Authors Notes: Thanks to everyone who reviewed my chapter. I hope all of you got everything I had and I'm gonna have a nice little rivalry for Sakura's love goin on. Its gonna be really good so stay tuned! CCS isn't mine, it belongs to Clamp, blah blah blah. Okay so anyway, this will probably be kinda short and you will finally get introduced to all of my other characters that I've mentioned but don't be surprised though if I add in more characters later on. Kenji, Viola, Mike, and Alejandro are all mine. Oh and just so all of you know, Mike is really really hot! He's like in Syaoron's league of hotness.

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~~~~~~flashback~~~~~~

Chapter 2- Little Wolf

Why can't I get this girl out of my head? Syaoron thought angrily to himself as he worked out in the JSA(Japanese Secret Agency) gym. Sure she's drop dead gorgeous, and sure she looks exactly like Sakura -chan did, but she isn't Sakura! This girl is just a thief and a murderer that is a pawn of Alejandro Hernandez. And he is the one that killed off my family! I won't fall for this girl. "Syaoron-kun!" a feminine voice called to him breaking his train of thought. "What do you want Meiling?" Syaoron responded not looking up. "I'm hurt, cousin." she said playfully. Syaoron turned around to look at his cousin seriously in the eyes. "Fine, fine, Kinomoto-san wants to talk to you in his office pronto!" Meiling informed him. "Whatever." he muttered as he walked out of the gym leaving his cousin behind.

"Kinomoto?" Syaoron said hesitantly as he stood at the door. "Come in Li." Touya Kinomoto called from behind his desk. "I wanted to talk to you about tonight. I am disappointed that we lost Esmeralda again, and that we lost the gem to Hernandez. My friend Yukito made that, it will be sorely missed, especially since it had been made in honor of my little sister, Sakura." Touya told him calmly. "Now Li, you're my best agent, I really want to know why you couldn't catch her tonight." "Kinomoto, its my team....They are wonderful people, and hard workers, but I just can't work with them. Please allow me to pick my own team, so I can catch Hernandez." Syaoron requested formally. "Done. Give me the names of those you want. I'll pull them this evening." Touya said. "Li Meiling, Hiiragizawa Eriol, Daidouji Tomoyo, and Angelline Viola." Syaoron said calmly. They were all old friends of his so he knew that he would be able to work well with them. "I do believe they are all still here so you can go ahead and talk to them right now if you want. I'll do the paperwork so its official by tomorrow." Touya said waving him out of his office. "Thank you sir." Syaoron said bowing before heading to find his friends. Most of them had known Sakura as well so it would be helpful to have them around. He walked back to his office to do a little paper work for a while but was confronted in the hall by two dark haired females. "Good evening ladies." he said trying to ignore the closing of his throat. "Li-kun, Eriol-kun told me what happened tonight." Daidouji Tomoyo said her amethyst eyes looking at him worriedly. "What happened?" his cousin Li Meiling said her ruby eyes glancing over him to check for wounds. "Nothing happened. We lost Esmeralda again, and I passed out for some reason. Must not be getting enough sleep." Syaoron lied. "You big fat liar!" Meiling cried looking at him. "That isn't all of it. Eriol told us about sensing a pink aura, the aura that was Sakura's." Tomoyo said desperately. "Please, Li-kun, do you think she may still be alive?" of all of Sakura's friends Tomoyo had been the most effected, excluding Syaoron of course. The two girls were cousins, as well as best friends so she had had the right to be so sad. "We did sense a pink aura, now if it is Sakura's I do not know." Syaoron said walking around them, thus ending the conversation.

DAIDUOJI, HIIRAGIZAWA, ANGELLINE, LI MEILING, REPORT TO KINOMOTO'S OFFICE NOW!!!!!

The speaker blared throughout the whole building so no one could miss it. "Well so much for getting more answers. We can bug Eriol-kun later I suppose." Tomoyo said sighing. Eriol was one of her oldest friends, but no one except Meiling, and the late Sakura, knew how much she loved him.

