Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Ruler of the Moon ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Yue awoke to the Sun's rays filtering in through the curtains over the windows of his room. Once he had fallen asleep that morning, Yue had slept dreamlessly and he now felt quite rested, considering he only slept for a mere four hours.

Yue rose and stretched his wings, taking up most of the room. He adored his wings and went to great pains to make sure they stayed snowy white. The only person he even allowed near his wings to help him keep them clean was Clow and only if he couldn't reach those feathers himself.

Yue dressed in the robes he normally wore. They were white with yellow trim down the front and blue trim on the neck and arms. His leggings were white and went down to have blue trim wrap around his feet. He wore a blue jewel around his neck that came to rest just below his neck. Before leaving, Yue picked up his earpiece that Clow had given him and that contained his false form and placed it on his left ear. Yue only used his false form when he traveled with Clow to anywhere beyond the immediate village. All of the villagers here new of Clow and his guardians and were quite used to them all.

Yue walked into the hallway and sensed that everyone else was still asleep. Since he knew that they would probably be up within the hour, Yue decided to put his cooking skills to the test. Clow had been teaching Yue to cook so that he could cook for Keroberos when he was away on business. Yue didn't eat much; in fact he hardly ever ate. Keroberos on the other hand was constantly eating, mainly sweets, but Clow made sure he ate other things and not just sugar.

Yue walked into the kitchen and prepared for breakfast. He made sure to make extra to feed their guest. Thinking of this brought Yue's thoughts, once again, to Rakesh.

Yue was so caught up in his thoughts that he almost ruined breakfast on numerous occasions. He also didn't notice a shadow that appeared in the doorway of the kitchen watching him. Yue was so focused on his thoughts at one point that he didn't notice how done the eggs were getting.

"You know, I like my eggs well done, not blackened." Clow said as he chuckled slightly.

Yue looked over at Clow and then down at the pan with the eggs in it and silently cursed himself. He grabbed the pan and took it over to the sink to be rinsed out.

As he was scrubbing the pan, Clow walked over and began cooking the rest of breakfast. Clow knew where Yue's thoughts had been when he had interrupted them, but he also knew that Yue wouldn't talk about it. Yue refused to discuss his emotions and how he felt about things unless they were discussing philosophy or some book that Yue had read.

Clow set up a separate tray for K and readied the rest to be taken to the dining room for Keroberos and Clow to eat their own breakfast. Clow had an idea though. He had recently had a vision of Yue being happy and actually smiling more often than naught. Clow wanted this vision to be true and knew that K was the answer to that vision coming true. "Yue, would you take this tray up to our guest and see that he is comfortable enough."

"Of course Clow," Yue said as he picked up the tray and made his way back upstairs. He set the tray down on the floor while he knocked tentatively, unsure if Rakesh was awake yet or not. When he heard a muffled 'come in' he opened the door partway and reached down to pick the tray back up.

"Good morning Yue. Did you sleep well?" Rakesh asked, wanting very much to get to know Yue and be his friend.

"I slept fine, thank you. How was your sleep?" Yue said as Rakesh sat up, ever wary of his aches, and settled himself.

"I slept peacefully after you left, thank you." Rakesh said, and then he felt something stirring and realized that he had to get up and for that he would need help. "Um . . . Yue, could I ask you a little favor?"

"What is it?" Yue was curious as to why Rakesh would have a slight blush on his cheeks and what he could possible want from him.

"I have to . . .um . . .go to the bathroom . . .and I can't get up myself . . ." Rakesh's voice trailed off as comprehension dawned upon Yue's face. Yue would have blushed slightly, but he wasn't the blushing kind.

"I will help you up." Yue said as Rakesh pushed the blankets back and moved his bandaged ankle off of the bed. Yue sat beside him and put his arm around Rakesh's middle. Rakesh pushed up from the bed and balanced himself on his good leg. Being careful not to put too much weight on his bad ankle and with Yue holding the rest of his weight, he limped over to the bathroom and over to the toilet. Yue left him there leaning on the counter next to the toilet and let him do his business. When he said he was done, Yue helped him limp back to the bed and carefully set him back down.

"Thank you very much Yue," Rakesh said as he winced. By now his ankle had taken to throbbing again and he tried to keep it as still as possible as he ate his breakfast. When he finished his meal, Yue removed the tray and made his way back to the kitchen to begin washing the dishes. When he entered the kitchen, he noticed that Clow was already washing and he set the tray on the counter next to the sink.

Clow noticed Yue and asked, "How is our guest doing?"

"He is doing well." And with that Yue left the kitchen to resume his thinking. Meanwhile, Keroberos had made his way upstairs and over to Rakesh's door. He pushed to door open a crack and peeked in to make sure it was all right to enter. He saw Rakesh nod him in and he pushed the door open the rest of the way.

"Well good morning Keroberos. I hope you slept well."

"I slept great." Keroberos said as he meandered to the other side of the bed and gently hopped up onto the bed being careful not to shake it too much. "How did you sleep?"

"I had a bad dream, but after that I slept fine."

"Really, what was the dream about," Clow asked as he walked through the door left open by Keroberos.

"It was nothing, really, just a nightmare."

"Nightmares are usually a key to unlocking a fear hidden deep in your subconscious."

"Well . . .alright." He said, and began telling the things he remembered from the dream. "I was in a field and it was raining. There was a man, standing before me some distance away. There is also someone standing near me to the right. Then the man in front of me fires something at me and I fire back at him and it knocks us both off of our feet. He lands on something and it goes through his chest, but before he dies he says something that I can't hear, and then I'm in pain. The person that was on my right comes over to me and he tells me something. It soothes me, but the pain is too much and I black out. Then I woke up." As Rakesh finished his telling he noticed that Clow had a serious look on his face as if he knew something, then his face changed and he smiled slightly.

"That was some dream, but it might have been a vision."

"Nah, I've never had visions before. My Aunt used to have them occasionally. She even saw her own death, but I've never even had a glimpse of a vision." Rakesh dismissed the thought.

"Maybe . . ." Clow trailed off, and seeing this as an opening, Keroberos began to ask Rakesh questions and tell him stories. Clow knew that this dream was something to be cautious of. He didn't know when or where it would happen, but he was pretty sure this nightmare would probably come true.