Konnichiwa Minna-san! I am so sorry for the wait, winter break was more hectic than I thought it would be. For some reason I am a better writer when there's some kind of class that I can space off in. But school is back in session so I should be writing more. Plus I'm working on about five stories at once so cut me some slack.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura or the characters, but the plot is all mine!
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Chapter Twenty-Five: A Hellish Day
Sakura watched as Tomoyo walked back into the room.
"What did Yue-kun want?" Sakura asked
"He just wanted to ask me something," Tomoyo said, "He seemed kind of exhausted."
Cerberus smirked, "You can thank Clow for that," He said, "Yue got angry quite a bit so he put a little spell on Yue. Now whenever Yue gets really angry like that it drains his energy. So if he tries to fight us when he's angry he can only do so for a set amount of time before he begins to tire. He'll be alright tomorrow."
"That's good," Sakura said, "But I would have never expected something like that from Yue-kun."
"Yeah," Tomoyo said, "I've never heard him scream like that."
"He's breaking out of his shell," Cerberus said, "After Clow's death Yue put up several mental barriers and they're finally starting to weaken. Granted, he's probably never going to fully go back to the person he was before Clow's death but hey."
"It's good to see oniichan act that way," Nakuru said as she folded her arms in front of her chest, "He's too uptight, he needs to learn how to live a little."
Sakura smiled a bit, "I'm not sure I agree with you, Nakuru-chan," She said, "if Yue-kun wasn't so uptight then he wouldn't be the person he is."
Nakuru shrugged, "I guess you're right," She said, "But still,"
"Tomoyo-san," Fugitaka called, "You're mother is here."
"Hai," Tomoyo called, "I'll see you tomorrow Sakura-chan."
"Good night Tomoyo-chan," Sakura said as her best friend left, "Well I've got homework to do."
"Aren't you going to practice?" Cerberus asked
"Not today," Sakura said, "I don't want to disturb Yue-kun."
"Oniichan is a very sound sleeper," Nakuru said, "He probably wouldn't hear you practicing."
"Still," Sakura said, "If Yue-kun is asleep and I play the flute he wakes up. I'll be in my room if anyone needs me." Sakura walked up the stairs.
"She really does like oniichan," Nakuru said as she folded her arms, "But oniichan is so dense he'll never notice."
"Yeah I know," Cerberus said as he also folded his arms across his chest, "He likes Sakura as well but she's also too dense to notice it."
"We need to do something to get the two of them together," Nakuru said
"Let's plot with Tomoyo!" Cerberus said, "She'll know what to do."
When Sakura finished her homework she went to check on Yue. He was slightly pale, //He's probably exhausted// Sakura thought, //He did do a lot of fighting today and if what Kero-chan said is true then he must be very tired// She gently ran her fingers through Yue's hair, "Sleep well Yue-kun." She whispered as she left the room.
Sakura found herself in a clearing near Tokyo Tower there was a woman cloaked in shadows in front of her. Eriol was off to side with an unconscious Nakuru and a severely injured Yue.
//What happened to Yue-kun?// Sakura thought as the woman said something that Sakura couldn't hear. Then the woman's hands became beach ball sized orbs of dark magic //What's going on?//
"Good night little Sakura,"
"What!?" Sakura gasped, "They're really after me!?"
Sakura watched as the two black orbs headed for the…other her. What the heck was going on here? Then a flash of white caught her eye, //Yue-kun…what are you…// Sakura asked then she realized, //No, don't do it Yue-kun…// She watched as Yue stepped in front of the other her. He was holding his bow and she could tell that his left arm was severely broken, //No, Yue-kun don't…// Yue fired the arrow then turned, //Get away from there Yue-kun…// The two orbs then hit Yue, his wings took the brunt of the attack and burst into pure white feathers. Yue then fell forward and remained motionless, "Yue-Kun!"
Sakura woke with a start.
"Sakura," Cerberus said
"Sakura-chan," Nakuru asked, "What's wrong?"
