Sakura-san: Okay then, this chapter done. Three chappies in one update!! Hurrah! This one is turning out longer than the first one...by way of pages. This particular chapter is kinda long, five pages according to my computer. But okies, things are getting crazier...

Sakura and Sakura-san: Enjoy the fic!

~Chapter 8: 'Aibou'~

Syaoran stared blankly at his desk. He was still confused about what Loup had called him. For that reason, he had slammed walls down in his mind so Loup couldn't look in his thoughts or talk to him that way. Syaoran just wanted to think about it. Sakura had been worried when she saw that Syaoran was being so closed up. She became even more so when she saw the distress on Loup's face.

Sakura caught Loup by the arm. She knew Syaoran and Loup enough to tell them apart by the looks in their eyes. That kind of surprised the class, and they always went to her if they wanted to talk to one of the 'Li twins' they called them. Mei Ling wasn't too happy about Loup posing as Syaoran's twin, but she knew to keep quiet about it.

"Loup, I need to talk to you, alone," Sakrua told Loup urgently.

He nodded and walked with her out to the hallway.

"What is it Sakura?" Loup asked.

"Loup, do you know why Syaoran seems so distant?" Sakura asked.

Loup cocked his head at her. "He just had a shock to his system, that was my fault. I called him 'aibou'...and I never call anyone that, or even think of them as a compainion, except now for Syaoran. Fleur was one I thought of that way, and then I fell in love with her...but...I think he needs to sort it out in his mind. That kid doesn't like things that he can't explain."

Sakura nodded thoughtfully. "That he doesn't. I remember when that cold had him, he looked ready to kill the person who did it...we still have to figure that one out..."

Loup sighed, and closed his eyes in a frown. "He's like me, and wouldn't feel bad at all if he kills the person that did it-"

Sakura grabbed Loup's hands. "You know who did it?!"

Loup turned red. Blushing. He also sweatdropped. "Y-yes."

"WHO?!" Sakura shouted. People in the hallway stopped and stared at them. Sakura nervously waved them on and laughed. "Who?" she repeated quieter.

"A person that really should be dead, but I guess was reincarnated. Her name is Ombre, and she works for Malhueur." (did I actually spell that stupid name right?!!)

Syaoran continued to stare at his desk. He was deep in thought. Thoughts about being called 'aibou' thoughts about all that had been happening.

But for the moment his system was still shocked about Loup.

Why did he call me that? He never did before, and he never seemed worried about anyone else...mabye it was because if I had died, he would to. But I think it was more than that...mabye. And then, when he and Mei Ling were fighting, I sensed something...coming from...Mei Ling!!

Me Ling had walked out into the hall, with a secret smile on her face. Her eyes were blank.

Syaoran felt her aura. It was hers, but something was covering it. Someone else's aura. Shadowing it...shadow..shadow. Something of that sparked a memory.

"OMBRE!" Syaoran shouted. The class span to see what was wrong. Syaoran didn't care. He knew now. The one who tried to kill him, with cold. The one who had tried to send Loup and Syaoran off the Tokyo Tower. That woman who was using Mei Ling as a carryer of her power, for Mei Ling had been born without magic. The class continued to stare.

/LOUP!!!!! LOOK OUT!! YOU AND SAKURA LOOK OUT!!!/

Loup jerked forward at the sudden crumbling of the mental walls that kept him and Syaoran's minds separate. And then the outburst from Syaoran.

"Loup?" Sakura asked.

"My aibou...he just warned me about something. He told us both to look out, but why-" Loup stopped he sensed why.

Sakura did also.

Mei Ling had walked out of the classroom, and was standing behind Sakura.

Sakura whipped around and ended up falling back into Loup, who steadied her.

"Thank you, Loup."

Loup nodded and returned his glare to Mei Ling.

"Well so nice to see you here attending shcool like a child," Mei Ling snarled.

"You're one to talk Ombre..." Loup sighed.

Mei Ling's face contorted into a glare. "Well, I see you've found Fleur's reincarnation then...well Loup, your 'aibou' isn't out here to help you. Do you think he cares anymore?"

Loup growled in his throat. He sounded so much like Syaoran...Sakura never wanted anyone, especially Syaoran or Loup to make that sound at her.

