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****DISCLAIMER**** I DON"T OWN CCS!!! *sob sob* Are you people happy now?!!
"Touya-san? This is Tomoyo. Something's happened to Sakura and I think she needs you here."
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"Sakura, please tell me what happened!" Syaoran asked for the thousandth time that night. He was kneeling in front of her chair, looking at her desperately. During the hour that he had been there, she hadn't said anything and her gaze was still fixed on the air in front of her face.
"Sakura…"
She was on her feet so quickly it startled him, "Please just leave me alone, Syaoran-kun." She said in an expressionless tone; her face mirrored her voice, blank.
"Not until you tell me what happened. Why did you just leave…?"
"It's nothing. Please, just leave."
He made no move to follow those instructions and instead opened his mouth to ask another question.
Sakura all but ran up the stairs, probably heading for her room. Of course he followed, calling her name and demanding to know what was wrong. She reached her room and closed to door with a slam. Seconds later, Syaoran felt a strong flare of magic and when he tried the door it would budge.
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Sighing, Sakura returned the Sakura Card to the book, putting away the wand. She could hear Syaoran outside the door, but knew he couldn't get in or hear her. It was better that way…
She walked aimlessly around her room and found herself sitting in front of her vanity set. The reflection that greeted her didn't look like her own, but someone else's. The drawn face, dull green eyes, messy hair that no longer shone; it was all a different person. It had to be, she wouldn't allow herself to think…
It's not Sakura. She thought ryely, *You're* not Sakura. She wouldn't have given up, she would have fought against it, not let it consume her like you have. Coward. To afraid to confront the truth.
"Right, I'm no longer Sakura." She said sadly, in little more than a whisper. Turning away from the mirror with violent speed, she rushed to the window and sat on the sill, resting her head against to the cold glass. Outside it was dark; her peaceful street lit by streetlights underneath a blanket of perfect, shinning stars. But not everything was as peaceful as it seemed…
The cold on her forehead was comforting, but instead of numbing her thoughts, it caused them to become clearer. Tears formed in her eyes, welling up before sliding down her cheek one by one until a steady stream had formed.
Earlier that day everything had seemed perfect as well, even after her first encounter with Li-san. She was to go back home with Tomoyo and spend a peaceful day with her best friend; but that obviously hadn't been meant to be.
A small sob escaped the girl, followed by another, and another. Resting her forehead full on the glass, she let lose the torrent of pain, anger, and fear that she had kept from her concerned friends.
I can't believe it happened again…
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"Tomoyo, what are you talking about?" Demanded Touya, "Something is wrong with Sakura?!!"
"Hai Touya-san. I think she really needs you here."
Sakura's older brother was not happy with the lack of information. Horrible thoughts of what could have happened to his little sister were flashing through his mind. What if she had been in an accident? Hit by a drunk driver? Was she lying unconscious in the hospital as they spoke? Or worse, what if she was dying…
The thought was too painful to even imagine. "Will you tell me what…"
"When you get here I will tell you, please don't waste any more time."
He sighed in defeat. "All right, I'll head for the bus stop right now and be there by tomorrow morning…"
"There's no way for you to get here sooner?"
"I don't have a car, and walking would take longer." He replied dryly.
"Is something wrong, Tomoyo-san?" Yukito wondered when he saw her distressed look.
She nodded, covering the speaker with her hand, "Touya-san won't be able to get here until tomorrow." I don't know if Sakura-chan can hold on that much longer…
He seemed to be having the same thoughts. "Let me talk to Touya." He requested, taking the phone from her. (AN: I have nothing against gays of lesbians or whatever, but this is my story, so they are just friends, okay? Sorries to anyone who is disappointed by this fact…)
"There's no way for you to get here faster, Touya?" Yukito wondered.
"No, I don't have a car."
He was silent, thinking, "I do. Get ready, I'll come to pick you up." And without another word, he hung up the phone.
"You're driving all the way there to get him and bring him back?" Tomoyo wondered in shock.