"Yes Kinomoto-san?" the four people said coming in together. "I wanted to inform you of changing to a new unit." Touya said looking at them. He rarely got a chance to see the old friends of his little sister. Tomoyo was his cousin, and he saw her less than he did any of his other agents. Maybe it was because he felt as though he had let down his little cousin when he failed to save his sister. She had most certainly grown up in the past few years. When she had applied for a job here, he had been very hesitant. She was so delicate and fragile. But she had proved herself to everyone when she became one of the best agents. His eyes then moved to Li Meiling, the cousin of Syaoron, his best agent on the job. Her bright ruby eyes gleamed as always but there was a hidden look of sadness and confusion, which he didn't understand at all. His eyes then moved to study Hiiragizawa Eriol, the reincarnation of Clow Reed. His magic was very strong and he had proved himself to be a worthy agent and a good friend. He had always tried to protect Sakura when she had been little and he always acted like an older brother to her. He was also the best friend of Syaoron, trusted and respected. Then his eyes finally came to rest on Angelline Viola. She was the only one of those present who hadn't known Sakura first hand. She had moved to Japan a little after Sakura's abduction. She was originally from the US. A beautiful girl with dark brown eyes, and silky black hair which streamed down her back.

A worthy team to track down the notorious Esmeralda, who was there only lead at finding Alejandro Hernandez. He waved his hand to dismiss them and all left with the exception of his cousin, and Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo. "Kinomoto-san...." Tomoyo said softly looking at him hesitantly. "What can I do for you Daidouji?" Touya said softly looking at her. "Kinomoto-san, you know you can just call me Tomoyo, after all you are my superior." The look in her eyes also told him it was because she wanted to speak to him as his cousin, not as one of his agents. "What is it Tomoyo-chan?" he asked softly motioning to the couch near his desk. "Kinomoto...its Sakura. I keep thinking about her, and this Esmeralda case, Li-kun keeps telling Eriol that Esmeralda looks like Sakura-chan. I can't attack someone who looks like Sakura! She is my cousin, and my best friend. It would be like attacking one of my own teammates." Tomoyo cried bursting into tears. "Its okay Tomoyo-chan. If there is any way to keep Esmeralda alive so we can find Hernandez, then it will be done. But you have to remember, though Syaoron may have his ideas of Esmeralda being my sister, he may be wrong. She could just be a common thief raised under Hernandez." Touya said patting her shoulder comfortingly. Tomoyo sniffed slightly before standing up. "Thank you for your reassurances Kinomoto-san." Tomoyo said bowing. As she was leaving she heard Touya stand up behind her. "Its Touya, Tomoyo. Don't forget I am still your cousin." he said before closing his door behind her.

Syaoron sat in front of his desk doing paper work until he could barely lift up his head. Ugh...I shouldn't work this late. I need my sleep, especially if I want to catch Esmeralda. he thought as he stood up and turned off all of his electronics. Wandering out of the building he went to his car and slowly unlocked the door. He gratefully slid inside of the black viper and settled into the soft brown leather. He carefully drove out of the parking lot and down the street towards his small but comfy home near his office. He was driving down the street when he saw a small club with music coming out of the doors. As if compelled he stopped his car and got out.

Walking into the club he walked over to the bar and ordered a coke (you shouldn't drink and drive! ^_^). Settling down on the bar stool he glanced at his surroundings carefully. Tons of beautiful girls were walking around with drinks in there hands eying eyes hungrily. For some reason he glanced into the corner of the room and saw the most beautiful girl in the world. She had silky honey colored hair, and the biggest emerald eyes in the world. Her face was delicate and her body was slim but very fit. Unlike most of the other girls in the bar she wore almost no makeup, only a touch of lip gloss, and her cloths showed some modesty, not having everything out in the open for everyone to see. She wore a green halter top that matched her eyes perfectly and hugged her curves, and a pair of soft leather pants that hung off of her hips. "Sakura-chan..." Syaoron whispered from his perch. The mysterious girl finished up her drink and headed towards the bar where he sat. Her eyes glanced over him before she went up and spoke to the bar tender. The man smiled at her and she sat down, as he walked away. Syaoron, curious as ever, got up from his seat and walked over to her. "I couldn't help but notice you in the corner." he murmured to her softly, as he sat down next to her. "I saw you as well." her angelic voice floated to his ears and sounded like a thousand angels singing in the heavens. "I'm Avalon Saku." the mysterious girl said offering a hand. "I'm Li Xiao Lang." Syaoron said shaking her small hand. "Little wolf?" she said out loud. "I beg your pardon?" "Never mind." Saku murmured.

