A/n: Hey, so whatever is all I have to say. Look, I posted this next chapter without even waiting for you guys to review the first one (which I doubt). Anyways, I just finish typing this chapter and decided to post it here right away. I'm a poor lil gurl waiting for reviews from all of you!! So... just help yourself with the story....

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Chapter 2: "After the Confession..."

"You know him, Sakura?" Alex asked after hearing her whisper his friend's name.

Sakura ignored Alex and continued to stare at Shaoran. Shaoran was also staring at her. Tomoyo was shocked to see Shaoran, too. Everybody was. But for some, they thought that it was a great moment for Sakura and Shaoran because they saw each other again. (A/n: Well, 'course they don't know that Shaoran left Sakura... Again)

Tomoyo was looking for Aya but couldn't find him with all the people. Everyone was still startled. "Oh, Aya, where are you?" said Tomoyo, nervously. Aya slid his arms on her waist so she turned around.

"Looking for me?" asked Aya with a smile.

"Yeah, uuh.." said Tomoyo, looking at Sakura and Shaoran who were both still staring at each other. "Can you help me sort things out? You can play something just with your guitar, right?"

"Yeah, sure" said Aya. "Anything that will please you, my dear."

Tomoyo was flattered and said. "Thank you. You're the best." Tomoyo gave Aya (her boyfriend) a light kiss and he went up stage. Aya started playing the guitar and started singing:
"One More Try" (A1) Could be your eyes, could be your smile.

Could be the way you freed my mind.

Your precious touch caressed my soul.

You gave me everything I need, and now I'm lost

Lost forever...

and you said this is going nowhere, girl.

And you said I turned my back on.

You said I'll not the only one for you.

Please give me one more try for the sake of our love

Let's give it one more chance coz I can't give you up.

I can't live one more day without you in my arms

I could never find another like you.

"Why do you have to sing that song, hunnie?" thought Tomoyo. Shaoran sang that song whenever he was late to pick Sakura up for their date.

The guests started slow dances so their attention drifted away from Sakura and Shaoran. Shaoran went down the stage and Sakura followed her. Alex didn't follow Sakura. "It's her business," he thought. But he was still worried. How did those two know each other? Shaoran had been in Hong Kong all his life! Sakura could never been there except for our world tour. But when we were in Hong Kong, Shaoran wasn't there. Damn it!

~* At the hotel's gardens *~

Shaoran went to the gardens and cried softly. He knew Sakura came to follow her.

"Hey," said Sakura, who was behind him. Shaoran turned around and Sakura saw his red eyes. Shaoran touched her soft cheeks. "Is it really you?" cried Shaoran.

"Yes, it's me," said Sakura, "why? Can't you believe that you finally get back to the girl you always leave?"

"Sakura, it's so complicated," Shaoran said, still crying. "I shouldn't have left you. And I shouldn't have expected so much that you're going to wait for me."

"What the hell are you talking about?" said Sakura, confused.

"You're so beautiful and so nice. NO wonder Alex would like you. And he's so handsome and sweet. No wonder you'll also like him."

"What the hell?" said Sakura. "Shaoran? Is that you? Are you okay? Cmon! Alex and me are just friends. We're not boyfriend- girlfriend like what you're thinking. And well, honestly, I wasn't expecting you to attend my party. I mean, I thought you'd forgotten all about me, that you're just making lame excuses because the truth is you don't like me."

"Oh," said Shaoran, smiling. "I thought you and Alex... Forget it. Cmon! I won't forget you. You're the prettiest and sweetest thing I've ever seen," he wanted to describe her even more but he just couldn't find words. "You're so special. Uuh... There's something you need to know."

"Yes?" Shaoran felt someone's aura. Startled, he hugged Sakura. "What's wrong, Shaoran?"

"Nothing," said Shaoran, becoming more aware than ever. "I'll explain to you everything later. Get back to your party and enjoy ok?"

"Will you be there?" asked Sakura hopefully. "Sure, I will," said Shaoran. Sakura gave him a light kiss on the cheek and ran back to the hotel.

Behind a tree stood Alex who heard everything the two had talked about. He quietly walked back to the hotel, lonely.

~* Back at the Hotel *~

Sakura went to the bar to get something to drink and to her surprise; Alex was there who had finished so many glasses of vodka. She sat beside Alex who didn't even notice her. He asked for one more glass from the waiter but Sakura ordered the waiter not to.

"What the hell?" said Alex, not looking at Sakura. "Who the fuck are you?" he said louder as the song of Eminem rocked the place. He was startled to see Sakura but didn't show it. "Hey, miss birthday celebrant!" he greeted. "Nice party you have here. It's like a reunion eh? And I should have known that you knew my friend Shaoran all along."

"Speaking of that friend of yours, thanks for inviting him here," said Sakura. "Stupid I am to invite him here, not knowing he was your ex," said Alex in his mind.

"No problem, miss birthday celebrant," he answered. "Will you stop calling me that?" said Sakura, "it's so annoying. And by the way, what's up with you? Do you have a problem or something? What's with the dozen glasses of vodka?"

"You asked so many questions," said Alex. "I just feel like drinking this vodka. It tastes nice so I want to have more." He asked the waiter for one more glass but again, Sakura stopped him.

"I think you had had enough," said Sakura. "What's the matter with you? You're really acting weird..."

