Msg from the Author: *WWWEEE summer's here!! LOLZ.. how's everyone doing?? ^^

Sorry abt the update.." I was really busy with finals earlier in the week.. I had no time to work on dis till yesterday…^^"

Btw….anyone seen Finding Nemo?? I watched it in the weekend and it's really gud.. luv the Squirt and Dorrie!!ßspl? @.@

Squirt: Hey so is this chapter 4?

Sakura: U betcha!

Squirt: Sweeeeet

Dorrie: *whale talks* wwwwhhhaaattt haaaaapppeeennns nnneeeexxxxtttt?????

Sakura: uh… let's read on in find out *sweatdrops* (whispers to Squirt: what's wrong with her?? Has she been talking like that after the premiere of Finding Nemo?)

Squirt: Totally dude!

Sakura:  . . . . . .

Until Destiny Befalls Them

Chapter 4

An Ominous Nightmare and an Unexpected Phone Call

"Sakura!"

"Sakura! Please help us!"

"Meiling, Tomoyo? Where are you?!" Sakura yelled running toward their voices. It was pitch black without any sort of light source. Sakura felt insecure and felt that she was lost with no sense of direction or what so ever, but she kept on running toward the voices calling her.

"Sakura! Help me!"

Sakura stopped dead on her tracks when she heard Syaoran's voice pleading for help.

"Syaoran-kun..." she whispered faintly as she collapsed on the floor sweat covering her forehead, she was getting really frustrated, "Where is everyone!!!" she yelled on top of her lungs, but only the echo of her voice was heard. Then it was dead quiet, so quiet that it started to give her the creeps. Sakura breathed deeply to calm her heart rate down and strained her ears trying to pinpoint the voices, but nothing was to be heard. "Meiling, Tomoyo, Syaoran…where are you? Don't leave me alone here please" her voice cracked and tears began to flow freely down her cheeks. Sakura hugged her knees and cried silently.

"Sa…..kur..ra.." a voice of a man called out.

Sakura's head shot up immediately hearing the familiar voice she has not heard for years. "Dad?"

"H..elp….me.."

"Daddy! What's wrong where are you?!" Sakura got up and began to run toward the voice. "Dad, where are you?? I'm here it's Sakura I'm right over here…aahhhh!!"

Sakura got up from the cold floor and stood up. Pain struck her left knee and she collapsed onto the floor once again. She felt for her knee only to find a sticky substance oozing out from the cut. 'I'm bleeding' Sakura thought when a mild metallic taste lingered in her mouth. Tears began to spill out from her emerald pools and Sakura felt as if she was back into her childhood years, so small and so helpless while being locked away in a dark room. 'I must find the others' she thought with determination and wiped her tears away.

Up ahead she saw a dim white light, very faint but strong enough to outstand the blackness. A painful scream pierced through Sakura's ears and she winced from it. 'Meiling!' Sakura's mind screamed and she picked up her pace.

Before her stood a wooden door with a brass doorknob, Sakura charged through the door without any hesitancy and gasped. Dead corpses lay effortlessly on the ground and the crimson blood splattered everywhere. Then she saw two very familiar feminine bodies in the far corner, she limped toward them and her heartbeat increased rapidly when she turned their faces toward her. " Meiling! Tomoyo!" Sakura screamed with agony and pain when the body of her two sisters lay there motionless.

A loud crash of glass smashing against the wall was heard from the door. Sakura frantically scrambled to her feet and pushed the door with all her might only to find that she was back into her father's office where she use to play in when she was a child.

"Sakura! Run dear before they get you too!"

"Daddy!" Sakura ran toward the figure leaning against the wall heaving strenuously. Beads of sweat trickled down his pale face and a huge bruise was visible on his forehead. His glasses was smashed and distorted, his was bleeding badly and could barely open his right eye.

"Daddy, please stay with me! I'm here, Sakura's right here, please wake up" Sakura pleaded shaking the battered body lightly.

"Sakura, I'm glad I get to see you one last time." Fujitaka smiled while coughing up blood.

"Humph, say farewell to you sweet cherry blossom Fujitaka" a evil masculine voice echoed in the room followed by a loud gunshot...

"NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

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Sakura snapped open her eyes and screamed. Amy rushed through the bedroom door only to find a small figure curled up at the end of the bed shaking uncontrollably sobbing. "Sakura, what wrong honey?" Amy whispered and hugged her.

