Happy New years Ya'll here's a story fresh off the new years list I Hope you like it I really do, I just got the idea a few minutes ago but I'm going to need motivation to continue! Much love!

Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captors

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Blood ran deep into the heart of Tomoeda, Japan. A loud yet low grunt was heard as a body felt limp to the ground. A shadowed figure stood completely still as the blood of the dead body now ran down his sleeve. His eyes looked back to his hostages, he smirked and licked the blood off the blade. he growled and stood up, he looked over to the dead body.

"Why!" One of the hostages asked, anger filled her, amber eyes stared right into green one's with hatred, the girl now being held balled her hands into a fist and clutched it shut until her own blood ran down. The tall hooded figure walked towards her. He stood tall at least six feet, his amber eyes looked down at her with laughed, his mouth and nose covered by a black cloth, only his eyes were visible.

"He was my job...we seem to be bumping into each other alot" he said as he took hold of her chin and made her looked right into his eyes, his face merely inches away from her's. angry tears rolled down her face. The man chuckled as he traced the outline of her face, she had a nice thin face, a well pointed nose, locks of caramel colored hair fell onto her face brining out her emerald eyes that shone dangerously with hatred.

"Let me go you cynical bastard" she whispered in a low voice, she almost sounded as if she was going to hurt them...almost. He smiled behind his mask and his gaze suddenly softened, that's when she realized...he was no older than her. An eighteen year old, his eyes suddenly glazed over and were covered by his bangs. He raised his hand, a knife there prepared to penetrate her heart, her eye opened wide as she saw this.

"No.." she whispered softly closing her eyes, his hand fell at full speed, his knife glittered by the light of the moon, she felt his swift hand moving down rapidly, a tear rolled down her face, he was close, she move her face to the side perhaps to let him aim right at her heart, yet she felt the blade strike past her face to the chest that held her captive, she heard the man behind her gasp. She opened her eyes to find the knife stabbed into the man whom held her, his hands released her and she was pulled away by him. He took out a sword as the other members looked astonished at what he had done.

"Xiao Lang...Wha...are you out of your mind" He looked at the men around him, he saw one attack him, his sword moved quickly and killed yet again. The green eyed maiden looked petrified what was going on.

"Go" his ruff voice spoke to her in command, his amber eyes looked down at her. "Go Now." he repeated "Take your brother with you...he should awaken soon...I have the right to do one good dead in life" his voice quivered a bit, he turned back to the men, his sword at the ready.

"Wha..." His amber eyes looked down at her with fierce anger. He bellowed out his next command frightening her.

"Move now!" she squeaked and nodded, she quickly ran to the body on the floor and ran with him on her shoulder, she turned and looked at him, he was ambushed ten to one. He turned himself and looked at her, she could clearly see through the thin piece of cloth a smile spread across his face and then he disappeared into a sea of black clothed men.

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She shoot up from bed sweat consumed her delicately small body, he chest heaved up and down as she tried to recollect herself, her green eyes looked at the clock next to her. 3:02 am, she groaned this was unbelievable, she found her pillows spread out on the floor and her covers sticking to her skin like glue. She let a shaky sigh escape her lips, she grabbed the water bottle on her night table and drank from it, after taking a nice long sip she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"A Month later..." she whispered, he green eyes turned somewhat cold.. "Why you idiot...I don't even know you..." tears fell from her eyes. In truth she clearly didn't know the man she just happened to be there every time he went to assassinate someone or even to warn them or something she either walked into the wrong alley or into the wrong hotel lobby or the wrong something one way or another she always saw him doing something wrong, however when it was her turn he totally switched on her, the black cruel monster turned into her knight in darkened armor.

She growled and got off of bed, Touya had healed perfectly well and was confused that he was even alive, and after she had explained what happened her brother seemed to find himself not knowing whether or not to kill the black hooded man. She herself was confused however...his eyes...she couldn't get him out of her head.

She sighed and walked over to her balcony, she opened it and stepped out the cool night air brushed against her soft skin, she shivered softly as she wind traveled through her thin p.j's, sighing she leaned over the railing, she looked out to the ocean. She had moved to her own apartment a while back, she was currently living however with her best friend Tomoyo. she sighed again for what seemed the thousandth time. She passed a hand through her silky hair.

"Why..." she whispered to herself, Images of the hooded man filled her thoughts "Why do you keep interfering with my thoughts?" she asked, the image of that smile she saw before all the men attacked him made her heart skip a beat "Why'd you save me?" she whispered as she looked up to the waning moon seemed to be mocking her. His face or half covered face appeared again in her mind. "Why!...I think of you as if you were...a hero...when you're clearly an assassin" she muttered.

"That so?" She froze, her entire body seemed to have just lost it, her back tense and she very slowly turned around. Her eyes closed, that voice...it was his voice...a voice she would never forget. Once she was completely turned around she opened her green orbs to come face to face with amber once. There he was. Standing six feet tall, only this time she saw his dark messy brown hair, the other half of his face was covered by a thin black cloth, he still wore black...as if he were a thief...wait...he basically was.

"Y-you" she stuttered, as she backed as far into the railing as she could, turning around only to see a rock falling and hit the bottom quickly, she turned back to him, his eyes looked down at her, however they weren't cold this time or demanding...no they were soft...warm...in fact almost welcoming.

