A/N: Second chapter!! Well, I did promise you guys, so here it is. I really apologise for ANY plot holes you guys may find in this second arc, even I get confused with/forget details of my own story, which is sort of pathetic but cannot be helped as I'm such an amateur. I would appreciate it if you could bring them to my attention so that when I decide to edit this story, I'll be able to adjust it. Anyways, hope you enjoy it!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, CLAMP does and they're not selling it to me...ever, boohoo...

Onward with the Chapter!

Sakura and Eriol sat down in the two of the remaining seats after catching their breath. Eriol next to Syaoran and Sakura next to Tomoyo. There was a brief silence where the members of the team stared blankly at each other waiting for Namikawa to speak.

"Well team, we've gotten some interesting information." Namikawa started with a sigh. He rubbed his temples with thumb and middle finger before continuing. "And thanks to Syaoran here we've managed to turn the information into a way to capture Fushin." Namikawa looked around to judge everyone's reactions.

Syaoran sat calmly, obviously knowing where this was going while Meiling and Tomoyo chattered excitedly about the prospects of catching Fushin. Eriol on the other hand looked slightly wary, trust the blue-eyed man to be cautious of everything. Sakura herself was a little excited, this meant that they could also locate Adachi and then she could finally make him pay for what he's done. Sakura glanced around the room at the others, a small grin on her face. However, the grin wiped off when she looked in Namikawa's direction, his black eyes were searing into her. There was something like...indecision in his eyes. What was he indecisive about?

"So, what's the plan, boss?" Meiling asked, and everyone quieted down as their attention returned to Namikawa.

He sighed once again, "Syaoran, it's your plan, why don't you explain it to them?" He tiredly waved his hand toward the younger man.

Syaoran nodded and stood up. He walked around the table to a corner of the room and pulled down a large screen. He grabbed a remote from the table to his left and operated the projector until an image appeared on the screen. "While Tomoyo and Eriol were investigating, it seemed they stumbled upon some very interesting and unusual information in one of Fushin's rented rooms in London." He paused a while to let that sink in.

Sakura shifted her gaze to Eriol. He had told her they didn't find anything. She scowled lightly, looks like she really couldn't trust him after all. Why had she been fooled twice? As for Tomoyo, her gaze shifted once more, why hadn't she found her and told her about it? Ah well, it wasn't like Sakura had fully trusted any of them again and yet it seemed now the only people she could trust were Meiling and Namikawa.

Syaoran cleared his throat lightly and continued, "They found a slip of paper with some writing on it." He zoomed in on the picture of the room that was being projected and settled the camera on the aforementioned slip. The room was completely neat except for this piece of paper that lay crumpled on the floor near the leg of the bedside table. "The words on the slip gave the supposed location of their next target; Hong Kong, China. I believe the only reason they would venture into China is in order to assassinate the Chief Executive. This note was found in London, meaning it would only take them about a day to get here. Assuming we investigated this room two days after they left, this means they're already here. They haven't tried to make a move yet, which is strange, if they've already been here for a few days, they should have at least made an attempt on his life by now. Which was what led us to think they're not here for the Chief Executive. We're not quite sure what brings them here but the point is they are here and whatever they plan to do can't be good."

The silence was heavy with tension.

"S-so, what are we going to do?" Tomoyo asked timidly.

Syaoran waited a while, glancing at Namikawa as if for permission. The older man nodded a little and Syaoran continued, "Well, most likely they know we're on to them, so none of us can go out openly, except for Sakura." All eyes landed on her as he said this.

"That's right!" Tomoyo exclaimed, "You're the only one of us who Fushin doesn't know."

Sakura's eyes widened, they wanted her to investigate this case? She was shocked, that was such an honour.

"But," Syaoran said, "You won't be investigating or anything. Fushin will catch on to you faster if you do. Also, Adachi Shimura seems to have a preoccupation with you, his recent credit card purchases have mostly been jewellery and upon further investigation, we found the purchases to have sakura petals on them. This makes things easier for us, all you have to do is lure him out into the open and we'll move in to finish everything off."

The silence thickened in the room, if that was possible. What was Sakura supposed to do? Just wait around for Adachi to show up on her doorstep? Or was she supposed to seduce him too? This thought annoyed her. This team...they merely considered her a tool! Something to be used to get the job done. Was this their plan? Talk about not being proactive. She was speechless. Everyone around the table had their eyes on her. The serious expressions on their faces angered her even more. Sakura was careful, however, not to reveal any emotions on her face and to put up a mental block.

"We know this may be a big request for you, but it would be appreciated Sakura," Namikawa spoke this time.

