At Your Side by Sagitta-RyuuHoshi

Disclaimer: I will never own CCS *damn*

A/N: Thanks for all your reviews! I felt like yelling out with joy (which by the way I did…) and running out in circles (which I did too!). REALLY BEEG THANKS!!! I LUV you guys, and here's what you have been waiting for…Enjoy

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Chapter 11: Confrontation of the Cats

.:||Morning||:.

Syaoran woke up in his bed. He couldn't remember anything about going back to the apartment the day before. But he did remember the mysterious girl cum street rat in London. He had felt the connection made of Clow Cards in between them. He had to find her as soon as possible and make her give up the cards. They were his to begin with. Then it struck his head that today was a Monday. School day. Darn it.

"Syaoran!" a girl's voice shrieked. Syaoran sat up at the nick of time to see Pei Fen running to jump onto his bed. Her black hair flew wildly as she landed quite hard on his lap. Syaoran's mind reached back to remember her while she planted kisses on his cheeks (A/N: EEW disgusting! I can't believe I just wrote that!! Kill me for it!!).

A loud "Ehem!" at his door made her stop. Eriol and Meilin where there with different looks on their faces; Meilin, looking absolutely happy while Eriol was skeptically viewing them. Syaoran then realized the awkward position Pei Fen. She was on him with only a white t-shirt and shorts while he was only in his boxers.

Mentally cursing himself, Syaoran shoved the girl aside and glanced at his alarm clock. It was 8:15am. He had around 45mins to get everything ready.

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Meilin was chatting away enthusiastically. Pei Fen was staring dreamily at Syaoran while Eriol and Tomoyo had eyes only for their plates. Syaoran could sense tension in between them. He remembered they had a fight. It was then that he remembered that there was another girl with them. Who was she? (A/N: I'm helping him a little now. Be happy that he remembers something of her while she doesn't remembers at all)

The doorbell rang. Syaoran went to answer it [Pei Fen clinging onto him]. A familiar scuffle from outside made him look into the door hole (A/N: That hole in your door that allows you to see who is standing outside…I'm not sure what's it called).

A blonde girl was standing outside with a group of girls standing around her. (A/N: Yay! Its ole Jessie! Bet you guys missed her don't ya?) For a fleeting moment Syaoran felt glad that Pei Fen was acting like a puppy dog. He opened the door slowly.

"Hi—," Jessica was cut off when she saw Pei Fen glaring angrily at her. She glared back. The group of girls behind her hushed up, their smiles faded. "Excuse me, but who are you?" Pei Fen said quickly before Syaoran could say anything. "Well who are you?" Jessica shot back. "I'm his fiancée if you don't know," Pei Fen replied haughtily. Jessica was caught. (A/N: I don't know who is worse??! Jessica or Pei Fen??) "Well now I'd like to know who you are," Pei Fen pumped her on. Jessica gaped like a goldfish, opening and closing her mouth frequently. "Hmmm…? If you don't have any connections with anyone in this house, I believe you are trespassing," Pei Fen said maliciously. (A/N: I can't believe I'm actually feeling sorry for Jessica! Sugoi…)

"I'm sorry to interrupt your wonderful conversation but unlike some people here, I do believe that some of us will be late for school if you block the gate with your immense body mass," Tomoyo cut in icily. Pei Fen and Jessica glared at her. She kept her posture straight and haughty however and pushed the black-haired one delicately out of her way. Eriol followed her and Syaoran came last, head low trying to become oblivious to what was happening.

"Syaoran," Pei Fen whined. (A/N: Please…) Syaoran sighed, "Sorry but I have to get to school…" With that he ran after his friends.

.:||Pei Fen's POV (In her Words)||:.

I stared at his retreating back. Had the spell wear off so quickly? Just yesterday he was head-over-heels adoring me. Nothing could penetrate it…unless he had loved someone else before me…I have to re-new the spell, that means, damn! I have to withdraw blood again…

The bitch standing at the doorstep turned around with a stamp and stalked off like the female dog she was born to be. The nerve of her! Syaoran was mine and mine forever, no one should interfere with our relationship. I have to find out who that ex-lover of his was, banish her and keep that Jessica off my territory.

