A/N: Okay, i must admit, i'm a little disappointed that many read the story but only one left a review, lol, but that's ok. XD Anyway, thanks to SilentCynara for reviewing! Hope you'll enjoy this one. R&R :)


Devil beside you

by: rendezvous159


Chapter 1

Lost and found


The clouds suddenly turned to gray and the rain started to pour. The auburn haired maiden made it in time and entered the school gates. Pulling out her umbrella, she frantically ran towards the library searching for her letter.

"What should I do? I can't find it! It had mine and Eriol's name on it" she thought as she frantically ran towards the library searching hard for it. "Ah! The wind could have blown it into the yard!" Carefully running down the stairs, she headed to the yard.

"Where is –"

"Are you looking for something?" a trembling voice asked her.

"Yeah" She replied hastily without even looking up.

"What are you looking for? Can I help you look for it?"

"I am looking for a l-" but after her mind kicked in she stopped and looked up once again melting under his intense gaze.

"A lucky leaf" she said absent-mindedly.

"Lucky leaf?" he inquired.

"What am I saying? Can I be more idiotic?!" Sakura thought as she bit her lips and nodded at him.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Hiirazigawa Eriol. We have the same economics class together-"

"Yes. Economics class." She interrupted. Eriol sat down and started looking for a 'lucky leaf' as she delved deeper in her endless pit of embarrassment. She accompanied him by sitting down and helping him look for such leaf but much to their luck the downpour started to become heavy as the wind blew harder.

"It's getting cold. You should probably head home. Maybe you'll find your leaf some other time." He said to her and stood up extending his arms to which Sakura gratefully accepted, pulling her up before walking away.

"Eriol! Wait!" she yelled which caused him to turn around, "My name is-"

"Sakura Kinomoto!" he interrupted, turning back and walking out the school gate.

Joy overcame her as she plastered on a big smile, rejoicing that Eriol Hiirazigawa knows her. Jumping up and down, she threw her umbrella and started dancing around the grass filled space, not minding that she's getting wet.

It was all too perfect but amidst of it all, far distant loathing eyes looked at the basketball captain, narrowing it as he walked away. Turning his eyes to the cheerful girl who was still dancing around the yard, he smirked nastily as he held the pink letter in his hands, carefully tucking it back to his jacket.

OoOoO

Despite the gloomy weather, no one can replace the smile on a certain emerald eyed girl's face. Walking inattentively through the crowded street, it was when an ear piercing tone rang that brought her back to reality.

"Moshi-moshi" she answered.

"Sakura? Did you find the letter?" a familiar voice asked on the other line.

"I didn't! Oh Tomoyo!"

"No? Hmm, don't worry. We can look for it tomorrow"

"Okay tomorrow then. Bye!" And with that said, she flipped her phone close and returned it back to her bag. Mentally slapping herself for forgetting to find that one small letter.

"Kami-sama! Please blow the letter all the way to Argentina!" she yelled while she waved her hands "But if I hadn't gone back for the letter, I wouldn't have had the chance to talk to Eriol" she giggled to herself as she entered a certain building.

The building looked traditional on the outside but once you entered it you might think that you're on another dimension for the interior design was updated with the latest fashion trend. Walking over to the manager of the restaurant, the forty year old woman told her that her mother has already gone out and maybe was on her way back home. Bowing as a sign of respect, Sakura started to move towards the exit when she heard the manager call her.

"Your mom seems depressed lately, so please, be more aware of her." The manager advised her in a shushed tone. Brushing up the stray auburn hair that went hanging on her face, she nodded and slowly exited the building contemplating as to what the reason is for her mother's inattentiveness.

OoOoO

The gray sky dispersed but darkness overcame it. Night time quickly embraced their side of the globe as the people in the streets of Tokyo slowly scatter into their own home. Running past the alley and into the small house, Sakura entered the key and turned it opening the door. What she saw inside baffled her…

"OW!" another cry of pain shot through the house as her mother - Nadeshiko Kinomoto - tried to apply some alcohol on her wound located on her left hand.

