A/N: Hello my lovely readers! I just want to start off by saying thank you for following along this far and for all your amazing reviews! They literally swell up my heart. Someone did ask why Syaoran would wait 3 years to propose, and honestly I think it suits the SxS in this story. They developed a friendship first before dating and right now even dating they're taking their time, so I wanted to show that. Also, it's a little more realistically, most people don't meet someone and propose in less than half a year. But anyways! :3 I love you all my little rockstars and in case no one has told one of you guys today, just know you are awesome! Enjoy! :3
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*PS* I will be changing the POV a couple times this chapter, so please have patience with me :3 Just a little heads up!.
-Sakura's POV-
My head was pounding and my body felt like lead. I tried to open my eyes but found my eyelids to be too heavy for me to lift, so I settled for listening for anything.
I had been kidnapped.
That much was obvious, but I couldn't think of single reason why someone would kidnap me or why. I couldn't cry or panic, I had to keep my cool and try to get out of this situation. I could smell the sea in the air and hear the waves crashing faintly, so we were definitely by the bay. Judging by the hard, cold concrete floor under me I was guessing to be in some type of warehouse, and I tried to sneak a peek to confirm my suspicions.
I cracked an eye open cautiously, just in case someone else was in the room, I didn't want them knowing I was conscious yet. I sneaked a peek and after a careful sweep I saw I was indeed in a warehouse but also I was alone. I opened my eyes completely and tried to assess my situation. I was lying on the floor, my hands bound behind me, my feet bound as well and my mouth covered with duct tape.
I struggled into a sitting position and looked around me, nothing but wooden crates of all sizes as well as some tanks along the wall, occupied the room. A pair of metal double doors stood closed across the enormous room and a large high window helped to let in some light from the moon and the street into the room. I felt something vibrate in my chest and I almost cried in happiness for having kept my phone inside my bra to not have to carry a purse at the ball. Thankfully my breast were big enough that the phone held in place and my kidnappers didn't notice it either.
I heard a sound outside the door and immediately went back to my original position and pretended to be asleep.
"Hey! She's not awake yet!" I heard a gruff voice yell from the doorway.
Soon after I heard two pairs of footsteps approaching me.
"She should be up soon enough, and then we'll have some fun." Another male voice sniggered but his voice was a little nasal.
"To think we were hired by two english brats for this job." The first one chuckled.
"At least they pay well, too bad we couldn't snatch the other one, they're gonna be pissed!" Nasal guy said angrily.
"Well one is better than nothing, but this one is more valuable, she's Li's bitch." Gruff voice kicked me gently.
"Come on, we gotta get things together, we're moving in 2 hours and we're going live 30 minutes." Nasal guy called and both pairs of steps started to fade until I heard the clank of the door close and the footsteps disappear completely.
I immediately sat up and tried to think of something quick, if they moved me out of China I was done. I laid back down and tucked my knees up to my chest as much as I could and thanks to my flexibility, I was able to bring my arms under and in front of me. I ripped off the tape and used my teeth to undo the knot on my hands. After a couple minutes of struggle I was free and I untied my feet as well. I quickly took my phone out of my bra and began to formulate a plan. I couldn't talk, otherwise they'd hear me, I also didn't know If they had cameras hidden and how long I had until they found me out.
I turned on my location services and sent my location to Syaoran's phone, hoping he would he get the hint. Sending a text message might be risky, If I sent one and got a reply and my phone went off or vibrated, they'd found out and I'd be done for. Couldn't really call 911, in case the Li's didn't want this to be a scandal, which I was pretty sure they didn't. I turned off all notifications and stuffed my phone back in my bra, for now its only use would be a tracking device on me.
I explored the warehouse looking for anything I could use but the crates were empty, each one I checked giving me less and less hope. The window was too high for me to reach and the door was out of the question. I silently gave an apology to Tomoyo and ripped the tail off of my dress, making it knee length all around and keeping the tail for future use. I went back to the spot I had first woken up and sat down, deliberating my options. I was pretty sure 30 minutes had already passed since I sent my location to Syaoran and I started to get antsy, just then the doors burst open without a warning. Crap. Caught.
"Well,well, well, looks like sleeping beauty finally woke up and even untied herself." Nasal guy said and I was able to match a face to a voice. He had greasy ginger hair with a matching goatee and dark brown eyes.
I stayed in silence, my head held up high, If they thought I was going to cry or beg they were wrong. I might not be rich or have a surname like Li but I had my dignity and I wouldn't give them the satisfaction.
"Why so quiet girlie?" The gruff voice asked and he was exactly how I had imagined; tall, so muscular he couldn't put his arms down fully and bald. He seemed to be setting something up right in front of me. 5 guys strolled in, all dirty and looking like thugs, they all smiled evilly at me and seemed to undress me with their eyes.
