DISCLAIMER: I do not own Card Captor Sakura; that is Clamp's. I also do not own the song One Shot by B.A.P.; that belongs to TS Entertainment.
It was a cold and snowy afternoon in Tomeda Japan. Sakura bundled herself tightly for her walk home from University. She was meeting her long-term boyfriend, Syaoran Li at a near-by coffee shop. She was hoping he was going to propose, they already had couple's rings. Sakura's family had raised her so that she wouldn't move in with anyone unless they were at least engaged and she really wanted to live with Syaoran.
Sakura stuffed her feet into her fleece-lined boots and tromped out into the snow. It was only a five-minute walk, so she made it to the café quickly. Her emerald eyes scanned the room and found her boyfriend typing away on his computer. Mid-terms were next week.
He looked up, mid-sip of his coffee, and waved, "hey Saku-chan! I hope this table is ok!"
She pulled off her coat and hung it on the back of her chair. Syaoran swiped some honey colored hair out of her eyes and then cupped her cheek. He seemed nervous, she noted. She wondered if this was going to be the moment! Oh how cute in a kitty café! She squealed mentally.
"S-so uh um. I-I.. uh… I-I n-need to t-tell you something," He ran his shaking hands through his dark amber hair, his chocolate eyes refusing to meet her emerald ones. Sakura took pity on the man and took his hands in hers.
"Syao-kun, it's me. We've been friends forever, we been together for three years. You can say anything you want." She tilted his chin with her index finger.
"I know. I would have preferred to ask your parents but…" He let his words hang, and they both looked at the floor.
Both of them were old fashioned and Syaoran had wanted to ask her parents for permission to marry Sakura but they had been murdered in a home invasion by the Okami gang several years prior. The police didn't have enough evidence to pin it on the gang so the case was eventually forgotten.
Syaoran scooted his chair back, lightly pushed a white kitten out of his way, and got down on one knee. "Anyway, I'm sure they would've blessed us because we've been part of each others lives since we were 12." He took a deep shaky breath. "Saku-chan, I love you with all my heart. I stood by you during the worst moments of your life and I want to continue to stand by you for the best moments that are yet to come. I want to always be the one to take your pain away. I want you to always come to me for everything. I want to share in your happiness. I want to create your happiness." His eyes finally met hers, "Kinimoto Sakura, will you please marry me?" He popped open a small velvet brown box which held a well-sized ruby ring.
Sakura flung herself into his arms. "YES! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!" With tears streaming down her face, Syaoran slid the ring onto her left ring finger. Then he turned her hand over and kissed the palm of her hand.
After standing and receiving the applause of everyone at the café, Sakura and Syaoran packed their belongings and headed home.
They held hands and they trudged through the snow. On the way back to their dormitories, they stopped at a park with swings. Sakura could never resist the urge to swing and Syaoran always allowed it.
"Syao-kun! Push me!" Sakura screamed and she ran for the swings. She dropped her bag and situated herself on the swing, all ready for Syaoran to push her. They did this every time they came to the park, which was often. Thankfully there were no small children around to complain adults took their swings.
"Alright, alright!" Syaoran dumped his stuff beside her backpack and stood to push her. As they continued their play, neither noticed two men running down the street or the police officers chasing them on foot until it was too late.
One of the men, tall with dark brown hair shaved on the sides similar to a soldier but with longer spiky hair on top, made a beeline for Syaoran and the other man, taller with purple hair and glasses, followed suit.
The one with dark brown hair grabbed Syaoran and put a gun to his forehead. The purple haired one grabbed Sakura by her hair and forced her off the swing with a knife at her throat.
"Stop! Let the hostages go!" The police had finally caught up and were pointing their weapons at the gang members.
"Haha, no way man. You shoot, you kill them." The purple haired on pulled Sakura so her body was directly in front of his.
"Hiiragizawa! Good one!" The dark haired man did the same with Syaoran's body.
"C'mon Yoo. We can use her and toss him later." His eyes ran up Sakura's body greedily.
"Right!" Hiiragizawa and Yoo began to back up slowly. "Come after us and they're dead. If you don't, we might not kill both of them." Hiiragizawa threw his head back and laughed maniacally.
For Hiiragizawa and Yoo, a tricked out Honda Civic appeared just in time. They threw Sakura and Syaoran in the back, with Hiiragizawa hopping in with them. Yoo jumped in the front and they sped away.
"Cover them Hiiragizawa." Yoo ordered from the front seat.
"Right boss." Hiiragizawa pulled out two black cloth bags and shoved Sakura and Syaoran's heads into their own bags.
They were both terrified, but Sakura had survived a gang invasion and knew to keep quiet. She urgently whispered to Syaoran to do the same, "Syao-kun, please calm down. Maybe if we do what they say, we won't die today."
"The girl's right. Shut up and be quiet." Hiiragizawa elbowed him in the stomach.
What seemed like a few hours later, Sakura and Syaoran had the cloth bags ripped off their faces and found they were tied up on wooden chairs in an abandoned factory.
"You have two choices here. One, you don't cooperate and you die. Two, you get initiated into the gang and do as we say. If you're lucky you won't die." Yoo stood in front of them with his arms crossed over his chest and a wide stance. His black cargo pants were doing nothing to hide the glocks he was carrying.
Sakura looked at Syaoran. She was not afraid and so neither would he. She gave a firm nod of her head. They knew they were going to be fighting an uphill battle, but they were ready.
"We'll join your gang."
Oooookay! I'm back from a long hiatus! Sorry about that, I was busy getting a Master's Degree! Anyway, thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed! For my followers, yes I am working on Therapy with Hermione, but this happened and you know how it goes... When the muses speak, you must obey. Thanks again!