Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Ruler of the Moon ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

The following morning was the usual routine. Yue and Rakesh awoke almost simultaneously. The sun was just rising over the horizon and both Clow and Keroberus arose and began preparing for the picnic. It took almost another half hour for the two lovebirds to finally make their way downstairs, but when they did, breakfast was just being served.

After breakfast and dishes, the group gathered in the front hall and gathered everything they were taking for the picnic. Keroberus kept trying to sneak a paw into the basket that Yue carried, to get a sweet out, but Yue knew his brother too well and hit his paw lightly, causing Keroberus to look at him with those big, sad eyes. Yue was immune to his looks and simply ignored him. Clow came out with a large blanket and the four set out on their journey.

Keroberus flew ahead to find a place to set up. It was a beautiful fall day, not too warm, but without the chill of the winter that was sure to come. The sky was relatively clear and it looked to be a wonderful day for an outing. Looking down, Keroberus found a small clearing surrounded by trees with the colorful leaves of fall. He quickly flew back to the group and told them of his discovery. He was getting quite anxious as it was nearing noon and lunch was just around the corner.

After following Keroberus for a few minutes they finally emerged in a small clearing. At this point Clow said, "This is perfect Keroberus. K, could you help me with this blanket?"

"Certainly," Rakesh said and moved to grab the other side of the blanket and spread it out. Keroberus was jumping up and down behind Yue, pushing him onto the blanket in his fervor to begin lunch.

"Keroberus, calm down or I won't give you your lunch until last." Yue scolded the over-exuberant sun guardian. Keroberus pouted and sat down quietly on the edge of the blanket. Clow and Rakesh both chuckled lightly and lowered themselves down onto the blanket as well. Yue kneeled down and placed the basket in the middle of the blanket. He then proceeded to pass out lunch, making sure to give Keroberus his sweets first.

After lunch, Clow leaned against a nearby tree and watched as Keroberus tried to tackle Rakesh. Rakesh was quite fast and gave Keroberus quite a run-around through the trees. Suddenly Rakesh seemed to disappear behind a tree. Keroberus couldn't find him anywhere and when he went back to the clearing he saw Clow and asked, "have you seen K anywhere?"

"Have you looked everywhere?" Clow asked the bewildered Keroberus. "I don't think you've looked hard enough. He's closer than you think." Clow smiled when Keroberus looked at him oddly.

"He's right you know." Keroberus heard Rakesh's voice and quickly looked around. Then, thinking it a bit weird, he looked up and gasped at the sight above him. There was Rakesh, with wings. He landed next to Keroberus and Yue walked over to stand before him.

Keroberus and Yue stared at the man before them. Then, brought out of his stupor, Keroberus asked, "how?"

"I am a magician, Keroberus." Rakesh laughed lightly at the startled looks he was receiving. "Why don't we fly for a bit before we head back?" He asked the two guardians who nodded in acceptance. "Care to join us Clow?"

"No thank you. I think I will stay here and soak up the rays of the afternoon sun."

With that the three winged beings took off and chased each other through the forest. They weaved through the trees and flew high then plummeted down and pulled up just before they hit the ground. Yue hadn't had this much fun in quite a while.

After about an hour, Rakesh noticed that the sky had become quite dark all of a sudden. He gestured to the two guardians and they flew over to him. "It looks like a storm is coming. We'd better head back."

Suddenly, as they were flying over an open field, a stray bolt of lightning struck the ground right near where Rakesh was flying. The static in the air caused him to lose altitude and begin his rapid decent towards the ground. He fanned his wings out just in time to slow himself down. He hit the ground with a soft thud just as the sky seemed to open up and rain started to pour down. His wings disappeared as he stood up and glanced around at his surroundings. He was in an open field and as he looked up he saw Yue descending.

"Are you alright? I sent Keroberus to get Clow." Yue said as he landed with a worried expression crossing his face.

"Yes, I'm fine." Rakesh said as he suddenly remembered that this scene looked oddly familiar.

Just as comprehension was dawning on Rakesh's face he suddenly felt an evil, yet familiar, aura nearby. He turned suddenly to look out upon the field and saw a shadow suddenly appear. Lightning struck just then and lit up the field to show that the man before them had black eyes that could pierce the soul, just like the vision.

The man spoke then, "well Rakesh, it seems that I have finally found you. Don't worry, the pain won't last that long." The evil man then let out a menacing cackle as the storm raged on and the rain beat down on the three being standing in the middle of the barren field.