Prologue-how it began


Sakura smiled as she woke up one morning. She was Mrs. Li Showron, and she knew she had a little girl coming. Li didn't know yet, and Sakura didn't plan on telling him until her doctor confirmed it was a girl.

~*~

Li was at work in Hong Kong. he smiled, thinking about his wife at home. After so long, he was finally married to the girl of his dreams. True, he was 14, but it didn't matter to his parents. Mr. Avalon had been upset, and Tori had been on the verge of ripping him apart, but it didn't matter to him as long as it didn't bother Sakura.

~*~

Sakura sighed as the telephone rang. She still couldn't decide if she wanted her daughter's name to be Madison or Meilin. Meilin had become a great friend once she met the new kid, Tsue. Meilin still pledged her son's name would be Syaoran, and Sakura had secretly decided one of her daughters would be Meilin.

"Hello? Showron residence." A cold, hard voice answered. "Hello Sakura." A shudder rolled down her body. "Who is this?" A cruel laugh. "Let's just say I'm a fan of yours, clow mistress." Sakura really didn't like this guy. "Why did you call?" Another cruel laugh. "A warning. I don't like you married. If you don't get rid of Li, I will."

Sakura swallowed. "Are you threatening me?" No, not you. I'd never hurt a hair on your pretty head. But if you don't get rid of Li, he won't be around tomorrow morning." Sakura shivered. "You're not going to kill him, are you?" A high hysterical laugh. "Are you really that stupid? if you want any more time, I want your cards left under the penguin in the park in Tokyo."

Sakura nodded. "Yes. Which cards?" The creep regained himself. "You're offering me a choice? Babe, I want all of them."

Sakura felt anger rising. "ALL of them? Babe? Who are you?" A low chuckle. "Your worst nightmare, kid. I'm a stalker, and while you live on this side of the Atlantic, you can't get rid of me."

A CLICK, and her phone was dead. She replaced it on it's cradle, and dialed Li's work number. The phone was dead. A CLAP was heard. Sakura jumped, and looked out her window. Her windows were being boarded up. Sakura ran out of the room, and raced for the door. She'd get a train to Tokyo, and give him all the cards. He would NOT hurt Li. Sakura wouldn't let him.

~*~

Li dialed home, but got static. "That's odd," he said to himself. "The phone was working fine yesterday." Li's manager popped in. "Hey, Showron, do you have my program up yet? The sooner we get our forums up on that spectacular site you designed, the sooner you grow out of this technician job!" Li nodded. "I was just calling Sakura. But I think our phone's dead." The manager shook his head. "Probably not. You know how everyone's working on the forums. Someone's probably tampered with your phone line so you can't install them. I'll get you a new cord tomorrow. Besides, your wife shouldn't be calling you anyway. You're the assistant technician, not a manager yet, Wait a bit, and we'll let you run the company!" Li grinned. "Just the same, I'd like permission to go home at lunch." The man nodded. "Sure. Still think you're just over-reacting." Li nodded. "Probably, but Sakura's had an-interesting-past. I wouldn't want any old friends popping up." The manager laughed. "So that's why teens aren't supposed to get married! They're too hypersensitive."

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Tom Lorraine watched the video of Li's office and Sakura's house. Li was preparing to go home, and Sakura was preparing to leave. Time for another call.

~*~

RING! Sakura quickly answered the phone, hoping it was Li, finally able to get through. "One last thing before you leave. Don't tell Li, or our little deal's off." CLICK. Sakura slammed the phone down, picked it up off her dresser, and through it against the wall. Done with her rage, Sakura calmly picked up the phone, plugged in the cord that had been ripped out, and checked. It was still dead. Sakura screamed, and left the house.

A few blocks away, Sakura used her cell phone to call her best friend, Madison, who was touring England with her fiance, Eli. "Bonjour!" A familiar voice greeted her. "Madison?" A squeal. "Sakura! Are you free this weekend?" Sakura sighed. "Kind of. Why?" Madison sighed, Sakura could tell a dreamy face was on her friend's face. "Meilin and I have decided we're going to have a double wedding. In Hawaii." Sakura's face lit up. That was on the Pacific ocean. What was it the stalker had said? '...while you live on this side of the Atlantic...' That was it! They'd move to Hawaii! "Thanks, Madison! We'll be there." Madison took a deep breath. "Sakura? What's it like, being married?" Sakura laughed. "I can't tell you, that would ruin the surprise!"

They talked a while longer, then hung up. Sakura saw a familiar couple walking towards her. The stalker had said not to tell Li, but not a word about friends. "Tsue! Meilin!" she yelled.

Once they heard about the calls, Meilin pouted. "Why couldn't he have called you four years ago?" Tsue gently cuffed her. "Oh? You don't still have feelings for that Showron kid, do you?" Meilin blushed. "Of course not! I wouldn't be marrying you if I did!" Tsue turned to Sakura. "We'll tell Li an enemy is after you. But you shouldn't come to the wedding. I think you should visit America." Sakura nodded, understanding. In a small American town, a stalker would be detected, as everyone knew everyone else. As soon as Tsue knew the stalker had been caught, he'd let her know. Meilin scribbled on a piece of paper the name of a small town in a small state. 'Woodburn, OR' Meilin nodded. Sakura smiled. "My daughter will be named Meilin." Meilin had tears in her eyes. "Will you name your son Li?" Sakura shook her head. "Tsue." Meilin really started crying. "I'm so sorry for picking on you all that time, Sakura." Sakura smiled. "It's okay. Say hi and sorry to Madison and Eriol for me. I have a feeling she wanted me to be her best maid." Meilin nodded. Tsue handed her a ticket. "This will get you to HI. There, mention my name at the airport, and you should get a flight to OR easy." Sakura felt weird, not saying state names, but she realized it was safer.

~*~

Li got home, and discovered his home was boarded up. "Sakura!" he yelled. She didn't answer. Li beat his way through his own door, and discovered the house empty. The phone rang. NOW the phone works, he thought angrily. "Hello?" he yelled. "Ow, Li! A little softer." Li fought it, but a smile popped up. "Hey, Meilin." She sounds happy and sad, he thought as she spoke. "Sakura had to leave you. It's no use looking for her, because if you do, her stalker will kill you. As soon as whoever threatened her is gone, she'll come back. Is there any message you want to give her?" Li heard Tsue in the background, "Hurry up, they've almost got a lock on our location!" Li quickly said, "Tell her I'll be here when she gets back!" Meilin started to reply, but the phone went dead. He saw a dent in the wall, and smiled. Sakura had a unique way of fixing phones, he thought fondly.

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10 years have passed. At the wedding, Meilin showed the world, her son Syaoran. A terrorist attack hit, jets bearing down on the roof where the wedding was taking place. Meilin was stuck beneath a crushing weight that Tsue, Eli and Li fought to hold up. But it was too heavy. It fell, crushing Eli and Tsue. With it, Sakura's location. Madison had been told Sakura might be dead, and seeing her fiance and two friends dead, she killed herself, after telling Li he'd better take care of Syaoran, his nephew twice removed. Li did so, but he determined that once his adopted son was trained, he and his son would avenge the death of his friends. Tom Lorraine even sent in a fake report of Sakura's death, which made Li twice as lethal. But Tom Lorraine was biding his time, until Sakura believed it was safe to return. He didn't realize he'd just killed her informant, and Li had no clue where she was. Her twin daughters were born, Meilin and Madison. And after a terrorist attack by Muslim extremists, Sakura got scared, and moved to Portland, next to a police station.