Chapter Ten

Double attack – Part three

Sakura and Syaoran returned to the hall.

"Syaoran!" Mei shouted and jumped onto Syaoran.

"What the... Mei!" Syaoran shouted in shocked. He didn't expect her to be here too. Sakura looked at Mei with a please-get-away-from-Syaoran expression, but Mei chose to ignore her.

"Syaoran, let's have a drink together," Mei said and pulled him away. Sakura and Syaoran were not fast enough to react to Mei's quick action. Sakura was left standing alone while Syaoran was being practically being dragged along with Mei. Mei made an eye contact to Zetsu whom sighed upon it and walked towards Sakura.

"Sakura-chan," Zetsu called out. Sakura snapped out of her shock and looked at Zetsu. Noticing her little confused eyes, Zetsu felt his heart stopped for a moment. What's with the feeling?

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked, noticing his expression softened.

"Nothing," Zetsu told her, "So tell me, that guy I just met. That's your boss, Syaoran Li right?"

"Yes," Sakura replied. She didn't want to talk to Zetsu for a minute. She wanted to be with Syaoran, knowing how dangerous it was to leave them alone.

"Sakura-chan..." Zetsu paused. An old feeling came back to him. A feeling he had for Sakura when he knew her. Love. He did love Sakura in the past. But why now? Why again? He loved her again? "You like him don't you?"

"Yes, I do," Sakura replied firmly, searching for Syaoran in the crowd. Zetsu's face saddened. He felt pain. Pain again. It took him a while in the past to get over the feeling he have for Sakura. Now all of it had came back to him and was overpowering him. His mind was not functioning right. His left hand reached out to touch Sakura's cheek. Sakura's eye's widened. What was Zetsu doing? Zetsu's face was moving closer to her. A feeling made her respond immediately to the situation. Instantly, she pushed Zetsu away with all her force, causing him to fall to the ground.

"Don't you dare to do that on me again, Zetsu!" Sakura shouted, "You know me better." Zetsu looked up at Sakura, both in confusion and shock. She had changed. Getting himself up, Zetsu bowed low.

"Sakura-chan, I'm really sorry about that," Zetsu apologized, "I didn't mean it." Sakura looked at him suspiciously, but seeing him as a friend Sakura sighed.

"Fine, I accept your apology," Sakura replied, "What were you thinking?"

"There is something I must tell you too, Sakura-san," Zetsu told her, looking up at her and ignoring her question, "As a friend."

"What is it?" Sakura asked, half-heartedly.

"It's about Mei," Zetsu started, "She..."

Meanwhile, Syaoran was dragged away by Mei.

"Mei will you just let go of me?" Syaoran shouted, pulling himself from her.

"What's the matter, Syaoran? Don't you like me?" Mei asked.

"Apparently no," Syaoran replied coldly. Mei looked at Syaoran. He just said it.

"It's that Kinoyoto-san right?" Mei asked, her voice deepen.

"Kinomoto," Syaoran snapped at her, "And yes, it's her."

"Why her, Syaoran? I'm much better than her," Mei told him.

"There is something that you don't have that she has," Syaoran told her in anger.

"What is it? I can change, Syaoran," Mei told him.

"Something you will never going to have," Syaoran snapped at her and turned around.

"Syaoran Li, I'm not going to let you go so easy," Mei told him angrily, "If it also means killing that girl."

"What did you just say?" Syaoran asked as he turned to face Mei, only to find her face was filled with determination.

"You heard me," Mei replied, "I'm not letting that girl off easily. I will make sure I kill her in front of you."

"If you do that, Mei, even if the elders ask me to marry you, I will never marry you," Syaoran replied and turned to leave.

'Just you wait, Kinomoto, I will finish you off.' Mei thought. 'Now where's that Zetsu?' Mei looked around to spot him, standing rather more close to Sakura, talking to a now-smiling Sakura. (Sakura is always smiling. Happy girl!) She felt her blood boiled. First her Syaoran, now Zetsu! Why is this girl always fighting for her guy? Wait. Did she just felt jealousy? She can understand her feeling for Syaoran. But Zetsu? What is going on in her?

"She is trying to break the two of you up," Zetsu told Sakura.

"She what?" Sakura asked in shock.

"She asked me to help her. And I agreed. I'm sorry," Zetsu apologized again.

"It's not your fault, Zetsu," Sakura smiled, "She must have threaten you."

"No, I did it on my own will," Zetsu explained.

