Title: "This is Not Enough"
Author: Peonyqt1004
Chapter Title: And Whom may You Be?
Disclaimer: I do not own Card captor Sakura... *Sigh* But I still can dream and hope can't I?
A/N: Thank you everyone for your review, it makes me feel SO much better. =) Uh, this chapter has less action in it then the one before. Hope it's still good, there is much more to come. ^_^ More of Pearl's mind is explored here... The Eriol and Tomoyo plan is hatching, for them, it might not be a happy ending. But who knows, I might suddenly change my mind. =D Please read and review! Thank you!!! Sorry for the sp errors and the spacing errors in this document. I tried to spell check it buy copying and pasting into my word document and using that spell checker but it made everything funky so I stopped using it. =) R and R plz!
-Peonyqt1004
::This is Not Enough::
A little girl stood in a bright room with beautiful white walls. A large painting of a cherry tree stood at one side, and the other side, there was a statue of a woman with her arms
Outstretched into the air, as if pleading with someone, its marble eyes were blank. A tall woman with curly black hair... long and flowing stood in front of the small girl.
"Mama!" The little girl cried, holding out her small arms, still soft with baby fat. The tall woman sighed, the little girl noticed the sadness in that sigh and drew nearer. "Ma ma?" That's
When the little girl noticed her surroundings. She was in a large room, lit by the sunlight shining in from outside. The small ray of warmth sneaked up along the floor and lit up the room...
Observant eyes noticed the large fluttering gauzy drapes, which fluttered in the wind. The windows must be open! The little child focused in on her mother again.
"Ma ma... Ogenki Desu mama?"
The tall woman did not respond, she shuffled her movements towards Sakura; hit the face was hidden behind the long hair. But the voice from the graceful figure was beautiful and
Melodic.
"What is it child? I am ok, now go on to father, he is waiting for you."
"But I want to stay here!"
"Shush child."
The woman looked up, and the large green eyes, which emerged from behind the masses of soft black locks, startled the child.
"Sakura. Listen to me... I want to be alone."
"But... mama..."
The woman broke into sudden tears as she fell to her knees. "I'm so sorry Sakura." The woman said between ragged sobs. The beautiful large green eyes of the mysterious woman were
Shimmering with sad tears. Little Sakura didn't like it.
"Ma, don't cry..." The little Sakura reached into her pocket and took out a mangled flower she had plucked. It smelled of springtime and growth. "Here."
The woman looked up and smiled and took the flower from the girl. "My little angel..." She whispered. Slowly, the woman wiped away her tears and removed something from her long
Flowing white gown. A beautiful silver necklace popped out from its hiding place and came into the woman's hands. The locket sprang open at a slight touch and a beautiful melody flooded the
Room. The woman smiled sadly at the little girl, her slender hands gently stroked the light brown locks of the little girl.
"Remember this song?"
"Yes ma, it's Edelweiss..."
"Remember it as our song. It reminds me of springtime and the day I married your father." The woman smiled but a tear fell from her eyes, hitting Sakura on the forehead. Little Sakura
started to cry. "Mama, stop crying... why are you so sad?" "Don't cry Sakura... shush..." The beautiful woman said, crooning, but sadness laced her voice. Little Sakura didn't know why she was
crying, but tear would not stop coming from her eyes. "Promise me one thing little angel of mine." "If it makes you stop crying I'll pinky swear." Little Sakura said brightly, tears stopping.
"When I am gone... do not cry for me. I will always watch you from afar." Sakura promised but a question rose in her little heart and naive soul. "Why would I cry? Are you going to
visit grandmamma again?" The woman smiled sadly. "Shush angel... it is better for you not to know..."
The scene seemed to melt... and Sakura found herself in the rain... pain aching in her bones. The friendly room she was in before was gone. There was no white walls washed with
sunlight... she was outside. The sky was gray and thunder boomed somewhere around her. She quailed at the sound and yelped as pain shot through her body. She couldn't move. Her eyes were
swollen shut and blood drenched the side of her ribs. The little girl cried out as someone kicked her on the side, mud splattering on her body. She was clutching something within her palms, but it
fell into the mud, and slipped down through the slippery earth towards an unknown destination.
"I want papa.... oniichan... please..."
The little girl cried out, tears streaking her face as some figure kicked her again.
"Stupid wrench. If it wasn't for you your father would've left us something when he died!"
The girl cried out again and saw dots as she was brutally beaten, until she was half concious, her body rolling about... pain arching through her body.
There was a loud smack as something hard hit her on her back. Little Sakura cried out as the rain mixed with her shed blood, and laid still...
Sakura gasped as she woke up, she almost felt the empty aching pain in her body, but she realized she wasn't in the rain anymore. A deep sadness and a sense of recognition filled her very being as she remebered the very real dream.
"Where am I?" Sakura asked, her mouth feeling swollen. A wamr gentle hand held her down. "Shush, sleep." Sakura smiled, it was Syaoran! But the nightmare she had was so vivid...
Sakura shivered convulsively. Syaoran threw a startled look at her as he felt her shudder.
"Nothing." Sakura replied immediately. "How is Pearl?"
--With Pearl on the cot near Sakura...---
The cold icy look from the beautiful older woman was missed by the cheerful younger one. The young woman with the green sparkling eyes and light brown hair laughed, her
face bandaged yet bruised from her attack. Even though she was badly injured, she shone through, like a sun on a cloudy day. The older woman gritted her teeth.
