This is my first fic ever posted on here, and I wanna make it good. Have
fun reading. I had to upload this chapter again, so, Angel Blossom, thanks
for that review on the first original chapter! ^-^ Very much appreciated!
Never Underestimate A Cherry Blossom
~Chapter One: Guns And Sakura Flowers~
In China:
Brown hair fell into cold amber eyes as Li Syaoran walked down the hall of the private school he attended, his eyes widened as he bumped into someone while going around the corner.
"Oh, Syaoran, I'm sorry!" Tomoyo exclaimed, looking up at her cousin, her violet-blue eyes wide with apology, she brushed a strand of purplish-black hair from her face.
"It's alright Tomoyo-Chan." He replied calmly as he brushed past her and continued down the hall. Tomoyo watched him go.
"He's been like that ever since his mother told him he was being engaged to that Chang girl." Came a voice from behind her, Tomoyo turned around and smiled at Chiharu.
"I know, it's really terrible what Aunt Yelan did to him, even though she did it for the good of the Clan." Tomoyo commented as they started to walk down the hallway together. "Yelan says Chang Fei is very strong and will be a great help to the Clan, since they're the head of a leading technology company."
Chiharu nodded, "I still don't like her though. She's very rude to the other girls, very clingy, and, besides, she has a very pointy nose." Chiharu finished, making gesture with her hands to imitate how pointy Fei's nose was.
Tomoyo laughed, "I think we'll have to do something about this arranged marriage."
Chiharu grinned, "I was waiting to hear that!"
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In Japan:
Feet pounded on gravel as Sakura and Meilin ran towards their bikes. Sakura got to her light pink one first and hopped on, shoving her helmet on and hitting the gas, Meilin followed close behind.
Guns were fired at the two speeding motorcycles and Meilin twisted around, taking out her gun and firing at the other gunmen, one fell and Meilin swore.
The gunmen, meanwhile, were radioing for others to come and giving them the direction of the two fleeing gang members.
"Damn it!" a man yelled, slamming a fist on a brick wall, "You let them escape! Those two Cherry Blossoms were our ticket to the Leader! If you don't bring them to me by tomorrow, it'll be your heads!" his voice boomed over the lessening gunshots and his men cowered as he watched the two girls ride away, starring at the tattoos of cherry blossoms on their backs until it faded away.
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The Cherry Blossoms HQ:
"Girls, you could've gotten yourselves killed!" a man boomed, looking down at his emerald and ruby eyed daughters. "You had me so worried!" he said sternly.
"Father!" The ruby-eyed girl whined, "It wasn't our fault! Those men followed us to the club!"
Sakura nodded, brushing a stray piece of honey colored hair from her face, "Meilin's right!"
The man interrupted, "I do not care!" he bellowed. "I am tired of you two getting into all this trouble. I know you've grown up here, as Cherry Blossoms. We are an age-old organization, or gang, as some like to call it. We thrive here, and you two are no exception. When we first came out as an 'underhanded organization' as I'll call it from now on, you two were very young, Meilin, you were one and a half, and Sakura, not even a month old. You do not remember how the police thought of us as a meager threat. You do not remember how my father, the leader at that time, was killed in an all- out hold up, and proved that we were a force to be reckoned with. After that, I took over this and it has been running smoothly ever since, but lately you two have been making stupid mistakes, and that idiot head of police has been able to track you both."
Sakura and Meilin gulped, their father was never this mad with them, but they had seen it with others, and hoped that he would be lenient with them.
"That's why I've decided to send you on my new project." He said smoothly.
Sakura and Meilin looked quickly up at him, "WHAT!?" the cried in unison.
He smiled, "You'll like it, I promise, and, besides, this will get you out of trouble for a while, and when you come back, you'll be able to handle yourselves like you should." He explained, eyeing Sakura and Meilin's reddening faces, "You are to go to Hong Kong with thirty of our best men and women to spread the reputation of our organization, and to teach no one to ever underestimate a Cherry Blossom. Rika, Naoko, Eriol, and Yamazaki will be going with you, of course. Your brother, Touya, and Yukito will be staying here to help me run the organization. You are two, for the most part, responsible 18-year-old girls. I expect you behave as such. Your plane leaves in one week's time."
Sakura and Meilin started to protest, but they were interrupted by a man that came bursting into the room, "Fujitaka-sama! One of our cargo ships has been sunk! We think that it is the work of the Panthers!"
