Melodies of Life

by: xxshiaznguhxx

DISCLAIMER: hello? i know that you know that I don't own CCS. everybodie knows that CLAMP owns CCS. yes, those wonderful artists that came up with the kawaii show and those other kawaii shows. so dont sue meeh!

A/N: konnichiwa!!! meeh so sorrie for not updating for a looooong tyme. of course many of you knows it's because of school work and all those other things. sooo, the next chappie is probably going to be up in a looooooooooooooooooongtyme. however, i am not lazy. i'm trying to write as much as i can when i have the time and when i remember. note: this chappie might be a little bit sad to some of the readers. many things happened in this story. let's just say that someone is breaking up, someone dies, etc. plus, i'm almost done with part one!!!! then, i gotta start on part two. this might sound confusing. part two takes place six years later. it mostly talks about s+s. i dont want to give away everything. why dont you read to find out? ^___^

SUMMARY: da summary wuz outside before you clicked here, but if u didn't read it...here it iz: sakura and syaoran finally gets married! yeah! but there is someone else who wants to break their marriage apart...datz all i cud say.

after reading, please send reviews dat way i noe dat there r sum ppl out there who read mah storiez

chibi_dragon- linh is soooooo evil!!!!!! hehehe. i guess you could call her the villian in this story, but with a purpose. it's not a good purpose for being evil but it's a purpose. dont worry, something good will happen to s+s later...but i can't guarantee a happy ending.

Key:

"character talking"

=characters thinking=

=character singing=

(A/N: meeh talking...)

*time frame or place* or *~*~*~*~*~*

gomen nasai for talking too much, but i just wanted to let you know about some things so that you won't be confused. okay, i will stop and let you read.

When Syaoran got home, Sakura said happily, "Syaoran! You're home! Where were you all night?" Sakura hugged Syaoran.

Syaoran hugged Sakura back, lying, "I was helping Linh with the decorations and cleaning. Then, when it got late, I decided to stay. I'm sorry I didn't call."

"That's okay." Sakura said, smiling. "Come on. I've got something to show you." Sakura pulled Syaoran's head and lead him to their bedroom.

When they got there, Sakura let go of Syaoran's hand to get something. "Hold up, I'll go get it."

When she got back, she was holding a small red cloth with some designs on it.

"Here, this is what I was working on, yesterday. I'm not finish yet, though. It's for the baby." Sakura said, smiling.

Syaoran looked at the cloth. It was red, with some intricate flowers along the edge, but there were some loose threads hanging from the egde.

Syaoran smiled at Sakura and said, "How did you know which color?"

"Nani?" Sakura asked.

"Red cloths are for girls and pink is for boys." Syaoran said.

(A/N: i'm not sure if dis iz rite. n da old chinese movies, baby guhs r alwaiz wrapped n red cloths n boiz n pink...or mayb da otha way around...i dunno)

Sakura looked at Syaoran and said, "Oh, I didn't know that. Maybe I should make a pink one too."

"Iie, that's okay. Red's fine." Syaoran said, hugging Sakura and looking at the cloth.

Tears started to form in Syaoran's eyes as he thought about what Linh told him before he left her house.

*flashback*

Linh frowned, "Syaoran, it's too late. You were drunk. You slept with me, even though you're already married." Linh said calmly.

*flash ends*

Sakura looked up at Syaoran and saw his tears flowing down his cheek.

"Syao-kun, daijobu desu ka?" Sakura asked, caressing his cheek.

Syaoran touched Sakura hand and said, "I'm...okay."

Sakura looked at Syaoran, "Demo-"

"Don't worry about it." Syaoran said.

*Fu's residence*

Linh paced around the living room, frowning. =Now what?=

"Linh! I'm home!" Wen said, approaching the living room.

Linh heard Wen and had a sudden idea. She quickly grabbed a cup of water and patted some water down her cheek. Then she sat on the couch and put her head down, faking a cry.

As Wen came into the living room, he heard Linh crying. As planned, Wen sat down next to Linh and said, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Linh slowly picked up her head, sobbing, "Wen!" Linh put her head on his shoulder and cried.

Wen patted her back and asked again, "What's wrong?"

Linh said, "Last night *sobs* Syaoran got really *sobs* drunk and I tried to help him *sobs* but-"

"But what?" Wen asked, looking really concerned.

"-but *cries really hard* whenIgothimintobed,hepulledmedownand-"

"Speak slowly!" Wen said, frowning.

Linh sniffed, "H-He *cries hard again* slept with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

(A/N: hehe...i kant help but laugh at her...n mah head, she sounds lyke a whining baby...)

Wen got up, "WHAT!?!?!? That SON OF A BITCH slept with MY sister? MY SISTER?! I'm going to KILL him!" Wen stormed off.

Before he left, Linh quickly said, "Please, don't kill him! Please! There are other choices!"

"Like what?" Wen asked, looking really pissed off.

Linh said, "L-Like-"

(A/N; u noe she wants 2 say it)

"Linh, that S.O.B. slept with YOU! Aren't you mad?" Wen asked, pissed off.

Linh calmed down a little and said, "Instead killing him, why don't make him to marry me?"

"What?! Why? After what he did to you, you want to marry him?" Wen asked.

