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Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: I accidentally deleted this and then didn't have time to rewrite it over vacation. I was at my cousin's house in New York and didn't have access to a computer to attempt to finish it. I'm so lousy with updating on time.. But at least I'm at the point in the story where I get to start writing about the things that I've been thinking about ^_^ Just starting reading Alice 19th manga, and also just started The Da Vinci Code, which was recommended to me by several people. On with the chapter.. Away..
Her Story
Chapter Fourteen
Away
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Kokoro kara waraete mitasareru toki ni wa
Jibun no shiawase ni kidzuku koto dekite'nakatta yo
Mou modoru koto wa dekinai ano natsu natsukashiku natte mo
Hosokute demo tsuyoi sono te hanashita no wasashi da kara
~~*~~
Syaoran was having something very close to a nervous breakdown. It was Wednesday and he still had no idea what to get Rachel for her birthday. Eriol watched his best friend, looking extremely amused.
"What do you think she wants? Candy? Jewelry? No, no, no, that's all wrong.."
As Syaoran listed several different things, and turning them down directly after asking Eriol, the azure haired teenager checked his watch. He frowned a little, and then his expression became unreadable.
Syaoran plopped down on the bed, defeated, "I have absolutely no idea what to get her, I'm not cut out for this kind of stuff."
He glanced over at his friend, who was sporting his famous cat-like grin and sighed.
"And you're not helping either."
The Chesire-cat grin did not fade or waver as Eriol replied,
"I definitely think that you're stressing over this a little too much. Just go with your instincts, man."
With that, Eriol made to leave, before stopping at the door.
"Oh yeah, I just remembered." He said, turning around, "Don't you have those tutor sessions three times a week?"
Syaoran scowled with a look of distaste and nodded. "Yeah, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.. Oh, damn, Friday's the party!" he said with realization. "I guess I'll be late then.."
~*~
Sakura looked nervous.
"What do you mean you thought that I had been captured?" she asked, more confused than ever.
Takashi stopped pacing for a second, wearied looking.
"Well.. from what I can remember, the reason I was captured in the first place is because my capturers wanted to get information about you."
"About me?" Sakura frowned, "But.. why?"
Takashi sat down across from the auburn haired girl.
"I don't know. Or don't remember." He sighed.
"But.. from what I gathered they seemed very.. anxious to know anything about you. I don't think I told them anything important." He looked Sakura straight in the eye. "I think that they were only trying to verify that you.. existed."
"Existed?" Puzzlement was clear in the street girl's eyes.
"Yes. It's a little hard to explain it exactly."
Sakura looked down for a moment, biting her lip in concentration and then stood up as if to walk out. She paused and turned around.
"So let me get this straight.. Some weird guy is looking for me and we don't know anything about him or what information you may have told him. He has people working for him and.. he seems to know quite a bit about you, Takashi."
The dark haired boy nodded and looked to the side.
"Yes, and that is something that has been troubling me deeply." He looked up at her. "There are few who know about my 'double life' for lack of a better word." He said making air quotations.
"Well.. someone may have told him." Sakura suggested.
"Yes, but I doubt.." he sighed. "Never mind. What we should be focusing on is your safety."
"Hm?" Sakura's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Hold up a second and listen to me before you get the wrong idea," Takashi said hurriedly. "I only meant that you should stay low and keep your name to yourself. Kinomoto is not a name you should go around spreading."
"But I've already told.." Sakura trailed off slightly.
"Then you must make absolute sure that those you told will not leak the name."
~*~
"Now tell me.." A deep voice said slowly, "How is it that this information escaped from your sources up till now? I hired your network for its reputation. How did you overlook this? Enlighten me, if you will."
"Well.. the possibility was there, sir, and it was an unwise decision to ignore it. Like you are well aware of, Kinomoto was adamantly against it."
"You are right.." The previous voice murmured.
The one under question had a inscrutable expression on his face that was not easily identified, but inside he breathed a sigh of relief. Face still unreadable, he waited for his superior to speak.
