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But now here he is, moving along side with his rival cousin Xiao Lang. Something was seriously wrong with him. Xie Ling glanced over to Syaoran, trying to see clearly through all this darkness. What matters now is that they find everyone again, or else both of them would go on a killing spree, for killing their loved ones.
"I see something…" Syaoran slowed down, now taking each step with caution. In front of them they saw cracks of light, coming from the door way ahead of them.
Chapter 14
::Haunting Past:: -Part Two-
Syaoran crept closer and closer to the open cracks. His eyes moved quicker than his body, scanning the area around the door.
"Xiao, move onto my back and hold tight." He whispered to the boy in his arms. Xiao nodded, pulling around to be on Syaoran's back. His arms latched around Syaoran's neck and his legs around his waist.
"Whatever happens, do not let go." Xiao nodded again.
Xie ling was watching Syaoran and Xiao and followed his example. It would be much easier to fight without holding someone in your arms. Xie Ling turned around to be facing the other way to make sure nobody has a sneak attack from behind. The four eased their way closer and closer to the door.
-BEEP-
Syaoran panicked and spun left to right to look for what had made that noise. Xie Ling looked out for any sudden movements of the black fighters.
"Sorry Uncle Xiao Lang, but the camera just turned off." Xiao said feeling guilty. Syaoran glared at the camera resisting the urge to throw it into the wall. "Its okay, Xiao." He mumbled back. Xie Ling sighed and relaxed.
They were now only a few feet away from the door and nothing had come out when the camera beeped off. Syaoran took a few more steps and put a hand on the doorknob. "Here goes nothing…" he murmured.
Right when he was about to twist it, it had flung open, pushing Syaoran a few feet back. Syaoran whipped his head backing to check on Xiao. Xiao was just fine, but a little shocked. Xie Ling quickly stepped into a fighting stance followed by Syaoran. One of the black fighters flew, fist up, directing towards Syaoran. Syaoran moved to the side before grabbing a hold of the fighter's wrist. He pulled his arm to have the fighter come in contact with Syaoran's knee. He then swung the fighter around to slam him into the wall with his leg. And with pleasure, he popped him in the head with his elbow.
Just as that was happening, Xie Ling scooted closer to the door, glancing back once to look at Li. Right as he was next to the door, he almost got punched right in the nose. "Uncle, Watch Out! A Black fighter!" Li warned. Xie Ling almost smirked as he right hooked the black fighter. "A little late on the warning, Li." Li just shrugged.
The twins were like leeches on the rival cousin's backs. They could almost be mistaken, in the dark, for book bags. Xie Ling and Syaoran, when they were younger, have always trained with things on their backs. It improved their balance and it made them a lot faster.
These things on their backs were a lot more important than their old training bags. They had to make sure their back weren't at any point facing the enemy. Or else it's feeling the wrath of Meilin and Jun.
After the two black fighters were knocked out, two more came both aiming towards Syaoran. Xie Ling scowled as he saw their target. Before they could reach Syaoran, he grabbed one of them by their shirt pulling them back in front of him. He then stood there, smirking. The black fighter, getting over his surprise, moved into a fighting stance while disliking the look Xie Ling was giving him. He grumbled lightly when he saw the boy on Xie Ling's back, give the same expression. Li was smirking as well.
Annoyed from their smug grins, the black fighter took a different approach, aiming for the boy instead of Xie Ling. Xie Ling was unaware of his sneaky attack but realized within a millisecond who the black fighter was aiming for. Making sure Li wouldn't get hit; he stopped the fighter's punch, spun around twisting their arm before kicking him in the collar bone. He let go of the fighter's hand, allowing him to fall hard on the floor.
Feeling disgusted that a fighter would use such a weak plan of attacking those who are vulnerable, he spit on the guy. Li, feeling much more confident after his rescue, followed Xie Ling's example. Except, his spit landed somewhere else.
"Sorry Uncle Xie Ling." Li flushed embarrassed and a little frighten. Xie Ling wiped off his cheek with a grin. "It's quite alright, kid. Just don't do it again." Li nodded relieved.
With Syaoran, he had taken his black fighter for a slide. He had moved behind the fighter, knocked him out, and then threw him by his shirt to the opposite side of the hall. Xiao giggled as he watched his uncle throw the black fighter. Syaoran smiled hearing his nephew's laughs. He brushed a few bangs aside, to only have them move back into place. He was so filled with adrenaline; he was actually looking forward to kicking some ass. It's been awhile since he's actually been in a good fight. This got him even more excited for his match against Xie Ling.
But firstly, they had to get through this before anything else can happen. He growled knowing that these black bastard fighters had taken his fiancé, furthermore possibly stalling their time. He angrily kicked one of the fighters on the floor, before receiving a grunt. Satisfied, he looked towards Xie Ling, who at that moment was wiping his cheek. Xie Ling looked back at Syaoran. They both started moving towards the door. When they saw no one was coming out, they threw themselves inside before anything else could happen.