"I had a nightmare," Sakura said as tears ran down her face
"Sakura-chan," A quiet voice came
Sakura looked up and Yue stood in the door way, "Yue-kun…"Sakura cried,
Yue walked up to Sakura's bed and gently hugged her, "It's alright,"
"No, it's not alright," Sakura said, "I'm scared."
"Come on let's leave them alone," Nakuru said, "They need to be together."
Yue watched as his brother and sister left the room, "Sakura-chan," He said, "What did you see?"
"You getting killed," Sakura sobbed, "I don't want that to happen!"
"What happened?" Yue asked
"There was this woman," Sakura said, "And she shot these dark orbs at me and you stepped in front of me and took the attack."
Yue sighed, "I've seen something similar to that," He said softly, "Only the woman killed you."
"What are we going to do, Yue-kun?" Sakura asked,
"I don't know," Yue said as he hugged Sakura again, "But you should try to get some sleep, you do have school tomorrow."
"What if I have another nightmare?" Sakura asked
"I'll ask dream and sleep if they'll help you," Yue said. Sakura nodded and Yue summoned the book, "Dream and Sleep, I, Yue the judge and guardian of the moon based cards ask for your help." The two cards floated out of the book and up to Yue's eye level, "Can you help Sakura-chan sleep sound for the rest of the night?"
The two cards complied and Yue felt Sakura fall limp in his arms as the cards did Their work. "Sleep well Sakura-chan," He whispered as he gently put Sakura back in her bed.
When Sakura woke up the next morning she found Yue asleep in front of her bed, //Why didn't he go back to bed?// Sakura thought as she got out of bed without disturbing Yue, //He still looks pale, I hope he's feeling alright// Sakura got her school uniform and book bag and left her room.
"Ohayo," Sakura greeted as she entered the kitchen
"Ohayo Sakura-chan," Nakuru greeted, "Are you alright this morning? You seemed to have had a pretty bad nightmare last night."
"I'm fine," Sakura said, "Yue-kun asked the Dream and Sleep cards if they would help me sleep sound."
"Is oniichan still asleep?" Nakuru asked
"Yeah," Sakura said as she started eating her breakfast, "I didn't want to disturb him. He still looks rather pale."
"Ah just let him sleep," Nakuru said, "Calling on the cards like that requires him to use quiet a bit of his magic."
"Okay," Sakura said, "I have after school soccer practice starting today. I'll be done around four."
"I'll tell oniichan," Nakuru said as Sakura finished breakfast, "If he's up by then."
"See you later Nakuru-chan," Sakura said as she went to put her shoes on
"Bye Sakura-chan," Nakuru said, "Have a good day."
Cerberus looked at his sleep younger brother, //Something's got him worried// Cerberus thought, //The look on his face when Sakura told him what she was dreaming about scared me. It's almost as if he knows these people might kill him. Sakura's dreams have always been foreshadowing…I Couldn't hear what Sakura was saying but his expression said it all// Cerberus frowned, //For once I don't want Sakura's dream to be correct. If it is Yue will…//
"Oniisan…"
"Yue," Cerberus said as he looked as his younger brother, "You still look exhausted. Why don't you go to bed for a while longer."
"You're worried," Yue said, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Cerberus said hoping that Yue wouldn't press the matter further
"You don't get that look it your eyes often," Yue said, "But when you do you're thinking of something upsetting. What's wrong?"
Cerberus sighed, luck was not on his side, "I couldn't hear what Sakura was saying last night but the look on your face said it all," Cerberus said, "She saw you get killed, didn't she?"
Yue sighed, "Yes," he said, "I have seen her die in my dreams as well as myself."
"So you're finally willing to talk about," Cerberus said,
"I have seen the same woman that Sakura-chan saw kill me," Yue said, "But she killed Sakura-chan. I don't know what's going to happen, oniisan. I think these people are going to try to kill me and before they do they're going to turn Sakura-chan against me. I've seen myself attack Sakura-chan but I don't know if any of my attacks hit."
