another one made your body heavier so you would stay under the water and a third paralyzed you. You would not have been able to get to the surface. You're lucky my son got there when he did, your defensive magic was just about to give out."
Yue sighed and handed the mug back to Fugitaka, "I'm going back to sleep," He said, "I don't feel well."
Fugitaka placed his hand on Yue's forehead, "You're still hypothermic," He said, "But your temperature is coming up. Try to rest a bit."
Yue nodded then shut his eyes and fell back to sleep.
"Reed-kun…iie Yue-kun…"
Yue found himself in another dark, cold room and he groaned, not another dream.
"I won't stay long."
"Sakura-chan no okaasan," Yue said as he opened his eyes
Nadeshiko smiled, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm still very tired and rather cold." Yue said
"Just take it easy for a day or two," Nadeshiko said, "You'll feel better."
"Thank you for helping me," Yue said, "Both in the lake and last night."
Nadeshiko smiled, "You're welcome," she said, "Just keep helping my little Sakura-chan. Sleep well Yue-kun."
Yue nodded then his dream went black.
"Hold on brat," Cerberus said, "before we start a new game I want to check on Yue."
"He's fine Cerberus," Fugitaka said, "Just let him sleep."
"All Yue ever does is sleep," Meiling said,
"He doesn't have much of a choice right now," Fugitaka said, "His body was weakened yesterday and needs to recover his strength."
"But even when he hasn't been weakened," Meiling said, "He still sleeps a lot."
"He hasn't been at full strength in a while," Cerberus said, "Plus the sun takes away a bit of his power."
"So he's always having a hard time?" Meiling asked.
"Yeah," Cerberus said,
Before Meiling could say anything else her cell phone went off, "Moshi Moshi?"
"Meiling where are you?"
"Syaoran!" Meiling exclaimed, "I wanted to visit Sakura-san."
"You're in Japan?"
"Yes," Meiling said as tears welled up in her eyes, "You said some things that really worried me. You called me the other day saying that you failed to defeat Sakura-san and that you were unable to kill the judge. I caught the next flight I could to Tokyo and I'm staying with Sakura-san."
"I attacked Sakura-chan and tried to kill Yue?"
"You don't remember?" Meiling said
"No, not at all."
"What?" Meiling said, "How is that possible you fought Sakura-san and she beat you with the Windy and Wood cards." She paused, "What do you remember?"
"I remember seeing a girl with blue and black hair in Hong Kong. Then I found myself in a hotel in Tokyo with no clue how got there."
"Where are you now?" Meiling asked
"I'm still in Japan. I won't be leaving until tomorrow. Where are you staying?"
"Sakura-san's house," Meiling said,
"I'm coming over."
"What?" Meiling said, "Are you crazy? If Yue see you he'll flip out and sponge toy isn't happy with you either."
"I want you to explain things to them, especially Yue. Cerberus will understand but Yue will not. Is Sakura home?"
"No," Meiling said, "But she told me that she has a break at twelve thirty, I can call her then."
"Call her and explain the situation. Then call me back and tell me what she said. I'll talk to you later."
"Hold on Syaoran," Meiling said, "Before you go I should tell you, Yue isn't well. We were attacked last night and he ended up hypothermic. He's slept nearly all day, should I still tell him anyway?"
"Yes, he should know if I am going to be stopping by. After what you said I did, he should know. The last thing I want to do is upset him while he's not feeling well. See you later Meiling."
"Bye Syaoran," Meiling said as she hung up the phone.
"What's going on?" Cerberus said,
"Syaoran didn't know about the attack on Sakura-san," She said "He found himself in a hotel in Japan with no recollection of how he got there. He can't remember the fight at all."
"Please believe me," Meiling said, "Syaoran would never do anything to hurt Sakura-san."
"I believe you," Cerberus said, "But I don't know if my brother will. He's not really in an understanding mood today."
Meiling nodded, "Should I call Sakura-san?" Meiling asked
"There's no need," Fugitaka said, "She'll call any minute now."
