A/N: Well here's the next chapter of Secrets Can Be Deadly--- thanks to all who reviewed last time! It means a lot, so don't be afraid to tell me what you think alright? Anyways, it seems a lot of you are pretty excited about how Sakura's going to Syaoran's home. Perhaps now I'll let you in on a little secret--- Meiling WILL be involved in this story. I don't know if I've ever said that before, but she will be. So, be prepared for that--- I may throw her in at any given time… hopefully, when you least expect it (if I have any surprise-worthy abilities whatsoever!). Anyways, this time around I'm going to skip most of the details of the class work and just skip on to them heading off to the airport--- mainly because I can't remember what days I said they'd have what, so I'll have to save that part on my computer later but since its during the week and I'm not allowed on… it will have to wait for the moment. Yeah, I have an extremely bad memory. Anyways, R & R.
Story Notice: I have a new story that I'm working on, the only reason I'm posting it in a Story Notice on this story is because of the fact that it will also be a Card Captor Sakura story. Basically, it's going to be called "I Don't Want To Think About You". Yes, that's another song-name title for me. Music is my life so obviously if I can find a song title or just the song in general that will match what the story is about, great. I'll also have a Final Fantasy VIII story called "Addicted" (another song title) but I won't get to that right away. Anyways, this story is taking place in a more medieval time period. Sakura is basically a princess, obviously Syaoran is the prince. The two become betrothed through Yelan and Fujitaka's decision but they both hate that fact. Anyways, it will follow that and hopefully it will be interesting. I know its been done a few times, but its something that I've wanted to try with a story for awhile ever since I read Crystal Tears, I believe is what's its called--- not sure, but its by the same auther of Jagged Amber--- I suggest you read those two stories because they ROCK, two of my all-time favourites. Of course I have others, but those always stick out in my memory. So keep an eye out for this story, there will be two, maybe three chapters along with it (I have two done already, I may get another one done yet before the weekend starts).
Disclaimer: As usual Card Captor Sakura doesn't belong to me. The dub would be a little more faithful to the manga, and it wouldn't have ended so quickly since I just loved it even if I did read the manga and realized it was better.
Secrets Can Be Deadly
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Chapter Fourteen: Spring Break Part 1
In the Infirmary, the nurse had finally agreed to let Sakura and Syaoran go – they hadn't seemed to be injured in any way. They knew what it meant — it was time for them to go. The Headmaster, however, met them as they made their way to the exit.
"Wait!" he called out, stopping them. Sakura crossed her arms and turned to him.
"Relax. We're leaving, which is exactly what you wanted." She told him, before turning back to head out the door. The Headmaster however didn't leave.
"I'll give you until Spring Break — to stay here. That's it, after that, you leave. It would be too suspicious to the school if you left just now." Syaoran couldn't believe what he was hearing; suspicious? And students, disappearing in a locked down school, that wasn't? The fact that they were found passed out in the hallway, that wasn't suspicious?
"Whatever. One week, one day, one hour — it's not going to solve your problem, Headmaster." Syaoran told him. The Headmaster appeared taken aback, but he merely grimaced.
"No, I'm afraid it won't. Good day." With that, he turned and left them standing in the hallways, surprised, confused, but somewhat relieved.
"That was fun, wasn't it?" Sakura muttered sarcastically.
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Throughout the week, Sakura and Syaoran surprisingly didn't get on each others nerves. Before, Syaoran had made comments to Sakura about her difficulties in math class--- that week, he'd help her instead. She found it comforting in a strange way--- he was the closest thing she had ever had to a friend her own age, and she decided she wouldn't fight him on it--- even though sometimes he'd do something that made her badly want to just say something to him about it. But for a change, she was controlling those urges.
A lot of people who had been in their classes found the sudden change odd--- granted, they hadn't been at the school long, but they had argued a lot in those classes.
"Get your own pencil," Syaoran muttered. "Its not my fault if you're unprepared, is it?" he asked her. Sakura glared at him.