"M-me" he mocked, making her raise in temper, she backed away from the railing and actually advanced towards hi, he looked at her finger with confusion as she pointed it at him.

"How'd you find me?"

"I..have my ways..." she narrowed her eyes at him and looked him up and down, through his cloth she could easily see hi body...and...well...to put it short...he was hot.

"I'm sure you do. Pervert" she said simply making him chuckle...he couldn't believe how at ease he felt around this girl, Her green eyes looked at him a moment, he took a place next to her, her hair swayed with the wind softly.

"Um...why did...you"

"Why did I save you?" he finished for her, Sakura nodded. He knew she would ask but he had no answer, not one at all. He could still remember that night, and after she left she remembered killing almost everyone, he remembered appearing before his father and telling him what he'd done, then he remembered how his father helped him escape and both made it look like he was a fugitive. He sighed "I'm not sure myself. I guess...it was my way...of saying thank you" he said simply.

"Thank you?" Sakura asked some what confused, he nodded, his eyes never once left the ocean.

"You walked in on me in alleys or places ready to murder and not once did you squeal on me"

"I figured it wasn't my business."

"Still...I figured I owed you" that made Sakura smile in a way. She turned to him and showed him her smile, a smile that made his breath get caught in his throat at the magnitude of it's warmth.

"Well in that case...you're welcome" she giggled, he chuckled slightly at that, he then looked at the watch at his wrist.

"I must leave you..." the moment he said that, she didn't know why, she didn't know how but she said for some reason unknown to her.

"Must you?" in truth, she had waited so long to talk to him, so long to see him, in her mind he was her prince, an evil yet sweet prince. She saw his smile again.

"Close your eyes" he whispered and she obeyed like a loyal puppy and closed her eyes. He smiled and took off for a moment the cloth that covered his face. He leaned over and placed a soft kiss on her lips, it lasted a moment. "We'll meet again Kinomoto Sakura" as soon as he said her name her eyes opened wide only to find him gone. She couldn't quite understand it. She looked up and down and to her sides, but he wasn't there...he simply vanished, she sighed.

"Could it have been a dream?" she asked, her hand touched her lips and a blush spread across her face, her heart raced and she felt light headed "impossible" she whispered as she gave in and went inside to bed.

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Sakura sot up from bed as her alarm clock flared off for the second time that morning, she looked at it, she had pressed the snooze ten minutes ago and ten minutes later it went off again, it was 5:10am, she groaned and quickly got out of bed.

She took a quick shower and got into her school uniform, then she ran, hell she ran at light speed, her school was hell away from her and she needed to run...real fast she was late! Or in her mind she was. She was eighteen and in her last year of high school. She soon found herself running at least a mile away from the school, her lungs, legs and head hurt from all the running. She sighed as her mind took her back to last night.

She had been given her first kiss by a masked stranger, a man who she should hate...but she felt so attracted to. She was snapped out of thought when she felt a bike roaring behind or more like next to her, she stopped walking and turned to the road, there in all his glory sat Li Syaoran, the one guy that infuriated Sakura to no end, not to mention he was the hottest guy in school and he was a sort of friend to her.

"Hello Kinomoto"

"Li" she said dryly making him wince, his amber orbs looked at her as if picturing her without clothes, then again she was the only girl in the school who denied him, so his goal, get her in bed screaming his name.

"Need a ride" she blinked and looked at him, she crossed her arms.

"Oh I'm sure this will have consequence"

"Why my dear cherry blossom I have no Idea what you mean" Sakura narrowed her eyes as his words, oh how he pissed her off, she knew his intentions, she knew his thoughts, and there was no way in hell she was going to sleep with him.

"Are you saying there won't be a if I let you take me I have to sleep with you?" he smiled and shook his head, his eyes seem to have lost they're playful gleam now they were just kind...almost like...his eyes.

"No...not today Sakura...I have a new target now" that made Sakura look at him a moment, she didn't know whether she was relieved or disappointed that he had given her up.

"Really?"

"Yes...but I need your help in winning her heart"

"Me? Why is that?" he smiled, he patted the seat behind him on his bike.

"Get on and I'll explain" she sighed, took the helmet he was handing her and got on, her arms encircled his waist, he turned on his bike and smiled "Hold on" he said as he raced off towards their school, Sakura remembered the first time she had ever been on his bike, it had scared her shit less now...well now it was fun.

"So care to explain" he nodded he never once took his eyes off the road, she felt him speed up, he spoke loud for her to hear over the loud roar of the bike.

"The thing is...I love this girl...and I don't just want her...I need her to know...but I need your help to help me tell her...but she doesn't like me...so first I have to win her over...that's were you come in...I heard you were a very good match maker." Sakura smiled at what she said.

"Two things...one I am a very good match maker, and two aw! You're growing up, you've fallen in love!" she mocked, a laugh escaped his lips.

"I love her like you wouldn't believe" he said, Sakura smiled, she knew love...wait she did...oh why deny it...she loved her masked assassin. Syaoran smiled as he looked down at her, she really wouldn't believe just how much he loved the girl...'for that girl Sakura...no for you...I gave up my clan...for you I killed me men...for you I became a fugitive...and I'm going to make you love me just as I love you...believe it' he only smiled some more as they arrived at school...this was the mark of a new Era...for the both of them.

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I hope you like it so far I really do! If any one would like to help me with my other story At the Beginning with you I'd appreciate it...I've no idea what to write! Please please REVIEW!

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