Chapter One

Requested or Required?

"6238, you have guest," a guard told the lady who sat on her bed. Her long auburn hair shined as ray of light shone onto it. She opened her eyes gradually. Her emerald eyes looked at the guard coldly.

"A guest?" She asked, standing up. Her wicked smile made the guard retreat from her. She laughed. Most of the guards here were afraid of her. They knew how danger she is. Keeping his distance from her, they moved to another room. Two men were already in the room. One was wearing a blue shirt and navy-blue pants, standing at a corner, while the other wearing purple shirt with black pants sat in the chair. Realizing her arrival, the two men looked up at her. The lady returned them a suspicious look.

"Nice to see you, Miss Kinomoto," the guy with the blue shirt greeted.

"I don't usually get guest except Tomoyo and Meiling, who visit me once in a while," Sakura replied, "So who might you be?"

"I'm agent Alex Cohill. This is my partner, agent Riddle Vok," he replied, "We are from the CIA."

"So what can I do for the CIA, agents?" Sakura smirked as she sat back into a chair opposite him.

"You have quite a manner, Miss Kinomoto," Alex replied.

"So are you, Agent Cohill," Sakura replied coldly. Her fingers played with her hair playfully.

"Call me, Alex," Alex was cut short by Riddle.

"Kinomoto, we are here to seek help from you, not here to have an argument," Riddle replied.

"Do I look like I care, Agent Vok? What is happening in the CIA is none of my business. Not that I am concern," Sakura replied, closing her eyes, her arm across her chest.

"Of course it's not your concern, Miss Kinomoto. But you know why we seek help from you," Alex smirked as Sakura snapped her eyes open and looked at Alex.

"So what if I'm Phantom Shadow, Cherry? I don't kill a person without rewards or privileges or reasons," Sakura replied unhappily. She dislikes the tone of this guy.

"And again, Miss Kinomoto. We are asking you to help us kill a person for a reason," Alex laughed, "Not to mention you will be free from your crime after this."

"A big case I see," Sakura smirked brightly.

"You can say that. We had tried enough people, but most of them got themselves killed," Agent Vok replied, finally leaving the corner and walked towards them. He had stood there even since she didn't know.

"Killed?" Sakura asked sarcastically, "Who did you guys tried? Sally Yoko? Or Molly Hill?"

"Both," Alex answered, "Both of them failed the mission and got themselves killed in the process."

"More like they wanted to save their love for Agent Li," Agent Vok said. Alex snapped an eye at him, silencing him. Sakura's face changed upon hearing the mention of Syaoran Li's name. The guy who put her in jail 12 years ago. She still can't forgive him for doing that on her.

Coughing a little, Alex continued, "I'm sorry about my partner. He didn't know much about the case."

"As if you know what happen between us," Sakura replied, looking away.

"Although I don't know much about what happen between the two of you," Alex spoke to her in Japanese, "I was on the case with him. I was also assigned to take you girls down."

"Is that so? Guess you are Meiling's husband then," Sakura replied in perfect English. Alex smiled a little.

"Yes, I am," he replied in English again, "Tomoyo Daidouji... No... I mean Tomoyo Hiigarizawa is Eriol's wife. As you should have known."

"I too, know she is going to have a third child and Meiling is going to have her second twins," Sakura replied coldly, "I assume you boys are good in making woman pregnant."

"They didn't betray you a bit, Miss Kinomoto," Alex replied, ignoring her last sentence, "When we asked for evidences from them, they refused to give us a bit. You may say they are really your partner."

"Then again, I'm alive and given a life-statement while you guys seek evidence to hang me? But now, you guys are seeking help from me?" Sakura asked sarcastically. She knew Tomoyo and Meiling too well that she knew perfectly that they wouldn't betray her a bit.

"They are rather daring to defy us and visit you behind our back," Alex snapped.

"Can't they visit a friend?" Sakura asked, teasingly.

"Alex, remember our purpose," Agent Vok shouted, before Alex could argue back at Sakura. Alex looked at Vok and hissed a curse.

