Beyond the Unknown

Chapter 9:Only the end's beginning

Happy belated turkey day!

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"Does everyone understand?" A guy with unruly chestnut hair and amber eyes said, staring down at the people in his class.

"I said, does everyone understand?" He said a little bit rougher.

Everyone shook their heads. "Hai, sensei."

"He's hot, but that cold attitude…" one of the girls said to her friend.

"Good." Syaoran said.

Suddenly the door opened, revealing a auburn haired girl, wearing all black. She had on a black T with a see through thin layer of shirt over it, with leather pants. Her hair was swept into a high ponytail. She looked gorgeous and seductive at the same time.

"You're back." Syaoran said, breathlessly.

"Yea I am."

"But the doctors, predicted.."

"Yea, fuck them," she said with stern eyes.

Suddenly she broke into a smile, looking at Syaoran.

"I need to redeem my self confidence. I can't have you saving me all the time."

He broke into a half smile too. "Why are you are late then?"

She rolled her eyes. "None of your business."

"Of course it is my business… but... if you decide not to tell me then..."

"… I don't care… now take your seat…" She mimicked him, finishing his sentence for him. She took her regular seat, next to Foxy who snarled at her.

The rest of the classmates were lost, but they could tell something had changed between there sensei and this student.

"You know, it's funny. I have a feeling this was exactly how we met." He said.

(refer back to chapter 1 - that was how they met)

(The girl wore all black. On top she wore a black tube top, with the words: Don't fuck wit me, and in the bottom she had on tight black leather pants. Her honey hair fell elegantly down her shoulders, but the thing that stood out the most was her stunning emerald eyes.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"Jade." Was her simple reply. "I'm new." She said, as if she needed to tell them.

"Why are you late?"

"None of your business."

The sensei smirked. "Course it is my business, but if you decide not to I heck as well don't fucking care, now take a seat." He said.)

She just smiled at him. She didn't want to be treated any differently after the incident that had happened.

She wanted to show him, exactly what she could do.

And do exactly what she needed.

--

Three weeks later

It was an early fall morning and the sun, like Sakura just couldn't wake up. But like every morning, she reminded herself of the mission.

It had been three weeks since she the day she was assigned the mission and three weeks since she met Syaoran and Mei Lin.

Over the three weeks, though; Sakura had to admit. Syaoran was doing a great job.

Everyone in the class was starting to take everything more seriously. And that started right after Syaoran made his announcement.

Even Sakura was shocked.

Well, she did know, considering she was undercover. But it was just the feel of the moment and the mood she got in, with gasps passing around the class.

Syaoran's karate class wasn't just a mere karate class. It was a way to recruit more members into his gang, while making sure they were qualified.

Lots of people jumped at the chance of being in a gang. A gang meant that they would be protected and people would fear them.

And so… after that announcement, the competition began.

Then Syaoran told them, the way he would choose the members. The people in the class had to go through a certain test.

--

"There has been a test set in an unspecified area. Your goal is to survive. If you can't, you die." He simply said.

The class burst into an outrage. "That's impossible. What?!! How can we?!" Everyone started to scream chaotically.

"If you don't want to, you can step out right now. This will be the last time you can be here." He said.

Five or six people stood up to leave, with there heads hung low.

One person stood up but sat down again. A few seconds later six more people got up and left. The whisperings of goodbye filled the room.

A few minutes later, everyone in the class settled down.

"Good, so that leaves 30 of you in total," he said. "We can begin now."

"Wait." A guy said. "What happens if, 15 people survive?" He said.

Syaoran smiled. "Unlikely, but if that does happen, you guys fight each other, until one person dies, understand?"

The class gulped and nodded. "Good, let's go. The fight will take place outside at a place, none of you know. It's easier to discard your bodies, this way," he explained.

Everyone hung there head and followed him out, wondering what they had gotten themselves into.

--

There were a few people there, including Mei Lin. Sakura knew where they were from. They were some of the people from Syaoran's gang. Sakura sunk down in her chair, hoping none of them recognized her.

