12Disclaimer: ROTG belongs to Dreamworks; CCS belongs to CLAMP
Contentment
Yue stared at the moon, his posture stiff and his hands clenched in a way that told strangers that his entire form screamed caution. Which made sense considering that for the first time in many years, he was once more listening to the moon.
He wasn't stupid. He was made by who was once the most powerful sorcerer in the world until Sakura came and was declared the new master of the Clow turned Sakura Cards. And his creation was made solely to protect these cards and the master of said cards. But this did not mean he knew many things. Yue wasn't sure if Clow was aware of this but the moon had a personality. Or perhaps the moon was the home of someone else entirely. A spirit who identified himself as Man in moon, or Manny for short.
Manny was…an interesting being. He was kind and cared for many things. But often enough, Manny reminded him of Clow with his secrecy and strange humor.
A small scowl came to his lips when Manny suddenly stopped talking and something came to his line of sight. A beautiful light of gold, streaming in delicate lines, flowed around the small town of Burgess. The moon Guardian narrowed his eyes when he saw a small part flowed towards him and down to the window that he stepped out from. He spread his wings, ready to attack this strange golden light when he realized, upon further look, it was golden sand and he relaxed slightly, knowing who this was.
The Sandman.
He floated down to Yukito's and Touya's room and peered inside to see a stream of sand appearing above Touya's head. But he looked away before knowing what the older was dreaming about when he saw another stream of golden sand flow to Sakura's window. Yue sighed before flying back up to the roof of the small hotel and looked back up to the moon, his eyes still hard and narrowed.
And then he appeared.
Yue stared at the Guardian of dreams. The sandman was always a pleasure to see, what with his dreamy expression that only seemed to express kindness and brought out all sorts of pleasant emotion through his soul. But despite this, Yue expressed caution and gave a stiff nod to the giver of dreams. He had not seen the spirit in so long that he was not sure if the spirit had changed and while both of their power came from the moon, Yue knew very well how much they differ.
After all, Yue could care less about children believing in him. All he needs is his master and the magical power of his master and the moon. For this spirit however...
He was limited to the beliefs of children.
It was something that could break easily and the spirit could disappear for good if such a thing were to happen.
The sandman gave a pleasant grin before making a series of symbols with his sand. Yue couldn't help but smile a bit himself when the dream giver simply state that it's been so long. And that the dream giver was glad to see him again after many long years. It seemed as though the spirit had not changed much over the many years.
He himself missed the few conversations (though it was a one-sided in a sense...) he would have with this man. The sandman was very perceptive about many things and have seen much more of the world than he ever could because even though the moon guardian is immortal, he is unable to leave his master (not that he would ever want to...).
"It has been a long, Sandman. My previous master has put me to sleep until my next master were to wake me to judge her." At the sandman's curious look, Yue added, feeling just the slightly bit bitter, "Clow had predicted that he would die, however, something else had happened and he had forced me and Kerberos to slumber. He had told us that we were to look for another master and that I would judge whoever Kerberos deemed fit...however, it had seemed that he already determined who would be our next master." The sandman looked more amused than anything and Yue scowled. "I am still infuriated with that man...boy...man..." Yue looked unsure of his words before he sighed. "Man. Yes, he told me that he's not Clow..." It was more of a mutter than anything, something that didn't need to be heard but it was still heard by the dream giver who only gave him another curious look and shaped a large question mark with his sand.
Yue gave a bitter smile once more. "Clow had reincarnated. I asked him once why he had not just stayed as our master. And to be honest, there are times where I wished that he were my master still. I do not hate Sakura. She is kind to the cards...and to me. She has addressed me...as her friend instead of just a guardian...and I am grateful. But Clow...he had created me. And I...even though he forced me to sleep and altered my memories...I...I had...loved him very much."
There was a small look of sadness and pain in his silver eyes and he looked up to the moon. He then felt a pat on his shoulder and he looked down to see a small smile on the sandman's lips.
"Thank you, Sandy." Yue said softly.
Sandy always was a good listener.
And at that, the sandman smiled once more before producing a hat with his sand and bid the moon guardian a good night before flying away dreamily, his golden sand following him as it weaved through the air with no resistance to stop it.
Yue stared after him, feeling slightly out of sorts. He didn't know why he had just about poured out his soul to the dream spirit, nor did he know why these feelings even rested in his heart and mind. But after what had just transpired, he felt...surprisingly at ease.
He had not lied when he admitted he harbored no hatred for Sakura. In fact, he came to care for her very much so. And just as she loved him, so did her brother. Both had came to terms that Yue was Yukito and Yukito was Yue. They were two sides of the same coin and only together would they form a whole. And both accepted it quickly, still stating that they would love him...them...and Yue came to appreciate it very much. And while his feelings still differed from Yukito (who had his own personality, his own mindset and feelings) he soon came to love the two just as much as Yukito does.
Yue allowed a small smile to grace his features as he looked up at the moon once more. He could once again hear the calming voice of the moon, one that had not aged over the centuries and decades the earth had been alive.
There were still many why's and what if's that swirled in his head, wanting questions answers and possibilities to be known.
But as of now, he is content. With his master, with his friends, with Yukito's own conscious, with...Eriol. He is content with everything.
Kura: ...I...have no idea. (shrug) But if I were to be honest, I believed that if the ROTG world existed alongside with CCS, then Yue would know about Manny!
Berry: After all, he is the moon guardian. How could he not know?
Kura: INDEED! And as for the title...meh. I didn't want to put Guardians again...nor did I want to out Guardians #2 or anything like that so I just put that title and stuck with it :P I kinda like it...yeah...
Berry: Sorry this took a while. But these are just random series of oneshots...
Kura: And different from my HPxOP oneshots that somewhat follow a storyline. Kinda...
Berry: ...
Kura: And it is officially 12/25 sooooooo, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL! AND TO ALL, A GOOD NIGHT!
