[A/N: Large focus on Sakura in this chapter. Her point of view mostly in the third person though. Enjoy.]
Disclaimer: Neither Cardcaptor Sakura nor its characters belong to me. It is owned by CLAMP. I do own Tai Lee and Javier though.
Italic- Thoughts/ Dreams
Bold- Something really important
CAPS LOCK- Someone really mad/worried
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Chapter 11: Let the Mind Games Begin
Sakura woke up to a terrible splitting headache on the right side of her head. She tried to touch it but couldn't because her hands were bound to something.
It didn't any make sense.
Although there's the fact that she wasn't fully conscious yet. Maybe things would make sense then.
So in the meantime she studied her surroundings. Gradually she came to the conclusion that she was in a room.
But…I wasn't in a room before…was I?
The pain in her head was really hindering her ability to think straight.
Something smells bad.
She tried to move her hands again, but with no prevail. Then she noticed that her back was against something. Something hard. A wall? A door? There was only one way to find out.
She turned her head to the left slowly as far as it could move, to see what she was held against.
It was a wall alright. A brick wall. But then something else caught her attention. The thing that was securing her hands to the wall. Ropes.
Ropes wrapped around her wrists tightly and nailed poorly, but still good enough to keep her hand movement very limited.
Her eyes shot open in realization of her whereabouts. Well she didn't know exactly where she was, but she finally understood that she was under captivation.
Javier.
That was the first thing that came to mind.
She was trying to determine what exactly was going on, when the sickening scent hit her nose again, but now that she was fully awake, she could distinguish it.
Blood.
Lots of it.
She looked down onto her red sweater, careful not to move her head too quickly, knowing that it would increase the already excruciating pain. All of the upper chest area on her right side was drenched in it. It appeared that the blood was drying around the edges but still damp towards the middle.
Sakura grew frantic.
Then all of a sudden she recalled the last moments of her consciousness. She had just come out of the grocery store with Tai Lee, she stood in front of a car and then felt something hard against her head. But then…
Oh no. Tai Lee. Where's Tai Lee?!
She rapidly spun her head around, doing her best to ignore the pain, as she looked around the room for her friend.
But there was no Tai Lee.
As a matter of fact, there wasn't anyone there.
Just a bed, a television, a desk, and a picture frame.
That didn't matter though. What mattered to Sakura was getting the hell out of that place before anyone did show up.
"Tai Lee," she hissed as quietly as she could, but at the same time trying to get the girl's attention. Wherever she was.
This is stupid. I know she can't hear me. She might not even be here…wherever 'here' is. I just need to get out of here, I'll figure out what to do after that.
She began to pull on her imprisoned hands until she developed rope burn. The pain in the side of her head shifted to throbbing and pounding.
Tears began to pour down her face. Not because she wanted them to.
Actually she was quite tired of crying.
But she couldn't help it.
Of all the lives to be as messed up as it was, why did it have to be hers?
Soon the crying changed to bawling, which changed to wailing.
Helplessness.
That was always her situation. It was the same when she was getting bullied all throughout middle school. Or when she was beat up in grade 9. Or when Tomoyo died. Or when she allowed herself to sleep with Javier even though she knew she had a boyfriend. When she almost got raped by Javier. Twice. And it was the same way she felt when she couldn't bring herself to kill Misako.
Frankly, she was getting quite tired of it.
But she cried anyways. It's not like she had anything better to do, right?
After a while (she didn't have a clock around, so she didn't know how long), she developed a migraine on top of the pain she was already feeling in her head. Then she felt something vibrate in her pocket.
My phone's still in my pocket!
However the moment hope was building up, it was broken again. Her hands were still held against the wall so she couldn't reach it.
The vibrating stopped. Then shortly began again.
Syaoran. Or Touya. They must be worried sick. Who knows how long I've been here for?
She remained still knowing that she would not be able to do anything about the calls she was getting.
Time passed.
Lots of it.
Or at least that's what it felt like.
Having nothing better to do she was about to doze off when she heard something. The door was jiggling.
Someone's coming…
She prepared herself to see Javier, but was surprised when she didn't.
"Who…who are you," she asked skeptically to a little boy, no older than three, who opened the door and walked in carelessly.
"Where am I? What is this place," she continued. Her voice sounded raspy due to not speaking for…however long it had been.
The boy smiled at her. He was missing his two front teeth.
"You're gonna die," he said with an absentminded look on his face.
She gaped at him.
Was this really happening?
"Dey told me to tell you dat you're gonna die. I'm gonna get candy now. Dass what I love; candy."
The boy walked towards the girl under confinement so that he was a mere foot away.
"You smell stinky. And you have loss of red stuff on your head and shirt. You should take a shower," he continued, screwing up his face.
"What day is it," Sakura asked finally.
The little boy scratched his chin.
"I don't know my days yet. Dey said dat dey're gonna teach me," he said.
She was afraid to ask, but she knew she had to.
"Who's 'they'?"
The boy held his hand behind his back and swung back and forth on his heel.
