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Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
Anonymous
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Chapter 8: Life Against Death
After a lot of turns, spins and breaks they finally halt into a stop, in front of an old, worn-out warehouse.
"Jiro-san, are you sure this is the place?" Sakura asks him, as they all step out from their cars and look at the place.
"Positive" Kiel replies to her, putting the car door, shut. They all walk off to the place, lead by Kiel and hid behind the trees and bushes, where they have the clear view of the warehouse.
"But how did you know this place? And how sure are you that this is the one?" Syaoran asks him this time.
Kiel lets out a heavy sigh.
"Because this is the one and only place….."
Everyone was silent, urging him to continue.
"Where she doesn't need to hide…from her parents, relatives or to the police"
"Police?!!" Sakura gasp. Kiel just nods.
"Yes, because the warehouse you are seeing now is no ordinary place" he stops.
"Will you please spill it out already!!!" Sakura hiss to him, being impatient on his every go and stop statements (A/N hahahaha that's it girl!!).
He quietly grunts to himself.
"This is where Sachiko kills and burns to ashes all the girls that are so close to the man she had liked. So, meaning, this is not only Tomoyo-san's death table but her soon to be grave" Kiel said not looking at their shocked faces.
"Don't…you..dare…such…thing…" Eriol snaps out to him, not liking the last words that came out from his mouth.
Kiel felt guilty about that, "Sorry".
"Where to now?" Sakura asks.
"We head for the front door, the one on the back is jammed shut so there is no other way but the front, but we have to be careful, I don't think Sachiko hired a few men this time" Kiel warned them in a whispery tone.
Since their cars are well hidden in the trees and is far away from the warehouse, they are safe to leave it.
As they neared themselves closer to the place, they saw exactly four thugs gaurding the place outside, holding high range guns that could kill you in just seconds (A/N duh! All guns are like that, but it depends on where you shoot, ne?!). the only light was coming from the post light, just near the door.
They were very careful in every step they took, not to attract those men. The three men were so serious, tense and alert that it gave Sakura a chilly feeling, so she moves closer to Syaoran who look at her with one eyebrow raise. Sakura just gives her a worried, scared and freezing expression. Syaoran smiles at her and pulls her closer to him, feeling the warmth he was emitting and Syaoran could tell she's fine now since she could feel her body relax on him.
"Thank you" she mouths at him, he just smiles at her and kiss her on the in reply and the both of them continue their walk, following Eriol and Kiel.
"Okay, Syaoran is paired up with Sakura and they'll take the left side of the door while me and—"
"I've got another plan and I think it'll be better than the other" Sakura said over the group and Syaoran became worried about this.
"What the hell is she up to this time, I hope she won't do what I'm guessing" Syaoran thought, one hand secretly turns into a fist.
"Ok then, let's hear it out Sakura-san" Kiel said, urging her to continue. Sakura takes a deep breath and slowly exhales it out.
"I want to be the bait, so we could bring down the four ".
"NO!! Abosolutely no Sakura, that's way to dangerous for you. You might get yourself in danger when you that!!" Syaoran hiss, not liking the plan.
"I know that Syao-kun, but there is no other way, well, can you think up of another plan to lure those four guys out there without us attracting the others inside and Sachiko?!!" Sakura demands him to answer her, but for that, Syaoran was left speechless and doesn't know what to reply.
"Are you sure about this Sakura-san, you're betting your life on this" Eriol said in a worried tone.
Sakura nods her head and being stubborn for the past few years, they can see that they can't do anymore. They just hope for the best and all comes well as the wish to.
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They all went to their respective positions, the boys were greatly in tense as they saw Sakura's signal to them. Eriol and Syaoran are well hidden behind a group of old, wrecked cars while Kiel was hidden behind old trees.
Sakura quietly rips down the hem of her gown ending to her calf, after fixing herself and her off shoulder gown, she went as they had panned.