It would be appreciated? So, he agreed to this plan as well. So much for trusting him. If there was anyone here who she thought would know how she felt about this plan, she thought it would be her boss. He was there throughout the whole Adachi incident. He knew how much she hated him and he knew she hated being used. And yet here he was readily agreeing to this plan and had the gall to try and coax her into agreeing.

But maybe they weren't trying to use her, a little voice in her mind reasoned with her. They hadn't known Fushin was coming to Hong Kong and she was the only member of the team that was undiscovered by Fushin. Maybe they really needed her to do this. And she could get revenge at the same time since she would be meeting with Adachi. She looked around the room observing the others carefully. She would have to agree with them. What else could she do? If this was the best plan they could come up with then they would have to follow through with it, after all who knew how long Fushin would stay in one place? She sighed defeated and looked up to respond but noticed something new.

Eriol was rigid, he too had put up a mental block so she couldn't read his thoughts. Hm, strange. Syaoran looked smug as though he knew she couldn't say no. Another mental block. Tomoyo and Meiling sent each other knowing glances. Something was wrong here. Hm, she would ponder on that later. "I'll play my part in this plan." She spoke confidently, she would show them. If they were using her there was nothing she could do about that. But if not, then she would do her best.

Two days later found Sakura in her rented hotel room looking out the window at the sunset on the thirty-seventh floor of the fanciest high-rise hotel in Hong Kong. The plan was to act natural by pretending she was just taking a vacation from JTPS while at the same time keeping an eye out for either Adachi or Fushin. The rest of the team decided to divide their time between headquarters and another room they had rented which was a couple rooms away from hers. She sighed, she had thought about the various reactions she had seen for days and could only come up with the feeling that they knew something she didn't.

She lightly fingered the locket around her neck. She had discovered that it was some sort of key to the headquarters. Scanning it opened any lock. It amazed her that she had the locket for so long and she thought nothing of it. Recently she made sure, more than before, to always have it on her. Not only for possible locked doors but also because it seemed comforting to have it with her. Seeing her family members all in the photo together gave her encouragement even when things seemed hopeless. Now, more than ever, when she felt despair, she needed some encouragement.

She sighed as the phone rang. She trudged over to it and answered.

"Sakura? We're having a meeting in this room. Come join us." Tomoyo spoke cheerfully to her. Sakura smiled a little and said she would be there in a little while. Sakura grabbed her sweater, pocketed her wallet after hanging up and walked out of her room. She didn't bother taking the microphone they had given her to wear since she was meeting with the people who would be listening in anyway. She walked down the hall, stopped in front of the room and fished out the key they had given her. She silently opened the door and was about to call out when she heard voices coming from the kitchen area. They were out of her view but she knew just who was there.

"I'm not sure about this," Came Tomoyo's soft voice.

"Yeah, me neither." Eriol spoke just as softly.

Syaoran growled, "What's there not to be sure of? She agreed and that's all that matters."

"Nice touch with mentioning Adachi," Meiling's cool voice spoke.

"Yeah well, I knew she would hesitate if I didn't mention him. Not that I was lying, he did buy lots of sakura petal jewellery. We knew they would try to contact her eventually, it was just good that we got to her first. Plus, we've been planning this for months, I wasn't about to let her disagree with the plan, and mentioning Adachi sealed the deal..." Syaoran's voice faded out as his words clicked in Sakura's mind.

They were planning this for months? They knew he would try to contact her? They knew everything. It was official, they were using her. Everyone was in on it. Even Namikawa. A new found resentment filled her. Resentment towards Adachi, towards Namikawa and everyone else involved in this stupid investigation.

Sakura turned on her heel and walked back out of the room, resisting the urge to slam the door, only leaving it slightly ajar so they wouldn't hear her closing it. Once she was back in the hall, she began running. She ran toward the elevator, not bothering with the rest of her stuff back in the room. Tears were beginning to cloud her vision. If it was one thing she hated, it was betrayal, and that was exactly what she was experiencing again on five accounts. Well, four, she didn't really ever trust Syaoran. When she reached the end of the hall at the elevator, she frantically pushed the button. She needed to leave. She would take out some money from her account and fly back to Japan. She'll move back into her old house and try to live a relatively normal life. She would just forget everyone. The elevator opened and she ran in, only to bump into someone coming out.

"Sakura?" It was Namikawa's voice. He noticed the glistening tears in her eyes and pulled her into a hug, "Sakura, what's wrong?"

Sakura pushed him away and out of the elevator before it closed and pressed the button to the ground floor. Before he could react, the elevator doors fully closed and she began descending. Sakura sighed and sunk down to the floor, her back against wall. Her tears began to fall. It was at times like this when she wished she had her family. At least she would have someone to comfort her that hadn't actually betrayed her. She clutched her locket once again and the tears came harder.