"Did you tell Sakura?" Cerberus asked
"No," Yue said, "I don't want to upset her."
"You upset her when you don't tell her what's wrong," Cerberus said
"Sakura-chan told me once that if I didn't feel comfortable telling her about something then I didn't have to tell her," Yue said
"But you really should tell her anyway," Cerberus said, "Then maybe the two of you could work out a solution to the problem."
"Oniisan," Yue said, "The problem is one of us is going to die. How are we supposed to work out a solution to that problem?"
"The future is never set in stone Yue," Cerberus said, "Things can change. For all we know these dreams could be wrong."
"I want to do a reading," Yue said
"Not right now," Cerberus said, "You still don't have the energy required to do that."
Yue sighed and walked out of the room without saying another.
Cerberus sighed again, //He's so stubborn// He thought, //I don't care what Sakura said to him, Yue is going to tell her what he saw//
"Oniichan," Nakuru asked as she found Yue putting his shoes on, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to go get Sakura-chan from school," Yue said
"She has after school soccer practice," Nakuru said,
"I know," Yue said, "But Tomoyo called me and she wants to talk to me before we pick up Sakura-chan."
"Can I come?" Nakuru asked
"I don't see why not," Yue said, "But I'm ready to go."
"Okay," Nakuru said, "Where are you meeting Tomoyo-chan?"
"At the park," Yue said, "Are you ready?"
"Yeah," Nakuru said,
"Alright," Yue said, "Let's go."
"Tomoyo!" Yue called as he saw the teenaged girl walking towards them
"Yue-san, Akizuki-san," Tomoyo said, "What are you doing here?"
"You called me around twelve," Yue said, "You asked me to meet you here."
"No," Tomoyo said, "I didn't. I don't even have my phone with me today"
"Then who…"
"I fooled you again!" Sora cried as she sent an energy blast straight for Yue's back, "Now I've got you!"
"Yue-san!"
"Oniichan, watch out!" Nakuru yelled
Yue had no time to turn and dodge the powerful blast and he took the hit full on. He was thrown forward several meters
"Oniichan," Nakuru asked and when Yue remained motionless she panicked, "Oniichan! Get up, come on Yue, move!"
Sora walked up to Yue, "Looks like a score ten for Sora!" She cried happily, "He's out cold!" She picked Yue's unconscious body up off the ground
"Get your hands off of him!" Nakuru screamed as she transformed and brought up her bow
"What should I do with the females?" Gesshoku asked
"They're witnesses," Sora said, "They come too. Hurry up and grab them so we can get outta here!"
Gesshoku grabbed Tomoyo and Ruby by the hair and they teleported.
Sakura sighed as she removed her bracelet she had a bad feeling that something would happen, but the rules stated no jewelry. She put her bracelet in her bag and as she walked away the bracelet turned light purple.
When Tomoyo opened her eyes she found herself in the bell tower of the elementary school.
"Oniichan," Nakuru called as she desperately tried to wake Yue, "Come on oniichan wake up."
"Akizuki-san?" Tomoyo asked
"The damn idiots forced me back into my temporary form," Nakuru said, "And oniichan won't wake up."
Tomoyo gently put her hand on Yue's forehead and his eyelids fluttered.
"Oniichan," Nakuru sighed as Yue opened his eyes, "Are you alright?"
"Imotosan," Yue muttered, "What happened?"
"Ah I see sleeping beauty is finally awake,"
Nakuru and Tomoyo looked over and saw Sora and Gesshoku standing there.
"What did you do to him?" Nakuru yelled
"Just a paralysis spell," Sora said, "Too bad it won't wear off in time for him to save himself."
"I won't let you kill my brother!" Nakuru yelled
"What…do you want from me?" Yue asked as he tried to pull himself up off the floor but found his arms would not support his weight.
