Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Heavenly Little Bunny ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

A/N: Just a reminder that I never saw the movies so nothing that happened in the movies happened in my fic. Also, Sakura separated Yue and Yukito so don't forget that. Anyway, let's get on with this fic . . .

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It was Sunday afternoon, about five minutes until one o'clock. The entire group had assembled in the Kinomoto living room. Chairs had been brought into the living room. Sakura and Shaoran sat together on the couch, being closely watched by Touya, who sat in a reclining chair to the left. Yukito sat in a chair next to Touya that had been brought in from the dining room. On the right side of the couch, two more dining room chairs sat, side by side, and were occupied by Eriol and Tomoyo. A low table was set in the middle of the living room, with tea set out. Yue stood against the wall on the left side of the room and Ruby had just seated herself on the floor before the small table. Kero and Spinel, both in their borrowed forms, sat on their respective master or mistress' laps.

"So where is this girl already?" Touya asked impatiently. After demanding to be told about what had happened the night before, Touya had insisted he be let in on whatever was happening. He didn't trust that Li brat and he still didn't completely trust that Eriol kid for what he had done to Sakura. Yukito had come along to try and keep Touya from killing anybody.

"She said she'd be here this afternoon." Sakura said, a bit angry that her brother was still so overprotective.

"Well, she's late." Touya huffed.

At the stroke of one, the doorbell rang. Sakura ran to answer it. When she opened the door, a brightly smiling Celeste greeted her.

"Hello!" Celeste said in a cheerful voice.

"Hi. Come in." Sakura motioned Celeste inside and closed the door.

Sakura led the way into the living room and as soon as Celeste stepped inside, almost every eye in the room was on her. Yue had his eyes closed and was just leaning against the wall, not acknowledging anyone else. "Hi everyone," she greeted happily, a large smile covering her face. "It's nice to see you all again."

"Um . . . have a seat." Sakura said, patting the cushion next to her.

Celeste walked over and sat down, still with a large smile on her face. She looked around at the entire group until Kero flew right up in front of her face and asked, "ok girly, who are you?"

"My name is Celeste, but you already knew that Keroberus."

Kero stared at her a moment before saying, "how do you know my name?"

"I said I would explain and I will."

"Well . . . explain!" Shaoran said impatiently while Kero floated back down to Sakura's lap.

"All right!" She said happily. Her smile faded slightly and she took on a more serious expression. She closed her eyes and slowly reopened them as she began.

"I can only tell you so much because I do not know everything. A few of you already know part of my story," she said, glancing momentarily at Eriol, Yue, and Kero, "but I will retell it for those that don't."

"Many years ago, a man named Soren Anastasius discovered he had the unusual ability to steal magic with his touch. He became obsessed, like most given power, to be the best. He wanted to be the most powerful and he soon found others that would do his bidding in return for power themselves. Few of his targets could escape for long but one magician managed to evade him for a few months. This magician went by the name of Rakesh Kershanka.

"Rakesh was found and rescued by Clow Reed. Clow took him in for a time to heal because Soren's lackeys had beaten him pretty well. Unfortunately, Soren didn't like to be outdone, and he soon caught up to Rakesh. In the ensuing battle, both men perished. Before he died, Soren placed a curse on Rakesh's soul. Unable to perform a counter curse at the time, Clow placed a spell that delayed the curse to another lifetime."

Celeste paused for a moment, seeing a sad look appear in Eriol's eyes. Yue refused to open his eyes and kept them closed and Kero was looking at the floor, his eyes downcast.

Sakura looked at Eriol and asked, "Do you have memories of him Eriol?"

"Yes, some of Clow's memories feature a man called Rakesh. He was a good man."

"You are Clow's reincarnation?" Celeste asked, "I knew that he was nearby, but I wasn't quite sure who it was until now."

"Actually, I am only half the reincarnation of Clow. His other half is Kinomoto Fujitaka."

"Ah, yes. That would explain my trouble locating you." Kero popped up again and impatiently asked, "How do you know all that? What does it have to do with anything now?"

Celeste smirked and said, "I know patience is not your strong point Keroberus, but please try." Kero, once again, floated down to Sakura's lap, glancing at his quiet brother, while Celeste continued her story.

"I have known for a while that I possess magic. You see I can heal with my touch. I believed that this was a magnificent gift and so I helped whenever I could but did not reveal my magic to anyone.

"About two years ago, Soren began gaining power again. His name literally means resurrection and he was. His memories of his past life remained intact and he began searching for power once again. He also began searching for revenge. About that time, I began to have visions and dreams. I learned of my powers, of Rakesh's life, and of the evil that had returned. I have tried to keep my presence unknown to Soren, but about a month ago, he discovered I existed. I also felt, here in Tomoeda, that there existed a great power. I knew it was good and thought that if I could find it, it would help me.

"Will you help me?"

Sakura looked at Celeste, a pleading almost wistful look in her eyes, and said, "of course we'll help. How about you Eriol?"

"Yes, but I have one more question."

"What is it?"

"Why is Soren after you?"

"Yes, I knew someone would ask that. You see, that spell that Clow placed on Rakesh's soul allowed it to be reborn. I am the product of that spell. Rakesh's soul was reborn in me. If we don't find a counter curse, then after this life, my soul will forever be trapped in limbo. I can't be reborn and I can't move on." As Celeste finished, she bowed her head, not wishing to look anybody in the eye just yet.

The room was quiet as this last bit of information was digested. Celeste carefully raised her head and her eyes met the piercing gaze of Yue. He had been staring at her since the finish of her story and just now noticed how much she resembled Rakesh. She had the long, red hair and the same green eyes. He couldn't seem to get his mind clear enough to think about what she had said. How could his Rakesh be reincarnated into this girl?

Eriol glanced over at Yue, pity in his eyes, and then turned to Celeste. "Do you have all of Rakesh's memories?"

"Not all of them, but mainly the important ones. Such as I remember his Aunt, Soren, and Clow. I also remember some things about Yue and Keroberus, but not much. As I said, I have visions and dreams."

After hearing this, Yue stood up to his full height and exited the room, returning to his own room. Celeste followed his movements until he was out of sight and then turned towards the rest of the group. No one really noticed his exit but Eriol and Celeste, so everyone else began talking about other things. They told Celeste about their adventures capturing the Clow Cards and then about turning them into Sakura Cards.

Celeste listened to their stories but she couldn't get her mind off of Yue. The lovely moon angel . . .