Between Heaven and Hell There is Earth

AN: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, but I do own this story and I'm going to be very protective over it!

Chapter 4

Tomoyo Daidouji

I frowned at the van pulling in onto the school grounds. It is the same van we saw three weeks ago with that freak with the white hair. I heard Sakura and Syaoran talking about him, about not trusting him. I narrowed my eyes when two men stepped out from the back dressed in black like they were from that alien film. The corporate man stepped out and his blue eyes found mine.

I swallowed when he smiled at me. "Shit." I jumped up and pushed the teacher aside when he tried to stop me and sprinted up the stairs to Sakura and Syaoran's classroom. I threw the door open and when my friends saw me they immediately knew, I could see it in their eyes. "Guys, the freak is back."

"What?" Syaoran rushed to the window and peered down. "Shit. Get out, now!" He grabbed Sakura's hand and pulled her out the classroom ignoring the teacher's protests and the questioning voices of the other students. "From what side did they enter?"

"South, but they could have gone around by now." I answered as I ran down the stairs behind them. Syaoran was practically dragging Sakura down with him. She was still weak after her fainting session. A gun shot went off and I yelled in surprise. "Fuck! This is a school you asshole!" I yelled at the man in black and he pointed it at me. "Uh-oh."

Another shot echoed through the building before shattering a window. "Li… We… we have to get them away… away from the kids." Sakura was breathing heavily as she clutched his hand.

"The music room! It's empty this time of day."

"Right." I followed them into the room. "Tomoyo, open the window." I followed the order and jumped out. I yelped when someone shot at me.

"Fuck off! I'm a kid for goodness sake!"

"Run!" I followed Syaoran, now carrying Sakura in his arms as we sprinted towards the gate. Gun shots rained down at us.

"Will you bloody stop shooting?!" I froze when a bullet hit Syaoran in the shoulder. "Syaoran!"

"Right, that's it." I watched him turn around and I stumbled back in fright. His eyes were dark and filled with a rage and for the first time in my life I was scared to death. "Tomoyo, get behind me." I scrambled behind him.

"Don't hit the school." I looked at Sakura as he held her against him with one arm. He slowly stretched out his arm and opened his palm at the shooters. Sakura grabbed hold of me and pulled me tight against them both. "Don't look. Just don't look." She whispered to me. "Look at me Tomoyo." I turned to look at her. "Keep your eyes on me, don't look at them, look at me only." I nodded.

A sudden heat engulfed me and I felt like screaming. It felt like ten ovens had opened its doors and I was caught in the middle of them. "Burn in hell." I heard Syaoran's voice. It sounded so cold, so merciless. The heat disappeared as fast as it had appeared and before I knew it Syaoran had Sakura in his arms again and he was pulling me behind them.

I screamed when a car suddenly pulled up next to us. Not more of them, please not more of them. The door opened and I blinked at the face. "Eriol?"

"Tomoyo, get in." His eyes met Syaoran's. "Just trust me and get in." Cursing under his breath Syaoran slipped in, still holding Sakura and he pulled me in before closing the door shut. The tires screeched as the driver sped off. "Tomoyo, are you alright?"

"What the hell are you?" I swallowed at Syaoran's voice. I looked at him, sweating, angry and holding onto a very pale Sakura.

"I'm an Intermediate." A what? "This wasn't supposed to happen so early, something tempted them into an earlier attack." An earlier attack? Who?

"How long have you been watching us?"

"Long enough to know that you're important enough to be considered a threat." A threat? I'm not a threat. I'm a girl. But they… My friends… I looked at them and jumped at the sight of Syaoran's bleeding shoulder. Sakura was out cold now and he kept holding onto her, his blood dripping down his arm onto her clothes. "Syaoran, your shoulder." He glanced down at it.

"I hate this damned age." He put his hand onto his shoulder. I watched in awe as it glowed a deep red for a brief moment. He lifted his hand and let the bullet drop onto the ground. I stared at his shoulder. The blood was still there, the hole was still in his clothes, but his shoulder was whole again. He turned to Sakura. "Where are you taking us?"

"A place where you will be safe for the time being, there after you'll have to move to another location."

"Shit."

"This makes no sense." I could feel tears starting to burn my eyes. "Syaoran, will she be alright?" He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me tight against him, allowing me to cry on him.

"I'll make sure of it."

Sakura Kinomoto

I listened to a deep voice yelling at someone, another male voice was trying to stay calm, rationalizing… Someone was holding onto me, brushing fingers through my hair. The sudden heat flashed through my mind, the screams, my eyes holding Tomoyo's gaze, desperate to not let her see the things I have seen. Desperate for her not to see the things he is capable of.