Sakura shrank away from her and finally clamed down when she felt two warm hands embraced her softly. "Sssshhh it's alright, it's only a nightmare." Amy comforted while stroking the auburn hair girl.

"B-buu-t-t it w-was so real, someone murdered my f-father an-d-d all of my friends and they got S-Syaoran too" Sakura whispered shutting her eyes tight and snuggling against Amy. Amy nodded silently and continued to stroke her hair.

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Sakura put back her books and binders and sighed. It was only the second period and she was having a hard time concentrating on her classes. Horrid images kept appearing before her eyes wherever she looked. Sakura leaned her head on the locker and closed her eyes 'I seriously need a break.'

Two strong arms snaked around her waist pulled her close from behind. Sakura's figure tensed up and then relaxed when she recognized the presence. "Hey," said a husky voice that sent chills down Sakura's spine. She turned around and met those soft brown eyes staring right back at her and hugged him tightly.

"Hey what's wrong now? Why are you so jumpy all of the sudden?" Syaoran asked with concern when he felt Sakura's grip tightened around his neck. Sakura sighed deeply loosening her grip and met his eyes once again. Uncertainty prevented her from opening her mouth, but when she did nothing came out. Syaoran studied the features of his angel carefully worry plastered all over his face.

"I had a really bad nightmare last night and everything seemed so real in it. My closest friends were killed and I saw my father getting murdered right in front of my eyes and…and… you were in danger too" Sakura blurted out and looked at Syaoran's face with her tearful eyes.

Syaoran was in a state of shock, never has he seen how terrified Sakura was. 'Some nightmare it was, it really scared the wits out of her' he wiped away her tears with his hands and engulfed her. "It's alright Sakura, it's only a dream and none of that sort would ever happen."

Sakura nodded silently closing her eyes and sighed 'I hope you're right Syaoran.' Just then the bell rang and the couple reluctantly pulled apart. "I'll see you after school so we could go to my house and study OK? Don't worry too much about it." Syaoran said and gave Sakura a passionate kiss, which she returned gratefully before ushering her to her next class.

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"HHOOOEE!! This is just torture" Sakura leaned back on the green sofa in Syaoran's apartment. She sighed and looked at her math textbook and her review booklet of the finals. 'Math is definitely my worst subject' She thought to herself.

Meanwhile, Syaoran was in the kitchen fixing a mild snack and drinks for them both. He was glad that Sakura forgot about her nightmare but something told him that there was something fishy about it. But he didn't care, as long as his angel was happy he'd do anything to please her.

"Food's here!" yelled Syaoran from the kitchen carrying a small tray with two pieces of strawberry cheesecake and iced lemonade.

Sakura's head popped up from the textbook as soon as she heard the word food. "Yes!" she cheered and closed her textbook and cleared everything away. "Oh my gosh, cheesecake!! Hmmm and it's delicious!" Sakura said smacking her lips savoring the creamy taste lingering in her mouth.

Syaoran smiled and ate slowly, "So how's your studying coming along?"

Sakura paused for a moment, " Ungh it's horrible, I can't believe that math is your favorite subject, you must be out of your mind," she said wiping her mouth and headed for the lemonade, "not to mention all the formulas you have to remember."

Syaoran chuckled at her annoying face; "Well it's not that hard once you get the concept right." He placed his fork down and took a sip of the lemonade. "Come on, finish up and I'll give you one of my special tutor lesson without any charge." He winked at her.

"Really?!" Sakura asked as her eyes twinkled with excitement. "Oh Syaoran you're the best!!" she said and flung her arm around his neck unaware that she knocked the whole pitch of lemonade in the process.

"Uh-oh…" Sakura pulled back slowly when she felt the cool liquid on her. Both her and Syaoran were covered soaked waist-down. "Ooops.." Sakura said meekly and grinned sheepishly at Syaoran. "Oh dear god" Syaoran sighed and looked at his brand new carpet.

"Mou, Syaoran I sssooo sorry!" Sakura apologized with guilt. She put on her best puppy face, "Please don't be mad, we'll clean this up together ok?" With that she headed to the kitchen and came back with paper towel to soak up the liquid.

"Here I got the rest, you go and change out of your wet clothes first. Grab yourself a T-shirt in my room in the first drawer on your left." Syaoran said as he cleaned up the remaining dishes.