'That face... so much like that Nadeshiko's...'
The young woman laughed brightly, tears of joy and mirth... and relief running down her face as Syaoran and the doctor entered, saying she could go home.
'Soon, those tears will be tears of fear and sorrow... Sakura Kinomoto... You must die... With you everything will be ruined... I cannot let them find you...'
A groan escaped her lips.
'Stupid Greg... he punched me too hard and he broke my cell phone... It is all an act to gain her trust... I will gut Greg for this.'
She watched as the young woman named Sakura got up to leave. The tall handsome brown haired man next to her. The watchful cold eyes calculated the two.
'That young man, there is something about him and her... I must get rid of him. He must stay away...'
Pearl leaned back and pretended to sleep. 'After I gain her trust... surely, after me trying to help her she must not suspect me of anything... Then I'll kill her.' She smiled, a flicker of worry came
over her eyes and she sighed. 'I had to get rid of Sakura for the inheretence of the money and stocks... if she returns they will all return to her... I had said she ran away, but if Sakura remebers
the past, there could be more then one charge against me...' Pearl shuddered, she had remebered seeing the little girl standing at the kitchen, watching her with wide green eyes as she poured the poison into the drink she had given to Mr. Kinomoto... Sakura was locked away in a room for a week and starved while her father had been killed. She had dragged Sakura away to keep her from telling her father. Mr. Kinomoto had noticed nothing, his body weary from his travels and his sorrow over Nadeshikos death. He had seeked for Sakura, but Pearl had lied, sweetly, that Sakura was at her friends house and would be busy. He had belived her, being tired as he was, and drank the tea she had given him. The poison was quick but painful. She had watched every single moment of it, and the last look that he had given her before his spasming fell to the ground was the look of pure astonishment and a dawning of understanding and pure fear. Fear for his children.
Fear of her... The posion left no trace, and the autopsy reports reported that he had died from cardiac arrest. Pearl then realized that the will signified nothing about her and Yukito, except that they got one of the summer homes left by the Kinomoto family. She had seen that most of it had gone to Sakura.
For three months she planned everything out. Trying to find the perfect way to get rid of her. Pearl decided to kill her too. But obviously, the beating didn't kill her.
Pearl's eyes were closed yet a vauge sense of human remorse filled her, and a guilt which she shook away. She had seen many killings in her childhood, considering her four siblings before her had been brutally murdered by her father.
'Thank god he's in jail for the rest of his life.' Pearl thought. She escaped by marrying rich Kinomoto. She opened her eyes quickly as the nurse moved to wake her.
"You're fine Mrs. Kinomoto. You may go home."
--Sakura and Syaoran---
Sakura smiled, wincing. "The bruise is already going away, don't frown Syaoran." Syaoran looked steely ahead, an unreadable expression on his face. Sakura chattered on happily,
trying to smooth things over... when suddenly Syaoran stopped the car, making it come forward with a jerk. Sakura gasped and squealed as she flew forward and back.
"They meant to kill you Sakura. Yet you are so happy. Why are you so careless?!" He demanded.
"I didn't know!" Sakura said defensively. Syaoran glared at her pointedly. "You have to be worried sometimes. The problem with you is that you never take anything seriously. That's what you get. You have no discipline." Sakura frowned. "Syaoran... no one can be unhappy forever, no one can dwell on something bad forever or it'll destroy you." Syaoran looked at her solemly, his eyes sparking anger.
"You can't take life like everyday is a ball. It'll someday kill you. It's the harsh truth."
"Why are you suddenly bringing up this subject anyway!" Sakura demanded, clearly irked. Syaoran didn't answer, his stern mouth turned downward at the ends, giving him a grim and threatening appearance. The rest of the ride was in silence. Not one bright laughter was heard from Sakura as they came to the mansion. Silence was the wall between them.
(A Few Days Later)
---With Tomoyo---
Tomoyo idly flipped through the channels and finally turned it off. She got up quickly. She was dressed in a buisness suit, her hair up in a neat and tidy bun. The Fashion show was today and she was as nervous as hell. The doorbell rang and she ran to get the door. Sakura stood there, looking smart in a white suit and a blank tank.
"Tomoyo, get ready, we're going. In style."
Sakura smiled as they walked to a really fancy long limo. Tomoyo looked overjoyed.
"I've always wanted to ride one of these!" She squealed as she stepped into the limo. Sakura grinned and flipped through a large program. "It starts around 8, that is good because we
will probably arrive there around 7. You will have at least an hour to get ready." Tomoyo smiled nervously, she got a reassuring squeeze in the hand by Sakura as the limo started to take off.
---Yukito and Tory---
"Listen Yukito. I have to see her." Tory announced. Yukito frowned. "I'm not holding you back." Tory glared at him as he withdrew a large program from his breast pocket. "She's
having a Fashion Show today. We should go see it. Considering that the top 10 greatest clothing artists will be there." "Including Sakura." Yukito said smiling. Tory nodded. "Yes, Finally I'll be
able to see my sister... face to face..."
