Hey guys! Here comes the second part. I have nothing much to say so just have fun reading!

Nightmares of Love - Don't keep wondering now. Read it! Oh, by the way, nice nick.

AngelEmCuti - Here's the update. Please read and let me hear from you again.

chelsea34 - Yeah, a new character I just happen to create. Never thought he would appears in my story but well, there he is and now I have to think what role should he play in this story. (sigh)

pyscho-pyro-shrink - Oh, it's confusing? Hmm...It seems like I have to write better for the next chapter to avoid confusion. Anyway, thanks for telling me!

Pipi-chan - Thanks for the help Pipi-chan! And I thought Sonomi was her cousin! Luckily you were helping.

rosedreamer101 - Erm..abomination means something like...hmm...I'm not pretty sure but I think it's like jerk or anything similar to it.

DiamondRose3 - Ok! Here's the end of the cliffhanger. Thanks for not killing me.

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MlleShadow - Kei is...you'll find the answer in this chapter or maybe the next one. And the incident Shinna was surrounded was because...you'll find the answer in Chapter 12. Hehe...Oh, yea. Shinna have something to say to you.

Shinna : How could you say me evil!! You're a meanie MlleShadow! I'm gonna cry again! (Oh, no...now I have to comfort her again or she won't come out in my coming chapters. It's your fault Mllshadow!! Your fault! Shinna, dun leaveeee!)

Chapter 11

The Beauty of Love

Part II

He left his motorbike by the roadside and walked towards her, still wearing his charming smile. She stepped back, only to find herself leaning against the tree. The rain didn't show any sign that it will stop and the only light that accompanies the darkness of the night seemed to be a lamppost by the roadside.

"Are you stalking me?" Sakura asked, irritated. So many luck for the day, she thought.

"You can say that," he replied, moving closer to her. She rolled her eyes at him as she found his answer was unexpected.

"You don't have to look at me like that. I'm not a bad guy. It's just that a girl like you shouldn't be alone at midnight in a place like this," he said. The smile on his face seemed to be a never fading smile.

Sakura felt the cold wind soaking into her skin. Even her dolphin was soaked with raindrops. Could she trust this guy? But he was the one who had been disturbing Shinna in the park just now, well, although she only saw him holding her wrist, not raping her.

"So are you coming or are you not?" he asked. He pressed his palms against the tree Sakura was leaning to, gazing directly into her emerald pools. She could almost feel the warmth of his breath on her skin. She admitted that she was shocked by his sudden action but didn't think of showing it out. She was not going to let a psycho who came out from nowhere with an unknown identity to treat her like she was a naïve little girl.

"No," she sneered at him coldly.

He let out a small laugh as he backed away from her. "Well, just don't call for my help when some drunken maniacs come after you," he glanced at her and smiled.

Few minutes later, she found herself standing under the tree on a rainy night, watching a stranger with a pair of crimson eyes as he slowly faded away from her view. I wish Syaoran was here, then I wouldn't be alone. She hugged her wet dolphin, recalling the moments they had together until he managed to get her the dolphin. The rain was not going to stop and the last words the stranger told her was enough to break her nerves out. Drunken maniacs…

She knew she mustn't stay there any longer. She couldn't wait for him. How long will it take him to take Shinna home and return to her? She couldn't figure out because she doesn't even know where Shinna's home was. Finally, she found herself walking in the rain towards the Li's villa, which she calculated will take her about 20 minutes to reach there – possibly. Anyway, what could've be even worst than walking alone under the rain in an empty road in the middle of the night?

Damn! This place is closed already. He cursed under his breathes as he stopped his motorbike in front of the festive site. She couldn't have gotten that far. He turned his gaze a distance away as a figure of a smiling auburn-haired girl waving at him as she called his name appeared in his mind. She'll be fine…

What the-? A bright flash of light flashed towards her face. She could barely open her eyes. She brought a hand up into the cold air, shadowing her eyes as an attempt to see through the blinding light.

"Hey, it's a cutie!" She could hear a masculine voice called out from the car that parked directly in front of her. Soon, the air was filled with the same silent as the engine was turned off but the light was still on and it was really annoying her. Four men walked out of the car while the other two just sat in as if waiting for something that was about to happen. Sakura gulped. Drunken maniacs…

Her heart was thumping with an all too familiar fear that twisted her guts and cut through her stomach. Her heartbeat escalated as she gulped nervously. She turned away awkwardly but a rough grip forced her to turn backwards. She wanted to scream but it wouldn't escape her throat.

By now, she was surrounded by four drunken strangers. She felt hopeless and helpless. Standing in the middle of them, she was the prey and they were the predators. That night was like a curse.

"Better let her go." A quite, almost but not so familiar voice came into her ears. She tilted her head towards the direction of the voice coming from in front of her, a few distance away. They all did.

"Hi!" he waved towards her, smiling his unfading smile. It was the owner of the crimson eyes. She rolled her eyes at him disbelievingly, probably thinking that he was stupid enough to just come and wave as if everything was normal. "Just checking you out," he nonchalantly said as he walked towards her and held her wrist while looking at the drunken guys.

