Author's Notes: Okay, I know I didn't get a lot of reviews even though I thought I would, but Im okay with that because I like this story. And if anybody has anything against that, then shut-up and don't review! Ehem. Sorry. Well, on with the ficcy.

Love for Darkness

By: Sakura1301

Chapter 2 Cloak

Syaoran strapped his sword onto his back as he gazed out the window. 'I know she'll strike tonight. I must find her before she causes destruction.' He watched as the last rays of the sun drifted away. 'She wont get away.'

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Sakura giggled at the little gift she had made with her cards. "Ne, Kero-chan? I didn't know you were so soft and squishy!" A blood vain appeared on Kero's head. "Shut-up. That does NOT look like me!" He said pointing to the Kero look-alike doll in her hands. Slowly, Sakura's smile faded. "What if he doesn't like it? I mean, we're in high school and he's... he's a GUY. Guy's usually aren't into these things like Tomoyo-chan and I are." Kero slowly floated to her knee and sat down on it. "Well, I wouldn't of chose that as a present, but, it's the thought that counts, and if that kid has anything against it, i'll have to hurt him! No one makes my mistress sad!" He said as he took his small paw and clenched it. She smiled down at him and patted him on the head. "You're so sweet." He grinned at her. "Well, it's just my charm! I just have a thing with the ladies." Sakura giggled. "You're also silly." He frowned.

Sakura picked little Kero up and off of her lap and set him down on her pillow. "Now, all I have to do is wrap it." She grabbed the doll and started looking for a box to place it in. Finally, she found one in her desk drawer. "Ha, found one!" As she grabbed it, she froze. It felt like some one was grabbing her soul and ripping it out of her body. The small doll rolled out of her hand and her other hand released the box.

"Sakura? Are you okay?" Kero said as he floated towards her. No reply. Suddenly, her knees gave out and she fell to the ground. "Sakura!" Kero said as he quickly floated to her side. She started to shiver. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. "Sakura?! What is it?!" He asked frantically. "K-Kero-chan... It hurts." "What? What hurts?!" He asked in the state of panic. Panic was taking over his emotions. "It hurts..." She moaned as she continued to shiver. Salty tears slowly flowed from the corner of her eyes towards the ground. Kero looked around frantically. It was happening again. 'Not again.' He thought. He couldn't do anything about it. Nothing. He longed to help ease the pain, but he had no power over this. He slowly floated up and away from his mistress. He watched as she suddenly stopped shaking. He quickly flew behind the TV as he watched his mistress slowly stand up.

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Syaoran continued to walk down the sidewalk, looking for any signs of trouble. He received a few strange glances as night walkers went by, staring at his Chinese ceremonial robes and sword. He paid no mind to them as he continued to walk. He was almost near the park and it seemed this part of the neighborhood was deserted. He continued to walk to the park. As he was walking, he stopped as he felt that pink aura again. But this time, it was mixed with black. He quickly jumped into a nearby tree.

After about a minute or two, he saw a figure dressed in a black cloak walking towards him. He watched it coming closer and closer till it was right underneath him. That was when he noticed the black star staff. 'It's her!' He thought. He jumped down from the tree and unsheathed his sword and pointed it to the figures back. "Mistress of Darkness," Syaoran said as the figure stopped. "What do you want boy?" "What do you think your doing, causing havoc here in Japan?" Syaoran asked as he held his stance. "That is none of your concern." The girl said as she kept her back to him. "It matters because I was sent here to stop you." "So, you're a Li. I've been waiting for you." Syaoran lowered his sword slightly. "What do you mean?" He asked out of total confusion. "Was it not prophesied by Clow himself? Or does you brain have a void in it?" The girl asked. Syaoran's anger rose. "I was sent here to stop you and if it kills me, I WILL stop you." "Well, i'll tell you something boy, it takes more than words to stop me." With a flick of the wrist, a black card appeared in her hand.

Syaoran watched her carefully as a card appeared in her hand. It looked like a black clow card. He's never seen them in real life, but he's seen pictures in books back in Hong Kong. She turned around, but her face was still hidden. He saw her toss the card at him. And without releasing it!

The card flew straight towards Syaoran like a knife cutting through the air, and before it hit him, the card released itself and a large ice creature flew straight towards him.

