A steamy chapter for all! Includes lime/fluff between Sakura and Xiao Lang, as well as Eriol and Evelyn. This chapter is rated M. Enjoy!

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Yue sat at a table sipping a cup of coffee. His eyes studied Evelyn from behind dark glasses. His hair has already grown to his shoulders, but he covered it with a hat.

"Why are you provoking Eriol?" He asked her. The guardian had regained nearly all his strength. He had sensed Evelyn in the building and chosen to follow her.

A soft smile lit up her lips, "Maybe I want to rekindle an old flame."

Shaking his head in disagreement, Yue spoke, "I highly doubt that. Magic has just been released and then you pop up? It's too much of a coincidence in my opinion."

Laughing, she replied, "Yue, you don't know what is going on in my head. I want Eriol. And don't think about getting in my way. Don't follow me again. Guardian or not, I can crush you."

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A day passed. And then another. Sakura was glued to the library of the small building, refusing to speak to Xiao Lang. He, on the other hand, was on the phone constantly, trying to make a deal with Kuma in a non-violent way, but was having a hard time of it.

The fact that she was not speaking to him made the matter more frustrating. Flipping his phone shut, he threw it towards the couch and made his way to the library. Xiao Lang had been getting memories back as the past two days had gone by, and he was tired of the behavior. She could be mad at him all she wanted because of a stupid kiss, but he would be damned if she stone walled him. Especially when he knew she had wanted that kiss.

Opening the door, Sakura looked up startled, "Oh, it's you." She looked back down at her book and resumed reading. Making his way towards her, he snatched the book out of her hand, and threw it across the room, "You can't seriously still be mad at me?" Green eyes ignored him. He crouched down to her level and forced her chin up, "Look at me." His amber eyes flashed, "How can you be mad about a kiss you seemed to enjoy?"

Sakura stared at him, "I don't want to feel like I'm being forced into feelings for you just because we had a past relationship. It's as if I have no choice in the matter. I am different now than when I was ten, and obviously so are you."

She stood up, and made to leave the room, but Xiao Lang was too fast for her. He grasped her wrist and spun her around, "Don't you walk away from me." Sakura struggled in his grip, but the man was stronger than her, "Just because my occupation is not necessarily a safe one, doesn't mean I have no honor or that I don't care for people. I am a man. And I'll be damned if you compare me to some of the scum I work with."

"You are hurting me." His grip loosened around her wrist, but did not break. Sakura looked up, "I didn't mean to compare you to some of 'scum' as you put it. But the yakuza are dangerous, which means you are dangerous. You are not the little boy I fell in love with as a child."

"You are dangerous too." The words hit her like a rock, "You are probably more dangerous than I am. You destroyed the staff. You manipulate magic without the cards. You healed yourself from wounds." Sakura blanched, "I noticed the remnants of the stitches in the trash." He lifted her shirt up and pointed at the mark that was barely there, "I know who you are and what you are capable of. You are probably capable of more, and I know I will not need to fear that. I do not fear you. I am not the same boy, but neither are you the same girl. The love we had as children was the love of children. This is very different. Hell, at this point, I can't call it love. I was attracted to you before my memories began to return and it hasn't gone away. I think that is a sign, and I'll be damned if I let your fear get in the way of something that could develop into love."

Xiao Lang felt her trembling in his arms, but he ignored it and leaned down for a kiss. At first, Sakura did not respond, but as he released her wrist and wrapped his arms around her, molding her body to his, she began to relax a little. He moved his lips against hers, Sakura moved a hand to his cheek, "What have you done to me Li?" She whispered, gazing into his eyes, before she leaned in to return his kiss.

Sakura's other arm wrapped around his back as she pulled him towards her. She ran her the tip of her tongue along his lips and Xiao Lang deepened the kiss by delving into her mouth, savoring her taste. He lifted her up onto the desk, and wrapped her legs around him, wanting her to know what she was doing to him. He wanted her to feel him, but not touch him. He wanted to punish her for her judging him, but cause no pain. He knew exactly how to do that.