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"Sei stop! Stop, stop, stop!" –Thwack- "Sei, quit it!" The black fighter moved to the side, dodging her punches.
"How do you know my name?! I demand an answer." She threw another punch. "Tell me how you know my name!" The black fighter finally feeling fed up, moved towards her grabbing both of her arms, and twisting her around to be caught in a tangle.
"Let go!" she screamed, swiftly trying to kick him from behind. The black fighter let go of one of her arms, flung her away from him. At once, she moved into a fighting stance, ready to send a buffet of attacks. The black fighter held up his hands, indicating to not attack.
"Please don't, Mui-Sei." Sei froze. "Excuse me?" The black fighter stood straight with pride, you can tell that behind his mask that he was smiling.
"Mui-Sei." He repeated. She immediately let her guard down and ran towards him, pulling off his mask. Her eyes welled up with tears. She looked over the fighter, making sure she wasn't mistaken. Her eyes traveled over his short black hair and mahogany eyes. It was no mistake.
"Come here." He whispered, widening his arms. She let into his embrace, rubbing away the oncoming tears. She sighed finally feeling relieved. It has been so long since she's seen him. A very long time. She looked at his chest, finally noticing his outfit. She then punched him in the chest and pulled away from him.
"You idiot!" she yelled. He put a hand to where she had hit him and tried to breathe. Sei put her hands on her hips. "I can't believe you! Why did you come now?"
"Argh. Papa said so. I can't disobey him." He responded, rubbing his chest. Sei sighed.
"Father is so complicated sometimes! Everything was going as plan, and then you guys had to go and pull this stunt. What do you guys intend on doing here?" she demanded to hear this little plan.
"Well…" Before he could respond, she slapped him on his arm. "That did not give you the right to go and go kidnap me like the others!" He snickered. "I thought it'd be fun." He earned himself another slap.
"Awe, little sister, you know I love you." He pulled open his arms once more and placed a small smile on his face. Sei gave in.
"Co-Sen, I love you too." She replied moving into his arms again. Her and her brother always had a good relationship. Lately, she hasn't seen her brother in awhile because of the whole Future Leader business.
"What is it you guys plan on doing here, again?" Sen pulled back and became serious. "Killing her," he points to an unconscious Sakura. "No wait, we'll keep her. She's pretty." Sei rolled her eyes.
"We're just here to be rid of the remaining heirs in the run." Sei's eyes widened. "You mean…" Sen raised an eyebrow. "I mean…?"
"You mean Xie Ling?" Sen nodded. "And Xiao Lang." Sei grabbed his arms. "Why Xie Ling?"
"Sei, we went over this a ton of times. Except last time your question was, 'Why Xiao Lang?' They are the strongest and the only boys of that family left. We eliminate them, we are next in lead." Sei panicked.
"No, you said I'll marry Xie Ling and bare child to continue run." She pointed out. Sen sighed, "Yes and then hide the child away for awhile, kill Xie Ling. This is after Xie Ling has won the competition against Xiao Lang." He finished.
"No, I've already lured Xie Ling to marry me, we having nothing else to do but to beat Xiao Lang."
"Have you forgotten about Meilin's boys? We came here tonight to just get rid of them all so we have nothing to worry about." Sei backed up.
"No…you can't. Not Xie Ling." Sen reached out for his paled sister. She stepped back again.
"What's going on, Sei? Don't tell me you have fallen for this man." Sei's eyes immediately glazed over.
"No, what are you talking about?" Sei's fingers intertwined together. She tried to release her shaking nerves by twisting and moving her hands a lot. Sen eyed her. He shifted his stance, moving all the weight to his right leg.
"I know you. You did the same exact thing with Xiao Lang! You can't lie to your brother." Sei looked down shamefully. Sen sighed once more. "If you really like him, then I'll try and spare his life. But I can't stop anything, if one of my black fighters ends up killing him. We've trained really hard, Sei. It's possible we can beat them! We'll be the best family around. No more hearing about Xiao Lang!"
Sei looked back up to her brother. He was really determined to get rid of someone who was the hardest working male in this whole Li Clan. He was directly trained under the elder's commands. The elders were harsh and demanding people. Sei bit her lip in doubt. Will her brother and his fighters really be strong enough to get rid of the remaining? Especially Xiao Lang?
"So you'll spare Xie Ling? You promise." She spoke in a soft voice. Sen shook his head. "I can't promise anything, Sei. I just told you, I have no power over my fighters to suddenly stop them from killing Xie Ling. Right now, you know, he's fighting along side our rival. He is supposed to be our rival too, you know. The only way to promise Xie Ling won't die is if he fights through all of this. You know your very lucky this family doesn't know that our family is apart of their rival families. You would have never been able to marry Xie Ling."