"Mom! Are you alright?!" Sakura fretted as she rushed towards her mother in the living room.

"Sakura, it hurts!" her mom whined as the two of them started to blow at the cut. Grabbing a piece of cotton ball and dampening it with alcohol, Sakura gently cleaned the wound much to her mother's cry of pain and was about to wrap it with a brown bandage when her mom popped a pink hello kitty bandage in front of her.

"Use this." She instructed.

"Huh?" she hesitantly said to the woman before her. Sending her gaze to the thing in front of her and to the one who's holding it up, back and forth she sent a questioning look at her mother and with a final sigh she ripped the cover open and plastered it onto the wound.

"Mom, is there something on your mind?"

"No!" her mother's reply came too quick for her liking so she decided to interrogate her more.

"No? Boss said you often dazed off at work. Didn't you said we'll never keep secre-"

"I fell in love with someone!" was all her mother needed to say and that simple sentence simply blew Sakura off. Her mouth hung ajar as she slumped back to her seat.

"What? You secretly fell in love with someone?!"

"I lied to you and secretly went out with the guy" her mother answered back shamefully.

"I never thought you were dating!" Sakura yelled back at her mother who was now on the verge of tears.

"I will never see him again-"

"Does that guy have a wife? Are you a third person who interfered with their marriage?" her daughter accused.

"No, wait! He's divorced" her mother desperately answered trying to save the image of her 'boyfriend'.

"Are you sure? How did you guys meet? How long are dating?" Sakura continued to interrogate her mother as she raised her eyebrow, eyeing her mother, sending her a bag full of glares.

"We met at the restaurant and we've… we've been dating for two months." Her mother replied while she giggled at remembering how they met.

"What's with that look? I haven't seen it since dad passed away. You should've gotten a good man for yourself already!" she said and smiled as she watched her mother's features shine with delight.

"You're not mad?"

"If that guy is that good, why should I be against it? I will back you up one hundred percent!" she said as her mom shot up and did a victory dance hugging her daughter in the process. Going inside her bedroom, she locked the door and immediately made a phone call to which Sakura suggest being the 'one'.

Standing up and cleaning the table, she went to her room and changed her clothes, being lazy enough to take a quick shower. She looked at the family portrait beside her bed and grabbed it, running her fingers to the man behind the little Sakura. I didn't realize mom is dating again. Ever since dad died, I haven't seen mom this happy. These thoughts ran through her mind as she slowly fell in deep sleep.

OoOoO

Walking up past the school gates, Kinomoto Sakura instantly made her way to her first class which is History. Running past the tall pillars of the building, the only way to her class was blocked by an unknown silhouette. Since it was early, she decided to head back and wait for Tomoyo and Rika, thinking that by that time, that person would be gone but as she started to head back one simple question grasped her attention.

"Did you lose something?" The figure asked though his voice was filled with arrogance. "To Hiirazigawa Eriol. From, Kinomoto Sakura." He read it out loud and intently watched the girl before him turn around with a huge smile on her face. Slowly walking towards him, he kept swinging the letter back and forth teasing the girl who now stood merely inches away.

"That's my letter…really thank-" but as she grabbed the letter, he swung it up and gave her his arrogant smile.

"Why thank me? Don't be stupid. I wouldn't be here this early waiting for you just because of a letter" taking a step back she frowned as she looked around for any sign of students coming in.

"Listen to me. I order you from this moment to be my subordinate."

"It's a lame joke. Now give me back my letter." She once again tried to grab it but with his fast reflexes it's just impossible for her to do so.

"Give it back to you? I don't think you grasp the situation. Let's say… if I make a copy of the letter, let's say one thousand copies, and throw them out from the roof, what do you think would happen?" choking on her own breath, unable to answer back from his threat she stayed in silence as she silently tried to control her fast beating heart beat.

"No need to call me master… Call me… Syaoran. Just Syaoran." He said in finality as he securely tucked the letter in his jacket.