The voice became louder and the familiarity was calming and frustrating at the same time. I groaned as I sat up, only to be met by Tomoyo's concerned arms as she held onto me. I looked up at Syaoran yelling at some man. Wasn't he in the car? I can't remember right now. "Li…" I complained as he kept yelling. "Li… Syaoran… Syaoran shut up!"

"Sakura!" He spun around and sank down next to me. "Thank heavens." He pulled me into a tight embrace and I kind of froze as I just stared at Tomoyo and a pair of amused blue eyes.

"Tomoyo, is he your boyfriend?"

"Not for long if he doesn't start explaining right now."

"Come one babe, don't be that way."

"Explain now!"

"Okay, okay." He pulled up a random standing chair as Li sat himself down next to me. "I'm and Intermediate, like I said before. I managed to infiltrate the anti-eternity group named A.E. After Earth. You were their next target."

"Why help us?" I asked.

"Why?" He laughed at me. "Why? Shit, this coming form possibly one of the most powerful angels in the world." He leaned his chin on his hands as he sat the wrong way around in his chair. "They think the both of you are still rookies, little flunkies trying to learn the street way of doing things. That's thanks to Naoko behind me here."

"I am still a rookie." I protested. I am still learning the proper way of doing things and according to grandfather I haven't even tapped into half my power yet. I hardly do anything. I am only allowed to gently lay down the choices that can be made. Li makes the task a bit more difficult at times, but still.

"Sure. I know, four hundred years in the service and all. The thing is, you have been identified as their next target. Search and destroy being their main aim. But there is a more sinister reason behind all this mindless bloodshed. A much more serious reason than stupid humans worrying about what will happen to them once they are dead and they are judged by the Lord Almighty Himself." He sighed as he shifted slightly in his seat and I could not help but feel a nervousness in him. A sense of dread and hope at the same time.

I watched him light a cigarette and take a long drag form it before blowing the smoke out into the air. "How long have you known about this?"

"How long? Shies… I've been tracking him for about 300 years, but I've only managed to infiltrate A.E. 50 years ago."

"What? Don't tell me you're as old as them."

"I'm older. Sorry babe, but I beat you by 1008 years."

"Oh, that is just dandy! My boyfriend should be a long forgotten corpse, but instead he is walking around talking about mad men!" I watched Tomoyo get up and walk to the bathroom before she slammed the door shut rather loudly.

"Babe…"

"Just give her time." He looked at me and nodded. "I assume right when I say that Butcher is the one behind this."

"Yes. Yue Butcher, CEO and cofounder of A.E. I'm not sure what he is, we haven't been able to get squat on him. He covers his trail incredibly well. He could be a demon, he could be an angel, he could even be an informant. There is no way of telling."

"And his goal is what exactly?"

"World domination."

"Great, he sounds like Dr Dracon from Kim Possible." I mumbled only to receive amused looks from the three in the room. "So I like cartoons. But what does he have to gain? He will only be judged like all of us once He comes again."

"Even temporary power is motivation enough for him. And in order to do that he has to get rid of all that could possibly oppose him here on earth."

"Meaning the likes of us." I stared at Li. "Angels, demons and even informants."

"Yeah, that's crossed my mind more than once. Listen, at this moment I can still safely come and go as I please there. I don't know for how long though. He gets rid of 'suspicious' people quite quickly, whether they are guilty or not. I suggest that you hide out somewhere where it is safe. Preferably somewhere with protective spells."

"My place is out then."

"You don't have spells?"

"What do I look like?" Li narrowed his eyes at me and I sighed. Yeah, I should have known. Since when would demons put protection spells on their homes? They just scare any possibly invaders away.

"My grandparents' home is safe. Grandmother has a number of spells on the house. She had to modify one to let you in." I grinned at Li and he huffed. "Tomoyo will have to stay with us, I'm not leaving her alone in that huge house. And you and grandfather will just have to learn to tolerate one another."

"Oh great. I'm stuck with the old man."

"He's my grandfather Syaoran Li!" I stood up. "I'm going to check on Tomoyo. You two find a way to get us from house to house, I don't care how. And you." I pointed towards the man. "I want you telling us everything everyday from now on."

"Yes miss."

Eriol Hiiragizawa

I strolled through the corridors of the large office block listening to bits and pieces of gossip as it caught my ears. Everyone knows about the two's escape and about the human that seems to be helping them. They know about the car that picked them up and drove off, but apart from that they don't seem to know much. How would they? These two were only on the register, there are no real records about them.