The thugs are currently smoking and talking to each other when Sakura came in, walking aggresively and vigorously, hips swaying seductively, her massive hair a bit untidy and simply showing her bust on them.
They all made a howling whistle, some licking their lips, others clasp their hands excitedly.
Sakura smirks at them, Kiel and Eriol gulps deeply and Syaoran let out a silent growl and was going to stand up and rip those guys heads off, if Eriol hadn't interfered.
"Hi boys" Sakura whispers at them, making them shiver with enthusiast.
One of them moves closer to her and said, "Hey baby, you seem kinda alone. Why don't you join us for a while, huh?".
"Oh! Is that so, well, you see I'm kind of a non-sociable type to those people who I don't know and looks suspicious" Sakura states to them, hiding her arms more and causing for her chest to show more, and they just can't stop staring at it (A/N damn perverted people!!!).
"Well, we're very good people, absolutely not suspicious and you'll know us when you go with us sexy" one of the four said.
"Okay, but first, I need you to close your eyes first" Sakura instructs to them.
"Why?" they ask in unison.
"I'll give you a surprise for being my new, good friends" she smiles at them.
Them, being stupid enough to believe her, do as they were told.
Within seconds Eriol and the other went out of their hiding place and hit the thugs' head pretty hard with a rusty metal stick and a crack of a skull may be heard.
"Syaoran!!!" Sakura gasps, seeing that the one Syaoran hit has blood coming out of his head.
"Keh!! That's what he gets for molesting you like that!!" Syaoran spats at the man, looking at the it with disgust.
Sakura went to his side and hug him, he turns to her and fully hug her back, pulling her closer to him. He could feel her body shake so he immediately takes off his coat and help her putting it on. Sakura smiles and gives a kiss on his lips and said, "Thank you". Syaoran's frowned face left and was replace with a smile.
Eriol and Kiel went back, with sweat running to their foreheads.
"Well, that was the last body we brought and hide by the fences. We also got different kinds of guns from them. Where to now?" Eriol ask.
"Inside" he replies with a grin.
Eriol throws a gun to Syaoran, who swiftly catches it. Sakura watches all of them fixing and adding bullets to their guns, after a few polish, they were good to go. Eriol was this time leading the group, holding 2 guns, both of it are pocket pistols. Kiel was next to him, holding an AK 47 rifle and lastly, were Syaoran, also holding a pistol with extra bullets in his pants and Sakura, well covered by him.
"I'm coming Tomoyo" Eriol thought…
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"Hahahahaha!!!" a shrill laugh echoes throughout the walls of the warehouse, giving a shiver to Tomoyo's spine.
"Do you really think I'll let you go after what you've done to me" Sachiko spats at her.
"What did I do that made you abominate me?" Tomoyo asks her, the rope that was tying her against a wooden chair becomes more painful as she tries to move.
"You don't know?!! You don't??!" Sachiko shouts at her then she laugh as if she just made a joke.
She sighs dreamily as she walks around Tomoyo, spinning a pistol to her index finger. Five thugs not far away from them, watching.
"Well, I'll tell you. Such smart girl can become so stupid sometimes" she whispers at Tomoyo's right ear.
"You just stole away my prince" she hisses. Tomoyo gasps.
"Prince?! What are you talking about? I didn't---" Tomoyo said but she was cut off by Sachiko's hand, slapping Tomoyo with all her might, leaving a big, red mark. She turns her head and saw Sachiko's furious face, eyes glistening with anger, hands shaking.
"Don't give a damn that you don't know what I am talking about. You know it very exactly the reason behind this" she growls at her. Then hits Tomoyo with the head of her gun, making a wound on the side of her forehead.
"Aren't we going to kill her yet?" ask one of the thugs to Sachiko.
"Shut up!! I paid you to kill and wait not to talk" then she turns around.
"Now, where was I, ah yes, the storytelling, I just love those stuff, it makes me want to kill those bad people" –sniffles fakely— "because they always hurt the good people and I could feel their pain because…" she playfully runs to Tomoyo's side and whispers to Tomoyo childly, "I'm one of the characters, the good one, they always hurt me, ordering me around, slamming my head against a wall". She giggles then eyes became alert.
