Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, Clamp does. But I do own this story.

Pairings: Syaoran x Sakura, Eriol x Tomoyo, Mei Lin x OC, Rika x OC, Naoko x OC, Chiharu x Yamazaki

Thanks to everyone who reviewed so far, but it would be better if I get more. I hope you'll like this chapter!


Chapter Four

"The Wolves"


"We are in a gang" he said simply but obviously said the wrong way because what he said was anything but simple. The girls sighed at this. They would've thought it was much more serious than this, like they were assassins or something. Syaoran smirked seeing the relief spread across their faces. "I'm not done…in fact, I'm barely done"

"So what if you're in a gang? I've met people in gangs before, but it wasn't actually that seriously scary like you make it sound like" Rika pointed out, earning a glare from Syaoran. She grabbed the closest thing she could reach, and that was Aki's hand.

"Well, all those people you have met who are supposedly are in gangs are probably wanna-be's who think gangs are all about sleeping with women and getting high" Rika looked down and the rest of the girls glared at Syaoran but he wasn't at all bothered. "Please, those looks could hardly affect me. Most of my opponents had given me those kind of looks just before I killed them"

"You killed someone?" Sakura asked in a whisper, her face getting softer.

"Not someone…a lot…and by 'a lot' I mean more than three, in fact I lost count on every person I've killed ever since I learned to use a gun, and that was when I was 8" She felt uneasy hearing this information but didn't show it. "Anyway, we're not here to talk about my past, we're here to talk about your future. As I've said, we're in a gang called the Wolves. We originated in Hong Kong that is where Me, Eriol, Mika, Aki and Mei Lin come from, as well as some more of the members who are also currently here somewhere in the house"

"Mei Lin?" Naoko questioned out loud.

"Mei Lin is our ever so fierce cousin who lives here as well, her where-abouts at the current moment, I wouldn't know" he supplied. "And if you're wondering as well, Eriol, Mika and Aki are my 3rd degree cousins. They're Japanese and Mei Lin and I are Chinese but we all live in Hong Kong" The girls nodded at this information, trying to take in all the things he had said so far.

"I bet she's gone in search for a new toy" Mika muttered. The girls were wondering if this Mei Lin was still a child, but the rest of the guys as well as Sakura knew perfectly well what he meant.

"Just so you'll get an idea on what you are getting into here, I'll tell you at least some important things which we have done over the years" he cleared his throat and his mind raced as to which he would share to them. "First things first, we don't mind at all when we kill people, we are used to it, and you might as well get used to it too. We spy and attack on rival territory who get in our way, and when I say attack, I mean with the proper weaponry and ammunition. We might get into violence but we never start them, we just do what must be done. We also have time for fun as well, once you become a Wolf, you might get into serious danger but it also gets you privileges, we also own various clubs here in Japan but unfortunately none in China, for business and…family reasons" the rest of the guys smirked hearing this, remembering Syaoran's strict but kind mother. "Oh, and when you do become a Wolf, you get a tattoo"

All the girls' eyes widened at this.

"A t-tattoo?" Naoko gulped.

"Hai, a tattoo…of a wolf to be precise. It shows that you are a true member. But once you do get it, it may be nice to show off that you are in one of the most renowned gangs in China and Japan, but it may also be dangerous. There are some people out there who kill anyone with the mark without hesitation…and I don't only mean the police. The police here in Japan have been trying to turn us in since the past years but haven't been successful and I intend to keep it that way. What I actually meant is that, every person has a rival. Our gang has a rival"

"The Kin Kaie" Aki filled in. Syaoran nodded at this with his eyes closed.

"The Kins are our number 1 enemy especially their fucking bastard of a leader…Tsuyoshi Shikou. Meet any Kin, male or female, don't hesitate to kill them. You'll know if they are Kins, they have a lighting bolt tattoo just by the right side of their neck" he ran his hand through the crook of his neck at this.

"How did you get into a fight with that gang?" Sakura wondered.

