Chapter 2:
One down, two more to go

The next day Syaoran walked slowly to school thinking about what he was going to do with a the money he had. He had no use for it, actually. Syaoran had about 20 minutes to get to school. He went to a small coffee shop and got a blueberry muffin to kill time.

Syaoran began running so he wouldn't be late when he bumped into someone. The two of them fell over onto the ground with a thud.

"Sorry I was kind of in a hurry." Syaoran said getting up. "So was I." Said a dark navy blue haired boy with navy blue eyes. Syaoran felt like he knew him for some silly reason. "I was a little late myself," He said getting up. Syaoran and Eriol looked in each others eyes. "Have we met?" Syaoran said. "Oh, where are my manner's, my name is-" He said before getting cut off. "Eriol right?" Syaoran said for him.

Eriol felt a little puzzled. "How did you know my name?" He asked perplexed. "We met when we were really little." Syaoran exclaimed handing him a picture of his family at the beach. Eriol took the picture and saw him on it. "Your my-" Eriol said breathlessly.

"I've been looking for you." Syaoran said motionlessly. "Your my cousin," Eriol said trying to stay clam. "Yep. "Syaoran said simply. Syaoran and Eriol were quiet for a moment when they heard the school bell. "How about we catch up on thing after school." Eriol suggested. "Sure." Syaoran agreed.

"How about the shopping center?" Eriol said. "See you then." Syaoran said running off to school. Eriol began running off to his school.

Sakura and Tomoyo were talking about how cute Syaoran was, when yours truly came walking. "Hey Sakura your future boyfriend at two o'clock." Tomoyo said teasingly. Syaoran ran over to his locker that was two lockers down for Sakura's and Tomoyo's. 'Why is he so happy?' Sakura thought.

"Morning Syaoran." Sakura said walking over to his locker. The brown haired boy shifted his gaze over to the emerald-eyed girl before looking away. "Morning." He said all cheery. "I was thinking about not putting our interview in the school newspaper, it was a little too intense." Sakura said. "Um." Syaoran grunted getting out his science book. "Well, that good for you, Sakura." He said patting her on the shoulder and walking to the science room a little early.

"That was strange," Tomoyo said watching Syaoran walk to his class. "I thought he was the mean type." Sakura nodded in agreement.

Syaoran read ten pages over in the test book he was trying to speed up the first period. So he turned up the heat on the flame on each table. "Good bye first period science." Syaoran whispered to himself evilly. Miss Mina came in to check everything. "Oh Syaoran you scared me." She said putting her hand on her heart. "Sorry," Syaoran said with a small grin on his face. "Your in early," Miss Mina said putting her book on her desk. "Well, let's just say the early bird gets the worm." Syaoran said smirking. The bell rang for first period.

Student came in talking all at once making the noise louder then it seemed. Sakura and Tomoyo walk over to the back where Syaoran was. "Sakura here's your chance." Tomoyo whispered pushing her over to Syaoran's area. "Um ... want to be lab partners?" Sakura asked blushing a little feeling stupid for just spitting it out like she did. "Sure, take a sit and watch the show." Syaoran said, sounding strangely calm.

Sakura was a little surprised that she didn't get rejected. "Good morning everyone." Miss Mina said standing in front of the class. "Good morning Miss Mina." The students said back dully. "Now, for today's lesson we well be making a colored dry ice chemical to add to the ice from yesterday." She said walking around the room handing out pieces of paper so they can write down methods and theories.

Sakura was a little excited to be working with Syaoran. About three minutes later Miss Mina was telling everyone one to put a X C V chemical with some other chemicals, ass numbingly boring if you can imagine. Syaoran was waiting for the flames to get hotter. But the time everyone was done writing down what they thought was going to happen and turned on the flames.

Syaoran put the small glass of chemical over the small yet ever hot flame. "Misuku, can you pass me that-" Then a scream came from Tomoyo. The chemical began eating threw the tables. Three more combusted and began eating the other tables as well. Syaoran got out of his seat and moved back. Sakura moved away very fast before it exploded. Miss Mina called the fire department and the student's left the class screaming. Syaoran walked out calmly, patting himself on the back for his little mischief.

