Another chapter! Check out my new story I Think I Love You! Either I already posted it, or I'm going to! Oh, yeah! And happy belated birthday to DJ HiHi Kimiko! Also, a big thanks to STARLEE kay for reviewing a lot!
Disclaimer: I, sadly, do NOT own Card Captor Sakura. That belongs to CLAMP and always will belong to CLAMP.
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Summery: The Kinomoto's and Li's have been sworn enemies as far back as anyone can remember. Kinomoto Sakura and Li Syaoran go to the same school and absolutely hate each other. That is…until one little even occurs and they begin to fall in love. But how will their love ever last when their families hate each other? A Romeo and Juliet story in present time. SS
NOTE: No one is magical in this! They are all normal people and Syaoran is not from a clan or anything.
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Chapter 26: The Real Thing
"That's right," the malicious boss kept smirking. "I'm going to kill you. Both of you!"
"Y-You can't!" Sakura snapped, quaking in fear. "We're outside a police station you idiot! Someone's gonna see you!"
"Which is why," he continued, his smirk fading a bit. "I'm taking you behind the ally."
"Yeah boss, give it to em good!" Assistant Guy snickered, clapping his hands together. "Especially him, the stupid little brat!"
"Patience you arrogant moron," Boss replied with a roll of his eyes.
Sakura and Syaoran glanced at each other. Syaoran hated seeing her like this, shaking uncontrollably with fear. He nodded to her and stood swiftly. Boss looked alarmingly at him and then smirked once more.
"Oh," he hissed. "You wanna fight, boy?"
Syaoran snorted. "Yeah, I wanna fight. But I'm no boy, old man."
Boss scowled. "What'd you call me?" he turned to his assistant. "What d'you think? Should we beat him to death or give him to the lions?"
Sakura gasped. "What lions?!" she asked with a gulp.
Boss shrugged. "My lions."
Syaoran rolled his eyes. "Don't listen to him, Sakura. He's got no lions."
"How much you wanna bet!" Assistant Guy laughed evilly. "We'll let you see em for yourselves!"
"Oh, shut up!" Syaoran snapped, looking annoyed. "Look, are we gonna fight or not? Cause I gotta get home soon."
"Not here," Boss told him. "In the ally."
"Fine."
"No Syaoran-kun, you can't!!" Sakura screamed, gripping his arm once more. "I won't let you! Stay right here!"
Michiyo had stayed quiet that entire time but now she noticed someone coming to the glass door from inside. She gasped but was intensely relieved. Nudging Sakura, she pointed the person out.
"Touya!" Sakura said, a little too loudly.
"Touya?" Boss repeated, giving her a suspicious look. "Who's he?"
"Uh, um, well, he's, uh…" Sakura couldn't think of anything, which was a huge mistake. The man in the suit glanced up at where Michiyo was staring and saw Touya heading there way. He hadn't yet noticed them, but he was certainly leaving.
"Damn!" Boss yelled, glaring at his victims. "Come on! Follow me or I swear I'll—"
"SAKURA!" came Touya's voice as he spun around through the glass door. His face held a stunned look, which went back and forth through the five people. He then shook his head and frowned at Boss. "Who are you?"
"Oh, Touya!" Sakura cried, leaping into his arms and gripping him tightly. "He's the man that kidnapped me! Twice!"
"NANI!?" Touya gasped, his eyes flashing darkly.
"Get the police!"
"No! You get them! I wanna get a few things straight with this guy." He left Sakura to march over to Boss, who apparently was trying to flee. Sakura hurried inside as fast as she could and found an officer.
Tomoyo and Eriol were surprised and relived to see her. Before they had a change to hug her, however, she was racing back outside with a couple officers.
"That's them!!" she pointed, her finger indicating Boss and Assistant Guy, who were struggling away from Touya and Syaoran. Touya had pinned Boss to the ground while it seemed like Syaoran had gotten a few good punches at Assistant Guy.
Handcuffs in hand, the officers arrested the two kidnappers quickly.
"You're making a mistake!" Boss yelled pleadingly. "We did nothing to this girl and her boyfriend! They're lying!"
"Wanna bet?" Sakura smirked, crossing her arms. On her wrists and along her arms were rope burns. "See officers. They did this."
"We'll put em in a cell right away," the fatter officer assured her, dragging the bad guys away.
"You'll pay!" Assistant Guy shouted. "We'll get you!"