--- Eriol... ---
Eriol sighed, looking very depressed, his navy blue hair, which was so dark you can almost call it black, hung about his face and his glasses were sliding down the ridge of his nose. A
sad forlorn look in his dark blue eyes. He as dressed in a white dress shirt, which was wrinkeled and slightly worn about the hems. He wore straight black trousers, which accented his slightly
foriegn and unique look. He held a picture of someone in his hands, it was put into a beautiful purple frame dotted with silver moons and stars... in the glossy beautiful frame was a picture of a
tall slender woman with purple hair and pale skin. Her amyrest eyes were laughing, turning it into a deep hue, like pansies, and she wore a light blue dress which clung against her like a second
skin. In the picture she wore a large straw hat and was holding a large tulip. The sun shone upon her benevolently... He could almost smell the dark and mysterious scent of plum and fruits as he
stared at the picture. He blinked many times, his eyes overly bright, as if he was holding something back.
'I had to give you up for my job... I am sorry...'
He slowly brought the picture towards him.
'I could've made it up for you, but you left me...'
His lips lightly touched the glass frame as he kissed the picture of the woman he cherished most... Slowly, he turned and packed up the rest of his belongings... He walked slowly to the
easel standing at the empty side of his room, and took out a brush and started to add tints of purple and yellow as he started his painting...
--Syaoran...---
Syaoran sipped tea as he sat in his room, Sakura had left for her Fashion show program and the house felt really empty. But he was used to this empty feeling. He called his company in
Japan, but was relieved to hear that Zachary, his best friend, had taken over and everything was running smoothly while he stayed at where he was. Bored, he flopped onto his bed and stared at
the ceiling. There was a large yellow splotch there. He remebered how he had gotten that splotch...
He had been fighting with Sakura long time ago, and they were fighting over a can of soda... Sakura and Syaoran both had their grips on the can when it fizzed open, turbulent
because of the exess shaking, and it had exploded towards the ceiling, staining it yellow... Syaoran smiled faintly, but frowned, he remebered he had given Sakura a black eye by socking her.
'She deserved it.' He reasoned.
'Yea right.' Said the other side.
Syaoran felt slightly guilty and ran to get a rag to wipe off the stain. After wiping it he heard the doorbell ring and ran to fetch it. Coming face to face with his cousin.
"Meiling!" He exclaimed, suprised. She looked up at him, a faint blush staining her face. Syaoran galred at her. "What are you doing here?" Meiling ignored the look he had shot at her.
"Elder wants to see you." Syaoran cocked his head slightly. "Why?" "He says that it is something for you to find out." Syaoran frowned, puzzeled, and grabbed his coat to follow his cousin.
---Fashion Show---
Snazzy lights flashed across the stage as models, tall and thin walked about the stage, flaunting their clothes and flamboyant make up... but there were problems which was backstage.
"Rena Ingels can't come?!"
"Oh no! We're one model short!"
Tomoyo moaned, feeling cold sweat break out about her body. "My first impression is ruined!!" Sakura looked down. "Oh... Gomen..." Tomoyo started to rant as the moment where Rena
was suppose to go up came nearer and nearer. "Who has Rena's body size? NOBODY! Who comes close to her height?! NOBODY, not one of the models could fill in... Rena looks good in this color
and I made is especially fo--." Suddenly a sly look came of Tomoyo's face. Sakura blinked. "What?" "Sakura, whats your waist size?" "Uh, size 0-1... why?" Tomoyo's mouth twitched into a grin.
"What's your height?" Sakura facefaulted. 'Why do you want to know?" "Is it 5'12?" Sakura blinked. "Why... yes..." Tomoyo suprised Sakura, nearly giving her a heart attack when she leapt
forward, grabbing Sakura's wrist suddenly.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE PERFECT! YOUR GREEN EYES WILL MATCH PERFECTLY WITH MY COSTUME!!!"
---Syaoran---
"Yes Eldest one?"
A series of wheezing and hacking ensued. Then a heavy silence pursued it.
"Syaoran Li, Son of Xiahou..." The elder got up, his crinkeled face dark and sullen as he pointed out something in the fairly empty room.
"Do you remeber the necklace that I am pretty sure Yelan has given you?" This left Syaoran blinking rapidly. "A n-necklace? Why in the world--."
"Ahh, so she has given it to the girl."
Syaoran suddenly seemed to understand. "The sun necklace?" The elder nodded. "The necklace of generations, the only key to unlock the wealth of knowledge beneath the floor of this
very house." Syaoran's heart beated faster at the thought. "Knowledge?" The elder smiled faintly. "Yes, the knowledge of many things... it is a wealth, a treasure... Now I see why Yelan has
forseen this and given the key to Sakura. She is destined to be the keeper of the treasure." Syaoran felt his face turn red and his eyebrows began to twitch as a strange tempo beated at the
temple of his head.
"Keeper?"
"She will have our family heirloom. Your only concern now it to make our family name great, and to protect the treasures."
'What is the treasures?' Syaoran wondered inwardly, feeling a sudden hatred to Sakura.
"What is it?"
The elder leaned forward, his bottomless eyes unfathomable.
"The treasures are our heirlooms Syaoran. They are priceless... Centuries old. There are many books there too, so old that the pages are as fragile as that of a butterflys wing."
Syaoran felt interest and hatred rise up in him. "Then what was I trained for if it wasn't for that? Only to protect it but never touch it?!" The elder smiled and leaned back, tired. "You
were trained because you are the son of our once leader. You were trained because you are the only male heir in our large family."
'But why does Sakura take everything I deserve?!' He raged. Intense dislike rose again within him, but remebering her cheerful smile, the anger died down, but did not leave.