"Is everyone okay?" Miss Mina called. The student began talking all at once saying they 'were okay' or "Fine.' Syaoran smiled at the beauty of his mischievous plan. "Okay, Everyone science we be out for a little while until we got the lab back in tip top shape." Miss Mina informed. All the student that came out the lab went to there locker and went on to the next period.

It was lunch time Syaoran was trying to think of things to say when he was going to meet up with Eriol (a/n: They aren't gay)! Syaoran looked over where Sakura was. Tomoyo giggled. "Don't look now but Syaoran, watching you." Tomoyo whispered.

Sakura looked at Tomoyo and blushed. "Oh, Tomoyo, Syaoran doesn't like---" Sakura was suddenly cut off. "Syaoran doesn't like what." Syaoran said standing right in front of Sakura and Tomoyo. Sakura and Tomoyo screamed jumping back. "Did I frighten you?" Syaoran said once again strangely calm. "Who us? Nah, just surprised." Tomoyo lied trying to calm her beating heart. Syaoran shrugged. "What were you saying?" He asked.

Tomoyo looked at Sakura. "Oh, Um, right, we were just talking about girl stuff," Sakura said. "And that so called 'girl stuff' in involves me?" Syaoran said. "On we were just saying that you didn't like um..." Tomoyo said. Sakura was looking around on the picnic mat.

"Rice balls!" Sakura blurted out. "Yeah, Rice balls!" Tomoyo said following along with Sakura. "Rice balls? What's not to like?" Syaoran said sitting down beside them. "Well, I never thought of that." Sakura said placing her finger onto her chin. Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Sakura were quiet for a moment.

Then the bell rang breaking the heavy silence between them. "Well, see you in class," Syaoran said walking off. Sakura gave out a sigh of relief. "Sakura, rice balls?" Tomoyo said annoyed. "I couldn't think of anything else." Sakura protested in a huff.

Tomoyo sighed in disappointment. "Tomoyo, I don't like him like him, He's just cute." Sakura said wrapping up their lunch.

Syaoran went to the boys locker room to get ready for gym. Today they had fencing. Sakura and Tomoyo were not to big of a fan about fencing since Tomoyo had a boy partner and Sakura had a no partner, so she helped the teacher.

"Syaoran Li?" Said someone behind him near his locker. "Who want's to know?" Syaoran said plainly slamming his locker shut. "I see you were hitting on Sakura at lunch today," He said. Syaoran was holding his face guard with both of his hands. "Why do you say that?" Syaoran asked getting annoyed. "You always look at her." He said.

"Can I ask what your name is?" Syaoran said turning around and putting his face guard on the bench behind him. "Yulie," He replied bluntly. "Listen pal Sakura's my girl," He said getting mad. Syaoran picked up his face guard and walking toward to exit to the gym.

"You stay away from her, or there's gonna be hell to pay!" He warned walking out the locker room. Syaoran sighed. "Everywhere I go someone always tells me 'There's gonna be hell to pay,'" Syaoran said entering the gym seeing it filled with students in white outfits and swords.

"Sakura I think your goin' have Syaoran for a partner," Tomoyo said. "Tomoyo stop, I told you I don't have a crush on Syaoran," Sakura protested. "Okay class you know what to do, a boy-girl partnership," Mr. Kikicola explained briefly. "Sakura, your go with the new kid," He said pointing at Syaoran.

Sakura gulped and walked over thinking of something to say. "Syaoran, were partners, is that okay?" Sakura said with a little gulp. "Fine with me." Syaoran said putting on his face guard. "Just look a little scared." Syaoran said drawing his sword and attacked aggressively. Sakura didn't even have time to put her face guard on.

"What you do that for?" Sakura said guarding his attack by the last minute. "Syaoran what may I ask, what the hell are you doing? Mr. Kikicola said helping Sakura up. Syaoran put the sword to Kikicola's neck. "Listen, Mr. Kikicola and let her learn." Syaoran said taking his sword and pointing it straight in the air and taking off the face guard.