"Right," Sakura snorted to Syaoran and Eriol, who were exchanging joyous greetings. After hugs and things were over, Tomoyo and Eriol were introduced to Michiyo.
"Oh, that's right!" Sakura gasped. "We came here to ask the officers about her Okaasan! Those men took her too! Come on, Michiyo-chan!"
Grabbing the little girl's tiny hand, Sakura hurried back into the station. The two waited at the desk before a woman came to it.
"May I help you?"
"Yes," Sakura smiled. "We need help locating a missing woman. This girl's Okaasan, actually." Sakura indicated Michiyo, who smiled sadly. "We believe two men you have in custody are responsible for her disappearance. Can we speak with them, please?"
"Of course," the woman smiled understandingly, leading the girls into the back where prisoners were held. "What are the names of the men?"
"Actually, you just captured them less then five minutes ago," Sakura laughed. "I don't know their names, but may I ask the officers over there where they are?" She pointed to the officers who had helped her, who were laughing and eating donuts.
"Sure."
They approached the men and asked where the kidnappers were.
"We put em on a truck to the bigger prison," one officer replied. "Did you need them?"
Explaining the situation, both men gasped.
"Nani?!" the fat one said, looking extremely surprised and sad. "Gomenasai…"
"Nani?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"The truck is headed for nearly 500 miles away."
Both girls were too stunned to move for a moment. 500 miles? 500 MILES?!
"Can't you stop it?" Sakura pleaded desperately.
"I wish we could," the not fat officer shook his head. "But it's already left."
"Call?"
"No phone."
Sakura slumped into a hard chair, Michiyo's grip tightening on her hand. She didn't want to look at the girl. There might be tears already gathering in her huge eyes.
"Then…what'll we do?"
"Don't worry. Just wait until they reach the next jail and then we'll call."
"When will that be?"
"Tomorrow night or perhaps the next morning."
Sakura nodded. "Alright. Oi, Michiyo-chan." She set the little girl on her lap. "We'll get her back, ok?"
"O-Ok," Michiyo sniffed. "I hope so."
They left the building and told their four eager friends what had happened.
"Oh," Tomoyo frowned. "Gomenai."
"Its fine," Sakura assured her. "We won't give up until her Okaasan is found!"
"Did your Otousan leave already?" Syaoran asked Touya.
"Hai. A little while ago actually. But I told him I'd find and get you back Sakura!" he replied proudly, smiling.
Sakura laughed. "Well, Arigatou Oniichan."
-Home-
"Remind me again why she's staying here," Touya asked in an annoyed tone, heaving the guest mattress onto the guest bed.
"Because her Okaasan was kidnapped, stupid," Sakura replied, fluffing some pillows and draping the comforter over the bed. "We can't just leave her out there on the streets all alone!"
"Well I know that," Touya muttered, closing the closet.
"Right." Sakura placed the newly fluffed pillows onto the bed and smiled. "Perfect."
"Oneechan!" Michiyo's sweet voice called from the hallway. "The water's boiling!"
"Coming!" Sakura called back, straightening and giving Touya a warning look. "Be nice."
"Nani!" he responding, looking surprised and angry at the same time. "What d'you think I am anyways?"
She shrugged and left the guest bedroom, following Michiyo down the stairs and to the kitchen. It was pretty late but she had just started dinner. Stirring the pot and adding all the flavors, Sakura hummed a melody as Michiyo watched and listened.
"How strange!" she suddenly said, her eyes wide.
"What is?" Sakura asked, tasting her stew with satisfaction.
"Okaasan used to sing me that melody!"
Sakura looked up and set the wooden spoon she'd been using on the counter. She hopped down from the stool and wiped her hands on her apron.
"That is strange," she said thoughtfully, getting out three bowls and silverware. She set the table then turned off the stove. "What kind of woman is your Okaasan?"
"She's so nice!" Michiyo grinned, taking her place at the table. "And pretty! Oh, Oneechan, you'd love her! She's smart too, and loves everyone and everything!"
"She sounds great," Sakura commented, pouring stew into each bowl. "I'd like to meet her."
"You will! After all, you're the one who saved her!"
Sakura laughed. "Not yet, Michiyo-chan!" She called Touya and sat at her seat. The two of them waited until Touya slowly trudged down the staircase and took his seat.
"Sup," he grumbled, picking up his bowl and slurping the stew. Sakura gave him a stern look to which he replied, "Nani!"
Michiyo giggled. "You're a funny man," she informed him. "My friend is like you!"