"But you musn't tell anyone, not a soul that I'm a princess or else they'll find me" her eyes looking at every place, as if she'll see someone that will make her jump in fear.
"Why?" Tomoyo asks in fear.
"Why?!" Sachiko gasps, eyes wide open. "Oh, because they'll kill me and.." she looks at the ground and continues, "Steal my prince away".
"But I've learned a lot from my master, techniques and maneuvers on how to protect me and my prince, but out of all that stuff, I learned one simple thing" Sachiko smiles gleefully.
"And…Wha-what is that?" Tomoyo ask, the now simple wound on her forehead becomes big and a lot of blood is now flowing on her cheeks, some of it stings her eyes but almost all her blood moves to her chin and drips down to her gown, making a big spot of blood on it.
"I kill them" she said in a deadpan expression then her lips breaks into a grin. She lifts her gun and points it at Tomoyo, whose expression was full of fear.
"Please, don't, don't this" she begs her, tears running down her face.
"Why should I? You're a threat to me and my prince" she shouts.
"I swear I don't know who you're talking---" she gasps, realizing who Sachiko was talking about. "Eriol. You mean Eriol is your prince?!".
"Bingo. Now that you know my real identity I must kill you, once and for all" she said in a loud voice.
"But why do you have to kill me, you already have him!!" a crack in her tone as she said those words.
Sachiko smiles evilly, eyes full of darkness as she stare down at poor Tomoyo.
"Painful isn't it? To be betrayed by someone who you thought loves you back" Tomoyo was aghast of her statement, never did she now that it'll be this painful, she just quietly cries to herself.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you see Tomoyo, you should have been dead by now" Sachiko said, putting the gun down.
"What do you mean?" Tomoyo asks her, stopping at her cries.
"When we met, I really plan to kill you in an early time so there'll be no walls, but when I got the upperhand, I realize that I'll let you live for the mean time. So you should thank me that you still heard Eriol confessing to you" she smirks.
"But as time passes by, I saw and realized that he's ignoring me and kept moving away from me, and seeing that he's trying ways to come in contact with you makes my blood boil".
"Sachiko-san" Tomoyo whispers.
"Keh!! I tried everything I can to lure him in my hands. Be a nice girl, act goody-good-good to everyone, help others, be friendly and guess what my dear To-mo-yo-chan?!" her hands on her hips, face in front of Tomoyo, mocking her. Then in disgust, raises her hand and walks away from her angrily.
"None!! Nothing!! Gone!! A failure!!!" abruptly raising her hands in the air, then she spins around and face Tomoyo and a sudden bubble of laugh comes from her throat then laughs out loud, laughing hysterically, playing with her gun.
"Oh Tomoyo dear, did you know I have to play an angel to you, just to get his attention, so he'll be please with me. But…." –sighs dramatically, then slowly walks in circle, —"I think its not enough, yes that's right, I think I need to be more nicer to others so that he'll love me and oh!! I'll be more angelic in their eyes, and then…".
"SHUT UP!!"
"WHO SAID THAT?!!" Sachiko shouts, looking at the thugs then landing her eyes on Tomoyo who gazes at her with hate.
"ME!!" Tomoyo shouts back, eyes stare back at her, darkly and menacingly, not taking her eyes off of her.
Sachiko's wide eyes turns small, looking at Tomoyo with disgust and annoyance.
"Well, well, well, I see that the great Daidouji Tomoyo is shouting at me and standing on her ground" she said in an amuse tone, head up high, arms cross and walking around Tomoyo once again.
Sachiko pushes Tomoyo's head forward and pretty hard then grabs a fistful of her hair, pulling her head back. "You think you're so tough just because Eriol said he loves you and not me!! Ha!! Is that why you told me to shut up, you bitch!!" then lets go of her hair, walks in front of her, then hits Tomoyo's mouth with the back of her gun.
