Author's Notes: Okay, if some of you have seen the notice on my site, then you would know that it's gonna take a few days to get situated. Also, im having a treasure hunt for my site. If you have a site see details at the end of the story. Well, read on! (Oh yeah, when you're in 11th grade, what do you take for math? Im only in 8th.)

Love for Darkness

By: Sakura1301

Chapter 3 Aura Signatures

Sakura happily tossed her school bag over her shoulder as she was about to leave to meet Syaoran in front of the school. Both had arranged small study sessions for after school. They had decided that on Monday's and Thursday's to go to Sakura's house to study Japanese and on Tuesday's and Friday's, they would go to Syaoran's to study math and Wednesday's was more like a free day.

What Sakura couldn't figure out was the REAL reason why Syaoran was snooping around the room. She didn't exactly believe he was just looking for paper. She shrugged. Maybe he was telling the truth. But then again, maybe not. She was lucky just to catch him before he opened the drawer to where she kept the Clow/Sakura book. She wasn't sure if they were going to study at her house that day so she had made sure to stick the book in her school bag that morning.

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Syaoran leaned against the school's gates out front as he waited for Sakura. He still had a feeling that she was not to be trusted. Like she was hiding something from him. But just because she was a girl and was nice to him didn't mean that he was going to let his guard down. That was a definent 'no'. Who knows, she might just launch an attack at him when his back was turned.

He turned his head to the large clock tower over looking Tomeda when it started ringing. It was now 3:00. What took that girl so long?! His foot started taping the ground with impatience. She did the exact same thing yesterday!

Just then, the schools front doors opened and she happily ran towards him.

"Li-kun! Sorry im late. I had to return something to---" Syaoran put his hand in front of her face to stop her from explaining. "Forget it. Now lets go and get this study session over with." He said gruffly.

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Sakura's smile faded. Why was he getting so cold suddenly? Oh wait. He was always like that. Duh. Her smile appeared again. "Sure, let's go!"

On the way there, Sakura was quickly overwhelmed with sadness. Where was Kero-chan? She was sure he would of came back that night for his pudding. But strangely enough, he didn't. How odd. Not only that, she hadn't seen Yukito OR Yue lately.

Ever since she found out that Yukito was Yue, her love interest in him disappeared and was replaced with a strong friendship. She didn't mind finding out that Yukito was only a false form. She had noticed a few things that weren't right with him since the beginning. His strange eating habits and that strange thing he did when she was at Touya's door delivering some food to them. He just knew it was her even if she didn't knock or anything!

Quickly her thoughts returned to Kero-chan. She sighed. Tonight she was going to go looking for him. Maybe she'll find him if she looked hard enough.

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Syaoran noticed the girl beside him sighing. It was a little strange since she was just about always so annoyingly happy and cheerful. But, everyone MUST have a limit. Right? He shrugged it off. Maybe it was just stress or something.

"We're here." He said flatly as he pulled out his apartment key. "Hey, this place is only about 2 or 3 blocks from my house! I pass this place everyday on my way to school!" "Uh, sure. Whatever." He said not really caring what she was talking about.

He twisted the door knob and the door squeaked open. "You should oil those hinges." Sakura said as she stared at the brass hinges on the door. "I don't oil them on purpose. I want them like that." "Oh. Why?" "Just in case some unwanted person tried to sneak in, I would know." She nodded. "You're really cautious, aren't you?" He didn't reply.

Both entered the apartment, first Syaoran then Sakura.

"Wow! This is your place?" "What does it look like?" He asked as he rolled his eyes. "Hmm... it's not very big. Do you live all by yourself?" "Yeah." "That's cool! But, don't you get lonely?" "I don't know. I've only been here since Friday night." "Oh."

Both flopped on chairs opposite of eachother with a wooden table in between them. Both set their bags on the table and started to pull out book's and writing tools with a few sheets of paper.

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"Ugh... I don't think i'll EVER understand this. Im gonna fail math!" Sakura said as she dropped her pencil and leaned against the backing of the couch. Syaoran looked up from his homework. "With that kind of attitude of course you'll fail." He said bluntly. She looked up at him and frowned. "Well, I just can't concentrate. I've just been under stress since yesterday." "Okay then. We'll take a break for a few minutes." He got up and went into the kitchen then returned a few minutes with a tray of green tea. He set it in the middle of the table and they both took a cup.

