Chap. 4: "Unwanted news."
Author's note: Thanks to all who reviewed and I'm glad that some of you enjoyed my little action scene. I know it could have been better but I don't excel in all genres of writing and I try my best to please you guys. I know that some of you love it and I'm totally grateful, I am truly and when there's something I needs to be fixed I do fix it to the best of my abilities.
Anyways enough dwelling on that, KITTY if you want to be a bad person in my story I'll put you in and I'm sorry for making you a hoe in the last chapter I really don't do it on purpose hehehe sorry. You've got to tell me how you look, so that I can get it right and I'll put you with the Tigers and made you fire automatics and be a bad girl but you've got to email me right away OKAY?
Clare is the girl that Syaoran and Sakura help get hooked up with Wei Yue on the beach. She's also the girl that was in the car with Sakura and Tomoyo when she and all the others went racing down the road almost crashing into the school bus of kids. If your still lost check out (Don't touch the little red button" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" in the old story)
Ne ways on wit da story and I hope you guys don't hate me but it's all part of the plot that will, trust me thicken.
"Fuck I didn't remember there being this much Tigers" Max cursed under his breath as he reloaded his gun. All around then things exploded, people screamed and the music was still blasting.
"I know and most of them are our age or younger" Mika yelled ducking from the firing. He couldn't believe they were being ambushed by a group of kids, what the hell was Tiger doing to the future of Japan? Thinking about killing them made his stomach lurch when he had his son.
"Listen we got to get out of here, can't ya'll see they're trying to keep us in" Jamie shouted pointing to the back door. They should have known that going to this club was a bad idea but it was too late and they were surrounded. When he found the person who was leaking information he would kill them.
"Ya'll go I'll try and hold off as much as I can" Syaoran ordered angrily. They ducked when an area around them exploded sending men flying all over the place. This was something from out of a nightmare, he didn't know who would be stupid enough to send children to fight in a mans place.
"Perfect timing," Max hissed following Jamie and Takashi out the back. He wasn't too keen on leaving Syaoran in there by himself but he was the boss and they knew not to question him.
"Aww fuck" Takashi cursed falling on his side, he pointed his gun and shot a man in the chest before wincing at the pain that cursed through his arm.
"You aight?" Mika asked helping him up, Takashi nodded placing his hand over his wound.
"Hurry up, so we can get the hell out of here" Eriol said Syaoran nodded before he followed the others suit. He waited until another explosion went off before he attempted to follow but before he reached the door he felt something pulled him back with incredible force.
He fell on his back with a thud knocking the air out of his lungs, his eyes scanned around but he saw nothing. He tried to get his eyes to adjust to the lighting in the room when something started to pull him backwards by his hair. He put his gun behind him and started to fire, "Aw fuck" he heard something shout letting him go.
Outside.
Eriol and the others flew off the ground landing on their backs or stomach when the building exploded shaking the ground. They all lay stunned as they stared at the now ball of fire, they looked for a sight of Syaoran but saw nothing. "Where is he?" Mika asked not liking how they hadn't seen him yet.
"He'll come" Eriol whispered praying that he was right. They waited for a while watching the flames but nothing happened.
"We have to leave," Jamie ordered hearing sirens coming closer, when no one moved he shouted. "Now if Syaoran survived he would most likely go to the house, let's get the hell out of here" this time they got up and rushed to their bikes.
Ahmed.
"What happened to this one?" he asked looking at the creator that was still smoking, he couldn't believe a club was once there. That's what Tokyo was being, a place full of craters, the more advances they made in weaponry the more dangerous the streets got.
"Gang war, between Wolves and Tigers. No one got out of that, not even any parts are left. We think it was some kind of new explosive used cause everything was wiped out totally," the man answered looking at the sight before him.
"This is just getting worst and worst" his nose wrinkled from the stench of burning materials. If he knew that this was what he would have to be handling now, he would have become a fucking teacher instead. He didn't know how many men he had lost because of the fucking Tigers, and to make matters worst there was nothing he could do to stop it.
When they arrived at the house they waited until the break of dawn to see if he would show up. They sat in silence not saying a word to each other having already called his cell only to get continuous ringing. "He'll be here soon watch," Mika whispered listening for the gate alarm or the door. They didn't know how long they had been sitting there all they knew was that it had passed dawn and was working its way into late noon.
"We checked all the hospitals nothing," Takashi said sadly walking into the room with Alex. His arm was now bandage and he made a pact with him self that he never wanted to be shot every again. And now they had to deal with Syaoran's disappearance allowing with everything else.
"What are we going to do?" Max asked thinking of Sakura and his family.
"We don't know nothing yet, let's just call Yelen and tell her what's going on down here" Jamie objected not thinking it's a good idea to tell anyone else what's going on especially Sakura.
"We have to think of something to tell Sakura or she'll start to get worried about him," Eriol stated getting all their attention.
"And whys that?" Jamie asked softly not dialing Yelen's phone.
"Because if Xiao Lang doesn't call her tonight she'll get worried and call him. And if she doesn't get an answer she'll call someone in Hong Kong and if they don't know then she'll fly home" Mika sighed rubbing his knuckles. "DO you remember how she almost blew off your balls the first night you met her and the others?" he asked Jamie who nodded remembering how serious she was.
"It'll be a lot worst then that" Takashi said sinking into the chair. "This is not good, we can't keep it from her for long"
"We'll worry about that later, I'm going to call Yelen" Jamie said getting up. He knew that they were right; they had to think of something good to tell Sakura and fast before she killed out of them.