Over the years I've managed to never be near the office or place of attack once they sprung into action. It makes me seem… aloof. A bit reluctant to witness violence. Yeah right. I've killed so many people in my life that counting them would take me back to my days when I was really only 23. That's another thing all together, the fact of the matter is that I won't draw suspicion to myself.

And my baby is still mad at me. She wouldn't even look at me when I dropped them off at the angel's home. She's the one thing in all of this that I don't want to loose at the moment. Even if they failed and Yue took over the world I would not mind, as long as she was next to me. Shit. When did I fall in love with her?

I opened my office door only to find Kaho sitting on my desk. The little slut. She's been Yue's little plaything for years. I grinned at her, choking in my mind as I did so. I closed the door behind me, knowing what to expect. She's not exactly loyal in anyway. She smiled her painted smile at me before she let her hand run down my chest. I clenched my jaw as she dropped her hand down to my belt. "My Eriol, you seem a little tense."

"Do you mind?" She grinned as she shoved her hand down my pants and I had to jerk away. "Apparently not." I mumbled under my breath.

"Come on, let me help you relax a bit."

"That would be lovely, but right now I am sure the message you have to give me is much more important."

"Yeah, I suppose." She sat down on my desk, exposing her legs to me. Like everyone hasn't seen them before. Someone shoot her, please. "Yue wants to see you, something about not being able to grab two or what ever."

"Why don't you accompany me upstairs? I know that your master would like a little relaxation once he's finished talking to me."

"Fine, but she's up there." I snickered inside my mind. She… Kaho never calls her on her name. Nakuru, Yue's other little plaything he so likes to keep around.

"You're seeing this the wrong way my dear Kaho. Have you ever considered having fun with her yourself? You didn't have a problem with his other little toy before her." I led her into the lift .

"I suppose." She purred as she licked her lips. Oh great, if Nakuru is there it means I'll have to observe some perverted sexual performance while he's talking to me. Disgusting bastard. The lift pinged as we reached the top floor, his office, home, bedroom, bloody everything in one. And he doesn't distinguish between one or the other either. Kaho walked out in front of me letting her dress drop as she walked up to the bed where the other two were obviously busy. "He's here." She purred again and I had to hold in my lunch. Disgusting.

I watched her slip her body next to his before completely disappearing under the sheets. Two guesses where she went. "You wanted to see me."

"Yes, Eriol. Please take a seat." I pulled up a chair and sat some distance from the spectacle. "Not now my pets." I resisted the urge to roll my eyes as she girls complained. He climbed out of the bed and moved towards the table I sat myself down. He pulled up a chair next to me, not bothering to cover himself in anyway before he pulled up a laptop. He clicked a few times and three images popped up. One of Sakura and one of Syaoran, and one of them both together. I stared at their faces, they are so happy together. "You probably heard they got away."

"Yeah, just bits and pieces though."

"The angel would have been easy pickings if that damned demon wasn't there. He even protected the little bitch, something totally unheard of. He incinerated two of my best men and damned them both to hell." Where else do you expect a demon to send your soul? "They have a human girl with them. I have no interest in her. She is harmless, basically clueless from what I saw. The poor little thing was scared out of her mind."

I frowned at giggling from the other end of the room and I followed Yue's cold eyes to the bed. The two girls seemed to have discovered a liking for one another in the short time we have been talking. He licked his lips as they moved their bodies against one another's obviously trying to draw his attention so he may make the meeting with me short. Kaho grinned at me as she let her tongue trail down the other woman's body, while the other moaned in pure bliss. Urg. I think I'm going to be sick. "Can we finish this, you seem busy."

"Yes, of course." He turned back to the laptop. "The attack on them is on hold for the moment. We lost them and their whereabouts are unknown. We'll target others in the mean time. Our colleagues in Europe and America are already at it as we speak."

"As you wish." I stood up and pushed the chair in before making my way to the elevator. I could feel his eyes on me. Watching my every move.

"Would you like to join us perhaps, Eriol?" I could hear him lick his lips as he said my name. I cringed in disgust. Bloody double adaptor.

"No thank you."

"Found someone have you?"

"Yeah, something like that."

"Enjoy." I watched him grin at me as the girls started fondling with him before the door closed to leave me with 'Silent Night' playing in a soft tune. When I reached the ground floor I rushed to a bathroom and doubled over a toilet. Fucking sick bastard.

Syaoran Li

"Yeah, I know. No swearing and no smoking in the house." I groaned as Mrs. Kinomoto led me up to one of the spare rooms.

"And no rituals of any kind either."

