Chapter Four

Card Captor Sakura

Teardrop of Twilight

~starjade~

Captured

"Ouch!" Sakura squealed , as the needle poked again at her forefinger. She stuck her finger in her mouth and pulled at her hair , frustrated. She hated needlepoint!

Sakura was sitting at on her bed , a design in front of her waiting to be finished. It was a beautiful design , one of a Sakura blossom. Her brother , Touya, had told her that her mother had been doing this design when she had Sakura , but never finished it. Sakura made it her resolve to finish the blossom , but some how , fate was going against her.

Once more she stabbed the needle into the cloth again , angrily and a knock came at the door. Sakura , thinking it was one of the servants , called out , "Come in!"

The door opened , and her father entered. Sakura looked up , surprised, but quickly fixed her face with a blank look. She wouldn't show any emotion to her father.

" Hello , Sakura," said her father , awkwardly putting his hands in his pockets. Sakura beside her self with finding a new colour of thread. He rocked back and forth , trying to think of something to say. Finally he cleared his throat , and glanced at her.

" I see , your, um , finishing , um , Nadeshiko's design..."

Sakura nodded stiffly and looked back at her design , threading a new colour in her needle. She didn't look up at him and didn't hear him walk over , until he sat in front of her on her bed. She looked at him , green eyes wide.

" Look , Sakura , I know my behaviour wasn't quite...fatherly yesterday. I was just so worried about my position in society, that I wasn't putting the important things in my life first." His eyes pleaded with her as he continued , " I can't believe what had happened to you , and I sent back another letter to that fool's father." Here a muscle jumped in his jaw as his eyes narrowed.

" I will make sure that justice is served. "

Shock as just written all over Sakura's face. , as her father got up and ran his hands through his hair and whispered , " I am so sorry that I didn't believe you. You are my daughter , and I will give up ,y life for your safety. Please forgive me."
Sakura couldn't talk at all. Her mouth closed up as she watched her father sigh and turn around , heading for the door. As he was about to leave , Sakura unfroze and rushed to her father.

"I forgive you , father. I'm sorry too!"

Her father chuckled and wrapped his arms around his daughter.

" Well , your my little girl , Sakura."

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Darkness began to fall as the stars twinkled their light from the velvet sky above. Moonlight shined in rays of silver falling upon her floors and a wide-awake Sakura. Sakura had tossed and turned all night , but she was still wide awake! Nothing would get her to sleep. She counted sheep , she read all the most boring books she could find....

Grr...Nothing!

Sakura finally just go up and walked to her window seat , muttering under her breath. Who could sleep under these conditions , anyways? All she could hear was her personal bodyguard outside , pacing back and forth. All night , she heard...

tap

tap

tap

sigh

tap

tap

tap

sigh

It was freaking annoying! Sakura wanted to wrench open the door and scream at he body guard , but she didn't want the bodyguard to be fired...she knew that this job was the only way her body guard could support herself and Sakura was way too soft hearted.

Settling into her window seat , she stared at the full moon , entranced. Sakura often wondered where her life was heading. Her life was so boring....nothing at all to do. It annoyed her to an end how she had to be so careful when she was outside , how she must be polite to all strangers , never be free! She wanted so bad to break fee of the bonds holding her back , just let go of all the expectations...

Sakura sighed. Who knows , maybe something will happen along the way of her boring boring life. Maybe she'll make dinner tomorrow.

Exciting , isn't it?

Sakura's gaze finally trailed off to the hotel next door. Goddesses , why did she keep on looking there! It was like the boy put her in some spell , something that captured her , drawing her to him. Maybe hew as a sorcerer....she giggled softly as she began to turn back to her bed. She closed her eyes , enjoying the breeze that whooshed through her open window...

Open Window??

When was there an open window...

Sakura felt her heart drop , as slowly her hair swished past her eyes , past her face,. She glanced won at the floor and her shadow was larger than normal.

She had two heads...

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Syaoran was ready like he was never ready before. All night he had reviewed his maps , created all the scenarios he could , making sure he had solutions to every one of them. He had searched through the packs and found a mist container , that clouded room s, if you want to make an escape. A rope and a hook , for a window flight and climbing tools so he could climb the walls. Inside was also parcels of food and utensils , good enough for two weeks....what it was doing here , he had no idea. Black clothes , a mask , cloth for the victims mouth , a knife and a pistol...everything was there. He was prepared.

Syaoran took out the map , as he felt evening fall. He waited until midnight to make his move. Dressing up in all black , making sure to put on his mask properly , he took out the rope. Quickly he attached it to his window and let some fall to the ground , where a rented getaway horse was tethered.

Heart banging against his chest , his blood boiling , he began to get ready to do the most dangerous mission her had ever done in his entire life.

Quickly he picked up his pack , his climbing tools and slid down the rope. He went across to the mansion his shadow haunting him on the grass , and arrived at a fifteen foot fence. He had heard that the fence was wired to make an alarm if anyone had broke through it.

Yet Syaoran also had the knowledge that the sound only went off twenty seconds after you broke through. The day before he had viewed the area and fund the alarm. All the had to do was smash through the fence , and break the alarm in twenty seconds. He felt his heart speed up as he thought of the consequences.

