Darkness in the Midst

Sorry, been a long time since the last chapter, life gets to you ya know? From now on the updates are going to come slow so be patient. Well anyways I think this chapter is worth the wait, enjoy!

Chapter 6: Love and A Rising Darkness

The two parted lovers looked at each other for minutes, both unbelieving in the site before their own eyes. Sakura hadn't changed much since Syaoran had last seen her, her hair was still in the same style as 5 years before but slightly longer then his memory. She had grow up looking much like her mother from the pictures he had seen, her figure was one he thought he could only dream about. Sakura looked over her estranged lover and noticed his shorter hair and his typical fit body, "Syaoran…" She said taking a few tentative steps forward towards him, the steps soon turned into leaps as she ran into her lover's arms.

Syaoran wrapped his arms around Sakura as she buried her face into his chest, he smiled as she embraced him and hugged her body against his as tight as possible. Tears slowly began to form in Sakura's eyes as she hugged her beloved, all she could mumble between sobs was, "Syaoran." Syaoran rubbed her back tenderly with a gentle smile, "its ok Sakura I missed you too." Sakura Smiled as she looked up at her lovers smiling face tears still streaming down her face. Syaoran whipped them away with his hand before running it through her short hair. 'God she's beautiful' he thought before saying, "you know I don't like it when you cry, after all a mile suits you best." She smiled and buried her head again into Syaoran's chest, "I'm glad your back Syao-kun…" she trailed off and slowly un clasped her hands behind his back, her expression changed from that of joy to a serious one as she brought a hand up to Syaoran's face and with all her might slapped her stunned lover across the face, "That's for not telling me you were here!" She said turning around with her arms crossed face in a pout.

"Smooth Kid, real smooth."

Whack!

"Ouch! Would you stop hitting me!"

"Then stop making fun of the cuteness of this lovely scene, oh I wish I had my camera with me!"

"Weirdo…"

Whack!

"Would you stop hitting me there I think you'll leave a scar!"

"I'll leave more then that if you don't shut up…"

Syaoran and Sakura quietly watching the scene sighed and both at the same time yelled, "Both of you shut up!"

"We're having a moment here and your ruining it Bill!" Syaoran exclaimed as his fist was twitching in anger.

"Tomoyo, I need time to talk with Syaoran alone for once!" Sakura said in a similar matter. They then stopped suddenly realizing their similar sate and embarrassed both looked at the ground. Syaoran was the first to speak up saying, "Maybe we should talk in my bed room," Sakura nodded with a smile as Syaoran and his lover walked into his small room. Bill stood up quickly and began to speak, "Hey wait a second don't you go try," the door slammed shut and locked cutting Bill off, Bill stood in shock for a second before yelling, "Kid I'm not about to let you let this emotional time turn into something you both will regret!" Tomoyo Collapsed to the ground in embarrassed, "Um, I think they just wanted privacy." Bill looked back at Tomoyo and smiled with a hand behind his head. "Oh, heh, maybe your right." His demeanor quickly changed as her response came rather cryptic, "You know I expect more awareness from a scout like your-self." He looked down with an expression of shock, "H-how did you…" Tomoyo smiled and tilted her head, "I was offered to join you last year by Cary-Chan." Bill shook his head and sighed, "This is why I ask for all the reports before going into an unknown place." Tomoyo giggled, "Jumpers must be desperate if they hired some one like you." Bill frowned, "well for your information I'm not really cut out for…"

"You're one of Inner Sanctum aren't you?"

"Now I know why Cary offered you a job, you're good."

Tomoyo smiled and tilted her head giggling as Bill went back into the kitchen to re-fill the tea pot. "So why are you here then 'Bill,' I know they don't send inner Sanctum out on normal scouting missions."

"Be like using a nuke to kill a fly, I know, but your friend is a special case, some one in the high ups has a…connection with her."

"Also Sakura mentioned about the Darkness…"

"Oh yeah, just a minor detail there, we actually weren't expecting them to start waking up any time soon."

"You're going to protect her right, I mean isn't that your job."

"Hopefully the kid will handle that, but for sure she can take care of herself, she does hold the cards after all." Bill poured himself another mug of coffee before poring Tomoyo her tea.

Inside the room Syaoran leaned up against the door as Sakura sat on his bed. Syaoran sighed and remarked softly, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I was going to surprise you but I guess that numbskull blew it for me." Sakura giggled and smiled, "Its ok, and he really didn't blow it for you he actually saved me and Tomoyo from being beaten up, so try not to be too angry with him." Syaoran looked up at Sakura with her cheerful smile and sweet voice, and couldn't help but smile himself, "You know I missed you Sakura." Sakura blushed a bit as Syaoran came over and sat next to her, grabbing hold of her hand. They sat in silence for a few minutes before Sakura turned towards Syaoran and clasped his other hand, they looked into each others eyes for what seemed like hours searching each others souls before they both leaned in and pressed their lips against each other.

"Cute!" Tomoyo exclaimed standing in the other doorway into the room, the door left wide open as Bill was doing his best to pull Tomoyo away from the door. The couple broke the kiss immediately both them falling on the bed both faces red as tomatos. "Sorry kid she noticed it and got here before I had a chance to close it, but it seems she's rooted to the floor!" Bill strained against the rock solid starry eyed Tomoyo. The two lovers sighed embarrassed and awkwardly looked at each other, "Hoe!"

