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All This For Nothing

The house was still and nobody moved. Clouds of red drifted around and above the unconscious bodies of the Li clan.

"My plan is working perfectly well!" Meilin said as she brought down her gas mask. Syaoran was unconscious like the others and was still chained up. "Maybe I should have used this green colored one on Syaoran since he likes green." She whipped out a smaller bottle from her pocket. "But this one is only for emergency, just like I promised for myself. This one is just too powerful." The green liquid glowed brightly and Meilin shielded her eyes.

"…Sakura…" Syaoran murmured.

"What?!" Meilin ran to him and slapped him unconscious. "Maybe I should have used it on him. That's what I told those twit sisters just to scare them, but maybe I should have stuck with that idea."

"Oh well," she said. "Better clear the air now."

Clean air came in through the vents and the red smoke was disappearing into nothingness. The Move card was still in Sakura's hand. Then a finger traced around the edges slowly and the card glowed. Suddenly, Sakura bolted straight up and started to cough out the remains of the water.

"Thanks, Move card," she said as she tucked it back to the book. She looked around. "Oh no! Xiefa! Fanren! Mrs. Li!!" She shook the still bodies and checked their pulse. They were still alive. "I guess they must be tired." She stood up unsteadily and took a few steps to the door. "I have to find Syaoran…" She ran out.

Meilin, fully dressed in a red Chinese outfit, unlocked Syaoran just as he awoken.

"Where am I?" he asked. His visions blurred, but soon made out a girl with black pigtails in red.

"In the basement Syaoran. Some girl locked you in here to take over the clan," Meilin said. This plan better work! "I found you as soon as I escaped her. She was so mean!"

"Uh thank you, uh…"

"Meilin! Don't you remember your FIANCE? I guess she knocked you out pretty bad," Meilin cooed.

"I'm marrying you?" Syaoran rubbed his wrists.

"Yep! We are getting married today, but that girl that I was talking about earlier ruined it! I think I got rid of her, so let's get on with the wedding!!" she squealed and linked her arms with Syaoran, pushing him out of the gloomy basement.

The Clan members were wakening up too. Then an Elder shouted out to some servants.

"Why hasn't the decorations been up yet? Syaoran is about to become the Li Clan Leader and getting married to Meilin! Hurry up!" People began to hustle and set up designs and all those traditional Chinese wedding stuff.

Sakura, who passed by the room noticed their hurry and asked an Elder what was going on. The Elder didn't recognize Sakura because of the poison air he breathed in and order some servants to arrest her and put her in the room until further notice.

After a few hours of preparations the wedding was finally held, although no one was aware that of Sakura's presence in another room, or what she knows.

Syaoran was sitting in a chair on the head of the table, with Meilin by his side. Syaoran looked kinda serious and down because he already realizes that Meilin wouldn't be the right girl for him…he feels another presence he can't feel in the room. An Elder clinked his chopstick on his glass for attention.

"The Li Clan is happy that you have made a wise decision Syaoran. But there is another matter that we have caught," he said and nodded to two servants. They went to a closet and brought out a cuffed Sakura who struggled. Meilin's eyes popped out and choked on her drink. She wasn't expecting Sakura to come back alive.

How?! HOW CAN SHE ESCAPE??!! Damn! I have to take matters into my own hands then…

"Syaoran, dear, this is the girl that was trying to kill the whole clan!!" Meilin shouted so everybody can hear. Everybody gasped.

"Syaoran that's not true!" Sakura cried out in tears. The servants pushed her down to her knees.

"Show respect and call him Leader Li!" they scolded. Sakura winced in pain as she fell.

"Please! Syaoran you have to listen to me! It's me Sakura! Remember our card capturing days?!"

"Cards? What are these cards you speak of?" Syaoran said, eyeing her. She is beautiful. How can anyone with such a pretty face be a killer? Sakura's eyes went big.

"Y-you don't remember?!" More tears came. "You don't remember…"

"That's right! Because he was never there! And you are ruining my wedding with Syaoran! Take her away and execute her in the morning!" The servants began to drag Sakura off, but…

"Stop right there Meilin!" a female voice shouted. Everybody turned around to see Xiefa and Fanren. Yelan was behind them.

Yes! Someone remembers! You're going down Meilin! Sakura though thankfully.

"What do you mean stop?! I'm now the mistress of the clan!" Meilin shouted. Syaoran looked like he was going to go death with her screaming right above him.

"I think Syaoran is the head leader and not you! You shouldn't be making the decisions!" Xiefa shouted back. Meilin got eyes softened.

"Oh but of course. I was, er, just suggesting it." Meilin turned to Syaoran. "So what do you think honey dear?"

To kill such a pretty girl…or to shut up my irritating wife whom I never remember that I proposed too…? Syaoran weighed the pros and cons as the clan desperately waited an order.

Nooo! Nobody remembers! Meilin's plan IS working! Maybe my cards can stop them…Sakura tried to think of a way that would work successfully.

"I, Syaoran, head leader of the Li Clan had made my decision," Syaoran stated as he stood up. "This girl…"

"Sakura."

"Yes, this girl Sakura, what do you plead?" Syaoran asked looking at her.

