Chapter 9-The Return Of Zháo
A sort of quiet was on the village. Everyone was straining to hear the hooves of Zháo's horses coming towards them. The Governor was on edge; the whole village was on edge (any more edge and they'd be falling off.), Yue and the other foreign boys were preparing for Zháo's return, practicing and sharpening their weapons. Syaoran was most probably in the fields training, Meilin was watching Satou with a Bo staff, and he was very clumsy with it.
At around two hours past midday, the sounds of hooves were heard. Everybody froze and looked to the direction of the sound.
Ba-bump Ba-bump Ba-bump Ba-bump
The sound was getting louder and already the gang was in view. The men lined up the same as they the last time Zháo had arrived, this time would be different though, maybe some men might even die.
The gang approached the entrance of the village but didn't wait for formalities. They carried on riding into the village, yipping and whooping as they drew their swords. The village men grabbed whatever weapon they could find and charged straight into the horses, their pitchforks and swords turned upwards.
The horses screeched as the weapons were plunged into them, they toppled over and lay dead or wounded on the ground. The dismounted gang members charged with full force at the village men, screaming and cursing. The whole town was in chaos as the children and women stayed in the Governor's large house, watching their homes burn. Meilin, who was charged on taking care of the women, watched eagerly for Satou, a glimpse or a flash would be sufficient to ease her. So far, she had seen nothing.
Syaoran had come running from the fields a few seconds before Zháo had arrived. Hell bent on killing Zháo himself, he dived into the waging war and killed every non-villager he saw.
Satou was cornered as about five disgusting looking men encircled him. He quickly prepared his Bo staff and shoved it into one of the men's stomach, winding him. He did the same to two others, whacked one over the head and grabbed the last one's head, slamming it face down into the ground before going off to fight more evil guys.
Yue was almost directly behind Syaoran, though the Chinese boy didn't realise it. Yue took out everyone who tried to get close to Syaoran, breaking necks, backs and I think one man got his nose broken as well.
Tokio, Shizukana and Sakuya were guarding the Governor's house from the gang. Ducking and diving from the flailing arms and weapons coming towards them.
Syaoran was off in his own little world of killing people, rage and adrenalin was taking over as he blocked off attacks and dealt out his own, creating a path to get to Zháo. It was his job to kill Zháo. His job.
"Don't worry Sakura chan. When you wake up, you can write a letter to Tomoyo and your brother, then, once we kick Zháo's ass, maybe you can marry Syaoran. But first though, you've gotta tell him about you being Yue or else it could get ugly…"
The thought of what his friend, Chen had told him flashed through his mind. Chen had been distracted yesterday by the sound of a girl crying, so, being the nosy boy he is, went to inspect. He heard everything Sakura and Satou had said and ran off to tell Syaoran. Now, even in the heat of battle, Sakura was all he could think about. And killing Zháo.
"SYAORAN!"
He snapped out of his trance and turned to see and giant, ugly man with an axe held above his head, he slammed it down but stopped about a centimetre away from Syaoran's head. The man dropped dead and standing behind him with a sword was Yue, blood was strewn all over his face and he looked very tired, he gave Syaoran a weak smile and elbowed the man coming to his left.
Syaoran blinked and stared.
If Sakura is Yue, then that means that yesterday I...
His eyes widened at what he had just realised he had done. Now he was REALLY mad. He jumped up and kicked every guy's ass that came near Yue. Zháo was in the back of his mind now. Yue stood there, dumbfounded and Syaoran tore up every shred of man coming within an inch of him and Syaoran.
The battle was on the villager's side. Thanks to the Japanese boys, they may not of lasted this long. Nearly all the gang members were killed or badly injured, there was just Zháo and his two closest men left.
The whole place froze again as Zháo headed for the Governor's house. It was silent. Though the gang had been destroyed, no one dared try and fight Zháo, and now he was going for the women and children!
The Governor and another villager took down his two chief men but Zháo continued to ride hard and fast to the house. The three boys on guard were trembling as the half crazed man rode faster and faster towards them.
Shizukana was shaking the most as he held his bow and arrow, trying desperately to aim. He saw Syaoran charging up behind Zháo, Yue's sword in his hand.
Must kill Zháo. Must kill Zháo. Must kill Zháo.
Syaoran's head said those words over and over. Sakura was safe. Now he must deal the finishing blow.
Zháo stopped dead and Syaoran went crashing into him. The horse was wriggling on the floor and Syaoran was on top of the big hunk of meat known as Zháo. He quickly raised his sword. Then he stopped.
