Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. I don't own Eriol. I don't own Syaoran. I don't own Sakura, or Tomoyo, or Nakuru, or Suppi, or Yamazaki, or Yue, or Clow, or Kero, or Toya, or Yuki, or Meiling, or Naoko, or Rika, or Chiharu, or Terada-sensei, or Nadeshiko, or Fujitaka, or Sonomi, or Li Yelan, or Feimei, Fuutie, Fanren, and Shiefa. But deep down, they all wish that I did.

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Ammy: ~.~;; Well, I wish that I did.

A/N: Thanks so much to everyone that reviewed! And thanks to Kaori who pointed out that little mistake I made, I was going through spell check a little to fast ^^;; Thankies!*hands her a Tootsie pop*

I also apologize for the really long blank space after the end of the last chap! I don't know how my computer screwed that up ~.~;;

I have some clues to what's wrong with Syao-chan in this chap. Please, take a guess at who the mystery person in this fic in your reviews .(or you can e-mail me your guess at Handofinnana@aol.com) First one to guess correctly gets a short appearance with either the Angels or the Demons! I'll e-mail you if you get it right!

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Chapter 2: Beginning

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Syaoran opened his eyes, meeting a splash of icy cold water.

"Nakuru!" Syaoran sat straight up, swiping at his wet bangs, "what did I tell you about this, hmm?" He spoke slowly, as if to an ignorant child.

"You told me not to wake you up with any kind of elemental force unless you slept passed two o'clock." She stated, golden-brown eyes dancing, "I was just doing what you said!"

"WHAT?" Syaoran yelped, jumping out of bed, "What time is it?"

"Three fifteen." The guardian looked confused, " Why?"

"Why?" He shouted, completely losing it, "We've got a battle tonight and I should have been training eight hours ago! Why didn't you wake me up sooner?" He scooped up his clothes and ran behind the changing curtain.

"Eriol-sama told me not to!"

Syaoran emerged in a white sleeveless shirt and black pants, "I'm gonna kill him!" He grabbed his sword and dashed out of the room. "Hiiragizawa Eriol, I am going to kill you!" He growled, aproaching the room in which Eriol's aura inhabited.

"Is that so?" The mage asked, not taking his eyes of Meiling, who he was teaching, "In that case, let me finish with Meiling-san before you do away with me." He smiled, "Really now Meiling, I know you can do better then that." She kicked up, aiming for the raven-haired mage's chest; he blocked her with his staff, smirking.

Syaoran sighed. Threatening the mage was useless. He walked across the room, hoping Meiling would do some physical damage to the other.

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" I wonder if she broke some kind of record?" Rika asked, eyes following the pacing Angel.

"In the year 2738 C.E., Daidoji Tomoyo broke the record for most pacing-" Yamazaki was cut off by Chiharu, who started strangling him.

"She'll have to keep this up for 23[1] more days if she wants the record." Naoko stated.

"Phwee…" Sakura's eyes went wide, "That's along time!"

"Ahh, she's half way there." Kero munched on a cookie.

"Kero-chan!" Sakura hissed, "Those were for later!"

"Eheheheheh…Hey, doncha have a fight to get to?" Kero changed the subject.

"Yeah, we better go!" Chiharu jumped up, running out of the room. The others followed, Yue dragging the still ranting Tomoyo by the arm, and Sakura carrying Kero by his tail.

"HEY!" Kero exclaimed, waving goodbye to his cookies.

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Syaoran's chest hurt, and his breathing was labored. He mentally cursed, he shouldn't have been this affected by the short amount of combat.

"Syao-chan…" Eriol trailed off, kneeling next to his koibito.

" Did you sleep enough last night?" Meiling asked, amber eyes wide with concern. Eriol's cool hand rested on Syaorans forehead, " You're not feverish." He stated. "Are you sure you want to fight tonight?"

"What?" Syaoran yelled, standing, though his legs complained, threatening to give in to gravity's command. "Of course I do! It's nothing Eriol, really!"

" Well, if you're sure it's nothing…"

"Of course I'm sure!"

The mage sighed. "Very well, but you'll have to stay in Demon grounds this time, no teleporting to the Angel's side. And try to be more defensive?"

"Ok, ok!" Syaoran sat back down, "yeesh."

"Do teach Meiling to hide her aura better, will you, Syaoran?" Eriol asked, getting to his feet, "I have something to discuss with Spinel and Nakuru." Syaoran nodded, while the black haired girl happily bounced. Eriol smiled, exiting the room.

"Alright, here's what you do," Syaoran walked over to Meiling, he had recovered some energy by now. "Try to draw your power into your skin, like this." The half-breed's aura disappeared from the room, no trace of it to be found.

Meiling stared, eyes wide with shock.

"Now you try."

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"You understand, don't you?"

"Yes, master." Spinel replied. Nakuru nodded, brown hair bobbing. "You want us to keep an eye on Syaoran-kun! And look out for Angel's doing anything fishy!" She said.

"Exactly. I also ask that you keep an eye out for Li Yelan, I believe she will be fighting tonight."

"You mean…" Spinel's eyes widened. Nakuru's hand flew to her mouth.

"Syaoran's mother?" She whispered.

"Yes. She has recently learned of her son's position here. If I am correct, she will attack him tonight."

"But ….Why?" Nakuru asked, confused.

"She and Syaoran have never, well, gotten along, to say the least."

"Alright, Eriol-sama, we'll keep an eye out for her."

"She'll be tricky, that's for sure, so stay on your toes."

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"Very good!" Syaoran exclaimed. Meiling grinned at his complement.

"Now try to hold it while attacking." Syaoran said, going into a fighting stance, "Don't worry, you won't hurt me." He smirked, "You're good, but you're just a girl!" he teased.

She stuck her tongue out, "Shut up!" She kicked out, hitting his chest, energy still undetectable. She was behind him in a flash, kicking him behind the knees, causing him to tople. Meiling drew a dagger, holding it to his throat. "Just a girl, eh?"

"Yep!" He jumped backwards, then hit her wrist, causing her to drop the dagger.

"Ahh!" She cried, shaking her wrist.

Syaoran dashed behind her, one arm around her neck, the other twisting her arm behind her back. After a moment, he let go. "Want to try again?"

"I'm gonna get you this time!" Her grin dissolved, "Are you alright?"

Syaoran clutched at his heart. The strength he had had a minute ago disappeared, causing him to collapse on the ground.

"Should I get Eriol?" She lifted him into her lap.

"No, I'll be okay, " he closed his eyes. "I guess I underestimated you." Meiling bit her lip, knowing full well that it hadn't been her attack that had done this.

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A thin smile spread across the woman's lips, her yellow eyes shining. The half-breed's power was immense, 'so strong, ' she thought. Her black hair flowed around her, as she gazed on her watery realm. She wouldn't be here much longer, not with this kind of power. She smiled at the birds peched on her arms, "Such magic my pets, such power, and it's ours for the taking."

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Well, ya think you know who it is? Then take a guess in your review!

[1] err, I made up that whole pacing record thing! I don't know how long it is, if there even is one!