Bill carefully pulled his car out of the driveway, Syaoran and Sakura in the back seat still holding hands, Tomoyo in the front with Bill. The two in the front chatted away about random things, Tomoyo telling Bill about Japan while Bill simply made snide comments usually getting a physical smack as his response. Sakura and Syaoran simply smiled silently content being back together. The car finally reached its final destination as the sun was just falling from the sky.

"Thanks for the ride O'Sail-Kun!" Sakura remarked as she unbuckled and opened her door at the same time as Tomoyo. "Eh it's nothing, besides we don't have anything major planned right kid?" Bill looked back into the back using his rear-view mirror with a devious smile on his lips. "Oh, then you have time to come in? I'm sure Cary-Chan would love to see you!" Sakura smiled as Bill unbuckled and got out of the car, "sure why not, come on kid, inside we go." Syaoran's face went white, "I-inside?" Bill looked through Syaoran's window with his evil grin and responded with, "D-d-did I stutter?" Syaoran let out a sigh before getting out of the car, his face going from white to dark red. As he walked with Sakura and the rest up to the front door, "Syaoran's so cute visiting Sakura's house, he always gets like this." Tomoyo whispered under her breath to Bill with stars in her eyes, Bill just shook his head and adjusted his fedora as Sakura opened the front door.

"I'm home!" She yelled as she took off her shoes and walked into the kitchen to find Cary reading a book while drinking a cup of tea. Cary looked up with a smile, "Hello Sakura, your home late where were you?" Sakura smiled back as Syaoran Bill and Tomoyo walked into the room. "Oh you brought….Bill!" Bill smiled and waved, "Hey sweetie, told you I was in town"

"But what are you doing with Sakura?"

"Some creeps from that college of yours decided to take out their anger at that professor you work for on his child, luckily I showed up before anything nasty could happen."

"Sakura, your not hurt are you?" Cary asked with worry as she placed down her book. Sakura shook her head, "No, all thanks to O'Sail-kun." Cary smiled and looked back at Bill,

"Well I guess this numbskull is good for something."

"Ouch, my pride."

"Oh shut up Bill."

Cary rolled her eyes as she noticed Syaoran in the back of the group, his eyes fixated on her with a glare. Cary shook her head a sighed before smiling, "Hello there, you must be the boy that's stolen Sakura's heart, you know her brother talks about nothing else but ways he's going to pound you into the ground." This elicited a laugh from every one in the room except Syaoran who kept his eyes on Cary, as if he was trying to burn a hole through her with his eyes. The mood of the room changed to one of tenseness as Cary, looking a little worried was being stared down by Sakura's love.

"Uh, Cary, didn't you say you had something to show me when I got in town?" Bill asked trying to break the stare off.

"Yeah but its clos…oh wait that thing, yeah, you want to go see it now?" Cary Said catching on to the ploy. She stood up and before Sakura or Syaoran could say anything they were at the front door.

"If I'm not back by the time you want to go kid, just walk back, bye!"

"Wait, you're my bodyguard you're supposed to…." Syaoran was cut off by the door slamming behind the couple. Syaoran clenched his fist in anger, "Bill you worthless bag of…" He was silenced by the soft hand of Sakura who placed a finger over his mouth, "Since when did you let your anger go?" Sakura giggled as she smiled at his cute embarrassed expression. Syaoran shook off his expression taking Sakura's hand in his, a serious tone entering his voice, "Sakura, I told you to be careful, these Angels are dangerous, what were you doing telling one of them about your personal life?" Sakura blinked taken back by his sudden tone.

"Syaoran…"

"Sakura, I Love you I don't want anything to happen to you, so please stop telling that Angel about yourself."

"Why is she so evil? She's nice to me always smiling and if she is an Angel then she's on our side so what's wrong with being friends with her?"

"You don't get it Sakura; I know what these so called 'Angels' are capable of. They have slaughtered entire cities that stood in their way. They care about nothing but to stop the Darkness, that's their sole purpose on this planet!"

"Why would I want to get in the way of stopping the Darkness, I want to stop them too!"

Sakura looked forcefully into her lovers eyes both of them still heated in their argument until Syaoran placed his hands on her shoulders and smiled. Sakura looked confused at first but then realized what he was trying to do. "They hide…" she stammered as Syaoran completed her sentence.

"The Darkness disguises them selves, they become husbands, wives, sons, daughters, lovers, leaders…they become part of your life." Sakura was shocked and horrified at the same time, the thought that some one she had known, some one she trusted could be someone bent on killing her seemed to horrendous to…evil. "But…" Sakura said as tears welled up in her eyes, "…but…who…how…" Syaoran choked down his own tears, feeling terrible watching the love of his life question her self and every one she had ever known in her life.

Syaoran hugged Sakura close, in an attempt to make her feel safer, to try and shelter her from the reality of what was happening. She cried into his chest as she attempted to grasp what was going on, and why it was all happening right when everything she ever wanted was coming right back in to her life. Then out of no where both the lovers lost their train of thought as they sensed something, something big. "It's like the one before…it's." Sakura was cut short by Syaoran as he took her by the hand to the front door, "It's them, hurry we need to get there…"