Beyond the Unknown

Chapter 10: Insanity and Violence

A/N: I feel pretty beat.

x-Samara-x, Fantasy Kat, al3z-8, AnimeObsessionFantasy, PupkinGril, Kurisutaru, Sk8tergurl12193, TOPPYOUSHIMONAI

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Summary: They find out that the karate class isn't just a karate class, but a way for Syaoran to recruit people into his gang. During the test, Syaoran thinks Sakura was taken out (she got hit by a poisonous needle), so he goes to get her, only to find she has gotten the poison out and is still qualified. They fight because Sakura feels she is getting special treatment. The result is a bit of an SS moment. However, gun shots are fired and Syaoran leaves all of a sudden…

Last chapter… a long way back…

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 trailing leaves, circling with the wind…

And a thumping heart.

Bloody screams ran along the atmosphere and people were dying as quick as they were running.

It was a big chaos as Syaoran's men tried to hold down the intruders.

As soon as Syaoran arrived at the scene, he saw them. Big men, dressed in black, gunning off every last of the people that came in their way and he saw that they had no technique. They were just crazy.

"Li!" He heard a call and he turned around to see the end of a black whip coming towards him. He ducked just the right moment.

For just a few seconds, he ran along side, dodging the weapon every now and then. It sucked that he had nothing to defend himself with.

But since the guy was going recklessly, he watched for the opportune moment before he hit the guy's weak spot.

Just as the guy charged at him, he smacked the guy straight across the head with his bare hands.

And in just seconds, the guy fell. It was pretty amazing. Syaoran looked at his hand in disbelief.

But he knew he had no time to spare. Using the guy's own whip, he tied him up and pulled him into a deserted area.

"Please," the guy sputtered. "Let me go."

Syaoran pulled the guy's black mask off, expecting to recognize the face, but he only came across a blue eyed stranger.

"Who are you here for?" Syaoran asked.

The guy shivered uncontrollably. "I- no one. No one." He stated.

Syaoran pulled the whip tighter against his throat. "Speak." He said. Eyes glaring, every inch of humanness erased.

"I said: NO ONE."

Syaoran glared. "Wrong answer." He tightened the grip securely onto the guy's neck until he sputtered from lack of air.

Syaoran watched as his face turned blue, before he got up.

However, just as he turned away, he heard the low words. "I wasn't given any o-orders. I came because you hurt her and your men deserved every bit of pain, for the pain you caused to her…"

Syaoran turned around and instantly loosened the tight grip. "Who's her?" He demanded.

Too late. The guy gave a low sigh before his head dropped and body limped.

Fuck.

The aftermath of the day was a horrible mess. Bodies laid everywhere and the stench was horrible enough to make you puke.

"Li." A guy said as Syaoran walked past.

He never looked at him as he went up to Sakura and the rest of the group of amateurs that were still alive.

There were about 20 of them left.

"How are you guys?" He said with his low even voice.

They just shivered as they looked up at him. None of them knew that the invasion wasn't part of the test.

"That was a scary test." One girl said as she shivered.

Syaoran stood silent for a second, before he spoke. "That wasn't part of the test."

The class looked up at him, shocked. "What do you mean?"

"These people… they were from our gang's rival."

A girl burst out crying. She was a girl that'd just lost her boyfriend in the test.

"We're going to get our revenge though. Evan's gang will pay."

Sakura's head shot up. "What? It wasn't-" She stopped her sentence.

It wasn't Evan's gang.

She was about to say it. She was about to reveal everything.

Syaoran looked down at her. "What'd you say?" His eyes had suddenly softened when they fell upon her.

Sakura shook her head. "Nothing." She said.

He just looked at her for a bit, before he turned away. "All of you pass. Tomorrow night, we're raiding Evan's place. Be prepared." He said, before walking away.

Sakura had just showered. The rest of the gang was now at the Li house. She'd passed. They'd passed. And now she was in Li's gang, supposedly supposed to attack her real gang in 24 hours.

What the hell happened there?

Sakura slumped down onto the chair and stared at herself from the mirror.

