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Syaoran looked at the girl that sat next to him tied up. She stared out the window giving him a good view of her profile. She still wore her sweats and no make up. Her auburn hair was still tied back in a low bun, but a few strands had come loose in the chase, and now hung across her cheeks. She was incredibly beautiful in a strange way. Her body was well built and it was obvious that she was athletic.
Syaoran stared back at the road, so he could continue to drive. After about 5 minutes of driving in silence, Syaoran decided to try and say something, but what to say?
"You know you lied." He blurted out.
Sakura glared at him, and then turned her head back to gaze out the window.
"You did." He continued. "You said that the only way I would get you out of the house was if I picked you up and carried you out. Granted I had to do that in the end, but you ran out onto the roof all by yourself." He gave her a sly smile.
'Is this guy for real?' "Are you always this arrogant?" Sakura questioned not even bothering to look at him.
"No, sometimes I'm worse."
After a few seconds Sakura said, "You know the only reason you won is because you're fat and broke the tree branch."
"No I still would have won."
"Trust me; in a real fight you wouldn't have stood a chance."
"Well I would like to take you up on that offer sometime. I usually don't waist my time giving out pity fights, but I think I can make an exception. Anyways we're here."
Sakura looked at him with her hands suddenly untied, "Would you mind getting out of the car so I can change?"
Syaoran looked at her in awe. "How did you… But I…" Finally he understood her question. "Climb into the backseat."
"What why!"
"Because I obviously underestimated what you are capable of and I won't do it again. The second I get out of this car, you will probably hot wire it and drive away."
"Actually I planned on getting changed so that I can go in there and say a few things to Ryuian." Syaoran still didn't move. "Fine, I'll go in back."
Sakura tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge. "Child proof, you have to climb in back." Syaoran's smile got really sly.
Sakura glared at him and climbed over the seats. "Don't even think about looking you pervert."
"Please, I've seen more attractive girls then you in much less then their bras and underwear."
"I didn't need to hear that."
"Why are you jealous?"
"No, I just think I might be sick and I can't get out of this car to throw up because of the child locks. Ok I'm done open the door."
Syaoran got out of the car and opened the door for her. He offered his hand to help her out, but she blew right past it.
She was dressed in the cloths he had grabbed for her, but when he saw them on her, his mouth almost dropped. The red, black, and white striped shirt cut off just above her belly button, showing off her smooth, flat stomach. Her jeans were low rise allowing even more skin to be seen. The cloths clung to her body accentuating her perfect form and full breasts. She grabbed her lip gloss out of her pocket and applied it lightly giving her lips the perfect pink shimmer; she didn't need any other makeup.
She continued walked to the club leaving Syaoran behind. He stood still for a second in shock and watched her let down her hair as she walked. It fell to her mid-back and she ran her fingers through it to give it a little bit of bounce. As she walked up to the bouncer she paused and flashed him a flirtatious smile.
"Oh, do I really have to stand in that really long line? It's a bit chilly out and I forgot my jacket. The last thing I want is to catch cold." She stated cutely batting her eyes. He smiled and let her right in while the people waiting in line gave her dirty looks.
Syaoran was completely shocked. He walked up to the bouncer "You're not supposed to do that. Only VIP's get in without a wait."
The bouncer looked freaked. "Yes Sir. I am truly sorry Sir."
"I'll let it go this time but think twice before letting in a pretty face."
Syaoran rushed into the club before he could loose sight of Sakura. 'That girl is way too much trouble.'
He spotted her at a bar ordering a drink. He watched as the bartender gave her a mixed drink.
"How the hell did you get that?" He demanded. "I know you aren't old enough to drink."
"A girl has her ways." She said flashing him a sweet smile. "If this is what I can get away with, I would be interested in what those prettier girls that you sleep with can do." She stated shocking him.
"I never said that I slept with anyone."
"No you just implied it. You should be careful what you say; sometimes people will turn your words around on you."
"We don't have time for this crap. I need to get you up to Ryuian it's already 10:40." Syaoran said grabbing her arm. 'This girl is a major pain in the ass.'
Sakura held her drink and let him lead her across the floor and to the stairs. 'This is fun. I like making him mad.' She sipped her drink and looked around. She noticed 5 people scanning the dance floor. She put her drink down on a table and stopped making Syaoran turn to face her. "What now?"
Sakura put her arms around his neck and started to dance with him. "There are people that are looking for us."
