Chapter Thirteen

Card Captor Sakura

Teardrop of Twilight

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Plans

Sakura stared at the person, her eyes wide and her heart pounding against her chest. " Wh-Who are you?"

The person laughed. " Well, hello there dear. Comfortable?"

Sakura felt ice trickle down her spine at the words and the hairs on her arms stood on end. His voice was...there was no other word to describe it, it was creepy! She felt her heart bam against her chest painfully and she wished she could dig a hole and disappear.

" N-N-No, I'm not comfortable! Wh-Where am I?? Where did you take me?? WHO ARE YOU?? Where is my father? Where is Sy-Li??"

The man laughed again, croaky and disgusting. She could tell he didn't laugh much but something about the situation made him laugh. He walked a bit closer and Sakura caught her breath in fear.

He was draped completely in a black cloak, hooded and dangerous. All she could see was his sunken eyes and that scared her more than anything could.

" What's with the questions? You'll be spending a lot of time here, and I'm sure I can answer them all. But not now. I want to know...know a few things about you first, Sakura."

Sakura wanted to scream. He spoke her name with a greedy tone that made her shudder and fear dripped from her body like water.

" Pl-please leave me alone...I w-want to be left alone!" Sakura yelled, trying to force determination and command into her sentences, yet she trembled and stuttered. She wished...she wished Syaoran could save her again. She wished her father or Touya would appear, sweep in from nowhere and take her away from this-this man!

The man was clearly amused. " You actually think I'm going to let you go. You must be more dumb than you look. Oh well. That's up to the new High Order Captain."

Sakura looked up at him. " Wh-What?"

The man let out a loud laugh that grated against her skin. " The new High Order Captain. The most powerful man in Asia! The Underworld leader! I think you know him quite well."

Sakura shivered. " Who are you talking about?"

The man leaned down and Sakura saw his sunken eyes in the shadow of the hood and she let out a whimper of fear as he growled, " Mr. Syaoran Li."

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Syaoran groaned, his head pounding. He blinked, his eyes bloodshot and his head throbbing. What happened, he thought to himself as he got up. He was in his bed, at the Underworld hideout. He was dressed in his traveling clothes and his whole body ached.

Everything rushed back at him and he had to blink to control the images that flooded through his mind. The kidnapping, Sakura, the city, the choices, letting her go, and that woman who captured him and-

" That wasn't all a dream was it?" He whispered out loud. It sure seemed quite outlandish and suddenly, his mind focused on the locket that he was given in the beginning. He patted his chest and felt something hard and quickly he pulled out the locket from beneath his clothes.

Quickly, he opened it and his heart sighed with relief as he saw the picture of Sakura smiling sadly at him. He sat there, staring at the picture until he snapped it close and looked around him. Dark, dank walls but the bed beside him was empty. Where was Monks?

He got up, his body groaning with the effort. If Sakura was real, if all of it was real, than....than where was Sakura? She was captured! That must mean, she must be here, somewhere...

His heart pounding with fear, he wrenched open the door and stormed down the hallways, but as he was turning the corner, two guards with rifles blocked his way.

" You can't go through." One of them said monotonously.

" I'm going through! I have to talk to Delix. MOVE!" Syaoran shouted, the fear for Sakura growing.

The guard repeated, " You can't go through."

Syaoran gritted his teeth and turned around, running a hand through his hair. Can't go through, huh. His body tensed and he whirled around and leaped into the air, kicking one of the guards heads. The guard collapsed to the ground, unconscious and the other one rose the rifle at him , but Syaoran quickly grabbed the rifle from his hands and slammed it on his head.

The rifle was bent and he dropped it, grabbing the new one from the other guard and ran down the corridor, heading for the main hall. Rushing past hard faced men, he leapt into the main hall, his heart pounding.

Delix wasn't there.

" Delix? Where the hell are you?" Syaoran shouted, not caring what those words might cost him.

" I'm right here."

The voice brought shivers down his spine, remembered memories and the old fear came racing back as he turned around slowly, facing the man who controlled him his whole life.

" Hello, Syaoran," Delix said pleasantly. " How are you?"

Syaoran's jaw clenched. " Delix, where did you put Sakura? Where is she?"

Delix laughed, and Syaoran winced. " Sakura? Why should you care for Sakura? She's here. And since she's here, you've been promoted."

Syaoran opened his mouth to retort, but then shock coursed through his veins. " Wh-What?"

Delix smiled, grimly. " You've been promoted. I've stepped down from my title as High Order Captain. You are now the leader of the Underworld. Congratulations."

Syaoran opened his mouth then shut it. " But I failed the assignment, I-"

Delix clapped a hand to Syaoran's shoulder and Syaoran shuddered at the touch. " Syaoran, boy, take it while you can! Get up there, on that throne. It's your right."

