A/n: LOOK! I updated semi-quickly this time! I actually got ideas for this one coming again. n_n I'm proud of myself! Actually a lot of this chapter came to me while I was doing the dishes last night...(Feb.25)

To ForeverDestiny: Yes Aku is a sick bastard isn't he? I wrote him that way on purpose...even I can't stand him! Check the a/n after reading this for a nice little surprise. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. Do you honsetly think that if I owned it, Sakura would be the main charecter? Yes I sort of like her, but Syaoran is sooooo much better. *sweatdrop* The wonderful CLAMP ladies own CCS.

Chapter 4

Lost to the darkness...the prince is-----

Eriol's eyes snapped wide quite suddenly in the middle of the silence.

"Eriol-sama! Are you okay?" Sakura asked frantically, noticing the sudden startlement flying across the Amore guardian's face.

"Yue, Keroberous....we have to give Sakura the amulet. He's here!" Eriol exclaimed urgently.

The two other guardians nodded, and held a hand out palm down. Eriol did the same, and they made a triangle. White light flashed and a small pendant that was a star with a circle in it, appeared. After the light faded.

Keroberous grabbed it and murmured in his language, "Evig reh htgnerts dna egaruoc ot hgtif." (Trans: Give her strength and courage to fight)

It was passed to Yue who murmured in Erebus's language that was more liek song, "Kikiset na ooooji te'ni rebirth....hewna youuuu gariji kaio." (Trans: Find protection of moonlight and rebirth. Keep the heart true.)

Lastly, it was passed to Eriol. He said nothing aloud, but hummed softly over it while discharging his aura into the pendant. Then he prouduced a peice of leather and hung the pendant around Sakura's neck where it rested radiating warmth.

"Sakura-san, this leather cannot be broken, for it is from the Western Feilds of Amore where the magic of nature is strongest. This pendant will protect and aid you at all costs, seeing as you don't have magic of your own my aura is in it to help. If that is lost or broken, I will die, and vis versa. If I die it breaks," Eriol stated calmly.

"Eriol?!" Yue exclaimed. "Is that smart?!"

Eriol looked to the angel of Erebus. "Yue, it is for the good of Earth. She needs all the help she can get, for even with the pendant it might not work well without a magic enabled person attatched to it. Besides, against the enemy we have it won't matter much," he explained gently, his blue eyes showing no regret, but stern determination.

"T-thank you Eriol-sama," Sakura whispered, her green eyes shining with tears she refused to shed.

Eriol nodded and then a businesslike air grew around him. "Keroberous, Yue, come. We have the enemy above our heads. Let's not miss this chance," he called out.

"Sakura, stay here," Keroberous instructed.

"But I want to help," She protested as the guardians vanished from the room.

Drawing in a breath, she determidly ran out the front door.

"Sakura!" Eriol hollered in exasperation catching sight of her while he had a hand out sheilding himself and the others from a huge beam of light.

"I'm helping!"She shouted. She looked up as the light cleared and gasped at what she saw.

There was Syaoran, her Syaoran, floating above the roofs. He was clad in something she never thought she'd see him in. Tight black leather pants, and a loose spiky belt adorned his legs. A black shirt whipped in the breeze along with his hair that now had green streaks running through it.

He was also pale. So very pale.

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked.

He smile down at her, and floated to the ground. He took a step towards the girl, but was hit with an arrow that looked to be made of pure moonlight.

"Don't you come near her!" Yue shouted, landing in front of Sakura.

"What's going on?! Yue don't hurt him!" Sakura asked/exclaimed, her voice becoming high and hysterical.

Syaoran laughed lowly, it sounded more like a giggle, and licked blood that was coming from the wound on his arm where the arrow had hit, away.

"That didn't hurt at all Sakura," he laughed. "And you should listen to what people tell you. For your own good." Here, he raised his right arm, the one that was injured, and made a pushing motion at Yue.

The angel was shoved back into the front wall of the Kinomoto residence from the power Syaoran used on him.

