Dangerous Love

By TriGemini

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of C.C.S. only CLAMP does. Therefore, please do not sue.


Chapter 1: The Beginning


(Dream)

The music was blasting from the loudspeakers and everyone that was around was dancing to the pulsating rhythm out on the dance floor. Couples locked in arms, holding each other tightly making it seem that they didn't want to let go from the other. Others were just moving to the music. Just feeling it and being oblivious to their surroundings. This was the life. Having fun, dancing 'til the dawn, not caring about what was happening in the outside world, food and drinks to go around, and just hanging out with friends.

Everything was going all right until the moment of enjoyment was suddenly interrupted by the sound of shattered glass, and gunshots in the air. The music was cut short and people started to either panic or fire back. After that, people started to run in every direction so that they wouldn't be caught in the crossfire. One person however decided to venture back into the building to look for someone in particular. She looked frantically around the chaos around her. People were running, screaming, some were hurt, and others were trying to shield them by firing back at the outsiders. She managed to push her way through the crowd 'til she got to her destination. There she found the person she was looking for a tall dark brown haired young man in his mid-twenties standing and yelling orders to others that were around him. The young girl started to scream to him, "Touya!"

The young man turned around to see his sister standing at least twelve paces from him.

He yelled back at her, "Sakura it's not safe here for you…GET OUT!"

She shook her head saying, "No! I won't leave without you."

Touya just stared at his sister seriously and yelled, "Sis this is not the time to have an argument with me…Yukito!"

Another young man with dark brown hair heard his name being called and ran towards his best friend. When he got there, he stood next to him.

"What?" he asked.

Touya pointed at someone in front of him and Yukito turned to look to see whom Touya was pointing at and in doing so he got quite a surprise. It was Sakura, Touya's little sister. Yukito turned back to Touya who said, "Take her mate she needs to get out of here, or else she's going to get hurt."

Yukito just obediently nodded and went towards Sakura. He grabbed her by the arm and started to pull her towards the backdoor of the building they were inside of and said to her, "Come on baby girl! We have to get you out of here your brother's orders." Sakura began to struggle against Yukito but he held onto her tightly. She knew he wasn't about to defy orders from his leader and best friend. So she looked over to Touya with a sadden look on her face and realized it must have been truly hard for him to make this decision. With one last look of apprehension she turned back to see her brother shouting out more orders to rest of the people.

Then it happened. The last thing in her mind that would ever occur happened in an instant. Some more shots had been fired.

In a slow motion, Sakura saw it.

One of the bullets had hit her brother. He obviously hadn't seen it coming. For he had his back turned at that particular moment. However, the second that the bullet had struck him he had immediately fallen to the ground.

Sakura's eyes widen in alarm. It took her a moment to realize what just occurred.

In an instant, she screamed his name, "Touya!"

With that shout of alarm, Yukito turned around to see what she was screaming about, when realized it he froze taking in the scene before him, for there lay his best friend on the floor in a pool of blood. At that moment, Sakura yanked her arm away from Yukito and towards the fallen body of her brother.

As she ran towards him, she thought to herself, 'He can't be dead, he can't'.

When she got close enough to him she knelt beside him and started to shake him and in a soft voice she pleaded, "Please Touya wake up! Tell me you're alright please," she continued to shake him more and with tears falling down her face, she pleaded once more to the unmoving form of her brother and said, "please you promised you would never leave me," with one last effort she tried, but had to sadly accept that her brother wasn't going to wake up anymore. Therefore, she sat back on the floor in a dejected state while the world she knew shattered completely.

(The dream ends)


"You promised you wouldn't leave me," she repeated in her sleep and in an instant, she yelled as she jumped out of her sleeping state, "No!"

It took her awhile to realize that she had only been dreaming. For it explained why her hair was matted by sweat and her breathing a bit shallow. 'Damn!' she thought. She prayed that she didn't wake anyone else up. It was nights like these that she wished she didn't dream so much. Only she knew it wasn't a dream it was a memory. What's more, it was a horrible one at best. She looked at her clock only to realize it was three o'clock in the morning. She sighed knowing that the best thing to do was to go back to bed for she had school in the morning and she needed rest. With any luck, she wouldn't have any more dreams.