"A stubborn fool, but it seems as though he had a shred of intelligence left in him at least. I wonder what finally drove him in the end."
He fell silent for a moment.
"Find her, but remain unseen and watch her for a while. I want to know everything about her.
Nodding, the second person left swiftly and the door clicked behind him. The room was soundless.
'You've eluded us for a while. But there's no where for you to hide anymore.'
~*~
"I'm home," Takashi called, closing the door behind him and handing his coat to the butler.
"Where were you, young man? You're late!" A blond woman came bustling out of the living room to the right. "We were getting worried that you wouldn't be here to make the dinner at all."
'Dinner?' thought Takashi, 'Oh yeah, another dinner with the head of the technology department and his family. So dad can discuss business and whatnot.'
"Well, I'm here now, when are we leaving?" Takashi grinned at his mother, and she just rolled her eyes at him, thinking her son was hopeless when it came to being on time, but there was still slight amusement in her eyes. Actually, she was Takashi's stepmother, to be more specific, having married his dad a few years after his own mother has passed away, bringing in his stepsister with her.
"No way are you going in that, mister." She said firmly, "Go upstairs and get changed into something more suitable."
He nodded and headed up the stairs, passing his sister on the way up.
"What, he's here?" She said, "There's a first, he's, like, always late."
"Rachel, your father's already in the car. Go, and I'll wait for your brother."
The teenager sighed dramatically.
"Just so you know, these dinners are like drastically cutting into my social life." Rachel informed her mom, reaching the bottom of the stairs. "You bought food, right? For my party on Friday?"
"Yes, yes." Her mother sighed.
'Teenagers these days are so demanding..'
~~*~~
When I was filled with laughter from the heart
I didn't even notice my own happiness.
I can't go back, no matter how much I miss that summer.
That slender yet strong hand. Because I pulled away.
~~*~~
A/N: Happy (late) New Years to everyone!! (
And Please Review!!!! ^_^
Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: I accidentally deleted this and then didn't have time to rewrite it over vacation. I was at my cousin's house in New York and didn't have access to a computer to attempt to finish it. I'm so lousy with updating on time.. But at least I'm at the point in the story where I get to start writing about the things that I've been thinking about ^_^ Just starting reading Alice 19th manga, and also just started The Da Vinci Code, which was recommended to me by several people. On with the chapter.. Away..
Her Story
Chapter Fourteen
Away
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Kokoro kara waraete mitasareru toki ni wa
Jibun no shiawase ni kidzuku koto dekite'nakatta yo
Mou modoru koto wa dekinai ano natsu natsukashiku natte mo
Hosokute demo tsuyoi sono te hanashita no wasashi da kara
~~*~~
Syaoran was having something very close to a nervous breakdown. It was Wednesday and he still had no idea what to get Rachel for her birthday. Eriol watched his best friend, looking extremely amused.
"What do you think she wants? Candy? Jewelry? No, no, no, that's all wrong.."
As Syaoran listed several different things, and turning them down directly after asking Eriol, the azure haired teenager checked his watch. He frowned a little, and then his expression became unreadable.
Syaoran plopped down on the bed, defeated, "I have absolutely no idea what to get her, I'm not cut out for this kind of stuff."
He glanced over at his friend, who was sporting his famous cat-like grin and sighed.
"And you're not helping either."
The Chesire-cat grin did not fade or waver as Eriol replied,
"I definitely think that you're stressing over this a little too much. Just go with your instincts, man."
With that, Eriol made to leave, before stopping at the door.
"Oh yeah, I just remembered." He said, turning around, "Don't you have those tutor sessions three times a week?"
Syaoran scowled with a look of distaste and nodded. "Yeah, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.. Oh, damn, Friday's the party!" he said with realization. "I guess I'll be late then.."
~*~
Sakura looked nervous.
"What do you mean you thought that I had been captured?" she asked, more confused than ever.
