Chap. 15: "Forget me not my love.Going Home."
Author's note: Hello, sorry that I didn't update in the morning but I had to go over it and check though I'm not sure if its perfect. This is now the turning point of the story; I hope you guys will bear with me LOL
UM thank you to the person who noticed my uneventful slip in chap. 14, lol that was not supposed to happen but making her use two names is kind of confusing sometimes get my drift? Ne ways on wit the story and ya'll remember to tell me what you think okay?
Forget me not--- oh my wild and brave little wolf. Say you'll fight for me say you'll love
Most of all say you'll never doubt me in these now challenging times, come to my rescue and save my soul before its too late.thou will always love you
Sakura looked at her wedding dress in the mirror and smiled; Because she was pregnant the only tight part of her dress was the right under her breast where a ribbon was drawn under them and tied in the back (Like a baby doll dress if you know what that it). The rest of it flowed down; the first layer of the dress was a sparkly gold fabric with the white material over it so when the sun hit her it would cast off a sparkly effect. The back trailed behind her and had tiny elaborate sequins that were done with gold thread going down to the end of it. Her hair was twisted into curls and held up by a tiara made out of white flowers, around her throat was an heirloom diamond necklace with drop earrings. Her braid maids wore knee length dresses were the fabric was a mixture of pink and white with pink strap slippers and because Eriol was giving Sakura away Tomoyo was escorted by Hitoshi, Mei Lin was the patron of honor and Renzo was the best man.
"Sakura its time," Tomoyo said at the door with her camcorder. "How you feeling?"
"I can't possible describe what I'm feeling" Sakura answered softly turning from the mirror. "I feel blessed, lucky, heavenly, fulfilled, but most of all I feel like a real person. I've always dreamed of what it would feel like to be really needed and now I know"
"Isn't wonderful? Come on its time for you to feel even better" Tomoyo said taking up the back of her dress.
"Now I feel nervous," Sakura said when they reached where everyone was. "What if I don't make him or Lin happy? I mean what if they get tired of me?"
"This is not the time to start getting nervous," Mei Lin laughed handing Sakura her bouquet.
"My son will not get tired of you, I'm sure of it" Yelen assured smiling as she held Sakura's hand in hers. "You're what he and Lin has always needed. You'll make him more then happy"
"Thank you" Sakura said smiling brightly, she hugged Yelen lightly.
"NO thank you" she said before walking to the front where she would be sitting with Sonomi.
"You make me proud daughter" Sonomi said truthfully hugging Sakura. "I just wished I could have made your life better"
"You have, if it wasn't for this plan I wouldn't be here right now. I love you just like a mother"
"Let me go before I get emotional" she said giving Sakura a kiss in the cheek before she left. The music started and one by one everyone went out until it was her turn.
"I feel like a old man now" Eriol said offering her his arm, Sakura laughed hearing him
"But you are not old at all, you're as young as can be besides if you were old Syaoran would be too and that wouldn't be good" Sakura stated wholeheartedly making Eriol chuckle. "Besides think of it as practice for Maria"
"Oh she won't ever be getting married, me, Syaoran and Renzo all have to agree on the guy" Eriol said Sakura bit back a laugh because they rarely agreed on anything. "It's the same with Lin"
"Poor girls" Sakura said before they walked through the doors coming face to face with all the unfamiliar faces.
"Relax." Eriol whispered soothingly, "Look at Xiao Lang's face" he added and when Sakura did everything else was forgotten as she floated to him.
Syaoran's breath caught as he gazed lovingly at his soon to be wife, he didn't really recall feeling this way about Lin's mother. 'She's so beautiful' he thought taking her hand from Eriol who smiled moving to the side.
Sakura locked eyes with her handsome hunk of a husband, feeling like she was floating on air as they turned towards the father and the guests sat.
Outside.
"This is the place?" a man asked looking out the window of a flower truck.
"Yes it'll be relatively simple just follow my lead" the woman answered getting out the needle and a bottle of fluid. "This time, it'll have it injected but not for the others"
"Are you sure this is the right thing?" he asked unsurely getting a nasty look from Vanessa, as she did what she had to.
"I've been doing this for four years, surely I know what I'm doing make sure you have everything in order we have no room for errors" she snapped angrily.
Syaoran.later.
"How are feeling?" he asked dancing with Sakura who had her head on his shoulder.
"I feel wonderful, you?"
"Even better now that I have you" Syaoran said when Eriol waved him over nodding which meant something important. "Have you seen Lin?"
"No you want me to go and look for her?" Sakura asked looking around but saw no sign of her or Maria, Syaoran nodded leading her off the dance floor. He gave her a kiss before parting ways to find Lin, pulling up her dress so she wouldn't fall over it.
"What's the matter?" Syaoran asked softly when he pulled Eriol aside.
"Somehow the new s of your marriage got out, it's going to be loaded with photographers soon" Eriol stated making Syaoran frown, that wasn't good.
In the front of the house.
Sakura walked around the house to the front to see if Lin and Maria were playing, what she saw was an out of place flower truck. Walking over to it she looked inside and saw no one so she turned to head back. "Lin, Maria?" she called looking around as she made her way around the van, when a familiar figured stepped out making her pale.
"Hello daughter, long time no see. Don't even invite your own mother to your wedding how rude" Vanessa laughed softly walking over to Sakura, who took a step back.
"What are you doing here?" she gasped looking around for anyone but saw no one.
"Why I'm here for you of course, you've got a lot of work to make up but don't worry. I got all your stuff packed from your apartment" Vanessa stated signaling her helper, one that Sakura recognized as the one who was always with her mother.
"Hey." Sakura screamed when the man grabbed her placing a clothe over her mouth and nose as she struggled gasping before it all went black.
Lin.
She and Maria walked down the steps holding Kero and Spinal when they heard yelling, they gasp when they saw Sakura pass out and a large man picked her up. "Hey where are you going with my mother?" Lin yelled angrily going down the steps. "Maria, go call father" Lin couldn't see the woman's face as she pulled a veil over her face. "Stop," she screamed running when the van pulled off.
Van.