"OK" Sakura replied as she stood up with the tray and headed into the kitchen.

As soon as she entered the room, she closed her eyes the fragrance of sandalwood filled her nostrils, she inhaled deeply and opened her eyes again. For guy, she must admit his room was extraordinary clean. The bed-sheets were ironed with a forest green blanket that covering them. His red basketball jersey was hung neatly at the back of the door along with his matching red cap. Sakura walked over to his bed and sat down; to her surprise it was unbelievably soft. She turned on the lamp giving the room a warm yellow glow.

That was when she noticed a picture frame on top of the drawer. She walked over and picked up the frame and studied it carefully. In the picture were four teenage girls; obviously older than Syaoran, a middle-aged woman with long ebony hair and the gentlest eyes you've ever seen. Next to her was a man with the exact same resemblance of Syaoran only he's older and has broader shoulders. 'That must be Syaoran's father' she assumed. Lastly she came upon a young boy with chocolate-colored hair and brown eyes. Sakura smiled to herself at how innocent Syaoran looked when he was young, she ran her fingered over his face and admired his family. 'I wish I could be with my father' Sakura thought bitterly.

"What's so interesting?" Syaoran asked as he peered in from the door.

"The picture of you and your family," Sakura replied still staring at the picture frame, "you look so happy in your childhood. I wish I could have an ordinary life like any child." She looked up at Syaoran who was now beside her.

"Hey, it's the past now, stop thinking back and try to enjoy life ahead of you ok?" Syaoran said as he laid a hand on her small figure. "Come on, let's get yon and I out of these wet clothes" and tossed a black t-shirt to Sakura. "Bathroom is over there in the corner," Syaoran said while rummaging through his drawer for a T-shirt.

Sakura nodded and walked into the bathroom closing the door behind her. She looked at her reflection in front of the mirror and said to herself 'I'm just not an ordinary girl am I?' She sighed and cast away that thought and undressed herself. Sakura stripped down her soaked jeans and shirt and slipped onto Syaoran's t-shirt, which went down just above her knees over the tiny figure.

She walked out of the bathroom and returned to the living room only to find that Syaoran was washing the dishes. "Need some help?" Sakura asked meekly as her head poked through the kitchen door."

"I'm almost done, just the final touches," replied Syaoran as he dried the dishes and put them back into the cupboard.

Sakura walked over to the table and leaned against the sofa looking out the window. A moment later, Syaoran came out of the kitchen and sat next to her. A lump formed in Syaoran's throat as he caught sight of Sakura long milky legs. The blush slowly crept up to his cheeks but he forced it back down and cough a couple of times to get Sakura's attention who was deep in thought.

 "Alright, let us begin the lesson!" Syaoran said enthusiastically making Sakura groan inwardly while opening up her textbook.

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"I need a break," Sakura pleaded

"We just had a break," Syaoran stated as a matter of factly, "and you've only done a couple of questions, come on you need the practice."

Sakura turned around and put on her best smile and said cutely, "pretty please?"

"Don't push it Sakura, you need this" Syaoran said firmly.

Sakura's cute smile turned into a pout and said " But I've done so much already!" she whined. But still, Syaoran didn't budge. "Fine, do whatever you like" Sakura said loosing her patience and stood up and walked off

Sakura let out a yelp as she was suddenly pulled down and fell onto the sofa. Two strong arms blocked her sides and trapped her onto the seat. She looked defiantly at the owner of the arms and glared at him.

Staring intently into her emerald eyes, Syaoran chuckled and smirked, "Shall we corporate now Ms. Kinomoto?"

Sakura snorted at the remark and turned her head to one side and crossed her arms. "And what if I don't?" She challenged back.

"Well, then I guess I'll just have to do it the hard way" Syaoran sighed and then began attacking Sakura's sides.

Sakura tried hard to suppress her laughter, but finally burst out giggling uncontrollably. "Syaoran… stop!! Nn-o..… please!" running out of breath while trying to push Syaoran's hands away from her. Failing to do so, "Al-right…alright! I surrender!" she finally yelled with defeat.

Syaoran chuckled and let go of her, victorious as he was Sakura picked the perfect moment to catch him off guard and push him onto the floor. Syaoran landed on his back with a loud thud and the next thing he knew Sakura had him pinned onto the floor.

