Of Lies and Deceit

Disclaimer: CCS belongs to the talented writers of CLAMP/Kodansha. I only own the plot.

Summary: It is the year 2417. After having lost their family due to murder, Sakura and Tomoyo are no longer as cheerful as they once were, but instead hide their feelings from everyone else. Known as the best agents in a secret assassination force, they are ruthless killers who kill in cold blood. Then they are sent on a mission to assassinate Li Syaoran and Eriol Hiiragizawa, who are said to be the masterminds behind their family's deaths. Does the truth run deeper than that? And what of their past lives? Major SxS and ExT, Alternate Universe.

Chapter One: Prologue

A seven-year-old Sakura and her best friend/cousin, Tomoyo, were skipping along as they went home together. They were chatting happily together and holding each other's hands. As they parted to leave for their separate houses, Sakura asked Tomoyo,

"Will you and Sonomi-san be coming over for dinner today? Papa is really looking forward to talking to Sonomi-san again!"

"Of course we're coming! I just have to inform Mama when I get home. She'll definitely agree, since she'll be really happy to see you again!"

"It's a deal then!" Sakura squealed cutely as she bid Tomoyo goodbye and hummed to herself all the way home.

--Later--

Ding Dong! Sakura ran to open the door as Touya said smugly, "Why running so fast, kaijuu? Later if you fall down you'll create a dent in the floor."

"Sakura no kaijuu!" she screamed as she stomped down, hard on her brother's foot. Then she ran quickly to the door again when she heard the doorbell ring again. However, her father was faster than her as he opened the door and let Tomoyo and her mother in.

"Sonomi-kun! How nice to see you again!" Fujitaka said.

"Fujitaka-sensei," Sonomi mumbled and seeing Sakura behind his back, her eyes lit up immediately. "Sakura-san! I haven't seen you in a long time! You're still so kawaii!" she squealed as she hugged Sakura tightly.

Sakura blushed, and Tomoyo giggled lightly as she watched the incident and with her camcorder in hand, taped the whole thing down. The other onlookers looked amused as they watched on.

BANG! Sonomi sprang apart from Sakura immediately. She frowned. "What's that sound? Where is it coming from?"

BANG! That sound came again. Sakura and Tomoyo looked frightened as they held on to their respective parents tightly, not wishing to let go. Touya looked determined as he opened a window and popped his head out to see what was happening. To his disappointment, there was nothing suspicious he could make out outside.

Fujitaka, with his lips curled into a thin line, opened the front door cautiously as he tried to make out something in the darkness. Then he saw something move against the bushes, and told Sakura to hold on to Touya and stay back, before moving out to check himself.

BANG! There it was again. Except that now, they could see exactly where it was coming from. It was from the bushes, and it had hit Fujitaka straight in the heart.

"PAPA!" those words rang simultaneously from both siblings as Sakura looked close to tears. Fujitaka collapsed onto the ground, and with his last breath, he told them to be strong and within a matter of minutes, he died.

Touya then brought Sakura and Tomoyo to Sakura's room, where he knocked on a panel on the ground, and a set of stairs appeared, leading downwards. He told Sakura and Tomoyo to go down there, and not to come up until they felt that everything was all right.

By then Sakura was already sobbing, but no matter how much Tomoyo consoled her, she could not stop. Her father was dead, and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Don't cry, Sakura-chan. Zettei daijoubu!"(Spl?)Tomoyo said, trying to calm her down, but she knew, deep down, nothing could ever be the same. Sakura nodded, but she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Creak! It had been two long hours of waiting, according to Sakura's watch, that was. It seemed that everything was quiet outside, and Sakura and Tomoyo decided to leave and go out.

Then, they heard two strangers conversing in the living room, so they hid in the shadows.

"Are you sure there are no others? I could swear I heard some girls just now."

"Yes I'm sure! Don't question my actions! And you might've been daydreaming, since I didn't hear them."

The first man shrugged and they both left. Sakura and Tomoyo stepped out relieved at not being discovered. Then, they looked around the blood-splattered house. The once-beautiful house was a mess. Then Tomoyo caught sight of the ground.

She tugged on Sakura's sleeve, and she too looked down. She screamed, and Tomoyo, not being able to hold back her tears, broke down and started sniffling.

For on the ground, lying in a pool of blood, were Touya and Sonomi. Fujitaka seemed to have been brought in too. Their blood was oozing fast onto the ground, making the ground sticky with blood. Tomoyo and Sakura then ran, not caring where they were heading. They held hands and ran together, as fast as they could, as if to escape reality.

But they knew, they knew that it was not possible, no matter how hard they tried.

Twenty-year-old Sakura woke up; panting hard, sweat dripping off her face. Or was it tears that she felt against her face? Whatever it was, she wiped them off, and turned the table lamps on. It was still dark out, but she didn't want to go back to sleep, in fear that she would have the same nightmares.

"Had a nightmare again, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo cracked an eye open as she asked Sakura.

It had been this way ever since their family had died, and they had become orphans. Tomoyo always acted like she was fine, but she also had those nightmares that Sakura had. There had been nights where she would cry out in her sleep, and Sakura would ask her what was wrong. But she always replied that nothing was the matter.

When they were orphans, Tomoyo was left the whole Daidouji estate, and she and Sakura had lived in it for three years, until they had found out about an assassination force, and begged them to let them in and join. They had trained ever since, trained to kill ruthlessly and masked their emotions from others, thus sometimes becoming cold and cruel.

They had been given many tasks, and they had always completed each mission successfully.

Tomoyo glanced at the alarm clock she had placed on her table, and saw that it was 6:00 AM. It was almost time. She sighed, and went to wash up, leaving Sakura drinking coffee shakily in their shared room.

--Later--

"Daidouji Tomoyo and Kinomoto Sakura." Said the Handler.

"Handler," Sakura and Tomoyo replied, dabbed in a long black robe with a cape over their heads.

"I have an assignment for you," the Handler announced.

"Hai, who is it this time?" Sakura asked.

"This time your mission is to kill Li Syaoran and Hiiragizawa Eriol. We have inside sources that have indicated that it is indeed time to strike. From what I know, they were the masterminds behind your family's death. However, do not let you personal feelings get in the way of this assignment. It is severely important for you to succeed. Do not disappoint me. After all this, victory will be ours."

"Hai," Sakura and Tomoyo answered in unison, watching as the Handler disappeared from sight and a black gust of wind surrounded the both of them, who with their eyes open, calmly let the gust of wind enter them. And they too, disappeared from sight.

A/N: They are currently in Tomoeda, Japan. Eriol is in England and Syaoran is in Hong Kong, so Tomoyo and Sakura will have to split up on this mission, and soon it will all catch up. Who were their family killed by? And why? Why does The Mistress want to kill Syaoran and Eriol? You'll find out…in the later chapters! Bwahahaha! Was it good? Bad? Please R and R! Drop me a review? I'll give lots of mistletoe! Constructive criticism greatly appreciated.

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Zettei Daijoubu!-Everything will be fine!

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