alrite I finally have time 2 work on my fic! ^-^ wai finals r comin up!! Me no like tests. . . specially major tests. . . -_- *sighs* great now I hafta really study. *mumbles* n another thing, im sick rite now so this chap may not b very well written n wont b so long since I have a lil headache rite now n its very hard 2 think. o yea I have another idea 4 a story n I think it has a pretty good plot but I wanna finish this story b4 I rite that 1. n I have a feelin this is gonna b a long story. . . like all my writin assignments. . . I really gotta learn howta make stuff succinct. . . -_-u but if u guys want I can rite it out rite now. Just tell me what u think in ur review n ill start on it rite away.

Cherry Tenshi-aiya calm down!!! -_- N STOP COMPLAININ BOUT T CLIFFYS!!!! Sheesh. . . its not like im gonna stop putting up cliffys netime soon. N newayz. . . that wasn't really a cliffy ya no. at least I didn't end it where I was gonna. . . which would make u even more mad. Omg my author note was not mean. I alwayz say that. Just ask nhuy or glarie or ali or ne1 else that u no that nos me. Ever heard of sarcastic??? U no im really sarcastic. N YES it IS hard 4 SUM 2 imagine kaho bein clows wife. YES I DO no that Eriol was w/ kaho in t anime that was not dubbed but hey, that was ERIOL not CLOW. Even though hes t reincarnated form of clow hes still diff. n its kinda weird, not 2 mention sick, 4 eriol 2 b w/ a woman who can b his mom. Alrite alrite I no s+s n e+t 4ever u tol me so many times already!!! -_-u boy were u hyper when u were ritin t review. O n thank ur bro 4 me yea 4 getting u off t comp. dang this is a looooooong shoutout. Er. . . sowwies if I said netin mean or offensive but im REALLY tired n grouchy rite now.

Crystal-thanx 4 that very encouragin review! ^-^

Cherry blossom-o theres a reason im makin so mean. I don't wanna make him this mean either. . . cuz when I rite I try 2 feel what my char is feelin so I can make it more realistic. Ud b surprised how sad or angry I can get when im ritin these chaps. N syaos not evil either. If he was saku would b in a much more dire situation. Ull find out whos following meiling in this chap. Clow n kaho is good. That's y SUM1 sent a spy 2 listen in on their conv. O don't worry ull find out who sent t spy later on also. N this IS a s+s n e+t fic even though it doesn't look like it rite now. Like cherry tenshi says. . . s+s n e+t 4ever. Sides. . . I cant make them fall in luv TOO soon cuz 1.) t story will b dull cuz a lil conflict btwn them would make it more interesting n 2.) syao is not really a candidate 4 luv-at-1st- site thingys.

Danielle Ngo-um. . . I never said I was gonna kill ne1. . . so does that mean t hit on me is off??? O yea. . . if u ever learn that can u teach it 2 me too??? Lol jk.

SwTbAbEeGurL03-omg ur barely THAT far?!?!? Sheesh. . . u read slow. . . -_- u. HURRY UP!!! Don't make me go over there! Actually. . . I would go over there rite now if I don't have this stupid project due 2morow. . .

sWeEtAzNaNgEl-sure, ill give u more. Just as soon as I can get on t comp 2 rite more tat is.

Chapter 11

"Captured"

As Meiling made her way toward home, the person following her approached closer. Being less trained in martial arts than Syaoran, she had no idea she was being followed. A twig snapped and she whirled around, alert. All she saw was some black shadow moving from one tree to another quickly. Sensing danger, she turned around slowly and ran as fast as she could. At a glance behind, she saw someone in black with his face hidden chasing after her. Scared, she urged her legs to run faster. At the thought of being a frightened little girl her temper flared, being the choleric person that she is. She stopped in her tracks and spun around, ready to face the stranger. Surprised, he stopped abruptly or else would have bumped into her.

"Stupid girl. . ." he smiled evilly.

"Who are you calling stupid, you idiot?!" she demanded.

"You of course, you see anyone else here?"

"Yea, you!"

Enraged, he charged at her and the fight began. Wanting to make this a quick fight, he aimed at her head in an attempt to knock her out. She ducked and did a sweep, tripping him. She was about to bring her leg down hard on his stomach when he flipped back and then did a round-house kick, which hit her. She fell down with a grunt but quickly rolled away. Getting back on her feet she saw him coming at her with a flying kick. She sidestepped and then did a series of kicks and punches in rapid succession, all of which he evaded. At one punch, he ducked down to dodge it and then grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back. He then took a piece of cloth out from his pocket and pressed it firmly against her face. (A/N: cheater!!! .\_/.) Her free arm flung wildly as she struggled to escape, but to no avail. A second later she fell limp against him, unconscious.

"You're overconfident and underestimate me, little girl," he chuckled. He swung her over his shoulder and strolled victoriously away.

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After carrying Sakura around for about half an hour, Syaoran's arms, though strong as they are, were getting tired and ached even though she was fairly light. At the sight of an odd-shaped boulder he let out a grateful sigh. Setting her down on the ground, he pushed the boulder away slowly. It revealed a hole and two masked man jumped out from under the ground. Recognizing Syaoran, they greeted him with a nod and gestured him to go down as they looked around warily, hands on hilt. Syaoran walked back and picked up Sakura once again.