Sakura.
"You will come for it won't you?" Vivian asked Sakura who was looking at her friends having fun in the beach water. She felt tired from not being able to get to sleep last night; she remembered being nervous all over her body.
"Yes Vivian I'll be there for the wedding" Sakura answered frowning, who would have thought that she would find someone who wants to marry her. Her relationship with Vivian had gotten better since she had moved to Hong Kong. She was also shocked when Vivian said she was hurt by the fact that Sakura hadn't invited her to the wedding.
"Good girl cause Ricardo wants to meet you and Li, I'll be expecting you in two months time?" Vivian said softly.
"Yes, what about the house?" Sakura asked not wanting anything to happen to it. It was all that she of her family and she didn't know what she would do if anything were to happen to it.
"Why it's yours after all. I don't have the right to do anything with the house besides it's your name that's on the title" Vivian replied making Sakura sigh.
"Okay, tell Ricardo I said hi" she spoke softly resting on her belly as she tried to finish off the crossword puzzle she was currently doing.
"I will Ja ne," Vivian said hanging up. Sakura smiled at Han who placed a Cheeseburger and milk shake before her. She mouthed thank you making him smile as he left.
"Ja ne" she said hanging up, placing it beside her as she eats some fries. She couldn't wait to go home and start to eat healthier food. She didn't know if it was her working so hard but she had had a great appetite.
"Pigging out again? You must be close to your monthly that doesn't look very appetizing," Cheung said watching Sakura eat.
"Yeah I am I can't help it, beats having cramps any day" Sakura replied eating fries with a pickle between them.
"Amen to that I have killer cramps" Tara said lying beside Sakura as she stole a fry.
"Thank god this is the last night of gymnastics. I bet Sakura is happy that she can go home early" Cheung said making Sakura brighten.
"I am and I'm going to surprise Syaoran" Sakura said thinking of all the possibilities of arriving a day early and how she would surprise her husband.
"Surprise him by covering your body with whip and wait for him in ya'll bedroom I bet he'll like that" Tara said making them laugh thinking about it.
"Your kinky Tara" Sakura laughed shaking her head.
"Yeah I am aren't I?" Tara pointed out scientifically making them laugh shaking their heads at their hopeless friend.
"I'll think of something I all want to do is hold him in my arms" Sakura continued feeling the nice cool breeze brush against her body. This would have been better if her husband was with her right now, she still didn't know how she was going to tell him about what the doctor said.
"I bet you will, hey we're going out with Zane after the competition you want to come?" Tara asked getting all the sun she could acquire.
"No, I want to sleep in before I go home" Sakura replied making them groan.
"Your no fun" Tara sighed smiling. "Oh well more dick for us" she added making them laugh. Sakura couldn't wait until Syaoran called her, she was upset that he hadn't called her like promised but she would forgive him when he called her tonight.
Mei Lin.
She stepped down the stairs smiling as she headed for Yelen's office. She was about to knock when she overheard something that made her heart beat faster. "Are you sure you haven't heard from my son?" Yelen said sitting down. Mei Lin tipped toed to the adjoining room and picked up the phone when she heard Jamie's voice.
"No after the explosion we haven't been in contact with him and that was last night. We believe that Tiger is still alive and responsible" Mei Lin felt her heart wrench tightly in her chest.
"But surely he could have made it out, Xiao Lang always does" Yelen replied in a weak voice, she sat down in the chair feeling numb.
"The place where the club was is now reduce to a creator, Yelen I'm sorry but no one survived. We've called his phone, called everyone and checked everywhere but there's no sign of Xiao Lang" Jamie said in a hard voice. Mei Lin felt her tears run down her cheek as old memories folded her mind making her sink to the floor.
"CHECK I don't care how long it takes I want every soul looking for him. How am I supposed to tell everyone, how am I supposed to tell Sakura? She doesn't even know that he and all of you went to Tokyo" Yelen asked coldly thinking of the girl and how devastated she would be. How were they going to deal with this? This was all Kawasaki's fault for sending them there when it wasn't their problem anymore.
"I don't know but we'll have to tell her soon. She'll know something is wrong because he didn't call her last night and won't tonight" Jamie replied in an angry tone. "I don't even want to know how Mei Lin will feel when she hears this" She didn't know why he would care about how she would feel. Right now she could feel nothing as she placed the phone down and rushed outside to find the others.
Tomoyo and Naoko looked up when Mei Lin came running towards them crying which made them suddenly nervous all over. "Mei Lin what's wrong?" Tomoyo yelled getting up with Naoko who held Mikelle tightly to her body.
"It's Xiao Lang" Mei Lin gasped falling in Tomoyo's arms. "Xiao Lang's gone, he's gone"
"What do you mean he's gone?" Naoko ordered getting frightened. She was holding Mikelle so close to her that he started to cry but didn't loosen her hold of him in fear that he might be taken away.
"He's dead, he died last night. Jamie is on the phone with auntie Yelen right now telling her. Tiger isn't dead, he's the one who killed Xiao Lang" Mei Lin cried making them start to cry. This all felt like a horrible nightmare, and it was happening again, again. "He killed Xiao Lang, that bastard killed Xiao Lang" she whispered over and over shaking.
"No it can't be, please how did he get over here?" Naoko asked worried about her husband and the others.
"They're not here in Hong Kong, they're in Tokyo. That's why we're here because they didn't want to tell us that they were leaving," Mei Lin yelled awakening all their fears.
