Sakura-san: Sorry about the sudden lag in updates. I ran into writers block. Fortunatly I have come out of it. So enough talking and on to the fic.

~Chapter 11: Fighting in the Dark~

Sakura stopped staring, and sprouted her wings. She then flew up after Loup. "I have to find him before he does something that he'll regret..." SHe told herself. Inside she was crying. Her mind was reeling. His soul...Syaoran's soul...my Syaoran...Syaoran. Sakura kept reapeating his name in her thoughts.

She noticed as she flew, how bright the moonlight was. At least there is light...not like my dream, so there might be a chance of it not happening.

Loup ran on the streets, needing physical exersise to remind him of the fact that he was still alive. His black robes flew in the wind that he was creating around himself. Using his magic was another good way to remind yourself that you still exisist. He was just lashing out randomly. The street behind him cracked ans rocks flew into the air to come crashing down on the concrete.

WHERE?! WHERE ARE THEY?! he screamed in his head.

He ground to a stop and stared at the sky. He saw Sakura, her white wings lit up by the moonlight.

He glared. "If that is what you wish..." he murmured in that same cold voice.

Sakura landed infront of him. "Loup, I know you said that this was your battle, but I am going to help you, even if it is emotional support that I give. Loup, I want Syaoran back as much as you do!"

Loup didn't answer. He hadn't even heard most of what she said.

"Loup? Did you hear me?" Sakura asked with worry.

Loup blinked. And they were once again on the roof of the Tokyo Tower.

Syaoran was floating. Floating in a sky. So peaceful...no worries about magic, light or darkness. No pain, not even a solid body to worry about. In other words free...just floating free, forever. That is all a person could want...

Syaoran was brought back to reality by a surge of thought from someone...he just couldn't remember who.

//WHERE?! WHERE ARE THEY?!//

"Who...?" Syaoran murmured. His voice echoed across the gentle blue sky that he was floating in. "Who is that?"

/That's right, boy. Forget everything!/

Syaoran listened to the female's voice. Just forget, and relax in this peacefulness he had found. Syaoran's robes that had been on him, changed to a dull grey, as he floated. "Just forget..."

Ombre smiled as she took control of Syaoran's body. The boy's mind had already forgotten its other half and all that had happened.

"He doesn't even remember me...or that Sakura girl," Ombre laughed.

Malhuer walked up beside, Ombre, and the empty shell that used to be Syaoran. She took a look at him. And then smiled.

"Well that went nicely. Loup shall be here soon, and we'll have both of them. At leas this one is on our side," she snickered.

Ombre smiled back. "Shall we send him and Sakura an invitaion? And a welcoming party?" She asked.

Malhueur nodded. "Certainly."

Sakura was frightened at Loup's silence. Mabye it was more than that though. Part of it had to do with his robes, and his eyes. And then there was the dark power that was still raging trough him.

"Loup, do you still have Syaoran's sword?" Sakura asked.

Loup nodded, and showed Sakura the sword that had been in a sheath on his back.

A hole opened underneath them and they fell through.

Sakura screamed in surprise.

"They are inviting us," Loup growled, his voice still void of emotion and life.

They landed on a 'floor'. It was hard to tell, for nothing looked different here. Everything was the same pitch black.

"Loup, where are we?" Sakura asked, in a frightened voice.

"Welcome to Monde Obscuirent," Loup answered. (I really don't think that I got the correct form of that, but I was aiming for, Darkened World.)

"Monde Obcuirent?" Sakura repeated.

Loup began walking, ans Sakura followed quickly, afraid of getting lost. They came upon a dull light. At least something to help them see.

That was a good thing, for there were a bunch of people waiting for them. All holding weapons of destruction.

The dull light winked out.

"How are we supposed to see what we're fighting?!" Sakura shouted. She tried to get the Star Wand to provide light, but if wouldn't respond at all to her urgings.

Sakura heard Loup sigh. He was off to her left, by the sound of it.

"Sakura, I said, this is my fight. So let me handle this."

"But Loup-"

"Shut up," Loup intterupted his voice still without any emotion at all. "I can see in this, and have a quick way to kill these things."

Sakura heard screams echoing through the blackness. And soon after, the thud of bodies as they hit the 'floor'. "What did you do to them?" She asked. her voice was shaking, but she didn't care.

"Do you really want to know?" Loup demanded.

Sakura shook her head on instinct. Loup aparentally saw it.

"Fine, then don't ask. Let's get going."

Sakura felt through the black and found Loup. She held onto his arm so she wouldn't lose him.

Ombre smirked. She was the first challenge for Loup. And she was going to have fun pitting the two boys against each other.

"And now for atmosphere..." The darkness around her reformed into a replica of the Tokyo Tower.

"And now for the challenger...and another part of the audience."

Ombre jerked her hand up. Malhueur walked over to enjoy the entertainment.

Sakura and Loup felt the place change around them, to where both of them were standing at the base of Tokyo Tower.

Sakura looked up. She saw basically the same thing that she had seen in her dream. Ombre, up there, and the brown haired boy, which Sakura now knew was Syaoran. Only this time, she could see Malhueur also.

Sakura heard Loup growl, and felt his power take hold of herself and him. They were now up with the two women that had taken Syaoran's soul away.

"L'ombre se cache dans le nuit, attente pour la victime prochain." (trans: the Shadow lurks in the night, waiting for it's next victum)

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Sakura-san: This one is longer...longer longer. Umm, right. What did I want to say?

Sakura: Didn't you say something about an announcement?

Sakura-san: Thank you for reminding me Sakura. Meruru-chan thank you for suggesting that I go ahead and write a third part to this story. I think I will. Just because I got more ideas..well anyways, have to end this one first. More to come, and the conclusion soon! Ja ne! ~Sakura-san

~ "Can we talk about something else?! Okay? Okay?"- Sakura "You asked!" - Syaoran. from CCS episode 17: "Sakura's Scary Test of Courage." (I think I got part of this wrong, but ohwell...close enough.)~