Takashi stopped pacing for a second, wearied looking.
"Well.. from what I can remember, the reason I was captured in the first place is because my capturers wanted to get information about you."
"About me?" Sakura frowned, "But.. why?"
Takashi sat down across from the auburn haired girl.
"I don't know. Or don't remember." He sighed.
"But.. from what I gathered they seemed very.. anxious to know anything about you. I don't think I told them anything important." He looked Sakura straight in the eye. "I think that they were only trying to verify that you.. existed."
"Existed?" Puzzlement was clear in the street girl's eyes.
"Yes. It's a little hard to explain it exactly."
Sakura looked down for a moment, biting her lip in concentration and then stood up as if to walk out. She paused and turned around.
"So let me get this straight.. Some weird guy is looking for me and we don't know anything about him or what information you may have told him. He has people working for him and.. he seems to know quite a bit about you, Takashi."
The dark haired boy nodded and looked to the side.
"Yes, and that is something that has been troubling me deeply." He looked up at her. "There are few who know about my 'double life' for lack of a better word." He said making air quotations.
"Well.. someone may have told him." Sakura suggested.
"Yes, but I doubt.." he sighed. "Never mind. What we should be focusing on is your safety."
"Hm?" Sakura's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Hold up a second and listen to me before you get the wrong idea," Takashi said hurriedly. "I only meant that you should stay low and keep your name to yourself. Kinomoto is not a name you should go around spreading."
"But I've already told.." Sakura trailed off slightly.
"Then you must make absolute sure that those you told will not leak the name."
~*~
"Now tell me.." A deep voice said slowly, "How is it that this information escaped from your sources up till now? I hired your network for its reputation. How did you overlook this? Enlighten me, if you will."
"Well.. the possibility was there, sir, and it was an unwise decision to ignore it. Like you are well aware of, Kinomoto was adamantly against it."
"You are right.." The previous voice murmured.
The one under question had a inscrutable expression on his face that was not easily identified, but inside he breathed a sigh of relief. Face still unreadable, he waited for his superior to speak.
"A stubborn fool, but it seems as though he had a shred of intelligence left in him at least. I wonder what finally drove him in the end."
He fell silent for a moment.
"Find her, but remain unseen and watch her for a while. I want to know everything about her.
Nodding, the second person left swiftly and the door clicked behind him. The room was soundless.
'You've eluded us for a while. But there's no where for you to hide anymore.'
~*~
"I'm home," Takashi called, closing the door behind him and handing his coat to the butler.
"Where were you, young man? You're late!" A blond woman came bustling out of the living room to the right. "We were getting worried that you wouldn't be here to make the dinner at all."
'Dinner?' thought Takashi, 'Oh yeah, another dinner with the head of the technology department and his family. So dad can discuss business and whatnot.'
"Well, I'm here now, when are we leaving?" Takashi grinned at his mother, and she just rolled her eyes at him, thinking her son was hopeless when it came to being on time, but there was still slight amusement in her eyes. Actually, she was Takashi's stepmother, to be more specific, having married his dad a few years after his own mother has passed away, bringing in his stepsister with her.
"No way are you going in that, mister." She said firmly, "Go upstairs and get changed into something more suitable."
He nodded and headed up the stairs, passing his sister on the way up.
"What, he's here?" She said, "There's a first, he's, like, always late."
"Rachel, your father's already in the car. Go, and I'll wait for your brother."
The teenager sighed dramatically.
"Just so you know, these dinners are like drastically cutting into my social life." Rachel informed her mom, reaching the bottom of the stairs. "You bought food, right? For my party on Friday?"
"Yes, yes." Her mother sighed.
'Teenagers these days are so demanding..'
~~*~~
When I was filled with laughter from the heart
I didn't even notice my own happiness.
I can't go back, no matter how much I miss that summer.
That slender yet strong hand. Because I pulled away.
~~*~~
A/N: Happy (late) New Years to everyone!! (
And Please Review!!!! ^_^