There was an arrow placed in Zháo's heart.
All eyes turned to the shaking Shizukana. He fell on the ground. His breath was hard and jagged; he looked up at Syaoran, whose eyes were wide in disbelief.
Shizukana killed him? But I was supposed to...
Tokio and Sakuya rushed to Shizukana's side and helped him up, talking in some crazy Japanese language. Shizukana was shaking violently. Out of all the boys at the training centre back in Japan, Shizukana had been the quietest. He was usually seen reading or drawing and everyone knew he had never killed a man in his entire life; he probably didn't even have a bad word to say about anyone. That was one of the reasons he was sent to train. Now, he had killed his first man as well as the fact that it was supposed to be Syaoran's killing. Tears streaked down Shizukana's face as the boys lead him away.
Syaoran stood over the dead body, he threw the sword down and walked away.
Meilin came running out of the house and leapt into Satou arms, smiling and laughing as he twirled her around and fell over. Yelan walked out, a broad smile on her face too. She was trying hard to keep her joy of seeing her husband alive in. The Governor slowly walked up to Yelan as well, keeping his excitement in. He slowly placed a kiss on his wife's lips and she fell into his arms, laughing and crying and basically all emotional. The Governor stroked her hair and whispered things in her ear.
Everyone was reunited with everyone else. Some women stood there calling for their husband or sons but they never showed up whereas the other women were emotional and crying tears of happiness at their husbands and sons being alive and well.
Syaoran was nowhere to been seen.
There was a big celebration that night. Music played as people danced and sang. Yue was sitting in his bedroom when Satou came dancing in, a goofy smile plastered on his face.
"Hey Yue. Shouldn't you be dancing and getting drunk?" He asked, sitting beside his friend.
"I think you're doing the drunkenness and the dancing for the both of us." Came Yue's reply.
"Ah, that's cos I have reason to celebrate!" Satou jumped up and danced around. "I'm getting ma-rr-ied in the mooooooorning!" He sang as he danced.
"Really?" Yue asked, his eyes wide.
"Well, not in the morning but soon! To Meilin! Isn't that kakkoii?" He sat down and stared at Yue.
"I'm happy for you Satou kun." Yue said, smiling.
Satou got closer to Yue and his face got serious.
"What about you and * Cough* Syaoran * Cough*"
"I haven't seen him since Shizuakana killed Zháo."
"You know, Sakura." Satou said, getting closer. "I've liked you for along time. Since I found out you weren't really a boy."
Yue's eyes got wide and he tried to back off a little. Satou laughed.
"Don't worry! I'm not attracted to you now! I have Meilin and she means everything to me! Besides, you have Syaoran, I know it seems hard with him now but it'll get better." He placed his hand on Yue's hot cheek and smiled kindly.
"But there was something I've always wanted to do." He whispered.
"Uh, uh, uh, um...er...um..." Yue mumbled as Satou leaned closer, he stopped and stared and the blushing Yue.
"May I?" He asked, Yue was a bit taken aback by this. No boy ever asked permission to...you know!
Yue nodded slightly and Satou moved his head forward and placed his lips on Yue's or Sakura's. ( I'm getting confused now! Ok, he's kissing Sakura.)
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt his breath on her face, he moved his lips a little and pressed a little harder. His lips were soft but all through it Sakura couldn't help thinking about Syaoran.
Satou pulled away after about a minute and smiled.
"Thank you Yue...er...Sakura. I won't forget that you were my first love, whether you felt the same or not."
This was a side of Satou Sakura had never seen, all romantic and stuff, speaking softly and smiling kindly. He wasn't genki Satou, he was soppy Satou!
He hugged Sakura and winked before walking out to greet his fiancé.
"Did you do it Satou?" Meilin asked.
"Yes, my love, I did."
Meilin bopped him on the head and smiled.
"You better not get feelings for her again!" She commanded.
"Don't worry Meilin, those went ages ago, when I met you." He kissed her and she patted his head.
"You're so sweet!"
Yue decided to go for a walk after the little meeting with Satou. He turned the corner into a dark alleyway and walked down it. It was completely deserted but there was a strange noise, like someone eating something crunchy. Yue could make out a figure in the shadows and froze.
"Hello Yue." It spat at the terrified boy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I think I'm gonna stop there! Hahahahahahaha I'll update as soon as I can! School's so hard! Moo, you better review this story ok? Otherwise I'll come and get you! No, really I will, we go to the same school! Hahahaha!