"Yeah, yeah. I am very lucky. But Xiao Lang's family is getting on my nerves. They seriously dislike Xie Ling and I. That stupid Sakura girl, they love her already. She's only been here for so long. So pathetic." She spat, looking towards the unconscious Sakura. Sen smiled.
"I think she's real pretty. I understand why Xiao Lang would take her as a bride. She's Japanese, yes?" Sei nodded.
"Yep, a jap. Xie Ling might have started to have feelings for her. But I'll make him fall in love with me. I'm his wife, I deserve his attention." Sei crossed her arms. Sen just chuckled.
"I sense jealously from my dear sister! No worries, you are much prettier and stronger than she is. After all, you are my sister." He pulled an arm around her, and then tapped her on the nose. "You only learn from the best, whom is me." Sei just laughed.
"Conceited, I tell you."
"Yes, yes, I know. But anyways, I'm going to have to cut this short. Xiao Lang and Xie Ling are smart guys, they'll some how find our secret" Suddenly a black fighter entered the room; panic can be seen with his body language.
"Sen, they've already made it to the first hostage room. They knocked 4 of our men down within minutes." He reported. Sen cursed under his breath. He looked to Sei and smirked. "They're quick ones. Maybe I'm underestimating them." He then looked towards the black fighter. "Send 5 men down there." The fighter nodded and quickly made his way out.
"Just asking, but how did you guys get in here?" she asked, curiously. Sen gleamed in mischief. "Special trick I learned. A magician never gives out their secrets. But it will certainly play some mind games on the guys. Although, I think they're over that already." He said disappointed.
"Anyways, I can't wait to challenge Xiao Lang. It'll be a great fight."
"What about Xie Ling?" Sei angrily asked. Sen chuckled nervously and pulled an arm behind his head. "Yeah and him too, he's a great fighter. I'm sure better then Xiao Lang. But you don't want me to hurt Xie Ling remember?" Sei laughed all a suddenly. "Oh yah! Hahaha!" Sen sweat dropped.
"So, I need you to act like were kidnapped, Sei." She stomped. "Why?!" Sen rolled his eyes.
"You don't want it to seem like you're on our side or else Xie Ling will get mad that you're the daughter of the man who killed his dad, right?" Sei sighed and nodded.
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They had walked into a room with old Chinese lanterns were lit up around. It was oddly bright to enter a room, having to adjust to the new lighting.
Syaoran took a deep breathe, feeling somewhat relieved that he found his sisters. But his mother, Meilin, Jun, Sakura, Eriol, Tomoyo and Sei were still missing. He and Xie Ling woke up his sisters, knowing that now they could defend themselves. They had to keep moving, he needed to find Sakura.
As they were about to go through the second door in the room, 5 of the black fighters forced their way inside. Xiao Lang let go of Xiao, allowing him to make his way to one of his sisters, same thing with Li. Two of them at a time stood in a fighting stance in front of Xie Ling and Syaoran.
"Xiao Lang, let us handle this." Feimei and Fuutie came forward. They nodded their head to the door. "You need to go find Sakura and the rest of them." Feimei said giving them a small smile. She jumped up and down a few times, before moving into a fighting stance. Syaoran silently thanked them, not even worrying about them at all.
Syaoran and Xie Ling moved towards the door, but two of the 5 men moved in front of it. Fanren cracked her knuckles before moving to punch one unexpectedly. "All ways open for you, little brother!" she smiled. Syaoran nodded back. They opened the door and got out of the room as soon as possible, leaving his sisters to fight the black fighters.
Once they were out of the room, Xie Ling glanced nervously back at the door. "Are you sure they can handle them?" He asked Syaoran. Syaoran just smirked.
"They are just as good as Meilin." He simply answered.
Xie Ling got over his nervousness quickly. They all knew Meilin is one of the best female fighters in the clan. The more Xie Ling thought about it, all his female 1st cousins were the strongest females in the clan.
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"You had an upper hand earlier, when we didn't expect you. But now this is pay back." Fuutie said to the fighter she was facing. Fanren had already started to fight the two black fighters that were blocking Syaoran's way out. Shiefa was on the side, holding onto the twin boys, Xiao and Li.
(A/N: Are you ready to rumble?! LOL)
Moving to Fanren, she was fighting the black fighters at the same time. Moving back and forth, hit after hit. She threw a punch at the fighter on her left before bending down to trip him from below. She then turned to her right to kick the fighter's shin. Hopping on her hands, she grabbed the fighter's head and threw him at the other fighter. She jumped back on her feet and faced the wobbling fighters.
"Go Fanren!" Shiefa yelled from the other side of the room. Fanren bowed her head and winked at her sister. She then flew forward to send another round of attacks at the two fighters.
