Chapter 10

                                                More Pain Brings Happiness

SL:  HEY!  Chapter 10 Here.  I'm still sick and yet another day at home. So starting chapter 10!  I hope you all enjoy it!  I basically have the rest of the story planned. Well…R/R and Enjoy Chapter 10!

From Chapter 9…

"I'm tired…so I'll see you guys in the morning.  Syaoran said he'll take us all out tomorrow and we can go shopping!" Sakura said yawning and standing up.  Syaoran nodded and followed Sakura out.  The friends were shown to their rooms and soon all went to bed for the night.

Chapter 10

Eriol, Syaoran, Touya and Takashi slowly followed the girls though the mall dragging the hundreds of bags. 

"I…think…that's…last…shoe store…" Eriol said sitting down as the girls ran in. 

"Good…Meilin's bought enough of them already and these boxes are hard to carry along with the bags!" Touya said setting his girlfriends bags down.

Syaoran grumbled as he set the bags down and ordered a coffee.  "This is the last shoe store, but there's still three more clothing stores left they'll want to go to. Then we're dropping them off at the bridal store." He sat down taking a sip and relaxed. 

"Oh yea!  Tomoyo and Sakura are getting their wedding dresses!" Eriol said smacking his forehead.

"Tomoyo!!" Yamakazi and Touya said shocked.

"Mmmm…The day after Syaoran's and Sakura's wedding we're going to have ours." Eriol said getting a coffee.

"Oh that'll be cool.  Meilin and I want to have one next month in August." Touya said as the girls came out with more bags.