"The president had personally passed down the order for us to recruit anyone who is capable to kill this guy," Alex replied unwillingly as he placed a picture on the table and slide in front of her. Sakura looked at photo. It's a guy with grayish hair, around 30. His brown eyes immediately drew Sakura's attention as she stared at the picture for a period of time.

"Attractive isn't he?" Agent Vok asked, "I wouldn't be surprise that you will be attracted to him. Since most of the female agents fell for him just by looking at his photo."

"Except those who are married," Alex added, only to receive weird looks on both Sakura's and Riddle's faces, "Well at least Tomoyo and Meiling aren't attracted to him."

"Oh well... If I remember correctly, Meiling did say that she saw a very handsome guy picture in her husband's office," Sakura lied though she made a expression look as if she was recalling the real thing happening, "She even curse that she had married too early or she will not had missed this fish."

"She said that!" Alex shouted as he stood up.

"Maybe she was talking about this guy," Sakura made a wondering look. She knew Alex will be all flared up. He was too angry to say anymore things. Even Agent Vok could see fire burning around him.

"Who is this?" Sakura asked, ignoring Alex and turning to face Agent Vok.

"Ian Yoshimura. One of the most successive businessmen around. But people know him as the blacklist dueler too. He will do anything to get his hand on something he wants. He is about 30 and we suspect him to have killed some of the government officers and not forgetting our fellow CIA agents," Agent Vok explained.

"Ian..." Sakura repeated the name again. She knew this name. She heard it somewhere but she can't remember where and when. At least not now.

"Like we say before, Miss Kinomoto," Agent Vok continued, "If you help us, the government will grant your freedom."

"And when did the government become so 'justice'?" Sakura asked sarcastically.

"So do you agree to help us?" Agent Vok asked, ignoring her question.

"You are no fun to play with," Sakura replied. She sat back and thought. It wasn't a bad duel after all. She had always long to see her twins again. She only seen their pictures that Meiling and Tomoyo managed to get and brought for her. This was a chance to be able to see them and checked if they are doing well. To know who they are living with and what kind of people they knew.

"I will help if only you can promise me another thing," Sakura told him as she looked at Agent Vok.

"What?" Agent Vok asked, "If it's within our limit, we should be able to do so."

"I want to see my twins," Sakura replied as she looked at them. Alex looked at her in surprise. Doesn't she know who her twins are living with right now? Hasn't Meiling told her anthing about it? He saw, in her emerald eyes, her longing to meet her twins again. 12 years, she had never seen them in person, hear their voices or touch them even since they were born. She knew they will never know who she is. But why did she choose to meet them when it will hurt her that much? Is she that wanting to meet them?

"You will have plenty of time to see them, Miss Kinomoto," Alex finally replied in japanese, "And did we not mention that you are going to work with their father, Syaoran Li?" Sakura gasped. Did she hear wrongly? She was going to work with Syaoran Li? The one who put her in jail? The father of the twins? And wait, did he just say that her children are actually living with him?

At Syaoran's side

Syaoran walked into his office as usual in his messy dark brown hair, his normal T-shirt and jeans. If one didn't see his badge, anyone will not have known he is actually a CIA agent. And a very high rank personal. Female colleagues looked over at him the moment he stepped in. He is popular in the office. Okay, he is popular almost everywhere. Girls just swamped towards him like a never ending sea. Syaoran on the other hand, was so used to this kind of glaring that he completely ignored them and walked towards his friend, Eriol. Eriol had already realized his arrival. He was as popular as Syaoran is now in the past before he was married to Tomoyo. Not forgetting Alex. They were known as the 'Three Musketeers'. Girls were a no-end thing for them. But it was a different case after they met Sakura and the others. Eriol and Alex fell deeply in love with Tomoyo and Meiling respectively and got married in the end. Syaoran was the only one who wasn't in love with Sakura but was the first to make her pregnant with his children and in the end he put her in jail! Eriol still couldn't believe Syaoran was that cruel to Sakura. Even after so many years, the scene when Sakura was caught kept coming back to him.