The two sat and chatted for a long time, her with her business in Japan, and Syaoron with his life with the Li clan. Saku suddenly looked down at her watch and gasped. "Oh dear! Its way past midnight. I should be going." she said standing up. "It was a pleasure to have met you Li-kun." she said bowing to him. "I should be going as well, why don't I walk you to your car?" Syaoron said standing as well. Saku nodded and the two walked out together.

At her car, Syaoron gazed into those big emerald orbs and smiled down at her. "Goodnight, Saku-chan." he whispered, before laying a soft kiss on her lips. He had no clue why he kissed her but the soft feeling her lips was driving him crazy. Saku looked bewildered for a moment but pulled him down into a deeper kiss. "Syaoron-kun..." she whispered softly. "Sakura-chan..."

By the time the two realized what they were doing Syaoron was gone down the street back to his own car. Why did I kiss her! I don't love anyone but Sakura-chan...but a kiss doesn't always indicate love.... he thought as he drove off back to his house.

"That kiss...it felt so good." Saku said savoring the feeling that was left on her lips. "We will meet again one day Little Wolf, or so I hope...." she whispered before getting into her car and driving away.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~two months pass*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~

"Esmeralda, your padre wishes to see you." Kenji said coming into her pink room. "Gracias, Kenji, I will join you in a moment." Esmeralda said not even looking at him. "Esmeralda, he seemed a little impatient." Kenji said hesitantly. "Do you dare question me!" she shouted looking at him. "No I'm sorry, I shall await you outside." Kenji said backing away quickly. He may love her but still she frightened him at times. "Ken-kun, I'm sorry I didn't mean to yell at you." Esmeralda said softly. "Its okay Da(sorry I couldn't think of a better nickname)" Kenji said cheerfully. Esmeralda smiled at him before dismissing him with a wave of her hand. She slowly reached up to clutch the pendent around her neck. It was a small wand that never left her neck. People had actually tried to remove it, but it was almost magically stuck there. She stood up and glanced in the mirror. Her green eyes were brighter than ever, but she felt a little sad. She had wished that she could see that man again that she had met in the bar that one evening two months ago. "Xiao Lang...." she whispered. Shaking her head sharply she reprimanded herself and walked out of the door to meet her father.

"Padre? You wished to see me?" Esmeralda said bowing before her father, Alejandro Hernandez. "Ah, my precious emerald, you have arrived. I have a new mission for you, my sweet." he said motioning for her to rise. "You are to take Selest and go find the one named Li Syaoron, and destroy him, and his team. You will befriend him my daughter, and you will make him love you. Get close to him before you strike. Make it known to him that he will die because he dared to meddle in my affairs yet again!" Hernandez shouted angrily. "As you will it padre." Esmeralda said softly. "You will become another person. You will be Avalon, Saku( ring a bell to anyone??? ^_+) Selest will remain himself for I have never sent him out before so he has no record. Tread carefully my daughter. And Vaya con dios(go with god for those of you who don't know) mi hija(my daughter). "Gracias, mi padre(thank you my father)." Esmeralda said softly before leaving the room to prepare for her departure. "So he sends his Segunda(second) off yet again? What shall we do without you here to guide us?" Kenji said coming out of the shadows. "I'm sure you can make it alright, Ken-kun." she said smiling at him. "I'll miss you mi flor de cereza(cherry blossom). "I'll miss you too Ken-kun." she said hugging him. "Cereza(cherry)? When you come back...I mean, will you promise yourself to me, when you come home?" Kenji said in a rush. "What?" Esmeralda said looking at him very confused. "When you come home, will you promise to be mine?" Kenji said a little slower. Esmeralda smiled and nodded to him. "As soon as I come home, I, Esmeralda Hernandez, promise myself to you." she whispered before he kissed her softly on the cheek(EWWWWWWWWW COME ON MAN THIS HAS TO BE S&S ALL THE WAY! oh wait a second....I'm the author. oops... ^_^'' um...anyway back to the story.) "I'll miss you Ken-kun..." Esmeralda said softly before walking away. In the back of his heart, he felt as though his Esmeralda would never come back home to keep her promise to him.

