Loving The Enemy
Chapter 13: Stall Time
By: THE-CANADIAN-GAKI


THANK YOU GUYS FOR STAYING WITH ME ON THIS!!! I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPPIE!!! AND THANKS FOR R+R MY NOTE...JUST SO I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING...O AND...IF IT'S OK...MY GOAL FOR THIS STORY IS TO REACHE...80 R+R...CAN YOU GUYS DO IT??? WELL I SURE HOPE SO!!! YOUR R+R ARE SOOOO MUCH FUN TO READ!!! WELL...I BET YOU GUYS ARE DYING TO READ THIS CHAPPIE...SO CONTINUE!!!

I DO NOT OWN CCS. I CAN ONLY DREAM.



Rated R for bad swearing"

Key: "Speaking" 'Thinking' (Author's notes)

Sakura is an outlaw in the West. She steals, fights, every one who has ever seen her, met her, heard of here are afraid. Syaoran is the biggest bad-est sheriff in the west, he's sent out to get Sakura, but what happens when his love for her gets him mixed up with all the other sheriffs? How will he protect her and himself from getting killed? R+R PLZ!!! S+S ALL DAY WAY!!! Some really weird E+T moment's.lol!! You'll know what I mean when you read

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The dust rose from the ground. An uneasyness was set...Sakura lay on the ground holding her heart.

'He can't do this!' She only thought to herself, throwing Syaoran off would cost him his life.

She hadn't been feeling good at all... was it because Syaoran was in this fight? Was it another reason? She had no idea, but at the moment felt like barfing her guts out.

'Sakura doesn't look well...' Syaoran was worried for Sakura. He had kept an eye on her the whole time, just in case Mc Donald tried anything funny. He would die for her! Nothing would ever hurt his little cherry blossom.

Syaoran glared at the man before him, getting ready for the show down. Tenkai was shining his gun, combing back his hair, with his hands. Giving Meiling some glances, but more were directed to Sakura.

"Ass wipe..." Syaoran muttered.

"Dadddy? Why does Tenkai have to fight?" Meiling asked her father.

"Because, he's the best we have..."

"But dad! Seriously...you don't even know if this guy can fight!" She explained practically hissing quietly to her father's ear.

Syaoran heard it all, his acute sense never seemed to fail him. Always gave him the right information.

'So, they don't even know this guy, they have no clue if he can even shoot a gun!' Syaoran held back his laughter. 'i gotta see this...' He lost himself gazing at Sakura, something was wrong with her.

"Ok, Tenkai..." Mc Donald began. "I'm the one who's going to be counting...to 10. When i get to 5 paces...you..."

"SHOOT THE BASTARD!" Tenkai inturrupted.

Mc Donald hit him from behind. "IDIOT! Do you want him to hear?" The two ruthless men looked over at the sheriff, he hadn't seemed to hear what they had said. He was too into looking at...COBRA. Mc Donald had his hands in fists.

"As i was saying...yeah you shoot the bastard alright...but...you're going to cheat."

"Oh...? How?"

"Let me finish! When I count to 5 you shoot him. He's a sheriff, he follows the rules." Mc Donald finished coldly.

Sakura moved some sand around with her hands. The pain was hurting her. She looked up and saw a worried Syaoran looking at her with sincere amber eyes. She loved those eyes, the way they always lit up when he smiled. Rarely...ever. He was always so hard, but seemed nicer in a way. He was worried, she liked that, she didn't like that it had to be at the wrong time, The time she longed for him the most. The time she wished she never got in this mess. The time she wished she never had this stupid idea, if she took Mc Donald's money, it would teach him a lesson. Instead, it taught her a lesson. But, if she never had her stupid ideas, running away at the time from her uncle, she would never have met such a guy. Syaoran, the sexy sheriff with a nice butt. Sakura kinda giggled at herself, but the pain came back to her even harder.

Sakura nodded her head, showing she was fine. Syaoran disagreed. He wanted to walk over to her but Mc Donald stopped him.