"Dearest Sakura, I feel as thought I'll never see you again," Syaoran began. "Syaoran what are you talking about?" Sakura said getting up and drawing her sword.

"I fear the worst well happen to you and I," Syaoran said attacking Sakura. Sakura blocked and jumped, ducked, and moved back. "One day I well be gone and your heart well be cold, for I wish we could start over after this happens," Syaoran said finishing. "What are you talking about?" Sakura said attacking. Syaoran did a back flip and land like a cat. "What does it have to do with me?"

Syaoran closed his eyes. "A girl finally feeling love for someone, not just someone but, him." Syaoran said. Sakura stood guard. The students watched the fight and murmured questions. Sakura had a puzzled look on her face.

"One's emotions can kill someone." Syaoran said. "Why are you saying this?" Sakura said softly. Syaoran opened his eyes and attacked head on. "I'm saying this because your mind is clouded with thought, you hide them from people closet to you and you pretend that your body is weak," Syaoran said clipping her making fall flat on her back. Sakura began panting feeling tried and beginning to understand. Syaoran pointed the sword at her neck.

"I know you understand what I'm saying, Sakura." Syaoran whispered. Syaoran raised his sword. Sakura closed her eyes. Syaoran spin around and threw the sword in the mat on the gym wall. "Don't let your feeling get in the way when your mind is set." Syaoran said helping Sakura up. The student applauded Syaoran's performance as he left the gym. 'Who are you?' Sakura thought.

By the end of the day Syaoran hurried along and got his things together. Sakura was waiting for him by the school gate nervously. Syaoran began humming a tune he use to hear his Mother sing to him as he neared exit. Syaoran walked down the hall and went outside. Still humming Syaoran felt like he was being followed. "Syaoran, I told you there's gonna to be hell to pay!"

Syaoran turned around and got punch in the face, falling on the ground in a heap, appearing to be lifeless. Sakura saw what happen and she ran over to Syaoran to see if he was okay. "Sakura honey, come here and give me a kiss," Yulie said teasingly. Sakura ignored him. "Syaoran are you okay?" Sakura said helping Syaoran get up. Syaoran wiping the blood off his lips. "That's it! I have somewhere to be and your holding me up." Syaoran said standing on his feet.

"Syaoran come on, your good, but not that good." Sakura pointed out to him. Syaoran ran over to Yulie and kicked him in the stomach, kneed him in the stomach, and threw him to a tree. Syaoran growled angrily. "WHO WANT'S SOME?" Syaoran said turning to Yule's friends.

They both ran scared. Sakura a little shocked. He beat up the meanest bully in school without trying, amazing. Syaoran walked over to Sakura and picked up his backpack. "What?" Syaoran said adjusting his backpack. "I was wondering what were you talking about at gym today." Sakura said trying not to sound silly in the process.

Syaoran grunted and began walking toward the gate. "It was wonderful," Sakura said catching up to him. "How did you feel when I told you that?" Syaoran said stopping. Sakura was about three feet ahead of him.

"Well, a little confused, why was It in your poem?" Sakura said. "Confused?" Syaoran asked. "Well, I understood a little," She said. Syaoran began walking. " I told you, It's about keeping a clear mind of thing that are happening around you, Yes I put you in there because I know your emotions, putting you in there making it heard for you to keep a clear mind." Syaoran said. "Oh, so your saying to keep a clear mind you need to concentrate!" Sakura happily. Syaoran sweat dropped and nodded.

"Look I have to be some where I'll see you later." Syaoran beginning to run.

Eriol was waiting at the same small coffee shop that afternoon it was called Three bean soup the owner was a little...Weird should I say he loved eating lemon and lime fruit. Syaoran saw Eriol waiting by a table next to the window. Syaoran walked in hesitantly unsure of what to say to him, or do. Wave, or say hi? He wasn't sure.