"Well..well…well.. look who had the upper hand in the deal nei?? Sakura said in an innocent voice with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Syaoran laughed softly, " Well haven't you heard not to count your chickens before they hatch?" In an instant Sakura replaced Syaoran's position pinned to the floor. "See what I mean?" Syaoran whispered into her ear, his face merely inches away from her tempting lips.

Their lips softly brushed against each other before escalated into a passionate kiss. Syaoran's hands traveled down Sakura's sides and settled momentarily on her hips before moving on. Sakura gasped as his skillful hands reached the bare skin of her exposed legs, running his hands up and down her thighs. She moaned with pleasure enjoying their lip lock and his soft hands working its magic onto her.

Syaoran was taking his time on his journey of exploration. He wanted everything just to be perfect and made sure he explored every corner of her mouth while their tongues wrapped themselves together inside the small cavity. Their heated activity rocketed into a higher level as Syaoran felt Sakura's smooth hands lifted up his shirt and pressed against his abdomen and chest, making him groan. Small actions like these drove him crazy, sending every hormone inside him high on adrenaline.

Syaoran broke the kiss and discarded his shirt before attacking Sakura's neck leaving butterfly kisses on her. Sakura felt his hands leaving her thighs and slowly made his way up her shirt, she arched her back to encouraging him to go on, wanting to feel more of him.

"I never knew you had a tattoo on you" Syaoran mumbled between kisses while studying the exquisite tattoo. The twig with cherry blossoms snaked its way onto the side of Sakura's slim waist. Cherry blossoms bloomed from side to side and pedals floated. The twig itself was quite a unique one, with thorns jutting out from the blossom making it impossible to touch the flower without getting pricked.

Sakura panted and whispered, "It was a family thing-pant- I had it-pant- since I was 5.. Oh god.." she moaned and arched her back when Syaoran's hand roamed into the netherlands. "Syaoran.." she whimpered demanding to taste his lips, which he responded with a fierce kiss, his hands never leaving her entrance.

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A soft click from the door echoed into the living room. "Amy, I'm home!" Sakura called out happily as she took off her shoes and collapsed onto the sofa. She closed her eyes and sighed; thanks to Syaoran she'll surely ace the test with no problem. She smiled to herself as how things turned out at his house 'Who would've thought it turned out to be a make out session?'

Sakura's train of thought broke when she heard a loud crash coming from the kitchen. She stood up and walked over to the kitchen only to find Amy's frail figure picking up the broken pieces of a plate and a cup.

"Amy!" Sakura said as she rushed to her side, "Are you hurt?" She asked with worry and examined her shaking hands. A tear came in contact with Sakura's skin and slid off onto the floor.

"Sakura?? Sakura?? Is that you?" a familiar voice emitted from the phone next to her.

Sakura picked up the phone and put it near her ear, "Hello?"

"Sakura! Thank goodness you're here! You have to come back to Japan quickly, your father is in the hospital" blurted Tomoyo.

Sakura felt her knees go weak and held onto the kitchen counter for support as her heart skipped a beat of fear, she felt her hands grow cold and a numb feeling washed over her. "W-what? How c-could this have h-appened?" she whispered.

"Sakura I'm so sorry," Tomoyo said and started sobbing, "It was all our fault, Both of us were out that night and got home real late and when we opened the door to the mansion everything was in ruins, a gunshot was heard from the study room and Meiling rushed upstairs only to find your father beaten up badly wounded in the lower left side..."

Sakura felt a lump in her throat and a thin film of cold sweat on her palms.

"And..and now he's in the hospital.. still in the operation room… doctors warned us to be…to be… prepared for the worse" Tomoyo concluded and broke out crying.

A loud crash was heard on the other side of the line, "Sakura?? Sakura?? Are you still here?"

Sakura felt as if she plummeted down into the dumps with no one to catch her or what so ever. A stray tear trickled down her pretty face as horrid images of her father lying in the hospital floated in her mind. Her eyes widen with the realization of her nightmare earlier today; it was a warning. A warning that she regretted for not paying attention to and cost her the life of her father, who now has a foot into doors of death. The kitchen was suddenly very quiet, even the humming of the refrigerator had somehow disappeared, only the blaring sound of the operator echoed through out the whole house.

So wut do u guys fink?? I knoe it's a little mushy in the beginning but the action is coming up in the next chapter.. please stay tuned and meet Sakura, taking what rightfully hers as the leader of the Dynasty triad!