"It's not that far, and you're right, this is very urgent. Come on, we need to go."
"We?"
"Unless you have any objections, I think you should come to explain it to Touya, since you were the one who called. Li-san is with her, right?"
Upon hearing that name, Tomoyo glared, "He better not be!! If Li-kun lets him within a mile of Sakura-chan I'll…"
Yukito was confused, "When I said Li-san I was referring to Syaoran."
She suddenly felt very stupid. "Sorry Yukito-san. Li-kun's cousin is Li Ping, he…" Tomoyo couldn't say it. "When you said Li-san I thought you were referring to him…"
"Come on, we need to get going. Syaoran will take good care of Sakura." Yukito assured her, leading the way to his car.
Half an hour later, they arrived in front of Touya's dorm. He was waiting on the sidewalk and the second he got into the car again they were off.
"What happened to Sakura." He demanded, slightly surprised that Tomoyo was in the car but deciding to take advantage of the situation.
She flinched under his unwavering gaze, "It's not good."
"No shit it isn't good. What. Happened."
Gulping, Tomoyo slowly spilled out the story. "Sakura was raped."
"WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!"
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The drive back was not pleasant. Touya was outraged and furious, he kept pressuring Yukito to drive faster. Luckily, there were no police cars around to catch them when the reached speeds that would amaze professional racers.
Squealing to a stop in front of the Kinomoto residence, Touya flew up the front steps and into the house, followed very closely by Tomoyo. Syaoran was sitting on the couch with his hand in his head. Unfortunately for him, he was the first person Touya saw.
"What the hell are you doing here!" He demanded, yanking him to his feet and grabbing his shirt. In Touya's mind, the Chinese brat should not be here; he had broken his little sister's heart more than once and now…
Syaoran was too shocked to react, that or he no longer cared.
Tomoyo noticed and rushed to the rescue. "Touya-san, let him go." She demanded. It was not a good thing if Li-kun was injured…
Grudgingly, he obeyed, "If I find out you had *anything* to do with this, you will wish you were never born." He growled, throwing the younger boy ruffly onto the floor. Syaoran got to his feet and dusted off his clothes.
"Where's Sakura?" Touya wondered, his voice softening.
Surprising, it was Syaoran who answered, "In her room."
Without another comment, he ran up the stairs two at a time, leaving the three of them below.
"Li-kun, are you alright?" Tomoyo wondered.
He nodded shortly.
"How's Sakura doing? Did you find out what happened?"
Syaoran shook his head, "No, she ran up to her room and used the c… looked herself in." He corrected himself quickly.
"How long do you think she's been in there?"
"Quite a while." He replied, sighing heavily.
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"Monster, will you open the door? It's Touya."
Sakura's head jerked up, hearing her brother's voice. Was he really here, or was it one of her friend's tricks to get her to talk. There was only one way to find out, and she was more than willing to risk it. Undoing the spell she had put on the door, she opened in and saw her brother standing before her. "Onii-chan!" She exclaimed, hugging him tightly. Touya had always been her pillar of strength, and she was so glad to have him back.
Her brother held her just as tightly, "Sakura, tell me what happened."
"What?"
"Please don't lie Sakura. Tomoyo told me on the way over here."
She gulped and fought down tears, "It hurts just to think about it." She choked out. Tears were building up in her eyes; she didn't want to cry any more, but it couldn't be avoided. "Please… don't make me talk about…" Without warning, the tears began flowing and she collapsed into uncontrollable sobbing.
Touya picked up her 'little' sister and carried her to the bed, setting her down and covering her with the blankets. "Don't… leave me…" She choked out between sobs, clutching onto his shirt.
"I won't, don't worry monster." He said soothing, taking a seat beside her and stroking her hair. The once hated nick name had a comforting effect on her, and soon she quieted down and relaxed.
How could someone hurt someone like this? Her brother wondered, According to Tomoyo, it's been days since… and she's still like this… He had to find out some information, so he could help her…
"Sakura." He started softly, "I know it hurts to talk, but you have to tell me some things so I can help you." He had expected her to start crying again, but she merle nodded.