"Class, see over there." He pointed to five openings to the left. "You guys will be assigned in groups of six and you enter the different openings, according to your group number. At any moment, anybody will attack you," he pointed to the people in the sidelines, including Mei Lin. There are only two rules. One: you can't hit your teammates and two: don't die." He and the guys stalked away as one person gave out the group numbers.

Foxy snarled as Sakura was put into her team. Team 2. Then the guy showed everyone where there opening was and with the sound of a gun shot, the conquest of life began.

Sakura gulped. She was put into the worst group possible. Everyone there was Foxy's friends and they hated her like a bitch. If they were given the chance, they would kill her… at any moment.

--

"Foxy," Sakura said, as the six of them crept in the dark shadow. This place was like a maze with twists and dead ends.

The girl looked over at her with angry eyes. "What do you want Jade?"

"Just for this battle, let's put our differences aside," she said, as much as she hated to. And she really hated to.

Foxy laughed. "Girls, you heard what she said!! She wants us to put our differences aside. You know what, I don't want to. I think you're a bitch."

Jade glared at her. "I think you're a bitch too. But you don't hear me complaining," she whispered. "You're a fucking slut too, you know."

Foxy must have turned five different shades of red. "I- I"

Suddenly a black figure passed by the girls. "Watch out," Jade said.

Foxy was still in the process of standing there like the dumb bitch she was and thinking of a smart remark.

Psst. She ran over and pushed Foxy out of the way. The needle that the guy threw pierced into Jade's arm. She groaned as she fell onto the ground.

"Oh my gosh," Foxy's friends screamed as they picked Foxy up. "Let's run," they screamed.

"Wait, wait," Foxy said, as she was pulled by her friends. She looked back at Sakura who was on the floor, with shocked eyes.

"We have to go," they said.

Sakura looked at there retreating backs and she was all alone.

Suddenly, she got up quickly and pressed her back against the straw wall.

"Where are you?" She screamed.

The black figure zoomed past her again.

Quickly, Sakura's arm came up and blocked the guys blow. She flipped backwards onto her back as the guy threw several needles at her.

Who was this guy? He was so extremely talented with this needle technique.

Sakura fell onto the floor as the guy tripped her. She rolled over and over on her back, as she dodged his needles. When she saw her chance, she got up and kicked the guy across the head. He was sent hurtling on the ground.

Sakura went over to him and picked him up. She punched him hard across the face and his head threw back.

Sakura smiled. This guy wasn't strong at all. All he was good at was his needles.

Sakura punched him once more, but the needle that was in her arm shot with pain.

"Shit," she gasped, as she dropped the guy. When she looked back down, the guy was gone.

Sakura sank down onto the floor and examined the wound. She gasped, as she realized that it was poisoned.

Several years back, one of her friends was pierced with this deadly needle and poison. From time, she learned what to do.

She ripped a piece of cloth from her shirt and wrapped it around her arm, so the poison and her blood could not travel. Then using her index and middle finger she placed pressure on the sides. Using her other hand, she pulled the needle out. As soon as the needle was out; she used her finger to press the spot right below the wound. Twisting her fingers in a certain way, so the poison would travel the opposite decision, she waited and slowly, the poison oozed out.

Using the cloth from her shirt, she wiped away the poison and bandaged her arm.

Sakura looked towards the area where Foxy and her friends had left. Slowly, she got up. She could do this, even if she was alone.

--

"How many people are down?" Syaoran said to a guy wearing all black. The guy pulled down his mask. "I got 7 people with my needles." He handed the list of people to Syaoran.

Syaoran's eyes ran down the list and stopped at a specific name.

"Y-you got Jade?"

The needle guy looked at him. "Oh yeah. I was trying to get this other girl, number 16, Foxy, but this girl interfered. Her teammates ran out on her, but she gave me a good kicking. She almost got me," he said, pointing to the swelling on his cheek.

Syaoran just nodded, "alright. Bring those people who you poisoned. They'll think that the poison will kill them, not just put them to sleep. So get them, before they do anything unwise like kill themselves. They might do so, since they think they'll die already."

"Okay," the needle guy said.

"Wait, Sam."

The guy stopped, "yeah."

