Guys, THANKYOU! Thank you sooooo much for helping me find the fanfic I was looking for. For those who are curious, it's called The Wolf Prince. I love it and am extremely grateful for those who helped me find it. I thought no one would know since my description was horrible with me not knowing many facts. But again, THANKYOU!
I'm leaving for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tomorrow morning and I'm staying there for about 4 days, which means no internet for 4 days! So before I go, I thought I'd post this chapter up as a little gift for helping me find The Wolf Prince and submitting some really great reviews. Wish I'd get more, but I'm not greedy and I'm happy that I even get a review for every chapter I post up. Thanks everyone!
And here we go to our story! People, I decided to write this at the last minute so it's kinda rushed. Forgive me if I made any mistakes. I'm packing my bags while writing this! :)
Something I haven't done in a while:
Disclaimer: Syaoran hates me for making him so touchy and forward with his feelings that he refuses to let me see CLAMP for ownership of CCS. So at the end of the day... I still don't own CCS...
Sakura felt as though she had a hangover. Not that she'd know what it feels like since she's never been drunk before but you get what I mean. Her eyes fluttered open as she tried to raise her fists to her face to rub her eyes but found that she couldn't as her arms were tied behind the back. Her head pounded and throbbed and there was sort of an echo in her ears. It took a while for Sakura to realise she had her arms and legs bound and her surroundings were so dark she could hardly make out her own body.
"Sleep well, princess?"came a sinister voice.
Sakura's heart pounded harder and harder. 'What was going on? Am I being kidnapped? Where am I? Oh Kami-sama! What are they planning to do to me? Oh, Syaoran, help me!'Sakura thought frantically. Voices could be heard coming closer. Sakura tried to back up but her back was pressed against the cold, hard wall. Light suddenly filled the room and Sakura scrunched her eyes shut at the brightness of it.
When she could open her eyes, she could see she was in some kind of basement. The room was practically empty except for a few boxes lying near the metal door. The walls were green. Three men were in the room. One was huge and burly but he had a guilty look on his face. The other two were lean, slender and tall but they wore sneering expressions on their faces.
"Well, princess, how do you feel?"one said, his smile evil. Sakura was too frightened to speak. The second guy looked furious at her lack of response. He had expected her to beg for mercy or start crying in fright not just sit there and stare at them. He lunged forward and grabbed at her hair, pulling her upwards. "HEY! My friend asked you a question! Didn't your mother teach you any manners?"he shouted into her face. Sakura cried out as the pulling made her headache worse.
The big bulky one one grabbed his friend. "Loy! Stop! You're hurting her! You said we wouldn't hurt her! We just need to brainwash her, that's what you said!"he shouted. Loy glared at him. "She's looking down on us, Chen Tong!"he snapped. Chen Tong looked back at the first guy for help. Apparently, the first guy was the leader, Sakura could see that. The authority in the way he held himself.
"It's okay, Loy. Let her go. Afterall, we need her safe for what we're about to do to her,"he smirked. Sakura trembled. Loy frowned. "But, Ren...!"he protested but Ren raised his hand to stop his words. "Let her go. We need her safe,"he ordered. Loy threw her down, oviously furious that he couldn't take out his anger on her. Ren smiled evilly at Sakura. "Why don't you take another nap, princess? We'll lock you up now and bring you food later. Tonight, our activity begins so you need your rest,"he sneered. Sakura flinched. Loy and Ren left, chuckling to themselves, leaving Chen Tong behind to guard her and make sure she doesn't run away.
The sound of locks and chains echoed the room and Sakura was left alone with one of her kidnappers. "I'm sorry about what Loy did to you. Are you alright?"Chen Tong asked. Sakura's breathing calmed down. She nodded slowly. Chen Tong took a water bottle out of one of the boxes and offered it to her. Sakura stared at him.
Chen Tong smiled gently. "It's okay. It's not drugged or poisoned,"he assured and poured some water into his mouth as proof. Sakura licked her parched lips. "But I can't drink it if I'm tied up,"she said. Chen Tong smiled. "Yeah, you're right. Wait a minute,"he told her and leaned over her to untie the ropes. "Why are you doing this?"Sakura asked, confused. Wasn't he supposed to be a kidnapper?
"Well... you were just introduced to the magical world and you got powerful so quickly without having to suffer or go through hardships for many years unlike others who train endlessly just to get strong. So Ren planned to kidnap you then use you as a spy among the Li clan household. Once we get the information of their weaknesses, we had planned to bring them down,"Chen Tong explained and handed Sakura her water.