"Keep the van steady, you imbecile" Vanessa yelled rubbing alcohol over Sakura's arm where she tied it. She held the unconscious girls arm and pierced her skin with the needle, injecting the gold fluid into her blood stream.
"We'll be at the airport in half n' hour the most" the driver said when Vanessa pulled a blanket over her gold mine.
"Good the sooner we're out of here the sooner she'll be back her to her work" she sighed looking over all the songs she had written and the ones Sakura had too and she saw a whole new vision. In fact it was a really scary vision that would soon be rid of Sakura.
Syaoran.
"What the hell is going on?" Syaoran yelled running though the door, he looked at Lin who was sitting on the ground crying, as she pointed to the gates. He felt a lump swell in his throat, not wanting to think or draw up a conclusion of where Sakura was.
"Father, they took her, they took her" Lin sobbed uncontrollably, when Syaoran took her into his arms. "They took Ying Fa away,"
"Oh god no," Tomoyo gasped hiding her head in Eriol's shoulder, Mei Lin could also feel her eyes blur and until tears started to drop.
"Lin who took her?" Syaoran asked his daughter frantically but the poor child was going into shock. "Call a doctor or somebody and the police quick" he ordered making Eriol run inside quickly. When the doctor arrived he went straight to Lin's room not wasting time, after checking her, he gave her a sedative.
"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked straight off, the doctor sighed and ran his hand through his salt n' pepper hair.
"Well she's getting worst, a sudden shock could kill her in the state she's in at this moment" he answered gravely in lips in a fine line.
"What can I do?" Syaoran asked frowning deeply, this was not the day. Everything seemed to be going hill since Ying Fa disappeared.
"Make her happy, extremely happy. Until I consult my associates, maybe there's some kind of operation that can be performed but until then" he answered when Syaoran looked into Lin's room, his mother sitting beside Lin's side worriedly.
"All right, Wei will see you out" Syaoran said absently before walking into the room. She looked up at him with sad eyes not knowing what to do in order to help her grandchild.
"Its Ying Fa, that's why she's here isn't it?" she asked softly caressing Lin's hand.
"Yes mother, I'm needed down stairs to talk to the commissioner. Do you want to stay here or come?" he asked placing his hand over her, Yelen looked up at him and nodded standing up. She looked at Lin's old nanny who nodded moving over to the bed before they left.
Downstairs.
When they walked into the room, the commissioner was asking who would want to kidnap Sakura, "Well there's Ashiwa Derek" Mei Lin said right off, to Syaoran she, Tomoyo and Sonomi looked nervous and fidgety.
"Anyone else?" he asked eyeing them suspiciously.
"Her mother" Sonomi said after a while, she looked down feeling Syaoran and his families piercing eyes on her.
"I had the impression that you were her mother?" the commissioner said softly looking lost.
"That's what everyone thought, I guess you would also want to look for Kamisaka Sakura or Cherry as they call her. For she and Daidouji Ying Fa are of the same," she continued in a pained voice.
"Thank you, we'll have every men looking for her. Don't worry, if she's still here in Hong Kong we'll find her" he said before leaving with his men.
"I would think that I am entitled to a damned explanation now" Syaoran lashed out angrily making the three ladies jumped as he walked over to the fireplace undoing his tie. "Now" he growled when no one spoke, the original coldness returning to his voice.
"What the devil is going on?" Yelen asked firmly in a no non-sense voice.
"It was our idea not hers, we put her up to it" Sonomi jumped in defending Sakura. "It was our idea, we thought she needed it"
"Sakura is our long time friend from our singing group elementals" Tomoyo explained getting their husbands attention.
"I never knew you two were singers" Eriol said standing up with a shocked expression.
"NO one knows, except me, Sakura's mother, and Mei Lin's mother. The girls names were changed and the group existed when they were merely kids. We took Mei Lin and Tomoyo out because Vanessa, Sakura's mother wanted to turn the children into machines but even when the group broke up she took Sakura and started her own career" Sonomi helped out. "See I met Vanessa many years ago and when she saw that Sakura had talent she turned the child into a robot, Sakura never had a life or family except for us, her fans and workers. Let's just say she was like a slave, she did shows, performances, appearances while Vanessa took care of the money" Sonomi stated in a hurt voice.
"This still doesn't tell me how you allowed me to marry a fake" Syaoran interrupted coldly.
"She isn't a fake, Sakura is real. The person you all know is real, she's not a fake" Mei Lin yelled angrily. "She just wanted to start over that's all, she just wanted to be Sakura and not Cherry"
"She was a slave in the truest meaning, when she was a child she did it because she thought that it would make her mother love her but the more she did the more Vanessa asked for. Tomoyo and Mei Lin would hang out with Sakura and do things with her, they even helped her to sneak out and go to prom" she said in shaky voice trying to persuade Syaoran to go after her. "We did her hair and dressed her up nicely even got her a date, since as she never went to school but when her mother found out she moved immediately cutting off all contact. But they found each other again and from then Sakura has been part of our lives, she's experienced everything Tomoyo and Mei Lin has but on video" she laughed sadly remembering.
"That's why Tomoyo is so stuck to her video camera, they made me feel like I was part of everything from college, to dates, proposals, weddings. and child births and birthdays. But that's not only what made us decide she had to leave" Mei Lin cut in with rage, she saw that she had Yelen and his sisters attention but Syaoran was blocking it all out. "When Sakura was seventeen she tried to run away and almost made it but Vanessa found her before she reached us. We never heard from Sakura again until she was nineteen" she took a deep breath as if not able to continue, as she got lost in her thoughts. "She was on tour here but just for one night so we decided we had to see her. Her manger Sam was kind enough to let us in after the concert but what we saw shocked us" Mei Lin said looking off into to space. "There on the floor was, our Sakura close to death from an overdose of what she thought was prescribed painkillers and sleeping pills. I wanted to kill Vanessa. I wanted to kill her because she almost ruined the most sweetest person one could ever meet" Mei Lin cried wiping her tears away.