---Fashion Show---
Sakura walked quickly down the stage, legs stiff, her eyes facing forward, lifted in the air stiffly, that it almost gave her a haughty look. But the dress looked splendid on her, and the
make up was beautifully done. The clothes consisted of silky light blue material that was almost styled like a roman toga, but it dragged along the floor, and had a high slit at the side. The ends
were ruffled slightly. The cloth was lined with silver embroidery and sequins which sparkeled as the light bulbs flashed. A smile graced her rather stony features as she posed for the crowd, her
arms behind her head as she slightly leaned forward and kissed at the judges. This was usually not appropriate, but Sakura was so charming, with her beautiful green eyes, that it was a bonus. The
gems in her hair sparkeled like white fire, the stenciling of silver and blue about her eyes, which decorated her eyes, like vines, glittered with a blue glow. Sakura turned gracefully back into the
back, her lace up blue silk sandles laced with silver netting sparkeling as she stiffly walked off. Sakura reached the end and sighed with relief, she closed her eyes to sigh but tripped over the
stairway and fell forward, ripping the material of her dress.
"Sakura!" Someone squealed. Tomoyo raced in, looking happy, and holding a camcorder in one hand. "That was beauitful... although you were a bit stiff--- good gracious Sakura! YOU
TORE MY DRESS!"
Sakura gulped as she got up, looking like an imp as she jumped upwards, only to trip again. Tomoyo didn't say anything, and suddenly bursted out laughing.
--- Outside---
Pearl smiled her pearly whites as she entered the show, only to see Sakura haughtily walking down the stage and doing a ridicoulous pose. Pearl sniffed contempuously.
'Silly girl, just like her mother.'
Pearl sat down regally and watched from afar, then her sharp eyes caught something. Two familiar figures raced towards the backstage. Pearls eyes grew wide and flashed with anger
as she got up.
'How dare they! After the warning I gave them! And My own SON!' Pearl ram forward, determined to stop them.
A dark haired man, dressed handsomely in a tuxedo rushed towards the backstage. Yukito was following him closely from behind. "I saw her!" Tory kept repeating. "She looks just like
mom, how could have I been so blind?!" He kept pushing through the crowd and came face to face with an almost exact replica of his long dead mother.
"Sakura..." He whispered, his voice hoarse as two large green eyes stared at him in shock.
--Sakura and Tomoyo...---
Sakura stared at the man in front of her, he had came so suddenly and had blocked her path.
"Sakura..." He whispered.
"Pardon me sir, but do I know you?"
He stared at her for a long time, and Sakura had a sudden strange feeling that she knew him, even when she was sure she had never seen that face before. She obsserved his face, his
high cheekbones, his slightly tanned skinned, his dark brown eyes... his ebony black hair.
"Don't you remeber me?" He asked, his eyes imploring. Sakura stared. He was an attractive man. "No. I do not know you." She said after a while. Tomoyo elbowed her and frowned
slightly while mouthing, 'Who are they?' Sakura shook her head. "I'm sorry, there must have been a mistake..." A man with silvery hair and light brown eyes stepped forward. His glasses stood
smartly on his nose. "Hello, I am Yukito Kinomoto. This is Tory Kinomoto. Nice to see you again Sakura." Sakura stared. "Yukito!?!" Sakura squealed as she recognized the man. The man grinned.
Tomoyo had a rather calculating look on her face as she held the camcorder in her hands. She had brought it along saying that she needed to tape her first fashion show.
"Is it really you?!"
Yukito nodded. "This is the boss of our company, Kinomoto." Sakura gasped. "From Nadeshiko Plan?!" Yukito nodded. "And you might want to consider... that he is... ah... of relations to
you... we are pretty sure he is your--."
"Ms. Li!" Came a high sweet voice. Yukito stared as his mother came down towards them. Tory was silent and his face was unreadable.
"Mrs. Kinomoto!" Sakura cried out, suprised.
"Hello Tory dear... Yukito dear." Pearl said smiling rather teethily, almost like a wolf. "So, you know Ms. Li? Why did you not tell me before?"
To Be Continued....
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//Preview\\
Sakura felt like crying. She hid behind the building, barely breathing as the thugs walked about, searching. Searching for her. Tears filled her eyes as she hear someone come closer. She held her throbbing wrist to her chest as she took in a ragged breath. She heard a can clanking somewhere near her and a deep dark voice muttering about something.
"Where is that bitch?"
"She's somewhere around here."
Sakura held her breath as they drew nearer. She moved backwards toward a darker shadow, a shallow sob almost escaping her lips. She let out a small yelp as she collided into something metal. It was a trash can. The trash can teetered and clanged onto the floor, making a ringing sound into the darkness. Sakura held her breath as she frantically looked around.
"She's behind that building!"
Sakura let out a cry as she turned and ran. She was natrually a very fast runner, but she was tired and her wrist seemed to be sprained for it hurt for her to move it. 'Why are they coming after me?' She thought to herself as she heard thundering footsteps. They had clearly outnumbered her. They surrounded her as she fell on her knees, splashing mud all over her jeans. She looked up at them, angry tears streaming from her eyes.
"What do you want with me?!" She demanded. The tallest man, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward. His large blue eyes were hard as he looked down at her. "Your life." He said quietly. Sakura looked desperate and suddenly, in the back of her mind she remebered she had a cell phone. Her hands reached into her pocket slowly as the man approched. She had to delay him... With words. If she wanted to live. She had to be clever.
