A/N: Hi EVERYONE!!! Once again sorry I'm late. As usual loads of school work to do and still had time for the holidays, which start today! Anyway, this chapter is dedicated to my mystery OC for Tai Lung. Enjoy! P.S My OC has a black American voice. I just thought it would sound great! And I'm now officially 13 years old from the 7/14/09.
On the edge of the famous Great Wall of China, just right next to the Valley of Peace, and on the edge of Mongolia, in a great aqua mansion, gathered around a marble table sat four snow leopards and a white crane. "To my beloved daughter Sakura." The crane read from a silver scroll that appeared to be a will. "I'm sorry to leave you like this but we all have to leave this world sometime. Over the years you have been more than just a daughter to me and all our other friends. You've been so obedient even when you where a little girl. And so I feel like I should give something back. My only wish is for you to be happy and that is why I'm leaving you our house and the great 'Sapphire Necklace' that belongs to you and me, hidden in the house. And if in trouble use our little secret. One day we will be together again. Love, Your friend and mother, Tamayo."
As the crane started to pack away his things one of the snow leopards, Sakura's aunt Pie Chang stood and looked quite flustered. "Wait one moment!" She cried. "What about us! After all we relatives and we should get the 'Sapphire Necklace' not her!" Pointing at Sakura. The crane look rather annoyed and gave a deep sigh. "Like I said before Madam there is no mentioning of you or anyone else in the will." " If you will, I must be off." He said heading for the door. He was about to walk out when he turned to Sakura. "I have hope for you, Sakura." He whispered before he left the house.
Sakura sighed as she remembered that mournful day where she couldn't even bring herself to cry. It was always so painful, just to think that the only person you'd loved the most, was gone. Sakura had been orphaned at a young age, and on the day of her sixteenth birthday, her mother was gone and she was left with only memories. Through the last twenty-nine years of her life, Sakura had no other option but to live with her greedy relatives. There was Ming Chi, her aunt and uncle's spoiled five-year-old daughter. Then there was Shang Lee, Sakura's uncle who was sneaky, pompous and always spoilt Ming Chi rotten. But the worst of them all was Pie Chang, Sakura's aunt. Pie Chang was a crook, very sneaky, sarcastic, false and worst of all she is always plotting evil plans with her husband Shang Lee. Even though her evil aunt was like this, Sakura had always been treated fairly by her, as well as her uncle and sometimes her spoiled cousin! But every now and then Sakura would notice a cheerful glance from all of them. However Sakura always knew that that glance was really an icy cold one, and a waiting plot. From then on, Sakura never spoke around her relatives, as she knew that talking to any of them would start a meaning less conversation that would be important information for where the 'Sapphire Necklace' was hidden in the household.
"I don't know what's wrong with the girl." Shang said one cold winter's night. "First, she's left alone with that expensive necklace and with that expensive mansion. Now she decides not to talk to us at all AND she's still not happy!"
"All that stuff could be mine and that necklace would go sooo nice with her expensive clothes. Daddy I want IT!!" The twenty-four year-old Ming Chi cried as she dug her claws into the beautiful marbled table.
As Shang tried to consult with his daughter, silently, at the end of the table sat Pie Chang thinking about something to claim the household.
"Patience the both of you!" She snapped as the two hushed down. Then she finally spoke "I may have just the solution for getting of- "
"That loser Sakura and giving the necklace to me?" Ming said standing from her seat with a self-confident glee. She soon sat down again with a sulk as her mother gave her a cold icy glare.
"Correct." Pie continued her so-called magnificent plan. "The plan is quick and simple. I'm going to hire an assassin, a few if needed; we can take our rightful part in that unreasonable will. It will cost a bit but it'll be worth it.
At first, Shang look as if he thought the idea was a bit harsh even for his greedy wife. However Ming Chi didn't seem the least bit bothered what happen to Sakura, just as long as she had all her priceless belongings.
