Chapter Two

Card Captor Sakura

~starjade~

~ * Teardrop of Twilight * ~

Priorities

a/n: Forgot to add...This is not a modern story , which is why there are like carriages and pebbled streets and stuff...Just thought you might wanna know!^^

Candles flickered at the centre of the table , lighting the table with a romantic glow. The food was perfect , the quality absolutely stunning. She leaned over resting her head on her folded hands , studying the candle. It burned bright , wanting to erupt into flames , to finally break free of the shell it was in and show it's full potential. Yet it was caged in a small candle , sputtering weakly , desperately. It reminded the girl of herself. She was a pretty , rich girl with a handsome brother , a rich father...she had everything. Except for a life...

" And then , I told the servant to like , get lost. He was like , okay master. And I'm like , that's right you call me master. I mean , where do servants get off , spilling things over my shoes? Do they think they got a right to it? I mean , he was like , so dumb!"

Sakura sighed , and stared at her date , bored. Her date , Kendall , was a broad shouldered , ruggedly handsome dumbo. He had no intelligence whatsoever , and was obsessed with himself. Him and her money , of course.

Sakura's father had arranged this date , trying to find a suitable man for Sakura. All her dates were model handsome dumb asses , and she had a suspicion that her father knew it too. Yet he never ever gave her the chance to choose her own guy. It was always , suitable rich handsome guys. It was tiring , and Sakura , dressed up in a expensive black dress , was completely bored.

Finally , she stood up and said as sweetly as she could , " Kendall , can you please escort me home. I feel as if a headache has come over me."

Kendall looked at his steak longingly , but her money probably meant more , for he got up , wiping his mouth with her napkin.

" Lets go , my beautiful lady."

He held out his arm , but Sakura pretended that she dropped something and bended down to pick it up. She could not stand to touch the loser.

She got up , and begin to walk to door , calling out , " Lets go , Kendall."

He followed , as if nothing had happened. He called his carriage over ,and the butler opened the door for them both. She smiled and got in , happy that she was finally going home. Kendall looked meaningfully at the butler , and climbed in.

Sakura begin to have a sick feeling in her throat , as the horses begin to clip clop out of the restaurant , and Kendall turned to her.

" Sweetling , you just couldn't wait to get out of the restaurant and get to the interesting stuff , did you?"

Sakura felt like her whole dinner was going to erupt, as he put a hand on her thigh and began to massage it. So Kendall wasn't just interested in her money , Sakura thought sickened.

" Please Kendall , let go of me. I have a headache-"

" Then let me ease it for you." Kendall replied , smiling hideously. He brought his other hand up to her cheek , the hand on her leg steadily going up. She felt his mouth come closer to hers , and she wanted to scream.

He was going to , ugh , kiss her!

" Stop it now , Kendall , or your going to regret it." Sakura warned , in a low voice. Thank gods for her mother , teaching her self defence. Kendall , however thought she was just a weak girl and laughed.

" Come on , Sakura. Lets have some fun eh?" He kissed her cheek , making a moaning sound. Of course the moan worsened into a real one as Sakura punched him straight in the ribs. He groaned ,and grabbed his stomach , and Sakura looked at him in mock pity.

" I'm so sorry , Kendall! I didn't know where my hand was going and oops!" Sakura punched him in the eye hard, and he howled with pain.

" Sorry!" she said , sweetly.

To the butler , she yelled out ," Please stop here , my house is just around the corner. This man seems to have fallen in the carriage , and is hurt. You might want to take him home as quickly as you can."

The butler stopped , giving her a shocked look , as she carefully stepped out of the carriage , and walked away to her home , calmly. She could hear the carriage riding away , the wheels slapping against the gravel , running through puddles , splattering water in all directions.. She smiled at the moon that shone through the clouds.

Suddenly , tears climbed there way to her eyes , as she finally began to show emotion.

A teardrop flowed down her cheek as she whispered , " How can I live like this? It's exactly the same everyday. Even if I was able to choose my own guy , who is there I can choose? How do I know if they really like me, or if they just like my money and status?"

" Sakura? Sakura!" a voice yelled , from afar. Sakura quickly wiped her tears and turned around to see Tomoyo waving at her from her door. Tomoyo lived on the next street from her house and was her best friend. They grew up together, they shared everything. Tomoyo knew her as a cheerful , carefree girl. Sakura meant to keep it that way.

" Hi Tomoyo!" Sakura squealed and ran to her best friend , hugging her. Tomoyo giggled and looked her up and down.

" Mighty fancy dressup, may I tell you. Where did you go?"

" Oh , here and there. But I have to tell you.."

Sakura begin to talk , as Tomoyo giggled and led her inside there house. Only giggles and laughter were heard inside there house as rain began to patter outside , hitting the ground. Sakura closed her heart to the sadness that enveloped it , and turned the tearfilled eyes to happy sparkling eyes of warmth.

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" Syaoran...Syaoran..." The sweet melodious voice rung across hills of white mist , that trailed along mountains and reached to the blue sky. The voice was innocent , loving , and created a deep ache that etched itself in Syaoran's heart It was a female voice , sweet and passionate , waiting for him. It was nothing like his harsh world , and he reached out a hand to the voice.

" I'm coming , " he whispered , as if under a trance. Suddenly his hand was slapped , hard , jolting him out of his dream. An ugly , wrinkled face met his , as Syaoran opened his eyes , and he yelped.

The face scowled at him , and barked , " Get up , dirt bag!"

Syaoran groaned , as everything came rushing at him like a huge wave. He was to leave today , for his 'mission'. He was less than eager to go , but he knew he had to do it. For his future , for what he had left in his pitiful life. He moaned and got up , stretching.