Ja Ne
Sakura Clover
A sort of quiet was on the village. Everyone was straining to hear the hooves of Zháo's horses coming towards them. The Governor was on edge; the whole village was on edge (any more edge and they'd be falling off.), Yue and the other foreign boys were preparing for Zháo's return, practicing and sharpening their weapons. Syaoran was most probably in the fields training, Meilin was watching Satou with a Bo staff, and he was very clumsy with it.
At around two hours past midday, the sounds of hooves were heard. Everybody froze and looked to the direction of the sound.
Ba-bump Ba-bump Ba-bump Ba-bump
The sound was getting louder and already the gang was in view. The men lined up the same as they the last time Zháo had arrived, this time would be different though, maybe some men might even die.
The gang approached the entrance of the village but didn't wait for formalities. They carried on riding into the village, yipping and whooping as they drew their swords. The village men grabbed whatever weapon they could find and charged straight into the horses, their pitchforks and swords turned upwards.
The horses screeched as the weapons were plunged into them, they toppled over and lay dead or wounded on the ground. The dismounted gang members charged with full force at the village men, screaming and cursing. The whole town was in chaos as the children and women stayed in the Governor's large house, watching their homes burn. Meilin, who was charged on taking care of the women, watched eagerly for Satou, a glimpse or a flash would be sufficient to ease her. So far, she had seen nothing.
Syaoran had come running from the fields a few seconds before Zháo had arrived. Hell bent on killing Zháo himself, he dived into the waging war and killed every non-villager he saw.
Satou was cornered as about five disgusting looking men encircled him. He quickly prepared his Bo staff and shoved it into one of the men's stomach, winding him. He did the same to two others, whacked one over the head and grabbed the last one's head, slamming it face down into the ground before going off to fight more evil guys.
Yue was almost directly behind Syaoran, though the Chinese boy didn't realise it. Yue took out everyone who tried to get close to Syaoran, breaking necks, backs and I think one man got his nose broken as well.
Tokio, Shizukana and Sakuya were guarding the Governor's house from the gang. Ducking and diving from the flailing arms and weapons coming towards them.
Syaoran was off in his own little world of killing people, rage and adrenalin was taking over as he blocked off attacks and dealt out his own, creating a path to get to Zháo. It was his job to kill Zháo. His job.
"Don't worry Sakura chan. When you wake up, you can write a letter to Tomoyo and your brother, then, once we kick Zháo's ass, maybe you can marry Syaoran. But first though, you've gotta tell him about you being Yue or else it could get ugly…"
The thought of what his friend, Chen had told him flashed through his mind. Chen had been distracted yesterday by the sound of a girl crying, so, being the nosy boy he is, went to inspect. He heard everything Sakura and Satou had said and ran off to tell Syaoran. Now, even in the heat of battle, Sakura was all he could think about. And killing Zháo.
"SYAORAN!"
He snapped out of his trance and turned to see and giant, ugly man with an axe held above his head, he slammed it down but stopped about a centimetre away from Syaoran's head. The man dropped dead and standing behind him with a sword was Yue, blood was strewn all over his face and he looked very tired, he gave Syaoran a weak smile and elbowed the man coming to his left.
Syaoran blinked and stared.
If Sakura is Yue, then that means that yesterday I...
His eyes widened at what he had just realised he had done. Now he was REALLY mad. He jumped up and kicked every guy's ass that came near Yue. Zháo was in the back of his mind now. Yue stood there, dumbfounded and Syaoran tore up every shred of man coming within an inch of him and Syaoran.
The battle was on the villager's side. Thanks to the Japanese boys, they may not of lasted this long. Nearly all the gang members were killed or badly injured, there was just Zháo and his two closest men left.
The whole place froze again as Zháo headed for the Governor's house. It was silent. Though the gang had been destroyed, no one dared try and fight Zháo, and now he was going for the women and children!
The Governor and another villager took down his two chief men but Zháo continued to ride hard and fast to the house. The three boys on guard were trembling as the half crazed man rode faster and faster towards them.
Shizukana was shaking the most as he held his bow and arrow, trying desperately to aim. He saw Syaoran charging up behind Zháo, Yue's sword in his hand.
Must kill Zháo. Must kill Zháo. Must kill Zháo.
Syaoran's head said those words over and over. Sakura was safe. Now he must deal the finishing blow.
Zháo stopped dead and Syaoran went crashing into him. The horse was wriggling on the floor and Syaoran was on top of the big hunk of meat known as Zháo. He quickly raised his sword. Then he stopped.