"Who did…"
She froze at the question.
"Sakura, please."
"You can't tell anyone." She whispered softly, he agreed. "Li-san."
"What?! The Chinese brat did this?!!!!" He nearly screamed. Ever since he had caught him trying to beat up his sister, he had disliked Li, but that was only because he had had feelings for his precious little sister. Never would he have imagined that he would do something like this to Sakura. But he had, if Sakura had said it was true, it was. And he was in there house, downstairs, just sitting there… He would pay…
"No, not Syaoran-kun!" Sakura corrected desperately, grabbing his hand. "Onii-chan, Syaoran would never…"
"I don't know any other Li's." Touya said contemptfully.
Looking down at her blankets, she replied, "Li Ping, his cousin."
"The brat's cousin did this."
"Hai. You promised, Onii-chan." She pleaded.
Fighting down his anger, Touya sat back down onto the bed. "Okay, you're right." What to ask now? He knew what he wanted to know, but not how to ask her sister without setting her off again…
Sakura seemed to sense his predicament. She gulped and related the events to her brother. "I was walking back from the store, it was snowing, and I slipped on a patch of ice. Someone helped me up, an man a little older than me. I said thank-you, but he didn't let go of my hand and…" She gulped and shook her head. "Syaoran-kun said he found me unconscious in the park and brought me to his house. We were snowed in that night and first thing the next morning Tomoyo-chan took me to the doctor. Everything was fine."
Her brother breathed a sigh of relief.
"We went back over to Syaoran-kun's apartment and he told us he wanted us to meet his cousin. I had no idea who it was until I saw him…" Her voice quivered, "I can't remember what happened next, but Tomoyo said she took me to Syaoran-kun's room and gave me some pills to put me to sleep. When I woke up h…he was standing over me and…" She shook her head, "He didn't do anything other than t…touch my face, but it scared me so bad. I left the next morning with Syaoran-kun knowing."
She took a few seconds to steady herself. "I called Tomoyo-chan and told her w…who it was and I think she told Syaoran-kun. But he didn't believe her. We went to the park, me, Tomoyo, and Syaoran-kun, but *he* came too. I wanted to go home b..because he kept l…looking at me, but Syaoran-kun wouldn't let me. When I told him that it was Li-san, he didn't believe me…" A few tears slipped down her cheek, but she shook them away, desperate to finish the story.
"Tomoyo-chan knew what was going on and she wasn't happy with him, so she asked to talk to him. Syaoran told us to keep walking. I…I didn't t…think anything would happen, b…because we were i…in the park in the middle of the d…day, but s…something d..did. L…Li-san yelled at me f…for telling Syaoran-kun, even though he didn't b…believe m…me and he h…hit me…" She took a gasp of breath quickly, "I went over to Tomoyo's house after and stayed the night.
"We went to the beach the next morning and everything was going fine, until I tripped in the sand and *he* helped me to my feet. B…but he threatened me too… I…It really frightened me, so I asked Tomoyo to come with me to the restroom. She said we should go home, and we were about to when I realized I f..forgot my bag. I asked her to go tell Syaoran-kun that we were leaving and I would get my bag and meet her back in the parking lot. But when I went to f…find my bag h…he was there and…" Sakura was shaking violently and her eyes were streaming tears.
Touya hugged her tightly, "What happened?"
She shook her head, "Please don't make me say it…"
He was enraged and horrified; this 'Li-san' had hurt his sister countless times and twice… He would pay, he was sure of it. "I understand, Sakura." He soothed, "It will be alright, I'll help you get through this…"
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Downstairs, all was quiet. No one spoke because there was nothing to say. Sighing, Tomoyo reached into her purse to pull out her cell phone and call home; she would probably be spending the night here… Her hand brushed against the video camera and she took it out questioningly. A thought struck her suddenly, something that might help Sakura a great deal.
"You still think Li-san is innocent, Li-kun?" She asked suddenly. Syaoran and Yukito looked towards her.