"She didn't know who we were when she woke up the next morning, my heart broke just seeing her small figure hooked up to soo many machines" Tomoyo continued brushing her tears away. "My mother flew in but Vanessa didn't she was sure that Sam could handle it. That witch"
"So if you want anyone to blame, its us who deserve it not Sakura" Mei Lin stated like a mother protecting her child. "Whatever happened after that night happened by faith and not by us" everyone was speechless. Who would have thought all this was kept hidden from them but what they didn't anticipate was Syaoran's reaction to it. Instead of feeling pity and exploding with love, he was in rage, how could she have mad such a fool out of him.
"If you want to find her, I suggest you carry on your search by yourselves" he said finally, making Mei Lin, Sonomi and Tomoyo gasp. They were not expecting that kind of response from him at all, how could he just brush her aside.
"But Xiao Lang, it's Sakura your talking about" Mei Lin said pleadingly, she knew how he could be and right now this wasn't a good thing. He was one that believed strongly in honesty and he didn't at all liked to be betrayed by someone who he cared about. "She's not Gwen or your ex-wife, you can't just toss her aside"
"I just did, she's a liar. And a good one because she made a fool of me" Syaoran spat scathingly, his eyes glowing with anger. "I gave her more then enough chance to tell me, I asked to her if she was keeping anything from me. She said nothing"
"She was scared" Tomoyo cut in, wanting to cry at how cruel he was being at a time like this. She couldn't believe it, not him "Surely you can understand that"
"I want to hear nothing of that lying bitch, she could have told me but she didn't. What does that tell you?" Syaoran yelled contemptuously making them take a step back in fear. He was feeling so many negative emotions at the moment that he was afraid that he would do something he would surely regret. "I want nothing to do with her, I don't want to hear her name, or see anything that belongs to her. I want all her things out of my apartment by tomorrow evening do you understand me?"
"She's pregnant with your children, what are you going to do about that, hmmm?" Mei Lin yelled wanting to slap him hard across the face.
"They're not mine," he answered denying it even though his heart told him otherwise. "She slept with Ashiwa as well but just went for the richest one" his face burned feeling Tomoyo's hand make contact with it.
"I don't care who you are Li Xiao Lang but don't you ever talk about Sakura like that. She was the most loyal person ever, and whether you want to believe it or not those children are yours. It would hurt her hearing how you are accusing her like this and you say you love her?" Tomoyo cried brokenly, Syaoran just stood there looking at her, showing no emotion. "Eriol, get Maria we're leaving. Come mother. I bid you all good night" she added softly turning on her heels, Eriol nodded casting Syaoran an apologetic look.
"You make me sad, I was proud of the person you were but now you're a big let down. Just think of how this will tear Sakura apart when we find her" Mei Lin said in cold voice before she too walked out of the room, Renzo sighed and followed his wife out of the room. Yelen and his sisters sat in silence watching the man of house, his wedding celebration faint in the background.
"Tell them to cut the noise off, I want everyone gone now. There's nothing to celebrate," he ordered before storming out of the room leaving everyone in silence.
"He shouldn't be acting this way mama, he loves her" Fiemie said breaking the uncomfortable silence as she got up. "Little brother isn't thinking right," she added looking at everyone who said nothing.
"He'll come around, you know how he feels about betrayal. Ying Fa should have told him right off who she was," Xiefia stated shifting uncomfortably in the chair.
"Let's leave it as it is, he'll decide what's to be done on this matter" Yelen said standing up, she knew that her son loved Ying Fa deeply but right now he just had to calm down. She prayed to god that he wouldn't wipe her out of his heart. "I'm going to check on Lin"
Sakura.
The cool sea breeze blew across her face as her eyes slowly open, at first everything was blurry but then her eyes started to adjust to the dim light of the room. She groan sitting up in the large bed, holding her throbbing head, as she tried to remember just where she was but everything was foggy. She glanced around the large room, scanning the white walls with paintings, the cream finely detailed furniture and the shelves with teddy bears and books. It all started to come back to her as she slid out of the bed and headed towards the open balcony door 'This is my room' she thought 'this is my home'. She looked out at the rising sun on the ocean inhaling the fresh scent, she turned when the door opened and smiled. "Good morning Sam, god it feels like ages since I've seen you last" she spoke looking at her favorite person in the entire world, but he did not seen as happy as she.
"How are you feeling child?" he asked taking her hands in his, she look thoughtful for a moment before answering.
"I feel hungry" she answered making him laugh drawing her into a bear hug.
"I've missed you child, don't you ever run away again without telling me where you're going. You had us all worried to death about you" Sam stated in a voice filled with emotion. Sakura couldn't understand why he was acting this way, where had she gone and why couldn't she remember?
"What do you mean?" she asked blankly surprising him as he stepped back but before he could answer Vanessa walked in.
"What he means is that you disappeared for a couple of months, two days ago you washed up on shore from a wreckage. You seem to have short term amnesia, and your with child" She answered making Sakura gasped, she knew the lady before her because it was her mother.
"I am?" she choked out looking down as she touched her belly and sure enough it was pushing out like she had been really lazy and had not worked out in ages. "Where's my husband? Or my baby's father?" she asked softly not liking the look that crossed her mother's face.
"I'm sorry my dear but you were the only survivor, no one else was found. It's a miracle that you were brought back to us" Vanessa answered in a hurt voice walking over to them. "I don't even know who was on board because you told me not that you had gotten a boyfriend. Nothing has been found of the boat and it wasn't registered, its just a dead end" Sakura felt tears well up in her eyes as her mother's word sank in. Moving into Vanessa's arms she cried for the husband or boyfriend she could not remember. She felt so lost and vulnerable at this moment, it was the scariest feeling ever and she didn't want to feel that way.
"Come now child don't cry, you've got Sam and I" Vanessa soothed brushing her daughter's hair, smiling inside. She would have to thank Dr. Clan for his new drug had worked perfectly, and now everything would go back to the way they once were.
"I feel so lost mother, everything is just blank" Sakura cried in her mother's warm arms but she did not at all feel safe, in fact she felt cold all over.