"Your magic," Sora said, "Your body is too weak to house all that power so we're going to give it to someone who is better suited."
"I can't…allow you to do that," Yue said as he once again tried to pull himself up but could not support his weight.
"I don't see how you're going to do that," Sora said, "You can't even pull yourself up off the ground."
Yue once again tried to sit up and this time he was successful, "I cannot allow you to take my magic," Yue said as he shot a few shards at Sora and Gesshoku,
Sora just smiled then she threw Yue into the wall of the far side of the room, "Ah shoot I wanted him to go out the opening over there," She sighed, "Oh well we'll let you sleep on our little proposition. We'll be back."
"Yue-san,"
"Oniichan," Nakuru called as the two girls ran towards Yue.
Yue remained motionless with his back to the wall he had been thrown against, trying to keep himself conscious.
"Oniichan," Nakuru called as she gently eased Yue against her lap, "Oniichan are you alright?"
"Imotosan," Yue mumbled
"Good you're still conscious," She said as gently rested Yue on her lap
"Nakuru-chan, "Tomoyo said, "I'm going to do something that you can't tell anyone about." She then placed her hand on Yue's back.
Yue sighed as he felt his muscles relax, "Thank you Tomoyo," Yue said as he sat up,
"You shouldn't be moving," Sora said, "Now you're all going to get it."
When Sakura was finished with her soccer practice she was slightly concerned that Yue and Tomoyo weren't there.
//Tomoyo-chan is always early,// Sakura thought, //And Yue-kun is very punctual as well. What the heck is going on here?// She reached into her bag to get her cell phone when something warm brushed up against her hand, //What the…// she grabbed the warm object and gasped, //The bracelet…Yue-kun!//
"Alrighty," Sora said, "I am no longer in a mood for childish games. Now before I throw all four of you out one of the openings I wan to know who canceled out my perfect spell."
"I recovered on my own," Yue said
"But that's not possible," Gesshoku said, "It's the same spell we put you under the last time."
"One of you is lying and I want to know who!" Sora yelled,
"It was me," Tomoyo said,
"Tomoyo-chan," Nakuru said, "Stop taking the blame for what I did. I was the one who healed oniichan."
"Liar!" Sora cried, "We disabled your magic. So that leaves…you the girl with no aura. How the heck did you break such a powerful spell? Perhaps there's more to you than meets the eye. Oh well, time to kill you now!"
"Don't touch her!" Yue yelled as he sent a hand full of shards at Sora
"Ooh you're getting violent," Sora said, "Let's take this outside shall we?" Sora smiled as a pair of leathery black wings sprouted from her back, "Catch me if you can! Be ready Gesshoku!"
"Yes Sora-sama," Gesshoku said as Yue followed Sora out of the bell tower.
As soon as Yue reached a certain height Gesshoku rang a grotesque looking bell. While Sora and Gesshoku found the sound to be quiet pleasant, to Yue, Nakuru and Tomoyo is was like nails on a chalk board. Nakuru and Tomoyo clutched their heads and screamed while Yue, who had already been weakened, froze and began falling.
//I can't believe they did it again// Yue thought as he fell, //They fooled me again and from this height…I won't survive this fall…even if I do I'll sustain severe injuries// Then he felt a spell take effect and he began to blackout, //Sakura-chan…//
"Yue-kun!"
"What…not her again!"
The his decent was interrupted, "Yue-kun, please Yue-kun speak to me!"
"Sakura…chan…"
"Yue-kun!" Sakura said as she caught Yue. His body was completely limp and his eyes were rolling back into his head, "Yue-kun, please Yue-kun speak to me!"
"Sakura…chan…" He whispered as he eyes closed
"Sakura-chan!" Sakura looked towards the bell tower and she saw Tomoyo and Nakuru. She flew to the tower and set Yue down,
"Take care of him for me," Sakura said as she stood up and flew back outside, "I can't forgive you for what you did to my friends!"
