Wow… so much controversy happening! LOL! A lot of you sided with Sakura saying that Syaoran didn't officially ask Sakura out so technically he isn't her boyfriend while others said that yeah, after making out and near-sex opportunities, Sakura should consider Syaoran her boyfriend.

And then Syoran's last thought got you all so bad! You all think he'll come after Sakura but honestly—can you be sure? LOL! Ohhh got you thinking now didn't I? HEH! Stay tuned!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. CLAMP does…

Title: Authentic Divine

Summary: While walking home from school one day, Sakura stumbles upon a deadly gang war between the Serpent Wolves and an unknown opposition team. While doing open fire, the leader-to-be grabs Sakura and takes her back to base... what now? SS

Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure

Aging: Sakura: 17 – Syaoran: 21

Chapter 21: Meet the Gang

Syaoran felt like shooting somebody right then and there. 'How DARE she leave!' he thought, anger directed at Sakura radiating out of his body, 'If she gets in trouble then so be it! Her choice to disobey me and go back to her own fucking house. Even if Jin Tai has her by a gun, I will not go to save her.'

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Sakura waved at Rizu who drove off before walking up the porch steps. Her gaze fell onto a for sale sign and she frowned, ringing her doorbell. The door flew open as Touya stood there, his eyebrows raised.

"Onii-chan?" She giggled nervously and Touya rolled his eyes.

"Where the hell have you been punk?"

"Around- Otou-san knows where I've been."

"He wouldn't tell me! I ran to your school the other damn day and Tomoyo and Chiharu tell me you left with a ride. Where have you been?"

"Leave your sister alone," Fujitaka's voice drifted from the kitchen. Touya turned around to find his father standing behind him with a towel in his hands. Gulping slightly, Sakura smiled at her father.

"Hey, Otou-san."

Smiling like nothing ever happened, Fujitaka greeted his daughter. "Hello Sakura. Touya, go do something, I need to talk to your sister."

Frowning, Touya obeyed what his father said and went upstairs to his bedroom. Fujitaka nodded his daughter into the kitchen. "We need to discuss last week. In detail too."

She knew she was in for it. Sakura smiled nervously as she sat down on the chair that her father pulled out for her. "So start from the beginning," Fujitaka said, "who, what, where, when, why and how."

'I'm in for it now,' she inwardly winced as she began answering her fathers questions.

"The leaders of the gang, Ryuushi Wolf and Serpent and Li Syaoran got me into the gang a couple months back I guess. The what… uh… The Serpents Wolf gang. I was on Lotus Alley cutting trough to get home faster because it was raining that day; right after school. Why? I was caught in crossfire and Syaoran brought me home. How, I battled the female co-leader of the gang and I defeated her."

"But why," Fujitaka pushed, "you could've fully rejected."

"I saved the leader, Syaoran; I saved his cousin Mei Lin from being raped a year ago. Ever since then, the man that wanted to rape her has kind of been stalking me I guess. He hasn't tried anything until that day where we had bullets in our sofa. That was the first time. If I hadn't joined the Serpent Wolves, then Christopher, the man who tried to kill me, would've really killed me."

Fujitaka allowed all the information to sink in, his fatherly instincts kicking in. Holding his urge to lecture his daughter, Fujitaka continued with the more serious questions.

"So you joined the gang for protection?"

Sakura nodded, leaving out the bit of information where she and Syaoran share identical dreams and of the fact that her gang was after a prized artifact, the Authentic Divine.

"They didn't make you do anything?" Fujitaka raised a brow and Sakura shook her head.

"No. I went through intensive training to keep up physically with the rest of the gang, since I am the youngest member, not counting those who are born into it. I just went through second initiation today and I passed with flying colours."

"Are you still keeping up with school?"

"Yeah. The guy who dropped me off today takes me to school everyday and the leaders come by later and pick me up. The one who drops me off everyday, Rizu, stays in the school parameter incase something should happen and I need backup."

"Do you handle guns?"

"Required in the gang."

"Have you been shot?"

Sakura was afraid of that question. "Uhm…not directly but a bullet has grazed me."

Fujitaka felt his heartbeat quicken. "You live at the wolf HQ now?"

Sakura nodded. "Pretty much, for protection. The gang, though, is uh- busy for a few weeks," Sakura didn't want to say that they were going to their summerhouse for fear that HER house would be tapped, "so I decided to come here."

Fujitaka nodded. "Alright. Anything else you want to say?"

"I'm sorry," Sakura murmured finally, tears making their way to her eyes, "I didn't mean to disappoint you but I thought that…"

"Enough," Fujitaka silenced her, "I've raised you since you were a baby Sakura and I know who you are, inside and out. You're a good person and you never make rash decisions unless you know it is the right thing."

Sakura wanted to snort at the irony. If she was a good person inside and out she wouldn't have done so many things that come so close to real sex with Syaoran. But she hid all those facts.

"So the house is for sale?" Sakura finally said, trying to stray away from the topic of her being in a gang. Her father had somewhat forgiven her and that was all she wanted. Fujitaka nodded.