"I'll get number 12, Jade by myself, okay?"

"Okay sir," he said, before he left.

Syaoran put on his mask and left too.

He couldn't believe it. Jade was out.

--

Sakura wandered helplessly around the maze as she ran into another dead end.

"Stupid, fucking maze," she hissed, as she turned back again. Suddenly she ran smack into someone.

"What the fuck," she cried, when she suddenly got up and noticed that it was one of those guys.

She put her hands up and hit the guy.

Surprisingly, the guy was fast and he dodged her every hit.

When she thought he wasn't looking, she faked a punch that turned it into a kick.

He blocked it too.

"How? What?" Sakura flipped on her back, dodging the guy's hits. Suddenly her back brushed against the wall.

She was cornered.

The guy's lips curved into a smile and Sakura faintly realized that it was familiar.

"Do I know you?" She whispered.

'Take off your mask. Take off your mask,' she thought as her hands grabbed a handful of soil.

The guy stopped and took off his mask.

Now!

Sakura pushed herself up and threw the fistful of soil straight into the guy's eyes.

"Sy-Syaoran?" She gasped, as she saw the guy's face, closely.

"Jade, what are you trying to do? Blind me!"

"You asshole, why'd you take off your mask! This isn't fair," Sakura said, as she grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against the wall.

"Are you okay?" She said.

Syaoran nodded, as he got rid of the remaining soil in his eyes. "What's not fair?"

"You were going easy on me," Jade said. "Admit it."

"What?"

"Admit it. After that night, you treated me differently. You went easier on me. Well, you know what. I can handle it."

"Jade, give me your arm," he said.

"What?"

He took it, before she could do anything.

"The needle pierced your arm." He said.

"Yeah, so…" She whispered.

"You're supposed to be asleep by now."

"Sleep? You mean the needle wasn't poisoned, it was just sleeping medicine… now wonder it looked whiter." She said, to herself.

Syaoran's face was stern. "How'd you get it out? How'd you know what to do?"

"I-I."

He had her. She couldn't tell him it was because her friend had the same needle wound. It would blow her cover."

"Sometimes I think you're keeping something from me."

"I'm a medical student!" She blurted. "I once helped an elephant who was shot by poachers."

Syaoran looked at her funny. "You don't strike me as a person who would care about animals, especially an elephant."

She laughed sheepishly. "What? I love animals. You should come see my room; it's full of stuff animals."

Oh my gosh, was she inviting him over to her room? She didn't mean it that way.

"Okay." Syaoran said, laughing.

"What's so funny?" She hissed.

"You, you are," he smiled.

Sakura felt her heart thud. This didn't look like the Syaoran she had in her mind the whole time. His whole face lit up and his shone with something Sakura couldn't decipher. Happiness? Warmth?

No, she didn't want this. She didn't want this Syaoran. This Syaoran made her go crazy.

"What's wrong?" Syaoran said.

"You're smiling." She whispered. "Why are you smiling like that?" Sakura moved back.

"I'm not smiling," he said.

"Yes, you are. You see the curve right there," Sakura moved her index finger up and traced the curve. A spark shock her finger and she felt something warm move up her arm.

She quickly removed her hand, okay bad move.

"Are you alright Jade?" Syaoran said. He took her hand into his. "Maybe you didn't remove all of the poison?"

"No, I did." She breathed, backing away.

Suddenly she bumped into someone.

Quickly she turned around to see the same needle guy. "Li," he bowed. "I've collected all of the people I got my needle with. Jade? Why are you still walking?"

"She removed the poison by herself," Syaoran answered for him.

The needle guy looked at her. "I'm impressed."

"Yes, me too." Syaoran said. "Thank you for the report, you may go."

"Hai." And the guy left.

Jade spun around and glared at him. The puzzle pieces clicked in her head as she realized that bumping into Syaoran was not a coincidence. "You're giving me special treatment. Why'd you tell him to collect everyone, except me?"

Syaoran looked at her uncomfortably. "You know what Jade, I don't know."

Sakura gathered her hair and brushed it back into a tight ponytail. "Damn right, you know." And she hit him.

She didn't know why. She didn't even plan it, but she did.