"Thank you for taking care of my sister but we really have to go now. So, will you please make a way for us?" It didn't sound as if he was asking them because obviously he wasn't waiting for them to answer when he took Sakura's hand in his and started to move.

One of them stepped forward, placing a hand on the stranger's chest, meaning to stop him. "I believe your sister is happier with us," he grinned and the other three too stepped forward towards both of them.

"Okay, 'genius'. What are we going to do now?" Sakura asked in an annoyed voice, sounded almost whispering.

"Run."

"What?"

"Now!"

She didn't know when did her feet started to move but she didn't manage to escape though. Instead, she was dragged back by two of the guys in the car to the others. The stranger was still there, fighting his was to win. There were several wounds on his body and she doubted if he could survive those four big sized guys, but he didn't seem to give up yet. His will to live was strong, like someone she knew.

Sakura felt the man's grip was tightening around her wrist and it was hurting her. She fought hard to break free to no avail. "Let go!" she screamed. At that moment, she saw him fell on the ground, kneeling on a knee as he wiped the red blood from the cut of his lips. "No!" she screamed again. Tears flowed down her cheeks. Was she crying for a stranger?

"Get your hands off her." There was a sound of anger in his voice but not really showed out. Before any two of them could react, he brought his fist up in the air and punched them hard on their faces, letting them both fall into a deep unconsciousness. He was quicker and stronger. Even she could not really see what just had happened.

As he turned towards her, their eyes met each other. She felt her heart was melted and more tears ran down her cheeks. "Syaoraaan!" She ran into his arms and wept on his chest as he comforted her. She swore she could've stayed like that the whole night. He pulled her aback and wiped her tears away with his gentle fingers.

"Wait here," he instructed her. There was no sound of anger in his voice anymore. Maybe because he knew she as safe now. She watched him as he went for the stranger's aid. Coldness soaked into her skin. How long had she been standing in the rain? All that doesn't matter now because she knew he was there for her at that was all she needed.

"Need a help there, pal?" Syaoran interrupted in.

"Why not?" The stranger with his smile replied. "It's an unfair battle after all," he still could laugh despite the wounds he had on him. However, they barely see each other faces. Their focuses were towards those four drunken guys only, to bring them down.

"Then shall we?" Syaoran smirked.

"After you," he grinned.

Within a couple of minutes, the four guys were all down. The rain was still pouring down the earth as a full moon rose up in the sky, sending its gleaming light through the dark clouds.

His amber eyes twinkled with recognition as he studied the figure standing beside him with a pair of crimson eyes. "Kei?"

The stranger turned his face towards him, looking a bit puzzled. Then again, a smile found its way to his lips as he could see the caller of his name clearly now. "I knew I thought that fighting style was familiar, cousin Li." It was obvious that they both knew each other, in fact, connected with a relationship somehow.

A few meters away from them stood Sakura, attempting to make her way towards them. She took a few steps forward and found herself could no longer stand on her feet. Dizziness blurred her vision and her eyes suddenly felt heavy and wanting to be closed at any moment. "Sy..ao…ran…" She found herself collapsing into a pair of familiar arms as her emerald eyes met his amber ones. She heard him calling her name but her voice wouldn't come out although she really wanted to reply him. In just a few seconds, everything went black.

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She was gaining her consciousness slowly and her senses were coming back to her but did not return completely. The night seemed to sound only of water. The piercing pain in her head had slightly decreased and instead of feeling herself soaked with cold wind, she felt heat was emitted to her body.

Sakura opened her eyes. Her astonished emerald orbs carefully studied the structures around her. She released a sigh of relief. She was back in her room, in the Li's villa. As she came across the word 'Li', her thoughts were suddenly attached towards a chestnut-haired guy. A deluge of questions popped in her mind. Where is him? Is he alright? She wanted to get up to see him although her body was still weak to move from the bed.

But wait. Hold on. Was there something on her stomach? And her head, it doesn't feel as if she was sleeping on a pillow yet it was still comfortable. More comfortable indeed. She reached her hand to her stomach. A big, warm hand was placed on it. Her heart skipped a beat.

She tilted her head to the side. Before long, a serene smile was carved on her lips. He was there. He was alright. He was lying beside her, sharing her blanket, emitting heat to her once cold body. And she was there, in his arms…there was nothing else that she wanted more.

She turned her body completely towards him. Her hand rested on his chest and her head was below his chin. At the same moment, she felt his arm tightening around her waist. She looked up at him. His eyes were still shut tightly. Just moving in his sleep, she thought as she smiled. The piercing pain she had in her head was immediately sealed by just being by his side.

-End of Chapter 11: Part II-

Yeay! The end of the cliffhanger. I'm having my exam here so I guess I don't have much time to type Chapter 12. Anyway, I've finished written it so don't worry. I just need time to type it so if there are many errors in my typing, please forgive me. By the way, how do you like Chapter 11? Comments needed!