"What? I only work for him, I don't worship him like those other sick ba…" She glared at me. "People." Mrs. Kinomoto is scary when she wants to be.

"That's a good boy." Boy? I'm a man. "Here now, this is your room. You can ignore that door there. It links with Sakura's. She used to use it a lot when this was her play room. I think some of her dolls are still in the closet, so you might want to push them to one side."

"Yes Mrs. Kinomoto."

"Dinner will be served in a moment."

"Thank you Mrs. Kinomoto." I looked at the place. Well, it's not my room but it is comfortable enough and most importantly it is safe. I grinned at the door she said linked my room with my little angel's. I knocked on it and it opened to reveal a frowning Sakura busy undressing. "So your grandmother didn't make it up."

"Hmm…" She walked over to the other side of her room and I followed her in. I watched her pull her shirt from her body before pulling on another one. I sank down on her bed and sighed as I fell back to stare at her roof. "Your blood totally ruined my shirt."

"Soak it in cold water and washing power for a while, it will ease up."

"And just how do you know that?"

"I have to do my own laundry you know."

"I know, I'm teasing."

"And you can't take a joke."

"Li." She growled and I could not help but laugh at her. She sank down next to me and I turned my head to look at her face. She smiled at me and I at her. "We can sleep together every night now. Just like when I visit you." She laughed and my smile faltered. Sometimes I wish… "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"I said something wrong again, right?" I did not answer her but turned to looking at her ceiling again. "We're not that different, you and I." I could feel her hand travel down my arm before she took my hand in hers and laced our fingers. I could feel my face burn as I kept my eyes on the ceiling. "Thank you, Syaoran." I turned to look at her. She never calls me by my name, only when she's angry. "For saving me. You could have left me, you know?"

"I wouldn't… I wouldn't have been able to." Why does she have such a profound effect on my life? Why do I give two craps about what happens to her? Why do I feel that I would never be able to make eternity without her and why I feel that this earth is so much better with her on it? "What do you think about Eriol?"

"I trust him. He has an honesty in his eyes and he is clearly in love with Tomoyo."

"Bastard could be her great, great, great, great grandfather and he's sleeping with her."

"Be kind, he didn't extend his life for his own good. And we might not have been here if it wasn't for him."

"There is a limit to how convenient things should be."

"You sound like Kurogane from Tsubasa."

"I swear you're like a kid sometimes and at other times you talk like a thirty year old human."

"I'm a teenager." I grinned at her as she poked fun at her age.

"As am I." I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat. "How long do you think we have to hide away?"

"I don't know. Hopefully this will end soon."

Tomoyo Daidouji

"Thank you, Syaoran. For saving me. You could have left me, you know?"

I sat in Syaoran's new room with my back against the wall listening to them talk. "I wouldn't… I wouldn't have been able to." I could hear the longing in his soothing voice. I could hear the love he holds for her bubble into his words with every syllable he spoke. Why won't he tell her that he loves her? Why won't he tell her that he dreams of her and that he can't live without her? I stood up and walked downstairs to Mrs. Kinomoto cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

"What's wrong honey?"

"Why won't he tell her that he loves her?" She paused with what she was doing and stared at me. I watched her put the knife down before she turned to me with that kind smile of hers on her face. "Syaoran loves Sakura, but he won't tell her and I don't understand why."

"Honey, I think Syaoran is scared."

"Why?"

"Why? Well, because he's probably never felt this way before and he's not sure about how to act on his feelings towards her. He is very different from her or you."

"Sakura said he's more like me."

"They didn't tell you, did they?"

"Tell me what Mrs. Kinomoto?"

"Well… I… uh…"

"I'm a demon." I jumped at his strong voice when he suddenly stepped into the kitchen. His dark eyes met mine and I could see that he was serious. "I condemn souls to an eternity of burning hell."

"But you saved me."

"Yeah well, I'm a bit of a fuck up."

AN: I know what you are all thinking – finally the blasted woman updated! Sorry about that, I've been very busy lately. This story will be finished in about four, maybe three chapters to come. I'm not sure yet. But it's not going to be long (like all of my stories). I might take a while, but it will be finished.

Chapter teaser: "Really now? What if I was to say that something might happen to you or that precious little human he always hangs out with?" I looked at him shocked. He would, he would do that.

Thank you for the reviews and Happy Easter!

Tella

Ps. I've actually started turning this fic into a manga of sorts. I'm only busy with the planning at the moment, but my friends are impressed for some odd reason. Obviously I had to change the characters names and looks (not so much Li's), but it is quite fun to turn words into a visual. I think that Head over Heels (in the M section) would make a great teen manga.