"Stop! We start here, now..." Mc Donald finished frustration clear in his voice.

Tenkai had a face of a lunatic's on. His eyes we're large and round. He was smiling menacingly rubbing his hands together. Syaoran could only hear two words coming out..."i won...I won..."

"Huh?" 'Syaoran looked at him, he'd over heard everything what could they be hiding?'

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"Geez! This sun is killling me!" Uncle was frying under the hot sun. He noticed he was very close to his home now...the sign had just appeared a few minutes ago. WELCOME TO CHEERY BLOSSOM CITY...

Uncle had noticed that a bar tender from before the town., had been injured brutally. Uncle was afraid it had something to do with Sakura. Then he began to think...

'How is she going to take this news? i mean...it's been so long. And when I tell her...the REAL me...what will she think of me then? Will she still love me as her uncle? Will she hate me as her enemy?' He shook his head abruptly. "Nah...Sakura's got a good heart. Under all that Toughness and her act. She was a good kid...she is a good kid...not a kid a young women." He realized something, she was a women. "How these kids grow up so fast!"

Uncle was very close to his home now, he was only about 5 minutes away. He'd been pushing his horse to ride as quick as possible, even though it did walk sometimes. He needed to tell Sakura the truth.

"The truth hurts...i know what it feels like Sakura..." He tightened his grip on the reins of the horse...

"The reason for all your suffering, is because of me..."

As he mentally beat himself up he heard a gun shot. His eyes widened, his mouth gaping.

"Sakura!"

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"OK lets begin this crap...Tenkai you know what to do?" Mc Donald whispered.

"Well...sure...it can't be that hard to cheat..." Tenkai answered smiling devishly.

Syaoran was a bit startled with the gun shot...it only ment they were about to begin. He stood in his stance.

Mc Donald walked over quickly to the other's watching and told one man to pass on a message.

"Tell them all...make sure that sheriff and COBRA don't hear...if Tenkai doesn't succeed...SHOOT 'em."

The short man nodded and scurried over to all the men whispering quickly into their ears. Sakura didn't lik the looks of things, she'd noticed the way, everytime Mc Donald said something he would glare at Syaoran, laugh, then keep talking. She looked over at Syaoran, he was in his stance awaiting the mark.

His strong arms were tanned now from the sun. She could see the details of his face, he was frowning. His bangs were pressed against his forehead. His amber eyes were hard now, staring menacingly at Tenkai who seemed to be...going insane. Sakura shuddered, that's scary...

"NOW!!! 10 PACES!" Mc Donald shouted.

Syaoran took his first step.

Sakura's heart skippped.

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Unlce galloped hard on his horse. He was frightened from the gun shot he'd heard. Taking percautions, not to get caught. He noticed Sakura's and Syaoran's horsese tied up behind the house.

"Strange..."

He slowly turned a corner and saw the unthinkable...right infront of his place was a large mob, at around 20 people. They were circled around something, holding their guns drawn behind their backs.

'I don't want to see the out come of this!' He thought to himself. But then, looking to his right, he saw...he saw...Sakura!

"Sak-" He couldn't yell her name, he would draw attention to all these people. He noticed she was not well...at all. He wanted to tell her the good...bad news, but first he would save her. Thinking, he remembered a description the bartender had given him way back when. It was a tall man, around Syaoran's height, pitch black hair, cold grey eyes...Uncle looked around. He jumped up and down to see...being so small. He caught a glimpse of a friendly face...Syaoran. He was in a fight with that guy! The one that had bothered the bartender and killed his customer. Uncle ran as fast as his legs could take him, jumping up on his horse. He had to save Sakura...no matter what.

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There was an eerie feeling at the moment. Sakura had felt, or something like it, that someone she knew...or thought she knew was very close. She looked up wondering what it was. Then she heard the paces being counted.

"9!!!" Mc Donald took a deep breath after every counting. He noticed Tenkai wasn't, in tip top shape. He seemed a bit woozy. Tripping on his feet, even though he was, trying, to walk in a straight line.

