Inspiration: Shawty Get Loose by Lil Mama ft. Chris Brown. Note to all: I love Chris Brown!
Firewall
By MoshiMoshiQueen
"Characters' Conversations"
(Author's Comments)
Previously on Firewall:
Things got a little sticky when two goons tried to strike down our two favorite hackers, but luckily for them (and us, of course) Syaoran has just the right skills to avoid potentially dangerous situations. How are the two hackers going to stay out of trouble and is Sakura going to ever get the food she desperately pleads for? Read and find out.
Now on Firewall:
The scenery was changing from just vast farmlands to a more populated area. There were actual neighborhoods and businesses starting to fill Sakura's vision. It was starting to reach high noon and the sun was still beating down on the environment. The wind was starting to pick up and the clouds were moving as fast as Syaoran. She was going to miss the peaceful scenery of the fields, but neighborhoods meant that there had to be restaurants nearby and her stomach was starting to protest again.
Leaning against her arm, Sakura signed loudly, "I know I've asked this question a million times and you've continued to ignore my pleads, but when are we going to eat? We lost the tail."
Raising an eyebrow, Syaoran replied, "For now."
"You are completely paranoid," Sakura said in an exasperated voice.
"You should be too. If you recall we were almost blown up and then gunned down," he commented as he turned his attention back to the road in front of them.
"I'm not likely to forget those two events, but still…"
"You're lucky that you have an attractive face because your ass would be out of this car in ten seconds flat. I can't stand your constant whining," Syaoran retorted back in frustration.
"You are a complete ass. You're saying that if I was ugly you would leave me out there to die?"
"You aren't ugly, so you don't have to worry about it, sweetheart."
"Don't call me sweetheart!" Sakura screamed as her body tensed and her face flushed, Jeez you are an ass."
"Well, this ass just got you the food you've been whining about for two hours."
Sakura's head snapped to attention as she looked out the window in desperation. In front of her were the wonderful golden arches. She felt drool flow over her tongue and heard her stomach scream out in glee. She didn't wait for Syaoran to park the car. She slammed the door open and jumped to the curb. She ran to the door of the fast food restaurant and knocked the glass doors open. Adults and children snapped their heads up in shock as Sakura stomped past everyone.
"I want one of everything on the menu!" she said as drool fell from her lips.
By the time Syaoran finished parking the car and entered the restaurant, Sakura was all ready chopping down on her third hamburger. There was ketchup and mustard stained upon the sides of her lips.
A sweat drop appeared upon Syaoran forehead as he walked towards the hacker, "I hope you saved me some."
Sakura wrapped her hands around her food in protest, "Back off. This is your entire fault anyways. I'm not sharing anything."
Syaoran ignored her and stole a French fry.
"HEY!" Sakura screamed as a pout formed upon her stained lips.
Rolling his eyes, Syaoran took a napkin and wiped her mouth in an almost sensual manner.
Sakura blinked as her cheeks heated, "Thanks."
Syaoran simply smirked as he stole some more fries, "No problem sweetheart."
"Don't call me sweetheart. Why don't you go clean yourself up? You are scaring the children," Sakura snapped.
Looking up, Syaoran saw that Sakura was right. Two tables away was a young boy who was ogling his bleeding wound. "I guess you are right."
Sakura watched the male hacker. She was shocked to find out that she was actually kind of attracted to him even if he was an ass. She blushed when she caught herself staring at his butt as he entered the bathroom. There was no way she was going to let him know of her sudden attraction to him. She could account for the last two random make outs between them- she was stressed, scared, frightened, angry, pissed and… and just everything.
While she was slurring down the rest of her chocolate milkshake something on the television that the golden arches crew had on caught her attention.
"If anyone has seen this woman please call the police immediately. She may be armed and dangerous."
She wiped the meal from her face with the back of her hand and just happened to catch the picture of the wanted woman. Her jaw dropped. Not only did she know where that woman was… she was that woman!
"Oh, shit," she cursed just as Syaoran emerged from the bathroom. He had managed to pull the remaining tiny shards of glass from his hands. He re-bandaged his stomach and cleaned up the gash on his face. It made him look more mysterious, risky and eye-catching. He had also tried to wipe some of the blood strains out of his shirt and jeans. Overall he managed to look less like a criminal and more like a dark and dangerous hunk.
"We have a problem," Sakura managed to bite out.
"What? A stomach ache?" Syaoran replied sarcastically.