As if on cue, the phone rang and Cerberus answered it, "Hello Sakura,"
"Kero-chan, how's Yue-kun feeling?"
"He woke once but didn't stay awake long," Cerberus said, "Meiling wants to speak with you." He then handed the phone to Meiling.
"Sakura-san," Meiling said, "Syaoran called me a few minutes ago. He told me that he found himself in a hotel in Tokyo with no idea how he got there. He can't remember the fight he had with you. He asked me if he could come over your house, I want to know if that's alright with you."
"It's alright with me. Just please let Yue-kun know. The other day when Syaoran-kun came over Yue-kun ran off and in his condition I don't want that to happen."
"Alright," Meiling said, 'I'll tell him you called."
"Thank you Meiling-chan, see you later."
Meiling hung up the phone, "I had better go explain things to Yue," She said,
"Do you really have to wake him?" Cerberus said, "Just let him sleep."
"I have to," Meiling said, "There will be trouble if Yue walked in the room and saw Syaoran."
"I guess you're right," Cerberus said, "He didn't react well the last time kuzo came over."
Once again Yue was woken by a warm hand on his head, "What do you want?" he moaned as opened his eyes.
"We're sorry," Meiling said, "but we have important matters to discus."
"Can it wait?" Yue asked
"I wish it could," Cerberus said,
"Hurry up then," Yue said,
"Syaoran called me," Meiling said, "And he said that he had no recollection of what happened the other day."
"You woke me to tell me that?" Yue said bitterly, "Stop wasting my time and just let me sleep."
"He wants to come over," Meiling said softly, "And we wanted to make sure that is was alright with you." Yue's eyes widened and he did not speak, "Syaoran still really cares for Sakura-san but he wouldn't dare take her from you. Please Yue I know you don't like Syaoran but please believe me."
Yue looked at the Chinese girl and sighed, "I understand," He said softly, "Wake me when he gets here. I'll do my best to stay awake."
Meiling nodded, "I sorry that I bothered you." She said as she left the room.
Yue sighed, he wasn't happy that Syaoran was coming over but he couldn't really blame the boy for what had happened. He was probably panicking, to wake in an unfamiliar place with no idea how he had gotten there. He sighed again, in a way he felt bad for the boy, he knew what waking in an unfamiliar place was like and it wasn't a good feeling. He shut his eyes and fell asleep again.
Meiling sighed, Yue had taken the news hard even if he showed no emotions there were ways to tell. "He took that hard didn't he?"
Cerberus sighed, "It's hard to tell with him," He said, "I don't know how he took that. Yue is the type of person who keeps everything to himself, if he's upset about something you would never know." He paused, "He was once able to hide a fever from Clow for nearly three days. He's very good at hiding his emotions."
Meiling sighed, "I should call Syaoran back," She said as she took out her cell phone.
About an hour later Cerberus flew into Yue's bedroom. Yue was sleeping sound and Cerberus wished that he could just let his younger brother sleep. He could tell just how weak Yue was; he slept quite a bit each day, but never this much. Normally if Yue was tired he would take a quick nap, but his time he was in a much deeper sleep. Cerberus sighed and placed his paw on Yue's head.
"Wake up Yue, Syaoran will be here any minute," He said and sighed again when Yue did not stir, "Come on Yue, wake up." Cerberus transformed to his true form and nudged Yue's shoulder with his massive paws, "Yue, you need to wake up…" Yue stirred slightly but still did not wake, "Yue…"
"Oniisan…" Yue whispered
"Yue I'm so sorry," Cerberus said softly, "Syaoran will be here any minute. You said you wanted to be woken up when he got here." Yue nodded and sat up, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm not sure," Yue said, "I don't feel right but I just can't figure out what's wrong with me."
Cerberus sighed, "Go back to sleep," He said, "I'll tell Syaoran that you were too tired to come down."
"No, oniisan," Yue said as he shakily stood up, "I'm alright. I wanted to get something to eat anyway. Go downstairs," he said as the doorbell rang, "I'll be down in a minute."