Linh said, "It's the only way."

"Is this what you want?" Wen asked.

"Yes." Linh said, hiding her smile.

"Fine, I still don't understand though." Wen said. "Come on, we're going now to get the S.O.B."

Linh grabbed her purse, following Wen to his car.

When they got there, Wen pounded of the door.

Fanren opened the door, smiling, "Konnichiwa, Wen and Linh. What brings you by today?"

Wen fumed, "Don't pretend like you don't know what's happening. Where's that bastard?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand." Fanren opened the door, letting the two in.

They went to the living room. Linh was sitting on the couch, and Wen and Fanren was standing up.

"LI SYAORAN!" Wen yelled.

Everybody in the house heard all the yelling and quickly walked to the living room, except Syaoran and Sakura.

Yelan asked, "What's going on?"

"Where IS Syaoran?" Wen asked again, trying to keep his cool.

Yelan motioned to Wei to get Syaoran.

Meanwhile...

"Nani? What's going on?" Sakura asked, holding onto Syaoran.

Syaoran rubbed her back, knowing what exactly was going on. Linh must have told Wen about what happened, and now he's here to hunt him down. Wen was worst than Touya when he's angry.

"I-It sounded like it was Wen." Sakura said, trembling.

Ever since Sakura met Wen Fu, she was always afraid of him because he was the general of a big army. Wen and Touya were alike, but Wen was much worst. If anything happened to Linh, he would made sure that the person who did that to her would pay. He could do anything he wanted because everybody respected him. So, it would be very easy to kill somebody.

Wei knocked on their down before opening it. "Master Li, Fu Wen is here to see you."

Syaoran slowly got up, letting go of Sakura. Syaoran and Wen walked out of the room with Sakura slowly following. They walked across the court to the living room.

(A/N: u noe, n da old movies, da houses r realli big n therez usually a big court in da middle of da house. oh weos...)

Syaoran kept a serious face as he bravely walked to the living room. When they got there, Wen was trying to keeping his cool. When Syaoran stopped, Sakura stood next to him. Wen's was standing sideways.

When he saw Syaoran, Wen quickly turned around and calmly said, "Li Syaoran, I'm sure you're aware of why I'm here."

"Yes, I am." Syaoran said, quietly.

Yelan asked, "Syaoran, what's going on?"

"Syaoran? Please, tell me what's going on?" Sakura asked, looking at him.

Tears were slowly forming in his eyes, knowing exactly what was going to happen if he told them.

Wen was getting a little impatience, "Yes, Li, tell them."

"..."

"Well? Tell THEM." Wen said.

"..."

"If you don't tell them, I WILL." Wen said, angrily.

"..."

"FINE!" Wen said. "That BASTARD *points at Syaoran* SLEPT with MY sister last night!"

Sakura said, in disbelief, "Demo, he said that he was helping Linh, and it got late, so he stayed there for the night."

"Well, he was LYING!" Wen said. "Now, according to the law, he HAS to MARRY my sister."

"But I'm married to him." Sakura said.

Linh said, "Then, he will have to divorce you."

"Demo, it's not true. Is it, Syaoran?" Sakura asked, looking at Syaoran.

Syaoran was quiet, unable to talk. His head was down and there were tears in his eyes.

"Syaoran," Yelan asked, "is it true?"

"Syaoran?" Fanren asked.

Syaoran turned his head in the opposite direction, feeling regret, "It's true." He whispered.

"Doushite? DOUSHITE!?" Sakura shouted, crying.

(A/N: it may seem unreal that sakura reacted so quickly...)

"Gomen nasai, demo...I-I didn't know. I was d-drunk-" Syaoran stopped at that word, knowing that he was in bigger trouble.

"DRUNK?" Sakura shouted.

"Syaoran, how?" Feimei asked.

"Syaoran, please tell me why were you drunk?" Yelan asked, keeping calm.

Syaoran trembled, "I-I didn't know. I-" Syaoran looked at Linh. Then, he pointed to her, "SHE must have did something to the punch!"

Linh pointed to herself, "ME? Syaoran, EVERYBODY drank the SAME punch. You just drank a LITTLE too much." Linh said, frowning.

"That's right. NOW, COME on!" Wen said, starting to pull on Syaoran's arm.

"NO! I'm not LEAVING Sakura!" Syaoran shouted, struggling.

Wen said sternly, "Look, LITTLE BOY. YOU are coming with ME and marrying Linh. PERIOD."

"Syaoran!" Feimei, Shiefa, Fanren, Fuutie shouted at the same time.

"MOTHER!" Syaoran said, shouting. "Please, I didn't do it!"

Yelan looked the other way shamefully, "I don't want to hear it anymore. You belong to Linh. Now, go. You are no longer welcome here anymore."

Hearing his own mother say that, broke Syaoran's heart. But it hurted him more when he saw the look on Sakura's face.

She was quiet for awhile, slowly taking it all in. Then, she turned to look at him, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Why?" Sakura asked. "Why did you marry me, if you were going to fool around with Linh? Why did you marry me? Why did you take over a year from me? Why were you using me? Why? WHY SYAORAN?!?!?"