The fighter who at the moment had no one to fight, stood in the corner, arms crossed, watching his fellow fighters fight the sisters. He looked over to the girl holding the twin boys. His lips curled into a smile. 'I found you!'
In the middle, Fuutie lifted part of her pants and stood in her all-famous stance. The stance looked nothing of a fighting one; she was more of a graceful fighter. She looked as if she were to start dancing. The fighter almost laughed at her stance. But he ended up choking on his own spit when she punched him right in the stomach. Pulling back, Fuutie stood in another stance, her chin raised high. The guy spit at the floor and wiped his mouth. He plunged at Fuutie already thinking he'll win this match in no time.
Feimei was on the floor, stretching. She smiled up the man who was bewildered by her actions. She jumped up and began stretching out her arms and back.
"Don't wanna pull a muscle, you know?" she said to the man. The fighter nodded and agreed.
"Hey! We're supposed to fight, let's start now!"
He started the fight flying towards her with a punch, which she blocked. She moved to kick him, but he caught her leg and threw her down on the floor. Feimei cried out in pain as she hit the floor and was tugged by her leg once again. But this time she reacted when the fighter pulled her leg. When she was close enough, she jammed her other foot unto the guy's chin. He immediately dropped her leg and grasped his chin.
"Ouch, that hurt, lady!" he said. Feimei stood up and rolled her eyes. "No Duh, doofus!"
The fighter let go of his chin and glared. "I am not a doofus, you big retard!" Feimei gasped. "Don't call me a big retard! You're so mean!" She growled before moving at him again. Punch. Block. Kick. Kick again. Squeeze nose. Slap.
"You do not call a lady a Big Retard, stupid. That's not appropriate. Now stop acting like a little kid and fight me like man!" she taunted. She heard the man grunt once she slapped him again.
"I am a man, lady! You are so going to get it!" he warned, pointing his finger at her. Feimei put her hands on her hips, "Oh and what are you going to do? Call me a big retard again?" she said sarcastically. The man growled. He reached out and grabbed onto her shirt, pulling him closer to him.
"I can do things that will make you forever regret meeting me." He whispered harshly. Feimei suddenly feeling a tingle in her nose. ACHOO! She sneezed. She covered her nose to make sure she doesn't spread her germs.
"Bless you." The fighter said nicely. Feimei smiled. "Oh thank you!" Suddenly realizing that he was getting off track again, the fighter glared at Feimei.
"As I was saying, you will regret meeting me!" He pushed her backwards having her land on her butt. Feimei angrily stood up, the fight is now on.
Shiefa sweat dropped as she watched her sister, Feimei, converse and fight with the fighter. She was holding on to the twin's hands tightly, making sure she won't lose them at any point. All of her sisters around her were fighting the fighters, while she stood aside and watched. This wasn't fair. She looked at the fifth fighter who was just hanging out, leaning against the wall. Maybe she could fight him.
Yet, this fighter was making no attempt to attack her, so why should she attack him? Plus, she had two boys to worry about, she couldn't think about even letting go of them. She looked back up at the last fighter, to see that through his mask, he was staring directly at her. She glared at him, causing him to turn away.
She smiled to herself, knowing she had won that stare battle. Confident in herself, she looked at the fighter again, who was now staring at her intently. She tried her glare again, but it didn't work. 'Oh no!' she thought. Suddenly, the fighter started to wave at her. Shiefa thought he was mocking her, but his wave had such a gentle move to it. She titled her head in confusion. What was this guy trying to pull?
After waving, the fighter pulled off his mask and tossed it aside. He had black hair and killer smile, gray eyes to go along with that. Shiefa fell into deep gaze, he was a gorgeous guy. But he looked familiar. Her eyes lightened up, this was the guy she was supposed to marry. She had only met him once, for a brief moment. Her mother had set up an arranged marriage for her with this guy.
Wait a second, why was he a black fighter? She felt like a big weight was dropped on her shoulders, knowing that now he was a bad guy. She frowned at him, but he only returned a smile. In a quick second, he winked at her before moving to Fanren. Shiefa was just about to warn her, but unexpectedly, her supposedly fiancé decked out one of his men.
He started on the other man Fanren was fighting, leaving Fanren in shock. She looked towards Shiefa and gave a questioning look. Shiefa just shrugged. One by one, he took out the rest of his men, leaving him breathless and exhausted. The sisters bundled together staring at this surprise attacker.
"I'm not going to hurt you guys." He laughed to himself before continuing. "I knew these guys were going to do this, and I wanted to help, especially if I'm going to be apart of this family. It was much easier to be in this bad group of fighters to know what they were going to do so I can prevent some of it." The sister's gasped, except Shiefa. She just blushed. He is going to be apart of the family.