"How, how are we going to tell Sakura?" Tomoyo whispered sinking to her feet when her body was wrecked with sobs. She couldn't believe Eriol would do this without telling her, how could he?
"I don't know but I have to go to Tokyo tonight" Mei Lin stated wiping her tears away; she was not going to let Tiger take anyone else from her.
"But you can't what about Rae?"
"Rae will be fine because you'll be here taking care of her and Mikelle, Naoko along with Tomoyo" Mei Lin stated getting disapproving looks from both girls.
"NO I'm going with you, I'm not staying here" Tomoyo stated folding her arms stubbornly. When she got her hands on that stupid husband of hers she was going to kill him.
"Listen you have to stay here, Tomoyo your pregnant you can't go and do anything dangerous. Think of your baby" Mei Lin stated making her look down at her belly.
"But I don't want anything to happen to Eriol" she whispered crying as Mei Lin wiped her tears away.
"Don't worry, he's going to come running when he finds out that your pregnant. You have to be strong for him and your self" Mei Lin assured and before Naoko could say anything she added. "And Mika would never forgive you if left Mikelle without a parent and came down there"
"What about you? All Rae has is you" Naoko said wiping her tears away. She didn't know what she would do if she lost Mika, she had lost her mother and father and didn't want to lose him.
"No Rae has all of you and I'm not going down there to die. Listen Tomoyo I want you to book the first flight you can get to Beijing; I have to go and get Sakura. I have to be the one to tell her" Mei Lin stated making them nod in understanding since as she was the only one who had lost someone. "Then book two flights from there to Tokyo"
"All right," Tomoyo said dishing out her cell. Mei Lin said be strong, and that was what she was going to do, she was going to be strong. She was Wolf and they were always strong, they were never weak.
"Naoko I want you to watch Rae for me until I get back. Promise me you'll tell her how much I love her" Mei Lin whispered wiping her tears away.
"I will, make sure you all come back alive and tell Sakura that we're sorry" Naoko said hugging Mei Lin tightly she nodded and got up. She didn't dare go back upstairs as she rushed to the front grabbing her bag and keys on the way. She wanted to see Rae one last time but knew she had to leave as soon as possible since as she had to stop at her house and Sakura's before going to the airport.
She was going to make Tiger pay for showing his sorry ass again.
Sakura.
She waited patiently for Syaoran to call; she was in the stadium finishing up her stretches. She didn't know why but she was nervous and hadn't slept at all last night, it was a wonder she had enough strength to perform. "Sakura its time we've got to go" Tara said bending down. "Has he called yet?" she asked softly.
"No not yet but I'm going to call him right now" Sakura said picking up her phone, Tara nodded leaving her. She pressed one but all it did was ring, she didn't know how long she stayed there listening to it ring but it seemed like forever. She hung up and was about to dial her house number when the couch snatched her phone out of her hand.
"Shouldn't you be out front with everyone else Li?" he asked sternly. Sakura was about to ask him for her phone but the look in his eyes dared her to. She wasn't in for getting lectured right before competing but she wanted to hear Syaoran's voice this wasn't at all like him.
"Please I have to call my husband I haven't heard from him since last night and I'm worried. Just let me call my house," she begged desperately. She had the biggest urge to punch the hell out of him but that wouldn't get her anywhere but banned from the team.
"Absolutely not, you can call him after now go madam" he snapped pointing the way; Sakura had no choice but to turn and walk off stiffly. She didn't feel right, something wasn't right and she hated having the feeling. She knew that whenever she didn't feel right something bad was going to happen or had happen.
When she walked into the stadium, she shaded her eyes from the bright lights as she looked around. It was packed with people, it was the fullest it had been all week and she wanted it to be over quickly so she could get her phone back. "Isn't this amazing and cool" Cheung beamed grabbing Sakura, who smiled weakly nodding.
"Did you get through?" Tara asked as they watched Thurston do his thing.
"No Coach wouldn't let me, I'll just have to call after" Sakura sighed preparing her hands. She was going to go for the first of many times tonight, but her mind wasn't into it.
C.
Opened her eyes and slowly looked around the room that she was in. She automatically noticed that it was Wei's room and groaned. She was going to be in so much trouble, pushing the covers back she sat. "Where do you think you are going?" a voice asked from behind making her stop.
"I have to go before I get in anymore trouble," She answered getting up when Wei walked to her side with a frown on his handsome face.
"Clare---" he started, he was pissed he had no clue why she was doing this to herself.
"Don't call me that, my name is C," she yelled angrily not wanting to hear her name on his tongue.
"You passed out from an overdose of something last night, look at your arm for god sake. Why are you doing this to your self?" he asked in a hurt tone. "You left me for that?"
"I felt to find my self" she replied in a hurt tone keeping her eyes downcast. "I have to go now"
"No! You can't go, your not well, can't you see that?" he shot back angrily glaring hard at her.
"I'm fine I don't need anyone just let me go" she yelled on the verge tears that threatened to come even more when he hugged her tightly to him. "Let me go" she whispered weakly. She body was starting to shake as it craved for the drug that had enslaved her.
"No please stay with me, I'll help you. I love you Clare, please don't go your mother misses you terribly," He begged making her start to cry. He raised her face to his and pressed his lips against hers tasting her salty tears as the kiss deepened.