"I-I wasn't. I-I'm s-sorry, Sakura. Demo-"

Sakura wiped her tears away, saying, "I don't need these tears. They're a waste of time."

"Sakura, onegai-"

Sakura said, looking the other way, "Li-kun, get out. Marry Linh and be happy with her. But don't make me waste more years with you. I will raise my baby alone without you in my life. Sorry I can't make it to your wedding. Ja ne." Sakura ran out the room.

"SAKURA!" Syaoran struggled to get out of Wen's strong hold. Tears were streaming down his face now, knowing that he had hurted Sakura. His heart was crumbling to bits and pieces hearing his family and his only love tell him that they no longer wanted him.

"Come on, let's go." Wen said, dragging Syaoran out the door.

Linh smiled politely at Yelan, "Goodbye."

Yelan looked at her, slowly nodding with a faint smile.

"SAKURA! I LOVE YOU! SAKURA!" Syaoran voice was heard throughout the streets.

Feimei, Fanren, Fuutie, and Shiefa ran to the door, seeing Syaoran being forced to sit in the seat of the car.

The last thing that Syaoran said, before Wen slam his door, was, "Sakura, ONEGAI!!!"

Meanwhile...

Sakura ran across the court, ignoring her surroundings. She stopped, looking at the big cherry tree. Out of anger, Sakura punched the tree with her right hand. Sakura ignored the pain, as she looked at her red hand and the blisters on her knuckles. Sakura panted, wiping tears from her face. She looked around, noticing the room upstairs. It was in the corner and anybody hardly went there. Sakura climbed up the stairs and closed the door behind her, locking it. In the room was a small bed large enough for her, a wooden dresser to her right and a large mirror standing on it, and a closet to her left.

Sakura ran to the bed, falling onto it. Tears endlessly flowed down her cheeks, no matter how much she didn't want them to.

Sakura whispered, "Doushite? Why did this happen? Why?!" Sakura buried her face into the pillow, sobbing.

*living room*

"Mother, can't you just forgive him?" Fanren asked.

"Please?" Shiefa asked.

Yelan shook her head, slowly.

Feimei held Yelan's hand, kneeing, "Please mother. Maybe Linh did put something in Syaoran's drink."

"You know how Linh is in love with Syaoran. Maybe she planned this purposely." Fanren said.

Fuutie nodded her head.

Yelan waved her head, motioning them to go away.

Fanren, Fuutie, Shiefa, and Feimei sighed, leaving Yelan alone.

"How do you think Sakura-chan doing?" Shiefa asked.

"I don't know." Fanren said.

"She must be really sad." Fuutie said.

"Of course she is!" Feimei said.

Shiefa asked, "Do you really think that Syaoran did really sleep with Linh?"

"I don't know." Fuutie answered.

"Come on, let's visit Sakura. Maybe we can make her feel better." Fanren said.

"Yeah." Feimei said, nodding.

The four sisters walked over to Sakura's bedroom and knocked on the door.

"Sakura-chan? Can we come in?" Fuutie asked.

No answer...

"Sakura?" Feimei asked, lightly touching the door.

The door suddenly open, so the sisters walked into the bedroom.

"Sakura-chan?" Fanren asked, looking around.

Shiefa asked, "Where is she?"

"Do you think she ran away?" Feimei asked, panicking.

"I doubt it. Her family moved to Japan last year. She doesn't know anybody here." Fuutie said.

The four sisters exited the room and stood around the court, looking around. Never, did they notice the room upstairs.

"Hey, look at this." Shiefa said, touching the newly made dent in the cherry tree.

Fanren said, "Wow, do you think Sakura did this?"

"Maybe." Feimei said.

*a hour later*

"Mother! We can't find Sakura-chan anywhere!" Shiefa shouted, running up to Yelan. Fanren, Feimei, and Fuutie followed up after her.

"What?" Yelan asked.

"We looked for her everywhere!" Fanren shouted.

Yelan thought for awhile, thinking of the one place nobody would think to look. Ever since that tragic day, everybody was too sad to go in that room anymore. It brought back many tears for everybody. Maybe...

Yelan asked, "Did you look in the room in the corner?"

Fanren said, "No."

Feimei exclaimed, "Thanks, momskins!!!"

Feimei, Fanren, Fuutie, and Shiefa walked back across the court and looked up at the room.

*flashback*

*knock* *knock*

"Master Li, dinner is ready." Wei said, opening the door.

A chestnut haired man in his late forties, slowly stood up from his chair. He had dark, ember eyes and a serious face. His hair was combed down, so that it wouldn't be so messy.

"Please inform Yelan that I'm coming down later." Li seriously said.

"Yelan informed me that there are no exceptions. You have been working too hard, sir." Wei said.

Li sighed, "Okay, I'm coming down. You may leave."

Wei bowed, "Yes, Master Li."

Li slowly walked over to the down, feeling a little dizzy. As he walked, there was a pain in his heart. The pain grew, making Li suddenly gasping for air. He staggered slowly, holding onto his chest. Suddenly, he stumbled backwards, falling unconscious on his back.

(A/N: gomen nasai! i don't know syaoran's father's name! so, i'm calling him li. ^-^')

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Father!!!" Fuutie, Feimei, Fanren, and Shiefa yelled, crowding around the weak body.