" Come one , Syaoran , you can do this!" Syaoran whispered to himself. " You have to do this for your life , your status and your future."

He sighed , and flexed his fingers. He looked up and saw the full moon. he was happy for it's light and felt it relax his electrified nerves a bit. Only a bit.

Quickly he took out the sharpest knife in all of Japan , and in a rapid motion , sliced through the fence.

The time ticked.

Fifteen seconds.

In fear , he jumped through the fence , is whole body trembling and in haste tried to locate the alarm in the dark. He couldn't find it!!!!

Ten seconds.

Sweat trickled down his forehead as he found the alarm , but it was too far off!!

Five seconds.

With a yell , Syaoran did a front flip , swirling through the air and landed , blindly smashing whatever was in front of him. His heart racing , he opened his eyes slowly. In front of him was a smashed up...thing. Wait a minute...it wasn't a thing. It was the alarm! He paused for a second , and when the alarm didn't go off , he collapsed with a relieved sigh. Well....at least he had gotten good exercise...

Quickly he took out his climbing tools , and grabbed his pack and the rope , swinging it on his shoulders. Beginning to climb , he thought to himself , why not steal a couple of things? The girl must be weak , and wont be smart enough to react. So do yourself a favour and 'borrow' some stuff!

Syaoran smiled as he thought of the riches that must be in her room. He tried not to listen to the voice that told him what he was doing was wrong , that it was sinful , that he was going to make an innocent girl's life hell , just like his was...

Suddenly he heard a sigh. Sakura was awake! Oh no , this was going to be so much harder.

He quickly attached the other end of the rope he had been carrying in his hand all that time and attached the end to her ledge. He was now just below her window and with a last thrust pulled himself up onto the ledge , pulling open the window in the process.

And met the auburn hair of Sakura Kinomoto.

What was he going to do?? He froze in terror as the girl halted as well , sensing his presence.

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Someone was behind her...

Sakura felt as if ice was being injected into her veins Sakura began to tremble as goose bumps traveled up and down her bare arms. Turn around , she thought. There must be some reasonable explanation for this! She gulped as she slowly commanded her feet to move , all her senses screaming , RUN , RUN , RUN!

Looking up ,her eyes met a dark figure, crouching in front of her on the window.

Sakura felt her heart bang against he chest heard as she opened her mouth to let out the loudest scream she would ever scream in her entire life.

" AHHmfmmfhm!" A hand muffle her voice as the figure finally began to move. She wrenched as hard as she could against the figure , pulling hard , pushing against the figure. She was almost free , but the figure was strong and he grabbed a cloth from hi belt and wrapped it around her mouth as she struggled.

She managed to land a wild punch on the man's cheek and the man made a muffled , almost surprised sound.

He pulled her arms behind her and wrapped it tight with a chafing rope. He threw her on the bed , and out a piece of wood across her door , blocking it as well. He began to mist up the room , with a container he had and quickly dumped some stuff from her dresser into his pack.

Sakura could hear her guard call out her name confused and begin to rattle the doorknob. Quickly , her heart hammering away , she got up painfully , and began to kick at the door, making muffled sounds.

The man growled , " What the hell are you doing!"

He quickly pulled her back from the door and she shoved against him hard with her arms. She began to kick him , but he maintained his hold and began to drag her toward the window , but the results that she was hoping for happened.

The guard had warned the other guards on duty and were kicking down the door. A siren began to blare on the whole house , flashing red stripes across the room. The figure swore under his breath , as he quickly pocked up a line of rope that was attached to the room to the hotel across the mansion and picked up a hook that was meant for a getaway.

He grabbed the handle as the guards burst in. She thrashed against him as hard as she could , sweat and salvia soaking the cloth tied around her mouth.

The guards raced up to them as the figure jumped out the window with her tight in his arms. The guards began to shoot at him with rifles and pistols , but they were sliding down the rope fast , with Sakura struggling.

Fear seeped in her brain making her crazy. Bullets flew past them and Sakura froze in he struggles , as she thought , what if they shoot me?

She badly wanted to scream for help as the man swung down on the rope faster. I'm going to be kidnapped! She could hear yells all over the neighbourhood , but one pain filled voice stood out.

"SAKURA!"

Her father! Another voice was also yelling and her heart stopped as she recognised it as her brother's voice. Sakura made muffled sounds as she began to sob , and began to beat at the man again. Tears flooded from her eyes and she wailed and screamed. Yet noting was heard except muffled sounds.

Suddenly the man yelped in pain. Sakura noticed that one of the guards had flung a dagger at the kidnapper and it had struck his leg He pulled it out , groaning . Her heart leapt in joy , but the man continued down the rope , nearing their destination. He was going to bet away! A neigh broke through her ranting thoughts and a hard jolt underneath her told her that they were on a horse. The man settle himself behind her and they began to ride out into the darkness , out to the forest.

Finally the cloth loosened from her mouth and she screamed, " HELP ME! FATHER, BROTHER , PLEASE!" Sobs escaped her as the man tried to cover her mouth again.

" SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

a/n: No, Syaoran is not bad. Well , he won't be in the future!! And see how they're going to get lost in the forest?? Hehehehe , what's going to happen then?? READ AND REVIEW , PLEASE , I AM DESPERATE FOR REVIEWS!!