"No" she cried breaking it, breaking free of his hold. "I can't stay, I want to but I can't. If I do you and mother will be in trouble. Ever since I got the brand I belong to them and there's nothing I can do to change it," she said brokenly caressing his face. "I love you too, I must go now please tell mother Hi for me" she said stepping away from him.
He didn't look at her as she slipped out his window. He knew that she wasn't strong enough the say no to the strong demand her body was issuing for the drug. And he felt ashamed because there was nothing he could do to help her.
Beijing.
Sakura walked out of the stadium with all her friends laughing, everyone was happy because they had won. Sakura was happy but all she wanted to do was go to the hotel and call Syaoran. She wasn't able to use her cell phone because the battery had died all thanks to her evil couch. "Come on Sakura go with us," one begged but Sakura nodded no.
"I'm tired and hungry there's no way I can go partying" Sakura sighed looking at all the other teams that were currently waiting for their bus. She scanned the crowd when her eyes landed on a figure that stood out from everyone else, maybe it was the way in which she was dressed and the look on her face.
"Sakura is something wrong?" Cheung asked noticing the scared look on her face. Sakura didn't hear a word her friend said as the figure started to walked towards her.
"Whose that girl?" one girl whispered to another making sure not to point. Sakura's heart started to be faster as Mei Lin neared, not wearing a happy face but one of great anger and something else---loss.
"Mei Lin, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked when Mei Lin stopped in front of her; she smiled noticing all the black leather she was wearing and the way her hair was up in a ponytail. The only time they had ever worn that much black was in Tokyo.
"Sakura we have to leave now" Mei Lin replied in an emotionless voice making Sakura's smile disappear.
"What's wrong? Is Xiao Lang all right?" she asked in Japanese, her bag dropped to the ground when Mei Lin started to cry. It was something serious she knew, because Mei Lin never started to cry so easily and that thought nailed Sakura's feet to the ground.
"Sakura please not here, lets go now," Mei Lin cried making Sakura's tears start shaking her head.
"No now, please tell me," Sakura begged ignoring everyone around.
"Tiger's back" Mei Lin swallowed looking Sakura deep in the eyes. " They went to Tokyo, Syaoran's disappeared and everyone thinks he's dead" she was able to get out. Her throat felt dry, her voice rusty she didn't know how she had been able to keep most of the speed limits.
"Oh god no" Sakura chocked back shaking. "That happened before remember, it doesn't mean anything" she denied shaking her head furiously, she wasn't going to listen to such talking.
"No Sakura this is the real thing, Eriol and all the others witnessed it. We have a flight to Tokyo that we have to catch" Mei Lin yelled catching Sakura before she fell to the ground.
"NO, you're lying" she wailed in Mei Lin's arm, Tara and Cheung bent down worried to death about her. "NO, No please Mei Lin tell me your lying"
"I can't Sakura, I'm so sorry," Mei Lin whispered hugging tightly. She didn't know how long they stayed that way but after all while Sakura stopped crying. Sakura felt dead all over; first she was in denial then she felt pain but now she just felt numb. The fact that Syaoran was gone wasn't clicking in her head, no he wasn't gone he was just hurt badly somewhere and by tomorrow he would show up alive.
"No he'll show up, and he'll t-tell me he loves me. A-and he'll sweep me off my feet and-and e-everything will be alright" she stuttered rocking back and forth slightly.
"Listen to me, you have to get a hold of your self. We have to get there and see for our selves. Sakura, please" Mei Lin hissed making Sakura looked her deep in the eyes. "Do you hear me? We have to leave" they were ignoring everyone and not carrying about the sign they were making.
"Let's go," she whispered wiping her tears away, she looked Mei Lin in the eyes as she nodded. They eyes now held the same thing, anger, it was what they were both feeling along with revenge on Tiger. "Do you have them?" she asked in a faint voice.
"Yeah I went to your house for everything that you would need. Come on we've got to catch our flight, we're going to make him pay" Mei Lin stated coldly, her crimson eyes flashing dangerously.
"Right, Tara could you please take my things with you when you leave? Something really important has just come up," Sakura stated looking at her friends who could only nod dumbly wondering what the hell was going on. "Thank you, bye," she said walking off with Mei Lin with only her cell phone and purse, everything else forgotten on the ground.
Tara and Cheung watched as they got in the black convertible and sped off. "What was that about?" Cheung asked blankly.
"I don't know and I have a feeling I don't want to know. Come on lets go the room and change" Tara shrugged walking off with Sakura's bags.
As Mei Lin drove towards the airport pieces of clothing flew out of the car as Sakura change into the clothing Mei Lin had brought her. Putting her black Jacket one, the one Rika had gotten all of them, she blocked out all the horrible thoughts she was getting. She checked her guns to make sure they were loaded before she put them in the special case that was meant for flying. "Do you want to go the house or somewhere else?"
"Let's go to my house, I have clothing there that will fit the both of us. We can get some sleep before we confront the guys and start our own search. Tiger is going to wish he had killed me the last time he saw me" Sakura bit out venomously putting her hair in a ponytail, a frown on her beautiful. "And Syaoran will be sorry when I get my hands on him"
"My sentiments exactly" Mei Lin replied pulling unto the freeway that led to the airport.
Author's note: UH oh, I feel really sorry for the guys. Let's hope that Syaoran is the guy that has nine lives. And remember before you start to flame me, this is a S/S fic so don't worry LOL, but I would just a tad bit knowing my evil ways..MUWHAHAHAHAHA let me stop. Ne ways Peace and remember to look for a update on Sunday and ReVIEW PEOPLE I thrive on those.JA
Author's note: Thanks to all who reviewed and I'm glad that some of you enjoyed my little action scene. I know it could have been better but I don't excel in all genres of writing and I try my best to please you guys. I know that some of you love it and I'm totally grateful, I am truly and when there's something I needs to be fixed I do fix it to the best of my abilities.