Touya looked at her. "Good for him," he said sarcastically.
"Just eat your stew," Sakura sighed angrily, using a spoon for hers.
-Two Days Later-
Ring! Ring! Ring!
"TOUYA! GET THE PHONE!" Sakura shouted up the stairs to her brother, for she was in the middle of ironing.
It stopped ringing but then she heard him yelling, "IT'S FOR YOU!"
Sighing, Sakura set down the iron and picked up the wireless phone on the stand in the front hall.
"Moshi Moshi?"
"Hai, this is Kinomoto Sakura?" a voice she recognized asked.
"It is."
"Konnichiwa, Kinomoto-san, this is Officer Gwan. The men you claim to have kidnapped the little girl's Okaasan are now at our next jail. We have asked them where she is but they refuse to tell."
Sakura got a distressed look. "Is there a way to make them tell?"
"I'm afraid not. We threatened a few more years in jail but they show no signs of caring."
"Damn," Sakura muttered, thinking hard. "Well, what do we do then?"
"Hold on, Kinomoto-san," Officer Gwan told her, shifting and setting the phone down. She heard soft voices but didn't understand what they were saying. Finally, the officer's voice came back onto the phone.
"I have good news!" he said cheerfully. "The men have broken down and confessed! The girl's mother is trapped at their old hideaway! Would you like an officer to accompany you down there?"
Sakura was so thrilled she said, "No, it's fine. We'll just go right now and free her! Where is she in there?"
"Room 3."
"Arigatou!"
Sakura hung up and ran to tell Michiyo. The little girl was so happy she nearly crashed out the front door. Sakura told Touya they were taking the bus over and he insisted on coming to protect them.
"I'm meeting Syaoran half way," she told him. Although he didn't seem too enthusiastic about this, he didn't argue.
While on the bus, Michiyo told Sakura more about her mother. Syaoran joined them and listened as well. Finally, the bus reached a stop near the hideaway.
"Come on!" Michiyo smiled, hopping off the bus. "Which way?"
Sakura led the way and soon they were there. It looked even more eerie and dark then ever. They all felt sorry for Michiyo's poor mother, trapped in there with no way out and the men with who'd put her there in prison.
"This way," Sakura guided, opening an unlocked door which Assistant Guy must have forgotten to lock. Creeping down a hallway, the group searched for Room 3, which they found at the very end.
"OKAASAN!" Michiyo cried, banging on the metal door. "Are you in there?!"
"Michiyo-chan?!" came a frightened yet surprised voice. "Is that you?"
"HAI! Okaasan, I've brought people to rescue you!"
The door was locked, of course, so Sakura and Syaoran looked around for something to pick the lock. Syaoran found an old bobby pin discarded among scraps of cardboard and worked to unlock the door.
When it swung open, the group was faced with a very dirty woman. Her black hair was messy and her make up was ruined. The clothes she wore were torn as if she'd been struggling and she had many cuts and bruises. Yet her expression was kind.
"MICHIYO-CHAN!" she cried, embracing her joyous daughter. "How I've longed to see you!"
"Okaasan!"
After a while of a happy reunion, Sakura and Syaoran were introduced. The woman kept glancing at Sakura strangely. It was when the four of them were leaving the building that Sakura finally asked, "Ok, what's up?"
The woman looked startled. "Excuse me?"
"You've been looking at me ever since we saved you," Sakura explained. "What's the deal?"
Michiyo's mother seemed reluctant to answer. She kept rubbing her hands together nervously.
"Okaasan, just tell her," Michiyo urged her mother.
"I…" The woman gave a heavy sigh. "I can't."
Now Syaoran was interested too. "Come on, lady, what's wrong?"
"I can't!" Michiyo's mother snapped a little too harshly. Everyone stared at her. "Gomen."
"Okaasan! Tell Oneechan this instant!" Michiyo yelled, a serious look on her cute face. It seemed her mother was a sucker for that look, because she gulped and started to talk.
"Sakura-chan. May I call you that?" she asked before actually starting.
"Uh…sure."
"Alright. Sakura-chan, there's something I really do need to tell you, it's just…I don't think I should."
"Why not?" Syaoran asked.
"I…do you really want to know?"
"HAI!" the other three yelled, staring at her and holding their breath.
"Well…Sakura-chan. I'm your Okaasan. Your real Okaasan."
It was then that Sakura looked at her strangely, glanced at the other two, and realized she was falling. Fainting, to be exact.
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