Shiefa knelt down, holding onto Li's hand. Feimei was standing at the head of the bed, Fuutie was standing to the right of Feimei, and Fanren was sitting in a pulled up chair. Chang and Yinh were standing outside in the court. Tieu was standing nearby the Li sisters.

Yelan was sitting on the bed next to her husband, and for the first time in her whole entire life, there were tears flowing down her cheeks.

"Wei, please go get Syaoran." Yelan said, trembling.

Wei bowed, "Yes, Mrs. Li."

Yelan held Li's other hand, looking down at his weak body. All day and night, Li worked on making his business more successful. The day Syaoran announced his engagement to Sakura, Li assumed that Syaoran was taking over the family business. However, Syaoran had other plans to become a music director for Sakura. They had many arguments, and finally, Li said that Syaoran was a disgrace to the family and was no longer a future leader to the Li Clan. It was then decided that Shiefa's first born son or Tieu Long was going to be future leader. Ever since that fight Syaoran had with him, he has been working very hard. Now, he didn't have time to eat, train, or spend time with his family. And so, day by day, Li grew weaker.

(A/N: if this doesn't make any sense, all the li sisters married before syaoran did. this took place a month before their wedding, as said in the first chapter. also, tieu was chosen because li knows that chang is a gambler and yinh is a smoker. chang and yinh aren't good role models.)

*Syaoran's bedroom*

Syaoran smiled at Sakura, holding her hand and kissing it.

Sakura smiled, but then she frown.

"What is it, love?" Syaoran asked, caressing Sakura's cheek.

"When are you going to settle your disagreements with your father?" Sakura asked.

Syaoran let go of Sakura's hand, standing up and pacing.

"Syao-kun?" Sakura asked, standing up as well.

*knock* *knock*

"Come in." Syaoran said.

Wei opened the door and said, "Master Li, Yelan wishes to see you."

Syaoran sighed, "What does she want now?"

"It's your father." Wei said.

Syaoran frowned, "I am not seeing him."

"Master Li, your father is dying." Wei said, sadly.

Sakura asked, "Dying?"

Syaoran turned the other way, "I do not wish to go."

Sakura walked over to Syaoran, pulling on his sleeve, like she was a child.

"Syao-kun, please. If you don't love your father anymore, at least say good-bye." Sakura pleaded.

Syaoran sighed, "Fine. Let's go, Wei."

When Syaoran, Sakura, and Wei entered Li's bedroom, Fanren ran up to Syaoran hugging him.

Fanren sobbed, "Syaoran-kun, father's dying..."

Syaoran frowned, rubbing her back. "I know." Syaoran whispered.

Syaoran let go of Fanren, slowly walking over to the bed.

In the bed was a figure. The person was slowly breathing, and his face was white. When Syaoran was standing a foot away from the bed, Shiefa motioned everybody else to leave so that Syaoran could talked his father. Syaoran sat in the chair nearby, looking at his father, frowning.

"Father." Syaoran said, seriously.

Li opened his eyes slowly, turning his head to look at Syaoran, "Syaoran." He whispered.

"I have something to-tell you." Li said.

Syaoran kept a straight face, nodding.

"I-I'm proud of-you." Li said, slowly.

This took Syaoran by surprise. It has been a long time or maybe the first time since his father said that to him. "You're p-proud of m-me?" Syaoran asked, his eyes widening.

"I-I was so mad at you that you d-didn't want to take over the business. I-I may have said things that were inappropriate. I-I'm sorry."

"Me too." Syaoran whispered.

Li took deep breaths, "Son, will you to do this dying man a favor before he dies?"

"You are not dying." Syaoran said, now trembling.

Li faintly smiled, "I am human. Humans are born to die again. It is my time."

"Then WHY are we born to DIE? Is there anything worth living for?" Syaoran asked, frustrated.

(A/N: that might have sounded kinda crony...hehehehehehe...^-^' or mayb dat came outta nowhere)

"You were born to marry Sakura. It is your destiny."

"Sakura..."

Li sighed, "Take care of her. I want you to live out your life. Don't waste it like I did. I worked all day and night, never spending time with you or your sisters. I missed out in a lot of stuff."

"But you did it for our family." Syaoran said.

Li shook his head, "But I was never much a father to you."

"..."

"Please?" Li asked.

Syaoran sighed, smiling, "Okay. I promise."

"Thank you." Li whispered.

Li sighed, slowly closing his eyes. Tears formed in Syaoran's eyes, knowing that now his father is dead. Syaoran slowly stood up, keeping his eyes on his decease father. Then, Syaoran quickly kissed his father on his forehead. Syaoran slowly walked out of the room, going downstairs to the court. Everybody was standing around, waiting for Syaoran. Everybody saw the sad looked in Syaoran eyes, knowing that Li must have died in there. Chang had his arm around Fuutie as she cried, Fanren was crying on Yinh shoulder, and Tieu was hugging Shiefa. Feimei tried her best to hold back her tears, since she didn't have a shoulder to cry on and tried to stay strong for her family. Sakura ran up to Syaoran, embracing him, softly sobbing.

*flash ends*

Fanren took a deep breath, "Ever since father died, I never thought that I was going to his room again."