Anyways enough dwelling on that, KITTY if you want to be a bad person in my story I'll put you in and I'm sorry for making you a hoe in the last chapter I really don't do it on purpose hehehe sorry. You've got to tell me how you look, so that I can get it right and I'll put you with the Tigers and made you fire automatics and be a bad girl but you've got to email me right away OKAY?
Clare is the girl that Syaoran and Sakura help get hooked up with Wei Yue on the beach. She's also the girl that was in the car with Sakura and Tomoyo when she and all the others went racing down the road almost crashing into the school bus of kids. If your still lost check out (Don't touch the little red button" and "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" in the old story)
Ne ways on wit da story and I hope you guys don't hate me but it's all part of the plot that will, trust me thicken.
"Fuck I didn't remember there being this much Tigers" Max cursed under his breath as he reloaded his gun. All around then things exploded, people screamed and the music was still blasting.
"I know and most of them are our age or younger" Mika yelled ducking from the firing. He couldn't believe they were being ambushed by a group of kids, what the hell was Tiger doing to the future of Japan? Thinking about killing them made his stomach lurch when he had his son.
"Listen we got to get out of here, can't ya'll see they're trying to keep us in" Jamie shouted pointing to the back door. They should have known that going to this club was a bad idea but it was too late and they were surrounded. When he found the person who was leaking information he would kill them.
"Ya'll go I'll try and hold off as much as I can" Syaoran ordered angrily. They ducked when an area around them exploded sending men flying all over the place. This was something from out of a nightmare, he didn't know who would be stupid enough to send children to fight in a mans place.
"Perfect timing," Max hissed following Jamie and Takashi out the back. He wasn't too keen on leaving Syaoran in there by himself but he was the boss and they knew not to question him.
"Aww fuck" Takashi cursed falling on his side, he pointed his gun and shot a man in the chest before wincing at the pain that cursed through his arm.
"You aight?" Mika asked helping him up, Takashi nodded placing his hand over his wound.
"Hurry up, so we can get the hell out of here" Eriol said Syaoran nodded before he followed the others suit. He waited until another explosion went off before he attempted to follow but before he reached the door he felt something pulled him back with incredible force.
He fell on his back with a thud knocking the air out of his lungs, his eyes scanned around but he saw nothing. He tried to get his eyes to adjust to the lighting in the room when something started to pull him backwards by his hair. He put his gun behind him and started to fire, "Aw fuck" he heard something shout letting him go.
Outside.
Eriol and the others flew off the ground landing on their backs or stomach when the building exploded shaking the ground. They all lay stunned as they stared at the now ball of fire, they looked for a sight of Syaoran but saw nothing. "Where is he?" Mika asked not liking how they hadn't seen him yet.
"He'll come" Eriol whispered praying that he was right. They waited for a while watching the flames but nothing happened.
"We have to leave," Jamie ordered hearing sirens coming closer, when no one moved he shouted. "Now if Syaoran survived he would most likely go to the house, let's get the hell out of here" this time they got up and rushed to their bikes.
Ahmed.
"What happened to this one?" he asked looking at the creator that was still smoking, he couldn't believe a club was once there. That's what Tokyo was being, a place full of craters, the more advances they made in weaponry the more dangerous the streets got.
"Gang war, between Wolves and Tigers. No one got out of that, not even any parts are left. We think it was some kind of new explosive used cause everything was wiped out totally," the man answered looking at the sight before him.
"This is just getting worst and worst" his nose wrinkled from the stench of burning materials. If he knew that this was what he would have to be handling now, he would have become a fucking teacher instead. He didn't know how many men he had lost because of the fucking Tigers, and to make matters worst there was nothing he could do to stop it.
When they arrived at the house they waited until the break of dawn to see if he would show up. They sat in silence not saying a word to each other having already called his cell only to get continuous ringing. "He'll be here soon watch," Mika whispered listening for the gate alarm or the door. They didn't know how long they had been sitting there all they knew was that it had passed dawn and was working its way into late noon.
"We checked all the hospitals nothing," Takashi said sadly walking into the room with Alex. His arm was now bandage and he made a pact with him self that he never wanted to be shot every again. And now they had to deal with Syaoran's disappearance allowing with everything else.
"What are we going to do?" Max asked thinking of Sakura and his family.
"We don't know nothing yet, let's just call Yelen and tell her what's going on down here" Jamie objected not thinking it's a good idea to tell anyone else what's going on especially Sakura.
"We have to think of something to tell Sakura or she'll start to get worried about him," Eriol stated getting all their attention.
"And whys that?" Jamie asked softly not dialing Yelen's phone.
"Because if Xiao Lang doesn't call her tonight she'll get worried and call him. And if she doesn't get an answer she'll call someone in Hong Kong and if they don't know then she'll fly home" Mika sighed rubbing his knuckles. "DO you remember how she almost blew off your balls the first night you met her and the others?" he asked Jamie who nodded remembering how serious she was.
"It'll be a lot worst then that" Takashi said sinking into the chair. "This is not good, we can't keep it from her for long"
"We'll worry about that later, I'm going to call Yelen" Jamie said getting up. He knew that they were right; they had to think of something good to tell Sakura and fast before she killed out of them.