"So you have finally admitted your feelings to her?" a voice said behind him. "Yes sir, I have. She has sworn herself to me, and I feel as though she will keep her promise." Kenji replied. "She may, as Esmeralda Hernandez, as she pledged. But do you seriously think my spells to keep her memory at bay, will hold on for long? When she goes back, and is reunited with her old friends, her memories will return." Hernandez said stepping into t he light. "If they will return, then why do you send her away? Don't you want her to stay and follow your command?" Kenji said, grief washing through him. "I will feel grief over losing my daughter, but she will at least fulfill one last deed before I lose her. And this deed will be the best ever. Killing the one who is trying to find me. She will kill him before she will fully regain her memories. This much I believe, she will die for killing him as well. So all of the knowledge she has about us will die with her. It is an ingenious plan if you ask me." Hernandez said laughing to himself as he walked away. "But my emerald will be gone...." Kenji said softly as he walked back into his room.

"Mike come on we're gonna be late!" Esmeralda shouted to her friend as they ran down the street. They were going to miss their flight back to Tomeoda Japan. "Chill out Es. we'll make it." Mike called as they raced down the street and barely stopping in time to run inside the large airport. They had just enough time to rush through customs before their plane was called. "Lets go Mike!" she called dashing onto the plane. He shook his head and followed her into the first class of the plane. (hey come on, her father is really rich because of all of his work on the black market, of course they'll be in first class.)

Esmeralda and Mike sat down in their assigned seats just as the plane took off, and Mike sighed in relief. Esmeralda rested her head on the back of her seat and began going over the information that she needed to have memorized by the time she was in Japan. She was to work in the JSA, the very people who were trying to kill her, and befriend Li Syaoron. For some reason, that name had such a ring to it, and seemed so familiar to Esmeralda. She was to make him fall in love with her, and then eventually kill him once she had gotten all of the information out of him. As a Li he was to know where the ancient Clow Cards were. Her father, Alejandro, wanted the cards because they were supposed to have magic and power in them. Personally, Esmeralda didn't believe in magic but she would retrieve them for her father. Her new name was Avalon Saku. It was the name she used most of the time when traveling around doing different long term assignments. No one had ever caught her, so using that name was safe for her. Saku...what a strange name. "Mike...do you think we can do this?" Esmeralda said softly. "I believe we can, but we can't let our emotions get in the way. Especially you, Esmeralda, you have to make someone fall in love with you, but you can't fall in love yourself. I am your friend, your brother, your protector, and I will back you every step of the way, but be careful Es.(Okay Mike isn't really her brother, but they are so close that she calls him her brother, and they act like siblings.) "Get some rest Es. we will need it." Mike said settling down in his seat. Esmeralda watched as he eventually fell asleep, his breathing slightly irregular.

Syaoron Li, why does that name sound familiar? Little Wolf...that's what Syaoron means. Xiao Lang means Little Wolf in Chinese though. Could they be one in the same. Their last names are the same, and the names mean the same thing. I'm so confused. The way Xiao Lang looked at me, made me feel so warm and fuzzy. But what about Ken-kun? Arg!!! I'm so confused. Esmeralda adjusted herself in her seat so she could get a little sleep before they landed. Unconsciously she reached up to touch her hair. In this mission she had been forced to cut her waist length hair so it just covered her ears. It was layered in a nice way but it still was shorter than she could ever remember it being. This morning she had pulled it up in cute little pigtails and it had stirred some memories deep within herself. Groaning from sitting still so long she sunk down into the seat and fell asleep, dreaming of a amber eyed boy and an amethyst eyed girl, her two best friends.

"Li-kun! Kinomoto-san wants to talk to you in his office now." Angelline Viola said poking her head in his office. "Thank you Angelline." he said standing up. Viola was a pretty girl and a good companion, and teammate to him on his quest to find Esmeralda. Her magic was just as strong as his, maybe even stronger. He heaved himself to his feet and walked out of his office. "I shouldn't have stayed up so late last night working on paper work." he mumbled to himself as he walked down the hallway. He knocked on the door of his boss and entered when given the command. He walked in and immediately felt the familiar light blue aura that his boss didn't even try and hide today. "We have two new people coming to the JSA and I would like them to be on your team." Touya said getting right to the point. "They come from Columbia so I think it could be of help to you. The girl, Avalon Saku is a material arts expert and the guy Selest Michael is deadly with any weapon." "If you think they can help my team, then I shall welcome them." Syaoron said emotionlessly. "Syaoron...I want you to decide whether they will work on your team or not. This is your team, not mine. Please at least consider it." Touya said softly. Syaoron nodded and gave a hint of a smile before walking out of the door. "Yo! Syaoron, my man, wait up." Eriol shouted jogging down the hall to catch up with Syaoron. "Hiiragizawa no running, or yelling in the hall!" Touya said poking his head out of the door. Syaoron almost fell over laughing as Eriol turned and bowed giving an innocent face to Touya. "Yes Kinomoto-san, I was just trying to catch Syaoron before he disappeared again." Eriol said innocently. Touya shook his head, knowing better than to argue with Eriol and dismissed him.