"Morning, Mr. Famous," Eriol greeted.

"Morning, Mr. my-wife-is-the-greatest," Syaoran teased.

"She is the greatest," Eriol replied proudly," And the most beautiful lady in the world. And did I not mention she is having my third child?"

"That's the 100th time you are saying this," Syaoran reminded him, "You and your Tomoyo."

"Someone is just jealous that I have a wife and two cute children, while he had only his twins. Sometimes I pity them, you know," Eriol replied, his tone was a little cold. Syaoran looked at his friend. Silence came upon them. Syaoran understood what his friend was implying. 12 years, he looked after the twins and watched them grow. He didn't need a mother for them. Nor did they need a mother. He is only 28. He can still look after the children. Not only so, what for look for a mother, especially when their mother is still alive?

"Agent Li?" A voice broke the silences between them. Syaoran looked around him to find a lady whose face by then was totally flashed and nervous looking at him. Syaoran recognized her. She was a new-comer, Veronica Tinwood.

"Yes, Agent Tinwood?" Syaoran asked, turning to face her.

"Mr. Vic wants to see you in his office," Veronica replied, blushing even deeper (if it was possible), "And please, just call me Veronica."

"Thank you, Miss Veronica," Syaoran replied as he walked away from her and towards Vic's office. Girls shot eyes at Veronica who was grounded to the floor by then. Syaoran knocked the door before entering the room. Vic was sitting in his chair.

"You called?" Syaoran asked as he walked into the room and closed the door behind him.

"Take a seat, Syaoran. We need to talk," Vic replied as he looked up at him. Syaoran obeyed and sat opposite of him.

"The president is rather anxious for us to finish our job, as you should have notice," Vic started, "Every time your partner is died, a new one comes in."

"Yes, and most of them are ex-assassins or somewhere along the line," Syaoran replied.

"Yes, I know it's hard for you to take this kind of people into your house as they might have bad influences on your kids. Plus they were practically all over you whenever they can," Vic told him, "However, this wouldn't be the case this time."

"So who is the new partner?" Syaoran asked dully, "Not that dumb Wendy Knot."

"As a matter of fact, Syaoran," Vic continued, "this time round, the president chose the person himself. A person we are familiar with. Someone who is talented in this job. He wants this case to be done fast. So he had chosen her."

"Her?" Syaoran asked, making a face. He didn't know who Vic was talking about. Someone they knew?

"12 years ago, you were the one who put her in jail. Don't tell me you had forgotten about her," Vic told him. Syaoran looked at Vic with his eyes widened in shock.

"Sakura?" Syaoran asked, "Sakura Kinomoto? My Sakura?" Vic nodded in reply.

"And a reminder, Syaoran. She will never be yours again. After all you did betray her 12 years ago," Vic reminded him, "You are to prepare for her arrival. She will arrive in a few days time. You will receive your order from us directly."

Syaoran stared blankly into the space. Why? Why of all people her again? The girl he put in jail 12 years ago. The mother of his children.

"What is she acting as?" Syaoran asked, getting himself up. Vic stared at him for a moment before letting out a sigh.

"She requested to be the nanny of your children."

Chapter one completed. Anyway, I completed it almost the same day as the prologue. Hope you guys like this chapter.

Heartluv, I was hoping this story to be a unique one but seems to me, it just turn back to something not that original. Sorry if I disappointed you. Gomen.

Lil-star69er, don't worry I wouldn't forget about it. I'm still continuing it. And I think it only left with probably be one or two chapters. (I mean my other story. 'Falling in love with you in 10 days.')

Sakura tenshi.AnGeL oF lOvE, I'm really glad you like this story.

Wolf jade, I'm really sorry if I made Syaoran a little cruel in the story.

I only give part of their pasts to you. You will find out more about the past. Hope you guys wouldn't mind the errors in here. See you guys in my next chapter.

Loving you guys and signing off,

Kit.