"No more like bounty hunters and cops."
"What are you talking about?" Syaoran asked as Sakura pointed at the television screen, "Oh, shit."
"Oh, shit is right. They've obviously taken other measures to apprehend me. But, what I don't know is why… it's not like I am a high dollar hacker."
"We don't have time to muse over your track record."
"What-" Sakura stopped mid sentence as she saw a couple staring at the television screen and then back at them, "Great, just great."
Sakura gave them a quick grin and grabbed the rest of her food. Syaoran gave her an exasperated look, "What I might get hungry later and God only knows when you will let us stop again."
"Let's just go or we will have something more important to worry about."
"There is nothing more important than my stomach."
Grabbing her arm, Syaoran shoved her out of the restaurant. "Jeez, it's not like the cops are here-"
After seeing bright blue and white lights shine down the street, she swallowed and said, "Well, I take that back."
"You have brought me nothing but trouble," Syaoran bit out as they jumped into his car.
"Hey, this isn't a grand adventure for me either. Don't you remember my computers?"
"How could I forget? You haven't stopped whining about them sense I met you."
"Well, sorry! It's a good thing I backed up all of my work onto my emergency drive-"
"What did you just say?" Syaoran asked as he back up of the parking space so fast that Sakura's head jerked forward. The tires screeched and the rubber started to burn and smoke.
"Not this again! I thought we done with the high speed chases?"
"Thanks to you we aren't. You are lucky I have a few car skills up my sleeve."
"A few? You are regular action hero."
Looking back he saw the cops entering the golden arches restaurant parking lot and he knew they would be on their heels any minute. "Now, what were you saying before? You backed up all of your work?"
"Yeah, I had to. You were killing my entire system. Remember?"
"Yeah, I remember. We need to go through those files and figure out what the hell is going on."
Syaoran put the car into high gear. They had to put as many miles as possible between them, the cops and whoever else happened to be looking for the young hackers. Flipping out his phone he said, "Eriol. I need you now. Meet me at the warehouse."
"Noted," Eriol commented back as the transmission was cancelled.
"And just who was that?"
"He's the guy whose gonna help get us out of this mess."
"Let's hope so because I only have enough burgers to last me for two to three hours."
Syaoran felt another sweat drop flow down his forehead.
"That should help us locate her faster," the light haired goon commented to his darker counterpart as he watched Sakura's face appear upon the television screen.
"Let's hope this helps us instead of hurts us. Let's also hope that the boss doesn't get word that we put Kinomoto's picture out there."
"If the boss does get wind of it then we will deal with it. It shouldn't matter how we capture her as long as she disappears."
"True, let's just hope that the bounty hunters you've hired get her before anyone else."
"I've put all of my trust into these hunters. They've never let us down before."
"Hopefully they don't start now."
"Cheer up a little. The chips should start falling soon enough. This is just a tiny glitch."
That couldn't calm down the light haired goon's nerves. He couldn't believe they were in this mess. Hopefully everything would stay on track, so he and his partner could escape from this unease world and go to the tropics. Hopefully they would never have to look at a computer screen again…computers are what put them in this position in the first place. Who knew that computers would not only update the world, but also destroy it?
Q and AQ: What are the golden arches?
A: McDonald's, of course. I like to use the nickname.
Q: Why is it, again, I feel like you've gone nowhere?
A: Because, again, I haven't. I know I'm taking me a long time and the plot seems to be going slow, but there are certain parts when I know the chapter should end.
Q: What's with all of the inspirations?
A: I love to listen to music when I write my chapters. The songs set the tone of the chapter. Whenever I write for Firewall I need songs that have fast beats… helps me to envision me driving in my own car.
Q: YAY, Sakura finally got her food. She should be satisfied for now.
A: Not likely, as Syaoran would say. Let's just say that Sakura has a very vocal stomach to listen to.
Q: So, Sakura is attracted to Syaoran?
A: Of course, we all ready knew that, but what we don't know is where the relationship is heading or if it is heading anywhere. I leave that up in the air.
Q: I just hope they get together. Are you planning on updating other fanfics soon?
A: I hope to, but you just never know with me.
Q: That's true. You suck.
A: Har har. Anyways, I'm sorry that this chapter wasn't that long. I just wanted to leave it hanging here.
Q: So, just who are these bounty hunters the goons were talking about?
A: You'll find out later, but take your guesses . They are people you all ready know.
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