I said nothing and glared at them instead.
"That's a scary face you're making there." Nasal guy mocked and the rest of the guys laughed lightly.
"Camera's all set, boss." Gruff said and I saw a camera set up on a stand, its red light on signaling it was recording.
"Let's have some fun." He smiled evilly, his yellow teeth showing and making my stomach hurl.
-Syaoran's POV-
I sat in my office staring at the phone on my desk. After Sakura's kidnapping everything happened in a blur.
*Flashback*
"That's Sakura's hairpin." Tomoyo whispered before choking a sob.
"She's gone!" Meiling cried.
"No, someone took her, and I will make sure to get her back." I whispered darkly, holding the hairpin in my hand as if it was my lifeline.
"Eriol, go check with security what the hell happened, Meiling, you and Ryu go inform what happened to the Elders, Tomoyo, I know this is hard but I need you to tell my mother what happened as well." I gave orders, the gears in my brain turning. "After you guys are done, meet me at my office."
I looked back to see everyone nod and go off in different directions. I stood there stoically, trying to process what had just happened and how I had just lost the love of my life, seconds after telling her I loved her. I didn't have anytime to waste and started making my way to my office. People kept trying to stop me to ask what was wrong but I ignored them and kept my brisk pace, some didn't even bother after seeing the coldness in my face. I was beyond pissed, and they could see it.
The first thing I did was punch a hole in the wall next to the door. I needed to calm down before I did something rash but it was hard to not do anything when they were doing who knows what to Sakura. I was close to punching a hole through my computer monitor when Eriol barged in.
"It was the duchesses." He informed. " I checked with security but everything was fine, so I looked into the staff that was serving tonight and only saw one name I hadn't seen before. Looks like he started about a week ago but was able to get the job through a good reference from a family in England, the Braxton family to be exact."
He dropped a manila folder on my desk.
"This is the guy who took her, he had a van from the kitchen waiting in stand by and that's how he made his getaway."
I looked at the file and was greeted with the picture of a man in his late 20's with ginger hair and a matching goatee. I turned to the computer and searched through the security cameras and indeed there was someone dressed like a waiter near Sakura and I right before the lights went out. I switched the view to the kitchen back entrance, and there was a delivery van on wait before the lights went out, after the lights switched back on you could see Sakura being stuffed to the back of the van before the guy who had taken her shot the camera dead.
"Those damn bitches." I muttered darkly and Meiling, Ryu and Tomoyo stepped in at that moment.
"The Elders gave the Ok to use any means necessary to find Sakura." Meiling announced her eyes red and Ryu by her side.
"Your mom is handling the guests." Tomoyo sniffed and immediately Eriol walked over to her and hugged her.
"It was Eliza and Emma." I said through gritted teeth and the girls looked ready to kill.
"OH THOSE DUMB BLONDES ARE GOING TO WISH THEY WERE DEAD ONCE I'M DONE WITH TH-" Meiling started to yell but was interrupted by the sound of my desk phone ringing.
I glanced at the screen and saw it was a private number.
"It's them." I answered the call and immediately put it on speaker.
"Syaoran, sweetie, how are you?" Eliza's shrill voice seemed to boom in the large office.
"Cut the bullshit Eliza, where is she?" I asked, my voice low yet deadly.
"I don't know what you're talking about Syao-kun." She said with a sickening sweet voice.
"Eliza, I don't have the patience right now to deal with you, now tell me where she is before I send you to hell myself." I demanded, running out of patience.
"Oh you mean your little girl toy? She's being cared for." Her voice turning from sweet to evil.
"I swear you touch a single hair on her head and you'll-" I started but she interrupted with a shrill laugh.
"You'll do nothing, because as long as I have her your hands are tied. Honestly speaking you're lucky only one girl was takenwe were planning to take the other one that's always hanging with Eriol, but she was too close to Eriol for them to take. Now listen to me clearly, in about an hour you're going to get the link to a video, and a phone call with further instructions. Bye-bye my darling." She hung up.
"That bitch!" Tomoyo yelled and we were all surprised at her outburst, it was rare afterall to see Tomoyo lose her cool.
*End Flashback*
Now we were all sitting around my computer, waiting for the call and video with only 30 minutes to go but it seemed like an eternity.
My phone went off with Sakura's text tone and I looked at it in confusion. I opened the message and saw Sakura had sent me her location and had kept her location share on, damn the girl was smart and I loved her for it.
"Who is it Syaoran?" Meiling asked once she saw my face.
"Sakura just sent me her location." I said in disbelief.
"She what? How?" Eriol asked standing up.