Syaoran defiantly said, " No."

Delix's sunken eyes widened. " What?"

" No. I don't want to be High Order Captain any more. Give it to M___. Just tell me where Sakura is!"

Delix clucked his tongue. " Too bad, Syaoran. You'll see Sakura, but you have to get on that throne and accept your title. Now."

Syaoran knew he wasn't going to get anywhere and he sighed, gripping the rifle carefully in his hand stepped up onto the throne and sat on the cold hard chair. The people in the room bowed instantly, their heads touching the floor. Syaoran never felt more disgusted in his life.

He had changed. He had changed a lot...ever since he had met her.

He turned his head towards Delix who was smiling in that creepy way of his. " Now where the hell is Sakura?" He demanded, his eyes cold and icy.

Delix laughed. " Here she is."

Suddenly, a yell from outside the room shook Syaoran's whole body. It was Sakura!! His whole body tensed as two guards pulled in a girl, who was dirty and covered in dust, her hair messy and her face wild and frightened.

As the guards dropped her in the middle of the room, she quickly tried to make an escape out the door, but there were guards standing there as well. Sakura turned back, her shoulders drooping and finally took in the room.

And saw Syaoran, on the throne, his eyes trained on her, his whole body tensed as if he was going to jump out of the chair.

" Sakura.." He breathed.

Sakura's green eyes widened. " Syaoran?"

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Touya stood outside with the boy, Monks by his side. Monks was complaining pitifully, but Touya ignored him. A whole army of soldiers stood behind him, all of them armed and stoic faced. They knew what they were up against. The most feared underworld conspiracy of them all.

" Touya!"

The cry surprised him and Touya turned around. Fujitaka was waving at him, his coat flapping in the air, looking quite desperate.

" Father?" Touya said incredulously. " What are you doing here?"

Fujitaka stopped, breathing hard. " Someone told me...they had Sakura. I went to go get her...but by then, they had captured her again and killed the guards that were protecting her. I don't know what's happened to that kidnapper."

Touya's jaw dropped. " Sakura was found? And then recaptured?"

Fujitaka nodded, sadly. " I was too late to save her."

Touya's face softened. " There was nothing that you could do. But there's something both of us could do right now. This boy.." Touya gave Monks a shove. " Is that guy from the Underworld. He knows where it is. And he's going to lead us to it."

Fujitaka rose his eyebrows. " What's going to happen after he leads us to it?"

Touya grinned. " We explode the whole place, after we get Sakura out!"

Fujitaka slapped a hand to his forehead. " That won't work!! Look, Touya, let's get a plan and then go after Sakura."

Touya sighed. " We'll make a plan while we're getting there. The more minutes we waste, we don't know what's happening to Sakura. We don't even know if she's still alive. Come on Monks! Let's get going."

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" Wh-what are you doing?" Sakura breathed, her heart pounding. " You're....you're the new leader."


Syaoran opened his mouth, but was unable to say anything. Delix let out a laugh. " Oh, Syaoran, Syaoran. Look what has happened to you. From a rich little boy, to the leader of the Underworld."

Syaoran jerked. " Rich little boy?"

Delix seemed unable to stop laughing. " Oh yes! You were the only heir of the most richest clan in Hong Kong. The Li Clan. You were in such a happy family. Four sisters. A mother. Your father was dead however. We killed him. We waited a few years until you grew up, then we killed your family."

Syaoran's face paled. " You....you killed my....my family."

Delix sneered, " Don't worry. You didn't miss out on anything. We chose you to be the next leader. Of course, we had to ruin the Li clan as well, and what better to make their last heir , the heir to the underworld? It was absolutely perfect."

Syaoran's jaw gritted. " You bastard."

Delix smoothed his jaw, and giggled. " Nope, Syaoran. That won't do. See, if the Underworld decides their leader isn't satisfactory, they have all the right to hack their leader into pieces and a new one will be chosen. How do you think I got to be the next leader?"

Sakura could hardly understand it. She just knew that Syaoran's family had been killed and this man, the leader, the horrible man was planning something terrible. But Syaoran...coming from the all powerful Li Clan? The horrible tragedy that had happened twelve or so years ago?

" Look," She said, her voice squeaking in the silence. Everyone turned to her and she gulped. " Look, please, just let us go. You can pick another leader. Just let us go and get on with your lives. Why do you need me? Why do you need Syaoran?"

Delix snickered. " You, my dear, haven't figured it out? Syaoran, from the Li Clan. The most powerful family in Hong Kong. You, from the Kinomoto family. The most powerful family in Japan."

Sakura gasped. " Are you trying to get the two most powerful families to be part of the Underworld?"

Delix smiled nastily. " Not just the underworld. Syaoran here will be the leader. You of course, will be what's keeping him here."

