Chapter Three

Card Captor Sakura

Teardrop of Twilight

~starjade~

Watching

" Sakura , what is the meaning of this?" thundered her father , angrily. He slapped down a letter in front of a shaken Sakura. Sakura was sitting at the breakfast table , tired and weary of what had happened a couple of days ago. Now , she stared at the letter , surprised at how her father was acting , and dreading what that letter contained.

With trembling fingers , she carefully opened the letter and skimmed it. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open.

To the most respected Fukachi Kinomoto ,

I am sorry to announce the troubles my son has gone through. Just last night , Kendall had came home with a black eye and a broken rib. He had been thoroughly beaten , and quite disgustingly too. I asked him what was the matter and he reported his date with Sakura. It just so happened that Sakura Kinomoto had inflicted this bodily wounds to my precious son! It is an outrage , and I saw no reason for the daughter of the most highly respected man in Japan , to ruin her reputation by committing such unladylike actions! I demand serious punishment...


The rest of the letter asked for punishment , and threats of what he would do if the punishment was not carried out. Sakura felt her anger bubble up , as tears of frustration also rose to her emerald eyes. Slowly she lowered the letter and raised her eyes to her father , who was red with embarrassment and anger.

" Sakura Kinomoto , what do you expect me to do? Do you have any idea the reputation I have now! To have such a daughter-"

Sakura interjected , trying to speak up for her defense. " Daddy , wait! Do you even know what happened that night-"

" Whatever happened , did not call for such disgusting actions! You are a role model-"

" Did I ask for that job?"

" You were given it when you became my daughter! And I expect you to behave yourself!"

" Do you even care if your daughters life is endangered?"

Her father stopped confused.

" What are you talking about? Don't go twisting this conversation so I'll feel pity for you-"

" I don't need your pity , father." Sakura felt her anger begin to reside a little as she began to calm down.

What are you doing , Sakura? She asked herself. Usually she was never this angry at anyone..But the way she was accused so easily , so fast...they didn't even know the truth!

Sakura counted to three slowly and spoke in a quiet commanding voice.

" I understand , father , your need to maintain your reputation. I understand how much pain this event has brought you. I also understand that you need your only daughter to be a role model, to behave herself and be as ladylike as possible. But no matter what , I will not let a man sexually harass me , father. Even if it means dire circumstances."

Sakura's father was stilled with shock. His eyes opened wide , as he processed what his daughter had just said. He stared at her , unmoving until Sakura got up and wiped her mouth with her napkin. She walked away , and just once , glanced at her father.

She had always been daddy's little girl...

She walked away slowly , her eyes filling with tears. Goddess , for once she wanted her father to understand her! She was tired and tired of being accused , being put down , being ordered around. And she was absolutely tired of expectations...But her father could do whatever he wanted. He owned her...Sakura felt another tear flood past her eyes as she thought sorrowfully.

My father owns me. Then my husband will own me. Then my oldest son will own me. What a future I'm looking forward to!

She ran the rest of the way to her room , losing the calm dignified facade that she had showed to her father. She collapsed , trying to hold the tears back , willing herself not to cry. Crying did nothing to help her. She gazed out the window from her futile position and wished that someone would take her away from all this.

Suddenly something caught her eye. There was someone staring out the window in the hotel , a couple of yards away. The white lace curtains fluttered and Sakura gasped.

It was a boy , looking lonely as he stared out the window. All she could see was chestnut hair , as she peered at him curiously. The person tugged something deep in her heart , causing a warmth to go through her veins. She knew staring was rude , but she couldn't help it.

All of a sudden , the boy whipped his head up and for one precarious moment , looked at her. Sakura felt the look deep within her bones , before the boy narrowed his eyes and stumbled back shutting the curtains quickly. Sakura wrenched back from the window , surprised at the angry , shocked look in the boy's face. From the distance , she couldn't see the colour of his eyes. They were brown , she guessed , but lighter.

Sakura shook her head , giggling slightly. What was she doing? Thinking so much about some guy next door. Oh well...Sakura got up and headed for the paper and pen that was lying on her desk. Might as well ask Tomoyo if she would like to come over tomorrow....something to do to take her mind off her father and stupid Kendall.

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Syaoran had arrived to the hotel in record speed ,the coachman nearly scared out of his pants to have such a dangerous man sitting in his carriage. He was shaking , quite literally ,and sweat pearled his forehead and upper lip.

Syaoran grinned slightly , and tapped the man's shoulder.

The man jumped , shaking and asked , " I-Is th-th-there s-s-s-something I c-can do f-for you?"

Syaoran chuckled and replied , " No no no. I just wanted to give you my thanks for the ride here. I will surely remember you when I rob your house next week."

The coachman whimpered until Syaoran broke out into hearty laughter.

" I'm just joking , coachman! Don't worry , I'm too busy with this assignment!" The coachmen looked unconvinced , and was trembling harder than before. He shot off like a bullet once Syaoran was off. Syaoran grinned and walked into the hotel.

Soon he was settled in his room , a quite spacious room. He snickered as he thought what his roomies might think of it. Probably the most girlish , sissiest thing they've ever seen..

Syaoran laughed and bended down to pick up his pack. With a swish the locked fell from inside his shirt , swinging back and forth , the golden chain catching the light and sparkling clearly. He sighed and rested at the window seat , opening the locket once again. Those eyes...they showed so much. Intelligence , beauty , sadness , happiness..

Sighing he glanced once more at the green eyes and looked out the window , wondering how he would capture such a person. Better to do it quickly , so he wouldn't feel pity for the girl. If he prolonged it , he would never be able to bring such an innocent girl to the harsh underworld...

Suddenly he felt eyes on him. It was an eerie feeling and he glanced up quick. Green eyes was all he saw , as the girl stared at him from her window a couple of yards away. He gasped , shock written all over his face.

It was Sakura Kinomoto!

Quickly he backed up from the window and shut the curtains.

What the hell was she doing! He thought to himself , shaken. It's not everyday that the person who your going to kidnap is staring at you the day before you kidnap them! He hoped she didn't see him clearly...Gods , he had to be more careful next time!

Trembling , he quickly unpacked the rest of his stuff , making sure all the Underworld packs were hidden.

Finally he collapsed down at the desk and cracked open the book about the Kinomoto family. Quickly he skimmed down all the info he could. It seemed Sakura was educated...okay , that's nothing bad....the mother was dead....the father was a billionaire...okay , okay....and they had the best security system in all of Japan..

Damn!

What was Delix doing , sending him on a suicide mission or something! The least he could've done was let someone else help him for gods sake! This was just great...

Yet Syaoran knew that Delix wanted to see if Syaoran was sufficient and worthy enough to be his successor , so he had to do it alone. But the most dangerous mission ever..

Syaoran turned the next page , and two papers fell out.One was a map of the house , and the other was the date and times Syaoran was to meet the Kinomoto family. He was supposedly the Vice President of the Foreign Peace Delegation. Pah! Peace...where did they come up with this crap??

Syaoran snickered to himself before studying the map. A plan began to form in his mind , and he quickly began to draw plans and maps. Finally he sat back , proud of what he had done. He whispered , " Next stop , Kinomoto Mansion!"

a/n: son of a...diddly! ^^ Hoo hoo hoo.

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