Meling wasn't very serious about the situation, she was still ticked that Tenkai had pushed her away before. She kind of felt, he didn't like her. "Hmph! Well...i'll show him!" She scowled looking at the coward, smiling, not even able to walk straight.

Syaoran was smirking, that Tenkai guy was going to lose bad.

"8!"

Sakura's emerald eyes shot open.
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Uncle rode his horse, he needed reinforcments for the situation and fast! He wasn't going to let something happen to Syaoran, it would kill Sakura. But something was killing her at the moment, 'I've noticed. There are large black bags under her eyes. She's a little green in the face, and sweaty. But who wouldn't be sweating on a hot day like this?' He tried to reassure his mind.

He looked over at a house that read, The Hoowdy's! Uncle knew he could count on his friends...

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"7!!!" The suspense was killing Syaoran...he couldn't take much more of this...he looked over at Sakura.

Tenkai hadn't noticed that Syaoran had turned around and wasn't paying full attention. Mc Donald had his eyes closed, trying to yell the numbers out. Meiling was angry at Tenkai and hadn't bothered to even look at anything but the ground.

Sakura tried to say "I'm ok..." but, she was too tired. Syaoran wanted to get there, hold her, put her somwhere where it was cooler. But he couldn't if he tried, it get them both killled.

'Well, it's almost over.' Syaoran thought.

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"Yes, rally up as many people as possible!" Uncle managed to say.

"Sure anything for you bud. Aye, why 'do?" Answered Kevin.

"Because, my...Sakura, she's in trouble."

"O dat sweet lil angel kid of urs? Da one wit 'da gr'en eye'sssss?"

"Yes! Can you?"

"We get many people...'ow many u says are 'dere?"

"About 20..."

"O dats 'it? You was a sheriff...dat no prob for youse...you can tak-e 'em all if yaz wanted toos..."

"I'm old Kevin, now please hurry we don't have time..." Mc Donald was anxious.

"Ighty, fine. Anytinz for youse my friend-d"

Mc Donald gave him a sincere smile. He would get back to the scene and hope the two could hold out for a while longer. Getting on his horse, he rode back.

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"What's after 7...?" Tenkai thought.

"6!!!" Mc Donald yelled.

"O ya...6...when does 5 come???"

Syaoran braced himself, only 5 left. "Only 5..."

Uncle made it in a nick of time, the Howdy's didn't live very far from this place. He saw Mc Donald holding his throat, trying to yell. That Tenkai guy didn't look good at all. "Pitiful...Wonder what number they're on..."

Mc Donald braced himself..."5!!!!!"

Tenkai looked up abruptly and looked at Mc Doanld. Tenkai smirked, "I win...I win..."

Sakura looked and saw, Tenkai was cheating. Tears fell from her eyes she looked up at Syaoran who was still waiting for Mc Donald to yell...4!

Tenkai's hands were closer to the trigger. He smiled evilly and kept repeating..."i win...I win..."

Uncle pushed his way through the crowed. "Syaoran look kid!!!"

Sakura-"SYAORAN NO!!!!!!"

The gun shot...

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HE HE I END IT THERE FOR EVERYONE...WELL WAS IT GOOD...IM REALLY SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING VERY SOON...ITS NOT LONG EITHER HUH? I'M NOT GOOD AT WRITING LONG THINGS...LOL.....I JUST HAVE TO PUT MY IDEAS DOWN ASAP....WELL GOMEN FOR THE TIME..GOMEN FOT THE BAD SPELLING..GOMEN FOR EVERYTHING I DID WRONG!!! PLZ DUNT HURT ME...:p I LOVE ALL YOUR R+R!!!! IM HOPING WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT....80 R+R AT LEAST..AT THE END FOR THIS STORY...IS DAT OK??? WELL I LEAVE YOU GUYS WITH THE DECISION!! BUH BYEZ!!!

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