"What do you mean, be apart of this family?" Fanren asked, stepping up. The guy just smiled. "I'm arranged to marry Shiefa some time this year or next." He stepped forward towards Shiefa and held his hand out. Shiefa looked towards her sisters, before letting go of the twins. She took his hand and moved alongside of him.
"This is true, we are arranged to be married." She said supporting his words. Fanren looked back and forth between the guy and Shiefa.
"How do we know you're telling the truth about not being on their side?" she asked, feeling very insecure about this. Shiefa shook her head and smiled lightly at her sister. The guy answered her question politely.
"I'm not from the Li Clan." The received another line of gasps from the sisters.
"What do you mean you're not from the Li Clan? Mother wanted all of us to marry within the Li name." Feimei asked, she was now holding the boys.
"Meilin was allowed to marry out of the Li name. So she thought it might be a nice break to finally allow us to spread the Li blood." Shiefa answered.
"Plus, he may not be from the Li Clan but he is from the Wong family." The sisters nodded, knowing that the Wong family was another powerful family. They weren't exactly a clan though.
"I am Wong Hu Jong. It's nice to meet all of you." He said with a friendly smile. The sister's just looked at him before returning the smile.
"This is so KAWAII!" Feimei suddenly burst out. Soon enough all the sisters were chattering and squeaking out words of "kawaii" and "Shiefa and Hu Jong" and "Love."
Shiefa and Hu Jong just stood aside sweat dropping. Hu Jong then looked at Shiefa and blushed.
"I'm hoping to get to know you better." He said shyly. Shiefa smiled.
"Me too."
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"You get back here, you big half-wit bastard! Untie me now before I sink my teeth way deep into your skin! You WILL get me out of these ropes this second-"
"Meilin! Please, calm down! He's not even in the room anymore."
"COME BACK HERE YOU STUPID BLACK KONG FU WANNA-BE! FIGHT ME LIKE A LI!"
"Meilin, please…my ears."
"Oh, I'm sorry, sweetie." She apologized.
Jun and Meilin were tied up in a dim-lighted room, where only one lantern was lit. They're backs were facing each other, and Meilin was the unfortunate one to be facing the wall. They had only wakened a few minutes ago, but Meilin was ready to throw a tantrum once she gained consciousness.
After a few moments of silence, Meilin could feel her husband's body tremble. Someone had just entered the room. She tried turning her head to catch sight of what Jun was seeing, but it was no use. She only could stare at bare wall.
"What's going on, Jun? Who's there?" she asked, a little frightened. Jun just grumbled in response.
"Awwe, would you look at this! It's so cute to see loved one's tied together." The man, who just entered, mocked. Jun growled.
"I advise you'd get us out of these ropes, so we'll make your beating a lot faster." He spoke angrily. The man, who is a black fighter, laughed.
"What, are you going to sic your psycho wife on me?" Meilin jumped instantly at the fighter's remark. How dare he call her psycho!
"You will not address my wife as, 'psycho'. You're just jealous that she can whoop your ass!" Jun yelled in her defense. Now he was getting really ticked off. The black fighter just kept on laughing. He waved his hand and took a seat near them. The blacked fighter slumped in his chair and sighed.
"I get stuck with such a boring job. I was hoping to fight, but watching you two yell at me is quite entertaining." The black fighter grinned evilly. Jun had enough. Suddenly he jumped to his feet, lifting Meilin up as he bent down. He had to hop around, since his feet were tied up, as well. He finally stood straight, allowing Meilin to view the stupid black fighter. Her eyes lit up and grinned, an even more evil grin then the black fighter.
"Thank you, sweetie! Now, get over here bitch!" she yelled, eyes blazing with anger. The black fighter was shocked but laughed after. "You're still tied up, sweetheart."
Meilin rolled her eyes, "I could beat you with being tied up and with my husband at my back." The black fighter snorted.
"Okay, hun, on three." Jun nodded. "One, two, THREE!" Jun quickly bent down again, lifting Meilin up, then ran backwards to have Meilin run her feet into the black fighter. She gave him a powerful kick in the face, totally knocking him out.
"Hmm, that was easy." She said, as she stood up straight again. "Now, how to get out of these-"
"Meilin!" Syaoran came popping through the door with Xie Ling at his back. He looked down at the body on the floor before smirking. "I knew I shouldn't have worried about you." Syaoran said. Meilin just smiled.
"So, get us out of these, yeah?" Syaoran nodded. Xie Ling put his hand in his pocket and took out a pocket knife. Flipping it open, he walked towards Meilin and Jun. Meilin panicked and tried to back up a bit.
"Hey! Hey! What are you doing?" she said. Xie Ling raised his eyebrows. "I'm going to take those ropes off of you. I'm not going to hurt you." Meilin eyed him. "How can I be sure?" Xie Ling rolled his eyes.
