Okay ppl this chapter is a whole lot more interesting than the last one! YAY! Ok anywayz thank u to everyone who reviewed! Ur the BEST!
O, and also there have been some questions as to why Syaoran could walk out in daylight, well I guess I forgot to mention that he had long sleeves, sunscreen and a hat on, and besides only really really powerful vampires can even get away with that!
So on with my story!
Sakura was ticked, although she knew she shouldn't have been. She should've been glad that Touya had dragged her away from Syaoran. But she didn't she was just seriously peeved at him for doing it. "Touya! Would you shuttup, sit down and listen to what I have to say first!" Sakura yelled at her ranting brother.
Touya humphed and sat down. "Thank you." Sakura said a little calmer now.
"Touya, I told you Syaoran's just a friend nothing more."
Touya eyed her skeptically, "Yeah, right."
Sakura rolled her eyes at him, "Touya, honestly, I just met the guy today! Besides you know me, I don't have time for any romantic relationships right now. You know I swore off men when mom died."
"Yeah yeah I know what you swore, I also know that feelings change!"
Sakura shook her head, she walked up to him and looked him straight in the eye, "Touya, I swear to you that there is nothing between Syaoran and I except for friendship."
He narrowed his eyes at her, "You swear?"
Sakura held up her right hand, "On my honor as a Hunter."
Touya sighed and nodded. "Alright." Questioning the honor of a Hunter was like going up to a stranger and asking them if they're a virgin. So obviously Touya believed his little sister.
'Now why did you go and do that!' her mind screamed at her.
'Because it's the truth Syaoran and I are just friends. If that.' She answered back.
'Yeah, but I know you want it to be something more…' her mind left it hanging.
'Please I can never have a normal relationship with anyone. I'd only put him in danger. It may be Touya's duty to carry on the line, but it's certainly not mine.'
Suddenly the phone rang, jerking Sakura out of her conflicting thoughts. She raced to the phone and picked it up before Touya could. "Hello?" she asked.
"Sakura, it's Ryu."
She turned to her brother. "Hey Ryu-kun, what's up?" at hearing Ryu's name Touya's interest spiked.
"Same old same old. Anyway, are you up for a little partying tonight?" he asked slyly.
Sakura smiled, "You bet I am, when and where?"
"The Clow Mansion, should start at midnight, although you might want to show up a little later, so you can blend in."
"Anyone in particular you want me to take out?"
"Yes, his name is Hiirigizawa, Eriol. Tall, dark, handsome type."
Sakura nodded taking all the information in, "Can I ask who gave this information?" already knowing what the answer would be.
"You know how the underground works Sakura…" came the guarded reply.
"Yeah yeah, I know I know. Is there going to be anyone else there or is it just me and Touya?"
She heard Ryu sigh, "Well actually I have a different assignment for Touya, your winging this one alone Sakura, so watch your back."
Inwardly Sakura was jumping for joy! Finally! It had been awhile since the underground had given her an assignment that didn't involve both her and Touya. "Alright thanks Ryu."
She handed the phone to her brother, while she went upstairs to figure out what she was going to wear.
She ransacked her closet looking for something that made her look dangerous, but didn't bring too much attention to her. She finally settled on a red spaghetti string shirt, with a loose black lacey see-through top with long sleeves to go over it. She also wore a black leather mini skirt with slits up the side, just in case she had to kick someone. She also had black leather high-heeled boots that came just above the knee.
She then set to getting all her weapons collected. She put her sais, inside her boots. She put on her bracelets that held her daggers inside, so that with the push of a button they'd pop out. She had surprised more than one vampire with that little trick. Unfortunately she had to leave her crossbow behind. It would be too obvious.
She loaded her 2 guns, placing one in each boot, and packing her bra with extra ammo.
By the time she had finished getting her wardrobe together dinner was ready. She ran down the stairs, famished. While her brother was setting the table she asked, "So where are you going tonight?"
Touya eyed her carefully, "None of your business."
Sakura sat openmouthed, Touya always told her where he was going, this was definitely a first. "What do you mean? Is it something the Underground wants kept under wraps or something?"
Touya remained vague, "Yeah something like that. Look I have to go now, so be careful tonight alright?"
"But Touya—"
"Did you pack your guns?"