When morning finally did come, the annoying beep from the alarm clock went off. Sakura drowsily reached for it while doing so she started to mutter, "Alright, alright I'm getting up." As soon she pressed the off she gazed at the clock that said 7:00 A.M. She wondered to herself, 'Why does school to start so early'. Not that Sakura minded school so much. It was just the getting up early every morning routine that got to her. Fortunately, for her today was Friday and the weekend should prove to be some comfort from the strenuous week she had been having. She got out of bed and went into her bathroom to take a quick shower. Afterwards she went to her closet and pulled out her school uniform. The uniform consisted of a dark blue skirt that went down to her knees; the blouse was the same shade of blue but with a white tie around the collar. Next, she proceeded to put on her uniform. After completing that task, she gazed at herself in the mirror. She took notice of the reflection staring right back at her. Her long silky honey brown tresses, with emerald-eyes that with had lost their brilliance, and a milky-white complexion. She sighed looking at herself noticing the many differences that had taken place over the years in her and knew that she wasn't the her old self anymore. Shocked at the mere thought of the past she stopped herself from thinking about it. Sakura grabbed her hairbrush ran it through her hair; she then braided it and twisted it so it would be in a bun. She intended to for the old-fashioned look although much to her dismay it still made her pretty. Since she had started to go to Reeds Private School when she was fifteen she wanted to start over in everything from the style of clothes she wore, to the way she looked, and the way she behaved, as to what she did for fun. She didn't want anything to remind herself of the past. Unfortunately, that plan didn't last very long. So she had to make a compromise with herself. When it came to style she could still dress fashionable but in a bookish sort of way. She always wore her hair either in a topknot bun or a braid as long as it didn't make her too noticeable. As for personality, she became introverted. But she did have a few friends to say the least. Also, she did what normal teenagers did for fun, she'd go to the movies, shopping at the mall, and she even joined the cheerleading squad. Although at times she believed, she could live without all the constant attention it got her. Overall, the change had not been too drastic but in some ways, she still wasn't truly happy. For one her eyes had lost the spark that were once there, the fire that had burned inside her had long ago extinguished and she felt that she would never be the same ever again. Then again wasn't that what she had wanted when she did all of this. She also figured that as long as she didn't do anything extreme, or get into any trouble she would be fine. Sakura placed her hairbrush back on her dressing table and took one last glance over herself for she reckoned that she should get a move on. That is if she didn't want to be late, of course. She walked out of her room towards the staircase that led to the first level of the house. Few minutes later, she walked into the dining room where she found her father and her aunt.

"Good morning, dad," she said with a smile as she went over to kiss him.

Her father looked up at her with a smile on his face and replied, "Good morning, Sakura." She smiled back at him and then she noticed her Aunt Yolei who was sitting to her father's right. So Sakura walked over to where she sat and gave her a kiss. After doing so Sakura sat opposite of her aunt.

"So how is the Birthday Girl doing this morning?" her Aunt Yolei asked inquiringly to her niece. With that question, Sakura's head turned to her with a blank expression.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten that today's your birthday," said Aunt Yolei.

Sakura sheepishly nodded her head in a yes gesture and replied, "To be honest I had forgotten. I suppose the dinner party is still on for tonight then?"

"Of course, it's tradition for the family, meaning you, your aunt, and myself to celebrate together. If you want you could go out later with some of your friends if you wish," said Mr. Kinomoto.

"Thanks dad!" replied Sakura. Like always she looked at her watch and realized she had to leave already. Her aunt noticed this and said, "You better get along dear have Jameson take you in the car".

"Okay! Also, before I come home this afternoon I have to stop somewhere, all right!" she said while leaving the dining room, obviously not catching the worried expressions on both her father and aunt's faces.


(Somewhere in Los Angelus, California)


"I am not going to ruin her birthday by telling her this," replied an angry voice.

"Listen to me if there was any other way around this I would tell you but trust me there isn't. She and her family have to be warned about this…PLEASE! Yukito just listen to me. For once just, listen. This is important. I know when they moved you vowed, HELL! Even I vowed and so did the rest of the gang that we would keep her out of this. However, it's not going to work. He isn't going to wait around anymore. He wants to finish what he started. He wants every Kinomoto dead and any living Pantera dead also. He isn't going to be happy until they're all gone. That's INCLUDING US!" said a very distressed man to Yukito.