"Now don't you two interfere as well," he stated in the voice a parent would use on a child, making a circle with the same hand. Blood splattered on the ground as he cast this barrier, that enclosed himself and a confused Sakura.

"Syaoran...why are you doing this?" Sakura asked, tears that hadn't fallen earlier preparing to fall now.

Syaoran stared her in the eyes, giving Sakura another reason to back away from him.

"Syaoran...y-you're eyes. T-they're....different as well," Sakura stuttered, reaching the edge of the barrier.

Syaoran smirked at her again. His eyes indeed were very different. Granted there was still amber, but that was streaked through with red. And the same person no longer was there, Sakura also noticed that fact.

"Now, now Sakura. Why are you scared? It's your Syaoran-e," Syaoran murmured walking up to her, reaching a hand out to caress her face.

"Syaoran....stop!" Sakura shouted.

The pendant flashed and the power tossed Syaoran into his own barrier. The barrier diminshed and Sakura ran as far back as she could. Keroberous and Eriol got in front of her protectivly.

"Now you know why you were to stay inside," Eriol hissed, his eyes flashing brightly.

Sakura remained silent and hung her head.

Eriol sighed, and turned his attention back to Syaoran who was slowly climbing off the ground.

"So...you gave her protection from me?!" Syaoran shouted, his own eyes flashing dangerously. "Why won't you just let me kill you all?!" He screamed, throwing his hand down.

A huge crack split in the earth, coming right for Eriol, Keroberous, Sakura, and the unconcious Yue.

"Keroberous! Grab Sakura!" Eriol shouted, placing a hand on Yue, a light enveloping them both.

Keroberous nodded, and huge wings spread from his back. He grabbed Sakura and flew into the air. Eriol reappeared with Yue, who was regaining conciousness.

"This is getting closer to my true form," Keroberous muttered, his white orange bangs blowing into his golden eyes.

"DON'T THINK THAT FLYING WILL LET YOU ESCAPE!" Syaoran screamed from the Earth, glaring upward.

Beams of black-green light shot up at the group of guardians.

"Syaoran," Sakura cried with despair, wriggling out of Kero's grip, "Why are you doing this?!"

She began to fall, arms outstretched.

"Sakura!" Eriol shouted, trying to go after her. He got side tracked by another blast from Syaoran.

Sakura didn't even care that she was falling. All she wanted was to find out what had happened to the man she loved with all her heart.

Syaoran continued glaring up at the pests. Nothing could ever work right could it? It pissed him off that those assholes of the other worlds had gotten that girl protection from power. Rage continued to boil, fueling his power. Then he saw Sakura, yes he remembered her name very well although he knew she was an enemy, begin to fall. She was going to die if she hit the ground at that rate. A memory very suddenly reared in his head, causing him to grip it with pain.

~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback-type thing~~~~~~

Only a few were left...not much more to go. One of the few found Sakura's hiding place, and yanked her out from her hiding place by the hair. This caused her to scream in pain.

"Freeze boy, or we'll kill her. And if you try that eye thing on us, we'll be sure to hold her into your line of eye sight."

Syaoran did as he was told, and froze right where he was.

"Leave her out of this," he hissed in Japanese. The first words he had said since the battle began. His voice had now picked up a touch of heat, anger slipping through the calm he had tried to maintain.

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"S-sakura!" Syaoran moaned in pain. Without knowing what he was doing, he sent an updraft that let Sakura down gently.

"Syaoran..."Sakura whispered, taking a step towards him.

"DON'T COME NEAR ME!!" He screamed, the ground cracking even more. The pain in his head increased, memories trying to come back.

Then someone else took form beside him. Aku. The twin. Syaoran's brother.

The protectively held his brother close to him, causing Syaoran to flinch a bit. It burned slightly more today. Even with all the precautions and spells, that burning feeling was still there at anyone's touch, but if tended to feel as if it was happening to someone else.

"Calm down," Aku whispered. He then looked to the guardians. "You get to live for awhile longer, Yue, Keroberous, Eriol, and the newest one, Sakura."