"You did?" Sakura asked in shock.

"I love her too, Sakura, as much as I love you," Zetsu replied sadly.

"You what?" Sakura shouted. Did she hear wrongly? Zetsu love her?

"I only wanted her to be happy; I never thought that it will be you I'm going to make you suffer," Zetsu explained, "I'm really sorry."

"Zetsu... I didn't know you have feelings for me," Sakura whispered.

"I really wonder if this world is that small, Sakura, that we will meet under this circumstances. I, falling for her and you, falling for the guy she love. It's strange isn't it?" Zetsu laughed. Sakura looked at him and started giggling with him.

"I told you not to get near Sakura!" A voice shouted. It was none other than Syaoran.

"Syaoran!" Sakura smiled as she hugged him. Zetsu bowed to Syaoran who narrowed his eyes at him.

"What are you doing with him, Sakura?" Syaoran asked.

"Chatting," Sakura replied, as she released Syaoran, "Don't have to be jealous. Zetsu is just a best friend, right, Zetsu?"

"You are right," Zetsu smiled, "We can be friends you know, Syaoran."

"I hope you don't have any intention," Syaoran replied. Zetsu smiled at him and walked towards him.

"Don't let me know you are cheating on Sakura, Syaoran. I love her, and will do anything for her," Zestu whispered, "And just be careful of Mei. She is not going to go easy on Sakura for you." Syaoran looked at Zetsu who smiled at him sadly and walked away.

"Syaoran?" Sakura called his name.

"Yes, Sakura?" Syaoran replied immediately upon hearing Sakura calling him.

"I hope you wouldn't mind Zetsu," Sakura told him, "He isn't a bad guy after all."

"And I'm the bad guy?" Syaoran asked.

"Yes, you are!" Sakura replied, laughing as she ran for her life when Syaoran chased after her.

Mei walked towards Zetsu the moment he left Sakura and Syaoran. She wasn't sure she was angry or sad.

"So what did you tell them?" Mei asked. Zetsu stopped beside her. He didn't want to look at her. He knew she will never love him back.

"I'm quitting," Zetsu told her, "I'm not going to hurt her any deeper."

"And why? Don't tell me you have feelings for her," Mei asked, her face can't hide her emotion within. She felt pain.

"I love her! Though she will never love me back," Zetsu snapped angrily at her, making her back away from him, "And I'm telling you this, girl. Even if I love you that much that I will do anything for you, I will not help you to break them up. I will, in fact, help them to go against you." Zetsu walked out of the hall, leaving Mei grounded. Zetsu is going to help them? Tears had already started to form in her eyes. Why were there tears? He isn't Syaoran. He is just Zetsu. Her tool to get to Syaoran. Or was it getting a little more than that? His sudden change had made her confused. Her feeling, that is. Why was it so?

Did fate just played everyone in the game out?

I made this chapter short. Course this chapter is to... make Zetsu a good guy. Hmm... I know it's kinda quick in his changes but please forgive me!! I'm so OOC.

Sakuraxhearts, I was thinking about that. But problem is... I don't know who to look for...

I took up your idea romanctic-is-best. But I will not want her to be madly in love with Zetsu. 'Cause she is going to play out another guy. Opps... Again I let out something I should have say...

Answering to you, Meilin Baby 13, I will so much like to say Chinese is my first language. However, Chinese is my second language for English in fact is the first language for my country. And well, I'm a chinese so can't be help I wrote mostly chinese in it. And try not to get so worked up over Mei.

Kawaii star tenshi, like I mention before in the pervious chapter, Mei is not Meiling. Well, for the part on Mei... I will say it will depend on the situation.

Azn-kitties, I have the name Mei cause I was apparently thinking of flower. Since Sakura is called 'Ying Fa', a flower I thought of was Mei flower. So I use the name Mei. It took me a while before I realize it's the same as Meiling's.

Lil-star69er, I was hoping for an evil turn, (cause I'm evil.) but unfortunately, I didn't. Sorry for the disappointment.

Like I always say, this is not a good chapter. I'm recovering from my mental block. Hope to see guys in the next chapter! Please forgive me for the spelling and mistake in the story.

Signing off and loving you people,

Kit.

Next Chapter (I haven't decide on the title)

Summary:

Syaoran trains Sakura for the up-coming battle. A little scary when Shi appeared to test Sakura. A lot scarier with... What?! Mei?! Wait what is she doing there in the first place?