"It's a longer story, maybe I'll tell you one day if I feel like it...but don't count on it"

"Fine" she replied, crossing her arms making him smirk.

"That's most of the things you should be aware of when you become a Wolf. Have any questions ask any of the guys" he said, ending the conversation. "By the way, you have to do the initiation first. Since you officially agreed to be part of all this, you can't back out of the initiation" the girls nodded. "You can either choose who does your initiation, a girl or a guy…your choice, just do it as soon as you can. You might as well stay the night since its getting dark and nearing dinner, we have many spare rooms in this mansion"

"What exactly is the initiation?" Sakura asked, seeing as he didn't explain what exactly they had to do.

"If a girl does it, which is Mei Lin, you have to fight her" Syaoran said simply. "But just so you know, Mei Lin is our best fighter. She's the best female shooter I ever saw and is also skilled in various martial arts"

"I don't want to fight anyone" Naoko, Rika and Tomoyo said altogether, all canceling out the thought that Mei Lin was just a spoiled 5 year old who wanted many toys.

"Then might as well do the initiation with one of the guys, it's much simpler and it can be done in mere minutes" he said in exasperation.

"Fine, we'll do the guys" Naoko said firmly, making Rika and Tomoyo nod.

"But what will we do?" Sakura asked.

"Just do in with one of us" Syaoran said coolly.

"C-Come again?"

"Sleep with one of us, what did you think I meant? But if you don't want to sleep with one of us, just have the sex and there, you're in"

"Well, I'd rather fight Mei Lin" Sakura said crossly.

"You can't, you already agreed to do the guys"

"Iie, I haven't. It was only them who nodded at Naoko's statement" she pointed accusingly at the rest of the girls who grew silent on their seats.

"Fine then, do what you rather think is easier for yourself" he said in a sigh.

Syaoran had hoped she would do a guy instead of fighting with Mei Lin because he would consent in having sex with her. She had been in his mind since their first meeting, and having to have a turn with her will surely satisfy his feeling of lust towards her. When he'll have his go, he'll be able to concentrate on more important matters without her face popping inside his head at unsuspecting times.

Sakura couldn't miss the hint of disappointment in his voice when he said that. She thought Syaoran was a God seeing his well-built structure under his tight shirt and would ever so love to be able to rub her hands around it and run a hand through his tousled hair. Sakura mentally kicked herself for thinking of such thoughts and shook her head in denial. There was no way someone like him can stir up emotions inside her, he's just a harsh, malevolent, stuck-up, irritable, sexy jerk.

'Sexy? He's not sexy!' Sakura hissed in her thoughts.

'Yes he is!' another voice in her head countered.

'No he isn't'

'Yes he is…see that well-defined chest he's got?'

'Yeah, it looks really- wait! I said no, he's not sexy!'

'Hahaha! Yes he is!'

'No'

'Yes'

'No'

'Yes'

"Iie!" Sakura shouted, earning shocked looks from the group.

"Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, looking at her friend as if she were insane.

"G-Gomen" she replied, feeling embarrassed at her sudden outburst.

"Anyway, you may roam the mansion if you want. Call your homes and tell whoever is there, that you won't be returning until tomorrow. I have to discuss things with the guys"

The girls nodded and left the room, leaving the guys to engage in a deep conversation.

Sakura closed the door softly. She turned around to see three troubled faces directed towards her.

"What's the matter?" Sakura asked worriedly.

"It's a-about all of this," Rika started out, scratching her arm. "What do you girls think about all this?"

Silence.

"Well," Tomoyo spoke up. "To be honest, I don't think it's a great idea, but I don't think it a bad one as well" Rika smiled hearing her response.

"How about you Naoko?" Sakura questioned the girl who ahs always been the innocent one in her little group of friends.

"Well, seeing we're on the honest zone here…I don't think it's a bad idea as well. I mean, I know I've always been goody-two-shoes but, I dunno…I also think it'll be nice to spice up my life for a change. Is that a bad thing to think about?" she asked softly.