"I know, I know! What in hell am I supposed to do though? She won't be happy when I tell her this. She doesn't want this anymore, she just wants peace and I promised her she would have it. I can't go back on my word," Yukito retorted.

"We'll think of something so don't worry about it for the moment. Just keep up the plan that you originally had. Go to Tokyo and surprise her for her birthday. I'm sure it will do her some good to see a familiar face. Don't mention anything yet…until we're sure he's on the move again, okay!" said the young man to Yukito.

"I'll do that! Just keep me current on anything new and I won't mention anything to her, or to her family until we're absolutely sure of what's going on, alright!" said Yukito. With that, the two young men ended their conversation. Yukito left with one thought on his mind, 'If he does come back we're going to be in some serious trouble," and with that last thought lingering in the back of his mind, he made his way to the airport hoping to catch the next flight to Tokyo, Japan.


(Back in Tokyo, Japan)


A black limo pulled into the parking lot of Reeds Private School where it stopped in front of the school building; there Sakura got out of the car and looked at her chauffeur.

"Thanks for the ride, Jameson!" Sakura said graciously to him. Jameson in return just gave her a nod of recognition and then drove off.

Sakura started to walk towards the entrance of the school when she immediately bumped into someone. Sakura suddenly snapped out of her reverie and glanced at the person she bumped into.

It was a girl.

She had jet-black hair with some red highlights in it and vibrant ruby-eyes. Standing beside her was another girl who also had jet-black hair but instead of red, she had purple highlights with indigo-colored-eyes, and that both girls were wearing the school uniform.

'They must be new students. Although it is a bit strange to be transferring near the end of the semester,' Sakura thought to herself. She opted to introduce herself to them. Therefore, she walked towards them and with a smile said, "Hi! I'm Sakura Kinomoto. Sorry for bumping into you I don't usually space out until after first period is over. And you would be?" Sakura asked inquisitively. Both girls were surprised at the girl standing in front of them. She certainly was different from what they were expecting. Seeing on how most of the girls so far were kind of ignoring them.

Therefore, one of the girls decided to answer Sakura's question, "Hi! I'm Mei Lin Li and this is my friend Tomoyo Daidouji we're both new to this school."

"Well Mei Lin and Tomoyo welcome to Reeds Private School. If it's not too much to ask could I show you around the school?" asked Sakura nicely. For it was evident by the two new girls that she wanted to help them. Since the both girls shook, their heads in acknowledging that it would be okay. Besides, the fact that neither of them had a freakin' clue as to where they were going anyways. Therefore, the girls followed Sakura in the building when suddenly they both came to a sudden halt when Sakura stopped midway in the hall. She then turned around and asked, "Do you know where you lockers are?" Again, the both girls just shook their heads and handed her a piece of paper to Sakura so she could look at it.

"Lockers 223 and 224, hey these are near my locker. Mine is locker 222! Come on I'll show you which hall they're in." She said excitedly.

The two girls followed Sakura down a hall and then towards the front entryway where she came to and stopped in front a row of lockers. Sakura then pointed to each of them which lockers were 223 and 224. Both lockers were to the right side of where Sakura was standing.

"Thanks for showing us where our lockers were. Since that has been figured out, maybe you can show us where some of our classes will be. That's if you don't mind of course?" asked Mei Lin.

For a moment there was a brief pause until Sakura replied, "I don't mind really I like to help people out. If you'll just show me your schedules I'll try to show you quickly before the bell rings."

So again, the two girls showed Sakura the piece of paper they had with them. She took a glance at both of the girls' schedules and realized right off that they had some of the same classes together. Five subjects out of seven that the girls had together. That was still good though. Sakura looked up to the other girls with a smile on her face and said, "You're in luck we've got five classes together, even the same lunchtime. This is definitely a good thing. First class is chemistry that's upstairs in the science hall. Come on, I'll show you."

Once more, the two girls just followed Sakura through the maze, which was Reeds. Not to mention the two new girls were relieved that someone was willing to show them around the school. For they figured that not all the people at Reeds would be so nice to strangers, especially to people like them.