"The past can't be ignored." Feimei said.

"Nor can the future. Let's find Sakura." Fuutie said, wiping a few tears away.

Shiefa nodded.

Slowly, the Li sisters walked up the stairs leading to the shadowed room.

When they got to the top, Feimei softly tapped on the wooden door. The four sisters pressed their ears near the door, hoping for a response. Since the door was only about two centimeters thick, the sisters easily heard someone sobbing inside.

"Sakura?" Fanren asked.

"Go away." A voice sobbed.

Fuutie gently said, "Sakura, please, unlock the door. We want to help."

Inside, Sakura knew that the Li sisters were standing outside her door. When she heard that they wanted to help, Sakura quickly got up, running to the door.

Standing by the door, she retorted, "Where was YOUR help when Syaoran used me while fooling around with Linh?!? Where?!?!?"

"Please, Sakura, we didn't know." Shiefa said.

"WHY did YOU let me MARRY a guy LIKE Syaoran?" Sakura cried. "Doushite? DOUSHITE!!!"

Feimei explained, "Sakura, please. All of us are feeling the same way you are. We understand."

"IIE!!!!! You don't understand! *sobbing* You don't understand..." Sakura cried. Sakura slid against the door, sitting on the cold floor, crying. She leaned on the door, whispering, "You don't understand."

Shiefa whispered, "Sakura, we may not understand the pain that you're going through right now, but giving up on yourself is the same as giving up on your baby."

Sakura's eyes widen as her crying silenced. Sakura had forgotten about her baby while she was crying over Syaoran. Sakura looked down at her stomach. Knowing that Syaoran was still a part of her, a part of the baby, tears slid down her cheeks, falling onto her stomach.

After a brief silence, Shiefa sighed sadly and then motioned her sisters to leave Sakura alone.

*a week later*

Wei slowly walked across the yard, going up the stairs to Sakura's new room. In his hand was a tray of food.

Wei slowly knocked on the door, saying, "Sakura-sama, I brought your lunch." With that said, Wei left the tray on the ground near the door and left.

Ever since last week, Sakura started refusing to eat or go outside. Everybody in the house was worried about Sakura, knowing that she was too hard on herself. They all tried to talk to her, only to leave in defeat. Still, everyday, Wei walked by Sakura's room and left a tray of food next to her door, hoping that she would eat. At the end of the day, Wei would sadly walk back to Sakura's room and throw away the rejected food. One in awhile, the Li sisters would bring one or two of Sakura's personal belongings, some of which Sakura accepted. Other times, they would still try to talk to Sakura.

Inside, Sakura looked at the person staring back at her in the mirror. She had beautiful, emerald eyes and long, honey brown hair. Her eyes were full of joy and wonder. There was a big smile on her face and her face shone brightly. She was wearing a pink dress with wings on her back.

The person in the mirror looked back at Sakura, seeing her sad dull eyes. There were black circles under her eyes, and her face was white. She was frowning and her hair was in tangles. Her face was skinny and her lips were pale. She was wearing green pajamas.

(A/N: this might sound a little confusing. the person in the mirror is an image of sakura before she found out about syaoran. the really sad person is sakura currently. all those images in the mirror are just sakura's imagination.)

As Sakura looked at the person in the mirror, another person appeared in the mirror. This time, it was a male person with messy, chestnut hair. He had fiery, ember eyes and was smiling. He wore a red uniform with a gold sash across his chest.

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked.

(A/N: the people in the mirror are wearing the same thing sakura and syaoran wore in the second movie if you didn't know.)

The girl in the mirror was sitting in the same position as Sakura and the boy had his hand on her shoulder. Sakura lightly touched her shoulder, feeling nothing. Sakura looked back into the mirror, seeing the two kiss. Tears slowly slid down her cheeks as Sakura watched them kiss. Memories of herself and Syaoran kissing before all this happened came back to haunt her. Sakura closed her eyes, touching her lips. Sakura remembered how smooth Syaoran's lips were and how it made her feel safe. Then, another image came into her head. The image of Linh and Wen coming over her house and pulling Syaoran away. Sakura had heard the last thing that Syaoran said.

*flashback*

"SAKURA! I LOVE YOU! SAKURA!"

And...

"Sakura, ONEGAI!!!"

*flash ends*

Sakura looked back into the mirror, noticing that the couple in the mirror were gone. Instead, another person was in the mirror. It was a Chinese girl about her height with purple hair and brown eyes. She had on a purple dress that was past her knee and purple high-heels. Sakura's eyes widen as she realized who it was. The girl grinned at Sakura, showing Sakura an image of Linh and Syaoran kissing at their wedding. In the image, Syaoran looked so happy and peaceful. Tears fell on her face, as she remembered how Syaoran broke her heart a week ago. No longer wanting to see his selfish face, Sakura picked up the mirror and threw into a corner. The impact broke the mirror into a million pieces, scattering all over the floor.

Sakura sobbed, "Why is this happening to me?" Sakura looked up, "What have I done to deserve this?!" Sakura slowly sat down on the floor, crying.

Outside, Shiefa looked up to the room when she heard a loud noise coming from it. Shiefa was sitting on the bench nearby the cherry tree which still showed the mark left by Sakura.