It was dark in her new room where the only light illuminated from the moon outside, peeking in from the balcony glass.

She looked just like her regular self. She had auburn hair and the same emerald/green eyes. But they were staring back at her and for the time, they were staring back confused.

She dropped her head, allowing her bangs to fall into her eyes and unnoticeably, a tear slipped from her eyes and fell onto the dresser.

She was so confused. Who was she now?

Where did she belong?

She knew she was part of Evan's group but somehow, she felt she belonged here as well…

Somehow, she began wondering how it'd feel being an actual member of the Li gang- being accepted. Minus Foxy and her friends, she for once, felt like she… belonged.

But then Tomoyo's face flooded into her mind. Wouldn't being with Li, meant betraying Tomoyo.

She picked her head up with a start. She couldn't do that. She could betray Evan, but she couldn't betray her best friend. It was too selfish of her.

In some way, she just had to warn them. She reached into her pocket, but realized she'd lost her cell phone some time during the test.

She turned to look towards the dresser next to her bed, empty. Then her gaze fell over her entire room. There was no phone whatsoever.

She contemplated what she would do, before she got up. She opened her bedroom door a crack, before she slipped out.

It was quiet in the house and only shadows followed her. She crept down the steps, almost ghost like and drifted towards the living room and there she saw that phone, she'd seen when she entered the Li mansion.

Perfect. She thought.

Carefully, her fingers dialed the numbers and she waited as she heard the little rings.

A soft voice picked up the phone and her voice flooded her ears.

"Tomoyo!" Sakura smiled.

"Sa-Jade?" She seemed in disbelief.

"Yeah, it's me. Look Tomoyo, I can't talk long. I've been accepted into the gang, but I need to warn you. Tomorrow night they're planning something. They're-"

"What are you doing down here?"

"Jade?" Sakura heard Tomoyo's excited but hesitant voice.

Slowly she whirled around and she came into contact with piercing amber eyes.

"Syaoran…" She breathed. Quickly she moved her hands and hung the phone up with a click.

"Are you sitting here talking to yourself?" He asked, slightly amused.

Great. He hadn't seen.

"Uhh… yeah. I do that at times."

He seemed to have thought that was funny. He bent down and took the seat besides her.

"Are you ready for tomorrow night?"

Sakura hesitated. "Syaoran… I don't think it's a good idea." She admitted.

There she'd said it.

Syaroan turned to her. "Why'd you think that?"

"Because… I just don't think so."

"Are you scared?"

What? Of course not! But… she closed her eyes. If that'd convince Syaoran to call this whole thing off.

"Yeah, it's because I'm scared." Then suddenly she thought of Tomoyo and what would happen if she couldn't convince him. "Fuck… I don't want this to go on." She slipped her voice cracking. And she didn't expect it, but tears trailed from her cheeks.

"Don't be…" The touch of his hands against his face caused a shock in her. She pulled away and looked up into his eyes.

They weren't cold at all like she expected and they looked back at her with life. They looked back at her admiringly.

She pulled away.

Her hair whipped around her and she turned her back to him.

"I'm fine." She murmured. "Thank you, but I'll manage."

She only heard the slight chuckle, as Syaoran ran his hand through his hair and stood somewhat amused as he'd just witness Sakura in a moment of vulnerability.

Then in a moment, the walls were back up.

Sakura stiffened as she felt Syaoran's hot breath against her face.

"You're so fucking stubborn." He said. "You know that?"

He whirled her around though, so she looked into his eyes. "But you don't have to always pretend. Remember what I said? "…we are much more alike than we think..."

"Well…" He moved back. "I'll see you tomorrow morning."

His eyes glittered in the shadows.

After he left, Sakura let her bangs fall down over her eyes and she knew that she'd just fallen deeper into the pit.

A/N: oh blimy. I'm truly sorry. If there's any mistake I apologize. It's been so hard for me to write what I want to write.

I hope you still might (P '-')P review, if you still remember this story. I would really appreciate it.

one and only,

morninglori