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Author: Peonyqt1004
Chapter Title: And Whom may You Be?
Disclaimer: I do not own Card captor Sakura... *Sigh* But I still can dream and hope can't I?
A/N: Thank you everyone for your review, it makes me feel SO much better. =) Uh, this chapter has less action in it then the one before. Hope it's still good, there is much more to come. ^_^ More of Pearl's mind is explored here... The Eriol and Tomoyo plan is hatching, for them, it might not be a happy ending. But who knows, I might suddenly change my mind. =D Please read and review! Thank you!!! Sorry for the sp errors and the spacing errors in this document. I tried to spell check it buy copying and pasting into my word document and using that spell checker but it made everything funky so I stopped using it. =) R and R plz!
-Peonyqt1004
::This is Not Enough::
A little girl stood in a bright room with beautiful white walls. A large painting of a cherry tree stood at one side, and the other side, there was a statue of a woman with her arms
Outstretched into the air, as if pleading with someone, its marble eyes were blank. A tall woman with curly black hair... long and flowing stood in front of the small girl.
"Mama!" The little girl cried, holding out her small arms, still soft with baby fat. The tall woman sighed, the little girl noticed the sadness in that sigh and drew nearer. "Ma ma?" That's
When the little girl noticed her surroundings. She was in a large room, lit by the sunlight shining in from outside. The small ray of warmth sneaked up along the floor and lit up the room...
Observant eyes noticed the large fluttering gauzy drapes, which fluttered in the wind. The windows must be open! The little child focused in on her mother again.
"Ma ma... Ogenki Desu mama?"
The tall woman did not respond, she shuffled her movements towards Sakura; hit the face was hidden behind the long hair. But the voice from the graceful figure was beautiful and
Melodic.
"What is it child? I am ok, now go on to father, he is waiting for you."
"But I want to stay here!"
"Shush child."
The woman looked up, and the large green eyes, which emerged from behind the masses of soft black locks, startled the child.
"Sakura. Listen to me... I want to be alone."
"But... mama..."
The woman broke into sudden tears as she fell to her knees. "I'm so sorry Sakura." The woman said between ragged sobs. The beautiful large green eyes of the mysterious woman were
Shimmering with sad tears. Little Sakura didn't like it.
"Ma, don't cry..." The little Sakura reached into her pocket and took out a mangled flower she had plucked. It smelled of springtime and growth. "Here."
The woman looked up and smiled and took the flower from the girl. "My little angel..." She whispered. Slowly, the woman wiped away her tears and removed something from her long
Flowing white gown. A beautiful silver necklace popped out from its hiding place and came into the woman's hands. The locket sprang open at a slight touch and a beautiful melody flooded the
Room. The woman smiled sadly at the little girl, her slender hands gently stroked the light brown locks of the little girl.
"Remember this song?"
"Yes ma, it's Edelweiss..."
"Remember it as our song. It reminds me of springtime and the day I married your father." The woman smiled but a tear fell from her eyes, hitting Sakura on the forehead. Little Sakura
started to cry. "Mama, stop crying... why are you so sad?" "Don't cry Sakura... shush..." The beautiful woman said, crooning, but sadness laced her voice. Little Sakura didn't know why she was
crying, but tear would not stop coming from her eyes. "Promise me one thing little angel of mine." "If it makes you stop crying I'll pinky swear." Little Sakura said brightly, tears stopping.
"When I am gone... do not cry for me. I will always watch you from afar." Sakura promised but a question rose in her little heart and naive soul. "Why would I cry? Are you going to
visit grandmamma again?" The woman smiled sadly. "Shush angel... it is better for you not to know..."
The scene seemed to melt... and Sakura found herself in the rain... pain aching in her bones. The friendly room she was in before was gone. There was no white walls washed with
sunlight... she was outside. The sky was gray and thunder boomed somewhere around her. She quailed at the sound and yelped as pain shot through her body. She couldn't move. Her eyes were
swollen shut and blood drenched the side of her ribs. The little girl cried out as someone kicked her on the side, mud splattering on her body. She was clutching something within her palms, but it
fell into the mud, and slipped down through the slippery earth towards an unknown destination.
"I want papa.... oniichan... please..."
The little girl cried out, tears streaking her face as some figure kicked her again.
"Stupid wrench. If it wasn't for you your father would've left us something when he died!"
The girl cried out again and saw dots as she was brutally beaten, until she was half concious, her body rolling about... pain arching through her body.
There was a loud smack as something hard hit her on her back. Little Sakura cried out as the rain mixed with her shed blood, and laid still...
Sakura gasped as she woke up, she almost felt the empty aching pain in her body, but she realized she wasn't in the rain anymore. A deep sadness and a sense of recognition filled her very being as she remebered the very real dream.
"Where am I?" Sakura asked, her mouth feeling swollen. A wamr gentle hand held her down. "Shush, sleep." Sakura smiled, it was Syaoran! But the nightmare she had was so vivid...
Sakura shivered convulsively. Syaoran threw a startled look at her as he felt her shudder.
"Nothing." Sakura replied immediately. "How is Pearl?"
--With Pearl on the cot near Sakura...---
The cold icy look from the beautiful older woman was missed by the cheerful younger one. The young woman with the green sparkling eyes and light brown hair laughed, her
face bandaged yet bruised from her attack. Even though she was badly injured, she shone through, like a sun on a cloudy day. The older woman gritted her teeth.