Fujitaka glared at the man, "I will deal with this in a moment, but for the time being." he said, turning to the two girls, "You must leave. You have one week, and then we are sending you to China. We have everything ready for you, and money has been transferred into some bank accounts under other names for you. Sakura, Meilin, in one week you both will be Mizuno Ying Fa and Mizuno Mei Ling. You are excused, I have some business to deal with."
Sakura and Meilin glared and turned heel, they stomped out of the room. Once out of earshot, they exploded, "I can't believe him! Sending us to Hong Kong just for making a few mistakes!" Sakura yelled.
"I know! We couldn't help it, we didn't know that fight was staged as a trap for us!" Meilin complained.
Sakura nodded glumly as they headed to their rooms for the night.
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Sakura's Room:
Sakura sighed as she lay down on her bed. She climbed under the soft pink bed covers and curled into a ball. 'I don't want to go to China. Even though my friends are coming, Touya and Yuki won't be there, and Ariko isn't going either. I'll miss him. How could Father be so cruel as to send me to China without my fiancé?' her thoughts about her fiancé and hating China continued until she fell asleep.
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The Li House:
Syaoran stood by the window in his room, staring at the snow that was gently falling outside when a knock came at his door.
"Syaoran? Are you coming down for dinner?" Tomoyo called.
Syaoran sighed, "Coming Tomoyo." He called, going to his door and opening it. Tomoyo stood there, dressed in a traditional Chinese dress, her hair done up in an elegant twist on her head.
"Aunt Yelan says to dress up, because she has an announcement to make." Tomoyo said, and turning, she left.
Syaoran groaned and closed the door to get changed.
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Japan:
Sakura ran down the street, cursing rapidly, she didn't know how they could possibly find her so fast; did they have a tracker on her? Impossible! They would've found the HQ by now if the did!
She skidded around a corner, pulling the gun out from the small of her back just in case. It was a handgun, made to fit her hand perfectly, and was covered with a design of cherry blossoms all over it; it had been a gift from her father when she had gotten her tattoo. Her other hand reached unconsciously to the tattoo of a cherry blossom flower on her back and she grinned.
They'd never catch her. She was a Cherry Blossom, she was THE Cherry Blossom, her name, Sakura, even meant cherry blossom in Japanese, and as everyone around here knew, you can't catch a falling cherry blossom. She hopped onto a fire ladder and climbed up, she hit the top just as she heard the men below her round the corner into the alley she had just been in. They stopped; looking confused, but continued down the alley. Sakura watched from the roof, and then threw on the red sweater tied around her waist and a red hat and sunglasses to cover her face and took the door into the apartment building.
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The Li House:
Syaoran sighed, adjusting his robes and watched the door patiently awaiting his mother's arrival. 'She's doing this just to hold everyone in suspense.' He thought bitterly, 'I swear, if this has anything to do with this Fei girl, I will leave.'
Li Yelan entered through the main door, her fine Chinese robes flowing out behind her, as she walked, no, glided to the head of the table. She sat, he son, Li Syaoran, to her right side.
"Good evening son." She said calmly.
"Good evening, Mother." Syaoran squeezed out, "I hear you have an announcement to make."
"Yes, I do, son, and it will be made at the end of our dinner." She said as the food was placed in front of them. It was going to be a very long dinner indeed.
What felt like hours later, they had all finished their dinner. Syaoran sat rigidly on the end of his seat, watching his mother. Tomoyo, who sat to his right, gave him and odd look and then turned her attention to her aunt.
"My announcement concerns my son, Xiao Lang." She started, Syaoran groaned inwardly; she had used his Chinese name, which meant it was serious, only his mother used that name, everyone else either called him Li-kun, or Syaoran. "The arrangements have been made, Chang Fei and Xiao Lang will be wed in two months time." She finished. Syaoran eyes shot open wide. Two months? No! He didn't want to marry in to months! He barely knew the girl, let alone love her!
'I'm not going to marry her!' he thought, and a plan started to formulate in his head as he was excused to go to his room.
Wei stopped him on the way up, "Li-sama, are you alright?"
Syaoran looked at him, "Yes, Wei, I am. Please, send up some rock climbing gear, I have decided to go climbing tomorrow and would like to be prepared."
"Yes Li-sama." Wei said, bowing and leaving.