He vanished along with Syaoran.

When they returned to Aku's hidout, Syaoran was unconcious. Aku placed him on a bed and stared at the pale face.

"Damn you Syaoran. It's always you. Prophesy is around you. But heh, not many know of the whole prophesy. I do. And I'll be sure to bring it out through you. My brother, your powers have grown more. I saw that crack you made in the Earth. Yes, and now you're pyschologically ruined even in this state. Ha! Your fate is...."

Eriol knit his brow in frustration, as he sat on Sakura's couch sipping tea. Sakura had gone to bed long ago, exausted from the wounds done to her heart, and from the long day.

"What is it Eriol?" Yue asked quietly in the Universal language as to not disturb Kero, who was asleep on the loveseat.

Eriol regarded the guardian wearily. "I remember hearing of something that sounded so familiar to what is happening now. But I can't remember what it was. Then there was the mark on his wrist.."

"Mark?" Yue asked.

Eriol nodded in response. "I couldn't see it, more than I could sense it. It all tickles my memory, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. One of the San Yuuhi Prophesies...."

Yue nodded. "Yes I have heard of them. Arrival, Battle, and Prophesy. But that is all I remember. In Erebus, we never really thought that those would come to pass, so we never bothered studying them. Especially since the last prophesy, is called Prophsey. It's all too confusing anyways..."

"Yes, but Yue, I have the feeling that these are what is going on now..." Eriol murmured, becoming quiet again.

After about five minutes, he asked Yue where he had taken Touya.

"I took him back to the college where he should be safe from this. At least if we get it stopped he'll be safe. If not, no one on this planet is safe," Yue answered in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Which university did the other you and he go to?" Eriol asked curiously, not wnating to think about all problems for the moment.

"San Yuuhi Gakkou."

"Where is it located?" Eriol asked hurridly, the name 'tickling' his memory like the mention of the prophesies. As a matter of fact the name of the universities ment Three Setting Sun, just as the name of the Prophesies.

"Okayama," was the answer.

"A long way away...but there is a point in Okayama where the world layers are weak. Almost as thin as the layers at Tokyo Tower. The world layer goes to Erebus if I'm not mistaken," Eriol stated with excitement.

"Even I didn't know that and I'm from Erebus," Yue muttered.

"Well, Amore is known for it's knowledge as well as it's magic," Eriol returned smugly. His seriousness returned quickly though. "Yue, I need you and Keroberous to stay with Sakura. I'll go to Okayama and part the layers, and enter Erebus. That is the place where the prophesies are kept. Also, I can most likely get help from there as well."

Yue gave Eriol and incredulous look.

"Yue," Eriol sighed, "I know it's your world, but I think they'll listen to me more than they will you, for I negociate things all the time. Plus, if an Amore citezen wants to have a look at the Records, they'll let them. Because we in Amore collect knowledge. And besides, you'll do a much better job protecting her than I will."

Yue nodded, understanding.

"I should leave now. I can just teleport to the place unnoticed. Take care of Sakura, and make sure that pendant stays with her always," Eriol instructed.

"I will Eriol. Kikiset na ooooji te'ni rebirth....hewna youuuu gariji kaio," Yue ended repeating the his blessing that he had used on the pendant.

"Thank you Yue." Eriol smiled and vanished.

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A/N: Aha! Eriol will begin to play a more important part! (sort of) hehe. XD But Syaoran lovers, don't worry, Syaoran is still the main charecter. He's just evil currently. But imagine him in that outfit I described, and at the age of 17 (he IS 17 in this fic by the way...), and *DROOL* o.o anyways...as for the surprise...*ahem* SYAORAN!

Syaoran(not evil currently): *walks in holding a sign that says: REVIEW AND RECIEVE THE CHANCE TO BASH THE SICK BASTARD AKU WITH A HUGE AUTHRESS MALLET!*

A/n: So please reveiw...and get to hit Aku! WEEEEEEE! n_n/) bai bai!