'That face... so much like that Nadeshiko's...'
The young woman laughed brightly, tears of joy and mirth... and relief running down her face as Syaoran and the doctor entered, saying she could go home.
'Soon, those tears will be tears of fear and sorrow... Sakura Kinomoto... You must die... With you everything will be ruined... I cannot let them find you...'
A groan escaped her lips.
'Stupid Greg... he punched me too hard and he broke my cell phone... It is all an act to gain her trust... I will gut Greg for this.'
She watched as the young woman named Sakura got up to leave. The tall handsome brown haired man next to her. The watchful cold eyes calculated the two.
'That young man, there is something about him and her... I must get rid of him. He must stay away...'
Pearl leaned back and pretended to sleep. 'After I gain her trust... surely, after me trying to help her she must not suspect me of anything... Then I'll kill her.' She smiled, a flicker of worry came
over her eyes and she sighed. 'I had to get rid of Sakura for the inheretence of the money and stocks... if she returns they will all return to her... I had said she ran away, but if Sakura remebers
the past, there could be more then one charge against me...' Pearl shuddered, she had remebered seeing the little girl standing at the kitchen, watching her with wide green eyes as she poured the poison into the drink she had given to Mr. Kinomoto... Sakura was locked away in a room for a week and starved while her father had been killed. She had dragged Sakura away to keep her from telling her father. Mr. Kinomoto had noticed nothing, his body weary from his travels and his sorrow over Nadeshikos death. He had seeked for Sakura, but Pearl had lied, sweetly, that Sakura was at her friends house and would be busy. He had belived her, being tired as he was, and drank the tea she had given him. The poison was quick but painful. She had watched every single moment of it, and the last look that he had given her before his spasming fell to the ground was the look of pure astonishment and a dawning of understanding and pure fear. Fear for his children.
Fear of her... The posion left no trace, and the autopsy reports reported that he had died from cardiac arrest. Pearl then realized that the will signified nothing about her and Yukito, except that they got one of the summer homes left by the Kinomoto family. She had seen that most of it had gone to Sakura.
For three months she planned everything out. Trying to find the perfect way to get rid of her. Pearl decided to kill her too. But obviously, the beating didn't kill her.
Pearl's eyes were closed yet a vauge sense of human remorse filled her, and a guilt which she shook away. She had seen many killings in her childhood, considering her four siblings before her had been brutally murdered by her father.
'Thank god he's in jail for the rest of his life.' Pearl thought. She escaped by marrying rich Kinomoto. She opened her eyes quickly as the nurse moved to wake her.
"You're fine Mrs. Kinomoto. You may go home."
--Sakura and Syaoran---
Sakura smiled, wincing. "The bruise is already going away, don't frown Syaoran." Syaoran looked steely ahead, an unreadable expression on his face. Sakura chattered on happily,
trying to smooth things over... when suddenly Syaoran stopped the car, making it come forward with a jerk. Sakura gasped and squealed as she flew forward and back.
"They meant to kill you Sakura. Yet you are so happy. Why are you so careless?!" He demanded.
"I didn't know!" Sakura said defensively. Syaoran glared at her pointedly. "You have to be worried sometimes. The problem with you is that you never take anything seriously. That's what you get. You have no discipline." Sakura frowned. "Syaoran... no one can be unhappy forever, no one can dwell on something bad forever or it'll destroy you." Syaoran looked at her solemly, his eyes sparking anger.
"You can't take life like everyday is a ball. It'll someday kill you. It's the harsh truth."
"Why are you suddenly bringing up this subject anyway!" Sakura demanded, clearly irked. Syaoran didn't answer, his stern mouth turned downward at the ends, giving him a grim and threatening appearance. The rest of the ride was in silence. Not one bright laughter was heard from Sakura as they came to the mansion. Silence was the wall between them.
(A Few Days Later)
---With Tomoyo---
Tomoyo idly flipped through the channels and finally turned it off. She got up quickly. She was dressed in a buisness suit, her hair up in a neat and tidy bun. The Fashion show was today and she was as nervous as hell. The doorbell rang and she ran to get the door. Sakura stood there, looking smart in a white suit and a blank tank.
"Tomoyo, get ready, we're going. In style."
Sakura smiled as they walked to a really fancy long limo. Tomoyo looked overjoyed.
"I've always wanted to ride one of these!" She squealed as she stepped into the limo. Sakura grinned and flipped through a large program. "It starts around 8, that is good because we
will probably arrive there around 7. You will have at least an hour to get ready." Tomoyo smiled nervously, she got a reassuring squeeze in the hand by Sakura as the limo started to take off.
---Yukito and Tory---
"Listen Yukito. I have to see her." Tory announced. Yukito frowned. "I'm not holding you back." Tory glared at him as he withdrew a large program from his breast pocket. "She's
having a Fashion Show today. We should go see it. Considering that the top 10 greatest clothing artists will be there." "Including Sakura." Yukito said smiling. Tory nodded. "Yes, Finally I'll be
able to see my sister... face to face..."