"I'm the Li Clan leader.  The most powerful guy in China, and what am I doing?  Dragging my fiancée's shopping bags everywhere!" Syaoran said as Sakura dropped off more bags and tried catching up with her friends.  It wasn't easy when your pregnant.

~~~***Bridal Store***~~~

"Sakura!  Tomoyo! How are you doing!" Rebecca said seeing the girls enter.  She was a young girl, about their age, with long blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes.  She was an exchange student from the United States and was in China for a program.  She was working on fashions and got a part time job in the bridal shop and Sakura and Tomoyo had become very good friends with Rebecca.  Sakura had met her back in Japan and had written letters to Rebecca a lot and found her in China.  She was like a pen pal she had met and Sakura had invited her to the wedding too.

"Rebecca!  Not as well being pregnant.  How are you doing?  Are the dresses done?"  Sakura asked anxiously.

"Great!  Yours is done, but Tomoyo's just needs to be adjusted!" Rebecca smiled summoning them to follow her.  Handing the dress to Sakura, she walked to a room to put it on.

Tomoyo was pulled into a room and she carefully pulled on the dress. Tomoyo gaped at the beautiful dress.  It was lacy white with a tint of purple.  Rebecca glanced at it and smiled.

"It's great!  I thought I took the wrong measurements.  It fits you perfectly!" Rebecca squealed happily leading Tomoyo to a mirror.  She changed out of it and gave it to Rebecca.  Sakura was still changing and Meilin was looking at dresses and designs while Tomoyo handed Eriol's card to Rebecca. 

"He won't mind!" Tomoyo giggled winking.  Meilin laughed joining Tomoyo.  Sakura came out and looked at Tomoyo, Rebecca and Tomoyo for guidance. 

"So??" Sakura asked standing in front of a mirror.

They gaped at her and smiled astonished.  It was definitely made for her and showed of her slim figure.  It wasn't puffy and big like other dresses.  It was simple whitish-pinkish, white gloves, pink shoes, a long train, and a veil.  Sakura giggled.

"So it looks okay, right?" 

 "It's beautiful kawaii Sakura!" Tomoyo smiled hugging her.  Sakura smiled, and paid for the dress and pulled out her cell phone to call Syaoran, Tomoyo and Meilin waiting on the side. 

"Hey!  Yes! Ha Ha, very funny.  Yes.  Could you, Awww...memorized already!  Yup, here and waiting!  Love you too! Bye!" 

"He actually says Love you, hmm…he acts different to you!" Meilin giggled. 

"No, he said "Curse you girls and shopping!", so I'm like, "Yea, Love you too!" Sakura laughed.

"We'll be right back, Rebecca. I want to get a drink, we'll be right back to get the dresses when Syaoran gets here!" Sakura said poking her head in the store and coming back out. 

"So where are we going?" Meilin asked. 

"There." Sakura said pointing down the street to a store. Sakura started for the store, Tomoyo and Meilin following in pursuit.  Reaching the store Sakura walked to the fried thing (SL: LOL!) and pulled out a bottle of water.  "CHOCOLATE!" Sakura smiled happily picking up some chocolate bars.  She paid for her food and walked out eating a bar.  Tomoyo and Meilin sweatdropped and followed her. 

"There!  Those three!  Seize them!" A man screamed.  Sakura, Tomoyo and Meilin whirled around and saw five men.  Terrified looks crossed their faces as they hurriedly tried running down the street towards the bridal shop. 

"It's to hard to run while being pregnant!" Sakura screamed running after her friends.  A rough hand grabbed Sakura's arm and jerked her back.  Sakura screamed and kicked trying to get away before a hand clamped over her mouth.  Tomoyo and Meilin stopped only to be grabbed and pulled into a car with Sakura.

Rebecca seeing the whole thing immediately panicked as Syaoran's limousine pulled up and he calmly walked into the store. 

"SakuraTomoyoandMeilinaregoneandit'snotmyfaultbecausetheyweregrabbedbyfivemenanddroveoffinacartheywenthatway!" Rebecca cried pointing in another direction. 

Syaoran thanked her and dashed out of the store and told the driver to go in the direction told.  He had no idea where to go but knew what he was looking for.

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Sakura groaned and looked up.  "Ugh!  This is getting old!" Sakura complained looking around.  She was in a prison cell.  Tomoyo and Meilin were starting to wake up. 

"OK, I am REALLY getting annoyed with this!" Tomoyo complained looking around.  "EEW! THIS IS SO GROSS!" Tomoyo screamed jerking upwards.

"Ok, totally new for this, but I have to agree with Tomoyo!" Meilin said looking at the cobwebs and spiders in the corners.

Three men appeared at the front of the cell.  "Master wishes to talk to the one called Kinimoto, Sakura!" one man boomed. 

"That's Sakura Li to you!" Sakura snapped.  Boy, those hormones were really getting to her!

The man shrugged and opened the cell.  The two other men grabbed her and dragged her out before Meilin and Tomoyo were able to get out and the four left.

Meilin sighed.  "So, what know?"

"We basically wait for Eriol, Syaoran or Touya to save us.  That's what usually happens…or we get killed. One of the other!" Tomoyo shrugged.  Meilin rolled her eyes, resting her head in her hands. 

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

The door slammed behind Sakura as the three men threw her forward.  She glared at them and stood up dusting of her clothes. 

A man sitting in a chair smirked at her.

"So this is the CardMistress!"

"If your after my cards then you are NEVER getting them!" Sakura screamed at him.

"Calm yourself, Sakura.  We are not after your pathetic cards.  They are worthless to us for now.  We just needed you three as bait."

Sakura's blood began to boil as the man continued.  "I am Atackchi Li.  You fiancée, and your friend's fiancée's are on their way here probably.  Yours is probably here and the other two, in about 10 minutes.  You see, the Li Clan was once my family.  I wanted to become the leader and when I was 15 I was thrown out for betraying the Clan.  I was so angry and vowed to get back no matter what. Now my cousin, Syaoran, the pathetic fool, is going to come here and get himself killed. Then his family and you three. Then I will attack the clan and become leader!" Atackchi smirked. 

