Author's Notes: Hey, guys! Well, just saying thanks' to all those who reviewed, and for those who actually answered the trivia question of Chapter Seven, What does Kero adore? And yup, the answer is...PUDDING! Hee-hee! Or videogames (I'd like to think of it as SWEETS in general) Here's the list of those who answered right! :

DragonSlayer
Nate0130

Gohan - Hey, I read your review about Chapter Five and how it was much like that Tenchi In Tokyo scene with Sakuya and such. You're kinda right, I got inspired by that scene and adding it, but I also did it because of what I also experienced as well in my love life =( . It's not like I copied it either, but it seemed so right for that chapter! Besides...I LOVE TENCHI MUYO!!
Rubii Kimu-chan
FaNTasy
kawaii
chibi_datenshi
Cherry Angel
Final Fantasy Princess
Syakura
rini124

Animefreak242 - Hee-hee, that's so cool...Lauren-chan!!! HEHE! I like it when people leave me long reviews, I love reading them! Thanks for the review, and for the answer to the trivial question, please continue to R&R, okay?
~*Angel*~
Lady Sutaa

azngurL: Wai, wai! Thanks for answering, and the prize is....

Kero: HUGS FROM KERO-CHAN!!!!!!!

azngurL, Kiyone: *SWEATDROP*

azngurL: You dip, we can't give em hugs! Especially from YOU, who would want hugs from YOU?!

Kiyone: The girl's right, you know..

Kero: Whaddya mean?! Hugs from me should be an honor to these people!! *Hugs all those who answered correctly*, especially since they answered MY question correctly.

azngurL: *sweatdrop, sweatdrop, sweatdrop...* Fine, fine. Give em your hugs, I just KNOW they'll enjoy it.

Kero: And what's that suppose to mean?!

Kiyone: She means that, none of these reviewers would ever want YOUR germs.

Kero: Hey, that's not FUNNY!!!!! *throws a temper tantrum, and transforms into Keroberus* GAAAA!

Keroberus: *Takes Final Fantasy Princess hostage* - YOU DARE TELL ME I HAVE GERMS?!

Kiyone: Er, yea.

Keroberus: If I wanted to, I would throw Final Fantasy Princess away! *grabs Gohan and Animefreak242 too* Haha! I'm unstoppable!!! *flies away*

azngurL: HEY! Wait, come back with the reviewers!!!!! Kero! Kero!!! ARGHHHHH!!!! Give em back! *runs after him, a hopeless feat*

Kiyone: *sigh...Looks at other reviewers* Well, DragonSlayer, Nate0130, Rubii Kimu-chan, FaNTasy, kawaii, chibi_datenshi, Cherry Angel, Syakura, rini124, ~*Angel*~, and Lady Sutaa, I'm sorry if it's not such a big of a prize. It seems like Kero has....GOT SOME MENTAL PROBLEMS! *stress mark* If I could just get my hands on him for ruining A-Chan's FUN! But who knows, maybe one of you guys will get taken away from Keroberus! But keep on answering, cause Syaoran is coming in the next chapter! R&R, okay?

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or any of its characters.

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A Winged Angel
Chapter Eight ~ An Unexpected Love
by, azngurL

It was finally summer, finally the end of school. After all those days, the students at their school couldn't be happier. As they got out of school, Ai-Yung followed Syaoran out when he was alone.

"Xiaolang..." Ai-Yung whispered as she crept up in back him.

Syaoran immediately turned around and jumped back in surprise. "A-Ai-Yung, don't do that." He stammered.

Ai-Yung giggled. "Heh-heh, I'm sorry. But, I was wondering if well...Maybe you can meet me in Kirei Park, please? ...Or do you have plans?"

"Kirei Park..? What time?" Syaoran asked.

"Around seven. It'll only be for a short while, I have something to tell you. Please meet me there." Ai-Yung said.

Syaoran smiled. "Don't worry, I will."

**

As Syaoran got home, he immediately went to his room and changed out of his uniform. His uniform in which he would not need anymore. As he changed and started staring at his reflection of himself on the mirror, his mind began to think. "I wonder what Ai-Yung wants now...But, I won't ditch her like last time, I won't be a jerk."

All of a sudden, he heard a knock on his door and that person came in—Sakura. "Syaoran, do you want some tea...?" She asked.

Syaoran shook his head. "No thanks." He replied.

Sakura suddenly frowned, and Syaoran became confused. "Oh okay..." She left the room and silently closed the door.