"Ay, she's a purtty one. Yer mind if we took care of 'er while yer restin'?" the two man laughed.

Syaoran glared at them as he walked past them, silencing them both. He jumped down the hole and landed on a flat surface of hard dirt. The two men followed after him and rolled the boulder back into place by pulling on a chain connecting to it, making everything pitch black. After taking a torch, he climbed down the ridged ladder with Sakura on his back, taking care not to drop her twenty feet down. (A/N: whoa. . . if I hadda climb down a crooked stairs 20 ft high w/ a hand holdin a torch n t other t ladder w/ a person on my bak id freak.)

Inside was dark and moist, with a dank smell in the air. The hideout had taken a long time to built, since it required so much digging. The process was retarded (A/N: lol. Hey I meant this as t real def of retarded, not t slang 1. look it up in t dictionary if u don't no t real meanin. I think it means to slow sumtin down or sumtin like that. . .) since they could only dig at night so they won't attract attention and people would find out where their hideout is. It was an intricately made labyrinth with many twists and turns. One could get lost down here forever should they not know the way. It was made like this so if the prisoners somehow managed to escape, they would have a really tough time making it out of here without starving to death. There were copious hideouts like this everywhere. As it was unsafe to have everyone gathered in one spot, there was no headquarters. If there was a headquarters and someone found them out, they would all be captured. (A/N: very clever leader huh???)

Syaoran made his way to the dungeon and threw Sakura in a cell. Then went to the leader to report it.

"Boss, I captured someone, a girl," Syaoran informed him.

"Good job, Li. Looks like your family is safe this month. Now go away I have some important matters to attend to."

"Very well, then," Syaoran said and left.

"Boss, do you think it's safe to trust him?" Koi asked softly after Syaoran left.

"No, but he's useful. I just wish that he doesn't fight so well. If he turns on us even I can't beat him. And besides, I don't really trust him. I would've captured this girl if I hadn't been knocked out. And when I woke up and sneaked away the person who saved her looked similar to Li. But I couldn't really tell because my vision was blurry and I had a headache. Plus, it was dark and he had his back towards me."

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"Mother, Xiao Lang and Sakura haven't been home yet. They've been gone since yesterday!" Fuuti exclaimed anxiously.

"Yes, Mother, do you think that something's happened to them?" Seifa agreed.

"Don't worry, just give them some more time. I'm sure their just tired and couldn't make it back home yesterday," Yelan assured them.

"I think we should go out and look for them," Fanren suggested worriedly.

"Nonsense, they're fine. Now go do your chores. If they're not back here by sunup tomorrow we'll look for them, okay?"

"Okay," they mumbled and dragged themselves to their tasks.

'Xiao Lang, why did you do it? Why did you capture Sakura? I thought you had more heart than that. . . Oh, please follow your heart and do the right thing, my son. . .' Yelan prayed. (A/N: uh oh! Mother nos wat a bad boi uve been, syao! Lol.)

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Meiling woke up and saw that she was being carried somewhere by a man. Her memory came back to her and her temper flared. She kicked him in the stomach and jumped down while he was caught by surprised and clutched his stomach in pain. (A/N: she has a VERY strong kick. Lol. Poor him. . . NOT!!!) Looking at him in abhorrence, she did a roundhouse kick and hit his face. As he was on the ground, she ran away quickly.

"Dammit!" he cussed under his breath, "If only she stayed unconscious for a little while longer!" (A/N: sowwies, but then agen, this IS a p-g 13 fic so theres swearin in here.)

He got up and chased after when she was about ten feet away. He jumped on a low branch and jumped from tree to tree in order to catch up with her. when he was right atop her, he took out a powder from his pocket and flipped down in front of her, throwing the powder in her face. Having the same effect as the cloth, it knocked her unconscious as soon as she breathed it in. (A/N: dang, wonder if he can ever win her w/o cheatin. . .)

"You've caused me a lot of trouble, (A/N: n pain! Hehe.) girl. So be thankful that I'm not killing you right on this spot," he spat.

He picked her up once again and made his way to the same hideout Syaoran's in right now. Like Syaoran, he rolled the boulder away and made his way through the labyrinth. He stopped at the cell Sakura was in, opened it, and threw Meiling inside and slammed shut the bar after her.

"Huh, looks like Syaoran caught someone too," he acknowledged at the sight of Sakura.

As if on cue, Syaoran appeared right behind him as he turned around.

"Oh hey, Syaoran, you caught someone too? Wow, two beautiful girls, the boss should be happy," he said.

Syaoran didn't reply but he did look at his friend's captive and went wide-eyed. "You captured her?!" Syaoran scream.

"Yeah, and I went through a lot of trouble and accumulated a lot of bruises doing that too," he told him.

"Of course you did! Do you have any idea who you just captured?!"

"No. . . why, should I care?"

"Yes! She's Meiling, my cousin! Even though she's annoying I don't want her to be captured!"

This time it was Meiling's captive turn to go wide-eyed. "Oh, no wonder she fought so well. . ."

Syaoran calmed down and was about to say something when a feminine voice interrupted them.

"Li? Is that you?"

Syaoran turned towards the voice and saw that Sakura had woken up.

Alrite dun! Now I gotta go relearn 260 vocab words. . . -_-. Wish me luck on thurs. . . *sighs* damn finals. . .