When they got to the classroom, they noticed it was crowed everywhere. Sakura looked around until she finally found some empty seats near her friend Naoko Yanagisawa. Sakura then turned to the girls and motioned them to follow her and they did. When they got to the empty seats, Sakura sat in the desk next to Naoko's and decided to say hello to her.

"Hey, Naoko, how are you this morning?" asked Sakura.

"Alright, thank you very much! By the way Happy Birthday Sakura!" replied Naoko.

"Thanks, Naoko!" said Sakura flatly. Seeing as she wasn't in the mood to talk about her birthday. The other two girls were surprised to find out that it was Sakura's birthday. However, they also noted that her reaction didn't show much excitement. The air was tense around them all for a moment until Sakura decided to break it.

"By the way Naoko, this is Mei Lin Li and Tomoyo Daidouji. They're new to the school," said Sakura while pointing in their direction.

Naoko just nodded her head in acknowledgment to them both.

Suddenly the bell rang it was time for class to begin.

After four classes had passed, it was finally lunchtime and everybody went to eat. Usually, Sakura sat with her friends at lunch. This included Rika Sasaki, Chicharu Mihara, and her friend Naoko. Once in a while, Chicharu's boyfriend Takashi Yamazaki would sit with them. However, today he had other plans. So instead, the new girls Mei Lin, and Tomoyo joined them. While sitting down at nearby bench table the girls were making plans on what to do to celebrate Sakura's birthday. The girls wanted to do something fun since Sakura turned eighteen today.

"You guys, listen to me. I don't want to do anything outrageous, okay! You know I'm not into partying and besides I would rather have a peaceful evening instead." Sakura stated firmly.

The girls, excluding Naoko, who always prided herself to be the voice of reason on many occasions where both Rika and Chicharu tended to get a bit carried away, decided that Sakura needed to have some fun.

REAL FUN!

"The Scorpio Club!" shrieked Rika in excitement. The girls just looked at her as if she had gone insane.

"What's that?" asked Chicharu curiously for she never heard of the place. Rika just looked at Chicharu as if she'd grown another head. She couldn't believe that none of them had heard of the place.

"The Scorpio Club is a nightclub silly. You know a place where they have music, drinks, and people dancing that kind of stuff." Rika said as if she were talking to a child. Then she turned to Sakura and continued to talk while looking at her best friend, "It's the perfect atmosphere to celebrate in. You'll have a wild time guaranteed Sakura."

"I don't know Rika. It doesn't sound like a good idea." Sakura said hesitantly.

"I promise you. You'll have a good time." Rika said honestly, not to mention she was pleading with her eyes hoping that her best friend would say yes.

Sakura sat there lost in thought 'should I go? I got a feeling something is going to happen and it isn't going to be good either.' However, in the end Sakura admitted defeat and agreed to the plan. Even though, she did not want to really go out. It would at least, make Rika happy. The plan had been set. At eight, they would meet at Sakura's house. Unfortunately, both Mei Lin, and Tomoyo wouldn't be able to go with them, for they had previous plans made for that night. Although, they promised that over the weekend they would do something with Sakura. It seemed that they both took a liking to this girl. Not really knowing why. However, they got the strangest feeling that they would be seeing a lot of her in the near future.


(In another part of Tokyo)


"Tonight's the night it's going down," said a young man with dark-hair.

"Yeah!" replied another young man with brown hair.

"You think it's wise to take the girls with us?" asked the young man with dark-hair.

"Of course, they're smart and they can handle themselves. Besides all of us are being needed tonight. Shidoui is going to wish that he'd taken his business elsewhere." The brown-haired young man chuckled loudly.

"You do realize he's still in America from what our sources say. What makes you think he'll come back?" asked the other young man again.

"Trust me! If he wants to save his business, he'll be back so he can confront us. Besides, he and I have a personal score to settle. I'm sure he won't want to miss out on that," replied the other young man.

It seemed that this particular night was going to be full of surprises. From this night, many things would happen. A past would come into play, a vow once kept would be broken, vengeance from two sides will be remembered, and a common enemy might bring two people closer together. Everything just had to be played out accordingly.


A/N: This is chapter one for everyone. Also, thanks to everyone who has reviewed. I owe them for giving me drive to continue this story. So, now do me a favor and review this chapter. Tell me what you think. If it is confusing at the moment, I promise to try to clear it up for you all, so, until the next time.