Chapter 5: DREAMS AND JOINING FORCES

CC Lillith: Hey everyone my uncle recently passed away, so I don't know how often I'll be updating again. Luv yall! Enjoy! Oh and a little lemony goodness in here, mild but still there! ( o_~ ) O and it's a bit longer. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!!

Sakura moaned as he stroked her breasts through her blouse, caressing her in a delightful way, "Oh Syaoran! YES!" Sakura moaned. She stroked his bare chest, kissing his bare skin as he began to unbutton her shirt. She suckled his dark nipples and ran her hands along his back, digging her nails in as his hand moved under her skirt. She arched her back as he stroked her, then as she reached the edge; she jolted up in bed, sweating as the details of her dream slipped away. She and Syaoran had been... Sakura blushed, she NEVER blushed, but now, now she did.

"SAKURA ARE YOU OKAY??" Kero came racing through the door, "I HEARD - Ow!..." Kero was cut off as he ran straight into the door... the door that had never been open, yet he still failed to see on his way up... "I heard yelling and I thought-"

"Kero I'm FINE!" Sakura blushed, "I... I just had a... a nightmare ok?" Her breathing hitched as her "nightmare" came back to her mind. Sakura shook her head, 'God girl get over it, this is SYAORAN you're allowing to enter your mind! You hate him his clan is ASSIMILATING YOU!' Finally angry enough to breathe normally and cool her heated cheeks, Sakura launched herself out of bed, maybe today she would get out of the house before Victoria could get out of bed and lecture her about, well, about everything.

That was unfortunately not in the fates because as usually her step-monster was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, "SAKURA YOU WHORE! I can't believe what you have been doing! CHEATING ON YOUR FIANCEE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!"

"Whatever," Sakura said brushing by.

But Victoria snagged her arm, "NOT SO FAST!" When Sakura kept going Victoria punched her in the face, "YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" "You are so god damn lucky that I made a promise to father or you would be standing in a puddle of your own urine right now!" Sakura turned her eyes flashing, "I can't believe my father married you! You're a power hungry bitch! You think that you can beat me and get away with it? Did you think I would let you go on hurting me forever, never defending myself? All you want is money and power. Well news flash I see through you, you saw Victor's obsession with me as a path to riches and power. Marry me off to him you are the mayor's son's mother in law. Well fuck you! I've put up with a lot from you but this is the last straw, if you want the money, you marry him!"

Victoria didn't do what Sakura expected, "You've hung around here this long because a promise you made to your father?" She laughed, "Fujitaka wasn't your father, he adopted you when you were found. Your parents are alive and well in Hong Kong! They think you're dead. When I asked him to kill Fujitaka and your twit of a brother, I had to agree to let you live. 'He' wanted you for some reason, but I intend to sell you back to your family as soon as I get what I want out of the Mayor and his son, you're pathetic! I thought you'd have figured things out by now!" She cackled evilly, "You are just a weak little girl and I think it's about time I cashed you in! Now go down to the basement like a good girl so I can get the ransom note ready." Veronica sneered.

It's too bad she didn't notice the anger that flared in Sakura's eyes maybe she would have seen it coming then, Sakura's palm slapped loudly against Veronica's face, "You killed the only family I have ever known and conveniently forget to mention the fact that I have another family in another country?!?!?" Sakura glared at Veronica's crumpled form, apparently her stepmother didn't know about her strength or her gang. If she'd known she'd have realized Sakura had spent her whole life learning to fight, at first it was just a hobby something made her do it, and never forget to practice, but after Touya and Fujitaka's death it had turned serious and the Wild Flowers had been born. Now it was time to avenge them. Sakura smirked, "You don't know anything about me do you?"

Veronica stared up wide-eyed at the icy woman, the snotty teenage brat had become. Somehow Sakura seemed so much bigger now, "What do you mean, you snot nosed brat I know all about you!"

