"Stop crying over him." Ice spat at Meiling as she entered her room. Meiling looked up at Ice in amazement. The demon had never spoken in that tone before to anybody, lest of all Meiling. Besides, it was at Meiling's insistence that the ex-vampires live with them until they thought they could support themselves. Life with them had been joyous. "Don't look at me like that..."

"Bu-But..."

"Look, don't even think that I don't know what you're going through. Amazingly enough, you and Sakura aren't the only heart broken women around here."

Meiling continued to stare at her with wide eyes. She had completely forgotten about Ice's feelings for Tomo. It must have hurt her to see Tomo go to Meiling so willingly, after being faithful to Shinta for so long.

Ice sighed in frustration. "Alright. Here's the scoop. I know what's going on, and because you've been so nice to me, I'll let you in on it." Meiling looked warily at her. "There are people after you, until Jing gets what he wants, he's not going to stop. Syaoran's sudden change is all part of his elaborate scheme to get to you. But don't play it his way. Move on. There are other guys besides Syaoran."

Meiling looked at the demon girl menacingly. Did she have any compassion? "Look, Syaoran and me were meant to be together! I don't care who wants me, but I'll take this as a test of our love! Got that? And if I want to be a part of his plan, then I will!"

"But, Meiling, don't you see-"

"I CAN SEE FINE, THANK YOU! NOW GET OUT!"

Ice looked bitterly at the stubborn Chinese maiden in front of her. If things turned out for the worst, then she couldn't possibly blame her, because after all, it was she who gave Meiling the warning. With a sharp turn, she walked out of the room, and out of the house. After that night, nobody saw Ice, she left like a chance breeze on a hot and humid day. Meiling continued to sit on her bed, not knowing that the decision she had set that night, would change her life.

Hot tears fell from her eyes. She didn't know what to do."It's just like before.." she quietly said to no one in particular. Her painful childhood flashed before her eyes, and then sadness subsided into anger. She wasn't angry at Syaoran. She was angry at herself for putting all those frivolous thoughts into her own head. She should have known better that Syaoran would go on and move to another girl.

Ice's words seemed to linger in the room. Syaoran's change was a part of some elaborate scheme? What did that mean? Was he doing this to help the enemy, or was the enemy controlling him, just like they had do to her one year ago? Still, she couldn't help but have the pain of Syaoran leaving her again to leave. It kept eating at her very soul, until she drove herself into a depressive state. But it didn't end there. Suicidal thoughts ran through her head. It seemed the ideas seemed to get more and more elaborate. There was no stop to it. A life without Syaoran, was like having no life at all.

- - -

Meiling...MEILING! I have to get to her! Syaoran's thoughts raced. He hated that he had no control over his body. Only his thoughts remained his, at least for the time being. Syaoran witnessed everything he did, the screaming at her until she felt like a child. He even remembered feeling Sakura's body on his fingers. He shuddered. Not even when they were together did he ever do that. He could still feel her.

Her crying had finally subsided and he was getting more and more anxious. He felt a need to go and comfort her. But, as he tried to tell his muscles to move, they wouldn't. They forced him to stay there, standing by her door, looking at it coldly. Then, by some sort of miracle, his hands found their way to the door knob, now they were turning it, and he soon found himself in her room.

She looked up at him. Her face was tear streaked. Syaoran didn't say a word, but instead walked closer to her.

He seemed to happy when he grabbed her. Finally, he had some control over his body, but when he looked at the trembling girl under his hands, he knew something was wrong. He still didn't have any control over his body. What was that vampire preparing for him to do now?

Tears came rolling down her eyes, as he watched in horror that his hands had slowly found their way up her skirt. She didn't move. She couldn't. He supposed he had a stare that told her not to say a word or to move. Suddenly, he wished that he was somebody else. Wasn't there a way to stop his senses? He didn't want to know what he was going to do to her. She was too innocent and meant the world to him.

"Syaoran..." she whimpered when his hands reached her panty line. He could feel her body trembling with fear. Her small frail voice announced that she wasn't ready for this, that she didn't like what he was doing. Why wasn't he stopping? Why had he suddenly had the idea to do this to her?

His breathing increased. Syaoran wanted to cry, but he was even denied that. Instead, he watched as Meiling's ear came closer to his mouth, and he found himself whispering seductively, "Don't worry. It'll be all over soon..."

She felt like this was going to be the end. The person she thought she loved was going to rape her right here, right now. None of her powers or her strength was going to help her now. It seemed they all dwindled when they saw him, when he touched her. She was nothing but a bundle of fear, awaiting the terrible outcome, and then hopefully, she'd die. She clenched her eyes shut.

Nothing happened. Syaoran's hand left her legs. Had he finally come to his senses? There was a small crash, and she finally dared to open her eyes. On the ground was Tomo with a small trail of blood coming from his temple. Scattered pieces of her porcelain lamp were on the floor. Syaoran looked at him with utter hatred. Or maybe it was jealousy. In the corner of the room was an Asian woman with pale skin. She seemed to like green very much, and almost resembled a seductive snake to Meiling.