As Syaoran watched her slowly close the door and leave, he could hear her light footsteps walking slowly on the hallway. Then he heard Sakura's door open and close. "...Sakura?"

**

At around a quarter to seven, Syaoran left the house, leaving Sakura in confusion. She was clearly bored without Syaoran, and since it was Friday, a day without the Li sisters, she had nothing to do. So she decided to just walk by herself around the city.

**

As Syaoran got to the park, it was already seven, and Ai-Yung was there. It seemed like she dressed herself up really nicely that evening, her makeup was even good.

Her face lit up as she saw him walk towards her. "Xiaolang, you came!" She exclaimed as she stood up from the bench.

Syaoran walked over to her with his hands in his pockets. "Hey, Ai-Yung..., " He whispered. "So...what?"
Ai-Yung walked over to the fountain. "Whenever I call you, you know what it is about." She said while turning her gaze away from him. She sighed, "...I want to ask you a question."

**

"There's nothing to do...And I wonder why Syaoran left all of a sudden. He didn't even tell me...," Sakura left out a heavy sigh while walking into Kirei Park. "Maybe he's meeting someone? Maybe he's meeting Ai-Yung? ...I did see them talk after school...," She shook her head furiously. "I don't want Syaoran and Ai-Yung to be together..."

Sakura walked in by the fountain and saw what she knew came true—Ai-Yung and Syaoran—together. It was like the time when Ai-Yung walked in on them, but Sakura didn't know how to react. They were awfully quiet, ...too quiet. She hid behind the large fountain so they wouldn't see her and started to eavesdrop.

Ai-Yung sighed, "Xiaolang..." She whispered as she got neared and nearer to him. Syaoran turned his gaze to her, and Ai-Yung grabbed his arm. "I ask you one last time...Please...Please be my boyfriend..."

Syaoran's eyes narrowed. "Ai-Yung..."

Ai-Yung put her fingers to his lips and bent over to kiss him.

Unexpectedly for them, Sakura saw the whole thing, and her eyes widened.

The kiss ...It was something unexpected for Syaoran, and when they broke away and walked back a bit in surprise. "A-Ai-Yung..." He stammered with a shade of red over his face.

Ai-Yung walked back a bit and confronted him. "Answer...Answer my question..."

Syaoran narrowed his eyes to the ground. "...I really like Sakura...I love her so much......But, there's something about Ai-Yung too...And I bet Sakura doesn't even have feelings for me...Should I pass up this opportunity?" He looked up at her with a fake smile. "Sakura...." He sighed heavily. "...Yeah, I will."

Ai-Yung's eyes widened in surprise and she started to jump up and down. "Oh my!! Oh my!! I can't believe it!! Xiaolang!!" She threw her arms around his neck and they embraced.

Syaoran, looking over her shoulder to the ground didn't feel as if it was right, but...He always wanted someone to hold him close. Maybe it couldn't be his fantasy person', but it was almost as good...right? "Sakura..."

Sakura let out a tear, and she backed away slowly with her hand on her hand. Hot tears trickled down her face and she collapsed on her knees. "S-Syaoran.." She whispered.

Syaoran and Ai-Yung broke away because they heard something from behind the fountain. As they both went to inspect, they saw her—Sakura—Crying on her knees. Sakura looked up at them with her vision blurred from her tears.

"S-Sakura!" Syaoran gasped as he knelt down beside her. "..What are you doing here? ...Why are you crying?" He asked.

"G-Get away from m-me.." Sakura stammered as she stood up slowly. Through her blurred vision, she turned to Ai-Yung. "You won, you won...," She whispered. "Who'd ever thought..? But I guess...I guess it's my fault for not even t-trying." She ran away and Syaoran took a few steps forward with his arm reaching out to her.

"S-Sakura!!" Syaoran exclaimed as he watched her run away.

"Sorry, Sakura," Ai-Yung thought as she went to Syaoran. "Don't worry so much about her, Xiaolang." She said while looking at him.

Syaoran turned his gaze towards her. "How can't I be? I'm worried sick, why was she crying?! It seemed like you knew why she was like that?! Tell me!"

Ai-Yung turned her head. "I don't know anything." She lied.

"What do you mean?! Argh, Ai-Yung, if you're going to be like that to me, then we might as well NOT be together!" Syaoran exclaimed.

Ai-Yung gasped and she turned back to confront him. "Don't say that, Xiaolang, don't say that! If you ask her yourself, you'll probably get the answer from her. I don't want to say anything without her permission...," Her eyes narrowed. "...She's still my friend.."