Sakura's face contorted, trying to understand his meaning. " How...why...what?" Sakura murmured.

Delix sneered, " You'll work for the Underworld. Once we have your father under our possession, you'll have to work here. Your brother will work himself to death trying to save you, but that's exactly what we need. Syaoran just has to sit here on the throne. Leading the whole Underworld into the destruction of the rest of the world as we know it."

Sakura yelled, " But why would Syaoran stay here? He wouldn't stay here!"

Syaoran got up. " Sakura, look-"

Delix laughed. " Aw, little Syaoran didn't tell you yet? He loves you, my dear. He loves you."

Sakura stared at him, unbelievingly. No, that can't be it! Delix is lying! " Shut up!" she screamed. " Your a twisted man, you bastard!"

" Twisted, or just smart?" Delix murmured. " Syaoran , first act. Banish her into the dungeons. Give her some treatment. That should turn her around quick."

Syaoran gaped at Delix. " You fucking bastard."

Delix tutted. " What room is there for such foul words? Banish her now."

Syaoran growled, " I won't."

A rifle was swung and pointed straight at Sakura's head. " How about now?"

Syaoran stared at Sakura, and his breathing was ragged. " Don't kill her."

Delix smirked. " We won't...only if you banish her now."

Syaoran jerked, his face contorted." God, I'm sorry..." He trailed off, his voice raw.

Sakura smiled at him. " It's alright."

Delix clapped his hands, gleefully. " Off you go!" He said cheerfully as the guards pulled Sakura away from them. Syaoran's face hardened and his eyes went glassy cold. Delix noted the change and his smile grew wider.

" I knew we made the right choice..." Delix murmured, grinning.

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" Is this the place?" Touya asked doubtfully.

They had arrived at a small, run-down shack. It was covered in moss and straw and didn't exactly look like a hideout for hundreds of workers for the Underworld.

Monks growled, " Do you know what this is going to do to me? To my name? Do you know what Delix is going to do to me??"


Touya grinned. " Well, you're the snitch. Not us. Let's go men."

The trooped into the shack. Inside it was small and crowded, it's walls covered with mud, it's floor covered with excrement and straw. Monks carefully ran his hand over the mud walls. Touya noticed a strange design engraved on the mud. It was so faint that you could hardly see it.


Suddenly, Monks pressed the wall hard. The mud wall slid down fast, and in it's place was a small hole, a metal chamber, only big enough for one person to get through.

" You'll have to slide down." Monks said, matter of factly.

" You little freak," Touya growled. " You didn't tell me about this!"

Monks shrugged. " You didn't ask-"

" I will kick your little ass if you-" Touya started but Fujitaka stopped him.

" Let's just go, okay?" Fujitaka said, sighing.

Touya got up into the hole. " Alright. Get Monks down here too!" He cried as he slid down the metal chamber.

Fujitaka swept his hands to the metal hole and grinned at Monks. " Your turn."

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Sakura was dragged into a small room, it's walls filled with different instruments of torture. She shivered with fear as she heard small groans come from another room.

" That's the prison," A guard said, the first words that had come out of his mouth since he had dragged her there. " You'll be in it soon."

Sakura shuddered. " You can't...You can't just do this to me! I'm a Kinomoto, like you said! I'm powerful, I'm-"

" The High Order Captain cannot be disobeyed. Severe consequences result if anyone goes out of line," The guard said monotonously.

The other guard looked a bit more fidgety. " She's just a girl," He murmured to the other guard. " Barely eighteen. She won't be able to take it. She's rich and pampered. This is just...wrong."

The other guard glared at him. " What have we ever done that was right?"

The guard sighed. " This is just...a bit more wrong...okay?"

Suddenly a snicker went through the chamber. " You've brought another one?"

The guards both shuddered. " Yes. Do it lightly." The guard said. " It's a girl, young too."

" So?" The thing laughed. " Does that make a difference?"

Sakura couldn't take it anymore. She was going to get tortured. That was plain and simple. And they weren't going to be easy on her. Quickly she looked around her and saw that the door was open. With quick movements, she wrenched out of the guard's hold and whipped around, racing for the door.

A hand grabbed her arm just as she was almost through the door. She pulled and tried to escape the iron grip, but the person didn't even budge. Finally, she stopped and turned back to the person. It was a small person, hooded and pale. Crooked teeth and gleaming eyes, he scared her more than anything could possible scare her right now.

" Let me go!!" She screamed.

" High Order Captain's must never be disobeyed, " The man cackled and dragged her into the room.

a/n: I am sooo sorry about the late update!! I am getting such a writers block on this story and even though i have a few ideas, id love some suggestions! so please review or email some suggestions or comments to me, aight?

thank you sooo much for the ppl who have stuck by this story. THANK YOU!
See ya latez,

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