"Yeah, it is. Who was the one who dragged me out of bed at five in the morning! I didn't do that of my own free will, and you said…" Sakura lowered her voice. "That you wanted me to help you investigate something suspicious that would help us in our case." Sakura returned her voice to normal. "So really, when you think about it, it IS your fault." Syaoran snorted.
"Yeah, well if someone didn't have to actually have five alarm clocks set to wake her up because otherwise she'd never get up, maybe I wouldn't have had to lie about why I was waking you up that early." Syaoran got up and handed in his work sheet and sat back down. Sakura glared at him.
"So that's why you woke me up? I KNEW it had nothing to do with the reason you gave me! You said that it must have been taken by someone… I knew you were lying," Sakura muttered. Syaoran stared at her.
"You're mad at me from saving you getting a detention? Fine, whatever." He replied. "If you would have gotten a detention, then we wouldn't have been able to do investigating tonight--- you wanted to do a little snooping at night." Syaoran added. Sakura grumbled and ignored him for the rest of the day.
Of course, that was one of the lighter arguments--- they had actually been sent to the office for physically fighting and they were suspended. Sakura's father had been called--- well, the secretary at the number they gave all schools called, because only the Headmaster was aware that they were spies, the disciplinary teacher had no idea of that. So really, Fujitaka had been informed, but couldn't have been too overly angry. Sakura would tell him they had been practicing their skills on each other before class started (Art class… a bunch of paints had been knocked over on the floor) and then a teacher had gotten angry. After all, fight school or not, they weren't supposed to practice on regular school time and they had been ready to kill each other.
So, Friday after school had finally arrived. Sakura had packed her bags and informed the Headmaster where they would be, and why.
"Sir, I realize you don't want us to come back — you're doing what you think is best for the school. But... if anything else happens, call us, or my--- or Mr Kinomoto over at KSA. We'll get here as quick as possible, but this will also help us because its… history is repeating itself," Sakura finished lamely. She hated the way that sounded--- it seemed so much more dramatic then she thought it was. The Headmaster nodded.
"Of course, Miss Kinomoto. I wasn't Headmaster here then, you know," he added. "I never had the chance to meet your mother. Why is it that this time, your father informed me of your arrival and why you were here, but before he didn't?" the Headmaster asked. Sakura stared down at the ground so Syaoran filled in for her.
"Actually, the last time it was Sakura's mother here. She went missing, but the old Headmaster believed she had just simply left. This time, we know that if either of us go missing, you'll be able to inform them at KSA." Syaoran replied. The Headmaster finally understood why Sakura had suddenly seemed so down and nodded.
"I see." He replied. "Well, perhaps sometime I can allow you back here, but things right now... investigating just doesn't seem to be helping. It's gotten worse since you've arrived. Things here seemed to have calmed down at the moment and most students, practically all, have gone home to visit their families. Now, more then ever, they feel the need to. A lot of students have enrolled in other schools, you know." He replied sadly. "It bothers me that these students actually are beginning to fear for their safety, so much that they actually have to enroll in other schools."
"But isn't that a way to test their abilities? This school trains them in fighting and their defence, you'd think they'd be looking forward to an opportunity like this. I always have," Syaoran added.
"Yes, but the difference is they do it just because they enjoy learning the arts of fighting--- and they enjoy it. Whereas with the two of you, its practically your life. You use it to defend yourself, and obviously you must enjoy it to have gotten into it in the first place. You use it for your job, so its different. It takes up more of your life then it does for them." Sakura frowned at that. It doesn't take up that much of my life! She argued in her head. Ah, but aren't you always looking forward to the end of the day so that you can get to KSA Headquarters and see if you have a new mission? Aren't you always the one who declines offers to go hang out at the mall? It takes up all of your life. The evil voice in her head came back at her with. She wished badly that the evil voice came from an actual person, because then she could just punch--- there I go again… I guess it takes up more of my life then I thought, she added sadly in her mind. She attempted to shake off the sad feeling--- she had a mission to focus on, and this wasn't the time to be getting sad.