Tomoyo smiled warmly at her. "Iie, it's not"

"In fact, I'm glad you thought of that" Rika pointed out, hugging Naoko. "We've been living our lives through the same routine everyday that it makes me sick…to be entirely blunt here"

"I fully agree" Sakura said. "By the way Tomoyo, I've been wondering…"

"Hai?"

"How did you know Eriol's last name when I didn't tell you?" she asked curiously.

Tomoyo blushed lightly. "He told me when he came to my room when I woke up"

Sakura nodded but wasn't entirely convinced. That color on Tomoyo's cheeks didn't appear most of the times, and it tells her that she already knew Eriol from before. Since Tomoyo didn't want her to know, she just shrugged off the idea, she didn't want to force her best friend to telling her if she didn't want her to know.

Tomoyo sighed seeing Sakura nod and the foursome set down the hall, looking around the house.

"Mother, do I have to go?" Tomoyo questioned, standing up straight as one of the helpers tightened the corset around her waist. She had no idea why she had to where the damned thing if she was already tiny enough to fit in her dress.

"Hai, he is a very important client and it would be rude to not attend this gathering he arranged alone when he expects family" Sonomi replied, strapping her heels.

"Ok then, I accept that now but must I wear this?" she pointed to the corset now tied tightly around her waist along with a thin skirt not attached to the gown but still part of it. "Why can't I wear any of my creations? They are just as good…in fact, better!"

Sonomi smiled at her daughter and was glad she was coming with her. "You made the best outfits I had ever seen, but just for today, I want you to get a feel with other people's creations. It would be good for you. You can get more ideas for your designs"

Tomoyo nodded at this as the helper slipped the rest of the gown from above her.


"He has a nice place" Tomoyo complimented as the driver of the limo they were in drove them up to the main entrance where helpers opened the car doors for the guests.

"Yes, he is one of the wealthiest clients our company has ever had" Sonomi replied just as her door was opened.

Sonomi stepped out of the car, looking beautiful in her red halter gown which ended by her ankle. Tomoyo followed her, wearing almost an identical styled gown except it was sparkly blue spaghetti strapped, and it covered her heels.

They held to the other by the hand and walked towards the front doors. Several people greeted Sonomi and Tomoyo just smiled along beside her as they arrived in the ballroom where a lot of people gathered, either talking, eating or dancing at the center.

"Mr. Taisuke!" Sonomi greeted to a man who looked in his late 40s. "Such a wonderful party, thank you again for inviting us"

"Not a problem Mrs. Daidouji, thank you" Mr. Taisuke replied with a smile. His companions smiled at Sonomi and also gave their greetings. "And who might this pretty young lady be?" he questioned, looking at Tomoyo.

"Good evening Mr. Taisuke, I am Tomoyo Daidouji. Sonomi's daughter, it is a pleasure to be here" she smiled and bowed at the man.

"Such wonderful manners, it is a pleasure to meet you as well. You are just like your mother…and I tell you, that's a good thing" Tomoyo smiled at him as Sonomi, he and the rest of the men laughed.

"I shall leave you to talk to my mother. I will go interact with the other guests" she bowed again before leaving the group and back into the crowd.

Tomoyo didn't know anyone in that room aside from her mother and Mr. Taisuke. She normally didn't have a problem with meeting new people and making new acquaintances because she was used it. Just for this time, she just wanted to be alone and go out for a while. She didn't feel comfortable with the many people in the room.

Walking out of the ballroom, she walked down the hall, catching short breaths. Seeing a sliding door that led to a balcony, she slid it open and walked out towards the edge. She rested her arms on the railing and tried to breathe properly.

"Excuse me, but what are you doing out here?" a male voice asked from behind her. She whirled around to see no one there.

"Who's t-there?" she was able to say, trying to keep her eyes open.

"Don't bother looking for me, I prefer to be hidden by darkness" the voice said. Tomoyo nodded and turned back around to look above at the night sky.

"As long as you won't hurt me, I won't mind you there at all" her voice was starting to fade and her eyes were slowly dropping.