" Who told you , monks , to wake me up in such a undignified manner?" Syaoran growled at the man who stood beside him , a sneer now taking over the scowl.

" I can do whatever I want," Monks replied , giving him a dirty look.

Syaoran grabbed his wrist and said in a low voice , " You won't be when I become High Order Captain."

Monks gulped , but twisted it into a smirk.

" Well , I know for a fact that you aren't going to carry out this mission. Your a scared little boy , too young to do this dangerous quest. And I know for a fact , that once you fail , I will be there in your place , taking all the honour and glory , and then you will be bowing to me." Monks gave an evil laugh.

"Keep on dreaming , monkey , 'cos you ain't got the intelligence level to do this mission. In fact , your intelligence level is that of a jackass. Now why don't you go clip clop your ass outta my room , before you regret it."

Monks stared at him , before whipping around , muttering , " Your the one whose going to be regretting things."

Syaoran opened his mouth to retort , but decided against it. Why waste his breath? Syaoran now had another fear. What if he failed the mission? Would Monks actually carry it out in place of him? Oh how much he would be scorned , when he came back!

Syaoran suddenly made a resolution. If he wasn't able to carry out the mission , he wouldn't come back. But he'd have to be careful on how to do things , for it was known Delix captured every one of his runaways , and they were punished severely. Delix never took the chance of someone ratting out where the Underworld Conspiracy was located. No one knew , except for the members. They were the most dangerous conspiracy out there , everyone feared them. It gave pride to the conspiracy , but there were major drawbacks on being the most dangerous , secretive Underworld Conspiracy.

Syaoran sighed. He'd just have to complete the mission. There was no way out of it.

He grabbed the bags full of equipment , clothes , everything needed for a dangerous quest. He picked up a change of clothes , that Delix had provided him. Delix had said he needed to look like he belonged to the rich world , and since he had experience of it , it shouldn't be any problem. Syaoran knew it was going to be a problem. HE knew about as much about rich manners as Monks did! Now Monks didn't know much of anything...

Syaoran showered quickly and changed. The fine silk shirt rustled against his skin , the cotton breeches slid unfamiliarly against his legs. High quality leather shoes , even a gold ring and chain to pronounce wealth.

It was spectacular!

He glanced into the mirror to comb his unruly hair , and gasped. He looked like a completely different person. He didn't look like the half starved , stressed out kid he was just a few minutes ago. He looked like a handsome , rich normal man. Syaoran peered at himself , and chuckled. It wasn't going to last , but he could at least enjoy what he had for the time being. Rich men did that.

Suddenly a rough voice yelled his name , and he quickly ran the brush through his hair , grabbed his bags , and ran out the door. He didn't take time to revel in how the other members of the conspiracy stared at him jealously , didn't take time to gloat on how Monks stared longingly at his clothes.

He burst out the doors and met Delix , in his heavy robe , even though it was quite sunny outside , and a fine carriage.

He stared , until Delix put a hand on his arm , reminding him of a spider crawling on your arm. It was a disgusting experience , but he shook off the feeling and bowed respectfully. Delix chuckled , the laugh dreadfully scratching against his throat.

" Syaoran Li. Are you ready for the one of the biggest operations the Underworld Conspiracy has ever done?"

Syaoran nodded , his head still respectfully bowed.

" Syaoran, I know you can do it. Make us proud , boy."

Syaoran glance up quickly , surprised. It was the closest thing to a compliment he had ever gotten from Delix.

Delix grinned , and started to prep him about what his mission was about. Syaoran was to stay at the rich hotel beside the Kinomoto mansion. He was given a pack of the latest tools to help him on his quest. He was given a book on the history of the Kinomoto family and their mansion , and was given money , more clothes and jewellery. Of course , Delix expected them all back of course. Syaoran was also given a time and date of when Syaoran was to meet with the Kinomoto family , so that Syaoran could study the inside of the house and where Sakura Kinomoto's room was , and her schedule.

His quest seemed to be planned out to a bee's eyebrow. Yet Syaoran didn't feel the need for all this. Syaoran wasn't even going to stay for the three weeks. He was going to capture Sakura on the second day of his stay , and impress the whole conspiracy. There was no trouble in that , of course...

" Oh , Syaoran , here is also a locket."

Syaoran looked at the locket dangling from Delix's hands ,and was shocked.

" Why are you giving me a locket?" Syaoran asked , surprised.

" Look inside."

Syaoran took the locket and pried open the clasp. It swung open to reveal a painted portrait of a beautiful girl. Auburn locks framed a pale face , an almost sad smile resting upon it. The most shocking thing was the bright , cheerful emerald eyes that gazed at him , as if trying to peer into his soul.

He gasped, and quickly shut the locket and bowed once again to Delix.

" I thank you for your care on this mission."

Delix chuckled and made a swinging motion with his hands.

"Go , Go , Syaoran. We want that girl , you know. "

Syaoran grinned.

" And you'll get her. Sooner than you'd expect."

He swung into the carriage , and waved goodbye. He looked back until the figure of Delix was just a black spot in the beautiful scenery. He settled back , moved by the rhythm of the horses hooves.

Suddenly he decided to open the locket again. He took it out of his pocket and opened it , staring at a picture of a beautiful girl. He had imagined Sakura as probably a ten year old brat , or something. Yet this Sakura seemed to be his age. She was striking , and seemed to hold such intelligence in those green eyes of hers. She captured him...

Syaoran sighed , closing the locket. This mission was going to be harder than it seemed.

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