Cerberus nodded then returned to his temporary form.
Syaoran walked into the Kinomoto house and Meiling threw her arms around his neck and started crying, "Meiling,"
"I was so worried about you," Meiling cried, "When Sakura-san told me what had happened I got so scared."
"I'm alright," Syaoran said, "Where are Cerberus and Yue?"
"They're upstairs," Meiling said, "Cerberus had to go wake Yue and I have a feeling that Yue didn't wake at the first attempt."
"No he didn't," Cerberus said, "Let's meet in the living room, it will be more comfortable for Yue."
"How is he?" Syaoran asked
Cerberus looked towards the door, "See for yourself," He said softly
Syaoran looked at the door, saw Yue and gasped, he didn't look well at all. Yue's skin was ashen, there were dark circles under his dull eyes and he looked incredibly weak.
Yue silently walked into the room and sat down on one of the couches.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked. Yue shook his aching head and rested it against the arm rest. "I'll make this as quick as possible. Cerberus, can you tell me what happened the other day?"
Cerberus nodded, they all knew that Yue was not going to be of much help in this situation. "The other day you came over unexpectedly," He said, "Sakura didn't know what to think and neither did we." He indicated Yue, "Then the next day she was called to the park by you but it was a trap. You challenged Sakura and the terms were if Sakura won you would leave and if you won you would do as you saw fit."
"So who was behind the attacks?" Syaoran asked
"These people who had been targeting Yue," Cerberus said, "We still don't know what they want from Yue, but…" Cerberus looked towards his brother, "They want him dead."
"Are they targeting Sakura-chan?" Syaoran asked
"No," Cerberus said, "They said twice that they couldn't wait to attack Sakura and that they were not allowed to attack her yet. I don't know what they're planning but I'm worried for my brother's sake, he's been under attack since three days before the new moon."
"That can't be healthy," Syaoran said, "What is wrong with Yue?"
"He's slightly hypothermic," Cerberus said, "but he's going to end up feverish I know he is. Yue shows every sign of coming down with fever and…" he glanced at Yue again, "He doesn't need that now."
Syaoran nodded, "If I didn't have school I would stay and help," He said, "But I'm already missing a day of school for this."
"Tadaima," Sakura called as she walked in the room
"Welcome home Sakura," Cerberus said
"Sakura," Syaoran said,
"Syaoran-kun," Sakura said with a smile, "I'm glad you're alright."
"I'm sorry Sakura," Syaoran said, "Whatever I did to you the other day, I didn't mean it."
"It's alright," Sakura said, "You didn't do anything to hurt me." She glanced at Yue and sighed, "Why did he get out of bed?"
"He said he wanted to be a part of the conversation," Cerberus said, "I told him that it was alright for him to stay in bed, but…he came down anyway."
Sakura knelt down next to Yue and placed her hand on his forehead, "His skin feels normal," Sakura she, "but he's still shivering."
Cerberus sighed, "He's gonna end up sick," he said, "Yue shows ever sign of coming down with a fever."
Sakura sighed, "He doesn't need that now," she said, "Is there anyway to prevent it?"
"I wish there was," Cerberus said, "But there is nothing we can do. His defensive magic will kick in soon and even though his temperature is back to normal his magic will cause his temperature to rise. His fever will be slight, but enough to really make him feel sick."
"He should be back in bed," Syaoran said, "We should have met in his room. He wouldn't have had to waste his energy."
"No," Yue muttered as he tried to sit up, "It's…alright…" He then fell against the couch, "I'm fine…"
"Yue-kun," Sakura said, "You're not fine. I told you to stay in bed today."
"I'm sorry," Yue said, "But this was important."
"It wasn't as important as your health Yue-kun," Sakura said as she helped Yue sit up, "You need to take care of yourself. What do you want to do?"
"Just let me sleep here for a while," Yue said as he rested his head back on the arm rest, "I just don't have the energy to go back upstairs."
Sakura sighed and nodded, "I'll go get you a blanket." She said.