--- Eriol... ---
Eriol sighed, looking very depressed, his navy blue hair, which was so dark you can almost call it black, hung about his face and his glasses were sliding down the ridge of his nose. A
sad forlorn look in his dark blue eyes. He as dressed in a white dress shirt, which was wrinkeled and slightly worn about the hems. He wore straight black trousers, which accented his slightly
foriegn and unique look. He held a picture of someone in his hands, it was put into a beautiful purple frame dotted with silver moons and stars... in the glossy beautiful frame was a picture of a
tall slender woman with purple hair and pale skin. Her amyrest eyes were laughing, turning it into a deep hue, like pansies, and she wore a light blue dress which clung against her like a second
skin. In the picture she wore a large straw hat and was holding a large tulip. The sun shone upon her benevolently... He could almost smell the dark and mysterious scent of plum and fruits as he
stared at the picture. He blinked many times, his eyes overly bright, as if he was holding something back.
'I had to give you up for my job... I am sorry...'
He slowly brought the picture towards him.
'I could've made it up for you, but you left me...'
His lips lightly touched the glass frame as he kissed the picture of the woman he cherished most... Slowly, he turned and packed up the rest of his belongings... He walked slowly to the
easel standing at the empty side of his room, and took out a brush and started to add tints of purple and yellow as he started his painting...
--Syaoran...---
Syaoran sipped tea as he sat in his room, Sakura had left for her Fashion show program and the house felt really empty. But he was used to this empty feeling. He called his company in
Japan, but was relieved to hear that Zachary, his best friend, had taken over and everything was running smoothly while he stayed at where he was. Bored, he flopped onto his bed and stared at
the ceiling. There was a large yellow splotch there. He remebered how he had gotten that splotch...
He had been fighting with Sakura long time ago, and they were fighting over a can of soda... Sakura and Syaoran both had their grips on the can when it fizzed open, turbulent
because of the exess shaking, and it had exploded towards the ceiling, staining it yellow... Syaoran smiled faintly, but frowned, he remebered he had given Sakura a black eye by socking her.
'She deserved it.' He reasoned.
'Yea right.' Said the other side.
Syaoran felt slightly guilty and ran to get a rag to wipe off the stain. After wiping it he heard the doorbell ring and ran to fetch it. Coming face to face with his cousin.
"Meiling!" He exclaimed, suprised. She looked up at him, a faint blush staining her face. Syaoran galred at her. "What are you doing here?" Meiling ignored the look he had shot at her.
"Elder wants to see you." Syaoran cocked his head slightly. "Why?" "He says that it is something for you to find out." Syaoran frowned, puzzeled, and grabbed his coat to follow his cousin.
---Fashion Show---
Snazzy lights flashed across the stage as models, tall and thin walked about the stage, flaunting their clothes and flamboyant make up... but there were problems which was backstage.
"Rena Ingels can't come?!"
"Oh no! We're one model short!"
Tomoyo moaned, feeling cold sweat break out about her body. "My first impression is ruined!!" Sakura looked down. "Oh... Gomen..." Tomoyo started to rant as the moment where Rena
was suppose to go up came nearer and nearer. "Who has Rena's body size? NOBODY! Who comes close to her height?! NOBODY, not one of the models could fill in... Rena looks good in this color
and I made is especially fo--." Suddenly a sly look came of Tomoyo's face. Sakura blinked. "What?" "Sakura, whats your waist size?" "Uh, size 0-1... why?" Tomoyo's mouth twitched into a grin.
"What's your height?" Sakura facefaulted. 'Why do you want to know?" "Is it 5'12?" Sakura blinked. "Why... yes..." Tomoyo suprised Sakura, nearly giving her a heart attack when she leapt
forward, grabbing Sakura's wrist suddenly.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE PERFECT! YOUR GREEN EYES WILL MATCH PERFECTLY WITH MY COSTUME!!!"
---Syaoran---
"Yes Eldest one?"
A series of wheezing and hacking ensued. Then a heavy silence pursued it.
"Syaoran Li, Son of Xiahou..." The elder got up, his crinkeled face dark and sullen as he pointed out something in the fairly empty room.
"Do you remeber the necklace that I am pretty sure Yelan has given you?" This left Syaoran blinking rapidly. "A n-necklace? Why in the world--."
"Ahh, so she has given it to the girl."
Syaoran suddenly seemed to understand. "The sun necklace?" The elder nodded. "The necklace of generations, the only key to unlock the wealth of knowledge beneath the floor of this
very house." Syaoran's heart beated faster at the thought. "Knowledge?" The elder smiled faintly. "Yes, the knowledge of many things... it is a wealth, a treasure... Now I see why Yelan has
forseen this and given the key to Sakura. She is destined to be the keeper of the treasure." Syaoran felt his face turn red and his eyebrows began to twitch as a strange tempo beated at the
temple of his head.
"Keeper?"
"She will have our family heirloom. Your only concern now it to make our family name great, and to protect the treasures."
'What is the treasures?' Syaoran wondered inwardly, feeling a sudden hatred to Sakura.
"What is it?"
The elder leaned forward, his bottomless eyes unfathomable.
"The treasures are our heirlooms Syaoran. They are priceless... Centuries old. There are many books there too, so old that the pages are as fragile as that of a butterflys wing."
Syaoran felt interest and hatred rise up in him. "Then what was I trained for if it wasn't for that? Only to protect it but never touch it?!" The elder smiled and leaned back, tired. "You
were trained because you are the son of our once leader. You were trained because you are the only male heir in our large family."
'But why does Sakura take everything I deserve?!' He raged. Intense dislike rose again within him, but remebering her cheerful smile, the anger died down, but did not leave.