"Syaoran over here!" Eriol called. Syaoran walked over putting his backpack on the bench. "Sorry I'm late, I had to take care of something." Syaoran said with a sigh. A woman in her four wheeled skates skated over to Syaoran and Eriol table holding a not pad. "May I take your order?" She asked smiling. "I'll have medium cheese fries and a cola with a small hamburger." Syaoran said. "I'll have a root beer with small fries and nachos," Eriol said. The lady on the skates wrote down there order. "Coming right up!" She said skating away.

"I have a bunch of questions to ask you." Eriol said opening up his backpack. "What are you doing?" Syaoran asked looking to Eriol. "Since you were late I wrote down some questions I should ask you." Eriol answered taking out ten pieces of paper. 'Oh shit!' Syaoran thought.

"Here you go boys." Said the lady in the skates. "Thank you, I'll treat." Syaoran said to Eriol. "Oh, no need to do that it's on the house, sweetie." The waitress said smiling to Syaoran and Eriol. "Thanks." Syaoran said. 'What a day! First I find my cousin and now free food, this just keeps getting better and better!' Syaoran thought.

"Okay. How is everyone in Hong Kong?" Eriol started putting a pound of ketchup on him fries. "There dead." Syaoran said taking a bit of his hamburger. "There that bad, What happened?" Eriol said thinking Syaoran was joking. "No really, There dead." Syaoran said eating two fries at a time.

"How?" He asked. "They were...murdered." Syaoran said taking a sip of his cola. "How long ago, and why?" Eriol said dipping his nacho's in cheese. "When I was ten, Father was the first to die and then my mother and my sisters, I was there, I escaped with my life and the hatred of people. I don't know who did it but I'm goin' find out if it's the last thing I do." Syaoran said firmly.

Two hours past, Eriol and Syaoran were finally catching up, they decided to go to the tea house for some tea so they could relax and do there homework. "Ah, hello Eriol nice to see you," Said Soffee Lishuo the land lord of the shrine. "Likewise and this is my long lost cousin, Syaoran Li." Eriol said. Syaoran bowed. "I know who you are, follow me." She said walking up the shrine. Syaoran never knew this woman how could she know him?

Syaoran and Eriol follow Mrs. Soffee to the garden of the shrine. "Wait here." She said opening a small hatch door that lead under ground. "I just met the woman and she tells me she know me, that's messed up." Syaoran said with a chuckle. "Shh, She's coming." Eriol said. "This is from your father." She said giving Syaoran a wooden box. "My-my father?" Syaoran stammered. "It was before he was killed he came here and told me to watch out for a boy named Syaoran Li." Soffee exclaimed handing the dirty box to him.

Syaoran felt hot and his knees were suddenly weak. "Syaoran take a seat." Eriol said showing him to bench behind him. Syaoran nodded and walked over to the bench and sat. Syaoran took a deep breath and opened the box. "He left a letter." Syaoran said. "Open it." Eriol said a little annoyed with a the pausing.

Syaoran opened the letter and began to read:

Syaoran and Eriol I know that you found each other by now. But we're dead. I know how you feel now. But listen to me, your mother knew this was going to happen. She knew you were going to escape. But do not feel sorrow. One day someone well help you. I can't tell you everything, But I can tell you that you have a mission. You must find your grandfather's fortune and when you do go to Hong Kong and you will find your way. We all love you both very much.

Sincerely, your Father.

Syaoran closed the letter and put it back in the box. Eriol saw something shine in his face. "What was that?" Eriol said taking the box. Eriol opened the box and saw the was four rings. "Syaoran looks like uncle knew what we needed. He said.

"Good because summer time this is going end and the bastards are goin' to burn alive just like my sisters." Syaoran said with a cold expression on his face. Eriol was a little worried that he might push it to far.

I hope you like this one I'm not goin' write the chapters to long because I know some of you have other things to do. But tell me if you want them longer. and remember tell me how much you liked this chappie and thanks to my first 2 reviews in a long time.

I checked the spelling and everything to all those who didn't understand.

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