There wasn't much distance between the girl and him so he had hardly any time to dodge, and the result was a blood arm.

Syaoran rolled off to the side of the street, barely avoiding death by a mere few inches. He gripped his bloody arms and gritted his teeth as the girl laughed and the card returned to her hand. "You are no match for me boy. Come back next time when you're ready." And the girl disappeared.

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"I can't believe I screwed up!" Syaoran said as he leaned against his front door. He stood and headed towards the bath room. "In my condition, im good as dead against her." He said as he wrapped bandages over the extremely deep gash on his arm.

After he had taken care of his wound, he headed towards the living room and sat on the couch.

"She sounded familiar though. And that staff of hers..." He paused for a moment. Then it occurred to him. "Im so stupid. Why didn't I see it before? That staff looks just like Kinomoto-san's necklace. No... there's no way. She can't be the Dark Mistress. She looks too naive to do such a thing. But I better keep an eye on that girl. I have a strange feeling that she has something to do with all of this."

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Sakura sat in class feeling awful. 'I wonder why Kero wouldn't come near me this morning.'

Flashback

"Kero-chan? What's wrong?" Kero continued to hover near the ceiling, refusing to come closer. "Sakura, don't come near." He said as his lower lip trembled. "Why?" She asked with pleading eyes. He didn't answer. His eyes scanned the room for a place to hide. His eyes landed on the open window. As quick as his little wings could carry him, he darted out of the open window.

End Flashback

She sighed. Kero had hurt her feelings. But that wasn't the only reason why she felt awful. Her body ached and her eyes felt extremely heavy.

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Syaoran entered the class room and headed directly to his seat. He wanted a word with that Kinomoto girl.

"Ohayo Kinomoto-san." He said in a rather cold tone. She turned around in her seat and tried to look her happiest, even if she couldn't hide the tiredness that showed in her face. "Ohayo Li-kun." She said as she tried to smile. She frowned as she saw his arm. "What happened to your arm Li-kun?" He looked at the bandage. "That's none of your business." She shrugged then leaned down and dug into her bag and pulled out a wrapped box. She held it out to him. "I didn't get to thank you for lunch yesterday, so here. I made this for you as a thank you gift." He took it and studied it carefully, making sure there wasn't a bomb or something in there. She smiled as she said, "Don't worry, it's not dangerous." He didn't look so sure. "Go on, open it." She said as she continued to smile. He cautiously opened it. First the ribbon, then the wrapping paper.

When he got to the box, he closed his eyes and turned his head away as he pulled the lid of the box off. When nothing happened, he cracked an eyelid open. Then, both eyes opened fully and he turned his head till he was facing the doll. He pulled it out. "A doll?" He asked. She nodded. "Yeah, I stayed up last night fixing it up for you." She turned her eyes towards the doll. "His name is Kero-chan." "Kero-chan? That sounds like a frog." "That's what K-...." She stopped before she said something that she wasn't supposed to. "What were you going to say?" He asked as he continued to examine the doll. "Oh, uh, forget it." She said shyly. "Um... sure." He said as he pulled his eyes towards her necklace. He set the doll back in it's box and stuffed it into his bag. He pointed to her necklace. "Can I see that?" He asked. She thought for a second then nodded. "Um, sure." She pulled it off and handed it to him.

He had been examining it for several minutes now and they had about 5 more minutes till class started. "Um, are you done looking at it?" She asked. He didn't reply.

'I knew it, this looks just like the head of that girls staff, only small and pink with white wings.' He handed it back to her. "Can I speak to you after school? Privately?" She nodded. "Sure." "Then meet me behind the school at 3 sharp." She nodded and turned around in her seat to face the board.

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Syaoran leaned against the same Cherry tree that he and Kinomoto sat at the day before for lunch.

'I need to investigate more before I jump to conclusions.' He thought. He looked at his watch. She was late. 5 minutes late to be exact. "Li-kun!" He turned around and saw Sakura running towards him. "You're late Kinomoto-san." She bowed. "Gomen Li-kun. The teacher held us in class." He nodded. "Kinomoto-san, I have a favor to ask you." "Yeah?" "I need help with my Japanese. Im not doing so well in that class." It was partly true. He was having problems in that class, but the main reason was to search her house.