"Hush your tears" Vanessa said pulling back with a sympathetic smile on her face. "Why don't you go shower and change, I'll have Tommy make you your favorite breakfast" she suggested, Sakura nodded wanting a shower really bad.
"Sam?" Sakura said wiping her tears away, she would do the only thing she could not to dwell on her fogy memory of the last months.
"Yes, Sakura?" he answered, Sakura looked at the man who was at least in his late forties. He was tall and medium built, with brown hair that was graying at the sides and black eyes.
"I need a briefing of today and the what our goal is for the rest of the week. What has been happening and what I need to do" Sakura smiled making him frown and Vanessa smile.
"Well you have a beauty appointment to get your hair clipped and styled and everything else done then a press meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning. Your due to the studio right after to record your new songs and then a visit with your trainer to see what moves you can do for your new video in your state" he answered like he always had to when she woke up every single morning.
"Okay, I'll be down stairs in a few. I want a nice warm bath" Sakura stretched smiling, Vanessa and Sam nodded and left. Sakura looked at the closed door before walking to her bathroom, she turned on the bath and slowly stripped down her clothing. She stood in front of the full-length mirror and slowly moved her hands over her belly, a single tear sliding down her cheek. "I wonder what your father was like" she whispered softly looking at her reflection before she turned and got in the tub.
Downstairs.
Vanessa and Sam went separate ways; she went to her office to meet with the police chief and he to Sakura's private studio to finish calling all of Sakura workers for they would be back on the job. Vanessa walked into her office and closed the door before turning to look at the Tokyo police chief and an inspector when Hong Kong. "What is it that I can help you with?" she asked business like walking over to them.
"We're here to investigate the kidnapping of Daidouji Ying Fa" the man from Hong Kong answered. "Who was claimed by Mrs. Daidouji Sonomi and her daughter to be your daughter Kamisaka Sakura. They claimed that you kidnapped her right after her wedding two days ago"
"These are very serious accusations Mrs. Kamisaka, it's not something to be taken lightly," the chief warned firmly making her smile.
"Well that's impossible because for one, I was not in Hong Kong at anytime in past months. And as the Chief knows my daughter was found by a farmer in Kyoto having washed up on shore from wreckage. I don't see how it was possible for her to be in two places at the same time. And how can she be going around as Daidouji Ying Fa, when as you must know Daidouji Ying Fa does not exist". The inspector from Hong Kong knew she had him right there because as she said, Daidouji Ying Fa doesn't exist. Somehow the paper with the name change has disappeared and people having worked on it can't remember a thing about it.
"Which is what I told them but they wouldn't take me word for it. They claimed that she married Li Xiao Lang the day she disappeared and have the marriage certificates to prove it but that can't be when there is no one as Daidouji Ying Fa" the Chief added the something hit him. "Maybe it was someone impersonating her. Do you remember three years a woman looking just like her was going around fooling people?" he asked and Vanessa nodded smiling.
"It was a most dreadful thing but we were never able to find her. If scared Sakura to death knowing that someone was going around as her" Vanessa sighed sitting down. "If you don't believe us you can always ask my daughter if she knows any of the person's you are talking about" she added absently making both man nod. She picked up her phone and called Sam telling him to bring Sakura in. A few minutes later a bathed and dressed Sakura walked in smiling.
"Is something wrong mother?" she asked taking notice of the two men in the room; Vanessa smiled getting up from behind her desk.
"Nothing at all, this man is going to call off some names and I want you to tell him if you know any of them," she answered Sakura nodded wanting badly to go eat.
"All right" the inspector said getting up. "Li Xiao Lang" he said first.
"Nope" Sakura answered wondering who that was, "Hey isn't he like the richest guy in Hong Kong, when I was there on tour he heard of him" she added making Vanessa smile. "But other then that I've never seen him"
"All right, how about Li Lin?"
"No"
"Mei Lin, Tomoyo, Sonomi, Maria?" he asked praying that she would remember them; it was bad enough that she didn't remember the man she married or his daughter. Sakura brightened remembering the name making the man smile and Vanessa smile.
"Of course, we were in a group together at least Mei Lin and Tomoyo were I don't know who Maria is but I know that Sonomi was Tomoyo's mother. She was really nice but I haven't seen them in the longest time" Sakura answered. "Is that all? Cause I'm really hungry and I have a busy day a head of me"
"Yes thank you for your time" the man sighed running his hand through his hair. Sakura nodded and left to find food, she was sure she could hear her bully growling.
"If there is anything else you would like to know I suggest that you take it up with the Chief here, I don't want to be interrupted with such unpleasant matters. I just got my dear daughter back I want to spend time with her" Vanessa stated in a not so friendly voice.
"That is all thank you" he answered as they headed for the door, after showing them out she headed to her office then to kitchen only to find Sakura eating as she read the paper.
"Here child take these, they're from the doctor. They're to give you more then enough vitamins and more the important supplements for the baby and you" Vanessa stated showing Sakura the five different kind of tablets.
"Okay, I guess I'll be needing them" Sakura said taking them, she hated taking pills but if it were for the baby then she would have to do it. "Mother, how will I be able to take sleeping and headache pills for when I'm working if I'm pregnant?"
"I'll take to Clan about that right now. Carol just arrived, make sure she gives you a cherry look, and get rid of those slit ends. You want some soft highlights to bring your hair color out but nothing drastic and have your toe and nails done also okay?" She stated like she always did.
"Yes mother, when will I see Clare to get the wardrobe done?"
"She'll be over later, to pick out what you'll wear for the press interview and everything else for your first video. It'll be a wild one so we have to get it out of the way before your belly makes you unable to dance"
"All right, are you going to get your hair done?" Sakura asked before drinking the last of the water.
"Yes but I'll go and call Clan first" Vanessa walking out of the room with her. Of course she would have to congratulate him on his whole new formula. And in one week, Cheery would be out again to take over the world, bringing in millions for her.
Author's note: Well this is really bad, wouldn't you say so? How can Syaoran say that? And poor Sakura, I must admit that Vanessa is one sly fox, what are Mei Lin and Tomoyo going to do? Ne ways I hoped you enjoyed this chappie peace.