"I couldn't care less what would happened to that idiot, just as long as I get all her precious belongings, that beautiful necklace and the sight of having her life destroyed, couldn't care less." Ming Chi sniffed as she examined her freshly painted nails.
Pie Chang didn't wait for her baffling husband to reply; she knew he'd just make excuses. "Then it's decided, midnight tonight, I'll hire the best assassin in Mongolia, then we can finally get what we deserve.
"Agreed" both Ming Chi and Shang said, Shang with a bit of a sigh. Little did the three plotting snow cats know that out side the golden knobbed door, peering through the slit in the door, Sakura crouched listening to every word being said.
Depressed, Sakura walked outside to the garden. It was snowing badly, but at this time and moment she just couldn't care. Place on the main hill of the garden, was the newly blossomed blue sakura tree. Right next to that, lay the peaceful grave of Tamayo. Sakura slid down against the sakura tree, staring at the blue marbled tablet. "Mother named me well…" Sakura thought to herself, as a sapphire blossom landed in her paw. "I wish you'd come back, even after all these years. I just don't know what to anymore."
A silent tear trickled down Sakura's cheek, but surprisingly, the snowstorm settled down. Then, Sakura could feel the comfort from her mother, as the blossoms started gently moving around her. Sakura sprang from the ground; an idea had come to mind. "This is my home and I'm going to protect it!" She thought and ran inside. Behind her were the hovering blossoms with Tamayo's face forming. Only to be seen with a grimly expression.
Midnight came across Mongolia, and as plan the highly trained assassins, came on queue. "Right, now I want this done swiftly, silently but most important, slowly." Pie Chang instructed to the assassins, who were three male leopards. "I want to see her suffer and then just before we kill her, we can demand where that necklace is. I'm paying you good money so you better get this right!"
The leopards nodded silently and tiptoed up the stairs towards Sakura's sleeping quarters. Shang, Ming and pie followed eagerly after them. The assassins opened the door. As they looked around the room they discovered that the room was empty.
"Hey!" The leader said with a confused look, "there's no one in here!" He was greeted with a kick in the face knocking him to the ground.
"Easy doll face!" he smirked, "lets just get this over with."
Sakura jumped down from the ceiling and got into battle stance. The assassins ran towards her. She dodged every hit sending them flying. Before the last leopard passed out he called for more backup using a silver whistle. Soon, Sakura's bedroom was filled with leopard assassins.
Watching from the door stood the three plotting snow leopards. "I didn't know she could do kung fu!" Shang exclaimed.
Rolling her ruby eyes after she examined Sakura's movements. "You idiot! Its nin-jitsu!"
The assassins just kept coming and coming. Sakura knew that if she didn't get out, she wouldn't survive. She wasn't a fool, before all of the action started Sakura had packed some of her precious belongs which was a account of the sapphire necklace, her music box and some of her prized clothes including her ninja suits.
When she was just about to be cornered by the leopards Sakura covered the assassins with her bed blanket, picked up her bag and was gone through the window.
Pie Chang jumped up from her spot and took the leader by the scruff of his neck and shook him.
"How could you let her escape? Pie Chang shouted. "She was right in your grasp! How could you-" Slowly, Pie Chang released him.
"Wait." She said in almost a whisper, "she a smart girl. If she knows what's good for her, she won't come back here. THE HOUSE IS OURS!
Ming Chi squealed and ran to Sakura's wardrobe only to find that all was left were old, dark blue ninja suits, Ming Chi's least favourite colour.
"Ahh! This isn't fair!!!!!!!" She wailed and started hitting her father's chest who then winced in pain along with the dumb folded assassins.
Past all the snow bitten forest branches scraping her face, Sakura ran not even glancing back. She then started to climb the Great Wall of China, which would hopefully lead her somewhere safe until she was ready to go back. Little did she know, she to was going to find love in a different way…
A/N: That's it for now! I must warn you, I'm very lazy, so I'm never going to abandon this story so if I'm late, there you go! In the next chapter Tai Lung and Sakura actually meet so get ready!
