A/N: nothing…

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Chapter 8: Capture

            "Wolf, stop it." Sakura whispered as she pulled herself away from Syaoran. "Please don't leave me." He asked sadly.

          "I-I'm sorry… I have to. I miss my family." Sakura said in pain as she gazed in those fierce amber eyes.

          "Sakura, I-I love you!" Syaoran burst out. "That was the only reason I want to bring you with me. I loved you ever since I first saw you when we were six. I saw determined and dangerous eyes again, and yet I fell in love with them."

          "No. No…" Sakura whispered, her eyes blank. "You don't love me! You DON'T! DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING YOU DON'T MEAN!"

          Syaoran looked at her sadly. "I meant every word."

          "Oh, so what? So you want me to go with you to the Li Castle? What am I then? A traitor to your blood? What will the Li people think?" Sakura said angrily.

          "I don't care what they think. All I care about is you!" Syaoran argued.

          "I'd rather die than live my life a traitor to my blood." Sakura said dangerously. Those emerald determined eyes flashed threat, as she backed away from Syaoran.

          "You are rather sick, Wolf. Goodbye." Sakura said as she picked up her bag from the ground and walked deeper and deeper into the forest.

          "I'd rather die than live my life a traitor to my blood." Syaoran thought in pain. WHAT WAS HE DOING? THINKING OF LOVING A KINOMOTO LIKE THAT? WAS HE KIDDING HIMSELF??

          "Love hurts." Syaoran said sadly. "Love hurts a lot."

**2 days later**

          "We might as well stay here." A tall soldier said to a short, pudgy one.

          "Yes. Queen Yelan wants that Kinomoto princess dead, and news traveled that they had seen her around 'ere." The short, pudgy one said as he snorted loudly.

          Sakura had been also resting at that same tree, but as she lifted her caution, she climbed up the tree and listened.

          "I can't believe our prince would get lost in a place like this!" the tall soldier said again. "Kun-Kun, can you believe it?"

          "Well, Muff-Yi, I can't either. I mean, our prince is usually highly good at directions and ain't makin' no sound when walkin' in the forest. And besides, he knows martial arts, and is highly unlikely to get killed."

          Sakura listened as she formed an image in her mind. The blue-haired knight? A prince? That would be the funniest news around. Wait 'till the princess gets home!

          "Wait one sec, Kun-Kun," Muff-Yi, the taller of the two, said. "Do you think that the prince would be eavesdropping our conversation now?"

          "Eh, I dun think so. I mean, we ain't saying no nuthin' about him bad!" Kun-Kun said as he lifted his arm. A sourly odor spread from his armpit, and as much as Sakura want to scream, it smelled way bad.

          "Anyways, the Kinomoto Princess should really be dead. I mean, if we ever catch her, it'll be 20,000 worth of gold!" Muff-Yi said as his eyes turned into gold coins.

          "Stop daydreamin' my bud, we ain't ever gonna catch a princess with skills matchin' with our prince!" Kun-Kun said reassuringly.

          The blue-haired knight? Matching with my skills? Sakura snorted.

          "Yes, well, but we have to take a bloody chance!" Muff-Yi said determinedly.

          "You go ahead. I ain't goin' nowhere." Kun-Kun said as he lifted his arm again, spreading his "scent".

          "Put that arm down! It is ruining my water!" Muff-Yi complained.

          Water? WATER? THEY. HAVE. WATER??? Sakura gasped. She hadn't had water in two days and can only get little water from fruits, and now they have water? This is it. I'm going to risk my life to get that water. Even if it means 20,000 gold awarded to them. Getting out of the Li jail is easy, that is, without Wolf around.

         

          Sakura made up her mind and took out her sword from her sword case. Suddenly she made a big jump down the tree, and edged it on Kun-Kun's neck.

          "Give me the water now, Muff-Yi, or your partner dies."

          Muff-Yi whimpered as he shakily handed over the water—then, without a minute notice, Muff-Yi kicked off the sword Sakura held in her hand, and grabbed it, piercing her chest.

          "STOP! STOP, Muff-Yi!" Kun-Kun said as he got up from the tree in a sudden. Sakura stared, her emerald eyes flashing dangerously.

          "What? I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PIERCE HER HEART!" Muff-Yi complained.

          "No! You ain't understandin', my partner! Look at her eyes! Her emerald eyes!" Kun-Kun exclaimed excitedly as he took out a folded paper out of his pocket.

          "Yes, I do notice the eyes," Muff-Yi said in confusion. Kun-Kun showed him the picture as Muff-Yi gasped. "You're the Kinomoto Princess!"

          "Yes, and you're one stick person." Sakura said sarcastically. Muff-Yi pursed his lips, and stared at her dangerously. "Now you are going to come with us and get us 20,000 gold pieces, ya understand?"

          "No."

          "WHY YOU LITTLE—"

          "Stop it, Muff-Yi! It says Queen Yelan wants her alive!" Kun-Kun said anxiously.

          "Yes, but if she gets me mad—"

          "THERE IS NO BUT. Once we get her there, we're talkin' a big house, a swimmin' pool, women, labels, and money!" Kun-Kun said, daydreaming.

          "Yes, and it seems like that I'm just going to have to put up with this nonsense for one more hell of a day." Miff-Yi sighed.

          "That's right!" Kun-Kun said brightly as they headed toward the castle.

**a day later**

          "The prince is back! The prince is back!!" servants and maids screamed excitedly as Syaoran entered it, giving everyone a cold, icy glare. Still the servants and maids cheered, and as sirs and ladies welcomed Syaoran's arrival, he made them look like they were a bunch of ants. Still they cheered.

          "Prince Xiao-Lang, darling! You're finally back!" Queen Yelan squeaked excitedly as she stretched out her hands to hug him.

          "I was so worried, Xiao-Lang! So worried!" the elegant Chinese woman said gently as she pecked his cheeks twice on each side. Syaoran showed no sign of movement as Queen Yelan detected something wrong.

          "What is the matter, darling?" Queen Yelan said worriedly.

          Syaoran stared at his mother, his eyes emotionless, and mumbled, "Love hurts, mother. Love hurts." Yelan looked at her son in puzzle as Syaoran walked up to the throne next to his mother.

          "Oh well." Queen Yelan sighed as she followed him, and sat next to him.

          Muff-Yi dashed from the door hurriedly as he bowed in front of Yelan.

          "My Queen," he said as he breathed heavily, "we have found her!" Kun-Kun rushed in next to Muff-Yi, and nodded.

          "Oh?" Yelan raised her eyebrow. "Where is she?"

          "Outside." Kun-Kun informed.

          "Bring her in." Yelan ordered.

          Six guards forced an auburn-haired girl and pushed her down. "Damn Li's." Sakura whispered.

          "Excuse me?" Syaoran said coldly. Sakura lifted her head with a determined look, but it melted into a state of shock.

          "Sakura?" Syaoran asked as he gazed in those emerald eyes.

          "Wolf??"

A/N: Yeah, yeah, yeah… RR plz!