Love On Horseback:
Part Nine
Li slowly opened his eyes. He groaned as he sat up. He saw Suzy and Fumi besides him. He crawled over to them. He shook Fumi. "Hey. Wake up."
Fumi opened his eyes and Li helped him up. Li stood up and took a look around while Fumi got Suzy awake. They seemed to be in the cavern still, but in a different place. There were bars blocking off the exit, and a magic barrier over every other opening. Li touched the side, and got a shock. "Ow!" He exclaimed.
Suzy shook her head to clear it and walked over to Li. "He took our weapons as well."
Li nodded, already noticing that. "We're trapped. This is some kind of holding cell he made."
"That is correct." Li whirled around to see Brian standing with Sakura on the other side of the bars. "One made just for you and your companions."
Li growled and ran to the bars. He tried to hit Brian through the bars, but Brian dodged. "Touchy, touchy. Now you wouldn't want to make me angry would you? I have so many plans for you." Brain taunted.
"Let us out of here!" Suzy demanded.
"Not a chance!" Brian told her. He looks Li right in the eye. Blue met Amber and daggers were glared at each other. "You had your chance to have her. Now she's mine. And there's nothing you can do about it."
Li placed both hands on the bars. "I swear I will make you pay."
"I'd like to see you try." Brian squeezed Sakura's hand. "Who do you love again?"
"I love you, Brain, and only you." She responded.
"Sakura! Listen to me! You have to break free! You have to be strong! I love you! And you live me you even…ahh!" Li's sentence was broken off by a lightning strike from Brain. It threw Li all the way back to the end of the cell. Suzy and Fumi caught him before he fell to the ground.
"Don't try to get through to her. She can't hear you. You'll never get her back." Brian laughed and left the cell.
Li felt tears fall from his eyes. "Sakura." He said. "I'm so sorry."
"That's it?! You're going to give up!?" Fumi said.
"You're part of the Li Clan! You better start acting like it!" Suzy told him. "We never give up! We'll find a way out! I won't let you give up your true love because you didn't think you could do it!"
Li looked up in shock. "But…"
"No buts! We're getting out of here!" Suzy stood up. "Now!"
Fumi's eyes went wide. "Don't even think about it! It drains your power and…"
"I don't care! I can't stand to be here anymore!" She replied.
Li frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Fumi sighed. "While we were studying magic, we came across this attack, but it's really draining. We were told not to ever use it."
"Well, I don't think ours teachers ever though of this scenario." She retorted. "I'm doing it." She closed her eyes and chanted the forbidden words. There was an explosion, and Li covered his eyes, along with Fumi.
When they opened them again, the bars were gone. Along with all the remaining rocks around them. Suzy staggered a little bit before falling to her knees. Fumi left Li's side and ran to his sister. "You shouldn't have."
"Don't worry." She gave him a weak smile. "I'll be okay."
Fumi placed a hand on her chest and his hand started to glow. The glow went from him to her. "There. I gave you some of my energy. It should last you."
She smiled. "Arigato."
He shrugged. "What's an oniichan for?" He smirked and helped her up. "Now, lets go get your girlfriend."
Instead of glaring, Li nodded and led them out of the cell, off to rescue Sakura.
Brian heard the explosion and opened his mouth in shock. "How could they have broken through the barrier?" He grabbed Sakura's hand. "It's time we get going."
He took her and started out of the "throne room", only to be stopped by Li standing in the doorway. He smirked. "Going somewhere?"
Brian sneered at Li. "As a matter of fact I am. Right through you!"
Li shook his head and waved his sword in front of him. "I don't think so."
"Oh really? And who's going to stop me?" Brian's question was answer by an attack from behind.
"Force know my plight! Release the light! Lightning!" Fumi's attack hit Brian in the back, making him cry out in pain. He fell to his knees.
"Now!" Li called out.
Suzy came forth and delivered a nasty blow to the back of Brian's head with her staff. He fell to the floor and was out like a light. Without Brian awake to control Sakura, she too started to fall. Li ran up and caught her. "Sakura! Wake up." He pleaded. No response. It was almost like she was in a coma.
Fumi came up. "Come on. Let's get Brain tied up."
Li nodded and picked up Sakura. "Lets go."
Suzy looked at her staff, then Brian. "I should've hit him harder. The jerk."
Fumi smirked. "Don't worry, you'll get your chance."
"After me." Li said coldly as he left the room.
Brian opened his eyes and found he was chained to the wall. He saw Li standing in front of him, arms crossed. "So you didn't have the guts to kill me when you had the chance, ne?"
L growled and punched Brian in the stomach. "You don't deserve to live."
Brain coughed and tried to catch his breath. "Then why keep me alive?"
Li glared at him. "I'm only keeping you alive, so you can tell me how to awaken Sakura."
Brian smirked. "Don't think I'm going to tell you." Li brought up his leg and kicked Brian in the side.
"If you won't…" Li chopped him on the shoulder. "…Help me…" Punch. "…I…" Kick. "…Don't have any…" Double punch. "…Reason to keep…" Two more kicks. "…Alive." Li finished with a nice roundhouse to the face. By the time he was finished with his one sentence, Brain was bruised up and bloody from head to toe.
Brian lightly laughed. "You kill me…and you'll kill her."
Li's eyes went wide and he pulled Brian by the collar. "What do you mean?"
Brian met Li's glare with his own. "We're linked. My pulse stops…" He smiled. "So does hers.
Li dropped him and elbowed him in the chin. Brian's jaw was slammed shut, and another crack was heard. (Breaking the jaw again, after getting hit with Suzy's hit in part seven) "Break the link."
"Not a chance."
"Break it now!" Li demanded.
"Li!" Li turned to see Fumi. "That's enough."
Li turned to Brian. "I said!" Fumi said. Li turned back to Fumi. "That's enough." Fumi repeated.
Li growled and stormed out of the room. Brian smiled, as Fumi closed the cell door.
"Why did you stop me!?" Li demanded.
"If I had left you one minute longer, Brain would be dead." Fumi replied.
Li snorted. "Not much of a lose there." He looked at the far end of the room, and saw Suzy asleep, next to Sakura.
Fumi placed a hand on Li's shoulder. "Come on. Lets get some sleep."
Li reluctantly nodded and went over to sleep next to Sakura. Fumi also laid down and soon they were all asleep.
Brian stayed awake and smiled. "Now that everyone's asleep. I can get out of here." He closed his eyes. Sakura.
In the other room, Sakura's eyes opened.
Sakura. Come to me. Get me out.
Sakura got up, took the keys quietly from Fumi and walked to the cell.
Brian smiled as Sakura appeared at the door. "Come on."
Sakura came forward, undid the lock on the door, and unlocked the chains holing Brian against the wall. "Thank you."
Sakura made no move, so Brian simply took her hand and made his way out.
He walked down the hallway, and out to the rest of the cavern.
He cursed. "They've taken me to another part of the cavern! I don't know where the exit is!"
"I do." A voice from behind them said.
Brian whirled around and was face to face with Li. Suzy and Fumi appeared by his side. "So, you are not as dense as you seem?"
"Far from it." Li retorted. "Seems like you're a little lost, ne?"
Brian sneered and started running in the opposite direction. Li turned to his cousins. "Fumi take the left, Suzy the right." He started running towards Brian. He wasn't going to get away that easily. Not if Li had anything to say about it.