Another chapter…

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Note: Clow cards talk in italics, and Syaoran and Yue communicate in telepathy <>

Chapter 51 – Yue

It’s hard for him, struggling with his emotions… and yet, I feel no jealousy now. I do not understand why, but perhaps, it makes sense. Clow loved us like a Father, and Syaoran-sama… loves us as … equals.

It’s so odd, I’m too used to the servant-master relationship, that when I’m given free reign I tend to take it too far and hurt him in the process…

I do wish I was more careful, but I’m still learning these emotions…

They found Jupiter – she’s feisty, strong, too. She reminds me of the Power card in a way. And soon, very soon they shall – actually, right now; they are beginning to search for the moon princess.

I wonder if our presence has disrupted this place. But no, Sailor Pluto controls time, does she not? Surely if anything happened, she would come here…

Wouldn’t she?

Still, I cannot contain my feeling of uneasiness…

It will happen soon enough. Perhaps once this threat is over, we can leave…

“Syaoran!” Mars cries.

Pain and agony and… no! What’s happening? Is Syaoran injured? Oh, I should have been keeping an eye on him like a good guardian but I was too busy fighting off all those youma! It seems the Dark Kingdom has decided on a full frontal assault and now-!

Oh, that was close! I’m not too used to mass attacks… I have to watch myself. I’ll thank Yukito later.

The cards are raging through the area – they are angry, how dare someone injure their Master!

The elementals are truly powerful, but even the lesser cards are cutting swathes through the fighting…

This… is this the result of his wish? But no, he wished for their happiness, and he seems to be happy – I mean they are happiest when protecting and loving him…

I will not be jealous. Now is not the time!

“Syaoran! Are you all right?”

Mercury – I mean Ami – has rushed to his side, he’s down? Did he get stabbed or shot? We rush over, and Return takes a good look, and then she curses, but she rewinds time on him…

Oh no…

Syaoran-sama groans and his eyes open, and they’re dark blue, of course, but they look so… pained. What went wrong?

Sailor Moon immediately comes over and pulls out her new Crescent Moon Wand, ready to activate it, but he stops her.

< Syaoran-sama? > I’m lapsing back into formal speech, but now is no time to argue. < Where does it hurt? >

He shakes his head. < Everywhere. >

Yukito comes up with a first-aid kit, and Cerberus looks worried, but Return assures us that she’s done what she can and the rest of the pain isn’t physical…

Mental and emotional pain is so much worse though.

< What happened? >

He winces, and looks down, avoiding my eyes. < The youma had a special ability… forced me to remember every time I’d been hurt… >

Clow, no! Not that! My betrayal of his love…

I understand, so I give a small nod. My presence now will make him uneasy…

< So, how is he? >

< Coping I think. > Yukito tells Cerberus, with a smile.

< I see… I hope he’s all right. >

I feel… cold.

Why? This is something odd… but it’s all right. I will be all right; eventually… perhaps I’m just tired…

It’s certainly not energy loss; Syaoran-sama makes sure I never suffer from that. Perhaps I’m just overwhelmed.

But the battle is over and we won, and surely this had to deplete Queen Beryl’s forces? We wiped out so many of those things…

One can only hope.

Another day, another battle… Beryl gave us two or three days in which to relax and hope, and then dashed it.

She came to earth herself this time…

“Windy! Become a reprimanding chain!”

Strange, that seems like something Sakura would have used, but I know better… and Sakura is still Clow-sama’s daughter, but I don’t love her as I do Syaoran-sama.

It matters not.

Beryl’s caught, but not for long, and I’m reminded of Voldemort – but the horrible, horrible truth is revealed soon enough…

Erase…

Or, it looks like Erase, only this version is dressed in pure gray and vicious-looking… and I throw up a shield just before it tries to erase us…

Luckily, my moon magic is stronger. Guardians still beat cards in some dimensions it seems…

And then he steps out.

It’s almost like Clow-sama, but with a few differences. The aura for one, screamed ‘danger’, and that kept me from rushing to his side.

Perhaps I still love Clow-sama somewhere in the depths of my heart…

Syaoran-sama gives a glare and then attacks with – which card was that? It wasn’t from the Clow Deck…

Ah, the Toxicology card… poison in its purest form… poison is useful, certainly, and I don’t think he expected that.

He launches Watery at us, but Syaoran pulls out Freeze – and the water freezes, and he gets a startled look.

And then he launches all his cards forwards, but there are only nineteen?

Interesting….

Well, Syaoran-sama draws Time, and time stops, and we use the chance to escape for now, to make them feel better – no. Now they’ll underestimate our power…

That’s good.

Now, though, I’ll go make Syaoran-sama some honey milk so he feels better…

End Chapter

Completed 6/21/05

Phantomness: Finally! Another chapter! Ugh. Summer school, job, driving lessons… I’m so busy…

Yue: *sighs*

Syaoran: *shrugs*