"Hmm…typical!  Okay." Sakura shrugged.  "I've been though this enough and I know what it's like. No ones going to die except for you and your men.  While Syaoran and I will get married and live happily ever after." Sakura smiled.  The man glared at her.

"Dispose of her NOW!" Atackchi smirked.  The smile disappeared.  It wasn't supposed to work like that!  The three men advanced towards her and Sakura looked around.  The cards!  They were in her pocket.  Whipping them out she grabbed for her key.  She groaned and remembered it in her purse.  Stuffing them in her pockets she dashed around them only to be grabbed again. 

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

Syaoran got out of the limousine gripping the door as Eriol and Touya stopped their car and got out.  Running over to Syaoran they looked at the old, run down building.  The crumbling building and long weedy grass and dirt and rocks lay across the stretched out field that stood before them seemed perfect for a hideout. 

"Any idea who did it?" Eriol asked quietly following Syaoran towards the building.

"Vaguely yeah.  But we'll talk later. I here voices!" Syaoran said ducking behind some grass.  Three men came out of a door and walked towards a car before driving off. 

"Okay...let's go!" Syaoran whispered heading for the still open door.  Voices could be heard coming down the corridor. 

"Tomoyo, do you think we'd EVER get out?  It's seems like we've been in here for days!" a voice said.

"MEILIN!" Touya whispered and started running.

"TOUYA NO!" Eriol said running after him.  They stopped at the cells that contained Meilin and Tomoyo.

"Where's Sakura!" Syaoran said frantically.

"They came and took her to their 'master', and she's in real trouble!" Tomoyo said.

"You guys find a way to get them out and I'll go find Sakura!"

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

A man grabbed her and Sakura struggled to get free. The other two came towards her and Sakura kicked the man behind her and struggled free before hitting one man she whirled around and was hit in the stomach.  She gasped clutching her stomach and fell to her knees.

"You should've known better then to talk back." Atackchi smirked coming up from behind her.

"Put her back with her friends and then wait for the three men to get here." Atackchi said. 

Syaoran kicked open the door and ran in with his sword.  His eyes widened as he saw Sakura on the ground.

"Syaoran!  Perfect timing!" Atackchi smiled at his cousin.

"Atackchi? What the hell are you doing!" Syaoran screamed running towards Sakura.

"Your Clan kicked me out!  I had nowhere to go, no friends no money!  You put me on the streets and I vowed to get revenge towards your clan!  I'll kill you and all your friends, your family and attack the clan and become leader!" Atackchi said as the three men stood beside him.  Syaoran growled as he grabbed his sword and ran at the first man managing to kill him, stabbing him in the chest.  The second grabbed Syaoran and Syaoran kicked him in the wrong spot and then did the same and the same to the next man.  Eriol and Touya ran in with Meilin and Tomoyo who rushed towards Sakura.  Touya and Eriol ran at Atackchi and grabbed him. 

"Now feel the fate of the Li Clan leader.  You will die for what you did!" Syaoran said raising his sword. 

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

Sakura awoke to a stabbing pain in her stomach.  Murmured voices were outside her room.  She was in her room at the Li mansion and it was dark outside.  Her wedding dress hung in her closet for her to see and a glass of water by her bed.  She was dressed in her pyjamas too.  She slowly reached for the water and finished it thirstily.  Yelen peeked her head in and smiled a little smile at her.

"How are you feeling, Sakura?" she asked sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"Tired…bad…my stomach hurts a lot!" Sakura said worriedly.  "I need to see a doctor!  One of the guys back there punched me in the stomach!  The baby!" Sakura said sitting up.  A pain ran though her causing her to fall back down.

"Relax Sakura!  Syaoran had the best doctors in China come to look at you.  Right now, we aren't very sure about your child, Sakura, but you look fine and no other problems" Yelen said biting her lip.  Sakura broke down crying.  Yelen reach over and embraced her soon to be daughter-in-law in a hug.

"Sakura, your wedding's in six days.  Would you like to have it held off a few days?" Yelen asked quietly.

"Could you get Syaoran?" Sakura cried wiping her eyes.  She nodded and left the room.  Tomoyo, Eriol, Touya, Meilin, Syaoran and his sisters were all leaning against the wall or sitting down. 

"Syaoran, get Sakura a glass of water and then go in and see her, she wants to talk to you." Yelen said averting her gaze to the ground. Tomoyo gasped and covered her mouth.  Yelen left and everyone stood with shocked looks as Syaoran ran back with a tall glass of water and slowly walked in closing the door.  They all ran for the door pressing their ears against it.

"DAMN! I don't hear a thing!" Touya screamed as he leaned against the railing.

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Syaoran closed the door and put on a smile and handed her the glass.  "How you feeling, Ying Fa?" he said sitting down beside her and kissing her forehead. 

She sniffed still clutching her stomach with one hand and finished the water.  "If you call our kid in danger okay then I'm doing fine." Sakura cried.

He sighed embracing her in a hug.  "It'll be okay, Sakura.  Everything will be just fine.  I have the best doctors on you."


She nodded and asked, "Should we move the wedding?"

"Not if you don't want to."

"Not really.  It's six days and I should be better by then."

He nodded.  "A doctor is coming in with the results of if our baby will be okay, and he told me what it was.  You wanna know?" he asked smiling.  She nodded.  "It's a boy…"

She smiled a little.  "And a girl."

"Twins!" she screeched grabbing him in a hug.

SL:  I'll stop there.  Sorry for the long wait!  I have sooooo much and I have exams next month! ARG!  So Read and Review and ttyl!  Byerz!

~SakuraandLiforever

~Princess Sarah