"Nice job Hiiragizawa! You could have gotten the both of us in trouble." Syaoron said punching Eriol in the stomach. "Lets settle this in the gym!" he said gleefully. Syaoron nodded and the two took off for the gym to settle their play dispute.

"Umph....not bad Li!" Eriol shouted recovering from a kick to the stomach. He quickly retaliated with a punch in the jaw. The two had been going at it for the past 45 minutes, and neither would budge. "Enough you two! You are never going to finish this fight." A voice rang out breaking both their concentration. Tomoyo strode over to them with Viola and Meiling in tow. "Besides, the two new people will be here soon. You need to look your best as the leader of the team, oh dear cousin." Meiling said throwing a towel at him. Tomoyo handed Eriol a towel while Viola smirked at them. "They're here." Viola said suddenly. All knew of her amazing magical powers so none doubted her judgment on when people left and entered the building.

Esmeralda, now Saku, walked into the building with Mike right behind her. Her bags had been left in the car until they were given some idea where they were going. "Avalon! Selest!" a voice rang out. Saku spun around to see who called her name and came face to face with Touya Kinomoto. "Tori..." Saku murmured softly before passing out, falling into a pit of endless memories of her childhood, filled with this dark haired man who used to call her monster, and who hated being called Tori.

"Saku! Come on now, wake up..." Mike said shaking his friend. "I'm sorry sir, I guess she is suffering from jetlag. Touya was very shaken from this new girl's appearance. She looked exactly like Sakura, his baby sister. Her hair was even cut the same way, pulled back in those cute pigtails that she loved. The eyes, her eyes were a bright shade of green, like emeralds! "Sakura..." he murmured under his breath. "Touya! What happened?" Tomoyo called to her cousin as she rushed over. "Everyone, this is Selest Mike, and that is Avalon Saku." Touya said introducing them. "You can take the girl in and put her on my couch, while the rest of us talk." Syaoron said shortly to Mike. He nodded and picked up Saku, following Syaoron down the hall to his office. The others all crowded in and closed the door behind the last person. They had all managed to introduce themselves to each other on the way down so everyone turned to Syaoron when they all got settled. "Now, Selest-"

"You can call me Mike, never did like how the Asian always called me by my last name."

"Okay Mike...you and your partner, Avalon-"

"Saku" a feminine voice said as Saku sat up. "Call me Saku." she said again. "Alright, Saku." he said a little uncomfortably. He wanted to add the RA ending so it would be Sakura not just Saku. "Since the two of you are new here, I have provided places for you to live. Since we are a team, we tend to live together, so we become closer. "Tomoyo-chan, has always been kind and we have all stayed at her home near the office when we were younger. But we had all had different homes for awhile. For the time being, until we can catch Esmeralda, we are all going to stay together once again. There is a nice mansion not far from here that will work quite well. If you have your things with you, we can move you two in today. The furniture is already there, and you can unpack as soon as we get there." Syaoron said getting up.

Our plan is working out perfectly, I can get closer to Syaoron Li now that I will be living with him. Soon, father, soon we will have the clow book, and Syaoron Li will be dead! Saku thought as she followed the others out into the parking lot. If I should be glad that Syaoron will be gone, then why do I feel such pain in my heart when I think of him being dead, especially by my hands? I can't love him...I can't, I have Ken-kun, but Syaoron....

Authors Notes: Yay I finally finished it! Its my longest chapter too. Please R&R and tell your friends about it! I really want to get more reviews for this story. Hahahaha, Sakura is already getting her memories back. Poor Ken-kun. Will Esmeralda still kill Syaoron before she becomes Sakura once again? Or will Esmeralda even become Sakura once again. Or will she forever be Esmeralda Hernandez the wanted thief! Next chapter should soon be up! Thank you to all that have reviewed my story so far!!!! Till the next chapter....I am your author, FlordeCereza302