As Shiefa gazed at the room, Tieu walked up to Shiefa asking, "Are you going to sit here all night?"

Shiefa turned around, smiling, "Yes, I want to make sure that Sakura is safe."

Tieu smiled at his wife. Then, with a blanket in his hand, he sat next to Shiefa and place it around her shoulders.

"It's going to be a little chilly tonight." Tieu said. "So, I brought a blanket and some hot tea."

Shiefa looked at the two cups and kettle beside her and asked, "You're staying too?"

Tieu chuckled, "Of course. Who else is going to be here to protect you?"

"But nobody comes into here at night." Shiefa said.

Tieu smiled, "But we don't know that."

"Where's your blanket?" Shiefa asked, worried.

"Don't worry about me. If I stay with you, I will be warm." Tieu put his arm around Shiefa shoulders, hugging her.

Shiefa smiled as she leaned her head on Tieu shoulders.

*Fu residence*

Linh quietly knocked on the door sweetly said, "Syaoran-kun, it's dinnertime."

"Go away, and my name is Li!" Syaoran shouted.

Linh said, "But I've called you Syaoran before."

Syaoran shouted, "That was before YOU ruin my life!"

Linh pouted, "If you don't open this door, I-"

Syaoran opened the door, glaring at Linh. "I will eat when I want to, and you will not make threats to me."

"Fine!" Linh said, turning around and going down the stairs.

Syaoran slammed the door behind him, walking to the wooden desk. On the desk was a piece of paper with a picture of a girl with auburn, long hair and emerald eyes. Her face shone brightly, and she was surrounded with floating cherry blossom petals. Many detailed shading was mainly in the area of the face. Syaoran made sure that her eyes were exactly perfect and that if showed the same brilliance as the real person. She looked so real, but she was not the real thing. The real person was somewhere, maybe still at his old home, forgetting everything about him.

It was his fault for listening to Linh in the first place and going to her birthday party. He should have sensed something in the first place when the phone call incident occurred. Now, it's too late. His family and Sakura rejected him and told him to leave. Wen forced him to live in the house, and Linh and his wedding was to be next week. It was already planned that it was going to be a small wedding for the two, and Linh's whole family was attending. However, Syaoran doesn't want to be married to Linh. Although papers were done for his divorce, Syaoran's heart was still with Sakura. Many times already Syaoran tried to leave the house. However, after the several times, Wen placed iron gates on all the windows and the front door. Plus, there was another gate to the house outside with guards specifically trained to keep Syaoran in. The only time Syaoran could leave is if he has a supervisor. He was a prisoner in the Fu's house.

*next day*

Chang looked around, as he cautiously walked into a room. In the room were several items that the Li family considered precious and special. Many of which, are very expensive when sold. There was a small table in the middle of the room with a small candle standing on it. Chang carefully lit a match and lit up the candle, brightening the darken room. Chang gleefully looked around, picking through vases and statues.

As he carefully picked up a jade dragon, a voice hollered, "What are you doing in here?"

Chang slowly turned around, recognizing the voice. Ever since he met him, Chang became afraid of him because he was good. Li loved him as a son and even considered him to be the future leader of the clan. Chang knew that many people trusted him, and if anything bad happened to him, they would believe him.

"Tieu!" Chang exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"I should ask you the same. I might not have seen you sneaking into the room, but I saw the light from the candle." Tieu said.

The room that they were standing in was right across the room Sakura is in, across the courtyard. Tieu and Shiefa did stay in the courtyard all night, watching Sakura's room. So, when Tieu woke up early morning, he softly woke Shiefa up as Chang sneaked pass him. Then, Tieu attention was averted to the strange light from the room.

"What were you going to do with the jade dragon?" Tieu asked, pointing to Chang's hands.

Chang looked down and stuttered, "T-This? I was j-just l-looking at it. T-That's all."

"You're not really good at lying." Tieu said.

Chang chuckled a little. Then, he tossed the jade dragon into the air, making Tieu catch it. Then, Chang unsuccessfully tried to run to the door, but Tieu was fast. Being an alternative leader of the clan, meant that Tieu had to be trained for it. So, it was easy to catch the dragon and jump to the door in time. Tieu placed the dragon down on a nearby podium and glared at Chang. Chang suddenly threw a punch at Tieu, which he easily dodged.

"I do not want to hurt you." Tieu said.

Chang ignored him and started grabbing Tieu by his neck. This took Tieu by surprise as Chang tighten his grip. Tieu grabbed Chang arms and tried to loosen his grip. Tieu tried to fling Chang into a wall, but Chang continued his grip as he accidentally knocked down many vases and statues. Tieu tried to fling Chang again, this time, they knocked over the candle. Unaware, Tieu continued flinging Chang against vases and statues, breaking all of them. Chang suddenly smelled smoke, loosening his grip. Tieu threw a punch at Chang before he noticed the smoke. Both ran to the table, desperately trying to rid the fire. However, it was too late. The fire spread to the tablecloth, and then to the wooden table. The wood fed the fire, intensifying it. The only thing to do was to run. Tieu and Chang opened the door, running out to warn the others.

"Fire! Fire!"

"Mother! Shiefa! Fuutie! Feimei! Fanren! Yinh! Sakura! Wei! Everybody! Fire!"