"Yes."
"Daggers, Sais?"
"yes Touya."
He smiled, "Good, watch your back out there squirt." He said while he ruffled her hair. And before she could protest further, he grabbed his black trench coat and walked out the door.
Sakura was curious but figured he had his reasons. She returned to the kitchen and started eating dinner, although her appetite had been forgotten.
At midnight, Sakura put on the clothes she had laid out, rechecked her weaponry and started doing her hair. After trying out a few different styles she finally decided to just put it up in a half pony-tail. She grabbed the keys from the counter and jumped into her Jaguar XKR (very very fast car for those who don't know) and sped out of the driveway, and on towards her destination.
After reaching the mansion she parked a little ways a way, but close enough that she could make a quick getaway if she had to. She realized that blending in wasn't going to be a problem. The mansion was completely packed, so packed that there were people dancing on the front lawn, and probably the back too. Once she reached the lawn, however, she was overcome with a nauseating amount of vampiric aura that was surrounding her. As her training had taught her, she pushed it to the back of her mind and forced herself to remain indifferent.
She entered and started mingling, making sure to keep her "hunter" face hidden. She needed to seem the innocent girl who didn't know why she was here. Suddenly she was stopped by a black-haired girl with ruby red eyes. "Hey I'm Meiling. What's your name?" she asked loudly but cheerfully, trying to make herself heard over the music.
"Sakura." She said simply.
"I've never seen you before are you new to town?" she asked innocently enough.
"No, I was just hoping for something a bit dangerous and on edge to come my way, and when I heard about this party, well let's just say I couldn't resist the temptation.
"What about your parents?" she asked worriedly.
"Dead."
"You live alone?" Meiling asked almost smiling.
"Nope, I have an older brother, but he works the night shift." Sakura said. Basically it was the truth, or at least as close to the truth as this girl was gonna get.
"Well its nice to meet you Sakura. Come on let me introduce you to some people, oh and by the way, I love your outfit." Meiling grabbed her hand and started pulling her away from the crowded areas, and down a hallway towards some rooms, where the vampiric aura was just completely overwhelming. Hopefully, by the way Meiling reacted to her, they wanted her to become blood-bonded with one of the vampires. Sakura tried to figure out if Meiling was human, a "blood-donor" as sakura called the humans who willingly gave their blood to vampires, or just a vampire herself, but with all the vampires around the auras were jumbling together.
(Think about it like this, there are so many spicy foods in one room, and your trying to figure out if one of them is mild, spicy or extra spicy, quite difficult no? Anyways back to our story.)
Meiling stopped in front of a closed door and nodded to a very thick and burly guy who Sakura guessed to be some kind of bouncer. He opened the door for them and they stepped into a very very very large room, thick with colored "smoke" most likely it was just a fog machine, but it gave the room an eerie feel to it. Along the walls were couches were people were making out, and vampires were feeding. Sakura shivered inwardly, she always hated watching vamps do that. Meiling came to a stop at a round table where ten people, whom Sakura guessed to be all vampires, but she couldn't see them clearly because of the fog, were playing poker. Meiling cleared her throat. Everyone at the table stopped, and looked up at Meiling. A rough voice to the right of Sakura asked, "Who's the girl Meiling?"
Meiling dragged Sakura forward for their inspection it seemed. "This is Sakura. Sakura this is Takashi, Mika, Hoshi, Kanaye, Raidon, Seiichi, Umeko, Yutaka, Eriol," each one nodded their heads in turn, Sakura took note of which on Eriol was, 'Well he didn't look all that dangerous, but hey a vamp is a vamp, and if the Underground wants him dead there must be a good reason for it.'
Meiling's voice snapped Sakura back to reality, "And where did Xiao Lang go? Eriol did you scare him off again?"
A deep voice sounded behind them, "Nope I'm right here Meiling. Who's your friend?" Sakura's voice caught in her throat as she recognized that voice. She cringed as Meiling turned her around to face it.
The man's eyes widened. "Sakura?"
"Syaoran? What are you doing here?"
a/n HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I'm soooooooo evil! Cliffhanger! I love cliffhangers, perfect way to end a chapter. Don't worry I'll update soon. I told you this one would be better than the last one! ;)