"Oh! I just remembered! She didn't want to carry a purse so she stored her phone in her bra." Tomoyo gasped.
"Eriol, gather the cousins we have a mission to go on." I said darkly.
"What about us?" Meiling asked.
" You, Tomoyo and Ryu will stay here along with Tao. I need you guys to be here when they call and so you can send me the link to the video to my cell." I explained. "Ryu, I'm leaving the safety of the girls to you."
"Understood." He nodded seriously.
"What's up cousin? We already heard about Sakura" Duyi asked as soon as they stepped in the office.
"Sakura sent me her location without the knowledge of her kidnappers so we're going to go get her, you guys up for a mission?" I asked and they all nodded.
"Let's go suit up, I'll have have the van ready, we leave in 5." Eriol directed and they all started to make their way to the Dojo.
"Tao, you're staying here." I called and he turned around with a pout.
"Come on! I never get to go on missions!" He whined being the youngest.
"I need you to stay here and impersonate my voice when they call back, I know you can do it. Also once they send you the link to the video send it to my cell phone immediately." I ordered and he seemed happier to have an actual job.
"You got it Xiao." He said in a voice almost identical to mine and I smirked.
"You guys take care." I said to Ryu, Tomoyo and Meiling.
"Syaoran!" Tomoyo called.
I turned around wordlessly.
"Please bring her back." She asked with tears in her eyes.
"I promise you I will." I nodded and she smiled..
"And you" she directed her attention to Eriol who was waiting by the door for me. "Please be safe and come back to me in one piece."
"Of course my love." He kissed her soundly and they hugged for a little before she nodded and we left to the Dojo.
My cousins were already suited up in black cargo pants, black muscle shirts, bulletproof vests, black combat boots and black jackets. Eriol and I lost no time and changed into our gear as well before grabbing our weapons. While we were trained mainly in martial arts and sword fighting, we also knew how to handle guns and other weapons. I grabbed a small pistol and strapped it to my ankle, took two more guns and put them on my belt holsters, one tucked in my waist band and two more in the holster of my jacket. I grabbed my earpiece and met up with the guys who were all ready.
"Let's move out." I called and we left towards the van in a hurry, only 20 minutes until the video came on and I had a feeling I wouldn't like it at all.
We drove in silence, each of us lost in our thoughts. Sakura was at the Hong Kong bay, at one of the abandoned warehouses near the pier. Thankfully the place wasn't too far and we'd be getting there in 25 minutes. It was 5 more minutes than I wanted but Bai was already driving like a maniac in the busy streets of Hong Kong.
"What you got Eriol?" I asked from the back of the van, Eriol was sitting on the passenger side with a laptop in hand.
"I have the blueprints of the warehouse, there's around 3 storage rooms, one where I'm guessing they're keeping Sakura and an office in the front. These guys though, they're dangerous we have to be stealthy or else they will have no hesitation on killing Sakura. Apparently they're on the most wanted by the interpol, theft, murder, kidnapping, you name it they've done it." He explained.
"So, what's the plan?" I asked.
"I already activated your earpieces and the body cameras on your vests, I'll be able to direct you through them. Bai is going to stay here with me, we're going to need a fast getaway and I'm going to be god's eye. Niu is going to take the storage on the right, Duyi the one in the middle and Fang and you are going to take the farthest one, which is on the left, that's where I'm guessing they have Sakura. Jian, Jianyi, you two are going to sneak into the office and make sure these 4 four don't get discovered. All four of you are going to be infiltrating through the roof, there's a system of catwalks that all interconnect, that's our safest bet." Eriol explained and we nodded.
"5 minutes." Bai called and in cue I got a text message from Tao. I sent the link to Eriol to record and the rest of the guys crowded around me to watch. I clicked on the link and saw some sort of live video feed, it was dark at first until a gruff voice called that the camera was all set and I saw Sakura sitting on the floor of a warehouse. She was sitting up straight, glaring at the men behind the camera, the moonlight casting a spotlight on her, making her look like a fallen angel.
"Let's have some fun." A nasal voice said with malice and I saw the same guy with ginger hair approach her.
"You see sweetie, your boyfriend is currently watching helplessly from a computer screen as we make you cry and beg for your life." He smacked Sakura's face loudly and my fist automatically clenched.
"That bastard" I muttered darkly.
Sakura however remained quiet, not even a grunt escaped her.
"You hit like a bitch." I heard Sakura mutter and the guy smacked her again, a trickle of blood escaping the corner of her lips.
"What was that?" he asked in fury but Sakura merely glared at him again.
"I said you hit like a bitch!." She yelled spitting her blood at his face and ginger punched her this time, her whole face snapping to the side.
"What about now?" He sniggered and so did the rest of the gang.