"Fire?!?!?"

"RUN!!!!!!"

"Mother!"

"Quickly! Call the fire department!"

"I can't see!"

*cough* *cough*

The Li family met outside, as they watch their home being burned down. The fire department had just arrived, and there were many firefighters trying to put out the fire. But the whole house was made of wood, making the fire harder to put out.

"Mrs. Li, is everybody out?" One of the firefighters asked.

Yelan looked at her family, saying, "Yinh, Fuutie, Fanren, Chang, Feimei, Shiefa, Tieu, Wei, the servants...*gasps*"

"What is it mother?" Fanren asked.

"Where's Sakura?!" Yelan asked.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!!!!!!" Shiefa exclaimed, looking at the burning house.

Tieu gasps, realizing that Sakura has not yet left the burning house. He ran back into the house, despite the warning from the firefighters. Tieu took out a handkerchief, covering his mouth to prevent himself from breathing the smoke.

"Sakura!" He yelled, but his voice was muffled.

Meanwhile...

The fire was moving closer to Sakura's room as she just realized what was happening. She was sleeping as the fire was growing and didn't hear all the cries.

*flashback*

dream...

"Where am I? Who are you?" Sakura asked.

Sakura was standing a forest of cherry trees in front of a shadowed figure. Sakura was wearing a slightly torn dress with white high heels. The person wore a long, black cloak, and the hood was covering the face. The figure moved closer to Sakura.

=What does he want?= Sakura asked, feeling her body froze.

The person whispered in a feminine voice, "Sakura, you have failed Syaoran."

Sakura's eyes widen. =F-Fail?=

"Yes, you have failed him." The figure said, standing on Sakura right's side.

"How did I fail him? He failed ME!" Sakura cried.

"SILENCE!!!!!!" The figure shouted.

Sakura winced, as she covered her ears.

The figure said gently, "You have not learned the truth."

"The truth?"

"You do not wish to know the truth. You fear the truth."

Sakura looked at the person circling her.

"What's true is actually the lie." The figure said.

"What do you mean?"

"You have been tricked."

"By who?"

"You will learn in due time." The figure whispered. The figure turned to leave.

"Wait!" Sakura shouted, running to the person.

The figure stopped, as a faint smile appeared on her face. Then, the figure disappeared.

Just when the figure disappeared, fire encircled around Sakura. Everywhere she turned there was fire. Smoke was blinding Sakura's vision and filling into her lungs. Another figure appeared, dressed in a dark, green cloak. His hood was down, showing his fiery, ember eyes and messy, chestnut hair.

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked, coughing.

The person looked at Sakura, frowning. Then, he turned and left.

"SYAORAN!!!!!" Sakura shouted.

*flash ends*

Sakura woke up coughing, looking out her window. There was a blazing fire just a couple inches from her door. Sakura quickly took a towel and covered her mouth. Without thinking, Sakura quickly opened the scorching door and ran down the stairs.

Sakura heard Tieu calling her name, "SAKURA!!!"

Sakura easily spotted Tieu heading her way, but Tieu didn't see her in her red shirt and black pants.

"SAKURA!!!" Tieu called again.

As Sakura stood there, looking at the unaware Tieu, a beam above her head was loosing support.

Tieu finally recognized Sakura as he called out, "Sakura! Abunai (Watch out)! The beam is going to crash!!!!!!"

Sakura looked up, seeing the huge crack in the wooden beam.

Sakura closed her eyes, whispering, "Ja ne."

*crash*

"SAKURA-CHAN!!!" Tieu shouted, running over to where Sakura was standing. However, the huge fires were blocking Tieu from reaching Sakura. Firefighters came by, holding Tieu back.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you go in there. The fire is too strong. I'm sorry." The firefighter said.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Tieu-kun!" Shiefa exclaimed, running over to him.

"What happened?" Feimei asked.

"Where's Sakura?" Fanren asked.

"Tieu-" Fuutie began.

She was interrupted when she saw small tears coming from Tieu's eyes.

Shiefa cried, "No...no..."

"Tieu, where's Sakura?" Yelan asked.

Feimei cried, "Mother, she's gone...she's gone."

Yelan stood there, looking at the burning house. Then, she turned and faced everybody.

"Who started this fire?" Yelan asked slowly.

Feimei, Fuutie, Fanren, Shiefa, and Wei turned their heads to Chang.

"W-What?" Chang asked, stuttering. "W-What did I-I do?"

Fuutie frowned at her husband, "Chang, we know you had some part of this."

Feimei said, "Did YOU start the fire?"

Chang stuttered, "W-Well, you see. What happened was-was-"

"Chang?" Fuutie asked.

Tieu stepped up and said, "I started the fire."

Fuutie said, still looking at Chang, "Tieu-kun, you do not need to defend Chang."

"I did start the fire."

"Tieu?" Shiefa asked.

Chang stood there fidgeting with his hands and looking at the ground. Fuutie was still looking at her husband, believing that he started the fire.

Fanren asked, "How did the fire start?"

"I knocked down a candle." Tieu said.

Shiefa said, "It doesn't make sense that you would knock down a candle. Not unless Chang did do something."