"Yeah, after the break-in and bullets in our sofa, I don't find this place safe any longer. I've decided to relocate us in central Tokyo instead of the outskirts of Tomoeda."

Sakura nodded, not knowing what else to say.

"You know you're coming too," Fujitaka said, staring at her, "you're minority and I can't allow you to stay here while you're seventeen. You have to come with your brother and I."

It was the fatherly instincts. Fujitaka knew his daughter and he somehow knew she would never agree to move with him.

'One,' he was counting down to her negation, 'two…and three…'

"I can't," Sakura murmured looking at him in the eyes. Fujitaka expected and sighed.

"You have to."

"Otou-san," Sakura said definitely, "I turn eighteen in three days," Sakura had forgotten it was her birthday until that moment in time, "I would be a legal adult and I can be where I want to be, right?"

Fujitaka smiled and nodded. "You're so like your mother," he whispered, "rebellious but you know what you have to do. You're doing what you think is right for you, and who am I to stop you?"

Sakura had tears in her eyes. "I'm your father, sweetheart, and I'll always care for you but you do what you have to do. You are your mother sonly legacy so be careful."

Sakura got up and hugged her father tightly, letting her tears leak out of her eyes. "I love you Otou-san," she murmured and Fujitaka smiled.

"I love you too Sakura."

Touya was watching the entire time and he was shocked, amused and rather angry that his baby sister had joined a reckless gang.

"SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH THIS?!" Touya screamed stomping into the kitchen. "IT'S ALL, BE SAFE SAKURA AND SHE CAN GO BE A GANG BANGER? DON'T THINK SO MONSTER!"

Sakura frowned at his explosion, still in her fathers arms.

"I FORBID YOU TO EVER LEAVE THE DAMN HOUSE!"

"Enough, Touya." Fujitaka said sternly. "It's your sister's decision. None of us complain when you went through your I think I'm Gay phase."

Sakura stifled her giggles as Touya blushed in embarrassment. For an episode in his life, Touya thought he was gay because he held some strong feelings for his close friend, Yukito Tsukishiro. Eventually, Touya grew out of that phase but Sakura and Fujitaka still teased him about it here and there.

"That was a phase Otou-san," Touya snorted, "besides, gangs are for life and Sakura can't leave- only way she can quit is if she gets shot."

"It's my decision." Sakura said sternly, "Besides, I know what I went into and I know my consequences."

Touya frowned. "Why?"

"She has her reasons," Fujitaka said simply, "she doesn't have to tell you Touya."

Thankful for her father, Sakura stuck her tongue out at Touya who rolled his eyes and muttered something along the lines of 'ungrateful kaijuu,' which put a smile on Sakura's face.

'At least some things are still the same…'

Two days passed and no news from her gang came, worrying her slightly. She hardly left the house for fear that Christopher might jump out at her and slit her throat. Sakura had her gun with her at all times, even during dinner and it provoked Touya on more than one occasion.

Sakura was about to go to the bathroom when her phone started ringing, making her feeling slightly excited. Only the gang knew her number…

Flipping it open, she greeted her caller.

"Hello?"

"Sakura! Baby! How are you?!" It was Rizu and Sakura had to admit, it was great hearing his voice.

"Bored, how are you guys?"

"This place is so not the same without you. All these girls are out of their age- OW! Mei that hurt!"

"THAT'S THE POINT ASSHOLE! GIVE ME THE PHONE!"

Sakura laughed as Rizu passed his phone over to Mei Lin.

"What's up dawg?" Mei Lin teased as Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Nu'in homie, how you rollin?" Sakura played along and Mei Lin cracked up laughing. Sakura heard Rizu inquire on what was so funny but Mei Lin couldn't even breath, let alone speak.

"Oh shit! Don't do that again bitch, what a wannabe line."

"What can I say? I'm a born wannabe."

Mei Lin giggled before going into serious mode. "Okay spill, what happened with you and cousin? He's acting like how he did before he met you and it's not something any of us want. He's all…bastardyand bitchy and it's like he's male PMSing…"

Sakura felt her heart pound and sighed sadly. "Don't ask, fucked up argument just before the Wolf Brawl."

"Sakura?" Her father was knocking on her door and Sakura put Mei Lin on hold.

"Yeah?"

Fujitaka smiled. "Finish your conversation…"

Sakura nodded and turned back to her phone. "I'll tell you about me and Syaoran later Mei, my dad's calling."

"Cool, keep chilling home girl."

"Now how's the wannabe? Tell Serpent and Wolf I said hi and tell Rizu to calm his panties."

"Will do bitch! Love you, muwah!"

"Bye Mei." Snapping her phone shut, she put it on her bed before standing up and smiling at her father.

"What's up?"

"Was that one of your friends?" Fujitaka nodded to the phone and Sakura murmured a soft yes.

"It was Mei Lin."

"I figured, hurry downstairs, Tomoyo and Chiharu are over."

Grinning Sakura followed her father downstairs where her two best friends were sitting on the sofa, talking quietly to themselves. Clearing her throat to make her presence known, her two friends looked up at her before grinning broadly.