There was an arrow placed in Zháo's heart.
All eyes turned to the shaking Shizukana. He fell on the ground. His breath was hard and jagged; he looked up at Syaoran, whose eyes were wide in disbelief.
Shizukana killed him? But I was supposed to...
Tokio and Sakuya rushed to Shizukana's side and helped him up, talking in some crazy Japanese language. Shizukana was shaking violently. Out of all the boys at the training centre back in Japan, Shizukana had been the quietest. He was usually seen reading or drawing and everyone knew he had never killed a man in his entire life; he probably didn't even have a bad word to say about anyone. That was one of the reasons he was sent to train. Now, he had killed his first man as well as the fact that it was supposed to be Syaoran's killing. Tears streaked down Shizukana's face as the boys lead him away.
Syaoran stood over the dead body, he threw the sword down and walked away.
Meilin came running out of the house and leapt into Satou arms, smiling and laughing as he twirled her around and fell over. Yelan walked out, a broad smile on her face too. She was trying hard to keep her joy of seeing her husband alive in. The Governor slowly walked up to Yelan as well, keeping his excitement in. He slowly placed a kiss on his wife's lips and she fell into his arms, laughing and crying and basically all emotional. The Governor stroked her hair and whispered things in her ear.
Everyone was reunited with everyone else. Some women stood there calling for their husband or sons but they never showed up whereas the other women were emotional and crying tears of happiness at their husbands and sons being alive and well.
Syaoran was nowhere to been seen.
There was a big celebration that night. Music played as people danced and sang. Yue was sitting in his bedroom when Satou came dancing in, a goofy smile plastered on his face.
"Hey Yue. Shouldn't you be dancing and getting drunk?" He asked, sitting beside his friend.
"I think you're doing the drunkenness and the dancing for the both of us." Came Yue's reply.
"Ah, that's cos I have reason to celebrate!" Satou jumped up and danced around. "I'm getting ma-rr-ied in the mooooooorning!" He sang as he danced.
"Really?" Yue asked, his eyes wide.
"Well, not in the morning but soon! To Meilin! Isn't that kakkoii?" He sat down and stared at Yue.
"I'm happy for you Satou kun." Yue said, smiling.
Satou got closer to Yue and his face got serious.
"What about you and * Cough* Syaoran * Cough*"
"I haven't seen him since Shizuakana killed Zháo."
"You know, Sakura." Satou said, getting closer. "I've liked you for along time. Since I found out you weren't really a boy."
Yue's eyes got wide and he tried to back off a little. Satou laughed.
"Don't worry! I'm not attracted to you now! I have Meilin and she means everything to me! Besides, you have Syaoran, I know it seems hard with him now but it'll get better." He placed his hand on Yue's hot cheek and smiled kindly.
"But there was something I've always wanted to do." He whispered.
"Uh, uh, uh, um...er...um..." Yue mumbled as Satou leaned closer, he stopped and stared and the blushing Yue.
"May I?" He asked, Yue was a bit taken aback by this. No boy ever asked permission to...you know!
Yue nodded slightly and Satou moved his head forward and placed his lips on Yue's or Sakura's. ( I'm getting confused now! Ok, he's kissing Sakura.)
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt his breath on her face, he moved his lips a little and pressed a little harder. His lips were soft but all through it Sakura couldn't help thinking about Syaoran.
Satou pulled away after about a minute and smiled.
"Thank you Yue...er...Sakura. I won't forget that you were my first love, whether you felt the same or not."
This was a side of Satou Sakura had never seen, all romantic and stuff, speaking softly and smiling kindly. He wasn't genki Satou, he was soppy Satou!
He hugged Sakura and winked before walking out to greet his fiancé.
"Did you do it Satou?" Meilin asked.
"Yes, my love, I did."
Meilin bopped him on the head and smiled.
"You better not get feelings for her again!" She commanded.
"Don't worry Meilin, those went ages ago, when I met you." He kissed her and she patted his head.
"You're so sweet!"
Yue decided to go for a walk after the little meeting with Satou. He turned the corner into a dark alleyway and walked down it. It was completely deserted but there was a strange noise, like someone eating something crunchy. Yue could make out a figure in the shadows and froze.
"Hello Yue." It spat at the terrified boy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I think I'm gonna stop there! Hahahahahahaha I'll update as soon as I can! School's so hard! Moo, you better review this story ok? Otherwise I'll come and get you! No, really I will, we go to the same school! Hahahaha!
Ja Ne
Sakura Clover