Sakura laughed nervously. "Actually I was asking you why you're so nice to me but thanks for telling me the reason why you guys kidnapped me,"she said. Chen Tong smiled at her sheepishly. "Well, I had a daughter who's supposed to be about your age now. So I was against kidnapping you. But I guess I'm just as bad as them since I didn't stop them,"he sighed. Sakura noticed the past tense. "You HAD a daughter?"she asked quietly. Chen Tong sighed again.
"Yes. My wife died when she was only three months old. I was supposed to care for her. But I was so grieved by my wife's death that I never gave her the love she should have gotten. When she was six, I tried to use black magic to bring my wife back to life. I failed and in that process my forbidden spell got out of control and killed my daughter who was watching me nearby,"he said sadly. Sakura's eyes filled with tears. "I'm sorry I asked,"she whispered. The man smiled at her. "No worries. You know, she looked a bit like you. My daughter had green eyes too. Yours is a lighter shade than hers, though,"he said cheerfully. Sakura tried to smile to her kidnapper who had been so kind.
"Chen Tong, here! Your lunch. Give that bitch this. It's her lunch. Make sure she eats it. Ren doesn't want her starved for the ritual this evening,"Loy's voice could be heard as packets of food was shoved in by a small cat-flap at the metal door. Chen Tong picked them up and handed Sakura hers. The girl eyed it warily. Chen Tong laughed at her expression. "Don't worry. They want you to be healthy for the ritual so they won't drug you,"he assured. Sakura opened her packet. Her food was the same as her kidnapper's: fried rice, fried prawns and veggies on the side. "What's the ritual?"Sakura asked as they ate.
"Well, it's time I fully explain. In the evening, Ren, the strongest of us all, will perform a ritual which will muddle your memories. You will become a robot, go home, make up some excuse why you were missing for two days then spy on the house and the people. You will use telepathy to inform Ren of their weaknesses and once we've got that, we will bring down the Li Clan,"Chen Tong said grimly. Sakura choked on her food. "WHAT?"
"Alright, princess, time for information extraction,"Ren said cheerfully, striding into the room. Chen Tong was leaning against the wall, a few feet from Sakura, who was humming to herself. He straightened when Ren entered. Sakura drew her knees up when Ren announced the activity. "Information extracting?"Chen Tong echoed. Loy strutted in, grinning widely. "Yep. We figured that before performing the ritual and sending her in to spy on them for us, it'd be best to to know whatever we can on their powers and what they can do so we know what to avoid,"Loy answered.
Sakura felt tears fill her eyes. She didn't know to which lengths these men would go for that information. Chen Tong can only protect her so much. 'Oh, Syaoran, where are you? Why haven't you come yet?' she whimpered as the men advanced closer to her.
~In Li Mansion~
"Okaa-sama! Have they found her yet?"Syaoran asked urgently. Yelan shook her head. His sisters came running. "I've looked in all the rooms. I havnen't found her,"Shu Yi panted. "I searched in areas around our home, she's nowhere in sight!"Hwee Shuen exclaimed. "I asked around but no one's seen her,"SuYing said worriedly. "I asked the servants to search but none of them found any trace of her,"Yelan sighed. Syaoran looked despaired.
"Syaoran, look! Is this Sakura's?"Wan Yun asked, holding up a pink ribbon. "Yes! I gave that to her!"Syaoran shouted. "Where did you find it?"SuYing asked. Wan Yun handed the ribbon to Yelan, who inspected it closely. "In the gardens, near the main entrance,"she replied. Syaoran looked confused. "What would she be doing there?"he wondered aloud. "Do you think she went off to sight-see?"Shu Yi suggested. Syaoran shook his head hard. "No. Sakura won't stay out all night. It's in the afternoon now,"he said firmly.
"Syaoran, Sakura's been kidnapped,"Yelan announced. Everyone's attention was on her, shocked. "What makes you say that, okaa-sama?"Hwee Shuen said slowly. Yelan held up the ribbon. "From this, I could tell a hologram was used near it. Most likely, Sakura-chan was lured out of our shield and security premises and then kidnapped,"she said grimly.
Syaoran bit his lip hard. How were they going to find her? Who kidnapped his precious flower? What are they doing to her at this very minute?
HAHAHA! I had SOOOO much fun with this chapter. I'm going to put it up without checking it so forgive any mistakes you may come across. Have a great week, everybody!
Lots of love,
SashaIrah ^.^