The woman looked at Meiling and smiled. "I think you're ready to come with me."

"Wha-what?"

"Come with me. Or, do you prefer to see Tomo killed?"

Tomo looked at her venomously. He knew there was more to her than what he perceived. But why Shinta as well? Meiling looked at Tomo, laying there. He seemed well. She could tell that he was well, and it was going to take a lot more than a lamp to kill him. Warily, she shook her head. Fang shot her a questionable glance.

"Well then, I'm going to have to take you out of here by force. My love?"

Syaoran made a grab for her, but she quickly dodged it. "You know, you're terrible at controlling people. Seems Yang-Chan was better.." She pushed the right button. Fang made a grab for her, but in her fury, she forgot about Tomo. He tackled her down, causing more crashes to erupt.

Sakura and Xing heard the noises and rushed as fast as possible to Meiling's room. Xing's room was closer and he reached her room faster than Sakura. Sakura was right behind him, and as she entered the room, her wand was already out.

"Tomo...?" Xing asked amazed. His mind flashed back to Shinta's dream, and Sakura's comment. He was alive.

Fang whipped her head up at him. Tomo was still on top of her. She cursed herself for having been followed by Tomo. "Seems we'll meet again sometime, little bird. Until then, my love, Tomo, let's go." With a snap of her fingers, Syaoran, Tomo, and Fang were gone.

Meiling looked at where Syaoran's figure was last present and fell in a heap on the floor. "Meiling!" Sakura shouted as she rushed to the side of her friend.

- - -

Jing waited. He knew what was going on. It was he who purposely was talking about Fang's mission in ear shot of him, hoping to make him stop Fang. Jing silently witnessed the whole thing in Fang's little bowl. Now he had a good enough reason to get rid of her once and for all. Besides, Syaoran was good enough, and he had Shinta. There was nothing he could lose. Meiling seemed to be getting closer and closer to the dark side. It seemed only a night or two more, and she'd be ready for his plans.

Fang appeared in her room with Tomo and Syaoran. When she saw Jing in her room, her eyes lit up in fear. "Jing...what are you..."

He held up a hand to silence her. "Tomo, Syaoran, leave."

They obediently bowed to him, and left the room in silence. As the door clicked, Jing walked closer to her. "Fang, Fang, Fang...what am I going to do with you?"

She appeared to be innocent, looking at him curiously.

"You know that I know all, right?" he could feel her take a shaky breath. He could feel her heart beat faster. He gently touched her cold, pale skin, loving how her dark green clothes accentuated her features. Even her long, dark, hair seemed to make her the epitome of a vampire from the movies. She had been a very good servant, loyal, faithful, beautiful, and strong. She had a certain perseverance that he liked about her. But, in the game of power, all good things must come to an end.

"Fang, you disappointed me..." She continued to watch him with pleading eyes. It had only been one mistake. Her only mistake. "You know how much I hate failure, right?"

She nodded. She knew only too well the fate of Chansa, and what he had done to her. She paid with her life. But Chansa was different. She made many mistakes. She was sure that he was going to give her another chance, so why was she so afraid?

He grabbed her chin violently. "I saw what happened. You were followed. That's a big mistake, that cost us Meiling tonight." She still said nothing, afraid that her words would only make him more angry. "You know Fang, I hate that. Do you know what's going to happen?"

Fang delicately nodded her head. She knew all too well what was in store for her. "Then, I wish you well in the after life." A blade was conjured from thin air, and was violently thrust in her. Blood seeped from her mouth, and she a small tear ran from her eye. Jing held her close, watching the precious vampire die in his arms. As her final breath passed, he set her to fire, just like Chansa, and ordered her ashes be swept up immediately.

A/N: So, what do you think? I'm starting to believe that I'm going to have to change the rating to M. What do you think? If so, then the next update the story will be boosted to M, if not, it'll stay at T. I myself was enjoying this chapter all too well, and may when I reread parts of it, I mesmorized myself. That's hard to do. So, I'm hoping it had the same effect on you? Now, I'd like to answer a few of my reviews, which I'm going to have to thank you all for reviewing. It really did help boost the writing process! Before I do answer some of my reviews, I'd like to make a special thank you to Inuyasha's Babe! I'm so honored that you actually requested my story to a friend! You don't know what that means to me! So, I'm going to put you on a Hall of Fame (when I make it) to my writing site! Congrats! Onward to the answering!

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aoshi's babe: Thanks for telling me that this is great. I didn't think it lived quite up to the first story, I Will Love You Always. Now, I'm starting to think that maybe this one is better? If so, that'd be awesome since it's always harder to live up to your first story, you know? Or maybe that just signifies to movies?

red lantern: Don't worry, if there wasn't enough power here for you, there soon will be. Trust me. I love writing about that stuff, and I'm starting to get real antsy about typing it down, but most of that won't happen for another chapter or two.

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