Sakura.
"You will come for it won't you?" Vivian asked Sakura who was looking at her friends having fun in the beach water. She felt tired from not being able to get to sleep last night; she remembered being nervous all over her body.
"Yes Vivian I'll be there for the wedding" Sakura answered frowning, who would have thought that she would find someone who wants to marry her. Her relationship with Vivian had gotten better since she had moved to Hong Kong. She was also shocked when Vivian said she was hurt by the fact that Sakura hadn't invited her to the wedding.
"Good girl cause Ricardo wants to meet you and Li, I'll be expecting you in two months time?" Vivian said softly.
"Yes, what about the house?" Sakura asked not wanting anything to happen to it. It was all that she of her family and she didn't know what she would do if anything were to happen to it.
"Why it's yours after all. I don't have the right to do anything with the house besides it's your name that's on the title" Vivian replied making Sakura sigh.
"Okay, tell Ricardo I said hi" she spoke softly resting on her belly as she tried to finish off the crossword puzzle she was currently doing.
"I will Ja ne," Vivian said hanging up. Sakura smiled at Han who placed a Cheeseburger and milk shake before her. She mouthed thank you making him smile as he left.
"Ja ne" she said hanging up, placing it beside her as she eats some fries. She couldn't wait to go home and start to eat healthier food. She didn't know if it was her working so hard but she had had a great appetite.
"Pigging out again? You must be close to your monthly that doesn't look very appetizing," Cheung said watching Sakura eat.
"Yeah I am I can't help it, beats having cramps any day" Sakura replied eating fries with a pickle between them.
"Amen to that I have killer cramps" Tara said lying beside Sakura as she stole a fry.
"Thank god this is the last night of gymnastics. I bet Sakura is happy that she can go home early" Cheung said making Sakura brighten.
"I am and I'm going to surprise Syaoran" Sakura said thinking of all the possibilities of arriving a day early and how she would surprise her husband.
"Surprise him by covering your body with whip and wait for him in ya'll bedroom I bet he'll like that" Tara said making them laugh thinking about it.
"Your kinky Tara" Sakura laughed shaking her head.
"Yeah I am aren't I?" Tara pointed out scientifically making them laugh shaking their heads at their hopeless friend.
"I'll think of something I all want to do is hold him in my arms" Sakura continued feeling the nice cool breeze brush against her body. This would have been better if her husband was with her right now, she still didn't know how she was going to tell him about what the doctor said.
"I bet you will, hey we're going out with Zane after the competition you want to come?" Tara asked getting all the sun she could acquire.
"No, I want to sleep in before I go home" Sakura replied making them groan.
"Your no fun" Tara sighed smiling. "Oh well more dick for us" she added making them laugh. Sakura couldn't wait until Syaoran called her, she was upset that he hadn't called her like promised but she would forgive him when he called her tonight.
Mei Lin.
She stepped down the stairs smiling as she headed for Yelen's office. She was about to knock when she overheard something that made her heart beat faster. "Are you sure you haven't heard from my son?" Yelen said sitting down. Mei Lin tipped toed to the adjoining room and picked up the phone when she heard Jamie's voice.
"No after the explosion we haven't been in contact with him and that was last night. We believe that Tiger is still alive and responsible" Mei Lin felt her heart wrench tightly in her chest.
"But surely he could have made it out, Xiao Lang always does" Yelen replied in a weak voice, she sat down in the chair feeling numb.
"The place where the club was is now reduce to a creator, Yelen I'm sorry but no one survived. We've called his phone, called everyone and checked everywhere but there's no sign of Xiao Lang" Jamie said in a hard voice. Mei Lin felt her tears run down her cheek as old memories folded her mind making her sink to the floor.
"CHECK I don't care how long it takes I want every soul looking for him. How am I supposed to tell everyone, how am I supposed to tell Sakura? She doesn't even know that he and all of you went to Tokyo" Yelen asked coldly thinking of the girl and how devastated she would be. How were they going to deal with this? This was all Kawasaki's fault for sending them there when it wasn't their problem anymore.
"I don't know but we'll have to tell her soon. She'll know something is wrong because he didn't call her last night and won't tonight" Jamie replied in an angry tone. "I don't even want to know how Mei Lin will feel when she hears this" She didn't know why he would care about how she would feel. Right now she could feel nothing as she placed the phone down and rushed outside to find the others.
Tomoyo and Naoko looked up when Mei Lin came running towards them crying which made them suddenly nervous all over. "Mei Lin what's wrong?" Tomoyo yelled getting up with Naoko who held Mikelle tightly to her body.
"It's Xiao Lang" Mei Lin gasped falling in Tomoyo's arms. "Xiao Lang's gone, he's gone"
"What do you mean he's gone?" Naoko ordered getting frightened. She was holding Mikelle so close to her that he started to cry but didn't loosen her hold of him in fear that he might be taken away.
"He's dead, he died last night. Jamie is on the phone with auntie Yelen right now telling her. Tiger isn't dead, he's the one who killed Xiao Lang" Mei Lin cried making them start to cry. This all felt like a horrible nightmare, and it was happening again, again. "He killed Xiao Lang, that bastard killed Xiao Lang" she whispered over and over shaking.
"No it can't be, please how did he get over here?" Naoko asked worried about her husband and the others.
"They're not here in Hong Kong, they're in Tokyo. That's why we're here because they didn't want to tell us that they were leaving," Mei Lin yelled awakening all their fears.