Tomoyo spits the blood coming from her mouth, then faces Sachiko, a smear of blood on her lips.
"You're the one who said that, not me, you pretentious liar!!" she shots back.
Sachiko hisses in fury and walks swiftly towards Tomoyo, gun pointed on her forehead as Sachiko walks.
"Enough of this talk shit!!" she growls at her.
"Well, you're the who always blabber about shitty things and it really irritates me, do you know that?" Tomoyo asks her, voice calm, lips smirking. She mocks at her as if she's not tied up pretty hard.
Sachiko lets out a sound, somewhere between a groan and growl.
"That does it!! Maybe it is the real time!!"
"What time? Break time?" Tomoyo eludes her more.
"Not that, you baka!!" Sachiko shouts at her, reaching her limit.
"I'm not stupid, you are!!! You mooncalf!!" Tomoyo spats at her.
"Arrggghhhh!!!!" she screams at the top of her lungs, kneeling down and punching down the concrete floor with her bare hands, that it starts to bleed.
"Have enough, mooncalf?" Tomoyo asks.
"Why you—" then Sachiko abruptly stops then lets out a high pitch laugh, hands on her hair and banging her head in the air like mad. Tomoyo and the thugs watch her in horror as she displays a not-normal-for-normal-humans-to-do.
She stands up from her place and slowly walks from side to side.
"Aaahhhh, Tomoyo dear, don't you think it's time to reduce some population?".
"Beats me" Tomoyo shrugs then turns her head to the side, hiding the fear that's starting to emit in her body.
All was quiet when Tomoyo turns her head back and saw Sachiko looking at the floor but as she looks more closely she could see that all she was staring at was nothingness.
Before one of the thugs speak up, Tomoyo interruptive his plan.
"Hey!!" she called out, snapping Sachiko in her daze moment.
"What?!!" she snaps back at her and Sachiko could see mischief in her eyes and a smirk that annoys her pretty much.
"On second thought, you're right" Tomoyo reasons out, Sachiko smirks this time, arms cross on her chest.
"Why don't you kill yourself, kick your ass out of this country or better, this planet called Earth!! I'll appreciate it very greatly. Oh, and don't worry about our friends, I'll happily tell them about the good news, about what happened to you after I'm freely out of here. I assure you, we'll appreciate it with great acceptance" Tomoyo said it sarcastically that when she was done she could see Sachiko's veins starting to pop out of her forehead, her frown intensifying that it makes Tomoyo laugh out loud.
Sachiko screams hysterically that she didn't notice she just shot one of her men in the chest, killing him instantly. Tomoyo's heart stops a beat at the sudden fear and surprise she felt as she looks at the dead man on the ground, blood oozing down from his body. She starts to shiver uncontrollably as she moves her eyes away from the man and stare at Sachiko thinking that she's really mad.
Sachiko smirks at her then blows off the smoke from the tip of her gun.
"He shouldn't die actually, but because of your perseverance to make me angry, well, it did the trick" she said it as simply as that.
"Oh, and before I forget…" Tomoyo just stares at her.
"I'll swipe off that laugh and that smirk of yours because I'm going to kill you. So don't worry, it'll be quick I promise" she points her gun to the scared Tomoyo in which the will to fight Sachiko off, goes down the drain.
"Sayonara my dear To-mo-yo-chan" then she gave out a satanic laugh as Tomoyo's head bow down and closes her eyes.
"Aishiteru Eriol" Tomoyo thought. Sachiko's index, a few inches away from the trigger.
"YAMERO!!!" someone shouted from afar, all heads turn except for Tomoyo whose eyes are as wide as a saucer.
"No!! Tomoyo!!" Eriol quickly runs very fast after hearing a gunshot inside, the first thing that entered his mind was Tomoyo and her lifeless body lying on the ground, blood spreading around her body. Due to his instict to run very fast, he had forgotten about the other three who was also runnning and following him.
