A/N: I LIVEE!!!!!!!!! sorry for those who thought the last chap was a bit confusing...at least I put the stats, right??? =D gotta give me credit for that!!! anyways BACK TO THE STORY...

~Emerald~

It was 11:30 pm when I could finally leave the office. Annoying co-worker trying to make moves on me. He was pretty cute too, too bad he'll have to gather his stuff tomorrow and find a new job. A smirk quirked my lip as I walked down the now dark hallway to the elevator. I had changed in my office from my business attire to my...."gang attire" I guess you could say. Nothing big, just tight black pants (why did Tomoyo have to make them SO tight??), emerald-green tube-top and black jacket, black high heeled-boots, and emerald jewelry, consisting of a dangling emerald and diamond stud in each ear, small pendant, and bracelets. (A/N: confusing? sorry, I get carried away easily *blushiez*)

I made my way to the garage and dug in my bag to find my keys but jumped when a convertible drove up right behind me. I innerly whistled.

[Hmm...BMW convertible...black...nice...]

The driver lowered his sunglasses to reveal "Kamui" smirking at me.

Normal POV

"Need a lift?"

"Nah, just let me find my keys..."

Sakura noticed Syaoran staring at my car. Dark green Mercedes...Sakura's favorite. He noticed that she was looking at him.

"Nice car."

"Thanks. You too."

"Need a ride or not?"

"Yeah I forgot my keys in the office, but then you're gonna have to drop me off here tomorrow morning!!!"

Syaoran laughed. The first one in years. "Will do, ma'am"

Sakura jumped in, so he sped off.

"Where to, Fair Lady Emerald?"

Sakura giggled.

"To the Park of the Penguins, Good Sir Kamui" Syaoran smirked. "And you can call me Sakura when the gang's not around"

[Cherry Blossom? Suits her. Pretty, delicate.]

"Only if you call me Syaoran."

[Little Wolf, huh? Nice name. Cute.]

Sakura winked at him. "Will do, sir"

~Topaz~

Another bad day at the hospital. I can't believe I lost TWO of my patients in one day. TWO!!! Worst off, one of them was just a little girl....

Tears pricked my eyes as I stopped from my walking. I hadn't changed into the GANG ATTIRE yet, but what I wore everyday was close enough. All black, from head to toe. Today's case was black high heels, mini skirt, and halter top with matching jacket.

I leaned against a lamp post to cry. Why was being a surgeon so hard? That little girl didn't deserve to die...

[Stop your moping. It was her parents' fault. They should have WATCHED her better. It was also her fault, she was the one who fell off the roof onto the fence!] a little traitor voice inside of me said.

[They had no idea either!] the GOOD part of my head retorted. Both sides were arguing, but I stopped listening, broke down and cried my heart out, until somebody handed me a handkerchief. I took it gratefully and wiped my cheeks and dabbed my eyes, standing up and smiling at the guy who gave it to me.

[hmm...Tall, dark, and quite handsome too...] I started to think.

Normal POV

Sanosuke looked her up and down. She was absolutely stunning, even though her eyes were red and slightly puffy from crying. He gave her a small, genuine smile. Not the same flirtatious one he would give to girls to go to bed with him.

"A beautiful like you shouldn't cry."

Megumi smiled painfully.

"What beauty? And what does it matter anymore...I just want it to end..."

Her head went down again as her shoulders racked in sobs. Sanosuke just stood there, at a loss of what to do.

"Hey I hate it when girls cry..." Sanosuke lifted her chin up to look at him. "Besides...it's best to let out your emotions with words, not actions. Sure, actions speak louder than words, but people can understand with words."

Megumi choked out some laughter. "You have the most pathetic pickup lines I've EVER heard...."

Sanosuke and Megumi just sat there laughing. Megumi stood up.

"Thanks for your help,...."

"Sagara." Sanosuke said, sticking out a hand. "Sanosuke Sagara, but call me Sanosuke. All my friends do."

Megumi smiled when he said "friend".

[I'd like to be your friend too....or maybe something more....]

"Takani Megumi. Call me Megumi"

Sanosuke grinned and shook her hand, before taking a look at the time. 11:55.

"HOLY SHIT!!!" he cries, jumping. "LOOKIT THE TIME, I GOTTA BOLT!!!!" he starts to run, leaving a sweat dropping Megumi, but pauses, digs into his pocket for his business card and tosses it to her. "It's got my number! Ring me up sometime!"

Megumi catches it and grins at him.

"Will do!" she says before looking at the time. "CRAP!!!" she screams at the top of her lungs before ducking behind a bush to change and ran for the park.

Meanwhile...

"Grr...when I get my hands on that Yahiko he's gonna pay....and what's with Sakura and this 'urgent gang meeting'? She normally tells us who it's with, instead of 'Never you mind, just get there at midnight' sheesh..." Kaoru grumbled, readjusting her black shirt and sapphire choker as she walked down the street and froze when a twig snapped behind her. She wheeled around and struck the person behind her with her trusty bokken, still by her side. She was rewarded with an "ORO" of pain by a mysterious redhead clad in all black behind her with purple eyes and a cross shaped scar. (A/N: Guess who....)

With a thud, her....er....'Attacker' fell to the ground. Kaoru blinked once...twice...before gasping and trying to help the poor man up.

"Oh my gosh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to!!! Damnit where's Megumi when you need her...."

To her surprise, the man sat right up and grinned at her.

"Ah don't worry about sessha, de gozaru yo. Sessha shouldn't have startled you,"

Kaoru blinked. What kind of weirdo was this?

"Err...no it was my fault, I shouldn't have hit you..." Kaoru stopped in mid-sentence when she noticed his attire.

[Black suit...sunglasses....holy crap is that a gun with the Celebrity symbol on it?!?!]

With a backflip, she grabbed her bokken and held it ready to strike. Meanwhile the redhead just sat there, with an "Oro" Coming from his lips.

"Save it, 'Celebrity'!" she snapped, getting annoyed at all the "Oro"s he was giving. Suddenly, as if they were two different people, the man got up and brushed the dust and dirt off his clothes with a chuckle.

"Very good, you must be Sapphire from the Black Stones, yes?" he asked, with a smirk on his face.

"What's it to you?" she snarled.

"Nothing, but before you die..." he pulled out a gun from his jacket. "I'll tell you my name, so you can fear in the afterlife. I am Battousai."

Kaoru was about to tense, to bracing herself for pain and for Battousai to pull the trigger, but then someone came crashing out of the bushes like a blundering fool, looked left and right until he found who he was looking for.

"OI KENSHIN WE GOTTA MOVE WE'RE GONNA BE LATE AND THEN BOSS WON'T BE HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!"

Err....Battousai...or...KENSHIN, rather, looked at his watch and nearly screamed.

"Damnit, Sano why are you right this ONE TIME, why couldn't you be wrong like usual at a time like this?!?!?"

"I have no idea what that just meant but when I figure it out and we're not panicking, you're gonna pay!!!!!"

With that, the two Celebrity Members dashed off to the distance, with Kaoru still standing there with bokken in hand, puzzled expression on her face.

"...What...just happened...?"

A rustle came from the bushes behind her and out jumped Megumi.

"HURRY WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!!!!" she screeched.

"OH! Er..RIGHT!!!" the two of them ran to their bikes and rode off to the dark night.

...TBC...