"So, what kind of stress are you dealing with?" Syaoran decided to break the silence. "Well, K-... I mean a friend of mine disappeared yesterday. And he hasn't returned." She said trying to make it sound kinda normal. "Is he your boyfriend?" Syaoran asked out of the blue. Sakura sweatdropped at the thought. "No. Just a friend I've known since 4th grade. And not only that. My best friend Tomoyo-chan is ill and hasn't been to school for a while now." "Hmm...." Syaoran said as he set his tea down. "Well, maybe you should check up on your friend that's ill. And your other friend that disappeared, did you happen to say something to him that could of hurt his feelings?" Sakura was sorta shocked. During all of the times she was with him, he NEVER acted this nice! The way he said it though sounded rude though, but the question he asked was what counted. "No." "Did someone he know say something?" "I don't know. Hey, how come you're trying to be nice all of a sudden?" She asked. His eyes darted from his cup to her face. His eyes grew colder than they already were and he frowned again. "Im not trying to be nice. Back in Hong Kong, my sisters used to tell me how stressed they were. Im used to it." His eyes returned to their normal state and the frown disappeared. "Oh." There was a slight pause. "You know, Li-kun, you're last name sounds familiar. I think I heard it before..." "Im not surprised if you have." "Oh yeah! The Li clan is one of the most powerful clans in China! How could I forget?" Really. How could she? Kero had talked about the Li clan several times. He said something else about them also. But she couldn't remember.

Just as Sakura was about to set her tea down and get back to work, she felt a strange tingling sensation. She paused. It was an aura! It was Kero's aura! It had to be! She quickly set her cup down and collected her books and things together and shoved them into her bag. "I have to go. Sorry." Sakura said in a hurry. Syaoran just watched her frantically get her things together to leave. He wandered what came over the girl. Then, at the edge of his senses he sensed an aura. Could this be what the girl was going crazy over? Maybe she knew who that aura belonged to. As soon as she left, he would follow her.

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Sakura ran towards her house. She had to drop her bag off, then she would go looking for Kero.

She ran inside of her house and up the stairs to her room. She quickly dropped her bag on her bed and ran out of her room and out of her house.

Sakura continued to run. She felt it coming from the penguin park.

As she got nearer and nearer to the park, she started to feel another power signature. This one was more bluish silver. It was Yue! Her heart was pounding. She missed them both dearly and she longed to see them. Both of them.

She finally came to the park. The aura's she felt was in the back of the park somewhere. Somewhere in the forest. She shivered. The forest was said to be haunted by ghosts. She hated ghosts. Ever since Touya started telling her that he could see ghost with arms and legs and heads missing, she started freaking out. But the only ghost that didn't scare the living daylights out of her was her mother. Touya said that she came to visit every once in a while till he reached middle school, then their mother had stopped appearing. She missed her mother so much. Her mother died when she was at the age of 3. But, she knew that someday she would meet her mother and be reunited with her again.

Sakura gulped and without a second thought, took off in a run into the forest.

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Syaoran continued to follow her into the forest. It seemed that she was following the aura signatures. He had also sensed another aura along with the golden one. Maybe this 'harmless' girl did contain magical powers like himself. Well, he was going to find out.

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Sakura continued to run through the forest without looking back. She heard a branch snap behind her. 'GHOST!' Was her first thought. "AHHHHH!" She screamed as she continued to run with tears on the brim of her eyes.

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Syaoran cursed under his breath as he had snapped a twig as he hopped from branch to branch. As he jumped to the next branch, he heard Sakura start to scream and run faster than earlier.

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Sakura wanted to go home. She felt like something was following her and the thought scared her. She continued to run faster. Before she knew it, she was eating dirt. In panic, she wasn't watching where she was going and tripped over a tree root and scrapped her knee on a rock. She didn't seem to notice and quickly got up and continued to run in panic.

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Syaoran sighed as he continued to follow. She really was pathetic.

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Sakura continued to run. She had to find Kero and Yue. Then maybe some of her stress would be relieved.

As she continued to run, the aura's of her guardians continued to grow and get stronger with every step she took. She was almost there.

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Syaoran felt the aura's grow more and more powerful. Maybe the girl did know where she was going.

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'Im almost there. Just a little bit further.' Sakura thought as sweat started to run down her face. As she ran, she heard a loud snap and someone yelling behind her. She stopped and turned around to see who it was. 'Li-kun?!'

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Everything was black. 'I hear voices, but why is everything black? Where is everyone?' Syaoran thought. 'What happened?' There a small pause in thoughts. 'Now I remember. I landed on a rotted tree limb and it broke.... then I fell. Wait... Oh my god! Did Sakura see me?!'

He bolted up in bed causing Sakura to jump. He squinted his eyes as he tried to adjust to the light. Everything was fuzzy at first, then things started to get clearer and more clearer. He could now make out figures, then... people?! He started to panic. "Where am I?!" "Calm down Li-kun." He heard a soft, but firm voice. He looked towards Sakura. "You." He grumbled. "What were you doing following me around like that?" She asked with a little anger in her voice. "Hmph. That's none of your business." He said as he shot a glare at her, causing her to flinch. "You should be thankful that I didn't leave you out in the woods." He paused to think. "How did you get me back here?" He said as he looked around her room. She sweatdropped. How was she suppose to explain that she had used to FLY and POWER cards? "Um, let's just say I had a really hard time getting you back." She said as she lied. She hated lying.