"I can tutor you if you can help me with my math. You're in the advanced class, right?" He nodded. "Okay, then it's a trade." He nodded again, not really paying attention.

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They both tossed their bags on Sakura's bed and sat on the floor.

"Okay, what's the main problem your having?" "Everything." "Okay, then lets start with the basics...." Her voice just faded out as his attention was where his eyes were looking at. His eyes scanned the room. It looked like your ordinary average female teen's room. There were dolls in one corner, a dresser, a TV, a desk, a Playstation, CD's, a radio, a bed, a closet... nothing seemed out of place.... "Are you listening?" He was knocked back into reality when she tapped him on the shoulder. "What?" "Well, maybe if you paid more attention in class, then you wouldn't be having any troubles." "Well, sorry." He said with sarcasm dripping from his voice as he rolled his eyes.

Sakura felt as if he wasn't listening. And she was right. That was probably why he was having trouble. She had noticed his eyes were wandering all over her room. Was he looking for something? She looked at his arm with the bandage. It was all bloody. She grabbed his arm.

Syaoran pulled his arm away from her grasp. "When was the last time you changed the bandage?" She asked as she pointed to his arm. "Yesterday." "Well, you should of changed it this morning before school." She stood up. "And where are you going?" He asked. "Im going to get some clean bandages for that arm of yours. And she left.

This was his perfect opportunity. He stood up and headed to her closet and started digging. Nothing. Not a single clue. But she sure did have some strange outfits though. He ignored it and walked over to her desk and started to open drawers. He came across books in some drawers, then pencils and pens, then a diary, and the strangest thing. A drawer with a small bed, rug, and a few other items. It looked like a miniature room. He was just about to open the last drawer when that held the Clow/Sakura book when Sakura stepped in.

"What are you doing?" She asked as she headed towards him.

He was panic stricken. "Um-uh-I was just looking for some paper." "Oh. Well, you could of waited then asked." She headed towards her bed and sat down. "Okay, come here." She said. He walked over to her. "Now sit." He shook his head. "Don't be silly. Sit." He shook his head again. "Just sit will ya?" She grabbed the end of his shirt and pulled him down next to her. "Now, hold out your arm." He did as he was told. She started to take his bandage off.

"Wow. This is a really bad gash. And it's deep too. You should keep a clean bandage on it or it wont heal properly." "I know that." He said stubbornly. "Now, hold still. This might sting." She said as she started to pour a gel like substance on his arm then rub it in. He gritted his teeth as he tried not to scream out loud. It didn't sting. Nope, not at all. It BURNED! It burned like hell! But after a few seconds, the burning stopped and it felt warm and tingly. "Okay. Now for the bandage." She slowly and carefully started to cover his arm with it. When she was done, she gathered all of the medical things together and was about to leave to put it up. "You know, I could of done it myself." He said coldly. She turned and smiled at him. "I know, but friends are suppose to help eachother." He didn't say anything. As she left, he sat there, forgetting about the last drawer in her desk. 'I could of wrapped my arm myself! Why did I let her do it?' He thought.

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Sakura sat in her living room feeling worried. Syaoran had left and Kero was still gone. She was a little bit more happy though. At least her whole day wasn't wasted on watching TV. 'Li-kun seems like a really nice person on the inside even though he doesn't show it on the outside. I think, if I try hard enough, i'll be able to bring the real Li Syaoran out of him.' She thought happily.

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Syaoran sat on the edge of his bed and ran his fingers through his messy hair then fell backwards onto his bed. "She's up to no good I bet. I can't trust her." He continued to look at the ceiling. "Hopefully i'll have another chance to search her room tomorrow."

Flashback

"Li-kun? Do you want to arrange some study session?" He nodded. "Yeah. Let's discuss it tomorrow. It's getting late." She nodded. "Sure. See you tomorrow." She said as he stepped out of her house and started to walk towards his house.

End Flashback

He sighed. "I'll figure this out sooner or later. And i'll destroy whoever is behind it."

To be continued....

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Ooooh! Syaoran's saying something crazy! Don't start thinking that he likes Sakura yet, he still hates her guts but don't get your hopes up! Perhaps S+S later. Well, don't forget to R+R! Ja!