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That's the end of the first chapeter, I hope y'all liked it. The ext ones will hopefull all be quite a bit longer, just had to get started thaks, bai now.
Never Underestimate A Cherry Blossom
~Chapter One: Guns And Sakura Flowers~
In China:
Brown hair fell into cold amber eyes as Li Syaoran walked down the hall of the private school he attended, his eyes widened as he bumped into someone while going around the corner.
"Oh, Syaoran, I'm sorry!" Tomoyo exclaimed, looking up at her cousin, her violet-blue eyes wide with apology, she brushed a strand of purplish-black hair from her face.
"It's alright Tomoyo-Chan." He replied calmly as he brushed past her and continued down the hall. Tomoyo watched him go.
"He's been like that ever since his mother told him he was being engaged to that Chang girl." Came a voice from behind her, Tomoyo turned around and smiled at Chiharu.
"I know, it's really terrible what Aunt Yelan did to him, even though she did it for the good of the Clan." Tomoyo commented as they started to walk down the hallway together. "Yelan says Chang Fei is very strong and will be a great help to the Clan, since they're the head of a leading technology company."
Chiharu nodded, "I still don't like her though. She's very rude to the other girls, very clingy, and, besides, she has a very pointy nose." Chiharu finished, making gesture with her hands to imitate how pointy Fei's nose was.
Tomoyo laughed, "I think we'll have to do something about this arranged marriage."
Chiharu grinned, "I was waiting to hear that!"
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In Japan:
Feet pounded on gravel as Sakura and Meilin ran towards their bikes. Sakura got to her light pink one first and hopped on, shoving her helmet on and hitting the gas, Meilin followed close behind.
Guns were fired at the two speeding motorcycles and Meilin twisted around, taking out her gun and firing at the other gunmen, one fell and Meilin swore.
The gunmen, meanwhile, were radioing for others to come and giving them the direction of the two fleeing gang members.
"Damn it!" a man yelled, slamming a fist on a brick wall, "You let them escape! Those two Cherry Blossoms were our ticket to the Leader! If you don't bring them to me by tomorrow, it'll be your heads!" his voice boomed over the lessening gunshots and his men cowered as he watched the two girls ride away, starring at the tattoos of cherry blossoms on their backs until it faded away.
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The Cherry Blossoms HQ:
"Girls, you could've gotten yourselves killed!" a man boomed, looking down at his emerald and ruby eyed daughters. "You had me so worried!" he said sternly.
"Father!" The ruby-eyed girl whined, "It wasn't our fault! Those men followed us to the club!"
Sakura nodded, brushing a stray piece of honey colored hair from her face, "Meilin's right!"
The man interrupted, "I do not care!" he bellowed. "I am tired of you two getting into all this trouble. I know you've grown up here, as Cherry Blossoms. We are an age-old organization, or gang, as some like to call it. We thrive here, and you two are no exception. When we first came out as an 'underhanded organization' as I'll call it from now on, you two were very young, Meilin, you were one and a half, and Sakura, not even a month old. You do not remember how the police thought of us as a meager threat. You do not remember how my father, the leader at that time, was killed in an all- out hold up, and proved that we were a force to be reckoned with. After that, I took over this and it has been running smoothly ever since, but lately you two have been making stupid mistakes, and that idiot head of police has been able to track you both."
Sakura and Meilin gulped, their father was never this mad with them, but they had seen it with others, and hoped that he would be lenient with them.
"That's why I've decided to send you on my new project." He said smoothly.
Sakura and Meilin looked quickly up at him, "WHAT!?" the cried in unison.
He smiled, "You'll like it, I promise, and, besides, this will get you out of trouble for a while, and when you come back, you'll be able to handle yourselves like you should." He explained, eyeing Sakura and Meilin's reddening faces, "You are to go to Hong Kong with thirty of our best men and women to spread the reputation of our organization, and to teach no one to ever underestimate a Cherry Blossom. Rika, Naoko, Eriol, and Yamazaki will be going with you, of course. Your brother, Touya, and Yukito will be staying here to help me run the organization. You are two, for the most part, responsible 18-year-old girls. I expect you behave as such. Your plane leaves in one week's time."
Sakura and Meilin started to protest, but they were interrupted by a man that came bursting into the room, "Fujitaka-sama! One of our cargo ships has been sunk! We think that it is the work of the Panthers!"