Syaoran narrowed his eyes, "I do, but there are more important things happening right now."
"No, I have proof."
"I don't…"
"You don't have to believe me." She replied, walking to the V.C.R. and putting the tape in, turning on the television and pressing play. "Just watch this, than tell me what you think." Tomoyo fast forwarded through most of it, hoping that the camera had caught what she had wanted it to catch. It had:
The recording was bumpy, since the camera was in Tomoyo's purse, but it could be seen that they were passing under a shaded area.
"Sakura?" Wondered Tomoyo's voice. She was out of view but Sakura wasn't.
The emerald eyed girl shook her head sadly and sat on one of the benches, covering her head with her hands, "I can't keep doing this, Tomoyo- chan." She said helplessly.
The camera shifted, no longer showing Sakura. But their voices could still be heard clearly.
"I don't know why you think you have to do this is the first place." Tomoyo's voice said.
The camera shifted and Sakura was once again in the picture. Tears were falling quietly down her face. "For Syaoran, I told you." She said sadly. Syaoran's head perked up and he was watching the screen intently. "But I can't." Sakura continued, "I thought I'd be able to stand being near *him* as long as you and Syaoran were there, but… he keeps watching me and… and t…touching me…"
"What else did he say to you when he helped you up?" Wondered Tomoyo
"He t… threatened me again… H s..said, 'Watch out Ying-fa, I'm c…coming for y…you."
The view shifted again and Tomoyo spoke, "Come on Sakura, we're going home."
The dark haired girl got to her feet, turned off the tape, and looked expectantly at Syaoran. "What do you think now?" She demanded.
A stunned, horrified look was on his face. He shook his head, "I can't believe… what have I done?"
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Wowies! That was a long one! I was so hyped up by my reviews that I was able to write this whole long this in one sitting! Wow!! Six pages… This thing isn't over yet, don't worry. More surprised to come!!! R+R please!!!! Gives me hope that someone is reading this!!! ideas: pikogio@yahoo.com
****DISCLAIMER**** I DON"T OWN CCS!!! *sob sob* Are you people happy now?!!
"Touya-san? This is Tomoyo. Something's happened to Sakura and I think she needs you here."
**************
"Sakura, please tell me what happened!" Syaoran asked for the thousandth time that night. He was kneeling in front of her chair, looking at her desperately. During the hour that he had been there, she hadn't said anything and her gaze was still fixed on the air in front of her face.
"Sakura…"
She was on her feet so quickly it startled him, "Please just leave me alone, Syaoran-kun." She said in an expressionless tone; her face mirrored her voice, blank.
"Not until you tell me what happened. Why did you just leave…?"
"It's nothing. Please, just leave."
He made no move to follow those instructions and instead opened his mouth to ask another question.
Sakura all but ran up the stairs, probably heading for her room. Of course he followed, calling her name and demanding to know what was wrong. She reached her room and closed to door with a slam. Seconds later, Syaoran felt a strong flare of magic and when he tried the door it would budge.
************
Sighing, Sakura returned the Sakura Card to the book, putting away the wand. She could hear Syaoran outside the door, but knew he couldn't get in or hear her. It was better that way…
She walked aimlessly around her room and found herself sitting in front of her vanity set. The reflection that greeted her didn't look like her own, but someone else's. The drawn face, dull green eyes, messy hair that no longer shone; it was all a different person. It had to be, she wouldn't allow herself to think…
It's not Sakura. She thought ryely, *You're* not Sakura. She wouldn't have given up, she would have fought against it, not let it consume her like you have. Coward. To afraid to confront the truth.
"Right, I'm no longer Sakura." She said sadly, in little more than a whisper. Turning away from the mirror with violent speed, she rushed to the window and sat on the sill, resting her head against to the cold glass. Outside it was dark; her peaceful street lit by streetlights underneath a blanket of perfect, shinning stars. But not everything was as peaceful as it seemed…
The cold on her forehead was comforting, but instead of numbing her thoughts, it caused them to become clearer. Tears formed in her eyes, welling up before sliding down her cheek one by one until a steady stream had formed.