"I haven't killed him." He said pointing at Syaoran, who just shrugged. Meilin still didn't believe him. Xie Ling turned around and walked towards Syaoran. "Xiao Lang, watch out! He's…"
Xie Ling then handed Syaoran the pocket knife and nodded his head towards Meilin. "Since your stupid cousin won't believe me, you do it." Syaoran sneered. "She's your cousin, too." Xie Ling just shoved the pocket knife into Syaoran's hand.
"Go ahead." He said, pushing Syaoran towards Meilin. Meilin sighed in relief. "I don't know. I kind of like her tied up." Syaoran joked.
"XIAO LANG!"
"Sweetie, my ears."
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"Auntie Yelan? Auntie Yelan, please wake up!" Eriol lightly shook his Yelan. Tomoyo was at his side, hoping that Yelan would wake up soon. They were in a dark area, in a locked up room. They were very lucky they weren't tied up.
"Eriol, I'm so scared. What if something horrible has happened?" Tomoyo asked, moving her hands to cover her mouth. Eriol replied a little irritated about this whole thing, "Honey, something horrible has already happened."
"I know, I just, what if the rest of them were killed?!" Eriol took hold of one of Tomoyo's hands. "Don't think like that, I'm sure everybody's okay. I can feel Syaoran, and he's very much alive." Eriol said, hoping to provide some comfort for Tomoyo.
"He'll save us all, you know? He'll be like a great hero, saving everybody and then in the end fighting a great battle to get his girl." He wrapped his arms around Tomoyo, and kissed her cheek. "Syaoran will save us, I believe it. Heh, it's almost like being in one of those cheesy stories." He had succeeded, Tomoyo let out a giggle.
"You're right, everything will be okay."
"Yeah. Right now we need to worry about getting Auntie Yelan up. Somebody could be coming at any second." They both turned back to Yelan's unconscious body. Tomoyo reached to push hair out of her face and brushed her hand through. She looked at her hands to see red liquid staining her fingers.
"Oh gawd Eriol." Suddenly the pain was reaching her now. "Tomoyo-dear, is that blood?" Tears sprung to Tomoyo's eyes and her hands started trembling. When she had fallen over, one of her clips must've cut her. Tomoyo grasped the painful spot on her head and bent over.
"Where did this come from, Tomo? Sweetie, you're going to be alright. I'm sure it's just a small cut. Nothing serious." Eriol said to Tomoyo, trying to give himself some reassurance as well.
"Eriol please, get the clips out of my hair. All of them get them out." Her hands were running all over her hair trying to find the remaining clips. Eriol quickly came to her aid, taking all of the clips out of her hair.
"I got them, Tomo. There's not much blood, you're going to be okay, hun. No worries." He gently kissed Tomoyo on her forehead as her shaking came to a stop.
"I wish this day was over, Eri. I want it to all be done. I want everything to be okay."
"So do I, Tomoyo." Eriol replied as they both looked at Yelan.
"What happened?" Suddenly the door opened revealing two figures.
"Tomoyo, Eriol, MA!"
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"Sen…he has reached his mother." The black fighter stood at a distance from the leader.
"My gawd…already? Where the hell are all of our guys?" The black fighter shuffled. "Still looking for the twins." He answered.
"Get someone down there now! Well, what are you waiting for?!" The black fighter stumbled before scrambling out of the room in a quick second.
"Wow, it seems as if you are already leader, Co-Sen." Sen grinned widely. "It feels good." Sei rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure. So wait, why do I have to get tied up and she's not?" Sei jabbed her thumb towards the unconscious jap. "Oh, she is no threat to me. I believe to know that she cannot fight, right? It's a waste of rope."
"Or just lack of rope, huh? You were saving it for me," Sen nodded childishly. "Whatever just tie me up before I change my mind."
Sen clapped his hands. "My pleasure, dear sister." He grinned evilly before reaching for the rope.
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"Hey not too tight!" Sakura opened her eyes as she regained consciousness. 'Where…the hell…?'
"Ouch, Co-Sen!" Sakura followed the familiar voice to see a fuzzy Sei. "Co-Sen?" she whispered to herself.
"Awe sister-dear, don't fret, I have to make it look realistic." Sakura finally regained full eyesight and saw the scene unraveling before her. A man that looked like Sei was actually tying her up.
"Coco!" Sei screamed. Sakura gasped inwardly. 'That is Sei's brother. Oh my, where's Syaoran? Everyone?' She helplessly looked around the room, no one else but Sei and her brother in sight. She held herself from crying and screaming out for Syaoran.
"Is that better?"
"Yes, thank you, Stupid." Sei mumbled to herself before speaking up again, "I can't believe you and papa."