Author's note: Hello, sorry that I didn't update in the morning but I had to go over it and check though I'm not sure if its perfect. This is now the turning point of the story; I hope you guys will bear with me LOL
UM thank you to the person who noticed my uneventful slip in chap. 14, lol that was not supposed to happen but making her use two names is kind of confusing sometimes get my drift? Ne ways on wit the story and ya'll remember to tell me what you think okay?
Forget me not--- oh my wild and brave little wolf. Say you'll fight for me say you'll love
Most of all say you'll never doubt me in these now challenging times, come to my rescue and save my soul before its too late.thou will always love you
Sakura looked at her wedding dress in the mirror and smiled; Because she was pregnant the only tight part of her dress was the right under her breast where a ribbon was drawn under them and tied in the back (Like a baby doll dress if you know what that it). The rest of it flowed down; the first layer of the dress was a sparkly gold fabric with the white material over it so when the sun hit her it would cast off a sparkly effect. The back trailed behind her and had tiny elaborate sequins that were done with gold thread going down to the end of it. Her hair was twisted into curls and held up by a tiara made out of white flowers, around her throat was an heirloom diamond necklace with drop earrings. Her braid maids wore knee length dresses were the fabric was a mixture of pink and white with pink strap slippers and because Eriol was giving Sakura away Tomoyo was escorted by Hitoshi, Mei Lin was the patron of honor and Renzo was the best man.
"Sakura its time," Tomoyo said at the door with her camcorder. "How you feeling?"
"I can't possible describe what I'm feeling" Sakura answered softly turning from the mirror. "I feel blessed, lucky, heavenly, fulfilled, but most of all I feel like a real person. I've always dreamed of what it would feel like to be really needed and now I know"
"Isn't wonderful? Come on its time for you to feel even better" Tomoyo said taking up the back of her dress.
"Now I feel nervous," Sakura said when they reached where everyone was. "What if I don't make him or Lin happy? I mean what if they get tired of me?"
"This is not the time to start getting nervous," Mei Lin laughed handing Sakura her bouquet.
"My son will not get tired of you, I'm sure of it" Yelen assured smiling as she held Sakura's hand in hers. "You're what he and Lin has always needed. You'll make him more then happy"
"Thank you" Sakura said smiling brightly, she hugged Yelen lightly.
"NO thank you" she said before walking to the front where she would be sitting with Sonomi.
"You make me proud daughter" Sonomi said truthfully hugging Sakura. "I just wished I could have made your life better"
"You have, if it wasn't for this plan I wouldn't be here right now. I love you just like a mother"
"Let me go before I get emotional" she said giving Sakura a kiss in the cheek before she left. The music started and one by one everyone went out until it was her turn.
"I feel like a old man now" Eriol said offering her his arm, Sakura laughed hearing him
"But you are not old at all, you're as young as can be besides if you were old Syaoran would be too and that wouldn't be good" Sakura stated wholeheartedly making Eriol chuckle. "Besides think of it as practice for Maria"
"Oh she won't ever be getting married, me, Syaoran and Renzo all have to agree on the guy" Eriol said Sakura bit back a laugh because they rarely agreed on anything. "It's the same with Lin"
"Poor girls" Sakura said before they walked through the doors coming face to face with all the unfamiliar faces.
"Relax." Eriol whispered soothingly, "Look at Xiao Lang's face" he added and when Sakura did everything else was forgotten as she floated to him.
Syaoran's breath caught as he gazed lovingly at his soon to be wife, he didn't really recall feeling this way about Lin's mother. 'She's so beautiful' he thought taking her hand from Eriol who smiled moving to the side.
Sakura locked eyes with her handsome hunk of a husband, feeling like she was floating on air as they turned towards the father and the guests sat.
Outside.
"This is the place?" a man asked looking out the window of a flower truck.
"Yes it'll be relatively simple just follow my lead" the woman answered getting out the needle and a bottle of fluid. "This time, it'll have it injected but not for the others"
"Are you sure this is the right thing?" he asked unsurely getting a nasty look from Vanessa, as she did what she had to.
"I've been doing this for four years, surely I know what I'm doing make sure you have everything in order we have no room for errors" she snapped angrily.
Syaoran.later.
"How are feeling?" he asked dancing with Sakura who had her head on his shoulder.
"I feel wonderful, you?"
"Even better now that I have you" Syaoran said when Eriol waved him over nodding which meant something important. "Have you seen Lin?"
"No you want me to go and look for her?" Sakura asked looking around but saw no sign of her or Maria, Syaoran nodded leading her off the dance floor. He gave her a kiss before parting ways to find Lin, pulling up her dress so she wouldn't fall over it.
"What's the matter?" Syaoran asked softly when he pulled Eriol aside.
"Somehow the new s of your marriage got out, it's going to be loaded with photographers soon" Eriol stated making Syaoran frown, that wasn't good.
In the front of the house.
Sakura walked around the house to the front to see if Lin and Maria were playing, what she saw was an out of place flower truck. Walking over to it she looked inside and saw no one so she turned to head back. "Lin, Maria?" she called looking around as she made her way around the van, when a familiar figured stepped out making her pale.
"Hello daughter, long time no see. Don't even invite your own mother to your wedding how rude" Vanessa laughed softly walking over to Sakura, who took a step back.
"What are you doing here?" she gasped looking around for anyone but saw no one.
"Why I'm here for you of course, you've got a lot of work to make up but don't worry. I got all your stuff packed from your apartment" Vanessa stated signaling her helper, one that Sakura recognized as the one who was always with her mother.
"Hey." Sakura screamed when the man grabbed her placing a clothe over her mouth and nose as she struggled gasping before it all went black.
Lin.
She and Maria walked down the steps holding Kero and Spinal when they heard yelling, they gasp when they saw Sakura pass out and a large man picked her up. "Hey where are you going with my mother?" Lin yelled angrily going down the steps. "Maria, go call father" Lin couldn't see the woman's face as she pulled a veil over her face. "Stop," she screamed running when the van pulled off.
Van.