"That would make sense; we were expected to be here 10 minutes ago."
"Ryuian expects to see us in 5 minutes. Why else would he say have me here 'as close to 10:30 as possible'? Trust me he expects me to be 'fashionably late'. He knows my ways. These men aren't his."
Sakura continued to dance with her arms around his neck as she turned so that he could see them. "Look over my right shoulder. There are 5 of them."
"I don't recognize them." Syaoran stated with a frown.
"I do. And it isn't good, but I don't think that they have seen me yet."
"Who are they?"
"Griffins," Her voice held pure hatred.
"Who are you? Why would they be here looking for you."
"I'm not entirely sure yet. But I don't care to find out right now." She started to walk toward the wall beneath the men. They didn't notice her as they continued to scan the dance floor. They were almost out of sight when one turned to look in their direction.
Sakura immediately turned her back to them pulled Syaoran into a kiss. He was completely surprised by her actions but decided not to question.
The kiss was sweet, but their minds were on the men looking for them. He felt Sakura begin to walk toward the wall, but not release the kiss. He followed her and held the kiss until they were out of sight. As quickly as the kiss started it stopped. "Ok let's go," was all she said leaving behind a really confused Syaoran.
They walked up the stairs and into the room before the men had a chance to look at them again. The person guarding the door opened it for them and announced their arrival.
There were a total of 11 people sitting in the room, half male half female. When she entered all the men stood up out of respect.
"Wow, so that's what it's like for you girls when we do that. I feel important." Syaoran joked making the everyone laugh.
Ryuian signaled for everyone to sit down except Sakura. He looked at his watch and smiled at her. "You're 2 minutes early. I'm surprised; usually you are exactly on time."
Sakura smiled smugly at Syaoran as his mouth dropped. However, when she turned back to Ryuian her smile faded. "There are Griffins in your club."
"I beg your pardon." Ryuian was confused.
"I said that there are Griffins in your club." She watched as Ryuian made not attempt to move or order something done. "If you do not handle this little 'infestation', then I will, and I don't believe you will like how I handle it."
Sakura stood her ground and glared at her uncle. "My club is open for all who wish entrance." was his simple reply.
"You have disgraced your name enough for one day by not being at the funeral. I suggest you take action before I become personally offended." Sakura was fuming. Jaws started to drop as everyone waited for Ryuian to kick her out of the room. No one was this disrespectful to their leader. Tomoyo buried her face in her hands. She was desperately trying not to laugh at the scene in front of her.
"You have not right to speak that way." Syaoran interjected. "He is our leader and you will give him the respect that he deserves."
"Stay out of this boy." Sakura turned on him, and he had to step back under the heat of her glare. He was about to say something else but was interrupted.
"Thank you Syaoran, but this is not your fight." Ryuian said in a calm voice. He turned back to face Sakura. "Now then, my condolences go out to every Dragon. It is not easy to loose a good leader and 2 would be even harder. I have no doubt that their daughter will make a fine leader herself one day. I meant no disrespect by not being at their funeral, however I had pressing matters to attend to. If I didn't attend to these matters, then the Wolves would be at war right now. As you wish I will remove those men from my club, but I refuse to do anymore then remove them. The Dragons are at war, not the Wolves. Please remember that you are now amongst the Wolves, and things will be different from how they were in Japan."
Everyone was starting to understand. The beautiful girl in front of them was a Dragon. It was common knowledge that they just lost their leaders in a fight with the Griffins. It was also common knowledge that Ryuian's brother was one of the leaders.
"I may be with the Wolves now; but that would not stop them from shooting me the second they have a clear shot. You are Wolves, but I am a Dragon. I will not contain my anger and hatred just because I am amongst you. You must understand that although you are not at war, I still am. They will do everything within their power to hunt me down and kill me. So in turn, I must do the same." Sakura said. Ryuian nodded his agreement and sent the guard to remove the men.
Turning to the rest of the group he spoke again. "Everyone this is Sakura Kinomoto. She will be staying with us for a while. I expect everyone to give her the utmost respect for she deserves it. She will be very important in the future of our clan. She is the representative for the Dragons from Japan. She will report what she saw here and will have a large say in whether or not there will be a merger between our gangs. Sakura these are the majority of my most trusted members. Everyone, introduce yourselves so that we may get down to business."
(Note: everything that has happened thus far has been spoken in Japanese. They all know it and are being polite because they don't know if she knows Chinese. It will continue in Japanese until I say that they have switched.)