"Oh, nothing, my lady," he said sarcastically. "I'm just so glad because you and Shaoran were finally together again. I'm happy for you." He started to cry but turned away so Sakura wouldn't see his tears. He went backstage, not even saying goodbye to Sakura.

Kenshin saw him ran away from Sakura and followed him. Sakura, on the other hand, was really confused. "Ok, fine! I'm wrong there. I'm the one acting weird today, not Alex. What the...? How can I act that way as if nothing happened? I almost curse Shaoran for leaving but I just forgave him. Whatever!"

~* At the backstage *~

Kenshin saw Alex, crying softly on a corner and it appeared to him that he was high. "Hey, Alex, what's up?" he said. "What are you doing here all by yourself?"

"OH nothing!!!" Alex yelled. "Get lost!" Kenshin didn't leave. "I saw you drinking that dozen of glasses of vodka. What's your problem?"

"I don't have a problem!" he said harshly. "Whatever you say, Alex," said Kenshin. "There's one thing I wanted to tell you. She doesn't know how you feel and no one can help you if you shut up and stay in a corner looking up at the ceiling." Before Alex could ask how can he say that, Kenshin just disappeared.

~* At the dance floor *~

Sakura was dancing with Eriol, wondering where the heck was Shaoran. Alex then asked him to dance, appearing to be calm now. There was a different smell on his breath. "The vodka," Sakura thought.

"I'm sorry about the thing a while ago," he said apologetically, while dancing with her. "It's just that my mind was full of shit and I can't accept the fact that SHE doesn't give a damn 'bout me."

Kenshin's words ran through his mind again. "She doesn't know how you feel and no one can help you if you shut up and stay in a corner looking up at the ceiling."

Kenshin was staring at them from the corner of his eye. He smiled at Alex and signaled for him to tell her now. (A/n: Alex was really shaking and sweating to death!!)

"Maybe she doesn't know that you like her that's why she ain't giving a damn about you," Sakura said.

"Yeah, you really don't know," he said shaking but with confidence. "I like you, Sakura, so much."

Sakura was confused. She couldn't believe that his band mate would like her. When she was starting to say something, there was a big explosion and Alex became unconscious as some kind of light hit him. The guests screamed and ran for the door. All the security were useless as they were all dead now. Aya ran towards Tomoyo and hugged her. Eriol was pissed seeing Tomoyo with Aya.

Sakura's dress was all messed up but she didn't care. She tore the skirt and stopped the bleeding of Alex's wound. Out of nowhere, Meilin came calling her cousin's name. All the guests were gone. Eriol, Tomoyo, Aya, Sakura, Alex, Touya, Yukito and Kenshin were the ones left. But Touya and his friends were all unconscious. Tomoyo also fainted in Aya's arms.

The explosion destroyed everything! Meilin felt Sakura's aura and followed it. Sakura was behind a thrashed table with a wounded guy. "Kinomoto?" said Meilin. Sakura turned and recognized Meilin's voice.

"Meilin!" said Sakura with tears. "Have you seen Shaoran?"

"I'm also looking for him," said Meilin. Sakura and Meilin were distracted as Wolf barked. Sakura stood up and checked out who was he barking at. It was Shaoran, unconscious. He was badly injured and his sword was full of blood.

"It's his own blood," said Eriol. The girls turned around and were surprised of what he said. "He fought someone outside who was stronger than him. This someone used Shaoran's love for you, Sakura, to defeat him and caused him to hurt himself."

"Oh shit..." cried Sakura. She tried to heal his wounds but she forgot that she no longer had powers since she quitted to be a card captor. "Sakura, you can do it. I mean, I felt your aura a while ago, you know," encouraged Meilin.

Sakura just couldn't use her powers now. She tried her best to release her power but someone out there was preventing her to do so. "Fuck you whoever you are!!" shouted Sakura. Aya was aware now that Sakura and the others were still alive. Her voice echoed and Aya followed her voice, carrying his beloved fainted Tomoyo.

Wolf began barking again at the sight of Aya and Tomoyo. "What's going on here?" said Aya then saw Shaoran lying on the floor, bleeding to death. "Holy crap!"

Meilin faced Eriol and said, "can't you use your own powers?" Eriol shook his head with regret. "I can't either." "Now what are we going to do?" said Meilin who was now starting to cry as she looked at her cousin.

Sakura was now really crying so hard. She almost slaps Shaoran to wake up but found that his face itself was bleeding. Again, Wolf cried as it saw Alex now walking slowly towards them. Sakura saw him and helped him to walk. She put him down and told him to stay still.

"Mentioning abusive... language towards.." he coughed as he said the words. "a person... you don't even... know is... a mean... thing... to do... young lady..." He probably heard her curse that someone. Sakura cried even harder as blood continued to flow from Alex's own head. "Don't cry.. miss... celebrant... He'll be all right... I'm here, by... the way to help you..."

Alex took Sakura's pendant that her mother gave her before she died. It was a sharp crystal that had a wolf head craved on it. Alex slashed his wrist with it and Sakura screamed. "Nooooooo!" As Alex's blood came dripping down continuously, all of them were surrounded by a light and were teleported to an unknown world to them.

"What the...?" said Aya, hugging Tomoyo even more tightly as he became aware that he was being pulled by some kind of unknown force. Later on, he, too, fainted like all the others.

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A/n: So there's the second chapter. The third will be coming right up. Hey you guys!!! Can you press the Go button now and tell me if you like it or not? plz?? plz???