"Damn it!" Naoko yelled as she hoped down the stairs with one shoe on and the other one in her hand. Tomoyo and I turned to stare at her. Her school uniform was askew and her hair was still damp. I turned to look at the digital clock, "You're a little late for school aren't you?" I asked while she tied on her other shoe. Naoko turned to glare at me as she picked up her book bag and headed towards the front door. As she opened the door, Tomoyo and I yell out, "Bye, Sweetie! Be good at school!" Naoko stormed out of the house, slamming the front door. Tomoyo and I burst out laughing as we head towards the kitchen.

Tomoyo heads to the stove and begins to cook breakfast as I sit on the counter under a window and begin to read a novel. Five minutes later we hear the doorbell ring. One of the other house guest answer the door than comes to the kitchen with three young men and a young woman behind her. "Sakura, company." She says. I turn my head and nod at her, "Thanks, Rika." As she leaves I am able to recognize my company. I put down my novel and turn to look at all of them. I notice Tomoyo waiting by the stove, watching me and the guest warily.

I sigh and motion to the kitchen table, "Well, sit down." Tomoyo smiles and moves forward to get them something to drink. After everyone was comfortable and Tomoyo was back at the stove, cooking. I turned to stare at my guest, "Well, Touya, what do you want?" A very handsome young man, with brown hair and intense brown eyes, frowns as he stared back at me, "Just because I stop by to see my only sister doesn't mean I want something."

I smirk at him, "Like I'd believe that." My brother growled and motioned for the man next to him to talk. The short brown haired, blue eyed man smiled charmingly at me and opened his mouth to talk. Before he could say anything, I cut him off, "Watch what you say, Takashi. I still haven't taken a liking to your charm or wit." Takashi's smile slowly fades as I stare at him. The young woman on the other side of Touya tries to speak next, "Sakura, look, it's to early to argue. Is it so hard to believe your brother just wanted to visit you?"

I turned my penetrating gaze to the petite girl with long, wavy brown hair and chocolate brown eyes, "Oh, dear Nakuru. You should know better. Of course it's hard for me to believe that." Nakuru bit her bottom lip and looked down. Tomoyo finally turned from the stove and glared at us, "Quite it, Sakura. You can find out what your brother wants after breakfast." I shrug my shoulders and jump from the counter. Everyone watches me as I walk from the kitchen and up the stairs to my bedroom.

Thirty minutes later and I was showered and dressed in baggy black jeans, decorated with numerous silver chains, a blood-red tank top and black boots. I brushed back my short redish-brown hair and walked to my computer to check my e-mail. After deleting all the junk mail, I opened a e-mail from a friend. Half-way through the letter there was a knock at my door. Without turning I told them to enter, thinking it was Tomoyo or Rika. When I didn't hear anyone say anything I turned to see if they were still there. Instead of finding Tomoyo or Rika, I found the other young man that had come with my brother. I stood there silently, looking him up and down as I waited for him to speak.

He was still as handsome as I remembered, with spiked white hair, piercing gray eyes, a tall muscular body, and a mysterious aura. A few minutes pass, than he finally looked away, his gaze flowing over my room. When his gaze stopped at my window he finally spoke, "We really need your help, Sakura." I smiled to myself, "Well, aren't you just full of charm." I said sarcastically. He grinned slightly, "Like you give a damn about charm. You prefer straight forwardness." I nod my head, "Okay, so be straight with my and get to the damn point." He finally turned and looked at me, "A new gang is trying to move in on our territory. They've been questioning our power and authority." He paused a moment before adding in a soft voice, "They killed Dixie as a challenge."

I stopped cold at his words. My eyes went blank and all color drained from my face, "What?" I asked in a deadly tone. He moved towards me, but knew better than to touch me, "I'm sorry, Sakura. That's why we need your help. You trained Dixie and now that she's gone, we have no one else." I turned away and turned off my computer, "Where's Damien? I thought you two were inseparable, Yukito." I asked to change subjects and give me time to collect myself. Yukito stared at my back, "He stayed behind at the house. He wanted to come. He misses you. So do I for that matter. We miss you being part of the gang."

I let out a soft sigh, finally coming to my conclusion, "Fine. I'll help you guys out." I said softly, turning and walking out of my room without looking at Yukito. I walked downstairs and back into the kitchen, knowing Yukito was following me. I stopped inside the door and glared at my brother as he looked up from his plate of food. Tomoyo walked over to me with a plate of food and held it out to me, "Hungry?" she asks cautiously, unsure of my mood. I shook my head as thoughts of Dixie floats through my mind. I turn back to the table and stare directly at Touya, "Right now I'm really to pissed off to talk to you, but later, after I've cooled off, you're going to tell me ever thing that's happened. And I want details on Dixie's death, who killed her, and how they did it."

With that, I turned and walked out of the kitchen, out of the house, mounted my bike and rode off, not knowing where I was heading. Thirty minutes later I found myself at my bar, 'Starz Elements'. My bartender, Alex, looked up at me surprised, "Hey boss. Whatcha doin here so early?" I walked past him to my office, stopping at the door, "Call Black Cat and tell her to call Babygirl to set up a meeting for tonight." I said, using Meiling's and Tomoyo's nicknames. All the ANGELS had nicknames. Only family and other ANGELS knew our real names. I shut my door, turned up my music, and laid down on the blood red couch that was underneath the only window in my office.

Hours later, I found myself in the large living room of my house that I shared with Tomoyo, Rika, and numerous other girls. I looked around the room to be sure we were all here before I got started. I ran off a mental check list:Tomoyo(Babygirl), check; Rika(Dragonfly), check; Meiling(Black Cat), check; Naoko(Shorty), check; and Chiharu(Techno), check. I nodded my head, "Good, we're all here. To get to the point. There's a new gang out there, who, hasn't yet threatened our territory, but is working their way through the list. We need to stop them before they think they own this place. It's time that someone shows the Snake Tamers who's in charge around here and it defiantly isn't them." I smiled evilly as all the girls smiled back at me.