(A/N: Hey, it's me the writer.  This is my first time writing much of anything so I hope you like it.  and if you would do me the honor of telling me what you think I would do an Irish jig, scout's honor.  never mind the fact that I'm neither irish nor a scout.  But never the less, opinions are wanted.)

Summary: The CCS crew are part of a group called The Guardians, formed eons ago to protect a powerful weapon from falling into the hands of Loki, a vengeful trickster hellbent on ruling the world in chaos, and obtaining his obsession.  The story begins to unfold as the group becomes a whole, when Li joins them in L.A.  Sakura is instantly drawn to him, but is it just attraction or something more?  And what secret haunts him, keeping him isolated in a world of ice?  Things become even more confusing when memories from other lifetimes resurface.  Can the group figure the mystery out in time to stop history from repeating itself ?

Disclaimer: I lack the creativity to own any of this.

Prologue

A long time, when humanity was still young, the gods reigned over earth and its people.  High above they would watch the silly mortals as one would watch over a young relative, with care and laughter.  This realm could only be accessed by those with great power, so it was a great shock when one day a man strolled in.  He was tall and lithe with hair as black as a starless night and blue eyes so light and sharp that they gave the sense that he could see through, to the inside, the soul.  He introduced himself to the gods as Loki, a traveler of sorts but one with hidden abilities that set him apart from the gods and humanity.  He charmed all.  His words were like sweet honey captivating one's attention, and once you were stuck.  The gods treated him like royalty with merriment and feasting, even taking trips down to earth.  And that is where it all fell apart.

Loki met a maiden and fell in love.  He was willing to do anything for her, even share his secret power with her just to keep her.  But she already had found her true love.  Enraged, Loki threatened to kill her lover if she did not return his love.  In a panic, the maiden prayed to the gods to help and they took pity on her, swooping up her and her love away from Loki's wrath.

In this angered state Loki revealed his true self.  He was shadow, hate, and darkness and he attacked the planet. The gods fought against him but were no match for this mysterious evil.  Darkness slowly crept over the earth, like a gray film.  The world was thrown into chaos as those hell had broken lose.  Death and suffering were rampant and the gods were powerless to stop it.  All except one. A goddess of the rainbow, Iris, still considered a child by the gods, saw her beloved planet losing its spark of life, and she did the only thing she could, give her own light.  She fused together all the colors of the rainbow forming the purest white light and mixed it with her own essence forming a crystal star, thus giving her life for humanity.

The gods were able to defeat Loki with the light of the Crystal Star, but the cost was too terrible, the loss of one of their own.  Realizing their time as guardians of earth was coming to an end, they selected seven of the strongest of human souls to take their place.  They dismantled the Crystal Star, scattering its pieces but connecting them to the souls so if needed they could be located.  These seven were to watch over the planet and the Crystal Star to prevent its power from falling into the wrong hands. 

One to guide,

one to fight.

one to watch,

one to write,

one to find,

and two to lead,

two whose destinies are intertwined.

These two hold the key.  They who determine the fate of the world.  They who must fight with their feelings if they are to prevail.  They who are the beginning may also be the end.

Unfortunately when the gods defeated Loki, he was not completely destroyed and a piece of his shadow infested a human soul.  Initially weak, over time the shadow's power grew.  And it would not rest till vengeance could be had.  Even if it took a million of lifetimes, he would have the world, and her.