Maybe it was that Daidouji…

Nevertheless, I went back into the apartment. The whole day was opened to me and the apartment is mine to explore. Meilin was going out shopping with some of her English friends. Thank goodness. But I almost pitied her, she fell into my clutches, helpless without the shield of magic, poor fool…well, almost did I pity her. Almost.

.:||Sakura's POV (Her Words)||:.

We were back in the warehouse, laughing and joking. Life was a bliss, with just the three of us, Ryce, Jynx and me, Sakura or Apple as I was now named. My mind searched back to that brown headed fool who tried to pursue me. Another discovery was made while I made my getaway. I could jump to a tremendous altitude into the air. It just stayed with me for a little while as the other powers had. I was getting the hang of them. They proved useful when I needed them at the most.

Jynx conjured up another sofa. The warehouse was already filled with luxuries. We had enough to not steal for our survival just by our powers. Ryce's elemental powers kept us warm with the fire she could produce. She could grow plants from cracks, create fresh water and control the weather in accordance to her mood if she wanted to. We had to keep her happy all the time. But no worries, she was always cheerful usually. It rarely snow nowadays.

Avis was our new gang member. She was a bird I found at that rooftop. Something had stirred in my mind when I saw her. She was a great companion at times when the other two left me out.

That was another thing. Jynx and Ryce were constantly bickering and as much as I know they hate to admit it, I knew they really like each other in their deepest darkest secrets locked in their hearts. It was sweet.

"Hey Apple, wad's abothering yaw?" Ryce nudges me. "Um? Nothing.." I muttered. "That was another wicked show you put just now," Jynx grinned. "Yeah, yer jumped an' disappeared, i' was 'mazing." They both looked at me with awed eyes. Avis twittered happily. She was resting on my shoulder as usual. "It was nothing," I admitted, "But I don't know, all this powers seem big to me. They come and they go just like that." I snapped my fingers to emphasize the meaning. "Suit yer self. Yer should really be thankful that yer go' all those powers…" Jynx trailed off. Ryce stared off into space. Sometimes I wonder whether she remembered her past. I didn't touch on it in any case, scared that she could be sensitive about it…

My mind wandered back to the brown-haired boy. I felt a certain connection when he looked at me. I doubted whether I should've waited for him to catch up or not. Was this regret?

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'Cambridge College'. Sounds familiar. Ryce and Jynx had gone of by themselves. I stood in the open gates. A distant memory inside my head remembered the streaming students that went in every morning through this gate. Had I schooled here?

I crept inside, fingering the brick walls and wooden benches. Fate had purposefully placed me here so that I could rejuvenate my memoirs. The icy wind pinched my cheeks, I ached for a nice fire to sit in front of. But I had to finish my quest. I must remember my past. The hallways were empty. The silence was still with pupils working away inside the confining classrooms. My boots tapped as I walked. The noise echoed softly.

The Auditorium, that's what the sign on the door read. I pushed open the heavy red doors.

The rows of seats were covered in a blanket of darkness. I stepped down the stairs, feeling the sensation of déjà vu. A movement behind me made me shrink into the seats. A class came in. 'Shit!' I cursed mentally, carefully concealing myself into the shadows and made sure I wasn't breathing loud enough for them to hear. I heard giggles, scuffling, coughs and an assortment of other noises.

Someone flick the light switch on. The lights nearest to the stage lit up. I shrank below the seats, only my eyes and the top showed. I was curious on what they were going to do. The teacher stood on the stage.

"Now Ms. Daidouji are going to announce the lead cast playing Romeo and Juliet," I heard him say. For some weird reason, this cause a ripple effect on the class. The teacher told them to shut up and they did, though rather reluctantly. A girl from the audience told who was going to play who very slowly in her clear voice that sounded familiar to my ears, "Li Syaoran will play Romeo…" all the girls in the audience cheered. A boy stood up onto the stage, looking slump and unhappy. I squinted and to my surprise, it was that brunette I saw in London!

I covered my mouth to stifle the gasp escaping my throat. The girl in the audience continued but her voice sank in the noise that the other girls were making. She must have gotten angry because she stomped up onto the stage to shout the other parts. And then I got another shock. It was the girl from my visions!

"You!" I exclaimed. It was only half a second later that I realized that I had said that aloud and the class had turned towards my direction.

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A/N: Finished! R/R to your harts content. Ja!