"Are you alright?" he questioned, noticing the look on her face.

"I-I…" Tomoyo hadn't finished saying her sentence as she fell to the floor.

"Shit" the man ran towards her barely conscious form and shook her to keep her awake. "What's the matter?"

"I-I can't b-breath" she choked out, eyes still closed.

He looked down her body wondering why she can't. His eyes landed on her chest which was hardly moving. He turned her around and unzipped her gown halfway. Seeing the string, he undid the ties and loosened her corset. Tomoyo's short breaths stopped and she slowly started to breathe in more deeply. She welcomed all the fresh air into her lungs and her head started to stop turning. He zipped back her gown and carried her to the hallway and laid her back on the wall, knowing someone will surely pass by that area and see her. He walked back out the balcony and kept watch through the window, again hidden in the darkness. He knew she was already starting to feel okay but she still needed help.

Not long later, about 10 minutes or so, someone finally walked towards Tomoyo's direction.

"Oh my Lord!" a woman exclaimed and walked faster to where she lay on the ground. "My dear, are you alright?" Tomoyo slightly nodded and allowed the woman to help her up to her feet.

"I-I'm alright, I just felt slightly dizzy, thank you" Tomoyo assured the woman in a slow whisper. "Umm…can you h-help me find my mother though? Her name i-is Sonomi Daidouji"

"Sonomi? You're her daughter? Oh I'm glad I am able to meet you. I'm a close friend of your mother. Come, let's get you back to her then" the woman said and helped her down the hallway and into one of the doors that led to the ballroom.

The man looked back to the spot where the beauty had fallen. It was a good thing he knew about those kinds of things. His cousin's sister had experienced the same and was able to learn one more thing about women and their absurd garments. He did still wonder why that girl had worn such a thing when she was already very thin and light as a feather. But his wonder stopped as something on the ground caught his eye. He walked over to it and picked it up.

"Tomoyo Daidouji" he read the label on the cell phone he took from the purse. He unlocked it and looked through the messages and the phone book for some more information about her but hardly anything was there…it was probably new. He looked back inside the purse in hope to search for something more useful to know who she was but only found make-up stuff and nothing else.

The ring of a phone stopped him from his search, except it wasn't hers, it was his own.

"Hai?" he answered when he flipped it open.

"Eriol, found anything suspicious yet?"

"Iie, all clear here"

"That's good, we'll be heading out in a while. Just keep watch until then"

"Hai. Ja" he flipped it back and pocketed it, as well as the cell phone the girl owned.

'Mother brought me home a while later and it was just then I noticed that I lost my purse. I didn't mind since it only held my make-up and my spare cell phone. It was a good thing I hadn't brought my personal cell phone, or else I would've freaked' she thought, following the girls walk through different parts of the house. 'Of course, I had to call the phone as to know who had it. The woman who found me said she just saw me there on the hallway already conscious, so I was sure she wasn't my rescuer. I knew it had been a male because of the voice just before I fell and a woman could never carry me back to the hallway so fast'

"Hurry Tomoyo!" Naoko shouted who was with the girls. They were all ahead of her, looking at all the things in the house, trying to memorize it and not get lost.

"Hai!" she called back, not bothering to run after them instead just walk on in the same pace, looking around. 'When I called the phone, I thought no one would answer but someone did…the same voice I heard when I was in the balcony. We talked for awhile as I thanked him and asked what had happened. Hearing what did, I felt so embarrassed but he just laughed it off. We talked to each other at times and slowly became friends. We exchanged names, bio, telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses and through that, we sent pictures to the other. I always enjoyed talking to him but we never got to see the other because mother forbids me to get too close to guys she didn't know. He understood and I was happy he did. This continued for months until the incident with Sakura's family happened. I just told him something dreadful happened to my cousin/best friend and her family but nothing changed between us, we still communicated but it lessened. Three months after I told him about the incident, we suddenly stopped communicating. He said he couldn't talk to me anymore, even through e-mails because of something important coming up, making him leave Japan all of a sudden. He did say he'll somehow contact me again one day, but I lost all hope when I turned 17, which was 10 months later'

"Ahh!" Tomoyo said as she stopped on her tracks. "G-Gomen na sai" she bowed to the person she bumped on.