Pushing a hand underneath her shirt, he spoke, "What have I done to you, you ask?" He pressed a kiss to her earlobe, "I have made you want me." He lowered down to the hollow of her neck, "You crave me, and I will not let you have me until I feel you are punished." His hand reached her right breast, and he squeezed it through her cotton bra as he lightly bit the side of her neck. All Sakura could do was gasp in delight. She wanted him to unclasp her bra and feel her skin. She wanted to feel his bare chest against hers.

Moving her hands to his shirttail, Sakura began lifting up the material. Xiao Lang grabbed her arms and laid her down onto the desktop, her wrists held above her head in his hand, "No."

His lips met hers again, and he hungrily kissed her, tugging her bottom lip between his teeth, sucking on it, then releasing it as he returned to kissing her. His free hand moved between her legs and he felt her through the cloth of her exercise shorts. A whimper escaped Sakura's lips at the touch. Oh how she wanted him to feel her. She felt like her skin was on her fire, tingling everywhere he touched. The man moved his hand to the waistband and edged his fingers beneath it. Sakura took in a sharp breath at the unfamiliar touch. He resumed torturing her neck, suckling it and then breathing lightly on it. Sakura's breath began to hasten more, and he pulled his hand out from underneath the shorts, and then placed it on her thigh. He ran his hand up and down her smooth leg, and then finally up to her hip under her shorts. Running his hand inside her thigh, he smiled into her neck at the squirming of her arms in his grip as he ran his thumb along the panty line, feeling the heat and wetness through the thin material, "Please!" She gasped out as he came ever closer to her entrance. The moment she cried out he to his hand from where it rested and moved to grip her bottom. Giving it a firm squeeze, he released her, and stood back, "I don't think you are angry at me anymore." Sakura sat up on her elbows, breathing heavily. He flashed a grin when he spotted a nice mark on her neck and turned away from her, leaving her in the library to catch her breath.

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Sakura stared at her neck in the mirror. She had tried to rub the mark and agitate the bruise so it would disappear, but it was already set, "Damn him." She whispered to herself as she began to fill the bathtub with steaming water. After he had left the room, it had taken her a good ten minutes to get her senses and her breath back. She had not seen him the rest of the afternoon. Removing her shirt, she remembered his touch on her breast as she saw her bra in the mirror. He had refused to touch her bare skin, and it had nearly driven her to insanity. When his hand had been so close to her she knew he felt her wetness, he had refused to break the barrier of cloth. And she had been unable to do anything about it. She had been unable to ignore his ministrations, or control her body's response.

The last of her clothes removed she saw the tub was nearly full, and immediately ran the shower water, washing her hair and body, scrubbing it clean. The feel of his touch still lingered. Turning off the shower head, she poured bath salts into the steaming water, hoping to unwind and relax. He brain was in a confused state.

'He was right. I judged him and he sure as hell punished me for it.' Closing her eyes, she leaned her head back and released a breath. She knew that she was attracted to him, definitely could not deny it now, despite it all. He had hit all the key points in what he had said about danger and their past. The thing that bugged her above all things about the incident this afternoon, however, was his self control. When he had pushed up against her, she had felt his arousal. How had he managed to control himself? She had been ready to rip his clothes off by the end.

"Idiot, he was pissed at you and he said it, he wouldn't let me have him." Sakura said to no one, 'He had no intention of having sex with me in there, no matter how badly he wanted it.'

"Sakura!" She heard the person that consumed her thoughts shout through the outside door, "I got a phone call from Kero."

Sakura sat up in the tub, brought out of her reverie, "What did he have to say?"

"He says he found Yue and Eriol and that we need to get back to Tokyo. Looks like I'm going to have to settle my differences with Kuma sooner than expected. We leave tomorrow morning."

"Okay." She said slightly breathless, "Thanks for letting me know."

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Locking up his office, Eriol sighed in relief. Sakura and Xiao Lang would be on their way to Tokyo the next day, and Yue was back on his feet. He stepped into the elevator and hit the ground level button. His trip was short and he exited the building as he began the walk back to his apartment. It was not far.

"Eriol," He heard a familiar voice say. Turning in the direction of the voice, his eyes lighted on Evelyn. She was wrapped in a pea coat that was longer than whatever she was wearing underneath. Her heels accentuated her long legs, and her long hair was curled. For a moment, he thought of Tomoyo.