Syaoran sighed. "Okay...I have to go now. I'll see you." He started to walk.

"U-Um! Xiaolang, is it okay if I come over to your house tomorrow?" Ai-Yung asked.

"...Sure."

**

"I don't know what to do...I don't know how to react..." Sakura thought as she ran back to the Li mansion. As she entered in, she passed by the Li sisters and Yelan who were all having tea, and they saw her tears as she ran by.

Siefen stood up. "Meimei?!" She yelled as she watched Sakura run up to the eastern wing and into her room.

"I wonder what happened." Feimei said.

Yelan became silent and she looked at her tea cup, staring at the blurred reflection of herself in it. "Xiaolang...what did you do?"

Sakura climbed into her bed and she hugged her knees as she leaned against the wall. "Syaoran...I should've told you how I felt..."

**

Syaoran got home and passed by the room where his sisters and his mother were all having tea. He stopped by the door and asked, "Where's Sakura?"

Fanren ran up to her brother and grabbed his collar. "What did you do to Meimei?!" She asked.

"W-w-w-what do you mean?! I didn't do anything to her!" Syaoran exclaimed.

Fanren let go of her brother and she gave a loud annoyed expression as she went back to her seat. "Why was she crying, Xiaolang? She should be happy here in Hong Kong." Fanren said while staring at her lap.

"We are not here all the time like you are. You're her age, you two are like best friends, she had a sad past in Japan and is not to be sad anymore!" Siefen exclaimed.

Syaoran fell silent. "I'll find out why she's sad...I didn't do anything." He walked away.

**

"I should've done something...," Sakura muffled. Then the door opened, and it revealed Syaoran, who shut it behind him. As she stared at him with her misty emerald eyes, she turned away. "P-Please. . . Please leave me alone..." She whispered.

"Sakura...did I do anything? What did I do, tell me!" Syaoran asked as he got close to her.

"You...You didn't do anything, it doesn't concern you." Sakura said.
"But why were you crying? Why are you there? What do you mean when you said that Ai-Yung won?" He asked as he walked up to her. "Tell me."

"You won't understand...No one understands..." She said while she started to cry again.

He knelt down by her bedside. "...I would," He took her hand, and pulled her away from her pitiful position. "You know I would."

She sniffled and she turned her body so that Syaoran was near her legs. Her head was down, facing the floor as Syaoran held her hands. Her tears trickled upon them and she sniffled again. "...I thought you..."

His eyes focused upon his hands in hers and the tears that were falling on it.

"I thought that you could've been the one who can fill up that empty...empty void in my heart. The void that disappeared because I lost the people I love...And because...M-Masami what did ..," She shook her head and her tears fell more violently. "I lost it all, I lost what I treasured. And when I met you...When I met you...I thought that you could ...." She became silent.

"...You should've told me...," He whispered as he held her hand tight. "What are you trying to say?"

"I love you, Syaoran!" She cried as she turned her head quickly to look at him. Her eyes still full of tears, her words so soft..., "Ai-Yung and I...We had this sort of competition, but I had no idea...No idea...I had no idea she had such strong feelings for you. I should've done something, but I was afraid.."

He kept silent and turned his gaze to the floor. "...She loves me?" He thought. "...I'm...I'm sorry, Sakura..."

"Why are you sorry? You shouldn't be sorry. You and her are together now, you shouldn't get me concerned in it... Now please...leave me alone..." She whispered as she dangled loose her hand that was in his grip. She began hugging her knees again and dug her face on her knees with her tears slowly flowing.

Syaoran looked at her with such grief and yet such regret. He should have told her, over and over he kept on thinking that it was his fault. "Sakura...I should've known..."

"T-Then w-what g-good will...w...will that d-do?"

He didn't know what to say. He couldn't just admit his true feelings to her right after he just got together with Ai-Yung.

"You see...? You don't know what to say...Now leave me alone, Syaoran..."

Syaoran backed away and headed towards the door. Before he left he whispered, "...Sorry." And left, closing the door slowly. Sakura kept on crying, crying like there was no end, and Syaoran sunk down at the floor at the foot of her door. He got up and ran to his room and shut the door tight.

**Syaoran's POV

I had no idea that Sakura had those feelings for me. It was so stupid of me to suddenly go with Ai-Yung, but....I ...I had no idea she had feelings for me. It isn't my fault, I didn't know, but...I should've known. I should've...I guess in a way, it's my fault.