"Keep the van steady, you imbecile" Vanessa yelled rubbing alcohol over Sakura's arm where she tied it. She held the unconscious girls arm and pierced her skin with the needle, injecting the gold fluid into her blood stream.
"We'll be at the airport in half n' hour the most" the driver said when Vanessa pulled a blanket over her gold mine.
"Good the sooner we're out of here the sooner she'll be back her to her work" she sighed looking over all the songs she had written and the ones Sakura had too and she saw a whole new vision. In fact it was a really scary vision that would soon be rid of Sakura.
Syaoran.
"What the hell is going on?" Syaoran yelled running though the door, he looked at Lin who was sitting on the ground crying, as she pointed to the gates. He felt a lump swell in his throat, not wanting to think or draw up a conclusion of where Sakura was.
"Father, they took her, they took her" Lin sobbed uncontrollably, when Syaoran took her into his arms. "They took Ying Fa away,"
"Oh god no," Tomoyo gasped hiding her head in Eriol's shoulder, Mei Lin could also feel her eyes blur and until tears started to drop.
"Lin who took her?" Syaoran asked his daughter frantically but the poor child was going into shock. "Call a doctor or somebody and the police quick" he ordered making Eriol run inside quickly. When the doctor arrived he went straight to Lin's room not wasting time, after checking her, he gave her a sedative.
"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked straight off, the doctor sighed and ran his hand through his salt n' pepper hair.
"Well she's getting worst, a sudden shock could kill her in the state she's in at this moment" he answered gravely in lips in a fine line.
"What can I do?" Syaoran asked frowning deeply, this was not the day. Everything seemed to be going hill since Ying Fa disappeared.
"Make her happy, extremely happy. Until I consult my associates, maybe there's some kind of operation that can be performed but until then" he answered when Syaoran looked into Lin's room, his mother sitting beside Lin's side worriedly.
"All right, Wei will see you out" Syaoran said absently before walking into the room. She looked up at him with sad eyes not knowing what to do in order to help her grandchild.
"Its Ying Fa, that's why she's here isn't it?" she asked softly caressing Lin's hand.
"Yes mother, I'm needed down stairs to talk to the commissioner. Do you want to stay here or come?" he asked placing his hand over her, Yelen looked up at him and nodded standing up. She looked at Lin's old nanny who nodded moving over to the bed before they left.
Downstairs.
When they walked into the room, the commissioner was asking who would want to kidnap Sakura, "Well there's Ashiwa Derek" Mei Lin said right off, to Syaoran she, Tomoyo and Sonomi looked nervous and fidgety.
"Anyone else?" he asked eyeing them suspiciously.
"Her mother" Sonomi said after a while, she looked down feeling Syaoran and his families piercing eyes on her.
"I had the impression that you were her mother?" the commissioner said softly looking lost.
"That's what everyone thought, I guess you would also want to look for Kamisaka Sakura or Cherry as they call her. For she and Daidouji Ying Fa are of the same," she continued in a pained voice.
"Thank you, we'll have every men looking for her. Don't worry, if she's still here in Hong Kong we'll find her" he said before leaving with his men.
"I would think that I am entitled to a damned explanation now" Syaoran lashed out angrily making the three ladies jumped as he walked over to the fireplace undoing his tie. "Now" he growled when no one spoke, the original coldness returning to his voice.
"What the devil is going on?" Yelen asked firmly in a no non-sense voice.
"It was our idea not hers, we put her up to it" Sonomi jumped in defending Sakura. "It was our idea, we thought she needed it"
"Sakura is our long time friend from our singing group elementals" Tomoyo explained getting their husbands attention.
"I never knew you two were singers" Eriol said standing up with a shocked expression.
"NO one knows, except me, Sakura's mother, and Mei Lin's mother. The girls names were changed and the group existed when they were merely kids. We took Mei Lin and Tomoyo out because Vanessa, Sakura's mother wanted to turn the children into machines but even when the group broke up she took Sakura and started her own career" Sonomi helped out. "See I met Vanessa many years ago and when she saw that Sakura had talent she turned the child into a robot, Sakura never had a life or family except for us, her fans and workers. Let's just say she was like a slave, she did shows, performances, appearances while Vanessa took care of the money" Sonomi stated in a hurt voice.
"This still doesn't tell me how you allowed me to marry a fake" Syaoran interrupted coldly.
"She isn't a fake, Sakura is real. The person you all know is real, she's not a fake" Mei Lin yelled angrily. "She just wanted to start over that's all, she just wanted to be Sakura and not Cherry"
"She was a slave in the truest meaning, when she was a child she did it because she thought that it would make her mother love her but the more she did the more Vanessa asked for. Tomoyo and Mei Lin would hang out with Sakura and do things with her, they even helped her to sneak out and go to prom" she said in shaky voice trying to persuade Syaoran to go after her. "We did her hair and dressed her up nicely even got her a date, since as she never went to school but when her mother found out she moved immediately cutting off all contact. But they found each other again and from then Sakura has been part of our lives, she's experienced everything Tomoyo and Mei Lin has but on video" she laughed sadly remembering.
"That's why Tomoyo is so stuck to her video camera, they made me feel like I was part of everything from college, to dates, proposals, weddings. and child births and birthdays. But that's not only what made us decide she had to leave" Mei Lin cut in with rage, she saw that she had Yelen and his sisters attention but Syaoran was blocking it all out. "When Sakura was seventeen she tried to run away and almost made it but Vanessa found her before she reached us. We never heard from Sakura again until she was nineteen" she took a deep breath as if not able to continue, as she got lost in her thoughts. "She was on tour here but just for one night so we decided we had to see her. Her manger Sam was kind enough to let us in after the concert but what we saw shocked us" Mei Lin said looking off into to space. "There on the floor was, our Sakura close to death from an overdose of what she thought was prescribed painkillers and sleeping pills. I wanted to kill Vanessa. I wanted to kill her because she almost ruined the most sweetest person one could ever meet" Mei Lin cried wiping her tears away.