"Well, you're always ruining all my perfect plans!" Sora cried back, "I don't care what mistress says, I'm going to fight her!"
Sora flew at Sakura, "Knock her out of the sky, Windy!" Sakura called as she tossed the card into the air.
Sora did everything she could to keep the wind sprite from knocking her to the ground but nothing worked, "Damn you!" Sora yelled as she fell to the ground.
"Sora-sama," Gesshoku cried as he abandoned his post flew towards his falling comrade.
"Sakura-chan, destroy that bell!" Nakuru called, "It's the source of the paralysis spell oniichan is under!"
"Erase, get rid of that bell!" Sakura yelled. The jester like card did her work
"I hope you know that this means war," Sora said as Gesshoku held her in his arms. He had not been able to get to her in time and the impact with the ground had broken her wings, "I will get that boy's powers and kill you for mistress! You win this round, but we will be back."
Sakura didn't pay much attention to what Sora had been saying, she had already flown to the clock tower, "How is he?" Sakura asked
"He's alive," Nakuru said, "The spell on me was disabled but he's still unconscious."
"We should get him home," Sakura said softly, she was trying to hold back the tears that were welling up, "Maybe…he'll be alright tomorrow."
"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" Tomoyo asked as she approached her friend,
"I should have never taken that bracelet off," Sakura said, "If I had left it on then he wouldn't be like this. I could have gotten here sooner."
"Stop blaming yourself," Nakuru said, "What's done is done. Thinking about what you could have done won't change what happened. Now come on, I'll get oniichan," She said as she transformed, "Now cover me with illusion."
Sakura sighed and nodded as she did what she was told."
"Dammit!" Sora yelled, "I can't believe she won again! She even broke the pretty wings mistress gave me!"
"Be thankful she didn't kill you Sora-sama," Gesshoku said
"How does she know when he's in trouble?" Sora cried, "I can't take it!"
"Mistress did tell you not to fight her Sora-sama," Gesshoku said, "Perhaps this is the reason why."
"Well we need to figure it out soon," Sora said, "I DON'T LIKE FAILING LIKE THIS!"
"Calm down Sora-sama," Gesshoku said, "We'll get them sooner or later."
"There's a pretty powerful paralysis spell on him right now," Fugitaka said as he placed his hand on Yue's forehead, "But he should be fine in a few days."
"Is there anything we can do?" Sakura asked
"I had little experience with disabling spells," Fugitaka said, "I don't want to do something wrong and cause the effects to become permanent. It's only a temporary spell Sakura-san, the best treatment would be for him to rest until the effects wear off."
Sakura nodded, "He is going to be okay, right?" She asked
"Oniichan has been through worse than that spell," Nakuru said, "He'll pull through."
Something had happened, now if only he could remember what it was. He tried to move but found that his muscles weren't responding to his request and it was because of this that he snapped from a half conscious state to a fully alert state. He opened his eyes and found that he was in his bedroom, when did that happen? He could tell that it was early morning, but wasn't it just early evening? What was going on here? What the heck was going on here?
He looked over and saw Sakura sleeping in a chair in front of his bed. Why was she in here instead of in her own room? What had happened to him?
"Sa…Sakura-chan…" He whispered, his throat was dry from not being used. He wondered whether that feeble attempt to talk would be enough to wake the sleeping teenager but to his relief it was.
"Yue-kun," Sakura muttered groggily, "You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Sakura-chan," Yue said, "Why can't I move?"
"Those people put a powerful paralysis spell on you," She explained, "It must not have worn off completely yet. I'm sorry Yue-kun you ended up like this because I took my bracelet off."
"No," Yue said, "I was the one they fooled. You had nothing to do with it."
Sakura smiled, "Well I have to get ready for school," Sakura said as she stood up, "You should try to get back to sleep."
Yue nodded then slowly drifted back to sleep.
Whew it's done. I have no idea what I am going to do with the next chapter so it may be a while.
I hope you liked it!
Ex-shark7