"Don't I know you?" the girl in front of her asked.

"Tomoyo Daidouji" she bowed at her, then looked into her crimson eyes.

"Daidouji…Daidouji" she said thoughtfully. "I heard your name somewhere before"

"Well, it's a very common name I guess"

"No it isn't, someone mentioned your name to me before"

"Tomoyo!" another voice shouted from afar.

"Yes" the girl in front of her snapped her fingers. "That's the same voice who told me your name" she turned around to see Sakura run towards them. "Sakura!" she said in shock.

"Mei Lin?" Sakura said, stopping in front of the two girls.

"No one else in here but lil' me and your friend here" Mei Lin grinned. "How's about an intro?" she asked, seeing two more girls run towards them.

"Oh yeah, this is Rika, Naoko and Tomoyo" she bowed her head last at Tomoyo direction. "You met her before"

"Oh yes of course, you passed out on us"

Tomoyo blushed at this. "Sorry about that" she said, making Mei Lin laugh.

"Hey, no worries, I'm cool with other girls fainting, just as long it's not me" they all laughed at this.

"Sorry for interrupting but all of you are called for in the main dining room" an elderly voice informed.

"Hai" Mei Lin nodded. "Thank you Wei"

Wei bowed and headed back down the hall, the girls following him in silence.

"By the way, what are you and your friends doing here Sakura?"

"You'll find out soon enough" answered Syaoran, who was already seated at the end of the dining table, with the guys. "And Mei Lin, did you do as I asked?" he added.

"Of course, Ayumi and Hisami went off somewhere after we did the job. I came back here with Aya and Emi"

"Good girl, now sit down" The girls walked to the empty seats and sat themselves, wondering what they were talking about.

Syaoran and Eriol (with a few interruptions on details by Sakura) went through a short version of what had happened to Mei Lin. After they finished, Mei Lin had a huge grin on her face.

"Yes!" she said, punching the air. "This is so gonna be fun. I'm glad more girls joined…it was such a drag being with guys all the time. Now we can all go to clubs and party all night together!" she said happily.

"Clubs? As in those that open late at night?" Rika asked in a hopeful voice.

"Yeah, what did you think I meant?" Mei Lin asked incredulously.

"I just hoped you meant that!" she replied with a smile and turned to the girls. "Yey! We can finally go out and go clubbing!"

"Err…Haven't you tried going clubbing before?"

"No" they all said in unison, earning a sweat drop from all the guys and Mei Lin.

"Seriously?" she asked with a worried look. They all nodded and she shook her head. "Well, all of you are gonna have to change your ways, that's all" she said in a hopeful voice, seeing Syaoran's dissatisfied face.

"It'll probably take a year to drag these classy girls to the wild side Mei Lin, I say you give up and do something better to do with your time" Sakura and Rika glared at him.

Sakura didn't want other people to underestimate her just because she was rich. Rika on the other hand, though refined already had a wild side in her. She may never have tried going clubbing before, unless you count that time when she snuck out the house and was caught just as she stepped into the club, but she still knew how to have fun.


"Ok, you called home already right?" Mei Lin asked the girls who were seated on her large bed in her humungous room. They all nodded. "So, how you gonna go through being a Wolf?"

"Huh?" Naoko asked.

"You know, which initiation are you gonna take?" realization dawned on their faces.

"We have to sleep with someone" Rika answered for the group.

"Except me" Sakura pointed out.

"You'd rather fight me?" Mei Lin asked her

"I dunno, I haven't decided. I can fight but I don't want us to hurt each other. I also wouldn't want to lose my virginity to someone I don't love"

"You're still a virgin?" she gaped at Sakura.

"Yeah, is something wrong?" Tomoyo answered.