"She didn't know who we were when she woke up the next morning, my heart broke just seeing her small figure hooked up to soo many machines" Tomoyo continued brushing her tears away. "My mother flew in but Vanessa didn't she was sure that Sam could handle it. That witch"
"So if you want anyone to blame, its us who deserve it not Sakura" Mei Lin stated like a mother protecting her child. "Whatever happened after that night happened by faith and not by us" everyone was speechless. Who would have thought all this was kept hidden from them but what they didn't anticipate was Syaoran's reaction to it. Instead of feeling pity and exploding with love, he was in rage, how could she have mad such a fool out of him.
"If you want to find her, I suggest you carry on your search by yourselves" he said finally, making Mei Lin, Sonomi and Tomoyo gasp. They were not expecting that kind of response from him at all, how could he just brush her aside.
"But Xiao Lang, it's Sakura your talking about" Mei Lin said pleadingly, she knew how he could be and right now this wasn't a good thing. He was one that believed strongly in honesty and he didn't at all liked to be betrayed by someone who he cared about. "She's not Gwen or your ex-wife, you can't just toss her aside"
"I just did, she's a liar. And a good one because she made a fool of me" Syaoran spat scathingly, his eyes glowing with anger. "I gave her more then enough chance to tell me, I asked to her if she was keeping anything from me. She said nothing"
"She was scared" Tomoyo cut in, wanting to cry at how cruel he was being at a time like this. She couldn't believe it, not him "Surely you can understand that"
"I want to hear nothing of that lying bitch, she could have told me but she didn't. What does that tell you?" Syaoran yelled contemptuously making them take a step back in fear. He was feeling so many negative emotions at the moment that he was afraid that he would do something he would surely regret. "I want nothing to do with her, I don't want to hear her name, or see anything that belongs to her. I want all her things out of my apartment by tomorrow evening do you understand me?"
"She's pregnant with your children, what are you going to do about that, hmmm?" Mei Lin yelled wanting to slap him hard across the face.
"They're not mine," he answered denying it even though his heart told him otherwise. "She slept with Ashiwa as well but just went for the richest one" his face burned feeling Tomoyo's hand make contact with it.
"I don't care who you are Li Xiao Lang but don't you ever talk about Sakura like that. She was the most loyal person ever, and whether you want to believe it or not those children are yours. It would hurt her hearing how you are accusing her like this and you say you love her?" Tomoyo cried brokenly, Syaoran just stood there looking at her, showing no emotion. "Eriol, get Maria we're leaving. Come mother. I bid you all good night" she added softly turning on her heels, Eriol nodded casting Syaoran an apologetic look.
"You make me sad, I was proud of the person you were but now you're a big let down. Just think of how this will tear Sakura apart when we find her" Mei Lin said in cold voice before she too walked out of the room, Renzo sighed and followed his wife out of the room. Yelen and his sisters sat in silence watching the man of house, his wedding celebration faint in the background.
"Tell them to cut the noise off, I want everyone gone now. There's nothing to celebrate," he ordered before storming out of the room leaving everyone in silence.
"He shouldn't be acting this way mama, he loves her" Fiemie said breaking the uncomfortable silence as she got up. "Little brother isn't thinking right," she added looking at everyone who said nothing.
"He'll come around, you know how he feels about betrayal. Ying Fa should have told him right off who she was," Xiefia stated shifting uncomfortably in the chair.
"Let's leave it as it is, he'll decide what's to be done on this matter" Yelen said standing up, she knew that her son loved Ying Fa deeply but right now he just had to calm down. She prayed to god that he wouldn't wipe her out of his heart. "I'm going to check on Lin"
Sakura.
The cool sea breeze blew across her face as her eyes slowly open, at first everything was blurry but then her eyes started to adjust to the dim light of the room. She groan sitting up in the large bed, holding her throbbing head, as she tried to remember just where she was but everything was foggy. She glanced around the large room, scanning the white walls with paintings, the cream finely detailed furniture and the shelves with teddy bears and books. It all started to come back to her as she slid out of the bed and headed towards the open balcony door 'This is my room' she thought 'this is my home'. She looked out at the rising sun on the ocean inhaling the fresh scent, she turned when the door opened and smiled. "Good morning Sam, god it feels like ages since I've seen you last" she spoke looking at her favorite person in the entire world, but he did not seen as happy as she.
"How are you feeling child?" he asked taking her hands in his, she look thoughtful for a moment before answering.
"I feel hungry" she answered making him laugh drawing her into a bear hug.
"I've missed you child, don't you ever run away again without telling me where you're going. You had us all worried to death about you" Sam stated in a voice filled with emotion. Sakura couldn't understand why he was acting this way, where had she gone and why couldn't she remember?
"What do you mean?" she asked blankly surprising him as he stepped back but before he could answer Vanessa walked in.
"What he means is that you disappeared for a couple of months, two days ago you washed up on shore from a wreckage. You seem to have short term amnesia, and your with child" She answered making Sakura gasped, she knew the lady before her because it was her mother.
"I am?" she choked out looking down as she touched her belly and sure enough it was pushing out like she had been really lazy and had not worked out in ages. "Where's my husband? Or my baby's father?" she asked softly not liking the look that crossed her mother's face.
"I'm sorry my dear but you were the only survivor, no one else was found. It's a miracle that you were brought back to us" Vanessa answered in a hurt voice walking over to them. "I don't even know who was on board because you told me not that you had gotten a boyfriend. Nothing has been found of the boat and it wasn't registered, its just a dead end" Sakura felt tears well up in her eyes as her mother's word sank in. Moving into Vanessa's arms she cried for the husband or boyfriend she could not remember. She felt so lost and vulnerable at this moment, it was the scariest feeling ever and she didn't want to feel that way.
"Come now child don't cry, you've got Sam and I" Vanessa soothed brushing her daughter's hair, smiling inside. She would have to thank Dr. Clan for his new drug had worked perfectly, and now everything would go back to the way they once were.
"I feel so lost mother, everything is just blank" Sakura cried in her mother's warm arms but she did not at all feel safe, in fact she felt cold all over.