Chang sighed, "All right. All right. It was my fault. I went into the room and stole a jade dragon. Tieu saw me, and I tried to run away. And then-well-"

"You two fought and accidentally knocked the candle down." Fanren said.

Chang nodded.

Yelan frowned at Chang, "You have caused many problems in our family before. But this? This is the worse! We now have no home, and Sakura is dead because of you."

Chang frowned, looking down.

Fuutie frowned at her husband, shaking her head. "Come on, let's go to Hiirgizawa's house for the night.

The others nodded, murmuring as they past by Chang. They all got into Wei's car, which was park outside the house.

*outside Wei's car*

"We can't all fit into Wei's car. It's not big enough." Chang said.

Fuutie said, "You know, Chang. You're not the brightest person at all."

"Wei can make two trips. First, Fuutie, Tieu, Fanren, Feimei, Mother, and I will go first." Shiefa said.

"What about me?" Chang asked.

Fuutie said slowly as if Chang was stupid, "Chang, you're going to go last with the servants."

"Fine." Chang said.

*Hiirgizawa's residence*

"Tomoyo-chan!!!!" Shiefa exclaimed, running up to Tomoyo.

"Shiefa! What are you doing here? Huh?" Tomoyo asked, seeing Shiefa's sisters, Yelan, Tieu, Chang, Wei, and all the servants.

"Do you mind if we stay at your house for a while?" Fanren asked, faintly smiling.

Tomoyo smiled, "Sure, I don't mind. I have plenty of rooms here for everybody."

"Where's Yinh, Sakura, and Syaoran?" Eriol asked, walking in the living room.

"Well, Yinh's over at Linh's house."

Tomoyo asked, "Where's Sakura-chan?"

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"SAKURA-CHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tomoyo cried, holding a handkerchief.

"I'm sorry." Chang said.

"You?!? Did YOU start the fire?" Tomoyo asked.

Chang slowly nodded.

Tomoyo stood up and walked over to Chang.

*smack*

Everybody gasped. Never had Tomoyo ever laid her hands on another person like that. Chang ignored the pain, accepting the fact that he deserved it. Everything was his fault. It was his fault that Fuutie is mad at him, that he owns money to a lot of people, that the family is homeless, and now, Sakura is dead because of him.

"You. I do not want to see your face ever again." Tomoyo said coldly, pointing her finger at Chang. Chang nodded walking up the stairs to a vacant room.

Tomoyo frowned, "Now, where's Syaoran?"

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Tomoyo smiled, nodding at Feimei.

Then, Tomoyo politely said, "Please, excuse me. I need to freshen up a bit."

Tomoyo slowly walked to her bedroom upstairs. When she was in her room, she left the door opened. Then, she took slowly opened her window to breathe in the fresh air...

"THAT BASTARD!!!!!!! DUMPING SAKURA FOR THAT MOTHER FUCKING BITCH!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?!?" Tomoyo screamed.

Downstairs...

Tieu, Shiefa, Fuutie, Fanren, and Feimei were looking upstairs, gasping at such hateful words.

Eriol adjusted his glasses and frowned. Not because of Tomoyo, but because of what happened between Sakura and Syaoran.

Yelan's eyes were closed, and she was calmly breathing.

Tomoyo breath slowly, letting all her anger go. Then, she gracefully walked back into the living room, smiling.

"Is there anything else that I should know?" Tomoyo sweetly said.

The Li sisters shook their heads, "No."

"All righty then! Let's have dinner!" Tomoyo cheerfully said. Tomoyo walked to the kitchen, leaving behind many confused looks.

silence...

Tomoyo popped her head into the living room, "Come on! Aren't you hungry?"

The sisters looked at each other, sweat dropping.

*next day*

"Yinh? Why are you crying?" Linh asked, worriedly.

Linh, Yinh, and Syaoran were sitting in the living room. Syaoran wanted to be alone and out of his room. So, he stepped out and sat in the living room. However, Linh saw him and followed him. Syaoran was about to tell Linh to go away until Yinh showed up with tears in his eyes.

"This morning, I thought t-that I would go home. B-But w-when I went to the house-when I went to the h-house-" Yinh said in between sobs.

"What is it?" Syaoran asked. If anything happened to Sakura...

"The house-t-the house-was-was-was-" Yinh said.

"Yes?" Linh said, getting impatient.

Yinh cried, "The house was completely burned down!!!!"

"NANI?!?!?" Syaoran stood up.

A/N: see? see? i told you that something bad was going to happen. maybe i didn't but i suggested it. anyways, what do you think so far?

oh yeah, i'm thinking about starting a contest. anybody interested continue reading to find out about the contest.

okay, i know that at least one of the readers is thinking: why did xxshiaznguhxx pick s+s to be the couple in the story? why isn't e+t the main couple? why is s+s love being tested?

don't worry, i already know the answer, but i'm not telling you. i just want to see if you know. no, the answer is not that s+s is more kawaii than e+t or vice versa.

just think about it. the characters in the story...everything.

the first person who comes up with the right answer or close will be the winner. i'm not sure what the prize is. i would probably draw something but the prize isn't going to be realli big. remember, i'm not rich. ^__^

send your answer to my email: lbt519@cs.com or contact me in some way.