He narrowed his eyes at her. "I don't believe you." He said as he continued to stare at her in suspicion. She started to sweat. "How long was I out?" "Um... about 2 hours I think." "Two hours?!" He jumped out of her bed and started looking for his sword. "What are you looking for?" She asked innocently. He turned towards her and grabbed her arms. "Where is it?" "What?" "My sword!" Sakura started to grit her teeth. "L-Li-kun! Stop! Your squeezing my arms to tight!" It took him a second to realize what he was doing, then he immediately let go. She glared at him. "You could of just asked instead of trying to cut off the circulation in my arms." He didn't know what to say. "It's by the door. Now, if you don't mind, I suggest you leave. I have things to attend to." She said in a firm voice.

He grabbed his sword and swung it over his back. "I'll gladly leave." He said as he shot a cold glare at her. He then turned and left.

Sakura sighed. Li-kun had a really strong grip. She rubbed her arms. They didn't hurt that much. But still! He should of just asked! The nerve of the guy. She headed to her bed a sat down. 'Did Tomoyo design that outfit for him?' She thought for a second. "Nah. Tomoyo-chan's sick and she doesn't even know him. But what a strange outfit."

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Syaoran's eyes darted around as he continued to walk around the park. The aura's were gone now. He frowned. If only he hadn't fell out of that stupid tree then he wouldn't of been out here now. Well, since he was already out here, he might as well go on patrol for that girl.

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Sakura sighed as he left. "Okay Yue-san, Kero-chan. You can come out now. She said as she saw Li out of her window walking away. Kero flew up to her and Yue stepped through the door way. She hugged Kero tightly. "Kero-chan! Where were you?! I missed you soooo much!" "Sakura!" He yelled while trying to get out of her grip. When he did, he sat on the bed right across from her. "Well, I've been looking for Yue. He was almost across Japan!" Kero huffed. "Well, Yue and I had a talk about this change that you've had." "Change?" Sakura asked cluelessly. "You mean... you haven't noticed?" He asked. She shook her head. His mouth dropped open. "Well, anyways, Yue and I decided to help you." "Help me?" "Yeah. You see, it was prophesied by Clow Reed that once the holder of the Clow cards reached their 17th birthday, a new evil will arise. And he was correct. This evil would chose one person as it's host and inhabit that person and when the time was right and would use them to cause destruction to the world. But it had a problem. It had to find someone with enough power to destroy." "Oh, so you want to help me stop this thing, right?" She asked. Kero sweatdropped. "Um... something like that." He shot a 'Im-warning-you-to-not-tell-her-that-she's-the-one' glare at Yue. He nodded. "Okay, when do we start?" She asked again. "Um... well, we're not sure yet. Give us some time to figure this out. Also, Yue has to return because of his false form has College with your brother. She nodded. "Okay." "Anyways... who was that gaki?" "He's not a gaki. He's a new transfer student from Hong Kong. His name is Li Syaoran." "Li... Li Syaoran?! If he was sent here... This is just great!" He said sarcastically. "Now everything is worst than before with him here!" "Why?" Sakura asked innocently. "If the Li clan has sent him here, then he's after the same thing we are, Mistress." Yue said as he gazed out of the window and at the moon. Sakura was surprised.

Did this mean that Li-kun knew magic too? "So... that mean, he knows magic?" She asked Yue. He looked down at her with his cold eyes and nodded. "Oh." "And, if he finds that person, he wont hesitate to kill them." Yue added as an after thought. Sakura almost fell off of her bed. Li-kun couldn't be a killer! That wasn't right! "How do you know?" She asked Yue. "Because, if there's a problem, the Li clan always sends their best warrior to solve that problem." "So Li-kun is their best warrior?" Both Kero and Yue nodded. "Watch your back Sakura." Kero warned.

To be continued....

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Okay, for the details of the little treasure hunt. Im looking for an animated object. I've seen it before and I've had on my other site. It's Sakura's star wand and it goes around in circles. It's about 2 inches long on the screen. If you find it, send it in an attachment to me in an email to: Sir_lunchalot@kuririnmail.com

And, this is basically for people that own sites, because the reward is a small graphic saying some words on it. So please, I REALLY need that animation. Remember, I only have 1 award and it's for the first person to retrieve it! I'll anounce it on my site when a winner in anounced! Sorry if theres any mess ups in the chapter, just ignore them. And don't forget to R+R! Ja!