Even though they want to tell Eriol to slow down and take it easy, they understand it pretty well that they shouldn't. Why? It's very simple actually, their friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, is in the hands of a great lunatic that if they didn't hurry they'll find themselves staring at a lifeless Tomoyo.
In short, their bestfriend's life is in grave danger.
Because of the old, wrecked objects that lays on Eriol's path, it made him a bit slower, but because of his fast sight and swiftness, he was able to pass through it with less difficulty.
He was just in time to see 4 thugs, 1 dead and 2 ladies, one is tied up in a chair and he thinks that she's really beaten up, while the other one is a lady in red, a gun on her right hand and is pointed directly on the head of the girl.
"Tomoyo!!" he thought of it alarmingly, he pulls out his gun and comes out of his hiding place before Kiel and Syaoran could stop him.
"YAMERO!!!" he shouts, as all heads turn to see who it was, all except for the girl in white.
"Shit!!" Sachiko curses under her breath as she slowly moves back, her men starting to move.
I dreamed I was missing
You were so scared
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared
Eriol shoots his gun to Sachiko who easily dodges it and moves back, her men shoots back at Eriol who crouches down and take cover, at that moment Syaoran and Kiel were in time to help Eriol, killing one thug down. They slowly move back as they left Tomoyo at the center, who was now crying.
After my dreaming
I woke with this fear
What am I leaving
When I'm done here
As Kiel and Syaoran takes cover for Eriol, he immediately runs to Tomoyo and quickly takes a small knife from his pocket, cuts off the thick rope that is tying her on the chair.
So if you're asking me
I want you to know
After being free, Tomoyo automatically hugs Eriol and cries on his shoulder while Eriol hugs her pretty tight, missing her so much. Their pent-up emotions are starting to show. Not far, a thug comes out and was about to shoot the couple when Syaoran reacts quickly and puts an end to the man's life.
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Seeing the almost shoot at them, Eriol helps Tomoyo to stand up as they went back to their friends.
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
"Are you okay?" Eriol asks her and she just gives him a nod and squeezes his shirt. He just pulls her closer and kisses her forehead making her calm down.
Don't be afraid
I've taken my beating
I've shared what I made
Sakura automatically went to Tomoyo's side and clutches her free hand.
I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you
They all stay put at their hiding place, Eriol and Syaoran in front, the two girls at their back, Sakura hugging Tomoyo, comforting her.
"Hey, where's Kiel?" Eriol asks after a long silence, realizing for the first time since he went back with Tomoyo this time. That Kiel wasn't with them anymore.
"I don't know. You think he called some cops?" Syaoran asks but Eriol just shakes his head and shrugs in reply and then watch once again for something unusual.
So if you're asking me
I want you to know
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Little did they know, Sachiko was secretly behind them, a smirk forms in her lips. Sakura was closer to her than Tomoyo, so she'll just use the girl to be the bait.
She pulls Sakura up by the hair, making the girl scream. All heads turn as look at the two, Syaoran points his gun to Sachiko.
"Ah, ah, ah" she said, her gun pointed at Sakura's head then the two slowly moves away. Syaoran follows her, gun still on her, followed closely by Eriol whose gun is the same with Syaoran, clutching to his body closely was Tomoyo.
Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
"Onegai, Sachiko-san, give her to us" Tomoyo begs from behind, staring at the crying Sakura, but Sachiko just smirks and shakes her head.
"Nope, but…" she trails off.
"But what?" Syaoran asks, hands gripping tightly the handle. His gaze never leaving Sakura, only a glimpse to Sachiko.
"In exchange for this green-eyed girl's life, you have to give me Tomoyo then" Sachiko said, looking at Tomoyo, like a prey in her eyes.
Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well
Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
I can't be who you are
"That will never happen, never!!!" Eriol shouts, encircling his free arm on her.