"Meiling you've been awfully quiet," Syaoran said, "What's wrong."
"I want to go home with you tomorrow," She said, "But I don't want Sakura-san to get upset."
"She won't," Yue said, "She will understand…don't…worry…"
Meiling sighed, "I wish we could help," she said, "I don't have magic but I want to help them somehow."
"Meiling,"
"Syaoran, that girl tried to turn me against you," Meiling said, "I nearly believed her, but Sakura-san just made me realize how much…I love you…"
"I love you too, Meiling," Syaoran said as he hugged Meiling
"Syaoran…" Meiling cried, "I wish there was something we could do to help them."
"I see what I can do," Syaoran said,
"I'm sorry am I interrupting anything?" Sakura asked,
"No, Sakura-san" Meiling said, "I'm probably going to back to Hong Kong with Syaoran tomorrow, if that's alright with you. I'll go with him tonight so I want to thank you for your hospitality."
"Anytime Meiling-chan," Sakura said as she gently draped the blanket over Yue, "He's asleep again."
At that moment there was a knock at the door, and Sakura went to answer it, "Hello Sakura-san,"
"Eriol-kun, Nakuru-san," Sakura said, "Please come in."
"How are things going?' Eriol said
"Yue oniichan's weak," Nakuru said, "What's wrong with him?"
"He was attacked yesterday and he's hypothermic," Sakura said, "There are a few people who want him dead."
"I understand," Eriol said, "I'm preparing to return to England tomorrow but in a week or so I'll be moving back to Japan."
"Really?" Sakura asked
"Yes," Eriol said, "May I see Yue?"
"Yes but he's asleep," Sakura said, "He's not feeling at all well."
Eriol walked into the living room and looked at Yue and sighed, "The people who caused yesterday's snow storm did this to him, didn't they?" Eriol asked
"Yeah," Sakura said,
"I can feel the aura on him," Eriol said as he put his hand on Yue's forehead,
"He was under a few spells yesterday," Fugitaka said,
"I can tell," Eriol said, "His magic is kicking in and…I hate to say it but he's going to end up feverish. His body temperature is normal but his magic still thinks he's hypothermic."
Sakura sighed, "Kero-chan already told us that would happen," She said,
"He'll be alright, Sakura-san," Eriol said, "These attacks are strengthening him. You won't see it right away, but give it time."
"How are they strengthening him?" Syaoran asked, "He can barely move right now."
"Well my cute little descendent," Eriol said,
"Don't call me that!" Syaoran yelled
"As I was saying," Eriol said, "These attacks are pushing him to the limits of his endurance and each time he's pushed his limits are extended."
"Will fevers get easier for him?" Sakura asked
"I don't know," Eriol said, "His magic type makes dealing with heat hard for him."
"We tried training yesterday," Sakura said, "And he had a hard time with the shot card. When should we start training again?"
"The day after tomorrow," Eriol said, "Use only the moon ruled cards. The people who are after Yue use sun based magic."
Sakura nodded and put a cool cloth on Yue's forehead, "He's so weak," She said
"Sakura-san," Meiling said quietly, "I'm going to back to Hong Kong with Syaoran tomorrow and I'm going to stay with him tonight."
"That's fine Meiling-chan," Sakura said, "I understand."
"You must be another cute little descendent," Eriol said, "I'm Hiiragizawa Eriol."
"What are you on about?" Meiling asked, "Descendent? You're the same age as me."
"You're Li Meiling," Eriol said with a smug little look on his face,
"I know who I am," Meiling retorted,
Eriol smiled, "I like your attitude," He said, "My cute little descendent."
"Why do you keep calling me that?" Meiling yelled
"I was once Clow Reed," Eriol said, "Making you one of my descendents."
"You are out of your mind!" Meiling said
"It's true," Nakuru said as she knelt beside her brother, "He was once Clow Reed." She gently stroked Yue's hair, "Eriol I don't wanna leave!"
"Nakuru," Eriol said, "You can't stay here."