Narrowing his eyes, he asked, "What are you doing here?"

She walked up to him, and straightened his coat collar, "Why don't we get some dinner? I know a nice place not far from here." Evelyn glanced up with her eyes, and smiled seductively.

"Why would I do that? You made it quite clear we were the enemy the other day."

"Perhaps I was a bit rash," She commented, "My memories had just returned, I didn't know what to do with them. All I could think of was Claire. But now I…" She hesitated, "Now I think I can put it behind me. What happened in the past is the past. Why don't we start over? With our modern lives, things are different here."

Eriol gazed at her suspiciously, "How do I know you aren't playing a trick? How do I know you aren't just going to go after Sakura and Xiao Lang?"

"All I want is dinner. Just one meal and then you can decide. If you think you can't trust me after that, I won't ever bother you again." She smiled sweetly now, "I just want to get to know you as Eriol. Just Eriol." She pulled him into her and kissed him softly on the lips.

Eriol leaned in and responded to the kiss, 'Just dinner…' He ran his fingers through the curls of her hair and felt that he couldn't resist her. She smelled so sweet, an intoxicating scent of flowers and spice, 'Just like her…' He pulled away from her and said, "Dinner."

He grabbed her hand and let her lead him to the restaurant she had designated. Eriol couldn't focus on his food. She looked so inviting in her wrap dress. Evelyn talked about normal things, nothing about magic. All he could think of was the way she seemed completely different from the angry woman the week before. He knew he should not begin to trust her, but she seemed sincere enough. And he wanted her. She smelled good enough to eat, "Let's go somewhere more private." Eriol heard himself say. He knew he shouldn't have said that, but something in his mind told him it was alright.

Evelyn stared at Eriol across the table. She was pleased. She had made sure to not use any magic that he would notice. She wanted him to believe he was falling in love with her. As he began to fall for her, less of the magic would be used until it was purely him loving her. And she couldn't deny that she wanted the man, "Somewhere more… private? Are you sure?"

He nodded, "Yes. Let's go." He threw cash on the table and stood, "My apartment is a few blocks away." Grabbing their coats, he ushered her out of the restaurant and onto the streets. Within ten minutes, they were in the elevator and he couldn't wait any longer. He hit the stop key on the elevator and the lights dimmed, "Come here." He crushed her to him, and pushed her up against the wall, "I want you woman." He reached his hand to the bow that tied her dress shut, and pulled it loose. Her dress opened and revealed her naked body. He took her body in, her perfect curves. Eriol squeezed a breast with one hand and snaked a hand between her thighs. He lifted her up against the wall, and sunk a finger into her warmth without warning. Evelyn let out a gasp. She was already wet.

He kissed her as he plunged a second finger into her and used his thumb to massage her most sensitive place, "Eriol…" She whispered his name between a kiss. Evelyn pulled away from him, "You can't have me yet. Soon." She smiled at him. She leaned over and flipped the switch back to on. Eriol could barely contain himself as she tied her dress back. Her scent was intoxicating. The elevator opened on his floor and he walked her down the hall to his apartment and unlocked the suite. Pulling her inside, he slammed the door, flipped the bolt, and took off her coat, "Come here." He repeated the same command he had given her in the elevator. She smiled and grabbed her coat. She unlocked the door again, and said, "Don't be so hasty dear. Where's the fun in that?" And walked out the door.

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The next morning, Eriol awoke in his bed, with a headache. He was wearing boxers and his glasses were on the bedside table. He thought a moment, trying to recall the night before. He remembered eating dinner with Evelyn, having a few drinks to many, and her walking him back to the apartment. The elevator, and her refusing him at the door.

Sitting up groggily, Eriol thought, 'I must have been drunk to allow her here… but she did refuse me… damn.' He still wasn't sure if he could trust the woman, but she had so far proven herself not to be malicious. Rubbing his face with his hands, he then remembered, "Crap… Sakura and Xiao Lang are gonna be back today." He decided to get up and get ready for the day.

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Merry Christmas everyone! So if you remember Evelyn's plot for revenge… hehehe… anyway, hope you enjoyed. I will work to update soon!

Please leave me your thoughts everyone and hope you have a safe and happy holidays.

-Hotaru