Fujitaka glared at the man, "I will deal with this in a moment, but for the time being." he said, turning to the two girls, "You must leave. You have one week, and then we are sending you to China. We have everything ready for you, and money has been transferred into some bank accounts under other names for you. Sakura, Meilin, in one week you both will be Mizuno Ying Fa and Mizuno Mei Ling. You are excused, I have some business to deal with."
Sakura and Meilin glared and turned heel, they stomped out of the room. Once out of earshot, they exploded, "I can't believe him! Sending us to Hong Kong just for making a few mistakes!" Sakura yelled.
"I know! We couldn't help it, we didn't know that fight was staged as a trap for us!" Meilin complained.
Sakura nodded glumly as they headed to their rooms for the night.
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Sakura's Room:
Sakura sighed as she lay down on her bed. She climbed under the soft pink bed covers and curled into a ball. 'I don't want to go to China. Even though my friends are coming, Touya and Yuki won't be there, and Ariko isn't going either. I'll miss him. How could Father be so cruel as to send me to China without my fiancé?' her thoughts about her fiancé and hating China continued until she fell asleep.
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The Li House:
Syaoran stood by the window in his room, staring at the snow that was gently falling outside when a knock came at his door.
"Syaoran? Are you coming down for dinner?" Tomoyo called.
Syaoran sighed, "Coming Tomoyo." He called, going to his door and opening it. Tomoyo stood there, dressed in a traditional Chinese dress, her hair done up in an elegant twist on her head.
"Aunt Yelan says to dress up, because she has an announcement to make." Tomoyo said, and turning, she left.
Syaoran groaned and closed the door to get changed.
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Japan:
Sakura ran down the street, cursing rapidly, she didn't know how they could possibly find her so fast; did they have a tracker on her? Impossible! They would've found the HQ by now if the did!
She skidded around a corner, pulling the gun out from the small of her back just in case. It was a handgun, made to fit her hand perfectly, and was covered with a design of cherry blossoms all over it; it had been a gift from her father when she had gotten her tattoo. Her other hand reached unconsciously to the tattoo of a cherry blossom flower on her back and she grinned.
They'd never catch her. She was a Cherry Blossom, she was THE Cherry Blossom, her name, Sakura, even meant cherry blossom in Japanese, and as everyone around here knew, you can't catch a falling cherry blossom. She hopped onto a fire ladder and climbed up, she hit the top just as she heard the men below her round the corner into the alley she had just been in. They stopped; looking confused, but continued down the alley. Sakura watched from the roof, and then threw on the red sweater tied around her waist and a red hat and sunglasses to cover her face and took the door into the apartment building.
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The Li House:
Syaoran sighed, adjusting his robes and watched the door patiently awaiting his mother's arrival. 'She's doing this just to hold everyone in suspense.' He thought bitterly, 'I swear, if this has anything to do with this Fei girl, I will leave.'
Li Yelan entered through the main door, her fine Chinese robes flowing out behind her, as she walked, no, glided to the head of the table. She sat, he son, Li Syaoran, to her right side.
"Good evening son." She said calmly.
"Good evening, Mother." Syaoran squeezed out, "I hear you have an announcement to make."
"Yes, I do, son, and it will be made at the end of our dinner." She said as the food was placed in front of them. It was going to be a very long dinner indeed.
What felt like hours later, they had all finished their dinner. Syaoran sat rigidly on the end of his seat, watching his mother. Tomoyo, who sat to his right, gave him and odd look and then turned her attention to her aunt.
"My announcement concerns my son, Xiao Lang." She started, Syaoran groaned inwardly; she had used his Chinese name, which meant it was serious, only his mother used that name, everyone else either called him Li-kun, or Syaoran. "The arrangements have been made, Chang Fei and Xiao Lang will be wed in two months time." She finished. Syaoran eyes shot open wide. Two months? No! He didn't want to marry in to months! He barely knew the girl, let alone love her!
'I'm not going to marry her!' he thought, and a plan started to formulate in his head as he was excused to go to his room.
Wei stopped him on the way up, "Li-sama, are you alright?"
Syaoran looked at him, "Yes, Wei, I am. Please, send up some rock climbing gear, I have decided to go climbing tomorrow and would like to be prepared."
"Yes Li-sama." Wei said, bowing and leaving.
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That's the end of the first chapeter, I hope y'all liked it. The ext ones will hopefull all be quite a bit longer, just had to get started thaks, bai now.