"I'm sure that things will work out in the end. This time, we won't have to wait until the kidnappings stop--- we'll catch the guy behind it before then." Sakura didn't tell him then what she knew about Hymatchii... that could wait, she had decided. She then handed him a photocopied version of the sheet with the victims pictures on it. "I thought you should have this. This has the victims on it who have been kidnapped--- and the victims to come yet. Keep an eye on those that haven't been kidnapped yet." Sakura noticed the Headmaster's expression change and added quickly. "Forget about me. I can take care of myself, and unlike my mother, I have a partner if I need the assistance. I'm a professional, I fight as a career, remember? So worry about those who don't." Sakura replied. They stood up and she turned away. "By the way, don't mention that to anyone, including anyone else at KSA. My father doesn't need to know I'm on the hitlist, if he did, I wouldn't be here. He might even think it too dangerous for a lot of the spies and you'd have no end to this." Sakura knew that her father would send one of the more experienced agents, but she didn't want the Headmaster to know that. After all, he would easily tell her father about it otherwise.
"Don't worry," she added. "I'm perfectly capable of this, this isn't the first time I've had a target on my back, but my father has been very over-protective of me more so than even my brother all my life and I don't expect it to change. Its an unfair problem, but its mine alone." Sakura walked out and the Headmaster called to her and Syaoran.
"You're flight will take off at eight o'clock sharp tonight--- perhaps you better start packing. It takes half an hour to get to the airport from here." It was seven already. They ran off and Syaoran stopped Sakura.
"Have you really had a target on your back before like this?" he asked her.
"Well… every spy has their own targets on their backs no matter what mission. I just exaggerated the danger they could be," Sakura replied. Syaoran shook his head.
"Unbelievable…" he muttered. They went their separate ways to their dormitories. When Sakura arrived at hers, she was surrounded immediately by girls who had questions.
"Where were you going with that…" a sigh came from every girl at this part, "total hunk?" they asked. Sakura looked at them, confused.
"Hunk? Who--- wait… you mean…" Sakura burst out laughing and had to sit down, she was afraid she'd wet herself she was laughing so hard. "Syaoran?" she asked, after she caught her breath from laughing. The girls nodded.
"What's so funny?" one of them asked. Sakura shook her head and began laughing again. Couldn't they see what was so funny? They thought that… that… Syaoran was hot! As in, attractive!
"Syaoran, a hunk?" Sakura asked. "That's what's so funny. I can't believe any of you could think that. He's so… so…"
"Adorable…" one of the girls said breathlessly. Sakura giggled again.
"Sure, whatever you say. Anyways, we're acquaintances from Japan. We just know each other there, through my father basically. And we're bound to be together from time to time." Sakura added. One of the girls grabbed Sakura's hand.
"I think there's more to it then your letting on…" she replied carefully. She was well aware that Sakura had a bad temper when she wanted to. Granted, Sakura had wanted to try to act different at this school as part of her cover, but she had never been able to act. Perhaps that was why she had given up her dream of being an actor when she was little. Or perhaps it was because soon Disney movies didn't count as acting and she soon became obsessed with her mothers disappearance. "We all think you guys are… friends. Actually, most of us think the two of you are actually a couple. Its been flying around the school ever since you were both found passed out on the floor. And all that time you spent together, alone, in the infirmary… you both flew up here, you sit next to each other in every class… come off it, how obvious can it be?" she asked. Sakura glared at her and stood up.
"Firstly, we are not a couple. The sight of him makes me sick, SICK! I think he is the ugliest guy to walk the face of the earth---" Lies. All lies. "And we were passed out most of that time in the infirmary and spent one day together, because we were forced to. It wasn't by choice, Syaoran was so tired of being near me even though I hadn't been awake yet that he tried to get out as soon as he woke up. We unfortunately got caught on the same flight---" Caught? Forced, was more like. They were partners, they had to sit next to each other in their flight. "And went to the same school. As for sitting next to each other in every class, do you know any friends we have that we'd want to sit next to? We're comfortable around each other, at least more than any one else, because we've been around each other before. It's obvious that all of you are idiots---" Well, that wasn't a lie, but it wasn't true because of the reason Sakura told them it was. "to think he's mildly attractive." Sakura finished packing and began to leave but was startled to see Syaoran in the doorway. Had he heard her? No, he was grinning. Obviously some inside joke. Or maybe he was aware that every single girl in her dorm had a crush on him. Or perhaps he, like the rest of the school it seemed, thought Sakura did. Well, she'd just have to set him straight on this trip to Hong Kong.