"But I want to," Nakuru cried, "I don't want to leave oniichan."
Eriol sighed, "Nakuru, Yue will be fine," He said,
"Eriol-kun, She can stay here," Sakura said, "I don't mind."
"Please Eriol," Nakuru pleaded
Eriol sighed, "You really don't mind, Sakura-san," he asked
"Its fine," Sakura said, "She can stay here."
Eriol nodded, "Well I should get going," he said, "I'll see you in about a week then, Sakura-san. Nakuru, please don't trouble Yue too much, you know how he gets."
Nakuru nodded and turned her attention back to Yue.
"Sakura-san," Meiling said, "Syaoran and I are going to get going as well. Thank you for allowing me to stay."
"Anytime Meiling-chan," Sakura said, "Maybe I'll go to Hong Kong sometime."
Meiling smiled, "Anytime Sakura-san," She said as she grabbed her bags and followed Syaoran and Eriol out of the house, "I still don't see how I'm related to you!"
Sakura smiled then turned to Nakuru, "He never sleeps like this during the day," Nakuru said as she stroked Yue's hair, "This should have woken him."
"He'll be alright," Sakura said, "He just needs sometime to regain his strength."
Yue slowly came back into consciousness by the sound of a flute. It was a pretty piece but he didn't recognize it. He slowly opened his eyes and found that the sun had set.
"How are you feeling?"
"Imotosan," Yue said as he looked up at his sister, "What are you doing here?"
"I'll be stay here for a while," She said, "Are you feeling any better?"
Yue sighed and shook his head, "I feel worse now than I did earlier," He said. A massive headache had set in along with a weakness that kept him from sitting up.
"Have you eaten anything today?" Nakuru asked, "You may not like it but you need to eat. You won't get as weak."
Yue thought for a while but Cerberus answered for him, "He hasn't eaten in nearly two days," he said, "you should try to eat something Yue, it might make you feel better."
Yue sighed, "Fine," he muttered, "What is there?"
"Sakura-chan made some wonderful soup would you like some?" Nakuru asked
"I guess," Yue said, he could fight Cerberus but he couldn't do anything against his brother and his sister.
"Yue-kun," Sakura said, "I hope they didn't wake you. How are you feeling?"
"The same," Yue said, "Tired and weak."
Sakura gave him a stern look, "I want you to eat something," She said, "You haven't eaten in a few days and maybe that's why you feel so weak."
"Imotosan is already getting me some soup," Yue said,
"When you're done," Sakura said, "I want you to go back to bed. Both Kero-chan and Eriol-kun say that you're going to come down with a fever."
"I know," Yue said as Sakura helped him sit up, "I can feel it coming on."
"Here oniichan," Nakuru said, "I made it just the way you like it."
"Thank you," Yue muttered
"Eat what you can," Sakura said,
Yue picked up the spoon and grimaced. He really didn't feel like eating and he hoped that he wasn't going to suffer because of it later on. He sighed, took a sip and instantly felt a little bit better.
"How is it?" Sakura asked
"It's not bad," Yue said
"Coming from you, you must really like it," Nakuru said, "You see, eating every once in a while isn't so bad."
Yue nodded then continued eating. After eating about half of the soup he put the spoon down, "Sakura-chan, I'm going to bed," He said. He felt stronger then he had felt when he had woken.
"Would you like any help?" Sakura asked,
"No," Yue said, "I'll be alright."
"A bit later on I'm going to send the mirror card in your room," Sakura said, "Is that alright?"
Yue nodded, "Good night Sakura-chan, imotosan," Yue said as he walked out of the room.
Nakuru sighed, "Does he always turn in this early?" She asked
"Yeah," Sakura said, "but he hasn't been feeling well lately."
Nakuru sighed, "I really hope things get easier for him," Nakuru said, 'There's only so much of this he can take."
Sakura sighed, "Me too, Nakuru-san," She said, "Me too."
Oh boy that was a difficult chapter to write. Well you know what to do. Review and tell me what you thought.
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