She should have known, though. Things were just moving too fast for it to be a coincidence. They had found so many clues on Fushin in such a short amount of time. If he was so elusive then why would he suddenly become so careless with dropping evidence. Especially if he knew there were people searching for him. The only explanation was that the investigation team had known everything before. Which meant that Fushin had been in China for more time than they had said. Yet, he hadn't murdered anyone. What if he had come to meet her. But she was in Japan before, no one knew she had gone to China, so wouldn't that be their first stop? And more importantly, what would they want with her? It was all a big race wasn't it? A race to see who could get to her first.

The elevator doors opened to show Sakura standing now. A determined look on her face. The tears had disappeared with barely any trace left except for the redness of her eyes. She would no longer be a mere pawn in their larger game of chess. She would be the queen. Not only ruling over them but also being the most powerful piece on the board. She nodded resolutely as she stepped onto the ground floor. She would take matters into her own hands. With that thought resounding in her head she marched out of the hotel.

"What is the meaning of this?" Namikawa's voice pierced the silence in the room. A silence that was heavy with guilt and intimidation. Namikawa was normally a mild mannered man, to see him get so distraught about what had just occurred, surprised everyone, especially Syaoran.

"We didn't know she was there," Meiling spoke uncharacteristically timidly.

Namikawa gave a heavy sigh and brought his fingers to the bridge of his nose. "The point is you knew she was coming. I hope you all understand that this most likely means Fushin will get his hands on her," He said tiredly, sighing again before continuing, "He needs her as much as we do, probably more so since he can use her intelligence as well. We need to do everything in our power to get her back with us. Any ideas?" His eyes scanned the small kitchen noting the dismay across each member's face.

"Let's face it," Eriol began, "she's not going to trust us even if we think of some way to keep her away from Fushin."

Tomoyo's eyes brightened, "That's it! We don't necessarily need her back with us, we just need to make sure she's safe."

"You mean babysit." Came Syaoran's bored tone.

"If you want to put it like that yes," Tomoyo glared at him, " And don't sound so arrogant Syaoran, it's your fault we're in this mess to begin with," Her voice was cold.

"Well, Tomoyo, it was you who brought it up in the first place with your insecurities," Syaoran replied harshly, his eyes narrowing in a dangerous glare.

"Stop fighting! We need cooperation, at least!" Namikawa shouted. Everyone immediately got quiet. If it was one thing they knew it was not to anger Toshihiro Namikawa. "Anyway, I believe Tomoyo was on to something with her idea. We just need to look after Sakura until Fushin has turned his attention elsewhere. It needs to be a collective effort since, as Eriol noted, she's not going to trust us individually any time soon especially not as a guardian."

The four others in the room nodded, some more reluctantly than others. Namikawa waited a while before continuing again, "Alright, first we need to find her. If there's any chance she's still in the hotel, then most likely it'll be on the ground floor. If not then she's probably in a park of some sort. Nature always calms her, or animals. I'll stay here in case she returns to get her stuff. Eriol and Tomoyo, I need you both to look around the city while Syaoran and Meiling, you two scour the hotel, you can join Eriol and Tomoyo afterwards if there's no sign of her." The group nodded and stood up to begin their various searches. It was going to be a long evening.

The first thing Sakura did on her own after extracting money from her account, was buy a cellphone. Simple, but necessary as she needed some medium to communicate with others. She figured if they were going to use her, then she would use them as well, after all, they did have a deal. She still intended to use their database of information not only to help her find her brother but now she would be able to build her own conclusions about Fushin from their data rather than blindly accepting everything.

Next she would need somewhere to stay. That was tricky however, she wasn't sure if they were looking for her, but if that was the case then most likely they would check each hotel and motel in the area. She decided she would give them a day or two before checking in somewhere. In the mean time, she could stay anywhere, it wasn't as though she had a suitcase full of stuff to carry around. She would just have to deal with not being able to take a shower for another day. A small price to pay though for the ability to avoid the whole lot of them.

She did buy one new outfit though, a pair of baggy black cargo pants and a black t-shirt. She was trying to blend in so she disposed of her old jeans and blouse, choosing only to keep her grey sneakers. She opted to keep her own hair colour as well, merely styling it differently. Blending in and disguising herself were becoming synonymous at that moment. She bought a pair of shades and slipped them carelessly on her face, being sure to keep her eye out for anyone that remotely resembled a member of the investigation team.