"Then you know that I swore to make the person who killed my family spend the rest of their life believing their skin was crawling with scarab beetles? That I'd make them spend all eternity feeling the crawling scratching insects fighting to burrow inside their flesh?" Sakura hissed, "You knew all that? You know that I can do that, easily?"

"N-no! B-b-but you s-see I-I d-didn't k-k-kill them I-it was... it was someone else. S-someone with a black robe and evil e-eyes, he... he d-did it... it wasn't me!" Veronica stuttered in terror, "I-I just..."

"Asked him too?" Sakura finished, "Well that in itself deserves more pain than I can inflict on you. I think I'll live with forcing you to see what you really are..."

Sakura placed a finger on Veronica's forehead, "Truth within, so lost inside. Come out from where you hide..."

A symbol of light appeared under Sakura's finger and Veronica screamed. Sakura backed away and saw that Veronica was staring into nothingness. She was speaking to the air as though Fujitaka and Touya were still there. Sakura had known Veronica was a bad person but she must have been even more horrible than Sakura imagined for seeing the truth had driven her insane! The sound of Sirens echoed down the street, the neighbors had called the police. Sakura sat down in a daze so much to process, her parents were alive, and in Hong Kong! Veronica was gone. There was no one left to hurt her.

Sakura stared off in a daze, she hadn't had time to cover the bruises and cuts Veronica had inflicted on her so when the police saw them they panicked. They placed a stretcher and rushed her to the hospital. Sakura Kinomoto the girl who never got ill. They sent some one to check her over. And no one could get the girl to speak even a word.

Sakura watched the world it was like a big blur, then... everything slowed down. The doctor's had diagnosed her with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, like she gave a damn. Veronica was locked away in a rubber room, not to leave for a long time. Sakura ripped the IV out, climbed out of the bed, ripped off the bandages, used magic to create some clothes and then walked out using magic to hide her injuries. She made her way home and quickly contacted her real estate agent; she was selling the house. She called the bank next and transferred all the family's money into her personal account. She packed a bag and loaded up her car with all her belongings leaving a note to her real estate agent to sell all Veronica's belongings. She drove away from the house she'd grown up in and headed towards the school. Arriving at school ½ hour before the end of the day, she bribed the school secretary into giving her a copy of the exchange student files. Then she climbed into her car and drove to the apartment where Syaoran was staying and parked waiting for him.

She didn't have long to wait:

"What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked in Chinese, "Ying Fa, why weren't you at school today?"

"Call me Sakura," Sakura said quietly, "I'm sorry for getting angry with you the other day but I was worried about our mission. Syaoran I know everything. Veronica, my stepmother, she knew everything, she killed the family I had here, or had them killed, and hid my past from me. She lied so she could sell me off to the highest bidder. But after she attacked me she went insane. I'm selling our house, and I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while, I have nowhere else to go. My friends, their parents don't know about the gang and well they can never know," Sakura looked up at him, "I'm kind of stubborn I like to handle things by myself, I'm fully capable of it, I could probably whoop your ass any day and as difficult as it is for me to admit it, I can't do everything, I need your help."

Syaoran looked at Sakura in shock, "I guess so... I mean - If that's what it takes to get you to join LI then so be it!"

Sakura smiled dryly, "Drop the act Syaoran the tough guy attitude doesn't look good on you, your too funny looking."

Syaoran glared, "WHAT?!?!?!"

CARD CAPTOR LILLITH: Hey guys what do you think? Sorry this chapter moves a little fast and it's a bit confusing.. But n e ways, wats Sakura gonna do Veronica is the only one who knows the name of the person who killed Touya and Fujitaka. And I wonder when someone will choose to tell Sakura that she has two other fiancées? Oh no did I just give a major thing away!! Oh no! Forget I said that, it'll be explained later. (And for all you curious lil ppl out there. NEITHER of those other two are Syaoran ^_^ funny eh? Lol) But this is still S+S but you'll have ta wait to see how! ^-^ hehehe til the next Chappy! JA!