There were too many students in the hallway for Sakura to risk using magic. She had no idea how they were supposed to defend themselves against a Mei Ling, with magic. Also, Sakura didn't want to hurt the girl.

Syaoran jumped onto his desk and began hopping on them towards the door. Ailse would take to long.

Sakura...she won't hurt Ombre while she is using Mei Ling. Sakura's kind heart could get her killed...mabye it is a good thing that Loup is ruthless and I am close to it...

He was almost there. Syaoran threw himself at the door, but found that a feild of energy had been set up there. He was thrown backwards. The class gasped in amazement. They all backed away from the door.

Syaoran stood up and stared out through the feild. Mei Ling/Ombre (for the moment) had Loup and Sakrua cornered. Loup looked like he was making fun of Mei Ling/Ombre.

Syaoran felt great agitation slipping through the link.

//Aibou, what happened?//

Syaoran accepted being called aibou. At least by Loup. They were companions after all, and Syaoran cared for his past self, not because of the fact that he is him, but because it was if Loup was family. Sakura was more important to Syaoran than Loup was also. His own agiataion was building too.

/Someone set up a sheild on the door so I can't leave the room. Are they coming after you?/

//I don't know...//

"Don't worry Syaoran, you're the one I am going to take with me."

Syaoran turned around fast. Malhueur was standing by the chalkboard.

Now that she was in light, it could be seen that she had long black hair, cold grey eyes, and pale skin. She was tall. Her outfit was nothing more than a long, black kimono.

"Malhueur I presume?" Syaoran hissed.

She nodded.

The class was seriously freaked out now. They all backed into the far corner of the classroom.

Syaoran flipped back up onto a desk. He then pulled out the little ball thingy that his sword comes out of, and brought it out.

Malhuer raised an eyebrow at him. "Using Light magic instead of the little bit of dark magic you have? You really are grey, in terms of darkness and light. Even though your aura is green..."

The class continued to watch.

"Wow! We're experiancing a supernatural phenomenon!" Naoko exclaimed.

"THUNDER GOD ANSWER MY CALL!" Syaoran shouted.

Lightning shot down at Malhueur. She laughed and it dissapeared before it hit her.

How did she do that?!

"My turn Syaoran," Malhueur hissed. Her magic was like Loup's, she didn't have to shout anything or raise an arm. She just did something.

Dark energy reached out and grabbed Syaoran. It hurt bad.

"I want to hurt Loup as well, while Ombre is distracting him and Sakura."

Syaoran screamed.

Sakura was scared. She admitted it. She couldn't use her magic for there were too many people her in the hallway, and she didn't want to hurt Mei Ling, even though she knew that it was Ombre controlling the girl.

"Loup, what are we going to do?" Sakrua asked.

Loup didn't answer. Sakura felt him shaking. She turned her head up at him. "Loup?"

Loup had his teeth grit tightly. Sakura saw blood run down his forehead.

Mei Ling/Ombre smirked. "What, don't know all about the link between those two? About how they feel the same pain the other does, how if one dies, the other dies too?"

Sakura's exression said that she didn't. She had had enough of this. She didn't care who saw now. Her aura glowed white, and the Star Wand appeared.

"What are you planning to do with that Sakura?" Mei Ling/Ombre sneered.

Sakura pointed the star part at her. "I am sorry about this Mei Ling," she whispered.

Light shot from it, and bound Mei Ling/Ombre. Then Sakura knocked her out.

She ran to the door, but that energy feild was still up.

"S-sakura, d-don't! Y-you can't get in there," Loup hollered through grit teeth.

Sakura tried and tried, but it was no use. She watched helplessly as Malhueur fought Syaoran. She tried again.

The people in the hall were still staring.

Loup walked up behind Sakura. He saw what Malhueur was doing to his aibou. He also felt it.

Syaoran let out another scream as he was continually blasted by Malhueur. he couldn't even try to defend himself.

She walked towards him, and grabbed his hand.

Syaoran felt his mind go blank, his head droped to his chest. He and Malhueur dissapeared.

So did the energy baring the door.

"SYAORAN!!" Sakura screamed. Tears were running down her face. She fell to her knees by his sword. Syaoran had dropped it.

Sakura looked at it through her tears. "His sword..."

Loup had followed her inside. (note: class is still watching all of this) He was staring at the spot where Syaoran had been.