"Finally! You are the hardest person to reach- now, Uncle Fujitaka," Tomoyo said turning to Sakura's father, "we're kidnapping Sakura for the evening; she'll be back for dinner, hopefully."

Chuckling, Fujitaka nodded. "Go ahead!"

That was all Tomoyo and Chiharu needed as they dragged Sakura outside.

The three girls were walking to their signature park, Penguin Park, in silence. Sakura was afraid of the raid she was going to get for running off on her friends that day and not contacting them anymore. Finally, Sakura spoke.

"How'd you know I was home?"

"We didn't," Chiharu grinned, "we just knocked your door everyday praying you were home."

Smiling, Sakura mentally noted to whack them when they forgave her. Tomoyo finally opened her mouth.

"Details, now, before I kill you." It was a playful threat, but affected nonetheless. For the second time that day, Sakura started her story…

"When I was walking home that day during the thunderstorm, I was caught in crossfire and the leader, Syaoran the guy who usually picks me up, took me to home base. I kind of saved his cousin last year without knowing I did and because of that they initiated me. The guy who attempted to rape his cousin tried to kill me a week ago but they got him, hopefully."

The girls remained quiet.

"So now I'm part of the gang as a Leader instead of a Member."

Tomoyo had nothing to say but Chiharu tapped her chin. "I wanna meet this gang…that Takashi guy was so sexy."

"Eriol too!" Tomoyo grinned, latching onto Sakura's arm.

"Can we meet them? Pleaseee!!" Both girls begged and Sakura visibly paled.

"No," Sakura said instantly, "you can't just meet a deadly gang! Guys, that doesn't work!"

"You randomly joined them," Tomoyo countered, "that doesn't make sense either."

"Still," Sakura had no argument, "you can't just meet them."

"One good explanation?"

"You aren't Wolves," Sakura muttered dryly and Chiharu thwaped Sakura upside the head.

"Not a good enough reason. I want to meet the people you consider family now. It's not fair Kura-chan."

"No Chi," Sakura said again, "you can't meet them!"

"You're no fun!"

They were in the park for an hour or so messing around before they started heading back to Sakura's place. Chiharu still attempted to trick Sakura into saying yes, but her heightened senses made her catch onto Chiharu's tricks easily. As they rounded the corner to Sakura's street, they saw a red car pulled up in front of her house.

"What the…" Sakura murmured as they all ran quickly to Sakura's gate, seeing her father speaking with a woman.

"There she is," Fujitaka said as the girl turned around. It was Mei Lin.

"Oh my god thank god you're okay!" Mei Lin was relieved. "Racerz are attacking our men like crazy and Wolf sent me here right away. Amelie was almost shot and shit, Jamie and Ryu are out doing god knows what and we're so worried. Naoko was almost shot too!"

Sakura gulped. "Oh man—that isn't good."

"Tell me about it. Nobody knows where we're located now so I was instructed to take you there now."

"But…" Sakura glanced at her father who nodded. She smiled before nodding at Mei Lin.

"Fine, I'll come."

"Great! I took the liberty of packing some of your things," Mei Lin grinned wolfishly and Sakura snorted.

"Why thank you…"

"CAN WE COME?!" Chiharu suddenly burst as Sakura slapped her head.

"Chiharu, no." Sakura said dangerously. "This isn't the place for you two…"

Mei Lin nudged Sakura's side. "Don't be mean Princess," Mei Lin hissed before turning to Sakura's friends.

"And you two are?"

"Mihara Chiharu," Chiharu introduced herself.

"Daidouji Tomoyo."

"Li Mei Lin." Mei Lin introduced herself before pulling out her phone. She quickly punched in four numbers and Sakura sighed, knowing it was either Wolf or Rizu.

"Hey, Wolf- yeah, listen…Sakura's friends wanna tag along. What? No that's not funny. Yeah. The home is booked and nobody can get through; c'mon it'll be fun. No I'm not implying we initiate them! Bitch they know Sakura joined… yeah? A week? Nice!" Hanging up, Mei Lin grinned at Chiharu and Tomoyo.

"You bought yourself a week to be one of us."

"YES!" Chiharu and Tomoyo grinned and Sakura sighed.

"Why Mei Lin?" She raised a brow and Mei Lin shrugged.

"I get good vibes from them. Come on, now at least it wont be as boring as I originally thought it'd be."

Not even bothering to argue, Sakura got into the car, not before hugging her father. Tomoyo and Chiharu got into the car as Mei Lin walked towards the drivers seat. Waving goodbye to her father one last time, Mei Lin sped off towards the latest HQ.

'Oh great,' it finally struck Sakura, 'I have to face Syaoran…'

Nothing big with Chiharu and Tomoyo going to visit… I just wanted them to know what Sakura was part of…anyways it's fucking…1 am and I'm so dead…so if this chapter doesn't live up to par with the others, you know why…and don't mind spelling and grammatical errors…I cant be bothered to even semi proofread right now…whatever mistakes you can find tell me so I can edit the chapter in the morning -.-;

Lub,


Sakura