She walked briskly down the pavement toward the entrance of the street market she was at. The market opened out to a large park that Sakura was careful to avoid. No doubt Namikawa had informed them of her fondness for nature by now. No doubt either that a park would be the first place they would check for her, other than the hotel of course. She trailed behind a large crowd that was also leaving and followed them until she was a few metres away from the park. Ducking into an alley, she leaned against the wall and peered out sighing in relief, no one was there. She slipped out as inconspicuously as possible and continued on her way along the narrow side street lit by a few street lamps.

As she walked, an eerie feeling washed over her and she felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. It felt as though she were being followed. She glanced behind out of the corner of her eye and noticed the street empty. She shook her head to dismiss the feeling but it refused to leave. She heard a soft crunching sound behind her and her eyes widened. She was definitely being followed. She would hate herself if it was anyone from the team, but then having anyone follow her was unnerving to begin with. She rounded a corner and bumped into a crowd of people. However, as she was shoved to the side, she caught a glimpse of familiar black hair.

Sakura swirled around, taking off her sunglasses to get a better look, and just as the crowd passed a single figure remained facing her. Her eyes widened in shock. "S-Shimura?" She croaked, her voice suddenly abandoning her. Adachi Shimura stood in front of her just as regal as the last time she'd seen him. His grey eyes just as piercing and his black hair still spiked in the same style as two years before.

"Sakura, Sakura, do you loathe me so much that we've reverted to last names? Even after what we had together?" The man stepped toward her, leaving only a foot of distance between them.

Sakura stood her ground. She was not scared of him. "Say what you like Shimura, but what you did was unforgivable, I have reason enough to hate you." She stared straight into the grey eyes she once felt respect for. Now, he was nothing. They stood in the middle of the street with Sakura facing the direction in which she had come. "What do you want?"

His eyes glinted with a mixture of amusement before turning serious, "Kura, I've wanted to see you for a while," he spoke using the nickname he had given her before.

Her eyes narrowed, "Don't call me that. And would your need to see me have anything to do with your boss Kyou Fushin?" Her tone was acidic as the words escaped her mouth.

"I admit Fushin-sama gave me the opportunity to see you again, however I've always thought we worked so well as a team before-"

"'Before' being the operative word Shimura. We've both changed considerably." She pointed out to him.

His penetrating gaze was fixed on her for what seemed like forever, "Yes, you have changed, Kura. I think, however, that despite those changes we can both find it beneficial for you to... reconsider my previous offer to you."

"Offer?" she inquired.

"Yes, Kura, join me," he stated softly.

Her eyes softened slightly reverting from the hard glare she had fixated him with, to a look of curiosity. Despite her deep hatred for the man before her, there was still a part of her that was affected by his presence and his sudden appearance back into her life, and now he was asking her to join him on the supposedly evil side? She shook her head, "No, I can't do that." She silently cursed her voice for wavering momentarily.

Adachi's lips curved upward slightly, he knew he had her then, "Kura, I know what happened. I know they were planning to use you. I tried to get to you before they could break your spirit. I'm sorry I was late." His voice sounded sincere.

Sakura remained staring into his eyes. The emotions were swirling within her. Should she really trust him? After he slaughtered her father and countless others, all in the pursuit of power? But then, he did mention trying to get to her. Her hunch had been right, it was a race.

"Kura... We need you." His voice was earnest now. Those three words released something within Sakura. They needed her?

"Sakura!" A faint shout came from behind Adachi. Sakura's eyes darted over the man's shoulder and saw Tomoyo running toward her with Eriol, Meiling and Syaoran not far behind. Her mind froze in shock of the situation she was in. Tomoyo and the others were chasing her, Adachi needed her and who was that by the alley...? No time to think on that now. Adachi was already ducking into another alleyway where he probably had an escape route in order to not get caught. She glanced between Adachi's retreating back and Tomoyo's approaching form.

"Adachi, wait! I'm going with you." Sakura shouted to him, anything was better than going back with the others and right now Adachi was the fastest escape route. She slipped back on the sunglasses and ran toward him, noting his shocked but smug face. He enfolded her in his arms and they approached a sleek, black motorcycle. Adachi tossed her a helmet and after they both secured it, they hopped onto the bike with Adachi in front and Sakura holding onto him from behind. Adachi revved the engine and zoomed out of the alley in the opposite direction of the others. Sakura felt the wind whipping against her bare arms as her surroundings began to blur. She glanced back briefly and vaguely heard Tomoyo's voice calling her name once more.

To be continued...
There you go. Chapter 13 just like I promised. Hopefully there's nothing wrong with this chapter. I tried really hard to make sure everything was at least semi-believable. Anyways, I guess it really is unlucky chapter 13, I mean, Sakura switched sides! (gasp). What will the investigation team do now? And will they eventually have to face off with Sakura? If you want to know, stay tuned! And thanks for reading!

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