*Dark and Light*
Sigh* I guess people don't like my stuff eh? Anyway, to those who are reading, please R+R. Haha… and those peeps are Athz n Chrizee. Hehe… so 'sut by'. Anyway, this whole chappies not gonna be on the girls. Change scenes… haha…
Disclaimer: No they don't belong to me. I can't even type properly. If they belong to me, ha, there wouldn't be CCS in America and stuff. Sheesh~
Chapter 3 – Secrets of the Hooded*
While Sakura and Tomoyo were out shopping, the snoopy hooded man was back at his apartment, showering, getting ready for bed. Standing under the stream of hot water, he could feel his tensed muscle lighten. Steam rising from the heat of his body diffused slowly, first conquering the bathroom and then slowly creeping through the door gap, it escapes to the narrow hallway. The humid, white gas caught the attention of a young lad, following its source; he arrives at the bathroom door, unclosed. Peeking through, he sees a figure in the shower. "Is that you, Eriol?" He asks.
Almost frightened by the presence of his flatmate, the spy- Eriol's eyes opened, wide in horror. "Will you mind knocking next time?" he snapped, showing a tinge of annoyance. Although the two young sleuths shared the apartment and worked for the same man, Mr Greenfield, they had separate parts of the apartment. Eriol taking the bottom, while the other taking the top.
"Whoops! I thought you weren't going to come back for the rest of the week. You know our shifts, you're on, I'm off. Didn't think that we'd both be off. What happened? Does he want me on?" The hazel-eyed boy asked.
"Ha-ha," Eriol replied dryly, "I'm not that bad." He paused. "He wants both of us working this week. He's got his eyes set for this young lady. But by seeing her status, ha! I don't think he'd have a chance. But his orders are to find information on her so that's what we'll do."
"Ah. Is he going to pay me extra then?" The boy asked with a mischievous grin. (He's standing outside the door. Don't' worry, they're not perverted!) "So, what details have you gotten? I need to hack in some databases to get information, but I'll need the name of the girl to do that."
"I'm not stupid, Syaoran!" Eriol bites back. "Well, the only information I got is that either the girl or her friend is Kinomoto's daughter."
Syaoran gasped, eyes widening, shocked, "D-d-does the girl have emerald eyes and honey-brownish hair?" asked, trying to find the words. 'No… it can't be Saku. She'll be in great danger if she messes with Greenfield. Why her?'
"Hey you! How'd you know? Save me a lot of work if you know her." Eriol answered smiling, not knowing how scared Syaoran was. "I'll be out in a sec." Getting out of shower, he dried himself off with a fluffy yellow towel, quickly shuffled his hair dry and put on a pair of sweats.
Syaoran just stared into space, thinking of ways to get his first love away from trouble. It was then, that a few memories of them came into his head.
- Seven years ago -
The two lovebirds walked on, leading their friends. "Why do you like me?" Sakura asked timidly. Her body was petit compared to Syaoran's large figure. Holding hands, he brushed her small hand with his thumb, "Because you're so cute." With that, Sakura smiled and sighed out with relief.
Another memory flashed back.
He was at home, thinking. Suddenly a message flickered in front of him. "Hello" it said. His heart wrenched. He knew, without reading the nickname of the sender, that it was Sakura. Not wanting to hurt her even more, he decided to break-up with her. 'This won't last forever anyway.' He thought and typed "Can we discuss something?" Sakura's friend, Tomoyo has been mad about Sakura and Syaoran's relationship. To Tomoyo, Syaoran was just another nerd that Sakura had fell for, therefore said implacable things about the two being together. He didn't want Sakura to suffer anymore of this pain, so made up his mind and typed in, before backing out, "Let's break-up."
"Yo! Earth to Xiao Lang!" Eriol teased, snapping his fingers in front of Syaoran's face and laughed. "You're a bit dazed today. First bursting into my bathroom, and now you're daydreaming? I've known you for quite a while but I was never sure, are you gay?" Eriol's laughed raising an eyebrow at his partner.
"Woah! I know I was daydreaming and all, but nothing like that! Anyway, even if I was gay, I wouldn't go for you. I know you like girls." Syaoran blurted out, and both of them laughed.
As they got to their 'workroom', Syaoran just sat himself onto the white couch. The room was nicely decorated with cream coloured furniture and a deep shade of brown was shown where wood was present. Although the room was not too big, the light that came in through the windows and the tidiness of it all turned the small room into a nice cozy workplace for the two. At one side, a couch, a small table and a small set of hi-fis were neatly placed in a semi-circle. On the other side of the room, a bigger desk and a computer was set, along with a printer, scanner, fax machine, a mobile phone set, anything you could imagine that was suitable for these young spies were present.
"So what you know of this Kinomoto girl?" Eriol asked flopping down onto the cushioned chair. "If I was Greenfield, I'd go for the amethyst-eyed one. Although that girl was flushed, she looked so nice. Do you by any chance know their names?"
"Uh… yah I do. Sakura Kinomoto and Tomoyo Daidouji are their names. I used to know them pretty well but I left for Hong Kong for training." Syaoran said grimly. Memories swooned in his head. 'I wanted to protect her. Now I am to help my employer gain her love? If he doesn't gain it, he'll buy her off her parents. I've got to do something.'
"Syaoran! Seriously, what's wrong with you today? You're blanking out again. Is there something I need to know about? I know I'm only your working partner, but we've been on this for a long enough time. You can trust me with things. What's wrong?" Eriol finally noticing his blank expressions.
"It's a long story Eriol… a very long story."
~~Okay, I know this chapter is like "WHAT?" I need to explain things more… but hey, I have to make it long to make it seem professional! Haha… kidding kidding! Hm… I'm wondering what I should write about next chapter. Syaoran and Sakura's past events, Syaoran telling Eriol about Sakura, Sakura and Tomoyo's day of shopping (boring) or Syaoran and Sakura bumping into each other? Ack… I'll update ASAP. But what's the point? No ones reading it anyway! HAHAHAHAHA…