"Hush your tears" Vanessa said pulling back with a sympathetic smile on her face. "Why don't you go shower and change, I'll have Tommy make you your favorite breakfast" she suggested, Sakura nodded wanting a shower really bad.
"Sam?" Sakura said wiping her tears away, she would do the only thing she could not to dwell on her fogy memory of the last months.
"Yes, Sakura?" he answered, Sakura looked at the man who was at least in his late forties. He was tall and medium built, with brown hair that was graying at the sides and black eyes.
"I need a briefing of today and the what our goal is for the rest of the week. What has been happening and what I need to do" Sakura smiled making him frown and Vanessa smile.
"Well you have a beauty appointment to get your hair clipped and styled and everything else done then a press meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning. Your due to the studio right after to record your new songs and then a visit with your trainer to see what moves you can do for your new video in your state" he answered like he always had to when she woke up every single morning.
"Okay, I'll be down stairs in a few. I want a nice warm bath" Sakura stretched smiling, Vanessa and Sam nodded and left. Sakura looked at the closed door before walking to her bathroom, she turned on the bath and slowly stripped down her clothing. She stood in front of the full-length mirror and slowly moved her hands over her belly, a single tear sliding down her cheek. "I wonder what your father was like" she whispered softly looking at her reflection before she turned and got in the tub.
Downstairs.
Vanessa and Sam went separate ways; she went to her office to meet with the police chief and he to Sakura's private studio to finish calling all of Sakura workers for they would be back on the job. Vanessa walked into her office and closed the door before turning to look at the Tokyo police chief and an inspector when Hong Kong. "What is it that I can help you with?" she asked business like walking over to them.
"We're here to investigate the kidnapping of Daidouji Ying Fa" the man from Hong Kong answered. "Who was claimed by Mrs. Daidouji Sonomi and her daughter to be your daughter Kamisaka Sakura. They claimed that you kidnapped her right after her wedding two days ago"
"These are very serious accusations Mrs. Kamisaka, it's not something to be taken lightly," the chief warned firmly making her smile.
"Well that's impossible because for one, I was not in Hong Kong at anytime in past months. And as the Chief knows my daughter was found by a farmer in Kyoto having washed up on shore from wreckage. I don't see how it was possible for her to be in two places at the same time. And how can she be going around as Daidouji Ying Fa, when as you must know Daidouji Ying Fa does not exist". The inspector from Hong Kong knew she had him right there because as she said, Daidouji Ying Fa doesn't exist. Somehow the paper with the name change has disappeared and people having worked on it can't remember a thing about it.
"Which is what I told them but they wouldn't take me word for it. They claimed that she married Li Xiao Lang the day she disappeared and have the marriage certificates to prove it but that can't be when there is no one as Daidouji Ying Fa" the Chief added the something hit him. "Maybe it was someone impersonating her. Do you remember three years a woman looking just like her was going around fooling people?" he asked and Vanessa nodded smiling.
"It was a most dreadful thing but we were never able to find her. If scared Sakura to death knowing that someone was going around as her" Vanessa sighed sitting down. "If you don't believe us you can always ask my daughter if she knows any of the person's you are talking about" she added absently making both man nod. She picked up her phone and called Sam telling him to bring Sakura in. A few minutes later a bathed and dressed Sakura walked in smiling.
"Is something wrong mother?" she asked taking notice of the two men in the room; Vanessa smiled getting up from behind her desk.
"Nothing at all, this man is going to call off some names and I want you to tell him if you know any of them," she answered Sakura nodded wanting badly to go eat.
"All right" the inspector said getting up. "Li Xiao Lang" he said first.
"Nope" Sakura answered wondering who that was, "Hey isn't he like the richest guy in Hong Kong, when I was there on tour he heard of him" she added making Vanessa smile. "But other then that I've never seen him"
"All right, how about Li Lin?"
"No"
"Mei Lin, Tomoyo, Sonomi, Maria?" he asked praying that she would remember them; it was bad enough that she didn't remember the man she married or his daughter. Sakura brightened remembering the name making the man smile and Vanessa smile.
"Of course, we were in a group together at least Mei Lin and Tomoyo were I don't know who Maria is but I know that Sonomi was Tomoyo's mother. She was really nice but I haven't seen them in the longest time" Sakura answered. "Is that all? Cause I'm really hungry and I have a busy day a head of me"
"Yes thank you for your time" the man sighed running his hand through his hair. Sakura nodded and left to find food, she was sure she could hear her bully growling.
"If there is anything else you would like to know I suggest that you take it up with the Chief here, I don't want to be interrupted with such unpleasant matters. I just got my dear daughter back I want to spend time with her" Vanessa stated in a not so friendly voice.
"That is all thank you" he answered as they headed for the door, after showing them out she headed to her office then to kitchen only to find Sakura eating as she read the paper.
"Here child take these, they're from the doctor. They're to give you more then enough vitamins and more the important supplements for the baby and you" Vanessa stated showing Sakura the five different kind of tablets.
"Okay, I guess I'll be needing them" Sakura said taking them, she hated taking pills but if it were for the baby then she would have to do it. "Mother, how will I be able to take sleeping and headache pills for when I'm working if I'm pregnant?"
"I'll take to Clan about that right now. Carol just arrived, make sure she gives you a cherry look, and get rid of those slit ends. You want some soft highlights to bring your hair color out but nothing drastic and have your toe and nails done also okay?" She stated like she always did.
"Yes mother, when will I see Clare to get the wardrobe done?"
"She'll be over later, to pick out what you'll wear for the press interview and everything else for your first video. It'll be a wild one so we have to get it out of the way before your belly makes you unable to dance"
"All right, are you going to get your hair done?" Sakura asked before drinking the last of the water.
"Yes but I'll go and call Clan first" Vanessa walking out of the room with her. Of course she would have to congratulate him on his whole new formula. And in one week, Cheery would be out again to take over the world, bringing in millions for her.
Author's note: Well this is really bad, wouldn't you say so? How can Syaoran say that? And poor Sakura, I must admit that Vanessa is one sly fox, what are Mei Lin and Tomoyo going to do? Ne ways I hoped you enjoyed this chappie peace.