"Aibou...my aibou.." he murmured with sadness. He too, noticed the sword.

Loup walked over and picked it up. Sakura looked at him.

Loup gripped the hilt tightly. He was enraged. He gathered all of his magic.

Sakrua sensed this. "Loup what are you going to do?!" She shreiked.

Loup didn't care who he killed in the process, but he was going to get his aibou back. For once, in these past months he didn't care that he could destroy this planet, or that he was darkness. He wanted to kill every last one of those that took his aibou, and anyone who tried to interfere. They took is grey, leaving him with nothing but darkness. He had to destroy. Destroy unitl they were forced out of hiding. "Kill them all. Everything," he growled.

"Loup!" Sakura shouted. She was ignored.

Loup let out a wordless cry and burst from the room, still grasping Syaoran's sword. Sakura stayed where she was, not having the heart to follow him, even though she knew she should.

Naoko, Rika, and Chiaharu came over and tried to comfort her.

Sakura was oblivious to their efforts. The only thing that was in her mind was Syaoran. She continued to say his name under her breath.

Loup stormed through the hallways, blowing apart anything in his way, such as doors. My abiou...they have him...his mind. I can't even get to him through the link...and I am not feeling the effects of what Malhueur did to knock him out. Not a good sign. Aibou...my aibou...

The teacher that had given Loup a hard time before was late, so he didn't know about the events of the morning. He smirked as he saw the fact that Loup was headed off campus. He had been told about Syaoran and Loup being 'twins'. This guy seemed to have a sixth sense to figure out that this wasn't Syaoran, or mabye it was the fact that Syaoran didn't leave campus while school was in session.

"Well, Loup, where do you think you're going?" the stupid teacher sneered. He apparentaly didn't notice the look on Loup's face.

Anger...rage, the want to kill...to strike out at someting, use the powers he was born with. Loup felt all of this.

"Why don't you answer? You too stupid or intimidated to answer a teacher? I guess so," the teacher snarled. He reached forward to grab Loup by the ear and drag him back into the school.

Loup jumped back from him. "Listen, you mistake of a human being. You don't know what you are dealing with. I may be a part of Syaoran, but I am his dark side, and the darkness of this world. You should think before you speak," he growled back. He sounded feroucious now.

The teacher was barely phased. "You are a nut case. Come on, back into the school so you can be punished for leaving!" Once again, the teacher stepped forward.

"I warned you. And the only reason I did was for Syaoran. I didn't want to have to make him hate me for killing you, or make him feel like a murderer through this connection we have, but you didn't listen," Loup hissed in a cold voice.

Once again, the teacher was barely phased.

Loup was begining to get a wild look in his eyes. He was too far away from Syaoran now. The thing that kept him in check, and away from the influences of evil around here had been Syaoran. Now Loup had nothing to restrain him back, except Sakura, but she wasn't out here.

The teacher grabbed Loup by the arm. That proved to be fatal. The teacher's arm melted, and he screamed in pain.

Loup smiled. Not a good smile. It was the kind of smile that you give your enemys as you kill them. "You are in my way, so DIE!!!!"

At that, the teacher's eyes rolled into his head, and he let out one final scream, before dying.

"Loup! What have you done?!" Sakura shreiked. She had finaly been able to make herself move. She ran to Loup, but stepped back as she saw the body of the teacher. The skin was black, as if he had been burned to death from the inside.

Sakura noticed that Loup was shaking, so she hugged him. The only thing she could think to do. She felt a wetness on her head, and she realized that Loup was crying. He never cries...

"Loup, we'll get him back okay? We'll get him back..." Sakura murmured gently, but her tears had started again.

Loup didn't answer, but fell to his knees, and Sakura did the same. For the moment, Loup had been brought out of his murderous rage of darkness, by Sakura.

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Sakura: Poor Syaoran and Loup...

Sakura-san: *nods* I am strange...I've noticed a pattern with my fics...*gets totally off topic*

Sakura: *sweatdrop* Umm, okay since she is lost in thought...R/R for her please!

Sakura-san: Please do! *begins muttering something about story line*

Sakura: *more sweatdrops*

~ "No Excellency. You are the one who wants to commit suicide. Pay up and eat up." - Peppino from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (prounounced: Doomaw) Note: this quote is from the book~