Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is not mine. Neither do the lyrics.

Edited Version: 2 December 2011


Love Song
Chapter 2: I Never Really Loved You Anyway


I never really loved you anyway
No I didn't love you anyway
I never really loved you anyway
I'm so glad you're moving away
- I Never Really Loved You Anyway, The Corrs

I was actually relieved that Kaze end his relationship with me. I'm not sure why I felt that way though. I guess, I wasn't really in love with him in the first place. I could hear The Corrs' I Never Really Loved You chorus played in my head as I headed towards Eriol's room.

I rapped my knuckles on the door and a walked in to Eriol's room when he said to come in.

"Good morning, Sakura," Eriol greeted. He pushed his glasses with his forefinger and motioned me to sit across of him.

Hiiragizawa Eriol was my team leader. I met him a few years ago in London when he was trying to help me to chase after some snatchers. But, after a while, he decided that helping me was not necessary when he saw me kicking the snatchers ass by myself. Then, he offered me to work with him for SEA. I agreed and we were best friend ever since.

"Good morning, Eriol," I greeted, nodding my head a bit in acknowledge. I took a seat and leaned comfortably on the chair, waiting for Eriol to start the conversation.

"I heard about your break up," Eriol started. A grin formed on his lips. "Are you okay?"

I squinted towards him. "How did you know about that break up?"

Eriol shrugged. "You've been the talk of interest of the other agents for the past five minutes, Sakura. I think, everyone knows about your break up."

Damn.

I blame Tomoyo for announcing my break up to the world earlier.

"Thank you for your concern. But, I'm fine. Really," I convinced.

"Oh, really?" Eriol raised an eyebrow. "Then, what with the black circle and puffy eyes?" he asked. His mouth curved into a playful smile. "Have you been crying your eyes out after your break up?"

"Ha-ha, very funny." I rolled my eyes. "That's irrelevant, Eriol. Why would I cry for breaking up with him? It's not like I really am into him," I said with a sigh. "And, come on, one of the best agents in SEA cried after being dumped? That's stupid," I shook my head. "I'm not going to ruin my reputation."

Eriol chuckled.

"And," I continued. "Why do you need to see me? Naoko told me that it was something important."

"Yes," Eriol nodded. He rummaged into a few documents on his desk and pulled out a black-blue file. He studied the file for a brief second, and looked up to study my face.

"What is this about?" I raised a brow nervously.

"Your next assignment," Eriol said briefly.

I frowned. "I thought we have a briefing on our next assignment with you at three. Are you saying that I'm going to get a different assignment from them?"

"No," Eriol shook his head. "But, there's something that I need you to look at before that briefing. I need you to look at the client profile before the briefing."

"Oh?" I raised a brow in interest. "I bet this client is important."

I get a bit excited when Eriol said that. I love my job. I love the adrenaline pumping and the excitement I got from work. There were once when Tomoyo called me workaholic. But I have to disagree. I am not workaholic. I loved doing field works. But, I hate all paper works. If I were workaholic, I wouldn't mind doing both.

Eriol chuckled. "He is," he slid the black-blue file across the table and motioned me to check it out.

I flipped the file open, and I could feel blood drained from my face when I saw who my client would be. It was Li Syaoran. My ex-boyfriend. My first love. The guy that left for London to pursue his study. The man that makes my head singing Avril Lavigne's When You're Gone years ago after we broke up.

I looked up to Eriol. "Li Syaoran?"

"Yes," Eriol nodded. "Your ex-boyfriend."

I pursed my lips tightly at his words. He knew about it, about our past. "I'm guessing that you know about our past." I said with a frown.

"Yes, but that's not an answer to my question."

"How did you know?" I asked. "I'm quite sure that I have never told you anything about it."

"I know everything."

That's quite true. Eriol knew almost everything. But, sometimes, I wonder how did he get all these information? The capability of Eriol to get any information scares me sometimes.

I took a look at the file again and swallowed. Li Syaoran as my client could only mean one thing — his life is in danger.

"What happened to him?"

Eriol leaned on his chair and adjusted his glasses. "You will learn about that later on. But, I just need to confirm one thing from you."

"What?" I said nervously.

"Can you work with him?"

xxx

The other SEA agents have start gathering in the room when I showed up at the briefing room. I scanned for any sight of Tomoyo and marched towards her when I noticed that she was standing in the corner. I took a deep breath, and cleared my throat to gain her attention.

"Hey, Sakura," Tomoyo chirped. "So, how does it go with Eriol?"

"Oh," I faked a smile. "Nothing. He just called to see me for that report I wrote on the previous case."

A few minutes later, Leo showed up with his secretary, Sarah. Leo is one of the founders of the agency. And he rarely showed up in any briefing, unless if it's a high profile case. When Leo showed up, everyone started to murmur among themselves and wondering why he made an appearance.

The agents stood up straight when he walked into the room. Leo placed his lap top on the table, and faced us. Eriol was sitting next to him. In a blink of an eye, everyone in the room was quiet.

"Good morning, agents." Leo greeted.

"Good morning," We all replied him in unison.

"I hope that everyone get a good rest after Black's case." He said. His eyes scanning around the room. Then, he stopped when he saw me. "Sakura, are you alright?" he asked.

I frowned. "Yeah." I blinked my eyes a few times. "I'm good."

"I heard about your break up." He explained. "I hope you will be able to maintain your performance like always."

I chuckled. I totally forgot about my break up. My main concern was focused on my ex. "Don't worry sir." I replied. "I won't fail you."

"Now", Leo said. His secretary, Sarah began to pass around a black blue file to everyone in the room. "Let us begin, shall we?" Leo clicked something on his laptop and the client's data appeared on the white screen in front of us.

My stomach clenched, and my heart raced.

"In this assignment, we were asked to investigate who were the attackers are, as well as guarding the client from any attacks." Leo said. "So, I'm going to divide you into a few teams later on."

Everyone nodded, and jotted down what Leo's information on their mini note books.

"This is our next client," Leo said. "Li Syaoran." He pressed his key board, and a next slide came out and changed to the image of our new client. "He was attacked after he inherited his father's law firm a few weeks ago."

I could feel my face turned white. Watching his face on the white screen makes me nervous and worried. The thought of working with someone I know suddenly makes me feel weird. The thought of someone wanted to kill him makes me worry. The thought of meeting him again makes me feel nervous. I can't think straight.

I stared on the picture, and I start feeling nauseous. I couldn't really listen to a single thing that Leo said anymore as various thoughts came into my head.

"Sakura?" Tomoyo whispered, and nudged me with her elbow. "Are you alright? You look pale."

I smiled vacantly. "Yeah, I'm good" I said. "Don't worry."

"Tomoyo, Sakura," Leo called out.

We both turned our attention towards Leo and nodded. "Yes, sir!"

"You two will be guarding him up-close alternately, whereas the other will be shadowing them." Leo said. "Later on, Eriol will brief you guys his schedule and such."

"Yes, sir" Tomoyo and I nodded in unison.

-Chapter 2: I Never Really Loved You Anyway-

Insert song: Taken from The Corrs' Never Really Loved You Anyway