"Well we can't do anything about it now. Xiao Lang and Xie Ling are on their way." Before she could react, Sakura went limp right before Sen looked her way. "Xiao Lang is coming to save his princess. His beautiful princess."
"Oh shut up, Sen." Sen just ignored his sister's annoyed tone and walked to the other side of the room to pick up some tape. Sakura saw this as her chance to scoot as closer to the door across from her. She stopped once Sen came skipping back to Sei with a piece of duck tape.
"You are not actually," Sei's eyes glinted with a bit of fear and violation. "Time for tape on your mouth." He quickly placed the piece of tape over her mouth and patted on it a little.
"Hmm mm oonn illl uuuuu!!" Sei growled at her brother as he laughed maniacally. "What Sei? What was that, I can't understand you! Muahahahahaha! Oh, yep I need to use to the bathroom." Sen walked on out of the room leaving the screaming muffled Sei. After a few seconds, Sakura immediately jumped to her feet. She stumbled a little, but took off running out of the room. Sei eyes widened as she saw Sakura run across the room.
"Shnnnn-Shnnnn!" Sei kicked and grumbled until it was too late and all the movement resulted in falling over.
Sakura blindly ran down the semi-light walls. She spotted a slightly open door and peeked inside to see a small glimpse of Tomoyo's hair. She jumped inside and closed the door behind her.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo cried. "Oh thank god." Tomoyo ran up to her and squeezed her. Eriol sighed in relief while Yelan smiled. Sakura soon pushed Tomoyo away lightly and walked to Yelan.
"I have to tell you guys. I was in the room and I awoke to her Sei talking to her brother, Sen. Sen is the leader of this whole thing. He is working for the other side. I saw them, I swear." The emotions in the next few seconds only revolved around disgust, anger, and surprise.
"You mean, Sei is really, she's really bad? Oh my, do you think Xie Ling is working in this, too?" Yelan put a hand to her chest. "We need to warn Xiao Lang. Sakura-hun, Xiao Lang is heading to the leader right now with Xie Ling." Sakura didn't hesitate.
"Which way did he go?" Eriol pointed towards the way she just had came from. However, he moved around to point to another door. "But he went out that way." And with that, Sakura broke out in a run and left them as quickly as the rival cousins. "Wait-oh it's no use." Eriol turned towards. "We will meet up with them as soon as you can walk, Auntie Yelan." Both girls nodded.
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Sakura moved swiftly making sure she doesn't run into any black fighters. Her heart storms into hope when she saw two figures move into the room she knew was the room she was just in. It was Syaoran and Xie Ling, she knew it was.
She picked up her speed to be caught up with them. It was only a matter of seconds before she was entering that same door that they did. She was looking at their backs and so far they seemed fine. Without thinking she crushed into the back of Syaoran.
"Oh shit!" He spun his head around to see that same flop of hair he's been looking for the short time they've been in that room. He moved in her arms and hugged the petite girl he loved. He thanked God deep in his mind over and over again. Sakura broke away from his grasp and wiped her tears. She looked at Xie Ling who was trying to help his wife out of the ropes.
"No Xie Ling, don't do that!" Sakura cried. Both men looked at her with wide eyes. "Why the hell not? I should be able to have a sappy reunion with my wife." Sakura's eyes pleaded.
"She's sister with the leader of this whole thing. I saw it, I swear it. I heard her call him Coco and he tied her up after they were talking." Xie Ling looked at Sei's eyes and they wavered. She threw an immediate glare at Sakura.
"Xiao Lang and Xie Ling, how wonderful to see you two. Oh, and princess you're awake. I should've figured you'd bee awaking around this time." All pairs of eyes turned to the unwelcoming new voice in the room.
"Who the hell are you?" Xie Ling growled. Sen just grinned and winked at Sakura. "My princess, behind those eyelids are beautiful eyes. You should've awakened sooner for me to stare into those pools of emerald." Syaoran snarled and put a hand in front of Sakura. "Stare somewhere else." (A/N: so cliché…sighs)
"You didn't answer my question, who the hell are you?" Sen gave his attention back to Xie Ling. "Well dear relative, I'm Li Sen, leader of this rebellion against the thieves of the Li Clan."
"We aren't thieves; my father fought well and won the battle. It was a fair win." "Tch. Fair win, whatever oh mighty powerful Xiao Lang. I've been looking forward to this moment, to meet the most powerful men of the Li Clan. However, truthfully, I see nothing but two men who are trying to be something they are not worthy of."
"Watch what you say, disgrace of a Li." Xie Ling spat. He had finished untying his wife and she pulled the tape off of her mouth. Sakura fought off the need to jump on Sei and tie her up again.
"Disgrace of a Li, eh? You should watch what you say, Xie Ling. Don't think I don't know how it's being going on with you and Xiao Lang's family." Xie Ling stepped forward.