Earlier that day everything had seemed perfect as well, even after her first encounter with Li-san. She was to go back home with Tomoyo and spend a peaceful day with her best friend; but that obviously hadn't been meant to be.
A small sob escaped the girl, followed by another, and another. Resting her forehead full on the glass, she let lose the torrent of pain, anger, and fear that she had kept from her concerned friends.
I can't believe it happened again…
***************
"Tomoyo, what are you talking about?" Demanded Touya, "Something is wrong with Sakura?!!"
"Hai Touya-san. I think she really needs you here."
Sakura's older brother was not happy with the lack of information. Horrible thoughts of what could have happened to his little sister were flashing through his mind. What if she had been in an accident? Hit by a drunk driver? Was she lying unconscious in the hospital as they spoke? Or worse, what if she was dying…
The thought was too painful to even imagine. "Will you tell me what…"
"When you get here I will tell you, please don't waste any more time."
He sighed in defeat. "All right, I'll head for the bus stop right now and be there by tomorrow morning…"
"There's no way for you to get here sooner?"
"I don't have a car, and walking would take longer." He replied dryly.
"Is something wrong, Tomoyo-san?" Yukito wondered when he saw her distressed look.
She nodded, covering the speaker with her hand, "Touya-san won't be able to get here until tomorrow." I don't know if Sakura-chan can hold on that much longer…
He seemed to be having the same thoughts. "Let me talk to Touya." He requested, taking the phone from her. (AN: I have nothing against gays of lesbians or whatever, but this is my story, so they are just friends, okay? Sorries to anyone who is disappointed by this fact…)
"There's no way for you to get here faster, Touya?" Yukito wondered.
"No, I don't have a car."
He was silent, thinking, "I do. Get ready, I'll come to pick you up." And without another word, he hung up the phone.
"You're driving all the way there to get him and bring him back?" Tomoyo wondered in shock.
"It's not that far, and you're right, this is very urgent. Come on, we need to go."
"We?"
"Unless you have any objections, I think you should come to explain it to Touya, since you were the one who called. Li-san is with her, right?"
Upon hearing that name, Tomoyo glared, "He better not be!! If Li-kun lets him within a mile of Sakura-chan I'll…"
Yukito was confused, "When I said Li-san I was referring to Syaoran."
She suddenly felt very stupid. "Sorry Yukito-san. Li-kun's cousin is Li Ping, he…" Tomoyo couldn't say it. "When you said Li-san I thought you were referring to him…"
"Come on, we need to get going. Syaoran will take good care of Sakura." Yukito assured her, leading the way to his car.
Half an hour later, they arrived in front of Touya's dorm. He was waiting on the sidewalk and the second he got into the car again they were off.
"What happened to Sakura." He demanded, slightly surprised that Tomoyo was in the car but deciding to take advantage of the situation.
She flinched under his unwavering gaze, "It's not good."
"No shit it isn't good. What. Happened."
Gulping, Tomoyo slowly spilled out the story. "Sakura was raped."
"WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!"
**************
The drive back was not pleasant. Touya was outraged and furious, he kept pressuring Yukito to drive faster. Luckily, there were no police cars around to catch them when the reached speeds that would amaze professional racers.
Squealing to a stop in front of the Kinomoto residence, Touya flew up the front steps and into the house, followed very closely by Tomoyo. Syaoran was sitting on the couch with his hand in his head. Unfortunately for him, he was the first person Touya saw.
"What the hell are you doing here!" He demanded, yanking him to his feet and grabbing his shirt. In Touya's mind, the Chinese brat should not be here; he had broken his little sister's heart more than once and now…
Syaoran was too shocked to react, that or he no longer cared.
Tomoyo noticed and rushed to the rescue. "Touya-san, let him go." She demanded. It was not a good thing if Li-kun was injured…
Grudgingly, he obeyed, "If I find out you had *anything* to do with this, you will wish you were never born." He growled, throwing the younger boy ruffly onto the floor. Syaoran got to his feet and dusted off his clothes.