She didn't like special treatment, from anyone. No one. Not Evan and certainly not Syaoran.

Syaoran didn't expect it and her fist jammed right into his jaws.

He touched the blood on his lips and look questioningly at Jade.

The confusion that touched his eyes, turned into a shade of anger.

"You know why you and I don't match." She said.

"No, why's that?"

"Because we're too like. We're of the same kind, the same species."

He ducked as Sakura punched him. He blocked several of her punches and kicks, slowly backing towards a wall.

When his back brushed again the wall, he used his foot to push himself up with force. His body flew towards Sakura and he managed to land a blow on the side of Sakura's arm.

She flew back with the force, but used her hands to push herself back up. Her speed was so great and her stamina was incredible.

Syaoran's eyes burned. He was having so much fun. There was finally someone who could match up to his standards.

He twisted and turned as he blocked all of Sakura's blows. Everything was so easy. Suddenly instead of punching him, Sakura faked it and kicked him hard in the stomach.

Syaoran flew back and hit the wall. Sakura breathed hard, as she stepped up to him.

She grinned. "Cornered now, aren't we?"

Suddenly, Syaoran's foot came out and tripped her. In an instant she was backed against the wall. "Are you sure about that, now?"

His eyes were laughing. He was having fun! He was laughing at her!

"You asswipe!" Sakura yelled, stamping down onto his foot. She rolled over onto her back, grabbed him by the cuff of his shirt and pushed him down onto the floor.

Syaoran's head hit the floor with a thunk.

He groaned slightly before his eyes closed and his body limped.

Sakura panted crazily, as she tried to adjust her breathing. "You lost," she hissed, down at his body.

His silence answered her.

Suddenly she started getting panicky. "Syaoran?"

She looked down at his closed eyes.

"Syaoran?" She tilted her head down onto his chest to listen to his heart beat. It was normal… then…

"Ahh!" She screamed, when Syaoran came back to life. His arms came around her and pulled her down onto him. She fell down onto his body, HARD.

"Who's the winner now?" Syaoran chuckled.

"Let go of me, you asswipe! You fucking scared me!" She hissed, as she struggled in his arms.

He was strong, too strong.

Suddenly she felt tired and her body limped. She panted as she lay stiff in his arms.

If someone wandered in on them, it definitely wouldn't look right. They were both lying on the floor, with Sakura in Syaoran's arms.

(awwwww heheh)

Syaoran groaned and rolled over to his side, dropping Sakura onto the floor. He sat up with Sakura still lying on the floor.

"Who taught you how to fight?" He said.

Sakura looked up at him. "No one." She replied, flatly.

She closed her eyes and rested her pounding heart. She didn't know why it was beating so fast, so hard.

"Some one did. No one can develop moves like that overnight. You almost beat me."

Sakura's eyes snapped open wide. "Almost?" She got up onto her butt, facing him. "What do you mean almost? I 'did' beat you."

"Do you really think you did?"

"Yea. I know I did."

Syaoran chuckled. "Alright, whatever." He looked at his watch. "This test is almost over soon." He said, getting up. He held out a hand that Sakura took.

"We have to collect the bodies." Syaoran said.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "As if. I know you don't actually kill them."

Sakura squirmed, as she felt his burning eyes. "What?!" She snapped at him. "You're looking at me like that again."

Syaoran shook his head. "Like what?"

"That, that!" She said to his expression.

Instead of his face turning back into a grim, serious expression, his lips turned into… a smile.

A full smile.

"You are so weird." He said, sticking out a hand to help her get up.

Sakura glared at him for his comment, but took his hand.

Suddenly they heard gunshots and the sound of violent screens.

"What's that?" Sakura gasped.

Her half smile dropped as she saw the expression on Syaoran's face.

"Something's wrong. I have to go." And when she blinked, he was gone.

The only thing he left behind for her was a pile of leaves, circling with the wind…

And a thumping heart.

I was supposed to update this on thanksgiving day, but fanfiction . net had those difficulties. Then yesterday I went on a awesome trip- (yes! Freedom!) lol Hope you guys forgive me for the lateness.

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