Sachiko just simply shrugs, "Fine then, if that's what you want. Say goodbye then to your dear Cherry Blossom" then lifts the gun, placing it to the top of Sakura's head this time. All they could do was watch in horror, especially Syaoran who saw Sakura's eyes closing, trying to break the continuous flow of her tears.
"YAMETE!!" Tomoyo shouts, breaking free from Eriol's hold, who looks at her in horror as she strides forward to Sachiko and Sakura.
"Tomoyo-chan" Sakura whispers in fear, horror and surprise.
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
Don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
"Awww, wasting your life to someone who isn't worth giving it to" Sachiko said, Tomoyo abruptly stops in front of them and looks at her with pure rage.
"Shut the hell up!! I'm not wasting my life to Sakura, you damn hell doesn't know how important she is to me, to Syaoran and to everybody else. You're the one who's wasting her life to some guy; that perfectly knows won't love back!!" Tomoyo shot backs at her, making Sachiko completely shut up.
"Fine!! Come here…now!!!" Sachiko orders, she pushes Sakura out, luckily caught by Syaoran and taking Tomoyo in replace and quickly moving back to the middle of the warehouse.
Leave out all the rest
Leave out all the rest
"Let's kill them already" one of the thugs said, watching the whole event from their hiding place.
"You're right, I'm really tired of this shit, I want to kill already" replies the other. So they slowly creep down from behind and were about to shoot when…
BANG!! BANG!!
Kiel was in time before they could do their plan, killing them in a flash. The others stare at him as he walks forward, gun on Sachiko.
"Let her go this instant Sachiko!!!" Kiel shouts.
"No!!" then she shots him in his right thigh, making him go down, shouting in pain and agony.
"KIEL-SAN!!!" Tomoyo shouts. Eriol wasn't really alert that time, but now, he is. Seeing his chance because Sachiko's gun is not now pointed to Tomoyo, he hits her gun like an ace, throwing it away from her grasp, making her gasp, seeing what he has done.
Forgetting
All the hurt inside
You've learned to hide so well
He stupidly let goes of his gun and run after them. Sachiko pushes Tomoyo to her back and gets the metal pole that she saw earlier. She was just in time to hit Eriol by the head causing for him to fall on his knees and look at the sight in front of him, groggily.
Pretending
Someone else can come and save me from myself
"Now that the cat is down, the mouse will play" Sachiko said, nearing to Tomoyo, who looks at her with trembling fear.
"Now say goodbye to everyone, to the place you call home and to your beloved Eriol!!!" then she hysterically lets out a laugh so satanically. Sachiko raises the pole up to Tomoyo's chest, near to where her heart is.
Tomoyo just looks upward, tears streaming down her cheeks, lips a bit open, sitting in despair and no where to go.
Slowly, she seals her lips and looks at Eriol with wide eyes, as the awaiting death of hers is coming to its end.
"STOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHH!!!!!
I can't be who you are
I can't be who you are
An excruciating sound echoed throught the walls of the place after Sachiko struck the metal pole to the chest, which is a sharp pointed one and fully covered with rust.
Everyone was wide-eyed as they stare at the horrible scene in front of them.
"Ano, can you make a promise to me?" a small, shy, raven-haired girl ask her blue-haired friend as they sat under a shady willow tree.
"What is it?" as he looks at her in wonder, making her blush.
"Promise me, you would not choose death for protecting someone, so no matter what happens, you shall live on" she stated, looking at him.
He lets out a laugh that breaks the silence of the place after hearing this and making her frown in annoyance. Seeing she's not happy, he stops at his laugh and wipes a tear off of his eyes.
"What?" he asks.
"You!! Thats what!! Arrgghh, never mind, forget what I just said" she said as she was about to stand up, but was stop by the hand and pulls her down, making her sit on his lap and for her blush to intensify.
"Sorry, sorry I made you mad, it's just that, it's so unusual to hear those words from you. But don't worry, I promise I'll do what you just ask me to" then he kisses her forehead, making her giggle.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And that ends chapter 8
Hope you like it…
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