"Where's Sakura?" Touya wondered, his voice softening.
Surprising, it was Syaoran who answered, "In her room."
Without another comment, he ran up the stairs two at a time, leaving the three of them below.
"Li-kun, are you alright?" Tomoyo wondered.
He nodded shortly.
"How's Sakura doing? Did you find out what happened?"
Syaoran shook his head, "No, she ran up to her room and used the c… looked herself in." He corrected himself quickly.
"How long do you think she's been in there?"
"Quite a while." He replied, sighing heavily.
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"Monster, will you open the door? It's Touya."
Sakura's head jerked up, hearing her brother's voice. Was he really here, or was it one of her friend's tricks to get her to talk. There was only one way to find out, and she was more than willing to risk it. Undoing the spell she had put on the door, she opened in and saw her brother standing before her. "Onii-chan!" She exclaimed, hugging him tightly. Touya had always been her pillar of strength, and she was so glad to have him back.
Her brother held her just as tightly, "Sakura, tell me what happened."
"What?"
"Please don't lie Sakura. Tomoyo told me on the way over here."
She gulped and fought down tears, "It hurts just to think about it." She choked out. Tears were building up in her eyes; she didn't want to cry any more, but it couldn't be avoided. "Please… don't make me talk about…" Without warning, the tears began flowing and she collapsed into uncontrollable sobbing.
Touya picked up her 'little' sister and carried her to the bed, setting her down and covering her with the blankets. "Don't… leave me…" She choked out between sobs, clutching onto his shirt.
"I won't, don't worry monster." He said soothing, taking a seat beside her and stroking her hair. The once hated nick name had a comforting effect on her, and soon she quieted down and relaxed.
How could someone hurt someone like this? Her brother wondered, According to Tomoyo, it's been days since… and she's still like this… He had to find out some information, so he could help her…
"Sakura." He started softly, "I know it hurts to talk, but you have to tell me some things so I can help you." He had expected her to start crying again, but she merle nodded.
"Who did…"
She froze at the question.
"Sakura, please."
"You can't tell anyone." She whispered softly, he agreed. "Li-san."
"What?! The Chinese brat did this?!!!!" He nearly screamed. Ever since he had caught him trying to beat up his sister, he had disliked Li, but that was only because he had had feelings for his precious little sister. Never would he have imagined that he would do something like this to Sakura. But he had, if Sakura had said it was true, it was. And he was in there house, downstairs, just sitting there… He would pay…
"No, not Syaoran-kun!" Sakura corrected desperately, grabbing his hand. "Onii-chan, Syaoran would never…"
"I don't know any other Li's." Touya said contemptfully.
Looking down at her blankets, she replied, "Li Ping, his cousin."
"The brat's cousin did this."
"Hai. You promised, Onii-chan." She pleaded.
Fighting down his anger, Touya sat back down onto the bed. "Okay, you're right." What to ask now? He knew what he wanted to know, but not how to ask her sister without setting her off again…
Sakura seemed to sense his predicament. She gulped and related the events to her brother. "I was walking back from the store, it was snowing, and I slipped on a patch of ice. Someone helped me up, an man a little older than me. I said thank-you, but he didn't let go of my hand and…" She gulped and shook her head. "Syaoran-kun said he found me unconscious in the park and brought me to his house. We were snowed in that night and first thing the next morning Tomoyo-chan took me to the doctor. Everything was fine."
Her brother breathed a sigh of relief.
"We went back over to Syaoran-kun's apartment and he told us he wanted us to meet his cousin. I had no idea who it was until I saw him…" Her voice quivered, "I can't remember what happened next, but Tomoyo said she took me to Syaoran-kun's room and gave me some pills to put me to sleep. When I woke up h…he was standing over me and…" She shook her head, "He didn't do anything other than t…touch my face, but it scared me so bad. I left the next morning with Syaoran-kun knowing."