---Fashion Show---
Sakura walked quickly down the stage, legs stiff, her eyes facing forward, lifted in the air stiffly, that it almost gave her a haughty look. But the dress looked splendid on her, and the
make up was beautifully done. The clothes consisted of silky light blue material that was almost styled like a roman toga, but it dragged along the floor, and had a high slit at the side. The ends
were ruffled slightly. The cloth was lined with silver embroidery and sequins which sparkeled as the light bulbs flashed. A smile graced her rather stony features as she posed for the crowd, her
arms behind her head as she slightly leaned forward and kissed at the judges. This was usually not appropriate, but Sakura was so charming, with her beautiful green eyes, that it was a bonus. The
gems in her hair sparkeled like white fire, the stenciling of silver and blue about her eyes, which decorated her eyes, like vines, glittered with a blue glow. Sakura turned gracefully back into the
back, her lace up blue silk sandles laced with silver netting sparkeling as she stiffly walked off. Sakura reached the end and sighed with relief, she closed her eyes to sigh but tripped over the
stairway and fell forward, ripping the material of her dress.
"Sakura!" Someone squealed. Tomoyo raced in, looking happy, and holding a camcorder in one hand. "That was beauitful... although you were a bit stiff--- good gracious Sakura! YOU
TORE MY DRESS!"
Sakura gulped as she got up, looking like an imp as she jumped upwards, only to trip again. Tomoyo didn't say anything, and suddenly bursted out laughing.
--- Outside---
Pearl smiled her pearly whites as she entered the show, only to see Sakura haughtily walking down the stage and doing a ridicoulous pose. Pearl sniffed contempuously.
'Silly girl, just like her mother.'
Pearl sat down regally and watched from afar, then her sharp eyes caught something. Two familiar figures raced towards the backstage. Pearls eyes grew wide and flashed with anger
as she got up.
'How dare they! After the warning I gave them! And My own SON!' Pearl ram forward, determined to stop them.
A dark haired man, dressed handsomely in a tuxedo rushed towards the backstage. Yukito was following him closely from behind. "I saw her!" Tory kept repeating. "She looks just like
mom, how could have I been so blind?!" He kept pushing through the crowd and came face to face with an almost exact replica of his long dead mother.
"Sakura..." He whispered, his voice hoarse as two large green eyes stared at him in shock.
--Sakura and Tomoyo...---
Sakura stared at the man in front of her, he had came so suddenly and had blocked her path.
"Sakura..." He whispered.
"Pardon me sir, but do I know you?"
He stared at her for a long time, and Sakura had a sudden strange feeling that she knew him, even when she was sure she had never seen that face before. She obsserved his face, his
high cheekbones, his slightly tanned skinned, his dark brown eyes... his ebony black hair.
"Don't you remeber me?" He asked, his eyes imploring. Sakura stared. He was an attractive man. "No. I do not know you." She said after a while. Tomoyo elbowed her and frowned
slightly while mouthing, 'Who are they?' Sakura shook her head. "I'm sorry, there must have been a mistake..." A man with silvery hair and light brown eyes stepped forward. His glasses stood
smartly on his nose. "Hello, I am Yukito Kinomoto. This is Tory Kinomoto. Nice to see you again Sakura." Sakura stared. "Yukito!?!" Sakura squealed as she recognized the man. The man grinned.
Tomoyo had a rather calculating look on her face as she held the camcorder in her hands. She had brought it along saying that she needed to tape her first fashion show.
"Is it really you?!"
Yukito nodded. "This is the boss of our company, Kinomoto." Sakura gasped. "From Nadeshiko Plan?!" Yukito nodded. "And you might want to consider... that he is... ah... of relations to
you... we are pretty sure he is your--."
"Ms. Li!" Came a high sweet voice. Yukito stared as his mother came down towards them. Tory was silent and his face was unreadable.
"Mrs. Kinomoto!" Sakura cried out, suprised.
"Hello Tory dear... Yukito dear." Pearl said smiling rather teethily, almost like a wolf. "So, you know Ms. Li? Why did you not tell me before?"
To Be Continued....
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//Preview\\
Sakura felt like crying. She hid behind the building, barely breathing as the thugs walked about, searching. Searching for her. Tears filled her eyes as she hear someone come closer. She held her throbbing wrist to her chest as she took in a ragged breath. She heard a can clanking somewhere near her and a deep dark voice muttering about something.
"Where is that bitch?"
"She's somewhere around here."
Sakura held her breath as they drew nearer. She moved backwards toward a darker shadow, a shallow sob almost escaping her lips. She let out a small yelp as she collided into something metal. It was a trash can. The trash can teetered and clanged onto the floor, making a ringing sound into the darkness. Sakura held her breath as she frantically looked around.
"She's behind that building!"
Sakura let out a cry as she turned and ran. She was natrually a very fast runner, but she was tired and her wrist seemed to be sprained for it hurt for her to move it. 'Why are they coming after me?' She thought to herself as she heard thundering footsteps. They had clearly outnumbered her. They surrounded her as she fell on her knees, splashing mud all over her jeans. She looked up at them, angry tears streaming from her eyes.
"What do you want with me?!" She demanded. The tallest man, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward. His large blue eyes were hard as he looked down at her. "Your life." He said quietly. Sakura looked desperate and suddenly, in the back of her mind she remebered she had a cell phone. Her hands reached into her pocket slowly as the man approched. She had to delay him... With words. If she wanted to live. She had to be clever.
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