Trials of Love

By: Shichan Goddess

The Games Are Only Beginning...



A high-pitched, furious scream rang throughout the halls of the silent hospital.

Sakura awoke with a start, blinking sleepily. "Eh? Kero, leave me alo~one!" The honey haired girl stretched, wincing as she heard several cricks in her back pop.

"Un…" Suddenly, emerald eyes shot up; scanning her surrounding nervously until she came upon a peacefully breathing figure.

The teen slumped in one of the hard plastic seats that the hospital staff had the audacity to call a chair.

Glancing at Syaoran once again, she rubbed her eyes and stepped into the deserted hallway; intending to make the screamer shut up. Sakura did not like having her sleep interrupted and when Sakura was mad…

…Well; hell hath no fury as a woman scorned.

Which was truer than ever-conceived possible.

As it was about to be proved by the most deadliest; insane woman on the planet.

…The elder, refined, and very, very crazy Li-san.

"My baby! My baby! What have you done to my baby?" A dark-haired woman wearing dignified, high-class robes sobbed hysterically, nearly throttling the poor, unfortunate receptionist at the desk. One of Syaoran's sisters- Sakura couldn't recall a name, was very calmly trying to pry her mother's fingers off the receptionist's throat.

"Mother, stop that, please. There is no way that he can inform us while being choked to death."

Ms. Li suddenly dropped the receptionist, and he landed with an undignified thump, wheezing for the oxygen that had been previously denied. Instead, Yelen Li threw herself upon a startled Sakura.

"Sakura-san! Please; you must know where Xiao Lang is! Please, please, take me to him!" The mother pleaded.

Sakura felt her anger deflate, and she went lax, slumping. "Yes, Li-san. I know where he is. Please follow me."

The sister-Frujiki*, as Sakura now remembered, gently led her mother down the winding corridors, falling in line after Sakura.

As they approached Syaoran's room, Sakura turned to shush them. "Careful- he's-"

"Xiao Lang!" The elder Li-san cried out; flinging open the door, and bustling inside.

"…Asleep." Sakura finished, sighing.

A low yell escaped Syaoran's throat, as he was startled into abrupt awakening. An amber gaze blearily situated his surroundings as his eyes finally fell upon his mother.

"Oh, hello mother." Syaoran stated weakly. "How nice to see you again."

He sighed as his mother's eyes filled with tears and she broke out into hysterics once again. He rolled his eyes to the ceiling, making a silent plea-which of course, remained unanswered.

'…Somebody up there hates me…'

"Geez, getting soaked twice in a few hours. What's the world's dryness rate coming to?"

Suddenly, Yelen Li straightened, all marks of hysteria gone as she gave her baby boy (In her opinion) a stern look.

" 'I'll be fine mother,' huh? 'Nothing can happen to me in Japan' huh? 'I don't need any guards,' HUH?"

Syaoran winced, as his mother seemed to heighten; making him feel like an ant.

"Um…Sorry?"

Suddenly, Yelen Li had yet another mood swing. "That's okay, baby. It was the police officer's fault!" Her only consolation was that it was all over.

Eyes blazing, she stalked off to search for the man she had appointed responsible for protecting her little baby boy.

…Syaoran almost felt sorry for him.

…Almost.

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A dark shadow watched with amusement as the angry mother scared off most of the staff and inhabitants in the hospital with her rather loud, angry mutterings.

"Ahh, Li-san… There is no amount of protection that you can apply to keep him from me now. It is time. The games are just beginning. Xiao Lang- Little wolf. Sakura-san…you will all be mine."





* I don't know what their names are, never having seen the movies. (They haven't come out yet in the 'States)

A.N. Really short, I know, but I've had writer's block and a heck of a lot of homework. *Beams proudly* Top of (most) of my classes. Muhahahahahahahahahaha! Anyway, Spring Break is here; I finally get to write.

I'm terribly sorry for this being an immensely short chapter that had neither plot nor point; and sorry for being so terrible in updates. *Dodges pots and pans* Sorry! *Squeaks and hides* I'll do better next time, I promise!

Special thanks to: Windywings-she finally made me feel guilty enough to update. Thankies!