She took a few seconds to steady herself. "I called Tomoyo-chan and told her w…who it was and I think she told Syaoran-kun. But he didn't believe her. We went to the park, me, Tomoyo, and Syaoran-kun, but *he* came too. I wanted to go home b..because he kept l…looking at me, but Syaoran-kun wouldn't let me. When I told him that it was Li-san, he didn't believe me…" A few tears slipped down her cheek, but she shook them away, desperate to finish the story.
"Tomoyo-chan knew what was going on and she wasn't happy with him, so she asked to talk to him. Syaoran told us to keep walking. I…I didn't t…think anything would happen, b…because we were i…in the park in the middle of the d…day, but s…something d..did. L…Li-san yelled at me f…for telling Syaoran-kun, even though he didn't b…believe m…me and he h…hit me…" She took a gasp of breath quickly, "I went over to Tomoyo's house after and stayed the night.
"We went to the beach the next morning and everything was going fine, until I tripped in the sand and *he* helped me to my feet. B…but he threatened me too… I…It really frightened me, so I asked Tomoyo to come with me to the restroom. She said we should go home, and we were about to when I realized I f..forgot my bag. I asked her to go tell Syaoran-kun that we were leaving and I would get my bag and meet her back in the parking lot. But when I went to f…find my bag h…he was there and…" Sakura was shaking violently and her eyes were streaming tears.
Touya hugged her tightly, "What happened?"
She shook her head, "Please don't make me say it…"
He was enraged and horrified; this 'Li-san' had hurt his sister countless times and twice… He would pay, he was sure of it. "I understand, Sakura." He soothed, "It will be alright, I'll help you get through this…"
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Downstairs, all was quiet. No one spoke because there was nothing to say. Sighing, Tomoyo reached into her purse to pull out her cell phone and call home; she would probably be spending the night here… Her hand brushed against the video camera and she took it out questioningly. A thought struck her suddenly, something that might help Sakura a great deal.
"You still think Li-san is innocent, Li-kun?" She asked suddenly. Syaoran and Yukito looked towards her.
Syaoran narrowed his eyes, "I do, but there are more important things happening right now."
"No, I have proof."
"I don't…"
"You don't have to believe me." She replied, walking to the V.C.R. and putting the tape in, turning on the television and pressing play. "Just watch this, than tell me what you think." Tomoyo fast forwarded through most of it, hoping that the camera had caught what she had wanted it to catch. It had:
The recording was bumpy, since the camera was in Tomoyo's purse, but it could be seen that they were passing under a shaded area.
"Sakura?" Wondered Tomoyo's voice. She was out of view but Sakura wasn't.
The emerald eyed girl shook her head sadly and sat on one of the benches, covering her head with her hands, "I can't keep doing this, Tomoyo- chan." She said helplessly.
The camera shifted, no longer showing Sakura. But their voices could still be heard clearly.
"I don't know why you think you have to do this is the first place." Tomoyo's voice said.
The camera shifted and Sakura was once again in the picture. Tears were falling quietly down her face. "For Syaoran, I told you." She said sadly. Syaoran's head perked up and he was watching the screen intently. "But I can't." Sakura continued, "I thought I'd be able to stand being near *him* as long as you and Syaoran were there, but… he keeps watching me and… and t…touching me…"
"What else did he say to you when he helped you up?" Wondered Tomoyo
"He t… threatened me again… H s..said, 'Watch out Ying-fa, I'm c…coming for y…you."
The view shifted again and Tomoyo spoke, "Come on Sakura, we're going home."
The dark haired girl got to her feet, turned off the tape, and looked expectantly at Syaoran. "What do you think now?" She demanded.
A stunned, horrified look was on his face. He shook his head, "I can't believe… what have I done?"
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Wowies! That was a long one! I was so hyped up by my reviews that I was able to write this whole long this in one sitting! Wow!! Six pages… This thing isn't over yet, don't worry. More surprised to come!!! R+R please!!!! Gives me hope that someone is reading this!!! ideas: pikogio@yahoo.com