"How, how are we going to tell Sakura?" Tomoyo whispered sinking to her feet when her body was wrecked with sobs. She couldn't believe Eriol would do this without telling her, how could he?
"I don't know but I have to go to Tokyo tonight" Mei Lin stated wiping her tears away; she was not going to let Tiger take anyone else from her.
"But you can't what about Rae?"
"Rae will be fine because you'll be here taking care of her and Mikelle, Naoko along with Tomoyo" Mei Lin stated getting disapproving looks from both girls.
"NO I'm going with you, I'm not staying here" Tomoyo stated folding her arms stubbornly. When she got her hands on that stupid husband of hers she was going to kill him.
"Listen you have to stay here, Tomoyo your pregnant you can't go and do anything dangerous. Think of your baby" Mei Lin stated making her look down at her belly.
"But I don't want anything to happen to Eriol" she whispered crying as Mei Lin wiped her tears away.
"Don't worry, he's going to come running when he finds out that your pregnant. You have to be strong for him and your self" Mei Lin assured and before Naoko could say anything she added. "And Mika would never forgive you if left Mikelle without a parent and came down there"
"What about you? All Rae has is you" Naoko said wiping her tears away. She didn't know what she would do if she lost Mika, she had lost her mother and father and didn't want to lose him.
"No Rae has all of you and I'm not going down there to die. Listen Tomoyo I want you to book the first flight you can get to Beijing; I have to go and get Sakura. I have to be the one to tell her" Mei Lin stated making them nod in understanding since as she was the only one who had lost someone. "Then book two flights from there to Tokyo"
"All right," Tomoyo said dishing out her cell. Mei Lin said be strong, and that was what she was going to do, she was going to be strong. She was Wolf and they were always strong, they were never weak.
"Naoko I want you to watch Rae for me until I get back. Promise me you'll tell her how much I love her" Mei Lin whispered wiping her tears away.
"I will, make sure you all come back alive and tell Sakura that we're sorry" Naoko said hugging Mei Lin tightly she nodded and got up. She didn't dare go back upstairs as she rushed to the front grabbing her bag and keys on the way. She wanted to see Rae one last time but knew she had to leave as soon as possible since as she had to stop at her house and Sakura's before going to the airport.
She was going to make Tiger pay for showing his sorry ass again.
Sakura.
She waited patiently for Syaoran to call; she was in the stadium finishing up her stretches. She didn't know why but she was nervous and hadn't slept at all last night, it was a wonder she had enough strength to perform. "Sakura its time we've got to go" Tara said bending down. "Has he called yet?" she asked softly.
"No not yet but I'm going to call him right now" Sakura said picking up her phone, Tara nodded leaving her. She pressed one but all it did was ring, she didn't know how long she stayed there listening to it ring but it seemed like forever. She hung up and was about to dial her house number when the couch snatched her phone out of her hand.
"Shouldn't you be out front with everyone else Li?" he asked sternly. Sakura was about to ask him for her phone but the look in his eyes dared her to. She wasn't in for getting lectured right before competing but she wanted to hear Syaoran's voice this wasn't at all like him.
"Please I have to call my husband I haven't heard from him since last night and I'm worried. Just let me call my house," she begged desperately. She had the biggest urge to punch the hell out of him but that wouldn't get her anywhere but banned from the team.
"Absolutely not, you can call him after now go madam" he snapped pointing the way; Sakura had no choice but to turn and walk off stiffly. She didn't feel right, something wasn't right and she hated having the feeling. She knew that whenever she didn't feel right something bad was going to happen or had happen.
When she walked into the stadium, she shaded her eyes from the bright lights as she looked around. It was packed with people, it was the fullest it had been all week and she wanted it to be over quickly so she could get her phone back. "Isn't this amazing and cool" Cheung beamed grabbing Sakura, who smiled weakly nodding.
"Did you get through?" Tara asked as they watched Thurston do his thing.
"No Coach wouldn't let me, I'll just have to call after" Sakura sighed preparing her hands. She was going to go for the first of many times tonight, but her mind wasn't into it.
C.
Opened her eyes and slowly looked around the room that she was in. She automatically noticed that it was Wei's room and groaned. She was going to be in so much trouble, pushing the covers back she sat. "Where do you think you are going?" a voice asked from behind making her stop.
"I have to go before I get in anymore trouble," She answered getting up when Wei walked to her side with a frown on his handsome face.
"Clare---" he started, he was pissed he had no clue why she was doing this to herself.
"Don't call me that, my name is C," she yelled angrily not wanting to hear her name on his tongue.
"You passed out from an overdose of something last night, look at your arm for god sake. Why are you doing this to your self?" he asked in a hurt tone. "You left me for that?"
"I felt to find my self" she replied in a hurt tone keeping her eyes downcast. "I have to go now"
"No! You can't go, your not well, can't you see that?" he shot back angrily glaring hard at her.
"I'm fine I don't need anyone just let me go" she yelled on the verge tears that threatened to come even more when he hugged her tightly to him. "Let me go" she whispered weakly. She body was starting to shake as it craved for the drug that had enslaved her.
"No please stay with me, I'll help you. I love you Clare, please don't go your mother misses you terribly," He begged making her start to cry. He raised her face to his and pressed his lips against hers tasting her salty tears as the kiss deepened.
"No" she cried breaking it, breaking free of his hold. "I can't stay, I want to but I can't. If I do you and mother will be in trouble. Ever since I got the brand I belong to them and there's nothing I can do to change it," she said brokenly caressing his face. "I love you too, I must go now please tell mother Hi for me" she said stepping away from him.