"Innocent!"

"Liar!" Meilin accused. She sat back down by some glares.

"If that is what you plead, but we have no proof."

"I AM YOUR PROOF!!" Meilin was practically screaming on the top of her lungs.

"Why does she want to kill that girl so badly?" Fanren whispered to Xiefa. "She's so cute and more beautiful than Meilin!" Xiefa nodded. Meilin frowned when she heard this.

This isn't the way I planned it too be…

"Elders, what do you suggest?" Syaoran said.

"I say we lock her up until tomorrow to judge her and just go on with the par-tay!"

"YEAH!!" So that's how it went. Sakura was a little bit thankful that it was a drunk Elder talking and she was being spared...until tomorrow. Servants took her to a small prison. Sakura whipped out her book. I hope my plan works… She pulled out a few cards from the deck.

"Shield card, protect Syaoran and Meilin from Time! Shield!" she said softly as she struck the card from the wand that came from her key. Shield did its job without anybody noticing.

"Okay Time, now it's your turn! Time card! Freeze time!" Everything went yellow and froze. Nothing moved, except for Meilin and Syaoran, who were baffled.

"I feel a strange presence…" Syaoran murmured. It felt familiar too.

"Syaoran! What's happening?!" Meilin freaked out. "Time has stopped! Time…Sakura…"

Sakura whipped out Through Card and she walked through the prison wall to the ballroom with Syaoran and Meilin.

"You?! How did you escape?! Argh, your cards, that right…but you can't beat me!! Everybody is under my control!!" Meilin cackled. Syaoran was rather puzzled and had a headache.

"You can't take away Syaoran! He will never love you!" Sakura shouted. Meilin sneered.

"He's my husband now! He doesn't remember you!" Meilin walked over to Syaoran who was trying to remember an empty space of memories.

"Meilin…who is this girl…she…familiar presence…aura…magic," he said the last word slowly. "Sakura has magic?"

"Syaoran! Try to remember! It's me! Your love Sakura! Don't you remember? We caught cards together! You promised me you'd come back to me when you left me…in Japan!"

"She's talking bulls#it!! You never left Hong Kong Syaoran!" Meilin boomed.

"I can't…remember…" Syaoran said, gripping his head. Sakura cried.

"Noooooo!!" Meilin laughed and flung her hair back, claiming victory.

"I won!! You should have frozen me in time like the rest of these idiots, but you didn't."

"BECAUSE I WANT TO TAKE YOU DOEN!!!!" Sakura whipped out another card. "I can beat you Meilin! I hope you know the Return Card's power!"

"Return…card?" Meilin had never heard of it.

"Return card! Take Syaoran back to the past when he was with me!!" Sakura shouted. This has to work. Syaoran was caught in a whirlpool and landed in another place. It was nighttime and he was in a tree. Below him was the girl Sakura and…himself!! He saw himself turn red…

"Nani?!" He looked at her wide-eyed. "W-what do you mean by that?" Sakura closed her eyes and linked her arm around Syaoran's arm. Syaoran's face got redder and hotter.

"...uh..." Syaoran was inching away from Sakura, but Sakura got closer to Syaoran and looked at him in the eye.

"What Syaoran?" she asked softly. "You don't like me?" She kneels in front of him and holds his hand. Syaoran had nowhere else to go since it's a tree limb and he didn't want to fall down.

"Uh, I like you Sakura, but, I er, ah, Sakura," he gets redder by the minute. Sakura gets closer to him and pulls him closer. She cups his face in her hands.

"Good. Because I like you too." Sakura pulls his face to hers to seal in the space between them for a second.

The Syaoran witnessing this was in awed. What did this mean? He looked down hoping for an answer…

Syaoran placed his arm around Sakura and she cuddled close to him. They were no longer embarrassed from their love for each other. They sat in silence, gazing on the stars. It was past midnight and they decided to watch the sun rise…together.

"Syaoran?"

"Hm?"

"Ai shiteru." She kissed him gently on the lips once more and leaned on his chest. Syaoran smiled and pulled her closer. "Ai shiteru, Sakura." He gazed on the stars once more and set his eyes on the sleeping Sakura. "What will happen then?" Then he too fell asleep.

Syaoran was sucked further back and he saw himself with Sakura in some weird cat outfit, fighting a lighting beast. He then felt all his memories of Sakura returning.

"ARGH!!" The pain in his head was too intense as the poison tried to take over again. "…Sakura…I…I…remem…!" Syaoran blacked out.

"Syaoran!" Sakura shrieked as she saw Syaoran fall down. She rushed to his side and placed his head in her lap. Tears coursed down her cheeks and fell. "…Syaoran…"

"NOOOOOO!!!! How?!" Meilin stomped the ground behind her. "Kinomoto! I'm going to beat the hell out of you!!" Melin grabbed the sword that hung on the walls. She stood on her ground ready to fight.

Her back still facing Meilin, Sakura stood up slowly with her eyes closed in concentration. She took out the Sword card and held it between her fingers.

"…So am I…"

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

A/N: I hoped you enjoyed this chapter! ^_^ Good Reviews are so welcomed! Flames are so not welcomed.