"You mean you're all virgins?" they all nodded at this.

Mei Lin smacked her forehead with her palm and sat down on the chair, facing the bed and looking at the girls intently.

"How could you live?" she asked in awe.

"Excuse me?" Naoko pardoned.

"Err…I mean, sex is like…in my opinion that is, sex is something I can't live without doing" the girls looked at her like she was a mad man who had just gotten out of rehab. "I-I mean it! I just can't believe you guys haven't don't it yet"

"Well, sorry I guess" Tomoyo spoke.

"No, no! You can't apologize for that. Instead…why don't we go clubbing right now? Its still 9:30. We all seem to have the same sizes, you guys can change into my clothes" she added, seeing their attire. "I don't think clubs let innocent looking girls inside" she eyed their sleeved tops and flowery skirts.

"Are you sure it's ok? We could always try another time, until we get our own clothes"

"No, it's all alright. Besides, I doubt you have clothes like what I have"


"They'll be down any minute" Mei Lin told Syaoran who was pacing in the entrance hall.

"This isn't a good idea, they aren't even trained. What if something happens?"

"We're big girls, not 10 year olds. We'll be fine" she said, now annoyed.

"No" he said flatly, taking out his cell phone. He flipped it open and pressed 2 on speed dial. "Eriol, bring the bikes up in front with Aki, Mika and Jiyuu. We're going with the girls tonight. Dress appropriately"

"Who did you tell to dress appropriately?" Sakura asked from behind him, catching his last statement.

"Eriol and the guys, we're g-" he stopped seeing her.

"Is something the matter?" seeing the change of his expression.

"Nothing wrong, cover up" he said, as if nothing had bothered him. "It's gonna be chilly, we're taking the bikes tonight" she nodded and walked back to Mei Lin. She was supposed to thank him for something but thought it would be better to do so later. "Damn" he muttered seeing how the girls looked.

They were all wearing boots. Sakura, Tomoyo and Naoko were wearing tight leather pants, while Rika wore a tight leather mini skirt with her boots running up just below her knee since she was taller than Mei Lin, her pants didn't fit her well. Tomoyo had a sparkly blue-violet halter top that showed off a bit of skin until her pants started and had her hair down after it was curled a little. Naoko had a green top with one strap than covered her whole stomach and she had her hair in a high ponytail. Rika had an orange spaghetti strapped top that revealed her naval a bit and tied her hair in a half-ponytail with chopsticks. Sakura was wearing a top identical to Tomoyo's except it was a sparkly hot-pink color and her hair was in a messy-styled high ponytail with some of it curled. The all had eye shadows, eye liners, and lipsticks but it was faint as they weren't used to thick make-up.

"Like what you see?" Mei Lin whispered from behind him.

"Ok, I guess" Mei Lin raised an eyebrow at him.

"Seeing the way you look at them, especially Sakura, I'd say you think it's more than ok" she pointed out, making him glare at her.

"I don't want anything to do with naïve rich brats"

"She's not like every girl you've met Syaoran and you know it"

"And I know to never get myself involved with those kinds of girls"

"Oh come on Syaoran…we're not as different as you think"

"What? They're rich and so are we?" he asked sarcastically, looking at her sharply. "That may be true, but those girls live by the rules and I never live like that. I wouldn't have let them join if I had the choice"

"Look, I'm not telling you to get into her pants. I just want you to open up a little. You've never given any girl a chance and you've never given yourself a chance. What've you got to lose?"

"My dignity perhaps?"

"Ha-ha" she mocked laugh. "Just give your heart a chance alright?"

"Hey Mei Lin!" Sakura called out.

Mei Lin patted her cousin on the back before walking towards her.

"What's the matter?"

"Which one of these do we take?" she pointed at the rack where leather jackets were hung.

"Oh take any of it, all those are mine anyways. I always forget to bring them up and I end up getting another one and leaving it there again" they all nodded and took one each, all fitting them perfectly.

"C'mon let's go!"