I guess being with Ai-Yung is somewhat nice for me, but with Sakura now...I don't know what to do, I don't. I love Sakura so much, but then Ai-Yung...there's this thing about her that I cannot describe, and it draws me to her too. I'm still loyal to Sakura, I'm still in love with her, but ugh, I can't describe what I feel for Ai-Yung...I just have to say...

I'm sorry, Sakura....

**

The next day, Ai-Yung came over. She was wearing a dark blue shirt and a white top, something that she thought would somehow impress the Li women. As she was chatting with all the Li sisters at dinner, Sakura came down to the dinner table.

Yelan sat at the front of course and Ai-Yung and Syaoran sat together next to each others. The Li sisters filled up the rest of the seats.

"Meimei!" Siefen exclaimed. "Have a seat now!"

Syaoran began to look at her and so did Ai-Yung. Syaoran's eyes full of despair, and Ai-Yung's eyes full of content. Ai-Yung smiled grimly. "Hi, Sakura."

Sakura turned away from Ai-Yung and Syaoran's gaze and turned them to the Li sisters and Yelan. "I won't be eating dinner tonight. I'm not quite hungry...I actually have to go out for a while, so...I won't be home for a couple of hours. I hope it is alright with you...," She said while bowing her head. "I have a few errands to run as it is."

Yelan nodded her head. "Very well. Have a pleasant evening, Sakura, I expect you back at the usual hour." She said with her hands clasped.

"Yes I know. Good-bye," Sakura turned and walked out of the dining area, but then suddenly came back and peeped her head through the door. "Do you need anything?"

"Oh, Meimei, if it isn't too much trouble, please get us herbs. We're all out." Fanren said.

"Alright...Anything else?" Sakura asked.

"Pick up a cake on your way, I'll pay you back." Yelan said.

Sakura shook her head. "No need to pay me back...Alright, bye!" She ran out the door.

Ai-Yung started to cough and excused herself from the dining area. As she left the Li family alone, they started to talk.

"Xiaolang, why are you with that girl? I liked Sakura a lot better." Feimei said.

"Yeah, Sakura was happier, more cheery—Why did you dump Sakura?!" Fuutie asked.

"I never dumped her! I never was with her!" Syaoran exclaimed.

"But it always seemed like it, plus I don't think Mother even approves of that Ai-Yung girl. She told us herself that she approves of Sakura already!" Fanren exclaimed.

Syaoran turned his gaze towards his mother. "...Is that true, Mother?"

Yelan nodded her head. "I approve of Sakura, and I thought that you two could actually pull it off together...," Yelan sighed and turned her head. "Nadeshiko, Sakura's mother, always wanted you two to get together, that's why they've arranged her to live with us rather than Sonomi Daidouji."

Syaoran couldn't believe it, it felt like his confusion added up to the stress that had already build up in his mind. A while later, Ai-Yung came back and they started their dinner.

**

As Sakura walked along the streets, she stopped by a few stores, got what the Li family asked for, and about 2 hours have already passed. She figured that it was time to go home, so she started to walk again and got to the bus stop with the box of cake in her hand.

As she boarded the bus which came about five minutes later, she took her seat. Unknowingly to her that she was being watched by two strangers.

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azngurL: Alright, chapter eight's done! Sort of a cliff-hanger...? I'll get the next chapter posted out soon, please leave a review, okay?? Here's the preview for the next chapter, A Dark Dream - Part One

preview from next chapter:

When Sakura got off her bus, the two strangers who appeared were men of their late 20s, and silently approached her. She turned around, and one of them punched her stomach, and dragged her to a dark alley.

**

azngurL: Done already, Kero? Where did you leave Final Fantasy Princess, Gohan, and Animefreak242? ..

Kero: Oh, they're in my room.

AzngurL: Doing what?! Why!?

Kero: I made sure that they would feel happy, ya know! So, I left them in my room. The room full of a ton of pudding! HAHAHA! I just envy them that I have to stay here and not there.

AzngurL: *sweatdrop*, I feel so bad for them. Okay, Kiyone, let's go free them.

Kiyone: Sure. *goes and free them* BE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final Fantasy Princess, Gohan, and Animefreak242: FREEEEEEEEEEEDDDDOOOM!

Kero: Hey, what are you doing?! *runs after them*

azngurL: Hey, guys, the next trivia question is What is Syaoran's favorite food? Leave me a review, and your answer in it as well, please?? Okay, and whoever gets it right will have a cool visit from Syaoran in the next chapter, okay? Bai!