Sakura gave a dark chuckle and looked at him directly in the eye.
"You just unleashed a Demon." She laughed and I smirked knowing she was talking about me, after all after what I saw I had more than enough reason to kill the bastard.
"We're here!" Bai called and we all instantly moved out.
"Eriol, let me know what the situation with Sakura is." I told Eriol over the earpiece.
"Roger that." I heard Eriol say and we went our different ways, the twins going around the front while the four of us went up to the side. There was a built in step ladder on the side to our luck and we all quickly made our way to the roof as quietly.
"Syaoran, the twins are in and the guys are getting angry because no matter what they do Sakura isn't crying. Also she knocked one of the out and stabbed another one with her heels." Eriol informed me and I couldn't help but chuckle at the last comment.
"Roger." I answered and went over to examine the skylight window. Niu pulled out a portable glass cutter and after cutting out nearly the entire glass, he took a suction-cup looking device and took off the glass, placing it neatly on top of the roof. Duyi jumped in first landing on the catwalk soundlessly and we all followed.
"Alright, let's go." I whispered and they all nodded.
Fang and I turned left and kept it going, the sounds of fighting growing louder and louder.
"Syaoran, my guess was right and the warehouse you're going towards is the right one. Niu and Duyi are on their way. You might want to hurry, Sakura is fighting but she's getting tired." Eriol's voice sounded on my ear.
I crouched once we reached the warehouse and what I saw made my blood go cold, I automatically reached for my gun and shot the sleaze ball that was on top of Sakura.
-Sakura's POV-
"You see sweetie, your boyfriend is currently watching helplessly from a computer screen as we make you cry and beg for your life." He smacked my face loudly and I clenched my jaw, to prevent any sound from escaping my lips. I remained quiet, not even a grunt escaped me.
"You hit like a bitch." I muttered and the guy smacked me again, I could taste the trickle of blood at the corner of my mouth. I knew taunting him wasn't the best strategy but I needed to buy time, I knew Syaoran would be here soon.
"What was that?" he asked in fury but I merely glared at him again.
"I said you hit like a bitch!." I yelled spitting my blood at his face and Nasal guy punched me this time, making my whole face snap to the side.
"What about now?" He sniggered and so did the rest of the gang.
I gave him a dark chuckle and looked at him directly in the eye.
"You just unleashed a Demon." I laughed thinking how if Syaoran was really watching this, he was going to come down like the devil himself. I knew how protective of me he was on a regular basis, I couldn't picture how he would react now.
"A demon you say?" He smiled diabolically and chose to kick me this time and I fell back. I had yet to make a sound and apparently that was pissing them off.
"Yo, this bitch isn't even crying!" Gruff voice yelled at Nasal.
"She wil be soon though, get her!" He yelled and they all came at me at once.
Enough was enough though, it was time to fight back. I stood quickly, catching them off-guard and pushed kicked the first guy making him fall back while taking a couple of the guys with him. I grabbed the discarded tail of my dress and choked the next guy that came charging at me. I held him until he passed out then dropped him unceremoniously onto the floor, waiting for the next one to come. They all stood around me in a semi-circle, waiting watching my next move. Two guys came at me at once and after kicking one in the face, I took off my pumps and shoved the heel into the guy's arm, repeating the motion with the guy that tried to catch me by surprise from behind. I heard them curse and I smirked, who said shoes weren't a girl's best friend?
Even though I had managed to injure two and knocked one unconscious, the rest of them were putting up a good fight and while I was smaller and more agile, I wasn't used to fighting so I found my stamina to be slowly decreasing. I was panting, praying that Syaoran or anyone for that matter, was close to coming when Nasal guy caught me off guard and ended up pinning me to the floor, my head hitting the concrete in the process.
"Not so tough anymore, are you girlie?" He sneered and my vision blurred from the hit, I could feel something warm on my neck and I guessed it was my own blood.
The rest of the guys stood silently on the sides, waiting for their boss's next move.
"Well, looking at you well, you actually have a nice body." He pinned my arms above my head with one arm and let the other one trace the outline of my body.
I struggled under his touch trying to get away from his advances, but my vision was blurry and I was weak from blood loss. I wanted to cry but I refused to show them any weakness.
"Lets see, big boobs, flat stomach, fat ass-" He started his hand traveling from my breast to my stomach to under my dress but next thing I knew his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell still on top of me.
Finally, my dark knight had shown up and I passed out.
A/N: There you go guys! I hope you guys don't mind the constant POV Change but I needed it to make the story more whole. Also, let me know your thoughts/comments/reviews/questions please, I always make sure to address it in my next update which I'm guessing will be soon, I can't stop writing! :* Love you all! Till next time! :3