"I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa"
"Naoko Yanagisawa nice to meet you."
"Just call me Jinsu, don't bother with the last name, no one can pronounce it anyways."
"Chiharu Mihara I am sorry about your leaders."
"Yamasaki Takashi. Did you know...?" But he was interrupted when the girl named Chiharu smacked him on the back of the head.
"I'm Rika Sasaki" another girl said stopping their fight.
"Yukito Tsukiro" (He is their age in this story.)
"Meiling Rea and don't you forget it." This one had a smile on her face.
"Kevin Diniva. I'm from America."
(Another note: Couples are E&T, N&J, C&Y, R&Y, and M&K in order of how I listed them. You will get a character description as she meets them all individually. When she has met everyone on an individual basis, I will make a huge list for you.)
"And of course you know Tomoyo and Syaoran." Ryuian said. "Now then, onto business. Sakura, would you please take a seat. I have a present for you."
Sakura sat on the sofa next to Tomoyo. She gave her uncle a suspicious look but nodded for him to continue.
"I have a trip that I want to send you on. You will be going with 5 people of your choice, to America. All expenses will be paid and you can even see the Broadway shows that you have been raving about. Then on your way home, you will be stopping in Spain to visit an old friend."
Sakura's face lit up, "Are you serious? Oh my gosh that's amazing… Wait a minute… What do I have to do to go on this trip?"
"Well, now that you mention it, I have a favor to ask of you."
"There's always a catch." She said with a sigh.
"Well, you are the best performer I have ever seen…" Ryuian started.
"No. I absolutely refuse." Sakura didn't let him finish.
"But Sakura you must understand."
"No, you understand. I don't want to get mixed up in that shit again. Get someone else to do it; I'm not your girl." Sakura's voice was level but her eyes were blazing.
"Sakura," Tomoyo cut in with a soft voice. "I know that you don't want to do this but we really need your help. I am the best performer the Wolves have and I can't pull this one off. If I tried I would most likely be caught. You know what happens when girls like us get caught." Tomoyo's eyes were pleading and Sakura was losing her willpower to say no.
"I know better then anyone what happens when girls get caught. I'm not afraid of the consequences, but there are people depending on me."
"We will take the utmost care. Nothing will happen to you." Ryuian stated. "There will be men watching on a camera, ready to attack and pull you out at even the slightest threat."
"What if they fail? I can't take that risk. Not after everything that has happened…" Her voice trailed off.
Tomoyo stood up and pulled Sakura out of the room. When the doors were closed she looked at her friend.
"Sakura, please," Tomoyo started to beg with tears forming in her beautiful purple eyes. "I can't do this. You know I can't do this. If you don't help me, I… I don't know what will happen." Her voice broke at this last part.
Sakura pulled her best friend into a hug. She stroked her hair and noticed for the first time that as strong as Tomoyo was, she wasn't as strong as everyone expected her to be. She stepped back and held Tomoyo by the shoulders and to look her over.
Sakura had always been jealous of Tomoyo. She had always thought that Tomoyo was the prettier of the two. She had the most exotic naturally purple eyes, while Sakura was stuck with common everyday green. Tomoyo's raven hair was now to the middle of her back, the same length as Sakura's. Sakura realized for the first time how truly alike they were, both in appearances and in personality.
"You know that I'm scared too right. I would never admit it to him, but I would be terrified to do this. Especially after what happened last time…" Sakura spoke.
"That's why I feel awful asking it of you. But I'm not ready for such a huge task yet. I've been working on a different performance and I can't take on another right now. I'm not that good of an actress."
Sakura laughed at this. "You are a wonderful actress. No one would ever guess who your father is. You are just too innocent. You can't deal with men looking and touching you. You can't remain calm in that sort of situation because you are so innocent. Please don't lose that innocence. I'll do it. I would do anything for you."
Tomoyo gave her best friend a big hug. "Well at least now we will get to see that fiancé of yours when we go on that trip Ryuian is giving us. How is the man?"
"He's fine. I'm sure he will be more then happy to see us." Sakura said as they walked back into the room. Everyone stopped talking as they entered and the men all stood up.
"Wow, you're right I do feel important now." Sakura said with a slight laugh. "Alright, I'll do it."
"Wonderful," Ryuian stated a smile on his face. "Now then, we have a lot to plan…"
Ok I hope everyone liked this chapter. I know it's confusing, but stick with me and things will be explained, including what the performances are. Please R&R