"Mommy," he half-said, half-sang.
Alright, I'm making some progress.
"And what's mommy's name," she asked impatiently. She didn't mean to but under the situation she was in, no one had the right to tell her otherwise.
"Jai Yu," he said, and then immediately clasped his hand over his mouth.
Sakura looked at him wide eyed and confused.
"Oops. Mommy said I wasn't s'posed to tell you that," he said softly.
"Dat means no candy."
Jai Yu…why does that sound familiar?
The boy began exiting the room, still muttering to himself about getting no candy and getting in trouble.
"Wait!"
He stopped then turned around.
"Why am I here? What does your mom want with me? And who is the other person?"
The more she badgered, the harder he pressed the palm of his hands over his ears and shook his head from side to side.
"I'm not listening because I might tell you something I'm not supposed to."
He continued leaving the room again, elbows cocked to the side as he still covered his ears.
Sakura became worried again. This boy may be her only means of becoming free. She needed him to stay.
"Okay! Okay! No more questions. But can you do me a favour," she asked softly.
She was still in a lot of pain, but there was hopefully a way out and she was going to abuse it.
The little boy scratched his chin and looked up, thinking about it.
"Okay," he said cheerily. The innocence of youth was clearly depicted on his face. Even when he was telling her that she was going to die, she could clearly see that he didn't really know what he was talking about. He was just telling her what he was told to. She felt a little sorry for him.
She smiled.
"Can you take my phone out of my pocket, open it, and show it to me?"
There was a smile on his face as well. He took the phone out and held it in his hand.
"Uh uh. Mommy said you might do that."
He spun on his heel and then marched towards the door.
"I'll be back another day," he said without turning around.
ANOTHER DAY? HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE FOR?
"Wait, wait! At least put the phone back."
Her distress calls continued but he simply closed the door behind him.
And she was left alone.
Again.
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She woke up.
Days had passed. She knew that for a fact. Her stomach had grumbled so many times that it was beginning to eat itself and she felt it burn as acid began to spill within her stomach.
Her skin felt pasty, soggy, and unhealthy. For someone who was used to having at least one shower everyday, this was rather uncomfortable.
On the plus side her head stopped hurting, so she assumed that the wound had healed. Also the blood on her shirt was completely dried.
She had to agree with the kid though. She stank. Badly.
She spent her time thinking about everything that had happened in her life until she ran out of things to think of. She even thought of how she was going to make the person who kidnapped her pay for what 'they' had done.
Speaking of which, they had not shown their faces ever since she got there…wherever 'there' is.
She just stayed against the wall in a relatively empty room.
"SAKURA! SAKURA WHERE ARE YOU," she heard from the other side of the door. A voice that was so familiar that she wanted to cry. But she had cried so many times that she didn't think there was any more water left in her eyes.
It was Syaoran.
She could recognize that voice anywhere.
"I'M IN HERE," she screamed at the top of her lungs. She was so happy. She didn't know how he found her but she didn't even care.
"SAKURA! SAKURA! WHERE ARE YOU," the voice repeated.
It was closer.
The doorknob turned.
She knew that she didn't look her best, but she also knew that her boyfriend wouldn't care because all that mattered was that she was going to be safe.
She was very disappointed.
Heartbroken even.
The little boy came into the room again, cell phone in hand.
He pressed a button on it.
"SAKURA! SAKURA WHERE ARE YOU," came out of it.
"Someone left a message on your phone," the little boy replied.
"Mommy said dat it was dere for a while now and she thought you should hear it."
Sakura didn't know if she wanted to cry all over again or yell uncontrollably at the boy. He didn't know any better, yes, but she needed to express her anger to someone.
"Where…is your mother…" she asked hoarsely behind clenched teeth. This time the reason she couldn't speak properly was because her mouth and throat were dry from lack of water or any other liquid.
She forgot all about Tai lee and Javier. She just needed to meet this 'Jai Yu' person and then…well she wasn't sure exactly what she was going to do then, but she was going to do something.
"Eatin' breakfast in her room," he said plainly, cleaning his ear with his pinky.
That bitch has the nerve to have me locked up in here with no food and she's having BREAKFAST!
"Well you need to go and tell your mother, that she needs to come here. Now. And we need to talk."
The boy shook his head.
"I don't have to. She's coming soon."
TBC…
[A/N: Okay, so the next bunch of chapters are going back and forth between people and there are going to be a lot of open ended things that won't be completely tied together until the end.
uvr-B1u5H'd: Don't worry, it was supposed to be predictable. From now on it won't have as many expected moments. Thanks for being patient.
Thunderous-Ice-Storm: Aw thanks! That really means a lot, and every one of them is greatly appreciated.
RevansRubber Duck Darth Nimble: I know right? And yeah, she does get kidnapped a lot, but this time I'm going to have things work out a little differently then usual. Haha, I love the fact that you're asking for Sakura to get raped. We'll see…:D! Thanks for the review.
cupid17: Thanks a lot, it's really appreciated! Keep the reviews coming.]