He didn't look at her as she slipped out his window. He knew that she wasn't strong enough the say no to the strong demand her body was issuing for the drug. And he felt ashamed because there was nothing he could do to help her.
Beijing.
Sakura walked out of the stadium with all her friends laughing, everyone was happy because they had won. Sakura was happy but all she wanted to do was go to the hotel and call Syaoran. She wasn't able to use her cell phone because the battery had died all thanks to her evil couch. "Come on Sakura go with us," one begged but Sakura nodded no.
"I'm tired and hungry there's no way I can go partying" Sakura sighed looking at all the other teams that were currently waiting for their bus. She scanned the crowd when her eyes landed on a figure that stood out from everyone else, maybe it was the way in which she was dressed and the look on her face.
"Sakura is something wrong?" Cheung asked noticing the scared look on her face. Sakura didn't hear a word her friend said as the figure started to walked towards her.
"Whose that girl?" one girl whispered to another making sure not to point. Sakura's heart started to be faster as Mei Lin neared, not wearing a happy face but one of great anger and something else---loss.
"Mei Lin, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked when Mei Lin stopped in front of her; she smiled noticing all the black leather she was wearing and the way her hair was up in a ponytail. The only time they had ever worn that much black was in Tokyo.
"Sakura we have to leave now" Mei Lin replied in an emotionless voice making Sakura's smile disappear.
"What's wrong? Is Xiao Lang all right?" she asked in Japanese, her bag dropped to the ground when Mei Lin started to cry. It was something serious she knew, because Mei Lin never started to cry so easily and that thought nailed Sakura's feet to the ground.
"Sakura please not here, lets go now," Mei Lin cried making Sakura's tears start shaking her head.
"No now, please tell me," Sakura begged ignoring everyone around.
"Tiger's back" Mei Lin swallowed looking Sakura deep in the eyes. " They went to Tokyo, Syaoran's disappeared and everyone thinks he's dead" she was able to get out. Her throat felt dry, her voice rusty she didn't know how she had been able to keep most of the speed limits.
"Oh god no" Sakura chocked back shaking. "That happened before remember, it doesn't mean anything" she denied shaking her head furiously, she wasn't going to listen to such talking.
"No Sakura this is the real thing, Eriol and all the others witnessed it. We have a flight to Tokyo that we have to catch" Mei Lin yelled catching Sakura before she fell to the ground.
"NO, you're lying" she wailed in Mei Lin's arm, Tara and Cheung bent down worried to death about her. "NO, No please Mei Lin tell me your lying"
"I can't Sakura, I'm so sorry," Mei Lin whispered hugging tightly. She didn't know how long they stayed that way but after all while Sakura stopped crying. Sakura felt dead all over; first she was in denial then she felt pain but now she just felt numb. The fact that Syaoran was gone wasn't clicking in her head, no he wasn't gone he was just hurt badly somewhere and by tomorrow he would show up alive.
"No he'll show up, and he'll t-tell me he loves me. A-and he'll sweep me off my feet and-and e-everything will be alright" she stuttered rocking back and forth slightly.
"Listen to me, you have to get a hold of your self. We have to get there and see for our selves. Sakura, please" Mei Lin hissed making Sakura looked her deep in the eyes. "Do you hear me? We have to leave" they were ignoring everyone and not carrying about the sign they were making.
"Let's go," she whispered wiping her tears away, she looked Mei Lin in the eyes as she nodded. They eyes now held the same thing, anger, it was what they were both feeling along with revenge on Tiger. "Do you have them?" she asked in a faint voice.
"Yeah I went to your house for everything that you would need. Come on we've got to catch our flight, we're going to make him pay" Mei Lin stated coldly, her crimson eyes flashing dangerously.
"Right, Tara could you please take my things with you when you leave? Something really important has just come up," Sakura stated looking at her friends who could only nod dumbly wondering what the hell was going on. "Thank you, bye," she said walking off with Mei Lin with only her cell phone and purse, everything else forgotten on the ground.
Tara and Cheung watched as they got in the black convertible and sped off. "What was that about?" Cheung asked blankly.
"I don't know and I have a feeling I don't want to know. Come on lets go the room and change" Tara shrugged walking off with Sakura's bags.
As Mei Lin drove towards the airport pieces of clothing flew out of the car as Sakura change into the clothing Mei Lin had brought her. Putting her black Jacket one, the one Rika had gotten all of them, she blocked out all the horrible thoughts she was getting. She checked her guns to make sure they were loaded before she put them in the special case that was meant for flying. "Do you want to go the house or somewhere else?"
"Let's go to my house, I have clothing there that will fit the both of us. We can get some sleep before we confront the guys and start our own search. Tiger is going to wish he had killed me the last time he saw me" Sakura bit out venomously putting her hair in a ponytail, a frown on her beautiful. "And Syaoran will be sorry when I get my hands on him"
"My sentiments exactly" Mei Lin replied pulling unto the freeway that led to the airport.
Author's note: UH oh, I feel really sorry for the guys. Let's hope that Syaoran is the guy that has nine lives. And remember before you start to flame me, this is a S/S fic so don't worry LOL, but I would just a tad bit knowing my evil ways..MUWHAHAHAHAHA let me stop. Ne ways Peace and remember to look for a update on Sunday and ReVIEW PEOPLE I thrive on those.JA