"Ha, I know that you are a bastard child. Both of you are. Oh yes, your father died in the hands of a Li. A much more powerful Li. I knew that your father was weak." Xie Ling's eyes glazed over and were black with anger.
"My father was not weak." Xie Ling clenched his fists and spoke through his teeth. Sei tried to touch his arm, but he shrugged it off as if it burned. 'What is Sen doing? He is not supposed to be manipulating Xie Ling.'
Sen sensed his sister's hesitation and quickly moved to insult Syaoran. "And to top all fathers of weakness is yours, Xiao Lang. He was never worthy enough to be Leader of the clan."
"He was sure as hell much stronger to be able to beat the Leader in competition with him. Stop your insulting, it doesn't do much. Tell us why the hell you're here and what all this shit has to deal with you."
Sen finally smiled and he reached for his sword at his belt. The two rival cousins reached for theirs as well. "Since my father is too old to fight, I am taking his place. After all he's already done his job. It's time to do mine."
"What job is that?" Xie Ling asked, a little shaken of what the answer could be. "Well, cousins, his job in successfully killing off most of the men close to the reign of the leadership of the clan."
All hell broke loose.
Xie Ling twitched and Xiao Lang's shoulders dropped in shock. Feeling as if he were paralyzed, Xie Ling blinked through his teary eyes. "What did you say?" Xie Ling whispered in a hoarse voice no one had heard before. Even Sei was surprised by his tone.
"My father killed yours. Yours specifically, Xie Ling." Sei silent cried in her mind, 'what the hell is my brother doing?'
Xie Ling looked down. His muscles and jaw tightened as a hot burn stung his eyes. Miles of negative thoughts ran through his mind and all he wanted to do is murder this man who dare speak of his father in such a foul way and then confess the murder of his father.
"You've ruined my fucking life. You've ruined my life." Xie Ling raised his sword in his hand and stood in a stance, challenging. Xiao Lang moved up to him but came to a halt when Xie Ling threatened him if he came any closer.
"I want to fight, Xie Ling. I want to fight for my father too. My damn father died too!"
"But not under the hands of his blood. Please, Xiao Lang." Xie Ling's voice was gentle and surprising to Syaoran. Syaoran understood and backed away into Sakura's arms.
"Xie Ling, please don't do this!" Sei came crying to him. Xie Ling didn't even turn to look at her. "Xie Ling, please, don't fight. I don't want to…you might get hurt." Xie Ling ignored her pleas. "Step away, Sei." He said coldly.
Sen raged in anger as he saw his sister shed tears for the stubborn man who would not step down from this fight. However, Sei obediently stepped away from her husband and her brother right before they engaged into a fight.
Sei cried knowing that from this fight, she was definitely going to lose someone she loved, whether it is her husband or her brother. She knew that there was only going to be one survivor in this fight. She fell to the floor and cried into her arms. She wasn't ready to lose any of them.
The two challengers held their sword at pinpoint towards each other. The air suddenly grew hot and the tension between the two was unbearable. 'Sorry sister, but this is the first time I break a promise.' Sen apologized in his mind. He glanced quickly at his crying sister and held back the urge to help her. 'I love you, Mui-Sei.'
Sen charged towards Xie Ling with a powerful swing of his sword. Xie Ling blocked it with his sword and gave Sen his own swing. The fight had begun. Each threw equal strong slashes and fought punch after punch, kick after kick. Sen saw an opportunity at hand and went straight for it. It caused Xie Ling a cut on his left arm. He cried out in pain and wiped the blood from his arm.
It was only a few seconds before he was in attacking Sen as if his injury had no effect on him. Xie Ling was fighting on adrenaline. It wasn't going to stop him any time soon. He swung his sword left to right. Sen only blocked with his own sword, bending back. Xie Ling was surely coming on strong. Sen blocked and blocked, trying his best to find an opening. Maybe Xie Ling would tire out and then he can strike.
Xie Ling was showing no signs of slowing down now. Sen started to worry. 'What if I am really not able to beat him?' he thought, trying his best to keep up with Xie Ling. 'No, I will win this. I've trained so hard for this day.'
And with equal energy, Sen pushed back. 'This needs to end, now!'
To Be Continued…(again)
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Erm…I'm sorry? sighs apologies, cause life really got into the way. Stressful, really. I had to write this whole chapter over again because of a rebooting my computer. Then along the way, I had to do it again! But I was smarter and I saved it onto a disk. And then I didn't have internet for a long while. I don't know how I survived that. Then school came back, and then…hurricanes came! I'm an unlucky one who lives in Florida. But yeah, I've decided I've put you off enough, so I left you this chapter. Lol with yet another continuation. I'm trying my best, really! And maybe now, since I'm having no problems in life, I'll be able to write more and finish this story soon. /!
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