"Where are you going?" one girl asked Sakura, finally realizing that Sakura had packed up. Sakura sighed.
"Hong Kong, to visit relatives." Sakura replied finally. The girls looked at Syaoran who also had luggage in his hands. Sakura noticed where they were looking and sighed. She wouldn't explain--- screw it all, she decided. Unfortunately, Syaoran was no mind reader.
"I'm going too, to visit my mom and my sisters." Syaoran added. Sakura glared at him and punched him really hard in the shoulder. "Ow!" he cried out, rubbing his arm. "What the hell was that for?" he asked angrily. Sakura glared daggers at him and then smiled sweetly at the girls and forced a fake giggle.
"Oh isn't he just so silly?" she asked them in a sweet voice. She dragged Syaoran behind her and slammed the door and then shoved him against the wall, glaring. "Listen, they think…" Sakura shuddered. "They think we're actually a couple. I mean its not "Oh are you guys friends?" anymore, now they think we're… together! So keep your mouth shut next time." Sakura told him. She let go of him and then kept walking. He jogged up to her, dragging his bags behind him.
"What was with that whole sweet act thing back there?" he asked.
"I was being sarcastic. After what you said, they're bound to think it anyways regardless of what you or I say to deny it. So, I thought I'd act like them for a change, see if they could notice the sarcasm. Clearly none of them did, because they all looked at me with satisfied grins on their faces. Disgusting, I can't believe I'm actually the same age as any of them. You know, I bet if I asked them how to spell orange, they'd have to look it up." Sakura added. Syaoran raised his eyebrows.
"You seem to hate them a lot," he remarked. Sakura glared at him and got into the taxi that was to take them to the airport.
"What do you expect? Even at my own school, its all the same. I wish Tomo was my age…" she added sadly.
"Tomo?"
"Tomoyo. I used to call her that when were were little. Of course, she's older… not by much really, but still enough that she doesn't exactly go to highschool. Eriol either," Sakura replied without thinking. Then she realized… Eriol… had he really betrayed her? No, Sakura thought. I don't care what anyone says, that's not like him. He wouldn't do that, no matter what. There's more to it… oh Eriol, what trouble have you gotten yourself into? Sakura asked herself. She didn't expect an answer--- rarely did she ever get one. Since it was a half hour drive to the airport, Sakura decided to take a little rest. It was boring for her, driving. Syaoran noticed the bored and tired expression on her face.
"Bored?" he asked her.
"Yeah… a little. I don't really enjoy driving much," Sakura replied.
"Really?" he asked, surprised. "I always loved it. Not doing the driving, just… sitting in the back seat, staring out the window at the passing scenery. I always did that as a kid…" he added quietly.
"I used to, too." Sakura said. "But I just… stopped. It wasn't the same anymore." She added. Syaoran looked at her.
"Why not?" he asked. Sakura wrapped her arms around herself and gazed out the window a moment, before looking down.
"When I was little, my mother taught me this game. Even when on a familiar road, to look around and see if I could spot something I had never noticed before. Then… my mother disappeared. It's never been the same since…"
A/N: Boo-yah! That was definitely over three thousand words, for a change. Well, maybe not the whole story part… but still, this is only part one. I figure there might be… three parts. The next part will be the airport, getting to Hong Kong, and then going to visit Sakura's relatives. The third part will be at Syaoran's family home and maybe a little touring of Hong Kong, not sure quite on the last part yet since I don't know what will go on exactly. I'm going with the flow a bit for a change. Anyways, don't forget to review!